Disclaimer: I do not own the characters of either Bluey or Gargoyles, only how the story goes. The everything of Bluey belongs to Ludo Studios and everything of Gargoyles belongs to Disney. The only thing that I do own are the OC's of the story. I apologize for any errors in grammar and/or if I was not accurate in reference to something.
A/N: Sorry that there's only a little Gargoyle action, but I do have a bit of a surprise at the end.
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(Cue Gargoyles Theme)
Goliath: One thousand years ago in another world
A group of flying creatures passed over the streets of a very large, modern city. They came upon a group of bad humans terrorizing some civilians. The group landed behind them and caused the villains to turn around.
A world where superstition and the sword once ruled
The thugs raised whatever weapons they had and rushed to attack the flying creatures. But five sets of eyes glowed a menacing white and they narrowed their eyes at the thieves.
It was a time of darkness
When the bad men were within striking distance they swung whatever blunt weapons they had. But a group of clawed hands grabbed one of them respectively while a small sword blocked the final weapon.
It was a world of fear
With a heave from their bodies, the individuals threw their assailants back. But the thugs didn't stay down for long as they rose on their feet again. However; before they could continue their attack
It was the age of Gargoyles
The group of heroic beings stepped out of the shadows to reveal themselves to be creatures of the night; Gargoyles. From a distance, a young woman stepped out of the car to keep people away from the fight.
Bluey: One way by day
The other by night
In a large building, a battle was raging. At one point a surge of electricity came from a large machine and opened up a vortex. The vortex drew in the humans and the Gargoyles. As the group of Gargoyles and their human friend fell through the wormhole, an aura of magic surrounded them.
They became protectors of a whole new world
Brought forth by mishap of an enemy of theirs
The group found themselves in an unknown location before coming to face to face with the inhabitants. A family of dogs takes the heroes in after they defend them from a threat of their world.
Goliath: Now with us Gargoyles and Elisa here in Brisbane
We seek to find a way to get us back home
And we will protect our new friends
On a building within Brisbane, a fire was raging as the group moved to get away from the flames. Each of the Gargoyles lifted a Heeler, Elisa and Bronx before taking off into the skies. They were able to get away as an explosion went off behind them.
Bluey: We are members of a whole new family
Goliath: For we have become the Brisbane Clan
The Manhattan Clan carried all four of the Heelers and Elisa through the air as they glided away. They land before the family's home just as the rays of the sun started to rise behind the roof.
(End of track)
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Goliath: Previously on Brisbane Clan…
Demona moved to attach certain wires that went up to the generator. As she placed the clamps on the mirror, they and the cables attached to them started to glow with a white aura.
While under the effects of Coyote's psionic attack, Demona cried out from the pain her brain was feeling. But she didn't let it stop her from pulling the trigger. But her aim was off because of the psionic attack and she moved her hand a little to the right. A red blast erupted from the gun and sailed right for the group at the console.
Goliath happened to see the blast coming their way and saw that Elisa and Xanatos were both in the line of fire. Time seemed to slow down as he moved to get them out of the way. He pushed into the two human's with a, "No!"
While he did push Elisa and Xanatos out of the way, he ended up taking the hit as the blast struck him. The laser blast hit the purple Gargoyle in the side and earning a pained roar from him. Goliath crashed against the console before hitting the ground while Coyote's psionic attack on Demona ceased. When Elisa collected herself, she gasped when she saw her friend lying there and shouted, "Goliath!"
Down below the battle, the power of the mirror really started to overtake the circuitry as the aura from the mirror itself started to grow in intensity. It released a bright flash of light a few times.
"I just heard on the radio that the Willis Brothers Gang is in the area." The Chocolate Labrador said with a worried look.
After noticing something odd about the feeling of the wind, Bluey and Bingo didn't have to go far as they poked their heads around a tree to see what it was. They could see into a fairly big clearing and saw several sparks of lightning coming out of a small hole high up in the air.
After running into the woods to try and find his family, Bandit told his wife, "We need to get the girls and get out of here."
"What? Why?" Chilli questioned as she didn't understand. Her husband explained, "Someone just warned me that the Willis Brothers' Gang was reported to have been seen in the area."
"Oh, no." Chilli said, now worried for her family's safety. She moves around the tree and calls out, "Girls?"
But she was shocked to find that they were no longer there.
Flying up to the destabilizing portal, Puck was about to do something for the group of universe travelers. But his eyes widened when he heard a voice from the swirling vortex start to chant a spell…
To these humans and creatures few, with such bright colors and different hues
Whether they be boy or girl, allow them to blend into whichever world into that they whirl
For in light of this new surprise, to walk a mile in another's disguise
He had to shield himself when the portal flashed before closing. When he looked to where the portal had been, Puck could hardly believe his ears when he shook his head, "It can't be him."
The sounds of the spell started a reaction within the tunnel. Small bolts of lightning struck them, but it didn't cause any harm to them. But it did cause a magical aura to glow around them for a moment and odd shapes came over the majority of them. The glowing faded as they continued through the tunnel before reaching the other end. But just as they reached the end, a white glow enveloped them all before the exited the vortex.
Brooklyn, Lexington and Broadway all looked around and saw that they were in the middle of a forest and looked up to the sky and the stars above. Brooklyn sounded really worried when he said, "I don't think we're in New York anymore."
But unbeknownst to the three of them, the three young Gargoyles were being watched by two pairs of eyes from behind a tree.
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Chapter Two: Reshaping
Part Two- A New World
The Manhattan Trio…
After blacking out when they were pulled into the odd vortex from Xanatos' malfunctioning machine, Brooklyn, Broadway and Lexington all groaned from the slight headache that they were all feeling. The red Gargoyle with the long beak rubbed the back of his neck as he looked over to his friends and asked, "Ugh… You guys okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine." Broadway reassured as he sat up and rubbed the top of his sore head. The other two Gargoyles sat up and copied their friend's actions. Lexington opened his eyes and immediately noticed that something was really wrong. Looking about he started to, "Uh, you guys…
"Where are Elisa, Goliath, Hudson and Bronx?" He questioned when saw that it was only the three of them. This caused both Brooklyn and Broadway to look about as well. It was then that they noticed their surroundings. It was a forested area, but it didn't feel like Central Park at all to them. Broadway asked a pretty good question, "For that matter, where in the heck are we now?"
Unbeknownst to the trio, they were being watched from the shadows by a pair of young eyes. One set belonged to a young Blue Heeler and the other to a much younger Red Heeler. The younger dog looked to her fellow canine as she clung to her and asked a pretty good question, "What do you think they are, Bluey?"
"I'm not sure, Bingo." Bluey shook her head before looking back to the trio. These three creatures were unlike anything that she had ever seen before. But theirs and the ears of the Manhattan trio suddenly perked when they heard the sound of a twig snapping. Bluey and Bingo looked behind them to see a group of mean looking male dogs all wearing leather jackets and worn out jeans standing there. All of them growled at the girls and Bluey and Bingo screamed in fright. They ran around the tree and into the clearing of the Gargoyles with the bigger dogs close behind them. Brooklyn, Broadway and Lexington were surprised when they saw the girls coming through and their eyes widened when they saw the bigger and meaner dogs chasing after them. Broadway looked to the other two Gargoyles and asked them, "What the heck is going on?"
"I don't know, but those big dog people look like they want those two pups. And they don't look too friendly." Lexington guessed when he pointed to them. Brooklyn's eyes started to glow in anger and he said, "Then let's teach them some manners."
"Right." Both Lexington and Broadway agreed. Lexington waved his arms over his head and shouted to the two girls, "Hey, over here, you two! We'll protect you!"
"Bluey?" Bingo asked as they kept running. Bluey glanced back to her as she shouted with a wave of her hand, "Just go! Hurry!"
The two sisters didn't hesitate as they ran straight for the Gargoyles. But as they were halfway between them and the hostile dogs, Bingo tripped over a root and cried out as she fell to the ground. The three Gargoyles gasped as the pack of thug dogs got closer. Bluey happened to look back and shouted, "Bingo!"
She turned around to help her sister. But when she reached and kneeled down to help Bingo up, they both gasped when the pack of mean dogs were upon them. But just before the older dogs could touch them, a snarling Brooklyn leapt over the two girls and tackled into a couple of them. They all crashed to the ground with Brooklyn on top. But before the red Gargoyle could land a blow to either of them, one of the other big dogs pulled him off of their comrades. With a holler, Broadway jumped towards them and used his bigger size to barrel into them. The dog let go of Brooklyn and the red Gargoyle moved to join back into the fray. Lexington screeched as he jumped into the air and used his wings to glide towards the fight. He latched onto another dog's face and blinded him by covering his eyes with his hands. The Dog stumbled a bit with the Gargoyle on his face before Lex jumped off. The Dog thug fell to the ground while Lexington landed in a crouch. The pack completely forgot about the girls as they sat on the ground. With amazement and fear they watched the fight continue on.
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Bandit and Chilli…
In a part of the woods not too far from the fight going on, a couple of Blue and Red Heelers were quickly walking through the forest. It had been a few minutes when they started their search for the girls. They looked around the trees as they called out, "Bluey! Bingo!"
But they didn't hear any sign of their daughters anywhere. They moved through the trees as they kept searching. Growing anxious, Chilli fearfully asked, "Oh, where could they be? They were just around the tree when I last saw them."
"Hey! It's going to be okay, Babe." Bandit promised when he walked up to her. Wrapping his arm around her he said, "Remember, we will find them.
"And more than likely take away TV time for a while." He added while taking a look around. Their ears perked up when they heard something in the distance. It sounded like someone was fighting. They slightly jumped when they heard a yelp or two of pain. Their eyes widened and Bandit said, "Sounds like it could be the Willie Brother's Gang and they're roughing someone up."
"And it sounds really close. Come on!" Chilli said and started running straight for where the noise was coming from. Bandit was quick to follow after his wife. The two parents could only hope that their daughters were all right.
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Elisa Maza…
In another part of the forest, someone else was starting to come to. The detective groaned while lying on the ground. Her eyes scrunched up a bit before she slowly opened them. Elisa felt a little groggy as she sat up and placed a hand to her aching head. And for some reason her body felt warm all over. She heard footsteps approach her and she looked up with a startled gasp. Because her standing before her were two bipedal dogs. And they were on their back legs almost like humans.
One was a male German Shepherd with a blue shirt with a star on it and black pants while the other was a golden brown Cockapoo with a white underside and wearing a pink tracksuit. Elisa tried her best to remain calm and wondered if Xanatos' machine had brought them to another world. The two dogs could see that she was a little confused as they glanced to one another. The Cockapoo had a look of concern when she asked the detective, "Hey, you okay? We just found you laying there?"
"Uh, yeah." Elisa answered and took a look at her surroundings. She was surprised to find herself in the outdoors. But it didn't look anything like Central Park to her. Elisa looked to the two and asked, "Where am I?"
"You don't know where you are?" The German Shepherd asked with a confused look. The detective just shook her head. He then said, "You're in the Glass House Mountains National Park."
"Which is where, exactly?" Elisa asked, not too great with her geography at the moment. This made the two look to each other with slight confusion before they looked to her again and said in unison, "Brisbane, Queensland. In Australia."
"What? Australia?!" Elisa exclaimed in utter shock as she quickly got up off the ground. But she must have still been dizzy from getting sucked into a vortex and sent who knows where when she nearly fell over. The German Shepherd was quick to act by holding her up with his paws. He tried to calm her by saying, "Easy there. We know that's kind of strange being in a new place."
"Really?" Elisa asked with skeptical look on her face. The Cockapoo nodded and said, "Yeah, we're tourists from the U.S."
"Although, I'm starting to wonder how you got here?" The German Shepherd asked with a raised brow. Elisa chuckled and said, "I'm at a loss here too, pal."
"Are you with anyone?" The German Shepherd then asked her. Elisa nodded before remembering that the Manhattan Clan might be somewhere around. Quickly backing away from the two she said, "I have to go and find them.
"Thanks for your help." She said before taking off into the woods. Elisa didn't look back when the German Shepherd shouted after her, "Hey, wait! Come back!"
She heard them chasing after her and ran a little faster to lose them. The human from another world rounded some trees and moved to where she could kneel down. Glancing around she watched as the two rushed past her hiding spot before disappearing further into the woods. When she was sure that they were gone, Elisa felt a little bad as she stood again, "Sorry, guys. But I can't find any of my "anyone else" with you two around. You wouldn't understand."
Taking off in a different direction than the two, she stopped when she didn't have any idea of where to do. It wasn't until she heard the sounds of labored breathing coming from nearby. It was really coming clear to her. Turning her head towards the source of the sound she made her way towards it.
It was a really short run when Elisa found herself by a small creek. The sounds were coming from a spot up river and she carefully made her way towards the sound. In what appeared to be a sheltered spot of the creek, Elisa saw a shape laying there. Moving a little closer she gasped when she found the wounded Goliath.
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Manhattan Trio…
Back over with the five, the trio were still going at it with the thug Dogs while the girls watched from where they were sitting. Brooklyn socked one in the snout while Broadway lifted one over his head. With a yell he hurled the Dog into some of his companions. They all fell into heap and groaned as they tried to pick themselves back up. Lexington stayed closer to Bluey and Bingo as he moved out of the way of one's kick before grabbing his foot. The Dog thug cried out as the Gargoyle shoved him back. Another Dog thug ran up to take his place, but Lexington jumped up when he tried to punch him and landed on the Dog's arm. With a backhand from the Khaki Gargoyle, the Dog thug had a comical look on his face when he spun around before falling to the ground. This caused Bluey and Bingo to giggle and it made the Gargoyle look back to them with a smile. But it quickly turned into shock when he pointed, "Kids, behind you!"
"Huh?" The girls asked and tilted their heads in confusion before looking to where he was pointing. They gasped when one of the Dog thugs had snuck around the fight. He had a dark grin as he reached for the girls as they screamed in fright. But before he could lay a finger on them, a roaring Broadway came barreling in and knocked him away when he spun around and whacked him with his tail. He quickly scooped up the two Heelers in his arms and said, "Don't worry, I got you two."
"Broadway, get them out of here. Now!" Brooklyn shouted to him as he grappled with another Dog thug. Broadway nodded before rushing off with the girls in his arms. A little worried, Bluey looked up to him and asked, "Where are you taking us?"
"Somewhere away from this fight." Was all the teal Gargoyle said and ran for the trees. But this didn't go unnoticed by one of the Dog thugs as they started chasing after them.
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Running through some foliage, Broadway came around a tall tree. Seeing that the branches looked pretty sturdy, he thought it would be the best place to put the girls. Lifting up his arms he said, "Try to climb up this tree."
"Okay." Bluey and Bingo said before they climbed onto the branch with the former going up first. The older sister quickly turned and helped her sister up. The Gargoyle below them smiled and said, "You two should be safe up here until we deal with those guys."
They were all startled when the brush started moving behind them. Broadway's eyes started to glow and he turned with a growl. The Dog thug emerged from the grass with a stick in hand, or paw. The Dog thug patted it against his palm as he growled, "You freaks are gonna regret messing with us!"
"I'd like to see you try." Broadway challenged with a smirk. The two yelled as the Dog thug charged right for the Gargoyle. He swung his stick and the Gargoyle caught it with his claws. But he was unprepared when the Dog thug dropped down and swept his leg out. Broadway grunted when he hit the ground and the Dog thug rose back up with the stick raised up.
From up in their tree, Bluey and Bingo gasped when it looked like the Dog thug was going to strike their rescuer. The younger Red Heeler looked around and broke off a stick. Bluey noticed this and broke off a stick of her own. The two chucked their sticks down at the Dog thug. They didn't hit him that hard in his back, but it was enough to make the Dog thug look up from the downed Gargoyle. The small distraction allowed Broadway to use his tail to trip up the Dog. The Dog thug yelped as he went down and the Gargoyle quickly got up again. With a kick of his foot, he knocked the stick away from the low life. The Dog thug looked up to the teal Gargoyle as Broadway cracked his knuckles. Leaning down he grabbed the thug by the collar of his jacket, hoisted him up and narrowed his eyes when he questioned, "You wanna keep this up?"
"N-No." The Dog thug stammered with a shake of his head before Broadway released him with a shove. The Dog grunted when he landed on his rear. He quickly got back up and took off running into the woods in fear. When he was gone, Broadway's eyes stopped glowing when he turned back to the two up in the tree and asked, "You two okay?"
"Uh, yeah." Bluey said while Bingo nodded. He gave them a thumbs up, 'Thanks for the assist."
"Are you sure he's gone?" Bingo nervously asked as she looked about the forest. Broadway looked about and listened out for the Dog thug for a moment. When he didn't hear or see anything, the Gargoyle looked back up to the two she-Dogs and reassured them, "Yeah, I think we're good for now.
"I'll help you down and then we'll try to get you two back to your folks." He promised as he lifted his arms up to them. The mention of their parents made the two look to each other and thought that their parents were probably worried about them by now. Looking to the teal Gargoyle they nodded and he helped them back down.
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Back with Brooklyn and Lexington, they were trying to wrap it up when the former threw one against another and the latter tripped up the last one with his tail. The final two Dog thugs fell onto a groaning pile of canines. The two panted as Brooklyn joined his rookery brother and said, "Gotta be one of the weirdest fights we've been in."
"Boy, I'll say." Lex agreed with him. Looking to the pile of Dog thugs he asked, "What do you think we should do with them?"
"Hm." Brooklyn rubbed his chin as he tried to think. But the two Gargoyles became alert when the grass behind them started rustling. Brooklyn and Lexington both turned around and prepared themselves.
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Hudson…
Elsewhere in the Australia of another world, he elder Gargoyle groaned as he laid on the ground. He slowly started to come around and carefully sat up. While he rubbed his head with one hand, his other palm scrapped against something. Opening his eyes, Hudson turned his good eye down to the ground and became surprised to see that he was sitting on a beach. Looking about his surroundings, he saw that he was not too far from a tall condominium. Deciding to get a sense of where he was, Hudson carefully got up and started to make his way towards the building. He approached the building and was startled when he heard a door open. He moved to where he pressed up against the wall. The elder Gargoyle kept his eye wide and ears open when two figures stepped out of the building. He was shocked by what his good eye was seeing. Two dogs, walking on two legs and about the size of humans. The bipedal Dog people were both blue. One was wearing a pair of glasses while the other had a piece of their ear missing.
Hudson kept to the shadows as he heard the one missing a piece of their ear, a male from the sound of it, complain a little, "I still can't believe you talked me into taking these morning walks, Chris."
"Oh, the exercise will do you some good, Bob. I promise." The one known as Chris assured him with a chuckle. She pointed a little ahead and told him, "And look, there are others out and about at this hour."
This just made Bob scoff as they kept walking. As they walked past his hiding place, Hudson wondered what he was going to do. He figured it would be a long way till dawn and wouldn't know where to go. He thought about trying to earn the couple's trust, but he had a feeling that they may not be as understanding as Robyn was. He turned to leave, but he may have taken a step too loudly, for the Dogs' ears twitched to the sound and they started to turn their heads. Hudson quickly moved behind a small tree to try and avoid being seen as best as he could. But he guessed that they had heard him when he heard Bob question, "Hello? Is someone there?
"Are you a burglar or something?" He demanded and Hudson could hear them coming closer. Hudson tried to ease their fears by saying, "Eh, no. Just a fella who's a little lost is all."
"Well, why don't you come out where he can see you?" Chris asked of him. But not wanting to them to get too close, the Gargoyle quickly said, "I'd rather not. I'd be a bit…
"Strange to you." Was the best thing he could come up with. From where they were standing, Bob and Chris tried to get a look around the tree to see him. But they weren't able to. Hudson heard her say, "Oh, nonsense, love. We've seen stranger things."
"And raised some too." Bob uttered a small joke. That earned a light slap to his arm from his wife, "Oh, Bob!"
They all froze when they heard the sound of someone screaming came from above them. Even from where he was standing, Hudson could see another elderly Dog hanging from the edge of a balcony from about two floors above them. He heard Chris exclaim, "Oh my goodness!"
"Looks like Charlie's in a bit of a pickle." Bob said, equally sounding worried. From above Charlie shouted to anyone who could hear him, "Help me!"
"I've got ya, lad." Hudson shouted before quickly climbing up the tree. When he reached the top, he jumped and glided towards the balcony where the Dog was hanging. Charlie's grip gave out and he started to fall. But luckily for him, Hudson managed to catch the old Dog by the wrist before gliding back down to the ground.
When they touched down, Hudson looked down to the Dog and noticed that he must have passed out from all the excitement. It was then that he felt a couple of stares from behind and glanced back. The Gargoyle found himself in the light and in view of Bob and Chris. He rubbed the back of his neck and said, "Oh, boy."
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Elisa and Goliath…
Over in their part of the woods, Elisa rushed up to Goliath as the Gargoyle was laying on his back and a hand clutching his side. He gave a pained groan from his wound. Kneeling down beside her ailing friend, Elisa said, "Goliath! I'm here!"
"E-Elisa?" Goliath asked as he weakly opened his eyes. They wondered a bit before he noticed her on his right side. But when he had a clear view of her, the Gargoyle looked confused and asked her, "Elisa, what has happened to you?"
"What do you mean?" She asked, not understanding. With a small shake of his head, Goliath told her, "You don't appear human. You look greatly different."
"I don't understand, Goliath." Elisa shook her head. Carefully removing his hand from his wounded side and pointed to the police badge attached to her red blazer, "Use the reflection of your badge. Then you will really understand what I mean."
"Uh, okay." Elisa said while starting to remove the badge. But it was then that she suddenly noticed her hands. They were covered in white fur with small black claws on the ends. She frantically removed the badge from her blazer and held it up to where she could see her face. Elisa gasped when she could see her reflection. She had a long white muzzle, floppy white ears on the sides of her head. A little worried she dropped her badge and looked at herself a lot more closely. On her arms were black spots in every other spot. Looking down she could see her shoes were gone and she now had paws instead of feet. Instead of the black shirt she usually wore under her blazer, she was now wearing a blue shirt with her usual jeans still on. She looked behind her and saw a short white tail sticking out of a small hole in her pants and made it wag to see if really was attached to her. She clutched her head, sank to her knees and gave a bit of a horrified scream. Elisa quickly covered her mouth to stop her and hoped that those two dogs hadn't heard that. Goliath gave her a questioning look and asked, "Feeling better now?"
Elisa slowly nodded and removed her transformed hands from her muzzle. Closing his eyes again, Goliath then asked her, "How did you not notice that you had been changed?"
"I don't know. I don't know." Elisa shook her head and started pacing back and forth. Thinking aloud she said, "We were transported to an alternate world and I felt a little warm when I woke up, but I didn't think of it as a big deal at the time.
"But we need to focus on you right now." The Dalmatian girl said and knelt down next to him again. Gently placing a hand, or paw, on his arm she asked, "Do you think you can move?"
"The pain is too great." Goliath shook his head while his eyes remained closed. He opened them to look at her and said, "Perhaps it would be best to get help."
"I don't know where to find any." Elisa told him. Looking out to the woods she said, "I'd try to find those dog people that found me, but I managed to lose them.
"I wouldn't know where to go. We're in country of Australia in another world." She informed when she looked to him again. While he had a slight look of surprise in his eyes, Goliath said, "Perhaps it would be best to wait closer to dawn."
It was then that they heard the sounds of a scuffle. And from the sound of it, it didn't sound too far from them. Elisa promised him, "I'll go and see if that could be any of the others.
"Until I get back, stay here." She said before getting up and running off. Goliath gave a laughing huff when he muttered while closing his eyes, "Like I'll be able to go anywhere."
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Lexington and Brooklyn…
The two Gargoyles still stood at the ready as the brush continued to shake. A second later, an adult, male blue dog came stumbling out of the foliage with a yelp. The two rookery brothers were surprised to see that this one wasn't like those in the pile that they had just fought. He stopped himself from falling down and dusted himself while he looked back with an annoyed look, "I wasn't stuck in the bush, Babe!
"It was just hard to get through…" He trailed off when he turned his head to see the two Gargoyles standing in front of him. When they didn't say anything, Brooklyn leaned closer to Lexington and commented, "Well, this is awkward."
The blue dog suddenly gave a startled yelp when he took a step back towards the tree line. Brooklyn and Lexington were about to try and calm him down when the bushes shook again and this time, an adult, female red dog came running out with a stick in her grasp. She looked around and asked, "What is it, Bandit?"
"Them!" Bandit, the blue dog, exclaimed when he pointed to the red and green Gargoyles. She gasped when she saw them. But while a little frightened of them, she kept the stick at the ready when she questioned, "Who and what are you? Where are my babies?!"
"I think we found who the two kids belong to." Lexington guessed while not taking his eyes off of her. The red dog took a step forward and bared her teeth as she warned them, "You two better tell me right now or I'll-"
"Mum! Dad!" A couple of voices shouted from the side. They all looked to see Broadway walking back into the clearing with the two young dogs by his side. The female dog dropped the stick as she and the blue rushed forward. They both happily cried out, "Girls!"
The two young dogs rushed forward as well and the four embraced each other. The mother looked between the two and asked, "Where did you two go? Why did you wonder off?"
"We didn't think we went that far." The young red dog shook her head as they looked up to their parents. Her older sibling then said, "Yeah, we were looking for a spot and then something amazing happened!"
"And I have a feeling that a good bit of this story is self-explanatory." Their father said when he looked between the three Gargoyles and the pile of dog thugs in the middle of the clearing. While they remained embracing, Broadway joined his rookery brothers and quietly asked, "You think that this is a good time to get out of here?"
"It might be the best idea." Lexington said while Brooklyn nodded in agreement. The three turned to walk away. But over with the four, Bluey happened to notice them starting to leave and called out to them, "Hey, where are you going?"
This made the other three of her family look to them while the Manhattan Trio stopped to look back to her. Chilli looked down to her daughter and said while shaking her head, "Bluey, we don't know anything about them."
"But they saved us from those big, mean dogs." Bingo defended them and she and her sister pulled away from their parents. Bluey nodded and said with a big grin, "Yeah!
"And they're all really strong and nice." She added while flexing her arms, earning a small laugh from her sister. Bandit looked to the trio and asked, "Is it true?"
"Uh, yeah." Lexington said when they looked to each other before nodding. Chilli then asked, "What exactly are the three of you?"
"And do you have names?" Bluey asked with a curious smile. Not answering right away, the Manhattan Trio huddled up to talk amongst themselves. Broadway looked between them and asked, "You think we should tell them anything?"
"Well, to be fair, we hardly know them." Lexington pointed out with a shrug. Brooklyn thought about it for a moment. Then he suggested, "But we have no idea just where we are or where any of the others are.
"And this family might be able to help us in a way." He added when he glanced back to them. Lexington nodded to his reasons. But he sounded a little unsure when he said, "But we don't really have a reason to trust each other."
"True." His rookery brothers agreed with him. They looked over to the family of four, unsure of what to do.
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Demona…
The blue female Gargoyle groaned as she laid against what felt to be a cold, hard ground. Slowly sitting up, she shook her head as she took in her surroundings. Demona found herself to be on the roof of a tall building, only this didn't look anything like Manhattan. This place felt different and alien to her. Moving to the edge of the building she took a look around. She could see down to the street level and gasped at what she was seeing. Instead of seeing humans that she would despise, Demona found that she was in a world that was populated by dogs who walked and talked like them. They didn't seem to be too worried about her arrival and didn't even seem to notice her. Then again, she was pretty high up. The female Gargoyle thought to herself, "It would seem that my plan to destroy my enemies has had an unforeseen complication.
"The power of the mirror must have created a rift between my world and this one." She deduced while stepping away from the edge. She became a little worried when she said, "I have no quarrel with these creatures, even if they do remind me of the humans from my world. Nor can I fight against all of them if it were to become the case.
"But I have no way to walk amongst them. I only have my human form to give me an advantage over humans." She growled to this. With a huff she commented, "Perhaps I should have kept Puck around.
"Then maybe he could give me a solution of how to go back." She growled, even though she was still hating him for his "gift" to her. With a sigh she sat down on top of a A/C vent. She could only ponder of what her next move would be.
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The Pack…
In a dimly lit room, the group of lethal fighters were laying on a mat. The humans all started to pick themselves up. The robotic leader was the last to get up as he reactivated. He looked around and when he couldn't see their faces he asked, "Everyone still breathing?"
"Yeah, for the most part." Wolf said as they rose to their feet. When they turned to face Coyote, the four took notice that something was off about them. Wolf cracked to the siblings when he pointed to them, "That blast wreck your faces or something?"
"It must have made you look like a real dog. Because you're even uglier than before." Hyena shot back with a glare. Dingo looked between them and questioned, "What happened to us?"
"It would appear that something in the vortex caused a transformation to occur." Coyote assumed what had happened to them. And something had indeed happened to the four of them. For Jackal and Hyena had both turned into a couple of Golden Retrievers, Dingo had transformed into an actual Dingo and Wolf was now a black and white Malamute. They were all still wearing their individual Pack armor, only with a hole in their pants to let their tails stick out. They also had their hairstyles the same as when they left their world. Hyena thought it a little weird when she said, "This feels really strange.
"Yeah, and the only one who didn't get a makeover for mutts is the walking tin can here." Jackal said when he looked over the robot. The robotic double of Xanatos theorized, "Perhaps since I am not organic that I wasn't affected by the vortex."
"Then what should we do?" Wolf questioned as he wasn't too sure about the place that they had found themselves in. Coyote looked to be thinking for a moment before deciding, "We should gather as much intel about where we are as we can."
"Starting with where in the blue blazes are we?" Dingo asked as he looked around. Suddenly, the lights started to come on and it made the five shield their eyes. When they opened them again, they were surprised as Hyena said, "It looks like we've landed in a television studio."
And it was a television studio. For they stood on a stage, studio lights hung over their heads and there were cameras pointed in their direction. They all jumped when they heard the sound of doors opening and looked to see three individuals walking in.
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Bronx…
The Gargoyle Beast laid in the middle of the forest. With a small groan he picked himself up and looked around. Bronx became worried when he didn't see his Clan or Elisa anywhere. Lowering his nose to the ground, the Gargoyle Beast tried to sniff for their scents but didn't seem to find anything. He let out a sad whimper as he sat down. The four-legged Gargoyle threw his head back and let out a mournful sounding howl.
But Bronx didn't stay sitting for long. Getting up again, the Gargoyle Beast started wandering around to get an idea of where he was. A dragonfly buzzed past his nose and Bronx gave a happy bark and started to chase after it. Bronx weaved around a few trees while the dragonfly whizzed past them. It soon flew higher into the air and disappeared from sight. The Gargoyle Beast panted from the short chase before continuing to wander around.
After a few minutes of walking, he moved through some brush and found himself in a large open space. He could see a long road heading for what appeared to be a building with a slanted roof. Even from where he was standing, Bronx could smell a large collection of scents all around. Walking onto the grounds, the Gargoyle Beast looked at everything here. There were a few trees here and there, a large field of tall grass, a tree house, a small rowboat sitting by itself and a small stream.
A little tired from all the walking and everything else that had happened, Bronx looked about for a place to rest. He saw a tunnel under a bridge and decided to rest there. Walking towards it, Bronx sniffed for any scents that were of danger to him. When he didn't smell or sense anything, the Gargoyle Beast moved to where he was in the middle of the tunnel before laying down. Bronx could only hope that his friends were okay and that they were looking for him. Closing his eyes he took the time to rest.
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Hudson, Bob and Chris…
Back at the apartment complex, Hudson was still standing before Bob and Chris with the unconscious Charlie at his feet. The couple were a little worried as Bob held his wife close to him. Narrowing his eyes he questioned, "Just who and what are ya, mate?"
"I feel that's irrelevant at the moment." The Gargoyle said as he remained on his guard. Stepping away from them he said, "And I do believe that I've lingered long enough."
He turned to try and leave. But he didn't get very far when Chris walked forward and said, "Wait! Don't go."
"Chris!" Bob hissed to stop her. His wife looked to him and gently reassured, "I don't think we have to worry.
"I have a good feeling that he's a good fella." She said when she turned back to Hudson. Then gesturing to the unconscious dog lying on the ground with her hand, Chris added, "Plus, he did just save Charlie. Plus, he could have hurt us at any time he wanted.
"So he gets a vote of confidence from me." She smiled when she looked back to Hudson. While she had her attention on the elderly Gargoyle, Bob took his wife's words to heart. With a small sigh and a half grin he said, "You're right, Chris.
"Why don't you come inside?" Bob offered Hudson. This caused the Gargoyle's eye to widen and he quickly pondered the offer. After thinking it over, Hudson took them up on it by nodding, "Very well.
"But what about him?" He gestured to Charlie. Bob moved over to his neighbor and kneeled down, "We'll have to get him back to his apartment.
"But let's move quickly." He urged as he grabbed one of Charlie's arms. Hudson grabbed the other arm and they hoisted the unconscious dog between them with an arm over one of their shoulders. They both froze when he started to move a little in their grasp. Charlie gave a low groan as he raised his head before it fell forward again. Chris quickly moved to get in front of the boys and opened the door to the apartment complex. Hudson and Bob shuffled to carry Charlie in and Chris looked around outside before closing the door behind them.
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The three managed to take Charlie back to his apartment, Chris and Bob guided Hudson into their apartment. Bob opened the door and his wife and guest started to enter. All three gasped when they heard another door open. Chris gently ushered Hudson inside, "Go, go, go!"
Hudson quickly stepped inside and was followed by his two hosts. When they were all inside, Bob closed the door and locked it behind him. Hudson looked around and said, "Your home is quite lovely."
"Why thank you." Chris said as the two occupants moved to take a seat on the couch. She gestured to an available and asked him, "Would you care to take a seat?"
"If it's not any trouble." Hudson said and sat down in the chair. Inwardly, he was wishing that it was more like the recliner back at the clock tower, but kept his thoughts to himself. He didn't think that it was uncomfortable, he just wished that it could be like his own chair. The male Bluer Heeler then asked the Gargoyle, "So, shall we try and start again?"
"I don't see why not." Hudson agreed with a small nod. The female Blue Heeler introduced herself, "I'm Christine Heeler. Or you can just call me Chris for short.
"And this is my husband, Bob." Christine gestured to the grey-furred Blue Heeler. The man, er Dog-man, then nodded before repeating his earlier question, "So, who and what are you, exactly?"
"I go by the name of Hudson." The elder of the Manhattan Clan introduced himself. Then he told them, "And I am a Gargoyle.
"One of the last few to be exact." He added, earning surprised looks from the couple. Bob and Chris looked to each other before they looked back to their guest. Bob gave a small chuckle as he said, "Something tells me that you may want to start from the beginning, mate."
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Xanatos and Fox…
The last thing that Xanatos remembered was being sucked into the vortex with Fox in his arms. He opened his eyes and looked through the eyes of his helmet. The area looked to be in an outdoor area, but there were tall buildings around them. It was then that the billionaire quickly noticed that the helmet felt a little cramped and it took a little effort to remove it. When he had it removed, Xanatos set it to the side and looked around, "Fox?"
"I'm here, David." He heard her say from the side. Xanatos turned to his fiancé and became shocked by what he was seeing. He thought that she had been turned into her cursed self when she wore the Eye of Odin. But he quickly took notice that she wasn't monstrous in any way. When she turned to face him, Fox gasped in fright and it surprised him as well.
He could tell that she had been turned into a red furred Irish Setter. The former leader of the pack was still wearing the attire she had on when they were pulled from their reality. Fox even still had the blue marking around her eye. Her voice remained the same as she questioned, "David, what's happened to you?"
"Me? What about you?" Xanatos asked and the two looked at their own bodies. While she was one breed of dog, he had been turned into one that had brown and black fur. He turned his attention back to his fiancé and she asked, "Just what has happened to us?"
"I'm not sure." He shook his head and stood up. Extending his hand to his bride to be, she took it as he said, "But it seems that we've been altered due to that vortex."
"You think this is what that Gargoyle friend of yours had in mind?" Fox asked her fiancé. Xanatos shook his head, "No. I think she was looking more for our destruction to be honest.
"But believe you me…" He said as he took a few steps forward. He glanced back with narrowed eyes, "Next time I see her, we're going to have a long chat."
"I'm next in line for that." Fox punched her fist into her palm. Fully turning to his beloved he said, "I see that you've become an Irish Setter."
"And you look to be a German Shepherd." Fox told him. It made Xanatos think for a moment before he said, "I don't know why, but I kind of wish there was a Dachshund here."
"Why exactly?" Fox asked him with a raised brow. Xanatos, a little confused by his own thought as well, just shrugged, "No idea, really."
The two started to take a look around where they had landed and were surprised to see that they had landed on a rooftop garden. Xanatos looked over the edge to the ground below and said, "Well, at least we're together."
"That's true." Fox agreed with him by nodding. With a small sigh she then suggested to him, "If we're stuck in another world, looking like this…
"Then perhaps we should get out of our battle suits and into something more appealing to the masses." She made a good point. Xanatos grinned as he said, "Have I ever told you I love how your mind works?"
"No." Fox shook her head as she turned to walk away from the edge. She looked back with a grin and said, "But I do love hearing you say it."
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Manhattan Trio…
Back in the clearing with the seven, the trio of Gargoyles cautiously walked over to the Heelers. They stopped a few feet from the family of bipedal talking canines and there was a moment of silence between the two groups. Bluey broke it by saying, "If we didn't say it before…
"Thanks for saving us from those guys." She pointed to the pile of Dog thugs a distance from them. Her sister nodded in agreement, "Yes. Thank you very much."
"We were happy to help." Lexington smiled while Broadway gave them a thumbs up. Bandit spoke up by asking them, "So, uh, going to ask the standard questions for situations like this…
"Who and what are you fellas?" He asked them. The trio glanced to each other before Lexington and Broadway nodded to Brooklyn. The red Gargoyle gestured to himself, "My name's Brooklyn."
"I'm Broadway." The blue Gargoyle waved. The Khaki Gargoyle went last by saying, "And I go by Lexington."
"Those sound familiar. Where have I heard those names before?" Bandit started to ask. But he became silent again when Chilli quickly shushed him. Brooklyn then told the four, "And we're Gargoyles."
"What are Gargoyles exactly?" Bingo asked when she looked up to her parents. Bandit started to explain it, "Well, gargoyles are statues that people put up on the rooves of churches."
"Though we're more of the alive kind." Lexington chuckled at the difference. The Heelers took their turns with Bandit starting by raising his hand, "Uh, the name's Bandit."
"I'm Chilli." The Red Heeler introducing herself. Both parents placed their hands on their daughter's shoulders as Bandit said, "I'm pretty sure that you know of these two by now."
"My name's Bluey." The older Blue Heeler said with a big smile. The younger Red Heeler gestured to herself as she said, "And I'm Bingo.
"And we're the Heeler family!" The two younger Dogs said in unison with their arms raised. The girls' antics caused the trio to laugh a little and small smiles on their parents' muzzle. Then Broadway asked them, "Do you mind if we ask you guys some questions?"
"Uh, okay." Chilli conceded when she gave a glance to her husband and he shrugged that it was fine with him. The Manhattan trio looked to each other and Brooklyn asked, "Where are we?
"Like where exactly in the world, are we?" He added when he gestured to the area that they were in. Though the question confused the family, Bluey spoke up by saying, "This is the Glass House Mountains National Park."
"Which is located in Brisbane, Australia." Chilli clarified to them. This caused the trio's eyes to widen in shock to this. They looked to each other and Broadway asked, "We're on the other side of the world."
"Well, if it was our world." Lex pointed out, causing the two to look at him with unamused looks. He sheepishly rubbed the back of his head, "Sorry."
"If you're not from around here, then where are you from?" Bingo asked, growing more curious about the Gargoyles. Brooklyn rubbed the back of his neck as he tried to think of how to answer the little Dog girl's question. He came out with it and told them, "Well, we're from the Island of New York City."
"Wait. What?!" Bandit and Chilli exclaimed in astonishment to this. This surprised the trio and the girls a little. Lexington chuckled a little and he asked, "Is it so hard to believe?"
"Where is this New York place, Mum?" Bingo asked when she looked up to her mother. Chilli then told her daughter, "It's a long way from here in another country, Sweetheart."
"I'm guessing it's really far." Bluey said with a curious look. Bandit nodded and the girls' eyes widened to this. The patriarch of the Heeler family looked to the Manhattan Trio and asked, "So, is it just the three of you?"
"Or are there more?" Chilli brought up a good question. Brooklyn, Lexington and Broadway looked to each other before the red Gargoyle said, "Well, we didn't come here alone."
"We have three friends who must surely be somewhere around here." The Khaki Gargoyle guessed, even though they had no idea where. The teal Gargoyle finished by saying, "And we need to find them. Our leader is injured."
"Leader?" The four said in unison. The trio nodded and Brooklyn said, "Yes. His name is Goliath, and he leads our clan."
"The others are Elisa, Hudson and Bronx." Broadway told them. Lexington then said, "And while Hudson and Bronx are Gargoyles like us, Elisa is a human."
"What's a human?" Bluey and Bingo asked in unison when they looked to each other. It was then that the Gargoyles happened to look up into the sky and noticed the colors starting to change. Brooklyn looked to his rookery brothers and said, "Oh, no. It's almost morning."
"Wait, what's this about morning?" Chilli asked the trio. Lexington shook his head, "Sorry. No time to explain. The three of us need to find a safe place and fast.
"Preferably away from these guys." He added while they moved around the pile of Dog thugs still laying on the ground. The trio started heading back for the tree line. They stopped when Bingo sadly asked them, "So, are you going away forever?"
The three looked back to the girls who had sad and worried looks on their faces. But instead of answering the girl's question, the three Gargoyles quickly rushed off for the woods. When they disappeared into the brush, the four Heelers were a little confused and sad. Chilli looked to Bandit and suggested, "I guess we need to call the authorities about these guys."
"It would be the smartest move. Though it doesn't look like they're gonna be moving for a while." He said as he looked the group over. While their parents were talking about what to do next, Bluey and Bingo took a couple of steps forward. Bluey looked back to the two adults and asked as she pointed in the direction that they went, "Mum? Dad? What about them?"
"I don't really know if there's anything we can do to help them, Bluey." Bandit shook his head. Looking in the direction that they had gone in he said, "We don't know much about them."
"But they helped us when we were in trouble." Bingo reminded them and it made their parents looked to each other. Chilli saw the truth in their daughter's words and said, "The girls do have a point. And they are in need of help."
"Okay, but we need to hurry so we can leave the camp." Bandit agreed. The four started to walk after the trio. As he brought up the rear, the patriarch of the Heeler family mumbled to himself, "But we'll need to come up with a plan on where they're going to stay."
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The Manhattan Trio…
The three Gargoyles crashed through the brush before coming to a stop. Brooklyn, Broadway and Lexington all panted from the running and fought to regain their breath. The red Gargoyle looked to the other two and questioned, "Just in asking, what's to stop that family or those thugs from sniffing us out? You know, since they are Dog people."
"Well…" Lexington tried to answer the good question. But their attention was stolen when Broadway pointed up to the sky and said with a worried look, "No time to worry about that, fellas.
"The sun's coming up." He was right as the sun's rays were starting to peak over the horizon. Brooklyn suggested, "We need to try and keep to the shadows."
"Right." His rookery brothers nodded in agreement. All three Gargoyles quickly moved to stand underneath some trees to try and keep out of sight should some Dog-men come through this way. They all assumed their fearsome looking poses just as the sun's rays washed over them. A moment later, a white aura came over each of them.
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Demona…
From up on the rooftop that she was hiding out on, Demona watched as the sun started to rise. She worried about how she would be able to move around in her human form. The female Gargoyle closed her eyes as she waited for the imminent transformation just as the sun's rays washed over her. And as she remained still, a white aura surrounded her person.
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Bronx…
In his hiding place, Bronx opened his eyes to see the sun starting to rise. Rising to his feet, the Gargoyle Beast looked around for a place to protect himself during the day. But just as he set a foot outside of the hiding place, the sun washed over the area and him. The Gargoyle Beast let out a startled yelp as a white aura suddenly enveloped him.
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Goliath…
From where he lay, Goliath kept both of his hands to his wound. The purple Gargoyle opened his eyes to see the colors of the sky starting to change. Only able to hope that he would be safe during the day, he removed his hands and waited to be encased in stone. Goliath took a deep breath as the sun came over him.
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Hudson…
After a little time telling his gracious hosts part of the story, Hudson glanced out the window. His eyes widened and he rose from his chair. Chris and Bob were a little surprised as the former asked, "What is it, Dear?"
"I need to get to a safe place." Hudson told them as he made his way to the door that led to the balcony. Bob then asked, "Where do you plan to go?"
"If I hurry, then I may be able to get to the roof in time." The elderly Gargoyle said as he opened the door. A confused Chris asked him, "In time for what? What's happening?
"The roof is my best chance. I'm vulnerable during the day." Hudson answered and stepped outside. Bob quickly moved to stop him by grabbing the Gargoyle's wrist, "You won't make it, mate.
"It's too much of a climb and the sun's almost up. Come back inside." He urged him. But before any decisions could be made, the rays of the sun washed over the building and them as well. Bob and Chris squinted and shielded their eyes when a white aura surrounded the elderly Gargoyle.
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Manhattan Trio and the Heelers…
The Heelers managed to follow after the three Gargoyles and came upon their hiding places. They gasped in shock and awe at the sight of them wrapped in white auras. When the auras faded a second later, the shadows hid their faces. While not fully able to see them, the four Dog people were able to see them assuming poses. Bluey broke the silence by asking them, "Why are you all just standing there like that?"
"Maybe it has something to with the sun like they said." Chilli shrugged as they all looked to the trio. From within the shadows, Broadway said, "Uh, guys. I think something's really wrong."
"What gave you that impression?" Lexington sarcastically asked. The three couldn't even see each other due to the dense shadows over them. He quickly sarcastically added the point, "Could it be that we can hear them or still move?"
"Are you boys okay?" Chilli asked them. Brooklyn was the one to answer, "Not really. I feel really warm…
"And hairy." He added, sounding very confused. This made the four Heelers look to each other in confusion. Turning his head back to the three Gargoyles, Bandit gestured for them to come forward, "Well, come out into the light so we can see what's going on?"
"Okay." The three said before slowly coming out of the shadows. Bandit, Chilli, Bluey and Bingo's eyes widened at what they were now seeing. All three of the Gargoyles had somehow been transformed into Dogs like the Heelers. Brooklyn had been turned into a Schnauzer/Terrier Mix with red fur on his chin and the inside of his ears. Lexington had changed into a white furred German Shepherd with a Khaki lightning bolt in the middle of his chest. And Broadway had been transformed into a Husky with blue fur running from his chin and down his belly. All of their wings were gone and all their tails were fluffy now. And coincidentally, they were still wearing their loincloths. The three looked to each other and gasped in shock at what they were seeing. An astounded Bingo asked them, "What happened to you?"
"We're not quite sure ourselves." Lexington shook his head. He scratched the furry top of his head as he tried to think, "Obviously, it must have something to do when we were sucked into that vortex.
"But I don't really remember much." He shook his head. Over with Broadway, he had a big smile on his face, "Guys, the feeling of the sun is incredible."
"Hm?" His rookery brothers looked up to the ball of flames in the sky. They both closed their eyes as they felt the warmth of the sun's rays on their furry bodies. Everyone, transformed Gargoyle and Heeler, all jumped in fright when the brush a good distance from them started to shake. Chilli and Bandit held their daughters close to them while Brooklyn, Broadway and Lexington prepared themselves for another fight. But they slightly calmed down when a female Dalmatian in a blue shirt under a red blazer with a pair of jeans on stumbled out of the bushes.
When she stopped the Dalmatian looked up and saw the group staring at her. Elisa muttered to herself, "Well, at least I found someone. Maybe they know something."
But there's something odd about those three, she thought when she looked over them, mostly the transformed trio. While they looked like Dogs, the odd colors threw her off a little. The adult Red Heeler asked her, "You okay there, miss?"
"Uh, yeah, I'm fine." The Dalmatian woman told them, earning some questioning looks from the three now transformed. The transformed Brooklyn took a step forward and asked her, "Elisa? Is that you?"
"Wait a minute?" Elisa asked as she recognized the Schnauzer/Terrier Mix's voice. A smile crept on her face as she asked, "Brooklyn?"
"Elisa!" He, Lexington and Broadway all joyously shouted in unison and rushed up to their friend. The two smaller Gargoyles reached their friend first and embraced her. Broadway came up and hugged all three of them and lifted them a little into the air. The human turned Dog was really happy to see them, "I'm so glad that you guys are all right."
"Same here, Elisa." Lexington agreed as Broadway put them down and they stepped back to give her a little room. Brooklyn then asked her, "How do you feel?"
"Now that I'm like this?" She asked as she looked down at her transformed body. The detective shrugged a little as she said, "It's kind of warm with all this fur, but it's not unbearable.
"Though I am surprised to find you guys like this." She gestured to their changed states. Lexington then came up with a hypothesis, "Well, if all of us have changed, then everyone else may have too."
"And we're liable not to know what they look like." Brooklyn pointed out. They were brought out of their conversation when a voice asked from behind, "So, are you the Elisa they were talking about?"
They all turned to find Bluey standing behind them. She had her head tilted as she looked up to the Dalmatian woman with a curious look in her eyes. From over with her family, Bandit became confused, "Wait, when did she move away from us?"
"I think we don't have to worry about her." Chilli shook her head and held Bingo's hand as they all walked a little closer. Bandit sighed before joining them. When they stood by their eldest child/older sister, Bingo looked between the four and asked, "I thought you said she was hooman, so wouldn't she be…
"Different?" She thought aloud as she was confused. Elisa looked to the Manhattan Trio and the Schnauzer/Terrier Mix quickly explained, "We were talking a little bit before and we didn't tell them everything."
"By the way, Elisa…" Lexington started to ask. She turned to him and the white German Shepherd brought up a good question, "Have you seen Goliath, Bronx or Hudson?"
"Oh, no! Goliath!" Elisa said as she looked back the way she came. With a worried look she looked to the trio, "Guys! Goliath's still injured."
"And if he's turned into a Dog person as well, then his wound is liable to kill him." Lexington theorized, causing them all to worry. Bandit and Chilli looked to each other before the former asked the Dalmatian woman, "Well, where is your friend?"
"Maybe we can help him, especially if he's in a new form like you guys." Chilli offered with a smile. Lexington looked to them and seemed surprised when he asked, "You'd be willing to help us?"
"Well, you did help us out, didn't you?" The Red Heeler reminded as she and her husband gently placed a hand on their daughter's heads. Elisa then urged, "Well, we had better hurry. Goliath's won't be able to hold out forever."
"Right." The Manhattan Trio nodded in agreement. All eight started running back the way that Elisa had come. They could only hope that they could get to Goliath in time.
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Demona…
When the aura surrounding her faded and she opened her eyes, the female Gargoyle didn't feel like she was in her human form. Demona felt warm and hairy for some reason. Looking down at her arms, she gasped when she saw that she had transformed into something else. Moving to a more reflective surface, Demona saw that she had been changed into an Afghan Hound with her red hair that extended down the ears and a blue underbelly while the rest of the fur was brown. Her wings were gone and her tail was fluffy now. She was still wearing her white battle dress over her body. The vengeful she-Gargoyle questioned, "Just what manner of devilry is this?"
"A new opportunity for you." A distorted, disembodied voice said within her mind. Demona looked around with a snarl and questioned, "Who is there? Are you a coward?
"I'm not in the mood for mind games!" She warned the owner of the voice. The voice continued by saying, "I am a friend. I had sensed your arrival and can help you to survive in this world.
"If I were you, especially with the others here too, then I'd take the opportunity." They suggested to her. Demona took a moment to think about it. Then the she-Gargoyle questioned the voice, "How would I know that you won't betray me like so many others?"
"Because I am in need of a partner. And a Gargoyle with your talent and heart seems like a perfect fit." The voice told her. Demona was greatly surprised that this person knew that she was a Gargoyle. Deciding to at least see what this person had to say, Demona answered, "I'll at least hear what you have to say."
"Very well." The voice conceded and Demona's eyes suddenly flashed red for a split second. Soon the flash faded and her Afghan Hound eyes returned to normal. Looking around, she noticed a red aura in the distance. Having a feeling that that was where she was needing to go, Demona saw the door to a stairwell and made for it. As she opened the door, Demona hoped that meeting with this stranger wasn't going to be her doom somehow.
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Bronx…
When the white aura around him disappeared, Bronx reached a forelimb forward. He was greatly surprised and confused to see that he had brown fur with blue streaks instead of scales. The Gargoyle Beast wasn't quite sure what had happened to him, but he still felt all here. He found himself on his hands and knees instead of all fours like he normally would. Bronx started to walk, but the moment he moved the transformed Gargoyle Beast found it a little odd to move. After adjusting his back feet a little, Bronx started moving a lot better. The brown and blue-streaked quickly moved towards the forest again.
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Hudson, Bob and Chris…
When the white aura ceased and Hudson was once again visible, Chris and Bob lowered their arms. They were quite shocked by what they were seeing. The elderly Gargoyle had been transformed into a St. Bernard still wearing his battle armor. His eye was still scarred and dull. And his wings were gone and his tail was fluffy now.
"What's happened to you, love?" Chris asked, both astonished and confused. Both her and Bob were at a loss for words over the transformation. Hudson looked over himself as he said, "Sorcery is the only thing that comes to mind, lass."
"Sorcery?" Bob and Chris asked in unison. The transformed Hudson nodded as he looked to them. A thought crossed his mind and he looked out the door and to the world beyond, "And if this has happened to me…
"Then it may have happened to my clanmates and human friend as well." He worriedly said to them without looking back. This made Bob and Chris look to each other with uncertain looks.
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Manhattan Trio, Elisa and the Heelers…
The group all ran where Elisa had shown them. They crashed through the bushes, ducked under low hanging branches and jumped over rocks and unearthed roots. Elisa looked back to her friends and the family they had met, "We're nearly there."
"I just hope we're not too late." Brooklyn said as he, Broadway and Lexington found it odd to be running. At least they were awake and be able to help. They ran up a small hill and Elisa recognized the surroundings, "We're almost there!
"Goliath!" She shouted as they came around a tree and upon the spot where she had seen their injured friend. But when they entered the clearing where she last left Goliath, they all gasped when they found him lying flat on the ground. But instead of turning into an injured dog like the trio, the purple Gargoyle had turned to stone in his true form.
To Be Continued…
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In Memory of
Ed Asner
1929 – 2021
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Author's Note: And thus, part two is over. We have roughly an idea of where all the heroes and their foes are in Bluey's world and we'll get some reunions soon. Next we have a few new faces come into the picture and the Gargoyles trying to make sense of the new world that they're in. Also, quick note if anyone is able to guess the OCs that Elisa had met or can guess what forms, say if they remind you of anyone in particular, that the Gargoyles' characters have turned into, then I shall give a special shoutout to them. I look forward to reading your reviews. Be sure to leave a comment either about if I've done something wrong or if you want something specifically to happen. See you next time.