The Aftermath

My Jolly Sailor Bold

The Aftermath 11

Mal was very annoyed with the monthly fire alarm. She had only just drifted asleep when the terrible thing rang. When she became queen she would change it for the better. After the fire alarm finally stopped she drifted back to sleep. It wasn't like her history teacher would do anything about. The guy has probably seen his subject happen. It would explain all his wrinkles and the grey hair. Mal shivered at the thought of having to look like he did one day. So she wouldn't. Mal had decided she would use spells to keep her skin young and fresh since the day she met Mother Gothel. The witch had been very beautiful at one moment in her life but when the spell broke she quickly downgraded. All ruined by having a weak plan of action. Mal's dream to be evil had faded so now she had focused on remaining charming and beautiful. Mal slipped into the world of dreams but this time it was different. She dreamed about her floating in front of the barrier separating her perfect life here from her former friends who felt like she had betrayed them. She saw their faces behind the barrier. In the corner she saw Uma and Harry holding hands. Gil stood close to them, as a guard dog or something. Mal didn't understand him. Truth is she and her gang had offered him a place in their group due to him being godlike strong. He had rejected the offer, choosing his stupid crew over the gang who ruled the Isle. But who was he protecting? Uma and Harry protected him. Mal floated a bit more to their side. She saw the rest of Uma's crew and Evie's fashion enemy. She wanted to float even closer to look what the Wharf Rats were doing here at the edge of the barrier. But all of the sudden she heard a sound. It sounded like ice cracking. And in front of her eyes the barrier came down. There was only one layer left. Mal searched for an empty spot and floated right through the barrier. Interesting she thought. But when she tried floating out, she couldn't. She eavesdropped Uma for an explanation. "Only those with a pure heart can leave this doomed place." Uma declared. Mal saw Uma and her friends leave the Isle. Mal started pounding on the barrier but nothing happened. BAM! Mal woke up from the sudden sound. It looked like her teacher had dropped a book and was now taking minutes to pick it up. Mal sprinted towards the window, ignoring her teachers protests. She saw the Isle still like it was before she went to sleep. She took a deep breath and sprinted out of the classroom. She heard her friends call but ignored them. She had a sudden urge towards visiting the Isle. But this time she would take Ben.

Uma and the Wharf Rats had rowed towards a hiding spot in the forest. They didn't know the way but they had found a lake. There was an old pavilion and a tow bridge, connecting it to what seemed the way to Auradon. The pirates and the kids had settled down for now. They didn't want to attract to much attention so Uma had sent Desiree and Bonny forward to steal some clothes. The came back with some jeans and some t-shirts for the boys. For the girls it had been harder to find clothes. They all wore some dresses or skinny jeans. Uma had switched her normal attire for some black jeans and a leather jacket. She still wore her own shirt. She and Blue were playing with the children in the shallow of the water. When she met Blue yesterday she didn't like the girl that much but now the girl was like a sweet sister she never had. Blue was very good with children. She stood in the shallow water, her ankle long white dress flowing in the water surrounding her. Her half long sleeves with big sleeves on the end made her seem like an angel or at least a princess. Her style was very different from Uma's, more of a mix between princess and pirate. The children dubbed her the sweet pirate-princess. The children were very annoying for the fact they had to sit still. The crew had been waiting for a long time already. And they still had to go to midnight. Gil introduced the idea of tag but was bored quickly. Blue had followed in his path and entertained the kids with playing games in the water and teaching them to dance. Where Blue had learned that was a true mystery but Uma didn't care enough to ask. Instead she was observing Harry, her boyfriend. Only thinking about that made her pirate heart flutter. And she had to admit, he looked dang good in his tight Auradon outfit. The outfit didn't fit Gil too well. He was wearing all black and even though he could pull it off, Uma liked colour on him. His personality was very sweet and the bright colours fitted him. He was petting Cat together with a small boy with a nasty jab across his face, right across his eye. The crew had disinfected it so all it would do is scar up. The boy reminded Uma of Gil when she and Harry first met him. The boy had been sent on a mission by his dad. He had to retrieve an object out of Scar's cave. Gil had followed the kid when he saw where he was headed. He had saved the boy before Scar could seriously injure him. Gil had taken responsibility for the boy, understanding that the kid couldn't go back to his dad. Gil had dropped him off by the group of children where the Wharf Rats already cared for. When it turned out the boy didn't have a name they decided to name him Lion, after the brave animal. But Uma got distracted to easily. Blue spotted it and called for her. Uma walked over to her. "Uma, are you ok?" Uma grunted, as she started to dance with Blue and the kids. She could almost feel Harry looking at her with adoration. "I'm fine, Blue." Both the older girls twirled a youngster before starting another dance. Uma grabbed a little boy and turned. Harry looked her straight in the eye and winked. Uma laughed. "You're not fine." Uma was shocked. "You aren't scared of me at all, are you?" Now it was Blue's time to laugh. "Why would I? You look like a mess by the way." Uma picked up her small dancing partner and lifted the kid above her head. "Is it so obvious?" she asked concerned. "Not at all, I don't think anybody else noticed. Hmm, except for your boyfriend..." Blue said while winking at her. "What is a boyfriend?" The small girl who was dancing with Blue asked. "Well, when a guy and a girl like each other they want to be together a lot. They don't like it when other people want that as well so they claim the person they like as theirs." The little girl nodded before asking her next question. "Do they kiss?" Uma giggled. "Oh yes, they do." Harry answered while walking towards them. The little girl looked scandalized. She then turned to Uma's dancing partner and said: "Tall people are disgusting." She grabbed the little boy's hand and made a run for it. Blue started giggling and soon Uma joined. Harry just looked disturbed. "Well either way, would ya dance with me, me' lady ?" He asked. Uma didn't answer, she just took his hand and started twirling. Soon they grabbed the attention from everybody there. Uma didn't care. She only care about Harry and holding him close. Suddenly, Desiree asked her girlfriend to dance as well. Bonny joined the dancing crew with Jonas. Most Wharf Rats joined the spontaneous dance session. Bonny and Desiree started singing My Jolly Sailor Bold. It was a low tempo song but they spiced it up a bit, adding tempo and urging the kids to clap a nice tempo. Blue was busy putting the excited kids down in a row for them to watch the show when Gil ticked on her shoulder. He extended his hand towards her. "Wanna dance, Sunshine?" The kids started cheering at Blue to say yes. Blue accepted his offer. Soon all the grown up Wharf Rats were dancing and singing. Uma laughed. For the first time, the crew could be happy and act silly without being in constant danger. On the Isle she would have stopped such thing before it even started. But here, they were free. And tonight they would steal the Black Pearl and live their lives like proper pirates, not tied to one place. And Uma couldn't be happier.