SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG TO UPDATE!

Actually, this chapter isn't entirely true. I don't JUST like Simba, but it made things a hole lot easier if I just did him.

I only own Sapphire, Joey, and Tall Dude and Shorty. The rest belongs to Disney.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we are now arriving in Weirdoland." Joey announced in a pilot's voice.

Sapphire gave him a small slap. "Don't be stupid. This is the Pridelands."

"Who do you like from here?"

"Just Simba."

Joey looked disbelievingly at Sapphire. "How're you gonna do that? Waltz into Pride Rock and yell 'Hi! I'm going to steal something from you'? You'd be mauled to death in seconds!"

Sapphire stuck her tongue out at him. "I'll wait for him to come to me." Seeing the skeptical glance Joey shot her, she explained, "This is the waterhole. They'll come eventually."

"Or you'll get eaten by a different predator…"

"Hush. You'll protect me."

Then the girl and dog hid in the tall savanna grass.

Simba trotted along, head high, enjoying the warm sun beating down on his golden fur. He was headed to the waterhole for a drink.

Leaning down, he lapped up the water with his pink tongue, feeling the cold liquid slide down his throat soothingly.

His nose twitched as an unfamiliar smell reached it. He raised his head and sniffed again. A low growl escaped from between his bared teeth.

Human.

He crouched and started to creep along the ground, much like when he was stalking prey. It pounced before he did.

A female landed on the ground in front of him. When she lifted her head, her face showed only excitement.

"Wow! It's really you, Simba!" She squealed. Simba's ears flicked at the high-pitched sound. He looked at her, befuddled. Why wasn't she afraid?

"Hmm… What can I get from~' She broke off and slid to the ground. Simba straightened proudly. She finally realizes I'm a lion.

But she only crept closer to his huge paws, almost touching one of them. She plucked something off the ground and held it to the light. "Oh my gosh! Is this an honest-to-goodness CLAW?"

Simba deflated.

He held a paw up to his muzzle. He must've just shed it. He watched as the girl took something off her back and put the claw shedding inside. Simba suddenly felt a strange churning inside him. Thinking it was his breakfast, he leaned forward and hacked it out.

No hairball.

Just a white sphere. It flew into her mouth. Simba looked at her quizzically, but she just shrugged, offering no explanation. "Thanks for the claw, Simba!" And she ran off into the tall grass.

Simba stared after her for a moment, then shook his head. Padding back in the direction of Pride Rock, he wondered if he'd imagined the whole thing.

"How'd it go?" Joey asked when Sapphire joined him again.

"I got his claw shedding."

"Cool."

A bright flash made them need to cover their eyes. When the light cleared, Shorty and Tall Dude were standing right in front of them.

A sharp pain began in Sapphire's head. "Joey, RUN!"

He ran. Sapphire flung herself into the waterhole.

Surrounded by silence, Sapphire hung suspended in the water. Her lungs screamed for air, but she knew not to go up. She'd rather drown then give the goggles to those two men.

Her chest was on fire. Sapphire flailed in the water for a second, then inhaled.

She tasted not dirty water, but cool air.

Laughing with the realization, Sapphire swam around happily, enjoying the waters' cold touch on her sweaty skin. She felt a bit clumsier in the water after being a mermaid, but she still did flips and spins. Just to make sure her goggles were alright, she pulled them over her eyes and scrolled though the pictures. Apparently, her goggles were waterproof.

She stopped dead. Joey! She had to go check on her dog! Sapphire redirected her swim to the surface of the waterhole.

Bursting into the hot air again, she clambered out of the pool. There was no sign of the two men.

"Joey?" She called softly.

"Here," he called back. Sapphire ran to him and embraced him.

"Are you ok?"

"Yeah. You?"

"Yup."

"A talking dog," both of them turned to see Shorty pointing a gun at them, Tall Dude right beside. "A talking dog would be very valuable."

Sapphire reached for Joey.

"Don't move or I'll shoot," Shorty snarled.

Sapphire felt something rising up. She opened her mouth, thinking it might be words, but instead, she roared like a lion.

The two enemies recoiled slightly. That was all the time Sapphire needed. She flipped her goggles over her eyes, scrolled to a random one, gripped Joey, and pressed the button.

And they were gone.

"Where are we?" Joey inquired.

"I'm not even sure. I teleported us to a random place."

They LOOKED like they were in a room, but it was impossible to tell.

Sapphire shivered as she realized how close she'd come to death. "Ok, those guys definitely want their goggles back. It takes way too long to switch worlds with these things. We need a quicker escape route."

"Um, 'alo," Sapphire turned to see three human-like birds coming up to her and Joey. A parrot, a rooster, and a duck. The parrot spoke, "What are you doing here?"

Sapphire's mouth formed a perfect "o" and her heart went through the roof. "You're the Three Caballeros!"

The rooster, Panchito, said, "Si, that is us."

Sapphire couldn't help it. She gathered all three birds into her arms and hugged them tightly. They looked at each other, eyes wide, probably wondering who this crazed girl was.

She put them down and they shook their feathers back into place. "You know, you guys are adorable." Sapphire cooed.

"You're not too bad yourself," Donald quacked, giving her the eyebrow. The teen rubbed his white head feathers.

"Can I have something to remember you guys by?"

José gave her a charming grin. "What do you have in mind, beautiful?"

Sapphire rolled her eyes, a tiny smile on her face. She was used to their wolfish attitudes, but not when they were directed at her. "A bullet from Panchito, José's cigar stub, and… a feather from Donald would be good."

The birds handed the things over and Sapphire secured them in her scrapbook. Panchito suddenly choked and Sapphire, knowing what was coming, opened her mouth to welcome the white ball. The second it slid into her stomach, her head exploded in pain. She moaned and clutched her head.

"Are you ok?" Asked Joey, Panchito, Donald, and José at the same time.

The pain passed. "Yeah, I'm ok." She reassured them.

Joey sat down. "So, about the escape route thing. We have to find a quicker way to get out of trouble." He turned to the Three Caballeros. "Any ideas?"

They thought for a minute, then Donald piped up. "How about the Fairy Godmother?"

Sapphire hugged him out of pure happiness. "Thanks, Donald! You're a genius!"

She put him down and put the goggles over her face. Scrolling to Cinderella, she pressed the button. "Bye guys! Thanks for the help!"

"Bye!" She heard them call. She then disappeared.

They reappeared in a dark garden. The same garden in which Cinderella had her transformation in.

"Fairy Godmother? Are you here?" Sapphire called into blackness. She glanced around. Nothing. "where is she?"

"Oh, who knows," Joey said hotly, "maybe off helping other damsels in distress."

"Hush up, Joey." In their dispute, they didn't notice sparkles gathering behind them. They materialized into the Fairy Godmother.

A small smile graced her lips. "You called, child?"

Sapphire spun around. Seeing the fairy, she turned a bit shy. "Um… yeah." She nervously tucked a strand of loose hair behind her ear. "I'm kinda in trouble. These guys keep chasing me and I need a faster way to escape. Can you make your magic permanent?"

There was a long silence. "I can." Sapphire let out the breath she'd been holding, but the Fairy Godmother continued, "But permanent magic comes only with great pain. Are you alright with this?"

Sapphire looked at Joey, silently conversing. Then, she turned her green gaze back to the fairy and met her eyes confidently.

"Yes. Pain is better than dying."

"As you wish. Do you have anything specific in mind?"

Sapphire didn't hesitate for a second. "Wings."

The fairy's eyebrows knit. "If you're absolutely sure. It can't be undone."

Sapphire gave a weak smile, confidence slowly evaporating. If the Fairy Godmother didn't do it soon, Sapphire felt that she just might lose her nerve. "Hit me with your best shot." She glanced at her dog. "Joey needs them too."

"What!" He cried. "I'd be a freak among dogs!"

"So? I'll be a freak among humans. You need them as much as I do." She turned back to the fairy. "Anytime you're ready."

The Fairy Godmother raised her wand. "Bibbity bobbety boo."

Magic swirled around Sapphire and Joey. Suddenly, the teenager experienced unbearable pain in her shoulder blades, neck, and back of the head. Her whole spine ached.

She heard Joey cursing under his breath, flinching at the swears he used, but gaining a little comfort knowing that he was going through the same pain she was.

The agony intensified and Sapphire curled her spine back, a strangled moan escaping from between her clenched teeth. Her shoulder blades were jerkily lengthening, extending from her back.

Her head was exploding, her neck was on fire, and her spine contracting. She caught herself thinking, Is this what death feels like?

Right when she decided that death would be better, more quick, her body's distress stopped abruptly. She slid to the ground, gasping and clutching the dirt as if it were a life preserver. Tears streamed down her face and she groped for Joey, finding him and hugging his neck tightly.

Her fingers brushed something other than fur. She pulled back a bit. Feathers! Coming out of Joey's shoulders were two wings, the same golden-brown as his fur. They were folded against his sides as if they'd been there forever.

Wiping her tears away, Sapphire stood and twisted her head around. She also had wings, tan colored with darker specks. They were settled against her back. They moved when Sapphire's brain commanded them to. They were a PART of her now, like she'd been born with them.

Sapphire extended the feathery appendages, stretching them, then folded them again. She took a step forward to thank the Fairy Godmother, but stopped when her body felt foreign to her.

"What did you do to the rest of me?" She asked, looking down at herself.

"I did nothing. Your body modified itself to match the wings' needs. It was natural."

Ignoring the weirdness, Sapphire leaped forward and wrapped her arms around the Fairy Godmother's waist. "Thank you."

"I was happy to help."

Sapphire stepped back. "We have to go. Maybe if we live, we'll come back and visit you." Sapphire heard a low growling noise. She glanced down and realized it was her own stomach. I haven't eaten since I got here. She looked sheepishly at the old woman in front of her, trying not to smile. "Um… could we have something to eat before we go?"

Three movies in one chapter... it was a lot to cram in. Please don't kill me for not updating sooner... I had school and- well, I won't give a lot of excuses. I don't know when chapter 8 will be up and I can't make any promises. Be patient.