Chapter 6: Plan Two

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After they settled Racheal in, the team brainstormed new ideas in which to bring their feathered friend back. Intensity was in the air, they had not gained any sleep since Sqaishey was kidnapped.
A few people dozed off in chairs, while others were on task. Most of them had been thinking, just in case they had not returned with Sqaishey, and it seems they hadn't.
Mousie had not calmed down since the incident. She kept claiming it was her fault, and even after Stampy told her that wasn't true, she still cried quietly in a corner, rocking back and forth. Amy stood beside her the whole time, and every once in a while, you could hear a small, sad giggle erupting in the corner.
The others stood at the table in the middle, with a map of the castle on it. Target looked down warily at it. Blossom, Amber and Ender stood at it, all frowning at the familiar sight of home on a dried out piece of paper.
The map showed different rooms of the house labeled, along with the cell, which Target said used to be his old room. The big room in the middle was said to be the control room which was what he used to spy Stampy with. Arrow laughed nervously.
"That's kinda how you were always unprepared... I always knew the step forward." Stampy gave a half-hearted smile before frowning again. He didn't like this at all. Not Target's plans, they were actually quite clever, but the whole ordeal with having to plan to have to save his girlfriend.
The planning went on for hours on end, the sun was about to rise, when a soft voice spoke.
"Who are you guys? Where am I?" It was a little girl. "I-I-I'm Aafia..." Her soft green hair started to glow. Then, she hiccupped and the building changed to sponge. Stampy just stared at her. He had never encountered a child in his world before. She had soft green hair and dark blue eyes. She wore a sleeveless sea green shirt and some blue jeans. She only wore green socks on her feet.
"Where did you come from?" Blossom asked gently.
"I-I don know... I mean... I juss...I was wif my sithder, and she ran away becauth thee thought we were dead... well mohm is..." tears ran down her cheeks in little streams.
"H-have you theeen my thithder Racheal?" She asked innocently. She hiccupped again, and the building turned back to spruce planks. Blossom beamed at her.
"I got her." She whispered to Stampy who was stepping forward to help her. She walked forward, picked the tiny girl up in her arms and carried her all the way to where Racheal was sleeping contently under the covers.
Everyone drew their attention back to their planning.
Stampy hadn't spoken to anybody since he had tried to calm Mousie down, and frankly, he didn't want to. He just felt like a huge piece of him was missing. He didn't feel good making a plan to save his girlfriend. It just wasn't really right. It's not something normal couples do right? Well, one thing for sure, this wasn't a normal relationship.

The next morning, they arrived at the same menacing castle that left a looming shadow over them. They had a bigger group with them, as this time, they needed to sneak in. Their group consisted of Squid, Amy, Target, Mousie, Rosie, and Blossom. Stampy didn't come this time, he couldn't handle the menacing place that seemed so heart breaking anymore.
They were heading towards the entrance where two endermen were talking to a familiar looking skeleton. Quinn.
"So that's where he went..." Muttered Target. Amy put her hand on his shoulder. Target gave a weary smile before taking order. He was the group leader for now, because he knew where he was going.
"Rosie, now."
Rosie quietly leaned forward and blew out a blue aroma. The two guards and Quinn both froze and became encapsulated in ice.
"Good work Rosie." Amy smiled. Rosie just shrugged. She still hadn't completely forgiven Amy for not telling her about the whole Princess Amelia thing. It was especially hard on her because she was her best friend.
They quickly snuck through the gate and started walking down the eerie hall. Target quickly walked down the hallway, getting closer to a familiar girl's scream.
Amy gasped.
"Sqaishey?!" She started to tear up. Blossom quickly grew a vine out of the ground and it wrapped itself around Amy's face.
"No, that scream doesn't belong to her." Blossom whispered gently. "That scream is out of anger and frustration. Sqaishey is too weak to scream like that. Plus, it's coming from the control center. There's no way they'd bring her in there..."
They quickly and quietly tiptoed down the hallway and to the entrance of the control center where two familiar girls were fighting. Their silhouettes were in front of the many computer screens and TV's in the room.  Target's stomach flipped.
"HOW DO YOU EXPECT ME TO DO THIS TO HER ANYMORE!!! SHES BEEN NOTHING BUT OUR FRIEND THIS TIME AND THIS IS HOW YOU TREAT HER! YOU PROMISED ME A BETTER LIFE! BUT NO! NOW IM GOING TO LIVE THE REST OF MY LIFE IN GUILT BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO KILL HER!" Amber screamed from the top of their lungs. Ended glared at her menacingly. She took her hand and slapped Amber across the face. Amber looked up at her in horror.
"He abused us too much. I had to do something...to keep you safe." Ender growled under her breath.
"But he stopped! When Stampy reformed him, he stopped!" Amber shouted in frustrated screams. Her hair started to glow and spark into embers.
"We are killing the innocent. IM NOT ABOUT TO LET THAT HAPPEN!" Amber stomped her foot on the ground and fire shout out of the ground where Ender was. She appeared on the other side of the room and lifted her hand. A black aroma surrounded it. Dark magic....
Amber started floating up towards the ceiling. Her hands went around her neck as if she were choking.  That wasn't suppose to happen! I don't- um...proceed...
"You will do this..." Ender growled. "This is bigger than you. You don't know who you you're dealing with." Ender laughed evilly.
"No! I won't!" Amber refused. Ender's grip on her tightened. Amber started tearing up.
"Okay! Fine! I will!" Amber cried. Ender released her and she fell to the floor with a thud. Amber started coughing and panting heavily. Ender walked away from her, satisfied with her work.
"Target, I know you're hurt right now, but we have a mission..." Mousie sniffed behind him. He turned around with tears streaming down his cheeks and embraced Mousie, crying softly. Mousie accepted the hug and they stood there for a moment, letting the tears out.
Amy walked up to them after they let go of the hug.
"Arrow, since when does Hit the Target cry?" She joked. Target smiled faintly.
"Thanks Amy. I guess I have some explaining to do after we complete or fail the mission."  He frowned again.
Unexpectedly, Amber came out of the room and screamed when she saw them. Ender rushed to the door and saw them. She glared at them.
"Get....OUT!" She shrieked loudly. Her voice echoed through the halls.
"Okay!" Mousie squeaked and teleported everyone out of the horrid place. But before they were gone, one other person grabbed onto Mousie. They appeared back in Stampy's lovely world. Mousie fell on the ground, her head feeling like a million bricks were swinging it around.
"Uyuggh" Mousie groaned. Amber, who had tagged along, ran over to her.
"Mousie! Are you okay?!" She asked worriedly.
"Amber why!?" Target took her shoulders and spun her around.
"Ender promised me a better life! I didn't know she was going to torture and kill!" Amber started to cry. "Don't be ma-" Target hugged her and started to cry. And for a while, stood in that embrace.

Hey guys! Sorry I've been so late, my brain didn't want to work.

So, Aafia. Hmmmm...who do you think their mother was?

Two words.

The first one to figure it out gets a prize of their choice like...idk...a collab...a shoutout...their own character...whatever they want. :)

So that's it for now, but thank I'll guys so much for watching this video, if you liked it, punch that like button in the face....

Oh wait. Wrong outro.

And remember, stay turtles my Jeremy's.
Love ya!
~Gracie 😘🐢

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