"That certainly was something." Cherry said.
"You okay, Mother?" Zofia asked.
"Yes, I think I just need to take it easy for a few days after handling Maleficent and the other villains." Cherry replied.
"Hey, you and the rest of us," sighed Lionel. "After all this crazy shit, I think it'll be great comin' home."
"You're telling me," Cherry said. "Come along then."
"This was the best European Vacation ever!" Dil beamed. "Hmm... I wonder if I'll see Narue again? She sure was interesting..."
"Hm... Maybe." said David.
"I can hardly wait to tell Ted about this one..." replied LJ. "And how Leo Quad was able to rise from the ashes and break free like a champ!"
"Leo Quad, huh?" Akito chuckled. "Very interesting."
"See you guys around." Cherry told the Fudo siblings along with their significant others.
"See ya later, Aunt Cherry." Vincent smiled.
"It's been real, cousins," David replied. "Be sure to invite us to the big day!"
"No problem." Estelle smiled.
"Bye, guys!" Akito said before he seemed to go off with his siblings like The Powerpuff Girls.
"There they go," sighed LJ. "I'm gonna miss those guys."
"We'll see them again soon," Zofia said. "It'll be magical... And speaking of magic, I have a presentation for you, Parents."
Cherry and Lionel glanced at each other before looking back.
"Ahem!" Zofia cleared her throat, bringing out a screen with a PowerPoint Presentation.
"Is this gonna be like Penny Proud's presentation on why she should have a party when she tried to convince Uncle Oscar and Aunt Trudy into letting her?" Cherry asked like she saw where this was going.
"No! No! This is totally different!" Zofia smiled innocently. "This presentation is called... 'Why Your Favorite Child Should Attend School in the Vonderland Academy: Home of the Ultimate Book of Spells'."
"Favorite?!" LJ exclaimed. "And just what are you implying?!"
"That Mom and Dad love you more than they love us?!" added David.
"Shh... Don't ruin my moment~..." Zofia said.
LJ and David glanced at each other in mild annoyance.
"I'm very responsible... Mature... Helpful... Dedicated... Educated..." Zofia said, showing slides of her washing the dishes, reading a book on "How to Speak Latin", saluting in a girl scout uniform, and wearing a graduation cap and gown. "And not to mention... My bold and daring quest in helping Merlin with the Magic Kingdom after he appointed me as his personal sorcerer apprentice after I felt unappreciated..." she then sniffled with a tear in her eye. "For I would be nothing! Without... Dear old Mom and Dad."
"Give me a break." Cherry mumbled as her daughter was a bit of an egoist right now.
"Want any eggs to go with all that cured ham?" Lionel added.
"Oh! Hahahaha... You're both so funny," Zofia laughed. "I knew I had to get my great sense of humor from somebody."
Cherry rolled her eyes a bit.
A WHILE LATER...
"And that is why... I think I should become a student to the Vonderland Academy, as I am the most mature, independent, and biggest magical enthusiast in the family," Zofia smiled, ending her little presentation. "Thank you."
"YOU GOTTA LOTTA NERVE!" LJ shouted. "YOU ACTUALLY THINK MOM AND DAD PLAY FAVORITES!"
"YOU THINK THEY LOVE YOU MORE THAN THEY LOVE US?!" added David.
"Okay." Cherry soon said.
"WHAT?!" LJ and David flipped out.
"Zofia, you can go to your school." Cherry said.
"YES! Self-high-five!" Zofia beamed, jumping up and high-fiving herself.
"But you have to take your brothers with you." Cherry then said.
Zofia yelped as she then fell flat on the floor from that.
"That's for implying we play favorites," said Lionel. "If you actually knew us, you'd know we love all our kids equally."
"Aaugh..." Zofia groaned. "Why do I gotta take them with me?"
"Because it wouldn't be fair if your brothers were away from you for that long since they love you very much," Cherry said. "When'd you get a swelled ego, Zo?"
"I'm sorry..." Zofia then said. "I just really wanted to go to this school."
"Not to mention you actually consider yourself the favorite child!" David snapped. "For shame!"
"Guuuys, come onnnn..." Zofia said. "I'll... I'll do your chores!"
"For-get it!" LJ retorted. "You can't bribe us! Consider this payback!"
"Jeez... Throwing your bros under the bus like that," Dil shook his head. "Not cool, Zof."
"I'm sorry, I don't know what I was thinking," Zofia said. "I just really wanted to go to this school."
"By calling yourself the favorite?!" LJ glared.
"Yeah... Not my best move..." Zofia said. "I'm really sorry, guys. I promise I won't do something like that again."
"Hm," LJ crossed his arms. "David and I will think about it. Until then, you need to remember that teammates are supposed to lift each other up, not make the others feel inferior."
"Yeah!" David added.
"I deserve that." Zofia said to her brothers before standing up on her feet.
Everyone else muttered in agreement as they boarded the plane back to the U.S.
It was a bit of a long ride back home, but it would be worth it as Raul was happy again.
"You won this round, Schwartz family, but maybe next time, you won't be so lucky," Mandy remarked from where she stood as she watched the plane take off, but she was soon chased off by a pack of wolves being ridden by baboons. "Augh! Where did these guys come from?!" The blonde hellion then cried out as she ran for her life.
Soon, the plane touched down back in Greendale, and everyone piled out of the plane. They spoke to each other about thanking each other and having fun before they began to split up.
"Ah... There's no place like Greendale." Cherry remarked to herself.
"At least, no place that we know." said Lionel.
"So... When exactly is this school thing happening?" asked LJ.
"It depends..." Zofia replied. "Mother and Father have to fill out an application by the end of this month and we should hear something in a couple of days or so afterwards."
"I'm sure we can get you in quicker than that since your Uncle Atticus is Head of the Magic Council now." Cherry said.
"Uncle Atticus has a crazy life," David said. "He's an ace detective... He runs the Magic Council now... He's a part-time superhero... When does he sleep?!"
"I'm sure he finds time." said Lionel.
"Did you happen to print out an application from the school's website?" Cherry asked Zofia.
"Um, yes," Zofia replied before taking out a paper. "So if you and Father could just fill this out; I'd really appreciate it."
LJ and David rolled their eyes.
"...I figured she'd do this..." Lionel remarked. "I'd be more surprised if she didn't."
They soon went to get back home. A brown-haired girl watched the families go back home, though she mostly looked closely at Dil before smiling a bit. Dil turned and waved to her. The girl smiled and waved back, walking up to him a bit.
"Uh, hey," Dil said. "You're Narue, right?"
"Yes," Narue smiled. "You are a very interesting person, Dil Pickles."
"Thanks," Dil smiled back. "I get that a lot."
"You should come visit me sometime." Narue smiled back.
"Okay, where do you live?" Dil then asked.
"Planet Nihon in the Galaxy Federation is my home, but I'm in Japan with my mother and friends," Narue replied, giving him an address along with some contact information. "I believe we should keep in touch."
"Oh, sure, no problem, Narue." Dil replied.
"See you then." Narue giggled before running off a bit happily.
"Catch ya later!" Dil waved. "Maybe you could visit sometime!"
"That would be great!" Narue called out on her way off.
Dil smiled from his little interaction with his new friend.
"New friend?" Tommy asked.
"Yeah, she's pretty cool," Dil replied. "For a girl."
"You'll get it someday, Dil," shrugged Tommy, glancing at Kimi. "I know I did."
Dil smirked a bit. Tommy grinned sheepishly.
"Kimi, huh?" Dil asked. "Hopefully it turns out better than with Rachel."
"...Same here," Tommy sighed. "Same here."
Dil and Tommy soon went to get home as Narue giggled a bit after Dil was heading off. It looked like everyone had plans for how to spend their time after their vacation to Europe.
Zofia began to make up the best that she could to her brothers about what she said and what she had done to make herself look like "the favorite child" in comparison to LJ and David and now thought that maybe going to the Magic Academy with them would be nice, especially after she felt not special until they had met Merlin, which then also led to her meeting her new friend, Creepie, the girl who was raised by bugs. And LJ and David considered forgiving her, because they are still family... And they decided to.
"I'm sorry I made that stupid 'Favorite Child' thing," Zofia said to her brothers. "I guess my ego got the better of me. I just really wanted to go to this school, especially when we helped out Merlin in The Magic Kingdom."
"Yeah, well we both helped," replied LJ. "Not to mention that whole Castle of Illusion incident."
"So you forgive me?" Zofia asked.
"Yeah... As long as you don't pull a stunt like that again." David advised.
"I'll try my hardest not to," Zofia replied. "I'll remind myself whenever I get the chance."
"You do that and meanwhile, I'm gonna think about a dream I've been having for a while." David said.
"A dream?" LJ and Zofia asked their younger brother.
"Yeah... I keep seeing this alien girl in a dress," David shrugged. "It's like she keeps trying to talk to me in her sleep like some kind of telepathic link like she can read my mind or something, even when I'm asleep."
"Huh... Sounds prophetic..." LJ said.
"It really does," Zofia replied. "Maybe you should talk with Mother about it. She was taught by Princess Luna of Equestria after all."
"Well... Alright," said David. "I'll be sure to do that."
Zofia then offered them some dessert as a welcome home treat as they all soon took plates to go into the living room to watch cartoons after a very exhausting trip away from home. And they'd definitely need it after that.
The End