Etched In Ebony
Prologue
"One more push!" cried Dr. Anti-Rip Studwell as the Anti-fairy known as Anti-Wanda screamed in pain as she pushed her child out of her stomach. The middle aged woman was drenched in sweat but it was all worth it as she stared into the eyes of her beautiful baby. "Congratulations, it's a little girl" said Dr. Anti-Rip Studwell. Anti-Wanda smiled at her daughter. The baby had the signature blue on black color scheme like any anti-fairy and neon green eyes. "Darling, are you al right?" said the concerned voice of her husband, Anti-Cosmo. "Yeah, the little darlin's all good" Anti-Wanda said with a smile. "Tell me my dear, is it a male or a female?" Anti-Cosmo asked. "It's a little girl. Here, go on and hold her" Anti-Wanda said and passed on the baby to her husband.
Anti-Cosmo took the baby and held it as if it would break into dust. "What shall we call her?" Anti-Cosmo asked. "Well, I was thinking-" Anti-Wanda began but Anti-Cosmo cut her off. "We are not naming her Luanne" he said flatly. "Dang it" Anti-Wanda said with a frown. Anti-Cosmo thought until a name suddenly penetrated his skull. "How about Sharon?" he suggested. "Ooh, I really like that. It's so perty" Anti-Wanda said happily. "As for the middle name I was thinking Amethyst. Sharon Amethyst Cosma" Anti-Cosmo said giving emphasis on his daughter's full name. "Gosh, our little girl's going to have a pretty name" Anti-Wanda gushed.
Anti-Cosmo placed Sharon into his wife's open arms and wrapped one arm around her shoulders. "Yes my dear, now our family is complete" the fairy leader said with pride and gave his wife a kiss on the forehead. Little Sharon stared up into the eyes of her parents and giggled with curiousity. Soon she felt her bright eyes close with sleepiness. "Aww, she's asleep" Anti-Wanda cooed. "You might want to consider doing the same my little crumpet. Giving birth is strenious and you'll need all the energy you can get" Anti-Cosmo said with a wink which made Anti-Wanda blush. "I guess you're right Anti-Cozzie, I really want some shut eye" Anti-Wanda said with a yawn and was soon asleep.
Anti-Cosmo took Sharon out of Anti-Wanda's arms and placed her in the bassinet next to the bed. "Good night my little devil" Anti-Cosmo said softly. The evil fairy never imagined that he would be in a position where he was a father to a beautiful baby girl. His stone heart felt like it was going to melt just by staring into the eyes of the baby in front of him. He bent down and softly kissed his daughter's forehead and smiled. Anti-Cosmo kissed his sleeping wife on the forehead once again and lied down on a cot against the wall.
Around midnight two figures poofed themselves into the hospital room. "Excellent, we're here, now grab the baby" a deep voice said to his accomplice. The other figure nodded and silently crept to the bassinet and carefully grabbed the sleeping baby. "Perfect, did you get a chance to read the tag on the front of the bassinet?" the leader asked. "Yes sir, it said her name was Sharon Amethyst Cosma" said the accomplice. The leader pursed his lips. "Not a bad name though I could have thought of a better name if it had been a boy" he said. "I'm sure you would have sir" the accomplice said. "Good, now it's time to get out of here before Anti-Cosmo or Anti-Wanda wake up" the mysterious leader said and the two figures dissapeared from the room.
On the outskirts of a town named Dimmsdale the two figures stood in front of a rundown house. "Is this the place?" the accomplice asked. "Yes, we leave the child here so Anti-Cosmo and Anti-Wanda will not find her" the leader said with a sadistic smirk. "What about her appearance" the accomplice asked. "Don't worry, I got it figured out" the leader said and took a small silver device out of his pocket. He hit a couple of the buttons and aimed it at the baby.
Little Sharon no longer looked like an Anti-fairy baby. She now had light blonde hair, milky pale skin, and hazel eyes that covered her once dazzling,neon green ones. "Much better, now those idiots will never know the difference" the leader said with a smirk. His accomplice placed the baby on the stone porch with a note on its chest that had her the name Sharon Amethyst but no surname. The two villains dissappeared from sight and went back to their world to witness Anti-Cosmo and his wife waking up to find that their daughter was missing.
Early the next morning, Anti-Cosmo slowly awoke from his slumber. "Good morning my beautiful ladies" he said brightly, which was unusual for him. Anti-Wanda slowly woke up and rubbed her magenta eyes. "Mornin' hun" she said tiredly. Anti-Cosmo floated over and gave her a kiss on the cheek. "Did you sleep well my dark rose?" he asked. "Yep, I slept better than a bear during the winter" Anti-Wanda proclaimed. Anti-Cosmo nodded and turned his gaze to the bassinet. "Good morning my jewel" he said to his sleeping daughter. He unfolded the blankets thinking that the baby turned around while she was sleeping. "Good heavens!" he cried in horror. "What's wrong hun?" Anti-Wanda asked concerned floating out of bed towards her husband. "Our baby is gone!" he cried out. "What!" Anti-Wanda cried out as well and took a better look inside the bassinet. Just as her husband had said, there was nothing in the bassinet except an abandoned blanket. Anti-Wanda felt as though a dagger was being plunged into her heart. Tears welled in her eyes and she did nothing to stop them.
Anti-Cosmo stared at the bassinet in fierce concentration as though at any second now their daughter would return, but no such luck. Anger and rage coursed through the Anti-fairy's veins until all he was seeing was scarlet red. "Sweetie?" Anti-Wanda said carefully. Anti-Cosmo tried to calm himself down so he wouldn't lash out at his wife. "I'm fine" he said more to himself than to her. "Maybe one of the doctor's took her?" Anti-Wanda said hopefully. "I'll go and ask, stay here and relax" Anti-Cosmo said but it sounded more like an order.
The fairy leader poofed himself to the receptionist desk and asked if any of the doctor's took his daughter. "No sir, a Sharon Cosma was not examined by any of our doctor's" the receptionist said. "Damn it" Anti-Cosmo hissed quietly under his breath and went back to Anti-Wanda's room. "What'd she say?" Anti-Wanda asked while chewing on a doughnut. "She said that Sharon has not been lately seen by a doctor" Anti-Cosmo said bitterly. "Then, where is she at? If none of them doctor's got her than who has her?" Anti-Wanda asked, fear evident in her voice. "I don't know but I can assure you that I am going to find out where she is and who took her, even if it takes me an eternity" Anti-Cosmo said with violent determination.
