Chapter 16: The Stampede
Quick Disclaimer: I do not own anything Disney, characters, attractions or otherwise. I only own my 10 OC's and the unfolding plot of this story, so no flames please!
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Emily's P.O.V.
For a second, we only stood there, when the meaning of his words sank in. Immediately we started getting people help. Eugene pulled up April onto Maximus between Rapunzel and himself. Ariel, seeing the bad condition of Zoey, jumped up behind her and supported her, the toys holding onto her as they jumped up on Midnight, Eric jumping up behind them. Mulan and Shang whistled for their horses, the animals appearing seconds later as if by magic. Mulan pulled Chloe up onto hers, while Shang lifted up Eric. While this was going on, I found my eyes drawn to The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, where Tigger, Piglet and Pooh himself were walking out of the building.
"Are they insane? They're going to get crushed!" I said, about to start running when Jack grabbed my arm.
"Don't go girl, it's suicide!" he begged me, worriedly looking at the fast approaching cloud of dust. I pulled myself out of Jack's grasp.
"No, I have to help them! If I don't they'll get crushed! Now get Julia and the others out of here!" I turned around and ran.
"Emily no! Come back!" I heard Julia shout, but she could only watch helplessly as Jack picked her up and started running with her towards Cinderella's Castle. Stitch, for some reason, followed me closely.
"Pooh! Over here quickly!" I cried out to them, the three of them smiling at the sound of my voice. I met them about halfway, pulling the three of them to me.
"Oh de de dear!" stammered Piglet, and I started running as I saw what he saw. The wildebeest were nearly upon us, and with not enough time to get out of the way. I thought of the next best thing. With a quick burst of speed, I brought us to the statue of Walt Disney and Mickey, hoisting myself and Pooh and his friends up in record time. Stitch pulled himself up too, and I was glad, for even though he was invincible, we still needed him to help us figure a way out of this.
"Thank you, miss. You saved us!" said Pooh, looking up at me with kind eyes. It was then that the stampede hit, jostling the statue with a bang. I managed to hand on, and keep the three of them from falling off, but I didn't know how much longer I could hold on.
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Ivy's P.O.V.
Flying around on Carpet had been wonderful, but suddenly the night had become a bit less bright. A cloud of dust was rising up over the whole park.
"You guys, I don't like the look of that dust" said Kim, looking at the surrounding area in fear. That's when my heart seemed to stop. I had seen such a dust cloud before.
"My god! IT'S A STAMPEDE!" I yelled, almost jumping off Carpet in my fear.
"I think she's right! Our friends may be in danger!" said Kim.
"Then put the peddle to the meddle carpet !" said Aladdin, the wind increasing as we speed up, all of us coughing as we hit the dust.
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Julia's P.O.V.
I screamed as Emily ran off, towards the wildebeest! I wanted to go after her, but Jack pulled me up into his arms again, running me away from her. For a moment, it felt like we might escape, but the wildebeest were coming up fast.
"Quick, get on if you want to live," said a voice from down on the ground. I looked down and saw Simba and Nala, from the Lion King. Without a word, Jack nearly threw me on Nala's back while he hopped on Simba's. The two lions then began running, sprinting, down Main Street and away from the wildebeest. I held on tightly, gritting my teeth every time my leg moved, and I could only hope that the others would get out in time.
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Third Person P.O.V.
Anastasia and Cinderella booked it as soon as they saw the wildebeest, but the distance between the two grew smaller as the frightened animals ran faster.
"Here, grab my hand!" called out a voice. Wendy Darling was swooping low, desperately trying to grab Anastasia hand.
"Gotcha!" she said, pulling the frightened red head up off the ground, when a wildebeest charged through the spot she had just been standing in.
"Thanks Wendy, I owe you one" said Anastasia, once she had gotten over her fright.
"Don't mention it" said the girl, smiling as they flew towards the castle.
"Wait! Where's Cinderella?" asked Anastasia, looking around worriedly.
"Peter's got her" said Wendy, pointing with her free hand. Anastasia sighed in relief, seeing her stepsister hand in hand with Peter. It was when she looked away that disaster struck. Cinderella and Peter Pan had been flying along, when suddenly a net flew out of nowhere, grabbing Cinderella and dragging her down.
"Peter, save the others!" she managed to cry out, before she pulled into the darkness, which with the thick dust and numerous wildebeest, Peter could not follow her.
"Anastasia!" he yelled, but he could not make himself heard over the rumble and noise. When something knocked into him, he dropped to the ground. Blacking out.
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Ivy's P.O.V.
Hurry Mulan!" yelled Shang, the two of them riding to the castle as fast as they could. But, since it was dark and dusty, the piece of cobblestone sticking out came as a complete surprise. Kahn regained his footing, but Mulan was not as lucky, flying off and falling to the cobblestones. Mulan shrieked as she fell, her face skidding across the ground. Fortunately, both Chloe and Eric knew how to handle a horse, because they had to control them when Mulan and then Shang came off.
"Mulan!" yelled Shang, sprinting back to her. If he was going to die, he would so with his love. It seemed like the end, when Carpet zoomed in out of nowhere, grabbing them and hoisting them up.
"Just in time. Thanks Aladdin " gasped Shang, smiling up at the young Arabian thief. Out of all the princes here at Disney, Shang liked Aladdin the most.
"Are you guys all right?" asked Kim, scooting over so she could give the characters more room.
"We're ok now, thanks to you" said Mulan softly, smiling up at her. Her face was scraped up a bit, but she would recover.
"Let's just hope the other's are all right" said Jasmine sadly, as the group flew to the castle.
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Emily's P.O.V.
The stampede just seemed to get worse. The statue looked like it was close to breaking. It was then that Piglet lost his grip and fell, and had I not caught him, he would have been made into a Piglet pancake. As I placed him back up, my foot got caught on a passing wildebeest, yanking me down into their midst.
"No!" I screamed as I hit the ground. I heard the crack as I hit, screaming at the blinding pain shooting through my chest. I felt some of the hooves on my back, but it was small potatoes when compared to my chest. My vision was going hazy, a large gray shape flew up next to me, and suddenly I was flying. I shook my head, trying to clear my vision, when I realized whom I was riding.
"Dumbo?" I murmured, getting a happy trumpet in reply. Even though I was dizzy, I still needed to get Pooh Bear and his friends to safety. "Dumbo, My friends are on top of the statue. Help them, please" I said, trying hard to keep my eyes open and alert. I was the statue collapsing, but Dumbo saved them just in time.
"Gosh is she ok?" asked Tigger, and I felt him brush back my hair with his paw.
"She saved us, and she got hurt because of it. I feel awful" said Pooh sadly.
"The poor dear" said Piglet, and I smiled before I blacked out, happy that I had saved them.
So, lots of running, lots of rescues. No deaths, but that's because it's Disney! Now what did you think of that, Julia?
Julia: Well it was cool riding on a lion, but my leg still hurts. Could you find the time to give me some sort of potion to heal it, please?
Me: All in good time.
Julia; $#*&*^$# $
Me: No need to be rude!
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