The Nutcracker and Sugar Plum Princess (Eijiro Kirishima X Reader)

Chapter 5

Y/n steps forward "maybe till then you can perhaps be looking for the princess as well" so Major Mint scoff "listen, I don't have time to search for some...Sugar...Pie..." he grumbled when Y/n corrected him "Sugar Plum?"

"Not an imaginary princess!" Major Mint finished but Captain Candy walk to him "actually Major. They may be telling the truth. I once overheard the king telling his son about this powerful princess. The king himself believed in her magic...and we've tried everything else to defeat the mouse."

Major Mint pauses for a moment, thinking "I hate it that your right, so do you know where she is?" Major Mint asked them so the Nutcracker answered "we've learned that she's on an island. Across the Sea of Storms."

The Major scoffs and sputters at the notion of the mission "alrighty then, very well. We'll all go looking for the Sugar Plum Princess... but I'll be in charge of the expedition!" High with pride, the Nutcracker took a bow "whatever it pleasure you."

Y/n and the Nutcracker turn to leave however, Captain Candy catches the Nutcracker by the arm looking concerned "tell me, do you know what became of Prince?" However, the Nutcracker replied with sadness "what become of him, the Mouse King destroyed him." The Captain bows his head somberly as Y/n and the Nutcracker exit.

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To the Mouse King's Palace as he questions two of the guards responsible for hunting down the Nutcracker "what you're telling me that the Nutcracker... a wooden utensil...managed to escape a well-armed fighting squadron unharmed?...And, instead of fleeing into the hills, you chose to return to me and report your incompetence?!"

Mouse Soldier, timidly gulp but the Mouse king powerful voice when Pimm, resting atop the Mouse King's throne "I got an idea, why don't you just blast 'em with your scepter, sire?"

The Mouse King rubbed his chin "hmm, I suppose I could..."then swings his scepter, transforming it into a sword, causing the two soldiers to gasp nervously "true I can but, I find it's power to transform the incompetent much more gratifying. The trick is making you useful."

He tosses the sword into the air, transforming it back into a scepter "Pimm, how are we doing with statuary?" Pimm opens a door revealing a room filled with frozen statues of other unfortunate mice "not even enough for two, your lordiness."

"Okay...Lawn ornaments?" Pimm pulls back a curtain, revealing a courtyard filled with more unfortunate souls turned into statues "not a lawn anymore since it has too much ornament."

"Paperweights?" Pimm lands in a cupboard filled with paperweights made of yet more mice troops frozen in stone "all being covered" and then the Mouse king snapped "Covered! What does one create for the palace that has everything?"

Pimm lands next to the soldiers "I'm not much of a bookworm but how 'bout bookends, since there's two of 'em?" The soldiers shiver at the sound of that and try to say no but the Mouse King doesn't care "ahhh subarashii idea, Pimm! I do believe I'm starting to rub off on you."

Pimm is flattered "oh please" Pimm wooed himself and the Mouse King begins to wave his scepter in a circle, the gem glowing with golden light as he chants his spell "since other tasks posed a challenge to thee, you shall be bookends for eternity!"

The mice beg to be spared, only for The Mouse King's spell to strike them and turn them into a pair of haunting bookends and when he's done, the Mouse King returns to the desk near his throne and opens the registry. He flips through it a moment before pausing on a page when he does this.

Pimm tries to stand on one of the bookends but falls to ground "ITAI!!!" But the Mouse King didn't hear his cry but found it "haha here it is--- the Sugar Plum Princess. Kind, clever, and brave." Then confusion hit him "that's it?" In a rage, he throws the book against a nearby column "THAT'S IT?! WHERE IS SHE?!"

He stares at the columns for a moment before getting an idea, chuckles in darkness, snatching his scepter from the table "I suppose I'll just have to reduce the Nutcracker to a pile of splinters before he can find her!" He points his scepter at the column.

"Rock that will walk, destroy whom I seek! Carnage and havoc will be yours to wreak!" and the column explodes into pieces as the spell hits it, then reforms into a towering stone monster.

Pimm yelps at the sight of the monster, cowering in fear and the rock monster lets out a terrifying roar, causing Pimm to scream and run away "what a wimp" he sign to Pimm but told his creations "find the wooden man...and crush him!"

The rock giant turns and lumbers away, his footsteps thundering through the room and Pimm peeks from his hiding place to watch it leave "make sure you follow him Pimm, he's a bit rough around the edges and may need some... guidance."

Pimm, incredulously asked him but yet laughing on the inside "you...want me...to babysit a rock?" However, the Mouse King scowls at Pimm, tapping his scepter against his hand impatiently "kidding kidding your sire" he flap his wings "better than bein' a rock."

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To the village in the trees, Y/n is tucking the candy children in for bed "what will happen to Marzipan?" Eri asked her "I know that's strong and she'll be fine... And you'll be staying here with Masha until we get back, okay?"

"Okay" the kids replied when Y/n walk to the door "good night Eri and Kota, sweet dreams" and Eri and Kota said in union "goodnight, Y/n."

Y/n smiled at the kids and walks out and to a balcony where she finds the Nutcracker sitting alone "can't sleep I guess?" She sits down next to him "I'm a nutcracker Y/n" he never heard of sleep and seems kind of pointless."

"You know that you're more than a nutcracker... Prince Eijiro Kirishima" the Nutcracker's eyes grow wide and he looks to Y/n in surprise "what you did before with Captain Candy, why haven't you told anyone or tell the truth?"

"I...I didn't want to be the prince when I had the chance... and it's hard for me not being able to say 'that's so manly this or that' to anyone except you because everybody knows my catchphrase and now I don't deserve to be..."

Y/n puts a hand on his shoulder " you know that's not true and you're risking your life to save your kingdom! Isn't that what princes do?"

"It is manly but to my subjects think less of me than they do the Mouse King!... My only hope is to find the Sugar Plum Princess so she can help me restore my people's happiness... I owe them that." With it, the Nutcracker stands and leaves, leaving Y/n alone on the balcony "I knew it from the start how you reacted how Major Mint insulted you."

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Morning shines bright when Major Mint, Captain Candy, the Nutcracker and Y/n are arriving at a perilous path over a ravine made of floating stones "and here is it, a beautiful bridge!" Y/n laugh "I don't think so, you call that a bridge?"

"I agree on Y/n here, maybe we should find a safer place to cross" the Nutcracker requested when Major Mint scoff, also acting offended "may I remind you that you should remember who's in charge of this expedition!" The Major adjusts himself and strides towards the floating bridge confidently steps onto the first stone, causing it to shift under his weight.

Major Mint muttered nervously "okay...right-o, er, no problem at all! Come along!" The Major and the Captain begin to uneasily make their way across the floating rocks and Captain gets too close to the Major while he's stumbling and Major Mint unintentionally pushes him off the bridge to catch himself.

Major Mint, muttering to himself "this is tricky and triggering" which leave him to continue, leaving Captain Candy hanging from a branch as his backpack falls into the ravine below "HELP!!"

The nutcracker reaches as far as he can but his arm isn't nearly long enough when Captain Candy called "please hurry!" And the Nutcracker has an idea when his pulled out his arm within grabbing range for the Captain, and he's able to be pulled to safety.

The Major makes it to the other cliffside and turns to see the commotion "I'll be gobstruck!" Glad and a final tug, the Nutcracker is able to hoist Captain Candy to the cliff, the two tumble away from the edge. The Nutcracker stands and reinserts his left arm into its socket "great plan" he smiled.