H E L L Y E A H ! !

H E L L Y E A H ! !

HOMEBOY DEUCE HAS FINALLY ARRIVED 😆😭

In which Princess (Y/n)'s parents and friends get turned into stone when she refuses to marry the evil yet love-sick sorcerer Malleus.

Now, she and her companions — a pegasus, a stray cat, and her new friend — embark on an adventure to forge a Wand of Light to overpower Malleus' magic before it is too late.

[Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus AU]

[Masterlist] Part 3: To find the three components needed for the Wand of Light, Princess (Y/n) and her companions head to the Forbidden Forest, where they meet an enigmatic young man by the name of Deuce.

The moment you jumped off of Riddle's back after having arrived in the Forbidden Forest, you knew that there was no going back, even if Riddle voiced his second thoughts here and there as you trudged through the darkness. Dark and tall trees covered the sky and thus prevented any sunlight from reaching you. There were shadows everywhere, and you swore you could hear footsteps thumping close by whenever you sharpened your hearing.

Yet, when you turned around, you only ever found empty air.

A sigh escaped your lips as you let your eyes wander around the dark area, everything looking the same to you: bleak, sad, and dark. This was the place where you would find the measure of courage? Things didn't look too optimistic…

"This place surely lives up to its name…" Riddle muttered and gestured you to keep close by, afraid you would never find one another again if you lost track of each other now. You obeyed and walked so closely that your hand brushed against the soft feathers of his wings. 

Sadly, Grim seemed to be the most frightened out of you three, his paranoid eyes snapping from one shadow to another; he looked like he would bolt out of fear anytime now. 

"Yes…" You nodded and let out a few chuckles. "We better tread carefully—"

A startled gasp escaped your lips when you suddenly felt soft fur brushing against your ankles, the hem of the long dress that the Cloud Queen had given you to wear billowing up slightly as Grim dashed right through your legs and ran ahead of you. You quickened your pace and tried to run after him. "Grim!" you cried out, too worried for your companion to be mindful of traps. "Hey, where are you going—?"

Before you could get a hold of Grim, he managed to trip onto a slide made out of a carved out wooden lodge, leading down into an abyss of darkness. Unfortunately, Riddle and you managed to activate a trap and were pulled up into nets. An exasperated scream escaped your lips as you swung back and forth in your own net while looking to Riddle, who was stuck in another trap, in panic.

Riddle, too, seemed taken aback, although he was much calmer than you were. "A trap?"

"I need to get to Grim—" you cried out and wrapped your fingers around the strings of the net to somehow fight your way out, shaking the strings back and forth as if you were a lunatic. "Grim, hold on! I'm coming—!"

"Hush," Riddle hissed, his ears raised in alarm, "someone is coming…"

And he was right: Soon, a young man stepped out of the shadows and revealed his striking blue eyes to you. He led a horse by its reins as he ventured towards you, eyeing you with curious and surprised eyes. You furrowed your eyebrows in frustration, especially when his moves were slow and calculated — you had a cat to save!

"What an interesting catch," he said with a serious frown on his face. Pushing a strand of his dark blue hair out of his face, he clicked his tongue and shook his head. "The Forbidden Forest is no place for a princess like you."

"Tsk, I hadn't noticed," you retorted with a roll of your eyes. "Could you please get us out of here?"

The stranger clicked his tongue once again as he unsheathed the shimmering sword from his belt and ventured over to the rope that held up the two nets you and your brother were caught in. With one easy swing of his weapon, the sharp blade cut through the coarse rope easily. A loud scream escaped your lips as you gracelessly dropped to the floor, scrambling to get back to your feet again.

As you lay on the ground and worked on getting up again, the blue-haired male loomed over you with a suspicious look in his eyes. "Why did you come here?" he asked while watching your every move, alarmed and ready to strike with his sword if you should try anything funny. Riddle recovered much quicker than you, anyway. You groaned and rose to your feet, then dusted off your dress. "Only idiots enter the Forbidden Forest."

A sarcastic chortle escaped your lips as you shot back, "And yet, you are here!"

His eyes grew to the size of saucers, and he seemed taken aback for a moment at your wittiness. It seemed like he wasn't the brightest, but you had to admit that he was quite adorable when he was thinking hard to throw back a response. "Well, uh—" he stuttered out eventually and stopped rubbing his head sheepishly. The small glare he shot you made you cross your arms triumphantly. "But I was not swinging from a tree!"

"Thank you, sir," Riddle cut in before you could throw back another retort. You merely scoffed and turned your head away in a haughty manner.

"Sir?" the stranger repeated with a quirked eyebrow, obviously very sceptical of the way he had just been addressed. A small chuckle escaped his lips, and he shook his head in amusement. "I'm Deuce."

"I'm Riddle, and this is my sister (Y/n)."

"Sister?" Deuce let out a hearty laugh, one that made him come off as genuinely friendly despite his serious facade. He put a hand over his mouth as he pressed out between wheezes, "I can see the resemblance."

You gasped and glared at him. "Hey!"

His snickers soon died down, although he still was quietly chuckling to himself when he removed his hand from his mouth to shoot you an apologetic smile. "Oh, I'm sorry—" he muttered timidly as he bowed awkwardly, which made you tilt your head to the side in amusement. "I didn't mean to offend you."

You were about to throw back another remark, but quickly shut your mouth again when the panic from earlier seeped in again: You still hadn't found your cat companion. Quickly snapping around and marching away, which surprised Deuce, you looked around the area, your hand pressed against your forehead. "I can't find Grim!" you cried out while strolling to the edge of the platform you currently stood on to spot the wooden slide you had seen earlier already.

Deuce quirked an eyebrow and walked closer. "Who's that?"

"My cat…" An exasperated and concerned sigh escaped your lips as you quickly pointed at the slide that you suspected would lead you to your missing friend. Your eyes turned to Deuce, who furrowed his eyebrows at you. "Where does this slide go?"

"To danger," he answered, nothing less and nothing more. His reply angered you, especially when he turned around and led his horse away, probably about to disappear to where he had come from in the first place. When he couldn't hear you reply, he briefly turned around to shoot you one last warning. "You should step away from it and forget about your cat."

"Fine, don't show me," you grumbled and crossed your arms, intending to prove him wrong and find your friend at the same time. A smug grin made its way to your lips as you stepped forward and let yourself fall onto the slide. "I'll find Grim myself!"

Deuce gasped and darted over to you upon realising that you were sliding down the slide. "Hey— you can't just—!" he screamed after you and even extended a hand to grab you and pull you up again, but you were too far gone already. So, he merely sighed in resignation and turned to your brother, shooting him a look of disbelief.

Meanwhile, you were sliding down the curvy slide that took you down multiple metres until it ended just above a metal pot that seemed to be used for cooking. You landed on your behind and let out a series of groans at the throbbing pain in your back. When your eyes fluttered open again, you found soft paws nudging your side in the hope of waking you up again. Your eyes fluttered open, and a giant smile spread on your lips upon having found Grim again.

You exhaled in relief as you picked him up into your arms and cuddled him close to your chest. "Grim, there you are…" you whispered into his fur, a large smile blossoming on your face. Once you had recovered from your initial surprise, you rose to your feet and looked around the area with the intention of finding out where you were.

Like you had observed earlier, you were standing in a large metal pot. The sound of fire crackling and the bottom warming up comfortably, so much that Grim wiggled out of your arms to enjoy the warmth of the bottom. You let out a little chuckle and turned back to the walls of the pot, thinking of a way to get out — sadly, the walls were too high and too smooth for you to climb up on. But! The hook that connected the handle to the pot looked like it would be helpful for an escape.

Before you could work on your plan any further, the sound of loud footsteps and stomping filled your ears, causing you to wince in fear. Upon getting onto your toes, you managed to sneak a peek at the giant entering his little hut with vegetables in his arms. He threw them down on a nearby cutting board before walking over to the pot over the fireplace and peering inside with a large grin on his face.

"More lunch for Ruggie!" the giant with fluffy hyena ears exclaimed in an overjoyed tone, rubbing his stomach with his hands. He grabbed onto the edge of the pot and tilted it over to his side, so that he could get a better look at you. "I like lunch!"

You gulped when he let go of the pot again, causing you to lose your balance and stumble back and forth until you had regained your footing again. You didn't plan to be devoured by a ravenous giant for lunch today, so you had to come up with a plan real quick.

Ruggie hummed the tone of a child's lullaby, never really hitting the correct notes, as he chopped up the ingredients he planned to boil along with you. A hearty laugh escaped his lips as he grabbed a handful of vegetables that were the size of Grim and threw them over his back, most of them landing in the pot. You covered your head when carrots rained down upon you. "Carrots!" Then, more ingredients followed. "Turnips and onions!"

A relieved gasp escaped your lips when finally, the rain of vegetables had come to an end. The ambush of food hadn't been so bad, after all, either! You finally had something that you could use as a hook along with the (F/c) ribbon that tied your hair together. Picking up a carrot that lay by your feet, you promptly wrapped one end of the ribbon around it and tied it into a tight knot — there, your grappling hook was finished. Now… you just needed to distract Ruggie.

"Oh, poor Ruggie!" you yelled out, which made the giant stop with cutting his vegetables and venture over to the pot instead upon hearing his name being called out. His giant face loomed over you and Grim, who clung to your leg in fear. Ruggie shot you a questioning look, wanting to know why you had called for him. You cupped your hands around your mouth and began to laugh. "Maybe after you eat us, you won't be so weak and scrawny!"

"Ruggie scrawny?!" The giant gasped, offended, and began to glare at you. "Ruggie is not scrawny! Ruggie strong!" The angry look he sent you made you shrink together in fear, but at least he looked determined enough to fall right into your trap. He put his hands on his hips and cried out, "How can Ruggie prove?"

"Can you break a log apart with only your jaw?"

Ruggie rolled his eyes and stepped away to grab a log. "Of course!" he exclaimed proudly before opening his mouth wide open and putting the log between his rows of sharp teeth. With little effort, he managed to snap the sturdy lodge into two with mere jaw strength.

"Wow… but I bet you can't do it with that whole tree log over there!"

Ruggie spit out the pieces of wood and marched over to the largest log in his possession, one that was almost as tall as a tree and could actually count as a whole tree trunk. He rolled his shoulders before opening his mouth once again to place the humongous log into his mouth, his teeth clamping down to the point where you could hear the faintest cracking noises. "Watch and see," he said, his voice muffled. Then, he pressed his eyes shut and began increasing the force of his jaw. He required the utmost concentration and strength for this task.

You hummed in satisfaction upon seeing him so distracted. The grappling hook you had crafted earlier in your hands, you bent down, so that Grim could climb onto your back. "Come on, Grim…" you cooed, and he didn't let himself be told twice as he eagerly jumped on and dug his claws into the fabric of your dress. Your eyes trained on the hook where handle and pot conjoined, you threw the carrot and let out a happy gasp when it lodged itself into the hook. "Let's get out of here!"

"See? It's close to breaking!" Ruggie exclaimed proudly, although the lodge barely had any cracks yet. The pride on his face immediately disappeared when he finally noticed you climbing over the edge of the pot with your makeshift grappling hook. Unbelievable anger filled his eyes. "Hey, where are you going?!"

You hurried and unwrapped your ribbon from the carrot to throw it back into the pot. Once that was done with, you jumped down from the edge of the pot and made a run for the door with Grim clinging to your back tightly. "See you, Ruggie!" you shouted out as the giant tried to chase after you.

Ruggie had great difficulties with how he couldn't look down properly since the lodge was still firmly lodged between his teeth, so much that he couldn't remove it even if he wanted to. He was close on your tail, and the ground shook with vibrations whenever he stomped down. Angered, the giant tried to follow you out of the door that served as an exit for his hut. 

In his blind fury, he forgot that he had the wooden lodge still between his teeth, and thus he attempted to run through the door, too. The ends of the lodge collided with the door frame, too big in width to let him pass through the door without a problem. The force sent him tumbling back and falling to the floor, his eyes dazed and his vision blurry.

"No, come back here!" he whined as he lay on the ground, unmoving with how heavily his head spun. "Ruggie wants lunch!"

Not listening to his pitiful pleas, you ran and ran without looking back. It didn't take long until you rounded the corner and entered a deeper and darker area of the forest again, one where you were certain that Ruggie couldn't follow you to, even if he had recovered and was now searching for you.

Your chest heaving up and down, you placed your hands on your knees and breathed raggedly. Grim jumped off your back and threw himself to the floor, his limbs sprawled out in relief at the closeness of the situation.

Much to your surprise, you could soon hear the sound of footsteps approaching. You raised your gaze to find Riddle, as well as Deuce and his horse, approaching you.

"(Y/n), you're alright!" Riddle cried out in happiness. "And you have Grim!"

Deuce, on the other hand, looked much more sceptical and less happy than your brother did. An annoyed frown appeared on his face, and Deuce made sure to give you a disapproving look. "You made it out yourself, huh?" He scoffed, causing you to cross your arms and glare at him challengingly. In response, he merely shrugged and clicked his tongue. "I was going to rescue you. Again."

You waved him off with a flick of your wrist before presenting the ultimate weapon that had gotten you out of there: your hair tie. A proud smile on your lips, you presented the long strip that usually tied your hair together to your companions. "I got out with my ribbon!" you exclaimed, to which Grim nodded eagerly.

"Wow…" Deuce quirked an eyebrow and let out a little whistle. "That's impressive."

You were about to rub it under his nose when the pegasus interrupted you with a surprised gasp, his eyes bright in realisation and excitement. All eyes now on Riddle, the pegasus nodded at the exact length of the tie you were holding up. "Wait— the ribbon is as tall as you!" he explained, unable to hold his thoughts to himself any longer. "It's your measure… your measure of courage!"

As if on cue, the long tie for your hair turned into a (F/c) staff that was much shorter but of course heavier than your ribbon. Your eyes were wide in shock as you clutched the staff in your hands, letting your fingertips run over its smooth surface.

"Wow, we got the first component!" you cried out in happiness, and Grim soon joined in on the cheering. A triumphant grin on your lips, you raised the staff into the air with newfound strength and hope — maybe your task that other people deemed impossible wasn't that impossible after all. "Now we only need a ring of love and a gem of ice, lit by hope's eternal flame!"

"You want to build a Wand of Light?" Deuce asked with a raised eyebrow and crossed arms, to which you responded with an eager nod. A scoff left his lips, and he merely rolled his eyes at the innocent and naive shimmer in your eyes. "It's just an old fairytale."

"Did you just see what happened to my ribbon? It turned into a staff!"

Deuce pursed his lips and stayed silent at how he couldn't find a logical explanation to counter your words. Sheepishly rubbing the back of his neck, he sighed and admitted, "Alright… maybe that was strange." Before you could sneer at him for being wrong, he narrowed his eyes and opened his mouth again. "But nothing is too strange in this forest. This doesn't have to mean that a Wand of Light truly exists."

Before you could counter his statement with another argument, he briskly turned around and led his horse away from you, silent all the time. Your eyes grew at his sudden retreat, and you stepped forward to cry out, "Wait, where are you going—"

Although he stopped in his move, he didn't turn around as he stated, "Home." When you couldn't find any fitting words or anything to say, Deuce took it as a signal to further retreat from your sight.

"He's such an idiot!" you cried out, exasperated.

Riddle chuckled at your frustration and wiggled his eyebrows at you teasingly. "But cute, right?"

Your brother's teasing made you avert your gaze to the floor in embarrassment and cross your arms to shield yourself from the pegasus' mocking glances. "M-Maybe?" you stuttered out with a shaking voice that was also an octave higher than usually. Your feet prodded one another, and you suddenly felt the need to hide your face from your smug brother. "I didn't notice…"

"Go!" Grim cried out as he pawned at your legs, not wanting Deuce to go.

You gulped and swallowed your pride, knowing that your cat companion was right. Taking one last breath, you then reached out towards Deuce and yelled out, "Wait, Deuce!"

Deuce sighed and snapped around, an irked frown on his face. "Do you need something?" he snarled, which caught you off-guard. His glare softened when he realised how much he had frightened you. You nodded timidly, your eyes avoiding his gaze and instead focused on the sword on his hip. Deuce took notice of it very quickly, amused by your staring. "You seem to be interested in my sword. I made it myself."

Your eyes grew in size at how much of a help he could be when you needed the Wand of Light to be forged together from all three loose components! A determined look flashing over your face, you raised your gaze and looked him dead in the eyes. "Then we need your help!" you exclaimed, your voice desperate and loud.

Deuce furrowed his eyebrows. "Why…?"

"Once we have all three components of the wand, we need a smith to put them together!"

The blue-haired male seemed hesitant with the way his grip on the reins tightened. Eventually, he sighed and turned away from you, merely stating, "I'm busy." He got into motion again, walking away without sparing you a second glance.

You shook your head and took several steps towards him. "Please, Deuce. My time is running out!" Your voice broke at the end, and it turned meek and quiet again. The tears began to well in your eyes again. Clutching your staff close to your chest, you let out a long sigh. "I made a mistake… and I need another chance…"

"...another chance?" the male repeated, to which you hummed in a grave tone. He seemed conflicted by your words, suddenly torn if he should aid you in your quest. His eyes were closed, and he bit his lip, thinking deeply. Eventually, his eyes fluttered open again and, having made up his mind, he turned around to face you again with a slightly less serious and hostile frown on his face. "Alright fine, I will help you."

You shot him a grateful smile. "Thank you, Deuce."

"Don't mention it."

Ruggie's role in Magic of Pegasus really surprised me. Poor bb just tryna cook his lunch🥺

Anyway how do you feel about your one and only role, Ruggie?

(also congrats on 100+ followers my love you deserve it 😘)

Hey, what’s up? Shishishi.

Getting the role of Ollie was pretty cool I guess but I wanted to be part of the main cast. They get more fame and recognition, not to mention some cash too.

The first time Crewel gave me the role, I didn’t need to have an audition! He was like “I’m not going to watch Y/N’s uncle eat her, I need someone whose face is cute enough.” And then he turned around and pointed at me.

And hey now, Ollie wasn’t just my first role! But I can understand why you would think that. When it comes to filming these movies, I usually get typecasted as a background character at best. Y/N has been trying to find good roles for me to act in and hopefully, I get to be the main character for once.

Also, thanks so much love!! 💗💕

Don’t worry @wolken-himmel, I’ll be honored to take @i-exist2spite-god’s place to marry baby boy Deuce. How very gracious of me! @leonakingscholarship, if you don’t mind, I’d like a wedding dress too 😌💅✨

But for real tho, I would let Deuce wife me up any day. Fuck Ace.

Oh so everyone will stay cursed in stone if someone doesn’t marry Malleus? Oh dear, how tragic, I volunteer

no need for the tears, I know it’s very brave of me but I will survive this oh so cruel fate

oh would you look at that? Thanks to Serenity @leonakingscholarship I already have a wedding dress ready, what a coincidence !

But why would you marry Malleus when you can have a dorky and snarky yet strangely adorable and innocent adventurer boyfriend that ran away from home after he disappointed his mother??

Also! (No need to post this since it’s off topic) I’m really impressed with how in character you write! You go bestie!!! 🖤🖤

Aww thanks so much bestie!!

I try to think and act like the actual characters themselves as best as I can, good thing that payed off lmao. As a thanks, here’s some affection you and everyone else rightfully deserve–

I hope a certain handsome lion is willing to wear the peacock gown for me too 🥺👉🏻👈🏻👉🏻👈🏻👉🏻👈🏻 *cough* *cough*

Oi herbivore, it’s about time you started paying attention to me instead of that damn lizard.

And I’m not going to wear something as gaudy as that, especially if it’s already been worn by someone else.

Unless you can try and convince me by wearing something special in return. I won’t accept that easily, y’know 😏

Yes ma’am, I live for this 😩👌

Wait, where in hell did you get that picture?!

Ok sexy lion🙄🤚🏻atleast that "lizard" will wear that gown for me easily.

Goodbye my love *cue titanic song*

Nice to see you again, sorry that I couldn’t satisfy your needs I guess.

And bitch please, I would look WAY hotter in a catsuit than a sparkly dress.

Oh god, I can’t believe I just said that to prove a point–