I expected this chapter to take longer to write. Glad I was wrong! :D
Chapter Two: In Which Emily Meets Winnie-the-Pooh and others
"I-Is she a-a-alright?"
"I don't know, Piglet."
"This is worse than the time Christopher Robin ate those carrotses. Those looked disgusterizing!"
"Tigger, carrots are not 'disgusterizing'. They are very good for you."
"Well…. They're not as bad as honey."
"Mmm… Honey…."
"Pooh, how could you think of honey at a time like this?!"
"Ssh! She's comin' to!" Emily's vision was very blurry when she finally awoke. Her eyes met the faces of a rabbit, a bear, a pig and a….
Emily screamed and jumped up, "TALKING TIGER!" She ran to the other end of her bedroom, her heart pounding in her chest.
The tiger growled, "I'm Tigger! T-I-Double GUH-ER! And that's me! Hoo-hoo-hoo-hooooo!" Emily's mouth gapped open in shock. This. Is. Not. Happening!
She started backing away, "Stay away from me! Or…or I'll call Animal Control!" She squealed as she fell on top of something soft, but strong enough to hold her weight. It was the donkey.
"Don't mind me," it said in a gloomy voice. "I always seem to get in the way of things." She seated herself against the wall.
"Christopher Robin, it's me," the bear said. "Winnie-the-Pooh."
Emily just stared, "Chri-Christopher Robin? That's not my name."
"Well, you sure do look a lot like him, so I thought you'd be him….Only smaller."
The yellow rabbit stepped forward, "Do you know where we can find him?"
"He's…." Emily didn't know what to say. "He's not here right now."
The pig spoke up, "D-Do you know when he will be b-b-b-back?" Emily shook her head. She could feel her eyes watering.
"Oh please don't cry," the bear said. He pointed at each animal one-by-one. "That's Rabbit, Tigger, Piglet, Eeyore-."
"Thanks for noticing me," Eeyore responded.
"And I'm Winnie-the-Pooh, Pooh for short."
"I'm…." The human girl responded. "I'm Emily."
Tigger bounced to her, grabbing her hand, "Pleased to meetcha, Emily!" He started shaking her hand wildly. By the time he stopped, she swore that it was throbbing.
"Emily!" Her mother was calling her from downstairs. "Dinner!" The girl stood up and walked towards the door, noticing the animals following her.
She turned to them abruptly, "Stay here. I'll be back." As she closed the door and went down the stairs, she sighed deeply. Maybe I should consider therapy.
Well now Emily's met the gang... so how will she adapt? Will they get used to her? Will they learn the truth of Christopher Robin's disappearance? ...And why the heck does Eeyore always seperate himself from the group?
Stay tuned!