DISCLAIMER: I do not own Calem, Serena, or related Pokemon characters. They are property of Nintendo.

This story is mostly based on Charles Perrault's version of Sleeping Beauty which was written in 1697. You might not recognize it - the more familiar one is the Grimms' version. In this version, there are eight fairies (the eighth fairy being the evil one). This version has a second part featuring an evil ogress mother trying to eat the princess and her children. I hope you like it!

THE ESTATE OF NIBIRU-MUL PRESENTS

THE SLEEPING BEAUTY IN THE WOOD

CAST:

Sleeping Beauty - Serena

King - Professor Augustine Sycamore

Queen - Grace

Six Good Fairies - Sabrina, Jasmine, Winona, Gardenia, Elesa, Viola

Seventh Fairy - Valerie

Evil Fairy - Malva

Advisor - Wikstrom

Spinning woman - Drasna

Dwarf in seven-league boots - Clemont

Lady-in-waiting - Korrina

Servants - Shauna, Tierno, Trevor

Old Peasant - Ramos

Prince - Calem

Prince's father - Wulfric

Evil Ogress Queen - Olympia

Steward - Siebold

Steward's wife - Diantha

PART I

Once upon a time, there lived a king and queen. King Augustine and his wife, Queen Grace, longed for a child of their own. They prayed and made pilgrimages, and did everything that they could do, but to no avail. Then one day...

We hear the sound of crying. King Augustine runs into his wife's bedchamber and sees the Queen with a baby.

"Augustine!" said Queen Grace. "I have had a child. This baby is our daughter."

Augustine went closer to the baby. He saw her wrapped in a pink blanket.

"Aw," he said, tickling the baby with his finger, "you're cute. Coochie-coochie-coo!"

"What do you want to call her?" asked Queen Grace.

"We shall call her Serena," said King Augustine. "And we should have a great christening ceremony for her."

Wikstrom, the king's trusty advisor, entered the room.

"Your Highness," said Wikstrom, "I congratulate you on the birth of your daughter."

"Thank you," said King Augustine. "And now we must hold a christening ceremony in honor of the new princess!"

"That is a great idea," said Wikstrom. "And who do you wish to invite?"

"We will invite everyone in the kingdom," said King Augustine.

"That means that you shall invite the seven good fairies?" asked Wikstrom.

"Indeed," said King Augustine. "They are to be her godmothers, and they shall present her with gifts. I will commission a gold casket for each of the fairies. Each will contain a spoon, a fork, and a knife of pure gold, for that is what they must be served with."

The christening ceremony was held soon after, and after it was over, everyone went to King Augustine's palace. There a banquet was held in honor of the fairies. The fairies received their caskets, and were stunned to find gold forks, spoons, and knives set with jewels.

"These are amazing!" said Elesa.

"Thank you for serving us with these," said Winona.

"Our pleasure," said Queen Grace.

But while the banquet was going on, an eighth fairy entered the palace in a flash of fire. She had pink hair and was clad in a shining black and silver gown. In her hand was an iron staff. She had not been invited since no one had seen her in fifty years - some people had even thought she was dead. Her name was Malva, and she was quite sinister.

"What is this?" asked Malva upon entering. "Why wasn't I invited too?"

"What is she doing here?" asked Wikstrom. "I didn't think she was alive."

"I know," said King Augustine, "but we must give her a seat at the table."

"It will be impossible to give her a golden casket," said Wikstrom. "There are only seven, and they're all taken."

King Augustine seated Malva at the table. Malva felt insulted by not being invited, and grumbled threats. Valerie, the fairy in a pink gown, overheard her.

"This does not look good," said Valerie. "She might curse the young princess. I better speak last, so I can counter any mischief that she may do."

The fairies were then presented to Princess Serena. They gathered near her cradle - all except for Valerie, who hid behind the tapestry so as to watch Malva.

Sabrina, the first fairy, clad in an aubergine gown, waved her wond.

"O dear princess," she said, "you shall be the most beautiful person in the world!"

Next came Jasmine, who was clad in a tangerine gown. She waved her wand.

"You shall have the temper of an angel," said Jasmine.

Third was Winona, who was clad in a sky blue gown.

"You shall be the most graceful of all," said Winona.

Fourth was Gardenia, the one in an emerald green gown.

"You shall be a skilled dancer," said Gardenia.

Fifth was Elesa, clad in a lemon yellow gown.

"She shall sing like an Altaria," said Elesa.

Sixth was Viola, who wore a scarlet gown.

"She should play every instrument well," said Viola.

Now was Malva's turn. Malva slowly approached the cradle, with her black cape trailing along as she walked. Her iron staff banged along the ground. She looked angry as she went along. King Augustine and Queen Grace looked nervous about this.

"And now for my gift," said Malva. "I have a gift that you will never forget. In her fifteenth year, the princess will prick her hand on a spindle, and she will die!"

"Oh no!" cried Queen Grace. "My baby's going to die!"

"I have done my business here," said Malva. "I shall go now! See you in fifteen years!"

Malva laughed maniacally and disappeared in a flame.

Valerie went forward from the tapestry.

"Oh, dear," said King Augustine. "Please! You must save her!"

"You must undo the spell," said Queen Grace.

"I cannot undo it," said Valerie. "Malva is very powerful, and I am not strong enough. But I can soften the curse for Serena." The king and queen agreed to this. Valerie then approached Serena's cradle and waved her wand. "O Serena, you shall not die from the witch's curse, but instead fall into a deep sleep for a hundred years and be awakened by a prince."

And so it was. Valerie cast her gift, and it was to be.

Soon afterwards, King Augustine published an edict that forbade the use of spinning wheels or spindles on pain of death. Every spinning wheel that could be found was destroyed, as to protect Serena from Malva's evil curse.

But Malva watched in the distance as the spinning wheels were burned.

"Can't they see that this curse will happen?" she said. "I am going to have my revenge!"