Here's the next chapter of this story! Anyway, enjoy!
As Timmy and Chloe were walking together, Cosmo and Wanda were carefully following behind in their squirrel forms, as if looking for something suspicious.
"Who would lose a hundred dollar bill in the middle of the street?" Wanda whispered. "Cosmo, I think something may be up today..."
"You think so?" Cosmo asked as Timmy kept Chloe close.
"I don't just think so, I know so!" Wanda said as she looked around.
As the two kids kept walking with each other, Timmy was trying to console a nervous Chloe. "I'm just telling you, Chloe, the whole luck thing is in your head..."
As the two turned a corner, Chloe put her foot on a rake as she got hit by the blunt head of it.
"OW!" Chloe groaned as Timmy winced.
"...or not." Timmy said as he turned and yelped... though unknowingly in the process, when he turned pretty fast, the marble fell out of his pocket.
Timmy then noticed the marble falling out of his pocket. He picked it up from the ground, but not before Chloe had recovered from her hit and noticed Timmy picking it up. "Timmy! That's it! That's my marble!"
Inside his head, Timmy cursed himself as he was discovered with the marble. Outside, he smiled nervously as he said, "Oh, is this your marble? I just saw it on the ground."
Chloe smiled as she hugged Timmy. "Oh, Timmy, you're the bestest friend I ever had, if you were my boyfriend, I'd kiss you multiple times!"
"What?" Timmy raised an eyebrow at that last remark.
Chloe yelped as she blushed. "Er, nothing. May I have my marble, please?"
Timmy sighed. He looked at the marble, then at Chloe's face, where she was pulling off an adorable look. Timmy gave a shrug, knowing he couldn't say no to that sweet face of hers. He handed the marble over to Chloe as he shrugged. "Eh, I still don't believe that thing is lucky. Here."
Chloe gave a smile as she took her marble and placed it in the pocket of her dress. "I owe you a big one, Timmy."
As soon as Chloe put the marble in her pocket, a radio that someone happened to have on was announcing something from inside someone's house. "We interrupt your music to bring you a special warning. As of recent, a lion had escaped from the circus and is roaming around the towns. The lion is extremely dangerous, and will not be reasoned with unless petted correctly. If you see this lion, alert your local authorities and stay in your homes. If not at your homes, then go up in a tree."
"A loose lion?" Chloe asked in surprise. "That doesn't sound good."
Timmy laughed. "Oh come on, that lion's probably not in THIS part of town. I think we're safe."
"Either way, Timmy, I don't think we should take the risk." Wanda said, coming over to Timmy and Chloe as Cosmo was following. "You want to wish us to take you home right away?"
Timmy scoffed. "Oh, come on! What could possibly go wrong?"
They heard a growl coming from somewhere as all four stopped in their tracks. Cosmo blinked as he rubbed his stomach. "Hmmm... must be hungry."
A roar was heard as Timmy and Chloe gasped, Chloe saying, "That's not your stomach, Cosmo!"
Just then, a male brown furred lion rounded the corner as it spotted four walking creatures. It gave a loud roar.
"It's a lion, it's a lion, it's a lion!" Timmy yelped. "Cosmo, Wanda, I wish that-"
But before Timmy could finish his wish, the lion pounced on Cosmo and Wanda and ate them.
"AHH! We're doomed!" Timmy yelped as the lion turned towards Timmy and Chloe.
Chloe looked scared too... but frowned in determination as she came over to the lion. Timmy looked over at Chloe, scared. "Chloe, are you nuts?"
"Don't worry, Timmy... I know what I'm doing!" Chloe said as she went over to the lion who roared at her face.
Chloe took a deep breath and put her hand out as the lion gave a growl. Timmy was actually pretty scared, concerned for Chloe's safety. But... to his surprise... Chloe put her hand on the lion's mane as the lion stopped growling... and smiled as he was being petted.
"There, there... it's okay... you're just scared, that's all." Chloe said, trying to soothe the lion as it purred.
A couple moments later, Cosmo and Wanda poofed back with Timmy, both of them wet as Wanda was shaking off the goop. "Ugh!"
"What did we miss?" Cosmo asked.
Timmy just pointed as the fairies turned to see Chloe happily rubbing the lion's tummy, as the lion was acting like a harmless housecat.
"There you go, you like that, don't you? Yes, you do! Yes, you do!" Chloe smiled, babying the lion up as she held out a cell phone and called the authorities. "Hello? I got the escaped lion! Yes, the lion is detained, at the intersection of Marble and Third. Pick him up when you can."
As soon as Chloe hung up, Timmy was about to walk over to the lion, but when the lion spotted Timmy, he growled and swiped his paw at Timmy, scratching him in the face.
"OW!" Timmy yelped as he rubbed his face.
"Don't disturb it, Timmy. He doesn't like little boys." Chloe said, turning to Timmy.
"How can you tell?" Timmy asked.
"Well, I know for a fact that this lion just doesn't like little boys throwing things in his cage, which is why he escaped. He needed some exercise." Chloe smiled.
"...are you making this up, or do you just not want me to be hurt?" Timmy asked.
"Well... a little of both." Chloe smiled as she blushed.
"But... how did you know to calm the lion down like that?" Timmy asked.
"Timmy, both my parents are jungle explorers, they taught me many ways to soothe an animal all the time whenever they're not busy with their activities. Plus, my love for petting lonely housecats certainly helps out in that regard." Chloe said as the authorities arrived as they picked up the animal and put it in its box. Cosmo and Wanda turned into housecats, fortunately, before they did anything else.
The circus owner smiled as he turned to Chloe. "Miss Carmichael, thanks for bringing our circus lion back. As reward, we'd like to give you this..."
The circus owner then gave Chloe a bag of money as Timmy's eyes widened in shock. Chloe blushed as she said, "Uh, thank you, Mr. Circusmaster, sir. I'm going to make sure this money goes to the SPCA!"
The circus master gave a chuckle as he went back in his truck. "Well, thank you all the same."
As the circus master drove off, Timmy watched as Chloe gave a smile and pulled out the marble in her pocket. She gave it a slight kiss as she giggled.
Timmy examined the marble in interest as he said, "You know, I want to retract my statement about that marble. Maybe it is 'lucky'."
"Well, it always works for me." Chloe smiled as she put it in her pocket.
As Timmy's eyes followed the marble, he smirked, getting an idea. Timmy then pulled Chloe in a surprise hug as she yelped, saying, "Chloe, you're an awesome friend and thank you for saving me from that tiger."
"Oh, well... it's no big deal, Timmy. You should thank the lucky marble for that." Chloe smiled as she was unaware that Timmy had just pickpocketed Chloe and took out her lucky marble as he slipped it in his own pocket.
Timmy gave a smile as he let her go. "Oh, more than you think, more than you think. Anyway, the Cake 'N' Bacon?"
"Oh, right!" Chloe gave a smile as the two went off together.
Cosmo and Wanda were following behind, frowning as both of them saw what Timmy just did. Cosmo then turned to Wanda as he said, "Do you think we should tell Chloe or Timmy what Timmy just did?"
"No, no... I want to see how this plays out... plus, I'm starting to get a little suspicious of that lion escape..." Wanda frowned. "No way that was a coincidence."
Cosmo could only nod as both were keeping an eye out for suspicious activity. Little did any of them realize was that someone was indeed watching them.
"Oh, how simply droll. And now... we let the 'Lucky Marble' war...commence." A British like voice gave an evil chuckle as his blue eyes narrowed.
Second chapter of this has come to a close! How did you guys like it? Anyway, read, review, criticize and suggest, folks!