Chapter 25: Life After Arcadian Ever After: Part 1

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*Alex Chase*

" Wait, trolls exist?" Danny asked.

" Says the half ghost superhero," I said with a huge smirk. Danny groaned.

" You have a problem with making me look bad," Danny accused.

" And you have a problem with not thinking your word through before you day them," I said.

" Ooh, burn," said Kevin.

" Shut it Kevin," Gwen glared at her boyfriend.

" Look, we're going to New Jersey in this universe. A half-troll, half-boy named Jim Lake Jr is just starting a quest to find a new Heartstone for Troll Market with his girlfriend Claire Nunez.  I haven't seen them in a long time, not since I put the idea into Jim's head to take the canals the morning he found the amulet that changed his life."

" You know, I just figured out something else you have a problem with," said Danny smugly.

" And what is that Ghost Boy?"

" You have a problem with setting up life-changing scenarios for random people that have no idea what they're getting themselves into," Danny said. I glared sharply.

" You're just saying that because I caused "The Accident"," I pointed out. Danny shrugged.

" True. But still...."

" Oh gods....Anyway, nobody is allowed to introduce themselves. I'll do the talking. Eris is going to be in Arcadia today. So we're going to split up. Gwen, Kevin, and Rook are going to take down Eris. Danny, Ben, your coming with me. Everybody got it?"

" Yep," everyone responded.

" Wait, what do me, Jazz, and Tucker do?" Sam asked. I grinned.

" Actually, I have a separate job for you three," I said. I pulled them away and whispered my plan into their ears. They grinned.

" I can't wait to see the looks on their faces," said Tucker.

" Me either," said Sam.

" Go on then. And make sure to plant the device on the Heartstone," I said.

" Got it."

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" So, where is this kid?" Danny asked as we flew across the sky above the United States.

" New Jersey," I said. Ben winced.

" Of course it's Jersey," said Danny grumpily.

" Oh come on, we've all seen much worse then New Jersey," I said. The boys nodded.

" True," said Ben. We touched down in the outskirts of the main state. Ben timed out a couple secounds after he landed and Danny transformed back to human form as soon as he got behind the nearest tree. I stared at the boys, waiting for them to do something. When they didn't, I glared at them. They both looked very confused and shrugged at me.

" What?" Danny asked. A look of realization flashed across Ben's face. He blushed darkly and smiled sheepishly.

" Sorry, we'll be over there," said Ben quickly. He walked to a thick tree, dragging a very confused Danny with him. I smiled and carefully pulled off my bejeweled cloak, dirty pants, and ripped shirt. I felt like I hadn't changed in days.

Two minutes later, I came out from behind a particularly large bush in a new outfit. I stuck my head behind the tree Danny and Ben were using, my moon shaped necklace dangling from my throat.

" I'm decent. You can come out now," I said. The boys smiled and walked out. Both of them looked me over and their eyes widened. I supposed I looked pretty beautiful in my clothes. Despite my hatred of feminism, I did have a pretty good fashion sense, thank you very much.

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