Statement: I don't own beauty and the beast or girl genius

Once upon a time, in a faraway land, a young Prince lived in a shining castle. He was an absolute genius and invented all sorts of wonderful things. But what else would you expect from the most powerful spark in France. I mean I don't mean to brag but I, I mean, HE was pretty great.

Anyway, the Prince was an absolute genius. But not everyone appreciated him. These stupid, foolish people were, of course, taken care of before they could poison the minds of all the poor citizens of his kingdom.

It wasn't like he did anything that other rulers did when someone committed treason. The laws in some places were even worse, so they shouldn't complain.

Sure, he was a bit ambitious, but he was conquering all of Europe for a good cause. He was entirely selfless in all his actions. He was just tired of everyone doing everything wrong so he needed to be able to tell them how to do it right. And the only way to do that is to rule all of them!

However, one night in the dead of winter, an old hag knock on his door and asked him for shelter. All she had to pay for it was a rose.

Of course, thinking she must be a thief because the only logical expiation for her having a fresh rose in a snow storm is if she stole it from a local greenhouse, he turned her away like any sensible person.

She asked him again and said some pearls of wisdom crap about beauty within and things like that. She was obviously a crazy old bat so he threatened to set the dogs her if she didn't leave and slammed the door in her face. Anyone would have done it, I mean, in my, I mean, HIS defense, she really did seem like a crazy old bat.

Then she turned in to a beautiful young lady stormed into his house and told him he was as heartless as the monsters he creates, which, I think, is a little insulting to the poor things. I mean it's not their fault that they aren't human. Their clanks and animal hybrid, things. It just plain rude.

Then she transformed him into a hideous and told him that the only way to break the spell is if he fell in love with someone and got them to love him in return. He had until the magic rose that she had tried to offer him lost all its petals. He had 21 years until it would start losing them and he wouldn't age during that time period.

That is utter bullshit, by the way. I mean, how am I going to find some girl in the middle of the woods, and get her to fall in love WITH ME IF I LOOK LIKE SOMETHING OUT OF A HORROR STORY!

Sorry about that, yes I'm the prince from this legend, but so what! The curse is still utter bullshit.

Anyway, my minions and clanks stayed with me, loyal till the end. I let my animal creations lose in the woods. They ate some hunters that dared trespass on my on my property, ha ha.

After a while I began to lose hope that someone would come to lift the spell. I mean who would come in to a mutant infested wood anyway; it was full of mutated beast before I let my pets lose.

"Um, sir?" "What is it minion?" I turned to my servant. "The lines supposed to be who could ever love a beast." "Oh, that too, I suppose."