Prince, Wolf, and Twinkles strolled into the Goose lady's office building while Fritzy was still outside the back door crying and molesting the dead dog. The outside of the building resembled an average residential apartment building, but inside it was like every other office building in Fairy City. The walls were covered in what looked to be rather expensive paintings, one of Fairy City's own mayor. A secretary sat behind a lone desk in the middle of the marbled floor. Two elevators stood behind her. The secretary talked what seemed to be business gibberish into the headset on her head, while writing notes and taking appointments. She failed to even notice the three enter the building.

"So what do we do now?" Twinkles says.

"What else? We're going to see if the Goose lady is in and then go up and see her. You two wait here and I'll be back. " Prince responded to her.

Prince walked up to the desk while Wolf and Twinkles stayed close to the door. When he reached the desk, Prince turned on his charm and was about to begin using his extensive knowledge on how to make a female do what anything you ask them, when the secretary raised her head to greet him and his breath was taken away.

Sitting in front of him, working for the Goose lady, was the girl Prince has been searching for. The woman he saw at the club was right in front of him and he was rendered speechless. She looked at Prince and then at his two companions standing behind him and greeted him with a large small.

"It's… it's you? What are you doin' here?" Prince finally was able to say after several moments. His confusion was very evident on his face which was a dark shade of red.

"Excuse me?" the secretary said. "What exactly can I help you with?"

"I've been… I mean I was looking for you. You were at my party the other night and I was going to start looking for you. I think I love you," Prince rambled on as soon as the secretary finished her question.

A concerned look shot across the secretary's face as she began to become as confused as Prince. "What exactly are you talking about?"

Prince dug into his pocket and pulled out the glass ring the secretary dropped the other night at the club. He placed the ring on the desk in front of her and the ring began glowing. "It's never done that before," Prince said more to himself than anything.

"Oh my god…" the secretary said as she rose from her seat and picked up the ring. She hurried around the desk towards where Prince stood. "Miss Goose has been awaiting your arrival. I was told to send you and your friends directly to her. Please, all of you, follow me please," the secretary said while gesturing towards Wolf and Twinkles to join her and Prince.

The four then walked towards the elevators, the secretary leading the way. While waiting for the elevator doors to open Wolf and Twinkles began asking Prince what was happening. Prince not knowing himself turned and asked the secretary.

"All will be explained when you talk to Miss Goose. She didn't expect you to come this soon; we were expecting you sometime next week. This is great. I know this is hard to understand and that you have no reason to listen to her, but she will explain everything to you when you meet her," the secretary said.

Prince scratched his head and looked at both Wolf and Twinkles who just shrugged their shoulders. Prince looked back at the secretary and asked, "I just wanted to know who you were. I've never seen anyone like you. You're beautiful. You… your like a painting. I couldn't even believe you were real at first."

The secretary smiled and said, "Thank you. My name is Cindy. That's all I can say right now. Miss Goose will explain the rest."

The elevator doors then opened and Cindy stepped inside, the other three quickly followed.

Unknown to the four elevator riders, a small, hidden camera had been recording and broadcasting their every action back to an unknown location. A call was made and minutes later a man in a black suit got into his luxury car and started towards Mother Goose's office.

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Everett sat and waited inside the fancy Italian restaurant for his date to show herself. Working on his third basket of breadsticks, Everett fiddled around with the small jewelry box in his coat pocket. He had asked for a seat away from the windows, but had already been approached by twelve fans wanting autographs. He just always figured that this part of his life wouldn't be such a public spectacle like everything else was. The waiter approached and Everett began ordering for both him and his date.

Outside the same restaurant, in her limousine, Blue Fairy sat and contemplated what she was about to do. Her entire life she has wanted a family. For the past several years she has been married to Pinocchio and has dealt with the legacy of Gepeto's evil. There was a time when Blue loved Pinocchio more than anything, but lately she's been looking for the family she has always wanted. Her greatest fear is of having a child with Pinocchio and having him hurt their child. It's the only reason that they don't have children.

She has been seeing Everett for almost a year and the tabloids have blown their relationship out of proportion beyond belief. It started out as Blue helping Everett with his music and would soon result in a minor kiss. That has been the sole physical contact the two have had. Blue just needed someone to talk to. Someone to help her. She has begun to think that Everett wants to take things further. As much as she can't deal with what he keeps doing, Blue loves Pinocchio and only wants him to get better. Blue sighs deeply, and begins to step from the limo, knowing that she has to tell Everett that it's over.

In a cab that has been following Blue Fairy's limo since she left the house, Pinocchio begins to get out, throwing a fifty a the cab driver. He reaches back in the cab and grabs a bag holding his father's gun. He winks at the cabby and heads towards the restaurant.

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Before walking into the Goose's main office, Cindy said, "It might be a little awkward talking to her for the first time. Just remember what she says and find the answers, ok. This is as far as I go." She stops and shows Prince and the others the way to go. As Prince walks by she smiles and places the ring in his hand. She then walks away.

Inside the office was nothing. It was completely empty except for a small, middle-aged white woman sitting in a yoga position in the middle of the floor, with her eyes closed. The three walked directly in front of her and gave each other wondering looks as what exactly was going on.

"Ok, what are we supposed to do now?" Prince wondered.

"All you have to do is ask," the old woman said abruptly, shocking the three gathered in front of her.

Twinkles was the first to say anything. "All I wanna know is, why did you make Peter fucking leave me?"

"Twinkles!!" Prince and Wolf yelled at her.

"Have you ever thought that he always was the way he is? That he had been lying to himself and more importantly- you. He is happy now and if you love him like you say, then be happy yourself that he has truly found who he is," Mary Goose answered.

Twinkles turned her back to everyone and quietly began crying. She muttered, "…But what about me. When do I get to know who I am?"

"In time."

"Ok, lets do what we came here for," Wolf says. "Prince, go ahead and ask her."

"Right. Why did you send Cindy to find me?"

"I didn't send her to find you. I sent her to find the one who will save this city. That just happens to be you."

"That doesn't make any sense. What're you talking about 'save this city'?"

"A war is brewing. There will come two forces who will try to control the evil within. One is here. The other is rising, growing to numbers unbelievable. Left unchecked, this war will destroy this city and everyone in it"

"What!! How am I supposed to save the city from anything? I'm not exactly the hero type here."

"You will not be alone. The ring will show you the way. There will be a rising of those who will help. The triangle will find the girl, who will find the way to defeat both sides of evil. A killer will become a savior. Beware of the one the children fear, he shall betray you in the end. The unbalanced seven shall find the key. The one at the gate is golden and unseen. A pirate will signal the beginning of it all."

Mary Goose then opened her pupil-less eyes. Her eyes were a milky white with no trace of any color. The gathered three realized she was blind. It appeared that she looked directly at Prince's face, but he thought that it might just have been a trick of her hearing his voice before and knowing where he was standing.

"If you can not overcome the your own wants and fears this city is lost."

Mary closed her eyes and said nothing else. The three gathered in front of her were more confused then before they spoke to her. They tried asking more questions, but no answers came. They turned and simply walked from her office.

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The three pigs were gathered outside their apartment building. Ben was dressed in his detective clothes while Jay and Bob were dressed as they always were, in jeans and t-shirts. Jay looked as if he has been wanting to say something for awhile, but Ben hitting him earlier has really put him in his place.

Ben turns towards his two brothers and says, "Ok, Cindy, the lady who came in and talked to me about this ring, she said that some guy would probably find it, but she didn't know who, but she said if we found this girl, then she would know." Ben then passes a picture to his brothers. The picture shows the face of Aurora. "So all we have to do is find her and have her tell us who has the ring."

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Prince, Wolf and Twinkles rode the elevator down from the Goose Lady's office back to the main floor. Prince was hoping to talk to Cindy again, to try and understand more of what the Goose Lady had told him. Upon exiting the elevator, the three quickly learned that the place was empty. All the lights were out and the door was barred by a large metal gate. The three began looking around.

From the shadows, an old man in a black suit walked into the little light shining through the windows. He began to slowly walk towards the three.

"Who the hell are you?" Prince asked.

The man in the black suit answered, "That is the name of the game we are about to play." He then pulls a large knife from out of his jacket and stares menacingly at the three.

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Author's Notes-

Hey people, sorry for the long wait in-between the last two chapters. A little more than two months before the baby gets here, I'm all nervous and excited. Anyway, I hope this keeps everyone happy until the next one comes out. I have an idea on another storyline set in Fairy City after this storyline is done, but I don't know if it'd be worth it. It would involve some of the same people, and some new ones. Let me know what everyone thinks. Anon- I think that has to be the best review I've ever gotten. There is going to be a Midas type character in the story. Just wait and see. I am thinking of publishing this story when it's all finished too. Thanks to everyone else who reviewed and keep em coming. They help a lot. Next chapter should be up sometime before next week. Thanks advance, as usual.