Chapter 17: The Door in the Tree

"Ahhh..."
Milne was sitting in a closet, drinking iced tea and eating a cookie. Recently, one of the minions had taken a liking to iced tea, and there was now a shortage around the base. Thankfully, Milne managed to pick up twenty or so gallons from the nearest supermarket before they were sold out, and had developed a routine which involved drinking two glasses a day in her closet, so the minion wouldn't find her.
Chomp. Chomp. Slurp.

Bang!

The door was thrown wide open. Milne, with the cookie half way to her mouth, stared up at Nota Bene.
"Oh, hey!" Milne said, hiding the glass behind her back. She took another bite of cookie. "Whashup?"
Nota Bene was breathing hard, her chest rising up and down rapidly.
"Tiggerpaka...Tireblade....office....minions..." she panted. Milne sat up straight.
"Tireblade? Tiggerpaka's office? What are you talking about?" Realization dawned upon her. "Oh no!"
Without another word, Milne scampered out of the closet, with Nota Bene close behind. The tea glass was knocked over. The tea spread slowly on the ground, staining the carpet.

Milne and Nota Bene had left the headquarters. They were in the forest, jumping from branch to branch on the trees. Why didn't I work out more at the gym in headquarters? Milne though desperately, a searing stitch in her side. Nota Bene seemed to have recovered, and was breathing lightly.
"Where are we heading?" Nota Bene inquired. Milne just shook her head.
"You'll see."
10 minutes later, they had arrived at a massive oak tree. Nota Bene and Milne darted down the trunk. There, set in the roots, was a small door, just big enough for Milne, who was small for a cat, to enter. She knocked three times upon the door. The door opened, and a small head poked out. "Whaddya want?"
The head looked Milne up and down, and gasped. "My bad, ma'am. Come on in."
"You'd better stay out here," Milne whispered to Nota Bene, who nodded, and leaned up against the trunk. Milne walked through the small door, which slammed behind her. A bird chirped somewhere in branches above.


Milne walked behind the small figure ahead of her in the main hallway, which was in complete darkness. Suddenly, the hall opened up into a large, circular room, full of light. The source of the light was many shimmering lanterns filled with fireflies. The figure in front of her was revealed to be a small, cream-colored rabbit. "Wait here, ma'am. I'll go fetch the master." The rabbit scampered off down one of the many halls branching off from the circular room. A moment later, she returned with a rabbit, who was completely silver, from eartip to tail.
"Ah, Milne," he said smilingly. "How nice of you to return here! How may I be of assistance?"
Milne told him of the tensions between Tiggerpaka and Tireblade, and the trouble at headquarters. The rabbit shook his head. "I might have known. He is constantly up to no good." He paused. "But, I think I might have the solution to your problem." He paused again. "I think what you need is the Black Brigade."



Author's Note:
:3
Bunnies!


Is it okay if I do the next chapter?
I'll have it out by Saturday!

:)