Chapter One:
With the portkey amulet around his neck, Adam stepped through his Door Between Realms and stepped out of a world of rain, darkness, and only night to a world where the sun was a blinding light. The door opened up at the trunk of a green apple tree in the middle of a great lighted forest. He had to squint when he stepped out because he had never seen the sun before; not that he could look directly at it because it was so bright. It was the first time that Adam felt hot. Birds tweeted all around him, the grass was so green, the air was so clean, and there wasn't a cloud in sight.
Adam Apple Poison's first experience in the Realm of Snow White was positively beautiful. He could not in a million years believe that the Evil Queen was the ruler of this Realm. From where he stood he discovered that he was on some mountain with a view of the entire Realm. He could smell oil and grease wafting in the air coming from the Diamond Mines a few miles away. Off in the distance he would see a stone castle with high walls. Although he had never seen the castle before, something inside of him told him that this was the castle that he needed to go to. Tucking the amulet inside of his shirt, and taking his black leather bound field journal out, a quill, and a small inkwell. With a few dabs of the quill he wrote a quick script in the first few pages.
February 9
Field Mission One:
Examine area.
Find subject and weakness.
Find the Evil Queen
He snapped the quill within the journal and tucked it away in an inside pocket of his coat and made his hike down the mountain to start his mission. It was such an odd place compared to what he was used to. The thing he could not get over was how warm it was. His room with the old hag was a old cold leaky dungeon room that had no windows, had no light, and provided no hope of escape. The wide open fields of waving grains and grasses was a sweet smell and gave him the false security that he could be free. He shook his head and continued his walk, mentally taking notes of all the birds, squirrels, deer, and just small amounts of wildlife that darted around freely in their forest.
He stopped and stared at the beauty in nature and was captivated by it for such a moment that even a small fawn looked at him. He stayed still and watched its ears flick and turn and its little nose twitch as it reached its neck out to sniff him. He did not dare move, but he suddenly felt something deep and ominous within him wanting to harm the innocent creature. It took another step forward.
"Please stop," he spoke and the animal listened. Its big brown eyes staring up at him with curiosity.
"Don't come any closer. I don't want . . ." It looked ready to move and Adam glared at it. "I don't want to hurt you. I know that I will, and that I can. I just don't want to. Please run away."
As if it understood what he was saying it bolted off towards a stream and climbed a hill where a mother doe stood watching. The fawn joined the mother with a bleat and then the two pranced away. A breath of relief left him and he clutched his chest. No matter the terrible things that old hag had made him do, no matter how desensitized he had become towards violence, no matter how cruel he himself could be he hated causing harm to innocent beings; especially if they have the opportunity to run away. He would, however, have no mercy for Snow White. From all of the things the Evil Queen had told him during his creation and upbringing, she was even more cruel and despicable than the Evil Queen herself; and that was saying something. Apparently Snow White is who inspired her to be even more evil than she was.
She used her beauty to seduce not only men, but also dwarves and animals. With her beauty she could get anything to do her bidding with just a few flashing of eyelashes. She could command animals to do whatever she wanted, even go after another human and have them killed. She had a singing voice like a siren to lure in creatures before she devoured them. She acted like a pure and innocent soul, but would quickly turn and show her true evil. The Evil Queen only wanted to kill Snow White after she took away her beauty to add to her own youth and to save the civilians of her kingdom.
Of course, since these were the stories that the Evil Queen had told him he did not entirely believe them. The Evil Queen was the sort of mother that would inflict pain, misery, fear, and anxiety to her own creation for the sake of understanding the experience, knowing the best way to use it to his advantage, and to make him stronger because of his weaker qualities. He had read the history books and the stories of Snow White and although she seemed to be an innocent being, she most definitely had an enchanting and enticing look about her to get her own happy ending.
Lost in thought he had not realized he had made it down the mountain until he had finally found a path that led him to the castle. The cream colored bricks seemed welcoming, despite the high walls. It looked like a place that provided much protection. He crossed the drawbridge and walked to the two knights standing at the gate. "Halt." The knight on the right spoke. "Who goes there?"
It was not a question, it was a demand of sense and purpose.
"I am Adam," he hesitated on stating his real name and grimaced as he thought of his nickname. "Adam Appoi."
"State your purpose."
"I have an audience with the Queen, Her Majesty, Queen Grimhilde," he held out the hand written invitation that the Evil Queen had written for him before she signed the contract. The knight stared at the invitation, saw the apple seal, and whistled long and loud. The chains within the walls clanged as they were forced to move.
"Step inside and there will be a guide who will take you directly to the Queen." He stabbed his halberd into the ground and stood at attention. "Have a good stay here in Apfel, and be careful."
Adam found the last part to be odd. He was already cautious as he was doing his field work. What else could there be to be cautious of?
"Mr. Adam Appoi?" a short man dressed in gaudy puffy pink and yellow clothes and a fluffy collar and a balding head waved at him.
"Yes," Adam grimaced at the name he had given them to call him by. He hated being called Appoi.
"Follow me, sir. I'll take you to her Majesty." He was much too happy for Adam's liking. The man started rambling about the kingdom, their successes, what they were best known for, and his own happy life being in the Queen's court. While he rambled about the kingdom, Adam looked around and took it in for himself.
He entered through the gates and he was very surprised by how quaint the town was. Cottages lined the walls of the kingdom as well as the streets; vendors had their displays of fresh fruits, vegetables, livestock, and breads; people walked about with woven baskets; girls picked flowers and braided them into crowns; little boys ran about playing games while the older ones helped in the stables or their elders.
"Do you have any questions?" The guide asked over his shoulder as they walked through town.
"Why would I have any questions?" he raised an eyebrow at the guide. This man was surely a fool. "What you have said has provided sufficient information, as well as the town itself."
"Excellent," the man seemed to glow and Adam was disgusted by his over joyousness. "You are simply going to love her Highness. She is beautiful, merciful, gracious, and the best Queen we've had since the late king and his previous wife."
Adam growled slightly at his words because this man obviously did not truly know his Queen. There was nothing gracious about her, but he kept his comments to himself and merely mentally logged what he had seen and heard today for his field journal later. By the time the guide finally shut up they were in front of the castle.
"Now I'm sure you already know this since you have received a personal," he yammered on. "However, when you are in the throne room, do not speak until you are spoken to after you make your announcement. Whatever business the Queen has with you, you must listen to her exact words. Although she is merciful and gracious, it is never good to displease her."
This time he did not even bother to hide his snort.
"You do not need to warn me in being cautious of displeasing the Queen." He walked past the small man. "I have experienced it enough."
With his invitation in his hand he continued his way to the castle, was properly escorted to the throne room where the Evil Queen, the Queen Grimhilde sat, not ancient and ugly as he remembered. She was probably in her mid twenties and not a wrinkle in sight on her milky cream white skin. Her emerald green eyes sparkled, her red lips were a full blossom, cheeks rosy, and black hair spun in a bun on the back of her head. A crown rested on her head to only add to her youthful glory and grace. She looked as though she were the happiest person in the Realm. She was possibly the most beautiful woman he had seen to this point; too bad he knew who she truly was.
Author's note:
Thank you so much readers! I hope that you are enjoying the journey so far.
If you have not read Another Chance, please do so before reading this story as well as the others. This story is based off of Japan's Disney Villain Recruiters and I have detailed information about each of the characters. I will still give details to the story here, but for the background purpose, I highly recommend reading Another Chance. Thank you so much, I hope you enjoy it!
For those curious about what 'Adam' looks like, check out Apple Poison. His name is not actually Adam, but I felt like I needed to tweak his name a bit so that he still had a relatively normal name to go with other than Apple Poison or Appoi.
Anyways, thank you so much for reading, and stay tuned for more!
Ko-fi/SarahtherWriter
