CapcomGirl: Thank you! Of course, Barry would come and save the day! He's freakin' Barry Burton for Pete's sake! Don't worry, you'll find out who the witch is in this chapter. Hope you laugh at who she is. :D
Stardust4: ENRICO!!! You'll find out who the witch is in this chapter. And, oh boy! Fighting Wesker! But when the fight comes…that means the end of this storybook fantasy…NO!!!
J.L. Zielesch: Thank you. I'm glad you find this refreshing.
Raidenlover6: Thank you. I was actually shocked when I found out that no one else has ever done this idea. I hope you read the coming chapters.
Striped-Tie: Oh boy! Alexia cosplay! That'll be exciting! I'm so happy someone caught the "Jem" reference. Trust me, there'll be more in the future. And you'll see who the witch is in this chapter. Hope it's not too big of a surprise. XD
A/N: I do not own Resident Evil or it's characters. Also, on my deviantART page, I created a title cover thing for this story. If you go on that website, my name is the same as it is here. Please check it out! And thank you to all of the reviews and views!
Welcome to Wonderland…
Chapter Ten: The Teen Witch
"Chris! Wait up!" Jill shouted, running after her green tuxedo friend.
Barry ran along side her, looking tired from the workout. "Ugh…I need to run more…" he grunted as he ran. "I'm getting out of shape, I think…"
Jill looked down at Barry. "Barry! Now is not the time for that crap! We need to find Chris and make sure he's not-"
"AHHHHHH!!!!!"
It was Chris. He was in trouble!
"Help me! I'm in trouble!"
Didn't I just think that? Ugh…whatever, I need to save my potential man!
"Come on, Barry!" said Jill. "We need to pick up the pace!"
"Easy for you too say!' Barry grunted. "You're not an animal now are you?"
"Now's not the time for you to be arguing with me! We need to save-"
"Yeah, yeah…we need to save your boy toy. Now shut up and keep running."
The two picked up the pace and ran blindly down the river's bank. It was a minute later they still couldn't find Chris or the supposed witch. Then, Jill spotted a cloaked figure. The figure's back was towards Jill, so she couldn't see the person's face. The person had on a hat, a witch's hat. The entire outfit was black and the person had on a robe-like dress. But Jill didn't see Chris.
"Jill, get into the bushes," Barry whispered. The bear moved slowly and carefully to the bushes.
Jill nodded and followed after the bear. She noticed that Barry had his nose pressed to the ground, as if he was looking for someone. Maybe he found Chris…that's got to be it! Chris was probably just hiding in the bushes. But why did he scream for help?
That was when Jill bumped into something that felt like a chest. She looked up and there she saw Chris' smiling face.
"You just can't resist me, can't you?" Chris whispered to her, placing a hand around her waist.
"There you are!" Jill hissed. "Wait-why did you yell for help when you're right here?"
Chris chuckled. "Because I wanted you guys to get over here to see the witch." He looked over at Barry and gave him a sneaky grin. "Told ya there was a witch!"
Barry growled and knocked Chris over with one of his massive paws, thankfully not hitting Jill over as well. Chris squealed as he fell onto the ground and Barry sat on the youth. Jill couldn't help but laugh as Barry placed a paw on Chris' head.
"You screamed for no reason just to prove your point?!" Barry hissed.
"Yeah," Chris grumbled, his body feeling crushed by Barry's weight. "You wouldn't come if I yelled 'Hey! There is a witch over here! Let's go see her!'"
Barry looked at Jill and shook his head. "Do you mind if I break one of his arms?"
Jill wiped a stray tear of laughter away. "No," Jill said, trying not to laugh. "I think he still needs it for when we get to Enrico."
Barry something Jill couldn't understand and got off of Chris. Jill crouched down to Chris' side and brushed him off, before helping him up. Barry walked over to the bush and was looking through to try to look at the witch.
"So…when will she actually show us her face because I'm kind of sick of seeing her back," Barry grumbled.
Jill and Chris crawled over to the bush and tried to look at the witch. Barry was right; she still had her back at them. Man, if she is just going to show her back to us then she is probably really ugly or something.
"Ah poo!" The witch shouted. Her voice sounded young, like she was only a kid. Funny thing is the voice, too, just like all of the others, sounded kind of familiar.
"Jill, do you know her?" Chris asked in a whisper.
Jill didn't look at Chris and continued to look at the witch. "I don't know…her voice sounds familiar. But I've only heard it once or twice before."
Chris nodded and looked at the witch.
The witch held up her hands and chanted something inaudible, thanks to the annoying cocking bird that flew into the tree next to them. Suddenly, the witch threw hands down, turned towards the tree and pointed a finger at the tree. The shadow created by her hat so Jill couldn't see the witch's face.
"Be quiet!" The witch shouted.
All of a sudden, the tree burst into flames. The trio screamed in shock as the flames suddenly consumed the tree and was getting closer to their hideout. Barry was first to jump out of the bush and into the open. Jill took Chris' hand and followed after Barry's lead. Barry skid to a halt. Due to his abrupt stop, Jill piled up onto Barry's Back, and Chris ran into her.
"Hey…we got ourselves a Jill Sandwich!" Chris laughed. (A/N: Jill Sandwich joke and the Mansion Incident didn't even occur yet! XD)
Jill looked at Chris and narrowed her eyes. "Now's not the time for jokes!"
"Actually…that was a good one!" Barry laughed. "Good one, Redfield!"
"Um…can I help you?" The young girl's voice asked.
The trio looked up in the direction of the voice and saw the witch, hiding unsuccessfully behind a stump. They had completely forgotten of the girl. The group unpiled and sat in a line. Jill still couldn't see her face because of the shadows but she could tell that the witch was shy or scared.
"Um…are you a witch?" Jill asked.
"Yes I am," The witch replied. She stood up from behind the stump. "I'm still an apprentice but I'm trying to become one. I'm not very good yet…"
Jill tilted her head to the side. "Apprentice? Witch's have apprentices?"
The witch balled up her fists and stomped. "Yes they do! Now who are you? If you don't tell me, I'll do to you like that tree."
Jill looked at the tree. The flames were gone now and the only thing was left a thin black stick that looks like it was going to crumble in a few seconds. Surely, she answered, not wanting to suffer like the poor tree did.
"Um…I'm Jill, the guy in green is Chris and the bear is Barry," Jill answered, pointing down the line.
"Barry?" The witch shrieked. "You mean, 'Barry the Gun Juggling, Ball-Balancing, Rocket Launching Bear'?"
"Yeah, that's me," Barry grumbled.
The girl squealed, jumping up and down excitedly. "EEEKKK!!! I loved your show in the circus when I was a kid! You were so cool!"
She pulled out her broomstick and held it out, running over to the confused bear. "Sign my broomstick, please."
"Um…I don't have a pen," Barry mumbled.
Chris snickered at pulled a pen out of his top hat. Barry took the pen with his mouth and signed the broom. Jill was shocked at how nice his handwriting was, even when he was using only his mouth.
The witch squealed once again. The girl was acting like she just met a rock star or something. "Can I touch your fur now?"
That was when Chris lost it and broke out into laughter. He was on the ground, clutching at his stomach. The witch did not find that amusing and pointed her finger at him. Jill saw a small ball of fire at the tip of her fingers.
"Don't make me hurt you…" the witch growled.
But Chris didn't stop. Jill screamed as the flames grew larger.
"Leave him a-"
She was cut off when she saw the stump the witch hid behind burst into flames. That shut Chris up, that's for sure. Chris huddled behind Jill, hiding from the witch. The witch looked at her finger and laughed.
"Hehe…told you I'm still an apprentice," She said nervously. "My aim is still off."
What is this girl like bi-polar or something? Her temper keeps on switching….
"Uh-huh…so, what's your name?" Jill asked.
"I haven't told you yet?" The girl gasped. "Oh stupid me…" She tilted her hat up, so Jill could see her face. "I'm Rebecca, the greatest witch ever!...In training…"
Jill gasped and jumped up. "I remember you know!"
The S.T.A.R.S. was looking for a new member and they were considering a girl named Rebecca Chambers. She was only eighteen and fresh out of college, but the girl was a wiz kid. Jill met her a few times and she seemed like a pretty nice kid.
"You've heard of me?" Rebecca asked. Her eyes were brimming with excitement.
"Um…yeah!" Cut it, Valentine. She doesn't know that you're not from here. "I heard you were one of the, uh…greatest up and coming witches in the land!"
"You did?" Chris asked in a hushed voice.
"No, you dumbass," Jill muttered back to him. "Just go with it."
Rebecca jumped up excitedly. "Yay! I knew that I was beginning to get recognized!"
"Um…Rebecca?" Barry spoke up. "Do you know where a sword named "Enrico" is?"
Rebecca looked at the bear. "You mean "Enrico the singing Sword" Enrico?"
Jill and Barry nodded. "Yeah," Jill spoke up. "We're looking for it to defeat the Goblin King."
"Goblin King Wesker?" Rebecca repeated the name. This time, the entire trio nodded. Rebecca turned her back to them and placed a finger on her chin. "That son of a biznitch kidnapped my friend and turned him into a mouse." –Jill remembered meeting such a friend. She must've been talking about Richard, the mouse who she had to kiss to break his spell. Jill frowned at the memory and continued to listen to the witch.
She looked at the group and smirked. "I know where he is! Master told me!"
Jill took a sigh of relief. "Can you tell us where it is?"
Rebecca held up her hands. "Wait a second, missy pants. I'm going with you!"
"Huh?" Missy pants?!
"You heard me! I want to be the heroine that assists you guys in falling that terrible king." Rebecca flipped her short hair. "Who knows? Maybe I'll be able to be queen if I help you!"
"I thought you wanted to be the greatest witch in the land?" Chris asked.
Rebecca turned to him and pointed her finger at him, a scowl on her youthful face. "Don't push me, buster. A girl can have more than one dream."
Chris squealed and cowered behind Jill once again. Jill looked over at Barry.
"Should we let her come with us?" Jill asked.
Barry shrugged. "Might as well. We already have a weird bunch. One more wouldn't hurt it."
Rebecca jumped and hugged Barry tightly. "Aw! Thank you so much!"
"You're…squeezing the life…out of me…" Barry said as he felt his airway begin to get constricted by the girl. Rebecca backed off and apologized to the bear.
"So…why don't you lead the way," Jill said.
Rebecca smiled and nodded. "Alrighty then! Follow me!"
Rebecca started down the edge of the river, down even further. Barry followed after her but Jill and Chris waited back a little. Chris poked his head out and rested it on Jill's shoulder. Jill looked down at him.
"Don't worry!" she said cheerfully. "I won't let kill you."
"No…I'm not worried about that," Chris said. "I'm worried about what you're going to do after I tell you that I think she pick-pocketed you."
"What?" Jill said, narrowing her eyes at Chris.
"Nothing!" Chris shouted before running after Barry and Rebecca.
Jill watched him and shook her head, following after the group at a slower pace. Great…With friends like this…
