At Merlin's Mansion Party/Advice from Merlin

*(Later, out on the streets of London, Sally's family, except Mrs. Judson and the other maids and butlers who stayed home, are driving in a car to Merlin's mansion to attend the Christmas party. And they, along with Cloud and Aerith, are now all dressed in evening attires underneath their outer winter attires. Even Cookie is accompanying them. Sally is now wearing an off-the-shoulder blue long-sleeved dress with the triangular sleeves colored baby blue, a dark blue lined bodice, white shoulder and neck rims, and a blue petal overskirt (Similar to Aurora's main princess dress from "Sleeping Beauty (1959)"), a ruffled white petticoat, a gold tiara and necklace, and blue shoes. Amy is now wearing a dress consisting a black sweetheart bodice with short, red, off-the-shoulder sleeves and red, white, light red, and yellow prints on it, a white trim, a red pleated skirt with sashes (Consisting crimson centers with red, yellow, dark red, white, and light red prints on it between red sides) and white pleats (Similar to Anna's coronation dress from "Frozen"), a white petticoat, white frilly, knee-length bloomers, white stockings, and red ballet slippers, and still wearing her headband, gloves, and bracelets. Cosmo is now wearing a green short-sleeved dress with poofy baby green sleeves (Decorated with long white diamond-shaped patterns), and a dark green bodice with a white collar sticking out from the back (Similar to Snow White's main princess dress from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (1937)"), green shoes with small baby green ribbons, and a fuchsia headband with a matching ribbon centered on top. Kairi is now wearing a violet short-sleeved, floor-length dress with a lavender neckline and lining at the bottom of her skirt, and poofy purple sleeves (Similar to Princess Camille's main princess dress from "Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland"), a gold tiara with purple gems, lilac hoop-shaped dangly earrings, gold bracelets, purple shoes, and a gold necklace with a purple gem on a gold brooch pendant. Namine is now wearing white wing-like hair clips, a gold tiara with a blue jewel on it, white arm-length gloves, a blue beaded necklace, a white neck ribbon with a big, gold necklace attached to it, a white sleeveless dress with a light blue zigzag design on the bottom of her dress and a light blue bodice, a white camisole, a big, gold belt with a red sash (Decorated with blue, white, and gold yellow tribal patterns and similar to Princess Zelda's main princess dress from the "Legend of Zelda" franchise), and white shoes. Silver is now wearing a dark blue long-sleeved tuxedo jacket, a cyan long-sleeved collar-flapped, button-up shirt, a blue sleeveless vest, a black bow tie, dark blue pants, and black dress shoes, along with gloves. Charmy is now wearing a black long-sleeved tuxedo jacket, a yellow long-sleeved collar-flapped, button-up shirt, an orange red vest, a black bow tie, black pants, and black dress shoes, along with his aviator goggles and gloves. Ed is now wearing an olive green long-sleeved tuxedo jacket, a white long-sleeved collar-flapped, button-up shirt, a red sleeveless vest, a blue bow tie, olive green pants, and black dress shoes. Double D is now wearing a purple long-sleeved tuxedo jacket, a white long-sleeved collar-flapped, button-up shirt, a reddish orange sleeveless vest, a black bow tie, purple pants, and black dress shoes, along with his sockhat. Eddy is now wearing a light blue long-sleeved tuxedo jacket, a yellow long-sleeved collar-flapped, button-up shirt, a red sleeveless vest, a purple bow tie, yellow pants, and black dress shoes. Kevin is now wearing a forest green long-sleeved tuxedo jacket, a lime green long-sleeved collar-flapped, button-up shirt, a red sleeveless vest, a brown bow tie, forest green pants, and black dress shoes. Rolf is now wearing a light blue long-sleeved tuxedo jacket, a yellow long-sleeved collar-flapped, button-up shirt, a red sleeveless vest, a purple bow tie, light blue pants, and black dress shoes. Jonny is now wearing a dark blue long-sleeved tuxedo jacket, a white long-sleeved collar-flapped, button-up shirt, a gray sleeveless vest, an indigo bow tie, dark blue pants, and black dress shoes, and still carrying Plank. Sarah is now wearing a pink sleeveless, strapless ballroom dress, pale pink arm gloves, a fuchsia beaded necklace, and pink shoes. Nazz is now wearing a white sleeveless, strapless ballroom dress with silver glitter, white satin arm gloves, a light blue beaded necklace, and white shoes. And Jimmy is now wearing a dark green long-sleeved tuxedo jacket, a cyan long-sleeved collar-flapped, button-up shirt, a green sleeveless vest, a white bow tie, dark green pants, and blue dress shoes. As Cloud drove the car, he and Aerith spoke to their children)*

Cloud: Now remember, it is important to be on your best behavior tonight.

*(He then eyes Jimmy, Sarah, Ed, Silver, and Charmy eating each their own gingerbread cookies)*

Aerith: (Smiles playfully) That means remembering our manners at dinner, boys and Sarah.

*(Smiling in an understanding way, Jimmy, Sarah, Ed, Silver, and Charmy finished their own gingerbread cookies, and gave their thumbs up in agreement. Then Cloud and Aerith speak to Rouge and Kevin respectively)*

Cloud: Rouge, it would be an honor if I had a dance with you tonight, along with Shadow.

Rouge: (Smiling) I'd be delighted, Father. Even Thunderlane would agree once we tell him.

Sally, Amy, Cosmo, Kairi, and Namine: And us?

*(Cloud and Aerith smiled softly)*

George: You and your siblings have our permission to disappear for a while and meet Mr. Wizard about the egg-shaped box.

Dorothy: Thank you, Father. And for the record....

*(George listened)*

Dorothy: Is it alright if...? I dance with you afterwards?

Alice: (Agreeing with Dorothy) Me and Wendy can dance with Michael and John.

*(John and Michael nodded. Hearing them say that, George calmly hesitated. Noticing that, Wendy spoke)*

Wendy: Are you alright?

*(Snapping out of it, George smiled softly again)*

George: Of course. We shall dance afterwards.

Cody: Who will dance with me?

Alice: I can dance with you after Michael.

*(Cody smiled, glad to know he's not left out. Finally at the mansion, the Darlings parked the car in the nearby garage, and then entered the mansion)*

Wizard's butler: Welcome, Darling Family.

*(Once inside, the Darlings settled themselves to the party. And sure enough, Rarity met up with her boyfriend and their friends, who are happy to see her and her family. The first male is a male teenage pony-like human with slate gray skin, pale yellow eyes, and short pale cyan hair with pale gray stripes, and wearing a black long-sleeved tuxedo jacket, a white long-sleeved collar-flapped, button-up shirt, a white sleeveless vest, a white bow tie, black pants, black dress shoes, and a red rose corsage on the left side of the tuxedo. He is Thunderlane, the brawns member of the Stallion Eight and Rarity's boyfriend. The second male is a male teenage pony-like human with pale yellow skin, pale blue eyes, short pale blue hair, and wearing a white long-sleeved tuxedo jacket, a lavender long-sleeved collar-flapped, button-up shirt, a purple sleeveless vest, a purple bow tie, white pants, black dress shoes, and a red rose corsage on the left side of the tuxedo. He is Comet Tail. the leader and brains of the Stallion Eight. The third male is a male teenage pony-like human with pale blue skin, green eyes, short dark blue hair that is swept at the top, and wearing a navy blue long-sleeved tuxedo jacket, a white long-sleeved collar-flapped, button-up shirt, a red sleeveless vest, a black bow tie, navy blue pants, black dress shoes, and a red rose corsage on the left side of the tuxedo. He is Soarin, competitive racer member of the Stallion Eight. The fourth male is a male teenage pony-like human with gold yellow skin, blue eyes, and short brown curled hair, and wearing a caramel brown long-sleeved tuxedo jacket, a pale yellow long-sleeved collar-flapped, button-up shirt, a gold yellow sleeveless vest, a brown bow tie, caramel brown pants, brown dress shoes, and a red rose corsage on the left side of the tuxedo. He is Caramel, the fun-lover of the Stallion Eight. The fifth male is a male teenage pony-like human with pale gold yellow skin, green eyes, and short neck-length orange hair with pale orange streaks, and wearing a red long-sleeved tuxedo jacket, a beige long-sleeved collar-flapped, button-up shirt, a tan sleeveless vest, a blue bow tie, red pants, brown dress shoes, and a red rose corsage on the left side of the tuxedo. He is Braeburn, the rodeo rider of the Stallion Eight. The sixth male is a male teenage pony-like human with medium blue skin, yellow eyes, and short wavy white and gray striped hair, and wearing a purple long-sleeved tuxedo jacket, a lavender long-sleeved collar-flapped, button-up shirt, a plum colored sleeveless vest, a violet bow tie, purple pants, purple dress shoes, and a red rose corsage on the left side of the tuxedo. He is Pokey Pierce, the romantic member of the Stallion Eight. The seventh male is a male teenage pony-like human with light gold yellow skin, blue eyes, and short blue hair, and wearing a gold long-sleeved tuxedo jacket, a red long-sleeved collar-flapped, button-up shirt, a navy blue sleeveless vest, a black bow tie, gold pants, black dress shoes, and a red rose corsage on the left side of the tuxedo. He is Flash Sentry, the fast jock boy of the Stallion Eight. The eighth male is a male teenage pony-like human with baby blue skin, short blue coiffed hair with light blue streaks, light blue eyes, and wearing a teal green long-sleeved tuxedo jacket, a pale yellow long-sleeved collar-flapped, button-up shirt, a green sleeveless vest, a red bow tie, teal green pants, black dress shoes, and a red rose corsage on the left side of the tuxedo. He is Party Favor, the new member and fun party-loving member of the Stallion Eight. The last male is a baby male dragon with purple scales, green eyes, and light green horns and underbelly. He is Spike, Twilight Sparkle's best friend and dragon partner of the Mane Eight. The first female is a female teenage unicorn-like girl with lavender skin, violet eyes, dark indigo hair with pink and purple streaks, and wearing a blue short-sleeved ballroom dress with clear poofy sleeves, a light blue stone necklace on a black string, white arm gloves, and blue shoes. She is Twilight Sparkle, the leader and bookworm of the Mane Eight and Comet Tail's girlfriend. The second female is a female teenage Pegasus-like girl with sky-blue skin, magenta eyes, rainbow colored hair with bangs hanging in the right side of her face, and wearing a rainbow sleeveless, strapless ballroom dress, a white diamond choker, white arm gloves, and rainbow shoes. She is Rainbow Dash, the competitive member of the Mane Eight and Soarin's girlfriend. The third female is a female teenage pony-like girl with a brown cowboy hat, tan skin with white freckles on her face, green eyes, tied up blonde hair, a southern accent, and wearing a light green sparkling sleeveless, strapless ballroom dress, a red beaded necklace, white arm gloves, and light green shoes. She is Applejack, the tomboy of the Mane Eight and Caramel's girlfriend. The fourth female is a female teenage Pegasus-like girl with ivory yellow skin, teal eyes, and light pink hair, which is held in a butterfly hairclip, and wearing a pink short-sleeved ballroom dress with pale pink poofy sleeves, a grass green beaded necklace, white arm gloves, and pink shoes. She is Fluttershy, the shy voice of reason of the Mane Eight and Braeburn's girlfriend. The fifth female is a female teenage pony-like girl with pale pink skin, light blue eyes, curly magenta hair, and wearing a purple sleeveless, strapless ballroom dress, a pink beaded necklace, lavender arm gloves, and purple shoes. She is Pinkie Pie, the hyperactive member of the Mane Eight and Pokey Pierce's girlfriend. The sixth female is a female teenage pony-like girl with light amber skin, cyan eyes, red hair with yellow streaks, and wearing a red sparkling short-sleeved dress with off-the-shoulder sleeves, a magenta beaded necklace, yellow arm gloves, and red shoes. She is Sunset Shimmer, the diva member of the Mane Eight and Flash Sentry's girlfriend. The seventh female is a female teenage pony-like human with dark orchid skin, short moderate rose-colored neck-length hair with the top styled into a mohawk, moderate opal eyes, a pale orchid scratch-like scar over her right eye, and wearing a silver sleeveless, strapless ballroom dress with a long, flowing skirt, a silver beaded necklace, silver arm gloves, and silver shoes. She is Tempest Shadow AKA Fizzlepop Berrytwist, the new member and healer of the Mane Eight and Party Favor's girlfriend. And the last female is a young female dragon with blue scales, dark blue mohawk-like horns on her head, pale blue underbelly, and red eyes. She is Ember, the dragon partner of the Stallion Eight and Spike's girlfriend. They greeted each other happily)*

Rarity: Hey, everyone!

Rarity's group: Guys!

*(They hugged for a bit while laughing a bit. Then they finished calmly and Tempest Shadow/Fizzlepop Berrytwist spoke)*

Tempest Shadow/Fizzlepop Berrytwist: We're so glad you made it

Flash Sentry: And our humblest condolences for you and Mary.

Darlings: (Agreeing with sad smiles) Yes....

*(Later, while George is spending time with some of the guests, Dorothy's group, meanwhile went down to the mansion's basement, revealed to be an inventor's workshop of some kind. All decorated around the room are some souvenirs from around the world, including replica fossils of dinosaurs and prehistoric animals, and even a lot of books. As they walked around, they looked around for this Wizard)*

Dorothy's group: Godfather Wizard? (Mr. Wizard?)

*(Then a figure flew by in the room and perched on a nearby birdstand. The figure is a male avian Normal/Flying type owl-like Pokemon with light brown plumage, a darker brown pattern of triangles on his chest, a dark brown fan-like tail, light brown wings with beige undersides, red eyes with black rings around them, a second, cream-colored ring around the first, bushy, cream-colored feather "horns" that resemble large eyebrows, a pink beak and talons, and cream-colored talons. He is Noctowl, the Wizard's pet owl-like Pokemon. Dorothy's group recognized him and greeted him)*

Dorothy's group: Hello, Noctowl.

Fluttershy: It's good to see you again.

*(Noctowl hoots in agreement)*

Wendy: Do you know where Godfather Wizard is?

*(Then they heard a male voice speak to them)*

Male voice: (Voice-over) He sees everything, which can be a great help to an old man.

*(They turned and saw a short, plump man with short slicked-back blonde hair with a curl in the back, blonde eyebrows, and wearing a dark forest green long-sleeved pea coat, a white long-sleeved collar-flapped, button-up shirt, a green sleeveless vest, a dark forest green loose bow tie, olive green pants, and black shoes with white straps. He is the Wizard, the Darlings' Godfather who took Mary in when she was a child. Upon seeing him, Dorothy's group smiled)*

Dorothy's group: Hey.

Wizard: Hello, everyone.

*(Then he noticed Cookie on Dorothy's left shoulder)*

Wizard: Who's that little fella?

*(Noticing, Dorothy's group explained)*

Dorothy's group: A new pet mouse for the Darling Family.

Wizard: (Impressed) Wow. What's his name?

Caramel: Cookie.

Wizard: (Curiously) Why "Cookie?"

Caramel: (To Rarity and Michael) Tell him.

Rarity: Michael and I befriended him when we fed him some cookies.

Michael: And Father let us catch him so we can keep him.

*(Even Toto, Dinah, and Nana barked and meowed happily in agreement with a nod)*

Wizard: (Understanding) Ah, that's wonderful.

*(He lets Cookie shake his right index finger like they're shaking hands)*

Wizard: Nice to meet you, Cookie.

*(Cookie squeaks a happy squeak. After that's done, John changed the subject)*

John: Anyway, *(Gestures to Dorothy, Alice, and Wendy)* Dorothy, Alice and Wendy here needs your help.

Pinkie Pie: As well as our help.

Wizard: Ah. But I need your help first.

*(He shows them a music box of dancing swans sitting at the desk nearby)*

Wizard: Look at this.

*(He turns the music box on, and the swans are moving backwards instead of forward, even though the music is working fine)*

Comet Tail: Backwards.

Wizard: It's moving backwards.

*(Dorothy, Alice, and Wendy studied the music box carefully with Twilight Sparkle and Comet Tail's help)*

Dorothy: The mechanism must be reversed.

Twilight Sparkle: Looks like it.

Wizard: But I can't, for the life of me, figure out why.

*(After pondering a bit, Dorothy, Alice, and Wendy perked up)*

Dorothy: May the three of us?

Wizard: (Nods) Please.

*(He turns the music box off and then Dorothy, Alice, and Wendy studied the music box's mechanism. Then realizing along with Alice and Wendy, Dorothy turned to the Wizard)*

Dorothy: It looks like the idler wheel has slipped.

Wizard: (Realizing with an impressed smile) Hmm.

Alice: (Agreeing with Dorothy) It's causing the pinion ring to engage the secondary drive gear.

Wendy: And there's one thing that can fix it.

*(She held her hand out to the Wizard)*

Wendy: Pliers.

*(The Wizard gives Wendy a pair of pliers and, with Dorothy and Alice's help, Wendy worked on the music box's mechanism carefully. Then once finished, Wendy placed the pliers on the desk)*

Dorothy, Alice, and Wendy: There.

John: (Nods to the Wizard) Try it.

*(The Wizard turns the music box back on, and to everyone's impressed smiles, the music box is working properly this time; The swans are moving forward now)*

Wizard: (Giving a soft smile to Dorothy, Alice, and Wendy) Clever girls. I knew you could do it.

Sunset Shimmer: (Nods in agreement) We all did.

*(Then the Wizard turns the music box off)*

Wizard: Alright. Now with my help, you say. Why did you come down here to find me?

*(Realizing, Dorothy then pulled out her, Alice, and Wendy's egg-shaped box from her dress pocket)*

Dorothy: Alice, Wendy, and I need your help with something.

Alice and Wendy: With this.

*(They give the egg-shaped box to the Wizard, and after he accepted it, he looked at it with a soft nostalgic smile)*

Soarin: Dorothy and her siblings tell us you might know of that egg-shaped box.

Rainbow Dash: And they can't open it.

Wizard: I haven't seen this in a very long time.

*(He looks at Dorothy, Alice, and Wendy with a soft smile)*

Wizard: I made it for another clever girl.... Who came to live with me after she was orphaned at a very early age, after her parents were killed in a housefire.

*(Dorothy's group gave calm sad smiles, knowing who the Wizard is talking about)*

Dorothy's group: Mother. (Mary.)

Wizard: Yep. You know, when she first arrived that time, she wouldn't leave her new room. Spent day and night locked away, her head buried in her books.

*(Dorothy's group got interested, for they heard of this for the first time)*

Cody: That's interesting to know.

Michael: What did you do to win her over?

*(The Wizard showed the egg-shaped box)*

Wizard: I left this outside her door. And, over time as grew accustomed to her new home here, she came to trust me.... But most importantly, herself. And now she's given it to you, Alice, and Wendy, as part of her deathbed will.

Alice: But she never left us the key to it.

Rarity: Which is why we came to ask you for help.

Thunderlane: Is there any way we can open it?

*(Hearing them, the Wizard smiled softly, understanding their predicament)*

Wizard: Your predicament is understandable. And you must miss her terribly.

*(Dorothy's group nods)*

Wizard: (To Dorothy's group) I know I do. *(To the Darling children)* And I can't imagine how your father must feel.

Dorothy's group: (Agreeing) Yeah....

Braeburn: We are, after all, trying to cope over our loss for Mary.

Applejack: Like any caring family member and friend would.

*(Then they changed the subject calmly)*

Wizard: Remember, Dorothy, Alice, and Wendy, some locks are harder to pick than others. *(Looks at the egg-shaped box)* And I'm afraid this one is especially tricky. Especially with a pin tumbler like this.

Dorothy's group: Yes.

Wendy: We tried.

*(They softly chuckled a bit. Then a bell from the clock rang, getting their attention and making them realize)*

Wizard: (Realizing) Oh, it's time.

*(He gives the egg-shaped box back to Dorothy, who puts it back in her dress pocket)*

Wizard: Here, you run along and I'll be up shortly. It's Christmas Eve. It's going to be a magical night.

*(He winks at them. Giving a nod in agreement, Dorothy's group then left the basement to return to the party. After they're gone, Noctowl lets out a soft hoot to the Wizard, who replied back with a soft smile)*

Wizard: Yes, I know, my friend. It won't be easy. But it was the Darling children's mother's dying wish.... So, go keep an eye on them and their friends.

*(Noctowl nods and then flew away to go do his duty while the Wizard got himself ready to appear at the party)*

***Coming up: After a rude guest rudely berates Sally, Amy, Cosmo, Kairi, and Namine for being "Selfish" when they, mostly Sally, Amy, Cosmo, Cloud, and Aerith hesitate to dance together, Sally's group then leave to go calm themselves. Then afterwards, it's time for the children at the party to follow their gift strings to their gifts. After Jimmy, Rouge, their group, Silver, Charmy, and Cookie receive their gifts, Sally's group then follow Sally, Amy, Cosmo, Kairi, and Namine's shared gift string to a secret room they've never seen and/or been to before.***