It became the grandest ball Malcolm ever had, and Mickey and Goofy had a great time. Same with Pluto, he got his own feast so he never snuck food from the main buffet table. Malcolm danced with all the eligible ladies, and Mickey danced with a few, but neither of them found the girl of their dreams.
Four hours later, a few late arrivals arrived. They were a couple of princesses who looked alike except one was smaller, apparently the youngest. The oldest one wore a pink gown with gold trim and the youngest wore a light blue gown with silver. With them were obviously their parents, the King and Queen. The King approached Malcolm.
"You highness, I apologize for our tardiness." The King said. "We ran into some road trouble on our way here."
"It's perfectly all right." Malcolm smiled. "Thank you for coming anyway. And who are these lovely ladies?"
"These are our daughters, Princess Minnie and Princess Margot." Queen smiled; Minnie was the oldest and Margot was the youngest.
"Delighted to meet you." Malcolm bowed.
"The pleasure is all ours." Margot curtsied back, blushing.
Malcolm felt a spark in his heart when he saw Margot smile.
"Would you like to dance?" He asked her.
"I'd love too." Margot smiled.
Minnie smiled as she watched Malcolm and Margot began to dance, but King and Queen's smiles dropped.
"I'm going to get something to drink." Minnie said.
"Okay dear, we'll be conversing with the other guests." Queen nodded slightly.
Minnie went to the buffet table to get a glass of punch. Mickey saw her and decided to introduce himself.
"Hello, I am Mickey, King Malcolm's unofficial brother." Mickey bowed.
Minnie turned, and instantly smiled. Mickey, to her, was very handsome.
"My name is Minnie, I'm Margot's older sister." Minnie said. "Margot is the one Malcolm is dancing with."
Mickey felt his heart skip a beat upon looking at Minnie's smile.
"Would you like to dance?" He asked.
"I'd love too." Minnie smiled.
They started to dance.
"So, you're King Malcolm's unofficial brother?" Minnie said.
"Yes, Malcolm and I are like brothers but we didn't adopt each other officially." Mickey explained; he then told her the story of how he and Malcolm met and defeated Pete.
"Wow, you were really brave." Minnie smiled, impressed.
"Aw, I couldn't have done it without Goofy or Pluto, and Malcolm was a big help." Mickey blushed humbly.
Meanwhile, Malcolm was telling Margot the same story.
"I'm glad to meet someone of royalty who is humble and fun." Margot smiled.
"Same here, we've only known each other for a few minutes but already I feel as if I've known you my whole life." Malcolm smiled back.
The four of them continued dancing, starting to fall completely in love. King and Queen however, didn't look too happy.
At the end of the ball, everyone started to leave. Minnie, Margot, and their parents were the only guests remaining.
"Princess Margot, I would be honored if you and your family were to stay as my guests for as long as you like." Malcolm said nobly.
"It is I who would be honored." Margot replied graciously.
Mickey and Minnie smiled happily upon hearing this.
Minnie, Margot and their parents were given the best guest rooms in the castle. Before retiring, King and Queen went over to their daughters.
"So, Minnie, who was that young lad you were dancing with?" King asked.
"Mickey, King Malcolm's unofficial brother." Minnie explained; she then told the story of how Mickey and Malcolm met. "He's so sweet and brave, I really like him." Minnie added.
"Even so, as the heir to the throne you really should set your sights for someone of more royal blood." Queen said. "For the good of the kingdom I mean. Now, there is nothing wrong with King Malcolm is there?"
"No...but Margot's the one who really likes him." Minnie pointed out.
"Now Margot, maybe you can hang out with Mickey tomorrow, let your sister socialize with Malcolm?" King suggested.
Minnie and Margot looked at each other. Truthfully, they'd rather socialize with their own picks, but didn't want to disappoint their parents.
"Okay." Minnie said reluctantly.
"I guess so." Margot sighed sadly.