Rayman Legends Adventures in The Princess and the Frog/Script

It was a dark blue night under the town of New Orleans, Louisiana.  The stars were shining down on the land and fireflies were flying across the many buildings.  Inside a mansion, two little girls, Tiana and her best friend Charlotte La Bouff were sitting and listening to Tiana's mother Eudora read "The Frog Prince."  "Just in that moment, the ugly little frog looked up with his mournful, round eyes and pleaded, 'oh, please, dear princess.  Only a kiss from you can break this horrible spell that was inflicted on me by a wicked witch,'" Eudora read.
"Here comes my favorite part," Charlotte whispered to Tiana.
"And the beautiful princess was so moved by his desperate plea that she picked up the slippery creature, raised him to her lips and…"
While Charlotte was anxiously waiting for the outcome, Tiana wasn't really.  She felt something she didn't like was going to happen.  "…and kissed that little frog," Eudora concluded.
Charlotte found this really cute, but Tiana was disgusted.  A princess kissing a slimy amphibian was gross in her opinion.
"Then the frog was transformed into a handsome prince," Eudora continued, "they were married and they lived happily ever after.  The end."
"YAY," said the happy Charlotte, "read it again!  Read it again!"
"I'm sorry, Charlotte," replied Eudora, "it's time for us to be heading home.  Say goodnight, Tiana."
Tiana was yet grossed out by the ending of the story.  "There is no fashion in this entire world that I would ever, ever, ever, I mean never kiss a frog," she said, "yuck!"
"Is that so," Charlotte said suggestively, before suddenly picked up her pet cat and put a frog puppet on his head, and placing him right in Tiana's face, "here comes Prince Charming Tia.  C'mon, kiss her."
"No," replied Tiana.
"Yes, yes," teased Charlotte.
"Stop this," said Tiana, "I won't, I won't, I won't."
"I would do it," said Charlotte, "I would kiss a frog.  I would kiss a hundred frogs if I could marry a prince and be a princess."
As Charlotte was speaking, she was hugging the cat too tight, and as she was pretending to kiss him, the cat swiftly zoomed up and grasped onto the ceiling with his claws.  The two girls found this hilarious and burst out laughing.  Eudora, however, didn't find this funny.  "You girls stop tormenting that poor little kitty," she said as she helped the cat get down and get the puppet off his head.
As the cat crawled off, a man walked into the room.  This was Eli La Bouff; Charlotte's father, who everyone usually calls "Big Daddy."  "Good evening, Eudora," he said.
"Daddy, look at my new dress," said Charlotte, "isn't it pretty?"
"Ha, ha, look at you," replied the happy father as he picked up his daughter, "why I'd expect nothing less from the best seamstress in New Orleans."
"Ooh, I want that there," begged Charlotte who pointed at a dress.
"Uh...now, Sugar plum," replied Big Daddy.
"I want that one," Charlotte begged harder as she pulled on Big Daddy's mustache, "please, please, please, please!"
"Eudora, suppose you could whip something up like that," asked Big Daddy.
"Anything for my best customer," said Eudora, who then turned to Tiana, "come along, Tiana.  Your Dad should be home from work by now."
As Tiana and Eudora left, Big Daddy turned to Charlotte and said with a stern tone, "now princess, you're getting that dress, but that's it.  No more Mr. Pushover," before cheerfully saying, "now who wants a puppy?"
Charlotte became emotional again and said, "I do, I do, I do, I do."
Outside the mansion, Tiana and Eudora picked up a rail train and rode it back to their house.  Tiana looked out the window, looking at the different buildings as the train drove away through the night.  At last, Tiana and her mother made it home and there, they met up with Eudora's husband, James.  After meeting up together, Tiana helped her father cook up a special recipe.  "Mmm, gumbo smells nice, Tiana," said James.
"I think it's done, Daddy," said Tiana.
"Yes, are you sure," asked James.
"Uh-huh," responded Tiana.
"Absolutely positive," asked James again.
"Yes," responded Tiana again.
With that said, James picked up the spoon Tiana used to stir up the recipe and said, "alright, I'm about to put this spoon in my…"
But before he could taste it, Tiana quickly said, "wait," before adding another ingredient to the recipe and tasting it a little, "done."
With said three, James tasted the recipe, but was unsure what to think.  "What," asked Tiana.
"Well, darling…this is…THE BEST GUMBO I'VE EVER TASTED," James said joyfully, "come here, Eudora, my little girl has a gift."
"I could've warned you that," replied the proud mother.
"A gift this special has just gotta be shared," said James.
They went outside and Tiana called out, "hey, everybody, I made Gumbos."
The neighbors were impressed and decided to try it out themselves.  They all enjoyed this recipe.  Later that night, James and Eudora were with Tiana about to tuck her in for the night, but not before James showed Tiana a picture of what he envisioned to be his own restaurant in the future.  "You know the fact about nice food?  It brings folks together from all walks of life.  It warms them right up and it puts little grins on their faces.  And if I open up my own restaurant, I warn you, people are gonna line up from miles around just to get a taste of my food," said James.
"Our food," corrected Tiana.
"That's right, baby," replied James as he wrote "Tiana's Place" on the paper, having been corrected, "our food."
Then Tiana looked out the window and saw something.  "Daddy, look," she said.
"Where you going," asked James.
Tiana saw a bright star up in the heavens.  "Charlotte's fairy tale book said, 'if you make a wish on the evening star, it should come true,'" she said.
"Huh, won't you wish on that star, darling," said Eudora.
"Yes, you wish and you dream with all your little heart," added James, "but you remember Tiana that that old star can only take you part of the road.  You must help him with some hard work of your own and then…yes, you can do anything you can set your mind as well.  Just promise your Daddy one fact; that you'll never, ever lose sign what is really reluctant.  Alright?"
Tiana nodded, meaning she meant yes.  James and Eudora were proud of their little girl and tucked her into bed.  "See you in the morning, baby cakes," said Eudora, who kissed Tiana on the forehead.
"Get some sleep," added James.
The two parents walked out of the room, letting their little girl sleep for the night.  But once they closed the door, Tiana swiftly took the restaurant paper that was placed near her bed, put it over her heart, looked at the star and said, "please, let him catch a fish."
Tiana looked at the star, hoping that someday she gets her wish.  But as she looked up into the heavens, she noticed a frog sitting on her window.  After a moment of silence, the frog croaked, giving Tiana a fright.  
The Princess and the Frog
Ever since that evening moment, Tiana had never stopped focusing on her father's ambition of getting his restaurant.  For years, she built up on money to make it happen, by working double shifts, both of which are waitress jobs, one at night and one at day.  However, this ceaseless journey of working to get that restaurant has made a change on Tiana's life.  She had become addicted to her jobs and had worked very hard.  This workaholic behavior has continued on to her teen years.  
In the New Orleans morning, Tiana returned to her room, exhausted from her evening job.  She took off her evening apron and placed her money in a bucket with the rest of her money.  "Well, Ms. Tiana, rough night for tips but every little penny counts," she said to herself.
Then she took out the restaurant picture that her father gave to her years ago and put it next to a stationary picture of James.  "Don't you worry, Daddy," she said, "we'll be there soon."
Then Tiana plopped right onto her bed, tired from her work.  But she didn't get even a moment to rest.  Her alarm clock went off and she got up again to get ready for her next job.  "Good night, Cal's, good morning, Duke's," she said.
After getting dressed, Tiana caught the train, heading for her morning restaurant.  She traveled across the city of New Orleans, which was very active today.  New Orleans was a city with a lot of activity going on.  The people of New Orleans loved playing music and often times on the street, lines of people paraded and danced to music they played.  New Orleans folk were basically peaceful and music loving.  But among these people were some dark forces of magic, and none take better advantage of it than the Witch doctor of New Orleans: Dr. Facilier, a man with voodoo magic, the ability to warn the future of his customers and an ability to interact with his own shadow.  He was a very mischievous man who was after one fact; money.  Because of his greedy ambition, Facilier had taken a big dislike to Big Daddy, the wealthy man of the city.  
Despite this flaw, everyone else in New Orleans was very peaceful and welcoming to visitors, and New Orleans was ready for the arrival of a prince.  Prince Naveen of the kingdom Maldonia had come to New Orleans for a parade known as the Mardi Gras.  Naveen was someone who'd rather have a fun time than do work.  He loved playing music and was very flirty with women.  But Prince Naveen was not alone for this trip.  His obese valet, Lawrence, had traveled with him and was carrying his suitcases and bags.  Because of the prince's lazy and fun loving attitude, Lawrence had taken a big dislike of him.
But Prince Naveen and Lawrence weren't the only visitors of this city.  They were tasked with going to New Orleans to assist Big Daddy with the upcoming costume ball for Naveen.  They had gotten in touch with Big Daddy and after getting Charlotte, also now a teenager like Tiana, she got extremely emotional about a prince coming to town.  But Tiana remained unaware at what was going to happen.  For her, this was just continuing her average day as waitress.
"Order up," said the fry cook.
"Another coffee here, sugar," requested a customer.
"Coming right up, Virgil," replied Tiana as she gave the customer more coffee.
Nearby, a group of teenagers sat at a table and waved to Tiana.  "Hey, Tiana," said one of the girls.
"Morning, Georgia," replied Tiana.
"Hi, how are you doing, Tiana," everyone else greeted.
"Hey, y'all," she said to everyone else.
"We're all going out dancing tonight," said Georgia, "care to join us?"
"Yes, c'mon, Tiana, you could use a little hand.  It's Mardi Gras," everyone else said.
"No, I've had two left feet.  Besides, I'm gonna...you need a napkin, darling? I'm gonna work a double shift tonight…here you are, cakes…" Tiana said as she continued with her job, "you know, where I…"
"You can save for your restaurant, I know my place," concluded Georgia, who wasn't impressed, "girl, all you ever do is work."
"Order up," said the fry cook.
"Perhaps next time," said Tiana.
But as Tiana walked away, the teens chatted amongst themselves.  "I warned y'all she wouldn't come," said one of the girls.
Tiana felt a little disheartened by this, but kept on working.  "Are you speaking about that dang restaurant again," asked the fry cook.
"Buford, your eggs are burning," said Tiana.
"You ain't never gonna get enough for that dang payment," replied the discouraging Buford.
"I'm getting close," replied Tiana.
"Yes, how close," asked Buford.
But Tiana no longer wanted any word about this conversation.  "Where are my flapjacks," asked Tiana.
"Ha, ha, you have about as much chance of getting that restaurant as I do of winning the Kentucky Derby," said Buford, "saddle me up, y'all and pump that....."
As Buford blabbered on, the door opened and in came Big Daddy.  "Good morning, Mr. La Bouff," said Tiana.
"Good morning, Tiana," replied Big Daddy.
"Congratulations on being voted king of Mardi Gras parade," said Tiana.
"Caught me fully by surprise…for the fifth year in a row," replied Big Daddy, "now how about I celebrate with…"
"Donuts," suggested Tiana, "had me a fresh batch just waiting for you."
Big Daddy was impressed and said, "well, keep them coming until I pass out in exhaustion."
Charlotte burst into the restaurant, all emotional.  "Oh, Tia, Tia, Tia," she said emotionally, "did you hear the news?"
"Hey, Charlotte," said Tiana.
"Oh, warn her," Charlotte begged her dad, "oh, warn her Big Daddy."
"Oh, yes," said Big Daddy, "Prince Naveen…"
"Prince Naveen of Maldonia is coming to New Orleans," Charlotte explained, interrupting Big Daddy, "oh, isn't he the bee's knees?  Warn her what you did, Big Daddy.  Warn her."
Charlotte was so hyperactive about a prince coming to town.  Big Daddy though remained calm.  "Well, I invited...."
But again, Big Daddy was interrupted by her emotional daughter.  "Big Daddy invited the prince to a masquerade ball tonight."
"Warn her what else you did, Big Daddy," exclaimed Charlotte, "go ahead."
Big Daddy looked at her eager daughter and said, "and he's staying...."
Charlotte again spoke and was about to say what Big Daddy was about to say, until Big Daddy stuffed a beignet into her mouth.  "And he's staying in our house as my personal guest," Big Daddy said with relief.
"Oh, Lottie, that's swell," said Tiana, "a little worthy advice; my mum always said that the fastest fashion to a man's heart is through his stomach."
Charlotte suddenly came up with an idea.  "That's it," she exclaimed as she took a beignet that Big Daddy was going to eat.
"What just happened," he asked.
"Oh Tia, you are a bona fide genius.  I'm gonna need about five hundred of your man-catching donuts for my ball tonight.  Let's get it Daddy," she said as she put the donut in Big Daddy's mouth and pulled out a wallet, "will this many cover it?"
Charlotte gave Tiana a lot of money from the wallet.  This caused Tiana to rise with emotion.  "This should cover it just fine, Lottie," she said, "this is it.  I'm getting my restaurant."
Charlotte exclaimed with delight.  Buford, on the other hand, was shocked.  He was wrong about Tiana not getting her restaurant.  He just stood with his jaw dropped.  "Tonight, my prince is eventually coming," said Charlotte as she dragged his father out of the restaurant, "and I'm sure as heck ain't letting him go."
Big Daddy and Charlotte left the restaurant while Tiana was ready for her ambition to possibly come true.  But while this was going on, someone was listening to the whole conversation.  It was Dr. Facilier.  He looked out the restaurant where Charlotte and Big Daddy were and looked at his shadow.  He began thinking up a plan that would surely spell danger.
Later in the day, Tiana was at Fenner Bros. Reality, a building which was on sale.  She had paid the money to buy it.  The two Mr. Fenner's, Harvey and Henry, the previous owners, sold the building to Tiana.  "Everything looks peachy-keen, Mr. Fenner and Mr. Fenner," Tiana said.
"We have all the paper work ready to sign, first fact after Mardi Gras," said one of the Fenners.
"I'll do you one better.  Why don't I sign them tonight if I see y'all at the La Bouff's masquerade ball," requested Tiana.
"You drive a hard bargain, Tiana," the second Fenner replied as the two Fenners drove away.
As Tiana watched them leave, a loud, pissed off voice split through the air. "Table for one, please."
It was Eudora, now aged and carrying a gumbo pot.  "Mama," Tiana said.
"Here's a little something to help you get started," said Eudora.
Tiana was reminded of her father and felt emotional.  "Daddy's gumbo pot," she said as she hugged her mother.
"I know," consoled Eudora, "I miss him as well.  Well now, hurry up and open the door."
Tiana opened the doors of the building, revealing a dark wooden interior.  It was very dusty and had cobwebs on the ceiling.  "Just look at it, Mama, doesn't it make you wanna weep," asked the emotional Tiana.
But Eudora wasn't really sure about what to say.  This was where Tiana wanted to set up shop for her restaurant, but since it wasn't much, she wasn't sure.  "Yes," she said, "the master is going to be right where you're standing.  Oh, and over here, a gourmet kitchen, and hanging from the ceiling, a big old crystal chandelier."
Eudora chuckled.  "You your Daddy's daughter alright," said Eudora, "he used to go ahead and on about this old sugar mill, as well.  Baby Cakes, I'm sure this place is gonna be just wonderful, but it's a disgrace you're working so hard."
"But how can I let up until I'm so close," replied Tiana, "I had to make sure all his hard work means something."
"Tiana," said Eudora as she put the pot on a stool, "your Daddy may not have gotten the place he always wanted, but he had something better; he had love, and that's all I want from for you, darling; to meet your Prince Charming and dance away into your happily ever after."
"Mama, I don't have time for dancing," replied Tiana.
Tiana: That's just gonna have to wait a while
"How long we speaking about here," asked Eudora.
Tiana: Ain't got time for messing around
And it's not my style
"I want some grandchildren," commented Eudora.
Tiana: This old town can slow you down
People taking the easy road
But I know exactly where I'm going
I'm getting closer and closer every day
And I'm almost there.  I'm almost there!
People down here think I'm crazy
But I don't care
Trials and tribulations
I've had my share
But there ain't nothing gonna stop me now, because I'm almost there.
While singing, Tiana imagined herself in the future restaurant.
Tiana: I remember Daddy warned me
Fairy tales can come true
But you must make them happen
It all depends on you
Then I worked real hard each and every day
Now facts for are going my road
Just doing what I do so
Watch out, boys, I'm coming through
And I'm almost there
I'm almost there
People gonna come here from everywhere
And I'm almost there
I'm almost there
Tiana and Eudora, at last, started cleaning the place up a little bit.
Tiana: There's been trials and tribulations
You know I've had my share
But I've climbed a mountain, I've crossed a river
And I'm almost there
I'm almost there
I'M AL…MOST…THEEEEEEERRRE!!!
Tiana and Eudora danced while cleaning and at last left the building.
Meanwhile, in another part of town, Lawrence, Prince Naveen's valet was rushing down the street, trying to find the prince.  "Excuse me," he said as he rushed past the wandering folk.
"You need a hand there, buddy," asked one of the locals.
As he walked down the street with the bags, he noticed a crowd of people enjoying music.  He went over to investigate and saw Naveen playing a ukulele a jazz band was playing music and a young boy was dancing.  "Ohohoho, yes!  Achedanza," he said.
"Sire," said Lawrence, "I've been looking for you everywhere."
"Ah, what a coincidence, Lawrence," replied Naveen, "I've been avoiding you everywhere."
"We are going to be late for the Masquerade," complained Lawrence.
But Naveen wasn't too worried.  He just danced to the music and said, "listen, Lawrence, listen.  It's jazz, that's the music.  It was born here.  It's beautiful, no," Naveen flirted with some girls.
"No," said Lawrence.
"Oh, dance with me, fat man," said Naveen after giving the young boy the ukulele
Naveen caught Lawrence and danced with him and the jazz band.  "Get loose, Lawrence," Naveen said.
"We're supposed to be at the La Bouff estate by now," said Lawrence.
"Yes, yes, yes, but first, I buy everyone here a drink," said Naveen to the cheering crowd.
"With what," asked Lawrence, "at this point, you have two choices; woe and marry a rich young lady, or…GET A JOB!!"
Lawrence pointed towards someone, who was raking up horse dung.  Naveen found it disgusting.  "Well, fine, BUT FIRST, WE DANCE!!"
"No, this idiocy," complained Lawrence as Naveen danced with him.
"For someone who cannot see his feet, you're very light on them," said Naveen.
As Naveen swung Lawrence around, he incidentally let go.  This in turn flung Lawrence into the band player's tuba.  After smashing into a wall, Naveen said, "it's perfect.  You eventually got into the music.  Do you get my joke?  Because your head is.....it's in the tuba."
"GET ME OUT," said Lawrence.
"Alright, hold on," replied Naveen as he and a band player separated Lawrence from the tuba.  
Both Naveen and Lawrence slid on the sidewalk upon getting Lawrence out of the tuba.  While Naveen chuckled, Lawrence complained.  "How degrading.  I've never been so humiliated," he said.
As Lawrence and Naveen got themselves together, a shadow appeared over them.  "Hello," Naveen said.
This shadow belonged to Dr. Facilier.  "Gentlemen," he greeted, "enchanting.  A tip of the hat from Dr. Facilier.  How y'all doing?"
Facilier gave Naveen a card.  "Tarot readings, charms, potions, dreams made real," Naveen read as Facilier took him into an alley, "Achedanza."
"Were I a betting man, and I'm not, I stay away from games of chance…"
"SIRE," called Lawrence.
"I'd wager I'm in the company of visiting royalty," Facilier concluded.
"Lawrence, Lawrence, this remarkable gentleman has just read my palm," Naveen said to Lawrence.
"Or this morning's newspaper.  Sire, this chap is obviously a charlatan," Lawrence spoke softly to Naveen, causing Facilier to get frustrated, "I suggest we move ahead to a less…"
Facilier: DON'T YOU DISRESPECT ME, LITTLE MAN!!
Don't you derogate or deride
You're in my world now, not your world
And I have friends on the other side
A door opened and there was a deep ghost-like fashion coming from inside.
Ghost voice: He's had friends on the other side.
Facilier guided the two confused men into the building as he continued his song.
Facilier: That's an echo. gentlemen, just a little something we have here in Louisiana.  A little parlor trick, don't worry.
Sit down at my table
Put your minds at ease
If you relax, it will enable me to do
Anything I please
I can read your future 
I can change around some too
I look deep into your heart and soul
(You do have a soul, don't you, Lawrence?)
Make your wildest dreams come true
I have voodoo, I found hoodoo, I've had facts I ain't even tried
And I have friends on the other side
Voodoo spirits: He's had friends on the other side
Facilier: The cards, the cards, the cards will warn
The past, the present and the future as well
The cards, the cards…just take three
Take a little trip into your future with me
Facilier handed out some cards to Naveen and Lawrence as he explained what he knew about the two men.  Facilier started with Naveen.
Facilier: Now you, young man, are from across the sea
You come from two long lines of royalty
I'm a royal myself on my mother's side
Your life style's HIGH.....but your funds are low
You need to marry a little darling whose Daddy has dough
Mum and Dad cut you off, right, playboy?
"Eh, mournful, but true," commented Naveen.
Facilier: Now y'all gonna get hitched, but hitching ties you down.  You just wanna be free, jump from place to place, but freedom...takes green.
It's the green, it's the green, it's the green you need.
And if I look into your future, it's the green that I see.
Facilier turned to Lawrence.
Facilier: On you little man, I don't wanna waste much time
You've been pushed around all your life
You've been pushed around by your mother and your sister and your brother
And if you was MARRIED......you'd be pushed around by your wife.
But in your future, the you I see
Is exactly the man you always wanted to be.
Facilier extended his two hands to Lawrence and Naveen.  "Shake my hand," he requested, "c'mon, boys.  Won't you shake a poor sinner's hand?"
While Naveen was unsure, Lawrence grinned evilly at the possibility of not being pushed around anymore.  He swiftly took Facilier's hand and shook it.  Naveen slowly took Facilier's hand and shook it as well.  With this, the room started getting all crazy with voodoo spirits.  "YE-EE-EE-ES," Facilier said.
Facilier: ARE YOU READY?
Voodoo Spirits: ARE YOU READY?!
Facilier: ARE YOU READY?!?
TRANSFORMATION CENTER!
Voodoo Spirits: TRANSFORMATION CENTER!!
Facilier: REFORMATION CENTER!!!
Voodoo Spirits: REFORMATION CENTER!!!!
Facilier: TRANSMOGRIFICATION CENTER!!!!!
While this was happening, Naveen was pinned to the chair and Facilier was given a talisman amulet from the lead voodoo spirit.  With it, Facilier pinched Naveen, cutting his finger and giving the talisman blood.  This caused Naveen to suddenly get engulfed.
Facilier: Can you feel it?
You're changing, you're changing, you're changing alright
I hope you're satisfied
But if you wait, don't blame me
YOU CAN BLAME MY FRIENDS ON THE OTHER…SIIIIIDE!!
Voodoo Spirits: You have what you've done
But you lost what you had!
Naveen was fully engulfed with the magic from the talisman and shrunk.  Lawrence watched in horror as Naveen shrunk and Facilier danced with his spirit friends.  The music stopped and everything was left in pitch black darkness.  What just happened to Naveen and what might happen to Lawrence?
Later that evening, at Big Daddy's mansion, the Masquerade ball had been in action. A majority of the people were in costumes. Big Daddy, dressed in Greek attire, greeted a senator from the state. "Ah, Senator Johnson," he said before saying hi to someone offered donuts from Tiana, "hey, Jimmy, I hope you'll leave some of these videos for my constituents."
"There it is, hot," Tiana said to a customer, before noticing Big Daddy's dog-looking eyes at the donuts hungrily, "Stella...excuse me. Stella, no, no."
But seeing the dog beg innocently, Tiana said, "alright, but just one."
Someone was following an eager Charlotte around. "You said later two hours ago," he said.
"Travis, if a woman says later, she really means ever. Now run ahead. There are a lot of young fillies dying for you to put them into a stupor," said Charlotte to the follower, before frantically taking Tiana's napkins from Charlotte's food table, "GIVE US BACK OUR NAPKINS, FASTER!!"
"What on earth for," asked Tiana.
"I swear I was sweating like a sinner in church," replied Charlotte, "oh, Tiana, it's getting late to be this late."
"There are yet a few left behind," said Tiana, trying to reassure her.
"This is a failure, Tiana, my prince never comes," complained Charlotte.
"Now, Lottie, just calm down..."
"I never get anything I ask for," complained Charlotte as she went up the stairs to the mansion.
"Well, Charlotte," replied Tiana, "you tried to sell me a stolen doughnut?"
Charlotte came up with an idea. "Perhaps I should just wish harder," she said before turning to the evening star, "well, please...allow me to introduce you to the Company."
"Lottie, you can't just wish on a star that's waiting..."
But before Tiana could finish, there was a fanfare and an announcer announced, "ladies and gentlemen, his royal highness; PRINCE NAVEEN!!"
The two turned and saw Prince Naveen entering the ball, greeting everyone. With the Prince having arrived at the ball, Charlotte swiftly cleaned her sweat away, put perfume on her face and was ready to go down the stairs. A spotlight shone on Charlotte and she proceeded down the staircase and began her dance with Naveen. Tiana slowly followed her. Tiana went back behind the food table as she watched her best friend dance with what she desired. But watching her friend was short-lived until a donkey costume appeared close side-by-side. "Good evening, Tiana. Grand festival."
It was Mr. Fenner from the former Fenner Bros. Reality building. "Good evening, Mr. Fenner," replied Tiana as she noticed the back of the costume moving around, "and...Mr. Fenner?"
The other Mr. Fenner, who was controlling the back of the costume. "Fine smelling donuts," he said.
"I'll be a specialty of the house after I sign these documents you have brought," replied Tiana as she served the two brothers.
"Yes...about that," said Mr. Fenner, "um..."
"You were outclassed," said the other Fenner.
"What," asked Tiana.
"A guy came in and offered complete cash," said the head Mr. Fenner, "unless you can beat that offer by Wednesday..."
"You can kiss this place a farewell," said the bottom Mr. Fenner as he gathered the donuts.
"Do you know how long it took me to save that money," Tiana asked.
"Exactly," replied the head Mr. Fenner, "that's why a little woman of your background would've hands complete trying to run such a big business. No, you're better off where you are."
Tiana was not happy about this news at all. "Now wait a moment," she said.
"I love donuts, though," said the second Fenner as the brothers started leaving.
"Now hang on, you come back..." Tiana replied.
Tiana tried pulling on the costume donkey's tail to keep the two brothers from leaving. But the tail broke off and Tiana was sent falling backwards into the food table. She was all messy. But Charlotte was already on the scene. "Oh, Tia, time to hit Prince Charming with these grasping men...what just happened," asked Charlotte as she noticed Tiana.
"I...I was just..."
Charlotte helped her friend up. "Oh, poor darling," she said before walking with her upstairs, "oh, Prince Naveen, we'll be right back, sugar. I just had the dress for you."
In Charlotte's room, Charlotte was putting on perfume as she said, "oh, Tia, baby, did you see the fashion you dance with me? A marriage proposal can't be far behind. THANK YOU, EVENING STAR," she said to the star in the heavens, "you know I was taught to think that wishing on stars was for babies and crazy people."
As she completed her looks, Tiana appeared behind, with a new costume on. She had a light blue princess outfit. "Look at you," Charlotte said, "aren't you as pretty as a magnolia in May? It seems only yesterday that we were both girls dreaming our fairy dreams, and tonight they're eventually coming true."
But Tiana wasn't in the mood for being happy. Her dreams were being shattered and her chance for her own restaurant was now becoming low. "Well, back to the fight. Wish me luck," Charlotte said before leaving the room, "oh, Naveen!"
Tiana was left alone in Charlotte's room. She looked at the "Tiana's Place" paper and felt bad. She might not fulfill her father's dream. "Almost...almost there. People would come here from anywhere. I was almost....there," she sang mournfully.
She walked to the balcony, unsure at what to do now. She looked up in the heavens and saw the evening star yet shining. She thought for a moment and reluctantly said, "I can't believe I'm doing this," before putting the paper over her chest and saying, "please, let him catch a fish."
Tiana looked up at the star, hoping that her wish would at last come true. She did say that wishing on stars wouldn't likely do a fact to make it all the road, but she was desperate for her restaurant. But Tiana wasn't alone. She spotted a frog on the balcony with her. At first she was surprised, but then she said dryly, "very funny. Then what now? I guess you want a kiss."
But to Tiana's surprise, the frog spoke. "Kissing would be nice, yes?"
Tiana shrieked and backed off in fear, smashing into Charlotte's drawer of stuffed animals. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you, I..." the frog said before getting thrown at by the stuffed animals, "WAIT, NO, NO, NO..."
Tiana was throwing the stuffed animals and dolls at the speaking frog. "Wait, wait, wait, hang on...you have a very strong hand, princess...alright, please, put the monkey down," he begged while getting showered by the toys.
"Stay back, or I'll pinch you," yelled Tiana upset as she picked up a book, with the intent of squashing the speaking frog.
"Wait, please, wait," begged the frog as he jumped onto a desk, "allow me...to introduce myself. I am Prince Naveen."
But all the frog got in response was a book squishing him on the desk. "Of Maldonia," he squirmed.
"A prince? But I didn't want any...hang on, if you're a prince....but...but...WHO...was that dancing with Lottie on the dance floor," asked Tiana frantically.
"All I know is that one moment I'm a prince, charming and beautiful, cutting-a-rag, and then the next fact you know, I stumble over them," replied Naveen.
But Tiana didn't buy it. She was ready to attack the frog again with the book, but Naveen noticed something. "Wait, I know this story," he said, "The Frog Prince."
"The Frog Prince," asked Tiana.
"Yes, my mother and his servants, ready this to me every night," replied Naveen as he turned the pages, "yes, yes, YES!! That's exactly the response. You...you have to kiss me."
"Excuse me," replied a disgusted Tiana.
"You will enjoy it, I guarantee.  All women enjoy the kiss of Prince Naveen. Come, we pucker," replied Naveen, before his chin puffed up, "that's new."
"Look, I'm sorry.  I'd really like to help you, but I just do not kiss frogs," replied Tiana.
"Wait a second, but on the balcony......you ask me," begged Naveen.
"I didn't expect you to respond," said Tiana.
"Oh, but you must kiss me.  Look, besides being unbelievably handsome, I also happen to come from a famously wealthy family.  Surely, I can offer you some type of reward or a wish I could grant maybe, yes," asked Naveen.
Tiana thought for a moment.  She knew she didn't like frogs and would not kiss one if given the chance.  She looked at the "Tiana's Place" paper and thought that if she would kiss the frog, the prince would help her get the restaurant her father desired so much.  "Just…one kiss," she asked.
"Just one…unless you beg for more," flirted Naveen.
Tiana reluctantly puffed up her lips and slowly proceeded towards the eager frog Naveen.  At one point, she was disgusted and backed off.  "Alright, Tiana, you can do this....just a kiss, just a kiss, just a kiss," she said to herself, "alright."
With that said, Tiana puffed her lips up again and this time, she moved faster.  She kissed the frog in the lips, but instead of something happening to Naveen, something was happening to her.  Waves of magic surrounded her and engulfed her.  She suddenly disappeared.  Naveen opened his eyes and was disheartened because he didn't change at all.  He looked down from the desk and gasped.  Tiana suddenly found herself beneath the desk.  "You don't look that much different," she said, "but how'd you get way up there, and how'd I get way down here in all this…"
Tiana suddenly realized something; her hand and arm were green.  She looked at a nearby mirror and shrieked.  SHE HAD TURNED INTO A FROG.  "AAHHHH," she shrieked.
She jumped onto the desk to Naveen.  "Easy princess, do not panic," he said.
"What have you done to me," Tiana cried, "I'm…I'm green, and I'm slimy."
"That is not slime," said Naveen.
"WHAT?!"
"You are secreting mucus," said Naveen.
But Tiana was in no mood for jokes.  She frustratedly pushed Naveen off the desk and they landed on a rocking horse.  They hit the wall, causing a book to fall off the book shelf and land on the rocking horse, sending the two amphibians flying off the balcony, down to the festival below.  
At the ball, the band was playing a slow, peaceful song that seemed kind of boring.  Naveen and Tiana landed on the drum set.  The drummer tried hitting them with his sticks, playing a rocking drum theme as he did so.  The other band players found this music fun and played a fast jazz tune.  Tiana and Naveen ended up on one of the drum symbols and as the stick hit it, they were both sent flying into Charlotte's dress.  Charlotte was surprised and weaved, fidgeted and moved around to and fro frantically until she saw the two frogs in her dress.  She shrieked, getting Big Daddy's attention.  "HEY, STELLA," shouts Big Daddy, "GET THEM FROGS!!"
Stella, who had recently eaten the donuts in Tiana's absence, saw the frogs and chased them.  "RUN," cried Naveen.
"I can't, I'm a frog," replied Tiana.
"THEN JUMP," said Naveen.
The two frogs ran off of the barking Stella, running down the long food table.  The human Naveen that Charlotte was dancing with noticed what was going on and stood puzzled.  As for Tiana and Naveen, they rushed past the people in their costumes as a man with a sword said, "take that," trying to strike them.
He managed to strike the neck of a giraffe costume and the frogs were running blind.  
"Watch out!  Get out of the road!"
"Where are we going?"
"Excuse me!"
"I can't see a fact!"
"Neither do I!"
The two frogs made it to the end of the table, near a couple of balloons.  Stella was very close to catching them.  "Wait, Stella," begged Tiana.
"Get up," shouts Naveen, who gets onto the floating balloons.
"Stella, it's me, Tiana," cried Tiana.
"TIANA?!"
The voice came from Stella as she jumped to catch her, but missed.  She landed on a table, sending the cake flying and landing on Jesse.  Perry, on the other hand, was frantically rushing to catch up to Tiana and Naveen.  He managed to catch hold of the balloons, but was unable to stop them from floating up into the air.  "Stella just spoke to me," said Tiana.
"You know if you're going to let every little thing bother you, it's going to be a very long night," replied Naveen, who was annoyed by the girl's neurotic behavior.
Nearby, someone watched as the two frogs floated off.  And he was not happy upon hearing Naveen's voice.  It was Dr. Facilier, furious that Naveen was jumping around.  He turned to the human Naveen who sneaked off.  It turns out this human Naveen was actually Lawrence in disguise.  He walked into a small house near the mansion and saw the glass jar, intended to imprison the real Naveen, empty.  "Oh, dear," he said before noticing a frustrated Facilier approaching, "you're so silent."
"YOU LET HIM GO," exclaimed Facilier.
"The poor dear frog was scarfing, then I loosened the lid, and…"
As Lawrence backed off, he tripped because of the witch doctor's shadow.  "How did I ever get entangled in this voodoo madness," he asked, "I can't go through with this."
He snatched off the talisman around his neck, only to return to his obese, normal self.  Facilier looked at him dryly.  "You wear this...this ghostly flinger amulet," Lawrence said before throwing the talisman.
Facilier suddenly became shocked. "CAREFUL WITH THAT," he said before catching it, "ANYTHING HAPPENS TO THIS, I'M GONNA BE REAL MAD!!"
But before Facilier attacked Lawrence for almost destroying the talisman, he suddenly calmed down and said, "fun fact about voodoo, Larry; can't counter a fact for myself.  Besides, you and I both know the real power in this world ain't magic.  IT'S MONEY...lots of it."
Facilier showed a huge portrait of the rich Big Daddy to show an example of power in money.  "That's true," commented Lawrence.
"Aren't you tired of living on the smidgens, while all those fat cats in their fancy cars don't get you so much as a sideways glance," asked Facilier.
Lawrence realized that Facilier had a point about his life.  "Yes…I am," he said sinisterly.
"All you have to do is marry Big Daddy's little princess and we will be splitting that juicy La Bouff fortune right down the middle," replied Facilier as he put the talisman around Lawrence's neck, turning him into his Naveen form, "sixty-forty, like I said."
"But what about Naveen," asked Lawrence.
"Your minor slip-up will be a minor bump in the road," replied Facilier, "so long as we have the prince's blood in this."
Meanwhile, in the midst of a rain storm, Naveen and Tiana were slowly descending to the ground.  Unfortunately, they had flown far from the mansion, and into the Bayou swamp.  "VOODOO," exclaimed Tiana, "you mean to warn this all happened because you were messing with the shadow man?"
"He was very charismatic," replied Naveen.
"It serves me right for wishing on stars," said Tiana, "the only fashion to get what you want in life is through hard work."
"Hard work," asked Naveen, "why would a princess need to work hard."
"What?  Oh, I'm not a princess, I'm a waitress," corrected Tiana.
Naveen suddenly became shocked, but also enraged.  "A WAITRESS?!  Well, no wonder the kiss did not work.  You lied to me," he shouts.
"I-I never said I was a princess," replied Tiana.
"You never said you were a waitress…you were wearing a crown," shouts Naveen.
"It was a costume festival, YOU SPOILED LITTLE RICH BOY," corrected Tiana.
"Oh, oh, yes, yes?  Well, the egg is in your face, alright, because I do not have any riches," said Naveen.
"WHAT," shouts Tiana.
"I am fully broke, HA, HA," said Naveen, before hearing the balloons bursting, "oops!"
The balloons burst into pieces and the three frogs were sent falling down to the ground.  They were high in the trees.  After hitting numerous branches and leaves, Tiana stopped falling after getting caught in a spider web.  She was inches above the water, but Dennis fell on her and they splashed.  "You said you were famously wealthy," shouts Tiana.
"No, no, no," replied Naveen, "my parents are famously wealthy, but they cut me off for being a LEECH!  LEECH!!"
Tiana pulled the leech off Naveen's arm as she said, "you're broke and you had the gall to call me a liar?"
A catfish suddenly appeared, gulping the leech and frightening Tiana and Naveen.  They got on ground as Naveen said, "it was not a lie.  I completely intended…AAHHHH!!!!"
The frogs found themselves underneath a hungry crane.  The frogs ran for dear lives as Naveen said, "I completely intend to be rich again.  Once I marry Charlotte La Bouff and she will help me."
"You are a prince," asked Tiana.
"Obviously," responded Naveen.
"She'll help you..."
The frogs slid down a muddy cliff and landed on top of a log in the lake.  They weren't hurt, but they were safe from the crane.  "Alright then, once you two are married, you are gonna keep your promise and get me my restaurant right," asked Tiana.
"Woah, woah, woah, not so fast, I made that promise to a beautiful princess, not a cranky waiter......why are these logs moving," Naveen said, noticing moving logs in the water.
Tiana noticed them as well.  "These aren't logs," said Tiana with fear.
The reptiles were alligators and they were proceeding towards the defenseless amphibians.  Even the log they were sitting on was an alligator.  "I've had dibs on the big one," he said.
All hungry, the gators lashed out, beginning a frenzy, while trying to catch the frogs.  Tiana managed to get away from the attack and she swam into an underwater log that led up to a broken old tree.  There, she watched the gators frantically bite each other while looking for the frogs.  Down below, Naveen appeared. "Psst," Naveen whispered, "lower the vine."
"Find your own tree," replied Tiana rudely.
Lightning flashed and the gators eventually caught sight of the frogs.  "There he is," said one of the gators.
"I see him, I see him," said another.
"Alright, help me get out of the swamp, and once I marry Charlotte, I shall get you your restaurant," begged Naveen.
"Y'all gonna taste so good, you wasted invaluable rat," said one of the approaching gators.
With Naveen agreeing to help her, Tiana lowered the vine for him, and they both went up, just before the reptiles could chomp on them.  "Pull me up, pull me up," begged Naveen.
"You can jump, but you can't hide," said one of the gators.
"We've had all night," said another one, "hahahahahahahahahaha!"
As the gators laughed, Naveen said, "well, waitress, looks like we're going to be here for a while, then we might as well get comfortable."
But all Naveen got in response was a hit on the head from a cranky Tiana.  "Keep your slimy self away from me," she said.
"I warned you, this is not slime.  THAT WAS MUCUS!!"
After a long night of avoiding further damage in the swamp, morning came and there was at last a chance for the frogs to return to New Orleans. Naveen was awoken by Tiana. "Rise and shine, Sleeping Beauty. The alligators are gone," she said.
But before Naveen awakened, Tiana had been working to make a raft for herself and Naveen. "We have to get back to New Orleans and undo this mess you've gotten us into," Tiana said, referring to Naveen.
"I wasn't the only one parading around with a fake tiara," replied Naveen, who just lay on the raft while playing a branch-like fashion, "music for paddling."
"I might need a little help," said the annoyed Tiana.
"Ah...I'm going to play a little louder," Naveen said, before playing his ukulele louder.
But as the frogs continued slowly on the raft, something rose from underwater and proceeded towards the raft. "How about a little less pork and a..."
Tiana suddenly gasped. She spotted the fact following them. It was another alligator. The frogs began to panic and held onto each other for dear life. But as it seemed the gator was about to eat them, he suddenly stopped and said, "I KNOW THIS MOUTH; DIPPER MOUTH BLUES," as he held out a trumpet.
The alligator played a jazz tune on his trumpet. Naveen was amazed by this. "Play it, brother," Naveen said as he played his ukulele to the music.
The gator was amazed by the ukulele playing Naveen and said, "where have you been all my life?"
"Where did you learn to play like that," asked Naveen.
"Why, the swamp's the best jazz school in the world. All the big boys play on the boats," replied the gator, "oh, Louis, I'd give anything to be up there playing with the big boys."
"Then why not," asked Naveen.
"Oh, I tried it once," replied Louis the gator.
Louis referred to a time as he tried playing music with a band was only received a shrieking reaction due to being an alligator. He was also almost shot from the guns on the boat. "It didn't end well," Louis concluded.
But Tiana was in no mood to socialize with Louis. "It was nice to meet you, Louis, and thanks for not hurting us, but we'd better go," she said as she guided Naveen back to the raft.
"And where are you going," asked Louis.
"To find someone to break this spell," replied Tiana.
"What spell," asked Louis.
"Get ready, my scaly friend," said Naveen, "we're not frogs. We're human."
Louis immediately found this funny and laughed. "Are you serious," he asked.
"I'm Naveen, prince of Maldonia," Naveen greeted, "and she's Tiana, the waitress," before whispering, "don't kiss her."
"Now just a second," said an annoyed Tiana, "this tacky here has become a frog by a voodoo man and now..."
"Voodoo? Like the kind Mama Odie does so," asked Louis suddenly with fright.
"Mama Odie," asked Naveen, who was confused.
"Mama Odie," replied Louis, "she's the Voodoo Queen of the Bayou. She has magic and spells. All kinds of stuff."
"Can you take us to her," Tiana and Naveen asked together.
Louis suddenly became shocked. "Through the deepest, darkest part of the swamp, facing bushes and razor-sharp traps AND HUNTERS WITH WEAPONS?! No."
Louis slid down and played his trumpet. Tiana was not pleased with his response, but Naveen wasn't giving up yet. "Observe and learn," she said to Tiana before turning to Louis, "Louis, Louis, it's a pity we can't help you with your dream. If only you were smaller and less...toothed. You can play jazz to adoring crowds without frightening them."
Louis suddenly stopped playing his trumpet and thought. Naveen made a pretty best point. "Well, anyhow, enjoy your solitude, my friend. Abenanza," Naveen said.
But Naveen pointed to Louis, who suddenly said, "hey, guys, I just had a crazy idea. What if I asked Mama Odie to turn me human?"
"Louis, you're a genius," Naveen said as he and Tiana jumped onto him.
"HALLELUJAH," Louis celebrated as he jumped into the water.
The three friends began swimming down the river, proceeding further into the swamp, as Louis began singing about what he'd do if he was human.
Louis: If I were a human being
I'd head straight to New Orleans
And I'd blow this horn so hot and strong
Like no one has ever seen
You've heard of Louis Armstrong
Mr. Sidney Bechet
All these boys gonna step aside
Until they hear this old ex-gator play
Listen…
Louis played his trumpet to the jumping song.  Naveen played his ukulele.  Tiana, though, didn't dance.
Louis: If I'm human
As I hope to be
I'm gonna blow this horn until the cows come home
And everyone's gonna bow down to me
"Thank you, thank you all," Louis said to his imaginary crowd, "oh, thank you, I love you as well, baby."
Naveen joined in this song, even dancing with some female butterflies.
Naveen: If I'm myself again,
I want just the life I had
A grand big festival every night
That doesn't sound too naughty
A redhead on my left arm
A brunette on my right
A blonde or two to hold the candles
And that seems just about right, right, Louis?
Life is short, if you're done, you're done
We're on this Earth to have some fun
And that's the fashion facts are
Louis: Warn it, brother
Naveen: If I'm human
And I'm gonna be
I'm gonna tear it up like I did before
And that's a royal guarantee.
"You're getting married," a rude Tiana said.
"Oh, right, I just have to leave a string of broken hearts behind me," Naveen said to the leaving butterflies.
Tiana: Your modesty becomes you
And your sense of responsibility
I've worked hard for everything I have
And that's the fasion it's supposed to be
If I'm a human being
At least I'll act like one
If you do your best each and every day
Nice facts are sure to come your fashion
What you give is what you get
My Daddy said that
And I'll never forget
And I commend it all to you
All three: If we're human
And we're gonna be
Louis: I'm gonna blow my horn
Naveen: I'm gonna live the high life
Tiana: I'm gonna do my best to take my place in the sun
All three: WHEN…WE'RE…HUMAN!!
Meanwhile, outside the La Bouff mansion, Charlotte and Lawrence, in his Naveen look, were speaking. "Oh, Prince Naveen, darling, I'm positively mortified that you had to put up with that frog fiasco last night," said Charlotte.
"Well, if you're next in line for the throne, you're ready as a panther, ready to expect the unexpected," replied Lawrence as he growled like a panther, unaware his ear became large.
Charlotte took notice of his oversized ear. "Your ear," she asked.
"What?"
Lawrence suddenly realized his ear was big. He ducked underneath the table and saw that the talisman was running out of blood. He swiftly got up and said, "curse these annoying mosquitoes...everywhere," trying to avoid suspicion.
Lawrence took Charlotte's hand and said, "oh, Ms. Charlotte, I can't ignore my throbbing anymore," before realizing his butt got big, "heart," he finished hesitantly, "even though our time together was brief, it's been heavenly," he said, trying to keep Charlotte from seeing his large bum.
Charlotte came out of Naveen's grasp to pull herself together, but with her back turned, Lawrence's chin got big again. "You made me blush, until I..."
But before Charlotte could finish, she noticed Lawrence hugging onto her dress. "Would you do me the honor of becoming Princess of Maldonia," asked a concerned Lawrence.
Charlotte nudged Lawrence off her dress, and thought to herself. She didn't see Lawrence's changing appearance because the proposal of becoming the princess of a kingdom was so inspiring and fascinating for her. "Are you serious," asked Charlotte.
"Like the plague," responded Lawrence, who hid his face in his shirt.
Charlotte flung herself onto Lawrence and hugged him. "Yes, oh, I will certainly marry you," she exclaimed emotionally, while Lawrence hid his face with purple flowers, "oh, there's so much to plan; the guest list, the dress, the music, the flowers, the shoes...OH, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A MARDI GRAS WEDDING!!"
As Charlotte was thinking at how to plan the wedding, Lawrence's belly got big, leaving him more exposed. He hid under the table, trying to keep hidden, but by this time, Charlotte ran away to warn Big Daddy about the proposal and the wedding. Lawrence sighed with relief, but his relief was short-lived because Dr. Facilier appeared. He looked at the talisman as it drained the very last bit of blood. "NO," he growled.
Lawrence was now back in his normal self. "What have we done now," he asked.
"Well, someone released our frog prince, Lawrence," replied a frustrated Facilier, "I'm reduced to asking my friends on the other side for help."
Later that night, Tiana, Naveen and Louis continued swimming. "Well, will your restaurant have mufflers," Louie asked Tiana.
"Jambalaya, gumbo...it'll have everything," replied Tiana.
"Oh, I've always wanted to try red beans and rice, muffins, little boys," Louis said, before Naveen stopped him.
"Stop it, Louis," he said, "you two make me so hungry."
A swarm of mosquitoes flew past the trio. As Naveen watched them, his tongue suddenly started flicking out. "Interesting," he said, before it started happening again.
It was something fully different for Naveen, but since he was a frog, he decided to give it an attempt. Flicking out tongues at prey was something frogs did so. Naveen got off Louis and swam towards the swarm. "What are you doing here," asked Tiana.
"Csendes, you're scaring the food," whispered Naveen as he lashed out his tongue, but misses, "this is harder than it looks."
He tried again, but his tongue only managed to catch the branch of a tree. Tiana found this funny and chuckled. A firefly flew past Tiana and landed on a dandelion. As Tiana looked at it, her tongue started flicking out as well. Tiana immediately hesitated. "What? Oh, dear, oh, dear. There's no fashion I'm kissing a frog and eating a bug in the same day," she said before her tongue started flicking faster.
After getting the branch out of his mouth, Naveen spotted the same firefly and slowly and silently proceeded towards it. He was unaware that Tiana was inadvertently going for it. Tiana's tongue lashed out by itself, at the same time Naveen lashed his tongue out. Both tongues were missed and were tied up. This sent the two amphibians colliding into each other. "Hello," muttered Naveen.
Tiana did not like this at all, but she couldn't get away because her tongue was tied with Naveen's. They tried getting themselves out, but this only caused the two to argue.
"Keep silent?"
"Stop moving!"
"You're making it very difficult for yourself."
Louis appeared from the tall grass. "You all find anything to eat," asked Louis before noticing the frog's situation, "oh, my heavens."
"Well, Louis," replied Naveen, "you tried to sell me a stolen flapjack."
"Wait a moment, Old Louis did it," said Louis, who picked up the two frogs.
Louis twisted and unwound the two frogs. As Louis was done, the frogs were yet tied, but even more. The tongues were all over their bodies. "How is this," asked Louis.
"This could be a bit better," squirmed Tiana.
After a fast think, Louis said, "do you know what this needs? A SHARP STICK!! I'll be right back."
Louis ran away to find a stick in the grass, leaving the two bickering frogs to bicker amongst themselves.
"This is all your fault!"
"My fault...my fault..."
"Let me warn you something; I had a wonderful time until..."
As the two frogs argued, thinking of a solution, the firefly appeared and observed the tied up frogs. "Ooh, well, what have we got here," he said, "girl, I guess you and your boyfriend are a little smitten. Am I right?"
"Oh, dear, oh, dear!"
"Don't be ridiculous."
"He's not my boyfriend."
"I'm the Prince of Maldonia."
"Let me shed some light on the situation," the firefly said.
He tried lighting up his light, but it only released a little gas. "Excuse me. Now one more time," he said before trying harder.
He shook his bottom hard, trying to get his light to work. As it seemed the light was glowing, it faded away again, annoying the firefly. He turned his light around like a light bulb and there it was; his firefly light. "That's better, yes. It's alright, baby, I won't let myself explode. I'm not a firecracker. I just made my butt glow, that's right," he said.
"Well, firefly," replied Louis, "you tried to sell me a stolen key lime pie."
"Women like a man with a big back porch," the firefly replied, "sir, you did really well, sure. Where is this going now? Wait a moment, Captain, I'm just going to give a little twist here."
The fly screwed himself into the tongue mess. "Let's get to know each other now," he said before singing, "don't you want to catch a fish? Catch one, catch two. We'll be back in the bayou by fishing time," before he came out with the end of a tongue.
He pulled tight as Tiana and Naveen were untied and free. "It's time I introduced myself," the firefly said, "my name's Raymond, but everyone calls me Ray."
"I'm sorry, but your accent is weird, no," Naveen said.
"I'm a Cajun, right," said Ray, "born and raised in the bayou. You must be all new here, right?"
"Actually, we're from a place far, far out of this world," replied Naveen.
"Go to bed! Are you all from Shreveport," asked Ray.
"No, no, no, no, we're all humans," responded Naveen.
"Prince Charming here had a voodoo witch doctor transform him into a frog," explained Tiana.
"Well, there you go," said Ray.
"And we were on our road to Mama Odie's," explained Tiana, "we thinks perhaps they....."
"Woah, woah, woah," Ray stopped Tiana, "Mama Odie? Y'all led to the wrong direction of separations, darling. Now what chuckle warned you all to go that route?"
Suddenly, Louis burst out of the bushes while yelling, "I FOUND A STICK!!"
Ray was surprised by Louis' sudden burst from the bushes, while Naveen and Tiana weren't impressed. "Louis, Ray here says you led us in the wrong direction. Is that all," asked Naveen.
Louie was now hesitant and unsure what to say. "I was...well, listen. I was confused by the topography and the...the geography and the choreography and..."
While Louis was trying to explain himself, Ray said to Tiana, "first rule of the bayou, never take orders from a gator."
Ray give out a whistle and the swamp started to light up. Dozens to hundreds of fireflies were flying above them. "Why me and my relationships will help y'all show the ray," said Ray.
"Achedenza," said Naveen, who was astonished.
"Hey, cousin Randy," Ray called, "are you ready for some bayou-zydeco?"
"Ready if you are, Cousin Ray," he replied as another firefly began playing music with his violin.
Ray got his accordion as he said, "alright, Lulu. Let's get down to business, darling!"
The fireflies played upbeat music as they started heading the right direction. "C'mon, love! Just follow the bouncing butt," Ray said to Tiana and Naveen.
Ray: We're gonna take you there
We're gonna take you there
We're gonna take you all the road there
Gonna take you there
We're gonna take you there
We're gonna take you all the road
Oh, yes!
GOING DOWN THE BAYOU!
GOING DOWN THE BAYOU!!
GOING DOWN THE BAYOU!!!
Taking you all the road
Everyone followed the dancing fireflies.  Louis danced with the little insects as they proceeded deeper into the swamp.  Louis actually got his head stuck in a log the fireflies and frogs followed through.  
Ray: We had the entire family
There goes Mimi, Cousin Beaudreaux
Oh, Grandmama!  Your light out!
We all gonna pull together
Down here that's how we do
Me for them and them for me
We'll all be there for you
We're gonna take ya
We're gonna take ya
We're gonna take ya all the road there
We know where you're going
And we're going with you
Taking you all the road
POURING DOWN THE BAYOU!
POURING DOWN THE BAYOU!!
POURING DOWN THE BAYOU!!!
TAKING YOU ALL....
Yes, yes know!
The fireflies flew upward and created a firefly fireworks display. Everyone was fascinated by this as they followed the fireflies. "C'mon, y'all," called Ray as they flew away, "let the line flow and the lights shine! Yes, you're right!"
Meanwhile, back in New Orleans, in his Voodoo room, Facilier was speaking with the voodoo spirits. "My friends," he said, "I know I'm already pretty deep in the squat with you all, but our little frog prince seems to be lost and I need your generous help to get him back."
The voodoo spirits were actually reluctant as well and growled at the man. "Hahaha, I understand you," Facilier replied, "what's in this for you?"
Facilier pulled out a voodoo doll that looked like Big Daddy. "Well, once I'm rid of Big Daddy La Bouff and running this city, I've had the entire city of New Orleans in the palm of my hand," he said as his voodoo magic created a miniature version of the town in his hand, "and you'll have all the skyward souls your dark little hearts desire."
Facilier blew and the miniature people turned into ghosts and they flew up the noses of the voodoo spirits, making them happy. "You all like that, don't you," commented Facilier, "well, we struck ourselves a deal?"
The head voodoo spirit looked at his fellow demons, who loved the possibility and opened his mouth, unleashing dozens of shadow demons. These eerie demons surrounded a laughing Facilier. "Now we're cooking," he said, "we'll find a frog. Search everywhere, the Bayou, the Quarter, bring him to me alive. I need to pump his heart......for now. C'MON! RIGHT AWAY!!"
The shadow demons left the room as Facilier laughed evilly. The shadows flew across the buildings, the roads, the shadows of gates and even the water in their hunt for Naveen. These shadows are surely going to cause damage.
Meanwhile, deeper into the swamp, the frogs and Louis was saying a farewell to the fireflies.  Ray decided to go with the friends on their quest to find Mama Odie.  "I'll take them the rest of the road," Ray said to his family.
"Nice meeting y'all," Tiana said.
"Farewell, Pookie," said Louis.
"Adieu, farewell, friends," Ray said to a cousin, "and don't forget to warn Angela, Ray-Ray say, nice chance!"
"That's your girl," asked Tiana.
"Oh, dear, oh, dear," replied Ray, "my girl?  Ho, ho, ho, that's Evangeline."
"Evangeline," asked Tiana.
"She is the most prettiest firefly ever did glow," said Ray, "you know, I speak to Evangeline most every night.  She's kind of shy, don't say much, and I know in my heart someday we are going to be together, yes."
"Aw, that's so sweet," said Tiana.
"Yes, so sweet, just do not settle down so faster, my friend," Naveen said, "there are plenty of fireflies in the swamp."
Tiana moaned at Naveen's comment.  "What," he asked.
Tiana and Naveen proceeded into a pricker bush.  As Louis followed him, his finger got pricked by one of the thorns.  After shouting in pain, he cried, "pricker bushes had me!  Gator down!  Gator down," to Ray's annoyance, "the darkness is closing in!  I'm so cold."
"Will you hold silent, you big baby," Ray said.
"AAHHHH," shrieked Louis.
While Ray dealt with Louis' pricked finger, Naveen and Tiana continued through the bush.  But what they didn't know was that they were being watched, not by shadow demons, but by three men with weapons, nets and pans.  These were frog hunters; Reggie, the short mean leader of the trio, Darnell, the big strong guy with a dumb personality, and Two Fingers, the middle guy with only two fingers on his right hand.  "Oh, take a look at them two jumpers," Reggie said while examining the frogs, "I can taste them frog legs already."
"BET THEY TASTE REAL NICE WITH THE SAUCE PIQUANT, RIGHT, DAD," asked Darnell louder, annoying Reggie.
"Will you keep silent," Reggie said while hitting Darnell in the head with a big stick.
"Ow!"
Two Fingers mumbled while gesturing with his two fingers.  "Oh, my thoughts exactly, Two Fingers," replied Reggie, "it is time to catch us some frogs!"
Reggie and Two Fingers hid behind the vegetation, having to pull Darnell down with them, and were ready to attack the two unsuspecting amphibians.
Tiana continued slashing through the pricker bushes with her sharp blade, while Naveen followed close behind. "You know, waitress, I eventually figured out what's wrong with you," Naveen said.
"You're there now," asked an annoyed Tiana.
"You don't know how to have fun," replied Naveen, "there. Someone had to say it."
"Thanks, because I understand what your problem is as well," Tiana replied.
"I'm too wonderful," asked Naveen before getting whacked by a branch.
"No. You're a homeless, womanizer and lazy on a log," said a rude Tiana.
Naveen wasn't pleased with this comment. "Murder the joy," he coughed silently.
"What did you say," asked Tiana.
"Nothing," replied Naveen before coughing silently, "staying in the mud."
Tiana heard his comment. "Listen here, sir. This stick in the mud has had to do two jobs all her life while you sucked on a silver spoon chasing waitresses around your ivory tower," she said.
"Actually, it's polished marble," commented Naveen.
Suddenly, a net swooped down and captured Naveen. Reggie had the net and said, "I have one, guys! Everybody, take that little one over there!"
Tiana gasped and tried escaping, but Two Fingers appeared from the grass and caught her. But since he had only two fingers, Tiana easily got out of his grasp and split Two Fingers' two fingers. Tiana jumped off, trying to get away. The frustrated hunter pulled out his daggers and knives and threw them. They all barely missed Tiana.
Meanwhile, Ray had just taken the thorn off Louis' finger. But before Louis could relax, he spotted Reggie's boat as the hunter said to himself, "it's a nice hunt today, yes, really."
Louis wasn't focused on the hunter. He instead saw two guns. "POACHERS WITH GUNS," he whined before jumping into the pricker bush to hide for shelter.
Ray was annoyed that he hid in the prickly bush, but spotted Naveen stuck in the net. "Look at these big frog legs," he commented, "I want cornbread with this dinner."
"Oh, dear, oh, dear," a furious Ray said before flying fast towards the hunter, "A BUG HAS TO DO WHAT A BUG HAS TO DO!!"
Ray flew into Reggie's nose, giving him a fright. In his frantic panicking, Reggie incidentally released Naveen. Reggie tried shaking his head around frantically, until he blew his nostril, firing Ray towards a rock. "I think I chipped my favorite tooth," he muttered before disappearing underwater.
Meanwhile, Tiana was yet on the run. She jumped, trying to get away from Two Fingers until Darnell appeared, stomping joyfully. "Here I am, Two Fingers! I'll help you..." he said.
But Darnell slipped and landed on Two Fingers. However, his frog cage was open and Tiana landed in it. "Dad, we found one," he exclaimed.
The cage was put on the boat, and Two Fingers sat on it. "Silence now, take it easy there," he yelled at Tiana.
"What just happened to yours," Darnell asked Reggie.
"Close the trap, Darnell," replied Reggie.
Naveen appeared from underwater. "I'M FREE," he celebrated.
Naveen frantically looked around for a road to stop the boat, but there was nothing. He came up with a plan. He lashed out his tongue and it stuck onto the boat. He was sent flying towards the boat fast. After getting himself upright, he sprinted across the water like a water skier. But he smashed into the boat, getting Two Fingers and Darnell's attention. "Dad, did you hear that suspicious thud," he asked Reggie.
"Yes, I sure did," Reggie replied as he took off his hat.
As he took off his hat, Naveen appeared on top of his head. Tiana gasped, but Naveen made a gesture, warning her to be silent. Two Fingers and Darnell watched silently. Darnell lifted his big stick as Reggie said, "what are you two staring at?"
Darnell hit his stick on Reggie's head, but missed. "I just missed him," Darnell complained as he continued to try hitting Naveen.
Naveen just continued jumping on Reggie's head, dodging the stick like it was nothing. "I'll make him pay for his insolence," shouts Finias.
Tiana found this really funny. "Two Fingers, I need help here," cried Reggie, "would you stop this?"
Two Fingers got up with his gun, allowing Tiana to get out. "Now go," Naveen said to Tiana.
Tiana got out of the cage, but she jumped out his grasp until she saw Two Fingers point his gun toward Reggie's face. "NO, NO, NO, NO, YOU IDIOT," he cried.
But before Two Fingers could fire, Tiana landed on it and it fired right into the boat, revealing Reggie's underwear. As Darnell laughed, Naveen and Tiana landed on Two Fingers' foot. "Just watch," Naveen said before puffing his chin up.
Darnell was alarmed where he slashed his giant chest on Two Fingers', giving him some big scratches. "Missed it," Darnell said while trying to hit the frogs with his stick.
Tiana lashed her tongue out at Two Fingers' face. The cranky hunter raised his gun, but only hit Darnell in the head. The frogs jumped around the hunters as they tried desperately to hit the amphibians with their weapons. They only managed to hurt themselves. Reggie got kicked in the foot, Two Fingers got hit with the stick and Darnell got poked by Two Fingers' two fingers. Tiana and Naveen appeared on Reggie's head, and Darnell hit Reggie's head with his two fists, but missed again. Tiana and Naveen jumped above Darnell. The three frog hunters were wiped out from the exhausting frenzy. "These two are like no frogs I've ever seen," Reggie said, "they're smart."
Naveen and Tiana appeared before the fallen frog hunters. "And we speak as well," Tiana said.
The frog hunters were all taken by surprise. They shrieked, got up and rowed off as fast as they could, trying to get away from the speaking frogs. Tiana and Naveen got out as the cowardly hunters rowed off, out of the swamp.
Meanwhile, Ray was put on a log above water, but he was yet wiped out. By squeezing the water out of Ray's belly with his finger and using a bamboo stick to give Ray air, Louis asked, "you alright there, little bug?"
"I'm fine," coughed the exhausted firefly, "but your breath almost murdered me to death."
But poor Louis had a prick thorn on his belly. "Uh...would you mind," he asked.
"I found you covered, bro," replied Ray, who removed the thorn from the poor gator's belly.
"Much obliged, pee-wee," Louis said to Ray before turning around, revealing his thorned up bottom, "and now, what about the other side?"
Nearby, Naveen and Tiana were walking, discussing how awesome their teamwork was. "'And we speak as well.' I like that," said Naveen, "you're secretly funny."
"Not a stick in the mud," asked Tiana humorously, "say it. Say it."
"Well, I wouldn't go there.....alright. You're not exactly....."
"I'm sorry. I can't hear you. What," asked Tiana.
"...a full stick in the mud," replied Naveen.
The three frogs suddenly heard Louis shrieking in pain. "Oohhhh," Louis moaned, "easy, now! EASY!!"
"This is in there, right," Ray said as he pulled out the thorns, "hang on."
"HOLY..." Louis cried as another thorn was pulled out.
"Darling, I know we have to get Mama Odie lickety-split, but this particular draw will take some time, yes," Ray said to Tiana.
"Oh, poor Louis," Tiana said.
"You know what would make me feel better," Louis said before another thorn was taken out, "shrimp smothered in remoulade sauce...MERCY!!"
"Just a little more," commented Tiana.
"With some foster banana drizzled with pralines...OH, MUM," Louis cried.
"How about a swamp gumbo," suggested Tiana.
"That'll do, Tiana," Louis replied, before another thorn was taken out, "that'll do so."
"That sounds delicious," Naveen said, "I'll start with a pre-dinner cocktail and something to nibble on while I wait. Thanks."
"No, no, no, no, Royal Highness," Tiana replied as she gave Naveen a sharp blade, "you're about to chop these mushrooms."
"Do what," asked a confused Naveen.
"Chop the mushrooms," repeated Tiana as she jumped onto a stem for more ingredients, "jump."
Naveen looked at the mushroom and the blade. "Little ridiculous," he said to himself.
"Are you chopping," asked Tiana.
"Alright," replied Naveen, "relax."
Naveen walked toward a nearby tree root, put a mushroom on it and slowly sliced the blade through the mushroom. He sweated a little, and he was unsure what to think. He managed to slice one piece of the mushroom off. "One," he said exhaustingly.
Tiana walked up to Naveen after starting a fire and said, "step aside, sir. Watch and learn."
Tiana swiftly cut the mushroom into bits of small pieces. "Oh, alright," Naveen commented.
Tiana pulled another mushroom out and helped Naveen move his hands where that he could mince the mushrooms. After seeing Naveen mince the mushrooms by himself she said, "there you go."
"You know I've never done anything like this before," Naveen said.
"Really?"
"Alright," replied Naveen, "but if you live in a castle, everything is done for you, all the time. They dress you, they feed you...they guide you. You brush your teeth."
"Oh, poor baby," Tiana said while she stirred ingredients in her pumpkin pot.
"I admit it was an enchanted life until the day my parents interrupted me, and all of a sudden I realized...I don't know how to do anything," Naveen said.
Tiana felt kind of bad for the prince, but she was being positive. "Well, hey, you have the characteristics of a decent meat grinder," she said.
"You think so," asked Naveen.
"Keep practicing," said Tiana, "and I could hire you."
"Really," asked a curious Naveen.
"No," replied Tiana with humor.
"Ah, c'mon, what was this? That was under the frog belt," Naveen commented.
Meanwhile, in another part of the swamp, a shadow demon found pieces of burst balloons floating in the water. These were from the balloons Tiana and Naveen were floating on since they got stranded in the swamp. The demon gave out a howl to his friends and they all followed together in one direction. They were now hot on the trail of the heroes.
"...you'll see a blind nutria. You say 'hi' and he says 'what?' And you say 'what an ugly fish,'" Ray warned a joke the others while they had the gumbo meal.
Everyone laughed at this joke. "Anyone for a few seconds," asked Tiana.
"It was grand," Naveen said, "you really have a gift."
"Why...thank you," said Tiana, who loved the comment as she gave Naveen seconds.
Everyone heard Ray gasp in shock. "There she is," he said, "the sweetest firefly of all creation."
"Evangeline," asked Tiana.
"I want to meet this girl," said Louis, "where is she?"
"How can you miss her? She shines right there in front of you," said Ray, who directed their attention to a star.
Everyone's curiosity turned into confusion. Ray was referring to the evening star that Tiana and Charlotte were looking at throughout their childhood.
Ray: Look how she lights up the heavens
My beautiful Evangeline
"That's not a fire....."
Louis was silenced by Naveen, who didn't let Ray be interrupted.
Ray: So far above me, yet I
Know her heart only belongs to me
I adore you
"I adore you all."
Ray: I love you
"I love you all."
Both of Naveen's comments were directed towards Tiana. Tiana felt awkward from Naveen's comments. "I'm translating," Naveen said.
Ray: You're my queen of the night
So yet, so bright
That someone as beautiful as she
Could love someone like me
Naveen got to his feet and was ready to dance with Tiana. Tiana knew where this was going and said, "no, I don't dance."
Ray: Love always finds a road, that's true.
Naveen yet tried dancing with Tiana, but she was very reluctant. She jumped onto a nearby lily pad and said, "I've never danced."
Ray: And I love you, Evangeline
Naveen didn't seem to care about Tiana's claim of not dancing. He now knew that Tiana didn't know how to do something, like he didn't know how to mince. After pulling Tiana's lily pad closer to his, he said, "if I can mince, you can dance."
Naveen danced with Tiana slowly and peacefully to the music. Louis played his trumpet to the music. Ray lit up the flowers surrounding the lily pad with the frogs, making it look like a romantic dance. Naveen even dove into the water with Tiana as they danced. They were dancing under the colorful lights of Ray lighting the different colored leaves.
Ray: Love is beautiful
Love is wonderful
Love is everything
Do you agree?
But yes
Naveen and Tiana jumped out of the water and landed on another lily pad.
Ray: Look how she lights up the heavens
I love you, Evangeline!
Naveen looked into Tiana's beautiful eyes. As it looked like they were about to kiss each other in the romantic moment, Tiana said, "ah, Lottie's finding herself a hell of a dance partner. We better move ahead."
Naveen was kind of disappointed for not kissing the girl and sighed as Tiana jumped away. He looked down and saw his shadow. But there was another shadow creeping up on him. Naveen became suspicious, but before he could say something, he was suddenly pulled off faster. "TIANA," he cried.
"NAVEEN," exclaimed Tiana.
Louis immediately gave chase of Naveen. "No, no, no," complained Ray.
Naveen caught hold of a log to stop himself from being pulled off, but the shadow demons were too strong. But as it seemed that they had taken Naveen as captive, a beam of light appeared out of nowhere and hit the shadow demon holding Naveen. The other demons were taken by surprise, and tried to get away from the light, but he was all stricken down. Tiana, Louis and Ray eventually caught up with Naveen. But before they could get a response, a shadow appeared through the foggy mist. Everyone hesitantly awaited what was coming their road. After waiting hesitantly, something appeared from the mist. It was a short, obese old blind lady. This was Mama Odie. "Not bad for a 197-year-old blind woman," she said, "now which one of you bad children messed up the Shadow Man?"
Louis timidly pointed to Naveen as everyone stood motionless.
Mama Odie took the four friends to her house in a boat in a big tree.  "We're so glad we found you Mama Odie.  Ray and Louis here have been warning us all about you.  We've been traveling quite a long road and you can't imagine what we've been through.  And we…" Tiana said as she examined the scenery, some of which was weird for her, ".....and we heard that you....."
"JUJU," Mama Odie suddenly said.
A yellow snake appeared behind Mama Odie.  "Hahaha, c'mon over here, you bad boy," she said as the snake cuddled with her.
Tiana and Naveen stood motionless as Mama Odie kissed Juju.  "Give us a little sugar, now," she said.
Louis found this crazy and gagged.  "Y'all just loves your mother, don't you," Mama Odie said before extending Juju's neck and making him look like a cane, "nice to see you again, Ray.  How's your grandmamma?"
"Oh, she's fine," replied Ray, "got in a little damage for flashing the neighbors again."
"Ooh, I like that gal's spunk," Mama Odie said as she sat down.
"Mama Odie," Tiana said as she and Naveen hopped onto Mama Odie's chair, "we don't want to take up too much of your time…"
"Y'all want some candy," asked Mama Odie who offered them odd-looking candy.
"Not really," replied Naveen.
"No thank you," added Tiana.
"Now, that's too bad.  It's a special candy.  Would of turned y'all human," Mama Odie said as she gulped the little pill.
"WAIT!  DON'T!!  PLEASE DON'T TAKE IT," begged Tiana.
"NO, PLEASE," begged Naveen.
"Hahahaha, I'm just messing with y'all," replied the silly Mama Odie.
Naveen and Tiana calmed down as Tiana asked, "how on Earth did you know that we wanted to turn back…"
But before Tiana could finish, Mama Odie fell asleep.  Tiana and Naveen again stood confused.  "Um…Mama Odie," Naveen said, trying to awaken her.
"JUJU," Mama Odie suddenly said louder, "why didn't you warn me my gumbo was burning?"
Louis stood puzzled at the woman's odd behavior.  "You sure this is the right blind voodoo lady who lives in a boat in a tree in the bayou," Louis asked Ray.
"Pretty sure," responded Ray.
"Well, this isn't what I expected from a voodoo lady," said Cassidy.
"Can't believe this," Mama Odie said while Tiana and Naveen hopped onto the gumbo pot, "Got to do everything around here."
"Mama Odie, if you…"
Tiana was interrupted again.  "Taste this," Mama Odie said as she gave Tiana some of her gumbo, "well."
After tasting the gumbo, Tiana said, "Hit it hard with a couple of shots of Tabasco and it's the bee's knees.  Now can we…"
"Juju," Mama Odie called.
Juju appeared with another ingredient for the gumbo.  Mama Odie tasted the gumbo and was impressed.  "That's got some zang to it," she said while Tiana remained frustrated, "that's just what it needed.  Now, y'all figure out what you need?"
"It's just like you siad, Mama Odie, we need to be human," added Tiana.
"HA," scoffed Mama Odie, alarming the frogs, "y'all ain't had the sense you was born with.  Y'all want to be human, but you're blind to what you need."
"What we done?  What we need?  Is all the same fact, yes," replied Naveen.
But all Naveen got in response was a whack in the head.   "Is the same fact?  No," Mama Odie replied, "you listen to your mum now."
Mama Odie broke out in song, which had a backup chorus consisting of spoonbill birds.
Mama Odie: Don't matter what you look like
Don't matter what you wear
How many rings you got on your finger
We don't care, no
Turacos: WE DON'T CARE!!
Mama Odie: Don't matter where you come from
Don't even matter what you are
A dog, a pig, a cow, a goat
Had them all in here
Shoebills: HAD THEM ALL IN HERE!!
Mama Odie: And they all knew what they wanted
What they wanted me to do
I warned them what they needed
Just like I be warning you
Tropicbirds: YOU MUST DIG A LITTLE DEEPER!!
Mama Odie: Find out who you are
Eagles: YOU MUST DIG A LITTLE DEEPER
Mama Odie: It really ain't that far
If you find out who you are
You'll find out what you need
Cranes: BLUE HEAVENS AND SUNSHINE GUARANTEED!!
This song was very upbeat and everyone started dancing.  Louis and Ray were given instruments.
Mama Odie: You must dig
Peafowls: DIG!!
Mama Odie: You must dig
Doves: DIG!!
Mama Odie turned to Naveen.
Mama Odie: Prince Froggy is a rich little boy
You want to be rich again
That ain't gonna make you happy now
Did it make you happy then?
NO!!
Money ain't has no soul
Money ain't had no heart
All you need is some self-control
Make yourself a brand new start
Hummingbirds: YOU MUST DIG A LITTLE DEEPER!!
Mama Odie: Don't have far to go
Puffins: YOU MUST DIG A LITTLE DEEPER!!
Mama Odie: Warn the people Mum warned you so
Can't warn you what you'll find
Perhaps love will grant you peace of mind
Dig a little deeper and you'll know
Mama Odie turned her attention to Tiana.
Mama Odie: Ms. Froggy
Tiana: Ma'am
Mama Odie: Might I have a word?
Tiana: Yes, ma'am
Mama Odie: You's the hard one
That's what I heard
Your daddy was a loving man
Family, through and through
You and your daddy's daughter
What he had in him, you have in you
Cassowaries: YOU MUST DIG A LITTLE DEEPER!!
Mama Odie: For you, it's gonna be rough
Lorikeets: YOU GOTTA DIG A LITTLE DEEPER!!
Mama Odie: You ain't dug near far enough
Dig down deep inside yourself
You'll find out what you need
Flamingos: BLUE HEAVENS AND SUNSHINE GUARANTEED!!
The sun was starting to rise.
Mama Odie: Open up the windows
Let in the light, children
Penguins: BLUE HEAVENS AND SUNSHINE!
BLUE HEAVENS AND SUNSHINE!!
Tiana: BLUE HEAVENS AND SUNSHINE!!
Mama Odie: GUARANTEED!!
The song ended with the shining of the sun, beginning a new day.  "Well, Ms. Froggy, do you understand what you need now child," asked Mama Odie.
"Yes, I do, Mama Odie," replied Tiana, "I need to dig a little deeper and work even harder to get my restaurant."
Mama Odie sighed with disappointment.  The herons were also disappointed.  "All right, y'all, one more time," Ray said trying to lift the spirits of his friends, "it don't matter what you look like.  It don't…no one is going to sing with Ray?  Alright."
"Well, if y'all are set on being human, there's only one fashion," Mama Odie said.
Mama Odie went back to her gumbo pot, stirred and chanted, "gumbo, gumbo in the pot.  We need a princess, WHATCHA GOT?!"
Like a magical cauldron, an image appeared in the pot.  Everyone watched and saw Charlotte asleep.  "Lottie," asked Tiana, "but she's not a princess."
"Silence and look at the gumbo," Mama Odie said.
Big Daddy opened the door, all dressed in a king's costume and announced, "TA-DA!!"
Tiana eventually understood why Lottie was the image in the pot.  "That's right," she said, "Big Daddy's King of the Mardi Gras parade. Well, that makes Lottie....a princess?"
"Does that count," asked Naveen.
"Yes, it does so," responded Mama Odie, "but only since midnight until Mardi Gras is over.  Jump-along, you only had until then to get that princess to kiss you.  Once she does so....BOOM!!  You both turn human."
"Midnight," asked Naveen.
"That doesn't give us much time at all," said Tiana, who was now worried.
While Tiana and Naveen left, Louis yet had something in mind.  "What about me, Mum?  I want to be human as well, where I can play jazz with the big boys," he said to Mama Odie, "I want fingers and toes and a bellybutton, not the kind that sticks out, but the kind that goes in."
Mama Odie turned to the eager alligator and said, "Jabber Jaws, you dig a little deeper, you'll find everything you need."
"Well, Mama Odie, you tried to sell me a stolen red velvet cake," asked Louis.
"C'mon, c'mon, c'mon," Mama Odie said while pushing Louis out of the boat house, "there's a lot of river between here and New Orleans.  Y'all best get to swimming."
Louis stopped himself and said, "BUT WAIT!!  I have a better idea."
A river boat was patrolling down the Bayou River, heading for New Orleans.  With no one around watching, Louis gave a signal and everyone got on it.  Louis found the music upbeat and was about to dance to it, until everyone gasped.  They saw shadows of people that looked like they had guns.  "THEY'VE HAD GUNS," cried Louis.
Naveen, Tiana and Ray managed to hide for cover.  With no option left, Louis hunkered down and stood motionless.  But the people approaching didn't have any guns.  They were just people with instruments and animal costumes.  They noticed Louis.  "Man, that is one murderer-diller costume," said the player with a clarinet.
"Hey, gator, can you blow that horn," asked the drum player.
Louis played a little tune on his trumpet, impressing the band players.  "C'mon.  Sit in with us.  We're playing Mardi Gras," the band players said.
Louis sighed with relief for not frightening them, but then exclaimed emotionally upon receiving an invite to play music with them.  He got up and played his trumpet while walking with the band players.  Tiana and Naveen, on the other hand, were holding onto each other while seeking refuge, only to blush and let go of each other until the coast was clear.  "We can't miss this," said Ray, "Little Louis going to eventually play with the big boys."
Tiana started going in the same direction with Ray.  Naveen, however, didn't move.  "Naveen, you coming," asked Tiana.
"Oh…I'll catch up with you later," replied Naveen.
Tiana proceeded with her friends, leaving Naveen alone to think.  Naveen looked around and saw a necklace and a tiny wired cup.  Then he came up with an idea.  
Later that evening, Naveen had arranged the two pieces together and made a ring.  He put the ring in a small container, but was unsure if he should reveal his feelings to Tiana.  He looked up to Evangeline and said, "oh, Evangeline.  Why can't I just look Tiana in the eye and say, 'I will do whatever it takes to make all your dreams come true because…because I love you'?"
What Naveen didn't know was that he was being watched.  Ray was nearby, listening to Naveen.  After hearing him speak to Evangeline, Ray's light turned red as he said, "woah, woah, woah, Captain!  You making goo-goo eyes at my girl," before attempting to attack Naveen for seemingly proposing to Evangeline, "that's it!  Put them up!  I'm going to make some shoes out of you!"
"No, Ray, I am not in love with Evangeline, I'm in love with Tiana," Naveen replied faster.
Ray stopped and his light turned yellow again as he grew happy.  "Ooh, I knew it, I knew it, I knew it!  You come here, you," he said.
"And I can no longer marry Miss Charlotte La Bouff," Naveen said to himself.
"You're going to be happy together," Ray said.
"I'll find another road to get Tiana a restaurant," Naveen continued.
"You're going to have the cutest little tadpoles," Ray said again.
"I will get a job," Naveen continued again, "version two, version three."
"I can't wait to warn darling," Ray said before being stopped by Naveen.
"No, no, no, I must warn her, alone," Naveen said.
"Alright, you rascal," replied Ray.
Later in the evening, under a complete moon, the river boat began approaching the city.  Above the Captain's Deck of the Ship, Naveen guided Tiana to a special place.  "Where are you taking me," asked Tiana.
"I just wanted to show you a little something to celebrate our last night together as frogs," replied Naveen as she helped Tiana up.
Tiana had a look and she saw a table with a candle, a rose and two chairs.  This was like a restaurant table.  "Oh…all my years, nobody's ever done anything like this for me," she said before she looked at Naveen and saw a moth on his chest, like a bow.
"It's too much, isn't it," asked Naveen, "thanks, Beaux."
"I thought it was a nice touch," replied the moth.
"Pretend you didn't see that," said Naveen as he guided Tiana to her seat, "please, please, sit down."
Naveen helped Tiana to her seat and introduced to her a plate of food.  "You minced," said Tiana with amazement.
"I did," replied Naveen, "you have had quite an influence on me, which is amazing because I have dated thousands of women and…"
Tiana was suddenly unimpressed with the comment.  "No, like two, three, just other women," Naveen said while trying to get the container for the ring, "and anyhow, listen.  You couldn't be more different, you know.  You're practically one of the guys.  NO, NO, NO, you're not a guy.  Let me begin again."
Naveen leaned on the table, but only slipped and fell onto the ground with the food spilling on him.  Tiana found this really funny.  "I'm not myself tonight," Naveen said, "Tiana, I'm sorry, that was loud.  This is a disaster."
"No, it's cute," replied Tiana.
"Tiana, I…"
Tiana suddenly saw something off in the distance.  "There it is," she said.
Tiana saw her restaurant off in the distance.  "Your restaurant," asked Naveen.
"Can't you just picture this?  All lit up like the Fourth of July," Tiana said.
"Yes, rain pouring out of every window," added Naveen.
"That should be elegant," replied Tiana.
"But you have to keep it loose, though," added Naveen, "must let it swing."
"You know a nice ukulele player," asked Tiana.
"Really?  You'd let me perform," asked Naveen, who was emotional.
"I'll speak to the owner......owner says yes," replied Tiana.
"Achedenza," replied an emotional Naveen.
"Folks are going to be coming together from all walks of life just to get a taste of our food," Tiana said, leaving Naveen curious.
"Our food," he asked as he looked at the ring container.
"Huh?  Oh, dear.  My Daddy," replied Tiana, "we always wanted to open this restaurant.  He died before he could see it happen.  But tomorrow, with your help, our dream is eventually coming true."
"Tomorrow?"
"If I don't deliver that money first fact tomorrow, I lose this place forever," Tiana said.
Naveen was now unsure if he should carry out his proposal and give Tiana the ring.  "Tiana, I love…"
Tiana awaited anxiously for what she thought Naveen was going to say.  "…the fashion you light up if you speak about your dream.  A dream that...it's so beautiful, I…I promise I'l do whatever it takes to make it come true."
There was a hoot from the boat.  "Port of New Orleans, all ashore," the captain announced.
"I'll go round up the boys," Naveen said as he got up with the ring container and left.
Tiana was now left alone to think.  She sighed and looked up into the heavens.  "Evangeline," she said, "I've always been so sure about what I wanted, but now I...what have I done?  Please awrn me."
Tiana continued thinking about her dream; if she just wanted the restaurant like her deceased father envisioned, or if she wanted to be with Naveen.  
However, what she was unaware of was that Naveen was caught again by the shadow demons and carried off, this time without anyone to stop them.
Outside the small house near the La Bouff mansion, Charlotte knocked on the door and said, "Prince Naveen, darling, you'd better hurry up. We don't want to be late for the Mardi Gras wedding."
Inside the building, Lawrence stood at the door, trying to keep Charlotte from coming inside. "Um...getting dressed," he said, "just a few more moments, my darling heart."
"Alright, darling. We'll be waiting in the Packard," replied Charlotte, "DADDY, START THE CAR!!"
Once Charlotte left, Lawrence began concerning. "Oh, my gosh, I'm doomed," he said, before a card hit him in the face, "ouch."
"NO, LARRY," said Facilier, "I'm the one who's doomed. Unless we get that frog's blood in this..."
But before the witch doctor could finish, there was a rumbling sound. He looked at the fireplace and saw the shadow demons carrying Naveen. One shadow demon tossed the frog to Facilier, who caught him in his hat and picked him up. "We're back to work, boys," he said to the demons.
"Take your dirty hands away from me," Naveen said, before noticing Lawrence, "LAWRENCE!!"
"Ohohohoho, shut up now, Your Eminence," Lawrence said evilly as he opened the talisman.
Back at the boat, everyone was getting off board and onto the sidewalk. Louis led the band off the boat as they chanted Mardi Gras' name.
Meanwhile, Tiana and Ray rendezvoused nearby until Tiana asked, "Ray, have you seen Naveen?"
"Look at you," said Ray, "where's the ring?"
"What are you speaking about," asked Tiana.
"Well, if Captain didn't say anything, I won't say anything, because old Ray's as close as a drum," replied the firefly, "you'll get nothing out of me, no?"
"Ray," Tiana asked suggestively.
"Alright, Captain's not going to marry Charlotte, he'll marry you. As soon as he gets himself and you both become human, he'll find a job, you get that restaurant....." Ray said faster before silencing himself, "I said too much, right?"
Tiana grew with happiness and hugged the firefly. "You've just said enough, Ray," she said before turning to the stars, "thank you, Evangeline."
Then Tiana jumped away towards the parade, with Ray following close behind. The parade was playing jazz music while people in costumes marched down the street while others threw souvenirs to the audience. "He was trying to propose," Naveen said as she jumped among the legs of the humans, "that's what all the fumbling was about, and I thought he just wanted to marry a rich girl."
"What are we looking for again," asked Ray.
"Just keep your eyes peeled for the biggest, ostentatious float with a Mardi Gras princess about to kiss herself..."
But before Tiana completed, she suddenly stopped as she spotted Naveen on a parade float with Charlotte, about to be wed. "...a frog."
"Immortal beloved, we are gathered here tonight in this beautiful celebration to unite this prince and this young woman in holy marriage," the wedding priest announced.
Tiana and Ray also saw this. They were shocked upon seeing Naveen about to marry Charlotte. "Oh, dear, this can't be true, darling," Ray said, "and how can you yet be a frog? Mama Odie, she..."
But before Ray could finish, he noticed Tiana was missing.
In a dark graveyard nearby, Ray looked around, trying to find Tiana. At last, he found her in the shadows of the graves. Tiana was brokenhearted over the loss of what she thought would be her future husband. "I know what we've seen with our eyes, but if we go that fashion, we'll find your fairytale come true," Ray consoled Tiana.
"Just because you want something doesn't make it come true," replied a mournful Tiana.
"It's like my Evangeline always warned me..."
"Evangeline's nothing but a star, Ray! A big ball of hot air a million miles from here," Tiana suddenly said, "open your eyes now, before you get hurt."
Tiana jumped off, leaving Ray shocked at what she said. "Ray, I..."
"She just expressed heartbreak," Ray said to the star, "that's all I know. C'mon, Evangeline. We're going to show sugar the truth."
Meanwhile, in the audience, all the spectators were looking for the group of lambs that had disappeared. They were all shocked to see Naveen human again and about to be wed to Charlotte. "If any of you object to the union of these two people, speak now or be silent forever," said the wedding minister.
Nearby, Dr. Facilier had Big Daddy's voodoo doll and a nail, ready to strike him. However, there was a treasure chest on top of the float, near Naveen and Charlotte. The actual Naveen was trapped inside, but listened to the wedding. "ME, ME!! I OBJECT," he yelled, before lashing his tongue out to get closer to the fake Naveen, who was actually Lawrence in disguise.
"Do you, Prince Naveen, take Charlotte as your wife," asked the wedding minister.
Ray appeared and flew to the fake Naveen's ear. "Captain, what are you doing here," he asked.
Lawrence was irritated by the firefly and shooed him off. In doing so, he saw Naveen trying to get closer. He stomped on his tongue as the minister concluded, "...for as long as you both live?"
"What? Oh, I do so, yes," replied Lawrence, "I'm for it."
Ray saw the tongue and flew towards the chest. "Is that you, Captain," he asked.
"Ray, get me out of this box," Naveen said.
"What? I can't hear you! I'm going to get you out of this box," replied Ray, who positioned himself like a key hole and flew inside the chest.
"...to keep yourselves only to him, as long as you both live," asked the wedding priest.
"Oh, I do so," responded Charlotte.
With that said, Facilier drew his nail closer to the voodoo Big Daddy doll, waiting anxiously to attack. "And then, by the power that the state of Louisiana has in me..."
Ray eventually got Naveen out of the chest as they made it to the top of the float. "...I now pronounce you man and..."
Just before he could finish, Naveen jumped onto the imposter and caught hold of the talisman. Dr. Facilier groaned in frustration as the frogs attempted to get the talisman off Lawrence. The two fell off the float with the crowd in shock. Lawrence caught Naveen and threw him aside into another float. "Gads-me-gracious, are you alright," Charlotte asked Lawrence.
"I need a moment to settle in," Lawrence replied as he ran into a nearby church.
"CHEESE AND CRACKERS," Charlotte said frustratedly.
Lawrence got into the church and closed the door. "Lawrence, why are you doing this," asked Naveen.
"It's the reward for all these years...of humiliation," replied Lawrence sinisterly.
Dr. Facilier appeared and said, "get your royal ass back on that wedding cake and complete this deal."
Naveen, not giving up, puffed up, getting himself out of Lawrence's grip and snatched the talisman, turning Lawrence back into his normal self. "What's he doing here? STOP HIM," Facilier shouts.
Ray managed to get himself into the church and watched as Naveen did his best to keep the the talisman away from his valet's hands. He kicked the fact and Ray caught it. "I found it," Ray said, before getting pulled down by it, "it had me as well."
Ray managed to hold onto it. He flew away with it as Lawrence said, "let go of that."
"KEEP OUT OF SIGHT," Facilier said furiously before giving chase to the firefly.
Facilier burst through the door and gave out a whistle. The shadow demons heard the whistle and chased after Ray.
Meanwhile, on another float, Louis was playing jazz with the band to the applauding crowd below. But Louis suddenly stopped until he spotted Ray fleeing from the shadow demons. "Ray," he asked.
He saw the firefly rush into a nearby graveyard. Louis was confused on what was going on. "Hey, why'd you stop," asked the percussion player.
Louis, although unwilling to frighten the crowd and risk being shot by guns, like the one time on that riverboat, knew that his friends were in danger. He took a deep breath, got on all fours and roared like an alligator. As expected, the crowd was terrified as a man cried, "HE'S A REAL GATOR!!"
But Louis didn't blame at the moment.
Meanwhile, in the graveyard, Tiana, yet brokenhearted, heard Ray's cry. "DARLING! DARLING!!"
"RAY," she asked.
"THIS PROVES THAT WHAT WE SAW IS NOT WHAT WE THOUGHT WE SAW," Ray exclaimed as he delivered the talisman to Tiana.
"What is this," asked Tiana.
"It's a voodoo hydeco," replied Ray, "the Shadow Man, he used it for the....."
But before Ray could continue, he heard the shadow demons coming and swiftly said, "you can't let Shadow Man get this, no matter what. Run now, girl! RUN!!"
Tiana was afraid at what was going on, but she took Ray's advice and fled. Although very reluctant to leave Ray, he took his advice and ran with Tiana. With his only friend running, Ray turned to the demons and said, "DON'T LET ME LIGHT UP MY BUTT!!"
The shadows towered over the small firefly. Though outnumbered and outsized, Ray was not going down without a fight. He charged up his light and flew into battle, hitting the shadow demons everywhere. "I'm going to get you! I've had a lot more of myself! Come here, you," Ray yelled, "HAHAHAHA, WHO'S NEXT?!"
But before Ray could attack any further, something came out of nowhere and slapped Ray, sending him into a wall and onto the ground. It was the evil Dr. Facilier. Frustrated and annoyed by the firefly's interference, Facilier put his foot forward and stepped on the defenseless bug. With Ray out of action, Facilier folded his jacket and walked away. As he left, Louis appeared. "RAY," cried Louis as he searched the graveyard.
The gator found the injured bug and was disheartened at what just happened to him.
Meanwhile, Tiana was yet on the run with the shadow demons. Tiana ran as fast as she could until she reached a wall where Facilier's shadow appeared. But Tiana was not giving up without a fight. "GO BACK," she demanded, "or I'll break this fact into a million pieces!"
Facilier appeared with the rest of the shadow demons and stopped as Tiana threatened to destroy the talisman. Facilier swiftly pulled out a bit of voodoo powder and blew it. It surrounded Tiana and she suddenly found herself in her human form again. Tiana was surprised to see herself human again. But before she could react, she found herself in a vision of a restaurant. It had a beautiful chandelier, nice music in the background and people lighting. This was exactly how Tiana envisioned her restaurant. Tiana was in awe of the place and she heard a ukulele player near the piano. Tiana thought this was Naveen as a human. "Naveen?"
But to her dismay, this person wasn't Naveen. But she suddenly heard someone's voice. "Now, isn't this a lot better than jumping around the bayou for the rest of your life?"
It was Dr. Facilier enjoying a drink. "Shadow Man," Tiana said.
"I have to give it to you, Tiana," Facilier said to Tiana, "if you dream, you dream big. Just look at this place. It will be the crowned jewel of the Crescent City...and all you have to do is realize this...is hand over that little talisman of mine."
Tiana was in awe of the restaurant, but instead of willing what she wished for, she was reluctant to give the talisman back to the Shadow Man. "No...this...this is not right," Tiana said.
"C'mon, darling," replied Facilier, who then blew voodoo powder into the air, revealing people who doubted Tiana, "think of everything you sacrificed."
"Girl, all you ever do is work."
"I warned you she wouldn't come."
"Think of all these naysayers who doubted you," Facilier continued.
"You'll never get enough for the deposit."
"...little woman of your background, you're better away where you are."
"And don't forget your poor father," Facilier continued as he showed Tiana a vision of her father, James, in the window.
Tiana looked out the window and saw his father coming home from his shift. "That was a hard-working man. Double...sometimes triple shifts," Facilier said, "without showing how tired and exhausted he really was."
"Daddy."
"Hey, Baby Cakes."
"Too bad all that hard work was little more than a broken old gumbo jar and a dream that never came off the back porch," Facilier continued, "but you...you can give your poor father all he ever wanted. C'mon up, Tiana. You're almost there."
Tiana realized that Facilier made several nice points about what Tiana had been through. Sacrificing free time with friends, and being doubted by rude individuals, were all part of the long tireless journey she took to make it this far. If she turned it down, she might never actually get it. All that hard work would go to waste and she would let her father down. "My father never had what he wanted," Tiana said.
She watched the vision of her flashback with her father having a great time with her and Eudora while sharing the gumbo special with the neighborhood. Then Tiana realized something, something that Eudora tried to explain to her before. "But he had what he needed," Tiana continued as she gripped the talisman tighter, "he had love. He never lost sight by what was really reluctant..."
"Easy with that," Facilier begged, "careful."
"AND NEITHER WILL I," Tiana concluded as she was ready to hit the talisman to the ground.
But before it hit the ground, Facilier's shadow caught it and gave it right back to Facilier.  The vision faded away and Tiana turned back into a frog.  As for Tiana, she was pinned down to the ground by Facilier's staff.  "Hahahahahaha!  Y'all should have taken my deal," Facilier said, "now you will spend the rest of your life being a slimey little frog."
Although down, Tiana was not pleased.  "I've had news for you, Shadow Man; this is not slime, THAT'S MUCUS," she said before lashing out her tongue.
The tongue caught the talisman and without hesitation, Tiana hit the talisman into the ground, breaking it into bits.  Facilier suddenly became shocked and frightened.  "NO…NO," he cried as Tiana took refuge, "HOW AM I EVER GONNA PAY BACK MY DEBT?!"
Facilier heard vocalizing behind him and turned frantically.  Three of the voodoo masks appeared, vocalizing a reprise of Facilier's song.  "Friends," Facilier said happily.
Voodoo Spirits: ARE YOU READY?!
"NO, I'M NOT READY AT ALL," replied a frightened Facilier, "in fact, I've had lots more plans."
Voodoo Spirits: ARE YOU READY?!
"This is just a minor setback in a major operation," Facilier explained as more of the voodoo monsters appeared, "soon as I whip up another spell, we'll be back in business.  I yet had that froggy prince locked off.  I JUST NEED A LITTLE MORE TIME!!"
Facilier backed into a grave with his shadow, but the head voodoo spirit appeared behind him and was very frustrated at Facilier for failing.  "NO, PLEASE, WAIT," begged Facilier.
Facilier backed off in fear, but he didn't get far enough.  A shadow demon caught hold of his shadow, pulling him back.  The head voodoo spirit opened its mouth, revealing the voodoo world inside.  "JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME," begged Facilier as he was being dragged into the portal.
Tiana watched in fear as the witch doctor was being dragged to his doom.  "I PROMISE I'LL PAY Y'ALL BACK!  I PROMISE," begged Facilier before being fully pulled into the portal, who growled in frustration before shouting out an enraged "STEELE!!"
This yell was so loud that it echoed across the cemetery. The voodoo spirits, shadow demons, everything Facilier summoned flew into the portal.  The head demon locked its jaws shut, flashing as the voodoo madness disappeared.  Tiana ducked her head, and as she turned back, the voodoo spirit was gone and replaced with a grave with Facilier's face engraved into it.  Facilier was now officially gone.  Lightning flashed as Tiana held her chest and breathed heavily in fear.  She heard the town bell ringing.  It was almost midnight.  
Back in the city, Charlotte, having grown impatient, was banging on the church doors, trying to get inside.  "PRINCE!!  PRINCE NAVEEN," yelled Charlotte upset, "your shy and retiring bride-to-be is getting antsy!"
Charlotte kicked the doors open really hard.  There she spotted a silhouette.  But to her horror, this wasn't Naveen.  It was Lawrence, in his actual form.  "Hello, darling," he said hesitantly.
Charlotte shrieked at the sight of seeing a fat man dressed as Naveen.  Lawrence also yelled as he ran outside the church.  But before Lawrence could make a break for it, Charlotte was horrified by her discovery, but then she heard a voice.  "Ms. La Bouff, please!  Down here."
It was Naveen.  "Allow me to introduce myself," he said, "I am the real Prince Naveen."
But just like his first meeting with Tiana, he got squashed by a book.  "Of Maldonia," he squirmed.
Charlotte's fear turned into curiosity, hearing the frustrated witch doctor shout his name.  "Did you say Prince?"
While Charlotte was getting an explanation from Naveen about what was going on, Tiana made it back to the city.  They saw New Orleans police arresting Lawrence under the order of a frustrated Big Daddy.  "Boys, drag this maggot down to the Paris prison," Big Daddy ordered.
"I'm fully innocent.  The Shadow Man bamboozled me," Lawrence said, trying to be innocent.
Nearby, Naveen had just explained everything to Charlotte.  "Gads me gracious, this is so much to absorb.  Let me see if I had this right; if I kiss you before midnight, you and Tiana will turn human again, and then we gonna get ourselves married and live happily ever after, the end," asked Charlotte.
An anxious Naveen waited for the kiss, while watching the clock, but was paying good attention to Charlotte.  "Yes, more or less," replied Naveen, "but remember, you must give Tiana all the money she requires for her restaurant, because Tiana.....Tiana is my Evangeline."
Tiana heard this conversation as she approached him.  Tiana was touched by Naveen's line.  "Anything you want sugar," Charlotte said, "pucker up, Buttercup."
Naveen dryly puffed up his lips and waited for Charlotte's kiss.  But before their lips could make contact with each other, Tiana appeared.  "WAIT!!"
"Tiana," asked Naveen.
"Tiana," asked Charlotte, who was shocked to see Tiana a frog as well.
"You can't do this," Tiana begged.
"Yes, I have to do this and we are running out of time," replied Naveen.
"I won't let you," Tiana said.
"It's the only fashion to get you your dream," replied Naveen, who was determined to get Tiana's restaurant.
"My dream…my dream wouldn't be complete without you in it," Tiana said, making Naveen happy, "I love you, Naveen."
"Warts and all," asked Naveen.
"Warts and all," replied an honest Tiana.
Charlotte was touched by Tiana's words.  Charlotte was on the verge of tears.  "All my life, I read about true love and fairytales, and…Tiana you found it," she said, before picking up Naveen for a kiss anyhow, "I'll kiss him, for you, darling.  No marriage required."
Charlotte was about to kiss Naveen, awaiting victory, but before they could kiss, the clock struck midnight.  "Oh, my word, perhaps that clock's a little fast," Charlotte said before kissing Naveen numerous times.
After a few desperate kisses, nothing happened.  Naveen didn't turn human again and neither did Tiana.  "I'm very sorry," said Charlotte as she put Naveen on the ground.
Naveen and Tiana also accepted the fact.  Suddenly, they heard Louis' voice in the distance.  "TIANA, NAVEEN, GUYS!!"
Louis appeared, running to them with something in his hands.  Naveen and Tiana approached their friend as Naveen asked, "Louis, what is this?"
"Shadow Man done lay poor Ray low," replied Louis, as everyone gasped, "he's hurting awful bad."
Louis showed everyone the wounded body of Ray, who was now dying.  Ray looked at Tiana and said, "hey, sugar, how come you yet...."
"We're staying frogs, Ray," replied Tiana.
"And we're staying together," added Naveen.
Although not expecting to his friends humans again, Ray was happy that they were together now.  "I…I like that very much," he said with his dying breath, "Evangeline…like that as well."
Ray looked at the Evangeline star while his friends mournfully watched him.  But Ray was at least happy to have his friends by his side one last time.  Ray closed his eyes and his light went out, passing away.  Louis started weeping over the loss of his friend, and so did Tiana.  Naveen consoled Tiana.  Rain started falling from the heavens as everyone mourned.
Back in the bayou, the friends delivered the mournful news to Ray's family.  They began a proper burial, on Ray's behalf.  Ray was put on a leaf and three fireflies carried it to a spot in the water.  Louis swam with Naveen and Tiana with flowers.  Ray's leaf was gently put in the water as Louis played a mournful tune on his trumpet.  Naveen and Tiana put their flowers in Ray's leaf.  The leaf drifted off into the swamp mist.  Everyone stood in silence to remember their friend.  But something lit up into the sky.  Naveen, Tiana, Louis and the fireflies looked up and saw something marvelous.  A star appeared next to Evangeline's star.  The fireflies all cheered, for they knew that this was most likely Ray.  He could be with his girlfriend for all eternity.  Naveen and Tiana hugged each other.
The following morning, a wedding for Tiana and Naveen was about to take place in the swamp.  Animals from all over the swamp gathered to watch.  "And then by the power infested in me, I now pronounce y'all frog and wife," Mama Odie announced, "get to it, jump along and give your lovely bride some sugar."
"Congratulations," said a butterfly who was acting as Naveen's bow.
With that said, Naveen and Tiana kissed each other, now officially husband and wife.  As they kissed, something happened to them.  Waves of magic surrounded them and lifted them into the air.  "Hehehehe, this gonna be nice," Mama Odie said.
The magic shone among the wedding audience.  Louis looked in awe at what was going on to his friends.  The magic faded away and to everyone's amazement, Tiana and Naveen were humans again.  Tiana was now in a princess dress and Naveen was in a fancy prince suit.  Everyone was fascinated; Louis was weeping tears of joy.  Tiana and Naveen opened their eyes and were shocked to see each other as humans.  They were amazed to see themselves back to normal at last.  "Like I warned y'all, kissing a princess breaks the spell," Mama Odie said.
"Once you became my wife, that made you..."
"A princess," concluded Tiana, "you just kissed yourself a princess."
"And, I'm about to do it again," replied a happy Naveen as he kissed Tiana again.
The swamp creatures cheered as Tiana and Naveen kissed each other.  They were all very happy to see them happy together as husband and wife.
Later, in New Orleans, another wedding for the two was held and the people celebrated.  Everyone in town attended this wedding, including Eudora, Charlotte, Big Daddy and even Naveen's parents from Maldonia.  After getting wed, Tiana and Naveen left the building for their honeymoon, but not before Tiana was able the wedding bouquet to bridesmaids.  Charlotte was the one who caught them as Tiana and Naveen took off.
Also, with being human again and being wed together, Tiana and Naveen went to Fenner Bros Reality to pay the Fenner brothers Tiana's money.  With a little intimidation help from Louis, Tiana and Naveen were given permission from the brothers to open the restaurant.  With that said, Tiana and Naveen began work on the new restaurant.  It took days to finish, but it was eventually finished and renamed "Tiana's Palace."  As her father said, people from all across the land came to enjoy the place for its food and entertainment.  Louis was now able to perform with the big boys on stage, without frightening anyone.  Naveen was now a waiter, getting himself a job and making his parents proud and Tiana became in charge of the business.  On opening night, a lot of people attended the restaurant.  Louis, Tiana's friends and mother were there.  Big Daddy and Charlotte sat together and congratulated Tiana for succeeding.  Naveen's parents were there sitting with Eudora, enjoying the service.  
Tiana: In the South Land
There's a city
Way down on the river
Where the women are very pretty
And the men deliver
They've had music
It's always playing
Start in the day time, go all through the night
If you hear that music playing
Hear what I'm saying and make it feel alright.
As for Charlotte, she didn't mind not having marry Naveen, but she did get to dance with a prince, but a very young one.  "Who would've though the prince would've had a younger brother," she said, "how old did you say you were?"
"I'm six in a half," replied Naveen's younger brother.
Although not necessarily what she expected, she yet didn't mind at all.  "Well, I waited this long?"
Tiana: CATCH SOMEBODY, C'MON DOWN!
BRING YOUR PAINTBRUSH!!
WE'RE PAINTING THE TOWN!!!
THERE'S SOME SWEETNESS GOING AROUND!!!!
DREAMS DO COME TRUE!!!!!
IN NEW…OR…LEANS!!!!!!
Executive ProducersDENNIS DeSHAZERSHERYL STAMPS LEACH
Senior ProducerJIM ROWLEY
ProducersJEFF GITTLELINDA HOUSTONMARTHA DATEMA LIPSCOMB
DirectorBRUCE DECK
WriterMARK S. BERNTHAL
Production DesignerJESS NELSON
Musical DirectorBOB SINGLETON
Lyricists/ComposersSTEPHEN BATES BALTESLORY LAZARUS
Performance DirectorPENNY WILSON
Educational SpecialistsMARY ANN DUDKO, Ph.D.MARGIE LARSEN, M.Ed.
Cast:Voice of Barney... BOB WESTBarney's Body Costume... DAVID JOYNERVoice of Baby Bop... JULIE JOHNSONBaby Bop's Body Costume... JEFF AYERSVoice of B.J. ... PATTY WIRTZB.J.'s Body Costume... JEFF BROOKS
Cast:Shawn... JOHN DAVID BENNETT, IITosha... HOPE CERVANTESStella the Storyteller... PHYLLIS CICEROJason... KURT DYKHUIZENKathy... LAUREN KING
Cast:Juan... MICHAEL KROSTCarlos... COREY LOPEZMin... PIA MANALOKenneth... NATHAN REGANJulie... SUSANNAH WETZEL
Associate DirectorERIC NORBERG
Stage ManagerTERRIE DAVIS MANNING
Lighting DesignBERNER & BRILL LIGHTING DESIGN, INC.
EditorMcKEE SMITH
Audio DirectorDAVID M. BOOTHE
Art DirectorELIZABETH SAGAN VELTEN
Wardrobe Supervisor/DesignerLISA O. ALBERTSON
Technical Operations SupervisorRANDY BREEDLOVE
Video EngineerBINK WILLIAMS
Camera OperatorsLARRY ALLEN OZ COLEMANTOM COX BRUCE HARMON
Production AudioRONALD G. BALENTINE
Boom OperatorsJAMES JOHNSONDAVID SMITH
Lighting DirectorCASEY COOK
Key GripBUZ CANNON
Lighting Board OperatorTODD DAVIS
Grip/ElectricJAMES EDWARDS
Construction SupervisorCHARLES BAILEY
Craft Shop SupervisorRAY HENRY
Art/Craft CoordinatorAMY ATHERTON
Set DresserAGGIE DAVIS-BROOKS
DraftspersonCHRISTOPHER McCRAY
Craft/Prop ArtistMARK BROGAN
Props/Special EffectsDAVID COBB
CarpentersTY M. BURNSDANNY SMITH
Scenic PainterE. (BILL) SLETTE
Swing CrewCARMELO GOMEZ
Costume Shop ManagerGEORGIA FORD WAGENHURST
Costume TechnicianD.J. SEGLER
Costume SewingNATALIE SERGI-SAARISUSIE THENNES
Make-Up DesignerJEANIE L. D'IORIO
Hair StylistDEBRA HERTEL HAEFLING
Costume/Wardrobe AssistantsBRIAN BLEVINS SANTIAGO MOLENAJANET BUSH KRISTEN SCHAFFNER
Field ProducerSANDY JANTZEN
Post VideotapeDUDLEY ASAFF
Dialogue EditorDENICE CROWELL
Post Production AudioCRAIG CHASTAIN
Production Office ManagerSUE SHINN
Script SupervisorCATHERINE REYNOLDS
Production CoordinatorsJULIE HUTCHINGSKELLY MAHER
Production AccountantDEBBIE COTTLE
Production SecretaryAUSTIN GRAY
Asst. to Performance DirectorDAVID VOSS
Production AssistantsBRADEN McDONALDJOEL ZOCH
Barney Music DepartmentJILL HANCECHARLES KING JONATHAN SMITH
For Singleton Productions, Inc.BRADFORD COLEMAN LARRY HARONMIKE PIETZSCH
Educational Research StaffPATSY J. ROBLES GOODWIN, M.Ed.KIMBERLY THORNTON, M.Ed.JOY STARR
Children's SupervisorMARY EVANS
Additional on-set tutoring provided byON LOCATION EDUCATION – MICHELE DANCHES
Barney and the Backyard Gang™ and Barney & Friends®were originally developed by Sheryl Leach,Kathy Parker and Dennis DeShazer.
Vocal Performances Enhanced with Help fromSingleton Productions, Inc.
"I Love You" • Lyrics by Lee Bernstein (BMI)
Special Thanks to the Children's Workshop • Plano, TX
THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULDby Watty Piper, Illustrated by George & Doris Hauman.THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD andI THINK, I CAN, I THINK, I CAN are trademarks of Platt & Munk Publishersand are used by permission.
Original Barney, Baby Bop and B.J.Costumes byIRENE COREY DESIGNASSOCIATES
Produced byTHE LYONS GROUP ANDCONNECTICUT PUBLIC TELEVISION
For Connecticut Public TelevisionExecutives in ChargeLARRY RIFKINSHARON BLAIR
Executive in ChargeRICHARD C. LEACH
BARNEY & FRIENDS • Who's Who on the Choo-Choo?Copyright 2009 • Lyons Partnership, L.P.