Princess Pupa (REWRITTEN)

One

"BUZZY, YOU COME BACK HERE RIGHT NOW!!!!!!" Buzzy charged out of her cousin's room, knowing that Pupa knew her biggest secret. A secret she never wanted her cousin to find out about...

She was using her cousin's toothbrush.

"Get back here so I can kill you properly!!!" Pupa shrieked, barreling at her cousin at full speed, axe in hand, bent on bloody revenge. Her fangs were bared and her spare hand was pulsing and glowing green. Buzzy screamed even louder, tearing through the palace walls, knocking over servants as she went.

The Changeling Castle was carved into a mountain, with windows tinted lime green. The layout was the same as the Castle of The Two Sisters, but instead of white and gold it was grey and teal. Through the windows, Pupa could see the villages of Changeling drones, and on acceptably clear days, she could even see the Changeling farmers working in their fields. However, today she couldn't stop and admire the view. She had a cousin to hunt down and a toothbrush to avenge.

They dashed down the hallways, Buzzy trying as hard as she could to throw her cousin off her track. Leaping over breakfast trays being brought down from the queen's chambers. Zigging and zagging around servants and butlers. Launching balls of neon green slime blindly behind her, that, sadly, failed to connect with Pupa and instead hit unsuspecting hired help.

Pupa dodged them all effortlessly, slicing through the slime like it didn't exist. She eventually lost Buzzy when she dashed under a ladder someone was using to clean the windows, upsetting the balance and bringing down a servant and the drapes on top of Pupa.

After slicing her way out of the ocean of curtains, Pupa took a good look around, calculating eyes searching for signs of her cousin. After nothing showed up, she sighed, shouldering her axe. She really didn't have the time for chasing down Buzzy, but she couldn't think of any particular meetings today that required her mandatory attendance. Besides, she always loved the hunt.

Pupa slowly trailed down the halls, following a trail of broken dishes and splatters of slime all the way to a lumpy curtain. Honestly, if you're expecting the hunt, couldn't you make it at least a little bit entertaining? Pupa thought, sliding her fingers down the blade of her axe and considering her options.

Killing her cousin over a toothbrush was a little bit extreme, and her mother had just put in new drapes. Crimson clashed horribly with teal. However, she wouldn't just let Buzzy off the hook, even though she was family. A psychotic smile made its way to Pupa's face, and she shouldered her axe. Lighting her hands up with lime green magic, she approached the now whimpering curtain, prepared to make her move.

Ooh, so many choices, she thought, more creative and horrible hexes piling into her brain by the second. Shall I turn her into a slug, for being such a slimeball and lying to me? Or perhaps I should give her such horrible bad breath she faints. After all, if she likes brushing her teeth so much, she can just scrub it away.

Just as she had settled on her decision, her father called to her from behind. "Pupa! Your mother wants to see you!" Pupa huffed, very annoyed that her hunt had to be interrupted. She let her hands grow dark, and the spell dispersed. Justice would have to wait until later. She looked back remorsefully at the trembling curtain, then turned to follow her father to the throne room.

She approached the black, shiny double doors alongside her dad, her strides matching him a little imperfectly. She was a little bit smaller than her parents, so she had to work to keep his pace. She reached out with her magic, the door frame illuminated with green brilliance.

The doors swung open and Pupa was gazing into the Changeling Court. The three black thrones at the center of the back wall was where her mother reclined. Pupa's throne sat on her mother's right, whereas her father's was on her left.