It's been so long! :( I've just been so busy lately with school and life and I'm so sorry!
Guest, I'm so glad that you like this story and I hope that it will continue to please you!
Adrianna, it is kind of like the they switched stories isn't it? I was originally planning on showing what the princes were doing back at home, but I feared it would make the story too complicated. If I can find a way to show the princes I'll take it!
Rainlily216, I'm excited for the sequel, but at the same time I'm a bit nervous that it won't be as good as the first movie. We'll find out why Ariel is turning back and forth, don't worry! :) I have to agree that turning into a bear is much more exciting and original than turning into a frog! When I was originally planned the story, I was planning on leaving the villain without a name for reasons I can't remember, but I got tired of calling her "the woman" or "the blonde" so I decided to give her a name. I never thought about viewing her name like that, good catch. Also, I love the pun!
The sun was barely above the horizon. Aurora, Rapunzel, Snow White, Pocahontas, and Cinderella began their day observing the iced tree.
Snow White told them, "This is the tree that Rapunzel claims Elsa made."
Pocahontas rested her hand on the trunk, "It's melting a bit, but still cold."
Aurora commented, "Certainly impressive."
Cinderella and Rapunzel said nothing, but walked around the tree as they observed it. Cinderella then noticed a hole in the tree. As if an arrow had stabbed the trunk and then been removed. She didn't think it was anything necessary to try and point out.
Pocahontas went over to some tracks and knelt by them, "There's more than one with your cousin. The shoe prints all look slightly different. I'd say about five people and a mountain lion. Unless there is another type of animal that I am not aware of with these paw prints."
Aurora observed the prints, "It might belong to a tiger or lion. Whatever it is, it looks dangerous."
Rapunzel knelt by Pocahontas to observe the paw prints. Thinking an animal like that was with her cousin made her feel a bit uneasy.
Pocahontas stood, "The puma isn't our problem. If we leave him alone, don't do anything to upset him, and he's not hungry we should be fine. We need to follow them."
As soon as the three had fallen in, Mulan, Anna, and Belle had tried to get the attention of Arabella, but it seemed no matter what they did, she never said a word.
It was like she had left, which she probably did.
Anna went ahead and stated the obvious, "We need to get out of here, but how?"
Mulan examined the walls, "No use trying to climb this."
Belle stared at the top, trying to judge the distance between it and where they were, "Mulan, you must be very strong."
"Battle has toughened me up a bit. Why?"
Belle explained, "I read this in a few books. Characters had stood on each other's shoulders to get out of troubles like ours. If you're strong enough to hold me and Anna, then maybe we could get out that way."
Anna smiled, "I like it!"
Mulan cupped her hands and rested them on a bent knee, "Alright Belle, step here and climb to my shoulders."
Belle used one foot on Mulan's hands. She nearly fell when Mulan then brought her hands up, but was able to steady herself with the wall and stand on Mulan's shoulders."
"What should I do?" asked Anna.
"Climb to the top."
"Won't that send you two tumbling?"
Belle examined her surroundings until she spotted a large tree root on the wall, "Mulan, a little to the right."
Carefully, Mulan scooched to the right and when they were close enough, Belle grabbed the tree root. Wrapping her arms, around it as much as she could, Belle signaled for Anna to climb.
Anna took a few steps back, "Okay, here I go!" She ran and clutched onto Mulan, who skillfully didn't lose her balance. Anna then began scrambling upwards, eventually she was high enough that Belle was giving her a piggyback ride. Anna then climbed so that she was sitting on Belle's shoulders and then standing on them.
With a sigh of relief, she clutched the grass and pulled herself up, "I'm out, but I'm not sure if I can pull you two up!"
Belle jumped off of Mulan, catching herself before she could fall on her face.
As Belle dusted off her dress, Mulan called up, "Try to find something that we can use as a ladder!"
"You got it!" She went of to look for something.
Belle then asked, "Any sign of that woman?"
"I don't see her. I think she left thinking we'd rot in there. Oh, I found something!"
Mulan and Belle listened as Anna dragged a branch over to the pit and then watched as one end fell toward them and hit the ground of the trap. The girls didn't need to be told to climb out. They crawled up the branch quickly as if they were squirrels.
Ariel jumped out of the water the moment she felt herself turn. She was very grateful that her last episode wasn't repeated.
Everyone, including the puma, was fast asleep. Ariel decided to let them rest and stared into the water. She examined her hair and pulled out a twig that she hadn't noticed was stuck. The faster she could get home, the better. It wasn't like she didn't like her new friends, she did, but she missed Eric, Flounder, Sebastian, and Scuttle among others. She hoped she could introduce her companions here to the ones she has at home.
In the reflection of the water, she saw a blonde woman approaching from behind. Her heart leapt for joy when she saw her.
Ariel jumped up and spun the face her, "Somebody else!" The exclamation awoke everyone else, and they all stood to see the new woman.
Tiana sighed as she rested her hands on her heart, "Thank goodness someone found us!"
Jasmine felt like hugging the woman, but then she heard the puma growl. She looked at him, noticing how he was in a defensive position and that his teeth were bared.
She looked back at the woman, suddenly feeling nervous. The blonde woman gave the girls an unpleasant smile before reaching behind her back.
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