Hey, guys I'm back with a new chapter told you I would post this weekly. So the story is down and I'll post the last chapter on Friday. So, until then enjoy the next chapter.
Chapter 5: Dinner Party Disaster
"All right, here's the plan. Rory you use this flute on Puffles grave, lure the animals back here, and we'll take them out with the anti-potion Mrs. Weir gave us." I explained, "Okay, I got it." He replied, "Rory, do you even know how to play a flute?" Emily asked, "Of course I do. I played the recorder a lot in third-grade." He said, "Eh, that's close enough." Emily said, "Don't worry, Em's, the flute is magic remember? Rory will know what to do." Chloe said, "I just hope we don't regret this choice." Esamanda said, "What do you mean by that, Esamanda?" Cindy asked, "I mean no offense to Rory or anything. But, when it comes to him helping out, he tends to make things worse." She explained, "She has a point." Lizzy said, "Maybe Someone should go with him, just to make sure he doesn't mess this up." Esamanda said, "She makes a fine point." Mabel said,
"Alright then, Esamanda, Lizzy. You two are going with him." I said, "What?! Why us?!" Lizzy asked, "Esamanda said it herself Rory needs some backup. And I think you're the girls for the job." I said, "You and your big mouth." Lizzy said, "Don't worry, I'll give Rory the sword hat for some added protection." I said, "Hey, since Rory is a vampire ninja and all shouldn't we give him the ninja ability?" Mabel asked, "Oh no! I do not trust him with that level of power." Emily said, "Even I don't trust him with that hat. And I'm in love with him." I said, "The ninja hat is one of those ability's that you need to know what you're doing. Or, consequences will follow." Amy explained, "Alright, according to Emily's sources. Della and her family will be out for the night. That'll be a good time for you to leave." I said, "Don't worry guys, you won't regret this." Rory said,
"Oh, I'm sure you will make me regret something." Emily said, "Sorry, Pink Pegasus, I can't have you come. It's too dangerous." Rory said when she started nudging him, "Tell you what. When this whole thing is over, I'll take you flying again." Rory said, Pink Pegasus replied by whinnying happily and licking his face, "I think that's a deal." Chloe said, "We'll meet you on the street by Della's house in about an hour. Don't mess this up." Esamanda warned, "Don't worry, what's the worst that could happen?" Rory asked, causing us to glare at him "Do you really want us to answer that?" Emily asked, "No, I do not." He replied, shortly after Rory left. We got a phone call from Ethen. "Hey, Ethen, how's it going?" I asked, "Everything's fine, any problems explaining the plain to Rory?" He asked, "Nope, he's good. Esamanda and Lizzy are going with him in an hour." I said,
"Oh, good, he's not going alone. It makes me feel better-having someone with him in case something happens to him along the way." Ethen said, "So, is that all you needed?" I asked, "Actually, no, Mom wants you to come over and help out." Ethen said, "Seriously?! This town is being overrun by demon critters, and your Mom wants our help with her dinner party?!" Emily exclaimed, "Pretty much, but that's not all. Della and her parents are coming over, and her family is my dad's new client." Ethen said, leaving us in shock. "We'll be there in an hour." I said, "Thanks, guys, you are lifesavers." Ethen replied, "No problem, just remember you owe us big time." Emily said, "Got it. I'll pay you back. See you soon." He said, "Later, Ethen." I said as he hanged up. "So, Emily got any dinner party dresses?" I asked, "If I Didn't, they wouldn't call me a fashionista." Emily said,
About an hour later, Esamanda and Lizzy left for the street they were meeting Rory at.
"Where is he? Della and her family left two minutes ago. And he is five minutes late." Esamanda said, "Don't worry Esamanda, we got here a little early, and it wasn't easy getting here with all the critters. He'll be here soon." Lizzy reassured, and she was right because Rory floated down next to them. "Hey, girls." He said, "There you are, you're late." Esamanda said, "Do you have the flute?" Lizzy asked, "Right here." Rory said, "Hold on, what's with the tape recorder? Esamanda asked, "I was getting ready to leave when I had an idea. I recorded the flutes song and looped it. Now I won't need to worry about running and playing at the same time." Rory explained, "That's actually ingenious. Nice plain pal, I'm proud of you." Esamanda said,
"Now, shall we?" Rory asked, "We shall." They replied, "Alright, we have the flutes song on repeat, some anti-potion, emergency holy water for emergencies. Two super-speed hats in case we need to make more distance from those furry fiends. And the sword hat in case we need to do the old fashion slash and dash." Esamnda explained, "Can we really outrun all those undead critters?" Lizzy asked, "Oh, we don't need to outrun the critters. We just need to outrun Rory." Esamanda said, "Hey, I am right here, and I have super speed. If anything, I'd be more worried about yourselves." He said, "I always forget that vampires have supernatural abilities." Esamanda said, "Come on, you two the longer we wait, the worse this will get." Lizzy said, as they rounded the corner and started making their way to Della's backyard
"Well, Benny, another fine mess you've gotten us in. I don't get paid enough to do this, one minute we're studying at Whitechapel high the next we're dealing with vampires and undead animals." Esmanda said, "Well, think on the bright side Ezzy, at least we'll save thousands on medical bills." Lizzy joked, "Okay, I am getting a serious case of déjà vu. We were right here, I was saying Benny got us into another mess and that he just had to bring Puffles back from the dead. Anyone else feeling this way?" Esmanda asked, "I have no idea what you're talking about." Rory said, "Yeah, this isn't ringing a bell." Lizzy said, "Huh, I guess it's all in my head." Esmanda said, "Don't worry, girls, at least you got a strong vampire ninja to protect you." Rory said, bushing his blond bangs out of the way,
"Yeah, that's a problem in itself." Esamanda teased, "You know I feel like you have said that before." Rory said, "Yeah, weird." Lizzy said, "Well, this is the sight of the spill. Let's do this guy's." Esmanda said "I'm on it." Rory said, turning on the tape player, "Nothing's happening." Lizzy said, "Maybe it's not working." Esamanda suggested, "No, we can hear the music, maybe they're too far away to hear it." Rory said, "See, I told you we should have just played the flute ourselves." Esamanda said, "Okay, when exactly, did you tell me that?" Rory asked, "Just now, here let me take a look, maybe it's not loud enough." Esamanda said, playing with the tape player.
"Uh, guys?" Lizzy asked when her antenna shot up.
"Okay, again with the déjà vu. We were here. The tape recorder wasn't working. And something else." "Guys!" Lizzy shouted, "What?!" They asked, "Look." Lizzy said, pointing to the red glowing eyes. "Oh, right, them." Esmanda said, "Well, at least we know the music worked." Rory said, nervously seeing all the eyes on them, "Ya think?" Esamanda and Lizzy said, "Hey, Esamanda does your déjà vu know how to get us out of this mess?" Rory asked, "Forget the déjà vu, just run! She exclaimed, "Great idea." Rory said, taking both girls by the hands and taking to the skies.
"Ha, let's see them try to catch us now that we're flying." Rory said, "Uh, Rory? Ethen's house is the other way." Lizzy said, "Right, I knew that. Hang on, girls. This is going to be a bumpy ride." Rory said, turning around, "Uh, you know we can fly ourselves, right?" Lizzy asked, "Right, sorry girls. Got caught in the moment." He said, letting them go "It's alright bud. Now let's finish this." Esamanda said,
"Hey, girls looking good." Ethen said, opening the door for us. "Looking good yourself, love the sweater vest." Emily said, "You girls ready for this?" He asked, "You bet we are." Mabel said as Ethen led us to the kitchen, "Hey, Sarah." I said, "Sarah? What are you doing here?" Ethen asked, "Oh, good, they're here." She said as Della and her family walked inside, "What's with the waiter's outfit?" Ethen asked, "Your mom called me in a panic, and she offered me double my babysitting rate. Totally rockin' the sweater vest Mister. Stylish yet stupid." Sarah said, "Alright, but there goes your tip." Ethen said, "Alright, we are locked and loaded with anti-potion, and Rory and the girls are on their way." Benny said,
"Good, when they lead the critters back, we'll take position in your backyard and let 'em have it." Ethen said, "Alright, and sweater vest, can you tell the waitress I'll have a decaf triple mocha latte no foam?" Benny joked, but Sarah didn't find it funny and nearly hit with a frying pan "Ethen, I need you to come and meet our guests. Sarah, can you bring the hor d' oeuvres now, please?" Mrs. Morgan asked,
"Yes, ma'am." Sarah replied, "Everybody, this is our son Ethen." Mrs. Morgan said, "Hi, Della, and I have meet kinda." Ethen said, "Hey, Della, did the dog come back?" Benny asked, making Della burst into tears. "She's been worked up all week. Every dog she sees is Puffles." Her dad said, "Oh, I'm so sorry, that's so sad." Mrs. Morgan said, "Oh, toughing up, girl." Emily said, making me elbow her, "I mean, I am so sorry for your loss." Emily said, more sympathetically, "Oh, toughing up, girl." Emily said, quietly
Meanwhile, Esamanda, Lizzy, and Rory landed on Ethen's roof to look for us. "Is this even a good idea?" Lizzy asked, "Don't worry, I do this all the time." Rory replied, "Yeah, but not with demon critters on your tail." Esamanda said, "Good point." Rory said, just as a squirrel attacked him, "Rory!" Lizzy said, "Ah! Get it off! Get it off! Get it off!" He yelled, fighting to get it off him. Lizzy used her rainbow wand to knock the squirrel off, but Rory dropped the tape player from the impact "Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no." Lizzy said, trying to grab it, but it fell into the chimney,
"That's not good." Esamanda said, "How far is the radius?" Lizzy asked, "Depends, how far can animals hear?' Rory asked, "About as far as vampires can. Can't believe it. Even with us here, we still couldn't prevent disaster." Esamanda said, "We are in so much trouble." Lizzy said, "We are so dead." Rory said, "We better tell them." Esamanda said, "Right." Rory said, sliding down the roof with the girls.
"What, uh, what is that?" Mr. Morgan asked when the music of the flute was heard, "Oh, just a little dinner music." Ethen said, "Rory's here, and he looks happy about something. That's never good." Sarah said, "Rory, what'd you do. How come I can still hear the music?" Ethen asked, "I had an inspiration, why shred my primo lips when I could just record the tune and play it back on a loop? No flute required!" Rory explained, handing the flute back to Benny.
"That's actually pretty clever. Even for you." Emily said, "So, where's the player?" Benny asked, "We landed on the roof to look for you guys, and then there was this psycho squirrel, and when Lizzy was getting it off of me, I kinda dropped the tape player down the chimney." Rory explained, "What?!" Benny asked, "The chimney?!" Ethen asked, "And the geniuses-ness was short-lived." Emily said, "Hey, relax, I know a way to get it back. When Santa comes-"Rory, shut up! You know the rules about plains involving Santa." Ethen said,
"Besides, Christmas is two or three months away. By then, the demons will be eating the meat off of our skeletons!" Emily exclaimed, "Yeah, that's the problem with that plain." Amy said, "So, now that music's in the house, which means." Ethen said, "They will be here faster than you could say dinner time." Emily said as Della screamed,
"Della, are you okay?" Her mother asked, "I felt something on my leg." Della said Ethen and I ran to the fireplace to get the tape recorder. "Here, let me help," I said, pulling out a purple unicorn hat from my backpack using a levitation spell I got it out and handed it to Ethen. "Whoa, where did you learn that?" He asked, "It's a new hat Emily brought. They're based on the new My Little Pony series. She thought the abilities would come in handy." I said, "Gotcha! I mean got your next course! Coming right up." Sarah said, heading into the kitchen.
"Okay, we need to keep it down! My-"Ethen said, coming into the kitchen to be greeted by a bunch of undead critters. "It's like Snow White and her little forest friends. The evil undead." Benny said as we destroyed them with anti-potion, "Whoa, this is not good." Ethen said, "This is awesome. Ah! Try them in the clam sauce." Rory said, turning around to eat a rat, "Ugh, Rory, what did we tell you about eating rats in front of us?" Mabel asked,
"At least he had the decency to turn around." I said, "That's hilarious." Mr. Morgan said, coming to the kitchen, "Hey, Dad." Ethen said, "Hey, I thought I heard a loud bang." Dad! No, hey, now that our guests are settled in, time to wow 'em with your new sales pitch." Ethen said, "My new pitch? Do you mean The Top Ten Fun Facts about Insurance? - You think?" Mr. Morgan asked, "Yeah, that's it go for it." Ethen said, "Ethen, could you get the Parmesan for me please." Mrs. Morgan asked, "Sure thing Mom." He said,
"Hey, where did Rory go?" I asked, "Found a raccoon and chased it out the door. Give him twenty seconds. He'll be back." Emily said, while all of us were taking out the critters, Ethen saw a hare on Benny's back, using a frying pan to knock it off he destroyed it with the potion. "What was that for?" Benny asked, "Just some hare on your back. Now, I told my mom I'd get the Parmesan." Ethen said, opening the cupboard to a growling Puffles.
"Puffles Ahh!" Ethen exclaimed as Puffles attacked him. "Ethen!" Sarah said as Ethen tried to get Puffles off of him. "Puffles?" Della asked as she heard him whimpering, "Benny take the shot." I said, "Goodbye, Puffles." Benny said, taking Puffles out with the anti-potion "Ew, his collar." Sarah said, as his remains fell into the pasta sauce "Sarah, I'm going to need the sauce now, please." Mrs. Morgan said, "Mom, Mom, wait." Ethen said, "What." She asked, "I'll get it." He said, "Let go. I got it." Mrs. Morgan said, fighting Ethen over the pasta sauce, "Puffles, is that you?" Della asked, as Ethen and Mrs. Morgan spilled the sauce on the floor.
"Puffles?" Della asked, "Yeah, that's him, kinda." Benny asked, making Della run away crying. "Della, wait, I can explain. Not right now, but I'll think of something." Benny said, running after her, "Ethen, you better have a good explanation for this!" Mrs. Morgan said
after dinner was done, we stayed to help clean up. "Phew, huh, demon critters done. Sweater vest gone. Come on in Rory." Ethen said, opening the door not for Rory. But, for his turtle, "Tiberius, my old friend, I should have known you would show up last." Ethen said, holding up his water gun, "Take the shot he's evil! Get him!" Sarah said, "I can't." Ethen said as Tiberius attacked him, "Fine, I'll do it." Sarah said, taking him out, "What happened here?" Mr. Morgan asked, "Uh, food fight?" Ethen said, "Raccoons, definitely raccoons." Emily said, as we smiled sheepishly.
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