My Heart Turned Red

Chapter 2: You Just Crossed The Line

Author's note:

MY HUGE THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT READ THE LAST CHAPTER!

I've decided I'm one of Gnomeo and Juliet's biggest supporters! I just love the movie so much and more than that!

We got 13 reviews! Which was a lot more than I got for the first chapter of Unbreakable Love, which makes me very, very, very happy! Also, for those of you that don't know, I need at least 6 reviews before starting another chapter alright? Seems fair? Good, very good.

This chapter is the very big Lawnmower race at the very beginning of the movie! And the life changing humiliation which will eventually cause Gnomeo and Juliet to meet for the first time!

This chapter is dedicated to the person who gave me the title of this story, theycallmecrazyallthetime, and to the person who I am mentioning in my story to show how much to them they mean to me and how much I appreciate all they've done for me, quile!

Disclaimer: I own Gnomeo and Juliet on DVD proudly! I wish that owned more than that but... oh, well.


OK, now was the biggest moment of my entire life of being a Lawnmower Racer.

Sure, I had always beaten Tybalt, but this race was very important for me to win, and that's because Tybalt hadn't challenged me so angrily since the month after Dad was killed and I did my very first trick to get back at the Red Garden. I replaced the watering can with weed killer and it killed all of their beautiful tulips, and all I could do when Lord Redbrick was screaming in anger was laugh my head off, because I knew I had done my job well. Tybalt had then challenged me to a Lawnmower race even though we were just children. In my mind, we were going to be rivals until the day we both died, even in death, I would still hate him forever, and it would be the exact same way with him. Anyway, Tybalt had never challenged me like that since that day, and that means he views me as a threat, which I am, and that will make it even more satisfying to win today. Not to mention I was representing my Garden and that meant that I had to win, no questions asked.

Tybalt and I had been racing against each other since we were children, and that's why no one else from either Garden did the racing, because they knew that we were the best of the best, and that there weren't any other Gnomes that hated each other more than Tybalt and me, and that they weren't anyone better at Lawnmower racing than Tybalt or me. Wow, why am I even giving him credit? I meant, no one better than me. And that's because they has never been a better Lawnmower than me, and that's not because of how good I actually am, but because I don't cheat and win the race fair and square, unlike some people who have to cheat in order to show off. In his case, he had nothing to show off because he's a cheater and he doesn't even know anything when it comes to racing like I do. After Dad died, I taught myself how to do it, and no matter how much I wanted to give up, I wanted to still represent my father by doing the thing he loved to do most. I had to still hold that memory with me, because revenge was what kept me going completely with my life. The hope that maybe one day, I can finally get the revenge I had wanted all these years after what they did to my father. I would get revenge for Dad, even it cost me my life. Nothing else mattered, nothing else would ever matter.

The reason I hated Tybalt so much as I did, was not only because he was from the Red Garden, not because he was complete and foul git, not because he didn't care about anyone but himself, not because he was a liar and a cheater, all which in case you hadn't noticed, were reasons I hated him. But the reason most of all was that after I beat him at a Lawnmower Race, 6 months ago, after a cheating attempt to slow me down had failed and I still won the race, was too much for him to handle, and not only was he a sore loser, he also made a permanent mark on the right side of my face. He took a shovel, and slashed the right side of my face, and he probably was going to kill me if it wasn't for someone hadn't throw something at him to knock him out. So, yeah, that gave me even more motivation to do the same thing to him, because he deserved it. Tybalt, you rat catcher, you most certainly will walk and fall flat on your face when I beat you today that you'll be begging for mercy.


OK, back to reality instead of my dreams of victory.

Both Blues and Reds were in the respective groups and they were on either side of my Lawnmower and on Tybalt's. The Blues were obviously on my side, and the Reds were obviously on Tybalt's side. Honestly that was fine by me, my friends were better than any of those monsters standing next to my lifelong rival. All the Gnomes were jumping and cheering, you could tell how excited they all were. The Blues, were chanting my name loudly and proudly, while the Reds were shouting Tybalt's ugly name as loud and proud as they could. Ugh, if we weren't here to race, what wouldn't I tell them.

I smiled when I walked up to my Lawnmower and waved at my supportive friends and family to acknowledge their cheering for me. I couldn't let them now, they were all counting on me. They were just as important as making Tybalt lose once again. I hopped onto my Lawnmower, and I pulled the start cable, and Tybalt on the other side did the same as me. That was all he knew about racing, and that's why it was so funny. The crowds continued chanting very loudly for me and Tybalt, and I just wanted Dolly to get over here so we can get this race over with because I wanted to see the look on Tybalt's face when I beat him. Now.

Finally, Dolly came out and got in between the two Lawnmowers holding the flower that she always held.

"OK, boys," she said, gesturing to both of us with her flower. "Y'all know the rules and I don't need to repeat um but I'm gonna cause I wanna! And here they are!"

OK, normally I would be mad for her taking so long to start the race, but I was going to shoot Tybalt a look that I knew that I was the best Lawnmower Racer ever and that I knew it and so did he.

"No bitin, no scratchin, no kickin ," she said, waving her finger at us as if she was lecturing us, just like my mother did when I was little, but honestly I didn't even notice. "No burpin, no slurpin, no cussin, no squallin, no rastlin, no heein, no hawin…"

I looked over while she was talking at Tybalt and smiled snidely, and he glared evilly back at me. You don't scare me, and there is no way you're winning this race.

"And more than anything…. No cheatin!"

"No cheating?" Fawn said insulted. Hey, that's not fair!"

Oh, suddenly you're an expert?

We then suddenly got ready, the Lawnmower cords wrapped around our fingers, ready to race down the alley to show each other who was the best and the greatest by far.

"On your marks…." Dolly said, raising her flower. "Get set…!"

Tybalt being the absolute cheat that he was stomped his accelerator and his mower went off at light speed.

"SUCKER!" he shouted.

We'll see about that won't we?

"GO! GO! GO!" Dolly shouted.

"HAHA!" I shouted.

I stomped on my accelerator and I raced after Tybalt. And as I raced after him, I heard the crowds cheering hard for each Gnome as loud as they possibly could. I knew that I had to win, not only for my garden but to show that I was the better mower racer and not him. Tybalt laughed at me very evilly and increased his speed and he and his mower dashed down the alley with me very close behind, but for me close behind wasn't good enough. It was only in front of him and across the finish line, then I would be satisfied. He looked at me from behind and I was starting to catch up to him more than a few moments ago. He then got directly in front of me, and pulled on a lever on the side of his mower and then it started to spit grass at me. Oh, Tybalt, you will never change will you? Now it was my turn to use a switch, and I did, I flipped my switch and moved to the left of him, which was met with Tybalt blocking me. That wasn't going to work, I knew him too well, and I also knew that that wasn't my style. I smiled slyly and I flipped the switch once again, and I pretended to go left and then managed to get to the right. I smiled, because I had achieved my goal, and I was back in the game, and I was alongside my rival. Tybalt looked around, obviously very confused. I smiled slyly again, and winked at him. I then yanked the cords to finally manage to get ahead of Tybalt. Too easy, Tybalt, way too easy. That's why you are not a true master.

We still kept racing, and I was still in the lead. I smiled cockily over my shoulder at him, because I knew that he was going to lose. There was no way he could catch up to me now, and this fact was proved because he was struggling so hard to keep up with me, it made me laugh. But then the next thing that I knew was that Tybalt slammed his Lawnmower in the back of mine and I gasped in surprise, because I hated to admit it, that was a pretty smart move especially for him. I looked at him, and he had that hideous sneer that made me want to take that same shovel and slash him across the face like he did me. He then pulled up alongside me and pushed the Lawnmower into mine so hard, that sparks began to show.

"WHOA!" I yelled in shock.

I had to think of something to get away from him and fast, otherwise, he might win the race. The fat cheat then slammed into me a bunch of times and I yanked on my cables in an attempt to get away from him but Tybalt was actually using whatever is up in that head of his and tilted his mower against mine forcing me to be directly up against one of the walls to the alley. Tybalt then began laughing as he sat on his mower. Hey, it isn't over till it's over. And that was the truth that Dad had always taught me, which was why I never gave up ever. I then saw something up ahead of me that was sure to clench my victory, it was an old speed limit sign that was surprisingly similar to a jump that humans use in races with bikes or skateboards. Honestly, compared to Lawnmowers, those things were pathetic. And I yanked my cords towards it and soared high in the sky away from my rival. It made me laugh inside when I saw Tybalt scream in frustration and rage. I winked at him again and pointed as well. There was no way he was going to beat me now.

Then all of sudden, something happened that I never imagined would happen. Something hard hit my Lawnmower and sent me spinning, and what's worse it hadn't even landed yet. So I had no choice but get off of it and as soon as I possibly could. And once the mower hit the ground, I seized my chance and jumped off the mower and my chances of winning and landed in a nearby tire. I looked up and the Lawnmower had crashed in the street, and it looked so horrible. Tybalt then drove by me, and stopped only to laugh at what he almost did to me and instead ended up doing to the Lawnmower. Winner or Loser, it had to get out of the Street before someone saw it.

I took my chance and looked out into the alley to make sure that no one was there so I could just manage to get the Lawnmower out of the alley before it had to endure any further damage today. I pulled back as a teenager on a skateboard went by, I then ran to the center of the alley preparing to make a run for the Lawnmower, but it was too late for it. A car then came out of nowhere and sent the Lawnmower flying after it smashed it and it flew right over my head. And when I looked at it, it was in pieces. The only things I was thinking were that I had let my whole garden down, second, my mother was going to kill me, and third, Tybalt was going to receive a present from my fist after I got back over there.

I looked back at the end of the alley looking at Tybalt the Cheat and he was already back with the Gnomes from his garden and jumped on his Lawnmower acting as if he actually accomplished something today. The Reds didn't care that he cheated, and they began to surround him.

"You're the greatest boss! The greatest by far!" Fawn said, and obviously he was the only one that thought so, so he needed more support by physical contact, and to do that, he kicked the Little Red Gnomes to get them to talk.

"The greatest!" all the Little Red Gnomes said together. "The greatest by far!"

See the thing with the Little Red Gnomes, is that like Fawn, they're Tybalt's zombies. They'll do anything he'll ask them too, say anything to him that would honestly make him feel good even if it wasn't true. People as desperate as Tybalt need to hear how good they are even though it's not even remotely true. We all knew that, even the Red Gnomes, but they were too afraid of him to actually say it to him. Well, I didn't, and I'm not going to hold back once I get back over there!

"Oh please! Please my friends! Tell me something I don't already know!" Tybalt said arrogantly.

Just wait Tybalt, once I get back over there, I tell you a few things you don't know, plus I'll throw in a sucker punch for free!

"A CHEAT! A CHEAT!" Benny said pointing at Tybalt."That's what you are!"

Benny knows exactly when to yell at Tybalt, which is why he's my best friend. Well, there are other reasons of course, but that's one of the reasons he's so awesome.

Tybalt looked up at Benny really annoyed and was actually wondering what Benny was saying.

"A CHEAT! A CHEAT THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE!" the Little Red Gnomes shouted happily, only to be kicked by Fawn to shut them up.

My god, I don't know whose more stupid, the Little Red Gnomes or Tybalt!

"Well, Benny. I didn't think it was possible.. but your mouth is getting even bigger than your hat!" Tybalt yelled.

He got off his mower and kicked Benny, sending him tumbling back and I ran to him to make sure that he was alright. That's it, cheating is one thing, but kicking one of my family just to show everyone how amazing you think you are, that's crossing the line. My line, and guess what? I don't forgive anyone who crosses my line.

"Tybalt!" I said turning to face him. "You just crossed the line!"

Tybalt back on his Lawnmower then replied.

"Yeah, the finish line."

The Gnomes that were around his Lawnmower began to laugh snidely, As Tybalt sat down on his mower again and it made me want my revenge about a million times more than I did before.

"Adios, Loser!" Tybalt said cockily and made a L on his forehead, as the Red Gnomes and Fawn laugh as they began pushing it back into the Red Garden, and I cannot tell you how much I wanted to throw a shovel at his face.

I knew when Benny was angry beyond all comprehension, and this was one of those times. He was worse than angry, he was outraged. And in this anger he had, he ran after them but the door leading to the Red Garden was slammed in his face. But if I knew Benny like I did, I knew that that wasn't going to stop him.

"HEY! COME ON OUT AND FIGHT LIKE A GNOME!" Benny yelled.

I understood Benny's anger as my own, but we needed a plan before we got our revenge and support to put it into action. I glared at the Door where my enemy was hiding, and would be begging for mercy once I got done with him.

"Flower boy won't come out!" my cousin said frustrated.

Well, what do you expect? This is Tybalt we're talking about.

My friends and family began to surround me very angrily. I guess Benny and I weren't the only ones extremely livid at this point.

"You've got to do something!" Abraham said angrily.

"He can't get away with that!" Rosaline said even more angrily.

No he most certainly could not, not if I had anything to say about it. Anyone who insults my family will have to deal with me first, and nothing would change my hatred for the Red Garden. No one.

I looked over their heads at my mother standing by the Blue Gate with her Bunnies, and I would with her permission make Tybalt pay. I nodded at her, and she nodded back while smiling slightly. The Lawnmower would be fixed later, right now, payback was the most important thing.

"Well, if he won't come out," I said. "I guess we'll just have to go in."

No one had ever been in the Red Garden before, and that's what made it so perfect.

Benny and the other Gnomes gasped at this idea. I knew what they were thinking, it was a suicide mission.

"The Red Garden?" Benny said nervously. "No one's ever been in there!"

Exactly. The only times I've ever got back at Tybalt were over the fence, and I'm tired of not confronting him face to face. He needed to know of my revenge. And what better time to do it than now?

I smiled slyly at Benny.

"Then I'd say it's about time someone did, and payback..." I said while I clapped the back of the palm of my hand and smiled even more mischievously at the ideas I had for revenge went through my mind. "Is gonna be fun."

Future me: And it's also going to be what changes you forever.


That's it! Hope you enjoyed it! I'm always nervous writing stuff because I'm afraid that they won't be good! So please go easy on me!

Thank you to quile for writing their story and giving me a chance to put your idea in this story as well as the last! Hope you don't mind, I have never dedicated a chapter to you yet and now I have!

theycallmecrazyallthetime, I hope you know how much you mean to me too, and now that I know you're the one who gave me the title all those months ago, it makes me even happier. You need anything? Know that I'm here for you!

So sorry again! Hamlet is getting very stressful, my first show as Hamlet is tomorrow! Wish me luck! I hope to come back with more motivation to write chapter 3!

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Until Next time!

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