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So last week Gil heroically found the Sea3's lost Treasure. Are you ready for the reunion?
Lots of Love!
-Dark-
Harry frowns as he leans over the side of the ship, the calm rocking for once doing nothing to soothe his nerves. Gil should've been back hours ago. He wasn't sure what the fuck he'd do if a third member of their family went missing on him. His knuckles turn white as he grips the wood.
Uma had already gotten herself in a situation, one that she'd luckily gotten out of unscathed. Had Gil also ended up finding himself in a bad way?
Why did it feel like leaks were springing faster than he could patch them?
He shakes his head.
There was no way someone would be stupid enough to mess with their Sweet Boy, at least not now anyway. He'd gotten to be roughly the size of a barge since he started swinging that hammer of his.
He lets out a sigh. Didn't keep him from worrying though.
He wasn't sure any of them were getting any sleep. How could they when they couldn't find two members of their family?
And they were family. Whether they acknowledged it or not. Deez had been part of the family since Uma discovered her existence. He could barely remember a time before he knew Uma well that it hadn't been those two together. How he used to hate her for being so clingy. Funny how time and perspective can change everything. Now he was the clingy one, trying to remind her that touch and emotional needs were welcomed in their family.
And T?
He wasn't sure exactly when that happened. For Gil and Uma at least. He'd been infatuated with him-her since the moment he tackled Deez down that well. Now it was more than that. It was admiration. Some adoration? Hopefully, it was also mutual respect.
He just had no idea where to look now that Uma had ventured to the church and found it empty. That had been his ace up his sleeve. His next stop. Part of him was relieved to know T wasn't there. Wasn't the prisoner of the creepy priest. The other part- He slams his fist on the railing. He just wanted to find T!
He swallows hard. Assuming T was still here.
His gut twists as a pang shoots through his chest.
Assuming they were both here. Sea Gods, he didn't know which he wanted more. For them to be in Auradon, or still here with them. He grips the railing as he glares out at the isle.
Damn it. A low growl hums in the back of his throat. This fucking sucked.
"Stranger approaching," James calls out, his voice barely above a whisper as he jumps down from the crow's nest.
Harry quickly stands up straighter before he jumps to the railing, holding a rigging to keep his balance. A wicked smirk pulls at his lips. Whoever was stupid enough to enter their turf was in for a rude awakening tonight, he was ripe for a fight.
He glares at the tall, thin man approaching their ship. It had been a long while since a Side Kick had dared to step to them.
"Ride with the tide." Gil's voice startles him, making him jump back as he squints into the night. No way he could mistake Gil for a tall, thin man. Not even with the strange fog rolling in.
Nope. It was a man, and Gil behind.
"Where the fuck did ya come from!?" James spits out accusingly as he stares at the second mate in disbelief.
Not that he could blame him.
He blinks, how the fuck had Gil hid behind the imposing stranger? For as tall as the stranger was, Gil was twice, fuck maybe even three times as wide, making the old man appear frail in comparison. "Gil, who ya be ah brinin' with ya tonight?" He asks as the two make it to the edge of the dock.
"Harry, James, meet Yensid, Yensid this is Harry and James." Gil rushes through introductions, "But that's not important," He pauses and his eyes shoot to Yensid, "Sorry sir,"
Yensid waves him off and Gil turns, quickly running up the gangplank to Harry, "Look who I found."
Harry's eyes widen at the small bundle in Gil's arms, "Deez?" He whispers as he jumps down from the railing.
"Aye!" Gil whispers excitedly, "She was hidin' at Yensid's."
"For a few hours anyway." Yensid shrugs as he joins them on deck.
"He came with me, cause apparently Maleficent summoned Deez again and the goblins are on the hunt for her." He blurts out.
"Might I be so bold as to request a meeting with the Captain at her earliest convenience?" Yensid asks as he joins them.
"Aye, ya can be ah requestin' anything ya be wantin', mate." Harry clasps the older man on his back with a giant grin splitting his face. "I best be wakin' her anyways. She'll be ah pissed if she be ah missin' this."
Yensid smiles, "I wouldn't want to take away from such a valuable moment Harry. But if you would be kind enough to extend her the offer, I would like to invite you all to visit me in the near future."
Harry tilts his head, before nodding in appreciation. "Be soundin' good to us."
Yensid nods before he turns to Gil, "It was my utmost pleasure to meet you Gil, and I look forward to better circumstances where you feel free to inquire into your interests."
"Thank you, Yensid," Gil grins.
Yensid smiles before his eyes drop to the blanket hiding Deez, "I feel I know enough about the three of you to know you will be gentle with her, but please, if you can, keep in mind that she might need a little extra time. She has been, under a lot of duress of late."
"Aye, we be ah givin' our fire princess all the time she be ah needin'."
"And I will, of course, continue to keep an eye out for T."
Harry's smile falters, "He ain'nah with the others?"
Yensid shakes his head, "According to Deez here, he was held prisoner by Maleficent, and escaped after the limo whisked the others away."
Harry looks away as his stomach plummets, his mouth suddenly going dry. It had been days since the limo had come and gone. So if that was the case, where the fuck was T?
"I am sad to see your distress," Yensid grips his shoulder, "but it is good to know your Deez will have someone she can talk to about this subject."
"Aye." Harry nods, dropping his eyes to the deck. "Feel free to be comin' back." Maybe if Deez had ended up on the man's lap, T would follow.
He hoped.
"I recognize the value in your offer and very much appreciate it." Yensid smiles before he unshoulders his bag.
"Aye." Harry forces himself to smile as he looks back at the man, "Any mate of our princess an' shadow be ah mate ta us."
Yensid offers the messenger bag to him, "It's not much, but I hope this will help her recovery."
Harry tilts his head to the side. What a weird fucking adult. Of course, he was friends with the isle's outcasts. Or rather they were friends with him. "Seriously?"
"What he means is thank you for all your help." Gil shakes his head as he shoots him a look of disapproval.
"Aye," Harry points to Gil so quickly it's almost comical, "that ah one."
Yensid smiles at the two boys, "Good luck." He nods before he turns and exits down the gangplank.
"UMAUMAUMAUMAUMA!"
She jolts awake, blinking blurry sleep from her eyes as she tries to look around for the emergency. It had been years since she woke up to her boys calling to her like that.
"Gil be ah bringin' us ah Treasure he be ah findin'." Harry smiles at her before he slides onto the bed next to her.
Uma frowns before she sits up quickly, her eyes scanning Gil in disbelief. When she sees the bundle in his arms, her jaw goes slack before she jumps off the bed and scrambles to his side.
"I found her Uma." His voice cracks.
"Aye." Uma states in wonder, her voice overflowing with unshed emotion as she gently pulls down the hood, silver and blue hair spilling out of it. Her heart soars before she frowns at the dirt marring her paper-white skin.
Harry pats the bed beside him, "Be comin' back ta the bed so we can all be gettin' ah fix."
"Where?" Uma asks as she runs her hand over the bold blues in her hair, ignoring, for now, the uncharacteristic tangles. Or the tear tracks streaking down her dirty face. The concerning dark circles under her puffy eyes. She forces herself to breathe.
What could have possibly happened to get her in this shape? She shakes her head. It didn't matter right now. No matter what shape she was in, they could nurse her back to herself. She knew she'd get her answers eventually. They didn't matter right now. What mattered was that she was back with them, back where she belonged.
Finally!
She was back! Back with them. Back with her family. Back with people who could take care of her. She practically dances with joy.
"Yensid," Gil informs her simply as he settles with Deez in the middle of the bed. "Here. S'not fair for me not to share the spoils." He grins, "And I think she'd appreciate waking up to brushed hair..."
"She do be ah mite fussy," Harry chuckles as he runs a hand over her mangled hair. He slides from the bed and rushes to collect his brush and comb before he slips to the head of the bed and starts slowly working on the knots.
Uma eagerly settles in beside Deez, curling around her cousin like she was a lifeline. They had her. They had their baby girl back. It had taken days- Far, far too many days, but they finally had the fourth member of their family back.
Even holding her in her arms hardly felt real. She had to keep looking, keep touching to remind herself. She had her back. She was safe. She was where she belonged.
Gil smiles at the sight of the three of them before he slides into the bed behind her and wraps an arm around her waist.
It felt amazing to have the three of them surrounding her.
She swallows back her tears of joy as she nuzzles into her cousin. "Thank you, my Sweet Boy." She whispers. "And you too Pretty Boy, I know tracking her down was a lotta work… But it means the world to me that she's back with us again. That she's safe."
"She's never leaving us again." Gil states so firmly it causes Harry and her to look at him in surprise. "She has no excuse not to stay now."
Uma blinks at him, "That's not our-"
"I found the Treasure." Gil interrupts, "What type of pirates would we be if we didn't keep it for ourselves? Keep it safe before someone tries to steal it. She's as good as buried with being here on the ship." He states firmly as he rests his chin on her head and tightens his hold around her waist.
Oh no.
Gil rarely used that tone. And when he did, it was nearly impossible for any of them to sway him.
She bites her lip. So much of her agreed completely with their Sweet Boy. And she wasn't sure she'd ever heard Gil so matter of fact before. She wasn't sure if she'd ever agreed with him so full-heartedly either.
She wasn't sure what she would do if she lost her baby cousin again. She holds Deez to her tighter as she curls around her. Deez was theirs. It was that simple. But did Deez know that...
The more reasonable part of her knew she'd never be able to hold one of her family against their will. She didn't even do so with her crew. She didn't want people under her because they felt obligated or trapped.
She wanted them to choose her because she was the best choice.
They would just have to deal with everything once she woke up. They could talk, ask their questions, assure her she was safe, and let her know exactly what she was to them. But until then, she was content to hold her family tight.
Harry chuckles lightly, once he got over his surprise. "Aye Sweet Boy, I be a secondin' that. I don'nah be wantin' her outta our sights again."
"Good." Gil nods.
"We'll see boys." She cautions with a shake of her head as she watches Deez sleep. She loathed having to be the voice of reason in this situation. When all she wanted to do was agree. It stung. And she wasn't sure she'd ever felt her chest constrict so tightly at the thought of Deez denying or rejecting them again.
"Uma." Gil holds her to him tightly, "She's stayin' with us. I ain't dealin' with this kind of nightmare ever again. We can't. She looks like she hasn't been taking care of herself at all. And we don't look much better. Why do this again? She'll see it our way given the time. Why give her the choice? It's not like she can leave the ship without someone helpin' her."
Uma sighs. She could hardly say the worry was over. Now they needed to figure out what the fuck happened to T. "We'll figure it out, sweet boy. Don't worry, I can't let her go easy either."
"I'm not letting her go." Gil kisses her head gently. "Never again Uma. I mean look at us! Look at us right now and tell me how any of this is acceptable."
She sighs. "Then we do what I did for the two of you. Keep pestering her and pulling her back to us before she sees what's been in front of her the whole time. She'll see reason. She'll see what we can offer her. She'll see that she's meant to be with us. Be family. I know she will."
Harry snorts, "If ya don'nah think we already be ah doin' that-" he shakes his head before he goes back to gently detangling Deez's hair, "Though ta be ah bein' fair, she were wantin' ta join ah 'fore the Mistress o' the isle be forcin' her ta join the Rottens."
"She was holding her shell during a nightmare." Gil hugs her tighter. "She knows where she wants to be, she's just scared to admit it. She hates change, I get that. We all know it. But so much has already changed. Who do you think she's going to run to now that they're gone? What's one more change? We'll get her through it. I know we will."
Brats. Both of them. She sighs again. Like they didn't know it's all she ever wanted. For Deez to be hers. To protect. To love. To cherish.
Assholes.
Like she didn't want to just agree with them.
"You two ain't feeling like you were laying that on a little too thick?" She tries to say sternly, but even she could hear the softness in her tone.
Gil shrugs, "You know you want to Uma, it's the best thing for her and you know it. You're just bein' stubborn."
"Aye Love, I gotta-"
"You've made it clear who you're siding with here Pretty Boy." She huffs, "And Sweet Boy's never been firmer on a stance. I get it. I do. But forcing someone to join us just isn't who we are. I want her to be here because that's what she wants. I need that, or I'll never believe she chose finally chose us."
"Sounds like a simple conversation."
She shakes her head. She wasn't sure she'd be able to sway her boys from this path. Didn't want to. Hopefully Deez was just as done with being alone as they were with missing her. "A conversation." She stresses. "Not an order. Not a decree. Not manipulation. Not a guilt trip. Or I swear I will keel haul both of your asses. Sweet and Pretty or not."
"Uma." Harry presses a hand to his chest, "We can be ah talkin' to our Treasure and lettin' her decide."
She glares at him. "You just lost your privilege Pretty Boy. I know that look, That tone." She turns back to look at Deez, "But this is a silly thing to be discussing anyways. After all this, there's no way she won't be jumpin' at the invitation."
"But what if she doesn't?" Gil squeezes her tightly.
"Then we'll get her to see why she should." She states firmly. "That's the only option."
"Why you can be ah sayin' that and not gettin' in trouble with yerself?" Harry huffs, though the quirk at the corner of his lips betrays him.
"Captain." She shrugs as she rests her head in the crook of Deez' shoulder, with a small smile.
The three of them settle into silence as they bask in the reunion. Harry carefully removing knots from her hair while she and Gil cuddled against their found treasure.
One down, one to go.
LoL, we love you guys so fucking much! We hope you enjoyed this bonus chapter. Thank you all for being such amazing readers and reviewing us. You really earned this one!
We know that this one was also short af, but it was such a poignant chapter we felt like it should be emphasized by being a stand-alone type thing.
But Whooot! Deez is finally back with the fam!
What did you guys think of Yensid and Harry's first meeting?
Side note-Yes he used magic, or at least magical items. Yes, he has it. Why? Concessions from the crown for volunteering to go to the isle. And besides, he's Yensid, dude would have hidden them with ease. Also, we agree with you guys, Yensid would kick Malificients ass push came to shove.
Anyways, back to the Q and hopefully A.
How did you like the reunion? We know D ain't up yet, but still, were their reactions everything you ever hoped for?
Are you siding with Gil and Harry?
Or are you with Uma?
Do you think it will even matter once D wakes up?
Let us know
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Much love and appreciation
-Twisted
P.S.
By the way Fandom, yes she did totes teeth on bones. :) We both have so many stories about these kid's childhoods we could've written a damn prequel to WWTM.