Chapter 9

                                    

                                          
Dani then spots one of the witches and gets scared. "Max!! Max! They're here! They're here!" Dani shouted. Mrs. Dennison doesn't see what Dani sees. "Nobody's here, sweetie." she said. "I've got an idea." Max said walking further into the crowd. "Where are you going?" asked Allison. Max climbs onto the stage and interrupts the music. "Hey man, I'm in the middle of a song." the singer said angrily. "It's an emergency, only for a minute." Max said grabbing the microphone. "Will everybody listen up please?" he shouted. "Your kids are in danger." Max said. "What do you mean?" asked a woman dressed as a cowgirl. "300 years ago, the Sanderson Sisters bewitched people, and now they've returned from their grave." explained Max. The crowd begins to laugh. "Hey man, I'm serious! It's not a joke!" Max yelled. "Alright, this has gone far enough." Mr. Dennison said. He walks towards the stage, but Dean stops him. "Just hear him out." said Dean. "I know this sounds dumb. But they're here tonight. They're right over there!" Max said pointing to the witches. A spotlight shines on them.
                          
Seeing the witches, the crowd draws back in shock. "Thank you, Max, for that marvelous introduction." said Winifred. The crowd relaxes with a sigh and small laughter. "Dean." said Sam. "I know, Sammy...not good." Dean replied. Winifred began to sing and makes her way on stage. Max is shoved off stage and runs out with the others when Billy appears. The witches cast a spell on everyone to make them never stop dancing. The kids hide in an alley, away from the witches. Max angrily kicks a couple trash cans. "Max, come on! Calm down." said Allison. "Look, I want you to take Dani back to your house and don't let her out of your sight!" Max ordered. "And take Sam with you, too." Dean added. "Max, I'm not leaving you." argued Dani. "And I'm not leaving you, Dean." said Sam. They duck for cover when they hear a door open, but it was just a cook looking in the lobster tank.
                          
Binx sees the witches coming. "Uh oh." he said, alerting everyone else. "Get down!" Max told everyone. All the kids hide out of sight of the sisters. "I smell..." said Mary. "Yes?" asked Winifred. "Winnie, I smell..." Mary repeated. "Yes?" Winifred asked again. "I smell...scrod." answered Mary. Winifred gives her sister a deadly glare as she rambles on about the sea creature. She grabs Mary and drags her out of the alley. Sarah stays behind and looks around. "Sarah!" shouted Winifred. Sarah runs off to join her sisters. When they're gone, everyone comes out of hiding. Allison accidentally opens an oven when she grabs it for balance. She smiles as an idea comes to mind and tells the others. 
                          
The witches track the kids to an empty high school. "What is this place?" Sarah asked. "It reeks of children." Mary commented. "It is a prison for children." said Winifred. Inside they wander the halls, then hear Max's voice over the P.A. system. "It's time to meet our three contestants: Sarah, Mary, and Winifred Sanderson. Read any good spell books lately?" he said. The sisters see Binx in the hallway. "Get him!" snarled Winifred. They are stopped in their pursuit when they hear a woman's voice. "Hello, welcome to the library." said the voice. The voice repeats the question in french. Winifred and her sisters follow the voice into the art room. They stop for a moment outside the kiln. The voice continues from inside the kiln, so the witches enter it. Inside they see a boombox and walk up to it. Then, the door is slammed shut and locked. Allison turns the kiln on, burning the witches alive. The last thing that is heard are the witches' screams of agony