"Ow. Wha…what happened?"
I smile. "Hey, Karona."
Rose gives me a weird look. "Karona? That's my online name. How did you know?"
"Because I'm Raven Jesterfield from FF. Or at least was." That was my first pen name on FanFiction. MinaFawcett was my old DeviantArt name as was OsloCarter. I had a lot of past lives.
She gasps. "You? Really? But how?" She looks around to see the rest of us. "What's going on?"
Kayla giggles as I help Rose off the ground, "Don't worry. Von Drake will explain everything."
"Who's Von Drake?"
Von Drake waves on the screen. "Over here, dear!"
Rose widens her eyes. "Is that…?"
I nod. "It's not a dream either." I walk her over to him. "Von Drake, could you maybe tell her what you just told us?"
"Roger that!"
Rose looks at me. I smile. "It's okay. Come over to us when you're done." She still seems a bit apprehensive. Who wouldn't be? I hold out my hand. "Call me, Hannah." She forms her own smile and shakes my hand. "I'll be over there, okay?" She nods and turns her attention to Von Drake.
He says to her, "Alrighty, then! Let's give you the run-down."
I walk over to where the others are. Kayla turns to me. "Is your friend okay?"
"Yeah. Von Drake's keeping her updated right now."
Lulu says, "We were just talking to these other two about Jenna." That's right, I forgot. Victoria and Yvette both don't know who she is.
I try to speak, but Alicia stops me. "We already told them about her and her stories."
Victoria says, "I still can't believe that she got a thousand reviews on two stories. That's like a fanfic writer's dream."
I smile and add, "And five hundred on her third best. All of her stories were very popular."
Yvette chirps up, "Why wouldn't they be? She had villains find their true loves, right? That's the most amazing thing ever!"
Lulu says, "Yes! Another believer!"
"Preach!" Kayla yells.
I giggle and we high five each other. I was so glad to be surrounded by people who care for her.
Victoria says, "Well, we may both not have the same taste in men, but I would love to take a look at her stories sometime."
I sigh. "The thing is, you really can't. Most of her work has been deleted. I think it had something to do with the Fan Fiction website. It deleted two of her stories for some reason."
"That happened to her, too?" Victoria gasped. "Ugh, they did that to a couple of my stories just because I put song lyrics on them. I had to take all mine off of there. And I worked so hard on them! Thank God, for Deviant Art."
Lulu responds, "They better not mess with any of mine! If anyone touches my Roger Rabbit one, I'll sue."
Victoria rolls her eyes. "Go for it. I'll be an eyewitness."
I think about Jenna's stories as they continue talking. Sometimes, I have this strange habit of going to her account and looking at her story list. It was once flourishing with words and adventure. Many have gone to her stories and escape to her well-written world. Now, it's simply a barren wasteland with only one story she left behind. It's scary to look at, but for some reason, I keep going back to it, like it's some sort of metaphorical tombstone that I can visit every now and then.
"Hannah?"
I look up to see Lulu. She seems concerned. "Everything alright?"
I hold my arms and look downward. "Yeah," I lied.
Alicia speaks up. "I hope he gets done with that other girl soon. The sooner we start searching for her, the better."
"But we still need to find those horcruxes," Victoria points out. I guess we're calling them 'horcruxes' now. "The world of Disney is being threatened and we need to put a stop to it."
Alicia grunts. "Whatever. I'll tag along. But my first priority is Jenna. You'd all best remember that. Right Lulu?"
"Hey, I'm up for it! I want to find her as much as you do. But being a hero sounds awesome! Let's enjoy as much as we can from this! That, and we can't exactly help her at the moment with possible culprits having ultimate power."
Alicia thinks about it for a few moments, as am I. More than anything, I'd really like her safe. Still, the thought of being in the world of my dreams is quite the opportunity. Alicia finally speaks to me. "What do you think?"
"Well…yeah. Besides, it's obvious that she's fine."
They all look at me. "How can you be so sure?" Alicia asks arms crossed.
"Think about it. Even if she really is with this Master Villain guy, he's bound to not hurt her." I shrug. "Heck, she's probably won his heart by now."
Lulu laughs. "That's true! She's quite the heartbreaker!"
Victoria raises a brow. "Have you even seen her before?"
I answer, "I have seen a couple of pictures of her. She posted a current one of herself once on DeviantArt…before removing it. The only other picture is the one in her obituary, but she appears to be twelve or thirteen in it."
Alicia sighs. "She never really took a liking to her own physical appearance. Probably why she removed it."
Rose finally walks up to us. "Is it true? This isn't a dream?"
"Hallelujah," Lulu answers.
"And Jenna…she's really here?" Rose knows about her, too.
"Yeah. We couldn't believe it either," Alicia answers.
Rose looks at me and asks, "So, who are these guys?"
I introduce them all to her. Her eyes widen as I mention Lulu and Alicia last. "Oh gosh! It's really you! You're the ones who go with Jenna on her adventures!"
Lulu chuckles and shakes her hand. Alicia gives a small smile and does the same.
"It's so nice to finally meet you two!" Rose says.
Von Drake begins another announcement. "You've all introduced yourselves? Good! Then, let's move on to the next part. Your weapons!"
Yvette claps her hands excitedly. "Weapons, yes! We get to have toys!"
Victoria lifts her hands up. "Whoa, whoa, whoa. I've seen blood before and have been okay with it. But to cause bloodshed is a total deal breaker to me."
Von Drake rubs his temples. "No, no! For the last time, you're not killing anyone! These trinkets are to protect you all. Here they are!" Seven podiums rise from the ground in a straight line, each with an ornate box on top. "Well, go on. Open them!"
We do so.
I open mine up and see…my old iPod?
Yes, apparently my old purple nano music player that I had as a kid is in my box. I frown at Ray. "I know music is great and all, but it can't possibly help in a fight."
Victoria picks up a silver necklace with a heart pendant. "My locket!"
Kayla tilts her head at hers. "A pair of earrings?"
Lulu holds up a remote control. "Watching TV is not going to do anything!"
"Hey! My lucky wrench!" Yvette exclaims with a smile. "My dad gave to me while teaching me his mechanical skills." On her DeviantArt page, Yvette mentioned how her dad has gotten her into cars and bikes for years. She plans to customize her own Corvette someday.
We hear a squeal and turn our heads to Rose. "Dawn! It's really you!" She holds up a stuffed black panther with baby blue eyes. I call to Victoria, "Hey, it kind of looks like you! Remember your Lion King fanfic?"
She smiles. "Yeah, I remember." Victoria made herself a black leopard for one of her stories.
I turn to Alicia, who has been standing on my right. "What did you get?"
She stares at a pin with a gold framing around it that appears to have a picture in the center. "It's her."
Lulu and I look closer and indeed that is Jenna's face. Her dark blonde hair, which is as dark as mine, flows down the sides of her face. Her almond-shaped eyes with piercing green irises compliment her fair complexion. And she's…smiling. A smile that can soften any hardened heart.
Tears well up in our eyes. "Wow," we three say simultaneously.
The others take a look as well. Victoria asks, "So, this is…?"
"Yes," I answer. "That's her."
Author's Note: Yes, I know we aren't in Disney yet. Please be patient. We're getting there.
Author's Disclaimer: I do not own anything Disney-related. All rights to Disney.
