The Aftermath

Ch 6: Stone Cold

The Aftermath ch 6: Stone cold

There were no girls left who were stupid enough to try and steal Harry's heart. Except for one. She was a girl from Auradon. She had come with one of the limousines. Her wavy brown locks were tied together by a periwinkle blue ribbon. Her whole outfit was periwinkle blue. She was the daughter of Wendy. She had been flirting with Harry for a whole week. And Uma was completely done with her. She had a plan.

"You, pretty frilly flying princess." The girl turned around, clearly annoyed. "What do you want, SeaClams." She sneered. "I, Uma of the Isle, challenge you to duel. If I win you leave Harry alone." "Deal. If I win, I'll take him to Auradon and he will be my boyfriend. You have no idea what is coming for you." Harry snickered. "Ye'll see lass. Me Uma is unbeaten." The girl just grinned. "Your Uma? You aren't in a relationship or are you pretty boy? Harry knew he had said something thoughtless and that he and Uma are possibly in trouble. Uma was standing there flushed, not even a mumble leaving her lips. Harry decided to do the most dangerous thing. "Yeah, me Uma. As in she is mine so back the hell away. I don't know ye and I don't want to know ye." He bravely answered. Jana shrugged. "It doesn't change the deal, handsome. If you beloved loses tomorrow –what tomorrow?" Uma questioned. "We are fighting today. That is how a duel works." "No, we are not. I am from Auradon. I'll have to send a letter to the king that we are duelling. But we will fight by sunrise tomorrow so the king can't stop us." Uma knew that the girl was right but still had one question. "What is your name? I can't fight a nameless opponent." "My name? Jana. Remember that name Uma. It's the name you are going to lose your beloved Hook to. But don't worry. I'll send you pictures of how happy his is going to be with me." Uma huffed and grabbed her first mate by his hand. She stormed away with Harry following.

Uma stomped onto their ship and when the crew saw her glare they all suddenly had something to do. Not even Gil was stupid enough to linger on the boat when Uma was in such a foul mood. Harry was afraid his beloved captain was mad at him for saying they were in fact together. But luckily for Harry that wasn't the case. Instead of being mad at him and hurting him, Uma hugged him. Harry was surprised and Uma knew it but she didn't care or even have the energy to explain it to him. She loved Harry even though he wasn't the most strategic at times. And to be fair she was glad the lying was over for now. She was his and he was hers. Maybe Jana wouldn't even be there tomorrow. But then something clicked in Uma's marvellous mind and she freed herself from Harry's embrace. She ran of their ship without saying a word. Harry sighed. There was one thing he'd never understand and it was Uma's sudden bursts of genius ideas. He didn't know where she had run off to but he didn't really care. Uma would do the right thing, well the right wicked thing, either way. She didn't need his assistance all the time. He knew this and just finished his daily duties as a first mate and got ready to sleep. When he was almost sound asleep in his cabin he heard his door open. He wasn't wary because he had hear Uma's footsteps on the deck. And indeed, he was right. Uma climbed over him and laid down in the space between Harry and the wall. Harry didn't ask her a thing and Uma didn't explain. She just nestled herself close to Harry and fell asleep. Harry looked out the dirty old window in his cabin. Down below him he could hear the waves crashing onto the boat. He sat there alone with Uma nestled into his side and part of his chest and he felt safe and at peace. He didn't wonder why but just enjoyed it. Outside everyone was moving, screaming and fighting. The Isle of the Lost never slept. Harry could feel the heat Uma spread but he didn't mind. It was soothing. He decided he wouldn't check the alarm clock he and Uma had stolen so long ago, he wouldn't give it another glance. He wasn't leaving now, not a chance. A relationship should scare him, the idea of being tied down to one person. It always had. Harry had a flirty persona and as much as he loved his captain he had never thought of a relationship. It had scared him. But it didn't anymore. Uma was a hot-shot and she gave him troubles. Life on the Isle is cruel, it's never kind. But with Uma he got a new experience and it felt right. He hold Uma tight. Slowly, he drifted to sleep.

Outside a new day was dawning. It was trying to grab it's glory. And later on, it would turn out this day would make history. Outside suburbia was sprawling everywhere. Jana was preparing herself for the duel. She grabbed her sword and the item she had taken to the Isle. Nobody in Auradon knew it was missing, or atleast so she thought. Uma didn't stand a chance.

~ timeskip sponsored by Gil~

Uma and Jana were in position to start the duel. Around them a circle had formed, made out of Wharf Rats and random people because people on the isle loved free fights. Uma did the logical thing. She attacked. Her sword clashed against Jana's axe. Nobody questioned how she had obtained it. It was one of the axes the weapon master of the Isle was known for. The axe was beautiful in an atrocious way. It had the form of an Omega. (Ω) Uma raised her sword. She blocked Jana's first strike. Uma quickly won this battle. But then Jana did something that surprised Uma and the crowd. She pulled out Fairy Godmother's wand. She fired sparks at Uma. Uma's hope relied on knowing that they must be closed. Uma ducked as Jana fired another spell at Uma with the obviously stolen wand. It didn't hit Uma but it did hit a stone right beside her. The rock began to transform into a kitten. "You wanted to transform me into a cat?" Uma asked. "Well, not a cat in particular. I wanted to turn you into a travel size pet so I could take you with me to Auradon and you would have to obey me." Uma growled in disgust. She had sneaked closer to Jana and managed to take a blow towards the arm with the wand. Sadly, enough Jana just lowered her hand so Uma just hit her arm. She made a cut but nothing serious. In the corner of her eye she saw Gil picking up the kitten and petting it. She smiled. "What are you smiling about? You injured me. You will pay the price." And with these words she charged a spell towards one of the children Uma always fed and offered shelter in the winter. The small boy became stone. Outraged Uma attacked again. This time she actually hit the wand away from Jana. But sadly enough Jana was quicker and regained the wand. The fight went one for a while. Unavoidably Jana hit Uma after a while. It was impressive that Uma had avoid it for so long. Uma became frozen in time. Jana grabbed her axe and took a swing to behead Uma but Harry jumped in front. Jana tried to slow the axe down but it still gave Harry a cut across his chest. Suddenly the crowd began to murmur. They formed a pathway. Jana turned around. The spell on Uma broke. Uma quickly sat down next to where Harry lay. She ripped of the bottom of her skirt and used it as a bandage. Jana didn't see anything and turned back around and hit Uma with a knife. Uma had turned her head around. She was lucky Jana couldn't really fight but it still delivered her a wound on her cheek. Quickly the knive made cuts into Uma's arms as well. But Uma didn't made an attempt to fight. She just continued to help Harry. Jana raised her knive again when suddenly king Ben's voice was heard. "You have done more than enough damage today Jana." Jana was grabbed by multiple guards and her weapons were removed. She then was made to wear handcuffs. "And I believe this has done more than enough damage as well." Ben said while picking up the wand. He tucked it away safely after undoing the spell on the innocent boy. Gil quickly hurried towards his best friends. He took Harry into his arms and lifted him up. He carried the boy towards the boat were they had a first aid kit. Uma quickly ran after them but was stopped by Ben. "I'd like to talk to you and your Wharf Rats tomorrow." Uma just nodded and ran after her friends.

WillHarry survive? What will Ben tell them?