Darla's Adventures of Xena: Warrior Princess

chapter 7

The others looked out from the window from where they were and argued with each other to go to the wolf.

"What's going on?" Drell asked them.

"There's a wolf out there... We're not sure who should get it..." Darla smiled nervously.

There was soon a scratching at the door.

"All right, who wants to face the wolf?" Drell asked. "Step forward."

Everyone else then stepped back while Cherry was the odd one out.

"Go ahead, Cherry, it might be Princess Mononoke or Ookami!" Drell said as he pushed Cherry to the door, pushed her out, and shut the door behind her and locked the door.

Cherry glared at the door, then looked nervous at the wolf. "Please don't eat me." she then begged.

"Why would I eat you, Cherry?" Atticus's voice asked.

"Atticus...?" Cherry asked.

Inside...

"It's been really quiet out there..." Drell told the others before opening the door and Cherry soon came in with the wolf. "Cherry, what is your problem?!"

"Hi, everyone." The wolf greeted in Atticus's voice.

"Atticus... You're a wolf!" Mo said.

"How did that happen?" Darla asked.

"Hera turned me into a wolf to try and stop me from attacking her." Atticus glared.

"How did she do that?" Mo asked.

"It must've been that stone she had," Atticus replied. "Drell, can you change me back? I think I'm getting fleas."

"I'm afraid I can't," Drell said. "The Cronus Stone's magic is too powerful."

"Dang..." Atticus groaned before scratching himself, unable to resist the itch.

Alcmene soon came to and Hercules told her everything that happened, but she didn't seem too happy about being rescued from Zeus. "So, you didn't do anything to lift a finger?" The mortal woman crossed her arms and turned away from him.

"I-I-I, uh, I..." Hercules stammered to his mortal mother. "I-I climbed Mount Olympus with this kid, I rescued you from Zeus, what do you want from me?!"

"Did you ever think to ask I wanted to be rescued?!" Alcmene scolded before storming off.

"She does make a good point." Mo said.

Hercules sighed and crossed his arms.

"Open up, it's me, Zeus!" A voice called from outside.

Drell soon opened the door only to see no one. "There's no one there." he then told the others.

"Down here!" Zeus's voice told him.

Drell soon looked down to see a mouse. "Hera turned you into a mouse and not a wolf?" The warlock then asked the god.

"It appears so." Zeus squeaked to the warlock.

"Where are the others?" Drell asked before he heard Hercules trying not to laugh at his father.

"Hey, old man, let me in!" Ares's voice called.

"Ares?" Drell looked around until he found the God of War in animal form. "Let me guess: the rest of you are animals too, right?"

"Yes..." Ares frowned as he came in.

Hercules cupped his mouth, still trying not to laugh.

"Just watch it, and don't make me ma-a-ad!" Ares glared, bleating slightly.