Long ago, there was a boy named Peter who was destined to be
King. In a land full of bad, Peter was the good. Peter was born to make the world a better
place and be the ruler his kingdom so desperately needed. The kingdom was
filled with evil and witches, many who wanted to see the kingdom burn. The
witches wanted to take over the land so they could rule. The head witch,
Martha, thought of a brilliant plan. Since they can’t just swoop in and take
the kingdom without an uproar, they would have to take the long way around.
Martha would have a daughter and this daughter would catch the eye of Peter.
Peter would fall madly in love with her, but would not know she was a witch, of
course. Martha’s daughter would get so close to Peter and suddenly destroy him.
Not kill him, because that is too evil. But she would turn him into a small
animal that no one would think about… how about a monkey! So, Peter would turn
into a monkey for five decades. He would only return to his human form if he
found true love while as a monkey.
Martha thought her plan was brilliant. Surely enough,
everything went according to plan. Martha’s daughter, Anna, tricked the king
into falling in love with her. Anna turned Peter into a monkey and the whole
kingdom into a witch’s paradise.
During this time, Peter had a lot of thinking to do. Was he
going to age? Was his family going to forget about him? He sat at the top of
the tallest tree over looking the kingdom. He watched the witches slowly ruin
everything he had ever known. Little did they know, he had a secret plan. Seeing
as monkeys still have hands, Peter was able to write. He wrote letters to his
family warning them of what was happening to the kingdom. He told them that he
was safe and not to worry, because they would be reunited one day. Unfortunately,
Anna and Martha found these notes. They did not know which monkey was Peter,
but they did know how to punish him. Anna and Martha froze Peters entire family
and hid them underground so no one would ever see.
Peter was devastated. His only form of help and he had
ruined it. So, Peter sulked and sat. He waited for a sign, for someone to help
him. One day, a girl bumped into his tree. She was crying and crying, begging
someone to hear her. Peter climbed down his tree in an attempt to help. This
girl was the most beautiful creature he had ever seen. Her ice blue eyes looked
right at him, and she instantly felt okay. The girl, named Sophie, was grateful
for the little monkeys help. She talked to him and suddenly felt at peace.
Peter did not want to frighten her by talking, so he simply sat. Sophie kept
talking and talking, until the next time she looked at Peter, he was a handsome
young man. Sophie was so taken aback and asked what happened to the poor
monkey.
Peter explained the situation and informed her of his
family. She agreed to help free them. After Peter and Sophie successfully freed
the family, they overtook the kingdom once again. They married right away, and
lived happily ever after.
Author's Note: Since this story was a little wild, I wanted to keep adding to it. When I first read it, I was so interested to see if he aged when he was a monkey (he did not). I wanted to talk more about who the prince was as a person and not just a one dimensional character. It was really fun being able to give him such a nice and calm demeanor. All he wanted to do was help!
Image: Castle from The Cripple Gate.
