Nabian8735- Thank you! I warn you that I don't update very often, I've been doing this story for almost a year now. But I hope to finish this summer.
Supersmashkingdomhearts1999- Thank you so much! :) I have all intentions to finish the story, so don't worry, I'm just really slow. The point of my story was to have a bunch of stories mix together just like the original! I have a soft spot for Arthur and Heather...really, they are so cute.
Author's Note: Ok everyone, the story will be finished in August FOR SURE. I'm going to eventually start whipping out chapter after chapter. So, if you want your comments answered, you must get them in ASAP.
To Test
I am sitting at the long breakfast table with mother and father at dawn this morning. Princeton and Aurora were dining with my children in another room. The breakfast room was being reserved for something special. My parents and I were seated at the head while many empty chairs surrounded the table.
The ladies that arrived for the festival had very simple instructions. They were to arrive whenever they awakened and join us in the breakfast room for further instructions on how to win my heart. I pitied them a little. You see, they thought that the opportunity to become my bride would be taking place all week long. But really, in about an hour, the decision would be made.
My parents craftily placed a single pea under every mattress that these women slept on. They figured that any woman who would be disturbed by the presence of a pea in their bed at night would be princess enough to suit our kingdom. We were to watch carefully during breakfast for any woman at all who yawned excessively or could not keep their eyes open.
We did not have to wait very long at all.
"Good morning, Miss!" My father pronounced loudly. "Up at the crack of dawn I see! A very good quality in a princess! I wager the others will not be in for at least another hour!"
The woman curtsied. "I beg your pardon, my king, but I normally am not awake this early."
"That's all right dear, it's probably from all the excitement!" My mother said.
"In all honesty, my lady, I came down as soon as I saw a ray of sunshine. I could not sleep all night long and it was growing very lonely in the dark."
The silence in the hall was broken by my mother. "Reginald, dear."
A tall servant stepped forward.
"Please close any doors to the Breakfast room and send all the wonderful young ladies home."
"Excuse me, my lady?" said the droopy-eyed girl.
"You are the new princess!" Exclaimed my father.
"I am?" she seemed a little dumbfounded.
"Yes, my beautiful, beautiful, sleepy bride!" I said. "Do you have a sharp pain in your back?"
"Y-yes..."
"Then you, my dear, are dainty enough to feel a pea under your mattress as you sleep. You are exactly the princess we have been looking for." My mother smiled.
"What is your name, fair maiden?" I inquired.
"Winnifred."
"My dear Winnifred, you may go to sleep in our chambers if you wish, or we may have breakfast. It is your choice."
"I'd like to go back to sleep now, if you don't mind."
"Not at all, my love! I'll lead you there!"
I took my new bride by the arm and lead her out of the breakfast room. Just outside the door many angry women were pushing and shoving; trying to get past the servant, Reginald.
"Calm yourselves, ladies!" I shouted until the hall was silenced. "I have chosen my bride. You must all return home."
I heard a scream some where in the crowd of women but I did not let it dampen my spirits. Winnifred truly was beautiful. And if she really could feel a small pea under a mattress and please my parents, I'm sure she will bring me much happiness.
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"Replace me will he? Not good enough for the family am I? Well I'll show him! I'll show all of them! Where was that cottage that the knight spoke of yesterday?"
I pushed and shoved my way through the crowed. How dare he? I was coming for the festival! I was going to prove that I am the rightful princess! Who was that woman on his arm? She no whiter than me! Her lips are no more ruby red! Her hair is no more darker than mine! She is fair. Far too fair in my opinion! Why must the princes always fall for the fair haired? Cinderella, Rapunzel, Aurora, and that girl! Why is my dark hair shunned away? It's far prettier in my opinion! And in my magic mirror! The mirror said that I was the fairest! Did it lie? No, certainly not. I am the fairest in the land! It's every one else who is wrong!
"Ah, here is the cottage. Open up, you old hag! I know it is you!"
"Who dares call upon me?"
"My name is Snow White. I know you have lost your powers and your beauty. I know you plan failed. I know the knight is coming back for the head of your dragon. If you help me with my revenge, I will help you feed your dragon."
The door opened quickly and I was ushered inside. The old woman did not even speak. She hurriedly threw many ingredients into a boiling cauldron and sat me down harshly around it.
"Will you accept my deal?" I said.
"It is not I who must accept."
The room grew dark accept for a light coming out of the cauldron. A face appeared and was barely visible in the murky water.
"WHY HAVE YOU CALLED, DAUGHTER?" A voice boomed from the pot.
"Mother, a young lady has suffered from the same hands as myself. She wishes her revenge on them as well. If you help her, she will help me and the royal family will get what they deserve."
"WHY WOULD I HELP YOU, DAUGHTER? YOU ARE BEING PUNISHED, YOU MUST NOT RECEIVE HELP!"
"Because she will do your evil deeds up here for you." She smiled evilly.
"I will." I agreed, trying to pull of the same evil smirk.
The shadowed face showed its pointed, white teeth.
"Then we all agree?"
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