Chapter 7
David and Charlene waited by the gates before Finn, Amanda, and Jess met up with them. Finn suddenly received a text message from Maybeck that they were already inside of the building.
"They're already inside?" David looked over at the doors with a concerned look.
"But why didn't they tell us that they were already here? And why would they not come to us first?" Charlene looked a little angry by this.
"I don't know. But we have to go inside and find them. Come on." Finn pulled out the access card, allowing them inside of the exhibit. Pacing in a fast speed down the corridor, but they tried their best to keep quiet to avoid the attention of the Overtakers.
"Psst. Whitman." Finn quickly turned his head to Mayback's whispered call as he called from behind the crates. Nikki peeked out to see them. Gesturing with her hands to tell them to come over to where they were.
"Maybeck. What the heck is going on?" Charlene asked, not feeling too happy for him not telling her what's been going on.
"Shhh." He hushed her, pointing ahead of them. "The OTs."
Seeing what he was pointing towards, the other Keepers hid behind the crates with the other two. Looking from behind, they glanced over at the villains as they gathered at the doors where the cages were being held.
"So, what's the plan, Whitman?" Maybeck whispered, turning to him for answers.
"We need to keep them away from that door. We might have to do a surprise attack." He whispered back.
"You can leave that to Amanda and I." David said, turning to Amanda. She smiled at him.
Suddenly, Maybeck's hologram glitches, making him groan and holding his stomach.
"Maybeck?" Charlene looked over at him with a worried look.
"Don't worry about it. It's only a glitch." Maybeck tried to let go of his stomach once his DHI stopped fizzy.
Before anyone could say something, Jess let out a scream. "Snakes!"
A group of rattlesnakes began to slide towards the Keepers till they had them surrounded.
"NO WAY!" Maybeck screamed out. Charlene crept back next to him to keep away from the snakes. Finn inched as far back against the crates as much as he could. He stared over at Amanda, who shared the same scared look. She used her power to push the snakes away with the force of wind. But more of them kept on coming.
David tried using his own lightning bolts to strike at the snakes. Some of the snakes then transformed into a black panther, jumping on top of David. Pinning his arms down, making him unable to move or use his powers.
"David!" Nikki cried out.
"Well. Well. Well." The Evil Queen stood over the Keepers, a smirk spread across her face. "The little children coming to stop us? I find that hard to believe."
The snakes began to wrap themselves around Finn and Maybeck's ankles. Amanda watched in fear and anger, preparing to use her powers to strike the Queen.
"Nah-ah-ah." The Evil Queen stood over Amanda in a graceful pose. "If you try anything, I will have my friends here take a bite onto the boys' ankles. The poison within them are quite…deathly." Her tone when dark.
Amanda began to hesitate. To see her childhood friend trapped underneath a black panther, and her two other friends were about to be bitten by the snakes. Their fears kept them solid, making them vulnerable.
"Amanda! Don't listen to her!" Finn cried out. Even though he was literally trapped by snakes. He feared snakes more than anything.
Charlene looked behind her, seeing Gaston had already opened the doors and sneaked inside. She turned to Nikki and Jess, motioning with her head towards the door.
Seeing this, Jess and Nikki turned to each other. Nodding their head before looking over at Charlene. Meaning that they would have to cause a distraction for Charlene to sneak out to get to Gaston.
Nikki took hold of Jess' hand, using their holograms to go through the crates to escape from the snakes. Going through the wall to sneak their way around the Queen. They stepped out, standing a few feet behind her.
"Hey! Queeny!" Nikki called out to her, forcing the Queen to turn around to her. "What don't you pick on someone else? Bet you can't catch me!" She turned to Jess, both winking at each other before Jess made the first move. Putting her hands out in front of her to give the Queen a surprise attack by pushing her onto the ground.
This gives Amanda a chance to use her powers to push the snakes off of Finn and Maybeck while Charlene and Nikki was able to sneak into the room with Gaston.
Amanda then turned to David just as the Evil Queen's spell faded, making the Black Panther vanish on top of him. But before he could even get up, the Evil Queen mumbles a spell, causing a giant size snake to form in front of them. Gigabyte. The snake they would always encounter at Epcot.
It's showed his fangs as it was about to strike at David. David moved quickly to avoid the bite. He sends electrical shocks towards it, but it went through its black scaly skin. Soon, more snakes formed and heading towards the keepers.
"There's no way I'm dying being around snakes!" Maybeck shouted.
"You and me both!" Finn inched away, picking up a metal crow bar to use as a weapon to defend his friends from the snakes while Amanda and David kept using their powers upon the snakes.
…..
Charlene and Nikki ran into the room. Both of them stopping in their tracks as they watched Gaston already opening up one of the cages.
"NO! Don't!" Nikki cried out as she was about to run towards him. But it was too late. The black, bird-like figure swoops out from one of the cages. It unleashes a blast of wind, knocking Charlene and Nikki onto the floor.
Nikki closed her eyes, waiting till the winds died down. She then opened her eyes. They widen as the figure stood over her. It wasn't the bird creature she saw before. It was a woman wearing all black with horns on her head. Maleficent.
"Well, this is a pleasant surprise." Maleficent give her a devilish smile before she knelt beside the young girl. "I had hoped you would come to me, dear Nikki."
Nikki shivered when the dark fairy used her name. Just the fear of seeing her again made her froze. Making her unable to move.
"Nikki." Charlene looked over at her with fear upon her face. She tried to move towards her, but a strong pair of hands grabbed her and pulled her onto her feet. Gaston tugged her arms behind her back as he held her in a tight grip.
Nikki heard Charlene's call. But the touch of Maleficent's hand onto her chin made her lose her focus on her. Her eyes met with the icy, cold stare of the leader of the Overtakers. She wondered why she couldn't move and strike the witch. But she still couldn't move.
"You silly children think you can stop us. Especially me. The Mistress of all Evil." She spoke in a low tone. Her nail dug into her skin, drawing a bit of blood.
"I-If you think this is going to scare us away, then you're wrong." Nikki narrowed her eyes.
"Who said anything about scaring you all?" Maleficent dark smile spread further as she said this. "There are other ways to stop you from meddling." With that, Maleficent turned to Charlene.
"Kill her." She ordered to Gaston.
Nikki's eyes widen by this. "NO!" Her anger allowed her to pushed Maleficent off of her with all of her strengthHer DHS glitches in anger, using it as her chance to jump through Maleficent. Charging towards Gaston, she kicked him in the legs. Making him groan in pain, letting go of Charlene.
"Come on. Let's get out of here." Charlene grabbed Nikki's hand and ran out of the room.
"Don't just stand there, you fool! After them!" Nikki could hear Maleficent shouting in anger.
They both rushed back into the hallway, looking around for the other. But there wasn't anyone there.
Before the two girl would panic, they could hear Maybeck's whistle. Signaling them towards the main doors.
"Charlene! Nikki! Over here! Hurry!" Finn called out to them, gesturing with his hands to come to them.
Charlene kept pulling Nikki along without giving her a chance to speak. Both of them reached outside of the exhibit with the other keepers.
"Hey! Guys! What's happened?" Philby spoke from the walkie-talkie. None of the keepers picked it up as they were all silent. Knowing that now with Maleficent and other Overtakers released, there was going to be huge trouble ahead of them.