Sorry this story took forever for me to update, I 'was working on a story for theNocturne's challenge and it is finished so please go check it out and tell me what you all think its called Another Christmas Miracle. Whoa guys after this chapter all I need is a chapter and an epilogue and then that's the end. [tear] I hope you all enjoy.
Chapter 9 Operation Key, Kuki, Stairs oh my!
"I'll get it," shouted Mushastasia in her voice that left a ringing in the ears of anyone within hearing distance. She and Dizzie fought their way down the stairs pushing and shoving each other out of the way for the privilege of answering the door for the King's royal advisor.
"Girls," Stepmother interrupted them Dizzie holding a lock of Mushastasia's hair and Mushastasia holding Dizzie in a head lock. "I'll get it," Stepmother said walking toward the entrance and allowing the girls to brush themselves off before Stepmother opened the door.
"The royal advisor Hoagie P Gilligan," the messenger cried as an exhausted skinny young looking man around the same age of Kukarella slowly walked through the main entrance.
"Good afternoon Mr. Gilligan," Stepmother held out her fragile old hand for the advisor to shake.
"Oh, please Madame Mr. Gilligan was my father, please address me as Hoagie if you would be so kind," he firmly shook the outstretched hand.
"But of course um Hoagie, and these are my gorgeous daughters Dizzie and Mushastasia," Stepmother introduced the two girls who hurriedly rushed forward and bowed holding their chins up by the pad on their index fingers.
"The pleasure is all mine, now where may we please, eh hem, sit down," Hoagie cleared his throat and shuddered at the sight of the dreadful looking pair ready to get on with his duty for Kukarella's house was his last house to visit and the future bride of Prince Wallabee was surely among them.
"Oh this way," Stepmother walked Hoagie and the messenger over to the parlor.
"Say if I happen to lose the Prince to you, which is clearly going to be impossible, I'm going for that handsome advisor," Dizzie whispered to Mushastasia winking at her as they followed their mother and the two men into the next room.
While all the introductions were taking place Nigel and Tommy were close by in an unnoticeable hole watching all the events that were going on around them, from the entrance of Hoagie to the last remark Dizzie had made which sent chills down their little hamster spines.
"Come on Tommy we've got to get that key," Nigel told the youngest pack member.
"But we don't even know where it is Nigel," Tommy stated discouraged by their lack of knowledge in their current predicament.
"I could of sworn I saw Stepmother place it in her right pocket I believe," Nigel scratched his little ear trying to recall the location of the bronze key that unlocked the attic prison Kukarella was being held in.
"Well then what are we waiting for lets go," Tommy grabbed Nigel's arm and roughly dragged him over to the entrance to the parlor filled with various china sets and antic couches.
"Look there it is sticking out of her right pocket, see Tommy I told you I knew where it was," Nigel informed delighted by his correct assumption of the holding place of the key. "Now how exactly do we get it without being seen," they were again stuck on how to carry out with their mission.
"The other day I was playing around with some household objects that just happened to be laying around and I think I may have just invented a gadget that can probably hook around the fob of the key and pull it so that it falls out of her pocket and into our tiny paws," Tommy made clear to Nigel of his plan holding out his hand before Nigel's eyes.
"Hmm that could work, but what if we get noticed or she feels the lightest tug," Nigel questioned.
"That is why we'll have to do it slowly and get it out before the advisor finishes talking, now come on we've got to move," little Tommy was more upset then anyone about the cruel things Stepmother was inflicting on Kukarella and he could no longer bare to watch their evil ways anymore.
"Okay I trust you Tommy," Nigel nodded and he and Tommy scampered toward the coffee table next to Stepmother as she thanked the advisor for coming from her comfy reading chair.
"Now may you please explain to my daughters the reason for your esteemed presence?" She ended and dropped little cubes of sugar into her steaming peach tea.
"Thank you well as you may know last night at the ball the Prince encountered a very lovely girl of which he had a taking to….." Hoagie went on about the Prince, the disappearance of the mysterious girl, and the discovery of the slipper for what felt like the bumillionth time he'd told that story as Tommy reattached the separated parts of his creation. Nigel stood on top of a small plastic spoon that had a rubber band wrapped around its end and at the same time Tommy was bending back the sppon and tapping the end of a rope from a yoyo with a paperclip that was bent so that it was in the shape of a hook at the other end to the rubber band.
"Tommy, explain how this is going to work please," Nigel was confused by the engineering of the device.
"Well you're going step on the plastic spoon while I pull back on the rubber band releasing the rope and hook up toward Stepmother's pocket, which isn't that far from our position anyways," he went on putting the last details on the gizmo.
"But the rope won't get very far it's so light," Nigel was getting upset with Tommy's calculations at this rate they would never get the key to Kukarella on time.
"That's why I'm tying the end with the paperclip around a marble, uh duh," Nigel just left it at that and allowed Tommy to go on with tying his last knot.
"Ready Nigel," Tommy whispered to Nigel.
"Ehh sure whatever, but let's hurry because if this plan crashes and burns Tommy I'm sending you up there to get the key," Nigel said positioning himself on the spoon again.
"Okay ready, aim, and fire," he whispered and they both watched in amazement as the rope holding the marble and paperclip went soaring up to where Stepmother's pocket was. The paperclip caught hold of the keys fob perfectly.
"I'm impressed Tommy this piece of junk actually worked," Nigel smiled at Tommy relieved with the results of the first test drive of the strange machinery.
"Thank you, now get over here and let's start pulling," Nigel nodded jumped off the spoon and grabbed hold of the ropes end with Tommy.
"Okay now pull," they tugged hard on the key which only inched a little bit closer to the edge of the pocket. "And pull," Tommy ordered and they gave another tug and it jerked halfway out of the pocket. They started pulling from higher points of the rope. "It's almost out one more time," they gave this pull their all and they were fortunate that Stepmother crossed her left leg over her right and started leaning toward the table next to her to pour more water into her teacup. Although the key came tumbling fast by the great force of gravity and the two tiny bodies were not yet prepared to catch the item twice their size.
"We...We got it," said a chirpy Tommy shouted out loud waving his hands in the air.
"Shhh," Nigel hushed Tommy as he started pushing the key off of his small frame.
"I mean we got it," Tommy said in a soft whisper lowering his hands to his sides before helping Nigel lift the key onto their backs and they fled toward their hole which led to the staircase winding up toward the attic which imprisoned Kukarella.
"Okay let's start Tommy," Nigel commanded Tommy as he walked toward him so he could get a lift up onto the first step.
"I don't know Nigel that's a lot of stairs for two hamsters to climb," Tommy frowned at the leader.
"Oh okay so were just gunna leave Kukarella up there forever and let the Prince marry ugh one of those disgusting things sitting in the parlor," he shivered at the thought and pointed in the direction of the two stepsisters slurping at their teas.
Tommy narrowed his eyelids popped his neck and knuckles then turned to his leader and got in a downward position.
"Let's get started."
Well that's it aww I love the way I made Tommy in this story, so adorable right. Remember I am entering theNocturne's contest so please look out for that story by ironwoman it's called Another Chirstmas Miracle [couldn't think of a good title]] please review. Longest chapter yet I'm so proud.