The Angry Wizard
The clouds huddled together like a new born lion and his mother. As long as anyone could remember not a ray of sun light could be spotted no matter where you were, in or out of the floating castle. The air around the castle was always bitter and bit people’s noses if they dared come near the castle. Some people said once some boys were fooling around and came near the castle and they were found shaking so much they were rushed to hospital.
“How many times must I tell you I’m not playing that silly game that you always want me to play,” said the old man with a bored look in his miserable old eyes.
“Oh, please just this once I will never ask again, I swear,” said Richard, the youngest cheetah.
“No, the last time I said yes you took advantage of it and kept asking me,” said the old man.
“I promise I won’t this time.”
The old man just tutted and said, “just shut up are you capable of doing that,” losing his temper.
“Sorry,” he mumbled.
“Right I’m going to go and get a coffee.” And with that he left angrily.
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The sound of Gargamel’ s snoring pierced the silence of the castle; it was as if a baby pig had broken in to the castle. Gigi was on her way to the other end of the castle for some precious slumber. She had a big day tomorrow; she was giving a speech about how humans and animals should come together and that we need to stop killing animals and eating them. She was very passionate about animals, especially bears and cows (they were her favourite.)
On her way to bed all of a sudden, a secure, dark, black bag was put over her head. Gigi heard a voice and it was the unmistakeable voice of her brother, “Come back home we need you,” said her brother.
“What do you want me for?” she asked frustrated.
“We want you so you can calm the animals down so we can kill them and make them into expensive clothes,” he said in a cruel voice.
“Never! I am doing a speech tomorrow about how we humans and animals should come together,” she screamed.
Gigi’s brother replied, “do it otherwise we will harm your husband badly.”
“Ok,” she replied she replied weakly.
And with that he pulled the bag over poor Gigi’s head and ran away with the bag into the cold night sky leaving Gargamel unaware of that night’s happenings.
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Richard held the ball like it was a piece of treasure.
“I’ll play with you,” said Maisie the youngest out of the four.
Now it was Richard’s turn to get mad as she started throwing the ball at Richard.
“Stop,” screamed Richard.
All three cheetahs stared at Richard, Bobby, Maisie and Sam looked at Richard with surprise and shock.
“Sorry guys I just lost my temper,” Richard said ashamed of himself.
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“Right class we are going to fashion land,” said Miss Clear. “And remember its Fashion Land Lane NOT Fashion Sand Lane!”
“Yes, Miss Clear,” called the class.
“Right 3 2 1.”
“Ok, Fashion Sand Lane not Fashion Lane Land,” said Tommy the helpless kid as he used his mind to transport himself along with all of his class mates.
And with that the rest of the class went to Fashion Land Lane and Tommy went to Fashion Sand Lane.
Tommy looked around searching for his fellow classmates, he then looked up and saw a creature jumping down from the sky like a livid unicorn. The creature had two legs of a horse but the upper body was mysteriously human he had golden hair like a lion’s mane. Tommy’s heart bashed his chest as if it was trying to break free, he suddenly started seeing two of everything and before he could work out what was happening, he blacked out. He then awoke, with a drop of saliva on his face and four worried cheetahs looking at his pale face.
“Ahhhh,” screamed Tommy.
“Ahhhh,” screamed all four cheetahs.
“Please don’t hurt me,” asked Tommy worried.
The cheetahs all laughed and Sam said, “we don’t eat humans we saw you lying there and we were really worried.”
“Oh, so you’re not going to eat me,” said Tommy relieved.
In the corner of Tommy’s eye, he saw the creature that he had seen before he had blacked out.
“What is that creature and how can you animals speak?” enquired Tommy confused.
“Ok, first things first,” said Richard. “I’m Richard; this is Maisie, this is Sam and Bobby, that over there is a Griggor and Gigi, Gargamel’s wife taught us English.”
“Wait, wait, wait,” exclaimed Tommy. “who on earth is Gigi and Gargamel?”
“Well Gigi is Gargamel’s wife, who was stolen by her brother and because she can talk to animals and teach them things, they wanted her,” explained Richard.
“Oh, then why didn’t Gargamel stop him?” Tommy asked.
“Because Gargamel was asleep and he snores!” said Richard a little annoyed.
“So, is that why he is so grumpy?” said Tommy really proud of himself.
“YES!!!” all three cheetahs screamed.
“What that?” called Gargamel.
“Nothing,” called the cheetahs but it was too late.
“Ahh,” screamed Gargamel. “An imposter.”
“No sir this is just a kid that got lost,” said Sam.
Tommy stared at Gargamel; his mop was so immense that you could hide a whole bird’s nest in there!
“What are you looking at!” raged Gargamel.
“Ssssorry sir,” Tommy said. “I was just admiring your hair.”
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The basement where Gigi had been kept was a deep-rooted place. She got bread and water for all three meals. The walls were wrecked as if they had been there for three hundred years, and they were barely enough to keep Gigi in. The smell in there camped inside her nostrils. But she never dared to leave because they had threatened to harm Gargamel badly. Each day she would sit there and wait to be called, to help with the animals. She would always dread that moment and the rest of the day whilst she was not in use, she would be chucked into her personal jail, and would sit there day dreaming that Gargamel coming to save her one day. She had started to lose faith in him and sometimes wondered if he had forgot about her, but little did she know he was thinking about her every day.
“Here is your bread and water miss,” said the servant who was giving Gigi her meals.
“Look, if you are not going to help me then go away, I’m not hungry!” she screamed losing her temper. “Every day you come in not helping at all!”
“Look, I don’t want to do this but I have to otherwise they will harm my family as well,” said the servant distressed.
“You know,” said Gigi mischievously. “We could always team up and make an escape plan that’s if you are willing to.”
“Count me in, “said the servant eagerly.
“Well that’s settled then,” said Gigi.
And with that they started hatching a plan…
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Gargamel glanced at Tommy he was wearing a shiny suit, slick hair and dark brown shoes; in Gargamel’s opinion he looked like an off sweet potato in tin foil.
“Where are you from boy?” asked Gargamel.
“Twenty-one twelve ssssir,” said Tommy, still trembling.
“Don’t be scared boy,” said Gargamel. “You could help me you know; you could teleport me and my cheetahs to the place where they have my wife locked up and I will pay you in good spells.”
“Count me in,” said Tommy, truly excited. He was as excited as an excitable baby cheetah.
Gargamel for the first time in years smiled and turned to all four cheetahs and said, “Do you want to play your ball game?”
After they finished playing the ball game, Gargamel went into the kitchen and started getting some food for all four cheetahs, Tommy, Gigi and himself.
“So how do you do this teleporty thing?” said Gargamel.
“Well, I picture where I want to go and then we all hold hands and I repeat the location over and over again until we get there,” said Tommy, proudly.
“Ok, can we go now I really want to go now!” said Gargamel, getting irritated.
“Alright, alright,” said Tommy. “Right 1, 2, 3,"
And with that they were there...
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The walls of the castle were as shiny as a Ferrari, all apart from one bit which was where Gigi was kept and where they landed.
“Wow!” said Tommy.
“How dare them!” growled Gargamel.
“Let’s go and hurry Tommy for god’s sake!” exclaimed Gargamel, in a rush to find his wife that he had been longing to see for so many years that he had forgotten how many and here he was ready to rescue her. Little did he know Gigi and the servant were already escaping!
“Come on,” whispered Gargamel, sharply.
“I’m trying my hardest,” whispered Tommy.
BANG CRASH BUMP!
“Gigi!” exclaimed Gargamel. “What are you doing out of where you are supposed to be kept?”
“Gargamel!” exclaimed Gigi back. “I thought you had forgotten about me. I was escaping with one of the King’s servants, who was captured like me, and threatened to hurt his family, like he said he would do to you.”
“So you didn’t escape all of these years because, because you were protecting me?” said Gargamel, his breath taken away.
“Yes,” replied Gigi. “Now, let’s hurry and get out of here before my brother finds out that I’m missing.”
“3, 2, 1,” said Tommy and they were back in the castle.
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After they got back to the castle, Gigi’s brother was arrested, they adopted Tommy, as he was an orphan, and now Gigi, Gargamel, the four cheetahs and Tommy are living a happy life with loads of animals and not a worry on their mind.
The End
By: Freya Parker