Chapter 6: Delightful's Mistake
It was a new day in Jollywood, with the sun shining as usual, and the villagers started their morning as always his routine.
Everyone always very happy... All but four visitors on Jollywood...
In the room of the four villains, evil and bitterness radiated from it. After the minor inconvenience from the night before, Bashful was more angry than ever. Grumpy, Sleepy and Sneezy looked uneasy the blonde walking from side to side across the room with his magic book, flipping each page like a maniac.
"There must be a spell that makes us get the Royal Rubyl!", exclaimed Bashful, reviewing the entire book for the fifth time that morning.
"Bashful... If you do not calm, we never find a way to getthe Ruby", Sleepy calmed.
"Well I will not be arms cross to expect that we reach a solution miraculously!", complained the blonde leaving reading the book, watching threatening to his friend while his eyes were becoming green.
"Bashful, calm down!", growled Grumpy, tired of the attitude of Bashful.
"Don't tell me to calm if you blamed me for everything that happened yesterday! And now I try to fix my mistake you don't stop criticizing me!", shouted completely angry the young villain, as his hair turned on in flames as the same green as his eyes.
"It's not my fault you don't know do anything right!", Grumpy replied, clenching his fists, knowing that it could proceed with the fight that they didn't have last night. Sleepy honestly couldn't stand seeing his friends fight, and before an unfortunate situation, shouted;
"SHUT UP!"
"Umm... Good morning?"
The four villains in complete silence, sharply turned their gaze to meet the princess Delightful standing in the bedroom door. Bashful immediately threw his spell book to one side of the room, as his eyes and hair returned to normal.
"G-Good morning, D-Delightful", stammered Bashful nervous that Princess has seen something suspicious.
"What is happening here?", Delightful said entering the room, not very convinced that the innocent eyes of the villains.
"N-Nothing... J-Just... U-Umm...", Bashful doesn't knew what to say exactly.
"It was just a fight, Delightful", said Sleepy being completely honest, omitting of course, the part of the Royal Ruby, "One of our few daily fights, nothing else"
"Daily fights?", asked the princess, uncomfortable by that declaration.
"You know", said Sneezy, "That typical fights that friends have every day"
"Friends don't fight every day...", confessed princess, "...they may fight occasionally, but not daily"
The villains were silent a moment, before looking between them. Looking in their faces, inevitably they smiled with sinister looks.
"We're different, Delightful", smiled Grumpy, "Fighting is part of our friendship"
"Oh, well...", said the princess knowing that the villains in front of her had a different mentality with regard to friendship, and probably many other things... It will be better ignore that, "Whatever... Are you ready for the first day of the rest of your lives!?"
"What?", asked the villains in unison.
"You know, the project!", said excited Delightful with a huge smile, "Today is the day when I'll introduce you the people of Jollywood"
"So soon?", said Sneezy, "But if we arrived yesterday"
"It's never too early to the excitement of meeting new people", said the princess, pretty impatient.
"I don't think it's a good idea", Sleepy complained, "The people hate us"
"And I don't like to be surrounded by good people", growled Grumpy.
"I-I don't like m-meeting new p-people", spoke nervously whispered Bashful, with his sensitive side coming out.
"And if I leave the castle, my allergies attacked me again for sure", warned Sneezy, terrified with the idea.
"I think we should put aside all those prejudices", Delightful spoke softly, "Besides... That's an order of Princess Delightful, ie me!"
The four dwarves complained loudly before leaving with the princess the room. They walk between the aisles together, reached the main hall, where Lord Starchbottom was next to the king and the royal coachman waiting for them.
"There's the King Humidor", Sneezy spoke in a whisper to his best friend.
"Oh, great", complained the blonde sarcastically.
"Don't you want it to bother him?", grinned the dwarf chestnut with blue tips, watching the blonde.
"You really glad my day, Sneezy", smiled Bashful.
Once the four villains were front of the three men who were waiting, they released a deep look of hatred in the eyes of the king. Humidor fidgeted around with evil eyes of the dwarves, however he wasn't intimidated... But that would not stop Bashful.
"King Humidor...", spoke with hate the young villain.
"7D...", just as annoying replied the king.
"Actually we're not seven, you know", sneered Bashful with a sinister smile, while his eyes turning green for the second time that morning.
"Maybe you're not seven, but you're still being evil villains...", the king said, kneeling to get up to Bashful, "...I'm going to watch you"
"Why so much attention?", scoffed Bashful trying to intimidate the king with his bewitching look, "Do you admire our work?"
"Listen to me, boy", said the king, no leaving enchanted by the green eyes of the dwarf in front of him, "Don't you dare try something against my kingdom or my niece, because you'll be sorry... I'm not afraid to you"
"Well, you should... You have no idea what we are able...", threatened the young blonde enraged by such contempt his power from the king. However, he maintained his composure, obeying the plan to not to raise suspicion... He sighed resignedly, his eyes returned to normal, and he smiled innocently at the king, "But don't worry, we don't plan doing anything wrong..."
"I guess you understand why I don't trust your word...", said the king, rising from his knees to return to his normal position.
"Uncle Humidor!", the princess complained, calling attention to his uncle.
The king turned his gaze to his niece, and held is complaints. He knew which monitors the villains was her, but he couldn't avoid distrust them, also that, his niece had such a good heart he wouldn't be surprised that these evil dwarfs would take advantage of her kindness.
Once calm the situation, the princess smiled again, and ordered the coachman and Starchbottom sprucing carriage.
"Come on to the village!", exclaimed Delightful enthusiastic.
Everyone obeyed the princess, and before they knew it, they were in the royal carriage on the way to the village of Jollywood.
Suddenly the coachman stopped the horses. They had reached to the stage of the town square, which is used for royal statements and celebrations in the village.
The coachman got down from his seat and opened the door to the princess and the king. Followed him, Lord Starchbottom waited by the door of the carriage to the villains go down to this, and keeping them under tight surveillance, the four dwarves with the king and the princess were brought on stage.
All the village, organized in advance, was approaching to the stage slowly, seeing the royal carriage had come to the square.
Delightful stood in the middle of the stage, and with a smile of pride and excitement, spoke with authority:
"My dear Jollywoodiens! I come to present the first part of my project...!"
The villagers carefully observed the princess, granted that it must be something amazing considering what kind and awesome she was.
"...I introduce you...!"
At that moment, the Jollywoodiens were frightened as ever in many years to see the four dwarves go on the stage watched by Starchbottom.
"...Four of The 7D!"
The villagers fell in silent, in shock, their all eyes fixed positions to the villains on the stage.
With all those eyes watching him intently, Bashful couldn't help feeling very nervous. He resisted the temptation to run away, but decided to remain calm, which isn't achieved with the all the people watching him.
Suddenly, in the crowd, a little boy looked at the young blonde a little nervous. That made smile the blonde dwarf... The only thing that made him feel confidence was being bad.
He gave an evil look to the child in the crowd, and with a little; "Boo!", he scared the boy to the bone.
With that he regained confidence...
"Well... These four villains come here to be better people! So we'll all welcome them with joy and enthusiasm!", Delightful said before heading to the dwarfs, "Now boys, going to make new friends"
The dwarfs frowned to the princess before leaving the stage to go to meet the village. However, Bashful wasn't happy with that...
"Cheer up, Bash!", Sneezy said next to his best friend, "Ensure the positive side, you'll meet your next subjects"
"And the corners of the town that will soon belong to us...", Grumpy encouraged, moving away from the young villains, noting that Sleepy had already left to go on his own.
"A-Alright? B-But I still don't feel comfortable among so many people, s-so please don't leave me all alone, o-okay, guys?", Bashful said looking around, realizing he was absolutely alone among all the crowd, "G-Guys? Guys!?"
Bashful began to panic, before trying to reassure himself. He knew he should leave that place, he had to return to the castle.
Slowly walking backwards for anyone noticing, Bashful tried to flee, but not seeing where he was going, he struck with a villager achieving fall to the ground.
Bashful complained of pain when he fell, and when he was about to getting up to face the stupid that tripped him, he heard a voice that said:
"Oh my God! I'm so sorry, let me help you"
Bashful looked up to see a smiling man holding out a hand so he could get up. But this brought the blonde scared more than he was. He rose quickly from the ground without accepting help and walked away from the man, not realizing that another villager stumbled.
"Oh, boy! Are you okay?"
Bashful quickly moved away from her, only to find the man again.
"Quiet, boy!", tried the man to calm the blonde.
The young villain was caught between the smiling man and the friendly woman despite his attempts to get away from them, kept coming. Victim of his insecurities and nervous, his hair burn up on green flames and magic radiated from his hands in the form of attack.
"G-Get away from me!", shouted Bashful threatening the villagers with magic in his hands.
"Wow, c-calm down boy!", talked nervous man, now not so smiling, retreating in fear that he may get hurt.
"D-Don't look at me!", shouted the blonde again, even threatening the man with his magic.
The thunderous shouts of the young villain and the terror caused by all those around, caught the attention of all the people... Including the three villains.
All the Jollywoodiens watched with horror the scene which caused the young blonde. They knew villains never change.
"Get away all of me!", cried very nervous the blonde, fire still burning in his hair tightly.
"Bashful! Stop! You're making a racket!", shouted Grumpy, not understanding why his friend was doing all that.
"W-What!?", Bashful nerves were beating him considerably. The flames in his hair increasing its size, causing more fear in the Jollywoodiens.
"Bash! Stop it, now! All are watching you!", shouted Sneezy, knowing what was the caused such an explosion in his best friend.
Bashful looked around to see millions of eyes looking straight at him. The fear inside him was such that he couldn't take it anymore. The fire in his hair vanished like the magic in his hands.
"HIDE!", shouted the blonde before running rampant through the crowd to finally disappear on the way to the castle.
All fell silent at seeing the young villain escape that way. However, they will not forget the way that the blonde threatened them.
Annoying villagers, dispersed and everyone went home, hoping perhaps that villain be caught and sent back to the Island of the Lost.
"Oh, no!", exclaimed the distressed princess, "Bashful!"
"Delightful!", called Sneezy to the princess while with his friends approached her, "Let us go find him, we're his friends"
"No, you stay here", ordered Delightful, "I'll find him"
Before the villains could protest, the princess held her dress slightly to avoid tripping and ran as fast as she could along the same road where they last saw the young villain.
Meanwhile, among the hundreds of trees around the castle, walked Bashful embarrassed but also very angry. If Doc had never commanded to Jollywood he had never met the princess and this never happened. He was completely destroyed inside. Not only his reputation as a fearsome villain was ruined, he also passed the shame of his life. Now, he just wanted to free all their pent up anger and with his magic burn all the trees around him, until suddenly...
"Bashful, wait!"
The young villain turned at the mention of his name, and his bitterness rose sharply to see that girl that had caused his downfall.
"Leave me alone!", Bashful answered turning away from to the girl who had followed him.
"Bashful, please listen to me!", said the princess as she approached to the young blonde.
"What part of "Leave me alone" you don't understand!?", shouted with great anger the villain.
"I just wanted to apologize", said softly Delightful.
"Why? Why pass myself off the worst shame of all my life?", exclaimed Bashful, as his hair was burn up again.
"I don't thought this would happen", the blond maiden defended distressed, "I would assume that you were not very good with people?"
"I thought you would an idea... Well, my name says it all!", shouted enraged dwarf, the fire spread in his hair.
"I didn't think you were really..."
"I don't want to hear your excuses!", interrupted Bashful, severely burning his hair, "I'm sure you did that on purpose!"
"What!? I would never do that!", exclaimed indignantly princess.
"Listen! If this was revenge for what we did in the past..."
"I assure you it isn't!", Delightful off, losing her composure.
"So I should believe you?", asked the blonde, the flames in his hair a bit calmer but showing no sign of wanting to disappear.
"I never lie to you... I don't think you deserve it... I don't think you're bad...", the princess said softly, once regained her composure.
"Well, believe it!", exclaimed the blonde fierce in anger as his hair, "Now why don't you go and leave me alone!"
It was the last word of Bashful before his hair back to normal, and he walked toward the castle again.
The princess gasped at such a discussion. She didn't think it would be so difficult to face these villains. Maybe she made a mistake... No! She wasn't going to give up so easily. She would do whatever was necessary to make these villains in good people.
"Delightful!"
The princess looked away to see who called, when she saw the three other villains running toward her.
"What are you doing here?", asked Delightful to see the three dwarves approaching her, "I told you to stay in town"
"The king ordered us back to the castle", Sleepy said.
"Bashful needs us now", said Sneezy, "So, if you'll excuse us...", the three villains made their way ignoring the complaints of the princess.
"Guys, wait!"
"Let them go, Delightful!"
The princess turned to meet his uncle, walking very severe to her.
"Uncle Humidor...", began the blond girl before being interrupted.
"I told you this would be a disaster... The villagers are angry and scared! I told you they nevertheless continue to be wicked", said the king.
"No, uncle, I'm sure it will work", insisted the princess.
"How? Open your eyes, niece! This is the proof you need! It will not work…"
"Yes it will, I know...", smiled hopeful princess, "Bashful only got scared with all the people looking at him, but I've seen him and he's not like that all the time"
"Delightful, is impossible for a villain be afraid... They're bad!", insisted the king.
"They're bad doesn't mean they don't have insecurities", exclaimed the princess, outraged by the thought from her own uncle, "They're people like all of us"
"They're different, Delightful!"
"That doesn't matter! We're all different!", claimed the princess.
"Enough! Discussing not get anywhere... Are you going to give up this project or not?", asked the king, hoping her niece realized once and for all that this project would never work.
"No, uncle! I don't give up... I will make this work"
The king looked at his niece with a serious expression. He took a deep breath before turning and say:
"If you prefer to destroy the village rather than banish those villains where they belong, then... I'm very disappointed in you..."
Those words left frozen to the princess while the king was on his way back to the castle, without saying a word. Delightful just wanted to become a great queen someday, like his uncle, and to hear those words coming from his greatest hero, was quite daunting. Tears threatened to fall from the eyes of the blond girld when she heard:
"Princess... Come on, don't cry... I believe in you..."
It was Lord Starchbottom, who had followed her from the village and watched everything that happened between her and the villain, and between her and the king.
"Starchbottom... I don't know what to do", sighed the princess, turning to hug his counselor, and, best friend, "Perhaps my uncle is right and I can't change these guys"
"No, Delightful...", replied Starchy hugging back to the princess, "I know you will succeed... Maybe just, you were very fast"
"Fast?"
"I'm just saying that to be surrounded by good people are new to them I think you should teach them little by little... Perhaps with a mentor"
In that, a glimmer of light passed through the mind of the princess as fast as a winner horse race. An idea rushed into the head of the maid. Definitely she wouldn't resign.
"That's it!", exclaimed the princess's hand holding Starchbottom, "Starchy, find four of my most loyal and kind subjects! No... I mean, three of them! I have an idea!"
Hi there! Well... here's the chaptern 6! What you think gonna do the princess now? And what will happen to Bashful? Boop! See ya!