A Twisted Heart- Chapter 4
" Have ye lost yer mind? He's not a man. He's a mouse!" Miranda exclaimed.
"You make it sound like a bad thing." Vinnie said.
"I don't care if he is. I love him!" Arrabelle replied.
"Bewitch my sister, will ye? Ye'll pay dearly!"
Miranda outstretched her hand towards them releasing a red beam of light at Vinnie. Arrabelle immediately blocked it with a similar beam but it was blue.
"NO!" she cried out.
Miranda now began engulfing her sister inside the beam. The beam formed a gigantic transparent red bubble. Arrabelle was trapped inside of it.
"What did you do to her?" Modo asked.
"It is for her own good. We'll meet again!" She replied, cackling as the two witches disappeared into thin air.
"Is she gone?" Rebecca asked, stepping into the doorway of the garage.
"Yeah. Both of them." Charley replied, "I thought you left."
"I couldn't do that to you guys. Those Crumwells are the most ruthless witches in history. Especially Miranda. She's relentless and determined. Always has been." Rebecca replied, "But our main concern are the children of Chicago. She can't be allowed to make her soul-stealing potion."
"But didn't you say she needs her spell book to make that potion?" Modo asked, "If we can distract her somehow and destroy the book, the kids of Chi-town are safe."
"Question is, how do we do that?" Throttle wondered.
"We have to go back to where it all began...the museum." Rebecca said.
Soon, the Biker Mice, Charley, and Rebecca were on their way to the museum.
"We have to be quiet. Don't you guys attract any attention to yourselves." Charley told them, "We don't want those witches to hear us coming."
"Hey, Sweetheart. This mouse doesn't believe in being quiet." Vinnie replied, loudly.
"And that's the reason you get yourself and us in so many messes." Charley replied. Throttle and Modo chuckled.
"She got you pegged, genius." Throttle grinned.
"Funny." Vinnie murmured.
Meanwhile, inside the remains of the Crumwell house, Arrabelle extended her hands outwards as beam after beam shot out hitting the bubble but not shattering it.
"Let me out! Let me out!" She screamed.
Miranda was building a fire and putting a large cauldron on it. The fire was soon started by a wave of her hand as she dropped into the cauldron one vial of steaming liquid then another.
""Ye know I cannot do that, little sister. Your heart is too full of human love. Disgusting! I can no longer trust thee." Miranda replied, matter-of-factly.
"Yes, ye can. Just because I'm in love doesn't still make me who I am." She replied.
"You're a witch. Witches do not fall in love! Our hearts are as black and dark as a raven's feather. You must cast off any feelings you may feel for this creature."
"He's not a creature! He's a man! My man!" She exclaimed, as her face beamed and shone as radiant as a summer's sun.
"Is he really your man?" She questioned, mysteriously, as she pulled her hand behind her back and waved it. An image appeared on the screen. It showed Vinnie walking in the local park with Charley. He had his arm around her waist and he gazed at her with the gentlest and sweetest smile.
"Charlene, my love..."He said, as they stopped walking.
"Vinnie, my sweet..."She replied, dreamily staring into his coral eyes.
"No..." Arrabelle exclaimed, gaping.
"Where have you been all my life?" He asked, taking Charley into his arms and then dipping her as a dancer dips his partner.
"My angel...kiss me..."Charley breathed. He kissed her firmly and passionately on the lips.
"NOOOOOOO!" Arrabelle screamed.
"He is mine! How could he do this to me? How can he love her?" she questioned, in a daze, sinking sadly to the floor as her knees gave out on her.
"Ye see. They're all like this. All men. They hurt the women they love and then go on with their lives." Miranda replied, nonchalantly.
Arrabelle looked down as tears spilled from her eyes like a shower. She then balled up her fists. The pain. The betrayal. It was too great.
"If I can't have him, no one will!" She cried out. The bubble she was inside suddenly burst open.
"Good. You're full of hate. That's my girl. Now let us have our revenge!"
"Yes." Arrabelle replied.
A broom flew next to Arrabelle. She got on it.
"Wait, sister. I hear something." Miranda said. But she had already had flown off.
The image of Vinnie and Charley faded away.
"Sorry, sister, but I had to get ye back. And we've got until midnight to steal the souls of the children or we die." Miranda murmured, "I'd better go after her."
She then got on her own broom and followed her.
Soon, the Biker Mice, Charley, and Rebecca rode up and were walking through the remains of the Crumwell cottage.
"Odd, they're not here. I wonder where they are?" Charley asked.
"They are here. I sense them." Rebecca replied.
"Hello, white witch!"
Rebecca's head shot up. The mice and Charley looked up and saw the two witches hovering above them to the right.
"How nice of you to come! Too bad it shall be your last visit!" Miranda exclaimed, as Arrabelle grinned and cackled. They then began firing ray beams at them.
"Rock and hide, Sweetheart!" Vinnie said, using his tail to grab Charley shielding her. Modo and Throttle then went to protect Rebecca but she threw a handful of salt deflecting the beams.
"Die, ye lying, cheating snake!" Arrabelle screamed, shooting a beam at Vinnie. The latter flipped and ducked from the beam.
"When it comes to women, you sure can pick 'em, Romeo!" Modo teased.
"What's eating her? She was all lovey-dovey before now she hates my guts!" Vinnie asked, staring at the angry woman in question. There was no doubt. The girl was mad!
She wanted to kill him.
"Let's just say she was brought to her senses." Miranda crowed, "Once I get rid of you all, nothing shall stand in my way."
