Hey guys, it's me SoMaNaLu. Just wanted to give you a little bit of information about the story before you get started. First off, this is my first fan fic, so please don't judge. Second of all, the way I incorperated characters into the story may seem strange, but trust me, I have plans for the future. It is a combination of Sleeping Beauty and Maleficent. And Lastly, here's a list of characters (Oc's are just characters who aren't in the movie/s, their roles will be explained later.

Narrator: Seborga

Sleeping Beauty: Herakles Karpusi (Greece)

King (Queen) Stephan: Athenais Karpusi (Ancient Greece)

The Three Fae: Elizabeta (Hungary), Anouk (Belgium), Natasha (2p! Belarus)

Maleficent: Hibernia Kirkland (2p! Britannia)

OC: King Wolfgang (Germania)

Chapter 1

The Curse

Once upon a time, in a far off land… Hold on, it wasn't really that long ago and it's really not that far away either, so let's fix this….

Not that long ago, in a somewhat close land… There ruled, quite a few monarchies. I know right? Total anticlimax… But trust me, we'll get to the good parts soon enough. Each monarchy had fought with the others for years to keep their kingdom from being invaded. At the end of the brutal wars, the leaders of the monarchies decided to create a treaty between them, one that would keep peace in the land for hundreds of years. The leader of the largest monarchy, Queen Athenais of Greece, had just given birth to a son. The queen proclaimed that she would uphold the new treaty lest her newborn son never live to inherit her crown. The other kings and queens swore on the lives of their unborn children they would do the same.

I know, pretty great parenting right? Condemning your child to uphold your agreement or else they will be thrown from the throne and killed? Who wouldn't do that? Never mind, I'll just get back to the story now.

So everyone signed the treaty and went back to their respective kingdoms. Little did they know, one ruler had been left out of the treaty, and she was angry. Not only had she not been included in the treaty, she had not been invited to the christening of Queen Athenais's child that would soon be upon the land… and everyone in the land had been invited, except her. As you may have guessed this was the queen of the Dark Forests, the evil fae, Queen Hibernia (You'd know her better as 2p! Britannia). Hibernia was the most powerful of all the fae, no one came to her caliber, and she had a plan to repay all the royals who had crossed her.

The day of the christening came and every royal, duke, smith, and every other type of person from throughout the entire land came to celebrate the christening of the first child born under the new treaty. Even the good fairies, who hadn't been seen in over a hundred years, sent three of their most elite to congratulate the queen on the birth of her son. The three fae relayed to the queen that they had gifts for her child and a hush fell across the enormous throne room as the fairies moved towards the child.

The first of the fairies flew forward, a beautiful young fae by the name of Anouk "Each of us shall give a gift to the child" she explained in a sweet Belgium accent. The fairy flew over to the young prince's cradle, her amber aura pulsing with happiness "Sweet prince, my gift to thee, shall be the gift of beauty" she flicked her wand and a rain of magic gently fell onto the prince, bathing him in a faint light. The light faded and Anouk moved back.

A second fairy flew forward, the Hungarian leader of the fairies, Elizabeta. Her bold green aura glowed with warmth "Little prince, my gift, will be the gift of song" she swept her wand and a trail of green magic fluttered down upon the young prince like a silk ribbon. Elizabeta flew back and a third fairy took her place.

The pink rimmed fae stepped forward "Tiny prince-" the Belarian fae Natasha began "my gift shall be the gift-"

Suddenly, an enormous gust of wind shot through the room, extinguishing every candle in the room. From the middle of the floor shot up a column of white fire. Guests cried out, racing from the flames. The fire died away and a woman appeared in its wake, the three fae could feel the waves of evil and malevolence rolling off her. She had long black hair, and deep black eyes, she wore a blood red robe and carried with her a staff of ivory. A raven flew through the doorway and landed on the top of her staff.

"Hibernia!" Elizabeta gasped.

"What's she doing here?" Natasha's voice held a hint of contempt towards the dark fae. Anouk hushed her instantly.

Hibernia stared at the queen and her son, the queen had run to him at the sight of Hibernia "Well hello Queen Athenais" her British accent was prominent in her deceptively calm tone "This quite an assembly. Royalty, nobility, the gentry and…" she noticed the three fae "How quaint! Even the rabble" she said mockingly.

Natasha and Elizabeta had to hold Anouk back as she tried to fly at Hibernia in rage.

"I felt quite distressed at not receiving an invitation" the tall woman continued, stroking the raven with the back of her hand.

"You weren't wanted" Anouk hissed under her breath. Hibernia heard her.

"Not want…!" she sounded surprised but then continued with a harshness in her eyes. "Oh dear, what an awkward situation" anyone could see Hibernia was enjoying sweating out the crowd and royals.

"But, you're not offended, Your Excellency?" Queen Athenais asked fearfully.

"Oh no, Your Majesty" the Dark Fae replied with a poisonous sweetness in her voice "And to show I bear… no, ill will. I too, shall bestow a gift upon the child" she moved toward the Queen and her infant son.

Anouk, Elizabeta, and Natasha moved between Hibernia and the Queen. Elizabeta knew there was no way she could prevent what would happen next, not without revealing herself… how she cursed her secrets that day.

Hibernia flicked her wrist and the three fae were thrown to the ground, pinned by venomous snakes. She stepped over the fae and stopped just before she reached the Queen. Hibernia glared at the child in the Queen's arms and Athenais held her son closer to her chest, fear visible on every inch of her body. Hibernia raised her thin hand and green magic began pouring from her.

"Listen well, all of you" Hibernia's voice echoed throughout the room "The prince, indeed, shall grow in grace and beauty… Beloved by all who meet him"

"That's a lovely gift" Athenais interrupted, fearful to let the Dark Far Queen continue.

Hibernia glared at her coldly, and continued "But…" her voice roared "Before the sun sets on his sixteenth birthday, he shall prick his finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and fall into a sleep like death! A sleep from which he shall never awaken!"

The young prince began to cry "Arrest her!" King Wolfgang roared, protecting his end of the treaty.

Soldiers ran towards the evil fairy, Hibernia whipped around "Fools!" she roared, flames erupting around her. Mistress and crow disappeared along with the flames, leaving only her horrible mocking laughter behind. Silence then hung through the room and Queen Athenais collapsed onto her knees, clutching her son to her chest and sobbing horribly. King Wolfgang knelt beside the queen of his closest allying country.

Elizabeta felt her heart tearing, she flew over the queen and transformed back to a human, kneeling in front of Athenais "Don't despair, Your Majesty" she said softly "Natasha has yet to give her gift"

Queen Athenais look at the Hungarian fairy hopefully "She can undo this, *Naí?"

Natasha shook her head "I'm afraid not, Your Majesty. Hibernia's far too powerful" Anouk shoved her forward.

"But she can help" Anouk pushed Natasha even closer to Athenais, Wolfgang, and Elizabeta "Just give it your best shot" she urged.

Natasha knelt beside Elizabeta, she sighed and pondered what she could do to diminish as much of the curse as possible. She took a deep breath and raised her wand, with a lick of her wrist she began giving her gift;

"Tiny prince, if through this wicked witch's trick, your finger should a spindle prick

A ray of hope there still may be in this, the gift I give thee.

Not in death but just in sleep, the fateful prophecy you'll keep.

And from this slumber you shall wake, with true love's kiss the spell shall break"

"True love's kiss" Elizabeta murmured, a single memory flashing through her mind, and suddenly felt terribly sad.

"That's all I can do I'm afraid" Natasha told the queen as the last of her magic settled on the prince. Queen Athenais nodded in thanks, and King Wolfgang immediately ordered his troops to begin searching for every spinning wheel in the kingdom and destroying them.

Unbeknownst to the queen, it would all be in vain. Queen Athenais held her son to her chest and sadly stared down at him "I swear I will save you from this my son…. My little Herakles"

So as you all know, this is my first fan fic, so if you'd all be kind enough to rate and review that would be awesome! I'm always looking for new ways to improve my writing and getting help from you guys would help so much. As for the story, don't worry, more will be posted very shortly, as I happen to have a ton my stories in my arsenal and a lot more plans up my sleeve. If you have any questions, feel free to message me, I'll be glad to help you out. And from now on, if I use any foreign language in the story, I will include a brief translation at the bottom of the page like so...

*Naí- Greek for "Yes"