Chapter 3: Now... to Jollywood
A new day in the island. A completely normal day for all the villains who lived there, except for four of them.
In the castle of The 7D, the four chosen ended to settle their things while awaiting the royal escort that would take them back to Jollywood.
Sleepy packed his clothes and also his little plush toy, Mr. Hicklepips, hidden among his things. It was his biggest secret, his slept with him every night.
Grumpy collected many of his many tote bag, which he used to steal. He packed up it beside his clothes and tied one to his belt. One never knows.
Sneezy packed up many changes of clothes, perhaps too much for the approximate time they would be there. Moreover, his combs and his beloved hand mirror that he never leaves his pocket.
Bashful threw his clothes to his small suitcase. Before closing he felt someone enter his room. It was Happy with a small book of magic.
"I think you're going to need it", Happy smiled as he handed the book, "It's useless here, but now you're going to Jollywood and you can practice your magic... It has spells fairly basic but ideal for an amateur like you... It's the same that used your brother"
Bashful just smiled as he put the book in his bag, "Thank you, Happy"
Once the four villains were ready, they took their things into the main room to wait for the escort. While the other villains said goodbye to his friends, the leader of the villains called his younger brother to speak in private. They walked away from the main room until reaching to a small balcony which overlooked a spectacular view of the entire island. Bashful sighed as Doc patted his back, smiling. Both stood in silent watching the island.
Suddenly, they saw a royal carriage, with an escort of three knights and the driver of the coach.
"They're here", whispered Bashful, more to himself than to his brother.
"Yes", smiled Doc. Bashful was about to leave when Doc stopped him.
"Don't forget it, brother... The fate of our return to the evil is in your hands", Doc recited before approach threatening to Bashful and say; "Don't ruin it"
Those words made the blond petrified there on the balcony, and pursuant to the situation as it had taken, Doc turned and left the balcony, leaving his brother alone.
Bashful became depressed. He was afraid fail. He couldn't miss the unique opportunity that presented himself to make his brother was proud of him. He deeply regretted to lost the spell with eyes challenge. It was when his insecures thoughts were interrupted by a familiar voice calling by his name.
"Bash!", exclaimed Doc, and so the blond took one last look to the island before leaving the balcony.
That was how the four chosen left their home, for the carriage of the royal escort. With a final goodbye from afar to his friends Happy and Dopey, who were in the castle gate, Grumpy and Sleepy boarded the carriage, leaving their luggage at the hands of knights escort.
Sneezy waited smiling to his blond best friend finish to said goodbye to the other guys, to get on the carriage with him.
Bashful, however, on his way to the coach, he turned his gaze once more toward the balcony where he had been a few minutes ago. There he saw his brother, with a menacing look, with two fingers he motioned to the blond, giving him to understand that he had his eyes on him.
A shiver ran through the body of the young villain, before hiding his fear as he always does, and walking to his best friend who was waiting.
"Bash! You look a little pale! Are you okay?", said Sneezy once he saw his troubled friend, placing a hand near his face to see if he wasn't ill.
"I'm fine!", growled Bashful pushing away Sneezy's hand, "Just... Let's go at once"
The last two dwarves boarded the carriage, and it was as well the coachman climbed into his seat, the knights mounted their horses and the escort began it way back to Jollywood.
The walking of the horses was heard in every corner of the island. Many villains went exclusively for watching the escort, with four of the worst villains in way to leave the island, what no villain has achieved.
The minutes pass, and the four villains were beginning to grow impatient. Bashful not take it anymore and opened the small window facing the driver's seat.
"Excuse me, how much more we'll keep locked up in this stupid carriage?", growled the blond.
"We're almost there", said the coachman without even turning his face.
"We still on the island, why take so long?", Bashful claimed.
"Why don't you go back to your seat and enjoy the rest of the trip?", the coachman spoke without looking at the blonde, again.
"You don't make me this very easy, right?", sighed the young villain rather irritated.
Suddenly, he gave a look forward to see the road through the small window. It was when he felt that everyone was gone. His heart sank and his breathing stopped.
The carriage was toward the end of the island! Where there was no more land where follow!
"What are you doing!?", exclaimed Bashful in panic.
"I told you we're almost there", the driver laughed, pulling the string of horses to move faster.
"It's a trap!", shouted Bashful away from the window to alert his friends, "We're going to die!"
"We're not going to die if we fall into the water...", sighed Grumpy.
"Yes if we were locked in this carriage and we can't get out once we're underwater!", exclaimed Sleepy screaming hysterically.
The four villains rose from their seats and they huged, screaming in fear that their lives would end at that moment.
The coachman laughed at the terrified villains, and when the carriage was coming to shore, the driver leaned over the reins of the horse between his legs and with a small magic wand now out of his pocket, he cast a spell on the island and opened a magical portal. A gleaming bridge appeared from nowhere, between the island and Jollywood, and the carriage next to the knights went through it.
The villains, when they realized they were still alive, they separated of the hug and curious what had happened, looked through the big windows to see that they were floating on a magic bridge, and that the portal of the island had opened.
"Oh my God!", sighed Sneezy fascinated.
Bashful left the magical view of the bridge and went to the little window facing the driver.
"Hey, hey!", called the blonde, "How the portal was opened?"
The driver laughed and for the first time turned to look at Bashful.
"These hands...", began the coachman, showing his hands to the blond, "...moved a wand and open the portal... And now, these same hands will hold the window and will close", said the driver before closing the window to not see Bashful more.
The young villain laughed a bit before sitting in his seat as his friends, who were already calmer now.
"Rude and obnoxious...", Bashful whispered to his friends, pointing the window now closed, "...I like him"
After a few minutes, the coach touched the ground again. The portal to the Island of the Lost was closed and the magical bridge disappeared.
The royal escort continued it way to the corner of the forest to Jollywood. The villains didn't withstand the curiosity and looked out the window to see the town. Since their was exile, the kingdom had changed considerably. Everything looked beautiful and happy. In a sunny day without a cloud in the sky, the jolly people walking the streets and happy children playing. The villains just groaned at the sight of so cheerful people, to get away from the window.
"Don't worry, guys", encouraged Sleepy, "When we get the Royal Ruby, Jollywood be ours and we will be what we want"
The other three villains smiled at Sleepy, and laughed a little with the idea of returning to conquer Jollywood.
Suddenly the carriage stopped. The four villains looked out the window to realize that they had reached their destination. Before they knew it, the driver got out of his seat and opened the carriage door.
"We've arrived", said the driver while opened the door.
First out was Grumpy, desperate for some air. Sleepy came later, calmer, more specifically, tired. Then Sneezy go out, and at the time marveled at the view around him, he sneezed slightly.
"Oh no! My allergies!", sighed the young villain.
The last out was Bashful. The bright sun blinded his eyes, causing the blonde complained.
The four villains looked and saw before them an immense structure, which didn't compare to their castle on the Island of the Lost. A giant palace, grand like no other, beautiful to look at either.
To the huge gates, a beautiful maiden left the castle, with another man, who has judged the clothes he wore, he work in the castle.
The girl with golden hair like the sun, beautiful eyes shining like stars, delicate skin and a smile that conquered every heart, wearing a long pink dress with gold accents, but with sneakers under it and a beautiful blue amulet around her neck.
"They arrived!", exclaimed the girl walking as fast as she could holding her dress to avoid tripping, with his assistant ran after her.
Once the girl was facing villains, she took a moment to catch her breath, before greeting dwarf in front of her.
"Hello and thank you so much for agreeing to be part of this project!", greeted the maiden, "I'm Princess Delightful, and I..."
"...You chose us to come?", said Grumpy to complete the sentence of the princess.
"Exactly!", smiled the princess, "Well... I would like to you present formally to meet you better"
Grumpy laughed a little, "I'm Grumpy", he held the hand of the princess and kissed her hand like a gentleman.
The princess was surprised by such chivalry, but her smile faded when Sleepy nudged to Grumpy and sighed as he returned her ring that had suddenly disappeared from her finger and appeared in the hand of the villain. He had stolen her ring and she had not realized!
"Sorry, princess... Grumpy is a master thief as you may have noticed", Sleepy apologized, "By the way, I'm Sleepy"
"No problem", the princess laughed uncomfortably as something settled her ring back on her finger.
Then the princess glanced at the two young villains. Sneezy was so distracted looking him in his mirror that didn't realize that the princess watched them now.
Bashful sighed and shook his friend's shoulder. Sneezy looked away from his mirror and looked at the princess.
"Oh, sorry", Sneezy smiled, "I'm Sneezy" was all he said before still seen his image in the mirror.
Bashful just rolled his eyes and looked to the princess. She's considerably higher than him, but he still thought she's very beautiful... But of course, he would never admit it.
"Hi, I'm Bashful" he said with disinterest, shaking hands with the princess.
"Doc's brother?", asked the princess, a little uncomfortable 'cause she could see the dark magic in the eyes of the blonde.
"Yeah... That's me...", growled Bashful, somewhat annoyed 'cause he always was compare with his brother.
"Well, it's a pleasure meeting you four,", smiled the princess, "Now, Lord Starchbottom...", she said, pointing to her redheaded assistant, "...will show you where's your room"
"Wait! Just one room for our four?", asked Sleepy little stunned.
"Yes", replied the princess.
"You got a problem with sleeping in the same room with us?", growled Grumpy.
"No! Of course not!", Sleepy lied to hide his secret that he sleep with Mr. Hicklepips, "I just asked to be sure..."
Lord Starchbottom told the villains to follow him, while the three knights of the royal escort carried the luggage.
The princess was right there to watch the knights. Despite this bad first impression was of the villains, she knew that if they agreed to be in the program means that they wanted change to be good. He had faith that everything would be fine...
And hereeeeeeeeeee's the chapter 3! And... That's all, I don't know what to say... See ya!