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Wish Granted 🌟👩🏾🎶 (Wish Reimagined)

Chapter 9: In the Dark of the Night 🌘

Chapter 8

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As the sun is setting on a faraway shot of Rosas, we begin to see a many of the residents begin to go back inside their homes for the evening now that the rain has finally cleared up. Some to their families while others are ready to just turn in.

There begins some whispers sweeping across the inner parts of the city, questioning the day's events. The camera slowly goes across some of these homes as we see the shadows of the residents talking in the windows.

"Do you think those traitors will come for us next?"

"What could they possibly want with our wishes?"

"What does she have with her that could destroy a whole city?"

The whispers die down a bit as we see Flazino peak around a corner. He heard most of the whispers, but knew not make a sound. He needed to get to the Hamlet and warn everyone before it was too late.

He looked around in case he was being followed, but he didn't pay attention to he was going.

"Flazino?" A voice whispered at him.

The guy nearly jumped out of his skin when he heard it. He quickly turned and saw Bazeema, a bit started herself at his reaction. She was carrying a plantling growing in an old boot, which she planned to help grow. "What are you doing out here? Shouldn't you be at home?"

Flazino didn't count on anyone else besides some guards to be out here at night. He had to come up with something, he already made his monthly trip to the forest, so that excuse was out.

"Well I was, but then the queen needed me to get some new ingredients for her, a whole list in fact. I'm going to have to travel a bit farther out for them." Flazino replied, not missing a beat.

"Do you need any help? It is getting a little late-"

"NO- I mean, no thanks! Hehe. This is apprentice business after all. Very important." He quickly walked by her. "Just do me a favor and don't tell anyone? The queen keeps it a secret on what she uses for her spells, so this has to stay between us."

There. That should keep any suspicion off of him for now. Expect for the guy right behind him.

"HEY, WATCH'A DOIN' FLAZI?" Dairo exclaimed in a friendly but loud tone.

The apprentice quickly put his hands over the dopey teen's mouth. "SHHHHHHHH!! ARE YOU TRYING TO GET ME KILLED?" he whispered. "And don't call me 'Flazi'."

Dario seemed confused. "But Dahlia calls you that all the time." He said after Flazino moved his hands away. This time his tone was lower.

"That's different." He replied and never further explained. "Now if you don't mind, I'd like to get on with my assignment." He pulled the hood over his head and once again tried to leave. But apparently Bazeema still had something to say.

"Flazino. You don't need to hide anything. If something's wrong, you can just say it, I always keep secrets safe." Her voice waa still soft, but there was touch of comfort in it.

Dario chimed in with a grin. "Yeah, I mean you've always been there for a lot of us when the King was too busy. The least we can do is listen to your problems."

For a moment, Flazino did consider it. But after Dahlia didn't believe him, did he even want to take a chance with these two?

"Wait... I think I know why you're being all sneaky..." Dario said as he stroked his scruffy chin.

Flazino's shoulders tensed up.

"You've got a secret girlfriend you're meeting with in the woods, don't you?" Dario said snapping his fingers.

Bazeema gasped in delight. Hearing about romance seemed to perk her up. "Is it true? How romantic, two lovers meeting in secret!"

"You should be a lot less tense, then!"

Flazino had an annoyed expression as he turned around looked at the two of them. "You know, I can still call your parents and tell them you're messing with royal business."

(He was looking like this, btw)

Bazeema was immediately quiet while Dario just shrugged. "All right, I get, I get it, we'll go home. I need to work on my jokes some more anyway."

Dario turned to ask Bazeema where she was planning to do, but she had already vanished. He looked around, but there was no sign of her. The blonde teen turned to Flazino. "Does she do that a lot?"

"Yup." He simply said.

"Wow, she could be a spy or something with that kind of stealth." He muttered as he made his way home.

After Dario was out of sight, Flazino breathed a sigh of relief. They meant well, but this was something they couldn't help him with. At least not quite yet in the story.

He checked once more to make sure nobody else was around and quickly made his way to the horse's stable. He saw Achilles and greeted him. "Hey there, buddy. I'm going to need you again tonight for something important."

The horse slightly whimpered, as if it was nervous to join him. "Relax. It'll be easy this time. We'll be quick as a white rabbit and back home before you know it. I'll even throw in some oats for you." He told him gently.

Achilles took a moment to consider, then gave him a nod.

After gaining the horse's trust, the two took off and ran out of Rosas and into the woods as fast as they could.

The view seems similar to the apprentice heading towards the Hamlet, only this time the forest seemed darker than usual. In fact it was getting so dark, Flazino was concerned that Achilles couldn't see where he was going.

He took a small yellow powder from his pouch and shouted "Lūminōsus!", then threw the powder ahead of him. The yellow powder creates a bright yellow light for them to see as they ran toward the Hamlet.

For a brief second, the light goes so far it reveals a wall of tall figures standing in the middle of the path.

"ACHILLES, HEEL!" Flazino shouted at the horse as he pulled hard in the reins, making Achilles break and reel back before he ran into the figures.

He threw another light spell into the air, and it brightens up part if the forest. With the new light, we see that the tall figures are in fact Rosas' soldiers all on horseback.

Flazino definitely wasn't expecting this...

"Hey, fellas! What are you doing out here by yourselves? In full armor and sharp weapons... hehehe..." He asked in a nervous tone. Why were these soldiers out here? On this night of all nights?!

"We hate to do this to you Flazino, but....you're under arrest for aiding with the traitors of Rosas." A bearded solider finally said.

How? How did they know?!

"Come on, Stan. You know me better than that! I'm just getting a few ingredients for the queen, same old same-"

"Don't lie to us, son. Not anymore." Stan continued. "We can do this the easy way or the hard way." He placed his hand on the hilt of his sword.

This wasn't working. He had to get out of there, fast. He quietly reached for a small hand made wooden wand from his bag. It was time for distraction.

"When you put it that way, I say go with FULMEN!" Flazino jabbed the wand forward, expecting a lightning bolt to scare them, but all that came out was a tiny spark and the sound of someone's cough.

There was an awkward silence as the guards stared back in confusion.

The apprentice looked back at the wand. "Wasn't expecting technical difficulties..." 😅 he laughed nervously. He then chucked the use less wand at the men and made Achilles take off in the other direction.

Stan the guard wasn't deterred. "After him! Don't let him escape!" the soldiers followed their orders and chased apprentice the other way. The light he had casted was beginning to dim, making it difficult to see ahead of them.

At this point, Flazino had no idea where to go. The path to the Hamlet was blocked, and he certainly couldn't go back to Rosas. Wait, he could find Asha and that strange guy she was with! She mentioned he could help save the wishes and the people, she would know what to do!

Unfortunately for Flazino, he would never make it to Asha and Star...

A bright sickly green light wrapped itself around Achilles legs, causing the horse trip, braying wildly as he fell. Flazino tumbled after he was lunched off the horse, hurting his arm.

Before he could lift himself up to see what caused the accident, a pair of green hands wrapped tightly around his body like a boa constrictor. Flazino struggled to get free, but to no avail.

"Well, well, well. You were right, my dear. The peasant boy was the culprit after all." A cold yet devious voice approached.

Flaznio looked up and saw the faces of Magnifico and Amaya on their royal horses, looking down at the boy with false pity in their eyes.

"You son of a-" Flazino's insult was cut short when he felt a pair of giant paws on his back, pushing him back to the ground.

It was the paws (and claws) of the royal lynx, keeping the young man down. Sabor flashed a toothy grin as he snickered.

"Watch your tongue, you're in the presence of royalty here!" Amaya said in a rather upbeat yet condescending tone. She dismounted her horse and approached him.

"I've noticed that many of my ingredients have been missing from the lab, despite the fact that we've been performing fewer spells until recently. And you're the only one that has access to them besides my husband."

Sabor jumped off of Flazino's back allowing to him finally to stand up on his knees. Amaya placed a finger delicately on his chin. "I must admit that you're a clever young man. But not clever enough."

The queen then placed her hands on both sides of his head. Before he realized what was happening, his eyes flash green and we see the images of Flazino's whereabouts from the past few days.

One image showed Flazino grabbing essential ingredients from the lab. Another image showed him talking to Dahlia warning her about Magnifico. A third one showed him attempting to help Asha and Star back in Rosas' center. One final flash shows Flazino leaving the secret entrance to the Hamlet, waving goodbye to the residents.

It flashes back to the present in an instant. Once the queen released him, Flazino had a look of pure horror on his face. He had given them the path to the Hamlet, without even telling them.

"I believe we have everything we need." the queen said with a satisfying smile.

"Good. Now there's just one little thing left to care of." Magnifico waved his hand and Flazino's wish appeared in it, it had a tinge of yellow sparkles within. "We'll have to announce that the apprentice position is open once again."

He took one last condescending look at the former apprentice. "You know the sentence for insubordination is death. Such a pity. You threw away a promising career."

For the first time, Flazino felt satisfaction in defying Magnifico's rules. "Consider it my highest honor, sir." he replied with no regrets.

Magnifico laughed. "Oh, ho-ho! You flatter me, boy. But I can't have all the fun here." He handed the orb over to his wife. "Would you do the honors, Amaya? Consider it my way of saying thank you for snuffing out the rat."

Amaya pretended to be in surprise as she gently took the wish. "How sweet of you, thank you, Mi rey! Always thinking of others..."

She put her hands on both sides of Flazino's wish, and swiftly crushed the orb. The remains of it left blue sparkles in her hands as the wish dissipated.

Flazino's face went pale at the sight. His vision began to blur as all the anger and fear was drained from his body. He lost his balance and fell to the ground with a loud thud. Magnifico released his magical grip on the guy.

Once the guards caught up, they saw the boy laying lifeless on the ground. They were at a loss for words.

One of them finally spoke up. "Sir? What happened here? Is he....?" he was almost to nervous to finish the question.

"Unfortunately, no. He's still breathing...for now." Magnifico answered coldly, seeing the apprentice's chest rise and fall slowly as he breathed.

Stan the guard was surprised at the king's tone. Criminals were usually dealt with force, but both the soldiers and the royals had known Flazino from the day he became an apprentice. He expected them to save some kind of pity for him...

"What's with the looks? He's a traitor and I believe I made myself clear about what I do with traitors." He spoke with no remorse.

Without another word, two of the guards took him by the arms. They could barely hear him breathing as they placed him on the back of one of the horses.

"So...what now, sir?" One of the guards asked. "We can't just take him home like this."

"Take him where we sent the other traitors. Straight to the dungeon. Amaya will guide you there." He nodded to his wife as she proceeded to mount her own horse.

"The rest of you will remain with Magnifico and bring the traitors to justice. I can take take care of our former apprentice." Amaya finished for him as she faced the direction of the kingdom, not giving them a second look.

Two of the guards shared a look, but stayed quiet. They just did as they were instructed. Achilles was released, and ran off as fast into the forest out of fear.

After Amaya and the others left to return to the kingdom, the remaining guards asked, "How do we find these people, your Highness?"

Magnifico raised his staff high in the air, with the spearhead glowing a bright green. He shot it forward, making the others duck to avoid the blast. The light made a trail that flew beyond their field of view. Leaving the reaming light as a guide for the men. "That's how. It's time to take some action, boys."

The others guards mount their horses in preparation as he spoke. The king faced his men and raised his staff, which shined with a green glow.

"Through the mist and through these woods, through the darkness and the shadows. We will stop these menaces once and for all!"

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FINAL THOUGHTS

I HAVE RETURNED!!! ⚡ Really sorry about the inactivity recently. I finished a lot of my offline work, but now I'm taking care of family, and haven't had a lot of time to actually sit down and write or draw. 😅 For this chapter and the next, we'll be taking a short break from Asha and Star. I figured its time to not only get to the scene that will lead to that "Finding Flazino" animatic later, but we're also going to see Sabino, Sakina and the rest of the Hamlet again. And that one, despite how we're leading into it, is going to be fun! I'm trying to go for a big Beauty and Beast reference with it, it'll take some time. And I'm the next chapter, we'll officially be halfway through the story! Now I have to go re-watch the movie, because I forgot most of the second half, help me. (Its for the story so I can work off of it, I promise)

Also, the Flazino fans are probably gonna hate me for this chapter, I'm so sorry. This guy can't catch a break. He's going through hell right now and is close to dying, I swear I don't hate him! Flazi just needs to suffer for the plot. 😅

Also, if anyone is interested in helping out on this, I'm working on the bases for two posters for "Wish Granted". One set as a teaser and one will be a main reveal poster. Just let me know! As for the other art pieces, the next designs to show will be for Sabor and Gabo later on.

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