A/N While this isn't exactly an update I had this little drabble written to help me with my timeline of what happened after Henry changed the past. So since I'm still working on the proper chapter 5 I figured I might as well post this. I have a few others that I may post in-between chapters if its taking me awhile to update.
Once upon a time there were eight dwarf bothers that all lived together and worked in the mines collecting diamond to make fairy dust. The brothers' names were Bashful, Doc, Dopey, Dreamy, Happy, Sleepy, Sneesy and Stealthy, and as you know, dwarves' true names appeared on the handles of their axes the moment they first hold them. For a long time these eight brothers worked joyously in the mines never giving a thought to anything else the world might offer.
Dreamy was the first to rock the proverbial boat, when he fell in love with a fairy. His brothers of course were supportive because they were his brothers and the other seven dwarves needed no more reason than that to encourage him and wish for his happiness. They all knew something bad had happened though the day he became Grumpy. It was unprecedented for a dwarf's name to change, but still he was their brother. When Grumpy was accused of stealing a diamond from the mine his brothers knew it was not true.
They formed a plan to break him free from King George's prison. Bossy the leader at diamond mines told them not to go, that the world was no place for dwarves and they belong near the mines. The seven dwarves could not turn their back on Grumpy though and left to save him.
It was a simple plan, Stealthy as his name suggested would be the best suited to sneak in and break Grumpy out from whatever jail keep him prisoner. It then fell to Doc, the cleverer of the brothers, to figure out a way to neutralize the guards. The others were supposed to wait in the forest until Stealthy could return with Grumpy.
"You ready to go home?" The sneaky dwarf asked as he appeared from the shadows in front of his brother's cell.
"Stealthy!" Grumpy jumped to his feet. "How'd you get in here?"
"Doc whipped up some sleeping gas, it knocked all the guards out cold. The rest are waiting with transport." Stealthy explained.
"Well then, what are we waiting for?" Grumpy shook at the bars anxiously. "Come on, let's go!"
Stealthy chuckled at his brother and unlocked the door. The two dwarves made their way through the dark halls of the dungeon swiftly and made it half way through the courtyard when they noticed the guards beginning to wake.
"Halt! Those two are prisoners." One of the king's guards yelled.
"Grumpy, run! We can make it!" Stealthy sprinted to cover but when he looked behind him he saw an arrow striking his brother's chest.
"Men, search the surrounding forest! Dwarves are like ants, if you see one there's probably more close by." The captain of the guards told his troops.
Stealthy ran to try and reach his remaining brothers but he couldn't make it there fast enough and arrived in time to watch King George's men execute his fellow dwarves as traitors to the crown.
The walk back to the mines seemed to take an eternity. He didn't even try to hide from the guards when he first left the castle grounds, but no one pursued him. As he made his way through the forrest he considered running away in shame trying to start a new life but he was a dwarf and he knew dwarves only had one purpose, to work in the mines.
Stealthy returned to the mines alone and defeated taking his place in the tunnel. Bossy walked up him a placed a hand on the other dwarf's shoulder.
"I did try to warn you, about what happens when dwarves leave the mines."
"Where's my axe" Stealthy growled not wanting to talk to the older dwarf.
Bossy handed him his axe and Stealthy began to strike away at the rocks. So furious were his swings, that dwarves from other tunnels made their way to investigate. Before long the handle of his axe broke and every dwarf watching gasped in shock for a dwarf's axe shouldn't break. It had only happened once before so they knew what was coming.
"Bossy, hand me another axe." Stealthy demanded.
The other dwarf ran quickly to retrieve another axe then handed it over nervously. "Here you are, Stealthy…"
The moment the dwarf took the axe his new name began to form on its handle.
"It's Vengeful now." The dwarf accepted his new name, planning to get revenge on King George for killing his brothers if it was the last thing he did.
So my thought behind this was that if Stealthy and Grumpy weren't helping Snow escape than the would have been out to the courtyard quicker hence Grumpy would have been the one shot instead. Also had Snow not been there to bargain with the guards for Grumpy's life King George's men would have hunted the other dwarves down. Also just my head canon is that Bossy was the one to rat out Grumpy to King George about the diamond because Bossy had been trying to work with the Blue Fairy to prevent Grumpy from going after Nova. So when Grumpy eventually changed his mind and wanted to try to get Nova back Bossy decided to set him up to try to get rid of him and show the other dwarves that wanting a life outside the mines doesn't end well. Therefore my head canon for this is also that Bossy tipped off King George about the break out attempt.
