"Me?" Abbey Roe asked. "Why me?"
"Because of Spectra," Agatha explained. "She told me that she will aid the child of the greatest good and the greatest evil and guide him or her to becoming a true Hero. But the question remains: are you the child of the greatest good and the greatest evil?"
Abbey Roe thought about her parents. First there was Laneabella, the good queen of Magica. She was of the purest of hearts, the 'sweetest honeydrop' as she was called. It showed in her natural beauty, which shined bright every single day.
Then there was Corey, the brave king of the kingdom. Abbey Roe remembered how he was anything but king-like. He was laid back and rather rebellious, often seen rocking out on a strange music device he called a 'guitar'. But despite all of this, he remained pure of heart and gentle.
"I don't think so," Abbey Roe answered.
"Then maybe it's someone else," Millie suggested. "I mean, Raven is also the child of the greatest good and the greatest evil."
That gave Abbey Roe an idea. "Millie, that's it!" the red-haired princess exclaimed. "Regina will tell us who Spectra was talking about!"
"You're joking," Agatha said. "Regina was killed! How can you speak to a ghost?!"
"Watch me," Abbey Roe said. She pulled out her silver handheld mirror. "Regina, I need your advice."
The mirror sparked with electricity and Regina's image appeared in the glass. "Hello Abigail," she said.
Agatha gasped. "H-How is that possible?!" she asked.
"Regina didn't die," Millie explained. "She was trapped in a mirror prison."
"Hang on," Regina said. "I hear two other voices. Abigail, who else is with you?"
"Millie and my new friend Agatha Locket," Abbey Roe answered.
"Locket?" Regina asked. "You befriended the daughter of Anastasia?"
"Um... Yeah, that's me," Agatha replied, feeling nervous.
"Interesting," Regina said. "The last time I heard of a Locket was from Grandma Grimhilde's class."
"Regina, we don't have time to discuss past students," Abbey Roe said. "Remember that note I showed you? The one signed by S.V.?"
"Yes," Regina answered. "Why do you ask?"
"Because Agatha told me what the initials stand for," Abbey Roe answered. "Does the name Spectra Vondergeist ring a bell?"
"Spectra Vondergeist?" Regina asked. She looked surprised. "Of course that rings a bell. I met her during my Legacy Year."
"So what's her deal?" Millie asked.
"She started school on the very first day of Ever After High back in 1812," Regina explained. "As the daughter of Shadow Vondergeist, the Ninja King, she was destined to fulfill his legacy. But over time, Spectra grew curious. She attended her classes less and less, spending more time researching books in the library. By her Legacy Year, she discovered the current school system was doomed for failure. By their graduation, all students who signed the Storybook of Legends had their individuality wiped clean and they were morphed into carbon copies of their parents, something that they were unaware of. So on her Legacy Day, Spectra exploited this in front of her classmates. It would have worked...but Milton Grimm stepped in. Instead of erasing Spectra from existence, he cursed her with immortality, making her forever stuck at the age of sixteen. As years passed, students forgot about Spectra's warning as Milton dismissed it as nonsense. But Spectra didn't forget. In fact, she stayed in the school's catacombs, using her stealth skills to spy on students from generation to generation, watching to see who will be the one to aid her in stopping the headmaster once and for all."
"So it's not a rumor?" Agatha asked. "Spectra really was cursed with immortality?"
"How do you know that?" Abbey Roe asked.
"Because I met Spectra during my Legacy Year," Regina answered. "She told me her tale so I can pass it down to others."
"So you know about her prophecy," Abbey Roe said.
"You mean her theory that the Hero is the child of the greatest good and the greatest evil?" Regina asked. "Relax Abigail. You are that child."
"But how?" Abbey Roe asked.
"Dearest child, think back to your parents," Regina said. "Queen Laneabella represents all things angelic and King Cornelius was thought to have been a demon. There's nothing more absolute on the good/evil scale than an angel and a demon."
"So I'm the Hero Spectra talked about?" Abbey Roe asked.
"Obviously," Regina answered. "And why do you bring up Spectra?"
"Because she sent another note," Millie said, showing Regina the note.
The former queen read the note. "She's right," she said when she was done. "I tried the same experiment with my Spells, Hexes, and General Witchery class. I purposely put down the wrong answer to every single question and I still got an A. When did you receive the message?"
"When I passed my first Science and Sorcery exam," Abbey Roe answered. "Now that I think about it, only a few of us attended Briar's study party, but everyone got an A."
"It's a psychological trick," Regina explained. "The good grades are used to make students happy, and happy students are more willing to sign the book."
"So what happened to you?" Agatha asked. "If you know all of this, what made you accept your destiny?"
"Accept my destiny?" Regina repeated. "I never accepted my destiny. I rebelled by taking over the other stories. It was either that or trap everyone in the real world with their memories erased at the cost of my father's life."
"You what?" Millie asked.
"I know what you're talking about, Regina," Abbey Roe said. "And I know you were meant to be the miller's daughter."
"How do you know all of this?" Agatha asked.
"I was given a potion that allowed me to see the true stories behind everyone's parents," Abbey Roe explained. "Like how the current Queen of Hearts wasn't supposed to take that destiny."
"Huh?" Millie asked.
"What do you mean?" Agatha asked.
"It means my mother is the next step to learning the truth," Regina answered.
"Do you know how we can contact her?" Abbey Roe asked.
"The answer is with Jefferson, the current Mad Hatter," Regina explained. "He has a portal that can take you straight to the Hearts castle. But I must warn you. Wear magical gas masks or you will become victim to the poisoned madness."
"Are you sure this will work?" Agatha asked. "Or is this a trick?"
"Trust me," Regina said. "It was how I entered Wonderland years ago."
