CHAPTER 2 – Where There's a Wolfe?
T-Bag was sitting on her stone chair looking in to her saucer while T-Shirt was standing next to her.
"Look at this T-Shirt my boy she's lost already, she's been walking around in the woods for ages I'm sure she walking round in circles she not going to find them." T-Bag said. T-Shirt look over in to the saucer and he saw Ellie standing there looking around surrounded by tall trees.
"I told you she is lost. It will be dark soon and do you know what roams those woods at night on a full moon? A werewolf." T-Bag explained.
"Really? A werewolf? There's no such thing."
" As I thought to T-Shirt until I stumble through there one full moon night myself and tonight just so happens to be a full moon." T-Bag said with a huge grin on her face.
"Great. What am I suppose to do? I don't know where to look all there seems to be is trees," Ellie said as she looked around. There was suddenly a loud snap of a tree branch and Ellie spun around and standing behind her was a teenage boy with dark brown hair and sparkling bright blue eyes, he was wearing a pair of jeans and a red top. "Sorry I didn't mean to creep up on you but you looked lost and its getting dark," the boy said.
"Oh yeah I am, I've been walking around forever in these woods and I don't seem to be getting anywhere," Ellie replied.
"Well maybe I could help you get out of here but its to late to fin a way out tonight, my uncles cottage is close by I could take you there and you can stay there tonight. Tomorrow I promise I'll help you get out of here."
"That sounds great but I'm actually looking for something and I cant leave until I've found it."
"Well I'll help you look but we will have to do it tomorrow because its nearly dark and it's a full moon tonight. Anyway my name is Jake, Jake Wolfe."
"I'm Ellie, well maybe its not out here maybe its at your uncles cottage and I am sick of walking around these woods."
"Well them follow me and I'll take you there."
"Thank you, you have the most amazing eyes."
"Thanks," Jake replied nervously, " I like your cap." So Jake guided Ellie through the woods and as they walked Ellie explained to Jake about her quest and finding the keys. They finally made it to the cottage and Ellie finished the story.
"That's an amazing tale you have to help you but I am sorry I can't seem to recall every seeing a gold or silver key around here. Anyway heres my uncles cottage." As they reached on the door Jake knocked on it and called out to his uncle.
"Uncle! Uncle! He maybe in the basement or out he'll be home before it get s dark which will be very soon," Jake said and he opened the door and walked inside the cottage.
Back in the T-room T-bag was still looking in to her saucer.
"Damn that girl she's found a friend that's all we needed and she will be safe from the werewolf but the good thing is still no sign of the key. Hmmm I wonder were that uncle is maybe he may have it." T-bag tilted her saucer and the uncle came in to view he was in the basement which looked like an inventors lair with all failed inventions broken around the place, he was standing in front of what appeared to be a huge silver cage. The uncle was an old man all grey and had a walking stick he was leaning on; he had a huge smile on his face and was talking to himself.
"I'll catch him this time and then they all believe me, no more crazy old Wolfe believes in werewolves." The uncle said and he pushed the cage door closed and pulled a silver key out of his pocket and locked the cage shut.
"T-SHIRT!" T-Bag screamed and T-Shirt came running in with a wooden cross in his hand.
"What is it your majesty? is it here? Where is it?" T-Shirt cried.
"No you idiot, I've found it, I found the first key and the good part is little evil Ellie has no idea where it is. Now just how to get it…hmmm"
"How?" T-Shirt asked.
"How what?" T-Bag asked.
"Are we going to we get the key?" T-Shirt whined.
"I was just about to tell you before you interrupted. I think we may need a disguise."
"Great!"
"Of course its great I thought of it."
"No its not great,"
"Why did you say great then?" T-Bag asked confused.
"Because we always have to have stupid disguises…"
"Quiet boy and listen to my plan." T-Bag snapped back. T-Bag pulled T-Shirt in to her, raised one hand to the air clicked her fingers and her and T-shirt disappeared. They reappeared in the uncles basement dressed in matching green camouflage outfits.
"BEAST CATCHERS!" T-Shirt shouted at T-Bag with a worried look on his face. The Uncle quickly shoved the silver key in to his pocket and spun around bur before he had to time to ask what they were doing in his basement T-bag spoke. "That's right you heard my friend correct BEAST CATCHERS. Where from ABC Acme Beast Catchers and we heard you had a wild beast you wanted caught so we came running."
"How did you get in here?" the uncle asked.
"We can get anywhere when there's beast catching involved aint that right?" T-Bag said nudging T-Shirt.
"Right indeed sir, and we heard you had a big one for us to catch." T-Shirt replied.
"Maybe I do and maybe I don't! What it's going to cost me?" the uncle queried.
"We have a deal at the moment my friend, you supply the cage and we will catch the beast," T-bag announced.
"Hey," T-Shirt said giving T-Bag a puzzled look.
"If he gives us the cage he has to give us the key to unlock it," T-bag whispered to T-Shirt.
"Yes that's right my friend and I see a cage right behind you," T-Shirt said.
"So if you just be so kind and give us the key to it we will be off and catch your beast in no time," T-Bag said holding out her hand for the key.
"Not so fast, I'll unlock the cage for you and once you've caught the beast ill come and see for myself," the uncle explained.
"You drive a hard bargain my friend but you have yourself I deal we will be seeing you later when the moon is full," T-Bag said and she walked over to the cage with T-Shirt following place one hand on the cage and raised the over in to the air clicked and clicked her finger. T-Bag, T-Shirt and the cage was gone leaving the uncle standing there in shock from there disappearance.
"Anyway Ellie, I must be off," Jake said.
"What already? But we haven't found your uncle," Ellie protested.
"I'm sorry Ellie but I must go ill be back in the morning," Jake said as he rushed out the door as he did a little green bottle dropped out of his pocket. Ellie realised but it was too late Jake was gone.
"Jake wait!" Ellie called after him and raced out the door.
T-Bag and T-Shirt were out in the woods with their beast trap and watch the sun finally set and the full moon rise.
"Well T-Shirt my lad I must be off but call me when you catch him,"
"What? Me! Wait for the werewolf. Not on your Nelly,"
"Well one of us has to don't they otherwise we will have that meddling Ellie here getting our key,"
"Then you wait here."
Suddenly there was a large howling noise.
"What was that?" T-Shirt asked scared.
"Its coming, quick lets get behind those bushes," T-bag called and dragged T-Shirt in to the bushes. There was another howl and Ellie came running from the woods.
"Jake! Jake! Where are you?" She yelled.
"Great!" T-Bag said from the bushes.
"Who's there?" Ellie called. T-Bag and T-Shirt came out from behind the bushes and walked other to Ellie.
"Little lost Ellie all alone in the woods with a werewolf and no keys I noticed," T-Bag announced.
"Werewolf?" Ellie said, "There's no such thing,"
"Oh there isn't? Then who do you think is making those blasted noises then?" T-Shirt frighten asked. Suddenly there was another loud howl closer this time and they all jumped. Then there was a rustle in the bushes and out came the werewolf everyone backed away then Ellie noticed something it had the most amazing sparkling blue eyes.
"Your majesty lets leave," T-Shirt shouted.
"No you fool we must catch it!" T-Bag said as she pushed him towards the werewolf, the werewolf lunged forward; T-Shirt turned and ran right in to T-Bag knocking her and himself in to the cage. The werewolf slowly moved towards the trapped pair in the cage.
"Close the door you idiot before it gets us!" T-Bag shouted. So T-Shirt quickly grabbed the cage door, closed it and locked them both in the cage.
"YOU STUPID! STUPID BOY! You've locked us in here instead of that thing," T-Bag yelled and grabbed T-Shirts arm raised her arm in to the air clicked her fingers and they were gone leaving Ellie alone with the werewolf. Ellie had an idea she reached in to her pocket and pulled out the bottle that Jake dropped earlier, "This better work," she said and she threw the bottle at the werewolf. The werewolf spun around just before the bottle hit and grabbed it. Ellie gasped but to her amazement the werewolf open the bottle and drank the bright green fluid that was inside and the werewolf transformed back in to Jake.
"I thought so," Ellie smiled.
"Thank you Ellie. I didn't want you to know my secret so I left in a hurry and lost my bottle, then I thought you were in danger so I had to save you and then you also saved me and turned me back. Hey, how did you know it was me?"
"Like I said you have the most amazing eyes, as soon as I seen them I knew it was you."
"Well its late lets go back to my uncles cottage."
Back at the cottage Jake and Ellie walked in to find Jake's uncle in the living room holding up the silver key.
"What are you doing with that key?" Ellie asked.
"Who are you girl?"
"My name is Ellie and I really need that key sir."
"I'm sorry girly but I need to catch me a werewolf," Jake and Ellie looked at each other blankly then Ellie smiled at Jake.
"What if I catch the werewolf can I have it?" Ellie asked.
"Someone else has asked the same today, that's odd but you have a deal." The uncle replied.
"Ok well here he is," Ellie replied and pointed to Jake.
"I have no times for games my girl," The uncle said and started to walk to the door.
"Uncle it's the truth honest. I'm sorry but its not my fault and I have a potion to control it but sometime I lose them. I'll sorry uncle." Jake explained.
"All this time I thought it was some crazy beast but it was you my boy. A bit disappointed as I was looking forward to hunting this wild animal down; the main thing though is that you are safe and ok. I used to be worried when you used to disappear on full moons. Well that's that then hey."
"Well almost," Ellie smiled.
"Oh of course," the uncle said and handed Ellie the key, "Well I guess you did catch the werewolf my girl. I wonder though if those beast catchers will return my cage."
"I'm sure they won't come back hunting around here," Ellie smiled and placed the silver key on the key ring.
Back in the T-room T-bag was looking in her saucer and seen Ellie get the first key.
"Damn her! She got it! Well Miss Ellie you have the first one but in this maze there are so many twists and turn and I'll be following you around everyone." T-Bag announced and raised her hand in to the air and made a crack of lightning.