Dark Princess
By GoldenGoddess
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Author's Note: *praying* Lord, please don't let the reviewers kill me! Please, please don't let them kill me! *glances up* Oh, heh heh, hi! Well, this is the sequel/au2x of my other Rhapsody fic: Silver Lining. It's an au2x because Silver Lining already was an au, and this is an alter universe from that, so..... I decided to call the story Dark Princess because the Rhapsody sequels were Little Princess and Puppet Princess. On with the fic!
Disclaimer:I don't own the game, but when I grow up, I'm gonna do a re-make and bring the sequels to the US of A! Until then, I own nothing in this chapter.
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Prologue
Beauty Castle: home of the four members of the Marjoly Family. Of course, they were human, to some extent, and mankind is an animal. And the objective of all creatures is, as they say, to continue the species.
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Chapter One: Marjoly's Dilemma
Marjoly leaned over the toilet, vomiting what she had eaten that morning and the day before. About a week ago, she had started having these strange food cravings. And now, all that was coming up. She straightened, feeling tired and sick and hungry and tired and angry because whywhywhy was this happening? What was this anyway? The witch lowered her head as she began to retch again.
"Marjoly, meow? Are you okay, meow?"
"No, I am not okay! Do I look okay?!"she roared, spinning around the face Myao. Her face was pale, her eyes had dark circles under them, and their was vomit on her lips. Myao winced.
"No, meow, I guess not."
"Then go away!"
The cat girl left, closing the door behind her. Marjoly could hear her talking with Crowdia and Gao, surprised at the concern in their voices. Making her way to the sink, she looked at herself. 'When did I get so ugly?'she thought. In truth, she was still beautiful, but in her mind she was hideous. Her hand strayed to her stomach. 'And I'm getting fat, too!' Marjoly glared down. There was a slight bulge where her flat stomach had been. 'I should stop eating, maybe for three months to make sure this doesn't happen again!' She washed her face, flushed the toilet, and exited the bathroom.
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Three months later....
Marjoly moaned in pain. It felt like something had kicked her from within. And she was so hungry.....
'No! No food!'she thought angrily. Her stomach had simply grown larger in the three month fast. But she was so much hungrier than she had ever been before. Her stomach growled, as angry as she. "Fine! Just a little snack...." The witch hauled herself out of bed, feet unsteady on the Ninetail fur carpet. She rung the bell beside the door, summoning two sleepy Nyanko servants.
"Yes, meow, Mistress Marjoly, meow?"they said in unison.
"I would like...,"her thoughts strayed to the feast Myao, Crowdia, and Gao had tried to tempt her with earlier that day. She sighed in defeat. "Two tubs of ice cream:Rocky Road and Neapolitan. A super-sized jar of pickles, whatever is popular in Frogburg and Marls, twenty Bobos, have Burg cook me up some Toad BBQ....."
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She finished her food, smacking her lips with satisfaction. Most of the pain was gone, though her belly still ached a little. Nearly every morning Marjoly had to visit the bathroom and throw up.
"Man, I'm going to be at the toilet for hours with what I just ate,"she said to herself. The Nyankos rushed in, picked up the dishes, and left. Marjoly lay back in her enormous bed, sighed, and fell into a fitful sleep.
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Two months later....
Marjoly lounged on her throne, rubbing a hand over her stomach. She gazed absently at the ceiling, feeling depressed and ugly. Crowdia glanced at her mistress, then at the book she was reading. Marjoly peered at the cover. The words were in some foreign language, probably Zhekc, so she could not understand them.
"Crowdia, what are you reading?"
The swordswoman answered,"Just trying to find out what is wrong with you."
"Have you got it?"
Crowdia closed the book. Dust blew from the pages into Marjoly's face. She sneezed. "I do."
"What is it?!"
"Your pregnant."
It took a second to get through. "Your joking, right?"asked the witch, laughing prettily. "I cannot be pregnant, I have a reputation to maintain."
"Being with child will maintain your reputation,"mumbled Crowdia.
"Oh, as what?"snapped the witch. "As a tramp? Is that how people see me?"
"No, don't worry."
"Hmph!"she leaned back in her throne. "How long do these things take?"
"Roughly nine months for a human woman,"she said. "But, seeing as the Marjoly Family is descended from the Ancients, about seven for you."
"What?! How far along am I then?"
Crowdia shrugged and said,"Six, almost seven."
There was a cracking sound and Myao and Gao fell from the ceiling. They chuckled nervously. "So, who's the father?"asked Gao.
Marjoly frowned down at the two. She considered it. "Well, it must be-"she stopped and moaned, clutching her stomach. The other three stared at her.
"Meow, Marjoly, meow, we gotta get you to a hospital!"
"No!"growled the witch when Gao tried to pick her up. "I don't want this getting out! Take me to the living room. I'll conjure a mid-wife." With a wave of her hand, a plump, old, woman appeared.
"Get some towels and hot water!"she snapped at Myao and Crowdia. "Hurry up!"
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Ha ha! Left ya hanging, didn't I?! Don't worry, next chapter will continue. I might make the baby still-born, Marjoly doesn't go through enough pain in her life. No, I'm not sadistic, don't flame. This is like a pilot chapter. So, review and see what happens Bye for now.