Once Upon A Dream

Chapter 2

The next morning, Ariel woke up and began dressing for the wedding. She and her family had been invited to Anastasia's wedding, along with all the royal families. Eric was in a meeting with King Aladdin this morning and Melody was out for a swim. Ariel went to check on the baby, Triston, only a year old. He was wide awake and crying for his mother. Melody came in dripping wet from her swim. "Melody, must you track water in here every time?" Ariel asked.

"Sorry mom, I'll be more careful. Is my dress hanging in the closet?" Asked melody?

"Yes, Carlotta put it in there last night. Get dressed; we leave in 30 minutes, after father is done with his meeting. "Ariel answered.

Down in Eric's private room, He and Aladdin were having a discussion. Aladdin wanted to merge their kingdoms to increase profit. Eric had been offered a merge from Kristoff but declined. "Eric, think of all the money we can bring in together. We just have to merge our kingdoms through marriage. My son Sajan will be the perfect husband for your daughter." Aladdin persuaded.

"I cannot give my daughter to your son for the sake of money. I will not allow this happen!" Eric yelled.

"You will regret this Eric. This is a golden opportunity for you and your kingdom." Aladdin said.

Aladdin left the castle and Eric prepared for the wedding. "Everything alright, Eric dear? I heard Aladdin yelling as he left." Ariel asked.

"He wanted to merge our kingdoms by his son marrying Melody. I refused, melody deserves better than that." Eric explained.

"You did the right thing Eric. Melody would have been very unhappy; she actually has shown a fondness for a young village boy. I can't say I approve but I won't deny her either. She will find love one day with a prince, I know it." Ariel said.

The clock struck 12 and everyone gathered at the church between kingdoms for Anastasia's wedding. All of the royal families came for the celebration, including Queen Merida, King Maguffin, and their daughter Enya. Also Queen Elsa attended with her sister Anna, and her family. Cinderella was back in the dressing room, helping Anastasia get into her dress, while Sarah was practicing her song. "I'm so nervous. I might be sick, fetch me a pail!" Anastasia said.

"You'll be fine. The baker loves you very much and so do I." Cinderella said.

Nearby, the baker was in his suit, pacing the floor. Charming was trying to calm him down. "My friend, everything is alright. Soon you will be married to a great woman and a part of the royal family." Charming said.

"I'm not royal; I don't know how to be a royal! What if I screw this up?" said the baker.

"My friend, you have nothing to worry about. I will help you." Charming reassured.

Meanwhile, at the prison, maleficent and the horned king had been plotting their escape. Drizella had refused to attend the wedding and went to visit her mother. Maleficent stopped her and begged her for water. "My child is quite thirsty, please give us a drink." Maleficent begged.

"Here, but im only giving it to the child. I promise not to tell the guard." Drizella said while handing her the water.

"You are sad, but why? Your sister is getting married, shouldn't it be a happy occasion?" maleficent asked.

"It's horrid. I wish I could stop the wedding. I deserve more happiness than she." Drizella said disgusted.

Maleficent reached into her cloak and pulled out a small vile. Elena handed it to Drizella then hid under the bed. The vile was dark purple in color and looked to be a potion. "Give this to both of them. They will forget they ever met and the wedding will be off." said Maleficent.

"What do you want in return? Magic always comes with a price." Drizella asked.

"Just to keep my daughter's presence a secret. Tell no one she is here." Maleficent said.

Drizella nodded and ran off to the church. Elena came out from under the bed and sat with her mother. "Now my child, I want you to use your magic. Put the guards to sleep and get mother the key." Maleficent said.

Elena's eyes began to glow and she stepped through the cell bars. She looked over at the guard and he fell asleep. The key made a jingle sound as he fell to the ground. She wield the key to come to her and it floated to her hand. Elena unlocked the door and undid her chains. Maleficent and Elena carefully made it to the Horned king's cell and released him as well. They disappeared from the prison and made their way to the church.

"Hello sister, how are feeling?" drizella asked.

"Oh hello Drizella, nervous and sick but I'll be fine." Anastasia said.

"here have a drink, it will calm your nerves." Drizella said.

She handed the glass to her sister and Anastasia took a sip. She fell to the ground, dizzy and confused. Next door, the baker was given the drink and he collapsed to the ground. Both were laid on a cushioned bench to rest and calm down. "Anastasia, are you alright?" Cinderella asked.

"I'm fine. Why are we at the church? Is someone getting married?" Anastasia asked confused.

"Yes, you are? Don't you remember? You're marrying the baker, the one you love." Cinderella said confused.

"Love? I don't love anyone. I have no idea what you are talking about." Anastasia said.

Charming ran in confused and worried. He told Cinderella what had happened to the baker and how he forgot he was getting married. Cinderella told him the same thing about Anastasia. Soon a dark cloud covered the village and everyone began to panic. Cinderella and Charming stood with the other royals to face whatever was coming. Three figures emerged from the cloud, maleficent, horned king and Elena. "What are you doing here? How did you escape?" said King Philip.

"I had a little help from my daughter, Elena. Your foolish guards stood no chance against her." Maleficent said.

"Just as you banished us, we will banish you! To a world without happily ever after, without magic! Nothing can stop us!" said the Horned King.

Both raised their staffs and the cloud began to lower upon the village. Everyone ran in a panic to their houses. Peter Pan and his daughter Christine came to the front lines to try and fight them off. Christine was captured and peter was weakened so he could not move without pain. "Maleficent! Stand down! We defeated you once; we will gladly do it again!" Philip shouted.

Jasmine ran into the church with the other queens and children, and pulled a book down from the shelves. After flipping through the pages, she stopped on a picture of a dark cloud. "I knew I had seen it before. It's the curse that was foretold. This is why we imprisoned the villains those years ago. We wanted to prevent the curse." Jasmine said.

"The Prophecy! The curse can be stopped!" Anna exclaimed.

"Not quite, it says curse will banish all those to another world and scatter the children away. Once all the children are brought together, the curse will be lifted. We have to save the children or lose all that we love forever." Jasmine explained.

Tarzan and Phoebus came running to stop the attack but were too late. Elena used her magic to paralyze phoebus and tarzan was knocked out. Jane and Esmeralda fled into the church to hide. Jasmine saw young Arran then looked down at the book. He matched the depiction of the guardian in the book. "Jane, your son will be the guardian of the children! He will save them!" Jasmine exclaimed.

"My son is not a guardian! He is 12 years old!" Jane yelled.

Snow white called upon the Genie and the good fairies for help. They made a special box for Arran to hide in and protect him from the curse. Outside, the kings and others were trying to fight off the horned king. The dark cloud came down and surrounded FantasyLand. Everyone collapsed on the ground and disappeared. The curse had banished everyone to the real world and erased their memories. The royal children were scattered around the world, except for Arran. He was found by a young woman in the forest and taken to an orphanage in the nearby town of Butte.