Chapter 5- family meetings, trust tests and…..?
The Broodals are from super Mario Odessy, Cosy Glow is from Friendship is magic, Trina is from the Big hero 6 show but the characters Nick Wizard, PIXAR and her children are owned by me along with Grace Quade. There will be other small disney elements including locations from Kingdom Hearts etc. Enjoy.
A month (July 2027) passed within the time spell dome as Grace's mum and dad came to visit.
"…So, um that's what I wanted to talk about" I finished an hour later after explaining the 'wedding' situation.
"Do we get to meet him?" her mum asked.
Grace hesitated.
"He's slightly younger than Daddy but in his forties" She explained nervously.
"Well….age gaps aren't a big deal of a barrier, kiddo" her dad pointed out.
Grace sighed.
"I don't really trust him still because of his past actions but I've told him I'm willing to go on ONE date to try this out. Are you ok with all this craziness?" she asked.
Her parents nodded.
"We're semi-used to it by now once the time you introduced us to Sora, and everyone connected to him back in late 2019" Her mum pointed out.
Grace gave them both a big hug.
"Thanks for your support. I'll text you the wedding details if it does happen" She stated.
Her parents had to stay over for the night because of the distance between their house and Grace's house.
On the outside, her house was white and resembled a cottage-type building similar to what is seen in Ireland with a medium space garden and a bench to reflect on outside.
Inside, the walls were either purple or red with yellow flowers and images of characters from Grace's past/childhood which included Ness, Sora, Silver and even Green himself as a memory wall.
There were four rooms: Grace's room, the kitchen, the living room area used for gatherings with friends and the spare room for any guests.
-4 days later-
Grace wore a casual top with Catra (from She-Ra and the princesses of power) and blue jeans and waited in one of the parks at 11 am.
Nick Wizard appeared in his tuxedo on cue.
"Well, m'lady, would you like to go on a walk?" He asked.
Grace counted to 5 mentally to avoid a negative reaction and put on a smile.
"Of course" she took his arm and followed him through the park.
"Say Grace, do you still like arcades, video games and Kingdom hearts?" Nick Wizard asked.
"Yes…why?" Grace wondered, wearily.
"Let's just say arcade is on this small walk" Nick Wizard chuckled.
Grace's eyes lit up with delight as a small streak of blue, yellow and red (seem in Kamek's magic blasts) flashed from her face.
"Say….Nick Wizard? What did you like to play as a child?" she asked, calmly.
"I enjoyed space Invaders and Pacman in between magic training. Although the bullies I had to deal with at school caused my distaste for games when I was growing up" He replied.
"Well…I'm sure I can help change that" Grace reassured him.
They both smiled as Nick Wizard led the way to the arcade.
It had games like Paceman, Space Invaders, galaga, Donkey Kong, Tetris etc.
Even racing car multiplayer games.
It was the first time Grace felt happy with Nick Wizard.
They played as many games as they desired, ending it with winning a toy cat that resembled Patch and the three teenaged PJ Masks.
"I had fun today, Nick Wizard" Grace said, softly.
Internally there was confusion; happiness and a sense of uncertainty was jumbling inside like a brewing pot.
"Please call me Nicolyne" He requested, gently.
"Ok, Nicolyne" She couldn't seem to stop smiling.
Whatever this 'feeling' was…it felt… FOREIGN to her.
It was close to the 'butterfly' nervous feeling but…different.
Was THIS love? She thought.
They walked back to her house.
"Same time next month?" Nick Wizard asked.
"Alright" there was less uncertainty in her voice this time.
"Oh, and when would you like to meet my crew?" he added, quickly.
"How about in two weeks' time on the 17th July?" Grace suggested.
"I'll arrange it. See ya soon" he said before leaving.
When he was 2 miles away from her house, he phoned Kamek.
"Mission accomplished. She's starting to trust me now" he reported.
"Good. Although be careful some of her friends could catch onto our plan" Kamek warned.
-2 weeks past-
Grace was waiting outside the cinema to watch one of the new marvel or 2D animated movies.
Nick Wizard arrived with his 'friends': The Broodals, Cosy Glow, Zak Monday and Trina.
"Broodals, Zak, Trina, this is Grace Quade" Nick Wizard introduced.
"Hey" Trina greeted.
Grace gave a brave smile.
Trina's voice reminded her of her childhood hero and excitement began to boil over.
"I am Zak Monday… or at least that's what people call me" Zak stated.
Grace was smiling the whole time.
"Is she ok?" Cosy Glow asked.
"You have her voice!" Grace exclaimed.
Trina looked lost.
"Who?"
"Kim possible!" Grace could barely contain her excitement.
Nick Wizard recognised the name from the time he witnessed Grace and Naminè visit Middleton in the Kingdom Hearts universe in 2019, everyone was mildly confused.
"A hero of Grace's childhood" he explained quickly.
They sighed with relief.
The broodals examined closely.
"You're an interesting one, girl" Harriet said as she peered closely.
"Um I…like your hat?" Grace complemented.
"Oh…thank you" Hariet said in surprise.
"Let's watch the movie already!" Topper cried.
-About 2 hours later-
They came out of the cinema and went to Nandos before heading home.
"What do you think that teaser for Pixar's upcoming film 'Faded'?" Topper asked.
"The silhouette they showed reminded me of PIXAR…maybe….she and her children debut officially in it?" Grace suggested.
Hariet thought it over.
"You'll have to fill in some details about this 'PIXAR' person" she said, with some confusion.
"….So um given that all three of them represent the future of Pixar movies, maybe they'll officially be seen as 'Pixar characters' next year" Grace finished after explain who PIXAR, Coral, Kaito and Libra were (and their connection to Disney and Pixar in their heritage).
"I see…well then we can't miss that movie" Hariet with excitement.
The movie they had seen was called 'Shadows' and seemed to loosely about Coral's struggles between family and desire although her name wasn't used in the movie.
They had all enjoyed it regardless as a friendship began between Grace and the broodals (the rest had mild respect at the moment).
Time pasted as Grace went on more 'dates' with Nick Wizard; each time learning a little bit more about the other in snipplets (and revealing parts of his history Grace was not aware).
On one of the many 'dates', they went to Disneyland California.
"Gosh…it feels like it was only yesterday I started my first adventure: 15, internally scared, pretending to be brave on the outside and trying to save a company (Disney) with new friends. I've been here before when the mickey token hunt happened…I remember the wonder I felt the first time…it's like no matter how many times you visit it's always magical" Grace sighed, happily.
"Right long before we even met, you faced the guy who took Oswald away, then 'Tyrone', Vanitas, the CEO Dan Gibbs, Bill Cipher (3 times), Sammy Doom and eventually PIXAR, then Coral all the way to me and 'Dark Zero'. Do you ever get tired of adventures?" Nick Wizard asked, carefully.
"Mmm…not really…I mean I know I can't do them forever but minus the huge pressure to save reality, the multiverse etc there's a sense of fun to it due to meeting different characters" Grace admitted.
She then laughed.
"Hard to believe I've been doing this 'gig' since 2014. 14 years now…." she then smiled.
I do miss the team…We've been through so much she thought.
"Yeah…it IS impressive" Nick Wizard added, also smiling.
One particular evening, they were at Destiny Islands when the residents were back at the mainland.
Sitting on the iconic palm tree, they watched the sunset together.
"These past few months have been insightful. I had my doubts at first but somehow you convinced me that you HAVE changed. I feel like I trust you 80% now" Grace admitted.
Nick Wizard smiled.
"I'm glad you feel that way dear Grace, I'm grateful that a hero like you could give me a second chance" He then stood on one knee with a Paopu fruit star behind his back with his right hand and something else in his left.
"To make this arrangement official, will you marry me?"
Grace was shocked by the 'perfect setting' and timing that tears began to swell.
She said the word that would shock everyone she knew: "Yes!"
-That evening in the castle-
"I'm pleased by your progress, Nick Wizard. You have ensnared her in like I hoped. It's time I share my plan regarding this wedding: When you two marry, I will do the ceremony to form a heart of darkness from your bonds. It's the power needed to take over worlds, most of them you haven't laid eyes on" Kamek revealed.
"I….Ok. I'll get the Broodals to start the planning and then do invitations with Grace" Nick Wizard replied.
Kamek laughed.
"All going to plan" he stated.
-Meanwhile-
A 16 (soon to be 17 year old) boy with glowing red eyes, deep black hair, black clothes, an aura of darkness, and a fluorescent white swirling pattern on his pants was in a ship wandering space after leaving the star wars expanded universe, narrowly escaping Palpatine's grasp.
After a little while, he received an invitation for a wedding.
"Big Sister?" he asked.
-To be continued-
I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I'm trying not to rush it but at the same time I don't want this story to feel slow either. Outside the dome, time has slowed down so it stays at June 2027 until the wedding itself has occurred.
Now we're getting to the planning stage so bare with me ok? The fun stuff is coming.
See ya in 2020!
