Halloween was over, the gang had parted after the Halloween Saga reached it's fulfillment. Hungry, and tired, the pair made their way home to the Village, expecting a nice hot meal courtsey of Raeny, the other third of the three friends. They passed a few of the others on the way, and said their goodbyes again, promising to meet up and recap on the adventure.
The two reached their home, 'Sheesh, Raeny must have given up on us, there's no lights on at home,' said Vogue. 'strange, said ebby, she normally waits for us - *ggrrrrr* we're going to have to make our own food now, it's been so long', he moaned. 'Ah well, soon Thanksgiving will be upon us, and the feast we'll have then..... hmmmm, imagine..'.
Going inside, the house was silent, it seems that Raeny wasn't home, so the two crashed out in the music room listening to 
and eating Chinese food - ebby's cooking fave at the moment. The phone rang, it was................
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Chapter 1 Posted by Poisonbelladonna
It was a crisp, colorful autumn day. The fields around the the castle of the Most High Wizardress, Poisonbelladonna, are bustling with excitement. Everyone is in high spirits since leaving the evil confines of the old-world -- a city full of so many conflicting regulations and limitations (disguised as "guidelines") so as to confuse the heck out of all its residents leaving them all in discord. The last straw causing their exodus was a new, and most unpalatable, law that required them all to post a monstrosity of a banner over their doorways to generate more revenue for the greedy powers-that-be......
The Empress looks on from her turret, pleased to see her friends helping each other to build this new community full of promise. Suddenly, a dark and ominous shadow falls across the grain.....
Screeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeech!!!!! Awk! Awk! Awk!!!
"Heavens to Mergatroid!!! What can this vicious sound be?" exclaims the enchantress. From below the turret balcony where she stands, her dear friend, the Ogar appears. "Hast thou seen the flying beast? Shades of brown are its feathers, and red clumps of flesh hang from its head, hues of flourescent blue running the length of its face! It has three huge, razor-sharp talons on each foot!!! I've seen it snag a cow from the pasture and fly right away with it as it made a horrible 'gobblety, gobblety' sound - - a creature the likes of which I have NEVER seen before!!! Do you know what it is? Please gaze into your crystal ball and ask the spirit world what sort of fowl beast this is and why it is robbing our pastures!"
"Quickly, friend, call to the others in the fields to gather whilst I consult with the spirits of the Netherworld to enlighten us," requested the Empress.
...ebby answered the phone, mainly to stop the annoying ring, he wanted sleep. It was Poisonbelladonna's dear friend, the Ogar, he was ringing to summon the gang again, this time to the fields, all he let them know was that a huge shadow and an evil squawking sound were present.... ebby looked at Vogue, they both thought the same thing, - "oh my, and Raeny's missing.. gotta go see what's up, we'll leave a message for Raeny just in case she returns.. but I've a feeling that she's in danger ", says ebby. Then they hear a quiet crying,"Raeny left her daughter here alone????? something must be up". ebby went upstairs and brought Queenie downstairs. Vogue volunteered to stay and mind her until she could get a babysitter and would then go and help out...ebby raced out the door, and caught the city tour to the fields...
All I remember is hearing about what was going on about people being made to post banners over their doorways. So I decided to check it out.
On my way to the city, I met with a wizard. He said that it was impossible for me to advance any further because I was on his land.
Introducing myself as SNiP and giving him my apologies I asked him if I could advance, since I was almost through his garden, he was so upset at my question(obviously angry at the idea of the banners) said
"I have no time to deal with the likes of you!! I will quickly make do with you. I will turn you into a monstrous creature, just as monstrous as the banner law!!""
As he said this, He took out 3 shiny bottles of some unknown liquids, and opened them. Confused, I stayed there, wondering what he was going to do. As I have no fear.
He quickly mixed them in his hand and threw it in my face. I closed my eyes. It started to burn. The pain stopped. I opened my eyes. All was quiet, and he had disappeared.
"what a crack!" I thought, and started to stretch my arms, as they felt stiff. and I flew!!
"what's with this???!!" I said aloud excitedly " I have wings now?!?!!!!! Wow!"
As I flew around in circles trying to get used to my new arms I saw I shadow on the ground, and realized what had happened. That man has turned me into some kind of monster!
I decided I had to go to the city I was once going to visit and ask for help. As I flew over the valleys and mountains, I saw a field with grazing cows. Being the joker I was, I wanted to frighten the living daylights out of them. "Just a harmless joke" I said to myself and swooped down, down, down. and SNATCH!!!!!!!
"Oh no! what did I do with the cow!" I looked at my hideous claws and saw only chunks of flesh. "I---I---Killed someones' cow!"
With this in mind I thought I should be more gentle when I go for help. As I continued. I saw a group of people. "People!" I thought to myself "finally...help" I cleared my throat to ask for help "Screeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeech!!!!! Awk! Awk! Awk!!!"
No! What happened to my voice? I saw that everyone was running away from me. Now what to do. I know! I will gently grab someone and take them away to a cave and try to talk to them the best way I can. So as I swooped around, I saw a clever looking person and dove. As I grabbed, all I heard was screams
"AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! HELP ME! HELP ME!!!"
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Chapter 4 Posted by Weedhopr1
It's so nice and peaceful here, The Weedhopr thought. The warm sun, the gentle breeze
rustling the tall grass the sound of screams in the air...SCREAMS?? What in the world
is going on?!
Traveling as fast as she could, Weedhopr reaches her old friends, only to hear that a
monster had swooped out of nowhere and grabbed Carol! Why? No one seems to know...
What should we do? Did any one see where she was taken?
.....awaking of some noise
an earth turtle got awakened by
her implanted subcapsular chip
screaming undechriffable frequencies
in lack to turn it off
her restless brain decided
to have a move to walk out the cave
and smoothly grabs sands to her terrassa
there arrived moved her anitiguus head by
side-sites posed eyes in the air
moving as it has to be done for reception
far to right and left way movings out_
and chip calmed _
...for entering a new frquency....
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Chapter 6 Posted by Carol
I was minding my own business walking across the glade on my way home enjoying the crisp autumn air. When all of a sudden the sun was blocked I thought "oh no must be a storm coming." I looked up expecting to see storm clouds but instead I saw this creature coming towards me.
The next thing I knew I was whisked up. Caught in the sharp claws of I don�t know what.
But the claws looked really sharp I thought to my self hmmmmm IT seems to be holding me so gently even though I was startled. I was not terrified because this creature seemed to be trying to not hurt me as it carried me.
Look Empress, there goes the foul beast and it has Carol in its evil clutches. We must get the villagers assembled. A call to arms is needed. Indeed replied the Empress. Come up to my turret and we shall gaze into the mystical orb.
The Ogar ran up the stairs and joined the graceful lady at her orb. The foggy center of the crystal cleared and we watched the creature soar up the mountain side and land in a nest perched high atop a great oak. Good thing too, for this monster was huge.
Just then the couple heard Mercy and Chewman outside the castle. To arms cried the Ogar. We must save Carol from the clutches of this turkey beast. Yes said Mercy. Chewman and myself are spreading the word and we shall all meet in the village square on the hour. We will be there Mercy replied the Empress. Yes, we will shouted the Ogar as he turned to Poisonbelladonna and whispered "bring your most powerful potions my dear". I have a feeling they are going to be needed.
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Chapter 8 Posted by Mercy
Mercy summoned Lancelot to take her through the air to get the word out faster.
As they flew through the sky, Mercy screamed to those below to come to the village square as quickly as possible. "One of our dearest friends may be in danger" she yelled. "Please pass the word to everyone and anyone who will listen and get to the village square". Chewman went through the streets in his Chewmobile
The Empress gazes once more into her magickal crystal clawball....
The huge, beastly turkey seems to be trying desperately to communicate with Carol, but only succeeds in drooling gelatinous swill upon her.
While Mercy tries to gather the others with Chewman, she descends the staircase to the laboratory to brew bewitching potions to help thwart the vulturous beast should the occasion warrant it.
Meanwhile, the Ogar stands vigil at the window of the turret, scanning the skies for Mercy and Lancelot.
Poisonbelladonna begins her incantation as she adds ingredients to the infusion.....
"Blood of bat, and monkey fist;
Ear of wolf, and moon-spun mist....My stars! This is bubbling along well!"
Quite pleased with the aromas rising from her cauldron, the wizardress checks to see that she is well-stocked on staples for her alchemy: Atropa, feverfew, wormwood, witch-hazel, hellebore, indigo, valerian, woad.....
All seems at the ready! Reaching for her ancient spellbook, she prepares to blend the next recipe.
Just as she begins to chant over the ensuing mixture, she hears a loud clatter from above........
This was the strangest looking creature I had ever laid eyes on but something about it just seemed to calm me.
The more it swacked, it�s head went from red to purple, the more frustrated it seemed to get.
But it was flailing its wings about in its' attempt to communciate. I was knocked over the edge of where it had perched.
I was hanging on to a twig screaming
After summoning McV, Weedhopr urges him faster and faster when she sees Carol falling
from the huge tree; the monster turkey, fearing for Carol's life when he sees the giant vulture
descending upon her, quickly grabs Carol by the collar and flies up into the clouds.
Losing sight of Carol, McV and Weedhopr search the skies to no avail...
They have disappeared.
ebby reached the fields in time to see some of the gang being whisked away by a hideous Turkey Beast, 'hmm he thought, If I wasn't a veggie - that might just make the best Thanksgiving Turkey...'he thought.. 'But what's going on? Why are the gang being kidnapped by this foul being ( *g* ), he decided to go to the wise Poisonbelladonna to see if she could enlighten him.
He started to climb the pathway, hoping that when he reaches the top he'll be able to help Carol, he can but hope.
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Chapter 12 Posted by Lilith's Childe
Lilith's Childe, while on her rounds in Vampire Villa's, begins to get a nervous feeling run through her body. She knows better than to ignore such a thing, and picks up the pace.
But there is nothing wrong?! The residents of Rivendell are safe...perhaps Tatooine or Roswell, their neighboring districts?
She stands still for a moment and concentrates on these feelings she's having.
Slowly an image forms in her mind...an image of her sister, Belladonna. 'is belladonna in danger?' she thought to herself. Then another image imposed itself, an image of a large bird with someone in it's claws.
"Carol!"
Lilith's Childe begins to run towards Belladonna's castle, hoping she is not too late. Looking around she sees Chewman and the others arriving.
Quickly she traverses the corridors of the castle and reaches her sister.
"I will take it that you have sent Ogar to collect the others?"
Belladonna nodded "he is summoning them as we speak."
"Good..." her words drift off as she looks out the window.
"What is that?!"
Belladonna turned to see something more terrible than even she could imagine. It was Carol, you could tell by the eyes. But she had grown brown feathers, and wings! She looked almost exactly like the monster that had taken her!
"It is worse than I had feared sister! This is no ordinary Turkey we're dealing with, but a wereturkey! It has taken Carol, and will try to do the same to the rest of us. Quickly...me must find a cure before Thanksgiving or all of Fortune City might get eaten accidently!"
"ARRRRGHH! why can't you understand me!!" I said in confusion "I hate this bird body now! I wish I could be back to normal"
As I tried to stumble out words with no success, this person tried to talk to me.
"Ah, hello? mister bird-monster-thing? Why have you brought me here?"
"I need help!" I cried "Can't you see, that I haven't hurt you? I need your help!"
"Well since you haven't harmed me, you must need me for something.....but what?"
"arrrgh! thats what I said! I need your help"
But it was no use, I could tell that all she could hear was squawks, and by the look of it, she was getting disgusted at me for accidently spitting on her with my uncontrollable mouth.
As she was trying to see what I needed, a big feather popped out of her back, and another, and another!
with such a fright, I started to flap my wings, making a short, fast blow of wind.
"AHHHHHHHH!" she screamed, kicking her feet madly. As I watched in panic, she grabbed a limb, that reached out over my newly made nest.
What to do! as I looked at her I saw that people had seen the whole thing. Pointing and talking, watching as she was about to meet her death.
I can't let this happen! but whats going on with her? shes turning into one of me?!?! "maybe my monsterious slobbers and spit has changed her?" I thought as I flew up and then swooped down and grabbed her.
"I have to bring her to safer ground. Before she turnes into a total bird monster."...........
Sir Larry awoke from his nap in time to hear Ogar out in the courtyard calling to all the people to come out and listen to the terrible news. Hmm... I hope this isn't another weird dream, he thought. Everyone still laughs at me and calls me the village idiot.
As he walked into the sunlit courtyard, the people were all surrounding Ogar to find out why they were standing there, ignoring their chores. Off in the corner, the younsters were playing tag, and down by the pond, the horses were taking a cool drink of the best water of this planet.
Now, with all the grownups gathered together, Ogar told them about the huge monstrous creature, and that something must be done to rescue our friend Carol. Little did we realize that Carol, in her attempt to save herself and try to get help, would actually complicate the problem.
With the children left to play, along with two adults, the group headed for Poisonbelladona's castle to map out their strategy to save Carol.
"Hang in there, Carol," thought Sir Larry. If only he knew, he would have stayed home. And hid under the bed!
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Chapter 15 Posted by Ebby
last seen climbing toward the top of the cliff, ebby was getting nearer and nearer to the top, he could see intelligence in the Turkey's eyes, and he wondered if it had been human, and transformed into a turkey like what had happenned to Carol - who you remember was changed into purple... just then, the turkey swooped off with Carol in it's clutches. 'dang, and I went to all this trouble to climb this cliff, and missed dinner!! '
He reached the top, and sat pondering what to do next, when he saw the arrival of some of the other FC Newbie gang...enheartened, he took out a packet of Jaffa cakes, and started munching waiting 'till they arrived. "
Just as I was about to fall I felt myself being pulled up by this creature. WHOA what was that�? I thought as I felt a strange tingling on my side. I look at my side just as this feather materialized aaawkkkk I screamed huh? I thought to myself what was that� so I open my mouth again and try to speak but it�s the same all that comes forth is aaawkk. Ooh no I think to myself what is happening to me? I look down and I see weedhopr and McV coming towards me I open my mouth to holler at weedhopr but again it comes out as a aaawkk gooble gobble I wave my arms but oh no they are covered in feathers and my flailing about scares McV away come baccck (aaawk gobble gobble) the more I tried to talk the more aaaawk gobble gobble is all that came forth. Oooooo I am really in trouble now what should I do�
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Chapter 17 Posted by Weedhopr
When McV saw that Carol was transforming into a turkey(of all things!), he turned away and
told me what he had seen; we decided it was best to keep a distance-what if it was contagious?
Returning to the cliff, Weedhopr signaled the hungry ebby to join the rest of the concerned
citizens at the Castle la Belladonna.
As we neared the castle, a strange creature was seen flying about and it was gobbling! Is it
possible that this is Carol? Has our friend turned into dinner?
The hungry ebby put away his Jaffa cakes, and went back down the cliff after watching Carol transform into a turkey and fly away.... it appears that his first plan had been better - to go see Poisonbelladonna.
ebby agreed with the theory that it appears to be contageous, and wasn't willing to take the chance unless the wise Belladonna advises otherwise.
On his way over, he stopped off to ring his friend Vogue, who had been left behind, but there was no answer at the house - not even a babysitter who Vogue was supposed to ring.. a worried ebby followed the others to the Castle de Belladonna..
As everyone "that is all that could make it or who could be located" gathered at Piosonbelladonnas' castle, Chewman motioned to Poison to meet him outside on the terrice.
Once outside, Chewman told her of a tale that was told by his Grandfather, many, many years ago. The story told of such a mysterious creature, the likes of which were decribed this day!
You see these many years, I only thought this a tale made up by a lonely old man. But in light of the events of the day, I am not so sure.
The tale told of the gathering of certain items, when combined, would ward off the evil Wereturkey.
"Poisonbelladonna" Chewman whispered, "We have most of the items need within the reach of those gathered here. You have your herb of Satin Sage, and Ebbys' Jaffa Cakes, when crumbled, would make just the right binder. And I have my Celibrated Celery. But there is one item that we don't have. This is where the story my grandfather told ended. No one ever found the last ingredient.
NO ever found the Magic Onion.
"So you see, if this is true, we MUST go on the "Quest of the Magic Onion".
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Chapter 20 Posted by Carol
I kept flapping my arms even after weedhor and McV were scared off and oh my � I can fly�
So I fly down to the ground
Everyone has gone inside the castle I couldn�t hear a thing from up there and it just didn�t seem too safe to be so far from solid ground. I couldn�t fly very well so I was so happy to land in a pile of leaves
After hearing the story related by Chewman, the gathered group was silent for a moment.
The Quest for the Magic Onion was about to begin. But where to begin? The gardens of FC do not
harbor onions...anything that causes bad breath is not allowed here. I wonder where such a foul
veggie could be found? And who, pray tell, was the demon who cast the turkey spell? Surely we should
find that out also...
Taking a deep breath, The Weedhopr turns to the puzzled group:
"Since it's against FC Regulations to have onions in our fair city...
there is only one option open to us..."
Looking sorrowfully at the fearful group, she says the dreaded words...
"We shall have to go outside FortuneCity to find the Magic Onion!" The group
all gasp at once in stunned amazement! Then,when she is able to speak, Mercy
asks "How will we know where to go? How do we begin such a venture?"
Everyone looks at the ground shaking their heads, pondering that question...
Suddenly, the Weedhopr looks up, looks up in wonder, a smile spreads across her
face as the idea takes root and begins to grow;
"I know!" she exclaims "The new Banners! We can read the Ads! Surely one of them
will lead us thru The Quest!"
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Chapter 22 Posted by Ebony Black
Just when it looked like no-one else was going to turn up the door flew open. "Sorry I am late guys I had to wake my lazy pegasus, Vengeance, to get here." Weedhopr looked out of the window and laughed at the strange menagerie of beasts 'parked' by the front gates.when she looked back at Ebony she saw that a sleek black panther was now sat by his mistress. "Wh..what's that?" Weedhopr asked timidly.
"oh..I'm sorry. Everyboby... this is Morpheus. He will not harm you. He is my sworn protector and lovable, rather large, cat. He will protect us to the best of his abilities.So, what's going on?" Ebony made the coffee and gave out more jaffa cakes as ebby explained the situation and the 'Quest for the magic onion' to her. Just as he finished a loud "screeeeeeech-gobble"
came from the nearby fields...........................
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Chapter 23 Posted by Ebby
ebby had just finished filling in Ebony on the recent events when the screech was heard outside... everyone shuddered, and Morpheus raised on his hackles to be ready to protect his mistress. Weedhopr looked out the window with some trepidation, to see the Carol-Turkey outside....drooling turkey slobber everywhere..."ahhggg, avoid the goo whatever you do" ebby exclaimed, "that's what turned her into that in the first place - and that wasn't a nice sight to see..."
The gang crouched back away from the window, and the CarolTurkey kept trying to get in the window to see if her friends could help her.
Thinking about the Magic Onion, ebby realised that this was a case for a Little Italy person,
or a Greenie, as they'd know where to get such special foods...
Lilith's Childe was watching all this talk of a 'magic onion' with interest, and suddenly begins to laugh. "A magic onion? Well, I've heard of worse things! And here I was wondering if wolfsbane or silver would effect the creature..."
"If you think we need a magic onion, other than for the gravy, than let us seek QuiltCrazy. She is a kind minister from Little Italy. Perhaps she has heard of this onion, or knows where we must go. In the meantime, perhaps we should contact rollercoaster. Being the travel minister he has great knowledge of many places we might search, if we must indeed leave the confines of our fair city. We must also look to Roswell for assistance! Perhaps The Lady of Roswell or Cyperangel? This certainly fits into their paranormal investigations..."
"May I borrow your crystal ball to help me to find these people sister?"
"Of course, if it will aid the city and my friends, I offer all that I have." Belladonna says
Taking the crystal ball, Lilith's Childe gazes into it.
"I must go quickly...who will come with me to search the city for these people? Who will risk getting hit by..." a disgusted look crosses her face "wereturkey slime...to gain the help we need?" She looks to the adventureres she has called allies and friends.
While everybody else pondered about how to get to the Magic Onion, BHive couldn't help but be overcome by so much sadness. Carol was one of her very good friends at FC and BHive could not understand why such a fate has befallen on her dear friend.
BHive flew over to where the Carol-Turkey was, high enough so she wouldn't be reached by the turkey slobber, but close enough for her friend to hear her.
'Try to calm down, Carol', BHive said, wondering if the Carol-Turkey could really understand her. 'All our friends are starting a quest for the Magic Onion. I'll stay here and try to watch out for anyone on the look-out for turkey dinner, and give him my
meanest sting.'
"AKKKK ... AKKKK", Carol-Turkey shouted back at her. BHive could not understand the sounds her friend was making. She wished that the others would hurry, for Thanksgiving was just around the corner.
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Chapter 25 Posted by Snip
As I flew away with my new transforming friend, my claws felt different.
"hummmm feels lighter....."
I looked down, and saw that she has fallen out of my gental grip, and has started to fly her self. I watched as she landed in a pile
of leaves and started to try to make her way to a castle window.
"Hey you!!!!! don't go there! you'll change someone into a turkey monster!!"
"what did you say?"
"You can understand me??!!!"
"yes but I don't think my friends in there understand either of us."
as I flew down beside her and sat in the leaves I saw that the people inside were planing something.
"I--I--don't trust these people, look at their eyes, they look hungry....."
"Don't be silly! they wouldn't eat us! even though Thanksgiving is almost here, and we need a turkey."
"Well, ok, but now that we can understand each other, I should tell you my story."
And with that, I told her my whole story of how I turned into a turkey by a strange wizard and that I came here for help.
"Well, you came to the right place. But now I need help too."
"I can see that" I said "you better watch out, when you try to talk, because your slobbers will change your friends into a turkey
too."
"really?"
"yep, thats how you turned into one."
"oh ya"
"we have to get help from your friends, do you know of another way to communicate with them?"
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Chapter 26 Posted by Carol
Wow! I m bilingual�LOL I always wanted to learn another language but never in my wildest dreams did I think it would be turkey talk. 
Hmmmmm I wonder how handy this might be. Oh well at least until we figure out how to get our human forms back,
Oh I�m so glad SniP told me about the slobber no wonder my friends are keeping a distance.
Well I wonder what we should do sNiP
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Chapter 27 Posted by Sir Larry
Sir Larry sat there and thought long and hard about this magic onion. He had heard all the stories told by the elders when he was a kid growing up in Millennium Park, and he remembered one time a wise old sage named Woody once told a story about this mythical magic onion. Of course, being a youngster, he really thought it was just a fool's tale. Now, it seems this sage was wiser than anyone knew.
Sir Larry spoke up. "Friends! I once heard a story about this magic onion from a wise man in Millennium Park. His name is Woody, and he is the wisest man in all of Fortune City. Maybe somebody should try to find him and ask him where this magic onion grows."
With that, there was a look of hope on everyone's face. "Yes! Let's find this Woody, and he can help us save Carol!"
Ogar spoke up, "Wait, there appears to be a need for 3 different groups. One to search for this magic onion, a second group to go find this Woody, and the third group to go forth throughout Fortune City to warn the residents of what is happening, and to find clues as to who, or what, is causing this."
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Chewman was thinking of his Grandfather telling the tales of the Wereturkey. Listening so intently, as his Grandfather sat on the trunk, he was always.....!!!
"THE TRUNK!!!
Every time the story was told, his Grandfather was sitting on the trunk! There must be a reason. The clue, the clue must be in the trunk!
Chewman rushed home and bolted down the crickity old basement stairs. Set in the corner of the
basement, covered with a sheet, under years of cosmic basement dust was his Grandfathers trunk.
The lock on the trunk was rusty, but not locked! It released its grip with no resistence. The hinges only chirped, as the lid slowly was raised, exposeing the memories of a lifetime.
Chewman slowly and carefully, sifted through the life of a man he hardly knew, looking for some clue to the "Magic Onion". When the bottom of the trunk was fully exposed, no clue had reveiled itself. "It must be here, I must have just missed it. For the sake of my friends, I must find it!" He painstakeingly replaced everything to the trunk, but when he was finished, still NO CLUE!!!
Chewman was getting up and reached for the lid to the trunk to close it. Something caught his eye. In the top, right corner, glitter, glitter. A small gold etching, an etching of.....an "onion". He touched the icon, and the lineing of the lid began to slowly peel back...
exposing......
Goober was walking the streets and noticed that the streets where very empty. Goober wondered at this until he saw the crowd of visitors at Poisonbelladonna's place. Well he said here I am again the last one to be invited to the party. Oh well I have been known to crash a few so what is one more. As Goober neared Belladonna's place he noticed that it was not laughter and cheering he was hearing but concern. Once inside Goober asked what was going on, and was told of the happenings. Sir larry said the biggest problem is that we know that they are not trying to hurt us but their slobber will cause others to turn into a wereturkey too.
We need to be able to talk to them. Carol and SNiP are our friends and we don't want them hurt. Well that is no problem Goober said I should be able to talk to them. You can? Sir Larry said. Yes I can. Who else but a Goober could talk to a Gobler with a slobber problem? Besides I have been called a turkey myself before.. I will at least try it.
Oh snip 
look it�s goober come let�s try talking to him Belldonna has transformed him into a variety of creatures in the past so I would think he is pretty fluent in many languages he is a goober that isn�t all that far removed from a turkey. And he does fancy himself a hero �ok carol
says SniP just be very careful not to slobber on the goober when you gobble�
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Chapter 31 Posted by Chewman
Chewman sat back and starred at the map that was reveiled infront of him. It
looked like a map! But the writing, the writing was strange to him. This must be
the clue, but he still didn't have a clue. Maybe someone in the castle can read this
scribe that I can't even describe! There were symbols and marks,and pictures, but
what did they mean? Chewman rolled up the map and rushed back to Poisonbelladonnas' castle to
share what he had found.
The Weedhopr, being convinced that FC Banners would lead her to The Magic Onion,
searched the skies for an answer. "Ahha!" she exclaims "There's one that says 'Get
Away From It All'...that sounds like it will take me anywhere and everywhere I want
to go!"
And so, Weedhopr summons McV, waves a farwell to her worried friends,and begins The Quest...
Lilith's Childe stood in stunned amazement. Everyone was working together, to save the city and more importantly it's residents.
IT had been so long since she had worked with someone..it felt..good. She looked at Sir Larry as he spoke of the need to seperate, and realized he was right.
"If we must seperate, then I will go on the quest for the magic onion. With Chewman's map, and Belladonna's and my knowledge of the occult, we can certainly find one onion! Since you seem to have heard of this Woody fellow, I would suggest that you go and find him, gain his help and knowledge. The rest must warn the citizens. They must know that they can not eat Carol and Snip, and we must find out if this has happened to anyone else. Thanksgiving is approaching quickly, and people are getting hungry."
Turning to Goober she smile "It is brave of you to agree to go out there Goober. But be very careful, we do not know what will happen if you get hit by wereturkey slobber."
"I have sent out a summons to other to help us. We must search all the districts for the onion. With The Weedhopr looking outside the city, and us looking inside, we are certain to find it. We need all the help we can get though, this is a big place, and some of us can not search by day.." a small smile forms on her face.
"I still have the wand of Lizard control given to me during the silliness war...I will summon Godzilla to make our travels swifter" Reaching into her dress, she pulls out a green wand. She waves it in the air, tracing intricate patterns that seem to glow faintly green. Suddenly there is a noice from outside. The hero's ran to the window to see what the commotion was about, and saw that their steeds had become very nervous at the arrival of Lilith's Childe's mount.
Smiling, Lilith's Childe went to the window and pushed past her friends to se if it had worked. Indeed, there was Godzilla, looking rather hungry. An alarmed look crossed Lilith's Childe's face suddenly "Godzilla...no! That's not a real turkey!" There, trying to fly as best they could were Carol and Snip. Godzilla had not been fed since the ton of bean dip, and that was weeks ago. He chased them around the courtyard, leaving huge footprints everywhere he went. Lancelot, Mercy's friend and companion, flew to the wereturkey's rescue luckily. Being a noble unicorn, he placed himself between Godzilla and the turkeys, giving a warning poke with his horn. Knowing better than to upset a unicorn, Godzilla sat down and waited, keeping one eye on those big turkeys.
AT the arrival of Godzilla, ebby knew that things were going to get worse before they get better. Liliths Childe wants us to go and warn the Citizens of FC.... but Raeny and Vogue are both missing!! He decides to slip off in search of his two missing friends...
"everyone else seems to have a mode of transport.....sheesh, I should really try and get me one of them..... "
As he reached home in Freedom St he noticed a lot of goooy stuff in the street..."hmmm, can't be the Turkey slober, as they're all back with Godzilla..." He kept going until he reached home, where he found the front door wide open, he walked in and found the house to be in a mess.... and still no sight of his two friends... he started to tidy up, and then took a break for coffee and "dang, out of Jaffa cakes, I gave my last ones to the others for the remedy...." Just then at the window, he saw........
Whilst the others regroup and begin their respective searches, The Empress is left
to formulate her infusions in her laboratory...
Spellbook in hand she checks the list of ingredients needed: Blue Cohosh, Euphrasia, Digitalis, Rue, Broom, Datura, Mandragora...
and, what's this? Not too many concoctions call for this rare herb! Bloodroot - - hmmmm....causes burning in the stomach, intense thirst, vertigo.....collapse, paralysis, and intense prostration with dimness of eyesight! This would certainly be some brew.....
A smidgen of this, a droplet of that, stirring, always stirring......bubble and boil, simmer and toil....
The Most High Wizardress prepares her incantation...bringing the potion to a seething bubble, allowing it to foam
Donning her obsidian ceremonial robe
Poisonbelladonna, ~The Empress of The Essence~, sets the atmosphere to enhance her chanting...
"Whence dark of night,
When fairies light
On Cassiles Downans dance
Or ow're the lays
In splendid blaze
On sprightly coursers prance
Or for Colian the route is ta'en
Beneath the moon's pale beams
There up the cove
To stray and rove
Among the rocks and streams.
To plot and foil
In splendid toil
In eleemosynary schemes."
The poison laboratory fairly glows with the effects of the incantation...
The Empress recants the potion gently, so as not to bruise the infusion.
Once recanted, the incandescent liquid must settle and cool for a spell before being employed in this quest...
The enchantress retires her ceremonial vestment and gazes into her mystical crystal ball to peer at her friends and discern their progress.......
She spies Goober nearing the lair of the feathered beast....
The sharp-clawed fowl sees him near the base of his perch, and begins to drool gelatinous swill most uncontrollably....
Goober looks up to the nest where the two wereturkeys swing and sway their snouds excitedly at his presence. He gets a foothold and begins to climb.....
Nearly hyperventilating, he nears the nest. Just as he is about to attempt talking to the gawking creatures, a great glob of gooey slime emanates from the largest one, landing - smack! - right upon his lips as they've parted.
Goober attempts to spit the vile substance out of his mouth; but it is too late -- he has swallowed some!!!
A tear forms in the Carol-turkey's eye as the transformation violently begins with Goober shaking and writhing.........
Sir Larry asked for volunteers to go with him to seek the advice of the wise sage in Millennium Park, known as Woody, but Mercy asked him to go alone. She figured that with the two friends, Carol and SNiP already in trouble, it was better use of the people to search for the magic onion, while he went alone. Besides, the journey to Millennium Park would go through Rivendale, Silverstone, Westwood, and Rainbow Park. There were unknown terrors in these areas, especially with the dark Seth, Thrakman, in Westwood. And those Rainbow Park kids have been known to descend upon strangers like a pack of wolves. One person had a better chance of getting through to find Woody than a group.
Sir Larry did ask Poisonbelladonna to give him some enchanted blessings to wear on his journey, and some way to communicate with her should he find Woody. She knew immediately what to give him, and went into her sacred Tomb of Enchantments to get them.
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Chapter 38 Posted by QuiltCrazy
QuiltCrazy relaxes in front of a warm crackling fire; cup of hot chocolate in her hand and her favorite cookbook in her lap. All has been peaceful in Little Italy, the residents having been consoled and temporarily subdued after the passing of the new Banner Law.
Suddenly there is a great comotion outside....QuiltCrazy puts down her book and looks out the window. The citizens of LI are staring into the sky....a deep fear showing on their up-turned faces.
QuiltCrazy steps outside and looks up, and is amazed to see nothing other than......a wereturkey! "I though these were gone", she thinks to herself. "I haven't seen one around in years."
A citizen rushes up to QuiltCrazy. "I have a message for you from Mercy, Poisonbelladonna, Chewman, and the rest of the gang. It seems they are searching for a Magic Onion to transform Carol and SNIP back into themselves. They were slobbered on by a wereturkey and turned into turkeys also."
QuiltCrazy searches the dusty seldom used recesses of her brain. "It seems that I knew where to find Magic Onions at one time", she mutters to herself. "But where was that now........"
Upon looking up Mercy saw that Goober was in trouble. "Oh no not Goober too!" she cried. "Now what are we to do?" She was torn between her love for her friends and now fear for what was to come. She wasn't sure that she could handle it if more of her friends were to fall under this spell. "Oh Poison what are we to do? There must be something else we can do besides wait for your potion to be ready." "I have looked high and low for this magic onion and still haven't come up with one." Mercy had been so sure that QuiltCrazy would know of where one could be found. She was at wits end for more and more of her friends were in danger with each passing hour. She wondered to herself if it were possible that Darklight the Vampire Hamster might know of how to handle this situation for even though they may not be the same animal, they were of the same ilk maybe? So Mercy jumped on Lancelot and off they flew in search of Darklight.
"Oh nooooooooooo OOOO Goober I�m sooooo sorry" I cried but all that came forth was gobble gobble as I watch the Mighty Goober transform into a turkey
Goober you are telling us we are were turkeys a wereturkey!? And I thought I was just a plain old regular turkey. wasn�t that bad enough,
I never heard of a were turkey, that sounds bad. And our friends are looking for an antidote.
Oh I knew we could count on our fellow citizens and friends. Fortuncity is such a great place to be� .You say they are looking for a magic onion.
An ONION? A smelly veggie? Are you sure it�s not an acronym for something�?
..on the kitchen windowsill, ebby saw some vile goo, but was it wereturkey slobber?? He couldn't be sure..had his friends been made into were turkeys also? But as he approached the windowsill, slowly, nervously, he could see that it wasn't, it was Raeny's daughter's baby-food. ebby cleaned the windowsill, and decided to climb out the window also, to follow whereever the trail led.
Once out the window, he could see footprints in the garden, towards the back wall...he followed them, and up over the wall, into James Dean Blvd. The search seemed hopeless as the muddy footprints and Queenies babyfood faded away, ebby needed help. "hmmmm the best places for help in FC are with the Neighbourhood Guides, the Ministers, and the MessageBoards", he thought to himself"so perhaps a trawl through the messageboards would help, or maybe I shouold go see the Neighbourhood Guides in the Village and see if they can help me.."
ebby goes to the Village Board to see if anyone can help, or for any info on this Magic Onion, "hmmm, onions, I wonder........"
Last time Vogue had been heard from, she'd volunteered to stay at home holding the baby, Queenie. And so she put the kettle back on, made Queenie her baby food, and settled down to feeding her. When suddenly, she heard a scratching noise at the window of the kitchen. Unnerved, but never out of style, she went to the window. But she couldn't see anything, "ahh, it was only a branch, I must be spooked after that Halloween thingie...", she thought to herself. But then she heard it again, this time she was sure it wasn't a branch. Opening the window, she couldn't see anyone, 'till she looked down. There below the window, were three 'little people'. They whispered to her in quick, quiet sentences -
"Vogue, you must come and help us
The wereturkey's have been brought back
by a very evil sorceror.
If we don't stop him he'll overrun the world with wereturkeys"
"But, why is he doing this?", asked Vogue
He doesn't want peopleto eat turkeys at Thanksgiving. He thinks it's a bad excuse to kill turkeys
Vogue pondered this for a minute, and was going to shut the window to let them in the door instead, when they used their combined magical powers to whisk her out the window, Vogue had no choice but to follow the 'little people' as they went down the back of the garden, over the wall....
The Weedhopr, looking slightly dazed, flew about FC looking for a sign of her
friendly neighbors; seeing no one around, she lands McV in the Great Field to rest up
and ponder the sights they had seen.
The two had followed a seemingly endless trail of leads; they went here and there and
over there then back to here...and never found even a single clue to the where abouts
of The Magic Onion. And now, after the long fruitless journey, no one can be found in the
streets of FortuneCity!
"I'm tired" says McV, and Weedhopr had to agree with her long time friend. Let's go home
for the night and start again fresh in the morning. And so they flew up into the air headed
for home, the deepest part of Belladonnas castle. Just as they flew through the window of the
uppermost chamber, a terrible cackling could be heard. A sort of hysterical laugh combined
with the glee of insanity...
As ryan88 and his mom were walking through the FC neighborhood, they noticed a strange smell as their eyes began to tear. They asked their Dear Angel Mercy what was going on?! She explained to them that it was the Magic Onion that they had smelled. That everyone was trying to find this magic onion in order to save the city and the FC friends. Ryan88 piped up and told his dear Angel that if they found this Magic Onion, to be sure to wash it down with a glass of milk! With a bit of a puzzled look Mercy asked Ryan �Why would you want to wash it down with a glass of milk?� He explained �Not everyone can handle onions you know, and if the onion was going to help, the only way for it to work without making you sick was to wash it down with milk.� He felt that he was the expert of onions, and knew best what to do with it when it was located.
It was getting late, and it was time for Ryan88 to get to bed. As he * hugged * Mercy good night. He told her � I will go out and help with the search of the Magic Onion as soon as I get up in the morning.� Ryan88�s Mom asked Mercy �Please keep us �posted� if there are any more clues or changes found�
GOT MILK?
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Chapter 46 Posted by Chewman
As Chewman was trying to get help translating his map, he heard a faint "scratch...scratch...scratch". At first he did not pay much attention to the noise, after all, they were in a castle. Then he heard it again "scratch...scratch...scratch".
Chewman slipped over to an open window that looked out across the moat. There he saw....
The sight so unsettled him, that he staggared back away from the window! What did he just see? What was that? He shook his head as to clear cobwebs, left from a dream, as on awakens for the first time of the day. There was no need to go take a second look. What he saw, he will not soon forget!
TIME IS RUNNING OUT!!!
Why did he see this???
Sir Larry had finally made the dangerous trip to find the wise old sage, Woody, in Millennium Park. He had snuck through all the dangerous districts in Fortune City, although he had to run for his life from those Rainbow Park kids. Fortunately, he had a few steps on them, and they soon tired of the chase.
Millennium Park is a very beautiful place, but also very big when you're searching for one person. Try as he might, he could not find this Woody. Perhaps the others have had better luck.
Suddenly, as he was about to give up, he walked into a glade, and there in the midst of the glade sat Woody. Sir Larry recognized him instantly, as he had never aged. Immediately, Sir Larry approached Woody and asked him about the magic onion.
"Well," said Woody, "the only place I know that the magic onion may still grow is in the Village District. The people there are very good gardeners, and they have the finest soil in all of Fortune City. If I were you, I would look there."
Sir Larry thanked Woody, and started walking back to the Empresses' castle to let them know what he had learned. Surely, Darklight could have her friends in the Village help look for this magic onion.
On his way back, he started to think about this magic onion.
Magic onion. Magic onion. Magic onion.
Hmm...
Agici Moon?
Was this something worth exploring? Sir Larry felt this information was better in the hands of an experienced and wise Empress than an old fool. He started to walk faster.
Well I think I�ll waddle over to the pet parade and see if anyone there might know something�
they won�t eat me� They like animals
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Chapter 48 continues Posted by Ebby
.... ebby was still searching for a sign of something in the Village.....
.... Vogue had been dragged off somewhere in here by the little people - he mused. Now where would be a good place to hide in the Village, somewhere no-one goes.... not the messageboard that's for sure, what was I thinking to go looking there !!! hmmm, how about the village newsletter *G*.... where has that gone to... there'll be a new one soon-ish if I remember rightly.....
...Darklight, oh Darklight wherefore srt thou Darklight?.... to blatantly rob and manglt perfectly good Shakespeare.
...an onion? a Magic Onion... sheesh, it would have to be something so difficult to find, yet it's such a common veg.... hmmm, an anagram ? an acronym ? a synonym ? all these big words.... hey, we need some students to help us in this area I think.... better go annoy the campus Min Animalspeaker - my arch-nemesis !!!
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Chapter 49 Posted by Weedhopr
When Weedhopr went through the window and heard the strange laughter, she flew
McV throughout the castle looking for the source of the noise. It seemed to grow
louder and louder as they neared the laboratory...
Peeking through the keyhole, Weedhopr looked around the room and found Belladonna
cackling/laughing...at herself! Belladonnas spell had worked! The only problem was that
it was the original wereturkey spell instead of the antidote: Belladonna was now a
wereturkey herself!!
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Chapter 50 Posted by Poisonbelladonna
"Oh, well... I must complete my potions, though. Pathetic though her condition may be, she will be quite safe from harm in her puddle of drool; so I will attend to her later."
The Weedhopr falls into a dazed and confused state, muttering something about Poisonbelladonna and wereturkeys.
The Wizardress locates her waterfall wand,
and continues her casting and brewing.....
The Most High Wizardress - - The Empress of The Essence, Poisonbelladonna - - a wereturkey, indeed!!! Pah!!!
"Seeing The Empress like this is very disturbing" says the Weedhopr as she
looks in on Belladonna...they say denial is the first stage of the transformation.
Amused, McV watches Belladonna flapping around the laboratory using her chicken legs
to grasp the containers on the shelves."I wonder what the she-creature is trying to come up
with now?" Unamused Weedhopr, after softly chiding McVs amusement at the poor wereturkey, takes another peek at the Empress. With a short snorty laugh herself, Weedhopr says "I don't think she knows what's she's doing, but whatever it is, she's eating more night-crawlers than she mixing in her brew!"
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Chapter 52 Posted by Vogue
Vogue was still with the little people, they had brought her to an abandonned house in the Village....they sat her down and explained the story to her. She found out that there is an antidote, and that the great Poisonbelladonnna was working on it, but that a magic onion was needed...."Magic Onion???",Vogue exclaimed,"where're we supposed to find that??". The little people looked at her, and gave a cryptic clue.
Vogue thanked the little people, and went out of the house into the street, and ran into ebby. "jeez girl where've you been???? "
Vogue filled him in on what had happenned, and ebby decided that this into was something that Belladonna should hear about. They rushed off to her castle, and passing Weedhopper on the way in went to tell Poisonbelladonna.
ebby.
But, what HO!, Weedhopr appears in the doorway of the ceremonial chamber with McV in tow, laughing hysterically with idiocy. There is a sunken look to her eyes that concerns the wizardress... Picking up her chakra wand,
As a final precaution, The Empress dejinxes the aura within the castle.....
Greetings mine great Empress shouts the Ogar as he approaches the grand entrance to the castle DeLa Poisonbelladonna. I recieved they message on the winds of my soul.
I have journeyed to the far reaches of this land and even beyound to the acursed land of the Angel of Fire. Thank thy stars we reside not in that kingdom. The wit of them who make that land thier home must be certainly questioned!
Yes replied the lovely Empress. And as you have felt in the winds that blow in thy being, I have found the spell and potions that will free us of the wicked wereturkey pleague. The only ingrediant that remains to be had is the magick onion. Ah replies the Ogar, this is a grand day indeed. Now let me assist you in preperation of thy most important tasks, said the Ogar. Oh , good, stated the Empress, I always welcome your help and a strong arm is needed in the mixing of this my best of brews.
The Empress and the Ogar work hard in preperation of the arrival of the hidden magick onion. They both chant the preyer good fortune to the stars in hopes that the last ingrediant shall swiftly fall into the chauldran.
QuiltCrazy paces her home in a frenzy. She knows that she must remember where she had seen the magic onion. It is the only way to save Carol, SNiP, Goober and the others.
"I've got it!" cries QuiltCrazy. "I know where that onion is hidden!"
She rushes off on her magic lasagne noodle, soaring ever higher into the sky. She knows she must hurry if she is to save her friends from the terrible fate that has befallen them.
She finally reaches her destination, and rushes to retrieve the magic onion. She snatches it up and jumps back aboard the noodle, soaring back to FortuneCity.
Upon her return she immediately goes to the Castle DeLa Poisonbelladonna. She finds Ogar and the Empress busily creating their potion.
"I have the onion!", QuiltCrazy breathlessly announces.
Poisonbelladonna and Ogar look up in amazement. "Quickly, give it to us so we can finish the potion", Ogar says.
QuiltCrazy opens the bag containing the onion and draws it out with a florish.
Poisonbelladonna's beautiful eyes open wide in dismay. Seeing her reaction Quilt Crazy looks at the onion. "OH NO!" she moans. "In my hurry I grabbed the wrong thing!"
She stares in dismay at the item she now holds in her hand.....a magic GARLIC!
ebby and Vogue entered the domain of Poisonbelladonna, and seeing Ogar and QuiltCrazy there also, related the rhyme that the little people had said to them
then, as always the two sat down and started to make coffee, and openned a new packet of Jaffa cakes. "best leave the clever solving part to the clever persons methinks" said ebby.... Vogue nodded in agreement.
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Chpater 57 Posted by Ebony Black
Just as ebby opened the Jaffa Cakes Ebony walked in.
"Black, 3 sugars please vogue...I'll make the next lot" She Got a bowl of water for Morpheus, her loyal panther, and sat down at the table. "I have told the whole of Rivendell and Tin pan alley, Most people were ok but a few seemed to like the idea of a giant turkey. We must keep a careful eye on SNiP, Carol and Goober...has anyone seen weedhopr?"
ebby and Vogue told her the riddle and she sat and pondered over it while she drank her coffee and ate Jaffa Cakes. Hmmmmmmmm.........................
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Chapter 58 Posted by Chewman
Returning from the window, Chewman went back to study his map. When he looked upon the parchment streched out across the table, he had to take a double take!!! He could read the writing!!!
When Chewman had gone to the window, some of the vapors from Poisonbelladonnas' potion drifted past. This caused his "vision" and gave him the wisdom to read the map.
Sir Larry came bursting into the castle, just as everyone was finishing their coffee and Jaffa cakes.
"Empress! I have an answer from the great Woody!"
Poisonbelladonna turned towards him, and with a smile, said, "It's in the Village. I already know."
Sir Larry felt like someone had sunk a dagger into his heart. He had spend all those lonely hours walking thru the dangerous districts just to find Woody, then to return to learn his efforts were unwarranted. With a sigh, he slowly turned to leave, when someone touched his shoulder. As he turned around, he saw...
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Chapter 59 continues Posted by Weedhopr
...he saw weedhopr enter the room. Seeing Belladonna, she remembered the strange
dream she had had...something about her and myself turning into wereturkeys? Aah, I'm glad
I've had a good nights sleep...
After listening to all the theories everyone has about
the location of the Magic Onion, Weedhopr tries to put the pieces together:
"The mysterious 'little people' say that only a pure heart can recover the onion, and that it is
somewhere around a tree...
The next clue is that it in the village...
And the last clue is that we need a ship of some sort to recover it...
Is that right so far?" Weedhopr asks.
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Chapter 60 Posted by Coniraya
Ebony made Sir larry a nice strong coffee and offered him some of the Jaffa Cakes."You did a great job Sir Larry...If it wasn't for strong, courageous people like you we wouldn't be as good at this hero-thingy." She gives him a hug and sits down to another coffee and more planning with ebby, Vogue, Weedhopr and Sir larry....
An hour later the door creaked open and a man that none of the gang, or anyone in the entirity of fortune city had seen before. He walked across the room to the table..."Excuse me for this rude interruption, But I hear you are all in a spot of bother. You need a ship? Yes?" The gang were speechless, well, all except Sir Larry and his new-found-courage. "Who are you? How did you know we were in trouble? How come we havent even seen you before?........" The man smiled."forgive me...I am Ziggy, Ziggy Stardust. I know and see everything that goes on here as I am the night watchman. You have never seen me because you never looked hard enough. Now back to the subject in hand. You need a ship, Right?" The gang nod - still being speechless. " So I am going to lend you my flying ship"
He points at the window and everybody looked on in amazement to see a huge ship was now flying outside the window. When they turned back to thank Ziggy he had vanished. Weedhopr broke the silence "What a nice man...look he's left the keys on the table. Lets get everyone's steeds on board while we wait for the others to return". "Good idea" Replied ebby. So the gang busied themselves with that and awaited the others on board the massive gallion.
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Chapter 63 Posted by Weedhopr
Once everyone was aboard the impressive gallion, the gang looked around
their new set of wheels(or rather their new set of sails!). There was a
large galley, fully stocked with goodies; 8 bedrooms - each with it's own
bath; an expansive living room with a large screen TV and massive stereo system;
a conference room with a long oak table (and a steaming coffee pot);
and at least 7 other rooms that were unaccessable-they were locked...
"Well, first things first" says Weedhopr "Can anyone drive this thing?"
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Chapter 64 Posted by Sir Larry
Sir Larry spoke up immediately.
"I can drive anything! Although, I believe in this case the term is pilot it. Geez, it can't be any harder to pilot than a 56 DeSota!"
Everyone is too busy admiring the interior of the starship to listen to Sir Larry. Now, all they could do was wait for all the others so they could set sail for the Village and find the Magic Onion.
Suddenly, the skys turned dark, the wind began to swirl around the ship, and there was a very loud, forlorn sound right outside. Everyone looked, and what they saw was...
Everyone looked, and what they saw was...
A bunch of wereturkeys making such a racket
As the gang settled in on the ship while it soared above FC, ebby went to the window and took a look out at the city skyline, "geez, it looks so pretty from up here, especially now that the banners have changed. WE must save it from this Wereturkey infection", ebby said quietly to himself. Ebony, overhearing him, nodded in agreement, and replied,"well, lets get down to solving this puzzle then shall we?". The gang sat around the mahogany table, and reiterated the main points of the riddles: "The 'little people' say that only a pure heart can recover the onion, and that it is somewhere around a tree...The next clue is that it in the village. we have the ship needed to recover it....and are on our way to the village".
Weedhopr said" hey ebby, you're a village person, where'd we find a tree like this in the village?" ebby thought for a minute, well there are a few treelined streets, I wonder if it's one of them, or it could be a home with trees in the garden.... well for now the streets with trees are the Boulevards ( tree lined by definition ), Parks ( that's obvious ), and Avenues ( smaller versions of Boulevards )... so that'd be : Clapham common ( a park ), James Dean Boulevard, Jodie Foster Avenue, and Wong Foo Park...hmm, the Tree must be on one of those streets... "
They all mulled over the street names, wondering which one would be most likely...
Chewman sat thinking. "A Ship"? The question was "Where to find a Ship?"
The Marina
Maybe that's what it means, we need to go to a "Marina". Isn't that where you would find "A Ship"?
Ebony thought of the rest of the gang. she wondered where they would be, and if they knew of the ship. Of course they wouldn't they were all out looking for the Magick Onion or warning the rest of Fortune City. She went back to thinking about the riddle..."Hmmm...I think we should start at that chinese sounding place. To me the magick onion sounds oriental." She turned to ebby "Do you agree?" ebby looked thoughtful."Yes, you might be right there." He stood up and faced Sir Larry. "TO WONG TONG AVENUE" ...or whatever ot was called. So Sir Larry steered the ship to face the right way and they were off on their merry way to hunt for the illusive Magick Onion, and maybe some of their companions while they were at it!
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Chapter 69 Posted by Poisonbelladonna
She finally settles upon her soft-silken altar cushion, clawed crystal in hand, reciting an enchanted incantation to increase the depth of her visions of her friends.....
"Crystal, reveal to me that which I seek -
Dark Moon comes round the bend,
Full Moon passed once again.
Waning now; lunar ebb...
Waxing now, our silver web.
Power rise to strengthen bonds
Tie tight now the friendship knot.
As Lord to Lady, as Sun to Moon,
As Earth to Sky, as Me to You."
She rises to face her companion, The Ogar. "Take this vial, dear friend,"
"Fear not, my Empress - - I will not fail them in their hour of need!" He grasps the potion and quickly ascends the staircase up to the castle door. Calling to his fearless dragon, "Nimron!! Take wing to the seas!"
The Empress kneels upon the threshold of her sacred altar, whispering a prayer to the Highest Spirits of the Netherworld, in hopes that the valiant Ogar will succeed in thwarting the impending evil........and so they might retrieve the Magick Onion and bring it to her. She knows now that the rare spell she has found within her ancient book is their only hope.
Below come into view a small opening in the storms blustery shroud. Namron glides down and they catch a glimps of the ship as it is tossed about on the white capped waves of the restless water.
As if floating on air the agile white dragon comes to a momentary stop. Just long enough for the Ogar to pour the guiding potion on the bow of the ship. This should guide you to safe waters, yelled out the Ogar. It will also guide you to the land of the magick onion. Good luck my friends and I bid thee the best of times. With his task now completed the Ogar braved the stormy currents of the jet stream back toward castle Dela Posionbelladonna. I must keep her safe from all danger, he thought to himself. For all hope lays in the hands of his Empress, the great wizardress Poisonbelladonna.
( Raeny had been missing since Vogue and ebby last saw her as they left seperatley to become embroiled in the Halloween Saga... and hadn't been seen since. This is what happened to her... )
Raeny watched as her Vogue left to look for ebby, and turned to clear away the table, anxious and worried for ebby as it wasn't like him to miss a five course dinner... She started to load the dishwasher ( very snazzy indeed ) and was interrupted by a noise at the kitchen window. She dismissed it as the wind blowing the trees against her window...then she heard it again. She openned the window and looked out, seeing nothing....then instinct told her to look down. She saw three 'Little People' - of the Irish faery folk - and gasped audibly.
The Little People spoke, alternating sentences :
your help we need
why yes indeed
the pretty city
of your home
is threatned by the evil gnome
dangerous he is
and an evil wizz
a keeper need we
for what you see
is the remedy in part
we have need of your art
and ask for you
a job to do
become the keeper of the onion
the keeper can olny be a woman
Raeny pondered this for a minute, and as the little people often played pranks on people...but she could see the despair in their eyes, and decided that they were being true. She agreed, and the faeries whisked her off to the Magic Tree, under which grows the Magic Onion....
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Chapter 72 Posted by Ebby
The gang made their way to Wong Foo Park.... "hmmm", thought ebby,"I think I know somone who lives here... try house no. 666, I do think it's one of Darklights homes in FC...." The gang thought this a good idea, if anyone would know if this tree was on this street, it'd be Darkie.... they sailed up the street.... past 665 houses, until they reached Darklights home.... hopeing she was there... the gang docked the shi[ against the sid of the house, and looked around. "who wants to go? someone'll have to mind the ship - we're no keys to lock up.. "
Sir Larry decided to keep an eye on the ship while the others trooped down to Darklights place....
As Sir Larry sat in the ship, reading his latest issue of the Fortune City Times, he was reminded of a song. Not an ordinary song, but a song about times when men would leave their homes and families behind to search for food for their families, and to learn what they could learn about the world in which they lived. Sadly, he thought those days were past. Oh wee, no sense worrying, I know all my friends will be safe, and they will find this magic onion and restore all our friends to normal. Just then, a wizard appeared before him, and with a wave of his magic wand, transformed Sir Larry into a statue! Then, the evil wizard turned to the controls of the ship and set it on auto-pilot to sail away into a distant land where nobody could find it, or Sir Larry. And, with another wave of his wand, he was gone. POOF!
End of Chapter 73
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Chapter 74 Posted by Raeny
Raeny was taken to the secret home of the magic onion.... she set about familiarising herself with the place, when the little people looked at her, smiled and circled her chanting
Raeny found that she understood everything to do with the onion, and set off to work...
ebby
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Chapter 75 Posted by Ebby
ebby, Ebony Weedhopr1 and the rest of the gang walked up to Darklights front door....they knocked.... and waited... "oh, dear, I hope she's home" said Ebony... "oh, she's everywhere you know", replied ebby, "it'll just take a while I suppose.. let's wait a bit longer, "
Then the door opened, revealing the Mayor of Fortunecity, on a break from cityhall, in her village home for a short bit. She welcomed them in, and as they entered the "portal into Oblivion" a shadow was cast over the ship behind them, unbeknownst to them, the shadow was cast by the evil wizz who turned Sir Larry into a Statue!!!!!! ....
The gang got more coffee and Jaffa cakes from the mayor as they sat down to explain the story to her"
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Chapter 76 Posted by Sir Larry
Sir Larry was terrified! A statue! How will anyone find him?
Suddenly, he remembered that Mayor Darklight had the power of mental telepathy, and if he concentrated hard enough, maybe she could hear his thoughts!
"HELP ME!" he screamed inside his head. "It's me, Sir Larry! I've been turned into a statue, and the ship is heading into the Underworld!
P L E A S E H E L P M E !!!!"
Back in Darklight's house, all his friends were sitting down talking about the Magic Onion with Darklight, when she suddenly jumped to her feet, and shouted...
"Sir Larry's in trouble! Quickly, get Poisonbelladonna and Ogar to help us! We MUST find that Magic Onion before it's too late!"
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Chapter 77 Posted by ebby
What??? Sir Larry a Statue???? Who has the power to do that??? I hope the power of Poisonbelladonna will be able to revert the spell, but she'll need this Magic Onion ... what are we to do... - ebby was a bit frantic at this stage...
Vogue settled him down and said... "Darklight, girl, you've got to have an idea where this Magic Onion is.."
Darklight said " I've a feeling it's on the same street as most good things in the Village - James Dean Boulevard - the home of Moondoggy, one of the Village Mins, Desertwolf, the Adam and Andy cartoons and more... and seeing as how it's help we need, why not a help number? the uk/Irish help number would be good I think, as it's Raeny who's been chosen the Keeper, and she's Irish... now what's that number again, it's not 911..... "
While they were pondering, the little people showed up in force to help out the gang
we'll help you out... but you must hurry.... without a ship it will take longer to get to Poisonbelladonna and Ogar to tell them the news.. and also longer to get to James Dean Blvd for assuredly that's where the Magic Onion is to be found..
The gang looked stunned momentarily at the arrival of the fairies.... then set about splitting into two groups..
The Keeper saw in her head that her fairies had done as they had been bidden... she sat back and waited for the adventurers to reach her abode so she could be released from this position and return to her cooking..
She walked out among the trees, and looked at the Onion, all this fuss for one small onion, she thought to herself....
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Chapter 79 Posted by Coniraya
"YYYYYYaaaaaaa
ya
think he`ll move then instantly
without
hurtings`?"
"of course, he will, just be careful by power"
k`...
searching dust scrubba.....
hnmm
electricity should be used
without shocking elements.....
_
and so foogy covered people
picked their heads out
may light fall down
they said by movings
perhaps it helps
sir larry !!
because
it was
late
and
the night became dusty
and black
as never before......
The voices, the voices. This time the voices said:"The Magic Onion has ALREADY shown it's self!!!"
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