Chapter Seven
A Performance to Remember
This is it, we are finally back at the classroom window. All 3 of us together, all hoping that what ever we find or do next will be a shining light to recovery and end this curse. Just then we could start to here kids screaming and laughing from a distance, bicycle bells ringing and teachers cars reving their engines as they fight to find a car space. The Walkerville Elementry School Day was starting to begin. Ms Frizzle was between Phoebe and I, she looked and nodded at both of us "Ok kids, we are going to have to hurry" she buzzed, she then took a flying leap and went through the open window "Waaahooooo!". Phoebe and I both gulped and shortly followed.
The room was quiet, too quiet. All you could hear was our buzzing sounds "I hope that the bus is here or we will be frizzed forever" i said "I heard that Tim" i heard Ms Frizzle say "and Val and i like it". As we flew around we could see that the classroom was still looking like the inside of a beehive, all covered in honey and honeycombes. It was everywhere covering everything from head to toe, it was even blocking the door entrance. Hopefully that will keep the kids out for a while if we don't sort this mess quickly "How about we split, if the bus bee is in here, it doesn't have far to go and we will be able to cover more ground" buzzed Phoebe "Great idea, Phoebe" said Ms Frizzle. The 3 of us spilt and all flew in different directions. In my head a just couldn't stop thinking about what Mrs Oliver had said, she knew something, how would she have known about the bus malfunctioning and that she might have known that we were no ordinary bees? I flew towards what looked like the teacher's closet. There was an openning where the door use to be ha ha get it bee! I know really bad joke! I sat myself in the doorway to observe, i could see honey dripping from everywhere. Looking dead ahead i could see an item on the ground at looked lumpy and out of place. Walking towards it, it got bigger and longer. It looked so out of place. It was the remote! It must have got thrown around when we were transformed. Thankfully, it looked like the same remote that Ms Frizzle was orginally using to control the bus when Phoebe and i first arrived! Jumping for joy i knew that we were one step closer to becoming humans again. I buzzed my wings to fly, i heard another buzzing sound "Phoebe, Ms Frizzle...is that you?" i said in a shaken voice.
The buzzing sounded angry, very much like the same buzzing sound we heard when Phoebe and i first arrived at the school. It was getting louder and closer, i had the instrinct to freeze and close my eyes in fear. It sounded like a train rushing past at full speed. Suddenly, feeling a rush of wind go past the buzzing loud weakened. Slowly opening my eyes my fears weakened but i still felt a little shaky. I looked around but couldn't see what flew past me, i hope that it was the bus and not some another creature who has found a home here. The buzzing sound was too loud to be Ms Frizzle or Phoebe! I took a deep breath and turned myself around, it wasn't long unitl i heard Phoebe shouting "Look, its the bus bee!". I looked up to see the bus flying around the room, thank god that it was here! It wasn't long until i spotted Phoebe who was following it "There it is!" i jumped to see that Ms Frizzle had appeared beside me "how long have you been there for Ms Frizzle?" i asked. She smiled and giggled "Oh just a few buzzing moments, now we just need to wait for the bus to settle, looks like we have disturbed it". I looked up again and Phoebe was still chasing it, she was too far away to be yelled at to stop. As I turned to look at Ms Frizzle to ask her what we do next, i noticed she had that dance mat she had out before then we needed to get the buses attention the first time "Let's give this ago Tim" she buzzed. I looked at it closely and noticed that it wasn't the same mat we used before it had different steps on it. It was like the mat had magically changed itself. "Hurry Tim, we don't have much time" Ms Frizzle buzzed "Let's dance!" in no time at all suddenly some music just started playing "Um how?" i asked "No time for questions" she told me. The next thing i knew Ms Frizzle was on the mat following the steps "Come on Tim, be my dance partner lets boogie!" she buzzed. It was the way however bees communitate to get each others attention. I began to follow Ms Frizzle and followed the printed steps on the dance mat. It was quite a catchy beat! As the music played in no time at all i saw from the corner of my eye Phoebe flying towards us. The music had stopped however, still no attention from the bus. "Phoebe, thank goodness we got your attention" i buzzed to her "Welcome back Phoebe" Ms Frizzle also buzzed Phoebe perched herself beside us and smiled "Good thinking but how come it only attracted me and not the bus?" she asked.
Suddently, we heard a beeping sound what shoulded like it was coming from the deserted remote that was still lying on the floor covered in honey. The 3 of us flew towards the remote to find that there was a little light flashing on it "What's that Ms Frizzle?" i asked. As we got closer "From what i can just see through the honey its the...timer light..." Ms Frizzle answered. It looked like a picture of an hourglass that was flashing red "It flashes when time is almost up" she pointed out. Phoebe and i looked at each other in panic! We then looked towards Ms Frizzle "Oh yes and there should be a reset button on here". "Seriously" i buzzed "You are only telling us this now?", by that stage Ms Frizzle had scrunched up her face along with a nervious grin "Sorry...just so much was happening and well it was an interesting test run hey?" she buzzed. "Oh Ms Frizzle!" Phoebe and I buzzed crossly "well then lets press it and end this curse!" asked Phoebe "It will take all 3 of us kids" buzzed Ms Frizzle. The 3 of us little bees all together flew on to the button i took the lead and buzzed "All together, push!". We all closed our eyes in hope that this nightmare would be over. We pushed the button...nothing happened!
We all opened our eyes to see that everything was still as it was and we were still bees. We heard the bus bee come in, it was interested in what we were up to, however it still flying around the room like mad. "I get the feeling that we need to still get the buses attention and calm it down before the magic can be reversed" Ms Frizzle buzzed "Well that kinda makes sense" i answered as again bees communicate by dancing "Its our only hope" Phoebe then buzzed. In know time at all Ms Frizzle got out the dancing mat again and again it had magically changed to a different dance routine. "Kids, the hourglass light indicates that we only have a minute left, if we do not succeed, we will be trapped as bees forever!" Ms Frizzle pointed out in a quick voice "We need to put on a performance our little bees hearts out". Phoebe and i turned out panicked faces to small smiles knowing that humanity could be gone forever "lets make this a performance to remember" i said. Magically music started to play once again, this time a more jazz type way. The 3 of us climbed on to the dance mat that sat beside the remote and started following the steps "1, 2, 3 oh yeah" Ms Frizzle buzzed. Must admit is was pretty fun learning these new dance steps! We also kept our eyes on the bus bee who was still flying around like mad "Faster" Phoebe shouted. We sped up because knew that time was catching up to us. As i looked down to pay more attention to the dance steps, i could hear the buzzing of the bus get closer. I looked up and the bee bus had been noticing our dancing "Hooray!" Phoebe and I buzzed. The bus landed beside the mat in fasination in what we were all up to. It was observing us while what looked like a grin on this face "This is it kids, now that we have its attention lets try the button again" Ms Frizzle buzzed. Without arguement Ms Frizzle, Phoebe and i flew on to the reset button of the remote "Its very sticky" Phoebe said but before we even attempted to press it we could hear a clapping bus was applausing us! It must think that we are performing for it, it certainlly was a performance like no other ha ha. A performance to remember! "Wait, bees can clap?".