Harmony was still upset about the whole 'mohawk' situation, but she and Valentina continued their journey to the Golden Hairbrush.
"I still can't believe there's such a thing as too much hair washing!" said Harmony. "I never want to see another drop of shampoo ever again!"
"Oh, really?" asked Valentina. "I guess your hair is going to be the ugliest of all once we return home!"
"Stop it!" Harmony cried. "Hey Pam, how much further to the Forest of Locks?"
"Ooh! I'm glad you asked!" said Pam. "You should be able to see it at the top of this hill!"
The sisters ran to the top of the hill, and sure enough, there was the forest down at the bottom.
"Hey, that's no forest!" said Valentina. "It's a giant maze!"
"Oh, did I forget to mention that the forest is a giant maze?" Pam replied.
"Yes, you did!" said Harmony.
When Valentina and Harmony reached the entrance to the forest, they saw a giant sign:
Welcome to the Forest of Locks!
Here are some important things to remember:
Never try leaving by yourself
Do not take anything out of here
Watch out for Snatcher the Wolf
"Okay..." said Valentina.
"Pam? Who's Snatcher?" Harmony asked.
"Believe me, you don't want to know..." said Pam.
"Please just tell us!" said Valentina.
"Fine," said Pam. "He is the snatcher of snatchers, the thief of thieves, the robber of robbers, the-"
"So, he just steals stuff?" asked Harmony.
"Yes, if you happen to run into him at anytime, just say: 'Snatcher, no snatching!' until he gives up."
"Sounds easy enough," Valentina said.
"Now let's waste no more time and enter the forest!" said Pam.
The trio entered the forest and were instantly amazed. There were trees with actual hair as the leaves, all the grass was made of hair as well, and all of the plants as well!
"Is this what heaven feels like?" said Harmony.
"Focus!" said Valentina. "Pam, how do we get through this forest?"
"Simple! To get out of the forest, you must follow the-"
Just then, some rustling in the bushes could be heard.
"What was that?" Harmony asked.
"It must be Snatcher the Wolf!" said Pam. "That sneaky wolf is going to snatch our stuff!"
"Where is he?" said Valentina.
"Over there!" shouted Harmony.
And there he was! Snatcher was a giant wolf with a green mask and gloves.
"I am Snatcher the Wolf!" he said. "And I'm going to snatch all of your stuff!"
"You'll never take them away!" said Harmony. "Ready, Valentina?"
"Mm hm!"
The two of them began to chant:
"Snatcher, no snatching! Snatcher, no snatching! Snatcher, no snatching!"
"Awww man! I'm out of here!"
"Well that was easy!" Harmony replied. "Shall we continue?"
"NOT SO FAST!"
"No!" Pam cried. "He's back again!"
"You really thought you could stop me from snatching?" said Snatcher.
"Yeah, kinda...?" replied Valentina.
"Well you CAN'T! And now, I'm going to take that map from you!"
"Why in the world do you want Pam?" asked Harmony.
"Do you really think you're the only ones who have come to find the treasure at the end of this forest?" Snatcher said. "It's my job to make sure no one can escape here! And that's what I'm going to do right now!"
"Bring it, dweeb!"
But it was too late. Snatcher charged forward at the speed of light and grabbed Pam out of Harmony's backpack!
"Help meeeeeeee!" screamed Pam.
"Pam!" cried Valentina. "Give him back right now!"
"You're too late!" said Snatcher, and he tossed him deep into the forest! "You'll never find him now! Hahahaha!"
Snatcher jumped onto the tops of the hair trees, and began making his way to the other side of the forest!
"C'mon! We've got to find Pam!" said Harmony.
"But we don't know the right way!" Valentina reminded.
"We can't just stand here and wait for him to return! Let's just choose random paths!"
And so, the Watanomie sisters ran into the maze, making left turns, right turns, and more! They eventually stopped at a four-way intersection to make a decision.
"Now, which way do we go...?"
"I say we take the right path, cause it's the 'right' one!" said Valentina.
"That's not helping!" Harmony said. "Let's just stop and smell the flowers!"
"What kind of flowers are these?" asked Valentina.
"Hmm.. they look like a scrunchie flower, a bobbypin flower, and a- *GASP*"
"What? What is it, Harmony?"
"A hairbrush flower! Just what I needed! I can finally fix this ugly mohawk!"
"Hold it!" Valentina shouted. "Don't you remember what the sign said? We're not supposed to take anything from here!"
"But this is a hair emergency!" said Harmony. "Just let me fix it and we can move on."
As soon as Harmony picked the hairbrush off the stem, the sisters heard a loud *BEEP BEEP!* sound. Once the sound became louder and louder, the girls came face-to-face with none other than The Mekaniko005...
To be continued...
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