"Don't be silly Pete. They can't be"- But Tracy cuts off, on seeing that her baby brother is right- the colours are disappearing!
Suddenly, they hear a shriek- coming from one of Tracy's sons.
"You're not Ariel! Your hair's gone grey! You look like an old wrinkly lady with fewer wrinkles! I don't wanna marry you anymore!"
Bursting into tears, 'Ariel' runs from the room, and she shoves past Mandy and William, who after getting autographs, were just heading back when they both saw the colour disappearing from all around them!
"Dad, Aunt Tracy, what on Earth is going on?" Mandy asks, feeling her stomach begin to squirm uncomfortably inside her.
"Yeah, why is the colour disappearing?" William inquires, feeling just as uneasy as his cousin.
"We need to get out of here-now!" Pete decides, and as the families and many other customers begin to flee, Tracy realises that Derek is missing.
"Where's Derek?" She asks, feeling very panicked about her son being lost and trapped.
"He's here!" William grabs his brother's hand, and they all run outside, squeezing past many others stuck in the door.
...
Unfortunately, things did not look any better outside. The whole of the park was turning grey, black and white. Worse still, night was beginning to fall over the park, but no stars or moon shone in the sky.
Everyone was screaming and kids were crying hysterically over the sudden change in events.
"Now what do we do?" William asks. "Isn't there someone who could help us?"
"I need some chocolate and ice cream to help me get over not being able to marry Ariel." Derek mutters.
"What's that up there?" Tracy asks suddenly, pointing towards a tall building some distance away.
They could all see a gold shining light sparkling inside the castle.
"I think we should go and investigate." Pete declares.
"Yeah- who knows, maybe someone can help us!" Mandy agrees.
They set off, pushing past people as politely as can be managed, as the Armageddon of Colour and Magic does have a very strong effect on people's manners.
