It was a silent ride back to the Beach Park Plaza.
Once they got there, Daniel helped Odette out of the carriage, then said. "You go on ahead, Reggie. I'll meet you over there."
"All right." replied Reggie, who drove the carriage towards Bowditch.
As they walked up to the bakery, Odette said to Daniel. "I'm sorry it had to end like this."
"Ah, don't be." assured Daniel. "Everything from the tour to dinner was perfect."
"I know." said Odette. "It's just...I'm worried Nathan will go back to..."
"Don't worry about it." Daniel assured some more. "We'll work this out before the ball tomorrow."
"A ball? At a time like this?" asked Odette.
"See, ever since I hired you," explained Daniel. "My mother's been hearing a lot about you, and she wants to meet with you…in person."
Odette felt a smile growing on her face, where it quickly faded.
"Will you come?" Daniel asked hopefully.
"Daniel, I...I don't know if I could." Odette said, turning towards the bakery door, when she felt Daniel holding her hand, walking up to her, saying. "Then, take this under consideration."
He leaned closer to Odette and kissed her.
"I'll see you then, OK?" he, then, asked.
Odette nodded, saying back. "OK."
She unlocked the bakery door, which she went through and relocked, glancing up at Daniel, who waved goodnight.
Odette waved back, then walked away from the door.
Daniel made his way back to Bowditch, where he saw the lights were off in the main office the moment he stepped inside.
"Hmm, I could've sworn I left the lights on." he said to himself before one of the hooded hall monitors held him back from behind with his spear.
Daniel flipped the hall monitor away, only to be overpowered by two more, who held him up...in front of the Crust Cousins!
"Hope you enjoyed your date, Danielkins." sneered Brit.
"Yeah." agreed Tiff. "'Cause it'll be the only one you'll have!"
"What are you talking about?" asked Daniel.
"We're talking about your little union with Kumquat," explained Brit. "And how it's interfering with our plans."
"Her name is Odette!" corrected Daniel. "And I love her with all my heart!"
The Crust Cousins snickered when they heard his words.
"Do you actually think she loves you too?" asked Brit.
"I know she does!" replied Daniel.
"Well, forget about her!" said Tiff. "She ain't worth an ounce of your time."
"What are you afraid of, a little competition?" Daniel asked, before Brit struck him with a taser, shouting. "SILENCE!"
As Daniel tried to get up from the floor, Brit kneeled in front of him, roughly taking his chin on her hand, saying. "We're taking matters into our own hands now. And you, sweet prince, are going to do what we say, or..."
As Brit spoke, she gestured her other hand towards more of the HMP, who took a step back to reveal…the Queen, Mr. Dodo, Mrs. Chinn and Reggie, all bounded and gagged.
Daniel's eyes widened with horror, then flared as he asked. "What do you want from them?"
"The real question, princey, is what we want…from you!" replied Tiff.
"If you agree to marry us," proposed Brit. "We can assure you their lives will be spared."
"I wouldn't marry either of you if mine depended on it!" rebuffed Daniel, who was held back again by the HMP.
The Crust Cousins frowned at his response.
"Captain?" called Brit. "What's say we give our former employers…a shocking time!"
"With pleasure." responded Kevin, who struck Mr. Dodo with his taser spear.
The HMP did the same, tasing the Queen, Mrs, Chinn and Reggie with their own spears.
"NO!" cried Daniel, who broke free from the hall monitors, only to be stopped by Roscoe and DeSoto, who growled at him.
"Leave them alone!" he begged, but was blocked by the hall monitors' spears.
Having to hear his mother howl in pain while being tased was too much for Daniel to handle.
"Stop! Please! I'll do what you want!" he said finally.
Brit snapped her fingers, and the tasing was stopped.
"Say it again." she said to Daniel, who hesitated at first, but as he looked at those he loved, he knew he had no choice.
"I'll...do what you want." he repeated defeatedly.
"My kind of words." Kevin said, pulling his spear away.
"See to it he's locked up tight until tomorrow's...wedding." Brit ordered the HMP as Tiff laughed evilly.
The Queen, Mr. Dodo, Mrs. Chinn and Reggie watched helplessly as Daniel was being hauled out of the office.