The training had actually gone better than Alec had expected. Over the next couple of days, they worked harder and harder. But Alec still had to be accustomed to being a beast.

"You've been working pretty hard lately my boy." Terence said, now walking in from the rain and shaking himself. They just did some training in an obstacle course.

"G-Grandpa…you're getting me wet!" Ellie laughed.

"Oh, am I?" He smirked, now shaking himself more and getting both of them wet.

"H-Hey!" Alec said in shock, about to protest.

"Come on! That's another lesson you need to learn."

"What?"

"How to dry off your fur from the rain," Terence smirked, now bending down and letting his fur drench his grandkids in fun.

"GAH!" Alec said, now feeling himself getting even more soaked. "Ok! You've asked for it, Grandpa!"

"Is that a challenge, young beast?!" Terence smirked.

Alec smirked in response and began shaking his fur rapidly, now drenching them again!

"ATTA BOY!" Terence laughed. Ellie felt a bit left out so she decided to do something mischievous! She ran outside and got a bucket of water and came back inside.

In fun, she splashed both her grandfather and Alec!

"ELLIE! YOU LITTLE TROUBLEMAKER!" Terence roared playfully.

"THAT DOES IT!" Alec growled in fun.

Ellie's pupils shrunk as both her grandfather and brother crouched low on the ground began chasing after her.

"GAH! NO NO NO NO NO!" She laughed, now running down the hallways and laughing.

"After we grab your little sister, what about a picnic in the Enchanted Forest?" Terence smiled, running a bit ahead of his grandson.

"Sounds good." Alec smiled. A nice peaceful trip to an enchanted forest sounded great! He would be able to stretch his claws and get a good peaceful rest. But in the meantime, they had to grab Ellie!

"I could really use some help!" Ellie laughed, now running down the hallway.

"You won't get any help from anyone; you've got no escape from us!" Terence laughed, now pouncing on the little girl and trapping her in his strong arms.

"G-Grandpa! Let me go!" Ellie laughed, now squirming and trying to get free. She kicked her legs, her foot brushing against Terence's stomach.

"Oh! Oh...that's good..." Terence growled softly. He dropped Ellie and started to lay on back, shaking his leg.

Ellie giggled and gave her grandfather a good belly rub. Terence panted happily like an innocent puppy dog.

Alec laughed as he watched the whole thing. "Okay, you guys. Let's get this picnic started! I'm starved!"

"Alright, alright."

With a licnnic basket filled of delicious goodies courtesy of Celia, the two beasts and the girl headed for the Enchanted Forest. They headed down the beauty side of the castle and walked down a sunny path.

Alec smiled and inhaled the fresh air. "It sure is beautiful out here."

"Sure is." Terence said. "The Enchanted Forest is always beautiful. That's why our descendant had it built here."

"Then how come the other side of the castle is all dark and creepy?" Ellie asked.

"An addition the prince made, to honor becoming a beast."

'Why would the prince honor something like that?' Alec wondered inside his head. But before he could ask his grandpa, they arrived to a perfect clearing. Plenty of grassy space next to a river of sparkling water.

"Here we are!" said Terence. "Let's spread the blanket so we can chow down!"

Ellie and Alec worked together and laid out the blanket. Alec's sharp ears picked up a noise from the woods, he turned and saw nothing. When he faced forward, a soccer ball hit him right between the eyes.

"OW! ELLIE!" Alec rubbed his sore forehead. "Where'd you get a soccer ball?!"

Ellie giggled. "I asked Celia if she had one and she Cajun one up for me!"

Terence let out a big laugh. "I think you mean 'conjure' not Cajun!"

"Where'd the ball go anyway?" Ellie asked, looking around.

"I think it went over there." Alec pointed to the woods. "I'll go get it."

Alec ventured into the woods. Twigs scratching against his furry legs, it felt strange walking through the woods as a beast. Since his feet were too big for his shoes, he had no trouble waking with his bare feet thanks to the pads on his hind legs.

"Geez, Ellie must have kicked that ball pretty hard..." Alec said when he spotted the ball.

There, he saw a collection of woodland creatures. Two fawns, a trio of chipmunks, and a flock of blue birds were surrounding the soccer ball, staring and sniffing it carefully like it was alien object.

"Aw, how cute!" Alec wondered if these animals were smart like the ones he saw in the old Disney movies. After all, this place has beasts, magic, and fairy maids.

So, why not make a few friends in this magical world?

Alec walked over to the adorable pack of animals. "Hey, there-"

"AH!" The animals gave a startled cry at the sight of the huge beast. In a horrified rush, they scurried away as fast as their little legs and wings could carry them.

Alec was confused until he looked at his paw. "Oh..." He forgot he was a beast.

"What's wrong, little ones?" a voice said not too far. "You look like you've seen a ghost!"

"Huh?" Curious, Alec followed the voice and came to a house-like tree. It had windows and a bright red door.

There was a girl with short, spiky purple hair comforting the frightened animals. She wore a lime green shirt, matching shorts, and white and green striped knee socks and purple slippers.

But what really amazed Alec were the small, iridescent wings on her back.

Alec approached the winged girl. "Excuse me?"

The purple haired girl turned around with a friendly smile. But her smile fell when she saw Alec.

"BEAST!" she gasped. "AAAAAAAAH!"

"AAAAAAAH!" Alec screamed.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAH!" The girl's wings picked her up and she flew to her house, ran inside and slammed the door shut. The animals took off in terror yet again.

Alec sighed, slumping his shoulders. "Figures..." He didn't like being a beast anymore.

"It's okay, don't let my sister get to you."

Hearing a hummingbird-like flapping of wings, a girl came down in front of Alec.

She had golden blonde hair, brown eyes, and wore a long white dress.

It only took a split second to know this was the girl! The girl from Alec's dream!

Seeing his slack-jawed face, this mysterious beauty chuckled. "What's the matter? Never seen a girl before?"

"Not one like you..." Alec said, mesmerized by this girl's beauty.

"So, you're a beast, huh?"

Alec blinked. "Yes, aren't you...afraid of me?"

The girl laughed, it was such a sweet, innocent laugh. "No, when you're a fairy, you see all kinds of kooky stuff." She looked back at the house tree. "But my sister is a real scaredy cat when it comes to beasts."

"Can't say I blame her." Alec said. "So...what's your name? I'm Alec."

"The name's Lucinda."

Alec will always remember that wonderful name. "Nice to meet you, Lucinda. Sorry if I scared your sister."

"Don't worry, Meadow spooks rather easily. But she'll be fine." Lucinda assured.

"Alec! Where are you?!" Ellie called from the picnic spot. "You better get here before all the food's gone!"

"Uh-oh! I gotta get going!" Alec said. "Um, it was nice meeting you, Lucinda."

Lucinda smiled, making the perfect dimples omnher face. "It was nice meeting you too. You can visit anytime."

"Really?! Great!" Alec cleared his throat. "I mean, great! Thanks." He took off and returned to his family.

"What took you?" Ellie asked. "And where's my soccer ball?"

Alec gasped. He completely forgot about the soccer ball!

Just then, the ball rolled out of the forest and stopped right next to Alec's feet.

Alec smiled, knowing it was his new friend Luncinda who returned it.

He was looking forward to seeing her again.

To guestsurprise: There's a user called samus18 and he would like to borrow guestsurprise's OCs Adora and Octo for a story as he loved guestsurprise's story "Under The Sea Tickles". Could you ask her if that's okay for him to borrow them and let me know so I can tell him. He really wants to do the story. :)

Also, we can talk about our next Tickle Monster story to do together! :D