"THIS IS AMAZING!" Apple cried out over the high winds as the gang soared in the bubble jet. Gilda smiled to herself, proud that she made the bubble jet a convertible.

Leo stood up. "If you think this is cool, babe, check this out!" The young man picked up Apple and effortlessly carried her on his shoulder. "Now THIS is a view!" Apple screamed with excitement as she threw her arms open and felt the wind rush through her body.

"Leo! Put Apple down!" Raven shouted over the wind. "This isn't a thrill ride!"

"Come on, Purple! You worry way too much!" Leo replied.

"Raven's right, Leo! Sit back down!" Wicca yelled. "Don't make me dish out some dark magic!"

Leo groaned as he put Apple down. "Come on, Wicca. Loosen up. You were fine a moment ago."

"Yeah, where did that chipper spirit go?" asked Maddie. "Gone with the wind?"

Wicca shot her classmate a glare. "Oh, stuff a crumpet in it, Hatter. We're going against a powerful witch that'll destroy us if we're not careful."

A strange slicing sound caught Wicca's attention. It sounded like metal grinding against each other. She looked to the other side of the jet and saw Daphne sharpening her starlight dagger on a glowing blue stone. The way Daphne was slowly running the stone against the blade, Wicca could see the ice cold look in Daphne's eyes.

"Don't worry, West. We'll destroy that witch before she gets her chance." Daphne said, her voice cool as the ice in her stare. "I'll make sure of it."

Wicca's eyes became equally cold. "I know. You can't resist sticking it to a witch, can you?"

Daphne leered her eyes over to Wicca. "You got it. If it weren't for the laws of destiny, there'd be one less witch in this world to worry about."

Wicca was silent as Daphne glanced over to her nemesis. The two just glared at each other, everything grew silent around them.

Things remained silent until the let arrived at the safe house. Daphne was the first to step out of the jet. Everyone else followed.

"This is the safe house?" asked Daring. "It's just a run down old shack!"

Daphne stepped forward. "Everyone should know that looks can be deceiving, Charming." Daphne approached the shack.

Raven was about to follow until Wicca grabbed her arm and pull her back. Raven turned to her friend in alarm.

"Wait." Wicca stuck out her finger and fired a spark of magic no bigger than a firefly. The magic hovered toward the shack and a bright orange dome flashed over the safw house. The tiny ball of magic fizzled at the dome's touch.

"Anyone or anything wielding dark magic gets fried by that barrier." Wicca warned. "You, me, and Coral can't get in."

Raven blinked in surprise. "I see..."

Daphne turned to Raven with a nasty sneer. "I was so looking forward to you getting a good zap."

"Just get your stupid witch hunting gear, Pigtails." Wicca snipped. "We have a crisis here."

Daphne threw some more shade at Daphne before entering the safe house. Apple and the rest of the non-dark magic welders followed. They were stunned to see that inside the shack was just a large hole in the ground with a ladder going down inside it.

"Come on, slowpokes!" Daphne called from the bottom. The slowpokes went down the ladder and when they got to the bottom, Apple let out a gasp of shock.

There was an enormous underground lair full of armor, artifacts, and weapons. Lots and lots of weapons.

"Grab whatever you need, guys." Daphne adjusted her gauntlets in the full length mirror hanging on the wall. "We're gonna need it." Daphne saw Apple walking toward her in the mirror's reflection.

"Daphne," Apple said softly. "I know Wicca is a villain, but you don't have to be so mean to her."

The witch hunter glared at Apple. "Why? Just because you're chummy with your nemesis doesn't mean I have to. It's no secret that Wicca is evil."

"Um, excuse me?" said Gilda, joining the conversation. "Could it be that Wicca only acts evil because you make her feel that way?"

"Gilda," Daphne tried to scold Gilda, but the good witch held her hand out.

"Daphne, just listen to me. said Gilda. "Just because Wicca embraces the part she plays, doesn't mean she's a lesser being. Everyone in Oz fears what she might become, so you all ostracized her, forcing her to lock herself up from the rest of the world."

"Lock herself up?!" said Apple.

"Of course. Wicca could never take a simple walk in the park without having garbage thrown at her or someone trying to splash her with water to destroy her." said Wicca. "So, she was castle schooled and rarely set foot outside her home. Everyone treated her like a monster."

"Because she IS a monster." Daphne said coldly. "The only reason she was allowed to live is because she has to fulfill her destiny as a villain, my villain." She tightened her armored hand. "All I need to know is that Wicca was raised in darkness and she'll die by it." The ruthless witch hunter stormed off, grabbing an enchanted crossbow along the way.

Gilda sighed, shaking her head. "She really needs to get a hobby."

There was heartbreak in Apple's eyes. "I know Wicca is following her destiny, but..." Her chest swelled. "she doesn't deserve to die."

"Wicca isn't really going to...die...is she?" Maddie asked fearfully.

The Oz kids appeared despondent.

"I'm afraid so." Gilda answered for her friends. "Wicca embraces destiny, and the ending that comes with it. Her mother did it and so will she."

The room was silent as the reality of Wicca's fate sunk in.

"Guys, I don't know what's come over me, but I suddenly feel...bad for Wicca." said Daring.

"It's called sympathy, Daring." Rosabella said matter of factly. "It doesn't feel right that Wicca ends up destroyed just like her mom did."

"Yeah! Wicca is such a hat-tastic friend!" Maddie mentioned. "She and I have a lot of fun having tea parties and designing witch hats together!"

"And she always helps me with my General Villany thronework and getting extra credit." said Lizzie. "Plus, she taught Coral and I to be more confident in ourselves."

"Yeah, I'll give her that. Wicca is tough." Leo admitted.

"And smart." Hayley added.

"And family." Gilda added. "I know she's not all bad. I just know it..."

Outside, Wicca sighed as she, Raven, Ginger, and Coral waited for the others. Raven noticed that Wicca was awfully quiet. "You doing okay, Wicca?"

"Not really." Wicca looked around. "It feels so weird being back in Oz...outside my castle. Since I'm the most hated person in Oz, I always stay within m castle, my home, my safe haven."

"I know how you feel." Raven said sympathetically. "I was always too afraid to leave my home because my mom was the Evil Queen."

"And when your mom's the Sea Witch, you don't have a lot of people on your side." Coral mentioned. "People would always torment me with taunts and stupid pranks. At my old school, the cutest boy who I had a huge crush on asked me to go to the Rockin' Coral Reef dance. I was so happy. When I got there, I saw him dancing with Meeshell. He turned to me and said, 'I can't believe you thought I was serious.' And everyone stopped dancing just to point and laugh at me."

"Oh, Coral. I'm so sorry." Raven said, sympathy in her voice. She put a hand on the sea witch's shoulder.

"I can't say I'm surprised because that's just how do-gooders are." said Wicca. "Always looking their plastic noses down on us just because we play the part as villains. Don't they see we're the reason why a good story even exists?" She sneered. "They'll never understand us. Everyone will always have their hearts shut off for us outsiders."

"Not everyone." said Coral. "You didn't let me finish my story. While everyone laughed at me, I ran away in tears. Before I could cry all the way home, Meeshell stopped me. She had no clue what was going on. When she realized I was tricked, she rushed to find me and comforted me when I needed it most. Then we went back to the dance together as friends. She even gave me her crown and sash when she became the dance's Undersea Queen! It was the most amazing night of my life! Because I made the best friend ever after in Meeshell."

And I was able to make lots of friends through my cooking!" said Ginger. "It wasn't easy gaining their trust, but it was worth it!"

"And I was able to find my BFFA in Maddie." Raven said. "Even though my mother tried to destroy Wonderland, Maddie didn't blame me and was brave enough to be my friend. Soon enough, I made more and more friends and found what I always wanted. Not my evil destiny, but loyal friends who geniunly cared for me." Raven looked at Wicca. "What about your cousin Gilda? She cares about you despite being a villain, right?"

"Well...she does but..." Wicca shook her head. "It's only because we're family. If I wasn't related to that little pink blot, she wouldn't even acknowledge me. Besides, what if it's all an act? Gilda is probably trying to butter me up and look like the nicest person. It's all a big mind game."

"Or maybe she really is a good person and cares for you." Raven suggested.

"I...I..." Wicca sighed. "I just don't know, okay? I can't just trust her. I have my status as a villain! And I can't just throw that away! Everything I worked hard for!"

"You don't have to throw it away!" Raven said. "You can still be evil and enjoy the company of good people!"

"Yeah! And it's not just Gilda, but all of our schoolmates!" said Ginger. "You can trust them."

Wicca was about to protest, but she stopped when Daphne and the others returned. Wicca felt uncharacteristically scared when she saw her schoolmates. They were all wearing powerful yet stylish magic repellent armor and magic staffs. It was like Daphne had her own witch hunting army backing her up. Even Gilda was armed and ready.

Daphne painted two emerald green stripes on her cheek bones. "Okay, people! Let's move out! We have a witch to destroy!"

Her fellow witch hunters howled a mighty battle cry.

"Um, don't we get armor?" asked Ginger.

"No." Daphne replied quick and harsh. "You witches don't even need it."

'Oh, sure. They're so trusting...' Wicca thought. But she noticed Gilda didn't wear any armor.

"Don't feel bad, cuz." said Gilda. "Witches can't wear magic repellent armor anyway. It negates our powers." She smiled as she put her hand on her cousin's shoulder. "You ready to do this?"

"Ready as I'll ever be." Wicca said honestly.