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Chapter Pilot
"Once Upon a Time..."
Enchanted Forest
"My love, you mustn't be seen, heard, or speak."
There is a "Ghost" in the castle.
It always feels like strange things are happening for no reason at all.
Ever since Regina married King Leopold and became queen, there have been strange things that freaked a few servants and guards up.
Some said that it was some witch that cursed this land centuries before the castle was built. One claim that earned the Evil Queen's ire was that it was Snow White's deceased mother, Queen Eva came back from the realm of the dead to continue her duties in keeping the castle the way it was before her demise.
Yet one thing is true for those who have seen it.
The blue light is a ghost ball.
"EEK!" A maid came running from the spectrum that looked like a floating ghost ball. Thou, if the maid looked clearly in the dark there is a small, hooded person reaching to get some cakes and sweets from her nightly walks.
Using the stool chair to grab as many breads as she can.
The hooded figure revealed the face. Why is there no ghost but a little girl? She has brown hair with a shaded blend of black within it. Her eyes are the prettiest bluest eyes you have ever seen. Her navy/back medieval hood cloak. She wears her blue provincial dress and long white sleeves. (Belle's dress from the cartoon Movie Beauty and the Beast.)
She munched on the good bread that would be turned dry if not eaten before they went stall.
The blue light came forward and floated above her head.
"Bloom." She whispers as he holds up the tobacco pipe for the light to enter the hole. The blue light quickly entered her tobacco pipe and popped up. A black figure dressed in a blue cloak, with matching eyes.
This fairy is Will'O the Wisp whom she named Bloom.
"Oh princess, princess. If only you can live like one." Bloom spoke in a childish voice. Bloom is concerned for his friend as she is a princess.
"I told you. We can't, mama said it is dangerous for us." She quickly left as she carried the pipe like a torch or lantern to enter the secret passage.
The secret passage where she could have access to made her see people and events that happened. She hides in the walls and access their mirrors that she can see but the person on the other side of the mirror cannot see her.
She won't lie.
But she is jealous.
The nobles came and played as they pleased in their fancy dress and mingled with people.
She can only obey her mama because the king would hurt like she hurt her mama. She enters her home which is filled with rocks like an underwater cave. She collects things that no one would look for.
She took their silvers, and plates because she needed them.
She borrowed books, papers, quills, and ink to practice writing and reading.
She had a few pieces of clothes that those upper-class people just wanted to throw away to wear or turned them into blankets, or pillows for her to sleep in. She took hays from the stables and she mumbled apologies for the horses because she needed them to make a bed. She even took this big mirror that was from a previous queen who died.
Removed her hood as she looked at the mirror. She is a cute little girl.
She looked at herself to see if chances she could finally show herself before the people. She then turned glum at herself.
'It's not my looks id the problem.' Pouted as she looked closely. She is trying to see any resemblance. Her mama said that she looked more like her papa, and he was the most handsome knight that swift her mama off her feet.
Her mama said soon things would be different. She just has to be patient.
28 years later after the curse was cast…
The Enchanted Forest used to be filled with light and magic. But now look at this place, all because one man was tempted to cast this event to their world.
The hooded figure walked to the forest with her walking staff as she journeyed through the woods.
'Finally,' The figure thought. As the hooded figure kept pushing feet to continue getting the final ingredients.
"Ooh, ooh," Bloom the Will'O of Wisps lighten up within the pipe. "Is it time? Will we finally make our home safe again?"
The hood figure raised the pipe as the figure removed the hood. The same little girl as grown up. Her hair is cut bangs and her hair is long and straight down to her bottom. Her baby fat is gone, and her eyes are still bluest eyes that shows her intelligence and survival.
"Yes, and we can return to mama again." That was her only motivation. Finding her mama and coming back to her.
'I scourge through the lands. Scavenger the ingredients and recipes to bring back the portal.'
"Finally, the magic Artisan is back." The cold unfeeling voice sent shivers to her bones.
Cora the Millers' daughter and the queen of hearts.
"You sure visitors will come?"
She fisted in her robes and nodded. "Yes, the river spirits are never wrong. The Savior will come along with a guest."
Cora smiled wickedly and turned to look at the camp.
"Follow up the plan for my dear daughter needs me." She cooed and vanished in a blackish fog.
"Well luv," A smooth manly voice came from behind. She turned and saw a pirate with a hook for a hand. He has his revenge to deal with.
"You did it." He came forward and continued, "You are bringing the Savior back home."
Hook is someone who cannot easily be trusted. Well, he is a pirate.
"I just wanted to get rid of the lesser evil between the two." She monotone answered Hook.
"Come now, Luv." He placed his only hand on her shoulder and whispered in her ear, "I believe you are after something. Why else, you would be willing to help Cora to enter the world without magic."
She miffs and laughs at Hook. Shoving his hand away from her shoulder and said, "Haha, my, my Mr. Hook. I didn't think you were that curious about my gain." She turned to him and gave him a warning, "I suggest you be careful. Otherwise, I cannot guarantee that you will succeed in your revenge."
Hook shivered as he felt the air had gone colder.
"Hahahaa! Naughty, naughty pirate. The less you know, the better you will live longer." Bloom childishly laughed at the pirate as he lightened up from her pipe.
"Oh, and one more thing, it's not luv. My name is Kailah which means Laurel crown."
The ghost of Snow White's castle name is revealed.
She is no ghost.
She is a princess because her mother was the queen.
Hence, her name proves that she came from the line of royal blood.
Kailah was the name her mama gave to her.
And she will find her again.
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