Ruby can't stop staring at Snow seemingly endlessly and then noticed the ring on her finger "the thief from last year!..."
"Excuse me, what are you saying?" Snow White questioned as Ruby stopped staring
"Nothing, i meant to say how really great it is to meet you...AGAIN" all this to the rather confused looks on Abigail and Regina's faces
"Well then whatever this discussion was can surely involve me,after all Regina isn't really meant to be Queen for a time when i come of age. And finally take over the throne so please continue your're meeting..."
Regina smirked toward her own stepdaughter "It is nothing of importance to you dear, just the fact that these two young ladies will have settle a war debt with the Ogre Kingdom.
You can see how happy they are by the looks on there faces"
Ruby don't enjoy how her feelings were being twisted by the queen but that wasn't the most shaking thing right now...
"Oh well then the Ogre Prince is my best friend since the war ended and he never shuts up about you..."
"WHAT!?, which part of this crap of me having to LIKE him!..."
Snow was surprised by the princess's reaction although understandable but she was trying her best to them calm
"You saved his life for one thing, basically from that werewolf that one summer evening several years back.
He feels that he is destined for your hand and i agree with him all the way.
Please princess just understand what it must be like for him and am sure your're see things from a different point of view"
By the look on Ruby's face, her speech was doing the opposite effect for what it was meant to be.
"I rather DIE then face him again... YOU AND YOUR WAR DEBT CAN GO STRAIGHT TO HELL!"
As Ruby stumped loudly out of the throne room as Regina just as stare angrily toward Snow
"Snow please make that girl understand and not turn this into another war!" she blankly as Snow run out to get her
Now just Abigail and Regina was just dead air between them as the queen spoke up again...
"So what color would grab a goblin's attraction toward you?"
On the Ogre's largest flagship
A huge green hand grabbed a hold of what was at the bottom of a net barrel, pulling out a huge pure red ruby diamond,
smiling the creature begin to look longing at it.
His face was of white hair and blue/yellow eyes set against a mouth with two sharp tusks that had several rings around it.
With the wave of his hand, the bend of ogre fiddlers begin to play there merry tune at back of the deck...
Unlike other ogres he spoke quietly and softly toward as yet unseen person
"Look at it, the last ruby from the Dwarf mines of our land!.
See how it spikes and shines like "her", it is going to be my gift as well as a sign of thinks toward her people..."
The female voice suddenly giggled as she talked "Am sure sire, she will found it a most wonderful gift and you the most handsome husband..."
"I know my father had some regrets when it come to talking about how the great Red Forest kingdom feels about us. But am trying to make for that, i am both them and her that both of our kingdoms can be united and with time there wouldn't be any need for fear..."
"A lovely dream sire...but would the princess prefer something "lighter" then that heavy thing your're holding?"
He snapped his fingers realizing what she said "I'll cut it into smaller gifts like rings and such, seeing which one she may like!..."
"Marvelous idea sire..." she said as she begin to lid a pipe to the Ogre Prince's disgust
"Must you always smoke...Cruella?"
The young woman with white black hair and a fur overcoat laugh at the ogre's face "Please your're highness, you have your pleasures and i have mine. Really darling your father assign me to watch over you since that werewolf attacked you..."
The Ogre Prince nodded his head "Of course, how stupid of me. I still have nightmares about what that thing could have done to me hadn't not been for Princess Ruby. I can't imagine a world without her. And then there's Regina and her own kindness toward my people.."
"You are but kind to them and am sure Ruby will see things your're way...i am positive of that"
"..If you mean just focusing on the war debt, that's my father's idea not mine"
Cruella give a curious look toward him "What is your idea then sire?"
"The greatest thing anyone can have...true love, that my dear will win me Princess Ruby"
The fiddlers played on as the Ogre Prince looked deeply into the diamond smiling widely
Snow continued to run down one of her own castle hallways and was pulled into a side room by the taller woman
"Your're that thief who come into my room in the middle of the night and stole something really important to me! "
She suddenly smiled widely at the still angry Ruby
"We only met briefly last year but am guessing you prefer sleeping in armor still? "
Ruby wasn't going to deny it "I happen to like that armor...now please GIVE ME BACK MY RING!"
Snow was starting to remember the events of last year including sneaking into a room and stealing away a shining green ring. "Tell me princess, have behold whats inside this ring" she said as begin to rub the ring.
The jewel glowed in her left hand as from out of blue colored smoke appeared forth a young man in Agrabah street clothes
"Once again you have summoned Cyrus, the great genie of Wonderland and my...oh dear, hello again Princess Ruby"
The tall princess walked right into the handsome genie's face "Cyrus, i wish for you to KILL the ogres!..."
Cyrus give her a odd look as Snow laughed "AHAHA, oh dear he can't kill anybody Ruby surely not your groom to be must of all"
"She is right, i can't kill anybody even if you try to make me..."
Ruby give a sour look to Snow now as she stormed toward her room and away from the two of them. "What the hell does the gods have against me today!"
As Cyrus looked toward his mistress "Whats her problem?" as Snow answered back
"She trying to show off that she's not just a pretty little princess and no one has ever regain her in yet,
but i can think of one word for her..."
"And what would that be my mistress?..."
"She truly is Charming though"
The White Kingdom...night of the feast for the Ogre Prince
Everyone in the kingdom had been preparing to the please the taste of there former enemies now allies. Just because a treaty had been signed between the kingdoms hadn't made the old feelings go away for some people, least of all the actual solders who were not amuse by all the fanfare when it come to how the war ended. The Ogres were supposed to be without honor and there leaders must of all were meant to be brutes.
And then there was the story of a teenage princess who was doing some night hunting and the fact that she may have accidentally saved the enemy!?
To the fair kingdoms, not much was known about the prince except he take to trying to court Princess Ruby like water to a fish. For some people it was oddly cute but for the closer nobles around the royal family of Red Forest, it was a nightmare came true since it was a example of more of the princess's insane reckless behavior.
No one seemed surprised by Ruby refusing to except the fact that an "enemy" had taking a liking to her but they were surprise by the way, he want about doing it.
"I present my gift to you from the deepest of the dwarf mines...
the LARGEST FIRE RUBY in the world!" the prince said happily as his men uncovered to the surprise crowd, a gem the size of a huge statue.
"How wonderfully stunning my prince.." Queen Anita said quite happily as her daughter looked at strangely as the ogre bushed at the comment
"My daughter just loves the color red and it would be quite a treat to see this in our brand new castle..."
"MOTHER!...please don't make him like me more" Ruby said in quite venomous tone as she walked away from them, the prince smiled more as he followed her.
"Your eyes are like soft blue diamonds, your very lips red like the rose and your're..."
"Please don't finish that statement, and must of all DON'T be charming!" Ruby ordered toward him as she walked the terrace of the outer palace garden. The large ogre backed away from her still smiling. "Trying to play hard to get i like that, i can't help it if i am charming towards you..."
She looked at him sadly "I can demand anything from you can i not?" as the ogre nodded his head "Yes anything at all..."
"Then end this war debt..."
"Anything but that my dear princess, my people need what you have and i don't think i have the very power to end it..."
Ruby continued her sour look as she talked "Then this marriage will be if nothing but endless disappointment because you have this image in your head of me.
A false image and it is that someone whose actually impress by this flattery while both of our people suffering because of it. You can't face it then and i have my regrets that you can understand how wrong that feels or how easy it is to forget that i hate your guts!..."
The large prince near her holding out a rose towards her "I can take the pain, your're so beautiful when your're angry and it isn't flattery.
It is me making something good out of all the chaos my people basically caused, you could have easily allowed me to die that night but you don't. You have something noble and kind about you, it is through that you come to my rescue when that creature attacked me.
You barely even know me and it is through that i am deeply in love with now. If i have indeed offended you then just call off this arrangement!..."
Now Ruby seemed conflicted by the prince's words, calling off this arrange marriage would actually do more harm toward both the Red Forest and the Ogre Kingdom. They would still suffer for Ruby's act of saying "no" and her mind was already filled enough with problems.
As she eyed Snow White who was dancing with the prince's friend, the Goblin Duke. She needed to talk with her as she spoke up again
"The wedding will go as planned then Ogre, not your words would ever make me rethink what is in my heart.."
The Ogre Prince bowed toward her as happily said "You will not be disappointed with me, my great princess"
"Now if you please excuse me, i have someone i wish to talk to do"
Ruby had a million thoughts going through her head.
And basically one of them was Snow White and it was not something she wished to focus on.
The princess had always tried to be even tempered but the way this evening had been, was becoming hard for her. Maybe it was that would day win her the position of queen of the Red Forest one day but not today.
Snow White was now talking with the Ogre Prince's lovely aide as Ruby walked toward her
"Oh, have you met ummm whats your name again?"
"Cruella, my dear and i have heard so much of about the fastening princess of Red Forest, quite a fox i must say..."
Ruby falsely smiled toward the young woman "Actually more like a WOLF or something then a fox from what i been told" she corrected
"Am sure you are, darling..." Cruella's eyes blazed a bit as she talked and unnerved her for some reason to be around this woman. As she grabbed Snow by the arms and pulled her toward the gem at the center of the outer terrace.
"I am SO upset right now with you and it is becoming hard not to be!..."
Snow was smirking at her " Excuse me princess, for not being able to control your're little outburst against someone willing to help your're people.."
"Ohhh, don't turn this into being about you because i am not the one about to marry a...did you hear that?"
Ruby heard a sound that no else was hearing and just as suddenly pushed Snow White away. As a gigantic clawed finger crushed the gem nearest to them
"Regina...Regina, you foolish woman, starting the party without meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee"
The voice come forth out of a huge wall of smoke as the party guests run toward the entryway of the castle.
Regina walked toward the smoke "Who dares ruin my party?"
Now the voice started to laugh as a shadowy outline moved through the big smoke that covered the castle garden
"Have you already forgotten me Queen Regina?, how typical of you after all i did save this very kingdom from the ogre hordes.."
Suddenly Regina realized who it was " Koura!?"
"THAT'S PRINCE KOURA TO YOU, MY DEAR" as out of the smoke come forth a long green dragon face eyeing the queen as the crowd backed further away.
"How could i ever forget the dragon who did save this kingdom, now what is your reward?"
"Reward!, do not mock me Queen of the far kingdoms, you know perfectly well what my reward is!..."
"Then please refresh my memory then..."
Suddenly the dragon pointed at Snow White
"HER!, you promised me the fair princess Snow White all within the time of 90 days..."
Snow White very surprised as she questioned "And what happens once the 90 days are up?..."
Koura laughed as if it were oblivious "Then i destroy this very kingdom and everyone in it, and you Regina will rule nothing but ruins...SO WHAT IS YOUR ANSWER? "
Before she could answer, Snow walked toward the dragon "Spare my people and i will go with you now..."
"Don't think its that easy, my bride...you must come willingly and your're not that...yet.
For Regina must resign first as queen and put me in her place and all within 90 days time, your're people will see me NOT as there protector anymore but as there new ruler.
One whose bride will be the most powerful in all the lands,so please don't mock me with your pity
I want you happy once i you again and this princess, i leave with a parting gift..."
The dragon snapped its fingers, something appeared around Snow's neck. A necklace in the shape of a black scarab jewel with black gold with small sharp spikes
Panicking now Snow yelled out toward him "WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?"
"The first of my many wedding gifts toward you..."
Anaheim Hospital...now
"The best advice in the world is everyone has a agenda and that everybody lies as well" Doctor Elsa announced as Lacey raised her hand "This isn't a class room, !"
"Yes i know that, but its just that is a very bleak way to look at the world Doctor Arendelle..."
Elsa laughed a bit "Well since starting my internship, it seems your're the only here that's been questioning whats wrong or right with what we're doing..."
"Yes since i thought we're here to save lives..."
"We're doing just that , and yet each time you come even near a patient you panic, your're have to yet to get over that.." Elsa was basically known for being one of the more hard ass doctors around but Lacey could equal her in a fashion
"I'll read up on what happened in Tokyo, i thought for the life of me it wasn't true about you..."
Elsa closed her eyes, not this again "That woman is alive because me..."
"THAT WOMAN ALMOST DIED BECAUSE OF YOU!, who the bloody hell made you judge and jury?"
As Elsa angrily walked toward the young girl as they eyed each as the alarm for a incoming ER call come in
"Several broken bones, deep cuts along the legs and arms...no movement in the left eye..."
The attending doctor announced as Elsa and her team crowded around the patient
"What happened?" Elsa questioned
"A three car pile up along the I-90 freeway, the other people were mildly hurt compared to this girl who take the most damage here.
It's impossible to tell how she even survived "
Suddenly Elsa realized who this patient was as Lacey entered "Your're don't need to be here!.."
As she grabbed ahold tightly around the young woman "That's the daughter to my best friend...EMMA!"
NEXT CHAPTER: The Wishes of Agrabah