Chapter 3

Chief kept on riding on his cart as Sparkleworks walked as he gulped when he saw the rain and thunder, "The woods are lovely. I only wish I recognized them." He muttered, "Do you know where we are, Sparkleworks? Because I don't.. "He said talking to his horse when suddenly lighting burned a tree that it fell over as it scared Sparkleworks. .

"It's all right. It's all right, Sparkleworks . Hmm." He said after calming down the horse did he saw another path that the wind blew, "Yes, we can go this way. Go on. To the right. That's it. Steady! Walk on! One path closes... another one opens. . ' Chief said to calm him and the horse down as he chuckled while Sparkleworks pulled the cart to the right.

Suddenly it began to lightly snow as Chief was getting a bit alarmed, "It's all right, girl. .It's just a bit of snow. . .In June. Mind your step. It's slippery." He said unaware that he was being watched.

Sparkleworks was getting a bit spooked as she kept on walking till Chief turn and saw a white huge wolf with a scar on it's right eye, "Go! Go, Sparkleworks! Come on! Come on!" He said as he tugged on reins while the wolf howled to signal that dinner has arrived. .

Suddenly Chief could hear more wolves as they came after them, "Go! Sparklework, go! Go, go!"

The cart wasn't made for such a speed that its wheel broke apart, sending the cart flying to the floor as it also sent Chief flying ot a small ledge as he watched Sparklework run away . .

He began to climb before he stopped when he saw the alpha wolf growling at him as he began to climb down before stopped when he saw a group of wolves as he gulped, "Sparklework!" He yelled as he slide down just in time for his horse to slide under him as he breathed in relief. .

"Good girl. Go, girl Go!" He yelled as held on to her reins as they ran through a gate that opened while the wolves didn't chased them there as they growled and howled in anger. .

"Oh, Sparklework, you saved my life. Well done. Yes. They'll have to get their dinner somewhere else, won't they?" He said to his horse as she neighed before he walked till Chief made Sparklework stopped for him to get off.

"Look! There's hay. And water. You're all set, my old friend." He said as he lead Sparklework toward food and water as he smiled and petted his old friend.

"I'll go pay my respects to our unwitting host. Whoever that may be. ." He muttered as he began to climb the grand staircase there was as he looked at the darken and maleficent castle. .

He walked to the doors as he looked at the lanterns with a odd look before shivered as the doors began to open , "Thank you. . Thank.. " He stopped as he entered to see it was nobody . .

"Hello? Sorry to intrude. I'm just a traveler... seeking shelter from the storm. ." He said as it echoed through the castle as he turn to put his coat on a old shaped coat hanger, it had a brown, log-shaped body with yellow spots. It has short legs with toe-less feet and thin forelegs with three green spheres at the ends. It has a forked "branch" on top of its head,

"Odd coat hanger. ." Chief muttered as he turn around to see if anyone was around what he didn't see was the 'odd coat hanger' straighten his coat as he turn back to see it being stilled. .

"Anyone home? Anyone awake?" He yelled looked around when he heard whispering. .

"He must have lost his way in the woods."

"Shut up, you idiot!" Another voice added. .

"Excuse me?" Chief said as he turn to see a stuffed animal that Its fur is mostly short and gray, but there is shaggy black fur on its lower legs, tail, and in two thick strips starting behind its eyes and running the length of its body. It has dark, triangular streak patterns below its eyes, which are red with yellow sclerae. Its ears are rhombus-shaped with dark insides, its nose is red, and it has gray paw pads.

"Extraordinary animal. . Must have been one of a kind. ." Chief mutterer as he looked at the stuffed animal. .

Next to it was a oddly shape statue, it had a strong outer shell protecting its small body. Its upper half is red, containing two small spikes facing upwards on the top of its head. Its lower body is light tan and doubles as its jaw with two fangs overlapping its upper body. Its hips are visible on the lower front of its body connected to its long, thin legs, which have small, claw-like feet. The main feature of this statue's body is its large, red pincers.

"Hmm, Weird statues this person must have. . Yet it great shape. ." Chief said as he began to walk away never noticing the 'stuffed animal' and 'odd statue' talking. .

"A man of taste." the stuffed animal said as it smirked at the statue while it glared at the stuffed animal..

"He was talking about me!"

Chief walked till he heard a piano sound as he walked in the ballroom and saw a black figure play the piano but the person or thing heard him as he stopped playing as Chief got closer and saw it was just another statue, it was with a mostly tan body, pink stomach, black back, and long tail. It is classified as a quadruped, though it is more often seen on two legs. It has six thick, black stripes on its body: one at shoulder level, one around its midsection, one around its hips, and three on its tail.

Each stripe is topped with a triangular spike on its back. The stripes around its midsection cross two spikes, one on each side of its back. Its arms are short and thin, with a black band around them at the elbow. Each hand contains three short fingers, each with a white claw. Its legs are thick with a band around each ankle, and a stripe above the knee that does not wrap around. Its flat feet each have three white claws. On its head is ovoid with a long snout, and small eyes surrounded by a thick black membrane. Two of its front and rear teeth are visible overlapping its lower jaw. A black stripe sits on the bridge of the snout just behind its large nostrils.

"Very weird statues. . " Chief muttered as he walked away yet he could have sworn that it was alive. .

"Well, wherever you are... I'm just going to warm myself by the fire. " He said as it echo while he walked to the fire place to warm up. After warming himself up he heard something as he walked through a door to see it was the dinning room where there was a plate of food as he thanked the heavens.

He sat down and smiled at the cute stuffed toy, it was quadruped creature with primarily brown fur. The tip of its bushy tail and its large furry collar are cream-colored. It has short, slender legs with three small toes and a pink paw pad on each foot. It had brown eyes, long pointed ears, and a small black nose while in it's paws held a cup of fake tea as

Chief chuckled, 'Lady would like this one as a child.' he thought as he took a bite of bread before nearly choked when the stuffed animal moved closer to him with a smile . .

"Mum said I wasn't supposed to move because it might be scary. Sorry. . " The animal answered as Chief looked at it for a second before nodded to himself.

"It's all right.. ." he said calmly before he quickly got up and left the dinning room for his coat, "I, uh... I cannot...thank you enough for your hospitality. I'll... bid you adieu... and good night." He said as he got his coat and ran out of the castle and got on Sparklework. .

"Come on, Sparklework! Go! Go! No, wait, wait, wait!" He said as he held the reins before he saw a bushes of white roses, "Roses. I nearly forgot. We're safe here." He said as he got of the horse.

"I promised Lady a rose." He said as he walked to the rose unaware that he was being watched by something. . Sparklework was getting nervous as she began to run her hooves to the floor. .

Chief found a prefect rose as he tried to pick it, he hissed in pain as he tried again while the thing that was watching him growled. .

"There!" Chief said as he finally got the rose before he turn and gasped and in shock as he fell backwards to see a creature as Sparklework ran from there as Chief laid frozen in fear. .

Sparklework ran through the night till she reached the village as Lady was plucking some vegetables when she heard Sparklework, she looked up and gasped at seeing the horse.

As the horse ran for the water that they had for her,'Sparklework!" Lady said as she looked at toward the forest to see if her father was behind but he was nowhere to be seen. .

"What happened?! Where's Papa? Take me to him!" She ordered as she got her coat and got on the horse. .