Rise of the Snow Queen
Prologue
In a small village, it was snowing and 2 kids were playing in the snow. They were in the progress of making a snowman when they heard humming of a lady singing. When she came into view, she was dressed in white with a hawk near her and she held out a golden apple as her eyes glowed light blue. "Don't be afraid, dear children. I'm not going to hurt you. Look closely at this glowing apple." The kids looked at the apple in amazement and didn't even notice a beast was coming up behind them. "Good. Now you're coming with me." Then the beast took them away with a wave of his cap.
Introduction
Charlotte was working her office making notes of Snow White and the Snow Queen that she's been doing for the past year. Now she's 16, in the year 2002, since the Nightingale incident she knows what case she should and shouldn't take. Oh and if you're wondering about Rebecca, she graduated early and moved to the village and is now Dark Parables' journalist. She's also Charlotte's roommate thanks to Renee. Since Renee and Charlotte have an extra room since their parents are never coming back, for the time being, they changed it into a room for Rebecca and how it's a bedroom/home office for her. Anyway, back with Charlotte, she just finished Disney's Frozen and Disney's Snow White when Jessica came in again. "Got you another one. Better bring a coat. And Victoria and her knight are going to help you out."
"Why them? They're into fashion." said Charlotte.
She replied, "Well since this royal is currently still alive, other then Rose; you need some help with an expert. Oh and one more thing." She gave Charlotte a watch. "Since we can't rely on radar anymore, this watch is now your map." Charlotte looked at it and when she pressed a button it showed the floor plan of DP. "Now you can use it on your cases without a paper map."
Charlotte smiled and got up. "Fine by me. See you guys in a few weeks." She ran back home, packed a few things, changed into her winter clothes and got her winter jacket on.
Soon enough she arrived at her destination, 5 days later in Bernese Alps, Switzerland, thanks to some help and put on her earpiece and opened her package and turned on the tape. "Welcome to the Bernese Alps, detective. 2 days ago, a massive snowstorm blanketed the region. As the last snow fell, the villagers realized all the children were missing. Some say they saw a beautiful woman in the blinding storm. This is the first real repot of the Snow Queen. A figure popular in local lore that we've had in a century. Your guide Noah will escort you to what we hope is the edge of her kingdom. We have also updated your journal since there are parable jewels hidden throughout this area. Collect all of them and you'll find your answers on how this came to be. The files will be in the back of this journal and will unlock when you find them that will fit in the slots. Your mission is to find the children and apprehend the Snow Queen. Good luck, detective!" The tape ended and when Charlotte looks ahead, she saw the castle.
When they arrived at an ice wall with a crack on it, and the door, which Charlotte assumes to be the kingdom gate. She got off the carriage and unloaded the cart. Then she heard her earpiece working. "This is Victoria…"
"And Black Knight. Are you alright?"
Charlotte replied, "This thing has a camera. Can you see anything?"
Victoria said, "Almost a clear picture but we're seeing snow. Not camera snow, but land snow."
"Then fix the tint of the picture. Have it too high the white will dominate the picture. Any just watch and help me when needed." said Charlotte.
"Roger that." they said.
Chapter 1
Charlotte turned to Noah. "It's a dead end. Is the horse tired?"
Noah shook his head. "This is as far as I can go because of the rocks. You're on your own now." he said.
She said, "It's alright. Just need to make my own doors." Charlotte walked up to the ice rocks and analyzed the cracks. Then she knocked around the whole and saw it was loose. "It will take too long to crack open." She turned to Noah. "Got any explosive?"
Noah went to his stash and gave her a few sticks and matches. "Here. What you do think is behind that wall?"
"Clues are what I'm hoping for. Get you're your horse out of the way." She put the dynamite in the whole and lights it up. Charlotte ran back just in time for the explosion. "Wait here Noah."
She walked through the broken blocked pass and saw a battlefield. There was about a couple of dead knights, a broken camp carriage but on their shields and was the symbol of the Frog Prince. "Seems he's been here the most before he my last case." Then in the fog of the snow, she saw a beastly figure. "Hey you!" she called out to it. It looked back at her and then it went away. "What the heck was that?" She called back to her friends. "Did you see that?"
Black Knight said, "We just fixed the screen so we missed it."
Then Victoria said, "But we can everything clearly now."
Charlotte went to a fallen knight and saw a paper in his hand. "Can't read the writing. It's too small. Can you?"
She heard the camera lends move but Knight said, "We can't either and it's not the size that's the problem. It's so old the writing is nearly gone."
Then Charlotte picked up her first parable. "The Snow Queen Parable." She opened her journal and went to the back like Jessica said. There she found 5 slots and Charlotte put the first gem on the second file labeled 'Rise of the Snow Queen' in the first slot. "Girls do me a favor. Make sure all of my journals have parable files. I have a feeling there's going to be more."
Black Knight asked, "Any style you want it to be?"
Charlotte thought about that and asked, "Can it be magic? I think it's going to be different every time."
Victoria said, "I'll ask the magic group to do that for you."
Charlotte went to the small bunker and gently touched the helmet but got knocked over. "Ew, ew, ew, ew, ew!" She looked inside the armor and saw nothing. "No body?" Then she saw sparkles and went to the bunker. That's when she found and put together Mountain Kingdom Emblem.
Then she went back to the gate door and put it in place. Then the doors opened and just as Charlotte was about to step through it, Noah stopped her. "Detective!" She turned to him. "Could I ask you for a favor?" He handed her a picture of a boy. "This is a photo of my son, Kai." Charlotte took it. "Although he is a bright and resourceful boy, he too disappeared in the snowstorm. If you see him, please bring him back to me."
Charlotte put the photo in a pocked inside the jacket. "I will."
Noah somewhat had a calm face. "Thank you, detective."
Charlotte went through the gate and saw 2 giant statues. On the left was the Snow Queen and on the right is the Mountain King. On the king statue she found a puzzle. After hitting the right combination, it opened and she got the Star Insignia from inside the panel. She walked into the kingdom and immediately she saw a little girl. Roughly the same age as Kai. Charlotte stepped on a twig and the girls saw Charlotte. But just before Charlotte can call out to her, she ran off through the gate on the left. "Wait! Come back!" But she didn't. "What is she doing here?"
On the right of her, she saw a statue of the Beast Charlotte saw in the snow near the battlefield. There she found another parable jewel. This time it was red. She opened her journal and put it in its slot on a different file. After that she saw sparkles and went to the base of the statue where the girl was before. There she found pieces for an Ornamental Trident. "I don't think she did this one. Now Rose did it at the castle, Ivy did this at the underground, and the ghost ballerina did this at the theater. Who's doing these items this time?"
She went through the gate; the girl ran through and saw a graveyard, a church and a shed with bars around the doors and windows. But before she went to the shed, she saw 3 statues near it. 2 angels and one statue in the middle is of a young prince with a bow and arrow. "Is this James and Snow White's son?" Then she noticed something in one of the angel's hands. It was armory key.
She took it and went to the shred. There she saw 2 of the missing kids. "Help us! Were kidnapped and locked up in this shed! But be careful! Jonas and I saw a big monster which glowing blue eyes the other night." said the girl.
Charlotte said, "I will. You 2 try and stay warm until I get you out."
She ran to the palace entrance on the other side of the gate she ran through and saw the palace gate and next to the gate was the door the door to the armory. But what really caught her eyes was a hawk on one of the flag banners. As soon as she looked at it, the bird flew away and then on the gate balcony she saw the Snow Queen. Charlotte didn't say anything loudly but whispered, "Girls can you zoom in on that woman's face?"
After a while Victoria said, "Yes. It's the Snow Queen we've been looking for."
Then she heard some typing and Black Knight said, "I'm comparing pictures and she's indeed Snow White."
"So the portrait wasn't lying at the underground kingdom." said Charlotte. She saw a statue of a young woman and went to it, not taking her eyes off the Snow Queen. That's when she saw a puzzle, a track puzzle. "This is new." She manage to solve it and the Snow Queen's Wand. Then she went to the armory and unlocked it with the key and went inside. Inside was a big cabinet with an empty slot, a book where she found a Snow Queen parable, and sparkles for another hidden object.
She found the shed emblem and ran back to where the 2 kids were. She put it in place and the door opened. "Thank you kind stranger! We know how to get home now. Come on Jonas, let's go!" said the girl.
But before the 2 left, Jonas said, "I saw more kids get locked up in the palace. You must save them too!"
Charlotte said, "I will but any idea why you 2 were out here and not inside the palace."
Jonas gave Charlotte something. "It's because I took this. Take it with you. I took it off the big monster when the caught me and brought me here." It was a gate piece.
Charlotte took it. "Thank you. If you go pass the gate, you'll see a man name Noah. He's Kai's father. Stay with him until I get back." The kids nodded and ran off.
Charlotte ran to the palace entrance but instead of seeing the Snow Queen, she saw the monster from before. "Detective, I've been waiting for you." He jumped down and growl. "The mirror foretold of your arrival." Then he got out a stone. "Your intention to meddle in our affairs will only lead to your own demise." Then the stone started to glow and he yelled a spell. "Asha Evashuma!" Then the stone glow even brighter and it turned into a white wolf. Then the beast hits the door opened with ease and when he waked inside, it closed and it doubled lock with bars.
While the wolf was standing guard the vibration of the doors knocked down a gargoyle statue. Luckily it landed near her feet so it was in a safe distance away from the wolf. There she found an apple key and the second Mountain Beast parable. "One more to go." She put it in place and returned to the graveyard. She saw something glowing near the door of the church and the lock was in a shape of an apple. She out the key in place and when it opened, she got the Snow Queen's Orb. Charlotte hurried back to the passage with the King and Queen statues and put the wand and the orb in the Queen's hands. The Queen statue was destroyed and it revealed a secret passage. "Never get's old."
Inside the cave there were 3 objects, or mini-shrines that pop. "Fire, fish fountain, and mirror? The Mirror I know, but the other 2? Do you girls have any clues?"
Victoria said, "Well it says here that Snow White had a brother, but his name has been erased at least currently. Nothing on the fish thing, though it might be a stereotypical design since I have one. But, and this is just an idea, she might have had a grudge on the Little Mermaid since she was married before Snow White."
Black Knighted asked, "Any idea on how to get rid of that white wolf?"
Charlotte replied, "Not a clue yet. But I'll think of something. Can Jekyll and Hyde make a separate file for the brother? Think I might need it in the future."
Victoria said, "Already on it."
On a fallen tombstone, Charlotte found a new parable. It had 2 mirrors on them. She picked it up, opened her journal to the back and put it on the Tale of 2 Mirrors file. "So there's more then one?" She found an axe handle and then went to the fountain since there were sparkles. There she put together an Eagle Shield. "I get it now." She ran back to the church and used the axe handle to remove the boards from the door and when it opened, a ghost knight came out and disappeared. "Don't even want to know." She walked inside and it wasn't a church, it was a crypt. On a tombstone near by she saw a picture of the prince like the statue. "But wait…he isn't dead if James told me pass down a message." She tried to open the door nearby but it was locked and then she saw the lock was actually a puzzle and it was covered. "Great." Charlotte muttered. Then she saw sparkles at the cabinet behind her and there she found an Unlit Torch. "Perfect." She went back to the cave, and lit it up. Once she went back to the palace entrance and used the torch on the white wolf and it melted away. "Well that's done." And since the wolf is gone, she went back into the armory and put the Eagle Shield into the indentation. Once she solved the 2 puzzles she was presented with, and solved some sparkles nearby and got a Crystal Coin, she went to the palace entrance, put the piece in place and the doors opened.
Chapter 2
Inside the palace, it was cold and very blue. "A place like this would make Elsa jealous." In the middle of the room was a big crystal ball. It was about as big as the one from Wizard of OZ when it comes to size. On the left of it was a bronze gate was but it was locked and none of Charlotte's items would fit. Then she found the door to the library and went inside. In the library there were books, a statue of the beast, and a special book a glass case. Charlotte walked up to it and it talked about the end of the world. "V, B, any info about 2 magic mirrors?"
Victoria said, "Got nothing."
"Same here." said Black Knight.
Charlotte walked up to the beast statue and put the trident in place. After playing a mini-game, the statue changed into a man, the true king of the mountain and in his hands was the last red parable for one of the files. Once Charlotte put it in place the file opened and now she can read it. The Mountain Beast: The Mountain Beast was once a noble man, the last King of the Mountain Kingdom. Before his curse, his daughter, the Snow Queen, gave the Mountain King a magical necklace. He gladly donned the gift, not knowing it was created from the shard of the evil False Mirror. The False Mirror spellbound the king and in turn reflected the worst in him, a temper like a volcano. As the months went by, the Mountain King could feel the anger boiling up inside, until one day it consumed him, turning him into a hulking beast. The King's council blamed his daughter, the Snow Queen, and arranged her execution. Blinded by dark magic and the love for his daughter, he turned his rage on the council, killing most of them. The inhabitants of the kingdom soon fled in fear of the monstrous king. The Mountain Beast, as he is now known, will forever be by his daughter's side. Although he hasn't shed blood in centuries, if his daughter is ever in danger, the King will strike swiftly and mercilessly. "Oh my goodness." Charlotte was in shock. "So he was transformed into the beast-man by Snow White." Then she found a door near by and saw 2 slots that had a symbol of a star and a moon. In order to make her bag less heavy, she put the star insignia in place and left the library.
Charlotte went up the stairs and heard singing. She looked down the hallway and saw the Snow Queen and a little boy. "Don't be afraid little one. Here, put on this jacket to keep yourself warm…" She put a jacket around the boy. "Good." Charlotte looked at the photo and it turns out it was Kai, Noah's son. "Now I'll take you to see the throne room where the other children are waiting to play with you." Then the Snow Queen saw Charlotte and put up a wall of ice to block that path.
Charlotte said, "Damn." She looked at her map-watch and saw the floor plan of the palace. "Well at least this place isn't a maze like at Briar Rose's castle." Since the pathway to the throne room was blocked, Charlotte looked around. She saw 2 doors with paintings over them; on the left Snow White and on the right the Mountain King. On the mountain king door, there was a picture of Snow White, James, and the prince in bed and the 2 grown ups were in distraught. That's when she found another parable for the Snow Queen file. "3 down 3 to go. This is a big file." Then, in a small chest nearby, she opened it and found a goblet. She put it in her bag and went to a table that had a collection of animal dears cause of the sparkles. There she put together the Moon Insignia.
But instead of going back to the library, she saw the door under the Snow White picture. It was actually the balcony to the throne room, but a wall of ice blocked that window and the only way to unlock it was a heart shape item. Then she saw the little girl from before in front of a door to a symbol of a woman holding a golden apple. Charlotte asked, "Who are you?"
"My name is Gera. I'm a friend of Kai's and the other children who are prisoners here. I hid when the beast came to the village and watched him take my friends. Then I followed him to this place." said Gerda.
Charlotte kneeled down in front of her. "Don't worry, I'm Detective Charlotte. I heard the Snow Queen say they're in the throne room. We can save them and Kai."
Then Gerda pointed to the door. "Detective, take a look at this strange engraving. I sense something…magical…behind this door. We can't find out what's in that room until you find something to unlock it."
Charlotte looked at the door and put her hand on it. She closed her eyes and an image flash in her head. It was of an old lady holding a red apple. She pulled her hand back. "Tell me, what do you know of Snow White's step-mother?"
Gerda said, "Other then the stories from fairytales not much. While in the book, she was forced on hot shoes to dance until she died on hot iron shoes, but I have no idea of the real one." Then she gave her a Golden Compass. "Here you might need this."
Charlotte took it. "Thanks. Now wait here, I'll be right back." As she walked back to the library she asked in her earpiece, "Any info about Snow White's step-mother?"
Black Knight said, "Nothing. Want to add her in the 'evil godmother' file?"
"Not just yet." said Charlotte. "What about weather patterns Victoria?"
She replied, "So far regular, but we'll let you know when it changes."
"Roger that." She made it to the library and put the moon emblem on the door where the star one was. It opened, and walked in. It was actually an astronomy room. "Now why can't my school's astronomy room look like this?" She laughed to herself and heard some in her earpiece.
Victoria said, "Have to admit, from this camera view, it looks beautiful."
Charlotte walked up to a globe and found a key, a workshop key to be precise. She took it and on one of the columns she found a slot for the compass. She put it in place and a stand popped up in front of the solar system display and she realized that a couple of planets were missing. Charlotte saw some sparkles on telescope like mechanism and when she solved it, the item was a Gilded Apple, the piece to open the doors where Gerda was. She rush back to the balcony and pulled out the apple and showed it to Gerda. Gerda smiled but then a cloud of black and purple smoke came from a hole on the bottom of the wall and grabbed Gerda. "Detective, help!" Then she was dragged under before Charlotte could grab her.
"Damn it!" Charlotte slammed her fist on the ground. She tried looking through the hole but rocks sealed it up. She saw a stand nearby the door and put the Golden Apple on it and the doors opened. But to her dismay, she didn't find Gerda but something better. It was an apple room and in the middle of the room was a tree growing the golden apples. "So she grows them here."
She kneeled down and was about to touch one in the waters when Victoria yelled, "DON'T TOUCH IT!"
Charlotte held her ear. "OW! Why not?!"
Black Knight said, "We're getting evil magic radiating from the apples. Leave them be."
Charlotte stood up said, "Alright, but next time don't yell in my ear like that." Then she saw a parable on the ground near some red apples. "Snow Queen number 4." She put it in place and saw a picture. "Golden Child." She got that jewel parable on the picture and put it in another file. "Ever heard of 'The Golden Child'?"
Black Knight said, "Only that they have magic powers that can negate or create powers. The rest is in the files."
Charlotte asked, "Yeah about that, did you guys really got this much info?"
"No, but your uncle said that we need to give you empty file folders for your missions. Once you collect all your jewel or parable pieces, the file will fill up with the story." said Victoria.
"That explains how my journal got a bit heavier." said Charlotte. She went to the door at the other end of the room, but just before she touched the door, briar thorns appeared out of the nowhere and covered the door. "This isn't my day isn't? I'm really starting to hate thorns." She saw some sparkles near some flowers near the tree, she went to it and quickly put the pieces there together. It was a Bronze Shield. "Finally I can open the bronze gate." She returned to the main hall with the snow globe and used the shield on the gate.
Outside, she saw a window of the prison, the door to the bell-tower, and the door to the workshop. There was also a statue of the king again and on the statue was and other Snow Queen parable jewel. "One more and I can read another mystery file." She went to the workshop and used the key to get inside. Inside the workshop she saw a busted old mirror. She went to it and there was a small note. Turns out the broken mirror was a fake lying mirror. She also picked up the Two Mirrors parable gem and put it in her journal section. Then she found a globe and took it for the astronomy room.
After that she saw something that caught her eye on the desk. It was plans for thing that can help. She can almost hear the voice of the worker in her ear as she reads it. "May 1595 – His Regency requests that a large balcony window overlooking the throne room be built. A special Heart Gem that I have personally devised for the Queen shall be the only key."
"The Heart Gem can unlock or get rid of the ice." But before she went, she saw sparkles again. This time, it was the Heart Gem she was looking for. She ran back inside the palace, and noticed the ice wall from before was nearly gone. "It's melting away." Then she saw the beast. "And the cursed king is waiting for me."
Charlotte arrived at the balcony, she put the heart in place and the ice went away. Charlotte walked up to the edge of the balcony and saw the Snow Queen and Kai. The Snow Queen offered an apple. "You haven't eaten for days, Kai. Take a bite of this delicious apple."
Kai was about to take it, but out of nowhere, Gerda showed up, got in between him and the apple and swat it away to the ground and the apple turned red. "No! You stay away from him!"
As she did that, Gerda started to glow and lifted up from the ground slightly. The Snow Queen was amazed and excited. "The golden child…For centuries I've searched for you!" Then something caught her eye. The Snow Queen looked up at the balcony and saw Charlotte. "Father!" Then the Snow Queen disappeared. Charlotte quickly turned to run but was soon knocked out by the cursed king and everything went black.
Chapter 3
When Charlotte came to when she heard the voices of her friends in the earpiece. "Charlotte! Wake up Charlotte!" She opened her eyes and saw she was in a prison cell and her 'roommate' was a dead wizard. "Are you alright?!"
Charlotte sat up and rubbed her head. "I'm up, I'm up. No need to yell anymore." she said. "What happened when I was knocked out?" She looked around the room as they talked.
Black Knight said, "Well from what the camera showed, you were dragged to the prison cell."
Charlotte picked up 2 parables; one completed the snow queen file, the other was of the tale of the Snow Queen. "Did you see anything else?"
Victoria said, "Storms getting worst. You don't have much time."
"Never stopped me before." She put the parables in place and now she could read the newest file. Rise of the Snow Queen: Centuries ago, before the legend of the Snow Queen flowed from the first teller's mouth, there was a princess as pure as the driven snow and beautiful as the day. They called her Snow White. As a young maiden, Snow White was sentenced to death, but the Frog Prince saved her from that eternal slumber. The two fell madly in love, married, and had a son. One day, the boy snuck out to play in the meadow and a monster attacked him. The Prince's guards were not fast enough to protect him. Snow White fed the remains of a magic apple to her son to place him in a dreamless sleep. Though she saved the boy from the imminent death, the best doctors and sorcerers could not wake him. Snow White is ravaged by sorrow and blames her husband, the Prince of the Forest, for not sending his guards sooner. With nothing more than the will to save her child, Snow White steals the boy away to the Mountain Kingdom, where her father rules. It is in this castle among the peaks where Snow White will become the legendary Snow Queen whose sorrow leaves the kingdom in ruins. "Something isn't right." she said. "I the sorrow and the grief of a parent, but something is missing. This isn't like Snow White to act like that."
She opened a drawer the desk have and found a silver arrow. Then she saw sparkles at the dead body. "This isn't going to be gross." Luckily she was fast enough to get the pieces and got a Rope and Hook. "Well I have my took, but I need to get out." She saw a hole in the wall and a bottle of water on the desk. She lifted the covers of the bed to see if there was anything else and found a blue stone and instructions. In the hole, she put the stone in first and then the bottle and with that, a hole was busted and she can get out. Once she used the rope and hook to get outside and saw the sky and it turns out she was out for hours. "Wish you guys could've woken me up earlier."
Victoria said, "We've tried but you were really out."
"And the snowstorm?" asked Charlotte.
"It's getting worst. You REALLY don't have enough time. You have to be fast." said Black Knight.
And Charlotte couldn't agree more. She went to the workshop to see if there were more clues and she got just that. On a box near the door, the lock was of an archer but the arrow was missing. When she put the silver one in place, it opened and got another goblet. Then more sparkles appear near the false mirror. She got the pieces together and it was a Phoenix Portrait. "A fitting metaphor for what's going one with her." She returned to the palace and went to the main hall for a surprise. "Finally the wall of ice is gone."
Black Knight said, "Which means Snow Queen isn't in the kingdom anymore. At least nearby."
"Doesn't mean I can't slow down." said Charlotte. On the trophy table were more sparkles and she put the pieces together for a scythe."
Victoria asked, "I have to ask: Doesn't all the sparkles that you see becomes an eyesore?"
She responded. "Not really, since that's how I find the clues but it does get repetitive where I want to go somewhere but I can't until I get the item." She walked up to the throne room and saw 2 doors: one next to the throne, and other on the right side near a wall. She played the mini-game on the throne and when she solved it one of the doors opened. She walked through it and saw the kids locked up in a glass cage. Charlotte ran up to the kids. "Are you all alright? Where are Gerda and Kai?"
One of the boys said, "The Snow Queen found her golden child. I think her name is Gerda."
Charlotte said, "Yes that's one of the 2. Where is she?"
The kid answered, "She's being held deep in the palace."
"And Kai?" she asked.
"Kai escaped before this barrier went up." said the kid. "Please Find him…before the beast does!"
Charlotte nodded. "I will." She looked around and on one of the pictures was a golden child parable. "One more to go." Then she saw a statue of the grim reaper and put the scythe and another secret passage opened up.
Chapter 4
Inside the room, there was a safe-like door, a key wall and a child on the stairs close to the top. "Kai!"
Kai said, "It's safe up here, I don't want that scary beast to catch me again."
Charlotte felt he's not coming down until she found a way out. She went to the key wall since there were sparkles and put together a prince figurine doll. She played the mini-game on the door and it unlocked. Inside was the treasure room. Inside the treasure, she noticed a glass case was empty. "That must be where the False Mirror was sealed. In the case she found the 2 Mirror Parable and put it on its file. Then she found another goblet and then found a handle on a wall and pulled it.
When she walked back, on a small mirror something glowed and solved the mini-game and a portal appear. That's when the Kai came down the stairs. Charlotte pulled out the photo to make sure it was the right kid. "Come on, we have to get back to my father. He'll know how to save the other children!" Then he pointed to the portal. "The Snow Queen's portal should take us right to the village." Then he ran through it.
Charlotte ran through the portal and arrived at the cave. "Now that's what I call a short cut." said Victoria.
"Way better then secret passages." said Black Knight.
Charlotte saw sparkles at the fountain. She put the pieces together and got an earth globe. "Finally another planet."
Then she got out of the cave and made it back to Noah just in time for the family reunion. Kai ran to his father. "Oh, Kai! You had me so worried." The 2 hugged. "I was afraid I'd never see you again." Noah turned to Charlotte. "Thank you for rescuing me son, detective. Let me help you. I'll prepare the necessary tools, and then go back for the children."
Then Kai gave Charlotte something. "When the Snow Queen tried to feed me that apple, I took this Pendant from her. I don't know what it does, but you should take it."
Chapter 5
Charlotte said, "Thanks. Just be careful going inside the palace when you're ready. The beast is still there, but I think I'm not his main target. I know where the kids are and I'll put a spotlight or something to mark the area." Then her 6th sense told her to go the frog prince's caravan at the battlefield and on cart were sparkles. She solved it and got a heavy sledgehammer. As she made her way back to the palace, she had to stop at statue at the crossroads and got the last goblet.
She made a detour to the crypt and inside she went to the alter and put the goblets in their matching stand place: ember, bone, wood, coal, lava, and seashell. After that there were some spackles nearby on a shelf and got the tower key. Then it was the moment of truth. It was time to see what was behind that door. Now that the puzzle was unlocked, she solved it and the door opened. She went inside and it was a tomb, but the amazing thing is, the boy inside the class coffin was alive. The boy had blonde hair, and his face looked just James if he was a boy. "Oh…my…goodness. Do you guys see this?"
Black Knight said, "Yes we do."
Victoria said, "And the resemblance is uncanny."
Charlotte went to the prince's portrait and picked up the last Golden Child parable. Now that the file is filled, she can read it. The Golden Child: The ancient calendar depicts an astrological event occurring every century called the Silver Moon. It is believed that on that eve, the chosen child is bestowed celestial powers and will henceforth be known as The Golden Child. The Golden Child will appear as plain as any other child but will be especially curious and intuitive. During adolescence, a golden aura will manifest to protect the child when he or she comes in contact with a magical object. Because of this child's resistance to magic, it is said he or she can also restore or remove magic from an object by shedding a single tear onto it. "This is why she took Gerda! She can cry on the mirror to fix it." She placed the phoenix portrait on the back wall and got a jewel for the treasury. Then she went to the coffin and put the coin in place and put the lock in the boy's hand. "She still thinks like a mother."
She ran out of there and before she can go back to the tower, she saw sparkles at the right of the palace gate and quickly solved it. This time it was a princess figurine to match the prince. As she walked to the tower she saw large footprints going to it. "So he's waiting for me." Charlotte used the key and walked inside. Inside the bell tower, she noticed the gate to the top was blocked. "Great." She went to a small clock display and saw sparkles. She found the pieces and put them together to make another jewel. "Guess I need 4." But thanks for that, the panel opened and when pulled the gates opened and she walked up the stairs.
On top of the bell tower, she saw the bell, a spotlight she can use, and the mechanism to start the belle. After a long and repetitive puzzle, she solved it. But that's when the beast jumped up to the tower and roared at her. "You won't be causing my daughter any more trouble. The story of the fairy tale detective is about to end!" But just before the attack, Charlotte pulled the lever to start the bell. As it rang, something glowed in his chest and then fell out. The beast held his chest and jumped down from the tower.
Chapter 6
Once Charlotte was safe, she let out a sigh of relief. Victoria said, "Well at least that part is done."
Black Knight asked, "What fell off his chest?"
Charlotte walked up to the small bag and saw that it was a mirror shard. On the reflection it showed the beast but then it turned into the Mountain King. "He's back to normal. So the file was true. This mirror changed him when Snow Queen gave it to him." She picked up the shard and then the Snow Queen parable. "This file is going to be a long one. Got to find 4 more." Then she walked to the spotlight and moved it to where the cracked wall was where the children were. Once in place, she looked down and saw Noah. "Yes! He found it!" Charlotte ran down the stairs but had to stop cause of sparkles and put the pieces together to make the Royal Key, then she was about to ran off, but her 6th sense told her to go to the dungeon for more sparkles and she got an idea that really surprise her. It was Step-Mother Gemstone. "I think her step-mother is here. That or at least her room."
Victoria said, "Better find it."
Charlotte ran back inside the castle, ran to the throne room, and used the royal key to unlock the second door there. Inside there was a bedroom and judging from the claw-marks on the king's picture, it belongs to Snow White's father. Charlotte picked up the Snow Queen parable then she saw sparkles on the bed and put the pieces there together to make the Mars globe. After that then on a dead fireplace, she saw slots for the 2 figurines she found and pulled a lever that appeared. "There, that should get rid of the ice barrier."
It didn't take long for Charlotte to go back to where the kids were at and she used the hammer on the cracked wall. Noah was there with his carriage. One by one, the kids got on. "Hurry, children! Climb into the carriage. We're going home!" said Noah. "Kai told me thick vies cover the entrance to a very important area in this palace." He handed her an enchanted axe. "We are the descendants of artisan woodsmen. This powerful axe was handed down to me by my father. Please take it." Charlotte gladly did and then both of them noticed the weather. Detective, a snowstorm greater then the last is gathering. Rescue the golden child before a worse fate befalls us!" Charlotte nodded as Noah got the kids safely away from the palace.
Charlotte ran back that secret room with the apple tree and just before she used the axe she saw apple. Charlotte groans. "Now this is getting repetitive." She put together the Saturn Globe pieces near the flowers and then used the axe on the door. Inside the room, it look like a secret oasis and in the middle of the small pond was a small house. "Found Step-mother's lab."
Black Knight said, "Hmm. I always thought it would more like in the Disney version."
"Same here." said Victoria.
Charlotte shrugged. "Well I kind of expected this to look like this." In water, Charlotte pulled a small crown, went to a small box to solve a puzzle and then went to the door. She put in the gemstone and it opened. Inside the room, it looked like an old witch hut with a big cauldron in the middle of the room. There was also a picture of stepmother holding a skull. "Well this one trumps the Disney version." Her friends were speechless. At a book nearby, she found another snow queen parable; only 2 more to go. She ran out of there, so she wouldn't get hurt like before and ran to the statue near the bell tower. But before she went to the statue, she found a mirror parable on the floor. "The mountain king dropped this." Once in place, she can finally read the mystery file. Tale of the Two Mirrors: Once upon a time, a powerful blacksmith forged two magical mirrors: the first spoke nothing but the truth and the second magnified and reflected the worst in others for all to see. He named them Truth Mirror and False Mirror. The king bought the Truth Mirror as a gift for the wicked Queen. She renamed it to Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, and belabored it three times a day to report who was the fairest of them all. The blacksmith realized the False Mirror was too dangerous, so he hid it in the Mountain King's palace and broke it into pieces. Only the tear of the Golden Child can mend the mirror and only a most magical hammer can destroy it. The False Mirror did not appreciate being shackled in the King's chamber and was slowly consumed with hatred for his human captors. It swore to destroy the entire earth. If the False Mirror is ever restored, it will project the rawest and basest emotion within its owner to the heavens, and then rain it back down on earth tenfold. If the owner is consumed by hatred, the sky will rain fire. But if the owner is consumed by sorrow, snow colder than death will fall.
Her friends read this from the camera and were in shock. "This explains everything!" yelled Victoria.
"This mirror manipulated Snow White and became the Snow Queen." said Black Knight.
"Well we'll know for sure once the last file is filled." said Charlotte. She went to the statue and put the crown in its slot and out popped out a knight shield. She quickly ran back to the throne room and put the shield on the knight in the room. Once in place, she found instructions for another secret room in stepmother's chambers. She rushed back to the witch hut and saw sparkles at the pot and made a mirage statue. When she walked out she saw a red light and put the statue in place. Since it held a mirror the light made it's way to the secret room.
The room was a mirage room. Inside were a table with a tea set on it, a big painting, and 3 mirrors. 2 were broken. First she picked up the snow queen parable and then Charlotte walked up to the 3 mirrors and looked at all of them. "The one that isn't broken is the fake truth mirror." Then she looked at the fake lying mirror. "I wonder." she put the false mirror shard in it's place and then the whole room went frozen. Even the picture looked like it was a winter wonder-hell. "The mirror is feeding off of Snow White's grief." She touched the fake truth mirror and the room wasn't frozen again.
Victoria said, "This is more serious then we thought."
Black Knight said, "The mirror is using Snow White to make a wonder-hell of the earth. If the frost spreads, we're all doomed."
Charlotte said, "Vines didn't stop me, James didn't stop me, and ghost didn't stop me. I can take this enemy." She saw sparkles at the table put together the sapphire jewel. Then she touched the fake false mirror and the room was frozen again.
Chapter 7
She saw sparkles again on the table. "How did you know?" asked Black Knight.
"When there's more yet I don't see it, I sense it and it's faint until something happens. Especially if it's in the same room." replied Charlotte. She went to the table again and put together the emerald jewel. Now she has all 4 for the treasury room. She quickly change the room back to normal and ran to the treasury.
In the back area of the room there was a display of the prince and it was missing the jewels. In order: the red jewel goes on his crown, the yellow jewel on his chest, the blue one on his sword, and the green on his shield. As a reward she got an ancient globe. Then her 6th sense told her to go to the key room. She used her watch-map to find a shortcut and soon made her way to it. There, she saw sparkles and got the fire scepter.
Then her senses told her to go to the library and when she arrived the glass case that had the book was broken and she could finally get the last parable. She put it in place and when she read it, this whole case made a lot clearer. The Snow Queen Tale: When Snow White arrives at the Mountain Kingdom, the King places the boy in a protective tomb. He summons his best sorcerers and doctors, but none could wake the slumbering child. Snow White overhears the servants speak of a False Mirror locked up in the palace- they say it is powerful enough to grant a wish. Desperate to save her son, Snow White sneaks into the rumored chamber. The mirror, tarnished and in disrepair, speaks to Snow White in a weak voice: I can bring your child back from the brink of death if you wear this shard and put the other around your father's neck. Fashioning the shards into necklaces, Snow White and then the King chained themselves with pieces of the False Mirror, who projects the worst in its owner out into the world. The Mountain King was first to succumb to the mirror's curse. The guilt that plagued him for not protecting his daughter from her wicked stepmother slowly morphed him into a hulking beast who would forever guard Snow White. The False Mirror projected Snow White's sorrow as winter and her constant tears began to fall as snow. The air turned so cold around Snow White that time seemed to crawl to a halt. The servants began calling her the Snow Queen. Scared witless by the king's and Snow White's transformations, most of the kingdom's inhabitants fled. Soldiers loyal to the king stayed on, though each eventually succumbed to the deadly cold. Snow White saw that her son was still in a coma so she visited the False Mirror a second time. The False Mirror spoke: I am still in disrepair. Heal me with the tear of the Golden Child, and I will heal the child in kind. Enshrouded in coldness, Snow White is now known as the Snow Queen and rules the kingdom with an icy hand. On the eve of every Silver moon, she casts a heavy snowstorm in search of that special child. Centuries have passed and the Golden Child is as elusive as the Snow White of old fairy tales. Though the Mountain Kingdom has been forgotten by history, the villagers in the valley below carry on its legacy with folklore. Adults warn the children about the evil Snow Queen who snatches children who wander off in storms.
Charlotte nearly dropped her book. She didn't speak, didn't give her friends time to speak and ran inside the astronomy room, solve some sparkles, got the last globe and went to the solar system display to solve it. After that, the room started to light up and put the ancient glob in pace and a portal appear. "Here goes nothing." She ran through it.
Chapter 8
Charlotte arrived, she saw she was on top of the mountain behind the castle. She saw 2 different color statues and it didn't take long to figure out which scepter belongs to who. Once the stairs appeared, she ran up to see Snow White with Gerda, in front of a shattered mirror and the prince lying on the bed still asleep. "Gerda, my golden child, cry for me…just one tear." said Snow White. Gerda let out one tear and she caught in a small tube. "When it falls on the mirror shard, this will all be over."
Then out of nowhere her father appeared human again. "Snow White, my daughter, stop this nonsense! I was a fool to believe the mirror could save your son."
The False Mirror said, "Do not listen to him. Give me the teardrop, Snow, and I will bring your son back to life." Snow White held the tube over the reflection.
Her father pleaded. "The mirror breeds hatred! All it wants is to drown the world in pain."
But Snow White argued. "I will not just let my son die! We have worked centuries for this day father."
The tear fell on the mirror and it fixed the cracks, but it unleashed something horrible. "I—I'm alive…and powerful!" Then he smirked. Your daddy was right Snow. Now I'll consume your barren sorrow and project it onto the world!"
As the mirror glowed bright blue, the king ran to his daughter. "Daughter! Nooooooooooo!" But the force of the blow pushed back the king down the stairs but left Charlotte alone. The light from the mirror hit Snow White. Her eyes went white, she looked up and a column of white appeared and it started to spread around the world. Charlotte ran down the stairs to make sure the king was all right. "I'm too weak to go myself. Find the hammer pieces and bring them back to me." he said.
Charlotte said, "I will! I'll be right back." She looked at her watch and saw it was broken. "Dang it. Broken beyond repair." She ripped it off her write and threw it down before it exploded. "Thank God for my powers." She entered the portal and ran to the palace entrance and ran to the statue and got the Volcanic Stones. Then she ran to the armory booth and put together the Freezing Sapphire. After that she returned to the bedroom and put together the Immortal Oak Handle. Then she ran to stepmother's room and put together the Fiery Gemstone. And finally she arrived at the mirage room, touched the fake mirror and put together the Wand of Mending. Once she was done, and put the room back together, she ran through the portal and gave the king all 5 pieces. He quickly fixed them using his blacksmith skills and Charlotte ran up the stairs. "Time to die bastard! This is for The Frog Prince!"
She hit the mirror with the hammer 3 times until it finally broke. "This can't be…I'm fracturing…Noooooo…" Then it was finally destroyed forever.
When the magic went away Snow White was back to normal. Here eyes weren't so cold and her white hair was brown again. "I—I, I'm me again…Oh my, what have I done?" Her father went to Snow White and hugged her. "How could I ever have believed that evil mirror?"
Her father said, "You wanted to save your child, my daughter. Your heart was pure."
Snow White started to cry. "I'm so sorry, my son. I only wanted to break the curse you're under. Live or die, you'd finally be free."
Charlotte walked up next to Gerda and put a hand on her shoulder as Gerda cried as well. But then a miracle happened. One of Gerda's tears landed on the boy's forehead. His eyes started to water and he woke up. His first sight since he's been asleep was of his mother and grandfather. "Mother, why are you crying?" he asked.
Snow White smiled and tears of joy fell as she picked up her song and hugged him in her arms. "Son, you have awakened!" Then he introduced him to his grandfather. "This here is your grandfather. He has watched over you all these years."
The king looked at the 2 girls. "Thank you, Gerda, for lifting this curse. And thank you, detective, for saving us from what this world might have become."
Snow White said, "Yes, thank you, detective! We will stay here and reset for the time being. Please take Gerda back to the village with you. I'm sure her parents are worried. Farewell!"
Charlotte said, "Before I go, there was a promise I kept and it's time I do it." She walked up to the prince and kneeled before him. "Do you remember your father?"
The prince said, "Yes, the Frog Prince. What happened to him?"
Charlotte tried her best to tell him gently. "You see, when you were cursed to sleep, like your mother when she was younger, your parents tried their best to free you. But then an evil mirror tricked your mother and was under his spell. In result, your father had no choice but to leave and sadly couldn't take you with him. When that happened, he went under depression and would take it out on innocent people."
The prince was worried and asked, "Was he cruel?"
Charlotte shook her head. "No, no! He would never harm them, but thanks to the mirror, whenever he touched someone, that person would turn into a frog. That's why he couldn't take you. It wasn't until about 2 years ago, when his action started to get out of control and I was called to stop him. His real pain is that he's been immortal for so long and was killing him from the inside out and his body wouldn't let him die…so he asked me to do it." The prince started to tear up. Charlotte wiped his eyes. "But before he left, he asked me to deliver a message. Would you like to hear it?" The prince nodded. "He told me to tell you that he's sorry he won't be able to see you grow up to be a strong and kind king, but he will always love you and he'll watch over until you 2 meet again. Which I hope won't happen for a very VERY long time." The prince started to feel better a bit. "And if you ever wanted to visit him, he's in the underground kingdom in the Black Forest in Germany. It's very beautiful and he made 2 shrines for you and your mother. Just call Dark Parables, my uncle's detective agency, and they will gladly take you there when you're ready."
The prince smiled. "Thank you detective?"
"Charlotte. My name is Charlotte and I have a feeling I'll be seeing you again. Maybe next time you won't be asleep cause if you do I'll have to pinch you to wake you up and it's an unpleasant experience." She gently flicked his forehead and he laughed. Charlotte stood up. "And once you're well, come visit the village. I'm sure Gerda, Kai, and the others will be happy to see you and maybe make snowmen here and there." Then she took Gerda's hand as they walked off. "Goodbye!"
Then she heard cheering in her earpiece. "CASE CLOSED!" Charlotte rescued the missing children, destroyed the evil False Mirror, freed Snow White from the mirror's curse and saved the world from a deadly snowstorm. With Snow White's son awaken from his coma, Snow White and her Father, the Mountain King, can finally journey forth in their new life together. As Charlotte left the Snowfall Kingdom, Noah meet her at the mountain pass along with his son Kai and Gerda, the brave Golden Child. Charlotte held out her arms and watch the snowflakes melt on her gloves, only to notice the sky is beginning to clear, making way for the morning sun.
Hansel and Gretel
It's been a few weeks since the Snow Queen/Snow White case, and news traveled fast to Scotland about the success rate of what would've been a disaster. While, Charlotte was working on her paper work, since she was suffering a cold for a while, DP's mailman came into her office. "Mail call! You got one from the Snowfall Kingdom." he handed her a thick envelope to her.
Charlotte gladly took it. "But I already for a thank you gift from the royal family."
"Look at the address. Snow White and her father didn't send it." Then he left.
Charlotte looked at the address and it actually came from the prince. She opened it and read the letter. "Dear detective, I can't help but thank you enough for saving me, my mother, and the world from the False Mirror. As you left, one question always bothered me. Who was the first Golden Child? Well after help with Gerda and Kai, I found a diary about the very first Golden Child. As I read it, it reminded me of a story. Maybe you'll recognize it. I made a copy of how it happened and I gave it to you. Maybe you can use it for future cases. The Prince." Charlotte put down the letter and pulled out the copied pages. "If you're reading this then the gift of the Golden Child has passed on to another and you've seen miracles happening. My name is Hansel and this is the story on how I became the first Golden Child. It all started when me and my sister were children and our…I can't even say the word, caretaker, took us to the forest and left us there." As Charlotte read, her powers made her look into the past and saw how this all happened. In this case, she was playing the role of the brother.
Centuries before the tale of the Snow Queen there was a parable of Hansel and Gretel, 2 young siblings left alone in the wicked Ogre Forest. This is the story of their adventure, and it is through their deeds that one day the queen shall rise and consume the world in her sorrow. To understand how Snow Whites son was saved, we shall bring you back to earlier times, where the story really begins…with the dawn of the Golden Child. Once upon a time, a woodcutter lost his wife and married a young woman, who became stepmother to his 2 children, Hansel and Gretel. One night, when the woodcutter was out of town, Hansel heard his stepmother and another woman speaking in hushed voices about the dangers of Ogre Forest. The next morning, the stepmother walked Hansel and Gretel to the thickest and darkest part of the forest before stealing away among the shadow, leaving the children all alone in the woods…
The 2 kids were all alone that night and it didn't take long to figure out what just happened. "The forest looks different…darker, somehow, now that we're lost. And I'm so hungry…Let's find a way home brother." said Gretel.
Charlotte, now as Hansel, tried to speak but nothing came out. She was at the mercy of her powers. At a fireplace nearby, Hansel found a paper of a goddess with a moon scepter and a parable. Since there was no file or anything, Hansel just put it around his neck. Then apparently, Hansel had powers like Charlotte cause he sees sparkles just like her. He saw them at his tent and it was pieces of a shovel and put it together. He found a mound and when he dig it up, he got an ornamental star.
Then the 2 went down a cave tunnel and it look like an underground crystal cave with a lovely pond and there was a door with a big spider figure on it. "This place gives me chills…" said Gretel. "She left us here, didn't he? Mother wanted us lost for good." Hansel put a hand on her shoulder in a comforting way.
He saw some sparkles near some mushrooms and crystals and when he went to it. There he put together a snake statue. Then he remembered seeing a small statue display near the cave entrance. He walked out of the cave and put the disk in place and got a skull ring. Hansel made it back down the tunnel and up another, which was blocked by a skeleton door, and it was missing a ring. He put it in place and it unlocked. Gretel was the first up those steps. "Do you smell that? Burnt sugar. Cinnamon cloves. And ginger?" Then she got out of the cave. "Hansel, look! A house! Made of…gingerbread!"
Hansel went up the steps, and he indeed saw the house, but also it's owner. There was a witch and she captured Gretel. "Ooo. A visitor! I hope you don't mind staying for dinner, dearie. I've got a pot all ready for you!"
"No! Help me, Hansel!" But it was too late. She was spirited away by the witch into the house.
Luckily she didn't see the brother. He ran to the door but it was locked. Hansel can't get in without the key. As he walked down the cave he heard a loud scream. Hansel ran into the forest and saw a few trees were knocked down. He went into the forest and saw an Ogre and he was hurt. "There is a small thorn wedged into the sole of my foot. It is too painful to walk! Help me, child!"
Hansel found a parable nearby and took it. Then he saw a hole in the ground for a statue and out the snake in it. When he did, the Ogre's home was revealed. In his home, Hansel found a small crown and realizes where it goes. He goes back down the tunnel cave, go to the spider door and put the crown. But before he goes in, he saw sparkles near the mushrooms again. There he found and put together the pieces for the Moon Armlet. After that, he went to the door, put the crown in place and it opened.
He walked inside and there was a VERY BIG SPIDER waiting for him. But, unlike his last victim, it didn't attack him right away. It was just guarding a statue. The place was nearly covered with webs and the worst part is that he saw sparkles nearby in the room and he was just fast enough to get another jewel parable next to a stone with the inscription: There used to be a Goddess that protected the people here from monstrous spiders and other evil creatures. He slowly towards the sparkles and put together tongs and glove.
He slowly got out of the room and once in the clearing, he went back to the ogre and used the tongs to get the thorn out. "Ouch! I don't feel pain anymore! I will go out and leave you alone child!" said the Ogre as he gave Hansel a lollipop key. But the ogre had to stay in order for his foot to heal.
Hansel went back to the house and saw the witch turn into a crow and got out of the house. Hansel ran to the house, unlock the door and went inside. Inside there was a table, where he found another parable, a few pictures and a flying creature. The creature said, "A guard's life is a boring one…bring me something shiny to play with…and I will solve your troubles."
On the floor, Hansel found instructions on spider webs and how to properly collect them. Silver web is usually a liquid. However, it solidifies upon contact with magnetic object. Hansel walked up to the second floor and found his sister in a glass case. "Hansel! The witch said she'll boil me in tonight's stew! She's headed to gather ingredients and will be back soon!"
On the table in the room Hansel found the witches booze and instructions for something. 'Only a special kind of ax can cut down a tree made of gold'. There must be one behind the giant spider. In a box near the glass case, there was a puzzle and once it was solved he got a hammer and another parable. Then Hansel went back to the spider room and saw sparkles. He slowly walked up to it and there he got an eye gem. He got back inside the house, put the eye gem on a picture and got a flute. Hansel got back inside the spider room and as he played the flute, the spider went to sleep. Better then a big snake if you ask me.
Once the spider was sleep, Hansel went behind the spider and saw a statue of the Moon Goddess. She was trapped and 2 items were missing. He put the armlet on the statue's arm and the webs covering the second slots was uncovered but he doesn't have the item yet.
Then Hansel remember seeing a stick at the ogre's house that need sharpening. He ran back to the sport, sharpen the stick, ran inside the spider room and slowly released the dead body and he got a coin from its hand. "Gold! A real gold coin! Finally, a salary other then salt that's even more saver! Now, heads or tails?" But Hansel wasn't there to play games. "Fine jeeze, don't play along. Here's the first part of the solution: Master sealed a goddess in the cave. Get the goddess's magic potion to free me, and I will help you rescue your sister."
Hansel went up to second floor to check on Gretel and she was still there. But he also saw sparkles near her. He put together pieces for a Moon Plate and realized the statue was missing a part. He ran out of the house, back inside the spider room and put the plate on the statue. When both missing pieces were in place, the Moon Essence was unlocked. Hansel went back inside the house and gave it to the flying creature. "I'm free! I'm free! A freewheelin' imp! Just for that, and just this once, I'll keep my promise. In the now unguarded kitchen is a recipe book with an eternal sleeping potion! Pour it into ex-Master's wine and she'll never wake up!" Then he went away.
Hansel went inside the kitchen and in the oven he found the gate key with a gingerbread man on it, a jar to hold a special flower, and instructions to make the drug wine. He went outside of the house and went to the gate and unlocked it with the key. Outside of the area, was a statue guarding an orb with 2 axes inside, and a special tree with a box in front of it. Then Hansel's powers told him to go back into the spider cave and when he did, he thank his lucky stars that the spider was still asleep. There he put together a mirror.
Outside in the cave, a light came through and Hansel used the mirror to aim the light at a flower bud. When it bloomed it was the one he's been looking for. He gathered all the petals and such into the jar and went back to the campsite to see if there was anything else he needs. Turns out he does. He saw sparkles near his tent and saw pieces of an iron ax and put it together. He rushed back to the statue and put it in the statue's hands. The magic of the orb made the axe into a magical axe. He rushed back to the moon goddess statue and used the axe to get a golden branch nearby.
Then his 6th sense told him to go back into the house where Gretel was. There he saw more sparkles and put together cupboard knob. Didn't take him long to go back into the kitchen and put the knob on one of the drawers that didn't have any. When it opened there was a bottle with strange fluid. He went back to the statue with the axes and tried it on the small beetle box. He pored it inside the box and when it opened, he got a magnet rock and the last parable. When he put the last one on, all the jewels he collected fused together and it became into a small book. It explains of what happened to the Moon Goddess. The Witch and the Goddess: Once upon a time many millennia ago, a fairy goddess ruled this forest and protected its magical inhabitants from creatures of dark magic. The forest kingdom lived in peace and prosperity for centuries, thanks to the goddess's alliances and political prowess. That is, until a mighty witch stole into the forest's borders and assumed the appearance of the fairy goddess's most trusted adviser. One evening when the fairy goddess was sleeping, the witch poured an emanation potion in the fairy's ear. As the miniature goddess dreamt, her power emanated forth in energy waves and was absorbed by the witch. With the fairy too weak to fight back, the witch locked her away in a secret cave. Now all the witch had to do was secure her ill-won kingdom, so she built a gingerbread house in the forest to bait any who dared to cross her path... for she could not risk the fairy goddess's rescue or even word of her capture reaching the wrong ears. But fairy whispers travel almost undetected by wind and a few creatures heard the goddess's promise: Whoever sets me free and restores my power shall earn a golden gift - one that offers immunity to all enchantments.
Hansel put the small book in his shirt so the witch wouldn't find it and destroy it. Then he rushed back to the sleeping spider's cave and using the rock, he collected the webs he needed. Once in the kitchen, he put all the ingredients: silver webs, golden stick, and purple flower, together to make a red powder and once upstairs, he put it in the wine bottle. "Hansel, hide quickly, the witch is coming back!"
Hansel hid in a closet just in time. The witch finally arrived. "Sweet child, have I found the ingredients for you! Rosemary, carrots, potatoes, and rhubarb! Just thinking about the stew makes my mouth water…" Then she started to look for something, "Where's my wine? Ohm right in front of my nose!" She picked it up and started to drink it. Then she sat on her rocking chair not feeling herself and turning purple. "Wha—whaaat's haaappening? So sleeepy…Nooo…Hooow diid you…" Then disappeared.
Hansel got out of his hiding spot just in time to get Gretel out and then the freed Moon Goddess appeared. "Gretel, you shall be free now…And Hansel, you have saved me and the creatures of the forest from the witch's cruelty. We are in your debt." Then she used her magic on the boy. "Thus, I bestow the gift of the Golden Child upon you. You now have the power to heal magical properties. That means no magic can ever harm you again. And on every silver moon from now until forevermore, a descendant shall inherit this gift. Goodbye, children. Perhaps one day we'll meet again."
Charlotte snapped out of her trance and saw she was still in her office and the diary was still in her hands. She read the last piece of the diary. "Hansel and Gretel safely returned home into the warm embrace of their father. Knowing her plan had failed, the stepmother left and was never seen again. Hansel kept his newfound gift a secret. It wasn't until centuries later when a traveling minstrel witnessed a young Golden Child perform an act of miracle did the tale reach as far as mountain kingdom. The Moon Goddess continued to protect the forest as she had done for centuries, allowing the ogres to live in peace as long as they stayed far from human sight. And as for the evil witch, let's just say that won't be the last time we've heard from her…" She put the printed files on her desk and pulled the parable that Hansel had found and looked at the pages. They were well preserve and undamaged.
She put the book in the witch's file and pulled out paper and pen to write back. "Thank you prince for sending me the dairy and the parable. I hope your recovery along with your families are doing well. I am sad to say, but the mayor of the city next to the Black Forest, had found the underground kingdom as of recent. Luckily Slenderman and Don Capon made an offer he couldn't refuse and made the Black Forest a landmark so no tourist are not allowed to enter the forest unless you present him this symbol prier to your arrival and/or visit. Please stay well, take care of yourself, and enjoy life cause you were granted a second chance like your family. Charlotte Boddy."
Charlotte put the letter in an envelope and when she picked up the one that the prince sent her. Something fell out. It was a coin. It looked strangely to her. It had a red cap on it and the background was of a tree. She touched it to pick it up and then got 2 visions. The first one, Charlotte saw a small village going about their business until a man in purple appear in the shadows and in his hands was a flute. In the second vision, she saw she was in Snow White's mirage room and small pink lights appear out of no where and healed the second broken mirror everything turned reddish-pink. Then her eyes zoom in on the painting and saw a tall woman hearing a red hood with battle gear and a dagger in her hands. Around her were 5 wolves with red glowing eyes. Charlotte opened her eyes and looked at the coin. Her journey continues…
Epilogue
The case of the Snow Queen and the evil False mirror is over and the children have been saved along with the discovery of the Golden Child. But peace doesn't last forever. Elsewhere in the world, cities in Northern Europe has been plagued with rats controlled by a man thought to been dead for over 100 years. But that's not the half of the danger. A story we heard for so long and has been recreated has about to come arise but in this tale, the wolf's bight is worst then it's bark…but not as dangerous as it's Mistress.