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Happily Ever After? - part 3

The continuing story of my sequel to the old French Fairytale, the White Cat ​
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Transformed

The next morning Kassia was up first, and got dressed....
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 ....and went to open the bedroom curtains....
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She was shocked when she turned around....
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There was a cat in her bed!!
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He rolled over....and she realized that he was her husband....
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"Good morning sweetheart," he yawned.  But she just stared speechless. "What's wrong??"
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"You're....you're..a cat...." she stammered.
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Adrian bolted upright..."
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"I have paws!!!!
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"What is going on?!?"
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Adrian rushed over to the mirror...
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..and it confirmed his worst fears....
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"I'm a CAT!!!!!!"
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Kassia tried hard not to smile at his reaction....
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"Welcome to my world!"
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Adrian's Reaction

The Prince was in shock....
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"This is intolerable!! I don't want to be a cat!!"
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"Well neither do I!!"
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The maid came in to deliver some fresh towels....
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"My goodness!  Your Highness is now a cat too!?!"
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"It would seem so...."
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Adrian started to get dressed....
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"I have an idea. I think I know who we can ask for some help..."
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"Really??  Who???"
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"The old Wizard, Nick.  He's a powerful sorcerer, and knows all about magic and spells. Maybe he knows how to fix this."
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So they went down, and Adrian summoned his two most trusted men.....er...cats....
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They were rather stunned to see that the Prince was now a cat too....
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"We need you to go find the old Wizard, Nick, and bring him here..."
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"This is a high priority mission. Tell him that we need to see him as soon as possible."
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"Hopefully he can figure out whatever is going on, and set things straight.."
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"Right away, Your Highness.."
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And they headed off....
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....to find the Wizard....
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A Frightened Kitty

Adrian and Kassia went for a little walk out in the garden to get some fresh air...
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"I haven't seen Rags since I returned home. Do you know where he is?"
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When they went in, they found him asleep on the sofa...."Rags!! There you are!!"
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Rags woke up....
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...and was very wary of the two giant cats coming towards him....
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He was terrified of them...
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"But Rags..."
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"...it's me!"
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"Don't be scared...."
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"It's just me....Adrian..."
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But Rags was having none of it....
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...and he wasn't going to come out...
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"He's been hiding ever since we all turned to cats yesterday..."
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But for Adrian it was the final blow.  Not only had he been transformed into a cat....
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But his beloved kitty was terrified of him, and didn't want to have anything to do with him.
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Returning with the Wizard

It was several days later, and the guards had found the Wizard, explained the situation, and asked him to come....
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Willie had been visiting with her friend, and was intrigued, so decided to come along as well...
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She had never seen cats wearing clothes and riding on horses before, and found them fascinating....
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The Wizard had never heard of anything like this happening before either....
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 ....and wasn't sure he could help, but was determined to try....
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So...on they rode....
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the Interview

The Wizard and Wliie finally arrived at the castle, and the maid, ushered them in.....
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"Your Highness, the Wizard has arrived..."
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"Normally I'd ask what's wrong, but it's pretty obvious...."  
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"By the way, this is Willie, my esteemed colleague. She came along in hopes that maybe she could help."
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"So, why don't you start at the beginning, and tell us what happened..."
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And Willie sat down, ready to take notes....
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"Well, I went away for a few weeks on a trip, and when I came home everyone had turned into a cat again. The next morning when I woke up I was one too."
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"You said 'again'.  What do you mean by 'again'?"
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So Kassia recounted the story of how she had been transformed into a cat by a jealous, vindictive Fairy Queen years ago. ​How she, and everyone in the castle were transformed into cats
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...and how Prince Adrian had stumbled upon her castle and eventually broken the spell...
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"I had to convince him that he had to stab me in the heart in order to break the spell. The blade barely touched me before I was transformed back to my human self, and I didn't feel anything. Then everyone else became human again as well. But...now..... this time.... there was no warning, and no Fairy Queen. It just happened. We all went to bed.... and woke up the next morning...like this....."
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The Wizard felt bad for Kassia.  She was clearly very distraught...
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"All I can say at this point, is that even though the situation may seem the same, I'd strongly suggest that everyone try to stay calm, and definitely don't do anything drastic. It may not work this time. ...and you wouldn't want to do anything that you would regret. So, just try and relax, and let Willie and I attempt to figure it out."
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Rags

While Willie was taking notes, Rags decided to come out of hiding..... 
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He had been hiding for days, but there were finally some humans in the room. So he carefully ventured out....
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"Why, hello there!   What's your name??"
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"His name is Rags. He's our kitty, but he's terrified of us now that we are all huge cats."
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"Maybe you could do him - and us - a huge favour, and take him back home with you. I'm sure he'd be way more comfortable with you than with us right now.  He just sees us as huge monsters."
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"We'd be more than happy to,"  and when Willie opened her bag, Rags jumped in....
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Adrian was sad to see his beloved kitty go....but he knew it was for the best...."Good-bye..Rags....I'll miss you."
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"We'll take good care of him, while we try to figure out what's going on, and what to do about it..."
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"But it may take a while...."
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"So, try to stay calm, and go on with your lives like normal as best you can. And please, don't do anything drastic. We'll figure this out. It may just take some time."
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After the Wizard and Willie left, Kassia was exhausted....
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"I sure hope it doesn't take them too long..."
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*Continued in Chapter 2


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