Chapter Eight:...Maybeck's Rescue!

The froyo shop was largely empty, expect for the crowded booth where four teens were squeezed. Philby glanced around nervously, before pulling out his laptop, pulling up a datasheet. "I've been working on that project that you asked me to do Finn...and I just don't know. I can't figure this thing out for the life of me." He shook his head, frustration dancing in his eyes. "Each one appears to be completely different than the one before it...as if there was no blueprint for these things. I also am having a very hard time figuring out what the power source is."

Finn tapped his spoon against his bowl, a frown crossing his features. "There's got to be something we can do... seven not five." Finn shook his head as he glanced down at the notes Philby had brought up.

Charlene frowned as she brought her spoon up to her mouth. "Guys...what are they doing?" She nodded to the five items that appeared to be holding their own silent conference...wait. There was Finn's Fish, Philby's Cat, Willa's Chimpanzee, and Charlene's Squirrel...but why was the Dog Item there?!

"Um, isn't the Dog Item Maybeck's?" Willa raised one eyebrow upwards, clearly surprised to see his amongst their own.

Finn glanced around, before concentrating on the Items. "What are they doing?" They were now pulsing rather rapidly with their light. There was an extraordinarily bright light flooded the room for five seconds, before fading away. All of the Items stepped back revealing...a new Dove Item? "Did they just..."

"Make a whole new Item by themselves? Yeah I think they did." Philby blinked rapidly as he stared blankly at the new Item. Shaking his head, he turned to face Finn even as the six Items converged together again. "That takes care of that problem. Now how do we get them to go to the girls in your crazy dream that we're apparently taking advice from instead of actual people?"

Charlene shook her head, before scribbling something on a piece of paper. "We need to get at least an idea on where to go with this. We're still missing Maybeck."

"Try Space Mountain. Not sure where in there... but I'm sure the Keepers can figure it out." Amanda materialized next to them, arms crossed as she leaned casually against the booth's back.

Jess rolled her eyes as she shoved her way into the booth, sitting down next to Willa. "Okay... seriously though we think Space Mountain would be the best place for you to look for him."

"Space Mountain as an Maintenance room inside of the attraction. It is also known for its loud noise so no one would notice someone yelling for help...if Maybeck isn't gagged." Willa twirled her spoon thoughtfully. Everyone turned to stare at her in surprise. "What? I've been doing research so that I can help us out even when we're meeting outside like this."

"Okay then... I think the Dove Item just claimed Amanda." Finn gestured to the blue and silver Dove that was now resting on Amanda's shoulder. A hiss filled the air as a blue and silver snake round itself around Jess's legs. "And they just made a Snake Item who appears to be claiming whoever you are."

"Jess... Amanda's sister." Jess jerked her head towards her Amanda, one eyebrow raised.

Finn simply nodded, as if that made perfect sense, before turning back to the others. "Tonight...Space Mountain. Philby and I will go inside. The rest of you stand guard outside." Nods rippled through the group. They had a fellow Keeper to save.

~That Night, Space Mountain~

Finn ducked into the large building, using his watch as a flashlight as he moved deeper into the dark room to where the maintenance room was located. Stopping at the door, he glanced back to see Philby taking position nearby. Swallowing hard, he hurriedly stuck his head through the door, he still was the only one that could phase through things, peering into the much darker interior. "Maybeck? You in there?"

"Finn?" A terrified whisper filtered through the air as something, or rather someone, moved near the far wall of the room.

"Hold on... we're getting you out of there." Finn ducked back out, turning to face Philby. "He's in there. I presume you have what you need ready?"

Philby gave a quick, acknowledging nod even as he pulled out a small vial with a bright acid green liquid sloshing around inside of it. "Affirmative. Stand back please." Philby moved forward, unscrewing the cork in the bottle before allowing a small drop to land on the door's locking mechanism. Immediately it hissed as the pieces of metal it touched melted into goo. Philby took a deep breath, before lifting his foot up and kicking the door. Since it no longer had the locking mechanism to keep them from opening it, it banged open instantly.

The two of them darted in, quickly locating Maybeck...who was tied up in the far corner. His Item was crouched next to him, tail wagging at the sight of them. Finn pulled out the dagger that Willa had given him, crouching down to slice the rope away from his teammate. "Hold on... Willa gave me one of her daggers... there!" The rope fell free... just in time too.

"Incoming! Get out of there now!" Willa bellowed loudly, making the three boys jump in surprise.

"Come on...let's get out of here." Finn lead the way as he shot off into the dark night...

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"Okay... do I want to know why there's suddenly seven of us instead of five?" Maybeck gestured towards the sisters, who were sitting transformed into Keepers across from him.

Like all of the Keepers, they're uniforms were most definitely futuristic armor...however they also had little changes that the others didn't have. Jess had a hooded cape that gave her an air of mystery, while Amanda had a small pair of wings sticking out of her back, and a silver miniskirt that looked as if it were made from leaves. She still had the form fitting pants that the others all had. Amanda rolled her eyes as she tapped her mouse shaped ice cream bar against her lips. "Finn recruited us. Apparently he had a dream where we were Keepers as well as you."

"Great... what are you guys supposed to be anyways? At least the others kind of make some sense, all military ya know." Maybeck arched an eyebrow as he stared at them.

Charlene spoke up, tilting her head to the side as she peered at them. " I think they're supposed to be a Sorceress and a Fairy."

"So... A Leader, A Sentry, A Strategist, An Archer, A Sorcerer... and now a Sorceress and a Fairy?" Jess arched an eyebrow upwards as she stared at Charlene in surprise.

Will gave a slow nod of her head, her expression thoughtful. "Actually...she does have a point there. Besides that, as Philby makes certain that we don't forget, he's more like a Chemist than a Sorcerer."

"How about we finish our ice cream and head to bed? I'm tired." Finn mumbled around his mouse shaped ice cream bar.

"Good plan..."

A/N: Done! Yes... I think it makes sense? Jess and Amanda are the Sorceress and Fairy of the group... don't worry instead of weapons they'll be using their respective powers. Also, they'll be referring to Philby as their Chemist more often than not. Each Item is a different animal... the Dove Item is for the Fairy Kingdom Keeper, while the Snake Item is for the Sorceress Kingdom Keeper. Um...can't think of anything else to say...

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