I'm totally interested in making this Story series. :) Unfortunately, Duchess Swan's Story isn't featured in Shannon Hale's upcoming book, "Once Upon a Time", so it won't hurt to use a little bit of my imagination. XD Duchess's childhood story was based off Suzanne Selfors's upcoming book, "Next Top Villain".
I was described to be an "Ugly Duckling" ever since I was eight. ...that's when my changes started happening. At specific times of the day, I would see swans fly by my estate's window, sighing at the sight of their beauty. My grandmother, the only Swan Princess who was able to breathe underwater, escaped. She married a humble old cobbler by the street, for her true love had died along with her story. Mother and father aren't with me anymore - at times, I had a tendency to get upset over it, but that was how the story goes and I didn't go through years of intensive dance lessons for nothing!
Anyways, I, Duchess Swan, discovered how to control my swan powers. I even learned that I could walk on water! That's when I got a chance to get by at Ever After High, how I waited to become the next Swan Princess.
The terrible thing about my school life was that I didn't have many friends in Spellementary school. Apple White was the center of attention, everyone else had a chance to talk with her. But not me, she was too loud and goody-goody for an outcast like me. The only class I did feel motivated in was swim class - each time Coach Gingerbreadman told us to swan dive, I was the only one to do it properly, finishing it with a slow and light dip in the pool with my right leg, standing on my tip toes. Occasionally, I would flair my dive with a transfiguration in forms, transforming into a black swan which ruffled everyone's feathers!
I was no longer the Ugly Duckling, I was the beautiful Black Swan. Even Apple White knew it.
Grandmother wasn't keeping good company with me back at home, however. She constantly had swan-health problems and always had a black-swan vibe around her when talking to me. A problem I simply couldn't handle, even with all the magic in the world. I then found a note by our silvery table from the Evil Queen herself. Grandmother's face was stuck in a delicious-smelling apple pie that I was tempted to take a bite at, but restrained myself. Even the simplest whiff of it made me feel sick, however, as a skull formed out of the steaming goodness of the pie.
My grandmother passed away just before I was able to go to Ever After High. I was extremely distraught and knew that Raven Queen, daughter of the Evil Queen, was automatically trouble at first sight.
For our destinies have been called into question because of her irresponsible actions against order, destiny and the law. I'm very disappointed in everyone whose pages have been ripped out along with hers. That means...not everything's set in stone. Daring Charming was definitely going to be MY prince!
Daring was acting weird towards me. I swear, once he notices me and actually has the chance to talk with me, and not Apple for once. Maybe that might happen, maybe. Still, my life is currently acting like it's the boss of me, like a pile of over-ruffled feathers! I hope things do get better...