Outside in the garden, everyone was preparing for the cake baking contest. Raven was putting the finishing touches on her apple crumb cake. It was two layers and decorated with glittering black and purple frosting.

"Wow, Raven! Your cake looks so spellbinding!" said Ginger Breadhouse, daughter of the Candy Witch from Hansel and Gretel.

"Truly hat-tastic!" said Maddie Hatter, the perky and quirky daughter of the Mad Hatter. She brought in a cake shaped like a Wonderland tea kettle.

"Thanks, Ginger!" Raven's eyes grew when she saw Ginger's caramel apple cake. It was a whopping three layer cake topped with sauteed apple slices and drizzled in Ginger's delicious homemade caramel sauce. "Whoa! Your cake is a masterpiece! If it tastes as good as it looks, Apple's gonna flip her crown!"

Ginger beamed with excitement. "Thanks! I can't wait for Apple to try it!" Her smile fell a little. "But what if Apple doesn't want to try it?"

"What? What makes you think she won't try it?" asked Raven.

Sadness came across Ginger's face. "Well, most people wouldn't eat what I make. I am the Candy Witch's daughter after all. What if Apple thinks I'm going to poison her?"

"Please, you would make Apple's day if you tried to poison her." said Raven. "Like last year when I was going to make her a cake, she wanted me to poison it. But I didn't, then Briar slipped a creature concoction into my cake to make it seem like I did try to poison Apple!"

"Are you serious?!" Ginger said in disbelief.

Raven nodded. "I'm afraid so. When Royals act like that, it makes the real villains in stories look decent by comparison."

"Hey, guys!"

Raven and Ginger looked up to see Wicca flying to then with a floating cake beside her. "Sorry I'm late. I had to get my cake ready." The witch set the three layer cake next to Raven's. It was decorated black frosting trimmed with runny green icing and was decorated with little white candy skulls.

"Wicca? You baked a cake?" Raven asked, surprised.

Wicca shrugged. "Yeah, why wouldn't I?"

Raven and Ginger shared a look. "Because you hate Apple." said Ginger. "So why would you-." She blinked. "Wait a spell! You're not trying to poison her, are you?!"

"Chill, Miss Paranoid. I'm not going to poison Apple. She's more trouble than she's worth." Wicca replied. "Headmaster Grimm will bust me big time if I did anything like that." But Wicca's fool-proof plan will make sure she doesn't get caught.

"So, what kind of cake is it?" asked Raven.

Wicca smiled proudly. "Devil's food, of course."

"Really? No apples in it?" asked Ginger.

"Ginger, please! Everybody here is going to make some kind of apple cake for Princess Apple seed." Wicca rolled her eyes. "So I'm mixing things up around here." Her eyes suddenly flashed. "HEY!" She shot her hand out and fired a magical blast just inches from Ginger.

Ginger dodged, landing on the ground. "What the hex?!"

"Cousin! Ve've been captured!" said a thick accented voice.

Ginger and Raven followed Wicca to the other side of the table and saw Gus and Helga Crumb, the children of Hansel and Gretel. Wicca cast a spell that tied up the cousins together. "I thought I saw two little rats skulking around here!"

"The vitch has captured us!" Gus Crumb wailed. "Somebody HELP!"

"Oh, stop it!" snapped Wicca. "You sugar fueled brats were trying to steal the cakes for yourselves!"

"But ve are starving!" Helga whined. "It's not our fault! It's everyone else's! Look at all these cakes! We vant to eat all of them!"

Wicca's eyes flashed, making the two gasped in fear.

"Wicca! Go easy on them!" Ginger pleaded. "You know they can't help themselves around sweets!"

The witch looked at the twins. They tried to win Wicca's mercy by giving her the puppy dog eyes. But Wicca couldn't stand cute and adorable, so the puppy dog eyes weren't working. But she knew if she punished them the evil way, she'll get another ticket to dungeon detention. So, she tried a new tactic.

Wicca used a levitation spell to bring her cake over to them. "Here. You twerps can have my cake."

The Crumb Cousins shot right up to their feet, despite being tied up. "REALLY?!" Drool started to form in the corners of their mouths.

"ONLY if you morons stay away from everyone else's cakes! And don't try anything! I'll have Wingsy watching over you!"

Wingsy, Wicca's pet flying monkey, poked his head out from Wicca's witch hat. He hissed at the cousins, making them flinch in fear.

"So, we got a deal?" asked the witch.

"Fine." Helga huffed. Gus huffed as well.

"Alright. Here ya go, ya little freaks." Wicca handed them the cake and snapped her fingers, untying their bonds. Gus and Helga didn't hesitate and started scarfing down Wicca's cake.

Wicca just watched and shook her head. "I really feel sorry for those poor slobs." She felt a hand and saw it was Raven.

"I gotta say, you handled that pretty well." said the kind daughter of the Evil Queen. "You're the only one who can keep Gus and Helga Crumb in line!"

"Yeah! Thanks to you, Wicca, those guys never come around to steal my treats when I'm cooking!" said Ginger. "Plus, you've been doing well with my cooking lessons!"

"You've been taking cooking lessons?!" asked Raven.

"Yeah, Dunderhead-master Grimm suggested I take up a less evil hobby besides cause trouble. So, I figured cooking lessons with Ginger would be a good idea. Now that I can make my own meals, I don't have to eat that slop they call food in the castleteria." She looked at the twins, still eating her cake.

"It's so delicious!" Helga said ecstatic with a full mouth.

Gus had actual tears in his eyes. "Dis cake is pure joy!"

Curious, Ginger managed to get a piece of Wicca's cake and took a bite. "WHOA! This cake is spelltacular, Wicca! You're an amazing chef!"

"I don't know." Wicca shrugged. "It's just cake. Anyone can make a cake."

"Not like this!" said Ginger. "This cake tastes like it was made of magic! You should be proud of it!"

Wicca sighed. She didn't want to be proud of pastries. She wanted to be proud of her evil legacy. But then again, what's so glorious about a legacy that ends up with her being destroyed?

"Attention, everyone!" Headmaster Grimm announced. "It's time for the Birthday Baking Contest tp begin! Our future queen, Apple White, will taste each cake and decide which one will be served at her birthday ball tonight." He stepped aside and Apple aka Courtley walked forward and smiled, politely waving to the crowd.

Everyone roared with applause as so-called Apple glided down the steps like she won a princess and the pea-body award. Well, everyone except Wicca.

'Man, Courtley's really milking the whole Royal gig.' the witch said in her head. She was okay with Courtley enjoying her day of fame. She knew the jester just wanted to rule, which is why she tried to overthrow the Queen of Hearts and rule Wonderland. I mean, who wouldn't want to be a queen and treated like royalty?

But then again, being queen gives one a sense of power. And power can go to your head. Wicca thought about Raven. If she really did accept her destiny and became the next Evil Queen, would the power go to her head? Because being the Evil Queen comes with a LOT of power.

And what about Duchess? Will the power go to her head when she takes the crown?

But...isn't that a part of being evil? Becoming powerful so you can dominate your enemies and all who opppose you?

"Wicca? Hey, Wicca!" Raven called out.

"Huh?" Wicca was brought back to reality.

"You okay? You were spacing out."

Wicca sighed. "Just have a lot on my mind." She looked at her friend. "Raven, you didn't want your destiny because you didn't want to be evil right?"

Raven nodded slowly. "Yeah..."

"Well, has there ever been a time where you...felt the power of evil? Did it...change you at all?"

Instead of an instant reply, Raven stared at the witch. "Why do you ask?"

Wicca heaved a sigh. "Because I'm worried...and confused." she answered honestly. "When Duchess becomes the next Evil Queen, will she get all caught up in the wicked glory and forget about me? And..."

"And?"

"And...that's it really."

Raven approached Wicca and took her to a safe distance, away from listening ears. "Wicca, there's more to this than just Duchess, isn't it?"

"Yeah," Wicca sighed. "I'm also worried about where my story goes from here. I don't want to be destroyed like my mom. But I do love being a villain. So...what can I do? I really wish I could be the next Evil Queen and become the most feared villain in the fairytale world, but I don't want to take that away from Duchess. But then again, if I did take it away from her, it would be pretty evil. And evil is what I live for...but...I don't know if I should go that far or not. I'm just so...lost."

It was then Wicca had an awful realization. 'Has being at Ever After High made me soft?! I think it is! I mean, I just confessed my deepest concerns to a do-gooder!'

Raven put an understanding hand on the witch's shoulder. "It's okay to feel that way, Wicca. But you did learn the hard way that evil can go too far. So now, you have figure out what's far enough for you. Just follow your heart and you can't go wrong." She turned to leave.

"Wait!" Wicca called out, making Raven stop. "But what about my destiny? I still want to be part of a story where I'll be remembered in infamy! My evil deeds! My wicked style! Everything I worked for! What will I do?!"

Raven remained cool as ice. "Wicca, I know you have a lot on your mind. It's not easy trying to write your own destiny, I know that better than anyone. But there's plenty of time to think about your future. Right now, just focus on your present." She smiled. "This is high school, you should enjoy being a high school student. And who knows? Sooner or later, the answer you're looking for will find you. Somehow."

Wicca maybe wicked, but even she was impressed by Raven's sage advice. "Y'know, you're right, Raven. I should live in the now." She slapped her friend on the back. "There's plenty of time for me to find my proper story."

Raven hooked her arm with Wicca's. "That's the spirit!"

As they walked together, Wicca couldn't help but smile a little evil smile. 'Of course I have to live in the now. Because right now, Apple is missing her birthday all because of me! This day couldn't get any better!'

When the two witches returned to the baking contest, Wicca spotted someone who had just walked into the competition. It was a girl who looked sparkling. In fact, everything about her sparkled. Her silver shoes, her sparkly pink dress with glittery silver stars. There was even sparkles in her long, wavy red hair. The sunlight made the silver star headband in her hair light up the ground where she stood.

Wicca gasped very loudly, making Raven jump back in alarm. "What's wrong?!"

Wicca's face lost a shade of green. Her eyes grew so wide, they could have exploded. Her mouth got dry like she swallowed a handful of sand. "It can't be."

The red-haired girl's sparkling blue eyes immediately spotted Wicca. Her face grew into a beaming smile. "WICCA!" She ran toward the witch with incredible speed, not giving a second thought to the bystanders who jumped out of her way. She was like a one woman stampede.

"Who the hex is that?!" Raven looked to Wicca for an answer, but Wicca remained frozen in shock.

"WICCA!" The girl threw her arms around Wicca. "I can't believe it's really you!" She cupped Wicca's green face in her pink manicured hands. "Just look at you!" She hugged her again.

All the teachers and students gasped with horror. Some random stranger was hugging one of the most evil students at Ever After High!

"Wicca...what is going on?!" asked a completely dumbfounded Raven.

Wicca managed to regain herself. She let out an exasperated sigh. "Raven, this is Gilda Good. Daughter of Glinda the Good Witch of the North."

Everyone gasped.

"And..."

"And?" asked Raven.

"And...my cousin."

Everyone gasped even louder.