Now we're back at Voltura's house as he and his two daughters, Psyche and Brenda. They stopped at the door and turns around to look at Ruby. Voltura sighed, "Ruby, the door."
As soon as Ruby figured out, she went to the front door, "Oh right away."
She ran to the door and starts to unlock the door and helped her Stepfather and her two stepsisters with some things. Voltura sighed and asked, "Ruby my bags."
When Ruby grabbed the bags, Brenda commanded, "Ruby my hat!"
She then grabbed the hat, then Psyche finally asked, "Ruby my gloves."
She grabbed the gloves and putted them away. As Voltura looked at his daughters, he asked, "Ruby have you dusted the rafters?"
Ruby looked at Voltura, "Not yet stepfather, I had a busy day."
Voltura asked, "You had a busy day?"
As Voltura grabbed two books, Ruby stammered, "Uh, yes I've been in the village with you."
Voltura slammed his wallet on the coffee table, "The impedance! After your mother died, everyone said that I should throw you out into the streets. Be a swan Brenda, be a swan. But I kept you here all these years, and this is the thanks I get. Shoulders back Psyche, back. I've always been told that I got too big of a heart."
Psyche and Brenda were balancing with books on top of their heads and tried to sit down, "You have too big of a heart, father."
Voltura bowed and went upstairs with his daughters, "We'll take our tea upstairs. Come girls, it's time to get our beauty rest; we want to be our best down at the ball tomorrow night." He began to yawn, "I don't know about you, but I'm getting exhausted."
Psyche and Brenda were still balancing books on their heads, and Psyche said, "I'm tired to father."
Brenda protest, "You're tired!?"
Psyche glared at Brenda, "Yes I'm tired."
Ruby walked and looked upstairs, "Stepfather."
Voltura growled and looked at Ruby from upstairs, "What is it now?!"
Ruby tried to ask Voltura about the Ball, "I was wondering about the ball. All eligible women in the kingdom are invited, and you're not women, so…"
Voltura interrupted Ruby, "I suppose you think the prince is going to take one look at you and fall madly in love?"
Ruby blushed, "I didn't…I didn't mean that…"
He interrupted her again, ooh I wish I could zip his mouth shut, but I can't, but this is what he said, "Take my advice Ruby. Know your place, and be satisfied for what you got. I promise you. You'll be much happier."
Ruby didn't like the sound of that, "If my mother were alive."
Voltura glared at Ruby, "Well, she's not here, now is she?"
Ruby didn't look at Voltura one bit, "She's alive in my heart."
Voltura sighed, "Don't cling to the past Ruby. It's not very attractive."
He started to leave and Ruby looked up to see Psyche and Brenda looking at her. Brenda yelled, "Ruby, hot water!"
Then Psyche yelled at her, "Ruby, warm milk!"
When Ruby didn't move, Psyche and Brenda yelled at Ruby, "RUBY!"
Ruby snapped out and went to the kitchen saying to herself, "Ruby, hot water. Ruby, warm milk. Ruby. Ruby."
Then she began to sing her beautiful song of her imagination.
Ruby: (sings) I'm as mild and as meek as a mouse
when I hear a command I obey.
But I know of a spot in my house
where no one can stand in my way.
In my own little corner in my own little chair
I can be whatever I want to be.
On the wings of my fancy I can fly anywhere
and the world will open its arms to me.
I'm a young Norwegian princess or a milkmaid
I'm the greatest prima donna in Milan
I'm an heiress who has always had her silk made
By her own flock of silkworms in Japan
I'm a girl men go mad for love's a game I can play with
Cool and confident kind of air.
Just as long as I stay in my own little corner
all alone in my own little chair.
Brenda: (talk) Ruby! I'm thirsty!
Psyche: (talk) You're thirsty?
Voltura: (talk) Ruby, where's our tea!
Ruby: (sings) I can be whatever I want to be.
I'm a slave from Calcutta I'm a queen in Peru.
I'm a mermaid dancing upon the sea
I'm a huntress on an African safari
It's a dangerous type of sport and yet it's fun
in the night I sally forth to seek my quarry
And I find I forgot to bring my gun.
I am lost in the jungle all alone and unarmed
When I meet a lion in his lair
Then I'm glad to be back in my own little corner,
All alone in my own little chair.
(Song Ends)
When she was daydreaming again, she hears her stepsisters yelling, "RUBY!!!"
She got up and grabbed tea cups and starts making tea. Meanwhile back at the palace, Abis Mal puts the decorations up humming his song, "His royal highness, Johnathan Barrix. Son of her majesty, Queen Maratha."
John spotted his mother, "Mother!"
Maratha tried to walk away but her son caught up to her and stands in front of her, "Listen to me! You got to call this ball off, immediately."
Maratha explained, "Not possible. It's difficult to cancel to once you got the ball rolling."
She laughed and slammed her hand on Abis Mal, almost making him fall from the latter, but he survived, and Maratha continued, "Besides, what would we tell everyone?"
John glared at his mother, "Tell everyone you went behind my back and you're very ashamed of yourself."
Maratha asked, "Ashamed?"
Hiram came next to Abis Mal and talked, "You'll never be ashamed of everything in my entire life. I'm certain it'll start right now."
He accidently pulled the latter with Abis Mal on it still, "WHOA!!"
Hiram set the latter strait, "Sorry."
Abis Mal looked at Hiram, "Not a problem your majesty."
Hiram walked to his wife and son and Abis Mal talked, "I probably shouldn't interfere…"
John, Hiram and Maratha said, "Probably."
Abis Mal had an idea, "But, let's say, the Prince does go to the ball tonight."
John glared at Abis Mal, "Traitor!"
Maratha smiled, "I like the sound of that."
Abis Mal smiled, "Well he should find a bride, that's wonderful, but if he does not…"
Abis Mal didn't have anything else to say but that made John smiling, "Abis Mal, you're brilliant." He runs to his parents, "Mother, I'll go to the ball tonight, but if I don't find her tonight, you'll make me fall in love in my own way, with no interference, no matter how long it takes."
Maratha looked at Hiram and he said, "It does have a ring of fairness to it."
Maratha smiled, "I suppose, if that's what you want."
John smiled and hugged his mother and kisses her cheek then he hugs his father, "Thank you. I love you guys so much."
He runs and taps the latter and keeps on running. Then Abis Mal commented, "Don't worry your majesties, he'll meet someone tonight. I can feel it in my bones."
Maratha growled at Abis Mal, "You'll feel it in your bones, when he doesn't!"
She pushed the latter backwards, making Abis Mal fall, "WHOA!!!!"
Ooh, that's gotta hurt in the morning. As they looked at Abis Mal, they start to leave.
