Alan's Secret Wish! Illusio's Return

"Darn it! I can't believe I fell on my bottom again!" Anne exclaimed.

"Anne," Nancy laughed. "you know what they say about succeeding."

Anne stood up on her white ice skates, she was discouraged, "If at first you don't succeed... try try again." she sighed.

Anne then tried her triple axel with a half flip again, but before she fell again, somebody caught her.

"Don't worry, Annie, I've got you." the voice said calmly.

Anne felt a tad shaken, "Henry?" she asked.

"Nope, sorry." the voice said gently.

"Stanley?" Anne asked.

"Uh... guess again." the voice said gently.

"Alan!" Anne exclaimed.

Alan placed his sister down on the ice in a standing position.

"Mind if I give that a shot," Alan asked. "figure skating looks like a blast!"

"It is a blast, Alan," Anne said. "even when you don't have all the moves down and you keep on falling, you should try it."

"Even if I could, figure skating is not for boys." Alan disagreed with Anne.

Anne decided to encourage her twin brother to try something new as well as comfort him, so she tried in song.

Anne: You're at this moment;

When you must decide;

To take a step forward;

Or run away and hide;

You step on the ice;

Though you feel your heart race;

And your knees won't stop shaking;

You can't find your brave face;

But you just gotta take a leap;

Throw your doubts away;

Take a leap;

No matter what they say;

Now's the time to let them see;

The person you were meant to be;

Throw your doubts away;

And take a leap today;

"What if I can't do it, Annie? What if Stanley, Tom, Flip, and Scooter all laugh at me?" Alan asked.

Anne could tell Alan needed more encouragement, so she continued to sing to him.

Anne: You spin through the air;

And it's like you can fly;

The great rush that you're feeling;

Is cause you gave it a try;

Suzie, Nancy, and Mimi now joined Anne in encouraging Alan.

Suzie, Nancy, Anne, and Mimi: That's why you gotta take a leap;

Throw your doubts away;

Take a leap;

No matter what they say;

Now's your moment in the sun;

And it's only just begun;

Throw your doubts away;

And take a leap today;

Throw your doubts away;

And take a leap today;

Alan: I've got to throw my doubts away;

And take a leap today.

Alan then leaped in the air, did a double axel, and landed perfectly in his hockey skates.

"Wow, Alan," Nancy exclaimed. "that was amazing!"

"Thanks, Nancy." Alan said.

A little while later, a man and a woman stopped by the frozen pond where they saw Alan catching Anne at the end of her jump.

"That was wonderful, Anne & Alan!" the man & woman exclaimed in unison.

All the members of the Chan family turned to see Illusio & Zarinda standing by the the area where the children aside from Henry & James were skating.

"Illusio! Zarinda!" the ten Chan children all exclaimed.

Henry came out of his hot chocolate cart, "We all thought you both were still on your honeymoon in Athens Greece!" he exclaimed.

"Illusio & I decided to come back from Greece early." Zarinda told Henry.

"And, we brought back a little something special just for Anne, courtesy of your father giving us the money for it." Illusio said to Henry.

Alan set Anne on the ice with her blades touching the ice.

"A little something special just for me," Anne asked, she was curious. "what is it, Illusio?"

"Anne! You're too old for getting the gimmies!" Rosa scolded.

"It is quite all right, Mrs. Chan." Illusio said kindly.

Illusio placed a small object into Anne's hands.

"Oh wow! A brand new miniature Winged Venus," Anne exclaimed with glee. "thank you, Illusio! Thank you, Zarinda!"