Sunday

Cedar stayed up all night sailing towards Queen castle the winds were blowing harshly in Cedar's face, the sky was grey, the ship was rocky, and the water looked murky. They were halfway there.

"Tea, Cedar?" Cedar jumped as she turned to see Maddie holding a tea kettle with a cup of tea as Earl Grey sat on her head.

"Don't do that, Maddie!" Cedar shouted. "I could've steered the wheel and collapsed us, might have hurt you in self-defense, anything could've happened."

Both Maddie and Earl Grey blinked in confusion.

"I'm sorry, Maddie. It's just-" Cedar took in a deep breath and continued. "After everything that's happened, I'm worried about Raven. I can't stop thinking how alone she is and how much she needs us."

Maddie gave Cedar a sympathetic smile.

"That's okay, Cedar." Maddie spoke. " In just a few short hours we'll be with Raven in no time."

"Thanks." Cedar said as she took a sip. "What tea is this any way it smells strong?"

" Well, seeing as you're the only one who knows how to sail, and you need to stay up and focus, I made a special blend for you-" Maddie took a deep breath and began listing what was in the tea. " Matcha, black, pu-erh, green, yerba mate, with a shot of expresso, and a drop of monstrous energy drink."

*SMASH*

The cup of tea was now cracked at Cedar's feet as she began to violently vibrate.

"Cedar, are you okay?" Maddie asked as she a step forward.

Before she knew it Cedar was back at the helm of the boat and hit it into hyper drive. Sending Maddie to fall on her butt and Earl Grey holding onto her tightly.

"CEDAR!" Maddie cried out.

" I CAN SEE ETERNITY!"

Cedar cried out now on a caffeine rush heading to Queen castle.

Ever After High

Cupid was on the balcony as she watched as the briar thorn walls slowly shrank, all the king's horses and all the king's men were heading, the sun slowly rising, and the red force field. Cupid was surprised that no reporters were their banging on the force field, trying to get in, or taking pictures. Guess everyone likes to stay in on a Sunday morning.

Cupid went to her side of the dorm and began to get ready for the day. She took off her pink robe and nightgown and began shuffling through her dressers closet for something to wear for the day, until she came upon a black t-shirt with mini pink hearts on it and an ombre pink ruffled skirt. When Cupid looked in the mirror she realized it's been forever since she wore anything black, the last time she did was as -Monster High.

Sure, she kept in contact with everyone, but with homework, clubs, jobs, and living in a different world made things difficult. And she was kinda afraid to mention what was going on sometimes like: Legacy day, the divide class of Royals and Rebels, the Dragon Games, the world freezing, and one of her friends missing. That would be one upsetting postcard.

"Morning, Cupid!" Blondie greeted from behind.

"AGH! " Cupid and Blondie both screamed. " You scared me Blondie."

"Sorry." Blondie apologized. " Are you okay, you seem jumpy?"

" After Raven, Apple, the Charmings, and everyone hounding me to know what Raven did to Daring, can you blame me?" Cupid asked as she sat at the edge of her bed.

" Yeah, can't blame you." Blondie agreed as she sat beside Cupid. "So, you wanna go to the Beanstalk Bakery or the cafeteria for breakfast?"

" Nah, I think I'm still on house arrest anyway." Cupid declined.

"Well, you're not missing breakfast, I'll get you something just right to get you feeling better." Blondie huffed as she got up.

"Thanks, Blondie, you're the best." Cupid waved her friend as she left.

Cupid dropped the smile as soon as Blondie was out of sight as she hugged her knees to her chest. It would only be a matter of time before the secret got out, come Tuesday all would be revealed. Daring or her would have to reveal that Daring told Raven that Dexter loved her, Dexter's crush on Raven would be exposed, and Dexter would be left humiliated. Cupid gave a sad sigh, this was gonna be the longest Sunday ever.

Cafeteria

The cafeteria was unusually quiet for a Sunday, everyone just quietly ate their breakfast as if they were being watched by an evil surveillance overlord, which was kinda true with most of the staff watching them.

Hopper, Hunter, Ashylnn, Briar, Ginger, Alistar, Lizzie, Bunny, and Kitty sat together while they ate their breakfast of lumpy porridge.

"I feel like in in a dystopia sci-fi novel where a big brother figure is watching us." Hopper said as he spooned his lumpy porridge.

"I agree." Ginger said adding honey to her porridge.

" I really hope the girls are alright." Hunter said as he bit into his mandatory apple.

"I'm sure they'll find Raven in no time-" Ashlynn paused as Madam Yaga slowly floated their way.

"So, Kitty," Briar chuckled nervously. "You said Cedar and Cerise were in your dorm with Maddie."

" Wha?" Kitty questioned not paying attention to what was going on.

Bunny elbowed Kitty in the rib.

"OH, right!" Kitty winched in pain. " She's still upset with Raven leaving so Cerise and Cedar decided to skip breakfast to comfort her."

Baba Yaga gave the group a skeptic looks while the group was nervously sweating bullets.

"I understand that Maddie misses Raven, but I forbid a student from missing a meal." Baba Yaga lectured. " Can I trust you to make sure they eat their meals?"

"Yes, ma'am." The group said in unison.

"Good." Baba Yaga said as she floated away.

"That was dangerously close." Alistair gave a sigh of relief.

"So, we need to be extra careful." Lizzie said.

"Hey, guys." Everyone turned to see Blondie holding two trays of porridge. " What's up?"

"Nothing." Everyone said in unison.

"Suspicious." Blondie said.

"What's with the two trays?" Briar asked.

"It's for Cupid, she refuses to leave her room and I don't think she's allowed to leave the school until she tells what happened between Raven and Daring." Blondie answered.

A wave of sadness crashed down on the group and the absence of Raven, Apple, Daring, Dexter, Darling, Maddie, Cedar, and Cerise drowned them.

" I hope their okay." Lizzie said as she swirled her porridge.

"Me too." Ginger said.

" Well, I'll see you guys later, I better give Cupid her breakfast." Blondie said as she got up and headed to her dorm.

"So, everyone remembers the plan?" Briar whispered under her breathe.

"You mean look as busy and unsuspicious as possible?" Hopper asked.

" That's the plan." Briar said.

After breakfast the group parted ways: The Wonderlanders and Ginger headed to the Mad Hatter's tea shoppe to help with deliveries, Ashlynn and Briar worked at the Glass Slipper, Hunter would feed the pets in the stables, while Blondie and Hopper were called into the Headmaster Grimm's office.

Headmaster Grimm's Office

Blondie was no stranger of the headmaster's office whether it was to make segment or to delete a segment, Hopper on the other hand rarely was in his office which made him nervous. Actually, both were nervous the lightning in the room was dark the only light was a crack in the curtains, the furniture seemed larger and colder, in fact the temperature in the room was so cold you could see your own breath, the whole room was intimidating.

The two teens sat across Headmaster Grimm.

"Ms. Lockes, Mr. Croakington." Headmaster Grimm spoke.

"Headmaster Grimm." The teens spoke in unison.

"As you two know Ms. Queen absence has caused quite a stir at school." Headmaster Grimm said as he got up from his chair.

Neither Blondie nor Hopper responded, not really sure how to respond to what the headmaster was saying.

" This coming Tuesday will be a big event for the school since not only will Raven, Apple, and the Charmings will return to our fair school, but Raven will end the Rebel party and I need your mirrorcast show to broadcast the whole event to begin to end, can I count on you, Blondie?" Headmaster Grimm questioned.

Normally, Blondie would jump the gun for a juicy story, but this was her friends the headmaster was talking about.

"Actually, Headmaster Grimm, I'm not really sure if I can do it." Blondie spoke nervously.

" Of course, you can!" Headmaster Grimm said as he began pushing Cupid and Hopper out of his office. "Your spot will be front and center so make sure you have all the proper equipment; I know you won't let me down."

"That did not go well." Hopper said.

" Not right at all." Blondie huffed and pouted.

Charming Castle

All the Charming family members were in Livingroom playing a card game while sitting properly. Normally they would play games where the males would be adventurers and the females would be damsels, but due to Daring's condition they decided to do something less adventurous.

It was a good thing the cards could cover their faces because Dexter was scolding, Daring was nervous, and Darling was bored, what the three had in common was they did not want to be here for different reasons.

" Got any fours, Darling?" Cousin Beloved asked.

"Goldfish." Darling answered.

Cousin Beloved pulled a card from the deck as the turn went to Daring.

"Got any fours, Beloved?" Daring asked.

Beloved cursed under her breathe as she handed Daring the fours.

"Daring Charming has won yet another round of goldfish." A maid announced.

The Charming family clapped at his victory and began another round of goldfish.

"Got any nines, Earnest?" Daring asked.

"Goldfish." Cousin Earnest answered.

A giddy smile formed on Dexter's face, he needed nines, and Daring had nines. It was perfect, he would finally win a game of goldfish! Suddenly, a chill went down his spine when he looked up from his cards, he saw his father's glare. That giddy feeling he had was replaced with fear. If he wins the game, it will make him look bad for beating an injured Daring and he would hear the never-ending lesson ' you need to be second best'. Dexter gave a depressive sigh.

" I fold." Dexter placed his cards down on the table.

All eyes were on Dexter as he squirmed uncomfortable.

"Oh, come on little bro, you're not quitting now." Daring said ribbing Dexter.

"No, Daring, you won again." Dexter spoke.

Daring did a double take; did Dexter just surrender?

"King and Queen Charming-" A butler entered the living room. " You have a call from Queen Snow White."

" What is Queen Snow White calling for?" King Charming questioned.

"She said that it's private and urgent, Your Majesty." The butler answered.

"Very well, pardon us." King Charming said as he and Queen Charming left the living room.

The remaining Charmings began chattering amongst themselves about what Snow White would call for and why was it so private and urgent.

"Well, who's up for another round of goldfish?" Grandpa Auspicious asked as he clapped his hands together.

" Grandpa Auspicious, can we watch tv?" Cousin Good-Enough questioned.

"Yeah! I wanna watch something with dragons, knights, and ninjas." Cousin Courageous added.

"Children!" Grandma Alluring scolded. "Daring will decided what activity we do next."

All eyes turned to Daring. Normally, Daring loved getting attention, but now it made him feel small. He knew everyone was being nice and letting him win all the games out of pity, pity he didn't deserve.

"Actually, watching tv sounds nice." Daring answered.

Courageous and Good-Enough cheered as they ran to the theater room.

"Boys, no running." Grandma Alluring scolded the two.

As all the Charmings headed to the theater room Daring stayed behind and looked at Dexter's cards.

" He let me win." Daring said in shock and disappointment.

White Castle

Apple was dancing around her room as woodland creatures helped pack her trunks.

A robin hovered before Apple, a red slipper in its beak. It cocked its head to one side as if asking a question.

"Yes, pack that one," said Apple. "In fact, let's just pack all my shoes, shall we?"

The squirrels rustling across the floor squeaked in unison. They began carrying shoes from the closet and depositing them in an open trunk as if storing nuts for the winter. A bluebird flew in front of Apple with a pair of blue socks.

"Yes, even blue ones." Apple told the bluebird as it dropped the socks in her truck.

Apple smiled to herself only two more days and she'd be back at school with her friends. She wanted to get a heads start and started packing half of her closet, so it would be one less thing to do and make the return to school quicker. Suddenly, Apple noticed a white sock was missing its mate, she would have to call Pouty or one of the maids to get it. No, she would get it herself.

She was now walking down the empty polished halls of her home on a mission to retrieve her missing sock.

"What do you mean we won't send our children back until Wednesday, we said they would return to Ever After High this Tuesday?" A voice said.

Apple paused in front of her mother's private library room. Apple knew it wasn't lady like to spy. but she had to hear this.

"I know what we agreed on, but I want Headmaster Grimm to understand how important we are, and I want to fully apologize for not only attacking your son, but for corrupting her fellow students with her rebellious nature." Snow White answered.

She was talking to the Charmings.

"Daring could use a couple more days to heal." Queen Charming said.

"And the rest of the family will be gone come Thursday; we'll allow it." King Charming said.

"Excellent." Snow White said as she clasped her hands.

"But one thing does concern me." King Charming spoke. " What if, the Queen girl, doesn't apologize for her actions she has committed?"

"Oh, that's simple." Snow White gave a laugh as though a child asked where babies came from. " We'll have her expelled."

Apple clasped down her mouth with her hands preventing her from gasping.

"Expel her, but Snow, how will our children get their happily ever after without the future evil queen?" Queen Charming gasped.

"Oh, that won't be a problem, Ever After High has many future villains." Snow White said in a pleasant voice as if she were talking about cupcakes, puppies, or a sunny day on the beach. "In fact, Darcie's Daughter, Faybelle, seems more than eager to start her evil destiny. Why not give her both?"

"Hmm!" King Charming pondered. "The Dark Fairy's daughter does follow her evil tradition."

"Excellent, problem solved." Snow White said.

"What about, Raven?" Queen Charming spatted. "If she doesn't follow her destiny, she'll go POOF!"

"So will all the characters in the story of 'Snow White' will go POOF without an evil queen!" King Charming shouted. "If the ungrateful, spoiled, and selfish brat wants to disappear, be my guest!"

"He's right. Why must we all suffer for one selfish little girl?" Snow White agreed.

Tears now streamed down Apple's cheeks never has she ever in all her life heard her mother speak so ill of someone, with such hatred except for... The Evil Queen.

" Dashing, Snapdragon, are you two listening to yourselves?" Queen Charming bellowed. "You are talking about murdering a child!"

" Be quiet, Marie!" King Charming gritted through his teeth.

"Do not tell me to be quiet, Dashing!" Queen Charming bellowed again.

"ENOUGH!" Snow White shouted silencing the two Charmings. "We'll make it Raven's choice. She either plays by the rules like everyone else or she'll no longer attend the school. Can we at least agree with that?"

"Sounds, reasonable." King Charming relunctantly agreed.

"As long as no one gets hurt." Queen Charming said not sounding too confident.

"Raven Queen, is the only one who'll get hurt if she doesn't follow her destiny. Well, goodbye for now I have to make sure all is prepared for this Tuesday's viewing." Snow White said ending the call.

Apple couldn't take it anymore, she ran straight to her room, locked the door behind her, jumped in her bed and covered herself in her silk blankets and cried. The woodland critters took notice of this, stopped packed and cuddled around Apple. Gala was the closet to Apple and began to lick her tears away as Apple scooped her into her arms.

Hours Later

"Ms. Apple, dinner is ready." A voice from behind her door called.

Apple awoke and dragged herself out of bed and opened the door to greet a cheery butler. The butler's cheery expression melted into a look of concern.

"Ms. Apple, are you alright, do you need me to get you the house doctor?" The butler asked.

"What are you talking about?" Apple questioned with a confused look on her face.

"Oh dear, you must be ill!" The butler gasped as he ran away. "I'll get the doctors right away."

Apple was deeply confused until she felt Gala rub against her leg with a mini mirror in her mouth. Apple took the mirror from Gala's mouth and looked at her reflection, she looked horrible. Her lipstick smudged, eyes red, tear marks down her cheeks, and her hair looked like a messy bird's nest. Suddenly, Apple had an idea.

A few moments later

Apple was surrounded by her loving parents, woodland animals, and the castle doctors.

"See seems very fatigued and a little warm." A small fairy doctor said in a squeaky voice.

"We suggest she stays in bed for the next couple of days." A centaur doctor spoke.

"Very well." Snow White nodded in agreement.

"Is there anything we can do for you, Apple?" Her father asked.

"Can I have some butternut squash apple soup, a basket of apples for the woodland critters, and some paper and pen?" Apple squeaked with a cough at the end.

"Of course, dear dumpling." King White said as he snapped his fingers.

Two dwarves appeared one holding baskets of apples and the other a stack of papers and different pens.

"The chef says the soup will take an hour to make." A butler said.

"That's okay, take your time." Apple coughed again. "I just need my rest."

"Very well if you need anything just ring this bell." Snow White pulled out an ornate gold bell and placed it on Apple's nightstand.

Everyone cleared the room letting Apple rest. As soon as the coast was clear Apple gracefully kicked her silk covers off herself and rushed to her writing desk. Apple wrote to: Briar, Ashylnn, Blondie, Maddie, Cedar, Cerise, Hunter, Bunny, Alistair, Hopper, Humphery, Ginger, Melody, Lizzie, Kitty, Rosabella, and Farrah.

Dear Friends,

I hope this letter arrives in time; I believe Raven is in grave!

I overheard my mother and the Charmings keeping us home when Raven comes back on Tuesday.

I don't know why, but I feel like they wouldn't keep us that long unless something else was going to happen.

I also overheard them trying to replace Faybelle as my villain even if it means Raven goes

*POOF*

I need someone send Braebyrn to White Castle so I'll be back at school for the event.

Also, be careful!

As soon Apple finished writing she took the tiny messages and attached them to the doves. Apple opened one of her smaller windows where none of her fans ever thought to view her from and released the doves. Praying they would make it to her friends in time.

ELSEWHERE

*SCREAMS OF TERROR*

For only God knows how long! Cedar had been sailing the boat at hyper speed through the raging seas and thundering skies and she was dragging Maddie, Earl Grey, Cerise, and Red with her.

*CRASH*

The boat crashed on a beach causing it huge damage to it. Pieces were scattered everywhere, the sail was cracked in half, and everyone onboard was beyond seasick. Red, Cerise, Cedar, Maddie, and Earl Grey crawled their way out of the boat and onto the sandy beach.

"That's not going on the menu!" Maddie stated in a dizzy voice.

"If I had a stomach I'd be hurling up my guts." Cedar said in a sick voice.

"Where are we anyway?" Cerise asked clutching her head.

"I have no idea." Red answered as she clutched her stomach.

"Wait! I hear someone over there!" Cerise pointed as her ears perked up.

A purple scribble appeared to be running towards them.

"Hello, are you alright?" The purple scribble cried out multiply times.

Cedar, Cerise, and Red slowly began to pass out from exhaustion, until Maddie was the only one left standing very shakingly. The purple scribble got closer and closer, until the scribble wasn't a scribble, but a man. He had a trimmed grew beard that was greying, his head was completely bald that a gold crown covered, had bright blue eyes, and wore a purple suit.

"Are you alright - Madeline?" The man gasped.

"Hi, Mr. Raven's dad!" Maddie greeted before fainting.

Well, here's part two of Raven's Reign, part three will be out soon. This chapter was going to be longer and the finale part before all heck let's lose, but - I'm tired, getting over a bad cold, and I have work in the morning, so enjoy.