(Emma's P.O.V.) -February 10th, 900-
It has been a week and half exactly since the news of King Frederick and Queen Ariana, and sure enough, the crew of King Mickey has gotten here by their ship, through Rapunzel is staying back with her parents, figuring that she would hitch a ride with Queen Kida on a Martak across the lake to Mickey's castle sometime.
It was pretty much expected that we could see differences between Old Disney and Enchantia's Disney, but it was still a bit shocking to see human versions of Captain Amelia and Delbert nor a dog version of Morph, but Silver pinched the top for me.
It was strangely weird not to see the cyborg arm as it was wicked awesome, but I was partly relieved to see his trademark eye and leg, all made of magic and metal. Silver wouldn't be Silver without his crafty eye, and much to my embarrassment, I still had a lingering crush on him.
From the first moment he met me, and brought out that sexy accent, I was almost blushing, and when I teased him over scanning my map, he gave out his hearty laugh, sending me that damn crooked smirk with the playful glint in his human eye, I was done for.
I had a history of one-night men with great wits or unique features, but when I saw Silver, there was no comparison or competition. I didn't even care if he's Ursid in the Old Disney version, or that he wasn't a pirate in this world. His personality is still there, good and bad sides, through the good side is stronger, far stronger than it was in the movie.
However, I swore to be a friend first for a good while before I act out on those feelings if they're even more deeper by then. Anyhow, Captain Amelia and Delbert, and the seven dwarves decided to stay in Arendelle to help out with trades and rebuilding while Silver, Jim, Morph, Chip, Dale, and Eilonwy came along with us.
I was surprised to see Eilonwy here, but it turns out that she wanted a adventure, and subtly, I saw Jim having eyes for her which is actually cute. I never imagined to see Jim Hawkins paired with Eilonwy, but somehow, they're perfect for each other. And seeing Chip and Dale as half-elf, half-faun twin brothers, it's quite incredible alongside the fact that they're related to Phil, Hercules' friend and mentor.
We have decided to walk on the shore from Arendelle Village, figuring to take the inland trails when we're close to the border of Andalasia, so no one could see us coming through, for the Benbow gang said that the armies of Scar at Frollo's command has been getting more bold and dangerous, possibly having invaded Congo and the outskirts of Narnia at this point.
So, it's no problem thinking that there might be more dark magic spreading into Andalasia from Congo, through it has been years since Chip and Dale visited Andalasia last time as it's their homeland. They're afraid for their cousins and aunt whom is all elves who has been living in the town of Mushroomton which is surprisingly two days' walk from Snow White's old kingdom.
The dwarves said that Grimhilde, Snow's stepmother was killed by a boulder, but now it's hard to know what or whom had been ruling Snow and Ferdinand's ex-kingdoms since then as Ferdinand led them to do good and help people, and now in their friends' honor, they wanted to rest as they were worn out by the recent fighting, and inclining to help Arendelle Village strongly.
So, we have no idea what's awaiting for us in Andalasia, but we are determined to fight for the whole world if we take the steady path. We do not want to show our tricks in our sleeves early, and besides, from what anybody knows through rumors and such, they knew about Pippa, but not Logan. This is going to help us out, that's for sure.
(Somewhere deep in Andalasia; No P.O.V.)
Many days' walk from Snow, Ferdinand, and Jasmine's ex-kingdoms, there lies another kingdom. This kingdom belonged to King Edward and his family: Queen Nancy, Prince Robert who is Nancy's brother, and Princess Giselle who's married to Robert, and the heir to the throne, Princess Morgan, the daughter of Robert and Giselle.
It turns out that Giselle was a servant maid in the castle during Narissa's reign, and she discovered that Narissa plotted to kill Nancy who was falling in love with Edward. Nancy was actually a noble lady who lived in Ferdinand's kingdom, and taking Robert along for security, they traveled to Narissa's castle, hoping to trade food or something to have peaceful relations in Ferdinand's place.
Of course, love at first sight happened, and over time, Nancy and Edward was getting twitterpated. Oh, Narissa was mad as she really wanted to keep her kingdom to herself, and when she caught Giselle who was snooping around, Giselle was brave to warn Edward and the others at the risk of her life with Narissa attempting to kill her.
In the end, Narissa was killed by Nathaniel who broke free from her abuse, having served her for several years, and Giselle was saved and healed, thanks to a kind wizard named Pip through she has to live with the burn scars thanks to Narissa's fireball. Robert soon came to be in love with Giselle, and eventually, both couples got married, and Morgan was born a few short years later.
But recently, perhaps a year after the war began, they came. Cruella DeVil, McLeach, Joanna, Scroop, and their followers. Cruella was granted dark magic by someone dangerous, and she took over the kingdom by force and bloodshed.
She made the royal family into slaves/servants to herself and the other villains within the castle, and allowed the hunters consisting of McLeach, Joanna, and Scroop to take all wild animals and shapeshifters within the borders of the kingdom and beyond to the dungeons of the castle.
And that is what's happening right now in those very dungeons. Morgan, the ex-princess, is looking ragged in her clothes, her dark red hair tangled and dirty, her dim yet bright blue eyes, speckled with green, and her once creamy tan skin, now greasy and filthy. She is nearly 13 years of age, and for the past three years, she is usually forced to clean out cells and bring water/gamy food to the prisoners.
She is currently cleaning out one of the shapeshifters' cells, the guy in question is being forced to fight one of the wild animals as he's a shapeshifter, a griffin if Morgan isn't mistaken. She then heard the prisoner next door commenting resignedly, "What is Jack fighting this time?".
Morgan glanced at Broc, the prisoner. Like all the other prisoners, he's wearing a dark magic collar, enforced by Cruella when she's inclined to do so. Broc is a shapeshifter, switching between human and gargoyle beast forms. Broc indirectly caused McLeach to collect and hunt any shapeshifters after he captured him from the island of Nalto.
He didn't regret it as he saved the youngest of his clan, the fourth born child of Goliath and Devina (Demona). He never saw the net coming, but at least he knew that his clan is safe. Being human, he's dark caramel skinned, coal black eyes, and spiky dark brown hair, and wearing a dark/medium blue loincloth/kilt, perhaps 25 years of age.
Morgan sighed lightly, "I think it's one of the tigers this time. The skinny male.". Broc widened his eyes, "I hope they come to a tie. Rajah doesn't deserve it nor Jack. He's only 15 years old!".
Morgan blinked softly, "You fought the tiger too?". Broc sighed heavily, "Rajah had been thrown into the wild thanks to that Jafar guy. He really misses his owner, Jasmine.". Morgan widened her eyes in surprise, "Wait, are you saying that the skinny tiger, that Rajah one, he wasn't actually wild?".
Broc shook his head, "Nope.". Morgan blinked lightly, "Huh. That explains those looks he'd give me when I feed him. I hope you're right. Jack doesn't have the advantage of flying thanks to Cruella...".
"You're making me depressed, you two.", replied a voice on the other side of the cell Morgan's cleaning, and the duo looked over to see a man slouching against the bars. This is Gill, pale-tanned, having black hair, and dark brown eyes, wearing a dull, ratty yellow shirt, off-white trousers, and black shoes, is 30 years of age at least, but he looks older thanks to having scars on his arm and on his back which happened from being whipped.
He's a badger shapeshifter, and he has tried to escape his cell numerous times, but all the prisoners' cages are all escape-proof thanks to Cruella's dark magic. Anyway, he had been captured in the woods while scavenging around, somewhere near the lake, due to being a tradesman of sorts.
"They're just talking, Gill.", commented a young voice on the opposite side of the hallway between cages. Gill side-glanced at the cage over there, seeing the blonde siblings sitting to each other, holding shoulders and such.
That is Cody and Penny, perhaps 11 and 9 years of age respectively. They were kidnapped from the nest-house of their parents and big sister; Bernard, Bianca, and Marachute for they are golden eagle shapeshifters, growing up in the village of York which is just off to the north from here, maybe four days' trip.
"Cody has a point there, Gill. Talking doesn't hurt down here. We just have to watch our words up there with Cruella and her goons around.", replied a soft yet firm voice, sound of footsteps with a yawn as the person joined Broc. Almost every cell has two prisoners except for Gill. He is punished eternally to be in solitude after his attempts to escape, thanks to Cruella's orders.
Broc's cellmate is a woman, perhaps late 20s of age, having unnatural light pink hair, pale cream skin, and light blue eyes, along with a bronze horn upon her forehead alongside the rim of her hair. Her name is Peach, wearing a combo of pinks in her clothes, and she's a unicorn shapeshifter, taken away from her treehouse/glade home in the town of Aaupas. (Sydney spelled upside down)
Broc smiled lightly, "Did we wake you up?". Peach chuckled softly, "Nah, I was getting up anyway. Through I think you actually are a tad loud, am I right, Rita?". A grunt of acknowledgment sounded out as a female voice replied, "A little bit, but the pups aren't bothered, thanks to dinner.".
The voice revealed to be a dark-skinned woman with dark-ish brown hair, light brown eyes, wearing a medium purple shirt which is half-tied at the moment for at her side, she's feeding her three male pups. She's half wolf right now as she's a wolf shapeshifter.
The little wolf pups are barely 2 weeks old, their names Tito, Francis, and Eilan (Einstein). Rita had been taken from her mate, Dodger when she was barely a month along, and thanks to being in her wolf body, her pups has grown to full term, and with Peach's help, she has given birth here in those dungeons which she is still upset about, for she was intending to have the pups at her cave-cabin home which was somewhere deep in the woods east from here.
Rita sighed heavily, "At least Cruella was merciful to allow me to stay down here until the boys are weaned...". Gill sneered lightly, "She just wants you to fight just like the rest of us. Even Cody and Penny does it occasionally.".
Morgan was to reply when in the distance, a door crashed open, and instantly, everyone went quiet as Morgan refocused on sweeping out the dirt and old blood, and a harsh voice called out, "Brat's still fighting?", revealing himself as McLeach, dragging Jack by the rope around his wrists.
Jack actually is the son of the Lord and Lady Parr, the thirdborn child of the family, and since his older siblings were patrolling different areas with their parents, he was guarding his home for the first time which was a huge thing, but obviously, he failed terribly, thanks to Horace and Jasper, and got kidnapped in the chaos.
He couldn't remember where his home is, for he lost his bearings while traveling with his kidnappers, but he never forgot the name of his home; Metroville. He knows that Metroville is close to the coast, for he loved to fly above the crashing waves.
The griffin shapeshifter looked about worn out, new cuts and scars on his face and thighs, and Morgan blinked in concern as one of his eyes got a nasty black wound. The 15 year old boy had stood up for the new arrival who just came to the castle after his battle with Rajah who luckily survived as well, the battle a tie after 10 minutes.
Morgan rarely saw him fight in his griffin form which has auburn fur just like his hair, brown eyes, and a cream tan underbelly like his skin, and of course, the scars are the same in either form. He couldn't stand to see the new arrival fight for his life against a full-grown wild cheetah which had been taken from Congo via another hunter there, Clayton if he wasn't mistaken, and the new arrival is just a child for goodness' sake!
Another voice replied to McLeach in a low yet harsh tone, "He sure is. I bet he will win the battle against that wild snake later on.", and Morgan paled, recognizing Scroop's voice too well as he scares her even more than any other villain in this place.
McLeach laughed heartily, "Is that right, Scroop? I can do two gold pieces on that, if that's good with you?", as Scroop came inside, a fox cub's scruff in his fist, the cub fighting and yipping. Scroop is a very pale tan-skinned man, not quite albino, having black hair and gold eyes, wearing reds and blacks.
Scroop gave a sly, almost creepy grin, "You're on, McLeach. Let's get those brats in. I am starved for some pig meat!". McLeach nodded, and with a sneer, "You done cleaning the cell, girl?". Morgan nodded, "Yes, sir.", leaving the cell swiftly, and headed to grab a few measly bandages for Jack as he and the cub was pushed into the cell after a swift cut of the wrist ropes and a throw of the scruff.
The cell's magic soon forced the cub to shift into a 8 year old boy with ginger, almost red hair, red-brown eyes, and tan skin. He's wearing a red shirt, blue trousers, and black shoes. Jack leaned down to check on the boy, "Hey, hey, it's okay, kid. You're safe.".
The boy sniffled, "No, it's not! Papa was right! I shouldn't have ventured into the meadow alone! I told him I hate him! I didn't mean to!", hugging his knees to his chest, tears falling, and Jack rubbed his back, "McLeach kidnapped you, huh?".
The boy shook his head, "It was that Scroop guy! Now I can't see Papa or Mama again!", sniffling, and Jack sighed softly, "I know how you feel, kid. I got taken away from my parents too.", causing the kid to blink at him in surprise, "Really?", moving his head somewhat, revealing one of his ears which appears to be mutilated, almost unrecognizable, and Jack seemed to realize that the kid's partly deaf.
Jack nodded softly with a bittersweet smile, "You're not alone in this, kid. All of us got family and mates out there while we're all stuck here, being forced to obey Cruella's rules.", and the kid widened his eyes, glancing around to see the prisoners in their cages as Jack commented again, "You're safe, kid. We ain't going to hurt you as you're one of us. Name's Jack. What's yours?".
The kid weakly smiled, "Nemo. My name is Nemo.". Jack smiled warmly, and called out, "His name is Nemo!", and almost at once, all the other prisoners greeted him with introductions and reassuring smiles. Somehow, Nemo isn't scared or fighting in self-defense anymore, and he's feeling better, recognizing that he does have some new friends in this place.