Ben appeared at the pillars that arose above the school lawn, followed by a group of students including Mal, Jay, Evie, Carlos, Doug, Chad, Lonnie, Jane, and Audrey. Singing a medley of all of their favorite songs (Be Our Guest, Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo, Once upon a Dream, etc.), they started dancing. As the 5 boys stepped up, they started a hip-hop rap session, followed by a Broadway-style session from the girls. Ulla, Cameron, Rose, and Hayden stepped up through the grass. Ulla snatched a strawberry and dipped it in a flowing chocolate fountain. She looked around. Spotting Toby eating from a basket of potato chips, she went and started to talk to him.
Rose smiled and whispered to Cameron, "Looks like Evie has a crush." Both of them giggled like idiots.
Cameron found his way to Amy, who was talking to her father.
Rose met up with Andrew. "Hi." She said.
He turned around and saw her. "Oh. Hi," he exclaimed, "Do you want to come meet my mother?" He took Rose by the arm and led her over to the hedge. There, a woman wearing a blue skirt and white top stood, holding a cat carrier in each hand. She had long blonde hair, and a small black bow. "Mom!" Andrew called.
"Andrew!" she shouted, dropping both cat carriers, causing the doors to fling open. As one orange cat ran out, Rose quickly snatched it up.
Rose smiled, and said in a cutesy voice, "Aww! Who's the little guy?"
"This is Dylan." Andrew's voice startled Rose to look up at him.
Setting down Dylan, she looked at the other gray cat and asked, "And is this Chester?"
Another voice surprised her. "Yes, he is." Rose looked up to find Alice hovering over her. "My name is Alice, and you must be Rose. I've heard so much about you!" Alice said, enthusiastically shaking her hand.
Rose smiled. "Yeah that's me!"
Andrew smiled and wrapped his arm around her waist. "Mom, this is my girlfriend."
Alice's eyes widened. Rose's nerves overtook her. Without thinking, she started to ramble, "I don't chop off heads, I don't declare wars, I don't burn villages, I don't hire servants, I don't drive people insane, I don't abuse animals, I don't…" she was interrupted by Alice laughing.
Alice smiled. "My dear, I know you're not your mother. The news just surprised me, that's all!"
"Oh," Rose awkwardly smiled.
As the three began to further converse, Hayden meanwhile spotted Ingrid. Only, she was with Elsa, her mother. Hayden sat down on the bench. He looked at all his friends hitting it off with their crushes' parents. Ulla was engaged in the conversation with Kiara, Kovu, Simba, and Nala. Rose was happily chatting with Alice. Cameron and Amy were laughing with White Rabbit and Harriet Rabbit. Hayden just wished he had the nerve to go over and talk to Elsa. And as he looked back in Ingrid's direction, he saw her use her powers for the first time. As she took her hands, she suddenly released a layer of frost onto her dress, where it suddenly transformed into a long glittering ice dress, identical to the one her mother was wearing. Hayden wanted so badly to come over, but he couldn't bring himself to do it.
And suddenly, Ingrid herself spotted Hayden sitting alone. She smiled and waved, beckoning for him to come over and join him. Hayden walked over to them.
Ingrid smiled. "Mother. This is Hayden."
Elsa smiled back. "My dear, it's a pleasure to finally meet you." She shook his hand. "Ingrid has told me all about you. You're in the school play together."
Hayden nodded. "Yes. It's so much fun. I look forward to rehearsal every day."
Ingrid blushed and giggled. "I'm going to go grab something to eat," she said, "You two stay here. I'll be right back." She hurriedly walked away.
Elsa sat down on a bench. Looking up at Hayden, she said to him, "You know, I'm glad she left, because I've been wanting to talk to you."
Uh-oh, Hayden thought.
Then Elsa smiled. "I wanted to thank you." Hayden's look of worry, quickly turned to a look of surprise. "I've never seen Ingrid this happy," Elsa went on. "She's usually such a recluse and is always scared. She can hardly control her powers and tries to never use them. I felt so bad for her. This was how I grew up. But when you came along, you just…made everything work out better. She comes home every day just to tell me what she did at rehearsal with you. Words couldn't describe how happy and positive you've made her. Her cousin Gerda hasn't left a dent in her ever since she met you. So thank you."
Hayden's jaw dropped. After Elsa's little speech, he just felt dumbfounded. He didn't know what to say. "So you don't mind that my dad's a villain?" he asked, then covering his mouth, knowing he had said the wrong thing.
Elsa laughed. "Sometimes, I'm considered a villain myself. Of course I don't mind."
When Elsa said that, Gerda's words echoed in his mind. A villain's kid talking to a villain's kid.
Ingrid walked up with three paper plates. "Ok, I've got hot dogs, hamburgers, donut holes, and strawberries. Pick and choose," she smiled.
Elsa picked up a strawberry. Hayden chewed on a hamburger. Ingrid munched on the donut holes. Hayden sighed. He wished he could be happy but he kept thinking about what would happen in two weeks. The play, and the magic wand. He could make Ingrid feel better. He wished there was some way he could tell her so she could him feel better in return.
