It was the last Monday of the school year- finally! It was the day Principal Clayton assigned for everyone to clean out their lockers. The excitement in the hallways was literally audible. The large garbage cans set up in the middle of the halls were already filled with old assignments and failed tests everyone would rather forget about... not to mention forgotten lunches from two months ago.

Rapunzel's locker was no less messy. She pulled crumpled papers out by the handful and tossed them in the garbage without a second look. As her locker slowly got cleared out and she neared the bottom, she found a library book on Georgia O'Keeffe that she had checked out at the beginning of the semester. The book was covered with paint brushes. She shoved the brushes into her pencil box and picked up the book. To her horror, the back cover was covered in crusted purple paint from a jar that had spilled in the bottom of her locker. By the looks of it, it had happened a while ago.

Rapunzel let out a groan and stuck the book in her backpack. She'd deal with that later.

"Hey, Rapunzel!" Giselle greeted, walking over to Rapunzel's locker.

"Um... hi." She hadn't really talked to anyone on the cheerleading squad since Helga kicked her off.

"I just wanted to let you know that you sounded great Saturday night. I had no idea you could sing and play that well."

Rapunzel blushed and awkwardly tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. "Thanks."

"Are you guys talking about the song played at prom?" Tink asked, throwing away an armful of papers in the nearby trash can.

"Yeah," Giselle replied. "I was just telling Rapunzel that I thought she sounded good."

"I loved your song," Tink said, joining them. "I was actually talking about it with Cinderella and Snow yesterday. It was definitely a hit."

"Really?" Rapunzel couldn't help feeling proud. "Well, thank you so much. That means a lot."

"You should totally be a singer," Giselle told her. "You could be, like, the next Sara Bareilles or something."

Rapunzel smiled at her. "Thanks. I'll definitely think about it."

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Pocahontas stared discouragingly at her locker. She had tried her best to keep it organized, but since she had been sharing it with John, that had been pretty much impossible. It wasn't that John was messy by any means, it was just that since he was always in a hurry to get to class, he he just shoved everything in there haphazardly. She sighed and started pulling out loose papers.

"How's it goin' over here?" John asked, joining her.

Pocahontas arched an eyebrow at him. "I just pulled out a math test with a wad of gum stuck to it."

John made a face. "Sorry. That was from a few weeks ago. I have Mrs. Radcliffe right after lunch and you know how she is about chewing gum in class... I was in a hurry to get rid of the gum."

Pocahontas nodded knowingly, but didn't say anything as she continued cleaning out her locker.

John leaned against the locker next to hers. "Is everything all right? You've barely spoken to me since Saturday night. Did I do something wrong when we were at prom?"

Pocahontas shook her head. "Of course not."

"What is it, then?" John asked. "Did you get in trouble for sneaking out?"

"Yes, actually; I did."

John frowned. "That sucks. How long are you grounded for?"

Pocahontas avoided eye contact with John. "Forever."

John let out a small laugh. "Oh, come on. It can't be that bad. How long is it really? A month?"

"Longer."

"Two months?"

Pocahontas shook her head.

"All summer?"

Pocahontas sighed and slammed her locker shut. "My father is really angry at me for disobeying him. He's making me move to Virginia and live with him."

"He can't do that! What about us?"

"I don't think there's going to be an us, John. Long distance never works. Especially in high school."

"So, that's it? You're just breaking up with me?"

"We still have the rest of the week together. And we can still be friends."

"Why can't you stay here to finish high school?"

"My dad wants to keep an eye on me and have more authority over me. He can't do that if I'm on the other side of the country."

"Can't your aunt convince him that you should finish school here?"

"I'm leaving and there's nothing we can do about, John!" Pocahontas snapped. She felt tears burning the back of her eyes and she hurried away before John could see her cry.

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As soon as Esmeralda was done cleaning her locker, she headed towards Jasmine's and Phoebus'. Fortunately, their lockers were close to each other. Phoebus had one of the garbage cans in front of his locker and was in the process of just swooping all of his locker's content into the garbage. Jasmine's locker was completely cleaned out, with the exception of a picture of her and Aladdin that still hung on the inside of the door. She was staring at it longingly.

Esmeralda walked over to Jasmine's locker. "I have some great news that's going to make your summer super awesome."

Jasmine looked at her, hopefully. "Aladdin isn't moving?"

Esmeralda frowned. "How would I know something like that before you?"

Jasmine shrugged. "Just wishful thinking, I guess."

Esmeralda shook her head head, then called across the hall to Phoebus, "Phoebus, come here! I have something I need to talk to you guys about."

Phoebus finished scooping everything into the trash, then closed his now empty locker and headed over to them. "What's up, babe?"

Esmeralda let out a small squeal of excitement, but then immediately felt silly. "I have awesome news!"

Jasmine couldn't help getting caught up. "Well? What is it?"

"The Tzipporah has hired me to star in music videos and I'm going to New York for the summer."

Jasmine glared at her best friend. "You're going to New York, too? That is not awesome news, Esmeralda! I mean, I'm happy for you and this opportunity is great. But, how is you and Aladdin being gone supposed to make my summer 'super awesome'?"

"I agree with Jaz on this one," Phoebus said. "I'm happy for you, but I don't want you to leave."

"I completely agree with you guys," Esmeralda agreed. "That's why I was thinking... maybe you two can come with me. Jasmine, I know you can afford it and think of how fun it would be. Not to mention you'd get more time with Aladdin. Imagine his face when you show up in New York and surprise him! Say yes, you guys."

"I'm in!" Jasmine announced. "One hundred percent!"

"I can't afford to spend an entire summer in New York, Essie," Phoebus told her.

Esmeralda gave Jasmine a pleading look.

Jasmine nodded. "I'll pay for you, Phoebus. I'm gonna need someone to hang out with while Esmeralda and Aladdin are working."

"Jasmine, you don't have to do that," Phoebus interjected. "I can never pay you back."

"Forget it. It's done, Phoebus," Jasmine told him. "We're all going to New York!"

Yes... Pocahontas will not be returning as a main character in the sequel. She may have cameos, but trying to come up with 8 different storylines for a sequel was just a little too much for me. I apologize to those who were looking forward to seeing her. However, John will still be in it.

Final 3 chapters coming soon...