[IC] Fairytale Town

[LovelyAnastasia]

"Enough of this," the prince let said pulling away, turning his face so Ella couldn't see, "I suppose I must make... friends with the others. If they'd even let me."

Ella turned from him, knowing that he'd be swiftly drying his eyes. He was still an arrogant prince after all. And a prince's pride held no bounds.
"You make vish to let me do the talking this time," Ella suggested, her basket filled with sweet fruits and fresh vegetables, "I t'ink I might be a bit more trusted in this area than you." Two arms swept around her waist from behind, a cool breath on her ear.

"And this is why you should of just married me so long ago, instead of running off to the stupid ball just to spite me," a cool sultry voice murmured against her ear.

"Jus' because I comforted you, oh Prince of Princes, does not give yu permission to hold me as if yu own me," she huffed, though slightly red in the face, thrusting the basket into his arms. She ignored the chuckle she heard behind her, as she led the way to Ariel's house.

Knocking on the door, she made sure check behind her to make sure the Ice Prince was there, doing as she told him, for once in his life. He was. But he seemed distracted-
"Hey, eyes up," she snapped, those sensual silver eyes slowly sliding up her body to meet her gaze. No. She wouldn't let him get to her. She turned quickly to face the door, hoping to the Gods that the mermaid would open up soon. For some reason she felt it might be a bad idea to be alone with Phillip at the moment. Ella had shown him weakness, kindness, and he was ready to enchant, just as he had done so long ago. No. No way. She was no one's toy. Why did no prince get that?

[CallaLily180]

Ariel went to the door and seeing who it was slowly opened it. "Hi, do you want something or am I just a doorstop? Come in Elle." She acted as if she didn't see the strikingly handsome face of Phillip and insteas opened the door focusing on Elle only.

When they came in she sat on her armchair as if it were a throne and watched the two with no interest whatsoever. "Why are you here? I need to sit and plan...alone."

[AcetheKidd]

Crater blinked at this sight. Blue flames? It couldn't be..." amigo..you just shot fire from your mouth! Like a mighty dragoon. Not just any fire,blue flames! Frome you know what this mean?"

" uh...i have bad breath?"

" no,no,no! Your the dragon! A special dragon who once kept the balance of good and evil!" Crater drew his sword and started to jab at him lightly." Come on..get more mad!"

Crater 's plan was working,the whimpy prince started to go off the edge

[LovelyAnastasia]

Ella opened her mouth to speak, but Phillip cut her off, placing the peace offering on the coffee table in front of the mermaid. He met her eyes. "I came to apologize," he said bluntly. Ella kicked the back of his shin, making him wince.

"He is sorry, dear," Ella insisted, "And truth be told, I'd rather be on your side vith our friends, than alone on his." Phillip grunted and Ella shrugged at him. It shrugged back and looked to the mermaid princess.

"I am sorry if I insulted you," he said, "And there is truth to the saying that strength lies in numbers. I just never considered that maybe I'd have to be the one who asked." Ella was getting ready to hit him again, but he held up a hand. "I can be rude, I am very arrogant and I usual take no interest in uninteresting things. But I hate that Duck and I know what happens when you put warriors with a self-entitled would-be tyrant. As horrible as I am, I have one redeeming quality. I have an honor code."

"If you plan to defend yourselves against this would-be tyrant with his blood crazed assassins, I would very much like to help," he said plainly, "There is no honor in winning power through manipulation and the blood of innocences."

"Hate me all you like, I'll understand, but let me help you."

Ella looked a bit surprised. For once Phillip was not focused on how grandur he presented himself. This Phillip was his knightly side, his kingly side. He recognized his flaws, accepted them, but he wanted to live up to his father's reign. And for once Ella believed he actually could.

[CallaLily180]

Ariel looked at Phillip with the hint of a smile on her face, she got up and inspected him, looking at his body as if it was nothing more then a clam shell waiting to be cracked open to reveal the soul.

When she finished her inspection she simply nodded. "Whatever, have fun with that of course. I would love to help you but I know you are only doing it for your dear princess. You have two choices, prove yourself or suck it and leave." With a smile she shrugged and turned sitting back down in her chair. "Unlike you I hate romance."

[Savi]

Rapunzel just watched silently until finally everyone seperated. She sighed and decided that if she was going to meet someone new, she'd have to be quick. She looked around and started walking back to her house, her eyes filling with tears every step of the way

[AcetheKidd]

Duck had stood in front of the mermaid's house. The blade tightly gripped in his hand. Syn was tugging on his leg,begging the boy to leave. He wasnt going anywhere..he had killer written all over his face." I take this anymore....i cant take. When Phillips comes out..im going to finish him." Tears of anger begin to frome in his eyes, but he held them back." Than I'll find charming .."

[LovelyAnastasia]

Phillip slammed his fist on the table.

"Phil-"

"No! We tried it your way," he glared at the mermaid, "Listen here, you silly little fish. You think Charles is scum, aye that he is. He's a imbecile with very high reaching and that's what put him here. But's he's a imbecile with very high reaching. He won't stop. First it'll be one kingdom, his own most likely. Next it'll be the Foot- Fetish Prince's kingdom, gods know he's too drunk to even pay attention. But next? It'll be your friend Rapunzel's kingdom. Then Snow White. Then Auroura's, my sister-in-law's kingdom. Then, when there is no one left, it'll be your kingdom. Your father's kingdom. And who will be there to suffer because there is no one to help? You loyal subjects." He pointed at Flounder.

"This isn't a game and it isn't a joke," he said coldly, "This is war. Do you understand that? War. The kind of person I am has nothing to do with it. We are talking about lives here." He threw his hands up. "But hey if you want to go on living in your underwater fantasy, go ahead. Get married to some sea slug who things ruling a kingdom is looking fancy on a thrown and telling people what shells to shine." He turned to leave, but then turned back around to point at her.

"Just make sure you tell all of your subjects you didnt listen and it's your fault that they have to be commanded by Prince Charming and his pyschotic friends." He turned and left, going once more back to Ella's house.

Ella turned to Ariel and sighed.
"That vas a pretty low blow, Ariel, and you know it," she said softly, "Despite vhat you may think he does care about protecting innocent people." She shook her head. "And bring me into it..." she sighed again, "His parents did not pay much attention to him, you know. They left him vith nursemaids and tutors. They vere too busy vith their kingdom and the needs of their people."

"I vas the one who hurt him," she said meekly, "I vas a child who thought love was perfect in everyvay and needed no vork or mending. So vhen I caught him being kind to another voman, I thought the vorst of him." She looked up at the princess. "I ran off and then got myself into a mess vith a truly sadistic and cruel prince," she said, "He vas the one who got me out of it. But I vas so blind vith jealousy and too stubborn too listen, so I ran away." She looked up at the mermaid and held her sides. "If you vant to hate someone, hate me. I broke him and turned him into vhat he is now..."

Ella turned to leave. "And I am no princess. I'm too horrible to be one."

[CallaLily180]

Ariel only laughed, what Phillip said was nothing more then ludicrous. Her kingdom was under no harm, no matter how much he whined and screamed it was him that was making these things up. She had wanted to be his ally but he had refused her and now he was alone.

Floundee shrugged and ran out the doorway avoiding the others as he went to the kingdoms to announce war. Ariel was enjoying this, what she had thought of Phillip and Elle had gone down the drain and she now knee what they were to her, annoying.

If only she had had the chance to say Phillip was right in a way, he was correct. This was war, but he needed to be tested a king, he had failed to do so protecting the ones he cared about but making it seem as if he wanted to help others. Pathetic. Ariel simply shook her head and walked outside.

[AcetheKidd]

"Quack.." syn looked at his friend with great sadness on his face.

" shut up and stand back syn. You dont understand!" He saw Ella and ignored her. He just wanted the prince

[LovelyAnastasia]

"Not everything happy is a lie, Your Highness," she said, her final words to what was once her friend. Ella shook her head sadly, leaving the mermaid's house. It seemed that once a royal always a royal. If only they were like the Normie's Disney versions of themselves. Practical, kind and wise, never making mistakes. But this was the real world and things were not rose colored and happy. Even Princesses were tainted with stubbornness and arrogance. And Ella listed herself among them, though she was trying very hard to redeem herself.

Ella gasped when she looked right into the shining blade of none other than the Duck. "Vhat do you think you are doing?!" she shouted angrily, "You could hurt someone vith doing that! I could of lost my head just now!"

[AcetheKidd]

" whatever...my mind is focus on one thing...killing Phillips! He doesn't deserve to live! No prince deserve to live!!!" He snapped. There was a tint of sadness in his voice.

[CallaLily180]

Ariel watched the two of them and with a sigh she nodded, she wondered where this would go. "Elle, would you like help?" She asked, her voice full of raw emotion and it was if she had been knocked from her trance into the old Ariel.

Without them answering she started to sing, her voice amazingly beautiful, as if a dozen choirs were working together to make whatever sound this was. It was a tune that was both high and low with something truly magical to it, they would all start to have a utter sense of calm, as if nothing else in the world mattered except listening to her song.

[LovelyAnastasia]

Ella looked back at Ariel, giving her a sad smile, before turning back to the Duck. She leaned in as she passed him by whispering in his ear before continuing to her house. He would probably forget what she had said, since a siren's song was some of the strongest disorienting magic there was. Once she had gotten to her porch she turned and gave a meek wave to the mermaid in thanks before going insde.

[AcetheKidd]

Duck hands begin to tremble. He dropped the blade in his hands and started to cry. All the emotions he kept bundled up for years had broke loose. Of crouse, he thought none of the others had cared

[WizardGirl]

James: I walk inside and see Kara asleep on the couch, i walk over and kiss her right on the lips "Good day, Princess…"

Kara: "That isn't the story…and you know it..."

[CallaLily180]

Ariel picked up the weapon and tossed it aside, she hugged duck and patted his back with a sigh. "I know, I'm sorry."

[AcetheKidd]

Duck started to sniff and kept crying." No one cares about anything. Most definitely princes .." he cried

[LovelyAnastasia]

Phillips was sitting on the back porch rubbing his forehead when Ella found him. She sighed and sat on the arm of the chair, looking out at her little concave of a garden. The fence was high, the trees surrounding, making it rather private from the rest of the neighborhood. Honeysuckle vines grew on something, berry vines, grapes vine, ivy vines on others. Small trees for certain fruit and two wood box gardens for things that need growing in the ground. She even had a few berry bushes here and there. Ella was a forest nymph after all. She like this kind of thing, even if she had to keep it private from prying eyes of overly nosey Normies.

"'Make friends'," scoffed a very wary Ice Prince, "Fat lot that did me. Instead you lost a friend. Maybe more."

"Ariel is someone...more complicated t'an all this, Phillip," Ella put a hand on his shoulder, "And vhat if you are wrong? Vhat if Charles isn't out to take over all Tale creatures? Wouldn't it make you look a bit... brash?" Phillip stood up suddenly, throwing his hands in the air.

"Oh, so you don't believe me either!" he shouted. Ella stood, nervously looking towards the house, as if the Duck might burst through her door at any moment.

"Phillip, please-"

"No! I don't want to be quiet! I want to yell at the top of my lungs and freeze this whole god forsaken-" He was cut of quickly. Two arms around his neck and Ella's lips pressed against his, she had shocked him out of his anger. When she felt he had calmed down, she separated from him, brushing off the front of her dress.

"Have you calmed down now?" she said calmly. No answer. "Good. Now let us just be patient, have a cup of tea 'nd wait to see if dis siege by Charming is true or not, alright? If he starts massing an army, t'en ve can go to Red or Rapunzel, da?"
Phillip swallowed hard and nodded weakly, sitting down slowly. Ella nodded briskly and went to go make some tea.

[AcetheKidd]

Duck stopped crying." What am i doing? Get off!" Once again tears came down his face and graves his blade. He ran towards phillp and Ella's home." Come out four eyes!!" He shouted