The tree, now with the freedom to do so, expressed its displeasure with lightning speed and the mightiest THWAP Sweetie had ever had the pleasure of hearing with her own two ears. The onlookers were treated to a blast of leaf-strewn wind and a lesson on why they had kept their distance: the stake whipped around on the rope fast enough to embed itself into the tree's trunk. Meanwhile, the little rock transformed into a blur via sheer force and rocketed out over the park, over the field past the park, and into the Everfree Forest.