Chapter 8: Judy is a Disney Princess

It's Disney World's annual Disney Princess Day when everyone can be a princess if they wish, and Nick wants Judy to participate.

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― Lynn S. Zubernis, Fandom at the Crossroads: Celebration, Shame and Fan/Producer Relationships

Judy and Nick's Apartment near Walt Disney World

"Nick, I am not going to parade myself around Disney World dressed like a princess," Judy laughed. "I am not a princess; I am a cop."

"Come on, Carrots, it sounds like a lot of fun and just think about how much our fans would love to see you as a princess," the fox replied before he picked up the iCarrot cellphone that the rabbit had tossed aside onto the dining table next to a pile of bills. "You can get a free makeover and they will provide you with a gown."

"Look, I am just a plain old country girl, and dressing up is not something I did even when I was a child."

"I don't know about that, Fluff, you may not have dressed up as a princess, but you did dress up as a cop. I saw pictures of you when you were a little tyke wearing that fake cap and badge."

"Yeah, I was a determined little girl."

"Dreaming of becoming a police officer rather than a mother of a brood of squalling brats, like your sisters or farmers, like your brothers."

"Larry became a judge, Billy became a psychologist, Millie is a renowned surgeon, and Sarah…"

"Stop right there, I'll be an old gray-furred red fox by the time you finish bragging about all your family," Nick snickered. He held the phone towards her. "I think that you getting all dolled up as a princess would be rather cute...ah, I meant sexy."

"Dolled up?" Judy giggled as she tossed a throw pillow at the fox.

Nick quickly added, "It says that they will pay you a bonus for participating."

"On second thought, maybe it might be fun?" Judy answered after she took the phone from his paws and reread the e-mail she had been sent.

"After seeing that pile of bills, I figured you might change your mind," Nick scoffed.

The next morning, Judy found herself confronted by a wild red-haired Highlander. "Aye, if my mother is making me get all trussed up like a bonnie Disney Princess I'm gonna 'ave you there too!" Merida drawled out in her brogue. She pouted while she stared down at the rabbit with her arms crossed.

"You are a Disney Princess…" the bunny began to protest before she found herself bodily thrown over the Highlander's shoulders.

"Wheesht! Wheesht! I'm not a bloody dainty wee Disney Princess, I'm a Pixar Princess," Merida huffed before she slammed the door to the breakroom open and charged out into the street carrying the now kicking bunny.

Nick stood in the still opened doorway and watched Judy being bodily hauled off down the street. His ears perked up when he heard the rabbit yelling, "Put me down, I already told them I would do this!"

A few moments later, Judy found herself sitting in a chair in the backroom of the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique in the Magic Kingdom. "Oh dear, such an unruly mess!" Fairy Godmother tusked while she held a lock of Merida's red hair in her hand. "Too much hair." Moments later she patted Judy between her ears and sighed, "Too little hair."

"Hey, that is fur!" Judy snapped back.

"Either way, there is not much to work with is there?"

"At least you got hair!" a voice sarcastically proclaimed and Judy turned to stare because the big blue bulk of Genie had plopped down into the chair next to her. He was rubbing his bald head while he gave her a grin. "Wait! Hold on!" he laughed before he pinched his nose and blew. Suddenly long golden strands of hair shot out of his head and spilled down his shoulders. "There, that's so much better. Say, if you want I can do the same thing for you!"

"Thanks, but I'm fine just the way I am," Judy replied.

"What are YOU doing here?" Fairy Godmother asked in a rather annoyed tone.

"I've come for a makeover, it's Disney Princess Day and I want to be a princess."

"It's going to take more than a haircut to turn you into a princess," Snow White giggled.

"I can fix that!" Genie said before he waved his hands and with a 'poof' of white smoke he changed into a blue skin, blonde haired, version of what appeared to be Jasmine.

"Hey!" Jasmine called out from where she was sitting. Raja lifted his head from off of his paws and gave a slight warning growl before the large tiger gave a toothy yawn and went back to his cat nap.

"Okay, what about this?" Genie waved his hands again and with another 'poof' of smoke he changed into a blue-skinned version of Jessica Rabbit. Tentatively he stood up and wobbled. "Whoa, I'm now very top heavy," he joked.

"Enough!" Fairy Godmother snapped and with a wave of her wand, Genie disappeared.

"Where'd he go?" Judy asked.

"I sent him to Antarctica!" Fairy Godmother answered.

"Won't he just come back?"

"Genie easily gets distracted."

Down at the South Pole, a blue-colored penguin waddled along in line with all the other black and white feathered Emperor Penguins. "Hey, does anyone know where we are going?" Genie asked as he shuffled along.

"AACCCK AACCCK AACCCK!" the penguin next to him squawked as if answering.

"Cool! Give me a high five...er, lay some wing on me?"

"AACCCK AACCCK AACCCCK!"

"I know a few penguins who work at Universal, you might know them? Their names are Skipper, Rico, Kowalski, and Private."

"AACCCK AACCCK AACCCK!"

"Well, maybe not? I think they actually might be from Madagascar, at least that is where their movie says they are from."

"AACCCK AACCCK AACCCK!"

"Yeah, I know that is not around here. Say, why don't we all go visit them in Orlando!"

"AACCCK?"

* A Few Hours Later*

"Well, Mickey was not very happy when they had to cancel this year's annual Disney Princess Day parade," Nick said as he looked over at Judy pouting on the sofa.

"Rrrit rrrrasn't rrrry rrrault," Judy tried to reply in frustration, she just couldn't seem to get her mouth to form her words correctly.

"Merida did try to warn everyone when her mischievous little brothers showed up with tea and those special pastries."

"Rrree rrrrhere rrrrungry."

"And you and the others just didn't listen to her warning until it was too late."

"Rrrrhut rrup frrrox!"

"I would have thought that all of you would have known better, didn't any of you watch the movie Brave?"

"Rrrrrrrick!

"My name is Nick, not Rick. You know, Fluff, I can BEARLY understand you," the fox snickered.

The small black bear on the sofa just glared back.

"Fairy Godmother did say that the antidote for the spell will take a few hours," Nick said with a shrug before he picked up the TV remote.

Clicking on the television, they both were surprised at what they saw. "Downtown Orlando has been invaded by hundreds of penguins!" a reporter frantically exclaimed before the camera showed a flock of black and white birds waddling down West Anderson Street. Cars were honking, sirens were blazing, and the panicked birds were frantically squawking amongst all the ensuing chaos.

"They must be in town for a hockey game," Nick mused. "I didn't realize that the Orlando Solar Bears played the Pittsburgh Penguins?"

Judy just rolled her eyes.