CONTINUED FROM LAST CHAPTER
(Fade to the Queen's castle, throne room. The Queen is standing before the Magic Mirror holding the box she gave to the Huntsman.)
"I was wondering when she'd show up again" Blake said.
Queen: Magic Mirror on the wall, who now is the fairest one of all?
"She's so confident" Yang said. "Too bad that confidence is based on a trick."
Magic Mirror: Over the seven jeweled hills, beyond the seventh fall, in the cottage of the seven Dwarfs, dwells Snow White, fairest one of all.
Queen: Snow White lies dead in the forest. The Huntsman has brought me proof. (opens the box) Behold, her heart.
"That's not proof" Jaune said. "That heart could have come from anyone, not necessarily Snow White."
Magic Mirror: Snow White still lives, the fairest in the land. It is the heart of a pig you hold in your hand.
"No! Not a piggy!" Ruby cried.
"Ruby, you do know bacon comes from pigs, right?" Ren said.
"Also Ruby, why didn't you have that reaction when you thought it was a human heart?" Yang asked.
"Maybe Ruby isn't as pure as I thought she was" Blake suggested.
Ruby was staring at nothing, unable to process what her teammates were suggesting. "What kind of huntress am I?"
Yang noticed the look on Ruby's face. "Oh come on Ruby, we're just messing with you" she said. "Do you want a cookie?"
Ruby nodded. Yang got Ruby a cookie from the dining hall. "Feel better now?" Ruby nodded again.
Queen: The heart of a pig?! Then I've been tricked!
(The Queen marches down a spiral staircase into the basement. As she reaches the end, she goes through a door into a secluded laboratory. Sitting on a skull is the Queen's pet, a crow, who awakens with a start as the Queen locks the door behind her)
Queen: The heart of a pig! The blundering fool! (throws the lock-box down in frustration) I'll go myself to the Dwarfs' cottage in a disguise so complete no one will ever suspect. (reaches on a bookshelf and takes one titled "Disguises") Now, a formula to transform my beauty into ugliness, change my queenly raiment to a peddler's cloak.
"Why do you have to resort to some weird potion?" Weiss asked. "Why not just use a mask, a wig, and makeup?"
"Because those things could come off" Blake answered. "This method seems more permanent."
"That's not necessarily a good thing" Nora said.
(The Queen turns to a page titled "Peddler's Disguise". The ingredients are Mummy Dust, Black of Night, Old Hag's Cackle and Scream of Fright.)
"I don't want to know how she got those ingredients" Jaune said.
"Neither do I" Pyrrha said.
Queen: Mummy dust to make me old. To shroud my clothes, the Black of Night.
"Does she only have the one outfit?" Weiss asked. "She's a Queen! She should have lots of clothes!"
"Says the ultra-rich girl who wears the same outfit every day" Blake jabbed.
"Oh, you're calling me out on wearing the same outfit?" Weiss asked. "At least it's stylish, unlike that abomination you're wearing. I mean seriously, who wears shorts with zippers down the legs?"
"It's practical" Blake answered.
"In what situation would that possibly be practical?" Weiss asked.
"Easy access" Blake responded.
"That might make sense" Weiss said. "If you weren't wearing leggings underneath them."
"My leggings have a hole in them" Blake admitted. "But at least I don't announce my presence with every step I take. Clack, clack, clack, clack."
"Yeah Weiss, you'd be a much better fighter if you didn't wear heels" Ruby said.
"Hey Ruby, remember that time I had to save you because your cape got pinned by a Nevermore feather?" Weiss asked.
"That was one time!" Ruby defended.
"All this proves that I have the best fashion sense in Team RWBY" Yang said smugly.
"You wear a butt cape!" Weiss yelled. "Who in their right mind wears a butt cape? You'd look much better without that thing!"
"Wow Weiss, I didn't know you felt that way about me" Yang teased.
"I… well I… That's not what I meant!" Weiss exclaimed.
(She takes a vial of black liquid adds a drop to a glass of what appears to be distilled water, turning it black.)
Queen: To age my voice, an Old Hag's Cackle.
(She turns a burner under a vial of red liquid to high, causing it to boil over and flow into the glass, a cackling laugh filling the air as it does so.)
Queen: To whiten my hair, a Scream of Fright.
(She turns a handle on a rusty-looking container and green liquid pours out from inside while a ghostly clouds lets out a loud, anguished shriek.)
"What even is this stuff?" Jaune asked. "We don't have anything remotely like this on Remnant."
"I'm afraid I don't know, Mr. Arc" Ozpin answered.
Queen: A blast of wind...
(As she says this, a sudden gust fills the room.)
Queen: To fan my hate! A thunderbolt...
(A bolt of thunder strikes against the potion, making it fizz.)
"Nora! Don't aid the enemy!" Ruby cried.
"That's not how my Semblance works" Nora countered.
Queen: To mix it well. Now, begin thy magic spell.
(The Queen takes the glass and drinks down every single drop of the potion. Suddenly, she drops the glass on the floor, clutching her throat and gasping for air as the room starts to spin. Her transformation begins with her hair, flailing about as it turns white. Then, she looks at her hands as they suddenly start to turn clawed and bony.)
"That looks very uncomfortable. I would feel sorry for her, if I didn't know the reason she's doing it" Pyrrha said.
Queen: Look! My hands!
(A few moments later, the Queen eventually says something while her transformation finishes its curse.)
Queen: (cracked voice) My voice! My voice! (cackling)
"She sounds like Glynda now!" Yang joked.
"Do not let her hear you say that" Ozpin warned.
(She reveals her new appearance; a skeletal, witchy-looking hag with a warty nose and pasty-white hair in a jet-black cloak.)
Queen: A perfect disguise.
"I'm forced to agree" Blake said.
(She cackles once more as the absolutely terrified crow falls into a skull.)
Queen: And now...a special sort of death for one so fair. (leafs through a spellbook) What shall it be? Ah!
"I hope she chooses something that isn't painful" Pyrrha said.
"I wouldn't count on that" Jaune replied.
(Her shout frightens the crow so much, he falls behind his perch.)
Queen: A poisoned apple! "Sleeping Death". Ho-ho-ho-ho-ho! (reading) "One taste of the Poisoned Apple, and the victim's eyes will close forever in the Sleeping Death."
"Quick, clean, and effective. Not bad" Blake said. "Assuming she can get Snow White to actually eat the apple."
"Hey Weiss, isn't that an apple-shaped charm on your necklace?" Ruby asked.
"Yes, it is. My mother gave it to me" Weiss answered.
If you're thinking that might be a subtle nod to your inspiration, you would be right.
"So I get my luscious golden locks, and Weiss gets a little necklace. I think we know who the winner is here" Yang said smugly.
"You forget that I also got my name from the fairy tale" Weiss countered. "Plus my necklace is far more valuable than your hair."
"Uh, you know this isn't a competition, right?" Ruby asked, trying to prevent a Yang hair tantrum.
(Fade to the Dwarfs' house. Our heroes have finished eating dinner and are now enjoying a dance party. The Dwarfs are yodeling whilst playing music. Doc is strumming a cello, Sneezy is playing a lute and Bashful, an accordion while Happy and Dopey do-si-do. They break it up for a second before doing another one as Snow White claps her hands.)
"Ooh! Ooh! This looks like fun!" Nora cheered, who was bouncing in her seat.
"I wish I could have sung in a setting like that, rather than those huge concert halls in Atlas" Weiss commented.
Doc: (yodels)
Bashful: (yodeling)
(Sneezy yodels for a while as Dopey follows the lump on his throat, which moves as he sings. Off in a corner, Grumpy is playing a wooden organ, whose pipes have carved with different types of animals. He is sitting on the bellows, and not on a bench as one will expect. Soon, he plays a tune and Happy steps forward.)
"What is Grumpy sitting on?" Yang asked.
"The bellows." Weiss answered. "They pump the air into the organ. Normally they're off to the side somewhere, so the organist can focus on playing while someone else pumps. I've never seen bellows that are operated by the organist's rear end."
"Do all pipe organs have those?" Jaune asked.
"Older ones do. Newer organs usually have Dust-powered pumps for that purpose" Weiss explained.
Happy: Ahem! (sings) I'd like to dance and tap my feet,
But they won't keep in rhythm.
You see, I washed them both today
And I can't do nothing with 'em.
"Wait what?" Yang asked, confused.
"How does washing your feet keep you from tapping them?" Ruby asked.
"I, too, am confused by these lyrics" Weiss responded.
Dwarfs: (singing) Ho-hum, the tune is dumb,
The words don't mean a thing.
Isn't this a silly song
For anyone to sing?
"Oh, it's not just us! They know it doesn't make sense!" Jaune exclaimed.
"I wonder if there's some kind of hidden meaning" Nora pondered.
"I doubt it" Blake said.
(Off in another corner, Dopey uses several drumsticks to beat on a xylophone, then on a drum. As he does so, his drumsticks fly up into the air, slide through his coat and hit another drum, creating a rim shot as the last one hits a cymbal. In the center of the room, the silly tune plays again as Happy and Sneezy urge Bashful to sing before Snow White.)
"That was either really impressive or really lucky" Yang said.
"Oh please, I could do that blindfolded" Nora boasted.
Bashful: I- (giggles)
(Grumpy tries the tune again, but Bashful is still having trouble making his words come out.)
Bashful: Oh, g-g-g-gosh!
(The entire room, except for an annoyed Grumpy, bursts out laughing. The latter, however, hits his hands on the keys, causing the organ to let out a loud, anguished yell.)
"That's mean!" Ruby cried. "He can't help that he's nervous!"
"I agree Ruby" Weiss said. "Stage fright is no laughing matter."
"Did you ever get stage fright?" Pyrrha asked.
"Of course" Weiss answered. "I don't know any performer who hasn't."
"How did you get through it?" Ren asked.
"I'd find a poster or sign or something and stare at that, and forget about the audience" Weiss answered.
"It was admittedly easier for me" Pyrrha said. "When fighting, you don't really have time to think about the people watching you."
Bashful: (singing) I chased a polecat up a tree
Way out upon a limb.
And when he got the best of me,
I got the worst of him.
"That was better than Happy's verse, I'll give it that" Blake said.
"That's not saying much" Yang said.
Dwarfs: (singing) Ho-hum, the tune is dumb,
The words don't mean a thing.
Isn't this a silly song
For anyone to sing?
"Yes. Yes it is" Weiss said.
"I hate to admit it, but I agree with these lyrics" Grumpy Klein said.
(Cut to Dopey beating a cymbal in front to where Snow White is sitting. Then the Princess kicks the cymbal as Dopey puts it on his head and sidesteps off-screen. Then Happy steps in and yodels swiftly. Snow White decides to join in, singing a high note. In another corner, Sleepy, who has been playing a flute, yawns as the fly from earlier flies into his mouth. As he sees the fly, he tries to catch it. Later, Doc offers Snow White a dance, and just like Happy and Dopey before, they do-si-do, breaking it up with Bashful and Sneezy before getting back to Doc again. Dopey is off drumming as he sees a fly. In an attempt to hit it, he instead hits several drums, culminating in a percussion solo which wears him out. Then the fly lands on Sleepy's nose. He gets ready to swat it as Dopey hands him a cymbal, and just as he's about to hit the fly, it flies away and his face shakes from the impact. Soon, Snow White is dancing in the middle of the room. Grumpy continues to play the organ, which works for a while until a note gets stuck. Annoyed, he shuts the mouths with the stuck note and plays a descending scale which ends with a wooden bird hatching out of an egg, giving a single chirp. Soon everyone is dancing all around the room and the Dwarfs give a cheer to show the wonderful time they and their guests are having, while the animals swing to the music by the window. Later, Dopey, who is wearing a coat twice his size, jumps on Sneezy's head and tries to balance himself, all the while rubbing the latter's nose with his feet.)
Blake's ears perked up. "I hear something." She turned her head, and stared wide-eyed. The others followed her gaze, and saw Nora dancing with Ren and Happy Klein.
"How did she rope them into that?" Yang asked.
"Well Nora can get Ren to do anything she wants" Jaune answered. "As for Klein, your guess is as good as mine."
"Looks like he's enjoying it" Weiss noted.
"You bet I am!" Happy Klein cheered.
"Hey Weiss, you should get up and dance!" Ruby exclaimed.
"No."
Ruby gave Weiss her patented Puppy-Dog Eyes. Weiss reluctantly got up.
"Yay!" Ruby cheered, taking Weiss by the hands and dancing with her.
"You wanna join in?" Jaune asked Pyrrha.
"I would love to!" Pyrrha answered. They got up and started dancing with the others.
Blake tapped Yang on the shoulder and gestured to the impromptu dance party. Yang nodded and the two of them joined the others.
"It's good to let them have fun while they still can" Ozpin thought to himself, watching the display in front of him.
Sneezy: Be care-watch out. B-B-Be care…watch it, watch it, watch it, watch…w-w…Ah- (is about to sneeze, but Dopey blocks his nose just in time) Thanks.
(Then Dopey buttons up the coat and Sneezy walks him toward the others, the former snapping his fingers all the while. As they see the now tall Dwarf, some of them start laughing at the somehow silly sight. Dopey bows to Snow White, who curtsies at the former's dance invitation, as he suddenly starts to lose his balance. Dopey is about to fall over as Sneezy reaches out an arm from behind and pulls the former back up just before he hits the floor. The others, yet laughing, breathe a sigh of relief and the dance music resumes. Then Dopey leads Snow White into the middle of the room as they start their dance. He swings his head happily, knowing that he's dancing with the Princess. Meanwhile, Sneezy does his best to copy her foot motions, as well as keep his top half balanced. As Doc strums his cello, Sneezy starts to run around as Dopey hangs around Snow White in an elbow swing. Soon after, they break into a Russian dance while the Dwarfs constantly say "Hey!". After a second, the music's tempo starts to rise until suddenly, Dopey is happily dancing as he hears Sneezy down below.)
"Uh oh" Yang said, as everyone finished dancing.
Sneezy: Ah-ch…ah-ch…ah-ch…ah…ooh…ah-ch-
(Dopey reacts fearfully, as Sneezy is about to sneeze. Snow White covers her ears, and everyone else scrambles for hiding places as Sneezy's sneeze reaches critical mass. Dopey mistakenly covers his nose, but it's no use.)
"Be careful!" Ruby yelled.
Sneezy: Ah-ch-ch…ah-ch-ch…ah-ch-ah…ah-ch-ch…ah-ch…ah-ah-Aahhhh...Ah-Choo!
(The blast of air from Sneezy's sneeze inflates Dopey's coat, and he bursts out like a cork. As the coat flops down to the floor and reveals Sneezy, everyone, except Grumpy, bursts out laughing at the hilarious sight as Dopey climbs down from the rafter he got blown into.)
Everyone laughed at this. "I guess you could say he blew his top!" Yang joked. Everyone stopped laughing and started groaning.
Snow White: (chuckling) That was fun.
"Yeah it was!" Nora cheered.
Happy: Now you do something.
Snow White: Well, what shall I do?
Sleepy: Tell us a story.
Dwarfs: Yes, tell us a story!
"I love stories!" Ruby cheered.
"So do I" Blake said.
"I also don't mind a good story from time to time" Doc Klein said.
"Reminds me of when Ruby and I were younger" Yang said.
Happy: A true story.
Bashful: A love story.
"You mean like 'Ninjas of Love'?" Ruby asked.
Blake turned red. "Probably not."
Snow White: Well, once there was a Princess...
Doc: Was the Princess...you?
"Oh, they catch on quick" Jaune said.
"I mean, it's pretty obvious for those of us in the audience, but for the actual characters to realize it is pretty great" Blake said.
Snow White: And she fell in love.
"I hate 'love at first sight'!" Weiss declared. "They saw each other for what, five minutes? At most? And she's already in love with him?"
"That does seem a little fast" Pyrrha responded.
"Hey Weiss, didn't you develop a crush on Neptune the moment you met him?" Blake teased.
"That's different!" Weiss defended.
"Different how?" Ruby asked.
"Having a crush isn't the same as being in love" Weiss answered.
Sneezy: Was it hard to do?
Snow White: It was very easy. Anyone could see that the Prince was charming. The only one for me.
"It's not like he's had much competition" Yang said.
"Yeah, when you live in isolation like Snow White, almost anyone would look attractive to you" Weiss agreed.
Doc: Was he, uh, strong and handsome?
Sneezy: Was he big and tall?
"I think they got the 'handsome' part right" Blake said. "Not sure about the other descriptors."
Snow White: There's nobody like him, anywhere at all.
"How could you possibly know that?" Weiss asked.
"Well they say no two people are exactly alike, so in a way, she's right" Ren said.
Bashful: Did he say he loved you?
Happy: Did he steal a kiss?
Snow White: (sings) He was so romantic,
I could not resist.
"Yeah, because sneaking up on someone is really romantic" Yang said sarcastically.
(Everyone else gathers around Snow White as she begins to sing, her watchers becoming entranced by her beautiful voice.)
Snow White: (singing) Someday my Prince will come,
Someday we'll meet again.
And away to his castle we'll go,
To be happy forever I know.
"Wow, her head is really in the clouds" Nora said.
"I know it's cheesy, but I hope she gets her happy ending" Ruby said.
"I, too, hope her Prince comes for her" Weiss agreed.
"Unlike the Ice Queen, who can't get anyone to come for her" Yang joked.
"What are you talking about? People always come... for…" Weiss started, before realizing what Yang was actually implying. "Yang!"
(Grumpy, who is sitting at the organ away from the others, glances over his shoulder)
Grumpy: Huh, mush.
"You said it" Grumpy Klein said.
(As Snow White continues her song, the animals by the window embrace their respective mates)
"Aww, that's cute" Ruby said.
Snow White: (singing) Someday when spring is here,
We'll find our love anew.
And the birds will sing
And wedding bells will ring,
Someday when my dreams come true!
"That was beautiful" Jaune said.
"Indeed it was" Pyrrha agreed.
"I know I've said it before, but her voice is exceptional" Weiss said.
"Weiss? Do you think you could sing us a song after this movie is over?" Ruby asked.
"Oh yes! You are incredibly talented, Weiss" Jaune said. "Almost as talented as Pyrrha" he quickly added, noticing the look on the redhead's face.
"I just love hearing my little snowflake share her incredible voice!" Happy Klein said.
"I'll think about it" Weiss answered.
(The Dwarfs sigh happily. Suddenly, a ringing sound is heard, followed by a croak. The sound is revealed to be a cuckoo clock which has a squirrel hitting an acorn with a ring, and a frog bursts out of the hatch below. Everyone looks up to see that it says 11 o'clock.)
"Ooh! Ren! Can we have a clock like that?" Nora asked.
"Jaune's the team leader. Ask him" Ren responded.
"Jaune…?" Nora started.
"If you can find one, sure, why not" Jaune agreed.
Snow White: Oh, my goodness! It's past bedtime. Go right upstairs to bed.
"I will not have some kid telling me what to do" Grumpy Klein stated.
(Dopey runs for the stairs, but Doc grabs him by the coat.)
Doc: Wait! Hold on there, men! (sees Dopey is still running and drags him back down) The, uh, Princess will sleep in our beds upstairs.
"That's nice of them" Pyrrha said.
"But she doesn't need all seven beds" Jaune replied. "She can just take the three that she was napping on earlier, so the other four can be used by the Dwarfs."
"But how would they decide who gets the beds and who doesn't?" Ren asked.
"I've got a solution for that!" Nora cheered. "It's time for a bed battle!"
"Or they can just share" Blake said.
Snow White: But where will you sleep?
"Exactly my point" Jaune said.
Doc: Oh, we'll be quite comfortable down here, in, uh, in, uh-
Grumpy: In a pig's eye!
"Hey! That's insulting to pigs!" Ruby exclaimed.
Doc: In a pig's eye-uh-sty-no, no! I mean…we'll be comfortable. Won't we, men?
Dwarfs: Oh, yes, mighty comfortable.
"It's nice what they're doing and all, but they don't have to act like they aren't making sacrifices" Yang said.
"Is it because they're men and she's a girl?" Ruby asked. "Team JNPR shares a room, as do all the other mixed-gender teams, and I've never heard anyone complain about it."
"Oh, we quite enjoy it!" Pyrrha admitted.
"Yeah!" Nora yelled.
Actually, Ruby, you're right. In my world, a lot of people are very hesitant to allow boys and girls to sleep in the same room together. This was especially true back when this movie was made, although in recent years more people have become accepting of it.
"Bunch of no-fun losers if you ask me" Yang said.
"While I wouldn't put it so bluntly, I would happily share a room with Neptune" Weiss stated.
"Just Neptune?" Blake teased.
"I was just using him as an example!" Weiss defended.
"Sure you were" Blake said sarcastically.
Doc: Now, don't you worry about us.
(As the conversation continues, Dopey notices a pillow sitting on a bench and sneaks over towards it.)
"Go Dopey!" Nora cheered.
Happy: We'll be alright, ma'am.
Doc: Go ahead right up now, uh, uh, my dear.
Snow White: Well, if you insist. Good night.
Klein yawned. "I'm getting a little sleepy myself." He then fell asleep.
(The Princess starts toward the bedroom.)
Dwarfs: Good night, Princess.
Snow White: You're sure you'll be comfortable?
Dwarfs: Oh, yes, very comfortable.
"Awkward" Yang said in a sing-song voice.
"Seriously, she only needs one pillow!" Jaune exclaimed. "Let the Dwarfs have the other six!"
Snow White: Well, pleasant dreams.
Dwarfs: Pleasant dreams.
"Pleasant dreams!" Ruby said.
"You know they can't hear you" Weiss reminded Ruby.
"Yeah, but, well, it's polite!" Ruby defended.
(As soon as Snow White is upstairs, the other Dwarfs see Dopey's pillow and run toward it. He tries to keep them away, but soon, they are all fighting over the pillow.)
Nora gasped. "They are having a bed battle!"
Dwarfs: (minus Doc) Let go! I saw it first!
Doc: Now, men, don't get excited. Remember, share...share and share alike. Watch out, it'll rip-it'll rip!
(And it does so, scattering feathers everywhere. Dopey, however, pulls out a single feather soft enough for him to sleep on. Meanwhile in the Dwarfs' bedroom, Snow White is saying her prayers before she goes to bed.)
"At least Dopey got something to rest his head on" Ruby said.
"Are many of the people of your world religious?" Ozpin noted.
You have no idea.
Snow White: Bless the seven little men who have been so kind to me…and…and may my dreams come true. Amen. (realizes she left something out) Oh, yes, and please make Grumpy like me.
"That's a nice little prayer" Yang said.
"I don't know that it'll do any good, but it certainly can't hurt" Weiss said.
"That last part sounds like something Ruby would say about Weiss" Blake said.
"I don't know what you're talking about" Ruby denied, avoiding eye contact.
(Cut to the basement. All the Dwarfs have settled in, except for Grumpy, who is lying down in the now clean soup pot, clearly the last place he wants to sleep.)
Grumpy: Hah! Women! (feels something underneath him, and pulls it out to reveal it is the serving spoon) A fine kettle of fish.
"Aww, poor Grumpy" Ruby said. "He may be rude, but that doesn't make it okay to laugh at his expense."
"I disagree" Yang said. "It's always fun to laugh at rude people."
(Grumpy spits, and it makes a hissing noise upon hitting the floor. Then he looks around to his deep-asleep roommates. Bashful is breathing contentedly, as if dreaming about Snow White. Happy is sleeping inside a cabinet, the doors closing as he breathes in and opening as he breathes out. Doc is sleeping in the sink under the faucet. Every time he snores, a drop of water falls toward his mouth. After the third snore, it eventually does so and he gurgles in his sleep. Sneezy is sleeping on the bench, using Dopey's butt as a pillow. Soon the latter starts to whine and flail about, as if having a nightmare, jostling the former, who calms him down by poking his butt. Then he falls back to sleep. Last but not least is Sleepy, sleeping a corner as a fly lands on his nose. He flicks it off, but it goes back on and falls asleep as well. Fade to outside. Crickets are chirping and frogs are croaking as we pan away from the cottage.)
"Wow, it seems these Dwarfs can sleep anywhere!" Jaune exclaimed.
"Indeed. Those beds in our dorm room are not up to my usual standard" Weiss said. "Back at home I have a queen-sized four-poster bed, with 1,000-thread-count sheets, plus a bare minimum of two pillows."
"You know you just sounded like a spoiled rich girl" Blake noted.
Just then, Doc Klein woke up. "Did I miss anything?"
"Nah, just the Dwarfs sleeping" Yang said.
(Fade to the Queen's castle, laboratory. The Queen is dipping an apple dangling by a string into a cauldron.)
"That's one way to poison an apple, I guess" Weiss said.
"Is there a better way?" Ruby asked.
"Inject it with a syringe and needle" Weiss answered.
Queen: Dip the apple in the brew. Let the Sleeping Death seep through.
"Do all incantations have to rhyme?" Yang asked.
"Yes!" Nora yelled.
(After the apple is covered in the brew, she fishes it out and a skull forms on it, signifying its now-tainted state.)
"Nice visual" Blake commented.
"If by 'nice' you mean 'disturbing', then yeah" Ruby said.
Queen: Look, on the skin! The symbol at what lies within. Now turn red to tempt Snow White to make her hunger for a bite. Have a bite!
"Don't be mean to your pet!" Ruby cried.
(The waves hit the crow; he gets up and gasps at what he sees in front of him.)
Queen: It's not for you. It's for Snow White. If she breaks the tender peel to taste the apple in my hand, her breath will steal, her blood congeal. Then I'll be fairest in the land! (cackles triumphantly) But wait! There may be an antidote. Nothing must be overlooked.
"Again, all of this just because she's jealous of her stepdaughter's good looks" Weiss said. "I don't know anyone with that level of insecurity."
"When you say it like that, I almost feel bad for her" Jaune said. "If you ignore the fact that she's evil."
(She leafs through her spell book again and finds out there is, in fact, an antidote.)
Queen: Oh! Here it is! (reading) "The victim of the Sleeping Death can be revived only by Love's First Kiss." "Love's First Kiss". Bah! No fear of that. The Dwarfs will think she's dead. She'll be buried alive! (cackles) Buried alive!
"So she won't actually be dead? That's a relief" Ruby said.
"Ruby, there are some fates that are worse than death" Blake said. "What the Queen has planned for Snow White definitely qualifies."
(The Queen cackles once more as she heads out of the castle lab and into the dungeon. There, in a cell before her, is the skeleton of a dead prisoner reaching for a pitcher.)
"Looks like that person died of dehydration" Pyrrha noted.
"That's horrible. Being denied water is definitely torture" Weiss said.
"I think that's the point" Blake said.
Queen: (to the skeleton) Thirsty? (chuckles and kicks the pitcher towards the skeleton) Have a drink!
"I would tell her off for that, but he's already, you know, dead" Yang said.
"How do you know it's a 'he'?" Ruby asked.
"I, uh, don't actually know that" Yang answered. "Thanks for correcting me."
(The skeleton falls apart, and a spider crawls out of the pitcher, revealed to be empty. Then the Queen gets in a boat and rows out of the castle and into a fog. Then the evil witch trudges through the high grass toward the Dwarfs' cottage, eager to carry out the plan that will mean the demise of the unaware Princess.)
"I'm so nervous!" Nora exclaimed.
TO BE CONTINUED