A/N: Final fun filled chapter! Next up is another huge timeskip, and the actual start of the real fun. With blackjack and a new character! Vale will be filled with many new characters, as the twins will be 14.
Chapter Three: The Best Day
It was a normal Saturday afternoon for the Fenton family. Evelyn had taken the kids to the park while Danny was off ghost hunting- again- and Max was cleaning the house. Spencer had tagged along with his sister, to see how his niblings were doing.
"Hi Unkie Spence," Connor said quickly, before looking at his mother. "Mommy, I see Amy and Ella, can I go play with them now?"
Evelyn chuckled. "Of course, but make sure you stay where I can see you," she said with a smile.
Alex and Jake had already found their friend, Dawson Green, and were playing tag around the park, while Rylie sat with her mother, quiet. She never made many friends, she always prefered books.
"Ry, sweetie, why don't you go play?" Evelyn asked with a frown. Seeing her daughter like this… The girl needed at least one friend.
"... I guess I can go do that," the girl mumbled, closing her book and getting off the bench. Before she could go off to the playground, she immediately bumped into a tanned brunette who was walking with someone who appeared to be her brother.
"Sorry about that," the girl said, helping Rylie up. "My name's Isabella, you can just call me Bella," she said with a smile. "And this is my brother, Isaac. He likes Izzy though."
Rylie waved meekly, looking at her mother for help. "Go on," Evelyn whispered.
"I- I'm R- Rylie Sara Fenton, I'm five and I go to Amity Park Elementary. My mom's name is Evelyn Fenton and my dad's name is Danny Fenton," she suddenly blurted.
Bella cocked her head to the side. "O… kay? … Wanna play?"
Rylie nodded. "Yeah, okay, that sounds fun," she said quickly. She was pulled away by Bella and was roped into a game of hide-and-seek.
It was around dinner time when Evelyn finally started to wrangle her kids, but she couldn't find Rylie. That worried her a lot- the girl was prone to wandering. "Hey Spence, can you walk the kids home while I go find Rylie?" She asked.
Spencer nodded. "Right, I'll let Danny know too," he replied, herding the kids away.
"Rylie!" Evelyn called. "Rylie!"
This went on for a while, a few passerby's helping the young mother. The young girl couldn't be found, and neither could her new friends. The parents of the other children were calling as well, for their own offspring.
It took two hours, it was dark and getting cold, but they found the children, huddled together in the woods near the park. "Oh god, Rylie!" Evelyn called, hugging her child tightly. "Your dad and I were so worried about you…"
Rylie clung to Evelyn, crying hard. This was unusual for the child, but then again, the whole situation was new to the young girl. The mother rubbed her daughter's back in slow, soothing circles. "Shh… It's okay, you're fine now… Mommy and daddy have you, you're safe…"
"S- So sc- scared…" She mumbled softly. "'m s- sorry, momma… Sorry daddy…"
"Ry…" Danny sighed, hugging his daughter as well. "Just don't do that again, okay?"
Rylie nodded. "Promise," she said as her mother handed her over to her father. The father and daughter were extremely close, which was something since the black haired child didn't connect with other all that well.
All children were brought home, and Rylie was given soup for dinner before being sent to bed.
Danny may or may not have had a duplicate in the room to watch her, just in case.
The next morning, Rylie woke up with a cold, but other than that she was fine. She opted to stay in bed and read instead of going outside to play, which was probably a better idea anyways.
"What was it like when you were lost?" Jake asked, sitting on his younger sister's bed.
"Scary," was all she said.
"Did you have to eat leaves?"
"Nope."
"Did you see any wolves?"
"No."
"Did you-"
"Jake, stop bothering your sister, she needs to rest!" Evelyn called.
Jake pouted. "Okay momma!" He called. "I'll talk to you later, Ryles." With that, he hopped off the bed and left the room.
