The Shadows of Tragedy

Chapter 1

This wasn't originally my idea. It was someone else's and they asked me to write it. This is based off of the 2012 Tim Burton film adaption and the 1991 revival series. Enjoy and please leave positive reviews.

Tragedy. If there was one word that could describe Gray Fullbuster and his family perfectly it would have to be tragedy. For those of you unfamiliar with the word it means an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress and that was pretty much what the Fullbuster family was known for suffering one tragic event after another and most of it was because of a dreadful curse. But I am getting far ahead of myself. Let us go back to the first tragedy this family suffered. Strangely enough the first one wasn't invoked by the infamous curse. No this one happened due to natural causes.

It occurred in the year of 1778. Silver Fullbuster the patriarch of the family was a very wealthy man who owned a very successful shipping and merchant business. He lived in a very impressive manor house that was greatly designed and well built. The railings were hand carved from truss and cherry wood while the floors were made from the finest cut marble. The masonry, fireplaces, and the steps were created by the finest Italian craftsmen. The wainscotting was fashioned from the richest Baltic woods and the windows were purchased from the grandest baronial estates of Europe. It was truly a master piece. In this house he lived happily with his wife Mika who at the time was expecting their third child and their two sons Gray and Lyon.

Lyon his first born was fourteen at the time while Gray his second born was only eleven. They were both well behaved boys who adored their parents and were very excited about their new brother or sister. On the night this happened young Gray was dancing in the ballroom with his beloved yet heavily pregnant mother. The two of them were laughing and smiling the whole time while dancing to the piano music being played by Lyon.

"You dance wonderfully Mother." Gray said.

"Same to you my dear one." His mother giggled. She hugged him tightly and placed a kiss on his forehead. "Oh my darling Gray you're going to be such a handsome man when you grow up just like your father."

"You think so?"

"I know so." She turned her gaze toward her oldest son. "Lyon my precious won't you come and dance with me?"

"No thank you Mother." He said.

"Why ever not?"

"Because if I dance with you then that means Gray would have to play the piano and he's terribly tone deaf." He joked.

"I am not!" His brother argued.

At the sound of laughter, Silver walked into the room to smile at his loving family but then started to look worried when he saw how active his wife was being.

"Mika you mustn't overexert yourself." He told her. "It's not good for you or the baby."

"Oh do lighten up Silver I'm perfectly healthy." Mika said. "In fact I danced with you for hours when I was carrying Gray and Lyon and nothing happened."

"In my opinion that's just luck and luck runs out."

"You worry too much my love." She kissed his mouth. "I think I'll go fix myself a nice cup of tea."

"I'll have the staff prepare it for you."

"Nonsense I shall do it myself. I'm pregnant not crippled."

She then made her way into the kitchen.

"Boys your mother is one of kind. Good luck trying to find a woman as remarkable as her. " Silver chuckled to his sons. "Now then that's enough excitement for one night. Why don't the two of you get ready for bed?"