The Headless Horseman chase/Ending

Here's how the Headless Horseman chase goes in *Little Bear and The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad*.

(The moon shines bright through the clouds, as the camera travels from the clouds down to the woods, where Ichabod, Gunpowder, and our heroes walk meekly down the dirt road and into the woods.)

Narrator: "*It was the witching hour of night as Ichabod pursued his travel home. The sky grew darker and darker. One by one, the stars winked out their lights. Driving clouds obscured the moon from sight. Never had the schoolmaster felt so melancholy, so utterly alone. The nearer he approached the hollow, the more dismal he became.*"

Gallus: Headless Horseman? Yeah, right.

Duck: Well, do you think the rest of you guys think the Headless Horseman is real?

Carla: It was just a story that scoundrel made up to try to scare us.

Lucy Heartfilia: I agree. You don't need to worry, Duck.

Dawn: Yes. There is *no* Headless Horseman.

Duck: Okay. That makes me feel much better.

Silverstream: Oh, but I hate traveling by night.

Chinta: Yeah. Me too.

Sylveon: If you whistle to yourselves, it can fight your fears.

Silverstream: Oh, okay.

Chinta: We can try that.

[They both try to whistle]

(As they continue through the forest, Ichabod, who is whistling to fight his fears, taps his umbrella on Gunpowder's hide to get him to move faster, only to hear sounds while shivering and shaking)

Flareon: Guys, I don't like it here. It's so dark and scary. I don't wanna be here! I wanna go home!

Little Bear: Don't worry, Flareon. We're all right here.

Brian Griffin: Yeah, and the village is not too far. We just need to make a few steps.

Flareon: (sighs) Okay then.

(Ichabod continues to whistle. Then he looks at the bare trees with their branches almost looking like bare hands, and now then looks at the moon being sealed by a pair of clouds resembling hands while riding along on Gunpowder.)

Narrator: "*Once inside the murky glen, Ichabod's anxiety increased one-hundredfold. And now the forest seemed to close in behind him. And every small detail of Brom's awful story returned to haunt his recollection.*"

Gray Fullbuster: [then sees something up ahead] Hey, guys. What's that?

[The others stop]

Hen: It's an amber lamp.

Two: An amber lamp?

Four: What's an amber lamp?

Five: Yeah, an amber lamp.

Hen: Me, Cat, and Owl have seen one before. It means "*Proceed with caution*".

[Then they all heard some hoofbeats]

Hen: Who's there? [it echos all around them and no one replied]

Natsu Dragneel: Okay, now I'm getting scared.

Silverstream: Yeah, me too.

Chinta: Me three.

Duck: Me four.

Flareon: Me five!

Happy: Me six!

Wendy Marvell: Me seven!

Little Bear: Guys!

[Silverstream, Chinta, Duck, Flareon, Happy, and Wendy all turn to Little Bear]

Little Bear: Okay, now let's all just calm down, and let's keep moving.

Glaceon: Yeah, what Little Bear said.

(Ichabod nervously whistles a tune to keep himself calm amidst the sounds of crickets chirping, the wind whistling, and a crow cawing. A gust of wind blows some scattered leaves in front of Ichabod, and tries to blow him off Gunpowder, but fails as he shields himself from the leaves. Ichabod, our heroes, and Gunpowder continue onward as they all heard a Wolf's howl.)

Duck: What was that?!

Erza Scarlet: Don't worry, it was just a wolf. Come on, we're nearly at the cemetery.

(Then Ichabod, Duck, and Erza scream upon running into a phantom ahead and hides behind Gunpowder's rump. Fortunately, it turns out to be the open hollow of a tree, as a pair of fireflies fly past them.)

Duck: Oh, it was just fireflies.

Ocellus: (giggling) Erza, you got scared!

Erza Scarlet: I wasn't scared! I screamed "Aaahh!!!" in surprise!

Ocellus: That's not how I heard it. [giggles]

(Ichabod seems impressed while hiding behind Gunpowder, but stutters, then hears some chirping sounds that almost sound like his name.)

Crickets: (chirp chanting) "Ichabod Crane! Ichabod Crane! Ichabod Crane!" (chanting continues)

Sunset Shimmer: Maybe we should keep going.

Belle: Yes, I agree. Let's do it.

(Ichabod starts sweating, as he then sees an owl hooting at him. Ichabod and Gunpowder start off again. As they pass by a pond, he hears the sound of a bullfrog almost croaking the Headless Horseman's name.)

Bullfrog: (croak chanting) "Headless Horseman. Headless Horseman. Headless Horseman. Headless Horseman." (The chanting continues, as the bullfrog leaps into a pond.)

(As Ichabod, our heroes, and Gunpowder cross a bridge, they hear an owl screeching at them to turn back the way they came.)

Owl: (screech chanting) Turn back! Turn back!

(the chanting gets louder, scaring poor Ichabod into hiding under his saddle on Gunpowder again. He then sees a variety of scary looking branches, as the atmosphere takes its toll on Ichabod. A gust of wind then loosens a tree branch that hits Ichabod on the seat of his pants. He screams, leaping into a spider web, and gasps while hoping on Gunpowder. A crow hovers in front of Ichabod and flies away above the graveyard while chanting at him to beware of the headless horseman.)

Crow: (Squawk chanting) Beware. Beware. Beware. Beware Beware. Beware Beware Beware. Beware. Beware. Beware. Beware.

(Ichabod tries motioning Gunpowder to go faster, but is not strong)

Smolder: Ichabod, Gunpowder is seated on a gravestone.

Ichabod: [looks down and sees that Gunpowder's rump is seated on the top of a gravestone]

(Then Ichabod and our heroes hear loud hoofbeats)

Hen: Bwark! What's that?

Duck: It's the Headless Horseman!

Owl: And here it comes!

Brian Griffin: Everyone get ready! NOW!

[Most of everyone takes out their weapons as Natsu and his friends get ready too]

(Ichabod tries pushing Gunpowder's rump to get him moving. He then tugs on Gunpowder's bridle, but accidentally pulls too hard that it snaps off of Gunpowder's snout, as Ichabod goes sailing onto a fallen tree. He sees a bunch of cattails and realizes that they were making the sounds. He grabs the cattails and laughs at himself for believing in ghosts. As everyone turns around as Gunpowder starts laughing as well.)

Little Bear: Oh, they were just cattails!

(He and Duck start laughing)

Master Shake: [laughs] It was just a bunch of cattails! Who knew, right?! [he laughs even harder]

(And soon the rest of the heroes start laughing as Ichabod rejoins with Gunpowder and our heroes. They all share a good laugh, until they stop laughing when they hear the sounds of evil laughter.)

Fluttershy (Human): Did you guys hear that?

Ocellus: I did.

Duck: I heard it.

Owl: Me too.

(Everyone nervously turn their heads to their left and panic when they see a rider on a horse and are struck with horror when they see that the figure is headless and is the Headless Horseman! He has no head and carries his head in one hand and has a great sword in the other. As our heroes gasp in horror and terror as Mr. Blike and Waffle turn white as Mr. Blike drops Waffle)

Mr. Blik: **IT'S THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN!!!!!!!!**

(Ichabod and Gunpowder, now dizzy with fear, panic, as the Headless Horseman swipes his sword to get Ichabod, but misses when they duck from the sword's blade, as Gunpowder takes off running.)

Mr. Blik: [hops on Waffle and starts him up] He's coming after us! Run!

Silverstream: **RUNAWAY!!!!!!** [she runs away as fast as she can and screams at the top of her lungs]

Duck: **LETS GET OUT OF HERE!!!!!!**

(She and the rest of our heroes take off running as Ichabod catches up to Gunpowder and holds tight to his hind legs. Everyone runs for their lives with the Headless Horseman close behind. Gunpowder whinnies in terror, as the Headless Horseman nears to him and runs faster. Ichabod, hanging tight to the reigns, sees the Headless Horseman's horse snorting on him and screams. Some of the girls scream in terror and run faster as Ichabod is yanked above Gunpowder and holds tight in front of his head and ends up motioning him to move even faster.)

One: **THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN'S AFTER US!!!!!!**

(Through the woods, as Ichabod, Gunpowder, and our heroes slide down a slope, the Headless Horseman and his steed leap above the gorge, landing right in front of Ichabod, Gunpowder, and our heroes.

Gallus: [turns back and smiles] Hey guys, I think we've lost him!

(Ichabod, thinking he's lost the Headless Horseman, pats Gunpowder's head for having good luck. That is, until the Headless Horseman slashes his sword at Ichabod, who ducks away from the blow while hanging onto Gunpowder for dear life.)

Silverstream: Or maybe not!

(Ichabod, Gunpowder, and our heroes slide down another slope, where Gunpowder slides underneath a pond. Ichabod and our heroes try to stay above the water, but ends up splashing into the water anyway. Gunpowder hits a tree near the bank of the pond, and as they emerge from the water and run back across dry land)

Lucy Heartfilia: Hey guys, me, Gallus, and Carla are sorry that we thought the Headless Horseman was made up.

Gallus: Yeah, we didn't mean to Jynx you guys.

Carla: Can you forgive us?

Duck: It's okay. But now we gotta get out of here!

(Our heroes continue to battle their onward to escape their worst enemies. They see the bridge ahead)

Indigo Zap: Look! There's the bridge! We're gonna make it!

(But they are stopped when the Headless Horseman reappears and blocks their path. As they all skid to a stop]

Ami Onuki: Now were not!

Yumi Yoshimura: Turn back! Turn back!

(They then turn around another way with the Headless Horseman following him. Ichabod grabs a tree, and pulls himself, Gunpowder, and our heroes around, as they all swing around it, and end up going back the right way. Ichabod then sees the bridge ahead.)

Cleveland Brown: We can't loose him!

Joe Swanson: Wait a minute! Remember what Brom said?

Brom Bones: (flashback) "Once you cross that bridge, my friends, the ghost is through, his power ends."

Lois Griffin: Oh, yeah! You're right, Peter! We gotta cross the bridge and the Headless Horseman won't chase us any further!

Bob Belcher: Then let's cross the bridge!

(Our heroes run faster and Ichabod motions Gunpowder to move faster, but are unaware that they skid across a muddy pond. Ichabod's face is covered in mud, and when shaking it off, he sees the bridge disappearing from his view. He sees Gunpowder running the wrong way)

Smolder: Wait a minute, this is the wrong path!

Louise Belcher: Yeah, we skid on mud! The bridge is that way!

(Then our heroes gasps when the Headless Horseman charges ahead.)

Carla: **AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!**

(Everyone skids to a stop and collide into the Headless Horseman's steed. Ichabod takes one good lucky look at the Headless Horseman's body, as he laughs loudly and sinisterly at Ichabod, who is terribly frightened, and ducks when Gunpowder and our heroes gasps and dodge it too. He takes several blows at Ichabod, Gunpowder, and our heroes)

Mr. Blik: Quick, the other way!

(Then they all run around a tree. Ichabod leans up to see if he's gone, only to hit the branch and land on the Headless Horseman's steed instead. As he sits behind the Headless Horseman, he looks at Gunpowder and our heroes and turns away, smiling.)

Little Bear: Oh, hey Ichabod.

(Then Ichabod takes another look at Gunpowder and our heroes and gasps and gulps nervously. He gets back on Gunpowder, and as they all run for the bridge, cross it, and finally get away from the Headless Horseman. As Gunpowder and our heroes springs upon the bridge, Ichabod and our heroes gain the opposite side)

Glaceon: [to the Headless Horseman] Ha! Try to catch us now!

(Our heroes keep running, but Ichabod and Gunpowder stop and Ichabod turns to look to see if he is safe. But Dawn looks back and sees this.)

Dawn: Ichabod! Come on!

(However, as Ichabod looks back in panic to see if the Headless Horseman will disappear, there is no such luck when he screams in terror, as the Headless Horseman rises in his stirrups and flows a flaming pumpkin head, which is his served head, right in front of the schoolmaster, who is now terrified. Ichabod tries to duck by hunching down to dodge the horrible missile, but is too late when it flies forward and bursts into flames on striking his head so hard with a great tremendous crash, knocks him off Gunpowder, and sends him tumbling headlong into the dust with a large explosion.)

(The next morning, Ichabod's hat and the remains of the Headless Horseman's pumpkin lie scattered on the ground.)

Narrator 2: "*Next morning, Ichabod's hat was found. And close beside it, a shattered pumpkin. But there was no trace of the schoolmaster.*" (Meanwhile, a church bell is ringing, and inside the church, Brom Bones and Katrina have finally married each other and are kissing each other.) "*It was shortly thereafter that Brom Bones led the fair Katrina to the altar. And meanwhile, Little Bear, Team Griffin/Eeveelution, their honorary members, and their friends who had survived they're encounter with the Headless Horseman are shaken up by Ichabod's death, but they still carry out on their adventures.*" (Meanwhile, Ichabod is then shown saying grace with his new family, and since he has a wealthy widow, who, of which, he is married to, and with seven children, who are looking just like him, he opens a pot lid and looks at some chicken to eat.) "*Now rumors persisted that Ichabod was still alive, married to a wealthy widow in a distant county.*" (The shot, that is of the clouds covering the moon, reappears, and is followed by the Headless Horseman appearing on the scene and laughing evilly.) "*But, of course, the good Dutch settlers refused to believe such nonsense. For they knew the schoolmaster had been spirited away by the Headless Horseman.*"

(The shot turns into the final illustration in the book, which closes its cover. The camera then zooms out of the library and right back outside.)

Brom Bones & Chorus: "*With a hip-hip and a clippity-clop,*

*He's out looking for a head to swap.*

*But, don't try to figure out a plan,*

*You can't reason with a headless man!*"

(The light inside the window goes out.)

Narrator 2: (cowardly) "*Man, I'm getting out of here!*"

(It fades out as Michael Jackson's "Thriller" begins playing in the end credits)