The Powerful Blaze

Liz's Note: This is a short story submitted by the wonderful Alyssa! Congrats on being the first YA Crew Member to have content on the blog this year! Now, everyone can enjoy this retelling of Rumpelstiltskin. 

“The Powerful Blaze”

by Alyssa

There was once a very ugly man named Blaze. His hair was short and spikey. He was covered in dirt and lived in Central Park. He wears a leather jacket and jeans. He liked making deals to get what he wanted. He disliked other people taking his property. There was also Hunter. He was handsome and very clean. He lived in the mansion and was the mansion owner's butler. He liked the girl who was going to have a child. He disliked the ugly man Blaze. Blaze wanted a girl's first born child but she wanted to do something so he couldn’t have it.

     

Now if I am going to tell you this story right I need to start from the beginning. There is a young girl named Emily. She sews her own dresses. The mansion owner hears about her and wants her to make beautiful ball gowns for his wife. She knows how to sew dresses but not ball gowns. She is locked in a huge attic to sew ball gowns. Emily starts to cry because she can't sew ball gowns. Blaze hears Emily crying and says, "Come now magic make me appear in this girl." Next thing you know Blaze is in Emily's huge attic. Emily jumps in fear.

     

"Who are you?" Emily says frightened as can be.

     

"Why I am the powerful Blaze at your service," he said. "I can sew the  ball gowns for you, but all magic comes with a price."

     

With nothing to lose Emily says, "Name it."

    

 "Your first born child," he said.

     

"Deal," Emily said without a thought.

     

Blaze picks up the thread and begins sewing ball gowns while Emily eats. Blaze continues to sew ball gowns while Emily reads a book. While Emily sleeps he continues to sew ball gowns. This happens for three days.

     

"See you when you have that child," Blaze sneered as he was leaving.

      

The mansion owner let her out of the huge attic. He just stood there in amazement. His wife would have more ball gowns than she needed. The gowns weren't just beautiful, they were sparkling. Emily's reward was some of the ball gowns, to marry his chef or butler, get a mansion on the beach, and a limo and chauffeur. Emily chooses to marry the butler, Hunter.

     

The years passed and Emily and Hunter had their first born child. Before Hunter left for work Emily explained, "Hunter, Blaze wants to take our child."

     

Hunter replies, "Make a new deal with him."

     

Once Hunter left for work Blaze showed up. He reaches for the new child.

     

Emily cries, "Wait! Before you take my child I'll make a new deal with you. I get to keep my baby and you get my limo and chauffeur."

     

Blaze thought about it. "Deal," he said. "One more thing, I get to see the baby with you through the window while he grows up."

      

"Deal," Emily agreed.

      

Blaze did watch the baby grow up and they all lived happily ever after. Even when the boy was done growing up, Blaze still watched him as a man from a distance.

The End

PS from Liz: I hope there are loads more teen entrees on the way! Remember, to be a "Full Member" of the YA Crew, you have to submit 1 blog per school year. If you have questions or submissions, email them to me at strausel@oplin.org.