Eugene, disguised as Victor, decided to take matters on his own hands.
"Emily," Eugene replied.
"Victor, what are you doing here?"
"I came to congratulate you."
"Congratulate me? The competition barely begun."
"I know, but once you are the champion, your family will live in the streets."
"What are you talking about?"
"Oh, your friend didn't tell you? I heard that you are broke and won't live in that big mansion of yours any longer after the finals."
"What?"
"Now, I know that you love the house. You love your master, but in order to live there forever, I can personally take care of that."
As he was calming her down, his power started to absorb towards her eyes, making her feel possessed.
"Victor"
"I want you to be by my side for all eternity."
"Yes."
"What do you say, my dear? Will you marry me?"
"I do."
As he kissed her on the lips, Claude noticed that Emily and Victor were close together.
"Ma'am, you may need to come here for a moment."
"What is it, Claude?"
"It seems as though that you may not want to pack your bags yet. It looks like Emily has selected her mate."
"Is that so? From who?"
"It looks like Louis' dog."
"Louis?"
"Yes ma'am."
Marianne thought about it for a moment and decided that she had no other choice. Since her dog has always been her choice and decision, she made up her mind clearly.
"Claude"
"Ma'am?"
"Lead me to Louis."
"Louis, ma'am?"
"Yes. It seems as though the time has come. I am ready for this marriage."
"Ma'am, you can't be serious. Just because your dog has selected, doesn't mean that you need to go down that same path."
"What are saying, Claude?"
"I don't want you to marry someone you do not love."
"It's too late, Claude. If my dog has selected the one she loves, then I will as well."
"No, I won't let you."
"Claude, Claude," Louis replied. "Do you ever hear yourself? If Marianne decides to follow the path with her prized possession, then you can't be able to stop her."
"Thank you, Louis. Shall we talk about our preparations for the wedding?"
"Of course, my dear."
As Louis started to lead Marianne to the side, Claude stood there with a broken heart. He didn't have the guts to talk to her or say her name, but knew that he couldn't stand in the sidelines any longer. He only need to find out what to do at this moment. He then remembered the ring and decided to get it to tell her how he felt about her. If he doesn't do it now, he will forever lose the one he has ever loved.
The performance went well, but as the finals started to come to a close, Marianne decided to announce the entire crowd to come for the wedding of her and Louis and Emily and Victor at that very same night. All started to go and congratulate with the two young couples, but the only five creatures that stayed were Erin, Sticky, May, Alex, and Claude.
"Emily engaged?" Alex replied.
"That's too good to be true," May replied. "She never liked Victor, let alone marry him."
"You don't suppose she has changed her mind, do you?"
"I don't believe so. She never changes her mind towards someone in particular."
Erin stood there in disbelief. He started to walk away and run towards the woods.
"Aaron, Aaron wait!" Sticky replied as he ran for him.
Alex looked towards Aaron's direction and knew that if he chased him, there was no way for him to go back. Claude looked at Marianne and decided to walk towards her and Emily since they need a ride back home for the wedding.
"Come along, May. The master needs us."
May started to walk and looked towards the two boys.
"We'll be okay. You go." Alex replied.
He knew that if she felt sorry for the two of them, then Claude will feel alone. With no hesitation, May went towards Alex and kissed him on the lips. He felt a spark within his eyes and he stood there shocked.
"Good-bye"
Alex stood there speechless as May followed Claude towards the couple. Sticky, who didn't have the chance to catch up with Aaron, started to walk back to the group. As he came around the corner, he heard a conversation in the distance. He listened to the conversation carefully.
"I can't believe that our master took care of this so easy."
"You better watch your tongues. This is my master you are talking about."
"I wouldn't say that if I were you, Victor."
"Victor?" Sticky quietly stated.
"He said that I would get the girl I desired."
"Yes, but since you failed, our master was able to succeed."
"I never should have agreed to switch bodies with that cougar."
"Switch bodies? Cougar?"
"Now, if their deal has failed as well, we will control their power for all eternity."
"Power? I got to tell Alex."
In a few seconds, Sticky ran towards Alex to warn him. As he went towards him, Sticky felt a pull from his tail. As he looked he noticed that Eugene smiled deviously and placed him in a small cage.
"Let me out of here!"
"I'm not going to let some tattle tale creature ruin my fun."
"You can't cheat your way for power!"
"Says the one who has connection to the King: Astro S. Atticus."
"How did you-"
"I want you to have a very nice swim!"
"Swim?"
Before asking about it, Eugene decided to throw Sticky towards the river down the hill, which was going towards the woods, and he would die of drowning. As Sticky was close to the waterfall, he grabbed the twig of the tree and tried to climb out, but the pressure of the waters intended to push him towards his death. He held on to his dear life, but he noticed that there was a bird flying towards the direction of the mansion.
"Help! Help!" he cried as loud as he could.
The bird looked around to find the cry and when the creature noticed Sticky waving his paw, the bird swooped towards him.
"Sticky?" the bird questioned as she sat on the twig. "What are you doing here?"
"Starlight, thank goodness. There's no time to explain, but can you save me before I die of drowning?"
"Of course"
She grabbed hold of the cage and dragged him to shore.
"Thanks."
"Now, care to explain why you were in the river?"
Sticky, knowing Starlight well, explained of what happened from last four days since the deal was made. Shocked as she was, she stood there in disbelief and didn't know what to do at this time.
"What are we to do?"
"I need to find Aaron. He ran before he need an explanation."
"You need to tell Alex. I will find Aaron."
"Okay. Be quick. If they don't get their kiss before the sun rises, then the power is gone forever from those two."
"Oh dear."
"Go!"
Both Sticky and Starlight ran towards different directions to find the twin brothers. Meanwhile, Erin, still being in the form of a dog, found the actual village of his home and knew that if he was able to enter in this land, either his mother or brothers will kill them. Knowing what to do to end his life, he knew that he had no other choice. It was either his life or his families power. He strolled the village and a few wolves noticed his presence and fled in fear. He entered the throne room where his brothers and mother meet and walked in with no thought of turning back. As he stood there by the center of the throne, he looked towards the throne and noticed that there were his brothers talking to each other and his mother listening to the conversation. One of his brothers noticed Erin and poked his brother by the side until it reached the mother.
"What is it, my son?"
"There's a dog here in our village."
"What? How does he even know where we live?"
"I don't know. If he found it, he may lead our own kind to destruction."
"What should we do, mother?"
The queen looked at Erin and noticed that he was fearing what would happen to him, but knew that his mother would never kill him. He stood there determined and kneeled in respect. They barely responded to his greetings.
"Kill him."
As the brothers went towards him, their powers grew towards him and was about to make fire when they heard a shrilling cry.
"Aaron!"
He looked and noticed that Starlight was flying as fast as she could towards him and stood between him and the brothers.
"Thank goodness I found you. Your brother is in trouble."
Erin stood there in disbelief.
"You need to save him."
"Starlight, what are you doing?" the queen replied.
"I'm sorry, your highness, but my duty is to protect the royal family as I have sworn to do."
"What are you talking about, Starlight?" Adam stated in disbelief. "This dog is not us."
"Yes, he is. This boy is brother. Your very own son."
"That is impossible. Aaron was banished to enter the village."
"Wait. What?" Abel shocked.
The boys looked at their mother in a shock.
"Why?" Abraham replied.
"He made contact with the humans and the dogs. It may cause a havoc with the village."
"You would banish your own son for the kingdom?" Alpha inquired.
"If either of us met the dogs or humans, would you banish us too?" Alan questioned
"If the entire village saw one as well, would you banish them too?" Andrew questioned as well.
"Well, uh-"
"I know a ruler must make difficult decision for the good of the subjects, but to give up your very son, that's low." Alpha replied.
"Yeah." Abraham agreed.
"Starlight, if you are saying that this dog is our brother, then does he have-?" Adam asked.
Before he was able to finish his sentence, Erin revealed his mark on his head and noticed that it started to glow in front of their eyes.
"It is Aaron." Alan replied.
All of the wolves went to them with joy and happiness. The queen stood there dumbfounded.
"But how did he-?"
"No time to explain." Starlight answered and looked towards Erin, "Aaron, your girl is possessed with the creature who did this to you. You need to save her or the power will be gone forever."
Erin looked at Starlight and looked towards the direction of the mansion. He looked back at Starlight, nodded and ran towards the direction.
"Aaron, come back here this instant. Where do you think you are going?"
"He can't speak, sire, but his inner spirit knows what he is doing."
Erin, as fast as possible went towards the mansion again and knew that if he didn't stop the wedding, he will be gone forever.
** I used part of the scene just like BOD's story The Relapse when Discord is possessing Fluttershy for her to stay with him, but instead, Eugene is possessing her mind and believing that he is the one that saved her and will allow her to remain in her home. It gives me goose bumps seeing this type of travesty. Will Erin make it in time for the wedding to stop Eugene? Will Emily find out of this drastic mistake in her life? Will Eugene have his way of the power of the inner spirit? Doesn't May see that Emily is possessed and she is going to be used by someone that isn't even her species? Find out soon! Please Review! **