Far away from the castle at the edge of the forest, the cows, horse, rabbit, and Snow White were enjoying themselves. There were a few clouds in the sky, but at least the sun was shining. Maggie, Mrs. Calloway, Grace, Buck, Lucky Jack, and Snow White enjoyed a great picnic, even the Huntsman was allowed to join. He wasn't that much hungry, but he took a sandwich that Lucky Jack made, which he found delicious. Maggie couldn't help but notice that something was on the Huntsman's mind. Sometimes, she asked if there was a problem, and the Huntsman answered 'no'. Maggie couldn't help but feel suspicious about him.
After the picnic, the cows, horse, and rabbit were 'chillaxing' like Buck would say while Grace and Snow White picked up some wildflowers from a glade near a river. Snow White sang a happy tune and Grace couldn't help but sing along. After Snow White met her prince, she couldn't help but smile every time she thought about him. Even Grace was happy for her. While the two talked about the Prince, Humbert the Huntsman stood next to his horse, watching over the Princess and her new friends. While our heroes were chillaxing, Maggie came closer to Mrs. Calloway for a conversation.
"Um, Mrs. Calloway?" she asked.
"Yes, Maggie?"
"Can I talk to you privately?"
"Sure." The two walked over to a few trees, meeting face to face.
"Mrs. Calloway, I don't want to be rude. But don't you sense anything suspicious on Humbert?"
"What do you mean?" the black cow asked.
"I think he's hiding something that he doesn't want us to know. I could see it on his face that something's troubling him. I even asked if there were any troubles in an attempt to help him, but he said there was nothing wrong. I'm telling you, Calloway, there's something not right and it makes me more nervous than a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs," Maggie said.
"Are you sure you're not overreacting about Humbert? Sure, he may look gruff, but he seems like a very kind person, and he sounds like one, too. Besides, if Snow White trusts him, then so do I," Mrs. Calloway said.
"But are we sure that we should put our trust in a huntsman? I mean, what if he's going to hunt us?" Maggie asked.
"I know. When I heard that he hunts animals sometimes, I wasn't happy with that. And neither was Grace. But he's a very gentle person, according to Snow White. So we should at least give him a chance and know him better. Don't you think?" Mrs. Calloway said.
"Weeeell," Maggie thought. "I guess you're right. Maybe I'm overreacting a skosh."
Mrs. Calloway smiled at that. The two suddenly paid their attention to Snow White and Grace, who were picking wildflowers and talking to each other about certain things. Snow White wore a court dress, consisting of a dark blue bodice with a high white collar; her short puffy sleeves are a lighter blue color than her bodice and the red cloth poking through exemplifying the "slashing" design, which was very fashionable in Tudor times. It involved cutting the cloth on the outside of the outfit and pulling through another layer of cloth from underneath. The long and shapeless yellow skirt had a white petticoat and it flowed right down to her ankles with tan pumps decorated with yellow bows. She also wore a brown cape with a red interior. Snow White's short black hair was styled in a bob and parted in the middle. And she wore a red headband with a bow.
"Those two sure know how to amuse themselves. It's almost as if they were meant to be close friends," Maggie said.
"They sure are," Mrs. Calloway said with a smile.
While Maggie and Mrs. Calloway had a conversation, Snow White and Grace were picking wildflowers and talking about various things. Snow White talked about her life and her interests. Grace also spoke about her interests and her life in Patch of Heaven, even about the dangers she and her friends faced.
"Wow, you faced a real outlaw? Weren't you scared?" Snow White asked.
"A little. But it didn't stop me from showing my side of kindness."
"Your world sounds wonderful. It sounds like we have a lot in common. I'm happy to call you and the others my friends," Snow White said with a smile.
"I'm happy, too," Grace said, returning asmile.
Then Snow White sang 'One Song', and Grace joined. Suddenly, they stopped singing, because a little bluebird was chirping. It looked like it was crying.The human girl and the yellow cow laid the flowers on the grass and walked straight to the little bird. "Hello there," Snow White said.
The baby bird saw them coming and chirped a little. "What's the matter?" Snow White asked while she scooped the bird in her hands.
"You can talk to forest animals, too?" Grace asked, amazed.
"Yes, just like you. Amazing, isn't it?"
Grace smiled and they both turned their attention to the little bird again. "Where's your mama and papa?" Grace asked.
The bird chirped a little more. "Why. I believe you're lost. Oh, please don't cry," Snow White said while comforting the bird.
Neither of them knew that Humbert was watching them from a few meters. He looked around to make sure no one else was around like he was planning to do something awful. Meanwhile, Snow White and Grace were still comforting the baby bird that was still crying. "Come on. Perk up," Snow White said.
"Won't you smile for us?" Grace asked, and the bird chirped and gave a small smile.
Snow White laughed a little. "That's better."
At that moment, Humbert took out his knife from his sheath and went closer to the human girl and the cow.
Meanwhile, Buck was 'chillaxing' in the heat of the sun in a tree with sunglasses on. "Ah. I never knew chillaxing in another world would be awesome. I should do this more often." He placed his hooves behind his head while resting on a branch. Suddenly, he lifted his sunglasses because he saw something strange. "Is that Humbert? Why is he sneaking up on Snow White and Grace? And what is that shiny thing in his hand?" he asked himself. He took a closer look and saw what Humbert was holding in his hand. His eyes went wide. His pupils became as small as pinpricks. "Oh, no. He's not going to... He wouldn't... Yes, he would! MAGGIE!" In a flash, Buck ran straight towards Maggie and Mrs. Calloway. "Maggie! Mrs. Calloway! Snow White. Grace. Humbert. HELP!" he shouted.
Maggie and Mrs. Calloway looked at each other and back to Buck with raised eyebrows. "Buck. I don't understand a word you're saying," Mrs. Calloway said.
Buck growled. "Humbert is going to kill Snow White and Grace!"
"WHAT?!" Maggie and Mrs. Calloway both said in unison.
"I knew something wasn't right about him. Come on, guys!" Maggie said and ran as fast she could. Mrs. Calloway and Buck ran after her.
Meanwhile, Lucky Jack was lying on his belly on a blanket, still 'chillaxing', but suddenly, Maggie grabbed him. Lucky Jack's eyes snapped opened while Mrs. Calloway and Buck ran after them.
"What's the matter?" Lucky Jack asked.
"No time to explain. We've got to stop Humbert before he does something to Snow White and Grace!" Mrs. Calloway said.
Lucky Jack raised an eyebrow. "Humbert? Pft. Nonsense, I'm sure he's just... WHAT?!" His eyes widened and his ears perked up in shock.
"Hurry!" Buck said while they all kept running.
Grace and Snow White were still with the baby bird. "Your mama and papa can't be far," Grace said.
"That's true. With a bird as young as this one, the parents won't leave it alone for long," Snow White said.
The bird chirped a little. "There they are." Snow White pointed to a tree.
The Huntsman came closer and closer with frightening eyes.
"Can you fly?" Grace asked, and the bird flew away. "Goodbye."
"Goodbye!" Snow White said.
Once they turned around, a shadow walked amongst them. Grace gasped and Snow White began to scream. The Huntsman was about to strike. Snow White covered her face with her arms and Grace clunged tightly on Snow White while closing her eyes and screaming for her life. At that moment, Maggie and her friends arrived in time, and all of them gasped loudly at the sight. The Huntsman held his knife high in the air, ready to strike, but suddenly, his hand shivered like he was trying to stop himself. Finally, he dropped the knife to the ground.
"I can't. I can't do it!" Humbert said while placing his hands on his face in shame and regret. He knelt down and grabbed the skirt of Snow White to cover his tearful eyes. "Forgive me. I beg of Your Highness and milady, forgive me."
"Forgive you? FORGIVE YOU?!" Buck yelled in anger while he ran closer to the Huntsman, who stood on his feet again. "You were going to murder two of our best friends! Two innocent beings!"
"And Snow White is a princess, for crying out loud! Were you seriously going to kill a harmless princess?! What did she ever do to you?!" Mrs. Calloway added.
"Was that what you were hiding from us? From me? An attempt of murder on us?! You can't lie to this cow!" Maggie said with a dangerous glare.
"I thought we could trust you. I thought you were our friend!" Lucky Jack said.
"Miladies, gentlemen. You don't understand this. I had to," Humbert said with regret in his voice.
"But why? Like Mrs. Calloway said, what happened that made you want to do this, Humbert?" Maggie asked.
"There was no other way. I was forced to do this," Humbert said.
"I don't understand," Snow White said in confusion while standing with her back against the wall. Grace was pretty confused about all that, too.
"She's mad, jealous of you! She'll stop at nothing!" the Huntsman explained.
"But, but who?" Snow White asked.
"The Queen."
"THE QUEEN?!" everyone said in unison.
"Yes, the Queen. She's extremely jealous of your beauty, Your Highness. And of you five as well." Humbert pointed at them.
The animals gasped at that.
"Your personalities might be different, but your beauty is just as radiant as that of Snow White. That's why she wants you gone. That's why she asked me to kill you," Humbert said while placing his hands in front of his face again.
"Oh, no. What do we do now?" Grace asked in fear.
"I don't know. This is big. Very big," Maggie said in panic.
"Well, we've got to think of something. Our lives depend on it, and most of all, the life of Snow White," Mrs. Calloway said.
"All right, all right. I'm trying to think," Maggie said while trying to think of a solution.
"Wait. I think I got it. What if we make the Queen 'think' we're dead?" Buck asked.
"And how are we going to do that? I don't think the Queen would be that stupid to believe it," Maggie said.
"Your friend is right. How are we supposed to do that? She wants me to bring her proof," the Huntsman said.
"Proof?" Lucky Jack asked.
"What kind of proof?" Maggie asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Her..." Humbert hesitated a little, but with great pain, he said it. "Her heart."
Mrs. Calloway let out a horrifying gasp and spoke softly. "That's terrible. What an evil, wicked..."
But before she could finish her sentence, Lucky Jack had been thinking and finally had an idea. "Wait a minute! A heart is a heart, right? It could be any heart. Like, from a wild bear or a pig or something. She wouldn't see the difference."
The Huntsman was thinking about that plan. "That... Could work. That would fool her completely."
"Oh, but then the poor animal will..." Grace said with a look of sorrow.
"Shh. It's okay, Grace," Maggie said, comforting Grace.
"I promise you, milady. The death of the animal I will hunt shall not be in vain," Humbert said.
"We don't have a choice, Grace. It will give us time to flee," Mrs. Calloway said.
Grace took a deep breath and sighed. "Okay."
"Please forgive me, Your Highness. I never wanted to do this," Humbert said pleadingly.
"I forgive you," said Snow White, who was still shocked about all of that.
"We forgive you, too. And thank you," Grace said.
"Now, quick, children, run. Run away, hide! In the woods! Anywhere! Never come back! Make sure she doesn't find you! Now, go. Go! Go!" Humbert yelled. With that, Snow White, the cows, horse, and rabbit ran away as fast as they could. "Run! Run! Hide!"
The deeper the company went into the woods, the darker and scarier it became for them. They had to force their way through vines first, much to Mrs. Calloway's distaste. They stopped at a tree with glowing yellow eyes. But it was revealed to be an owl that screeched loudly and flew away. By running into a different direction, they faced a cave where bats flew out.
Snow White, who was running in front, suddenly got stuck by branches. She gasped in horror, and the more she looked at the branches, the more they looked like horrifying hands that wanted to grab her. The same feeling also went through some of the animals like Mrs. Calloway and Grace for example. However, Maggie shoved the branches away from her friends and ran further.
"Is it me or is this forest getting scarier and scarier?" Lucky Jack said frighteningly.
Grace also got suddenly stuck by a bush that looked like hands or claws. But she knew how to get herself free. Then at some point, they stopped at a tree. The tree suddenly seemed to get a creepy face. Snow White and the animals screamed by this.
They ran further in the forest, but suddenly fell into a deep hole. Some kind of tree that looked like a crocodile opened its eye and watched the company fall. They all hung tight to a few vines to stop them from falling deeper.
"Goodness me. This forest is much worse than the forest back home," Mrs. Calloway said while holding on to a vine.
"Hold on, everyone! You, too, Snow White!" Maggie yelled.
Snow White pushed herself to hold the vine tight, but suddenly, a small crack was heard. The vine snapped and Snow White fell in the water below them. It didn't take long before the rest fell in the water, too. The waves of the water caused the logs that were floating on it to move, and suddenly, they looked like giant crocodiles that tried to eat them.
"My beautiful hat!" Mrs. Calloway yelled.
"Seriously, you're worried about your hat right now?" Buck said.
Snow White and Grace noticed the crocodile logs and screamed for their lives.
"Let's get out of here!" Maggie yelled.
The company came out of the water, and no sooner, they met another tree.
"That's it! I've had it with all these log crocodiles and evil trees!" Buck shouted and tried to charge at the tree. But the tree had a mind of its own, it raised its claws above its head and blew a big gust of wind from its mouth that blew Buck back to the company. The cows, rabbit, and Snow White fell like bowling pins to the ground when Buck hit them. Then he quickly sprang to his feet. "RUUUUUN!"
They ran further while leaves flew behind them. And now even more evil trees appeared in the forest while they ran. With a few bats flying around them, they began to scream, for they were being surrounded by more trees. They all looked menacingly at them and tried to grab them. Maggie tried to back them off in anyway she could, but there were still too many.
"What do we do now?!" Lucky Jack asked in fear.
More and more trees and scary looking eyes surrounded them until it became too much for the company. They all screamed in terror and landed on theground.