Chapter 25: Isle Misadventures (Reprised Part 2)
Purpledolpin05: What's up readers, so we're back with another chapter. So this chapter would be mostly on the Isle with maybe a scene or two from Auradon (because I wanted to elaborate more on Emmerich/Jane. Emmerich is the shy and awkward friendly country boy while Jane is the equally shy, awkward intelligent fairy. And I might wanna see how Doug would lose it when he can't find his crush like how Mother Gothel loses her cool when Rapunzel was missing) Back to review shout outs:
To alexc1209: Thanks for the review. The Jafar scene was also unintended but was added in anyways, because I really love January's alluring cute charms and it would be interesting to see her interacting with her 'grandpa' (well, on one hand, January is royalty and Jafar's had the big fame/fortune dream, and Tracy is technically the un-official Royal Babysitter who doesn't get paid enough for what she goes through, so it's probably a win-win for Jafar. Good luck convincing the Emperor to 'adopt' his granddaughter) In a way, Claudine would be slightly based off Shelby Marcus (because I imagined her with pale blonde hair and somehow Shelby is the first person that popped into my mind) I might wanna see if I can elaborate on the other VKs eventually. Hope you will like this chapter.
To PrettyRecklessLaura: Thanks for the review, yeah Jay's not really going to be confessing his crush to Tracy anytime soon because she's still pretty mad at him, and they sort of indirectly friend-zoned the other; and Tracy is having a tough time resisting her feelings/attraction towards the Isle boys (well, she does have a soft spot for Bad Boys, hence Roman as her AU soulmate). But there will be a couple of scenes between Jacy later on (because it's the main couple I focus on in the story, although January/Dewey has somehow taken the spotlight of Cutest Couple) Hope you will like this chapter.
To Guest (V.A.): Thanks for the review, it's ok, I understand, school and life are priorities too (I've been busy with other assignments lately) I do think Fivel would play an AWESOME Jade (and I forgot I had Jade the German Shephard in this story, so I might need to clarify between the duo. Yet I can picture Fivel voicing for Jade the dog's voice. I must be going bonkers XD) [BTW I saw this picture on Instagram and I found out that Booboo's older sister Meagan is already married and has a toddler daughter, and the picture was Booboo cradling his niece. As soon as I saw that picture I immediately started squealing internally because it's 2 of the cutest things I find in life: Cute babies, and Booboo Stewart (I only admire him from a distance, and I am not crazy fan as much as Emma Ross is to Austin Moon or Creepy Connie towards Luke Ross) I can also see the picture as an AU story I am considering writing of in which Roman asked for Tracy's um…cooperation in exchange of the Elite Force's freedom (she did it willingly because she would rather risk herself than her friends). Long story short, Roman and Tracy were Baby Jayden's parents and the EF wanted Tracy to abort the baby (hey, she literally sacrificed herself in exchange of your lives, THIS is what you repay?!) but the picture of Booboo with his niece made me think of 'what if' how happy Roman was when his son was born (aww~0 [Maybe you could review me what you think of that AU idea because it's been going on in my head for months. I really wanted to explore that AU but I think Tracy would attempt to go Isabella mode on me if I do XD] Aw, Brandon, are you and Gwen on a midnight date? *wink, wink* Hope you will like this chapter.
To TheGreatGodzilla: Thanks for the review. Well I view The Coachman as some sort of demon (because in the animated movie, he looked almost devil-like, and since The Blue Fairy was sort a symbolic figure for angel; I assume the Coachman was a representation of a Devil) Hhm well I do somewhat think Jones or Jay would volunteer to behead Pang Yu if he ever tries to hurt Tracy and Lonnie (and I cannot guarantee what wrath the children could be capable of, since they have their aggressive manners as well but Tracy usually tries to tame them for most occasions, and Jones teaches them how to fight and defend) Hhm yeah I think Mulan and the Three Princesses along with their family would change how they viewed Princess Di differently after the revelations than how they used to perceive her. Cool, that sounds like a great story idea. Well initially Dewey and January would be sabotaging Tracy and Gil's outing the way Mushu tried to sabotage Mulan/Shang in Mulan 2 but I don't think they are capable of that much deviousness so the Jafar cameo scene was the best idea instead. I do think stealing is a casual way of 'saying hi' to people on the Isle, so having January meeting her 'grandpapa' would be really cute. Hope you will like this chapter.
Purpledolpin05: Ok, Max, do you mind doing the disclaimer?
Max: Sure thing! Purpledolpin05 doesn't own any of the Disney characters, or The Malaysian Dream's OCs. She only owns her OCs, so enjoy! Max Darling OUT!
[BTW, the closest person who somehow reminds me of Max/Johnny (names vary in AUs) would be Jordan Fisher while Annie's appearance reminds me of Rowan Blanchard. Lizzie does not really have a face-claim yet (but I am open for suggestions: Lizzie mainly has platinum blonde hair and blue eyes) while I don't think Tracy and Jones would get face-claims anytime soon.]
[Normal P.O.V.]
"And…viola! What do you think?" Dizzy was done giving her two new customers a hairdo.
"Awesome!" Jones grinned, his former buzzcut has been styled into a somewhat faux mohawk with shaved undercuts and bangs sweeping across his right eye.
"Wow, I look like one of them Korean idols Annie is swooning over these days." Max was impressed. Dizzy had given Max a layered medium length bob (I dunno, I suck at description for hair, I roughly based off some K-pop artist hairstyle website-ish) hairstyle.
"Yeah, my sisters Dolores, Delia and Deedee (at this point, the Tremaine had been naming the first few names they could think of for their kids) are obsessed with K-Pop ever since someone threw away a poster of some boyband." Dizzy shrugged.
"I'd say you both look like a couple of juvie kids on prison break." Yi replied, but then again, sarcasm is usually her way of communicating with people.
"You know, Dizzy? I really love your designs." Max looked over, before picking up a bracelet, "Can I have this? I would like to give it to someone."
"Is it Lizzie?" Jones teased.
"Psh, no! for my sister!" Max snorted in response.
"Sure! Take as many as you want!" Dizzy was excited.
"I keep forgetting that you sis is all about the bling!" Jones snickered.
"I am so glad you are not dating my sister." Max rolled his eyes. Andreana 'Annie' Darling is Max's adoptive sister and is turning 14 (she is of Mexican origin so her adoptive parents will be planning her Quinceañera soon) and she had a huge crush on Jones when they were all younger. (Of course, Tracy was 100% okay with her best friend with her baby brother. But over the years, Annie started to lose interest on Jones knowing he would never really see her as a girlfriend and started liking other guys in her school) Annie was also known to be quite a cutie as a child and has grown to become a lovely young lady.
"Do you think I can keep this?" Evie reached for a bracelet Dizzy had made.
"Take a bunch!" Dizzy offered a bundle of her bracelets. Jones spotted a pair of bracelets with the yin and yang symbol.
"Who made these?" Jones asked.
"Oh, that would be me." Eva raised a hand.
"Can I have em? I would like Tracy, my sister to have it." Jones asked. His parents would usually describe the pair like yin and yang, as opposite as they can be. He likes to be in the dark (the very, very, dark side) while Tracy likes being the light (of course, Lonnie would be the light, but Tracy is the in-between)
"What about Lonnie? She's YOUR sister too." Evie stated.
"Eh, we're never that close." Jones shrugged, out of the 2 sisters he had considered Tracy as his closest and longest friend, although the way they would argue and try to kill each other (not as literally) is how they show they care. The girls all gave him a look.
"Fine! Don't guilt-trip me!" Jones grabbed another bracelet with a rabbit-like charm. "Lonnie's always liked bunnies. Except for that one time, when Max and I created a 3D mutated creature that's part wolf, part tiger, part dog and part bunny with the tail of a scorpion and fangs of a snake mascot for Arts class!"
The rest of the girls gave the two guys a 'WHAT THE LIVING DEAD IS WRONG WITH YOU BOYS?!' look.
"We named him The Jaxinator! J for Jones and the Ax for my 'Max', and Terminator." Max nodded. He was a lover of animals and used to keep a lot of pets in his house, ranging from bunnies, hamsters, parrots, cats, dogs and at one point, a tarantula. (but the tarantulas were a big no after losing it at a family's dining event)
"Thank you all so much, you've made us so happy." Eva was grateful that there are people that appreciate their work
"To think our stuff would be worn by Auradon folks, it would be such an honor." Dizzy added.
"It makes us feel like a part of us were there too." Eva nodded.
"I think that only happens with Horcruxes." Yi made a sarcastic remark to hide her inner feelings.
"I feel like you would get along really well with Jade." Jones stated.
"You meant Jade, Jay's cousin?" Yi asked.
"No, we have another Jade. She's a dog." Jones added.
"That's not a nice word to say!" Dizzy exclaimed.
"No, she is really a dog that a friend of ours owns. Very snippy when she only barks." Max nodded.
Evie started to hug Dizzy, Eva and Yi. She felt sorry about their current live conditions, and they deserve a whole lot more than their lives right now.
"I really wish I could take you with me." Evie stated.
"Well, you can always do it Wishing Lamp incident way." Jones added, "wasn't that how we got Freddie in Auradon?"
"Total accident." Mal replied, groaning a bit.
"We should be getting back." Max stated.
"Ok, we'll meet you at the Sanctuary." Dakota nodded. It was better to call the warehouse by another codename.
"What Sanctuary?" Dizzy asked before Yi whispered the location into her ear and made a look that warns Dizzy not to tell anyone else.
"I really wish I could take them with us." Evie sighed.
"They'll be fine." Mal assured
"But they deserve so much more." Evie nodded.
"Hey Mal, is it ok if Jones and I walk around the Isle for a bit? I've been meaning to go and see Yen Sid. He used to be our teacher." Max suggested.
"We drove him nuts, maybe that's why he switched schools." Jones blinked, "remember the time we tried to turn his cauldron into a dunk tank to dunk Uncle Chip in 2nd grade?!"
"You two are the strangest people I have ever met." Dakota concluded.
"Fine, but just be careful." Mal sighed.
"Have you met me? I cause trouble wherever I go!" Jones exclaimed, before he and Max sprinted off to look for Yen Sid who according to Carlos, works as a teacher in Dragon Hall.
Jones and Max talked while heading over to Yen Sid's office.
"Hey, do you remember when you wanted to straighten your hair when we were 6?" Jones asked. Max had wavy hair when he was a child.
"Ugh, don't remind me. My hair looked like Will Byers for 3 weeks!" Max groaned a bit, running his fingers through his hair.
Jones wasn't looking where he was heading when he bumped into someone.
"Watch it!" it was Harry Hook. (But Jones and Max had never really seen Harry Hook before, although Jones did somewhat cross paths with Harry a few chapters before but Jones was only focused on 'where is Ben' than whoever the heck Mr. Jack Sparrow rip-off was.) Harry Hook looked at Jones and Max. "Ah, I see I've bumped into Beanpole and the Beast."
"Now, now. I wouldn't call Wolf a beast." Max snorted.
"Who the heck are YOU?" Harry Hook glared at the two boys.
"Who the HECK are you?!" Jones stepped forward. [Because there is no way on earth would the authoress substituted 'Heck' with the other censored word she prefers not to use]
"I asked you first."
"I asked you second."
"My god, it's just like The Most Popular Girls in School!" Max exclaimed, before Jones gave him an odd look, "Annie watches that stuff every time she brings her girl-friends home, I subconsciously enjoy the series."
"This man here is Wolf Chimokuri! Head founder of the Mini Muggers Association, Part-time Most Destructive Chemist in Honors Chemistry class, and future Dictator!" Max introduced Jones.
"And this fellow partner here is my trusty associate Jaxinator, Jaxon for short!" Jones nodded over to Max gratefully. "Now, who the HECK are you?"
"Well, I'm Harry Hook, son of Captain Hook, and right-hand man for The Lost Revenge! You two got some nerve entering my territory! But I do respect you for your attitude." Harry was unamused by Jones' rude attitude but he does show some respect for his guts.
"Hey, don't you dare make moves on my bro!" Max barked daringly, although a part of him was worried since he was related (by adoption) to the Darling family.
"Well, Mr. Right-hand Mascara-wearing not-that-hooky-handed pirate, I would LOATHE to stay and chat, but my associate and I have more important matters to attend." Jones smirked.
"I hate you." Harry Hook snarled.
"You aren't the first person to say that." Jones pretended to be flattered.
"Let's go, Wolf!" Max nodded as they left before he mouthed over to Harry Hook 'You Just Got Roasted by The Wolf!'
A few seconds after the two boys left, the Shan sisters walked by.
"Who were you talking you?" Yuko asked, uninterested while polishing her fingernails.
"I don't know, I have never seen them around before." Harry Hook was rather suspicious of Jones and Max. "Do you know if they go to Dragon Hall?"
"I care very little of those around me." Yuko responded.
"But I am very sure we've never seen them around before." Yuki nodded, "but that Jax guy is rather cute!"
"He looks a bit young, don't you think?" Yuko chuckled.
"Well, I don't mind younger men. Or older men." Yuki nodded, both sisters dated Jay at one point before he left for Auradon. They both still have some feelings for Jay but they are pretty much angry at him for breaking up with them.
"I don't know about you two, but there is something really suspicious about them." Harry Hook rolled his eyes at the twins.
Meantime…
"Koda, it's too dangerous! What would mom say if she catches us?" Evie hesitated while Dakota dragged her and Mal to see her mother.
"Ev, I grew up without a mother, and I was often laughed at by kids in school for not having a mother. Some of the bullies mocked me by saying my mom was either dead or didn't wanted me. I've always wanted to see what mom was like. Just this once. Please?" Dakota pleaded.
"Fine, just a short glance, ok?" Evie decided to compromise with her sister.
"Thanks." Dakota smiled gratefully at Evie and Mal.
Dakota, Mal and Evie all peeked through the alley that faces Bargain Castle, she was sitting in front of a make-shift vanity and putting on makeup.
"Mom…" Dakota was happy to see her birthmother again, even if it was from afar.
"Wow, age hasn't done her well." Dakota pointed out.
"Yeah, she really let herself go." Evie shrugged a bit.
"But I am glad I got to see her. I think the last time I saw her was the night of my first birthday. I always thought that night was just a bad nightmare all those years." Dakota stated, smiling weakly as she remembered a bit of her last memory of her mother.
Flashback…
It was a dark, cloudy night at the Perez home…
Julio was a regular humble freelance architect that used to be in the navy, but he was more than happy to meet someone he would love and start a family with.
"Now, Koda, remember, you must always sit up straight, and make sure to always apply a good amount on foundation and mascara." Evil Queen was lecturing her daughter.
Dakota was playing with the locket her mother had just given her as her present.
"She is going to be a tough one to deal with." Evil Queen shook her head.
"Go easy on her, Heidi." Mr. Julio Perez chuckled. "Well, the rotten apple never falls far from the tree."
"I told you a million times, never to call me that!" Evil Queen does not like to be referred by her real name Grimhilde; or Grimm, Heidi (Heidi Grimm, namesake for the Grimm brothers) (a nickname alias Julio called her).
"Mommy, when will my baby sister be here?" Dakota asked.
"Soon, I am hoping." Evil Queen nodded.
"What do you think we should name her?" Julio asked, "what about…?"
"We are not naming her after your 4th grade pet hamster Mildew!" his wife snapped over.
"What about…Evie?" Dakota asked. "It's pretty and it sounds just like mommy! I want to be just like mommy when I grow up."
"That just might be the sweetest thing anyone has ever said about me." Evil Queen smiled over, an almost warm genuine motherly smile.
"Don't you mean 'to me'?" Julio questioned.
"No, I meant ABOUT me." Evil Queen nodded.
The family was about to tuck their toddler daughter in bed, before they all heard loud knocking outside.
"Uh oh…" Julio's face went pale.
"HAND OVER THE EVIL QUEEN IMMEDIATELY!" outside their home was two platoons of soldiers and a few police officers.
"How could they have found us?" Julio grew worried.
"Daddy, mommy, what's going on outside?" Dakota asked, wanting to look outside the window.
"You have to hide her, you two should just run off to the basement passage and straight to the bunkers!" Julio looked at his wife and his child. The officers cannot know of Dakota, if they found out she was the birth child of the Evil Queen herself, she might be taken away from him as well.
"YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS TO SURRENDER THE EVIL QUEEN, OR WE WILL SHOOT!" an officer yelled.
"Koda, sweetie, I want you to hide inside the bunkers. We're sleeping down there tonight!" Julio suggested.
"YAY!" Dakota cheered, she always loved camping out in the bunkers for some reason. "I'll go inside first!"
"Not if I race you to it, Koda!" Julio chuckled, before giving his wife a look to run in and hide immediately.
The moment after Julio and Dakota went to the basement, they heard a loud thump upstairs. The officers and soldiers have barged in.
Upstairs, the officers were arresting the Evil Queen and seizing her belongings.
"Queen Grimhilde, you are arrested for abuse of power, attempted murder of Queen Snow White!" the first officer grunted out.
"Put her in the tank, boys!" the second officer told a soldier after handcuffing the Evil Queen.
"Check the perimeter! Secure the location in case there are any other villains around!" one Sargent told the platoon of soldiers.
The platoon eventually found Julio with his daughter, and assumed the Evil Queen was holding the father and daughter hostage, despite Julio claiming the two were married (because for a while the Evil Queen went by the alias Heidi Grimm.
"Lock and load, boys! We're driving her straight to the Isle of the Lost!" the first officer told the rest of his crew.
"MOMMY!!!" the last thing Dakota remembered was trying to run and follow the tank, but all she could do is watch her mother being taken away from her and her father…forever.
Present moment…
"That's awful…" Evie felt sad about listening to how their family was torn apart.
"Naturally, I forgot about it. I can't believe I almost forgot about my baby sister." Dakota smiled weakly.
"I can't believe E's name was almost Mildew!" Mal blinked.
"I remembered a bit of dad walking in the rain, cradling me in his arms and crying the night mom was taken away. I have only heard much later that she had given birth." Dakota replied.
"Fine, you can watch from afar, but don't try to let her know we're here." Mal nodded.
[Jay's P.O.V.]
I glanced over at Feisty. She was teaching the younger kids how to read. Seeing her motherly side is actually adorable. I smiled a bit to myself.
The younger kids (I am talking about the Mini Muggers) seem to really like Tracy. Well, who wouldn't? She's smart, sarcastic, friendly, has a great sense of humor, feisty, equally passive and aggressive, and she's got the cutest gleam in her eyes whenever she smiles or get excited.
I-I MEAN LIKE A FRIEND!
Ah, who am I kidding myself? I have strong feelings for Feisty, and that is a not-so-much-of-a-secret I try to hide.
"Why are you shamelessly checking Tracy out?" Jamie pointed out, as the Fearsome Foursome (how they call their group) headed over.
"Psh, no I wasn't! I was…looking around." I denied.
"Please, we all know you and Cece have been crushing on each other for almost 2 years." Charles yawned.
"It's boring in here!" Theo whined. "I suddenly think Math class is less boring than this!"
"I don't know what is gross, Theo actually misses Math class; or the fact he used my hairbrush to scratch his back!" Jenny held out her bended hairbrush before using it to smack Theo's arm.
"EWW!" Jamie and Charlie all scooched away from Theo.
"…sure, my back." Theo blinked before smiling a bit. "I do love the tough love you give me, Jenny Jelly."
"Something is really wrong with Theo!" Jenny grumbled.
"You'll understand when you're older." Carlos told them.
"So, you still not talking to Trace yet?" Carlos asked me.
"I did, but I don't think she is getting hints about how I feel about her. She, uh, sort of friend-zoned me instead." I gave him a bitter smile.
"I know how that feels like." Carlos nodded, "see, there's this girl,"
"Evie." I nodded.
"Is it really that obvious?!" Carlos groaned.
"Look, things might seem down for you now, but I think someday she'll see you as more than just a friend to her." Dewey piped in.
"What do you know about love? You're like 7!" I exclaimed, although I do not really like Dewey (I mean he's a nice little boy, the only flaw is him constantly hanging out with my daughter) much but then again: he's 7, in a much-longer-term relationship with the toddler princess of China.
"Well, it's clear you're in love." Dewey hummed.
"Here on the Isle, love is not really an emotion we were supposed to feel." Carlos pointed out.
"Ok, what do you think of Cece?" Dewey asked me.
"Well…I think she's the best thing that's ever happened to me." I replied quietly with a smile, glancing over at her. "And even though she drives me mad half the time, I sometimes just want to grab her by the face and kiss her like there's no tomorrow."
"EWW! I'M TELLING CECE!" Jamie declared before I panicked.
"WAIT DON'T!!" I stopped her, "I am begging you, I know I probably mess something up big time but I don't want to ruin what we have."
"What do you think?" Charles asked Dewey.
"Well, I think you guys should just come clean and confess how you feel about the girls you all like. Mommy always tell me that honesty is the best policy!" Dewey nodded.
"That's actually a lot wiser coming from a kid." I nodded.
"Thanks! Daddy always tells me I am a lot smarter than most kids my age!" Dewey gave us a wide grin before rushing to play with my daughter.
"Jay, stop growling at Dewey! He's done nothing wrong!" Carlos pointed out.
"He is putting his arms all over my daughter!" I exclaimed. Wow, I think babysitting January lately has got me worked up like I could be her dad. (I mean her biological father is more of a relaxed and calm man)
"Ok, that concludes today's lessons!" Tracy ended teaching the younger kids Chinese.
"So, how's class today, Teach?" Robyn went over and asked.
"Pretty good. They have true potential." Tracy nodded. "And uh Yuna was a fast learner, she's a lot smarter than she thinks."
Tracy glanced at the 4-year-old daughter of Shan Yu, Yuna had pale skin, shoulder-length wavy hair and a bright smile, before she smiled to herself fondly at the children.
"Alright, kiddos! Next up, Calvin and I are going to teach you kids archery and how to defend yourself from a long range!" Robyn turned to the preteens crew.
"Sweet!" Zachary cheered. He's been excited to learn how to attack and defense. I mean, Jones taught them a class or two earlier, and surprisingly Isaac and Zachary were acing Jones' Pranks class.
"Well, what I have learnt from teaching Elite, Krystal, James and Yap are that they are pretty good at sparring. Although Krystal almost went overboard and almost stabbed Elite with the plastic spear." Lonnie made a report.
"How do you stab someone with a plastic spear?!" I asked slowly.
"Jones used to have a lot of plastic weapons, because there is no way dad is letting Jones operate a real catapult, so the toy was the best option." Tracy replied with a shrug.
"Jonesy is AWESOME!" Jackie exclaimed, with this big smile filled with adoration.
"Why is the next Emperor of China so corrupted on the inside?" Carlos exclaimed.
"Ironically, Jackie and Shan Yu's younger kids get along very well; despite the…past family feud." Lonnie nodded.
"Anyway, where did Jones and the rest go?" Tracy asked.
"They followed Mal to meet Dizzy." Carlos replied before I could.
"Who's Dizzy?" Jenny asked.
"And what kind of name is that?" Jamie asked.
"She's one of Lady Tremaine's grandkids, but she's a really sweet kid who likes hairstyling and fashion." I explained. "She's about your age, Jenny and Jamie."
"Sweet!" Jenny cheered at the thought of making new friends. Jamie is actually the only few people her age that is her friend; she is somewhat of a loner in school, so naturally, Charles, Theo and Jamie would always stick up to her. (Hence, their quad name Fearsome Foursome)
"Dizzy has her own little squad here too: Eva and Yi." Carlos added.
"Great, looks like you little ladies and finally talk about stuff like dolls or tea parties." Charles made a sarcastic comment.
"Well, at least no one can be as mean as you are!" Jamie scoffed.
"Are they always like this?" James asked Theo.
"More or less." Theo nodded.
"They have been fighting ever since the first time I met those two at a Royal Playdate. And the four of us have met ever since." Jenny nodded.
"I was the walking toddler that drank all Jenny's milk!" Theo nodded in pride.
"And I think those two started fighting over a pool noodle." Jenny gestured to Jamie and Charles.
"I should know, signing up for that Royal Playdate Babysitting duty was how I got stuck with these kiddos." Tracy ruffled Theo's hair, "Me, Jones, Maxie, Lizzie, and Annie all got pulled into the babysitting job by Benny-Boy, because Mrs. Potts was shorthanded for little helpers. I should know, Jenny was always crying loudly whenever we were near to her, we always got scolded at for 'waking up the baby'."
Somehow, I always enjoying listening about Tracy's wild adventures growing up. I mean, once, I spent the weekend at Tracy's hometown along with Mal, Evie and Carlos. And their mom showed us a bundle of pictures of Tracy used to wear pretty dresses. [She always quotes that was a time before she found out she can decide what she would like to wear and sweats were her ideal choice] or the fact Jones was really chubby as a baby. [Sometimes I feel like Tracy loves her baby brother more than she loves Lonnie]
"Or the time Max crashed Lizzie's karaoke session." Carlos nodded. Just last year, on the huge gang gathering, Lizzie was about to sing when Max kept interrupting her song.
I looked over at Zevon with Kozi and Simon. Simon was impressed that Zevon was mixing up a couple of chemicals to create some kind of medicine drug.
"Impressive, you have a photographic memory of all the Periodic Table! You could actually do a lot more than just mass destruction if you put good use to it." Simon stated.
"Or pranks. That is how Jones got it." Kozi snorted.
"So, I think the kids should get some nap." Hunter told us, before removing a fake arrow from his hair. "Never let Robyn teach them archery!"
"BULLSEYE!" Kevin, he's more of a rude troublemaker of the tween group, exclaimed as he shot Hunter's back with a fake arrow.
"Ok, I saw that!" Hunter growled over.
Everyone laughed in response.
Another arrow shot Hunter's back.
"Who did that?!" Hunter yelled.
"Jade did it!" Dude barked over.
Jade snarled over at Dude for ratting her out.
"Here." I handed Tracy a bottle of water I was drinking a while back.
"Why would I want your water?" Tracy asked suspiciously.
"Because you'll need it. That and we have limited water since we'll be sharing them with a houseful of children." I stated.
"Thanks." Tracy gave me a smile before taking a deep sip of the water.
I smiled at her, she is really amazing…
And yet, to her, we're just nothing but friends.
"I…uh need to go and check on the patrol duty." I looked away before I went over to relief Kailani from patrol duty. I put on a pair of headphones Tracy gave me last Christmas before listening to Meghan Trainor's Just A Friend to You. (I am not a big fan of sappy romance songs but this one is ok, despite Feisty is getting me to listen to a bundle of songs she likes from musicals)
"When you say I'm just a friend to you,
But friends don't do the things we do,
Everybody knows you love me too,
I'm trying to be careful with words I use,
I say it cuz I'm dying too,
So much more than just a friend to you…"
Why can't she see me more than just a good friend? And I am very sure 'good friends' don't let the other to sleep on their bed when their brother is serpent-sitting for a friend. Good friends don't really let the other borrow their clothes. [Ok, maybe some do, I could be wrong.]
Flashback to the time Tracy and I slept over in my room
"Thanks for letting we borrow your clothes! I would have asked to borrow Carlos' clothes since he is closest to my size, but he gets worked up whenever I wrinkled his suits." Tracy came out of the washroom, still drying her hair.
"Wow…" I blinked.
"Do I look stupid? This jersey makes my shoulders look really small!" She asked me jokingly.
"No. you look…wow." I didn't know what to say. OH COME ON, YOU ARE USED TO HAVING BETTER PICKUP LINES AT GIRLS!!
"And you look (looks over) PUT ON YOUR SHIRT, PLEASE! I don't want the others to get the wrong idea, like we were having one of those 'one-night stands' or something." Tracy looked up from the towel before her face grew bright pink and looked away.
"Why is that your constant response when you see my shirtless? You don't really say anything to the other guys when we were at the water park last weekend! Not even to Carlos!" I exclaimed.
"That is because I grew up with them, and if you've seen one guy shirtless, you've seen them all. Besides, most of them have nothing good to show. (stabs the guys' self-esteem)" Tracy looked away, still flustered. "And Carlos sleeps over with Jones in our room, so he's got nothing impressive much to show either!" [Carlos: HEY, I HAVE BEEN WORKING OUT! Jones: oh please, the only thing I have seen you work out was cleaning up all the chocolates in the pantry!]
"So, does that mean you think I'm impressive?" I teased her.
"My dad looks better than you!" She replied, hiding her face beneath the towel. Welp, can't really blame her for being a daddy's girl.
"That stings!" I protested. "He's like 40! I'm barely 20!"
Flashback ended
I remembered when I let Feisty wear my Tourney jersey a couple of times, she always returns me my clothes afterwards. But she seems to really like wearing baggy clothing and sometimes male-cut shirts (Can't really blame her, since she does claim she takes over the love for men clothes after her mom) and she looks really cute wearing my jerseys.
Like the time I let her wear my jersey for the presentation on Social Studies by Mr. Walters! The others would eventually tease us about it.
Back in Auradon…
Emmerich Tweed offered to help out as part of the Event Committee since Jane seemed to be too stressed out about the Cotillion.
"Thanks for tagging along with me for the Cake Trying session." Jane thanked Emmerich and her best friend, Raven.
"No biggie, I do love pastry!" Raven giggled. "and tapestry."
"I sure wished we could have gone with the carrot and pumpkin caramel cake, that was just pure bliss!" Emmerich stated.
"Well, I know you loved the cake, so I got you some." Jane handed out a bag. "Since the Black Forest cake and the French Vanilla Strawberry cake won over than the other cakes, I figured maybe you would like the remaining of the cake."
"Thank you. I've never really eaten such fancy cake before…" Emmerich hid a blush around Jane.
"Speaking of tapestry, I still hadn't send over the order for the tablecloth!" Jane remembered.
"And Mika the secretary mixed up our orders and forgot about it!" Raven shook her head, before thinking up for an idea. "But…maybe I can ask for help from my Grandmother. She weaves the loveliest tapestry and I think she still has a bunch of slightly used tablecloth from Hunter's coronation! It's a beautiful shade of royal blue, but I can accessorize with a bit of the lacy golden yellow cloth remains from the Tapestry club!"
"That is a great idea, Ray!" Emmerich nodded.
"I'll go and call my grandmother! Why don't you two go and take a break. You guys deserve it!"
"What about you? You'll still be working, and it won't be fair if we just go on a break without you." Jane stated.
"I'll be fine. I get to go back home and talk to my family!" Raven nodded.
"Besides, the two of you have been overworking lately, it's not good for your health." Raven added, before she headed back to give her family a call.
"So…what would you like to do?" Jane asked, looking at Emmerich.
"Well, I um…hadn't really got the chance to look for a tuxedo yet, since this is my first formal event." Emmerich hesitated a bit. "I was planning on just winging it and sneak into the servants' quarters."
"That is what Jones and Max do." Jane pointed out, "speaking of which, where are those two?"
[Cuts to scene of which Jones and Max went to find Yen Sid and being the annoyed former teacher who thought he never needed to see those two again, Yen Sid jumped out of his window and dived into an empty cauldron the goblins were going to wash with.]
"I have absolutely no idea." Emmerich shrugged.
"Ooh, how about we go shop for your tux?" Jane suggested.
"What about you? Have you found a dress yet?" Emmerich asked.
"Evie's making one for me." Jane nodded.
"Well, what if the tux is expensive? I mean I have been earning some money from working part-time at the animal shelter and helping some of the lords and dukes mowing their lawn. These people sure pay a lot, but I am saving up for my youngest brother to buy him a new bike." Emmerich hesitated.
"Don't worry, I'm sure we can find something affordable for you!" Jane grabbed Emmerich by the arm and dragged him to the shopping mall.
"I…don't really have much experience shopping." Emmerich admitted as Jane started looking through some tuxedos for him.
"Me neither, but it could be fun." Jane smiled over.
"I suppose so." Emmerich blushed a bit.
"Try this one!" Jane shoved a plaid tux over to him.
"I'm a size M though." Emmerich chuckled at the XS tag on the tux.
"Sorry. My mistake" Jane apologized.
"Don't be. Most people just peg me as a small for my size person since I was sort of weak-looking as a child." Emmerich replied. "I was that scrawny boney kid back at elementary school, so I thought I would toughen up when I get older."
"Here, try these on." Jane picked up about 5 tuxedos for Emmerich to try on.
"Ok, thank you." Emmerich thanked her before he went to try the clothes on in the changing room.
"What do you think of this one?" Emmerich first tried on a baggy looking tux.
"It makes you look kind of cheap." Jane tried not to laugh and kept a straight face.
"Well, at least I make it work!" Emmerich pretended to whine, before changing into another tux.
"What about this one?" Emmerich asked, he was wearing a 70s vintage tuxedo. "I think it's a bit too tight if you ask me. Now I sort of understand how women felt like when they used to wear corsets to make their waists look tinier!"
"Sorry about that." Jane smiled apologetically.
"Hopefully the next tux will be less constricting to my lungs." Emmerich joked as he changed into a plaid suit.
"How about this one?" Emmerich asked.
"Nah, it doesn't really seem to suit you though." Jane shook her head.
"Wow, clothes shopping is so difficult!" Emmerich sighed, "Now I can relate to how my sisters spent hours looking for the right pair of dress for the county fair back at home!"
"Just try the next one." Jane chuckled.
"Aye-aye, captain!" Emmerich faked a salute before trying on another tuxedo.
"Do people even wear these?!" Emmerich seemed baffled by the bubblegum pink suit Jane picked out. "I am very sure you are pulling my leg here, Jane!"
"I think that is something Rana from the Theater Club would wear." Jane burst into giggles.
"Eh, I can make pink work. I mean, give me a lip-gloss and some mascara and I can pass off as a drag queen for Cotillion!" Emmerich joked, pretending to pose like one of those mannequins.
"You're killing me with laughter, Em!" Jane laughed.
"I better hope the last suit won't be as frilly as this one! I look like a pink peacock or something!" Emmerich joked back before changing into the last suit Jane picked out.
"Well, I would dare say this one is my personal favorite." Emmerich switched into a country-styled tuxedo. "I look like I could have won Mulch King back at the County Fair in my hometown!"
"Hhm…it's still missing out something." Jane thought, before she grabbed Emmerich's straw hat from the corner (he hardly goes anywhere without his hat) and placed it over his head. "There! Now you're the sheriff!"
"Do you think I look alright in this?" Emmerich asked, checking himself in the mirror.
"I think you look quite dashing." Jane admitted, before she felt her cheeks turning pink.
"Oh, thanks." Emmerich blushed back, "I-I should change back, I mean this tux is kind of fancy and all, don't want to get it ruined."
"This tux might be a bit too pricy for me…I really like it, but I guess I can always come back for it someday." Emmerich smiled weakly.
"That's a shame, I can tell you really liked it." Jane smiled back sadly at her friend.
"It's alright, I mean I should save up for my lil' brother Georgy instead." Emmerich stated, before an idea came into his mind. "Hey, why don't you come somewhere with me?"
"But what about the event planning? I still need to finish faxing over to the carpet store to rent a giant carpet for the Cotillion." Jane checked her schedule.
"Look, there is a thin line between working hard and overworking! You need to take a break from all the stuff that's been going on, for just a short while. Doctor's orders." Emmerich told her sternly as he placed his hands onto her shoulders.
"I have curfew at 7!" Jane protested a bit.
"But the students' curfew doesn't start until 9pm." Emmerich pointed out.
"Exactly." Jane gave a solemn nod.
"Now come on, while we still have time!" Emmerich gave Jane a bright smile before he took her out.
To be continued (ish)
Well, sorry for not updating for the past few weeks, schoolwork and assignments have been driving me nuts. Lots have been happening throughout this chapter. In the next one, a part of me want to see what happens when Yen Sid meets Jones and Max again. (he does not really like the duo that much) because Jones and Max would be almost as parallel to Cory Matthews and Shawn Hunter to Mr. Feeney (despite I actually had a teacher OC Mr. Walters who is modeled after Mr. Feeney in the first story, ironic since it has the word Walt; while Yen Sid is Disney spelt backwards) I also have a really bad feeling that Yuko and Yuki won't be pleased that their shared ex-boyfriend is crushing on their family nemesis.
Chapter Talk: -
1 Jones and Max are really unlike most of the AKs, that's already a given fact. To be honest, Max was the one who actually bring out Jones' wild side (Tracy hinted that Jones used to be really meek and quiet, but everything changed when they met Max) so I guess that could be the origin of Jones' unique personality. Dizzy, Yi and Eva are now one of my favorite VK anti-heroes trios. Also, the scene with Jones and Harry Hook face-off tho (It was supposed to be based off The Most Popular Girls in School, but the characters swear a lot and I wanted to censor out the swear words although that seemed like what Harry Hook and Jones would gladly curse a lot)
2 So I decided to give the Evil Queen a bit of human emotions (I like to think even the coldest person had human feelings before) so I lowkey ship Julio/Evil Queen (Grimhilde sounds like Grimm Heidi backwards-ish, for a word play) because I wondered how Dakota was separated from her mother. (Since I think the authorities would view any child of villains just as vile as their parent) For some reason, why does Julio look like Esteban from Suite Life in my head?! [Esteban: Nobody forgets Esteban Julio Ricardo Montoya de La Rosa Ramirez! Me: NO ONE HAS THE TIME!] But I will not judge Evil Queen for the good taste in men.
3 It was interesting to read from Jay's P.O.V. again. I really ship Jacy so much. Those two are in between of being in love and being best friends. (My god, it's just like Adam/Sakura all over again. Except with more sexual tension, since Adam and Sakura's romance are too pure for this sinful world, and it's been like 6 years since Adam met Sakura officially they should be getting together soon! Adam respects Sakura so much he'd rather save the whole romance until they're married.) Considering Tracy loves wearing loose and baggy clothes, Jay is absolutely A-Okay with letting her wear his shirts (because he thinks she looks cute in his clothes); but she gets really flustered around him sometimes especially if it's just two of them alone; which is different from Adam/Sakura usual scenes. I came across a song 'Just A Friend To You' by Meghan Trainor and it just fits Jay/Tracy so well. Also, lowkey Dewey is the love advice guru (He loves reading his parents' love story so much, and he sometimes help out the school newspaper's Advice Column, which people do not or need to know that they are requesting advice from a 7-year-old who could barely reach the top of the bookshelf) I won't be surprised if Tracy and Jay got the roles of Mulan and Shang if the school did a Mulan play (even though Lonnie is the one who wants to be just like her mom). Although Jones would get a close call for his dad's role, but he will be slaying people as Shan Yu instead.
4 Emmerich/Jane. I needed some ship-worthy moments for them, since I ship them both so much. I would say Emmerich is more of a Country person and would go for cowboy-themed tuxedo, I would describe Jamerich similar to Ryan Evans/Kelsey Neilsen from High School Musical 3, since I was rewatching HSM3 and thought Emmerich would share some similarities to Ryan (for starters: the fact they love wearing hats) even though cannon-wise, Jane/Carlos do share similarities of Ryan/Kelsey. Raven would be that best friend third-wheeling (she is the only OC without a boyfriend so far, but I would have to see what Descendants 3 has in store if I will find someone for her. Ironically, at one point she was paired with a son of Shan Yu (not Brandon) in an earlier draft)
Here are some extra scenes that tells slight different of Jay/Tracy and Adam/Sakura
Sakura: Hey AD, have you seen my pet ferret Furball? (opens shower curtains from capsule)
Adam: *screams in the shower, tries to cover up*
Sakura: AD, it's just me. AD? Stop screaming! Have you seen Furball or not?! Never mind, I will just ask Leo!
Adam keeps screaming even after his crush left.
Or it'd go like this…
Adam: (goes shirtless for the cameras back in 'Rise of the Secret Soldiers')
Chase: AD, why aren't you wearing your shirt? We're on live!
Sakura: *walks out Adam's capsule wearing Adam's hoodie, stops over* 'Sup. *walks away*
Harushi: (gets wrong idea) ADAM! (gets ready the laser cannon)
Adam: *run like hell, run like hell*
Sakura: Hey AD, you can have your shirt back! *tries to take it off in front of millions of viewers*
Adam: NO! KEEP IT ON (pushes her)
Whereas with Tracy/Jay…
Tracy: *walks in on Jay changing* Oh my gosh, I am SO sorry!!! [Thinks: Oh no, he's gorgeous!]
Jay: you can feel free to look-see, I won't tell!
Tracy: *grabs closest thing she can use and throws it to Jay's head* Creep!
Or like this…
Jay: *accidentally walks in on Tracy trying to change up after getting drenched in the rain* [Thinking: Welp, gonna feel bad for admitting it, but I like what I see]
Tracy: GET OUT OF HERE, YOU CREEP! *throws dirty socks at him*
Jay: *drapes his jacket around her* I'll just go. (smiles at her before leaving)
Tracy: …*blushes* What a meathead! But…a decent one, I suppose.
Sakura: Wow, you have a weird attraction towards Jocks, Bad Boys and Geeks! *ticks Jay, Roman and Chase*
Tracy: Hey, I liked Chase, but it was in the past! Besides, I already like someone.
Jay and Roman: WHO?!!
Doug: LIAR! [He ships Chase/Tracy, because of their similar personalities]
Tracy: Besides, Sakura is the one who is totally in love with Adam!
Sakura: (blush) We're just good friends!
Evie: Veeery good friends.
January: LIKE ME AND DEWEY!
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