Disclaimer: I don't own any of the things I previously mentioned I don't own (that includes really cute boys…one in particular, can you guess?). And I do own all the things I previously mentioned I do own (that'd be everything magical in this fic…not characters from the movie though…never those).
Chapter 38: Bop To The Top
The next morning, Ryan had made a huge breakfast for everyone to make up for everything in the past few days. It was Friday and everyone had just started to come downstairs. As the others walked into the kitchen, they stopped to look at the table which was covered with plates of eggs, toast, and fruits prepared in many different ways. Pancakes and waffles with butter and syrup were also there. Breakfast muffins and so much more filled all four plates on the table. "What's all this?" Sharpay laughed in surprised. "Breakfast." Ryan answered as he hovered by the sink, "I made it to make up for all that's been going on in the past few days."
"I don't know what's been going on, but right now I'll accept your apology and eat." Rachael said as she walked up to the table and bit off a piece of a pancake, sighing happily, "Buttermilk." "I'm really sorry, but it's been so crazy I guess I kind of lost my head for a while." Ryan apologized more to Cloe than anyone else. "I don't know what you did, but you sure know how to make up for it." Rachael said between bites. "Well, I think this is very nice of you, Ryan." Sharpay began and she looked at Cloe, "What do you think, Cloe?" Cloe walked over to Ryan and stopped in front of him with a grin on her face.
"I think…I forgive you." She told him and gave him a quick kiss on the lips as she hugged him. "I'm sorry, Angel." Ryan apologized again, "I don't know what I was thinking at the time." "It's okay." Cloe told him, then she reached up to whisper in his ear, "I think I kind of liked it." Ryan smiled as Cloe playfully nibbled on his ear before letting go and kissing him on the cheek. "But don't get careless." She warned him. "Only if you say so." Ryan promised, "Scout's honor." "I didn't know you were a boy scout." Cloe spoke louder this time, "How come I wasn't told that?" "I didn't think you needed to know." Ryan responded, "But I think we should eat." Cloe looked up at him slightly and smiled, "Looks good." Ryan smiled back at her as they walked towards the table and whispered in her ear, "You too."
Later that day, in English class, Miss. Darbis had taken notice of the reappearance of her Drama Club members. She'd given her sympathy to Ryan about his fall and hadn't neglected to remind them all that they had homework to catch up on…but they could turn it in whenever they had the chance. After receiving so many sympathetic greetings from everyone they knew, the four had decided that rumors had spread and, for some reason, they figured that they didn't want to know.
During lunch, they lost count of how many people came up to them to check if what they'd heard was true. "Hey." Chad greeted them acting oddly out of character. The group sighed and looked at him as he walked up to their table. "What do you want to know?" Sharpay questioned with a bored expression that had been plastered on her face since school began. "Well, I'm sort of glad to see that you're back and I was wondering…" Chad began, "is it true that Cloe and Ryan got into a fight and Cloe beat him up?" Ryan stood up quickly and would have thrown a punch at the jock, but Rachael and Sharpay held him back and forced him back into his seat.
"No, Chad." Cloe answered in a flat tone, "He fell down the stiars and was unconscious for most of that day. Anything else?" "Yeah." Chad stated with a slight grin as he quickly glanced over at Ryan, who was scowling before he looked Cloe up and down, "Are you…single?" Ryan tried to lunge forward, but Sharpay and Rachael held him back. "Leave…" Cloe demanded, "before I let them set my angry boyfriend on you." Chad looked over at Ryan, who was practically growling, sighed, and walked away.
"That's it!" Ryan almost screamed, still struggling to break free of the girls' grasp, "I can't take it anymore. I told you we should have come back sooner." "If we did, Ryan, you'd be in your worse condition and it would lead to worse rumors." Cloe explained as she got up and flung her arms around his neck, standing behind him, "And we can't afford to let that happen." "Why not?" Ryan asked as eh started to calm down and Sharpay and Rachael released their grip on his arms. "Because I really care about you." Cloe answered with a smile.
"That's nice." Ryan responded and was about to ask Cloe a question, but she sat on his lap, "Ah, using your abilities to tap into my mind and figure out what I'm going to say next. Very clever." "At least you were going to ask first." Cloe said, leaning her head against his shoulder and the side of his neck, which she kissed lightly. "Cloe." Ryan began, "What are you doing?" Cloe sighed and sat up straight so she could look him in the eye. "I was going to wish you luck today for your callbacks." She explained to him and turned so she was also facing Sharpay, "Good luck guys. Though I hope you should know that Troy and Gabriella will have a plan to show up. So, try your best."
"What do you mean they already have a plan?" Sharpay asked. "The science squad and the jocks came up with a plan, so keep your eyes open for anything that might be big and…different." Cloe stated. "Well, there goes all further chances with Troy." Rachael noted, receiving a glare from Sharpay, "I mean…both of their teams have a plan and are working together to get Troy and Gabriella on stage to sing together which will no doubt bring them together." "Great." Sharpay grunted and continued to eat her lunch.
After school that day, Sharpay and Ryan headed off to the dressing rooms to prepare for their callbacks. Cloe and Rachael decided they'd meet up with them backstage later on. "All right." Cloe told Rachael as they walked into an empty room, closing the door behind them, "I'm going to try and contact my mother, so I need you to stand guard by the door." Rachael sighed, "Fine, but we only have about an hour or so before the callbacks begin." "I know." Cloe smiled as she began to meditate so Rachael left the room, closing the door behind her, and stood outside waiting.
The way Cloe's face went blank and her body went limp when she meditated sort of creeped Rachael out. It reminded her of a sci-fi movie with all that scary graphic stuff. Suddenly, there was a strange movement at the end of the hall. It was probably the janitor. Rachael sighed heavily. Then, there was a quiet pitter patter of feet hitting the floor in an attempt to be quiet. When Rachael looked, it stopped and no one was there. Theresa couldn't have come back, could she? It was almost like the time Theresa had followed them to Rachael's house, when they'd decided to walk. It was impossible for that to happen again now that Theresa was trapped. Rachael tried to relax again, but was soon startled by a basketball that bounced up to her and landed at her feet. She quickly kicked it away. Then, it clicked – bouncing basketballs, squeaky shoes, swift movements – it all made sense now.
"Catch!" a voice called and another basketball flew at Rachael, who caught it just in time, "Nice one." Rachael saw Chad walking up to her with a smile on his face. "What do you want?" Rachael asked as she shoved the ball into his arms, trying to avoid a conversation with the jock who had tried to ask out her best friend. "I was just passing by before the game so I thought I'd just have some fun." Chad explained as he turned the ball over in his hands, staring at Rachael thoughtfully, "So…uh, that was a nice catch. Ever thought of playing basketball?"
"No. I think this school is way too much about basketball." Rachael stated, trying to lighten the mood a bit, "Plus, I dance." "Well, I'm positive that dancing feet would be extremely helpful on the court." Chad continued, handing the ball out to Rachael, 'What do you say?" His smile was 100% genuine. It almost made Rachael want to agree with him as she smiled back. "Well, the only good thing I can do with my feet is dancing. They're no good when I'm not on the stage, so I don't think they'd be of any use on the court…except to knock out members of the team." Rachael responded as she pushed the ball away, "I think I'll just stick to drama."
"Speaking of which, how are Ryan and Sharpay?" Chad asked curiously "Are they ready for their callback?" Rachael eyed him suspiciously, trying to figure out what he was getting at. Why did he care? "They're always ready." She told him, "Why do you want to know?" "Oh…I just wanted to make sure they weren't nervous or anything." Chad said, 'So, it's true that Ryan and Cloe are still dating?" Ah, he just wasn't going to let it go was he? "Yes, Chad." Rachael grumbled, "They are." "That's too bad." Chad said again, "Cloe's pretty cute."
"What are you getting at?" Rachael questioned angrily, "Cloe and Ryan are happily dating and they won't be breaking up anytime soon, so deal with it." "I know, I know. They look so good together." Chad stated, "Everyone's okay with them being together and that's cool, right?" Rachael nodded as she wondered where this was going. "Of course it is." Chad continued as he smiled that soft genuine smile, "I was just wondering…are you available tomorrow night?" He looked her up and down before meeting her gaze. "How dare you ask me that!" Rachael squeaked angrily and punched Chad in the arm, making him drop the ball, "I'm dating someone!" "I didn't know!" Chad exclaimed as he gripped his arm in pain, "Why did you punch me? I don't even know if I've met the guy."
"Because…you tried to ask out Cloe this morning when she's dating Ryan." Rachael began, "Now, you're over it and come to me, her best friend! Think about that and tell me you don't deserve to get hit." "I still didn't know you were dating someone." Chad argued, "How was I supposed to know? I never see you around school with anyone, but your friends and I've never once heard rumor or talk about you dating. Trust me…I would have known. The cheerleaders hear everything and know who's dating who."
He was right and for once he had a point. How would he have known? "Sorry, but that doesn't make up for how you went about it." Rachael said stiffly. "It's fine." Chad assured as he picked up the basketball, "At least tell me the guy's name so I know you're not lying to me." "If I do, will you leave me alone?" Rachael asked hopefully. "Promise." Chad answered, "I'll even leave your friends alone too." "I hope so…for your sake." Rachael began, "His name is Zac." "Come on, you've got to give me more than that." Chad complained, "What's his last name?"
"Efron." Rachael murmured, "Zac Efron." Chad stood there in alarm. He couldn't have heard that right. Zac Efron was one of the most famous male actors ever known to Disney Channel. "No, I know you're lying to me." He stated, "That's impossible." Rachael thought about that. What was so impossible about it? Even though Zac had told her he was known as an actor in his spare time, it still didn't seem that impossible to believe. Famous guys find normal girls they like and date them. How hard was that to accept?
"I'm not lying to you…but I will tell you that I don't like you in the way you want me to." Rachael told the jock who frowned, "Listen, I don't have to prove anything to you, so just get over it, all right? There are plenty of other girls who would date you, so try asking them." "Sure, but I still don't believe you're dating Zac Efron." Chad stated as he walked away. "You don't have to." Rachael called after him, making him chuckle slightly, "Oh, and good luck." "Thanks." The jock responded as he disappeared around a corner.
Cloe finally emerged from the room and sighed. "So, how was the…er…chat?" Rachael questioned as she and her best friend walked in the direction of the auditorium, "Did you hear any news from your mom and Daniel?" "Well, they've got your mother and your aunt, but they're still monkeys." Cloe explained quietly in case of eavesdroppers, "They aren't vampiric anymore and they don't have wings, but they're still monkeys. My mom is still trying to find a way to change them back to normal again, but not even Daniel can crack it." Rachael bit her lip in thought. "You mean they can't crack the spell that's on them?" she asked though she thought she knew what was coming next.
"That's just it." Cloe stated quietly, "They don't know what's been put on them. They just can't seem to crack it." "Well, what does Daniel think?" Rachael asked, hoping the genie would have some sort of answer. "Daniel suspects that there's some kind of key that has some kind of super power to unlock the spell or whatever that's made them stay monkeys." Cloe answered, "Right now, they're stumped trying to figure it out." "What about everyone else who were turned into animals?" Rachael asked quickly, "Are they all right?" Cloe smiled at her friend, "Yeah, the charm on them wasn't that strong so they're normal again."
Rachael sighed in relief and concern. What if everything got worse? What if they couldn't fix it? What if nothing ever became normal again? "It'll be fine, Squeakers." Cloe reassured with a sigh, "Don't worry. I know we'll fix the problem." When they entered the auditorium, they net Ryan and Sharpay backstage to wish them luck while Darbis gave her speech. "Good luck, you'll do great." Cloe told them and gave Ryan a quick good luck kiss. She hugged Sharpay and gave them both thumbs up before they rushed off to get in position.
Rachael was still fretting over what would happen, if everything went wrong. How would Sharpay take it? What would happen when their dads came back to find their wives turned into primates? "Squeaks." Cloe whispered to interrupt her thoughts, "Can you stop screaming your thoughts so loud? It's giving me a headache. Everything will be fine." "Why are you listening to my thoughts anyway?" Rachael questioned in a whisper as well. "I can't help it." Cloe explained softly, "The amulet makes everything come through clearer like a radio without static. And the stress you're feeling is radiating off you full blast. Please calm down." "Oh. Sorry." Rachael mumbled, trying to relax and watch the twins' performance, "So, what did your mom say about returning home?"
Cloe stared at her with a small frown. Just then, the music stopped playing and there was a huge round of applause from the little audience as the twins walked off the stage and met up with Cloe and Rachael backstage. "How were we?" Ryan asked the other two. "You were great." Cloe responded, trying to smile. "Just great?" Sharpay questioned, sensing something was a bit off. "No, you were fabulous." Rachael cut in, trying to forget her previous questions. "We know you think so." Sharpay told the girl, "You've watched us every time we rehearsed."
"We were mostly asking Cloe." Ryan explained, noticing the dazed expression on his girlfriend's face, "Who sort of looks like she's hiding something from us. Is she okay?" Rachael shrugged and turned to her best friend in concern. At that moment, a white light and the scent of smoof filled the air around them. Daniel and Myrna had just appeared out of what looked like thin air…and they were bearing two gifts. "Hey, you found our mom." Ryan realized out loud in slight shock. "And mine." Rachael added and quickly realized, "And they're stuck as monkeys." There was a silent shock that passed between the twins and, to ruin the moment, they heard oddly familiar voices.
"They made it." Cloe whispered and everyone knew they weren't still talking about the monkeys, "I told you. They made it!" She was trying not to yell in anger. "It can't be." Sharpay grumbled in frustration. "Who made it?" Daniel questioned curiously. "Try and Gabriella made it after all." Ryan stated and turned to Cloe, "You were right, Angel. We're sorry for not taking it seriously." "It's fine. You two go handle whatever it is you need to do." Cloe replied a bit dizzy, "I need to…clear my mind a bit." "All right!" Sharpay stated angry that Troy and Gabriella were going through with this, "Let's go, Ryan." "Right behind you, sis." Ryan answered and the two walked up to Miss. Darbis to find an answer to what was going on.
"I can't believe it." Rachael groaned, "They've worked too hard for this to go wrong. I'm sure Gabriella and Troy would back out, if we explained how much this means to Ryan and Sharpay." "I doubt it and the worst part is that they don't even care about all this." Cloe explained icily, "They're only interested in getting high status for outdoing East High's 'Ice Queen' and her 'evil counterpart'. It's not fair! Sharpay and Ryan don't deserve this…any of this. It's not their fault that no one besides us likes them. Gabriella and Troy don't even know them. It's. Not. Fair." Cloe fell to her knees and began crying into her hands.
Rachael knelt down beside her, "Life's not fair." "I know." Cloe whispered in a shaky voice. "The amulet is making all this happen?" Rachael asked knowingly. "Yes." Myrna responded with a frown as she cradled the two monkeys in her arms, "The amulet is strengthening her abilities, so she's feeling the emotions of the people around her. It's quite overpowering actually. There's too much excitement, panic, anger, and confusion." "Well, there's only one thing left for us to do." Daniel began to say before Sharpay cut him off as the twins approached them.
"I can't believe this!" Sharpay exclaimed in frustration, "The whole school is against us!" "It's bad enough that Theresa was against us…" Ryan complained before he noticed Cloe, who was still kneeling on the floor hunched over onto her knees, "What happened? Is she okay?" He knelt down next to her and gathered her in his arms. "She's just having a breakdown." Daniel reassured with a tiny bemused smile, "We should get her away from here." "Should we bring her back to the mansion?" Rachael asked Myrna, who nodded in response. "I'll drive." Sharpay offered, holding up Ryan's keys. "No one's driving." Myrna responded as she summoned the keys from Sharpay's hand and Daniel caught them, "I will transport all of you home to the mansion and Daniel and I will take the car. We'll meet up with you later."
"Wait…one of you is going to be driving?" Rachael questioned curiously as she stood up and walked over to stand next to Sharpay. "Well, actually…Daniel is driving." Myrna smiled as Ryan looked up at her in shock. "A genie is driving my car?" Ryan exclaimed, "You're letting someone who missed 3 millennia of time drive my car?" "Oh, come on…I've played enough Need For Speed and Grand Theft Auto." Daniel laughed dismissively, 'I know how to drive a car." Ryan clenched his jaw. "I want it back in one piece." He grumbled, "Or you'll suffer an untimely demise." "I make no promised." Daniel smiled, "You may take that as a promise." Ryan groaned to himself.
"Fine." Sharpay agreed as she watched Cloe cry into Ryan's shirt, "But we should probably hurry." "What about our moms?" Rachael questioned eagerly, hoping they were going to be cured, "What are you going to do with them?" "Nothing. You are going to take them with you while we run some quick errands." Myrna explained as she walked up to Rachael and Sharpay, handing each one a monkey, "Rachael, you have Delilah. And Sharpay, you have your mother, Corinne. Be careful with them and don't let them eat anything chocolate. Fair warning." "Right." Rachael agreed as she gripped her mother in her arms.
Sharpay looked at her mother, who was clinging to her arm and staring at her with big eyes. Then, she looked over at Ryan, who was holding Cloe in his arms close to his chest as she gripped the front of his shirt and cried even harder. Ryan kept kissing her hair and whispering soothing things to her. "Let's just get them home." Sharpay muttered as she turned to Myrna, "Okay, we're ready." Myrna nodded, raised her hands and transported he group back to the Evans' mansion, where they appeared in the family room.
"Who knew saving the world could be so tiring?" Rachael asked as she tried to stop her mother from pulling at her hair, "Right…Cloe did…and her mom." "Ryan, would you take mother? She's starting to scare me." Sharpay stated as she stared at Corinne, who was almost grinning at her. Ryan lifted his face from Cloe's hair, but didn't look at his sister when he asked, "What is she doing?" "She's staring at me. Almost laughing at me." Sharpay said. "Maybe she's not laughing at you, Shar." Ryan told her softly as he pushed back a few strands of hair from Cloe's wet face, "Maybe she's proud of you."
Sharpay watched as her mother snuggled up against her in her arms and she smiled slightly as she rocked the little monkey back and forth, "We have to help her, Ry. Mom and Delilah can't stay monkeys forever." "We can't do anything until Myrna and Daniel get back with my car." Ryan replied, hoping they'd be back soon. "Rachael…" Sharpay began as she saw the brunette come back from the kitchen where she'd apparently gone, "Where is…Delilah?" "Oh, I left her in the kitchen with some food." Rachael answered as Corinne jumped out of Sharpay's arms and ran in the direction of the kitchen, "Why?" Sharpay followed her mother and stopped in shock when she reached the kitchen. "Sharpay?" Rachael asked as she followed her and stopped right next to her, staring into the kitchen.
"That's why." Sharpay muttered as she pointed to the two monkeys sitting next to a partially eaten chocolate cake with chocolate all over their faces, "You let them eat chocolate? Myrna told us not to let them eat anything chocolate! How could you be so careless?" "What's going on in there?" Ryan called from where he sat in the family room with Cloe, who was only just starting to calm down, "Is everything all right?" "No." Sharpay answered, "Rachael let our mom and Delilah eat chocolate and now I can tell that something bad is going to happen." "It's not my fault." Rachael argued, "You let go of Corinne." "That's because she bit me." Sharpay retorted thoughtfully.
"Then, how come I don't see any bite marks on your hand?" Rachael questioned knowingly. "You've going blind." Sharpay shot back and pulled off Rachael's glasses with a smile before Rachael grabbed them back. "I think I'll stick with contacts." The brunette muttered as she put her glasses back on and looked up to see the two monkeys crawling away, "Hey, get back here!" The girls chased the monkeys around the kitchen and back into the family room. "You fed them chocolate?" Ryan asked with a smile, "What does that do to them? Make them hyper?" Cloe looked around the room at the two girls chasing the monkeys and closing doors and windows along the way. She was sitting in Ryan's lap with his arms holding her against his chest so she could hear his heart.
"Ryan." She stuttered through shaky breaths, "I th-think that I'm g-going thr-through this because s-something b-bad i-is about to ha-happen." "You're probably right, Angel." Ryan realized, "You should have calmed down by now. What bad thing besides hyper monkeys can actually go wrong?" Suddenly, there was a crash outside suggesting that something had just hit the mansion. "Let's go." Ryan stated urgently as he picked up Cloe bridal-style and hurried outside, thinking he'd heard a car. The other two followed, making sure the monkeys couldn't escape while they were gone.
The moment they got outside, they saw Myrna and Daniel had arrived with Ryan's badly dented car. "What did you do to my car?" Ryan exclaimed as he watched Myrna and Daniel step out of it and walk up to him. The rest of them just stared at the scene in front of them. Cloe could feel Ryan shaking and she was surprised he didn't drop her, so she hooked her arms around his neck just in case. "That was the most fun I've had in years!" Myra exclaimed excitedly, "Since Cloe was born I haven't had time to risk it all." "See, I told you those games helped." Daniel sighed happily, "Don't worry, Ryan. The car got off easy compared to what everyone else did."
"I can see that you ruined my car." Ryan began to complain, "But what kind of errands were you running? What were you trying to do? Tick off the cops?" "No." Myrna answered with a smile, "That was just a bonus." "Don't worry. We lost them." Daniel reassured and watched Ryan's face practically whiten. "What did you do?" Ryan questioned in shock. "It's not my fault everyone else kept crashing into the front of the car." Daniel responded with a laugh. "You drove on the wrong side of the road?" Ryan exclaimed, "What kind of important errands were you doing while you were busy smashing up my car?" "We bought chocolate." Daniel stated, holding up a box.
"What kind of chocolate?" Ryan questioned suspiciously. "The really good kind." Daniel explained with a smile, "We thought you'd like it." "Myrna, if you knew this was going to happen, why did you let him drive?" Ryan demanded, ignoring Daniel. "I wanted to see it happen, so we bought you the chocolate so you wouldn't be quite as mad about the car." Myrna told him truthfully. Ryan rolled his eyes, hoping they hadn't left behind them a path of destruction 3 miles long or gotten themselves on the Top Ten FBI's Most Wanted list, "Fine." Daniel handed Cloe the box, since Ryan was still holding her in his arms bridal-style.
Cloe opened the box and removed a small lump of chocolate, which she popped into Ryan's mouth. Ryan chewed it and swallowed before shaking his head at the taste of it. "Yuck! Nugget." He stated in disgust, "It tastes like cement." "How would you know what cement tastes like?" Rachael finally spoke up. "Trust me." Ryan answered through gritted teeth, "It wasn't voluntary." Everyone looked at Sharpay, who stood there smiling. "What?" she asked innocently, "Why is everyone staring at me?"
"Because…you live with him." Rachael responded knowingly, "What happened?" "It began as paving the driveway…" Sharpay began with a laugh, "and ended up as all of us pulling him out of the driveway. He just happened to trip over my foot and land face down in the cement…with his mouth open." Ryan was glaring at his sister as he said, "I've burned all the pictures you took and I have yet to find a way to erase that memory." "Good luck with that." Sharpay giggled to herself. "It's all right, Ryan." Cloe told her boyfriend as she tightened her grip around his neck, "Calm down, please." "How can I?" Ryan asked her with a sigh, "We've got you to worry about with your breakdowns; two adults trash my car and give me chocolate that tastes like cement. I don't think there's anyway I can calm down unless they trash my sister's car the next time they need one."
"Hey!" Sharpay stated defensively, "You just don't like my car." "If I didn't like it, do you think I'd allow myself to be seen in it?" Ryan retorted stiffly, "Or anywhere near it? Besides…we still have two hyper monkeys inside the house." "Let me guess." Myrna said trying not to laugh, "You fed them chocolate." "How ever did you know?" Rachael asked sarcastically, "Let's just go back inside and deal with our mothers." "Don't worry, Ryan." Cloe whispered to the blond boy who was still holding her, "We'll fix your car." Ryan chuckled to himself as they headed back inside the house.
When they arrived back in the family room, they saw practically the whole room had been pulled apart in under 5 minutes. The two monkeys were jumping across the room on all the furniture. "How much chocolate did you let them eat?" Daniel asked in amusement, "I haven't seen anybody get this hyper since I began acting in my free time." "Is it just me or does it seem like all actors are magical?" Rachael asked him in realization. "Have you ever heard of movie magic?" Daniel quizzed, implying the answer, "So, how much did you let them eat?" "They ate half of my cake." Sharpay whined, remembering she hadn't finished it from about a week ago, "So how do we get them to stop?" "Break the curse that's on them." Myrna answered simply, 'But we still can't find anything powerful enough."
"Except my amulet." Cloe interrupted as she watched it glow bright green as if it was telling her to use its power, "My amulet has been the one thing making me control my powers. It made everything come easier to me and it even gave me that overpowering emotional breakdown. This is the power we need to fix this." "That's great!" Rachael and Sharpay exclaimed happily. "Wait." Ryan interrupted as he looked down into Cloe's eyes, "What will happen to Cloe? Will she be all right?" Though he was looking at Cloe, he was asking everyone else and they knew it. Cloe reached up and touched his face with her hands while he held her. "I'll be fine." She told him softly, "Stop worrying yourself." "But Cloe." Ryan argued with her, "You don't understand. I really care about you. I lo–"
"Um…Ryan." Cloe interrupted him again, "You can put me down now…gently, please." Ryan sighed in defeat and put her down on her feet, "You were going to do it anyway." Cloe smiled at him and shrugged. "I live the fact that you two always seem to forget that the rest of us are still in the room." Sharpay groaned as one of the monkeys jumped onto her head making her scream. "It just means they're comfortable with each other." Myrna explained with a satisfied smile, knowing her daughter had found the perfect boy for her. "I think it's cute." Rachael stated before the other monkey jumped on her back causing her to fall forward.
Somewhere along the line, Sharpay tripped in her attempt to run away from the monkey chasing her and Rachael ended up falling on top of her. "You know, you fall on too many people." Sharpay complained, "Had anyone ever told you that?" Rachael laughed nervously as she tried to get the two monkeys off her back so she could get up. "Cloe, all you have to do is focus the energy from the amulet and concentrate on breaking this curse on Corinne and Delilah." Daniel explained to the brunette, who nodded, "Remember to clear your mind of all other thoughts." "You can do this." Ryan reassured her with a smile before using his powers to cast a wave of power from his palms that thrust the monkeys off Rachael and Sharpay and onto the couch.
Cloe cleared her mind as she watched the green glow of the amulet brighten and get larger as she concentrated on breaking the curse. Everyone in the room watched as Cloe's eyes glowed bright green and her arms were outstretched in front of her with her palms facing the monkeys, who were wrestling on the couch. Ryan watched as his girlfriend spread her arms out to the side and a green light seemed to be emitting from her palms. For some reason, in this state, she didn't seem like herself; she seemed almost possessed. The amulet around her neck started rising up into the air, pulling Cloe up along with it.
Ryan looked at Myrna as if to ask what was going on, but she was smiling. Ryan returned his gaze up at Cloe who was floating above their heads now. When it seemed like she was about to float through the roof, she clapped her palms together, filling the house with the green light. When the light faded, Cloe slowly floated back down. Ryan ran over to her and caught her before she hit the ground. Her eyes were closed, she was limp in his arms, and the amulet was gone, but she was breathing softly. Ryan kissed her forehead and she smiled.
"Did it work?" Cloe asked in a small voice, trying to open her eyes. "Yes!" Sharpay and Rachael squealed in excitement as they ran over to the couch to hug their mothers, who were back to normal and feeling slightly dazed. "Chocolate leaves strange side affects." Myrna stated thoughtfully, "But everyone's safe now." "I say we all celebrate with a nice long nap." Daniel suggested, "I'm going to go find my lamp." "Try in my room." Ryan told him with a tiny grin, "I fixed it for you, so it should be on my desk being used as a paper weight." "Thanks." Daniel grunted, tired from all the recent excitement, flicking his wrist as he left causing the room to clean itself up, "I'll deal with the car and the police later."
"Fine." Ryan answered remembering the 'accident'. He picked Cloe up and walked over to the couch where he laid her down next to his mother, who was hugging Sharpay. "Hi, mom." Ryan greeted her and she looked up with a smile. "Ducky…how's my dashing boy?" she asked and stretched an arm out for him, "Get over here and give me a hug." Ryan hugged her, happy to see her human again. "It's good to have you back, mom." He told her, "I missed you." "I missed you too." Mrs. Evans responded, "But I noticed you met a new friend and found your cousin." "Yeah." Ryan said before pulling back, "And my friend, Cloe, is actually…my girlfriend." "Your sister told me that when she and Cloe arrived in the cell before our transformation. Right, Delilah?" Mrs. Evans sighed. "Yes." Mrs. Thomas laughed softly still hugging Rachael, "And your son reminds me of you in every way."
"Well, we better get some rest." Myrna suggested as she walked over to Cloe and picked her up, "I'll go put my daughter into her room before I find one to rest in, if that's all right." "Fine with me." Mrs. Evans replied, "You can stay wherever you like." "Let's get some sleep because we have a game to go to tomorrow." Sharpay announced as they headed for the door so they could get upstairs to their rooms and sleep.
(A/N) Radio Disney rocks! Okay, as you can tell, that's what I'm listening to right now. Teehee. =D So, uh, how was this extremely long chappie? It was just a quiet reminder that you can't base your driving experience off video games. Just a warning. What does Ryan keep trying to say to Cloe? Can anyone guess? Virtual cakes to anyone who can. And for those of you who guessed that Ryan reminded Mrs. Thomas of Mrs. Evans in that random chappie a while back, you were all spot on! Congrats! You got it right. YAY! Virtual fruit platters to all of you who guessed the right answer.
Well, as of right now, I need about 6 reviews per chappie to reach my goal of 200. Um…is anyone still reading this? Hello?! HEEEEEELLOOOOO out there! (echo echo echo) Ah, that's fun if not slightly depressing. Well, plz leave me many pretty little reviews and I'll give you all virtual carrots. Carrots are very good for the eyes especially with French onion dip. Yummy. :) rubs tummy. But if you are allergic to carrots or don't really like them, then let me know in a review and I'll give you some other kind of virtual fruit or veggie. Teehee. Right.
So, uh, any predictions about what's gonna happen next? For instance, what strange things might happen at the game Sharpay mentioned? And why did the amulet disappear? Will it ever show up again? Was it destroyed? Can you guess? Can you? Can you? Can you? Uh…ignore that and just click the review button down there. Do the arrows help? Teehee. Down there (v).