Chapter 4
Emily's POV
We all sat down on either the regal sofa, or the regal carpet to watch a few more episodes of Ugly Betty, when we noticed an eerie green light coming from Michelle's mirror. I could hear creepy, haunting music ringing in my head, as the light was darkening the room.
"Uh, Serena," I said, pointing to the mirror. "Why are you doing that to the mirror?"
"That's not me," she replied, scratching her head in thought. "The light wouldn't be green if it was me."
"It's obviously not her, if she only gives off blue or white lights," Kiki said, then gasped. "It must be Melvin!" We turned our heads to the direction of the mirror, and surely enough, Melvin's face appeared in the reflection.
"Queen Michelle," he began, twirling his short, curly beard. "Since you did not surrender yourself to me, the world will be obliterated. I have planted an enchanted time bomb hidden somewhere on the planet, and it will go off in exactly twenty-four hours. Enjoy your remaining time left in Animal Crossing." His image disappeared, along with the green light, and the atmosphere looked the same again.
Michelle's POV
"We have twenty-four hours," Anthony said simply. There was an awkward silence, before the boys of Meltokio stood up.
"I need to go skydiving!" Static exclaimed, running out the door. "Before it's too late!"
"Me too!" Alfonso and Wolfgang echoed in unison, following Static out, and leaving us to sit there, stunned, and in shock.
"Okay," Serena said, getting up into her floating position. "Melvin has revealed his plan to us, now we can set out to find that bomb, and defuse it! We'll leave those guys to fulfill their wishes, and hopefully, we won't need them, and I don't believe we will. But, just in case, Poppy, Olivia, and Ruby, you girls can stay here to look after the town, and the guys, so they don't do anything stupid."
"We can do that," Olivia responded, leaving the house to run after the guys. Poppy and Ruby walked out as well, heading home.
Emily's POV
"How are we going to find the bomb?" I asked Serena, who was waving her wand in circles, and humming to herself.
"I have a rhinestone necklace that can locate enchanted objects, so it will start floating, and spin around my neck when we get close to it," Serena answered, adjusting her necklace. "It says that it's located in the middle of the Crossing Countryside, which is located a few miles west of Michelle's castle. It shouldn't take us too much time, if we're two hours away from the castle."
"Now that we know this, we have to go now," Coco said, heading for the door. "We don't have a lot of time, so we can't waste it."
"She's right," Lucy chimed in. "Let's go!" We got up, and ran out the front door.