Jiminy leapt down the metallic exit ramp. He had to see what all the fuss was about. In his haste, he called, "Come on. It's not too far – oomph!" He tumbled backwards, landing in the dirt. "Now what – oh! Hello." He bowed before the Blue Fairy.
"Jiminy, your efforts in the similarity world have proven their worth." The Blue Fairy said, not only to Jiminy but to all. "The stories are fixed. Now, we need to find out who is responsible for this mess."
"The stories are fixed?" Frodo asked, stunned. "Now what do I do?" He asked next, "Can I at least look around?"
"Wait," Anakin grabbed his shoulder. "You don't want to go out there alone."
Frodo turned to him, determination in his eyes. "I didn't come all this way to not have a quest. Excuse me." He wandered off down the dirt road, only to jump back the moment the Blue Fairy stepped in front of him. "Please. Don't do that."
"Frodo, you're in an unfamiliar world and…"
"I know, but I also know this story… somehow," Frodo said. He heaved a sigh. "Listen, just let me go and explore. It can't be that bad."
"Then take this route," the Blue Fairy said, waving her wand in the air, revealing a blue lit path. "Follow that path and you shall find your adventure."
"By himself?" Anakin asked, concerned. "You know what happened the last time he went on his own."
"Yes, but Anakin that was in the movie and I…" Frodo paused. He approached the Jedi with ease, "Listen, just let me explore. I'll be back before dusk."
"The story ends when the sunset comes. If you're not back by then, you'll be stranded until another ship comes," the Blue Fairy warned. "Don't be late. We wouldn't want to be left stranded in another story."
"Yes, you told me that," Frodo said. He calmed down a moment later. "I'll see you later, all of you."
"Now Frodo, as your official conscious, I must warn you about…" Jiminy was cut off by Frodo's outburst.
"You're Pinocchio's conscious, not mine. I know where mine is guiding me," Frodo said, turning to the path.
"Here, I'm anybody's conscious," Jiminy protested, tapping his foot on a rock.
"Now you're making stuff up. I'll be fine. I'll return before dusk," Frodo said, waving to him.
"It's sunset, Frodo!" Jiminy cried.
"No it's not. I'll see you later," Frodo said with a chuckle, rushing towards the blue path before anyone could protest further. He immediately regretted the decision to leave. How could he act so foolishly! He needed his friends, but… lo! There was something up ahead. No way. There were dwarves and a beautiful princess in a glass coffin. Should he approach her? The glass coffin was open, revealing the ebony haired princess.
He did the next thing he hadn't expected to do: lean down and plant a kiss on her rosy lips. He moved back. For a few seconds, nothing happened. And then… then she awoke. Just like that. He smiled, only to hear Jiminy in the background, saying "How did that happen?"
"I told you, this story is complete already." The Blue Fairy said. "And yet, the stories are almost finished meshing together and not meshing."
"What does that mean?" Jiminy asked, confused. "Should we help him?"
"Well…" the Blue Fairy stopped. There was a rustling sound in the air. "Now, I know I've heard that before…"
CRASH!
Frodo gazed up at the sky. There was an unusual thunderstorm heading their way. "Can't anything turn out all right?"
"What should we do?" the princess asked, concerned.
"What should we—" Frodo stopped. He was better than this. "Who are you?"
"I'm Snow White," Snow said in introduction.
"You're—" Frodo stopped again. The wind was picking up. He looked around, hoping for an answer. "What should we do?"
"Head for cover!" Jiminy announced.
"We need to head back. It's nearly sunset. You'll be trapped here otherwise," Anakin told them.
"I can't leave," Frodo spoke up, softly.
"You what?" Jiminy asked, confused. "Frodo, this is not your story. We must leave."
"Do you have any idea what you've done?" Anakin told the hobbit.
"Yes I do – at least I think I do," Frodo admitted. "This is my story, too. A new story nonetheless, but… I can't just leave her."
"Oh no!" Jiminy said, shaking his head. "This is not happening."
"We'll all be trapped if we don't leave this world, this story, behind," the Blue Fairy said.
"Surely, there must be a way to fix what's already gone wrong." Frodo said.
"Yes, but we still don't know whose responsible for screwing with the stories," Jiminy said, tapping his foot in anticipation.
"Well, I can't leave her. Not now," Frodo said, protesting. He was following his heart. He knew that much.
"Well, we can't leave him behind," Anakin said, concerned.
"Well, I didn't plan on staying," Han cried, making his way back to his ship. "Come on, Chewie!"
"Han, we had a deal," Anakin spoke up, determined. "You are not leaving us."
"Your Jedi mind tricks don't work out here!" Han spat out. He waved a hand over to Chewbacca. "Come on, Chewie. Let's get the ship pumped and ready."
"I must leave, too," the Blue Fairy said, right as the Millennium Falcon, the disc shaped ship, climbed further and further into the sky. Jiminy rushed up to her, as if he had gone mad.
"Wait. You're not abandoning us," Jiminy said, desperate for her to stay.
"I have to, before the next page turns. I will be back soon. I promise." The Blue Fairy said, transforming into a blue light. "Remember. The one who caused this mess is very close."
"I'm confused. What the—" Jiminy was too late. He and his new friends were abandoned inside another story.
One of the elderly dwarves, wearing red clothes, tapped his foot. "Well, now what's your next great plan?"
"Grumpy, please…" said a dwarf with spectacles.
"Please what? These newcomers are now trapped in our story. And Snow just awoke by a Halfling's kiss. What are we spoken to do now?" Grumpy asked, declaring exactly what Frodo feared had happened.
"What have I done?" Frodo asked himself, knowing then he was in huge trouble.
