My intellectual property is the storyline, new character development, new events, and new characters. Glorioux

This is a short fairy tale. The story begins with Fanny's father and his mother's injustice. Fanny is a special changeling, someone saved from a Dark Fairy Queen. On Fanny's birthday, Little Lizzie will have to face the Queen with the help of two boys, one of whom is the already proud Mr. Darcy. PIP.

The Other Side-

Long ago, in a faraway land, on the 'Other Side,' a fairy king had visitors. A neighboring king brought his daughters to meet the young king, hoping they could form an alliance because the young king was known to have magical gifts beyond many of them; he might have had the strongest magic ever, but he rejected magic that hurt others.

Though many said the young king could see the future, nobody knew for certain; only his best friends did. The friends had something in common: They all had some human blood since they had a human ancestor, someone from the Other Side. But only a few knew that.

The King's friends, knowing the King could see the future, made careful plans, knowing they could not change everything. They understood that sacrifices and sorrow were unavoidable, and evil was already upon them. They hoped to stop what was coming through careful deceit and execution and to save everyone in the end.

When the other king brought his beautiful daughters, the young king chose the oldest, magically gifted, beautiful, and kind daughter. Whereas the youngest was prettier and had stronger magic, the young king could sense a touch of darkness, helping him recognize what she would become.

The thrill of the power over others tempted some of the fairies; sadly, those tempted gave in to the darkness because of their hunger for power. Strangely, not only did they embrace the dark, but their light green skin coloring, colored wings, hair, and nails changed to a dark shade of grey; so, they became dull shades of grey from head to toe, and even their teeth and nails changed colors. Their life substance, the ones in the Other Side called blood, changed from green to dark grey and sometimes to black, making their skin even darker.

The king and his wife had sons who grew up, and those who married princesses from other kingdoms left. The couple's love was easy for others to see, and their kingdom prospered.

Meanwhile, the rejected daughter, who had fallen in love with the king, swore revenge, and as years passed, she wanted to rule. When her father died by poisoning, and her older half-brother mysteriously disappeared, she became a ruler, soon known for her wickedness. She got rid of anyone on her way. Consequently, those who tried to fight against her either died or disappeared.

Before long, creatures of the dark filled her kingdom. The rejected sister now had power and slowly was conquering other kingdoms, but what she wanted the most was to destroy her hated sister's family. One day, she had a son, though nobody knew who the father was; many said he came from the underworld. Strangely, she either forgot her son had goodness inside of him or carelessly chose to ignore it. She might have, but others were aware of that fact and could see the son's true self, the one the son carefully hid from his wicked mother. Those who knew the son's good nature, contacted him, and after agreeing, they were ready to act when the time came.

One day, the Dark Queen heard that her sister would soon have another child, a daughter, a gift not given to many. Full of rage, she decided it was time to implement her plan to destroy her sister's family. But the King knew her intentions since long ago, and together with his friends, they had a plan in motion. They had chosen mortals to help them, some lived in Meryton.

Meryton-The Good Man and the Unseen 1747-1795

At the Beginning- Injustice and the Bad Man

Mr. Gardiner, Fanny Gardiner's father, was the by-blow of a 34-year-old noble who had abused one of the children's nurses, a 13-year-old Meryton girl who had to find work after an accident left her father bedridden. Her impoverished father was a son of a powerful noble family.

Unfortunately, the vicar, who was too proud and did not ask his wealthy family for help, was irate when his daughter ran home crying. He kept her at home and did what he could with his little savings. His daughter helped by growing vegetables and foraging in the forest for nuts, berries, and mushrooms. She also helped him to deceive his family, hiding their dire situation, which was a mistake. Others who knew who he was, also helped him, mostly because they felt responsible for the girl's abuse.

When Alfred, the son, was five, the nobleman's wife died, and a few days later, the man recognized his son and wanted his named changed to his. Allegedly, he did it after seeing a child of his living in what he considered poverty. He helped the young boy, his mother, and her father, but the vicar despised the immoral man he had known in Eaton and wished he did not need his help. He had family that would have helped him and would have corrected the egregious offense, but he never asked.

The man regularly sent them large food baskets with meat, sweets, quality fashionable clothing, and envelopes with money. He also sent tutors to make sure his son received the best education possible, even though the vicar was already teaching him as he had his daughter. When her father died, some swore his casket was empty, but that was only hearsay, though a couple of people said they saw wolves around the cottage.

The solicitor brought Alfred's deed to a small, tastefully furnished, and comfortable cottage with a piece of land attached, closer to the forest. The man also sent a few farm animals and a riding horse with an expensive mount, necessary gear, and elegant clothes, but money was never enough since nobody would give the young woman honest work. Sadly, the Meryton people punished Alfred's mother for having a child without a husband, not blaming the man who had abused her. Ironically, the boy looked more like his father than his other sons, who took after their mother, which angered the man's older children.

When the rich man died during a hunting accident, his sons swore a wolf spooked him, but nobody believed them since no one had ever seen a wolf before, or not in a long while. His sons said others had seen wolves before, and said maybe Alfred's mother was a witch. To his older sons' disgust, the proud man left Alfred Gardiner a considerable inheritance, including a nice house in London, in Cheapside, making him a rich man.

Though Alfred's half brothers contested the will, the man had made sure it was ironclad. In red's father stated that Alfred, as his legal son, had the right to his share as his other sons had. He had long ago divided several of his properties and wealth amongst his children. He was not generous, not at all, but he was too proud and did not want his children to be poor, though the lion's share went to his first son.

Nevertheless, the sons suspected 'the by-blow,' as they called him, was his favorite. The Lord spent most of his time in the estate near Meryton to spy on his youngest son; his sons were aware. Moreover, he praised his youngest son's looks and well-known intelligence whenever he drank. He had several small portraits and miniatures of his son and the mother painted by an artist who had spied on them. He carried the miniatures everywhere. He often told them he wished to make Alfred his heir, the only one who inherited his family's famous good looks and intelligence.

But when he was very drunk, looking at the miniatures, he would tell them how he wished he had married Alfred's mother as soon as he was able to do so. He would berate his sons, saying he had been a fool for listening to them, considering he cared for her more than he cared for any other woman, reminding them who her family was, telling them his father forced him to marry their homely mother and would cry and be nasty and abusive for days. Remarkably, after his wife died, he did not have mistresses, hoping to be with Alfred's beautiful mother, forgetting he had violated her when she was but a child.

Mr. Gardiner had never met him and only saw the man from far away when he rode a horse or a carriage. He did not know that the proud man often visited his pretty young mother, wanting her favors; however, she had always asked him to leave. Moreover, she told him he should never approach her son. Though he pretended to obey he often spied on his son, riding near him wearing disguises, wanting to take him away. He seemed obsessed with the young mother and son, perhaps because nobody had ever denied him before, or probably because Alfred was the only one who looked like him, or because Alfred's mother was a beautiful woman. The women in her family were known for their beauty.

The man tried to make her his mistress, or, some said, his wife, until the day he died, literally; he had come to see her that morning before he went hunting. Alfred saw him that day near his house; by then, Alfred suspected his father accosted his mother. Alfred believed the man was the reason his mother could not find work.

She also refused to change her son's name and kept her family name. Alfred

discovered he could have had a title had his mother changed his name, but she refused; she told him so. He thought, good for her. A few years later, she died of a fever when he was 17, and he heard that a wolf had come into his home; some said that it could be the forest folk who had taken his mother and left a magical replica. They reasoned it was so since the same people said they saw two wolves leaving the house; the same thing was said about his grandfather. But he disregarded the story as superstition nonsense.

Some days later, when Gardiner found a jewelry box filled with expensive jewelry she had never worn, he realized it came from the man who was his father.

He also found a box with more than a few letters from the man, begging her to move to London and accept his favors. He said he would ask her to be his wife if circumstances were different. But this was all he could offer, and if she would accept his offer, he would give her a generous allowance, a wife's allowance, just like the jewelry he had given her, presents for a wife. The offers changed some as time went on.

The man wrote, every time, that he wished her to have the life a beautiful, gentle lady deserved. He said he had recognized his son and had done all he could. He added that against his better judgment, he had stayed away from his son, even though he looked exactly like him, the only one, and he had heard how smart he was. She knew he wanted his son to grow by his side but had respected her wishes.

Occasionally, he threatened her, saying it was his right to be with his youngest son. Reading the letters, Alfred thought he might have finally offered marriage, and when she said no, he told her he wanted his son to live with him. He wrote that he was inclined to do it as his friends and solicitor recommended him and take his son. His last letters were overly aggressive and with much of the same.

Mr. Gardiner, crying tears of anger and resentment, thinking about how his good and righteous mother was treated so badly, wanted to burn the letters, but instead, he hid them; he thought it wise. He was ashamed such a man was his father and had asked his mother to be his mistress after he had abused her when she was barely a woman. Alfred did not care if his father might have offered marriage in the end, because Alfred believed his father was despicable.

He was aghast, thinking the bad man wanted to take him away, probably to force his mother to be his. He believed the man only liked him because he looked like him.

He did not know the man had come the day he died to see his mother, to tell her he had decided to take his son with him. She should have his belongings ready because he would come with a letter to pick Alfred up after hunting. He no longer was going to ask her because Alfred was his, and the law said so.

That day, when Alfred came from an errand, his mother had been crying and would not say why. But someone heard the man and understood that if Alfred were gone, this would change the plans that had been carefully made. Besides, 'the someone' had seen his mother many times, disliked Alfred's father, and wished she were his.

After reading the letters, Alfred Gardiner swore never to stray from his wife and to love the children God sent him.

The Gift – Fanny-1774

Mr. Gardiner was anxious, listening to his wife's screams. She had been in labor for over a day. He held his young daughter on his lap, praying his beloved wife would not die, not when his business was doing so well. With some of the money he inherited, he bought a large warehouse in London and was now importing the finest wares and spices from many British Empire colonies. It was not for him; he wanted his wife and children to have the life he did not have.

The screams finally subsided, but when the midwife came out of the room, he knew something was wrong. He passed his young daughter to his wife's sister and ran into the room. His young wife was crying, holding a bundle. He went to hold her, also crying, when he heard a gentle tap on the window. He walked to open the door to their garden, and right by the door, he saw a fur bundle and heard a mewl. He bent to pick it up, and after he saw what it was, he grinned, went back inside, and quickly substituted it for the bundle his wife held. Then, after kissing the bundle his wife carried, he hid it in a wardrobe.

He said, "My love, we received a gift, shh, no more tears, and listen to me." A couple of minutes later, he went to tell the midwife she had been wrong, and they heard a baby crying. The midwife could not be happier. Later that same night, he buried the dead baby next to an old tomb, and a beautiful tree grew there the same day.

As soon as he could, he hid well the expensive hooded fur and the golden ropes threaded with precious stones. He was certain that was necessary. His mother had talked to him often enough about the forest folk and to always help and protect the forest animals. She also told him many stories of animals turning into forest folk and so on; she told him more than once she had seen a wolf, and one day, it turned into a green-colored male; she blushed bright red after she told him.

Later that day, remembering the day his mother told him about the wolf, he hoped her mother was somewhere with him.

A few days later, they baptized the baby naming her Fanny Elsa Gardiner. The happy, proud parents now had two daughters to love. They knew they had done right. However, they worried someone would come to claim their baby, their Fanny. Their fears were not unfounded because, occasionally, they would see a blackbird with malicious beady eyes looking into the nursery window. Thus, Mr. Gardiner got ready to protect what was his, his Fanny.

A/n The back story is relevant. Hope you like it. It is written, and I a quite busy right now.