Previously:

"Alright." Norman had his back to the girl. "Just don't freak out. Just keep an open mind. Be cool." With that, he turned back to face Pacifica, and slowly unzipped his jacket. Pacifica couldn't keep her eyes off him. What was he revealing?
The jacket fell away, and the true Norman was revealed. He was... a stack of gnomes.

"Is this weird?" The head gnome asked, pushing his brown hair back into place. "Is this too weird? You need to sit down?"
Pacifica's eye twitched, and her mouth fell open. Her boy-toy was a stack of five gnomes?!
"Alright. I'll explain." The top gnome began talking again. "So, we're gnomes. First off, get that out of the way." He continued rambling on, oblivious to Pacifica gaping expression. "I'm Jeff, and here we have Carson, Steve, Jason, and... I'm sorry, I always forget you're name." He addressed one of the bottom gnomes.
"Smebulock." The gnome with a matted grey beard answered.
"Smebulock!" Jeff snapped his fingers, turning back to Pacifica. "Anyways, long story short, us gnomes have been looking for a new queen! Right, guys?"
The other four gnomes all clamored up, agreeing with their leader. Pacifica plopped herself down on a rock, face palming. Her dreams where crushed.
"So what do you say?" Jeff spoke up again, looking at Pacifica hopefully. Tapping his foot on the head of Steve, the entire structure went down on one knee and held up an engagement ring, which was decorated with beautiful crystals. "Will you join us, in holy matrignomey. Matra- matrimony. Blaugh! Can't talk today!"
Pacifica breathed in sharply. "Look, you guys are really sweet, but, I'm a girl, and you're gnomes, and it's like, what!"
Jeff hung his head, not doing a good job of hiding his sorrow. "It's okay. we'll never forget you, Cif." Pacifica breathed a sigh of relief, and prepared to thank the tiny men for their understanding. However, Jeff didn't give her the opportunity. He said, with determination etched on his face, "Because we are going to kidnap you." As the gnomes jumped on her, the girl let out a screech of pure terror.

"Duh-duh-don't wuh-worry Pah-Pacifica!" Gideon yelled out, swerving the cart madly. "We-we'll s-save you from that zuh-zombie!"
"Gideon, be careful!" Minerva exclaimed, gripping tightly on the handrails for dear life. Turning sharply, Gideon barely made a curve on the foot worn path.
"Help!" Pacifica's voice echoed throughout the forest. Gideon followed the sound, leading him and a glaring Minerva into an enchanted part of the woods. They saw Pacifica struggling against tiny men in red hats and blue overalls.
"The more you struggle, the more awkward this will be for everyone!" Jeff exclaimed, throwing his hands in the air. "Just, hold her in place, Steve."
Unfortunately for Steve, at that exact moment, Pacifica threw a well aimed slap at him. The gnome was knocked against the wall. He barely managed a kneeling position before he began puking out a colorful rainbow.
"What is going on here?!" Minerva's authoritative voice filled the crystalline cave. But it didn't seem to affect the gnomes. One hissed at her before rejoining his comrades in restraining the struggling Pacifica.
"Mah cuteh turned out to be a bunch of gnomes!" Pacifica exclaimed, falling under the weight of the gnomes. "And they're total jerkwads! Ow! Hair, hair, hair." She whimpered as the tiny men began tugging at her blonde locks.
"Gn-gnomes?" Gideon's trembling voice echoed slightly. "W-we w-were way off." Retrieving the journal, he flipped to the page about gnomes. "Gnomes. Th-the little men of the Reverse Falls forest. We-weaknesses, unknown!"
"Well, that's just perfect!" Gideon heard the irritated voice of Pacifica. She had by now been restrained with minuscule stakes and tiny ropes. Jeff turned to face the cousins.
"Let go of my best friend." Minerva growled at the gnome, who let out a chuckle.
"Oh, hey there! You know, all of this is really just a big misunderstanding. Cif's not in danger. She's just marrying all 1000 of us and becoming our gnome queen for all eternity. Isn't that right, honey?" He looked over at Pacifica.
"You guys are butt faces." She screamed at Jeff, prompting another gnome to cover her mouth with a tiny hand.
"G-give her back right n-now. Or el-else." Gideon stuttered out, trying to put on a brave face.
"You think you can stop us, boy?" Jeff questioned, a grave expression on his face. "You have no idea what we're capable of. The gnomes are a powerful race. Do not trifle with the-"
He was interrupted by Minerva, who simply brought her foot back and kicked to the gnome to the side with a shadowed smile. In the moment of chaos, she hacked away at Pacifica's bonds, who, with startling war cry, threw the rest of the gnomes off herself. The trio sprinted towards the cart, Minerva taking the rear and warding off any of the tiny creatures that tried to follow them.
"They're getting away with our queen!" Jeff cried out, picking himself off the ground. "No, no, no!"
The kids clambered into the golf cart and just sat there. "What are you waiting for?!" Pacifica screeched at Gideon, who meaningfully pointed to his seat belt. Groaning in frustration, the blonde quickly fastened hers and stuck her tongue out at Gideon. Only then did the white haired boy start the cart and speed away from the rather pretty lair.
Huffing, Jeff climbed to a rock. His eyes narrowing into slits from anger as he watched them beat out a hasty retreat. "You've messed with the wrong creatures, kids." He growled. "Gnomes of the forest, ASSEMBLE!"

Hi, people! It is I, Aglo! This had been another chapter. The conclusion of this arc will come next time. Until then, stay tuned! I am now signing off.

Hey, this is Rebecca here. I have to say one thing to all of you, don't you ever think of the Avengers when you hear Jeff speak that last line? Anyway, thanks Aglo for being my lovely co-author and thank all 42 of you whom have given this story a heart. I hope you guys all keep enjoying it!

This is ThatWeirdGirlYouKnow, signing off