The Swan Princess *COMPLETED*

Chapter 2: "Practice, Practice, Practice"

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(Time skip to Swan Lake that same night after the rain)

Oruko Saki's henchman...err...woman named Raven was feeding bread pieces to a swan who turns out to be Princess Ashlynn. "Now don't let my little spell make you sad, Ashlynn. It doesn't even last the whole day. As soon as the moon comes up... And that's how it works, every night. You have to be on the lake, of course, and when the moonlight touches your wings... Now look Ashlynn, this sort of thing doesn't give me any pleasure. Well, maybe a teensy bit. But what I really want is... Is your father's kingdom." He said. Princess Ashlynn who is a swan look up at the moon and then at the reflection in the water as she turn back into normal as her two best friends were watching the whole thing from behind the tree. Princess Ashlynn walked towards the shore. "Take it, then! You have enough power." She said as she glared at him.

"Nah, tried that already. Once you steal something, you spend your whole life fighting to keep it. But if I marry the only heir to the throne... We'll rule your father's kingdom together, legally, King and Queen. You know?" He said. He turn the garden into a what looks like the throne with wedding decorations. But Princess Ashlynn wasn't having any of it. "Never!" Princess Ashlynn snapped. Everything went back to normal. She began to walk away from him. 

"Where are you going? As soon as moonlight leaves the lake you turn back into the swan. No matter where you are." He said with an evil smirk on his face. Princess Ashlynn had a shock look on her face as she cried into her hands. 

(Time Skip to Exterior, the grounds of Flora's castle, day...more next day)

James was putting some orange powder into Prince Leonardo's bucket of arrows. "The musicians are not happy." He said. Some of the powder wasn't coming out. "I know, but I have to practice." Prince Leonardo said. James held the bucket in his hands. "Oh, no complaints here. I think it's going to be loads of..." He said. He patted the bottom of the pail and more of the powder came out but landed on his face. "Fun." He said. His face was covered in orange powder.

"The Great Animal is never going to give her up without a fight." Prince Leonardo said with the orange bandana over his eyes. Jonathan had the blue one over his eyes. "You're not still thinking she's alive?" James asked as he wiped the orange powder off his face with the handkerchief. 

Prince Leonardo will never give up to find Ashlynn. "When I find the Great Animal, James, I'll find Ashlynn." He said while holding his bow in his hand. "Oh Leonardo, you've looked everywhere. She's not coming back. The whole kingdom knows it." James said as he walked away from Leonardo. "The whole kingdom's wrong. Ashlynn's alive, and I'm gonna find her. You ready, Jon?" He said. Jonathan was looking around as he lift a part of his bandana up until James caught him. "No peeking! Animals, assemble!" James said.

The band members were walking out of the gazebo. "Lord James, I must object. We are musicians!" Zack said. "The servants have the day off. We have to use someone." James said as he held the string in his hand. "But I'm an artist! Not a boar." Zack said. "Could've fooled me." James said as he rolled his eyes. "C'mon guys, they're harmless." Prince Leonardo said as he fired the orange powder filled arrows at his foot and then put it back. James kept wiggling his eyebrows with a smirk on his face.

MUSICIANS
We are a band
And not a band of animals
This masquerade

Michelangelo (Leopard)
Is more than I can bear

Michelangelo put the costume on as he wore leopard ears on a headband with a nose while the others were getting into their costumes and the square shaped that has points on them.