Chapter Three
Max and Allison finally unfroze and stared directly at the figure in the doorway. Their eyes were not playing tricks. It was Thackery Binx and none other. He was not even in his spirit form where they were able to see right through him, Binx was there completely in the flesh. He was standing there his blonde hair tied back by a ribbon with some strands brushing across his face. His white blouse was ripped in some areas and was partly tucked into his soft dark brown pants. However, his feet were bare and his pants only reached to his knees.
"How?" Allison managed to slip out of her mouth.
"Don't worry about that now," Binx said his slight British accent exposed a concerned tone. "Right now we have to get to Dani. She's in trouble."
"What?" Max shouted his voice finally back.
"I'll explain later, let's go!" Binx, Max and Allison were storming of the apartment and towards the Sanderson house.
Gavin still had his arms on Dani's side blocking her from escaping.
"What do you want from me?" Dani finally inquired praying to get out of there alive. Gavin said nothing. He simply dragged Dani and shoved her back onto the chair. He then motioned for his brothers to follow him. In the corner all three circled in close and listened to Gavin.
"My brothers," he began. "I have found my bride." Jareth and Bryce smiled and Dani leaned in to listen.
"Are you sure she is the one for you?" Bryce asked with Gavin's eyes peering right into his.
"I can feel the power and strength inside of me when she is close," Gavin responded. "She is the one. She will become my bride." Dani's eyes widened with fear. Now she needed to get out of there. Taking the advantage she leaped from the chair and charged the door. However, Jareth and Bryce had grabbed her before she could open the door.
"Let me go!" Dani shouted and struggled to get free. Jareth and Bryce held her tight and Gavin walked over smiling.
"You're not going anywhere, my dear," he said stroking Dani's cheek. Just as Gavin was leaning closer to Dani the door burst open and Max stormed in.
"Max?!" Dani yelled as Gavin growled. Bryce took hold of Dani while Jareth and Gavin tended to Max.
"Let go of my sister," Max demanded. Gavin and Jareth said nothing they simply used their power and an electric shock zapped Max sending him onto his knees. While Jareth and Gavin continued to shock Max they failed to notice Allison from behind.
"Hey!" she shouted as Jareth and Gavin turned around. Soon Jareth's head met with a heavy bat and sent him to the ground. Just as Gavin was about to attack Allison Max leaped up and jumped onto his back. At that moment, Binx ran into the house and charged Bryce. Dani took a double blink when she thought she saw someone from her past, but wasn't sure. She couldn't see for her rescuer worked hard taking down Bryce in less than a minute. Finally Allison had grabbed Dani and the two ran out of the house. Max kicked Gavin once more before he and Binx ran out as well. Binx, before he left knocked down a bunch of candles causing a small fire to start in front of the door. Gavin growled as Binx bloated out of the house.
Gavin, Jareth and Bryce stumbled to their feet. Jareth grabbed some water and extinguished the fire.
"We must get her back," Gavin demanded his Irish accent growing deeper with his anger. "She is to become my bride and I will not have these friends of her around."
"How are we to find them?" Jareth inquired dusting himself off.
"We will fly," Gavin responded smiling mischievously.
Dani, Max, Allison and Binx dived into the underground sewer first chance they got. All four of them coughed from the haze and dust and all regained their breathe.
"Dani, are you all right?" Max asked placing his hand on her shoulder.
"I'm fine," Dani replied. "Except that one guy said I was to become his bride."
"His bride?" Max and Allison glanced curious looks only Binx's expression was more concerning. It was then that Dani looked towards Binx and wondered what was going on.
"Hello, Dani," Binx said. "I've missed you."
Max and Allison finally unfroze and stared directly at the figure in the doorway. Their eyes were not playing tricks. It was Thackery Binx and none other. He was not even in his spirit form where they were able to see right through him, Binx was there completely in the flesh. He was standing there his blonde hair tied back by a ribbon with some strands brushing across his face. His white blouse was ripped in some areas and was partly tucked into his soft dark brown pants. However, his feet were bare and his pants only reached to his knees.
"How?" Allison managed to slip out of her mouth.
"Don't worry about that now," Binx said his slight British accent exposed a concerned tone. "Right now we have to get to Dani. She's in trouble."
"What?" Max shouted his voice finally back.
"I'll explain later, let's go!" Binx, Max and Allison were storming of the apartment and towards the Sanderson house.
Gavin still had his arms on Dani's side blocking her from escaping.
"What do you want from me?" Dani finally inquired praying to get out of there alive. Gavin said nothing. He simply dragged Dani and shoved her back onto the chair. He then motioned for his brothers to follow him. In the corner all three circled in close and listened to Gavin.
"My brothers," he began. "I have found my bride." Jareth and Bryce smiled and Dani leaned in to listen.
"Are you sure she is the one for you?" Bryce asked with Gavin's eyes peering right into his.
"I can feel the power and strength inside of me when she is close," Gavin responded. "She is the one. She will become my bride." Dani's eyes widened with fear. Now she needed to get out of there. Taking the advantage she leaped from the chair and charged the door. However, Jareth and Bryce had grabbed her before she could open the door.
"Let me go!" Dani shouted and struggled to get free. Jareth and Bryce held her tight and Gavin walked over smiling.
"You're not going anywhere, my dear," he said stroking Dani's cheek. Just as Gavin was leaning closer to Dani the door burst open and Max stormed in.
"Max?!" Dani yelled as Gavin growled. Bryce took hold of Dani while Jareth and Gavin tended to Max.
"Let go of my sister," Max demanded. Gavin and Jareth said nothing they simply used their power and an electric shock zapped Max sending him onto his knees. While Jareth and Gavin continued to shock Max they failed to notice Allison from behind.
"Hey!" she shouted as Jareth and Gavin turned around. Soon Jareth's head met with a heavy bat and sent him to the ground. Just as Gavin was about to attack Allison Max leaped up and jumped onto his back. At that moment, Binx ran into the house and charged Bryce. Dani took a double blink when she thought she saw someone from her past, but wasn't sure. She couldn't see for her rescuer worked hard taking down Bryce in less than a minute. Finally Allison had grabbed Dani and the two ran out of the house. Max kicked Gavin once more before he and Binx ran out as well. Binx, before he left knocked down a bunch of candles causing a small fire to start in front of the door. Gavin growled as Binx bloated out of the house.
Gavin, Jareth and Bryce stumbled to their feet. Jareth grabbed some water and extinguished the fire.
"We must get her back," Gavin demanded his Irish accent growing deeper with his anger. "She is to become my bride and I will not have these friends of her around."
"How are we to find them?" Jareth inquired dusting himself off.
"We will fly," Gavin responded smiling mischievously.
Dani, Max, Allison and Binx dived into the underground sewer first chance they got. All four of them coughed from the haze and dust and all regained their breathe.
"Dani, are you all right?" Max asked placing his hand on her shoulder.
"I'm fine," Dani replied. "Except that one guy said I was to become his bride."
"His bride?" Max and Allison glanced curious looks only Binx's expression was more concerning. It was then that Dani looked towards Binx and wondered what was going on.
"Hello, Dani," Binx said. "I've missed you."