The next morning Horton not only discovered her gone but also discovered a note in her room. The note broke his heart, or he thought it did. It didn't take long for Jane to find out too.
"Gone." He sobbed in the dining room; Jane was there too. "My Muffin is gone. How could she leave me, we were in love. No wait, wait, maybe I misunderstood her letter! Yes, that's it!" He picked the letter up and read it again: 'Dear Pumpkin, I hate you. Mayzie' Oh the pain!"
"Well I guess her ankle wasn't that bad after all." Jane smirked, glad that Mayzie was gone; deep down she was also sorry that Horton had been hurt.
"You!" Horton said to Jane angrily, causing her to gasp. "You sent her back didn't you!"
"Horton!" Jane was insulted.
"You sent her back to that crazed accordion loving king!"
"I would never!" Jane gasped.
"You, you monster!" Horton snapped. "You, you wolf in queen's clothing!"
"Oh, how dare you accuse me of such things!" Jane glared, grabbing Horton by the end of his cloak. "I am a queen. I always act with dignity. Now you shape up, or I'LL POP YOU ONE!"
She tossed Horton into the wall, which was an impressive feat considering their size differences. Horton got up and cowered on the table in pain.
"Oh look on the bright side Horton, now we can rehearse without distraction." Jane pointed out.
"Rehearse?" Horton was appalled. "I feel like dying not dancing!"
He got up and looked into a drawer.
"She's gone!" Horton went over to a vase and looked in it. "She's gone!"
He then went to the window and pulled the curtains down.
HORTON:
She's gone and with her the sun and the moon and stars
Have vanished from sight
There'll never again be a sunrise for me
Because she was my light
No laughter will ever escape from my lips
I'll never again sing a song
For the light and love of my life was Mayzie
And now, she's gone!
He imagined a large floating version of Mayzie's head hovering outside the window after he imagined the sun, moon, and stars sinking out of sight. He reached for Mayzie's floating head and grabbed a pigtail, but fell when her head vanished. His feet were the only things keeping him from falling completely out the window.
"You are pathetic Horton." Jane muttered as she pulled him back in by the tail.
He partially fell on her, so that only one of his legs was on her, and got back to singing as he got up. Jane got up with shock because Horton was holding a table knife in his trunk!
Whoa she's gone and with her the greatest love the world has ever known
Has suffered a dagger right through the heart
And lies as cold as stone
Jane rushed to stop Horton, but it turned out she had nothing to worry about because Horton had stabbed a turkey instead. Horton, dagger still in trunk, then wrapped his trunk around Jane as he continued singing.
The passion of Romeo and Juliet
Josephine and Napoleon
Should have bowed to the love of Horton and Mayzie
But now, she's gone!
Horton broke away, causing Jane to fall to the ground with the dagger and turkey.
"Get a grip Horton, you're making me nauseous!" Jane frowned, tapping the turkey impatiently.
Save your words of encouragement!
Nothing can bring me cheer
Take away all my life support
And bury me right here
Horton plucked a rose from a bouquet in a vase, then crumbled it and let it fall to the ground. He took the rest of the roses out of the vase and tossed the vase aside. Jane, having just gotten up, had to drop the turkey to catch the vase. Horton, roses in trunk, gently fell backward onto the ground.
"If I didn't need a partner I swear I would." Jane almost growled.
In his mind, Horton imagined that he was in heaven with Mayzie a few feet away. He ran over to her.
Now little darling, won't you please come home
And heal this broken heart?
'Cause your Muffin Man
He just can't stand the pain of being apart
Yeah, he's supposed to be the pumpkin but that's how 'out of it' he was.
Horton imagined a giant muffin around him as he continued running, but just as he was a couple inches away he fell through the clouds. He looked up, still singing, as Mayzie watched him fall.
For the reason the world had turned was Mayzie
No other love in history held a, candle to ours
It was unexcelled-y
But now, she's gone!
Jane picked Horton up by the trunk as he continued, causing him to wake up. Then, disgusted, Jane pushed Horton onto a chair, tipping it over and breaking it. Horton fell unconscious with grief. Well, kinda unconscious.
"Horton, this is your queen speaking." Jane opened one of Horton's eyelids sternly. "You will regain consciousness this instant! And remain conscious until I win the talent show! Or else!"
Horton did nothing.
"Very well, I have no other choice but to take you to my castle and deal with you in a manner to which you are according." Jane grabbed Horton's trunk and dragged him away.
"Oh my Muffin played the accordion." Horton sobbed.
"YOUR MUFFIN'S HISTORY CHUMP!" Jane snapped.
Now, Mayzie may have gotten the box. But she hadn't gotten the notes yet. She was having a 'little' trouble with the lock.
"Oh, what kind of lock did he put on this thing anyhow?" Mayzie complained as she tried breaking the lock with a mallet.
No luck. Mayzie then grabbed Whizzer and used his beak for a key. Whizzer gave a few groans of pain as she did so. Now Whizzer's beak worked, so Mayzie opened the box as Whizzer massaged his beak.
"Finally." Mayzie whispered happily.
"I'm free! I'm free!" Whizzer said happily. "I-I-I am free aren't I?"
"Yes begone you mass of worthless feathers." Mayzie said absentmindedly.
Whizzer was too happy to gain freedom to acknowledge the insult.
"WAHOO!" Whizzer flew away happily and started a victory dance. "I am free, I am free, I am free! Hoo-hoo!" He then chuckled with joy.
"Ah yes." Mayzie said to herself as she looked over the notes. "The power to change, the power to create, and finally, the greatest of them all, the power to-"
There were only two pieces of paper.
"Where's the power to destroy?" Mayzie said. "SOMEONE'S REMOVED THE POWER TO DESTROY? SOMEONE'S REMOVED THE POWER TO DESTROY! I'LL NEVER HAVE THE POWER TO DESTROY!"
Whizzer overheard her. Not hard to do.
"So, that's what Austin meant." Whizzer said to himself.
Mayzie overheard and sent a seeker after him.
"Hello." Whizzer said weakly.
"Tell me what Austin said." Mayzie said sternly, grabbing him.
"He said...he said..." Whizzer struggled to break free but couldn't so gave in. "He said: they could never harm anyone without my help." He said in Austin's voice.
"Oh the little rat got rid of it himself!" Mayzie said bitterly. "He's hiding it somewhere. He took what I wanted most of all, he took what I love! Well, two can play this game."
She sat down at her desk and, using Whizzer's beak as a quill, started to write a letter.
"Dear Prince Austin, I have kidnapped your sweet Uniqua. Period! If you want to see her alive again, comma!, then meet me at the mouth of the western river with the missing section of Rothbart's notes EXCLAMATION, EXCLAMATION, EXCLAMATION!" Mayzie rolled up the letter. "Take this to Austin!"
"But you said-" Whizzer protested.
"You know how many Yellow Mockingbirds would die to have just one deal? And now you've got three! Take it to Austin now!" Mayzie snapped.
Whizzer flew away without another word.
"And I'll take care of Uniqua." Mayzie said in a hushed, menacing voice as she conjured a seeker. "Seek her out and bring her to me!"
