I know I said I would finish this story on Valentine's Day but I had a common cold (just a stuffy nose and coughing gunk, yuck!) and couldn't do much. But I'm back and ready to finish the remaining chapters of the story.

Spike, Ginger, Rocky and Cholena walked through the darkness of the catacombs with Timmy close behind them.

The cautious Rocky had his sword held in his wing tightly while the tough Spike had his corkscrew tied to his back.

Cholena cringed at the skeletons on the wall and whimpered softly.

Spike saw the mouse's fear and remembered how the catacombs scared him out the last time he went down to find the Court of Miracles. He gently touched Cholena's shoulder, comforting her.

Suddenly, they heard a loud shriek in the distance.

Gasping, Ginger and Cholena hid beside Timmy while Spike and Rocky were prepared to fight.

The shadow emerged from the shadows and out came...

"Lu-La!" cried Spike.

"Lu-La!" the alien imitated in Spike's voice.

The alien laughed silly and started to licked Spike's face.

"Okay, okay! Cut that out!" laughed Spike.

After one last lick, Lu-La then turned her attention to Rocky and Ginger.

"Where's Chip?" Ginger asked.

Worried about her friend, Lu-La placed her tentacles onto Spike's head and her other two onto Ginger's.

She was sharing her memory of what happened to Chip with them.

After seeing the memory that Lu-La shared with them, Spike and Ginger grew furious.

"Take us to him!" Spike commanded.

The alien lead them down the dark tunnel.

"Timmy, go get backup" Ginger whispered. "In case, we may need more than guards."

The lamb understood the hen's words. With a determined bleat, Timmy ran into a different tunnel to get all their gypsy friends.

The circus crew were on their way to the closed exit to the catacombs when the guards appeared with Spike, Rocky and Ginger.

Cholena watched from behind Spike, she was still frightened.

"Tzekel Kan, surrender now!" Rocky demanded.

However, Tzekel Kan chuckled and pulled out Chip from a sack. The teacup was crying out for help.

Spike saw Chip in trouble and pulled out his corkscrew weapon.

"LEAVE HIM!" he bellowed.

"I think not" Tzekel Kan. "The little one is my ticket out of here."

Rocky and Ginger were not thrilled to hear this.

Cholena was horrified of what she was hearing and remembered how Tzekel Kan abused her all her life.

Refusing to listen to a lie, Spike leaped onto the wagon and pointed his corkscrew toward Tzekel Kan, shocking the human.

"You ain't going no where, wizard, until you release the boy!" snapped Spike. "My brother!"

"Let me pass safely, and you may see your precious little brother again" chuckled Tzekel Kan.

But Spike didn't believe a word the human said. He knew he would harm Chip.

"Spike, don't do it!" Cholena pleaded.

The rat was scared but he really wanted to save Chip and stop Tzekel Kan at the same time.

He immediately placed his thinking cap on and thought up a way to save the day.

"Don't let this monster test me, Captain!" Tzekel Kan shouted impatiently.

The pressure was hurting everyone as Chip continued to cry for help and no one even breathed or move a muscle.

But then, Spike had an idea.

"Tzekel Kan, he has nothing to do with it!" he said. "I'm the one you want!"

Seeing that the rat was right, Tzekel Kan threw Chip away, sending the little teacup flying into the air.

But Lu-La levitated him down gently onto the ground.

"Thanks, Lu-La" smiled Chip.

Spike waited as the Acolyte tied him up and brought him to the wagon. He then winked at Rocky and Ginger.

Seeing this, Rocky realized what Spike was doing and opened the gate.

"Well done, mon capitaine" Tzekel Kan chuckled.

He was going to get his way... Or so he thought.

While the human ringmaster was distracted, Spike turned his head to Cholena and gestured the tunnel ahead.

The Indian mouse knew what Spike was trying to do and followed Ginger into the tunnel.

Inside the tunnel, Spike used his tail to get his corkscrew and untie himself while Tzekel Kan was busy gloating over his victory.

"Now, we have to travel all the way to our home" he said.

Soon, Tzekel Kan turned his attention to Spike, who hid the corkscrew behind his back.

"Now, tell me, my little vermin, how do you remove the gems from the bell?" he asked the rat.

Spike quickly noticed something above his head and decided to distract Tzekel Kan long enough for her to get on the wagon.

"Well..." Spike started to say. "All you have to do is burn it down over a pot of boiling copper or molten lava."

"You realize that we have no copper or lava" Tzekel Kan replied.

"Oh, I know but I brought a torch with me. I'll have to throw myself a rope."

With Tzekel Kan distracted by Spike's directions, Le Frog, the henchfrogs and the Acolyte found themselves knocked out by Timmy's teddy bear and Bonejangles.

"Let's just stop the wagon and we can burn the bell on shore" Spike continued.

Above them, Ginger, Bunty and Babs held a rope for Cholena to climb on. Lu-La followed them with Whitey, the gargoyle from the cathedral, floating over her head.

"You hold the rope, I'll do the rest" said the mouse to the gyspy hens.

Soon, Tzekel Kan pulled the wagon toward a cement.

"Oh, great!" shouted Spike. "Now, I'll get us a rope."

He climbed up a pole and took the rope from Cholena.

"What is going on then, Spike?" asked Whitey.

"A trap" Spike whispered.

Then, he turned to Ginger and the other hens.

"When I give the signal, just drop Whitey on him. And Cholena, I'll have you grab me at some point."

Cholena nodded her head, getting Spike's idea.

Spike gave the rope back to Bunty.

"Remember, on my signal" he hissed.

"Right" agreed the gyspy hens.

Spike then jumped to the ground and pushed the wagon underneath La Fidele.

"Why use the wagon?" asked Tzekel Kan.

"It's the only wood we have" Spike replied.

Ginger watched nervously as Spike scrapped his corkscrew against the wagon's wooden surface as hard as he could.

"Now?" whined Babs.

"Not now!" hissed Bunty.

Soon, there was a spark of fire burning the wagon.

"Now, we wait for the gems to fall out" Spike said to Tzekel Kan.

Just as Spike said it, Tzekel Kan chuckled, his heart filled with greed.

Quickly and carefully, Spike climbed onto the wheel of the wagon, then he shouted at the top of his lungs:

"ALRIGHT!"

He immediately threw his corkscrew at Tzekel Kan and Whitey was dropped on top of the human, knocking him out.

The gypsies pulled La Fidele away from the burning wagon.

"Cholena, now!"

Hearing her cue, Cholena climbed onto the rope and walked quickly toward Spike and pulled him up.

"Yes!" he cheered.

Tzekel Kan noticed Cholena and gasped in shock.

"What are you doing here?!" he demanded.

"Just standing here looking pretty" grinned Cholena.

The gypsies cheered as Spike and Cholena climbed down and watched as the guards seized Tzekel Kan and his men.

Lu-La then lifted Whitey and La Fidele into the air with her levitation powers and placed them onto the ground next to Spike, accidentally getting his tail.

"Ow!" yelped Spike.

Lu-La whimpered as if she was going to be in trouble.

But Spike didn't glare at Lu-La, he only pulled his tail out.

"Just don't do it again" he said to the alien.

Lu-La giggled nervously and licked Spike's face.

Later that night, La Fidele was brought back to Notre Dame and Tzekel Kan's entire circus crew was thrown into a prison carriage.

"No prison can hold me!" growled Tzekel Kan.

"Aw, shut up and get in there!" said a guard as he pushed the ringmaster into the carriage.

As soon as the door closed, Cholena watched as the door was locked up.

She then noticed Tzekel Kan and waved as if to say 'bye-bye' with a grin.

Realizing that Cholena was free, Tzekel Kan tried to get the carriage driver's attention about the missing 'circus member', but to no avail.

Once the carriage was pulled away, everyone retired to their homes and went to sleep for Le Jour D'Amour the next morning.

Cholena slept in Notre Dame, in Spike's bed while he slept close to his models.

It was quiet for a while until Cholena finally spoke.

"Spike?"

"Yes, Cholena?"

"Are you mad at me?"

"About what?"

"About when I told you that Tzekel Kan ordered me to trick you?"

"No. I knew you were truly having fun with me."

Cholena admitted that she wasn't lying with Spike's friendship and she was being a friend with him.

"I would never use anyone or hurt their feelings to get what I want" she said. "That is how greed corrupts everyone."

"I never knew that" Spike replied. "But I wasn't sure at first if I could trust you, I've already made a mistake with someone else."

"Spike, there is more to me."

Hearing this, Spike smiled and snuggled into his blanket.

"Thanks, Cholena" he said, yawning. "For everything."

"You're welcome" Cholena answered.

The two then fell fast asleep.

To be continued...

Only ONE MORE CHAPTER LEFT! YAAAYY!