"Okay seriously what the fudge happened to me?" Groaning I rubbed the back of my head I slowly opening my eyes to look around. "This is new…" Before me was a large forest with looming trees, with clear blue skies and bright fluffy clouds. "That isn't right…. There are no forests in Los Angeles…"
Slowly getting to my meet I looked around, there didn't seem like anyone was around. Huffing out a sigh I crossed my arms across my chest. "Let's think… The last thing I remember was checking out a well and then… Nothing…" After standing in the same spot for a few minutes I decided the only thing I could do was just walk and hope for the best, maybe I could find a town or something.
"I just hope that the locals aren't some backwater cannibal red-necks, or some weird religious cult, and god I have to stop watching those kinds of movies before bed." Picking myself up, I decided the best and only direction I could follow was forward, after all the shortest point between two distances is a straight line. "Well look out world here I come!"
"Stranger in a strange land I wonder how this young man will affect the lives of the students at Ever after High." The male narrator mumbled.
"Perhaps he could bring an end to the stalemate between the Royals and Rebels, only time will tell." The female narrator spoke with hope in her voice.
"Wait who said that!?" My eyes bulged out of my skull at the sound of unknown voices.
In the Village of Book End, Raven Queen was sitting outside at Hocus Latte enjoying a cup of coffee while peacefully listening to music. Today was going extremely well, it was the weekend, she had no homework, and she had the entire weekend free from her roommate Apple. Not that she had anything against Apple, but sometimes Raven needed a break from the super cheery princess now and then. As Raven took a sip from her latte she was still thinking over her choice about being a Rebel, true she rather live her own life, but when she was alone she had to wonder how her choice affected the people around her. However, she was pulled from her thoughts at a very strange sight, there was a boy wandering the streets looking around very confused and dressed very strangely. The boy who looked close to her own age was wearing gray zipped up hoodie with no sleeves, a green shirt with black cargo pants with gray and red shoes. His hair was bronze brown and completely wild with sticks, twigs, and leaves sticking out of his hair.
"Uh…Okay…" Raven mumbled with a raised eyebrow. "Must be new…" Standing to her feet the teenager walked over slowly to the teen. "Hello there." Raven said with a smile. "So, are the sticks and twigs a fashion statement? Or did you get into a fight with a tree?"
"Uh…Oh a local. Hi can you tell me where I am?" He questioned as he removed the twigs and leaves. "And no I tripped and ended up rolling down a very steep hill and ended up giving the tree a face high-five."
Snorting Raven shook her head trying not to laugh at his words, composing herself Raven raised an eyebrow at the strange boy. "You're in the Village of Book End?"
"Nope never heard of that place…. Is that anywhere in California?"
"Cali…What? No, the Village of Book End is next to the Enchanted forest." Blinking Raven was obviously confused, looking at the boy the original rebel could tell he was also very confused by her statement. "Umm…What kingdom are you from?"
"Wait kingdom?" His eyes seemed to bulge out of his skull. "What in Sam hill are you talking about…umm…."
"Raven, Raven Queen." Raven supplied.
"Right I have no idea what you are talking about Raven…" Rubbing the back of his head the teen sighed. "Well thanks for your help but looks like I am still lost." Shrugging he smiled and waved. "Well if I see you later I see you later."
With that he started to walk away placing his hands in his pockets. "Wait I never got your name." Raven called.
"My name's Magnus Maverick." Smiling he waved at Raven and kept walking away.
As I walked through the strange looking town I didn't really know what to expect, everything here was old but at the same time modern. "Magnus old boy I'm afraid we aren't in Kansas anymore." The only up side to this whole situation was the fact that the girls that I had seen wandering the streets were cute, especially that Raven Queen, he always liked girls with gothic like look. As I continued my walk through the town I saw some strange sights, stores with strange names like Beanstalk Bakery, Red Shoes Dance Club, and many, many more. "I'm a stranger in a strange world." Shaking my head I stopped walking to look around. "Now where am I headed…." Biting my lip in I let out a sigh of frustration.
"I really should have asked for directions or get more information from Raven. Oh well no time to think about that." Slapping my face, I looked around. "Now let's see what should I do?"
"Excuse me are you Magnus?" A voice came from behind me.
"Ah!" Jumping into the air I turned around staring at a short girl with curly and wavy hair which came in three different colors, dark turquoise, mint green and dark purple. She was wearing a…tea cup for hat a short dress with white stockings and heels. She had a very cute baby like face and bright teal blue eyes, staring down at her I felt my face blush. "Um Yeah I'm Magnus and I'm lost…. You see…"
"You fell into a magical well?" She asked. "And you came from another world where fairy tales are just fairy tales?"
Blinking I opened my mouth and closed it. "Uh…Eh…Ah…Yeah how did you know?"
Giggling the strange girl smiled. "Easy the narrators told me."
I…I had no response to that, this girl is her own brand of crazy, noticing the look on my face the girl held out her hand. "I'm Madeline Hatter, and would you like some tea?"
"Eh why the hell not I love tea." Taking her hand, I allowed myself to be led by Madeline who had a large smile on her face, soon we found ourselves outside of a large tea house and after being led in and fighting the urge to freak out at all the weird things happening at the store. Being shown to my seat I sat down and handed a cup of tea I slowly drank it as Madeline explained everything that was going on or at least things going on here. She didn't know how I ended up here other than through a portal, but she didn't know how it worked. "So how is your tea Magnus?" The future mad hatter asked with a smile.
"Hm? Oh, it's very good in fact it's the best tea I ever had." I blushed slightly as Madeline's smile got even bigger.
"I'm so happy to hear that!" Clapping her hands together Madeline pulled out a tea pot from her sleeve and poured more into my cup.
Nodding my head in thanks I took another sip before setting my cup down. "So, let me see if I got this straight. I am stuck in a magical world of fairy tales."
"Yeppers!" The girl said nodding her head.
"And everyone here is a descendant of a fairy tale character, and they all go to school together, just so they can succeed their parents and re-live their stories." I continued.
"Now you got it!" The future mad hatter smiled.
"And your friend Raven Queen didn't want that life and thus started a rebellion which spilt the student body."
"Yep, yep and that has only recently started, which brings us to you Magnus and you somehow ended up here through a magical portal." Madeline took another sip of her tea before chewing on a cookie which she pulled out of her hat.
Letting out a sigh I nodded my head. "Yeah which I still don't understand, but that's life."
"Yep it is and isn't it an interesting life?" The girl asked with a smile.
"True enough." Shrugging my shoulders, I grinned. "Oh well now I need to figure out what to do since I have no idea how to get back home."
Thinking for a moment the girl seemed lost in thought before she jumped to her feet. "You should come to school with us!"
"Wait what!?"
"So, let me if I understand your situation young man, you come from another world were magic does not exist." Milton Grimm said folding his hands together on his desk. "And since you have no place to go, you wish to join the student body here?"
"Yes, sir your correct, but it was Madeline's idea about me coming here." I said.
"Hmm." Raising an eyebrow, the headmaster stared down at me. "I will need to speak with the rest of the staff but I don't see a problem with it, but you will need to do some work around the school to help pay for your tuition I hope that won't be a problem."
"No sir, and thank you sir." Standing to my feet I reached out and shook the older man's hand, and rushed out of the office.
"A world without a magic? A boy without a fate…I don't like the sounds of this." Glaring slightly the older Grimm sighed. "I hope that I made the right choice in letting him attend."
"So, what did he say?" Madeline asked. "What did he say?" The girl asked practically jumping up on her feet.
"He said I could attend." I smiled.
"Yay! We should go tell Raven!" With that I was dragged off again, not that I minded.
"Well looks like our hero is now going to Ever After High." The male narrator said.
"That's right let us hope he will be join the Royals." The female narrator hopefully said.
"What? He is a Rebel through and through he has no fate which means he can make his own!" The male narrator argued.
"No way he isn't a Rebel just because he doesn't have a fate, doesn't mean he is a Rebel. Plus, he could side with the Royals." The female narrator huffed.
"There it is again the voices!" I shouted looking around.
Giggling the future mad hatter shook her head. "Those are the narrator's silly, now Shut up!" She shouted at the two narrators.