Ok Sexy Lionatleast That "lizard" Will Wear That Gown For Me Easily.

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–

@wolken-himmel Same here girl! My favorite blooper though was when Aidan dressed up as a clown, considering Deuce is already one himself 🤡

Deuce: Please wake up, I need you.

Y/N: Uhhh... Deuce?

Y/N: Pfft- WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?! HAHASDFGHJK

Deuce: Let’s cut the line, it’s not working for me lol.

Crewel: Spade, I appreciate the dedication to your role but PLEASE TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY!

Laurie, I can’t help but praise you for your casting of the characters, it’s so spot on! I never thought Ruggie would be Ollie, that’s honestly really cute 🥺

The first time, I thought it was gonna be Vargas since they’re both muscular and a bit of airheads so I made this scenario in my head.

Crewel, as the director: Cut!

Y/N: What is it, Dad?

Crewel: Who wrote this part in the script, I specifically remembered cutting it out.

Crowley, as the editor: Well, I added it back in since I think it should be accurate to the original movie.

Crewel: Dire, there’s a reason why I changed it–

Crowley: Why? Because my writing isn’t good enough for you?

Crewel: NO, BECAUSE I DON’T WANT TO WATCH HER UNCLE EAT HER!

Crowley: But you obviously know how the movie goes–

Crewel: IT WILL GIVE ME NIGHTMARES FOR WEEKS! Anyways, if we’re going to keep this part in, I’ll give the role to Ruggie instead.

Y/N: What did I just witnessed?

AUSHJAHS This fits so well with the outtakes part at the end of the movie. Ollie ice-skating and doing spins is something I never knew I needed 😭

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."

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–

The cliffhanger tho–

Malleus bout to come for our asses y’all 😭😳

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 2: Seeking refuge within the Cloud Castle, Princess (Y/n) is safe to hatch out a plan to defeat the evil sorcerer Malleus: They need to build a Wand of Light to overpower his powerful magic.

About an hour later, all three Cloud Princes and Riddle had retreated to the sleeping chamber all of them shared, and Grim had accompanied them. The Cloud Queen had pulled you away to put you into a new dress that was much warmer than your previous clothing, along with a pair of warm boots. After getting new clothes and tying your hair together with your trusty (F/c) hair ribbon, you felt much better already.

When you entered the resting chambers, you found Cloud Prince Leona already sleeping in his bed while Cloud Princes Jack and Kalim were both busy caring for Riddle, brushing his red mane and putting accessories into it.

Cloud Prince Kalim immediately turned towards you and shot you a giddy smile. "We never had a real person here," he cried out in utter excitement while clapping his hands together. The innocent smile on his face made your mood rise again. "This is so exciting!" 

Cloud Prince Jack nodded gruffly, although he casually chimed in, "Well, except for your brother, of course."

"Brother?" you repeated and quirked an eyebrow. Malleus had mentioned a brother of yours earlier, too — but you couldn't remember ever having a brother. Granted, most of your memories from your childhood were a little bit fuzzy and blurry here and there, but you definitely couldn't recall ever having a sibling: Ever since you could remember, you had been alone in the castle, confined by your overprotective parents.

"Are you daft?" Cloud Prince Leona grumbled and pried one eye open to glare at you before he let his eyes flutter close again. "Riddle is your brother."

Your eyes grew in surprise, and you immediately turned your head into the direction of the pegasus that had saved you earlier. When he wouldn't deny Cloud Prince Leona's words, your jaw fell down in utter shock. "Riddle?" you croaked out, your voice breaking at the end. "You are my brother?"

Riddle averted his gaze but nonetheless muttered, "Yes…"

"How?!"

The Cloud Queen saw Riddle's hesitancy for speaking about this particular topic, but being as direct and brash as she was, immediately chimed up to explain, "He tried to protect you from Malleus." Riddle raised his head to glare at the Cloud Queen, but couldn't do much since sadly, she was much stronger than him — physically and magic-wise.

Everything suddenly made sense to you: Why Malleus spoke about you like he knew you from the past, and why Malleus acted like you had promised something to him that you couldn't remember ever promising. "So I really knew Malleus before?" you asked yourself and scratched your head sheepishly. A long sigh escaped your lips, and you suddenly felt frustrated for not having found out about this earlier.

Riddle shook his head and shot you a pained look. "You couldn't have remembered him. After all, the head-injury you sustained because of him made you forget everything up until that moment," your brother exclaimed, which made your eyes grow in size. Riddle huffed and sighed to himself, squeezing his eyes shut. "That was the last straw for me… I pulled him aside and forbade him from ever talking to my dear sister again."

"So we were childhood friends?"

"Correct. You found him on a frozen lake one winter while you were out ice-skating with me… and you just stumbled upon this small boy," Riddle continued with his face contorted into a large grimace that made you feel guilty. "I told you not to become too attached to him, but you did not heed my advice. When I found out that you promised to marry him once you were seventeen, I was furious."

By now, your eyes were threatening to fall out of your skull with how much you were staring at your brother. So many consecutive revelations coming after one another, causing your brain to feel like scrambled mush. You buried your face in your palms, really feeling stupid as you cried out, "So he really did not lie, huh?"

"Sadly, he did not." Riddle scoffed, clearly disliking Malleus — and well, you were about to understand why your brother harboured such a strong resentment towards the powerful sorcerer. "Well, after I forbade him from ever seeing you again, he was so angry that he turned me into a pegasus… I remember his words after the irreversible transformation was complete: 'Do not weep! You have not lost a son but gained a pet.' How humiliating…"

"Riddle," you whispered, your voice breaking  as you stepped forward and patted his head. "I am so sorry…"

Riddle avoided your gaze as he continued, "Father and Mother tried everything to turn me back into a human, but nothing worked." One could hear the pain that truly resonated with his voice, and even you could feel yourself wince at the raw sadness his words held. His eyes were full of shame and anger — at himself and Malleus, too. "So, I eventually fled to the Cloud Kingdom, and the Cloud Queen took me in with open arms. Ever since then, I have been living up here, anxiously waiting for the day when you would turn seventeen."

All the new information was too much for you, and you felt like the world you had known was breaking down on you all at once. "Why did no one ever tell me…"

"They wanted to keep it a secret," Riddle whispered and nudged your arm to cheer you up. "When you awoke from your coma and consequently lost your memories, Father and Mother moved to the farthest edge of the kingdom and built a castle — no, a fortress…"

"I… should have listened to them… They were only trying to protect me… Ugh, I'm so stupid!"

"No, don't blame yourself…"

"Is there nothing we can do?!" you suddenly yelled out, all your pent-up anger and stress coming out all at once. Everyone shot you a surprised glance, but the Cloud Queen smiled at your determination and courage, yet that smile quickly vanished when you turned to her with a look that sought out her help.

The Cloud Queen shook her head and shrugged her shoulders, a sad frown on her face. "I am sorry, but Malleus is too powerful— even for me."

Cloud Prince Kalim gasped, having a brilliant idea, before yelling out, "What about the Wand of Light?"

"Shh, Kalim!" Cloud Prince Jack hissed as he clasped his hand over his friend's mouth, a sheepish look on his face as he turned to the red pegasus standing right next to them. "You know Riddle does not like to talk about it…"

"A Wand of Light?" you asked, your curiosity now piqued. "What is that?"

"A Wand of Light has the most powerful magic out of all, which even overpowers Malleus'," the Queen Cloud explained with a thoughtful and hesitant frown on her face. "Sadly, nobody knows how it is built."

You quirked an eyebrow. "Really?"

She nodded, deep in thought. "Well," she began eventually, "myths say that it is built from a measure of courage, a ring of love, and a gem of ice that is lit by hope's eternal flame."

A gasp escaped your lips once she finished talking, and for once, you could feel hope burning in your heart — even if it was only a small ember that needed to be fanned. You clasped your hands together and shot your brother a large smile. "That's just three things! It can't be too hard, can it?" you exclaimed, your hopeful voice instilling some sort of faith in the pessimistic pegasus.

"It does not exist!" Riddle cried out nonetheless while slamming his front hooves against the marble floor, which made you wince back in surprise. His face spoke of exasperation and deeply ingrained hopelessness — a result of years of failure. Riddle had an angry grimace on his face. "I tried for years… without success.."

"Come on, Riddle." You sighed and wrapped your arms around his neck, resting the side of your head against his. Riddle eyed you sceptically; his face spoke of fury at your unrelenting determination, angry that you would not listen to him. Truly, it was your naivety and positive outlook on life that was the reason all of this happened in the first place. Yet, you held a strange endearing innocence to you as you raised your gaze and exclaimed, "We can do it together!"

Riddle sighed, torn. "(Y/n)..."

"I am going to build a Wand of Light! Somehow."

"Well…" he trailed off and shot you a crooked smile, but a smile nonetheless. There wasn't much more you could do: Either stay here at the Cloud Castle forever, or try and build a Wand of Light. Although Riddle would have preferred the first option, since it would keep you safe from Malleus, he was aware that you could never live with the guilt of being the reason why your parents and everyone else would be frozen forever. So, admitting defeat, he nodded. "Alright… let us embark on our journey…"

You laughed in joy, wanting nothing more than to jump and celebrate your success — but you had more important things to do and even less time to accomplish your tasks. "Do you know where we need to go first?" you asked your brother.

"The deepest, darkest part of the Forbidden Forest…"

Meanwhile, in a dark castle sitting on an island shrouded with ominous fog and clouds to shield it from passersby's views, a young prince sat on his throne, his three retainers by his side and all of them attempting to cheer him up. The griffin named Sebek tried to nudge his young master's arm, but was ignored — as were the silver-haired and black-haired servants' efforts to cheer their lord up again.

Malleus sat slouched forward, his cheek resting in his palm and his elbow planted on the armrest of his throne made out of thorns. His pale face was contorted into a large frown, and here and then, one could witness as he exhaled longingly.

The small boy with short black hair sat on the other armrest that his young fledgling didn't occupy. He had a playful pout on his face at the gloomy mood that occupied the whole castle — and no one dared to disturb their master as he was busy sulking and impatiently waiting for three days to pass by.

"Malleus, dear!" the sorcerer's guardian cried out. "Stop sulking…"

Malleus begrudgingly lifted his head, his eyes narrowed in pain and agony. He clutched his tall staff close to him, but even that couldn't cheer him up as he gazed at his caretaker. "Oh, Lilia…" the prince whispered, his voice hoarse and vexed. "Why does she not love me?"

Lilia immediately floated to his feet again and wrapped his arms around Malleus, who accepted the hug eagerly. The wise fae ran his hand up and down his young child's back, a small smile on his face as he stayed optimistic despite the knowledge that things looked grim. "She does! I am sure!" Lilia cooed in a soft tone, his voice so honey-like that Malleus could feel his mood shifting for the better. "She just needs to remember how much fun you two had as children!" 

Malleus, although in a slightly better mood now, still didn't seem wholly convinced by his guardian's words. A wistful frown on his face, he muttered, "I patiently waited for more than a decade to hold her in my arms once again." His other two retainers couldn't bear to see their young master like that and averted their gazes in pain. Malleus let his eyes flutter close and exhaled. "Maybe I really deserve to be alone forever…"

"No," the silver-haired human cut in, "don't say that, young master."

The sudden interruption made Malleus raise his gaze to look at his knight in surprise. Lilia, too, scooted away and went back to pestering Sebek, the loyal griffin. As the two were busy with jabbing one another, Malleus ignored them and instead shifted his whole attention to the human. "Silver, should I have done anything differently?" Malleus asked, a frown on his face.

Silver nodded hesitantly, softly exhaling before he, as gentle as he could be, explained, "You did not have to stroll up to her and demand her to marry you like that."

Malleus' eyes grew in desperation. He shot up from his throne and yelled out, "But she promised—!" His chest was heaving up and down as he threw himself into his seat again, burying his grimacing face in his trembling hands. Every one of his servants was aware that he had been looking forward to this day with a feverish excitement… and to think it would end this tragically.

Silver sighed and patted his master's shoulder in an attempt to lend some comfort. "Still, you frightened her and everyone else," he muttered with a small smile on his lips that in no way should patronise the young prince. "Maybe taking a more calm approach would have done it."

Malleus removed his hands and shot Silver a crooked smile. "I am sorry…" he whispered, embarrassed. "Maybe I was too excited…"

"Ah, do not worry about it, Malleus!" Lilia exclaimed as he jumped behind him in order to not be torn into shreds by the agitated griffin. A giant grin was on the wise retainer's lips as he let out booming laughter that brought hope and comfort to the lonely sorcerer. "Not all is lost, yet!"

Malleus nodded and smiled at his three retainers that were something akin to his family by now. He straightened his back again to a posture more fit for a regal prince. "I will try to be hopeful, Lilia… Thank you, you three…"

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THE IRONY 💀

I know I’m always bullying Ace but I may have a crush on him. At the same time, Deuce would make such a good boyfriend my heart can’t handle this

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the character you ship yourself with VS. the character you’d actually be in the best, healthiest relationship with!

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