Why Think More About Yourselves/Following the Gift Strings

*(Back at the party, the guests are enjoying themselves. Suddenly, a dance maestro came on the stage and made his announcement)*

Dance maestro: Good evening, everyone.

Guests: Hello, sir.

Dance maestro: I'd like to announce that before we get on with the gift giving festivities and then the dance festivities, I would like to announce to have a parent/child dance to start at once. Mr. Wizard's orders.

*(After a brief happy applause, the guests then had the parents and their children dance together. While preparing to dance together in a calm reluctant way, Dorothy, Alice, Wendy, and even George got calmly sad and concerned, much to their family and friends' notice. Then Dorothy and George reluctantly took each other's hands to get ready to dance. Then as soon as they were about to start, they got calmly sad and then suddenly broke apart from their grips, causing Dorothy to accidentally bump into a snobby-looking rich man nearby, interrupting his dance)*

Snobby rich man: (Scoffs) What gave you the right to bump into me and stop dancing suddenly?

*(Dorothy got apologetic)*

Dorothy: Sorry, I just....

*(Then the snobby rich man recognized her and George)*

Snobby rich man: Oh, wait. You, the daughter of a bank clerk, just lost your mother recently.

*(Feeling hesitant, Dorothy, along with Alice and Wendy, started to become hurt as he continued. Even seeing this, their family and friends got calmly concerned, that even Thunderlane and George started to get calmly angry at this)*

Snobby rich man: Now, answer me this; Why won't you dance?

Wendy: We just hesitated.

Alice: I mean, we just buried her, and we....

Snobby rich man: (Scoffs) Excuses, excuses, excuses. Just because she's dead, doesn't mean that you can't dance. So, answer this question; Why think more about yourselves than others?

*(Calmly reacting to that hurtful question, like a bunch of hammers hitting their chests, Dorothy, Alice, and Wendy got calmly sad and hurt. Then the snobby rich man almost berated them again)*

Snobby rich man: Exactly. Now, if you excuse me, I suggest you get back to dancing, or else....

*(Suddenly, Thunderlane and George came up to him in calm anger, making him surprised and quiet finally)*

Thunderlane and George: (To the snobby rich man in calm anger) That is enough!

*(They and the rest of the family members and friends then turned to the calm upset Dorothy, Alice, and Wendy in calm concern)*

Pokey Pierce: Are you three alright?

*(Then Dorothy, Alice, and Wendy ran out of the room. George then gestured to Rarity's group and Cody to go comfort the three, to which they nod and then ran after the three while George stayed behind. Out at the garden's gazebo, Dorothy, Alice, and Wendy arrived and were calmly and silently crying a bit. Then they stopped when they saw Rarity's group and Cody arrive)*

Rarity's group and Cody: Hey.

*(Dorothy, Alice, and Wendy composed themselves calmly and wiped their tears away)*

Dorothy: (Composing herself) Oh, hi guys.

Alice: (Composing herself) I take it you came to make us better?

Wendy: (Composing herself) We didn't expect that to happen.

Rarity: It's alright, girls.

Thunderlane: If it'll make you feel better, we didn't expect that either.

Pinkie Pie: (Starting to feel angry in agreement) I know! The nerve of that man to say those things...!

Applejack: (Calming Pinkie Pie) It was totally uncalled for.

*(Dorothy, Alice, and Wendy smiled sadly a bit)*

Dorothy, Alice, and Wendy: (Agreeing) Yes....

*(Suddenly, they heard trumpets playing at another stage in the mansion. They immediately realized)*

Dorothy's group: Gift time.

*(Then they ran into the other theater's room. Once there, the guests soon saw the Wizard appear on the stage like magic and then make his announcement happily)*

Wizard: Ladies and gentlemen.... My favorite part of Christmas..., My favorite part of this evening.... I present to you.... Your gifts!

*(The guests cheered and applauded)*

Wizard: And you know the rules; While the adults go to the living room to find their gifts, the children shall find their gifts at the end of their own string all across the mansion. Each string belonging to them, will have their name tag on each of them.

*(Another applause and cheers erupted a bit)*

Wizard: Now, are you ready?

*(The guests, including Dorothy's group, prepared themselves happily)*

Wizard: Set.... Go to your gifts!

*(Then the adult guests ran to the living room to find their gifts while the children, among them Dorothy's group, arrive at their start of the gift strings at a different gazebo in the garden. As they look for their names, Dorothy's group studied each gift string carefully. Then, sure enough, John, Michael, Cody, Rarity's group, Toto, Dinah, Nana, and Cookie found their own gift strings with their full names on the tags, with Rarity's group being the shared gift string. Then they followed them. As Dorothy, Alice, and Wendy continued their search for their gift strings, or a shared gift string, they felt a brief chill from the cold winter air in the garden)*

Alice: (Shivers a bit) No wonder winter is so cold....

Dorothy: You said it.

*(Suddenly, John, Michael, Cody, Rarity's group, Toto, Dinah, Nana, and Cookie returned with their gifts, with Michael wearing his backpack now; John received a Red Ryder Carbine Action 200 Shot Range Model Air Rifle, Michael a nutcracker soldier doll, Cody a slingshot, Ember and the Mane Eight their own special necklaces, Spike and the Stallion Eight their own digital watches, Toto and Nana their own new squeak toys, one a fake bone and the other a rubber duck, Dinah a fish toy with a jingle bell, and Cookie a new red ribbon collar for him to wear for Christmas, and they were very happy with the gifts. Even Dorothy, Alice, and Wendy were amazed by those gifts)*

Dorothy: Wow, those gifts are great!

Alice: Even a Red Ryder BB Gun?

Wendy: But didn't they say you'll shoot your eye out on those?

John: They did, but they corrected the errors for that.

Caramel: So, in other words, our eyes are safe from now on.

Wendy: (Happily) Well, that a relief.

*(Then they resumed their search for Dorothy, Alice, and Wendy's gift strings. Then sure enough, they found a yellow gift string, with Dorothy, Alice, and Wendy's full names shared together)*

Alice: Found it.

*(Then they followed it, with John, Michael, Cody, Rarity's group, Toto, Dinah, Nana, and Cookie accompanying them. They soon entered another room with a staircase leading to the attic, and then followed the gift string up to the attic. Upon arrival, they soon noticed the gift string leading towards a dark-looking area they never noticed)*

Cody: Odd....

Twilight Sparkle: None of us ever seen that area before....

*(Getting calmly determined, Dorothy's group then cautiously followed the gift string into the dark area, and sure enough, it slowly lit up, revealing the walls with red wallpaper, with black imagery of owls, slowly turning into black imagery of mice, much to their curiosity. Then after turning a corner to the gift string's direction, Dorothy's group suddenly noticed a bright white light at the end of the path with the gift string leading into it. Getting calmly determined even more, they slowly approached the light, unaware of what they'll encounter next....)*

***Coming up: Dorothy's group find themselves in a strange, yet magical, new world, thanks to Dorothy, Alice, and Wendy's gift string that'll immediately lead them and their group to the three's gift. But soon enough, three mischievous Pokemon snatch the gift away for some reason and while pursuing them, Dorothy's group will soon meet five new friends at a bridge leading to another seemingly dangerous area in the new world.***