The Mobian Sisters' Plan

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

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

Sally watched the entire scene from the window and felt disgraced. Burning the wheels won't be much helpful to Gepetto and Widow Tweed. She knew that Medusa wouldn't stop at nothing to see the death of his granddaughter. "D'oh, silly fiddle faddle!" said Sally, feeling disgraced as she floated over to Cosmo and Amy. They were busy drinking tea from cups, just sitting alone in the room. It's true that they were Mobians, but these girls drink and eat like mortals do.

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

"Well, a bonfire won't stop Medusa." said Amy.

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

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

"Reason?" said Sally, feeling somewhat startled.

"With Medusa?" said Amy, feeling startled as well.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"There is?" asked Amy.

"What is it, Sally?" asked Cosmo.

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

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

"Medusa?" asked Amy.

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

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

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

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

"That's right." said Cosmo.

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

Then Amy's smile turned into a disappointed frown, and she said, "Until Medusa sends a frost."

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Explain what?" asked Amy. Sally turned to Cosmo and Amy and said, "About the beautiful girl squirrel/chipmunk, the beautiful Seedrian, and the beautiful girl hedgehog, raising a foundling child deep in the forest."

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

"Who are they?" asked Amy.

"Turn around!" said Sally.

While Amy and Cosmo turned around to face a mirror, Sally changed them into normal Mobian girls, including herself.

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

Sally was now wearing a light blue vest and matching knee-high boots.

Cosmo was now wearing a green dress with a white petal like skirt with green tips at the ends, white tights, and green ballet shoes.

Amy was now wearing a blue dress with cyan lining, blue boots with cyan stripes, a blue hair band, and cyan gloves with silver ring bracelets.

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

"Uh-huh." said Sally.

"You mean, *we*, us?" asked Amy.

"Uh-huh." Sally repeated.

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

"Why not?" said Sally.

"Oh, I'd like that!" said Cosmo. Amy then noticed that her dress, boots, and hair band were blue, her gloves, the lining on her dress, and the stripes on her boots were cyan, and her ring bracelets were silver and changed her dress, boots, and hair band to red, her gloves, the lining on her dress, and the stripes on her boots to white, and her ring bracelets to gold. After all, her favorite color *is* red, and she was obsessed with it. "Well, yes, yes, but will we have to feed it?" asked Amy.

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

"You really think we can?" asked Amy.

"If normal Mobians can do it, so can we." said Sally.

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

"That's right." smiled Cosmo.

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

"You mean, live and look like normal Mobians? For eighteen years?" asked Amy, as she proceeded to fly away from Sally.

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

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

"And that's why Medusa will never suspect!" said Sally.

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

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

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

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

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

"Sally!" called Cosmo.

"Sally!" called Amy.

Sally forgot about her sisters and changed them to their normal sizes. Then they left the room.

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

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