And... lets get back into the action!

Reviewer Thanks

jyushi girl: *takes bow* I try my best :)

starspring: yep, I couldn't leave Sarah out of the story. (She'd kill me if I did, lol)

Frog Disease: *claps* Ah, you and starspring both admitted your jealousy, good for you! I'm glad you're enjoying this.

I woke up the next morning, alone in the bed. Pin must have woken before me and got an early headstart-- knowing him, I wouldn't doubt it. I climbed out of bed, looking out the window. It was cloudy, and a low, eerie mist covered the ground.

You could pretty much figure something bad was about to happen.

"Sky?" A familiar voice called. "Sky, where are you??"

"Bobby??" I gasped, running down the hall. The lights were off, and I felt a chill. Something wasn't right.

"Sky, help!"

I didn't let the frightful scene stop me from rushing down the hall. It can't be! Bobby's dead! The logical side of my brain seemed to think, but I kept running down the hall, which seemed to stretch farther down than it was supposed to. I hate it when something like that happens.

I reached the living room. "Bobby, what---" I paused. And screamed.

Lying there, dead on the floor, were Red and Goldi. Next to them were Snow, Robin, The Dwarves, and... Oh, Godmother, no...

"Wo...." I couldn't even get Wolf's name out as I saw him... well, his tail, actually, sticking out from behind the couch. Walking around, I gagged at the sight. His throat was slit all the way down to his chest, blood soaking his fur.

"Blu..." It was Bobby's voice again, and I spun around--- but I didn't see Bobby...

I saw Pin, as a young boy...

...wearing that lame polka-outfit he used to always wear...

...being held by his suspenders by Biggy. "Hello, Little Blu Riding Hood," The Big Evil Wolf said, grinning as he grabbed the top of Pin's head. "Watch this!"

Within half a second he pulled Pin's head back--- and ripped his head off. "PIIIIN!!!!!" I screamed bloody murder.

"I guess puppet-boy doesn't have a removable head."

"You son of a bitch!" I grabbed my pocket knife and ran toward him, but I wasn't moving.

"You know, my mother would find that term quite offensive." He then snapped his fingers. Five seconds later, he laughed.

I arched an eyebrow, wondering what was going on... then I looked down, seeing a sword stabbed right through me. "Puss, you damn---" I began to curse, but when I looked over, I didn't see Puss.

I saw Pin, older and in his Van-Helsing uniform.

That's when I fell to the ground and died.

I shot up straight in the bed, panting heavily. Godmother, I hated it when my nightmares seemed too real! I looked around the room. No Biggy. No dead bodies. No voices. I sighed and looked at the clock-- 3 in the morning.

I began to lie down, feeling something around my waist. Looking over, I noticed that Pin still had his arms around me--- typical. I lied down, slipping so that his arms were around mine, and I hugged him, relieved that he hadn't actually killed me.

It was so weird. One day, I'm a rebellious trouble-maker giving an innocent boy a hard time, and the next thing I know, I'm ending up in his arms feeling insecure. I guess Pin, Red, Goldi, and Wolf aren't the only ones who changed their attitudes... but I wanted to know, how did I change mine?

Maybe it's because of everything that's happened: Being hunted after, seeing innocent people get hurt... then coming home to realize someone actually cares. I thought, and I didn't argue. Then, I wondered... would I be the same way tomorrow?

I sat up, then slipped out of the bed, pulling on my shoes and walking out of the room. Thoughts like that cause me to wonder, and wondering about things keeps me up the rest of the night.

I walked past Wolf, and it was no doubt he heard me-- with his animal-senses and all that shit. "Either you're sleepwalking, getting a midnight snack, or are skipping out after love-making." He said.

I rolled my eyes. "Pin and I didn't do it, you perve." I scoffed. "He decided to stay innocent and keep his virginity."

"I was wondering why all that ruckus only lasted ten minutes." he chuckled, then cleared his throat when I shot him a glare. "Alright, seriously-- what are you doing up."

I sighed and sat down on the couch next to him, then told him about my nightmare. "I don't get it, Wolf. Normally, I could handle freaky shit like this, but now... now I shudder to think what would happen if something like that did occur."

Wolf sighed. "I know how you feel. I used to be all nice, a wangster, and into your cousin. Now... I'm a vicious monster out for blood, striking fear into everyone's hearts who almost came close to eating a dear friend." he rested his head on my lap, giving me big, brown puppy-dog eyes. "I don't know what's happened to me... Maybe we had a personality swap or something?"

I shook my head. "If that were true, I wouldn't still be so cynical and you would have devoured me by now." I sighed. "Maybe this whole thing changed us all-- making us show something we've been hiding inside ourselves all this time... Good Godmother, did I just say something deeply moving?!"

Wolf chuckled. "Yeah, and I wish I had a tape-recorder for it!"

"Yeah, yeah, laugh it up you carnivorous stoop."

"See? You're starting to sound like your old self already! ...Darn."

I scoffed and rubbed behind his ears. "Ah, deal with it. ...And get your head off my lap! Who do you think you are, Benjii?" He stood up and jumped off the couch, that's when his ears perked up. "What?"

"I hear footsteps." He crept over to the door on all fours. "They're coming this way..."

I peeked out the window. In the light of the moon, I saw who it was. "It's Red and Goldi. What are they doing out here at this hour?" I unlocked the door to open it---

---but Red already busted it open, nearly hitting me in the face... but slamming Wolf against the wall, the door squishing him. "Alright, Blu! Start explaining!" Red shouted, approaching me with a glare.

"Explain what?"

"Don't play stupid!" Goldi snapped. "Why didn't you TELL us you were back?! How come you put on the whole 'new girl in town' act, huh?! SPILL IT!!!"

"Erm, girls?" Wolf's muffled voice said. "Could you shut the door, please?"

"Oh, right." Red gasped, immediately shutting the door. "Sorry..." she turned back to me. "Now tell us the truth!"

"What's going on out here?!" Pin demanded, stepping out, wearing his Zorro-getup. Apparently, he's always prepared for a fight... why the Grimm couldn't he have been like that four years ago?!

"Hey, Pin-head!" Goldi said, sneering. "Tell us everything! Why did you keep Blu's identity a secret? ...Or did she lie to you too?!"

"Alright, shut up already!" I yelled, then took a deep breath. "I didn't tell you who I was-- Pin figured out on his own but kept quiet-- because I didn't want you guys, or anyone else, to know that I returned to Fairytale Land."

"Why?" Red demanded.

"Red, if you were being chased by an assassin hired by some wolf who wanted to kill you, all the while living with a family who dubbed you as a trouble-maker, would YOU want them to know?"

"She's got a point," Wolf said, shrugging.

"What, you don't TRUST us, is that it?!" Goldi huffed. We all shot her an 'obviously' look, and she thought about it. "Oh, right..."

"Look, you guys can continue this little 'family reunion' later." Pin said. "Right now, we have a couple of killers to deal with---"

"Hold it! Why should we help Blu?! She's back, she can protect herself! I'm not going to risk MY life fighting someone who's after HER!" She headed toward the door. "When someone's after one of us, THEN we'll help."

"Goldilocks, how dare you!" Red scolded, shocked. "You can't just abandon Blu to save your own skin! You took the Hunter's Oath!"

"WHAT oath?!"

"The Hunter's Oath: 'I shall not abandon others in need, no matter how dangerous thy mission is nor how much I hate them.' THAT oath!"

"Well, I never took it! ...And even if I did, I probably just said it to get in." She started for the door. "I only joined because Robin wanted us to learn defense. So, see ya later." And she left into the dark morning.

"Ooh, that spoiled little---" Red clenched her fists, then turned to me. "I'm sorry, Blu. We're both peeved that you didn't tell us-- and that you ran away and caused this whole dilemma-- but there was no reason for Goldi to act like a--- like a---"

"Bratty blonde bitch?" I finished.

"...Yes, that. But I hope you know that I'm on your side until we hunt down Biggy and Puss. ...And after we do, I'm going to kick your ass! Just to give you heads up."

I nodded. "Fair enough."

"Well, c'mon. As long as we're up, we might as well start track---" Pin began, until Goldi burst through the doors, sweat pouring from her forehead.

"Guys! Outside, quick!" Goldi screamed. We rushed outside, and she pointed to the mountains, where there was an orangish glow. "There's a fire... and it's coming from---"

"The Huntresses' Cabin!" Pin, Red, and Goldi all shrieked.

With no hesitation, we ran toward the mountains--- at this point, I wish one of us had a car, but for some sort of dramatical reason, we didn't.

3rd Person POV

Puss and Jiminny stared at the burning cabin from atop of a large boulder. "Are you sure they were home?" Puss asked Jimminy.

"The 12 Huntresses are always in their cabin before dawn." Jimminy replied.

"How did you find out where they lived, anyway?"

"Phone book."

"Ah..."

"Yep." Jimminy grabbed a twig and stuck a marshmallow on it, then roasted it over the flames.

"You know, I always thought a 'conscience' was supposed to be good."

"There are bad consciences out there, too. You have one, and Biggy has one... and now I'm one, too. A good conscience is never listened to, anyway."

"You honestly think I have a bad conscience?"

"Of course. You're hunting an innocent girl because some bad-ass paid you to, so that guarantees you have no conscience. I can tell, especially since I have experience in the field of..."

Puss didn't listen to all of the cricket's words. Instead, he considered what he had said. A bad conscience? He had to agree, from all the things he had done, rethinking them over and over... then he felt something. A feeling he hadn't felt in forever.

"I must go." Puss said, interrupting whatever Jimminy was saying. He stood up and ran off into the night.

"Hey, where're you going?! I was about to break out the hot-dogs!" Jimminy called to him. "Sheesh, what's burning him?"

"Speaking of 'burning'," An adult feminine voice said.

Jimminy cringed and looked up, seeing twelve older women glowering down at him, soot and blisters covering their faces. "Oh... hi ladies!" he smiled innocently, then held up his 'mallow. "S'more?"

Lisa, one of the Huntresses, stepped forward... and squished the cricket. "This is why I hate bugs." She told her sisters.

"Look! Down there!" Tanya, the youngest Huntress, cried out. They all looked below, seeing three figures racing up the mountain.

"It's Pin, and he has Blu and her cousins with them!" Sarah said, her eyes adjusting to the shadows.

"But... who is that with them?" Sheena asked, looking at the fifth shadow.

"Come, we shall see."

And they ran down to meet the five, ignoring the protesting aches and burns on their bodies.

A/N: I guess things really got 'fired up' in this chapter, huh?? Get it??? *cricket chirps* ...Uh, never mind. Okay, please review! No flames, I think the 12 Huntresses have had enough of those already.