Strange Dream

It was 8:45 P.M at night and Arden and Olivia were in their pajamas sitting on the big bed they shared. The covers were over their heads and a candle was lit so that they could see the words inside the book they were reading. By the time it was 9:00 P.M, Arden closed the book and blow out the light on the candle.

"What time is it?" asked Olivia.

"It's 9:00 P.M," replied Arden. "And father said to go to sleep at this time."

Arden and Olivia placed there heads on the white pillows and turned off all the lights. At 9:30, Olivia could tell Arden was still awake.

"Are you still awake?" asked Olivia.

"Yes……" replied Arden.

"Why?" asked Olivia.

"Because Ratigan is on my mind," replied Arden.

"Arden, Professor Ratigan's been on your mind ever since he murdered Kanaka," replied Olivia.

"I know, but listen, every night he haunts my dreams and turns them in to nightmares," returned Arden.

"Is that why you were screaming? I thought that was father screaming like a girl," replied Olivia giggling.

"This isn't a laughing matter," retorted Arden. There was sudden silence. Arden looked and saw Olivia asleep. Arden rolled her eyes and fell asleep.

Dream:

Arden was sitting on a bench at the Supreme Court building of Mouse London of 1898. Professor Ratigan was sitting right across from her. Arden was moving around in her seat.

"Ratigan is in trouble! Ratigan is in trouble! You are in trouble," she sang as she taunted.

"I'll get you for this," he hissed.

"Oh whatever," replied Arden with happiness.

"COME ON IN!" yelled the bailiff. The bailiff was an African American man in brown sheriff clothes. As Arden and Ratigan entered the court room, there was a voice.

This is the court room of Judge T. If you have a problem, don't take it in to your hands. Take it to the Judge.

This is a big problem involving a "big" mouse. The plaintiff: Arden Pattison. The defendant: Professor Ratigan.

A judge with short, curly brown hair in glasses came in to the room and sat in the Judge's seat. She banged the mallet on the desk and sat down.

"Alright every one, sit, sit, sit! I am Judge T.," she announced. The professor became angry.

"You can not be a judge! You're just a child!" he protested.

The judge glared at him.

"Silence, professor!" she yelled as she banged her mallet. "Now Arden, please tell the court why you're here."

"Well Judge T., it all started a while back when I met a friend named Allison. Awhile after I met her, Ratigan, let's just say, separated us from each other!" exclaimed Arden. Judge Trudy, the bailiff, and everybody in the crowd gasped. Everybody started random objects at Professor Ratigan.

"Judge, everyone's random objects at me!" yelled Ratigan.

"I see," replied the judge. "Were there any spoons with these objects?" asked Judge hypothetically.

"No." replied Ratigan.

"Then I hereby say everyone throw spoons at him!" boomed the judge. Everyone in the jury started throwing spoons at Ratigan. Ratigan glared at Arden. Arden stuck out her tongue and then smiled sweetly at the Judge. When there were no more spoons, the judge started asking questions.

"Now Ratigan," she said.

"That's Professor Ratigan!" exclaimed the professor. The judge rolled her eyes.

"That's Professor Ratigan!" she mocked. Ratigan reached in to his pocket and tried to get his bell, but it wasn't there. He was about to say something else, but the judge just banged her mallet.

"One more pip out of you and you lose!" exclaimed the Judge as she banged her mallet. Ratigan was about to say something else but it led to another hit with the mallet. The bailiff marched in to Ratigan's face.

"The judge is telling you to HUSH!" yelled the bailiff.

"I will not tolerate…" protested Ratigan.

"That's it! You lose! I find in favor of the plaintiff, Arden, and I sentence Professor over here to be trampled and attacked by three people that really hate him," interrupted the judge. Ratigan came up to him and shrugged.

"Who would that be?" he asked. Suddenly, Basil, Dawson, and Hiram appear in the doorway with mean looks on their faces.

"GET HIM!" yelled Hiram. He, Basil, and Dawson attack Ratigan beating him up until Ratigan fell to the ground.

"I'VE WANTED TO DO THIS TO HIM FOR A LONG TIME!" exclaimed Basil. Hiram, Basil, and Dawson chased Ratigan out of the court room. The judge stood from her seat.

"CASE CLOSED!!" she hollered. She went out the back door as o red everyone began leaving their seats. Olivia and Hunter appeared and danced with Arden and one of the lobsters. Hiram, Basil, and Dawson appeared again. Everyone cheered. Suddenly, she felt something grab her paw. She saw Ratigan and screamed.

END DREAM

It was 6:20 A.M and Arden was screaming and Olivia was already awake glaring at her. Arden's eyes opened wide.

"Will you shut up? You've been screaming for 2 minutes!" complained Olivia.

"Why didn't you wake me up?" asked Arden.

"Because it's not boring when you scream," replied Olivia. Arden glared.

"I hope you had a good night. I was having a nightmare about Ratigan," retorted Arden.

"You were? I hope you were exciting. I mean, you are as boring as a stick……what's worse, you can have fun with a stick," replied Olivia. Arden glared and she turned red. She hopped off the bed and started chasing Olivia.

"GET BACK HERE!" she yelled.

"WHAT'RE YOU GONNA DO?" asked Olivia.

"NOTHING!"

"THEN WHY ARE YOU CHASING ME!"

"STOP AND YOU'LL FIND OUT!"

"I PROMISE I WON'T SAY ANYMORE INSULTS!"

"THAT'S A LIE! YOU GET BACK HERE"

"SISTER!!"