Maddie the First

Once Upon A Princess. Part One

Once upon a time, in the magical kingdom of Enchancia, there lived a young girl named Maddie. Maddie led a simple life, working at the village shoe shop with her mother, Sarayah. One fateful day, they were summoned by King Primus the II, who needed a new pair of royal slippers. Maddie and her mother arrived at the castle. Maddie was very excited to meet the King. Sarayah placed a slipper on the King's foot. It was a perfect fit. And so were they!

King Primus and Sarayah were soon married. And what seemed like a storybook ending was really a storybook beginning. Maddie was at her window, looking down in awe at the carriage waiting for her and her mother. Sarayah called Maddie down, telling her that it was time to go. Maddie quickly grabbed a drawing of her and her mother before rushing downstairs. Maddie and her mother stepped into the carriage which took them away to the castle.

Maddie's friends, Morgan and Rose, ran after the carriage, bidding their best friend goodbye. As the carriage left the village, a rabbit and two birds noticed the carriage that was carrying Maddie and her mother's belongings and decided to climb into the back. On their way to the castle, Maddie started to wonder what their shared room would look like. Sarayah told Maddie that, now that they'll be living in the castle, they'll both have their own rooms.

They arrived at the castle where they saw King Primus, Princess Pippa, and Prince Starscream. The two were twins who were both born with wings. Angel twins. Beside them was a steward named Bruno and a Witch named Selena. Maddie and Sarayah stepped out of the carriage and Maddie stood on a platform in a blue gown. Some birds flew over and placed a blue tiara on Maddie's head. She was now officially a princess. Maddie and Sarayah approached the royal family.

They curtsied for them and Maddie said hello to her new siblings. Maddie was so excited to be sisters with Pippa. But Pippa reminded her that they were just step-sisters. She always preferred it to be just her and her brother. Sarayah soon stepped forward with a little gift for the twins. Badges that she had made of the Royal crest. She wanted to make a good impression since there weren't many fairytales about loving stepmothers. So, she hoped to change that. Primus welcomed them to the family while Bruno introduced the two to the whole kingdom. Selena then stepped forward and said a spell that made... rain?

"Selena, I said flowers, not showers," Primus said to her

"Oh. Excuse me, Your Highness. I'm still breaking in my new staff," Selena said

"That's Selena, our royal Witch. She comes from a long line of royal Witches and Wizards. So, we're stuck with her."

While trying to figure out her staff, she managed to fix her spell and make rose petals fall from the sky instead of rain. Maddie liked the new change while Selena looked proud of herself. They all then went inside. Maddie kept bowing to the servants when she didn't need to. Pippa told her that she didn't have to bow to anyone unless they were royalty. Maddie admitted that it was going to be a while until she got used to things. Pippa told her to just follow her lead and she'll be fine. Maddie soon fell behind when she noticed two servants placing down Maddie and Sarayah's new thrones. Maddie smiled to herself when someone suddenly bumped into her. It was Selena. Due to the bump, Selena accidentally made a suit of armor disappear.

"Child! Watch where you're dawdling," Selena told Maddie. 

Maddie gasped, "Miss Serena!"

"It's Selena," she corrected

"It's so great to meet a real live sorcerer. That flower trick was A-mazing," Maddie said smiling

"If by a-mazing, you mean a complete waste of my talents, then, yes, thank you. I should be out slaying dragons, battling ogres. But, no! King Primus has me doing parlor tricks when I should be..." Selena was cut off when she disappeared in a puff of smoke.