A Wish Not Granted
Written by Ceara Ivory
Summary: After realizing that their original plan has failed, Lady Tremaine starts to think, to scheme. What might have happened if the Fairy Godmother had NEVER involved herself in the first place? What if she had never granted Cinderella's wish and uses the wand once more to turn back time, to the morning of the fateful ball. Will her plan keep Cinderella from the marrying the Prince? Will she be able to turn the tide in favor of her own daughters? Or does fate have other intentions?
Prologue:
She wasn't sure how it had happened, but things had gone to hell in a hand basket. The Prince had broken through the spell she'd cast, the one that had made him love Anastasia instead. He'd gone after Cinderella, and now they were back.
"The magic didn't work…" Anastasia bemoaned in a panicked state. "It wasn't as powerful as their true love." she buried her face in her hands.
Lady Tremaine listened to her daughter's rantings, thinking. Where had she gone wrong? What was she missing? She tapped the magic wand upon her brow for a moment before stopping. Yes. All of this, all of Cinderella's good fortune had begun with this wand, with the Fairy Godmother's magic. If she could somehow…but how. How had she come about it in the first place.
Quickly, Lady Tremaine went over the events of the night of the ball. They had been about to leave. Cinderella had just informed them the carriage had arrived, telling them that she would unable to attend after all, she was not ready. They were going out the door when Cinderella's voice had caught their attention.
(flashback)
"Wait! Wait! I'm coming!" Cinderella cried joyously, racing down to meet them. She twirled in her stunning baby pink dress. "What do you think? Do you like it? Oh, do you think it will do?"
(end Flashback)
Yes, Lady Tremaine had complimented Cinderella on her dress, drawing Drizella and Anastasia's attentions to the beads and the sash that they had discarded in disgust just hours before. They had reacted as she expected and tore apart Cinderella's dress, making it unbefitting for a royal ball. She had burst into tears and fled into the garden and they had left.
"Yes, that's it. That's when everything went horribly wrong." she whispered to herself. "Somewhere in that space of time, her Fairy Godmother must have appeared and cast her spell. If I can make it so that she doesn't meet the Fairy Godmother, perhaps I can turn things around."
"Mother!" Anastasia shouted, rousing Lady Tremaine from her thoughts. It seemed she and Drizella had been calling her name for some time. "Mother, what are we going to do?"
"We are going to do nothing. You two are going to shut up and hide in that closet over there." She gestured to the closet. "I am going to do something." This plan was perfect. No matter what happened, she couldn't lose now. One of her daughters would marry the prince. She would get the glory. Victory was hers at last.
Just as the doors burst open, Lady Tremaine raised the wand and disappeared in an eerie green light.
AN: I saw all three Cinderella films and couldn't help wonder what if Lady Tremaine had taken a different angle with Cinderella. She will seem OOC, but remember, it is her plan that is in motion. She must not act like her normal self for her plan to work. Read and review, please and thank you.
