Fallen Destiny

by Twelve-Days-of-Misfortune

My destiny was to touch the spindle and fall asleep, just as my mother had, and hers before her, and hers before her. But I never got the chance. Now, my brother and I are on some crazy journey to find the reason I shouldn't have touched the spindle. What I'd like to know is how we got out here. Or, better yet, how we'll survive.

1. Don't Touch the Spindle

The princess reached her hand out towards the spindle, stopping every moment or so as a thought of her own entered her mind.

It's so sharp…

What if I hurt myself?

What is that thing?

She was about two inches away from the sharp point when a light flashed and a transparent woman appeared. The princess jerked her hand back.

"Don't touch the spindle…" the voice said. The princess looked from the ghostly image to the sharp point and back again. "What?"
"Don't…"
The woman got closer. The princess took a step back.
"Touch…"
She waved her hands over the princess' forehead, and the princess collapsed to the floor, unconscious. The woman disappeared.

"The spindle…"