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-Epilogue-
7 years later
A couple of children and a teenager sneaked their way into the West Wing, once the coast was clear of servants. It was near midnight, but with the autumn festivities going on and Fife busy orchestrating upstairs, it was rather easy slipping away from the other children and adults. "Come on, Papa said the room was this way," said one of the boys. "But, Prince Abraham, what if The King or Queen finds out?" said another boy. "Don't worry, William, he said it's alright to go visit him." said Abraham. He was seven years of age with a white long sleeve shirt and dark grey pants. He had blue eyes and short dark brown hair, like Belle's hair. The girl, a little younger than either boy, kept quiet. She wore a baby pink dress with yellow lace trimmings. She has long light brown hair, like Adam's, and hazel eyes. William, a boy with green eyes and blonde hair, said cautiously, "But Young Master, we'll get in trouble!" William was much older than the other two, maybe fourteen or fifteen. Abraham grinned wildly and boasted, "We'll get no such thing. I'll ask my father to pardon you, it's not your idea."
Abraham opened the door with a soft creak into the basement where the organ was held. They walked inside, and Abraham took one last look around the corner to see if anybody spotted them before closing the door as quietly as he could before descending the stairs. "It's creepy down here," the young girl said timidly. She was around five years of age, and was rather shy and quiet. Abraham held her hand for comfort as they continued. The group finally made it to the bottom of the stairs and walked along the long corridor. There was no music playing, which unnerved the children. "Maybe he's not here, Young Master. I hear no music; we should turn back." said William concernedly. "But I want to see Uncle Forte," whined Abraham. William sighed and reluctantly pressed forward.
The group stopped at the double doors that led into the room. A faint chill can be felt slipping through the crack between the doors. William started to turn to head back but Abraham, still staring forward at the door, grabbed blindly behind him and gripped the hem of William's shirt. Groaning, William stepped in front of the siblings and opened the doors. The room was dead silent and Forte was nowhere to be found. The only sound came from the echoes of their footsteps. "Hello? Are you in here, Forte?" said the girl. "Bella, he's not here," said Abraham sadly. Then, he perked up and said, "Let's go touch the keyboard!" William grabbed Abraham's right and said quietly, "Oh you don't want to do that. I heard he doesn't like anyone touching his instrument. Maybe he was upstairs, and we just missed him." Abraham pouted, but he said hopefully, "Well I just want a closer look at it."
The three approached the stairs leading up to the massive organ. "Wow," they all whispered simultaneously, looking up. They stare up at a rather peculiar piece at the top of the organ. The metal structure appears to be almost a face in design. "Cool, I like this bi ol' thing!" Abraham giggled. "BOO!!" boomed the face as it came alive and leaned in as much as it could, eyes opening to completely glowing green ones. The children all screamed in terror and Abraham fell backwards, and William stood, frozen with fear. Bella started crying hysterically, though Forte laughed at their misfortune. "How... h-how d-d-dare you scare the King and Queen's c-children!!" stuttered William, cuddling Bella. Forte immediately stopped and said softly, "Uh-oh..."
Green wisps of energy appeared and the face on the organ disappearing. The energy swirled down to them, and Forte materialized as a human. "My apologies, Your Majesties. I was told by the Master that he was going to escort his children down here." Not soon after, Queen Belle and King Adam rushed in with several other servants and guards behind them. "OH! Oh my goodness, are you okay?!" Belle cried as Bella ran, screaming towards her mother. "He-he-he-he-!!" Bella repeated 'he' over and over between sobs and gasps of air. Forte walked over to the crowd with his head down and said humbly, "If I knew they were yours, I'd never would have scared them. I would only scare nosy children away so they wouldn't bother me." William and Abraham ran past him to the crowd before him, but Adam gripped William's arm. "You said you'd keep an eye out for them!" said Adam angrily.
"It's my fault, Papa. I told him I wanted to go see him, and I know you said later, but I couldn't wait." said Abraham as he wiped his tears. Forte slowly turned his dull gaze to William, who stared back fearfully. Unnerved, William looked away. "I believed he's been punished enough, Master." said Forte calmly, still staring at William. William looked at Forte again, but shuddered when Forte gave him a chilling smile. Forte changed his smile into a warmer one as he knelt to meet Abraham and Bella eye-to-eye. "I'm so sorry, Young Master and Mistress. My name is Forte Grandioso, but you can call me whatever you like." "Scary," mumbled Bella, calming down. She walked carefully over to the maestro, next to her brother. "Yeah, but cool," Abraham added, voice still pitched with fear.
"We had the whole castle looking for these two after they mysteriously vanished." Belle stated, voice still shaking. She took a few deep rattled breaths, and steadied her breathing. She said softly, "The moment we all heard screaming, we came running as fast as we could." "We feared the worst," Adam included, releasing William. William took off, a spot of wet slowly appearing in the rear crevice of his pants. A thump was heard shortly after. A guard peeked around the corner and shouted, "He's fainted!" Forte rose and said, "So, tell me your names, Young Master and Little Miss." Abraham stepped forward, no longer afraid, and said happily, "My name's Abraham!" Forte was shocked, then his eyes softened as hie lips made a small 'O'. "Aww, you named him after your father, Master." Forte cooed. Adam and Belle merely smiled at his reaction. "And you, little Miss?" said Forte softly. Bella backed away and ran behind Belle. "Belladonna is rather shy, but we all call her Bella." Belle said.
Adam waved his hands to the small crowd of guards and servants to turn back around and head back upstairs. "Very true to your name, Young Mistress. Just as beautiful as you." Bella peeked around Belle's legs and smiled sweetly. "Thank you," she said quietly, but just loud enough to hear. Belle turned to pick her up, then turned back to Forte and said, "Come with us." Forte nodded slowly and followed the royal family. "Just what did you do, anyway?" Adam inquired. "I heard unfamiliar voices out in the hall, so I thought I'd teach them a lesson and fused into the organ. I was waiting for you to come in with them, that way I'd knew they were your children." Forte replied flatly. "See, Abraham? Let this be a lesson for you to wait and not be hasty." Adam scolded, but his voice was still gentle. "Yes, father, I won't do it again." Abraham said quietly.
They reached the main foyer with the rest of the servants, after news spread that the royal prince and princess were found. "Hey! Maestro, over here!" said Fife merrily. He gestured to a seat where a crowd was gathering. Forte said shocked, "Wha-? Me? No, we had an agreement that Fife would lead the festivities and I-" "Would cover for more somber or hymnal events, like funerals or calmer praise and worship songs. I know." said Adam. "But I want you to tell the story instead of me." Forte looked lost and confused. "What? What story? Nobody told me-" he mumbled, looking to Fife, then King Adam and back. Forte sighed and said with defeat, "Fine. Very Well, Master. I will tell
them the story." Forte went to sit in the chair, just as an orb of light appeared. "And I'll help," chirped a familiar voice. Forte looked towards her with a small smile, just as she materialized a chair next to him. The children on the floor, the prince and princess in front, all 'ooh'-ed and 'aah'-ed. Then, as the circle of people closed in, Forte began telling the story. A story about his wrath.
The wrath of Forte.
Previous: Ch 12: Resolution Part 2
7 years later
A couple of children and a teenager sneaked their way into the West Wing, once the coast was clear of servants. It was near midnight, but with the autumn festivities going on and Fife busy orchestrating upstairs, it was rather easy slipping away from the other children and adults. "Come on, Papa said the room was this way," said one of the boys. "But, Prince Abraham, what if The King or Queen finds out?" said another boy. "Don't worry, William, he said it's alright to go visit him." said Abraham. He was seven years of age with a white long sleeve shirt and dark grey pants. He had blue eyes and short dark brown hair, like Belle's hair. The girl, a little younger than either boy, kept quiet. She wore a baby pink dress with yellow lace trimmings. She has long light brown hair, like Adam's, and hazel eyes. William, a boy with green eyes and blonde hair, said cautiously, "But Young Master, we'll get in trouble!" William was much older than the other two, maybe fourteen or fifteen. Abraham grinned wildly and boasted, "We'll get no such thing. I'll ask my father to pardon you, it's not your idea."
Abraham opened the door with a soft creak into the basement where the organ was held. They walked inside, and Abraham took one last look around the corner to see if anybody spotted them before closing the door as quietly as he could before descending the stairs. "It's creepy down here," the young girl said timidly. She was around five years of age, and was rather shy and quiet. Abraham held her hand for comfort as they continued. The group finally made it to the bottom of the stairs and walked along the long corridor. There was no music playing, which unnerved the children. "Maybe he's not here, Young Master. I hear no music; we should turn back." said William concernedly. "But I want to see Uncle Forte," whined Abraham. William sighed and reluctantly pressed forward.
The group stopped at the double doors that led into the room. A faint chill can be felt slipping through the crack between the doors. William started to turn to head back but Abraham, still staring forward at the door, grabbed blindly behind him and gripped the hem of William's shirt. Groaning, William stepped in front of the siblings and opened the doors. The room was dead silent and Forte was nowhere to be found. The only sound came from the echoes of their footsteps. "Hello? Are you in here, Forte?" said the girl. "Bella, he's not here," said Abraham sadly. Then, he perked up and said, "Let's go touch the keyboard!" William grabbed Abraham's right and said quietly, "Oh you don't want to do that. I heard he doesn't like anyone touching his instrument. Maybe he was upstairs, and we just missed him." Abraham pouted, but he said hopefully, "Well I just want a closer look at it."
The three approached the stairs leading up to the massive organ. "Wow," they all whispered simultaneously, looking up. They stare up at a rather peculiar piece at the top of the organ. The metal structure appears to be almost a face in design. "Cool, I like this bi ol' thing!" Abraham giggled. "BOO!!" boomed the face as it came alive and leaned in as much as it could, eyes opening to completely glowing green ones. The children all screamed in terror and Abraham fell backwards, and William stood, frozen with fear. Bella started crying hysterically, though Forte laughed at their misfortune. "How... h-how d-d-dare you scare the King and Queen's c-children!!" stuttered William, cuddling Bella. Forte immediately stopped and said softly, "Uh-oh..."
Green wisps of energy appeared and the face on the organ disappearing. The energy swirled down to them, and Forte materialized as a human. "My apologies, Your Majesties. I was told by the Master that he was going to escort his children down here." Not soon after, Queen Belle and King Adam rushed in with several other servants and guards behind them. "OH! Oh my goodness, are you okay?!" Belle cried as Bella ran, screaming towards her mother. "He-he-he-he-!!" Bella repeated 'he' over and over between sobs and gasps of air. Forte walked over to the crowd with his head down and said humbly, "If I knew they were yours, I'd never would have scared them. I would only scare nosy children away so they wouldn't bother me." William and Abraham ran past him to the crowd before him, but Adam gripped William's arm. "You said you'd keep an eye out for them!" said Adam angrily.
"It's my fault, Papa. I told him I wanted to go see him, and I know you said later, but I couldn't wait." said Abraham as he wiped his tears. Forte slowly turned his dull gaze to William, who stared back fearfully. Unnerved, William looked away. "I believed he's been punished enough, Master." said Forte calmly, still staring at William. William looked at Forte again, but shuddered when Forte gave him a chilling smile. Forte changed his smile into a warmer one as he knelt to meet Abraham and Bella eye-to-eye. "I'm so sorry, Young Master and Mistress. My name is Forte Grandioso, but you can call me whatever you like." "Scary," mumbled Bella, calming down. She walked carefully over to the maestro, next to her brother. "Yeah, but cool," Abraham added, voice still pitched with fear.
"We had the whole castle looking for these two after they mysteriously vanished." Belle stated, voice still shaking. She took a few deep rattled breaths, and steadied her breathing. She said softly, "The moment we all heard screaming, we came running as fast as we could." "We feared the worst," Adam included, releasing William. William took off, a spot of wet slowly appearing in the rear crevice of his pants. A thump was heard shortly after. A guard peeked around the corner and shouted, "He's fainted!" Forte rose and said, "So, tell me your names, Young Master and Little Miss." Abraham stepped forward, no longer afraid, and said happily, "My name's Abraham!" Forte was shocked, then his eyes softened as hie lips made a small 'O'. "Aww, you named him after your father, Master." Forte cooed. Adam and Belle merely smiled at his reaction. "And you, little Miss?" said Forte softly. Bella backed away and ran behind Belle. "Belladonna is rather shy, but we all call her Bella." Belle said.
Adam waved his hands to the small crowd of guards and servants to turn back around and head back upstairs. "Very true to your name, Young Mistress. Just as beautiful as you." Bella peeked around Belle's legs and smiled sweetly. "Thank you," she said quietly, but just loud enough to hear. Belle turned to pick her up, then turned back to Forte and said, "Come with us." Forte nodded slowly and followed the royal family. "Just what did you do, anyway?" Adam inquired. "I heard unfamiliar voices out in the hall, so I thought I'd teach them a lesson and fused into the organ. I was waiting for you to come in with them, that way I'd knew they were your children." Forte replied flatly. "See, Abraham? Let this be a lesson for you to wait and not be hasty." Adam scolded, but his voice was still gentle. "Yes, father, I won't do it again." Abraham said quietly.
They reached the main foyer with the rest of the servants, after news spread that the royal prince and princess were found. "Hey! Maestro, over here!" said Fife merrily. He gestured to a seat where a crowd was gathering. Forte said shocked, "Wha-? Me? No, we had an agreement that Fife would lead the festivities and I-" "Would cover for more somber or hymnal events, like funerals or calmer praise and worship songs. I know." said Adam. "But I want you to tell the story instead of me." Forte looked lost and confused. "What? What story? Nobody told me-" he mumbled, looking to Fife, then King Adam and back. Forte sighed and said with defeat, "Fine. Very Well, Master. I will tell
them the story." Forte went to sit in the chair, just as an orb of light appeared. "And I'll help," chirped a familiar voice. Forte looked towards her with a small smile, just as she materialized a chair next to him. The children on the floor, the prince and princess in front, all 'ooh'-ed and 'aah'-ed. Then, as the circle of people closed in, Forte began telling the story. A story about his wrath.
The wrath of Forte.
Previous: Ch 12: Resolution Part 2
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Aaaaaannnndd, NOW it's done!
Thank you all for reading, I'll see you in another story.
EDIT: A teeny bit of explanation - Adam would wait for Forte to see his child (later children) when they were old enough, as he felt Forte might be a tad too scary if he introduced them when they were younger. He withheld the name(s) as a surprise, much to Forte's dismay, but he agreed. The Enchantress enchanted her brother with the ability to switch between human and organ as he pleases, as well as made him ageless, but also has perpetual insomnia. From this epilogue, I hope it was easy to see that the ability to turn back into an organ was implied when Piano wanted to talk with her brother in the last chapter (she also wanted to enchant him with something he will enjoy).
Not sure if I'll say if he's become some sort of vampire or not, but sunlight doesn't kill him, and his canines were already pointy from the brief close we ever see in his human form. Could it be he was vampiric from the start? He WAS the only enchanted person to get powers as a result of the spell...hmm...
I'll leave it up to him to remain ambiguous about it, just to creep people out, in later stories. >: D
Thank you all for reading, I'll see you in another story.
EDIT: A teeny bit of explanation - Adam would wait for Forte to see his child (later children) when they were old enough, as he felt Forte might be a tad too scary if he introduced them when they were younger. He withheld the name(s) as a surprise, much to Forte's dismay, but he agreed. The Enchantress enchanted her brother with the ability to switch between human and organ as he pleases, as well as made him ageless, but also has perpetual insomnia. From this epilogue, I hope it was easy to see that the ability to turn back into an organ was implied when Piano wanted to talk with her brother in the last chapter (she also wanted to enchant him with something he will enjoy).
Not sure if I'll say if he's become some sort of vampire or not, but sunlight doesn't kill him, and his canines were already pointy from the brief close we ever see in his human form. Could it be he was vampiric from the start? He WAS the only enchanted person to get powers as a result of the spell...hmm...
I'll leave it up to him to remain ambiguous about it, just to creep people out, in later stories. >: D
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I am so glad I took my time reading this wonderful Forte story...
I'm a little sad it's over, but I'm so glad it had a sweet ending for all to enjoy
I'm a little sad it's over, but I'm so glad it had a sweet ending for all to enjoy