Beaming Beauty

Beaming Beauty is the second Picture Book found in Puppeteer. It details the life of Pikarina and how why she travelled to the Moon Realm.

Acquisition

 * Complete Act 2.

Story
Once upon a time, there lived a princess named Beaming Beauty, and she was most radiant. Her father, the Sun God, and king of the solar system, was loved and revered by his subjects. One day, however, the hardworking Sun was laid low by an undisclosed medical problem.

Beaming Beauty was very concerned. "Without you," she said, "all will be plunged into darkness. I must light the world for you until you get better." And so she set off.

Beaming Beauty first visited Mercury and Venus, her closest neighbors. "In the name of my father," she trilled, "let there be light!"

"Th-thank you, Princess," rasped Mercury. "But... you needn't spoil us when the other planets get so little light to begin with." Tears of gratitude streamed down Venus's reddened face.

"How thoughtful!" said Beaming Beauty. "A little of Father has rubbed off on you. I shall journey on."

The next day, she paid a visit to Mars. "In the name of my father," she trilled, "let there be light!"

"You are too kind, Princess," groaned Mars. "I feel brighter already. In fact, I think the outer planets deserve a dose of your affections." The emotion in his voice was palpable.

"Quite true," replied Beaming Beauty. "The Sun's light belongs to every planet."

On the following day, she went to Jupiter and Saturn. "In the name of my father," she trilled, "let there be light!"

"No, please!" cried Jupiter. "Save your strength."

"We use gas heat," Saturn added emphatically. "Any more toasty and oh gods stay back we'll EXPLODE—uh, explode with shame. For our frozen brothers grow colder every moment you lavish us with your warmth."

"How awful," said Beaming Beauty. "The last thing I want is for them to suffer. Take care, my friends."

Several days later, Beaming Beauty reached Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. "In the name of my father," she trilled, "let there be light!"

"Shucks," managed Uranus. "Yer... yer meltin' my heart."

"Sunlight is a luxury we ain't used to, miss," growled modest Neptune. "You should go before—"

"I'm not even a planet anymore!" sobbed Pluto as he shrank away.

"Now, don't be silly," said Beaming Beauty. "Being denied something your whole life doesn't make you unworthy of it."

"We aren't worthy!" shouted all three planets at once. "If we were any unworthier, we might just die."

"Really now," steamed Beaming Beauty. "Are they that concerned about favoritism?" What would it take for the planets to understand there was no shame in accepting a gift? And then she had an idea.

Beaming Beauty gathered all the solar system together. "I realize I have been unfair, so from now on, I shall visit all of you every day."

"Over my dead celestial body!" said a small voice.

"Princess," added Mars. "We fear you may be neglecting one of your other subjects—the one who needs you most of all."

"Who?" gasped Beaming Beauty.

"Why, the Moon, of course. Her goddess has been lost, her whole realm plunged into darkness... Only you can save her." The planets stared at Beaming Beauty until she got the picture.

"How dreadful! I must depart at once."

And so, all of the solar system, except the Moon, lived happily ever after. The end.

Characters

 * Pikarina
 * The Sun

Locations

 * Outer Space
 * Moon Realm