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"All I remember is a bedtime story. I don't know who was telling me this story, but I know the woman had long blue hair with a gentle and calming voice. I saw tears falling like raindrops from her eyes, but I don't know why she was crying. The most I remember is her smiling through her tears and telling me a bedtime story."
At that moment, a compassionate voice says, "How about you tell me this story?"
"Ok, it will be a long story, so I hope you have time! I will start with what I remember from the dream. In this dream, the lovely lady was holding a child. Her presence was warm and comforting. The child looked about two years old. I'm guessing the child was me because I was looking up at her, yet my vision was blurry. I was coddled in her arms as the tears from her face trickled down to mine. Then in a soft whispering voice, she started to say…"
"Sit back, my Prince, and I will tell you your favorite bedtime story. Once upon a time, there was a lovely planet called Uhura. Uhura was a magical planet with trees and fields as far as the sea. Majestic animals roamed the land, from dragons to dinosaurs. Fresh fruit grew from the tall trees that surrounded fields of clovers. The oceans were blue as the sky, and magical sea creatures swam abundantly. There were fairies, witches, beastmen, and-"
"Mom! Can we get to the story?!"
"So, impatient, my prince! Ok then, I'll get to the story. On this planet, Uhura, there was a fearless and ambitious prince. Prince Aeneas loved all people and wanted all nations to be united and equal. He was one of the princes of the land fairy kingdom called Laedour. Laedour ruled half of Uhura. Prince Aeneas wanted Laedour to be an example for all the nations and lead the world into unity and peace. All the commoners loved his ideas, but royalty felt this would bring impurity into their lovely kingdom and told Prince Aeneas he was foolish. However, he pushed forward, becoming an Ambassador for his kingdom. Prince Aeneas would travel to other nations to learn more about the citizens and spread his message of peace."
"Mom! What about the beautiful woman? Remember the one with blue hair like yours and who was as beautiful as the sea?"
As the woman laughs with tears still falling from her eyes, she says to the little child, "My prince! I am getting there. Well, one day on his journey, Prince Aeneas met a lovely young witch named Luna. Luna was a tall woman with blue braided hair and silky caramel skin. Everyone in her town raved about her beauty, but they also adored her kindhearted personality. She was compassionate to all the townspeople and worked hard to make her town of Headmidd, a place that welcomed all. The townspeople looked up to Luna for her beauty and kind heart, but they recognized her incredible water magic usage. She worked hard for years to control her magic and wanted to use it to bring peace to Uhara.
Prince Aeneas quickly fell in love with Luna. He felt they could be the missing piece to unite all the kingdoms and allow all of Uhura to equal. Following his first visit to Headmidd, Prince Aeneas would visit Luna every chance he got. One day after leaving Headmidd, Prince Aeneas went into his father's lair. Now, his father was the complete opposite of him. King Diomedes was a sadistic man and believed that unity would ruin the balance of power in Uhara. When Prince Aeneas brought the idea of uniting Laedour and Headmidd, King Diomedes yelled in a harsh voice, "Silence! Leave this room, and never let me hear of this foolishness again!"
Prince Aeneas was about to storm out of his father's lair, when a tall man with long red hair, tanned skin, and eyes like the devil walked in. This man was Prince Aeneas' oldest brother and King Diomedes' favorite son, Prince Godfrey. Prince Aeneas says with excitement, "Brother, you're back from your journey in Holby City. I haven't seen you in forever!" As he runs to his brother to hug him, Prince Godfrey shoves Prince Aeneas to the side and walks towards his father. In his hand was an aqua blue stone. Prince Godfrey says in a dark, devilish voice, "Father, I have acquired the water stone as you requested." Prince Godfrey kneels, looks up at his father, and presents his father the stone.
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King Diomedes looks at him with a wicked smile and says, "Godfrey, this is why you are my favorite son. You have put us one step closer to our goal. Aeneas, you need to be more like your brother, who will someday be King of Uhara." Prince Aeneas fakes a smile, but deep down, his pride is hurt as he stands there feeling worthless. He says in a respectable voice as he kneels, "Yes, father! I will work harder to be more like Godfrey." His father looks at him with a shameful look in his eyes and says, "Now, take this stone to the research wing and leave Godfrey and me here to discuss business!" Prince Aeneas pulls himself together and shouts, "Yes, sir! I will go at once." Prince Godfrey gives his brother the stone, and Prince Aeneas quickly walks out of his father's lair.
As Prince Aeneas walked to the research wing, he kept staring at the shiny, aqua blue water stone. At the moment, he felt something vibrating in his pocket. It was his magic mirror, and he had a call from the love of his life, Luna. Prince Aeneas knew he couldn't be caught in the castle talking to Luna, especially after his discussion with his father, so he dashed to his room and answered his magic mirror. Luna appears on the mirror with her gracious blue hair and enchanting eyes. Luna's beauty overtook Prince Aeneas, and he quickly forgot about the feelings of disappointment felt after his conversation with his father.
Luna asked him with a unique voice, "How did the discussion go with your father?" Prince Aeneas did not have the confidence to tell Luna that his father dismissed his idea; therefore, he said, "Father was busy with Godfrey; therefore, I could not talk to him, but I will next time he is free." Luna was a smart girl and could detect when someone was lying, but she was also very kindhearted and understanding; thus, instead of confronting Prince Aeneas about lying, she said in a sympathetic voice, "I'm sorry! I know you were very excited to share this idea with your father. I bet when you tell him he will love your idea, and we will be one step closer to uniting all of Uhara!"
When Prince Aeneas heard Luna's sincere voice and saw her captivating smile, he forgot about his task of bringing the water stone to the research wing and said, "Luna, are you free to meet in our secret place?" Luna quickly responded, "Of course! I had a feeling you would ask me that, so I am here right now waiting for you." Prince Aeneas told her he would be there in twenty minutes and hang up the magic mirror. Knowing how late it was, he knew that the research wing would be closed for the night so he would sneak in after meeting Luna and deliver the water stone. Prince Aeneas put the stone in his pocket and flew off to meet Luna.
"Mom!" the child screams. "I'm tired of hearing the boring part of the story. Where is the part when Luna turned into a beautiful princess with wings like an angel."
The woman says in a sincere voice with tears falling from her eyes, "My son, you are so impatient! I'm getting there."
So, Prince Aeneas and Luna's secret place was Mystic Falls. The Mystic Falls was a river that contained several lovely waterfalls, and if you listened carefully, you could hear the waterfalls talking to you. In this river were giant Plesiosaurs that sang adorable lullabies to the enormous green moon. In addition, icy blue dragons flew above the waterfalls and napped on the river's bank.
Prince Aeneas spotted Luna in a gorgeous, white dress with her blue hair pulled up in a bun. He quickly swooped down towards her and hugged her. The impact of the hug made Luna and Prince Aeneas fall to the ground, and when they fell, the water stone rolled out of Prince Aeneas's pocket. Luna saw the shiny, aqua blue stone and quickly knew what it was. Luna ran over to pick it up and screamed, "Arenas, do you know what this is? This is the legendary water stone." Prince Aeneas was shocked. He thought only the fairy kingdom knew of the legendary stones.
Prince Aeneas raced over to Luna and said, "Yes, this is the legendary water sign. My brother found it in Holby City!" Luna looked at him with excitement. Her father had been studying the legendary stones since she was an infant, and she knew all about the legendary stones and the power they contained. She quickly looked at Prince Aenas with concern and asked, "Why did your brother get this stone from Holby City?" Prince Aeneas did not know what his father had planned to do with the stones, but he knew that Prince Godfrey and his sister, Princess Valaine, were tasked with finding all 12 legendary stones. Thus, he said with excitement, "I don't know, but I know that my father wants all 12 of the legendary stones, and we have four stones collected already. Isn't that impressive for the fairy kingdom?"
Luna's facial expression went from being concerned to be frightened. She asked Prince Aenas with fear in her eyes, "Do you know what would happen if all 12 of the legendary stones were collected and used?" Prince Aeneas was about to answer when Luna's magic mirror started to ring. It was her father calling from Headmidd. Luna could see the fearful expression on her father's face and hear the screams of her fellow villagers. Luna's father asked in a concerned voice, "Luna? Where are you right now?" Luna stated that she was at Mystic Falls with Prince Arenas. Her father told her that she needed to leave at once because their village was under attack by a vicious female fairy.