Retellingsunite Stories

Iduna Swan was never meant to live in Forks, Washington. Her life was supposed to be a simple one, far away from her Uncle Charlie and his daughter, Bella. She was supposed to spend her days in her garden, listening to nature, working at the local flower shop, but with the illness of her mother, Iduna goes to the place she swore never to return to. The place where her father died and she lived. The place where a golden-haired angel decided to save her life. But Forks isn't just the home to her worst memory. It's also home to a dark secret that she's sworn to protect. The same secret that was behind her father's death all those years ago. ------ A Carlisle Cullen fanfiction that is also a retelling of a norse myth. The only reason this is a fanfiction is because I can't be bothered to make it an original yet. Later on, there probably will be an original version that I'll write. Cover by @Pennywithaney

The Unforgiving Sea was the darkest black anyone had ever seen; its depths unknown, its stretch untraveled. It was a monster all its own, never meant to be touched by the living. Until now. Adrie tried her damndest to live the con life to survive. Growing up an Orphan, joining a crew of thieves seemed like the best way to solve all of her problems, from loneliness to starvation. The problem? She wasn't very good at it. During what she believed was her last chance at a better life, she finds herself facing death no matter where she goes. In a last ditch effort to leave some story and legacy behind her, she throws herself into the ocean deemed death, expecting everything to end. Instead, she finds herself thrown into a world full of pirates, mermaids and adventures she'd only ever thought were stories. And using her knowledge of those stories just may be the biggest con of her life.

**Featured in the official wattpad short story fairytale anthology** One defining life event can turn even the purest and most innocent person into someone corrupted. Someone driven by hatred, anger, and a desire for revenge. Anyone beautiful can become a beast. In this fresh retelling of the classic Beauty and the Beast, outside appearances can be deceiving, and nothing is as it seems.

A rose by any other name is just as deadly... When young women in the mortal world start vanishing, no one suspects that the culprit lies in another dimension; one filled with magic, lies, and betrayal. In Faeriedon, three women become entangled in a deadly game of vengeance and escape. Jeanne, the bitter Beauty, seeks to exact revenge upon the father who sold her to the Beast. Caileigh, tormented by Beauty and hunted by the Beast, desperately yearns for a way home. Andrae, haunted by dreams and whispers, is determined to rescue Caileigh despite the cost. The touch of a rose brings forth every secret, every desire, and no hand is left unstained by blood. Fay- ri- don. Faerie - fairyland, the world of faerie. Variant of fairy. *A Fairy-tale Re-telling* Amazing cover by the even more amazing @seventhstar

Genevieve "Vi" Dubois has spent most of her life within the walls of London's most prestigious boarding school for young ladies. One Christmas night, she will not only venture outside of her comfortable world, she will learn about a world ruled by magic and about her birth mother, a woman she thought abandoned her many years ago. The more she learns about her past, the harder it becomes to tell the difference between those she can trust and those to want to use her as a pawn. A nutcracker retelling written for The Royal Ballet Contest hosted by @Fairytale Community The beautiful cover is made by @moralfantasy This is a first draft.

Retellings Unite is the daughter account of @FairytaleCommunity. However, we have a different goal. We want all retellings (even the ones from writers who are just finding their footing) to have a place in the Wattpad Community. Oh yeah, and we want there to be a genre just for Retellings. Yeah, that.

Stories can change over time until it is almost completely backwards and unrecognizable. How it came to be is often lost. That is why it is best to look toward the beginning of things, rather than what it became; because only then will you truly understand. It didn't happen ages ago in a land far away-but it happened right here, right now, in an ordinary town with ordinary kids. Let me tell you my story of how it all began. Let me tell the story of the boy who never stopped running, that is, until he began to fly. Created 2016

Fairy tales are so often boxed into good and evil. Just for fun I'm trying on a new set, a little darker in some corners, but still hopefully keeping the heart of the characters themselves. What if princesses were serial killers and fairy god mothers were really evil? Hmmm

PREVIOUSLY CALLED "BEAUTY'S MELODY" "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." ~Martin Luther King Jr. ~~~~~ In the beginning, there was a boy. A girl. And a beast. For years, legends rumor that there is a beast roaming in the Péige Forest near a northern village in the kingdom. It is merciless, ruthless, and undeniably dangerous to all those who come near. Hundreds of men have attempted to kill it only to never be heard of again. It has been a year since Mira's older brother has been gone after venturing off to kill the beast. And like all the others, everyone suspects he is dead and the pain comes right after when they find out that it is true. Determined to take revenge, her youngest sister goes off on her own into the Péige Forest to avenge her brother. Mira now has no choice but to save her siblings in a hunt that could very well end her life. But when she gets separated from her family for good, nothing seems certain anymore. Not even the strange, kind man, who never reveals his identity, she met along the way. He promises to help her find her siblings only with the condition that she would not come close to him. That one decision would change life forever, plunging her in a world of light and dark, hatred and love. ~~ A Beauty and the Beast Retelling Edited by flowergirl82 Cover by me Cover picture by Emily Soto (http://goo.gl/tYZhQP)

- Loose Swan Lake retelling with a twist - Fifteen year--old Jessa is a Tartarean-mortals with special powers--accompanied with impressive ice abilities. Grief-stricken and overwhelmed with secrets after the horrific events of her past, she ventures for the North Continents where she plans to begin a new life. But she's caught making a terrible mistake and is sentenced to prison. Just when Jessa thinks she's about to stay there until the end of her life, Crown Prince Casrian of Andalia confronts her and offers her a bargain she can't possibly pass up: Work for him in his Tartarean's Keep for a year in exchange for her freedom. There, she's tutored by an unpleasant fire wielder and meets the Princess with secrets of her own; along with the handsome Young Prince Ryland who seems to draw her in, despite the law preventing humans from having affairs with her kind. She's torn between forbidden love and freedom, and when a martyred Faerie appears in her dreams, she finds out her destiny is much more complicated than she ever thought possible. Sometimes, not everything turns out the way it's supposed to be . . . - Book One of The Lady of Lake and Arrow Series - *Chapters are unedited except the first two chapters, which were lightly edited in turn. "Part 1" probably has most cringiest writing in this story, so please take this into consideration while reading.* © Copyrights Reserved

GENEVIEVE has been cursed with a cold heart. For years, she has been ruling her kingdom with cruelty, feeling empty inside. ELLIOT is a blacksmith. He and his sister, LEAH, were orphaned when they were children, and have been striving for survival ever since. But when Leah, who works as a servant in Genevieve's castle, is caught stealing and is sentenced to death, Elliot volunteers to take her place. As his execution date draws nearer, and as his inevitable death comes closer, Genevieve is Elliot's only chance at survival, and at getting back to Leah. But can Elliot break Genevieve's curse on time, and save not only himself, but her as well? Or is it too late for Genevieve to put together her broken pieces? [retelling of Beauty and the Beast]

A mangled curse. An old feud. A horrible monster. Ever since the Beast overthrew the King three years ago, the country of Fabel has been on the edge of chaos and Annalise's nameless village is one of many places hanging onto order by a fraying thread. With only a thin stretch of danger infested forest away from the old castle, it's prime hunting ground for the Beast. As if fending off regular attacks weren't enough, denying the advances of a monster hunter turns out to be harder than it ought to be, especially since Anna already has an engagement ring on her finger. But it only takes one broken bargain to shatter everything Annalise knows. To save her father from a fatal mistake, Anna agrees to take his place as the Beast's prisoner. But she hasn't given up on going home so she strikes a deal of her own. She can leave the castle, but only if she breaks the curse that binds the Beast - a curse he can't tell her how to break. But as Anna struggles to figure out how to release the Beast from his enchantment before time runs out, she catches the attention of the Enchantress who first cast it, an Enchantress with a long memory and unfinished business. And she doesn't plan on fighting fair. (Formerly Red as Roses)

A retelling of The Pied Piper and The Twelve Dancing Princesses (with a little bit of Rapunzel). The legend of the mysterious Pied Piper has spread across the lands. When Princess Esther's kingdom is plagued with rats, her father turns to the Pied Piper for help. Between royal balls, suitors, the Piper's interest in her, and the disappearance of her eleven younger sisters, Esther will learn the truth about why she has spent most of her life living in a tower. This is a rough draft.

Every culture has its own version of Cinderella, whether it features glass slippers and fairy godmothers, or enchanted trees and magic fish, the love story endures and goodness is always rewarded. But in this story, Ella has been replaced by Elliot and her beloved prince is a princess severely lacking in charm. Elliot's step-father expects him to work from dawn until dusk, leaving him no time to miss the life of happiness and comfort he once knew. When the rest of his family are invited to a series of balls, held in honour of the Princess Charmaine's return from school, Elliot longs for a night off and the opportunity to reconnect with his childhood friend. But his step-father is busy plotting how his own son can win Charmaine's heart and doesn't want Elliot getting in the way. They will soon discover that Charmaine won't be easily charmed. She doesn't need a husband to rule by her side and she's going to use these balls to prove it. That is, until a friend from her past reappears and she discovers that falling in love doesn't have to mean losing control. Princess Charming is a gender-reversal retelling of Cinderella and a companion story to Mirrored Snow.

FREE STORY***WINNER of the #BigChange #FanficFriday Contest*** American spies in Islamabad are systematically being delivered into the hands of the Taliban. Carrie Mathison, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Counter Terrorism Chief has a theory, the ISI are complicit in the retaliatory street violence and abductions... Enigmatic Aasar Khan, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Counter Terrorism Chief, knows Carrie's history of operating as a loose cannon in the Middle East. If she does not operate within the letter of the law, he has made it his mission to have her expelled from Pakistan. Aasar Khan and Carrie Mathison operate in a powder keg of distrust when their personal lives unexpectedly collide... Other contest winners of the #FanficFriday #BigChange competition https://www.wattpad.com/list/314661022-big-change-contest-winners

Harriet has always been the type of girl who would rather ride horses than stitch embroidery, practice her sword-fighting than practice her curtsies, and she'd rather dream about being the first female knight in all of history instead of a docile wife on some nobleman's arm. When a war between the allies of Ecrivenia and the kingdom of Carigan starts to brew, Harriet begins to wonder if it might just be her chance to become the knight she's always wished to be. Taking a chance, Harriet enlists in the King's Army, disguising herself as the red-headed, slight-figured, and quick-witted boy, Harry. However, when she is put under the charge of the handsome and strict King of Marenta, Leopold, she realizes her troubles are just beginning. Not only will she have to keep the other men from noticing she is a woman, but she will also have to put up with the scrutiny of King Leopold, the best friend of her brother-in-law. Throw in grueling training sessions, whispers of treason, and the enemy's secret weapon, Harriet suddenly finds herself thrust into the reality of being a knight in a war that might not be able to be won. ------ This is a sister novel to the first draft of Glass Slippers. The gorgeous cover is made by the amazing @solidarity_! Make sure to check her work out if you get the chance!