It's an Age-Old Tale...

[thalassino]

Characters: Princesses, Princes and Vatheonites all
Location: All around the fairy tale world
Time: All day erryday-- on Monday
Style: Whatever works best!
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[Welcome to the curse, Vatheonites. Welcome to the fairy tale.

And with the tale, the world has changed. Nothing remains of the city that once was; now there are fantastical and crazy things, things that would be only found in books--and yet here they are.

There are a few places of note, however. A few places that might draw the intrepid adventurer, the curious.

To begin--

The Forest-- here can be found...well, trees. But other than trees, there are fairies, and curious shadows and eyes and things hiding where you do not want things to hide. Overall, it's not very safe anymore! Wolves might be on the prowl, mystical creatures that think that you sure do look a lot like lunch. And hidden deep within the forest in a system of sprawling caves lurks a dragon. Sitting on a pile of golden treasure.

The princess can be found there. Sure hope the dragon isn't sitting on her, whoops.

The Pirate Ship-- this one is much more straightforward. Namely, that there are pirates and they're out for your blood. But the ship itself is winding and filled with (empty) treasure chests and nasty sea critters that are, surprise surprise, also out for your blood. You might have to fight a pirate chief to save the princess in this labyrinth.

The Briar Patch/Towers-- where the carnival once stood there are now a couple of ominous towers, empty or filled with scuttling, skittery creatures or perhaps an unlucky slumbering foreigner. There are nasty thorns growing all over, but maybe if you're careful you can break through and find the one tower that houses the witch. Be careful--she has spells to throw at you. But she's also guarding another princess, so maybe it's worth the fight and...the flying monkeys.

The meadow-- deep in the lower district there is now a large meadow. Looks harmless, right? Only if you venture too far in, you will come across what look to be...monsters? Monsters of all shapes and sizes, vicious and ready to kill...except they're just illusions. The illusions get more and more real the closer you get to the center of the meadow, however. Some of them might even be able to actually bite, so be careful. Deep in the meadow there is a unicorn who is holding a poor princess captive. Can anyone rescue them?

Anyone is welcome to make a thread--princesses or princes or average Vatheonite pixie! Threadjack, have fun, be creative! Just remember that only the princesses' ~one true love~ will succeed...but everyone is welcome to give it a shot.]

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The Pirate Ship

[thalassino]

[yo ho ho and a bottle of rum.]

Princess

[schrodingersghost]

So here he was kidnapped by pirates.

Kidnapped by ghost pirates.

Kidnapped by ghost pirates with a tiara stuck on his head that he could not get off.

Kidnapped by ghost pirates with a tiara stuck on his head that he could not get off. AND he was stuck as a ghost.

Danny was not amused.

LATER THAT NIGHT..

[nightmerica]

[And after all the ghost's chops have been busted, Sam will arrive looking a little smug and probably a little triumphant.]

Hey, Danny.

[schrodingersghost]

[Danny will give her a half-hearted glare and pulls hopelessly at the tiara.]

Don't you dare laugh.

[nightmerica]

Seriously, Danny? I just battled some pretty freaky ghosts on a spooky pirate ship to come save your pale behind. I'm allowed to laugh if I want to.

[But she crosses over to him anyway.]

[schrodingersghost]

I never thought I'd say this, but I think I would have preferred dealing with Youngblood over this.

[He sighs and gives up on the tiara.]

[nightmerica]

I don't know -- this is kind of cool. And now you know how I felt that one time.

[Yeah.

The teasing is pretty much never going to stop.]

Prince! :B Come help her out, bros.

[nightmerica]

[Of course Danny was the princess. Of course. Not that things made a whole lot of sense right now; things never made a lot of sense in Vatheon, but she hadn't been expecting to end up dressed as Jack the giant killer with a fancy little crown seated on her brow.

Okay. Prince. She could handle this.

Except she wasn't sure, exactly, how to handle a ship full of malicious ghosts without Danny's help - or a sack full of Fenton gear from home.]

[unshelledbullet]

[Squall has been through a curse before, but this is the first time a curse has changed his very body. And yes, of course Vatheon would choose something lion themed, and now he was a bipedal lion. A passing local called him a Leogun.

Were-lion or not, he still had work as part of the Defense Force to uphold, and was making around of the pirate ship quadrant, his area. It's there he comes across Sam.]

...what are you doing?

[nightmerica]

[Sam barely seems surprised by the fact that a bipedal lion is talking to her. Part of it is her suspension of belief from home; another part is the fact that she's come to expect just about anything from Vatheon. Perhaps the biggest contributing factor, however, is the fact that things are different right now.

As absurd as it sounds, she knows she's a prince. She knows she has to rescue Danny -- she's just not entirely sure how to go about it.]

Hey.

[She fixes Squall with a slightly sheepish but unapologetic smile.]

Just trying to figure out how to rescue my princess.

[unshelledbullet]

Your princess?

[Squall would find that a little odd, were not not for the fact that this girl was dressed up as royalty and that he himself was different. And the curse might have made him a little more willing to believe such nonsense.]

What happened to her?

[nightmerica]

[And Sam sighs, pressing her hand briefly against her face.]

He was captured by the ghosts on the ship. I'm just trying to figure out the best way to go about rescuing him.

Have a valkyrie assist!

[kissedgoldfrog]

[Hey, there's a girl about your age wearing one of those winged helmets, armor and sword heading your way.]

Hey, you look like you need some help.

\o/!

[nightmerica]

[Sam grins a little bit - though the expression is mostly humorless - as the other girl approaches, lifting one hand in greeting.]

I do, if you're willing to give it.

[kissedgoldfrog]

Of course. Just like back home minus the magic and other things.

[Onward ho!]

[nightmerica]

[She fixes her with a grateful look.]

I appreciate it. [Oh, right.] And I'm Sam. Let's go rescue the damsel in distress, yeah?

[Attaaaaack!]

[devwocean]

[Oh look, it's a pirate ship. Dualscar isn't happy about his new lack of legs. Not happy at all.

Time to take out some frustrations on a handy object, and perhaps some innocent people. They're not real people, anyway. They're not even trolls. They're probably responsible for this in some way.

He pops up out of the water, just a bit, clinging to a handy rock, and begins to sing.]

[aim_exorable]

[Whoa is that a lusus trotting up towards Dualscar?]

[No, not quite. While he certainly has the coloration of one- and the size- and the warhorse legs- it's just Darkleer. There is a longbow slung over his back and a quiver of arrows he is quite heavily debating on using against the seadweller. One hoof scuffs at the ground near shore.]

What are you doing?

[devwocean]

[He stops singing and looks towards the shore with a grimace. Baring his teeth, he flips into the water and swims up to a closer pile of stones, humping himself up out of the water at a better conversational distance]

Turned into a hoofbeast, I see? Pretty coddamn appropriate. Wwhat does it look like I'm doin?

[He gestures towards the pirate ship] Bringin' dowwn pirates.

[aim_exorable]

[Without his glasses, the 'you appear to be acting like a fucking idiot' look in Darkleer's eyes is quite apparent. His voice is as neutral and formal as ever, though.]

From what I could see, sir, you appeared to be singing. May I inquire as to why you have a vendetta against these particular pirates?

[devwocean]

[Funny, equally apparent is the 'go fuck yourself' look in Dualscar's eyes.]

I wwas drawwin them in to smash on the rocks! [He pauses, frowning] And wwell, it just seemed like the right thing to do. Anywway, wwe can't be havvin' pirates around, scummin' up the seas.

[zelda_hylia]

[The singing eventually attracts a siren, who sits on the rock near him and joins the singing with her voice and harp. She's just feeling compelled for some reason. Make the sailors crash on the rocks? Yes.]

[devwocean]

[Yes, his thoughts exactly, and he smiles at her toothily before opening his mouth in song again. The ship turns and grinds against the rock, sailors diving into the water]

Do wwe eat them noww? Or wwhat?

[zelda_hylia]

[She looks shocked once she realizes what she's done, lowering her head.]

I-I... don't think eating them is exactly a good plan...

[devwocean]

[Oh.] Wwell wwhat wwas the point, then? They're all swwimmin' to shore, noww, except for the ones that'll drowwn.