Chapter 84: Welcome to the Jungle
Hey everyone I'm back with a new chapter. This was a fun one to write as it uses one of my favorite movies, the 1995 version of Jumanji. Also a shout out to masters123lfm who gave me the idea to add some new friends to the Forever After Fighters. I hope you like what I have planned. Please Review and Enjoy.
"Ah Community Service Day, a day where the students of Ever After High spend the day giving back to the community." The female narrator said.
"Compared to regular missions this will come as second nature for the Forever After Fighters." Brooke said.
Walking through the halls of Ever After High, Roxas was talking to Humphrey as they made their way to the sign-up board.
"I'm serious Humphrey I think you would be a great help." Roxas said.
"Roxas I'm not a fighter." Humphrey said.
"Jillian says that you've gotten a lot better and you're always hanging out with Phineas and Ferb. If you don't want to fight you can help them with their tech." Roxas said.
"I'm sorry Roxas, but I'm just not a hero like the rest of you are. I get scared alright, what you
guys do scares me." Humphrey said as they put their names on the list for community service.
"You don't seem to have a problem signing up for this kind of help." Roxas said.
"This is a school requirement, what you guys do is completely voluntary." Humphrey said.
"Seems like Humphrey doesn't want to join the Forever After Fighters." The male narrator said.
"Well being a hero isn't for everyone. Some people can't be persuaded so easily." The female narrator said.
"I don't know, I bet if the right person talked to Humphrey, he would give it a try." Brooke said.
The next day at the Castleteria, Roxas was getting his breakfast while across from him at another table Lizzie was watching him with a smile on her face as he handed food to the Billy Goats Gruff.
'What's going on with me? Ever since mother thought I was dating him during Thronecoming I keep thinking how nice it would be.' Lizzie thought when Roxas walked over.
"Hey Lizzie, is this seat taken?" Roxas asks.
"What? Yes, I mean no, I mean Off with your head!" Lizzie said causing Roxas to chuckle before just pointing to sit down.
"Alright thanks." Roxas said sitting next to her.
"You used to be scared of me when I said that." Lizzie said.
"Well that was before I realized you're a good person. Besides now you only say that when we're dealing with bad people." Roxas said causing her to giggle.
"I guess it's my battle cry. So what do you think you'll be doing for Community Service?" Lizzie asks.
"Doesn't matter." Roxas shrugs. "We're doing something nice for others."
'So caring.' Lizzie sighs. "I hope we get something interesting."
But soon Lizzie's face looked to that of horror as she, Roxas, Ashlynn, Meeshell, Blondie, Kitty, Hayner, Pence, Olette, and Humphrey were looking at a large old white mansion.
"The old Parrish house?" Humphrey said in horror.
"Why is this thing even on the list?" Briar asks.
"Sounds like you guys know this place." Pence said.
"Mind telling us?" Olette asks.
"Well the Parrish family used to be a real wealthy family. They even used to be a pretty popular shoe company." Ashlynn said.
"If they were so rich why does the school own their house?" Roxas asks.
"Well one day his son ran away from home and his father put everything into finding him, but he just disappeared." Lizzie said.
"I heard a rumor that his father killed him, chopped him up and hid him in the walls." Blondie said causing some of them to gulp.
"That's just a rumor. There's no way that's true…right?" Hayner shivers.
"Yeah let's just go in and clean it up." Kitty said as they enter the house.
Flicking on the lights they all started looking around the place to see most of the old furniture was still intact.
Hours passed by as they all started cleaning the house, making it look like when it had people in it.
"Hey Humphrey, help me get these boxes to the attic." Hayner said gesturing to some boxes of various objects they put away.
"Uh sure." Humphrey said picking up another one as they walk up the staircase.
"Well we've been here all day and cleaning every inch of this place. If they did hide a body here, they did a really good job." Hayner said.
"Please don't talk about that." Humprehy said as they opened the door to reveal stacks upon stacks of old junk.
"Man, this Parrish guy really must've been rich, makes you wonder why his son ran off." Hayner said putting the boxes down.
"I guess." Humphrey said when he heard a loud drum beating startling him.
As the noise echoed throughout the house everyone stopped what they were doing to look up.
"Did you hear that?" Pence asks.
"What was that?" Olette asks.
"I smell a scoop." Blondie said taking out her mirrorpad.
"Come on." Roxas said as they all ran up the stairs.
Following the noise Hayner and Humphrey move to the other side of the attic where the noise got louder.
Looking towards a stack of board games Hayner moves them aside until he comes across one at the bottom of the pile and instantly the drumming dies down.
It was an old wooden game with the words Jumanji written on it.
"What's wrong?" Meeshell asks as they ran in.
"I don't know, it came from this." Hayner said opening it to reveal a crystal ball in the middle and two pieces on the board.
"What is that?" Roxas asks.
"It's a board game, something people used to play before video games were invented." Pence said.
"But why was it making that drumming noise?" Humphrey asks.
"Probably a trick to get people to want to buy it." Hayner said examining it.
"Well why don't we play? We finished cleaning the house." Kitty said.
"Here put it down over here." Olette said putting down a crate and they place the game on top of it.
Humphrey tries to move the pieces back to the start line, but they wouldn't budge. "They're stuck."
Roxas looks over to one side and sees the instructions. "Jumanji. A game for those who seek to find a way to leave their world behind. You roll the dice to move your token, doubles get you another turn. First to reach the end wins."
"Well since Humphrey and I found it, we get to go first." Hayner said taking out two pieces which were instantly pulled onto the game surprising everyone.
"How did it do that?" Meeshell asks.
"Must be microchips or something." Blondie said as Hayner took out the dice.
"You first." Hayner said handing them to Humphrey.
"Uh I don't know." Humphrey said a little nervous.
"Humphrey it's a game, it's not like you're going with us on a mission." Roxas said.
"I guess." Humphrey grabs the dice and rolls them. "Six."
Instantly his token moved the exact amount of spaces and something appeared in the crystal ball causing everyone to look.
"A tiny bite can make you itch, make you sneeze, make you twitch." Humphrey read aloud.
Almost immediately they heard a loud buzzing noise.
Roxas turns around and gasps.
"Lizzie duck!" Roxas yells tackling her to the ground as three large mosquitoes zoomed towards them.
Reacting quickly Ashlynn summons Stroke of Midnight while Pence grabs a tennis racket and they try swatting them away.
Kitty looks around and finds a baseball bat. Grabbing it she swings it knocking a mosquito out through the window. Seeing an opening the rest of them fly out.
Lizzie opens her eyes to see Roxas on top of her and blush formed on her face.
"What the heck was that?" Olette asks as Blondie points her mirrorpad around the room.
"I don't see a hive anywhere in this room." Blondie said.
"So where did they come from?" Lizzie asks as Roxas helped her up.
Looking to the dice Hayner got a theory and picked them up.
"No!" Everyone yelled surprising Hayner causing him to drop the dice and roll a 2.
Looking at the crystal ball Hayner saw another message.
"This will not be an easy mission, monkey's slow the expedition." Hayner read when they suddenly heard a crashing noise from downstairs.
"Now what?" Pence asks as they ran downstairs to see monkeys in the kitchen messing with everything they had spent hours cleaning up.
"You guys don't think?" Ashlynn asks.
"They came from the game!" Humphrey realized as they ran back up to the attic.
"How is that even possible?" Olette asks as Hayner looks at the board for any clues.
"Uh guys, I think I found something." Hayner said flipping it around to show the other side.
"Adventurers beware. Do not begin unless you intend to finish." Hayner read when they heard a door slam. Looking outside Pence and Olette saw the monkeys leaving the house. "The exciting consequences of the game will only vanish when a player has reached Jumanji and called out its name."
"The monkeys are gone." Pence said running back to them.
"We better put this away." Humphrey said reaching to close the game.
"No." Roxas said stopping him. "The instructions say it will all go away if we finish the game, we should do it or we're gonna have to explain to Headmaster Grimm why there are monkeys running around Book End."
Everyone cringed at the thought.
"Let's get through it quickly." Kitty said as they all nodded in agreement.
Sitting down Hayner held out the dice for Humphrey who was freaking out.
"Hayner it's still your turn, you rolled doubles. You get an extra turn." Blondie said.
"Oh." Hayner rolls the dice and a 5 appears causing his piece to move.
"Their fangs are sharp, they like your taste, your party better move post haste." Pence said causing all of them to look up.
"I don't like the sound of this one." Humphrey said when they heard a soft growling noise.
"Something's in here." Kitty said as Hayner, Pence, Olette and Humphrey went behind the Forever After Fighters.
Turning around they saw three large lions walking out of the shadows growling at them.
"Roxas listen to the game! Run!" Brooke yells.
"Don't need to tell me twice!" Roxas said as they all scrambled out the door running for their lives.
"What kind of a board game puts lions in it?!" Ashlynn screams as they ran down the stairs with the lions right on their tails. Little did they know all their Digivices were starting to glow in response to their fear.
Jumping after them two lions land in front of them while one lion comes from behind surrounding them.
Roaring one lion leaps at them when suddenly a light shoots out of their Digivices and a club whacked the lion in the face knocking him back.
Appearing in front of the lions were a green goblin like creature with a club, a green amphibian like creature, an orange cat like creature, a white creature with a horn on its head and extremely long ears, a black bear like creature with a backwards baseball cap, a vegetation like creature that looked like it had petals around its head and in front of them was a blue fured creature with a large horn on its head.
"It's not nice to gang up on others." The blue creature said as the lions growled at them. "Blue Blaster!" It said breathing blue flames at the lions making them jump.
"Electric Shock!" The green amphibian creature said zapping the lions with a large amount of electricity.
"Goblin Strike!" The green goblin knocks the three lions backwards by firing a fireball from his club.
"Bunny Blast!" The white creature said making them back up towards an open door.
"Now!" The blue creature said as the orange cat and the large bear ran towards the lions.
"Bear Fist!"
"X Scratch!"
The two creatures knock the three lions into the room before vines shot out of the flower creature and slammed the door shut.
"Did those things just save us?" Humphrey asks when the goblin like creature walks over to them.
"Are you okay Humphrey?" He asks surprising them.
"H-How do you know my name?" Humphrey asks.
"My name's Goblimon. I'm your Digimon." He smiles.
"Huh?" They all said as the other creatures walked up to everyone.
"Hi Meeshell, my name's Betamon."
"A pleasure Ashlynn, I'm Floramon."
"Hiya Lizzie, I'm Terriermon."
"My name's Meicoomon, Kitty."
"Bearmon, good to see you Blondie."
"And I'm Gabumon. Nice to finally meet you Roxas."
"Uh what are you guys?" Roxas asks.
"We're Digimon, Digital Monsters." They all said at the same time.
"Digimon? Wait did you guys come from our Digivices?" Ashlynn asks.
"Yep, and when we were given to you guys you came our Digi partners." Floramon said.
"Wow, so everyone else who got a Digivice has a Digimon with them?" Olette asks.
"But wait, if you guys were with us the whole time why did you wait til now to show up?" Hayner asks.
"You guys didn't need our help until now." Gabumon shrugs.
"He's got a point." Pence said when suddenly down the hall a man with beard and ratty clothes ran out of the hallway scaring them.
"Who are you?" Roxas asks summoning Royal Pain.
"D-Did someone roll a 5 or 8?" The man asks.
"Uh, he did." Kitty said pointing to Hayner causing the man to burst into laughter.
"Oh thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" He said hugging Hayner tightly.
"Uh you're welcome." Hayner said as the man put him down.
"Sorry if I scared you. I'm back! Mom! Dad! I'm home! It's me Alan!" He yells running around the house only to find no one was there except the Forever After Fighters.
"Uh are you…Alan Parrish?" Lizzie asks.
"Yeah, where's my mom? Is dad at the factory? Who are you kids?" Alan asks.
"Well I'm Roxas and these are my friends: Kitty, Lizzie, Meeshell, Ashlynn, Blondie, Humphrey, Hayner, Pence and Olette."
"Where's my mom and dad?" Alan asks.
"We don't know. This house has been empty for years. Everyone thought you were dead." Blondie said shocking Alan to the point he ran out of the house.
"Wow, first the Digimon and now the long-lost Alan Parrish returns? What is going on?" Brooke asks.
"I don't know Brooke, but this is game just became interesting." The male narrator said.
"Hey wait! Where are you going?!" Kitty calls out.
"To find my parents!" Alan said.
All of them look at each other and then to the Digimon before sighing and chasing after him.
On the outskirts of Book End, Alan raced through town until he stopped at an abandoned factory before running inside.
When the Forever After Fighters and Digimon arrive in front of the factory Ashlynn instantly recognized it.
"It's the old Parrish Shoe Factory." She said as they made their way inside.
Alan looks around for any sign of his parents but the factory was a complete mess when he noticed a figure in the office above.
Qucikly running up he saw that the figure was just a homeless man.
"Oh sorry, I thought you were someone else." Alan said.
"It's pretty cold out there, want some coffee?" He asks.
"What happened to this place?" Alan asks.
"It folded up?" He said.
"Why would they close Parrish Shoes?" Alan asks.
"Well when his kid went missing Sam put everything into finding him. His time, his money, eventually he stopped coming in. He just stopped caring. I don't think anyone loved his boy more than he did." The man said causing Alan to feel horrible.
"Do you know where they are?" Alan asks.
"I see them every once in a while." He said.
"Where are they?" Alan asks.
"On few blocks north of here." He said.
Unfortunately, he meant the local cemetery where Alan's parents were buried at. As it turned out that Alan's parents had passed away 4 years ago.
Taking off his hat Alan puts it on top of the grave before walking off.
"Hey!" Alan turns to see the Forever After Fighters running towards him.
"You kids again?" Alan rolls his eyes.
"Look, we know you're hurting right now, but we have a game to finish." Roxas said.
"We? What's this we?" Alan asks.
"Well you've been in that game for a long time we figured you must know what we can expect." Olette said.
"Not to mention the three lions trapped in a bedroom. How do we explain that to Headmaster Grimm?" Lizzie asks.
"What do I look like a Lion Tamer? Why don't you take your weird pets and go play?" Alan said causing the Digimon to growl at him.
Arriving back at the Parrish house, Alan went up to the attic and was sorting through his father's old clothes.
"Alan." Olette and Kitty said holding up the board game to him scaring the living daylights out of him.
"Keep that thing away from me!" Alan snaps before grabbing clothes and making his way to the bathroom.
"When are you gonna help?" Pence asks.
"Oh I'll help. Help kick you kids out. I hope you realize with my parents gone I own this house now." Alan said slamming the door in their faces.
"Well you heard him, he's not going to help. Maybe we should just close the game and go home." Humphrey tries to make a run for it but Roxas and Gabumon grab him.
"Your turn's next you're not going anywhere." Roxas said.
Soon the shower was turned on and they started to hear Alan singing causing all of them to groan.
Waiting around Meeshell looks to Betamon who was sleeping nearby and picks him up.
"So, what's your story?" Meeshell asks.
"It's a long story." Betamon said.
All of them look to the bathroom and Alan showed no indication of coming out any time soon.
"I think we got time." Roxas said as they all sat down next to their Digimon.
"Well you see, we Digimon all come from a special place called the Digital World where we live with the other Digimon." Floramon said.
"Wait how many of you are there?" Pence asks.
"More than you can count." Betamon said.
"Alright but if you guys live in this Digital World, why are you all here?" Blondie asks.
"Because we were chosen to help Ansem the Wise and his champions fight the darkness." Bearmon said surprising them.
"Ansem?" Roxas said in shock.
"He hand picked all of us as well as the ones the rest of your friends have, when these three gave our Digivices to you all we knew we had found our partners." Gabumon said pointing to Hayner, Pence and Olette.
"Wow, thanks guys." Meeshell smiles.
"Aw shucks it was nothing." Olette smiles.
When the door opens to reveal Alan wearing normal clothes, a new haircut and a few shaving cuts causing them all to chuckle.
"What happened to you? Shave with a piece of glass?" Roxas smirks.
"What happened to you? They have a sale on hair gel?" Alan asks as Roxas feels his hair and realized how pointy it was. "What do you want? I never shaved before."
"Wait, how about Humphrey and Hayner play and you watch?" Ashlynn suggests.
"No thanks, I've seen it." Alan scoffs.
"So if you're not gonna help us, what are you going to do?" Humphrey asks.
"I don't know, pretty much take off where I left off. I wonder if I can still get into 6th grade." Alan jokes.
"Oh forget it, he's not gonna help us." Kitty said.
"He's afraid." Hayner said.
"What did you say?" Alan asks
"Look we get that you're afraid, and its fine. Let's set up the game in the living room." Pence said as they were about to leave when Alan runs in front of them.
"You have no idea what you're getting yourself into." Alan said.
"We can handle it, we've done it before." Roxas said.
"And they have us." Meicoomon said.
"We beat up those lions easy." Terriermon said.
"I don't think so you think Monkeys and lions are bad? That's just the beginning. I've seen things you only see in nightmares, things you can't even imagine, things you can't even see. There are things that hunt you in the night. First you hear them scream. Then you hear them eat. And you hope to Fairy Godmother you're not dessert. Afraid? You don't know what afraid is. You won't last 5 minutes without me." Alan said causing Humphrey to shiver in fear.
"So you'll help us?" Lizzie asks.
"I'll watch." Alan said. "But I'm not afraid."
As they make their way to the living room Roxas notices Humphrey shaking in his shoes.
"Humphrey, are you alright?" Roxas asks.
"No. No I'm not alright, this is a nightmare. This is why I didn't want to go on missions with you guys. It's terrifying." Humphrey panics.
"Humphrey calm down, take some deep breaths." Ashlynn said.
"How are you all being so calm about this? This game could kill us." Humphrey asks.
"Who's to say we're not?" Kitty said surprising him.
"You've seen the videos I post we do some pretty dangerous things and sure sometimes we're scared out of our minds. But we keep going because we know if we don't do something then something worse could happen to other people." Blondie said leaving Humphrey speechless as they set the game up in the living room.
"Alright Humphrey, your turn." Goblimon said handing Humphrey the dice. He takes a deep breath and rolls the dice, but nothing happens.
"Uh I'll try again." Humphrey rolls the dice but once again his piece doesn't move. "Alan, it's not working."
Confused, Alan walks over and his eyes widen when he sees the board and the two extra pieces. "Oh no, it's not your turn."
"Yeah it is, Humphrey rolled first, then I got doubles. So it's Humphrey's turn again." Hayner said.
"No, look, two of those pieces are yours. Wait a minute. This is my pieces. You kids are playing the game I started 26 years ago. I'm gonna have to play." Alan said.
Reaching over Meeshell hands him the dice.
"It's not my turn." Alan said.
"Whose turn is it?" Pence asks.
"Sarah Whittle, she was my only friend when I was growing up." Alan said.
Taking the game with them, they left Alan's house and went to Sarah's house. Luckily Alan still remembered where it was.
"We used to play here." Alan said when he noticed a sign that said Madam Serena, Psychic readings. "I knew she wouldn't live here. Probably married Billy Jessup and are living in a trailer park. Come on lets go."
"Hang on, maybe she can help us find her." Roxas said as he knocked on the door.
"Hello?" A woman's voice said from the other side of the door.
"Can you help us?" Lizzie asks.
"Do you have an appointment?" She asks.
"No, we're just trying to find someone." Olette said.
"Madam Serena can't see anyone right now." She said.
"We're just trying to find someone who used to live here." Roxas said as the door opened to reveal a woman with long blonde hair.
"Sorry I've lived here my whole life." She said.
"Well then you must know Sarah Whittle." Meeshell said as the door opened more, and Alan recognized the woman.
"Sarah?" He smiles.
"No, I don't go by that name anymore." She said about to close the door when Alan stops her.
"Sarah Whittle? 26 years ago, you played a board game with a little boy down the street. A game with drums." Alan said.
"How do you know about that?" Sarah asks.
"I was that little boy Sarah." Alan said.
"Alan?" Sarah said in shock before fainting.
Bearmon opens the door to see Sarah passed out on the ground. "What do we do now?"
Picking Sarah up, Alan carried her back to his house where she regained consciousness and she immediately called her doctor.
"While you're waiting for your call." Alan said opening Jumanji.
"Whoa! No, no, no, no! I have spent over 2,000 hours in therapy convincing myself that it does not exist. Because what happened to you was so awful, I convinced myself that your dad killed you." Sarah panics.
"Well know we now where the rumor came from." Blondie said.
"Sarah, come on? My dad? My dad could barely hug me let alone chop me up into pieces. 26 years ago, we played a little game and now we're going to finish it because now it's your turn." Alan said handing her the dice.
Sarah looks to the Forever After Fighters and they push the dice back to her.
Seeing how she wasn't gonna budge Gabumon whispered something to Goblimon who nods.
Tapping on her on her shoulder Sarah turns to see Goblimon raise his club and scream scaring her into dropping the dice on the board.
"Good thinking guys." Roxas smirks.
"How could you let them do that to me?" Sarah asks.
"Law of the Jungle." Alan smirks as Sarah's piece moved.
"What does it say?" Lizzie asks as they all look in the crystal ball.
"They grow much faster than Bamboo take care or they'll come after you." Sarah read when a piece of the ceiling came down. Looking up they saw roots growing out of the walls.
"They're beautiful." Ashlynn said.
"Yeah but whatever you do stay away from the yellow pods." Alan warns.
"What yello—AAH!" Blondie screams as vine wraps around her foot and pulls her away.
"Blondie!" Pence yells grabbing her arms and pulling.
Roxas looks to see a large pod trying to pull her in.
Acting quickly Roxas and Ashlynn summon their keyblades and cut the roots freeing Blondie.
"Moving out of the room Floramon wraps the vines around the door so the roots wouldn't get out.
"Sarah!" Alan yells as she tries to make a run for it but he grabs her.
"Get your hands off me!" She yells.
"The game is not over yet Sarah." Alan said.
"Well it is for me. Let me go, you are not in the jungle anymore you can't treat people like this." Sarah struggles as they made their way into the library.
Roxas puts the board game down and grabs the dice.
"Who wants some iced tea? I'm gonna make some iced tea." Sarah gets up but Roxas summons Royal Pain, Ashlynn summons Stroke of Midnight, Lizzie draws her cards, Kitty takes a fighting stance and Meeshell readies her orb forcing her to sit down.
"Alan, please don't make me do this, last time I played this game it ruined my life." Sarah said.
"It ruined your life? In the jungle you must wait until the dice read 5 or 8." Alan chuckles.
"I was a little girl Alan. You disappeared and a bunch of bats surrounded me and chased me down the street. No one believed me I was all alone." Sarah said.
"So was I, for 26 years." Alan said.
"Don't worry Sarah you got us now to help." Meeshell said as Hayner handed Alan the dice.
Picking them up he rolls the dice and his piece moves.
"Weapons ready everyone." Roxas said as they looked into the Crystal ball.
"A hunter from the darkest wild…makes you feel just like a child." Alan said standing up in fear.
"Alan what is it?" Sarah asks.
"Van Pelt." Alan said when a gun shot echoes across the room making them all hit the floor. Coming in was a hunter in a safari outfit with white hair, this was Van Pelt.
"Come back and face me you miserable coward! Fight like a man!" Van Pelt said as he chased after Alan when he noticed the Digimon. "This must be my lucky day. New species for me to hunt." He grins when Alan runs out the door.
Running outside Van Pelt starts shooting everything in sight before he chases down the street looking for Alan.
Back at the house Alan sneaks in through the window surprising everyone.
"Whose turn is it?" He asks.
"Uh m-mine." Humphrey said.
"Great." Alan nods.
"You could've told us there's a hunter in that game that hunts people." Lizzie glares.
"And now he wants our Digimon." Ashlynn said.
"Well I didn't know okay? Roll of the dice." Alan said.
"Is he the reason you didn't want to play?" Roxas asks.
"Oh so you didn't want to play either Mr. We gotta finish this." Sarah mocks as the two of them start arguing.
"This is gonna take awhile. Meeshell groans.
"Uh maybe we should wait for them to finish." Humphrey suggests but they all glare at him. "Alright fine, I'll roll." Humphrey rolls the dice and they look into the Crystal Ball. "Don't be fooled that isn't thunder, staying put would be a blunder."
"Wait, do you hear that?" Gabumon asks as the Digimon and Alan felt something.
Suddenly all the books on the shelves started to fall of and the ground started to shake.
"Run. It's a stampede!" Alan yells as they grab the game and made a run for it as Rhinos burst out of the walls.
"Compared to all the danger you guys faced, I never thought a board game would be as bad as the Heartless!" Hayner panics.
"Me neither, now run!" Roxas yells when Alan pulls them into another room narrowly escaping the stampede as the rhinos, Zebra and birds. When one large bird lands in front of Humphrey and grabs the game.
"No not the game!" Alan said trying to catch it, but the bird flew off. "Why didn't you grab the game Humphrey?!" Alan snaps chasing after the bird.
"Ignore him sweetie, where are you going?" Sarah calls out.
"He'll head for water!" Alan calls out.
"We better follow him." Ashlynn said as they ran out when Roxas's mirrorphone goes off.
"Hello?" Roxas answers.
"Roxas, there's some crazy guy in Book End, he just stole one of Phineas and Ferb's inventions!" Cerise said.
"What?! Which one?" Roxas asks.
"They were working on a new rifle mode for Dexter when this safari guy came in and took the gun away from them." Cerise said.
"At least he was kind enough to pay us in gold for it." Phineas said.
"Cerise, round up as much of the team as you can and if you see the Safari guy again, stop him, we're working on fixing it." Roxas said.
"Good luck." Cerise said hanging up.
Running into the Enchanted Forest, all of them called out Alan's name when they spot him near the river trying to get the game from the bird.
Humphrey watches as Alan plunges his hand into the water and pulls out a fish. Tossing it to the bird it lets go of the game causing it to fall into the river. Alan tries to get it but misses as it goes down stream.
"The game!" Everyone gasps when suddenly Humphrey runs along the river before climbing onto a fallen tree. Reaching down he grabs the game just before it falls down a waterfall causing everyone to cheer.
As he walks back everyone runs over to him as they thank and congratulate him Alan walks over. Sarah nudges him urging him to say something.
"G-Good work, come on give me the game, let's go." Alan said taking it from him.
Making his way into the forest Van Pelt had his new gun ready to kill Alan. Looking around for any sign of them he sees Bearmon in the distance.
As they walk down the path to Book End the Tempest flies over their heads causing the Forever After Fighters to smile.
"What in blazes is that?" Alan asks shocked.
"Don't worry it's friends." Roxas said as they ran to it as the Tempest lands nearby.
Coming out of it was Raven, Daring, Dexter and Cerise.
"Roxas, what's going on? We got wild animals running all over Ever After?" Raven asks.
"It's a long story." Roxas said.
"Does any of it include telling us what those things are?" Daring asks pointing to the Digimon.
"Let's just say we got a good surprise. You guys go make sure the civilians are safe, we got a crazy hunter on the loose." Roxas said.
Taking the game from Alan, Hayner places it on the ground and counts his spaces. Looking at his friends he knew he had to end this nightmare. Grabbing the dice he drops them.
Looking over Pence, Olette and Kitty saw Hayner looking at the game.
"Hayner what's wrong?" Pence asks.
"I was only 10 spaces away I thought I could end the game myself." Hayner said as they looked at the crystal ball.
"A law of Jumanji having been broken, you will slip back even more than this token." Olette read.
"You tried to cheat?" Sarah asks.
"No, I tried to drop the dice so they would land on 12." Hayner said.
"Hayner, that's cheating." Alan said.
"Hayner, your hands!" Kitty gasps as they saw large amounts of hair growing on Hayner's hands shocking all of them.
As Roxas was explaining everything to them a gunshot was fired just narrowly missing Alan. Looking over they saw Van Pelt firing at them.
"Everyone on the Tempest!" Roxas orders as he summons Royal Pain and deflects the gun shots before making his way on board.
"Dammit." Van Pelt growls as they fly away.
On the Tempest, the spell from Jumanji had turned Hayner to the point he resembled a monkey. Frowning he knew he could only blame himself for this when suddenly he felt a hand on his shoulder. Looking over he saw Kitty sitting down next to him.
"Hey, you gonna be alright?" Kitty asks.
"I was just trying to help." Hayner whimpers.
"I know I know, we all want this to end too." Kitty frowns.
"I must look like a total freak." Hayner said.
Kitty looks at him and strokes some of his hair back. "There at least you look a little more like yourself."
Hayner smiles softly at how supportive she was trying to be.
Nearby Humphrey was sniffling in fear as tears ran down his face at how scared he was.
"Alan, talk to him." Sarah nudges.
"What am I supposed to say? Sorry your friend screwed up." Alan asks.
"He was trying to help, just talk to Humphrey." Sarah said.
Sighing Alan walks over and sits next to Humphrey.
"I warned you all about things like this, but you all just had to keep playing." Alan said as Humphrey sniffles. "What are you crying? You don't cry alright; you keep your chin up. Crying never solved anything. You got a problem; you face it like a man."
"I didn't even want to play, they made me." Humphrey sniffles.
Alan looks at the poor boy and frowns. "Hey, I'm sorry, 26 years in the deepest darkest jungle and I still became my father. I'm sorry come here." Alan said hugging him.
"Alan, I don't think I can do this anymore. I'm not brave like the others. I'm terrified." Humphrey said.
"I know you're scared Humphrey, but my father once told me, you should face what you're afraid of." Alan said as Humphrey stops crying and looks at him. "Look at your friends Humphrey, Hayner's turned into a monkey for crying out loud, but is he crying?"
Humphrey looks over to see Hayner smiling as he and Kitty hugged.
"No, no he isn't." Humphrey said.
"That's right, because they're facing what they're afraid of and taking it head on. They all are dealing with the same things we are, but they're choosing to be brave. You can make that choice too, but that's up to you." Alan said.
"Roxas we got trouble." Daring said as they pointed down to reveal elephants and rhinos running through Book End.
"Alright take us down. You guys get the people to safety we'll deal with the rest." Roxas said.
"Are you sure you don't need help?" Dexter asks.
"Don't worry, we'll back them up." Gabumon said as all the Digimon stepped forward.
"Alright, good luck." Raven said as they dropped them off at the Parrish house before going off to help everyone.
"Alright don't worry Hayner, once we win you'll turn back to your old self." Alan said as they ran to the door.
"We just got to finish the game." Pence said as they entered the house to see the plants had spread and turned the entire house into a jungle.
"Suddenly I feel right at home." Alan said nervously as they placed the game down.
"Shouldn't we play somewhere else?" Lizzie asks.
"Here I'm safe, it's out there that scares me." Alan said.
"I guess it's my turn." Sarah said.
"Sarah, if you roll a 12 you win." Ashlynn said.
Sarah rolls the dice but gets a 3.
"It's alright." Meeshell said as they looked in the Crystal Ball.
"Every month at the quarter moon, there'll be a monsoon in your lagoon." Betamon read.
"Well at least we're inside." Sarah said.
"Yeah right." Alan scoffs when thunder echoed in the house and rain started to pour down and the drops of water caused Meeshell's mermaid fins to grow.
"Well a little rain never hurt anyone." Blondie said.
"But a lot can kill you. Come on!" Alan said as they grabbed the game. Meeshell tried to follow but her fin made it difficult.
Turning back Roxas saw her trying to crawl towards them. Running over he helps Meeshell onto his back and carries her over.
"R-Roxas?" Meeshell blushes as she wrapped her arms around him.
"Come on we got to get to higher ground." Roxas said as they tried to make their way up the stairs when a monsoon soaked them all flooding the entire house.
While Meeshell and Betamon were able to swim fine everyone else was struggling to just to stay above the water.
"Blondie!" Pence said as Bearmon popped out of the water with Blondie on his back.
"Pence! Over here!" Blondie said as Bearmon grabbed his arm.
Floramon used her vines to lift her and Ashlynn out of the water, Goblimon was having Humphrey hold onto his back as he swam and Terriermon, Meicoomon and Gabumon were doing their best to help Roxas, Lizzie and Kitty but that was difficult.
Suddenly Gabumon sensed something, looking over he saw two crocodiles moving towards them.
"Roxas look out!" Gabumon yells as they turn around and scream when Betamon swims in and tackles one of the Crocodiles knocking it backwards.
"Terriermon, Meicoomon we got to get rid of this water!" Gabumon said.
"No kidding." Meicoomon hisses before the three Digimon dive underwater and swim towards the door.
"Bunny Blast!" Terriermon said blasting a small hole in the door.
"X Slash!" Meicoomon said scratching the hole making it bigger until Gabumon swims in and kicks the door causing it to swing open and let out all the water and the crocodiles.
Inside everyone was groaning as they caught their breath.
"Everyone alright?" Alan asks.
"Define alright." Hayner coughs as the three Digimon walk over.
"I could get used to having you guys around." Roxas smiles ruffling Gabumon's fur.
Making their way up to the attic they place the game down.
"Alright everyone we can't afford to leave anything to chance." Lizzie said.
"Let's finish this." Alan said as he rolled a 7 making his piece 3 spaces away from Jumanji.
"Beware the ground on which you stand, the floor is quicker than the sand." Alan said when suddenly the ground around him started to act like quicksand.
"Alan!" They all gasp as he started to sink.
"Hang on!" Pence and Humphrey said as they grabbed a coat hanger to pull him out, but when he grabbed it the hanger split in half.
"Over here!" Hayner and Olette said grabbing a trumpet but that split in half too.
"Will you please stop handing me things that fall apart!" Alan yells as Humphrey grabs the board and rolls the dice.
"There is a lesson you will learn…" Humphrey looks over to see all but Alan's face and his hands had sunk along with Sarah's arms. "Sometimes you must go back a turn." Humphrey said as the quicksand disappeared.
"Quick thinking Humphrey." Roxas panted.
"Yes, but Sarah and I would really like to get out of the floor. Hayner, your turn." Alan said.
"Right." Hayner runs over and rolls the dice getting a 4.
"I thought I lost you again." Sarah said.
"Thanks for sticking around." Alan smiles.
"Need a hand well you just wait we'll help you out, we each have eight." Hayner read when suddenly giant spiders entered the room causing them all to scream.
"Get'em! Keep them away from Humphrey, Hayner, Sarah and Alan!" Roxas said as they summoned their weapons and Pence and Olette grabbed furniture to swat them away.
"Sarah it's your turn! You can win if you roll a 7!" Alan said.
"I can't roll!" Sarah said.
"Put the dice in your mouth." Alan said. "Lizzie bring the game over." Alan said as she grabbed the board and ran over.
"Give me the dice!" Sarah said as Lizzie put the dice in her mouth, and she spit them onto the board. "You're almost there with much at stake, but now the ground begins the quake."
"Blue Blaster!" Gabumon said blasting the spiders away when suddenly the ground began to shake.
"What's going on now?" Roxas groans when suddenly the whole house split in half and Lizzie was right where the gap was as she fell while still holding the game. "Lizzie!" Roxas yells grabbing her hand. "I got you!"
Lizzie pants as she dangles tightly. "Roxas don't let me go." She panics.
"Give me your other hand." Roxas said.
"I can't! The game!" Lizzie said.
"I'm not gonna lose you over some stupid game!" Roxas said when the others and the Digimon grab onto Roxas.
"Pull!" They yell as they yank Roxas and Lizzie to safety.
"Alan your turn." Lizzie said handing him the dice.
He was about to roll when Van Pelt broke down the door and aims his rifle at them.
"Nobody move!" He said causing them all to freeze. "What's in your hand? Drop it." He orders as Alan drops the dice with one of them landing on a 1 and the other rolling down the hole. "End of the line sonny jim, game's up. Start running."
"No." Alan said standing in between Van Pelt and his friends.
"Aren't you afraid?" Van Pelt asks.
"I'm terrified, but the thought of you hurting my friends scares me even more." Alan said.
"Good lad, you're finally acting like a man. Any last words?" Van Pelt asks when the other dice lands on a two causing Alan's piece to land on the ball.
"Jumanji." Alan said softly.
"What?" Van Pelt asks.
"Jumanji." Alan said as Van Pelt cocks the gun.
"No Alan! No!" Sarah yells running towards him as he shoots but just before it hit time stopped and everything Jumanji released was being sucked back into the game.
"What's going on?!" Humphrey asks when a bright light engulfs them all.
Groaning Humphrey wakes up to find everyone and the Digimon laying around the floor of Ever After High's main room.
"Ugh what happened?" Roxas groans when he realized Lizzie was laying on top of him. "Lizzie wake up." Roxas said as they all pick themselves up.
"When did we get back to Ever After High?" Blondie asks.
"Was that all a dream?" Betamon asks when Headmaster Grimm walks in.
"There you all are. You're late for Community Service day, your client has been waiting for almost an hour." He said.
"Uh sorry Headmaster Grimm, but who are we helping?" Roxas asks.
"You should know by now Roxas, head of Parrish Shoes, Alan and Sarah Parrish." Headmaster Grimm said as Alan and Sarah walked in surprising them.
"A-Alan?" Humphrey said surprised as he walks over.
"Hi Humphrey, good to see you again." Alan smiles.
"It wasn't a dream was it?" Lizzie asks.
"Nope, and we've been waiting a long time to see you all again." Sarah smiles.
"And most importantly to say thank you." Alan smiles.
All of them smile when Sora walks in with something in his hand.
"Hey guys I just found the coolest game ever. It's called Zathura." Sora said revealing a board game. "Anyone want to play?"
"NO!" All of them scream as they ran out of the school as fast as they could.
"Uh oh, here we go again." Brooke sighs.
