CHAPTER 6
One Candy-Colored Coach Coming Up!
Cupid thought more about Ashlynn’s story, and she remembered that she should have a fairy godmother to help her. She shut her eyes tightly and wished with all her might for her fairy godmother to appear. When she opened her eyes, Madeline Hatter was there, all dressed up like her fairy godmother!
“Maddie! What are you doing here? This isn’t Wonderland!” Cupid said, surprised to see her friend. Then she gave Maddie a big hug. “You have no idea how ‘tea-rrific’ it is to see you!
“Oh, hi, Cupid! The Narrators have been telling me all about this topsy-turvy storybook mix-up! All the midterm hexams have been turned upside down by Faybelle. Or maybe they are rightside up. Or sideways? Definitely sideways, like a jamberry upside-down scone!” Maddie said, clapping her hands excitedly.
“So, Faybelle put a spell on the midterm hexams? This is all making so much sense now!” responded Cupid.
“I heard that Cerise Hood and Dexter Charming ended up in Rosabella Beauty’s story, of all places,” Maddie continued. “You will never believe what those two are up to.…”
As much as Cupid wanted to find out what was going on with her classmates, she also wanted to help the stepsisters. “Can you help me out, Maddie, as my fairy godmother? So far I’ve been a fairy-fail at figuring out this fairytale.”
Maddie laughed. “Of course I can! What you need to do is to throw a tea party and invite everyone!”
Cupid wasn’t sure that throwing a tea party sounded like the best solution. How could that help fix the stepsisters’ problems?
“Everyone always feels better after a nice cup of tea,” Maddie explained. “I’m going to put out my finest tea set. Isn’t it spelltacular? I guarantee this will perk everyone right up! Are there any fresh flowers around here? Help me set the table.” Maddie was already putting out her tea set when Cupid suddenly stopped and said, “Wait, Maddie! Can you use fairy magic to make me a horse and carriage, just like in the story?”
“Of course I can. That’s easy!” Maddie exclaimed. “Why don’t I lend you my teapot for the night? I think it would make a tea-rrific carriage, don’t you? And these little doves would make even lovey-dovey-ier horses!”
“Oh, thank you!” Cupid said happily.
“I’ll even throw in a wonderlandiful dress for the ball!” added Maddie with a wink.
Maddie waved her fairy godmother wand, and—POOF!—her tea set and Cupid’s new critter friends were transformed into horses and a carriage to take Cupid to the ball. And Cupid was transformed as well. The transformation turned out a bit sillier than Cupid expected. Her carriage looked like a giant teapot with four big plates for wheels. It was covered in bright lemon-yellow and orange flowers. Cupid’s gown looked like a blue sky covered in pink cotton-candy clouds! Now she had everything she needed to go to the ball.
“Ohhh… Cupid! Look at your hair!” Maddie sighed. Cupid peeked in the mirror she had just polished. Her hair was now every color of the rainbow. This is actually kind of spelltacular! Cupid thought with a little smile. She twirled in front of the mirror. She loved her new gown! Cupid couldn’t wait to go to the ball to see if she could save this fairy topsy-turvy fairytale after all.