Once upon a time, in a land far far away…

"Oh, please, don't tell me you're starting with that tired old phrase!"

Quiet you! Once upon a time, in a land far far away, there was an amazing kingdom that had long been adored by all its subjects. However, the kingdom had fallen on dark times, as its subjects were ruled by an evil king.

"That's me!"

I said quiet! And he wasn't so much evil as he was a bumbling doof, no pun intended.

"Hey!"

But the people still lived in fear, because King Heinz the Doofenshmirtz, who insists on interrupting me right now, was very powerful, cruel, and rich.

"I like this story."

SHUT UP!

"So what's my palace like? Because I was thinking we could decorate a little more on the edgy side, as opposed to the typical bachelor pad."

Ha, that's a good one.

"Why? Am I not a bachelor?"

No, you are. Your queen has been divorced, I mean, umm… deceased, for several years.

"So, what's the problem? I think I'll put all my Inators in one room, to save space."

Well, you don't exactly live alone... The king happened to have twelve beautiful daughters.

"WHAT! TWELVE! I can barely handle one with joint custody!"

Well, now you have twelve. Twelve princesses, whose ages ranged from early twenties to preteens, and who were all exceptionally beautiful.

"Oh man, this is the worst thing I could have possibly imagined!" THUNK!

And now that Chatty has finally fainted from shock, let's get back to the story. The twelve princesses were incredibly beautiful and fun, but unhappy living trapped in the castle. The only playmates they had were each other, and none of them had ever seen the outside world.

"Okay, girls. Time for roll call. I know I'm here." Princess Vanessa announced to the girls in their playroom. Vanessa was the eldest princess, and therefore had to take responsibility for all her little sisters. She was a dark and surly girl, unhappy with being trapped in the castle. "Anastasia."

"Here. Why do you even bother using my full name?" Asked Stacy.

"Jennifer."

"Present." Said Jenny.

"Candace. Candace! What the heck are you doing?" Vanessa said.

"Okay, which one of you used my quill without asking, because you are so busted! I'm telling Dad!" Candace yelled. Candace was an enormous tattletale, and always suspicious of everyone.

Vanessa rolled her eyes. "Isabella. Now what are you doing?"

Isabella pulled her head from the window. "Hmm?"

"You were daydreaming again, weren't you?" Candace said.

"Isabella, forget it! You're never going to find your 'Prince Charming' or travel the world! We're never going to leave this stupid castle!" Vanessa said bitterly.

"You don't know that." Isabella said sadly.

"Yes, yes I do. Ginger, Adyson, Holly, Gretchen?"

"All here." The girls replied.

"Mildred and Katherine?"

"Here." Milly and Katie said.

"And of course, little Susan."

The young blond girl turned around slowly in her chair, while stroking her poodle, and smiled an evil grin. "Here."

"Suzy, you are so creepy." Candace teased.

"I broke your quill." Suzy said wickedly.

"WHAT!" Candace screamed.

"Okay, we're all here." Vanessa sighed exhaustedly, as she collapsed into a chair. "Not like we'd be anywhere else."

"That's… completely true." Milly said sadly.

"I wish, just for once, we could get out of the castle. You know, and see what else is out there." Isabella sighed.

"Maybe we can." Suzy said slyly.

"What! You're crazy. Dad would totally kill us if we stepped outside. Not to mention it's practically impossible!" Candace declared.

"Statistically, there would be a better chance of all twelve us getting hit by lightning than getting all twelve of us out of the castle." Gretchen remarked.

"I'm sure we could do it. I have the entire escape plan mapped out." Suzy said. "We just need Dad out of the picture, because he's a lot smarter than all the servants and Norm." Norm was the girls' huge talking robotic nanny. Don't ask.

"Well…" Vanessa didn't get to finish her statement, because the doorknob was starting to turn. "It's Dad! Act natural!" The girls all sprung into their positions, doing needlepoint or playing the harp or doing other princess things.

The door opened and Doofenshmirtz walked in. "Good afternoon, Father." The girls chanted in unison.

"How are my little darlings today?" Doofensmirtz cooed.

"Fine, Father." The girls responded.

"That's nice. Vanessa, you took attendance? None of my little flowers have run off? Wait, flowers can't run." The king seemed confused by his own statement.

"Yes, Daddy. All here, like always." Vanessa said.

Doofenshmirtz smiled brightly. "Okey-dokey. Well, I'll just leave you girls to have large amounts of fun in the luxurious playroom I made for you." He was about to leave when he turned back towards the girls. "And girls, I won't be able to tuck you in tonight. I'm going on a journey to meet with the king of a different land. I won't be back till tomorrow."

"Wait," Vanessa's eyes lit up. "You're going on a trip… and you won't be back till tomorrow?"

"Tomorrow night, if you want to get technical." Doofenshmirtz responded. "Why? Will my daughters miss me too much for me to go?"

"No no Dad!" The girls all hurriedly said.

"You go meet that King, it's your responsibility." Vanessa exclaimed.

"Well, alright." Doofenshmirtz said suspiciously, as he exited the room.

"Suzy, let me see that plan of yours!" Vanessa said with delight.


Okay, don't kill me for starting another story! I just felt like writing a fairy tale! Should I continue? Please review!