Dragon's Fury
Chapter 7: Surprises
Outside the Utonium home the afternoon sun cast friendly rays onto the earth. Birds were still singing and people were enjoying their afternoon walks before the after school rush began.
Inside the home it was rather the opposite. Right now the air was thick with the smell of air fresheners, carpet cleaner, and burnt flesh.
On the floor in the living room a section of the carpet was burnt leaving an obnoxious black spot in the otherwise clean white carpet.
The black spot itself was also stained with patches of red blood that refused to disappear thus was the source of a certain raven haired girl's frustration and anxiety.
Buttercup came back into the living room carrying what felt like the hundredth bucket of carpet cleaner. She wore rubber gloves goggles and a mask. The last two items were more to keep her eyes from watering and her nose from catching fire. Symptoms caused by the pungent air as a result of her cleaning efforts and her attempt to hide the smell of burnt flesh with air fresheners.
A human would have found the smell overwhelming but with her predatory senses it was downright toxic.
While she autonomously brushed and scrubbed hard her mind whirred.
She had killed someone, someone who had at one time been a friend and what frightened her was that she held no remorse, no sorrow, no regret for killing him or for what she did afterwards.
She always thought the phrase 'tastes like chicken' was just a funny expression. She would never have thought it could be used seriously, yet this was how she described her first bite.
Was she a cannibal? No, she wasn't human, she was something else. Something that obviously ate humans. That scared her because it meant the possibility of other victims.
She shook her head. No she had been the one victimized. She had defended herself and then simply provided for her child.
She grimaced as she heard her stomach gurgle and groan distressingly. Her meal wasn't digesting well and there was a lot to digest.
She hadn't been stingy with the pyrotechnics as she roasted ever section of meat she ate. Well most of them anyway. At the beginning she didn't even think of it but when some of the parts started looking like drumsticks.
Buttercup stopped scrubbing and began soaking up the suds with the towel.
'Drumsticks' she thought again. She had eaten as though it were a normal meal. As if she had ordered nothing more elaborate than fried chicken.
She draped the towel over her arm and picked up the bucket hauling it to the kitchen. She dumped the buckets contents into the sink and tossed the dirty towel into the basket where Margaret put all the dirty dish towels and oven mitts.
She took off her gloves and put them on the counter top then ran over to the Steamvac it's amber light showing that it was up to temperature.
Switching on the machine she began to steamvac the carpet in an attempt to make it look more consistent and the white spot less obvious.
She began to think about what would happen if her family found out what she had done.
What would they say? What would they do? She was unable to think of the consequences of what she had done. The possibilities were far too horrifying.
These same questions repeated themselves in her mind until a beeping from the steamvac interrupted her thoughts. The steamvac was empty and she suddenly realized she had cleaned nearly all of the main floors carpet.
She let out a heavy sigh. If she had been paying more attention she could have avoided this. How was she going to explain this to her family? Now they would know something was up.
A thought suddenly entered her mind.
'If I clean the whole house then what I did will be the last thing they'll think of.'
Energized by the idea she quickly picked the steamvac back to the kitchen and filled it with water.
While she waited for the water to heat up she grabbed the Swiffer Duster and began to dust in the living room grinning to herself.
'This'll blow their minds so much they won't think for weeks.'
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At Endsville High students in gym class awaited the sounding of the bell to end their day. They talked about the usual things; gossip, day plans, future plans, but one group in particular had a far more serious and important subject.
"You have to at least try to see her", Bubbles urged Billy.
Blossom, Bubbles and Will were talking with Billy about his predicament.
The last minute absence of the girls gym teacher had forced the two normally segregated classes into a single group. This lead to a free period for them allowing the boys to play a rowdy game of soccer and most of the girls to text and chat all period.
"You can't let her parents dominate you like that", Will told him. "You have to stand up for yourself."
Billy nodded.
"Yeah I know but there's only so much I can do before breaking the law, and it feels like that's going to be what it's going to take to get in."
Blossom tapped her chin her mind busy with alternative solutions.
"Well we can't have that so we'll go with you. Bubbles and I are both good negotiators."
Billy sighed.
"I guess it couldn't hurt."
The bell finally rang and the students flooded into the halls all eager to go home and leave their temporary prison.
"We'll meet outside the north entrance and go from there", Blossom said.
A quick nod from everyone and they split up to go to their lockers.
As the puffs walked to their lockers Bubbles asked her sister.
"Do you really think we can help?"
Blossom shrugged.
"We have to at least try. Besides I'd like to see how William will handle the situation. It should give us a lot of insight into his character."
Bubbles frowned.
"He's a good person Blossom, even if he isn't human."
Blossom sighed.
"I know that Bubbles, but he's hiding something and I don't like it. I want to know what it is."
The blonde girl shook her head.
"We all have our secrets Blossom. Not all our secrets are supposed to be shared."
"Well I don't agree", Blossom said firmly. "I believe that you shouldn't have to hide anything from the ones you love."
"We're not who he loves Blossom", Bubbles reminded her.
"I'm aware of that", Blossom said with a hint of bitterness.
Bubbles noted the stress in Blossoms voice and wondered.
"What's up with you?", she asked as they opened their lockers.
"Nothing", Blossom said irritated. "Just Will and Buttercup's relationship seems too... convenient."
Bubbles raised an eyebrow.
"What about their relationship is so suspicious?"
Blossoms brows furrowed deeply her eyes becoming more intense.
"It's moving too quickly for a natural relationship even considering the circumstances."
Bubbles shrugged.
"It may be moving fast but it doesn't seem unnatural. Maybe they're soul mates."
Blossom scoffed.
"There's no such thing."
"I think there is", Bubbles said defensively.
Blossom glanced sideways but said nothing. Bubbles had expected a lecture about naiveté's and a lack of scientific evidence but strangely she said nothing.
Something was bothering her beyond her desire to find Will's secret but this wasn't the place to discuss it. She would think about it later she decided. They had to move to meet the boys in front of the school.
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Blossom and Bubbles waited in front of the school near the curb in front of the school. Where were those boys?
A low rumble was soon heard and they saw Will's Camaro growling up to the curb.
Billy got out of the passenger seat and pulled back the passenger seat.
"Come on ladies", Will said from inside. "You're coach is here."
Bubbles giggled and slid into the back seat and though Blossom grumbled something under her breath she did the same.
"A car is hardly necessary when the house is only a fifteen minute walk."
Will nodded. "True but it's more fun."
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Mandy sat on the couch in the living room thinking. It's all she had been doing since Krystal had left to check into the hotel leaving the quadruplets still sleeping in her room.
She was still recovering from the shock of finding out that she had cousins, especially ones so young.
Maverick and Guren seemed energetic and playful. Normal boys in other words.
Miril was sweet and kind, and always had a smile on her face.
Lily was the shy quiet on. The one Mandy was most interested in. Mostly because the two of them looked virtually identical and it frightened her.
Mandy heard the soft steps of tiny feet coming down the stairs and saw Lily standing on the bottom step clutching her stuffed dolphin and looked at her timidly.
Mandy smiled and patted the spot on the couch beside her.
Lily ran up and hopped onto the couch then much to Mandy's surprise sat sideways on her lap and snuggled against her.
For a moment Mandy was frozen not knowing what to do. This was a completely new experience for her, but slowly she managed to wrap her arms around the small girl.
She had never felt like this before. A warm fuzz feeling enveloped her as she held the little girl against her and from a source unknown to her a great sea of compassion filled her being and she was compelled to pour it on the little girl in her arms.
"What's wrong Lily?"
She sniffled.
"I had a bad dream."
Mandy understood. For a young child a nightmare was truly a terrifying experience.
She began gently stroking Lily's hair trying to provide any additional comfort she could.
"Want to talk about it?"
She felt Lily shake her head.
Mandy sighed. She didn't know what to do. She had never been good with kids. Whenever she had a bad dream when she was Lily's age her mother always told her to forget about it and go back to bed.
She felt Lily's head lift off her stomach and a little hand press lightly against it.
"Where's the pup?"
Mandy couldn't help but smile.
"Baby's in there somewhere. It's just too small to know where."
Lily rested her head on Mandy's stomach again.
"So warm."
Mandy gently put a hand on her back.
"It's alright Lily. Bad dreams can't hurt you."
She felt Lily nod against her stomach and snuggle against her.
"mmmmhmmm."
The sound of an engine caught Mandy's attention and she looked over her shoulder to see a familiar car in the driveway.
"Mom's here", she muttered bitterly. Judging from the way she stomped towards the house she wasn't in a good mood.
She stormed into the house screaming in frustration.
"Those insolent women. So nosey always butting into other people's business!"
'That's what you get for joining a gossip club', Mandy thought to herself.
Lily slid off Mandy's lap and hid herself behind her. She seemed afraid. Mandy had to find a way to calm her mother down.
"Mom please calm down. Besides you're the one who wanted to be in that club in the first place. You knew what it was about from the start. You just never thought you'd be on the receiving end."
Clair whirled around angrily.
"I don't need any smart aleck comments from you young lady. It's your fault it's happening."
Mandy snorted.
"Right it's my fault you sealed me in my room and are basically having a war with the people across the street."
"Enough!", Clair yelled. "I'm tired of your disrespect!"
Mandy stood to her feet.
"What about your disrespecting me? Locking me in my room for two days without enough food, keeping my child's father away, and worst of all trying to take my baby away from me!"
Claire turned away.
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"The clinic left a message on the answering machine cancelling my abortion appointment."
Mandy looked furious but her eyes were full of hurt.
"How could you do that?", she cried! "How could you take my baby away from me? What gives you the right?"
"I'm your mother she snapped. "That gives me the right."
Mandy's fists were shaking.
Did she really think that just because she was her mother that gave her the right to kill her baby?
"Don't you remember that if the baby dies I'll die with it?"
Clair crossed her arms and turned away.
"I don't believe that. It's absurd."
"Why would you be willing to take that risk with your own daughter? Do you even care about me?"
"Of course I care about you. don't ever question me about it. I know what's best for you."
"Lies!"
Clair and Mandy flinched and looked at Lily standing on the couch clutching Orpedotay with her eyes full of tears.
"No love", she choked. "Cold, hard, black."
"Who is that?", Claire yelled?
Mandy made sure to put herself between the defenseless little girl and the enraged middle aged housewife.
"Her name is Lily. She's my guest here."
"I said no one was allowed to see you!"
"That's too much!", Mandy yelled back. "I need to be with people to keep my stress levels down. If you were pregnant then you should know that!"
Claire grabbed Mandy's wrist and Lily started to cry.
"Don't ever say I'm not your mother. I'm better, you understand? She's not better than me!"
"Stop it!"
Claire and Mandy looked to see Krystal standing in the door looking none too pleased.
"Let her go."
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Will drove his car down the street as fast a legally possibly although Blossom noticed the needle on the speedometer was a hair above it.
Bubbles pointed out the small back window.
"Look it's Bunny and Rayza!"
Blossom looked over and saw it was indeed Rayza and Bunny walking down the sidewalk with Ferratus in between them.
Will drove the short distance to Mandy's house and parked on the side of the road.
"I thought Mandy's parents only had one car", Will said out loud.
Billy scratched his head.
"They do."
He slapped his head in realization.
"That's right I forgot. Mandy's aunt Krystal was visiting her today."
Will looked at Billy suddenly intrigued.
"Krystal?"
Blossom cleared her throat.
"Can we get out please?"
The boys vacated the front seats and pulled them forward to let the girls out.
Bubbles waved to the other two girls as they approached.
"What have you been up to?", she asked.
Bunny shrugged.
"Finished my errands and thought I'd take Ferratus for a walk. I met Rayza along the way."
"Isn't it a little risky taking a giant scorpion for a walk in a city?", Blossom asked. "Especially without a leash."
"I'd never put Ferratus on a leash", Will snapped. "He's not a dog. He has his dignity."
Ferratus bobbed as if nodding.
"Besides", Billy added. "In this town no one will pay any attention."
The sound of muffled shouting was heard from the house and they turned to look.
Blossom looked in the living room window and saw Mandy standing in front of her very cross mother.
Then everyone received a shock as Mandy took a hard slap to the face and a loud scream was heard.
Blossom, Bubbles, and Billy stood motionless for a moment as what happened slowly registered in their mind.
Billy ran towards the house with the Puffs right behind him but by that time the others were already inside.
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"Let her go", Krystal demanded.
If Claire had been furious before she was apocalyptic now.
"What are you doing here?", she snarled at the other woman.
Krystal seemed unfazed by Claire's anger.
"Visiting my niece. Last I checked that wasn't a crime."
"It is if you don't have my permission", Claire snapped.
"I asked her to come", Mandy interrupted.
Claire glared at Mandy fiercely.
"I told you to stay away from her!"
"I needed her!", Mandy yelled. "She listens to me and tries to help me. You never do!"
"How can you say that!", Claire yelled back. "I gave you everything you wanted."
Mandy's face wrinkled in disgust.
"You think giving me toys, clothes and jewelry fixes everything? You always tried to make yourself look like the victim. You always tried to make me the reason for all your problems. You never once acted like my mother!"
Claire looked ready to explode.
"So you tried to replace me with her? How dare you!"
"It's your own fault", Krystal interjected. "If you had really loved Amanda then everything would have gone your way. Instead you used her like a fashion accessory. Something you had to have to measure up to everyone else."
"Don't lecture me you bitch!" Clair slapped Krystal hard across the face causing Lily to scream.
Krystal only turned her head and looked right back into her older sister's furious but desperate eyes.
"The truth hurts doesn't it. You more than me this time though."
Claire was too short of breath to respond.
"It hurts you to know that despite all you went through you're still inferior to me."
Clair snapped and was about to lunge at Krystal when the door burst open and Will, Bunny, Rayza and Ferratus came in.
"What the hell is going on here?", Will demanded.
"None of your business!", Claire yelled. "Get out!"
Just as Billy and the Puffs came in Claire screamed in pain.
Maverick and Guren were attacking her legs Maverick biting into her left.
Claire shook Guren off then kicked Maverick in the ribs with her heel sending him tumbling a short distance along the carpet.
Claire was instantly tackled to the ground and she hit the floor with a grunt and looked up into her attackers burning eyes.
"How dare you attack a child!", Ryza growled. She raised her right arm about to strike but she was grabbed and pulled off by Will and Bunny.
"Let me go!", she yelled.
"Take her outside", Will told Bunny.
The violet eyed girl nodded and pulled Rayza outside passing the bewildered Puff's and Billy on the way.
As Krystal tended to her son Will walked over and stood over Claire.
"What is going on here?", he asked again. His voice was etched with irritation.
Claire sat up and grabbed her knees starting to cry.
"I do my best. Why isn't that enough. All I ever wanted was to be a mother. What's wrong with that dream?"
"Nothing", Will said simply. "But you're as adept at motherhood as Hitler was at evangelism."
Claire looked up at him horrified and at a loss for words.
"You're only filled up with anger", Will continued. "You only know how to love yourself. Whatever ability to truly love you once possessed is buried under a mountain of hate and jealousy."
He leaned closer.
"The questions are Why?, and Who?"
He stood up and turned to Krystal.
"Eln Bosun I think it's time to go."
Krystal nodded.
"Alright let's go children."
"NO!"
Lily hopped off the couch and latched herself onto Mandy's leg with Miril close behind.
"Can't leave Mandy behind. She'll get hurt."
Mandy smiled and gave Lily a gentle hug.
"Alright I'll come with you."
Lily's tears evaporated as her face beamed with delight.
She and Miril grabbed her hands and lead her to the door.
Claire sprang to her feet.
"Mandy don't you dare leave!"
"Or what?", Mandy snapped. "I have nothing to lose."
Without another word Mandy went out the door leaving her mother standing motionless.
Krystal was the next to leave.
"Guess your plan didn't work as well as you thought."
Claire glared hard at her. "This isn't over."
Krystal ignored her and walked calmly out the door with her sons.
Claire's fists shook and she stormed into the kitchen with purpose.
Deciding to take their leave before any further incident occurred everyone else left the house.
Bubbles paused near the door then went to the couch to pick something up and then followed everyone else out the door.
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Outside Mandy was basking in the refreshingly calm and tranquil outdoors.
Lily stood beside her still holding her hand and it looked like she was thinking about what had happened in the house through her young tender mind. How could process something like that.
"Excuse me."
Lily and Mandy turned to see Bubbles.
She kneeled down and held something out for Lily.
"Is this yours?"
Lily gasped.
"Orpedotay!"
She clutched the stuffed dolphin tightly happy to have her nearly forgotten treasure returned.
"Thank you."
Bubbles smiled.
"You like stuffed animals?"
Lily nodded.
"I got lot's if you wanna see."
Lily's face glowed with excitement.
"Oh mommy can I?"
Krystal looked unsure after all that had happened. Mandy couldn't even begin to contemplate what was going on in her head.
"Is it far away?"
Bubbles shook her head.
"No it's just down the street."
She sighed.
"Well I suppose it's alright as long as Miril goes too."
"Why don't you all come", Bubbles offered. "I'm sure that after all that's happened some relaxation would be nice."
Krystal considered it for a moment then finally nodded.
"I suppose it would be rude not to accept."
Mandy having been freed from Lily's grasp by her new interest looked around for any trace of Billy.
Suddenly someone came up from behind and wrapped their arms around her.
"I missed you", Billy said softly.
Mandy smiled and grabbed his arms.
"I missed you too."
As the two of them embraced Mandy felt all of her anxieties melt away and a sense of peace that she could not explain overcame her.
She felt a tug at her leg and she had no need to look down to see who it was.
"What is it Lily?"
"We're going to Bubbles house now. You coming?"
Mandy smiled.
"Sure we'll come."
Billy looked at her.
"We will?"
Mandy looked at him.
"You wanted to meet my aunt?, now's your chance. Over tea is the best time. Besides I want to see how Buttercup's doing."
Billy shrugged. "I guess I can come, but I have to be back home by dinner."
Mandy waved him off.
"Yeah yeah I know."
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Blossom looked around the new suddenly crowded driveway and found who she was looking for.
Rayza sat on the ground with Will holding her from behind in a supportive embrace.
"Good girl, deep breaths nice and easy."
It appeared that Will was trying to calm her down by getting her to slow her breathing.
Bubbles walked up beside her and asked them.
"What happened?"
"Her maternal instincts got loose", Will explained. "A females maternal instincts are very potent and it can be very difficult to keep them under control especially when they don't have much experience with them yet."
Blossom and Bubbles shared worried glances with each other and Blossom could tell her sister was thinking the same thing.
What would happen if Buttercup lost control? They had seen what was possible just moments ago, and Rayza had more experience with these powerful instincts and hormones. Buttercup was a novice, so the scenarios that played through Blossom's mind weren't good.
What would they do?
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It didn't take long for everyone to get to the Utonium's abode.
Blossom, Bubbles and Bunny flew while Krystal took her children and Ferratus in her rental car with Will leading the way with Rayza, Billy, and Mandy in his car.
As they got close the professor and Mrs. Utonium had just arrived pulling into the driveway and parking inside the garage.
The Girls landed in front of them as they headed to the front steps.
Their parents were surprised by their sudden arrival and then they noticed the cars pulling into their driveway.
"What's going on?", Margaret asked. "Some kind of party?"
Blossom paused.
"Uh, it's more of an impromptu affair."
The professor scrutinized her.
"I see."
Blossom sighed. She didn't know how to explain it, especially when she wasn't sure herself. All she knew was that in Mandy's house there had been an argument and then Mandy got slapped.- wait.
She looked back at Mandy and at the older woman. Krystal was her name if Mandy remembered correctly. She was obviously related to Mandy, they looked so much alike that through the window she must have had a case of mistaken identity considering Mandy's location in the room when they burst into the house.
"They just came over for tea", Bubbles said relieving the pressure from Blossom. "Will came over to see Buttercup obviously."
Margaret nodded.
"Well I suppose there's no harm in that."
Krystal walked up holding Lily in one arms and holding Miril's hand with the other while her sons stood behind her.
"Hello I'm Krystal Bosun. Nice to meet you."
Blossom could see the surprise in her mother's eyes. Probably because she didn't expect one of their guests to be a grown woman.
"How do you do. I'm Margaret Utonium. This is my husband John."
Krystal nodded at the professor in greeting.
"These are my children. Lily, Miril, Maverick and Guren."
"Hello", Miril said waving. "The more soft spoken boys simply nodded. Lily turned away."
Krystal sighed.
"Sorry, Lily's the shy one."
Margaret smiled.
"It's alright. Let's go inside now."
Blossom felt that this whole affair seemed awkward and a little too formal.
As they walked up to the front door she noticed that the widows were all open.
Margaret opened the door and froze just as she stepped inside.
The professor went up to her "Honey what's wrong."
He looked inside and became equally stunned.
Blossom herself was both curious and annoyed.
"Excuse me can we go inside?"
Blossom's words snapped her parents out of their stunned states and they went outside.
As she followed them in she saw immediately why they had been so shocked.
While the Utoniums were not a particularly messy family they weren't the neatest either even thought they still kept their hose reasonably presentable this was far beyond that.
The carpet was clean except for a spot on the carper that was slightly lighter than the rest of the carpet. The tables were spotless the couches had been washed and the TV and shelves had all been dusted.
"Wow you sure keep a tidy house!", Krystal exclaimed.
It was not just the living room either.
The kitchen counters and appliances had been polished to a high sheen and the floors were washed maybe even waxed.
She and Bubbles flew up to their rooms and saw the theme continue there.
The carpets were cleaned and a pile of fresh laundry sat on their beds.
They flew back downstairs and saw their parents emerge from their bedroom apparently having found the same thing.
Blossom looked in the living room and noticed Will, Bunny and Rayza examining the white patch on the carpet closely. She had to admit she was also intensely curious about what it was.
Krystal was taking her children's shoes off and Mandy was helping while Billy stood by and watched with interest. Blossom could imagine what he was thinking about.
Krystal was the one who got slapped she had realized but she looked so similar to Mandy it was frightening. She was only her aunt yet she looked like she should have been her mother. What's more her daughter Lily also looked like Mandy. Same hair and eyes. This just didn't add up properly and back at her house Billy looked equally amazed.
"Where's Buttercup?", Margaret wondered.
Everyone looked up.
"I checked her room and I didn't see her there", Bubbles said.
Blossom snapped her fingers.
"That means she must be in the basement."
The puffs flew down the stairs at warp speed. passing at the door to the lab going through the training room, the cool room but they didn't see her.
"Where could she be?" Bubbles asked worriedly.
"Oh girls."
The girl turned and saw Will standing near the stairs with a smug grin.
"She's in here."
He walked inside an opening and the girls followed him in.
Blossom slapped herself mentally for not thinking of the seemingly obvious.
"Of course the laundry room."
They walked inside and there she was.
Buttercup sat on a chair beside the humming dryer fast asleep a magazine open in her lap and around the chair.
"did you find her?", Margaret asked as she came down the stairs.
"In here", Blossom called.
Bubbles suddenly clamped her hand on Blossom's mouth.
"Shhh", she whispered harshly.
Margaret walked in and smiled at Buttercup's sleeping form.
"I never thought I'd see Buttercup in an apron."
Blossom did a double check and saw that indeed Buttercup, their tomboyish sister was indeed wearing their mother's pink frilly apron. How did she miss that?"
Will went over to pick the sleeping girl up.
"I'll take her to bed."
H grunted a little as he gently lifted her off the chair into his arms bridal style.
"You might wanna check your fridge too cause it feels like I'm carrying it all."
Margaret sighed.
"Right I will."
As Margaret and Will left Lily came in."
"Bubbles can we go see you're stuffed animals now?"
Bubbles smiled.
"Sure."
Miril came in next.
"Bubbles the boys went into that room over there."
Alarmed Bubbles and Blossom quickly followed Miril and breathed a sigh of relief as it only turned out to be the cool room.
"I'll take care of this Blossom you can go help mom."
"Alright then I'll leave you to it."
As Blossom left Bubbles entered the room and saw the boys poking around a small hatch in the ground.
"That's the emergency food boys", she told them.
They looked up at her.
"Emergency?"
"That's right. In case something happens we have food stashed here where it's safe."
"Is that part of your 'Zombie Plan'," Guren asked?
Bubbles smiled.
"I'll show you."
She walked over to the hatch and set it off to the side then pulled out a large metal box from inside the hole by its rope handles. It was still dirty from its place in their old house.
"And here's what we keep inside."
She began to undo the boxes several latches.
"it's airtight so that the food lasts longer."
She undid the last latch and took off the lid.
"And that's it."
The four kids looked inside.
"Not much there", Maverick said.
"Guren looked up at Bubbles.
"What are the bones for?"
Bubbles looked puzzled.
"Bones?"
She looked inside and her eyes went wide as saucers as she emitted a glass shattering ear splitting horrified scream.
Up at last we see more into what's going on. What will happen to Buttercup now though? You'll have to wait and see.