The sequel you ask? Well, I just had to do it! My account, my content :) I hope to have this finished by the new year.
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"Draculaura, Christina!" Alissa called, "Bedtime soon!"
The girls were tucked into a corner of their shared bedroom, giggling over the story they'd crafted with Christina's magic. Among their many crafted toys were a dragon, a fairy, and a witch. Which Draculaura was waving about trying her best to cackle.
"Surrender, I have all the dragons!"
"Not all of them!"
"I do too!"
"Then how do you explain my friend?" Christina had tied the fairy onto the dragon, gently knocking the witch from her cousin's hand.
"Can she melt?" Draculaura eyed the fallen witch toy, "I feel like she needs to melt"
"My dragon can stomp her to bits," Christina offered, handing her cousin the toy, "Does that work? I don't know how to melt anything"
"Vhat are you girls playing?" Radu snuck up on them.
"Enchanted forest," Draculaura excitedly exclaimed.
"Hm," Alissa thought, "That's like no enchanted forest I've ever seen"
"You've seen an enchanted forest?" Christina gasped.
"Wait, what?" Draculaura asked in surprise.
"Well," Alissa replied, "It was more of an enchanted country, I could tell you about it-"
The two excited girls were quickly snuggled beside her with expectant looks.
"Alissa, are you sure-"
"Yes," Alissa smiled, wrapping an arm around the excited duo, "Once very long ago in the shadow of the mountains was a magical country, a fairy country where fae of all kinds lived in harmony, under the rule of a strict but kind queen. All was well, there was peace until the human king of a far-off kingdom heard of the prosperous country. He grew scared of the Queen and her subjects sending all the wizards, warlocks, witches and other magical users he could find to trap the queen and her child inside their castle"
"That's mean" Draculaura piped.
"Quite but the fae weren't going to just let this happen, a long and fearsome battle was waged. A battle that I was caught in you see but the land was my friend, I managed an escape but others weren't so lucky. There was a great flash and the entire country disappeared, only the mountains remained"
"Everything is gone?" Christina looked horrified.
"Not forever, my butterfly," Alissa promised.
"The country vill return," Radu added, "Now why don't ve all turn in for the night?"
"Goodnight, Daddy," Christina smiled.
"Goodnight," echoed Draculaura.
"I'll be there shortly," Alissa smiled up at her husband.
"I have so many questions!" Draculaura protested when Alissa lifted her from Christina's bed.
"Save them for tomorrow night, sweetheart," Alissa soothed her energetic niece.
"But now I won't be able to sleep!"
"How about a song then?"
"Please, Mommy," Christina pleaded, "Please?"
"The dream song again?" Draculaura begged.
"I know you, I walked with you once upon a dream
I know you, the gleam in your eyes is so familiar a gleam
Yet I know it's true that visions are seldom all they seem
But if I know you I know what you'll do
You'll love me at once the way you did once upon a dream"
Alissa spun her niece in a circle causing her to giggle with joy as she was placed into her bed, the covers brought to her chin. Already, Draculaura was drifting off despite her claims. With her taken care of Alissa turned to face her daughter who watched with rapt attention.
"La, la, la
But if I know you I know what you'll do
You'll love me at once"
"The way you did once upon a dream" Christina finished softly.
Alissa lifted her from the bed bringing her to the window where they could watch the stars which appeared to dance with their song, words carried from the castle on the nights' breezes.
"I know you, I walked with you once upon a dream
I know you, the gleam in your eyes is so familiar a gleam"
"And I know it's true that visions are seldom all they seem
But if I know you I know what you'll do"
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"-You'll love me at once the way you did once upon a dream"
"Your Majesty?"
Christina was startled out of her daydream. She wasn't a child anymore. She was grown, she was in her fourth year as queen.
"Oh, you startled me," she waved away the thorns that ensnared the balcony railing, "It's time?"
"Yes"
"I'm coming" she turned to the opened door only to freeze.
There was a melody on the wind. A voice almost too quiet to be heard but as quickly as it came it went.
"Your Majesty?"
"I'm fine, just a little distracted," Christina waved it off, "Let's go, we can't keep the people waiting"
The leaves had turned beautiful shades of red, orange, and gold. The air carried a delightful chill. It was time for the fall feast. All across Arendelle families were preparing, bringing baskets of food and bags of games to the center of the village.
Draculaura, however, was tasked with tracking down Jade while Clawd reined in the pups.
She discovered the wolf watching the preparations from a distance with a comical thinking expression.
"Jade?" Draculaura questioned, "Is something the matter?"
"Things are changing," the wolf replied, "They're always changing"
"Change can bring some amazing things," Draculaura smiled with a glance at her wedding ring, "You should know that, you have a wonderful litter"
"Yes," Jade nodded her agreement.
"Besides, the most important things never change"
"They don't?" Jade watched the leaves fall.
"Yes, the wind blows a little bit colder
And we're all getting older
And the clouds are moving on with every autumn breeze
Peter Pumpkin just became fertilizer"
"And my leaf's a little sadder and wiser"
"That's why I rely on certain certainties
Yes, some things never change
Like the feel of your hand in mine
Some things stay the same"
"-Like how we get along just fine"
They'd made their way into the village now, expertly weaving around all the hustle and bustle.
"Like an old stone wall that'll never fall
Some things are always true
Some things never change
Like how I'm holding on tight to you"
Shaggy and Scooby were a few streets away. Each pondering something. Shaggy recalled Clawd's wedding to Draculaura a few months prior. He was beginning to wonder if it were time to ask what he'd wanted to ask Christina the first time they'd met.
"The leaves are already falling
Scoob, it feels like the future is calling"
"Are you telling me tonight you're gonna get down on one knee?"
"Yeah, but I'm really bad at planning these things out
Like candlelight and pulling of rings out"
"Maybe you should leave all the romantic stuff to me"
"Yeah, some things never change
Like the love that I feel for her
Some things stay the same
Like how friends are easier
But if I commit and I go for it
I'll know what to say and do
Right"
"Some things never change"
"Scoob, the pressure is all on you"
Christina walked quietly through the village still lost in her thoughts. This wasn't the first time the melody, that voice had called out to her, it was becoming more and more frequent, harder to ignore but she chose to do so anyway. Life was peaceful, she was the happiest she'd ever been. Why jeopardize that?
"The winds are restless
Could that be why I'm hearing this call?
Is something coming?
I'm not sure I want things to change at all
These days are precious
Can't let them slip away
I can't freeze this moment
But I can still go out and seize this day"
The tables were set, piled with both treat and trinket, the joyous commotion was like music to Christina who was able to push her worries aside for the moment.
(All)
"The wind blows a little bit colder"
(Jade)
"And you all look a little bit older"
(Christina and Shaggy)
"It's time to count our blessings"
(Draculaura and Clawd)
"Beneath an autumn sky"
(All)
"We'll always live in the kingdom of plenty
That stands for the good of the many"
(Christina)
"And I promise you the flag of Arendelle will always fly"
(Draculaura)
Our flag will always fly
(All)
Our flag will always fly
The evening passed among good company with many stories and laughs shared,
"Some things never change
Turn around and the time has flown
Some things stay the same
Though the future remains unknown
May our good luck last
May our past be past
Time's moving fast, it's true
Some things never change"
All too soon it was time to return home.
(Draculaura)
"And I'm holding on tight to you"
(Christina & Shaggy)
"holding on tight to you"
Jade and Scooby followed behind, ushering their rambunctious litter into the castle. " holding on tight to you"
(Clawd)
"Holding on tight to you"
Draculaura was the last to enter the castle, "I'm holding on tight to you"
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The sun had set but the room was kept bright by a blazing fire which the wolf pups tumbled about in front of while their parents watched with doting smiles.
"Snarl be careful," Jade gently corrected, "Ruby's smaller than you"
"I'm careful," Snarl promised.
"Mind the fire," Draculaura advised from where she sat beside Clawd, "We don't need any singed fur or burnt tails"
The pups who all had their mother's fur and a mix between silver and brown patterns nodded obediently, "We'll be careful"
"Christina?" Shaggy nudged her, "Is something bothering you?"
Christina smiled weakly, "I'm just tired"
Shaggy wasn't so easily convinced. Christina was usually on the floor playing with the litter, her preferred way of relaxing after a nonstop day of work but tonight, she sat beside him quietly staring off into space.
"I think I'll turn in early," she stood, kissing Shaggy goodnight before leaving the room.
"Maybe one of us should go talk to her?" Clawd asked.
"No," Draculaura shook her head to stop either werewolf, "She'll talk when she's ready, you two know that"
And while Shaggy did know that it did little to stop him from being worried. The proposal was suddenly the least important thing on his mind. What was bothering Christina?
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Half an hour later he knocked at her door.
"Come in," she called softly.
He opened the door to find Christina staring out the window.
"What's really wrong, Christy?"
"Nothing, Shaggy I promise"
"You know you can tell me anything, right?" Shaggy moved beside her.
"I know," Christina promised, before sitting on her bed, "I just haven't been sleeping well"
"Like, it's not because of me is it, I know I snore, Clawd like says he can hear it from down the hall and are rooms are like, connected and-"
"It's not you, Shaggy," Christina swore, grabbing his hands, "Besides, your snoring is cute"
"Cute?" shaggy echoed, ears burning, "Really?"
"Promise," she snuggled into him.
He wrapped an arm around her, his free hand resting over the pocket where the ring was still hidden.
Maybe this was his chance?
"Christina?"
"Yes?"
"You know we've been courting for four years?"
"Mm"
"And, well, I was like, thinking," Shaggy lifted the box from his pocket, "That we could maybe uh," he looked at Christina only to find she was fast asleep. With a sigh, he put the box back in his pocket and put the sleeping queen to bed.
/...
"Christina!"
Christina jolted awake with a groan, she turned onto her side pushing a pillow over her ear.
"Christina!"
She turned to her other side.
"Christina!"
Finally, Christina sat up. Slipping from her bed she crept into the hall careful not to disturb anyone.
"I can hear you, but I won't
Some look for trouble while others don't
There's a thousand reasons I should go about my day
And ignore your whispers, which I wish would go away, oh"
Christina headed down the hall in desperate need of a distraction but the voice and its mysterious song followed her every step.
"You're not a voice, you're just a ringing in my ear
And if I heard you, which I don't, I'm spoken for, I fear
Everyone I've ever loved is here within these walls
I'm sorry, secret siren, but I'm blocking out your calls"
Glancing at the pair of portraits on the far wall, Christina stopped to look. The one to the right was of her parents, her and baby Draculaura. The one to the left was far more recent, Christina stood beside Draculaura, each beaming brightly with the boys behind them and Scooby and Jade in front of them. She would have much-preferred standing for another portrait then escaping the voice.
"I've had my adventure, I don't need something new
I'm afraid of what I'm risking if I follow you"
She stepped outside comforted by the stars but still, the voice was following her.
Into the unknown
Into the unknown
Into the unknown!"
"Christina!"
She flew from the castle to the nearby valley, her blood was rushing, magic sparking. She had to stop it before it exploded, this effort was sidetracked when the sky lit with magic that wasn't her own, twisting into a single pulsing ball of light.
"What do you want? 'Cause you've been keeping me awake
Are you here to distract me so I make a big mistake?
Or are you someone out there who's a little bit like me?
Who knows deep down I'm not where I'm meant to be?"
The light danced in front of her demanding her attention.
Christina took a deep breath. It did no good to run from a problem, she had to confront it, calmer now her magic swirled around her in smoky tendrils.
"Every day's a little harder as I feel my power grow
Don't you know there's part of me that longs to go"
There was a wall before her that parted with the breeze. Her magic and whatever magic before her seemed to be interacting though she did nothing. A forest glowing green shone around her.
"Into the unknown?"
the breeze picked up, spinning around her in tandem with the images that appeared and disappeared, phantoms on the wind.
An infant being taken in the night.
A couple dancing in the forest.
"Into the unknown?"
A princess.
A spinning wheel.
"Into the unknown"
A dragon
"Ooh
Ooh, ah"
The princess was woken with a kiss.
"Are you out there?"
Fairies flew on the breeze.
"Do you know me?"
"Can you feel me?
Can you show me?"
Although Christina couldn't see it, the magic had settled over her head, creating the outline of horns.
"Ah, ah (Ah, ah)
Ah, ah (Ah, ah)
Oh, oh
Oh, oh
Oh, oh
Oh, oh"
The light spun away from her. Desperate, she followed it.
"Where are you going?
Don't leave me alone
How do I follow you (Ah)
Into the unknown? (Oh, oh)"
There was an explosion of light and a clap of thunder and the magic was gone...
….Leaving her before a very real wall of very sharp thorns.
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Okay, that's the end of the chapter, I do hope you enjoyed it, please review!
