Here's the prologue for Samstasia. Enjoy! There's 1,655 words in this chapter.
The story begins with a music box lying on an elegant table. The woman picks it up and places it in her purse.
The woman was somewhere in her mid-fifties. She had gray hair that was up in a bun. She wore a yellow with a blue sky sweater over the dress. She would always have her red glasses to see from afar. Her name was Elena. She was getting ready to go to her son's palace.
Elena's V/O:There was a time, not long ago, when we all lived in a world of elegant palaces and grand parties.
Elena got inside a carriage and went to the palace, home of the king,himself,Eugene the Second, a.k.a Flynn Rider, and Queen Rapunzel. They had five children; four girls and one boy. Their names were Fiona,Merida,Sabrina,Samantha,and Victor. But Elena's most favorite of them all was Samantha.
Elena's V/O:The year was nineteen-ten,and my son Eugene,otherwise known as Flynn Rider,was the ruler of the Imperial Amity Park.
We were celebrating the 300th anniversary of our imperial reign.
When the carriage arrived, Elena got off and walked inside the beautiful ballroom of the palace.
She saw her eldest granddaughters Fiona,Merida,and Sabrina talking with the sons of Prince Naveen of Meldonia. Then she saw her youngest grandson Victor dancing with his mother,then they both saw Samantha and their father dancing together. It was one of Samantha's favorite things to do with her father.
She finished dancing when her grandmother sat down on her chair.
"Oh,papa! Look its grandma!,"-Samantha exclaimed.
Elena's V/O:And on that night,not one single star burned brighter than our sweet,beautiful Samantha, my middle granddaughter.
My grandchildren were very gifted. They were born with something special in them. My eldest granddaughter Fiona was born with an enchantment that took place every night,but on this night she was able to look like her normal human self. Next, my second born granddaughter Merida,enjoyed archery;my son tought her how to shoot an arrow perfectly,and her mother showed her how to be a lady. Then my third granddaughter Sabrina,was born with the powers of witchcraft. She was known as the "Teenage Witch". My youngest and only,grandson Victor,loved science and inventing.
But my darling Samantha,was something special to me. Me and her had a special relationship together.
Samantha was a beautiful and smart girl. She was only nine years old, and was known as the Grand Dutchess Samantha Manson. Her three older sisters were 21,18,16,and her brother was seven years old.
She went up to her grandmother,and showed her a picture that she drew. She gave it to her grandmother and her grandmother was taking out a small box out of her purse.
Elena's V/O:She begged me to not return to Corpus Christi,so I had a very special gift made for her to help make the separation easy for the both of us.
"For me grandma? Is it a jewelry box?,"-she asked.
"It's something very special than a jewelry box,nieta querida(Loving Granddaugther),"-said Elena.
The music box opened,revealing two dancing figures and played a special tune that made Samantha's ears listen. "It's playing our lullaby,"-she said in excitement.
"Every night,"Elena began,"when you go to sleep,you can play this song and pretend that it's me singing to you." Elena began to sing.
"On the wind,cross the sea. Hear this song and remember..."
"Soon you'll be home with me. Once upon a December,"-Samantha finished,as the music box closed.
Not noticing for a second,a ten year old boy peeked his head out of the kitchens to see what was going on. This boy had hair as black as a raven,baby blue eyes,and fair skin. He wore a white shirt with a little of red on it and blue pants. His name was Danny Fenton.
Suddenly Chef Linguini(A/N: Ratatouille) came out and grabbed Danny by the collar."Daniel Fenton,you belong in the kitchens,not out here!,"-Linguini exclaimed,as he dragged Danny back into the kitchens.
Soon Elena gave Samantha a special necklace."Together in Corpus Christi,"-she read.
"Really? Oh grandma!,"-she said. Then gave a big hug to Elena.
Elena's V/O:But we will never be together in Corpus Christi.
For a dark shadow came upon the kings palace.
Suddenly,the room got dark. Fiona screamed in horror as a monster looking creature came into the ballroom,face to face with the king himself.
Elena's V/O:His name was Ryuk. We thought that he was a holy man,but he was nothing but a fraud. A very powerful and dangerous man.
"Ryuk!,"-Eugene shouted. "Why do you dare enter our palace?"
"You highness,"Ryuk began,"I'm your confidant."
"Comfidant,ha! You are nothing but a fraud. Get out and never return!,"-Eugene ordered.
Ryuk laughs evilly before he begins to speak."You will never banish me! By the power bested in me, I banish you and your family on the fourthnight with a...CURSE! A curse that would end the the family FOREVER!,"-Ryuk shouted.
Samantha was so terrified that she grabbed hold of her grandmothers hand. Danny took another peek out the door and heard Ryuk's words to the King. He,too,was terrified.
Elena's V/O:Consumed by the hatred of Eugene and his family,Ryuk sold his soul to the Devil himself. And in return,Ryuk was granted with the power to destroy us;he ended up looking like a hideous monster. A shinigami,he was,a god of Death.
Somewhere in Ryuk's lair. His soul was being swallowed by a well,turning him into a skeleton. Then the well gave out a DEATH NOTE,and turning him into a shinigami.
He had a sidekick named Peanut,or Batnut. Peanut was a wacky fellow,that looked like a monkey,only purple;with tan fur,except for his arms,legs,hands,feet,belly,and face. He had a green tuft for hair,big red clown lips,green eyes that glowed in the dark of the night. Peanut wore a black mask,that looked like half of a bats face;along with a black vest with a purple B on it,and he had purple boots and a cape.
When Ryuk finished,he called out his little demons to destroy the kings family,once and for all.
Outside of the palace,there was an angry mob trying to get inside. The demons opened the gate,and the mob ran in and destroyed a statue of the king.
Elena's V/O:From that moment on,the spark of un-happiness in our country was fanned into a flame that would soon destroy all of our lives forever!
Inside the palace the king and queen shouted for their children to run for their lives.
"Hurry children!,"-Eugene shouted. Elena and Samantha were following the others when she stopped and screamed. "My music box!"
"Samantha!,"-Rapunzel shouted. "Get back here!"
Elena followed Samantha into her room. Samantha grabbed the music box when they heard two gunshots from the window and saw Peanut leading the rest of the demons inside."Inside,now!,"-Peanut shouted.
The door opened reveling Danny. He helped the two escape from the servants quarter. Danny opened a wall,but then Samantha dropped her music tried to get it,but Danny pushed them inside the wall,then two gunmen came inside,and attacked Danny. Samantha saw in horror as Danny was hit in the head by the end of the gun,and knocked out.
Outside of the palace,Elena and Samantha were running on ice. They both went out in the backyard of the palace,as everyone else went out the front and were killed.
"Samantha! Keep up with me!,"-Elena shouted.
"Grandma wait!,"-said Samantha.
Out of nowhere, Ryuk jumped from the bridge and grabbed hold of Samantha's ankle.
"Let go!,"-she shouted.
"Never child! Now you're mine!,"-said Ryuk.
Suddenly,the ice began to crack,and Samantha kicked Ryuk,and he fell into the ice. Peanut flew there and tried to help his master. But Samantha and Elena were getting away from them.
"Peanut!,"-Ryuk shouted as he slowly drowned in the freezing water.
"Master!,"-shouted Peanut as he saw his master drowning to death.
At the train station,Elena and Samantha tried to get on to a moving train. The passengers helped Elena on board as she tried to help her granddaughter on board.
"Grandma! Wait!,"-she shouted.
"Samantha! Take my hand!,"-said Elena as Samantha grabbed hold of her hand.
"Dont let go!,"-Samantha shouted. Suddenly,because the train kept on moving,she let go of her hand and Samantha fell and hit her head,and she was knocked out cold.
"SAMANTHA!,"-Elena shouted. She tried to jump off the train,but the passengers wouldn't let her.
Back at the abandoned palace,there's a portrait of the murdered royal family.
Elena's V/O:So many innocent lives were lost on that fateful night. What had always been ours,was now gone forever. And my Samantha,mi nieta querida(my beloved granddaughter)...I never saw her again.
Wow! That's a lot of words that I typed. And for future references, when there's a Spanish word and parenthesis next to it. It means that I'm translating some of the Spanish words.
For example "Mi nieta querida" is known in English as "My beloved Granddaughter.
R&R, no bad flames please, constructive criticism is accepted.
