The sky became completely dark, and the clock was shocking that it was eight. Madison was standing near her window, watching stars shine bright at the sky, but then looked down to see a carriage driving by and stop for a moment. Knowing what that means, the Tremaines will be getting ready soon and Cinderella did inform them that the carriage has arrived.
Madison walked back to her bed and lie down on the comfy mattress, staring at the ceiling with her thoughts. Zor looked at his mistress as he was wondering what was on her mind until he heard her let out a sigh.
"It would be nice to go." she spoke softly to her friend as she was talking about the ball. "I mean... going there to have and all, but... there was nothing eligible to wear and... who will I even dance with. Can't be the prince or any high-class man there."
Madison continued with her thoughts and was fiddling with her necklace as her Bearded Dragon was still looking at her. In her thoughts, she now imagines her in the ballroom, wearing a beautiful gown, seeing people dance, talk, and laugh. But to her, she was just walking around feeling bored until someone asks her to dance. Don't know who be dancing with but she imagines her dear Alex, as a human, dancing with her. If Alex was ever a human that would be something.
Suddenly, the two heard footsteps coming from the hallway. Madison quickly got off of her bed and head towards the door. She slowly opens it for a peak and saw Lady Tremaine and her daughters walking by all dressed up nicely (in some sort of way for the stepsisters), and head down the stairs. They'll be leaving soon but also the stepmother was trying to tell her daughters something about as they were being presented to the prince until...
"Wait!" Cinderella's voice hollered from the distance.
Madison looked to the side to hear her friend's voice and saw her in the pink dress that was her mother's but also different from when the mice and birds helped. She quickly exits the room along with Zor and hid close to the wall that was near the rail.
"Please, wait for me!" Cinderella spoke as she went downstairs and then twirled her dress around to show her stepfamily. "Isn't it lovely? Do you like it? Do you think it will do?"
Madison smiled to see that her dress is lovely and knew the girl had full of hopes. She did notice that the mice are at the rails, watching their friend and smiled for her, but then looked at Anastasia and Drizella as they looked shocked to see that Cinderella has a gown and was ready to go while their mother looked surprised but also calm.
"Cinderella!" "Mother, she can't!" "You wouldn't..." "Oh no!" "You can't let her!" both Drizella and Anastasia looked at their mother and complain.
"Girls, please!" Lady Tremaine silenced them as she looked at the two and then spoke with a calm voice. "After all, we did make a bargain. Didn't we, Cinderella?"
Cinderella smiled as a reply but as she looked at her stepmother, her smiled faded. Lady Tremaine slowly walked towards her with a wicked smirk on her face and her eyes became a cold stare with her green eyes that looked like they were glowing in a evil way.
"And I never go back on my word." she spoke and then notice the beads that looked so familiar to her. "How very clever, these beads. They give it just the right touch." she said and then looked at Drizella. "Don't you think so, Drizella?"
"No, I don't! I think she's..." Drizella stopped and realized what she meant and looked at Cinderella. "Why you little thief!"
'Oh boy.' Madison spoke in her thoughts as she knew this would get uglier.
Drizella stomped her way furiously towards Cinderella with a nasty glare along with Anastasia as she was looking at the dress.
"They're my beads! Give them here!" Drizella yelled, grabbing the beads from Cinderella's neck and the beads went flying around.
"Oh no!" Cinderella cried.
"Oh, and look, that's my sash! Wearing my sash! She can't!" Anastasia yelled and pulled the sash from Cinderella's dress.
"Oh, don't! Please, stop!" Cinderella cried out.
"My ribbon!" "Why, you thief!" "Kitchen wench! "You ungrateful little..."
Madison and Zor watched in horror as the stepsisters continued tearing Cinderella's dress. All the hard work the mice and birds have done and now they're ruining it. What's worse of all, was that it was Cinderella's dress. It was all that she has left of her.
"Girls, girls. That's quite enough." Lady Tremaine spoke to her daughters and then opened the door. "Hurry along now, both of you. I won't have you upsetting yourselves."
Both Anastasia and Drizella starts walking away with their heads up as they exit the door. The stepmother turned to look at Cinderella one last time. The poor girl's dress was all torn and ruined, her hair was a mess, and around the floor were all the pieces of ripped fabric and beads everywhere.
"Good night." Lady Tremaine spoke with a grin and closed the door as she was gone.
Heartbroken as she is, Cinderella felt tears in her eyes and starts running away. Madison quickly got out from hiding and starts following her, but also been careful to watching her step from all the beads. With the snap of her fingers, the ripped fabric was all piled up and the beads were back together as a necklace again. Madison continued to run as she went through the kitchen and ran past the stables until she stopped.
In front of her was a small garden with a willow tree. It looks pretty and mysterious at night but by the stoney bench near the tree was Cinderella weeping. Feeling so bad for the poor girl, Madison slowly walked towards her and sat on the ground beside her.
"Ella..." she softly spoke as she gently placed her hand on the girl's shoulder.
Cinderella didn't reply to her as she was still sobbing. The rest of the animals including Zor all looked at Cinderella from the distance. Feeling sad and heartbroken for her.
"Oh, no... No, it isn't true." the girl softly spoke to herself.
Madison looked at her friend as she understands a little what she was saying.
"Don't say that, Ella. You mustn't give up hope. You mustn't stop believing." she said to her until she notices something.
Around her and Cinderella, were specs of sparkling lights everywhere. The animals have notice it too, wondering what they were, why they were here, or even where do they even come from. Madison kept looking at them but still heard Cinderella talking again.
"It's just no use. No use at all. I can't believe, not anymore. There's nothing left to believe in. Nothing."
Madison continued looked at the lights until they were gathered around in front of Cinderella. She looked at them for one moment and all of a sudden, to her surprise, a familiar woman appeared as she was sitting on the bench, brushing Cinderella's hair with her hand. She looked like a sweet, elder woman with silver white hair and wearing a periwinkle dress with a hood and a pink bow in the front. The woman smiled warmly to the girl and looked at Madison as there was a twinkle in her eye and looked back at Cinderella.
"Nothing, my dear? Oh, now you don't really mean that." the woman spoke softly to the girl.
"Oh, but I do." Cinderella answered as she sobbed but didn't realize she was talking to the woman.
"Nonsense, child. If you'd lost all your faith, I couldn't be here, and here I am!"
Cinderella stopped her crying as she heard the woman's voice. At first, she thought it was Madison but as she looked up, she gasped by surprise to see the woman. The sweet lady chuckled as she helped Cinderella up while Madison quickly got up and looked at her.
"Oh, come now. Dry those tears. You can't go to the ball looking like that."
"The ball? Oh, but I'm not..." Cinderella looked at herself, but the woman smiled.
"Of course, you are. But we'll have to hurry, because even miracles take a little time."
"Miracles?" Cinderella asked and the woman nodded as she pulled her sleeves back.
"Watch." she said and looked at her hand in surprise.
Madison and Cinderella looked at each in confusion and looked back at the woman as she was looking around, searching for something.
"What in the world did I do with that magic wand? I was sure I..."
"Magic wand?" Cinderella questioned as she looked at her.
"That's strange... I... I always..." the woman kept wondering as she start searching under the bench.
"Why then, you must be..."
"Your Fairy Godmother? Of course." she answered as she looked at the girl with a warm smile and kept on searching. "Where is that wand?"
"Don't you remember where you put it last?" Madison asked as she wondered.
The Fairy Godmother tries to think as she heard Madison's words until she finally realized and chuckled.
"Oh! I forgot! I put it away." she said, and the wand magically came to her hand.
Madison and Cinderella were awed and shocked to see the wand appeared. Even the animals were shocked to see that.
"Look-a what she did!" Jaq whispered.
"Duh... duh... How'd she do it?" Gus questioned and Zor shrugged.
"Now, let's see." the fairy spoke as she starts thinking. "Hmm... I'd say the first thing you need is..."
Cinderella smiled as she thought of the dress until she heard what she said.
"... a pumpkin."
"A pumpkin?" she questioned.
Madison looked back at the pumpkin patch to see the big one that was glowing. Even the animals and Cinderella looked to see it.
"Uh-Huh. Now, um... Now... The magic words."
Madison smiled a little as she knew the Fairy Godmother was going to sing as she cleared her throat and start with the enchanted words at the pumpkin.
Fairy Godmother: Salaga doola menchicka boola
Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo
Put them together and what have you got
Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo
Salaga doola menchicka boola
Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo
It'll do magic believe it or not
Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo
Now salaga doola means
Menchicka boola roo
But the thing-a-ma-bob that does the job Is bibbidi-bobbidi-boo
Chorus: Oh, salaga doola menchicka boola
Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo
Put them together and what have you got
Bibbidi-bobbidi
Bibbidi-bobbidi
Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo
Madison watched as the magic made the pumpkin move to a different spot. It starts growing bigger and larger until, with its final touch of magic, it transformed into a beautiful white coach.
"Oh, looky, looky." "Isn't it wonderfee?" "Isn't it, huh?" the mice talked to each other, and Zor was amazed by the transformation.
"Oh, it's beautiful!" said Cinderella as she was in awe.
"It's wonderful." Madison spoke as she looked amazed.
"Yes, isn't it? Now, with an elegant coach like that, of course, we'll simply have to have... uh..."
Major, Cinderella's horse, smiled waiting for her to say horse until he heard what the Fairy Godmother just said.
"Mice."
That shocked him.
"Uh... uh... mice?" Gus questioned knowing she meant him and his friends.
"Oh, this really is nice. Why, we'll have a coach-and-four when we're through. Just a wave of my stick, and to finish the trick, Bibbidi.. bobbidi... boo!"
With the magic words from Fairy Godmother, she turned the mice into white horses. Only the problem is... there was only three and not four. Which means Gus was missing.
"Gracious, what did I do? I was sure there were four there. There should be one more."
Madison cleared her throat as she got the fairy's attention. She pointed at to where Gus was. He was hiding behind the coach wheel.
"Oh! There you are!" the Fairy Godmother chuckled.
Zor looked at the plump mouse as he quickly makes a run for it until he came to Lucifer but quickly ran away from him but also trying to run from the Fairy Godmother. Zor was on his guard, ready for him to attack the cat until...
"Bibbidi... bobbidi... boo!" the Fairy Godmother chanted.
The magic came to Gus as Lucifer trapped him in a cup. He looked under the cup but saw nothing but only saw Gus as a white horse. He angrily neighed at the cat and scared him off. Zor let out a squeaky laugh as the cat landed on the fountain and ran off while the Fairy Godmother tries to hit him with her magic.
"Oh, poor Lucifer." Cinderella smiled and chuckled while the horses laugh, and Madison giggled.
"Serves him right, I'd say. Now... um... where were we? Oh, goodness, yes. You can't go to the ball without... um..."
Cinderella smiled again as she tries to look at her dress. Wondering if she'll notice and fix it.
"A horse." said Fairy Godmother.
"A horse?" Madison questioned.
"A-another one?" Cinderella questioned.
Fairy Godmother waved her wand, and the magic came around Major as it lifted him up towards the carriage.
"But tonight, for a change, you'll handle the reins... and sit in the driver's seat too. For instead of a horse, why the coachman, of course. Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo!"
Major looked at himself and see himself as a humanized coachman.
"Well, that does it, I guess. Except for..." Fairy Godmother tries to think as she knew something was missing. "Oh, yes, the finishing touch... and that's you."
Cinderella smiled knowing that the magic will be on the dress, but it went to a different direction towards the old dog.
"Yes, Bruno, that's right! You'll be footman tonight. Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo."
And for the fourth time of Fairy Godmother's magic, Bruno was now turned into a humanized footman. Zor was still amazed on seeing some of the animals turned into human and horses. Mostly now, he wonders if he could turn into a human, but decided to remain as a Bearded Dragon, even as a dragon.
"Well, well, hop in, you two. We can't waste time." said the Fairy Godmother.
"Wait a minute, Fairy Godmother." Madison spoke.
"But... uh..." Cinderella tries to speak up as she looked at her torn dress.
"Now, now, now... don't try to thank me."
"Oh, I wasn't- I mean... I do, but... but don't you think my dress..."
"Yes, it's lovely, dear. Lov..." The Fairy Godmother looked at them and notice the torn gown. "Good heavens, child! You can't go in that. And neither can your friend." she said.
"Wait, what?" Madison looked at the fairy in confusion even Zor.
"Now, uh.. lets see, dear." she said as she looked around the girls, "Your sizes... and the shade of your eyes... Something simple, but daring too. Oh, just leave it to me! What gowns they will be." Fairy Godmother smiled with joy and starts chanting her words. "Bibbidi-bobbidi bibbidi-bobbidi... Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo."
With the last of the magic, the sparkles went around both Cinderella and Madison. And at that moment, Cinderella's torn dress and Madison's blue dress have changed into beautiful gowns. Cinderella's pink torn dress turned into a silver dress with hair tied up in a bun and Madison was now wearing a gold dress with her hair in wavy curls with a golden rose hairpiece. Madison looked shocked to see herself in gold but still confuse why she's going to the ball.
"Oh, it's a beautiful dress!" Cinderella spoke as she twirled around and show it to her friends. "Did you ever see such a beautiful dress? And look, glass slippers." she smiled and looked at her Fairy Godmother. "Why, it's like a dream, a wonderful dream come true."
The Fairy Godmother smiled to her as Cinderella was looking at her watery reflection from the fountain, but then she spoke in a concern tone.
"Yes, my child, but like all dreams, well, I'm afraid this can't last forever. You'll have only 'tiI midnight and then..."
"Midnight? Oh thank you."
"Oh, now, now just a minute. You must understand, my dear. On the stroke of twelve, the spell will be broken, and everything will be as it was before."
"Oh, I understand, but... it's more than I ever hoped for."
"Bless you, child. I..." Fairy Godmother stopped for a moment and smiled as she realized something. "Goodness me! It's getting late! Hurry up, dear. The ball can't wait. Have a good time, dance, be gay! Now, off you two go. You're on your way."
"Wait a minute! Why am I going to the ball? Surely the prince won't ask me to dance." said Madison as she looked pretty confuse while Cinderella was already in the coach.
"Not just a prince child." the fairy spoke as she softly smiles to her. "There is a certain boy who wished to see you. Now go, my dear. Go!"
Madison quickly went into the coach in a hurry but with a confuse look. She notices Zor was still out beside the coach. She saw him smiled saw his tail moved as a gesture that she should go. Madison smiled knowing that he will be alright until the coach starts moving. As Madison and Cinderella looked out the window to see the Fairy Godmother, she waved goodbye to them until she disappeared.
To Be Continued...