Author's Note: Ah reviews, how I love you. Read, Review, Favorite and Enjoy!


Chapter 9: Let's Go On a Quest Snow White.

Raven was hooked up to a life support machine, a oxygen mask was feeding fresh air into her body, several bags full of magical potions and blood were hanging above her head connected to Raven's body via tubes as they flowed into her body, a mirror for a headboard beeped regularly, monitoring the beat of the girl's heart of flesh and blood, and a massive glass bauble was sitting beside her with a ball of violet smoke floating around it, connected to Raven's body via what looked like fiber-optic cables, magical power being added to it by Faybelle and the school's various other spell casters. From the balcony Apple looked down at the barely alive Raven as the elaborate life support spells and potions did everything they could to keep her going.

"I... I don't even know what they're doing down there." Apple stated, a mortified defeated expression on her face.

"If knowing helps." Ginger stated adjusting her glasses while she observed the equipment surrounding Raven. "One of those bags are full of bicorn blood. It's full of high concentrations of magical energy, in order to replace what Raven has lost. Another is mermaid blood, to increase her damaged supply of life energy. That big bauble down there is a phylactery, a temporary vessel of the soul."

"That, big mass of smoke down there is Raven's soul?" Apple asked both afraid at the very important thing that was no longer in Raven's body and yet mystified by the beautiful lines it made as it swished around inside.

"If you're worried about it, you shouldn't be, it's able to maintain all of Raven's bodily functions... as they are." Ginger noted observing Raven's unconscious form. "I wouldn't worry, between the three army surgeons, the head master, and Mrs. Yaga this mess will be sorted out in no time."


"There..." The Evil Queen stated as she finished using her finger to draw a magic circle on the inside of her mirror. "That's the formula to disable the Snap Dragon barrier." The Evil Queen stated as Baba Yaga scribbled down the last of the information. "I wouldn't try and memorizing it old man, the code scrambles itself every time you use it, and the barrier will be back up after a hour."

"You don't expect us to be able to complete the surgery on your daughter in a hour do you?" The Headmaster asked observing the elder witch as she left.

"I expect you to do nothing!" A surge of red smoke accompanied a surge of movement, the Evil Queen leaping out of a chair to glare hatefully at her father. "Except maybe screw up again! After all, that is what 'The Voice of Neutrality' is suppose to do isn't it? Step back and watch as the witches obediently line up to be burnt at the stake! You may have stood back and watched as the wolves 'toughen me up a little' but I have done and will continue do everything within my power to keep my daughter safe!"

"It is a shame your precautions destroyed your daughter's origin." The Headmaster stated while he looked at the dirt underneath his finger nails.

"RRRRAAAARRRGGGHHH!" Blood colored smoke formed into a screeching face as the Evil Queen tried to leap out of her prison to rip her father's eyes out. "THE ONLY REASON WHY MY DAUGHTER'S LIFE WAS AT STAKE IN THE FIRST PLACE IS BECAUSE SHE'S BEING HELD PRISONER IN THE LANDS OF YOU STUPID, RACIST, SEXIST, XENOPHOBIC PEOPLE! BECAUSE SHE HAS TO LIVE IN THE FEAR THAT SHE WILL BE PERSECUTED JUST BECAUSE OF WHAT SHE IS!"

The smokey construct dissolved, the Headmaster for the most part remained unfazed, taking a moment to brush imaginary dust off of himself.

"And who's fault is it, that she's had to grow up outside of her homelands, away from people who love and understand her?" The Headmaster accusingly gestured to the witch. "Her own mother for example." The red in the Witch Queens eyes only deepened, but she leaned back into her seat with her fingers folded together.

"Pray I never get out of this mirror old man." Spitting out one last death threat shadow took hold over the mirror once more, leaving only a pair of glowing red orbs to glare a hole in the back of the Headmaster's head.

"And now we make with the death threats, lovely talking to you again my dear daughter." Milton replied sarcastically, his tone implying a tired routine.


In the school's armory, the members of Heroics 101 were getting weapons ready, swords, shields, a dagger or two, crossbows, enough bolts to sink a hoard of cattle, and leather armor.

"Are you boys going somewhere?" Apple asked standing in the doorway leading into the armory.

Her villain, her best friend, was lying in a hospital bed half dead and these people looked ready to go Bandersnatch hunting.

"Apple!" Daring, half dressed in leather, rushed over to give Apple a reassuring hug. "It's alright! Everything's gonna be okay." The knight in training soothed making circles in the small of Apple's back.

"Oh I know it will." Apple pushed her fiance away before grabbing him by his cheeks and pulling him down. "Now. What are you people doing?"

"According to the, and don't slap me here, Evil Queen..." A cool fury appeared in Apple's eyes, but she didn't lash out and allowed her Fiance to continue. "She says that she made something that we can use to fix Raven, we just gotta go get it. Then everything will be Fairy Tale perfect again."

"Oh really?" Apple let go of her Fiance, but her suspicious scowl gazed around the room looking at the students who were getting ready for a small war. "Pray tell, what manner of item requires this kind of preparation to retrieve?"

"I don't know, something she left with the guard posted to protect the boarder leading into Riordan is all I know." Daring stated taking the liberty of admiring his reflection in his sword before he put it away. "Don't worry, we'll slay the deadly monster and come back with it's head, easy peasy shampoo squeezy."

"Take Ramona with you." Apple stated in a uncompromising tone of voice.

"Apple babe I know you're distressed and all but..."

"Ramona is from Riordan, she knows the lay of the land, she can fight, and besides..." Apple went down Daring's shirt and pulled out a rather large wolf's tooth he was wearing around his neck. "You don't want me telling all your classmates how you really got this did you?"

Oh and what a tale it was, how Daring had valiantly defended Cerise Hood from the Big Bad Wolf Ramona and came that close to have his head bit off by the beast only to defend himself with his sword and take one of her teeth as his prize before sending her to the infirmary. Much better then the version Cerise told her, in which Daring had managed to woo the Gigan wolf for all of thirty seconds, before he did the same to her. Then Ramona spun around and cocked him so hard she broke every bone in his body and smacked her jaw on his sword hard enough to knock one of her teeth out. And Apple was right there like the good wife she was soothing his woes while he cried into his pillow after Swine-Heart put him back together. Apple needed to bribe the werewolf with a royal favor of her choosing to keep that story off of Blondie's Mirror cast.

"Hi there." As if on cue Ramona appeared in the doorway, many students instinctively reaching for their weapons. "She makes a good point yah know. Course if you're'll worried about not having enough supplies for the trip, I'd be happy to make some, room!"

"Room is not the issue here Ms. Badwolf." Professor Charming stepped out from the crowd, hidden away somewhere behind the rack of swords. "We are going into dangerous territory, taking someone along we cannot trust is... ill advised."

"Ain't that what I should be telling you?" Ramona asked accusingly pointing a clawed finger at the teacher in question. "Pretty faces like yours is a dime a dozen, and I can usually find them leading the witch hunts for our crippled little witch. So unless you got someone big and bad breathing down your neck, how can I trust you to get what Raven needs to stay alive?"

"Don't trust him, trust me." Pushing past the charming professor Sparrow walked out to meet the werewolf. "I am from from Riordan too. I've suffered the same stigma as the son of the legendary outlaw as Raven has as the daughter the Queen of Evil. The same people who'd come for her would come for me. And I trust these guys not to do that."

"Do you trust this girl Sparrow?" Professor Charming asked cocking a suspicious brow at the pair.

"With my life." Sparrow stated proudly, prompting Ramona to let loose a predatory smirk.

"Then there's no problem in bringing her along." King Charming stated, prompting some of the students to object. "Concerns can be filed directly to the young miss in question." The only sound left was the sound of Ramona's knuckles cracking. "Good."


Later that day Apple made her way back to the room she bunked with Raven, Kitty and Maddie were already inside, having tea, though she hesitated to call it a party.

"What of our Black Birdie with the clipped wings?" Maddie asked the scent of the pumpkin spice tea she brewed for Raven in the air, she must be depressed.

"I don't know!" Apple sat down on Raven's bed, disturbing the totem pole that was Nevermore, Gala, Carrolloo the Caterpillar and Earl Grey the Dormouse stacked on top of one another. "She was hooked up to a bunch of stuff Ginger was spitting gibberish about, her soul was in a big glass thing and Daring of all people is on the team to get the new organ for her!" Apple wanted to cry, Kitty provided a sympathetic pat on her back.

"We know dear, but it's best for you to vent your feelings of distress." Kitty explained hugging Apple to her.

"The boys will succeed, but they'll need a little bit of help." To this end Maddie turned her attention to Nevermore. "They're traveling by the mirror in Bookend's armory." Maddie explained, the look on her face that of someone who knew more then they were letting on.

Nodding her head, Nevermore made for the open window, only to be intercepted by Apple.

"I know you're worried about her too Nevermore. But don't worry hic..." Apple hiccuped worriedly. "Everything's gonna be okay."

"Apple sweetie, I know you're in the middle of something here, but do let go of the dragon, for your own good." Maddie stated amused sympathy on her features.

"What?" Apple looked at the two girls puzzled, until the sound of a crunch accompanied a throbbing pain in her hand. "Ouch!" A V shaped mark was left on Apple's hand from Nevermore biting it.

"She tried to warn yah." Kitty stated unable to hide her bursting out in laughter.

At once the Dragon dived into a mouse hole, shrinking out of her collar in the process. Apple leaned out the window, listening to the way the wall rumbled as Nevermore wormed her way through to the other side, before popping out of another hole in the wall outside and quickly taking on the form of a seven foot long dragon.

"Oh No you don't!" Apple leaped out and grabbed the size changer by her neck. "You are not going anywhere but back into our room right now!" Nevermore for the most part barely even noticed the extra weight, already use to Raven riding around on her, and simply took off into the air. It was at that point in time where Apple opened her eyes. "KYAAAAAAHHHH!"

That Nevermore did notice. Painfully noticed. No matter, she was already over Book end, and the students of Heroics 101 were stepping through the mirror already. At least they would be, if not for dive bombing dragons.

"Did anyone else just see Apple riding Raven's dragon?"


Review Section:

TheGreatStoryCollector: I noticed. Oh no offense taken, Fan Fiction is by definition taking someone else's ideas and either improving upon them or failing to.

Guest: As I said already, my take on Headmaster Grimm is based on the books, whom upon being met by the cards dealt to him by Raven concerning the Evil Queen issue, instead of working on elaborate and often self destructive schemes trying to get her to sign the thing that she's clearly never going to sign, he instead works to find someone who would genuinely benefit from the role of the Evil Queen and offer them the position instead.

Charlie: Hmm... Like I said before, Raven does have a few options for that, and Apple has inherited her mother's scheming devious and manipulative mind. If anyone can figure it out, it is her.