Chapter 9: Goldilocks Saves The Day

Charles IV created a barrier around Bert, Chan, Nicole, Frederick, and Lisa. He said to Nicole and Chan, "Get the cure to him now! We'll hold them off, and this barrier will protect you."

"WHAT!" shouted Magica. "GRRRR! THEN I WILL DESTROY YOU!"

"SAME HERE!" added Old Magica.

Nicholas Roberts said, "ME, TOO!" He came out, but he was brainwashed.

"SON!" Charles III shouted.

"Hello, Dad," said Nick. "I see you've met my son and your grandson, too."

"Well, this is going to do. SPD EMERGENCY!" Then he became a Silver Ranger. "SPACE PATROL DELTA SILVER RANGER!" He took his Silver Sword out and started fighting Magica and Old Magica. Suddenly, Drake charged in and slashed Charles hard-he immediately got a scar on his chest, while Bunnie and Estelle ran towards him.

"Charles!" shouted Bunnie.

Estelle added, "Are you okay, mon amour?"

"Yeah, loves," replied Charles weakly. "I'm fine...it's just a slash."

Drake turned to Estelle and Bunnie, "Now, you two girls, time to die! HA-HA-HA!"

He started advancing towards them, but then an old male rabbit with a bionic arm dashed in and blocked him. He boldly shouted, "No one dares to harm my niece and get away with it!"

Bunnie instantly recognized the old rabbit. She hugged him, exclaiming, "Uncle Beaureguard!"

"Hello, my niece," replied Uncle Beauregard. Upon seeing Charles, he asked, "So, is he your husband?" Beaureguard saying

"Yes, Uncle, he is."

"I'm his wife, too," said Estelle with a smile.

"Well, that's just plain wonderful! Thanks, my new nephew-in-law, for making my girl happy."

"You're welcome, uncle-in-law," Charles replied.

Meanwhile, Eric attacked Drake, slashing him ten times. Drake growled, before blasting Eric, but the young hybrid got a new trick-he used the dragon fire force-field to block the attack. As he did that, he shouted, "DRAGON FIRE!" Drake was thus knocked out.

While all this was happening, Nicole put her feather into the cure position as Chan shook it up and gave it to Bert. He said, "Here, Bert, drink it up."

Bert grabbed the cup and started to drink out of it, but Magica ran in and snatched the cup away from him. Bert shouted, "No!"

"You're not getting this cure while I'm around!" said Magica, smirking evilly. Bert struggled to reach for it, but Magica held the cup higher and higher so he wouldn't be able to reach it. She laughed as she did so.

Goldilocks, who had wandered from the group, peeked in and witnessed the whole thing. She gasped in horror, before frowning angrily and running towards Magica. She shouted, "Hey, you! You'd better leave my grandpa alone!"

"That's right," agreed Bert. "Tell her to give the cure back to me, so I can drink it and be my good old self again!"

Magica tried to fight off the child. She snarled, "Gah! Get away from me! S-stay away!" Goldilocks glared at her and, much to Magica's surprise and amusement, did an impression of a scary grizzly bear. She cried out, "Grrrarrrr!"

"Oh, how cute," laughed Magica. "A little girl pretending to be a bear! Hah! You don't scare me! You're nothing but a lazy, good-for-nothing, useless..."

But she was in for a big surprise when Goldilocks suddenly transformed from an innocent seven-year-old girl into a large and VERY angry grizzly bear, baring her sharp fangs and claws. Magica stared at her in stunned silence, unable to say another word.

"You may not know this," growled Goldilocks. "But my daddy told me that in order to find out who I am, I have to rediscover my roots. Not only I'm part raccoon, but I also have a drop of grizzly blood in me! I just found out from Daddy that my mom was rumored to have once been the half-breed daughter of one of Papa Bear's old cubhood pals, the child of a grizzly father and a human mother-that enabled me to actually use my powers to transform into a grizzly bear at will. And now that you're threatening to kill Grandpa, allow me to return the favor by KILLING YOU!"

Goldilocks roared at Magica, who immediately started to turn tail and ran for her life. But upon doing so, she tripped over a cord and started falling out of an open window, screaming frantically. The old feathered crone was never seen again. The cup had fallen out of her hand, and Goldilocks transformed back into her human self and ran to catch it. She then brought the cup to Bert and said, "Please, Grandpa...drink this. Drink it so you could get all better again."

Bert nodded and grabbed the cup and started drinking from it. Everyone stopped what they were doing and held their breaths in anticipation for what should happen next. Then, a bright golden aura surrounded Bert for a while, before disappearing. After what seemed like a while, Bert smiled and said, "The sickness...the poison...it's gone...all gone...and I'M CURED!"

They all cheered. Goldilocks laughed happily and hugged Bert. He laughed, before hugging her back and saying, "Thank you so much for saving me...thanks."

"You're welcome," replied the girl.

Bert Jr. ran in, scooped Goldilocks into his arms, and lifted her up into the air. She laughed happily, as he did. The news reporters who had already gathered into the room decided to take a photo of this happy moment. The photo ended up on the front cover of the Daily News, under the headlines that said, "Family Power: President Raccoon Saved By His Granddaughter!"