Once, In a Distant Past...

I once dreamed of a land where one would be young forever. There were no problems and little angels would guide your path and play with you. Smiles were all you needed to be happy in this land. In the center of the world was this beautiful palace made out of ivory that lit up when the red and violet sunlight hit the palace and light bounced off out toward the land. The animals would not fear you and they would frolic in the fields of flowers and green, soft, grass. That grass was so soft, one could fall asleep and dream of all the fun and safe things you wanted when you were that age. When your eyes opened, you could watch the sun set  and have a midnight blue sky sparkle with millions of stars that fell from the heavens in the form of faeries. They would show you beauty and wonder as you all danced with the fireflies. No one wondered about the palace. No one cared.

However, deep within the palace, where the Princess lived, also lived the evil that sought to destroy this land. Her advisor and his minions of shadow. Him. Him was not very much liked by the Princess, but what other choice did she have when he was the only one she knew? Yes, those of her land respected and loved the Princess, but they weren't there when times were hard. He was.

One day, the Princess was walking in the forest when she found a pair of large, wooden doors with giant iron handles. The cherubs and faeries warned her about the doors, but she was curious and decided to open them. When she did, she discovered a new world in which she was not a Princess, but a girl with no claims to anything. He stood at the door and grinned darkly, telling her, "If you leave our world, Princess, I will have no choice but to take over what you have left behind."

Saddened by the idea, for she knew that He would turn this land of beauty upside-down, she apologized to her followers and escaped through the doors, which in turn, closed loudly behind her. Her crown, her dress, her violet eyes all disappeared and she became human. Once in a while she visits her now shattered land and she does sit on her crystal throne, but it is now tainted, just like her world. All she can do is sit there and wonder what went wrong, while He stands beside her, ruling the land.

Being under 4ft doesn't sound like a bad idea right about now...