Fic:What Love Wants, The Stuff Of Legend rated M

[ladymidath]

Disclaimer:I do not own any of these characters,
they belong to Mike Raicht, Brian Smith, Charles Paul Wilson III
and Th3rd World Studios. All rights are recognized and no profit being made.

Fandom:The Stuff Of Legend

Pairing:One sided Jester/Indian Princess

Rating:M

Status:Complete

Author:Lady Midath

Email:ladymidath@gmail.com

Warnings:Nothing extreme, m/f but no sexual situations.

Author's Notes:I do not often write hetero fic, but Jester/Indian
Princess is actually a favourite pairing of mine.

Further Notes:Set just after the battle of Brooklyn Creek but before they get to Hopscotch.

This is the beginning of a series of stories set in the universe.

Summary:If Jester becomes impatient with The Indian Princess, it's only because he cares
so much about her. As for the Princess though, what does she want?

What Love Wants


~*^*~

"You and your wounded arm will do no such thing."

Princess watched as Jester strode off to seek shelter for them all. Her mouth tightened as she watched him go. What was she, a child to be ordered so? She was wounded to be sure, but it was small, a mere scratch on her arm, absolutely no reason for the Jester to leave her behind.

"Perhaps you should rest." Harmony suggested softly. She could sense the anger that was rising within the Princess and it worried her. Things were already tense enough between Max and Percy. If only the Colonel was still with them, he would know what to do.

Without a word, Princess took off after Jester, ignoring the steady ache that had settled in her arm.

Harmony watched her go worry etched across her usually serene features. She whispered to Percy who seemed preoccupied. At the sound of his name, he looked up. Harmony could see the troubled look in his eyes.

"What's wrong Harmony?" he asked.

"I'm worried about us," she replied softly. "About our group, our mission."

"But why? Max should not have taken the prisoner but.." He nodded his head towards the prone figure of the cowboy lying on the ground near Max. Then casting a furtive look around, he moved closer towards her. Quackers was pecking at something on the ground. Scout, as if feeling the tension within the group, was curled up near a stunted clump of bushes.

"It just seems that we are not functioning as a proper group now since the Colonel..." Harmony's words petered off as she forced herself to hold back a sob. She had truly been fond of the plucky soldier and she missed him terribly.

Percy grunted. "You're not wrong there, ever since Max decided to take over..."

"He is doing his best," Harmony chided him, "and it's a difficult thing to have to stand in place of a fine leader. You should be helping Max, not constantly criticizing and complaining."

Percy said nothing, instead he glanced back towards Max again. The huge bear seemed to be brooding about something. The cowboy still unconscious nearby.

"Please Percy, Harmony pleaded softly. "Max needs your help and support, we all do. Now that we no longer have the Colonel, he chose you for your wisdom after all."

"I know," Percy replied helplessly, the Boogyman's face rising up before him. A sudden chill rippled through him and the coin that the Boogyman had given him felt heavy inside his mouth.

~*^*~

"What a strange place ," Jester muttered as he entered the deserted half ruined buildings. It seemed by the look of this strange place, it had once been some sort of prison. But not for humans.

"Lets shed a little light on the subject." With a flourish, he lit a torch, crude looking images leapt out at him, twisted and distorted in the flickering light,

"Curious."

A sudden movement alerted the Jester and he whirled around, his hand going instantly to his hatchets. Then seeing who it was, relaxed.

"Princess."

Moving smoothly past him, she entered the dilapidated room, silently taking in the surroundings.

With an impatient sound, Jester reached out to gently turn her to face him. "I thought I told you to stay behind."

"Worry about yourself Jester," Princess replied, her voice as icy as a winter's day. "You are becoming too easily distracted. Here...and on the battlefield."

"Distracted M'lady? Perhaps so bit I am not the one traipsing around while wounded."

Princess's eyes narrowed, but ignoring her irritation, Jester continued. "Sit, this place appears safe. I will retrieve the others."

"Enough of your coddling!" She burst out furiously. "I am no damsel. You will treat me as an equal. I have earned that right!"

Clearly taken aback by her outburst, Jester lifted his hand in a calming Jester, that only seemed to anger her all the more.

"Of course," he replied soothingly. "I meant no disrespect. We are kindred spirits you and I and that is why I worry for you."

Princess regarded him for a moment before she replied. "As I for you, but it is not safe to..."

"To what?" Jester asked. "Feel as I do? Here of all places I can not-I will not suppress that which I feel."

"An enemy soldier escaped today because of your feelings. It is a bad omen."

"I see..."Jester replied. "A bad omen...the I can only ask that we throw caution to the wind and discover..." With that he pulled her closer to him. "What a kiss would bring. Perhaps the Boogeyman himself will drop dead if we bring a little joy into his dark world."

"Jester!" With am exclamation, she pushed him away.

"Jester and Princess sitting in the dark k-i-s-s-i-n-g." Quackers sang as he flew over their heads.

"Enough!" Princess snapped as turned to storm off. "Enough of your mockery, I'll not be made a fool. I will retrieve the others. You two enjoy your games."

"But it was no game m'lady," Jester whispered under his breath. Sadly, he watched her leave. Oh how could he declare his love for her if she would not listen?

"Touchy touchy," Quackers said, then catching sight of the drawings that decorated the wall asked, "hey, who's the Picasso?" Then seeing the look on Jester's face, squawked. "Uh Jester? What did I do?"

Restraining the urge to strangle the duck, Jester turned and walked away, his heart troubled. He could not help but worry for Princess, she was so headstrong even to the point of recklessness. She was a brave warrior, never shirking from a fight, but she was so small and delicate. Besides, Jester mused, a battlefield was no place for a woman, even one as courageous as Princess. But he knew there was no way he could convince her to return to the Boy's bedroom.

The truth was neither Princess and Harmony belonged here. With a heavy heart, Jester settled himself down onto an overturned crate. What could he do to convince Princess that his feeling were real? That he was not mocking or belittling her.

There had to be a way to win her heart, but how?

~*^*~
Anger was still seething in Princess's heart as she headed back to get the others. She could feel it coursing through her, making her blood rush and her face burn. The ache had turned into a steady throb now and heat was begining to radiate up her arm, but she strode through the cool night air determined not to let it slow her down.

How dare he mock her? How dare he try to kiss her as though she were some foolish giggling girl. What did Jester take her for? A blushing damsel in distress needing him to protect her? Was she not the first to join the Colonel in this quest? Was she not among the first to step into the closet and out into this strange place where toys came to life?

Why could Jester not see this? His insistence on protecting her only served to shame her warrior's heart. Just because she was wounded did not mean that she was no longer useful. She was as skillful a fighter as he was and she would be treated with respect and as his equal. She would accept nothing less.

The others were still where Jester and she had left them. Percy was standing a little away from the group. Max was standing upright, his prisoner still flung over his shoulder. Harmony and Scout were standing together, her small delicate looking hand resting on the puppy's head.

Seeing them, Princess felt herself relax slightly, some of the anger draining away. They were a good group, strong and dedicated. They would rescue the Boy and return to the bedroom where they could all resume their old life again.

But did she want to resume her old life? Princess cared about the Boy, but did she want to go back to the bedroom, to the games where she was a helpless female waiting to be saved by a brave soldier or a cowboy? After the freedom that she has experienced ? Could she be satisfied with her old life?

So many questions and yet she had no answers and Jester's behaviour troubled her even more.

But eventually she would have to decide what she truly wanted. But whatever she did decide, it would be her choice, she would be in control of her own fate no matter where it might lead her and she would face it bravely as she knew her people of old would want her to.

End
Also posted to my LJ

Comments

[spankingfemme]

They have an interesting relationship. I thought he may spank her for following him after he told her to stay behind, but from her personality, that may have been lethal for Jester! LOL! Their shared moment was fun, and even though I don't know the totality of the story, it feels like these characters are kind of like Winnie the Poo characters as in they belong to a child? I can see why Princess wouldn't want to go back to being "saved" I would hate that existence too! LOL! :)

[ladymidath]

It is like Winnie The Poo if they were all placed in Saving Private Ryan. :-)
The toys are all from the 30's and 40's and the actual story is set in 1944. The Boy's father is away at war.
When the Boogeyman takes the Boy, they all go into the closet and out into a Narnia type world. But the story has a harder edge as the toys can actually die or be maimed as they all come to life.
The Princess and Jester's relationship is a complicated one. Jester loves her and wants only to protect her, that's why he came on this mission, out of love for his Princess, only she is one tough independent woman who makes her own decisions. She is also a fierce fighter and she was the first to volunteer to rescue the Boy.
I do want to do another SOL spanking story but I think I would have to have to characters a little OOC to do it.
There are couple of characters that really could use a good spanking for the crap they have been pulling throughout the story, like Percy the money bank pig and Mayor. :-)
I do want to write one with Jester and Princess only how do I achieve it without Princess killing him?
Actually, I think I have come up with an idea, hmmm... *engages spanking muses*
Hopefully I'll be back with some spanking fic. :-D

[spankingfemme]

LOL! Poor Princess is going to get a tanning because I put it in your head *snerk* ;) Now what of the boogeyman? Do you get to see him in the story? Is this comic still going or is it a finished series now?

[ladymidath]

I hope I'm not boring you with so much TSOL but this is the series that has really been firing my imagination lately.
Yup, I think I can manage having Jester spank Princess because after everything he did for her, she treated him like a jerk.
You get to see a lot of Boogeyman. Now there is a complex character, one minute he is as sweet as a child and then he becomes this terrifying creature. He looks to be created from shadows and has a rather handsome face, when he's not growing huge fangs. LOL
He has also been taking on the form of a young bratty boy to fool the Boy, the child that the toys are trying to save.
The series is ongoing and comes out once a month although it's been a bit slow lately. Maybe it's because I am here in Australia.
I will post a couple of pics of Boogeyman and Jester with Princess.

[spankingfemme]

Of course not! I enjoy learning about my friends' likes and fandoms :) It looks like an intriguing series. I need to find some of their trades when I can afford it :)

Complex character eh? *evil grin* I'll check out that post tomorrow =D Sorry it takes so long for me to catch up sometimes :/ You are one of the few people I really look forward to reading your posts and comments/replies. I just feel like sometimes I don't have the time or energy to give the response I really want to if that makes sense? *hugs* Thanks for being such a great friend :)

[ladymidath]

It makes perfect sense. Having had six kids I really understand where you are coming from. Being a Mum and studying is so time consuming, it's a wonder you have time for anything else. I remember when I was studying myself, it was great but exhausting as well. I had very little time for anything else so don't worry if you can't reply straight away I know how busy you are. :-)

Thanks for that, I am so happy to hear that you enjoy my ramblings, LOL.
It's nice to talk to someone who shares the same interests as me like spanking art and fanfic. :-D I love sharing ideas with you and I always look forward to your replies. Your great stories and beautiful art really inspires me.
I have a couple of fics on the way, I am halfway through a TSOL spanking fic with Jester and Princess, yes I decided to take the plunge. *evil smirk*
I hope you like it, and hugs right back, you are a wonderful supportive friend.

[spankingfemme]

You inspire me as well :) It's nice to be able to share with a good friend on such a deep level that isn't sharable with most and that not be the only thing you have in common :)

I can't wait to read that fic! It's going to be fun I'm sure of it! =D

[ladymidath]

Finding people with a likewise mind is not easy. My family know I write fanfic but they only know the general *harmless stuff.*

I just love the way we can swap ideas and discuss all sorts of things that would probably bore or horrify everyone else. :-D

Sadly many of my online friends have gone now, some have passed away like Helen, Ursula and Bardsmaid or they have left the fanfic world altogether. That's why it's so wonderful to meet someone that does share the same interests.

The fic is almost done. It gave me a bit of trouble at first, *like how do I have Jester spank Princess and still be able to get out of there in one piece?* but it's slowly coming together. ;-)

[spankingfemme]

My family sort of knows about my fetish, but we don't really talk about it or anything ;)

Horrifying bores! LOL! Now that is a label to have! :P

It makes me sad to hear you've lost so many close friends :( I've lost a few friends online through mostly just falling out of interests/touch which is better than the way you did but still sucks.

Ha ha she might turn the tables on him *evil grin* ;)

[ladymidath]

*Ha ha she might turn the tables on him *evil grin* ;)*

LOL, you never know. She is very tough and Jester does respect her for that. I do hope that she comes back into the series as she is a good character and was the first to step forward to save the Boy.

Sadly people do drop out of sight as interests change and people move on to different things. I do miss fanfic when for me it was at it's height back in the late nineties.

We had so many active lists and challenges but sadly many of the lists and archives are inactive or gone. I think what really hurt was Geocities closing the free sites down. We lost so many good fanfic sites and I don't know why they did that. I think many people seemed to go after that, but there are a few still around, just not as active as they used to be.
Still, it makes me treasure the online friends I still have even more.

Huge Hugs.

[spankingfemme]

I remember Geocities a bit when I first started checking out the internet, and I think the cost to keep it running is what ended the site. Fanfiction.net has been pretty good, but I missed a lot of the Geocities browsing. I have found that the people I really find a connection with online stand the test of time, and as in real life good friends are really few and far between and the others are nice to enjoy all the way. :) It does suck that the active community scene isn't as plentiful these days :/

[ladymidath]

It was probably the cost that ended the site. I post to Fanfiction.net but I don't find it to be as friendly as WWOMB and Archive Of Our Own.

Still I like to try and re-visit some of the old sites that are still going like FHSA and The Gossamer Project. I miss the Cube, I used to love their all night fan fests and The Wheel. But all good things must come to an end.

Still there are a few of us left so that's good. :-)

[spankingfemme]

I posted to WWOMB a loooong time ago, but I think I stopped due to the difficulty surfing the site. I like FF.net for their ease of use, but you are right, there can be a lot of teeneyboppers there that make comments vulgar and unwanted when concerning our flavor of tastes. What was the Cube?

[ladymidath]

The Cube was great, it was an X Files Fanfiction site that had special events, like all night writing fests and field trips.
It's been gone for a while as the mod of the site decided to close it top go onto other things. It was really great and all the members were so friendly. All fic and art was welcome including spanking and BDSM.

You are right about WWOMB, although I think Peja has streamlined the site now.
I like FF.net but I have also had some nasty attacks because I have written slash. I wrote a pretty good Buck Rogers fic and this young girl went berserk, then wrote a story simply so mine would no longer be at the top of the list.

The funny thing is, I grew up with the show and I could see the little slashy undertones, after recently getting the entire series, they are still there.
I still post to FF.net but I ignore the flames because I cannot be bothered with teenyboppers throwing hissy fits. :-)

[spankingfemme]

Yeah, tell me about it! ;) I got super flamed on my Veronica Mars fic something fierce! It was hard to ignore the hate, but I think it also made me stronger to it.

[ladymidath]

Oh I remember that, and it was such a good fic too. The trouble is, the kids have taken over the asylum *so to speak* and all the friendliness and inclusion seems to have flown out the window.
My rule is, read the warnings and if I don't think I will like it, then I don't read it. I found one story at the Spanking Library that I thought was going to be good as it included the Joker, but the story was insane, the writing was terrible and there was no coherent thought put into it. It was just abuse against women written in the most sadistic way. But I did not flame, I simply knew to avoid that writer as I realized I wouldn't enjoy the kind of fics he wrote.
Don't like, don't read and most of all, don't flame. That's my motto.

As for you my dear, you are one of the most talented people I know. Your art and stories are brilliant. I think sometimes it could be a case of jealousy when someone flames you because the work you produce is just so good. :-)

[spankingfemme]

*beams* Flattery will get you everywhere! LOL! ;)

I have never understood that when people feel the need to flame others. Like you, I read the summary, and if it sounds interesting, I'll check it out, and if it's horrendous (to me) I will evacuate and move on to something else, but I will NEVER say ill comments to anyone especially if they aren't asking for a critique (and even then, I would never say anything outright hurtful. Constructive criticism is okay, but most times, I just won't comment or even finish the fic if I don't like it. Better than saying something that you know a person who has poured their heart and soul into will be depressed over or in some cases devastated if they have a fragile ego to hear. But, most of these trollish types are so single-minded that they only are thinking of their own wants and wanting someone to write for their pleasure because they lack the ability to write for themselves! :P

[ladymidath]

I would never want to hurt a person. To me writing is something that is personal, also the only way to become a good write, is to write. Not everything is going to be a masterpiece and believe me, I have some terrible fics out there. Whenever I get a kudos for one I wonder why because it's so bad. LOL

I did get a rather backhanded compliment once a long time ago. It was a for a Sleepy Hollow fic I did.
Someone placed it on their archive saying they liked it because of the kink, but that the writing was terrible. They went on to say that it was an enjoyable fic if you could get past the writing. At first I was pretty ticked off, but then I saw the funny side of it and laughed it off.

But it's the really nasty petulant comments and flames that really put me off. :-)

[spankingfemme]

That is pretty awful to say about your writing :/ I guess it was good enough for them to reblog though right? *eye roll* Such an asshat. I do know what you mean by looking back on some of my older fics that I thought fondly of and later re-read and cringed! LOL! Experience in all things should make any endeavor excel though :)

[ladymidath]

I was glad to see it recced over on spanking_world though. LOL

Experience in all things should make any endeavor excel though :)
Too true. :-)

[spankingfemme]

That sleepy Hallow fic was the first of yours I read, and I absolutely LOVED it! So poo on the person! ;)

[ladymidath]

LOL, thanks, I am glad you liked it. *^.^*