"Pickle! Pickle!"
"Mm?" the door opened, and Pickle yawned to see his sister standing by. "Tillie? What are you doing here?"
"Big news-- REALLY big news!" Tillie cried out. "Blaze and his friends are all monsters!"
"What?" Pickle looked confused as he blinked at her. "How do you know that, Tillie? Where did you see them?"
"In the Enchanted Forest! I saw them when I was flying, and I thought I'd tell you."
"...okay," Pickle took a deep breath and nodded. "Go tell Grandpa and the rest of the family, and Crusher and I'll go see what they're up to in the Enchanted Forest,"
"Alright, I'll see you there," Tillie nodded and waved her wand around before disappearing into her fairy form and flying off.
Pickle watched her leave before zipping into the room. He nudged on the dark blue truck to wake up him.
"Crusher, wake up!"
"Ugh..." Crusher groaned and yawned, slowly getting up. "Pickle? What's going on?"
"There's someone in the Enchanted Forest," Pickle told him. "It's Blaze and his friends!"
"What are they doing in the Enchanted Forest?" Crusher raised an eyebrow.
"I don't know, but we need to get there and see what's going on."
Crusher nodded and hopped off the bed. Pickle reached out for his wand and waved it around. His magic caused a bright glow, and they both suddenly appeared in the Enchanted Forest.
"Okay..." the dark blue truck looked around. "now where are they...?"
"Hmm..." Pickle took out his tracker. "According to this, they should be around..."
"Crusher? Pickle?"
The duo turned to see the group in their monster forms. They gasped.
"BLAZE?! Is that you?!" Crusher asked.
"Uh... yeah," Blaze looked down himself instinctively before smiling. "Now, before you guys freak out--"
"Before? I've already freaked out!" Crusher cried out. "HOW ARE YOU A DRAGON?!"
"They're all monsters, Crusher," Pickle told him calmly, surprising the group.
"Say what now?" Crusher glanced at his lover in surprise.
"Yeah, we are," Watts admitted. "We'll explain everything-- waaaaaait, how did you know?"
"My sister Tillie told me," Pickle replied. "She kinda... saw you guys transform here,"
"Oh dear..." Darington gulped.
"What Tillie doing here, anyway?" Zeg asked.
"Well..." Pickle grinned nervously. "We live here,"
"Okay, am I the only one that's confused? Cause why would Pickle's family live here?" AJ asked.
"They... just do," Crusher winced before turning to the green truck, unsure of how to answer.
Pickle shrugged with a giggle before turning to them. "Yeah, we just do! Anyway! What are you guys doing here in the forest? Not exactly safe territory..."
"We're here to find the Treasure of Destruction," Blaze told him.
Pickle stiffened at that. Crusher tilted his head, confused.
"The wha-sure of de-what-now?"
"We don't know much of it either," Starla said.
"All we know is that Speedrick is after the Treasure of Destruction," Stripes added.
"And if he gets it, the entire world as we know it is doomed!" AJ added. "We were hoping to find the fairies and see if they can help."
Crusher blinked at them for a while before turning to Pickle again. The green truck looked lightly pissed as he gritted his teeth, which was something that caught the group off-guard.
"Pickle, is everything okay?" Gabby asked.
"That... That... UGH!" Pickle growled. "What does Speedrick even want with the Treasure of Destruction?! HOW does he know about it?!" He then took a deep breath to calm himself before he turned to Blaze. "Let me guess; he's a monster too?"
"A Medusa..."
"You mean, like the one in the Greek myth?" Crusher asked.
"Yeah, exactly like that," Darington nodded.
"Huh, I always knew that he was a monster by attitude, but now it's just literal," Pickle chuckled darkly.
"Very true," Starla agreed.
"So, if we can find the fairies, maybe they can help us find it before Speedrick," Blaze added on.
"..." Crusher kept glancing at Pickle. "P?"
"Yeah, I know," Pickle sighed and nodded before beaming. "Well, you guys are in luck! Crusher and I know where the fairies are!"
"Great! Lead the way!" Watts said with a smile
Pickle gave a nod then he took the dark blue truck by the tire and zoomed off. The others ran after them as they went through the forest. Soon, they approached a gate made of branches, guarded by two unicorns with rainbow manes and tails.
"Unicorns!" Gabby gasped
Pickle drove forward, letting go of Crusher's tire as he confronted the unicorns. The two unicorns glanced at him with coal black eyes before bowing and backing up, their horns glowing to open the gate.
"Well... that was something," Darington muttered.
"How come the unicorns bowed at you, Pickle?" Starla asked.
Pickle didn't reply. Instead, he gave them a smile and drove in. They all walked after to follow him and gasped to find themselves in a beautiful part of the forest, where a garden of flowers and a cottage of wood and glowers stood past a small moat.
"Yep!" Pickle giggled and went forward. "Follow me!"
They all followed through the flowery grass as small birds and butterflies fluttered by them. They soon made it to the cottage, and Pickle knocked on the wood.
"Grandpa! It's Pickle!"
"Be right there!" A voice from inside rang out.
"THIS where Pickle lives?" Zeg asked.
"Yeah," Crusher nodded nonchalantly as the door opened to reveal Grandpa Pickle.
"Pickle, you're here!" Grandpa smiled and hugged his grandson then he turned to Crusher. "Oh, and it's good to see you here too, Crusher!"
"You too," Crusher smiled. "And, uh... we brought friends."
"Hmm?" Grandpa took out his glasses and gasped to see the others. "Oh my! You're all monsters!"
"But they're our friends all the same," Pickle reminded.
"Yes, yes, but when Tillie said that Blaze and his friends were monsters, I barely believed it," Grandpa chuckled. "Come in, all of you!"
The group complied and entered the cottage. The place was cozy-looking, all wood and lots of flowers as Grandpa led them to the living room.
"So, what brings you all to the Enchanted Forest?" he asked.
"Well, we came in search of the Treasure of Destruction," Blaze awkwardly explained.
Grandpa's happy demeanor seemed to falter as he stiffened. Pickle coughed and avoided eye contact with the group, who all exchanged confused glances.
"Is there... something we should know?" Sparkle questioned.
"Is there a reason why you need the Treasure of Destruction?" Grandpa spoke, his voice sounding grave and protective.
"Speedrick is back and he's a Medusa," Watts explained, "so we need to get to it before he does."
"A MEDUSA?!" Grandpa's jaw dropped before turning to Pickle. "Pickle, get your friends and get lead them to... the treasure. If I know from experience, a medusa can track down other monsters quite easily,"
"Sure, Grandpa."
Pickle turned to lead them out of the back door. The group, on the other hand, looked flabbergasted.
"What's the matter?" Stripes asked.
Before Pickle could reply, there was a hissing sound coming from outside, causing the group to jump in alarm.
"Snakes!" Gabby gasped. "Speedrick must have found us!"
"That's why you must all go!" Grandpa took out a wand from under his fishing hat and waved it around, his form shifting into a strong, elderly human man with light green wings.
The group gasped. "You're a fairy?!"
"Man, you guys are slow," Crusher rolled his eyes as Pickle took out his own wand.
"Come on! We need to go!"
Pickle waved his wand and blasted the door. A portal appeared, and Pickle led the group. The portal disappeared just as the front door burst open to reveal Speedrick in his part-Naga form as he hissed with his snakes. Grandpa raised his wand in defense.
"Stay back, you beast!"
"Where is he?" Speedrick scowled. "Where is MY treasure?!"
"There is no treasure here, so begone!"
"I can sense him." Speedrick let out a hiss, hand falling on his shades. "Tell me where he is, old man, or else!"
"Do your worst, dare you," Grandpa let his wand glow in green magic. "I will not talk,"
"Have it your way," Speedrick lifted his shades, and his eyes glowed red.