Snuffy and the Mirror

...

It was early one rainy morning at E.Z Airlines, and Snuffy was already feeling bored. He was also sad, as he couldn't go outside and play with his friends, or visit Prince Duffy in Skylandia. "I wish there was something to do in here!" He said to himself. "But there's nothing exciting or fun to do indoors."

But no matter how hard Snuffy tried of thinking of something to do, he couldn't think of anything to do! This made him feel even more bored and a bit frustrated.

"I'll go and ask Jay Jay and see if he's got any good ideas on what we could do." He decided at last, giving up on ever having any fun by himself.

But just as he was backing up to find his friend, he saw something covered in a long green cloth embroidered with gold threads, and he was suddenly curious as to find out what it was.

"I've never seen that before," He said. "I bet it'll be something exciting!" So he sidled up to the object, and carefully yanked the cloth away to reveal a beautiful gold oval shaped mirror. It had fancy intricate patterns normally seen on curtains; little sparkly birds studded on each side of the mirror, and a beautiful silver banner on the top, reading; 'A gift to my friends.'

This made the little green skywriter confused. He didn't know who would send them a mirror or why, but he knew it was a very beautiful mirror.

"Gosh, it's pretty! I bet the others will want to see this! I have to show them right now!"

He rushed forward to look in the mirror- but he saw surprised him, for he was staring at someone else's reflection. It was indeed a green skywriter, but it wore a gold crown, and Snuffy knew he wasn't wearing one, so therefore...he was looking at Prince Duffy's reflection!

Snuffy was surprised, not to mention a little alarmed, so he reversed away from the mirror as fast as he could go.

...

Later, Snuffy was about to ask Jay Jay and Tracey if they wanted to play when he remembered about the mirror again.

"This is strange," thought the little skywriter. "Why was Prince Duffy in the mirror and not my own reflection?"

He was sure about one thing, though- and that was that he was definitely not imagining things, and he wanted to prove it to his friends.

"Hello, Jay Jay! Hello Tracey!" He called out casually to his friends.

"Hey Snuffy!" Jay Jay and Tracey chorused in reply.

"Listen guys, do you know anything about the mirror over there?" Snuffy asked.

"No," Jay Jay answered hesitantly.

"We don't even have a mirror here." Tracey added.

"We do though! I saw it- it was covered in a green cloth and when I looked in it, it showed Prince Duffy's reflection instead of mine!" Snuffy insisted.

"Are you sure, Snuffy? Mirrors don't show other people's reflections." Tracey told him matter of factly.

"I know I saw it! He was wearing the crown of Skylandia!"

Jay Jay was still in disbelief over the matter, but he believed that it was worth checking out anyway. "Maybe we should go and have a look." He suggested to his friend. "I know it sounds like it couldn't happen, but you never know! Magic exists!"

Tracey sighed. "Okay," She agreed, but it was obvious that she didn't believe Snuffy's story- it did sound rather ridiculous. She was convinced he had imagined it.

...

Soon, they arrived at the place where Snuffy had found the mirror- and it was still where he had left it previously.

"It is a very pretty mirror!" Tracey smiled. She read the banner: 'A gift to my friends.' She wondered who had given them the mirror- there was no letter or card to be found, and the inscription was the only writing on the mirror- back and front- to be found.

Meanwhile, Jay Jay was slowly edging towards the glass of the mirror- he was a bit worried in case it did happen.

As he looked in the glass, he saw an image of the smiling prince of Skylandia, beaming from within. It looked sincere, but Jay Jay had no idea how the mirror was doing it, so he speechless for a minute.

"Tracey, look!" Snuffy cried, as he saw the image reappear like before.

She did, and she was shocked to see Prince Duffy's reflection as well- she hadn't expected it to be real, but now she had no proof to deny it was false.

"I'm sorry for doubting you, Snuffy." She apologised.

"That's alright." The three backed away and then watched as the image faded from view. "Right now, we need help."

"You're right- and I know who can help us!" Jay Jay declared, and he set off, with Snuffy and Tracey following him.

...

They found Old Oscar talking to Big Jake, and they all felt relieved. They hurried over to the two older planes and interrupted their conversation with the story of the strange mirror.

"Woah, slow down kids- what's going on? And speak one at a time." Big Jake instructed.

So slowly and taking it in turns to narrate, the three young planes explained everything that had happened that day since Snuffy found the mirror. When they finished, Big Jake and Old Oscar were in silence about it for a while, and exchanged looks as well.

"I had no idea we had a mirror here." Big Jake confessed to his friend at last.

"Nor do I," Old Oscar continued. "This seems really odd," the old bio-plane said. "Don't worry; we'll help you solve this mystery together."

"Yes- now please show us where you found the mirror, kids." Big Jake added.

Turning around, the three little planes hurried away towards the place they had left the mirror, leaving Big Jake and Old Oscar to attempt to catch up with them.

When the five arrived at the mirror, they showed them the banner, before Snuffy went up to the glass in the mirror to show them what they had been talking about. Sure enough, the image of Prince Duffy appeared once more. Snuffy, feeling a bit dazed, accidentally blurted out "Hello, Your Majesty."

Then, much to everyone's surprise, the mirror replied.

"Hello Snuffy! Do you like the gift I sent you and your friends?"

"What gift? Oh, you mean the mirror!" Snuffy realised. "Yes, it's lovely. Thank you for giving it."

"You're welcome- but this mirror is no ordinary mirror. It is a magic mirror, which means whenever anyone in Tarrytown wishes to communicate with me or any of my Skylandian friends, or vice versa, we just go up to the mirror and speak to it!"

"That explains a lot." Big Jake said.

And so, Snuffy learned that sometimes, there are some unexpected surprises in life, and that they should be enjoyed when they come.