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36: October 1.
The following morning Ben was all set to get to Halloweentown. How he would get there though, was the real question. Fairy Godmother had mentioned something about a portal that they used to travel around quickly. There was also a bus option too. Ben didn't mind either way, though the portal sounded pretty fun.
Ben waited for Fairy Godmother inside the castle throne room for she would help him crossover to Halloweentown. He wondered what Halloweentown would be ike. He had looked online and found some photos of what Halloweentown looked like and it seemed so beautiful and the creatures that live there were so vastly different from one another, yet acted like nobody was different either.
Fairy Godmother came into the throne room a while later. "Are you ready, Ben?" She asked.
"Yes." Ben told her as he stood up from sitting on the steps.
"When you arrive you will be greeted by the mayor and he will show you the way to the meeting room, where he and the council members of Halloweentown will discuss with you about the extended program."
"OK." Ben said.
Fairy Godmother smiled, then with her hands held them up facing the opposite wall. "No wand?" Ben laughed.
"Not for this," Fairy Godmother said with a smile. "A little trick I learned from a friend named Aggie. You may want to stand back a little bit."
Ben took a few steps back as Fairy Godmother looked onward, took a breathe and looked at the clock. She then released words from her mouth. "We call on the dreams of creature and mortal, to heal the wound that worlds divide. From now on, we each can create a portal, and each of us our own path decide."
Wind was blowing from the opposite direction of where Ben and Fairy Godmother stood. Ben shielded his eyes as bright light emerged from where the wind was blowing. Something was forming before his eyes. Suddenly a magical door-like thing formed in front of him. The archway was of gray stones and in the middle the doors slide open, revealing a clear white light on the inside.
"Whoa." Ben said, amazed at the sight before him. This had to be maybe one of the coolest things he's ever seen in his whole life. "This is very cool."
"And there is no time limit. Not like before in the past." Fairy Godmother said. "Have a safe trip Ben."
"Thank you." Ben smiled, zipping up his jacket. He stepped forward to the portal, took a breathe, then walked into it. The portal then closed and disappeared after that.
Mal finished piling the two pancakes onto the plate that read 'Birthday Girl!' (she made it on Penelope's second birthday) and poured milk into the class cup. Mal then lifted her hands up and a banner that read 'Happy Birthday, Penelope!' was lifted and hovered over the room with balloons on the ceiling. "Great."
"Mommy!" Penelope's voice called out as foot steps came running into the kitchen. "Mommy! It's my birthday!"
"I know it is!" Mal smiled. She picked up Penelope and held her. "Your mommy's big girl now!"
"I'm a full hand." Penelope smiled. "Party time now wit friends?"
Mal giggled. "No silly Nelly. The birthday party is going to be tomorrow around three."
"That a long time."
"It'll come quicker before you know it." Mal said. "We have to go out in a little while to get some last minute things for the party. That way we're not in a huge rush tomorrow. Tonight it's going to be Auntie Sadie, Uncle Henry, Uncle Weston and Uncle Alex tonight."
"Okay mommy."
"Good. Now hurry up and eat now."
Ben left the other end of the portal that had just opened, a little off to the side where the bus stop was landing. Literally landing from the sky and a bus following after that. That walk was something he would never forget. He came upon Halloweentown and froze in his steps. The pictures he had seen online were good, but the real thing was more wonderful. The colors and the sights and smells of Halloweentown was quite superb.
Ben walked towards the center where the pumpkin stood with it's candle lit up inside. Smiling he was excited about this new place. "I'm going to have to walk around after this and get a good view before going back to Auradon." He said to himself. He felt someone tap behind him and turned to find someone with needles sticking out of her skirt.
"Are you Benjamin of Arandelle?" She asked very cheery.
"Um, Ben of Auradon." Ben said.
"OH HO! RIGHT!" The cheery woman yelled, picking up a note from one of the needles. "That's what it says right here! OOPSIE DASIES! Come follow me, I'm escorting you to the chambers where the council members and mayor Dalloway are waiting."
"Oh, thank you." Ben said and followed the woman as she practically skipped the whole way to where the chambers were. "Strange woman."
Mal finished tying up her boots for the day then stood up and put her jacket on. "Penelope?" She called at the top of the stairs. "You almost ready?"
"Coming mommy!" She replied as she left her bedroom and decended down the staircase as she held onto the railing. "All set mommy!"
Mal eyeballed Penelope, who's jacket was on but the buttons were not buttoned correctly and Penelope's hair was a wild mess. Mal giggled as she walked over to the little girl and got down on her knees. "I see you managed to get dress all by yourself."
"I said I could."
"And you did a good job!" Mal said. "Just let mommy fix your jacket buttons, okay?"
"Okay." Penelope said to her mother. "Mommy? How many kids are coming tomorrow?"
"All your classmates from your homeroom." Mal said as she began to unbutton the jacket. "Barry, Daniel, Jackie, Rosemary, Wendie, Steve, Jackson, Mark, Bennett, Brett, Lacey, April, Larissa and Jessalyn."
"Oh okay." Penelope said.
Mal finished the last button of the jacket and shifted the jacket around to make it more comfortable. She couldn't help but smile at the pretty dress that Penelope had on. It was a shade of violet, with a black sequin belt around the waist and black shoulder parts that had little gold studded spikes on them. "Do you like the new dress?"
"Yes! Auntie Evie make pretty dresses!" Penelope said. "And you know Carlee, the toy doggy dalmatian Uncle Carlos send me last year for my birthday? Auntie Evie made a dress for Carlee too this year and Uncle Jay sent this dark red bracelet with little spikes that don't hurt if they accidentally touch someone really, really hard." Penelope said as she held up her wrist. Both the toy dog and the bracelet Mal had gotten, but told Penelope that her uncles Carlos and Jay had sent them to her.
"I bet you and Carlee are going to be queens of the ball." Mal said as she finished button up Penelope's pink jacket. "There, all set."
"I look pretty!" Penelope giggled.
"Yes you do, beautiful girl!" Mal said then she leaned in and kissed Penelope's nose. "Come on Nelly, let's get going." Mal said as she stood up then lifted up Penelope and carried her out the door. Mal looked up at the sky and smiled. It was a little, light gray. But it would get sunny later. Mal took two steps forward and then lifted off the ground, flying in the sky. Why not? She does have fairy blood in her!