Blue Skies Prompt Five
A Sand Castle
Author: Ranguvar27
Prompt: Blue Skies Prompt 5: Picture of a sandcastle
Fandom: Alice in Wonderland
Characters: Stayne and Hightopp Clan
Genre: Friendship/Family
Ratings/Warnings: K/none
Word Count: 651
Summary: While at the White Sea, the Stayne and Hightopp Clans build a magnificent sandcastle.
Arianna wriggled her toes in the surf, sighing happily as the cool water rushed over her feet. She turned and looked over at Michael, who was sitting on the sand, Fiona in his lap. She was squealing in delight as the water washed over her chubby legs, and she waved her arms, splashing about. “Eeeee!!!”
Michael laughed, kissing his daughter on the crown of her head. “Having fun, little bit?”
“Ba!”
Katarina, who had been swimming, came wading up on shore, making a silly face at her niece. “You enjoying your day at the beach?” Fiona shrieked in laughter, and Katarina grinned. “I’ll take that as a yes.” She looked towards the beach, a wicked grin on her face. “Looks like Mum and Dad are having fun too.”
Michael guffawed, looking over his shoulder at their parents, who were lying on a blanket and wrapped in a rather passionate embrace. Further down the beach, Tarrant and Alice were also similarly occupied. Michael gave his sister a wicked grin, and Katarina grinned back, and then grabbed a bucket that was sitting nearby, filling to the brim with the cool sea water.
Arianna caught onto the scheme and grabbed another bucket, filling it up and advancing on Tarrant and Alice. She looked over at Katarina, and together they counted down.
“Five, four, three, two, ONE!”
Two buckets were flipped over, showering two sets of parents with ice cold water. Ilosovic and Alannah sprang apart, sputtering and coughing. Alice and Tarrant did the same, with Tarrant letting out a curse in Outlandish. “Barlom!”
Katarina and Arianna were rolling on the sand, tears of helpless laughter in their eyes. Ilosovic glared at his daughter. “Might I ask what you two are thinking?”
Katarina bit her lip in a rather poor effort to keep from giggling. “We….well….uhhh…”
Arianna blurted out an answer. “We wanted to build a sandcastle!”
Tarrant rolled his eyes. “A likely story, lass. But, it does sound like a fine idea. Where should we build it?”
Katarina pointed. “Right down there. We’ve got lots of shells, too.”
Alannah smiled. “Well, then let’s go build the finest sandcastle in all of Underland!”
They went down to where Michael and Fiona sat, and Tarrant spoke first. “Right, I think the Castle should be on a huge hill.”
Alice grinned in agreement, and began to scoop sand into a large pile, smoothing the top so it was flat. Fiona watched, transfixed, and poked at the hill. Michael chuckled, gently pulling her hand away. “Don’t touch, Fiona.”
Fiona pouted. “Gaabboo!”
Arianna laughed. “I don’t know what that means, Michael, but I think our daughter just insulted you.”
Fiona smiled at her mother. “Geebat Gree Bah Boog!” The adults cackled in laughter, and Fiona squealed in delight, bouncing up and down. “Gaaa!”
Alannah got herself under control. “Well, are we going to build a sandcastle or not?”
Ilosovic nodded. “We certainly are.” He filled a bucket with sand, and then placed it on top of the hill upside down. He carefully lifted the bucket, and a sand turret emerged. Tarrant did the same with the second bucket, and soon two turrets had been built.
Alannah and Alice shaped a wall around the hill, leaving blank spots for more turrets, and Josiah and Arianna filled in those spots. Then everyone took a hand full of shells and decorated the castle.
Everyone grinned as they viewed their handiwork. Tarrant spoke first. “What should we call the Castle?”
Josiah beamed. “The Sand Palace.”
Alice clapped. “What a lovely name, and what a lovely palace.”
The Sand Palace, as it was now called, remained standing the entire day.
Author: Ranguvar27
Prompt: Blue Skies Prompt 5: Picture of a sandcastle
Fandom: Alice in Wonderland
Characters: Stayne and Hightopp Clan
Genre: Friendship/Family
Ratings/Warnings: K/none
Word Count: 651
Summary: While at the White Sea, the Stayne and Hightopp Clans build a magnificent sandcastle.
Arianna wriggled her toes in the surf, sighing happily as the cool water rushed over her feet. She turned and looked over at Michael, who was sitting on the sand, Fiona in his lap. She was squealing in delight as the water washed over her chubby legs, and she waved her arms, splashing about. “Eeeee!!!”
Michael laughed, kissing his daughter on the crown of her head. “Having fun, little bit?”
“Ba!”
Katarina, who had been swimming, came wading up on shore, making a silly face at her niece. “You enjoying your day at the beach?” Fiona shrieked in laughter, and Katarina grinned. “I’ll take that as a yes.” She looked towards the beach, a wicked grin on her face. “Looks like Mum and Dad are having fun too.”
Michael guffawed, looking over his shoulder at their parents, who were lying on a blanket and wrapped in a rather passionate embrace. Further down the beach, Tarrant and Alice were also similarly occupied. Michael gave his sister a wicked grin, and Katarina grinned back, and then grabbed a bucket that was sitting nearby, filling to the brim with the cool sea water.
Arianna caught onto the scheme and grabbed another bucket, filling it up and advancing on Tarrant and Alice. She looked over at Katarina, and together they counted down.
“Five, four, three, two, ONE!”
Two buckets were flipped over, showering two sets of parents with ice cold water. Ilosovic and Alannah sprang apart, sputtering and coughing. Alice and Tarrant did the same, with Tarrant letting out a curse in Outlandish. “Barlom!”
Katarina and Arianna were rolling on the sand, tears of helpless laughter in their eyes. Ilosovic glared at his daughter. “Might I ask what you two are thinking?”
Katarina bit her lip in a rather poor effort to keep from giggling. “We….well….uhhh…”
Arianna blurted out an answer. “We wanted to build a sandcastle!”
Tarrant rolled his eyes. “A likely story, lass. But, it does sound like a fine idea. Where should we build it?”
Katarina pointed. “Right down there. We’ve got lots of shells, too.”
Alannah smiled. “Well, then let’s go build the finest sandcastle in all of Underland!”
They went down to where Michael and Fiona sat, and Tarrant spoke first. “Right, I think the Castle should be on a huge hill.”
Alice grinned in agreement, and began to scoop sand into a large pile, smoothing the top so it was flat. Fiona watched, transfixed, and poked at the hill. Michael chuckled, gently pulling her hand away. “Don’t touch, Fiona.”
Fiona pouted. “Gaabboo!”
Arianna laughed. “I don’t know what that means, Michael, but I think our daughter just insulted you.”
Fiona smiled at her mother. “Geebat Gree Bah Boog!” The adults cackled in laughter, and Fiona squealed in delight, bouncing up and down. “Gaaa!”
Alannah got herself under control. “Well, are we going to build a sandcastle or not?”
Ilosovic nodded. “We certainly are.” He filled a bucket with sand, and then placed it on top of the hill upside down. He carefully lifted the bucket, and a sand turret emerged. Tarrant did the same with the second bucket, and soon two turrets had been built.
Alannah and Alice shaped a wall around the hill, leaving blank spots for more turrets, and Josiah and Arianna filled in those spots. Then everyone took a hand full of shells and decorated the castle.
Everyone grinned as they viewed their handiwork. Tarrant spoke first. “What should we call the Castle?”
Josiah beamed. “The Sand Palace.”
Alice clapped. “What a lovely name, and what a lovely palace.”
The Sand Palace, as it was now called, remained standing the entire day.