Preface: Hello, everyone! This is my fourth one-shot, and the only one that is not canon to the lore. It's just a little story that Spawnette made up before the events of Minecraft Maniacs RPG! It's also a bit of a preview for the next sub-story I have in mind...

Before we begin, a shout-out to the user Johnathan Cena OFFICIAL, who left reviews on Sonic's Log and Coup D'etallic! Thanks for your comments, man - I especially like how you thought I portrayed Sonic's character well! Also, I'm not trying to make Eggman gay -that bit about him liking Elton John was a reference to this Mad libs book created for the Sonic Movie. Anyways, here we go!


Royal Fantasy


[THE FOLLOWING TEXT IS TRANSLATED FROM RABBORG-ESE]


[Character Selected: Spawnette]
[Current World: Minecraftia]
[Current Location: Fountain Realm, Rabborgia]

During my time living as a commoner in the world of Rabborgia, I always fantasized about becoming a princess. My favorite way of becoming a princess was to marry my dream prince, like the fairy tales of yore. The thought excited me so much that I created my own story.

[BGM: C418 - Moog City]

Much like my early life, I lived as a commoner alongside one of the knights in the kingdom. Humans and rabborgs lived in peace and harmony, working together and protecting us from the mobs, much like you people from the real world do in what I have heard is called 'Minecraft.'

The then-prince of Rabborgia (not my brother Spawny, if you are wondering) lived mostly a free life, often entering the kingdom and living among us commoners. He was quite a gentleman, polite and caring to the peasants. When he was not living an average life, one thing he focused on was being a good ruler one day. But there was one problem - there were many lovely girls in the kingdom, and he had trouble deciding which one would be the right one for him.

One day, the prince decided to invite a selection of girls to his palace and spend time with them, much like the story of King Ahasuerus that I have heard. I happened to be one of those girls - when I first received the invitation, I was particularly excited. I felt a connection to the prince, so an opportunity to spend time with him was one I would not pass up.

I was quickly sent to the castle and given my own personal living quarters. The other rabborgs that were invited were quite nice girls themselves. When I was not with the prince, I formed a special bond with some of them. But I particularly enjoyed my time with the prince. He was just as much as a gentleman of when I saw him in the town.

One by one, the girls were sent home once a week, based on the prince's overall meetings with them. As the number of girls lessened, I noticed that I was lasting particularly long.

[BGM: C418 - Haggstorm]

And then, one day, I realized why - the prince had formed his own connection with me. I discovered that when he pressed a button on a series of note blocks and held his hand out. "May I have this dance?" he asked me.

Nervously, I took his hand, and together, we began to dance around the room to the tune created by the note blocks. It was one of my favorite moments in my time staying in the castle. As we danced, my feelings for him began to grow, and I could sense it was the same for him.

Eventually, we stopped as the tune ended and stood apart. "That was...wonderful," I said.

The prince rubbed his arm and chuckled. "I must confess...our time together has probably been the best moments of these past few weeks." He paused, as if to think of something to ask me. "I have met you before in the village. What is your personal life like?"

"It's quite nice," I answered. "When my guardian is out, I often go out on my own, trying new things."

"So you are adventurous?" he asked.

"As a matter of fact, I suppose I am," I answered, giggling. "I have tried going mining and have helped out battling mobs."

"So I have seen," said the prince. "I have a bit of that spirit myself."

"Do you ever wonder if you won't be able to do that anymore," I asked, "when you become the ruler?"

The prince became a little flustered. "Yes, I do, sometimes. That is why I like to go out and live my own life often. So I can say that I am satisfied with my life."

I took his hand. "I would gladly be your partner in adventuring." He smiled back and gave a little kiss on my hand. That was what confirmed it - he had grown attached to me as I had grown attached to him.

I simply could not keep it to myself. The next day, I began to tell all of the other girls that remained. Despite being upset, they were supportive of my growing relationship and didn't want to mess with true feelings. But I soon began to feel guilty about sharing with the other girls, almost like I had betrayed the prince.

[BGM: Johan Johnson - arena1]

A few nights later, something happened that I personally took as karma. There were only two other girls left, and we were asleep when an explosion occurred, awakening me from my slumber. Running out of my quarters, I noticed that a creeper had blown up the wall, resulting in mobs pouring into the halls.

The prince came running in, brandishing an enchanted sword. "Stay back," he told me, swiping his sword at a zombie.

"No," I said, determinedly. "Let me fight alongside you." Remembering some iron I saw in my chest, I ran back into my quarters and quickly crafted a sword from the crafting table. When I ran back out, the prince was fighting against some spiders.

Running into the fray, I brandished my sword and attacked the spider, sending it flying back. The prince then went up against a group of skeletons as I attacked the remaining spiders. String and bones filled the halls as we continued to fight into the night.

As we slashed through the remaining zombies, we began to catch our breaths, pulling arrows out of our bodies. "You truly are a wonderful fighter," said the prince.

"As are you," I responded. "Perhaps we should take our talents beyond the kingdom." I stared at him, lovingly, and he stared back at me.

That was sadly the excuse a witch used to attack the prince with a splash potion of weakness. The witch cackled as he fell to the ground, dropping his sword. As it approached me, alongside another creeper, I realized it was all down to me. I grabbed the prince's sword and charged at the two. Swiping it once, I attacked both of them at the same time. The witch began to drink a potion of healing, so I used the opportunity to kick the vile creature in the face, attacking the creeper once more.

The prince recovered from his state and picked up my own sword. "Thank you for saving me," he said, jamming his sword into the witch and defeating it.

Before we could talk further, I heard a hissing behind me. There was no time to waste. I turned around and threw the sword into the creeper, killing it in one strike. We both sighed in relief. "That was too much of a close call," I said.

The prince smiled. "Not only did you save me, but you saved everyone else here. That was true bravery." And what he did next solidified my hopes of being his choice.

The following week, the prince called the other two remaining girls and I to appear before the kingdom. We and the prince stood on a castle balcony, with the entire kingdom in front of us. The sight of seeing them all made me rather anxious.

[BGM: Peter Hont - What You Came For]

The prince took out a scroll and made an announcement, He called for his advisor to give the other two girls magical tiaras that would allow themselves to imagine them being the victors instead. "As for the final girl," he announced, filling the audience with anticipation, "she has won my hand." Even though I expected this, I still could not believe it. A tiara of my own was placed on my delicate head, and the prince took my hand. "Please welcome my new consort!"

I was terribly excited as the kingdom began to cheer my name. I could not wait to begin my new, charmed life.

And I would eventually experience this feeling for real when my brother Spawny came to the true Rabborgia for the first time. It was then that I discovered that I was a princess the whole time, and I have lived the charmed life ever since, even as I go on adventures with Kevin.

As a matter of fact, it seems he is beckoning me to go on a new adventure, so I feel I have to depart now. Ta-ta!

The End


Credits

Voices:
Tasha Lawrence - Spawnette
Jack Simmons - The Prince

Music:
C418
Johan Johnson
Peter Hont

Additional Music:
Weezer - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) (Credits)

Written by: Alfred von Any

Edits by: Jesus von Any


Postface: Glad that's done with! I was originally inspired by both the Selection series of books and the story of Esther from the Bible for this story - it was at a time where a girl selected to marry into the royal family appealed to me. I think I made it fit into the world pretty well, even though this was just a figment of Spawnette's imagination. But the location of Rabborgia actually does exist, and we'll be getting a glimpse into the real-life one very soon! I also was originally considering making this a multi-chapter story, but then I decided it worked better as a one-shot! P.S.: The little gesture the prince does right after the mob fight wasn't selecting Spawnette, but I deliberately left it ambiguous. ;)

That should be it! Please read, review, and share around, and I'll see you all later! Stay diamond, everyone!

-Alfred


~Characters, ideas, etc. from Minecraft are properties of Mojang Studios and Xbox Game Studios. No copyright infringement with any of these companies nor financial gain was intended in the making of this story. Any resemblance to real-world people or events are either coincidental or done fictitously.~