The Royal Wedding Crisis (the 7D fanfic)
Chapter 4: Dragons Over Jollywood
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**[Scene: Jollywood Castle â wedding day chaos]**
Jollywood Castle glows with celebration.
Golden ribbons flutter from every tower. Musicians play triumphant wedding music in the courtyard. Guests laugh beneath sparkling banners while servants rush back and forth carrying cakes, flowers, and enough glitter to permanently alter the kingdomâs ecosystem.
Queen Delightful wore her platinum-blonde hair in a hip-length French braid. She was dressed in an off-shoulder baby pink fishtail gown with short sleeves and flamingo-pink kitten heels, accessorized with a gold tiara/veil, along with light teal tassel earrings.
Starchbottom wore a cream-yellow button-up shirt beneath an olive-green tuxedo with mid-length coattails, a black cummerbund, and teal oxford shoes with black laces. He completed the look with a small dark green top hat featuring a teal band and a matching teal boutonniĂšre.
Until it suddenly isnât.
A massive shadow slowly rolls across the sky.
One by one, guests begin noticing the darkness overhead.
Guest:Â Is that... weather?
Doc: That is not normal weather.
A deep rumble shakes the ground hard enough to rattle the castle windows.
One wedding cake tips sideways dramatically before a servant catches it at the last second.
Lightning tears across the clouds.
The storm twists violently overhead like the sky itself is being ripped open.
Two enormous shapes emerge from the darkness.
Eyes glowing with magical fury.
Towering scales crackling with dark energy.
Hildy Gloom and Grim Gloom have transformed into gigantic mega-dragons.
The entire kingdom freezes in horror.
Hildy (roaring):Â FINALLY! POWER FIT FOR A QUEEN!
Grim (echoing):Â AND A KING!
The dragons circle the castle, unleashing blasts of dark magic that twist banners into knots, bend towers sideways, and send wedding decorations flying in every direction.
Confetti explodes accidentally into the storm like festive panic.
Inside the castle, chaos erupts instantly.
Guests duck beneath tables.
Royal guards scramble in every direction.
Someone runs past carrying three flower arrangements and screaming.
Queen Delightful stands firm despite the panic around her.
She stares upward through the shattered ceiling windows, shockedâbut determined.
Queen Delightful:Â Not on my wedding day...
Beside her, Lord Starchbottom nervously straightens his bowtie while trying very hard to appear composed.
Lord Starchbottom:Â This is... not ideal.
Another explosion shakes the castle.
He immediately runs towards Queen Delightful and shields her.
[Scene: Forest edge outside Jollywood]
A lone figure appears at the tree line.
But not the same Bashful who left.
His movements are steady now. Focused. Calm in a way that feels earned instead of forced.
The golden-furred magical kitten pops out of his beard, watching the burning sky with glowing green eyes.
Bashful stares at the kingdom in shock.
Smoke rises above the towers.
Dark magic crackles across the clouds.
Screams echo faintly in the distance.
Bashful:Â ...So thatâs what the smoke was.
He rips off the top portion of his hat.
He tears away his shoulder sleeves, turning them into elbow-length fingerless gloves.
He unties his red poncho and fastens it into a flowing cape.
The wind shifts dramatically around him.
Bashful:Â No more running.
The air suddenly surges with energy.
His expression sharpens instantly.
Confidence replaces hesitation.
Fear burns away into determination.
Because of this momentâ
Big Bash:Â The Big Bash is back!
The kitten meows proudlyâ
Then suddenly glows with golden magic.
Its tiny form rapidly transforms into a powerful jaguar with glowing markings shaped like suns.
Big Bash: Now thatâs new.
The jaguar lowers itself.
Big Bash leaps onto its back.
Big Bash: Heigh-ho Sunny, away!
The mega-dragons dive toward the castle.
Dark magic blasts through the airâ
A golden yellow blur rockets across the battlefield.
Big Bash:Â HEY! OVERGROWN LIZARDS!!
A magical blast fires toward him.
Big Bash flips sideways off the jaguar midair, narrowly dodging the explosion before landing perfectly again.
Big Bash:Â You picked the wrong wedding!
The jaguar sprints up the side of a collapsing tower with impossible agility.
Chunks of stone fall away beneath them.
They launch directly toward the dragons.
[Scene: Inside castle â the 7D assemble]
The remaining dwarfs watch the battle from a shattered castle window.
Happy:Â The Big Bash is out there alone?!
Grumpy:Â He picked the worst timing for hero mode.
Doc:Â Then we assist scientifically!
Sleepy:Â Can we assist after a nap?
Dopey:Â heroic excited whistling
Another explosion shakes the room.
Happy points dramatically toward the battlefield.
Happy:Â LETâS GO HELP HIM!
The dwarfs charge out together.
Sleepy somehow falls asleep for three seconds while running.
[Scene: Sky battle â chaos intensifies]
The battle over Jollywood becomes absolute chaos.
Lightning crashes through the clouds.
Dark magic spirals across the sky.
The dragons unleash a massive shockwave that rattles the kingdom.
Big Bash and the jaguar barely dodge it.
Big Bash:Â Okay... they got bigger.
The jaguar suddenly leaps upward and releases a powerful magical pulse from its glowing markings.
The blast disrupts the dragonsâ spell midair.
Dark magic flickers violently.
The jaguar roars proudly.
But Grim and Hildy recover quickly.
Grim (roaring):Â YOU CANNOT STOP US!
Hildy:Â JOLLYWOOD BELONGS TO THE GLOOMS!
The dragons unleash another devastating wave of magic.
Big Bash blocks falling debris with his staff while protecting civilians below.
Even he begins struggling against the overwhelming power.
[Scene: Reinforcements arrive]
A familiar whistle echoes across the battlefield.
The rest of The 7D arrive.
Happy:Â Big Bash! Youâre not alone!
Doc:Â Weâve calculated a group strategy!
Sleepy:Â I calculated a nap earlier...
Dopey:Â determined whistling
The dwarfs leap into action immediately.
Happy distracts the dragons with impossible optimism.
Grumpy smashes unstable debris before it crushes civilians.
Doc redirects magical currents using improvised scientific nonsense.
Sleepy accidentally snores loudly enough to disrupt a spell circle.
And Dopey somehow launches himself from a catapult wagon and crashes directly into Grimâs nose.
[Final confrontation â sky above Jollywood]
The storm spirals violently overhead as dark magic and light collide.
Big Bash looks around at his friends fighting beside him.
For the first time, he doesnât feel alone.
Not because his heartbreak vanished.
But because he finally understands something bigger than it.
The fairyâs words echo faintly in his mind.
"Love is not possession."
Big Bash tightens his grip on his staff.
Big Bash:Â THIS ENDS NOW!
The dwarfs combine their efforts together, creating a massive counter-wave of harmony against the Gloomsâ chaos.
Light erupts through the storm.
Big Bash and the jaguar leap directly into the center of it.
He channels everything he learned:
A massive burst of combined rainbow-colored energy explodes outward across the sky.
The mega-dragons are engulfed in brilliant light.
The storm vanishes completely.
Sunlight pours back across Jollywood.
Hildy and Grim crash into a tangled pile of enchanted vines and groan.
Hildy:Â This is all your fault!
Grim:Â My fault?! You're the one who wanted to become giant dragons!
Hildy:Â And who added extra dragon teeth to the potion?!
Grim:Â I thought it would make us extra dragon-y!
Hildy:Â Well, it made us extra defeated!
The guards surround them.
Grim:Â Worst wedding ever.
Grim:Â We didn't even get cake.
[Scene: Castle courtyard]
The musicians cautiously resume playing.
Someone finishes throwing confetti several minutes too late.
Queen Delightful approaches the dwarfs warmly.
Queen Delightful:Â You all saved Jollywood.
Lord Starchbottom adjusts his outfit, trying desperately to recover his dignity.
Lord Starchbottom:Â I handled that remarkably well.
A nearby guest stares at him.
Guest:Â You hid inside a cake cart.
Lord Starchbottom:Â Strategically.
Nearby, Big Bash slowly relaxes.
Big Bash (quietly):Â ...Maybe I didnât waste the journey after all.
The rest of The 7D gather around him proudly.
Happy:Â You did good, Big Bash.
Grumpy:Â Donât get used to it.
Sleepy:Â Is it nap time now?
Doc:Â Heroically speaking, that was exceptional teamwork.
Big Bash chuckles softly.
Then glances toward the wedding decorations.
Toward the life he thought he wanted.
And for the first time...
It doesnât hurt anymore.
He steps backward toward the forest.
Big Bash:Â Gotta go. Someoneâs waiting for you at the entrance.
He gives a confident winkâ
Then rides off into the forest atop the glowing jaguar as the wind catches his cape dramatically behind him.
The others watch him disappear into the trees.
And somewhere far above the kingdom...
The storm clouds finally clear completely.
Bashful (AKA the big bash) comes running in with the kitten on his shoulder. He was wearing a lime-green tuxedo with an olive green bowtie and a vermillion boutonniĂšre.
Bashful: Guys! Iâm here! (looks around, pretends to be surprised) Whoa! What did I miss?
Notes: Bashful riding on the kitten/jaguar is a reference to Maya & the Three, with the titular character having a giant battle cat and often accompanies his masters into battle.
âą Big Bashâs new design is a nod to @viarbarakitâs version
âą Queen Delightfulâs earrings are the same earrings she wore as her persona, Lotta Glamour
âą Bashful shouting âHeigh-ho Sunny, away!â is a pop cultural reference to The Lone Ranger