A.N. This is going to be a parody of The Swan Princess, specifically the one that had a sequel and a threequel (those parodies will be written later). The main couple is Uniqua and Austin from The Backyardigans, and Tasha, Pablo, and Tyrone are in it as well. Characters from Horton Hears a Who (the recent Blue Sky Studios movie) will be in it too. There won't really be any specific Whos mentioned, but they will be members of the kingdom. Basically, whenever there are any crowd scenes that take place outside the palace just imagine Whos mingled with Dr. Seuss-ish jungle animals. There will be plenty of changes to fit the characters or the fact that this is a fanfic and not an actual movie, but other than that the plot is the same. Now, on with the story!

The scene opens onto a kingdom, where a unique looking king is pacing. He's maroon colored, with crimson spots. As for his species, well, no official term has been decided. He could be an alien, or a rare type of ladybug. He was rotund, but not fat for that was how his species always looked. He also had two antennae on top of his head that curled inward into a short spiral. He wore a gold crown on his head, a purple robe and pants, and a dark green cloak. His name was Garnett, and why was he pacing you ask? Because he was waiting for the birth of his heir. Unfortunately, his wife Bianca, who was cream colored with white spots, died from childbirth, but fortunately his new daughter survived. Garnett was surprised when he first saw his daughter, because she was pink with light pink spots, a rare color for his species. Because of this he named her Uniqua.

A party was thrown in Uniqua's honor, and kings and queens from all over the land arrived. Among them was an old friend of Garnett's, Queen Jane, who had arrived with her son Austin. Austin was only a month older than Uniqua, and so had to be carried to the cradle by Jane. Both he and Jane were purple kangaroos; Jane wore a yellow gown and a small tiara, but it was hard to tell what Austin was wearing due to being in Jane's pouch (there was a slit in the dress to accommodate the pouch). Jane gave Uniqua her present from her and Austin: a gold heart shaped locket with a swan on the cover. Austin and Uniqua seemed to bond instantly, at least they smiled and reached for each other. This gave Jane and Garnett the same idea: to bring Uniqua to Jane's kingdom every summer to play with Austin, in hopes that Uniqua and Austin would fall in love and join both kingdoms through marriage.

Unfortunately, an evil plan was being cooked up in the background. The planner was an enchanter named Rothbart. Rothbart, like Uniqua, was one of kind. At first glance he appeared to be a praying mantis, but when you studied him further you would find not insect wings but shimmering green parrot wings. Also, instead of the usual insect mouth he had the beak of a parrot. This was because his dad was a praying mantis and his mom was a green parrot. Unlike most cross-species Rothbart was vain about his ancestry, and deemed himself worthy of Garnett's kingdom. With his assistant Tasha the yellow hippo, Rothbart studied the Forbidden Arts in hopes of using them to take over the kingdom. Fortunately, Garnett found out and ordered the guards to destroy all of Rothbart's magical items. Most of the kingdom wanted Rothbart executed, more for Garnett's safety than anything else, but Garnett was a gentle ruler and so only banished Rothbart and Tasha.

"I'm not finished with you yet Garnett." Rothbart glared. "Someday I'll get my power back, and when I do everything you own, everything you love, will be mine."

Garnett, frowning, just pointed towards the direction out of the kingdom. Rothbart and Tasha left in a huff. Almost everyone else feared that Garnett was being too kind to Rothbart, but as the years passed the threat was forgotten and thoughts were turned towards summer and Austin and Uniqua's second meeting.