Fcras2016 Stories

A mangled curse. An old feud. A horrible monster. Ever since the Beast overthrew the King three years ago, the country of Fabel has been on the edge of chaos and Annalise's nameless village is one of many places hanging onto order by a fraying thread. With only a thin stretch of danger infested forest away from the old castle, it's prime hunting ground for the Beast. As if fending off regular attacks weren't enough, denying the advances of a monster hunter turns out to be harder than it ought to be, especially since Anna already has an engagement ring on her finger. But it only takes one broken bargain to shatter everything Annalise knows. To save her father from a fatal mistake, Anna agrees to take his place as the Beast's prisoner. But she hasn't given up on going home so she strikes a deal of her own. She can leave the castle, but only if she breaks the curse that binds the Beast - a curse he can't tell her how to break. But as Anna struggles to figure out how to release the Beast from his enchantment before time runs out, she catches the attention of the Enchantress who first cast it, an Enchantress with a long memory and unfinished business. And she doesn't plan on fighting fair. (Formerly Red as Roses)

(Book 1 in The Other Worlds Series) ***2016 FCRA's Wondrous Worlds Winner and a Wattpad Featured Story!*** ***A science fiction retelling of Beauty and the Beast*** As Paragon of her planet Terra, Odette understood what her duties included - intergalactic diplomacy, flight and defense training, and the knowledge and understanding of each alien race in the universe, friendly or otherwise. With the rogue tyrant leader of the planet Anur, Comae, threatening a path of destruction, she found herself on assignment to Earth, a planet she had a connection to in the past. Passing as a human girl, her mission was to get close the President of the United States...and she found a way when she met his son. Duke Mitchell was used to the cameras on him at all times, being the son of one of the most powerful men on Earth. With a new girl shaking up his world, he found himself falling head-first, especially with her fascination of random things, like sunsets through the autumn leaves and libraries filled with books. It wasn't until he learned her true identity that he, along with the rest of the world, realized they really weren't alone in the universe. When Earth fell into chaos, Odette and Duke were separated by both space and time - years passing for Duke, changing him into a scarred, beastly man, but only moments for Odette. When her ship was taken down by his forces in the ruins of New York City, Odette was captured and held captive, though friends from her time spent on Earth before made it more bearable. But with a final threat from Comae, promising complete annihilation, she must stand up and defend the planet and the human boy she grew to love...and somehow make Duke Mitchell stop thinking of her as the enemy.

• a modern retelling of the frog king • There are no witches and curses, no princesses and golden balls, no frogs and magical transformations into princes. There's just life and its struggles. But sometimes that's enough. Lives change and it all begins with a rainbow, an iPhone, and being in the right place at the right time. After all, a knight in dented armour is better than no one at all, right? • this is a story I'm writing for a school paper, and I desperately need feedback (especially since English isn't my first language). Therefore, comments and tips and even the negative stuff would be very welcome. Summary might change over time •

Cast out of the tower where she's been locked up her whole life, Ivy is suddenly all alone in the desert with nothing to call her own, not even her name. Starvation seems inevitable until Leon, a chivalrous merchant comes along to bring her to a city she's never heard of before. From there, life could be perfect were Ivy not still caught up on the secret love affair she harbored in her tower, the one thing that seemed to keep her going, through days of misery. And so begins a whirlwind of adventures. In her quest to find her love, Ivy encounters a family of dwarfs, a beached mermaid, a small town fairy, and all manner of things she could never have dreamed of. Most importantly, she begins to discover who she truly is and what is really means to love. -- ***Winner of the FairytaleCommunity Mix-Up Novel Contest*** Started 5/29/16 - Completed 2/12/17 #56 Fantasy 2/5/17 Cover made by @Pennywithaney

FCRAs Runner-Up! Take a step back from the Snow White tale you know. Step back to get a better look. Skin pale as snow. Hair black as ebony. Lips red as blood. What does that sound like to you, dear reader? A creature of the dark. One that lives in the shadows, that cowers at the bright glow of the sun, that lives on the blood of others. She's manipulative, or she's magic, for no one seems to see the harm she does. Only the sweet, innocent facade that she puts up. When I married her father, that's all I saw as well. But on his death bed, he made me promise to end her because he never could. I promised him. I failed. • • • As the young Queen Maris is left to rule the icy kingdom her husband left her, dreams of the summer wind in her heart, she's left with the shocking dilemma the king has given her as his dying wish. To kill his only daughter, the beloved and fair Snow White. Maris isn't a killer, but as her rule progresses, she alone begins to see the princess for what she truly is, a bloodthirsty creature that could end up destroying the kingdom of Krithane In an attempt to save the life of a dear friend, Maris hires a Huntsman from the West to take Snow away and kill her. But when Beck comes back empty handed, Maris is left with only one choice. She has to be the one to kill Snow White. With Beck at her side, Maris sets out to rid Krithane of the icy grip that Snow has on it. But how can she defeat her when so many others have failed? Only with more power than Snow can she ever hope to best her, but the only thing that can give her that kind of power is even darker than the creature she's fighting. ----- Thanks to @seventhstar for that gorgeous cover!!!

"A great fire burns within me, but no one stops to warm themselves at it, and passers-by only see a wisp of smoke." - Vincent van Gogh • a modern retelling of The Master Cat; or, Puss in Boots •

Alice's mirror has been Xandra's obsession since childhood. Getting to work on it is a dream come true but will she be successful. Cover credit to @Ruechari All other images are from the internet and credit goes to original source. If you are reading this story on any other platform other than Wattpad you are at risk of a malware attack. If you wish to read this story in its original form go to: https://www.wattpad.com/user/crazyp01

*Featured* She was the most beautiful girl at the ball-and the most dangerous. After the murder of the Viridian prince at his engagement ball sparks a bloody revolution, pirate Ashen of Azure must decide where her loyalties lie. Will she condemn the royalty who drove her family from their home, or will she defend the innocents caught in the crossfire? A High fantasy retelling of Cinderella with a pirate twist, Shatter Like Glass is a story of family, loyalty, and good old-fashioned sword fights. -Rivals Saga Book One- The stunningly gorgeous and perfect cover is work of @italychick . Check out her other graphics here: https://www.wattpad.com/293677615-graphics-by-nora-details-form

A girl walks into the woods...and finds a dead body. #FCRAs2016 Eleanor's life is complicated enough--struggling in school, zero love life, and fights with her mom. That's before she finds a corpse on a hike. Her only solaces are climbing with her friends and reading. Eleanor chats online with Wes, a mysterious recluse, and discovers they have a lot in common. But then her friend, Jo, is attacked outside a bar--by a freaking vampire. Eleanor is plunged into a world of horror and secrets. Vampires are real. And one is killing in her town. She sets out to hunt it, but what she finds--the truth about family and friends--changes her life. Things are more complicated than predator and prey...vampire and human. Can she trust a vampire to help her? Or will her own feelings cloud her judgment? Can trust and love turn a monster back into a man?

What would you do if your body and your kingdom were stolen? [A FEATURED STORY] Uther is a young prince who's reluctantly thrust into having to defend his throne against his usurping uncle and all-around powerful wizard, who uses his powers to steal the one thing Uther thought he couldn't take: his own body. After becoming the villain of the realm in an instant, Uther struggles to find anyone that will believe his story. His uncle's unsavory reputation lands him with a family of dark fae, a goblin, and a troll--not the usual team of knightly heroes. Together, this odd team will untangle a web of curses, escape bounty hunters, and confront fae. If Uther can't figure out how to reverse his uncle's curse, he'll be trapped in a body that's not his own--doomed to be a villain--for the rest of his life. YESTERDAY'S PRINCE is The Sword in the Stone with a Freaky Friday twist. Now entered in #Wattys2016

The story of Peter Pan and Neverland has been told and retold until it became engrained in the minds of children and adults alike. But like many stories that are retold orally, it has been skewed from the truth. Tinkerbell is a young fairy who is slightly different from the rest. She spends her days trying to fit in with the other inhabitants of Neverland but it just isn't working out, almost like she wasn't meant to stay there. What should a young fairy do when an even younger human boy washes up on her shores? What can she do when caring for him means breaking Neverland law? Read on to find out!

(COMPLETED) Prince Isaac is in for more than he bargained for when he sets sail aboard the Ocean's Doom with his knights on a quest to find the legendary sword of Alexander. He has to retrieve the sword and somehow wield its ancient power to defeat the unknown threat to his kingdom - and use it to release the annoying dragon spirit, named Osyren, that constantly invades his thoughts. Pirates, sea monsters and dragons are the least of his worries when he has to deal with Osyren's remarks that only he can hear, and his growing feelings for the eccentric yet suspicious Captain Callista Morgan, the first woman to command a ship, on this swashbuckling adventure. Isaac learns that he has a lot of choices to make, most of which would cost him more than he'd care to give up. *(Sequel To 'RED HOOD') Thanks for taking the time to read this and I hope you enjoy this adventure. ***COVER CREDITS GO TO @astounded***

Based on an Italian Fairy tale. Avelin wanted nothing more than to be accepted as equal to her brothers in a world where being a woman, to her, meant being oppressed for the rest of her life. A fated opportunity gives her the life and freedom she's always dreamed of , but everything comes at a price. Will one small lie change her life forever? or will the buds of her future be crushed before they can ever have the chance to bloom?

For years, Calissa has dreamed of her curse breaking. But when it finally does, she was in no where prepared for what happened next. >< Years have passed since she has escaped the tower and all the weakness she had formed are now stuffed inside a locked cage inside her heart. Her mission now is to stand up against the strong evil and go against the tyrant king that has imprisoned them all in a lowly society. As a member of the Masked Bandits, she will do everything in her power to stop the tyrant king from finding the Eternal Dark-- the crystal that grants all evil to the master. With the mind and spirit of an animal, her talents shine above all others. So much, that she has been chosen by the masked man to act upon her desire of protection. By the masked man's unfailing trust around her neck and her instincts of honour and loyalty bound around her soul, she is determined to put an end to the kingdom's darkness. However, along the way, her courage will be tested. Along with her heart. The weaknesses that she caged in so long ago, will threaten to spill out. Including a dangerous, unbreakable bondage between her and another that even she cannot deny. ~~~~~ A Sleeping Beauty, Robin Hood, and Mulan retelling. With a hint of Rapunzel. Winner of the FairytaleCommunity Mix-up Contest Cover by me Cover picture by Laura Caseley (https://goo.gl/izkOCG)

Every culture has its own version of Cinderella, whether it features glass slippers and fairy godmothers, or enchanted trees and magic fish, the love story endures and goodness is always rewarded. But in this story, Ella has been replaced by Elliot and her beloved prince is a princess severely lacking in charm. Elliot's step-father expects him to work from dawn until dusk, leaving him no time to miss the life of happiness and comfort he once knew. When the rest of his family are invited to a series of balls, held in honour of the Princess Charmaine's return from school, Elliot longs for a night off and the opportunity to reconnect with his childhood friend. But his step-father is busy plotting how his own son can win Charmaine's heart and doesn't want Elliot getting in the way. They will soon discover that Charmaine won't be easily charmed. She doesn't need a husband to rule by her side and she's going to use these balls to prove it. That is, until a friend from her past reappears and she discovers that falling in love doesn't have to mean losing control. Princess Charming is a gender-reversal retelling of Cinderella and a companion story to Mirrored Snow.

-BOOK ONE- In the Pylysky Sphere there is magic, music, life and love. But there is also darkness and destruction. In a small once great kingdom, after over a decade of silence, a new voice is about to rise and reclaim its power... *** Anike of Wyttfeather has only known one life, that of lady in waiting to the princess. The two have been friends since age eight when Anike was first brought the castle. But before that Anike's life is a blank. She wonders about her past but with no clues to where she came from, her origins have remained a mystery. That is until one day when she meets an old woman who claims to know exactly who Anike is. The seemingly harmless, though odd meeting, will turn Anike's world upside down. With her past revealed, her future once set in stone, is now rushing at her like a river. Wyttfeather's fate is at stake. Anike must make a choice, one that could change everything, and perhaps destroy her dearest friend. Loosely based on Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake".

In which Prince Charming tries to win the heart of a damsel who doesn't need saving, but could bloody well cause him distress He's got the looks, he's got the charm, he's got the warrior's will of steel. But can Prince Levi "Charming" Vestan be the man to melt the frozen heart of the stubbornly headstrong Queen Annora? With the announcement of her unconventional Season during the winter, he bloody well has to be. After all, he only has to compete with an army of suitors hell bent on winning her hand during the Winter Games. That, and actually getting her to like him after a mortifying first impression. Chaotic challenges, jealous rivals, outrageous strategies and a wolf-dog hell bent on killing him. As long as he'd be king, it didn't matter if he didn't really care for the supposed Ice Queen... that is, until that blasted "true love" thing got involved. ((I take no credit for the pic. I found it online and edited it is all))

For seventeen-year-old Serenity Hood, having a dumb name is number one on her "Everything Wrong With My Life" list. But when new-kid Logan Hale, who has suspicious night hobbies such as howling at full moons, prowls into Serenity's life, she's forced to reevaluate her list and her entire life. #FCRAs2016