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Chapter Fifteen: Getting ready for the ball

Still at the cottage

Pepper had gotten her really long list of chores from her step-mother for her to get done so that way she could go to the ball. Pepper was on the floor scrubbing it as she sang a song to cheer her up. As then Lady Tremaine appeared with a very long list for Pepper to as she said "Get all of these things done on the list and you can go to the ball." Pepper nodded as she took the list while putting it in her pocket then continued her chores as Lady Tremaine screamed out "Girls we're leaving now to get you girls some very beautiful dresses for the ball" Drusilla came down first as Anastasia followed behind as then got to where their mother was at the lobby of the cottage.

Drusilla went out the door first as Lady Tremaine looked back to see that Anastasia was going over to Pepper as she yelled out "Anastasia come we are leaving I don't want you to talk to the help that is Cinderella!" Anastasia sighed as she mouthed out 'See you later' Pepper just nodded as she continued her work while her step family went shopping for the ball. Pepper got done the floors as she picked up the bucket and brush then went to the kitchen as she went outside to dump the water from the work she did. As Pepper was going to clean the fireplace she heard Ratchet say "Why are you cleaning the fireplace? It's a fireplace" Pepper looked up to see Ratchet's face in the ceiling as she said "I have to clean it, if I don't Lady Tremaine won't let me go to the ball. Then I won't get to see Tony and tell him I'm sorry for what I said. Not only that but it's on the list that Lady Tremaine has it on here anyway."

"But it's a fireplace. . . . . You know what let me look at that list" said Ratchet as Pepper pulled out the list from her pocket of her apron and lifted it to Ratchet to see. Ratchet looked over the list as he sighed then looked at Pepper as he said "You know that she only did this list to make sure you don't go to the ball right!"

Pepper put the list away as she responded back with "Look I have to get this done, and when I do I'll see Tony again" then continued her chores as Ratchet shook his head. Once Pepper was done with the fireplace which she was covered in cinders she went to cleaning the kitchen; she then heard Ratchet talking to someone as he said "What? It's not far that her stupid step-mother and step-sister. . . . . . . . No the other one is good she didn't treat her bad! So like I was saying it's not far for them to do this to Pepper Potts! Yeah I know it's called 'Cinderella' but this list is nuts they have her cleaning the whole house; like the fireplace, the roof of the cottage, feeding the stupid cat which I don't see, and washing the carriage! From what I see they don't even have a carriage! Bitch is making this stuff up" then Pepper heard Ratchet then say "Yeah, yeah I know let some of the story play out. . . . . But can I make the cat really fat. . . . . . . What Rocket, Groot, and everyone else think it's funny! Oh come on just let me do this that way Pepper can laugh as she works."

Pepper turned around to see the cat coming into the kitchen as Pepper said "Hello Lucifer" as Pepper was about to pick up the cat which it hissed at her until Ratchet said "Then the cat became so fat that it couldn't fit through the door" as then Pepper watched as the cat got fatter and fatter until he just looked at her and whined. Pepper giggled as she walked over to the now fat cat as she picked it up and went outside to clean all the animals; first she did the fat Lucifer got cleaned, then her horse Love, and then feed them all except for Lucifer who was too fat to get up on the step of the cottage. Pepper went back into the cottage to finish the rest of the chores that she had to do.

At the market place

Lady Tremaine was at the dress store in the village of the kingdom and looked at the fabric as she said "This is perfect make a dress out of this for me. . . . . . Now make sure that you do dresses for my beautiful daughters." As Lady Tremaine walked out of the dress store she noticed that Anastasia was talking to the baker who was standing outside of this store. Lady Tremaine walked up to her daughter as she pulled her to the side as she looked at the baker as she said "Why are you talking to my daughter you commoner!"

"Mother this is Thomas Jones he's the baker of this village and he's going to make food for the royal family for the ball tonight" said Anastasia but Lady Tremaine took Anastasia away from the baker as she yelled out "You are not to talk to that young man ever again do you hear me young lady!"

"But mother he's really nice and sweet I like him a lot" said Anastasia only to have her mother smack her across the face as Lady Tremaine looked her daughter in the eyes as she said it again "You are to not see that man again now come on we need to get back to the house to get ready for the ball."

Lady Tremaine walked back to the dress shop and got the dresses for them then got back into the carriage to get home so that way they can get ready for tonight.

Later that day

Pepper had gotten done everything that was on the list as she went up to the attic of her room; even though she was tired from all the work that she had done around the house she had to get ready for the ball that was happening tonight. She pulled out her dress that was her mother's which was light pink with white sleeves to the sides of the dress and pearls that made it look sweet. Pepper smiled as she put the dress on then did her hair and a braid that made it look like she was wearing a halo then let her hair done. Once she looked herself over to see if she missed anything she ran down the stairs to meet up with her family to go to the ball.

Lady Tremaine was wearing a long slender gown that was an emerald color with her hair up in bun as she yelled out "Okay girls it's time to leave to go to the ball." As then two of her daughters came down the stairs with Drusilla wearing a yellow dress with bright green jewels around her dress and the heart neck line with bright green puffy sleeves. Anastasia on the other hand was wearing something different that dress in general since she wore a light pink that was sheer and then dark pink over it. Her dress even had a heart shape line and her sleeves were in a medieval style that went off the shoulders with dark pink and light pink over the sleeves. Drusilla's hair was up in a high bun with a feather sticking out of it and Anastasia's was in a sweet braid over light pink netting with pearls going around it.

Lady Tremaine smile as she gestured to her daughters as she said "Come along girls" as then all of them heard Pepper yell out "Wait, please wait I'm coming." All three of the ladies looked up to see Pepper coming down the stairs as she finally got to her step-family and turned around her to show off her dress to the ball. Lady Tremaine became upset as Pepper stopped for a second from showing them her dress and continued "See you don't have to get me a dress I made this all by myself and it was from my mother too. Oh please can I go to the ball I finished all of my chores and I did everything you said step-mother" it was then that Lady Tremaine walked up to Pepper as she noticed a string of pearls on her neck but as she was about to do something Anastasia said "Oh Pepper you look so beautiful" then Lady Tremaine turn to Anastasia as she yelled out "Shut up you stupid girl! You will not say that to your stupid step-sister do you hear me!"

"But mother I was just" said Anastasia as she got smacked in the face by her own mother who walked up to her and hit her while saying "DO YOU HEAR ME ANASTASIA! Now what was I saying oh yes those pearls are so pretty but they look cheap and common" as then Lady Tremaine walked back to Pepper as she pulled the necklace off of poor Pepper making her cry.

"Yes the dress looks cheap too. . . . . . . . . Ops did I do that" said Drusilla as she ripped off a sleeve from Pepper as she could feel more tears coming down her face. Pepper looked at Anastasia as if she was asking her to get them to stop it but she knew that even her nice step-sister was still in pain from her own punishment. Lady Tremaine pulled the heart neckline which ripped the whole dress apart with Drusilla's help making poor Pepper naked in front of her step family. Pepper looked at Anastasia as she was about to cry out; as Anastasia screamed out "How could you do this to her! All she wanted to do was go to that ball, and see the apprentice who she met one time. Now she won't be able to go to the" even before Anastasia could finish her sentence Lady Tremaine smack her across the face and punched her in the side making her fall to the floor. Drusilla looked at her sister as she said "You really are pathetic you think that stupid Cinderella over there would never be your friend! You really are dumb" then kicked Anastasia in the stomach as she then left the house to go into the carriage; then Lady Tremaine picked up Anastasia as she looked at Pepper as she said "You will never go to the ball Cinderella!" Then left the house to get into the carriage to go to the ball with her daughters while leaving poor Pepper in a cottage alone as Pepper ran out of the cottage and into the garden.

Outside in the garden of the cottage

Pepper kneeled to the well crying with her arms folded. Ratchet looked down as he said with Pepper heard him talking to someone else "Look at what that bitch did! She just ripped off Pepper's dress for the ball I mean really what person would rip off someone who is wearing a dress and then kick the crap out of her own daughter like crap! Look just let me make them fart throughout the ball including the other step-sister too or at least let me make them fat! They deserve it, just let me do this please" Pepper just continued to cry as Ratchet got his answer "Okay fine I won't do that but the farting can I just let that happen. . . . . . . Okay good now poor Pepper. . . . . . . . . . . . Okay fine poor Cinderella was crying in the garden wearing her rages from her dress that her evil step family did except for the nice step-sister Anastasia."

As then Pepper looked down to see that she was wearing the ripped up dress that she had on and not naked then she was before. Then heard Ratchet continue "So Cinderella got a visit from three beautiful fairies that were her fairy godmothers, one named Katrina, the other named Daisy, and lastly the cute and loveable Jasmine." Pepper looked up to see the three Magnus Sisters appeared in front of Pepper bowing to her like she was a royal already making Pepper go up to the three fairies and hugging them. Pepper moved back to get a good look at them as Katrina was wearing the pink petal dress with flowers in her auburn hair, Daisy with the yellow to white dress with daisies in her light brown hair, and Jasmine with purple to teal dress with little purple flowers in her black ebony hair.

"We are your fairy godmothers Pepper and we were sent by our lady. . . . . Oh I mean your mother tell us what is wrong" said Katrina.

Pepper sighed as she told them everything that happened to her. Katrina, Daisy, and Jasmine nodded once Pepper was done as Jasmine said "The step-mother is so mean let me turn her into a flower!" Katrina looked at her little sister as she said "Sister we need to do with what the story says" Jasmine sighed as she whined out "Fine" then flow to the garden where the pumpkins were at.

"Daisy goes take care of the animals for the carriage, Jasmine go get the carriage and as for myself I will take care of Tony's beloved" said Katrina as her sisters went to do their jobs. Jasmine went over to the garden waved her hand as a pumpkin appeared in front of Katrina and Pepper as her little sister snapped her fingers and the pumpkin turned into a beautiful golden carriage for Pepper to ride in which made Pepper gasped at the sight of it. Next was Daisy's turn as she waved her hand over the mice, the lizard, and the goose. Which the mice turned in to horses, the lizard turned into a footman, and the goose turned into a carriage driver. Pepper looked at Katrina as she said "This is wonderful I don't know how to thank all of you" then Jasmine jumped in saying "No need, but we really need to take care of that dress."

Pepper looked at Katrina as she said "If it's alright can I still wear this dress to the ball it belonged to my mother and" then Daisy said "It will be like that your mother is with you right."

Pepper nodded as Katrina said "Don't worry you will be wearing that dress, but you won't mind if we change it" Pepper shook her head no as all three of the sisters waved their hands making magic happen. Pepper twirled around as the dress appeared on to her like it was a dream that she felt like she was having. Her dress was a beautiful light blue; the sleeves were off the shoulders, heart neckline, and then the beautiful rose petals going around the dress and the beautiful heart neckline. Pepper couldn't believe her eyes that she had a beautiful gown on as she looked at the fairies as she said "Oh I don't know how to thank you all" Jasmine giggled as she said "We also did you hair, you know so that way it would look more you. We hope you love it" Pepper looked at them odd but Daisy came up with a dew drop and formed it into a mirror as she said "Take a look at it" Pepper gasped as she noticed that her strawberry blond was in a beautiful braid around her head like a halo with her hair cascading into a beautiful ringlets of water fall. Pepper even noticed the beautiful baby's breath flowers going around her hair like a halo as well.

Pepper was about to get into the carriage when Daisy said "Wait" Pepper stopped for a second as Daisy waved her hand over Pepper's shoes to turn them into beautiful glass slippers with a rose on it. Pepper hugged them as she turned around then stepped onto the carriage with the help of the footman, and then he closed the door as Pepper looked at the fairy sisters as Katrina went up to the door while holding up her hand to make sure the driver of the carriage nodded to let the older fairy talk to Pepper. Katrina looked at Pepper as she said in a sweet warning tone "Now remember you have to leave around 12:00 at midnight. Don't leave no later because the spell ends around 12:00 which means the spell will be broken the minute that it hits that time."

Pepper nodded as she said "Thank you for doing this, thank you" as then the carriage started off as the sisters disappeared and then the carriage went through the forest. Then the carriage went through the village showing Pepper all the buildings of the village, and then to the gates to the castle as Pepper looked up to see the castle. To her it was the most beautiful castle that she had ever seen as the carriage came to the stop as the door opened it with the footman's help as he helped Pepper out of the carriage and Pepper looked at the footman as she said "I'm so nervous what do I do" the footman said "Well I was a lizard but now I am a footman which by the way you look beautiful. Enjoy this time that you will have with the prince and tell him how you feel" Pepper nodded as she left the footman and the driver to go up the steps of the castle to go into the ball.