(A/N: Just thought to mention, I never been suspended from school or expelled. However, since this version of Greendale hates Aaron, you see why they suspended him, even when he did nothing wrong.)
Tuesday-Aaron's P.O.V.-Dimension's Household
"Sorry about losing your dagger and getting you suspended, Aaron." Sabrina said, calling me from her iPod as she headed to school while I sat on my desk, pulling the regular glove over the injured hand again, hiding the bandages.
"It's okay. I grabbed the dagger last night. And as for getting suspended, well, it was bound to happen, right?" I asked.
"I know. It just, I thought Sheba would fix all of that, and all it done was made things worse. And then-" Sabrina began.
"Sabreeny, it wasn't your fault you lost your cool yesterday. As we both agree, Salem shouldn't gave you the powers to time travel just so he can get peace and quiet." I reminded.
"Yeah, that's true." Sabrina said.
"Plus, I'm suspended from school for only a week. I'll be back the following week." I said, as I began to work on the stack of homework the school sent over.
"Okay. See you after school?" Sabrina asked.
"Sure. See you then." I said as I hang up, before massaging the bridge of my nose.
Managing my life, hiding the fact I'm magic, and dealing with Greendale hating me was a hassle.
Now having to figure out a way to talk about my feelings to just about anyone without Sabrina jumping the shark, turning around, shooting it, chopping off its head, selling its body to the market and hanging its head on the wall and doing it to 20 more sharks just cause is gonna be much worse. And that's saying it gently.
Especially since she apparently knows me better than I know myself, and I barely know who I am at this point, much less anyone in this town due to hating me.
Ugh, all this thinking about how to manage all four aspects of my life is hurting my brain. I'm just gonna do the schoolwork while listening to horror stories. For some reason, they help my brain relax, despite the fact that at times, I think every noise in the house is someone breaking into the house.
Sabrina, Harvey and Chloe's P.O.V.-Cafeteria, Greendale Middle School
"Ugh. Scrambled pizza. My favorite." Harvey said, trying to make a joke only to fail. Especially since Sabrina and Chloe weren't amused by it.
Long story short, Sabrina told Chloe everything that happened the day prior, including the parts where she went all crazy on the town. Let's just say, Harvey isn't in Chloe's good graces either.
"Janitor Jim says that the heat lamps made the scrambled pizzas radioactive." Sabrina said.
"How gullible are you, girl? That's an urban myth." Chloe said.
"Yeah, you're pro-" Sabrina began, only for the pizza to come alive and crawled off Harvey's plate, and the table. Repeat: the pizza got up, and crawled away.
"Okay, that one's true." Chloe admitted, shocked about the pizza.
"You want real food? Wait for the block party later today. I'm making my Grandma Anastasia's goulash!" Harvey informed happily.
"What's the big whoop about goulash?" Sabrina asked, as the pizza ate a chicken leg.
"When my grandma escaped East Germany in the 50s, she had nothing but the clothes on her back and her goulash recipe." Harvey explained, trying to earn Sabrina's trust again...even though he still believes he's in the right during the Sheba stuff.
However, he also remembers that Aaron told him he won't stop Slugloae if Harvey botch up this third chance, so he kept this to himself.(Only thing he remembers from the previous day, after the memory spell Sabrina put on him.)
"Really? Wow!" Sabrina said with genuine excitness, she forgot to be pissed at Harvey.
"She survived by opening a little goulash cafe. That's how she earned the money to travel to America." Harvey concluded.
"Cool story! Still doesn't make me forgive you, yet." Sabrina said, causing Harvey to pout.
"I'm making my Great-Aunt Silvia's bon gumbo. Family legend has it that the recipe was given to her by a voodoo priestess under the full moon." Chloe said.
"How about you, 'Brina? Got a cool family recipe for the block family?" Harvey asked.
"Um, well, you know-" Sabrina began.
"All that Sabrina's making a big, nice loser loaf." Gem said, killing the radioactive pizza by stepping on it.
"And here comes Gem, here to make our dining experience that much more miserable." Chloe said.
"My family's contribution to the block party will consist of free-range turkey, dill cornbread stuffing, roasted semi-husk corn, baby pearl onions, glazed yams and mashed potatoes with the garlic reductions. A Thanksgiving feast. Most appropriate since I can trace my family back to Plymouth Rock." Gem gloated as her crowd of fellow banshees praised her.
"Spellman's family tree, of course, is rooted in the Greendale Zoo." Gem mocked, as the Fellowship of Banshees(a named Sabrina decided to stick with for Gem's minions) laughed at that terrible joke. "Specifically, the monkey house." Gem continued as the Fellowship of Banshees laughed even harder.
Must...not...kill Gem. Sabrina forcefully told herself, remembering that even nearly doing the act caused Aaron to be suspended and her to be in both therapy and anger management.(Which, by the way, both are suckish.)
Sabrina and Chloe's P.O.V.-After school
Sabrina and Chloe were walking down the sidewalk, Sabrina grumbling darkly under her breath. "Monkey house. I'll show her." Sabrina grumbled darkly.
"Please lower the mercury here. Who cares about Gem Stone's family tree?" Chloe asked.
"I'm gonna show Gem Stone. Her family may have come over on the Mayflower, but my witch ancestors built Atlantis! I'm gonna come up with the most incredible block party recipe ever!" Sabrina declared.
"Your ancestors really built Atlantis?" Chloe asked. "Uh huh. Matter of fact, Salem was architect." Sabrina added.
"But didn't Atlantis sink?" Chloe asked.
"Don't ever bring that up! He's kinda sensitive about it." Sabrina told Chloe.
"Really? Then I know wh-" Aaron began from a tree branch above them, before it snapped under him, causing him to fall while he screamed like a girl.
"Aaron, where did you come from?" Sabrina asked. "Better question, when did you start auditioning for Twilight?" Chloe asked.
"To answer your question, Chloe, never. And for yours Sabrina, it a long and complicated process known as the birds and the bees." Aaron said.
"No, not that! I meant, just now?" Sabrina asked.
"Oh, I just got done with half of the schoolwork, so I thought I would take a walk, stroll by your hou-" Aaron began.
"Your Sabrina radar went off, didn't it?" Chloe and Sabrina asked.
"What? No, of course n-How did you two know?" Aaron asked, shocked.
"It glowing in your pocket, and it giving off a tiny beep." Sabrina pointed out, as said signs happened.
"Dang it, I swore I had this on vibrate and no-glowing mode." Aaron complained as he pulled out said radar and start fiddling with it.
"Aaron, you know that life is not for swearing or vibrating." Chloe said, causing Aaron and Sabrina to be dumbfounded.
"So, what did it say this time?" Sabrina asked.
"Oh, the usual. Gem's a jerk, Harvey's a ignorant twit, same old, same old." Aaron said casually.
"So, wanna head over to my house? Since you were heading there anyways?" Sabrina asked.
"Sure." Aaron said with a shrug.
Hilda, Zelda, and Sabrina P.O.V.-Ten minutes later-Kitchen, Spellman's Residence
Hilda and Zelda were making a potion on the stove. Zelda grabbed a jar of bat wings and opened it, pouring the contents in the purple, bubbling potion.
Sabrina and Aaron walked in the kitchen at that moment, as Zelda turned to see them.
"Hey, Sabrina, Aaron. You two are just in time. We're making my famous bat-atouille." Zelda said.
"Say, is that hard to make?" Sabrina asked, as Aaron's face turned a slight shade of green.
"No." Zelda answered as a bat came out from the cauldron. Hilda started to swat at it, nicking it in the wing, causing it to fall back in the cauldron.
"The real secret is bat control." Zelda said.
"Great. Maybe I could whip up a bunch for the block party." Sabrina said.
"Block party? There's a block party and I'm not invited?" Aaron asked.
"Aaron, 1.) I would, but Harvey's also gonna be there, and I know you don't want to see him for a while. And 2.) how much of Chloe and my discussion did you heard?" Sabrina asked.
"Only the part about Atlantis." Aaron admitted as Sabrina face-palmed. She was gonna tell him all about it soon.
"For the block party?!" Hilda asked, before returning back to the cauldron.
"Sabrina, you can't cook witch food for mortals! You should know better!" Zelda lectured.
"I know, I know. It was just a crazy thought." Sabrina said, before remembering the effects the words have on Aaron, especially after the previous day's events.
More so since she told Aaron what she overheard: the mayor/principal outright told Aaron's parents that he can, and will, claim Aaron is crazy due to his problems and that incident six years ago.
"Sabreeny, no thoughts are crazy. And neither are you, no matter what this town thinks." Aaron said.
"I know. And Aaron, you're not crazy either." Sabrina assured, causing Aaron to have a small smile.
Sabrina's P.O.V.-Attic-Two minutes later
Sabrina and Aaron walked up the stairs to the attic. They made their way across the attic, towards a pile of books, the top, purple book Sabrina grabbed.
Sabrina blew the dust off, causing them to be in the air. Aaron sneezed shortly afterwards.
"Dang it! It's either seasonal allergies, or dusty things." Aaron complained.
"Here we go! Great, great, great-aunt Morgan's recipe." Sabrina said as she flipped through the pages.
"So, you two are planning on cooking witch food despite Hilda and Zelda specifically telling you not to?" Salem asked the two.
"Hey, how was Atlantis? I think the designs ignore a few holes...or a lot. Mainly a underground one caused by too much mining." Aaron smirked.
"We don't talk about Atlantis!" Salem snapped.
"Same as we don't talk about how you gave Sabrina the ability to time-travel?" Aaron countered, causing Salem to be pissed.
"You weren't there, so you don't understand!" Salem protested.
"You weren't there when I was nearly killed by a avalanche, so I would say we're even. Except, unlike you, I actually got the truth and not jump to conclusions. So don't tell me what I'm suppose to understand and what I don't." Aaron snapped.
"And don't snitch on us." Sabrina added.
"Oh, contraire, prickly-pears. I'm proud of the initiative. That's the kind of can-do spirit that got Atlantis built." Salem said as he sat on a shelf.
"And sunk." Aaron added, causing Salem to scowl.
"Yeah, exactly. And that's the spirit that can possess you." Salem said.
"Already got possessed, so your 'can-do spirit' falls flat on it face." Aaron remarked, smirking as Salem's face contort to confusion just as Sabrina scan the pages.
"Let's see what old Morgan's got for us." Sabrina said.
"'Attila the Hun Buns', 'Wicked Witch of the Yeast'. Oh, this one looks interesting. 'Magical upside down cake, a magnificent 19 tiered masterpiece guaranteed to turn taste buds upside down. This one brought the entire court of Camelot to its knees.;" Sabrina read.
"No big trick with all that heavy armor, but the cake sure looks yummy." Salem said.
"'If you've got yourself a frown, this cake will turn it upside down.' Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner!" Sabrina stated, slamming the book shut.
"Yeah, let's bake a cake that force people to be happy!" Aaron said.
Twenty minutes later-Kitchen-Sabrina, Aaron and Salem's P.O.V.
Aaron and Sabrina were baking the cake with magic. However, why just bake a cake, when they could do it with a song?
(A/N: Yeah, we know what this song is for, but it fits the moment. Please enjoy the song, 'Cleaning Up The Lab' from The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald, including the changed lyrics. watch?v=GImLPKEBraE)
Aaron: We're in the kitchen
Sabrina: To bake a cake
Aaron: Time to grab some pots and pans
Salem: At least I don't have to bake *Get two wet rags thrown at his face*
Sabrina, Aaron and Salem: Making a cake
We're making a cake
We'll bake those tiers
Get them stacked like stairs *Sabrina uses magic for the cake batter, Aaron uses magic to put the cake tier in and out of the oven and stack them. Salem puts the frosting on*
We'll mix and pour batter,
Frost those tiers from bottom to top
And when we're done,
We'll have some fun
Aaron: We'll make the batter
Sabrina: Avoid tons of splatter
Aaron: We'll bake that cake
Salem: We might need to take a break *Sabrina and Aaron took a moment to drink water, as Salem took a moment to catch his breath*
Sabrina, Aaron and Salem: Making a cake
We're making a cake
We'll bake those tiers
Get them stacked like stairs *The cake was halfway finished, as Aaron, Sabrina and Salem were doing overtime*
We'll mix and pour the batter,
Frost those tiers from bottom to top
And when we're done,
We'll have some fun
Grab each tier
Get this done within the hour
We all can work together
Salem: And then we can eat the cake!
Sabrina, Aaron and Salem: Making a cake
We're making a cake
We'll bake those tiers
Get them stacked like stairs
We'll mix and pour the batter,
Frost those tiers from bottom to top
And when we're done,
We'll have some fun
The cake was all frosted, and the cherry was put on top as the song ended.
"Salem, it's beautiful! Good old great, great, great-aunt Morgan just saved the block party! Come on!" Sabrina said as she put the cake in a white box, taking off the top three tiers to give to Salem.
"Now Salem, you can have a taste. Just remember to share with everyone else." Sabrina reminded Salem.
"Me? Of course I'll share. I love to share. The only thing I love more than cake is sharing cake. Question, though. Why didn't I bake the cake? Not complaining or anything?" Salem asked.
"Because the last time you tried, you got flour slammed in your face." Aaron said, remembering the incident as Sabrina tried not to laugh.
Last year
Salem was in the kitchen, trying to make pizza dough for homemade pizza. Unfortunately, as he pounded the dough, the board it was on fell to the ground as a bowl of flour hit his face.
In the living room, Aaron and Sabrina were waiting, as Aaron checked on the progress. Aaron was sleeping over at Sabrina's house for the sixth time that year.
"Wanna get pizza the normal way?" Aaron asked Sabrina.
"Sure." She shrugged, hungry for pizza.
Aaron dialed the number on his iPod. "Yeah, can we do delivery?" He asked.
Present time
"Hey, I'm just a c-" Salem began.
"Don't use that excuse. You hate it when we use it on you, so you can't use it against us." Aaron said.
"Dang it." Salem said as Sabrina picked up the box.
"And if everyone asks, I got the recipe from a magazine." Sabrina told Salem as she and Aaron walked towards the front door.
"Ah, mon chéri, what's a lovely confection like you doing in a squalid kitchen like this? Mwah, mwah, mwah." Salem said with a French accent as he took a bite of cake.
"Too sweet." Salem praised, before getting dizzy. "Suddenly, I feel like Elvis on a cheesecake blender." Salem said, before getting affected by the cake's magic.
"Simply delicious! I can't wait till the others try a piece. I get so much pleasure putting the happiness of others before my own. In fact, I should clean the kitchen." Salem said.
Ten minutes later-Hilda, Zelda and Quigley's P.O.V.
Hilda, Zelda and Quigley walked in the kitchen, only to gasp in surprise. The kitchen is so clean, it was sparkling and spotless.
"Did someone hire a maid and not tell me?" Quigley asked, as the three saw Salem putting up the cleaning supplies.
"Salem, have you been cleaning?" Hilda asked.
"Gosh, yes. It was a chore with no thumbs, but thank goodness for these two paws and an unlimited supply of elbow grease." Salem said.
"I give up. But just what are you looking for in return?" Quigley asked Salem, skeptical of his behavior.
"I always say a good deed is its own reward." Salem said.
"No, you always say, "Tell me where the catnip is or I'll blackmail it out of you.' It took Jake and Mary a while to convince Aaron you and I weren't talking about a black envelope, therefore we weren't mail racists." Quigley said.
"Oh, pshaw, you big silly." Salem said with a chuckle.
"What's your Ming doing here?" Zelda asked, walking over to the box of stuff and pulling out Salem's Ming Vase.
"Just donating some of my worldly possessions to raise money for local charities. Gotta give till it hurts. After that, I'm gonna surprise Aaron by doing something to cheer him up. He has been in the dumps recently." Salem said, picking up the box and leaving the kitchen.
"It's like his personality has been turned upside down." Zelda said, scratching her head in confusion.
"I know. He's donating to charity. Aaron would never believe that." Hilda said.
"And the fact he's concerned for Aaron. Never seen that since...ever." Zelda said.
Meanwhile-Everyone's P.O.V.-Block party
"And it was on the first Thanksgiving, a member of the Stone family did say, 'Why not go all out and impress our new neighbors with a bird big enough to fight Godzilla.'" Gem boated over a megaphone.
"Hey, uh, do you think they had donuts at the first Thanksgiving?" A police officer asked another, who was shocked by the question.
Sabrina and Aaron arrived at a table Pi was sitting at with cookies. Sabrina was carrying the cake, and Aaron brought some brownies he made.
"Yum! Black and white cookies!" Sabrina said as she and Aaron put their treats on the table.
"Chyah. They're yin yang cookies. They represent the opposite forces of the universe. Day and night, man and woman, vanilla and chocolate." Pi explained.
"Light and dark?" Aaron asked. "Simple, but yes." Pi said.
"Pretty intense, Pi." Sabrina praised.
"So to my fellow students, I say, don't feel bad about yourselves for not being able to compete with the Stones! Just because we're better than you, doesn't mean you're worthless!" Gem gloated via megaphone.
"Is it me, or is Gem pure evil?" Sabrina asked.
"No way. Nobody's pure evil. You know what the ancient Chinese philosopher, Lao Tzu, says on the subject?" Pi asked.
"I think we're about to find out." Sabrina said as Aaron nodded in agreement.
"Chyah. He says an evil person is just like a dirty window that won't let the light shine through. Sometimes, all they need is a good person who is willing to do windows." Pi explained.
"Oh yeah? For Gem, you need a fire hose and a 3 foot squeegee." Sabrina said.
"Whoa! I could, like, really picture that." Pi said, making a camera gesture with his hands.
"Pi, I don't think Lao Tzu met Gem Stone before. If he did, he would rethink his views." Aaron said, his face on the table.
"Hey, Sabrina. Aaron." Harvey greeted as he walked up to the table.
"Hi, Harvey. I see you didn't hold back at the old Stone family feast." Sabrina said, seeing the amount of food in Harvey's arms.
"What can I say, I got caught up in the legends." Harvey defended, eating a turkey leg.
"So, what's the scoop on your cake and brownies?" Harvey asked.
"Well, the brownies are from Aaron. And the cake is from my great, great, great-aunt Morgan, who lived in ancient, uh, Holland. And she was the royal baker for a real famous king, uh, King Freddy." Sabrina explained as a crowd came to the table.
"And you, Aaron? What's the story on the brownies?" Harvey asked.
Aaron looked around, trying to decide something. It confused Sabrina before she realized something. And no, it's not just the fact Harvey knows what he was doing when asking the question.
While she might know Aaron better than he knows himself, she doesn't know about his family tree. It never came up in any conservation before, and now she thinks about it, she never saw anything referring to Aaron's extended family.
Sure, Aaron mentioned having no extended family when he, Sabrina and Harvey were dealing with the terror twins(which feels like a lifetime ago), but surely Aaron's parents told him something about his family tree.
After a moment, Aaron looked down at the ground. "It's just brownies. No one in my family has a recipe, because I don't know about my family tree. My parents never said anything. You should know, Harvey." Aaron said somberly.
"Well, okay then." Harvey said as he and the crowd turned their attention back to the cake.
"Aaron, are you okay?" Sabrina asked.
"Sure, why wouldn't I be? Just because I don't know my family tree doesn't mean anything. I mean, other people surely don't know their family trees either." Aaron said, still looking down, his hat casting a shadow over his eyes.
"Aaron-" Sabrina began again, only for Aaron to wave her off.
"I'm fine. Just...gonna take a walk. Gonna think about why I decided to go to a party where bringing food requires people to know your family tree." Aaron said, still not meeting Sabrina's eyes as he got up and walked away from the party, avoiding everyone else.
Harvey, either ignoring the whole thing or never noticing, Sabrina doesn't know, took a finger full of frosting and licked it, coughing. After getting affected by the cake's magic, Harvey became pissed off, his personality upside down.
"King Freddy liked to have Morgan's upside down cake so much that when the peasants were revolting, he said, 'Let them eat cake!' and then they all moved to Atlantis. And that's how the Russian Revolution began." Sabrina concluded.
"How about that, everybody? A historical cake." Mrs. Bleachstain said.
Harvey pushed a random person out of the way, making Sabrina concerned.
"Harvey, is everything alright?" Sabrina asked.
"What's it to you, Smellman?" Harvey retorted, just as Aaron came back from his walk.
"Hey, that's no way to talk to Sabrina!" Aaron snapped at Harvey.
"Or what, Aaron? Gonna punch me again? Actually, that would be nice to see how tough you are. At least I know who to count on when I need the muscles." Harvey complimented as Aaron's fist began to clench, only for Aaron to be confused by Harvey's words.
Just before things could fly off the handle, Sabrina got in between them. "Ha ha, big joke." Sabrina said, trying to ease the tension.
"The joke is your cake. That was the smelliest lump of crud on this stink fest of a block party." Harvey complained.
"Harvey, how could you say something like that?" Sabrina asked, before realizing the problem.
"Oh no." She said as she flipped through the pages of Morgan's recipe book.
"'A magnificent 19 tiered masterpiece guaranteed to turn taste buds'," Sabrina began, wiping the pink stuff off the page, "'and personalities upside down!' Eep!" Sabrina exclaimed.
"I don't have time to waste with you, little girl! I've got places to be." Harvey spat at Sabrina.
"Then why are you still here, Harvey?" Aaron asked.
"Because it's time to raise a little hardcore hoo-hah." Harvey gloated, rubbing his hands together, before glancing at Aaron.
"However, I think I need someone of your brashness and personality to help with that. What do you say, pal? Wanna help me make this party hardcore?" Harvey asked.
"No." Aaron said. "Your lost." Harvey shrugged.
"You've lost your mind." Sabrina told Harvey.
"I'm off to find me a real party. And Aaron, if you're bored with this popsicle stand, you know where to find me." Harvey said as he left.
"Harvey, wait!" Sabrina tried to call out to Harvey, but he ignored her. Aaron, however, was blinking in confusion.
"Did that just happened?" Aaron asked.
"Yes, and we need to get rid of that cake before," Sabrina began, only for her and Aaron to see everyone eating the cake, "anybody eats it." Sabrina finished.
"Houston, we have an upside down problem." Aaron commented as everyone's personalities, excluding Aaron and Sabrina's, were changed.(Jake and Mary weren't even at the party, so they're safe too.) For example, Mrs. Bleachstain was wearing a dress, becoming carefree.
Aaron and Sabrina ran around the party, grabbing pieces of the cake from everyone while saying some apologies and how Janitor Jim thinks the cake is radioactive(the last part was from Sabrina).
"Out of my way! I gotta score some tickets to Spicy Backstreet Guys to Men." Mrs. Bleachstain said, skating past Aaron and Sabrina.
"Too late." Sabrina said as she and Aaron looked at the cake, to see it was gone. Along with the brownies. Most likely thrown away, given how much everyone hates Aaron and everything he stands for, which is unfair. Despite the fact Sabrina commited the worst things yesterday, Aaron is still the hated one. How?!
"You're my broker. What do I pay you for? I don't care how many points the Dow is down. Just move those units. Ugh!" Pi exclaimed, hanging up a phone while wearing a suit.
"I can't stand incompetence." Pi stated as he walked away.
Aaron gasped at that. "Pi would never wear a suit...or even care about businesses!" Aaron stated.
"Come on, chicas. Let's hit the mall. I know really nectar guys that work at the Hot Dog Haberdashery." A business woman told two other females, as they walked into a car and drove off, laughing like teenagers.
"And that's just uncomfortable." Aaron said as he and Sabrina shuddered in horror.
"Why am I eating cake, Bob? It's bad for my figure." Mike, the police officer, said to Bob, the other police officer, as he threw away the cake piece.
"Tell me about it, Mike. Even worse than them nasty, greasy donuts." Bob said in agreement.
"Know what I'm really in the mood for, Bob?" Mike asked.
"A nice healthy salad?" asked Bob.
"*Chuckles* You're reading my mind." said Mike as he and Bob ran down the street, while Aaron and Sabrina walked to the trash can.
"This is out of hand! I've gotta find Salem and-" Sabrina began, grabbing the piece of cake from the trash can.
"Sabreeny, if this cake turns personalities around, and we gave some to Salem..." Aaron trailed off, as he and Sabrina realized where this was going.
"Oh no! The extra cake!" Sabrina cried out as she and Aaron ran to the kitchen.
"By the way, are you okay? And don't lie to me." Sabrina said firmly.
"Not really. I mean, on top of everything that happened, and then this party reminded me that I have no extended family." Aaron said.
"What do you mean? You told Harvey-" Sabrina began.
"I know!" Aaron snapped, before realizing his tone.
"I'm sorry. I know what I told Harvey. It's true that my parents never told me about my family tree. But when I asked them about grandparents, uncles and aunts, even cousins, my dad said he was an only child and my mom said she had a relative that died. And the only one who fits that bill is Green." Aaron said.
"What about their parents?" Sabrina asked. "They said their parents are dead. So, I have no extended family and no way to trace my family tree." Aaron replied.
Aaron and Sabrina's P.O.V.-Two minutes later
The two arrived at Sabrina's house to see...Quigley wearing a biker outfit and riding a motorcycle?
"When did Qu-You know what, not gonna ask." Aaron said as he and Sabrina ran into the house.
"Aunt Zelda," Sabrina began, only for Zelda to turn and they see that she was putting on make-up. "Can't talk now, gotta run." Zelda told them.
"No, you can't go!" Sabrina protested.
"You're right! I can't go dressed like this. I'll be the laughingstock of Nero's toga party." Zelda said as she zapped a toga on herself.
"No, this can't be true! It's impossible!" Aaron pleaded. "Search your feelings, Aaron. You know this to be true. Whatever it is you're thinking." Zelda said. "NOOOOOOOOO! NO!" Aaron yelled, falling to his knees.
"Nero? Sabrina asked.
"I know what you're thinking. Caesar has the reputation, but let me tell you. Once he started dating Cleopatra, he really stopped making the rounds. Now if you excuse me, I think there some acts of terrorism to do. Like, burning some parts of Rome." Zelda said as she left via magic.
"Tell me she didn't went to Nero's toga party." Hilda pleaded to the two tweens, as Aaron was shocked by Hilda's appearance.
"She did." Sabrina replied, nodding her head.
"Oh dear! I begged her not to, it's a treacherous place!" Hilda moaned.
"Hilda, we need your help! It's an emergency!" Sabrina said.
"I'll say it's an emergency. My sister is smack dab in the middle of the world's biggest den of debauchery and depravity!" Hilda said.
"Hilda, you have to help!" Sabrina pleaded.
"I have to help rescue her from the temptations of wanton decadence. I thought it would end after her, but I was wrong. Pray for me, for I must stop Zelda from being a terrorist." Hilda said as she left via magic, going after Zelda.
"Salem is our last hope!" Sabrina said.
"Provided, of course, his personality is swapped to be much worse than usual." Aaron commented dryly as he and Sabrina ran into the kitchen to see Salem writing something on the table.
"Salem!" Sabrina and Aaron yelled, as they ran to the table.
"Why the frowns? I always say you should put creases in your trousers, not your forehead." Salem said, pointing at his own while Aaron was dumbfounded.
"...No, you always say, 'Sign the Saberhagen Oath and make me feel better about myself in every way.'" Aaron said, remembering the past two months of endless crud from Salem.
"Yeah. And you always told us, "Tell me where Great-Uncle Quigley hides the catnip, or I'll blackmail it out of you.' It took Aaron's parents three years to convince Aaron that blackmailing doesn't involve a black envelope, nor does it include mail racism." Sabrina said.
"Hey, I was five at the time!" Aaron defended, blushing in embarrassment.
"Gosh all hemlock. This house is simply a wash with kooky funsters." Salem said, causing Aaron to be more shocked.
"Okay, the cat is officially useless." Sabrina said, facepalming her forehead.
"You caught me right in the middle of Uplifting Letter Day. I'm writing cheery little letters of encouragement to the actors of cancelled T.V. shows. They need love and support." Salem said before finishing writing the letter he was working on.
"'In closing, Mr. Danza, if you ever need a shoulder to cry on, mine's extra absorbent.'" Salem wrote down the said letter, putting the letter in an envelope and sealing it. "Sealed with a kiss." Salem said, kissing the envelope.
"And Aaron, I notice you seem to be in the dumps lately, so I'll be writing something that'll boost your spirits up. Along with a special surprise." Salem said, causing a small smile to be on Aaron's face for a brief moment.
Salem walked out of the kitchen, skipping as he did so, while Aaron and Sabrina were looking. "Doom, thy names are Sabrina and Aaron." Sabrina said, before noticing Aaron didn't join in.
When Sabrina looked at Aaron's face, seeing that smile, he caught her staring and looked away.
"Aaron, is there anything you wa-" Sabrina began.
"Nope. Let's just figure something out." Aaron said, shutting Sabrina down before she could dig deeper.
"Yeah. Let's." Sabrina said, worried. What's up with Aaron, besides the extended family issue?
A minute later
Aaron and Sabrina were sitting on the porch when they got hit by trash. Yes, literally.
"I suppose we deserve that." Sabrina commented.
"Yeah, ain't that the truth.' Aaron added dryly, as he and Sabrina took the pieces of trash off them.
"Aren't you gonna use your magic to fix this mess?" A familiar voice asked in concern.
"It's too big a mess. We can't do it by ourselves." Sabrina said.
"True to that." Aaron added, looking at the ground.
"Hold on, who said that?" Sabrina asked as she and Aaron realized something about the voice. They were surprised to see..."Gem?!" They asked in shock, seeing Gem wear normal clothing.
"You-you know our secret?" Sabrina and Aaron asked.
"Yep. And the only thing standing between this town and certain doom is your magics combined." Gem said.
"B-B-But...wait, do you have any certain feelings for me?" Aaron asked, a bit nervous.
"No, of course not. I never felt that way about you at all. We're just friends." Gem said, causing Aaron to sag with relief.
"So let's get a move on. We've got to save Greendale!" Gem stated.
Soon-The Attic-Aaron's P.O.V.
"So, how'd you figure out I'm really a witch? And Aaron's a warlock?" Sabrina asked Gem, as I stared out of the window, keeping tabs on everyone in Greendale whose personalities got swapped.
"It wasn't hard. After I ate some of that magical cake, everything seems to make perfect sense. Heck, you two don't even wear disguises. Even Clark Kent have a pair of glasses." Gem pointed out.
"Fair enough, though Aaron does wear glasses." Sabrina said as she read through the pages.
"So, what's up with you?" Gem asked me, concerned.
"...Nothing." I said, not even glancing at her. Though it's not out of rudeness, it's because I fear that once I do, the spell will be over and I'll be back to running from her.
"Hey! I think I have something here that'll reverse the spell." Sabrina said, as Gem and I looked at the page as well.
"'A magical decaf mochaccino latte guaranteed to wash away magical spells.'" Gem read.
"It's worth a shot." Sabrina said.
"Good thing it's decaf. This town's gonna need a good night's sleep." Gem said.
"Okay." Sabrina agreed.
"A spell-reversing decaf non-fatty. Whip up a batch of mochaccino latt-y" Sabrina recited as she used magic to conjure up a pitcher of latte.
Come on, let's put it to the test." Sabrina said.
"You don't mean..." I began, my face paling as I realized who was the first one up.
"Yes." Sabrina said, not noticing my face as she dragged me to the living room, with Gem following behind.
Sabrina, Gem and Aaron's P.O.V.-Living room
Salem was sealing another envelope. "Boy, this letter-writing is tougher on the tongue than it is on the paw." Salem said, his tongue cracking.
"You need a little latte to refresh your mouth." Sabrina said, handing the mug to Salem.
"Don't mind if I do. By the way, Aaron, sent the letter and the special surprise to your room." Salem said, about to accept the mug, only for Aaron to grab it while exclaiming, "No!"
He looked at Salem and Sabrina, the two just confused. "I mean, you can't drink this. It got a bug in it." Aaron said with a nervous chuckle.
"Aaron's right. And we'll fix that, in the kitchen." Sabrina said, as she and Aaron walked in.
Before Sabrina could say anything, Aaron beat her to the punch.
"You know, maybe we should let Salem stay this way." Aaron said.
"Aaron, you know we can't." Sabrina said.
"Why not? Look how happy he is." Aaron said, as he and Sabrina poke their heads out to see Salem writing another letter.
"Even if so, it's not Salem's true personality." Sabrina said.
"It's an improvement over the actual one." Aaron said coolly, crossing his arms.
"Why are you...trying..so-oh. Aaron, this is about your and Salem's friendship, isn't it?" Sabrina asked, realizing the point.
"Lack of, but yes. I'm tired of this. Putting up a facade, acting like I could handle his jokes, his taunts. His insults. I'm tired of acting like a fool at times around him, tired of the fact that we're not even bothering to fix what's broken. I'm just done." Aaron said somberly, before going into deep thought.
Yet, Sabrina knew it was more than just Salem. The way Aaron avoided glancing at Gem, the way he looked surprised with Harvey's praise. What Gem told them while they went to the attic, where she deduced that since the town's personalities got swapped, so did their hatred towards Aaron.
Sabrina realized why Aaron's been acting so down in the dumps lately. He's been putting up a brave face for her. He's been doing it so she wouldn't go overboard like last time. It makes Sabrina more guilty for her actions, since Aaron put more on his plate.
"And then I realize something." Aaron continued, shocking Sabrina. "This is exactly like that time you, Chloe, Hilda and Zelda made a band, and I was the person who recorded your shows, made your outfits, and managed the special effects. Everyone doesn't hate me, but at what cost?" Aaron said, looking up.
"My fatal flaw, Sabrina, is that once given the chance to be liked, either this town or Salem, I would do anything to keep it. So, please give this to Salem...and give him my regards." Aaron said, his expression one of hopelessness, and before Sabrina can stop him, he walked out of the back door and left.
"Wow, he has a lot of issues to talk about. And I don't mean it in a bad way." Gem told Sabrina, hearing the entire thing.
"Yeah, he does need to talk about them. And I know the one who can." Sabrina said as she went back out to the living room and gave Salem the mug again, who drank it.
The latte's magic affected Salem, reversing his personality back to normal.
"What am I doing here? Why does my tongue hurt? Where'd Quigley hide my stinking catnip?" Salem asked.
"I'm not allowed to tell you. And neither is Aaron." Sabrina said, before remembering how sad Aaron was when he left.
"You'd better, or I'll blackmail it out of you. And I don't care if Aaron thinks we're committing mail racism by talking about a black envelope." Salem threatened.
"I'm so glad to hear you say that." Sabrina hugged Salem.
"Hey, ow! Let go, woman! You're crunching my coif." Salem snapped, before Sabrina grabbed him and shook him.
"Also, blackmail isn't mail racism!" Sabrina shouted in Salem's face.
"Okay, geez." Salem began.
"And, you need to talk to Aaron." Sabrina said.
"Why me?" Salem asked.
"Because you're the reason he's down in the dumps. You and this entire town. So go and apologize to Aaron." Sabrina told Salem.
"Okay, okay. I will. Geez." Salem said as he left to go and find Aaron.
Just at that moment, Hilda and Zelda arrived back, the former holding the latter's ears.
"It's not enough you go to the seediest city in the world and burn it down, you just had to buy a T-shirt and a weapon. 'Rome burned and all I got was this lousy T-Shirt'. Please." Hilda complained as Zelda pulled out an axe.
"It was either this or 'Nero fiddled while Rome burned and all I got was this lousy T-shirt'. Either way, I burned down Rome and I am your warlord, bow to me and my terrible powers!" Zelda cried out while laughing like a villain.
It's official, Zelda went insane. She even admits her power sucks. Sabrina said in her head.
"You two could use some lattes to calm your nerves." Gem said as she walked over to Hilda and Zelda with two mugs.
"I'll say." Hilda agreed.
"Fine, but then I'll make axe-cidents soon." Zelda gloated smugly as she and Hilda drank the latte.
"Nice move." Sabrina whispered to Gem.
"Thanks." Gem whispered back, flashing a thumbs up as Hilda and Zelda's personalities were returned back to normal.
"Hey, cute toga." Hilda complimented as Zelda saw the axe in her hand.
"What's this doing here? That brings back bad memories." Zelda said as she zapped it away to somewhere. Only then, did Hilda and Zelda realize what they were wearing.
Five minutes later
Hilda, Zelda, Sabrina and Gem were outside Hilda and Zelda having a coffee stand on a magic carpet, Sabrina and Gem on the ground holding the coffee pitcher and mugs.
"Let's get a move on! We'll split up to cover more ground. See ya!" Zelda said as she and Hilda flew off as Gem and Sabrina ran off.
"All right boys, stretch and reach, Stretch and reach." Bob said, as he, Mike and another officer were stretching.
"Hold it, boys. If you're gonna do aerobics, you're gonna need a boost of energy." Gem said, offering the latte.
"Oh, we can't drink coffee. It's bad for you." Mike declined.
"Uh, this isn't coffee. It's concentrated broccoli juice. Very good for you." Gem lied.
"And it tastes awesome." added Sabrina.
The three police officers nodded at each other before walking over to drink the 'broccoli juice', returning back to their normal personalities...and clothes.
"Hey, who's up for donuts and maybe a big brick of lard?" Bob asked.
Mike and the third officer agreed as they cheered.
"Hey, Mike! You're out of uniform!" Bob told Mike, who was surprised to see that he was wearing beachwear.
Meanwhile Slugloafe, who was dressed like a bard and singing a ballad to a crowd of children.
Only for Gem to grab Slugloafe from behind. Sabrina opened his mouth and poured the latte down his throat, turning him back to normal as they ran off.
"Oh, check it out. I'm holding this thing and I don't even know what it is." Slugloafe said as he broke the harp.
"Much better. Okay, all you kids, line up so I could take your lunch money! Chop-chop!" Slugloafe ordered.
"At this rate, we'll have the town back to normal in no time." Gem said.
"Uh oh! This looks like trouble!" Sabrina said, as she and Gem saw Harvey taking over control over a water tower.
"It's Harvey! Let's go!" Sabrina stated as she and Gem ran towards the water tower.
"This is all my fault! If something happens to Harvey, I'll never forgive myself." Sabrina said. Sure, Harvey is a jerk, but that doesn't mean he should be seriously injured.
"Come on, let's climb. There's no time to waste." Gem said.
"No, it's too dangerous for you. I have to take responsibility. Wait here." Sabrina told Gem as she zapped an elevator to go in.
"Hey suckers, you look like ants here!" Harvey gloated as the elevator arrived next to him.
"What are you doing here, Smellman? And how are you here?" Harvey asked Sabrina when the elevator doors opened.
"I just thought you might need a little refreshment. Try to find a pizza place with that kind of delivery service." Sabrina said with a giggle.
"I'll pass on the latte, but I do need to thank you for that crummy cake." Harvey said.
"Not quite the compliment I was looking for." Sabrina said.
"Oh, it was not a compliment. That was the worst cake I ever had! But it did something to me." Harvey explained.
"It did?" Sabrina asked, before looking down and seeing how high she was.
"I used to be Mr. Nice Guy, always doing what was right and never what was fun. Even worse, I turned away Aaron because he had the backbone to stand up to me. After one bite of your cake, I'm a new man." Harvey boasted.
"But Harvey, that's not what supposed to happen. Though being nice to Aaron wouldn't be a bad thing." Sabrina muttered the last part.
"That's too bad cuz I like it, and I think everyone will too." Harvey said, pulling out his piece of the cake from his pocket.
"What are you doing with that cake?" Sabrina asked.
"I'm gonna throw it in the water supply, so everyone will be just like me!" Harvey explained his plans.
"No, don't do it! Here, take this!" Sabrina pleaded, handing the mug to Harvey.
"Back off, Sabrina! I mean business!" Harvey retorted, back handing the mug.
"On the count of three, everyone in Greendale is going upside down! One, two," Harvey began counting down.
"Three. One ice latte coming at you." Gem said, shooting coffee in Harvey's face.
"Hey!" Harvey sputtered, before getting his personality reversed back to normal, dropping the cake towards the water supply.
"Um, um, bouncy balls on a jumping bean, I need a floating trampoline." Sabrina said, using magic to make a trampoline to bounce the cake so she can catch it.
"Score!" Gem exclaimed, pumping her fists.
"What-What happened?! And why am I hanging on the water tower?" Harvey asked, back to normal and unaware of what happened during his time with a upside down personality.
"Agh, I'm scared of heights!" Harvey exclaimed.
"Harvey, you're actually home, sleeping. This is a dream." Sabrina said.
"Oh, cool." Harvey said.
"And since this is your dream, I'm not really Sabrina, but your conscience, telling you to be nice to Aaron." Sabrina said.
"Well, I should be thankful he is giving me a last chance at friendship. And I do want to earn Sabrina's trust again. But from what I heard, they're d-" Harvey began.
"We-uh, I mean, they're not dating. They don't have those types of feelings for each other." Sabrina said.
"Well, okay. At least that's cleared up. Okay, you got it." Harvey said as Sabrina zapped him with magic, sending him back to his house and took the elevator back down..
"Gem, you saved the day!" Sabrina praised as she and Gem hugged each other.
"You were pretty slick with the spell action. You were busting rhymes like Wyclef." Gem said as Sabrina threw the cake away.
"I'm just glad everything's back to normal." Sabrina said, actually glad that Gem was nice and friendly.
"No, Sabrina. Not everything." Gem said, as she handed Sabrina the squirt gun filled with the latte.
"You've got to change me back to my old self." Gem said.
"But I like the new you. You're my friend like this. You, me, Chloe and Aaron can hang out for once, without any problems." Sabrina lamented.
"Don't you think I like having real friends? Having a crush without being obsessed? But, this isn't who I am. I can't live a lie, no matter what." Gem said.
"I'm gonna miss you." Sabrina said sadly.
"No you won't, the good Gem is somewhere deep inside the real Gem. Nobody's all bad. Sometimes, we just have to try a little harder to find the good in some people than others." Gem said.
"It's like what Pi was saying earlier. Everybody's good inside except they have dirty windows." Sabrina said, only for Gem to be confused.
"Or was it good people open their windows more than evil people?" Sabrina wondered, as Gem was still confused.
"Something like that." Sabrina shrugged.
"Oh, by the way. I'll let you in on a secret. My family didn't really came over on the Mayflower, that's a lie my father started to make my family seem special." Gem admitted.
"That's funny. I had to make up a lie because my family's too special." Sabrina said.
"Also, my father funds the mayor." Gem said.
"I kind of know." Sabrina said.
"I know. But that's the only reason this town hates Aaron, is because the mayor forces them to. And since he's being funded by my father," Gem explains, as Sabrina already knows the answer.
"So, what you're saying is, he'll stay in power until your family is broke or-" Sabrina began.
"We move out of town, or even one of the family decides to wise up and stop funding him. But since we're talking about the type of people my family are, that'll never happen for a long time." Gem said.
"Yeah, that sucks." Sabrina said, realizing the problem at hand.
"I'll miss you, being able to talk to you like a true friend. And hey, I apologize for anything I say and do after I turn back." Gem told Sabrina.
"Apology accepted, friend." Sabrina said as she sprayed Gem in the face with the latte, reversing Gem's personality back to normal.
"What am I doing hanging out at the water tower? With Sabrina Spellman of all people?! I must be going crazy." Gem said, definitely back to normal as she left.
Just as Sabrina began to walk away, Gem turned around.
"Hey, Spellman. I've been thinking about earlier when I called you a loser. I just wanted to say I'm...I'm sorry." Gem apologized.
"Apology accepted, friend." Sabrina said.
Gem shook her head, wondering what she just did.
"What am I doing?! I'm sharing a party of five moments with Sabrina Spellman! I need to increase my therapy hours, after I find my precious Aaron." Gem said as she left.
"Yep, there's a little bit of good inside everybody." Sabrina said.
"Now, I wonder how Aaron and Salem are doing?" She mused, heading home.
"I miss the nice, friendly Gem. ...Oh gods, that's what Aaron meant when he was talking about just Salem, not Greendale. Good thing I didn't say anything, or else I'll have a 'open mouth, insert foot' moment." Sabrina said to herself.
Aaron's P.O.V.-Meanwhile, Greendale Woods
I sighed as I walked around the woods, walking amongst the trees until I got to the river and sat down.
I pulled a piece of paper from my pockets and unfolded it. It was a spell that makes people nice, one of the spells from the Spooky Jar that I took when no one wasn't noticing last year.
It was the reason I left the block party, using a 'walk' as an excuse. I-I'm done with how rocky things between Salem and me have been lately, especially more so during the past month. I'm done with putting up with his put-downs, and I'm done with acting like a fool around him, proving his beliefs.
I want things to go back to how it was, when I was five and before all of this hate. But if I do this spell, what cost will I serve?
Sure at first, no one will notice. But soon they will, and how long will it be before they're terrified of me?! Terrified that I can force them to be whatever and whoever I want them to be?
I wish everything was simple again, where I never have to worry about things like this, or even consider drastic measures. Unfortunately, that incident, the one I barely remember, forced me to grow up too early and consider things like this.
I looked down at the spell. What if...that incident never happened. Would I be treated normally? Would I have a friendship with Salem? A better friendship with Harvey that doesn't involve any of this? Would anything make sense? What if...
(A/N: Please enjoy the following song, which is 'What If' from Cheetah Girls: One World and slightly changed lyrics, as they fit this moment. watch?v=1J3nUfHglJE)
"(Mmm, mmm. Aah, aah. Ooh, ooh.)
"Maybe this was meant to be
"Maybe now it should be me
"Been dreamin' of this forever
"But I'm feelin' so confused...yeah
"It's hard to see what's right
"Between you and I
"And I don't know what to do
"Oh we'd stay together always is the promise we made" *Remembers the promise Salem and I made to have each others back when I was five, and how Salem was the one who gave me the idea to burn Gem's invites to those Halloween parties when I was seven*
"But suddenly it's not so clear
"And I'm being pulled both ways
"And it's ripping my heart, tearin' me apart
"It's impossible to choose
"What if I don't try
"What if I do
"Everything that I've dreamed right in front of me
"If I win, what would I lose
"How could I learn to live wondering...what If?" *Looks down at the spell, debating on what should I do*
"Things would never be the same, oh no
"Maybe that's the price of this game
"Been waitin' for this forever
"It's close enough for me to touch
"But if I don't go for it, I might always regret
"But is it worth losing so much?
"Oh we'd stay together always is the promise we made" *Remembers time Salem and I got back at Scheherazade...and Sabrina, for causing that whole thing, and how the three of us laugh at that afterwards*
"But suddenly it's not so clear
"And I don't know what to say
"And it's ripping my heart, tearin' me apart
"It's impossible to choose
"What if I don't try
"What if I do
"Everything that I've dreamed right in front of me
"If I win, what would I lose
"How could I learn to live wondering... "*Starts to have thoughts about the good things if I cast the spell*
"What If I would have tried
"We could shine, even fly
"I don't wanna realize after it's too late
"And see it all pass me by
"If I do, if I don't
"Will I ever really know
"What the future could hold before it slips away
"Could be the chance of a lifetime
"(Woah-ooh, woah, woah.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
"Ohh, woah, woah.
"Ohh, woah, woah, woah, woah
Yeah, yeah)" *Looks down at the spell, smiling at the good things, only for the repercussions of the spell to come in, causing my smile to fade*
"And it's ripping my heart, tearin' me apart
"It's impossible to choose
"What if I don't try
"What if I do (What if I do, if I do)
"Everything that I've dreamed right in front of me
"If I win, what would I lose (What would I lo-ooo-ose?)
"How could I learn to live wondering...What If?
"I never wanna say...what if?"
I look down at the river to see my reflection, only to notice that I could barely see anything. Deciding that was the motivation I needed, I made my decision.
I grabbed the spell and ripped it up, scattering it in the air. Instead of feeling happy, I feel hollow, like I killed not only a chance for Salem and me to start fixing our friendship easily, but I also killed a part of me.
I turned around to see Salem was standing there, about to say something. However, at the last moment, he decided against it and turned around, walking off.
Yep, Nice Salem had left the building, and in his place was the Salem who doesn't want to fix this friendship we have.
As I walked home, my heart became heavier, my breathing heavy from trying not to break down, I didn't even notice an envelope underneath a rock.
When I arrived back, I went upstairs to my room, not even hearing my parents calling me down for dinner.
I shut the door, locked it and the windows, and slumped onto the bed. However, I felt two objects on there.
I grabbed them, only for my eyes to water. It was the letter and special surprise Nice Salem left behind. The ones to boost my spirits, given it been in the dumps lately.
I opened the letter to read it.
'Dear Aaron,
I have noticed that you've been down in the dumps lately. While I do not know the reason why, I can't stand seeing you, my best friend, feeling that way. So, here's the words that'll cheer you up.
Sometimes the reason good things are not happening to you is because you are the good thing that needs to happen to other people.
From, your best friend, Salem Saberhagen'
After reading the letter, and nearly crying over the fact I'll never get to see Salem actually writing them, I look at the package and opened it.
It was a drawing of Salem and me. Not just any drawing, though. It was a drawing of Salem and me spreading happiness and world peace to everyone in the world, my dreams since I was a small kid.
I notice writing on the back so I turn the drawing around to read that.
'For my fellow happiness spreader, stars can't shine without darkness. Always remember that.'
With that, I burst into tears, burying my face into my pillows.
Nice Salem is never coming back, no matter how much I wanted it to be so. Salem will always keep his niceness buried, all because he wants to be right all the time.
I made a choice, and it's one I wonder if it's the right one.
Meanwhile-Mary and Jake's P.O.V.-Kitchen
The two looked up to hear Aaron's sobbing before they sigh. While they would help Aaron, they know he had locked the door and windows, wanting to be left alone.
"Jake, do you think we made a mistake?" Mary asked.
"About not telling him our pasts?" Jake asked.
"No, I mean about the family tree. I mean, sure, Filthy Frank cut it down ten years ago." Mary said as they remembered.
Flashback-Ten years ago
Jake walked outside, wondering about the sounds of chainsaw in the backyard. He was horrified and pissed off to see Filthy Frank in the yard, cutting a literal tree that had Jake and Mary's ancestry on it.
"Hey, what are you doing, you maniac!?" Jake shouted, just as the tree fell. The last thing Jake has to remember his home, The only thing his mother ever gave him, and his eldest sister helped plant with him, and it was cut down like a piece of timber.
"WhAt DoEs It LoOk LiKe I'm DoInG?" Filthy Frank asked, grabbing the tree to load up in his truck for firewood.
"Get out of here!" Jake yelled, chasing Filthy Frank, who lugged the tree to his truck, jumped in, and started it, driving off.
Present time
"Yeah, I know." Jake said.
"But that doesn't mean we should've lied to him about the fact your family is dead. At least with me, my family is dead. But yours is still alive, and it hurts me to see our son confused about this family." Mary said.
"But...never mind. I know what you're saying, but how do we tell him?" Jake asked.
"I don't know. But this brings me to the next issue. Our son is unhappy, and we're not good parents." Mary said.
"Of course we are!" Jake argued.
"Jake, we leave our son by himself! I know I was bad, wanting to train him early in the mornings, but even you can't deny we leave him without Zelda watching over him!" Mary countered.
When Jake gave no reply, Mary press on.
"We don't even know what's wrong with him, because he keeps everything from us! And you know what, I don't care how our parents raised us back then, we're not them! Everything was in our past, and we're putting it behind us until the moment's right! What we should be concerned about is the future...about Aaron's future." Mary said.
"You're right. We have been pretty terrible, leaving him behind and not getting to the root of his emotions. And that's why we're gonna be here for him." Jake said.
"Exactly. Let's make Aaron's future bright." Mary said as she and Jake smiled at each other, before heading upstairs to figure out what's bothering Aaron.
Back in the woods
The wind started picking up, opening the envelope from earlier. A letter flew out, getting caught in a hole inside a tree.
A single beam of moonlight enter the hole, shining on the letter. The letter says,
'Dear Aaron,
You remember how I told you about the time Salem gave me the power to time travel, because I was fed up with everyone treating me like a kid? How I told you that you were dead, which was why I went with taking over the town?
Well, I lied about you being dead. The truth is, you ended up being evil in the future. I want to tell you, but I worry that doing so will cause everything to happen.
So, my plans is to make sure you become happy, even at the cost of my own sanity or my life. Now, before you try and stop me, if you read this, know that this is my decision, not yours.
You already have to give up so much for everyone who don't deserve it. For your parents, who loves you, but don't know your emotions half the time. For me, and that means a lot. So, I'm doing the same for you.
Just promise me that if you do find out about this possible future...you won't flip out like he did, after believing that everyone moved on. Because no matter what, I'll always have your back, even if Salem forgot that promise when you and me were five.
If anything, I'm going to save you, at the risk of my existence.
Sincerely, your best friend in the whole world, Sabrina Shoggoth Spellman.
P.S. I give you full permission to read my mind.