Once Upon a Time
Released: 19th December 2014
Fairy Tale Help Quest
Fairy Tale Help Quest
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Part 1
Howard: Once upon a time...
Howard: Thanks for partnering with me, Danny. I’m sure we’ll make magic happen on this assignment!
Danny: Me too! And can you believe where class is being held today? We’re actually learning in a theme park!
You and Howard walk with your class through the ivy-covered gates leading into the Fairy Kingdom theme park.
Howard: I’m so excited! This is my absolute favorite place this side of Neverland!
Danny: Makes sense. You do like Fairy Tales.
Howard: More like love. In fact, I’d wager the only person who loves fairy tales more than me is--
Thomas Hunt: Jacob Wilhelm...
Professor Hunt pauses by a large bronze statue of a man in a cravat.
Thomas Hunt: The man, the myth, the fairy tale.
Rewards
Thomas Hunt: Once upon a time, in a land far away... Pasadena... a poor young illustrator spun his passion for fairy tales into box office gold. He used the fortune he made to build this theme park, the Fairy Kingdom... A place where no child would ever be unhappy.
Howard: OMG, I’m so excited! I can barely handle it! This is like Into the Woods times Maleficent times--
Danny: ...Snow White and the Huntsman?
Howard: We don’t speak of that film, Danny. Not ever.
Thomas Hunt: Working in Hollywood, you must face brutal criticism with poise and dignity... So today, you will each dress yourselves up as Fairy Tale characters. You will wander the Fairy Kingdom, entertaining park guests... And your performances will be judged by the cruelest, harshest, most ruthless critics of all... children.
Thomas shudders slightly at the word.
Thomas Hunt: Dressing rooms are to your left. Class begins... NOW!
Part 2
Howard: Which fairy tale character do you want to be?
You and Howard head into the dressing room to change. Elaborate full-body costumes hang on the walls.
Danny: Oh wow!
Howard: My, what big eyes you have, Danny!
Danny: So these fairy tale characters are impressive, but why does this princess have a crossbow?
Howard: Because that’s not just any old princess... You’re looking at the costume worn by Princess Redina Hood. She led the Woodland Warriors against the evil forces of Madame Wolfe!
Howard points to two other costumes.
Howard: But Redina couldn’t have won the day without the help of Wesley the hunky woodcutter or Squeaky the Squirrel.
Danny: So... this is basically Little Red Riding Hood then?
Howard: Yeah. Kinda Disney-steampunk, but with more singing. Which costume do you want to wear?
Time - 12 hours
You examine the row of elaborate costumes thoughtfully.
Danny: Hmm, I’ll dress up as Squeaky the Squirrel! I am the go-to for comic relief! I’ll be like the Jonah Hill of plucky woodland critters.
Howard: Great choice, Danny! I’ve decided to be Prince Hansel... He and Squeaky are best friends, so we’ll make a great pair!
Rewards
You and Howard barely have time to pull on your costumes when Professor Hunt bursts through the changing room door!
Thomas Hunt: Mirror mirror, on the wall, who’s the slowest of them all? You. You’re here, and the park is starting to fill up with guests!
Danny: Don’t you knock? We’re not done changing!
Thomas Hunt: Get over yourself. If I wanted to see hunky guys, I’d rent The Brothers Grimm.
Howard: It’s okay, Danny. Off to work we go! And we can begin over by Prince Charming’s castle.
Danny: ...where?
Howard: On the other side of those bushes!
Part 3
Howard: Let’s start our tour over by those bushes!
You and Howard round the bushes and pause near a large crowd of children...
Howard: To find the biggest crowds, you have to know where all the park events are, and I know all of them by heart!
Rewards
Howard: Watch! At fifteen past the hour, Cinderella will run by and lose her slipper...
There’s a commotion from inside the castle, and a blonde woman in a ballgown bursts out. She tears off in a pumpkin carriage. The crowd cheers, and the families begin to disperse.
Howard: Quickly, while we still have an audience, we’ll need to start our routine!
Part 4
Howard: We’ve got the crowd interested. Now’s the part where we surprise and delight!
Howard leaps out into the middle of a group of children, brandishing his magic sceptre. he holds it up--
Howard: Prince Hansel declares ‘CANDY CRUSH’!
Multicolored candles shoot skyward from the jeweled hilt! The crowd applauds.
Danny: So... about this routine we’re supposed to do together?
Howard: I know you haven’t seen Riding Hood... But we’re doing the recruitment scene from the first act of the movie...
Danny: ...okay?
Howard: You’re Squeaky the Squirrel. Just say something in character when I point at you.
Howard does a cartwheel and a flip, landing squarely beside another group of children...
Howard: A dangerous mission, you say? I volunteer! And what do you say, Squeaky the Squirrel?
Danny: Awwwww... nuts! Danger gets me all squirrelly!
You spin in an excited circle, and then salute.
Danny: Don’t worry, humble townsfolk! We’ll stop Madame Wolfe, and your town will be free forever!
The children cheer! You and Howard take a bow.
Howard: Well done, Danny!
As the crowd moves on, you and Howard regroup...
Howard: All things considered, not a bad start!
Danny: Thanks to you! How’d you get so good at all this Fairy Tale stuff anyway?
Howard: I guess I’ve always liked fairy tales. Don’t you?
Danny: Me? I guess I always thought real fairy tales are dark. Like, Little Red Riding Hood’s grandma gets eaten in most versions of the story, and in the original version, Red Riding Hood gets worse than eaten. So no, I never really viewed them as more than just stories...
Howard: It’s okay. Fairy tales do mean a lot to me... I... I guess maybe it’s how in fairy tales, the poor orphaned kid always turns out to be a prince or a powerful magician... And I’ve always felt like that kid, because... I didn’t really have...
Howard’s voice tails off for a moment.
Howard: I never got to know my parents. But when I read fairy tales or watched movies or I came to visit placed like the Fairy Kingdom... That gave me hope that someday my life could turn out to be... I don’t want to say magical... But maybe my life wouldn’t feel so cursed.
Danny: Wow, I’m sorry. I didn’t know all that...
Howard: It’s okay! I mean, I did get into Hollywood U! I believe life can have a fairy tale happy ending!
Rewards
For the rest of the afternoon, you and Howard work the park, entertaining groups of children.
Howard: Did you hear that? That kid said she wants to grow up to be a hilarious squirrel just like you!
You turn to the child and say...
Danny: Remember to wish hard enough! Because whatever you wish, you can make real!
The child hugs you, and the crowd erupts in applause! You and Howard bow.
Howard: Aww... well said, Danny!
A distant trumpeting yowl shakes the park!
Howard: Whoa... did you hear that?
Danny: ...it sounded like a cat?
Howard: Obviously! Who else but Puss in Boots would announce the Fairy Tale Parade? Eek! And look at the state of us! We need touch-ups before the main event!
Part 5
Howard: The parade is about to start! We need some costume touch-ups... STAT!
You and Howard race over to the Parade Prep area.
Cira: Eek! Your guyliner is running, Danny! And your foundation needs foundation!
Morgan: Plus you’ve got seams bursting! What were you two doing out there? Cartwheels?
Danny: Cartwheels, somersaults, seven dwarf juggling... anything to entertain!
Howard: If you want actors that always move the same way, you should dress the animatronic Three Bears over at the Honeyhole Jamboree.
Cira: Um, I tend to avoid places called the ‘Honeyhole’ anything...
Morgan: Besides, we promise to work quickly!
Time - 1 day
After some touch-ups and some stitch-ups, you and Howard join the rest of the characters on the Woodland Warrior float.
Thomas Hunt: On time, Danny... but just barely... As for everyone else, remember to remain in character at all times! Jacob Wilhelm will be riding in this parade, and I don’t want anything to go wrong.
The float begins to slowly roll forward. Throngs of children scream and cheer!
Howard: This is it! Our big moment!
Rewards
As the parade winds its way through the roaring crowds, Howard suddenly stiffens.
Howard: Look! Over by Mermaid Cove, that kid is wandering around all by himself, completely cut off from everybody. Lost and alone. Crying...
Danny: Awww, that’s really sad. I hope he’ll be okay... It’s too bad Professor Hunt says we’re not supposed to leave the float--
Howard leaps to the front of the float and yanks back on the emergency brake.
Danny: Uh... hey, wait, Howard! I mean... PRINCE HANSEL! WHAT ARE YOU--
Your float grinds to a halt, and a second float rear-ends you. A third float smashed into that one! An actress dressed like a teapot falls off and rolls awkwardly on the ground. Soon, the entire parade has become a pile-up!
Danny: That’s not good!
Part 6
Howard: Don’t worry, sobbing child! I’ll save you!
You jump down from the parade pile-up and run over to where Howard is comforting the crying child.
Danny: Not trying to interrupt your teachable moment, but what the hell are you doing?
Howard: The kid was wandering around, crying, practically orphaned here and...
Danny: Okay, so now I’m thinking this isn’t just about the kid anymore.
Howard: Just help me find the parents, okay?
You and Howard each take one of the crying kid’s hands and escort him around the crowd until you locate two distraught parents.
Rewards
Howard: Apparently, that poor kid had been lost in the park for hours.
Danny: Yeah... I don’t think that’s really gonna matter to Professor Hunt.
Professor Hunt shoves through the crowd toward you.
Thomas Hunt: Of all the moronic, ill-conceived... You two have humiliated me in front of Jacob Wilhelm!
Part 7
Howard: Professor Hunt is going to huff and puff and blow our GPA...
Thomas Hunt: What were you thinking, Howard? I expect poor judgement from Danny, but I expected more from you!
Howard: I’m sorry. I did what I thought was right...
Thomas Hunt: Well, what you thought was actually very stupid.
There is a hush in the crowd. A child yells out, ‘Leave Prince Hansel alone!’
Thomas Hunt: Right, child, I know. But this isn’t really--
Another child yells out, ‘You’re a big jerk!’
Howard: Hee! Um... I mean, what do we do?
You leap forward, declaring loudly...
Danny: No... this man isn’t bad, or a Simon Cowell wannabe with weird hair--
Thomas Hunt: Where is this going, Danny?
Danny: This man is under the spell of Madame Wolfe!
Thomas Hunt: ...I am?
A watchful hush falls over the crowd.
Thomas Hunt: I mean... yes, I am! And you two are in trouble!
Howard: Not if I have anything to say about it! CANDY CRUSH!
Howard casts a magic spell, right at Professor Hunt! Hunt plays along, gamely hurling himself at the ground.
Thomas Hunt: Erk! I am slain!
An old man in a cravat steps down from a crashed float.
Howard: ...Jacob Wilhelm!
Mr. Wilhelm begins to clap. Soon everyone join in. Howard takes a bow to deafening applause!
Rewards
Back on campus, Thomas hands out grades.
Thomas Hunt: Well-played, Howard. You thought quickly, withstood my criticism, and you won over the crowd... And what’s more, you won over Jacob Wilhelm. It seems you both took to heart his mantra. You made sure the Fairy Kingdom remained a place where no child would ever be unhappy.
Danny: Thanks, but it was more Howard than me...
Thomas Hunt: Yes. I’m keenly aware who did what. Which is why Mr. Wilhelm has offered Howard a paid internship.
Howard: ...really?
Thomas Hunt: Yes. If you want, you can spend all your days dressed like cartoon royalty and amusing hordes of sticky-fingered urchins with harebrained antics...
Howard: And spreading joy and wonder? And living a fairy tale life?!
Thomas Hunt: I guess you could call it that...
Howard: Oh, I do! Of course, I do!
Thomas Hunt: Class dismissed!
You walk back to the dorms with Howard.
Danny: I guess fairy tale endings are possible in the real world, huh?
Howard: Of course they are! And do you know what happens next?
Danny: I think so, but go ahead and say it anyway.
Howard: They all lived happily ever after! The end!
Howard: Once upon a time...
- Have Howard
- Spend 1000 Cash
Howard: Thanks for partnering with me, Danny. I’m sure we’ll make magic happen on this assignment!
Danny: Me too! And can you believe where class is being held today? We’re actually learning in a theme park!
You and Howard walk with your class through the ivy-covered gates leading into the Fairy Kingdom theme park.
Howard: I’m so excited! This is my absolute favorite place this side of Neverland!
Danny: Makes sense. You do like Fairy Tales.
Howard: More like love. In fact, I’d wager the only person who loves fairy tales more than me is--
Thomas Hunt: Jacob Wilhelm...
Professor Hunt pauses by a large bronze statue of a man in a cravat.
Thomas Hunt: The man, the myth, the fairy tale.
Rewards
- 2 Diamonds
Thomas Hunt: Once upon a time, in a land far away... Pasadena... a poor young illustrator spun his passion for fairy tales into box office gold. He used the fortune he made to build this theme park, the Fairy Kingdom... A place where no child would ever be unhappy.
Howard: OMG, I’m so excited! I can barely handle it! This is like Into the Woods times Maleficent times--
Danny: ...Snow White and the Huntsman?
Howard: We don’t speak of that film, Danny. Not ever.
Thomas Hunt: Working in Hollywood, you must face brutal criticism with poise and dignity... So today, you will each dress yourselves up as Fairy Tale characters. You will wander the Fairy Kingdom, entertaining park guests... And your performances will be judged by the cruelest, harshest, most ruthless critics of all... children.
Thomas shudders slightly at the word.
Thomas Hunt: Dressing rooms are to your left. Class begins... NOW!
Part 2
Howard: Which fairy tale character do you want to be?
- Danny
- Howard
You and Howard head into the dressing room to change. Elaborate full-body costumes hang on the walls.
Danny: Oh wow!
Howard: My, what big eyes you have, Danny!
Danny: So these fairy tale characters are impressive, but why does this princess have a crossbow?
Howard: Because that’s not just any old princess... You’re looking at the costume worn by Princess Redina Hood. She led the Woodland Warriors against the evil forces of Madame Wolfe!
Howard points to two other costumes.
Howard: But Redina couldn’t have won the day without the help of Wesley the hunky woodcutter or Squeaky the Squirrel.
Danny: So... this is basically Little Red Riding Hood then?
Howard: Yeah. Kinda Disney-steampunk, but with more singing. Which costume do you want to wear?
Time - 12 hours
You examine the row of elaborate costumes thoughtfully.
Danny: Hmm, I’ll dress up as Squeaky the Squirrel! I am the go-to for comic relief! I’ll be like the Jonah Hill of plucky woodland critters.
Howard: Great choice, Danny! I’ve decided to be Prince Hansel... He and Squeaky are best friends, so we’ll make a great pair!
Rewards
- 300 Cash
You and Howard barely have time to pull on your costumes when Professor Hunt bursts through the changing room door!
Thomas Hunt: Mirror mirror, on the wall, who’s the slowest of them all? You. You’re here, and the park is starting to fill up with guests!
Danny: Don’t you knock? We’re not done changing!
Thomas Hunt: Get over yourself. If I wanted to see hunky guys, I’d rent The Brothers Grimm.
Howard: It’s okay, Danny. Off to work we go! And we can begin over by Prince Charming’s castle.
Danny: ...where?
Howard: On the other side of those bushes!
Part 3
Howard: Let’s start our tour over by those bushes!
- Have 4 Bushes
You and Howard round the bushes and pause near a large crowd of children...
Howard: To find the biggest crowds, you have to know where all the park events are, and I know all of them by heart!
Rewards
- 200 Cash
Howard: Watch! At fifteen past the hour, Cinderella will run by and lose her slipper...
There’s a commotion from inside the castle, and a blonde woman in a ballgown bursts out. She tears off in a pumpkin carriage. The crowd cheers, and the families begin to disperse.
Howard: Quickly, while we still have an audience, we’ll need to start our routine!
Part 4
Howard: We’ve got the crowd interested. Now’s the part where we surprise and delight!
- Entertain!
- Spend 2000 Cash
Howard leaps out into the middle of a group of children, brandishing his magic sceptre. he holds it up--
Howard: Prince Hansel declares ‘CANDY CRUSH’!
Multicolored candles shoot skyward from the jeweled hilt! The crowd applauds.
Danny: So... about this routine we’re supposed to do together?
Howard: I know you haven’t seen Riding Hood... But we’re doing the recruitment scene from the first act of the movie...
Danny: ...okay?
Howard: You’re Squeaky the Squirrel. Just say something in character when I point at you.
Howard does a cartwheel and a flip, landing squarely beside another group of children...
Howard: A dangerous mission, you say? I volunteer! And what do you say, Squeaky the Squirrel?
Danny: Awwwww... nuts! Danger gets me all squirrelly!
You spin in an excited circle, and then salute.
Danny: Don’t worry, humble townsfolk! We’ll stop Madame Wolfe, and your town will be free forever!
The children cheer! You and Howard take a bow.
Howard: Well done, Danny!
As the crowd moves on, you and Howard regroup...
Howard: All things considered, not a bad start!
Danny: Thanks to you! How’d you get so good at all this Fairy Tale stuff anyway?
Howard: I guess I’ve always liked fairy tales. Don’t you?
Danny: Me? I guess I always thought real fairy tales are dark. Like, Little Red Riding Hood’s grandma gets eaten in most versions of the story, and in the original version, Red Riding Hood gets worse than eaten. So no, I never really viewed them as more than just stories...
Howard: It’s okay. Fairy tales do mean a lot to me... I... I guess maybe it’s how in fairy tales, the poor orphaned kid always turns out to be a prince or a powerful magician... And I’ve always felt like that kid, because... I didn’t really have...
Howard’s voice tails off for a moment.
Howard: I never got to know my parents. But when I read fairy tales or watched movies or I came to visit placed like the Fairy Kingdom... That gave me hope that someday my life could turn out to be... I don’t want to say magical... But maybe my life wouldn’t feel so cursed.
Danny: Wow, I’m sorry. I didn’t know all that...
Howard: It’s okay! I mean, I did get into Hollywood U! I believe life can have a fairy tale happy ending!
Rewards
- 1 Diamond
For the rest of the afternoon, you and Howard work the park, entertaining groups of children.
Howard: Did you hear that? That kid said she wants to grow up to be a hilarious squirrel just like you!
You turn to the child and say...
Danny: Remember to wish hard enough! Because whatever you wish, you can make real!
The child hugs you, and the crowd erupts in applause! You and Howard bow.
Howard: Aww... well said, Danny!
A distant trumpeting yowl shakes the park!
Howard: Whoa... did you hear that?
Danny: ...it sounded like a cat?
Howard: Obviously! Who else but Puss in Boots would announce the Fairy Tale Parade? Eek! And look at the state of us! We need touch-ups before the main event!
Part 5
Howard: The parade is about to start! We need some costume touch-ups... STAT!
- Level 3+ Howard
- A Level 5+ Make-Up Artist (Cira)
- A Level 4+ Wardrobe Designer (Morgan)
You and Howard race over to the Parade Prep area.
Cira: Eek! Your guyliner is running, Danny! And your foundation needs foundation!
Morgan: Plus you’ve got seams bursting! What were you two doing out there? Cartwheels?
Danny: Cartwheels, somersaults, seven dwarf juggling... anything to entertain!
Howard: If you want actors that always move the same way, you should dress the animatronic Three Bears over at the Honeyhole Jamboree.
Cira: Um, I tend to avoid places called the ‘Honeyhole’ anything...
Morgan: Besides, we promise to work quickly!
Time - 1 day
After some touch-ups and some stitch-ups, you and Howard join the rest of the characters on the Woodland Warrior float.
Thomas Hunt: On time, Danny... but just barely... As for everyone else, remember to remain in character at all times! Jacob Wilhelm will be riding in this parade, and I don’t want anything to go wrong.
The float begins to slowly roll forward. Throngs of children scream and cheer!
Howard: This is it! Our big moment!
Rewards
- 400 Cash
As the parade winds its way through the roaring crowds, Howard suddenly stiffens.
Howard: Look! Over by Mermaid Cove, that kid is wandering around all by himself, completely cut off from everybody. Lost and alone. Crying...
Danny: Awww, that’s really sad. I hope he’ll be okay... It’s too bad Professor Hunt says we’re not supposed to leave the float--
Howard leaps to the front of the float and yanks back on the emergency brake.
Danny: Uh... hey, wait, Howard! I mean... PRINCE HANSEL! WHAT ARE YOU--
Your float grinds to a halt, and a second float rear-ends you. A third float smashed into that one! An actress dressed like a teapot falls off and rolls awkwardly on the ground. Soon, the entire parade has become a pile-up!
Danny: That’s not good!
Part 6
Howard: Don’t worry, sobbing child! I’ll save you!
- Level Howard
You jump down from the parade pile-up and run over to where Howard is comforting the crying child.
Danny: Not trying to interrupt your teachable moment, but what the hell are you doing?
Howard: The kid was wandering around, crying, practically orphaned here and...
Danny: Okay, so now I’m thinking this isn’t just about the kid anymore.
Howard: Just help me find the parents, okay?
You and Howard each take one of the crying kid’s hands and escort him around the crowd until you locate two distraught parents.
Rewards
- 200 Cash
Howard: Apparently, that poor kid had been lost in the park for hours.
Danny: Yeah... I don’t think that’s really gonna matter to Professor Hunt.
Professor Hunt shoves through the crowd toward you.
Thomas Hunt: Of all the moronic, ill-conceived... You two have humiliated me in front of Jacob Wilhelm!
Part 7
Howard: Professor Hunt is going to huff and puff and blow our GPA...
- Spend 500 Cash
Thomas Hunt: What were you thinking, Howard? I expect poor judgement from Danny, but I expected more from you!
Howard: I’m sorry. I did what I thought was right...
Thomas Hunt: Well, what you thought was actually very stupid.
There is a hush in the crowd. A child yells out, ‘Leave Prince Hansel alone!’
Thomas Hunt: Right, child, I know. But this isn’t really--
Another child yells out, ‘You’re a big jerk!’
Howard: Hee! Um... I mean, what do we do?
You leap forward, declaring loudly...
Danny: No... this man isn’t bad, or a Simon Cowell wannabe with weird hair--
Thomas Hunt: Where is this going, Danny?
Danny: This man is under the spell of Madame Wolfe!
Thomas Hunt: ...I am?
A watchful hush falls over the crowd.
Thomas Hunt: I mean... yes, I am! And you two are in trouble!
Howard: Not if I have anything to say about it! CANDY CRUSH!
Howard casts a magic spell, right at Professor Hunt! Hunt plays along, gamely hurling himself at the ground.
Thomas Hunt: Erk! I am slain!
An old man in a cravat steps down from a crashed float.
Howard: ...Jacob Wilhelm!
Mr. Wilhelm begins to clap. Soon everyone join in. Howard takes a bow to deafening applause!
Rewards
- 5 Diamonds
Back on campus, Thomas hands out grades.
Thomas Hunt: Well-played, Howard. You thought quickly, withstood my criticism, and you won over the crowd... And what’s more, you won over Jacob Wilhelm. It seems you both took to heart his mantra. You made sure the Fairy Kingdom remained a place where no child would ever be unhappy.
Danny: Thanks, but it was more Howard than me...
Thomas Hunt: Yes. I’m keenly aware who did what. Which is why Mr. Wilhelm has offered Howard a paid internship.
Howard: ...really?
Thomas Hunt: Yes. If you want, you can spend all your days dressed like cartoon royalty and amusing hordes of sticky-fingered urchins with harebrained antics...
Howard: And spreading joy and wonder? And living a fairy tale life?!
Thomas Hunt: I guess you could call it that...
Howard: Oh, I do! Of course, I do!
Thomas Hunt: Class dismissed!
You walk back to the dorms with Howard.
Danny: I guess fairy tale endings are possible in the real world, huh?
Howard: Of course they are! And do you know what happens next?
Danny: I think so, but go ahead and say it anyway.
Howard: They all lived happily ever after! The end!