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The Kingdom of Wishes- A “Wish” Rewrite

Chapter 1- The Intro

We begin our tale the same way many classic Disney movies began, with a story book.

As the book opens we are presented with the image of a king looking down from his tower, and we listen to the narration of an elderly male voice:

Long ago, there was a kind and wise king, who couldn't bear seeing how sad his people were, not being able to make their dreams come true, since they were too busy working and building their young kingdom. The king pondered if there was anything that could be done so his people could both work but also feel fulfilled in life.

Then, he had an idea. With the help of the most powerful sorcerers from the neighboring kingdoms, the king developed a new kind of arcane magic, Wish magic. With this magic, the king granted the wishes of all the citizens that asked for his help, and so, this became the tradition, in the kingdom of Rosas...

But this is not his story, oh no no, King Eric was just the first of this loooong line of wish granting kings.

The pages of the book flip, revealing in each page a different king, each generation, and each one with their names written on the top of the pages, these kings are all named after the 9 old men, the famous animators that worked in the creation of Snow White. This is the first of many Disney references I’ll throw around in this rewrite.

Our tale begins with the birth of the 10th king of Rosas... Prince Magnus.

We see an illustration showing a young king Magnifico learning magic with his father, king Ward.

Young prince Magnus was very dedicated to his studies in magic, his power grew as quickly as the evening primrose blooms in the night. However, the young prince never felt he'd be truly worthy of following such a great legacy. With that in mind, the King and Queen decided that a... second option could be required in the future. And thus, prince Florian was born, Magnus younger sibling.

The two brothers were inseparable, and together, they grew to become powerful sorcerers, but once the came to choose the heir to the throne, Florian was chosen, for Magnus didn't feel like he could rise to be just as great of a king as the ones that came before him, he felt like there was something... missing in his life, something that would give him the confidence and strength he required.

And sure enough, that something, or rather, that someone arrived. The most beautiful maiden, with long hair with the color of aged mahogany wood, and deep eyes like a chocolate swirl one could get lost into, and a smile so warm and bright that put the sun, moon and all the stars to shame, that young maiden was called Amaya.

(If you can't tell, Magnifico helped in the writing of this book)

The young maiden quickly earned the respect and adoration from all the people in the kingdom, thanks to her skills as a potion maker. It didn't take long for her and the prince to meet, and once they did, they knew they were made for each other, and together, they felt like they could do... Anything.

The narrators voice sounds confused with that last statement, like he doesn't know what's referring to. But he continues.

The kingdom was prospering under king Florian's rule, but Magnus, inspired by his new found love, decided to go on a quest for treasure, to adventure, to leave the kingdom for once in his life.

(The book does not specify if Amaya went with him or not... This will be relevant later in this rewrite so keep that in mind)

But every tale must have a tragedy, and Magnus faced the most painful tragedy of all once he returned to Rosas, and found out his dear younger brother fell ill and passed away while he was away.

But from this tragedy, Rosas reemerged stronger, with Magnus and Amaya as our new rulers. Magnus let go of his fears and swore to make the kingdom shine brighter that ever before, It's what his brother would've wanted after all.

Magnus changed the way that wishes were granted, instead of granting just a few per month like the kings that came before him, he granted dozens per week, by sending them up from the top of his tower, and they floated down to their wish makers as they sleep.

The kingdom was so happy and so grateful for their king and queen that they started calling them by nicknames that reflected their magnificence and their passion, and so, they were from then on known as King Magnifico and Queen Amable.

The End

The book is closed by an old man's hand.

We now see the face of the man who was reading the story, Sabino, Asha's grandfather, looking ever so slightly younger than he was in the movie, but still very old.

He's laying on the bed with a smile, admiring the golden and flowery details on the book cover, and he says:

"I admire your interest in more sophisticated books Asha but ummm don't you think this one might be a bit too advanced for your age? I mean, I know it's rather short but I doubt you even know what "Mahogany wood" or a "Evening primrose" are hehe"

the man chuckles looking down on the other side of the bed, where we see a little 5 year old Asha under the bed sheets.

"Yeah... The cover made it seem more interesting when I found it at the library, I was expecting more magic, but its just romance... yuck" she makes a face of disgust sticking her tongue out.

"One should never judge a book by it's cover" he tells her as he get's up from bed to put away the book and blow away the candles in the room.

"Also, why does the story barely talks about king Florian? I wanted to know more about him!" Asha says frustrated

"It just wasn't his story dear... Poor lad had such a short story too, he was just 20 when he passed."

"Why?"

"... "why" what?"

"Why did he pass? What sickness did he get? The book didn't say it." Asha gives her grandfather a puzzled look, her grandpa can’t help but chuckle, he's way too familiar to these unceasing questions of her's, Asha always had the habit of questioning everything.

"Asha, sometimes bad things just... Happen, with no explanation, and there's nothing we can really do about it aside from moving on"

"Hmmm well, I'll go to the library and look for more books about king Florian tomorrow then, I wanna learn aaaall about him"

(Side note: She most likely won't find any books about him, Magnifico made sure that the memory of his lil brother could be erased as much as possible)

"You do that my dear. Now, it's time for bed"

"Noooo!" Asha interrupts before her grandpa blows away the last candle in the room "I want another story, this one didn't count because I didn't like it"

"And since when that was a rule?" her grandfather sounds amused by that

"Since now, I just decided" the 5 year old claimed proudly

"And what exactly didn't you enjoy in this story?"

Asha thinks for a moment, but then she has an idea "Weeeeell for starters, romance is yucky, there was nooo villains, and I like villains in fairytales, and most importantly… it didn't have MY favorite king and queen in it"

(Ya know, I laugh to myself while writing this because not only Asha will grow up to live a romance in this rewrite, but also because there are indeed villains in that fairytale, it just so happens that the villains made themselves the protagonists.)

Sabino looks confused "... Your favorite king and queen? Now what do you mean b--" Sabino realizes who she’s referring to, and his confusion melts back into a tender smile "Oooh... hehe you mean THEIR story, huh? Say, didn't I already tell you their story this week?"

"And the week before that too, yes, but I just love it! Pleeease saba, then I promise I'll go to sleep, honest"

"*sigh* alright alright, but only because it's my favorite too"

Sabino sits down on his rocking chair next to the bed, no book required for him to tell this tale.

Once upon a time, there was a king, who traveled to a far away place with his son, his prince. They were looking for a place peaceful to make it their home, and they found it, a quiet house in the middle of the forest, not so far from a kingdom called Rosas. The prince was quick to meet the people that lived in the nearby kingdom, and among the people he met there was-

"A FAIRY!"

"Who's telling this story again?" Sabino glanced at Asha smugly

"Sorry sorry, hihihi keep going" she says hugging her pillow tightly.

So yes, the prince met a fairy, a fairy with the most incredible of powers, she could bring drawings to life! The prince was marveled by the fairy's magic, and hurried to tell his father, at first, the king didn't believe it "Drawings that move? That's absurd, son" but sure enough, the prince invited the fairy to their home, and she proved it to the king, she showed him her sketchbook and flipped the pages quickly, and all her drawings together seemed to move as if it was magic

"Because it WAS magic" Asha corrected

"Hehehe you're right, it was"

Years went by, and the love that the prince and the fairy shared only grew more and more. The fairy became an art teacher, sharing her magic and artistry, while the prince became a philosopher, passing on his wisdom and knowledge about the stars. And one day, they were blessed with the most beautiful little princess.

"That's meeeee"

"Yes, that's you" Sabino looks at Asha with eyes full of administration for the girl’s enthusiasm for such a simple story he only came up with to teach her about who her parents were.

And they lived ha--

Sabino interrupts himself before he finishes that phrase, he knows that's not how it went.

But he has to finish the story somehow so he just says

And now that little princess is going to sleep, the end.

Nailed it.

"Very well Asha, a deal's a deal, good night now."

"Saba..."

"yes, mi nieta?"

(that means granddaughter in spanish)

"Do you miss them?... Mama and papa?"

Sabino looks at the last burning candle in the room with downcast eyes

"Everyday... But it's alright, I still get to see them everyday"

"WHERE?" Asha exclaims thinking her grandpa just casually admitted he sees ghosts.

"In you" Sabino tells her as he caresses her head "You have your mother's talent and beauty, and my son's intelligence and curiosity... They live in you, dear"

(Is this a Lion King Broadway musical reference? Yes, yes it is)

"You think I'll be able to make magic too, like mama?"

"You can do whatever you set your mind to dear, if you believe in that and work hard to achieve it"

"... Oooor I could just make a wish to king Magnifico! I bet he could make me a great artist just like mama in a second" Asha said enthusiastically

Sabino's smile disappeared with that first statement... Asha didn't notice as she was getting comfortable in bed not looking at her grandfather at the moment.

"Hey saba, you never told me what was the wish the king granted to you, what was it? And mama's and papa's wishes?"

Asha was in her questioning mood again, but Sabino's mind traveled to somewhere else for a moment, his glance seemed unfocused

"Saba? helloooo?" Asha clapped her hands a few times, as if to wake him up.

"Oh umm sorry I... I must be more tired than I thought, what was your question again?"

"What wish did the king grant you?" Asha asked excited to hear the answer

"... I don't know"

"... Huh?"

"... I was asked to give my wish when I moved to Rosas and... To this day I can't remember what it was... But maybe that's just how it works"

"That doesn't sound fair... Do you think he hasn't granted it yet?"

"... Could be… Asha, can you promise me something?"

Asha looks at her grandfather attentively and nods positively.

“When you turn 18… Oh nevermind, you’ll probably not even remember this talk anyway”

“Yes I will, what is it?”

“… When the time comes for you to make your wish for King Magnifico, DO NOT wish for him to make you an artist like your mother, Sakina studied and practiced for years to master her craft… and I think she’d like for you to do the same”

“Okay! I’ll practice everyday! To make drawings just as pretty as mama’s!” Asha’s joy returned with full force, she actually couldn’t wait to draw more in the the morning.

Sabino seemed pleased “That’s good to hear, thank you”

“But what should I wish for then?”

Sabino fell silent for a moment and just said simply “You have a lot of time to decide, I’m sure you’ll know by then”

Sabino realizes they’ve been rambling too much and it's waaay past her bed time "Alright, we’ve been stalling long enough, night night"

Asha pretty much ignores that it’s bed time and just throws more questions "You think king Magnifico hasn’t granted your wish yet? Shouldn’t we ask him about it?"

"Now now Asha, you’ve got enough questions answered for the day” He says as he covers Asha with her blanket but he notices she looks upset, so this one last question is answered.

“*sigh*… We shouldn't bother your majesty with something so trivial, I'm alright, with or without remembering my wish, and who knows, tomorrow is another day, I might get it granted by then"

"... Yeah, I hope so… good night saba, I love you"

"Good night mi nieta. See you tomorrow."

Sabino blows away the last candle, it all goes dark.

We cut to a sequence similar from that opening from UP.

(oh yes, it'll be that level of sad)

So as the happy background music plays, with no lyrics, no lines, just visual story telling, we get a series of scenes showing some snippets of Asha’s life over the years.

We cut to the same little Asha waking up in the morning with a big smile on her face.

She's waken up by her grandfather, and she gives him a hug.

Sabino prepares breakfast while Asha draws on a sketchbook.

Sabino looks proud with Asha's doodle and hangs it on the wall.

Suddenly, they hear someone knocking, Asha goes to open the door and we see a young Dahlia selling sweets.

Sabino buys some, and as Dahlia walks away Asha notices she could use some help carrying all that food, since she's walking with a crutch.

Asha looks at her grandfather as if she's asking for permission to go, and he nods reassuringly.

Off she goes to help Dahlia, and the two quickly become friends

Asha get's back home after sunset, dinner is ready

she and her grandpa read some books together.

Asha went to sleep

This cycle would keep repeating during the whole musical sequence, and I don't want this to take too long so just imagine we see events similar to this repeating 7 times, each time we see Asha meet a new friend, and we see her grandpa become more and more senile and more dependent on Asha, as she gets older.

I'll just give a few more examples to illustrate it but if you're curious about how Asha met all her friends and in what order just read it here: Reimagining the 7 teens

We’ll skip the sequences showing how she met Simon and Gabo.

The music sounds slightly less upbeat

Asha wakes up, now looking more like a 10 year old

She’s ever so slightly less excited when waking up but still smiling

She goes to wake up her grandpa, who seems a bit lost at first but smiles once he sees her

She makes them breakfast

The walls of the house are covered top to bottom with Asha’s drawings

She helps her grandfather walk as they go watch a children’s play at the plaza, her friends Dahlia, Simon and Gabo are with them

Asha notices a young girl looking very uncomfortable on stage

Once it’s her scene, the bashful girl runs off stage

Asha goes back stage and we see her sit next to Bazeema and give her some words of encouragement

Bazeema goes back stage and plays the role of the queen perfectly with her eyes closed

Asha gets a new friend in her friend group

Sabino looks pleased

Asha prepares soup for dinner (remember she’s 10 here)

Asha takes her grandfather to bed, because he’s struggling to walk

Asha reads him some books

Asha went to sleep

…

We gonna skip to the last friend Asha made

Asha wakes up, now looking 13

She has a hopeful expression, it’s another day

She helps her grandfather get out of bed, he’s not smiling anymore, his expression seems distant

She makes them breakfast, and help her saba with eating it

There’s even more drawings on the walls, and they look way more detailed, showing Asha’s art skills improved

She and her 6 friends all go hang out for what was supposed to be a short walk

They spot a girl trying to practice juggling and failing miserably

Asha asks if they can help, but the girl just smiles awkwardly as if she says they can only help if they could make her a proper entertainer in the snap of their fingers

Asha indeed can’t grant that wish BUT she knows how to help her

Cuts to them all in Asha’s house, the 8 preteens all sit together on a round table and Asha brings in some papers, pencils and a book titled “Jokes and tales for jesters”

We see the whole gang now formed, as they talk and laugh together, helping Hal come up with jokes for her act as a royal entertainer

All is well until, Asha noticed her grandfather coughing on a chair right behind them

She rushes to give him some water and stays with him, while her friends watch from the table, with expressions of sadness and pity

Asha is hugging her grandfather when she feels a hand on her shoulder, she turns around and it’s Dahlia, with the other 6 behind, they all give her a reassuring smile as if to tell her it’s gonna be alright

Simon brings a blanket to cover her grandfather, Bazeema makes some tea, Dahlia prepares dinner, Hal plays some songs with her flute, Safi and Dario are dancing to it with Asha (as a reference to the “Silly Song” scene from Snow White where she dances with Dopey and Sneezy) and Gabo is just sitting there tapping his feet to the music.

Asha finally got a break, a moment to just enjoy herself

They all have dinner together, Gabo offers himself to help Sabino eat.

Asha waves her friends goodbye as they all return to their homes

Asha helps her grandfather go to bed, we don’t see his face much

Asha went to sleep

…

Asha wakes up, now 15 years old, she has an excited smile on her face just like how she had 10 years before

She shakes her grandfather to wake him up

He doesn’t move

She tries again…

No answer.

The music turns silent.

Her smile fades away.

…

We cut to her in Sabino’s funeral.

Asha is crying all alone, until she once again feels a hand on her shoulder.

She turns around to see all her 7 friends, all of them grieving with her.

They hug.

…

Asha wakes up, now in present day.

It’s her 18th birthday.

“… It’s another day” she says with a hopeful, but somewhat worried smile.

End of intro.

Final Thoughts

And so it begins. This is just the first of a LOT of chapters.

This is my first time actually writing a story, in English no less (I’m Brazilian btw) so this has been a pretty big deal for me, please give me suggestions on how to improve if you have any, it’s really appreciated.

Asha and Sabino’s relationship hits really close to home for me, I think whenever we write something it’s inevitable that we bring a little bit of our own experiences into it, and here’s it’s not different, in my case I also had a really close relationship with my grandpa, and I grew up watching him develop Alzheimer’s, just like Asha I used to draw a looooot and my grandpa had a whole wall in his room dedicated only for my drawings, so yeah I got pretty emotional writing about that.

Rip Vovô Dudu

Anyway, what I wanted to accomplish with this intro was establish:

- King Magnifico and Queen Amable’s backstory… Or at least what the people of Rosas think it’s their backstory.

- Who were Asha’s parents and how they’re important to her and shape who she is.

- How Asha met all her friends, as well as who they are.

- How Asha is always going out of her way to help others.

- How her life went from being taken care of by Sabino to being his care taker, which in turn made her become more mature and hard working from an young age.

- But nevertheless, even with all the loss and pain she felt, she always remained kind and optimistic.

With all of that established, we can actually start this story, see you all on chapter 2!

Thank you for reading!

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