"We have to leave," Ella said in a panic. "It's hard to explain. Lizards and pumpkins and things. Come, Lissie." She took Alyssa Rose by the hand and they began to run. "Goodbye, Thomas! And thank you!" Alyssa Rose quickly called out to him. She ran ahead before Thomas could say one more word. "Wait!" Kit called out to Ella. "Where are you going?" Ella turned around and called, "You and your brother have been awfully nice. Thank you both for a wonderful evening. We both loved it!" "Come, Sissy! Please, hurry!" Alyssa Rose called out. Ella turned around again and rushed off to join her sister. Kit and Thomas sat on the swing. "Lizards and pumpkins?" they asked each other. Then, Kit told Thomas to come with him. When they got back inside the palace, Thomas was told to go into the bedchamber and wait for him there. Thomas nodded and did as he was told.
Meanwhile, Ella and Alyssa Rose made their way to the dance floor. "Oh, excuse us!" Ella said. "Sorry! Terribly sorry!" Alyssa Rose said as she accidentally bumped into the Grand Duke. Kit followed Ella and just as when he could take one more step, Anastasia grabs him and begins to dance. "My Prince!" she crooned. "Oh," Kit said nervously. "How do you do?" Drizella sees them dancing and joins in. Kit then sees Ella and Alyssa Rose run up the stairs until they bump into the King. "Oh, Your Majesty!" the girls cried in surprise. "Young ladies!" "We're so sorry," the girls apologized as they curtsied. The King smiled. "Oh, think nothing of it, my dears." Alyssa Rose spoke up as Ella rushed off. "Your Majesty, on my sister's behalf, we want to say that your sons Kit and Thomas are the most lovely people we ever met. So kind and brave. We hope you know how much they love you. Please excuse me." Alyssa Rose followed her sister down the stairs, then she spotted one of Ella's glass slippers.
"Sissy, your slipper!" Alyssa Rose tried to pick up her sister's slipper, but Kit called out for them and she rushed to the carriage. The girls cried out, "Hurry! Hurry!" as the Lizard Footmen opened and closed the door after they stepped inside. "Hurry, please, Mr. Goose!" Ella cried and then Mr. Goose called a honking "Hyah!" and the carriage rode away. Kit picked up Ella's slipper and then calls for the Grand Duke, the Captain, and the Guards to go after the girls. The clock continued to strike midnight. The girls heard horses whinny behind them. They gasped in fear. The Captain, Grand Duke, and the Guards were after them! Meanwhile, the Lizard Footmen started growing their tails back and then one uses his tail to close the gate just as the carriage went far away from the palace. The girls then watch everything turn back to normal. After the carriage, horses, footmen, and coachmen were turned back into pumpkin, lizards, mice, and goose, the girls walked the rest of the way back to the chateau as it began to rain.
The girls quickly made it home just in time as Lady Tremaine and her daughters arrived. "Cinderella! Cinderlissie!" Lady Tremaine and Anastasia called out. "Wake up, you two lazy bones!" Drizella called out. The three of them walked into the kitchen and find the two girls mending the fireplace. "Tea and a plate of biscuits," Drizella ordered. Ella quietly told Alyssa Rose to keep mending the fire while she whipped up a quick plate of hot biscuits and three cups of tea. "Welcome back!" Ella said. "You look cheerful!" Anastasia commented. "And wet!" Drizella added. "Oh, we went out for a walk in the rain to cheer ourselves up." The stepsisters and Lady Tremaine then told Ella and Alyssa Rose what happened at the ball. Afterwards, the girls took out the slipper they hid in the ashes and after putting Alyssa Rose to bed, Ella took out a piece of the floor board and hid the slipper inside a box. Then, she took out her notebook and began to write.