Abigail's Morning
*6 years later, the morning sun rose over the chateau. Two blue birds flew up to a high tower & opened & pair of green curtains. Inside was Abigail (now 16), wearing a blue nightgown (look up "Peach - Cinderella (Nightgown)" by "KatLime" on "DeviantArt"), her long hair in a braid, & sleeping on her straw bed. Next to her bed was a vanity with a broken mirror. The two birds landed on the end of her bed & chirped, telling her to "wake up". But, she rolled over on her side. One of the birds then chirped in her ear, but she just yawned, rolled over again, & covered her head with her pillow. The other bird tried to go under the pillow, but that just got him flicked in the tail by Abigail. She laughed as she sat up in bed*
Abigail: Well, serves you right, spoiling people's best dreams. *the birds flew to the open window & chirped happily* Yes, I know it's a lovely morning, but it was a lovely dream too. *she leaned back on her pillow & sighed as she undid her braid. the birds flew to her knees & chirped again* What kind of a dream? *they nodded, but she shook her head* Mm-hmm, can't tell. *they chirped as though they were asking "why?"* Because if you tell a wish, it won't come true. And after all . . .
*Abigail singing*
A dream is a wish your heart makes
When your fast asleep
*More birds flew into the room*
In dreams you will lose your heartaches
Whatever you wish for
You keep
*She picked up a hairbrush & brushed her hair*
Have faith in your dreams
And someday
Your rainbow will come smiling thru
*A group of mice came out of a mouse hole to listen*
No matter how your heart is grieving
If you keep on believing
The dream that you wish will come true
*Suddenly, the castle clock tower in the distance made a loud . . .*
GONG!
Abigail: Oh, that clock!
GONG!
Abigail: Oh, killjoy!
*She got out of bed*
GONG!
Abigail: I hear you! Come on, get up you say! *she stomped up to the window* Time to start another day!
GONG!
Abigail: Even he orders me around.
GONG!
Abigail: Well, there's one thing. They can't order me to stop dreaming. And perhaps someday . . .
*Abigail singing*
The dreams that I wish
Will come true
*She started dancing around the room & humming. While the birds made her bed, she went behind a folding screen. A female mouse shooed the male mice out of the room. The rest of the female mice & the birds all helped her get cleaned up & dressed. She was now wearing a deep navy blue skirt over a brown shirt & dark brown flats. Two of the birds tied a light brown apron around her waist (look up "Peach - Cinderella (Servant)" by "KatLime" on "DeviantArt") & she had her hair in a high ponytail. She then sat at her vanity*
No matter how your heart is grieving
If you keep on believing
*Two of the birds gave her a white handkerchief. She tied it around around her ponytail like a bandana*
The dream that you wish will come true
*Just then, a male cobalt blue male mouse with green eyes wearing red, white, & gold shoes & a black male mouse with yellow stripes & orange eyes wearing a black helmet & an orange vest ran back into the room, talking at the same time. They ran up the vanity*
Abigail: Wait a minute, wait a minute! One at a time, please. Now Sonic, what's all the fuss about?
Sonic: There's a new mouse in the house. None of us have ever met this one before.
Abigail: Oh, a new friend. *she opened the drawer of her vanity & pulled out a pink dress* Well, she'll need a dress . . .
*Sonic burst out laughing*
Charmy: No! No! No!
Sonic: It's not a she. It's a he.
Abigail: Oh, that does make a difference. *she went back into the drawer & pulled out red & white shoes* He'll need a pair of shoes.
Sonic: There's no time for that! We've got to get him out!
Charmy: He's trapped in a mouse trap!
Abigail: Where? In a trap! Well, why didn't you say so!? *she picked up the two mice, placed them on her shoulder, & headed for the door. she then ran down the stairs. after 4 flights of steps, she found most of the male mice gathered around a small cage. Inside the cage was a yellow male mouse with two tails & blue eyes. everyone was frantic* Now, now, now, calm down, everybody. *she picked up the cage & opened it. the yellow mouse tried to get as far away from her as possible* Oh, the poor little thing's scared to death. Sonic, maybe you better explain things to him.
*She set the cage down*
Sonic: You got it, Abby. *he went inside, but the mouse was still scared* It's alright, don't be scared. *the mouse tried to punch him, but he caught his fist* Relax, you're among friends here. See? *he pointed at Abigail & all his friends* And you don't need to be afraid of Abby. She's really nice to all of us. *the mouse started to relax* That's better. Now, what do you say we get out of here.
Tails: O - Okay.
*They walked out of the cage & up to Abigail*
Abigail: Well, that's better. *she gave him the shoes* Here, try these on. *he put the shoes on* How do they feel?
Tails: Really comfy.
Abigail: Good. Now, what's your name?
Tails: Miles. But my friends call me Tails because well . . .
*He motioned to his two tails*
Abigail: I like it. It's cute.
Sonic: I like it too.
*Tails blushed. Abigail then stood up & ran down the stairs*
Abigail: Now I've got to hurry. Make sure he stays out of trouble, Sonic. And don't forget to warn him about You-Know-Who.
*Soon, she was gone*
Sonic: You got it!
Tails: Who's You-Know-Who?
Sonic: Ivo. The most evil cat in the universe. He'll eat you alive! So stay away from him, got it?
Tails: G - Got it.
*Abigail opened the door leading to her attic bedroom & quietly closed it behind her as she entered a hallway. She then tip toed over to a window & opened the curtains. The morning light fell upon the door at the end of the hall. She then went to the door & opened it a crack. Inside the room, was her Stepmother, fast asleep in her big soft feather bed. Ivo (who had gotten fat over the years) was sleeping on a smaller bed next to hers. The light woke him up*
Abigail:*whispering* Here, kitty, kitty, kitty. *Ivo yawned & stretched* Come, kitty, come on. *he just turned away from her & went back to sleep* Ivo, come here! *he woke up, jumped off his bed, & walked up to her. he then yawned & stretched again, scratching the floor in the process. she then closed the door & started to lead him down stairs**out loud* I'm sorry if Your Highness objects to an early breakfast. *Sonic & Tails came into the hallway through a hole on the wall* It's certainly not my idea to feed you first. It's orders. Come on.
Tails: So . . . That's Ivo?
Sonic: Yep. That's him.
Tails:*laughing* He doesn't look so tough. I bet I could take him. Watch!
*He was about to go after them, but Sonic grabbed his tails & pulled him away*
Sonic: Oh no! You can't! That cat it is a demon! Trust me!
*Abigail led Ivo down to the kitchen. Ivo was about to go down the stairs, but was stopped by a growling noise. Sleeping on a rug in the middle of the room, was a cream mobini dog with brown spots all over his body, who was whining & growling in his sleep He was also moving his legs like he was running. Abigail opened the top half of the door leading to the farmyard/garden & then turned to the dog*
Note: Abigail's Stepmother fired the cook, maid, & gardener after Abigail turned 16. The only one who stayed was the coachman.
Abigail: Muttski. *he started growling & running faster* Muttski! *he grabbed the rug with his teeth, but then woke up (blue eyes) & saw Abigail. he smiled* Dreaming again. *she knelt down & scratched him behind the ears* Chasing Ivo? *he nodded* Catch him this time? *he nodded again* That's bad. *Muttski looked surprised & Ivo snickered. she then went to put some wood in the fireplace & started a fire* Suppose they heard you upstairs? You know the orders. *she then went to the cupboard & gathered 3 trays, 3 teapots, 3 teacups, & 3 saucers* So if you don't want to lose a nice warm bed, you better get rid of those dreams. Know how? *Muttski shook his head as she put them on a nearby table with a white tablecloth* Just learn to like cats. *Muttski cringed. Ivo then walked past him, looking smug* No, I mean it. Ivo has his good points too. For one thing he . . . *she paused* Well, sometimes he . . . *she paused again as Ivo smugly waited for her to praise him* Hmm, there must be something good about him. *Ivo glared at her & Muttski burst out laughing. Ivo then got a mischievous look in his eye. he crawled under Muttski & scratched his nose. Muttski growled at him & Ivo yowled. Abigail looked up from the bowl of milk she was pouring* Muttski! Oh Muttski, come on now, outside. *Muttski glared at Ivo. Ivo looked at him smugly as Abigail led him outside* I know it isn't easy, bit should at least try to get along together. *she then looked at Ivo & gave him the bowl of milk* And that includes you, Your Majesty. *she then picked up a basket of corn, put on a pair of brown clogs over her shoes, & went outside* Breakfast time, everybody up! Hurry! Hurry! *up above, Sonic & some of the male mice heard her calling & looked outside* Come on, everybody! Breakfast! Breakfast!
*She was soon surrounding by mobini chickens as she threw the corn on the ground*
Sonic: Come on, guys! Breakfast is on!
*Charmy & the other mice ran after him*
Tails: Hey! Wait for me!
*They made it to the kitchen, but stopped when they saw Ivo sitting in front of the open door*
Sonic: Uh oh! Ivo! We're trapped! *they all quickly ran back into the mouse hole. Sonic then came up with a plan* Okay, here's what we're gonna do. One of us is gonna sneak out, get Ivo to chase him, lead him to a corner & keep him busy. Then the rest of us will make a break for it.
Tails, Charmy, & Mice: Good idea!
Sonic: Now, let's decide you gets to be the distraction.
*After a few rounds of of rock-paper-scissors, it was decided that Sonic would be the distraction. He snuck into the kitchen, & up to Ivo, who was drinking his milk one drop at a time. He then got ready to kick something. That something was Ivo's elbow, making him fall face-first in his milk. He then chased Sonic. He led him to the corner & hid in a mouse hole. He then gave the signal to Tails, Charmy, & their friends. Tails & the rest of the mice ran through the kitchen & made it outside & heard Abigail humming to herself as she fed the chickens & some of the other animals, along with her Father's old Streaking Pasha, Major. They called out to her*
Abigail: Oh, there you are. I was wondering. Alright, breakfast is served.
*She threw some corn on the ground & a bunch of chicken started to gobble them up as soon as most of the mice grabbed what they needed. Tails could only get one when one of them brought it's face close to him*
Tails: Take it easy, chicken *suddenly, one of the chickens stepped on his two tails, making him trip & drop the kernel he was holding. a chicken picked it up & he tried to take it back* Hey! Let go of that! It's mine!
*The chicken shook him until he let go of the corn kernel & fell to the ground*
Abigail:*off-screen* Stop that! Shoo! Shoo! *all the chickens ran away* Poor little Tails. *she put a pile of corn on the ground* Here, help yourself.
Tails: Thanks, Abby.
*He started to gather a bunch of corn. The rest of the mice made it back to the kitchen. Sonic was still keeping Ivo distracted, so they tip toed across the kitchen floor. Just then, Charmy dropped one of his kernels, but didn't stop to pick it up. But Tails noticed & tried to pick it up. But he dropped what he was already holding, alerting Ivo of his presence. Sonic tried to get Ivo attention back to him, but he was zeroed in on Tails. Tails had just gathered what he dropped when he turned around & was face to face with Ivo*
ROAR!
*Tails tried to run, but Ivo had caught his two tails. He was about to go for the kill, but Sonic pushed a nearby broom, making it hit it Ivo on the head. Tails made a break for it. Sonic & Ivo both looked up & saw Tails was gone*
Sonic: Looks like Tails got away.
*Sonic went inside the mouse hole. Ivo looked around for Tails & saw him climbing up the table cloth. Tails stopped at one of the teacups to catch his breath. Suddenly, Ivo lifted up the teacup & turned it upside down, trapping Tails. Ivo was about to try again to go for the kill, but stopped when he heard a ringing sound. He turned around & saw one of 3 bells on the wall, ringing*
CINDERABBY!
Abigail:*off-screen* Alright, alright! I'm coming! *she ran back inside, put the basket down, & took off the clogs. Ivo hid under the table cloth as she went up to it & put the teacups on the saucers**on-screen* Oh my goodness. Morning, noon, and night.
CINDERABBY!
Abigail: Coming, coming!
*She went to the fireplace & scooped up some soup in the 3 bowls. Ivo came back out from under the table & tried to guess which cup Tails was trapped under. Just as he was about to lift up the right one . . .*
CINDERABBY!
Abigail: I'm coming!
*Ivo hid again as she went back to the table, put the bowls of soup & the teacups on the trays, & left again. Ivo came back out from under the table & tried to guess again. Once again, just as he found the right one . . .*
CINDERABBY!
Abigail: In a minute!
*Ivo hid back under the table as she poured hot water into the teapots*
CINDERABBY!
*Ivo anxiously scratched the floor in his impatience. Now all three bells were ringing like crazy. Soon, Abigail left the table again. Ivo went back up, but was shocked to find all 3 trays were gone*
CINDERABBY!
*He turned around & saw Abigail leaving the kitchen with the 3 trays. Holding one in each hand & balancing the third on her head. Ivo went to the door & watched her go up the stairs. He then smirked when he saw Tails under the teacup on the tray in her right hand. He then snuck past her & hid behind the vase on one of the pillars at the top of the staircase as she got closer to him. Just then, Abigail lost one of her shoes. She turned around to get it & Ivo looked underneath the teacup on the try in her left hand. He was surprised to find Tails wasn't there. He hid again as Abigail turned around & went into Fiona's room*
Abigail: Good morning, Fiona. Sleep well?
Fiona:*off-screen* Hmph! As if you care. Take that ironing and have it back in an hour! One hour! You hear!?
Abigail: Yes, Fiona. *she came out of the room with a basket under one arm. she closed the door with her foot & it hit Ivo on the nose. he turned & saw her going towards Mindy's room. he then put his ear to Fiona's door, but heard nothing* Good morning, Mindy.
Mindy:*off-screen* Well, it's about time. Don't forget the mending! And don't be all day getting it done either!
Abigail: Yes, Mindy.
*She came out of the room with a box, closed the door with her foot again & it hit Ivo on the nose, again. Ivo put his ear to Mindy's door, but heard nothing, again. He turned to Abigail as she went into the final room*
Breezie:*off-screen* Well, come in, child, come in.
Abigail: Good morning, Stepmother.
Breezie:*off-screen* Pick up the laundry and get on with your duties.
Abigail: Yes, Stepmother.
*She came out of the room with a big white bag on her head. She closed the door with her foot & it hit Ivo in the nose before he could go in. As he watched her go down the stairs, he put his ear to his mistress' door, but didn't hear anything, again. He lay on the floor & groaned. Suddenly, Mindy screamed. Ivo jumped to his feet, ran to her door, & caught Tails, just as he was coming out from under the door*
Mindy:*off-screen* Mother! Oh, Mother! Mother! Mother! *she (16 yrs old) ran out of her room (wearing a light pink nightgown (look up "Peach - Dawn (Nightgown)" by "KatLime" on "DeviantArt")) & turned to Abigail, who had come back upstairs to see what was wrong**on-screen* You did it! You did it on purpose! *she ran into Breezie's room* Mother! Oh, Mother, Mother, Mother!
*Fiona (16 yrs old) (wearing a yellow nightgown (look up "Peach - Beauty (Nightgown)" by "KatLime" on "DeviantArt")) came up behind Abigail*
Fiona: Now what did you do!?
*She ran after her sister*
Mindy:*off-screen* She put it there! A big ugly mouse! Under my teacup!
*Abigail turned to Ivo as the bedroom door closed*
Abigail: Alright, Ivo. What did you do with him? *Ivo opened his empty paws* Oh, you're not fooling anybody. *she picked him up by the scruff of his neck* We'll just see about this. Come on! Let him go! *she shook him & he lifted one paw* Now the other one! *he showed his empty front paws & she shook him again* Come on! *he lifted his last paw to show Tails* Oh, poor little Tails. *Tails ran into a mouse hole & she let go of Ivo* Oh, Ivo, won't you ever learn?
Breezie:*off-screen* CinderAbby!
Abigail: Yes, Stepmother.
*Ivo went into his mistress' room as Fiona & Mindy came out. Fiona scoffed*
Mindy: Are YOU gonna get it.
Breezie:*off-screen* Close the door, CinderAbby. *Abigail closed the door as she went inside. Fiona & Mindy tried to peek in through the keyhole. Abigail stood in front of the door, stiff as a soldier* Come here.
*She walked up to the bed as Ivo jumped on to it. He sat down next to Breezie (who was wearing a white nightgown with white fur trim (Peach - Nintendo Comics System (Nightgown)" by "KatLime" on "DeviantArt") & a eye mask on her head)*
Abigail: Oh please, you don't think that I -
Breezie: Hold your tongue! *she picked up her teacup* Now, it seems we have time on our hands.
Abigail: But I was only trying to -
Breezie: Silence! *she picked up her teapot & poured herself some tea* Time for vicious practical jokes. Perhaps we can put it to better use. *she poured milk into her tea* Now, let me see . . . There's the large carpet in the main hall. Clean it! And the windows, upstairs and down. *Ivo glared at her* Wash them! *Ivo nodded* Oh, yes. And the tapestries, and the draperies.
Abigail: But I just finished -
Breezie: Do them again! *she stirred her tea* And don't forget the garden, then scrub the terrace, sweep the halls, and the stairs. Clean the chimneys. And of course, there's the mending, and the sewing, and the laundry. *she sipped her tea* Oh yes, and one more thing. See that Ivo gets his bath.
*Ivo flinched & then cringed*
*It took Abigail all morning to finish half of the chores her Stepmother had given her. Her animal friends helped as much as they could. Tails especially, he felt like it was his fault Abigail got in trouble. After she finished making lunch, Abigail went to sit down on the floor by the kitchen fireplace. She pulled 3 loose bricks out of the wall. Inside was a small wooden box. She opened it & inside was a picture of her with her late parents. There was also her Mother's favorite earrings & a pin her Father used to wear on his jacket*
Abigail: I miss you, Mother and Father.
*Abigail singing*
I'm as mild and as meek as a mouse
When I hear a command, I obey
But I know of a spot in my house
Where no one can stand in my way
*She closed her eyes & let her imagination go free*
In my own little corner
In my own little chair
I can be whoever I want to be
On the wing of my fancy
I can fly anywhere
And the world will open it's arms to me
I'm a young Egyptian Princess or a milkmaid
I'm the greatest Prima Donna in Milan
I'm an heiress who has always had her silk made
By her own flock of silk worms in Japan
I'm a girl men go mad for, love's a game I can play
With a cool and confident kind of air
Just as long as I stay in my own little corner
All alone
In my own
Little chair
I can be whatever I want to be
I'm a thief in Calcutta
I'm a Queen in Peru
I'm a Mermaid dancing upon the sea
I'm a huntress on an African safari
(It's a dangerous kind of sport and yet it's fun)
In the night, I sally forth to seek my quarry
And I find, I forgot to bring my gun
I am lost in the jungle
All alone and unarmed
When I meet a lioness in her lair
Then I'm glad to be back
In my own little corner
All alone
In my own
Little chair
Breezie:*off-screen* CinderAbby! Where's our lunch, you useless thing! You expect us all to starve!
*Abigail jolted, put the things back in the box, put the box back in it's hiding place, & put the plates of food on a cart*
Abigail: Yes, I'm coming!
*She ran out of the room*