Yes, I has updated again! It's finally ALMOST over. (But, this chapter isn't the last one.)
Harmoo leapt off his feet and onto Kitten. Just as Lynn's eyes began to flicker, he bit her hand. Kitten yelled out and stuffed it in her mouth. She squealed deep in her throat as the unknown shadow yanked her off the ground until she was dangling two feet from the ground, waving her arms around looking for something to grab. The shadow hurled her into the air, way past the edge. She screamed as she began to fall. Lynn's eyes flickered back to normal and she looked around frantically. Dr. Facilier squirmed frantically as the shadows held him. He smashed one in the face and it let go of his face.
"LYNN! FETCH!" he screamed, pointing. Lynn nodded fast and flew down the plateau. The shadows both grabbed Facilier again; one of them had him in a choke hold. Harmoo growled deep in his throat and turned his head around so fast, it was scary; he shot a death glare at Vena.
"You…" he hissed. Vena gasped slightly as he charged at her. She jumped away from the edge before feeling a hard blow on her side. It stung. She turned onto her back and put her feet in the air to stop Harmoo from hurting her. He had a metal staff in his hand and raised it. Vena gasped right before he whipped it across her face, quickly making it turn red. "I told you not to cross me again! Now, Vena, you will pay the price!" He continued to whip her as she covered her face. She started panting; it felt like a switch.
"Stop! STOP!" she screamed. Harmoo ignored her and kicked her in the side. She rolled over and curled into a ball as he whipped her back.
"It doesn't matter Vena! I'm still keeping Facilier prisoner. You're too late. Kitten is gone!"
"Am I?" he heard Kitten say. He stopped whipping Vena and they both looked behind him; Lynn was holding her by the arms and she was dangling in the air. Lynn smiled. Harmoo growled. He turned back to Vena and raised his staff again. Vena covered her face and prepared for another blow. Kitten slammed into Harmoo and whacked him across the ground. His staff slid against the rock and he came to a stop at Facilier's foot. Kitten smiled as he stepped on Harmoo.
"GET OFF OF ME, FACILIER! YOU WILL SUFFER FOR THIS!" Harmoo screamed.
"No, he won't." Kitten said, "Because I'll kill you." Kitten walked towards them. She turned. "Lynn," she commanded, "Talk to the shadows." Lynn nodded and flew up to them. The shadows communicated for a moment and they dropped Dr. Facilier. They flew off. Kitten snatched up Harmoo. Tiana and Naveen were leaning under a rock, trying to get Louis to come out. It began to rain.
"NO! This isn't supposed to happen!" Harmoo yelled as he squirmed.
"You'd better get a new deal, Harmoo." Kitten said as the air tinted green. "Or your friends will make you pay…" She dropped him, knowing the friends would take care of him. A few masks slithered out from under the rock and growled.
"Uh…" Harmoo chuckled and smiled, nervously, "Let's go to a meeting." The masks growled, and they teleported away, along with Harmoo.
"Is he dead?" Kitten asked.
"No." Vena said, "He just needs to convince them not to fry him." Kitten giggled as Tiana and Naveen pulled Louis over.
"Tiana! Naveen!" Kitten said, "Where've you been?"
"Trying to keep Louis from hiding under a rock forever." Tiana replied.
"Yes. Louis is very timid, at times." Naveen added.
"It's true," Louis said, "I bruise like a banana." Kitten giggled.
"Ehem…" She turned around to find Facilier smiling at her. "Umm…sorry to interrupt, but should we probably get going before that cloud swallows us whole?" Kitten smiled.
"Yeah…" she said, looking around. "How are we doing that?"
"I can." Vena offered, "There's a passage way from here to the other side. We can get back to New Orleans from there." Everyone smiled slightly and looked at each other.
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Kitten walked up the hallway of Dr. Facilier's Emporium.
Ok, fine! I like him. She admitted to herself, He's SO awesome. And I love being around Vena and Lynn. They're so awesome! "Who's your best friend?" "A talking doll." Yes!
She walked out of the hallway to find Naveen, Louis, Tiana, Dr. Facilier, Vena, and Lynn waiting. Or for some of them, playing around or piddling. She smiled and stood there.
"Well…" she said, "I guess I…kind of saved you, huh?" She heard several thoughts,
"BIG time." from Dr. Facilier.
"Ashee Danza, yes!" from Naveen.
"I suppose." from Tiana.
"What?" from Vena.
"ICE CREAM!" from Lynn. Louis looked up.
"Then again, if it weren't for Lynn and Vena, I'd be dead." Kitten chuckled. Lynn flew up to Dr. Facilier and put her hand on him.
"She knows!" she reminded him.
"Huh?" Kitten asked.
"She's been bugging me about that since we met. Lynn, why do you keep on saying that?"
"She knows." Lynn repeated, crossing her arms. Everyone looked at Kitten. Kitten sighed.
"Ok, I suppose, now that I think of it, this will all sound really weird…" Kitten began, "But…I'm not from here. I'm from…a…umm…" Kitten wondered how to put it, "…3-D parallel dimension where this…" She gestured them all to look around, "Is something I can see on TV. You all are better known in my world…" she paused, "Except Lynn, I've never met her."
"Wait. So, you're saying in another world, you know more about us than we do?" Tiana asked. Naveen twirled his finger next to his head, making a "cuckoo" sign.
"Dude, I saw that." Kitten said, "And I'm not lying…"
"Ok, first, what is 'dude'?" Naveen asked.
"And second, how do you expect us to believe that story?" Tiana added.
"First…'dude' is slang for guy or boy." Kitten explained.
"Ok…and?" Tiana said.
"And…let's see…" Kitten thought for a second, "Ok, ask me anything about you're adventure as frogs and I can answer it." Tiana crossed her arms.
"Oh, this outta be good." she said, "Ok, where is Naveen from?"
"Naveen is the Prince of Maldonia." Kitten replied.
"Ok, well, everyone knows that."
"Then, give me a harder one. A really hard one."
"Ok, umm…oh! Who did we go see to turn back to humans?"
"Mama Odie."
"Impressive…" Naveen said.
"Give me a quote question." Kitten said.
"Really?" Tiana asked. Kitten nodded her head yes, "Ok. Fine. Only me and Naveen can know this. Me and Naveen were attacked by frog hunters when we were frogs. When we defeated them, what were my last words, before we hopped off?"
"You're exact words were, 'And we talk, too.'" Kitten paused for a split-second while Tiana's mouth gaped open, "And man, that was gold! You're awesome!" Tiana recovered a little.
"Well…ok, there has to be an explanation."
"There is. I'm from a world where you are better known."
"Well…I'll bet you don't know anything about him, since you're obviously new here." Tiana pointed at Dr. Facilier.
"Give me two minutes and I can tell you what only you guys can know about each other."
"Fine…" She looked at her watch, "Your time starts…now!" Kitten looked at Facilier. "Dr. Facilier, aka the Shadow Man, you were somehow involved with these 'friends' of yours, to whom you promised all the souls of New Orleans, only to be thwarted by Tiana, AS A FROG, and so, they dragged you to their world, leaving Tiana in only enough shock to make her look at the clock and realize that she had to go and stop Naveen from kissing Charlotte." She looked at Tiana.
"When you were little, you made awesome food, which you shared with your neighborhood. When you met Naveen, you didn't like him, you argued with him, and you guys never saw each other eye-to-eye. Then, Naveen eventually fell in love with you, and tried to marry Charlotte so you could have your dream, which you then revealed was nothing without him. You now own a restaurant in New Orleans, which you've always wanted and also have what you need." She looked at Naveen.
"I loved your awkwardness, Naveen. When you knocked the table over during you and Tiana's 'first date' as frogs….that was so funny! And, I think I've said enough." Kitten put her arms behind her back and smirked at Tiana.
"How do you know about that?" Naveen asked. Kitten shrugged and continued to smirk.
"Hold on…" Facilier said.
"'Where I'm a betting man--and I'm not, I stay away from games of chance--I'd wager I'm in the company of visiting royalty.'" Kitten quoted, pointing at him. He just stared at her. Kitten looked around. She saw all three of them were shocked. "I think I'm the one doing the mind reading right now…" she said, smirking. Lynn smiled at her, "Am I right, Lynn?" Lynn gave her a high five. "Awesome! I just high-fived a shadow!" Kitten looked around.
"So…" Tiana said, "Where's your family?" Kitten beamed. She hadn't thought about her mom or brother or friends since she got here.
"They…are back in my world."
"Well, you should get home. They'll be worried to death!"
"Yeah… Kitten said, "I…should…" She became confused. Did she even want to go? No way! She loved the opportunity to come here and actually talk to her favorite characters. If she went home, all she could do was watch the same quotes over & over; and NO ONE would believe her if she told where she'd been.
"Mom, I went to the 'Princess and the Frog' world, got kidnapped, met a shadow, a talking voodoo doll, a witch doctor, a prince, a princess, and a jazz-playing alligator. I almost died, but I saved all of them. Now, who wants pie?" She'd be grounded forever for "lying."
"But…how am I going to get my mom to believe me about all of you?" she said to herself, "And I want to see you guys again!" She suddenly began to tear up, "I don't want to leave! I can't go, knowing that I'll never see you guys again!" Tiana and Naveen looked at each other. "What am I gonna do? I can't just stay and let my mom have a heart attack. But, I can't go and think twice about it every day, when it's too late."
"Well…how did you even get here?" Tiana asked.
"I…" She paused, "I don't know. I just sort of passed out. And woke up here. I saw my tree glow & then I passed out. Nothing else. I didn't try to do it, and I didn't say any magic words."
"Well…maybe you can take another day or so to decide…if you think there can only be one choice." Naveen said.
"NOOOO!" Lynn wailed, suddenly coiling around her. "No leave! Stay, Kitten! Stay!" Kitten would've laughed, but instead she cried.
"Lynn, I don't want to go!" she said, hugging her, "You're amazing! I'll never meet a pet like you in my world!" She looked around. "There's so much here that I can't picture life without if I leave, now that I've already experienced it. I mean…" Her voice cracked, "just imagine! Jeannette has to go cry on a popular boy's shoulder over her problems. I can come here and wear them off. I can come here and hang out with you guys instead of sitting in my room, upset about something."
"Kitten…" Vena said, "Are you going?" She had stuffed her face with waffles and syrup.
"I…don't know, Vena. I really don't know. I'll just have to wait and see…"
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Kitten walked out into the night in New Orleans. She looked up at the sky and sighed.
"All the action's over, Evangeline…" she said, "And now I have to make one of those life-changing choices…" She paused, "So…then…can you help? What do I really need right now? Please tell me…" Shbe paused, seeing Evangeline and Ray shine. "I'll be waiting. Oh, and Ray…" She turned to the stars, "You are awesome!" she said, doing an impression of a girl from one of her favorite TV shows, so it sounded like, "You ore owesome." She smiled and quickly ran down the street just as it began to rain.
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The next day, Tiana and Naveen were working at her restaurant when Kitten burst through the door. She laughed and squealed like Charlotte would.
"Hey, Tiana! Naveen!" she shouted, "I just remembered something!" She rushed up to Tiana, with two trays in her hands. "I just remembered I have no idea how to get home…"
"So, does that mean you want to stay?" she asked, serving the trays to customers.
"Well, of course. But, I'm still worried about my mom. She'll be worried sick to regurgitating."
"Well…" Naveen danced out of the doorway.
"Tiana!" he laughed, "I just came up with a new tune to play tonight!"
"Hi, Naveen." Kitten said.
"Why, hello, Kitten." he greeted.
"Well, I should go. I need to check on Lynn to make sure she hasn't tore the door down, looking for me." She ran out the door and rushed into the alley way. She stopped, almost running into the purple door. She stood up straight and prepared to knock. Suddenly, the door flew open and she fell into the room. She glanced up; Dr. Facilier was staring down at her.
"Uh…hi." she said.
"KITTEN!" Lynn yelled, pulling her off the ground and choking her in a bear hug.
"LYNN! Hi…!" Kitten said, awkwardly as Lynn sat her on the couch.
] "So, Kitten…" Facilier said, "You decided what to do, yet?"
"No I have not." Kitten said, oh-matter-oh-fact-ly. "But, I did remember something: I don't know how to get home." Facilier smiled and pulled out something.
"Aha! But. I think I've got the answer to your problems!" he said, giving her a big smile. He was holding a box wrapped in cloth. Kitten gave a confused face.
"What is it?" she asked.
"Open it." Kitten carefully unwrapped the box and pulled off the lid. She pulled out a beautiful watch, completely blue. It was a metallic color of blue and it shined so bright. The screen was tinted blue, as well. The digital was set to 7:00 AM. She held it in front of her.
"I used some magic and blue wall paper to make this. This tells time. Also, it has another function. If you change the mode, this can take you home and back here in a flash. It can be solar powered or battery powered. I'd recommend popping the battery in and then using the solar unless it runs out in an emergency. It's water proof, and it has an alarm. It plays a little tune when it reminds you to do something." Kitten pressed one of the buttons. The watch did a little sing-song tune for her and then quieted after a few seconds
"This is so cool!" she said, "How'd you come up with it?"
"Well, Vena broke my clock. Then, somehow I got the idea."
"Oh, Facile!" Kitten threw her arms around him in a hug and closed her eyes.
"Wha…What did I do?" he asked.
"Well, other than saving my life several times, don't you see? I don't have to make the choice! With this watch, I can see you and my mom again!" Kitten felt tears come to her eyes. "I love it!" Facilier pushed her away a little so she could she him.
"Yeah, well, don't go telling everyone about this, because, ya' know, I don't want to come home to a bunch more girls that I have to save." Is he kidding? Kitten thought, No way! Not in a million years!
"Of course. No way, ever." Kitten said, "I might have to tell my mom…and my best friends…eventually…but NO one else. And if anyone tries to touch my watch, I'll punch their face in." She suddenly beamed, "What if it breaks?"
"Well…oh! I thought about that. I forgot to mention, if it breaks, it automatically sends a signal here so I can make another one. Then, once it's done, you'll be back here just like the first time."
"Wow, you don't fool around…" Kitten smiled. "I'm not sure what day it is, but I'm sure it's a school day today. I'll have to miss it, but I should probably go make sure my mom hasn't tore the town down yet." She paused as Lynn gave her a pleading look, "But, I promise I'll come back as soon as I can tomorrow. Don't you worry about that." Lynn smiled and squealed.
"Kitten stay?" she said.
"No, not staying. But, I'm coming back to visit tomorrow. Ok?" Lynn nodded her head yes. "Well, tell Vena I'm coming tomorrow. I'm going to go say good-bye to Tiana and Naveen." Facilier waved as she ran out the door with her new watch around her wrist. As she ran to the restaurant, she thought,
Thank you, Evangeline! I knew choosing a world would kill me. I can't wait to tell mom!
Kitten burst into the restaurant like she was being chased and ran right into Louis. She found he was already helping her up.
"HEY, KITTEN! DID YOU DECIDE, YET? Are you gonna stay??" he greeted. He shook her hand too hard as she stuttered,
"I-I-I'm not staying! I'm just coming back!" Louis stopped.
"Huh?"
"I'm not staying staying. I'm coming to visit you guys every single day." Kitten smiled, "I came back to say good-bye to ya'll." Naveen danced over to Louis.
"Lo-ouis!" he said, "You will not believe this!" He saw Kitten and waved, "Kitten! Have you any luck on your decision?"
"Yeah. I can come back to visit you guys tomorrow." she replied, happy as ever.
"ASHEE DANZA!" Naveen hugged her. Kitten blushed.
"Uh…Naveen…?"
"Sorry, Kitten. But, this is great!"
"I know, right?!"
"Right! Tiana! Come here!"
"What is it, Naveen?" Tiana asked, coming out with a bowl of gumbo.
"Kitten is going to be able to see us again and again!"
"Really? How?"
"With this." Kitten said, holding up her watch for them to see.
"Where…did you get it?" Naveen asked. Kitten smiled.
"From an awesome person." she replied, "And now, I'd better get home." She began to run out the door, "But, I'll see you first thing tomorrow!" Tiana, Naveen, and Louis waved as she shot out the door. She stopped outside and looked at her watch. She began to switch the mode to teleport and started setting it. Then, she saw it blink as she pressed a button. Her watch glowed and suddenly flashed bright blue. She blinked and she was moving, like on an escalator, through a vortex of thousands of colors.
She felt it; she was on her way home.
--TO BE CONTINUED--
I have a surprise for ya'll who like this story in the last chapter! And yay! Kitten get to see them again!