Heidi jumped out of the door and landed on her butt, prompting a quiet 'ow' from the goddess. From what she could tell she had landed on the main platform. The woman shook her head as the slight dizziness faded and took a deep breath before standing up. That is when she noticed the countless differences around her.

The walls of the Underworld glowed with the hundreds of thousands of crystals that lie within them while the ceiling sparkles like the night sky due to what appeared to be a combination of both diamonds and magic.

"Wow…" The bluenette mumbled, seeing something new each time she turned. "I know I did not leave this place in this condition."

There was no way Heidi could have done this, she wasn't that good with magic, and this sort of transformation would have required a level of magic mastery beyond the ranks of even Fairy Godmother.

The woman turned around and blinked as she saw a golden note attached to the wall near the staircase leading up to the surface. She cocked her head to the side and walked over before plucking it off the wall. "...I saw you were out so I went ahead and did the remodel for you. Happy Birthday." She read aloud as her eyes flickered down the the black inky name. "Hecate."

All of this is a birthday gift? Heidi thought in confusion, placing the note back on the wall. I'm surprised she remembered, then again she did say she'd do something ahead of time this year. Maybe she is making up for missing all the other years.

Hecate had the ability to create and morph objects with her magic, it just didn't seem possible that the goddess would take the time to do such a drastic change. Or that she would care to do this for me. Heidi thought with narrowed eyes before shaking her head.

Her eyes flickered over to the staircase and she raised an eyebrow at the golden railings. "She really went all out, I need to thank her the next time I see her." Heidi murmured and walked to the staircase. Taking a deep breath, she grabbed the railing and took a step.

The step instantly glowed with magic and let out a low melodical hum, surprising the goddess even more. Seriously? Now I know why Hades was so impressed, he must have thought I did this. She thought before smirking. Well, I won't inform him, if I do that he'll just beg Hecate to fix his.

The woman continued up the stairs, glancing every now and then as torches lit up when she passed by them. It was a little strange to see so much magic, she was lucky to be able to use hers most of the time, and she couldn't help but stare whenever she caught a glimpse of another magical touch.

When she reached the top of the stairs, she bit her lip before raising her hand and placing it on the doorway. Much to her relief, the earth around her began shaking as the gates slowly slid open, the rays of the afternoon sun pouring in as it widened.

Heidi pulled out her sunglasses and slipped them on. "I am glad that worked. Guess I'm considered a goddess again." She mused as she stepped on out into the forest.

This was the same forest Hades and her had gone to in the other world. Heidi blinked and scratched the side of her head at the coincidence. Huh...I guess I left it set up here. Funny, I could have sworn I left it near the house. She thought, finding it quite peculiar that it would have moved.

She shrugged at the situation and closed the gates before moving in the direction of the school. The goddess didn't know if they would all be at the school, she had no idea if they were even allowing Audrey in with her attitude issues, and she felt confused. Should I go check the house or should I just scare everyone at the school because they probably think I'm dead again?

Unsurprisingly, there were quite a few rumors circulating saying that she was actually just a really smart undead being that had been reanimated after dying. Of course, this was not only wrong, but it was incredibly stupid.

Heidi rolled her eyes at the thought and shook her head. I bet they were all celebrating after I vanished again. I should ask Hermes if he spotted any "Mini Hades is dead for real this time" parties or something.

As she reached the edge of the forest, she narrowed her eyes as she saw students milling about without a care in the world. Oh, if they only knew that Heidi was nearby. They would probably start the undead thing again, I really need a statement from dad or someone that says I'm not dead. She shook away her thoughts and hopped in a nearby shadow before traveling through the crowd of students.

The goddess made her way to the main building and hopped out of a shadow, folding her arms as she looked around. "It would help if those guys picked just one place to hang out at." She said to herself, raising an eyebrow as she saw a student looking at her as if they had seen a ghost.

Disregarding the student, she walked down the hallway and rubbed her chin. Hmm, where do they hang out most often? She thought about this for a moment and tilted her head. There were two places they actually gathered in and it was often decided at random which one they'd meet at. No pattern whatsoever.

A playful idea entered her mind. I mean, I could just bust into Mal's dorm room like I did that one time. Heidi smirked when she thought this as a look of mischief entered her eyes. Dad always did say that when you make an entrance you need to make an entrance. She chuckled before leaping into a shadow and traveling to the dorms.

….

Mal was currently in her dorm relaxing after she had taken a few days to try and retrieve Evil Queen's mirror from Audrey. Each time she tried to get it back, however, the dog always stopped her and sent her running back to the school. Literally. It wasn't like Mal wasn't trying, she had received quite the lecture from Fairy Godmother about losing it, there was just one big problem.

The purplette shook her head as she remembered the angry howling of a supersized Kirby telling her to leave. I have to talk with Heidi about that dog. That thing is insane…

While she narrowly avoided becoming dog food, she was no longer able to enter the forest where Heidi and Audrey's house was situated. Audrey had told the dog to stop the VK at all costs and frankly, Mal wasn't willing to test how far the three-headed hound would go.

So she gave up, admitted the fact that she couldn't get the mirror back, and retreated back to her dorm where she could finally relax for a moment. That was her only option if she wanted to live another day. I'll ask Ben to excuse me, I don't have the energy and I won't have the energy for days. She thought as she got up out of her chairand walked over to her bed before falling back on it.

The girl sighed and smiled softly as she enjoyed the silence in the room. It was all so...peaceful. No dog howling at her, no angry Audrey, no lectures…

Life was good.

Of course, the universe never seemed to want to give Mal a break and the peaceful atmosphere was shattered when someone knocked on the door. Mal let out a groan and sat up, shooting a glare at the offending object. Seriously? I just got comfy.

The VK got up and made her way over to the door, the glare still focused on whoever might be on the other end. It was one thing to disturb her when she was running around the school, it was another thing to disturb her when she was in her room.

Opening the door, she closed her eyes and frowned. "Who is it and what do you need?" She asked impatiently, tempted to keep her eyes closed in case it was Fairy Godmother again.

The person on the other side chuckled. "Seems someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed."

The familiar voice caused Mal's eyes to snap open and she gasped when she saw who it was. "...Heidi?"

The bluenette smirked as her eyes glowed in greeting. "In the flesh. I was gonna hop through the window but I thought this was more civilized at the last second."

Mal knew her eyes glowed back, the action an unconscious one that had quickly formed since Heidi had returned from the Underworld the first time. The VK could only stare at her as Heidi entered the room with an air of calmness surrounding her. "How did you…"

Heidi took a seat in a chair and crossed her legs before rubbing her chin. "Turns out the Underworld has an entrance leading to the other world. I got help finding it over there and hopped through it, the next thing I know I'm back."

As the goddess relaxed into the chair, Mal closed the door and approached Heidi. "When did you get back?"

Heidi blinked and suddenly held up her hand, counting on her fingers before grimacing. "I, uh, have no clue, I know it wasn't too long ago."

Mal couldn't help but chuckle at her sister's confused expression. "Good to see nothing changed." She said softly before looking back up at the bluenette. "Does anyone else know?"

"Besides all the people I passed on my way here, nope. I haven't found the others and I wasn't sure if Audrey would be here or not." Heidi answered with a thoughtful expression, folding her arms while her head tilted upwards.

Mal frowned and shook her head. "I'm not sure about the others since I've been here all day. I could text them to meet up here, though." She paused and looked away. "Audrey on the other hand…"

Heidi knew that tone well, it was the same tone her father always had when he was about to drop a bombshell of a situation. She had heard it one too many times after his countless failures at poker with Chernabog.

"She told Kirby to guard the forest and to stop me from entering by using any means necessary." Mal said and rubbed her arm.

Heidi blinked and she stood up, approaching Mal with a concerned look before looking her over. "Did he hurt you?"

The purplette closed her eyes and tried to remember if she had gained an injury from the dog, but she just shook her head. "The dog didn't do anything, the only injuries I got were from when I was running away from him."

Heidi smiled in relief before placing her hand on Mal's shoulder. "I'll handle those two later. For now, maybe you should contact the others before a rumor of me being a ghost starts."

Mal opened her eyes and smiled back. "Yeah, I can see that happening. We need to do something about those rumors, they are getting out of hand."

Heidi chuckled and went back to her seat, satisfied that Mal had retained no injuries from her dog. "Maybe I'll obtain an official statement from Hermes saying I'm not dead."

Mal pulled out her phone and laughed. "That might actually work. Ever since that guy took over for our Greek History class he's been a real celebrity."

The goddess raised an eyebrow and cocked her head to the side. "He took over? When did that happen?"

"Just a few days ago. He said he was bored without his 'buddy' to keep him company." Mal said as she texted the others, smirking when she heard Heidi groan.

"He just had to use the word buddy. Hermes, when I get my hands on you…" The goddess muttered before shaking her head. "That man drives me insane."

Mal finished texting and put her phone down on the dresser. "Aw, but I think he really likes you, you know as a weird uncle that's more of a father figure. Whenever he starts talking about his job he always talks about you." She said, smiling as she thought of how happy Hermes always was when he talked about Heidi.

I'm pretty sure he's my cousin. She thought for a moment before shrugging, looking up at her sister and chuckling. "All good things I hope."

Mal smirked as she sat on her bed. "Most are good, some are...entertaining."

Heidi's eyes halved when she heard that. "It would seem that Hermes and I need to have a chat about what not to say in class."

Mal rolled her eyes as she went back to relaxing. "He's my favorite teacher, don't harm him too much." She said in amusement before closing her eyes.

"Ah, I won't harm him, I'll just give him a lecture." Heidi answered back with a grin before chuckling. "The teacher is gonna get taught a lesson."

….

"First!" Triple G shouts into the silence as he hopped out of the door and landed on his feet. Then he looked to Deuce, in his arms and said, "Eh, first and a half."

Then Ara flew out, catching a bit of air time. She managed to complete a forwards flip before she landed. "Second!" She shouted, also breaking the silence.

Then George came through. He just walked out holding Chester like a normal individual. "Humph." He said allowing them to recognize his presence.

"Eeep!" Hazel screeched as she stumbled out of the portal like she was in a dizzy bat race. "Fourth…" She said still discombobulated from space travel.

Ara nodded at her. She looked at everyone one more time before saying, "Ok. Now that everyone is here, time to find Heidi!" She said with excitement, sparking once again.

Triple G's pupils widen when he takes in the scene around them. "Uuumm...Ara?"

Everyone else mimicked his expression. Hazel audibly gasped as she took in all areas of the scene.

Ara looked at them with concern. "What-whoooooaaa…" She immediately had the same reaction as she it all in.

Jewel encrusted walls that made the ceiling sparkle like the cosmos. Entrancing platforms that pulse as if they are alive somewhat. When they glow you can see the gemmed veins that the magic courses through.

The next thing that caught their eye were these floating lanterns made of light. They floated in a row and illuminated their path.

Once Hazel found her voice, she said, "I believe that those are the orbs Hestia was referring to." She walked up to one, sensing the powerful magic. "They should lead us to the main area where the exit is."

Chester made his way to George's shoulder. His ears flicked and twitched. "Do you all hear an instrument?"

Deuce's ears did the same and he nodded. "Uh, yeah. I do." He said in confusion.

Ara shook her head as she began to walk in the direction the lantern orbs were taking her. "I...don't hear it."

When Ara began to walk, the others started to follow. Triple G let Deuce to and allowed him to lay on his shoulder as Chester did George.

Hazel nodded at Chester as she continued to follow and look around. "Yes. I hear it. It's a bit far off though. Maybe we will get closer so you all can hear what we hear." She shrugged.

Triple G snapped. The sound bounced off of the starry walls. "Oh! It's Heidi's organ. Remember?" He looked at them with a smile. "When we were in the RV she told us that she had it to calm the spirits down."

"Rad. That explains the lack of shrill screams." Deuce said in agreement.

Chester looked around for a moment before turning his head to Ara. "So, I am assuming that this Hell has the same layout, just waaaay better looking." Be rubbed his whiskers in thought. "If I remember correctly, there are two to three staircases we have to climb."

"Nnnnnnn…" They all grumbled in sync.

(Two to three staircases later…)

Triple G crawled up the glowing steps and flopped on the last stair. The step glowed brightly due to the pressure of his body colliding with it.

He hugged. "I can't feel my knees…"

Chester was riding on his back and looked at him with halved eyes.

George, on the other hand, looked completely unbothered. He finished his trek then looked at Triple G in concern.

Ara had to gather her breath and lean on the dazzling wall for support. "Ugh! Why stairs!? We live in the future! Why not invest in an escalator!?" She finished, sliding her back down the wall as she gathered her breath.

Hazel looked at her sister in concern as she floated on a small platform of her own creation. She rode it similar to a hoverboard. "You know, Ara, you could've flown…"

Ara's eyes snapped open at that. Then she face-palmed. "That was dumb, Ara. That was really dumb…" Ara shook her head. "Okay, let's go. We should be near the exit."

Triple G made it to his feet and exclaimed, "Whoa! The main area looks lit!" He ran beside Heidi's golden throne. "Hey guys, check this out."

He sat on the throne with a kingly pose then took a selfie. Then he hurried back to them with a smirk. "I am so saving this pic!" Actually, why don't we all just take a couple pics real quick. I mean...this is a one time opportunity here!" He said while taking more pictures.

Knowing that there was no stopping him, she rolled her eyes. "Okay, sure. A quick selfie break."

Then Ara turned her attention to what George and Hazel were staring at the ever since they walked into the main area.

Demons of all sizes were looking at them with looks of surprise and complete confusion.

Ara and her friends looked back at them with beaded eyes. Instead of panicking like her brain told her to do, she tried talking first.

Ara shyly smiled and said, "Uh, sup?" She said as the Demons still looked at them in shock. "Ara, Triple G, Chester, Hazel, Deuce, George." She said motioning to herself and her friends. "Don't mind us. We're friends of Heidi." She finished with another shy smile.

When the demons heard this, some nodded and shrugged. The most important part is that they went back to work and left the weird group alone.

Deuce relaxes and says, "Looks like they don't mind us here, dudes." He said with relief.

Hazel released a breath she didn't know she was holding. "Yeah, they don't. Thank goodness…"

Ara smirked mischievously. "So, about those selfies?"

(10 minutes of selfies later)

"Bye, guys!" Triple G told the demons as they finally headed to the staircase to the upper world.

Hazel waved as her good-bye then began to admire the golden railings.

Ara turned and said, "We will stop by again on our way back! See ya!" That's when she began to walk up the stairs.

The Demons waved at the young group of humans before getting back to work. They wouldn't want their boss to find out they were slacking off while there were orders to take and deliveries to be made.

Climbing the stairs, Hazel chuckled. "Who knew demons liked to take pictures?" She said as she went through all of the new pictures on her phone.

Triple G said, "IKR." As a response.

The group chuckled all the way up the melodic staircase until they stopped at what seemed to be the final doorway. The only problem was...they didn't know how to open it.

Triple G looked at the closed door with a look of confusion. "So...now what?"

Hazel raised her fist to her chin and she said, "No idea… I don't remember Hestia saying anything specific about the door when we were back in our dimension…" Hazel looked down in thought. "There is something about this that I remember Heidi saying. What was it?"

Deuce floated to the passage and looked around. "I...don't think it has a door knob. Maybe it has a secret switch, or button like those ancient Egypt movies." He shrugged then began to look around.

Triple G shrugged and began to look for one as well. After all he had seen, it wouldn't surprise him if there was a switch somewhere. Goerge shrugged and did the same, looking for a switch of some sort.

Ara, Chester, and Hazel stopped to think for a moment.

Chester tilted his head in confusion. "This doesn't make much sense. Why can't we get out of the door? Hestia Wouldn't send us here if she knew we wouldn't be able to escape." He looked at the glowing ground. "What are we missing…"

Ara, still tired from climbing all those stairs, used her hand to lean on the doorway.

It finally came to Hazel. She blinked in realisation and disappointment. "I...just remembered. Only gods and demigods can-"

She was interrupted by a sudden quaking of the earth.

They all look to Hazel once again.

She sighs, "Still not me!"

That's when the gateway steadily slid open, allowing sunlight to spill into the area.

The teens are wide eyed at this.

"What just happened?" Triple G asked on total confusion.

Ara blinked before saying, "I have...no idea, but I'll take it. How about you?"

Triple G nodded. "Inexplicable release is better than being trapped. Let's go!" He came out and motioned for the others to follow. "The school shouldn't be far from here!"

Everyone follows him, willing to drop this whole scenario. Everyone except for Hazel.

She blinked in confusion as she stood at the entrance. "But...gods and demigods can only open the gates to the Underworld…" Hazel turned her gaze to the closing gates as she thought.

"Hazel!" Ara called, ripping Hazel from her thoughts.

She shook her head and ran in the direction they were heading. In the direction of Auradon Prep.

….

It wasn't long after the other VKs arrived that Heidi found herself sitting in front of the mirror while Mal and Evie stared her down.

The goddess had expected more…"Oh my god, we were so worried!" Which she did get, mostly from Carlos, but it wasn't even five minutes after explaining herself that Heidi was pushed into a seat by Evie.

Heidi raised an eyebrow as she saw both of the VK girls look her over. Carlos and Jay were off to the side watching the scene with mild confusion.

"What are they doing?" Carlos asked in a whisper, glancing at Jay.

Jay shrugged, looking just as confused at the other VK. "I have no idea."

Carlos slowly nodded. "That makes two of us."

Mal folded her arms. "What do you think, E?" She asked the girl beside her, tilting her head to the side in thought.

Evie hummed in thought as she opened up a case, revealing a ton of makeup. Heidi's eyes bulged and she gulped. "Uh, Evie, what are you up to?"

Mal and Evie shared a smirk. "We were thinking that a celebration is in order. After all…" Evie placed her hands on Heidi's shoulders and looked at her in the mirror. "A certain princess has been missing you."

Heidi blinked as she saw Mal back away. Why do I have a feeling she is enjoying this? The goddess thought before her eyes landed back on Evie. The girl kept pulling out more and more makeup and, frankly, Heidi was visibly nervous at this point.

Watching from her bed, Mal had to stifle her laughter as Evie looked at Heidi with an excited expression. It was not everyday she had the opportunity to do Heidi's makeup, the woman usually wore none, so she was beyond happy to do it.

The purplette looked over at the boys and gestured for them to come over. The boys looked equally confused before walking over to her. "What's up?" Carlos asked, shooting her a questioning look.

Mal glanced at Heidi before looking back at them. "How bad is it?" She quickly jerked her head in the direction of Heidi.

The boys looked confused for a moment before it dawned on them. "I'm pretty sure most of the school thought she was dead...again." Jay said, shaking his head.

Carlos nodded in agreement. "It's not good."

Mal grimaced at that before pursing her lips and looking at them. "Thought so. E and I will try to keep her here for as long as possible. I need you guys to get the supplies for the party."

Carlos blinked and he had a surprised look on his face. "Wait, there is an actual party happening?"

Mal smirked as she pulled out a piece of paper and a pen. She quickly wrote something down before tearing the paper out and folding it in half. "Here's where it's going to be." She said as she slipped the Carlos the note.

The boy opened it and his eyebrows flew up in surprise. Jay, who had been looking over his shoulder, also appeared surprised and looked up at Mal. "There?" His voice was low as he tried to hide the shock in his tone.

The purplette nodded and smiled as she gazed at Heidi. "There is no other place I can think of that she would enjoy more."

Carlos quickly folded the paper back up. "What about Audrey? We all know she wouldn't go there even if someone paid her to." He said and Jay chuckled at the very idea.

The look that crossed Mal's face could only be described as amusement. "But she'd go anywhere Heidi goes."

Both boys blinked before slowly nodding. "That's...true." Carlos said, looking over at the goddess with a small smile. "Even Olympus." He said to himself.

Mal looked down at her hands and chuckled. "It'll work out," She gazed back up at them. "Trust me."

Jay and Carlos smiled back before walking towards the door. "Hey, Heidi, we'll meet back up later. We have to go to do…" Jay looked at Carlos and the boy's eyes halved.

"We have to go into the City for a few things. I don't think we'll take that long." Carlos said with a small smile.

Heidi gave them a thumbs up as she tried not to move her head. "Sounds fun." She muttered, twitching a bit as Evie applied more foundation.

The boys shared a look of humor before they left the room.

Heidi pouted a bit as they left. Lucky. Those two get to have fun in the City while I am Evie's latest model.

Mal smirked and eyed a few dresses that were on Evie's side of the room. "E?"

Evie looked up and tilted her head. "Yes?"

A playful look entered Mal's eyes and she folded her arms. "Give Heidi the works." She said, causing Evie to look even more excited as she turned around and began going through her case again.

Heidi gained a nervous expression then glanced up to look at Mal in the mirror. "The works?"

"Hair, makeup, nails, outfit, oh and blemish control." Mal answered innocently, inwardly laughing at the mortified expression that soon appeared on her sister's face.

Heidi waved her hands. "I-I don't think that's necessary-" She stopped as soon as she saw Mal getting up and walking over to her.

The purplette placed her hands on Heidi's shoulders, forcing the goddess to lean back in the seat. "All we want to do is get you ready to see Audrey again." She said with a bright smile.

Evie turned around and looked at Heidi with a questioning look. "Don't you want to look your best?"

Heidi opened and closed her mouth a few times before nodding. "W-Well, yes, but-"

Mal patted Heidi on the shoulder and placed her hands on her hips. "Great. E, continue." She gestured for Evie to continue and the girl happily did so, much to the protest of the blue-haired woman in the room.

Mal turned away and looked out the window as a grin appeared on her face. Step one: Keep Heidi busy-Done.

….

Ara sits on the ground with her arms folded and a frown on her face. "We are hopeless, aren't we?" She said while looking to her friends that were doing something similar.

Triple G was laying down on the grass, looking up at the cloudd in the sky. "Pretty much." He said as he sat up. "Y'know, I've never noticed how big this school actually was. This might take a while…"

Chester sighed, "And who knows if Heidi is even here? For all we know, she could have gone to the grocery store." He complained.

Hazel patted a frustrated George on the back and said, "Now, now. We must be patient. Everyone we know comes to this school eventually. All we have to do is be around."

"That sounds like a lot of waiting, Hazey." Deuce complained.

Ara began to go off into her thoughts while everyone else was sitting and talking about how they were going to make this work. She looked up at the sky. "The sky looks the same."

Then she brought her head down and turned to the school. "The school looks the same too." She thought. "It might just be me, but I think I see some of the same random peeps I like!" Ara blinked in surprise.

"Everything is basically the same. Well, except for Hell and the students. They tend to be big gossipers here." She said, not realizing that she spoke aloud.

George looked at Ara questionably. Ara looked back at him and to everyone else who looked at her in confusion.

"Oh." She realized that she must have spoken out loud. "I was thinking about this dimension. There is not much that's different here. The people are different." She said with a shrug.

Triple G said, "Hell is different."

Ara nodded in agreement. "Those are the only two differences I have found so far…" She said resting her elbow and placing her head atop her fist.

George spoke up. "We just got here. The longer we stay, the more we see." He looked to her.

Ara looked at him and slowly nodded. She had to figure out a way to find Heidi. There had to be a way; some faster way.

As her thoughts wandered, her eyes roamed. They roamed and roamed until she saw a bit of black, white, and red. "What was that?" She asked herself as she stood.

Not minding her friends, she walked more to the left where she could get a better view. "Well I'll be…"

She recognized the two immediately. They have a different taste in outfits, but hey. Different dimension.

Ara grinned as she got an idea. She looked to the two creeping boys and said, "Look! There's Jay and Carlos. They should know where she is."

Triple G hopped up quickly, "Hell, yeah! She used to talk about them all the time!" He turned to them and said, "We should get going, though. They look like they are in a rush."

Ara smiled and said, "Leave this to me…" She bounced in place three times before using her magic to zoom off and meet Jay and Carlos head on.

Hazel sighed, "So much for blending in…"

Chester laughed and said, "Hazel. Don't make us try to be normal, because we're not." With that, he flew off to meet Ara.

"Yeah…" Triple G started. "I am going to jog and see where that takes me. C'mon George." Triple G said to George as Hazel sighed.

With Ara, she stopped a bit behind Carlos and Jay in fear she would scare them off. Her Carlos and Jay wouldn't mind, but who knows about them.

She decided to take a deep breath and walk up to them calmly. "Um, excuse me? Hi!" She called to them. She walked up as she greeted the boys.

The two whipped around in surprise, Jay looking the most surprised while Carlos appeared a bit more at ease. Carlos quickly shoved a piece of paper in his pocket before looking at her in confusion. "Hey…" The younger of the two said, a cautious tone to his voice while his eyebrow flew up.

"Thanks for your time. I can see you two are busy." Ara said preferring to keep all of the interdimensional stuff to herself for now. "Me and my friends are from...out of town and we are looking for a friend of ours." She said while looking around.

Both boys blinked when they heard that and Jay folded his arms. "Well, I'm not too sure how much help we'll be."

Carlos nodded and began to relax a bit. "Yeah, we don't know that many people. We aren't even familiar with most of the people who go to the school." He told her with a small smile.

Ara nodded and said, "I understand. Well, do you know a woman named Heidi by any chance?" She uses her hands to describe her. "About this tall. Blue hair that's way lighter than mine." She pulled out her phone and pulled up a picture of Heidi caught stealing George's chocolate.

"Do you know her?" She asked them innocently. "Man! I need to go to someone's try-outs because I am the best actress!" She thought to herself.

Jay's eyes widened and he quickly looked away with a confused expression while Carlos looked at the picture then back up at her. The boy stared long and hard at her before he finally nodded. "Yeah, we know her." His eyes flickered back down to the phone. "She never talked about having a few friends from out of town, though."

Jay chuckled when he heard that. "And does she talk about when she makes friends. The last time that happened she talked for weeks."

Ara tilted her head in slight confusion before asking, "Would you guys happen to know where she is? We wanted to surprise her." She said as the rest of her group finally caught up. They waved in greeting.

The boys looked at them in surprise before they looked back down at the girl in front of them. "Well...She's with Mal and Evie right now." Jay said, finding it hard to not stare in confusion at the rather large group.

"Aww." Deuce said. "She's busy…" He ears fell down like a wilting plant. "The suspense is killing me, man…" He complained.

Ara looked at Deuce before she looked back at Carlos and Jay. "Yeah...our cats talk…" She said with a shy smile.

The boys smirked and chuckled. "Honestly, that's probably the least strangest thing we've seen this week." Carlos said, completely at ease at the fact that there were talking cats.

"The strangest thing has got to be that new teacher. How did they manage to hire in a god?" Jay asked Carlos before shaking his head.

Carlos shrugged in reply before looking back at them. "We are kind of used to seeing strange things around here."

"Same." Hazel spoke up.

Triple G chuckled. "Dude, you have no idea…" He said in thought.

The two looked away for a moment before looking back at them. "Anything else you needed to ask?" Jay asked them in an attempt to get moving again.

Ara shook her head. "No. We just wanted to know where she was in order to say "hi". I would hate to come all this way for nothing…" She mumbled the last part.

Carlos frowned a bit before letting out a quiet sigh. "I think they might be done in a couple hours, but I'm not too sure. Evie's modeling thing always varies in time."

Hazel and Ara shared a look before Ara asked, "Modeling for...what?"

The boy scratched the back of his neck. "Well, it's not really modeling, it's more of just putting makeup on and making her look nice. We have something later…" He stopped as soon as he saw Jay waving for him to stop. "We have to go, sorry, I didn't expect Evie and Mal to jump her like that."

Ara shook her head. "Nah, it's okay. You guys can go." She says cooly. "They are hiding something big time." She thought, but externally smile.

Carlos smiled in thanks before the two turned away and started walking again. The two began talking quietly, but unfortunately not quiet enough as a few of them were able to pick up what they were saying.

"Dude, you almost just told them." Jay hissed to Carlos.

"What was I supposed to say? They came looking for her and she's busy getting prepped for the party." Carlos muttered back.

"Well, if we don't get all the supplies we'll get in trouble with Mal. She really wants this for Heidi." Jay told him.

"But wouldn't it make more sense if we just let her go see Audrey?"

"...There is a giant three-headed dog bigger than their house guarding their road."

The two boys began to get farther away and their conversation grew quiet before they couldn't be heard at all.

Thankfully for Ara has a sister named Hazel and Hazel heard everything she needed to know.

Hazel's eyebrow raised and she turned to her own group. "They're having a party for Heidi. They also said something about seeing Audrey, but not much."

Ara folded her arms. "Well, we have no idea where this party is and they won't tell us themselves." Ara smirked. "There is only one thing I can think of and that is to tail them. Cats, I could also have you prance around the school listening for any spilled hints. Hazel and boys, branch out and listen to rumors, okay?"

They nodded and Ara smirked. "Good. Text me if you find anything." She said, then became invisible and effortlessly followed the two boys.

The group nodded to each other and went their separate ways to cover more ground.

"Stealth mode, dudes!" Deuce said as he evaporated and headed inside the school.

Chester rolled his eyes and followed him to the school.

….

Heidi stared at the outfit Evie was showing her. "That is way too much, Evie. Isn't this just going to be a get together?" She asked with a nervous chuckle.

Evie blinked and looked back down at the royal blue lacy dress. "I don't know, I think it works." She looked up at Mal who had gotten comfy on her bed. "What do you think, M?"

Mal looked up and smirked. "Looks perfect. Get her in it."

Heidi gaped and looked back at her. "If I didn't know better I'd say you two are up to something."

Mal blinked and put on the most innocent face she could. "Why would we be up to anything? We are just helping you."

Evie walked up to Heidi and turned the goddess so that she was facing the girl. "We have to make it special. How many times can we say we celebrated our friends safe return from another world?" She asked, smiling brightly at the woman.

Heidi hesitated and looked down at the floor. "Well, I suppose it is a special occasion."

"Yep, and that is why we are doing everything." Mal said, grinning once Heidi couldn't see her.

Heidi smiled and looked back up, prompting Mal to resume her innocent look. "...Thanks."

Mal smiled back and Evie chuckled before looking her over. "Have you ever worn a corset?"

Heidi's smile fell and she nodded with a haunted look. "Unfortunately…"

Evie nodded when she heard that and walked off to grab something. "Then this will be much easier."

"Not less painful though." Heidi mumbled to herself, shaking her head at the very thought.

Mal smirked when she heard this and she quickly pulled out a book so she could hide her amusement. This is going better than I planned, thank you E for bringing up the corset.

With Chester, him and Deuce decided that he would be the one to check out the dorms for any suspicious activity.

Of course Deuce wanted to be near the school for food related reasons, so there was no surprise from Chester when he heard this.

So there he was grumbling to himself while prancing through the halls. His top hat nearly fell off of his head. He had immediately stopped walking and moved his neck sharply to balance the large hat on his small head.

Once he had it balanced, he sighed in relief and was about to continue his fruitless travels. That was until he heard voices. Female voices.

His ears twitched when he picked up the sound. He crouched low to the ground as he crept beside the door that had the females inside.

Heidi let out a gasp in pain as Evie practically tightened the corset to an unhealthy point. "Yeah...no...too tight…" She breathed out in a comical high pitched tone.

Evie chuckled nervously. "Heh, sorry."

Chester's eyes squinted. He thought for a moment. That voice sounded oddly familiar. It was super high, but familiar. He began to think he should leave, but It wouldn't hurt to check.

So, he took some steps back. He ran to the door and passed under it as he has done many times before. He checked to see if his hat and bowtie were still there. Once he confirmed that they were, he straightened his hat and peaked around a corner; staying low to the ground.

Evie quickly helped Heidi get the corset off and set it aside. "I didn't think it would be that tight." She said with a nervous smile.

Heidi cringed and tried to laugh it off only to cringe even more. "I think you bruised my ribs…"

Mal looked up from her 'reading' and smirked. "From what I hear isn't that normal?"

Evie looked away while Heidi's eyes halved. "Uh, no. That only happens when they tighten it too much. That's twice a corset has bruised my ribs."

The girls couldn't help but laugh at the goddess's expression as Heidi quickly retreated to a seat. "I guess I need to work on my corset fittings?" Evie asked, trying to be as innocent as possible.

"Just a bit." The bluenette replied before closing her eyes. "Give me five minutes."

Mal rolled her eyes and looked back down at her book, which was actually hiding her phone, and went back to what she was doing.

"It is her! Yes! I found her first! Score one for Chester!" He thought to himself as a grin formed on the young cheshire cat's face. He gave himself a once over. Smoothed down amy rough furrs, made sure his electric blue stripes wheren't dirty. He also adjusted his hat and bowtie for the thousandth time today. Finally, he nodded at himself and stepped out of hiding.

He stood some distance away from Heidi just in case he was wrong. You could never be too safe in another world. He released a sound that was a mixture between a meow and purr to get her attention. He smiled largely at her as he waited for her to see him.

Heidi leaned back in her seat and grimaced a bit. "Alright, who here is making cat sounds?"

"Not me." Evie said as she put away the corset.

Mal raised an eyebrow and looked at the woman. "Nope."

Heidi chuckled, her eyes still closed as she smirked. "You sure about that Mal? I could see you coming up with animal sounds to mess with my head."

Mal blinked before smirking. "Well, I do have a pretty good dragon impression. I could show you sometime."

"Yeah, outside in the middle of nowhere." Heidi responded, yawning a bit as she relaxed into her seat.

Chester chuckled, seeing he could have some fun with this. He remained in the middle of the floor and mewed twice as loud. "Moooowrrr!"

Heidi sighed and shook her head, opening her eyes halfway so she only saw Mal. "Seriously?"

"What?" Mal set the book down and looked at her. "I'm not doing that!"

Heidi was unconvinced and frowned. "Sure. I get it, I disappear and you take the time to come up with a few more ways to annoy me. We have been over this, if you want to annoy me do it outside and away from people."

Mal blinked at her before rolling her eyes. "It's not me." She stated before picking up her phone and beginning to text someone.

Chester chuckled harder. "Mow!" He laughed a bit afterward.

In one quick move, Heidi had teleported over to Mal and was looming over her. "Quit it."

Mal scowled at her. "I am not doing that."

Heidi cocked her head to the side and placed her hands on her hips. "Just admit to it already!"

Mal sat up as her eyes flared. "Yeah, no, because I'm not the one meowing."

Heidi rolled her eyes and pointed at the window. "Do we need to take this out?"

Mal's eyes narrowed and she tilted her head. "Oh, I'd be happy to."

Chester shook his head and released one final meow. "Meow!" He said as he hopped on a desk so he can be seen easier. His tail slowly swishing from side to side.

Evie blinked when she saw the cat. "Guys?"

Mal and Heidi, on the other hand, were still glaring at each other. They were completely unaware of the cat and only seemed to be interested in tackling the other.

"Okay, now I am positive that you are doing this." Heidi said with a scowl.

Mal's eyebrow twitched and her eyes narrowed. "I didn't even move my mouth!"

Heidi scoffed and looked at the phone. "Then is it the phone?"

"Uh, no." Mal stated, unknowingly summoning a bit of magic to her hands.

"Guys?" Evie tried again to little to no success.

"Then how the hell are you doing it? Did Hermes help you come up with a prank?" Heidi asked, her voice bordering on a growl.

"Hermes? Why would I ask him to help me prank you?!"

Heidi leaned back and rubbed her chin. "Oh, I don't know...Is it perhaps because he is a trickster?"

Evie frowned and sighed as she saw the two continue to glare at each other. "Guys, if you'd turn around…"

"Not now!" They yelled in perfect sync before returning to their glaring match.

Chester laughed and finally broke character. "Okay, well...what about now?" He asked them in a teasing manner.

Mal was the first to look for the voice and when she saw the cat her eyes widened to a comical size.

"What? What's so shocking?" Heidi asked, peering at the girl in confusion.

Mal simply pointed at the cat, prompting Heidi to sigh and turn around. When she did, she froze while her eyes widened as well.

"I was trying to tell you about the cat." Evie said, smiling a bit when she saw their almost identical expressions.

Chester sighed and tipped his hat to them. "Man. You wouldn't believe the day I've had." He said then grinned. "Hello, again, friend. It hasn't been too long."

Heidi just stared at him as her mouth opened and closed. "Mal?"

Mal looked at her. "Yeah?"

"That cat talks." She said simply. "I know that cat."

Mal raised an eyebrow in surprise. "I thought you were a dog person."

This snapped the goddess out of her shock and she looked at the girl with halved eyes. "For the tenth time I am not a dog person."

"You fooled me." Mal said with a shrug.

"Isn't that a relief…" He grumbled before talking. "You seem shocked, which is completely understandable, but I don't want to say anything. I know Ara will want to tell you herself." He said with a shrug.

Heidi looked away and folded her arms. "I don't know how you found out how to get here, but you guys really shouldn't be here. I have no idea what my family might do if they catch you guys."

Chester smirked, "Does that mean we won't be able to attend your party?" He continued, "Oh, and how we found out? Hestia took us to the Underworld and Hades let us do whatever we wanted. Hestia even showed us where the gate was." He explained with a shrug.

"Of course they did. My father and my aunt don't have anything to lose." Heidi turned around and sighed. "As for the party that is all her idea." She jabbed her thumb at Mal.

Mal nodded before pausing and looking at him in suspicion. "How did you hear about it?"

Chester smirked. "Me and my friends have special skills. Some are physical, mental, or magical." He explained. "We ran into Jay and Carlos. When they walked away Hazel, Deuce, and yours truly heard their whole conversation due to our advanced hearing." He examined his claws. "Man, they whisper with a bull horn, don't they?"

Mal looked exasperated when she heard that. "I told them not to talk about it in public."

Chester hummed. "So, Carlos and Jay are bone heads in this dimension too? I guess this place isn't that different." He shrugged. "Oh! I almost forgot to properly introduce myself. I am Chester Cat. Son of Cheshire Cat of the sister dimension. The one Heidi got lost in." He explained.

Evie smiled and offered him a wave while Mal raised an eyebrow. "Huh, I can see the resemblance." She commented in mild interest.

Heidi shook her head. "As for the boys, well, Jay is the only bonehead of the two. Carlos just hangs out with him so much that he tends to talk at the same level Jay does." She said before smiling. "Carlos is the smart one."

"He is." Mal confirmed with a smirk and folded her arms, glancing at Evie who went back to sorting all the clothes around her side of the room.

"I am sure." Chester said. "He seems like the one who has a stable head on his shoulders." He said as he presses buttons on his phone watch.

Heidi and Mal shared a look before nodding at what he had said. Mal went back to her bed and sat down while Heidi unceremoniously flopped next to her.

"Aaaaaand… Sent." He says as his button pressing ceased. "I sent everyone a group text saying I had found you." He said with a mischievous smile.

Heidi sighed when she heard that and turned to look at Mal. "If that is code for, "Everyone will be here" I am teleporting away."

Mal shrugged as she texted someone. "You do you." She said, not really bothered by what the goddess would do. "Just come back so we can finish up."

Chester chuckled and said, "They are not coming now. Later. They...are a bit busy right now…" He said looking at Ara's latest text.

Heidi closed her eyes. "Sounds fun." She said, sarcasm lacing her tone while she stretched.

"But Ara did say I had to keep an eye on you." He replied still not losing his smirk.

Mal looked up from her phone and smirked. "Well, I guess you can't leave." She said to the bluenette who simply groaned in reply. The purplette looked at the cat in a laid back manner. "Make yourself at home."

He teleported himself to a chair and rolled over, his hat falling on the cushion. "That will not be a problem." He smiled as he relaxes.