A/N- Wassup? It be TOBN here with a new chapter of After Ever After!

Sorry for a late update; I have had a bunch going on- good and bad- and updating was just a last list for me. So my apologies once more, and I guess I will start the story now! Yay!

I will admit that I am getting slow writer's block for this story, and that the Search For Happily Ever After [Third in the Kingdom's End trilogy] may have to take a while to update so I could actually thoroughly plan the story, and not just go everywhere like I am with this one. My apologies for that as well. But you know me; so complex and stupid at the same time ;)

Shoutouts to...

EmmALewisS- Don't worry! Erica isn't going soft on Benny for much longer [in the good way], especially since he is injured! Things are just getting started! And I know! I cannot wait to reveal why Stephanie has Jane! I cannot wait! I am so excited! And don't worry! Big ego is the key to living a happy and confident life! So I don't judge! Keep on being swaggy and thanks for the [swaggy] review! Jokes!

MBAV fan66- Della? *Looks innocently around* What about her? Jokes! All will be revealed soon! Yay! And I know! There was no Gretal! I guess things are just getting more crazier in the Fairytale Realm huh? Things are getting CRAZY! Jokes! And Team V has a lot of bad luck, eh? They need to knock on wood and get some clovers! I broke a mirror; I already have a few more years of bad luck. Nothing to be worried about...right? Jokes! Thanks for the review!

123456789vampire- GO RORYKINS! Jokes! It is obvious you and Rory are a match made in heaven my friend! And oh no for lost powers? You damn right it is! Things are gonna go haywire from here...I hope. Jokes! Thanks for the review!

And with that, let us get started!

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After Ever After: The Lines Of Reality and Fantasy Pt. 1

Erica, Sarah, the awaken Benny, and Evelyn knelt beside the unconscious Rory, stirring ever so slightly. Erica slapped his cheek firmly but softly, and the pressure made Rory groan in pain and he awoken. He looked drearily at everyone as he rubbed his head.

"G-Guys..." He moaned, his muscles aching everywhere. Sarah squeezed him tightly as Rory hugged back weakly. "Hi Sarah. Erica, Benny, Mrs. Weir. Where am I?" He said, his eyes looking all over the dark attic. Benny sighed, rubbing his shoulder blade sorely.

"You are in my attic." He answered. Rory smiled weakly. "Just like how I wrote it." He said in accomplishment. Erica smiled softly as Evelyn grinned. "You were able to get to the Pages of Emptiness." She breathed out. Rory frowned. "That's what they are called?" Erica blushed. "Nah. I just wanted to call them that." She answered. Rory nodded as Benny helped him up. He smiled.

"So. What happened when we were gone?" Benny frowned. "We?" He asked. Rory face palmed. "Damn it!" He said, kicking a box softly. Sarah rubbed his shoulder reassuringly. "What's wrong?" Evelyn frowned. "Where is that blonde girl? The one with the dead dog?" She asked. Rory sighed.

"Exactly!" He exclaimed, climbing down the ladder and into the main hall of the Weir Residence. Everyone followed as Rory led them to the living room. Evelyn got some herbal tea for everyone as Rory started to retell things from the fairytale realm.

"...So basically, things are starting to burst to flames. I am so surprised I am not killed right now. Then after when I reached the Pages of Emptiness, I was taken by the same witch in Hansel and Gretal. I don't know why, but somehow, someone got me to get out of the Pages Of Emptiness and back into the fairytale realm. But I escaped, by breaking a few rules. I didn't follow the storyline, but to my defense, Stephanie didn't follow the rules either; there was no Gretal. Della disappeared before her and I could enter the dark forest." Rory explained, slurping his tea. Rory then looked at Flynn the puppet and the sleeping Ethan. He frowned.

"So what happened to these two?" Erica sighed as she began to retell the tales of what happened previously when he was gone: Erica was a semi-mermaid, Ethan was cursed with obedience and the was to sleep, Sarah being torn apart by everything, Benny being possessed by Flynn and now was injured, Ethan's parents as spellmasters, Jane was captured, and the current uprising Stephanie was causing. The subject triggered something in Rory's mind as his eyes widened.

"Guys, there has been something I need to tell you. But I cannot do it without Ethan being awake to hear this." Rory said seriously. Benny sighed. "But Ethan has been blocked out by some dark entity, and we cannot get past it. Vampires react to it as holy water, I cannot go near it because of my injury, and grandma doesn't know how to fix it." He whined. Rory was actually started to get angry as he pounded his fist on the couch.

"This is really important! This could change everything! There has to be a way." Evelyn suddenly had an idea.

"What if we suck the dark entity using a color magic spell?" She suggested. Benny's eyes widened. "You mean that shadow illusion spell thing? The one that made Erica into a mermaid and gave me the nasty scar?" He asked. Evelyn nodded as she whipped out her spellbook.

"Yes! What if I use that to make a temporary illusion on the shadows that make it innocent and vulnerable? It won't last long, but it might last long enough to use so Sarah could kiss Ethan. It is kinda how the shadow illusion worked; the shadow witch was a dark entity, but was harmless as a color form. But when it wore off and you guys fell for it, the shadow witch used its evil entity to change to its normal state and blast Erica. If I can make the shadow illusion...translucent, if you will, for a small amount of time, Sarah could have the nick of a second to kiss Ethan before the entity returns and burns Sarah. " She prompted. Erica frowned.

"Even if that is the best idea we ever had since forever," She started off. "But you said to make that shadow illusion and give color to it, you need someone's magic. Where are you going to find more magic?" Benny stood up.

"How about mine?"

Everyone stared at the spellmaster, including Flynn.

"Not a good idea dude. Releasing the flow of magic is sorta like ripping someone's heart out and stuffing it back in. You might still be alive, but barely. Plus, your magic isn't every gonna come back. I believe so..." Evelyn shook her head.

"Not if I give him mine after." She said. Benny's eyes widened as Evelyn sighed.

"I am getting old." She started. "I would offer my magic, but the pain would be deadly to someone my age." She chuckled. "But if Benny can transfer his magic towards the spell, I might be able to transfer my magic to him. He needs it more than me. Sure, it might be kinda painful to transfer magic, but it is more painful to give the magic to a shadow by force, which is unfortunately the way we'll have to do it." Erica frowned, looking at Benny.

"You better not die on me Weir." She hissed. Benny shrugged. "I'll try." Erica rolled her eyes as Flynn lifted his wooden arm.

"I want you to die." He mumbled.

His nose grew.

Flynn grumbled as Benny smiled. "Thank you Flynn!" He said cheerily. Sarah hugged Benny. "Thank you." She murmured. "He would totally appreciate it." She added. Benny nodded as he went to Rory. He smiled as he pat his back, saying no words. Evelyn sighed as she sat Benny on the couch beside Ethan, just meters away so he would not be harmed. She kissed his forehead, making Benny blush embarrassingly.

"I love you Benny. Please don't yell, alright?" Benny nodded as he smiled. "And thanks for your magic." He responded.

Evelyn then took a special vial and placed it beside her. She inserted a special needle containing a potion and injected it in Benny's veins. Benny felt the air get sucked out of him as he cried out in pain, his eyes glowing blue as Evelyn quickly connected the needle to the vial. The vial started to flow in Benny's magic as Benny did exactly the opposite of what his grandma said. An antagonistic scream escaped from his lips as the vial filled to the brim with magic. Evelyn immediately took out the mirror and Benny fell forward, unconscious. Erica stifled her gasps as she held back tears.

Evelyn then started to transfer her magic calmly to Benny, her muscles straining and her mind growing blank. It was draining, yes. But it wasn't as painful as the one Benny had to experience. Benny's body shook in a soft pink as Evelyn panted for air. She asked Rory for tea and he complied. Evelyn sipped the tea as she sighed.

"I'm just a normal person now." She murmured, not believing what happened. Rory said nothing as Erica aided her unconscious boyfriend.

In the meanwhile, Sarah was on the track in kissing her boyfriend. Evelyn sprinkled the remaining of Benny's magic and it spread onto the shadows surrounding Ethan, turning them into fluffy white clouds. Evelyn looked urgently at Sarah.

"So I gave you the maximum time, since all of Benny's magic was used. Well, I left a small portion. But it gives you about thirty seconds to make this memorable."

But Evelyn was too late in explaining as Sarah slammed her lips onto Ethan passionately, grabbing the sleeping boy by his collar as she kissed him passionately. His face wasn't as pale anymore as Sarah felt a burning sensation on her cheeks. She didn't know it, but the shadows were returning.

Sarah pulled back quickly as the shadows around Ethan started to clear out of view. Ethan took a sharp intake of breath as he arched his back on the couch. A shadow shot out of Ethan's mind as it escaped through the house. Evelyn was luckily able to capture it by trapping it in a special glass jar. She screwed the cap tightly and placed it on her shelf, writing "Ella Enchanted" on it. She smiled.

"That is one shadow. We could return it to the fairytale realm later." She explained. Flynn sighed. "Are we done? Because now I know blonde here knows about the war, I wanna leave." He said, forcing his wooden legs up. Erica shook her head.

"I really don't think that is safe. I mean, the fairytale realm is already starting to burn. If you want, we could let you stay until it..uh..cools down." Flynn sighed. "Fine." He said. "But I am not enjoying any one of this."

His nose grew again.

Flynn huffed in annoyance as Ethan stirred. He stood up as he smiled softly at Sarah.

"Took you a while." He joked. "Am I off obedience?" He added. Sarah was about to ask when Rory grinned.

"Only one way to find out!" He cheered. "Ethan, go kiss me hard." He joked. Erica looked at him in disgust as Ethan drew back. "Hell no!" He exclaimed. Rory smirked in accomplishment as Ethan's eyes widened.

"I said no! Oh my goodness gracious I said no!" He exclaimed, kissing Sarah proudly.

"I SAID NO!" He cheered, dancing around happily. Erica looked at him in amusement as Benny woke up, recovering slowly. Flynn groaned.

"Okay, we got it. You are okay. Hip hip hurray!" He said sarcastically. Ethan rolled his eyes as Rory informed Ethan on what just happened. Finally, Rory got to the part of the reasons of the uprising.

"Stephanie had captured me and Della, and she said something about a true story about Rapunzel. I didn't have time to register the info, but she said she was thirsty for revenge on the Morgans. They did something Ethan. You are gonna have to confront them." He said to Ethan. Ethan's eyes boggled as Sarah sighed.

"Okay, that is actually so confusing. So Jane is captured because of-"

"Guys?"

Sarah was cut off by a small pipsqueak voice. Ethan gasped.

"J-Jane!" He exclaimed, running into his younger sister's hands. Jane smiled as she twirled around Ethan, nodding. "Y-Yes." She stammered. Erica then realized Jane's dusty blonde hair had a streak of brown. She backed up slowly.

"You aren't Jane." She confirmed. Jane sighed.

"I know that. I am sorry." She confessed. "But I swear I am on your side. It is a long story I can't tell right now, but it'll all make sense. Just think of twin fairytales." She hinted. Benny was about to oppose when Evelyn cut him off.

"Don't Benny. I trust her." She said. The clone of Jane nodded as Ethan sighed. "How do you look so much like my sister?" He murmured. Jane didn't have time for answers as she sighed.

"I can't have you calling me any name but Jane, okay? But to avoid confusion, I shall be Jackie." She responded. Rory sighed. "Okay. But I'm biting you if you destroy us." Jackie nodded as she walked in.

As she did, a crack appeared out of nowhere. Ethan, Sarah, Rory, Erica, Evelyn, Jackie and Benny turned around in unison as their eyes widened in horror.

"Oh my gosh..." Sarah said in terror.

The crack split open like a ripped page and out tumbled a bunch of fairytale creatures: Dragons, serpents, dwarfs and goblins. All of them had a lust in their eyes for destruction as they rampaged the city. More of those cracks appeared around them as a wind blasted through Whitechapel. Cries and screams were heard throughout the city as Evelyn's eyes widened.

"T-There are cracks in our reality...which means Stephanie had teleported fairytales into our world." Benny gulped. "This can only mean one thing..." He murmured.

Suddenly, he cried out in pain, grasping to his shoulder. The dark scar blazed with shadows that entered Benny and some that exited. Shadows flew from the wound as Ethan saw a dark sky of shadows, pouring onto the city.

Stephanie was on a dark thundercloud, a staff in her hand and her head held high. She looked down at Team V as she grinned evilly.

"ONCE UPON A TIME...WILL NOT END WITH A HAPPILY EVERY AFTER!" She roared. She pointed her staff at Benny, the scar glowing the same aura as the staff and Benny's screams dying. Everyone was terrified as Stephanie cackled.

"PREPARE FOR YOUR IMPENDING DOOM!"

A/N- And that is where I leave off! Cracks of reality and fantasy? I just made this a whole different level.

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