Chapter 1: Graduation
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Since the events of Inside Out 2 when Riley developed a new sense of self and made new friends at high school including Val and the FireHawks, Riley is shown to be graduating high school when she receives her diploma before the principal congratulates her and shaking her hand. After she received her diploma, the scene zooms into Riley's mind where all the emotions including Nostalgia, who requested the emotions to let her see Riley graduating from high school as she will use the console to reminisce the past days Riley has been into from kindergarten to high school.
Before Nostalgia touched the console, she asked the emotions, "May I?", before the emotions allowed her. "Thank you.", Nostalgia replied, and she activated the console. The scene shifts back to Riley where she sheds tears remembering her childhood to adulthood.
The scene shifts back to Headquarters where a memory orb projects the screen and a montage appears of Riley as a baby, toddler, preschooler, kindergartener, elementary, middle, and high school student in many situations before switching back to Riley thanking the principal and leaves the stage. The scene shifts back to Headquarters where a memory orb generated by Nostalgia comes out of the memory shelf.
After the graduation ceremony, Riley approaches her parents who congratulate her. "Riley, congratulations! We hope that you would be able to achieve great things in the future!", Riley's dad exclaims. Then, Riley's mom interjects, "I agree. Perhaps we should go somewhere to celebrate. Where do you want to go?", then Riley replies, "How about we get pizza? Pizza is one of my favorite foods in the entire world!", before Riley's father returned, "You got it, monkey! Let's go!", before they set off for celebration.
The scene shifts back to Riley's mind where the emotions all exclaim in celebration before Joy asks the rest of the emotions, "So, guys. Now that Riley has graduated high school, what do you propose we do now for the time being?"
Shortly after Joy had asked the emotions, they all hesitated until Sadness, Anxiety, and Envy all revealed the big news. First, Sadness replies, "Uh, Joy. There's something that I want to say before we celebrate. Embarrassment and I are getting married."
Before Joy gasps in happiness and exclaims, "You're getting married?", Joy yells in delight, "Congratulations, Sadness! I knew you could smile more even with Embarrassment supporting you!"
Before Anxiety replies next, "Uh, Joy. Speaking of Embarrassment, I also have something to confess, but it won't be easy."
As Joy stares Anxiety in curiosity. "Fear and I are getting married too."
Anxiety replies. Joy gasps in delight again, "Two marriages?! Awesome! I knew both of you would make a great team in marriage!"
Until Envy finally replies, "Joy, speaking of marriage, Anger and I have been thinking about it and would like to tell you something."
Joy asks, "Is it marriage again?", before Anger replies, "Exactly! We've been trying to tell you that ever since Riley finished high school!"
Joy laughs and replies, "Why didn't you say so?! I'm so happy for you guys!", until Disgust intervenes, "Uh, guys. Speaking of which, I couldn't even help but to say that I am quite jealous of you six as I've been longing to have a partner!"
Until Ennui approaches behind her and pats her on the back, "Don't worry about it, Disgust. You'll soon have a partner when the time is right.", "I agree. For now, let's just celebrate Riley's graduation with pizza!", Joy exclaims.
Chapter 2: Gap Year
Summary:
When Riley's boyfriend, Jordan suddenly announces his plan of taking a gap year traveling across the world to broaden his horizons, Riley's emotions start to escalate to the point that they break down except for the married emotions who are planning to move out of the main room into different apartments.
In addition to Jordan's gap year plan, Riley starts to get so emotionally overwhelmed to the point of loneliness from her friends: Bree, Grace, Val, and the rest of the FireHawks, with their boyfriends that she starts to develop mental and emotional health issues.
Notes:
Greetings, everyone.
Sorry for the wait. I had a lot to do at school today. Anyway, here is the next chapter for Inside Out 3.
Enjoy.
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
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Later at the Illiad Parlor, Riley and her parents along with her friends Bree, Grace, Val, and the FireHawks, who graduated from high school along with Val shortly after Riley entered her second year of high school and became the new captain afterwards, including their boyfriends as well as Riley's boyfriend, Jordan are all at their table celebrating Riley's high school graduation and eating pizza.
Meanwhile, the scene shifts to Headquarters where the emotions except for the engaged ones, who were busy planning their weddings on the same day, all watch Riley enjoying herself on pizza while the mind workers come in and move all of Sadness, Embarrassment, Anger, Envy, Fear, and Anxiety's boxes of belongings out of Headquarters.
While the single emotions were busy watching Riley celebrating, the scene moves to the engaged ones planning their weddings where they constantly discuss on how the wedding should be with Sadness crying over the wedding preparations, Embarrassment retreating into solitude out of shame, Anger breaking everything in the process out of frustration, Envy panging for the other emotions' wedding decorations, Fear panicking over the outstanding preparations, and Anxiety hyperventilating over the deadline.
Soon, Joy notice this and requests the other emotions, "Uh, guys... I think there might be some commotion amongst the others. Would you mind keeping an eye on Riley while I go check on them?"
The other emotions looked at Joy and accepted, "Got it!"
Joy thanked them and left the other three to the console before she goes to the back.
Back in the scene where the rest of the emotions are struggling to plan their weddings, Joy sees the emotions' states and chaos they are creating, approaches them, "Guys, are you all okay?"
The rest of the emotions stare at Joy with Sadness beginning, "No, Joy. Everything is all messed up. While we are all planning to have our weddings on the same day, the wedding planner told us that weddings on the same day are very expensive."
"Yeah, speaking of expensive, I have a feeling that we might go broke.", Anxiety adds.
"If we go broke now, what's the point of living anyway?!", Anger shouted as he threw a memory orb towards Joy which she dodges.
"Guys, guys. It's okay. We'll figure this out. But in the meantime, I would like to invite all of you to watch Riley enjoying herself after graduation! What do you say?", Joy enthusiastically suggests.
The rest of the emotions stare at each other and agree before Joy leads them out of the mess from their wedding plans.
The scene shifts back to the Iliad Parlor where Riley and her friends, including their boyfriends are enjoying themselves at the arcade area where Riley successfully scores a perfect one in skee ball leading her to earn as many tickets as she had in her entire life.
While Riley was celebrating her earned tickets with Jordan, who got the same amount as Riley, the scene switches to Bree and her boyfriend, Brandon Douglass, same age as Bree, an African American young man with glasses like Bree with black hair, dark skin, and brown eyes, playing Whack-A-Bear on the other side of Skee Ball where Riley and Jordan are. As Bree was on the verge of winning, Brandon had a cunning idea: cheating. Before Bree could win and beat Brandon, Brandon shouted and pointed to another direction, "Bree, what's that over there?!" and Bree stopped and looked the other way before the alarm sounded at the end. She looks in shock as she almost beat her boyfriend until she stopped that made him earn more points than her. Despite her losing to Brandon, Bree still earned tickets less than Brandon. Although she earned less tickets than him and his cheating methods, Bree still congratulated her boyfriend showing him good sportsmanship while he is still mocking her.
At the same time, not far away from Bree and Riley with their boyfriends, Grace and Grant Liu, same age as Grace, a Chinese-American young man with black hair, fair skin, and brown eyes, are on the dancing machines attempting to outdo each other. While Grace is talented in dancing on the machine, Grant is struggling to follow the arrows on the screen due to his talent for traditional Chinese dancing from his family and the fast-paced appearances of arrows appearing on-screen. Due to his struggles with the dance machine, Grant earns less tickets than Grace. Despite his inability to follow the arrows, Grace offers him some of her tickets out of kindness. Grant smiles at her and accepts the tickets, "Thank you, Gracie. I never thought you were so generous.", Grace replied, "It was nothing, Grant. I'm just doing what I have been taught ever since we started dating.", then the two started laughing.
Near the dance machines, Val and Vincent Garcia, same age as Val, a Hispanic-American young man with brown hair, olive skin, brown eyes, are at the air hockey table attempting to outdo each other to earn points. While playing air hockey, Val and Vincent's scores were tied until both of them got so distracted from their friends cheering on them that they ended up in a tie after the timer ended and the alarm went off. Then, the rest of the couples approach the former FireHawks and their boyfriends, Dani and Daniel, a Californian young man with olive skin, black hair, and brown eyes, Ally and Alan, a Caucasian-American young man with blond hair, fair skin, and blue eyes, Sofia and Samuel, an African American young man with glasses, dark skin, and black hair, Brandon's older brother, and Nour and Nuh, nicknamed "Ali", an Egyptian-American Muslim young man with olive skin, green eyes, and dark black hair, all seeing Val and Vincent's tied score. While the other couples were seeing the tied score, Riley and Jordan approached Val and Vincent at the air hockey table. "So, what's the score, Val?" Riley asked. Val and Vincent stared at the two. "We are tied, Riley." Val replied. "Cool. I never thought you guys could be so awesome in hockey as well as air hockey. After all, you two might be the greatest hockey players in the whole country." Jordan added. Val and Vincent blushed at the two. "It was nothing, guys. We both love hockey so much that we continually improve." Val reiterates. After her statement, everyone else laughed.
After Riley's graduation party was over, the rest of Riley's friends all went into their cars and drove home with each other. However, only Riley and Jordan went in the car with her parent before they drove off from the parking lot after everyone else did.
On their way home, Mrs. Andersen suddenly thought of something and suggested, "Riley, since Jordan is with us in the car tonight, how about we drop him off home instead?", while looking at Riley in the back seat. Riley hesitatingly stares at her mother and replies, "Drop him off, Mom? But why? Couldn't he live with us for tonight like he has multiple times back when we were in high school together?", until Jordan intervenes. Jordan sighs and spills the beans, "Riley, I know you don't want to hear this, but in a few days, I will be leaving the country for a while."
The scene switches to Riley's mind where the emotions look at Jordan in shock causing Fear and Anxiety to touch the console causing it to become purple and orange.
The scene switches back to Riley gasping in shock. "You're leaving?! Where're you going?!"
The scene changes to Jordan's mind where Jordan's Ennui, sporting the same appearance as the other emotions including his Anxiety, Envy, Embarrassment, and Nostalgia, sighs while seeing Riley's shocked face with the other emotions and touches the console.
The scene switches back to Jordan, who sighs in resignation, reveals, "Riley, I know you're shocked at me leaving, but I will be traveling the world to broaden my horizons for a while. I don't know where I'm going, but I definitely will be back.", as he touches Riley's palm. In a state of panic, Riley restates, "I don't know where you'll be going, or when you'll return, but I definitely am going to miss you a lot.", before hugging Jordan as he hugs her back. "Don't worry, Riley. I promise I will text and call you every day when I am out of the country." Jordan answers back.
While hugging each other, Mr. Andersen stops the car next to Jordan's home before Jordan unbuckles his seat belt and gets off the car. "Thanks for taking me home, Mr. and Mrs. Andersen." as Jordan exits the car. "Don't mention it, Jordan. Oh, and by the way, call us Bill and Jill as we are friends like Riley is." Mr. Andersen laughs. Seeing his smile, Jordan smiles back and walks towards the door. But before he goes in, Jordan looks at Riley reminding her, "Oh, and Riley, if you ever need me, you know where to find me.", as he winks at her. Riley smiles and nods before he goes walks towards the door with the family watching him enter. After Jordan went inside his house, Mr. Andersen started the car again and drove home afterwards.
On the way home after dropping Jordan off, Riley remains in the backseat pondering on what to do without Jordan after he delivers her the news.
Then the scene switches to Riley's mind where the emotions all stare at the darkness outside the window until some of the emotions panic. "Joy, what do you think we're gonna do without Jordan?! Are we just gonna forget him?!" Anxiety panics. Joy looks at the rest of the emotions, "Don't worry, guys. Until Jordan announces his departure, we might never know when he will leave. But for now, let me, Disgust, Ennui, and Nostalgia all help you with your weddings before Riley goes to sleep.", leading some of the panicking emotions to stop overreacting and look at Joy in agreement. "Great. Let's get to work, guys.", before Joy and all the other emotions left the console to plan for the engaged emotions' wedding.
Notes:
Greetings, everyone.
As I mentioned in the beginning, I am truly sorry for delaying on my work for Inside Out 3. In any case, please enjoy this chapter and let me know in the comments.
Thank you
Chapter 3: Emotional Shutdown
Summary:
Shortly after Jordan's announcement of taking a gap year, Riley soon begins to shut down leading her unable to do anything simple like undressing while all of the emotions are busy planning the engaged ones for their weddings and neglecting the console.
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While the emotions are busy helping the engaged emotions planning their weddings within Riley's mind, the scene changes to Riley and her parents returning home with Riley slowly and speechlessly dawdling upstairs while her parents constantly witness her strange behavior.
Due to the emotions away from the console being busy planning their weddings, Riley sluggishly enters her room with her lights off and collapses on her bed with her graduation gown on including her graduation cap falling off from her head, landing it between the bed and the wall. While Riley is unconscious from the news of Jordan going out of the country, Riley's parents quietly come into her room out of concern while Mrs. Andersen turns on the lights within Riley's room. "Riley...", Mr. Andersen called.
The scene changes back to Headquarters within Riley's mind where all the emotions are busy planning for their weddings until Joy witnesses Riley's parents approaching her and calls out, "Guys, since there's a situation going on with Riley, one of us needs to take care of the console and take care of Riley while the rest of us is helping everyone engaged for their weddings!" Before Joy could choose which emotion to tend the console, Ennui sighs and replies, "I will take care of Riley." before she dawdles back to the console out of boredom and sluggishness. "We're counting on you, Wee-Wee.", Joy hopes for Ennui. "Don't worry, Joy. I would rather watch over the console than help you plan for everyone else's weddings.", Ennui replies before she touches the console making it indigo.
The scene switches back to Riley's room where Riley gets up from her bed and faces her parents. "Riley, what's the matter?", Mr. Andersen asks out of worry. "Nothing.", Riley replies out of apathy. "What happened, Riley?", Mrs. Andersen steps in. Riley sighs out of annoyance and reiterates, "It's nothing at all, honest." "Riley, just tell us what happened.", Mrs. Andersen insists.
The scene switches back to Headquarters where Ennui witnesses Mrs. Andersen insisting Riley to answer her question out of shock and annoyingly returns to the busy emotions. "Sorry to bother all of you, but when exactly are the weddings?", Ennui asked out of annoyance. "Tomorrow", all of the engaged emotions replied. "I see. To be honest with all of you, while I was dealing with Riley, her mom insisted her to answer her question. Instead, I would need another emotion to deal with Riley while I switch back to helping with the emotions for their weddings.", Ennui continued. Joy heard this and was puzzled. Before Joy could choose which emotion to look after Riley, she suddenly heard Mrs. Andersen's voice calling Riley's name.
The scene switches back to Riley's room with her parents looking at her out of concern. Before they could get Riley to respond, Mr. Andersen sighs out of resignation, "Just let her be, Jill. She must've been tired from the graduation ceremony and having fun at the Iliad Parlor." Mrs. Andersen looks at her husband, "I guess she has been tired.", before she turns her head towards Riley, "Riley, I know you must be tired from today, but I would kindly ask you to remove your gown, take a shower, get changed, and go to bed. Without a word, Riley got up and took off her gown before she goes to her drawer and takes out her pajamas before she left her room for the bathroom. After Riley left her room, Mrs. Andersen asks her husband out of concern, "Do you think our daughter would be okay?" Mr. Andersen responds, "Maybe. She must have been tired from her senior year of high school until now."
The scene switches back to Headquarters where they are still busy with wedding planning until Anxiety turned her head to the screen which shows Riley heading for the shower. She gasps and calls out, "Guys, Riley is about to go to sleep and we are almost out of time!" as she panics. As she is, the rest of the engaged emotions panic until Joy breaks it off shouting, "STOP!", the emotions stop panicking and look at Joy. "Listen, guys. I know we are almost out of time for the day, but I assure you that we had done all we can to help you and look...", Joy points out the finished preparations behind them as the rest of the emotions look behind. "You see. Even if we were all busy preparing for your weddings, Riley would still be okay. Now that all the preparations are done for the day, let's call it a night by getting some rest.", until Anxiety stops her. "Wait, Joy. Are you sure everything is done? What about the outfits for tomorrow?", she nervously asks. "Don't worry about it, Anxiety. Like I said before, as long as Disgust, Ennui, Nostalgia, and I all help you preparing for your weddings, nothing could go wrong. As I was saying, let's go and get some sleep before we all miss your weddings." Everyone agrees and retreats into their rooms. When they all went to sleep, the sky within Riley's mind darkens including the memory orbs of Riley going to Long-Term Memory.
The scene changes to Riley returning to her room in her pajamas when she turns off her lights and falls into bed asleep without covering herself with blankets and laying her head on the pillow.
Chapter 4: Three Weddings
Summary:
It is the wedding day for the emotions the next morning. However, Riley continues to struggle from loneliness of Jordan leaving to travel the world until now.
Notes:
Greetings, everyone.
Sorry for the long wait. I have been quite busy with everything else throughout the summer. But anyway, here is the chapter.
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The next day, while Riley was sleeping, her alarm on her phone soon went off causing her to wake up all drowsy and shut off the alarm until she received a text from one of her friends.
Meanwhile, the scene changes to Headquarters within Riley's mind. Despite everything else that happened in Headquarters last night, all the emotions were so excited for their weddings that they got up and prepared everything for their weddings. While having breakfast, Joy asked the rest of the emotions, who are in their seats at the breakfast table eating cereal within the kitchen in their sleepwear, "So, guys. Are you all ready to get married?!" in excitement. Unlike her, the rest of the emotions, still eating their cereal, reply one by one.
"Sort of. I really hope Embarrassment and I really get along very well.", Sadness replies. Embarrassment agrees, nodding his head without saying a word.
"I don't know, Joy. If Anxiety freaks out for some reason, I might have a feeling we should get a divorce, Fear hesitates. "That's right. I really hope Fear wouldn't do the same as I do every day.", Anxiety adds.
"Of course we are, Joy!", as Anger slams his hands onto the table, causing the other emotions sans Joy to startle, "If Envy somehow gets on my nerves, I'm calling quits on her!", he continues. "Well, don't blame me when things get out of control. I'm simply asking you to do me favors.", Envy intervened. "Stay out of this, Envy!", Anger snapped.
But before things get out of control, Joy immediately mediated the situation. "Guys, guys. Please, calm down.", the emotions stop, "Look, I know it has been difficult for everyone else in Headquarters, especially keeping an eye on Riley. But today is your big day and sometimes everyone including myself needs a break once in a while, now that Riley has graduated high school."
The other emotions listen to her and unanimously agrees in chattering. After all the emotions stopped, Joy then got up from the table and spoke, "Good. Now that everyone else has finished their breakfast, what do you all say we go get changed into our formal attire before we leave?"
The scene changes back to Riley, who is still in her disheveled appearance, soon looks at her phone and sees a text from Grace. The text says, "Hey, Riley. Are you free today? Grant would like you to come to his house and hang out. Grant and I will come to your house and pick you very soon."
Riley saw this and was suspicious. However, despite the emotions being busy for their wedding days, Riley still got up and prepared herself for the day before leaving her room. After getting dressed and coming downstairs, her parents confusingly saw her in her neat appearance. "Riley, are you okay? You seem better today?", Mrs. Andersen asked in concern.
Despite her neat appearance after getting dressed, Riley still made the same remark as last night, "I'm fine, Mom. I'm just on my way to see Grace and Grant."
"Okay, but don't forget to eat breakfast before you leave the house today.", Mr. Andersen reminds her in concern.
"Ugh. Fine, but Grace is coming to pick me up any minute now.", Riley moaned in annoyance.
The scene changes back to the emotions where they all get dressed before heading to the elevator for their weddings. Among them, Ennui was the least enthusiastic about it as she didn't even want to go to the wedding but stay in Headquarters to relax, not to mention having to wear her dark indigo dress. She complained, "Ugh. Why do I even have to go to your guys' weddings when I could just relax and keep an eye on Riley?"
Joy, in her bright sparkly yellow dress, cheers Ennui up, "Come on now, Wee-Wee. We can just worry about Riley later. Right now, we're going down to see Sadness and Embarrassment, Fear and Anxiety, and Anger and Envy get married!, as she shouts enthusiastically.
Ennui sighs and replies, "Fine. But if anything happens with Riley, could any of use our phones to keep an eye on her?"
"Sure. But that will be after Sadness and Embarrassment, Fear and Anxiety, and Anger and Envy getting married and the wedding dinner which will be before Riley goes to sleep.", Joy affirmed. Ennui groaned in response and followed the rest of the emotions to the elevator.
The scene changes back to Riley who was in the car with Grant and Grace in the front while she was in the back when they arrived to his house. When they got out, Riley saw his house to be similar to any house in San Francisco until she went in and saw the interior to be different from everything else.
When she entered the house with Grace and Grant, Riley found that everything in the house appeared to be very Chinese-like. But before she could make herself at home, she was stopped by Grant after she saw him and Grace taking off their shoes before they enter anywhere within his house.
"Oh, Riley. Before you enter, could you please take off your shoes near the entrance? It would be very disrespectful in Chinese culture to do so.", Grant reminds Riley.
"Oh, sorry.", Riley apologized apathetically while sighing before she took off her shoes and followed the two inside.
The scene changes back to Riley's mind where all the emotions arrive at the wedding site where they see the Mind Workers setting up for the ceremony while Sadness, Anxiety, and Envy are busy getting dressed into their wedding gowns. While everyone else is busy preparing for the wedding ceremony, Ennui sits down, takes out her phone, opens up the console app, and activates it.
Meanwhile, the scene changes back to Riley who is growing bored of everyone in Grant's house speaking Chinese when she suddenly yawns, grabs the remote, and turns on the TV. When she turned on the TV, she suddenly found a Chinese historical drama to be so confusing with everyone in the show speaking Chinese with the subtitles also being Chinese leading her to yawn even more and looking confused at the characters which led to Ennui play with the console while waiting for everyone to finish the wedding and go home.
While Ennui is playing with the console, Riley became so bored that she turned off the TV and went over to the bookshelf which featured every ancient text to the Four Great Classic Novels which were all written in Chinese which she also couldn't understand. While staring at each text throughout Chinese history, Grace suddenly approached behind her.
"Riley, is everything okay?", Grace asked out of concern.
Riley turns to Grace and asks out of confusion, "What?"
"You seem to be very down today. Did something happen?", Grace asked back.
"Grace, are you sure you know Chinese? Because whatever I see and hear is all in Chinese.", Riley reiterates.
"Of course I know, Riley. In fact, while dating Grant, he taught me everything in Chinese. Do you want me to translate anything for you?", Grace asks Riley out of enthusiasm.
"No thanks, Grace. Perhaps you would be so kind to give me a tour on Grant's house.", Riley suggested.
"Sure. I'll go ask Grant.", Grace agrees and walks away from Riley and leaving the living room.
After Grace leaves the living room, Riley soon yawns again and returns to lie on the couch out of drowsiness.
The scene changes back to the weddings where Joy finds Ennui playing with her phone.
"Wee-Wee, what are you doing here? The weddings are about to start!", Joy exclaimed in a worried state.
"Ugh. Fine.", Ennui stops playing with her phone and gets up before reluctantly following Joy to the wedding ceremonies.
A while later, the rest of the emotions are at the Pleasure Resort, a resort within Impulse City, a city modeled and inspired by Las Vegas, wedding venue waiting for Joy and Ennui to arrive. While waiting, one of the emotions starts to complain.
"Ugh, where are they?! They were supposed to be here seconds ago!", Anger exclaimed, while wearing his red tuxedo.
Before he could wreck anything, Fear immediately tried to calm him down until Anxiety joined in to help him.
While they were, Joy and Ennui soon arrived, causing the rest of the emotions to stare at them in displeasure.
"Where have you been?! Anger was about to blow a fuse for your tardiness!", Anxiety shouted.
"Sorry, Anxiety. I had to find Ennui and drag her all the way to Pleasure Resort.", Joy pants in exhaustion from running with Ennui.
"You made me come here, Joy!", Ennui blamed Joy in exhaustion from the running.
"Listen, you guys! I don't care what happened! We just wanted to get married as soon as possible!", Anger intervened.
Hearing Anger's statement, Fear suggested, "He's right, you guys. How about you guys take your seats and watch us get married."
Without a word, Joy, Disgust, Ennui, and Nostalgia all take their seats before the Mind Worker as a wedding officiant steps up to the podium.
"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here to witness the matrimony of Sadness and Embarrassment, Fear and Anxiety, and Anger and Envy.", the wedding officiant announces.
Before the ceremonies start, the emotions start to get emotional in their own ways. Joy getting overjoyed and excited, Sadness starting to shed tears, Fear shivering, Anger growling out of impatience, Disgust rolling her eyes, Anxiety hyperventilating, Envy panting, Embarrassment closing his eyes tightly, Ennui using her phone, and Nostalgia starting to reminisce.
The wedding officiant continues, "The six of you have written your own vows."
Before they were able to speak, one of the Mind Workers as a ring bearer gave Sadness Embarrassment's pink wedding ring first.
Then Sadness began, "Embarrassment, ever since that time you and the others moved into Headquarters and had my back when I was trying to stop Anxiety from ruining Riley when she was at hockey camp five years ago, I knew I would always count on you." as Sadness continues to shed tears before she continues "Whenever you need help like I did when you tried to reach the other side of the console for Riley five years ago, I promise I will always be here for you."
After Sadness was done with her vow, the other emotions were so touched that they couldn't even help but shed tears for her.
While they were, another Mind Worker approaches Embarrassment and gives him Sadness' blue wedding ring.
But Embarrassment briefly hesitates and says, "While I may not be able to clearly speak or anything, I still am grateful for the help you had for me. Ever since you helped me help Riley, I promise to do the same for you, Sadness." in a slurred way.
After Embarrassment and Sadness are finished with their vows, Fear and Anxiety are the next couple to be married. The ring bearer gives Fear Anxiety's orange wedding ring.
First off is Fear who hesitantly says, "Um, Anxiety. Before I even knew you, I always thought you were a threat to Riley the minute you came to Headquarters. But ever since we returned to Headquarters with Riley's first sense of self, I realized that you were only trying to protect Riley like I was." Fear pauses for a moment and takes a deep breath before continuing "And since Riley's third sense of self has been created, I knew you would be better for Riley. After that, I knew you and I had something in common. But now, since you and I are getting married, I could not even begin to imagine my life without you."
Next is Anxiety, who hesitates before looking at Joy watching before she winks at her as a sign for her to try her best in speaking. The other ring bearer gives her Fear's purple wedding ring.
"Okay. Fear, I never thought I would tell you this, but ever since the moment I came to Headquarters, I always thought you were a threat and no good to Riley, not to mention that you, Joy, Sadness, Disgust, and Anger were outdated. Because of those thoughts, I had all of you transported out of Headquarters and took care of Riley on my own, but I was wrong when I caused Riley to have a panic attack when she was in the penalty box during the last day of hockey camp. While she was, I knew you and the others were trying to fix her. But like you said, ever since her third sense of self was created, I immediately joined you and the others to comfort Riley and calm her down. Since then, I soon developed a friendship with you until now. Anyway, I could not even wait to marry you.", Anxiety stated while in a rush.
After them, Anger and Envy are the last couple to be married. Out of impatience, Anger goes first, but eventually calms down before starting after he was given Envy's teal wedding ring.
Anger takes a deep breath and begins, "Envy, while I am very impatient about getting married right now, I might as well tell you something. From the moment you and the others arrived to Headquarters, I really had no idea what you were going to do with Riley. In any case, I didn't even care what you would do until Anxiety had put us into a jar and sent us out of Headquarters leading us to get Riley's first sense of self back. Despite the adventure to the back of the mind, I still could feel that you were attempting to stop Anxiety from pressuring Riley while she was in the penalty box during the last day of hockey camp after she accidentally bumped Grace. After her third sense of self was created with the unwanted memories from the back of the mind, I then started my friendship with you until now. Anyway, I shall do all I can to support you no matter what."
Last but not least is Envy. While Envy is busy staring at everyone else's wedding dresses including their tuxedos, the wedding officiant cleared his throat loudly before the other ring bearer gives her Anger's red wedding ring.
After Envy received the last ring, she soon wrapped up the vows before the six emotions put rings on their fingers, "Anger, while I envy you and the other emotions for everything you have, I still remember the time when Anxiety had you and the other emotions sent out of Headquarters in a jar while Anxiety and I started over with Riley. However, despite anything that happened with Riley, even at hockey camp five years ago, I still love you no matter what. I couldn't even wait to get married with you."
After Envy finished her last vow, all the six emotions then placed their rings onto each others' fingers. After they did, the wedding officiant now spoke, "I now pronounce all of you husbands and wives. You may all kiss the brides."
With the wedding officiant's statement finished, the three grooms now kissed the brides at the same time. With the six already married, the four sitting emotions happily cheered for them, even Ennui, who softly applauded for them in successfully getting married.
After the three newlyweds step down the podium, the four emotions then rushed towards them to congratulate them, even Ennui, who is slowly walking.
Among them, Joy was the first one to congratulate them. "Congratulations, you guys! I knew you all would make a perfect couple together!", Joy exclaimed.
Next is Disgust, who sarcastically congratulates them out of envy. "Oh, good for the six of you. While you guys are happy with each other, I still don't have a date." as she rolls her eyes out of disdain.
While Disgust is still envying the six, Joy comes to comfort her. "Don't worry, Disgust. You'll find a date someday." as she pats her on the back.
Next is Ennui, who still congratulates them while looking at her phone. "Oh, congratulations to the six of you. I knew all of you could be happy together." as she continues to do what she usually does.
Last but not least is Nostalgia, who is quite nostalgic about Riley's love life. "Oh, congratulations to all of you. Do you all remember the time when Riley and her friends-?", she asked in a grandmotherly voice.
But before Nostalgia could finish, everyone else breaks her off immediately.
"Alright, Nostalgia. Thanks for reminding us of everything. Right now, we need to head to dinner immediately." as Joy reminded her while the emotions all rush off to dinner, while Joy leads her out slowly due to Nostalgia's age.
"Oh. That sounds delightful, Joy." Nostalgia added.
Both Joy and Nostalgia follow the others outside the wedding venue.
Miiv on Chapter 3 Thu 22 May 2025 12:33PM UTC
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