Epilogue...For Now.

[pleasureislanders]

Alright, you crazy kids. Now, before I head off on a long deserved vacation, I'll let you all chat among yourselves for a bit, now that the threat of imminent death and doom has finally gone! Once y'all are done chatting, I'll be free to send you all home.

[He gives a warm, genuine smile towards the rest of them.]

You guys did amazing, you know that? I knew I was taking a chance gathering all of you for the little murdergame, but...I knew that eventually, you all would get out, one way or another. Also, some of you might wanna look into investing in therapy. Sorry about all that.

[After a beat, he seems to remember something.]

Oh, right! Powers!

[He snaps his fingers, and suddenly, all of you will have your powers restored. Except Bill. He's...still the same as always, to prevent another murdergame from happening--at least, for now.

You're free.]

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[bottlerockets]

[Well, Genie is free now, so... now what? He should probably be prepared to go back to Oakey Oaks with Foxy after talking with the others (and making sure all the other animals here are being taken care of, of course), but... now that the chance to go home is here, he finds himself hesitating a fair bit.

Does going back put him right back at the moment he remembers and... cause Foxy to be brainwashed again? And even if it doesn't, he still doesn't even remember if he and his dad ever actually settled anything, and he's been leaning toward the possibility that even if he had saved the town from aliens, it's entirely possible that things still aren't good with his dad. There's no way of knowing when he's apparently missing a year's worth of memories in comparison to Foxy.

As a result, he's... pacing back and forth a bit here in serious thought trying to decide on what he wants to do here about this. Feel free to poke him or contribute your own thoughts and/or goodbyes before heading off back to your home?]

[neverhadafriend]

[The Genie just sits down beside him.]

Hey kid, I've been thinking about something.

Have you ever gone to Disney World?

[bottlerockets]

[Well, that certainly stops his near-frantic pacing from the more he had been thinking about things. Instead he blinks a bit, surprised by the question. Does pop culture hell world that Chicken Little is in know what Disney world is, I email the creators in the year of our lord 2020.]

Uh... no, I haven't gone there before. Why?

[neverhadafriend]

[Hey if Indiana Jones exists...]

Well I was thinking you might want to take a break about thinking about your terrible father for a few weeks, all expensive paid.

I can even get you a room in the castle with your name on it!

[He's magic he can probably arrange it.]

[bottlerockets]

[Chicken Little flusters a bit at that--not just because at the fact he got read so easily about how his thoughts were currently going regarding his dad, but at the offer in general.]

Wh--what? Really?

[redloxy]

Hey Acey! [She claps a hand on his shoulder.] You ready to go home and tell your friends about this adventure?

[bottlerockets]

Oh, Foxy! I...

[... He knows the following pause in answering is too long for it to not be seen as indecisive, so he finally decides to just admit to what he's thinking here. Because if anyone can understand the most at this point, he thinks it would be Foxy.]

I don't know, honestly. I'm kind of worried about some things regarding going back right now. I mean, I should want to go back, my dad and Abby and everyone is there, but...

... After all the time we spent here, I still don't remember anything about saving the town like you said. And after what Genie said about how he and that Jafar guy had a similar situation going on with remembering different things, like being from different points in time or something? I can't help but wonder... what if going back puts both of us back at the points we remember last? Like you won't be brainwashed anymore now from your point I guess, but when I go back...

[... What if he comes back to a town full of aliens, and having Foxy brainwashed again?]

[redloxy]

Oh...it does sound like it's more than just you not remembering. And I guess when I go back you won't remember us getting to know each other here.

[Which, well, was nice when they weren't talking about their hometown being horrible.]

It'd be a shame to lose that...I wonder if the Genie can help with that?

[bottlerockets]

Yeah. I wanna ask him and make sure... even if I did somehow remember it if weird time stuff happens that separates us or whatever, I don't wanna lose our friendship here no matter what.

And... [He takes a deep breath] I want to take a little more time to think about what to say to my dad when I see him again. Abby was right, I should have done the "closure" thing sooner? But I still don't know what I want to say to him, a--a--and maybe this is just putting it off further saying this, but... maybe I need to take whatever time I can away from... him and constantly worrying about doing things to make him proud of me. Does that make any sense?

[hells_angles]

BACK IN BUSINESS BABY! Welp, I'd love to stay and chat except not, now if you'll excuse me all I've got some carpentry to engage in!

[He waits for someone to get the joke.]

...The punchline is horrible revenge on the Pines family. SEE YA, SUCKERS!

[He attempts to will himself through time and space, back to Gravity Falls-]

[And another small kitten appears in a tiny pop of blue glitter.]

...oh godDAMMIT, Richards.

[neverhadafriend]

What? You want to leave without even a thank you? Back in my day cosmic beings had manners you know!

[hells_angles]

I'm older than you.

[neverhadafriend]

Ok then grandpa.

[halloteen]

Awwww, it's so cute! Why can't you just be happy with cute kittens instead of whatever revenge you're obsessed with?

[hells_angles]

It doesn't even breath fire! What kind of lame powers have I been stuck with!

[halloteen]

The kind where you're not allowed to hurt people anymore just 'cause you're grumpy.

[nobodylikesyouwhen]

[ Artemis definitely starts out with a circuit through the assembled crowd, to say good-bye to anyone heading to other worlds and just... for general chatter if anyone needs her! There's certainly a lot to talk about, and a few people she definitely wants to check on.

But at some point, just for a bit in the middle of everything something pulls her away for a moment. She can call it what she will - fate, destiny, the culmination of a character arc and a symbolic act of change forced in here by a player high on fumes from that other murdergame he's in - but she just kind of. Settles by a tree and looks out over everyone. And, without even really realizing it, starts singing to herself. ]

Hey, turns out I guess I found my place
I've got friends and family
And a smile on my face
Logan knows how much I love him
But he wants me to do other things...
So no more waiting in the wings.

[ And she just. Settles, quiet for a moment, and hums a song she's never actually heard before. ]

[halloteen]

... [so she actually has no fucking clue what to do with musical numbers because she's not that kind of disney so she just. politely claps at the end?]

Um! I didn't know if you'd want this back or not. [holds up the. blood-stained jacket.] It was a really good tourniquet!

[nobodylikesyouwhen]

[ In fairness this is the first time she's done one so Artemis is a little startled, herself! But she takes the applause in stride. ]

Oh, um... I'm glad.

[ Hm. ]

Do you think that'll wash out?

[halloteen]

... Gotta admit, even with my time here, I'm not really an expert in removing arterial spray from clothing? I think detergent works...

Oh, wait. I have magic. Duh.

[with a confident swipe of her hand, the bloodstains disappear] There! Good as new.

[feudalladyshandmaid]

We craved so much, and yet we kept on waiting
One glance, one touch, and still we kept on waiting
But now it's here, without the strings
So no more waiting... in the wings.

[Did you think you could just break into song and another Disney wouldn't notice? Especially when it's a variant of her own theme? Too bad.

Though Cass is more than content to just stand by, taking in the quiet of a adventure finally over.]

[nobodylikesyouwhen]

[ i was terrified you were gonna do this and now you HAVE

after the end of Waiting in the Wings [Reprise (Reprise)], Artemis turns towards Cass. ]

We did it.

[feudalladyshandmaid]

[You think I WOULDN'T? For shame]

We did. We... make a pretty good team, you, me, and Rapunzel. [Reaches out and just, pats shoulder.] You excited to see Corona? Raps is sure to give you the royal treatment, so it might be a long tour.

[after they all collapse and sleep for a week, that is.]

[halloteen]

[ah, there it is. if she can go her whole life without being separated from her magic, it will be too soon.

part of her wants to go home at once, but... she needs to see her grandma first. she wasn't sure she ever would again. so, when she takes a deep breath, holds out her hands, and begins to speak, it's with a clear destination in mind.]

I call on the dreams, of creature and mortal... to heal the wound that worlds divide... [grins] From now on, we each can create a portal. And each of us, our own paths decide.

[the space before her flickers and warps as an archaic-looking stone doorway appears. the door itself remains closed, however. for now.]

Um, I'm not sure if I can do that for anyone else. I think I need to know a place, first... But, I can go once I've gathered up Halloweentown's newest residents.

[feudalladyshandmaid]

[Magic. Always magic. Always mysterious and impressive, when it's not trying to kill you, that is.]

Not that I don't think you'll be able to take care of them, but maybe you should let the people of Halloweentown know in advance that there's going to be about a dozen walrus moving in.