The next day, Ted, Barney, and Robin all had to go to work, so Snow Lily decided to pack them a lunch before they went.
"Uh, no thanks," Barney said in disgust when Snow Lily tried to give him a lunch in a brown paper bag.
"But it's good for you!" pleaded Snow Lily.
"I know, but I only eat takeout," said Barney.
"You eat my cooking," Snow Lily pointed out.
"Because it tastes like takeout!" Barney shot back. "What's in here, anyway?"
"Peanut butter and jelly," said Snow Lily.
"Nope, allergic to peanuts," said Barney as he walked away.
Robin and Ted graciously took their lunches from Snow Lily and set off on their way. When they left, Snow Lily decided to do the laundry. Barney and Ted broke the washing machine when they were playing a drinking game and destroyed the washing machine (Barney says "Don't ask how we did it," but Ted and Robin admitted that they dared Barney into trying to have sex with it), so they were unable to afford a new one. Well, Barney could, but he lies and tells his friends he is broke to avoid people bothering him for money. This issue made Snow Lily resorting to handwashing their laundry.
At first, it wasn't an easy task. Snow Lily's hands were getting hurt from the washboard and she kept slipping on the water.
"I really wish they didn't dare Barney to try and do the washing machine!" Snow Lily whined to Snow Pig.
"Grunt," grunted Snow Pig.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.
"I wonder who that could be?" Snow Lily asked herself. She went to the door, opened it, and saw that Prince Marshall was standing there, wearing his fedora and cloak.
"Hi, I'm looking for...The Queen of New Fairytale City?" he asked, reading from a piece of paper. He looked up and smiled. "Oh, it's you! You live here?"
"Y-yeah!" stuttered Snow Lily. "With three dwarves."
"Wait, I think I know who they are," said Prince Marshall.
"You do?" asked Snow Lily.
"Yeah, the one in the suit goes around messing with people, one's an architect, and the other one is a gun-toter," answered Prince Marshall.
"Word really gets around here, huh?" asked Snow Lily.
"It's a small village," Prince Marshall said with a shrug. "These people have nothing better to do all day."
"Grunt, grunt, grunt..." grunted Snow Pig as it walked over and sniffed Prince Marshall's boots.
"I see you're taking care of the teacup pig I gave you," commented Prince Marshall. "Did you give it a name?"
"Yes!" nodded Snow Lily. "Snow Pig."
Prince Marshall smiled. "Cute name," he said cooly. "Anyway, you know where this lady is?"
Snow Lily looked at the paper Prince Marshall had in his hand. She gulped. This was her evil stepmother, The Queen, and the prince was off to go visit her? What was his business with her?
I can't tell Prince Marshall that The Queen is my stepmother and that she tried to kill me! Oh, please tell me he's not going out with that evil bitch! thought Snow Lily. Wait, maybe if I give him the wrong directions? Yeah, that'll work!
"I'm going to a funeral," explained Prince Marshall. "The princess there was killed."
"The princess?" asked Snow Lily with a squeak in her voice. "Killed? By what, mind me asking?"
"Something about a stalker, found her and killed her," replied Prince Marshall. "Honestly, I don't want to go to that thing."
"You don't have to!" exclaimed Snow Lily while waving her hands. "I'm from New Fairytale City, and I know how these funerals go. It's mostly just sitting there and listening to someone give this really long eulogy and then at the reception, they only serve dry fried chicken and pizza that tastes like cardboard, not to mention hot and flat beer! It's all food The Queen likes!" Way to lie on the spot, Snow Lily!
"Damn, really?" asked Prince Marshall. He snorted. "I'm going 100 miles to some random kingdom for crappy food? Screw that, I'm going home, then."
He began to turn around and leave but Snow Lily called after him.
"Wait, do you want something to drink before you go back?" she asked. "Water? Milk? Juice? Beer?"
"Did you say 'beer'?" asked Prince Marshall as he turned around.
Snow Lily smiled and nodded. "Ice cold,"
Prince Marshall tied up his horse and went inside. He had to duck lower because of his height. He was much taller than Snow Lily.
"So, this is a dwarf house?" asked Prince Marshall as he sat down at the table in the kitchen and took off his fedora.
"Yup!" said Snow Lily as she popped open two bottles of beer. She handed one to Prince Marshall. "Here you go!"
"Awesome," lamented Prince Marshall before taking a long drink. "Ahh, that's good...where do you get this beer?"
"My friends got it," replied Snow Lily. "But I think it was from the village."
Prince Marshall nodded. "By the way, I never got your name," he said.
"My name is Snow Lily," introduced Snow Lily. "And you are?"
"Just call me Marshall," said Prince Marshall.
"Okay...Marshall!" said Snow Lily with a giggle.
Prince Marshall looked behind Snow Lily and saw the mess of laundry. "Um, mind me asking, but do you need help with that?" he asked while pointing at the laundry.
"Oh!" exclaimed Snow Lily. "The washing machine is broke, long story! But if you don't mind!"
"No problem," said Prince Marshall. "I used to do this as a kid before my parents let me touch machines."
He got up and went over to the laundry sink and took off his gloves, where he quickly scrubbed and cleaned everything up, including Barney's suits, which needed extra special care.
"What's with all the suits?" asked Prince Marshall as he put one of the suit shirts into a basket after scrubbing.
"That's my friend Barney's," replied Snow Lily as she roller her eyes. "Be careful with them! They're like his children to him!"
Prince Marshall took one of the suits and stared at it. "More like his girlfriend!" he joked. He looked at the suit. "Would you care to dance with me?" He changed voices to a higher pitch. "Why, I'd love to, Barney!"
He began to waltz with the suit, making Snow Lily laugh hysterically.
"Ohmygosh, that is SO Barney!" she laughed.
Prince Marshall stopped dancing with the suit and put it in the basket. "Alright, let's go hang these bad boys."
So they went outside and hung everything on the clothesline. Right when they were finished, Robin, Ted, and Barney were walking down the hill.
"Hi!" shouted Snow Lily as she waved.
"Hi Snow Lily," said the group.
"Who's he?" asked Barney.
"I'm Marshall," said Prince Marshall, bending down to shake hands with Ted, Barney, and Robin.
"What brings you all the way over here, Marshall?" asked Ted.
"I was just in the neighborhood," replied Prince Marshall. "Checking up on 'lil Snow Pig."
"Wait, you're the one who gave her Snow Pig?" asked Ted with a smile. "Cute little guy. Barney hates it, though."
"He already pooped on my suit!" whined Barney.
"So you're the suit guy?" Prince Marshall asked Barney.
"Yeah, the Barnacle!" said Barney as he struck a pose.
Everyone laughed.
"What?" asked Barney. "The ladies LOVE me!"
"No they don't," whispered Snow Lily to Prince Marshall, who snickered.
"Anyway, I gotta get going," said Prince Marshall. "Getting dark and all."
"You don't wanna stay for dinner?" asked Snow Lily.
"Sorry, can't," said Prince Marshall. "I wish I could, though."
"Then let me get you something," said Snow Lily, walking to the house. "I'll be right back."
She went inside and came back out with Barney's lunch from earlier. She handed it to Prince Marshall, who was already on his horse.
"Something for the road," said Snow Lily.
"Thanks, Snow Lily," said Prince Marshall. "Anyway, nice to meet you all. Catch you later!"
With that, he began to ride off. Snow Lily smiled and stared as he rode away. Robin went over to her.
"I take you're happy?" she asked her.
"Very!" squealed Snow Lily.
