Chapter Fifty-Four: Louis the Jazz playing Gator
The following morning, still in the hollow tree Naveen was asleep with a leaf for a blanket when an acorn hit his head.
"OW!"
"Rise and shine sleeping beauty! Gators are gone" Tiana said as Naveen peeked out of the tree to see Jason, Max and Tiana working on a raft, "we got to get back to New Orleans and get out of this mess you got us into."
Naveen then jumped down and landed on the raft and laid back.
"I was not the one parading around in a phony baloney tiara" he said breaking a branch with web on it and began to play a makeshift guitar.
"Whatever" Jason said as he and Max began to paddle long make shift ores in the water with Tiana.
"Music to paddle by" Naveen said.
"You could help you know" Jason growled.
"Oh I will play a little louder" Naveen said playing louder as Max growled.
"Can we toss him overboard?" Max asked.
"Can't, he's the ticket to changing back" Jason sighed as they were unaware a gator head rose out of the water behind their raft.
"How about a little less picken and a little more-" Tiana began turning around and gasped as the gator mouth open.
"AHHHH!" they screamed as Naveen held onto Tiana and Max and Jason summoned their weapons.
"I KNOW THAT TUNE!" the a gator said.
"Huh?" Jason said putting away his keyblades.
"Diplomat Blues!" the gator said holding up a horn and began to play.
"Play it brother!" Naveen said dropping Tiana and began to play his guitar.
"Hmm not bad" Jason said helping Tiana up.
"Where have you been all my life?" the gator asked.
"Where did you learn to play like that?" Naveen asked.
"Well the bayou is the best jazz school in the world all the greats play the river boats, oh Louis would give anything to play with the big boys!"
"Why don't you?" Naveen asked.
"I tried once...it didn't end well" he frowned.
"Uh huh well it was been a real pleasure meeting you Louis and thank you kindly for not eating us but we best be on our way" Tiana said dragging Naveen back on the raft.
"What? Where yal going?" Louis asked.
"To find someone to break this spell" Tiana said.
"What spell?"
"Brace yourself my scaly friend, we are not frogs we are humans" Naveen said.
"AHHA! HA HA HA!" Louis laughed falling over.
"It's true!" Jason yelled.
"Yal serious?"
"I am Naveen! Prince of Nandonia and this is Jason and Max and she is Tiana the waitress" Naveen said as he leaned in, "do not kiss her" he whispered.
"Now just a second! This goon her got himself turned into a frog by a voodoo man and now-"
"Voodoo?! Like the kind Mama Odie do?" Louis asked shaking.
"Mama Howdie?" Naveen said.
"Mama Odie! She the voodoo queen of the bayou! She got magic and spells all kind of howdoo."
"Would you take us to her?" the four frogs asked.
"Through the deepest darkest part of the bayou? Facing razor sharp sticker bushes and trapper and hunters with guns! No" he said laying down by a tree to play his horn.
"What now?" Jason asked.
"Watch and learn" Naveen said.
"Oh do show us ole wise prince" Max said sarcastically.
"Louis it's too bad we cannot help you with your dream, if only you were smaller less toothy, you could play jazz to adoring crowds without scaring them" Naveen said as Louis stopped playing his horn, "anyway enjoy your loneliness my friend abeenaza."
"Cute, but it's not gonna-" Tiana said as Naveen held up his had to stop her mid-sentence.
"HEY GUYS! I just had me a crazy idea! What if I asked Mama Odie to turn me human!" Louis said. "Louis you are a genius" Naveen said as they hopped onto his head.
"Hallelujah!" Louis said jumping into the water and later they road on his belly as he played his horn.
"If I were a human being
I'd head strait for New Orleans
And I'd blow this horn so hot and strong
Like no one they've ever seen.
You've heard of Louis Armstrong,
Mr. Sidney Bechet?
All those boys gonna step aside
When they hear this old ex-gator play, Listen..." Louis sang playing his trumpet solo.
"Bravo" Jason and Max clapped.
"Thank you! Thank you! I love you!" Louis said.
"When I'm human
As I hope to be
I'm gonna blow this horn
'Til the cows come home
And everyone's gonna bow down to me!"
"When I'm myself again
I want just the life I had
A great big party every night
That doesn't sound too bad
A redhead on my left arm
A brunett on my right
A blonde or two to hold the candles
Now that seems just about right
Eh, Louis?
Life is short
When you're done, you're done
We're on this earth
To have some fun
And that's the way things are!" Naveen sang.
"Tell 'em brother!" Louis said.
"When I'm human
And I'm gonna be
I'm gonna tear it up like I did before
And that's the royal guarantee!"
"You are getting married!" Tiana yelled.
"Oh right, I just have to leave a string of broken hearts behind me!" Naveen said.
"You player" Jason said.
"Your modesty becomes you
And your sense of responsibility
I've worked hard for everything I've got
And that's the way it's supposed to be
When I'm a human being
At least I'll act like one
If you do your best each and every day
Good things are sure to come your way
What you give is what you get
My daddy said that
And I'll never forget
And I commend it to you!" Tiana sang.
"When we're human
And we're gonna be!" the five sang.
"I'm gonna blow my horn" Louis sang playing his horn.
"I'm gonna live the high life!" Naveen sang.
"I'm gonna do my best
To take my place in the sun!" Tiana sang.
"When we're human!" they sang heading down the swamp.
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