Fairy tales chapter two
Lucifer dropped his bag stuffing the rotting berries into his mouth the best he could find in the dark wood. The faeries had dispersed and he lay down to sleep. Just before he took out the list of relatives, crossing off yet another one off his list this was the ninth to cross off. But Lucifer didn't give up, as he hadn't received nine rejections, from the "found" relatives. The first he had gone to see was Hook although he was going on three hundred he was told he looked the same as the day he left in his ship. Lucifer tried to walk there, but second star to the right isn't the easiest destination, poor Lucifer had no happy thought or pixie dust, so he sent a post card. He waited for a reply, as he curled up around the red post-box he slept as he waited. The dirty child received a loud "ehem," from a fairy plump in his red waistcoat he handed the waxed envelope to the boy. Once the fairy was a good thirty feet, he ripped the red wax seal and began to read.
"I am most dreadfully sorry your great uncle has had a frightful incident with a rather large crocodile and is no longer with us. Yours most grievous Mr Smee."
Lucifer had a list of all the relatives he knew, he crossed off the first name. Telling himself it was just a blip; surely not all of his relatives could have been gruesomely devoured by a giant lizard. So young Lucifer set off on his next journey, for his late cousin. He was told he was a great well not a man but a good guy, made the finest of thread he had been told. Lucifer with his back arched from his heavy bag as he approached the palace. The guard in his rather queer pink uniform asked who he was. Lucifer's green evil eyes looked at him, "I want to see Rumpeldstiltskin," Lucifer spoke his voice hushed and throaty. This did not put off the guard, he laughed at the boy, tears almost in his eyes, " haven't you heard popped his clogs when the queen told him to get lost, didn't get his way stamped his foot exploded like a rocket." The guard seemed to enjoy the thought of a little impy thing exploding like a cracker. Lucifer dropped his gaze turning away from the giggling guard and walking away. Looking at the next name on his list.
Next Milly, or aunt mildred to Lucifer, he walked towards oz. He had written down the address from the phone book. He held the paper in front of his face then lowered it. A large house seemed to be in place to what Lucifer had expected, the stripy stockings convinced him as well as the liquidised green gob, that whilst aunt Milly had been squished by a house, that Aunt Susan had been liquidised with a bucket of water. Lucifer sat down now in front of the tombstones. His matted hair covering his dirty face this was harder than he had thought. A pretty fairy in a very puffy dress came out, she had liked Dorothy but Lucifer made the place look untidy, as well as the munchkins wanting to eat him. She shoed him away even before he could pay his respects, so Lucifer was on the road again.
He decided to write down how his relatives had passed away just in case he happened to bump into his mother although he hoped not to, the explanation could only help: so Uncle hook, eaten by giant lizard, rumpeltstitskin (late cousin), exploded, Aunt Milly (witch of the east) had a house dropped on her. Her sister (witch of the west) liquidised, uncle wolf hacked to death after impersonating a granny. Lucifer was finding it hard to believe that all his relatives were being killed for no reason they were only the first few the others got much more extraordinary. Lucifer however did know that he was from a line of villains, but after seeing the results of his relatives he decided not to follow in their footsteps. Instead continued his search, now he lay asleep in the woods he would awake in agony due to the rotten berries he had eaten. As always he had no luck, couldn't even find food let alone a place to stay. But he was unaware of what was watching him. The figure stood in the shadow of a tree it was only just visible but the figure was carrying something on his shoulder; the moonlight glinted off the silver blade as he stood and watched the young boy sleep. Soon Lucifer would awake to a shock beyond any he had ever had.