A Fairytale Beginning (Star is Snow White AU)
Hello Stardom! I'm thDorkMagnet here to bring you all a new story to life, well several actually! So as the description said this is my way of proving that Star is and should be considered a Disney Princess, because she is amazing and deserves this title. And how you might ask do I do that, well by putting Star in the roles of all the other Disney Princesses and kinda seeing how Star turns their stories on their head by being her general all around Star-ness. Hijinks will ensue!
First up is of course the very first Disney Princess: Snow White! (because I had to start with her) Keep in mind this is gong to be part 1 because I decided to go ahead and split it up so it's not just one giant chapter. The length of these will vary but I don't like the first chapter of a story to be super long.
So anyways, I'll let you all get to it! This was a pretty fun project to try out and so I hope you all enjoy!
Disclaimer: Star vs the forces of evil and all its characters belongs to Daron Nefcy and Disney. Snow White belongs to Disney. All rights go to them.
Once upon a time in the far away kingdom of Mewni, there lived a beautiful princess with golden hair that sparkled like the stars that shined in the night sky and a heart so pure and kind that it was said that when she was happy heart-like symbols would appear on her cheeks and would bring joy upon any who looked at them. And her name was Star White.
The reason for her strange and miraculous gift was because it was said that she had the ability to wield a lost art known as magic, aided by a powerful wand which had been past down to her by her late mother, Moon White. Armed with this mystic device, Star White was able to perform miraculous acts of good for her people and was beloved by all-
Star White laughed at the passage on the scroll she was reading, the proclamation no doubt written by the Royal Wordsmith, who always tending to over-exaggerate things to fantastic proportions. "'Armed with the mystic device'," Star said in a mocking tone, waving around her wand in the air, goofily. "'She was able to perform miraculous acts of good for her people'." Star continued to giggle incessantly, at the hilarity of it all. She sat down on the edge of the well she was drawing water from to rest, her stomach aching from laughing so hard. She was in the beautiful castle garden, a place she often liked to visit when her stepmother wasn't loading her down with a billion boring chores to do.
"Seriously, like anyone would actually buy any of this junk," Star said to herself, rolling her eyes. "I'm not more special than anybody else is."
"Here is the water you asked for, Your Highness." Star looked behind her to see a shimmering butterfly holding the bucket she had sent it down the well with, the whole thing filled to the brim, the magical creature straining to hold the heavy object upright.
"Great," Star replied cheerily, smiling gratefully at the creature. "Just set it over there, somewhere." She gestured to the marble stairs that led back into the castle, where a group of living brooms were already hard at work scrubbing every inch of the staircase, the whole thing already dripping with soapy water. The butterfly did a small mid-air bow, nearly sloshing some of the water out of the bucket, before slowly floating over to the hard-at-work brooms. Star took a moment to admire her creations attentively doing her chores, really in awe at the range of abilities her wand possessed, sometimes even managing to impress herself with how incredibly useful they could be. "Man am I lucky I found that living broom spell in my spell book or this would have been a disaster to clean," she observed, laying down on the edge of the well, looking over the scroll again. "Now where was I," she muttered, lazily.
She scoffed, continuing to read the poetic garbage they were trashing out about her and her wand, the whole thing just so overly dramatic and cheesy that it was more silly than anything else. "Yeah right, like anyone would actually take any of this seriously," she remarked, skeptically.
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"What is the meaning of this?!" Queen Heinous screamed, crumpling up the scroll in her hands angrily, before throwing it to the other side of the room, one of her servants having to duck to avoid getting hit by the wad of paper. "How dare they print such disgusting dribble about that royal brat!" the queen continued her rant, stomping back and forth around the room in an almost temper-tantrum. "Gemini!" she called angrily.
From another corner of the room, the queen's most trusted servant, Gemini, gulped in fear, not sure he had the strength to stand another one of the queen's jealous rages toward her stepdaughter. Queen Heinous had always had it out for Princess Star since the very beginning. Ever since she took the throne, taking over in place of Queen Moon, standing in for the young princess until she was old enough to inherit her own throne (the people feeling a child was unfit to hold all the powers of royalty) she had always hated the pretty princess. The biggest reason being that it was understood that once Princess Star reached the age of 21 she would be of legal age to take her stepmother's place as Queen of Mewni, which meant Heinous's time on the throne was limited. Not to mention that Star had of course inherited the most valuable heirloom in all of the Kingdom, the magic wand, being that only a true White family member could wield its incredible powers, which seemed to only be rubbing salt into an open wound, causing Heinous to grow more and more bitter and envious with every day that past. In fact, Heinous had begun treating Star more like a servant than the destined-to-be-queen she was, having her perform demeaning act such as cleaning up around the castle and refusing to allow her to wear her own crown in public. Though she was supposed to be teaching and guiding her to becoming a better leader she had done nothing to fulfill such a duty so far and that was not likely to change anytime soon.
"Gemini, where are you?!" the Queen screamed again, her subject sucking in a deep breath, before stepping out of his hiding place and gingerly approaching his ruler.
"Yes, Your Majesty," Gemini greeted with a bow.
"I would like to know the meaning behind these horrid scrolls!" Heinous demanded, Gemini trying not to shake with fear as the Queen's narrowed gaze rested on him.
"Umm, well I believe it was to help promote the princess's image," Gemini cautiously replied.
"Image?!" Gemini flinched at the raised tone. "What about my image? I'm their queen! Are you honestly telling me that that little air-head is more beloved than me, their loving and merciful ruler?!"
"Of course not, Your Majesty," Gemini said in a comforting tone. "The people adore you, as they should."
"Well obviously they do not adore me enough," Heinous scoffed, between clenched teeth, taking a seat back on her throne. She thought for a moment before saying in a commanding tone, "Gemini, send everyone else away. I need to be alone."
"Uh, yes, Your Majesty," Gemini replied, with a small bow, fairly sure he knew where this was going. He quickly shooed the other servants away, clearing the room of any prying eyes until only him and his queen remained. Once they were gone, he approached his queen, who had a sadistic look in her eyes. "Milady, your not honestly thinking of consulting with it again, are you?" he asked, concerned.
"Of course I am," Heinous replied, rising from her seat and walking behind her throne, Gemini following quickly after. "It's the only way to know for sure if that little princess is going to be a nuisance to me or not."
"Yes but, you tend to get pretty emotional when it tells you something you don't like," her servant pointed out and the queen turned to him with an angered glare.
"I am not emotional!" she fumed and Gemini took a step back, quickly correcting his mistake.
"O-Of course not, m-my queen," he apologized, for being misspoke, bowing his head submissively.
With a huff, the queen turned her attention back to the drapes in front of her, drawing them back to reveal her greatest and most well-guarded secret: a magic mirror. She took in a deep breath before saying, "Mirror Mirror on the wall, who is the most beloved of all."
The mirror made a clicking sound as it became active, the image showing a small loading bar which was spinning endlessly. The queen tapped her foot impatiently as she awaited it to connect. Finally, the mirror image displayed a purple pixie looking thing which stated in an overly-cheery voice, "We're sorry but the person or magical creature you are trying to reach is not available at this time. Please call again at a later date. Thank you on behalf of Pixie Mirror Inc. for your patience and understanding."
And just like that the mirror went black again, Queen Heinous shouting in anger, "What?!" She began banging a fist a few times against the glass, trying to force it to reconnect. "Come on, you stupid-" she hissed angrily, before she called at the top of her lungs to her servant who was standing right behind her. "GEMINI! FIX IT!"
Her minion, ignoring the ringing in his ears, stepped closer to the magic mirror, saying, "Yes, of course, Queen Heinous," while his queen crossed her arms, fuming unhappily. He cleared his throat, before trying a different phrase, "Mirror Mirror on the wall, please show us the One-who-knows-all."
The mirror once again began trying to connect, only this time a face appeared on the screen after a short wait, a small blue head just floating there in space. "Milady, he- uhhh it is here now," Gemini said, turning to his queen.
"Finally," she huffed, shoving Gemini out of the way so she could get a good look at the mystical creature in front of her, recognizing it immediately by the same purple gem that was embedded into its bald forehead and its familiar long white beard. She also recognized the blank expression it always seemed to have on and she smiled.
After a moment, the creature began to speak, in a loud, booming voice that echoed through the halls, as flames lit up behind his mirror image, "You have summoned forth Glossaryk, the One-who-knows-all, interrupted my life with your meaningless call. Within me lies the truths you so dearly do hunt, now all I ask is..." The flames instantly snuffed out and his voice lowered to a more normal level asking in a slightly annoyed tone, "What do you want?"
Gemini gave his queen another begging look, not trusting the little creature one bit, his information often proving to be more troublesome than he cared to admit, but Heinous didn't even seem to notice her servant was there anymore as she asked, "I want to know who my people love more, me or my bothersome stepdaughter?"
Glossaryk was silent for a moment, before saying, "The people do love her and adore her sweet ways, and this feeling only grows stronger over the days. Through her kind acts and heart that shines pure, she has stolen their attention with her gracious lure. In short, My Queen, it seems you worries were true, for Princess Star is so much more beloved than you."
"I KNEW IT!" Heinous screamed angrily, her whole body shaking with rage. "That little brat is trying to take my throne away! Who does she think she is?!"
"Um, the princess, Your Highness," Gemini timidly responded.
"Not anymore," Heinous whispered darkly, pacing back and forth as she began scheming of a way to get rid of her happy-go-lucky competitor. "I'll just have her stripped of her royal power and sent to live with the peasants."
"Umm, my queen," Gemini tried again, his voice even softer and more nervous than before. "I don't think that is a good idea."
"I'm inclined to agree, that would be unwise," Glossaryk concurred in riddle. "A different plan I would advise."
Queen Heinous stopped pacing for a moment, thinking over what her two advisers were saying. "Perhaps you're both right," she sighed, seeing the flaws within her seemingly brilliant plan.
"W-We are, Your Majesty," Gemini stated in disbelief, not sure if he had heard his ruler right. He was unable to think of a time when the queen had ever agreed to being wrong about anything.
"Yes," she said, putting a hand to her chin, still deep in thought. "Simply revoking her right to the throne is only a temporary fix. I need something more... permanent." Heinous smiled evilly.
"P-Permanent," Gemini stuttered, feeling his body grow cold. He didn't like where this was going.
Heinous chuckled to herself. "Oh yes, what I need is to get rid of the princess. And then no one could ever challenge my right to the throne ever again." She turned to her servant, him and the still-active mirror thrown off guard by the crazed look in her eye. "Gemini, summon the nearest huntsmen to my chambers, I have an extra special job for him," she command, rubbing her hands together mysteriously.
For a moment, the two just stared at the evil queen with varying levels of concern, until at last, the mirror image Glossaryk spoke, not even bothering to rhyme his very true observation, "Well, she's gone nuts."
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"Are you sure this is the right way?" Star asked the huntsmen who had guided her into the forest, skeptically. She turned to look at the tall green frog, dressed head to toe in traditional hunting clothes. Buff Frog, who had been smiling nervously the whole trip, refused to meet her eye, sweat dripping off of his face.
"Uhh, da, princess," he said in a heavy Russian accent. "This is definitely right way."
"Really?" Star said, raising an eyebrow at the huntsma... uhh huntsfrog. "Cause we were supposed to be going to put out a fire at the Dry Wood Meadows..."
"Which is totally true and not just lie I make up so you come with me," Buff Frog quickly said.
"What?" Star said.
"What?" Buff Frog repeated immediately.
"Annnyywho," Star said, feeling an uncomfortable tension beginning to form. "According to this sign..." She pointed out the sign in front of her, reading if off for her animal-like escort. "We're at some place called, 'Isolation Point: where no one can here you scream.' Huh."
Buff Frog said nothing, more sweat pouring off of his face, watching the young princess closely as she continued to examine the sign, slowly drawing a knife from his belt. "Sorry to say this, Buff Frog," she continued. "But I think you may have gotten us lost."
The frog looked down at the knife, which was shaking in his nervous grip, unsure what to do. He had been given strict orders from the queen herself to dispose of the princess, an order which he wanted nothing to do with, wishing he had never even heard the command. He, like many in the kingdom, adored Princess Star and wished for her to be the ruler instead of her tyrant of a stepmother. He wasn't sure if he could bring himself to kill her in cold blood. But if he didn't finish his mission, the queen would surely have his head instead.
So, Buff Frog swallowed down his guilt, stepping closer to the unsuspecting princess and raising the knife into the air, preparing to stab her. The girl continued to be oblivious to the danger directly behind her, cocking her head to the side and humming to herself as she tried to make sense of the directions. But just as Buff Frog was about to thrust his knife right into her unsuspecting back, his nerves got the better of him, the hunter dropping the knife to the floor and collapsing to his knees.
Star, hearing the loud thud, turned in surprise as Buff Frog began begging at her feet, bowing as low to the ground as his muscular body would allow him. "I'm sorry, princess," he wept in sadness and guilt, grabbing onto her legs. "Please forgive me."
"Uhhh, it's okay, Buff Frog," Star replied anxiously, unsure what had caused the frog's sporadic mood shift. "I know you didn't mean to get us lost."
"No, I'm sorry I tried to kill you," Buff Frog admitted, his voice still chocked with sobs, as he looked sorrowfully up at the girl.
"Wait, what?!" Star exclaimed, taking a step away from the monster and out of his grasp, suddenly unsure what to think of him.
"Is true," Buff Frog continued to confess, disheartened. "I lied to you, so you would come out here, princess, and I so sorrryyy!"
"Why- Why would you do that?!" Star asked, shocked, pulling out her wand and holding it out toward her would-be attacker, demanding an answer from the huntsfrog.
"Is not me," Buff Frog said, rising to his feet again. "Is queen she wants you dead!"
"What?" Star whispered, her eyes widening. "Queen Heinous? But why, I haven't done anything?"
Buff Frog shook his head. "Doesn't matter. Queen, she is very jealous of you, she will do anything to keep throne for herself." Star gave him a disbelieving stare, keeping the wand raised. "Please, princess, you must believe me," he added, trying to urge her with his begging tone.
Star said nothing for a moment, feeling extremely unsure of whether or not she could trust what the monster was saying. After all, he had just tried to stab her in the back. But, on the other hand... did it really seem all that far-fetched. After all, Star knew quite well of the spiteful feelings her stepmother often showed towards her. And the more she thought about the less crazy it seemed that her super jealous guardian would want to keep her away from the throne at any cost. Still, Star never would have thought she would have taken it this far.
Star gave the monster a suspicious glare before asking, "Okay, let's say you are telling the truth and the queen does want me dead, why not just kill me, then, like she asked?"
"Because I cannot kill beloved princess, even if means disobeying orders," Buff Frog responded immediately. "I believe you make better ruler than her."
Though it might not have been the wisest choice, Star found herself believing the huntsfrog. After all, he had wasted his best chance to kill her a moment ago, when she had no idea the attack was coming. If he had really wanted to kill her, he would have done it then, confirming it in Star's mind that Heinous did, in fact, want her dead.
But that left Star with a bigger problem to deal with... now what? Star definitely couldn't risk going home. She knew that this failure would do nothing to ward the evil queen off from trying something like this again, the blond knew just how persistent her step-mom was, going to any lengths to get what she wanted. And right now she apparently wanted Star dead.
Star began biting on her wand, something she often did when she was deep in thought, as she tried to come up with some kind of plan, with no results. Come on Star, think, she urged herself. If you don't figure this out than you are looking at spending the next couple of years of your life dodging Heinous' assassins. Finally, she sighed in exasperation, lowering her wand. "Yeah well, if I don't think of some kind of plan, then I may not get a chance to prove you right," Star said to the frog bitterly, crossing her arms, feeling overwhelmed.
Buff Frog hesitated for a second, taking in the look of uncertainty on the girl's scrunched up face, before saying confidently, "Will not come to that, princess."
Star looked surprised by this, giving him a skeptical look, asking, "What makes you so sure?"
"Because I go back and tell queen that I successful with mission," Buff Frog volunteered, his tone strong and sure. "While you escape into woods."
Star instinctively turned to look back at the forest behind her, quite aware of the fact that they were relatively deserted and very rarely traveled, the place seeming like the perfect place to hide from Heinous and anyone seeking her harm. Star's face brightened as she turned back to the monster. "Oh yeah! That could work!" Star shouted in excitement at the suggestion, glad she had some kind of plan to work off of. "Nobody ever goes in there!"
"Exactly," Buff Frog confirmed, nodding his head in approval. "You will be safe there."
Star, without thinking, gave the huntsmen a quick hug around the waist, saying sweetly, "Thank you, thank you, thank you!" As she pulled away Buff Frog could swear he saw small pink hearts on Star's cheeks, glowing and pulsing, but when he blinked they were gone, causing the frog to believe it had just been a trick of the light.
"You are welcome, princess," Buff Frog said, respectfully.
Star turned to face the forest, building up her nerve as she prepared to enter it. Suddenly, Star thought of something, swerving back around to face the frog. "But wait, what about you?" she asked, in concern. "What if she figures out you are lying?"
Buff Frog didn't seem frightened of the thought, putting a hand to his chest and bowing his head. "Then I gladly face consequences for actions."
Star stared at the frog silently for a moment, before she whipped out her wand, using it to make a small chest. "Here," she said, handing it to the frog. "Give this to Queen Heinous, it'll help throw her off the scent."
"Thank you, princess," Buff Frog said accepting the gift in slight confusion. "But what is it?"
"It's my heart," she explained.
Buff Frog's eyes widened in horror. "Your heart?!" he repeated in almost disgust, holding the box farther away from his muscular self.
"Yep," Star said with a smile. Before adding, "The heart necklace that my mother gave to me. It's been passed down in my family for generations." She waved a finger in the air matter-of-factly as she explained this to the frog, who visibly relaxed as she did.
"Oh, I see, that much better," Buff Frog said relieved, visibly sighing.
"Well yeah, what did you really think I was gonna put my actual heart in there or something?" Star asked, with a dismissive scoff.
"Ha ha no, of course not," Buff Frog said, chuckling nervously.
With that Star turned back to the forest, just looking up at the tall treeline that towered over her, unmoving. Though she was anything but afraid of the dark overgrowth in front of her, she still couldn't help but feel hesitant to cross into the woods. Once she had, there would be no going back, she was leaving her old life behind, possibly forever and that thought was causing her insides to twist up uncomfortably, for just a moment remembering the life she was giving up. Though it was far from perfect, she would miss the friends she had made in the kingdom and, well, it was her home she had grown to love it, deeply.
She took a deep breath reminding herself of the stakes, before forcing her feet into motion running into the dark woods, alone.
So that does it for part 1! Like I said I don't like super long first chapters, but I will do part 2 next because I can't wait to introduce you all to the replacements to the seven dwarfs characters! I would also like to say that unlike my main story this one will not have a particular release date as I am doing this in my spare time, so I will just release one whenever I can get it done. But my main story I will still be trying to keep on its regular schedule.
So please feel free to favorite, follow, and review and let me know what you all thought of this story! See you next time! Love you all, bye!