The snowy day raged on in Jollywood, and deep within a spooky forest there stood a tall purple and blue colored manor, in which the Glooms lived in. The manor was a very odd shape, the roofs were slanted at uneven heights. There are lots of yellowish-orange colored windows all around the exterior of the house, which is strange considering how The Glooms hardly ever wanted people sneaking up on them by looking through their windows. The manor includes a tall bricked chimney and a balcony where they spy on Jollywoodians and the Queen.
This manor is home of the retched Hilda and Grim Gloom, a gothic couple who have "mastermind" plots on overthrowing the Queen and taking over Jollywood!
Thankfully for Jollywood, all their past plans have failed, which leaves Hilda in a miserable state.
There lay Hilda Gloom, laying dramatically on her purple couch located in the living room. Hilda stares up at her dark ceiling, sulking. She then groans, and pulls a pillow to her face, screaming in it loudly.
Grim Gloom races down the stairs, noticing how sad his poor wife is. "What is it, my dear Hildy-Willdy?" Grim asks, plopping down on the empty space on the couch. He tries to stroke his wife's hair, but she merely pushes his hand away, angrily.
"Arrrgh! Grim! Isn't it devastating how Christmas is the exact same day as Gloomy day is? When did that happen?" She cries.
"Well I'm not sure my devious-diva... but last year Gloomy day and Christmas fell on the same day too!" Grim said, stroking his chin trying to think. But for Grim, thinking was his strong suit.
Hilda slammed her face into the pillow once again. "You know Grim... I don't think we'll ever defeat the Queen. This Gloomy day is going to be even Gloomier than ever!"
"Well isn't that a good thing? Everyone LOVES Gloomy day!" Grim tries to cheer Hilda up.
Hilda sits straight up, her eyes bulging out of her sockets as she glares at Grim. "NO GRIM! That is NOT a GOOD thing! Gloomy day SHOULD be GLOOMY, but only for other people! That's the whole point of Gloomy day. It's for us to go and ruin everyone else's day, but..." Hilda pauses. She sinks lower into the couch once again. "But... I feel super Gloomy. I'll never be Queen." Hilda grabs the pillow, hugging it to her body, tears build in her eyes. She sniffles a little. "I'm worthless." Hilda started to cry softly.
This surprised Grim. Grim got up off the couch slowly, still staring at his wife. Hildy's... crying? He thought to himself, clearly speechless. I've seen Hildy cry before... but lately she's been really depressed. What if..-
Grim suddenly had an idea. He thought back to last years Gloomy day, Christmas for the Jollywoodians, and even though it was dreadful, he thought that maybe they could try what they did again!
Last year, Hilda got a devise which sucks the joy out of everyone, and to celebrate Gloomy day, Hildy and Grim all went around town, sucking the joy out everyone! It was a surprisingly well thought out plan, but they missed one little problem: Happy. When it came to the time for Hilda to suck out Happy's joy, the devise got over powered. The devise got so full of joy, the whole thing leaked out, and ruined the Gloom's plan.
It was all Happy's fault!
Grim shook his head just thinking about it. "Hildy... why don't we try and suck the joy out of everyone in Jollywood again?"
Hilda didn't reply. Grim knew she thought he was an idiot, especially since that didn't work last year, but he kept insisting. "Hildy! I know it didn't work last year, but think about it! We can try it again. There has to be a way to stop Happy... isn't there?"
Hilda still didn't respond. Grim just sighed and walked upstairs, out to the balcony, to watch the Queen's castle. He stared out at the glistening stars. The stars looked like they were billions of golden winking eyes. Grim laid his hands on the balcony's edge, laying his head down on his hands.
"Yo Grim, what's red and white, red and white, red and white? Santa rolling off your roof!" Grim heard a voice, and turned around to see the crystal ball. Grim only sighed, not laughing at the ball's joke.
The crystal ball looked surprised. "Grim... what's wrong? Heh... you usually laugh at all my jokes."
Grim walked over to the ball with a solemn look. "I have a question..."
The crystal ball rolled his eyes. "Ooh boy, we'll be here for a while... what is it?"
"Well... Hilda has been sad lately, and I'm starting to think it's all my fault. I always get in the way of her becoming the Queen, and now Hildy thinks SHE'S worthless when she's not. Hildy isn't the worthless one.. I am. But now I want to make it up to her. And, I know this might sound crazy, but the only way to suck the joy out of people is if I dwarfnap Happy!"
The crystal ball opened his mouth in shock. "Whoa... whoa... whoa.. WHAT?"
"Yeah, Grim, WHAT WAS THAT?"
Grim jumped up, turned around to look behind him, and saw Hilda, her hands on her hips. She had a very serious look on her face. Grim thought she was going to come over to him and yell at him. "Um... well, uh.. nothing- I-I didn't say anything at all." Grim stammered.
"Really?" Hilda tilted her head, still staring at Grim. "Because... that was the most EVIL thing that has EVER come out of your mouth." She smiled mischievously. "And I LOVE it."
Hilda skipped into Grim's arms, holding him close to her. The crystal ball had his mouth wide open in shock throughout their entire conversation. "Am I the only one who thinks this is insane?" He asks, glancing at both of them, confused.
Hilda ignored his comment. "Grim! This could actually work! If we dwarfnap Happy, we could keep him locked up! He'll never be able to see the Queen or any of his 7D friends! Without Happy, the rest of the 7D will go insane! They'll all be sad, and there'll be nothing for them to do. THEY'LL be WORTHLESS." She sneered.
Grim smiled. "Yay! Grim isn't very so stupid after all!"
Hilda giggled. "Right. Grim isn't too stupid." They leaned in, their noses touching. "Nosey-nosey-nosey!" They both giggled and laughed at their flirting.
In the Queen's castle, they were all preparing for a Christmas feast! This specific feast was usually held for the 7D and the Queen, oh!- and Starchbottom, of course. This feast was normally held near all the holidays- Easter, Christmas, New Years, and even Halloween!
The area in the castle in which everyone was celebrating was the lunch room. Large tables with holiday themed tablecloth lay on the tables, tablecloth with candycane patterns, ornament patterns, and patterns with little packages and bows. In the middle of the room stood a small decorated tree, only a little taller than Lord Starchbottom. There was Christmas music playing in the background. Seats were placed all around the room in case people were tired of standing around and eating. The Queen was finishing placing the food on the tables right when the 7D starting barging in.
"Oh hello everyone! You are right on time!" Queen Delightful smiled warmly.
Doc entered first, glancing around at the sight. "Fascinating!" He breathed.
Bashful shyly scooted in second. "Hi Queen Delightful," He said, blushing slightly. He waved to her and headed on to follow Doc.
Then Dopey entered, bringing a few unwanted guests. Little bunnies and squirrels snipped at the tablecloth. Dopey whistled, telling them to stop, but they didn't listen.
Sneezy and Sleepy entered next. Sneezy sneezed to say hello, and Sleepy barley waved, for he was quite tired as usual.
Finally Happy and Grumpy entered, Grumpy noticed Dopey's pests instantly. "Aye Dopey! Why'd you bring those critters in with you? They'll just make a mess!"
Dopey glanced at his pets nibbling at the food, and he quickly caught hold of them.
"Hey Grumpy, its Christmas! Let Dopey take in as many pets as he want!" Happy told Grumpy.
One of the squirrels glared at Grumpy, chattering at him in a angry manner.
Grumpy turned to face Happy. "Look, I know you're supposed to teach me stuff- or whatever- but can't ya stop following me everywhere?"
"Nope." Happy smiled, leaving Grumpy with a dissatisfied grunt.
Suddenly, a sharp ringing sound enveloped the air, and everyone looked up at Queen Delightful, who was tapping her wine glass with a spoon. "Hello the 7D, I would like to make a toast. Thank you so much for coming! I know we do this every year, so it really shouldn't be a surprise or anything, but every year is just as amazing as the next, and I want to thank you all for helping me with anything I need. You are truly my number one helpers!"
Lord Starchbottom whispered to the Queen. "Who's the second best helper?" He asked, hoping for her to say him.
The Queen looked up at the sky, thinking out loud. "Hmm... that's a very good question...-" Sir Yipsalot barked beside her, and she glanced down at him. "Oh! Of course! Sir Yipsalot is my number two!"
"Um..." Starchy stammered. "Who's... uh- who's your... third?"
The Queen was about to answer until Happy jumped up and tugged on the Queen's dress. "May I sing now?" He asked, he smiled so wide it looked like his face would break any second now.
"Of course Happy!"
Happy strummed his guitar, dancing wildly around, singing Christmas carols. The Queen, forgetting about the question Starchy asked, ran towards the 7D, ready to start dancing with them.
Starchbottom sighed. Those 7D... how I despise them... they always try and gain the Queen's attention, leaving me neglected. Especially Bashful. Oh, how they make me mad. No one understands me. Starchbottom grunted in his thoughts, and he slouched down on one of the chairs.
Happy noticed how angry Starchy looked, and felt bad for him. Poor Starchbottom, all he wants is a little attention! Maybe I should bring him some punch! Happy thought with a smile. Happy started walking over to the punch bowl, where Grumpy was already. He was about to pour some punch into a cup when he accidentally stepped on Sir Yipsalot's tail. Happy jumped up, frightened.
"Oh! I'm so sorry Sir Yipsalot." He apologized, but as he bent down to calm Sir Yipsalot, his guitar slammed the punch bowl by accident, and the punch slipped, spilling all over Grumpy's new jacket.
Everyone looks over at the mess, and Grumpy angrily trudges towards Happy. "What was THAT Happy?"
Happy finally realizes the mess he made. "Oh no! I didn't do that... did I?"
"Didn't do it? Yeah you did!" Grumpy gestures to his jacket. "And look at my winter jacket! YOU ruined it!"
Happy backed away. "I'm-I'm sorry Grumpy, I can fix it!" He rushes to grab paper towels, but falls down, bringing some food to fall with him.
"Happy, stop! Don't touch anything! YOU'RE making EVERYTHING WORSE." Grumpy yelled, making everyone nervous.
Queen Delightful slowly walked up to Happy, helping him up. "It's ok Happy. We know you didn't mean it."
Happy tried to smile, but it was stopped when Grumpy interrupted them.
"Maybe Happy didn't mean it, but look at the mess he made! He's directly responsible for this! He's gonna have to clean it up."
"Hey, Grumpy, chill out, it was an accident!" Doc said, standing up for one of his fellow friends.
"I'll clean it up, and your jacket." Happy tried to reassure everyone.
"No Happy, you're not touching my jacket." Grumpy said, taking his jacket off. "I know how to clean it myself! Queen Delightful, where's the laundry room?"
The Queen, in shock, slowly recovers and points to the left. "Uhm.. just uh- go out those doors and then head to the left. The laundry room is up around that hall."
"Thank you! At least one of you is worth something." Grumpy stomped out of the lunch area, leaving everyone standing awkwardly around the scene, glancing at everyone.
"Are you ok, Happy?" Doc asked Happy, helping him clean up the punch stains.
Happy looked up at Doc, clearly shaken. "Uh- yeah, yeah. I'm fine." He lies. "You... you really don't have to help me clean this up. I am directly respons-"
"Stop talking." Doc cut him off. "I like to help people. It's what I do." Doc picked up the food that fell off the ground and threw it in the trash. "are you sure you're ok?" Doc kept bothering Happy.
Happy just shrugged it off. "I already said I'm fine, so I'm fine!" He said.
"Well, ok. I'm going to talk to Grumpy once he comes back..."
Happy jumped when he heard that. Should he really? If Grumpy gets mad... we should just let it go. Constantly bringing it up won't do us any good. I really hope Grumpy doesn't snap at him.
Thinking about this made Happy overly anxious. He was about to walk up to Doc and tell him not to bother Grumpy, but it was too late! Grumpy entered the lunch room again, and Doc was making his way over there. Happy gritted his teeth and rushed over to where they were. Please don't fight... please don't yell... please don't, don't, don't.
"What are you talking about?" Grumpy whisper-shouted to Doc.
"Why were you acting in that way? Yeah, you can be angry and hot-headed, BUT THIS WAS A NEW EXTREME!" Doc retorted. "you shouldn't treat any of us that way, especially Happy. Happy has been trying his hardest all this time to make you enjoy Christmas, and you've been characteristically unlikable!"
Happy walked up to them. "Guys, guys, please stop fighting..."
"Yeah, well, maybe I don't WANT Happy stalking my every move and telling me all about Christmas because it's annoying! Why don't you have him follow you around and see how long you can stand. And you're calling me unlikable? The only thing you, Mr. NowItAll, is good at, is getting into other people's beeswax"
Doc gasped. "This is what I'm talking about." Doc pointed at Happy. "Look at how sad you're making Happy right now...-"
"The word "Happy" and "sad" don't mix Doc! Anything could happen to Happy right now and he'd still be the jolly fool he is!" Grumpy spat back.
Before anyone could say anything back, Bashful ran in between them, pushing them away from each other. "GUYS! STOP FIGHTING!" He pointed to the Queen. "You're making the Queen sad."
Doc, Grumpy, and Happy took a look at the Queen. She was sitting down on a chair, staring at the floor, obviously sad.
"Oh." Grumpy muttered.
Bashful glared at all three of them. "So stop fighting! If you have to fight later, than fine, but the Queen made this party for us, we should enjoy it! Or at least try to..." Bashful walked away from them and went up to the Queen, handing her cookie he made specially for her. She smiled, and picked it up, chewing on the sugary goodness.
So after that the 7D tried to enjoy themselves, but there was still tension in the air after their fight. Happy smiled, tried to brighten everyone's day. Doc was highly offended by Grumpy's attitude, which led to them completely ignoring one another, making it hard for Happy to get along with everyone. Dopey's critters constantly got into everyone's food, especially Starchy's for unexplained reasons. Sleepy fell asleep on several occasions. Sneezy couldn't stand being near the pets, as he would sneeze into the food by accident. As naive as the Queen is, she didn't notice the tension between Doc and Grumpy, but she did notice the 7D weren't as excited as they usually were for her parties, and that made her disappointed.
Queen Delightful walked up to Happy, and whispered to him. "Hey Happy, can we talk?"
Happy laughed. "Well of course! What would you like to talk about."
She looked around at everyone. "Um. Can we talk privately?"
Happy gulped. "Uhm. Sure?" He got up and left, looking behind him as he walked out, he noticed Grumpy and Doc glaring at each other with sour expressions.
Once they were away from everyone, the Queen asked, "So, how is Grumpy with the Christmas teachings?"
Happy paused. Should I tell her honestly? "Uhm.. uh..." Happy stuttered.
The Queen tilted her head, still staring at Happy. "You alright?"
Happy's throat starting getting dry. "Yeah, I'd just like something to drink." He felt his throat tightening up in a rapid speed, and it actually hurt.
"Oh!" The Queen gave him her water bottle she was saving for later, but she knew she had plenty more. Happy gulped all of it away. "Wow, you sure were thirsty."
"Yeah. Um," Happy paused once again, not sure if lying was the right thing to do. He sighed, and looked back up at Queen Delightful with a fake smile. "It's actually working better than expected! Grumpy's getting better each second of the day, I can feel it in my bones!"
Queen Delightful smiled. "Oh well that's very good." Suddenly, she heard a clock bing, and realized that it was time for everyone to leave. "Aww." She said, sadly. "Looks like you all have to leave. I'll see you tomorrow, of course, its just that I LOVE these parties."
Happy wasn't really listening, but he nodded anyway. In the distance, he heard all his friends exiting the lunch room. Grumpy had his jacket, all clean. Happy walked over to Grumpy. "Is your jacket ok?"
"It's fine Happy, thank you." Grumpy said.
"Bye Queen Delightful, we'll see you tomorrow!" Sleepy said, and they all headed home.
All seven dwarfs made it home, and Doc and Grumpy were at it again. Sleepy and Sneezy didn't want to get involved. Bashful, surprisingly actually tried to stop them from fighting several times, mainly because he was tired of Grumpy's antics, but other than that it didn't matter to him.
The fighting was getting on Happy's last nerve, all he wanted was for them to get along, and THIS was happening? He couldn't believe his friends were falling apart right in front of his eyes. Happy jumped on Grumpy. "You know what Grumpy, the reason I wanted to help you was because I wanted EVERYONE to get along with each other. There has been plenty of times you've been caring. You are caring. But recently you haven't and... I just can't-" Happy stopped talking. Tears were building in his eyes, and he really didn't want to cry in front of the fellas.
"Grumpy, we can't believe how rude you've been acting." Doc spat.
Happy shook his head. "No, guys, I don't want you to fight I just want you to get alo...-"
Grumpy wasn't listening at this point. He pointed a Doc angrily, and spat back at him. "Well MAYBE I wouldn't be this way if it wasn't for everyone jumping on me during the holidays. I don't like the holidays because I don't like hanging out with people! So, Doc, forcing Happy to become my "teacher" or whatever was a STUPID idea!"
Happy turned his back on his friends, tears streamed down his face.
"What?" Doc asked, confused. "I DIDN'T give him that idea, remember the first day? Happy told you that he and Queen Delightful thought that up. I had NOTHING to do with it."
"Oh yeah, I'm sure." Grumpy replied, sarcastically. "I'm sure Happy doesn't even want to hang out with a grump like me. That Christmas idea you gave him was your worst idea yet. It's worthless, just WORTHLESS."
Happy couldn't be in the same room as his roommates anymore. He rushed outside, quite shocked and devastated that Christmas was turning out this horribly. Everyone turned around, immediately noticing how Happy was... crying?
Doc and Grumpy were in shock. Everything was quiet for a long while, until deadly, piercing glares landed on Grumpy. Even cowardly Bashful wasn't afraid to be mad at Grumpy. Grumpy stood still for a while, still in shock. He looked around at everyone, and then rushed outside.
"Happy?" He shouted. "HAPPY!" Darkness was all around the cottage, and Grumpy couldn't see anything. Argh... I need a lantern. Grumpy ran back inside. "I need a lantern..." He told everyone.
No one responded.
"Or a flashlight?"
"Then go find one." Sneezy replied.
"You're not going to help me?"
Doc glanced around at everyone, and then looked back at Grumpy. "You're directly responsible for this. You're going to have to clean it up."
Grumpy was in shock. He grunted, and stormed off, heading back outside, until he realized he didn't bring a flashlight with him. He groaned. Who needs a flashlight. Happy can't be far from here anyway... can he?
"Happy? Happy! Come on Happy! Everyone's worried about you." Grumpy stepped out into the cold, zipping his jacket up. "Please Happy? I know you're around here!"
The snowstorm seemed to be getting worse. Even in the cozy jacket, Grumpy was still shivering all over. Grumpy took a few steps, but it was very difficult, as the snow was growing faster than ever. Snow fell into Grumpy's boots and he couldn't stand it. Oh for the love of cheese, where is he?
Grumpy kept looking all around his backyard, until it came to the conclusion that Happy wasn't there. Grumpy looked up, into the forest.
Oh no... Happy couldn't have gone there... could he?
Grumpy's heart clenched. He was getting extremely worried now. "HAPPY STOP PLAYING!" Grumpy walked around in circles. Fear overcame Grumpy, and with blind rage, Grumpy ran into the forest, hoping he'd find Happy soon.
But the rage wasn't Happy's fault. It wasn't Sneezy's, or Dopey's, or Sleepy's, or Bashful's. Not even Doc's.
It was all the rage Grumpy had for himself.
Grumpy knew he was worthless.
[Ok, so I know this chapter is rushed and really, really bad, but I wanted to post it on Christmas day(for some reason) so yeah, lol. Also, I have the cover art finished for this FanFict. Which doesn't look good imo. I drew in and then tried to edit a background on it in Photoshop, but apparently I'm not good at Photoshop soooo yah. If you want to see a better version of it, I actually have it recorded on my YouTube- Maddz Draws. It's one of my Art Update videos, one of the ones I uploaded 2 weeks ago; but thats only if you want to see it. You don't have to if you don't want to, I'm just letting you know there is a much better way to see it.
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