Elise's Life in Sugar Plum's Tower/Christopher Hired to Find the Lost Princess

*(In a Haunted Forest, Maleficent, with Diablo flying by her, and Sugar Plum returned to Maleficent’s castle with furious looks)*

Sugar Plum: Who do those goody-two shoes think they are, taking those items?!

Maleficent: Without them, we’ll never rule Oz with an iron fist!

*(As they walked up the highest room in a high tower, they passed some winged goblins, aquatic goblins, Maleficent’s goons, a Wolfos army, the possessed Inca guards, the possessed Flying Monkey Pokemon, and the possessed Beedrill swarm. During their walk, Sugar Plum spoke up positively in a cruel way)*

Sugar Plum: But despite not having those items yet, I still have my fountain of youth in my tower.

Maleficent: I know what you mean.

*(They glanced down from the window at a tower next door at the edge of the Haunted Forest. Down at the tower, all was quiet and the window was closed. Suddenly, it bursts open, revealing a beautiful 16 year old girl with short auburn hair, blue eyes, and is wearing a royal blue tanktop, small white teardrop-shaped earrings, a tiny gold chain necklace with a teardrop-shaped ruby charm, a light tan leather banded watch on her left wrist, a light blue knee-length flowing skirt, and orange high-heeled sandals. She is Elise Oriana III, a girl raised by Sugar Plum for as long as she can remember, but also referred by Sugar Plum as her fountain of youth, for Elise holds a rainbow magic amulet that gives her the ability to heal wounds and keep people young and beautiful at times. As she looked around the window, she shrugged and pretended to walk away)*

Elise: Well, I guess Glameow’s not out here.

*(Next to the windowsill, hidden, a female beautiful cat-like Pokemon noticed Elise walking away. She is a female Normal-type beautiful cat-like Pokemon with gray fur, a slender physique, a crescent shaped head with two white-tipped ears, a white muzzle, a small black nose, pink eyelids, yellow eyes with blue irises (That are also capable of using hypnotic powers), two rows of thin whiskers, a ruff-like fringe on her neck, similar fringes on her legs, white paws with pink paw pads on the underside, a powerful, curled, spring-shaped tail with a white fluff at the tip of it, and sharp claws. She is Glameow. After snickering quietly, she went to sneak back into the room when she felt something magically pick her up and fly her right into the room and right in front of a smug Elise. It turned out they were playing magical hide n’ seek)*

Glameow: That’s four times in a row, Elise. A new record.

Elise: Thanks, Glameow.

*(She gently placed Glameow onto the ground with her magic)*

Glameow: I’m getting bored with this game already.

Elise: Then what do you want to do?

*(Glameow points at the window)*

Glameow: I say we sneak outside and play.

Elise: I would love to, Glameow, but Mother said I can’t leave this tower.

Glameow: But it’s just a quick run and return.

Elise: Last time I tried to do that, she got mad when she caught me.

Glameow: As I recall, but….

Elise: Sorry, but we got work to do around here. Come on!

*(She runs up to the attic and returned from gathering cleaning supplies)*

Glameow: (Flatly) Oh well.

*(They start cleaning up the tower’s first and second floors quickly as Elise started to sing)*

Elise: **7:00 AM, the usual morning lineup**

**Start on the chores**

**And sweep until the floors**

**Are all clean**

**Polish and wax**

**Do laundry**

**And mop and shine up**

**Sweep again**

**And by then**

**It’s, like, 7:15**

*(Once all the cleaning was done, Elise then took three books from a bookshelf and began reading with Glameow and then started painting on canvas walls in her room, played guitar, cooked soup for lunch, and knitted a cloth necklace as she continued to sing)*

Elise: **And so I’ll read a book**

**Or maybe two or three**

**I’ll add a few new paintings**

**To my gallery**

**I’ll play guitar**

**And knit and cook**

**And basically**

**Just wonder**

**When will my life begin?**

*(After finishing her soup with Glameow, Elise then did a bunch of hobbies she likes to do in her spare time through her song, including having Glameow temporally dressed up in a blue dress)*

Elise: **Then after lunch**

**It’s puzzles**

**And darts and baking**

**Papier-mache**

**A bit of ballet and chess**

**Pottery and ventriloquy**

**Candle-making**

**Then I’ll stretch**

**Maybe sketch**

**Take a climb**

**Sew a dress**

*(She then re-read the same books in a bored way and then looked around for more blank canvas walls to paint on and then practiced some magic)*

Elise: **And I’ll re-read the books**

**If I have time to spare**

**I’ll paint the walls some more**

**I’m sure there’s room somewhere**

**And then I’ll learn and learn**

**And learn and learn some magic**

**Stuck in the same place**

**I’ve always been**

**And I’ll keep wondering**

**Wondering**

**Wondering**

**Wondering**

**When will my life begin?**

*(She then looks out the window dreamily)*

Elise: **Tomorrow night**

**The lights will appear**

**Just like they do**

**On my birthday each year**

*(She noticed a blank canvas and painted a picture of her sitting on a grassy field, watching lights in the night sky)*

Elise: **What is it like**

**Out there where they glow?**

**Now that I’m older**

**Mother might just let me go**

*(She sighed softly after she finished painting as Glameow watched in concern. Elsewhere in Emerald City itself, two adults were sitting on their thrones together in silence. The first adult is a middle-aged man with short gray hair, sideburns, beard, and mustache, blue eyes, and wearing a white fez cap, white gloves, a white long-sleeved ankle-length tunic with gold trimming and a bronze eagle and sun on the left side of the chest over a white long-sleeved jumpsuit, and umber brown boots. He is Richard, King of Oz. The other adult is a beautiful middle-aged/young woman with long elbow-length auburn hair with two feather clippings on each side, blue eyes, and wearing a white long-sleeved, lacy, royal dress and white ballet slippers. She is Luna, Richard’s wife and Queen of Oz. As they sat silently in calm sadness, Richard was the first to speak up)*

Richard: Luna?

Luna: Yes, Richard?

*(Richard sighed sadly in a calm way)*

Richard: Tomorrow’s our lost daughter’s sixteenth birthday. And every time we light the lanterns for this event, I just can’t help but….

Luna: I know, darling. But she might never come back unless….

*(Suddenly, a knock on the door got their attention)*

Luna and Richard: Come in.

*(Then, someone came in. It is a male anthro rabbit with yellow fur, skinny arms, long ears with pink interiors, a white cottontail, muzzle, and underbelly, a pink nose, and black whiskers and eyebrows. He is, well, Rabbit, the Gatekeeper of Emerald City)*

Rabbit: You’re majesties.

*(He bowed to them as Luna and Richard got up and walked up hopefully)*

Luna: Did you find someone who will help find our daughter?

Rabbit: Yes, my queen. He’s coming in now.

*(Then he walked aside, revealing a 17 year boy with short bleach blonde hair, green eyes, and wearing a black tanktop underneath a blue short-sleeved jacket with black sleeves and pocket rims, a black belt with a silver buckle, navy blue pants, black fingerless gloves, and umber brown boots. He is Christopher Aonuma, a boy who loves flying things and dreams of becoming a mechanic for them and becoming a knight of Emerald City. Noticing him, Luna and Richard went up to him)*

Christopher: Christopher Aonuma reporting for duty, you’re majesties.

Richard: So, you’re the Christopher Aonuma we’re told about.

*(Christopher nods)*

Christopher: Yes.

Luna: Are you ready to learn about our daughter’s disappearance?

Christopher: Yes again.

*(They seated and Luna began her story)*

Luna: You recall how Richard and the people of this city found a magic healing flower to save my life, as well as our unborn child, right?

Christopher: Yeah. You and the baby were saved and the princess was born eventually.

Richard: That’s right. We even gave her a special amulet as a gift.

Luna: However, a mysterious person broke into the castle and stole her, her amulet, and a DNA matcher from us three nights after she was born.

Christopher: As I heard from the people back there.

Richard: So we ask of you…. Will you please look for our daughter?

*(Christopher gave a look of interest)*

Christopher: You mean…?

Luna: Yes. If you find our daughter, wherever she may be, and bring her back to us, we’ll let the Wizard himself grant you your wish of becoming a mechanic and knight.

*(Christopher thinks it over)*

Christopher: I always dreamed of being a mechanic on flying things and a knight. And I especially dreamed of being a hero to deliver the lost princess back here.

*(He nods)*

Christopher: I accept.

Luna: Thank you, Christopher. You’re so kind.

Richard: And if you do bring her home, we might arrange for you and her to be married.

Luna: That’s right.

*(Christopher got surprised, yet interested)*

Christopher: Marry the princess?

Richard: Yes, if you want to.

Luna: We always hoped that if our daughter were to grow up and marry, we would have grandchildren.

*(Touched by their offer, Christopher smiled and accepted even more)*

Christopher: You know what? I’ll make your dream of being grandparents come true.

Luna: (Hopefully) You mean…?

*(Christopher nodded with a smile)*

Christopher: I would love to marry your daughter and get my dream.

Luna and Richard: Thank you!

*(They hugged him. After the hug ended, Luna spoke up)*

Luna: Our daughter’s name is Elise. And here’s her baby picture.

Richard: And her necklace.

*(They hand Christopher the picture and the necklace, which is a silver multi-beaded necklace, and he accepted)*

Christopher: Thanks. These should probably make this search easier.

Richard: That’s what the last hired help said before, and the last time before that, and so on.

Luna: You are our last hope.

*(Christopher nods and they get up. Outside Emerald City’s entrance gate, Christopher, carrying the photo and necklace in his black backpack waved goodbye to the civilians, as well as Richard and Luna)*

Christopher: I won’t let all of you down!

Luna and Richard: Good luck!

*(Then with that, Christopher ran off to begin his search for the lost Princess of Oz for Emerald City. Elsewhere, Serena, Ash, Kaya, Lillipup, Pikachu, and Eevee walked down the Yellow Brick Road, looking around in amazement at Oz’s beauty)*

Serena: So beautiful….

Kaya: So colorful….

Lillipup: So mesmerizing....

*(They noticed Serena, Ash, and Kaya looked around in silence)*

Pikachu: Are you okay?

Eevee: What's the matter?

*(Serena, Ash, and Kaya heard them and spoke up casually)*

Serena, Ash, and Kaya: Oh, yeah. We're okay.

*(They looked at her flatly, telling that the three are not being honest. Serena, Ash, and Kaya then came clean upon seeing those reactions)*

Serena: Alright, We're not okay.

Ash: We just want us to be back home.

Kaya: That's right.

*(Lillipup, Pikachu, and Eevee reassured them with a smile)*

Lillipup: Hey, don’t worry.

Pikachu: We’ll be home and make sure your moms are alright.

Eevee: And maybe hide us from everyone.

Pikachu: So we won't be put down.

Serena: I guess.

*(She, Ash, and Kaya then looked around and sighed sadly. Then they started singing as Lillipup, Pikachu, and Eevee got concerned and they stopped walking)*

Serena: **There’s a feeling here inside**

**That I cannot hide**

**And I know I’ve tried**

**But it’s turning me around**

Ash: **I’m not sure that we’re aware**

**If we’re up or down**

**If we’re here or there**

**We need both feet on the ground**

Kaya: **Why do I feel like we’re drowning**

**When there is plenty of air?**

**Why do I feel like frowning?**

**I think the feeling is fear**

Serena: **Here we are in a different place**

**In a different time**

**In this time and space**

**But we don’t want to be here**

Ash: **We were told we must see the Wizard**

**But we don’t know who the Wizard is**

**I just hope this Wizard is there**

Kaya: **Maybe we’re just going crazy**

**Letting myself getting uptight**

**We’re acting just like babies**

**But we’re gonna be alright**

Serena, Ash, and Kaya: **As soon as we get home**

**As soon as we get home**

*(They resumed walking while Serena, Ash, and Kaya continued to sing)*

Serena, Ash, and Kaya: **In a different place**

**In a different time**

**Different people around us**

**We would like to know**

**Of their different world**

**And how different they find us**

**And just who’s the Wizard?**

**Is he big?**

**Will he scare us?**

**If we ask to leave**

**Will the Wizard hear us?**

**How will we know then**

**If we’ll ever get home again?**

**Here we are alone**

**Though it feels the same**

**I don’t know where we’re going**

**Out here on our own**

**And it’s not a game**

**And a strange wind is blowing**

**I am so amazed**

**By the things that we see here**

**I don’t want to be afraid**

**I just don’t want us to be here**

**In my mind, this is clear**

**What are we doing here?**

**I wish we were home**

*(After their song ended, Lillipup, Pikachu, and Eevee spoke up to cheer her up)*

Pikachu: Don’t worry, Ash, girls.

Eevee: Like Pikachu said, we will be home soon.

Lillipup: Just believe in yourself and all of us.

Pikachu: Like Rosalina and Blue said.

*(Realizing they’re right, Serena, Ash, and Kaya smiled and got perked up)*

Serena, Ash, and Kaya: You’re right.

Serena: Shall we get to Emerald City?

*(They nod and resumed their walk)*

***Coming up: Serena, Ash, Kaya, Lillipup, Pikachu, and Eevee meet a certain live wooden puppet and his cricket friend at the cornfield, who have dreams of having the former get a brain and the latter to become the best conscience ever. Also, Elise finally asks Sugar Plum to take her to Emerald City to see the lights on her birthday, but Sugar Plum politely declines by telling her a huge lie about the outside world to keep her in the tower.***