Episode 3: The Gorgeous Gathering

Pretty Princess Man and Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee
Episode 3: The Gorgeous Gathering
In the land of Gorgeous, there existed one man and his sidekick in order to ward off the forces of evil and ugly. That man was Pretty Princess Man, and his sidekick was Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee Together this unstoppable force fights with power and precision and has no mercy for the forces that stand in their way.
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“Welcome,” the guard said to Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee as she entered the castle. “What brings you to the Castle of Adoration?”
“This turmoil,” Bonnie replied. “Things are amiss in the land of Gorgeous. I must speak to the King of Princesses at once.”
“Follow me,” the guard said, “I will escort you to the King.” Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee then followed the guard. The Castle was truly a marvel in the land of Gorgeous and things were pleasant within the castle's walls. They went through the Hall of Handsome, and up a giant flight of stairs until they came to doors so enormous that Bonnie could not even see the top.
“Now the King shall see you,” the guard said with honor and pride. With those words, the enormous doors began to open, and Bonnie for the first time in her life saw the throne room of the Castle of Adoration.
“Ah-” choked Bonnie, speechless, for the room took one's breathe away the first time it was seen. The room was absolutely astounding, filled with treasures and wonders that no one could dream of.
“Welcome,” the King of Princesses began. “We have anticipated your arrival, and we know why you have come. I myself am aware of everything that goes on in the land of Gorgeous, and know this pain and sorrow that is plaguing the land. I have plans to solve this matter, but these plans are far beyond your comprehension. I have plans for everyone in the land of Gorgeous, yes, even you Bonnie. No matter what the situation is, remember that I know all that goes on in this land, and no matter how chaotic things become, the situation will end in light, for light always prevails over darkness.”
“Well what about the people of this land?” Bonnie questioned. “They are wondering the streets wondering what is to become! How can you sit here in this castle and expect everything to work out? People are hurt and you sit here as if it is nothing! These are your people! You are a fraud!”
“I do not expect you to understand,” the King of Princesses explained. “I love the people of this land and my love for them never even slightly diminishes. Tonight is to be a night of celebration, and the troubles shall be forgotten for a time at least. Go Bonnie, tell the people that tonight a Gorgeous Gathering is to be held at the Castle of Adoration tonight.”
“The Gorgeous Gathering was Pretty Princess Man's idea and does sound enjoyable,” Bonnie replied confused about how the King of Princesses would know about his plan. “But King, I no longer trust your wisdom and decisions in the governing of our land. You must know how this darkness came to be, yet you do nothing and let darkness swallow the land! I will get to the bottom of this King! I swear to it.” With that Bonnie stormed out of the castle feeling anger and hate, feelings that had not been felt by a Gorgeousian in the land of Gorgeous until now.
“Bonnie,” murmured the King, “I can not possibly expect you to understand, but I do more than you shall ever know.” But Bonnie had already left.
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Bonnie returned to Pretty Princess Man about an hour later, since her ability to fly had been used up for the day. “Hey Pretty Princess Man,” she said, as she approached him.
“Hey Bonnie,” Pretty Princess Man said, sounding exhausted. “These people truly were a handful, but I got them calmed down.” Pretty Princess Man smiled and laughed off his exhaustion. “So how did things end up with the King?”
“Don't get me started,” said Bonnie annoyed. “Although the Gorgeous Gathering is being held tonight. The King said that troubles will be forgotten for a time.”
“Sweet,” said Pretty Princess Man. “I'm gonna get a date! Hey Bonnie wanna go?”
“Haha, very funny,” Bonnie said.
“Yeah, I know,” Pretty Princess Man replied. “Well, I'm gonna find a date. See you at the Gorgeous Gathering.”
With that Pretty Princess Man set off to find a date, while Bonnie continued to spread the word about the Gorgeous Gathering. The people were all excited to the Gorgeous Gathering, for none had ever been held since the creation of the land of Gorgeous, but only the King of Princesses and a select few remembered that time.
Pretty Princess Man traveled to the town of Astonishing. There he knew that all of the girls were astonishing and he would be lucky to just get one of them to go with him. “Hmm,” though Pretty Princess Man, “where to start?”
Pretty Princess Man entered the town of Astonishing and went to the candy store. The candy store was the place where all of the young ladies hung out. Pretty Princess Man opened the door to the candy store and took a step inside. There he found five beautiful Gorgeousian girls. Among the five, was Pretty Princess Man's old friend, Little Pumpkin.
When Little Pumpkin saw Pretty Princess Man, she walked up to him and asked, “Pretty Princess Man did you hear about the Gorgeous Gathering?”
“Of course,” Pretty Princess Man replied. “So I was wondering it you wanted to go with me my Little Pumpkin? It'll be fun.”
“Pretty Princess Man,” Little Pumpkin began, “I'm not sure. We barely talk anymore. But I don't know. It'll be fun I guess.” Little Pumpkin stopped and began to muse over her options before she made her choice. Once she had reached a decision she said, “Sure. Why not? It'll be a blast!”
“Awesome,” Pretty Princess Man said with a smile across his face so large and happy, that it would make anyone, no matter what, smile.
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Later that night, Pretty Princess Man and Little Pumpkin skipped merrily together toward the Castle of Adoration. Many other Gorgeousians were arriving as well, and people kept on piling into the Castle of Adoration.
Once Pretty Princess Man and Little Pumpkin were inside, they caught up with Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee. “Hey Bonnie,” Pretty Princess Man started, “how are you now?”
“I just don't know,” Bonnie replied. “Things are changing Pretty Princess Man, they are changing.”
“This much I know,” Pretty Princess Man replied. “Well I think the King of Princesses is about to address this crowd.”
“Welcome,” began the King of Princesses. “The way of the land of Gorgeous has been altered. The road ahead will be difficult, but know that I am with you every step of the way. Let us take tonight and celebrate, for in the near future our times to celebrate will be limited. After this time has passed, the world will be completely changed, and you shall be able to celebrate then, but let us seize this opportunity.”
After that music began to play, seemingly out of nowhere. Then the Gorgeousians began to dance. Pretty Princess Man took that hands of Little Pumpkin and they soon became lost in the beautiful music and the art of dancing. They twirled and spun, showing off the true essence of dance.
While the dancing was taking place, Bonnie was still feeling sick to her stomach from before so she worked her way over to the grand table, holding amounts of food, that no population could hope to consume. She grabbed some honey flavored honeydew. This calmed her nerves a little, but she still feared for what was to come and how the land of Gorgeous would respond.
The dancing continued all night. Fireworks were shot off, creating a brilliant display of color and light. The elves from the Forest of Hope performed an ancient tune from their melody flutes. The choir from the School of Dreams sang a radiant song that would be spoken of for years to come. The night was spectacular, but seemed to pass too quickly.
As the Gorgeous Gathering was drawing to a close the King of Princesses once more addressed the Gorgeousians. “Tonight was a great night in the history of the land of Gorgeous. Now I must speak the truth to everyone here. The powers of darkness have come to our sacred land and are now at work here. But tonight all the powers of darkness trembled at what they've heard, and all the powers of darkness couldn't drown out a single word. Together, we shall defeat the darkness and light will shine once more in the land of Gorgeous. Take these words to heart, and I bid you all a farewell.”
That officially ending the Gorgeous Gathering, and the Gorgeousians began to return to their homes. Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee went straight to her home across the lane from Pretty Princess Man's house in the town of Miracles. She went straight to her bed, but tossed and turned throughout the night, with her thoughts troubling her.
Pretty Princess Man went with Little Pumpkin and walked her home. The went back to the town of Astonishing, and took their time, for both of them had enjoyed their time together very much. “We should hang out more often,” Pretty Princess Man said with only happiness shining through him.
“Agreed,” Little Pumpkin replied. “I enjoyed tonight more that you'll ever know Pretty Princess Man.” Little Pumpkin was every bit as happy as Pretty Princess Man.
“Well, now come the hard part,” Pretty Princess Man started. “I don't wanna leave but I must. I will see you again sometime, my Little Pumpkin.”
Pretty Princess Man turned around and began his journey home as Little Pumpkin let out a whimper, “Yes, we will. I know we will.”
Pretty Princess Man started to jog briskly for it was late, and he knew that he needed to sleep for his ballet lesson tomorrow, but he couldn't get Little Pumpkin out of his head. “Why did I not see anything in her before this?” wondered Pretty Princess Man.
He continued his jog home and passed the School of Dreams, but his time to think about Little Pumpkin was about to come to a close. For just as he passed the school, a dark void appeared and out stepped a creature of immense power.
“So your King thinks that this land will overcome the powers of darkness?”
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That concludes the story of Pretty Princess Man and Bonnie the Blue Bumblebee for this week. Tune in next week to find out what our heroes will do to save and protect the land of Gorgeous.