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Off With Her Head
Summary: The Fearlings are displeased with their Queen, so a brutal attack is planned to overthrow her. Story Twelve of The Capability of Wickedness collection.
Genre: Horror
Rating: T
Characters: Cupcake, Pitch Black
Warning: This story contains dark and violent imagery. Please reconsider reading this story if you are sensitive to this type of content.
The Fearlings had been muttering among themselves. They resented their Master for leaving her in charge. She was vicious, ruthless, and cruel. They suffered more abuse under her rule than they ever could imagine under his… and now it was time to end their misery.
Negotiations to overthrow the Queen had lasted for quite some time. Tonight they were going to strike, when she lay her head on her pillow to rest from a long evening of spreading fear. They climbed up the silken sheets with their sharp claws, scrambling to reach the edge of the mattress. They watched the slow rising of her chest. Yes-s-s… It was time…
Two Fearlings clambered on either side of the bed, crawling over to her neck. One jumped down from the headboard, its hand clamping down on her forehead to immobilize her. Deep, red scratches were made into her neck, marking the spot, then they scrabbled to restrain her arms. They could hear the tinkling of metal across the stone floor, nearing closer and closer to the end of the bed. A sharp, curved blade appeared over the footboard, and the final Fearling climbed up the wooden staff attached to the blade.
The three Fearlings tittered as they watched their comrade drag the weapon across the bed, louder and louder as it came nearer. The Fearling at the center hollered as its accomplice raised their Master's scythe above its head, waking the Queen with a start. Their hollowed eyes grew with excitement. They smiled fiendishly at her, leaning close to her ears to whisper the final words she would ever hear.
"Off with her head!"
End of Off With Her Head
Author's Note: Based on the Disney Villain-Based Sentence Starter, "Off with her head!" Writing began on 10 August 2014 and completed on 13 August 2014.
Originally posted on Tumblr and deviantART on 14 August 2014. Reformatted for FanFiction, published on 12 October 2014.
