Chapter Seventy-Two: Just have Faith
Later the mice hid in the grass as they saw Medusa on her Swampmobile.
"Bernard, it's that terrible Medusa!" Bianca said.
"So were right! Penny must be here!" Jason said.
"I'd love to give her a few whacks of my rolling pin!" Ellie Mae said swinging her rolling pin.
"We swamp folks would like to run her out of our bayou" Luke said as they heard the grass rustling.
"Hold it! Hold it! Somebody coming this way" Ellie Mae said as they moved to peek out of the grass to see Nero emerged holding Penny teddy bear in his jaws and Brutus holding Penny in his by her overalls.
"Why did you have to go and spoil everything?" Penny said glaring at Brutus, "Nero! Don't you dare get my teddy bear wet!" she said as the two swamp gators laughed before moving into the water.
"Oh it's that poor little young one, she trying to run away again" Ellie Mae said.
"It's Penny! Oh how terrible!" Bianca said.
"Where are they taking her?" Max asked.
"Hurry! We've got to find out where they're taking her!" Bianca said as they ran towards the water and reached a small dock.
"You need a boat. Evinrude got the fastest boat around here!" Ellie Mae said pointing to the leaf boat at the end of the dock with a sleeping dragon fly on the stem, "Evinrude! WAKE UP! Start up the engine ole boy!"
The dragonfly then began to buzz flapping his wings as the Bianca, Bernard, Jason and Max got in the boat.
"Send Evinrude back as soon as you need help! I'll rou8nd up the neighbors!"
Evinurude then began to drive them down the swamp water as the went after Nero and Brutus.
"Faster! Evinrude, faster!" Bianca said as they moved faster and a fog began to hit then.
"I can't see them!" Jason said.
"This fog is awful. You can 't see a thing!" Bainca said.
"Slow down, Evinrude" Bernard said as the dragonfly began to slow them down before panting, "they got to be around here, somewhere."
"Take it easy Evinrude" Jason said patting his head and looking around.
"Oh dear, we lost them!" Bianca said as Bernard looked behind them.
"Jehoshaphat!" Bernard yelled as they saw Nero and Brutus moved past them on both sides creating large waves, "Hang on! Hard aport, Evinrude!"
"Look out!" Jason yelled as a wave knocked them over and sent Bianca into the water.
"Help!" Bianca called.
"Bianca!" Bernard yelled.
"Evinrude! That way!" Jason said as he pulled out the rope.
"Here" Max said as Bernard took it and threw it to Bianca who held onto it as they pulled her back in and got her back into the boat as the two gators tails hit their boat and sent the four mice flying into the air then back into the boat filled with water.
"There!" Jason yelled seeing Brutus and Nero taking penny to an abandon fairy.
"Come on Evinrude give it all you got!" Bernard said as the dragon fly panted.
"Keep trying Evinrude!" Bianca said as he tried to start up again but collapsed, "Poor Evinrude, your carburetor is all pooped out."
"Okay here" Jason said handing Max as stick as they began to row the boat to the fairy.
Meanwhile at the boat Brutus and Nero carried Penny in.
"Bring her right on in, boys come on" Snoops said looking at Penny, "so you trying to run away didn't work good huh?"
"Put me down, Brutus!" Penny yelled as Brutus dropped her on her head, "Creepy old dragon."
"Nice work, good boys" Snoops said petting Brutus who growled at him "Steady boys! D-d-down, boys! Heel, heel!"
"There, there, Teddy. I won't let them do that to you again, don't cry" Penny said kissing her bear arm where Nero had the bear at.
"Now Teddy, Teddy. Poor Teddy. All she ever thinks about is that simple bear. Now you behave or I'll let Nero and Brutus have your old teddy bear" Snoops said.
"You will not. Besides, I'm not scared of them like you are Mr. Snoops!" Penny said.
"Ah, don't you sash me! Boys take this naughty little girl to her room" Snoops said.
"I can go by myself. Thank you" Penny said stomping up the stairs.
Meanwhile the heroes reached the shore as they got out of the boat.
"Stick around, Evinrude. We'll signal if we need you...LOOK OUT! HERE SHE COME!" he yelled as Medusa came at them as her swampmobile jumped over them and moved to the fairy.
"Where is she? Where is she?" Medusa growled entering the room.
"Where is she? Oh I sent her up to her room" Snoops said.
"Why did you let her escape? What is your alibi this time, nitwit?" Medusa growled.
"Nitwit? Don't blame me Medusa those leather headed lizards of yours are supposed to be patrolling the island they let her get away" Snoops said.
"Ha! My precious pets! We know who caught that ungrateful brat, don't we?" Medusa said as the mice all listen by a window.
"It was your idea to use a little girl for this caper. If you listened to me-"
"Snoops! You're not thinking" Medusa said as the mice climbed into a tube and ended up in a vent near the room Medusa and Snoops were.
"I know she the only one who is small enough to squeeze down that black hole."
"Yes, but why can't she find my big diamond?"
"I don't know but look at these beauties she brought up that cave, they'll sale for a lot of cold cash" Snoops said holding a hand full of pirates treasure as Medusa smacked it out of his hand, "ow! I wish you wouldn't do that."
"She insane! Uterly mad!" Bianca said.
"All this for a diamond? How big is it? Look at all these jewels they must be worth millions!" Jason said looking at the jewels covering the floor.
"I want that diamond. I got to have the Devil's Eye! You didn't leave the girl down in the cave long enough."
"She won't take order" Snoops said.
"You are too soft."
"But the water was rising and the tide was coming in. All she did down there was fuss about her teddy getting wet."
"Snoops, you don't have a way with children."
"Oh and she mother of the year?" Jason growled.
"You must gain their confidence, make them like you."
"Yeah? How do you do that?"
"You force them to like you, idiot! And the next low tide I am going to put her down there myself and keep her there until she finds it's and it is as simple as that!"
"Oh, as simple as that, is it? Well, you're the boss uh boss."
"Yes. Now come along, petsy-poops" Medusa said to Brutus and Nero.
"We gotta get Penny out of here tonight" Bernard said.
"Yeah oh! Hide!" Max whispered as Brutus and Nero began to walk by the dresser they hid under as one of them stopped and sniffed the air.
"Oh! Bianca they smell your perfume!" Bernard whispered.
"Oh dear" Bianca said as Brutus and Nero began to come towards the dresser as the mice were back to the wall as one of the gators snout began to lift the dresser and sniffed as Bernard began to whack it with the umbrella as it grabbed his red sweater and pull him out.
"Ah!" Bernard said as he was pulled out.
(A.N. Battle them Rowdy Rumble begins.)
"YA!" Jason yelled hitting Brutus on the snout with his keyblade making him drop Bernard who ran as Jason, Max and Bernard climbed up some old curtains as Nero ripped it down as the curtain fell on Brutus, Nero, Bernard, Max and Jason.
"Oh no!" Bianca said.
"Bianca! Aahhh!" Bernard yelled.
"OW! Take that!" Max yelled as his sword hitting something was heard as Nero growled as Bianca climbed under the curtain to help.
"Let go you big bullies, you!" Bianca yelled pulling Bernard out as Jason and Max followed as they looked back to see Nero and Brutus still moving around under the curtain.
"Go hide!" Jason yelled as Bernard and Bianca ran under the organ and Nero and Brutus got out to look for the mice.
"Up here bullies!" Jason yelled Brutus and Nero saw Jason and Max on the organ as they stepped on two keys as the organ played loud music as they saw Bianca and Bernard were blown out of one of the tubes and fell back in as Nero ran up the steps to the pipes and Brutus looked down at Jason and Max.
(Objective: Defeat Brutus and keep Nero away from Bianca and Bernard! Try to stay off the keys!"
"Let's go!" Jason yelled jumping up and spun around Brutus snout and landed on top of it.
"Ya! Ha! Rah! Take that!" Jason yelled slamming his keyblades down on Brutus snout who growled and tried to shake him off as he held on and it slammed it's jaw on the organ keys and Bianca and Bernard were blown out of one of the organ tubes.
"I don't think so!" Max yelled smacking Nero jaw as Bernard and Bianca flew back into the tube and Brutus kept slamming his jaw on the keys then threw himself on it as it sent Bernard flying as Brutus ran after it and caught Bernard in his mouth.
"AHHH!" Jason yelled about to go at Brutus then saw Medusa enter the room to see the organ broke.
"Nero! Brutus! Stop that infernal racket! I mean now!" she yelled hitting Brutus on the head with her cane and making him spit out Bernard, "AHHH! SNOOPS! SNOOPS! A MOUSE! Kill it! Kill it!" she screamed standing on a chair as Bernard ran with Snoops swinging a broom as he missed and smacked Medusa off her chair as Bernard rejoined, Jason, Max and Bianca at the pile of broke gold tubes by the now destroyed organ.
"AHHHH! There's more!" Medusa screamed.
"Firaga!" Jason yelled setting Snoops broom on fire.
"AHHH!" Snoops yelled trying to put it out as Medusa pointed a gun and missed the mice and began to leave holes where she missed the mice with every shot till her gun got jammed as the mice found a new hiding spot.
"What is wrong with this thing?!" she growled as the mice peeked from their hiding spot and Nero Brutus peeked from theirs by a knocked over table and Snoops by a chair as the mice ran outside.
"Snoops! What's wrong?"
"I don't know" Snoops said as her gun fired off the top of his hair and made the mice fall into the water and Evinrude comes to their rescue.
"Evinrude! Over here!" Bernard said as the boat moved next to them as they all climbed in, "are you all right dear? Jason Max you hurt?" he asked.
"We fine, that woman is nuts!" Jason said.
"Sh-she tried to kill us, that-that terrible woman! Oh if only I was a ten foot mouse I'd show her!" Bianca said.
"It's no use Bianca, maybe Rufus the cat was right what van four little mice do?" Bernard said rinsing out his hat.
"But Bernard the society counting on us we can't quit now oh and that little girl we just got to rescues "Penny, dear? Auntie Medusa wants to talk to you" they heard Medusa call.
"Let's listen" Jason said as they moved close to the boat.
"Did you wanna see me ma'am?" Penny asked poking her head in Medusa room
"Yes my dear. Don't be so shy now I am going to let bygones be bygones do you know what would make Aunty Medusa very happy?"
"Yes. You want me to find that diamond."
"That's right dear."
"But I tried as hard as I could, honest."
"Of course you have, but we must try harder, mustn't we?"
"Then please, will you take me back to the orphanage like you promised?"
"Penny, don't you like it here? A big beautiful boat all to yourself."
"But if I don't get back to the orphanage I will never get adopted."
"Adopted? What makes you think anyone would want to homely little girl like you?" she said as Penny left with tears in her eyes.
"GRRR! That woman!" Jason growled as he climbed up the side of the boat where Penny was on a rail as looked to the Evening star now with another star next to it twinkling bright.
"I know Ray...but I don't sing" Jason sighed as he cleared his throat, "I guess there's a first for everything" he said leaning on the rail.
"Be brave, little one. Make a wish for each sad little tear. Hold your head up, though no one is near someone's waiting for you. Don't cry, little one there'll be a smile where a frown used to be. You'll be part of the love that you see someone's waiting for you. Always keep a little prayer in your pocket and you're sure to see the light. Soon there'll be joy and happiness and your little world will be bright. Have faith, little one till your hopes and your wishes come true you must try to be brave, little one someone's waiting to love you" Jason sang as Penny returned to her room hugging her bear.
"Good night Teddy. Sleep tight" she said kissing him and blowing out her candle "Oh we almost forgot to say our prayers" she said getting down next to her bed, "Please, bless Rufus and Teddy and all the kids at the orphanage: Jennifer, Bobby, Mary, Julie and please let someone find my bottle. There a message in it cause running away isn't working amen, don't worry Teddy we'-we'll be alright" she cried before dropping her head to cry on the bed as the mice climbed onto her bed.
"Penny? Penny?" Bianca said tapping Penny hand.
"Yes?" she said looking up.
"Penny dear, now don't we are here to help you" Bianca said.
"Wait. Hi! Where did you come from?" she asked whipping a tear.
"We found the bottle with your message and we come to rescue you" Bernard said.
"Did you hear that, Teddy? Our bottle worked! Didn't you bring somebody big with you? Like the police?" Penny asked.
"No, there's just the four of us" Bernard said.
"But if the five of us worked together, and we have a little faith" Penny said.
"That was Rufus said! Faith makes things turn out right" Penny said.
"Penny I know it's late but we got to escape tonight, right now" Bernard said.
"But I just got caught by Brutus and Nero. Look what they did to my pants!" she said holding up her nightgown to show her now ruined pants.
"Yeah, and they are still down there guarding the gate plank" Bernard said looking out a broken window.
"Oh those vicious monsters! They ought to be locked up in a cage!" Bianca said.
"I know, I know! Come on I'll show you" Penny said leading them outside and pointed down the stairs, "see there? It's an elevator" she said pointing to an old elevator big enough to fit two gators.
"Ah it's a perfect cage Penny!" Bianca said as Jason and Bernard inspected it.
"Great idea. Now what can we use for bait?" Bernard asked.
"Oh they'll eat anything" Penny said.
"Yeah, I know" Bernard said.
"I got it!" Bianca said reaching in her bag and pulled out her perfume bottle, "my perfume remember? They'll follow the scent right into the elevator!"
"And I'll slam the door and that will make Medusa mad! 'Brutu! Nero! Did you let that little brat escape again?! Your too soft!' whack! Whack! Whack!" Penny said mimicking what Medusa would do with the boorm.
"Ha-ha-ha Penny, that's not bad" Bernard laughed.
"Ha-ha-ha that's exactly like Medusa" Bianca laughed.
"You're a good actress" Jason laughed.
" 'Track her down, boys! Bring her back!'."
"And we'll be so far ahead they'll never catch us" Bianca said.
"Wait a minute. She might catch us in her swammobile" Bernard said.
"We'll swipe it! I always wanted to drive it" Penny said.
"What if Medusa wakes up while we're starting it, were in trouble we got to stall them somehow" Bernard said.
"How about Mr. Snoops fireworks, we'll shoot them off in her bedroom! That will keep her busy" Penny whispered.
"I would love to see her face when that happens!" Max said.
"Oh Bernard, it's so exciting! Perfume, Crocs, swammobiles! Oh ho it's just got to work!" Bianca said.
"It's our only chance but were going to need help" Bernard said.
"We send Evinrude back! That nice Ellie Mae she said she would gather the neighbors! They can all help us!" Jason said.
"Snoops! Get down here!" they heard Medusa yell.
"What's up Medusa? What's going on?" Snoops yelled running into a room and closing the door as Penny and the others listened.
"Oh shut up! High tide or not-"
"I bet those two are up to something gee I don't want to go down in that awful black hole again" Penny whispered.
"Don't worry about that dear, you must hurry and get dressed" Bianca said.
"Come on we haven't got that much time!" Bernard said as he and the other looked over the edge down to Evinrude, "Evinrude! Up here!" he said as the dragonfly flew up towards them.
"We need help go get Ellie Mae and hurry!" Bernard said as Evinrude nodded and took off back into the bayou.
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