the Big sleepover
As Madeline, Sofia and Amber entered the castle kitchen, they were met with a hive of activity.
"We need more marshmallows and graham crackers!" One man called out.
"Look at all this! Our slumber party is going to be amazing!" Sofia beamed, with excitement and delight.
"Oh, this isn't just any slumber party. This is your first royal slumber party." Amber said, correcting her.
"We know! We're very excited!" Madeline said, giddy with excitement.
"Oh, me too. And I want everything to be perfect." Amber said, in agreement.
"That goes in the banquet Room! Quick, quick!" Baileywick said, directing some workers.
"Baileywick, did you set up the Chocolate milk fountain?" Amber asked.
"It's on it's way to the banquet room right now. milady." Baileywick declared.
"Ah, very good." Amber smiled.
"Thank you Baileywick!" Sofia and Madeline said in unison.
"Here, let me straighten your tiaras." Amber offered.
"Thanks, Amber." Sofia smiled.
"How nice of you." Madeline grinned.
The three girls entered the castle lift.
"Up we go. Now, wait until you see were we're sleeping tonight!" Amber said as the lift was now coming to a stop.
"Here we are!" She announced.
"The observatory!" Madeline gasped.
"Wow Amber! We're going to sleep here?" Sofia said, in awe as they looked around.
"Yes we are!" Amber nodded.
"This is amazing!" Sofia cheered.
"It is, isn't it? And there's one more thing. The most important part of any great royal party..." Amber said, agreeing with Sofia's before statement.
"Yes?" Madeline responded.
"The guests. I invited Princess Hildegard and Princess Clio. They are the most popular princesses in the school. Who did you two invite?" Amber answered.
"Ruby." Sofia said.
"And Jade." Madeline said, with a smile on her face.
"Oh, I don't know them. What kingdom are they from?" Amber said, looking at them.
"They're our friends from the village." Madeline explained.
"You invited village girls?" Amber gasped.
"They're really awesome." Sofia added.
"But they're not princesses." Amber insisted.
"Amber, we know you're going love them. We used to have the best sleepovers." Madeline said, smiling from ear to ear.
"Must I remind you two again that this is your first slumber party as princesses. You two do want to make a good impression, don't you?" Amber said, testily.
"Yes. But Ruby and Jade are so much fun. Wait until your see this dance they do!" Sofia said, nodding.
Sofia and Madeline both giggled, remembering the funny dance.
"They're going to make this the best party ever. We promise." Madeline declared.
….
Meanwhile, Cedric was in his workshop, polishing a crystal ball.
A knock at the door caused him to bump the crystal ball off its stand, and onto his foot.
"OW! Oh, what is it?!" Cedric said, grasping his foot.
The door opened to reveal Roland and Miranda.
"Cedric." Roland nodded.
"Oh, King Roland, Queen Miranda." Cedric put on a fake smile, raising his free hand in a saluting gesture.
Wormwood rolled his eyes.
"The girls are having a slumber party tonight." Roland declared.
"Oh, I can already hear the endless giggling now." Cedric smarmed as he returned the crystal ball to its stand.
"And we were hoping you could put on a little magic show for them." Miranda said pleasantly.
"You want your royal sorcerer to entertain the children?" Cedric asked, dismayed.
"We actually wanted the jester, but he's out sick. What you say? Eight o'clock, in the royal playroom? And could you do a few card tricks? You know, kids love card tricks." Roland said, shrugging.
"Oh, and card tricks love children. Of course, your majesty." Cedric said, bowing as Roland took Miranda's hand, and made for the door.
"Great." Roland smiled.
"Thank you, Cedric." Miranda beamed.
"Yes, my queen." Cedric kept bowing.
Once Roland closed the door, Cedric's smile vanished, replaced by a scowl.
"Oh, I can't believe this! Fifteen years of sorcerer training, so I can be a warm-up act for milk and cookies!" He said as he slapped his palm on his forehead.
Wormwood cawed loudly.
"Indeed, Wormy." Cedric said, agreeing with his bird.
"I'll show them. I'll use this little magic show to steal the Amulets of Avalor from Princess Sofia and Princess Madeline!" He said, looking around.
Cedric paused for a moment, scratching his head with his wand.
"But how?" He asked himself.
Cedric spotted some puppets hanging on the wall.
"Ah-hah! I'll have my little puppets put on the magic show! And the one and only trick will be to make Sofia and Madeline's amulets disappear, right into my hand. Apete finite!" He said, chuckling with evilness.
A beam of magic streamed out of Cedric's wand, striking the puppets, and making float over to Cedric.
"Once I've got those amulets, I will finally have the power to take over the kingdom!" Cedric gloated.
…
A fanfare played as the guests' carriages arrived.
"They're here!" Madeline gasped.
"May I present, from the Kingdom of Corinthia, Princess Clio!" Baileywick announced as Clio disembarked, followed by a servant who had been tasked with carrying her bags,
"And from the Kingdom of Freedenberg, Princess Hildegarde!" Baileywick continued.
Hildegarde stepped out of her carriage carrying a mink in her arms, a servant weighed down with luggage struggling to follow her.
"Wow." Sofia gasped.
Hildegarde and Clio approached the steps.
"Hildegarde, Clio." Amber nodded curtly.
"Amber, Sofia, Madeline. So nice of you three to invite us." Clio said, nodding back at them.
"And from the Village of Dunwitty… Ruby and Jade!" Bailey declared.
Ruby and Jade rode up in a donkey-drawn carriage.
"Sofia!" Jade called.
"Jade!" Sofia cheered.
"Madeline!" Ruby squealed.
"Ruby!" Madeline smiled.
Sofia and Madeline rushed over, just as Jade and Ruby were climbing out of the carriage.
"Here we come!" Ruby chuckled.
Jade and Ruby accidentally fell on Sofia and Madeline, the four girls giggling wildly.
"Hi, girls!" Jade sniggered.
"Welcome to our castle!" Sofia and Madeline said in unison.
"I can't believe we're here! This is going to be so much fun!" Jade said, excitedly.
"Oh my goodness, I'm so excited I couldn't even sleep last night." Ruby chattered away.
"I was thinking about being in a real live castle and wondering all sorts of things, like do princesses' brush their own teeth or does someone brush them for you? I brushed my teeth twice today, especially for the party, see?" She said, flashing her white teeth.
Ruby then saw Amber's tiara.
"Wow, Princess Amber! I love your tiara! Can I touch it?" She asked, her eyes glimmering at the sight of the beautiful tiara.
"Absolutely not." Amber said, affronted.
"Princess Clio, Princess Hildegarde!" Ruby gasped, seeing the two.
"It's such an honor I'm a big fan. Big fan!" She said as her attention now turned to Hildegard's mink.
"Oh a white squirrel! How cute!" Ruby said, in awe.
"Lulu is a Mink." Hildegarde said, haughtily.
"I have a pet donkey!" Jade said as she pointed to the donkey pulling the carriage.
"Isn't he cute?" She said, in awe.
Ruby and Jade giggled and made donkey noises.
"Welcome to the royal sleepover." Roland proclaimed.
"Ooh!" Jade gasped.
"Come on, Ruby. Last one in goes to the dungeon!" She said, daring Ruby.
"Come on in, girls. Our castle steward Baileywick will help you all get settled." Rolland offered.
"Thank you, your Majesties!" Ruby said loudly.
She and Jade bowed to the king and queen, giggling lightly.
"Right this way, my little ladies." Baileywick waved his hand in the direction they were to go in.
Jade and Ruby skipped inside, both singing "We're at a royal sleepover, we're at a royal sleepover..."
"They're coming to our party?" Clio gasped.
"They're just village girls." Hildegarde declared.
"Sofia and Madeline invited them." Amber said disdainfully.
"Ruby and Jana are the best." Madeline told them, ecstatic.
"You'll see." Sofia added.
….
Later, in the observatory, Princess Hildegard was looking through the large amount of dresses her servant had brought with her.
"Ah, I love getting dressed up to go to sleep." She sighed.
"I under-packed." Clio sighed, looking at her own set of clothes (Which was only slightly smaller than Hildegard's).
"Your luggage, maladies." A servant declared as he brought over Ruby and Jade's satchels.
"Jade, did you bring the pinecones?" Ruby asked.
"Yep, sure did." Jade smiled.
Wasting no time, Ruby dinned a pinecone crown.
"Ruby, you look Funny!" Sofia giggled.
"La-la, I'm a pinecone Princess!" Ruby sang.
"Uh-oh, Sofia." Madeline tapped her sister on the shoulder.
"Looks like Amber isn't too happy." She said, showing the unhappy sister.
Sofia saw that Madeline was right.
As she and Madeline walked over to Amber's bed, Jade started rapping.
"We're at a royal sleepover, we're at a royal sleepover..." She sang, as Ruby backed her up.
"What are they doing?" Princess Clio asked, bemused.
"What are they wearing?" Hildegarde grimaced.
"Are those Pinecones?" Amber gasped.
"Want one? We brought extras." Ruby said, offering.
"Uh, thanks." Amber took the pine cone reluctantly, then turned to Sofia and Madeline.
"Pinecones are not part of a Perfect Princess Slumber party. Oh, I thought I explained this before, but I guess I'll have to do it again." She said, before she began to sing.
"Our perfect slumber party, is just about to begin. And at a perfect slumber party, everybody's gotta fit in.
There's a certain way we do things, we don't snort and we don't squeal. And running around with pinecones, really isn't part of the deal.
We do our hair, we have some tea, and when we sing it's soft and always on key. By chance, if we should dance…" Amber began to sing.
"We'd waltz elegantly…" Amber, Clio and Hildegarde sang together.
"That's our perfect slumber party…" Clio and Hildegarde sang together.
"And that's the way it's always been…" Amber sang.
"The jist of it to be a hit…" Amber, Clio and Hildegarde sang together.
"You gotta fit, everybody's gotta fit in…" Amber sang.
"Everybody's gotta fit in…" Hildegarde sang.
"They gotta fit in…" Clio sang.
"At a perfect slumber party, why should we all act the same? Cause at a perfect slumber party, isn't fun the name of the game?..." Sofia began to sing.
"Why can't they bounce, on every bed? or wear a dozen pinecones all up in their head? Give their dance a single chance, it may be as fun as they said…" Madeline began to sing.
"Oh, girls It's our perfect slumber party, and our patience is wearing thin. They need to quit. You must admit, they're not gonna fit…" Amber began to sing again.
"They're not gonna fit…" Hildegarde sang.
"They're not gonna fit…" Clio sang.
"And everybody's gotta fit in…" Amber sang.
"We're gotta help 'em fit in…" Sofia and Madeline sang together.
"They're never gonna fit in…" Amber and Hildegarde sang together.
"They can fit in…" Sofia and Madeline sang together.
"At a perfect slumber party, they'll never fit in…" Amber sang.
"They'll never fit in…" Hildegarde sang.
"We're gonna help 'em fit in." Sofia and Madeline sang together.
"Good luck!" Amber finished singing.
…..
Back in the observatory, Sofia and Madeline put their plan into action
"How would you like a royal makeover?" Sofia asked.
"Can we?" Ruby gasped, in surprise.
"We can make it work." Baileywick said, kindly.
"First, the dresses..." He said as he opened up a nearby wardrobe.
Robin and Mia flew in to carry a dress.
"Oh!" Baileywick declared.
"Thank you, helpful bird friends!" He said, thanking them.
Robin and Mia flew the dress over to Jade, lowering it over her.
"Ohhh! So soft, so silky!" Jade said as she looked at her dress.
"Hooray!" Ruby yelped, after putting on her own dress.
"And now for the hair." Baileywick declared.
He then looked over at Sofia and Madeline.
"Let's do something stylish, but regal. And tall. Very tall." Baileywick said.
Robin and Mia styled Ruby and Jade's hair, under Sofia and Madeline's instruction.
"There, and there." Sofia instructed.
"Wait!...Yes!" Madeline said, excited.
"Back... and down!" Sofia continued.
"Ouch!" Jade winced.
"I've never had my hair styled by a bird before!" Ruby stated.
"No... yes!" Madeline finished.
"And, last but not least... the tiaras!" Baileywick exclaimed, holding aloft two small crowns.
Robin and Mia picked up the tiaras and flew them over to Jade and Ruby's heads.
"And... done." Baileywick smiled.
"I'm a princess now!" Jade cheered.
Sofia and Madeline padded over to Amber and her friends.
"They look just like princesses now, don't they?" Sofia asked.
"They look the part. But can they act it?" Amber admitted.
"Whoa!" Jade cried, as she tripped.
"You okay?" Madeline asked, as she and Sofia ran to help.
Amber, Clio and Hildegarde fanned their fans in disapproval.
"Okay." Baileywick said as he now began to check his pocket watch.
"It's time for the first activity: fan decorating. Princesses one and all, follow me!" He said, looking at them.
The girls sat at a table that had plain fans and paints provided.
"What kind of flowers are you painting, Hildegard?" Amber asked.
"Roses" Hildegarde replied.
"What kind of flowers are you painting, Clio?" Amber asked again.
"Roses." Clio retorted.
"What kind of flowers are you painting, Amber?" Hildegarde asked.
"Roses." Amber replied.
…..
Meanwhile, Ruby had painted a smiley face on to her fan
"I'm Mr. Happy Fan." She joked, putting the fan in front of her face.
As Jade giggled, she turned to Sofia and Madeline.
"Say hi to Mr. Happy fan" She said, pointing them to Ruby's fan.
Sofia and Madeline giggled.
"Sofia, Madeline!" Amber said hotly.
"Ruby can't you just paint roses?" Madeline pleaded.
"Aw, don't make me Mr. sad fan!" Ruby flipped the fan, showing a frown face on the back.
"Ruby, Please." Sofia begged.
"Okay." Ruby gave in.
"Baileywick, is it time for the pin the tail on the Unicorn yet?" Sofia asked urgently
"It is now." Baileywick shrugged.
"Great!" Madeline said, excited.
"Ooh ooh, can I go first?" Jade asked.
"Unicorns are my Favorite animal in the whole world. No offense." She said as she turned towards Lulu.
Jade was promptly blindfolded and given the tail.
"Which way should I go?" She asked.
"Left." Ruby said.
"Left?" Said Jade.
"No, Right." Madeline chipped in.
"Um, right." Jade mumbled.
"Now Left." Ruby instructed.
"Left, Jade." Sofia added.
"Uh.. Whoa! Aah!" Jade gasped as she spun around confused.
She bumped into a pole which held a model solar system atop it.
"Oh!" Jade groaned.
"Wait, not that far! Stop!" Sofia called, trying to get Jade's attention.
"Stop Jade, Stop!" Madeline yelled, trying to get Jade's attention as well.
"Watch out for the Planets!" Ruby yelled, as the model planets rolled everywhere.
After realising two model planets were still hanging on Jade's arms, both girls laughed uproariously.
"Look at me, I'm the Princess of Venus!" Jade giggled.
Clio giggled also, until Amber and Hildegarde gave her a disapproving glare, after which she frowned at the scene.
"Did someone else want a turn?" Jade asked, holding up the tail.
"Sofia, Madeline, I need to talk to you two now!" Amber said testily.
…..
A bell suddenly rang.
"The bell." Madeline noted.
"That must mean it's time for a new activity." She said, in realization.
"Yes, indeed." Baileywick agreed.
"Cedric's magic show is about to start. Right this way." He said, about to lead them.
"A Magic show!" Sofia beamed.
"Doesn't that sound like a fun activity that everyone can enjoy together?" She said, with a smile.
Amber and her friends walked away.
"Sofia, I think Amber's a little mad at us." Madeline whispered.
…
Meanwhile, in Sofia and Madeline's room, Cedric was putting together his puppet show.
"Ah, in just a few moments, Sofia and Madeline's magical amulets will be mine." Cedric boasted, opening the puppet theatre's curtain with his mind.
Wormwood cawed loudly.
"Right." Cedric cringed. "Let's try this one more time from the top, okay?"
Taking his place behind the theatre, Cedric magically lifted one of the puppets.
"For my first magic trick, I will make two objects disappear. Now, who will lend me their amulets for this tr-" Cedric said in a falsetto voice.
He then hit his head on the theatre's roof, breaking his concentration, and causing the puppet to fall.
Wormwood groaned.
"Oh, everyone's a critic." Cedric pouted as he closed the theatre's curtains.
The girls entered the bedroom.
"Princess Clio, I heard it gets warm in your kingdom." Jade declared.
"It does." Clio said dully.
"Do you have swimming pools in every room of your castle?" Jade asked.
"Yes." Clio replied.
"How many dresses do you have?" Jade asked.
"Princess Hildegarde, I've always wanted to know, how many tiaras do you have?" Ruby asked.
"Eighty-four." Hildegarde replied.
"Wow, eighty-four! How many gowns?" Ruby asked, wanting to know.
"More then I can count." Hildegarde proclaimed.
"I bet you can count really high!" Ruby smiled.
"Sofia, Madeline! Do something about your friends!" Amber said, getting angry.
Unsure, Sofia and Madeline approached Ruby.
"Ruby, did you know there's a chocolate milk fountain?" Sofia asked.
"Why don't we get some before the show starts?" Madeline offered, wanting to treat their friends to a sweet drink.
"A chocolate milk fountain? Guys, this is so much fun. I'm having the best time! Thanks for inviting us!" Ruby said, excitedly.
"Sure." Sofia and Madeline said together.
"Jade, save me a seat! Front and Center!" Ruby called.
The girls all took their place at the puppet theatre.
"All they have to do now is quietly and watch a magic show." Sofia told Amber.
"What could go wrong?" Madeline asked.
…
A tiny fanfare played, as the theatre curtain opened with a burst of smoke.
A puppet announcer floated up.
"Welcome to the greatest and only magical puppet show in all of Enchancia." Cedric spoke through the puppet, using a deeper voice.
He then floated up the wizard puppet, and switched to the falsetto.
"For my first magic trick, I will make two objects disappear! Now, who will lend me their amulets for my trick?"
The wizard puppet floated over to Sofia and Madeline.
"How about you, little princesses?" He asked.
"How about a pair of pine cones? Can you make those disappear?" Jade said, jumping in.
"No! No pine-" Cedric said in his real voice.
Catching himself, he returned to the falsetto.
"No, I need two amulets. Only two amulets."
"Do you know any card tricks? I love those!" Ruby asked.
"Hey, everybody. Mom and dad told me to check-" James said as he entered the bedroom.
"Prince James!" Ruby and Jade gushed.
They dashed right over to him.
"Remember us?" Ruby asked.
"We met the last time we were at the castle!" Jade exclaimed.
In their rush, they accidentally knocked over the chocolate milk fountain, causing a single drop to splatter on Amber's gown.
"No!" Sofia and Madeline cried.
"Merlin's mushrooms!" Cedric groaned, vanishing in a puff of smoke.
…..
"My nightgown! It's ruined!" Amber cried out, in agony.
"It's only a drop." Clio said.
"Look at it! It's ruined!" Amber said, pointing at her gown.
"It's ruined!" Hildegarde repeated.
"We're so, so sorry!" Ruby exclaimed.
"So sorry!" Jade added.
"This was my third favorite gown!" Amber seethed.
"Amber, it was just an accident." Clio offered, receiving an elbow from Hildegarde for her trouble.
Covering her face with her fan, Amber stormed off, followed by Hildegarde and Clio.
"Oh, no" Sofia and Madeline groaned.
"Oh dear, oh dear." Baileywick tutted.
"Okay you two, Let's go to the dressing room and get you cleaned up." He said, in reassurance.
As Baileywick led Jade and Amber out, James started laughing.
"What are you doing here James?" Amber demanded.
"I'm sorry… I'm sorry. Mom and dad wanted me to tell you there's dancing in the ballroom." James said, chuckling.
"Let's go. Maybe then, we can enjoy five minutes of our party without Sofia and Madeline's friends getting in the way." Amber said, looking at Clio and Hildegarde.
…
As Amber and her friends left, James approached Sofia and Madeline.
"You okay Sof, Maddie?" James asked, addressing by his nicknames for them.
"No." Sofia replied.
"Our friends are ruining the party." Madeline said, sadly.
"What are you talking about? That was the funniest thing that's ever happened at one of Amber's sleepovers." James asked.
"Yeah right, it was awful! Jade and Ruby have done everything wrong since they got here." Madeline said, scoffing.
"Says who?" James snorted.
"Amber, Hildegarde and Clio." Sofia replied.
"So? Who cares that what they think?" James said, shrugging.
"Everyone!" Madeline yelled.
"Well, what do you two think?" James pressed.
"We don't know what to think." Sofia sighed.
"We just don't want them to ruin the rest of the party." Madeline added.
Ruby and Jade came back into the room
"Where is everybody?" Jade asked.
"In the ballroom." Sofia replied.
"But can we talk to you guys first?" Madeline asked.
"Sure" Jade nodded.
"I love to talk!" Ruby squealed.
"Yeah, that's the thing. We want you two to fit in with the Princesses." Sofia said, with a frown on her face.
"And you want to fit in with them too right?" Madeline asked, looking at the friends that her and Sofia both shared.
"We look just like them now, don't we?" Jade asked, smiling.
"Yes, you do. But now you have to act like them." Sofia said, agreeing with Jade.
"Huh?" Ruby and Jade said together.
"Princesses don't talk so much. Or laugh so loud or make so many messes." Madeline said, looking at them.
"We talk too much?" Jade gasped.
"We laugh too Loud? Ruby said, dismayed.
"We were just having fun." Jade pouted.
"We're sorry. We didn't realize we were causing problems. We'll try to act um, more like the other princesses." Ruby said, sighing.
"Oh. Great." Sofia beamed.
"Thank you!" Madeline smiled as Jade and Ruby hugged their two best friends.
…
Shortly after, they entered the ballroom.
A band was playing classical music, and Amber and Clio were dancing together.
"Just.. act like them." Madeline told Jade and Ruby.
As Sofia and Madeline danced with Amber, Ruby and Jade looked at each other.
"Do you know how to do that?" Jade asked.
"Uh, no." Ruby replied.
"Let's give it a try." Jade sighed.
Jade and Ruby mimicked their companions' slow dancing, but didn't find it very fun.
Before long, they gave up, sitting on the floor, totally bored.
"Are you having any fun?" Jade asked Ruby.
"Nope." Ruby sighed.
As Sofia and Madeline finished their dance, Ruby and Jade approached them.
"Um, Sofia, Madeline?" Ruby asked.
"We're going to go home." Jade declared.
"What?" Sofia gasped.
"Why?" Madeline asked, feeling a little bit upset.
She didn't want for their friends to leave.
"We're not having a good time." Jade admitted.
"But you're finally fitting in!" Sofia protested.
"And the best news is, you're not embarassing us anymore!" Madeline added.
"We were embarassing you?" Ruby frowned.
"I'm sorry if we talked too much, or laughed too loud for your fancy new friends, but we like to talk, and we like to laugh." Jade told them.
"Yeah!" Ruby added.
"And if that's not okay with you now that you're princesses, then maybe we shouldn't be friends anymore!" Jade declared.
Jade and Ruby stormed out of the ballroom, Ruby stopping to hand Sofia her tiara on her way out.
"Don't worry about them, girls. You're with us, now." Hildegarde said, smirking.
"But we wanted to be with them." Sofia sighed, crestfallen.
Sofia and Madeline ran out of the ballroom.
Amber sighed, annoyed.
…..
"Ruby?" Sofia called as they ran after them.
"Jade?" Madeline yelled, before they ran.
They found Ruby and Jade's dresses on their beds.
"Oh, no." Sofia gasped.
"What have we done?" Madeline groaned, with tears in her eyes.
Just then, Miranda came into the room.
"Girls, Jade just asked me to summon her father. Is everything alright?" She exclaimed, concerned.
"We told Jade and Ruby to act more like the princesses. We were trying to help them fit in." Sofia said, sighing.
"But we just made them feel bad." Madeline added.
"It seems to me the ones who need to act like princesses is you." Miranda declared.
"Us?" Sofia and Madeline chorused.
"Being a princess is all about how you treat people. And if someone is your friend, you should like them for who you are. You shouldn't try to change them, no matter who is around." Miranda explained to the young girls.
"We really messed up." Sofia groaned.
"And now it's too late to do anything about it." Madeline added.
"Well, it's never too late to start acting like a princess. And saying you're sorry is a great place to start." Miranda pointed out.
Sofia and Madeline hugged their mother.
"You know, they're probably still here. Go on. You'd better hurry." Miranda said as she smiled at them.
"Thanks, mom!" Sofia and Madeline chorused as they ran out of the room.
…
They ran out into the courtyard, where Jade and Ruby were preparing to leave.
"Ruby!" Sofia called.
"Jade! Wait up…Please!" Madeline called.
"We're sorry! Please don't leave!" Sofia said, apologizing.
"We thought we were embarrassing you two." Jade said haughtily.
"You're not embarrassing us. You two are perfect just like you are." Madeline said, looking at them.
"You're both sweet and loyal." Sofia added.
"And so much fun to be with!" Madeline finished.
"We are pretty fun." Ruby smirked.
"And you're our best friends." Sofia smiled.
"We're sorry about how we acted tonight." Madeline declared.
"We're really really hoping you'll give us a chance to make it up to you." Sofia pleaded.
"I don't know." Ruby said, unsure.
"We can start over and have our own slumber party, like we used to." Madeline offered.
"What do you say?" Sofia asked. "Just the four of us?"
Ruby and Jade looked at each, then gave Sofia and Madeline a hug.
…..
Later, in Sofia and Madeline's room, Ruby was styling Sofia's hair with pine cones.
"Hurry, hurry!" Sofia squealed.
"I wanna see!" Ruby finished, and Sofia looked at herself in a hand mirror. "Not bad!"
"There's something missing." Ruby considered.
She picked up Sofia's tiara and placed it on her head.
"Looking good, sis." Madeline said, smiling.
…..
Meanwhile, back in the observatory, Amber, Clio and Hildegarde were lying on their beds.
"Oh, finally. It's just us princesses." Amber said, with a sigh of relief.
"Now this is a perfect slumber party." Hildegarde declared.
As the sounds of laughter filtered into the room, Clio sat up in her bed.
"You know, Sofia's friends were kind of fun." She admitted.
"Pine cone princess if back!" Ruby's voice giggled.
Upbeat folk music started playing.
"This is the best slumber party ever!" Jade's voice declared.
"Ruby, that's a funny dance!" Sofia's voice laughed.
Back in Sofia and Madeline's room, Ruby was dancing wildly. All the girls started laughing, only stopping when they heard a knock on the door.
"Oh, who could that be at this late hour?" Madeline asked.
The door opened a crack, showing Amber's face.
"Um, Sofia, Madeline?" She asked. "Can I talk to you for a moment?"
"Sure." They said together, walking over to the door.
"We uh, we heard a lot of laughing, and noise and stuff down here." Amber mumbled. "And I, uh..." Amber opened the door further, revealing Clio and Hildegarde. "We just wanted to make sure everything was alright."
"Oh, we're fine." Sofia declared.
"In fact, we're having a great time." Madeline added.
"Really?" Amber said.
"How about you guys?" Sofia asked.
"Us?" Amber gulped. "Well, you know, we're, uh..."
"Pardon?" Madeline teased.
"Uh, we're, we're having..." Amber rambled. "It's kind of... Well, it's different..."
"Amber, your party's no fun with Ruby and Jade, is it?" Sofia asked.
"Okay, yes!" Amber admitted, throwing open the door and entering the room. "We're so bored without the four of you!"
"What do you think, ladies?" Madeline asked Ruby and Jade. "Is there room for a few more princesses at our party?"
"The more, the merrier!" Ruby said gleefully, tossing Madeline a pine cone, which she in turn threw to Amber.
"Thank you." Amber giggled.
The music started up again, and the girls, under Ruby's direction, started dancing.
"And one, two, three!" Ruby called, waving her arms. "Forward, back, chicken elbows!"
Everyone was dancing, even Lulu.
"We're at a royal sleepover, a royal sleepover, a royal sleepover." Ruby chanted.
All of them, princesses and village girls, danced together, laughing and having fun.