Tori and Kiera ran into Tori's room laughing.
"That was close." Tori said, sitting on the edge of her bed "I thought she'd ground us both."
Kiera laughed "That may be the scariest woman I've ever met."
They were talking about Princess Tori's aunt Amelia.
Tori, and the Popstar, Kiera, had discovered that they looked a lot alike. So, using Tori's magical hairbrush, and Kiera's magical microphone, the two had switched places.
So, Princess Tori had straight purple hair, and Kiera had curly blond.
"Look," Kiera said "This was awesome, but, I've got a tour to obsess over. So let's change back before your aunt gets any more⦠AHH!"
The two girls laughed as they stood to face each other.
Kiera changed Tori back into her princess gown. Then Tori gave herself her own blond hair again.
Before they could finish the transformation, everything started to shake.
"What's happening?" Kiera cried.
"I don't know!" Tori answered, fighting to keep her balance "This has never happened before!"
Then, the palace gave one more final jolt, and the two girls fell off their feet, their heads hitting heard on the marble floor.
"I command you to unlock this door!" Princess Anneliese demanded, pulling on the locked wooden door.
She had been kidnapped and was now locked in the room of a small cabin with two idiots.
"Yes Your Highness." The dumbest of the two, Nick said, before laughing.
Then the other one, who wasn't as dumb mimicked him "Yes Your Highness. Ha ha ha! We're in charge."
"Right." Nick said "I knew that."
Anneliese sat down on a small cot that was in the room and pushed a stand of curly blond hair from her face "It's hopeless."
She sighed, laying her face in her hands. Her mother was probably worried sick! And her people. If she didn't get back home soon, the wedding to King Dominic would be canceled, the her people would starve to death!
"What am I going to do?" She cried.
Then her head jerked up at the sound of a scream, then a slight thud. She looked up and gasped.
There was a girl sitting in the fireplace, covered in soot, looking extremely confused.
Anneliese stood up slowly and approached the girl that looked to be right about her age.
"H... hello." She said slowly.
Tori looked up at her and gasped "Whoa!"
Anneliese stepped back "You look just like me!" she exclaimed, now that she got a good look at the girl's face.
Tori stood up and dusted off her pink dress "Well, at least the fire was out."
"Why did you come down the chimney?" Anneliese asked, starting to feel comfortable around this girl.
Tori held up a hand "Wasn't my choice, trust me." She looked around "Where am I?"
Anneliese shrugged "I honestly don't know." She pointed out a window "Those are silver fir trees. So I think we're in the forest west of my home."
Tori nodded, then she laughed "I'm sorry. Who are you?"
Anneliese smiled "Princess Anneliese. But you can just call me Anneliese."
"You're a princess too?" Tori laughed "I'm Princess Victoria Bethany Evangeline Renee. But you can call me Tori."
Anneliese nodded "It's a pleasure to meet you."
Just then, there was a screech. Both girls jumped as a white cat tumbled from the fireplace to the floor.
"Serafina?" Anneliese said shocked.
The cat simply laid her head on her paws and flopped her tail out behind her.
Kiera groaned as she sat up, rubbing the tender part of her head "Oi." She looked around "Where am I? This isn't Tori's castle."
She stood to her feet, and looked around the large room she was in. it was mainly pink.
Just then, the doors opened and a woman's voice echoed through the room "Anneliese? Anneliese darling. Are you here?"
Kiera dove under the bed "I don't know who Anneliese is." She thought "But I have a feeling I'm not supposed to be here."
"Where could she be?" The woman said to a short white haired man. "She wasn't at breakfast."
"Is there something on her desk, Your Majesty?" The man said.
Kiera instantly didn't like him.
The man walked over to the desk, picked up a piece of paper, and handed it to the woman.
"How did he know that was there?" Kiera thought, watching the pair.
"It's a letter to me." The Queen said as she opened it. A second later she gasped "It says she's run away!"
The man did a dramatic gasp, complete with hand on head.
"So she won't have to marry King Dominic!" The Queen turned her back on the short man.
"Well this is dreadful." The man said, and as Kiera watched, he picked something gold up from the desk and stuck it in his pocket.
The queen turned back to face the man "We have to find her! She could be hurt!"
"Well, I'll send out search parties at once Your Majesty." The man said "I'm sure she couldn't have gotten far."
The queen sat down in a nearby chair "Preminger. What would I do without you?"
A few minutes later, the two left the room.
Kiera slid out from underneath the bed "That poor woman." She said quietly "I hope they find her daughter." She walked towards the door "And I hope I find a way out of here."
She wandered down the halls. At one point, she passed a mirror and jumped, thinking she'd been spotted.
"Oh, yeah." She said, looking at herself "I still have blond hair." She went down a flight of steps, starting to wonder if she'd ever find an exit.
She heard what sounded like an angry voice coming from a room nearby. She peeked in and saw the queen sitting on her throne. That guy Preminger, and three other guys were in the room.
A younger man, with light brown hair in a blue outfit stepped forward "It doesn't add up. Why would she run away?"
Preminger glanced back at him, then handed him the letter from the desk "Why don't you see for yourself."
Kiera watched as the younger guy took the letter, and odd look crossed his face "Where did you find this?"
"On the princess's desk."
The young guy eyed Preminger suspiciously "Perhaps I could help you look for her."
"Why don't you stick to your books, schoolboy." Preminger smirked, snatching the letter from the other man's hand "And that'll be fun." Then he walked towards the door laughing.
"Oh, shoot!" Kiera turned and ran down the hall, dodging into a room just as Preminger exited the throne room and walked down the hall.
A few moments later, the younger guy left the castle.
Kiera slipped out of her hiding place and continued to wander around, being careful not to be spotted by anyone.
Meanwhile, Tori and Anneliese were still stuck in the cabin.
"So, any other ideas?" Tori asked.
Anneliese shook her head "None. You?"
"Nope."
The two princesses were sitting on opposite side of the cot, their chins sitting in their hands.
"It's official." Tori sighed.
"We're trapped." Anneliese finished.