The yellow sun shone over the mountain tops, turning Jollywood bright once again. It was 7:00; early in the morning. Queen Delightful always woke up early. Her angelic eyes opened up slowly, turning to the side Bashful slept on, she calmly shook Bashful's shoulders.

"Bashy.~ You gotta wake up." She said, sweetly.

Bashful opened his eyes, stretching his tiny arms, he suddenly realized where he was. He started blushing like crazy. "Wha.. what? What happened?"

Queen Delightful giggled. "You guys have to save Happy and Grumpy!"

Bashful suddenly jumped in the air, throwing the blankets to the side of him. "Oh no! We didn't oversleep... did we?"

Queen Delightful shook her head to say no. "You should get going now though."

Bashful ran, accelerating towards his friends, he skidded over to them. "WAKE UP EVERYONE!" He shrieked.

Dopey fell off the table he was sleeping on, Sneezy and Sleepy were snuggling together, and they quickly separated when hearing Bashful's warning. Doc zipped his head up to face an anxious Bashful. Starchbottom came out of his room, glaring around at everyone.

"So you just woke up, huh?"

Bashful narrowed his eyes at Starchbottom. "We'll find Happy and Grumpy."

Lord Starchbottom scoffed. "Christmas is tomorrow, Bashful. You better hurry up."

Queen Delightful entered the room, and noticing the argument, she got between it. "Lord Starchbottom, why don't you go with them? It'll be a very fun experience! You and Bashful might even get along!"

Doc snickered under his breath but quickly covered it up with a cough once Starchbottom glared at him.

"Oh won't you please help them Starchy? Pleeeeeasee?" The Queen begged, pouting straight at Lord Starchbottom. He glanced around at the 7D whom were looking up at him with big eyes, questioning what he'd do. Lord Starchbottom grunted. Crossing his arms, he sighed.

"Fiiiiinnne..."

"Yayzies!" Queen Delightful beamed. Holding the largest smile ever, she wrapped her arms around Starchbottom's neck, squeezing him tight.

Doc softly smiled, despite not liking Starchbottom, he was willing to give him a chance. "Alright everyone, grab your jackets, coats, gloves, scarves and boots! Because we're going on one frightening adventure."

Grumpy stared into Happy's eyes. He couldn't say anything. What could he say? Happy was on the edge, sad and scared, depressed and worried. It was all Grumpy's fault. He hated himself for it.

Happy turned away, closing his eyes in frustration.

Grumpy sighed deeply. He wobbled on his feet uncomfortably due to the musky ground and the heavy metal chains cutting into his wrists, pulling him down.

"Happy... I'm so so sorry this happened..." Grumpy started.

Happy didn't budge. He kept his back facing Grumpy. Grumpy felt like crying, but somehow didn't.

"I know you probably hate me now, and I don't blame you. I've been a serious jerk to all my friends, mainly you, and I don't know why. But we have to escape. The Glooms are planning to take over Jollywood!"

Grumpy was hoping for Happy to spring into action or at least respond to him, but Grumpy was left with no reaction. Grumpy's shoulders slouched down. The chains were weighing him down terribly, so filled with sadness and muscle strain, he sat down on the dusty metal floor, hope drained out of him.

It was time Grumpy confessed... how he really felt about Happy. Grumpy didn't hate Happy, he truly cared for him, some would say love him.

"Ok Happy, I have to admit something." Grumpy whispered. "I really really really really care about you."

Happy glanced over his shoulder at Grumpy. "R-r-really?" He sniffled.

"Of course I do. I know you know me as a grump, and I am, but... everything about you is amazing. You're a thoughtful dwarf, and despite your small size, you have a ginormous heart inside you. You are selfless in every way, trying to make everyone smile. Without you, there would be no hope in the 7D. You're the glue that holds us together- and... I can't believe I'm saying this... but... I really like your songs."

Happy turned around to face Grumpy, his mouth agaped in shock that Grumpy would admit such a thing.

"I'm not kidding Hap. Your songs lighten my mood, even though I act as if I'm annoyed by them, I'm really not. Your songs are... great." Grumpy paused, getting caught in Happy's gaze. Grumpy smiled tenderly at Happy. "We miss ya, Hap."

Without saying anything, Happy rushed over to Grumpy, wrapping his arms around Grumpy's neck. Happy nuzzled his face into Grumpy's long beard. Grumpy blushed, trying, and failing, to hide it.

"For a happy guy... you sure do cry a lot..." Grumpy stating, still flustered, looking down at Happy hugging him.

Happy glanced up at Grumpy with shining eyes, a smile was spread on his face. "I'm crying happy tears!"

Grumpy nodded, his face still pink. "That's... good..."

The 5D, including Starchy, raced their way through the cold weather on a sleigh Queen Delightful generously let them borrow. Giselle, Grumpy's pet goat was helping by carrying the sleigh up the mountains to the Glooms manor.

Giselle galloped through the snow, going pretty fast considering how much snow lay piled.

Eventually, the Glooms manor was in sight. Giselle went to a full blown stop, making everyone on the sleigh fall off, falling on each other in a cartoony way.

"Ouch! Giselle..." Sneezy yelled, angrily. He shot an offended glare at Giselle, but the goat merely baaed, plastering a nervous smile.

Everyone got up and took a look through the Glooms window, to reveal...

Nothing.

The lights were turned off, everything was dark and even Gloomier than ever.

"Today isn't Gloomy Day... is it?" Sleepy asked Doc.

"No... I don't think anyone is IN there." Doc replied, staring through the stained glass.

Dopey whistled to say ((What do we do?))

Doc shrugged, but Sneezy had an idea.

"MOVE AWAY FELLAS!" Sneezy exclaimed, taking the feather that rest on his hat, he clutches it, and rubs it against the tip of his nose. Suddenly, his nose slowly jerks up. "Ahh-Ahh-ACHOOO!" He sneezed right at the door, making the hinges fall off and the door slammed down.

Sleepy smiled a cute smile over at Sneezy. "We call him Sneezy for a reason." Sleepy said, breaking the fourth wall.

"Focus 7D!" Shouted Doc.

"5D."

"Shut up, Sleepy."

The 5D ran into the manor, screaming like maniacs. Starchbottom sighed, facepalming himself.

"WHERE ARE YA, GLOOMS?!" Sneezy shouted to the sky.

"IT'S TIME TO GIVE YOU A TASTE OF YOUR OWN MEDICINE!" Bashful shrieked.

Lord Starchbottom finally followed them inside. "Guys- guys- they don't seem to BE here at the moment." Starchbottom noted, thinking logically.

"That's because they aren't." A voice appeared behind them, and everyone jumped up in surprise. Turning around, they came face-to-face with the Crystal Ball.

Doc gritted his teeth at the ball, and pointing an aggressive finger, Doc shouted, "Where is Grumpy and Happy?"

The Crystal Ball laughed. "You think I can just TELL YA? No way smarty-pants. If you didn't already know, I'm kinda sorta on the Glooms side. I can't betray them, especially Hildy. Hildy's already used me as a bowling ball one time, I can't risk being used as one another time! She almost broke me yesterday too! You see that little chip right there in the corner of me... right there..."

"You have no corners, you are a CIRCLE for crying out loud!" Doc said, impatiently.

"Are you stalling because you're afraid?" Bashful challenged.

"Afraid? Afraid of what? Five midgets and Lord Starchybutt. PSHH I'm not scared of you."

Lord Starchbottom looked takenaback. "It's Lord StarchBOTTOM."

The Crystal Ball rolled his eyes. "Same difference. Hey; what does a clock do when it's hungry?"

The 5D and Starchbottom glance around at each other simultaneously, with a mix of an awkward and disgusted facial expression.

"IT'S GOES BACK FOUR SECONDS!"

Sleepy forcefully picked up the Crystal Ball, Sneezy walked up to the ball, facing it with an angry expression. "If you don't tell us where Happy and Grumpy are, I'll sneeze ya so far away, you'll wish Hilda dropped you years ago!" Sneezy threatened, reaching for the feather on his hat.

The Crystal ball's eyes widen, but he still managed to keep his cool. "Hehe, jeez allergy kid, I didn't know clock jokes offended you so much. I guess you could say, Sneezy's not with the TIMES!"

The ball laughed maniacally.

Sneezy's eyes narrowed, he was now getting really angry, and all the 7D knew that once Sneezy got mad, he'd sneeze you to an entire different galaxy. "THAT'S IT!" Sneezy boomed in volume, actually freaking the Crystal Ball out for once, "HERE GOES NOTHING!" He snatched his feather, and was about to tickle his nose, until the ball screeched.

"OK ALRIGHT ALRIGHT! Wow kid, I didn't know you could get so short-tempered." The ball took a deep breath.

"Now tell us." Sleepy said, still holding the ball.

The ball looked down at the ground, feeling defeated, he finally answered. "Happy and Grumpy are locked in the secret shed."

The 5D and Starchbottom glanced around at each other in unison, just like before.

"Stop joking around, ball." Starchbottom spat.

"What? I'M TELLING THE TRUTH! It's a secret shed no one except Hilda and Grim know about! I'm telling the truth, really. It exists!"

"If so, tell us where it is." Doc said, glaring holes in the ball.

The Crystal ball glanced around. "That would be great.. if I actually knew where it was located...-"

"YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE THE SECRET SHED IS?!"

"I JUST told ya, only Grim and Hilda know! They never told me because neither of them trust me, and I can tell why now..." The Ball answered, automatically feeling guilty for betraying Hilda like this.

"Dopey, sniff around for Grumpy's and Happy's scent." Doc demanded. Dopey responded by saluting and sniffed all around the Glooms house.

The Ball squinted in disgust. "Uggh... yuck..." Lord Starchbottom looked over at the Ball. "Don't worry... you're not the only one who thinks it's disgusting..."

Dopey continued to sniff around, until he made it to a dollar bill laying underneath a table. Dopey whistled excitedly, holding the dollar bill the air.

"Dopey says he smells Grumpy's scent!" Doc exclaimed. Everyone rushed over to Dopey, taking the dollar from him to inspect it. "Can you track Grumpy's scent from here?"

Dopey nodded widely.

Bashful came from behind Doc. "Doc..." He muttered.

"Yes, Bash?" Doc asked, turning to face his timid friend.

"I'm going to stay here and question the Ball." Bashful said, curiosity and suspicion was all the emotions Bashful held for the Crystal Ball.

Doc lay his hand on Bashful's shoulder, trying to comfort him. "Are you sure Bash? I don't want you to get hurt...-"

"Don't worry Doc," Bashful cut him off. "I'm not the one who'll get hurt."

The Ball laughed nervously. "See ya later, folks!" His face disappeared in thin air.

Bashful rolled his eyes, and Doc headed outside with the 4D, including Starchy. They jumped back on the sleigh, and Dopey helped pull the sleigh along with Giselle, for those two were the only ones who could follow Grumpy's scent.

Happy was shivering all over. His teeth chattered abnormally loud, and the sight of poor Happy made Grumpy sick inside. Grumpy stood up, took off his coat and wrapped it around Happy like he was a dwarf burrito ((how cute!))

Happy smiled up at Grumpy. "Y-you d-ddidn't have to do-o that..." Happy stammered.

"Don't make me feel guilty." Grumpy replied.

Silence engulfed the two for a long while. It was too much to even open up their mouths. Since it was so freezing, it felt as if both their jaws were stuck together. It took a painful amount of effort to pry their jaws apart just to inhale and/or exhale.

Eventually, Happy glanced over at Grumpy with a tiny grin. "Soooo... you love my singing?"

Grumpy rolled his eyes. "I said "LIKE" not "LOVE"..."

"I beg to differ!"

"Even if I did, Hap, why should it matter?"

"Because I'm gonna sing right now!"

"Oooh... great..."

"Twinkle twinkle little star...-" Happy began, but was interrupted by Grumpy.

"Why that song? There are literally no stars out!"

"You're my star." Happy flirted.

Grumpy blushed. "Shut up."

"Ok fine, I'll sing something different." Happy looked up, thinking for a while.

"Instead, how about we play a game?" Grumpy said, facing Happy.

"Oooh! Fun!"

"It's called The Quiet Game."

"Awwh.." Happy whined. "That game is soooooo boring."

"If you win," Grumpy continued, "I'll let you do whatever you want for the rest of the day."

Happy's eyes brightened with joy. "REALLY?!"

"Yes."

"OK!"

Everything was quiet once again, for a good couple of 12 seconds until...

"Looks like I lost, YAY!" Happy giggled.

Grumpy groaned. "Whhhhyyyy..."

"YAY! You lost too!" Happy hugged Grumpy's side, playfully.

Grumpy heard Happy's stomach growl, and Happy suddenly winced in pain. "What was that?" Grumpy asked, worried.

Happy giggled nervously. "Would it be bad if... I told you... I haven't eaten... nor drank anything.. since... yesterday?"

"WHAT!"

"Yeah-well, what did you expect?" Happy asked Grumpy, serious.

A voice appeared from behind them.

"Expect the unexpected... that's my motto."