Onward (Ian X Reader)

The Curse/Dad

“It has to be somewhere around here, I know it has.”

“Barley…….” [Y/n] started but Barley cut her off.

“[Y/n] you believe me right? I mean, verything was so real, we can’t just………it can’t just………”

“Barley even if the quest was real, it was an ancient one. And let’s just assume it did lead us here. How are we going to find the Gem here, under all the civilization? We don’t enough time to look.”

“No we can look, I mean we just have to………”

“Barley, I really admire you. You know I do, but I think it’s time we just………I don’t know………give up.”

“[Y/n], no come on.”

“I'm really sorry Barley.”

[Y/n] shook her head and walked away, making Barley glance down sadly.

Barley raised his head to see [Y/n] sitting on a bench opposite her school, but then remembered what she said.

The Gem might have been buried underneath civilization, it’s still here.

With the clover tile and staff in his hand, Barley started looking around.

“Come on. Where is it? Follow the water.”

Barley turned his head to the old fountain that stood in the park. The same fountain he was trying to stop constructors from tearing down.

He rushed towards it, dropping the staff, and started searching the waters.

The constructors glanced up and hroaned, when they saw him.

“Ugh...…”

“All right. Come on, out of the fountain.”

“No, I'm looking for an ancient gem.” Barley said, still searching.

“Oh, yeah, we know. The old days!”

They picked him up, and carried him away from the foubtain.

“No! Stop! Please! No! Okay, ow, okay! Okay. I'm leaving.” Barley said, making them release him.

As soon as that happened, he ran back to the fountain again, grabbing the staff, and climbing to the top.

“Hey!”

“Come on!”

“Can someone call the cops? We got the history buff again."

(Fun fact, the voice of that male construction worker, is actually the person who voiced Hamm in Toy Story. And he has also voiced characters, in every single Pixar movie)

Ian watched the sun, and then pulled out his notepad frm his pocket.

He started stroking out the remaining items on his to-do list.

He stroked out, Heart to Heart and Laugh Together from his list. He was about to stroke out Driving lessons, when he suddenly paused.

“I can't do this.” Ian said nervously.

“Yes, you can.”

“I'm not ready!”

“You'll never be ready. Merge!”

Ian merged into the traffic successfully.

“Nice job!” Barley praised.

Ian ticked off driving lessons, putting a check mark on the box next to it.

Then he looked up at the top of the list, Play Catch.