After Cinderella by Aron Lewes

Author:Aron Lewes [Lewes, Aron]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Publisher
Published: 2018-02-14T16:00:00+00:00

“I can’t believe we’re sitting in a cellar... under a giant shoe,” Terra remarked as she raised her crutch. A spider, roughly half the size of her fist, was creeping across the ground, heading in her direction. If it came any closer, she had plans to whack it with her crutch.

“It does seem a bit unusual,” added a sighing Cinderella.

“Unusual?” Terra chuckled at the word. “An abnormally large spider would be unusual, Cinda. This is beyond unusual. So far, we’ve faced dragons, a mad mage, a man who can shapeshift, and a witch who lives in a boot. It’s absolute madness!”

“And now we're locked up,” Cinderella concluded their list of woes with an exaggerated pout. “I wish there was some way out of this mess!”

Unbeknownst to Cinda, she had uttered the magic word.

Wish. It was the one word that could summon the powerful ally she had forgotten. When a cyclone of glitter swept into the room, she sat up with a gasp.

“Fairy Godmother!” she exclaimed. “Oh, thank god! She hasn't abandoned me!”

“What?” Terra's countenance was twisted by confusion. Cinderella's words were as perplexing as the cyclonic glitter that swirled around the room.

When the cyclone stopped spinning, there was a woman standing in its place. She was old and stout, with snow white curls and plump, short fingers. Her blue frock was a bit too short for her, and her slippers sparkled like diamonds.

Terra watched through narrowed eyes as Cinderella hopped to her feet and captured the old woman in a hug. “Fairy Godmother!” she squealed. “Thank goodness you're here! Does that mean you're going to help me?”

“I hope I can help you, dear.” She tapped Cinda's nose with the tip of her star-shaped wand. “How did you get yourself in such a mess?”

“My god, it's a long story!” Cinda dropped to her knees as she summarized it. “First, we were captured by a really strange man... and then we thought were rescued... and then we were captured again... and now this horrid witch is trying to squeeze money out of Prince Sharman in exchange for my safety!”

“That horrid witch is Donnabella.” Fairy Godmother's smiling lips were temporarily overtaken by a grimace. “My dear... that is the worst case scenario.”

“Do you know Donnabella?” Cinda asked.

“Indeed. We've had... encounters.” Fairy Godmother reluctantly admitted. “And let's just say... those encounters never ended well for me. Though I hate to admit it, she is much more powerful than me. I daresay she's the most powerful witch in the world.”

“Does that mean...” Cinda's hopeless eyes snapped between the faces of her Fairy Godmother and stepsister. “You can't help us?”

“No. As I said, I'm going to try. I need to come up with a plan.” Fairy Godmother eyed the hatch above their heads. “If I use magic, Donnabella would probably be able to detect, so--”

“Excuse me!” Terra interrupted. “Can someone explain what's going on? I'm thoroughly confused!” The giant spider was closing in on her, so she squeezed her crutch in preparation.

“Oh! You've never met each other, have you? Terra.

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