And I'm back, with Chapter 9.
Isaac: ::in the happy special rainbow colored marker "Isn't it a little
late to be writing fan fiction?"::
Yes. Oh well.
Isaac: ::in red "Sorry, this is the closest I can get to a big red
crayon. Crayon doesn't do too well on white boards"::
We learned this from experience, didn't we.
Isaac: ::in neon pastel magenta "Oh, yes. That we did..."::

Chapter 9: And The True Villain Appears

"How's our new cook doing?" Agatio asked.

"Rather well," Karst handed him a jelly filled doughnut. "He
even has a fake cookie recipe."

"But we need the real one, right?" Saturos asked.

"We can do it!" Menardi agreed.

"How'd you get out of that dark, deep, abyss anyway?" Karst
looked at her older sister.

"The same way I got out of the Venus Lighthouse. Very
carefully," Menardi replied.

"So, can we go get the cookies from Sheba?" Saturos would not be
distracted from the subject at hand.

Agatio looked at them. "No."

"WHAT?!"

"You're no good lay abouts that eat all of the food," Agatio
glared at them. "You're fired."

"WHAT?!"

"You heard me! You're fired! Out of my sight!"

*******
~*Back With Our Heroes*~

Sheba and Picard had made it to Vault.

Actually they had made it past Vault and were now heading towards
Kalay, which was a good thing, Thanksgiving wasn't too far away.

"I can't wait until we get there!" Sheba said. "There's going to
be a big Thanksgiving feast at Garet's Kitchen and EVERYONE will be there
and it's going to be wonderful!"

"Right," Picard nodded.

"Aren't you excited?"

"Yup," Picard nodded again.

"You're not listening to me!" Sheba whined.

"Yes I am!" Picard snapped.

That was when a deep, evil laughter filled the air. Picard
looked around wildly, but all he saw was trees.

"Show yourself!" he yelled.

Another laugh followed the first, this one very high pitched and
annoying, like nails on a chalkboard. Picard and Sheba dropped
everything and covered their ears.

"WHAT is that AWFUL noise?!" Picard yelled.

"I don't know!" Sheba started crying.

The sound cut out, and Karst and Agatio stepped out of the
surrounding shrubbery.

"Try to keep those cookies out of our hands now, little girl,"
Karst smirked.

"I won't let you get to Sheba!" Picard picked up his sword and
jumped out in front of Sheba. "C'mon, Torch!"

Torch made his "Yeah, let's kick butt!" sound.

"Heh, you can't stop us, little boy," Agatio smirked, casting
Pyroclasm.

White hot pillars of fire and magma burst up from the ground.
When they died down, a very burnt Picard stumbled a bit before falling
over, Torch at his side.

"Picard!" Sheba screamed. "You killed Picard!"

"Pow Pow, Picard!" another voice from the surrounding trees
yelled.

"What was that?" Agatio asked, just as Jenna swung out of a tree
and kicked him in the face. He fell into Karst, and they tumbled into
the bushes together.

"Jenna! You saved us!" Sheba squeaked.

Jenna winked. "You betcha!"

Felix came out of the bushes. "Dang, Picard, I thought you could
handle this!"

"Shut up, old man," Picard muttered.

"O-old man?!" Felix's eyes widened.

"Picard! You're alive!" Sheba squealed.

"Hi Sheba," he smiled up at her.

Felix was fuming. "Oh, sure, remember HER. I'm not an old man!
I'm not going to cure you now!"

"Felix..." Jenna growled, her tone very dangerous indeed.

"But I will anyway out of the goodness of my heart," Felix cast
Potent Cure. Picard sat up, completely healed.

"Thanks, Felix!" he grinned.

NOW he remembers who I am," Felix growled.

*********
~*At the Bakery Shop*~

"Hm...this calls for drastic measures," Agatio smirked. "Sean,
come here."

"What is it?" a very annoyed Sean, wearing a Chef's hat, came out
of the kitchen.

"We have a little job for you...I hope you're interested..."

Well, review as always! Or you'll never find out what Agatio is
plotting!
Isaac: ::in the happy special rainbow colored marker "She's mean like
that"::
You bet I am! Alright, I'm goin' to bed. Goodnight everyone!
Isaac: ::in blue "G'NIGHT!"::