Stardate: 80711:1235
Title: Beauty, Ever Lasting
Author: Counselor Kami
Time: After “Ever After”
Scene: The Castle


*This is not what I had in mind*

Niran Kami was looking forward to helping the Horizon crew, not end up on some forsaken planet where he was covered in a thick layer of fur surrounded by talking furniture, utensils, teacups and teapots, and a very annoying candlestick.

“I’m pretty sure none of you are in the original story,” the Counselor blurted, scratching at his thick coat of fur.

“The beauty waits for you beast!” Cried the candlestick, jumping up and down on the stone floor, which was making loud clanking noises as it jumped.

Kami grumbled. *The Pocahontas story is so much better. Well at least I’m not a talking animal... technically.*

“What does the beauty want?” Kami asked, having a hard time believing he was talking to furniture.

The teapot let out a chuckle. “A dance of course!” The gendered teapot replied.

He looked down at his furry body and realized he was wearing an old 18th century formal dress. Grumbling to himself, he tried to put on a smile, realizing that he had to dance with Belle and secure their 'love'. What a thought, that love was only a dance and that was it.

“Computer, end program,” Kami tried, but the furniture looked at him oddly. “Well, it was worth a shot. So I dance with Belle, we fall in love, and we live happily ever after, right?”

The furniture nodded excitedly. Kami just shook his head and stepped out into the grandiose ballroom. He did his best to stand tall, but between the fur and the tight suit, he was uncomfortable. Then he saw her, the beautiful Belle step down the grand staircase, her golden colored dress swaying as she descended.

*Oh my God, this can’t be...*

“Counselor Harak?!” Yelled Kami, realizing Belle was in fact a member of the Grimalkin crew, in fact the Grimalkin’s Counselor.

“Pardon?” She said, stepping before him. “Oh Beast, you’re never one for charm are you?”

“Hey, I can be charming!” Replied Kami, starting to refocus. “Right, shall we dance Belle?”

She nodded, putting a hand on his shoulder and another hand in the air. Kami put a large hand on her tiny waist and the other large hand to hers. The orchestra played itself and the two danced, the movements coming naturally to Kami to his surprise.

“I love you Beast,” said 'Belle' / Counselor Harak.

“I love you Belle,” replied Kami, trying to fulfill the fairytale.

Suddenly, Kami was lifted into the air by an unknown force and he felt the fur lift and fall from his body and he transformed back into his human self. However, he noticed his hair was long and blond.

“Oh that’ll never do,” he said, landing back on the ground. The furniture turned back into normal people, which Kami recognized as other members of the Grimalkin crew.

He landed back on the floor and headed to one of the windows, now that the story was complete.

“Counselor Kami, what the hell is going on here?” Asked 'Belle' who now came back to her normal self. She grabbed at her dress, wondering why she was in this outfit, staring back at her crew, she jumped, remembering what was happening to her crew. “I guess you broke the spell, Niran.”

“Apparently,” replied Kami. He saw a group of people approaching the castle they were in. The two Counselors stepped to the window, sighing with relief.

“Captain Deadilus and some of the senior staff,” said Kami. “Thank God.”

“They’re dressed funny,” Harak replied.

“You’re one to talk,” Kami stated. “You’re wearing a gold dress.”


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Counselor Niran Kami
Ship’s Counselor
USS Horizon
NCC-72400
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