The

Couch

AJ walked into the furniture store with Howie.

"Man, I don't see why you need a new couch." Howie said.

"Well, I'm giving that one to Autumn's friend Hailey. She needs the couch more than I do. I can just buy a new one."

The walked in and began to look around. Then they heard a voice they knew.

"Justin, I want a good couch. Joey broke the last one as soon as he sat on it!"

Howie and AJ looked at each other.

"Man, out of all the stores, they had to be in this one!" Howie said.

"Maybe if we ignore them..."

Too late. Justin caught site of AJ.

"Oh God! As if my day could get any worse!" Justin wrinkled his nose up.

"If Brit knew you were talking about her that way, you would be out in the doghouse."

Two salesmen came over and separately helped the couch hunters. AJ walked around before he spotted a velvet couch.

"D! That is the couch I want."

Howie looked at it. "Yeah that is nice."

AJ was about to pay the man when Britney ran around the corner.

"JUSTIN! I want this velvet couch. It's perfect."

AJ looked at Britney. "Sorry but I'm about to buy it."

Britney's jaw dropped. "Justin, tell them they can't have it! I saw the damn thing first."

Well, a bidding war broke out and AJ won thanks to Howie having an extra five hundred on him. Britney began to cry and Justin told her not to worry.

"Okay JC, this woman better be good," Justin said.

"She is man. She is the best potion maker around."

They stood outside the store. Lance looked at Chris.

"Let's make Joey go in first. Just tell him some food is in there."

Chris nodded.

"Hey Joey, they have free chips in there," Lance said.

Joey ran in and the rest followed. Before them stood this blonde woman with black fingernails and a long black dress.

"What do you want? How dare you interrupt what I was doing!"

"Lady, we are sorry but we heard that you have some of the best potions around. We need something," Justin said.

"Well, I am the best around. Have a seat. All but you," she said pointing at Joey. "Now tell me what you need the potion for."

Justin began to tell her. She went out of the room and came back with a little bottle.

"Just pour that on the couch and whoever sits on it will be pulled into another world."

"Cool" all the guys said.

Lance looked at the lady. "Okay, but how much is this gonna cost us?"

The lady smiled. "Two of you have to give me your souls while the other three give me $300. I'll let you decide who is doing what. I'll be back in five minutes."

She left and the guys began to figure out who was doing what.

"Well, I'm Britney's boyfriend and too good looking and I sing too good to have my soul taken."

JC looked at Justin. "Well, I brought you here." That left Chris, lance, and Joey. Justin and JC began to whisper.

"Nobody would care about Lance and Joey. We'll make them pick a number but we'll give it to Chris."

So, they told them to pick numbers and sure enough Chris won. The woman returned and got Lance and Joey's soul and got $300 from the other three. As the guys started out, the lady stopped them.

"Guys, a warning.... If the spell does get broken, it will come back 4 times as bad on you." She laughed as they ran out.

Justin smiled. "If three of the guys sit on the couch, just think.... We will be the greatest boy band around!!!"

Joey interrupted. "But guys, what about the soul thing and the thing coming back?"

JC turned and slapped Joey. "Man, it won't happen."

AJ was fast asleep. Chris crawled into the window and made his way towards the couch. He opened the bottle before he got to the couch. He tripped and spilled the whole bottle on the right end of the couch. He crawled back out the window.

"So did you do it?" Justin asked.

He nodded but didn't tell him that it only spilled onto one section. The guys began to laugh evilly.

The next day, all the guys came over to AJ's to do some song writing. Brian and Nick were running late. Nick's cell rang as he and Brian were talking in the car, waiting on a red light to change.

"Yes this is the sexiest thing alive," Nick said.

"Damn it Nick, you aren't that sexy. I am."

"What you want AJ?"

"We're hungry. Can you bring us something from..."

"McDonald's? Yeah AJ we can. We'll bring all the same thing."

Nick hung up. Brian looked up and saw the light change.

"I guess we have a McDonald's run?" Brian asked.

Nick nodded.

They went to McDonald's and got the food. Brian and Nick began to talk.

"You know, Howie told me AJ got a new couch," Brian said.

"Cool. I bet it is nice and comfy," Nick said in between bites of his fries.

They were soon outside the house.

"Kevin, what did you do with the paper?" Howie asked.

"I told you, I put it on the couch right there." Kevin pointed at the cushion that the potion had fallen on.

"Maybe AJ picked it up," Howie said.

AJ came in and looked at the dogs. "And if you get on the couch, you're gonna be in so much damn trouble."

Howie and Kevin looked at AJ and laughed.

"AJ, did you get that paper?" Kevin inquired. "What paper?"

AJ was about to sit down on the cushion but stopped when he heard Nick and Brian walk in.

"FOOOOODD!" AJ yelled.

"Maybe we should go into the kitchen that way the dogs won't look at us," Howie said.

Kevin nodded.

"I already ate mine," Nick said smiling.

"Yeah the bottomless pit will be hungry again in a few," AJ joked.

"HEY! I'm a growing boy you know."

"We know Nicky," Howie said as he got his food.

"Damnit Howie stop calling me that!" Everyone laughed.

AJ looked at Nick. "Nick, because you brought the food, I have the N64 hooked up...."

Before he could finish Nick was in the living room and had accidentally run off with AJ's food. AJ was about to chase after Nick but the phone began to ring.

"Nick, just put it in there, okay?"

"Okay," he replied.

Brian laughed. "At least he answered you."

Nick threw the bag onto the couch and put in Mario Kart and began to play. The other guys were in the kitchen. After being on the phone with Klyn for 4 minutes, AJ went into the living room and started looking for his food. He didn't see it. Nick was the only one in the living room and AJ got mad. He went over and unplugged the game.

"HEY!!!" Nick yelled.

"Okay Nick, you knew better to eat my food."

Nick looked at him puzzled. "Man I didn't eat your food."

"Well, I don't see anyone else in here."

"Well maybe one of your dogs took it," Nick replied before rising up.

Brian, Kevin, and Howie came into the room.

"Oh great," Kevin said. "What now?"

"Well, my food is gone and I'm about to starve," AJ said, overacting a little.

"AJ, we will by you something after we get this stuff wrote."

Nick sat in the floor while Howie took a chair. That left the couch to AJ, Brian, and Kevin. Kevin sat on the left end and in the middle.

AJ sighed. "Can I sit in the middle? I feel more creative in the middle."

Kevin rolled his eyes. "Bri let him in the middle."

"Okay, Brian replied.

All of a sudden, they heard Brian scream, but it sounded faded-like. AJ turned to look at Brian but he was gone. AJ jumped up and pulled Kevin up.

Nick's eyes grew wise. "NNNNOOO! AJ your couch is possessed!!!"

Nick hid behind Howie and the chair.

"Nick, it's not possessed. Dumbass." AJ said.

"Why not?" Kevin said. "It just ate my cousin. Oh Leigh Ann is gonna hate this and you know she'll blame you AJ."

"Brian, can you hear us?"

Silence.

"Yeah I can.... AJ?"

"Yeah Bri?"

"I found your food, some paper, and a whole lot of change down here. We could give this change to charity!"

Nick went over and picked up a candy bowl. and tossed it onto the spot where Brian fell and the guys witnessed as the bowl just disappeared.

"HEADS UP Brian!" AJ yelled. AJ turned and looked at Howie.

"OUCH!!!" They heard Brian say.

"Howie, the couch was fine yesterday wasn't it?"

Howie nodded. 'Yeah because I sat on it, right in that spot."

The guys began to make a plan. Meanwhile, Brian looked around in this weird world. He wasn't scared, but prayed that the guys would get him. He faintly heard Kevin.

"Brian, we're talking about getting you out. Nick and I are here if you need us."

"Thanks guys. Can you throw a pen down here? I'm getting motivated to write a song."

"Can do. Look out though," Nick said.

Soon a pen dropped and Brian began to write.

The guys sat around and were thinking.

"You know, only one person could have done this," Howie said.

"Who's that Howie?" Kevin asked.

"I always thought it was lore of sorts but I've heard about this woman who makes potions that can do anything to you or things. I say she had something to do with it."

Nick stared at AJ. "Dude, what did you do to make this woman mad?"

"Hey, I don't know her! The only people I made mad yesterday was Justin and Britney."

Kevin perked up. "I bet you anything they went to see her! Howie, you know where this woman is?"

"Not really but I can find out."

"Alright," Kevin said. "You and AJ can go and talk to her and Nick and I can stay here and make sure Brian is okay."

Nick looked over at the couch. "Brian, AJ and Howie are going to look into this. Kevin and I are here. Don't go anywhere!"

Kevin shook his head. Brian shouted back.

"Don't worry about that Nick. Tell AJ I ate his food."

AJ grinned. "It's okay because I can always get more, so haha haha."

Howie went to the kitchen and made a call.

AJ's SUV came to a stop outside of the store.

"Well, this is it. She's the one we seek," Howie proclaimed.

AJ looked over and lowered his glasses. "Ya think D?"

They walked in to a dark room and saw many bottles around. The woman came out.

"May I help you?"

"Yes you can," AJ said.

The woman stopped and stared. "Well, go on."

Howie and AJ told her about the couch and she sat down on a stool.

"These guys came in last night wanting a potion. I gave it to them for two souls and $300."

"Well, can you describe the guys to us?"

The woman described them as guys who looked something between gnomes and trolls. "And one was fat. I didn't let him sit on my couch because he looked like he would break the springs."

Howie and AJ looked at each other and said "N Sync" at the same time.

"Well, is there anything you can sell us to make the spell be broken?" Howie asked.

The woman shook her head. "I'm sorry. But there is one way you can break the spell."

"Okay. We'll do whatever we can to get our friend," AJ said.

The woman got up and went to the back and came back with a rope. "Take this rope..."

AJ looked at the woman. "All we needed was a rope? Well, we could have got that."

The woman held her hand up to AJ's face. "This is a magical rope. The owner must tie it around him and go in to get your friend. As he gets to the bottom, he must recite a nursery rhyme of his choice. If he doesn't do this before his feet hit the ground, the one thing he fears most will appear. Then you must say rope backwards so there will be enough to fit him and his friend. Finally, before you exit the world the two are to start singing a tune from 'Wizard of Oz.' I know this sounds silly, but it is the only thing that will work. I will know when the spell is broken and so will those who done it to you."

Howie and AJ looked at each other not wanting to believe they had to do this silly stuff but they believed the woman. Howie looked back at the woman.

"How much do we owe you for this rope?"

The lady smiled. "Nothing. It's rare to see others go through a lot to help a friend. Once you break the spell I will reward each person near the couch. But I cannot say how. Now, go and help your friend."

AJ and Howie thanked the woman and left.

"Brian, you okay? Need us to throw you down something else? A TV? Some music?" Nick asked

Kevin sat near the window, still in shock that this happened.

"I'm okay Nick. Is AJ and Howie back yet?"

"Nope." Nick walked over to Kevin. "I still can't believe AJ's couch ate Brian."

"Yeah. Leigh Ann has called me 3 times and I can't tell her that a couch ate him. I tell her he's busy. I don't think she is buying it."

Outside the window, Lance crawled back over to the guys.

"Guys! Brian fell into the couch."

Joey frowned. "Brian was the good one of the group."

Justin shot him a look. "Joey, shut up."

"Justin, we have to get off the ground soon...my clothes are getting stained," Britney whined.

JC spotted some headlights. "Get down!"

Chris pushed Joey down because he looked up.

"Where have those two been?" Britney asked.

"How am I supposed to know?" Justin asked. He turned and looked at Chris. "Go and see what they are doing!"

Chris moaned and then Britney fussed at him and he went.

"Alright guys, we are back. Here is what we have to do,"

Howie told Kevin and Nick. AJ began to tie the rope around himself as Nick and Kevin laughed at what AJ had to do.

"Oh man. You serious?" Nick said while wiping tears from his eyes.

"Shut up Nick. Now, you guys lower me slowly and I'll tug the string three times when I get Brian."

Chris's eyes got big and he quickly crawled back. "They are rescuing Brian."

Justin and Britney jumped up. "No they are not!" Justin and Britney said.

They ordered the guys up and they rushed to AJ's house.

AJ looked at the guys. "Ready?" Howie, Nick, and Kevin nodded as AJ jumped backward into the cushion and soon found himself in another world. "Sweet," he said.

He noticed he was slowly coming to the floor. He remembered he had to say a nursery rhyme. AJ quickly thought and only one came to his mind. So he said it:

I am a pretty little Dutch girl,
As pretty as I can be.
And all the boys in the neighborhood
Are crazy over me!

His feet hit the ground and his fear never came to be. He yelled to the guys to know he made it and he'd tug three times when ready. He went in search of Brian. Meanwhile, the guys sat down and rested.

"And he makes fun of me! I thought I was lowering a cow!" Nick yelled.

"Nick shut up. You are just a wuss." Howie said.

Kevin was about to tell them both to shut up when he noticed Britney and N Sync before them. Kevin jumped up. "What are you doing here!"

Britney stepped over to Kevin. "Stopping you from saving Brian."

Justin stepped forward. "Yeah and soon all five of you will be in the other world and we will be the greatest boy band."

"Guys tie them up and push them against the couch!" Britney ordered.

JC, Lance, Chris, and Joey just stood still. Justin turned around.

"You guys heard Brit!"

JC looked at Justin. "That's it. I'm sick of you bossing us around. And we are tired of Britney too! We can't do anything without her being around."

"Yeah!"

The others replied and they walked away.

"Guys! Wait!" Justin yelled while the guys left.

"You don't need them anyway baby," Britney said.

"Oh shut up," Justin said.

Britney then ran out of the house and Justin ran after her.

Howie turned and looked at Nick and Kevin. "Okay, that was weird."

Kevin nodded. "Well, I mean it did come from them."

Nick was confused. "Are they all mad at each other?"

Brian sat, eating some cold fries when AJ found him.

"Brian!"

"Oh no! AJ now you are trapped down here!"

AJ shook his head. "No.I'm here to save you. Now, come on. We'll get back to the real world and we'll explain what happened."

Brian nodded.

"Epor." AJ kept saying.

Brian looked at him. "AJ, what are you doing?"

"I'm saying this to make the rope expand so you can fit in it."

"Oh, okay." Brian was confused now.

AJ kept saying Epor. "Damn the woman lied! She said to say it and the rope would expand." AJ was about to start yelling.

"AJ, what exactly are you suppose to say?"

AJ sighed. "She said to say rope backwards." Suddenly, the rope grew! Both AJ and Brian looked at each other, with jaws dropped. "OHHH I get it. It isn't Epor; it's rope backwards. Cool!" AJ said.

Brian slipped inside some rope and AJ tugged the rope three times.

"Guys, it's the signal," Nick said.

They began to pull with everything they had. As they got to the top, AJ looked at Brian.

"Brian, I know this is gonna sound stupid, but do you know any of the songs from 'Wizard of Oz?"

Brian gave this look to AJ. "I know a few. Why?"

"Well, we have to sing one before we get back to our world."

"Okay, so which song are we gonna sing?"

AJ began to think. "How about a song Britney and N Sync should learn?"

"What song is that AJ?"

AJ began to sing....

Suddenly, each one of them had a funny feeling come over them. AJ wanted to make sure the spell was broken so he threw the rope on the couch and it remained there.

"YES!!!" They all shouted.

About the time the spell was broken, The woman in the store had a vision. She smiled. She looked at the magazines near her. Then she looked up on the wall at the poster she had of the Backstreet Boys. She grab two issues of Rolling Stone Magazine and laughed. She grabbed the contracts for Lance and Joey's souls. First, she took the Rolling Stone magazine with Britney's picture on it and carefully placed something called Truth on her picture. She then took the magazine with N Sync on the cover. Over then, she placed a troll on the cover. She then looked at the contracts. On Lance's contract, she placed an onion on it. Joey's had a piece of lard on it. She then walked over to the poster and placed her hand in the center.

"To you guys, you will all have successful careers and nobody will stop you. You will have safety on your sides. Each one of you will flourish in whatever you want or do."

She then swore that her potions would be used for good instead of evil.

The career of Britney flopped once she began being truthful about everything.

N Sync slowly began to resemble trolls; Lance slowly started to smell; Joey gained a lot of weight. The fans began to disappear and made their way to the music of the Backstreet Boys.

Three months later when the new album was released, critics everywhere called the album sensational. The album sold like crazy. Success and acceptance finally came to the guys and to show the gratitude to the woman in the shop, they named the new album Spell Breaker.

The guys swore never to tell anyone the story about Brian and the couch.

THE END

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