A\N Since my place of employment is closed for three weeks due to COVID-19. I've decided to do more writing. I had already started this chapter a few weekends ago but was determined to have it finished, edited and posted by tonight. I probably won't be posting a chapter every day but I'll definitely be writing everyday. I hope you enjoy this chapter.

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Chapter 28

Shane stepped out of the kids' room and saw Lucas and Matthew were dressed in their Halloween costumes and practising using their light sabers. For the first time in a very long time the boys were dressed in identical outfits. They both wanted to be Luke Skywalker for Halloween and had chosen the same costume. Looking at them play fighting it took Shane a few seconds to identify who was who. She figured though the boy who was blocking the attacks from his brother was most likely Matthew.

The family was going to the Mickey's not so Scary Halloween Party and the children were all excited about the party and all the candy they'd get and the special characters they were going to meet.

"I didn't know Luke Skywalker had a twin. Now how do I know which one is the real Luke Skywalker," Shane smiled as she walked up to her sons.

"We both are!" Lucas and Matthew answered simultaneously.

"I'm ready," Julia ran out of the children's bedroom in her Ariel dress. She was holding onto her stuffed Flounder in one hand and her stuffed Nemo in the other, "Flounder and Nemo want candy too." She began running around the hotel room.

"Wow! Wow!" Oliver walked into the hotel room. He and his father ahd gone to the restaurant to buy some snacks and fill up the children's cups. He did not like the scene of seeing all three children running. "I know you are all excited, but you do not run inside. Now please settle down so we can leave. Julia come get in the stroller and Lucas and Matthew, if you fight with those light sabers, I will take them away."

"But Luke Skywalker needs his light saber," Lucas pouted, "Please don't take it away."

"Well then you be good and listen and I won't need too," Oliver responded.

The family took the free shuttle bus from the resort to Magic Kingdom and then joined the hundreds of other people headed into the park. Most of the children were dressed in costumes and some had masks or face paint on. As Matthew watched everyone coming into the park, he noticed no adults or teenagers were dressed up in costumes.

"Why aren't any adults wearing costumes?" Matthew asked as he looked up at his parents and grandfather.

Shane looked at her son and smiled she wondered if he'd notice that as he was a keen and detailed observer of everything around him, "If adults dressed up in Disney costumes then children might think they're the real characters instead of the actual characters," Shane attempted to explain to her son, "Sometimes if adults where masks it can be scary. There's another theme park for adults and teenagers where they can dress up in scary costumes."

"I want to go to the scary party!" Julia spoke up, "I'm not scared of anything!"

"Maybe when you're a little older," Joe laughed, "Now remember be nice and respectful as we walk through security.

Once past security and into the park Oliver rented a single stroller for Julia and obtained a map for the special event. He brought both back to where Shane and his father were waiting with the children, "Should we do the Trick-or-Treating route first and then meet the special characters?" He asked his children, "Or would you like to see some of the characters first?"

"Candy!" All three children answered at once.

"Okay, we will start at the beginning of the candy route and then work our way back to the entrance when we see the characters," Oliver folded up the map and placed it in his pocket, "Before we go though I have something very important to talk to you about, Matthew, Lucas, Julia, please listen. I understand you're excited to get candy, but you cannot eat anything until your mother Grandfather, or I look at it. It may have been opened or tampered with."

"Why? Julia asked.

"I don't think you'll get any candy like that here sweetheart," Shane clarified, "But when we go trick-or-treating back home next week it's important to remember. Sometimes there are people who aren't very nice and give unsafe candy to children. Mommy and Daddy and Grandpa don't want to see you get hurt."

"Okay," Julia nodded, she seemed to accept her mother's answer.

"First, let's mail our postcards!" Matthew ran excitedly to the Disney mailbox and opened it up. He reached into a bag that was underneath the double stroller and pulled out a handful of decorated postcards. He dropped them in and then closed the mailbox.

"So, did you kids enjoy writing and drawing on the postcards?" Joe asked.

"I liked the stickers Ms. Masters gave us," Lucas replied, "And all the stickers, then Julia got into the glitter and it got everywhere."

"I wanted to go swimming," Julia mumbled unhappily.

"Here's the first candy stop!" Lucas said excitedly as the family got to one of the stores on Main Street, "But the lines so long!" He pouted, "Can we play a game Mommy?"

"Of course," Shane replied as she loaded up a game, she knew the children liked on her phone. As the played the game the line got shorter and soon, they were near the front.

"Trick-or-Treat!" Matthew, Lucas and Julia held out tier bags when it was their turn to collect candy.

"Oh, I didn't know Luke Skywalker had an identical twin," A Disney cast member smiled at Matthew and Lucas' outfits. "Who's the real Luke Skywalker?"

"My names Lucas and this is Matthew," Lucas smiled, "And you're "A-M-E-L-I-A" Lucas sounded out each letter of her name.

"You're from Washington D.C. Did you know they have a huge postal museum?" Matthew asked excitedly."

"No, I didn't know that," Amelia smiled, "But you boys seem like very nice young men," She put some extra candy into their bags, "And is this your sister?" She looked at Julia who had been waiting as patiently as she could.

"Give me candy!" Julia shouted.

"Excuse me?" Oliver raised an eyebrow at his daughter, "That is not how you speak to adults. I believe we need to have a talk," He picked Julia up and led her out of line and to a relatively quiet area. Placing her on the ground he looked at her, "Please tell me why I shouldn't take you back to the hotel room."

"I want to go first!" Julia frowned, "I want extra candy too!"

"Yelling and stomping your feet is not going to get you what you want." Oliver informed her, "I know waiting is hard and I know Matthew and Lucas are learning how to read. They're reading the cast member's names to make them feel happy not to get extra candy or attention."

Julia hated not being the centre of attention. She wanted to be able to listen to what her father was telling her, but it was hard, "I can't read. I didn't mean to spill the glitter?" She pouted "Mommy was mean. I wanted to go swimming."

"Julia Rose O'Toole," Oliver used her full time, "You will not talk about your mother like that. The only reason you did not get to go swimming was because you did not want to clean up the mess you made. If you have cleaned up, you would have been able to go swimming with your brothers."

Julia began to scream so loudly it caused other guests to turn and look. She then began to cry and rub her eyes.

Taking a deep breath Oliver walked over to his daughter. He was starting to understand why she was acting out. He tried to remember what Shane had told him about children usually misbehaving for a reason, "Julia, stop screaming," He instructed, "I think maybe you are overwhelmed because you did not take a nap this afternoon. I will take you back to Amelia and you will apologize. Then you will ride in the stroller and try and calm down."

"I want to see Mommy," Julia saw her mother standing a little further away with her brothers and Grandfather.

"Do you want your mother to take you to apologize to Amelia?" Oliver asked her, "If you would like to stay for the party Julia you need to apologize. I have given you two choices, what do you want."

"I want Grandpa to take me to apologize." Julia decided.

"Go and ask Grandpa then," Oliver watched her walk over to her father. He then walked up to Shane and looked at her, "She has that famous McInerney pout down almost perfectly." He informed his wife.

"I know. That's why I find it so difficult trying to get her to do anything. We're to similar. I need to figure how to help her, instead of getting so frustrated."

"I'll take Julia back to apologize and then slowly take her around to see different things. I think she needs some rest time now otherwise she'll never settle for sleep tonight," Joe explained to Shane and Oliver as he came over to them carrying Julia.

"Thanks Dad," Oliver smiled. He turned to look at Julia, "You be a very good girl for Grandpa.'

"I will," Julia nodded her head, "Grandpa said if I'm good I can go see Ursula and tell her she's not scary."

"Oh well that sounds like a very good idea," Shane smiled, "I think that would be a very cute video. Can Grandpa tape it?"

"Sure! Then you can put it on Facebook!" Julia nodded happily."

"Alright Julia get in the stroller then I'll figure out what we need to bring from the bags," Joe told his Granddaughter."

"Oh, didn't Oliver tell you," Shane laughed, "Each of the kids has their own backpack filled with things. He did it just in case we'd need to separate. Julia's bag is the purple one, so all of her things are in there."

"That was a good idea Son," Joe bent down and picked up the purple backpack. He put it on top of the stroller and then went off.

"Can we go now?" Lucas asked his parents as he climbed into the stroller next to his brother.

"Yes, we can and you both did a very good job of waiting," Oliver praised his sons.

"I was studying the map," Matthew said as Oliver began to push the stroller, "I think if we follow this path our time will be used best."

Lucas looked at his brother and tilted his head, "What does that mean?"

"It means we'll get the best candy," Matthew informed his brother.

"Cool." Matthew smiled.

TBC


A\N: I really hope this was an okay chapter I struggled with it a bit. Please review if you have a chance.

Up Next: The family goes to Epcot.