A/N: So yeah this one didn't take as long as my last chapter. I hope you guys like it.
All of them started to laugh even Lightning as they learned to never read and drive.
After all off them had their laughing fit down die down they finished eating the fruits and made sure that Tin Man and the Scarecrow were okay to start moving. Carlos told all of them that the road he had to keep on led through the forest that the Lion had been hiding in and that there was no other way to the city but through the dark forest.
The Tin Man and Scarecrow had their little argument that they weren't scared of the forest but the other one might be. While the Lion had started to fidget in place and grab his tail and swirl it around his finger. Carlos saw this and went over and told him that he would be fine as long as they stayed together and didn't let anything stop them from getting to the city.
"Right guys? Guys!" Carlos yelled as he watched the two other boys still saying that the other was scared.
Lightning walked over to the two yelling boys and let out a bark that told them to shut up or else.
"Ughhh.. .What? Yeah Carlos is right. Scarecrow and I might fight all the time but as long as Lightning keeps us on track and from killing each other were good."
"Yeah just because this walking mail box might think he's right all the time. That doesn't mean that we all of us aren't friends . Right Lightning."
Lightning barked and nodded his head.
"Yeah the potato sack for brains here might not be the brightest scarecrow doesn't mean he can't think of a good idea or two every now and then. And now were even for that little insult you threw in there. So TRUCE!"
"See Lion, we're all friends now. So as long as we work together and stick to the path nothing that Wicked of the West throws at us will stop us from getting to the city."
"Friends? Carlos... Tin Man... Scarecrow... Lightning... Thank youu." The Lion starting to slightly sob as he looked at his found friends.
"Okay Lion now can you please stop crying its kinda of sad. I know I am."
"Right! Sorry. If you guys want I can lead you through the forest I know well enough after having to hide from the Wicked of West for so long alone in that scary place."
"Hey thats over now you got all of us. So lead the way Lion I trust you know it."
"Yeah!" The two other boys chimed in and Lightning throwing a bark."
"Lighting walk with Lion so you can protect him okay. I think I can handle these two and keep them from fighting long enough for us to make his through the other side."
Lion and Lightning led the way into the dark forest with the Lion every now and again touching Lighting's head to make sure he was right by his side, and glad he was every time he checked. Carlos walked right behind the pair with the other two members of his party walking on either side of him. Lightning would bark for the Lion to stop as he sniffed and pawed at the ground and corrected them if the road turned or twisted, as they made their way through the dark forest with an occasional beam of light coming through.
The five of them walked carefully on the path as the made their way through the last parts of the dark forest with a wall of light coming closer and getting bigger as they walked towards it. Carlos and the other two followed close behind the leading duo collecting fruits that they felt along the way. Carlos of course had to remind the two boys that they couldn't see the fruit and shouldn't eat it until they made it out of the forest.
Finally they made their way to exit of the forest, but the only problem was that the Lion was right that there was a small opening and only one person could crawl through at a time. Lightning went first and barked that everything was okay on the side. The Tin Man went next to make sure nothing was on the other side. Now the only problem was that who would go next. The Lion would be to scared to go last and the same for the Scarecrow. Carlos figured the Lion would after the Scarecrow and that he would go last after the Lion. The Scarecrow made it through with only one scream about his hair and face. The Lion was scared stuck in the middle but luckily the Tin Man and Scarecrow told him everything was fine on this end and Carlos telling he could go and do it. Carlo went last losing some of the fruit as he crawled through the hole.
After everyone made sure they were fine; they checked out the fruit that they had collected for journey ahead lucky most of the fruit was safe to eat. Carlos carried some of the fruit in his pockets and helmet and the others carried what couldn't fit into his pockets or helmet in their hands.
The five of them walked with Lightning in the lead, followed by the Lion, then the Scarecrow, then Carlos, and the Tin Man taking the rear. They walked without much interruption other than the Tin Man's occasional need to oil his joints. The five of the walked over some the hills they saw from the other side of the forest.
But they all stopped when the Lion told them to. They all looked at him as he finished screaming causing to the Scarecrow to jump back and scream.
"What! What is it?" Carlos asked.
"We can't go any further. Look!" The Lion pointed to the field of flowers that was ahead of them in the small valley between the hill.
"What there just flowers whats to be scared of them for." The Scarecrow said as he started to walk ahead into the field of flowers.
The Scarecrow was pulled back the Tin Man as he yelled at him. "Would you look and use your brain!"
"What there just flowers they can't hurt us."
"Oh yeah they can't hurt us. But they can make us sleep for like ever! Don't you remember that day they told to watch out for these flowers in high school."
"No. But at least I can rest up on my beauty sleep then."
"Dude if you go in there you'll sleep until your dead."
"He's right Scarecrow. Once the flowers put you to sleep there won't be anything we can do. If we tried to rescue you we would just fall asleep to! Only the Good of the North or the Wicked of the West could move them. And I don't think he would help especially when he hates all of us. And the Good of the North I don't how to contact her." Lion said looking at the obstacle in front of them.
"So Lion is there anything we could be to not go to sleep?" Carlos asked.
"You said we have to stick to the road and thats the best way to get back to the city. But other than waiting for the flowers to die off I don't I don't know how long it would take for the flowers to die off."
"Not to mention the Wicked of the West could use this time to try to pick us off." Chimed in the Tin Man.
"Wait what if we tried to use some of the fruit to kill the flowers like weed killer? You know the fruits that you said that were bad to eat but we like cut some up and toss it at the flowers. Like we try to cut path through the flowers with the fruits they wouldn't be able to put us to sleep if they die off right and there's a clear path for us to walk through." Carlos asked the group boys.
"Well Lion your the brains. Would something like that work?" Asked the Tin Man.
"Yeah would it?" The Scarecrow repeating the question.
"It might. But the smell of the flowers would still there even if we did cut a path with fruits we still might not make it through the field. Unless we all held our breathes and ran like crazy then maybe just maybe."
"Well there's point in just sitting around here and waiting for the flowers to die off. We have to get to the city and help Carlos get home. Scarecrow to his party thing, Lion back to the library or home, and me to keep training for my try-outs."
"Well then its settled we'll head back to get some of the dangerous fruits we left back there. Come on." The Scarecrow said as he lead the way back to the forest to get some of the bad fruits.
- Wicked of the West's lair -
"I told you just putting the flowers in their way was a stupid idea." said the weird monkey bat thing
"Shut up it was a great idea. If it wasn't for that smart Lion to realize my plan."
"Was what put them all to sleep and wait for them to die from sleep and then you go and just take the ruby helmet from them."
"YESS!"
"Well that plan was stupid."
"Ugh shut up and help think of another plan minion! ... Ow!"
"I told you I'm not your minion! I'm your executive assistant in charge of the department of minions!"
"Fine, fine what ever. Just help me think of something to get that RUBY HELMET!"
"Stop yelling I can hear you just fine. Just send the minions out to stop them from making through the field of flowers or something."
"THAT IS... not a bad plan. Fine then my assistant send out the minions! ... Ow!"
"That's executive assistant! Now if you don't mind I'll go and send the minions."
- Back at the field of flowers -
"Hey do you think this is enough of the bad fruits to get us across!" Screamed the Scarecrow as he carried an arm full of the fruits to the others.
"Well Lion your the brains here you tell us." Tin Man said looking at the Lion.
"I think so, but I still don't know if this is going to work."
"Well we'll never know if we don't try now don't we right. And besides we all have to get back to the city."
"Tin Mans right we'll never know if we try come on Lion." Carlos added
"Yeah Lion Carlos and Tin Man have a point. Either that or we all live in that dark forest for the rest of our lives."
"You guys are right. Never hurts to try well in this case maybe..."
"Just try it!" The other three boys yelled at the Lion.
"Alright! I think we have enough of the fruits to get us across if we'll just have to run for it."
"See thats the spirit." The Tin Man said patting the Lion on the back.
The five of them traveled back to where they were before with arms full of the poisonous fruits.
"Right now remember. You have to smush the fruits just enough to let the juices out and then toss them into the field of flowers. Try to make them land in the same area so the path will be wide enough for us to cross. Also make sure none of the juices gets in your mouth that will be bad." Lion spoke as the others placed their fruits on the ground.
"So why don't we move closer to the flowers," asked the Scarecrow.
"Because we want to be as high as we can to see if this works, and if we get to close we could fall asleep right there. So its better this way. And if this works we'll move closer as we toss the fruits."
"Oh, okay well lets to tossing these bad boys."
"Remember smush, grab, throw as hard as you can and try to land them together."
"Right!" The other three boys.
"Lightning stay back and don't the fruit juices got it?" Carlos asked Lightning with Lightning barking back his answer.
The four of them smushed their first round of fruit and tossed them into the field of flowers. They watched as the fruit landed and slight exploded causing the fruit juices to spread around the small area. They watched hoping that the flowers would die off. They all held their breath as they watched and waited and then let out a sigh of relief as they saw the flowers start to wither and die off.
"Yes!" All of them screamed.
"Keeping going!"
They all started to smush their second round of fruits and tossed them further into the field of flowers. The Lion's fruits fell slightly shorter than the other three boys, the Scarecrow's and the Tin Man's fruits fell slightly further into the field and Carlos' fell in the middle of the two groups. After their third round of fruits they grabbed them and as started to move closer to the field as they cut a path with the bad fruits.
They kept throwing the fruits into the field until they had cut a path through most of it, with only a small patch separating them from the road that lead to the city. They all looked down to see that they all had one left to throw. They all looked to the Lion to see what to do with them.
"Ughh. Lets save them okay. We might need them."
They all nodded their heads and picked up there last fruit.
"So the best thing would be walk in straight path one after the other. But Lightning."
"One of us could carry him over the last patch of the flowers." Added the Scarecrow.
"Right then lets go before the Wicked of the West tries something else to get us." Chimed in the Tin Man.
"Well come on lets go before anything happens." Carlos added.
They all gathered their things and started to walk slowly towards the field of flowers. All of them getting in a line with the Lion in the front, then Carlos, Lightning, Scarecrow and Tin Man taking the back again. They all walked slowly as they crossed into the field of flower each one of them except for Lightning holding their breath not knowing if they would fall asleep if they breathed in the scent of the flowers.
They made it half way through the field of flowers before the Lion heard something and started to point and jump at what ever he saw. Carlos looked to where the Lion was pointing, the Scarecrow let out a muffled scream and the Tin Man let out groan as they saw a flock of minions coming straight for them.
A/N: So as always please leave some comments and reviews. Thanks :]
So I just want to say thanks to Cheeky Brunette and BigTimeB***** sorry censored myself kids might read this you guys are like the most to comment on my story so thanks. Also to anyone and everyone else who has/might commented or reviewed my story thanks.
