Chapter Seven; The Adventure Begins

"That went well." Cassie said sarcastically.

"Maggie, are you alright?" Peter asked her as he bent down beside her and took ahold of her hand and gently smacked it. "Please, wake up." He whispered when suddenly her eyelids started to flutter open.

"Peter?" she questioned. "Is that you? I was having the worst nightmare in my life." She said.

"I'm afraid it wasn't a nightmare, we're shrunk." He began. "But the good news is that I think I figured out a way to fix us." He said.

"Really? How?" Cassie wondered.

"We need to get to the TARDIS. Dad told me that it recognizes DNA, and so once we get there, it should return us back to our normal sizes because that's the way we're supposed to be." He explained.

"Are you sure?" Cassie asked him.

"No, but I figured that it's worth a shot." He told her.

"Uh, news flash! The TARDIS is parked on the side of the street. That will take us days! Besides, do you know are chances of making it there alive with all of those creatures after us!?" Jane exclaimed.

"About two in a billion actually." He said.

"Exactly! You're a time lord so use your common sense!" she snapped.

"Well what else are we supposed to do? Just stay here for the rest of our lives!?" Maggie yelled at her. "It just so happens that I agree with him." She said.

"You would, after all he's your boyfriend." Jane said.

"He's not my boyfriend! We're just friends." She told her.

"Well forgive me but it looks a whole lot friendlier from where I'm standing." She said as she folded her arms and casually looked away from them.

"That's it! I've had it with you!" Peter snapped at her. "Look, we're not going to get anywhere standing around here and arguing with each other. The only way this is going to work is if we all work together." He said.

"Alright then tell me this, how are we going to get outside?" Jane asked him.

"There's a crack under the door. We'll get through that way." He told her as he glanced over at it. "I'll go through first and then I'll help everyone else through." He said as he quickly ran over to the door and knelt down on his knees.

"Be careful Peter." Maggie told him.

"Oh Peter, I love you!" Jane exclaimed in a high and dreamy overdramatic voice as she placed her hands over her chest as Cassie giggled but everyone else simply ignored them while Peter started crawling through the gap few moments later he was on the other side.

"Alright Maggie, it's your turn. Kneel down and give me your hand." He told her as Maggie ran over to the door. She got down on her knees and started to crawl before she reached her hand up and allowed him to help her to her feet. Then he called Nathan over and it was his turn, then Jane's, and finally Cassie's.

"Well," Maggie began as she stepped out onto the doorstep. "you know what they say, every adventure begins with the first step." She said.

"Ha, ha, ha, very funny." Jane said sarcastically in a mocking manner.

"Did I miss something or do you have a problem with me?" Maggie questioned as she touched her chest. "Because if I did something wrong to offend you then I'm sorry." She said.

"It's alright, don't mind her. She's just a brat." Peter told her.

"Hey!" Jane protested. "I am not!" she whined.

"Well then stop acting like one and leave her alone." He told her.

"Alright, so now what?" she asked him.

"We have to get moving. The sooner we make it to the TARDIS the sooner we become ourselves again." He said.

"Well alright, I just hope you know what you're doing." Jane said as they hopped down the steps.

"I'm a time lord, of course I do." He told her. "I mean I should, shouldn't I?" he questioned nervously.

"Well, I have faith in you anyway." Maggie said.

"Me too!" Cassie exclaimed.

"Look, I hate to interrupt this sentimental heartfelt moment or whatever this is, but it looks like we've got a problem. And it has four legs and a tail and its coming this way." Jane said when suddenly Angel came out of the bushes licking her lips.

"She looks hungry." Cassie said worriedly with a gulp. "She wouldn't actually eat us would she? I mean we're her owners." She said.

"Yeah but right now we're about the size of chipmunks." Jane said. "And you know that she's a mighty fine hunter when it comes to them." She told her.

"Yikes!" Cassie exclaimed.

"Jane knock it off you're scaring her! Besides we'll be fine just as long as she doesn't see us." Peter said.

"Uh yeah, you're a little too late for that." Maggie began anxiously as she felt her heart speed up against her chest and her eyes widened with astonishment and disbelief while her body began to tremble with fear as the feline slowly stalked towards them with a low meow.

"Alright then, scratch that last part. Run!" he cried as he grabbed ahold of her hand and all five of them started to run faster than they ever had in their lives. The cat gave a loud yowl before starting to chase after them.

"Got any other bright ideas?" Maggie questioned him as he caught sight of the bushes.

"Yes, this way! Quick!" he cried as they both ran inside them with the other chasing after them.

"What_ good_ is_ that_ going_ to_ do?" Cassie questioned breathing heavily while bending over to catch her breath. However her question was suddenly answered when Angel lunged her paw out at them only to find it being caught on top of a thorn. The cat let out a painful yowl as she pricked herself before she sped away.

"Aww,.." Maggie began. "the poor thing."

"She'll be alright, Dad will help her." Peter reassured her. "But at least we're safe." He said.

"Uh, you might want to hold that thought." Jane said as she backed away nervously while her eyes started to grow larger. That's when everyone else saw what was making her so afraid. For slithering on the ground in front of them was a large hissing serpent. "Cryptic!" Jane screeched when she finally found her voice again and pointed down at it.

"Shush!" Peter snapped inside a whisper as he quickly covered her mouth. "It'll hear you." He told her but it was already too late. The computer generated creature sat up and hissed at them glaring at them with its glowing demonic eyes and opening its mouth hungrily as its tongue swished back and forth inside of it. They quickly broke free of the bush and started running further and further into the grass.