(walks in with hedgehogs sitting on her head and shoulders) …Don't ask. Just read.

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Starspring: Lol I ought to throw in a translator for Puss XD I have a habit of throwing in some scarring back-stories, though I try not to make them TOO graphic. And wow, I thought everyone forgot about Biggy! Glad you remembered! :D And trust me, Pin's reaction will be worthwhile ;)

Scoobycool9: Yeah, as if Ol' Whippy's animal-abuse wasn't enough. Yeah, poor child, I hate it when they don't get a chance to live :( …So would I.

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3rd Person POV

Miss Lilliesworth paced the floor, fuming. "Those ungrateful little wenches!" she muttered, packing her bag. "Running off out of their betrothment along with that 'Pin' fellow… Doesn't anyone abide by a contract anymore?" She then walked out of the room. "I'll handle it, though. I will go to the police office and demand a search-and-capture for them! I will not have them make a fool out of me!"

As she walked, she bumped into a fox-like hybrid. "Oh, pardon me, madame," he said, carrying a heavy sack and tipping his hat.

"Quite alright," She walked on, still muttering to herself. "Honestly, I doubt Rothberta ever went through this!"

Rancorous walked toward the forest, shrugging and adjusting the bag over his shoulder. He came across a pond, and laid out some bear-traps… made out of silver. "If those creatures or their accomplices come by, they'll be walking into their fateful mistake,"

A tiny girl, however, happened to be standing on a tree branch, a sparrow sitting beside her with a saddle on its back. "I must warn Blu!" she said to herself, climbing onto the sparrow and flying off. "C'mon, Jack!"

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Blu's POV

Ever have one of those feelings where you think that something's about to go wrong, that you set someone on the warpath while someone else is lying-in-wait to get back at you for something?

Yeah… me neither.

We were at a boat dock that morning, loading a ship, the WTF MANNE… all the while who was the weirdo who'd name a ship that… and preparing for our voyage to the land of the dead. According to Tink's navigations, it would be a 4-month voyage. Oy.

Fangface II arrived that morning. "Sorry it took me so long to meet up with you guys," he said. "There had been a riot at the Gingerbread Bar, and it took a while to end the fight, and put out the fire before the house went from 'baked' to 'burned', and we had to patch up the damages. We practically ran out of frosting!"

"Sweet," Posie commented, impressed.

"We managed to solve the riddle, and we're heading to Zombie Island," Pin said.

"Red and Goldie are staying put, though." I added. "Apparently, being attacked by zombified pirates was too much for 'em, and they want to keep away from anything undead for a while."

"Oh, good. We might get a quiet voyage, then… let alone a secure sleep," the wolfid knight commented.

"Secure sleep?" Wolf questioned.

"Ever wake up in the middle of the night and find a red-hooded slut peeking in through your window?"

"Trust me, you're not alone," Pin told him, and they both laughed.

I felt uneasy, wondering how I was going to tell Pin that I was pregnant. I couldn't tell him now, otherwise he'd make me stay behind on my own quest, or worry about me during every minute of it. I had to wait for the right moment… let alone how to start. Whenever I saw moments like this on television, I'd always criticize the women in the situation, telling them to just blurt out and tell the men the truth and stop being so nervous. …Though, now that I was in said situation, I knew how they felt.

I shook my head, deciding to think about it later, and got on the ship. We cast off, Tink and Pedro at the helm, being the only ones who knew about sailing, while the rest of us got settled in our quarters, save Rosie and Posie, who were enjoying the ocean scenery- let alone their freedom. If they could, I'd bet those twins would sail clear to Japan just to get away from their aunt.

I lied down in my bed, thinking about all that had happened… First I lose my job and house, thanks to some specter and Lilliesworth, then some animal-abuser drives Lox into Wolf's arms, then I find out my aunt and uncle had been holding out on me all these years, met Sai, turned down Pin's proposal (twice, after finding out he had been betrothed), seen a bunch of knights rip off Monty Python, Puss decides to return, Lox changes human, we encounter a butt-load of riddles, we face undead pirates, I find out we're pregnant, and now I'm off to a zombie-filled island to find out what kind of treasure my parents have for me.

Ironically, I've done crazier things on the weekends.

I fell asleep, lost in my thoughts, having one hell of a freaky dream…

There I was, standing on top of a crumbling tower in a storm, a girl with blonde hair and blue eyes standing right next to me. Her hair was tied back in a ribbon and she wore a white dress, yet she seemed demonic. "So, looks like my plans for you are finally starting to take place," she said, smirking.

"What plans?" I sneered.

"Plans for me to finally live again…"

I glowered at her. "Yeah, tough-shit Annabelle, but I'm not going to help you after what you've done,"

She grinned, showing sharp teeth. "You already have… You're in Ash's ring now, Carson. And when you're in Ash's ring, you do as I say, or you and your friends will all… fall… down!"

With that, the floor beneath me gave way and I fell, Annabelle's evil- and annoying- cackle ringing in my ears.

I woke up, sitting up and looking around. Great, now she's haunting my dreams. I thought, bitterly.

"Bad dreams?" came a voice, and I saw a pair of eyes and a crescent-shaped smile floating in front of me.

"You!" I snapped, swinging my pillow at the Cheshire Cat. "What gave you the nerve to come back, you disappearing pussy?"

"I just wanted to see how you and Sai were coming along since I last saw you both. How have you been? Have you helped her solve her identity crisis yet? I heard you've got a mystery of your own, as well…"

"And it's all none of your business,"

The Cheshire cat chuckled. "Oh, but it will be. Zombie Island is near Underland, my home territory. Once you reach it, you'll be in my game-zone, and I'll get to play by my own rules, without your say…" he began to disappear. "Watch your steps, especially after you walk…"

"We have enough riddles too, thank you!" I sighed bitterly and lied back down, staring at the ceiling.

This was going to be a loooong voyage.

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A/N: What shall happen next? Stay tuned.

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