The birds began to chirp and up went Apple White, satisfied by the sound of the birds. "Good morning, birds!" She said. She then climbed down the ladder. "Rise and shine, sleepyheads! The birds are singing! It's officially dawn! Isn't that simply amazing?" "Sure is." Said a sleepy Raven Queen, still awaiting the alarm. Apple stood in front of her magic mirror, trying to decide on a dress for the day. "Which one do you prefer, Mirror?" she asked, holding up two dresses that she found in the closet, "I royally must look my fairest!" "The first one." The magic mirror replied. Apple took off her nightgown and set it to the side. She then stepped into her signature dress and nudged Raven and Jeannie. "Wake up!" she said. Raven sighed, getting out of bed. Apple looked at Raven's black and purple hair and shook her head. Raven had a bedhead. Raven woke up and took off her purple nightgown and set it to the side as well. Then, she put on her signature dress. She brushed her hair and smiled. Now The birds began to chirp and up went Apple White, satisfied by the sound of the birds. "Good morning, birds!" She said. She then climbed down the ladder. "Rise and shine, sleepyheads! The birds are singing! It's officially dawn! Isn't that simply amazing?" "Sure is." Said a sleepy Raven Queen, still awaiting the alarm. Apple stood in front of her magic mirror, trying to decide on a dress for the day. "Which one do you prefer, Mirror?" she asked, holding up two dresses that she found in the closet, "I royally must look my fairest!" "The first one." The magic mirror replied. Apple took off her nightgown and set it to the side. She then stepped into her signature dress and nudged Raven and Jeannie. "Wake up!" she said. Raven sighed, getting out of bed. Apple looked at Raven's black and purple hair and shook her head. Raven had a bedhead. Raven woke up and took off her purple nightgown and set it to the side as well. Then, she put on her signature dress. She brushed her hair and smiled. Now that Jeannie Lamp is OK, maybe we can find our way back to Ever After High, Raven thought. And then she smiled, looking around at the School of Fairytales. But not quite yet.
Jeannie Lamp finally awoke and asked the two what they wanted for breakfast. Apple smiled. This was a piece of cake. "Apple oatmeal!" She hexclaimed. "What is with you and apples?" Raven asked, knowing that her comment was not necessary. "If you must ask, I royally cannot resist apples! Anything with apples I love! I would die for a poison apple pie right about now." "Apple, I use my magic for good, remember? And if I ever after did make you an apple pie right about now, I know that the ingredients would not contain poison apples-that I know for a fact. So, relax and enjoy our time here. We won't be here fairy long. We're leaving tomorrow." Jeannie Lamp smiled. "Apple oatmeal it is!" she said, wishing up some apple oatmeal. "Sweet!" Raven said, "Could you do that to me too?" Jeannie Lamp smiled. "Your wish is my command!" she said. Then, she paused. "What would you like to eat this morning, Raven?" "I don't mind, royally." Raven said. "How does the same work?" Jeannie Lamp said. Raven nodded. "That's fine." She said, "But, I'm royally hoping that I can try making it because I still haven't returned the favour of you saving us." Jeannie Lamp smiled and gave Raven the recipe. "Knock yourself out." She said. "Excuse me?" Raven asked, "I'm not sure I understand." "It's an hexpression." Jeannie said, "It is not meant to be taken literally. But, it means to just go for it. I know that you are able to do this. I believe in you." Raven smiled and got to work, getting all of the ingredients out, including the container of Quaker Oats. And there were no poisoned apples to be seen. Told you, Apple. She thought.
When Raven was finished, she was satisfied with her work and loved the taste of it. She begged Apple to try it and to her surprise, Apple refused. "I'm sorry, Raven. I just don't trust you. You are still the daughter of the Evil Queen. I'm sorry-fairy sorry. But, I just can't." "Apple, don't be that way! Everybody has a choice in the world!" shouted Jeannie Lamp, "And your choice was to be the next Snow White! Raven's choice is to not be the next Evil Queen! Can't you just accept it? Raven is a kind-hearted girl who will never be her mother! I didn't want to grant 3 wishes because I thought it was too little so my rewritten destiny expanded it to 15! We all deserve to have our own Happily Ever Afters and if you want to screw that, then be my guest! The world doesn't revolve around little miss prissy who thinks everybody would be happy if they would just follow their destinies like they're supposed to do. Let me tell you, Apple. There is no supposed to in this world anymore and you need to embrace it! If you cannot, I'm going to have to ask you to leave!" "Jeannie, please." Raven said, "It may not look like it from the outside but I know on the inside that she is one of my best friends forever after. I cannot let you ask her to leave. You may be right about some of those things, but remember that she doesn't know-that's the way most of the students were raised at Ever After High-and no matter how much she does these things, I know in my heart that they are just accidents because even the purest of fairytales can make mistakes. And I know that after all these years. And I'm happy to call her my friend." Apple came to Raven. "But, Raven. I'm always mean to you, telling you that you should follow your destiny and don't even trust you on cooking. How can I be your friend? How can I be the daughter of Snow White if I am not the Fairest of Them All-?" "Don't go there, Apple." Raven said, "You are still the daughter of Snow White and are the Fairest of Them All if you choose to be. Like Jeannie said, everybody has a choice. No choice is the wrong one." "But, Raven-." Apple said. Raven shushed her Royal friend. "Accidents happen, you just have to accept it." She smiled, holding Apple's hand. "You're a good friend." She said, "I love having someone like you always by my side-until the fairy end."