Chapter 16 - The Rescue Mission
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"Well, well, well … what did we tell you?" The villains surrounded him.
"Shut up!" Binx snarled.
"However, we must say we're thrilled to see Emily again."
"You leave her alone!"
"No we love our little sister"
Binx hissed as he lunged towards them. "I'm not dealing with you anymore!"
"You cannot escape us now!" Zira roared. "Just give up! Our queens have won!"
Binx lunged at her, but was tackled down by Nuka.
"Don't you dare hurt my mother!" He hissed.
"Thackery? Thackery Binx?" A small voiced chimed in through all the madness. She came a bit earlier than Binx expected her to.
"Oh no … .. no, not now … .. Emily! Run!" Binx yelled.
Her silhouette appeared in the distance. "But why, Thackery?"
Binx started breathing even heavier. "Just get … .. get out of here … .. now!"
Emily's spirit lingered. "Thackery … ..."
Binx clamped his head tightly as he cried. "You're … you're not safe here …"
Oh, don't worry we'll take good care of her …
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When Binx awoke he could hear Dani screaming, he began trying in vain to get out. "Let me out of here!"
"Quiet you!" Winifred snapped.
We can think of one way to get out …
Binx's claws forcefully extended and his back arched slightly.
No …. S ... stop … Please … Don't hurt her! Please, stop!
As the sisters brewed their potion a cloud of purple smoke rose through the chimney. About the cauldron were two boys locked in cages, who from what Binx could guess, were people that insulted them.
"Oooooh! I'm gonna ralph." The one Binx swore he heard was called Ice said.
"Open up!" Mary said, trying to force more food into his mouth.
"No more candy, please." He whined.
"Soon the lives of all thy little friends will be mine!" Winifred said as she stirred the potion. "And I shall be young and beautiful again forever."
"It doesn't matter how young or old you are!" Dani yelled from the chair she was tied into. "You sold your soul! You're the ugliest thing that's ever lived and you know it!"
Winifred snarled. "Ahhhh! You … ... Die first …"
"Hmph!" Dani breathed out.
We'll give her one thing, unlike Emily she's actually attempting to put up a fight!
You leave Emily out of this! Binx's claws became those of lions.
Winifred spat into her cauldron, turning the potion green. Dani struggled against the ropes as Binx fought against the villains in his head.
Mary and Winifred checked on the potion. "Ah! 'Tis ready! Pry open her mouth!" Winifred commanded
"Gladly." Mary replied.
"Dani, don't drink it!" Binx urged as he rustled around some more in the bag. Thoughts of Emily's death rushed through his head again as they had constantly the last three hundred years.
"Shut up, you!" Winifred sneered.
She deserves this! Just like Emily did!
No one deserves such a cruel fate!
Too bad Craig and Brandy are too old to join in the fun!
Binx hissed. "Don't drink it, Dani!"
Sarah tried to pry open Dani's mouth as she bit down on her lower lip.
"Open your mouth." Mary urged as she leaned in to assist Sarah. "Open it."
When her finger was close to Dani's mouth she bit down … .. hard.
"Ahhh! She bit me!" Mary whined as she jerked back.
Next she went for Sarah's finger. The blonde witch screamed in pain as she pulled back. Winifred came over with the giant wooden mixing spoon, a puddle of potion resting inside it.
Before she could press it against Dani's lips the cottage door swung open.
"Prepare to die!" Max yelled. The sisters looked over. ".. .. again … "
"You!" Winifred yelled. "You have no powers here, you fool!"
"Hollywood!" Shouted the other teenager in a cage, Jay.
"Maybe not!" Max shouted. "But there's a power greater than your magic! And that's knowledge!"
"And there's one thing I know that you don't!"
Winifred huffed. "And what is that "dude." Her sisters laughed.
"Daylight savings time." Max said.
" Daylight savings time. " Mary taunted him.
Daylight savings time? I swear I've heard Craig complain about that before … .. but it's far too early for that … .. isn't it?
Suddenly a bright orange light flooded the room. Winfred looked panicked as her sisters whimpered in fear.
"Winnie!" Mary whined.
"Yikes!" Sarah screamed, mid cry, as she shakily held up her hands to guard her face.
"The sun!" Winifred yelled.
"Max! Max! Get me out of here!" Dani whined as she struggled against the ropes.
"The sun!" Winifred yelped again as she and her sisters fell t the floor.
"It hurts!" Sarah whined.
My God! What's going on out there!?
Our queens! Our queens are dying! We must save them now!
Binx sunk his claws into the sack as he started to transform.My … my queens … I … I … I ,...
"It's okay Binx, I got you!" Dani's voice broke through his thought.
No … …. You're not taking over again … not as long as I … I can help it … … … ...
Fine … .. We'll just have to fight back ourselves against the true threat to our queens … you! Hades forced his burning sensation through Binx's spine.
"Hot cat! Hot cat!"" Binx yelped.
"Hey!" Jay called from the cage. "Let me outta here!"
Max didn't hesitate and ran to the door with Dani.
"Help, help! Hey!" Jay called.
Max stopped for a second and looked at him.
"Hollywood … … ..." Jay breathed out. "Help us out here?"
Max's eyes wandered to the pair of cross trainers on his feet. The ones he had stolen from Max earlier that same day. He grabbed them and smirked at the befuddled Jay. "Tubular."
His eyes wandered to the still full cauldron. He kicked it over, letting the potion spill onto the floor.
"Yes!" Dani cheered.
"Let me outta here, man!" Jay urged again.
Instead Max ran to the door. "Come on Dani, lets go!"
"Let me outta here, man!" He continued to cry.
Dani paused in the doorway. "Max! I wanna see her turn to dust!"
Max looked over to the car idling in the driveway, Allison urging them to get in. Dani changed her mind. "Pump it!"
"Allison!" Dani hugged onto her tightly.
"Come on, let's go!" Allison said, hugging onto her tightly.
Max got into the driver set and sped off.
"Where are we going?" Dani asked.
"The graveyard." Allison explained. "They can't touch us there."
Max slammed the brakes, causing everyone to hunch forward a bit.
"What is it?" Dani asked. "Why'd you stop?"
Max pointed to all the costumes kids, slowly walking like zombie's to The Sanderson Sisters' cottage. "I don't want to hit any of them …" He sighed as he started driving slower. "Come on! Move it! Ugh! Come on! This an emergency!"
As soon as we attack it will be even more of one!
I've had just about enough of you for an eternal lifetime …...
Eventually the kids started thinning out and eventually the road was empty.
"Step on it, Max!" Dani said.
"Are they following us?" Max breathed out.
Allison turned her head to look out the back window. "No."
"Good." Max sighed in relief.
Maybe they actually stayed dead this time …
No! Our queens live!
How can you be so sure?
Winifred pulled up to Max's side window, flying on her broomstick. "Pull over! Let me see your driver's permit!"
How on earth would she know what that is?
Our queen Winifred is a genius!
Even if that were true, there's no way she could have figured out what a driver's permit is!
Winifred laughed before she grabbed her hand tightly across Max's neck, until she got pushed back. Winifred stumbled back over to the window and grabbed Max's arm tightly. "Resisting arrest?" She asked before getting pushed off again, this time into a pile of leaves.
Allison and Dani cheered.
"Yee Haw!" Proclaimed Max
"Woo hoo!" They cheered.
"Way to go!" Said Dani.
Max pulled the car to a stop in front of the graveyard.