Chapter 18: The Ultimate Choice

Chloe's POV:

"What do we do? That grinning goon stole all the Glitter Charms." April said. "Worse than that now, Candy and Lana are gone too," I said. I am very worried about my fiance' and Candy. "Don't worry Chloe, we'll get them back," Anga said. "Ahadi is gonna pay for what he has done," Uru said angrily. It was silent for a bit but Emily walked up the stairs.

"Hey wait! He didn't get all the Glitter Charms!" Emily said as she ran up the stairs. "Huh? He didn't?" Kelsey said. "No! Remember the Star Charm?" Emily said. She showed us the charm with the necklace attached to it.

"When we were hanging our wishes on the Wish Tree I put this on, too," Emily said. "Good move," April said. "Yeah, thank god you did that," Fuli said. "So, things aren't hopless after all," Emily said. "Yeah, just semi hopeless," Kelsey said. I got the wishes Candy made off of the wish tree.

"What is it, Chloe?" Lily asked. "Candy's wish was that we'd all be together forever," I said with a smile. "What a nice wish," April said. "I wished for pizza," Kelsey said. "Forever and ever..." Emily said with tears in her eyes. "And that's not all. She made lots of wishes." Emily said. "Look, this one's got your name on it, Chloe," Lily said as she handed me a paper. "What? My name, really?" I said. "Look," Lily said and handed the papers to the rest of the girls.

"What are they?" Emily asked. "Hey, this one's about me," Kelsey said. "All her wishes were about us?" April asked. "Looks like it. Except one where she wished for lots and lots of cake." Lily said. "All right, girls! C'mon let's go get her and our daughter back!" Emily said. "But where would that creepy clown have gone to?" Kion asked. "I suspect he took Candy to the Shadow Realm." Pop answered. "I was afraid of that," Kion said.

"The Shadow Realm?" Lily said. "Yes, the home of the evil Emperor Nogo." Pop said. "Poor Candy, Poor Lana," I said. "You said it," Lily said. "Oh, I hope Lana is doing okay," Sarabi said. "But this Emperor guy, he's still like, asleep, right?" Kelsey said. "I hope. You'll have to travel by storybook. First to Jubiland, and from there to the Shadow Realm. Are you ready?" Pop asked. "Hell yeah!" Nala said. "Totally. Lead the way." Kelsey said. "Away!" Pop said as he jumped in the book. "Woah..." We all said.

"Wait... maybe it would be best if only the Lion Guard goes with the Glitter Force. That way in case Lana comes back, someone is there with her." Kion said. "Yeah, that's a good idea. But I'll go with you, Kion. I need to make sure she's safe too." Simba said. "I'm going with you too, Lana is my wife." Scar said. "Me as well. Jasiri do you think you can stay here with everyone else?" Janja asked. "Yeah. Just be safe." Jasiri said. "I will, I promise," Janja said.

"Uh, girls... Are you coming?" Pop called. "Oh, you bet we're coming. Candy and Lana are counting on us!" Emily said. We held hands and jumped into the book. The book lifted us into the air. "Hang on!" Pop said. "Hey, does this thing have seatbelts?" Kelsey said.


*In the Shadow Realm, Lana's POV*

Candy and I were tied to poles in the Shadow Realm. Candy on her pole was tied up with cards and on my pole, my hands were chained together above my head and my feet were chained together. Not to mention, we were up very high. I am scared. Rascal and Ahadi appeared in front of us.

"Dad, what the hell?! Let me go!" I shouted, trying to break free from the chains. I screamed in pain when Ahadi shocked me. "Nope, can't do that. This is your punishment for Chloe proposing to you." Ahadi said and shocked me again. I screamed.

"I'm onto you, pesky Pixie. I know your little secret." Rascal said. "Huh?" Candy said. "Oh, don't play innocent with me. I know there's more to you than meets the eye. I know for example that you've got the Miracle Jewel!" Rascal said. "Don't know what you're talking about!" Candy shouted. "You sure you don't?" Rascal said. "I know your breath is stinky." Candy said. "Are you positively sure?" Rascal said. "Yeah, like dog breath." Candy said. "Yeah," I said. I yelped when Ahadi shocked me again.

"Eat a mint." Candy said. "I actually think she might be telling the truth. No pixie's smart enough to lie that convincingly." Rascal said. "You just wait till my friends get here! They are so gonna clobber you!" Candy yelled. "Yeah! Everyone is gonna beat your ass's!" I yelled. "Hm? Are they now?" Ahadi said as he lifted my chin up with his paw. "Oh? Do you mean the Glitter Force? What can they do when I've got all their Glitter Charms?" Rascal said. "Hmm..." Rascal said when he looked at the Charm Chest. Rascal put the last Glitter Charm into the Charm Chest but he noticed there was one missing. I smirked.

"What's this? Those sneaky little brats! They pulled a fast one, eh? Well, I hope your Glitter pals are foolish enough to try and rescue you guys, it will give me the chance to pull a fast one on them." Rascal said.

Ahadi grabbed my chin tighter. "Lana... you will tell me where the Glitter Force put the last Glitter Charm," Ahadi said. "Never! I am not going to tell you!" I yelled. I cried in pain when he slapped me hard, then shocked me. "Hmm, well I sure hope the family comes to rescue you. I'm looking forward to a good fight." Ahadi said. Ahadi and Rascal laughed as they disappeared. I had tears falling down my cheeks.

Glitter Force... Please come soon.


*In Jubiland, Chloe's POV*

We landed in Jubiland. We jumped out of the book and looked around. "It's like a fairy tale!" Lily said. "So this is Jubiland! You're right! It is like a Fairy Tale! Even better because it's real!" Emily said. "It's so quiet, where is everyone?" Fuli asked. "Yeah, I was wondering the same thing," I said. "It's usually much livelier. Or it used to be. But when our queen fell asleep after her battle with Emperor Nogo, the joy went out of Jubiland. It's as if everyone here fell asleep, too." Pop explained.

"That's so sad," Emily said. "That's why it's vital that we revive Queen Euphoria as soon as possible." Pop said. "I wouldn't count on that!" Rascal said. We gasped. "That voice!" Anga cried. "Oh no!" Ono cried. "Up there!" Pop said. Rascal and Ahadi had appeared.

"That joker again!" Kelsey shouted. "Ahadi!" Simba yelled. "Close, but no cigar. The name's Rascal actually." Rascal said. "You give me back my sister!" Pop yelled. "And give me back my wife!" Scar yelled. "Nope. Sorry, can't do that." Ahadi said. "Yeah, yeah! First, let's talk about what you took from me." Rascal said. "What?" Ono said. "The Glitter Charm you snuck out of the chest. Give it back now." Rascal demanded. Pop glared at him.

"You're asking for it, really?" April said. "Oh dear, you shouldn't make me angry. That's a big mistake!" Rascal shouted. "We'll risk it!" Emily said.

"Insert Glitter Charm!" We all yelled. "Activate Glitter Pact!" The woman said. "All together! Glitter Force Makeover!" We all yelled. "Glitter Puff! Apply Shades of Power!" Emily yelled. "Poof Poof Glitter Bands!" Emily yelled and began applying her costume on. "Woo!" Lily shouted and clapped her hands together. "Watch out world!" April yelled. I blew on my Glitter Puff.

"Glitter Boots!" Emily yelled. Our Glitter Boots appeared. When we finished applying the rest of our costumes on, our big hair appeared. We applied blush on our cheeks, then we landed on the ground.

"A fabulous shimmer! A glow in your heart! I'm Glitter Lucky!" Lucky shouted and did her pose. "When you mess with me, your playing with fire! I'm Glitter Sunny!" Sunny yelled and did her pose. "Puppies and kittens, the power of love! I'm Glitter Peace!" Peace yelled and did her pose. "A force as strong as life itself! I'm Glitter Spring!" Spring yelled and did her pose. "Cool and swift as the winter wind. I'm Glitter Breeze!" I yelled and did my pose. We all flew together when we finished saying our catchphrases.

"Time to blaze away to a happy ending!" We all yelled. "Ready girls?" Lucky asked. "Shining bright! Here comes the Glitter Force!" We all yelled and did our poses.

"Hm, catchy," Rascal said and threw cards at us. We jumped up in the air. "Don't worry, I've got him!" I shouted. "Me too!" Peace shouted. We went to attack him, but Rascal used big cards to stop our attacks.

"You're both wrong," Rascal said. He kicked me and Peace to the ground. "Oh no, you don't!" Lucky yelled. She went to attack him but Rascal turned into cards. Rascal appeared from behind her and kicked her. "Okay, you!" Sunny yelled as she jumped up to attack. Rascal kicked at Sunny as she tried to punch at him.

"So you like playing footsie, huh?" Rascal said. Sunny continued punching at Rascal but he kicked her. Spring punched and kicked at Rascal as Rascal was dodging her moves. Peace and I went to attack Rascal again but he blocked our moves with our cards.

Meanwhile, the Lion Guard was fighting Ahadi. Kion and Fuli charged to attack him but he punched them to the ground. "Angalinga!" Anga yelled as she and Ono dived down towards him. Ahadi punched them both to the ground.

"Heh. You guys are weak." Ahadi said. "Oh no you don't!" Bunga yelled. He charged toward Ahadi and punched at him. Ahadi punched back. Beshtie went to attack Ahadi. Ahadi jumped out of the way.

"Jeepers, you're not good at playing cards, are you?" Rascal said. "We're just warming up!" Lucky shouted. "Yeah! You'll be toast next time we beat you!" Bunga yelled. "Am I now?" Ahadi said. Lucky summoned her Glitter Spirit. "Glitter Force! Sparkle Storm!" Lucky yelled. Lucky shot her Sparkle Storm at Rascal but he blocked her move with his card. "I'll trump that," Rascal said. Spring and Sunny gasped. "Joker's wild!" Rascal said. Lucky gasped as negative energy was shot at us.

"Watch out!" Pop shouted. Pop transforms into a shield and blocks the attack. Pop fell down. Lucky ran to him. "Pop, you okay?" Lucky asked. "This guy is tougher than the other goons!" Sunny said. "So let's attack him all at once!" Spring said. "Right!" Lucky said. "Glitter Force! Sparkle Fire!" Sunny yelled. "Sparkle Lightning!" Peace yelled. "Sparkle Shot!" Spring yelled. "Sparkle Blizzard!" I yelled. "Sparkle Storm!" Lucky yelled. We attacked him all at once with our attacks.

"Yeah!" Lucky shouted. Our eyes widened when we realized we didn't beat him. "Aww, you really thought you'd won, didn't you? What a letdown." Rascal said. "No way." Lucky gasped. "We lost..." Anga said. "Uh oh," Beshtie said. Negative energy came down to us.

"Where was I? Oh, yes. I'll take that, thank you. Oh, and while I've got you, there's one other thing. I have this craving for negative energy. Anyway, it's high time someone redecorated this place. There's too much sunshine! Don't look now, but I feel an unhappy ending coming on!" Rascal grabbed his book and painted it black. The sky turned dark purple. "Not if I can help it!" Lucky said.

"Now, now. You're not getting into the spirit of it. C'mon, let's see some of that negative energy!" Rascal said. "We're the Glitter Force! We don't do negative!" Lucky shouted. "You will! Once you realized just how hopeless your situation is. You see, the only chance you had of succeeding was by reviving your precious Queen Euphoria. But to do that you'd need the Glitter Charms... And you silly girls seem to have lost them all somehow! But yourselves, you can't even beat me. You don't stand a chance against my master. So tell me, am I getting to you, yet? Are you beginning to feel it? The hopelessness? The sense of infinite despair? Yes, that's it." Rascal said.

"I feel strange..." Spring said. We gasped when we saw negative energy surrounding our bodies. "No, it can't be! No...!" Lucky said. "Negative energy... I knew you had it in you. That's it! I have the last bit I needed! It's over! I've won and you've lost, Glitter Force! So run along home while you still have a home to run to!" Rascal and Ahadi laughed as they disappeared into the sky.

"No... We'll find a way. Won't we?" Lucky said. "We will don't worry," Anga said. "That asshole," Janja said.


After our brutal battle with Rascal, we all gathered around the gazebo. "Okay... It's not so bad. So, he has all the Glitter Charms and took them to the Shadow Realm. Big woop?" Emily said. "And that's where I'm going to rescue my sister." Pop said. "And I am going there to rescue my wife as well." Scar said. "Yeah, we can't forget Candy and Lana!" Kelsey said. "Yeah, that's right!" April said. "But what can we do? Think about it. We hit Rascal with everything we got and he laughed right in our faces." I said.

"Hey, that's just the negative energy talking!" Kelsey snapped. "But still... You heard what he said. He told us he got the last bit he needed. That can only mean one thing... he's going to revive Emporer Nogo!" Lily said. Everyone gasped. "Emporer Nogo?" Bunga said. "Yes," Simba said. "It's true," Emily said. "Like Chloe said, we were no match for Rascal. So how can we ever beat his master?" Lily said.

"I don't know, but we gotta think of something. And fast." Ono said. "And we helped him revive that guy, that's the worst part," April said. "What're you saying? That we all just give up?" Kelsey said. "No, of course not," Kion said. "If we lost in this world, that would mean our world... is next," Lily said. "All our friends... and families... my fiance'." I said sadly. "The soccer team..." April said. "Our happy ending looks pretty far off," Kelsey said. "But if we all leave, what about Candy and our daughter? What happens to them?" Emily said. "What?!" Scar and Janja shouted.

"I can't believe you'd say that we should just go home and abandoned them," April said. "Huh?" Lily said. "Hey, nobody's saying that, April! We'd be giving Rascal his unhappy ending." Kelsey said. "I'm just a little sad, that's all," Lily said. "Lily, we're all sad! But we've never let that stop us before... What's happening to us?" April said. Pop runs out of the gazebo.

"You've done enough." Pop said. "Uh... what? No, we gotta save our daughter!" Janja yelled. "I don't like to see you fighting like this. Go on home. It's not too late for you to return to your world." Pop said. "Well then what do you expect me to do? Just abandoned Lana like that?!" Scar shouted. "But Pop, what about Candy?" Lily asked. "She's my responsibility." Pop said.

"Can you really do it all alone?" I asked. "And you would rescue Lana, right?" Anga asked. "I don't know! I don't have the answer! I don't know what I can do, but I have to try! Because Candy is my little sister! She's all I have! She needs me! I need her!" Pop said and began to cry. "Go on back to your world. It's okay. We all just do what we have to do." Pop said.

"We all just do what we have to do? You think so? I wish it was that easy, Pop. It's just like when we chose to join the Glitter Force. We all need to decide. Each one of us has to make a choice." Emily said. "You mean, whether we should stay here and try and save Candy and Lana even though..." I started.

"Even though... we might not see our home again," Emily said. "But we may never see Candy or Lana again either," April said. "Man, things sure got heavy all of a sudden," Kelsey said. "You think?" Janja said.

"Well, you don't have much time to think about it. The Shadow Realm only shows itself during the full moon, and there's a full moon tonight. Do you see that hill over there? Above those old ruins, that's where it will appear. That's where I'll be. I'll meet you there if you decide to stay." Pop explained.

"Maybe we should each take some time and think about this on our own," I suggested. "Agreed. Then together, we'll make a decision." Emily said. "Alright," Fuli said. "Sounds good to me," Kion said. "Got it," April said. "Okay," Lily said. "Good luck, everyone," I said as we parted ways. "Yeah! Don't anybody get lost!" Kelsey said.


*Emily's POV*

"To stay or go. How do you choose? It shouldn't be that hard to choose, really. I am so lucky because there are so many people in my life that I care about. Not only do I have a super awesome family that's amazing. But there's my friends. All of my friends... And the Glitter Force... And then there's Candy and Lana... Who am I kidding? It's incredible hard..."


*Kelsey's POV*

"Maybe something will happen so we won't even have to choose. Yeah, right."


*Chloe's POV*

"Candy needs us. And she's always been there for us."


*Lily's POV*

"Go away... Stupid Rascal! You're not so scary, anyway."


*April's POV*

"I miss my soccer team, yeah. But Candy and Lana are my teammates, too. Just on a different kind of team."


*Emily's POV*

"Okay, if I have to choose, I choose... I choose everyone! I'm a superhero! And that means I save everyone! I wish we could all be together forever!" I said.

My wish is that my friends and I will be together forever! Everyone gasped when we remembered that voice.

"Oh, yeah," Kelsey said. "That's right..." April said. "I forgot," Lily said. "Candy's wish!" Chloe said. I took the wish out of my pocket and read it.

My wish is to someday make Emily as happy as she's made me! "She's the only one who thought of making a wish for everyone else," I said. I looked up and saw the full moon begin to show.

"The full moon," I said. I stood up and began to walk forward. If it weren't for Candy, there wouldn't even be a choice to make. If she hadn't found me, and we hadn't found the others, Emperor Nogo's goons would have won a long time ago, and then all those amazing memories I have with her and all my friends wouldn't have even happened. Candy's one of the Glitter Force too, she's our heart. And Lana is my daughter, and I must protect her.


*Kelsey's POV*

Man, it's a tough call to make. Sure, I wanna go home again, but then... [Candy: I wish I could be as clever and funny as Kelsey!]

That clinches it. I don't care how bad things get, you don't duck out on someone who appreciates your sense of humor. Do that enough times and there'll be no one left to laugh at your jokes.


*Lily's POV*

[Candy: I wish I could be as brave as Lily!]

No one's ever called me brave before. I've always been the scaredy-cat who ran away, until I met Candy and the others. I even have a daughter now who I care about so much. They taught me what it's like to have friends who are counting on you and that you can't run away, even if you want to.

But that doesn't mean I don't really really want to sometimes.


*April's POV*

It's like I've been trying to choose which team I wanna play for. Our world, with my family and all the kids at school... or this world, Candy and Pop's world. But maybe they're not two different teams. [Candy: I wish I could be fast and strong like April]

Maybe we're all one big team.


*Chloe's POV*

Maybe I didn't choose to be on the Glitter Force right away. But it was still the best decision I've ever made. My whole life I always felt so alone, but with Candy and the girls... Now I'm part of a team. [I wish I was as smart and wise as Chloe!]


*Emily's POV*

"We all came back!" Anga said happily. I looked ahead of me and saw the girls walking up the hill to where I was. I smiled. I knew they would come back. "Huh? I think we're still missing one." April said. "Never mind. The gang's all here." April said. "Uhh, Emily?" Kelsey asked.

I turned around and saw them. My friends standing before me. "I knew you'd come! I knew it!" I said. "You did?" Everyone asks. "You're surprised? I knew that sooner or later we'd shake off that negative energy and come to the right decision. Maybe not for all the same reasons... For me, it was because we owe her everything and our daughter, we need to protect her no matter what. For you, maybe it was because Candy's our friend, and you love Lana as your own daughter or because we're a team, whatever. It doesn't matter. The only thing that does is that we're here and we'll do this together." I said.

Kelsey held out her hand. "Let's go get us a happy ending. Whattaya say?" Kelsey said. "I'm in!" Lily said. "Me too!" April said. "Same here!" Chloe said.

"I say... Emperor Nogo and all your goons, watch out! 'Cause here comes the Glitter Force!"

"Watch out, Ahadi... When we come I'm gonna beat your ass!" Scar shouted. "We're gonna get her back and make him pay, don't worry," Anga said. "Woo, I can feel it! Can you guys feel it? All right! We're unstoppable!" April said. "Hell yeah, we are!" Bunga said. "Come on, let's go get our girls back!" Beshtie said. "You ready, Pop?" I asked as we approached him with confidence.

"Come on! Let's go save our sister and daughter!" I said.

A/N: Got this chapter finished finally. Now that the girls have figured out what they are gonna do to save Lana and Candy, it is time for the final battle. The final battle will be in the next chapter, so stay tuned for that! And do leave a review if you can, and be nice. Have a good day everyone!