104R 26: You Shall Not Go To The Ball.

UK London, England

Later that night, the chimes of Big Been, the clock, could be heard all over the community of London, signaling that it was time for the Ball to begin.

At De ViL Manor, Linda and her two daughters, Adriana and Donna, were all dressed and ready and heading down stairs, with Linda leading the way, to leave for the Ball.

Adriana wore purple eyeshadow and purple lipstick, a short, purple sequin dress, with quarter length sleeves, and purple sequin high heel shoes.

Donna wore mint green eyeshadow, mint green lipstick, a short mint green sequin dress with quarter length sleeves, and mint green sequin high heel shoes.

And Linda wore purple eyeshadow that went up to her eyebrows, purple eyeliner on her bottom eyelids and purple lipstick. She also wore a big purple dress, with long sleeves, a long, purple fur mink that was rapped around her shoulders, and the dress covered her whole legs and feet, and she wore purple high heel shoes and pale purple stockings that covered her whole legs.

When the three british women made it to the bottom of the stairs, they stopped in their tracks and Linda turnned to them.

"My dear girls...to see you like this...it makes me believe that one of you just might snair the prince." Said Linda. "And to think i have two horses in the race."

Adriana and Donna grinned at their mother.

"I dare say no one in the city will outshine my daughters." Said Linda.

"WAIT!" Came a voice.

Linda, Adriana and Donna turnned to face the source of the voice.

"Please wait for me!" Said Keegan as he came running down the stairs, wearing a black and white tuxedo, with a black tie and black shoes. When he made it to the bottom of the stairs, he showed off his suit to his stepfamily. "So what do you think? Do you like it? Do you think it will do?"

"What are you all dressed up for?" Adriana asked.

"Why, to go to the Ball, of course. I got all my house work done, i'm all dressed up, and i'm ready to go." Said Keegan.

"Yes...i see. Very well then, let's go." Said Linda.

"Wait. Where's my Dad? Isn't he going with us?" Keegan asked.

"Yes, you're father sent me a text messege this morning to let me know he'd be flying in from his business trip and meeting us at the palace." Said Linda before looking at Adriana and Donna. "Now remember: When you're presented to his hiness, be sure..." Before she could finish her sentence, the british Mayor was cut off by a knock at the door. "I wonder who that could be?" The red haired woman went to the double doors and opened them and saw who it was.

"Oh, Linda, hi. How are you?" Said Candace, standing on the other side of the double doors, wearing a big, pink prom dress with pink lipstick.

"What are you doing here?" Linda asked coldly.

"Isn't it obvious? I'm here to go to the Ball with you, your daughters and my nephew. I got an invite just like everyone else in London. It said that every eligable person is to attend tonight's event." Said Candace.

"Yes...so it did. Very well then, come in." Said Linda, standing aside.

"Thank you." Said Candace before entering inside De ViL Manor.

Copper, the Miller pups and Dottie, Dipstick and Waddlesworth and Chomp, Digger and Drooler all hid behind Cruella's black and white car as they watched Candace enter into the Manor. Linda then followed the young girl, leaving the double doors open. The animals had snuck out of the shelter and followed Candace here after she had stopped by to show off her dress to everyone.

"Look, you guys. It's that terrible stepmother." Said Dice.

"Yeah, but why is she inviting Candace into her house?" Mickey asked.

"It's gotta be a trick." Said Copper.

"I can still sense the evil presence within this house. Only now it's a lot more stronger than it was yesterday." Said Max.

"Come on. Let's see what that devil woman is up to." Said Copper.

"My thoughts exactly, spotty." Said Waddlesworth.

The animals all ran up to the castle-like mansion and went inside through the opened double doors.

"Well, mother, who is it?" Asked Adriana, back inside the house.

"Suprise!" Said Candace as she came into view, with Linda, who walked right past her.

"Aunt Candace?" Said Keegan.

"What's she doing here?!" Adriana and Donna asked.

"Duh, i'm here to attend tonight's event with you." Said Candace. "So what do you think?"

"About what?" Donna asked.

"Why, about my dress of course. Well, actually, it's not mine. You see, it was my older sister, Karen's dress. And i decided to wear it to the Ball tonight in memory of her." Said Candace.

"You're wearing my Mom's dress to the Ball? Cool!" Said Keegan.

As the people were talking, the dogs and the Parrot all hid behind the cornner with their heads poked out, watching the scene.

"Not 'COOL.' Candace at the ball? No british prince wants a Canadian for a bride." Said Donna.

"I don't want to ruin anything. I don't even want to meet the prince." Said Candace.

"Oh, you won't. There is no questioning that you're going." Said Linda.

"But...all of the citizens of the land of London are invited by order of the king." Said Candace.

"It is the king i'm thinking off. It would be an insult to the royal person for you to go to the palace dressed in this old rag you call a dress." Said Linda.

"Rag? This was my sister's." Said Candace.

"Oh." Said Linda. "Sorry to have to tell you..." She said as she and her daughters walked up to Candace. "but your sister's taste was questionable. This...'THING'...is so old fashion...it's practially falling to pieces." Then, without warning, the mayor of London seized the right pink puffy sleeve of Candace's dress and tore it off.

"(Gasps)!" Adriana and Donna gasped, pretending to be suprised while Keegan's gasp was real, with his mouth hanging open.

"(Gasps)! The shoulder was frail!" Said Linda before tearing the chest part of Candace's dress.

"Stop!" Said Keegan.

"It's falling to bit." Said Linda before she resumed tearing up the pink prom dress.

"Quit it!" Said Keegan.

Once Linda was done tearing the dress, it was all tore up and raggody.

"It's a rediculous old fashion joke!" Said Donna.

"Hmhmhmhmhm." Linda chuckled evily.

Tears welled in Candace's eyes. "How could you?"

"How could i not? I am the mayor of this town, and i will not have anyone associate me or my family with you. It would ruin my image as mayor to be seen arriving with a ragged poor girl, such as yourself. Because that...is what you are...and that is what you will always be. Now mark my words: I am the mayor of this town now, and as mayor, i say you shall 'NOT' go to the Ball." Linda looked at her daughters. "Go wait outside in the car, girls. I need to have a little talk with this Canadian."

"Yes, mother." Said Adriana and Donna before walking past Candace and headed off for the exit.

Lind and Candace looked at each other.

"Now you listen and you listen good. I don't care where you go or what you do...but you stay away from the palace. Stay away from my husband." Linda then walked past Candace and headed for the exit before stopping in her tracks. "Oh, and...clean up that torn dress on your way out." She said before she resumed heading for the exit, leaving Candace and Keegan behind.

Candace then fell to the floor on her knees, crying with her hands over her face.

Copper and the other animals watched as Keegan walked up to his aunt Candace.

"Aunt Candace?" Said Keegan.

"No. No, it isn't true. (Sobbing) It's just no use. No use at all. (Sobbing) I can't believe that i am somebody...not anymore. (Sobbing) There's nothing left to believe in. Nothing." Said Candace.

"Nothing, aunt Candace? Now, you don't really mean that." Said Keegan.

"(Crying) Oh, but i do." Said Candace.

"Nonsense." Said Keegan as he got down on his knees in front of his aunt Candace. "I mean...if you truely had lost all your faith, you wouldn't be here. And here you are."

"Huh?" Said Candace as she put her hands down from her face and looked at her nephew.

"Come on, now, dry those tears." Said Keegan as he helped his aunt stand up. "You can't go to the Ball looking like that."

"The Ball? Oh, but i'm not." Said Candace.

"Of course you are, and so am i. But we have to hurry. Because even Royal Balls don't last forever." Said Keegan.

"(Crying) Look at me, Keegan. My sister's dress is torn up. My make-up is ruined. And i'm completely hysterical. I can't go to the Ball now, not like this." Said Candace.

"It's okay." Said Keegan.

"(Crying) No, it's not! This was my sister's dress! It was the only thing i had left of her! And now it's...it's...it's ruined." Said Candace. "Maybe it just wasn't ment to be."

"Don't say that." Said Keegan.

"This was a stupid idea. Maybe i should just forget the whole thing and go home." Said Candace.

"Maybe you don't have to." Said Keegan.

"What? What do you mean?" Said Candace.

"Come up stairs with me to my room. I've got a suprise for you that will knock your socks off." Said Keegan.

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