I hate this chapter: it sucks. Please don't read it. Wait for the next one it'll be much better.

Chapter 40- She turned me into a newt!

Liz sat up and glanced around the room she was in. She was sitting on a bed in an old fashioned bedroom. She spotted a window on the opposite wall. Footsteps were heard coming towards the door.

Liz jumped up and sprinted for the window but as she reached it the door opened and Ann walked in.

"Oh Liz! I'm so glad you're alright." she said with a smile, "What might you be doing by the window?"

"Uh… nothing." she said with a weak smile, "Just… looking outside." as she said this she looked out and saw she was on a small farm. Beyond that she saw a small dirt road heading into a small town.

She felt her eye twitch involutarily. "My family and I were just about to sit down for supper. Please, join us!" Ann said still smiling.

"Uh… sure… why not?" Liz said disjointedly.

"Wonderful!" Ann cried, "But you cannot dine in those clothes. I shall let you borrow one of my dresses." she turned and headed out of the room.

Liz's eye twitched again, "D-dresses?" she mumbled. She tried to open the window but found it was stuck. She looked back at the door and glared, "Tails had better be trying to get me out of here!" she said to herself.

Present…

Tails was sitting on the couch eating popcorn and watching Blazing Saddles while waiting for the UPS guy to arrive.

Back to Salem…

Ann came back into the room with a brown dress, "Tis only my working dress, but I'm afraid I have nothing else." she said.

Liz just stared at the dress in her arms, "Uh… I can't." she said.

Ann's smile faded, "Why? What's wrong?" she asked.

"Uh… where I come from wearing a dress is a sign of… cannibalism…?" Liz mumbled trying to think… which she did a bad job of.

Ann blinked twice, "Oh my…" she said, "T-that is most unpleasant."

"Y-yes it is. I'm afraid I can't wear that dress." Liz said folding her arms across her chest.

"Where might you be from where there are such strange customs?" Ann asked.

"Uh… I'm from a small villiage in… Africa! Yeah… you won't see anybody wearing a dress down there." Liz said with a weak smile.

"Very well. Come down and join us in what you're wearing." Ann said, "And don't worry, our clothing means no such thing here." she added with a giggle.

Liz followed Ann out of the room and down a flight of stairs. They came into a large room where a table was set and two men were standing near it.

"Liz, this is Thomas, and this is my father Edward." Ann said. Then a woman came in carrying a tray of bread, "And this is my mother, Ann senior."

"Lovely." Liz mumbled sarcastically.

Later that night…

Liz opened the door to the guest room they'd given her. She looked down the hall to make sure noone was coming and then headed for the stairs. As she descended them she heard voices ahead.

"Shit… maybe I should have tried the window again…" she mumbled.

However she continued down the stairs to see who would be up so late.

Ann and two other girls she didn't recognize were standing at the table with a large black woman and leaning over a glass of foggy water.

Liz cleared her throat to get their attention. The three looked up and Ann smiled, "Hello, Liz." she said.

"What're you doing?" Liz asked.

"This is our servant, Tituba, and my friends Abigal and Betty." Ann said.

"And… what're you doing?"

"Well…" Ann mumbled, "Do not tell our parents, but this is a Venus Glass."

Liz blinked twice, "A what?"

"Tis a voo doo method of telling the future." Ann said.

"It tells us who our future husbands will be." Betty said. She had a smaller voice and Liz could tell she was much younger than Ann and Abigal, "Tituba told us about it."

Liz looked down at the glass between the three young girls and smiled, "Oh really?" she said, thinking of how she could have a bit of fun with her authoress powers, "Show me how it works."

Ann bent down over the class and stared into it for a moment, then suddenly the contents exploded into her face! Ann screamed and fell backwards.

Liz fell into a hysterical fit of laughter. The other two girls stared at her as though she was crazy. Then Edward and Ann Sr. came running down the stairs, "What is happening down here?" Edward demanded.

Ann stood up wiping the water and egg off her face, "N-nothing father." she said meekly.

Liz, who had collapsed from laughter sat up, still gasping for breath, "I guess your Venus Glass doesn't work very well, now does it?" she said, then she began laughing again.

"Venus Glass?" Ann's father demanded.

Liz smiled and stood up, "I'll just leave you guys alone to settle this." she said as she headed up the stairs.

As she headed back for the guest room she heard angry shouts from below. "Maybe I should stay after all, these guys are pretty interesting." she said to herself.

Yes, she talks to herself. So what?

Next day…

Liz came down the stairs with a smile and saw Ann sweeping the floor. "What happened last night?" Liz asked innocently.

"I have taken over all of Thomas' chores for the rest of the week." Ann said, "I suppose it is a just punishment."

"Well, glad to hear you've learned your lesson. Don't tamper with dark magic. It could blow up in your face." Liz said.

That was a horrible pun.

"Pray Liz, would you mind going to the market and buying these items for me?" Ann asked pulling out a piece of paper with a list scribbled across it.

Liz shrugged and took the list, "Sure, why not?" she mumbled.

"Thanks very much!" Ann said handing her a pouch of money.

Liz headed into the town, she got quite a few stares but nobody spoke to her. After she'd purchased all the crap on the list she headed back for Ann's home when she overheard two women talking.

"Those poor Parris girls. What could have gotten into them?"

"I'm told they be under a bewitchment. They hath already brought Dr. Griggs and he could find nothing else that might cause their strange condition."

"Well if it tis bewitchment we'd best find the witch and destroy it!"

Liz glanced down at the shirt she was wearing and swore under her breath; wearing twenty-first century clothes during a witch hunt was a bad idea.

She quickly ran off back towards Ann's home.

WHY ARE YOU STILL READING THIS! I TOLD YOU NOT TO READ IT! aaugh… I hate all of you!

I CAN'T TYPE THIS! IT SUCKS TOO MUCH!

Okay, you wanna know what happens? Liz turns some guy into a newt because he pisses her off, she gets accused of being a witch and they're gonna hang her but Tails shows up and saves her. THE FUCKING END!

ugh… I'm gonna work on the next chapter now. –walks away-