Outside Briar's bedroom, every prince in school was lined up to kiss Briar, hoping to wake her up from Faybelle's curse.

"I can't believe this!" said Dexter Charming. "None of our kisses worked!"

"Not even my handsome lips worked!" Daring wailed. Rosabella rolled her eyes.

"I thought for sure my kiss would do the trick!" said Leo. "I am prince of the forest, technically."

"I can't believe my kiss didn't work!" said Hopper Croakington II. "I mean, sure, we're just friends. But still!"

Ginger patted her boyfriend's shoulder. "It's okay, Sweetie. You did your best."

Hopper managed to smile. "Thanks, Babe."

Baba Yaga scratched her chin. "I just don't understand it! A kiss from a prince should do the trick!"

"This can't be happening!" Apple was more pale than usual. "I don't want to lose my best friend for one hundred years!"

"Guys! We can't give up!" Wicca said. "We can do this! We're just not trying hard enough!"

Gilda looked around. "Uh, guys? Where's Auntie West?"

"On your left! Wicked Witch of the West coming through!" All the princes yelped and backed away as the Wicked Witch of the West came into the room. In her hand was a basket with a black blanket over it.

"Mom?! Where the hex have you been?!" asked Wicca.

"Getting the cure Sleeping Beauty needs." Wicked Witch answered, holding up the basket. "Briar doesn't need any kiss from a kiss. It has to be true love's kiss. You just need a prince that will always provide true love. She placed the basket next to Briar's bed. Once she removed the blanket, everyone's heart melted.

"Awwwwwwwwww!" cooed the girls, except Wicca.

"A puppy?!" Wicca blurted out.

It was. A small, adorable golden retriever puppy. It's big black eyes were wide with excitement as it wagged it's tiny tail. He wore a red collar with a tag that read: Prince.

Wicked Witch smiled as she held the puppy up. "Everyone, meet Prince." She placed the puppy on top of Briar's chest. The eager little puppy happily licked Briar's mouth.

Briar's eyes shot open. She gasped, nearly making Prince fall off the bed. "What the-?! Where am I?!" She looked at Prince. "Where did this cute little puppy come from?!"

Wicca hugged her mother. "Way to go, Mom! But how did you know that would work?"

Wicked Witch waved her finger. "It can't be just any kiss, but true love's kiss. And a puppy is always full of true love. So one kiss from that little guy did the trick."

Baba Yaga slapped her forehead. "Of course! It's so obvious! Well done, Miss West!"

Briar stared at the evil witch. "Uhhh...why is the Wicked Witch of the West alive?!"

Apple laughed and hugged her best friend. "It's okay, Briar. We'll explain everything later."

"Yeah! We've got a birthday party to throw and we need our star party planner!" said Raven.

Briar perked up immediately. "Well, why didn't you say so sooner?! Let's party!"

With Briar's planning and Raven's magic, Apple's party was up and running outside the school. Melody Piper, Ever After High's best DJ was playing her greatest hits. All the students (and the mice) were dancing along. Everyone was amazed seeing Apple, the birthday girl, dance with a new wild child they've never seen before.

Leo Lion let out a roar as he and Apple danced. "You Ever After guys really know how to party!"

Apple giggled. "We sure do!"

Lizzie Hearts and Tinothy Woodman danced together. Tinothy was showing the princess how to do the robot. "You got it, Liz! Just move in little jerks!"

"This is wonderful!" Lizzie said with glee.

Hayley and her crows were doing a group square dance. Raven clapped along with the crowd surrounding Hayley, but she noticed Wicca and Daphne sitting together outside the party. Curious, she went over to talk to them. "Hey! I'm surprised to see you to sitting together."

"Yeah, we've just been thinking." Daphne said calmly. "Since Wicca doesn't want to follow her destiny, there's no villain for our story. And...I'm not so sure about my story either."

"You're not?!" asked Raven.

"Yeah, all my life I've trained to follow my destiny as the next Dorothy Gale. But after meeting you and seeing how Wicca and her mom really are, I feel like playing the part of Dorothy Gale, a lost farm girl who became an accidental hero by throwing water on a witch is just...dumb. In fact, our whole story is kind of dumb."

"I agree." Hayley said. She was with Tinothy, and Leo. "When you actually stop and think about it, our story is basically about us going on a crazy adventure wanting something when in the end, we already had what we wanted all along. I mean, I don't need to go on a madcap adventure to find out I'm smart. I know I've got smarts."

"And I may have a hole in my chest. But that doesn't mean I don't have a heart." said Tinothy. "I have a personality and feelings to boot!"

"And I'm no coward." said Leo. "I mean, it's pretty obvious." He blinked. "Oh, man! None of us want to follow our destiny! What will we do now?!"

"Say no more." said Gilda as she came with Duchess, Ashlynn and Hunter. "We had a little convo about what to do now that Wicca wants to stay out of her story."

"Y'know, Apple. You still need a brave woodsman for your story." said Duchess. Daphne is pretty much a seasoned warrior ready for anything, she can be your woodsman."

Apple gasped as Daphne blinked. "Huh. Never thought of that." said Daphne. She smiled. "I'm in."

"And as for your prince...well, I'm sure there's someone for you, White." said Duchess. "There's plenty of losers out there desperate enough to be saddled with you."

Leo snarled at Duchess, making her honk with fear. "Apple, how do you feel about swan soup for your birthday dinner?" Leo suggested.

"I can help with that!" Wicca insisted right away.

Everyone, except Duchess, laughed.

Wicca looked at Gilda. "Well, what about you, cuz? What will you do?"

The good witch smiled. "I'm glad you asked. "I talked with Ashlynn and Hunter about any stories who need a good witch. Cedar Wood has no blue haired fairy for her story since she's gone. So, I'm going to fill in that role and make Cedar a real girl!"

"But you don't have blue hair." Wicca noted.

Smiling, Gilda spun her finger above her head to cast a spell. Within moments, her red hair became blue.

"Oh." Wicca said, half smiling. She looked at Tinothy. "What about you, Tinny? What will you do?"

"Well, I heard this place is big on knights in shining armor." He slung his axe on his shoulder. "Plus, I heard a certain princess needs a guy who's good with an axe."

"Who?" asked Raven.

"TINOTHY!" Lizzie yelled as she marched forward with a bouquet of white roses. "Off with these roses. They're not red!"

"You got it." Tinothy swung his axe and the flowers were decapitated.

Lizzie sighed. "Much better." She smiled at the tin man. "Perhaps you would like to join my friends and I for a tea party?"

Tinothy kindly bowed. "It would be my pleasure."

"Well, I'll be a rabbit's nephew!" Maddie giggled.

"Yeah, when Lizzie Hearts becomes queen of Wonderland, I'll be her right hand man." Tinothy put a fist to his metal chest. "I'll be sure to protect her well."

Lizzie reached into her purse. "Tinothy, I look forward to having you as my body guard." She took out a red heart magnet and stuck it over the heart-shaped hole in the tin man's chest.

"This will suffice." Tinothy proudly adjusted his new "heart".

"See? We already had what we wanted all along." Gilda said. "And I can't wait to start my new classes here at Ever After High!"

"Classes?!" Everyone said together.

"Yep! I already put in my transfer!"

Hayley snapped her fingers. "Great idea! I'll call Dad and have him all of us transferred!" She reached into her pocket and got out her phone. "Guys, our own destinies start now!"

"Yeah!" The Oz kids cheered. They were ready to start their new lives at their new school.

"Let's party down!" Daphne cheered. She and the others joined the party. Well, except Wicca.

"You okay, Wicca?" asked Gilda.

Wicca shrugged. "I guess. I still don't know what to do about me. I still want to be a villain, but I don't want to end up destroyed like Mom did." She blinked. "Wait." She looked around. "Where is Mom?"

"Over here, kiddo!" Wicked Witch called out. Wicca looked over and saw her mom with Ginger Breadhouse and her mom, the Candy Witch. "We've been looking all over for you!"

"Mom?! Ginger?! What's going on?" asked Wicca.

Wicked Witch Witch put a hand on Ginger's shoulder. "Ginger told me about you wanting to change your evil destiny. So, we all discussed it and I think we have a part for you to play."

Ginger looked at her fellow witch with big, eager eyes. "Wicca, will you take my place as the next Candy Witch?"

"WHAT?! Me?! Take YOUR place?!" Wicca felt like she was blindsided by a flying dragon. Her, become the next Candy Witch?!

Ginger nodded. "Yeah! You're really good at cooking! And Gus and Helga Crumb know you're much more evil than me! You're perfect for the job!"

The Candy Witch cackled. "And don't worry about the ending. When those brats shove you into that stove, just use the back door of my oven. That's how I survived my part. As long as it doesn't show up on the page, you can live through your evil role."

This was too good to be true! Wicca, becoming a famous witch from one of her famous stories and live to tell about it?! It didn't take long for Wicca to make her decision.

"I'll do it! Thank you, Ginger! Thank you!" Overwhelmed with happiness, Wicca threw her arms around her friend. "Thank you!"

Ginger smiled and hugged her back. "Anything for a friend."

Raven laughed. "Now that's what I call a happy ending!"

"You got that right!"

A few minutes later, while everyone enjoyed the party, Hayley was outside the crowd and finished the call with her father. "Okay, thanks, Daddy! Bye!"

"So, how'd it go?" asked Raven.

"Great! Dad has it all taken care of." said Hayley.

"Great! I can't wait to show you around Ever After High!" said Apple.

Raven was surprised. "Wow! So, your Dad's okay with everyone in Oz not following their story?"

Hayley nodded. "Uh-huh. In fact, he's glad everything turned out alright for us. He knew things would change for the better ever since you rejected your destiny, Raven."

"H-He was?!" Raven gasped.

"Yeah, in fact, when you didn't want to be the next Evil Queen, Headmaster Grimm and the other teachers wanted to expel you for sure!"

Both Raven and Apple's hearts sank to her shoes. Expel her?! She always feared that her actions would get her expelled. But for some odd reason, that didn't happen.

Hayley continued as Raven stood in shock. "But after Headmaster Grimm talked to Dad about the whole Rebel fiasco, old man Grimm decided to let you stay."

"He did?! But why would he talk to your dad?!" asked Apple

Hayley looked at the girls like she asked a silly question. "Because he's the superintendent."

The two roommates froze from pure shock.

"Come on, you should at least know who the chairman of your school is. In fact, the reason why Raven and the other rebels are allowed to attend school here is because dad believed certain changes were a good thing. He knows it takes a lot of heart and courage to do what you did." She smiled at Raven. "And you did it."

Hayley took out her banjo and strummed a few notes. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to do some square dancing with my crew!" Her crows popped out of her hair, dress, and under her hat. They cawed and flapped around with glee as Hayley danced her way to the party goers.

Apple was the first to overcome her shock. "I don't believe it." she breathed out.

"Me neither." said Raven. "Deep down, I always thought my choice to rebel was bad because of all the crazy stuff that's happened after that. But it turns out..."

"Everything worked out after all." Apple smiled. "Raven, a lot of things have happened when you rejected your destiny, this is true. But in the end, it was all worth it. I always thought once we fulfill our destinies, everything is fine and that's The End. But nothing worth having ever comes easy, whether you're a Royal or a Rebel."

"Apple..." Raven said in awe.

"If it wasn't for you, Raven, I never would have known Daring wasn't my prince Charming. Or that Duchess would have found a better part for her to play and not be cursed as a swan forever. And Wicca, she now has a role to play and can enjoy her life to it's fullest." The future queen of Ever After hugged her former nemesis now friend. "You've helped everyone in this school open their eyes and see the beauty of change, including me. You really are a good queen. Thank you, Raven."

Raven hugged her roommate deeply. A tear of happiness fell down her cheek.

"Hey, Apple!" Leo waved to the princess. "What are you standing around for? Let's party! Wild style!"

Giggling, Apple and Raven separated. Raven wiped her teary eyes. "Come on, Birthday girl. I think the party animal misses you."

"And vice versa." Apple winked. She took Raven's hand and the girls laughed together as they joined their friends on the dance floor.

Thank you so much for all the great reviews for my stories! I know it took a while to finish this story. But I'm glad you were all patient and understanding! :)