Knuckella

The Ball pt.1

Nearly a month after the queen exposed Knuckella's secret meetings Knuckella hardly left her room. She's never seen her father so disappointed in her and yelled at her. Meanwhile her stepmother and stepsisters have gotten more prepared for the ball. "What do you think the prince will look like?" "Who cares he's got money" the girls laugh as they walked pasted Knuckella's room. "If the prince is spoiled and entitled as them it's a perfect match." She thought. She jumps by a sudden knock at the door. "Knuckella... it's your father may I come in...." Her father said. "Leave me alone" she said. "I have obeyed that for a month now please let me in" he said and she walks to the door and unlocks it. Once she opens the door the king's heart sank seeing the heartbreak in her eyes. "I want to apologize for what I said.... If you want to see that peasant boy you can. Just promise me you will go to the ball tonight." He said. She tears up and hugs him. "Thank you father and I promise" she said and he hugs her back. Then her father starts coughing. "Are you ok?" She asked. "Just under the weather I unfortunately cannot attend but I will see to it you have a carriage to take you." He said and she nods. "Let me at least help you back to your bed" she said. He nods and she walks with him. The stepsisters smile and once Knuckella was out of sight they sneaked into her room.
After she and her stepmother with the castle nurse got the king comfortable she returns to her room and gasps. There on the floor was her dress for the ball along with many other of her party dresses torn to shreds with splashes of her paints. She looks over and sees her mask was covered in her paints and broken. "Oh no! What happened" she turns seeing her stepmother smiling. Knuckella knew it couldn't have been her since she was with her then she saw the wicked grins of her stepsisters. "Looks like you won't be attending the ball after all" she said and the three laughed. "Oh and I found this and think I'll keep it" Amy said and held up the locket Knuckella's mother given her. "No you can't have that!" She yelled. "Oh ok it has your name on it anyways. Guess I'll put it back where it belongs" she held a wooden cup of red paint and drops the necklace in. "Oops" she said and throws it at Knuckella. The three laugh walking away leaving Knuckella to attempt to clean the necklace as tears fell. The maid and butler approached the room and saw it in shambles. "Oh princess" "Just leave me alone....." "we must inform your father of this" "Don't bother he's not well...." "But—" "JUST GO!" She yelled and cried. Yet the maid and butler went to her father and this angered him. He gets up to see the damage and when he saw it he was shocked. He noticed the paint on his late wife's necklace she had Knuckella's named engraved in and the tears from his daughter. He walked over and hugged his daughter despite her telling him to go back to bed. The stepmother and stepsisters left for ball leaving them in heart break. Then as if a prayer was heard the two looked up when an orange light appeared on the balcony. Then a stunning purple cat appeared and scared the two. "Don't be afraid in here to help" she smiled. "Why? Who are you?" Knuckella asked. "My name is Blaze and I'm an angel sent by your mother's soul to help you." She said and the two were shocked. "Now let's get you ready starting with the dress." The angel snapped then the king back up as Knuckella stood when a white light surrounded her. She looked down and saw the most beautiful dress she'd ever seen. It was a silver ballgown with sapphires lining the sweat heart neckline and the outline of the waist. Her hair was done in a loose braid with sapphires threaded in it. She looks at herself in the mirror very shocked seeing herself. She lifts up her skirt and sees two glittery silver heels with a sapphire. "My god Knuckella you look absolutely stunning" her said. "Blaze thank you but how will I get there?" She asked. Blaze smiled and then snaps making a light appear behind her. Knuckella walks over and sees a beautiful carriage. "Now finally the mask" she gives a beautiful mask. "Now unfortunately the magic I used to give you  all this will only last until midnight." Blaze warned. "Midnight. I will remember thank you so much" Knuckella smiled. "I will make sure your father is in bed you rest" she said and leaves with the king.

Meanwhile at the ball Sonic watches as his brothers greet every princess that arrived. "Sonic?" He turns and sees a grey  and red hedgehog. "Yes mother?" "Why is your brother shadow up there and not you?" She asked. "Remember the princess I told you about? The one from the Emerald kingdom?" He said and she nods. "Well she doesn't know I'm the prince. That's why I asked shadow to stand up there. I plan on telling her tonight. Her father already gave me his blessing to marry her since he found out my identity but he promised not to tell her." "I see" she smiled happy with the fact her son already found a wife. "I must ask why have you been gone this long and chose this girl?" "I wanted a queen who thinks of her people, who isn't manipulating, who's kind, and wants to build stronger kingdoms. One who isn't for our money because you know how greedy the world has gotten." "Is that why you been gone so long. To test the other suitable princesses and other royal subjects." His mother smiled. "Yes and I have seen plenty pure hearts yet when I saw her and looked in her eyes I knew she was the most special and I just wanted to see her more. She saw me as I was even if I was supposedly a peasant she saw past that. That's the type of person I want for my queen. That's why I wanted a masked ball." Sonic said. "Your father would be extremely proud of you my son." "Thank you mother." Sonic soon sees the stepsisters walk up but he doesn't see Knuckella.

"Where is she?"