(Later...)
Hundreds and plenty of tree friends were bustling their way through the front doors inside of Virgo's mansion. Each one of them was dressed up and filled up the fumbling crowd with their flashy costumes.
Outside of the mansion were strings of glowing orange lights that trailed from across the doorway and the manyy pillars that stood tall outside the entrance hall. A large purple banner, embedded with white silk on the edges and on it was the picture of a large red pumpkin with a toothy grin on it.
We now go to the inside on the mansion, decorated in the most elegant way as a few orange and purple spotlight, the walls had been decked with many purple streamers that tumbled down from the ceiling.
On the walls were enormous black drapes and curtains that graced the windows. There were tables that had fancy food spread out from sandwiches to bowls of fruit on each one. Plenty of guests were strewn about chatlting with each other.
Standing out by the tall doorway was Lumpy, who was greeting the guests that were walking inside for the event.
The moose gestures a couple of generic HTF's to the door, leading them to the center of the main hall that had a long hallway that led to a grand room, where other tree friends were dancing in an elegant waltz. In the far back behind the dancing guests was a long dining hall that was well prepared for a big feast.
As he lead more guests in, music began to play.
(Song #9: Master Of The House from Les Miserables)
Lumpy: Welcome, Monsieur
Sit yourself down
And have a blast in the best party in town!
As for the rest, all of them crooks
Rooking the guests and crooking the books
He began leading a duo of guests to the floor before someone whizzed by on a pair of roller skates.
It was Virgo's servant, Milo, who was dressed with a pair of fake devil horns on his head. His costume was a goblin, he was carrying two plates of milkshakes on his paws. In the midst of skating, he knocked down two guests who shook their fists angrily at him.
Seldom, do you see?
Honest men like me
A gent of good intent
Who's content to be
Meanwhile, walking past a couple of guests was Virgo, dressed up as Marilyn Monroe with the classic white dress and her curly brown hair was tied up in a bundle of small buns. She was shaking hands with a few guests as she was also handing out small sandwiches on a plate to a few others. Virgo, high-fiving one guest, walked away and more guests greeted her.
As for Lumpy, he was busy walking around the room as other tree friends were busy chatting away.
Master of the house, doling out the charm
Ready with a handshake and an open palm
Tells a saucy tale, makes a little stir
Customers appreciate a bon-viveur
Milo skated by with a tray of soda bottles before handing them to him, who he presents to a pair of generic HTF's who take a couple glasses before walking away.
But then Milo suddenly stopped before flirting with a female guest, only to get slapped across the face and knocking him down on the floor.
The one who slapped him was Kayla, Virgo's loyal maid. She was wearing a Cleopatra costume with a glossy headband and a blue cape around her neck.
She scolded him as he just smirked and gave her a simple shrug, causing her to roll her eyes in annoyance.
As Lumpy was singing, the guests dancing in the midst of a waltz were spinning along to the music in the center of the hall.
The moose started walking by as one of the guests took off his coat, tossing it him as he caught it around his arm. Some others doing the same until his arms were lined with coats.
Glad to do a friend a favor
Doesn't cost me to be nice
But nothing gets you nothing, everything has got a little price
He quickly gathered all the coats and jackets in a small pile and he toss the bundle away. He dusted himself off, completely oblivious to the sound of a crash off-screen.
The screen quickly slides over to a injured Handy who was covered in a pile of jackets. Toothy and Russell, who were with him, couldn't hold back their snickering as the beaver grumbled angrily at them.
Virgo then started walking by while in the middle of a conversation with Petunia and Lammy. She and the girls stopped before noticing Lumpy as he was serving a plate of chicken wings to Cuddles and Flaky, who shyly refused to try one.
That's when Virgo began to wave hello to the moose as he caught her attention. Then he took in as she suddenly jumped into his arms and he swiftly lifted her above the ground, both of them spinning around in a small circle.
She later poured a couple glasses full of root beer on a platter as Kayla took them to be served.
Master of the house, keeper of the zoo
Ready to relieve them of a sou or two
Watering the wine, making up the weight
Picking up their knick-knacks when they can't see straight
Meanwhile in one spot of the mansion, some HTF's were bobbing for apples in a large bucket.
Nutty, who was wearing a blindfold, was reaching the the basket for an apple, but he was reaching for a nearby lamp on a table that wasn't too far from him and it began to tilt and fall. Luckily, Lumpy rushed over and picked up the vase and dashed off, only for it to fall back down and crash.
Everybody loves a landlord
Everybody's bosom friend
I do what ever pleases
Man, don't I bleed them in the end!
Later, he was holding Virgo up above the ground as she held a pair of scissors. She used the scissors to cut down a sort of ribbon and down came a huge banner that stretched from the back of the room that read "Welcome" in bright red letters. Most of the guests in the mansion were applauding happily.
But in the midst of the crowd that was bustling from outside the mansion's doors, a few familiar faces were trying to get through the commotion, one of them holding her book in a giant satchel.
"Hurry up, you moran!"
"Geez! Ya don't have to freaking yell at me!"
"Not so loud! We have bigger fish to fry, you know!"
"Are you sure this is even a good idea to begin with?" Mitzy asked, pushing a male tree friend out of her way.
Shifty and Mime was busy barging his way past a couple of other generic tree friends while Azalea was guiding Lifty by the paw while roaming through the crowd. Flippy and Mitzy were following from behind her at the same time.
All five of them began to walk up the stairway to the mansion before Flippy spoke up.
"So, what's this sub-plot you want us to do?" Flippy asked Azalea, who turned to him with discerned look.
"You know, just try and..I don't know.."
"What?" Lifty blurted, taking his arm away from her, "Whaddya mean you don't know?!"
The whole group stood there without taking another step. Lifty glared at Azalea, completely ticked off at her as he crossed his arms. "I would have known if you just asked me first!" She said.
"Well, don't mid saying it to my fist next time!"
"Quit having a cow, lil' brother. I'm sure she has somethin' in mind!" Shifty said.
"Exactly! We just need a way to make my sister so aggravated that she just has to remove the curse!"
"And how is that gonna change anything?"
"Mitzy, I'm sure if you had a sister." Azalea continued, "I'm sure you'd know how to get on her nerves."
"Well, you're the goddess." She said, shrugging.
"Excuse me? Party of five, I assume?"
The group quickly turned around and saw that Milo was standing by the front of the door. Flippy gave a nervous laugh and Mitzy quickly facepalmed herself in the process
"Do I have to shove you all inside myself or watch this little performance of yours?" Milo asked.
"Well, I guess that was one shady lamp.." Flippy muttered.
"What about a lamp?"
"Oh, it's nothing!"
"Uh..yeah," Azalea said, bending down and giving him a curtsey, "We were just arriving to uh..enjoy the party."
"...Well, enjoy your stay!"
Shifty sighed in relief and Flippy did the same while Milo bent to kiss Azalea's paw.
"You guys are alright! I'm a daredevil, y'know!" He continued.
"Really now?"
"Uh-huh! You bet" Milo chimed, "I can do push-ups on fork-list, defuse a stick of dynamite made of fire-ants, if you want, you can see me stretch my tongue and lick my own butt cheeks!"
"...No thank you.." Lifty siad, cringing in disgust.
"Oh well, Have fun here!"
"Yeah, we're always ready to get down with our bad selves." Mitzy added, giving him a thumbs-up for good measure.
"Uh, Sure..what she said." Flippy said
"Alright, don't try to milk it, Lennie!" Huffed the skunk, gently jabbing him on the elbow.
"Hey! Mice and Men ain't such a bad story!"
"Wait, that's a book?"
"Of course it's a dang book! Shut up, Lifty!"
"No! Why don't you shut up!"
"GUYS! Save it for when we go inside."
"Sorry, Azzy. We'll keep it down..." Shifty muttered, rolling his eyes reluctantly. Azalea smiled cheekily at him as to say she was rather pleased. With that, the five of them thanked Milo before they walked into the mansion.
"If you want, I can still lick my own butt!" Milo called out as they left.
"No thanks, pal!"
"This better work, Azalea." Flippy said, "I hate to screw up anything further than I have today.."
"Just trust me, it'll be a simple as pie."
Flippy was quite surprised by the many guests had filled the mansion's spacious perimeter with their various costumes and festive chatting once they had gotten into the elaborate halls. But he just gave out a smile, hoping that he clear himself from Soleil's words against him.
"Let's go find your sister. Mitzy chimed to a smiling Azalea who clung tight to her satchel.
"Wow! It's like the Great Gatsby walked in and barfed all over this dump!" Lifty said looking around. From left to right, partiers were busy with a slice of food or a tall glass of soda in paw as they swung it around merrily to the music playing. In the center of the room Lumpy, holding up a glass of root beer in the middle of a crowd of other as they swung their mugs to the tune of the music.
Company & Lumpy: Master of the house, quick to catch your eye
Never wants a passerby to pass him by
Flippy, Mitzy, Mime, Shifty, Lifty, and Azalea began to walk through the seas of tree friends that were laughing and partying away. They were dodging splashes of soda on the floor and its of food being thrown in their faces.
Servant to the poor, butler to the great
Comforter, Philosopher, and lifelong mate
Azalea almost got a piece of apple pie splattered all over her face, but with a quick blast of magic in her paw, she swiped it away as it hit a wall. Lifty and Shifty nearly tripped over the legs of some dancing HTF's and Flippy was hiding behind Mitzy the whole time, much to her disgust.
Everybody's boon companion
Everybody's chaperone
Lumpy: But lock up your valises
Man! Don't it skin you to the bone!
When the coast was finally clear, Azalea and Mime could spot a duo hovering over near a table with desserts and other pastries, a chocolate fountain standing right in the middle of it.
"Oh, sis! There you are!"
It was only Soleil, who was holding a plate of chocolate covered strawberries and she had Splendid with her, not much to Azalea's glee. She could see that she was accompanied by Kayla, who was busy glaring down at a mug of fizzy root beer before she started chugging it down.
"..Hey..Soleil." She said, trying not to sound discouraged.
Mime nodded to agree.
"I've been looking all over for you!" Soleil said with a bright smile, unlike her own.
The pink cat unsheathed her wings and flew over to her younger sister. "You were looking for me?" She repeated curiously. Soleil just pressed her paw above her head, messing up parts of her hair as she giggled.
"Of course I have, this place was honestly that last place I figured you'd show up.
"I guess so.." She added.
"Indeed, we were quite curious of this would a nice place to be." Splendid added, hovering above the two girls before he landed back down to the ground
"And it turns out, we were quite right!" Soleil laughed.
Azalea just tried to laugh along, but she still wasn't very eager about it.
Meanwhile, our screen starts to slowly slide to where Kayla was finished her mug of root beer. The cat just sighed reluctantly before setting it down on the table. All the guests and everyone suddenly become still from where he or she was standing and froze in their position. The entire background of the mansion suddenly dimmed until it had become dark except for from where Kayla was already standing, covered by the pale yellow pool of unknown spotlight shining over her.
Kayla: I used to dream that I would meet a prince
But God Almighty, have you seen what's happened since?
She looks over and spots Lumpy, who was busy laughing with a couple of guests. She scoffs and rolls her eyes. as she kept singing.
Kayla: "Master of the house"
Isn't worth my luck
Comforter, Philosopher, and lifelong shnook
Cunning little brain, Regular Voltaire
Thinks he's a genius, but ain't much upstairs
On "upstairs", she pointed to her head to signal as if she had no brain.
Oh, what a trick of nature
Landing me with such a louse!
God knows how I've lasted
Living with this dingus in the house!
That's when the spotlight faded away and the whole scene returned to normal as the party continued. Everyone and everything quickly unfroze and continued to sing. Azalea suddenly found herself in the middle of the dance floor, dancing with Mime in a circle and she could see Soleil and Splendid was dancing as well along with the whole crowd singing and dancing with refreshments in their paws.
Lifty and Mitzy were also dancing in the crowded halls along with a reluctant Shifty and Flippy, who was trying not to step on his toes. Lumpy was standing in the center of the area along with Russell, Cuddles, Toothy, Sniffles, and Disco Bear along with Virgo, Milo, and a annoyed Kayla as well.
Lumpy & Company: Master of the house
Kayla: Master and a half!
Lumpy & Co: Comforter, Philosopher
Kayla: Ha! Don't make me laugh!
As the music swelled, Everyone was simply dancing the night away and eating and drinking merrily to the melody. As the scene progressed, we see Petunia and Giggles toasting cups of fruit punch while giggling cheerfully, Nutty and Toothy swinging around on the chandilier above the room, and Mitzy accidently shocking Lammy in the arm as she glared at her angrily before Mitzy laughed shyly,
Lumpy and Co: Servant to the poor
Butler to the great
Kayla: Hypocrite, Toady, and inebriate!
We also see Lifty and Chopette fighting over a piece of turkey until she drew out her gigantic battle axe, causing him to run away in terror as Milo and Toothy were wrestling in a cloud of dust from nearby. Lumpy began to carry Virgo, who sat on his shoulder before happily waving a plate of chicken in the air.
Lumpy and Co: Everybody bless the grand host
Everybody bless his spouse
At a huge dining table, Lumpy grabbed a mug of root beer and raised it high over the crowd along with Virgo, Milo and Kayla by his side as they did the same.
Lumpy: Everybody raise a glass!
Right on "glass", the whole mansion fills to the brim with instant wild cheering and whooping across the area.
Kayla: Kick the master in his pants!
Lumpy and Co:Everybody raise a glass to the master of the house!
As the song ended, everyone cheered and whooped merrily and mugs and glasses clinked together in harmony. Thousands of tree friends were laughing merrily as dancers were giving each other high fives and so on.
Azalea looked around and only one thing was on her mind.
"This is gonna be a lot harder than I thought..."
"Geez, this place has lost its marbles!" Shifty said, who stood over with Lifty at his side.
"Indeed.." Azalea muttered
"So, about that sub-plot?"
"Oh, right..."
ToonAngelStar17: I'm back, sorry, i got writer's block and also Ive been pretty deep with my Tumblr accout..p.s Happy st patrick's day