Title: Nightly Reedings
Author: ZenosParadox
Summary: RS fairytales. What bedtime stories do Malcolm and Hoshi tell their children?
Disclaimer: The characters belong to Paramount. This fiction was written solely for personal enjoyment.
THE PRINCESS OF LIGHT
A Soldier and a Singer on a Magic Ship
Once upon a time there was a Soldier who had been cursed by an Evil Sorcerer. The Soldier was destined to become nothing but a bodiless wraith haunting the countryside unless he could find the Princess of Light to lift the curse. For you see, the curse made the Soldier empty, filling him with nothing but darkness.
The Soldier was already not much more than the shell of a man when one day, a Golden King, who was a great Archer in his own right, came to him and said, "I need a sword to protect my crew as we sail on our adventures. Come aboard my magic ship and who knows what treasures you may find."
So the Soldier joined the King on his latest enterprise and met the wondrous crew. He never told anyone of his curse or his personal quest. The Golden King was noble and wise. He had with him a Scholar from a foreign land who provided the voice of reason. He also had the great Southern Wizard whose magic made their ship go wherever adventure would carry them.
And the Golden King also carried with him a Singer, a bard who knew the songs of many different lands and would use these songs to make friends even of their enemies.
The crew of the magic ship had many adventures and the Soldier protected them as well as he could, especially the Singer with her wondrous voice. She was beautiful and strong, but sometimes did not like the rocking of the ship or the strange stars overhead. So the Soldier would stand quietly by her side, hoping his presence would calm her fears.
The Singer began to smile upon the Soldier and with each smile, she drew away some of the darkness inside of him, replacing it with light. But the Soldier did not know this, even as he came to love the Singer.
The Soldier began to despair because although the crew of the magic ship had many adventures, he had not found the Princess of Light. Without the curse removed, he would be less than a man and could not tell the Singer of his feelings. The Singer became saddened because the Soldier would not declare his love.
Then one day, the great Southern Wizard and the foreign Scholar approached the Soldier and led him to a magic mirror. This mirror allowed the Soldier to see himself truly. And to his surprise, he found that he was more than an empty shell, that most of his darkness had been removed.
"But how can this be?" the Soldier wondered.
"The Singer does this for you, Soldier. Did you not know? What you see is the light she brings. What you see is the reflection of her love," answered the great Southern Wizard.
Then the foreign Scholar turned to the Soldier and added, "The Singer's magic is not just from her voice. She befriends these strangers in foreign lands not only through her songs, but because she brings them light. The light allows others to see our friendship. She is indeed a Princess of Light."
The Soldier thanked his friends for showing him the magic mirror for now he could declare his feelings to the beautiful Singer. When the Soldier found the Singer, he said to her, "You are the one I have sought all this time, my Princess of Light. But I have loved you even when I did not know you could be my salvation."
The Singer turned to smile at the Soldier. Then, with one simple kiss, the Singer removed the remaining darkness and made the Soldier whole.
And so the Soldier and the Singer lived happily ever after.
*****
Author Notes:
Created as a story Malcolm Reed tells his children for the Midnight series found at LD fanfic archives. Written May? 2002. Minor revisions for this posting. Another Fairytale follows.
No reviews are necessary. Thanks for reading the little fairytale.
Author: ZenosParadox
Summary: RS fairytales. What bedtime stories do Malcolm and Hoshi tell their children?
Disclaimer: The characters belong to Paramount. This fiction was written solely for personal enjoyment.
THE PRINCESS OF LIGHT
A Soldier and a Singer on a Magic Ship
Once upon a time there was a Soldier who had been cursed by an Evil Sorcerer. The Soldier was destined to become nothing but a bodiless wraith haunting the countryside unless he could find the Princess of Light to lift the curse. For you see, the curse made the Soldier empty, filling him with nothing but darkness.
The Soldier was already not much more than the shell of a man when one day, a Golden King, who was a great Archer in his own right, came to him and said, "I need a sword to protect my crew as we sail on our adventures. Come aboard my magic ship and who knows what treasures you may find."
So the Soldier joined the King on his latest enterprise and met the wondrous crew. He never told anyone of his curse or his personal quest. The Golden King was noble and wise. He had with him a Scholar from a foreign land who provided the voice of reason. He also had the great Southern Wizard whose magic made their ship go wherever adventure would carry them.
And the Golden King also carried with him a Singer, a bard who knew the songs of many different lands and would use these songs to make friends even of their enemies.
The crew of the magic ship had many adventures and the Soldier protected them as well as he could, especially the Singer with her wondrous voice. She was beautiful and strong, but sometimes did not like the rocking of the ship or the strange stars overhead. So the Soldier would stand quietly by her side, hoping his presence would calm her fears.
The Singer began to smile upon the Soldier and with each smile, she drew away some of the darkness inside of him, replacing it with light. But the Soldier did not know this, even as he came to love the Singer.
The Soldier began to despair because although the crew of the magic ship had many adventures, he had not found the Princess of Light. Without the curse removed, he would be less than a man and could not tell the Singer of his feelings. The Singer became saddened because the Soldier would not declare his love.
Then one day, the great Southern Wizard and the foreign Scholar approached the Soldier and led him to a magic mirror. This mirror allowed the Soldier to see himself truly. And to his surprise, he found that he was more than an empty shell, that most of his darkness had been removed.
"But how can this be?" the Soldier wondered.
"The Singer does this for you, Soldier. Did you not know? What you see is the light she brings. What you see is the reflection of her love," answered the great Southern Wizard.
Then the foreign Scholar turned to the Soldier and added, "The Singer's magic is not just from her voice. She befriends these strangers in foreign lands not only through her songs, but because she brings them light. The light allows others to see our friendship. She is indeed a Princess of Light."
The Soldier thanked his friends for showing him the magic mirror for now he could declare his feelings to the beautiful Singer. When the Soldier found the Singer, he said to her, "You are the one I have sought all this time, my Princess of Light. But I have loved you even when I did not know you could be my salvation."
The Singer turned to smile at the Soldier. Then, with one simple kiss, the Singer removed the remaining darkness and made the Soldier whole.
And so the Soldier and the Singer lived happily ever after.
*****
Author Notes:
Created as a story Malcolm Reed tells his children for the Midnight series found at LD fanfic archives. Written May? 2002. Minor revisions for this posting. Another Fairytale follows.
No reviews are necessary. Thanks for reading the little fairytale.