The Princess Party had commenced. Starting the dance were the royal siblings of the Jewelry Kingdom, Princess Altezza, and her older brother Prince Bright. The princesses of the other kingdoms could only gaze in awe at the elegance showcased between the two siblings as they danced together.

However, one certain princess was still having deep doubts and that just so happened to be Princess Lione, who frowned as her ears drooped.

"I probably can't dance as well as Altezza can..."

Speaking of Altezza, the Jewelry Kingdom Princess couldn't help but giggle proudly to herself.

"Of course, I, Princess Altezza, will be the first Best Princess."

However, it was then that her brother stopped dancing with her, much to her confusion.

"If I were to just dance with you, it would be unfair." Bright explained. "Alright, princesses, shall we dance?"

Altezza could only pout as the other royal children hurriedly and happily began to call dances with Bright. "I can't believe you, Oniisama."

QPTP

As the dances commenced, the Sunny Siblings were hurrying as fast as they could to the ballroom.

"Poomo's explanation took too long!" Fine said.

"Now we're going to be really late!" Rein said.

"Oh, we're dead! We are SOOOO dead!" Karma panicked.

"Mom and Dad are going to kill us! No, they're going to disown us, erase us from history, kill us…Then disown us again!" Edgar exclaimed.

"At least we'll have the party, no way they'd do that in broad daylight." Nagare pointed out.

"You're being over dramatic, Oni-samas.." The Twins groaned.

"It's one of our better qualities!" Apollo argued.

"No, it's not." The twins sighed.

"Are they always like this?" Piale asked Fraost, getting a nod from the gentle giant.

Two guards at the door noticed the siblings and hurriedly opened the doors for them as they came inside, only for Fine to trip and fly before being quickly caught by Nagare.

"PRESENTING…..!" One of the Sunny Kingdom advisors announced "Our Sunny Kingdom's Princess Rein-Sama, Princess Fine-Sama! Along with Prince Nagare-Sama, Karma-Sama, Edgar-Sama, Apollo-Sama, and Fraost-Sama!"

All eyes turned to the siblings, who waved and bowed to their guests.

"Terribly sorry for being fashionably late! You would not believe how hard it is to brush Rein's hair!" Edgar joked, trying to make an excuse.

"Hey! I can do my own hair, Edgar-Oniisama!" Rein pouted.

"Princess Fine."

The siblings noticed Bright approach them, causing Rein to blush and her eyes to sparkle in excitement. Unbeknownst to the girl, her brothers were glaring at the younger prince.

"Bright-Sama~~~!" Rein cooed, daydreams of her future with Bright already in her head…before he waked right past her and offered a hand to her sister.

"Princess Fine, would you mind dancing with me?" Bright asked, offering his hand to Fine.

"Eh? Me?"

"Dance with Rein, instead. She's the more excited one." Apollo said quickly, pushing Rein in front of Bright.

"Eh...But I'm just wearing my normal clothes." Rein flustered.

"That's okay, you look wonderful, Princess Rein." Bright smiled warmly.

Rein quickly turned to Bright, her entire face going pink before she quickly took his hand and joined him on the dance floor. As they danced, Rein couldn't help but feel like she was on Cloud 9.

Unfortunately, in her excitement, she accidentally stepped on his foot and quickly backed away.

"I-I-I'm sorry! What should I do?"

Bright smiled reassuringly. "It doesn't hurt at all. You're very light, actually."

That just made Rein swoon all over as she rejoined hands with Bright and resumed dancing. As they did, Bright noticed out of the corner of his eye that Apollo was looking at him coldly and silently mouthing these words.

"Break her heart...and I DESTROY you."

Karma and Edgar quickly joined him, adding:

"And we'll help."

Nagare and Froast simply glared at the boy.

These acts left Bright honestly confused but he could understand Apollo. If anyone were to try and make a pass at Altezza, he wouldn't be happy in the slightest.

Fine had snuck off to enjoy some of the cake while the rest of the brothers watched and did their best to keep Apollo from jumping into the dance floor and killing Bright for trying to 'seduce' Rein.

It was then that Edgar noticed Lione backing away, a nervous look on her face.

"Is everything okay?" He asked, a concerned look on his face.

"N-No, I can't..." Lione stuttered, her fear growing slightly when the largest of the Princes appeared.

"What's wrong?" Fraost asked.

"I can't dance. I know I will fail. Maybe I'll make a bigger mistake than Rein did, and Bright-Sama will hate me!"

"Hey!" Karma said as he got in front of Lione. "Don't think like that! And besides, it doesn't have to be just Bright!"

Suddenly, the lights began dimming, much to everyone's confusion and worry. Elsa silently turned to Truth.

"The power of the Blessing of the Sun, just as I thought..."

"Let's not discuss this now..." Truth said as he turned to the people in attendance. "The system that takes power from the Blessing of the Sun has had a technical difficulty. Until the system is up again, please wait."

Lione began tearing up. "Oh, the lights went out! This must be a bad omen meaning I better not dance!"

Fine and Rein looked at their friend in concern before turning to each other, already knowing what they needed to do.

"Let's try it!"

Poomo peeked out of his music box as Piale floated beside him.

"Use the Prominence just like I taught you earlier-Pumo."

"Right!"

Fine and Rein took out their Sunny Luches, opened them up, and spun the dials.

"Fan fan, Fine!"

"Ran ran, Rein!"

"Prominence Dress Up!"

Lights soon shot out of the compacts as Fine and Rein were dressed in more elegant and fluffy dresses while their hair was done up in elegant curls. A pair of golden tiaras with the Sunny Kingdom emblem formed on their heads and a pair of scepters came out of the compacts.

Everyone stared in awe at the transformation as Fine and Rein twisted the handles of their scepters, opening up the flower bud heads and revealing glimmering crystals in their colors inside.

"Twin Twinkle Bloomish! Put the spotlight...on Lione!"

Golden glittering sparkles began forming in the sky before forming a spotlight that shined on Lione, much to her surprise.

"Lione, you can dance now!" Fine said. "Even if you fail, we won't laugh at you!"

"That's right because we're friends! Cheer up!" Rein added, motioning for her friend to take a chance.

Karma decided it was his time as he slid up to Lione and offered his hand to her, giving his signature charming smile.

"So...may I have this dance, Princess Lione?"

The Flame Kingdom Princess nodded her head, feeling a sense of determination fill her heart as she took Karma's hand.

"Thank you, Rein, Fine, Karma..."

"Edgar! Mind helping a brother out?" Karma asked as Edgar smirked and clapped his hands.

"BEHOLD! THE FUTURE OF ORCHESTRA!" Edgar cackled, before adding. "Activate music mode."

Out of the Genius Prince's room came a drone that flew straight into the ballroom and then flipped over to reveal a DJ turntable. Edgar then flipped open a phone-like device and began searching through songs before finding the right one and selecting it, giving Karma a thumbs-up.

(Play Bamboleo by Gipsy King)

As Karma began dancing with Lione, the spotlight shone brightly on them.

"I can't let that idiot have all the fun!" Nagare gasped before composing himself. He then made his way to Mirlo, gently escourting her to the dance floor, making the spot light split into two.

Edgar, not to be outdone by his 'lesser minded' brothers, took Sophie to the floor. Putting on a friendly but dashing smile as Apollo whisked Altezza off her feet, giving the bets dancer among the princesses a run for her money and an actually fun dance.

Since he was the tallest of the Princes (and also not wanting to look out of place from his brothers) Fraost began dancing with Milky and Seed, his stoic face breaking into a sweet smile as the little ones made their own dance moves and generally just had a good itime.

Bright smiled as he and the rest of the people in attendance followed the music and the dancing of the Sunny Princes and their chosen Princesses.

"Prince Nagare, Prince Karma, Prince Edgar, Prince Apollo, Prince Fraost, you five are truly inspiring..."

Bright was not alone in being amazed with the boys: Many of the royals and servants were awe-struck not only by their kind natures but the way they moved so seamlessly and fluidly with their dance partners. Truly, fine gentlemen and future kings to be, regardless of the rumors.

Yes, the rumors.

Truth and Elsa were aware that many, in hushed tones, found their sons to be…odd, in certain manners: Unlike many other nobles who secretly worried and struggled with their duties, they appeared carefree and relaxed. In all honesty, this was something all young royals did, but there was one rumor that gave the King and queen pause and some worry:

There were those who thought that the boys being such loving siblings to their sisters and spending so much time with sisters, was unbecoming: While many women saw this a sign the boys were prime husband material, many others saw this as enabling the twins, a sign of weakness.

Truth and Elsa trusted their children, but they knew they needed to have a chat about that

But for now? They would enjoy each other's company as they danced with each other, their son's music making the party even better than they had planned.

QPTP

Lione ended up being crowned the Best Princess, something which surprised many. However, all were good sports and praised the girl, especially the twins. The Princes each thanked their respective dance partners for a lovely evening as the party drew t a close, each escoruting them to their transport as Truth and Elsa tucked their daughters in.

Once the guests were long on their way, Froast pulled his parents aside.

"We are sorry we were late. But we have a reason."

"A reason you might not like but need to hear." Apollo added, inwardly afraid of what was coming next, just as the others came to join them.

"The blessing of the star is…!" Karma started, only for Truth to silence his son with a raised hand…and a sad smile.

"…Dying? Yes, we know." He sighed, shocking his sons. "But, how do you?"

Nagare explained what had happened to his parents, whose faces filled with worry as they heard more and more.

"For Grace herself to tell you, things must be even more dire than we dreaded…" Elsa realized. "Darling, you don't suppose?"

"Him? I pray not, but we must be prepared." Truth sighed, spying the confused looks on his son's faces. "Grace had an enemy: a powerful master of the arts dark and forbidden, along with being a peerless conqueror with no mercy. His whole name has been forgotten, all but one word: Beo."

The boys tensed at that word, but then found themselves filled with dtermination and righteous anger.

"Whatever his name is, he's NOT touching the girls." Froast frowned.

"Mom, dad." Karma said, getting on his knees and postulating at his parents. "I know this is a lot, but please! I beg of you; let us go and protect our sisters…!"

"Of course." Truth and Elsa and said.

"I know it's danger…wait, you're oaky with this?" Karma mused.

"If YOU'RE begging and they didn't? I'd be worried." Nagare admitted, then spotting a gleam in his mother's eye.

While Truth and Elsa are reluctant/worried to do so, they allow them to go on the journey on one condition; not only do the girls grow and learn,

"On one condition!" Elsa added, making the boys pause and look up at their mother. "You five must also make friends NOT in the family…and possibly find mothers for future grandchildren."

"MOOOOOOM!" The boys shouted in aghast fear, although the blushes on their faces implied they weren't compelelty against the idea. Truth just chuckled, remembering how he'd gone through the same thing with his parents.

Poomo was watching from his music box along with Piale, the latter smiling and giggling while Poomo seemed a bit concerned.

"I wonder just what I've gotten myself into-Pumo."

"I think this'll be fun!" Piale beamed

QPTP

The black sludge that had secretly escaped the core of the Blessing of the Sun slithered through the halls of the Sunny Kingdom before slinking into a dark hole and finding itself in a small black void, where it began to slowly regain its lost power, taking a more humanoid skeletal shape.

Not far off, blackened steam emerged, which the sludge was quick to jump on

"Mmmmm, delicious. A first-class smoke." The skeleton then breathed out ash-like smoke from its unhinged jaw. "Mother's Milk."

"Ah, Grace my dear." The skeleton smirked. "Come for round two?"

"Oh no, no, no." Grace waved off. "I'm just here as a…professional courtesy, you could say."

"Oh?" The newcomer asked.

"Yes, really. My descendants have grown quite well since our last encounter. I've already arranged things to be easier for them so, be prepared to lose again."

With that, the first princess vanished into thing air, just missing the glob adopted an evil grin made of sharp teeth.

(Play the main theme from 'Phantom of the Opera')

"Interesting…." A face grew from the glob, accompanied by clawed arms and legs in horrific armor. The presence then stood upwards; revealing a male that towered over many.

"If that's the case, Gracie old girl? Me thinks perhaps I should arrange some…extra tests."

With a twirl of his new hands, the newcomer fashioned what looked like a round tornado with teeth and sharp eyes within, along with the symbol of a kingdom.

"Go my minions! Rise some chaos and fear! Snuff out the light once and for all, starting with the heirs of the kingdoms!"

The tornados then flew away as the figure summoning a terrifying throne for him to sit upon.

Devil Dragon Stand Knight A/N:

Things are probably gonna take a much different turn than the original anime but hey, that's how me and Mrotrax roll, we spice things up!

Some chapters will still follow the episodes from the anime with some changes, while others will be completely original versions that tell a different but similar story. We hope that you continue to enjoy reading this and hopefully, we'll find a good schedule to update.

Alright, Mrotrax, take it away!

Mrotrax A/N

Another fantastic chapter from DDSK as we get the plot rolling.

In keeping with FFN guidelines, I couldn't show the lyrics to 'Bambelo' without risk certain reviewers and or the site for coming down on us. I hope the inclusion of the main theme from 'Phantom of the Opera' for our villain akes up for ythis.

Next time, the story proper begins, with some of the Princes' special somebodies being shown…either that or a special Halloween based chapter, mayhaps?

See you then! Stay safe!