A/N: Enjoy Chapter 5! No crossdressing here! I swear!Horton Hears a Who or their characters. I only own my plot and my characters, hence the word 'my'.
Disclaimer: I don't own Horton Hears a Who or any of its characters. All I own is my own plot and my characters, hence the word 'my'
"Woah!", the four teens yelped as a bright light engulfed them whole. They shut their eyes in an attempt to not go blind. Once they opened them, their surroundings turned into a luscious colorful jungle and not the depressing lab room. JoJo put the transporter into his backpack for safe keeping.
"Ok now that we are here.", Valerie said, "Tabby hand me your knife." She held out her hand. Tabby pulled out a silver pocket knife from a secret back pocket.
"Why do you have a knife, Tabby?", Zeke asked.
"Have you seen the news? I'm trying to make sure I don't raped, mugged, or killed.", she answered.
"Point taken."
"Ok, JoJo hold still and you won't get hurt.", Valerie said walked up to him.
"Wait! What the hell are you going to do with that?", JoJo asked. Before he could back away, Valerie stabbed the balloons with a loud pop.
"Now you can go and jump into the river and we can go burn the dress." She turned around to see Tabby and Zeke collecting firewood for the fire. A smile formed on his face, glad that he can finally get out of the dress. He ran behind a bush and slipped out of the dress. He ran to a near-by river.
"CANNONBALL!!", JoJo yelled as he jumped into the river. A little water splashed his cousins that were sitting near the riverside. The color dye from his fur mixed with the clear water and flowed down with the current. The light blue and yellow strips turned back to his normal black and gray ones. "It feels good to look like a dude again!", he exclaimed happily as he swam around. The other three Whos gathered around the fire. Tabby threw the dress in the fire that grew once the dress was thrown in. Valerie then threw the blonde wig in afterwards.
"Burn, motherfucker, burn!!!!", Valerie yelled in delight.
"I wonder about you sometimes.", Tabby said.
"Hehehehehehehe." JoJo got out and walked over to his cousins to watch the bonfire. He shook his body to dry his fur and got everyone else a little wet by accident. Instead of his hair going back to normal it turn him to look like a puffball. They saw it and was about to crack up at the sight.
"Don't say a word.", JoJo threatened.
"Ok, we won't say anything puffball.", Tabby laughed, "We'll think it, but we won't say it." He shook his body again and his fur went back to normal.
"You guys suck."
"We know.", Zeke said.
"Who are you?" The group of four looked towards the voice and saw a small purple Kangaroo.
"Well, I'm JoJo."
"Zeke."
"Tabby."
"Valerie."
"My name's-". The purple kangaroo was cut off by a shrill voice.
"RUDY!"
"Yeah that." JoJo knew that voice. It belongs to the kangaroo that tried to destroy Whoville. Soon an older purple kangaroo showed up near Rudy.
"Rudy! Don't do that, you near scared me half to death! I don't think I should have let you out of the ponch.", she yelled with panic in her voice. She then realized that it wasn't just her and her son there. "Hello. Who are you?", she asked to the teens.
"Well, we are from the speck.", JoJo said, hoping she still remember. Her eyes widened once she remembered it. Before she could say anything, a new voice beat her to it.
"JOJO! Are you here?" Another voice he could recognize from anywhere. Soon Horton popped up next to the Sour Kangaroo.
"Hey Horton.", JoJo said.
"JoJo? Is that you?", he asked
"In the flesh. This is Valerie, Zeke, and Tabby. They're my cousins.", he said as he pointed to each one when he said their name.
"Nice to meet you all. Now JoJo, I won't be able to help you if I don't really know what's going on. Why did your mom say you needed to come to Nool? Isn't Whoville safe?"
"Well, it's kind of a long story."
"I'm listening. I'm not in a rush, too.", he answered and sat down.
"So am I.", Kangaroo said sitting down on a near by stump.
"Well, it happened just a week ago. An unknown scientist built a new invention and was going unveil it. Little did we know it was a trap."
xX-Flashback-Xx
A stage was set up in town square. An small table was set up on it with a white sheet over it. In front of the stage was rows and rows of chairs, enough to seat the guest that were invited. Whos took their seats and others watched from the top of their homes. Ned, Sally, and JoJo took their place on the stage, while the 96 daughters sat down in the audience. They were given special directions and who was to be on stage and not. They questioned it, but was only answered by saying its what the inventor wants.
Four chairs were laid out for them to sit on including the inventor. All they knew about him was he was new and not a lot of Whos know him, but they were told that his new invention could change Whoville forever. When the mayor heard this, he decided it was fitting to have a ceremony for the invention and the inventor himself. After five minutes of waiting, a tan skin with blue shaggy hair Who walked up to the stage. He had a clipboard in his left hand and wore a white lab coar. The mayor and him met at the center and shook hands. The inventor headed to the table while Sally and JoJo walked up to Ned's side.
"Citizens of Whoville! I introduce you to one of the newest inventors here!", Ned announced, "Give a warm round of applause to Mr. Henry Smith." The blue hair Who walked back up to the Mayor. Camreas flashed as they shook hands again. Ned and his family walked back near the chairs to give him the floor.
"Ladies and gentleman, I present to you a device, an invention, that is history in the making for Whoville.", Mr. Smith said, "I can tell you this, you will not believe your eyes. Here we go."
BANG! BANG!
The audience screamed as they ducked their heads, police and ambulance sirens went off near by. Most of the daughters ran to their dad, who was lying on the floor. Sally laid Ned's head on her lap to act as a pillow and held his hand while JoJo held the other. Tears streamed down most of the family's face. They were the only one who wasn't running in fear. Blood started to form a puddle around his body. said.
"Sally, JoJo, girls, I don't have much time left.", Ned barely said, oblivously in pain.
"No, don't talk like that. The abulance is coming you're going to be ok.", Sally reassured him. He just smile at her and said.
"I don't think I can cheat death here. I just want to you all to that I love you."
"Dad...", JoJo choked out.
"JoJo, take care of the family. I know you can do it." JoJo looked around and notice a lot of people were still panicing, but then notice an abulance coming.
"Dad, just hold on a little more. They're coming. They're almost here."
"No matter what I love you." Ned's grip of JoJo's and Sally's hands loosened which caused them tighten their grip.
"No.", Sally whispered as she lowered her head as she sobbed. The daughters cried in their hands and tried to comfort each other. JoJo tried not to cry but tears ecsaped his eyes.
"We're here.", a doctor annonced.
'One minute too late.', JoJo thought to himself. A police went to a peek under the sheet that hid the invention that brought most of Whoville out to see. His eyes widened and took out a walkie-talkie.
"Get the bomb squad.", he spoke into it.
"Roger that.", a voice said on the other line. The policeman walked back to Sally and her family, heartbroken at the sight.
"Ma'am, we need you and your family needs to leave this area. Its not safe.", he informed them.
"No! I refuse to leave him.", Sally
"Ma'am please. The doctors need to take the body." She slowly got up followed by JoJo and his sisters. They followed as a police directed them away to somewhere safe. As they left, a black van drove up to the stage. On the side of the van was big yellow letters that read,Bomb Squad. The McDodd family never looked back as they walked away, no matter how much they wanted to run back.
xX-Flashback ends-Xx
"We later found out that the bomb was probably a diversion as the shooter ran away. The scientist was no where to be found afterward. We just had the funeral just today.", JoJo said as he finished to story.
"That's why we're dress like this.", Tabby added
"Yeah, we don't usually dress this emo, at least not me and Zeke. Now Tabby and JoJo is another story."
"We do not dress emo!", she said defensively.
"We just like to wear black and dark colors.", JoJo added, "What is that a crime?"
"Not yet, its not.", Zeke said.
"We're very sorry for your lost.", Kangaroo said sympatric.
"Yeah, how's Sally doing?", Horton asked.
"She's ok, I guess. The main reason why she wanted me to come here is because someone is after me to kill me."
"What do you mean?"
"Ned wasn't really my dad. My real dad was Kevin Barker and he wants to kill me. This is what happened."
Back with Sally and May
"Sadly, lets get to work."
*~*~*~*~*~Ten Minutes Later*~*~*~*~
May has been working on the transporter as Kevin help a small pistol up to her head. He was making sure he won't get duped again. Both the girls tried to run earlier but failed when they found the door locked from the outside. Sally already had a plan in her head, as soon as he left, they needed to warn JoJo. That way he will come back and Kevin will be searching the jungle of Nool for a long time. She was thinking over her plan while staring out the window.
"So what have you been up to?", Sally asked, not really liking the dead silence of the room.
"What do you think? I've been stuck in that hell hole called the insane asylum. That is until I made a friend. He helped me escape and here I am!", Kevin answered, "It was simple really, getting weapons and making the perfect plan. I could have killed JoJo right after I shot Neddy, but I thought I should make a special plan for my son." His smile grew bigger as he thought over his plan. "Its going to be great."
"You are a cruel man.", she muttered under her breath.
"Being isoleted from sociaty can change a Who. Remember the scientist?"
"Yeah, what about it."
"He was the one who helped me escape. After his job was done, I found him useless, so I took care of him. I'm surprise the police hasn't found the decaying body yet. Oh, but you should have seen his face! Classic!", he laughed.
"Its almost done. You crazy little fucker.", May muttered the last part so he couldn't hear.
"Good now hurry up.", he said as he pressed the gun harder to her head.
"Just one more turn of the screw. There its done.", she said as she handed a similar device like JoJo's. "All ya got to do is make a selection, point at what you want to transport, and press the gray button." Kevin kept the gun at her head, looking over the invention. Once he made sure it looked fine, he lowered the gun and put it away in his pocket.
Without warning, he pushed the girls into a near by closet and shut the door. As he leaned on the door, preventing the girls from opening the door, he locked it. "Now, I want JoJo to be surprise when I see him, so I need to make sure you girls don't ruin the big surprise."
"Damn it, Kevin!", Sally yelled.
"You are going to pay for this, you little man whore!", May exclaimed.
"Blah, blah, blah. Say whatever you want. I don't give a crap. See ya doll face! I'll be back once my little job is done.", Kevin yelled as he pointed the antenna at himself and pressed the gray button.
Back with JoJo and Co.
"Today we found that he got out and is now after me.", JoJo finished.
"Don't you worry JoJo, you and your cousins can stay with me.", Horton said, "I know this jungle like the back of my hand. So just in case, I know all the good places to hide."
"I'll help too. I'll tell all the other animals to look out for him, so we will have a heads up if he's here.", Kangaroo added.
"You seem to change since the whole speck thing.", JoJo commented.
"Yeah, she turned nicer and not as strict as before.", Horton said, "Come on, let me show you around." With that, JoJo grabbed his backpack off the floor and, with the help of the elephant, he got on Horton's back. Valerie, Tabby, and Zeke followed him and they disappeared into the forest with Kangaroo and Rudy hopping next to Horton.
A/N: Ok, JoJo is now a dude again. You fangirls don't need to worry about cross dressing. I will update as soon as I can! I really hope you liked it! Until next time! Read and Review! :)