Unhappily Ever After - Prologue

The wooden door slammed open and a bearded old man staggered into the house.

Sitting in the center of the hall was a small elderly woman.

She frowned upon seeing the old man.

“Where have you been again?!” She asked impatiently. “Out drinking with those FRIENDS of yours?”

“Burp.” The old man was too drunk to answer her.

“How many times have I told you not to mix with those people. They are nothing but trouble.” The old lady said disapprovingly.

The old man looked up and muttered, “I don’t…need you… to tell me who I can make friends with…burp…just because you are the Fairy Godmother…doesn’t give you the right to… burp!”

The Fairy Godmother stood up from her chair and marched towards the old man angrily.

“I had enough of you old man! The Fairy Godmother screamed. You are drunk every day of the week. And while I have been working hard making fairytales come true, what have you been doing?! NOTHING!”

“Hey, I wanted to help but you wouldn’t let me!” the old man argued.

“That’s because the tales you weaved out are nonsense!” she exclaimed. “The last time you tried, Snow White came crying to me because you paired her up with the Gingerbread man!”

The Fairy Godmother shook her head. “It took me days to comfort the poor girl and undo your folly!”

“What’s wrong with Snow White and the Gingerbread man?” The old man laughed. “I think they’re quite the couple!”

“For goodness sake, Princess goes with Princes. Not Gingerbread men! And they must live happily ever after. Hello. It’s the rule. Remember?!”

“You and your stupid rules.” The old man grumbled.

“Rules are rules. I do not care what you think.”

“I do not want to waste any more time with you. Get out of my house now! You shall not be sleeping here tonight!”

“What?!” the old man was shocked.

“You heard me. OUT!!!” The Fairy Godmother demanded.

“Please…Darling…one more chance?”

“O-U-T! OUT!!!”

The old man stared at the Fairy Godmother furiously.

“You shall pay for this bitch!”

With that, he stormed out of the house, into the cold heartless night…

*****

The drunken old man stumbled into the Red Dragon Inn. The people inside paid little attention to him as they went about minding their own business.

“One Red Riding Hood please.” The old man shouted to the bartender.

“Will that be with the big bad wolf or without?” the bartender shouted back.

“Anything. Just give me that bloody drink.”

“Coming right up Sir!”

“Stupid woman. How dare she drive me out of OUR house.” The old man mumbled.

“Hello.” Someone spoke.

“Huh?” the old man turned to his right and beside him stood a man shrouded in a grey hood.

“Who are you?” the old man asked curiously.

“Just call me Stranger.” The strange man replied.

“Oh. What can I do for you, Stranger?”

“I couldn’t help but hear you talking to yourself. Seems like you got a case of domestic problem.”

“Yah. Had an argument with my wife.” The old man reached out to take his drink from the bartender.

“About your drinking?” the stranger asked.

“Yah. Woman. Why can’t they just understand that we men just need to drink to distress ourselves?”

“Ha. What do women know?” the stranger laughed.

“Yah. Women. They think they know everything. She thinks that just because she IS the Fairy Godmother she knows better.” The old man raised his voice.

“So, what are you going to do about it?” the stranger grinned.

“About what?”

“Come on. You ARE the Fairy Godfather, you have powers too right?”

“Hmmm… yes… I do have powers of my own…” his eyes lit up.

“So? What are you waiting for?! Go create some fairytales of your own.” The stranger urged.

“Seriously, I’m getting sick of these “Happily Ever After” crap!”

“Yes!!! What’s wrong with Snow White and the Gingerbread man anyway?”

“Ha. I think they will make a lovely couple.” The stranger replied.

“Of course. I should have thought of this earlier.” The Fairy Godfather paused.

“Fairytales by the Fairy Godfather… thanks for the advice Stranger… I will show that old bitch…”

“Stranger?” Just as mysterious as the man in the grey hood has arrived, he had suddenly disappeared into thin air.

The Fairy Godfather took a sip from his drink and then rubbed his hands together gleefully. “Beware, all fairytale creatures, the Fairytales that you knew… will never be the same again!!!”