There was once a place called The Magnificient Woods that was
guarded by the noble family of The Guardian. The Queen, head of The Guardian
was the most beautiful fairy in the world with long silky Marsala hair and skin
as white as milk. She had a beautiful pair of deep brown eyes that twinkled
lights whenever she encountered butterflies and Thumbelinas, a family of
fairies with wings who were as small as the Queen’s thumb hoping around the sunflowers
and bell flowers in her garden. She loved the woods, as she was the Guardian
and she took care of the woods and its lives compassionately.
The Guardian’s family lived a happy life, guarding The Magnificent
Woods for hundreds of years from pixies and goblins, the arch enemies of The
Guardians till the era of industry came. The revolution of worldwide industry
caused humans to venture forests to dig for the Earth’s treasures and sadly,
The Magnificent Woods was also affected. Fairies, werewolves and dwarves had to
escape the woods to find new home.
That was thousands of years ago. The Magnificent Woods has
been forgotten by many nowadays. No one knows about magical creatures except
for what has been portrayed by movies and kids’ television shows.
Somewhere in the New York City, a few years ago, there lived
a girl named Victoria Benner with her parents, Charlotte Benner and George
Benner and her little brother, Sam Benner. She has two best friends, Louis and
Marissa. Victoria had been living a normal teenage life until one fine day she
discovered something that she would never imagine.
One day, Victoria was listening to her new iPod Nano when she
suddenly received a phone call. It was Marissa informing a school club activity
that had to be attended. Victoria quickly changed for school when her little
brother, Sam passed the room and saw her new iPod Nano on the bed. He was
interested and barged in his sister’s room with excitement.
“Is this the new launched iPod Nano, Victoria?” Sam asked.
Surprised, Victoria rushed to the new iPod to hide it. “Who told you can enter
my room as you like?” she asked.
“The door was open so I entered. May I borrow that?” said
Sam.
“No! Never! Now, get out of my room” Victoria pulled Sam from
her bed and tossed him out of her room. She then hid the iPod in a drawer,
locked it and off to school.
The activity ended late that Victoria arrived home at night.
She was very tired and wanted to have a deep slumber while listening to her
favourite songs in her new iPod Nano. She opened the drawer where she hid the
iPod Nano and was surprised to see an empty drawer. She searched everywhere in
her room from inside of her closet to under the bed but she couldn’t find it. Victoria
then ran to ask her parents but stopped at the sight of Sam in his room. She
thought of asking Sam first but grew furious as she saw her iPod Nano on the
floor of Sam’s room, broken in pieces.
“What have you done,
Sam?!” shouted Victoria while collecting the pieces of the iPod Nano that were
scattered everywhere.
“It wasn’t my fault. I borrowed it just for a while and
suddenly a cat came out of nowhere and startled me. I was very surprised that
the iPod slipped from my hand and fell. Are you sure it was not fake? It was so
fragile” Sam answered without any sign of guilt. Victoria’s wrath mounted up
upon hearing that and shouted.
“You are a very
useless brother! You’ve never respected me as your sister and never ever you
will. I wish you’re not my brother. No, I wish you had never existed! I wish
you’d die with that sickening bad habit of acting innocent of yours”.
Victoria then ran to
her room with tears and locked herself for three days. On the third night since
the day Victoria locked herself, a group of unexpected guests ‘visited’ the
Benner’s house. A silhouette of a girl with pointed ears was seen climbing the
window of the house and entered it followed by other four men, also with
pointed ears.
The next day, the
entire house was in a shock upon the news of Sam falling ill. Mrs Benner was
trying to wake Sam up for school but Sam just wouldn’t wake up. His skin turned
blue and the body temperature rose. Mr Benner tried to bring Sam to the
hospital but Charlotte Benner insisted of not going. She claimed that she knew
the cause of Sam’s illness.
“Someone took Sam’s tail. That’s why he’s sick” said
Charlotte when she was asked the reason of her insistent.
“What do you mean by ‘tail’? Sam has a tail?” Victoria asked,
surprised by her mother’s answer.
“Yes, he had a tail. We all have one. We’re not human,
Victoria. We’re fairies. The Magical world calls us The Guardian. I’m the
current Queen, the leader of that magical forest and you’re next. Our ancestors
used to live there but after pixies lured humans to venture the forest, they
had to move. Thus explain why we’re here in America. To live in human’s world,
we have to cut our tails and keep it in The Enchanted Chest. The tail is like
our second heart. Without it, fairies can only survive for a week” Charlotte
explained, vomiting all the family’s secrets she had been hiding from anyone
for years in order to live a normal human life.
“Then how can I find
the tail again? Who took it?” Victoria asked after being speechless for a
moment.
“The pixies. There have
been traces of their distinctive foot pattern near to Sam’s bed. We must find
them quickly. Sam’s still a kid so he might not be able to hold it any longer”
Charlotte answered with a grief.
“Well, if that’s the only way. I will find the pixies and get
Sam’s tail back. I regret saying words I didn’t mean on that day. I don’t want
him to die. I will definitely find the tail” Victoria said with a determined
face. She promised herself to find the tail so that Sam could be well again and
apologize to him. Her heart was full of guilt as she thought Sam fell ill
because of her scolding. Only after founding the tail would she brush off the
guilt she was feeling.
“You can’t go alone! You’re yet crowned as the
Queen. You still don’t have the powers to protect yourself from pixies and goblins!
It will be really dangerous out there” said Charlotte, worried of her
daughter’s safety.
“You
have to stay. You know what the best is for Sam with this current situation of
Sam. I will go with Father then” Victoria said.
”He
can’t go. He can’t pass the portal as he’s only a human being” she said
intentionally to strengthen her stands for not letting Victoria determination
risen.
“So
it’s obvious that I’m the only one who can go and find Sam’s tail”
“But...”
Charlotte hesitated.
“Mother,
I’m the Queen-to-be and it’s very important to save Sam’s life now. I can take
it as a task, a duty to prove whether I deserve to be the Queen or not. And of
course because I’m the only one who can accomplish this” Victoria answered with
a fierce determination. Upon hearing that, Charlotte was so fixated that she reluctantly
gave Victoria her permission and Victoria’s very own tail.
Before
Victoria left the house, Charlotte gave her protection necklace to Victoria to
protect herself through the journey. The necklace was also a portal that leads
to the Magnificent Woods. Victoria took the necklace, wore it, kissed her
beloved family members and set off to begin her journey.
At
the airport, Victoria phone called her two best friends, Marissa and Louis to
inform them her absence from school but couldn’t reach any. She was about to
enter the departure hall when she received a call from Louis.
“Hey,
what’s up?” said Louis.
“Hey,
friend. I just want to inform you that I’ll be out of the country for a week
for personal reason.
Something came up” said Victoria.
“I
knew. Is your brother alright?” said Louis.
“Well,
no. His condition has been deteriorating since morning. How did you know that?”
surprised, Victoria asked back.
“Charlotte
called and told me the news just now” Louis answered.
“Do
you have any idea where’s Marissa? I’ve been calling her for numerous times but
she didn’t pick up” asked Victoria, worried of her best friend.
“I
don’t have any idea. I went to her house yesterday to discuss our group work
but no one was there. The fence was locked as if they had moved out from the
house” Louis answered.
“Are
you serious? I hope you’re wrong. Thank you anyway, Louis” said Victoria
“You’re
at the airport, right? Don’t go anywhere. I’ll be there” with those words,
Louis hung up the phone.
On
plane, Louis admitted that he was a family member of the Knight, the Magnificent
Woods boundary’s guard. His job was to help the Guardians to keep the enemies
off the Magnificent Woods and to ensure the Guardians’ safety. His family was
also the source of information of the pixies where being because the Knight had
the ability to sense magical creatures after looking at their footprints.
Soon,
they safely landed in Denmark and went to a fisherman village where Louis
claimed the village where pixies used to dwell after being banished from the Magnificent
Woods. They used the necklace Victoria was wearing to enter the Magical World
and have their magical sight. Unfortunately, when they arrived at the village,
it was deserted and no living thing was seen. They went to the seashore to seek
help and began saying a chant.
Lies beneath the
coral’s shade
Beautiful eyes as clear
as the jade
Possesses the hidden
and seen, that’s what they said
Do arise as we call
upon you, Little Mermaid
The
waves that were hitting the beach fiercely before began to calm down and the
nature gradually became as quiet as the cemetery. Suddenly, the water was full
of foams and a prepossessing
anticipated figure appeared from the foams. The little mermaid swam as close as
she could to Victoria and Louis and smiled.
“I’m
sorry for my distrustful manner upon calling you that I might interrupt your
rest. My name is Victoria, the descendant of The Guardian’s throne and this is
my friend from the Knight family, Louis. We’re ought to find the pixies in this
village but there was no sign of them. May I ask where they are?” said Victoria
after she bowed due to respect to the Little Mermaid.
The
Little Mermaid said nothing and disappeared into the sea. A few seconds later,
she rose from the ocean and gave them two pink clams containing dazzling clear
water. She then signalled them to drink the water so they did. Shortly after
that, their legs slowly transformed to fish tails. The little mermaid pulled
both of them into the water and together they swam under the sea.
Victoria
and Louis could see the stunning and majestic palace the little mermaid was
living in. They came across much spectacular view of corals and exotic species
of fishes. After a long swimming, they reached the English Channel. In order to
return to human form, Victoria and Louis had to drink the octopus’s ink. They
bore the bitter and smelly ink and retransformed to be humans. Before returning
to the sea, the Little Mermaid who couldn’t talk quietly give Victoria a
shining pearl as big as her face and a mussel as big as the palm of her hand.
After
the little mermaid left, Victoria and Louis didn’t know what to do so they
searched for a big rock and lied on it. Suddenly, they heard a giggling sound.
They looked at the surrounding but no one was there. The sound was heard again.
It turned out to be the big mussel’s sound.
“Were
you the one who giggled just now, Mr Mussel?” Louis asked.
“Yes.
Yes. It was me. This girl held me too tightly that it tickled. Loosen your grip
young lad and I shall tell you what to do next” said the talking mussel. The
tired Victoria and Louis brightened up and Victoria did as she was told.
“Find
your way to the Lavenham and you shall meet a boy named Jack with the help of
magical sight of yours. Take a good care of the pearl given as it contains a
few thunders stolen from His Majesty, the Little Mermaid’s father. They are very
powerful to help you fight your enemies later. Now, throw me back into the sea
as I can’t live longer than your five breathing” said the talking mussel while
he slowly gasped for air.
Louis
thanked the mussel and quickly threw it back to the sea and he and Victoria
continued their journey. They walked and walked and finally arrived at the
Lavenham after three days walking on foot without rest. There were many small
cottages in the village so they settled down in one of them and got a rest.
The
next day, the two friends were in surprise seeing a huge beanstalk in the
cottage’s backyard. They stared at the beanstalk for quite a long time before
seeing a boy who was climbing down the beanstalk as fast as lightning. He then
chopped off the beanstalk with a mammoth axe. The beanstalk collapsed and
whoosh! It vanished into thin air. Victoria and Louis were really amazed but
soon came to their senses and quickly went to that boy.
“Young
boy, is your name Jack?” asked Victoria after managed to stop the boy.
“Yes,
I am Jack. May I help you?” the boy answered while struggling to calm a golden
goose in his arms.
“My
name is Victoria, the descendant of The Guardian’s throne and this is my friend
from the Knight family, Louis. We’re ought to find the pixies in this village
but there were no sign of them. May I ask where they are?” said Victoria with a
pleasing smile.
“Pixies!
I saw a group of them staying overnight in one of the cottages here and left to
southwest direction. They might head to the Epping Forest. I heard something on
the grapevine from the giants’ conversation that they’re planning to invade The
Magnificent Woods and take over the throne” said Jack.
“What
do you mean by that? The Magnificent Woods was destroyed since long time ago!”
cried Victoria, surprised of the rumours Jack told him.
“It
was nearly destroyed yet there were wise humans that took the mean to preserve
the forest. Only a few creatures knew this. I think the pixies also knew this recently,
aware of the Guardian’s absence in that forest. I think you should be there as
soon as possible so that you can stop them. The pixies are very cruel towards
other magical creatures. I saw they used Thumbelinas to fly from one place to
another and devour their magical powder to use for their own good” said Jack
again.
“Yes,
I think we should but we’re supposed to get help from you. The mussel given by
the Little Mermaid said so” said Louis.
“I
can’t help you fight the pixies but have this goose. His bites are fatal and he’s
immortal. Use it to fight those evil pixies” said Jack while handing the goose
to Louis. Both Victoria and Louis thanked the nice boy and used the necklace
again to enter the Magnificent Woods.
Everything
was brown and withered when Victoria and Louis arrived in the forest even
though it was spring. The insects were in their home all the time. The birds
flew really low, didn’t dare to fly high.
Louis
used his ability to track the pixies, and Victoria and he followed their traces.
Soon, they saw a big, tall tree at the centre of the forest with a group of
human-like creatures with pointed ears. They were the pixies. Suddenly, they
saw a familiar figure among the pixies.
“Marissa?”
cried Victoria in a whispering voice.
“It
is indeed Marissa. Look at her right wrist. She still has the friendship
bracelet both of you had since last year” said Louis.
“She’s
a pixie? I didn’t know about that but most importantly, she’s the leader?”
Victoria asked in disbelief.
“Of
course you don’t know. You didn’t even know that you’re the next Queen of The
Guardian” Louis joked, sarcastically.
Victoria
and Louis were going to confront the pixies at that moment but then cancelled
their intention and searched for a shelter first to plan an ambush.
That
night, Victoria used her special power to send whisper via the breeze to all
the creatures living in the woods to ask for a gathering. The magical creatures
were very delighted to see the Queen to be was there to help saving the woods.
They carefully made a strategy and planned to attack the pixies on the next
day.
The
day came and Victoria was already in front of the big tree to confront the
pixies. Marissa who just woke up from her sleep was surprised to see Victoria
from her window on the tree and rode her Thumbelina onto the ground.
“Why
are you here? You’re supposed to be on bed waiting for the day you die” said
Marissa curiously.
“I’m
here as The Guardian and it’s my job to protect the woods from evil creatures
like you. I also would like to retrieve my brother’s tail you stole four days
ago” Victoria answered calmly.
“So
it was the wrong tail? No wonder the potion was not working. I didn’t manage to
transform to a beautiful fairy” Marissa whispered to herself.
“The
Guardian? You don’t deserve to be one! You’re ignorant and none of your
characteristics reflected the Queen’s personality as The Guardian. You only
inherited the good looking gene. I’m the delicate, kind hearted and loving one.
I’m the one who’s supposed to be the Queen” Her eyes were firing with hatreds.
“It
was because of the pixies that my ancestors had to move to another place. Their
home was chopped down by the loggers who were lured into the forest by your
family. Your ancestors betrayed mine and you betrayed me” Victoria said while
clenching her fists, trying to keep calm.
“You’re
the stupid one who trusts people easily. We’re only friends for a year. I never
wanted to be your best friend. You’re the one who did and you’ve made things
easier for me” said Marissa while laughing evilly.
“You’re
not my friend anymore and I shall have you destroyed. Attack!” with that sign
of Victoria’s, all the creatures went out from their hidings and attacked every
single pixies there. The golden goose Jack gave did a great job chasing the
pixies and bit many of them till dead. Louis used his ability to track every
pixie that tried to escape and put them in a cage while Victoria used her power
to hypnotize the pixies and instructed them to enter the cage.
Marissa
ran to her house and grabbed her magic wand. She pointed her wand to Victoria
and a fire was vented. Unfortunately, the fire caught Louis’s leg. Vexed,
Victoria used the pearl the Little Mermaid gave to fight Marissa. It was an
intense battle with thunder and lights beaming in the skies. The last lightning
emitted from Victoria’s pearl finally struck Marissa and pooff! Her ashes were
the only thing left. Everyone cheered for Victoria’s victory. She went to
Marissa’s house and found her brother’s tail.
She went back down to the ground, carried Louis and used her necklace to
return home.
Sam’s
tail was safely returned to The Enchanted Chest and he was soon recovered. The
pixies captured were banished into a deserted island far from people. Sadly,
Louis’s injury was severe and he didn’t manage to recuperate. The Benner family
was in grief with the loss of Louis so they decided to return to The Magnificent
Woods to rule and guard the woods.
