Right after Azul finished his plan, everyone heads back to sleep and Glory carefully crept through the halls without waking everyone up to Kalim's room to go back where she slept. Suddenly someone grabs her wrist and pulls her back to the dark corner.
"Ack!" Glory winces softly and glance up to see Jamil glaring at her.
"Listen. I know what you're up too and I would like for you to call off the Octavinelle dorm." He demands.
"I'll gladly call them off until you drop your plans to overthrow Kalim." Glory retorts.
"Tch! No wonder Iman irks me so bad. If you think this is going to make me give up, then you got another thing coming." Jamil curtly spat, but Glort was not fazed by his harsh words and stares him dead in the eyes.
"You desire freedom, but this not how you should be free." Glory reassures, but Jamil huffs and releases her wrist. As he turns his heels and saunters off, but the brazen Glory Corbett was just getting started on calling him off.
"You can't keep doing this forever." Glory warns him as Jamil stops his tracks.
"I'm telling you this for your own good, Jamil. The more you used your magic, the more you'll be corrupted by your own magic." Glory reassures with a serious expression. Jamil stood silently for a minute before he can respond.
"...You don't understand. I've been held in chains for my entire life and I will not spend my life here in Night Raven as a lowly servant." Jamil proclaims as he clenched his fists.
"I'll do everything I can to break free from these chains that I'm trapped in..." He then whips his head to Glory with a stern look.
"And I will not stop until I achieved it." Jamil declares as he whips his head away and saunters off to his room leaving Glory with a pitiful look on her face.
Jamil...
Glory ponders as she turns her heels and walks back to Kalim's room.
~~~~~~~~~~
While sleeping, she felt air cooling through her ears causing her to wince her eyelids slightly and lets out a mumble.
"Mmm...what?" Glory mumbles when she realized she's dreaming again into this time she's surrounded by ominous fog.
"Why is the air so stagnant?" Glory mutters until her eyes widened to see Jafar stepping on the Genie.
"The Genie!!" Glory gasps.
"Genie! No!!" Aladdin shouts as he reached his hand out to genie, but was far too late as Glory and Aladdin watches in fear to see the Genie grow ten times larger than before.
"Sorry, kid. I've got a new master now." The Genie apologizes with a hint of guilt from his tone.
"This is where Jafar traps the Genie as his master!" Glory shrieks as she whips her head to see Jafar wielding his staff to the air.
"A round of applause for the greatest sorcerer in the world and a taste of humiliation for you!" He mocks looking down at the sultan and his young princess daughter. Soon the scene switches to Aladdin and Jasmine sprinting towards each to reach out, but Jafar stands between them and the vizier pulls them apart as Jafar shoves the street rat with his staff.
"His lies were too good to last." Jafar taunts. Then his pet parrot flutters above him.
"Say goodbye to your precious Prince Ali." Jafar snaps as he shoves Aladdin to the castle and lifts his staff to the cloudy sky.
"The venue chosen, to the end of the earth. So long! Ex-Prince Ali!" He taunts as he lifts the castle to the sky with Aladdin inside horrifying the ravenette. Afterwards, the dream ends here with Glory speechless from the dream sequence.
"Jafar became ruler...which means Jamil will overblot sooner or later...." Glory mutters. Soon an evil laughter erupts from the dark background flinching the young ravenette.
"Awww poor sweet sultana~." He coos tauntingly irking the ravenette.
That must be him....
She thought and out of the blue, Glory felt something pulling down when she glance down with her eyes widened to find herself sinking into the sand.
"No! Sh#t! No! Grrr! I can't break free!" Glory yelps while struggling to break free from the grip as a evil laughter booms again.
"There's no escape, my dear~" He purrs as arms came out of the sand and grabs her legs shocking the ravenette.
"Gaaaaahh!!!!"
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"Aaaah!!" Glory shouts and rises up from the bed that causes Kalim to scream as well to the point where he rolls over from his bed and falls to the floor landing on his face.
"Ow..." He winces and Glory whips her head to see Kalim on the floor.
"Oh sh#t!!" Glory curses as she crawls up to the left side of the bed and grabs his hand.
"Sorry Kalim. Are you ok?" Glory asks curiously lifting him back up to his bed as Kalim lets out a soft chuckle.
"Yeah I'm fine. Thanks, Glory-chan." He said with a tired grin while stroking the back of his head. Soon they heard the door opened and they both whip their heads to see Jade and the rest of the group entering the room.
"Good morning, Kalim and Angelfish." Jade greets them politely.
"Top of the morning kiddos!" Eugene shouts.
"Wake up henchman and Kalim! Get your butt up!!" Grim shrills.
"Pleasurable morning to you two." Vivien greets them calmly.
"Morning guys." Cassandra said. Glory smiles warmly at them.
"Good morning, everyone." Glory greets them sweetly.
"Where are Rapunzel and Floyd?" She ask curiously.
"Rapunzel and Floyd are doing kitchen duty today." Cassandra told them.
"Indeed, since we all got up early, we decided to prepare breakfast for everyone in Scarabia dormitory." Azul informs.
"Oh? Sounds like it's going to be a delicious breakfast." Glory compliments.
"Indeed it will, Angelfish." Jade agrees with a grin.
"Eh...Huh? What're you all doing here?" Kalim asks with a confused look.
"I've prepared you a change of clothes and some tea to help you wake up. Time to start the day." Jade informs baffling the dorm head.
"Eh? Eeh? What? Huh? Jamil?" Kalim utters with question marks bursting out of his brain.
"Worry not. We are more than capable of helping you get changed." Azul reassures. Suddenly a knock came in and here comes the snake with his signature resting bitch face himself.
"Kalim, it's about time for you to...What!?" Jamil paused when he saw the Octavinelle trio and Team Glory in Kalim's room.
"Morning champ!" Eugene nonchalantly greets him.
"Sup." Cassandra casually greets him.
"Good morning." Vivien gently greets him. Dumbfounded yet irked, Jamil approaches the group with a frown.
"Azul, Jade, what're you doing here with Grim and Prefect's dorm members?" Jamil asks curiously.
"Aaah, Jamil! Good morning. Feel free to take it easy and sleep in this morning. For we will cover looking after Kalim for you everyday until the end of vacation." Azul informs shocking the vice dorm leader.
"Huh?!" Jamil shrieks as he glance at Glory with an irked look whom she gave him a cheeky grin and wink at him. Unfazed, Jamil turns back to Azul and the others.
"Our conversation last night made me realize something, in all of Scarabia, the one who works the hardest is none other than you, Jamil!" Azul points out.
"So far you been allowing us to stay here free of charge. Therefore we tried to think of something we could do to repay that kindness." Jade reassured with a smile.
"And we got ourselves a team name!" Eugene boasts.
"Yeah! We call ourselves, the 'Jamil Support Squad!'" Grim declares.
"Please don't tell me you guys actually come up with that name..." Glory mutters with a sweatdrop.
"We have no part of the "team name" idea." Cassandra whispers.
"It was Eugene and Grim's idea and it's quite the cheesy one if you asked me." Vivien chimes with a deadpan look.
"Th-That's a stupid...That's not necessary." Jamil objects almost having his true self slip out. But things get even complicated for poor Jamil when Kalim starts to think about their idea.
"Oh, oooohhhhh...OOOOHHHH~~~!! That's a great idea! I've been trying to come up with a way to lessen your load for a while now." Kalim chirps.
"Kalim, those feelings as the master are truly beautiful. I would love for Azul to follow in your footsteps." Jade praises with a taunting smile causing Azul to fake chuckle while smiling before whipping his head to the snarky eel.
"Jade, you really need to learn when to shut your mouth." Azul mumbles and spun his head back to Kalim and Jamil.
"Anyway, please leave the rest to us and enjoy your time off." He reassures with a kind grin.
"Let the 'Jamil Support Squad' began!" Eugene declares pumping his fist up.
"Yaha! 'Jamil Support Squad' is here to serve!!" Grim chirps pumping his paw as well and Kalim nods firmly.
"Thanks guys! Let them do this, Jamil! This is awesome for you!" Kalim cheers.
"Be sure to get some nice rest Jamil." Glory reassures with an innocent smile. Soon Jade starts to push Jamil out of the room.
"Yes, yes, Jamil. Please return to your quarters and go back to sleep if you'd like." Jade reassures as he pushes him out the room and shuts the door in front of his face.
"That cobra..." He grumbles before sighing through his nose and lays his hands on his hips.
"Whatever, it's not like I can just "take it easy". I have to get breakfast started." Jamil mutters as he turns his heels and saunters his way to the lounge. But once he arrived at the lounge, everyone is fully packed with food.
"Aah, lil' fry. I haven't put the final touches on that so don't carry it off." Floyd instructs him.
"M-My apologizes!" The Scarabia Resident A apologizes as he runs off to the kitchen.
"The vegetables are out of the oven." The Scarabia resident B informs.
"Those are already seasoned so put them on the table right over there." Rapunzel stated as the Corona queen points her finger to the table full of food.
"Yes ma'am!" He nods as he walks over to the table of food.
"Breakfast is already well under way!?" Jamil shrieks before clearing his throat and turns to the duo as he walks over to them.
"Did you make all this, Floyd and Rapunzel?" Jamil asks curiously.
"Good morning, Jamil. And yes, me, Floyd, and the rest of the Scarabia members made all this." Rapunzel told him.
"Ahah. Since Azul said he wanted to help you out soooo baaad." Floyd sang merrily. Stunned, Jamil lightly shakes his head glance back at the duo.
"This...I can't let guests work like this." Jamil objects.
"Hmm are we guests?" Rapunzel asks curiously as she tilts her head a bit blinking her eyes twice while acting all innocent.
"Yeah. Aren't we training camp partners?" Floyd asks curiously.
"Kai, doesn't eat anything I didn't make, we're worried about poison." Jamil informs baffling the eel.
"Huuh? The hell. Even my diet is more balanced than that. Besides, I don't put poison in my food." Floyd said.
"Hehehe. No worries, Jamil. You can test the poisons right after we finished sorting out food." Rapunzel instructs.
"Yeah and Baby otter will eat if its got your stamp of approval." Floyd chimes with a smile.
"That...would probably be fine..." Jamil complies. Soon Iman and another Scarabia resident came up to the vice dorm leader.
"Vice dorm head, please try the grilled vegetables we made!" The Scarabia Resident D pleads.
"I think the soul turned out pretty well but...What do you think?" Iman asks curiously.
"Fine, I'll test them all. By the way, did you all get ready for the march! Usually we eat when we get back." Jamil informs, but Rapunzel lets out a giggle.
"Oh don't worry. We have changed of plans today." Rapunzel reassures.
"Changed of plans?" Jamil asks looking confused.
"Correct you are your highness. I, as the dorm head of Octavinelle, have discussed an idea concerning. The matter of Scarabia's improvement with Kalim, as the dorm head of Scarabia." Azul declares freaking Jamil out and whips his body around to see the octopus, and the rest of the gang in the lounge.
"Wah! Where'd you come from!?" Jamil shrieks.
"Rather than aerobic exercise involving long distance marching, moderate weight training will have a greater impact on improving one's stamina and strength." Azul explains to him.
"Furthermore, the desert is an extremely hot place to be training." Vivien points out.
"Agreed. Which means we'd be at high risk of heat sickness." Azul informs.
"You also have a fountain in the front gate so if I were you, I would swim in to it for a good work out." Cassandra advises.
"Yeah and it's fun." Floyd chimes.
"Plus you get to play games in the water!" Eugene chirps.
"Yes, I agree. From my experience, you can expect swimming to burn fat better than walking." Azul informs.
"That would be a refreshing way to start the morning training routine." Iman agrees with a grin.
"So you're saying...we won't have to do that March again?" The Scarabia resident B asks with a relived smile.
"Isn't that great, vice dorm head!" The Scarabia resident C chirps with a smile.
"Breakfast is also the most important meal of the day to help you maintain energy and focus throughout the day, be careful to not eat too much though." Azul advises and soon footsteps came from the lounge when Kalim and Grim came in.
"G'morming. Oh, is food ready?" Kalim asks curiously.
"Waoohhh! Looks good, y'know!" Grim chirps with a huge grin.
"Oooooo I smell something good up in here!" Glory chirps as she scampers into the lounge wearing a soft maroon silk dress with long maroon gloves, golden jewels, and maroon flats that complements with her maroon eyeshadow and burgundy lips.
"Aaaaah! It smells so good in here!" Glory sighs with a bright grin. As soon as she steps into the room, all of the Scarabia boys became awestruck and fawn over the young ravenette's beauty like she's a desert goddess.
"Wow! Glory-chan! You look so pretty!!" Kalim compliments making her giggle sheepishly and strokes the back of her head.
"Thanks Kalim..." Glory replies. Soon Rapunzel and her group approaches Kalim, Grim, and Glory.
"Well you look at that!" Eugene shouts.
"Jeez. No pun intended, but you look hot." Cassandra compliments with a smile.
"Indeed. You look beautiful in that dress, Moonchild." Vivien agrees with a gentle grin.
"Yeah! You look so beautiful Glory!" Rapunzel praises.
"Thanks guys." Glory responds.
"Indeed." Jade then grabs her hand to plants a kiss on it.
"You look gorgeous, Angelfish." Jade compliments.
"That I can agree." Azul chimes as he walks over to grab her left hand and plants a kiss as well.
"You look lovely today, sweet Glofish." Azul compliments with a genuine smile as a blush crept from her cheeks.
"Hehe. Thanks Azul." Glory replies with a timid smile.
"Lionfish!!!"
"Whoa!"
Suddenly Floyd sprints over and tackles Glory to give her a hug.
"Lionfishie looks so adorable today!!" Floyd chirps while cuddling Glory.
"Ah haha thank you, Floyd. But could you let go of me...I can't breathe." Glory utters and he releases her.
"Oopsies! Haha! Sorry Lionfish!" He chuckles grinning widely. Elsewhere, Jamil's eyes gleam with awe finding himself captivated by the gorgeous ravenette to the point where his cheeks flare up and Iman whips his head to noticed him blushing.
"Hm? Jamil? Are you ok?" He asks curiously causing the vice dorm leader to blink his eyes and shakes his head.
"I'm fine, just grab something to eat. I already checked and there's no poison so feel free to eat your meal." Jamil instructs.
"Oh sure." Iman replies as soon as he whips his head and walks away, Iman lets out a snicker.
"I ship it..." Iman mutters while snickering at his reaction. Meanwhile at the lounge, Jade was tiling his head with a smile.
"It seems that Floyd is feeling well today. If he's not in the mood, the food will taste utterly vile." Jade said with a relieved smile. Soon Floyd spun around to the Scarabia students.
"Sea Snake already took care of your poison tasting, Baby Otter~ Go ahead and dig in~." The perky eel insists.
"Thanks for the food!" They all praised.
"Welp lets dig in!" Eugene shouts.
"Dang right! I'm starving!" Cassandra said as everyone in this lounge starts digging in their breakfast.
"Ooo wow! This soup is amazing!" Glory compliments deeply awed by the flavors from the soup.
"Oh you're right, this soup is tasty!" Kalim chirps.
"I know, right? It's a seafood soup from the Coral Sea." Floyd told him.
"Awesome!" Kalim beams as he spun his head to Rapunzel and her gang.
"So Rapunzel isn't it? What place did you come from?" Kalim asks curiously as the queen smiled warmly at the cheery dorm head.
"We're from Corona. I'm currently ruler of the kingdom while my husband is the captain of the guards and my best friend Cassandra was once a handmaiden but she's now a traveler." Rapunzel told him. Soon Kalim's red eyes struck with awe.
"Really?! You're a royal too? Cool! So that makes him both king and captain?" Kalim asks pointing his thumb at Eugene. Eugene chuckles and smiled charmingly at him.
"A king and captain of the guards with charming good looks and a dazzling smile." Eugene boasts.
"Who also has a big ego." Cassandra snarks with a blank look.
"A big ego like a size of a peacock's feathers." Vivien remarks dryly.
"Can it, Snide remarkers!" Eugene seethes, but ended up receiving death glares from both women. Not wanting to get a beating, Eugene gulps and smiles nervously.
"...I second thought, never mind!" Eugene retreated as he whips his head back and takes a sip of his soup earning sly smirks from Vivien and Cassandra. Kalim sweatdrops and Rapunzel giggles awkwardly.
"Don't worry about them, my husband and Cass tend to fight most of them time, but they're actually good people." Rapunzel reassures him and Kalim nods.
"Alright. What about you Vivi-chan? What place did you come from?" Kalim asks curiously.
"I came from a kingdom of Camelot along with Merlin, but we both moved to Twisted Wonderland after the war between Arthur and Mordred in Avalon. So I'm currently living at the lake in the the deep forest." Vivien informs.
"Eeh? Merlin? You mean the nurse in our campus?" Kalim asks curiously and the lake goddess nods.
"Correct, Desert King. We're close friends for awhile." Vivien told him.
"Oya? A lake as a home? How interesting." Azul compliments, but Vivien shook her head at him.
"Not exactly, it's quite boring. Sure there are some animals and bugs roaming around the lake, but...Good lord, I really need something excited to happened." Vivien admits and Jade lets out a chuckle.
"That I can agree on. We all need something new in our life." Jade assures.
"Yeah. Predicability is boring, but unpredictability is so much fun!" Floyd cheers.
"Likewise." Vivien grins gently. Azul then adjusts his glasses with a grin.
"If you want, I could make a deal with you give you what you want." Azul persuades with a reassuring smile, but the lake goddess places a hand to him with a calm smile.
"No need. Deals or contacts mean nothing to me. Furthermore, I have no interest on making a deal with someone with suspicious intent, but I appreciate the thought." She peacefully declines.
"My my, too bad." Jade teases with a playful smile.
"Oh well, you tried Azul." Floyd sang merrily.
"Better luck next time, Azul." Glory teases him, but Azul shrugs it off and smiles coolly.
"No matter, I knew she was going to say no since she can see the future." Azul admits with a nonchalant grin.
"What!? You can see the future!?" Kalim asks curiously with big red eyes glimmer in awe while grinning widely at her.
"Why of course. It's part of who I am....I was born with this gift." Vivien told him with a soft smile suppressing her grimace. Everyone went silent when she said in a melancholic tone, but the lake goddess soon let out a soft giggle.
"But not to worry, I'm quite used to this power of mine. After all, I have Merlin and Arthur. Well, Arthur is no longer there with us after his battle with Mordred, but everything is fine now." She reassures them with a smile.
"Oh...Alright." Kalim complies weirded out of Vivien's unusual behavior before whipping his head to Glory until his eyes noticed the heart shaped tattoo on her back.
"Hey Glory-chan. How long did you have that tattoo on your back?" Kalim asks curiously making Glory blink her eyes, but grins and spun her head to Kalim.
"For four years. I got this tattoo three years ago that night. I wanted to cherished my relationship with a boy that I loved, so I picked a heart with princess in the middle as a tattoo since he always calls me his "Princess". That's what he used to call me." She explains with a sheepish tone.
"Eeh? You have a boyfriend?" Kalim asks curiously and Glory nods with a small smile.
"Had a boyfriend. We broke up this year. He's...not the man that I thought he is..." She said as she clench her fist against her knees.
"...He broke my heart." Glory told him causing everyone to go silent.
"Glory-chan..." Kalim mutters with his red eyes glint with anguish and can feel his heart waver for the young ravenette.
"Well crap..." Cassandra stated with a shock look.
"I'll say." Eugene agrees.
"Heartbreak is a b#tch." Grim flatly said. Azul and the Leech brothers weren't so shocked to hear this story since they'd heard of it last weekend yet they still feel sympathetic towards her.
"Glory, I am so sorry to hear that!" Rapunzel apologizes, but Glory shakes her head and chuckles softly while smiles back at them.
"No need. Sorry for killing the mood, but don't worry about it. Everything is all fine now. I moved on from that previous relationship." Glory reassures them with a smile.
"Aah ok! Good to see you coming back! So what was your hometown like?" Kalim asks curiously.
"Well I'm not actually from this world. Unlike you guys, my world doesn't have magic." Glory explains.
"So where do you live?" Iman asks curiously.
"Belle Haven is where I came from. It's quite a small town but there are beautiful gardens everywhere and lots of stores too." She said remembering fondly at her hometown where there are flower gardens being blown by the cool breeze, her house with a backyard filled with flowers and vegetable gardens, and the flower shop that her mother works every weekend. Glory smiled warmly at the fond memories from her hometown.
"What kind of stores?" Iman asks curiously.
"Well there's a small cafe, grocery stores, restaurants, an arcade, a gym that my dad works at-."
"Your dad works at a gym?" Iman asks curiously and Glory nods.
"As a boxer instructor, but before that he works as a professional boxer at the WWE. World Wrestling Entertainment, inc., but he quits after he married my mom, so that's how he ended up as a boxing instructor." Glory explains.
"Whoa..." Iman and Kalim awed.
"Yeah. There's also a tattoo parlor, ice cream parlor, and a flower shop that my mom works." Glory explains.
"Flower shop?" Kalim perks up.
"Yeah. My mom works as a florist. My mom loves gardening. We have a flowers and vegetable gardens in our backyard. I also love gardens too and I would take pictures of them everyday. And that's when I developed a passion for photography." Glory told him.
"Cool! That explains why you took a picture of the moon few nights ago." Kalim said and she nods.
"Yeah. There's also a nature walk, an arcade, a beach far away from my town that is right next to the carnival and water park. And that's just about it." Glory informs and Kalim's eyes start sparkling with awe.
"A world without Magic, but there's also a carnival too and waterpark too!?" Kalim chirps with a gleeful smile like a child. Glory giggles at his adorable attitude and nods.
"Yeah we do. But it opens at the nighttime, however it is quite fun. They're tons of rides and foods that you could get behind." Glory explains exciting the white haired dorm head leader.
"Sounds fun! I wanna go there if I were to come to your world!" Kalim chirps.
"I don't mind if you come." Glory said.
"What about me, Lionfish?" Floyd pleads.
"And me?" Eugene chimes as both men gave her puppy dog eyes and Glory giggles while shaking her head at them.
"Sure guys, you can come too along with the others as well." Glory said.
"Yaaay!~" Both Kalim, Eugene, and Floyd cheered like children. Cassandra sighs.
"Boys." Cassandra remarks with a small grin.
"Tell me about it." Rapunzel and Vivien agreed while grinning. Jade chuckles.
"But that's what makes them fun. It's charming." Jade reassures with a smile.
"Agree with you there, Jade." Azul chimes in adjusting his glasses with Iman chuckling softly while smiling at the rambunctious trio. Elsewhere at the lounge, Jamil is sitting afar sending an envious glare at Glory.
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An hour later after breakfast, Kalim and the others gather around for a meeting.
"First we will work on memorizing the most important words used in ancient incantations." Azul instructs.
"I'm not good at memorizing stuff. It puts me to sleep." Kalim admits with a conflicted look.
"Then j have the perfect stud method for you. Try walking laps around the room while reading the words out loud." Azul suggested.
"Is that going to really work?" Vivien asks curiously curling her brows at him.
"It does unless you try." Glory reassures.
"Yeah, me and Cass could even memorized the incantation spells within split seconds!" Rapunzel chirps.
"True." Cassandra agrees with a grin.
"Indeed. We recommend this method for those who have trouble concentrating for long periods of time." Jade informs.
"Even I can manage that, y'know!" Grim chirps.
"You guys should try it too." Kalim commands to all Scarabia residents.
"Alright!" They all complied.
"Alright gang, let's get to memorizing!" Rapunzel declares with Pascal croaking in glee.
"Right!" Cassandra and Eugene complies with determined smiles.
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An two hours have passed and everyone has already memorized the incantations.
"Huh? Well what do ya know. This is a piece of cake!" Eugene chirps with a big smile pumping up his signature big ego. Kalim nods to agree with him.
"Yeah! I really feel like these incantations are really sticking more than usual!" Kalim cheers beaming brightly.
"See? Not too bad right?" Glory reminds him.
"Nope! Not at all! Thanks to Azul!" Kalim stated.
"Why I'm flattered to hear your praises Kalim! I'm deeply touched!" Azul boasts dramatically. Elsewhere, Jamil is silently groaning while frowning at Azul and the Leech twins.
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The next hour later it was training time, but this time Azul and the Leech brothers will take charge of getting these poor unfortunate Scarabia students into shape.
"Working your body can also help your mind process everything you learned, but pushing yourself to the brink will have the opposite effect." Azul informs.
"Scrimmage matches are good exercise and also help you relieve stress." Jade instructs.
"Ah Hah, I wanna go wild too! Someone come fight me!" Floyd cheers.
"Heck yeah! What are we waiting for? Let's begin training already!" Eugene boasts and Kalim nods to agree with him.
"Then let's split into teams of five and get started!" Kalim suggests.
"Sounds like a good plan!" Glory chirps with a bright smile.
A few minutes later...
"Ah ha ha! That was a blast! And we got to see how our training is paying off!" Kalim rejoices.
"Yes, dorm head!!" The Scarabia complied with smiles.
"Looks like everything has gone great so far." Rapunzel said.
"Yeah, everyone's getting comfortable with Kalim now." Eugene chimes.
"For now. Our main priority is to keep Kalim separated from Jamil." Cassandra reminds them.
"Speaking of Jamil..." Glory utters as her grey eyes shifts to Jamil who is at the far left corner folding his arms while suppressing his skepticism and irritation to himself.
"It seems our little snake friend is on the verge of cracking." Glory points out.
"Hehehe look at his face! It's so priceless!" Grim cackles while clinging on to her shoulder.
"Seem so dear Moonchild." Vivien agrees. On the other side, Iman is smiling warmly at Glory and the group, but also watching Jamil suppressing his annoyance.
He's definitely cracking alright....
Iman thought with a grin.
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The two hours later, everyone is at the cafeteria where Azul and the Leech twins are instructing the Scarabia students in cooking.
"As we still growing the most important part of our day is meal time!" Azul instructs.
"You have to make sure to get a good balance of nutrients while holding back from overstuffing if you want to maintain your performance in the afternoon." Azul informs.
"It is essential to prepare your own food so you know not only what you're eating, but also to help support a proper diet." Jade explains.
"I wonder if I should cook every now and then? Making my own food means I wouldn't have to worry about poison..." Kalim mutters, but Jamil intervenes and gets between him and Jade.
"Give it up, you'll get hurt again." Jamil assures him, but the Octavinelle trio has already gotten started.
"Then you're in charge of stirring the pot, baby otter." Floyd insists.
"Keep a good eye on it so the soup doesn't burn, alright." Jade instructs and Kalim bobs his head firmly.
"Hmm! Gotcha, leave it to me!" Kalim reassures with a positive smile. Jade then turns his head back to the Scarabia students.
"Okay everyone let's make something delicious for lunch." Jade informs.
"Yessir!" The hall complied. Azul then approaches Glory and her group.
"Glofish, Vivien, and Rapunzel's group, you're welcome to joined us at the kitchen.
"Alright let's do this!" Rapunzel chirps rolling her sleeves up.
"Right back at cha, honey!" Eugene cheers with Pascal croaking in glee as he rolls up his sleeves as well along with Cassandra and Glory.
"I'm helping as well!" Glory chimes.
"Same goes for me." Cassandra said.
"Me too!" Grim shouts with a grin while clinging on to Glory's shoulder.
"I'll also be volunteering at the kitchen." Vivien reassures.
"Right this way everyone." Jade informs.
"Right!" They all complied as they all head inside the kitchen where Jade grabs a pot of soup for Kalim to stir.
"Just you watch, this soup's gonna be great!!" Kalim chirps beaming with confidence.
"I'd worry about you by yourself so let me help." Jamil insists.
"Oh relax Jamil, Azul and the Leech brothers have everything under control." Glory assures him.
"Agreed. Fear not Jamil, we'll keep an eye on him every step of the way." Azul reassures.
"Please take a load off." Jade chimes.
"Yeah bud, just chillax for a while and let us do the magic!" Eugene cheers.
"Uugghh..." Jamil groans not liking this arrangement one bit.
An hour later the soil is already boiling where the aroma is flowing around the kitchen.
"Mmmmm this smells amazing." Cassandra sighs.
"I know right? It smells so delicious!" Glory chirps. Azul grins agreeably and adjust his glasses.
"The cuisine from the Land of Hot Sands is wonderful, I'm sure it would be a hit in Mostro Lounge. Although, getting the proper ingredients and preserving authenticity would be a challenge." Azul expresses looking skeptical, but Kalim smiles brightly and slams his hand to his chest.
"Then leave that to me! I want everyone to try the food from my hometown. I can get you the spices too! Ah, do you want me to have one of my family's chefs come give a lecture?" Kalim suggests and Azul beams luminously at him.
"I would be ever grateful! We'll draw up a contract and work out the details later!" Azul chirps causing Glory and the others to sweatdrop.
I have a bad feeling about this....
They all thought with sweatdrops on their heads.
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Another hour has passed where Kalim has already put the ingredients into the pot.
"Not bad at all, baby otter~." Floyd compliments making Kalim chuckles softly and stroke the back of his head.
"Heh heh. You think? It went better than I would've thought!"
"You did a pretty good job there, Kalim. Now don't stop now, keep your eyes locked on that soup!" Glory encourages him and he nods firmly.
"Alright! It's just a bit longer!" Kalim chirps beaming with a shining smile.
"Yeah! You go boi!" Glory cheers with a radiant smile. Meanwhile, Jamil is standing there staring at the group with suppressed annoyance while keeping his poker face on tact, but most importantly stares at Glory with eyes glint with envy.
Once boiling is done, Kalim turns off the switch and shows off the soup with joy.
"It's done. Would you look at that, even I can make soup. Ahahaha!" Kalim chuckles lightheartedly.
"All you did was stir the pot you know." Jamil snorts.
"It's a simple task, but at least you put on effort on it." Glory compliments.
"Thanks Glory-chan!" Kalim grins widely.
"Likewise!" Glory chirps with a beaming smile.
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Meanwhile back at the Scarabia lounge, everyone has already finished their lunch and they are all full.
"Aaaah, that was good." Kalim sighs with a big smile.
"Whoa mama! That is some good soup!" Eugene cheers.
"Nothing but a good warm comfort food to make you smile." Cassandra said with a grin.
"Indeed. A quite refining dish that I would eat during winter times." Vivien compliments with a soft smile.
"I'd say, this is just like my hazelnut soup that I made, but this is really good!" Rapunzel said. Glory and Kalim perks up and whip their heads to the Corona queen.
"Hazelnut soup? What's that?" Kalim asks curiously.
"Oh it's a soup that I made during my tower years and after tower years, but it's really good."
"Hazelnut soup? I always wanted to make Hazelnut soup yet I'm barely a cook." Glory giggles awkwardly, but Rapunzel wasn't offended and smiles sweetly at her.
"Don't worry, I'll show you guys the basics to the expert of cooking someday after winter break." Rapunzel informs enlightening both the ravenette and the dorm head.
"Really? That would be amazing! I would love too!!" Glory chirps with a bright grin.
"Thank you Raps-chan! You're the best!" Kalim beams and Rapunzel giggles softly.
"No problem guys." She said.
"I never tried Hazelnut soup before, but I'm rather curious on how it taste." Jade inquires.
"If you like, I'll give you a copy of the recipe." Rapunzel suggests and the eel smiles warmly at her.
"That would be excellent, your highness. It will make the Mostro Lounge developed more high ratings than before. I'm very grateful." Jade compliments. Glory leans to her ear.
"You better not make a deal with Azul or the twins." Glory whispers.
"Hehe. Don't worry, I'll keep my head up." Rapunzel reassures.
"Now that you've eaten and rested might I suggest a casual stroll? It will get the wheels of your mind turning which will help you tackle your afternoon studies." Azul informs.
"Azul, you really know everything. You're amazing." Kalim compliments.
"I've just been recklessly plowing ahead and pushing my residents way too far. We're both sophomores but I'm really a novice at all this." Kalim said looking guilty, but Glory lays a hand on his shoulder.
"Don't be guilty, Kalim. Nobody is perfect." Glory reassures.
"Indeed. Everyone makes mistakes. The vacation is only half over. You still have time to make up for what was lacking." Azul comforts them with a kind grin.
"If it's going to be like this then I don't mind spending vacation at school." The Scarabia resident A said.
"Yeah, we can only spend time like this while we're in school." The Scarabia resident B chimes.
"Plus it's better than going on the march to the oasis under the heat." Iman points out.
"Definitely. That march feels like a bad dream." The Scarabia resident C agrees. Elsewhere Jamil's patience is at its limits when he starts to silently grumble while scowling at the Octavinelle trio with annoyance.
Okay that's it! This has got to stop! I don't care what that cobra said! I'm gonna get that shady octopus and the leech twins out of the dorm today!
Jamil mentally thought in aggravation.
An hours later....
"There are many students skilled in astrology and ancient incantations in Scarabia." Azul points out.
"Yeah I was wondering that too, what kind of incantations did you guys studied?" Rapunzel asks curiously.
"The Sorcerer of the Sand was really good at reading the future so it's for students with that quality to get into Scarabia. I'm not really good at either though. Ah ha ha!" Kalim chuckles.
"I heard the Sorcerer of the Sand was able to develop a machine that used natural energy to perform fortune telling. I actually find that interesting and he's one of my favorite Disney villains." Glory informs with a smile.
"Disney?" Kalim asks curiously, but she shakes her head and smiles softly at him.
"Nothing." Glory assures.
"Regardless. The reason Astrology was established faster than other magics was due to in large part to his forward thinking, correct?" Azul guesses.
"Holy cow! That's how he got to the spot!?" Eugene shrieks.
"Wow...that's amazing! He's sounds like a smart guy!!" Rapunzel chirps.
"Of course. The Sorcerer of Sands was well known for his tactical planning and careful nature after exposing the tricks of the street rat." Vivien explains.
"Wow. The great seven really earned that title!" Kalim cheers.
"He must've worked hard to get where he was." Cassandra said with a grin. Iman grins softly at their conversation before whipping his head to see Jamil scowling at the Octavinelle trio as he is losing his patience with them. Azul then glance at the clock.
"Oh my, it's almost 3 o'clock. Let's study a bit more then take a break." Azul instructs.
"Would you like me to get some tea ready?" Jade asks curiously.
"No, I'll take care of it since I've made the most progress so far." Azul reassures. Just then, Jamil steps in and folds his arms.
"I'll lend a hand." Jamil insists and Azul smiled warmly.
"That would be wonderful, let's get going, Jamil." Azul said as both men stand up and walked out of the lounge. Suddenly her eyes glow black as she saw an image of three blobs of black ooze drops down to Jamil's heart. Soon she was returned back to reality and lets out a gasp panicking Kalim, Iman, and her group.
"Glory-chan! What happened!?" Kalim shrieks holding her gently with worried red eyes.
"Aah sh#t! Did Jamil didn't do the poison testing correctly!?" Iman panicked.
"It's time." Vivien said.
"Eeh?" Everyone turned their heads at the lake goddess with baffled looks before Glory stands up from the floor.
"Now's our chance! We don't have time! Let's go!!" Glory said.
"Right!" They all bob their heads.
"Eeh?" What are you-! Eeh!?"
Soon Kalim was dragged by the perky eel along with Glory and the others.
"Come Kalim, the show's about to start!" Floyd chimes.
"Indeed, let's get a move on shall we?" Jade insists.
"Huh? Wait? Where are we going?!" Kalim shrieks as he was dragged by Floyd and the others.
"Eeh? Kalim!? Guys!?" Iman yelps as he runs after him and the others where they start following Azul and Jamil.
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Meanwhile at the halls, Azul and Jamil are strolling through the halls where the octopus talked about Scarabia.
"It seems that the residents have made a 15% improvement over yesterday. I'd say that's pretty good. I heard from Ophelia and her friends that Kalim has been emotionally unstable as of late but it appears that he's calmed down since we came here. Isn't it wonderful that he is even if back there residents' trust?" Azul asks curiously with an innocent smile.
"That would be bad." Jamil retorts.
"Eh?" Azul looks at Jamil with a puzzled look.
"Sorry, but I can't allow you to stay here any longer. It's time for you to head back to the bottom of the sea." Jamil coldly spat where the confrontation between the viper and the octopus began....
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Hello everyone before we slither our way to the next chapter (that joke was really obvious 😑), I have a fan art that was send by a fellow follower and good friend of mine. You've might know him/her as the one who send two fan arts of Glory Corbett, this time, they send a fan art of one of my lovely OCs, Vivien aka Lady of the Lake! Here it is:
Shout out to Esialyne for drawing this beautiful artwork of Vivien. She looks so gorgeous!
Now that's over with. Onward to the next chapter, bye bye!