Beauty in the Beast

Hi everyone! I'm really excited to present to you my latest story! Like all my fairy tale stories, this one will be more like the original tale but there's also some elements from the Disney version as well as the 2014 movie from France, the country of the story's origin! I've done a lot of planning into this story & I hope you'll like it! First, here's the disclaimers as always: I don't own Ninjago, Lego does. Enjoy!

Prologue: Loveless

Once upon a time is how every fairy tale starts but as you will see, this is no ordinary fairy tale. Yes, there is magic and romance but this tale is different for the girl falls in love with not a man but a monster.

But why would a girl ever love a monster?

First, let us go back to how it all started…

A long, long time ago, in a faraway land called Ninjago, a prince lived a life of luxury in a grand palace. Although he was very handsome, the prince was extremely arrogant, selfish, and cruel, which will lead to his ultimate undoing.

One stormy night, a poor old woman came to the palace, begging for shelter from the cold. She offered a wonderful gift in exchange for one night in the castle. The prince was unfortunately a very shallow man and was only repulsed by her ugly appearance. Not caring about the gift she offered, he immediately ordered her to get out of his sight. But the old woman asked again yet warned him not to be deceived by appearances, for only true beauty is found within the heart.

Again, the prince dismissed her but just before he slammed the door in her face, the hag's ugly appearance dissolved to reveal her true form as a beautiful sorceress. The prince immediately fell on his knees and asked for forgiveness but it was too late for she can already tell that there was neither love nor beauty in his heart. As punishment, she transformed the handsome prince into a hideous beast so his appearance will reflect the ugliness of his heart and cast a powerful hex on the palace and all who dwelled within its walls.

Ashamed of his monstrous appearance, the beast concealed himself away from society and the castle faded from people's memories until it was all but forgotten. But before she disappeared as suddenly as she came, the sorceress left the beast with two things. One was a magical mirror that showed the one who possessed it whatever they wanted to see but the beast never used it as it will mean looking at his hideous face. The last was how to break the spell. If he can learn to truly love another and for her to love him back in spite of his monstrous appearance, the curse will be broken.

But the beast quickly fell into despair, believing that he was doomed from the very start.

For who could ever love a beast?

And there you have it! This is just the prologue but wait until the actual 1st chapter is published & then all the fairy tale magic starts! But I'll give you a hint: the 'Gaston' of this story might not be the character you'd think it'll be…

I also wanna say thank you to everyone who voted! The polls are closed but the couple won't be revealed for a couple of days but I'm sure you all know who it is if you look at the summary VERY carefully! ;)

As always, reviews are highly appreciated!