A Night To Remember

Jealousy Killed The Cowboy

Curiosity killed the cat, yes, but the jealousy killed the cowboy ~'Ancient' Proverb

((I can't believe before watching the third NATM movie, I've forgotten how much I actually loved this movie as a kid since I didn't have any of them on DVD before. Don't worry! The next day I bought all three!))

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"His eyes are so dazzling!"

"Oh, Octavius. Had I known you were like this, I would've gossiped about my high school sweethearts with you a long time ago."

Octavius and Grace giggled madly, while seated on Larry's shoulder in miniature size. They were at the British museum, trying to save the tablet from losing its power. Grace tried to have faith in her father finding a cure, but just to be sure, she wanted to spend her last night with her friends in miniature size. Because she'll never be able to shrink again after tonight.

Her and the Roman general were swooning over Lancelot, the charming knight from the Round Table, just like in the stories. He had luxerious blond hair, a stubby groomed goatee, and blue eyes...Just like Jedediah. So let me tell ya, that small cowboy was jealous and angry like a rattlesnake as he watched his two best friends blush and lower their gaze each time Lancelot looked their way.

Earlier, when Grace was standing 5"4, her regular height, Lancelot kissed her hand and told her that the moon was no match compared to her beauty! I think that was the first time Jed got mad, his ears turning bright red and fuming.

Larry was being a little bit overprotective of his daughter, but he didn't keep her from Lancelot, even thought Jed thought he should've.

"I'm 23 years old, Dad. I'm allowed to flirt." She winked at her father before she shrunk down to diorama size.

Jed didn't notice how Octavius acted about the knight until after he made a comment about his 'hypnotic blue eyes'.

"His eyes are very blue!" The Roman stated in his own defense.

Jedediah had the most weirded out face. He's known that Roman for over 50 years, friend and foe, and he didn't know that one little known fact about him. "Didn't he have, like, three wives?" He kept thinking to himself.

He finally snapped when both his friends were sitting shoulder to shoulder, far from him, and staring dreamily up at the knight in shining armor.

"What is with you two? You're both swooning over him like a bunch of lovestruck puppies following around their bitch!" He snapped with disgust.

"Why would you think that?" Grace glared at him.

"Well it's obvious that you both absolutely ADORE him!" The cowboy rolled his eyes dramatically.

"Screw you, Jedediah." Grace snapped back, Octy only glaring at the cowboy.

"Why are you defending Mr. Popularity against ME??" Jed yelled back, obviously hurt. "The wack-o looks EXACTLY like me!"

"Are you saying you're jealous?"

Jed's face suddenly heats up at Octavius' question and duck his head under his hat. Both his friends started laughing evilly.

"Oh dear, does Little Jedediah have a jealousy issue?" Grace smirked cruelly, obviously as a sort of payback since in her opinion, Jed was being a douche.

Jed frowns and glares up at her. "I AIN'T GOT NO ISSUES!"

"Until you learn to behave without being all overprotective, possessive, attention-getting, and snotty-!" Grace transformed into her original height, picking up Octavius but leaving Jed. "Stay here by yourself! God! Some friend you are!"

And she walked away, Octavius wasn't exactly sure if he had chosen a side or not.

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It was only did Octavius and Jedediah lay dying on the ground on the rooftops of London, did Grace see Lancelot's true colors. Grace held her dying friends in her hands and felt tears brimming in her eyes.

"No...No, NO! JED! OCTAVIUS PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME!"

"I'll take that hand now..." Jed mumbled through his pain as he and Octavius grab ahold of each other's hand. Their form of way of apologizing to each other for all their past troubles.

Grace sobbed as she set them down, and angrily charged at Lancelot. She high kicked the tablet out of his hands and into the air, then spinning back around and back kicking him in the breast plate, making him stagger back. She caught the tablet from thin air and quickly straightened the pieces, and smiling in pure joy as she witnessed the object glow under the moonlight. Tears continued to stream down her face as she shook violently, but out of pure joy. The magic was powerful enough again to shrink her back into diorama size, and jump into Octavius and Jedediah's arms.

"I'm sorry, Jed." Grace whimpered into his shoulder.

"We both are, old friend." Octavius patted Jed's back firmly with a smile. "A noble knight such as he can never replace a dear, heroic friend such as you."

Jed didn't have a reaction to his friends sudden apologies. Suddenly, Grace leaned up and kissed his cheek.

"You are the only blond and blue eyed beauty for me." She joked.

Octavius nodded slightly, (I think I secretly ship OctyxJed) as Jedediah never laughed so hard in his life.