Fairytale Nightmare

There once was a beautiful valley with crystal caves and the tallest castle in the land just outside of Athens, Greece. It belonged to the Demont royal family. The king and queen had you, Prince Finn Demont. Your aqua eyes are a pool of pure water off the coast of the Bahamas, and people couldn't help but listen to every word you said. Your charm is your most alluring yet deadliest quality. You could get anyone to do your bidding with one look and a few broken sentences. The castle was named after your late mother, Queen Pricille Demont of Athens. Your father, King Gerard Demont, renamed the castle as a true act of love towards the queen. After she fell ill with the plague and passed on, the King died six months later of a broken heart. You were declared king at the mere age of 17. [[Keep up now, the story is just beginning!|story]]

Ten years later... (click: "Ten years later...") [You have just entered the town of Nafplion, which is on your Kingdom tour of Greece. You are just shy of your 27th birthday, a day you wish you could forget. As your carriage arrives outside City Hall, you sigh and are relieved your tour as king was almost done. Your castle is your sanctuary. As you step out of your lavish, golden carriage, you see a group of women with signs saying "I love King Finn Demont" and groan. They begin to scream and one woman swings her braid violently over her shoulder and shouts, "GET HIM!" Your eyes widen and you start doing a 100-meter dash across the main square. When you reach a crossroads, you panic. There are four different paths to choose from! Choose to go into the [[library|library]] Run down to the [[riverwalk|riverwalk]] Go up the [[hill|hill]] and hope to lose them Follow the [[back alley|alley]] and don't look back]

You decide the library is your best option and no one would look for you there. You leap up the steps two at a time and quickly enter the gorgeous building. The smell of popcorn immediately envelops your nose as you weave through the cascading bookshelves. There's a twirling staircase on the East and West wings of the library, heading towards more rows of books and several cozy reading nooks. You see the history section sign blazing above four giantic rows of books and levitate towards the stairs. As you get to the bookshelves, you notice a woman with long, wavy brown hair and a sheer white dress that flows to her ankles. She is sitting cross-legged in the middle of the row chaotically flipping through a book as thick as a dictionary. [[Ignore her|Ignore her]] and hide out somewhere else Approach her and strike up a [[conversation|conversation]]

You look around desperately for an escape route from the fan club. You decides the best option is the riverwalk to find someone you know with a yacht or a small store to hide in. You leap into action, running a marathon with only one prize in mind; freedom. If only you had time to admire the gorgeous shops and monuments down the riverwalk, as they seem to call to you. You pass a tailor, a beauty parlor, a Greek restaurant, and several monuments in recognition of your mother and father during their reign. As you pass a particular monument with Pricille and Gerard embracing, a twing of pain stabs at your heart. You miss them ever so. You take a moment to catch your breath. You look around and didn't see a mob of running women in sight. Ha ha! You must have lost them. Maybe you should explore the town a bit and see if you know anyone on the boat dock. You make your way to the docks and search for a familiar face. Suddenly, a deep graveled voice shouts out, "Well if it isn't King Finn, my best enemy!" You freeze. Running into Baylor Vincent never ends well. [[Turn around and face Baylor|face Baylor]] [[Run and jump off the dock|jump off the dock]]

You run straight ahead, gasping for breath as you chug up the hill. About halfway up the monsterous incline you hear someone say, "There he is, let's go!" Crap! How will you escape them now? You're feeling really tired... your breaths are shorter... you feel so dizzy. **THUD!** You hear a bubbling sound as you come to. You open your eyes slowly as the grogginess fades, seeing a black cauldron and a red-hooded figure stirring the pot with a chicken leg! You must be dreaming, this can't be real. You're the freaking King of Athens! You go to slap yourself awake but your arms are stuck against a tree. Your in a sitting position with rope wrapped across your chest and constricting your arms, with your feet tied so you can't move them. *Shoot, this is real.* You suddenly remember you have a pocket knife in your back pocket, feeling more optimistic... [[Try and get the knife|knife]] [[Try and charm your captor|captor]]

You decide to go down the alleyway and look for a safe spot to hide from the mob of obsessive fan club members. You hear the giant-like thudding of their footsteps growing nearer and find yourself turning left down another narrow path. You see a rusty orange door with a faded, neon vacancy sign above it as you near the end of the path. On the opposite side is a meat deli with a bright poster in the window that said, "**FRESH MEAT SOLD HERE!** Which place should you slip into and hid from the mob? The rustic motel. (click: "motel.") [This is not an option. Tricked you!] [[The deli, duh!|deli]] [[Forget those options, keep running!|keep running]]

You approach the preoccupied woman and strike up a friendly conversation with her. She tells you her name is Stella and she was studying to be a historian. Her main goal was to use her career to find her birth family, since they gave her up when she was a baby. You feel so much sorrow and confidence for Stella. "Why don't I help you look for your family? I have a lot of connections that'll make your search easier. Consider it a generous gift from a kind stranger." Stella thanks you profusely and follows you to the library's exit. As you walk through the heavy, oak doors, you feel yourself being pulled through a vortex. You scream, not knowing where you are or where you're going. Finally, there's a bright flash and you find that your back at the castle. What is going on? You were just with Stella.. Stella suddenly appears and along comes two young children following behind her. "Daddy, look! Mommy taught us how to make beaded bracelets. Do you want one?" You realize you've been placed in the future to show you what your life is going to become. Wow, this is amazing! You decide you're ready to go back and start your future. But as fast as they appeared, Stella and the kids disappeared and in their place stood three big ogres with thick, wooden bats with spikes all over them. Your eyes bulge out of their eyesockets and your heart beats harder than a drum. "Oh shoot!" You run far into the castle trying to escape but one of the ogres grabs you and squeezes you so tight you start to see black spots. The ogre continues to squeeze and squeeze until you feel your eyelids betray you and close shut to sleep. **THE END** [[Start over|Fairytale Nightmare]]

You ignore the woman and move from row to row, trying to find books about the history of your family. You wanted to see if there was anything your parents hadn't told you before they passed away. But as you locate the heritage section on the lower floor, a few of the fan club girls walk into the library. You quickly hid behind a bookshelf and tried to strategize an escape plan. What could you do? You only had one option.. the staff exit straight ahead about six feet from you. *Here goes nothing!* [[Go through the staff exit, quick!|staff exit]]

You quietly adjust so that you can move your hands towards your right back pocket. But you don't get very far before the red-hooded figure turns around and hisses at you. It's a gigantic snake! It slithers towards you at super-sonic speed and in a split second, the snake sinks its teeth right into your neck. **THE END** [[Try again|Fairytale Nightmare]]

"Hey, where am I? I think I fainted as I ran up that hill. What do you want from me?" The hooded figure roaringly cackles and continues to stir the boiling cauldron before saying, "Ah, young King. I have saved you from a group of delusional women. The least you can do is thank me." You sigh a breath of relief. "Thank you for saving me. Now can you let me go? I'm feeling better now and I don't think I needed to be tied up." The mysterious figure finally turns towards you, making you gasp. It was a old, wrinkled woman with long white hair and boils all across her sagging skin. She had only one tooth left as she smiled, and bugs crawled out of her mouth as she spoke once again. "You think that's the only reason I saved you? No, young man, I'm going to eat you!" The woman suddenly began chanting and she slowly turned into a slimey, green snake as wide as an elm tree and as long as the distance between Earth and Mars. And then... she eats you. **THE END** [[Better luck next time|Fairytale Nightmare]]

As you push your way into the deli, you step into a room looking just like your bedroom in the castle. You realize that you're back home! You shrug and go back to ruling the kingdom like nothing eventful had happened that day. **THE END** [[Congrats! You found one of the escapes from a nightmare. Now go forth and find another way out!|Fairytale Nightmare]]

You decide to keep running and ignore your gut feeling to hide out somewhere. You start to get really winded but keep going. You have to somehow escape this area and find your carriage! As you twist and turn down different pathways, you trip on something and feel a sting on your lower legs as you tumble down! *What the..?* You look up and find a police officer staring down at you with his arms crossed over his burly chest. "Young man, you're under arrest for the murder of Lily Nahara!" You're in disbelief. "Excuse me officer, but I've never met a Lily Nahara, and I've **definitely** never killed anyone!" "Shut up and save it for the judge!" As the officer tries to grab you, you shrug away and see a small fence that leads out to an abandoned factory. [[Could you make an escape to the factory|escape]] or [[should you comply and head to the station?|station]]

You turn around slowly and see Baylor, a young pirate whose family has tried for decades to steel the kingdom from the Demont's. His greasy, blonde hair hangs down to his shoulders and he always smells like fish. He has a brown ragged sailor's uniform with a shiny silver sword tucked away in his belt. "Baylor, of course you'd be here! You must have heard about my royal tour and now you're following me. You are getting so sloppy little pirate!" Baylor furrows his brow and huffs. "Well if that's true King Finn, then let's duel it out! I will bet my pirate's boat that you can't win against me. If you win, it's yours. If I win, the castle is mine." Baylor holds out his hand with a smirk unfolding on his face. You grab his hand confidently and say, "It's a deal!" Off you go in a long, strenous battle across the boat dock, narrowly missing people with your swords as you danced back and forth. You begin to have the upper hand and grin harder with each clink of the swords. You weren't going to lose the kingdom to a thief! As Baylor starts to slow down and his hits become sloppier, you take advantage and get him close to the end of the dock. At the last second, Baylor realizes where he is and tries to move back towards you, but it was too late. With one jab to the chest, Baylor goes flying into the water. You had won! "Well Baylor, looks like I have a kingdom and a boat. Good luck telling your family the bad news!" You laugh as Baylor trudges down the dock towards the riverwalk, hanging his head as he walked. **THE END** [[*Congratulations! You escaped all the nightmares and found one of the two somewhat happy endings. You are superior.*|Fairytale Nightmare]]

*Oh boy, not Baylor! He always tries to steal the kingdom. I can't face him, not now!* You don't say a word as you run forward and dive into the sea. As you swim across the sea looking for a ship to climb aboard, you see a group of fins sticking out of the water, circling nearby. Feeling terrified and regretful of your decision, you swim as fast as you can towards a yacht about 100 yards away. But as you get closer, so do those fins. Like a turbo rocket, you propel forward and push your way through the water, fighting for your life. As you get within six feet of the boat, you feel a sharp pain in your leg. "OW! No, please don't. PLEASE!" Blood mixes with the water as the last piece of you his devoured. **THE END** [[Ouch! Better luck next time!|Fairytale Nightmare]]

You are spotted by the girls and they chase after you. As you open the door with the sign **STAFF ONLY EXIT**, you feel yourself falling as you step through. The door was a trick! You fall rapidly into the abyss of a black hole and are never heard from again. **THE END** [[Start over!|Fairytale Nightmare]]

You jump up before the officer can grab at you again and punch him in the face! After a moment of shock for what you've done, you run towards the fence and hoist yourself up and over the fence. "HEY! Get back here you scoundrel!" You hurry towards the factory doors and rush through, looking for a place to escape the officer for good. You see an elevator shaft that would take you to the roof and a side door that led out into the town's luscious forest. [[Go up the elevator shaft|elevator shaft]] [[Take the side door out to the forest|forest]]

"You're making a grave mistake officer, I'm the King of Athens!" The officer smirks and says, "Yeah, and I'm the King of the station. Everybody tries that one!" You are put in handcuffs and led to a police carriage with dark grey steel bars covering the windows. You gulp and feel at a loss of why you were thought to have killed this girl! The officer opens the door and shoves you inside. As you arrive at the police station, you feel nothing but dread. You're led into the station and are met with an angry man storming your way. "Officer, is this him?", the man asks. The officer tells him he can't discuss the case but the man's penetrating hate seeps into your skin and makes it crawl like a bug. "YOU KILLED MY DAUGHTER! Now it's time to give her justice!" Before the officer or anyone else can react, the man pulls out a knife and stabs you in stomach. You fall to the ground and begin to fade away, seeing a white haze before it all goes dark. **THE END** [[Nightmare's over, give it another go!|Fairytale Nightmare]]

You head for the elevator and press the bold **R** button for the roof. You can hear heavy footsteps coming towards the elevator but it's already too late. As the elevator doors swing open, you leap out of the shaft and try to think of your next move. You see that the distance between the roof and another building looks small enough to jump to on your right, and on the left there is a tall crane with a platform being used for construction that could get you back down to the ground. You hear the elevator coming back up to the roof and begin to panic. You have to make the decision now or you'll be caught! [[Jump onto the building|building]] [[Get on the crane and hope you land on the ground safely|crane]]

The forest seems to be your safest bet, so you launch through the side door and run as fast as you can towards the cluster of trees. You hear the officer closely pursing you and try to pick up speed. But you begin to slow down and suddenly, the officer leaps forward and tackles you to the ground. Both of you groan and cough as you try and sit up. The officer grabs his handcuffs and is able to lift you up on your feet. "Game over, punk. You're going away for a long time!" **THE END** [[Jailbird! Go back to start|Fairytale Nightmare]]

You hear the elevator doors open and the officer steps out onto the roof, looking around for you. You have hidden yourself behind a glass window structure in the middle of the roof so you won't get caught. You think your best option would be to run as fast as you can and jump to the other building. You can totally make it! You take a deep breath and set off on a sprint for the clearing. You are flying across the roof with the wind rushing through your ears. The officer takes off running after you and yells, "Stop right there!" You couldn't even hear him because your focus was on clearing the roof and jumping your way to freedom. As you get to the edge of the roof, you catapult as far as you can go. But when you get close to landing on the other building, your momentum brings you downward and your fingers just miss grabbing onto the edge. You fall straight to your death **THE END** [[Should have taken the crane, see ya!|Fairytale Nightmare]]

You decide the crane is your best option to escape the officer once and for all. You run towards the side of the building and hop on the platform and take control of the crane's movements. You see the officer gasping for breath as he tries to catch you before you lower yourself down. As you begin to descend towards the ground, the control panel starts sputtering and sparking and after a few seconds, the panel bursts into flames! You scramble to stop the fire, but you have nothing to put it out. At this height, you wouldn't be able to jump without hurting or killing yourself. You decide you have to jump or else you'll burn to death. You should have jumped to that other building after all. As you look down at your fate, you take one last deep breath before jumping to your death. **THE END** [[This path was a dead end, go back to start!|Fairytale Nightmare]]