The rhino guards and the Sheriff of Rotting...I mean, Nottingham were so in tuned with the music and dance, they did not notice our escape. I tucked my red hair back into my hat, making sure no one could see it. I stood beside Rocky and stared at at him as we walked. There was something about him he was not telling and I wanted to find out.
"So, just out of curiosity, why did Shock call you halfling?" I asked. His hands curled up into fists.
"Look, you don't have to tell me if you don't want to," I said calmly. If I was going to get any answers out of him, I had to be nice. So far, snapping at him has not gotten me very far. It's only when we get along do things turn out right.
He sighed. "They called me that because I'm not only a genie. I'm human too."
"I don't get it," I said.
He explained, "My father was a genie and my mother was human. It is against the rules for a Real World human to marry or be with an inhabitant from the Hundredth Dimension. When I was born, my father lied and told the genie community I was a full-genie. They believed it until I was ten, which was when my powers started to develop. My powers were not like the other genies my age. I could not grant people's wishes and I could not disappear into a lamp. My father finally confessed and I was banished. Now, here I am wandering the world with no one who cares."
His story explained a lot. It explained why he was always so angry. It explained why he criticized me for the clothes I wore. It even explained the story I was reading, of how the writer was going to foil his brother's plans of marrying Rose Red. Yet, despite his explanation, I had more questions. Did he always know he was half-human? What did Rod Sterling mean when he said Rocky joined the ranks of evil? And most importantly, why did he save me even I treated him so cruelly?
"Hey, where is Conan and AJ?" he asked. I looked up. We were at the spot they told us to be in, but they weren't there. I looked down at my watch. It's been about an hour, just like they said. Where could they be?
"Should we wait?" I asked.
"No, something bad has happened," Rocky said, his eyes glazed. "I just know it. We'll zap over there." He grabbed my hand and puff of smoke surrounded us. Within seconds, it disappeared, like last time, and we were in a cave-like setting. Rocky leaned against, breathing heavily.
"Are you okay?" I asked.
"Yeah, it just took a lot out of me. Being half-human limits my powers, so it takes a lot out of me when I do something big like telportation. I just need a break from my powers for about ten minutes and I'll be fine."
I placed his arm around my shoulder and helped him up as we walked through the cave. Lit torches hanged on the walls lighting our way. I gazed at the cavern in awe.
"Is this what it's like under the Indiana Jones stage?" I asked.
"In the Hundredth Dimension," he answered. We continued until I saw a beige jeep parked near the one of the walls. I smiled.
"Why don't we just take the jeep?" I suggested. "It'll be quicker and I don't think anyone else is going to take it."
He nodded his head in agreement. He took his arm off of my shouder and hubbled over to the jeep. He hopped in the passenger's seat. I frowned.
"Can't you drive?" I asked.
"I have powers," he explained. "I never needed to learn how to drive."
I took a deep breath and sat in the driver's seat. I looked at the wheel nervously. I didn't have my permit yet, so I hadn't really learned how to drive. I had some practice with my dad, but it was only in an empty parking lot. I only had a vague idea of what to do. I buckled my seat belt and turned on the ignition. I breathed out slowly, happy it turned on. I look at fuel gauge and saw it was full. I put into drive and my foot gently touched the gas pedal. We slowly began to move. Rocky stared at me.
"Ah, no offense, but I think I could walk faster than this."
"Hey, you're the one who can't drive and is too tired to walk," I commented. "Don't complain about the one who is giving you HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLP!" Before I could completely finish my sentence, the jeep fell off the edge and stumbled down a cliff. The jeep was moving fast down the steep hill. I tried to ride the brake, but it was no use. This car was not going to stop. I screamed. Rocky screamed. After what felt like five minutes of fear (really it was only five seconds), the jeep reached the ground and screeched to a halt.
I placed my hand over my chest. I could still feel a heartbeat. My hand was still shaking as I turned off the ignition. Steam seeped from the engine. Rocky turned to me, breathing heavily.
"What just happened?" he asked. I shook my head, unable to respond. He placed a hand on my shoulder. For some reason, my body relaxed. It was like his touch melted away all of my fear. I looked up at him.
"You okay?" he asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine."
"I'll check the damage." He unbuckled his seatbelt and hopped out of the car. Although I knew he had no clue what he was doing, it was sweet of him to pretend. I sat in the car, waiting him for to finish "checking". I sighed as I laid my hand on the car door. Surprisingly, the car no longer felt hard and dusty. Instead it felt smooth and dry, like an expensive purse. I turned towards the car door and my voice cracked. My head was only inches away from a boa constrictor and hand was touching its tail. All the fear that once left came back. I couldn't move.
The boa seemed calm, almost happy. He seemed to have a smile on his face. His golden irises and pupils changed into rings of shifting colors. Instead of making me feel sick, as pictures of changing colors usually do, I felt calm and relaxed once again. His colorful eyes seemed to soothe me.
"Aren't you a tasty young thing?" the boa spoke, his voice like honey and oil. He licked his lips. For some reason, this caused no concern to me. No thoughts ran through my brain. All my feelings and thoughts had turned to mush. He leaned his head closer and opened his mouth slightly.
"OW!" The boa cried. I closed my eyes and shook my head. My head was thinking clearly once again and fear ran thorough me. I was about to let a snake eat me! I looked down and saw the snake on the ground with Rocky standing above him. Rocky held his guitar like a club. The snake rubbed his head with his tail. My eyes widened as I began to recognize him.
"Wait, I know you!" I said. "You're from The Jungle Book." No one seemed to hear me because Rocky was still stiff and the boa looked at him angrily.
"Don't you even dare, Kaa!" Rocky yelled. "She is not your afternoon snack." A loud hiss echoed through the cave, but it didn't come come from Kaa. He gulped and quickly began to slither away.
"She may not be mine, but she's about to be someone else's," he cried back. Rocky and I turned around and froze in place. In front of us was the biggest snake we had ever seen.
And he looked hungry...
I'm sooooooooo sorry for taking so long to write. I've been really busy (I know I have life Gasp). Anyway, I'm trying to add more Disney characters into this story rather than characters of my own imagination or from a different company. I think I'm starting to lose the Disney-esq of my story. Tell me if there are any Disney characters that you want to see appear in this story. And also review and tell me how I'm doing.