18 Oct 2013

Playing With Naratives

Emily and the Dragon.
And with that, she and Matthew rode off together to Happy-Ever-After.
As Emily rode away, she was thinking about how her life had changed dramatically in one day. That morning Emily was just a normal boring princess  and by the end if the day she was riding away with her magical new price. She had a flashback of the day.
The day began with Emily looking out of her window of the castle over the kingdom, she was thinking about how all the wimpy princes try to kill the local dragon, but they never succeeded. She decided she would do it herself.  She began to make a plan on how to kill the dragon. The plan was perfect, all the she needed to do was pull the rope when the dragon was in place and she had got him. She begins to set up a trap, everything was in place and she was ready to go. Then the dragon appeared. It was a lot bigger than she expected and she was very shocked. So shocked she stepped back a few steps and stumbled down a well. She let out a loud scream. At the bottom of the well there were a big pile of leaves so Emily softly landed without harming her self.
"That's it" she said "My trap has been ruined, there's no way I can catch that dragon whilst I'm down here!" She had a vision of her growing old down the well, alone without a friend to talk to..
When suddenly she was snapped out of it, she heard a deep voice from the top of the well.
 "Hello?" Emily looked up to see a figure of a young man, "You look like you need some help?"
Emily nodded shyly. You could tell this boy was a prince, but he wasn't like any other of the princes in the kingdom. This boy was a strong, big built prince, with gorgeous blonde hair and glimmering eyes. Emily hadn't seen a prince quite so fabulous. 
The prince lowered down the bucket of which Emily climbed inside of. He pulled the bucket up to the top of the well and Emily fell into his arms, almost lost in her eyes, the prince placed Emily down and begins to stutter "I-I'm Matthew.. And what name do I use to address this beautiful woman stood in front of me?" Emily looks at the floor to try to disguise the fact her cheeks have turned pink from blushing, Matthew notices this and lets out a small giggle. Emily looks up "Emily," She says "M-my names Emily". She smiles at him.
"And what is a gorgeous girl like you doing down a well?" Emily turned around and pointed at the trap set up behind them. Matthew's jaw drops as he realises Emily's aim with the trap. "Would you.. Would you like some help? The local dragon.. Well he's awfully big". A grin spreads across Emily's face, finally, with the help of Matthew she'll be able to kill the dragon. She nods and leads him to the trap. They stand together as Emily explains the trap and they both wait for the dragon. It appears again. Still shocked of the size of the dragon, Emily shuffles back a little, but Matthew grabs her hand. "You can do this" He says. As soon as the dragon is in place, Emily and Matthew pull the rope and trap the dragon. "We got him!" Matthew shouts. Emily feels a shot of excitement stream across her body but then felt a big drop of guilt as she looked into the dragons eyes as it struggles. She didn't feel complete. Matthew see's this. "It doesn't feel right does it?"
He asks. She shakes her head, then looks at the dragon. "You're just a silly dragon, and even though it would be hardly worth it, I should toast you to a crisp and have you for pudding" She pauses "But I can't." She cuts the rope and releases the dragon, who doesn't move. The dragon owed Emily his life and it knew that. Matthew walks over to the dragon and begins to pet it. "You know, I heard dragons are great for transportation" He smiles "Should we head over to my castle in happily-ever-after?" Emily had fallen deeply in love with Matthew, and wasn't going to pass the opportunity "That'll do nicely" She says, and Matthew helps her onto the dragon.
And with that, she and Matthew rode off together to Happy-Ever-After.

Flashback(Just after the start and flashes back to the day just gone) As Emily rode away, she was thinking about how her life had changed dramatically in one day. That morning Emily was just a normal boring princess  and by the end if the day she was riding away with her magical new price. She had a flashback of the day. The day began with Emily looking out of her window...

Twist (Towards the middle of the story, the original plot of the story has been disturbed) - Everything was in place and she was ready to go. Then the dragon appeared. He was a lot bigger than she expected and she was very shocked. So shocked she stepped back a few steps and stumbled down a well.

Flashforward (Just after the problem,  she see's her whole life flash before her) - She had a vision of her growing old down the well, alone without a friend to talk to..

Parallel narrative
Emily's POV- Emily is sat in her room thinking about the local dragon and decides she is going to kill it. She spends time planning it and setting out the trap. It is all set up and ready to go, when suddenly, she falls down a well, when she hears a voice. She is lifted out of the well by a charming prince and together they trap the dragon, but in the end, they decided to let the dragon live, and they ride off to Happily-ever-after.

Matthew's POV- Matthew is sat in his castle in happily-ever-after polishing his armed and sword. Today Matthew decided he wanted to stroll across the kingdom, and through the forest to see the beautiful sights. As he was walking through, he heard a scream. A scream of a young lady. He walks towards the scream and finds a beautiful princess down a well. He helps her up and see's the trap. He helps her catch the dragon, which they later set free. Matthew asks the princess to come back to the castle, and they ride off the Happily-ever-after.

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