Barbie as Snow White

Chapter 1: The Kingdom of Bavaria

Hey guys! So I was inspired by all of the Barbie movies to make this. I loved those films ever since I was a little girl. My fave is probably either Princess and the Pauper or Swan Lake. So I decided, starting with all of the stories that have been adapted into Disney films, that I would make my own little Barbie series. Barbie is Snow White, obviously, and Ken is the Prince... who I have yet to name but bear with me! This is my very first time doing this and I want it to be good! Also, I apologise if the transition from the pageant to the story is a bit rough. I did the best I could!

Kelly threw down her dress and shattered into tears. "I'll never win! Amy's got me beat at everything!" Amy Faulkner and Kelly were both competing in a Big Sister Little Sister type of pageant. Amy seemed to have Kelly beat at pretty much everything and on top of that, was a total bully. Every rehearsal she made snide comments and called her Blondie. She was gonna make her miserable once she won. Kelly just knew it. Eventually, there was a knock at the door.

"Go away!" Kelly shouted tearfully. Despite her protests, the door opened anyway, and through it came Kelly's older sister Barbie and her boyfriend Ken.

"Kelly," Barbie started, "what's the matter? Why aren't you dressed?"

"What's the point?" Kelly asked, tearfully folding her arms. "So Amy can beat me and rub it in my face?"

Ken put a hand on Kelly's back and gently rubbed it. "Now, Kelly, if you have that attitude, you won't get far at all. It's not about winning. It's about having fun."

Kelly kept her arms folded. Barbie sighed. "Kelly, don't let Amy get to you. She's just a mean spirited little girl who's jealous of you."

Kelly looked up, curious. "Jealous?"

"Well, you have a lot that she doesn't. For starters--"

Before Barbie could finish her sentence; the stage manager popped his head in. "Roberts Sisters? Line up starts in 30." With that he popped out on his way to the next dressing room. Amy took this moment to pop in and make a mean face at Kelly. "Dumb Blondie!"

"AMY GET YOUR TOCUS BACK IN HERE BEFORE I SMACK YOU!" Amy's sister, Gracie, shouted. Amy's face had a look of legitimate terror on it as her sister called her. "Coming sis!" Amy said, darting away.

Ken looked at Kelly and then at Barbie. "Hun, can you excuse us?" She asked. "Y'know... Girl talk?"

"Say no more," Ken said before pecking Barbie on the face and standing up. "I'll be outside if you need me." With that, Ken left the girls to do their talking.

"What am I gonna do? I can't go out there! I'll completely mess up! Compared to her, I'm a laughing stock!" Kelly declared tearfully.

"Oh come on," Barbie said comfortingly, "that's just not true at all."

Kelly looked unconvinced.

"Let me tell you a story. It's about a girl in a kingdom far far away in the land of Bavaria. Her name was Snow White." Barbie started.

"Snow White?" Kelly asked wiping her tears. "Where does she get a name like that?"

"It was a name her father had given to her when she was born. She had lips red as roses, hair black as night and skin as white as snow. Therefore, she was named Snow White."

And so the story begins...

"The Bavarian kingdom was wonderfully prosperous. Their King was a wonderful man who cared for all of his people. Sadly, after Snow White's birth, her mother got very sick and passed away. The King soon remarried, but unbeknownst to him, he had married a wicked woman who only cared about being beautiful and popular. The fairest in the land, to be precise."

"Did she go to pageants, too?" Kelly asked, genuinely intrigued.

"No, Kelly. This was a while before pageants." Barbie laughed.

"Anyway, the King went away to a kingdom where a prince had desired to be a suitor for his daughter. Tragically, he never made it back. Now Snow White was at the mercy of her evil stepmother, who treated her horridly and made her wear rags and sweep fireplaces in the hopes that she would never surpass the Queen in beauty."

"How did she know?" Kelly asked.

"Well, the Queen had a magic mirror. Every so often, she would ask that mirror one question."

The Queen stood in front of the mirror, her austere clothing accentuating the darkness of her figure. She raised her head and in her demanding voice, she gave her question.

"Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all?"

"And every time she asked," Barbie narrated, "it would tell her this."

"You, my beautiful queen, are the fairest in the land. From this day on, that's how it shall stand."

"And that answer satisfied the queen, for that's the answer she always received. Until one day..."

"Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all?"

The Queen folded her arms, expectant of the answer she's always gotten. Unfortunately for her, that's not what happened.

"The fairest one possesses lips red as the rose and hair black as night. The fairest one is named Snow White."

"This made the Queen absolutely furious. She was sure that she had done everything to keep Snow White from being more beautiful than her. Unfortunately for her, there's one thing she didn't count on. Her beauty was no deeper than her skin. Snow White, on the other hand, was beautiful most on the inside and the Queen simply could not compare to such beauty. She was so ugly on the inside and that's where it mattered more than anything else."

"And then what happened?" Kelly asked, wide eyed and curious.

Barbie chuckled and continued to narrate.

"Well, the Queen called her most loyal huntsman to do away with Snow White so she could return to being the fairest in the land."

"I trust the job is not too difficult for you, yes?" the Queen asked.

"Of course not, your majesty, but--"

"Then you'll have no difficulty in carrying out the task. Bring back a piece of her clothing as proof that it's been done."

"But--"

"Dismissed, huntsman."

"Your majesty, she is merely a child. Have you no compassion in your heart?"

"None whatsoever. And I wouldn't have it any other way."

"Your majesty--"

"Huntsman, if you fail me, I will not hesitate to seize everything you have to your name including your money and then banish you and your family from the kingdom. The outside lands are very unkind to beggars, mind you."

The huntsman fell silent. He couldn't argue with that. "Very well..." He relented in absolute defeat.

"I knew you'd see it my way. You noble types always fold under threat. Off you are, then."

The huntsman walked away, the defeat on his face all too apparent.

"And so the huntsman took Snow White out to the edge of the forest by the river where he would carry out the deed."

"But he doesn't do it, right?" Kelly asked, out of genuine concern for the princess. "She turns out okay, right?"

"Let me finish the story, Kelly," Barbie chuckled.

"Anyway, the huntsman pulled out his knife just as Snow White had her back turned, when Snow White turned to face her would be killer and gasped in horror."

"Huntsman! What are you doing?" Snow White asked, terrified and backed up against a tree.

"Seeing the terror on Snow White's face was just too much for him. He tossed his knife onto the ground and fell to his knees."

"You have to run," the Huntsman started.

"Why? What's going on? Why did you try to kill me?"

"It's the Queen! She wishes you dead! She has hired me to kill you and bring back your clothing as proof and threatened to take away my home and put my family on the street if I refuse! You have to run for it! She'll stop at nothing! Get away while you still can!"

This was so much for the 17 year old to take in, but she was eventually able to process it.

"Why are you standing there?! Go! Run!"

Snow White calmly removed her marigold cloak and handed it to the huntsman. "Take that back to my stepmother," she said. "This way, you won't be punished."

The huntsman became teary-eyed at Snow White's unrelenting kindness. He had just tried to kill her and she was still kind enough to help him out. "I will never forget you or your kindred spirit."

Snow White gave a kind "thank you" glance and quickly dashed into the forest. She had a long journey ahead of her and had to trek it all on foot.

So that was the first chapter! I hope you enjoyed it! Don't hesitate to drop me a review and tell me where you think the story should head! Next chapter will be Snow's journey through the forest!