Life is sort of sucking for me right now… luckily, it gives me reference for the characters of whom I'm about to inflict torture upon.

Reviewer Thanks

JandMbooklovers: Yay, a new reviewer! I like your idea about Anchantor 'falling in love'. And Blu and the three boys aren't actual fairytale characters, but just my own OC. I'm glad you love my story!

Starspring: Actually, my imagination was full of ideas so it took 2 chapters to unleash them. (talk about a lot of inspiration!)

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Pin offered to let Jimmy, Rudy, Danny, Radio, and Izzy stay at his place. It was nearest to the Huntresses' cabin and not to far out of town, let alone was full of weapons he kept well-hidden just in case of an emergency. Blu, of course, was thankful for his generous offer, since she never enjoyed having any sort of company spending the night in her house, especially if she didn't know them and they were being tracked down by a mad enchanter. Pin is too trusting. she thought after Pin brought up the offer. I wouldn't let these guys stay in my place- one of them could be a criminal!

After that little thought, she found herself saying, "I think I'll stay over, too, just in case a certain sorcerer- who's name we CAN'T say, for the sake of our lives- happens to drop by." …That, and she didn't trust their little 'visitors', either.

"Sounds good. We'll need all the help we can get," Pin replied.

"Figures." Red scoffed.

"So… what's all in Fairytale Land?" Rudy asked.

Blu shrugged. "Fairies, witches, gingerbread-houses, trolls, elves, honest government officials… pretty much anything that would be made-up in YOUR world." she replied, deadpanned.

"Think we should tell Robin about these guys?" Goldie asked.

"Well, he IS the Chief of Police, so he deserves to know," Pin replied.

"Wait, wait, wait… you mean Robin HOOD?" Rudy asked.

"No, genius, we're talking about Robin Goodfellow." Blu replied, sarcastically.

"I thought Robin was a thief who lived in the woods," Danny said, ignoring Blu's remark.

"Well, he WAS, but after he busted the phony Prince John and the ex-sheriff, the city decided to put him in charge of the police-force." Pin replied.

"Wow… is there anything ELSE we should know about the classic tale?" Radio asked.

"Well, for starters, he's my cousin." Blu said.

Rudy stopped dead in his tracks. "YOU'RE related to Robin Hood?" he gasped.

"Along with these two ding-dongs," Blu pointed her thumbs at Red and Goldie, who sneered at her. "These two 'dashing' ladies happen to be your Little Red Riding Hood and Goldilocks."

Jimmy arched an eyebrow, looking at Red… namely her short-sleeved V-neck shirt that exposed too much of her cleavage, her mini-mini skirt, and her knee-high boots. "I didn't know Red was a tramp," he said, and Red's jaw dropped. "I thought that role was for the Big Bad Wolf."

"WHAT did you call me?" Red snapped, while Goldie giggled.

"Trust me, the Big 'Bad' Wolf isn't what he sounds like," Blu replied, paying no attention to Red.

"What about you?" Danny asked Pin. "What fairytale did you come from?"

"Believe it or not, I used to be a wooden puppet," Pin said with a grin.

"Are you related to Blu, too?" Radio asked.

"In his dreams," Blu said, rolling her eyes.

"More like nightmares," Goldie remarked.

"So, just for a heads-up, are there any OTHER fairytale saps you're related to?" Jimmy asked.

"Only Snow White." Blu replied.

Danny froze in his tracks right then and there. "Snow… White?" he repeated.

"Yeah, you know- the girl who had a stepmother who tried to kill her, then ended up living with 7 short guys, ate a poisoned apple, found her prince, blah blah blah…" Blu then looked at him quizzically, seeing his shocked expression. "What's wrong?"

Danny drew in a deep breath. "Snow White… was my mother." he replied, his bottom-lip quivering. "And she died four years ago."

Pin and Blu looked at each other, stunned. Before either of them could say a word, there came a sound from the bushes, and they saw a pair of yellow eyes staring back at them. Blu raised her bow and arrow, aiming it at the bushes… and shooting.

*Thwack!*

"REEEOOOW!" came a mournful cry, and Puss came stumbling out with an arrow in his chest. "Ack! Ce naiba a facut trage-mi pentru, nebun catea?" he then fell backwards, dead.

"Oh, my gosh! You shot a cat!" Rudy gasped, kneeling beside Puss. "Poor kitty…"

"Hurk! I think I'm gonna be sick…" Radio whispered, gagging.

"M-Meow…" Izzy agreed.

"Give him a minute." Blu said bluntly, pulling her arrow out of Puss' chest.

Within seconds, it quickly healed. "Oy, one life down, six more to go…" he muttered, scowling up at Blu.

"It… It talked!" Danny gasped.

Radio gave the prince a look. "You think that after meeting me, talking animals would be no big deal," she scoffed to herself, then turned to Blu. "How…?"

"Did I heal up so fast?" Puss replied, adjusting his hat. "Well, senorita, in Fairytale Land, we cats happen to have 9 lives, making it harder to… kill… us…" his voice trailed off, spotting something incredible…

…the most beautiful feline he ever saw…

…who happened to be Izzy. "Oh mi ce o gagica," he gasped, his pupils dilating, beguiled.

Jimmy looked at Puss, then gave Blu a sarcastic look. "Puss in Boots?" he asked, deadpanned.

"Duh." Blu replied.

"Tell, me, Blu… who is this lovely feline that stands before me?" Puss said, gazing at Izzy.

"Her name's Izzy, she's our friend…" Radio began to explain.

"Hiss!" Izzy snapped at Puss, leaping into Radio's arms.

"…And not interested."

"Alright, Puss, you can try to woo the felines later," Blu sneered, then turned to Danny. "Right now, I want to hear about my cousin's sudden-death!"

"It's not so sudden if it happened 4 years ago," Goldie chimed.

"It is if we're just now hearing about it! …Why are YOU two not concerned?"

"Uh, because she's still ALIVE?" Red scoffed.

"W-What?" Danny gasped.

"Danny, are you SURE your mother was Snow White?" Pin asked.

"Of course I'm sure! …At least, that's what my father would always call her…"

"Perhaps it was a different Snow White?" Rudy guessed. "Like, in the tale of 'Snow White and Red Rose'?"

Blu rubbed her chin. Rudy has a point… but how could there be 2 'Snow Whites' if I've only known one? I KNOW where I've heard of the other one! …But I can't remember. she thought, then shook her head. "We'll talk about it later. Right now, we'd better head to Pin's place. It's starting to get dark," she said, pointing at the sun as it sunk deeper into the horizon.

"Blu's right. We'd better get inside before any dark-prowlers come out," Pin said.

"Dark-prowlers?" Rudy asked.

"Monsters." Goldie answered.

They continued their pace to Pin's house. A few kilometers down the path, Red began to gossip with Goldie. Go figure. "A tramp, he calls me!" she whispered angrily. "I'm not a tramp, just because I hang out with a few guys now and again…"

"No, it's also because of your outfit, too." Goldie replied, stifling a chuckle.

Red glared at her. "Ugh. Has Blu's personality rubbed-off on you?"

"That would be an improvement." Blu replied, holding back a smirk.

Red sneered at her. "Jump into someone ELSE'S conversation," she then turned back to Goldie. "Who needs him, anyway? He looks like he's been raised by wolves!" she then smirked. "Besides, there's that OTHER new boy…"

"But I thought you said that his friend said that he was a homosexual." Goldie said, then became thoughtful.

"Oh, he may be gay… until I use a bit of my 'feminine charm' to reconcile him." her smirk widened into a grin, a plan forming inside her head.

Goldie then tapped her shoulder. "Just out of curiosity… what's a homosexual?"

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A/N: And that's all I'm gonna write for now, but once again I leave you with questions. Who is the other Snow White? What characters will our heroes face next? Has Puss gone ga-ga for Izzy? What about Silver? Where was Wolf during all of this? Will Anchantor or Diablo catch up to their foes? What is Red's devious plot? …And will someone explain to Goldie what a 'homosexual' is?

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