Of Fairies and Noontime

Princess

Lady Larkdale cut through the crowd like the sword she'd used to slice off Ellabelle's wings. The crowd of fairies gasped, splitting instantly in order to avoid her obvious wrath.

"You!" She shrieked, pointing her dagger of a nail at no one in particular. "I object to this ceremony!"

A gasp rose up from all sides of the stump. Murmurs and whispers of insecurity circled the vicinity of the grounds, causing worry and confusion.

"Helena Larkdale, you have no place in this village anymore. Leave the premises before I have to take desperate measures." Mistress Heartwinger demanded, pointing her wand directly in Larkdale's face. She growled.

"Don't you dare call me by my first name. I will be known as Lady Larkdale to you, peasant. I am the rightful leader of this village. A kingdom-run society will never work! The Magic Council's rulings were made for the greater good." She argued, clenching her fists together. "That wand doesn't belong to the Eos siblings! It belongs to me!"

"You power hungry pig!" Catra yelled out, starting to boo at Larkdale. She gestured for the audience to join in, until soon, Larkdale was surrounded by booing fairies. It eventually escalated to the crowd throwing small objects at her head, such as pearls, shells, fish eyes, and dried flower bouquets.

Larkdale winced at the pain as Heartwinger stepped close to her face, holding her wand against her neck. With a flash of pink light, Larkdale's hands were wrapped in rope, and she was held down to the ground by the use of thorny vines.

"Well, I think the people have made their opinions on this matter quite clear." Heartwinger said with a smile. Someone threw a live fish at Larkdale's face, covering it in slime. She winced.

"You heartless villagers! I've provided for you all these years and this is how you repay the debt? I will not stop until I've hunted down and destroyed-"
Heartwinger covered Larkdale's mouth using a piece of bark she conjured up. The crowd cheered.

"Now, I think we can continue the ceremony as planned, with our guest of honor right in the front seat." Mistress Heartwinger continued, smiling cheerily at Lady Larkdale. She struggled within her strongholds as Heartwinger turned back to face the soon-to-be royals of the village. She held her wand in the air, standing before Lue.

"Sir Lue Eos," She began. "Do you take the position as prince of Ofan Village, to keep fairykind in your heart and mind with every decision you make, to honor and serve as the founders and ancestors before you, and to withhold this position with magic, peace, and above all, trustworthiness?"

Lue smiled up at Heartwinger, his green-blue eyes glistening in the evening sunlight. "I will."

Mistress Heartwinger then turned to Ellabelle, who already had tears welling up in her eyes. "Madam Ellabelle Eos, do you take the position as princess of the Ofan village, to provide protection and security for the surrounding villagers, to keep fairykind in your heart and mind with every decision you make, to spread awareness of the truth about humans to everyone in need, and to withhold this position with magic, peace, and above all, trustworthiness?"
Ellabelle couldn't even respond. Her face was glistening from her tears. She looked up to the sky, imagining her mother and father looking down on her. This was the moment she'd never expected, but the moment she was now living in. She couldn't help but cry; after everything she'd been through, all she'd failed at, the people of the village entrusted her with the leadership as their princess?

She kept her eyes on the clouds. "Thank you," She whispered. And she knew in her heart, wherever her parents were, they could hear her.

"Is that a yes?" Mistress Heartwinger asked her with a wink. Ellabelle dried her tears with the back of her hand.

"I will," Ellabelle replied with a small sniffle.

Catra immediately began hooting and hollering. Hadley joined in, giving Dask a victory hug. The crowd was overjoyed.

"Now, for the first time in fairy history, I present to you..." Heartwinger grabbed Lady Larkdale's wand and snapped it in half, making Helena let out a muffled scream. She then grabbed the white wand and placed it before Ellabelle, who grabbed it carefully.

"Prince and Princess Eos!"

A glow from an unspecified source suddenly surrounded the siblings, lifting them in the air. They floated there for a while before their outfits transformed from ordinary to extraordinary; Ellabelle's plain white dress became a long, flowing white gown, and Lue's leaf vest with brown pants combo turned into a bright white suit with a matching bow tie and shoes. They looked so spiffy and clean-cut. Ellabelle couldn't stop crying. She couldn't believe all she had accomplished in only a few weeks; and all of her success was because of Hadley.

Ellabelle controlled her tears in order to wrap her arm around Lue's torso, giving him a loving side-armed hug. She then held her wand to Larkdale's nose, bopping it with the tip of it.

"Now, for my first royal decree, I propose that Lady Larkdale and the remainder of the Magic Council... apart from Mistress Heartwinger... shall be hereby banished from the Ofan Village." Ellabelle proclaimed.

Lady Larkdale spit the piece of bark off of her mouth in order to scowl at Ellabelle. "You do not belong on that throne."

"Hm? What was that? I can't hear people who are banished." Lue replied, gently elbowing his sister. "Between you and me, I highly suggest you get out of here. You don't wanna see my little sister angry, believe me."

Larkdale's strongholds were lifted and she stood immediately. "Mark my words, princess," she said, an obvious tone of sass in her voice, "I will have my revenge on this village."

And with that, she was booed away as she ran in the opposite direction.

Ellabelle and Lue joined back up with their friends, broad smiles still on their faces.

"You look beautiful, Princess Ellabelle." Hadley said with a wink.

"Please, call me Ellabelle." She giggled in reply.

"And Lue, you look spiffy too." Hadley added.

Lue tried to hide his red face. "Thanks," He stammered, basically whispering.

"So, what now, your highness? You guys need an actual kingdom to run." Catra said, putting her hands on her hips.

Mistress Heartwinger stepped closer with her wand in her hand. "I can take care of that." She said. With a few waves of her wand, a large white castle began being constructed from the ground up, each brick and window placed in exactly the right place. Heartwinger stepped back to admire her work. The ground looked so much better after all the ash and soot from the Magic Council was swept away.

"It looks perfect," Hadley sighed happily, glancing at Dask. She still couldn't believe that he would sacrifice so much of himself just for her. She knew that their bond would always be special. "What do we do now?"

Ellabelle rubbed her chin, half-twirling in her long ruffled gown. "Well, what else is there to do? We have to party!"