"Aye! That was a great show tonight, boys!" Russell said. The stage lights had finally returned back to normal, only a few spotlights standing solely on the stage as it brought a glimmer to some of the floorboards.

Most of the enormous crowd from earlier had either gone back to dancing or chatting and hanging out by various vender stands.

"You're telling me." Handy replied, managing to wipe some sweat off his forehead with his left nub. He quickly stopped before he saw that Lumpy was struggling to take the tuba off his head.

The beaver just stared blankly at him before he gave the same glare at the screen, pretty unnerved by his stupidity. He turned around and made a quick jump into mid-air. Before landing, Handy swished his tail across the tuba as it knocked it clean off. The tuba fell off-screen, only for a crash to be heard along with a far away scream.

"Hey! I can see! Lumpy cheered, pumping his fists happily, "It's a Christmas miracle!"

Handy just continued to roll his eyes while Lumpy walked away, not before carrying a couple of other instruments off the stage.

"..Idiot..." He muttered under his breath.

"I'm quite certain that we got the hang of that by now." Russell added.

"Don't have to tell me twice."

Our next scene switches back down front the stage and in midst of a busy area.

By a couple of nearby stands there were many generic HTF's that were scattered around as they were buying treats, most of them talking or playing some of the games that were there. Almost every one of them was wearing a costume or just having a simple chat.

Meanwhile in the midst of the crowd, Disco Bear was walking by while combing his hair.

It wasn't really long before something caught his eye.

The camera swoops over to Petunia and Lammy, who were busy having a chat. Lammy was dressed as Aerith from Final Fantasy 7, but it seemed to make her body look more of a slimming figure. Petunia also looked more slim while wearing a classical nurse costume with short sleeves and a little hat with a red plus sign on it.

The two of them were also eating cotton candy by a stand as a few generic HTF"s were walking past them. Most of the ones that went past them would give them catcalls or a quick wolf-whistle.

A couple others were simply gawking at them, hence the fact due to their attire.

"~Oh, yeah.." purred a voice.

Petunia and Lammy turned around to see a certain bear, who was standing in front of them.

"You've got to be kidding me..!" Muttered a distraught Lammy.

Disco Bear gave the two girls a seductive stare with his paws tucked inside his pockets. A black, wilted rose that bore a dark gray stems was clamped in between his teeth.

He leaned to the left with his paw against the countertop of the stand, simply winking for good measure.

"I hope I didn't disturb you "boo-tiful" young ladies. " Disco said, a smirk on his face.

"Can you find someone else to annoy?" Petunia hissed.

"Now don't be so mean like that. I'm a lover, not a fighter."

"Well, not that we'd even care for a chubby casanova!"

Petunia snickered from hearing Lammy's retaliation towards him. But it didn't seem to change Disco Bear's remark. Taking the rose out of his mouth, Disco rested his full left arm on the countertop. One of his legs bent and stood behind the other, forcing him to lean back a little.

"That's what I like about chicks like you." He continued, "You always seem to cast a spell on me."

He did a flirty growl to puncture the sentence, only for a agitated Petunia to slap him directly across the face. The massive force of her slap had left a giant paw-print on the side of his face. He laughed nervously by the moment he noticed that she had a look on her face as if she would slap him again.

"Buzz off, you creep!" Lammy huffed before crossing her arms angrily, "I swear you're like a toxin to us!"

A sly smirk grew on Disco's face, even though his cheek hurt from the slap.

"Why's that, Lambchop? You feel intoxicated already?"

"I would..but a biohazard can kill anyone who even actually cared."

The next thing you know, Petunia collapsed to the ground, laughing wildly as she clutch her arms around her stomach. Disco Bear just stood there with a rather shocked look on his face as the two girls were walking away.

"...I'll take that as a maybe..."

The camera then swoops down where a couple of pumpkins stood, a few yards away next to a far off stand. A certain figure was sitting atop one of the pumpkins as she had a sad look on her face.

Azalea looked up at the open night sky that filled with stars. The red hood of her costumes was slowly flapping in the breeze, making her shudder from it's cold touch. She sighed softly as her furry ears drooped down to symbolize her emotions further.

She could still feel the sharp sense of worry from earlier, now growing more unsteady in her stomach. Picking up her handbag by lifting it up with its long strap around her shoulder, she held the bag in her arms. Azalea's brain swam with thoughts of why she was stuck with the feeling of evil arising that wouldn't fade.

But she was nearly startled by a voice that she knew in that very instant.

"How could I resist that beautiful face of yours?"

"Ooh, you're such a tease!"

Feeling her ears twitch from the noise, Azalea noticed that the deep yet cheerful voice she heard belonged to Splendid. He was sitting atop a fluffy white cloud that hovered a couple feet overhead.

But she took a closer look, only for her to see that Soleil was also right next to him. The two were in the middle of an embrace, laughing and giggling gleefully...not much to her surprise.

Soleil planted a kiss on his cheek, causing him to blush in return. Their tails were flickering in delight as Azalea's tail seemed to droop limply in the grassy ground. Azalea just hung her head back as she looked once more at the ground.

Just watching her own sister with that guy just seemed to make her feel more worried each time. Azalea just needed to know why. Her ears seemed to droop lower than before, a couple tears falling down her cheeks.

Finally, getting up from the pumpkins, she looked back up at her sister.

"Hey, sis..." Azalea asked.

She tried hard not to make her voice sound depressed, but it still carried a rather pitiful tone. Soleil's ears flickered before she looked down from above. She was still in the middle of hugging Splendid as her wings flapped behind her, sending a couple feathers fluttering towards the ground.

"Huh? What's up, Azzy?"

Azalea smiled only little bit from hearing Soleil's more cheerful voice when she replied. But she clung to the handbag with her shaky fists to resist shedding another tear. Her eyes, slightly quivering, looked up at the feathers from Soleil's wings as they fell close to her feet. She just looked down again, holding onto her bag for the time given.

"...Nothing." She continued, "I...I just wanted to say hi.."

"That's great! Just don't be gone too long!" Splendid chimed. He and Soleil laughed as Azalea started walking away. But nether of them heard any of her soft sniffling when she drew father and further away from the duo.

Azalea sighed softly while walking off, stopping only to wipe the tears in her eyes.

She felt the rustle leaves brush past her ears as she found herself walking away from the party, it's light from the lanterns and stringed lightbulbs shining magnificently in the great distance behind her.

Mime, who was standing nearby, noticed a saddened Azalea walking past him. She came to a halt right when the dear tapped her on the shoulder. Azalea looked back at him, wiping another quick tear. He motioned his paws at the sides of his face as he smiled, telling her to cheer up.

"Not now...I'm just not in the mood." Azalea sulked.

Mime frowned back in worry as she kept walking past him, causing him to tag along. Although she did't mind him walking alongside her, she was still sinking low with sorrow. As the two were walking in the crisp air of fall with gold and brown leaves fluttering all around. Azalea just looked at the soft scenery revolved all around her with a rather sad feeling. But her sadness was far more deep than the last time she thought.

(Song #7: Sally's Song from The Nightmare Before Christmas)

Azalea: I sense there's something in the wind

that feels like tragedy's at hand

And though I'd like to stand by her,

can't shake this feeling that I have

The camera pans around to show that Azalea and Mime were now walking in a small spot of land filled with bare tress, surround by leaves that tumbled down, looking like a gigantic snow-globe around them. Her eyes were dotted by the translucent pearls of her own tears as they tumbled beneath her eyelids.

The worse is just around the bend

And does she notice

My worries for her?

And will she see how much she means to me?

I think it's not to be...

While she was walking, Azalea was heading for the marble bridge that stood over the gigantic lake that was standing beneath it. Mime still tagged along from behind.

Azalea: What will become of my dear friend?

Where will her actions lead us then?

She began to take a couple steps onto the bridge that stretched far over the other side.

She treaded her paws along the thick railways as she sang. Her wings stretched out wide by the time she had taken four of five steps and she flew up until she was high enough above the bridge to see that party going on in the distance. Her head hung down in sadness as she flew from above.

Although I'd like to join the crowd

In their enthusiastic cloud

Azalea flew back down again gently not too soon after. When she landed, she was halfway across the bridge while Mime was standing beside her. Her wings retracted back into her backside as she sung once more.

Try as I may, it doesn't last

And will we ever end up together?

Standing above the railway, she continued to look out into the distance of sparkling stars in the midst of a cool breeze that brushed the tips of her fur.

No, I think not

It's better to become

For I am not the one...

Azalea looked down somberly on the last note when the music stopped, sniffling as a single tear trailed down her cheek. The tear tumbled down below the bridge as the camera moves down as it falls into the lake, creating a single, gigantic ripple among a couple of water lilies that stood in the sparkly waters.

Back with Azalea, Mime wrapped a caring arm around her shoulder to comfort her. She looked back at him but she could only smile for a little before she frowned again.

"..I just don't know what to do. Something's bound to happen!" She muttered, staring up at the sky once again.

But that was when the screen starts to slowly pan out, only to reveal that the entire scene was taking place behind a pair of binocular-shaped lens/iris seen from a first person perspective.

The next thing that came was the sound of cheeky laughter.

"Ehehehehe, that poor kid."

It suddenly reveals that two certain raccoons were busy hiding from the foot of the bridge. The sneaky duo watched the sulking Azalea and Mime as they stood from afar.

Shifty was holding the binoculars the entire time while Lifty was looking from behind.

"I gotta admit, she's got a nice set of pipes." He said before tossing the binoculars away. A crash could be heard off-screen as a light scream was heard, making Lifty look in confusion for a while.

"Yeah..You think she knows the Muffin Man song?"

Shifty could only glare at his younger brother, giving him a punch upside the head. Lifty yelped in pain as he rubbed his forehead until he glared at Shifty, who was laughing in spite.

"Heheheh! Sorry, thought it was a fly." Shifty smirked, sarcastically shrugging his shoulders.

But that moment only lasted for a couple of seconds when the younger sibling took his paw, that was rubbing his sore head, and landed a quick punch in Shifty's stomach. He almost crumpled to the ground as Lifty took his turn to laugh.

"Whoopsie! I thought it was a tapeworm."

Lifty just snickered at Shifty, who gritted his teeth in anger.

"And yet, I'm still not adopted..." He hissed under his breath.

Meanwhile, we go back to Azalea. She was still gazing above as she continued to mope.

"I would do anything to find a way to fix this mess!" Sobbed the cat, "Whoever is willing, they will have a great reward!"

It didn't really take long for those few words to hit. Lifty and Shifty's ears perked up at the last second when they had heard her. Both of them grinned wide, the pupils of their eyes being replaced by large dollar signs.

"Ka-Ching!" Shifty snickered.

"Excuse me, Miss? Did you say "reward"?"

Azalea lifted her head up when she heard that voice. But when she looked up, she had a bit of mascara running down her eyes. She looked left and right until she looked down to find the two raccoon brothers. They were just looking at her with sly grins, unknown to her suspicion.

"Um..yes, I did. may I help you?" She asked.

"It's nothing." Replied Shifty, paws on his hips in an intimidating fashion.

Azalea was more estranged about why these two would just come out in front of her. She turned over to Mime, who had a displeased look on his face while shaking his head.

"Now, now." She said, in effort to cheer him up, I'm sure they don't mean any harm."

But that was the moment before she jumped after feeling an arm wrapped around her shoulders. It was just Lifty, this time to her shock.

"Who are you two?!"

"That doesn't matter!" Lifty said, "We're Lifty and Shifty, your new best friends!"

Azalea was about to turn away when she yelped again after Shifty was suddenly standing next to her.

"What the-! How did you guys even-!"

"You can count on us! We'll assist you with your little dilemma." Shifty laughed.

"Dil-what now?" She asked again.

Lifty smirked, "Yeah, just tell us what ya need and we'll hop to it!"

But Azalea was starting to get ticked off and cross her arms angrily. "How are you two so sure?" She huffed, "What makes you think you two can lie in the face of a goddess!"

"Sure, sweet-cheeks. Can a liar do this?"

Lifty and Shifty suddenly pulled out guitars from behind their backs and started to play, which sounded really terrible as Mime covered his ears in agony.

(Song #8: Wiggle Drip by Butts)

Lifty and Shifty: When you're in the bathroom and you're out of toilet paper

Whatcha gonna do about it?

I do the Wiggle Drip!

When you're in the bathroom and you're out of toiilet peper

Whatcha gonna do about it?

I do the Wiggle Drip!

They both ended the song on the last note with one loud riff. After finishing, they looked at Azalea with rather goofy smiles on their faces.

She just looked at them with her arms crossed.

"..Yeah..the bridge still needs some work." Lifty muttered, tossing the two guitars aside before they splashed into the water.

"Look, I don't know what you two are trying to do." Azalea said, "But I just can't believe I've been talking to a pair of-"

"Oh, what 's in the bag?"

Azalea's fur stood on end from that statement, clinging to her purse in the process.

"How rude! You two just come in and ask me-"

"Hey, you guys! There you are!"

A voice was calling out from far away. All four of them turned around and they were surprise to find a familiar pair as the camera starts to pan our scene for a little bit, stretching out the view of the bridge's pathway.

"Flippy?! I..I mean..hey, buddy!" Shouted a shocked Lifty.

"Thanks, I'm great!"

Then everything reveals that the bear and Mitzy were just happening to have shown up on the scene. But they seemed to look quite different, probably because they were laughing at each other somehow.

But they seemed little more than merry.

"We were looking all over the place for you two!" Mitzy chimed.

"..Really?"

Flippy just laughed again before he gave the two raccoons a wide smile.

"Me and Mitzy were just busy talking earlier! She has so much to talk about! Did you know she has a birthmark shaped like a dolphin on her back?"

"Wait, what?!" Shifty yelped.

"I mean, aren't you two like mortal enemies or somethin'?" Added Lifty. Those word made Flippy's eyes widen a little with the some going to Mitzy. They were silent, but only for a bit before Mitzy laughed a little.

"Come on! You know it's nothing like that!" Mitzy laughed again, paws on her hips.

"Just think of us as..um..enemy-friends.."

"..."

"..."

The raccoons, Azalea, and Mime could only stare with wide eyes from what Flippy had said. Nothing but total silence lasted for a while. It was so quiet that the faint sound of chirping crickets could be heard. Lifty just stared blankly to Mime while Azalea did the same.

"Um...I believe its called "frienemies", Mitzy."

"Well, that was random..."

"Lifty!"

"What?"

"..Too soon, man!" Azalea said.

"Look, what I'm trying to say is that I'm perfectly fine." Continued Flippy, "And I have much better things to do than be tossed around by Abbot and Costello."

"What?"

"Exactly.." He continued. Shifty

Azalea's eyes rolled before sticking out her tongue at the bear. She just turned away from the rest of them, crossing her arms at the sides. With her back being turned and all, Flippy frowned from the way she gave a quick glance before whipping her head back around.

"Hey..I know that you're a little upset" Flippy said, happily wrapping his arm around her shoulder in hopes of trying to comfort her...

But that's when she gave him a total, concentrated stare at him with wide eyes.

"GET YOUR DISGUSTING PAWS OFF OF MY SHOULDER RIGHT NOOOWW!"

Her distinct yelling was loud enough to echo a little, leaving Flippy wide-eyed before he started backing up a couple steps.

"I...I'm sorry...I didn't mean-"

"How was I supposed to know?! This really was your fault, isn't it!" Azalea barked before grabbing him by the collar of his jacket, fists shaking violently while giving an icy glare. The force of her god-like powers made him gag and choke for a bit.

"Put me down! Put me down!" Flippy yelled automatically.

He tried to push away from her grip while she still hoisted him up by 2 feet in mid-air. Lifty and Shifty could see his feet nearly dangling while he was caught. Their only response was trying hard not to laugh on the other paw.

Mitzy just smacked herself on the forehead in disgust.

"I should have know why this was going to to happen! Without you, then my sister will never end the curse!"

While Azalea was talking, Flippy was in the middle of choking as his face was slowly turning blue from her suffocating grip.

"Are we *ack* seriously gonna go *urk* through this again? I mean I've been trying to *gak* say that I was sorry the whole time from a couple songs ago!"

Suddenly, Azalea's face became blank after hearing those words.

The look of anger she had smothered on her face had vanished abruptly. Every part and every bit of the background seemed to take a sudden pause, all standing completely still for only a few seconds. Her widened eyes blinking twice before her pupils slowly looked back up to the squirming bear in her paws.

"...What did you say again?"

"I said *urk*!" Flippy continued, " I tried to tell her *ack* I was sorry from a couple songs ago!"

"..That's it!" She nearly whispered in delight.

Azalea finally loosened her grip on Flippy's jacket, making him fall down on his rear when he hit the ground. Luckily, it didn't do much damage to the bridge they were standing on.

"What are you talking about?" Asked the bear, slightly groining in pain.

"Songs? That's it! It's what we need!"

"Need what?" Asked Lifty."The thing that will make Soleil turn the curse around and it will all be over! If it were a snake, it would have bit me!" That moment, Azalea was nearly bouncing with excitement while being watched by a baffled Flippy as well.

"What's she blabbering about again?"

"Don't you understand? This is what we need!" She continued.

"Need what? Come on, lady!" Shifty hissed.

Azalea, full of vigor, sprung up for joy as she nearly surrounded the party around her.

"I'm saying that, what we need is..."

As she paused, the sound of a drumroll can be heard through the background.

"We need.. A sub-plot!"

Everyone except for Azalea was just staring in silence for what seemed like forever. Flippy's jaw looked close to falling to the ground while Lifty and Shifty just looked at her with wide eyes. Mitzy just broke out into a fit of laughter.

"A sub-what now?" Shifty asked finally.

"Sub-plot! Something that takes place when the show!" Azalea continued, "If we just create a conflict or something, my sister with reverse the curse for sure."

"How will that change her mind?!"

"Because! Every musical need a story! We're just halfway through the first act!" The cat squealed. "Wait, what? that doesn't make any sense!" Flippy added. But at the same time, she grabbed him by the the paw as the two dashed off the bridged, causing Mitzy to tag along.

"Hold up, you guys! I wanna join!" She said.

"Oy vey..." Shifty muttered. He and Lifty went running after her afterwards.

"What could possibly go wrong now?"

ToonAngelStar17: ~IIIIII'M BAAAACK!~ *fireworks* I have to apolagize for being so slow. I had a huge case of writers's block ever since I spent Xmas vacation! Plus, I've been really caught up on Tumblr and Vine (along with school..yuck) Anyway, I'm back to writing and I'll hard not to be so slow about!

P.S Happy New Year and Early Valintine's Day's