[There should be a GIF or video here. Update the app now to see it.]

[There should be a GIF or video here. Update the app now to see it.]

He Once upon a time, there was a distant kingdom. The kingdom was...the royal family were magical...

They traveled land and sea to discover new places and learn what...

During the travels on one of their expeditions, a great storm struck, it was so powerful, it swayed the boat the royal family rode and pushed the prince out and into the sea.

After being stranded at sea, the young prince eventually was cast to an island, injured, the prince stumbled his way into a nearby cave. The prince used what magic he could to put himself into a healing sleep.

But the prince's sleep was long. He slept for what seemed like forever. As he slept, the land around him changed and grew. It was unrecognizable from when the prince first arrived. But the sleep still needed time to heal the prince, much more time, but it kept the prince safe while he rested, guarding him from the elements as the land changed.

Outside the cave, during a time of hardship, lived the island critters. The critters were struggling in this hard time. There was barely any food to go around. They would go and gather what they could.

Although one day, the critters found the cave while searching for food. They found the prince in his trance in his healing sleep. The critters were so awe-struck by the prince's magic.

"...who's this creature?" "Why are they here?" "Are they dangerous?" A thought was brought up. What if this creature could use its magic to help them? It may grow food or heal sickness. They continued to argue about the prince and his magic. In the end, the majority of the critters agreed the prince was dangerous and should not be meddled with.

Although the rest of the critters ignored the rest of their fellow kind. Instead, they secretly visited the slumbering visitor. They snuck what food they had and carefully fed it to the prince, greatly hastening their discovery.

One day, the prince awoke suddenly. Thanks to the critters' assistance, the healing process finished very quickly. The prince had full recovered, and was now fully awake and aware of their surroundings. Surprised by the sudden awakening, the critters ducked and hid from the pince's sight.

One of the critters built up the courage to meet the now-awake stranger. They crawled to the prince's side and extended their hand in friendship. The prince reached out back, and together, they had formed the bond that will change their fate.

The critters led the prince out of the cave, up to the top of the hill the prince had been buried under, and showed them the forest. This is our home. Full of wonder and beauty. Although the forest struggles to provide for all of us critters, and we are facing disaster. Can you help us?"

The prince stood back, spread his arms, and before him grew a bright light. Mythical shapes and colors, lights and figures. The critters watched with wide eyes. Such sublime brilliance. The prince completed his display. He vowed, with the power he held and the help of his kingdom, he shall heal their home.

The prince gathered what he could and then set sail onward. Once the prince returns home, they will come back to the island and return to the critters...

"Mom?"

"Yes, Sarah?"

"Is he real?"

"Who?"

"The prince in the story?"

"No, sweetie. It's just a bedtime story." Mrs Thomas smiled at her daughter.

"Really? I wish I had a prince..."

"You are pretty young to have one, but I get what you are saying. You have Arthur. He is your best friend."

"Yeah. But this prince seems nice. He helped the critters."

"True," the mother smiled, "but you know...evil can disguise itself good. Evil isn't always evil, Sarah." Mrs Thomas then kissed her daughter's forehead Goodnight and went to the door to shut off the light, "goodnight, sweetie. Love you."

"Love you too, mommy," Sarah replied sleepily.

After she shut the door, Sarah turned on her lamp and opened the story book and opened the page of the prince when he woke up.

How could a nice person be actually bad? Sarah didn't know now since she was only 8 years old, but she would soon find out the truth...someday.