Cherry looked bored as she sat with Atticus on the couch as Hayden had on one of his movies which was The Emoji Movie and he liked it very much, but Cherry thought it was just cliche, generic, and a pathetic excuse for a kids' movie. 'This is so boring.' The perky goth thought to herself.
Atticus watched the movie to try to be polite, but not even he could find anything positive to think about the movie.
"We're number two! We're number two!" Hayden laughed.
"What happened to kids' movies?" Cherry sighed and rolled her eyes.
"Uh, Hayden, after this, how about we watch another movie?" Atticus asked.
"Aww..." Hayden pouted.
"Thank you, Atticus..." Cherry muttered as she took the DVD out and tossed it away like it was trash.
Atticus soon caught the DVD and put it back in its case before putting in Elmo in Grouch Land.
"So, what're we watching now?" Hayden asked.
"Elmo in Grouch Land." Atticus replied.
"Aw, come on, Atticus, you gotta be kidding," Cherry huffed in disgust before coming to him with a whisper. "Oh, thank you, Atticus, you're a true friend, Elmo is my favorite Sesame Street character of all time!~"
"No problem." Atticus whispered back.
They soon sat down as the new movie came on. Luckily for Hayden, he was also entertained by the Sesame Street characters like most children his age.
After a while, Hayden soon got tired. Ashley came in and checked in on everyone before she picked up Hayden to take him to lie down and silently thanked Cherry and Atticus for watching him. Cherry and Atticus nodded back to her to say 'you're welcome' as Atticus put the DVD back in its case since the movie was now over.
"That was a great movie." Atticus said.
"It was all right." Cherry replied, trying not to show her strong love for Sesame Street.
"Come on, you know you loved it." Atticus smirked playfully.
"It was fine." Cherry looked away from him.
"Whatever you say." Atticus smirked playfully.
Cherry rolled her eyes. "Whatever..."
"Hey, you hungry?" Atticus asked.
Cherry held her stomach as it was getting thinner. "Uh, no, it's okay."
"You sure?" Atticus asked.
"I'll be fine." Cherry replied.
"Even if there's shrimp cocktail for tomorrow's party?" Atticus asked.
Cherry bit her lip and soon whimpered at the mention at her favorite seafood. "Well, maybe just one..."
"Thought that would catch your attention." Atticus smiled.
Cherry came over to eat some shrimp.
"Guess you got your love of seafood from your dad." Atticus chuckled.
"Yeah, though I was anxious about trying it when I saved Sebastian from Chef Louie." Cherry remembered.
"Yeah, though it was kind of funny." Atticus said.
Cherry looked away sourly until Atticus talked about it and she soon snickered out of defeat, and where his vision power even helped show why it was funny. Cherry and Atticus soon laughed together.
"Oh! Oh! Remember your face when Ariel drove for the first time?" Cherry asked. "You looked like a ghost!"
"How could I forget?" Atticus asked.
Bud and Michelle soon came back.
"Oh, Cherry, I bought you this dress to wear at Ruby's party." Michelle smiled to her daughter and showed a faded blue dress.
"Um, thanks, Mom." Cherry said.
"Hey, shrimp!" Bud beamed as he helped himself to some prawns. "What're we talking about?"
"Oh, just some of our past adventures." Cherry smiled.
"One of which had some comedy." Atticus smiled.
"Oh, I love hearing about your guys's adventures." Bud smiled back.
"We were talking about that time with Atticus's cousin Ariel." Cherry replied.
"Ah, yes, the mermaids," Bud memorized. "My mother had quite the imagination like you did, Cherry... I just wonder what she'd say if she could see us now."
"She'd be happy that her imagination expanded to one of her children?" Atticus guessed.
"Well, I had an imagination as powerful as hers, and it seems to have spread to Cherry." Bud smiled.
"So it seems." Atticus said.
Bud smiled as he hugged Cherry before going with Michelle.
"Don't stay up too late, Cherry." Michelle said on the way.
"I won't." Cherry said.
Michelle nodded and soon went to go to bed with her husband.
"What should we do now?" Atticus asked Cherry.
"I dunno," Cherry replied before taking out some food. "Eat?"
"I'm not hungry," Atticus shrugged. "Sleep?"
"I'm not tired..." Cherry shrugged back. "Are we having a slumber party now?" she then slightly deadpanned as a serious joke.
"Huh, for once, I'm not sure what to do." Atticus admitted.
"Riveting..." Cherry rolled her eyes before looking to the TV. "Guess it's video game time."
"Don't play Mortal Kombat," Atticus told her. "I don't want Hayden to get nightmares."
"That's what they said about me, but look at me now," Cherry replied. "Ah, what the heck?" she then took out Sonic Heroes and decided to play that instead.
"Much better." Atticus said.
"You wanna play?" Cherry asked. "I'll let you be Team Sonic if I can be Team Dark."
"Wouldn't you rather be Team Rose since you're a girl?" Atticus joked.
"No, I don't want diabetes from Cream the Rabbit and Amy Rose, thank you very much." Cherry smirked.
"Alright." Atticus smirked back.
Cherry handed the second controller as she took the team of Shadow the Hedgehog, Rogue the Bat, and E-123 Omega while Atticus was the famous Sonic the Hedgehog, Knuckles the Echidna, and of course, Tails the Fox.
"Get ready to be beaten." Atticus smirked.
"Uh-huh..." Cherry smirked back.
The two of them soon started to play. Luckily, they managed to fall asleep at a good time since tomorrow was the birthday party for Miley and Jackson's grandmother, and where they would also be going to a concert.
Everyone gathered together as there was a big carnival to celebrate Ruby's birthday. Everyone wore their best clothes to the party, and where all the money they would use would go to charity. Darla came out, wearing her old movie premiere dress which had been remade and stylized since it was burnt and singed the last time she wore it.
"Oh, Darla, I love it when you wear that dress," Amber smiled as she wore an aqua blue dress. "You look like a little Queen of Hearts."
"And you look like Elsa when she was a little girl." Darla smiled.
"Oh, thank you," Amber smiled back. "Aunt Anita made this dress just for me, she asked me what I would like, so I told her everything."
Annabelle soon joined the others as she wore a purple dress with a golden starred locket around her neck with a curvy V on it.
"You look amazing." Darla smiled at Annabelle.
"Truly gorgeous." Amber added.
"Oh, thanks, guys." Annabelle blushed.
"Now we're totally ready." Darla smiled.
The girls giggled together and went to join in the celebration and join Ruby on the bus who came through security.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" The security guard glared at the three girls.
"We're with Hannah." Darla told him.
"I'm sure you are..." The security guard rolled his eyes. "Get lost, kid!"
"You better let us in or else!" Darla glared back.
"Or else what?" The security guard smirked.
Darla smirked back before looking like a damsel in distress. "Oh, Atticus help! Please, help me, big brother! This big bad man is making fun of me and my friends and hurting our feelings!"
"And he'll arrive in 3, 2, 1." Amber smirked.
Atticus soon stormed toward the security guards and glared at them, threatening them until they let Darla and her friends pass, once they gave in, he smiled to the girls and let them go in before him.
"I'm so happy that your brother is so strong." Amber said.
"I'm happy too," Darla agreed. "He's the best big brother ever!"
They were soon in the bus.
"Ooh, honey, I had no idea," Ruby smiled to Miley as she came onto the bus. "No wonder they haul you away in this camper thingy. Oh, is it always this crazy?"
"Always." Miley nodded to her grandmother.
'I wonder how she copes with this?' Darla thought to herself.
"Well, I know the getting here was hard, but what you're doing is a good thing," Ruby told Miley as she sat down with her. "You should be proud of that."
"I know I am." Miley replied weakly.
Ruby soon handed Miley a special trinket. Miley knew exactly whose special trinket that was.
"I know I am." Ruby smiled to Miley.
"This was my mom's?" Miley asked.
"Yeah..." Ruby smiled softly with a nod. "She'd be proud of you too."
'Something must have happened to Mrs. Stewart.' Annabelle thought to herself.
The grandmother and granddaughter shared a tender moment before they left each other alone for a moment as Miley looked over her mother's necklace. Darla and Annabelle understood how Miley felt.
"Are you okay, Miley?" Amber asked.
"I'll be fine." Miley replied softly.
"Well, if you ever need some comfort, we're here." Annabelle said.
Miley smiled to them before hugging them all.
"We understand how you feel, Miley." Darla comforted.
"You do?" Miley asked. "I mean, you couldn't... Doubling life as a superstar?"
"Well... That's a different story for me..." Darla replied sheepishly.
"But we do understand what it's like to lose a mother." Annabelle said.
"Y-Ya do?" Miley asked.
Annabelle nodded as she was the most recent one to lose her mother which led to her family moving for her father's acting career. Darla and Annabelle told her when they lost their mothers.
Miley looked to them before looking to Amber. "And what about you?"
"My parents are divorced..." Amber replied. "I know it's not the same, but I was pretty heartbroken when they decided to split up."
"It must be hard to celebrate holidays." Miley said.
"Oh, yes..." Amber replied. "I've gotten used to it though, sorry about your own mother though."
"That's okay..." Miley sighed. "I really wish she could be here sometimes."
"Hmm... Miley, do you believe in angels?" Darla asked.
"When I was younger, I did..." Miley shrugged.
"Well, we do, and she's closer than you think." Amber said.
"Is she then?" Miley asked.
"Of course, we all believe in Heaven and angels..." Darla smiled. "Especially for dogs."
Miley soon gave to believing in angels a try. There seemed to be a golden glow and soon came an adult woman with long black hair with beautiful blue eyes in a white robe with fluffy wings and a golden halo above her head. She opened up her eyes and looked all around before she came behind her daughter with a soft look on her face as she looked quite emotional.
"Miley, look." Darla smiled as she saw the woman behind Miley.
Miley soon looked over and came toward the angelic woman. Due to the belief, the two were able to touch and hold each other. Miley had a smile on her face, but she soon began to cry emotionally as she nuzzled up against her mother like when Dumbo reunited with his mother even though she was locked up for being a mad elephant. Susan even began to comfort her daughter by singing 'Baby Mine', and where this was a moment that wouldn't be ruined. The girls stood by as they watched Miley and Susan together while wiping their eyes since it was quite emotional. Susan smiled to Miley and put the necklace on around her neck which gave Miley chills since Susan was no longer a living soul.
"I'm always with you even if you can't see me." Susan smiled.
"That's what Daddy always said..." Miley sniffled. "I saw you a lot in my dreams."
"Yes, well, Miley, even though those were dreams, I was really there," Susan replied as she dried her daughter's tears. "I even visit your father's and brother's dreams."
"I think I'd rather not know what Jackson dreams about." Miley said.
"Aw, Miley," Susan giggled to her daughter. "You know you love your brother."
"Yeah, he might drive me crazy sometimes, but I love him." Miley smiled.
"And he loves you..." Susan smiled back.
"We'll see you on stage, Miley." Darla smiled.
"Thanks, guys." Miley smiled back.
The bus soon kept driving until Miley had to change into Hannah so she could preform for her fans.