Author's Notes: For years I've been working on this fanfic and I think I'm finally ready to go through with posting it. My character, Galetea AKA Shine has been tweaked time and time again. I've rewritten this around 10 times as well. So a lot of work has been put into this. I really hope you all enjoy it and now with my further ado, I present to you, "Starry Eyed Surprise".
Chapter One: The Proposistion
"Princess! Princess! Please awake! The king and queen need you downstairs immediately!" Galetea heard a voice cry from just above her bed. Reluctantly, she abided and saw that the voice belonged to none other than her maid, Flora.
"What do they want, Flora?" She asked in a non-enthusiastic tone.
"They have a special mission. If I were you, I'd get down there as quickly as possible!" She replied, seeming nervous.
Great. Another one of these, Galatea thought. For anyone else, a special mission would seem exciting. But for her, it was a chore. Ever since she was 13 years old, she'd been assigned to missions all across space. For the most part, it was simple things like trading. Not too interesting if you asked her.
Regardless, she went downstairs to see her parents, King Radix and Queen Marzerine. Galatea and them were the royal family on Planet Zappron and had most of the power.
Her father gave her a rather sheepish look and said "Galatea, you know we depend on you for Zappron's missions and we know you're very good at dealing with inhabitants of other planets''.
"And that's why we've prepared this special mission for you". Her mother finished.
Galatea pretended to act surprised and asked where she would be going. That's when their facial expressions changed. Galatea should have seen that as a sign right away but didn't.
"Well, it's a place you haven't been there before and we don't really know much about it. It's called Earth". Her mother replied.
Shocked, Galatea couldn't believe what she was hearing. Her parents, of all people wanted her to go unprotected to a place she had never been to be before. A place that hardly anyone knew jack shit about! She had to give them a piece of her mind.
"Are you fucking kidding me?!" She exclaimed, full of anger.
But that wasn't enough, Galatea went on further.
"Do you seriously think I'd go through with something like this? This place could be inhabited by gigantic three-headed snakes for all I know! I'm not going, I don't care what's over there!" she yelled, loud enough to be heard from outside the castle.
Both of Galatea's parents looked surprised and rightfully so. She had never turned down a mission before. It seemed like they had absolutely nothing to say.
Her mom closed her eyes, took a deep breath and reopened them, "Very well, Galatea. We'll give you some time to think about it".
"If you don't want to go, so be it. But just remember, Zappron is counting on you". Added her father.
Maybe she was in the wrong here. What if this Earth place turned out to be amazing? The more Galatea thought about it, the more she wanted to go. Perhaps it was a result of the reverse psychology her parents commonly pulled on her. But regardless, she couldn't help my intrigue. She let them know she would give it consideration and they looked pleased with that answer.
That night, Galetea just laid on her bed. Not feeling tired at all as she kept myself awake, weighing her options. Flora came into my room to clean but she must have noticed the confused expression on Galetea's face.
"What has got you looking so upset, Princess?" She asked.
She usually confided in Flora so she told her about her dilemma.
"I just don't know what to do, Flora," Galetea replied.
She continued with ''My parents want me to visit this place called Earth. But I'm debating whether I want to".
Flora looked even more confused than Galetea did.
"Earth? I've never heard of that." She said.
"I didn't either. Up until today, that is. Apparently, it's a new planet. No one here seems to know much about it. Which is why I'm worried about going. What if I get eaten alive?" Galetea knew she probably thought she was being overdramatic.
She gave her a hug, pushed the blond hair away from her face and then told her, "Well, Princess, whatever decision you make, I'm sure you'll make the right one".
Flora wasn't the best at giving advice. But she did manage to comfort Galetea in a way no one else could. She wasn't the prettiest woman on Zappron. Although her beauty could definitely be seen in her actions. With her black, beady eyes and pale, scrunched up face. Her hair was always tied up in a bonnet and revealed the one feature she and Galatea shared- rainbow bangs. It was something all Zappronians have. It enabled their special ability to control elements, Galatea's happened to be fire. If someone were to cut off the rainbow in their hair, the powers would be gone.
Galatea went to sleep that night, knowing exactly what she was going to do. How bad could Earth realistically be? For all she knew, it could have been the best experience of her life. Her dreams were sweet that night. She finally had her mind made up.