Now - what happened to the Kingdom of Friendship? Well, the Princesses remain true to one another - the sisterhood of women is strong and cannot be undone by trivial squabbles.

Prince Ogar is back for the most part. The residule effects of the evil toad continue to return once in a while, but the toad stays away most of the time.

Princess Ribbon and Prince Ogar have found happiness together once again. As with any relationship, even Royal relationship, there are ups and downs.... but fortunately more ups than downs.

Prince Eager continues to woo princesses and maidens across the land.

Princess Button though did not fare so well. While under the evil poison the toad traveled far and wide in the land of Friendship speaking ill of Princess Button. Many heard his tales and although many people in the kingdom had not yet met the princess the poison of his venom spread. Princess Button was avoided. When she entered a room people spoke quietly behind their hands and rumours were whispered about her in many castles.

So, Princess Button, understanding she had been exhiled by the evil toad, went on a journey of discovery by herself. Today she is happily travelling the world visiting wonderous kingdoms and meeting new friends.

One day Princess Button will return to the Kingdom of Friendship, but until then she will smile and enjoy the new friends she meets in her travels.
Unknown "Jack's Pet" Ferocious - 15 years, 12 months, 2 days ago

Broken and in pain, Princess Button still tried to protect her friend. "F#ck off? From you? OK, for now. But from Princess Ribbon - never". And with a broken heart Princess Button vowed to love both her friend Princess Ribbon and her past love, Prince Eager, regardless of what may or may not have happened at the Freedom Day celebrations.

With slime dripping from his lips, toad vowed "Don't push this, you have known the princess for only a month so some grandious statement of "never" is a bit far reaching. We have been together for well over 2 years now and have been through hell together well before now."

But, length of time isnt the only way to measure frienship. Toad didn't understand the bonds of friendship between sisters, for the princesses were bound by a new but strong friendship that Princess Button was not willing to destroy on a whim.

"I am a Victim Services crisis counsellor and I know why you're separating the princess from anyone who might help her. And regardless of what you say or do I will still be here for her. And as I've said before I will support ANY decision she makes. Even if she decides to stay with you" whispered the hurting Princess Button.

This was too much for the toad. He was so intent on destroying Princess Button that he had't even realised that she hadn't known about Princess Ribbon's actions until he himself had told her. Instead the toad just continued to spew his poison onto Princess Button.

"Who do you f#cking think you are? You helped her commit the exact same lies, cheating and betrayal that I did... and somehow I am wrong and she is right? She KNOWS it was wrong. She KNOWS the guilt and remorse I feel. F#cking christ, you are a counsellor who is a sex addict and scews how many men a week? Get a hold of yourself here and come off the cross. You committ more since in a month then I have in years.

Victim Services my ass. You create your own victims and are your own victim as well." On and on toad went, leveling as much hurt and venom as he could on the weakening princess.

The toad continued, "I am not separating the princess from her "friends". However you are not her friend even when you the opposite. If you were you wouldn't have this blind bias towards my indiscretions and ignore hers. You wouldn't choose a side to try to be as clearly manipulative as you are. So, that is that. I can say that you will never, ever see Princess Ribbon alone again. If she is anywhere you are I will ensure that I will be right by her side and whenever that is the case may my words echo in your sad pathetic ears."

"I have not given Princess Ribbon advice against Prince Ogar. I have only offered her support and a person she can speak to in confidence. Guarding Princess Ribbon from her friends so you can control who she speaks to hurts her way more than it hurts me. In fact you are showing Princess Ribbon by your actions that you do not trust her to determine who is supportive, and who is devisive -- essentially you're saying she's not smart enough to take care of herself so you'll step in and do it for her. But you've forgotten one thing toad, Princess Ribbon IS smart. She CAN make her OWN decisions. In the end NO ONE will influence her one way or another - not even you. THAT's why I don't try to influence her.... because when she looks around and sees the puzzle pieces fall into place she'll see that I have always had faith in her AND that I am STILL THERE FOR HER.

You can't scare me away toad. You need to do as I suggested, get honest, do some self reflection, and stop looking outward - look to yourself, you are the only one who can help you. And you cannot control others, no matter how hard you try... so save your energy for yourself." and with Princess Buttons last words echoing in his head the toad headed back to the castle.


Unknown "Jack's Pet" Ferocious - 15 years, 12 months, 2 days ago

Once upon a time there was a magical kingdom called Friendship. Many people lived in this kingdom, and things were good.

Deep in the kingdom 2 lovely princesses lived in nearby castles, Princess Button and Princess Ribbon. The princesses met one sunny afternoon and became dear friends.... and since this was the kingdom of Friendship, all was good.

Princess Ribbon was in love with a handsome prince, Prince Ogar. Prince Ogar was from the Kingdom of Corn and he loved Princess Ribbon very much.

One day, a wicked witch cast an evil spell on Prince Ogar that caused him to turn from a prince into a toad. While wandering the forest as a toad Prince Ogar made many mistakes and did things that he was ashamed of. Many years later the spell was broken when Princess Ribbon found the toad and turned him back into Prince Ogar with a single kiss.

Prince Ogar was ashamed of his behaviour as a toad and he confessed his sins to his beloved Princess Ribbon. The princess was heart broken and fled deep into the kingdom to cry great tears of hurt and sadness.

Princess Button heard the sobs from way across the fields and followed them to her beloved friend Princess Ribbon. Many days went by as the devastated Princess Ribbon poured out her sadness, her lost dreams, her hopes and her fears into Princess Button's shoulder.

Princess Button was a few years older than Princess Ribbon, and as she took in her friends sorrow Button's heart grew as hard as a shield and she promised herself to protect her friend to her dying breathe. As the friends spoke over the next several days the healing powers of time began to work its magic. Soon Princess Ribbon was strong enough to go back to her castle and speak with Prince Ogar.

The Princesses did not know what would happen in the future, but their friendship was strong and as women will they bound their hearts together and vowed to live happy lives. Princess Ribbon and her beloved Prince Ogar tried to repair their broken hearts. At times things looked good, at other times it seemed the hurt would not go away.

One day an invitation went out to all the land. Freedom Day was coming and everyone would gather to celebrate in the Goodhandy Castle. The Princesses were excited and together with many other friends they planned to celebrate Freedom Day together. Prince Ogar agreed to let his beloved Princess Ribbon celebrate Freedom Day together with many of her Princess friends while he stayed at the castle.

The Princesses came together and with the help of their fairy Godmothers they dressed, and primped and planned a perfect evening of celebration. The Princesses danced and flirted and watched many merry entertainers throughout the Freedom Day celebrations. Sometime late in the evening the Princesses became separated.

Princess Button looked high and far for her friend Princess Ribbon, but Princess Ribbon was no where to be found. Another beautiful princess assured Princess Button that her friend was safe and was celebrating Freedom Day with loving friends.

The following morning the Princesses woke up and returned to their castles. Princess Button was combing her hair and smiling as she recalled her adventures of the night before. Suddenly a huge, hairy, evil toad jumped before the Princess.

The toad was disguised as a Prince, but Princess Button could see past the mask. Princess Button wasn't certain the Prince was evil, but she was cautious as the "Prince" began speaking to her.

"hello Princess, how was your evening last night?" the toad croaked.

"Fantastic" replied Princess Button as she tried to peer past the Prince-mask.

"What did you princesses do?" enquired the Toad.

The Princess was almost certain the inquisitioner was Prince Ogar turned back into a toad when she asked "Why do you ask?"

"Well, Princess Ribbon told me a bit" slithered the Toad, "but she was really drained when she came home and went to bed right away. I wasn't certain if she got any play in as I know she has been very stressed".

By know Princess Button was certain that she was talking to the evil Toad and that Prince Ogar was once again under an evil spell. Cautious to protect her friend by staying nuetral, Princess Button replied "in my opinion that's none of your business Mr. Toad"

The evil Toad had been discovered! He ripped the Prince-mask from his face and declared "A simple yes or now would have sufficed. If Princess Ribbon and I are to have this new start, there isn't supposed to be any dishonesty. We are living together. We are partners. Partners in crisis yes, but still partners"

"But that's between Princess Ribbon and Prince Ogar. My opinion is mine and neither of your questions asked for a yes or no answer. Besides, hasn't dishonesty been your problem Toad, not hers?" the princess declared.

The Toad was furious. "Ah, but so too is the collusion in a lie. I lied." admitted Toad. "I paid and am still paying a huge price. If she lies, then what? Is that payback... plus interest of all I'm going through? Or is a lie still a lie? Two wrongs don't make a right, and I think if it was a simple matter that nothing went on then you would have said so. It is a simple thing. No. Two letters. Yet here I am not entirely convinced. See, I know Princess Ribbon better then anyone and especially the after effects of playing. So for her to be SO tired at 8pm and needing sleep, then it is likely her body shutting down after an evening of play. So be it."

Since Princess Button hadn't seen Princess Ribbon since early in the Freedom Day celebrations she didn't know what had happened with Princess Ribbon. Suddenly Princess Button feared for Princess Ribbon - what had she done that night?

"LOL - Princess Ribbon has reason to question you, you do not have the right or reason to question her Toad. And, you have not nearly "paid" for your actions, again in my opinion. Eat your jealousy Toad, its a bitter meal but you haven't earned a sweeter one - again, my opinion" replied Princess Button.

Understanding that Prince Ogar had sinned and gravely hurt her friend while wandering the forest as a toad, Princess Button found her heart hardening to the evil toad. How dare he question Princess Ribbon? The beautiful princess had done nothing, in Princess Button's knowledge, to deserve this questioning from the evil toad. And, why was the toad back? Why wasn't Prince Ogar sitting at the Princesses feet and humbly asking these questions?
Princess Button was confused, but she knew for certain it wasn't her place to answer for her friend.

"It isn't at all hardto answer. You DO NOT deserve to have that question answered", hadn't the toad been hurting Princess Ribbon for years? "Therefore your answer is - choke on it."

The toad began breathing heavy, swelling in anger and growing larger and larger until he loomed over Princess Button. "I'll make this simple. Go f#ck yourself. High and mighty and yet??? Saturday night and Prince Eager makes things all better? Yes, I know the truth and I still love her. It will never, ever happen again. Nor will friendships with those that also lie, conspire to mislead me or provide cover. F#cking high and mighty morale stance you took and then helped her commit the exact same crime that hurt her so very badly. Saturday night has not only hurt me but herself as well. So, f#ck off and keep these precious opinions to yourself."

And with those few simple sentences Princess Button felt her heart break. Princess Button had once thought she was in love with Prince Eager, but realised that Prince Eager was unable to love just one Princess and so Button had put that small hope away and hidden it deep in her heart where no one could see it. So she would not be hurt. But here she was, listening to the evil toad confirm that her best friend in the world had been playing with her beloved Prince Eager.
Unknown "Jack's Pet" Ferocious - 15 years, 12 months, 2 days ago

After 5+ years I have finally entered the modern world.... I am sitting here with my new MacBook with 2gigs of RAM and my pc is sitting upstairs, alone, turned off, with 256mgs of RAM -- actually it isn't turned off yet, I pressed all the buttons to turn it off about 15 minutes ago and it's still working on that... hopefully it'll turn off before I go to bed tonight...
Unknown "Jack's Pet" Ferocious - 16 years, 1 day ago

my first tale that's from my life, past and current -- hmmmmm

I took this from a conversation I've had with a friend, someone who noticed that I've been down for a couple of weeks now.... not angry, or flipping out, just quiet, not posting, not reaching out to others, that's the way I am when I'm down. She offered me a hug and a shoulder at a time when I needed it and was able to express some of it.

So, here it goes - spilling my guts....

thank you - I'll take that hug and shoulder. I've just hit a little dip in my aloneness - I think Valentines Day hit me hard, my ex-husband won a bunch of VDay stuff in a radio contest the last year we were together - chocolates, flowers, limo ride and tickets to some event - and he didn't use them with me..... that hit me very hard and pushed home for me that he really didn't love me, sure, he'd been a little distant but we had 2 new babies and I was back to work, things were hard, until Valentines Day arrived, and left, I didn't know he'd walked out on our love, and our marriage -- that was in 1995 -- I've never had a "WOW" day, a Valentines Day, Birthday, Christmas, none.... so I tell myself it doesn't matter, but it does, and I've been low -- I'll snap out of it soon, it just happens around these supposedly special days when that young wife (still deep in me somewhere) waits for someone she loves to spend their time and attention with her.... It hasn't happened for me yet, a WOW memory for me to replace that sad one from long ago, but it will, one day, and that will be such a wonderful day.

Unknown "Jack's Pet" Ferocious - 16 years, 2 months, 12 days ago