Disclaimer: I do not own anything in the Harvest Moon series, and my co-author doesn't either.
AN: I wasn't too happy with the direction the story of the original My Life as the Witch Princess was turning out, so I decided to start over with my friend Awesome Rapidash as my co-author.
This chapter is similar to the original's first chapter, which is why it says Harvest Moon DS Cute isn't out yet. Some things were added and changed as well.
Chapter 1: A New Witch Princess
A look of happiness filled Christy's eyes as she stared at the computer screen. She couldn't believe what she was seeing! She pinched herself to make sure she wasn't dreaming. She winced, but when she found that she didn't wake up, she continued to grin. According to the website she was on, Natsume had plans to release Harvest Moon DS Cute in America!
For the past year, the brunette did her best not to be disappointed. She had heard about this game when it was called Sprite Station for Girls. And during that year, she didn't think it would come out in America. Many people were saying that the Best Friend system would prevent it from getting a US release. She thought about importing it, but she couldn't read Japanese. At the time though, it wouldn't matter, because she was getting desperate.
For the time being though, she didn't have to worry about it. If she waited long enough, she would have the game in English! Even if there were some glitches and typos, she didn't care. As long as she could play the game, she would be a very happy girl!
Christy looked one more time at the release date for the game. As it had just been announced, it wasn't very accurate. "The first quarter of 2008?" The girl shrugged her shoulders. "I've waited this long for it."
The girl pushed herself away from the computer, glancing out the window. There was not a single cloud in the sky and the sun was shining brightly overhead. Birds flew toward their nests, and squirrels scampered across the grass; all and all, it was a very peaceful day.
Christy was in her Harvest Moon mood, as she liked to call it. She had the urge to play a Harvest Moon game, it didn't matter which one; whether it was Harvest Moon 64, or Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town. The smile returned on her face as she walked toward her room. She popped her copy of Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town in the GBA slot on her DS, and turned it on. She moved to her bed and sat down on the comfy mattress.
Actually, she would have liked to play Harvest Moon DS Cute. But she still had to wait a little while. And she would wait for as long as it takes.
"Bah! I can't stand it anymore!"
The Witch Princess stormed into her hut, her face set in a scowl. She had just had another run in with the Harvest Goddess and her annoying Harvest Sprites. All she wanted was to have a little fun! But no, that goody two shoes Goddess always ruined it!
She was sick and tired of the Harvest Goddess interfering with her. What was wrong with ruining the crops and making the animals sick? It was perfectly harmless fun! Well it was for the Witch Princess anyway. The Harvest Goddess thought differently of course. She would always change things and put them back to the way they were.
The Harvest Goddess was so annoying! Always with those flashy entrances, and the way she said "Tada!" or her "Dum-da-da-daaa!" when she suddenly appeared. Her laugh was just as irritating and it got on her nerves very quickly.
The Witch Princess was so angry! She wanted to put as much distance between her and the Harvest Goddess as she could. She wanted to go far, far away; to a place where nobody, not even the Harvest Goddess, could find her.
A smile crossed the blonde haired girl's face as that thought filled her mind. That was a pretty good idea actually! She could take a vacation, and cause her mischief somewhere else!
But, where would she go? Mineral Town was close to Forget Me Not Valley, so the Harvest Goddess could find her there. No matter which town, village, or city she went to in the world, the Harvest Goddess could find her if she really wanted to.
But, the blonde haired witch never said her vacation had to be on this world. There had to be other worlds out there! And there had to be some magic to allow her to go to these places, and that annoying green haired Goddess couldn't follow her!
The Witch Princess walked to the bookshelf at the far end of the house. She was sure there was a spell in one of these books that would take her to another world, a place where the Harvest Goddess could never reach her.
Christy held the power button on her DS, turning it off. She grinned a little and shook her head. That didn't go as she planned. She had been trying to woo Gray, by giving him bronze ore that she found in the mine. Bronze ore was the easiest to get which was why she used it more often as a gift for the young blacksmith. Every now and then, she gave the different colored herbs to Doctor, to help his medical research. She was surprised to see Doctor's heart color at blue by the time of the Spring Thanksgiving festival, on her second year.
The young girl shook her head. While that wasn't in her plans, it wasn't that big of a deal. Gray's heart color was red, anyway. She just needed to buy everything off of the shopping channel, and then she could finally propose to him!
Of course, Christy wasn't just playing the game to woo a guy; she was working hard on the farm, growing different kinds of crops, taking care of the animals, feeding, brushing, and talking to them. She was even making friends with the other townspeople, including the other village girls. This included Mary, who was her favorite girl in Mineral Town. She didn't know what it was, but she seemed to like the girls with the glasses the most. She didn't know about Flora yet, as she hadn't played Harvest Moon DS at all.
"Now what am I going to do?" the brunette asked herself, as she put a finger to her cheek in thought. She slid off of her bed, and crossed her arms. She looked toward the floor, trying to think what she should do now. But fate decided to step in, and make the choice for her.
A flash of bright light caused the girl to look up, surprise filling her chocolate brown eyes. "What... What's going on?!" Christy put her hands in front of her face to shield her eyes as a strange energy filled her body, making her very nervous and scared. What was happening to her?
A couple of minutes later, the bright light faded away, and the strange energy vanished. Slowly, Christy lowered her hands and her eyes widened in alarm when she saw a girl with long blonde hair, and eyes the color of crimson standing directly in front of her. She was wearing a purple dress and a black shawl that has a skull attached to it.
"What the, who in the world are you?" the blonde haired girl questioned in surprise. The brunette was so stunned that she didn't answer the question right away. Before she couldn't believe her eyes when she was staring at the computer screen, but this was different. The witch lowered the book she was reading and crossed her arms in disgust. "Well, that didn't work," the girl muttered.
"The… the… W… Witch Princess?" Christy gasped, finally finding her voice.
"Yeah, that's right," the elder woman answered with a roll of her eyes. "Geez, you look like you've never seen a witch before."
The brunette shook her head and she was tempted to pinch herself again, but if it didn't work before why would it work now? This could not be happening, could it? How could the Witch Princess be in front of her? There was no way that the world of Harvest Moon could even be real! But, come to think of it, her DS wasn't on, so she couldn't get sucked into the game, like she had read in other stories before. And even if that was the case, the Witch Princess wasn't in Mineral Town.
"I was supposed to go to another world," the Witch Princess grumbled. "But, my spell backfired and brought this girl here."
The brunette still couldn't believe it was happening, but it was real. She looked around her, seeing she was in the Witch Princess' hut. There was a bookshelf on the far wall, and a cauldron in the middle of the floor. A broomstick and a mirror were leaning against the wall behind the Witch Princess, and the hut was also full of teddy bears. In one way it was rather cute, but now was not the time to be think about that.
The Witch Princess looked very irritated that Christy was there. She was supposed to go to another world, but she messed up and this girl came instead. However, the longer she looked at the mortal girl, the more a plan came to her mind. She could use this to her advantage. After all, it would take a lot of magical power to go to another world, but for this new plan to work, she doesn't need that much power.
The other girl looked nervously at the Witch Princess. She didn't like the way she was staring at her with those crimson red eyes. "Excuse me?"
"What?" the Witch Princess demanded, a look of annoyance on her face.
Christy tried to look calm, though she was inwardly nervous. "You want to go to another world, right? Well, I..."
The Witch Princess stared at the other girl in the room. This girl was going to tell her she was from another world? "How can you be from another world, when you know who I am?"
Christy was sure the Witch Princess wouldn't believe her if she told the truth. That she was in a video game called Harvest Moon DS and Harvest Moon DS Cute. Maybe she could lie a little. "I… uh… I read a story about you… that's it, yeah!"
"Are you going to stick to that story?"
"Yes… for now…" the brunette said slowly.
The Witch Princess grinned a little, seeing what the girl was up to. "You want me to send you home, don't you?"
Christy nodded. "Yes. And, I'll let you come with me, too."
The Witch Princess laughed. "You didn't really have a choice in the matter," she told the girl.
Christy's eyes narrowed when she heard what the Witch Princess said. She didn't have a choice? What did she mean by that?
The Witch Princess suddenly cleared her throat and began chanting some magic words loudly and then she clapped her hands. Christy was startled when she felt a shock go through her body. Something was wrong; she was feeling pain throughout her body! What did the Witch Princess do?! The Witch Princess was in the exact some condition the brown haired girl was in, however, despite the pain, she smiled to herself. Both girls fell unconscious not long later.
Christy groaned softly, pushing herself into a sitting position. She put her hands over her closed eyes and rubbed them, trying to remember what happened. As she did, she recalled exactly what happened. She was afraid what she would see happened as a result of the Witch Princess' spell. She moved her hands and opened her eyes and they widened in alarm with what she saw.
A girl was knocked out in front of her. She was wearing a pair of gray pants, and a t-shirt with purple and white stripes. The girl also had short brown hair, but she couldn't see her eyes because they were still closed. However, she didn't need to see her eyes to know that the girl on the floor in front of her looked familiar. The girl looked a lot like Christy!
Christy jumped to her feet, turned, and ran toward the mirror, looking at her reflection. A look of horror filled her eyes, and the red eyes in the mirror reflected the same fear she felt. The reflection in the mirror was not her own. She looked like another girl, a girl with long blonde hair and crimson eyes. She was wearing the same purple dress and shawl as the Witch Princess had been wearing only a few minutes earlier.