Author's Announcement:

Welcome to…. Chapter 3 of this story guys!

Now this one, you will be familiar with minor surprising facts. Particularly when it does come to the Maurice part within the chapter... You remember, with the Inn/Lounge being involved.

So I also like to reminisce with you all, I plan on having Belle, Prince Adam (who is The Beast once his curse is gone), and Mary (Morgana) to travel at times as well as, from time to time, venture into books of sorts that were secretly located within the castle's library for Mary to be part of, and maybe, find new friends as such. Including traveling to certain available locations.

I would also like to tell you all I will try and integrate most of the Disney movies I know or possibly seen into this fic, so do try and not be confused as to why I added them into it as they are either future or past timelines as such (Mostly due to the family being involved, lol).

So since I forgot to mention it in the last chapter, I do not own any given franchise I tend to be using, characters, or anything as such. Mostly my plot is mixed into the said plotline, and my OC's (with others also either letting me use them or suggested by them as such). If I did, however… Jafar would be tortured to listen to Barney the Dinosaur singing "It's a Small World After All", repeatedly, and every time he ends it until he goes bonkers, and does the cha-cha-cha-slide dances.

Warnings: Flashback, Mentioning of Something Personal to Morgana, Plots by Bad Guys, Godly Mischief (Briefly), Quite a few Singing (Slightly Modified as well to Include Characters), Comedy-Like Actions, and New Villains Introduced Briefly.

Thoughts or "Whispering"

LeFou: "Bonjour!" = singing by people (which I do not own at all; slightly modify it to fit characters though sometimes)

(Flashback Begins/Ends)

Hidden Word Meanings

(Number placed here) = Number explained at the end.

So without any further ado, let's begin the next chapter of this fic.


Normal POV, with The Beast as he, three hours later, heads to the East Wing:

The Beast or simply Beast as he has been inferred for some time now, decided to in hesitation, check on the child. Yet it has been three hours since he, a cursed prince, locked the child's father into the tower's dungeons that the castle he inhabits has.

He was astounded by the old man, despite him, showing fear after seeing him for the first time after his child was sent by his servant to the East Wing while smelling, and could tell she was sick in the first place and understood this fault was mostly the father, not hers at entering his castle.


(Flashback Begins, Three Hours Earlier)


Once the child was gone, The Beast decided to make his appearance known while he could tell from the smell the old man gave off at this moment, was presently scared by not only understanding where his child went but more-so at who decreed it as such.

Maurice glanced to the right side of the chair firstly before moving to the left and then froze while now noticing The Beast and shocking him in his fear, slightly. "Who are you! What are you doing here?" Beast then accused once the child he heard from his ears, was well enough away to not hear him as The Beast also urged Maurice out of his chair while at the same time, making the old man back up.

While The Beast was making Maurice back up by advancing to him, Maurice himself was more-so terrified of this, mixed to where his youngest child was sent to.

But now, he started to try and explain himself to why they were both there. "We were lost in the woods…" but before he could fully explain, he couldn't help but gaze at The Beast, despite his fear at the moment. "You are not welcomed here!" The Beast nonetheless growled with half-shouting to the old man, in anger while also advancing upon Maurice as he, in turn, began to stutter before letting out a few words and was still looking at him, "I'm sorry."

Beast now noticed the old man was gazing at him that way and growled in accusation with a firm look to Maurice, "What are you staring at?" Maurice despite his fear and getting an idea that would hopefully work yet he knew he had to find his younger child and get out of this place, but he also stuttered in his fear at The Beast, however, "Noth-Nothing!"

Beast was slightly surprised yet angered still as he knew he could as he quickly went in front of the fleeing old man, was possibly attempting to escape him. Yet he also stated firmly with rage that was also being shown in his voice, at his words, at the same time, "So, you've come to stare at The Beast, have you?" Maurice was slightly stunned though at how fast The Beast was yet still backed up while The Beast, in turn, advanced once again to him, "Please, we mean no harm! My sick child and we needed a place to stay!" The Beast had different plans as he then firmly declared while making Maurice wide-eyed at his own words to him, "I will give you a place to stay!"

Beast then grabbed Maurice without effort and began to also carry him out of the room now while the old man commenced begging him, as The Beast also slams the door, harshly, to plunge his remaining cursed staff into darkness.

Eventually, he shook the old man to stop his muttering to him in fear, a few minutes later and shut Maurice up within moments as they headed to the dungeon towers.

Once there, he tossed Maurice casually into the nearest cell to his point and ignored how cold the old man had got within moments as he then slammed the door, and without words, began to turn to leave- he then froze by the defeated voice of Maurice gave off, and making The Beast briefly turn to him in minor surprise by his last request, he assumed, to The Beast. "Please, take care of Morgana. I wouldn't know as long as I stay here, that her being sick would worry me even more-so to who you are."

Maurice jumped back slightly as Beast was now within moments in his face, and declared in a growl, and not detecting a hidden tone in The Beast's voice, to the old man, "Despite you being here, foolish man, you would care more to that child, then your own life?"

Maurice startled him once again as he nodded yet this made him now unexpectedly curious as to what he meant as a minor confession of sorts, and the conversation ended afterward, however, from Maurice's words with The Beast also leaving in a huff to think this over, "Morgana. My adoptive child is very special. In fa-fact, I saw she didn't fear you at all for some reason and yet, she mouthed bye to me as well."


(Flashback Ends)


Beast was now nearing one of few guest rooms made within the East Wing as he was also present following the coatrack servant and soon opened the door to let Beast enter and ignoring the deeply sleeping wardrobe that is one of his servants, and stared at the child in question carefully.

Despite him knowing his decision was a good choice, he saw that she still rested deeply while slowly breathing which is due to her, Morgana's sickness (if he recalled her adoptive father's naming her as such) yet also halted since Beast smelled three others he was not familiar with and was to his immediate suspicions were briefly within the room itself.

He then rudely woke up the wardrobe as she was instantly alert, and was about to do one of her rants until she froze at seeing her master looking firmly at her, yet was also surprised as well as confused by his sudden question, "Did you see who was with the child in this room?"

To Beasts minor ire while also facepalming to himself at her words, in irritation, the wardrobe that he now realized, did not see anything or learned about the child in this room, at this moment, "But Master, why would a child be here let alone three random strangers?"

He wordlessly motioned to Morgana to make the wardrobe gasp in minor surprise while trying to remain calm within the child's presence, but his patients were also growing thin. "Oh my… Despite her being sick, I see she might be an eye-catcher when she gets older from looks alone." Beast then gave his servant a 'What' gaze in which the wardrobe also saw and changed the subject while detecting, like he is, that the child's arm (to his hidden shock), was healed somehow and also fully knew it was broken by the way his servant carried her, it should of still be broken. "The child should still be sick for some time I can guess, Master, from observations alone."

The Beast just nodded stiffly and as he was near the child, he was startled that the little girl unknowingly, and unconsciously, snatched him with no wincing at all from her face, yet unknowingly made The Beast flush lightly at what she called him within her deep sleep, "Teddy."

He dismissed the wardrobe's apparently 'not-trying-to-laugh' look on her face, yet after smelling the room... made him freeze in place, at a half-familiar scent he detected when he became… this. A hardly familiar stench of that female that cursed this place, and also himself as well, was briefly here.

He then ordered his servants along with the aid of both the wardrobe and coat rack oversaw to find a child-sized blanket of sorts in a jade-silver mixed color, and replaced it as well carefully, to make sure they covered the grounds of the entire castle itself, to their confusion, but when they searched top to bottom... there were no others besides themselves.

The Beast was in both relief mixed with being incensed at this as he must have figured out the Enchantress must have had a reason for healing the child's arm which he also abruptly realized, yet kept this minor information to himself as he decided to head back to the room in case "The Rose" was messed with, by her presence.


Meanwhile at The Evergreen's Home…

Gaston was currently up to his latest scheme at this moment: He has set up a betrothal for Belle to attend to, near her home. Yet unlike the castle area, the area was sunny yet getting close to dusk within a few hours or so, from the position of the sun.

The Baker made a wedding cake Gaston himself, paid for. The Triplet's, to his ire, came yet most of the townsfolk that wasn't busy though did as well, even LeFou on his part that impressed Gaston rarely, made a small band perform at the wedding.

So everything was in place to make his quick plan work.

Yet both he and his sidekick was hiding behind trees and bushes the Evergreen's had on the property and Gaston moved the limbs to get a brief view and was relieved Belle wasn't at all outside. LeFou although ruined the happy thoughts he was having from the few moments of his daydream with Belle, by his next words the man began to quickly agree with, "Hehe! Oh boy! Belle's gonna get the surprise of her life, huh Gaston."

"Yep. This is her Lucky day!" Gaston moved from his spot, unknowingly forcing a random limb into LeFou's mouth as it also swung, and hit him as well.

Gaston then sees mostly everyone looking at him as he was standing tall and proud as always, and stated in gratefulness to them all as well, "I'd like to thank you all for coming to my wedding." Gaston phrased loudly that is so everyone could hear him yet also added in a humor-like move on his part, "But first, I better go in there and… propose to the girl!" He lightly laughed at his words while the others laughed alongside him.

The Triplets, however, sobbed seeing that their crush was about to be married off to Belle, yet remembering they had free time as the Sundale's wanted them to babysit the two children that Morgana befriended later on the same day. Since the two did something to not earn their time at the fair they're heading to, the same one Maurice and Morgana were supposed to be at.

Gaston then yanked LeFou as his sidekick neared him, and worded to only him softly enough for the small man to hear within a firm yet knowing tone, "Now, you LeFou. When Belle comes out that door-" "Oh I know, I know!" LeFou interrupted Gaston to the man's ire at this, and also stated while making the band play "Here Comes the Bride" with only music, "I strike up the band!" Yet within moments, Gaston grabbed a spare baritone instrument, and quickly slammed it on top of LeFou's head while expressing firmly to him, "Not yet!" Though if Gaston would have paid attention, he would have laughed slightly at seeing LeFou's lips coming out of the end of the instrument somehow, and declaring 'Sorry', but at the moment he headed to the front door.

However, inside the Evergreen home, Belle sighed as she despite the fact knowing her father and little sister would be alright, felt… as bizarre as it sounds, off, as if something might have happened to them both.

Yet despite Belle's small suspicions of that as such, she chose to keep herself busy by all means: Reading a book. The very same book she discovered to her amazement, was somehow… not dirty or ruined at all along with Belle also being shocked that there were, however, extra pages within to both her curiosity and minor shock from oddly now having moving yet illustrated pictures, based off the book itself. Not known to her that the magic from Morgana also imbued the book with somewhat sense and added from Belle's memories, all the other stories she read... If it would let her that is, as she, would need to pass a test as it would also like a certain person's magic-based book (a sneeze from the person by being mentioned, in an odd castle-like world) would aid Belle in her time of need.

She was, however, on that one part she likes until she paused in reading as Belle also heard the front door now loudly knock while confusing her slightly. Belle then gently placed the book on the stand near her and got up from the chair and also headed to the front door to see who it was, and she then peeked into the recently month-old viewing device her father installed with Morgana's help and saw in a fish-eyes view of Gaston, an accurate view that is.

Belle now groaned to herself lightly at him with him here at all times, yet kept it to herself as she opens the door while also stating to a grinning Gaston, "Gaston, what a pleasant… surprise." Yet she also had to back up slightly as he neared her in smooth strokes while also stating to Belle, in confidence, "Isn't it though? I'm just full of surprises. You know, Belle. There's not a girl in town who wouldn't love to be in your shoes. This is the day..." he paused as he briefly looked to the mirror Belle used the second time while letting Morgana gaze at herself back then to look at himself while he licked his teeth clean briefly and then looked back to her in confidence still, "This is the day your dreams come true."

Being humored as if he was joking, she decided to state with light humor in her voice, while making Gaston slightly frown inside yet keeping that smile on his face, "What do you know about my dreams, Gaston?"

Gaston then began to move while also stating, and luckily not covering Belle's book as the book unknown to him but to her inner surprise as if by magic, went to the fireplace-stand by brief teleporting. Though to her ire, she sees him plop into her father's chair and easily kick off his slightly muddy boots and Belle also sees some holes that showed some of his toes, and Gaston was also wiggling them briefly at the same time. "Plenty. Here picture this: A rustic hunting lodge, my latest kill on the roasting fire, and my little wife, also messages my feet while the little ones play with the dogs."

He then got up within moments, not seeing Belle's sudden disgusted expression that was brief on her face, as that changed to a fake smile look to him while she also inquired hesitantly, hoping the number he mentioned was something else, "Dogs?" He shook his head as he neared her still, slowly that is with him briefly pounding his chest while also stating proud-like to her, "No Belle! Strapping boys, like me!"

Belle, however, made him pick up his pace to corner her while also stating, at the same time, as she got the enchanted book from the mantle of the fireplace stand and placed a mark on it on her last page now, "Imagine that." Gaston, as he approached her then asserted confidently to her as well, making Belle nervous privately to this, "And do you know who that wife will be?" Belle then placed the book back with the others on the shelf and stated in the hope to let her have some space, "Let me think."

Belle didn't have time to gasp as she was now cornered by him, and he stated with narrowed eyes that gleamed with something she didn't like at all, in them, "You, Belle!" Belle rapidly thinking, ducked before he can truly trap her in, and moved to the front door that was closed as she was secretly preparing to use the knob to turn it, if necessary. "Gaston, I'm speechless. I don't know what to say." Belle now stated to him unsurely.

Gaston, however, began to move furniture and chairs out of the way as he cornered her again, but this time with his hands on the door. "Say you'll marry me." Belle as she saw he was going to kiss her by force, turned the handle quickly and stated while being half sorry to him also, "I'm very sorry, Gaston, but I just don't deserve you." Gaston tumbled to his shock as Belle moved out of the way, and he to her sudden-yet-hidden leisure, landed into the mud near the pig they owned. Belle was astounded by what she saw or heard more of, a band playing the song she knew was for weddings while LeFou was conducting them. Yet she hastily closed the door to chill until they were gone.

However, outside as LeFou failed on seeing Gaston's legs sticking out of the mud. Cautiously, as he also saw Belle throw out Gaston's boots and reclosing the front door once again, saw a pig come out first, then followed by Gaston's entire body with the pig being on his head, tumbling into the mud with a minor squeal of sorts. With a head-tilt that is to do so from Gaston, LeFou implored slightly in the spirit most people like to have by aiding weddings, lifted the conductor's wand through Gaston's muddy hair and asked with that, and a little hesitance; the band stopped playing as a result, "So… How did it go?"

He yelped yet struggled slightly as Gaston now had him by his throat, and declared firmly in determination now, the current rejection by Belle herself to him as well to his embarrassing predicament, "I'll have Belle for my wife, make no mistake about that!" Gaston then dropped his sidekick into the mud casually as he then began to head to the porch, grab his boots, and walk away in anger mixed with dejection.

LeFou, however, stated to Pierre the Pig, "Touchy!" With the pig only giving grunts in agreement. Yet thirty minutes later, everyone was gone now, wedding decorations and all.

Belle then reluctantly came-out and was then partially relieved that most of the townsfolk were gone, including Gaston, as the farm animals that came up to her slightly, mostly the chickens, as the others did their own thing, "Is he gone?" Belle now asked the chickens while discreetly knowing the animals are slightly smarter than most animals she saw at markets, or other places that she and her family own, to which they nodded a yes, in a few quick bobs.

Now fully relieved, Belle commenced to state in annoyance about what Gaston did only recently while gathering food to feed the farm animals on their land, "Can you imagine, he asked ME to marry him. Me, that wife of that boorish, brainless…" Belle now trialed off as she began to mock-sing to mostly herself with the animals listening to her at the same time. Yet she also gazed onwards to the valley itself as it was beautiful if you could see from where she was standing since it was near their Wheat Field.

Belle: "Madame Gaston, can't you see it. Madame Gaston, his little wife."

Belle unknowingly made her look from whatever was available, to look like a fancy madame of sorts, before kicking the feed bucket while also startling the animals yet they quickly fed on the likely accident, without hesitation as Belle continued to sing and dispose of the madame look within moments onto the ground. Although… Belle also fed the animals fully, with more feed, before doing so.

Belle: "Not me, no sir, I guarantee it~… I want more than this provincial life~…"

Belle was now in the field after running; enjoying the gentle yet kind breeze, as she continued to sing; gesturing it as well; more with kind-like loathing to venture out of this town than anything as such.

Belle: "I want adventure in the great wide somewhere~! I want it more than I can tell."

Belle then decided to sit on the ground while plucking a dandelion that was ready to blow the seeds off, as she gently sang softly to herself now.

Belle: "And for once it might be grand~, to have someone understand… I want much more than they've got planned~…"

Belle abruptly froze as she heard familiar galloping and whining while hearing the wheels of the wagon behind the said creature and glanced to gasp in unexpected dread forming into her heart, as Belle now saw Phillippe all alone without her little sister or father with him, coming to her in fear.

She soon dropped the flower as the floating seeds within moments trailed behind the horse that came to her in immediate relief that Belle saw in the horse's eyes, at noticing her.

"Phillippe! What are you doing here? Where are both Papa and Morgana?" Belle started to gently ask the horse as she also tried to calm him down, which worked with her gentle yet soothing words, mixed with worried questions. Belle in her worried state quickly unhitched the wagon from Phillippe and stated in worry and not glimpsing the guilt in the horse's eyes when Phillippe saw her face, "Please you have to take me to them!"

Unidentified to the two, a familiar goddess decided to aid the two by making the horse see his favorite treat: An apple of sorts, which only the horse saw, to lead them both to the castle.

Now at the castle within a time of thirty minutes, Belle was in both minor fear at now realizing both her father and adoptive sister, might be inside this odd-looking castle, yet decided to state more-so to herself her question without a reply, "What is this place?" However, Belle began to once again calm Philippe as something spooked him while not realizing it was a certain god that was told by Death herself, to remain behind as he also forced the horse to see wolves in his vision. He silently cursed to himself as the illusion was easily and somehow broken by Belle's soothing words she then got off the horse while comforting Philippe slightly before noticing (with hope), that her father's hat was on the ground.

Belle went promptly past the castle's gates to the hat, despite it being cold and slightly damp from the rain she figured earlier and stated to herself in worry slightly while also gently holding the hat as well, "Papa."

Back into the castle at this time, however, as Belle was now inside it as she commenced to look while trying to find anyone to aid her, both Lumiere and Cogsworth began to discuss to themselves in a spare room the events a few hours earlier. "Couldn't keep quiet, could we. Just had to invite them both in to stay, didn't we? Serve the man tea, sit in the Master's Chair, and pet the pooch." Cogsworth began to both complain as well as the state in an 'I-knew-it' tone to the candlestick. "I was trying to be hospitable to them both, primarily to the little girl he has." Lumiere defended himself while turning and crossing his metallic arms to the clock.

Belle, however, was now on the stairs while she checked the two rooms earlier, one of which was hidden from her hosted her little sister and father, and began to climb while declaring loudly to see if anyone would still help her with being mixed with seeing if her father or little sister would respond. "Hello, anyone here? Papa, Mary, are you here?"

However, in the castle kitchens this time, the same teapot or the kettle recognized as Mrs. Potts, began to instruct and make the dishes go clean themselves as her daughter began to now come into the room in sudden excitement on her cup-like face, "Momma, Momma, this is an older girl in the castle!" Giving her daughter a skeptical look, the human-turned-kettle stated firmly to the teacup with her name being fully mentioned, "Now Chipana Susana Potts, I won't take to any more of your wild stories at this time."

Chipana looked to her mother in shock at this as she saw her mother now had a firm gaze of disbelief showing, yet Chipana claimed to try and convince her she indeed saw Belle roaming around the castle, "BUT Momma, I saw her!" Yet Mrs. Potts saw to her revulsion her child was muddy and was probably playing outside in mud puddles once again, and stated as she also did so, "Not another word from you Chipana, into the tub!" With a splash, Chipana or Chip was now starting her bath.

However, a random feather duster servant now entered in excitement, as well while also stating to astonish Mrs. Potts at now believing her child, in a French-English accent that is, "A girl! I saw a girl in the castle!" And with that, she quickly took off to tell others.

Chip then came up after squirting water from her small mouth and stated to her mother half-smug as she received a look to make her sheepish afterward, "See I told ya."

Back with the candlestick and clock, they were still all this time, arguing with each other.

"Irresponsible, devil-may-care, waxy eared, slack-jawed-" as Cogsworth began to rant rude names to Lumiere in which he, in turn, was mock-mouthing with his candle as such to mimic the clock's words, but they both froze as they saw to what they couldn't believe, Belle, was in the hallway and passed them as they were still in the room. Particularly since Belle got their attention as she expressed two certain terms they soon understood, "Papa, Mary, where are you?"

Lumiere seeing an opportunity, stated while gesturing to where they both saw Belle from, "Did you see that?" They both ran around since they looked as they both saw Belle still going down the corridor, from merely looking from the corner part of the entry/exit of the room itself. "It's a girl!" Lumiere now stated an older girl that he thinks is possibly the one besides the other child, Morgana or Mary if what the young woman dubbed the child's name, as from calling both her and the father out.

Cogsworth, however, rolled his eyes at the candlestick and noted in a knowing way to make Lumiere inwardly groan at his companion's obliviousness slightly, "I know it's a girl." Lumiere merely gave him a look that was also mixed with hidden excitement while also stating, still gesturing to the retreating Belle, "Don't you see? She's the one, the one to break the spell!"

Lumiere now begins to chase after her with Cogsworth also realizing this, quickly beginning to catch up to the candlestick while also stating at the same time, "Wait a minute, wait a minute!"

Sometime after chasing her, they both realized they were near the entrance to the towers where The Beast placed her father, Maurice, at. So they decided to quickly yet quietly sneak up behind Belle and sneak as well as also open said entryway to the towers. Yet they were also not that very stealthy at the same time as the old door surely creaked open, getting Belle's sudden attention as she was also now alert.

"Papa, is that you?" Belle unsurely proclaimed more so to herself since Belle also began to head to the door while possibly thinking someone somehow may have opened it for her, and also thinking she might end up finding help to locate her father and sibling. Yet she soon began to move as she saw movement and not realizing it was mostly Lumiere doing so while possibly leading her even more.

Cogsworth, however, stayed behind in case The Beast would eventually come to this side of the castle... if he turned, he would have seen an upset-looking Beast. Yet the Beast also began to transverse up the stairs as well as he also heard the new stranger state in a female voice to his amazement yet narrowed his eyes from the words she spoke, "Hello, is someone here?"

After traversing through a lot of stairs, Belle finally thought she would have caught up to the person who might have opened the door while also stating as well and not seeing Lumiere disguised back to a regular candlestick, slightly passing him while asserting in hope and aid, "Wait! I'm looking for my father and sister!"

Belle now sees a candlestick in the small archway from the top of the steps, as well as a torch nearby, which she gently grabbed since it was in the easy-reaching distance to the young adult, and then expressed in confusion to mostly herself while not discerning a sad-faced Lumiere glancing at her, briefly, "That's funny, I'm sure there was someone-" she froze as she heard a scuffle nearby and saw cells to her wonderment yet announced cautiously along with a hint of minor fear mixed with bravery, in her voice, when she asked aloud, "I-I-Is there anyone here?"

Belle now had hope in her heart as she heard a familiar voice then state nearby, in one of the cells she quickly moved to, "Belle?" It was Maurice. Once Belle, however, was in front of his cell while making her father gazing at her in both worry and relief, at the same time, and also making sure he was ok while also expressing it as well, "Oh, Papa!"

Lumiere also was glad she, the older girl, found their father yet froze as he saw his master look at him yet remained silent as he went into the darkness of the area as the young woman took the only source of light besides the candlestick himself, currently.

"Belle, how did you find me?" Maurice asked her in confusion and worry, his eyes also looking around in case The Beast showed at the same time.

Belle's thoughts were different as she heard her father cough in sickness she knew, and felt his hands as they were ice-cold to make her worry at the same time as well as stating it aloud, "Oh, your hands are like ice. We have to get you out of here." Belle remarked bravely and in determination in her words now.

Maurice though slowly panicked at what his older daughter noted to him, and began to tell her, shocking her briefly he saw in those orbs of hers, "Belle, I want you to leave this place."

Belle, however, was stubborn for once in her life, and contended while looking close to her father for something to open the cell lock with, "Who done this to you?" Maurice, however, shook his head and stated to her in worry now in his voice, as he thought he heard footsteps nearby, "No time to explain. You must go… Now!" "I won't leave you!" Belle now exclaimed to her father in both a stern voice laced with fear, and also worry, over his health more so his concerns, for her life.

Suddenly without warning while hearing her father shouting for her to run, Belle has moved away from her father's cell rather unexpectedly, and dropped the torch into the puddle on the ground nearby, at the same time, Belle was also turned around with whoever was holding her, remained concealed in the darkened room with only a beam of moonlight while acknowledging it was night-time and was the only main source. "What are you doing here?"

"Who's there? Who are you?" Belle exclaimed slightly in a fearful tone as The Beast within moments, was away from her as he while also moving within the darkness, now declares firmly to her and his eyes mainly trained on Belle, "The master of this castle." He growled while moving to then make Belle's heart race at the sound he made from his cape, slightly.

Belle concluded, however, if this was the person who owned the castle like he stated, in that deep voice of his, she began to start pleading her case to maybe let her father out. "I've come for both my father and little sister. So please, let him out? Can't you see he's sick?" However, her hopes were slightly dashed as she then heard him say within the darkness rather stiffly to her with anger in his voice, Belle detected, "Then he shouldn't have trespassed here."

Despite this, Belle still begged whoever she had yet to see, to still free her father and maybe her sister, she figured as well, "But he could die. Please I'll do anything!" She then heard scuffling slightly to her right and heard him express lowly to her, in slight anger, and The Beast fully knowing it was pointless for her to beg as his mind was made-up, "There is nothing you could do. He is my prisoner."

Belle began to shortly think things through from her smart mind she has, as she also saw the tall-like silhouette she must have figured was the master of the castle himself, was beginning to leave. There must be something that I can- Belle froze at this idea, yet knew it was risky and something she would regret later on, but Belle swiftly decided as she now heard her father cough once more. "Take me instead!" She asserted in a tone of pleading, with sadness and hope, mixed in it.

The Beast heard her partially as he was in a rage at the moment, yet stilled to recall what she just begged or pleaded since The Beast didn't know he also muttered before doing so, turning briefly to stare at her in the darkness with him partially close to the moonlight from the ceiling, "You would take his place?"

Maurice realizing what Belle was doing, began to beg his daughter as he wanted her to leave and possibly take Morgana with her, if the castle's master would let her as well, "Belle! No! You don't know what you doing!" Sadly ignoring her father, however, she asked presently as Belle saw she got the master's entire attention, "If I did, would you let him go?" The Beast while recalling the curse, decided right then to make sure his terms were also noted to make this deal come true while acknowledging an opportunity when he sees it, "Yes, but you must promise to stay here forever."

Belle as she pondered this, understood all this time she has not seen the master of the castle at all during their conversation, and stated with her head tilted partially with her left eye lowered while she asked to make The Beast hesitate yet also obliged, within moments, "Come into the light?"

Belle now thought in shock and fear when she saw him slowly approach into the light, gazing upwards at him until she couldn't stand it anymore, and went to her father's cell while Maurice also stated with minor comfort to his elder child, in worry still, "No Belle. I won't let you do this!" Belle, however, hearing her father state this, brought some hidden bravery to come-out within her heart, and she then regained her composure and stood straight with her eyes closed while stepping into the light as well, unknown to her making the beast see a very virgin-ish look on her form presently, "You have my word."

Belle didn't jump though to also secretly surprise Beast, yet moved to quickly open her father's cage while stating one word to seal this deal she made, also briefly touching Belle's right shoulder in the process, "Done!" Belle, however, collapsed onto the floor on her knees, her head now covered in her hands at this fulfillment of her deal.

She now heard the cell door open though with immediate hope in her heart to maybe say goodbye to her father, which he now soon approached her form on the ground and began to state kindly, hoping for Belle to change her mind as well, "No, Belle. Listen to me I already have lived my life-" The Beast without remorse or pity on his face commenced to quickly drag Maurice away with Belle's heart now saddened yet with surprising fear mixed in, as this was her last meeting possibly with her father, "Wait!"

Maurice realizing as he saw tears on his elder child's face began to beg The Beast which he ignored, and not seeing Belle in a mixture of sorrow and pity at seeing the Master of The Castle taking her father away, "Belle!" "Wait!" Belle pleaded once again as she then saw them both head-down, and with her quickly heading to the cell's window a few minutes later, saw her father being dragged to the palanquin that was covered in minor-dead vines.

Belle also now realized that she, to her feared sight, saw that Morgana wasn't with her father at all.

Down below as Belle couldn't hear that far away, Maurice pleaded to The Beast still while in his firm grip, "No, please, spare my daughters!"

The Beast, however, had other ideas as he opened the door the object had and tossed him into it while stating to then make him fearful of this, "They are no longer of your concerns... Take him to the village he lives at." In the end, The Beast decreed to the carriage, which within moments broke the vines and began to move to the gate, and out of the castle grounds in spider-like movements.

"Please let me out! Please!" Maurice loudly stated within the object that Belle heard to finally make her at this point, be consumed in sadness and sorrow at not at all saying goodbye to her father, and began to sob to herself at this.

Eventually, within a few minutes of running with ease due to his curse, The Beast returned to the tower yet was stopped by his servant still where he was, Lumiere, by his single word in terms of who he is, "Master?"

"What!" The Beast started to his servant in an angry tone, yet now inwardly agreed to his reluctance at his servant's wise words. "Since the girl is going to be with us for quite some time, I thought we could offer her a more comfortable room-" The Beast though growled briefly to stop his servant, at the same time, began to move to the location he heard Belle sobbing, not hearing as Lumiere declared more-so to himself, "Then again, maybe not."

Though what he came into as he saw Belle cry for once, tugged a feeling of guilt in his heart while also watching her now stare at him, and confess while crying still, "You didn't let me say goodbye. I'll never see him again… You didn't let me say goodbye." Quickly deciding his servant must be right at glimpsing her current state, decided to state, with shock he saw in her orbs at him with her tears now slowly falling due to being surprised by what he declared to her, "I'll show you to your room."

"My room," Belle now proceeded to ask him in wonder while also briefly motioning to the cell room her father, and now her, was in, "But I thought-" "You want to stay in the tower?" The Beast now expressed to her in his question loudly yet not too loud to be considered threatening, more so to that of surprise mixed with a really-based tone. "No," Belle acknowledged softly to him which he also heard, and turned while also declaring firmly as if an order, "Then follow me."

Beast now began to lead Belle to the East Wing, to possibly where the other younger girl, her sister he figured, must be.

Belle, however, lagged slightly The Beast dismissed as he also carried Lumiere, as the female also saw the hideous sculptures and paintings on the walls and with the shadows making them slightly alive from the light moving still. Afraid once more, she also gasped while catching up to the half-surprised Beast, with him seeing a lone tear fall down the left side of her face, from her left eye.

Lumiere, however, smelled an opportunity for some minor conversation quietly noted to The Beast and getting his attention within moments also, "Say something to her."

"Hmm? Oh," The Beast now glanced to Belle as she now saw he was staring at her as he hesitated on talking yet did so anyways as well, "I… Um…Hope you like it here," he glanced to the candlestick as Lumiere simply urged him to go-on. "The castle is your home now, so you can go anywhere you like... Except the West Wing." The Beast also gestured with his free hand, a pointed finger upwards when he announced this.

Belle listened yet was also intrigued by what that wing was now and also began to ask The Beast also understanding this, "What's in the West Wing?" They both stopped as she was frozen slightly by his anger-like declaration to her, in an order, "It's forbidden!"

The Beast then turned around with that tattered cape of his swishing also at the same time, yet as they began to now head past the same room that Morgana was in (unknown to Belle), they froze as a child-like scream began to abruptly penetrate within the room nearby with Belle before he could stop her, went into it. Yet he was also confused by the name Belle mentioned now as he knew from the old man it was Morgana and not… "Mary!"

Though as the three now entered, they froze in shock and also minor suspicion in The Beast's eyes, as Morgana's eyes were wide open and were also pure-white as well as glowing, with them realizing she must be in a horrible dream of sorts since the child was also thrashing in her current bed. The Beast only watched as he saw Belle comfort the child with minor memories of his mother doing so, before shaking his head and merely waiting as Belle kept calming her sick sister that Belle realized, down.

After nearly several minutes of Belle's amazing The Beast, singing softly while comforting the little girl with a song he was familiar with, her eyes now stopped glowing and she also stilled. Though to his and the candlestick's hidden shock, she began to flutter her eyes and he froze at how beautiful those eyes were since he didn't see them at all when he first saw the child back at his den and with Morgana also blinking a few more times and when she also saw Belle, the child hugged her sibling.

"Belle, I dreamed of him again…" The Beast heard the child mutter lightly to her sister now as her face was in Belle's shirt, and also comprehending it was the older female's name. Yet he realized to his ire as well to confuse him off to two things: One, his wardrobe servant was deeply sleeping once again to maybe not alert him as such, and two, glimpsing Belle tensing at the comment of what Morgana confessed to her.

He then coughed into his hand, with both of them noticing him alongside Morgana to his inner surprise was merely uncertain as the child tilted her head unlike her sister, who was on guard, however, "I will leave you two to catch up on things but if you both do need anything, my servants will tend to you both." Belle, Morgana now saw as, despite her breathing being better slightly, she and Belle also realized how fast Morgana recovers from her illnesses and was also stunned at how tender he sounded.

Lumiere, however, whispered a suggestion to his master, which he heard as well. "Dinner, invite them both to dinner. Since the child is still sick." Angry, however, rather unexpectedly due to the curse, declaring it as well as an order, "You both will join me for dinner. That's not a request!" The Beast then slammed the door within moments to make Belle scared at this.

Before she could move and pound on the door, Belle froze with Morgana keeping her in place while also staring at her, strangely realizing, yet she stilled in place by her random question, with sorrow now in her orbs in realization, "Papa isn't here Big Sis?"

Belle chose her sister needed comfort more-so than her fear right now, as Morgana must have been sicker than she thought since she too coughed as her father had done, and gently brushed her sibling's long hair out of her eyes as when she glanced at Belle, it was as such in the way. "He wanted us to go with him, but I agreed to stay as I take his place," Belle told Morgana gently with her sadly nodding to this, and just held her as outside to Belle's wonder, it was now snowing outside from the opened-like curtained window yet she, while comforting Morgana now at the same time, began to silently sob.


Bela'Verre Inn/Lounge, a few hours later:

It was slightly crowded within the Tavern/Inn as most of the people came inside to either simply have a good time by drinking and telling stories, or maybe get a bite to eat before heading back to their homes. Which also in terms, included the Triplets, and both Cassie and her half-brother, Will Sundale.

Though Cassie was currently sad in that her sibling and the Triplets also attempted to cheer the girl up, despite them looking at their crush, partially.

For you see, everyone, Cassie lately found out earlier by accident eavesdropping back at her home, she wasn't a twin yet was born oddly, on the same day as her brother as her father had a drunken one-night stand without remembering and she was dropped on the same day as when Will was born.

So in terms, they are born-yet-not-identical twins. Yet she did wonder who her true mother was while not seeing a certain goddess of magic ponder things from hearing the child's honest thoughts, before disappearing, and realizing who it was by thinking of also berating the person.

However, Gaston as he alongside his sidekick was still aggravated all this time while the events happened to Belle, and the other two Evergreen family members transpired. The man was also in his chair the establishment also let him use while here, as most of the animals were all by his own doing from either being stuffed or walled trophies, was in dejection and anger. "Who does she think she is? That girl has tangled with the wrong man. No one says 'No' to Gaston!" Gaston himself declared more so to himself in both dejection and anger, which also could be heard within his voice.

LeFou, the faithful follower he was, soon agreed with him as it seemed to his mind, rude as such for Belle rejecting his plan like that, "Darn right!" Though Gaston dismissed him as the man also now sulked to himself while also expressing in that tone still, "Dismissed, rejected, publicly humiliated. Why it's more than I can bear."

Gaston then turned his chair around without effort, with LeFou also observing this, went up the front of him to maybe cheer him up by his slight suggestion, "More beer?" "What for? Nothing helps," Gaston now muttered while also turning the chair once again and finishing his words, "I'm disgraced."

LeFou as he was truly concerned about his friend, went back in front of him and he started to try once again to cheer him up once more, "Who you? Never…" LeFou merely moved the man's arms slightly in encouragement and not seeing brief surprise yet minor acceptance in Gaston's orbs at this, as LeFou continued, "You've got to pull yourself together."

LeFou: "Gosh it disturbs me to see you, Gaston, looking so down in the dumps."

While LeFou did this, he got a little too close to Gaston, and he, in turn, punched him lightly to the Old Cronies nearby as they were drinking, also making them slightly irritated yet saw the sidekick was cheering Gaston up, so they decided to pitch-in.

However, they each had an agreement in their eyes as they gazed at LeFou slightly. So when the time came, they would get a slight payback. Yet everyone cheered as LeFou sang the next verse of him cheering Gaston.

LeFou: "Everyone's awed and inspired by you~-"

Cassie; Soft voice in annoyance: "Yet I'm not at all."

LeFou; Ignoring the child: "And it's not very hard to see why~!"

At this to make Cassie annoyed despite the Triplets having a crush on the man, they quickly took this opportunity to come over and cuddle with Gaston as Will lends Cassie a half-look of understanding, as just like him, truly knew the man for the real way he was, unlike their parents.

Yet despite this, LeFou determined to keep singing while also moving around and gesturing as The Triplets now standing as they also admired their crush. But to what amuse Cassie as even though it being wrong from what her stepmother told her at times, which she couldn't help laugh more-so to herself inwardly at opportune moments, saw as LeFou was singing, he grabbed one of the Old Cronies belts, wrapped it around Gaston's neck with the mentioned man quickly flexing due to how tight it was, and easily breaking it.

But she also saw a gleam in the Old Cronies' eyes filled with mischief as they mostly gazed at the mini-man.

LeFou: "No one's slick as Gaston. No one's quick as Gaston. No one's next as incredibly thick as Gaston, for there's no man in town half as manly; Perfect, a pure paragon~!"

The small man danced-jumped on said mentioned person's heads easily somehow, as he got up to Gaston's face as he sang the next part of his words to the man.

LeFou: "You can ask any Tom, Dick, or Stanley, and they'll tell you whose team they'd prefer to be on~!"

LeFou to Cassie's inward humor, sad that is as she is still upset about her father keeping her secret for the most of her child-like life, saw the three named men soon grab in revenge, and began to swing LeFou back and forth near Gaston's face while he saw this as an opportunity to sing still.

Old Cronies: "No one's big like Gaston, kingpin like Gaston."

LeFou: "No one's got a swell cleft in his chin like Gaston."

While LeFou sang that part, the three males were able to get a swing close enough for LeFou to make it a point as he used his first finger and wiggled it briefly, and seeing his friend being cheered up as he while sitting, began to sing as well in agreement.

Gaston: "As a specimen, yes, I'm intimidating!"

Old Cronies: "My, what a guy~ that Gaston~!"

LeFou now freed due to the three men getting excited slightly at the singing they were doing, continued to dance while also grabbing a beer mug filled with beer, as not only the Old Cronies sang, but him as well.

Old Cronies: "Give five hurrahs, give twelve hip-hips."

LeFou: "Gaston is the best~ and the rest is all drips!"

LeFou now was abruptly sheepish as he accidentally splashed Gaston in the face, and within moments, Gaston punched him into the three men as they began to wrestle with everyone but the two kids singing, as one.

All: "No one fights like Gaston, no one bites like Gaston."

In true to that, Gaston unexpectedly bit one of the wrestlers as he also sang to that in agreement, in pain as well.

Wrestler: "In a wrestling match, nobody bites like Gaston."

Within moments they decided to break it up and the Triplets seeing another opportunity to touch the man's muscles, went up to him while they sang now. Yet also they sat on a table nearby and not expecting him to lift them easily up to make playful yet half-startled gasps at this.

Triplets: "For there's no one as burly and brawny..."

Gaston: "As you see I've got biceps to spare!"

LeFou, as he sat close, began to agree-sing with him mostly now.

LeFou: "Not a bit of him scraggly or scrawny."

Gaston now getting into the mood of things, opened his shirt slightly to reveal his chest hair while sing-stating it.

Gaston: "That's right! And every last bit of me's covered in hair!"

Old Cronies: "No one hits like Gaston. Matches wit like Gaston."

In agreement with that, we see Gaston playing checkers with another person and as he won, he knocked the board over to get a laugh out of the person. However, LeFou is now holding onto a spittoon while sing-stating to boost the man's ego as Gaston also snatches a belt and easily chews it briefly.

LeFou: "In a spitting match, nobody spits like Gaston!"

While chewing still and getting ready to spit, Gaston sang this next part in the agreement.

Gaston: "I'm especially good at expectorating! Ptooey!"

He was able to spit it in many objects as the spit wad easily ended up into the same spittoon LeFou was holding onto with the crowd cheer-singing to this.

All: "Ten points for Gaston!"

Gaston now was given eggs by the barkeep per his words and began to juggle a lot of them with ease while singing in boosted confidence.

Gaston: "When I was a lad I ate four dozen eggs, every morning to help me get large~!"

Gaston easily swallowed and ate the eggs somehow whole. LeFou however, wanting to see if he can do this, also did the trick with three eggs and yet sadly, made a mess on his face. Yet the entire crowd in the area began to sing again, still not the two kids singing to this. But we also see Gaston grabbing his shotgun as it was already filled. He within moments shoots three quick shots, as they hit some beers from random males nearby; thankfully not hitting them as well.

All: "No one shoots like Gaston, makes those beauts like Gaston!"

Gaston began to stomp to his chair in both his ego and pride to make a point, as LeFou sang the next part with ease. Near the animals likely mentioned for this Bar/Inn/Lounge, he killed for decorations.

LeFou: "Then goes tromping around wearing boots like Gaston!"

Gaston then gestured while signing to the head ornaments with ease.

Gaston: "I use the antlers in all my decorating!"

All: "My what a guy~, Gaston~!"

While they sang, the three men wanted more revenge on LeFou, and picked him up with ease as he also at the same time, began to try and get away with no success as they now carried the poor little man in a chair the crowd now carried and then was pinned underneath.

However, if the music was playing at this point, it would be cut off as Maurice then make the Triplets and the two children look to be more stunned than the crowd, as he came into the area, frantically, to make the five secretly concerned at this since he began to yell for aid. "Help! Someone help me!"

The barkeep, however, was both astounded yet confused as he knew him personally thanks to Belle and knew if he was this frantic, it must be serious. Yet he still contended Belle's and Morgana's father's name in a questionable tone, "Maurice?"

"Please I need your help, He's got her- Them both, and he got her locked in a dungeon!" Maurice declared in frantic movements to everyone as LeFou who was curious as to what he meant, asserted in a question to make the old man look to him within moments, "Who?" Gaston though thought it was slightly amusing yet he suddenly got serious as the name Maurice mentioned but didn't like the name of the brat that fears him being mentioned as well. "Belle and Morgana. We must go, not a minute to lose!" Maurice, however, to a not-so-unknown secret agreement to Gaston and Cassie, gently shook LeFou comically slightly to get a point across. Yet he still went from person to person, until he was thrown to Gaston's feet.

Gaston as he decided enough was enough, from his words, the crowd and Maurice looked to him with hope now in the old man's eyes at Gaston with him also looking to take this seriously, "Whoa! Calm down, Maurice. Who's got Belle locked in a dungeon?"

This, however, concerned Cassie which her half-brother saw, fully knowing his sister also could recognize if someone was lying somehow, and as she gathered her coat like him within momenta and the Triplets were briefly perplexed yet they decided to go with them while wanting to hang-out still with Gaston, got ready yet they froze by what the old man stated next. "A beast! A horrible, monstrous beast!" Maurice also motioned it to make the crowd now not believe him as they all laughed, more so the Old Cronies, except the Triplets and the two children.

However, seeing an opportunity and not at all seeing the kids now leaving, to confuse Daisy even further with her triplet sisters as well, began to tease the old man at his imagination now. "Is it a big beast?" The first of three stated to the old man; with him going to them while quickly nodding with hope still in his eyes as Maurice thought they might be able to help his children, while the taller crony, the first, made himself tall to prove a point with his coat open slightly, "Huge!"

The second now stated to further this on with him holding his nose and lips to the now empty mug in his hand, and showed his mouth was bigger due to the bottom of the glass mug, "With a long, ugly snout?" "Hideously ugly," Maurice quickly agreed with that man while the last as Maurice was slightly near Gaston who thought he was crazy at the moment, just listened, "And sharp, cruel fangs?"

"Yes, Yes. Will you help me?" Maurice finally asked the crowd with the hope they heard in his voice. Yet Gaston decided to humor the old man with fake hope and expressed to make him now look relieved to know Maurice believed the hunter, "Alright old man. We'll help you out."

The three cronies however saw another opportunity as they quickly grabbed Maurice while he stated with hope in his eyes, not realizing like the barkeep and the remaining triplets that they knew he was being tossed outside. "You will? Oh thank you, thank you!"

Maurice, however, gasped aloud while he was tossed outside, the two kids and Daisy gasping slightly in minor shock that they would do that to Belle's father.

Inside, however, the tall crony now asserted in amusement more-so to himself and not realizing Gaston was listening in at his words, "Crazy Old Maurice. He's always good for a laugh!" Now, however, Gaston began to be pensive as he also muttered to himself while sitting in his chair still, "Crazy Old Maurice, hmm? Crazy Old Maurice, hmm?" LeFou, as he was now nearby Gaston and with the man stating in a song now to LeFou yet, was amused as LeFou was crawling on the ground underneath a chair once again.

Gaston: "LeFou, I'm afraid I have been thinking."

LeFou: "A dangerous pastime-"

Gaston: "I know. BUT that wacky Old Coot is Belle's father."

He then let LeFou since he knew his sidekick would agree with him easily at his brainstormed idea, and continued singing it to him. While Gaston also gestured a 'so-so' based hand gesture, at the end of his sing-based words.

Gaston: "And his sanity's only so-so. Now the wheels have been turning~, since I looked at that loony old man."

Gaston then pounded his chest briefly in determination now in his eyes, while also state-singing to LeFou still.

Gaston: "See I promised myself I'd be married to Belle, and right now I'm evolving a plan~!"

Gaston now picked LeFou up and began whispering said plan into his ear and within moments, LeFou's eyes widen at how brilliant it was yet he state-singed to Gaston however while doing so, with Gaston in turn, also doing it back.

Gaston: "If I… (whisper)"

LeFou: "Yes?

Gaston: "Then I… (whisper)"

LeFou: "No, would she?"

Gaston: "(Whispering)…. GUESS!"

Now to the minor confusion of the entire crowd, they began to waltz in sudden excitement yet decided to be jolly once again as singing they can tell, continued as they were mostly either drunk or too merry at the moment to realize it was a plan-based-dance of eagerness between the two men.

Both Gaston and LeFou: "No one plots like Gaston, takes cheap shots like Gaston!"

LeFou: "Plans to persecute harmless crackpots like Gaston!"

While they were singing on the outside, the kids heard this and widened their eyes as they knew most of the adults were not truly thinking at the moment, and went after Maurice, with Daisy and her sisters following them. The three sisters knew that if they were to try and ask forgiveness from Morgana still, they were best off helping Maurice.

Maurice began to head home and prepare more so himself to venture out in the woods once again, alone, as he trekked to his house by taking the longer path, due to his frantic mind mixed in as well.

All: "So his marriage we soon will be celebrating~! My what a guy~, Gaston~!"


Back within the room currently holding both Belle and Morgana in The Castle's East Wing Guest Room:

Belle now sadly sighed to herself as Morgana despite the situation, now fell asleep within Belle's arms.

Currently, still, Belle was crushed by what has transpired only previously but understood she had to be the responsible one at the moment for Morgana's sake, especially if she is sick. Yet why did my little sister have to tell me about him in the first place a few days ago? Belle sadly thought while gently brushing her adoptive sibling's hair with ease. Not knowing which person Morgana was referring to, however.

A while back, Morgana told Belle of two certain nightmares she has always had at most times in clear vision (to make Belle herself, horrified): The first to where her former relative secret, from her former aunt, when she was younger to at least three-years-old, in a drunken-state... her uncle raped her within their bedroom despite all her struggles. The other sadly, however, was the somewhat confusing yet clear-like crystal way of her mother dying to a snake pale-faced male in a black cloak with red eyes while wielding a strange stick that killed her, to Belle, and eventually Maurice's confused yet sadly understood nod when told by Morgana since it was her biological mother that was the victim.

Sometimes it was also an armored male of sorts with amber eyes that took her mother and burned her while oddly holding a light-blue orb from her burning body.

Yet unfamiliar to the two, Morgana's dream about her former uncle was, was in-fact a blocked memory due to someone else that hates both Dumbledore and her being a Champion, as he simply spelled her former uncle to do so as such. The same to the other person as in fact, her mind was before being immune, was manipulated to thinking Voldemort ended her mother yet her mind was also slowly fighting back to the truth. However, they won't realize that till later on.

Back to them though, Belle was interrupted from her mere thoughts about her sibling, mixed with the dilemma she surmised they were now both placed in, from an unexpected knocking on the outside of this room's door.

Belle recalling the castle's master or Beast she concluded to dub him within her mind now, gently laid Morgana on the bed while also trying to not wake her up as Morgana herself was recently dozing for the past twelve minutes, and afterward, Belle now got up and went to the door.

However, what Belle saw astonished her for once she opened it: A teapot alongside a teacup and moving tea-set extras were behind them as the tea-cup and teapot had human-like features, and mostly the kettle was talking to her as well now, "Hello. I'm Mrs. Potts dear, and this is my daughter, Chipana." They both now entered without her permission, including the set as well, yet Belle despite this quickly figured out these might be part of the staff at the castle, was still in shock to what she was still witnessing, "I thought you might want a spot of tea or two to possibly settle your nerves."

Belle though backed up and not realizing the wardrobe was finally awake after all this time and spoke while getting closer to the female wardrobe and expressing in half-shock mixed with bafflement gently, to them, "But you… Ah… But… I-" she then bumped into the mentioned wardrobe while the wardrobe gently yet assuredly declared to assure the girl at the same time, "Oof- Careful young lady."

Belle, still shocked yet slowly going away now, stated more-so to herself as if she knew it might be a dream slightly yet secretly didn't, as she without them noticing, pinched herself. "This is impossible-" Belle commenced to state to the three, yet the wardrobe easily leaned from her bulky body onto the railings of the bed and made sure to not disturb the child, which failed, and Morgana gently woke up with a sleepy yawn. Though her adoptive sister was not-at-all awake at the moment as Morgana did witness numbly her sister flying briefly, to make Belle also stand up from the same bed she was sleeping on, while at the same time also listening to the wardrobe state to her older sister, "I know it is, but here we are!"

"Told ya she was pretty, Mama, didn't I?" Chip stated to her mother while the set poured a few things of milk and sugar into the cup herself. Mrs. Potts merely smiled at her daughter while agreeing with Chipana, yet expressed gently to her at the same time, "Alright now Chip, that'll do." Chipana then heads over to Belle as Morgana; after realizing to make Belle confused in secret why her little sister didn't freak out slightly like she did heads over to them without somehow spilling anything, "Slowly now, Don't spill!" Mrs. Potts gently stated to her only child.

Belle seeing this was a kind gesture, thankfully seeing Morgana was better-looking and sounding from discreetly observing her sibling at the same time, decided to be kind and gently expressed to Mrs. Potts, "Thank you." Belle then picked up Chipana with Morgana now having a knowing look mixed with immediate humor on her face, not seen by Belle of course, or the others.

"Want to see me do a trick?" Chipana now abruptly asked within Belle's gentle grip, as before the young woman could state otherwise, Chip then quickly takes in a deep breath while also puffing her cheeks at the same time with her eyes closed, and began to blow bubbles out of the top of her cup-like form.

Despite Morgana lightly giggling at this trick which intimately made Chipana happy someone enjoyed it, she now suddenly looked guilty as the cup's mother now declared admonishingly to her, "Chipana!" "Oops, sorry," Chip then expressed an apology, in which Mrs. Potts also nodded in wordless approval within moments.

However, Morgana now saw Mrs. Potts gazing at her elder sister while stating her in minor pride, making Morgana understand as it was now part of the movie she recalled as such, "That was a very brave thing you did, my dear." The wardrobe also agreed with Mrs. Potts while stating her own words as well, "We all think so."

Morgana, however, sensed Belle needed some comfort yet she didn't see the surprised glance as she now moved, without words, onto her sister's lap and sat while Belle still held onto Chipana who lightly blushed at Morgana slightly, yet listened onwards to what the others had to say. "But we've lost our father, my dreams, everything…" Belle trailed off in sadness and doubt, with Belle secretly relieved that her little sister's actions soothed her, somewhat.

"Cheer up, child. It'll turn out alright in the end. You'll see." Mrs. Potts gently acknowledged to soothe Belle slightly, yet she now declared to the two since it seems she must have been a mixture of stating while also doing as she suggested, jabbering, "Oops! Look at me, jabbering on, when there's a supper to get on the table." She began to gently hop out of the room while also stating her child's name; which Chipana also easily leaped out of Belle's hand and landed nicely on a nearby pillow before following her mother, looking briefly back shyly yet still excited at a girl around her age to maybe talk-to, "Bye!" The set followed within moments though after the kettle.

Morgana was however curious as she stated before the wardrobe could even say a word now, making her blink at the child in minor surprise as if, she had forgotten to do so. "Miss, what is your name... If you can please tell us?" Belle, however, was slightly proud as her adoptive sister used her manners, despite knowing she had already been taught some before her arrival, in the wardrobe.

"My I indeed forgot to tell you my entire name, haven't I? That what happens as you are a wardrobe I suppose." She then moved slightly so she was near Belle, but not too close as the wardrobe then gently told Morgana her name; making the child lightly laugh briefly as she waddled like a penguin to move slightly to do so, "My name dearie, is Mrs. Walker, or if your prefer, Frida. Frida Abigail Walker."

Morgana then saw the wardrobe, Frida, now state to the two of them with realization as she, unlike Morgana, however, and not detecting her sister frowned briefly at the cursed servant's words, "Well now, what should we dress you both for dinner? Let's see what I got in my drawers." Morgana this time held in a laugh at Frida's minor embarrassment as moths then came out of her when the doors opened, with her also quickly slamming them shut while stating it to them, "Oh, how embarrassing." Yet it seemed she got two dresses easily from one of her doors Frida has, and they both saw one lovely pink dress that might fit Belle with ease, and a jade one just Morgana's size which she instantly liked. "Here we are, you both will look ravishing in these two lovely dresses!"


Now let me stop at the moment here folks, sorry that is.

Understand this as most movies like this one has not shown The Beast's parents at all, but in this tale, you may end up seeing pictures or in terms back then, a painting of them.

Now let's resume, shall we?


Belle then recalled how rude Beast was within her mind, yet knew from the way Morgana to her having half-amusement, lightly growled around her stomach to realize she must be hungry yet she was as well, yet her pride decided for her in what Belle expressed to Mrs. Walker, kindly that is, "That's very kind of you, but I'm not going to dinner." Belle then gently stated afterward to stop the wardrobe before blinking in understanding, with Belle standing and also aiding Morgana to her feet, "But maybe my sister is."

Despite this, Frida from what Morgana saw, did understand yet still professed to make Belle inwardly sigh yet understood as Mrs. Walker was a mere servant of the castle, "Oh, but you must."

However, by awkward timing, Cogsworth whom Morgana knew, finally came into the room in a waddle while also stating in hidden hope she knew as from what Morgana knew as well, her older sister was the key to breaking their curse. "Ahem, ahem, ahem. Dinner… is served."

Meanwhile, at the Master's Den, The Beast was currently pacing on all fours as it was to his mind, taking too long for them both to get here. Lumiere and Mrs. Potts, however, were on the fire mantle watching as their master simply moved back and forth in an angry huff, especially since they sent Cogsworth thirty minutes ago to fetch the two girls.

The room was also set up in terms of what Cogsworth mentioned, Dinner for three.

"What is taking so long? I told the older girl to be down alongside the child... Why aren't they here yet?!" The Beast started to complain yet still is angry at not being patient.

Mrs. Potts, however, understood from briefly talking to Belle of her position and elected to gently state while also defending the two… well mostly the older girl that is, to her master now, "Oh, try to be patient sir. The two girls have lost their father, and possibly their freedom from noticing you decided to do the same to the child as well, in all but one day." Beast merely glanced at her yet also resumed as she was right of course by his actions earlier to the father.

In secret, The Beast felt or more so needed the child to remain behind, but not out of simple greed due to her jade-emerald-like eyes and looks that resembled not only the older girl and her mother when young, but more so to maybe keep the older sibling in-line he felt, but not the slight-protective sentiment he couldn't understand.

He was out of his thoughts unexpectedly by Lumiere, which he gazed quickly towards that is, now noted in minor hope to him, "Uh, Master. Have you thought that perhaps not the child, but maybe the older girl might be the one to break the spell?" The Beast in the retort was in anger to the candlestick, staring at him as such, "Of course I have, I'm not a fool."

Lumiere not understanding at all what his master meant began to state in confidence, gesturing it as well with his candlesticks, "Good. You fall in love with her. She falls in love with you, and- Poof! The spell is broken! We'll be human again by midnight!"

Mrs. Potts, however, now looked to Lumiere in disappointment yet gently expressed to make him understand also, "Oh it's not that easy at all Lumiere, these things truly take time." Though now understanding, Lumiere, however, reminded the two now to which The Beast hoped would never occur, yet it is, "But The Rose has already begun to wilt." The Beast, however, disagreed with the kettle, and remarked or more-so motioned slightly to his form, with the servants also understanding his position due to the Enchantress so long ago, "It's no use… She's so beautiful, and I'm so… Well, look at me!"

"Oh, you must simply let her see past all that." Mrs. Potts now gently suggested to her master, in which he still had doubts they both saw on his furred face with him also stating it, "I don't know how."

Mrs. Potts seeing an opportunity to possibly aid her master, now gently ordered to make him quickly sit up formally in surprise like she suggested, as she rarely orders as such while seeing her hopping and landing softly on a chair to state this, "Well, you can start by making yourself more presentable. Straighten up and try to act like a gentleman."

Catching on, Lumiere decided to place his own words of advice to the master now as well as he landed on the table easily, "Ah yes, when she comes in, give her a dashing, debonair smile. Come, come, and show me the smile." The Beast if Morgana was in the room at the moment, would laugh as he now had a fanged yet silly-like grin on his face due to Lumiere's suggestion.

Now near the candlestick, Mrs. Potts decided to add her own words in as well, "But don't frighten them both, especially the older girl." The Beast nodded to the kettle yet looked to Lumiere as he now added, "Shower her with compliments." The Beast, however, was losing his patients slightly by them adding things a lot until they came to the end as he grabbed his head, "Above all, you must control your temper." They stated together.

The door now creaks open as Beast quickly wipes the silly grin off his face also and stares to the door expectedly, yet he was kind of astounded it was Cogsworth to make him briefly mad, yet froze at noticing the little girl who looked slightly uneasy since she entered with help by the coat rack while wearing that jade dress that was offered by Mrs. Walker, now.

Both Lumiere and Mrs. Potts were slightly surprised by this outcome yet wondered where the older girl went or worse, why didn't she show.

The child, Morgana or more-so dubbed as Mary, with the aid of the coat rack due to her feeling slightly better (to the three's minor surprise at this as well), was still weak and now sat to where he would be sitting nearby the child, and Belle, if she did show, would have sat in his view.

Despite this outcome slightly, Beast gazed at Cogsworth as he froze in place and stated in minor anger and knowing the child might be scared if he roared or shouted at the moment, and was also getting stares from both the candlestick and kettle, "Well, where is the older girl?"

Morgana though remained silent, the two servants saw, as they witnessed to their surprise that Cogsworth was somehow... buying time of sorts, while also expressing it in hesitance. "Who? Oh! The older girl. Yes, the, ah... Older girl. Well, she's in the process of, ah, um, circumstances being what they are, ah…" he now looked inwardly panicked yet stated in finality to make Beast truly angry at this, "She's not coming."

Morgana jumped in fright at how loud he was while also covering her ears and shaking, to make the two servants concerned for the child, and The Beast also forgot his manners at the moment while shouting one angered word, loudly, in a roar-like voice, "WHAT!" He then took off out of the room promptly to the surprise of the servants and not knowing it was Morgana's magic doing so, all the food and things were still in place while some objects went alongside The Beast, as they began to chase him down. Most of the objects sticking to the walls.

Mrs. Potts, however, remained briefly behind and told the coat rack firmly, with it doing a salute to make the child she saw was slightly amused by the coat rack's antics, "Stay here until we get back. Knowing the Master, he will be in a mood of sorts." The female kettle then gave a wordless apologetic look as she soon took off, with Morgana not knowing what to currently do.

The coat rack was apparently waiting on her yet Morgana decided, and if the coat rack would still have his eyes, would have made a raised eyebrow at her by her curious suggestion, "Do you play games?"

Meanwhile, with the three still chasing servants and The Beast, they now made it to the room Morgana and Belle were currently staying together. Although he ignored his servants' pleas to not be hasty or as such, he still headed to the room all this time anyway.

The Beast now goes to the closed door, and then bangs on it while yelling at the same time, "I thought I told you to come down to dinner!"

Belle as she was on the other side was in surprise at this outcome, yet now in ire while she also stated from where she was, mostly since Belle didn't expect the castle's master to do this, "I'm not hungry, I thought it is better for my sister to eat than me." She also hoped he would understand she was still upset currently about their father not possibly seeing them anymore.

Knowing the outcome now as to why the child was there instead of her, he decided as The Beast was still angry, enacted to what Belle merely raised an eyebrow on the other side for a realistic look, "You'll come out or I'll… I'll break down the door!"

However, Lumiere now decided to interrupt things before they go even worse, making The Beast know they caught up to him, "Master, I could be wrong, but that may not be the way to win the girl's affections." Beast understood yet also listened to Cogsworth state or added in agreement with the candlestick, pleading as well, "Please! Do attempt to be a gentleman." The Beast though decided while still angry, however, to also prove a point by his words in a growl, "But she is being so… difficult!"

However, to his immediate ire now, Mrs. Potts decided to make him do most of the work he figured easily while merely stating to him in kindness, "Gently, gently." Dejected, The Beast decided to do as she wanted and knowing most of the time Mrs. Potts was right on things, "Will you come to dinner?"

He was astounded yet quickly frustrated by Belle still saying no, as he signaled to the closed door still with Cogsworth now deciding to help him out, "Suave. Genteel." Now trying to act formal, bowing yet realizing the child's sister wouldn't see him, declared lowly yet in a polite-like tone, despite his anger, "It would give me great pleasure if you would join me for dinner." Cogsworth then stated briefly to him in to aid him further, "Ahem, ahem, we say 'Please'." Dejected again, The Beast decided to do as his clock-servant said, and done so, "Please."

Belle, however, on the other side was angered at him not getting the hint and stated in anger back to him as well, "No, thank you."

Furious now, Beast declared back to her in anger, "You can't stay in there forever!" Belle, however, thought he might have been angry, but was out of place as she decides to provoke him now and not seeing Mrs. Walker shaking her head no at her, at this, "Yes I can!" Belle then jumped in minor fright as he shouted in a half-roar on the other side while also hearing what he said, "Fine! Then go ahead and STARVE!"

Beast now glanced before gesturing to himself, and the closed door at the same time, in any order, "If she doesn't eat with me, then she doesn't eat at all!" The Beast then ran on all fours back down the hall, slamming a door on the way that also caused a piece of the ceiling to fall on Lumiere.

Mrs. Potts decided to be the first one to say anything out of the three of them, "That didn't go well at all, did it." Cogsworth though had other ideas as he now firmly looked to Lumiere, making the candlestick go straight as this was now orders to which he partially disagrees, "Lumiere, stand guard and watch at the door and inform me at once if there is the slightest change."

Even though in secret he agreed to meet with a feather duster he has always liked, Lumiere saluted while now taking his guard position seriously, "You can count on me, mon Capitan." Cogsworth now sighed and stated sadly as he too like they were, was hoping things were to go well tonight, "Well, I guess we better go downstairs and start on cleaning up."

Unknown to the three servant objects, a pair of green eyes concealed once again in an invisibility spell of sorts, glanced into the room before moving onward in the castle to possibly play pranks on the staff or maybe… talk to The Beast himself.

A few minutes later within the West Wing, where The Beast lives, was destroyed still-working furniture, and a torn-painting nearby of what he would have looked like if he wasn't cursed currently still. There was, however, floating within a glass vase of sorts or a dome on top of a crystalline-like table, a single yet enchanted rose that is part of the reason why they were cursed in the first place as a few petals we're already on the central part of the table itself.

Beast then marches into his huge room while in anger at not only Belle, but with her refusing his offer on eating while knocking and destroying mostly some objects that weren't sentient over, in the process, "I ask nicely, but she refuses. What a… What does she want me to do- Beg?" Heading over to the rose, he picked up a mirror that was also his only viewing of the outside world at most times that the Enchantress pettily left behind to make him half-suffer even more, fully realizing his looks will never allow him to truly be among humans still.

"Show me the girl." The Beast declared firmly to the mirror, yet he was however unsettled as a white question-mark showed within the mirror itself before he was groaning at this and expressed once again to now see whom he wanted, "Show me the older girl." The mirror now shows both Mrs. Walker pleading her case about him, he figured while the older girl… Belle, he recalled the girl muttering a while ago to a nightmare of all things, which was also odd in itself; their voices also echoing slightly due to the enchantment on the mirror itself, "Why the Master's not so bad once you get to know him. Why don't you give him a chance?"

The Beast, however, became saddened and had nearly little hope now as to what Belle stated, with her looking disturbed probably as to what occurred between the two, "I don't want to get to know him. I don't want to have anything to do with him."

The Beast then gently sat the mirror down now and noted tenderly to himself while doing so, "I'm just fooling around myself. She'll never see me as anything… but a monster." However, at the end of his words a petal then gently fell onto the table to make the total to three petals now, and The Beast now in a discouraged state with his hands to his head stated merely two words to himself at this, "Its hopeless."

The mirror unexpectedly shifted its image as half-surprising him, glowed partially, and showed the child to his confusion, was still at the den this entire time.

Getting a curious gaze now, he saw to make him half-amused slightly to see that Morgana was playing to his amazement, Chess, with his coat rack, with her winning. Yet he regretted it as she also ate some soup slightly that wasn't filling he knew, from what he was also glimpsing at the same time.

"The purity of children is always… fascinating, isn't it, Beast?" Stated a male voice that tensed the mentioned person up, and hastily turned to make him blink in alarm at discovering the green and silver-garbed male with black hair and different-colored green eyes then the child, in a tuxedo in all, now giving him a pointed yet amused stare as well.

The Beast, however, narrowed his eyes at him while standing in front of the rose while also expressing firmly, in slow-growing anger, "Who are you and what are you doing here?" To Beast's surprise, however, the man merely chuckled at him as if he wasn't that powerful, and declared in half-humor yet saw a half-serious mixed with humor stare, also making his eyes widen at who he mentioned, "Why I am partway here for a few things: Checking-up on my… A champion like a few others confidentially has, and possibly have a little chit-chat with you, Prince Adam Manwell Stormsong."

This froze Beast over as no one besides his servants have stated his full name, rarely that is, and narrowed his eyes once again and declared firmly, despite Beast still slightly shocked the man before him truly knew who he was, "Who are you?" Beast was also curious as to what he meant by the child being his Champion, as well as others.

To his all-knowing that this person was powerful in magic, he fixed a nearby chair Beast recently destroyed with a simple wave of his hand, and sat in it easily while disclosing firmly in a better-listen tone, "I am not one to be trifled with, cursed mortal. I, however, will come by from time to time to perhaps check up on the child and to see if her best investments… are at heart if you get my significance. Like a few others."

Seeing that this man, despite him not yet revealing his name, The Beast didn't want to fight with at all, merely nodded his head as a satisfied smile now graced this man's features while also stating in finality and getting up as a result, "Good."

He playfully motioned to the chair to Beast's surprise at the gift, "I estimated you may want a chair that wouldn't be able to be torn as such, from your cursed developments. So considered that a blessing to host My Champion under your wing and care. Do note, however," The Beast was abruptly on the floor and lightly gasping in surprise at how powerful of magic he quickly sent out to him as he was now on his knees and thankfully away from the vase that contained the rose, to not damage it, "If you harm the child as those few mortals have committed back at her realm, then you will endure even more-so than your curse can allow, am I clear?"

The Beast nodded within moments in animal submission due to his curse yet was now pondering what he meant from 'Her realm', yet stayed silent as the pressure the man gave off, unexpectedly subsided to make Beast now shakily stand with an approving nod from the man, yet also froze as he bestowed a name to now make him wary as he from what he read, thought to him as mere folklore, not in-fact, real. "Before I part, do know as you inquired of my name, cursed mortal, is Loki… Farewell till next, we convene." He then vanished without anything more to add or say leaving an ice-like mist behind before that too vanished.

Beast now wary as he approached the chair, tapped it, and backed away expecting a prank or worse at him, yet was within moments relieved as it was an ordinary, yet special chair he realized that to his amazement, fixed itself after he unknowingly tore it slightly from the left-armrest. Knowing that kind of God, his words must be truthful. The Beast briefly thought to himself as he still saw that the child was still playing with the coat rack, yet yawned knowing she might be still tired due to her being sick, now decided to perhaps knowing both females might be content slightly, to remain in his room for now.

Meanwhile, Morgana, she now was bored despite her being tired still and was also a mix of being well-rested due to how long she slept, played the ninth game of chess, and won once again as she instantly yet playfully glared at the coat rack, "Are you letting me win?"

To her hidden amusement, the coat rack hastily motioned a no, with to what he (she thinks the coat rack is a male), with his rack-arms.

Shrugging, Morgana was about to set the game-up again despite her hunger detailing to the coat rack as from the soup, she was indeed maybe hungry still, the door once again opened and Morgana looked to see the now surprised objects: Mrs. Potts, Lumiere, and Cogsworth looking at her in surprise while Cogsworth stated for them all in both surprise and confusion more-so to himself, "You're still here?"

Uncertain, Morgana tilted her head cutely, foreign to her that is at the clock as she also expressed it as well to then make Cogsworth sheepish slightly, "Am I supposed to still be here?" The three servant-objects now waddled/hopped into the room while also climbing things and we're now on the table before starting anything else, "Well… We all figured you would be back with your older sister, then remain here mademoiselle." Lumiere easily stated to the child.

Shrugging while yawning and yet, her stomach growled lightly to amuse the servants and fully understanding this feast was mostly an introductory one than a true one for the guests within the castle, per orders of their master that is, Morgana's face tinted lightly at this.

"Well, why don't we get you fed still as perhaps you getting over your sickness you gained while outside," Mrs. Potts lightly implied with the coat rack detecting the kettle's words, aided Morgana and the five then began to head out of the room while Cogsworth, to her surprise, talked to a few knight-armors nearby to possibly clean the little mess up that was in the den.

They then headed to the kitchen, with Lumiere stating he was going back to his guard post to make Morgana raise an eyebrow at this while understanding Belle must have argued with The Beast (like she thought and remained back in their room), and decided to let her be for now and went with Mrs. Potts and Cogsworth to the kitchen.

Unspecified to the four now, since the coat rack kept helping Morgana walk with ease to the location, a pair of approval-like eyes hidden in the shadows knew from what her sister stated, that her interference might be coming-up soon as they recently found out a twin to a certain fay-witch heard of her future-mistress, and sent something eventually to test her or worse.

The shadowy-like figure with red eyes now vanished.


Well, guys here is chapter three, so I hoped you like it as I tried to keep it in the same plot-line with a few of my twists. So if you are wondering, yes, Morgana will be tested from time to time, not by the villains that have a sudden interest in her; those that are bad that is than the ones she would eventually get to know or possibly, learn from (gasp, yes I did state that), but a few things I would like to mention, but not spoil it for you, the readers/users/guests as such.

If you are also curious if the Triplets and the two Sundale children; Cassie and Will that is, might be more-involved, then yes as Loki himself might lead them to the castle and they end up in the same predicament. So like I said earlier in my last chapter of this fic, this will be mostly the same with a slight AUish touch.

So with that, till you guys see the next upcoming chapter, peace!