It's been five long weeks since the incident with Pompous Ness and Hallie fighting back against her attack before deciding to avoid the McJoys, Sir Prize and the good Nessies after what they had seen Hallie doing that day in order to defend them.

Hallie for her part had been able to stay away from the McJoys while making up tons of excuses as to why she couldn't play with them, but avoiding Sir Prize and the good Nessies was more of a challenge for her since Hallie loved going down to the beach, however, since Sir Prize and the good Nessies could make themselves invisible with their lockets while above the water, so Hallie had to be extra careful when trying to not run into them at all.

The McJoys on the other hand have been trying to convince Hallie that nobody was mad at her, but that they were concerned about how she'd handled the situation with Pompous Ness even though Hallie didn't want to tell them what had been going on inside her mind when the evil Nessie tried to attack them at the party although everyone tried to get Hallie to tell them why she had chosen to fight instead of letting the good Nessies handle the problem.

Today though, there was no avoiding the McJoys since Hallie's parents had arranged a play date with their co-workers kids, meaning that the four had to play together with only Hallie not loving the plan since it meant that she had to play with Hayden, Halsey and Hannah for the whole day which is why the five kids were on their way back to Happy Land while their parents still had to work for the day since the anniversary of castle Prize was coming up.

"Alright, now that we're all here, we can talk." Hayden said as he looked at Hallie, she glanced down in worry while chewing her lip. "Hallie, enough avoiding us. We're worried about you." Halsey told her gently, Hannah took hold of Hallie's hand before giving it a squeeze for support, and while the older girl appreciated it, Hallie was still worried about how the others would take the reason for why she reacted the way she did weeks ago instead of letting the others handle it.

"Why would you be worried about me?" Hallie asked them warily, the siblings looked at each other in surprise at that question. "How could we not be? We're all friends!" Hannah spoke up, hearing that she was still considered their friend made Hallie stumble back in shock since she had thought that none of them would want to even be friends with her after what they had seen Hallie do with the stick as she used it like Ruby Rose would have in her other favorite show, RWBY.

"The kids are right, lass." Sir Prize said as he appeared before the five kids with the good Nessies now all around them. "No matter what happens, we'll always be friends." Happy Ness told Hallie with a gentle smile, everyone smiled at the young girl as they agreed what their friends were saying, despite that, Hallie knew that they would like an explanation for her shocking behavior at the picnic even though no one had asked her to explain anything.

"I guess I should answer your question though." Hallie responded to them, everyone listened as Hallie told them about how she had originally tried to protect her old best friend in the same manner only for it to backfire on them both, as they had gotten injured by the older boys who wouldn't leave them alone, and because of what happened that day, Hallie's former friend broke their friendship off even though Hallie had apologized to her lots of times, but their friendship had been severed forever.

The McJoys, Sir Prize and the good Nessies were shocked to hear how Hallie had then been treated by her old classmates at school which had been part of the reason for why the Smith's had moved away from America to Scotland not just for a fresh start, but Mr. and Mrs. Smith were also hopeful that their daughter would be able to make new friends that would understand her protective nature since it was apart of Hallie as she's naturally protective of her friends and family.

"So, now you know the truth." Hallie said as she finished her story, looking around at everyone, Hallie could see the looks in their eyes that ranged from sadness to a little bit of anger before seeing the understanding in their eyes since they all realized that the young girl had only wanted to protect them even if it meant that Hallie would've of ended up getting seriously injured at her own risk, even though she knew that her friends could handle things themselves.

"We get it, but next time let us handle the bad Nessies." Brave Ness said with a smirk, he gently nudged Hallie with her tail causing her to laugh. "I promise to stay out of the fight." Hallie replied with a smile, everyone was happy that Hallie was still their friend while she was happy to make friends with those who understood her, just then Hannah came up to Hallie then whispered something into her ear making the older girl smile even more as Hannah started up some music, making everyone turn to the girls as Hallie started to sing.

[Play Courage in me from Ladybug and Cat Noir: The Movie]

[Hallie]

(Music)

It's so dark

Not a star in the sky

With no sound to be heard

And reality blurred

Dreams are gone with a light

Fading out

Till the world's far behind

I can't do this alone

I can't find my way home

With this doubt in my mind

Gotta find the courage in me

To stand up and be

Braver than I've been before

Searching for the courage in me

So, I can believe this is what I am destined for

Is this my moment to rise?

Leave the person I was behind

There are storms to calm

Can I face each one?

Is it time?

Is this my moment to rise?

I have started to realize

Doubts have held me down

Begin fading now

Is it my moment to rise?

As I stand

With a new path to tread

The hope in my heart

Starts to shake at the thought of what might lie ahead

Should I fight?

There's so much I don't know

Do I push through the fears

Till a new world appears

Though I might be alone

(Music)

What goes with darkness

Is totally different in the light

And deep in my heart

I found a way to climb to new heights

I'll go on regardless

Of anything standing in my way

Harness the power in me for those who need

To be saved

I won't run, I won't hide

I will soar through the sky tonight

I'm not going down without a fight

And now is the time

My moment to rise!

At the end of the song, everyone stared in surprise of what Hallie had just sang as they realized that she had now regained her courage when it came to their friendship being restored as they began to cheer for Hallie who bowed as she got her breath back since she was feeling better about this new friendship that had been fixed before it was broken like her old one, and now everyone could have a fun summer together as they began to play again.

Hallie laughed as she watched Silly Ness do a funny dance since he had to be silly all the time as it was who he was. "We're so glad that you could join us." Kind Ness told Hallie kindly, they hugged each other as they smiled while watching their friends play or dance around since Nessa City was the best place to be since everyone could be happy, and it was better than ever now that Hallie was back with her friends as she promised to be with them always.

"I missed you guys so much." Hallie said shyly, it was true as Hallie had felt lonely since she was tired of being alone, but had been too scared to return to her friends if they had chosen to not be friends with her anymore after what had happen, and because of that, Hallie had been feeling like she'd lost her chance to be friends with some of the greatest humans as well as the Nessies that she had ever met, even if she'd accidentally met them by chance that fateful night.

"Well, you're back now, and that's what matters to us." Cute Ness said with a smile, Hallie just adored the littlest of the Nessies as they began to play together with Kind Ness joining in on the fun, everything was alright between the friends since Hallie was back, and it really was what mattered most to the good Nessies as it was the same for Hallie as well, and soon everyone began to play one giant game of freeze tag which made everyone happy as they played games for hours before taking a break to relax for the rest of the day.

Final chapter done! I know this was a short story, but it would seem that no one knows the show, and that's okay. I don't own the song in this chapter.

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