Once Upon a Fairytale…The
Land of No Believers
By,
Stephanie Jones
A Plan Re-Born
Chapter
One
The
wind stood still on that cold dark night in the Whispering Hills. Located in
the most remote corner in the Land of Shadows; a place so dreadful that only the
most vile and villainess of creatures dared to travel. The only castle in this
land of ruin sat atop the highest mountain peak. Glowing lights shone from floating
candles placed in every windows of the castle. One by one, wicked creature
after wicked creature appeared in clouds of sparkling clouds colored in red,
purple, green and orange inside the castle’s great hall. Everyone who’s anyone
in the world of dark magic was in attendance. The guest list read like a who’s
who of legendary villains: Evangeline the Evil Queen, Whitney the Wicked Witch,
Ludwig the Lord of the Trolls, Gustavo the Evil Genie, Selena the Sea Witch,
Rumplestilskin, Quincera the Queen of Hearts, and Crook the one armed pirate
just to name a few.
“So
glad you all could make it. I know we don’t always see eye to eye but you will
find that the ties that bind us are rather strong tonight.” Malencia said.
Soft
mumblings erupted around the room –in truth, the only tie that bound this group
of deviants began and ended with their choice to embrace the darker side of the
magical coin. Scrilla Queen of the Snakes was the loudest in her grumbling. She
and Malencia were never on the same evil page. Scrilla envied Malencia’s power and
he didn’t think that she should be in charge simple because she’s the daughter
or the their predecessor. Malencia gazed
upon each of her guests a stare forcing each of them into submission. A simple
warning that demanded respect and a request she was not going to make again.
Malencia gracefully flicked her wrist and waved
her arm from left to right. Coming to life in an instant, the grand hall filled
with floating candles. Each candle hovered in symmetrical and adjacent corners
of the room. A decadent spread of food appeared on floating platters. The room
filled with the delicious aroma of the supersized portions of the most decadent
forbidden meals smoked golden goose, liver stuffing, baked octopus tails,
pumpkin pickled cranberry sauce, roasted unicorn legs, grilled mermaid tails,
meals that were forbidden throughout the land. The floating food was followed by
drinks that were magically poured in dragon emerald encrusted jeweled goblets
atop towering tables lined the center of the hall.
The
guests were led by to a poorly light dungeon by three feet tall trolls with
short gray hair and oversized pointy ears. They didn’t utter a single word. Nor
did the raise their heads to look at the guests. They simply pointed their
scissor-like hands in to the direction they needed to go in the room that had
been arranged for a meeting.
Everyone,
with the exception of Malencia, sat at a long skull shaped table with high
rectangular back wooden chairs. Seats that was could’ve swallowed the largest
of giants, gave each of the villains the appearance of a mere child as they
tried to position themselves as their feet dangled. Their feet nowhere near the
ground. Some tried to cross their legs in an effort to look more regal, but the
unforgiving seats made it impossible.
The room’s temperature soared from bearable to
sweltering. The room’s temperature had no affect on Malencia. She stood at the
head of the table waiting with her arms spread out on either side of her. When Malencia
was satisfied with their attentiveness, she sat down. Malencia held her chin up
and her head high, looking down at all those that sat before her. Power became her; it was the source of her
strength. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath channeling the power of
the room through her throne. The energy made her powers surge.
Malencia’s
stature, unlike her guests was not dwarfed by the size of her chair, rather it
suited her like an accessory to her greatness.
“Alas,
the moment you have all been waiting for. Thirty years ago today you all came
to me with complaints and gripes about our shared nemeses that practice light
magic. And at each of those moments I told you not to worry…” Malencia said.
A
raspy voice from the crowd called out, “You said those words and yet, thirty
years later I am banished from my home and I have to live in the hills with the
giants.”
“Ah,
my dear friend Rumple. No need to get your pointy little ears in a bunch. I
know all of your troubles and how light magic has repeatedly made a fool of
you. Don’t fret my dear. All of that is about to change.” Malencia
gloated. She turned her head to look at
her other guests that might dare and challenge her. She would allow it, but
only from Rumplestilskin.
She
continued speaking before he decided to challenge her again, “Finally, after
years and years of waiting, finally we have everything that we need to completely get rid of light magic altogether.”
Malencia said.
She
canvased the room with her eyes. Looking to see the facial expressions of her
minions when she told them that dark magic would at last reign supreme over
light magic. She tried to keep her face stern, not letting on just how extremely
pleased she was that her plan was finally ready to come to pass. Her emerald
green eyes glistened with victory. She let her lips form a slight smile as her
eyes surveyed the table where the commanders of the dark magic underworld
sat.
The
grand table was composed of what looked like carvings. Legend says that the
carvings in this table are the actual skulls of Malencia’s victims. Each of the
skulls had a distinct uniqueness. The table and chairs sat, rather floated above
a fiery dungeon that was below them. And if anyone got out of line it would
open and suck in its victim. Malencia always had the upper hand on the other
villains. She always met with her fellow evildoers in places that showcased
just how powerful she truly was. The most diabolical villains the world had
ever seen were in the same room and Malencia was the leader of them all. A job
she knew had a lethal termination date—that was always looming. But, for now, no
one dared to challenge her or her powers--at least not in her presence.
After
receiving the news, she’d expected to hear their applause and not the deafening
silence that had fell upon the room. One brave soul decided spoke and broke the
silence.
“I
wouldn’t rejoice just yet, your majesty…” a voice spoke out from the darkness.
“Who
dares to speak with an air of doubt and insolence?” Malencia said. She shot her
eyes around the room daring the speaker to make their presence known.
Suddenly,
a meek, hunched backed troll Malencia’s head servant, Jeffery pushed the bold
speaker forward. She had punished him over one hundred years ago to do her
bidding and he was only loyal to her.
“Here!
Here, he is your highest majesty. He who dares to speak opposition to your
brilliant plan.” Jeffery said.
“Thank
you Jeffery.” Malencia replied calmly. “State your name you insolent fool!”
“I think you may know me, your majesty…”
Malencia
cut him off. “No, I do not, for I do not bother to remember the names of
irrelevant beings.”
“I
am Captain Crook your majesty.”
Everyone in the room gasped and turned
their head to the bold speaker.
“Well,
Captain Crook, how dare you doubt me you lowly peasant? You don’t even possess
a magical bone in your miserable body.” Malencia paused. She rose in her seat,
which showed how tall in stature she truly was in comparison to her seated
guests and the rather short Crook.
“You
rely on the power of fairies to do your bidding. Now that they’re gone you’re weak and
useless. Tread lightly you fool because you’re only here because, it has been
said that your ship, the Sea Widower, at your command and your command only,
harnesses some dark magic that make you only remotely useful. So, what gives
you the right to question the great and all powerful Malencia?” Malencia said.
Her hand hovered over the lever to open the dungeon.
“Pardon
me for thinking or questioning your powers.” Crook said as he stepped closer
out of the shadow. Bowing his head with his hat in hand. He was late to arrive
therefore he was not seated at the table.
“But you called us all here to inform us that
all of the parts needed to complete your magical domination plan are intact,
correct?”
“That
is correct.” Malencia said.
“Okay,
well isn’t it a safe assumption that you may not succeed?” Crook asked.
Malencia
sat back down and shifted her staff to her left hand. She waved her right hand
over it and the globe on top of the staff began to glow. An image was projected
in the center of the table in plain view for all of her guests.
“Look
at what we have here. A desolate and lifeless fairy tale world, look at all of
the castles of all of the
princesses—empty. Let’s take a gander shall we, look at fairy valley—lifeless!
No sign of life. There’s not a tinker, sparkle NOTHING! They are all
gone—scattered because of my power. They were seeking refuge in the most remote
corners of the world. And look, just look at world they left behind. Light
magic is ceasing to exist. Giselle, Wicked Witch of the West, how is your
sister Gabriella the Good Witch of the North?”
Everyone
at the table turned their heads in rhythmic unison to hear her response.
“She
is gone your majesty. She fled the Forest of Fairies months ago. She used her
last bit of magic to conceal herself from me.” Giselle said.
Malencia
smiled. “Just as I suspected and just this afternoon I took down the last
protector of good magic my arch nemesis The Fairy God-Mother is no more.” Malencia
said as she let out a wickedly vociferous laugh.
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