The Girl Mice's Plan

"But King Hokey, still fearful of his niece's life, did then and there decree that every spinning wheel in the kingdom should on that very day be burnt. So it was done."

All of the spinning wheels were taken from their places and were piles in the castle courtyard and all were then put on fire as the massive smoke begins to tower above them as the wheels were burnt. As more spindles were piled, more fire was ignited on them.

Tanya watched the entire scene from the window and felt disgraced. Burning the wheels won't be much helpful to Hokey and Aurelia. She knew that Mother Gothel wouldn't stop at nothing to see the death of his niece. "D'oh, silly fiddle faddle!" said Tanya, feeling disgraced as she floated over to Olivia and Tanya. They were busy drinking tea from cups, just sitting alone in the room. It's true that they were mice, but these girls drink and eat like mortals do.

"Now, come have a nice cup of tea, dear. I'm sure it'll work out somehow." said Olivia, and, with a swirl of her wand, a teapot, and a cup on a saucer appeared in mid-air and floated as she grabbed the cup and saucer.

"Well, a bonfire won't stop Mother Gothel." said Gadget.

"Of course not. But what will?" said Tanya, as she took the cup and saucer and took a sip from the cup.

"Well, perhaps if we reason with her..." said Olivia.

"Reason?" said Tanya, feeling somewhat startled.

"With Mother Gothel?" said Gadget, feeling startled as well.

"Well, she can't be all bad." said Olivia.

"Oh, yes, she can!" said Tanya.

"Ohhh, I'd like to turn her into a fat, old hoptoad!" snarled Gadget, feeling frustrated about Mother Gothel.

"Now, dear, that's not a very nice thing to say." Olivia scolded lightly.

"Besides, we can't." said Tanya, "You know our magic doesn't work that way."

"It can only do good, dear, to bring joy and happiness." added Olivia.

"Well, that would make me happy." said Gadget between munches of cornbread.

"But there must be some way...There is!" said Tanya when she thought of something.

"There is?" asked Gadget.

"What is it, Tanya?" asked Olivia.

"I'm going to ... " said Tanya, but she stopped for a moment and resumed talking in a quiet voice. "Shh, shh, shh! Even walls have ears." whispered Tanya. Then she looked around the room, looking around the corners, under the tables, and outside the room.

Then she floated back to them and said, "Follow me!" Then, with a swirl of her wand, she minimized herself, and her friends did the same. Then Olivia and Gadget followed Tanya into the closet. "I'll turn her into a flower!" said Tanya.

"Mother Gothel?" asked Gadget.

"No, no, dear, the princess!" Tanya said happily.

"Oh she'd make a lovely flower!" said Olivia.

"Don't you see? A flower can't prick its finger." said Tanya.

"It hasn't any!" said Gadget, smiling.

"That's right." said Olivia.

"She'll be perfectly safe." said Tanya.

Then Gadget's smile turned into a disappointed frown, and she said, "Until Mother Gothel sends a frost."

"Yes, a-" said Tanya. But she suddenly stopped when she realized what Gadget said. She knew now what would happen if ice and a delicate plant meet. And it was not a pretty mix. Tanya sadly slumped and said, "Oh dear."

"She always ruins your nicest flowers." said Olivia.

"You're right. And she'll be expecting us to do something like that." said Tanya.

"Ohhh! Well what won't she expect? She knows everything." said Gadget.

"Oh but she doesn't, dear. Mother Gothel doesn't know anything about love, or kindness, or the joy of helping earnest. You know, sometimes I don't think she's really very happy" said Olivia.

Then an idea popped in Tanya's mind when she got a splended idea listening to Olivia's comment. "That's it, of course! It's the only thing she can't understand, and won't expect!" said Tanya, feeling excited. Then she paced around as she talked to herself. "Oh, oh, now, now ... We have to plan it carefully, let's see, woodcutters cottage, yes, yes, the abandoned one, of course the King and Queen will object, but when we explain it's the only way ..." said Tanya to herself.

"Explain what?" asked Gadget. Tanya turned to Olivia and Gadget and said, "About the teenage Russian girl mouse, the young Scottish girl mouse, and the teenage American girl mouse raising a foundling child deep in the forest."

"Oh? That's very nice of them." said Olivia.

"Who are they?" asked Gadget.

"Turn around!" said Tanya.

While Gadget and Olivia turned around to face a mirror, Tanya changed them into run-of-the-mill girl mice, including herself.

Olivia and Gadget were very surprised when they only see themselves in run-of-the-mill forms.

Tanya was now wearing a yellow hair bob and an orange dress with a yellow patch on the skirt, yellow sleeves, and a black bodice. She was missing her pantalettes, though.

Olivia was now wearing a blue dress with a baby blue collar, matching short sleeves, and a green bodice, white tights, and black ballet flats. She was still wearing her hair-bow, though.

Gadget was now wearing a red jumpsuit and orange goggles.

"Why, it's ... us!" said Olivia, being surprised.

"Uh-huh." said.

"You mean, we, us?" asked Rapunzel.

"Uh-huh." Jeanette repeated.

"Take care of the baby?" asked Anna, who seemed excited about the idea.

"Why not?" said Jeanette.

"Oh, I'd like that!" said Anna. Rapunzel then noticed that her clothes were blue and changed her dress and hood to purple, her apron to lavender, and her stockings to pink. After all, her favorite colors are purple, pink, and lavender, and she was obsessed with them. "Well, yes, yes, but will we have to feed it?" asked Rapunzel.

"And wash it and dress it and rock it to sleep. Oh I'd love it!" sighed Anna.

"You really think we can?" asked Rapunzel.

"If normal girls can do it, so can we." said Jeanette.

"And we have our magic to help us." Rapunzel said.

"That's right." smiled Anna.

"Oh, no, no, no, no, no magic!" said Jeanette, who denied it. "I'll take those wands right now." She took Anna's wand, but Rapunzel was still holding onto hers. Then she got rid of Anna's wings with her wand. "Oh! Better get rid of the wings, too."

"You mean, live and look like normal girls? For five years?" asked Rapunzel, as she proceeded to fly away from Jeanette.

"Uh-huh." said Jeanette. She zapped away Rapunzel's wings with her wand, making her fall into a big spoon.

"Now, we-we-we don't know how. We've never done anything without magic." said Rapunzel, who was now concerned about the idea.

"And that's why Narissa will never suspect!" said Jeanette.

"But who'll wash, and cook?" asked Rapunzel.

"Oh, we'll all pitch in." said Jeanette.

"I'll take care of the baby!" said Anna.

"Let me have it, dear." said Jeanette, reaching for Rapunzel's wand. At last, Rapunzel got rid of Jeanette's wings with her own wand. Then she took the wand from Rapunzel.

"Come along now, We must tell their majesties at once!" said Jeanette. Then she changed herself to normal size, leaving Anna and Rapunzel still inside the closet.

"Jeanette!" called Anna.

"Jeanette!" called Rapunzel.

Jeanette forgot about her mentor and her friend and changed them to their normal sizes. Then they left the room.

"As night fell, King Eric and Queen Ariel then watched from their balcony with heavy hearts as their most precious possession, their only child, disappeared into the night."

When the girls reached the door in their disguised forms, they looked around to make sure they weren't being watched or followed. Then Jeanette motioned them to start moving into the forest, and they disappeared into the wilderness.