Author's Announcement:
There isn't that much to say then just enjoy the chapter, also I don't own anything (meaning franchise I tend to use as well as brand names I tend to use as well) but my plot twists and OC's; also allow others to use my OC's with my permission to any of their stories they see fit (once they look into my stories as such to do so).
Though I do like to mention, however, I will do an AU, unlike the Christmas movie that is, an AU part within this chapter (with surprises) as I tend to make it a long one folks.
Also to let you all know, there is a hidden plot in here as well during a certain fay's and armored male's time within this chapter.
Warning: Nightmares from Morgana, Plot Thickening, OC's Being Introduced, Singing, Blood or Fighting Mentioned, Unexpected Outcomes within Plot, AU Christmas within Chapter (a part-1 to that which will conclude in next chapter), Latin used in Chapter.
Thoughts or "Whispering"
LeFou: "Bonjour!" = singing by people (which I do not own at all; slightly modify it to fit characters though sometimes) If " ~ " is in songs, it is longer in words.
(Flashback Begins/Ends)
Hidden Words
(Number placed here) = Number explained at the end.
So without any further ado, let's begin the next chapter of this fic.
Normal POV, ten minutes later, within the East Wing of the castle:
Presently, there was no one besides two specific objects that were behind a curtain as two out of many cursed servants that is within the castle's walls, were fooling around when one of them: Lumiere, was supposed to be on guard duty. The feather duster that said candlestick had his eyes on mostly, eventually sought him out, and was otherwise known as Janine Le Trina.
If anyone smart passed by the curtain, they would have seen the three lights of Lumiere's candlesticks lit up slightly behind while they moved.
But at this time, Belle's hunger wore over her dignity now, which the young woman also bemoaned on rejecting The Beast's initial offer of food, began to look around and noticing no object-like guards posted, began to move from the room, and then head to the kitchens as earlier, she saw some and not all of the rooms and memorized directions.
"Oh, no!" Janine started to state to her lover, "Oh, yes!" Lumiere commenced playfully to his hope-to-be girlfriend once the curse is removed and not realizing at all that Belle was leaving just yet, "Oh, no!" The feather duster remarked to the candlestick behind the curtain in fake terror mixed with a playful tone in her voice, again, "Oh, yes, yes, yes!" Lumiere expressed while now moving the curtain to reveal them both while Lumiere also tilted the female feather duster to see her better with her hinting something from their past, while objects while giggling slightly before doing so, "I've been burnt by you before!"
Though once he saw Belle leaving, he unexpectedly dropped the feather duster in minor shock, yet apologized once he saw her hurt to look at doing so until she also saw Belle leaving, "Zut Alors! She has emerged!"
Back in the kitchens, however, with both Mrs. Potts as well as the current staff, they all seemed to be entertained as Cogsworth was now being outclassed slightly in knowledge by Morgana that is, as they began to play a game of riddles. Though, while the child was wide awake now, Chipana, however, was now sent to bed without fuss this time by her mother as a few minutes earlier along with her peeking before fully going to sleep since the other cups within the cupboard, were already sleeping, she was oddly happy that Morgana was here.
"So my next riddle child is this: I'm tall when I'm young and I'm also short when I'm old. What am I?" Cogsworth now stated to Morgana while she was eating a spare cookie they had made for dinner earlier as the staff also cleared the previous dinner from the Den, with the stove or the cook of the castle, that Morgana knew, grumbled about it earlier that his hard work had gone to waste.
Thinking deeply now from the clock's riddle, she glanced around briefly and then saw a non-servant candle, after hearing the riddle in her mind for a few minutes, smiled as Cogsworth was smug until he now looked gobsmacked briefly by her correct answer, "Is it a candle, Mr. Cogsworth?"
Hearing Chipana giggle in her sleep yet knowing the teacup must have missed something to make Cogsworth amazed, Mrs. Potts smiled a little at the child as she beamed at solving it right. Though she gave the clock a look in which he stated one of the servants to play with Morgana in a game of sorts, and the two began to quietly talk to each other about their true concerns while Morgana was delaying the talk further as she was a curious child they knew, by nature now.
"It has been a long night for all of us Cogsworth. I imagine despite this, the older girl might be still sad realizing she cannot seek out her father, as well as to be responsible from what I saw earlier, for her little sister is here as well." Mrs. Pott's expressed as the two saw Morgana was playing a game of checkers with the sugar-tea set that strangely compared with the one in another Disney movie, slightly (1).
"Yes, but if you truly ask me, however, Mrs. Potts: That girl was just being stubborn, after all the Master did state 'Please' to her." Cogsworth now cited to make Mrs. Potts thoughtful briefly before reminding him gently of their predicament for a few years, surprisingly not aging due to being objects by the curse, "But if the Master doesn't learn to control his temper though, he'll never break the-" Cogsworth interrupted kettle while making her now give him a glare for yet she too noticed, like Morgana, that Belle now entered into the kitchen with the clock promptly stating as such, "Splendid to see you out and about, mademoiselle."
"Hi Big Sis, I take it to you are no longer mad at Mr. Teddy?" Morgana now gently acknowledged her sibling as the game was then forgotten while the sugar-tea set was losing yet was now relieved as discreetly, it switched the board around.
The staff had to also hold in their laughter as to what the child called, as well as Belle, too, their master of the castle since Morgana also hugged her sister in greeting.
At this time though, a rushed Lumiere now came into the room, seeing that their introductions were about to be met, and was leaning over to gently kiss Belle's offered hand in kindness with the clock looking annoyed as he described both his and the clock's name to her, "That is Lumiere, and my name, however, kind Madame, is Cogsworth: The Head-Servant of the castle. If I may say so, along with Mrs. Potts."
Morgana though laughed slightly since she now stood next to her elder sister, with Lumiere stating pleasantly to her older sister in his way, "Enchante, Cherie."
Cogsworth although that Morgana saw since they are servants, after all, went to the do the same yet Lumiere kissed her hand again to amuse them both this time yet while he did so, he was trying to speak to her as well, "If there's anything- Stop that, that we can- Please!" Cogsworth then shoved the candlestick away as Lumiere was briefly upset yet Morgana began to quietly giggle this time at an idea-look on the object's face, while Cogsworth finally declared to Belle, "To make your stay, for both of you to be more comfortable. Ow!" Lumiere burned Cogsworth's metal hand slightly at the end of his words.
Belle seeing a blush on Morgana's face as her stomach grumbled to let the servants know she too, might be hungry as to the elder female teen's little blush before fading away within moments, growled lightly as well, and Belle gently stated to them in admittance, "I guess we're both a little hungry."
Morgana knew what musical scene was coming, as she loved this one as well as a few others, from the other movies, saw Mrs. Potts was getting excited now while gently stating to the staff as they listened to the kettle, "You are? Hear that, they're both hungry." Morgana though jumped once Mrs. Potts gently ordered the stove to be turned on, in which he showed off slightly by the flames briefly going up and then down, and the silverware, to the child's inner amusement, were now standing up within the opened drawers the kitchen has.
Though, Morgana lightly frowned before placing a smile on her face at how strict Cogsworth was, secretively, from his words as this was happening, "Remember what the Master said." Though it seemed Mrs. Potts disagreed with the clock as she then declared by giving him a brief look before resuming her excitement, "Oh, pish tosh. I'm not going to let the poor children go fully hungry while knowing the little girl barely ate as well."
Belle and Morgana though saw the clock thinking yet also in hesitance, agreed at the kettle's statement while also giving in to the ultimate demand, Morgana knew, "Oh, alright. Glass of water, a crust of bread-" he began to move and with Belle as she figured as Morgana knew The Beast wasn't at all mad with her, mostly with her older sister from the childish argument she remembered that may have transpired already.
However, the clock was interrupted with a stare to Lumiere from Cogsworth at this as the candlestick remarked something obvious to the clock as such, "Cogsworth, I am surprised at you. She's not our prisoner, she's our guest," Lumiere gazed at Belle first and then Morgana, lastly, while continuing, "We must make them both feel welcome here. Right, this way, mademoiselle's."
Lumiere now began to lead both the Evergreen siblings out of the kitchen, with Morgana hearing the rest of the conversation unlike Belle did, "Well keep it down. If the Master finds out about this, it will be our necks!" The clock now acknowledged firmly to the candlestick with him swinging the swinging door, which also made Cogsworth fly slightly, yet stated the word music from the candlestick's response, "Of course, of course, but what is dinner without a little music?"
Morgana saw to her amazement unlike she knew within the movie itself, saw that there were two chairs since she might be involved (the little girl figured), while also sitting down in the middle of the table, and saw Belle at the spot she was for the upcoming song she enjoyed.
Morgana then saw Lumiere on the table with a hasty spotlight on him, with Belle also observing this as he began to state to them both kindly yet loudly to be entertained, "Ma chere, mesdemoiselles. It is with the deepest pleasure and greatest pride, that I welcome you both tonight. And now, we invite you both to relax. Let us pull up the chairs as the Dining Room proudly presents-" Morgana was impressed like she saw Belle was, as she also looked like Belle now: Delighted slightly, with the objects possibly containing food under the silver things from Morgana not recognizing what they were called. "You're dinner," Lumiere finished yet he now began to sing afterward, while also dancing.
Lumiere: "Be. Our. Guests. Be our guests. Put our service to the test! Tie your napkin 'round your neck, Cherie and we, provide the rest!"
Morgana saw Belle make her giggle, as she chose to let the napkin be as she didn't want to dirty her new outfit the castle gave her to wear Belle placed her napkin onto her lap to make the chair move in a mad-like posture, briefly, before resuming as a chair again. Although, Morgana saw the incoming dishes that the child assumed may have contained the food, with Lumiere going mostly by Belle as her dishes remained, to her wonder yet moved in sync with the others, once she tried them.
Lumiere: "Soup du jour, hot hors d'oeuvres. Why do we only live to serve? Try the grey stuff it's delicious. Don't believe me, ask the dishes!"
Morgana did try it alongside Belle when the candlestick served her firstly, before heading to her, and she beamed at him while Lumiere winked at the child, and the two siblings now saw the cabinet at the end of the table open within seconds to reveal china-based dishes, as the candlestick mentioned. They then within moments, rolled out with ease and then began to perform for the two Evergreen siblings.
Lumiere: "They can sing, they can dance~"
Morgana saw the dishes and silverware now mixed to form the Eiffel Tower, which she is hoping to see one day still, besides other locations, with Lumiere also handing out menus to both her and Belle while still singing at the same time.
Lumiere: "After all, Misses, this is France! And dinner here is never the second best! Go on and unfold your menus, take a glance and then you'll be our guests, be our guests, be our guests!"
When he mentioned the menus of what food, he sang them while the food-serving dishes, now moved.
Lumiere: "Beef Ragout, Cheese Soufflé! Pie and Pudding en Flambé! We'll prepare and serve with flair, a culinary cabaret!"
Morgana decided to at least try some of the food, which was truly amazing with Belle trying to do the same yet failing at most of them. Morgana however, giggled at seeing Cogsworth being shown slightly burnt in one of the dishes though when Belle lifted said lid.
Lumiere to make Morgana now laugh, without seeing the glance to her by her older sibling at her for this, yet Belle was confidentially amused as well, Lumiere shortly came over at seeing the clock, and instead of helping him out, he lit him up briefly to make a small explosion around Cogsworth's face as more soot since his body was the only thing moments ago, burnt.
Lumiere: "You're alone and you're scared, but the banquet's all prepared! No one's gloomy or complaining while the flatware's entertaining!"
When the candlestick mentioned this, they entered into a dance Morgana read about in older movies before her time otherwise recognized as a Busby Berkeley-Esque dance with swimming, she recalled, with him also being in the center while on top of a now rising plate from the punchbowl, singing while performing.
Lumiere: "We tell jokes, I do tricks. With my fellow candlesticks."
When he was juggling, Morgana, as well as Belle, saw beer mugs now enter the scene, with them foaming slightly as well as singing together, in male voices.
Mugs: "And it's all in perfect taste that you can bet!"
Morgana smiled in happiness as they began to perform a gymnastic routine while also hopping over one another while passing the beverage they contained to one another. Belle was intimately happy Morgana was enjoying this, as much as she was, from beholding the awe and mixed excitement her little sister showed.
All Object Servants: "Come on and lift your glass, you've won your own free pass. To be our guests, be our guests, be our guests!"
Lumiere: "If you're stressed, it's fine dining we suggest!"
Morgana saw Cogsworth clean himself up while this was going on yet shortly began to head over to the objects, to stop them (she figured), yet they continued to sing still.
All Object Servants: "Be our guests, be our guests, be our guests!"
Now it was awkward as they left the clock all alone along with Cogsworth just realizing this within moments, began to slowly inch away as Morgana also giggling to herself since Lumiere rushed and stopped him, to keep him there.
Lumiere: "Life is so unnerving, for a servant who's not serving! He's not whole without a soul to wait upon~"
Morgana though heard Lumiere's singing and went soft in a slightly sad tone, with the child understanding fully well as to what he meant while Cogsworth told him to get off. Though the clock glances up realizing it was snowing briefly and saw it was floating salt and pepper shakers doing their tasks. Yet Lumiere and Cogsworth performed as they had done for this part of the song.
Lumiere: "Ten years we've been rusting, needing so much more than dusting... Needing exercise, a chance to use our skills!"
Morgana now saw that Cogsworth tried to escape Lumiere's hold, yet he tripped and fell into green gelatin. Though she saw a glint in the candlestick's eyes with mischief, as he was also nearing the spoon that both she and Belle saw.
Lumiere: "Most days just lay around the castle~, flabby, fat and lazy. You both walked in and oops-a-daisy!"
Morgana was half-amused as Cogsworth was sent flying out of the dessert, yet she heard Mrs. Potts since the child was near the kitchen more than Belle was, the kettle singing, yet the little girl kept watching the dishes and others in front of her dance and perform, for them.
Morgana eventually saw Mrs. Potts now come in all spiffy and clean, while singing one lump or two to mostly Belle as she was, to her awe, given hot chocolate... A treat she has yet to try due to her former uncle not letting her have any chocolate or treats related to it, yet gave them to his son instead.
All: "They're our guests!"
Mrs. Potts: "They're our guests!"
Morgana has now amused once again as Cogsworth tried to stop them, yet began to run as he was about to be run over by the other objects performing, for both her and Belle. With them both also listening and eyeing the objects sing and danced some choreography of sorts, with each other.
All: "They're our guests! Be our guests! Be our guests! Our service is your request! It is ten years since we had anybody here, and we're obsessed! With your meals, with your ease, yes indeed, we aim to please. While the candlelight is still glowing~. Let us help you, we'll keep going~!"
Morgana now saw Lumiere doing his solo performance to entertain them both now, while he was loudly singing.
Lumiere and All: "Course, by course. One by one 'till you shout 'Enough, I'm done!' Then we'll sing you off to sleep as you digest~. Tonight you'll prop your feet up, but for now, let's eat up."
Now they both saw a magnificent finally-like performance while they all sang and the silverware flying through the air, the plates and feather dusters dancing, and even Cogsworth was the focus of attention until Lumiere comes unexpectedly sliding behind him and knock the clock over.
Lumiere and All: "Be our guests! Be our Guests! Be our guests! Please~ be~ our~ guests~!"
Morgana and Belle then clapped as Belle gently expressed like a child, enjoying their performance, "Bravo! That was wonderful!" Morgana now saw the objects begin to leave while they now ate their food briefly before the dirty dishes too, left to be cleaned up. The clock, however, thanked all other servants though, and both her and Belle at the compliments.
Afterward, Cogsworth discovered the time on his face (I don't know how he does it, maybe being a clock helps?) and declared to the two girls, "Oh, my goodness, will you look at the time. Now, it's off to bed, off to bed!"
Morgana decided to state something before her sister could, with a knowing gaze as Morgana's eyes glowed in happiness at seeing that performance still, and not at all tired like Belle is, "But Mr. Cogsworth, I couldn't get to sleep now when I saw that amazing performance! Right, Belle?" Morgana now glanced to her sister to agree with her, and Belle nodded glimpsing that her sister was right since it was a very moving performance. Belle though expressed her own words, however, to them, "Oh, I couldn't possibly go to bed now. It's my- Our first time in an enchanted castle." Belle also corrected herself as to also knowing Morgana was also here, with her.
"Enchanted? Who said anything about the castle being enchanted?" Cogsworth hesitantly laughs as he also from what Morgana figured tried to cover it up yet she giggled as a lone fork ran by behind the two objects, to disprove that. Belle though understanding her sibling's giggling, simply asserted as she theorized it earlier, yet still expressed a little unsurely from watching the objects begin to fight when Cogsworth accused Lumiere, "I, um, figured it out for myself."
The two then quickly stopped and straightened themselves out when they looked at her, but Belle then stated as she decided to fully ask since she didn't get to see most of the castle, just like she knew Morgana would love it as well, "Could we look around if that's alright?"
Lumiere was suddenly excited as he then declared kindly to them both, "Would you both like a tour?" Morgana was now curious as she too wanted to know like Belle did, as to what might contain within this castle. Though she saw Cogsworth pull Lumiere to the side yet they still heard him despite the clock talking confidently to his comrade, "Wait for a second. I'm not sure that's such a good idea. We can't let them go poking around certain places if you know what I mean."
Belle decided though to be persistent, with Morgana she saw lightly nod at her to do so, poked lightly like most people on the commercials Morgana saw for the Pillsbury Doughboy on the clock's stomach, and then Belle stated gently while also trying to boost the clocks ego, "Perhaps you could take us since you probably know everything there is to know about the castle."
Flattered they both saw, Cogsworth admitted while getting ready to do said tour for them now, "Well, actually, ah yes, I do!" He also chuckled briefly, after he acknowledged that.
Unlike the movie, Morgana saw a lot of rooms she was surprised the castle has: A Parlor Room, The Ballroom, of course, Kitchens once again (after getting another cookie from the Chef), as well as a lot of rooms Morgana realized the free time they might have after tonight, would try and seek them out. Mainly a somewhat large balcony to her surprise the child quickly, within her mind, called dibs to maybe being alone by herself as it was a garden of roses and other flowers mixed with a small fountain and benches in the center, in an open view to be outside, as strangely, this location never seemed to have been snowed on.
Although while they have been walking nearly an hour for the tour itself, Cogsworth, to Morgana's hasty tensed nerves that Belle also didn't notice, but the candlestick curiously did yet didn't state anything, began to speak as they neared the hallway with armored knights. "As you can see, the pseudo façade was stripped away to reveal a minimalist rococo design." While he talked, Morgana saw the knight's heads turned quickly while they passed, primarily at Belle then her she figured, as Morgana was behind them and stayed next to Belle while Cogsworth continued, "This is another example of the neoclassical Baroque Period, and as I always say: If it's not baroque, don't fix it! Hahaha. Now then, where was I?" Cogsworth finished that part of the tour yet turned around after noticing all the knights had their heads turned, and shouted firmly to them, "As you were!" They resumed their previous look now.
Morgana though kept up with Belle yet paused as she strangely felt like she was being watched not from the knights though, to which Cogsworth noticed as they continued, but from something else, as they paused and he gently asked in minor concern mixed with curiosity, "Are you alright Morgana?"
Belle heard this as well as the candlestick and turned to see Morgana looking unexpectedly tense, yet expressed unsurely mixed with her being alright as Belle privately not buying it like they were but let it slide for now, by Morgana's words to the three, "Sure, sure, I'm fine... Thought I saw something." The tour then continued as the four didn't see up within the ceiling, a dark-like mist with amused red eyes at the little girl, before going ahead.
Belle, while Cogsworth was speaking once again, now saw the Grand Staircase like Morgana yet the child decided to remain behind as her sister strayed from the group and began to go up it, and listen as the little girl has always found history slightly interesting… as long as it wasn't boring, unlike Cogsworth was telling about their castle. "Now, if I may draw your attention to the flying buttresses above the- Mademoiselle?" The clock saw the little girl was still with them alongside the candlestick, to his inner ire at that, yet hastily began to move alongside Lumiere, to Belle, as they saw her going up the stairs.
Once they jumped in front of her with Morgana following behind them as despite her not wanting to go, she wanted Belle protected, even if she might end up scolded. But despite this, Belle curiously asked while gazing in the direction, "What's up there?"
Cogsworth, Morgana now saw, was trying to dodge the question while also unintendedly mentioning the location as well to her elder sister, "Where? Up where? Nothing. Absolutely nothing of interest at all within the West Wing. Dusty, dull, and very boring." Lumiere not realizing the slip-up simply agreed with Cogsworth after the said clock and nudged him to follow his lead.
Belle, however, heard very clearly from what Morgana saw on her elder sister's face, and noted both curiosity and wonder in her tone while she also stared back in the direction, "Oh, so that's the West Wing." Hearing this, Lumiere glanced to the clock while stating to him in a slight 'You-screwed-up' tone, "Nice going!" Though Belle dismissed this as she steps over them while declaring, with them blocking her again afterward, "Then it wouldn't be forbidden."
"Perhaps mademoiselle would like to see something else," Cogsworth began to suggest to her elder sister as Morgana felt once again at being watched yet this time, she ignored it as she solely stayed on the bottom steps, hearing as well as seeing Belle and the two objects do their thing, still.
"Maybe some other time," Belle expressed in a distracted tone as the young woman was determined to head up to the West Wing, yet to her ire, the two objects blocked her once again after she stepped over them to do so. One of the two suggestions caught both the little girl's and Belle's attention, with true interest the objects saw, from Lumiere trying to stop Belle mainly, "The Inside Garden or the Library perhaps?"
"You have a library?" Belle implored them as the objects understood from also noticing that the child abruptly beamed at both mentioned areas as well, possibly getting a quick idea to maybe take them both to the locations with Cogsworth also thrilled at finding a change of subject the older girl might be interested in as well as the child, seeing strangely Morgana was somehow reluctant to go up the stairs, "Oh yes indeed!" The two then began to mention a lot of books and things like they did, Morgana knew, from the movie. Yet she decided to stick with them instead of her sister, fully comprehending Belle might be ok for the time being.
Belle though paused in her steps and saw that Morgana was going with the two objects while laughing and joining in their merry-like dance of distraction, she figured, and her curiosity over the West Wing, however, won over the need to see the Library they have here.
So Belle went up the stairs fully this time with no objects blocking her path.
As Belle ventured into the West Wing further since it was huge, Morgana in the meantime was shown and not realizing Belle wasn't with them at all still, to the Inside Garden as she asked to see that first while secretly astounded at fully seeing it was the same balcony yet was known as the Inner Gardens within the castle, the other being fully outside. Though, what the child hoped to see from it officially, disappointed her as most of the garden was now worse for wear, in terms of it being taken cared-of... despite no snow at all striking the area. Though both Lumiere and Cogsworth now noticed Belle wasn't with them as Morgana sadly from what they also saw, glanced at the location and remarked softly to them in a question, "Why hasn't the garden been tended to Mr. Lumiere and Cogsworth?"
Unsure how to truly answer the child without wording the truth, Cogsworth elected to be honest as to why it was in this state, seeing the child loving the balcony alongside his comrade, knew she might want from seeing her shy nature, some time to herself, mostly. "The Master left the Garden alone for some time after the death of his mother before we… Ah, well became enchanted."
Lumiere gave a glance to the clock yet what astonished the two now was the confession from Morgana, since she felt she could trust the staff to maybe keep her secret, with the child looking away as she sat on the bench right now, "I know about that spell, Mr. Lumiere and Cogsworth… I don't know how to explain it better to you, without upsetting you both."
Seeing that Morgana wanted to tell them things yet didn't also want to do as she confessed to upset them, Cogsworth being the more-wiser like Mrs. Potts when it came to children, wobbled and now stood next to the child's seat and gently implored her with concern in his voice, "Why don't you tell us what you know and we both will be the judge for that?"
To say they were stunned was an understatement as within the few short minutes, Morgana finally explained who she was and where she came from, including telling them in her world this was all a movie of sorts. Even mentioning she knew how it would end yet when they asked eagerly, they understood by her sad-like gaze the little girl wanted to tell them yet decided to keep it to herself, as adults they figured if the child truly knew everything going on, then things would either change for better or worse than before.
However, she didn't mention the abuse she had, as Morgana has yet to tell most of what occurred to Belle and her adoptive father though... well ones she recalled.
Yawning, she decided to remain here while telling them something they were unsure to do, yet oblige after checking it was ok, twice in fact, "Why don't you go meet with my sister at the Entrance Hall? From what I know, The Beast would scare her to the point of making her runaway."
Nodding, as they began to leave and not seeing a pair of yellow eyes after finally locating the child for a month, in the Inside Garden's nearly dead bush that also still looked healthy, slightly, "Are you sure you wouldn't like to come with us?" Lumiere asked gently, with Morgana being persistent as she now felt she wanted to be alone; maybe take a nap slightly, "I'm sure Lumiere." While Morgana talked, they told her to call them by their names as they do naturally with each other.
With them gone, Morgana decided to now lay down, and then fell asleep as the figure finally emerged to reveal a female that looked, after rematerializing from a spell of sorts, into a somewhat familiar female that slightly resembles all in looks (younger in looks that is) to that of a sixteen-year-old version of Maleficent, but with more exotic curves, and with a few different things: The eyes were more yellowish-red and dragon-like and had ivory horns instead of pitch-black, and the outfit while the same, was dull-grey in color. This was the enslaved fraternal twin to said fay-witch as unlike the witch-fairy herself, she was nice.
She now summoned her staff with shakey reluctance and expressed softly to the child as she, Angeline, didn't want to do this, is a young yet mature voice for her age. "Truly sorry, but my sis- Mistress wants you gone for some reason, child. Do forgive me in the afterlife." The item she was now holding, glowed an eerily white now, and before she could cast the spell, it was interfered by a small dark blast of sorts aimed at her, and when she turned it was Death herself with narrowed eyes at Angeline.
Quickly comprehending who this was, Angeline began to promptly cast a spell to leave yet froze stiff as within moments, Death was now choking holding her against the wall nearby the entrance to the Garden.
"I know who sent you, de-aged twin of Maleficent. But why does she want my Mistress gone?" Death now firmly demanded to make Angeline astonished at this news, yet she wanted to speak but the collar hidden around her neck glowed and forced her to be quiet.
Death, however, saw the charming collar, and without any effort and Angeline's immediate joy, Death easily ripped as well as destroying it.
Now on the ground panting and rubbing her neck as that took half of Angeline's power with it glanced uneasily at Death as she now recited herself once more to her, "Why does the dark witch want her gone?"
Free at least for several years of servitude, by force, Angeline now recounted softly while using the staff she has to lean on with that spell also gone, declared to make Death's eyes widen at this unexpected news, "My older... Former older twin felt threatened by this child. I don't truly understand why that is though. But I fear for the worst if things truly come to pass."
Death wondered why now the dark witch might be afraid of her soulmate, yet decided to figure things out for herself since they both blinked as to where Morgana once was, now teleported to.
Looking at Angeline in accusation, said female shortly raised her hands and asserted in honesty to Death, realizing someone else was involved, "Don't stare at me like that, Lady Death. It was not of my doing as my power is mostly pure-white in color." Angeline nonetheless was correct, as it was a sickly-yellow color that made Morgana vanish into thin air, somehow.
Nodding, Death then gazed firmly at her before departing, sensing she was merely teleported outside the castle grounds to confuse even her as to why "I would suggest you remain within the castle till I eventually decide your fate, is that clear?" Nodding quickly back to Death, Angeline then transformed into a small Gecko-based on her outfit's colors and began to scurry within moments, inside.
Death then vanished and appeared to see Morgana while still cloaked, near the gate still asleep. Yet she decided to keep watch in case whoever teleported her away as a test she figured, might do more harm than good if she recognized whose energy was used, wasn't who she thought it was.
Back in the castle's West Wing a few minutes ago, Belle eventually is within the distance of the hallway near The Beast's Lair, with her discovering some demolished statues and objects, including a broken mirror that showed her concern absolutely on her face on each separate piece as to what she was feeling, right now.
Belle within moments came to the end of the hallway and finds a closed-door with gargoyle handles. Belle then takes a deep yet unsteady breath due to how nervous she was, and gently yet surely, opened the door.
Once Belle was inside she saw this room was big, yet was somewhat destroyed with furnishings, paintings, and even objects. Particularly a bed nearby that seemed to be still intact yet also like the state of things within the room, likewise. Though she saw two paintings, one was ripped or shredded.
The first painting was that of a king and queen which she was surprised at and saw the king had the same eye color ironically as The Beast, and the mother had chocolate-brown colored eyes as they also wore clothing for royalty. The father though had pitch-black hair while the mother's hair was the same hair color she thought, also matched the Beast as well. They were in a pose within the same garden as she then saw the flowers (with them more white and red roses, with a single and rare blue colored rose in the queen's left hand) as they were both smiling. Though the king's seemed to be forced as if he doesn't like to pose for paintings.
Yet agreeing to ponder that painting for later, Belle was more interested in the torn painting as it seemed to be a face-portrait of someone, yet it was hard to make out when she began to not only inspect the painting to what she assumed was a male, and replace the torn-parts of the painting to see who it was, she stilled yet stared within moments by a glint of light nearby and saw to her astonishment, a glowing yet floating rose within a bell-jar of sorts, that was also on a crystal-like table.
Belle, however, felt annoyed while her entire time gazing around the West Wing, her strands of hair was in her face once again and fixed them as the young woman headed over, curiously, to the rose.
Once there, Belle gently lifted the top of the jar open, placed it on the ground, and was instantly mesmerized by the rose itself as it appeared like the staff, enchanted more than they are, and wordlessly was about to touch it until a shadow overshadows her own.
The Beast has been this entire time on the balcony while eyeing her movements within his room. He then jumps back onto the ground with him also gently yet surely slamming the top part of the jar within moments, back on top of the rose while also turning his attention to Belle in slow-growing anger. "Why did you come here?"
Acknowledging she was now out of place, and getting fearful of her current predicament as well as the gaze on The Beast's face, began to apologize, backing away from him while doing so, "I'm sorry-" but she was deterred by Beast firmly declaring to what he told her a while ago, "I warned you never to come here!"
Belle knew her curiosity now got her into trouble somehow, yet she didn't touch anything she figured wasn't too serious, and elected to tell him while gazing ashamed yet also frightened as she saw he was getting angrier by the minute, "I didn't mean any harm." The Beast thought differently as anger now clouded his thoughts as he while declaring, scaring her even more, was thrashing furniture nearby him, "Do you realize what you could have done?" Belle began to beg while scared, The Beast not even knowing he was frightening her, "Please, stop! No!"
The Beast then yelled mixed with a roar at her, doing so within moments as she ran out of the room, "Get out! GET OUT!" Within seconds, however, Beast begins to calm down and realize what he had just done and possibly ruined the opportunity to be free from the curse, as well as a possible chance with her, and now on his knees in despair.
Belle within the span of a few short minutes as fear coursed through her veins still, grabbed the cloak that was hanging nearby the room while not realizing that Morgana was not in the castle, at this time, when Belle (within moments later) passed both Cogsworth and Lumiere to whom were still troubled yet knew this was partially happening due to Morgana telling only a few things, not all, "Wh- Where are you going?" The candlestick asked loudly to Belle.
"Promise or no promise, I can't stay here another minute!" Belle cried out as she opened the doors seeing a snowstorm, with she ignored Cogsworth's pleas as she headed to the stables, got Phillippe, and began to head to the gate yet froze at discovering a sleeping Morgana as she was partially covered yet surprisingly still warm.
Belle, however, froze once she easily got Morgana on the horse as she now heard to make the horse also whine to itself in minor anxiety by a dark and sinister voice to her within the air around them, "Take heed child, keep her safe, for now... Things will only be tough while ahead, Belle Evergreen... I will be testing her very soon…" Belle right now in small uncertainty at the honesty the voice expressed, decided to quickly leave with her sister and figure out a way to the village, also leaving due to being frightened even more by that voice.
After sometime galloping within the partial snowstorm now, Morgana was confused as she woke up and asked softly to Belle as well, "Big Sis? Where we going, how did I get here?" Worried as to what Morgana declared to her, with her also covering her little sister up with her cloak as she realized she must be cold while not wearing anything warm, like she was, "What do you mean Mary? Where were you last?"
Before Morgana could state anything, she froze as she now saw like Phillippe, once again as well, the same wolf-pack, but it was larger with more wolves to which Belle while scared too, quickly saw.
Without hesitation, while also thinking mostly of her sibling, Belle soon coerced the horse to move, which he did within moments as they were now being chased by the wolf-pack itself.
Morgana clung to her sister in total panic that Belle has easily seen, and made sure her little sister was in the middle while she also guided Philippe through the snow-covered ground and forest. The wolves if they saw while not looking as to where they were going, hit the trees yet resumed chasing them, with Belle while this went on, moved from side-to-side to drive them off.
However, they now came to a frozen pond to which the horse ran, but the three's weight made it easily crack and they fell into the water as the wolves kept following them along with Morgana crying out as the ice-cold water stunned her briefly as she remarked while cold and also making Belle partially agree as within moments, the three: Morgana, Belle, and the horse, were able to get out of it and continue to outrun the wolves, "Why don't they give up Big Sis?"
A few minutes later, Philippe eventually came into a clearing with Belle hoping as Morgana clung to her not only in fear but being cold slightly more, when they were unexpectedly surrounded by the entire pack itself to make Phillippe, now buck only once to throw the two off. The horse's reins were tied to a tree limb nearby, and Morgana, quickly despite the cold, stuck close to her older sister in fear.
Seeing the possible easy choice to start with, the wolves now began to attack the horse which Belle while Morgana was still following her as to not wanting to get attacked, grabbed a branch to not only protect their family horse, but also themselves, and was randomly swinging it back and forth.
However, that idea seemed to not please the wolves as a random wolf quickly snatched Belle's cloak to make her gasp as she fell, and took her little sister with her as they were then lying on top of each other (in feared surprise) in which another wolf quickly tried to nip at Morgana yet whined as it was kicked harshly by her little sister from an odd yet strange, golden glow coming from her feet that vanished shortly as the child clung to Belle and that confidentially surprised her yet stared on in fear at all the wolves.
Though frozen as a wolf now leaped to their defenseless position with Belle also gasping out of fear, and Morgana now sobbing into her older sister's clothing, The Beast appeared within moments (stunning Belle) and caught the wolf before roaring at it in defiance while then tossing the wolf away somewhere, and was now in a protective stance on all fours while behind both Belle and Morgana, and the horse.
Within moments, however, both The Beast and the wolf-pack now lunged at each other.
One wolf ripped a hole through Beast's left shoulder, and the others mainly focused their attack on that spot. It was a struggle, especially since Morgana was now wide-eyed as she watched Beast, like her sister, fight off the wolves for the next several minutes.
Eventually, what Morgana thought was a pregnant wolf, lunged at him and within moments, her heart now guilty as he tossed the wolf against the tree, and either knocking her out or worse as the wolf-pack seeing this, now began to flee in total panic.
The Beast, however, to crush Morgana's joy at him winning, glanced to mostly her sister despairingly, and unexpectedly collapsed.
Belle before she could stop her went up to The Beast and widened Belle's eyes as Morgana was now crying onto him as if a sibling, her tears were unknowingly glowing, and as one fell onto him…. it began to heal the wound partially enough for him to regain consciousness and seemed stunned at the little girl, crying over him along with Belle also realizing she may have misjudged Beast, went over and with little help, made Beast to walk to Phillippe who acted like that he wasn't a threat and let him be on top as his stomach was the main-thing to cover the horse's back.
However, before they could leave they froze as they heard a small dog-like whine, and before Belle could stop her little sister while she shivered upon doing so, she was thunderstruck like The Beast (to his partial guilt), who had a newly-born wolf-puppy that also shocked them, had Morgana's eye color mixed with amber, gazing on curiously at her to possibly wonder who Morgana was, as the wolf-pup was also in her arms while being the size of a small baby pig.
Knowing how cold her little sister is, despite the situation now, they slowly while keeping close, went back to the castle along with The Beast telling left or right until they made it past the gates, and into the castle itself within ten minutes of stormy time to spare.
Eventually, as the servants, Morgana who was currently feeding the infant-pup warm milk by the staff at being surprised as such, and both Belle and Beast are now within the Master's Den. Morgana though had warm blankets on her to get warmed up to which she was thankful for yet her main focus shifted between her sister and The Beast, and the wolf-pup in her arms once again as the staff also cleaned the newly-born female wolf.
Thanks to the staff, they gathered a towel and gave it to Belle, and she soaked it in hot water that was all thanks to Mrs. Potts, rinsed it, and got ready to apply it to The Beast's injuries, with her also seeing as he was in his chair, licking said wound on his arm. "Here now- Don't do that." Belle began to say something until she saw him lick his wound still, with him noticing and growling at her lightly in a warning.
Morgana despite warming up giggled at how childish he was acting as he kept away from her older sister's aid, and when it touched his arm, "Just hold… still." He roared to make Morgana wince to herself as it was too loud. The servant objects; Mrs. Potts, Lumiere, Cogsworth, and Chipana, hid when this occurred along with the coatrack cringing slightly by the roar, yet still kept to the task of fetching spare towels as it entered.
"That hurt!" Beast now expressed firmly to Belle, with her then countering his angered words back to him, "If you hold still it wouldn't hurt as much." Morgana saw The Beast stare at Belle to make a mixed counter with a point to his words, gesturing to the wound as well while making Belle slightly roll her eyes over at how babying he was acting, right now, "Well if you hadn't run away, this wouldn't have happened!" Though, Morgana while she was gently burping her puppy that she firmly declared within her mind with oddly being slightly confused at feeling something within her being amused at that, saw Belle countering once again to The Beast as her point being added also, "If you hadn't of frightened me, I wouldn't have run away!"
Morgana gave her older sister a point, as The Beast paused with his mouth temporarily opened and then declared to make or think of a good line to make a comeback against her then, "Well you shouldn't have been in the West Wing!" Though Morgana now holding the sleeping wolf-pup still in her arms, gave her sister another mental point to two, now, as Belle easily countered with her point across, "Well you should learn to control your temper!" Morgana was half-amused as Beast raised his hand to bring out another point, but she guessed from his look now, that he couldn't come up with one so he just bowed his head down again.
Belle briefly saw yet Morgana mostly, the objects come out of hiding with partially-surprised glances at her sister to what she figured, calmed him down and lived through The Beast's temper he has.
Morgana now saw her sister hold the rag closer to the same wound, and gently asserted in warning to him, "Now, hold still. This may sting a little." The Beast gave a surprised grunt yet kept his temper in check, but he also grits his teeth as the rag was applied, yet Morgana was startled as Belle tenderly expressed to him now, with gratefulness in her orbs, "By the way, thank you, for saving my and my sister's life."
She saw Beast open his eyes to her older sister in shock yet expressed tenderly back, and the servants looking at this in interest, "You're welcome."
Morgana, however, shrieked slightly at being tickled by a strange lizard who quickly went into the child's clothing to warm up, even more, in which The Beast gave her a weird glance like Belle, at seeing it alongside he questioned it now with puzzlement while then grabbing it by the tail when it was on Morgana's head, "Where did this… thing come from?" Though Beast quickly dropped it as they were all surprised it spoke in a feminine voice to that question, in a clear tone to tell the female lizard was offended, "I am not a thing: I'm a lady, you brute!"
Now no longer laughing as the strange feet the female lizard had was the main cause of her tickling, caused the two adults as such in the room alongside the servants to glance at the little girl as she was picking her up easily in her free hand, "Can I keep them both, please Belle?"
Seeing her sister now give her (to what Beast knew all-too-well) the puppy-eyed stare, she caved while she not only sighed but she also nodded a yes.
Morgana then kissed Belle on the forehead in sibling love and to the amusement of the two, with Morgana ignoring the words of 'let-me-go', coming from the talking lizard.
The Beast then kindly confessed to Belle while making her gaze at him in minor surprise by his kind comment, slightly, about Morgana, "Your sister is kind yet caring to others I saw during her stay here... I guess she probably takes after you?" To his surprise, Belle gently shook her head while brushing a strand of hair away from her face, telling him in honesty as well, "No, that's all on her own. My little sister has made a lot of progress within the month I knew her." Belle then saw a look of curiosity in the Beast's orbs to her, and since Morgana was currently occupied by the two animals as well as servants to his ire telling stories slightly of him that thankfully Belle didn't hear at all, told her some parts of Morgana's time with them.
Needless to say, he was instantly angered as far as he was concerned, he loved the child as such... Just like an older sibling (like Belle), he figured on their terms to that is… secretly though. Primarily from the nightmares, he was confused, yet quickly understood the child may be no longer among the virgin status as such if that was a mere memory. If I do however encounter those that forced that child to live like that, they will feel my wrath. The Beast briefly thought to himself as the three now enjoyed their evening.
Bela'Verre, the Inn/Lounge at night:
Mostly everyone was gone in which included the barkeep as he closed early due to the storm, yet at the moment it was three men in a lit-up part of the area itself: Gaston, LeFou, and a creepy-looking man that had a neutral look.
The man was known to be the owner, along with the founder of the Insane Asylum within the larger city, a few or so miles away, Monsieur D'Arque.
"I don't usually leave my asylum during the night at any time, but my employee's stated you would make it worth my while," D'Arque noted neutrally to Gaston, with the young man also pulling a sack of gold coins from his vest he wore and dropped it kindly in front of the male before him and LeFou. He then takes one piece out to scrape it on his chin to know it was actual currency and not faked, staring at them both with full-on attention while neutrally expressing with small eagerness in his tone, "I'm listening."
Gaston then began to state his plan to him, leaning to let him hear better, "It's like this: I have my heart set on marrying Belle, but she needs a little… Persuasion of-" "Ya, haha, turned him down flat!" LeFou decided to but in. Angered slightly, Gaston slammed a beer mug on the small man's head with him trying to get it off now, and Gaston then resumed his words, "Well, everyone knows her father's a lunatic. Earlier he was here raving about some beast in a castle…" "Maurice is harmless." D'Arque then neutrally declared in absolute knowledge as some of the man's inventions worked to the degree, while others… not so much to instantly declare him not at all insane.
Gaston though got to the point now while the paid man was getting an understanding glimpse as to what he meant, "The reason is, Belle would do anything to keep him from being locked up." "Yeah, even marry him!" LeFou now motioned a thumb to his friend, yet Gaston gave him a threatening glance and LeFou ducked back under the mug.
"So you want me to throw her father into the asylum unless she agrees to marry you?" D'Arque now inquired in confirmation to the two, in which they both nodded to the man in agreement, "Oh that is despicable…. He he, I love it!" Greed and something else within the man's face and the odd way within the old man's eyes made LeFou gulp to himself, now showed.
However, at the Evergreen residence, Maurice let Cassie and Will stay the night as the two expressed in an easy-to-fool lie to the man that they, alongside the three Triplets, would be heading back to their farmhouse in the morning. Yet the five secretly took one of the spare wagons and a horse from town that was a female and went to where Maurice's map showed where Belle and Morgana might be... not realizing they were being gently led in secret, by the Goddess of Magic herself along with another Goddess this time, making sure the wolves wouldn't go after them, with her bow in hand.
Maurice, however, was a different story.
Maurice gathered the supplies he needed and began to state to himself in determination, "Despite the offer from those five, I need to do this myself. If no one will help me, then I'll go back alone. I don't care what it takes." Maurice finished gathering things and closed the door as he began to march while finishing his words as well, "I'll find the castle somehow, and get them both out of there."
While Maurice left a few miles away from the house and did not realize he will be delayed a lot, Gaston, LeFou, and the D'Arque now arrive with both LeFou and Gaston entering with a lantern with the hinter while also starting to see if they were here, "Belle! Maurice!"
LeFou seeing their chances are currently slim, expressed causally to Gaston to unknowingly make the man upset, "Oh, well, I guess it's not gonna work after all." LeFou quickly gasped as Gaston now grabbed the small man by his neck and began walking outside, "They have to come back sometime, and when they do, we'll be ready for them, and also the brat I have a plan for as well." Not seeing the raised eyebrow from LeFou at the mention of the child, he yelped as he was then dropped into the snowbank near the Evergreen's Porch.
"LeFou, don't move from that spot until Belle, the brat, and their father come home." Gaston declared while getting on the wagon for the asylum and making LeFou in immediate realization now, begin to complain. "But, but…. Aww, nuts!" The small man then whacked with a frustrated fist to the side of the house, with snow now falling on top of him.
Near the castle gates; Late at night now:
The two Sundale children, Cassie and Will alongside the Triplets, were lucky somehow as they didn't encounter any wolves that they heard quite clearly, at all. Though they were all startled as they were now within the viewing distance of the castle itself.
"It seems Maurice was right girls," Daisy now noted to her two triplet sisters alongside the two children that dragged them to this slightly awful adventure to seek out and maybe free Morgana, without them seeing them entered past the gate, opened it, and allowed the small wagon to pass through with the horse: Appletrot, to enter.
However, this didn't go unnoticed, yet the small group of five didn't see a familiar person now stalking them and was getting around the point to tell them to get out, but froze as he was quickly baffled at watching Morgana was awake still and was wearing a blanket while seemingly to be shocked that the five were here and with her looking distracted before recognizing them. "Cassie, Will, Daisy, Jess, Annie, is that you- What are you doing here?" Morgana remarked as the group also making The Beast tickled slightly, hugged the child in a group hug.
Though before they could reply, Beast now entered to his now inner face-palming as to one look to him, the three older females didn't say a word, but fainted right away, unlike those in the past that stared and ran or fled in terror, that is.
The two children, however, merely glanced at him in half-fear/half-fascination, as Cassie merely kept poking him. The female horse, however to his confusion, merely huffed and headed to the stables.
"So… Is this the so-called monster Maurice remarked that took you and your older sister captive, Mary?" Cassie now asked while still poking him to now make The Beast try and hold his anger at this, with Will being in a slight thinking pose, yet still also watched before deciding what to say.
The Beast briefly frowned at their words. however, as Beast understood he didn't use a… better way to speak of other things to Morgana and Belle's father, yet he decided to change the subject back to Belle's little sister with her also looking at him with a tilt to the head that he was also uncertain by Cassie blushing at this unknowingly, as he decided to let Belle deal with the small group themselves in the morning. "Why are you still awake, Mary?" Beast expressed softly to the child and perhaps already guessing by her sudden stiffened form to instantly confuse her two friends, while Morgana also glanced sideways a lot of times to know she didn't want to talk about it at all, more so in front of them.
Earlier he earned just like the staff, to call her officially Mary (to confuse him), until Belle explained before they all but him went to bed, was that was a nickname she preferred mostly to those she considered her friends, to call her as such.
Morgana wilted by the firm stare her best friend Cassie now delivered her while her brother only stared slightly humored as Cassie besides Belle, was the only one to get Morgana to talk within moments.
Though they all froze in worry suddenly as to Morgana unexpectedly crying instantly and to make Cassie now guilty to push it onwards yet froze and making said girl soon hug her best friend and not seeing both Will and this time, The Beast, made a small fist or in this case for The Beast, gripped too hard on some stonework to briefly make a crack into it. "I-I had a dr-dream about him again... Doing things to me more in that-that room."
With a growl lightly from The Beast, he now saw the servants come into the area they were at, yet froze as realization took place while he also firmly told them all with ease, and Morgana, despite this, was inwardly stunned, like the other two kids were, "Make more guest rooms for these five strangers... They are to remain until further notice."
Nodding quickly and with reluctance to Cassie that is, she let go of Morgana as they were led by both Lumiere and Cogsworth to their guest rooms within the East Wing, while the three still unconscious forms of the Triplets, however, were taken to the guest room within the West Wing near the stairs.
Seeing Morgana was tired, he was unsure as to what to do, as the little girl now hugged him in comfort.
However, Mrs. Potts noticing that the master needed aid, simply guided him along to what he needed to do which he carefully did with each step until to his embarrassment, Morgana quickly fell asleep within his arms.
"Now I suggest you probably take the child to Belle's room currently, as she also aided us in looking for her adoptive sister, Master, figuring she had a nightmare and went somewhere to calm herself." Mrs. Potts now gently told The Beast to make him wonder why this was, yet understood as despite Morgana being a curious, shy, and somewhat outgoing child… had fears of rejection, he then realized as from the tales she told before their arrival, those two children he acknowledged were probably (besides Mrs. Pott's child), were her only friends around her age.
So eventually he came to Belle's room with a deep sleeping Morgana still in his arms, and Belle when he decided this time, to lightly knock on the door and when she opened it, The Beast also saw she was worried yet was suddenly relieved by him, yes him, gently holding her little sister. "Thank you for finding her Beast," Belle gently stated to him, with him only nodding as it was slightly awkward and unknown to her, he gulped lightly by the arm contact to his own, while handing the little girl over. "You're welcome," he decided to tenderly say back to her, and with a nod of goodnight, to her, he left to do his rounds before bed like he has done, for the last ten years.
Unknown Location:
This location is a place that was not seen for some time, within this worldly realm. A place that most dare not enter at all due to how harsh the environment is, as well as the dark-like creatures roaming as they after centuries, claimed this location for themselves.
Though the area we now gaze to was a forest that was currently home to a somehow survived fairy of sorts, a dark fairy that is... Though you would be hearing her curse slightly after now finding out her younger, de-aged twin of hers, was freed of her forced servitude. Within this area was also a ruined yet familiar castle that was sent alongside the witch herself, to this strange location.
The female though in truth, somehow survived within her dragon form against that blasted prince only a month ago, and yet, she was still recovering due to that enchanted sword the three fairies bestowed to the prince: Prince Phillip Jonathan Markwood.
The mentioned female, however, appears in the form of a tall, slender, beautiful, pale green-skinned (although some appearances of her depict her with gray skin) woman with a narrow face and a prominent chin. She also has yellow eyes and black horns (it is unknown if those are her horns or a headdress), which is symbolic of her dark magic. She is clad in a black-and-purple robe with bat wing-like edges, underneath her robe; she wears a dress with the same color pallet but with some red instead of purple, and wears a gold ring with a large mysterious circular black stone of sorts, in it. Both the horned headdress and bat wing-like robe represent and also foreshadow her dragon form (yes she can change into a dragon due to her powers naturally). She also wielded a staff with a glowing green orb at the tip through which, she casts her spells.
This, everyone, was Maleficent as she was the one that sent her sister to do away with the child she felt threatened over as she would (due to the dark fairy's title as such), might be able to eventually overpower the fairy herself when older. She also learns the child's true prophecy as well.
"That old fool is late," Maleficent now noted to herself in annoyance while lightly gripping the staff as her crow familiar, Diablo now came into the area and landed on the tip of her staff with a gentle caw.
Abruptly, she now heard footsteps coming within the area she was at, slowly yet firm steps to tell that her partner, for now, was finally here at last.
Turning to the light cough of the male, she then saw a dark-medieval-based armored man with glowing-amber eyes through the sockets of a helmet that was in fact, shaped like a strange demonic-like skull, with his elbow and knees also dictating in true-showing, human-like metal-designed skulls. He also carried a sword on his left hip in a blood-red scabbard and had a torn-like cape of sorts behind him. Some parts of his armor, however (his shoulders that is), had dragon-like skulls that emitted a dark-like smoke every time he moved from the eye sockets themselves.
"So, Malazar, I take it your brief trip was a minor success?" The dark witch declared with ease to the partially-immortal man, who by far was older than even her yet remained as she saw his face before, a young man around his early twenties.
Wordlessly nodding yet also at the same time, replying to her in a deep-like voice that echoed due to his helmet he wore, slightly that is, "Indeed I have. It took some time, but I located one of the few items I seek to restore my master eventually when the time comes… One of thirteen that is." Malazar then showed the dark-fairy to pique her interest alongside her pet, a demonic-like skull with ruby-gemmed eyes in the sockets, and runes etched all over the mentioned skull.
She was going to touch it until she now gave him a pointed stare slapping her hand away, and stated firmly as he placed it back within the bag it was in; hidden behind his back that is, "I suggest you do not touch things that are out of your league, Maleficent. Otherwise, you may end up gone early than you would like."
Nodding reluctantly, the two began to walk as she now told him what she witnessed through the viewing globe he lent to her to observe the child as well as she failed attempt, yet he merely chuckled as if this humored him partially, and then acknowledged to stun her in place briefly before resuming her current pace to keep up with him, "As I expected due to her future title from her birth-realm, dark-fairy. Though in private, she is the key that will be needed once all thirteen items are collected and my master will be freed, and you will get the power you crave to have your revenge. Per agreement on freeing me a few weeks ago."
Curious, however, about his goals, she now asked to make him stop like she was as they were in the throne area now, "So tell me then, Malazar, as you have yet to do so: What goal do you truly intend to do, once your master is freed?"
Turning to her within moments, a dark-like aura briefly formed around his entire frame before dispersing, and to what he also confessed to her in truth, shocked even her as the fay-witch didn't think it was possible, "The goal to conquer this realm, and the child's all at once... Due to my failed task back in her world before being sent and resealed within this realm. So with my master within this realm once again, time will mean nothing but non-existence, when he is freed."
Seeing as he was done speaking with her, Maleficent decided to observe the child once more, alone, as she left the throne room... Or perhaps to check on her offspring from a man that came to her castle long ago around the same year as those blasted Potters, and had a one-night stand before leaving her pregnant. I would curse that mortal fool to the seven hells and back if I managed to get my hands on him.
The offspring she named after her mother as she was the only light she knew that was kind to her mostly until her unexpected death, as her name while being six years old currently alongside being a Halloween baby, was Cezara.
In a certain prison back on Morgana's World, said man sneezed before laying down.
Malazar though also narrowed his eyes behind her back while thinking to himself as well, taking a pitch-black gem of sorts out of his armored pocket and saw within two powerful yet small, dark-amber eyes with red mixed into them, gazing at him in expectancy. Soon as I have one out of the thirteen items, Ragnarok's Twin of Impurity, you will be freed.
The next day within Beast's Castle (Yes certain gamer fans, I went and stated that):
Earlier, Belle was indeed surprised by the showing of not only the Triplets themselves, but the only two younger Sundale children.
Breakfast, however, was awkward yet short as to humor Belle, yet confidentially humor The Beast, Morgana decided to give her friends a tour of the castle with a knowing glance to confuse Belle yet Beast caught on as they were left to themselves mostly, today.
Now, however, Belle was currently outside with the footstool dog and Phillippe, playing in the snow The Beast was up in the outside alcove nearby her location, alongside both Lumiere and Cogsworth, watching on.
While watching without not also seeing knowing looks from both objects, like Morgana gave her sister earlier, as it has been an hour since breakfast, The Beast felt a warm feeling within him as he saw her play innocently with both animals yet expressed it as well to his two loyal servants. "I've never felt this way about anyone." He then looked excited for the moment while noting to secretly surprise the two male servants at this, making a minor gesture to point it out as well, "I want to do something for her," though within moments he looked discouraged, and declared now more-so to himself aloud, "But what?"
Beast now turned to gaze at Cogsworth as he began to state while also motioning by placing metallic-like fingers for his size on top of one another as if counting, "Well, there's the usual things: Flowers, chocolates," though Beast frowned at the last part as it was true back then yet not now, "Promises you don't tend to keep-" Lumiere, however, interrupted Cogsworth while recounting to what he was thinking aloud that the two now gazed to him for. "Ahh, no-no. It has to be something very special. Something that will spark her interest- Wait a minute."
Later on, The Beast was now leading Belle foreign to her, to what Lumiere proposed and hoped his gift to her would work. Primarily as they were currently alone, with Morgana and the others currently occupied still on that tour yet knew it would be over soon, for lunch.
"Belle, there is something I want to show you," Beast now told her kindly and making her wonder as to what he might want to show her at this moment, with Belle watching The Beast about to open the door yet soon closed it to also make her wonder why he did so, until he expressed to her kindly still, "But first you have to close your eyes."
Looking at him questionably for a brief moment he said, her heart discreetly fluttered only slightly to what he expressed next, "It's a surprise." Belle as she decided to trust him, closed her eyes with him briefly waving his hands in front of her face to make sure, and then opens both doors as he then also began to gently guide Belle into the surprise itself: The Castle's Library.
Just as he enters the room with her, she gently asked curiously to him, "Can I open them?" Beast shook his head yet inwardly facepalmed to himself, as he realized she wouldn't see anything presently, and then declared gently to her, "No, no. Not Yet. Wait here." The Beast then moved while Belle, still trusting him, walks to the windows and began to open the curtains with the young woman also flinching due to the unexpected light on her closed eyelids.
Hesitating only briefly, The Beast showed excitement on his face, slightly showing, "Now can I open them?" Recognizing he was done while observing the library his mother once aided him in learning, as well as telling stories back then, stated to her aloud yet kindly while signaling it briefly with his hands and arms, "All right. Now." When she opened her eyes, Belle was utterly shocked and enjoyed seeing the Library this castle has for the very first time. Millions of books must be, from what her eyes could take in, to be on every shelf and cranny within this huge room.
"I can't believe it… I've never seen so many books in all my life!" Belle expressed excitedly mixed with true honesty to The Beast, with him also confidentially pleased to himself that his servant's suggestion, worked, yet he also inquired in case she was happy about the surprise itself, "You- You like it?" Belle gazed at him with what he thought, beautiful orbs that held a certain gleam-like light when she is happy while she within moments acknowledged to him in joy and happiness what he had has done for her, "It's wonderful."
Belle while still in a joyful mood was also astounded now by what he then told her gently next: "Then it's yours." Belle to surprise him inwardly now that is, and gently held his hand yet didn't rebuke it at all in terror or fear, yet his eyes softened slightly by her next choice of words to him, "Oh, thank you so much."
Though outside the doorway now, the main servants which include Janine along with both Cassie and Morgana, as well as Chipana were staring at Morgana inwardly happy Belle was happy from what she saw, yet was merely silent as she heard the objects now began to state to themselves alongside Cassie.
Discreetly still after all this time being her sister, and friends to the others, Morgana still has doubts due to her nightmares and still had other doubts about a lot of things.
Mrs. Potts gently told her fellow servants while intentionally stating it now, to inwardly be amused by her daughter's confusion on their words as well, "Oh, would you look at that?" Both little girls were entertained, however, as Chip still didn't see anything at all since the adult objects were blocking her view also. "Ha ha! I knew it would work!" Lumiere declared in hidden pride to his fellow servant, with Morgana also pleased as well that The Beast listened to the candlestick's advice as he did in the movie. Though, the two little girls were humored as Chipana now begged Lumiere in a questioned statement, "What? What works?"
"It's very exciting," Cogsworth affirmed in admittance to his fellow servants, with Janine adding her cents in, "Isn't this exciting!" Morgana agreed with the feather duster alongside Cassie, as she can tell those two as what she saw, the two had slow feelings for each other.
Chipana nonetheless, declared to the adult objects now and dejectedly mixed with wanting to know, "I didn't see anything." Mrs. Potts, however, noted to make her now began to ask questions while leading her away from the doorway, unlike both Cassie and Morgana, "Come along Chipana, we have lunch to prepare for a lot of people, and chores to do."
Lumiere though stayed behind with a glance to Cogsworth to which the clock nodded, and remarked to the two young girls as they gazed at him as well, "I take it you're both going in there since I saw your own eyes secretly lit up mademoiselle?" Blushing at being caught and before she could also state anything, Morgana glanced now to her friend in playful betrayal mixed with a deeper tint to her cheeks, to secretly also amuse the candlestick at this, "Mary here," with Cassie now pointing an obvious thumb to Morgana, "Tends to read a lot like Belle sometimes, but she also tends to sing by herself."
Morgana seemed startled her friend somehow knew she could sing, as she tried to keep it to herself without anyone learning at all. Yet this intrigued the candlestick to maybe make some hidden plans for the child, eventually. "So… You can sing?" Lumiere finally asked as he was getting ready to resume his duties as a servant and maybe leave the girls here with the other adults in the Library, in which Morgana to make the candle understand and Cassie to briefly and lightly giggle to her best friend, shyly nodded while gazing away.
Though what the candlestick stated surprised both girls now, with him bowing before leaving afterward to leave them alone, "If you feel like it, I can tell the others might like to possibly hear you some time, mademoiselle."
Once he was gone, Morgana now stared at her friend still playfully, but with a hint of accusation in her tone as Cassie hastily brought her hands up due to the mischief she caused now, "You declared that on purpose."
Grinning at Morgana, Cassie then slung an arm over the other girl's shoulders and not noticing a brief blush appear once again on Morgana's face at this while the other young girl easily led her best friend into the Library, "It's what best friends are for, my dear Mary."
The Beast and Belle now see the two young girls come into the room, and Belle is secretly tickled as Cassie once again led her sister into a room with both awe and hesitation in her sister's orbs (the young woman saw), The Beast as well to the confusion to the blonde girl's, Cassie, he remembered during breakfast's naming, had a grin on her face still.
The Beast watched, however, Belle's little sister had the same interest besides the very Inside Garden his mother used to tend to and adored, in secret, as he was somehow startled when he checked it before the others awoke earlier this day from a rare blue-rose prospered within the favored spot her mother once planted them, once again grew, decided to give them a tour within the large Library the castle has before heading-back to eat lunch.
After the tour, Morgana was placed in the center alongside the children, and the Triplets, however (as they were still adjusting more so than the children), were having what they termed by the staff: An Inward-Picnic of sorts. However, the choices were a mixture this time of both Breakfast and Lunch that Morgana recognized was the same porridge from the movie, at both Belle and Beast's locations.
Still, both Cassie and her, however, held in their laughs unlike Chipana as her mother was also here who saw The Beast began to gobble like an animal with his food, and Belle awkwardly ate with a spoon in which he froze and saw that Morgana understood he must have mostly done this by himself for a while as Belle was just getting used to it, from breakfast, to which she laughed though alongside her friends.
Chipana though gazed apologetically without words by the stern gaze Mrs. Potts had on her face to her daughter, yet was then quickly changed to a pleasing look as Chipana then hopped gently to The Beast's spoon and also nudged it to him in indication and The Beast taking the hint, reluctantly grabbed it in his oversized hands.
Belle just like the two girls saw that the Beast tried to eat with the spoon, but he tried to do it similar to his bowl, but Morgana also saw an idea pop into her sister's eyes as within moments, she grabbed the bowl of porridge after placing her spoon down and held it up like to toast him. The Beast saw this as a possible way to compromise without words and did the same as they cheered wordlessly with small smiles on their faces, as they drank their porridge out of the bowl, slowly.
Sometime later, Belle alongside Morgana, Cassie, and Beast (like Will and the Triplets decided to see more of the castle with a tour), were outside with warm clothing and gear besides the Beast that is as they not only fed the birds but also played together in the snow, primarily Belle against The Beast, playfully, as Morgana knew the servants must be singing the song to themselves alongside the thoughts within her sister's and The Beast's mind at the moment.
However, Morgana cried out playfully as Cassie to entertain the adults, snuck snow into her clothing Morgana began to playfully chase her best friend while seeing the wolf-puppy somehow was bigger than it was yesterday while also running to them and chasing, playfully, alongside Morgana, as the strange Gecko was sleeping still in Belle and her room.
Eventually, time passed around the home, and not noticed to the two young Sundale children or even the Triplets as they remained here, something bad occurred back in Bela'Verre that would, when the children return, would shock them. Particularly with Maurice getting sent to random villages somehow by a certain godly male of sorts by orders of Hecate as it wasn't time for him to be reintroduced to his two children. Yet despite this, it was now Christmas Eve to inwardly stun Morgana alongside Belle.
Though, Beast was reluctant to host it as there wasn't anyone to celebrate or remember by he was proud of, for ten years, agreed this year to host it.
As it was nearing nighttime, with them all in the Library's Fireplace area as the servants were serving hot cocoa to them all, even the Triplets as Morgana gave Daisy a knowing glance as during their time here, the coat rack that Morgana was made well aware of was that he was her servant, at most times (to her surprise by not only this), that the two were privately hitting it off somehow without any of them, but her, finding out. However, Morgana did wonder how that truly works out though within her mind.
Speaking of the Triplets, they have gotten used to the castle now and also…. no longer fainted when they are within Beast's presence yet they also made a friendship of sorts with him, as well: They give out girl-like advice alongside Mrs. Potts, and he, in turn, allows them to try new recipes as they were surprisingly good cooks... despite what the town made them known as by title.
Morgana at this point though asked to be excused to make Belle half-worry over her little sister. Mainly seeing she, like the Beast as despite being excited that is, was half-excited and half unfamiliar with what was going on, the young woman figured. But Belle though did decide to let her sister have some space.
Cassie, to her reluctant agreement, held Morgana's wolf-pup, Demi, with Morgana's insistence as she currently headed to the balcony once again. The servants were confused slightly at Morgana's current mood with Will understanding as like Cassie, knew of the little girl's dilemma currently, still, unlike most of the somewhat large group: She was never part of anything Christmas-related.
For you see, if you allow me to tell: Morgana was not allowed at all to celebrate the holidays of any sort, and due to her former Uncle Vernon Dursley of course.
He insisted for some odd reason which didn't secretly stop her Aunt Petunia that is on not at least giving her one thing late at night, didn't want her to be within their family moments at all, at least, that is what he stated.
So all-in-all, Morgana was half-hoping and unsure for this current Christmas Season.
Anyway, back to the story
Twelve minutes later with Morgana now all alone, the balcony or otherwise known as the Inside Garden that currently has blue roses with red and white thanks to her and the others aiding the child, by The Beast's permission of course on restoring them, gazed at the scenery and sighed.
However, at the moment, she sighed once again to herself while glancing after so-long, her locket and saw her birth parents, and sighed to herself while staring upwards for once to see a clear yet starry-sky with no snow at all on the balcony, somehow.
Not known to even The Beast, it was enchanted to always remain slightly peaceful and not let any bad weather affect the area, as it was a gift from someone down the road for the future, to be revealed.
I wonder if they would be proud of me... Maybe happy how my life turned out, after now being away from mostly him. Morgana now thought briefly to herself while gazing at the sky still and glimpsing some shooting stars passing by. However, while looking around her briefly with her presently leaning on the railing the balcony has with her arms as earlier, she was easily able to move one of the benches to see the sky (since Morgana was also dressed for the weather).
She wore a jaded-like coat with fur around the top part of the jacket she was given by the servants, with a strange lion-like image on the right-side part of it, and a snake on the other. There were also silver buttons that with one, unbuttoned as her head was also covered with a wool-like hat that was also a basic-green in design, with black-sturdy yet child-sized boots with brown child-sized gloves.
Morgana then began to softly sing to herself as her voice despite her age was, in secret, beautifully mixed with a minor amount of (in terms) a voice of a small child-like angel. Yet hidden to her, it was part of a blessing from both Hecate and another before she was born, as her animal form is that of a thrice-like fusion of three myth-like animals alongside a hidden race that has to be forced out into the open as the balance of them all.
The song, however, is about what she has been feeling this entire time without voicing it to her big sister and her adoptive father… well primarily everyone she ever knew (2).
Morgana: "What would I give~ to find myself better? What would I give~, to heal my heart?"
Unknown to Morgana at the entryway, both Belle and The Beast, due to her elder sister wanting to know where the balcony was as she was helping others with the Inside Garden, remained silent as they simply wanted to check up on her yet were also confidentially surprised at how lovely the little girl sounded, despite from what they both can tell, was a sad song.
Morgana: "What would it take to purge what I feel, from me, and my heart~? What would I do once they, the nightmares, and everything~ I feel are gone?"
Belle and The Beast hid yet still listened as Morgana jumped down and hugged herself, singing slightly louder with sadness engraved into her voice, mixed with hope into it.
Morgana: "I truly feel from my family~, from my friends~... I hope it doesn't end, yet I also feel warm, and happy~. Yet from my dreams~…"
The child then proclaimed slightly loud while staring at the sky, from what the two saw when they looked, tears were slowly yet shortly falling in both of her eyes. Morgana, however, stopped hugging herself yet had her arms motioning as if chasing something away with her hands closed, and her left hand to her heart with her eyes closed as well.
Morgana: "Hopeful thoughts end up and gone… To where I never know. Despair~, Sadness~, and Pain~, torment me to no end~."
Morgana was now sitting on the bench that she was once looking at the stars, with her eyes shut once again as she had her head down and sang softly yet loud enough to be heard by both her sister and The Beast, still.
Morgana: "What would I give~ to have my pain be gone? What would I give~, to end my tormented-like sorrow? What would I give~, to know why I have suffered so… Yet I would give anything in the world…"
Belle kept her tears at bay as she didn't know it at all as despite knowing her adoptive sister's progress, that maybe her little sister still had these feelings bottling up within her yet, like The Beast, stayed silent as Morgana now stood up and gazed to the sky with her tears now slowly falling with ease down her eyes.
Morgana: "Anything in the world~, anything in the world~! I would give my heart to those that need it! I would give to what I feel more, within my life~! To get rid of these fears~! This pain I feel within both my mind and my heart, inside me~!"
Morgana then gently fell to her knees with her eyes once again closed and from what the two adults understood, from what Morgana was letting out as to amaze them was an aura of sorts that was golden, and began to gently flow all around her frame as the flowers also were glowing within the beat of her lyrics as she continued to sing.
Morgana: "I would give my hopes and dreams to those that need it~, I would give them to what I know. To what I love, because, I have hoped~. I have loved~. And yet I feel it's not enough~!"
That strange aura Morgana doesn't realize was now causing the air to produce images of both her time in ways to that, of the northern lights as above her, both the good and the bad showed while the child's tears were slowly stopping yet still flowed, from her eyes.
Morgana: "What would I give~, to be free of my torment~? What would I give~, to be rid of my strife~? I would give away all my sorrow~, for the sorrow~ within my soul to no longer be tormented no more~, to them. They who dwell within my mind who still haunt me so~. Still, haunt me so~!"
She then gradually got up and sat on the bench once more while dismissing her surroundings as she hasn't at all comprehended anything odd going on all around her Morgana's sadness showed on her face while also, singing her final part to what she felt needed to be let out.
Morgana: "Anything in the world~... Anything in the world~, anything in the world~! I would give my heart to those that need it~! I would give to what I feel more within my life~! To get rid of these fears~... This pain I feel within both my mind and my heart, inside me~. I would give away what I feel, from anything in the world…"
Morgana then had her hands to her face now with that aura, the images, and the flowers along with everything slowly returning to normal as she began to truly sob, with her also expressing some few words normally, "An-Anything in the world." The little girl then cried with her face in her arms as she now lay on the bench.
Morgana though within moments was alarmed as she also jumped, discovering Belle as well as to her other surprise, The Beast, was now here. What truly startled her was that they both had caring eyes and looks, mainly from Belle without words, she flinched yet soon hugged her elder sister back.
The Beast seeing a family moment, wordlessly gestured to Belle to which she saw, he was going as well as indicating, to be waiting for them at the entryway of the balcony.
Nodding to him in small gratefulness at that, Belle and Morgana simply held each other for some time before several minutes later, the child's tears now ceased finally, and she looked to Belle with a shy blush now, with Belle also half-smiling to her little sister, "You heard me?" Morgana conceded in a small voice.
Awareness now from what Cassie told her before looking for her sister, Morgana rarely ever sings in public due to her being shy and the way her progress went… half-progress (Belle realized now), she wanted to know if she heard her.
Nodding gently to her sister, she now saw Morgana look briefly away yet froze and quickly looked back to her, Belle, in slight surprise with the young woman also expressing this, gently moved some of Morgana's hair back that escaped her currently new hat, "It was beautiful Mary." Belle, however, decided to, like The Beast, ponder the aura alongside the images from whatever occurred, now, in both covert mixture of sadness and rage, for later, one of which showed briefly she was indeed no longer a virgin.
Softly hugging Morgana, Belle comforted her little sister once more before forcing them both to stand up, and The Beast, as they also see Morgana was emotionally tired at this moment, took her to her room that was near Belle's room now, and once they gently closed the door part way to maybe let Belle hear her, the young woman gently stated sadly to him as well, "Why does my sister have to suffer as she has Beast?"
Not knowing what to do yet he feels the same part while his rage also from what he saw that she didn't see, part of the child's memories blocked (before Hecate's Gift), by the main person as such in the one image of her loss: A strangely-cloaked man that wore dark-black armor with amber eyes, "The child has suffered from what we both have witnessed. But if she hasn't though, she wouldn't have ended up as a shy-yet-kind sister to you then, Belle." Beast then gently told Belle to assure her of the importance of the here and now, in his words.
Belle, however, was in small amazement The Beast's words as mostly everyone but the servants presently were in their rooms asleep as they were the only living things up at this moment, gave him a small yet kind small back to him and stated while surprising him by the gentle caress of her hand in his paw-like hand, briefly, at the same time, "Thank you. I also have to thank you earlier on if you didn't care for my sister before my arrival, I feared she might have gotten worse."
Confusion on his features, Belle then told him of how her strange arrival occurred alongside the strange song that month prior, to her arrival.
Now alone back in the Library and fully informed about Morgana, Beast then acknowledged as they sat on the pillows from earlier to Belle in bewilderment as her eyes widened at him fully realizing that song as she thought it was a mere melody that randomly back then, like the others, played in that sorrowful tune. "That song back then, Belle, is a song sung by those that have suffered at being alone, alongside pursuing future hope. I don't know as to why that played in what you described to me as a town-like event, but if it is true… Then Morgana was part of it."
Belle was about to speak yet froze as she gazed behind him, to make The Beast confused as she was in fearful shock right now and before he could even state anything, he too froze as he heard an amused male-like cough, turned, and saw three people; one of which he was familiar with, standing as if they were being expected as of now.
It was Hecate, Death, and Loki.
"The child... My Champion has endured within secret by her former uncle, as well as to the other male I have yet to encounter, for as long she dwelled," Hecate gently aired to the two as The Beast narrowed his eyes at her in half-familiarity yet also dismissed it as they were presently trespassing within his castle with Loki's, however, once again.
"What do you mean your Champion? Morgana isn't a Champion to anything?" Belle now interrogated Hecate in bewilderment while scooting slightly closer to The Beast when she stated it as Death made her uneasy as well, by the amused yet serious glint in her strange eyes. "It is as the Lady of Magic declared, Mortal: Due to unforeseen circumstances long ago, Morgana's birth-mother almost lost her… If it wasn't for my Lady and I's, as well as a few other pryings God's or Goddesses' interests and aid, as such." Loki told Belle as The Beast now stared at Hecate in surprise, as to who now stands before them both.
Seeing they were both disturbed, or possibly wondering now why they were here, Death decided while making stools made from her magic in the form of a dark-like mist, soon formed for the three gods to sit down with ease, and giving the two a firm stare briefly on her face before smiling small, "Morgana is truly special as such to us. However, she has yet to truly tap into her power, but you both have seen some parts come free due to her singing. As such, from to what I do at most that are, as your mortal saying goes: Music is the way of the soul."
Belle froze as within Bela'Verre, was a book particularly about myths and legends she read a few months ago, with Belle (like Morgana), recalling anything within her mind, paled to which Beast was perplexed by the immediate smirk at Belle from that person, yet froze as he too unknowingly paled underneath his fur to what she stammered to get out, "Yo-You're Death."
"Guilty yet not-so: Belle Maria Evergreen." Death declared in a true yet partially mock-bow to the young woman, with Hecate giving her a glance to which she shrugged afterward in a 'What' gaze plastered on her face, then. However, the two entities then gave Death a stare to which she kept that smirk on her face, at the partially-relieved looks on Belle's and The Beast's faces, "Do not worry though, it isn't your time at all."
Despite saying this, Death inwardly was saddened though as she also felt the two younger souls of the Sundale children at last within the castle, and knew what would await them when they all return which Hecate let Death see, as she would eventually be involved at some point within the future.
"Despite my younger twin's saying," Hecate now began to tell them while conjuring gifts for mostly everyone, to their stunned looks with some of which from the man, Saint Nick of course, and used her powers to easily send them under the tree, "You have nothing to fear at all, though you, Beast: I cannot help in your plight as such."
Belle saw Beast as she was curious as to what Hecate (who she now somehow guessed), meant by also seeing him inwardly alarmed as Belle gently with her hands, squeezed his own briefly before a previous thought flowed through her mind as with her presence being here in which got The Goddess of Magic's full-on attention while they saw she had an understanding in her orbs. "Does Morgana have magic?"
Hecate to the two mortal's surprise, chuckled in light humor, more so to herself with Loki grinning as if in agreement with the goddess's words, as she (at the same time now) gently nodded and then acknowledged kindly to them both while discreetly surprising The Beast at this bit of truthful words that he sensed, from Hecate's now impressing words to Belle, "I knew it was wise to transmit her to you and your father. Yes, she has Natural-Magic, and not Demon-Detailed or as such, Tainted."
Belle and Beast were flabbergasted by that as Hecate then shook her head at their misunderstanding as if it was basic information, yet expressed with a gentle smile now as she gestured to the gifts while changing the topic now, "I have left certain gifts alongside contributed ones by the jolly-man himself. So in further terms as such before our… During departure, we will be checking alongside watching over Morgana. More or less."
Then instantly as they came, vanished into misty-like sorts of teleportation, as that too was gone within moments.
Though still uneased by their unexpected intrusion, the two gazed at each other in silent agreement as they got up and headed over to the gifts and discerning nothing wrong except to their surprise by both of their knowledge, a fledgling-yet-sleeping Sphinx-humanoid-hybrid of sorts, as well as an egg that was the size of a watermelon, were marked for Morgana.
The creature, if I can pause to detail her, is mostly humanoid with cat-like ears and the tail of a sphinx, with pale wings that are small as she is also currently in age-wise, Morgana's age. She looks like if you can picture it as the creature or female hybrid in terms, a Mini-Elsa from Frozen but with neon-blue highlights within her hair that was short-bobbed. She also, the hybrid child that is, wore mostly Egyptian garbs meant for a child of course. So she has no fur except on her spine that connects her head to her tail and has cat-like claws instead of fingernails and toenails (3).
Beast intimately thought said the child was adorable, yet in private, Hecate changed the bond to something else to Morgana, something she figured this unique hybrid would be part of in the life of her Champion. But that is pulling ahead than it already is.
The two decided, or more to Belle, to go to bed as The Beast due to his animal-like curse, decided to remain awake for a while more before he too, went to sleep.
Yet if they remained, they would of saw Death reappear, and secretly drop a personal gift of sorts within both Cassie's and Morgana's piles. Then afterward, officially leaving as a poor soul within this world, possibly summoned her for a deal to maybe cheat against her, to her inner ire.
Now it was morning, and after they ate breakfast, the group of non-objects (I had to do that) began to go alongside the main servants of the castle, into the library.
Belle was nonetheless discreetly happy inside, alongside Beast, as they saw Morgana's surprised face at her pile of presents and not including those granted as of last night by the gods themselves, including both the Sundale children, Cassie and Will. Yet they hid their minor-rage as if she was still startled to ever even getting anything at all.
Will primarily got alongside Cassie some outfits, alongside the Triplets as this time they truly liked as it was somewhat the same from what they were normally worn, but in different regional-based design, to now truly tell them apart within the town. Cassie, however, strangely got a weird necklace with a golden apple pendent, as it also possessed a blue diamond in the shape of a heart, in the center, from Hecate's friend as well as Death's, and privately something more.
Daisy got a reasonable yet Arabian-like dancer's outfit, as well as a mirror. Mary-Anne (or Annie, for a nickname) got a Russian-like dress with a silver charm bracelet and with a purple-opal gem in the center, and lastly, Jessabelle had a Chinese dress with a book about cooking that was meant for her as well as her sisters.
Morgana though, to largely everyone's ire as she took the longest out of them all yet also understood as this was her first official-based Christmas holiday, slowly yet neatly unwrapped all the gifts, while not trying to tear the wrapping paper at all.
Like Belle as her sister got a dress that was a beautiful-like yellow, hers was pure jade in color and also the same design but smaller, for her yet modified to be made for a little girl as well. She also got strange books which she privately wanted to read at some point yet Demi made her curious yet startled like the rest of them once they saw the other gifts from Hecate, not knowing it was her that is, as well hidden gifts from Saint Nick himself.
Though, that mystery-man's gifts were candies or wooden toys for this time and age.
Nonetheless, it was the last presents that were handed out to Belle to Beast's amazement at this, a gift from her to him in mystery, the aid of the staff, a new cloak that unknowingly has his royal seal on the back of it. Morgana's thought was the confusion. Largely both Belle and The Beast as it was three things: A diary of sorts with the initials T.M.R., a slip of paper with words they could understand yet confused by to say it in front of the strange cat-girl, dubbed by Morgana to the sleeping hybrid, and a ring with an odd-looking stone with a side-note also attached to it.
However (not understood to them), a certain green-eyed male god was discreetly hidden at this moment as the other two had things to accomplish today, and couldn't wait to see the results that he and Death reluctantly agreed upon by the insistence of Hecate.
Morgana now getting used to things, decided to see what the fuss was alongside her best-friend Cassie, about that worded note to read in front of the cat-girl.
Belle glimpsing this, as well as the staff and Beast himself, watched as Morgana declared openly to the sleeping hybrid while reading the words in Belle's hidden shock as well as The Beast's, Latin…. Morgana though, read it thoroughly yet also struggled at some points. "Excita nota esse meus et soror mea fiet. Omnes autem sanguis, et omne cor, anima et mente, liber esse, de quo tibi meus est tuus erit, quanquam eam tu quoque, cum necessitas. Excita Trinaza? (4)"
Morgana soon dropped the paper she held as it glowed while at the same time, cut her briefly by her putting a finger into her mouth as blood was instantly drawn and absorbed into it, and the paper, also burned-up with the smoke going into the hybrid.
Once the smoke fully resolved into where the female hybrid's heart was supposed to go, she shimmered briefly in a jade-like aura and her eyes quickly opened as then, the aura faded away.
It was both concern and amusing however as the hybrid leaped and glopped Morgana while also purring at the same time like a house cat within moments as the girl's tail wagging back and forth soon in excitement. "Sissy!" The hybrid worded to freeze everyone in place as the girl talked, and Morgana now had a gaping mouth as if to state otherwise until she now saw the puppy eyes this time aimed at her from the hybrid.
To Belle's leisure as well as the staff, seeing her sister currently safe, half-sighed with her also glaring playfully at Cassie who was on the floor, laughing, as she also didn't expect this to happen. "Do you have a name at all?"
While on top of Morgana still, the hybrid beamed at this and declared easily as her right ear twitched a few times, "Name Trinaza, Sissy! Older Sissy, yes!" The adults as well as Adult Objects could tell the child spoke in an accent that was also broken Egyptian, slightly, yet thankfully as time went on, things were good as gold, as the saying goes for most-part of the day.
In secret though, the servants might do lessons to the hybrid to speak better.
It was coming upon the evening to everyone's amazement, as everyone's things were in their respective rooms, for now, it was snowing hard once again as they were planning to head outside. Now though, they decided to play an inside game of hiding and seek.
As both Belle and Beast were it, the kids hid while the Triplets make food they possibly know with the chef, Morgana elected to hide within the Library. Though to her ire, Demi and Trinaza, were sticking with her like glue, but not too close to not have space at all.
Noticing that she needed to hide quickly as she also heard someone coming, Morgana leaned on a random yet future-specific bookshelf that glowed for a brief moment, and she yelped alongside her two companions as they fell into the wall, and within moments, the fake-bookshelf shut as Belle was now troubled since the young woman truly heard her little sister within the Library speaking to her pet and unofficial sister, to Belle's entertainment still.
The three were unexpectedly blinded as when they opened their eyes, they were truly stunned as to what they had seen: It was a partially-large hidden room with stranger-looking books with objects Morgana thought that was neat yet most of which, she didn't comprehend any of them. There were also couches, love seats, and a fireplace nearby that had a strange blue-green fire. However, there were always-now-lit lanterns that brought about a natural glow to see everything completely within this room. There was also a door of sorts that amazed her as it had her scar etched into the middle of the door itself.
There was also a portrait she couldn't figure out as well above the fireplace as it was a man with a blue pointed hat and robes, a white beard with gentle-yet warm eyes.
However, she, Demi, and Trinaza froze and slowly veered around to a figure now within the room looking at them in leisure as the said person was entirely covered in a white cloak, and her face wasn't shown at all. Yet she gently inquired in an inquisitive tone in her voice, tilting her head slightly to the right while she did so, "Who may I ask are you, child?"
Now don't give me that look if you're reading this (Shies away from all-out glare at readers) Bah! Too much glaring, alright I will tell you why I stopped it right here: It's for a specific reason as eventually…. things will happen in the next chapter that may surprise you as such.
I also put in that daughter bit for Maleficent to not only leave you guys waiting, but to know that yes, I have plans for the said character (MWA AHAHAHAH- Cough, sorry: Evil laughter mode on), and let's just say... Expect the unexpected.
Now as to why I wrote things like this, I thought it better for the story itself, and maybe give more plots within the said story itself.
Now here are some numbers, as I decided only a short bottom announcement:
One: Reference to that one "Sugar Tea Set" to "The Sword in The Stone" movie. I decided to use some objects within others in this fic as well.
Two: I decided to try and make a song for once, I dubbed it: "I Give". So let me know if you guys want me to do any more OC-like Songs in the future.
Three: All I have to say is look up young "Elsa", within the movie "Frozen", as she looks exactly like her except for the extra features.
Four: Awaken my supposed familiar, and become my sister. All but blood, all but heart, soul, and mind, free will be yours as mentioned as yours will be mine to aid you when needed. Awaken Trinaza? (This is the Translation guys.)
Now that will have to do until I work on this again guys, peace!
