WIP: Dan/Casey Fairytale
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laylee asked, this is a fairytale, SN style. I know the end, and where it's going, I just need to get it written down. This is probably about half-way or at least a third of the way through...
Once upon a time, in the land of fairytales, there were two rich and healthy kingdoms. One was ruled by an evil queen, and the other was ruled by a worthy king.
[“King Dan?” Casey asked, looking over at Dan with amusement.
“King Casey, actually,” Dan replied and rolled onto his back, continuing the story.]
King Casey was a good and noble ruler…
[“Noble?” Casey smirked and ran his fingers across Dan’s bare chest.
“Casey, this is my story,” Dan said, batting Casey’s hand away. “Be quiet and listen.”]
King Casey was a good and noble ruler who loved his people dearly.
[“And frequently,” Casey added with a sly grin.
Dan scowled. “Be quiet and let me tell the story, or I’ll stop now and you can just admit that that I tell better bedtime stories than you. It’s your choice, Casey.”
“I’ll be good.” Casey smiled and settled down on the bed, lying with his arms behind his head. “Go ahead and prove your storytelling skills.”]
As it happened, one year King Casey’s people suffered a devastating drought. The king was forced to go to the neighbouring kingdom and beg the evil queen for help. So he set off with his most faithful friends, Sir Dan and Lady Dana…
[Dan ignored Casey’s snort.]
…and went to the queen’s palace.
When they arrived, the king was taken by the queen’s incredible beauty and fell instantly in love with her. In fact, he was so blinded by her beauty that he couldn’t see the truth. He couldn’t see that Queen Lisa was actually the Wicked Witch of the Midwest…
[“Dan, that’s not exactly fair,” Casey stared admonishing, and then caught the displeased expression on Dan’s face. “Okay, I’m being quiet now.”]
The king refused to see the truth. Instead, he saw the last spark of good left in Queen Lisa’s heart and asked her to marry him. She agreed, as long as he would move into her castle with her, and he quickly told his friends the good news. His friends tried to show him her faults but he wouldn’t listen, and he banished them for spreading lies about his new bride. And so, King Casey lived in the Witch Queen’s kingdom, leaving his loyal adviser Isaac to run his own kingdom.
Eventually, the king and queen had a son. Prince Charlie was sweet and kind, a gentle child with a heart of gold, for he had been created by the combination of a good king and the last spark of goodness in a powerful queen. He was mart and athletic, excelled in his schooling, and adored his father. Prince Charlie was a precious boy, and King Casey loved him more than anything else in the world.
Queen Lisa saw how strong this love was and became jealous. Out of this jealousy rose a spiteful plan.
[“Dan,” Casey warned and Dan looked over at the serious tone of voice. Casey stared at him intently. “Lisa would never do anything to hurt Charlie.”
Dan blinked at Casey. “Of course not.”
“Good, because the story…” Casey trailed off and looked away, sounding concerned.
“Case, it’s a story. You need a villain and you need a hero. That’s all it is,” Dan explained gently.
Casey nodded slowly and turned back to Danny. “Go on.”]
So, the next day, while the prince was at his lessons, she went to the king and told him to leave. She banished him from her lands, and ordered her guards to escort him back to his own kingdom. The king was shocked, but vastly outnumbered, and had no choice but to leave.
When the prince returned from his lessons, the queen told him that King Casey had left to return to his home and had said that he never wanted to see Prince Charlie or Queen Lisa ever again.
[“But that’s not fair,” Casey objected.
Dan smiled at the sudden resemblance to Charlie. “She’s the villain. She doesn’t have to play fair.”]
Under heavy guard, King Casey returned to his homeland. His heart cried out to turn around and find his son, but he knew that he could not do it alone. He didn’t have the power to force Queen Lisa to give the prince to him. His people were peaceful and his army was small, but her army was large and well-trained. If he tried to start a war over their son, a lot of his people would die, and he might not win. So, with a heavy heart, he returned to his childhood home.
On the way back to his castle, he felt guilty, suddenly realising how little he had thought of his homeland after moving away. Although he had not paid attention his land or his people while he had lived happily with Queen Lisa, he found that both were healthy and prosperous. He realised that Isaac had looked after the people well and vowed to himself that he would not forget them again.
When he arrived at the castle, he expected it to be empty and bare. He had not returned here for many, many years, and was surprised that it was warm and well-lit. As he entered the outer doors, he heard music and saw the shadows of people eating and laughing inside. Walking inside, he was surrounded by the happy cries of his friends and found himself sincerely embraced. They sat him down, and gave him a plate of warm food and a glass of good wine, and told him how pleased they were to see him again.
As King Casey ate, Sir Dan told him that they all believed that Queen Lisa would eventually show her true colours and that he would return to them. Accordingly, his friends had decided to live here, to keep the castle warm and clean, and to wait for his return. Sir Dan and Lady Dana had also stayed to help Isaac run the country, and between the three of them, they had ensured that it remained the peaceful and thriving land that he left.
And so, King Casey spent the next few months surrounded by his friends, his talented adviser Isaac and his friends Sir Dan and Lady Dana. He got to know Lady Dana’s lady-in-waiting, the fair maid Natalie, and her steward, Jeremy. He became friends with them, travelled and hunted across the countryside, but he could not overcome the despair in his heart. Sir Dan noticed that the king’s smile was not as bright, and asked him the reason for his misery.
King Casey told him the whole sordid story, explaining how he could no longer see his beloved son. Sir Dan ranted against the queen and fumed on his friend’s behalf, but realised by the look on King Casey’s face that this could not help the king.
Over the next week, Sir Dan laughed and joked, trying to cheer the king up, but nothing worked. Eventually, Sir Dan told Lady Dana the story and they came to a plan to help their king. Together, they organised for the king to be kept busy. He rode in the morning, feasted at midday, hunted in the afternoons, and visited his people in the evenings. Together, they made sure that King Casey would barely have a moment to himself. They thought that if they could distract the king from his broken heart, eventually it would heal. But their attempts were in vain. The king remained as morose and heartbroken as ever.
They realised that the only thing that would make their king’s smile bright again would be his son. They thought about this for a while, and then came up with a daring plan to sneak into the castle and kidnapped Prince Charlie, and return him to his father. They knew that King Casey would be concerned for them, and would forbid them from going, so they kept it a secret. Lady Dana arranged for King Casey and Isaac to go hunting in the northernmost forests for a week. It would allow her and Sir Dan time to go to the queen’s castle and back, before King Casey returned.
They waited until King Casey left, and then packed their horses and set out. They were brave and courageous, and had planned to sneak into the queen’s castle and then sneak Prince Charlie out with them. It would take them half a day to travel there, and half a day to travel back, so Lady Dana warned Natalie and Jeremy not to expect them until the following night.
Natalie and Jeremy busied themselves making a room for the prince. The next day they looked for teachers to school the boy and organised for a large meal to welcome him, but Sir Dan and Lady Dana did not return at sunset. They waited all night but by the following dawn they still had not returned. The fair maid Natalie started to panic, worried for Lady Dana, but Jeremy convinced her to wait, to give them another day to return. When they had not returned by the next dawn, Natalie decided to go rescue them.
Jeremy was in love with the fair maid, and convinced her to let him come with her. However, he was also a very loyal young man. Against Natalie’s wishes, he wrote a letter for the king and left it in the castle. If he and Natalie did not return, the king would need to know what had happened and what they were doing.
laylee asked, this is a fairytale, SN style. I know the end, and where it's going, I just need to get it written down. This is probably about half-way or at least a third of the way through...Once upon a time, in the land of fairytales, there were two rich and healthy kingdoms. One was ruled by an evil queen, and the other was ruled by a worthy king.
[“King Dan?” Casey asked, looking over at Dan with amusement.
“King Casey, actually,” Dan replied and rolled onto his back, continuing the story.]
King Casey was a good and noble ruler…
[“Noble?” Casey smirked and ran his fingers across Dan’s bare chest.
“Casey, this is my story,” Dan said, batting Casey’s hand away. “Be quiet and listen.”]
King Casey was a good and noble ruler who loved his people dearly.
[“And frequently,” Casey added with a sly grin.
Dan scowled. “Be quiet and let me tell the story, or I’ll stop now and you can just admit that that I tell better bedtime stories than you. It’s your choice, Casey.”
“I’ll be good.” Casey smiled and settled down on the bed, lying with his arms behind his head. “Go ahead and prove your storytelling skills.”]
As it happened, one year King Casey’s people suffered a devastating drought. The king was forced to go to the neighbouring kingdom and beg the evil queen for help. So he set off with his most faithful friends, Sir Dan and Lady Dana…
[Dan ignored Casey’s snort.]
…and went to the queen’s palace.
When they arrived, the king was taken by the queen’s incredible beauty and fell instantly in love with her. In fact, he was so blinded by her beauty that he couldn’t see the truth. He couldn’t see that Queen Lisa was actually the Wicked Witch of the Midwest…
[“Dan, that’s not exactly fair,” Casey stared admonishing, and then caught the displeased expression on Dan’s face. “Okay, I’m being quiet now.”]
The king refused to see the truth. Instead, he saw the last spark of good left in Queen Lisa’s heart and asked her to marry him. She agreed, as long as he would move into her castle with her, and he quickly told his friends the good news. His friends tried to show him her faults but he wouldn’t listen, and he banished them for spreading lies about his new bride. And so, King Casey lived in the Witch Queen’s kingdom, leaving his loyal adviser Isaac to run his own kingdom.
Eventually, the king and queen had a son. Prince Charlie was sweet and kind, a gentle child with a heart of gold, for he had been created by the combination of a good king and the last spark of goodness in a powerful queen. He was mart and athletic, excelled in his schooling, and adored his father. Prince Charlie was a precious boy, and King Casey loved him more than anything else in the world.
Queen Lisa saw how strong this love was and became jealous. Out of this jealousy rose a spiteful plan.
[“Dan,” Casey warned and Dan looked over at the serious tone of voice. Casey stared at him intently. “Lisa would never do anything to hurt Charlie.”
Dan blinked at Casey. “Of course not.”
“Good, because the story…” Casey trailed off and looked away, sounding concerned.
“Case, it’s a story. You need a villain and you need a hero. That’s all it is,” Dan explained gently.
Casey nodded slowly and turned back to Danny. “Go on.”]
So, the next day, while the prince was at his lessons, she went to the king and told him to leave. She banished him from her lands, and ordered her guards to escort him back to his own kingdom. The king was shocked, but vastly outnumbered, and had no choice but to leave.
When the prince returned from his lessons, the queen told him that King Casey had left to return to his home and had said that he never wanted to see Prince Charlie or Queen Lisa ever again.
[“But that’s not fair,” Casey objected.
Dan smiled at the sudden resemblance to Charlie. “She’s the villain. She doesn’t have to play fair.”]
Under heavy guard, King Casey returned to his homeland. His heart cried out to turn around and find his son, but he knew that he could not do it alone. He didn’t have the power to force Queen Lisa to give the prince to him. His people were peaceful and his army was small, but her army was large and well-trained. If he tried to start a war over their son, a lot of his people would die, and he might not win. So, with a heavy heart, he returned to his childhood home.
On the way back to his castle, he felt guilty, suddenly realising how little he had thought of his homeland after moving away. Although he had not paid attention his land or his people while he had lived happily with Queen Lisa, he found that both were healthy and prosperous. He realised that Isaac had looked after the people well and vowed to himself that he would not forget them again.
When he arrived at the castle, he expected it to be empty and bare. He had not returned here for many, many years, and was surprised that it was warm and well-lit. As he entered the outer doors, he heard music and saw the shadows of people eating and laughing inside. Walking inside, he was surrounded by the happy cries of his friends and found himself sincerely embraced. They sat him down, and gave him a plate of warm food and a glass of good wine, and told him how pleased they were to see him again.
As King Casey ate, Sir Dan told him that they all believed that Queen Lisa would eventually show her true colours and that he would return to them. Accordingly, his friends had decided to live here, to keep the castle warm and clean, and to wait for his return. Sir Dan and Lady Dana had also stayed to help Isaac run the country, and between the three of them, they had ensured that it remained the peaceful and thriving land that he left.
And so, King Casey spent the next few months surrounded by his friends, his talented adviser Isaac and his friends Sir Dan and Lady Dana. He got to know Lady Dana’s lady-in-waiting, the fair maid Natalie, and her steward, Jeremy. He became friends with them, travelled and hunted across the countryside, but he could not overcome the despair in his heart. Sir Dan noticed that the king’s smile was not as bright, and asked him the reason for his misery.
King Casey told him the whole sordid story, explaining how he could no longer see his beloved son. Sir Dan ranted against the queen and fumed on his friend’s behalf, but realised by the look on King Casey’s face that this could not help the king.
Over the next week, Sir Dan laughed and joked, trying to cheer the king up, but nothing worked. Eventually, Sir Dan told Lady Dana the story and they came to a plan to help their king. Together, they organised for the king to be kept busy. He rode in the morning, feasted at midday, hunted in the afternoons, and visited his people in the evenings. Together, they made sure that King Casey would barely have a moment to himself. They thought that if they could distract the king from his broken heart, eventually it would heal. But their attempts were in vain. The king remained as morose and heartbroken as ever.
They realised that the only thing that would make their king’s smile bright again would be his son. They thought about this for a while, and then came up with a daring plan to sneak into the castle and kidnapped Prince Charlie, and return him to his father. They knew that King Casey would be concerned for them, and would forbid them from going, so they kept it a secret. Lady Dana arranged for King Casey and Isaac to go hunting in the northernmost forests for a week. It would allow her and Sir Dan time to go to the queen’s castle and back, before King Casey returned.
They waited until King Casey left, and then packed their horses and set out. They were brave and courageous, and had planned to sneak into the queen’s castle and then sneak Prince Charlie out with them. It would take them half a day to travel there, and half a day to travel back, so Lady Dana warned Natalie and Jeremy not to expect them until the following night.
Natalie and Jeremy busied themselves making a room for the prince. The next day they looked for teachers to school the boy and organised for a large meal to welcome him, but Sir Dan and Lady Dana did not return at sunset. They waited all night but by the following dawn they still had not returned. The fair maid Natalie started to panic, worried for Lady Dana, but Jeremy convinced her to wait, to give them another day to return. When they had not returned by the next dawn, Natalie decided to go rescue them.
Jeremy was in love with the fair maid, and convinced her to let him come with her. However, he was also a very loyal young man. Against Natalie’s wishes, he wrote a letter for the king and left it in the castle. If he and Natalie did not return, the king would need to know what had happened and what they were doing.
