A Slight Victory

[Nostalgia Chick]

Chick sighed in relief seeing it was Spoony and Tony.

"Thank god it's you. I thought it might be Dark Nella or one of the others. I didn't expect her to split into two. That was a new one. But you're right Tony. We have Nella back. And I know we'll get Goggles back too." said Chick.

She smiled at Spoony patting him on the shoulder as she glanced at the house as they approached.

"How mad do you think he'll be? Cause I'm not sitting through another movie as bad as Bratz again. I refuse."" said Chick.

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Chester turned following 90's Kid back to the group seeing him with Rachel. He smiled hearing Rachel wasn't badly hurt. He smiled glad Nella was back. He paused hearing voices as he realized more people were coming home.

"Hey sounds like Nostalgiama Chick, Forky, and the Tin Man are back." said Chester.

Marzgurl sighed shaking her head.

"Can you get one name right?" asked Roses.

"Of course. Mine. Chester A. Bum." said Chester.

"What does the A stand for anyway?" asked Marzgurl.

"I have no idea. Weird huh." said Chester.

Marzgurl rolled her eyes heading to the door to let the others in. Chester following her.

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Nella paused as Chester said something about it being the group. She guessed it was Chick, Spoony, and Iron Man from his discription as she rushed out to see if her friend was alright.

"Nostalgia Chick? You alright?" asked Nella.

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"Yeah but I announced that to her face and she took. Every. Last. Word" IHeart objected, not entirely getting the message through her emotions. She turned to Roses who also arrived to help her but as much as her friend and boyfriend being here made her feel safe, she didn't feel she deserved it. She just didn't feel good about herself anymore. IHeart looked to the both of them and responded "I tell everybody I don't want to kill anybody but I told it to DarkHeart and she saw it. All of it"

Roses glanced at Ma-Ti worried. She turned to Critic shooting him a worried look and glancing at Iheart. She knew Critic was worried about Chick. They all were. But Iheart needed help too. She just didn't know what to do. She wasn't always good at saying the right thing. She figured Ma-Ti, Critic, Linkara, or Harvey would be better at this as they were closer to her. She turned as Marzgurl, Chester, and Nella went off to the door. She turned back to Iheart and Ma-Ti.

"You mean you don't want to kill them? None of us want to kill them. I'd prefer to send them everyone back home but it looks like it might be awhile before that happens." said Roses.

Ma-Ti was also puzzled hearing Roses input and nodded.

"Roses is right. It just means you have a big heart. One the Dark Heart and the others will try to hurt. But you can't let them. You can't let her win. There's a reason my power is the most powerful. Because without a heart, without guidance my teammates could potentially go on a rampage with their powers. In fact they did once but I stopped them. But that's not the point. You can't let Dark Heart win. Whatever she said to you ignore it. She's a monster. You're human. You're the one who matters to me. Not Dark Heart, Ask That Guy, or any of them. Nothing they say or do will change who you are or how I feel about you." said Ma-Ti.

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Diablo frowned at the news. The puppy had left them? He had grown attached to the puppy and knew Maleficent cared for him as well. For him to desert them must be upsetting to Maleficent. He paused as said it wouldn't hold significance. She must be trying to deny she cared about him he figured. But the next question threw him for a loop. He shook his head.

"No you haven't. Not to me. You have people, and friends who care about you. Not your magic. Not what you could do for them. Sure you're a very powerful member of this army. But Jasmine, Queen Grimhilde, and I are your friends. And I thought Patch was but I guess I was wrong. I thought he was my friend too. We finally have friends, something to fight for. What do you really have waiting for us back home? A castle and an army of goblins. But here we have friends. These people actually depend on you.

I say Patch's departure distracted you but you're haven't gotten soft. After all I was your pet, your friend, your second in command in our world. Did you think you were soft by caring about me? You just have more people you care about here. That doesn't mean you're not as powerful or ruthless against your enemies when forced to be." said Diablo.

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Rachel gave a sad smile to 90 's Kid as her green looked at him , her brown hair with blonde stripes covered a little bit of her eye as she saw Chester and she smiled sadly at him but Rach was glad that her cut in the chest wasn't a scar if it was a scar the spoiled woman would have a breathing problems.

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Maleficent paused for a moment, considering her raven’s words. Somehow, she had never thought of it that way. There really wasn’t anything for the two of them in their home world. The goblins had probably long since disappeared – at the end of the day, it was only their fear of her wrath that kept them at the Forbidden Mountain in the first place.

It was different here. The people feared her, yes, everyone who met Maleficent feared her to some degree (or so she thought), but it was tempered by a genuine compassion she had rarely been shown before. Not because they needed her and her magic (though they most certainly did), but because they really did care for her. Very different indeed.

A cool smile grace the dark fairy’s face, and she continued to stroke Diablo’s spine.

“I thought as much. Thank you, Diablo.”

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Rachel of course smiled to 90's Kid as she looked at him in her green eyes and he reminded her a little mix of her old friends of course the boys , he reminded her of Ross beacuse of his caring about her, Joey beacuse he is cute and Chandler beacuse he is funny , Rach smile grew wider and her eyes grew wide too , the spoiled woman was happy.

[Diablo]

Diablo nodded and smiled.

"I'm glad to have helped. Sure if we had our old army we might not have joined this army. But I think it worked out. Now you have an army and friends here. If the goblins show up they'd be a good help to the army. But we don't really need them anymore. As long as we have each other, Jasmine, Grimhilde, and the rest of our new army." thought Diablo.

He smiled glancing at the others around them and smiled before turning back to Maleficent.

"I'll miss the castle but I got to admit this place feels like home. Although it is a bit brighter then what I'm used to but it's still home." thought Diablo.

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The goblins. Maleficent rolled her eyes at the thought of her former minions. Brainless fools, the lot of them. Still, she had to admit that their presence would be useful – what they lacked in intelligence, they made up for in strength, and someone able to do heavy lifting was always welcome. Besides, it had been so long since she had had a proper target to practice her lightning attacks on.

While listening to Diablo’s thoughts on their old castle and their new base of operation, she had to fight to suppress a chuckle. She, too, felt a sense of homesickness towards the castle on the Forbidden Mountain – she had spent more than sixteen years there, after all – but it was the raven’s reasoning for it that amused her so.

“My room is kept quite dark,” the fairy reassured him, smirking faintly. “Should you need to get away from the, ah, brightness, you’re welcome to take refuge there.”