just a drop of light

prolouge

9 months of celebration was reaching it's peak as the queen, queen heidi, was reaching the due date for the new heir of the throne. the kingdom rejoiced when the news was announced for the kingdom loved their king and queen and their soon to be prince/princess. the royal family was kind to their people, satisfying what they could and always putting the people before themselves. the were selfless and noble, like any kind and queen should be.

that's why when the queen was pronounced ill, the kingdom went into a frenzy to find any remedy for her. the best apothecaries gave their best guesses, but nothing worked and as time passed, the queen was losing a battle. the town seemed to lose hope as fast as the king was. he was strong for his people, but without his wife, he knew he'd never survive.

no one smiled for weeks, until rumors spread of a magic flower growing in the nearby forest. one day, the sun shined so bright that a drop of sunshine dropped onto the earth, a flower able to heal sickness and defy age sprouting from the golden essence. and the town became vacant, villagers searching high and low anywhere for the golden shimmering flower.

but someone had already beat them. a woman named gothel lived in the woods, nothing bringing her joy except her own beauty. when she had found the flower, years before, she used the power for her own benefit by singing a song, using it's powers to turn back her clock making her younger.

(to the tune of the finale with minor changes)
all we see is light for forever
we let the world pass by
for forever
feels like we could go on for forever
this way

all we see is sky
watch the sun shine bright
we could be alright for forever
this way

this way

as she sang, a shimmering gold dust filled the air around her and the flower, and she breathed it in, feeling as if a new flame of life was entering her and her clock rewinded, making her younger. she let out a relaxed breath, interrupted when she heard the shouting from villagers and lights from lanterns, quickly covering the flower with a handful of dry leaves. but, as if one purpose, when she ran away, a gust of wind passed trough blowing the leaves away, revealing the magical flower as the people passed.

the light reflecting off the petals caught a guard's eye and everyone rushed to examine the flower, immediately knowing what it was. "careful!" the head guard commanded as they pulled up the flower, making sure they protected the roots, gothel watching behind a tree angry as they dug up her flower and carried it away.

an apothecary, going by the name of aaron beck, mixed the queen's drink of the flower and other healthy tea leaves, giving it to her. she sipped it carefully, with the help of her husband, and a week later, gave birth to a healthy baby prince they named evan.

the kingdom rejoiced, for they had a new member of the royal family and an heir. on his first month, the queen and king released a floating lantern into the sky, the little baby boy watching curiously as it floated into the blue sky, all the townspeople rejoicing watching it fly. and the baby giggled.

but that night did not end as well as it had started. as the king and queen went to sleep in the room next to the nursery, an intruder stepped foot into the castle, undetected. gothel slipped into the nursery, admiring the baby boy's glowing features. but she didn't want the boy, she wanted his gift. she began to sing softly, waking him, but nothing happened. she began getting agitated as she continued the song, but the baby was unfazed, staring curiously at the strange woman above him.

realizing she couldn't do anything at that moment, she picked up the baby making him cry at the sudden, jerking movement waking up his parents. they bursted into the boy's room, seeing the cloaked figure escape through the window with the prince in her arms. that was the last they saw of their son.

the woman decided to raise the prince as her own son, keeping him locked away in a tall tower in the middle of the woods from the outside world for his "protection." she had lost the gift once, but never again, she vowed. she had discovered how to unlock the power, too, so every night, before the two went to bed, she had him sing her a song. his voice was like soft rain on tree leaves, sunlight on flower petals, anyone could get lost in it in an instant. she sighed, feeling his voice rejuvenate her, feeing younger as he finished his song, holding his mother's hand.

on the night of his seventh birthday, he looked out his window, waiting for the floating lights to appear, feeling drawn whenever they would light up the sky as if they were more special than why meets the eye. "why can't we go to see the lights?" he asked, looking up at his mother who was brushing and cutting his short hair. "they're so pretty."

"the world is a dangerous place filled with dangerous people. you mustn't ever leave this tower, understand?"
"yes, mother," the child sighed, eyes lighting up as the first light appeared. guess it'd just be another year watching from the window.
"goodnight, my flower." she kissed the top of the boy's head, motioning him up the stairs to their shared room.

"goodnight, mother." but that didn't stop him from admiring the lights from the smaller bedroom window. as the first one twinkled, leading the sea of others, something started bubbling in the child's chest, feeling as if the light was a beacon for him, and he waved.

a/n
aww baby evan is so cute
okay so yeah prologue woop
poor heidi :( btw that's the last of evan's dad haha he died (rip)
there will be bad parodies of the songs btw (just wtaw and sb/ss actually)
some other musicals will be making appearances and i'll basically just update when i feel like it because i have it all written