From the Prettiest Flower

Chapter 2: The Roots

(YYEes! The second chapter, written by @Lovely_Bunny_Books , hope you all love it!!) 

      The very next evening, Pinky and the Brain entered the same doorway they entered in the night before. Behind that mouse-sized door was a secret laboratory that the Brain had constructed shortly after the Warners' coronation. Maybe it was because they were small, but the room seemed huge to the prime minister and the royal stablemouse. Inside the brick-walled room were various items that were needed for experiments, inventions, and all those other things. The flower that Pinky handed to Brain was being studied on a table. It had already been dissected the night before and Brain was doing some final studies.

     After a moment of silence, Pinky broke it by asking,

    "So, what's un-ordinary about that pretty flower? Poit?" Brain, with some papers in his hands, replied with,
     "It's very simple. I never thought I'd say this, but this flower came about from magic. I originally thought magic was impossible, but this flower is quite different from the other flowers in the Royal garden. Trust me, I did comparisons and they didn't match this one. So, knowing that it is magical, I did more research to see how it came into existence."
     "Narf..." said Pinky with stars in his eyes. He continued with, "So, how DID this magical pretty flower happen, Brain?"
     "Well, based on my research, I learned that there are these magical 'roots' that are located underneath the kingdom. These roots are located inside a goldmine the kingdom runs and they control the entire ecosystem in Warnerstock."
     "Ooh! So how are we going to take over the kingdom? Troz!"
     "As I said before, this country's ecosystem is controlled by these magical roots. So, using my genius calculations, I shall construct a device that taps into these roots underground and it shall delve the ecosystem into utter chaos! There will be an overgrowth of foliage. And then, when the time is right, I shall swoop in, 'fix' this chaos, and then the people will practically crown me king!"

     Pinky got excited and jumped up and down. "Egad, Brain! Brilliant! Wait! Let me just ask one thing.."
     "And what shall that be?" replied Brain.
     "ZORT! Can we bring Pharfignewton with us?? Pretty please?" He then saw Pinky get down on his knees and he pleaded Brain with innocent looking eyes. Brain thought about it for a few seconds. He then said,
     "Very well. I suppose your equine partner came come with us." Pinky gasped and said,
     "Yay!! I promise you she'll be a big help!"
     "Come Pinky, we shall gather the materials immediately. Luckily, they're all right here in the castle grounds. And if it makes you happy, we do have to stop by the stable in order to get some straw."
     "NARF! Pharfignewton!!"

     And so, Pinky and the Brain travelled all over the castle grounds to gather the materials they needed. This included leftover steel from the royal kitchen, herbs from the royal garden, water from a nearby well, and yes, straw from the stable. Brain decided that he would build the device in the stable in order to let Pinky spend time with Pharfignewton. While they were in the kitchen, Pinky secretly grabbed a carrot so he could give it to Pharfignewton. When the mice arrived at the stable, Pinky immediately ran to where Pharfignewton was and he said,

     "Oh, Pharfignewton! Oh, Pharfignewton! Wherefore art thou, Pharfignewton?" Pharfignewton showed up, happy to see Pinky. She whinnied and Pinky got pretty happy from hearing that.

     "Oh, there you art!" Brain then said,
     "You do realize that what you said doesn't mean 'where', it mean 'why', right?"
     "It does?" questioned Pinky. "Well, it doesn't matter! I get to be with my beautiful Pharfignewton!" He turned to her, pulled out the carrot, and he said, "Oh, Pharfignewton! I got you something special from the royal kitchen!" The horse perked up and Pinky brought the carrot closer to her. As she ate the carrot, Brain saw how happy Pinky was and he couldn't help but secretly admit that he was happy for Pinky.
     One hour later, the device gets finished. The device was steel, it was shaped like a bell-dome, and the green herbs could be seen all over it. This device is water powered that way the straw and herbs can be kept alive. Brain was quite proud of himself.

     "Yyyes!" said Brain. Pinky turned around and said,
     "Poit! You're all done? What's it called??"
     "I call it the Root Control 1000. When this thing is activated, the herbs will make their way to the underground. But first, we'll need to be at the precise location where the goldmine is. We find the goldmine, we find the roots. This is where your horse partner comes in. She can help us get to the mine."
     "NARF! Egad! Let's go!" The two mice climbed onto the horse, Pinky opened the gate, and Pharfignewton made her way out of the stable. Brain carried his device and it began sensing where the goldmine could be. He looked around to make sure that the Warners wouldn't be woken up from when the device finds the goldmine. Sure enough, nearby the entrance to the castle, the device beeped. Pharfignewton stopped and the mice got down from her. Pinky said, "Thanks! We'll be back, my love!" and the mice began digging underground with shovels.

      For a good while, all they could see was dirt. But then, Pinky saw something sparkle.

     "ZORT! I saw a pretty twinkle!"
     "We must be getting close, then" said Brain. After some more digging, they had found the gold mine. There were not only gold nuggets everywhere, but they had also found the roots. Once again, Brain said, "Yyyes!" and then he and Pinky dug back up to where the castle and Pharfignewton were. Pinky shook himself clean and he hugged his love. Meanwhile, Brain covered and patted the dirt in order to cover up their tracks. He then placed the device in the very spot where he and Pinky had just dug. He presses the button and the herbs glow bright green. Both Brain and Pinky were amazed by this. They saw the herbs grow longer and then these herbs began making their way underground. "The first step has been completed. Come Pinky, back to the lab. The overgrowth should be well on it's way by tomorrow. Let's bring your horse partner back to the stable, shall we?"

       Pinky and Pharfignewton looked sad and Pinky said,
      "Aww, do we have to Brain? Poit?"
      "Remember, you're the royal stablemouse. You'll see her again tomorrow."
      "Oh, that's different then, isn't it? Troz!" After the two mice returned Pharfignewton to the stable, they immediately went back to the lab, where they eagerly awaited for the overgrowth to happen. But little did they know was that it was happening much quicker than they anticipated.