Everyone on top of the peach leaned in to look over the side of the peach.The clouds started to part and the sight before them made them burst into tears and smile.They saw the Empire State building and the rest of the beautiful New York City.
"Look everybody!"James said,"We made it!"
"We did?"Centipede asked.
"New York City,"Ms.Spider gasped.
"Breathtaking,"Mr.Grasshopper said.
"Stunning!"Luna barked.
"Glorious!"Mrs.Ladybug said.
"Look at the park!"James said pointing.
"It's fabulous!"Centipede said.
"We have made it!"Ms.Spider yelled hugging Mrs.Ladybug and Luna.
She and Mrs.Ladybug started to cry tears of joy.Luna's tail started to wag.
"What a wonderful sight!"Mrs.Ladybug said through tears.
Gloworm pointed to the tall statue of a lady with a torch,"There's Lady Liberty!"
"The first thing all new comers of New York see before they dock,"Luna said.
Earthworm sniffed the air,"I can almost smell the lovely dirt,"
"Is it not beautiful?"Ms.Spider said wiping tears away from her eyes.
James took a deep breath when he saw the Empire State building.It was as tall as he had pictured it to look like.He couldn't wait to get to the top.
"The Empire State Building!"James said.
Centipede quickly became excited.He jumped up and kicked his heels together.
"SEE THOSE LIGHTS!"he yelled grabbing Mr.Grasshopper by the arm and turning him around.
Ms.Spider and the others started to giggle.Luna even found herself laughing.
"WA-HOO!YIPEE!Atta boy,Jimmy!"Centipede yelled.
"Good show James!The city awaits us!"Mr.Grasshopper said.
"I can't wait to get down there to that city and howl at the moon to my heart's content!"Luna said.
Ms.Spider then came over and took Centipede's hat off of James's head and gave it back to Centipede.
"Now remember James,"she said fixing his tie and shirt,"First impression is very importaunt,"
Suddenly,Luna became tensed.She looked toward the south in the other direction behind them.Centipede turned to where she was facing.
"What's botheren ya Luna?"he asked.
"Shhh,"Luna said,"Something's not right,"
"What do you mean?"Centipede asked still trying to find what she was looking for.
"Something's about to happen.I can sense it,"Luna said sniffing the air.
Suddenly the wind started to pick up and storm clouds started to appear.Luna dug her claws into the peach to keep her from moving.Everyone else looked toward Luna's direction.They all started to walk in her direction.Centipede got a blanket slammed in his face,James ran to the stem to move the peach away from the wind and the others tried to fight the wind and get to Luna.While James was moving the stem,the wind blew the compass off of the stem.
"Oh no!"James yelled trying to grab it.
He was too late.It fell down to the city and out of sight before the storm clouds covered the city.
Mr.Grasshopper gasped,"We'll be blown off course!"
James couldn't fight against the wind and he almost fell off the peach,but luckly Luna caught him by the shirt before he fell and pulled him back up.
"Hold on James!"she yelled.James held on tightly to her fur while she walked him back to Centipede and Mr.Grasshopper.
Centipede finally managed to get the blanket off of his head and relized that the compass was gone.
"We'll wind up in JERSEY!"he yelled.
Lighting started to flash.Everyone turned to a huge storm cloud that was heading their way.Luna let out a growl.
"What is it Luna?"Mr.Grasshopper asked.
"That's NO ordinary storm cloud!"she yelled.
James looked up and saw what she ment.He saw two yellow eyes come into view and the body of a rhino appeared.
"Could it be?"Mr.Grasshopper asked Centipede.
Centipede then gasped,"No.It couldn't be...,"
"But it is...,"Luna said.
The rhino let out a roar.
"It's the rhino!"James yelled.
Even more lighting flashed.Everyone quickly became nervous.
"Oh James!"Mrs.Ladybug yelled,"Do something!"
The rhino started to fly towards them.James looked around and spotted the seagulls.He got an idea.He would face what he feared the most to save his friends.He turned back to Luna and whispered in her ear.
"Get the others out of here Luna,"he whispered,"I got a plan,"
"But...what about you?Aren't you coming?"Luna asked getting nervous.
James let go of her fur and without another word he turned to the others.
"Everyone climb up into the rigging!"he yelled,"Hurry!"
Luna watched as everyone climbed up to the seagulls.Rain had alreday started to fall so it was hard to see.Mr.Grasshopper carrying Earthworm and Centipede carrying Gloworm.(In order to see this part,go get the blue-ray or DVD and look to the bottom of your screen right when they are climbing up and when you see Gloworm pause it and look closely.You'll see Centipede.)
"James...,"she whispered.
James nodded toward her.She didn't argue with him or picked him up and threw him to Ms.Spider.She jumped up and grabbed one of the strings.Ms.Spider then relized what was going on.
"James!"she yelled to him,"Are you not coming with us?"
James yelled back up to her,"No!"
Luna almost jumped back down when she saw where he ran off to.He ran to the fence bridge and stood where the rhino was headed.
"It got my mom and dad!"James yelled,"It won't get my friends!"
"He's out of his mind!"Luna yelled.
James then stared at the coming rhino and yelled,"Come out and show your face,you stupid beast!"
The rhino roared again and came out of the storm clouds he was hiding in.Lighting flashed out of his horn and his eyes were a bright yellow which seemed to stair right at James.James gasped at the beast and watched as more lighting flashed from it's horn.
"Good God Almighty!"Mr.Grasshopper said when he saw the beast.
"James!Don't do this!"Luna yelled.
The beast started coming at a faster pace.Earthworm then yelled something to James.
"Remember what you parents said James!"James looked up at him,"Try looking at it another way!"
James hid his eyes from the terrible monster that was coming to him.He then thought of something to say.
"You're not even a REAL rhino!"the rhino growled,"You're just a lot of smoke and noise!"
The rhino stopped and stared at James.Luna bit her lip.What was it going to do?They will soon find out.
James then yelled back at it,"I'm not afraid of you!"
That did it.The rhino then came charging out of the clouds and into full view.It came at an even faster pace.Luna let go of her string,but Centipede grabbed her with one of his hands.She grabbed another string and watched as the beast came even closer at the fast pace toward James.There was nothing she could do to stop it from coming.
"I'm not afraid of YOU!"James yelled again.
The rhino then shot some lighting out of it's horn and it hit the fence bridge.The fence came out of the peach adn started to fly up.James was too late to get off of it.He then fell into the peach while the fence cut the strings off the stem and he watched as his friends flew away from him.Everyone holding on to the strings attached to the seagulls gasped as they watched their beloved James fall down to the clouds below.
"JAMES!!!!"they all yelled.
They suddenly heard a loud crash.Centipede turned Ms.Spider's head away from the sight and she started to cry on his shoulder.He then removed his hat.Mr.Grasshopper lowered his head and Earthworm did the same.Mrs.Ladybug started to cry and so did Gloworm.Luna,with her mouth opened could feel herself wanting to cry.She let the tears run down her face and she let out a loud howl.After she did,she started to blame herself for his death.She didn't do anything to stop the rhino.It was all her fault.
"James...,"she whispered through the tears.
So much is happening I know.Well,that's all for this chapter.By the way,I made a trailer for this fanfic.It should be up in awhile and i want to give you guys a bit of a heads up.I'll still be working on this fanfic,but due to school work and such I may be behind in most of my fanfics and I'll be leaving for California this weekend so all fanfics will be put on hold till I get back.
MORE IS COMING!!!
