Chapter 3: Mrs. Macready

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Edmund looked up at the sign in the tiny station that the train dropped the four children off at before heading off to Pluto, which had finally been acknowledged as a planet. "Does that say 'Comb Halt'?" he asked.

"No, it says 'Coomb Halt,'" answered Peter.

"Well, I better brush my hair then."

"Wow, Ed, you really suck at punning."

"Punning isn't a word, Pete."

"Yes it is!"

"No it isn't!"

"Yes it is, the Spell Check on this computer isn't saying that it's wrong, now is it?"

"Shut up!"

Just then, the four children heard something coming down the road, so they ran down the steps to see what it was. It was a flying dolphin herd, whistling merrily and jumping and twirling through the air. The children just stared as it sped past them.

"O…kay…" commented Peter.

Susan looked back down the road. "The professor knew we were coming."

Edmund looked down at the label pinned to his jacket. "Perhaps we've been incorrectly labeled," he mused.

Lucy looked at her own label. "Yeah," she said, "mine says that my name is Booger Hamstertush."

Peter looked down at her. "Long story, Lu. Just go with it."

Suddenly, another sound echoed down the road. They looked up anxiously and saw that it was a horse-drawn carriage…without the horse. It was going awfully slow, since the momentum of the hill it was coasting down upon was leveling out. Riding it was a stern looking woman with a pineapple on her head and wearing star-shaped sunglasses. The carriage scraped to a halt in front of the children. Peter glanced up at the woman. "Mrs. Macready?" he asked timidly.

The woman gazed down at him. "I'm afraid so," she said. She took in the children's appearances appraisingly. "Is this it, then? Haven't you brought anything else?"

"Yes, ma'am, but a teenager with a blond mohawk and a tattoo on the side of his face came into our compartment and ate must of our luggage."

"Small favors," said Mrs. Macready. "Now, I had a hill to use on the way down here, but I don't have a horse. You'll have to hook up to the harness. Come on!"

Peter looked at his siblings, then back to Mrs. Macready. "Um…"

"COME ON!" shouted Mrs. Macready, cracking the whip over their heads.

After several grueling hours, the four children managed to pull the cart all the way up to the professor's house.

Mrs. Macready took them inside, where they stared in awe at what seemed to be the professor's passion: sheep. Everywhere they looked, there were sheep. Paintings, sculptures, rugs, engravings; everything had at least one sheep on it. They were so enraptured that they barely registered what their guide was saying.

"Professor Kirke is not accustomed to havin' children in this house. And, as such, there are a few rules we need to follow. There will be no shoutin'," she continued, turning back to the group while continuing upstairs. "Or runnin'. No improper use of the toilet seats." Susan reached out to touch one of the sheep on the first landing. Mrs. Macready saw this and shouted, "No touching of the fluffy stuffed animals!" Peter and Edmund looked at each other and snickered.

Mrs. Macready motioned to the door behind her. "And above all, there shall be no disturbin' of the professor." She continued to lead them onward into the house. Lucy was so busy wondering why their guide hated the letter G so much that she didn't even notice the karaoke going on behind the closed door.

A/N: Bit of an abrupt ending…but oh well. This chapter wasn't one of the better ones, but it works. The next chapter is not as short, and as soon as we edit it some to make it more funny, we'll put it up and see what you think! As for this one, any reviews are appreciated. Thanks again to everyone who's reviewed so far! Go Black Moon White Sun, pinkpenguin363, marieken and Jediman!! Keep it up guys!!