The next day, Luke was sitting in his room as the other guys got excited. Tonight was the Oakley Academy Big Top Dreams winter formal. But he wasn't sure if he'd even go.
He sat in his room as the guys all went off to eat breakfast. Charity had come to check on him.
"Hey, honey. Are you okay?" She asked. "You can talk to me."
He threw a fit. "Zee hates Luke!" Luke screamed. "Luke isn't going!"
"Oh, honey…" Charity soon held Luke.
Lucy leaves as she sees Charity holding Luke.
She goes to Cuphead's house, dressed up. Cuphead answered the door.
"What can I do for ya?" Cuphead asked.
"I wanted to hang out." Lucy says.
"Give me a minute to get cleaned up and changed. We're painting Mugsy's new room." Cuphead says as he runs back inside.
Lucy nods. Cuphead soon emerges in a scarlet red t-shirt with his band's logo on it, his red and white letter jacket with the "C" on it that stands for his name, black skinny jeans, white socks, red sneakers, and a freshly polished handle. His head contained coconut milk, his favorite. He gave Lucy his signature lopsided smile.
"Shall we be off?" Cuphead asked Lucy. His tall stature gave Lucy a sense of comfort and love as she nodded.
The two of them headed into town.
With Luke, he was still upset. His friends came in to try and comfort him.
"We're so sorry." Barry says, patting Luke's shoulder.
"We could go to the formal as a group instead…" Hal tried to suggest.
Luke stormed off. The guys felt awful for him. He had been looking forward to this for weeks, and now he wasn't going to go.
Leni hugged him as he was sobbing.
"I hate that boy who took her from me!" He screamed. "She loves him more!"
After fighting Drella and Allura, Zee frowned as she knew she screwed up. Sure, Luke's family was chaotic, but in the end, she loved Luke. She loved him a lot.
Zee tried to think of some way to make it up to him for hurting him. She would probably make love to him. She wondered if he even wanted to go with her.
Later, she approached him. She saw Luke laying on his bed, tears streaming down his face as he was sleeping.
"Luke, listen, I wanna go to the Oakley winter formal with you. John means nothing to me. You mean a lot more to me than he does. I love you and even though you have a chaotic family, I still want you. You mean so much to me." Zee says, clutching both of Luke's hands as she remembered the first time he had ever saved her.
Soon, everyone was getting ready. Luke was smiling the first smile he had smiled all day.
He joined the guys in singing Looking For A Fox as they were all getting dressed and groomed for this amazing night.
Soon, Lucy gets ready as well. Cuphead was taking her to the formal.
Soon, it was getting close to time.
"Gentlemen, it's limo time!" Luke says. They smile.
They got in, singing Here's To Never Growing Up at the top of their lungs the whole ride. They soon arrived at the school, where their dates awaited them.
"Ollie! You look amazing!" Lyberti says to Oliver Queen.
"Karen! You look great!" Garth says.
"Claudette! Lynn! Ladies, you look beautiful as always!" Hal says.
Barry and Luke look for their dates. Barbara and Zee came over to them.
"Ba…ba…ba…" Barry's mouth hung open when he saw Barbara in her strapless purple dress.
"Stunning…." Luke was stunned by Zee's beauty.
They giggled as they took the hands of their respective dates and led them into the Oakley Academy gym, which was transformed into a circus-themed paradise, thanks to the work of the winter formal committee.
The crowd cheered, seeing Luke. Luke smiled and waved at everyone.
The band began to play as the formal dance officially began.
Lucy danced with Cuphead and Luke twirled Zee. Garth and Karen tore up the dance floor with Lyberti and Oliver Queen.
Kara came into the Oakley Academy gym with her cousin, wearing a sapphire blue top with gold sequins and a red skirt that went past her knees, and ruby colored flats. Her hair was still in its messy state, but brushed away from her eyes.
"Where's your boyfriend?" Barbara asked Kara.
"He was busy." Kara says. "I like the circus theme. Oh, and I brought Clark. Better than bringing nobody."
"Nice to meet you." Luke says, shaking hands with Clark.
"Nice to meet you, too." Clark says.
"Want to dance with us?" Shane asked.
"Sure." Kara says.
Some time later, the band went on break as everyone was grouped at some rectangular tables that were pushed together, eating some carnival food and drinking lemonade and water.
"This is the most fun I've had in forever!" Clark says.
"Same!" Shane and Oliver Queen say.
"How was Hal's birthday party yesterday?" Clark asked. "I saw a lot of pictures, but I want to hear about the best parts of it."
"The band was awesome! So was the DJ!" Hal says. "And the place we had it at was great, too. But the best parts were the show my friends did, the piñata, the chair dance, and the stage cake with the green color flame candles…"
"Oooh! Color flame candles?" Clark asked. "Those sound cool…"
"So…tell us about yourself, Clark. Something we may not already know about you." Oliver Queen says.
"Well…" Clark thinks. "I like zoos. I keep a collection of commercials."
"Oooh…" Barry says. "Let's tell you some things about ourselves. I work in a candy store and I invented candy smoothies!"
"I'm going to be the next Mr. Royal Metro." Hal says.
"I'm the youngest dolphin trainer ever, at the local aquarium!" Garth says.
"I'm a fashion designer at heart." Oliver Queen says.
"I'm a painter who loves football." Carter says.
"I work as a party entertainer and a music consultant when I don't perform on the show or a tour." Shane says. "I also used to live in Petoskey Falls."
"I like the color Arctic blue and my mom is the Michigan state governor." Luke says.
Kara was eating.
"Your cousin is awesome!" Hal says.
Kara leaves as Jessica follows her.
"Are you okay?" Jessica asked her.
"Clark, Clark, Clark, that's all they talk about! When will people stop seeing me as a tough rock & roll girl?" Kara ranted.
"Kara, do you remember our last fight? We didn't see you like that then. And then I remember you went out of your way to help those McCauley kids out of their house when it was burning down to the ground. There are times where we don't see you that way." Jessica says. "People see you as nice and accept you. You know not everyone sees you in the light that you paint yourself in."
"I know. I just want to be noticed and be known as more than just the tough girl on campus." Kara says.
"Give it time. I know people will see the real you soon enough." Jessica says. "Your cousin loves you, you know. He's just never been around guys of his own kind before outside from fighting alongside them. You wanna hang with me and Stephen for the rest of the night? You're more than welcome to join us if you like. We're going to the smoothie shop after the formal."
"Sure." Kara says as she follows Jessica back into the gym.
The band had come back on stage as they were playing I Saw Her Standing There by The Beatles. Almost everyone was dancing while others were chatting.
Melony was drinking juice as Garrett dances with Kylie.
At home, Lola was eating popcorn. She was watching a pageant show on TV.
Luna was wondering how Luke was doing.
"He's fine." Lisa says.
"I know, Lis. You know that I worry about him just as much as everyone else does." Luna says.
Lisa just nods.
At the dance, the band announced the dance-off portion of the formal.
"Okay, ladies and gentlemen, this is the part of the dance where it gets good! It's time for the dance-off! Here's how it works. We're gonna play a song, and you are all going to get out on the dance floor. We want to see you shaking your groove things and showing us some groovy moves! The winners of the dance-off will win a dinner for two at the restaurant of their choosing, and two other winners will receive $50 and a gift certificate to Sugar Buzz Studios. So…without further ado…let's get this dance-off underway!"
The band began playing You Shook Me All Night Long as everyone was soon dancing.
Melony just goes to sit as Garrett dances with Kylie. Carter watched as Oliver Queen and Lyberti were tearing up the dance floor. Hal and Lynn were a close second.
Garth and Karen were dancing and showing off their best moves. Girls chanted Luke's name as he danced with Zee.
As the song was close to ending, Garth and Karen pulled off a dance move they practiced as everyone was stunned by their movements.
Penny sat outside, crying.
"Penny?" Mona asked, worried.
"I'm the only one without a partner. My girlfriend couldn't come." Penny sniffed.
"Who's your girlfriend?" Mona asked.
Penny blushed. "Ashley." Penny confessed.
Mona was stunned. "She uses magic, you use science, and you get along?"
"She's really cute." Penny confessed.
"I'm going to win the All-Star talent showcase for Ashley." Mona says.
Inside, the results from the dance-off were in.
"Who's ready to hear the three winners?" The bandleader asked.
The crowd of students cheered.
"The third place winners are Oliver Queen and Lyberti Dolan!" The bandleader says.
Everyone cheered as the two of them claimed their prize.
Second place went to Shane and Diana.
"And now, the grand prize winners of this dance-off are…Karen Beecher and Garth Bernstein!" The bandleader says.
"Us?!" They both say as they claim their "dinner for two" prize, grinning with delight. Everyone clapped for them.
"Way to go, you two!" Hal says.
"Nice moves!" Oliver Queen says.
"Awesome job!" Luke says.
They blushed and grinned again.
Later, the two of them then went to a nearby table and made out as Garth was French kissing Karen.
Karen groaned with pleasure and she looked down at Garth's pants. She was a bit nervous because this was their first time.
"Are we supposed to do it in front of everyone?" Garth looked down at his pants and saw how erect he was, blushing like mad.
"I hope not." Karen said and blushed. Garth took them to the boys' locker room, where he soon took his clothes off.
He began to ride Karen, who moaned.
Cuphead kissed Lucy. Lucy smiled at him as the band played Only You (And You Alone), slowing things down a little bit.
Luke looked down, thinking he wouldn't get laid anymore. Zee kissed Luke as his eyes widened with surprise.
Luke and Zee were soon making out. Zee pushed her tongue in as Luke pulled into the kiss.
Meanwhile, Lola and Lana watch Lori's baby.
Lana tickled the baby, who giggled.
With Luke, he and Zee were in an empty classroom, naked and touching each other. Zee moaned as Luke rode her on a science table that was cleared of its equipment.
Meanwhile, Kat and Ana were fighting Leo as they leap off rooftops and slash at each other.
They kicked him, then punched him.
"Oh, yeah!" they say, high-fiving each other. They go to celebrate the victory with ice cream.
Garth was close as he had already taken Karen's virginity.
"Karen…I…I…" Garth moaned.
"Do it!" Karen shouted as she couldn't hold back.
Garth shot his seed inside Karen, finishing by spreading it all over her. He was soon breathing heavily.
"Oh, that felt awesome…" Garth says.
"Exhilarating…" Karen says with a smile.
The two of them used one of the showers to clean themselves up, then they got dressed and headed to the manor, hand-in-hand.
"Do you care that I sleep in an aquarium, my darling Karen?" Garth asked her.
"Not at all!" Karen says. "I'll sleep in a sleeping bag beside your aquarium, just to sleep beside you."
Garth smiled at Karen.
With Luke and Zee, they had done it three times as Luke was breathing heavily. Zee was smiling at Luke.
"Now that's what I call lovemaking!" Zee says.
"I love you, Zee Zatara…So much." Luke panted.
Zee carried Luke bridal style all the way back to the manor, where they showered, then cuddled on his bed, Zee wearing some of Luke's old pajamas that he outgrew.
It had been quite the night. The formal was considered a success and everyone had a great time.
