Chapter 5: Thieves in the night
Night had fallen in Jollywood. In the room of villains lay a food cart, filled with dishes and cutlery above this. But those dishes were completely empty.
"That was delicious!", exclaimed Grumpy, lying on his bed, ready for a nap.
"Don't settle therefore, Grumpy", spoke Bashful shaking his friend's shoulder to not fall asleep, "We have things to do"
"And I think it's time", said Sleepy looking at the clock, "Are 20 minutes to midnight"
"All are asleep", Sneezy said, looking at his magic hand mirror, "It's now or never"
"Come on!", ordered Bashful taking his book of spells and out of the room followed by his friends.
Among all the halls and corridors, they ran as fast as he could, making as little noise as possible so as not to wake anyone.
Thanks to the tour that the princess had given them that afternoon, they knew exactly which way to go to get to where they wanted.
After a couple of minutes running through the halls of the castle, the four dwarves had reached their destination... The Relics Room.
However, contrary to what was said Sneezy, someone awake in the classroom. The security guard was there, looking attentive security cameras with his back to the wooden door.
"Sneezy! I thought you said no one was awake", whispered the blond to his best friend.
"Well, I didn't see him!", said the brown with blue tips, looking through the windows of the huge wooden doors that prevented their passage.
Suddenly, the guard looked away from the cameras, hearing a suspicious noise. The villains away from windows quickly before the guard saw them, and hid behind the wooden doors.
The guard, seeing nothing, turned his look back to the security cameras. The dwarves approached again to the windows, realizing that the guard didn't see them.
"Now what do we do?", whispered Grumpy annoyed, "We'll not get in if the guard is still there"
"Sleepy...", the blond whispered to his friend, "You think you can...?"
"Well...", Sleepy interrupted the young villain, knowing what he meant, "...Some time ago I do but I'm sure I'll make it"
So Sleepy raised one hand and pointed his index finger to the guard, that neither was aware that he was being spellbinding. A blue spark shot from the tip of his finger, and then, Sleepy recited:
"Listen carefully
Well I'll not repeat
When I finish this spell
You'll fall asleep"
A light flashed on the finger of the villain, and the second after, the same flash is lit in the forehead of the guard.
The spell took effect, and soon, before they knew it, the guard was already asleep.
"Good work, Sleepy!", congratulated Sneezy.
"Come on!", exclaimed Bashful when he was about to open the door. Yet another obstacle they faced... The door was locked.
"It has to be a joke?", exclaimed Grumpy very annoying. But of course, Bashful wouldn't give up. He held the book of magic in his hands, and flipped through the pages until you find a spell that might work.
"Okay...", sighed Bashful, nervous inside;
"Door closed
Prove to me goodness
I will not move
But you will open"
At that moment, the door lock is unlocked and magically the giant wooden doors were opened in two seconds.
The other three villains were impressed and patting on the back to congratulate blond, they rushed into the Relics Room.
Bashful just stood there in silence, amazed that his spell worked. After smiling to himself a few seconds, he moved on running after his friends.
Thus, the four dwarves ran through the corridors, looking everywhere for the Royal Ruby. However, at not being allowed to enter the room in the first time, they didn't know where the Ruby was.
Suddenly, Grumpy saw a signboard that indicated the hall of villains.
"Guys, over here!", exclaimed the chestnut to his friends, to guide to the hall. The other dwarves ran after his friend, coming to the hall mentioned. However, it wasn't what they expected.
Upon entering the hall, seven gleaming statues caught the attention of the four infiltrators.
"Wait a minute... Are we?", asked Sleepy impressed by the statues. The four friends stopped to look at the statues in detail.
"Hey!", complained Sneezy seeing his reply in front of him, "My nose isn't that big! And I'm much more attractive than this!"
"This statue doesn't reflect my muscles", said Grumpy, "Who was the moron who sculpted this crap?"
Sleepy looked statues of all your friends, until his gaze fell on the replica of the young blond. He couldn't help him smiling tenderly as that statue reflected the same expression when Bashful is afraid but he try to hide it.
"Well, boys", Sleepy said finally, "Here isn't the Ruby, let's search for it"
The other dwarves agreed with his friend, they turned and went their way out of the hall... except one.
Bashful fell silent, facing the statue of his brother. Doc's face expressed indifference and malice, and with his scepter showed impressive. Bashful had trouble seeing his brother as well. He was afraid of failing, and see him in front of him, imposing and cruel, really made him feel intimidated.
The last words of his brother before leaving the island echoed in his head...
The fate of our return to the evil is in your hands... Don't ruin it...
He didn't know what to do.
The blond approached to the statue of his brother and watched it in silence, fearful, insecure, wanting Doc was there with him.
"Look at you, look at me, I don't know who to be"
"Brother..."
"Is it wrong, is it right? Be a thief in the night"
"Brother!"
"Tell me what to do..."
Then, seconds became hours. Everything around him seemed to disappear no one other than the statue of Doc and he. In a millisecond, Bashful closed his eyes and felt a lightning strike in front of him and suddenly a familiar voice was heard in the hall. At the time Bashful opened his eyes, saw his brother in front of him, smiling and laughing hilariously evil.
"Oh, lil bro!", Doc laughed down the podium where he was, "How funny you are!"
"Doc!?", Bashful could not believe it, Is it really was Doc?, "W-What are you doing here!? H-How!?"
"That does not matter," smiled the older brother of the blond, "I know you need to clarify your thoughts"
"I-I don't need your help", stammered the young villain nervous.
"You're not a good liar, Bash", Doc muttered approaching his younger brother, "Don't you know who I am?"
"Our leader?"
"Your brother, silly! I took care of you when mom died! I raised you!", exclaimed Doc in the face of the young villain, "I know you better than anyone..."
"T-That's not true", stammered Bashful nervous.
"Oh, yes", Doc smiled as he walked away from his brother and went up to the podium again, "I know you want to be a villain worthy of admiration"
Bashful watched Doc smile mischievously. Nerves began to spread through his body, and he couldn't avoid.
"You don't must distressed... Only you must do what I tell you", smiled Doc playing with the scepter in his hand.
"Are you sure?", asked Bashful.
"Of course!", said Doc approaching to Bashful, "Don't you wanna be evil, like me?"
"Y-Yes?"
"Come on! Say it with desire! With all the evil that you have inside!", shouted Doc in the face of his younger brother, holding his hand to take him to the podium next to him, "Don't you wanna be ruthless!?"
"Yes!"
"and rotten!?"
"Yeah!"
"and mad!?"
"Oh, yes!", shouted Bashful, "And it's more, I will be much better villain than you!"
"Yeah sure, and maybe...", smiled Doc handing his brother his scepter and straightening his shoulders to feel the greatness in him, "...you'll be the greatest villain of all time, and be the ruler of this place"
Bashful fascinated sighed. When he held the scepter of Doc he felt invincible and imposing. And when Doc grabbed his shoulders behind him, he felt his brother was finally proud of him. He felt happy, cruel and evil. He laughed evil imagining have all Jollywood enslaved. However, his thoughts were interrupted when Doc took the scepter and down him from the podium.
"But is not that easy...", said Doc, now with his scepter in hand again on the podium, "And to get what you want, you know you have to do..."
"The Royal Ruby?"
"Exactly!", exclaimed Doc looking into the eyes of Bashful, "Only if you get the Royal Ruby, you'll be evil, LIKE ME!"
The biggest villain who had been in Jollywood started laughing like there's no tomorrow. His evil laugh seem to be heard throughout the castle. That laughter echoed inside the head of the young villain. There was so much pressure at that moment that Bashful closed his eyes as he did at first. His brother's laughter sounded increasingly more distant and suddenly heard someone call him by his name.
"Bash!"
Bashful opened his eyes and looked away to see his best friend out of the hall, with a smile on his face.
"Come quick! We found the Ruby!"
Bashful was confused. He decided to turn his eyes to see where his brother was, and contrary to what he expected to find, he saw the statue of Doc, just as when he entered the room.
It was all his imagination...
Bashful turned back to Sneezy and ran away to the hall with him.
The two dwarves ran through the corridors to reach where his other two friends.
There it was...
On a podium with a fence around the center of the room, surrounded by a magical force field, he radiated an unparalleled brilliance.
The Royal Ruby...
"Amazing!", exclaimed Bashful.
"Quick! Let's take it!", said Grumpy jumping the fence, about to take the Ruby.
"Grumpy, no!", Sleepy said, "You'll activate the alarm!"
"You have a better idea!? Come on, there it is, let's take it and get out of here!", exclaimed Grumpy, getting closer to the Ruby.
"You can't do it, Grumpy!", scolded Sneezy, "There is a force field, you can't take it anyway..."
"And what do you suggest we do!?", growled Grumpy, now away from Ruby.
"We have to deactivate the force field... With magic...", Sneezy malicious smiled as he pointed at the blonde next to him. Bashful carefully looked at his friends, a little nervous.
"M-Me? I-I don't think it's a good idea, guys", the blond spoke fearfully, "I still couldn't handle my magic... And if I fail? And activate the alarm?"
"At least try!", Sleepy encouraged patting the back of the shy villain, "Besides... I know you can"
"Yes, me too", said Sneezy.
"O-Okay, I'll try", stammered Bashful.
From his pocket, the blond took out the magic book. Flipping through the pages of this, he found the right spell. He jumped over the fence with his friends, and went around to face the Ruby.
Bashful intently watched the Ruby before holding the book, reach out and read the spell. However, it seemed quieter than outside, inside was a bundle of nerves. His hands were shaking and he could see the image of his brother everywhere, looking him threatening.
Doc's voice was present in the thoughts of Bashful, criticizing and despising him.
"M-Magic walls.."
Oh please! Not even two words can say without stuttering?
Bashful stopped, anguish and magic in his hand disappeared. Doc contempt hurt him, even if only was his imagination, he felt him there.
"Come on, Bash...", Sneezy encouraged, watching his best friend hesitated.
"R-Right", said the blond nervous before taking a break to concentrate.
"Magic walls...
T-That you all d-disgui..."
You call that a spell? I could do better when I was a kid!
"Shut up!", shouted Bashful interrupting his spell again His magic again abruptly disappeared, and that was when the blonde realized his explosion.
"Bashful... Are you okay?", asked Sleepy distressed, putting a hand on the shoulder of the young villain.
No, he's not okay... He's a coward baby...
Bashful couldn't stand that voice mocking him. However, he could not let his friends found out his insecurities.
"I'm fine!", shouted enraged the blonde.
Bashful again reached out to begin his spell. Trying to ignore the voice of his brother in his head, he closed his eyes slowly.
"Magic walls...
That you all disguise...
Don't fight to me..."
Don't pretend to be a great villain! Because you're not!
"F-Frees you a-all..."
You'll never be like me! NEVER!
"...HAVE INSIDE!"
The pressure, insecurity and disregard of his brother, managed to Bashful was so decentralized that his spell went wrong and when it touched the magic force field around the Ruby, the alarm was activated.
A loud siren rang through the corridors of the Relics Room. The villains jumped terrified, like the security guard, thanks to the bustling alarm, he awoke with a start.
"Look what you did, Bashful!", shouted Grumpy, very high that his voice was heard on the siren, "You had to screw it up!"
"I-I...", tried to defend the blond complexed with nerves, before being interrupted by Sleepy.
"No time for that! Let's get out of here now!"
The four villains jumped the fence and ran away from the hall. Among hallways and corridors, they're trying to find the exit. However, they didn't have an immediate obstacle.
"Sleepy?", asked Sneezy as he ran desperate with his friend, "Do you spell could disappear with the alarm?"
Sleepy was shocked and stopped abruptly, causing his friends stumble to stop as fast as his friend with black and white hair.
"The guard!", shouted Sleepy, "He must wake up! My spell wasn't as strong"
"Sneezy, where's he?", demanded Grumpy.
Sneezy held his hand mirror in front of him and recited;
"Mirror, mirror...
On my hand...
I want to see...
The security guard"
In the small hand mirror reflection, they could see the guard running rampant out just where they were.
"He's comin' here!", shouted Sneezy terrified.
"Quick! Over here!", said Grumpy pointing to one of the hallways.
Throughout the run all the different corridors, the guard never found those intruders, and when he returned to check the security cameras caught up with all these broken.
Meanwhile, the four villains escaped miraculously, and the moment the guard was found with broken cameras, they were in their room, catching their breath, and Grumpy reviewing his hand to make sure that he not have cut with the glass of the cameras.
"That was close...", sighed Sneezy.
"Although, if Bashful hadn't screwed up, none of this would have happened!", exclaimed Grumpy, facing the blonde.
"I'm sorry, ok!?", shouted Bashful, now with his evil attitude back, "Why don't you stop criticizing me a second and think of a new plan, you silly dumb!?"
"Do you want to fight me, blondie!?", Grumpy threatened, approaching with a fist raised to Bashful.
"You don't scared me, knucklehead!", Bashful answered angrily, his eyes turning green.
"ENOUGH!", shouted Sleepy as he threw a curse to the both dwarfs in conflict, and they fell asleep instantly.
Sneezy watched his two friends on the floor unconscious, before looking at Sleepy.
"What?", asked Sleepy at see Sneezy looking him, "I want sleep and I can't if those two are fighting..."
Here's an other chapter! I'm fast! ;D And... I told ya this chapter it'll be more longer than the other! See ya!.