A.N. None of the Unstable Fables have gotten fanfiction yet, so I decided to write one for Tortoise Vs Hare: The Rematch of the Century. I don't know if I'll be doing any for the other two since I haven't thought of anything yet, but if anyone has an idea please let me know. Anyway I hope this story adds some depth to this world since there wasn't much depth in the movie. Also, the new character Camie is loosely based on my friend and wolf sister Selena Marion Crone, at least the 'supportive friend, comedy lover, and romantic' parts. Oh, and the story title was inspired by the lyrics of "Almost There" from the movie The Princess and the Frog. I thought it'd fit since fables are sort of 'animal fairytales'.
When the movie of Tortoise vs. Hare left off, Butch and Crystal were planning their act for their school's talent show. Now those who saw the film may remember that Crystal asked Butch if he could be one of her backup dancers, so who were the others? Why, her friends Vivian Fox, Camille 'Camie' Lizard, and Pepita Cockatoo. Camie was Crystal's oldest friend, they knew each other since elementary school and are now inseparable. Vivian and Pepita, on the other hand, were more recent friends, Crystal and Camie met them in middle school. Here's what Crystal's older friends look like: Camie is green with blue cheeks and violet eyes. She wears hot pink dresses with an open white sweater, and she also wears a pink bow on her head using a special glue for scales. Her makeup is lipstick and pale pink eyeshadow. Pepita is white with short blond feathers on her head and olive eyes, and likes wearing lavender dresses and feather clips. Her makeup is purple eyeshadow and pale blush. Vivian is a red fox with long brown hair and brown eyes and likes wearing red dress shirts and designer jeans. Her makeup is bright red lipstick, bright blush, and bright blue eyeshadow.
Pepita, Vivian, Camie, and Crystal were a close quartet at first, but when they entered high school they suddenly became part of the popular crowd. Camie and Crystal didn't care about this one way or the other, but this new development turned Vivian and Pepita into snobs. Crystal and Camie didn't really notice this at first, until Crystal was about to introduce Butch to her friends the day after the picnic from the end of the movie (the race took place on a Saturday and the picnic a Sunday, so it was now Monday).
It was lunchtime and Crystal and Butch started walking toward where she normally sat with her friends.
"I don't know Crystal," Butch said nervously. "I've never been near the popular crowd before."
"Oh don't be silly." Crystal smiled. "These guys are my friends, they won't hurt you."
"Well, if you say so."
"Hey Crystal, can you come over here for a sec?" Vivian called, having just noticed her.
"Okay!" Crystal smiled back. "Sorry Butch, be back soon."
"No problem." Butch nodded; he had a feeling that Crystal was wrong and he was glad to not be able to hear any insults that her friends might say.
"Crystal what are you doing with that loser hare?" Pepita winced.
"'Loser?'" Crystal gasped, shocked. "He's not a loser he's a great guy!"
"Like his loser hypersomniac father?" Vivian retorted.
(Hypersomnia is the opposite of insomnia for those who don't know...I had to look it up too by the way. XD)
"Hey, so his dad got a little overconfident, Butch isn't like that." Crystal shot back defensively. "He's smart, humble, nice and supportive."
"You mean he's a nerd." Pepita smirked.
"Yeah an airhead nerd 'oh look at me I have my head in the clouds'." Vivian agreed mockingly.
"Stop it!" Crystal snapped. "No matter what either of you say I'm still going to remain friends with him!"
"Well Crystal, then it's your choice: him or us." Vivian frowned.
"No contest: I choose him!" Crystal glared; she then stormed off and went back to Butch.
"What an idiot, giving up her popularity for that moron." Pepita rolled her eyes as she took out her compact and checked her makeup.
Camie stood up angrily.
"I guess this cool quadrilateral has become a lukewarm line." She said coldly, grabbing her lunch before going over to Crystal and Butch.
Pepita and Vivian stared after her, shocked.
"Camie, this is my new friend Butch." Crystal smiled, glad that her oldest friend wasn't prejudice.
"Hi Butch, I'm Crystal's wiser friend Camille, but you can call me Camie." Camie smiled.
"Hi Camie." Butch smiled as he and Camie shook hands.
Crystal, Camie, and Butch went to a different table and chatted. Camie pointed out that unlike Vivian and Pepita she watched the race on TV and noted that she thought it was really cool of Butch to do the race despite being more of a scientist. Butch explained that he really only did it as a father/son thing (plus his dad did say that bit about feeling like a loser until he was born). Crystal then talked about all the help Butch was after they were separated from their dads. Camie was very impressed, and after finding out that they both had similar problems with their dads she understood why they became friends. She was also proud of Crystal for finally standing up to her father and glad that Butch initiated it.
Crystal and Butch then told Camie about their idea for the talent show and Camie liked it...as long as she wouldn't have to memorize too many star names. Butch explained that most of the name memorizing was to be done by him since that was specifically his talent. Crystal was to take care of the choreography, and it turns out that Camie had a talent for tailoring. After some discussing they decided on dark purple jumpsuits with silver star embroidery. As for Pepita and Vivian, since they couldn't join the dancing trio they decided to do their own thing: a cheerleading routine for the school. Both teams practiced, and the day of the talent show they all gave it their best. This time, Crystal did not walk away with third place...she and her dancing partners won first place! Pepita and Vivian didn't even place at all.
The rest of the school year went by smoothly (relatively speaking anyway) and soon the year was over. Summer vacation time everyone!