The girls spent the next hour or so planning their attack. Olivia traced out all the escape routes from the house, while Kay tied together all the sheets from the linen closet to make a long rope in case a window was the only way out. Mary worked on a list of supplies they would need.

Carol sat, pulling the heads and arms off all of her Barbie dolls.

No one really bothered to question Carol at moments like these.

After the supplies were gathered, Mary passed out four backpacks.

Each girl proceeded to stuff a backpack with essentials for an adventure of this magnitude: cookies, crackers, sandwiches, gum, playing cards (for the duller moments), flashlights, coins (in case any palace guards needed to be paid off), and what every girl needs at a time like this, a carefully folded ball gown had been neatly tucked away in the bottom of each and every pack.

"Okay, there's only one person we need now," said Mary.

They all yelled, "GERALD!"