Estelle and Kate yelped as they fell from the sky and landed in a pile of snow, but they were somehow in winter coats and they were no longer human. They were actually now mice and in the town called Mouseland where it was close to Christmastime.
"Well, at least we landed in something soft." Estelle groaned.
"You okay, Estelle?" Kate asked.
"I think so..." Estelle sighed as she came out and looked around before seeing Kate and yelped.
"What is it?" Kate asked.
"Y-You're a mouse!" Estelle said.
"S-So are you!" Kate yelped once she saw Estelle.
Estelle and Kate yelped as they were mice and there were children's voices heard singing.
"Shh..." Estelle shushed her friend. "I hear something."
Kate soon listened to what Estelle heard. They heard singing not too far away from them and there came a group of young mice who wore winter coats, scarves, and hats while carrying candles, and one seemed a lot younger than the group.
"Whoa." Kate said.
"I can't believe it... We're in Mouseland..." Estelle said before glaring at the twin mice. "Ugh... Priscilla and Penelope Pinkpaws... I never liked them."
"Same here." Kate replied.
"You guys, there's some strange mice over there..." The youngest mouse pointed out.
"Oh, Henry, don't be rude." One mouse told him.
"What should we do?" Kate whispered to Estelle.
"Um... Hello." Estelle smiled nervously.
The group looked curious.
"Who are you girly girls?" One boy mouse asked.
"I'm Estelle and this is my friend, Kate, and, um, we got lost and ended up here." Estelle made up.
"Uh, yeah, what she said." Kate added.
"Ooh, that does sound so sad~..." One gray mouse girl with a blue bow said. "Maybe you should hang around us~..."
"Yes, we could really help you out better than Angelina could~" The other gray mouse girl with a lavender ribbon added.
Kate and Estelle just glared, knowing these were Priscilla and Penelope.
'Restrain yourself!' Estelle thought to herself.
"Well, hello, do you like the yo-yo?" A gray mouse boy smirked to Kate. "I'm quite skilled. They call me Master Sammy Watts: Yo-Yo Master in all of Moseland."
"That's a mouthful." Kate smirked back, teasing him a little.
The grey mouse boy could already tell that was a friendly tease.
"So, uh, who are all of you?" Estelle asked, acting like she didn't know.
"Well, you know, I'm Sammy." The gray mouse boy replied.
"We're Priscilla and Penelope." The mean mouse girl twins added.
"Oh, uh, um, my name is Angelina, and this is my best friend, Alice." The white mouse girl said, standing beside a brown mouse girl.
"It's nice to meet you all." Estelle smiled.
Henry hid behind Angelina nervously.
"Oh, Henry, come on out." Angelina told the young mouse boy.
"I-I'm nervous, Angelina..." Henry pointed to Kate nervously. "I've never met a blonde mouse before."
"Don't worry, I'm friendly." Kate smiled.
"A-Are you...?" Henry asked nervously.
"It's all right..." Kate soothed. "See?"
Henry trembled and came closer towards Kate and soon smiled back to her. "I guess you're not so bad." He soon smiled back to them.
"I would never hurt anyone." Kate smiled back.
"Would you like to come with us?" Alice offered. "We're singing carols for everyone."
"Well, most of us can anyway." Angelina said nervously.
"Sure." Estelle smiled.
"Oh, um, well, d-d-do come over here..." Another older gray mouse boy smiled sheepishly as he stood with Angelina, but not as close as Alice.
Estelle and Kate smiled as they joined the group as they sang Christmas Carols, but Angelina talked with Alice as she was nervous about something. Estelle soon began to eavesdrop.
"Why aren't you singing, Angelina?" Alice whispered.
"You know I get nervous singing in front of everyone." Angelina frowned.
"But you've got a lovely voice." Alice smiled.
"It's not lovely when I get nervous, Alice." Angelina pouted as they came in front of someone's house.
Estelle could tell Angelina had a fear of singing in front of others.
"We're singing tomorrow morning for Miss Lilly's Christmas Show!" Alice reminded.
"I know, but-" Angelina frowned.
Priscilla soon knocked on the door as they all sang Deck the Halls. It was going good so far, part of the way of the song.
"Mrs. Hodge-Podge." Estelle whispered, seeing the mouse woman at the door.
The mouse woman smiled to the singing mouselings. Angelina soon sang along, but it sounded quite terrible compared to the others.
'Whoa, she wasn't kidding.' Kate thought to herself.
Some of the others laughed at Angelina for her lousy singing before going back to singing the carol for Mrs. Hodge-Podge. Priscilla soon sang a high note like an angel.
"You sing like an angel, Priscilla Pinkpaws." Mrs. Hodge-Podge smiled as she donated.
'Show-off.' Estelle thought to herself.
Kate huffed a bit to Priscilla. 'She's just a big show-off.' She thought to herself.
"Thank you, Mrs. Hodge-Podge." Priscilla smiled.
"I would stick to dancing if I were you, Angelina Mouseling." Mrs. Hodge-Podge commented.
'If only there was someway for Angelina to sing without being nervous.' Kate thought to herself.
"Maybe you should just pretend to sing." Priscilla smirked to Angelina before laughing with her twin sister as they left with the others.
"Oh, Alice, I'm never going to sing in front of anyone ever again!" Angelina cried.
Kate felt bad for Angelina before glaring at the mean twin mice. The group soon walked off, leaving Angelina, Henry, and Alice behind, singing Jingle Bells next.
"Don't let Priscilla and Penelope get to you." Kate comforted Angelina.
"Well, as a student of dancing, well, I will!" Angelina sounded firm. "I will!"
"You mean, singing in front of others?" Estelle smiled.
"It couldn't hurt to try." Angelina replied.
"Well, remember that I'm here for you." Alice told Angelina like a true best friend.
"And we're here for you too." Estelle and Kate smiled at Angelina
"I just know that I'm meant to be Cinderella Mouse." Angelina smiled about the idea.
"I have to get home now, Angelina, I'll see you in class." Alice said as it was time for her to go.
"All right, Alice, I'll see you there." Angelina replied before hugging her best friend goodbye.
Estelle and Kate soon realized that they didn't have a place to stay and where it was cold.
"Are you two going to stay over?" Angelina asked.
"Yes." Estelle said as they didn't seem to have any other choice.
"Come along then, we better get you out of the cold," Angelina suggested. "Henry, your parents are probably at my house anyway."
"T-They might." Henry said.
Estelle and Kate smiled as they began to follow Angelina home since they had nowhere else to go as it was cold outside due to it being winter.
"Oh, there you are, Angelina, did you have fun caroling with your friends?" An adult female mouse smiled as she carried a baby mouse in her arm after answering the door.
"I suppose so, Mum." Angelina frowned a little.
Angelina's mother soon noticed Estelle and Kate.
"I'm so sorry to bother you, Mrs. Mouseling, but we don't have anywhere to stay for the night." Estelle said.
"Could we maybe stay here?" Kate added. "We promise not to get in the way."
"Oh, my dears, you must be freezing, come inside." Angelina's mother told them.
They soon came inside so they would get warmed up.
"You poor dears," Mrs. Mouseling said. "Luckily we have a guest room."
"Thank you, ma'am," Estelle replied before smiling to the baby mouse. "Hi!"
Angelina's baby sister cooed and giggled to Estelle and Kate.
"Who's this little cutie?" Kate smiled at the baby mouse even if she did know her name.
"This is Polly," Mrs. Mouseling smiled back. "Angelina's baby sister."
"She's adorable." Estelle smiled back.
"Thank you." Mrs. Mouseling smiled as she walked them inside and brought them to the guest room.
Estelle and Kate followed to see twin beds with a private bathroom by the window.
"I know this isn't much, but Maurice thought it would be a good idea, especially whenever Henry needs to stay for the night." Mrs. Mouseling told the girls.
"It looks big enough for two mice." Kate smiled.
"I hope it's good enough for you girls," Mrs. Mouseling smiled back. "Have you eaten anything?"
"No, not really." Estelle replied.
"All right, I'll be sure to make extra plates for dinner then." Mrs. Mouseling said as she went to go to the kitchen with Polly in her arms as the baby mouse looked to the two older mouse girls, and where what she made for dinner was understandable.
"So, Estelle, are we going to stay here?" Kate asked.
"We might have to for a while," Estelle nodded. "Don't worry though, nothing too bad ever happens in Mouseland, aside from maybe having to deal with Priscilla and Penelope Pinkpaws."
"There must be a reason why we're here." Kate said.
"I'm not sure myself, I'm sure we'll find the answer soon though." Estelle replied.
"Yeah." Kate smiled.
"We'll just make the most of it that we can." Estelle replied.
"You're right, Estelle," Kate nodded. "Also, hopefully maybe we can meet Miss Lilly."
"Oh, it was always my dream to meet Miss Lilly and become a student of hers." Estelle then beamed about Angelina's dance teacher.
"Well, who knows? You just might get the chance." Kate smiled.
Estelle smiled back as they got settled in. They weren't sure why they were in Mouseland, but it had to be for a reason, as many adventures usually did, and where they would find out later on.
Eventually, dinner was ready, and since they were all mice, it was cheese based. Henry's parents had come for him and brought him home, so Estelle and Kate were having dinner with Angelina and her parents and baby sister.
"Ah, I see you girls have met my wife and daughters." Mr. Mouseling greeted as he had just come home himself.
"Yes, sir." Estelle smiled with a curtsy.
"Well, it's nice to meet you," Mr. Mouseling replied. "Where did you girls come from?"
"Uh, somewhere very far away, but we love it here in Mouseland so far." Kate smiled nervously.
"You wouldn't happen to be from Dacovia, would you?" Angelina asked. "My teacher Miss Lilly comes from there."
"Um, no, no," Estelle smiled nervously. "Some place farther than there."
"Hmm... Well, welcome to Mouseland either way, I really hope you like it here, especially since it's almost Christmastime." Angelina smiled.
"I'm sure we will love it here," Estelle smiled back. "Just as much as I love dancing."
"I really hope Miss Lilly lets you in her class then," Mrs. Mousseling replied. "I'm sure she will, Miss Lilly just loves young mouselings who love to dance. We hope someday Polly can join her dance class someday just like her big sister."
"With plenty of practice, I'm sure she will." Estelle smiled.
Polly cooed and giggled as she hoped to become a dancer someday too just like Angelina. They soon began to eat their dinner together and it was really good, even if it was mostly cheese since they were mice.
'Even if these are mostly cheese, they're delicious.' Kate thought to herself.
"Is your dinner alright?" Mrs. Mouseling smiled.
"It's wonderful, Mrs. Mouseling," Estelle smiled back. "Thank you very much."
"You're quite welcome, my dear." Mrs. Mouseling smiled to that.
Estelle and Kate smiled as this seemed to be fun and simple so far.
"I just hope your families aren't missing you too much this holiday." Mr. Mouseling commented.
The girls soon had to think up a good excuse.
"Um... We don't have much of a home anymore..." Estelle improvised, using some acting lessons she learned from her Aunt Darla. "We had to leave our home before it was too late... We ran as fast as we could, and we didn't turn back. We just kept running."
Polly seemed to gasp as that sounded like a scary story. Kate saw where this was going and decided to go along with it.
"We were so close, and these cats almost came after us." Estelle continued.
"You saw an actual cat?" Angelina gasped. "L-Like Big-Paw?!"
"It might have been, but we may never know," Estelle replied. "But the important thing is that we're safe with you."
"You can stay with us as long as you want." Mrs. Mouseling told Estelle and Kate.
"Thank you, Mrs. Mouseling." Estelle and Kate replied.
After dinner, it was time for bed.
"I hope you girls settle in for the night alright." Mrs. Mouseling said.
"I'm sure we will, thank you, Mrs. Mouseling." Estelle smiled as the mouse woman was so warm and loving like any mother should be with her child.
Once Mrs. Mouseling left the room, the girls could get dressed for bed.
"I feel so tired, I guess I'll be able to sleep well tonight." Kate said.
"Me too." Estelle agreed, though she didn't know it now, she was going to have an answer once she would go to sleep about why she and Kate were in Mouseland.
The two of them soon went to bed after getting dressed in nightgowns.
When Estelle went to sleep, she found herself in a black void and she wandered around before looking down to her feet to see that they weren't feet anymore and she was on four hooves which meant that she was a pony now and soon, a larger pony stood in front of her in the shadows so far. "Where am I? And who are you?" Estelle asked the larger pony.
"Surely you remember me, my dear." The pony said before stepping into the light to reveal...
"Princess Luna!" Estelle gasped before smiling to the Alicorn Princess of the Night.
"Good evening, dear Estelle." Princess Luna replied.
"What are you doing in my dream? I thought you only observed dreams and helped ponies when they had nightmares." Estelle told her.
"I do, but I thought maybe I'd tell you why you're in Mouseland with your friend Kate," Princess Luna replied. "Luckily, you aren't having a nightmare, but you might need to help Angelina cope with a living one that's coming in store for you girls when you join Miss Lilly's dance class tomorrow."
"Would it happen to be singing without getting nervous in front of others?" Estelle guessed.
"Yes, especially as a special guest will be appearing in the dance class to see the young mice in their song and dance." Princess Luna nodded.
"Song and dance?" Estelle asked. "So the performance won't just be on dancing?"
"In a way, it's like a play, but with ballet dancing." Princess Luna nodded.
"Oh, boy, then he/she might not like Angelina's singing when she gets nervous." Estelle said.
"Exactly," Princess Luna replied. "I'm not saying you should help Angelina by cheating with magic, but help her learn a valuable lesson from the part she does get."
"So, she will be in the show?" Estelle asked.
"Yes, but just not as Cinderella Mouse." Princess Luna nodded.
"Let me guess, that brat Priscilla does?" Estelle rolled her eyes. "If anything, she should be the step-sister."
"I couldn't agree more, but I'm afraid it's what's to happen." Princess Luna agreed.
"She and Penelope are worse than how Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon used to be." Estelle pouted.
"Hmm... You know you could beat her for the part of Cinderella Mouse." Princess Luna smirked.
"Hmm... Well, I guess it would be better that I get the part than Priscilla, but what about Angelina?" Estelle frowned.
"I'm not going to tell you what to do, but I suggest you follow your heart, but this will be about the lesson that Angelina must learn." Princess Luna replied.
"I understand." Estelle said.
"I'm glad you do," Princess Luna replied. "And sorry to interrupt your sweet dreams tonight, but I was sure you were wondering why you were here."
"In fact, both me and Kate were wondering why," Estelle told her. "She's a new friend of mine from Pocketville."
"Well, like I've told you, you have to help Angelina learn a lesson in humility concerning the holiday show coming to Mouseland," Princess Luna replied. "Also, I can't say I've heard of any place called Pocketville."
"I'm not surprised." Estelle said.
"Do you understand what has to be done though?" Princess Luna asked.
"I do, Princess Luna, thank you." Estelle replied.
"Very good, now, I must get to work, break a leg by the way," Princess Luna said before flying off. "I hope your show goes better than my sister's own acting skills for the School of Friendship."
"Yeah, I know, Aunt Twilight told us that story, and yikes, I did not know Princess Celestia would be that bad." Estelle said.
"I hate to say such a thing, but it's true." Princess Luna nodded about her sister before flying off.
"Bye, Luna, thank you for visiting!" Estelle called out and waved.
"Happy dreams, Estelle!" Princess Luna told her as she left the dream.
Estelle smiled before looking down. "Oh, Angelina, I don't wanna show you up in front of Miss Lilly and her special guest, whoever it might be, but I'll make sure that those Pinkpaws twins don't make it worse on you because of your singing." she then said to herself.