The Unwanted Wedding Part V

The dragon did not pause to introduce itself or give a wordy description of who he was.  He simply walked across the hall scattering screaming puff balls of fabric each time he took a step, and grasped the awestruck princess in one of its enormous clawed talons.

The claws squeezed so tightly around her waste, she could not scream or give vent to the feeling piling up inside of her.  She was horrified at the thought of being this terrifying beasts dinner, but she was also rejoicing because the dragon had done what she could not do.  It had found a way to keep her from marrying the ugly prince.

The dragon launched itself off the ground, and rocketed through the ceiling, creating another hole in the middle of the hall.  The King grabbed the princess's train in a futile attempt to save her, but the thin fabric just ripped off of her dress.  Turned to the queen, and started to yell at her for making the dress out of such flimsy fabric and other foolish stuff.

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The dragon raced over mountains, valleys, and fields.  The dragon had relaxed its grip on the Princess allowing her to breath more easily.  As the time passed, the princess found that she was enjoying the trip.  She had never flown, and, therefore, had had no chance to see her kingdom from a bird's view.  She thought it was simply magnificent.

They flew for hours and hours.  Eventually, the princess fell asleep with the wind running through her hair and stinging her cheeks.

The Unwanted Wedding Part IV

The the grand hall was dripping with streamers, coated in flower, and stuffed to capacity.  There were hundreds of guests all robed in ridiculous finery.  One lady was wearing a hoop skirt so large, she took up five seats, and her husband was looking miserable in a floor length velvet jacket with fur trimming.

The organist started to play the bridal march, and the Princess began to walk slowly down the aisle.  She had to hold her breath to keep from laughing at all of the ridiculous outfits.

Her father met her half way down the aisle to lead her to the alter.  When she was five feet away from him, a low moaning started.  The bride paused and looked around, trying to see what was making the noise.  It started to rise in pitch and strength.  It was soon apparent that it was coming from outside the wedding hall.

All of the guests on the right side of the room rushed to the huge windows, looked out, and tried to discern where the noise was coming from.  The Princess stood on her tip toes trying to see over the many heads.

The noise was almost unbearable now.  The everyone was clutching at their ears trying to block the noise.

Suddenly, there was an ear-shattering crack, and the ceiling of the hall in the right front corner collapsed.  In through the hole came a giant golden beast.

"It's a dragon!" Screamed a guest.

The Unwanted Wedding

This story shall begin with a, "Once upon a time," fore, as you know, every good story must.  In this tale that I am about to spin, I shall tell of a princess who undergoes a series of bizarre events.

It all begins with a wedding.  The wedding was to take place on the day after the day before the wedding, and on the day after the day before the wedding, the aforementioned princess was to wed a knight.

Now this knight was not a pleasant knight.  Actually, to be honest, this knight was plain old rotten.  He had a horrible temperament, sagging jowls, and a rather disgusting smile.

For obvious reasons, the princess did not choose to marry the knight, but was forced by her father, the king, to marry the knight for some absurd reason having to do with international relations. 

This story shall be continued in later posts.
~Anna