Mayhem in Fairy Tale

Chapter 2: Cinderella, part 1

Mayhem's POV:

I set the book on the bar and heard people begin to crowd me, it seemed that the entire guild was confused about this strange book. Levy's face lit up and she pulled the book towards her, "Hey, there's writing on here." She ran her finger over the cover and read out, "Mit diesen Worten , so sollst du zu dem Märchen Welt gesandt bisher nur in Träumen gesehen warden" I frowned and I heard someone ask, "What does that mean?"

I translated, "I think it means 'With these words, you shall be sent to the Fairy Tale world previously only seen in dreams'. What does THAT mean?" Before anyone could respond, bright light shot out of the book and enveloped the whole guild, wrapping around us, and my vision left me.

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I jolted awake, I had been leaning on a very sturdy tree and everything hurt terribly. I groaned as I tried to get up only to succeed in sending jarring pain through my shoulders. "Ouch." I moaned and rubbed the sore muscles. I looked around, I was in a forest somewhere, and everything was...... slightly shining.

I stood up, then froze. What was I wearing?!

I looked down and saw clothes that would make a pirate blush. I had black pants that were very loose around my legs but tight around my hips, they were tucked into knee high black leather boots with cuffs on the top, and for the upper part of my body..... It felt weird. I was wearing a long sleeve white shirt that was also very loose around my arms, but tightened on my wrists, and I was wearing a tight crimson corset over the top of that. I didn't have my fingerless gloves anymore, and instead had rings dotting my fingers. On my left hand I had a silver ring with a purple gem on my thumb, and on my right hand I had a gold ring with a blue gem on my middle finger.

Plus, I felt a weight on my head and on my hip. On my hip was a thick black belt that had a pirate cutlass attached to it.

I reached upwards with shaking hands, half scared of what I'd find, and my fingertips touched leather. I pulled it off my head lightly to find a brown leather pirate hat with a long black feather sticking out of the side. I put it back on my head.

Then, the real kicker was the thing that hung around my shoulders. I had a freaking black cape. The cape reached the top of my ankles and billowed out, the inside was the color of blood, which made me feel SO much better.

Where the heck was I? And where was everyone else?! The last thing I remember was Levy and I reading the cover of that stupid book. Then I was here! Did everyone else get zapped in too?!

I began walking, maybe I could find someone?

I came across a stream in the forest I was in and bent down, I leapt back in surprise though.

Remember when I said the biggest kicker was the cape? I take that back. My eyes were rimmed with thick black kohl and they made my gold eyes stand out even more and look very dangerous. Plus, though I hadn't noticed this before, I had a necklace on with the symbol of a bloody silver skull. And, I only had one earing in, and it was of a black heart.

Was someone playing some kind of sick game and they cast me as the pirate?

Out loud I growled, "What the HELL is going on?!" When I asked it, I REALLY didn't expect a response. But I got one.

"Well, dear Mayhem, you have been caught in my spell." A purring, sultry voice answered me. I spun around, my hand closing on the hilt of my cutlass, only to meet a very weird looking lady.

She had green skin, black horns, dark eyes with a lot of purple makeup, and she was dressed in long flowing purple and black robes. Plus, she had a freaky staff that had begun to glow.

"Who are you!?" I shouted at her. She just laughed, "I am the one who put you here. And your friends." She flicked her hand dismissively, "Since you weren't supposed to be here to begin with, I'll explain the rules to you." I narrowed my eyes, "Rules? What rules? And what do you mean, I wasn't supposed to be here to begin with?"

She laughed wickedly, "Let me explain dear child. The book that Fairy Tail received was my spellbook, the moment you and Levy read the inscription on the cover, you activated the spell and sent a few others into the Fairy Tale realm. The ones who came with you are: Lucy, Natsu, Gray, Juvia, Gajeel, Levy, Wendy, the three annoying exceeds, Mirajane, Elfman, Erza, and Anthony. You weren't meant to get caught here, but you..... Interest me."

My hand tightened on the cutlass and she laughed again, before flicked her hand, sending me flying into a tree. Once I connected, I found out that I couldn't move. "What do you mean I 'interest you'? And why are you doing this to begin with?" I snarled, still trying to get out of the invisible restraints.

The lady just grinned, "Hush, and let me explain. You interest me, because of what you are. You have such potential to be wicked. You are the disaster Phoenix slayer. Your magic is centered around destruction, perfect for me. And, I can offer you much. You can become my apprentice, if you wish. But, you needn't make your decision yet.

"As for why I'm doing this, I wished to send something to the great Fairy Tail guild. So, I took their strongest members and put them here. They remember everything from their world, but they must adapt to this one. And, if they complete one fairy tale, they get sent to another one. All of you will. So, if you managed to complete all the fairy tales in my book without dying, I will send you back to your world. But, if you fail, you will be stuck in this world for all eternity, repeating the fairy tales until the book fades away.

"Since I am putting all of you into the same fairy tale, I need to incorporate you into characters. Since you weren't meant to be here, you are the rogue, the new character, the wild card. And since, in most fairy tales, the rogue's are the pirates, that's what you are. A rogue pirate. Something I know you'll fit into easily, after all, pirates cause disaster wherever they go. Have fun in this realm while you can dear one.

"Now, since I like you, I'll tell you my name, and the name of this fairy tale. I am called Maleficent. And the first fairy tale you and your companions will be completing is the tale of Cinderella. Good luck."

A crow landed on her arm and said something, she nodded and said, "Also, since I have my dear pet with me, it's only fair if you have yours. Though, you'll have to go looking for him." She flicked her hand. Then, with a high and mighty laugh, she erupted in green fire and vanished.

The moment she was gone, the holds on me also vanished, sending me sprawling to the ground. I was laid there in a heap. Everything hurt, and I really didn't want to move.

I shook my head, pushing myself into a sitting position before sighing, this should be fun. Wrath, you better be ok.

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I began walking through the woods. Hopefully, I could find a town and figure out when a ball was happening and where. Then maybe, just maybe I could find everyone else and explain what was going on before the ball. I wondered who was cast as Cinderella, Lucy? Levy? Juvia? Erza? Wendy? Or Mira? If it was Mira or Wendy, they didn't have a prince charming, here anyway. And neither did Erza. Hopefully they wouldn't have to kiss. Or get married. Hopefully the fairy tale would just end after whoever the Prince was found Cinderella.

After stumbling through the woods some, I finally broke through the trees and found a road. I was slightly annoyed as well, my ribs still ached, and I don't think it had anything to do with the corset. After I got used to it being there, it was surprisingly comfortable and easy to move with. I could tell it was meant for agility because of how flexible it was. So no, it wasn't the culprit for my ribs aching. From the way that it felt, I think I had a few broken ribs, maybe they were just cracked, I couldn't really tell and I honestly didn't want to remove the corset to check. I would have no clue how to put it on again and the shirt I was wearing was pretty thin.

I stood up straighter as I walked, if I was a pirate, I needed to act cocky and arrogant. I may not be pleased with the turn of events, but if I was supposed to play to get my friends out, I would play.

So, I walked forward with confidence in my stride, and with my head held high and a slightly malicious, wicked gleam in my eye. If anyone tried to mess with me, they'd get the backlash.

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