It's finally time to end this arc, and it'll be long and filled with action and reveals. This is the culmination of everything that's been built up since the beginning of this arc, and this chapter will also be the final temple chapter, so I hope you're all ready.
Oh yeah, two things. One, I will be on vacation next week, so it will be a while before the next chapter comes out. And secondly, there will be a very special surprise at the end of this chapter.
Chapter 26: The Truth (Part 5)
The time has finally come. The guppies have reunited with each other, each going through many different changes over the time they've spent here, but now it's finally time for their adventure to begin its ending. After countless temples, it's time for Molly to face the seventh, and final temple. Little does she know that this will be nothing she's expected yet. The group had made it back to BlizzardTucky, where two sisters were waiting for them by the entrance.
"Ah, you've all come back," It was Lady Snowa, with Glacia by her side. "Good to see you've all come back." Molly decided to come up to them.
"Um…Miss Glacia…Lady Snowa…I'm sorry for running off like that. I was just under pressure and guilt, especially after how I treated everyone," Molly apologized to the sisters, who took it very seriously. Glacia decided to speak to her pupil.
"I'm glad you said that Molly, but next time you should tell me if I've put too much pressure on you, but I guess it's my fault for giving you more than you can handle," Glacia told Molly. "Now then, I assume by that scroll you have, you've found the sixth temple?" Gil handed her the scroll.
"Great, now it's time for your final temple, which is located right here in BlizzardTucky. We still need time to prepare, so why don't you kids go relax at the cafe for a quick snack?" Glacia said.
"Good idea, we'd better get going," Molly said, but then someone decided to speak out.
"Excuse me…Glacia was it?" It was Alana asking the question. "I was hoping I could come with you two, as there's something I need to tell you both," she asked them.
"Sis..is something wrong?" Cryo asked his sister concernedly.
"Nothing's wrong little bro. This is something that I need to tell them, not you or your friends," Alana explained. Glacia and Snowa looked at each other before nodding their heads.
"Of course dear, come with us," Snowa answered. When the three left, it was just the guppies, who decided to eat and chill out at the cafe. When they got there, two little girls were waiting for them.
"Molly!" It was Mia, who ran to her sister before she could process things. Nelly was there as well, and just waved.
"Hey Mia!" Molly greeted her sister after being without her for so long. Both were happy to see each other again.
"I missed you so much!" Mia said with tears of joy. "I thought you ran away forever!" Molly had never seen her sister so relieved yet upset before.
"Mia, I would never leave you behind. I was just having a moment to myself, okay? I'm sorry for scaring you," Molly apologized.
"Please don't leave like that again big sister!" Mia said to Molly. She smiled, giggling.
"I won't Mia, I promise," Molly promised Mia. Both sisters hugged each other.
"Hey, so I wanted to spend time with the girls before I have to go to the temple, so why don't you and Nelly head over there early?" Molly said to Mia.
"Okay! Come on Nelly!" Mia said. Nelly followed her, and once they were gone, the guppies got to relax and eat up before the trial. The boys and girls sat at different tables, but we will mainly focus on what happens at the girls table. Oona and Deema each had a bagel. Zooli had coffee and french toast, while Molly had water and scrambled eggs with bacon. The girls were talking with each other, catching up on what they'd miss.
"Hey, Zooli, can I ask you something?" Deema asked her friend.
"Yeah, what's up?"
"I noticed earlier that you were holding Cryo's hand on the way here. Does that mean you two are…?" Deema asked with a smirk. Zooli blushed slightly in embarrassment.
"W-What? Me? No no, I would never," Zooli tried to hide that she and Cryo were together.
"Come on, you like him don't you?" Deema pestered her. Zooli was blushing hard, but nodded her head slightly in response.
"EEEEE WE KNEW IT!" Oona and Deema screamed like fangirls. Their screams could be heard across the town.
"Okay okay I get it! I am with him, just please don't make a big deal okay?" Zooli told them.
"Don't worry, we won't, friend," Oona said.
"Yeah, we're not obsessed with it. We'll keep it to ourselves, right Molly?" Deema said, but Molly didn't answer. She has her head on the table. She wasn't even eating her food. "Molly?" Deema called to her, but to no answer. "Molly!" Molly snapped back to reality.
"Huh-who…oh yeah sure, whatever," Molly said. The girls knew something was up.
"Hey, you okay Molls?" Deema was concerned for her friend.
Molly sighed. "I don't know girls. I'm not sure I'm ready for this final temple, and working with Cryo," Molly explained. Zooli groaned, annoyed.
"That's because you're not even considering what's going on Molly!" Zooli yelled at her.
"Says you Zooli! How can you trust him so easily after what he did?" Molly said to her. "Maybe he's not on our side still!"
"You don't know that! You're always focusing on what people did rather than why they did it! Maybe he's secretly on our side, and this is just part of his plan," Zooli explained to Molly.
"How do you know that? Did he tell you when you found him?"
"No, but I know he wouldn't do this to hurt us," Zooli said.
"You don't know that Zooli!" Molly shouted.
"I don't know Molly. What if Zooli's right? What if Cryo is on our side, and this is just part of his plan?" Deema asked her.
"Yeah, I don't think he would do this to harm us, maybe it's all a ruse to defeat his dad," Oona said. The pink-haired girl thought about this for a while.
"I don't know. Maybe you're right, but I just can't trust him after he didn't tell us about this," Molly said. "I know you see good in him, but I just can't trust him yet." Everyone was against that, but they all understood where Molly was coming from.
After about an hour or so, the group decided to head to the temple to see how things were going with the preparations. When they arrived at the temple, they all noticed it had decorations all over it, such as light blue streamers and icicles everywhere. Lady Snowa was at the entrance, where she greeted the group.
"Greetings children, glad to see you're all here together," Snowa said.
"Yep, we're all ready. But I have to ask. What's up with the temple? Did something happen to it?" Molly asked Snowa.
"Well, since this is your final temple, we wanted it to look special for this wondrous occasion," Lady Snowa explained. "Now then, are you both ready to enter?" Molly and Cryo looked at each other intensely, each feeling different things about the other. Molly sighed and decided to answer.
"Yes, we're ready," she said.
"Very well then," Lady Snowa replied. "You both may enter the temple, and good luck." Molly and Cryo walked into the temple, which closed after they went through the doors. "As for the rest of us, follow me," Lady Snowa said to everyone else. They were all skeptical at first, but soon listened as she led them to the other side of the temple.
Meanwhile, inside the temple, Molly and Cryo looked around the area. It was much bigger than any of the other temples Molly had been to, and there were a lot more statues and murals everywhere.
"This place seems a lot bigger than the others I've been to," Molly said.
"Are they usually this big on the inside?" Cryo asked. Since this was his first time, he doesn't know how big everything was.
"Usually yes, but that's mostly because of the trials that come with them," Molly replied. Soon, the two found themselves in what looked like an arena, with stands near the walls, like it was some sort of gladiator arena.
"Was this usually normal when you did your trials?" Cryo asked Molly.
"The arena is normal, but there were never any stands in them. I think something might be off here," Molly answered. It was quiet, too quiet. All that could be heard was the howling wind, which blew past the two's hair and bodies. Cryo, thinking the time was right, decided to say something.
"Hey Molly, c-can I tell you something?" Cryo asked her. Molly was confused, but also curious about what he had to say.
"Uhh..sure, what is it?"
"Well, you see-" Cryo was cut off by a familiar voice.
"I see you two have made it here early," the voice said, grabbing the two's attention. Cryo groaned in annoyance. When they turned around, they saw Glacia in front of them.
"Ms Glacia?" Cryo said.
"Hello you two, I see you've made it here," Glacia greeted them.
"What are you doing here Glacia? Is another one of Pyros group here?" Molly asked her mentor, who chuckled in response.
"No silly, there isn't anyone else here but us…well…" Glacia said. The two were confused about what was going on. "I guess we do have some spectators here," she said. The lights then turned on. In the stands, everyone was there, including the guppies, Lady Snowa, Mia, Nelly, and even Alana, surprising Molly and Cryo.
"You got this sis!"
"You can do it guys!" Everyone cheered them on, while Alana simply gave a thumbs up with a wink.
"I-I don't understand, what's going on?" Molly asked Glacia, confused about everything.
"Well Molly, for your final trial, it will be a test of everything you have learned. And to do that, you will face the previous Ice Queen!" Glacia explained.
"Wait..what?! The p-previous Ice Queen?" Molly was surprised.
"Wait, but I thought that the last one died a few years ago?" Cryo said.
"Well kids, that was a lie. The Ice Queen is still alive, and is ready to see what you've learned," Glacia said, smirking.
"So where is she? Is she here yet?" Molly was excited to finally meet her after all this time.
"She is here dear. In fact…you're looking right at her," Glacia said. Molly and Cryo's faces turned from smiles to faces of realization, as they just realized what she meant.
"W-Wait…so that means…"
"Yes children, the previous Ice Queen…," Glacia threw her cloak behind her, revealing the adult guppy in a battle suit. "...is me!"
"WHAT?!" Everyone was shocked and surprised to hear this, especially Molly, who had been following Glacia's ways this entire time. Everyone in the stands was shocked as well.
"Wait, Glacia is the Ice Queen?!" Deema shouted.
"That's right, children. My sister is the previous Ice Queen," Lady Snowa said calmly.
"And you've known this the entire time?" Gil said.
"Yeah! Why didn't you tell us?" Zooli asked her.
"Because if we did, then Molly wouldn't be where she is today," Lady Snowa said.
"What do you mean by that?"
"If we told her, then she would try extra hard to be like Glacia. She would forget who she truly was, and replace herself with a new mindset. Your friendship with her would likely shatter if she'd known previously, and me and my sister didn't want that for her," Snowa explained.
"Do you think my sister can win?" Mia asked the adult guppy.
"I do not know dear. This isn't just a test of her skills, but also a test of teamwork," Snowa said. "Given how the two are at right now, this may be harder for them than before." Zooli knew exactly what Lady Snowa meant, and she feared the worst.
"(Come on guys…I know you can do it…,)" Zooli thought to herself. Cryo saw her looking at her, and smiled, even though he and Molly were still shocked at this revelation.
"I..I don't understand…you're the Ice Queen?" Molly said, shocked.
"That's right Molly. I have been training you for this very moment, and now it's time to test both of your skills," Glacia said.
"Both of us? You mean me too?" Cryo asked Glacia.
"Yes Cryo, you both are very strong, but I want to see if you two are truly fit for your new roles, so I will go with everything I got!" Glacia said.
"Then we will too, right Molly?" Cryo said to Molly.
"Yeah sure..whatever," Molly coldly said, annoying Cryo. Glacia noticed this, and sighed.
"However, there is one rule for this trial specifically," Glacia told them.
"What is it?"
"If one of you forfeits, then you both automatically lose, ending the trial," Glacia explained. Molly and Cryo were surprised.
"Now then, are we ready to begin?"
"You bet, bring it on!" Molly shouted. Cryo readied himself. Lady Snowa grabbed a megaphone and spoke out to them.
"Alright, let this final trial…begin!" She shouted, starting the battle of Glacia vs. Molly and Cryo!.
"Molly, I know you aren't on the best terms with me, but we have to work together if we want to win!" Cryo told Molly, but she wasn't interested.
"I got this Cryo. Try not to get in my way," Molly said. Molly sent ice shards at Glacia, but was shocked when she simply swatted them away like it was nothing.
"Huh?!" Molly used ice bombs and ice balls to attack, but Glacia dodged them like they were nothing.
"Is that all you got dear?" Glacia taunted Molly, angering her. "Well then, guess it's my turn," Glacia smiled. She summoned two large ice hands, and sent them at the pair, but Molly dodged hers while Cryo used a flame punch to destroy the other one. He was about to attack, but Molly ran in and used a wind boost to attack. He sighed in disappointment. Molly tried to use her ice punches, but Glacia dodged every single one of them, and retaliated with a tail uppercut, knocking her away.
"Oww…" Molly said in pain. She didn't expect Glacia to be this strong, especially after all the training she had gone through.
"Let's finish this, shall we student?" Glacia told her. Glacia fired a powerful beam of ice energy straight at Molly. She gasped in fear, not having enough time to react. However, before it could hit her, something, or someone swatted the beam away.
"H-Huh?"
"Don't think you can get rid of her that easily," It was Cryo, who surprised everyone when he swatted the beam away with ease.
"C-Cryo? But why-" Molly was cut off by Cryo.
"Just because you hate me, doesn't mean I'm not just going to stand there and let you fight alone. This is my trial too, you know," Cryo told her. He offered his hand to her, but Molly just smacked it away.
"I can get up on my own, thank you," Molly said rudely. Cryo groaned in annoyance.
"Yeesh, they aren't doing too well," Deema said.
"That's because they aren't cooperating with each other," Alana spoke said.
"What do you mean by that?" Gil asked her.
"Both of them have trouble with each other. Cryo needs to tell the truth to her, but he's too scared to do it, while your friend is too ignorant of him, because she's too focused on what he did, rather than why he did it. If they want to win, they need to work things around with themselves first," she explained.
"She's right. Cryo needs to stand up to Molly if he wants to get through to her," Nonny said.
"Molly please! I'm trying to tell you this, I'm not on my father's side!" Cryo tried to reason with Molly, but the pink-haired girl didn't care.
"Then why? Why did you do all of those things? You betrayed our trust! My trust!" Molly shouted at him. Cryo soon noticed another ice beam coming at them.
"Molly look out!" he shouted to her. Molly saw it, and grabbed the beam with her hands, and, in a display that shocked everyone, turned the beam into a ball of energy, and threw it back at Glacia, which she narrowly avoided. Even she was shocked. Molly ran in to attack quickly, managing to tail smack her mentor before landing a punch to the stomach, but Glacia recovered quickly.
"Not bad Molly, but you'll still have to do more than that to win!" Glacia said, running it with ice punches. Molly summoned a shield to block herself from the punches, to which Glacia responded by jumping back and sending an ice pillar at her, but Cryo jumped in and destroyed it with a fireball.
"Don't forget about me too, Glacia," Cryo said. Cryo started by firing fireballs at Glacia but the Ice Queen simply swatted them away with great speed. Surprised, Cryo used a barrage of flame waves, beams and punches at Glacia, which she avoided, but then Cryo managed to hit her with a powerful punch to the face, knocking her back.
"Molly, I'm telling you! Just listen to me! We have to work together!" Cryo told Molly once again.
"After what you did? I told you, I got this. I don't need your help!" Molly said. "Now stay out of my way." Cryo was starting to get angry now, his fists beginning to flare, but he calmed himself.
"You can try to stop me," he said to her. The two ran into battle again, but even with both attacking at once, Glacia was still stronger. Their attacks always either didn't hit, or destroyed each other. Their teamwork wasn't even present at all. Even worse, they were starting to get tired, while Glacia wasn't even breaking a sweat.
"I think it's time I end this," Glacia said, sending the two back with a wind blast before firing a ball of energy at them. They had no time to react however, resulting in an explosion that sent them back further. Both were damaged and hurt and tired, but they both got up. Cryo got in front of Molly.
"Molly, I'm going to tell you one more time. I'm not a bad guy, just let me tell you the truth!" Cryo told her in a raged tone. Molly was starting to get tired of this, but decided to say something even worse.
"Save it for later Cryo, we have this to deal with," Molly told him coldly.
That sentence did it for Cryo. He was done with Molly's crap, and was done with waiting. He clenched his fists, and flared them up. He was done with everything Molly had done.
"THAT'S IT!" He screamed. Molly was set back by this, but was caught off guard by Cryo, who used a fire fist to punch Molly hard in the face, knocking her to the ground, shocking everyone in the temple, even Alana and Glacia. He hit her so hard that Molly's nose started bleeding as she covered it.
"Cryo, what are you doing?!" Alana shouted to her brother. "This wasn't part of the-"
"I don't care about this stupid plan anymore sis! I'm done with it! I'm done with all of this!" Cryo yelled back at her, tears in his eyes.
"You…y-you hit me…," Molly was bewildered that Cryo would do that.
"Because you deserve it Molly! I'm tired of you!" Cryo yelled at her.
"Excuse me?!"
"Zooli was right about you! You haven't changed at all! You're rude, ignorant, and selfish! I've been trying and trying to tell you the truth, but you're too focused on what I did instead of why I did it!" Cryo snapped at her. "I've seen you ignore and yell at people, including your own friends, and you haven't even given me a chance to talk! I'm tired of it!"
"You don't know anything! I'm still recovering from almost losing my goddamn mind to my own fears!" Molly yelled back. Everyone was taken aback from her language.
"That still doesn't excuse you not letting me tell you why I did what I did!" Cryo said.
"Then why? Why did you do it? Why did you do all of this and betray us?"
"So that I can get information from my dad so we can defeat him!" Cryo shouted loudly, so loud that it echoed throughout the temple.
Everyone, including Molly, didn't expect this answer. She was taken aback by that answer.
"Wait…what?" Molly said.
"Yes, the reason we did those things was to get my father's trust so that he'd tell us his plan. But we were actually spies for you guys, and we were going to use that information to come up with a plan to defeat him for good," Cryo explained. Molly was shocked. She truly didn't expect Cryo to be on her side.
"But then why didn't you tell us earlier?" Molly asked the boy.
"Because if I did, then you guys would've made it harder for us to make it look convincing. Pyros would've known you guys knew the plan. That's why I made sure no one got hurt during this," Cryo explained to Molly. The guppy girl was realizing everything.
"How did no one get hurt? I'm pretty sure at least one person got hurt," Molly asked him.
"Why do you think the hotel fire was on the top floor? Why do you think we went for the buildings with no one in them? And who do you think slipped those rings on you, Zooli and Glacia on the boat?" Cryo asked her.
"Wait, that was you?!" Molly was surprised to hear that Cryo did that.
"Yes, I secretly slipped them on while you weren't looking. And as for everyone else, the captain and crew knew beforehand, and I had a plan for the others, but Buddy came in instead, so I went with that," Cryo explained.
"Wow…you..really thought of everything…," Molly was astonished at all this information.
"That's why I've been trying to tell you, but you wouldn't listen to me or even let me speak!" Cryo told her. Molly felt guilt rush through her.
"Oh man, now I feel like an even bigger jerk now," Molly said, guilty of what she did. She sighed. "Cryo, I'm sorry I didn't let you talk. You were right, I was too focused on what you did instead of why you did it. However, I can't forgive you just yet, but I can trust you," Molly told him with a sincere smile.
"That's all I'll ever need. Thank you Molly," Cryo told her. They then heard Glacia clapping behind them, chuckling.
"Well done you two, bravo," Glacia told them.
"I don't understand?" Molly said confusingly.
"You two managed to finally breach those walls to see each other truly again. Cryo, you managed to finally stand up for yourself and confront Molly. And Molly, you managed to finally see the truth, that sometimes it's best to see why rather than what. I'm proud of you both," Glacia told them.
"Thank you, Ms. Glacia!" they both said, bowing.
"Now then, shall we continue?" Glacia said, getting into a fighting pose. Molly and Cryo got ready to fight, but then Molly decided to speak to Cryo.
"Hey Cryo," Molly said, grabbing the boy's attention.
"You show her what teamwork looks like?" Molly smirked at him, holding her hand to him. Cryo's eyes lit up. He smiled and grabbed her hand.
"Gladly."
The two began an attack on Glacia. Cryo started by sending guided fireballs at Glacia, while Molly summoned snow clones of herself, giving Glacia more trouble. While she could easily take them down, there was too much coming at her, so she spun herself in a circle, destroying all of them and disorienting Cryo. However, she didn't see Molly, who snuck up behind her, delivering a powerful tail smack to the back of the head.
"Not bad dear-" Glacia was stopped by Cryo hitting her back with a fireball. The two kept attacking her from both sides, and when Glacia tried to hit them both, Molly used an ice pillar to send them both up so they can land a flame-ice beam combo, which made a direct hit, sending the Ice Queen back.
"Hey, they're actually doing damage now!" Deema said.
"Keep going guys!" Oona shouted.
"Go big sister!" Mia cheered for her sister.
Molly and Cryo were doing much better as a team than they were before. They blocked attacks so that the other could attack. Glacia was starting to get overwhelmed now, but she saw how much they'd grown, as students and as a team. She felt extremely proud of them, and wanted to congratulate them, but this was still a fight. She got up after being backed into a wall.
"Well done you two. You've both done very well together, and I'm very proud," Glacia told them. "But this isn't over yet!" Glacia summoned a strong icy tornado under Molly, blowing Cryo back.
"Molly!" Cryo called to her. He tried to attack Glacia with fire, but to their surprise, Glacia used her wind to blow it into the tornado Molly was in, combining the two elements.
"Ahhh!" Molly screamed as the flames and ice shards hit her body.
"Oh no!" Cryo shouted, but had to block an ice beam from Glacia. From the stands, everyone was watching what was going on.
"Molly just got engulfed by that tornado!" Deema said.
"Yeah, and even worse, she getting hit by fire too," Goby said. Alana watched as both guppies struggled to fight back, but she had a glimmer of hope.
Cryo didn't know what to do. He was being attacked at one end, while Molly was being attacked from another end. He knew that if he stopped, he was done for, but he had to save Molly too. Suddenly, he got an idea, and called out to Molly.
"Molly, listen to me!" Molly heard him calling to her.
"Try to focus on the energy of the wind and fire!" Cryo shouted to her.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Molly shouted.
"Try to set your energy on the wind around the ice! You can make it so that you can send it right back at Glacia! But you have to focus on the ice energy around the fire!"
"Are you sure? I'm too damaged to focus!" Molly said.
"You can do it! Just trust me!" Cryo shouted. Molly saw the confidence in Cryo, and how he was telling her this.
"I can do this…just focus….," Molly said quietly. Her eyes then turned light blue again as a blue aura appeared around her. She moved her arms around in the air. Meanwhile, Cryo was being pushed back by the beams. He was losing.
"Losing…strength. Can't…keep up," Cryo said to himself.
"This is it Cryo? The end of the fight," Glacia said. Cryo then felt something, and smirked.
"Is it though?" He said confidently, confusing Glacia. The Ice Queen looked to see what was once her tornado spiraling in the air, being controlled by Molly. She had controlled the combination of fire and ice. She groaned as she moved it around. Everyone was in a state of surprise at her achievement.
"GRRAAAHH!" Molly let out a battle cry, and sent the energy straight back at Glacia. She tried to block it, but it was too powerful for her, and it sent it crashing into the wall with a large explosion.
"You did it Molly!" Cryo said to her. Molly was breathing heavily, her eyes returning back to their brownish color.
"I….did….it…hoooraaay…," Molly started to collapse, but Cryo caught her before she did. The two exchanged smiles and gave each other a thumbs up.
"Is it…over?" Molly wondered. Glacia soon got up, weakened and wounded. The two prepared to attack again, but Glacia stopped them.
"Congratulations Molly and Cryo, you've passed the trial!" Glacia told them excitedly.
"We did?" They both said in sync.
"Yes. You've both shown great growth in strength, skill, and teamwork. You've managed to face the truth, and use the bonds you've created to reach new heights, especially you Molly," Glacia told them. "No one has been able to control a fire-ice combination for a thousand years. You are an extremely gifted and lucky girl, and with the passing of this trial, you are now ready to become the newest Ice Princess." Everyone began clapping for Molly, even Cryo and Glacia. Everyone clapped and cheered for the soon to be Ice Princess.
"You go Sis!"
"You go Bro!" Alana and Mia cheered for their sibling.
"You did it you guys!"
"Well done."
"You guys did it!"
"Congratulations!"
"You guys did great!" The guppies cheered for their friends. Zooli looked at the two, happy that they finally became friends again.
"Hey, Ms. Glacia?" Molly said.
"Yes dear?"
"I was wondering if we could have the ceremony later tonight. I think I need to lay down for a while," Molly said, chuckling.
"Yeah, me too. My body hurts more than when I tried that spicy salad," Cryo said. The two laughed. Glacia smiled at the new pair, happy to see them as friends again.
"Very well. We will have the ceremony at ten at night, just so we have more time to prepare. You guys better go and rest up for now," Glacia told them. The two thanked her and made their way out of the temple, where the others met up with them, Mia being the first to hug her big sister.
"You did it sis! You did it!" Mia said to Molly, who giggled.
"Thanks Mia, I appreciate it," Molly thanked her.
"Girl, that was amazing!" Deema dramatically said.
"You've finally finished your last temple!" Oona said.
"Now you get to be an Ice Princess!" Goby said. Nonny nodded his head with a smile.
"Aww, thank you guys. But to be honest, I wouldn't have done it without Cryo," Molly said, making the red and blue-haired boy blush. "I can say that Cryo, and his sister, are on our side now, and now we have information we need to stop Pyros!" Molly said. Zooli came up to Cryo.
"Hey, I'm proud of you for standing up for yourself, you looked awesome out there," Zooli said before giving him a kiss on the cheek, turning his face even more red.
"Awwww," the three girls said.
"Nice going little bro," Alana said to her brother, rubbing his hair.
"Alana! I told you to stop that!" Cryo said, laughing.
After these little exchanges, everyone made their way back to their hotel rooms to rest up for tonight, as well as to clean up a bit. We will focus on Molly and Gil's room, where Gil, who was all cleaned up, was cleaning Bubble Puppy while Molly was in the shower cleaning herself up.
"Hold still boy, I'm almost done," Gil said. Bubble Puppy didn't like to be cleaned. Gil finished scrubbing the puppy's tail and ears.
"There! All done!" He said. "How do you feel boy?" Bubble Puppy responded by shaking himself, getting Gil wet again. He sighed while Bubble Puppy barked happily.
"Having puppy trouble Gilly?" Molly jokingly said, giggling. She was wearing a white bath robe with flowers on it.
"Not really, just finished cleaning Bubble Puppy, who decided to shake as soon as I finished," Gil said, looking at Bubble Puppy. Molly giggled.
"Well I'm sure things will be better next time," Molly said, changing in front of Gil, who looked away in respect, blushing.
"How do I look, Gilly?" Molly said romantically. She was wearing a blue bra to match her tail, as well as a necklace with a ruby triangle. "I bought this bra at the shopping center, but I wanted to know if you think it looks good." Gil was blushing hard.
"Uh y-yeah, you look beautiful in it," Gil told her.
"Thank you, now I know what to wear for this," Molly said, jumping into the same bed as Gil.
"Uh Molly, what are you doing?" Gil nervously asked Molly, who got closer to him.
"What? Is snuggling close to you not..a good thing?" Molly said.
"Oh no it's fine…it's just..nevermind," Gil said. The two were in bed with each other, even though neither of them had shirts…weird. Molly decided to break the silence with a question.
"Hey, Gilly?"
"Yeah Molly?"
"Do you think we'll…be together forever? That we'll be closer than we are now….as a..couple?" Molly asked Gil. Both were blushing after that.
"Maybe Molly. It just depends on how the future turns out for us. But I know that no matter what happens, we'll always be friends til the end," Gil said to Molly.
"Thanks Gilly," Molly said softly before yawning.
"You sure are tired, and so am I,' Gil said, yawning. The two fell asleep next to each other. Bubble Puppy decided to join the two guppies in bed, laying in front of them. Molly let out a small smile, happy she can spend this moment together.
Hours passed, and eventually the time came for the ceremony to take place under the night sky. We come to the dojo, where behind it was a large and gorgeously decorated garden, with snow-like decorations and particles everywhere. Everyone in town was there for the coronation. Our guppy friends were there as well. Gil was wearing a blue tuxedo suit with a daisy on the shirt. Goby had an indigo suit with a red tie as well. Deema was wearing a ruby red dress with orange spots. She also had diamond-shaped earrings and a ring on her finger. Oona had a sparkling purple dress with a pearl necklace. She also fixed her hair to have pigtails again. Nonny had a regular formal suit with a flower on it that Oona gave him. Zooli was wearing a pink and magenta dress with a black mini skirt. Her ears had green earrings in them, as well as a white flower on her dress. Cryo had a regular tuxedo with a blue bow tie. Mia and Nelly were also there too, and they sat next to Gil and Nonny respectfully. Glacia and Lady Snowa came up to the stand, and the chattering stopped as Glacia began her speech.
"Hello everybody. We are here today to celebrate a wondrous occasion. For many years, I have been the Ice Queen, protecting and helping this land for many years. But as you have seen, a looming threat approaches, and I do not think I am fit for the job anymore. However, my student and pupil, Molly, has shown me that tradition isn't always the key. She taught me that sometimes, others aren't fit for our way of life, and she has done many great things during her time here, from forming new bonds to becoming even closer to the ones she already has. She has even learned something that has not been seen for over a thousand years," Glacia spoke to everyone. "She is extremely gifted and lucky to have this power, and the family and friends there to support her, and to be there for them, which is why today is the day she accepts this role, to show her growth, not just in skill, but as a person. She has gone through so much, and has helped anyone she sees in need, even if it hurts her, just like a true princess. Now then, please welcome the newest Ice Princess, Molly Gentilella!"
Everyone turned around to see the doors open as flower girls spreaded snowflakes in the air instead of flowers, for the occasion. An organ and other musical instruments can be heard playing as Molly walked down the aisle. She was wearing a crystal blue princess dress that sparkled like snowflakes, with white gloves and her ruby red triangle necklace. Her hair was also done to look like it was during the Glitter Games. She made her way up to the stand in front of everyone. Two little fish swam up, carrying a tiara for her.
"Do you have anything to say to the crowd dear?" Glacia asked Molly. She looked down, and took a deep breath, walking up to the microphone.
"When I first arrived here, I was dying from an injury. I never expected that day to change my life into this. Ever since that day, you all have taken care of us even though we were outsiders. This place has become a sort of second home to me, and I will always remember the memories I've spent here. On this journey, I learned things I've needed to learn for a while. I was overprotective, selfish, and a jerk to the friends I have known since preschool, but with a little help from them, I now see that this role isn't just set on strength or skill. It's based on how a princess should take this gift and share it. All of you here have helped me realize this, and for that I thank you for everything you've done to get me where I am today," Molly said. Everyone clapped and cheered for her.
"Now then. Molly Gentiella, do you accept this tiara, and take on the role of the Ice Princess, and all of the responsibilities that come with it?" Glacia asked Molly. She looked that tiara, and looked at her friends, who all gave her smiles and thumbs up expressions. She smiled tearfully, but didn't cry. She took a deep, long breath.
"I do."
The little fish slowly placed the tiara on Molly's head as she took a bow. Everyone clapped and cheered loudly for the young guppy girl.
"There you have it! The birth of Ice Princess Molly!" Glacia shouted. Molly looked at the others, who smiled at her in excitement.
"Now then, I ask you Molly: What is our first move to defeat the Fire Lord?" Glacia asked the new Ice Princess. Molly looked around, and thought to herself before coming to answer.
"If we want to defeat Pyros, firstly….we're going to need an army…"
And that's it! This chapter was really tough to make, especially during the beginning, but I think it turned out how I wanted it. This arc serves as the conclusion of a story that started with the first temple. Now the beginning of the end truly begins. But first, I'll answer reviews:
ReaderandWriter9000: Hello again friend! I'm glad you liked the chapter, as it was one I was excited to do. I like to put in references to the show here and there, and I liked the way I did it here. But now things have been revealed and are kicking into high gear!
PrimroseRaspberry: Hello there again! Yep, we got another kiss (although not a couple confirmation hehe), and this one I was blushing the entire time while typing XD. Oh yeah, I actually forgot about Nelly the entire time until I saw your review, so I put her in here lol.
That's all for now, I'll see you next-Oh? What's this?
[Portal 100% Complete. Opening Portal]
Ah yes, I almost forgot. I have one more surprise that I, or should I say..we would like to show you. Please take a look.
We come to an open, black room. It's dirty, with metal bars and gadgets everywhere. Then, out of nowhere, a large portal opens, and an adult guppy with red hair, flame patterns on his tail, and a dark, king-like robe walks though.
"What is this place? I've been stuck in a cell for three months and now a portal appears. Why does this stuff always happen to Pyros?" the man said. Yes, this was Pyros, and he was somewhere he didn't know, but he at least had his powers back.
"My powers are back? Interesting…but where am I?" Pyros wondered. A voice spoke out to him.
"Hey you!" it was a guppy girl with black hair and a wine red tail. She looked to be in her teenage years, although she didn't look normal. In fact, she looked a bit crazy.
"And who are you supposed to be?" Pyros asked the strange girl.
"Who am I? How about we start with who you are buddy?" She said, holding a knife to his chin, but a simple fire fist was enough to make her stop.
"Oooh a hot head! I like you," she said crazily.
"I am Pyros, the Fire Lord. I strike fear into those who hear my name," Pyros introduced himself, but the strange girl didn't seem impressed.
"You don't look scary, even with your fancy looking powers," she told him.
"Says the teenage girl with just a knife," Pyros mocked her.
"YOU WANNA SAY THAT AGAIN FLAMEY?!" she got angry at him and was ready to attack him, but a voice called out to her.
"That's enough Jane!" a man's voice said, swimming up to the two of them. He was wearing a formal suit and had black hair like Jane.
"But daddy! He's starting to get on my nerves!" Jane said to her father.
"I said that's enough Jane. I will handle things from here," he told her. Jane huffed and crossed her arms in disappointment.
"I assume you must be her father," Pyros said.
"Adopted father, but that's not important at the moment," he said. "I've seen your battles through this portal an acquaintance built. You lost to the Molly of your world, correct?" the man asked Pyros. He soon got what was going on.
"Yes I did, and I want to kill her even more now! She and her friends took everything from me!" Pyros said.
"Well then, it seems the both of us have some similarities," the man said, chuckling evilly.
"What do you mean?"
"The Bubble Guppies of this world got my beautiful daughter sent to an asylum, and I had to bribe her out of there," the man explained.
"That b*tch brunette ruined my life, so now I want her dead!" Jane said. Pyros analyzed the situation.
"What do you want from me?" He asked them.
"Simple: I want your help so we can kill the Bubble Guppies, both of them, so that no one can stand in our way," he explained. "Do we have a deal?" He held his hand out to Pyros.
"Yes we do…who are you exactly?" Pyros asked him.
"I'm the leader of the most dangerous mafia gang in the world, but you can call me…"
"..Bossi Cadavereni."
A story that combines two worlds…
In collaboration with ReaderandWriter9000
Molly The Ice Princess x Bubble Guppies Teen Years
Bubble Guppies: Worlds Collide!
Releasing after Ice Princess ends.
NOTE: This is non-canon to both BGTY and Ice Princess