The Goose Princess

Femiru (FemioXAhiru sort of...)

Once upon a time, a beautiful maiden was put into a curse to be a swan forever and ever. In her despair, only one creature wanted to be her... the lonely mother goose who sat on top of her nest, warming her eggs up during all of winter.

When the maiden has died, however... the goose was in despair. Her eggs have turned out to be unable to hatch as well. The goose then had no choice but to learn from all the creatures from across the land, so that one day, she can teach a fair maiden how to be just like the swan princess... She represented forgiveness, hope, and optimism.

"What a day...", yawned Ahiru. Although, she was still in duck form.

"Good morning.", Fakir announced. He was able to understand her somewhat.

"...Should we go to the school, then?"

"Only if you really want to..."

"So Fakir..."

"Yeah..."

"...Let's go."

At that same morning, there was a new girl in town.

"Hey everyone! This is what I learned outside of Gold Crown City!", she then began to do some dancing that was very new to Ahiru, Fakir, and everyone else in town.

"What an odd gypsy girl!", the peasants were really startled by this type of dancing.

"They call it 'Tribal Dancing'... and I'm not a gypsy!", the girl pouted.

"So what's your name?", Fakir asked.

"Well, I don't really... Huh? Who are you?", the girl then asked him.

"Just one of the writers here."

"Really now?"

"There used to be another writer around here, but now it's just me...", Fakir noted.

"How nice. I'm just a nomad... The name is Ganso. Mãe Ganso.", she announced, "I wanted to visit the Gold Crown Academy for a bit."

"For a bit?"

"Yeah. I wanted to find students that can learn from me. If you want a job nowadays in the theatre business, you gotta do more than just ballet!", Mãe announced.

"Why theatre?"

"I want to make a comedy troupe silly!", Mãe replied.

"But how old are you?"

"I'm only four years older than you are. And if you think I'm irressponsible, I used to raise 3 kids when my mother wasn't around!", Mãe honked.

"I see... So you think you can just take what you can have because you actually were able to deal with 3 children?"

"...I'm thinking about it... you may have a point but... YEAH! I'll start with your duck over there!"

Fakir and Mãe had a huge fight over Ahiru.

THIS IS TOO MUCH!, Ahiru quacked.

"L-le-Let go!", Fakir hissed.

"I didn't even know you cared so much about it...", Mãe muttered.

"I do...", Fakir hissed.

"Fine then. You can keep the duck... But don't let her inspire you too long."

Fakir glared at her. Ahiru just too confused for words on why a girl like her would want to do such a thing like hire a duck to teach how to dance tribal dancing and all other kinds of dances. Then again, Ahiru only learned ballet...

Back at Gold Crown Academy... Femio was trying to win the ladies over.

"Wow... a Loverboy?", a voice emerged. Mãe was there asking.

Femio turned around and saw the funny looking girl walk in.

"So... Will you love me?"

"NNOPE. However, I will get you a way to make you get a job in the comedy business."

"Comedy?"

"Comedy! I want to make a comedy troupe, but first I gotta teach some students a thing or two about tribal dances."

"Tribal dances?"

"Tribal dances! In the theatre business, the only way you can get hired is if you can dance more than just ballet! What's going on in that loverboy brain of yours? Life is more than just tragedies and dramas! We gotta make them laugh some way!"

"You know something?"

"Yeah?"

Femio was going to kiss her, but she pulled away, sliding under him and rising up.

"You think too hard on the romance! Take it easy now and then and have fun. You know, play ball with the boys or something. If you get too smutty, then no girl will want you."

Femio gasped as he then began to cry.

"But I guess a loverboy like you can be a cute gag. See me after school."

Femio was never so insulted in his entire life.

Then she waited that evening for them... Ahiru, the duck, and Femio, the loverboy.

Meanwhile, Drosselmeyer grinned. There will finally be a tragedy for him, for him to make. All by himself. And it was all thanks to the female comedian in the making, Mãe Ganso.

"Let's begin the tragedy...", he cackled.

"Okay, are you ready?", Mãe asked.

She finally saw Fakir carrying Ahiru show up.

"Where's that loverboy I met at the Academy?", Mãe asked.

"Wait... Loverboy? She doesn't mean... That weirdo Femio... Is she?", Fakir and Ahiru thought to themselves.

"Garsh darnit!", Mãe then whined, "He didn't get offended by anything I said did he?"

"I'm coming..."

They turned to see the pretty boy looking furious for once.

"Oh! I'm so glad you're here! Now we can..."

Femio slapped Mãe hard.

"Oh... Was it because I touched a nerve?"

"I... am not SMUTTY!"

"Who said you were?"

Femio gave Mãe a very disturbed glare.

"Anyway, let's begin the lesson.", Mãe announced, "First"

Slowly the gears were turning, and Drosselmeyer began to write that Mãe Ganso meant "Mother Goose" and that she really was a goose... She will begin to mother Femio and Fakir, as well as the little duck name Ahiru to find the mysterious fair maiden she is destined to find.

Then... Mãe Ganso... was a goose.

"Oh this is perfect!", she said. Apparently, she can talk still, but she still surprised Femio and Fakir.

Femio more than Fakir...

"He's here again?", Fakir asked himself.

"Who?", Femio asked.

"Nothing."

"Hey! A talking goose! That'll get many a person talking!", Mãe smiled.

And that night... Was her first performance.

Ahiru wore tribal gear based on the Polynesians (according to Mãe...) and Femio and Fakir were dressed in the new Industrial clothes of the century they were in.

"Alright boys... So how did you find this talking goose?", Mãe said, in a smart-alec tone.

Fakir noticed Femio got stage fright for the first time.

"Well, we saved this duck, see?", Fakir improvised.

Good... Good... Now let's try and ruin their story...

Drosselmeyer, then turned Ahiru into a girl.

The audience gasped.

"And she turned out to be a lady shaman!", Femio shrieked in surprise.

"Quack!", she shrieked. She thought she could turn back, but she didn't. This shocked even her.

"So the lady shaman said...", Fakir announced.

Ahiru turned to see the already focused audience. Then she muttered, "Umm... This goose! It can not lay Golden Eggs, but it can still give you as much money as she can!"

"And so that's why I'm here! To ask you fair ladies and gents, to give these poor gentleman get food for tomorrow~!", Mãe announced.

Then they began a dance they thought was tribal dancing... but the trumpets and other instruments began to make this new type of music that started to make everyone dance with them. Thus, they danced what many would call, "Swing"

What? This isn't tragedy! Everyone is happy! Why?

After the show, Pique and Lillie popped up and talked to Fakir and Femio,

"What a show!"

"The girl turning to a duck was like it was part of the shaman magic!"

"I think we may have thought badly of you two."

Femio blushed. And what of that girl that used to be a duck? He wanted to thank her.

Fakir then muttered, "It was nothing. You should thank Mãe."

"Where is she anyway?", Pique asked.

"It's getting late though. We don't want to be late for school.", Lillie announced.

"See you later, you guys!", they said.

Femio's heart was full of song, but he was surprised. Finally the girls saw him without running away from him... He actually got to converse with girls he wanted to fall in love with. But then he turned to Ahiru. She was really surprised.

"Mademoiselle, your performance was excellent.", Femio announced.

"Umm... Thank you...", Ahiru muttered.

Femio took her hand... and then kissed it.

"Alright. Party's over! We gotta sleep. It seems today we have made a new kind of dance... but it may be just my imagination... Anyway, sweet dreams everyone!", Mãe declared.

Femio and Fakir, still surprised about this predicament, nodded and decided to fall asleep.

Maybe my next attempt will really make her story into a tragedy...

TO BE CONTINUED...