Back in the cemetery, Hoot had flown over while Hound and Patch glared to each other.
"Well, well, if it isn't Warwick?" Salem remarked as the warlock flew in after the owl. "Looks like you haven't seen someone to do something about that beard of yours."
"Jealous I still have mine, Saberhagen?" Warwick glared down at the black cat. "How's your world domination plans going by the way?" he then added, asking mockingly which was what turned Salem into a cat in the first place.
"At least I wasn't trapped in a mirror." Salem smirked.
"Why, you!" Warwick growled.
Salem snickered to that in victory.
"Anyway... Good work, Hound," Warwick glared before smirking. "Now all I need is my book. You take these puppies back to the manor, and I will meet you there." he then laughed wickedly before hiccuping.
"Gesundheit." Oddball said.
"It's okay not to be polite to the bad guy." Salem told Oddball.
"Oh..." Oddball said. "Sorry, Uncle Salem."
"It's okay, you're still learning." Salem replied.
"I'll win this round... Even if I have to take that dream-bender again to make it happen!" Warwick grinned evilly.
"Don't you dare harm Cherry!" Patch barked.
"You'll never stop me, you cur!" Warwick glared as he flew off to leave Hound alone with the other dogs and Salem.
"As long as Atticus is with her, Cherry is safe." Salem said.
"That's right," Patch nodded. "Even if she doesn't act like it sometimes, Cherry is still my friend, and I'll do anything to keep her safe. She taught me how to be brave."
"Really? I didn't know that," Salem replied. "When did she teach you how to be brave?"
"A while after Atticus had adopted me from London," Patch replied. "Cherry decided to come over and meet me for the first time."
We are shown a memory of that exact thing happening, but it was a little changed from what Patch said.
"I got a new dog, his name is Patch, you wanna see him?" Atticus smiled to Cherry.
Cherry glanced at him before shrugging. "Sure."
"Great, because I wanted you two to meet so then maybe you could become friends." Atticus smiled.
"I guess." Cherry replied as they came in the house.
"Patch! Come here, boy!" Atticus called out.
Patch soon rushed in when he was called, panting happily like the energetic dog he was, especially when given a new home.
"Cherry, this is my dog, Patch, and Patch, this is my best friend and sister figure, Cherry Butler." Atticus introduced.
"Hello!" Patch smiled up to Cherry. "Whoa... What are you sad about?"
"I always look like this." Cherry replied.
"Oh... Well... Hi, Cherry..." Patch said. "It's nice to meet you."
"Hi, Dog." Cherry replied.
There was soon an awkward silence after that.
"Patch is one of the 101 Dalmatians." Atticus told Cherry.
"Good thing you're not people otherwise you'd have some line for the bathroom." Cherry commented.
"Oh, you have no idea." Patch sighed.
"Why don't ya bark at them to get out of the way?" Cherry asked.
"Uh, well, I don't have the strongest bark..." Patch replied.
"What happens at meals?" Cherry smirked.
"Erm... Sometimes the others beat me to meals..." Patch said, nervously.
"Pushover!" Cherry smirked.
"Cherry!" Atticus scolded.
"What? I'm just saying if you want a meal, you have to get through the crowd and not be a pushover." Cherry said.
"Uh, I can do that?" Patch asked.
"Oh, sure... Anyone can do it..." Cherry said before walking off to the kitchen.
Patch watched her go, feeling confused at first.
"BOO!" Cherry smirked as she pounced right behind him to scare him.
"Gah!" Patch yelped.
"Some dog." Cherry smirked.
"He'll get better." Atticus told his best friend.
"Yeah, maybe with some bravery lessons." Cherry replied.
"Oh, like you're so brave." Atticus replied.
Cherry soon came towards Patch and picked him up before going outside with him.
"What's going on?" Patch asked.
"I'm not going to stand around and let some dog get walked over like a doormat." Cherry replied.
"Cherry, it's okay... I like him just the way he is." Atticus replied.
"Atticus, would you rather have a scaredy-dog afraid of its own shadow or a dog who can bite and attack people who invade your property?" Cherry glared.
"Fair point." Atticus said.
"And so, Cherry did what she could to help make me brave and independent." Patch then concluded.
"Whoa... I had no idea Cherry was so capable like that." Salem replied.
"Yep, she sure was." Patch nodded.
"I just hope Warwick doesn't hurt her." Salem frowned.
"Me too, Salem." Patch frowned back.
Cherry was soon seen making funny faces at Warwick since he couldn't come into the church.
"Do you really think that's wise?" Alice asked.
"Relax, he can't get into the church," Cherry smirked. "There's no way he can catch us."
"Open wide like the jaws of a dragon!" Warwick commanded as he used his magic on the church doors.
Cherry soon anime sweat dropped to that.
"Well, he might be able to open the doors, but he can't get in." Atticus said.
"You in there!" Warwick glared. "I have something you want!"
"Yo, dawgs, it's that creepy old warlock!" Billy cried out.
"If you want to see your puppies again, you better bring that book to my Manor!" Warwick demanded before riding off with a laugh.
"Oh, no..." Alice pouted. "They've got the Buddies!"
"Yeah, but what if they're just trying to trick us?" Billy replied.
"We'll need to bring with us something that looks like the spell book, but inside has holy words instead of spells." Cherry said.
"Cherry, that's brilliant!" Atticus said before kissing her for that genius move.
Suddenly, the two looked disgusted and then gagged upon the kiss they shared which was in the spur of the moment.
"NEVER EVER do that again, Atticus Fudo!" Cherry glared.
"I promise." Atticus told her.
Cherry then grunted as she looked sick to her stomach and he just looked nervous over what he did since he did it without thinking.
"We need a Bible." Atticus then smirked.
"Perfect." Alice smiled.
Atticus soon picked up a random Bible and held onto it.
"That should fool him." Cherry replied.
"Alright, let's do it." Billy said.
They soon went to go off.
"I want a raise." Cherry muttered.
"Drell doesn't pay us for this kind of stuff." Atticus reminded.
"Well... We deserve a special reward." Cherry then said.
"Yeah, I guess we do." Atticus said.
Meanwhile, the others were locked up in a cage.
"You do have a plan, right?" Salem asked Patch.
"Trust me, Salem, I know what I'm doing." Patch replied while comforting Oddball who was scared to death.
"Just making sure." Salem said.
"Salem, have I ever let you down before?" Patch replied.
Salem smiled to that since they were good friends, especially with him helping Patch becoming a good familiar, even if Salem wouldn't be a cat forever. Warwick soon came back and Oddball whimpered, so Budderball tried to help comfort her.
"Hm... Those two seem close." Salem commented.
"Ever since they first met." Patch smiled.
Warwick soon came over while Patch and Salem glared to him. "I told those wretched children to bring me my spell book." He said, then collecting his staff.
"What if they don't come with the book?" Hoot asked.
"Quiet, you moronic birdbrain!" Warwick glared. "They will all want to save their precious animals, won't they?"
"We just made ourselves bait." Oddball frowned.
"I-It'll be okay, Oddball... I won't let him hurt you." Budderball told the Dalmatian puppy.
"Thanks, Budderball." Oddball smiled.
Salem had a small smirk as he felt like Budderball and Oddball were more than just friends.
Luckily, the others were on their way.
"Mr. Johnson? What happens if we can't stop him?" Alice asked.
"Then the spirits will be under Warwick's control forever," Joseph replied. "They'll take over Fernfield first, and who knows what they'll do next?"
"Whoa." Cherry said.
"Yeah, that's definitely not good." Bartleby commented.
"We have to put an end to this tonight, for all time." Joseph replied.
"Agreed." Atticus nodded.
"You guys seem pretty okay about this." Billy commented.
"We've faced stuff like this before... Um... It's kind of a secret..." Cherry said as Monkey Mo was unable to resist picking bugs out of her hair as she sat on the perky goth's shoulders.
"It's true." Monkey Mo said.
"Do you have to do that?" Cherry asked.
"These taste good..." Monkey Mo smiled. "You have a lot of nits in your hair."
"The faster we do this, the better." Cherry said.
"It'll be okay, Cherry." Atticus promised.
Meanwhile, the dogs and one cat waited in their cage until two mice came by.
"DIBS!" Salem beamed as he grabbed the mice by their tails and licked his lips due to his cat instincts.
"Wait! Don't eat us!" A boy's voice told him.
"Sorry, but if I see a mouse, I'm gonna eat it." Salem replied, about to do that.
"NO! STOP!" The mice begged him.
"Uncle Salem, please stop!" Oddball told him. "Maybe they can help us!"
"Wait, their voices sound familiar." Patch said before getting a closer look at the two mice.
"Oh... All right... But you guys owe me!" Salem complained as he set the mice down.
"Tell me your names." Patch told the two mice.
"My name is Rodney." One mouse replied.
"And I'm Skip." The other mouse added.
"Wait, weren't you two those boys that made that fake howling sound?" Patch asked.
"Uh, you know about that?" Rodney asked nervously.
"I was with the Buddies when you scared their owners." Patch growled.
"Uh... Well... We..." Rodney stammered.
"All right, in you go then." Salem said as he grabbed the mice again, about to eat them.
"Salem!" Patch glared.
"Mice plus me equals buffet!" Salem replied.
"We're sorry!" Rodney and Skip cried out.
"How can we trust them, huh?" Salem asked. "I mean, for all we know, they could be teaming up with Warwick!"
"He's the one that turned us into mice in the first place!" Rodney told them.
"Oh? Is that a fact?" Salem replied.
"What we did was dumb and dangerous, but if we work together, we promise that we won't be bullies anymore." Skip pleaded.
"Hmm... Let me think about it... WITH SOME BRAIN FOOD!" Salem replied.
"Salem, stop!" Patch told the black cat. "Maybe we should listen to them."
"Fine." Salem complained.
"Now put them down." Patch said.
Salem then put Rodney and Skip back down on the floor.
"We want revenge on that dirty rat!" Skip glared about Warwick.
"How? By biting his legs?" Oddball asked.
"That's all we can really do at this size." Rodney replied.
"Go for it." Oddball smiled.
"Do you promise not to eat us again, Cat?" Skip asked.
"The name is Salem, and you two better be nicer to Hilda Spellman when she teaches you how to play violin!" Salem replied sharply.
"Okay." Rodney said.
Salem nodded to Rodney and Skip as they soon scurried away towards the warlock.
"Soon, they will be here with my spell book, and you can devour those... Delicious puppy souls." Warwick told Hound as he set his staff down, and soon began to shout in pain.
"Oh, what is it?" Hound muttered.
"Something is biting me!" Warwick complained as he tried to get through the pain, but it ended up looking like he was dancing. "Quickly, Hound, Hoot, do something!"
"Why should they?" Patch smirked.
"Yo, now that dawg has some serious moves." B-Dawg commented.
"That looks like fun." Oddball giggled.
"VERMIN!" Warwick glared down at Rodney and Skip down by his feet.
"You ain't seen nuthin' yet!" Rodney glared back up at the warlock.
"Change us back, ya jerk!" Skip added.
"I doubt he'll do that." Salem said.
Warwick looked like he was furious with the two mice and they soon began to run away, and he tried to step on them, only to miss. "Hound! Get them!" The warlock soon commanded.
Hound then went to do as told after Rodney and Skip.
"I'll get that book from those stupid kids!" Warwick growled.
"Our kids are here?" Rosebud frowned. "Oh, no!"
"Oh, this is bad." Oddball added.
"You guard the puppies." Warwick commanded his owl.
"Yes, Master." Hoot replied.
"Fail me, and I'll turn you into a feather duster!" Warwick threatened before he walked off.
Pip was soon seen running into the Manor all by himself, and soon came into the room with Hoot watching the cage. "Psst! Buddies!" The beagle puppy whispered loudly.
"Pip." Oddball smiled.
"We have to get you out of here." Pip replied.
Hoot soon hooted to the beagle puppy. "What do you think you're doing?" he then asked.
"I'm saving my friends." Pip replied.
"I can't let them escape," Hoot said. "Master would be furious."
"Why do you put up with Warwick?" Salem asked Hoot.
"Yeah, why are you so loyal to him anyway?" Rosebud added.
"Seriously, dude!" MudBud even agreed. "It's totally obvious he plans to get rid of you!"
"Master sometimes gets angry, but he would never get rid of me," Hoot replied. "He needs me!"
"Yo, are you hallucintrippin'?" B-Dawg asked. "He's got that Halloween Hound to do that dirty work now! Man, he calls you names like 'moronic birdbrain'!"
"That does sound like something he'd say..." Hoot had to admit.
"Seems to me that the only thing he ever needs from you is to just to call you names." Salem told Hoot.
"You have a conscience, but yet, you have spent your whole life being bossed around by someone who doesn't respect you." Buddha stated, spiritually.
"What do you know?" Hoot huffed before turning his head.
"I know you never meant to hurt us, Hoot," Pip coaxed. "And even though you've been under Warwick's control for a long time, you still have a chance at a happy life in this beautiful world, but if Warwick wins, we'll all be doomed. Haven't the last 75 years without evil been a lot nicer than your time under Warwick's wing?"
"It was kind of nice not having to look over my shoulder all the time." Hoot admitted, he soon flew over towards the cage, and held out one of his feet and used his claw to unlock the door to free Salem and the dogs.
"Thank you." Oddball smiled.
"You won't regret it, Hoot. I promise." Pip told the owl.
They soon all came out of the cage after Hound had failed to capture Rodney and Skip.
"We've got to go, Buddies, before they return." Pip told the Golden Retriever puppies.
Hound soon came back with a glare. "Puppies, how did you get out?"
"I let them out." Hoot told Hound.
"I knew I couldn't trust you." Hound glared to the owl.
"I've had enough of the dark side," Hoot replied. "I won't be responsible for any more evil."
Hound soon took a few steps over.
"Run, puppies, run!" Hoot cried out before flying.
"You heard the owl!" Salem told the canines.
"Hoot!" Oddball called.
Hoot looked to her.
"I'll never forget you for this!" Oddball called out. "You're a hero!"
Hoot nodded and urged her to go, and she soon did. They soon rushed off and Hoot began to try and distracting Hound only to get turned into stone for a heroic sacrifice. Hound began to go after the others. They ran down the stairs as quickly as the could.
"Dudes, we're trapped!" MudBud cried out.
"Finally, your puppy souls will be mine." Hound glared.
"Let them go, Hound," Pip glared back. "All you need is me."
"What is this?" Hound asked as he didn't seem to recognize the beagle puppy.
"No, Pip, don't!" Oddball frowned before gasping as she covered her muzzle.
"That's right. It's me, Pip," The beagle puppy told the Halloween Hound. "You stole all my brothers' and sisters' souls. Now all you need is me to complete the spell. Then you'll have five souls of the same blood."
"What is he doing?!" Salem cried out.
"Why, Pip, I do remember you," Hound replied. "Your siblings were delicious."
"Take me and let the Buddies go," Pip told him. "You don't need them," He then looked back to his new friends. "Goodbye, Buddies. You too, Oddball, Mr. Patch, and Mr. Salem."
"No! Pip! Don't!" Patch frowned.
The others begged him to stop, even Salem. Hound soon howled and turned Pip right into stone once again. Suddenly, a secret door had been opened which made the dogs and Salem go to it, but Oddball looked like she was going to cry as she watched as Pip turned to stone. Patch soon picked up Oddball and brought her with them.
"Oh, Uncle Patch..." Oddball moaned sadly.
"It's okay, Oddball, it'll be okay." Patch soothed her.
"A-Are you sure?" Oddball frowned.
"Shh~... It's all right..." Patch cooed.
The fireplace door soon closed and it brought out fire.
"I can now open the portal," Hound told himself. "I'm not waiting for that idiot Warwick any longer."
Meanwhile, Joseph's car soon pulled up to the cemetery, but he had to get out to help them inside the front gates.
"Here we go." Cherry said.
Hound soon came to the mirror. "Open the portal! Release the spirits of the Netherworld!" he then commanded.
Meanwhile, in the Netherworld...
"I can't sit still... I just know I have to do something..." Drell said as he sat in his mother's chair during his visit with Hilda and Zelda while Maroot cooked them something. He began to try to get out.
A magic blast was soon shot at the wall.
"Maroot?!" Zelda gasped.
"You are my guests!" Maroot replied. "Sit down!"
"But the world could be in danger!" Drell told Maroot.
"What are you talking about?!" Maroot asked.
"Mother, listen to me," Drell said as he looked down to his mother, taking her face. "This Halloween is unlike other Halloweens. I must check in with the others in the Mortal Realm, especially Sabrina."
"Aww..." Hilda and Zelda smiled to that.
"Uh, just because, not like... I care about her now or anything." Drell said, though it seemed to be a lie, even if Sabrina was now his family since he married Hilda.
"Oh, fine." Maroot pouted.
Hilda and Zelda smiled.
"Hey, Sabrina is your niece, I thought maybe you'd wanna check with her too." Drell replied.
"You love Sabrina~..." Hilda smirked, both proud and teasing.
"Yeah, I guess I do." Drell smiled.
"Aww!~" Hilda and Zelda gushed again.
Drell rolled his eyes to that and took out his crystal ball to take a look into what was going on.
Edward and Diana smiled about bonding with their daughter after what felt like her entire life.
Sabrina had fun, but she began to look worried like her witch sense was telling her that something was terribly wrong as she frowned. "Something's wrong."
"You say something, dear?" Edward asked.
"Dad, there's something wrong back home, I can feel it," Sabrina replied. "We need to hurry home."
"Now?" Diana asked.
"Yes!" Sabrina replied.
Edward and Diana felt concerned, but they soon left and took Sabrina back home.
At the Manor, there was wicked laughter with ghostly auras flowing all around.
"Uh-oh, look." Atticus frowned.
Monkey Mo shivered as that made her look a bit uncomfortable.
"Oh, no!" Joseph gasped. "They've opened the portal!"
"Is this still gonna work?" Cherry asked as he came back into the car.
"Have faith, young ones," Joseph replied. "We can still stop it."
"Yeah..." Alice nodded, though she sounded scared.
"This has to work." Cherry said.
"Wow, Cherry, you're being pretty calm about this." Atticus commented.
"Well, why wouldn't I be?" Cherry replied. "There's nothing to fear."
Inside Cherry's head...
"I AM FREAKING OUT!" Cherry's Fear panicked and ran around in her head in circles in a panic.
Cherry's Anger soon knocked her out.
Cherry soon shook her head and looked a little dizzy as her eyes seemed to look red and purple.
"You okay?" Atticus asked.
"I feel like my emotions are fighting each other." Cherry muttered.
"Anyways, let's give Warwick what he deserves." Atticus said.
Joseph soon drove his car through the gates.
Edward drove the car while Diana looked concerned and Sabrina stared out the window as a bunch of teenagers were smashing pumpkins as a prank.
"I am so glad I don't ever do that." Sabrina said.
"We're so glad you're so responsible, Sabrina." Diana smiled to her daughter.
The spirits soon began to cause havoc.
"Oh, Edward, can't your sisters do something?!" Diana frowned.
"It's Halloween, Diana," Edward told his wife. "All witches and warlocks are usually spending time with their families, and taking some time off. Even the Witch's Council is closed."
"Oh, this is bad." Sabrina frowned.
The spirits soon zapped the teenagers which then scared them off. Some spirits soon surrounded the car and began to slash the tires.
"Whoa!" Sabrina yelped.
Edward soon stopped the car before he could crash them all. Eventually, the Spellman family came out of the car.
"I have to do something!" Sabrina said as she took out her wand from Witch School. "I just hope I know the right spell."
"Sabrina?!" Edward and Diana called out.
"I'll be right back, Mom and Dad!" Sabrina told them before she began to run.
"Sabrina! No!" Edward cried out for his daughter.
The Netherworld spirits were soon going into the Halloween party.
"Uh-oh..." Sabrina frowned.
"Sabrina!" Diana and Edward called out.
Sabrina soon kept running as she seemed to ignore her parents.
"Sheriff Dan really went all out this year!" Billy's mother smiled. "The special effects are amazing!"
"Everyone, quick, get out those are real spirits!" Sabrina told everyone.
The music soon stopped and the lights came on as all eyes landed on her.
"It's true!" Sabrina told them.
"Sabrina Spellman?" Michelle called.
"Mrs. Butler!" Sabrina replied, running to Cherry's mother. "Mrs. Butler, the Netherworld spirits have come out!"
"This is bad." Michelle gulped.
The spirits soon effected everyone. Everyone, except for the two of them.
"Mrs. Butler, what happened?" Sabrina frowned.
"The Netherworld spirits have controlled them," Michelle frowned back. "They're mortals!"
"This is terrible." Sabrina frowned back.
"You're telling me." Michelle said.
"Surely I can help." Sabrina replied, showing her wand.
"Erm... That's sweet of you, Sabrina, but I don't think you're qualified to help." Michelle told the teenage witch.
"I can at least try." Sabrina said.
"Well... If you're sure..." Michelle replied.
"Surely you can help too since you have your own magic after joining the Witch's Council." Sabrina said.
"Well, like you, I'm still learning, but I guess I can try too." Michelle replied to her.
They began to use their magic.
Joseph continued to drive his car through the cemetery.
"Perfect... Bring it right to me..." Warwick whispered as he soon saw them coming out of the car with a book.
"Yo, this place is a lot creepier at night." Billy frowned.
"Stay close to me, kids." Joseph advised as he held onto the book.
"You heard the man." Cherry said.
"I'll try to help," Monkey Mo said as she climbed down from Cherry's shoulders. "I guess I can be like George."
"He may be a curious little monkey, but he can be helpful." Atticus told her since she was stuck as a monkey until further notice.
"That's right." Monkey Mo smiled.
Cherry just rolled her eyes about George the monkey because he sometimes annoyed her.
"Warwick!" Joseph soon called out from downstairs. "We're here! We have your book!"
"Ah, just in time~..." Warwick smirked as he came down on his staff. "Hand it over!"
"First, hand over the pups." Atticus said bravely.
"Oh... They're around here somewhere~" Warwick chuckled sinisterly. "Now, I'll be taking that book."
"If you don't give us the puppies, then you can't get the book." Cherry glared.
"Oh... Really?!" Warwick grinned as he grabbed his staff and soon used his magic evilly.
Cherry yelped as she got hit and she looked a little weak as though something had been sucked out of her through the magic of the staff like she had lost something very significant and important to her.
"Cherry, are you okay?!" Monkey Mo panicked.
"I feel so tired all of the sudden..." Cherry said as she sounded wore out.
"What did you do to her?" Atticus glared at Warwick.
"I'm going to be even more powerful than I could hope for," Warwick smirked. "I just took her powers away."
"Why?!" Atticus demanded.
"Cherry, join me..." Warwick told her. "I'll give you your powers back once I have my book, and you and I can rule the magical world. Finally, after years of insults and abuse, you'll become one of the most powerful people in the universe."
Cherry looked at him as she seemed even consider ruling the magical world, maybe even being more powerful than Drell, and maybe even Princess Luna and Celestia. "Okay." she then shrugged before picking up the book without any hesitation and walked towards the warlock.
"Cherry! No! Don't!" Monkey Mo frowned.
"What have your friends done for you anyway?" Warwick asked Cherry.
"What friends?" Cherry replied. "I've never had any."
This surprised everyone.
"What a smart girl... My son did say you were brilliant..." Warwick smirked, patting the perky goth on the head.
"Yes, Warwick." Cherry replied.
"My book!" Warwick laughed as he soon flew up on his staff up the stairs.
Cherry soon began to follow him which made the others worried and feel betrayed, but no one felt this more than maybe Atticus as he had known her for the longest time, and where they hoped the puppies and Patch wouldn't find out.
