Hey guys! This is the bonus chapter that I mentioned about how I thought up this story, and I figured if you guys read this, maybe you can use some of my techniques if you're new to writing. This story went really well. Better than I expected actually. And I want to thank all of you guys for accompanying the princesses in their duty of justice. Lastly, this is another disclaimer: I DON'T OWN THE CHARACTERS, THEY'RE ALL DISNEY'S WORK. Enough talk; let's see how the magic happened!
Story Concept/Idea: This was actually my first Disney Fanfic. Some of you may believe it, some may not, but I'm telling you it is. When I decided to write a Disney fan fiction, I knew it had to be faithful to the Disney stories to make sense. For example, I refer to the world they're in as the Disney verse. I imagine it to be like our world, but without us, and of course the lands that Disney created (Agrabah, the princess' kingdoms, Atlantica, etc.). It's a parallel world that is populated by all Disney characters. So we've got the Disney idea done; now we decide what the story. Superheroes. At the time, I was crazy about the princesses, and I was looking a picture of the Disney Princess line. I noticed they all had different colors that would make them pop out. Then colors lead me to thinking, superheroes. I wrote the idea down immediately and thought whatever part of the plot I could. Of course I thought, Disney Princesses are gonna save the day from Disney Villains… Like I said, that makes sense to most people. I wouldn't make the princesses fight The Joker (although that'd be interesting) because it's just so random and it doesn't quite fit.
Development of Concept/Idea:So I have my idea, and it's my first story so…now what do I do? I'm stuck…Was my thoughts after I have gotten my idea. Let me tell you how I development almost all my story ideas. Research. If you call watching a lot of movies "research" then you could call it that. If you don't, just think of it as reference. Since it was a hero story, lots of action scenes, and I saw a lot of people liked that. I watched superhero movies like Sky High, The Avengers, Superman, The Dark Knight, Spider-man, I thought back on Teen Titans(which I write stories for if you are interested), and I was able to pick up story elements from there. For example, getting their powers. Again, it had to make sense. I'll get into the details when I talk about characters. Heroes, well in our story we're talking about Heroines, also face problems that affects them in some way. For example, the fight between Ariel, Jasmine, and Mulan. Ariel felt that she should stay with her family since the group wasn't able to stop the attacks before they happened, and after the fight, the group was strong enough if they worked together, thus making the group's bond stronger. Last concept idea that I think is required for all superhero moves, is the final battle. I made my battle related to Disney again by having the villains all together, and the big dragon at the end. Makes sense, since it's a Disney story.
Characters and Development: Now, let's dive in to our stars of the story. I will be talking about the character's roles and how their powers fit.
Ariel - Ariel is an adventurous girl, she loves her family and friends and so I used that to create an internal conflict with her. WATER POWERS. Obviously.
Aurora - Elegant lady, leader of the group, loves to sing. Hmm…loves to sing huh?...That lead me to her power. I found her to be more of the leader instead of Cinderella because honestly, I grew up watching Sleeping Beauty from hours on end and to me, she felt like a leader. Don't get me wrong, Cinderella would be an amazing leader, that's why she was second in command. But I just felt that Aurora could handle it better.
Belle - Now I'm just going to say this now, Belle is not my favorite princess. I DON'T WANNA OFFEND ANYONE SO IF I SO I DON'T MEAN TO! :O She's my least favorite. But that doesn't mean I just throw her aside because I know there are people out there who their favorite princess is Belle. I don't hate her. I tried to give her a big part, and some people say I did, but inside I feel like I didn't. Now about her character in the story, yes she is the smart one. She has super intelligence. I have deleted paragraph (or deleted scene whatever you guys prefer to call it) that showed how she realized what her powers were, but I didn't feel like it was strong enough to hold up in the story. But I do feel, without Belle, the princesses would have never gotten through.
Cinderella – Now Cinderella is a lovely gal. Her powers related with time, inspired by the whole 12 o'clock situation in her movie (it makes sense right?!). She's an amazing second in command, keeping the ladies in control. In the final battle scene, I don't know I you'd call her breaking Lady Tremaine's wand kind of wicked because she did it slowly with a sort of hatred. At least, that's what I saw. If you saw it another way, it works just as well, maybe even better. It just made me think she was crushing her stepmother's spirit, just like she did to her.
Jasmine – If you guys can tell, that's great. Jasmine is my favorite princess. Spunky, funny, outgoing, and she can finally do what she thinks she's capable of. With the Ariel and Jasmine/Mulan fight, I found that Jasmine would be the one to actually make the fight worse, being the character she is.
Mulan – Oh yeah, this is the action packed missy here. I gave her a bit of comedy with her constantly destroying Aurora's interior, because she didn't know how to control her strength. And being a kung Fu master, okay maybe not master but…you get the point; she wouldn't know how to control it. Kung Fu is a bout balance and control, yes, but like she said in Mulan 2, she's still learning herself.
Rapunzel and Snow White – I merged these two together because they are my comic reliefs. My sweeties who are amazing comic reliefs. I would have these two be the center of hilarity in any story. In fact, I'll make a story about just these two, and it will comedic. I know all princesses have the power to talk to animals, but the real power within Snow White is that she can talk them into aiding them in fights, which you see throughout the story. Rapunzel's power was easier to figure out. She has hair, and the way she uses it in her movie, just give me an idea she can use it in a fight.
Tiana – YES TIANA! Tiana is the third most responsible woman in the group. She's a toughie to knock down. Her power was to turn into a humanoid frog, and let me tell you the inspiration for that. I'm sure if you have deviantart you know about the Twisted Disney Princesses line. That was the inspiration for Tiana's powers, or what she looked like.
The Villains – The whole goal of the villains was to take over the Disney verse. Their plan was to use the princesses against all of Disney, but things had gone haywire when they find out they obtained powers. I always thought, wouldn't it be nice if they all plotted against Disney together.
I hope you can see the main things I put into a story when I write. For me, strong characters, LOTS of research, and of course, plots and concepts that make sense. This all my personal preferences. If you're new to writing, I hope this inspired or helped you in some way, if not, then I'm sorry :P. I love you all, and I'll see you on the next adventure coming REAL SOON (maybe in a few hours): "Disney Princesses: A Land Lost in Time".