Disclaimer: I don't own PotC, Disney does. Also, FunnyJokeSurveys is not a real website.

She didn't know. She didn't know if it was the right thing to do, scratching the coin on her cup to reveal her grand prize, or lack of it. Part of it wasn't even uncertainty. Part of her just wanted to preserve that beautiful outer layer, not willing to see it flake off and become ash-like bits of nothing.

She remembered her friends' words, "Live a little, Sushmita!" With a set goal in sight, she began to rub with the coin. She would try these sweepstakes, and hopefully, she would win a Big Mac like they had promised in the commercials. She wondered if they would make it a veggie burger just for her.

The plastic (she assumed it was plastic) fell away, revealing black letters. She hadn't rubbed enough of it to be able to read it.

All went black. Ping. A single light bulb lit up. The chain below it shook as if it had been pulled, but no one was beneath it. Then something crackled, and several feet away Sushmita could see the words "Karaoke Fun Town Tonight" in neon lights, contained in a neon speech bubble.

Sushmita began to shiver. What kind of stunt was McDonald's pulling? Then again, Sushmita was smart enough to figure out that she wasn't in McDonald's anymore. Had she been abducted? What to do when you are abducted:, she thought, remembering that one episode of Oprah she had secretly watched. 1. Run. 2. Punch abductor's precious family heirloom. As they clutch their noses, run. 3. Knee in groin.

She ran through the steps over and over again. During this time, a man had stealthily appeared from a shadowy corner.

"Hello," he said cheerily. Sushmita yelped, jumping out of her chair.

"How do you know my name!?" she yelled, pointing her finger at him, then retracting it, realizing he could chop it off.

The man paused, confused. "I don't…know your name. What is your name?"

"I'm not telling you."

The man sighed, "I'm not here to abduct you…nor have I already," and then he muttered to himself, "I hate my job."

"Then quit," Sushmita offered.

"I can't," he replied, "I've got twenty-five children to feed, not to mention a cat and a newt." He snapped his fingers, and a podium appeared. He snapped it again, and above him a kitchen light was created. Sushmita looked up, resentful of the meager lightbulb above her head.

"Ooh. How did you do that?"

"I snapped my fingers," the man answered casually. When he saw Sushmita raise her hand and bring her fingers together, he hastily added, "No no, please don't."

She snapped, and a pound of liver appeared in the room. "Oh, I don't really know how to snap my fingers," she said. She tried again, and a half a dog appeared. A second later his other legs joined him two feet away.

The man ran from his podium and restrained her hands. "Please. Don't." He ran back, cleared his throat, and looked down at his podium. "I need your name, please."

Live a little, Sushmita's friends echoed in her head. Live a little. "Sushmita," she answered.

"Middle name…"

She hesitated. "…Elbert?"

"Interesting choice. Well, Sushmita E." here he wiggled his eyebrows at her, "You are a lucky gal. Your friends placed on an Internet survey that you needed to well, live a little."

"They asked you to abduct me? If I ever see them again I'm going to-"

"Well they didn't know we act upon all surveys, and we can't blame them, seeing as our website is called FunnyJokeSurveys. All the good domain names were taken. All I need you to do is to sing 'Tomorrow' and then walk out the door."

I'm not going to sing. I'm not going to sing. I'd rather die than sing…I'm going to kill Magdalena. "No, I'm not singing," she said firmly, with conviction.

The man sighed. "It's always like this in the beginning. Why can't you make it easier?...Have it your way," he said, promptly bursting into song, "Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love you, tomorrow, you're always a day away."

The lightbulb shattered and a door opened. There seemed to be a "Toy Story" sky out there, perfectly blue, perfectly fluffed clouds in exact distance from each other. Scared, Sushmita walked towards it and stepped through the doorway.