Pairing: Miguel/Kai
Based on the movie: The Swan Princess
The roles are as follows:
Odette: Kai (will be OOC)
Derek: Miguel
Rothbart (the bad guy): Boris
Jean-Bob: Tyson (in the story, he's actually a frog, but I'm going to make him a little dragon instead ok.)
Speed: Max (he'll remain a turtle)
Lieutenant Puffin: Bryan (He's going to be a falcon)
Queen Uberta (Derek's mom): Remain the same
King William (Odette's Dad): Voltaire (I know he's going to be a good guy, but he dies anyway so…)
Lord Rogers: Ray (but he won't be an old guy)
Bromley (Prince Derek's best friend): Claude (in the movie, Bromley is a coward but I can't see Claude being like that. So he won't be so cowardly)
Hag (Rothbart's sidekick): Remain the same
TOF: Ok, this is the second last chapter. I'm so excited.
Kai: We know, you've been going on and on about it.
TOF: Well sorry. But I'm really happy.
Kai: Let's just get this going.
TOF: Ok, I don't own the movie or Beyblade. Also there is some yaoi once again.
[Swan Lake Castle
In the tower of the castle, Boris paced around, his little sidekick sitting in a chair watching. "No matter what they do, I'll always be one step ahead of them. Although Prince Miguel's vow could ruin everything." He muttered. "I'm going to have to deal with him, but how?" he thought for a second before an idea hit him. "The vow! Of course. I'll get Miguel to make the vow to the wrong person."
"Huh?" his sidekick, an old hag asked.
"Heh," he tuned to the old hag. "I'll make you look like Kai. It'll take some work but it'll be worth it. When Miguel makes the vow to the wrong person, Kai will die and I'll finish Miguel off myself."
Now that he had his plan came the hard part. With a bit of magic…ok so a whole lot of magic, Boris began casting one spell after the other, changing his sidekick until she looked just like Kai. The same crimson eyes. The same blue markings and hair. Wearing black and crimson robes, there was just one thing missing.
"Just one more thing." He murmured taking Kai's locket and putting it around the fake's throat. "There. Now, we really should be getting ready to go." They laughed as they started putting the plan into action.
[Uberta's Castle – Ballroom
Everyone was scrambling around to get everything completed for the ball. Miguel walked in and went to his mother who was talking to some servants with roses.
"Mother, have you s-" but she interrupted him.
"Oh Miguel, there you are."
Miguel looked at the flowers. "What are these?"
"Roses dear."
"They're red."
"Of course they are."
"But mom, I don't want red roses. I want white. Like a swan. Have you seen Claude?" he asked. But his mother shook her head. Miguel spotted a servant walking with a food tray. He went over and inspected the food. "Would you feed a swan this?"
The servant became confused and was unable to answer properly. "I…"
"Take it back. Get something light, something fresh." Then he saw Ray and the orchestra practicing. "No, no, no. Not like that Ray."
"What is it?" the black haired man asked.
"Tonight the music must be played rubato, soft and graceful, like a swan."
"A swan?" Ray was confused now.
"Yes, soft and graceful. Has anyone seen Claude?" he asked again.
"No one has seen him Miguel." Said his mother.
"You're kidding! Who's gonna be my best man?" Miguel smiled and saw his mother do the same.
"Best…? You mean? You – oh – Miguel." Then Ray got the music started again, soft and flowing just like Miguel had said.
"That's it Ray." Miguel swayed along with it. "You got it. Come on mother." He began dancing lightly with his mom.
Uberta giggled and looked at her son expectantly. "Come now Miguel…Who is it?"
Miguel laughed. "You'll see."
[Watery dungeon, Swan Lake castle - evening
Boris stood in a small door looking down at Kai who floated in the water at the bottom of the dank dungeon. "It hurts me to keep you locked up Kai. Hurts me deep. But then, a king's day is full of tough decisions. You understand." Kai's eyes narrowed and he snorted at him…well as best as a swan could snort anyhow.
"Oh now you're mad at me once again. Doggone it, I can't do nothing right! Head full of pudding (I love that sentence, I had to put it in). That's me. Well, I can't leave you like this. If you're not happy, I'm not happy. Hmm… I know! If you can't attend the ball, then I'll bring the ball to you! Let's see… the first thing you need is a young man. The prince is busy, of course, but I think I can arrange a substitute." He smirked and opened the door wider revealing Claude who grabbed on to Boris, not wanting to get pushed into the water.
"No please don't." Claude whimpered slightly.
Boris chuckled. "Poor fellow. He got lost in the woods." Then he pushed the other man in and he splashed into the water below. He surfaced and Kai grabbed the back of his shirt in his beak and carried the man over to a chain hanging off one the walls to hold on to.
"I'd love to stay but if I don't leave now I'll be late." The swan glared coldly at him. "Don't look at me like that boy. You just had to be sneaky didn't you? You just had to drag your weakling of a prince into this didn't you? Well that's fine with me. Fine with me!" then the door shut and locked tight. Leaving Kai and Claude alone.
[Uberta's castle – ballroom
It had begun. Princes and princesses from all over the place had arrived and the ball was in full swing.
Miguel was still looking around for his love but had yet to see him. He could tell that his mother was getting impatient and wanted to know whom it was.
"Promise me Miguel, as soon as they appear you'll tell me."
Miguel chuckled. "Don't worry mother. You'll know, believe me, you'll know." His mother seemed to except this.
[Swan Lake – night
Bryan, Max and Tyson had been nearby the moat that goes around the castle trying to come up with a plan to help Kai when Bryan suddenly gasped.
"What?" asked Tyson.
"It's coming." The falcon muttered.
"What is?"
"An idea! A substantial idea! A large, colossal idea!"
"Sounds big." Said Max.
"I got it! Water leaks into the dungeon, right? Well, if there's a leak, there must be a hole. We'll find the hole, make it bigger and," he made explosion sounds. "he's free."
It was a good idea they agreed, but with one problem that Tyson mentioned. "Good idea but one problem." He pointed to the moat where two alligators lived. "Chomp. Chomp."
Max nodded. "His Majesty's got a point."
Bryan merely shook his head. "Don't worry. All we need is a scout."
"Are you crazy? Who's going to jump into this moat?" asked Tyson.
"Well, he's got to be a good swimmer." Said Bryan.
Tyson nodded. "And small to." Added Max.
Tyson nodded again. "Teeny weeny. Not to be seen."
Bryan's eyes got a wicked glint in them. "And it would help if he was green and blue for camouflage purposes."
"Precisely. Small, good swimmer, green and blue. Good grief, you're talking about me?!" Tyson realized with horror.
Tyson made a protest but was quickly shut down and forced into doing it anyway.
[Uberta's castle – ballroom
Miguel still hadn't seen any sign of his love. Had something happened to him? All night his mother had been pulling him around to meet the different sons and daughters of her friends. But all the prince really wanted to do right now was find out where Kai was.
But a knock on the large castle doors stopped any more thoughts. Uberta seemed surprised. She thought that every one was here already. She ordered the servant at the door to open it.
He muttered, thinking it was the milkman, but got quite the surprise when someone else, a prince walked in. A hush went over the crowd.
Uberta was surprised and could hardly believe her eyes. "No. It can't be…" she muttered making her way to the front of the crowd. She got to Ray and demanded to know who the prince was and why he looked so much like... "Ray, who is that?"
Ray seemed just as baffled. "I…don't know. But…he looks so much like…"
"It couldn't be…could it?"
Miguel approached Kai (fake one) and smiled. "I…I thought something had happened." He admitted.
The fake Kai shook his head and took Miguel's hands in his. "Nothing could keep me away." And they had begun to dance.
[Swan Lake – night
The plan went into action without to much trouble. Max's job was to keep the two alligators away while Tyson swam quickly to the bottom of the castle where they was already a small hole and began digging as fast as he could, wasting no time, as time was everything right now.
Max seemed to be having fun teasing the two creatures chasing him. He could easily out run…err…swim them so he had no real fear. Tyson grunted as he dug, kicking up sand, when he finally got through the wall, making the hole bigger and appeared at the surface, surprising Kai.
"Tyson!" the prince shouted.
"Tyson to the rescue." The dragon said.
Max had seen Tyson get through, and immediately jumped out of the water and did a back flip before landing back in.
Bryan saw it. The signal. He dived into the moat, taking over the distracting, teasing the animals like Max had done. The turtle, seeing this went over to the whole and appeared on the other side with Kai and Tyson.
"We need to go." Max said urgently.
But Kai wanted to say something first. "Thank you Tyson. And when this is over remind me to give you a kiss." (Kai: Do I have to? Me: Yes.)
Tyson blushes and cheered.
Kai went to help Claude but the man kept shooing him away and batting his hand at him. Kai had to leave him. He had to leave now.
"Wait till I tell you to go." Said Max going back into the hole and looking out to see of the alligators were there. He saw Bryan swim past with the two animals behind him and signaled to Kai and Tyson to move it. "Let's go."
The three burst out of the hole and swam as fast as they could. Kai started going to the surface when an alligator chased after him. Max saw this and bit its tail hard, effectively stopping the creature.
Then Kai burst out of the water and started flying swiftly to the castle. Max, Tyson and Bryan made it to the land and watched as Kai flew off into the night. "Go Kai!" they shouted.
[Uberta's castle – ballroom
Miguel looked the prince before him over. "Something about you tonight seems…different."
But the fake prince merely smiled. "Don't worry. After tonight, everything will be perfect."
Miguel smiled. "Of course. Ray, stop the music, I have an announcement to make." He commanded as the music, dancing and talk came to a halt.
Outside the castle, Kai flew to one of the big windows and saw the ball. In the center of everyone was Miguel and…himself? Kai gasped.
"Kings and queens… Ladies and gentlemen… Mother. I have an announcement to make. Today I have found my bride." He said loudly for everyone to hear.
Outside Kai began tapping on the window, trying to get everyone's attention, but nothing worked. And the fake prince, having noticed him, kept turning Miguel's attention away from the windows. "No Miguel." He muttered. "Stop! It's a trick!" he yelled but still nothing worked.
Miguel continued, holding the fake Kai's hand tight. "I present him to you as the future queen of our fair kingdom. And as proof of my love for him, I make a vow to break all vows, a vow stronger than all the powers of the earth, before you and before the whole world, I make a vow of everlasting love—"
Kai panicked. "Miguel!"
"To Kai." And he looked at the fake with a face of only love.
Kai felt himself fall. He was to late. "No!"
The crowd began cheering but then a shadow came over them. The candles went out and the windows and door burst open. Boris walked in smirking. "Hello, little prince."
Miguel walked up to him. "Who are you?"
"Went and pledged your love to another, eh?" The evil man chuckled.
Miguel glared. "What are you talking about? This is Kai!" he shouted pointing to the one behind him.
Boris laughed. "No. Kai is mine."
Miguel understood now. This was the guy who took Kai away from him. The one that had his crimson-eyed prince under the spell. "It's you! You have no power here. I made a vow… A vow of everlasting love." He said confidently.
"Heh, you made a vow alright. A vow of everlasting…death." And he shot a spell at the fake Kai, hitting him and making him fall.
"Kai! No." he ran over and turned him around only to see the ugly face of a hag. The hag laughed as Miguel pushed her away.
"Where is Kai? What have you done with him?" he demanded the evil man.
Boris laughed. "You should have left Kai to me. Now, he'll die!" then he disappeared in a bright light.
Miguel looked out one of the windows and saw the swan that was his love under a spell flying away. "Kai!" he ran out, getting to his horse and ridding into the forest.
Ahead of him, in the sky, Kai flew awkwardly and was off balance. He gasped for breath. He could feel himself get weaker.
"Kai!" Miguel continued calling. He heard Boris's laughter through out the forest.
"He's fading fast little prince." He heard the monster say.
"No!"
Kai gasped again, finding that it was getting harder for him to move, let alone fly. But he needed to get to the lake. So he pressed on.
Miguel heard Boris again. "If you hurry young Miguel, I may let you see Kai…one last time." Hearing this the blond prince made his horse go faster.
[Swan Lake
Tyson right away spotted Kai. "He's coming." But then they noticed how off balanced and tired he seemed.
Max shook his head. "I don't think he's going to make it."
"This way Kai!" the prince glided towards them, not really paying attention anymore.
"Come on Kai. You can do it." Muttered Bryan watching Kai tip his wings into the water but he was unable to land properly.
Kai landed on the ground away from the lake against a tree. His form changed back into his human one but he didn't move.
"Kai!" Miguel had gotten to the lake and jumped off his horse. He ran right to Kai's side and gently picked his upper body up and held it. "Oh Kai…" he whispered. "What have I done to you? Forgive me Kai. Please forgive me." He whispered again.
"Miguel?" Miguel looked at Kai and saw his beautiful eyes slightly open but a bit glazed.
"I'm here Kai. I'm here." He comforted, hugging the weak prince.
"Miguel…I feel so weak." Kai muttered. "I think I…"
Miguel interrupted him. "No Kai. You'll get better. The vow I made was for you."
"I know Miguel. I…I love you." He whispered weakly and then, that was it. Kai's eyes had slid shut and his body went limp. Miguel shook him lightly but he wouldn't wake.
"Kai…" a sob escaped him. "Please Kai, don't do this…" he muttered. "I made the vow for him. Do you hear? The vow I made was for him!" Miguel shouted into the night.
"There's no need to shout." Miguel gently put Kai down and turned to find Boris standing there, casually leaning against a tree.
"Don't you let him die!"
"Is that a threat?"
"Don't let him die or else!"
"Hm, I suppose it is a threat."
"You're the only one with the power. Now do it." Miguel powerful voice echoed in the night. He put his hand on the hilt of his sword.
Boris smirked and glowed red and yellow. "Only if you defeat…me!" and he changed into a dark creature. A black phoenix. It screeched and took flight.
Miguel's eyes were wide. "The Great Animal." He muttered. The dark bird swooped down on him. Miguel swung his sword back and forth, trying to defend himself. He managed to cut the beast on the wing but that only made it angry.
It dove again. Miguel had his sword ready, and started swinging it again; hoping to cut deeper but the monster grabbed on the sword and used its powerful jaws to snap it in half. Miguel backed away. Now what?
Tyson stared at the two fought. "I'm betting on the beast." He muttered.
"Shut up. You're not helping." Said Bryan.
The creature dove down again and picked Miguel up this time. High into the air where it threw the prince like a toy at a tree. The blond landed roughly on a tree branch. He tore one off from above him and tried to use it as a weapon. That didn't work. The phoenix started attacking him with it's clawscausing Miguel to fall hard onto the ground. Where he stayed.
Bryan looked around, then into the lake, remembering when Boris had found Miguel's bow and had thrown it into the lake. "Miguel's bow." He grabbed Tyson. "Swim to the bottom of the lake and get the bow!" then he threw the dragon into the water.
Tyson looked around until he finally found the bow, one end buried deep in the sand. He started tugging but it would not come lose.
"What's taking so long?" asked Bryan hurriedly.
"I'll go check!" Max went into the water and saw Tyson struggling with the bow. Moving fast he grabbed it and pulling it out with a good hard tug, taking Tyson with it. When he got to the surface, he twisted his neck and threw it to Miguel.
"Wake up! Wake up!" Tyson started hitting Miguel's face to bring him to.
Miguel slowly woke up and saw the bow in front of him. He immediately picked it up and reached behind him to grab an arrow but there was nothing.
Another screech filled the air. The black phoenix was heading right for him to finish him off this time.
"Oh please…"
Miguel's eyes widened. "Claude?"
Standing near the castle is Claude, bow in hand with an arrow knocked, ready to fire. He had seen the turtle, dragon and swan escape and found the hole. He held his breath and managed to squeeze through. "Oh please oh please oh please…" he repeated. The two had practiced this before. The catch and fire technique.
"Come on Claude." Miguel stood with his back to his friend.
"Now!" Claude let the arrow fly towards the prince, who turned in time to catch it. He quickly knocked it then fired at the creature, hitting it square in the chest.
It shrieked in pain, and started to fall, landing in the lake where there was a big explosion of light, smoke and magic.
The three animal friends cheered for the victory but quieted down when they saw Miguel drop the bow and approach the still form of Kai.
"Oh Kai. Forgive me Kai." He dropped down beside the prince. "I only wanted to make a vow of love. I only wanted to break the spell and prove how much you mean to me. I love you for your courage and stubbornness, I always have." Miguel told the still prince. He kissed him briefly on his lips and was about to move away when he felt arms wrap around him. They broke apart and stared into each other's eyes. Blue met crimson.
"Miguel?"
"Kai."
"Oh Miguel." Kai hugged the blond tighter. "I love you. I love you." He repeated.
"Kai. Oh my god…Kai." Their lips met again in another kiss. "My Kai."
It was over. They were together now. Finally together.
Kai: That ending was crap.
TOF: I know (sighs) but it was the best I could do.
Kai: So is this the last chapter?
TOF: Nope. There's one more. The wedding.
Kai: Which reminds me…do I have to kiss Tyson.
TOF: Yes.
Kai: Great. (rolls eyes)
TOF: So, R&R!