Yahoo! So, I'm not entirely sure how many people actually searched for Disney and Fairy Tale hints while reading the story, but I'm going to post this anyways. : ] I wanted to get the readers involved in the story, not just read it, which is why I included the mini game and the music. Time for the answers! : ]
By the way, I'm thinking of doing just a one-chapter story of Brook and Liara, but it'll be rated-M. ; ] Not entirely sure how you guys would feel about it, so please let me know.]
Chapter 2: Storm
*By midnight, she was all packed and ready to leave. Before she left, however, she stopped by her parent's room and set a little note on the bedside table that stood next to her mother's sleeping figure. She smiled at them sadly before turning around and walking to the front door, which she managed to close quietly behind her as she took the first steps on her journey.
This was based off of the scene in Mulan, when she leaves behind her comb on the table next to her parent's bed. She looks at them sadly before taking the first step on her journey to the army.
*She glanced upwards just as another bolt of lightning shot downwards, this time striking the top of the mast. Gathering all of her strength, she forced herself to grab her bag and push herself over the railing, landing face first into the water.
There is a storm scene in the Little Mermaid, when Ariel rescues Prince Eric from drowning. Lightning strikes his ship, catching it on fire. It then explodes, throwing him into the water.
Chapter 4: Song of the Night
*The sudden sound caused Liara to nearly jump out of her skin. She quickly turned around and felt a wave of relief as she saw only Brook standing there. The skeleton raised his hat politely before setting it back down on his afro. "Can't sleep?" he asked.
This one could easily be overlooked, but I figured I'd mention that while writing this scene, I thought of Jim and Silver from Treasure Planet. Silver is leaning against the railing the first night that they're flying, and he's talking to Jim, getting to know him a little. From the moment this story started, I just kept seeing Brook and Liara talking at night while leaning against the railing, and I'm glad I was able to put this scene in.
Chapter 5: Nakama
*"So what should I draw?" she asked. Usopp leaned backwards so his arms were supporting his body up, and glanced upwards as if he was thinking really hard. "Each other?" he suggested, looking around the group for any signs of disapproval, none of which showed up.
In the Hunchback of Notre Dame, while Quasimodo is singing Heaven's Light, the gargoyles are all drawing. While they are not drawing each other, I decided that having Liara sit in a circle with some of the Strawhats and drawing somebody recognizable to them would be kind of cool. I also love drawing, so I incorporated some of that into her character.
Chapter 6: A New Place
*While in a jewelry store, Liara came across a pair of large, blue diamonds that sparkled magnificently under the sunlight that poured in through the shop's large windows. Not being able to help herself, Liara carefully picked up the two jewels and placed them in front of her pupils. Both of them laughed as Brook took them from her and placed them in his eye sockets, giving the illusion that he had diamonds for eyes.
Dopey, from Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, places two blue diamonds in front of his eyes, giving off the impression that he had diamonds for eyes. It's a cute scene that I simply couldn't not place in here.
Chapter 7: Night Out
*After dinner, Nami stood up and placed her hands on her hips. "Okay guys, I found this interesting-looking bar while in town earlier called The Sea Witch. Anyone interested in going tonight?"
Named after Ursula, the Sea Witch, from the Little Mermaid.
*"Get her a Smashed Seagull," the Navigator loudly said so her voice could be heard over the music.
Scuttle, the Seagull from the Little Mermaid, is constantly smashing into stuff, so I thought it would just be a little funny idea.
Chapter 13: Fireworks
*She glanced over at him, her smile growing even wider. "Of course. It's been so long since I've last seen fireworks. I'm really glad to be seeing them with my friends, especially you, Brook." Liara suddenly leaned forward, her eyes still focused on him. "You and Luffy and Nami and everybody else went all out to save me today, and I will always be grateful for that. You have all become so important to me..." she looked away. "Especially you Brook-" she looked back at him. "So thank you." And just before Brook could respond, Liara lay the side of her head against his arm.
This was a mixture of Tangled and Aladdin. The little talking part before the show starts was inspired by Tangled, when Flynn and Rapunzel are sitting out on the water in their little boat before the lanterns are lit. The fireworks and arm-leaning thing came from Aladdin, when Aladdin and Jasmine are sitting on a roof in China and watching the firework show. Jasmine leans against Aladdin's shoulder at the end of the scene.
Chapter 16: Stars
*"That one kinda looks like a jellyfish," Liara observed as she pointed at a cluster of stars. "See the head and tentacles!" She looked over at Brook with an excited smile, seemingly proud she had managed to point it out. Brook nodded and grinned at her childish enthusiasm before looking back up.
In The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride, Kovu and Kiara are laying out on the grass in the middle of the night, pointing out what the different stars in the sky look like. Kiara spotted a bunny, while Kovu saw two lions fighting each other.
Chapter 17: Fantasia Island
*In front of them was an enormous island that glowed like the sun. Over it stretched a perfectly visible rainbow, that began and ended in the surrounding water.
A few of you guessed this already, but Fantasia Island was based off of Neverland. Like Neverland, there is a rainbow that stretches completely over it. I always thought Neverland looked beautiful, so I wanted to have an island in this story that captivated Neverland's beauty.
*Sunny went up the ramp slowly at first, but then began to pick up speed. The sails fully bellowed out as heavy bursts of air pushed Sunny up. "Hold onnnnnn!" Nami called out as the ship suddenly shot upwards. Brook protectively placed an arm around Liara, who had grabbed onto the front of his suit.
Treasure Planet has a scene where Silver and Jim are placed against a mast and holding on to it as the ship falls into a black. Silver places a protective arm around Jim, and I found it to be a really caring gesture.
*A glow suddenly surrounded the ship as small balls of what appeared to be light poured off onto every inch of Sunny. Once again, Liara's eyes widened as she realized what they were seeing. "Fairies," she murmured, scarcely unable to believe her eyes.
The Thousand Sunny flying from the faeries' magic is based off one of the ending scenes from Peter Pan, when the faeries spread pixie dust all over Hook's pirate ship so it can fly and take Wendy, Michael and John back to London.
Chapter 19: Souls
*"This island is currently home to 999 lost souls."
There is a ride in the Disney parks called the Haunted Mansion, along with a movie based off of the ride. The narrator of the ride tells the riders that there are currently 999 ghosts roaming around, and asks who would like the the thousandth. I personally love the movie and adore the ride, so I wanted to put a nods towards it into this story. : ]
Chapter 20: Explain
*Liara stood at the bottom of the stairs with her hand on the railing. As she was saying goodnight to Brook, a sudden thought entered her mind. "Brook! I think I have a name for my sword!" she whispered excitedly.
"Oh, and what might that be?"
"Enchantress."
Beauty and the Beast is my life, so of course I had to put something in here that hinted at it. The Enchantress is the one who put the spell over Beast, and since she's really powerful, I thought I would name this sword after her to give it a sort of powerful feeling.
Chapter 24: Under It All
*"Would you care to take the first sip Miss Lia..." His bottom jaw literally fell to the ground the moment he turned around. She stood there wearing a light blue bikini that brought out the pools of blue in her eyes even more, with a little black bow placed nicely in the top center of where her breasts met. Her lips parted nervously, and her cheeks turned bright pink in embarrassment under his gaze.
There's a slightly amusing scene in Atlantis the Lost Empire when Milo turns around and is basically speechless because Kida is in her bathing suit.
*Her touch was so soft and warm, and there was something about her standing so close to him and touching him that made him feel like his heart was pounding against his ribs. Liara closed her eyes, keeping her hand placed on his ribcage.
I love the whole thing in Tarzan where they can feel each other's hearts, showing that they're the same, regardless of what their appearance is.
*As her eyes scanned the walls, she noticed pictures covering almost every inch of the rock-like surface. She tugged on Brook's hand and pointed to where she was looking at. His jaw parted slightly in amazement, and together they both made their way towards the first wall panel they saw.
The swimming and looking at pictures on the wall idea came directly from Atlantis the Lost Empire. There's a scene where Kida and Milo are swimming and he's looking at images and writing on the walls. I just thought it was a cool scene and really wanted Brook and Liara to do something similar.
Chapter 25: Pure Fantasy
* A little cracking sound could be heard as soon as Brook landed on his rear, causing Liara to outwardly cringe. Brook slowly reached down and held up the cup, which now had a large chip on it's white surface.
Yahoo! It's Chip from Beauty and the Beast! : ] (Not to mention I had to get my Rumbelle feelings in here...)
*She walked towards the tree, her eyes widening as she saw what appeared to be hundreds of fairies emerging from the trunk of the tree, as well as from the stream surrounding them. The faeries suddenly flew out, their golden wings permitting them to fly around Brook and Liara, spreading dust over both of them. Liara held out her hands and giggled as the dust tickled the palm of her hands.
Another Peter Pan reference, though the dancing around while flying part came from the 2000 film version of Peter Pan. Such an awesome movie!
Chapter 26: Test
*She quickly wiped away the newly formed tears and walked back over to Merida, who wrapped an arm around her and patted her head as they finally left the area.
Even though Merida is nothing like Mother Gothel, I couldn't help but feel like I should make her seem at least somewhat motherly, so the scene from Tangled came to mind. When Mother gothel tells Rapunzel Flynn left her and then walks away with her as she rubs her head really seemed to fit into this part.
Chapter 27: Come Back
*She was laying on a coffin of roses, her head cushioned by a small pillow of violet trimmed with gold.
Basically based off of Sleeping Beauty or Snow White...take your pick.
*"But I broke that promise!" he sobbed out as he laid his head on top of hers. "Now you're gone and it's all my fault..it's all my fault." He ignored the hand placed on his shoulder as one of his tears fell onto her cheek.
The "It's all my fault" part is from The Lion King, when Simba blames himself for Mufasa's death. he lowers his head and says "It's all my fault..it's all my fault." Brook pressing his forehead against Liara's and his tears falling onto her cheek is from Tangled, when Rapunzel is crying and her tears fall onto Flynn's cheek.
Chapter 28: Memory
* A little girl reached for a doll that was on the ground only to sob when her hand went through it.
I probably should've mentioned this earlier, but the doll on the ground in the village is from Mulan. When Mulan and the army walk through a destroyed village, she sees a little doll lying in the snow and picks it up sadly.
Chapter 30: Together
*Multicolored orbs lifted out of the water and circled around him, followed by multiple beams of different colored lights. As he was flipped into a standing position, the lights began pressing all over his body, and right away he began feeling the difference.
Transformation scene from Beauty and the Beast. : ]
*"Brook! It is you!" she exclaimed with utter joy.
What Belle says to Beast/Prince Adam after his transformation. She sees that his eyes are the same and exclaims "It is you!"
*She watched as they all waved to her before morphing into orbs and floating upwards towards the heavens. Anxious to see them off, she ran onto Sunny, her feet pounding against the ramp's surface.
This is the ending scene of The Haunted Mansion film, when the ghosts turn into orbs and float up into the sky so they can pass on.
And that's it! How did you guys do? : ]