Kristyn and Hailey soon rode one horse while Albercht and Hilarion rode on the other while Lee carried Estelle. They began to follow the trail of ice.
"Could we please canter a little less?" Albercht asked. "I'm chafing back here!"
"You're fine." Lee rolled his eyes.
"He's such a complainer." Estelle added.
"Not even Tony grouses this much whenever we have long road trips." Lee replied.
They seemed to travel for a while until the horses came to a stop towards an ice castle not too far away.
"Whoa..." Kristyn, Hailey, Lee, and Estelle muttered.
"I've only heard stories," Albercht whispered. "None of them good."
"By any chance, do the stories involve people being frozen or turned to stone?" Lee asked.
"Most of them, yeah." Albercht replied.
"I think I can see that." Lee said as he saw frozen statues of innocent people.
"Now I know where everyone goes for the winter." Hilarion weakly joked.
"They must be inside." Estelle said.
The horses soon walked them to the doors before stopping which meant that it was time to get off.
"Thank you for getting us here," Kristyn told the guys. "The rest is up to us now."
"Don't go. Think this over, please," Hilarion told her. "We could be so happy. I mean, we've got 15 years ahead of us."
"She isn't marrying you guys!" Lee glared in annoyance.
"She's not even old enough to marry yet!" Estelle told them.
"Well... At least let us help." Hilarion replied.
"Yes, we're all in this together." Albercht added.
"That sounds fair to me." Estelle said.
"You sure?" Lee asked Estelle.
"Why not?" Estelle replied. "They actually helped us this time."
"Alright." Lee said.
"You can help as long as you promise not to be annoying." Estelle warned the two men.
"That goes double for me." Hailey said.
"We won't." Hilarion and Albercht replied.
"Better not be." Estelle nodded firmly in a way that could rival Rarity on a bad day.
They began to go into the castle.
"Man, it's colder than my grandma's house in here." Lee shuddered.
"It's dark and creepy, but nothing I can't handle." Estelle said, trying to be brave.
"It sure is cold." Hailey shivered.
They came into a dark room and suddenly, spotlights shined down and one of them shined down on two throes to those of The Snow Queen and Princess Kraehe.
"Where's Ramona?!" Estelle asked.
"People don't call ahead anymore, they just show up out of nowhere," The Snow Queen smirked. "Oh, and you've brought friends."
"And as well as my prince." Princess Kraehe added.
"Oh, and look at you, with a house full, and here we are barging in," Albercht laughed nervously. "Where are our manners? Another time perhaps?"
"So you're the ones who've been changing the stories, not following directions," The Snow Queen glared towards Kristyn and Estelle. "Well, dears, you're just in time for the show."
"Show? What show?" Hailey asked.
The Snow Queen smirked as another spotlight shined down on Ramona who was dressed differently now while frozen in place.
"Ramona..." Lee and the girls muttered.
"What do you think, Giselle?" Princess Kraehe smirked. "Or might I say... Odette? Not so bad, am I right, Princess Tutu?"
"She doesn't belong here, please, just let her go." Estelle begged.
"Tut, tut. Don't be jealous. It'll be your turn soon enough," The Snow Queen smirked. "I've taught her the correct way to do a pirouette. She takes direction perfectly."
Classical music soon played as Ramona began to dance against her will.
"And now... For my prince to join me..." Princess Kraehe smirked as she set her eyes onto Lee.
"Not happening." Lee told her.
"It will..." Princess Kraehe locked her crimson eyes into his. "The Snow Queen said you will be mine... You don't deserve Princess Tutu."
"Yes, I do, I love her with all my heart," Lee told her as he closed his eyes. "Nice try trying to hypnotize me."
"Big mistake." Princess Kraehe glowered.
"And I suppose you're going to stop me?" Lee smirked smugly. "Not if my eyes are closed and I can still use my other senses."
Princess Kraehe growled to him.
"Growl all you want, you can't top that I've outsmarted you." Lee smirked.
"Clever prince." Princess Kraehe glared.
"My prince..." Estelle said before tackling Princess Kraehe again.
"Why, Princess Tutu, you're so forceful these days." Princess Kraehe replied.
"I have to when you are trying to steal my true love!" Estelle glared.
"Let go of Ramona!" Hailey told the Snow Queen.
"She's fine... She loves to dance anyway... Maybe you'd like to join her?" The Snow Queen smirked.
"Erm... I'm not much of a dancer." Hailey muttered to that.
"And besides you're controlling her dancing!" Lee told her while his eyes were closed.
"But it is what I want, there is one way to dance these steps," The Snow Queen smirked. "My way."
"STOP!" Kristyn and Estelle cried out.
The Snow Queen grinned and she soon made Ramona stop dancing as the music also stopped.
"Are you thinking what I'm thinking, my queen?" Princess Kraehe smirked.
"Oh, you have a fiendish plan, my dear?" The Snow Queen smirked back.
"We make them dance the dances that are the way they are supposed to dance for Giselle or Odette, she will do The Snow Queen Dance, and Princess Tutu will do the dance she was meant to do from the beginning." Princess Kraehe smirked.
"Ah... You are such a brilliant child!" The Snow Queen smirked back in satisfaction.
"So, shall we?" Princess Kraehe smirked back.
"Yes, we shall." The Snow Queen smirked with a nod.
"You wouldn't dare!" Estelle pouted, both angry and upset.
"You wanna try and stop us?" Princess Kraehe smirked. "Let's see what we can do from here, eh, Princess Tutu?"
The Snow Queen and Princess Kraehe soon used their dark magic on Kristyn and Estelle.
"Estelle!" Lee cried out for his girlfriend.
The Snow Queen soon laughed with a wicked smirk. "And now, it's your turn~"
"Let the show begin." Princess Kraehe smirked.
The spotlight shined down on Kristyn and Estelle as they began to dance.
"Oh, Kristyn..." Hailey frowned for her best friend.
The Snow Queen waved her hand around to the rhythm of the song and the girls dancing. Princess Kraehe began to enjoy watching the two girls dancing against their will.
'This reminds me of a story Tommy and Tammy's mom taught me once.' Estelle thought to herself.
But soon enough, Kristyn and Estelle started to dance their own way. Lee soon took a look to make sure Estelle was doing okay.
"Let them go!" Hilarion called out.
The Snow Queen soon used her powers to dispose of Hilarion and Albercht.
"You shall not win, Princess Tutu." Princess Kraehe said.
'We'll see about that.' Estelle thought to herself with a smirk as she danced with Kristyn.
This seemed to increase both the Snow Queen and Princess Kraehe's anger by the minute, and where each time they started to dance their own way, the Snow Queen and Princess Kraehe tried to take control again.
"Huh... I wonder how that happened?" Hailey muttered. "There's no scientific way to explain it."
"It's magic." Lee replied.
"But... Magic isn't real...?" Hailey blinked.
"Oh, you smart people." Lee rolled his eyes to that.
"Stop that! There is only one way to tell these stories!" The Snow Queen and Princess Kraehe told Kristyn and Estelle.
"Well, I happen to know a Story Keeper, and this story is going to have a happy ending!" Estelle soon retorted out loud.
"Plus there's more than one way to tell these stories." Kristyn added.
"NO! THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY!" The Snow Queen yelled out of fury.
"Keep going!" Estelle and Kristyn told each other as they continued, much to her frustration.
And where the Snow Queen and Princess Kraehe soon used every last ounce of magic they had to control the two girls.
"Give up, both of you!" Lee mocked. "You can't match the power of my girlfriend and her new friend when it comes to dancing!"
A glow cast upon Estelle and Kristyn and they seemed to change, but they continued to dance circles around the Snow Queen and Princess Kraehe. This was then defeat of both the evil queen and the evil princess.
"I'll get you again, Princess Tutu, SOMEDAY!" Princess Kraehe glared as she left with the Snow Queen.
"Goodbye." Lee smirked as Princess Kraehe soon left with the Snow Queen.
Kristyn soon panted as she and Estelle finished and she sat down to take it easy on her legs right now.
"Whew! That was a lot of dancing." Estelle sighed.
"Take a break, guys, I think you've earned it." Hailey told them.
The room seemed to lighten up as if the sun had shone for the first time in centuries in an old place like this. Everyone that had been frozen were soon thawed.
"Perhaps you should marry her." Albercht said to Hilarion.
"Giselle did wanna milk a cow her way." Hilarion replied.
"Seriously, you guys?" Lee complained to them.
"Ugh... My head..." Ramona groaned as she soon woke up.
"You're finally awake." Hailey smiled.
"What happened?" Ramona asked.
"Estelle and Kristyn just defeated the Snow Queen and Princess Kraehe." Lee said.
"Everything's okay now." Kristyn smiled to the girl.
Ramona soon stood up and hugged them both out of thanks.
"Ready to take those shoes off now?" Lee asked Kristyn.
Kristyn simply nodded and turned to the two men. "Thank you so much, both of you, for all your help." she then smiled, even if they both fought over who was going to marry her.
"Yeah, you two really helped out." Estelle added.
"Here, a little memento," Albercht smiled, handing over his coin. "It's two-headed."
"Uh, thank you." Kristyn replied.
"Take the bucket!" Hilarion added, handing a bucket to the girls. "It's yours!"
"He's not wrong." Estelle said.
"I think I'll miss you most of all, Hilarion." Kristyn smiled as she accepted the bucket.
The two shared a brief hug as it was now time to go.
"I'll miss you too." Hilarion told her.
"So, are you ready?" Estelle asked Kristyn.
"What am I, imitation foie gras?" Albercht pouted.
"We'll miss you too, Albercht." Estelle rolled her eyes.
Kristyn began to take off the shoes as this was goodbye, and where Estelle did the same. Magical dust and sparkles then surrounded them to take them away from the Ballet World and back to where they were before.