**This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

Into Magique, some chapters are related to fairy tale stories. Don't think that this is a fanfiction because this world is not the same as the princesses' world but some of the princesses' stories would appear as what is written in the story plot.

Note: This is a Tagalog Version of the Story**.

"Once A Upon a time, In a land of Far far away there lived a handsome prince but his heart was hard as a rock. The prince becomes a monster because he doesn't want to give something or help the poor old lady. The poor old lady was a fairy after all. The prince becomes a hideous beast and other human beings who live at the castle become objects, and that's the end for today" sabi ni Mama.

"But...mommy you didn't finish the story" sabi ni Cristina.

"Finish the story mama" sabi ko.

"Tomorrow night, Okay?" sabi ni mama.

"Good night my darlings," sabi ni papa.

"Sleep tight!" sabi ni mama. Mom and Dad kissed our forehead and left the room.

"Goodnight mama, goodnight papa" sabay sabi namin ni Cristina.

Ako pala yan noon, fan ng princesses stories at saka si Cristina. Si Cristina pala ang big sister ko. Ako pala si Natasha, bunsong anak nilang Hera Fransisco Alfo and Jericho Alfo. Full name ko pala ay Natasha Fransisco Alfo at si Ate Cristina Fransisco Alfo.

Ngayon ay first year na college ako at si Ate Cristina naman ay third year. Pumasok ako sa classroom namin at umupo. May isang lalaki na patakbo sa seat nakin. "Hey, Natasha you save me a seat right?" sabi niya. Meet my childhood best friend Tyson Sival, siya rin ay fan ng mga disney. princesses. Kapag maglalaro kami noon bata pa, ay gusto niya maging isang prince charming, pero hanggang ngayon wala parin siyang prinsesa sa buhay.

After class palagi kami pumupunta ni Tyson sa Library para magbasa ng kahit anong books lang. Sometimes, mga princesses storybooks yung babasahin namin kaya nga may secret hiding place kami sa library.

Noong elementary kami, inaapi si Tyson sa mga kaklase na siya raw ay isang bakla. Iniligtas ko siya, in a way of acting that I'm his girl and that when we grow up, we will get married together. That time I started to have different feelings towards Tyson, and until now. Pero hindi nag-tagal, Tyson got a real girlfriend.

"Hey, Natasha meet Sylvia Reyes, girlfriend ko" sabi niya.

"Sylvia meet my childhood best friend" sabi ni Tyson.

"Hi, nice to meet you, mauna na ako kasi may gagawin pa ako na proyekto," sabi ko habang naglakad palayo.

Childhood best friend, pala ang turing niya sa akin ever since then at wala naman nag-kami.

"O, sige sabay tayo uwi tatlo" sigaw ni Tyson sakin.

They are so close together, and I got a little jealous. Tyson found her princess. Now I'm the one left who doesn't have prince charming. My big sister also have a boyfriend and they been dating months ago.

Naghanap ako nang ibang libangan at doon ko nakita ang sa isang forest. Habang ako'y naglakbay nang kahit saan. Narating ako sa isang forest, hindi naman dark at creepy, kaya pumasok ako. Hindi ko iniexpect ang mangyari.

"Pumunta lang man ako dito dahil di ko gusto muna maging third wheel at gusto ko ng peace" sabi ko sa sarili ko.

I entered a magical forest, may isang magandang lake, and in the lake there was something magical down the flowing water. I swim for curiosity, what I saw was a handsome statute of a man who looks like a prince and there was another statute that looks like a beast.

I didn't mind the beast, so I took the handsome man up the surface. I swim to the surface by tying up the handsome man statue with a rope through the help of the animals. I managed to pull it to the surface.

There was written in the tree beside the lake:

"Whatever you see down there, don't touch the hands"

I don't know what it means and accidentally touched the handsome man's hands. The man becomes human after my touch. Woah!! amazing.

*Deeply Inhales*

"Who are you? My lady," He said.

He talks and speaks like a prince. His also handsome like a prince.

"Ako pala si Natasha Alfo, at ikaw naman?" tanong ko sa kaniya.

"I'm Prince Psyche Nathaniel of Alondophia"

"Prince?? Like prince as prince?" I asked in shock.

"Yes, my lady" sabi naman niya.

Did he...no...He is a prince!!.

"Pero bakit nandito ka?" tanong ko.

"Uhmm... I don't understand what you're saying, my lady" sabi niya.

"Oh! sorry, your highness, Why are you here and what are you doing?" tanong ko.

"It was because of that beast," sagot ni Psyche.

"I was going to win the fight between the beast but then someone froze us and become a stone, I don't know who did that but I'm getting revenge cause now that I'm free from the stone curse" dagdag niya.

"Tulungan kita sa paghanap, no... I mean I'll help you find the person" sabi ko.

Ang hirap naman nito, English speaking,  pati prince.

"Thank you, my lady" He replied.

"But before we'll find let's punta sa aking bahay... I mean let's stay at my house because it's getting dark" sabi ko.

"Your right my lady" He said.

"Your highness please follow me," I said and lead the way.

I search around the woods and its getting dark. Hinanap ko kung saan ako galing pero parang na liligaw na talaga ako.

"I'm sorry your highness but I think we're lost" sabi ko.

"How about let's temporarily stay at the cave cause it is really getting dark," he said.

"Let's go your highness" sabi ko.

Pagpasok namin sa cave, maraming glowing mushroom. Tapos parang isang magical cave siya. Wala kami pumasok sa deep inside of the cave. We just nearly outside and we set a fire.

"Do you know how to speak Tagalog, your highness?" I asked.

"A little like introducing" sabi niya.

"Ahhh... okay" sabi ko.

"Is Alondophia a big kingdom?" I asked.

"Yes, my lady"

"If only I have my powers, I will take you to my kingdom" He added.

I closed my eyes slightly and went to sleep. A bright sun waked me up.

"Your highness?" sabi ko.

As I wake up, I saw that I was in my bedroom. It was all just a dream.

Last night something so magical happened, A prince in a forest and also a magical cave. Nagmamadali ako naligo at nagbihis upang sabihin sa kay Ate Cristina tungkol sa aking napapanaginipan.

"Ate Cristina!" sigaw ko papunta sa hagdan.

"Ate Cristina!"

Nakatira kami ni Ate Cristina sa aming same childhood house. Kasama naman namin si mama at papa. At first, gusto sana magboarding house si Ate Cristina kaya lang may accident na naganap at nagbago ang lahat.

Highschool pa kami ni Ate Cristina noong nanyari yung accident. We were having a family trip. While flying an airplane, we encountered strong storms. Ate Cristina went at the comfort room alone, she locked the door. A storm encountered us, then the airplane got shaky. Ate Cristina was trapped for 1 hour. Hindi siya makahinga at naging trauma sa kanya ang magisa sa maliit na kwarto.

"Ate Cristina!" sigaw ko.

"Ano?? Kanina ka pa" inis niya na tanong.

"Hehehe... ganito kasi..." I pause for a while. Ano nga ang sasabihin ko? Tungkol sa dream ko na... bakit wala akong matatandaan. Natasha ano nanyari sayo?, tanong ko sa sarili.

"Uhhmm... may jowa na pala si Tyson" sabi ko with a fake smile. Sa lahat na sasabihin ko ay yun talaga.

"Buti pa siya meron, eh, ikaw na naman, wala!" ang sungit na sabi niya at kinuha niya ang bag niya.

"Aalis na pala ako, sige bye" dagdag niya at sinirado ang pintoan.

Bakit wala akong matandaan? Hay naku Natasha, palagi kasi si Tyson nasa isipan mo. Kailangan mo na talaga magmove on.

*Ilang oras lumipas*

Nandito na ako sa school, nakita hawak-hawak kamay sina Tyson at ang kanyang girlfriend. So ganito ang buhay kapag may jowa na ang bestfriend mo. Binalewala ko lang sila at naglalakad papunta sa classroom namin.

"Natasha!" sigaw ni Tyson pero wala niya ito narinig.

*Lunch Break*

Pumunta naman ako magisa sa library, nakita ko naman silang dalawa ni Tyson, ang sweet-sweet kaya umalis ako at pumunta sa forest upang mabasa ng magisa. Malapit lang pala sa school ang namin sa forest kaya pumunta ako doon kasi relaxing.

Sa pagpunta ko doon, parang ang vibe ay familiar pero di ko matandaan kung ano. Palakadlakad lang ako sa forest at may nakita akong isang cave. Sa pagpasok ko sa cave ay may mga glowing mushroom. Inoobserbahan ko ang lugar parang familiar siya nga. Papasok sana ako sa malalim na ng cave pero may nakita akong isang lake. Ito ay napakaganda na lake.

May nakita akong sign na nakasabit sa punong kahoy. Hindi ko naman alam kung ano ang tinutukoy doon kaya binalewala ko. Then, I have a sudden feeling of familiarity. I saw was a handsome statute of a man who looks like a prince and there was another statute that looks like a beast at the bottom of the lake.

I found a rope beside the tree kung saan ang sign nakalagay pero kaya lang gusto ko sana kunin yung dalawa ngunit mas madali kung kunin ko muna ang isa sa ngayon lamang.

Di ko alam kung ano ang manyayari pero hindi ito naging magandang resulta.

Ang nanyari ay kaparehas sa panaginip ni Natasha.

"Ako pala si Natasha Alfo, at ikaw naman?" tanong ko sa kaniya.

"I'm Prince Psyche Nathaniel of Alondophia"

Ngunit sa huli ay may nagbago, ang nanyari na dapat hindi ito gaganap ay naganap.

I search around the woods and its getting dark. Hinanap ko kung saan ako galing pero parang ligaw na talaga ako. Bakit parang nanyari na ito.

"I'm sorry your highness but I think were lost" sabi ko. May masama akong kutubo.

"How about let's temporarily stay at the cave cause its really getting dark" sabi ko sa kaniya.

"Let's go my lady" sabi niya. Bakit parang may nagsabi nagayan sa akin pero bakit hindi ko matandaan.

Ito yung cave na pinasukan ko kanina pero mas maganda siya tingnan sa gabi.

"My lady you should sleep so that we can continue to our journey" sabi niya.

Journey? Anong journey na babalik lang naman...ta..yo...tayo...Bakit parang ang bigat ng mga mata ko? Gusto ko nang umuwi sa amin kinaya ko ang aking sarili pero nakatulog parin ako.

"Sleep well, my lady" narinig ko na sabi niya.

*Sa kinabukasan*

Sa pagdilat ni Natasha sa kaniyang mga mata, madaling araw na. Ngayon ay linggo kay walang pasokan. Tumayo siya at hinanap niya ang prince pero wala na. Iniwan siya sa isang magical cave, hawak naman niya ang libro na sana babasahin niya. Habang naghahanap siya sa prinsipe na iniwan siya, may nakita siyang kumikinang sa loob ng kuweba.

Ito ay kumikinang ng iba't ibang kulay. Sa kayang curiosity. Siya ay lumapit sa liwanag. May nakita siyang isang malaking puno na may malaking libro sa gitna nito na may simbolo. Sa libro na yun may pitong butas na parang isang lalagyan.

She touched the holes of the books, there were written at the huge book. She wiped off the dust in it. May nakalagay doon na mga salita na hindi niya alam. May nakita siyang isang walis at ito'y kaniyang ginamit sa paglinis. Iniwan muna niya ang hinahawakan na libro sa isang bato. Habang nilinisan niya ang mga alikabok. Nakita niya ang kaniyang libro dinadala ay umiilaw.

Sa kabilang banda naman ay silang Tyson at si Cristina ay naghahanap sa kay Natasha. Naiwan ni Natasha ang kanyang cellphone sa library kaya nahihirapan sila maghanap kay Natasha.

"Parang nagalit si Natasha sa akin, kasi sa umaga na yun hindi niya ako pinansin" sabi ni Tyson.

"Hahanapin natin siya" sabi ni Cristina.

"Natasha!" sigaw ni Tyson.

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(I sense a powerful magic is going change this, what kind of dream is that?)

"Honey, why are you awake?" tanong ng wife.

"Nothing" sagot ng lalaki.

"Don't stress yourself too much, they are just students" sabi ng wife.

"Yeah, you mean college students, dear they are already college" sabi ng lalaki.

"Still, they are students but in different level, let's go back to sleep" sabi ng wife.

Sa umaga na yun, sila Tyson at Cristina ay naghahanap sa kay Natasha. Last night, Cristina went home from school. Natasha's parents were busy on work, Cristina wondered kung bakit sirado yung pinto at walang ilaw sa loob ng bahay kaya tinwagan sana ni Cristina ang phone ni Natasha pero ang sumagot ay si Tyson.

"Hello?" sabi ng isang lalaki sa cellphone.

"Tyson??" sabi ni Cristina.

"Bakit nasa iyo ang cellphone ni Natash?" tanong ni Cristina.

"Nakita ko ito kanina sa library"

"Bakit? Anong nanyari?" dagdag na tanong ni Tsyon.

"Wala pa nakauwi si Natasha, baka alam mo kung nasaan siya" sabi ni Cristinana worried sa kay Natasha.

Hinanap nila si Natasha kahit saan but she is nowhere to be found.

---××××---

"Parang nagalit si Natasha sa akin, kasi kahapon hindi niya ako pinansin" sabi ni Tyson.

"Hahanapin natin siya" sabi ni Cristina.

"Natasha!" sigaw ni Tyson.

"Bakit puntahan kaya natin ang forest na malapit sa school namin"

"Palagi kasi siya doon pumupunta" dagdag na sabi ni Tyson.

"Baka nandoon siya puntahan natin" sabi ni Cristina.

Ilang oras na silang Tyson at Cristina naghahanap kay Natasha. Sila ay nakarating na sa kagubatan at doon may na kita silang isang lalaking nakapormal ang suot.

"Bakit nga magtanong tayo, ayun oh may gwapo parang isang prinsipe" sabi ni Cristina.

Lumapit sila sa lalaki, ang lalaki na nilapitan nila ay hindi anuman si Prince Psyche Nathaniel of Alondophia.

"Excuse me sir, may nakita ka bang babae?" tanong ni Tyson at ipinakita ang litarto ni Natasha.

"Sorry...pero wala akong nakita" Nathaniel hesitated.

"Salamat" sabi ni Tyson.

Pero parang may masamang kutob si Cristina sa kay Prince Psyche kaya itinanong niya ito, "Uhmm, excuse me but I think I'm going out of line pero bakit ang suot mo ay pormal at nandito ka sa kagubatan?".

The Prince stopped and answered the question "I was lost".

"let's go now Cristina" sabi ni Tyson.

"Wait"

"Cristina, let's go" hinawakan ni Tyson ang braso ni Cristina. Prince Psyche keeps on walking.

"Why are lost in woods near a school and also you don't look like a student from here?" Cristina shouted and asked. The prince stopped and this was the words he said, "Mind your own business". The prince keeps walking on a distance until he reached the school.

"Ang rude naman, bleh" sabi ni Cristina at nagpatuloy sila sa paghahanap ni Natasha.

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Habang naghahanap silang Cristina at Tyson kay Natasha. May na matuklasan naman si Natasha na kamangha-manghang makapangyarihan na mahika sa loob ng kwebang kaniyang natuklasan kasama ang prinsipe kagabi.

Nakita niya ang kaniyang librong dinadala ay umiilaw. Nilapitan niya ito, upang tingnan.

"Anong nanyari, hindi ba ito radio active or some kind of technology akala ko normal book lang ito" sabi ko sa sarili ko.

"Hindi yan radio active, normal book lang yan" may na rinig akong boses. Tumalikod ako at may nakita akong matandang lalaki na nakasuot ng parang witch hat at nakadress. Wait, hindi ba siya ay isang... wait...tanungin ko nga muna.

"It's so early in morning to make a mess" sabi ng matandang lalaki.

"Uhmm, sino ka?" tanong ko.

"Oh, sorry I forgot to introduce myself, ako ang tagabantay sa magical cave na ito at sa mundo"

"Ako pala si Frederick Drew, pwede naman mo akong tawagin na Magician Drew" dagdag ng mtandang lalaki.

"Bakit ka nandito, ngayon lumabas?" tanong ko.

"Anong tanong naman yan" inis na sabi niya.

"May tanong rin ako, Where's the Prince that you found as a rock?" tanong niya sa akin.

"I don't know, kasi sa pagdilat ng aking mga mata ay wala na siya" sabi ko.

"Hayssst!!" sigaw niya.

"Bakit kq galit?" tanong ko.

"Alam mo ba ang ginawa mo, you just brought the demon to life" sabi niya pero di ko pa rin maintindihan kung ano.

"What?" I shouted.

"Oh, sorry" I said.

"He and his brother was cursed to stone by a great sorcerer by the river because of what happened 15 years ago,"

There was a fight between brothers because when there father disappeared from nowhere. The throne was supposed to passed to the first born prince, but then the second born also wanted to take the throne. His half blood beast brother, become a beast forever, that's only what he knew. His brother became so sick he never thought of the side effect to him. He practiced magic from the great sorcerer but the great sorcerer didn't expect that he would do it to his own brother. Every night the second born prince become powerful demon as a punishment but he always suffer pain inside. He keeps himself in a tower.

One full moon came, The pain that he keeps on enduring was hurting to him more and more, he become a demon even morning. One day, he's brother and him were having an argument outside the kingdom. They were fighting about the first born prince's favorite book that their father gave them. The book was missing from everywhere in the kingdom. The beast was so angry that he could kill his own brother, his brother can't fight because of the pain he was suffering. They meet the great sorcerer who was holding the book that their father gave them. The great sorcerer cursed them to stoned.

"And then the book??" Natasha asked.

"He planted it here and it became a tree, but he scattered some pieces. If the all the 7 books are place back here the curse of the brothers will be gone forever" sabi ng matandang lalaki.

"Pero bakit narelease sa stone yung isng brother?" tanong ko.

"Binasa mo ba yung nakalagay sa tree?" sabi ng lalaki.

"Ayyy, sorry kasalanan ko pala ito"

"Wait...Omy gosh ang city, my family is in danger" sabi ko at ako'y tumakbo pa layo.

"Wait," Drew shouted and I stopped.

"Every book that you will encounter is a memory of the brothers, and they aren't just book because they chapters of the book that their father gave them" He shouted.

"Okay" sabi ko and then I continued walking until I reached outside the cave.

"The Chapters of Book, that will bought back their memory of my good sons, I hope she is one who will save my sons," sabi ng matandang laki.