Chapter 4
Timber pushed the button and woke up in the middle of a patch of dry rough land. Timber looked around to see his old neighborhood in worse condition than the park. Suddenly, Timber heard a rumbling sound. The small rocks around him were shaking. Before he realized it, Timber saw a herd of wildebeests running toward him.
Just before Timber was trampled, someone managed to save him. After the wildebeests ran by, Timber's savior said, "Are you crazy, just lying there? You could have been killed!" Timber looked at the person who saved him to see it was a fourteen year old girl. She had long brown hair and green eyes.
"Uh sorry," Timber said. "Are you new around here?" the girl asked. "Umm… You could say that," Timber responded, "I'm Timber." The girl suddenly went into deep thought. "Timber, Timber… Now where have I heard that as a name?" she muttered. "Do I know you from some somewhere?" Timber asked. "That's it!" the girl exclaimed, "You're the guy the Overtakers sent through time right?" "The Overtakers. I should have figured they were responsible," Timber muttered. "How'd you know?" Timber asked.
"My name's Melanie," she said, "I've been fighting to free the world from the Overtakers for the past two or three years. One time I overheard a conference they were having. Hades was pleased for coming up with the idea to get rid of you. I believe that the task was put on Jafar, and since he was a genie and couldn't kill you, he decided to send you into the future." "So that's what happened," Timber commented. "Any enemy of the Overtakers is a friend of mine," Melanie said as she shook Timber's hand. "You were a Kingdom Keeper right?" she asked.
"Were?" Timber said, "I still am." Knowing that he could use some of his abilities in human form, Timber summoned his light spheres to show off. "Cool!" Melanie said, "With your power and my skill, together we can stop the Overtakers!"
"Sorry," Timber said as he started to head back to the Magic Kingdom, "My friends and I have already got a plan to stop the Overtakers. Thanks for saving me though." Melanie started to follow him and said, "But I can help. If you need a brain, I'm it. What's your plan?" Timber was a little hesitant to tell. He found it a bit suspicious that he found an ally so soon. But she did save his life. If she was secretly with the Overtakers, she would have let him die. "Okay, my friends and I are going around the world to defeat the strongest of the Overtakers."
"Can I come to? Please." Timber was about to say no, but then he saw how Melanie was looking at him. She was giving him the puppy dog face. Timber tried to resist, but he had a weakness for this sort of thing. "Fine," Timber finally said, "We have to meet my friends at the gate to Walt Disney World." "Why there?" Melanie asked. "You'll find out soon enough," Timber said.
Little did the two teenagers know there was someone, or rather, something watching them from above. A crow had been flying over them the whole time. And, it was Maleficent's eyes and ears. Observing this from her own castle, Maleficent said, "So, that retched boy is back." From the shadows, Dr. Facilier stepped out and said, "What does it matter? Just like Jafar said when sent that little brat through time all those years ago. We are so powerful now, he can't stop us." "Yes, that is true," Maleficent said, "But being too careful never harmed anyone. We should make sure that he and his friends never succeed."
Credit for the character of Melanie goes to the writer known as, Melbel10.
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