Chapter three:

"Ah!" Edd jumps into the air in surprise at the sudden voice. He glances around himself only to look as someone starts to appear in a swirl of blue and silver sparkles that seem to fade into existence.

There is a light within the sparkles making Edd slightly bring up one arm almost in self-defence but really it's to make sure he's ready if the light gets any brighter.

But as soon as the light fades, it takes the sparkles along with it, Edd lowers his arm finding a male standing there.

The male appears to be pretty much bald and he also has kind brown eyes. His outfit consists of a white t-shirt, jeans and red flip flops. With one arm he holds a plank of wood that has a face drawn on it.

"Who are you?" Edd asks in surprise.

"Why me and Plank are your fairy god parent." The boy explains and turns to allow Edd to see his back only for the wings to become visible with the blue and silver sparkles that fall, from said wings when they appear, fading along the way down. His wings are that of a fairies as far as Edd has researched.

Edd gasps in surprise and amazement. "So... You're really my fairy god parent."

"Yes." The boy smiles and nods moving to face Edd again. "My name is Johnny and I've come here to grant you one wish."

"Can I go to the ball?" Edd asks. "I've always wanted to visit the castle and this might be my only chance to do so."

Johnny nods with a smile. "Of course I can do that." He says. "But first there is somethings we must do." He says. "Can you get an apple and put it here on the ground?" He asks and Edd grabs an apple from the nearby apple tree putting it on the ground a little by Johnny. "Thank you. It needs to be a fresh apple for this to work." He turns to Plank. "Now then. Plank if you would." He gestures the top of Plank to the apple on the ground only for a few magic spark that to come out at once out of the top of Plank going in different directions as well as fading not long after leaving Plank.

Blue and silver sparkles swirl up from the ground to around the apple and it transforms into an apple looking carriage. The sparkles fade once that is complete.

"That's one down." Johnny says with a satisfied nod. He turns as two curious mice had come over when they saw something happening since they had been trying to find Edd. "And what do we have here Plank. Two little mice to pull the carriage." He does the same thing he did with the apple but this time the two are transformed into very beautiful horses. "Horses. Check." He looks around himself until his eyes come to rest upon a bird that has landed nearby. He gestures the top of Plank to the bird turning the bird into the human driver of the carriage. "He will know the way. We made sure of that." He says and turns to Edd. "Last but not least. Your clothes."

Edd wonders what Johnny has in store for him.

Johnny gestures the top of Plank towards Edd and Edd looks down to watch the blue and silver sparkles swirl around him.

Edds outfit is changed and just like anything else that has been changed by magic the sparkles disappear once the change is complete. He looks at himself finding that he is wearing a white blazer with white pants, a black under shirt and a red tie. He reaches for his hat knowing that if be a dead giveaway if Eddy, Ed or Jimmy saw him with it but is surprised when he pulls down a white fedora with a red band. He puts the hat back on and he knows his black hair is now more exposed with this hat so he'd look different than with his other hat that tucks most of his hair. He looks down and sees glass shoes that look like slip on fancy shoes that almost remind Edd of girl high heels without the ridiculous heel.

"Our magic is limited." Johnny says. "The more we transform the sooner the dead line." He explains. "The spell will reverse at midnight. Which means your clothes, hat and your carriage along with anything else changed will revert back to normal when the clock strikes midnight. It is the best that we could do."

Edd smiles appreciatively. "But it's enough. Thank you." He assures the other.

Johnny nods. "Now since they are magic the carriage will pass through the fence to get to the front to head to the ball as if it's a normal carriage." He adds. "Your shoes will also be fine but if you are to leave anything behind it will affect the spell making any item tied to anything you leave behind to remain as it is when everything else has turned back."

Edd nods. "Ok."

"Now go to the ball." Johnny turns to the carriage as the door opens.

Edd climbs in and instantly smells the smell of apples inside of the carriage.

The door is closed behind him and he turns to Johnny who now approaches the carriage.

"Thank you so much." He says and Johnny flashes him a you're welcome smile.

"Just don't forget what I told you." Johnny says and right after he says that the carriage pulls away so he didn't see the nod that Edd gave him.

Once the carriage is at the front it heads off on its way to take Edd to the ball.

Edd watches out the window wondering just what it will be like to visit the castle.

It's making him nervous since it's his first time going there and he doesn't want to mess it up or ruin his chance.

When he arrives he heads out and pauses for a moment to gaze upon the castle that he's never seen this close before.

Meanwhile…

The prince looks around himself as he is wearing his fancy blue prince outfit tonight. He sighs softly to himself as the Duke is with him.

"Surely any one of these lovely people waiting to dance with you fancies your taste." The duke says as he is wearing his black and red duke outfit that goes with a monocle that is just for show but makes him feel truly professional.

The prince keeps looking around. "I don't know Nat." He says.

"Oh come now prince Kevin." Duke Nat says. "Just try dancing with a few. Somewhere in here has got to be someone that will be to your liking."

Prince Kevin looks around glad that he got to wear his favorite hat to the ball and his scan over the crowd of eager people trying to be professional as they wait for him to pick a dance partner. He is about to make himself pick a random person when he stops as his eyes come to rest upon one person in particular. "Who is that?" He questions as he stares with his mouth slightly a gap.

Duke Nat turns and sees the figure that has caught the prince's attention. "I don't know. You didn't want me to take names of all those attending." He says.

"I must go." Prince Kevin hurries over to the person.

Duke Nat perks up in hope at this. "Perhaps his majesty the king had a good idea when he suggested this ball to find the prince someone to love." He says to himself adjusting his monocle.

Edd is just checking out the castle when suddenly there is a voice behind him.

"May I have this dance?"