Princess Monster Truck

Once upon a time in a land far, far away, beyond the iridescent waterfalls and enchanted forest with an oh so story book, cookie cutter, generic royal family. This established, well-endowed family had everything, except for a loving and supportive mother figure to guide the children’s feminine actions.  Money, beauty, power, and adoring villagers seemed to be enough to gloss over the lack-of-a-mother syndrome that these sorts of stories tend to possess.

The King of this land had three wonderful daughters, Anna, Sophia, and Dylan. One day, the King summoned his daughters and asked them what they wanted to be when they were older. Anna, the oldest daughter, was asked by the King first, “My daughter, what is it you would like to be when you are older?” She replied, “My King, I dream of singing with the birds and befriending all the forest animals.” The King was pleased. He turned and asked Sophia the same question, and she replied, “My King, I dream of being locked in a tower, waiting for my true love to rescue me.” Again, the King was pleased. Finally, he turned to Dylan, the youngest and most mischievous daughter, and awaited her answer. Dylan replied with exasperation, “I want to be the best monster truck racer in all of the lands. Ok, man?”

The King was appalled. He ordered her to her room for the night, and when nightfall came, commanded a guard to kill her in her sleep. When the guard reached her door, he opened it to see her climbing out the tower window. With a change of heart, he followed her down the bedsheet rope into the night.

The two ran all the way to the land of Truck to join the regional monster truck meet. To disguise her regal appearance, Dylan dyed her hair silver, got a nose piercing, and wore an outfit she found and the thrift store as the guard drove them in a ginormous truck that he conveniently purchased. They dominated the meet that night and continued onto each regional match. Filled with adrenalin and determination, they continued their climb to the top of the monster truck world.

Months later, the King traveled to the land of Truck to make a political alliance with the mayor. To celebrate their partnership, the mayor took the King to the lands largest meet. As the evenings events began, the two competitors stepped onto the track. Still believing that his daughter was dead, the female contestant was announced as the Princess of Monster Trucks, Dylan, which shocked the King beyond disbelief. Just as anger was overcoming him, he watched the crowd roar with praise and her dedicated fans cheer her on. Sitting back in his seat with curiosity, the championship match commenced.

Following her victory, Dylan was swarmed by crowds of fans. Among these people was her father. Once he was able to make his way to her, he bowed his head in shame, saying, “I was wrong to assume you were out of line.” Never having had feelings of malice towards her father, Dylan hugged him and said, “Just goes to show you that I’m a princess in my own right.”

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