Written by Old Bluffer 14th Nov 2007

Kindly written by Pyro

Gaston, the dashing-looking local town hero and expert huntsman with a massive ego and no sense of morals to balance it, has had his eye on Belle for some time. After being rejected by her, he conceives a horrific plan where he will have her father locked up in the insane asylum (due to his rants about Belle being held captive by a horrible beast) unless Belle agrees to marry him.

This plan is shot when Belle proves her father's innocence by using the magic mirror the Beast had given her to show him to the townspeople. Gaston quickly suspects Belle may have feelings for the Beast, which he calls a monster. Belle retorts by telling Gaston to his face that HE'S a monster, not the Beast.

Enraged, Gaston takes full advantage of his influence over the town and the townspeople's fear of the Beast's frightening appearance to spread lies that the Beast is a dangerous monster that must be destroyed. Inciting a mob to join him in his new plan to kill the Beast so Belle will be his, Gaston rides off to the Beast's castle.

Upon learning of the mob outside, the Beast's servants (who have been turned into living objects) attempt to defend the castle from them.

Amidst the chaos downstairs, Gaston sneaks to the upper floors to find his prey. Finally entering the West Wing, the Beast's private quarters, Gaston greets the Beast with an arrow pointed at him. The Beast, however, disheartened that Belle is gone and might not return, does not seem to care that his life is in danger now and merely ignores the huntsman.

Gaston, amused by the Beast's refusal to fight back, fires the arrow into the Beast's back and throws him through the window. "What's the matter, Beast?" Gaston asks as he laughs down at his wounded prey. "Too *kind* and *gentle* to fight back?"

Seeing that the Beast still won't give in to his taunts, Gaston decides to finish him off by breaking off a piece of the castle roof and prepares to club the Beast to death with it. It would seem the Beast's life will end soon.

But at that moment, the Beast hears Belle's voice down below. Belle has returned to him!

With new resolve and having someone to fight for, the Beast grabs the end of Gaston's makeshift club and engages him in a fierce battle amongst the castle's many roofs and towers.

During the fight, Gaston loses track of the Beast and accidently smashes in a gargoyle he mistook for him. "Come out and fight!" The huntsman shouts angrily, searching for the Beast, who is hiding amongst the gargoyles. "Are you in love with her, Beast?" He asks. "Did you honestly think she'd want you when she has someone like me?!" He demands, which only disgusts the Beast more. Once Gaston walks past him, not seeing him, the Beast jumps at Gaston from behind and attacks again, but Gaston is ready for him and drives him to the edge of the rooftop. "It's over, Beast! Belle is MINE!" Gaston declares.

Infuriated by Gaston's appalling way of placing Belle as a prize, the Beast suddenly lunges at Gaston and disarms him, then holds him by the throat over the edge of the roof, ready to drop him.

The Beast, however, seeing Gaston completely helpless and at his mercy, remembers that he's not a monster like Gaston is, and is above murder. Instead, he throws Gaston back onto the rooftop and tells him to leave.

At this moment, Belle has made it to the castle top, relieved to see the Beast is still alive. The Beast then joins her, and they embrace.

This tender moment is short-lived, however, when Gaston goes for a cheap shot by stabbing the Beast through the heart with a dagger. This strategy was poorly planned though, as the Beast reaches back to push Gaston off him, huntsman loses his grip and falls from the castle roof and into the deep gorge below to his death.