Senora Salazar was in town for the play production of A Chorus Line. Before she could see the play about auditions, she decided to visit her old friends The Klue Queens. She was having boiled shrimp, with chili, cornbread and ice tea when Leah came in with a bowl of tomato soup, "Señora Salazar," said Leah, "What are you going to do after seeing A Chorus Line?"

"I'm going to meet the Princess of Succhialo" Senora Salazar answered, "She's in town for a peace conference in Philadelphia."

"A peace conference" asked a small blue knight, "That's peaceful."

"Meta Knight?" asked Leah as she walked up to him, "Haven't seen you since our trip to Dreamland."

"I know" replied Meta Knight, "I came to warn you that the princess is missing?"

"Que?" asked Señora Salazar, "I saw the live footage of her arriving The Greenburg on TV."

"No" corrected Meta Knight, "That was an imposter. Did you notice in the live footage that she was eating a beef hot dog."

"I didn't" admitted Señora Salazar, "Forgive the old girl, my mind isn't as good as it use to be."

"I remember studying on the royal family of Succhialo for a fairytale project for the Friendly Scouts," Tania recalled, "According to the magazines and press, 'Princess Adelaide' has always been vegetarian, because she was wowed by the hippie movement from her mother, 'Queen Alessia's' American collection.

Before they got to the suspect, Officer Downs came in with a cup of coffee, "It was nice of you to come to Lititz Heights again, Mama" he said to his mother, "I always love it when you come to Roadhouse Fantasia to spice things up."

"Gracias, Hijo" replied Senora Salazar, "Now we have to figure out who would kidnap Princess Adelaide. During my studies on the tiny nation, I've listed three people who would most likely go near the princess. Their also in town while to look after the princess."

XxoxX

Suspects

Vincente Arlotti(Richest man in Succhialo)

Jon De Fiore(Italian boy selling handmade soaps)

Carmelo Genovese(Succhialo's Prime Minister)

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"I remember seeing Jon in the magazines" Leah recalled, "Paige and I will check on him, Kaylin and Estrella will handle Carmelo, and Rylie and Tania will handle Vincente."

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In Philadelphia, Rylie, and Tania were arriving at The Greenburg in Philadelphia when they spotted the dashing Vincente giving a little 'Tic tic' to a beautiful Italian woman. After the woman left, the duo walked up o him. After explaining the princess's impersonation, Vincente was petrified by her disappearance, yet is concerned that she would still be beautiful after she's free, "I don't know what she does with that Jon gentleman" he groaned in an Italian accent, "But all ansomic people are losers."

Looking at his pocket, Tania could see a small pamphlet.

Come fare una maschera in lattice.

Also, he had a belt buckle that said, "L'occhio del diavolo".

"Now if you'll excuse me," Vincente said, "I need to find my Sorellina before she fails another gig."

Outside, they found Meta Knight meditating in the breeze and told him about their encounter and the Italian pamphlet, Luckily, Tania just got her Italian Translations Badge and her Italian/English dictionary just for backup. Translating the pamphlet, she figured out what it said.

How To Make A Latex Mask

"Latex?" asked Meta Knight, "Like they do for movie makeup?

"Kind of" replied Tania.

Tania, Rylie, and Meta Knight started to worry.

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Kaylin, Estrella, Swinger, and Tokorri were checking out the garage for anything suspicious. After seeing a bunch of VIP cars, they spotted the same limousine that carried the fake princess. Looking around, they saw that the place had a fog machine inside. "I remember seeing an episode of Snooper Dawg and The Clue Crew where they did something like this" recalled Kaylin, "The bad guys tricked the actors into thinking the limo break down and used a fog machine to fake it."

"Yeah, who cares" groaned Tokorri, "That princess oughta be a dragon's stew."

"I don't know what you said about a stew" said an elderly man in an Italian voice, "But it does remind me of Regis Philbin's dragon jokes back in the 90s."

"You knew Regis Philbin" asked Tania.

"Of course" replied the old man, "We went to University of Notre Dame together."

The old man introduced himself as Prime Minister Carmelo Genovese and he wants to make sure that, 'the real' princess is safe. "I've known the Princess Adelaide for years and I would hate it if anything happens to the daughter of the king and queen."

The quartet was surprised because Prime Minister Genovese deeply cares about her, "Her twin brother 'Luciano' was suppose to be at the peace conference, but he got involved in a sky diving accident. Adelaide always believed that if a royal member of the Succhialo Kingdom can attend a peace conference, so can a woman."

Estrella and Kaylin were amazed that Princess Adelaide is a strong determined woman and not a damsel in distress.

Senora Salazar was in town for the play production of A Chorus Line. Before she could see the play about auditions, she decided to visit her old friends The Klue Queens. She was having boiled shrimp, with chili, cornbread and ice tea when Leah came in with a bowl of tomato soup, "Señora Salazar," said Leah, "What are you going to do after seeing A Chorus Line?"

"I'm going to meet the Princess of Succhialo" Senora Salazar answered, "She's in town for a peace conference in Philadelphia."

"A peace conference" asked a small blue knight, "That's peaceful."

"Meta Knight?" asked Leah as she walked up to him, "Haven't seen you since our trip to Dreamland."

"I know" replied Meta Knight, "I came to warn you that the princess is missing?"

"Que?" asked Señora Salazar, "I saw the live footage of her arriving The Greenburg on TV."

"No" corrected Meta Knight, "That was an imposter. Did you notice in the live footage that she was eating a beef hot dog."

"I didn't" admitted Señora Salazar, "Forgive the old girl, my mind isn't as good as it use to be."

"I remember studying on the royal family of Succhialo for a fairytale project for the Friendly Scouts," Tania recalled, "According to the magazines and press, 'Princess Adelaide' has always been vegetarian, because she was wowed by the hippie movement from her mother, 'Queen Alessia's' American collection.

Before they got to the suspect, Officer Downs came in with a cup of coffee, "It was nice of you to come to Lititz Heights again, Mama" he said to his mother, "I always love it when you come to Roadhouse Fantasia to spice things up."

"Gracias, Hijo" replied Senora Salazar, "Now we have to figure out who would kidnap Princess Adelaide. During my studies on the tiny nation, I've listed three people who would most likely go near the princess. Their also in town while to look after the princess."

XxoxX

Suspects

Vincente Arlotti(Richest man in Succhialo)

Jon De Fiore(Italian boy selling handmade soaps)

Carmelo Genovese(Succhialo's Prime Minister)

XxoxX

"I remember seeing Jon in the magazines" Leah recalled, "Paige and I will check on him, Kaylin and Estrella will handle Carmelo, and Rylie and Tania will handle Vincente."

XxoxX

In Philadelphia, Rylie, and Tania were arriving at The Greenburg in Philadelphia when they spotted the dashing Vincente giving a little 'Tic tic' to a beautiful Italian woman. After the woman left, the duo walked up o him. After explaining the princess's impersonation, Vincente was petrified by her disappearance, yet is concerned that she would still be beautiful after she's free, "I don't know what she does with that Jon gentleman" he groaned in an Italian accent, "But all ansomic people are losers."

Looking at his pocket, Tania could see a small pamphlet.

Come fare una maschera in lattice.

Also, he had a belt buckle that said, "L'occhio del diavolo".

"Now if you'll excuse me," Vincente said, "I need to find my Sorellina before she fails another gig."

Outside, they found Meta Knight meditating in the breeze and told him about their encounter and the Italian pamphlet, Luckily, Tania just got her Italian Translations Badge and her Italian/English dictionary just for backup. Translating the pamphlet, she figured out what it said.

How To Make A Latex Mask

"Latex?" asked Meta Knight, "Like they do for movie makeup?

"Kind of" replied Tania.

Tania, Rylie, and Meta Knight started to worry.

XxoxX

Kaylin, Estrella, Swinger, and Tokorri were checking out the garage for anything suspicious. Along the way, they passed by a broom closet that says, 'Do not look in here.'

After seeing a bunch of VIP cars, they spotted the same limousine that carried the fake princess. Looking around, they saw that the place had a fog machine inside. "I remember seeing an episode of Snooper Dawg and The Clue Crew where they did something like this" recalled Kaylin, "The bad guys tricked the actors into thinking the limo break down and used a fog machine to fake it."

"Yeah, who cares" groaned Tokorri, "That princess oughta be a dragon's stew."

"I don't know what you said about a stew" said an elderly man in an Italian voice, "But it does remind me of Regis Philbin's dragon jokes back in the 90s."

"You knew Regis Philbin" asked Tania.

"Of course" replied the old man, "We went to University of Notre Dame together."

The old man introduced himself as Prime Minister Carmelo Genovese and he wants to make sure that, 'the real' princess is safe. "I've known the Princess Adelaide for years and I would hate it if anything happens to the daughter of the king and queen."

The quartet was surprised because Prime Minister Genovese deeply cares about her, "Her twin brother 'Luciano' was suppose to be at the peace conference, but he got involved in a sky diving accident. Adelaide always believed that if a royal member of the Succhialo Kingdom can attend a peace conference, so can a woman."

Estrella and Kaylin were amazed that Princess Adelaide is a strong determined woman and not a damsel in distress.

XxoxX

Leah and Paige were at the Italian Market where they spotted a young boy in trendy clothes, giving out free samples of Succhialoian soaps, "Groovy sampling, Man" Paige commented.

"Grazi" replied the trendy boy in Italian accent, "I may be ansomic, but I know their great."

"You have Anosmia?" Leah asked, "That's quite surprising.

Kirby got out a star pillow, but Leah blocked him, "Not Insomnia" corrected Leah, "Anosmia, when. It's where they don't have a sense of smell."

"You know who has the best sense of smell" sighed Jon, "Princess Adelaide, she was the one who always know what type of flowers I should use to sell my organic soaps."

Seeing is swooning face and lovestruck eyes, they knew he's in love with the princess.

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Later at an outside cafe, they were sitting down thinking about what they were going through. While they were eating and thinking, Tania was looking at the footage of the live stream from before and saw that the fake princess had the same belt buckle as Vincente, "Didn't Vincente say that, 'All Ansomic people are losers'" asked Rylie.

"He did" Tania answered, "Which I find very rude. Plus the fake princess has the same belt buckle as him."

Remembering all the clues, they figure that Vincente is responsible for the princess's kidnapping. "Girls" Meta Knight said, "I have a plan to stop Vincente and the phony princess."'

XxoxX

Back at the garage, Vincente was celebrating his victory with the phony princess 'Giavanna' who is also his younger sister, "Thanks for booking me this gig Vincente." she said to her older brother in an Italian accent, "You won't believe how many people rejected me from the Italian Theater Dept."

Behind them, a lovely girl in a stunning green dress and silver jewels was bound and gagged. She was the lovely, 'Princess Adelaide'. She was untying herself secretly by pressing her hands against a nearby radiator, "I tell you one thing brother" said Giavanna, "Tricking the princess into hopping onto another plane and letting me wear a latex mask of her was pure genius."

"I know" Vincente replied, "Now Adelaide is all mine."

Then out of nowhere, a pleasant aroma of honey, lavender, and hibiscuses came around. Vincente and Giavanna couldn't help themselves. Quickly, Princess Adelaide freed herself, removed the cloth from her mouth and tossed it at Giavanna. Giavanna was irritated by the hit, she tried to catch the princess, but Princess Adelaide tossed some pepper at them, causing Vincente and Giavanna to sneeze, "Kirby, Chúpalo" shouted Estrella "In Spanish that means, Suck It Up"

With one gulp of the hand-made soap, Kirby turned into Cleaning Kirby and drove Vincente and Giavanna crazy with his cleaning. Then Meta Knight took a the rope that trapped the princess and tied them up. "Thank you for saving me" smiled Princess Adelaide, "But why would Vincente and Giavanna kidnap me?"

"Vincente wanted revenge after you dumped him for that nose-blind soap maker, your highness." Leah explained.

"Our first clue was when Vincente was doing that little, 'Tic tic' with his hand," Rylie recalled, "That's the old, 'Sibling tic tic'. Believe me, i've did that a thousand times with Aaron."

"Also in the limo" recalled Tania, "There was a fog machine, Carmelo did mention that Vincente worked in the Theater in Rome before becoming a successful actor."

"Let's not forget" recalled Leah, "His and the imposter's belt buckle saying L'occhio del diavolo" "It meant, "The Devil's Eye" in Italian."

"To repay you girls for rescuing me from my ex-boyfriend" replied Princess Adelaide, "How about I visit your hometown and learn what it's like there."

The girls looked at each other and said, "Si".

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The next day after the peace conference, Princess Adelaide, Jon, and Carmelo were invited to have a free meal at Roadhouse Fantasia. Jon was happy because his girlfriend is free and safe. Carmelo was also delighted because Adelaide got to go to the peace conference as herself.

At a table, The Klue Queens were dressed in beautiful princess dresses, loaned by Señora Salazar,. Luckily, their a one size fits all, so Rylie won't have to worry about strangling herself, "I never thought I get to meet the princess before my show" she said, "But you never know what's gonna happen next in life. Just like becoming a princess."

"You were a princess too?" Estrella asked.

"I was homecoming princess in high school" Alessandra explained, "Plus I won the Miss Totalmente Asombrosa beauty pageant in the 70s."

"Totalmente Asombrosa" asked Estrella, "Isn't that the Latin-American teen magazine of the 70s, Carolina did a documentary on them for her online colleges."

"That's them" answered Señora Salazar, "And the dresses your wearing are the same ones I wore back in my days."

In her purse, Senora Salazar got out a picture of a younger her wearing the same dress Kaylin wore. "The pink dress is even cuter on a younger you."

"You look exactly like Jimena if she was in the 70s." commented Estrella, "I never thought you would have a Feathered Cut."

"That's how hair was like back in the day." explained Señora Salazar, "A lot has change since disco days."

By the princess's table, Kirby was doing a jester act with some of Jon's soap when he swallowed all of them by accident. Suddenly, he made heart bubbles come out, which delighted Princess Adelaide, "Oh Jon" she cooed, "Their lovely."

The End.

In Memory of Regis Philbin(August 25, 1931 – July 24, 2020)