Chapter 37: Goodbye?

Back in the now Wormwood free kingdom of Hortensia,everyone was in the royal throne room and happily celebrating their victory over Wormwood and Barry,unaware that this was merely the calm before the storm. Scheroder was playing an energetic little tune on his piano while Linus and the others were celebrating with mugs of root beer and playing a new game they made up.

Patty had just finished her turn in said game as she smugly walked up to the king and held out her hand "I believe you owe me 20 gold pieces king." to which the king groaned and handed the tomboy 20 gold pieces from his pocket.

"Thank you." Patty smugly thanked the king for holding up his end of the bet as she tightly closed her hand before she walked back to Linus and the others. Linus was slightly displeased by the fact that Patty was straight up gambling with the king as he sighed "Did you really need to turn this into a betting game?" to which Patty scoffed and retorted "If it gets me some money here,I'm all for it."

Linus rolled his eyes and went back to sipping his root beer as the king crankily told the jester since he was still in a sour mood about losing a bet to a kid "Jester,you're up." before the latter ecstatically ran up to have his turn in their game.

"Four syllables,and it goes like this." The jester excitedly gave two vague hints on what he seemed to be talking about before he held his arms out and ran around the throne room as he made airplane noises,despite no one knowing what an airplane was at the time.

The others all tried to guess what the jester was talking about as the king made a guess of his own "Sounds like an albatross." to which Linus disagreed and retorted "No,it's gotta be some type of flying machine." before Violet scoffed "A flying machine? That's stupider than that great pumpkin thing you made up."

However their frantic guessing on what the jester was talking about would be quickly interrupted when Isabella suddenly burst into the throne room with a panicked and nervous expression on her face,she also seemed to be holding a brown slip of paper too.

"We just got a save the date from Wormwood." Isabella nervously announced to everyone only for her father to brush her concerns aside as he interrupted her "Shh-shh,we're playing a new game. It's called "Guess The Future." And who cares? The wedding's been called off anyway?" to which Sally happily added "Thanks to us,Wormwood is outta here!" before they all clanged their mugs together for a toast.

"I think he may be trying too hard to get a wedding going." Marcie chuckled and joked with a smile before Isabella retorted in a more frustrated voice "It's not for a wedding,it's for a war!" to which the kids spit out their root beers in shock and Scheroder immediately stopped playing his music as Linus asked in bewilderment "What?! A war?!"

"Wormwood is in Valencia and they plan to invade us on Sunday,January 31st,8:00 P.M. Eastern,set your DVR." Isabella continued as she read the save the date invitation she was sent before the king asked out of confusion "DVR? What does that mean?" to which Isabella nonchalantly clarified "Just trying to play the guess the future game."

Linus and the others were starting to panic at the revelation that they were about to go to war as Linus nervously paced throughout the throne room "This is bad,this is really bad. I knew we should have just thrown him in the dungeon." to which Sally asked out of nervousness as well "What are we gonna do? I've never been in a war before. I feel like I've been drafted."

Peppermint Patty on the other hand while still nervous,was a little more confident than the others as she determinedly started "Big whup,if Wormwood steps a single foot in here,I'll knock his teeth clean out. Save the date or no date." before the queen of Valencia suddenly asked out of confusion "Wait,he sent a save the date for a war? Who does such a thing?"

Back in Valencia,Wormwood angrily slammed his fist down on the table as he lamented Barry in frustration "For real Barry?! You sent out save the date invitations to the people we are surprise attacking?! There are two lists! Two! Save the date for the wedding,and save the date for the war! Not,that,difficult!" to which Barry surprisingly retorted "Maybe if you stopped yelling and took the time to teach."

"And who knows that they mean by "light refreshments." Isabella asked herself in confusion as she looked over the invitation before she continued "So,what do we do here? Call for a war council? Sound an alarm?" to which all the adults and royal figures aside from Isabella's parents and the jester started to place their fingers next to their noses,much to the confusion of Isabella and the kids.

"Wait,what's happening,why is everyone doing that?" Isabella asked in confusion as Harry clarified "Hortensian tradition,in time of war,the last person to put their finger next to their nose leads the troops." to which Scheroder remarked in awe "Well that's an interesting bit of culture." before Marcie quietly added "I don't think it's wise that someone around our age is in charge of a kingdom."

"Oh yeah that also includes kids." Harry suddenly gasped and remembered to which the kids,the jester,the king and queen of Valencia and Isabella immediately did the same as the others,but alas Isabella was the last one standing,she had to lead the troops.

"Uh,oh,darn! Dad!" Isabella groaned in frustration and anger that she would have to lead the troops as the king regretfully declined to take her place "I'm sorry bunny,I suck at war. That's why our kingdom was taken by Richard in the first place." before Isabella nervously chuckled "Well don't look at me! I don't know anything about leading troops. I mean,one-on-one combat yes,but armies? And I've finally got the chance to just relax and have some me time. You encouraged that mom."

"Well maybe you can do both." The queen tried to encourage Isabella to lead the army and have some alone time as her daughter groaned in bewilderment "Oh this is insane." before Linus and the others agreed in unison "Agreed." before Harry suddenly agreed even further "Agreed,but traditions are traditions."

"I'm starting to wish that Galavant was here,despite the break up. He'd know what to do." Sally nervously remarked as Patty heroically disagreed "Hey we don't need Gally here to help us fight a war,all we need here is a smart person running things,and that smart person is Isi." to which Linus looked up at Isabella and added "You can do this Princess,think of all the stuff we've done without Galavant. We can win this thing."

The others all smiled and nodded their heads in agreement and support as Isabella sighed and reluctantly obliged to lead the troops "Fine,I'll do it. Not like I've ever led an army before but….well I guess I could try. I suppose." before she waltzed out of the throne room to head to the library to search for army leading tips.

Once Isabella left the throne room,the king of Valencia suddenly remarked "I can guess the future,we're screwed." as the queen agreed "Mmm-hmm." and Linus and the others couldn't help but agree in nervousness as well.

Madalena was in her room by herself and quickly packing up all of her things in a trunk to take with her for the war,for they would have to leave Valencia behind for the time being if they were all gonna take over a nearby kingdom. She tried endlessly to brush aside the fact that she told Gareth that she loved him but it continued to eat at her mind as she packed in front of her mirror. However her packing would be suddenly interrupted when Gareth knocked on her door and entered her room as she turned around and he greeted her in relief "Oh there you are. I've been looking all over for ya."

"I'm packing for war." Madalena sternly explained herself as she went back to packing her things before Gareth suggested in a surprisingly shaky voice "Yeah,well,after that,maybe I thought we'd go and address the troops." only for Madalena to keep quiet.

"Uh,why don't I put my stuff in there with yours? I mean I don't have a lot and uh,well,basically I wear this everyday." Gareth asked out of a sense of convenience as Madalena turned around and asked in bewilderment of such an idea "Share a trunk?" to which Gareth nonchalantly nodded his head before she continued "I don't want your stuff touching mine."

"Is everything okay?" Gareth asked when he got the feeling that something may have been wrong with Madalena but before she could answer,Wormwood suddenly knocked on the edge of the door and greeted them "Knock Knock! Gentle reminder,uh,I've had a crow from the vicar. He'd love to set a date for the wedding soon because he fills up in August. Inquisition season-"

"Go,shoo!" Madalena suddenly commanded as she angrily shoved the man out of her room and slammed the door shut as she remarked in annoyance "God he's just so...ugh!" before she laughed for a quick moment and continued much more calmed down "You know?"

However she would start to feel slightly uncomfortable again when Gareth seemed to agree with Wormwood as he politely disagreed with her "Well,actually,he has got a point. I mean it's a bit confusing,you know the king and queen not actually being married and….it was really nice when you said that you loved me."

"Look Gareth let's not-" Madalena nervously chucked and tried to brush aside Gareth's slowly developing love for her but would be horrified when he suddenly got into a proposing stance as she yelled in horror "OH MY GOD! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" before she violently kicked him in the face and knocked him over before she ran out of her room.

Gareth was left mortified and shocked after what had just happened but he quickly regained his posture and yelled as he got back up and tried to go after her "I wasn't proposing! I was doing me boots up! Oy!"

Meanwhile Isabella was heading to the royal library so she could try and find some tips on how to lead an army,she needed some kind of help due to how inexperienced she was in this field.

Once she made it to the library,she quickly went to the front desk where a monk was writing something down in a notebook before she nervously greeted the man and asked "Oh,hello. Question,I was wondering if you had any scrolls that could help lead an army against an attacking foe? Maybe something that could have a person save the lives of everyone in Hortensia from certain slaughter?" to which the other library workers stopped what they were doing and turned to face Isabella in horror before she stuttered "D-d-do you have any of those?"

After about 30 minutes of patiently waiting,Neo's potion that could hopefully revive Galavant from the dead was finally complete. Everything was riding on this one potion and it was literally their last hope for the fallen knight. Sid,Charlie Brown and Lucy were with Neo while they watched him pour some type of liquid into a potion bottle as Sid asked "Are you sure this is gonna work? 'Cause if not our careers are kind of over,squires killing their own knight and all." to which Charlie Brown nervously added "If the others find out I killed Galavant,I don't want to begin to think of what Patty would do to me,not to mention Lucy."

"Good thing you two have got your priorities in the right place." Neo sarcastically retorted as he poured the green potion into a cylinder like bowl that was now steaming before he enthusiastically stated as he ran back to Galavant's death table "Right,the moment of truth,it's ready,isn't this exciting?"

"Please work,please work,please work." Snoopy nervously stammered again and again as Thibault angrily retorted "It better work,or else." before he glared over to Sid and Charlie Brown and made a slashing motion across his neck to which they both started to sweat.

"I really hope this works. I don't want him to die." Freida stated her concerns for Galavant as Neo anxiously retorted "Well let's test it out then,Sid you do the honors." to which Sid calmly replied "Oh,yeah." before he held Galavant's mouth open so Neo could pour the still steaming potion inside. Once Sid closed Galavant's mouth and the knight swallowed the potion,they all leaned in closely to him so they could see if the potion had worked,but it seemed that Galavant was still not budging as Richard whispered "Now what?" to which Neo replied out of excitement "We wait…." before he suddenly continued at his normal speaking volume "Personally,I'm not not a man who was born with the gate of patience,so I choose to stay distracted by decluttering."

Neo then proceeded to walk off and to try distract himself from Galavant's predicament but not before he walked back to Sid and the kids as he added "Y'all are helping aside from the bald kid,try not to stab me. Right,we will start in the pantry and work our way down." before they all reluctantly followed Neo,leaving only Richard,Roberta,Snoopy,Woodstock and Charlie Brown to watch over Galavant.

As Galavant continued to lay there without a single hint of life inside him,Snoopy started to quietly whine as a single tear dropped from his eye and the others all sighed in sadness before Charlie Brown wrapped his arm around his dog in an attempt to comfort him,to which he started to faintly smile.

"Stay strong everyone." Roberta hopefully stated with a smile as Charlie Brown sighed and retorted "I'm sure trying here,Roberta is it?" to which the woman nodded her head and chuckled "I'm sorry,I haven't really had the time to get to know all of these new kids after what happened….here. What's your name?"

"Uh,Charles ma'am,but everyone just calls me Charlie Brown." The boy politely told Roberta his name as they shook hands with each other before the latter asked out of curiosity "So I guess Snoopy's your dog? I always thought he was Richard and Galavant's." to which Charlie Brown confirmed her suspicions as he scratched his dog's ear to make him feel better "Yeah,had him since I was really little. About a year ago,he and Woodstock had to leave because they had to go with Richard to take him back to his homeland,and I hadn't been able to see them at all until today. Sometimes whenever I fell alone,Snoopy's my only friend,he's more than just a dog,way more actually. He's...my best friend."

Snoopy quietly "awed" after hearing that as he patted his owner on the back before Roberta sighed and admitted "You know I used to really hate dogs in the past…..but I guess Snoopy really opened my eyes and made me see things differently." to which Richard smiled and added "He's quite the fun dog to have around,maybe when this is all over I'll get myself a dog."

"I'm okay for a play date." Snoopy playfully retorted as they all had a quick laugh before Richard somberly remarked out of irony "It's funny,when you're king,you're given everything you ever want. Now all I want is my friend and there's nothing I can do about it."

Meanwhile in Galavant's state of mind,he suddenly bursted wide awake as the screech of a hawk rung through his ears. He was breathing heavily and immediately grasped his chest to see if the sword was still there,only to be surprised when it turned out that it was gone. He was still laying on the operation table but he was now in some kind of foggy cathedral that echoed with the sound of organ music,and he was very confused and shocked by where he was.

As he started to examine his surroundings to try and figure out where he was,his eyes suddenly caught a glimpse of a clocked man with blue skin and yellow hair standing at the top of a flight of stairs and in front of a closed door with holes that heavenly light shined out of. He didn't do anything,instead he just starred at Galavant intently as the man asked the figure "Are….are you death?" to which the figure nodded his head as a bell rung throughout the cathedral.

"I'm dead?" Galavant asked for more specific clarification as the figure nodded his head again accompanied by the same bell toll to which Galavant sat up and angrily groaned "God dammit you two!" but would be startled when the figure suddenly appeared behind him with a whooshing sound. Galavant slowly got off the table as the figure brushed it aside with a hand motion as he took off his hood and multiple pale skinned ladies wearing white dresses appeared behind him.

Death: Goodbye,yes it's time to say goodbye. Sad I know but hey you're done with living and it's time to give in and go.

And,so,goodbye,funny how the time did fly. Really it's a crime you're heading forever to the great big whatever in the sky. Don't bother packing,simply say "Sayonara" 'cause there ain't no tomorrow where you're going. Sure,we all feel for you,but things just got real for you so why not make amends to all your family and friends?

Suddenly the figures all got together and pointed over to a corner where Sid and Charlie Brown emerged.

Sid and Charlie Brown: Goodbye,("Sid,Chuck."),sorry that we made you die. ("It's not okay you two.")

Lucy and Madalena: Yeah we're here,we're not sure why. ("Yeah seriously who invited you two?")

Richard,Snoopy and Woodstock: Hold us 'cause we're gonna cry. ("No.") Our,("Please."),Gal,("Don't."),pal.

Roberta: Goodbye,("Roberta?"),seems as though we just said hi. ("Yeah,well we did,who's this?")

Random Guy: I am just some random guy.

"What happened did I just run out of friends?" Galavant asked out of confusion before Death tried to lead him over to the door as he commanded "Come." to which he tried to decline "No I'm not leaving,not without-" but stopped when he suddenly saw a vision of Isabella looking distressed.

"Isabella,but wait is she in trouble?" Galavant asked out of nervousness as he walked over to try and talk to her,only to phase right through her when he tried to touch her as she gasped almost as if she sensed his presence "Galavant?!" to which he added equally as confused "My love?"

Isabella: War has come and with no Gal here (I am with you) beside me to support me,(in spirit),and guide me,I could fail here. (Literally.) Yet somehow strangely I am sure I can do this,(yes,you can.) Sure I'll somehow get through this,and I sure don't need that jackass who completely broke my heart. ("Wait,what?") And like he said to me,that schmuck can go die in a fart.

"I didn't say that,I've never made a fart joke in my life." Galavant retorted in shock and tried to refute Isabella's claim before the jester and the rest of the kids suddenly joined Isabella as the former asked "You asked to see us princess?" to which Isabella replied in determination "Take me to the armory,it's time to defend this kingdom."

"Wait,no,Izzy,guys there's been a misunderstanding!" Galavant tried to call out to Isabella and the kids as they ran off into the darkness but would be cut off by Sid and the others.

Everyone: Goodbye,("Stop singing!),now it's time to say goodbye. ("I have to go back.") Wish that you could stay.

Death: You can't though,and we both know why. ("I have to tell Izzy.") Now your big finish is nigh. ("She has to know that I love her.") Time to look death in the eye and say….

However Galavant wasn't too keen on going through the now opened door and instead kneed Death in the balls and bid him farewell "Goodbye." before he walked off into the cathedral to find his way out.

"Why do I still have these?!" Death asked in pain while his lady friends in white screamed in fear as he yelled "No,I'm all right! Leave me alone! Oh shut up!" before he went inside and shut the door behind him.

Back in the land of the living,Galavant still hadn't woken up yet and everyone was starting to lose hope that he would ever see the light of day again as Charlie Brown sadly sniffled "He's still not waking up guys." to which Richard sighed in despair. Roberta on the other hand was fully convinced that it was time for them to accept his death as she somberly suggested "Perhaps it's time to let him go." to which Snoopy and Woodstock finally caved in as they hugged Galavant's body one last time before they and Charlie Brown joined Neo and the others.

Richard on the other hand was still unwilling to let Galavant go as he declined "No,I'm not ready." to which Roberta kindly tried to persuade him "You must."

"He's all I have." Richard somberly retorted on the verge of tears as he continued "I mean,Snoopy and Woodstock have Charlie Brown,Lucy has those other kids in Hortensia,Galavant's all I have." before Roberta politely disagreed with his sulking "That's not true,you got me." to which Richard looked up and asked in disbelief "I do?"

It was then that Roberta finally decided to tell Richard that she loved him,she was no longer denying it any longer and was finally going to let it all out unaware that Snoopy,Woodstock and the others with the exception of Sid and Neo were watching "Richard you're the reason I came on this journey to begin with. It's always been you,and if it wasn't for you I wouldn't have met Snoopy and Woodstock. I guess what I'm trying to say when all's said and done…...I'm just a girl,standing in front of a boy over a dead body,asking him to like her."

"Way to go Richy. Way to go." Lucy happily sighed and actually complimented Richard as Heather quickly winked at Charlie Brown to which he got bright pink in the face. Richard started to smile as he happily exhaled sharply and they slowly started to lean in for a kiss,and they were just about to do it before Galavant suddenly shot wide awake as he gasped and screamed in terror.

Richard,Roberta and the others were absolutely shocked at the sight and were left frozen in place for a few moments before Snoopy and Woodstock happily exclaimed as they ran over to the now revived knight "Hey!" with the others following shortly after. Snoopy hugged Galavant tightly and kissed him over and over again as the others all laughed in excitement and relief before Richard happily greeted the knight "Welcome back old friend! Mwha!" before he kissed him on the cheek as well.

"Isn't this terrific everyone?!" Richard happily asked in excitement admits everyone else's cheering and laughing as Roberta laughed and replied "Yeah,you couldn't wait 30 more seconds to come back from the dead huh?"

It was nearing time for Madalena and all the residents of the castle to leave Valencia and head off to Hortensia for the grand war,and Madalena was standing atop the balcony in the courtyard while she watched the servants tie her and Gareth's trunks on top of their carriage as she sternly told them "Scratch that trunk,and you'll be in pieces in the next trunk."

Madalena would soon be startled however when Gareth suddenly came up the stairs and tried to talk to her about the wedding "Listen…..we should talk about this whole wedding thing." as Madalena nervously smiled and replied "What? Talk? Since when do we talk?"

Gareth then tried to have his discussion with Madalena but would be cut off when Wormwood suddenly called out to the former from down in the courtyard "Your highness….your troops are ready for review." as Madalena groaned in relief "Oh,thank god. Look,Gareth,I can't talk about these kinds of things. I'm sorry. Let's drop it." before she walked off to check on the aforementioned troops,but Gareth still wasn't through yet and followed her into the gardens outside where the troops were.

"Come on Queenie. When we started this we said we'd never go to war angry." Gareth tried to persuade Madalena to lighten up her mood as the queen retorted "I'm not angry,I just don't want to discuss it with you." before Gareth cheerfully suggested when they reached the troops "Okay then,we'll discuss it with someone else."

Gareth then turned to face his troops head on and proudly yelled "Soldiers of Valencia,I love you!" to which Madalena got a shocked and horrified look on her face as Gareth continued "There it is! It's out in the open! I said it for the first time in my life! What do you think about that?" before all the soldiers yelled in unison "We love you too sir!"

It was clear that Gareth was talking directly to Madalena through the troops and she knew that she had to say something as she nervously gulped and replied "And I appreciate that….soldiers. And yes,I too am starting to feel the same way. But this is all new to me,you know? I've never felt this way before,and now there's this pressure to move forward,forward,forward!" to which the troops marched forward 3 times before Gareth showed some sympathy and support "It's important that you feel comfortable soldiers,so maybe we should slow down a bit. We got something special,and I don't want to ruin it."

Madalena then turned towards Gareth and smiled as she replied much calmer and quiet "That's good to hear." before she turned back to the troops and continued as loud and brash as before "At least,I imagine it is….for the soldiers."

It was then and there that Gareth finally got everything he needed out of their little conversation and that he knew it was time to go to war as he raised his fist high up in the air and yelled "Who wants to go to war?!" to which the other soldiers cheered in determination and bloodlust before Gareth yelled once more "Yeah!" All the while Wormwood was watching the whole thing carry out from the stairs above as he looked down at the troops and calmly said to himself "Hmm,whoop-de-do. It's party time,get ready kids."

Meanwhile Isabella and the others were on their way to the royal armory as they all quickly paced through the palace,they had to get to work fast if they were gonna hold back Valencia's army and more importantly win the war.

"Let's move people,the sooner we get to the armory,the sooner we can start prepping!" Peppermint Patty yelled in an authoritarian and stern voice as Marcie suddenly got an idea of her own "I'm gonna head to the alchemy lab and try to make us some battle potions,maybe these can help us down the line."

"Good thinking Marcie. Get going,Violet,Patty you two should go with her,the more potions we got brewing the better. Marcie can show you two the ropes." Isabella complimented the brunette's idea and suggested as all three of them nodded their heads and headed off to the alchemy lab before Isabella continued "I need all maps,timetables,previous battle plans,and a glass of milk because I have a really stressy tummy."

"Sally,you get her the milk!" Peppermint Patty sternly commanded Sally as she instantly ran off to do so before they all reached the doors of the armory to which Isabella commanded the guards "Guards,open the armory. Show me Hortensia's weapons of war."

On command,the two guards opened the doors to the armory as Isabella and the others walked inside expecting the highest quality weapons in all of the kingdom,only to be mortified with what they actually saw. Instead of razor sharp swords,spears,sturdy shields and bows and arrows,what they actually saw were toy swords,shields,axes and stuffed horses and camels.

Sally quickly came in soon after and enthusiastically stated "Here's your glass of milk princ-" but stopped when she noticed the aforementioned toys and stuffed animals. The entire group was mortified,they had no actual defenses and were stuck with toys as Isabella picked up one of the sticks that had a horse's head on it and asked in shock "This is it? These are all toys!" to which Patty angrily added "This isn't an armory,it's a literal playhouse!"

"We're all gonna die." Scheroder nervously whimpered as Harry replied in slight embarrassment "Yeah. Maybe it wasn't the best idea to put an 11-year-old in charge of designing the army." to which Linus retorted in a mixture of anger and fear "Maybe?!"

"Does anyone have a piece of paper where I can write my will?" Scheroder asked in a shaky voice as the king of Valencia picked up one of the axes to see that there was chocolate underneath before he took a bite of it and moaned "Chocolate." before the others picked one up to stress eat.

Now that Galavant was fully recovered and Lucy finally had her dream team together,all that was left to do was leave the caves and head off to Valencia and more importantly Hortensia. As Richard and Roberta were helping each other pack up their things,Sid noticed that they seemed uncontrollably happy and airheadish as he asked out of confusion "Did something happen between you two? 'Cause you're kind of creeping me out." to which the two instantly tried to deny it in unison despite Lucy and the others already knowing "No."

"Really?" Sid asked once more as Franklin came walking by and whispered into his ear "Sid,it's spelled-" but would be cut off when Neo and the others suddenly came down the stairs as the healer remarked in satisfaction "Well,I've really enjoyed spending some time with you all,and I've never actually worked with kids before,so that's a first."

"Thanks for letting me borrow some of your books Mr Neo. I'm sure Marcie will love these." Charlie Brown respectfully thanked Neo for letting him borrow some of his alchemy books as the man replied "Hey no problem,see you guys again I hope." to which Galavant anxiously agreed "Yeah,yeah sure,we good to go?"

"Yeah because I know a certain queen that needs a quick boot to the posterior." Lucy added as she not so subtly referred to Madalena before Galavant continued "Hortensia is still a few days away-" but would suddenly stop when he started to make hacking throat noises out of nowhere,much to the horror of the others.

"What in the world was that?" Freida asked out of surprise as Galavant apologized for his sudden outburst "Ugh,sorry. I feel like there's a very tiny,wiry little hair stuck in the back of my throat." before the former nervously asked "Was it one of mine? Because if so,then I'm really sorry."

"No it's not that Freida,but it does feel very old and like it came from a beard." Galavant shook his head and replied as Richard quickly realized that it was his hair before he quickly tried to brush it aside "Weird." to which Snoopy remarked "You know that does remind me,I need to get a fur cut sometime soon. This stuff is getting long and shaggy."

"Those actually exist? Oh never mind,you were saying?" Sid asked Galavant to continue where he left off as the knight did so "We must come to Isabella's aid,whether we have an army or not? Lucy's group is a nice upgrade but it's still not enough." to which Lucy raised an eyebrow and asked somewhat angrily "What do you mean "not enough?" before Neo suddenly showed intrigue in their desire for an army.

"Army? You know if you guys are looking for an army,I have something here that might be of interest to you." Neo stated as he lit a small torch and set what seemed to be a small circular channel of flammable liquid around them on fire before Woodstock asked "That's a little excessive,don't you think?"

"No,there was a war here a few years back." Neo disagreed and continued before the group would be horrified when they suddenly heard the sounds of hissing and groaning as Richard took out his sword. "Uh,guys,what is that?" Pig-Pen nervously asked as Snoopy and Woodstock hid on top of Charlie Brown's head before what appeared to be undead soldiers emerged from the darkness of the caves before Neo continued "And I've been using the dead and buried soldiers to experiment on. With a bit of success." to which Galavant took out his sword as well.

"Kids,get behind me." Galavant calmly commanded the clearly terrified kids as they all hid behind the brave knight,with the exception of Thibault who was quite frankly excited at the idea of there existing undead soldiers as he remarked in excitement "Wicked,actual zombies!"

"You've got a freaky side Neo. But I like it." Richard remarked quite impressed at the display as Neo replied quite nervous himself "There's a few hundred of them back there,which makes them an army,half-dead army,or half-alive. Depends on whether you're a glass-half-dead kind of guy. Either way,they're yours if ya'll want them. Please take them,they freak me out."

Galavant was very quick to agree to take the undead warriors to be his army as he smiled and agreed "I like it." before Neo suddenly used his torch to hold them back "Back! Back! Have to be careful,they're….a bit bitey." to which Charlie Brown nervously remarked "Gal,I don't like this."

"Me either,but if this gets us an army then I'll take it. What about the rest of you?" Lucy asked the others for their views on the matter as they nervously gulped and slowly nodded their heads,they officially had their army,and the battle of the three armies was soon to follow.