Chapter 2:

It was a good thing that it was the weekend. Apple would have had too much trouble trying to contain herself in class, and they would have had to wait until the evening to break into Grimm's. At least Milton Grimm's habits had him only spend half a day in his office on the weekends. For them to sneak into the headmaster's office, Snow used a spell to shrink them to a smaller size. Eva then used a spell to give them temporary wings so they could fly. Destiny had to use her magic to help them fly since none of them could actually control where they went, except Eva. She'd used the spell a number of times before.

Once instead the three graduates formed a triangle around the pedestal with the Book on it. Since they were using a brute force attach for the curse, all three would be needed. The girls stood in front of the book with their writing hands positioned to accept their pens. As the spell was cast, the book opened to the new Snow White and the Seven Dwarves page and pens appeared in the girls hands. The pair went to work quickly. They had only 15 seconds to make the changes required by the plan. There were so many things that could go wrong, and failure could mean anything from nothing happening, to the destruction of their story.

Apple & Raven had been practicing for hours on writing what they needed to write in the time they had. Even with just outlining the story they had so much to write, each one taking a separate section. Apple wrote at the top, it was more important for her to finish, since Raven war writing the second part. If Apple didn't finish the parts wouldn't connect properly. The pair finished just as the book was about to shut.

"Really, that's the trick?" Apple complained as she looked over Raven's writing.

"Look who's talking with her trip?" Raven counted as the book shut. A moment later, Raven, Apple, Snow White and the Evil Queen vanished from site. The Storybook of Legend reopened with the soft glow of text writing itself.

The dark fairy smiled. She used her magic to run an extra protection over the book. Since they were forcing the story to start, the normal protections might not be in place. Under standard circumstances, no one, including Grimm, would be able to make changes to the story while it was unfolding. Destiny did not want to take any chances with this. She wanted to end this curse as much as the others did, but for her own reasons. She did one final spell, making an illusion to hide that the book was open and writing. It wouldn't hold if anyone did anything but a cursory inspection of the book, but hopefully it would buy them some additional time.

Destiny used her magic to shrink down and sneak out through a small gap in the window frame. It was difficult getting small enough for that, not like when they snuck in, but she'd practiced it often and could stay that size for nearly two minutes. Once outside she was caught by a breeze and flung across the school, resizing just on the edge of the property, feeling more then a little sick from the tumbling she did in the wind.

"Mother, what are you doing here?" Fayebell asked. Destiny turned to look at her daughter.

"I am an adult, I go where I want. Are you not outside after curfew? What are you doing?"

"Causing a little trouble of course." Her daughter replied proudly. Destiny smiled.

"Same here."

"What kind of trouble?" Her daughter questioned.

"The kind that you will probably hear about in a day. However if you do not hear about it, I suggest you not tell anyone I was here." Faybell nodded knowing there was no point in questioning her mother further. She would get answers eventually, but she was surprised at the cryptic statement. Usually when her mother caused some sort of trouble, she wanted it kept quiet, but this hinted that it would be something big.

Milton Grimm felt strange as he awoke. He glanced out the window, noticing that it was still dark out. It didn't even appear as if the moon was halfway across the sky. He closed his eyes trying to figure out what was wrong. It wasn't a headache, now did it feel like a bowel issue, but there was a discomfort. He stood up and went to look out the window. He'd hoped fresh air would help, but it did not. When his Mirror phone again, he answered instantly.

"We have a problem." Hillary Hagyth stated on the phone. Milton sighed. He'd been dealing with her far too long.

"What's the problem?" He asked.

"I'm not getting any power from the Evil Queen anymore."

"So she's passed on then?" Grimm asked, sounding a little hopeful. A number of magical beings had been locked in mirror prisons. Usually once all their magic was fully pulled from them, they were released, assuming they had not passed away in the process. The Evil Queen was much different then the others. Her power never seemed to weaken. Hillary enjoyed it, since she received that power for herself, but it always bothered Milton Grimm.

"I don't think so. When that happens usually the power tapers off over a longer period of time, a day or two. This tapered off over a matter or a few hours. It was as if not all the power was coming to me. I'd like you to check your mirror. I'm positive she is up to something."

"Why can't you check your mirror?" He asked annoyed.

"Because my mirror only works one way. Don't worry, I'll be joining you shortly myself, but I thought you'd like to get a head start." She hung up on him. He grit his teeth and grabbed a dressing gown, left his cottage and headed towards the main castle and his office.

The feeling of discomfort continued. It didn't get any worse, but it also wasn't getting any better. He made his way to the office, unlocking the door and entering. Something seemed off to him. He glanced around trying to figure it out, but he couldn't. Grimm opened the secret door that allowed access to the Evil Queens Mirror and looked into it. He rubbed his eyes. She was nowhere to be seen.

"She must have escaped." He cried and rushed out. He pulled out his mirror phone an called Hillary and informed her what he found. The scream she let out nearly deafened him even through the phone. He came to an abrupt halt when he ended the main office again. Something was nagging on him. He looked around. There were some strange shadows flickering along the wall. That's what was off. He tried to find the light source but couldn't. He stepped in front of the flicker and followed it, right to the Storybook of Legends. He looked it over. Everything was in its proper place, but he was certain that's where the light source was, or at least it seemed to be coming about six inches from the book. When he went to touch it, the illusion vanished.

"The book is active?" He cried out as he did when he saw the Evil Queen missing. She must have done something to it. He looked at the top of the page and noticed parts crossed out, words added, and whole new paragraphs written.

- Snow Apple White and the Seven Dwarves -

Eva Queen, once held the throne of her own land, found herself displaced along with her daughter Raven. Taking a job as trusted advisor and part time caretaker to the Daughter of Snow White and Chance Charming, she planned to take over their kingdom. Using her knowledge of potions, she created a sleeping potion to use on the King and Queen putting them into a deep sleep, however when she accidently tripped over the prone Queen's leg, she found herself accidently ingesting the potion herself. The trio of royals were all stored in their rooms in hopes of a cure could be found, the glorious princess not having realized the curse was caused by the traitorous Eva Queen.

That left their daughters Apple White and Raven Queen, as the highest ranking persons in the kingdom. Raven Queen easily tricked Apple White into letting her rule. It made sense, after all, Queen was in her name. With that, the former princess became servant to the beautiful young woman she'd grown up with. Raven Queen ruled the kingdom in a fair and honest manner, but some did not appreciate her rule. Her popularity sank even as the pretty princess's popularity rose, causing strife within the castle. The beautiful Raven Queen became righteously indignant, and after asking her mirror "Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who's the most popular of them all?" And once more getting the answer of "Apple White", knew she would need to sacrifice the princess for the good of the kingdom.

"What is going on here?" Milton Grimm screamed in anger. Not only had the Evil Queen escaped, but she had started the Snow White story, making obvious changes to it. He grabbed the edge of his desk and flipped it over in his anger. Still breathing hard he went back to the story taking out his pen and went to make his own changes. An electrical charge hit him hard knocking him out.

"Wake up you fool." Hillary Hagyth slapped the headmaster a couple of times to get his attention. She'd found the headmaster sprawled out on the floor as soon as she entered the office. Milton Grimm groaned and roused himself. He looked up at the face of Hillary and cringed. It took him a moment to remember what had happened.

"The Evil Queen is playing some sort of game." He stated. "We need to put a stop to it." He went back to look at the book. It was writing faster then it should have been, It was like the story was being told in double speed. He frowned. The Dwarves were already involved in the story. "You need to get Daring Charming here right away. We can not allow him to be pulled into the story."

It wouldn't be the first time Hillary had no idea what was occurring, but she knew Milton Grimm well enough to follow his lead, for the moment. She hated to do it, but she used a teleportation spell to jump herself into Daring's room. He was still there. Armed with a levitation spell, she lifted his sleeping form from bed and started to lead him from the room.

By the time she'd made it back to the Headmaster's office, Grimm had set up a magic box that would keep the prince from entering the tale. He directed her to drop Daring inside before closing it. Grimm breathed a sigh of relief. Without Daring entering the story, it would put a hold on it. Whatever her plan was, the Evil Queen would not be able to succeed.

"They may be trapped in the story until their time runs out." Grimm smiled. "I'll have to look for some replacements for them, but sometimes it can't be helped. We need to keep this story as it is. After all, it's the right thing to do." He commented. Hillary was aware that there were times when something would occur and a fairy tale would fail. When that happened, the main characters would be stuck in the tale until they died, unable to move forward with it. She grinned and cast a spell over the box Grimm had created.

"There, that will create a backlash. When the story tries to grab him, it'll cause everyone in the tale be destroyed." She smiled sweetly. "Then we can restart the story right away."

"I like it." Milton confirmed. "I'll start looking at the student rosters, current and upcoming to see who we can use." He walked to his desk to start his research. Hillary sighed and closed her eyes. She concentrated on the Storybook. There was an additional protection over the book. Someone had cast it after the story had started. That meant the Evil Queen had help from the outside. She looked back over at the book and the changes occurring. She shook her head. When she'd created the curse that Grimm used on the Storybook of Legend, she'd added a little extra just in case someone tried something like this. She would have some minions in the book she could call on.

Apple White prepared the first meal for the Dwarves. She whistled while she worked and was having a surprisingly good time of it. She carefully placed napkins next to the bowls for the stew she cooked. On each Napkin was written a message, prepared before they'd entered the Story. On each were simply the words, When the time comes, capture Queen unharmed, bring to me. There was also a drawing of a finger raised to lips to note a secret. The dwarves came down to eat. Apple was already familiar with them, since they came with their parents to the castle regularly for meals. It was good to be friendly with the others in your tale.

The dwarves for their parts, were easy going about the whole thing. It wasn't unheard of for a story to start unexpectedly, although it had been many tellings since it last happened. They played their parts as they were supposed to. Apple sighed softly as they left. The next part wouldn't be fun. It was the first time the Evil Queen was to make the attempt on her life. To keep busy she cleaned. When she opened the door to sweep the dust out she ran into an older woman carrying a briefcase.

"Ah, you must be the lady of the house." The woman stated. She wore loose long skirt, blouse and corset. Her hair was done in blonde curls, surprisingly resembling Apple's usual hairstyle. Apple for her part wore a flowing blouse of white, a pair of denim cutoffs and a black leather bodice.

"I am, but I'm not suppose to talk to anyone Apple stated, following the advice the dwarves had given her before they left. Not that she needed it, she knew the story. That was actually another weird thing. They way her mother had described it, she hadn't known she was in a story at the time. It was like the whole concept had been wiped from her mind. Then again, she also knew that this wasn't a normal telling either, so it made sense that things would be different.

"You're husband keeps you on a short lease does he?" The woman stated with a grin. "Not that I can blame him, you are such a catch." She took a step closer, enough so Apple would be unable to close the door even if she choose to do so.

"No, I'm not married and even if I was, I would not allow my husband to keep me on a leash." She was annoyed by the comment.

"Now, now, my dear, I mean no offence. As to the leash, it's just a common phrase. Any literal meaning would be something you should ask your mother about." The woman winked and Apple felt herself blushing fiercely. She was starting to rethink the no harm part of bring her the Evil Queen when it got to that part. Apple hadn't realized how distracted she'd been, until she noticed the woman was actually fully in the house and looking around.

"I see, you are caring for your younger brothers."

"Yeah, lets go with that." Apple remarked rolling her eyes. The older woman finally came back to her and was looking at her like she was appraising her, until she stopped with a smile and a wink. Apple wasn't sure if she should she be offended or flattered by the attention. So much of what was going on wasn't what Apple had expected. She'd been waiting her whole life to be part of this story, while Raven had been trying to get away from it. Now Raven seemed to be having more fun with it then she was. It didn't seem right.

"Such a pretty girl, it's a shame the ribbon on your bodice is broken." The woman stated. Apple looked down and noticed that the ribbon was indeed broken, though it looked to her like it had been cut. She really needed to pay more attention to what was happening instead of worrying about Raven's enjoyment. "I came here to try and sell you some make-up, although obviously you don't need it, however please allow me to replace the ribbon. I have some fine ribbons on me."

"Oh, you are far too kind." Apple remarked dryly. The woman undid the lacings on Apple's bodice and Apple suddenly started to giggle. "Oh, I do hope you don't find me to be too forward, allowing you to undress me so." She put on a more seductive tone. The old woman paused in what she was doing and looked up at Apple a little surprised. "It's just you remind me of someone I was once very close to, and this moment just feels very intimate to me." Apple raised her hand and gently touched the old woman's check. The woman surprised by the touch stepped back and tripped over her own skirt. She hit the floor with a thud.

"Oh I am so sorry." Apple cried as she went to help the woman up, taking her hand. The woman looked at Apple, eyes widened before she shut them again.

"Your goodies are showing." The woman cried somewhat surprised. Apple looked down to see that indeed her "goodies" were showing. She'd been so distracted when she got dressed she's forgotten to button her blouse before putting on the bodice. She was so surprised she let go of the woman's hand as she went to fix her blouse. The woman fell on her rear a second time.

"Oh no." Apple exclaimed her hands went to cover her mouth. "I'm so, so very sorry." She cried out, tears leaking from her eyes as she tried to not laugh at the situation.

"Please, that is fine. Just stay there." The woman ordered. "Let me just fix your ribbon and I will be out of here." She got back to her feet, Apple sucked her lips in, biting on them to keep from laughing. The woman pulled out Apple's old ribbon being careful to not cause any more accidents. After a few moments she'd restrung the new one.

"This ribbon is far stronger then any other ribbon currently on the market, and we make it in different colors as well to go with any outfit you might wear." The woman started to tighten the ribbon. Apple could feel it getting tighter and tighter. She looked at the woman's face, and noticed a little smirk on it.

"You're enjoying this aren't you?" She whispered softly. The woman grinned widely.

"Oh yeah." Raven's voice came out. She coughed a moment to cover up her out of character moment.

"Having trouble breathing here." Apple gasped. "I think it's tight enough."

"Now, now dear, I'm trying to show you how strong the ribbon is and how tight it can get. Besides, tightened like this, it'll help show off your assets. I'm sure the boy you're interested in will appreciate it." The woman chuckled. Apple looked down and did indeed notice an increase in her cleavage, not that her Prince Charming would ever look up from his mirror long enough to notice it.

"Seriously, please . . ." She gasped again and went quiet. The woman cackled and tied off the ribbon, using a triple knot before letting go. Apple fell to the floor with a thud. The woman turned from her victim and left, whistling a little tune.

"How can two nearly straight A students be so stupid in a story." Milton Grimm gripped the side of the podium the Storybook of Legends was resting on. He really wanted to pick up the entire thing and toss it out the window. "Those two idiots are ruining the story!" He yelled the last part. He could feel an ebb in the flow of power he received from the book whenever a tale was written. If it went on, he was afraid the flow would reverse itself. They needed to be stopped. He hoped Daring would be called to the book soon. At first when Hillary had told him about the backlash she set up, he felt a little bad for the girls, but now he was looking forward to them being destroyed.

Grimm looked back down at the book. The comb incident had already occurred while he was letting his anger get the better of him. He scanned over it and gasped in shock. He thought what occurred with the ribbon was bad enough, but no, the girls outdid themselves when it came to the comb. That poor comb, how could Apple and Raven so thoroughly screw with the scene? It was perhaps the most disturbing thing he'd ever witnessed in a story. He felt a little sick, and was afraid to continue on.

Apple looked through her clothing, at least what hadn't been damaged in the comb incident. Just thinking about it made her blush. She only had the poison apple left to deal with. She frowned though. She hadn't seen any sight of Daring at all in the story. Traditionally there were two main ways the story would go. Her favorite was when Snow White saw and flirted with the Prince, so when they got together they would share "True Love's Kiss". Since she didn't see Daring at all, that meant she would end up in the second most common option. The prince would fall in love with her corpse, and she would end up being dropped with her glass coffin. That meant she not only needed to make sure she didn't swallow the poisoned apple, but wear cute outfit with enough padding on her derriere for when she was dropped. She spent hours getting it perfect, and just in time for the knock on the door.

"Pardon the intrusion." An old woman spoke, her voice like sandpaper. "I'm very poor and my retirement fund was stolen by the tax collector. I'm attempting to sell some apple's from my tree to supplement my income." And she held up the most mouth-watering apple, Apple had ever seen. Well, next to myself. She thought with a smile. "I'd be willing to give you a free sample. Then perhaps you could purchase enough to make a pie."

"You are so kind. I would be happy to try your apple. Apple Pie with caramel and ice cream would be heavenly today." She replied and took the apple from the old woman. She sniffed it. "It smells a little funny." She commented.

"I'm sorry, I used what little moisturizer I had left before on my hands before I knocked on the door."

"Well, let me rinse it off."

"That's fine, please take as much time as you need, I just hope you're willing to purchase the rest after you take the bite." Apple rinsed off the apple, trying to think for a moment if there was anything else she could do to play with the situation more. She resigned herself to not being able to outdo the comb incident and took a bite.

Every daughter of a Snow White, practiced how to bite the apple and not fully swallow the piece, just in case their story ended up with the copse ending. The training made it second nature to the point where when she ate a regular apple, she needed to consciously swallow it. Part of the trick would be to hold the piece of apple in her mouth to allow the poison to seep, and not to chew it, and certainly not swallow it. As soon as Apple took her bite, a large hairy spider swung into her face. Apple panicked and ended up swallowing the apple. The old woman was holding her stomach she was laughing so hard, but Apple was suddenly terrified. She had to warn Raven there was a problem, but she barely got out an "R" sound from her mouth before she was once again lying prone on the floor.

The old woman stopped laughing. That spider hitting Apple in the face had been hilarious, especially the panicked expression on her face. She couldn't help herself. He sides were on fire from laughing so hard. She was afraid she might pass out like her mother had. Finally she calmed down and looked at the prone Apple White. She smirked and rearranged Apple's body. She had her on her knees, face on the floor so her rear was facing the door. She debated rearranging Apple's clothes so she would truly be mooning the Dwarves when they got home, but decided that would be a little too mean. Instead she placed a had on her butt and drew a mustache under it.

"I see one of my back-up plans kicked in." Hillary stated as she looked over Grimm's shoulder.

"Very nice." He responded. "And with Daring still here, he wouldn't have had a chance to fall in love with her and give her True Love's Kiss to wake her up, and since she swallowed the Apple, they won't be able to accidently knock it from her mouth. Good. I am very much done with this group. I look forward to their end." The pair laughed. There was a knock on his door. Hillary used a spell to conceal Daring as Grimm went to answer.

"Excuse me Headmaster." Dexter Charming asked when the door was opened. "Have you seen Daring or Darling?"

"I have not, but I wouldn't worry, I'm sure you'll see them soon enough." He replied. Daring would probably be the only one to survive the end of this travesty of a Snow White story.

"But we were suppose to meet for Breakfast over an hour ago." Dexter started. Grimm glanced at the window. He hadn't realized how much time had passed since he'd woken. "Both seemed to have vanished. Daring never makes his own bed, but Darling always does in the morning, She says it's always good to start out the day with an accomplishment, even a small one."

"I wouldn't worry about it." Grimm stated dismissively. And started to close the door.

"If you say so, it's just according to her roommate, Darling must have left last night because when she woke up around midnight to use the bathroom, she was already gone."

"Look Dexter, my boy, we're all aware of her sneaking out occasionally to practice her riding and attempts at sword play. I wouldn't worry about it." He grinned a moment and felt like being a little cruel. "She's more princely then you are, she can take care of herself." As the words left his mouth, Milton Grimm suddenly panicked and rushed to the book, slamming the door on Dexter, literally hitting him in the nose with it.

Her eyes fluttered as they slowly opened. Apple White looked up into the beautiful blurry face of her prince. She smiled still feeling those soft strawberry flavored lips pressed to hers. Strawberry Flavored? She questioned blinking her eyes to clear her vision. The lips left hers and she felt a moment of longing for the return of that touch. Her prince's lips were really red, like unnaturally so, she noted, and glossy.

"Darling?" She questioned when her visions cleared.

"I never thought I'd get a chance to be your prince, but I've dreamed of it since we were little." Darling spoke softly. She raised her hand to gently stroke Apple's cheek. Apple shivered, a strange warm feeling taking over her body. "I remember the moment I fell in love with you. We were both so young, and I was being chased by that wild boar. You jumped at the boar to save me, rolling into the pond with it. It's why I decided I wouldn't just be a damsel in distress. You were the inspiration for who I am today."

Apple looked stunned. She'd never realized that Darling had been in love with her. She almost felt bad as she remembered that incident. It was true that Apple had ended up tackling the boar into the lake, but she hadn't meant to. She meant to try to push Darling out of the way, instead she tripped and tackled the boar instead.

"Not that I'm not flattered because I am," She started thinking that after the comb incident that she was very much open to this. "but that's not exactly what happened." She wanted to explain herself since she didn't want to be a disappointment to Darling, especially with her as her Prince, well Princess Charming.

"Oh, I know. I figured that out a long time ago." Darling laughed. Apple smiled and pulled Darling to her, pressing her lips, tasting those strawberries again. She could feel her heart rushing in the excitement.

"Ah hem." She heard a few voices comment.

"I never knew Daring Charming was so feminine." One Dwarf commented.

"Yeah, I was really expecting something a little more beefcake like." Another added.

"Not to mention the crossdressing." A third voiced. That got Darling laughing, since she'd actually seen Daring crossdresssed before thanks to a lost bet."

"If you are all done, I think you have work to do." Apple grumped at being interrupted at her intimate moment. "I was poisoned by the Evil Queen." The dwarves all nodded and took off running. Apple went to grab hold of Darling again, but her Princess was gone.

"Oh, horse apples." Apple swore.

"You tried to kill the love of my life." Raven Queen heard yelled as she sat on a stone next to a river. She cocked her head. That didn't sound like Daring Charming. His voice certainly wasn't that high pitched. In fact that sounded like. . .

"Darling?" She turned in the direction of the voice seeing the princess. Raven had been prepared to deal with the Dwarves and Daring, but honestly Darling scared her more than a little. She knew the princess was one of the best, if not the best fighter at Ever After High. Daring gets the credit, but ultimately a mirror would distract him, so he wasn't dangerous. Darling on the other hand, was very dangerous, and she was holding a long sword.

"Evil Queen, your rein of terror ends now!" Darling shouted as she came in for an attack. Raven jumped off her stone and into the river.

"Come on Darling, you don't have to do this!" Raven shouted as she trudged towards the center, the water up to her waist. Darling was on the shore watching her. The current was getting stronger and Raven was afraid if she went any further she'd be swept away.

"Really?" Darling asked. "I get to play the part of the prince and you're telling me not too. I thought you'd be happy, I'm living the destiny I always dreamed of." She took a few steps in. "Wow, that's cold water."

"I hadn't noticed." Raven's teeth chattered a little as she spoke. "Now could you put your sword away and just bring me to the princess."

"Can't we have a quick duel, obviously it doesn't have to be to the death or anything, but you know, I would enjoy the chance."

"I don't have a sword." Raven chattered. She was starting to wonder if her lips were blue yet. She moved a little close to the bank. At least she wasn't as worried about Darling killing her outright anymore.

"I have an extra." She cried out in joy as she pulled a second sword from behind herself. Raven Blinked.

"Why do you have two swords? It's not just in case you have an opportunity like this is it?"

"Of course not, I can duel wield."

"Figures." Raven muttered moving closer. "I don't know how to use a sword. I was too busy with magic." Well trying to get my magic to work how I wanted it to. Darling looked disappointed.

"Fine." She sighed and put her weapons away. She even helped Raven out of the river just in time for the Dwarves to show up. The lead one immediately grabbed Raven's arms and bound them behind her back then wrapped the rope around her waist to make it harder to get free. Raven barely realized what had happened until after it was done.

"The princess wishes to speak with you before your execution." Another dwarf said.

"Wait, what?" Raven cried out. "Execution?" Apple wasn't mad about the whole comb incident was she? She seemed surprisingly happy and sated before she passed out. Another dwarf balled up a hanky and shoved it in her mouth while the sixth one wrapped his hanky to keep her from spitting out the other one. Raven struggled against the dwarves, but they just picked her up and carried her away. Darling shook her head and rushed after them.

"You're kidding about the execution right?" Darling asked but didn't get a response. She was a little worried.

"Ah, you found her." Apple smiled when the dwarves stood Raven up against a tree, staying near enough to keep her from running away. Apple was holding a wicked looking dagger in her hand as she came closer to Raven. She used the blade to cut the gag so Raven could spit up the wadded up material.

"I'm so glad I get this chance to talk to you." Apple stated as she looked at the knife. Raven gulped. This was not how things were supposed to go. "I wanted to know why, why you tried to kill me." Apple let a little tear slip from her eye,

"I was jealous of you and you're popularity with the people." Raven replied going alone with the story they had planned before entering their tale. "The people loved you and hated me. I couldn't stand it. Why were you so much more popular then me?"

"I'm cuter?" Apple replied with a little giggle. She traced the tip of the dagger along Raven's cheek. Darling watched, moving a little closer. She may have been in love with Apple, but she wasn't going to let her kill Raven in cold blood. This was not the Apple she had fallen in love with and it was starting to freak her out a little.

"Look Apple. I'm really sorry." Raven started. Apple pushed the tip of the dagger against Raven's upper lip. She went quiet.

"Sh, sh, shhhh," Apple ordered. Darling moved a little closer still.

"I knew it was you at the house. All three times you showed up. I let you do those things in hopes that you would change your mind, and come to your senses, but you kept trying to kill me. How could you do that too me?" Apple had gone a little off the script. Raven looked at her, deeply into her eyes her own narrowing at what she saw there.

"Well, you know, I was bored, you were there. What did you expect?" Raven replied. Darling let out a little surprised noise. What's Raven trying to do, get herself killed? Darling started to rush the pair but a dwarf shifted to block her. Apple took a step back, her own eyes wide. She looked at Raven's face and moved forward quickly. Darling let out a little scream as Apple swung the dagger.

"I just want my best friend back." Apple cried. She'd sliced through the ropes that held Raven bound. Raven wrapped her arms around Apple.

"Me too. I don't want to be queen." Raven cried. The pair stood there hugging a moment. Darling felt the sudden urge to knock their heads together. How could they do that to her? She had been certain they were seriously pissed at each other. The dwarves all laughed and moved out of the way.

"I'd like you to meet my Princess Charming." Apple grabbed Darling's hand and pulled her in close giving her a kiss. Darling returned the kiss and then grinned herself.

"I never realized how close you two were." Darling started speaking to the pair of them. Just so you are both aware, I don't mind sharing, if you don't mind sharing a little." She grabbed Raven and pulled her in for a deep kiss, stunning both Apple and Raven. When she broke away, Raven found herself out of breath. They both stared at Darling, unable to speak for a moment.

"But, but, but." Apple stuttered, unsure what had just happened. Raven was still in a daze. Darling stuck her tongue out at them both.

"Oh please, you both deserve it, after what you just put me through." She grunted at the pair and then laughed a moment, then added, "Besides I'm not gonna share my woman."

Milton Grimm picked up the book and threw it against the wall. It fell to the floor still writing.

And the trio had gone back to the Castle where the former Evil Queen used her knowledge of potions to create an antidote for the one used on the Queen, King and her mother. After a lively discussion that ended with Snow White and the previous Evil Queen in bed together, they all lived happily ever after.

The End

When the book finished writing, Grimm felt sudden pain in his body. He looked at his hands. They were aging before his eyes. He saw chunks of his hair fall out and land on the floor.

"Noooooooooo!" He screamed. Hillary, who had been watching the entire scene in horror wasn't going to wait around for what happened next. She used a chair to break the window and cast a spell to give her temporary wings . She knew it was only a matter of time before they came for her. In order to break the spells She had placed, they would have had to figure out it was her who had cast it. She flew off the school grounds as quickly as possible. It had been so long since she'd started this, she no longer had a back-up plan. All those she'd originally set up to take the fall for her were long gone.

"Now where do you think you're going?" Destiny asked, her voice dripping with venom. Hillary cringed and turned to her right to look at the Dark Fairy hovering there, arms crossed.

"I'm on my way to visit my mother." She remarked.

"Oh please, you're mother has been dead for centuries." The Dark Fairy replied. She stepped closer to Hillary, who lashed out with a spell. Destiny's used her hand to bat the energy of the spell away. It hit a tree and caused it to bend over in half, snapping. For a brief moment the Dark Fairy had a glow about her. "Naughty Girl, you shouldn't play with such spells." She added.

"How?" Hillary cringed. She wasn't the type who liked confrontations. She preferred it better when she could do things in the background, or maybe just stab someone in the back. She had underlings for the true face to face dealings, or she had them. They hadn't survived and encounter last time, since Hillary had ignored their cries for help abandoning them to their fate. She'd always assumed she'd get more, she just hadn't had the time yet. She was out of her element facing off against the Dark Fairy and her power seemed to be waning.

"Oh, I poisoned your well so to speak." She grinned and cast a spell on the ground under Hillary. Roots grew from the ground and grabbed her, holding tight. "It didn't take much really. I knew you were getting your extra power from the Mirror Prisons. All I needed to do was add a little counter to the energy you were receiving. A plan, I might add I've been waiting for years to enact, ever since you had my grandmother placed in one of those Death Traps." Her voice remained cool and calm. That increased the terror in Hillary's eyes. How could anyone have figured out her secret?

"That wasn't me, that was my grandmother." She cried in an attempt to deflect away any responsibility she had. When in trouble, place the blame on others. It had worked for her for so long, after all, she was known as one of the "good guys". Destiny ignored her.

"I am impressed by how you've managed to keep your youth though, stealing the magic of others, staying young and re-entering school ever so often to keep your legacy going. I can even applaud your work at improving your own position, all while keep the others in your store in their same positions, and even lowering a few of them." Destiny smiled. "Unfortunately, I'm not sure which name is your original one. Is it Hillary, Haley, Hagitha, Henrietta?"

"Hillary." She answered without thinking. The Dark Fairy grinned, showing off her teeth in a predatory manner. Hillary wet herself a little.

"It really didn't take much effort to figure out what you were doing. Once I found out who had invented the Mirror Prisons, I started researching your family tree. Image my surprise when everyone pretty much looked the same. Maybe a different hair color here, or eye color there, but otherwise, not much different. So few names used though, bad show. It would have been harder if you didn't keep using them in the same order. I admit I was a little disappointed in myself with how long it took me to really understand what was happening.

"You were using the Mirror Prisons to steal other people's magic and life force just for your own benefit, keeping you young and making you stronger. Not to mention the changes you've made to your part of the story, going from a bitter old hag in the original telling, to trying to become a fairy in the newest one. Oh yes, I found out about that too. I could almost respect it had you not caused me so much pain.

"I am grateful to those two idiots for giving me the opportunity to have my vengeance on you. If not for Snow White wanting to free the Evil Queen, I never would have been able to poison the magic we supplied Eva to help her escape." She stood above the cowering Hillary. "Oh but you don't worry about her. Thanks to my daughter acquiring a sample of your hair, my special counter will only affect you. Eva will be just fine." She laughed above the Enchantress.

"Now, I'm afraid I'll have to end your little rein of terror." Hillary had been working on cutting her way through her binds and suddenly swung out with a knife aiming her Destiny's stomach. Destiny used her magic to shrink Hillary down, the blade missing her as its size decreased. The Dark Fairy picked Hillary up, holding her in her fist, so she couldn't move. Hillary felt ill from the sudden change in size.

"Honestly you really should have used a variety of names. See the same ones over and over again made it really obvious that something wasn't kosher. Honestly, you know the big difference between us, I may appear to be Dark and Evil, but but I do all I can to take care of my people and those I rule over, where you appear to be good and kind, and only care for yourself." She shook her head a little sadly as she help the miniature Hillary up higher. "Now I'm going to really enjoy this," she said licking her lips.

"I feel a little sick." Raven complained as they suddenly appeared in the Headmasters office. Apple rubbed her friend's back a little. She glanced around. It was only Raven, Eva, her mother and herself in the office.

"Shouldn't everyone else be here as well?"

"Since we didn't do this through normal means, I'm guessing everyone was deposited back to wherever they were when we started." Eva remarked.

"Worried about your lady lo…" Raven stopped short looking in the corner. "What is that?" She asked. They all turned to where she pointed. In the corner was a barely moving body, skin stretched over bone, in some spots appearing nearly transparent. Long thin grey hair fell around the figure. It turned to look at them, moaning instead of talking as its teeth were missing. At least they were missing from it's mouth, the individual teeth were actually on the floor in front of it.

Raven gasped when she looked at its face, with sunken eyes, thick with cataracts. It appeared to be trying to speak, but no one could tell what it was trying to say. Snow White's eyes went wide as she pointed to one of its hands. On it's finger was a familiar looking ring.

"It's the headmaster." Apple whispered. A shiver went up all of their spines.

"Why are we here again?" Raven complained as she bent over in her seat, placing her head on the chair in front of her in the Charmitorium. On her left was Dexter Charming, on her right was Apple White and to the right of Apple was Darling Charming. "Didn't we finish our story? Aren't we free of our obligations to school."

"You heard what our mother's said. 'You still need to take classes so you will be prepared to one day run your own kingdoms.' "Apple spoke imitating her mother's tone of voice. Darling giggled. "Besides, you'd miss your friends and the others here." Apple added and winked. Raven gave Dexter's hand a little squeeze.

"Come on Raven, wasn't summer break long enough for you?" Darling asked with a smirk. Raven shook her head. No one had expected Raven to be adamant about getting away from school, but she was ready to go out into the real world. Besides, what they did during summer break had been so exciting; she wanted to get back to those sort of adventures. Darling laughed. Raven wasn't the only one who wanted to get back out into the world. Even Apple had found it thrilling.

"I wish I could have joined you in Wonderland." Dexter sighed. Raven raised her head and smiled.

"Me too." She remarked softly.

"What exactly did you do in Wonderland?" Briar Beauty asked sitting behind the group with Madeline Hatter. "Apple won't tell me." She added.

"We just defeated the Jabberwocky and broke the curse on
Wonderland." Darling explained. Briar's jaw hung open. "We had Raven's mother with us as well."

"You what?" Maddie asked. She hadn't been told about it.

"Darling, darling." Apple stated. "Um, we weren't supposed to say anything until after it was publically announced."

"Sorry, I forgot. I've been wanting to share it with everyone so much. It was so exciting."

"That's because you didn't end up covered in Jaberwocky goo." Raven complained.

"Oh Raven, you looked so adorable all covered in goo." Apple teased. Raven shook her head. Before anyone else could speak up, Snow White walked across the stage, dressed in a more business casual outfit.

"Good Morning Students," She began cheerfully. "As you may recall towards the end of last semester, I took over as temporary Headmistress for the school until the council could find a replacement. As most of you know, it was shown that the Previous Headmaster had used a specialized curse to have sole control of the Storybook of Legend. He used that power to not only keep himself young, but also threaten anyone who went against him. He used his pen and authority to control as much of Ever After as he could. The number of people he'd threatened over the years had been staggering."

"Since it's easy enough to learn those details, which are also going to be a topic in the updated curriculum, let's get back to something more important, that I now you are all curious about. After many weeks of debate, and even a special test, I am happy to announce that the council has made their choice for the new head of the school. She smiled at everyone in the room. "And no, I'm sorry it is not me." There were some random cheers in the crowd of students. Snow White had been a more difficult Headmaster then Grimm had been, mostly because she knew most of the tricks students used at school, having used most if not all of them, herself.

"Let me give you a little background on this test, before I announce who will be ruling, I mean running the school." She gave the students a moment to laugh at her joke. Many did, others looked a little worried. "This test was for two things, the first was to make up for certain mistakes that had occurred a number of years ago. You can call it reparations." Raven sat up and looked at Snow White.

"Oh no." She whispered.

"The second was to show that this candidate had what it took to make things right, especially after everyone learned what Headmaster Grimm had done. Now allow me to introduce to you, you're new Headmistress." Snow white motioned for the curtains behind her to rise. Standing there in all her dark glory was the Evil Queen. "Eva Queen!" Snow White shouted. The student body went quiet with shock.

"Welcome my lovely students." Eva Queen stated. "I promise you, I will be a fair and impartial Ruler of this School." She grinned. She leaned over the podium and whispered into the microphone like she was sharing a secret. "Besides, I'm less strict then Snowflake here." She pointed back to Snow White.

"Hey!" Snow White exclaimed, offended. The student body of Ever After High was quiet a moment, stunned by the comment before they roared with laughter, except for Raven Queen, who just groaned.

"You wanted to see us Headmistress?" Raven asked as her and Apple White entered the Headmistresses office, redecorated to suit Eva Queen's style. Standing with next to her was Snow White.

"Yes thank you for coming Raven, and you as well Apple." She stated and walked over to the Storybook of Legends. "Queen Snow White, and I have been discussing something very important." She stated. The moment she used Queen with Snow White both girls knew they weren't going to like where this was going. "We've been going over 'Apple White and the Seven Dwarves' and we've decided that you will be doing it over again."

"What?" Both girls exclaimed at once.

"I know I was the one who told you to make changes, and you did an excellent job doing so, but ultimately you did some things that were frankly disturbing." Snow White stated. "and I've read most of the original tales. To be perfectly honest, you two were kind of scary."

"That poor comb." Eva sighed. "I really hoped you burned it afterwards." Apple and Raven both looked away from their mothers. Eva and Snow frowned in unison. "I'm glad you had your, um fun, with the assignment but we really need a more serious version in the book."

"What about Darling?" Apple asked, worried that she'd have to go back to Daring after starting a real relationship with Darling.

"Don't worry, she'll still be you're Princess Charming. We'll also use the same set up if you like. We just need you both to be a little more serious in the middle." Raven looked at both women and grinned.

"Okay, we'll try." She said and winked at Apple. Apple's lips widened into a grin matching Raven's own.

"Oh hex it." Snow White and Eva Queen swore together."

"You still have your guards looking for Hillary?" Eva asked as the pair sat at the edge of the school's roof, their feet dangling off.

"Of course. After everything she did to us, I won't let her get away." Snow replied. Eva leaned back so she was lying on her back staring at the back of Snow's head. "I wish I had never gone to her for help." Snow added.

"Who would ever have thought Destiny would be the one to actually help us. Should have gone to her in the first place." Eva teased with a yawn. "I just can't believe Hillary got away from her." Eva sighed. "I don't think I'd ever seen Destiny that embarrassed before."

"True, except a moment later when she belched in front of us. Then she looked like she was ready to die right then and there." Snow and Eva laughed. Snow White laid back next to the Evil Queen and took her hand. The pair enjoyed the sun setting together.

- Epilogue -

"We will be having a new student joining our class today." Mr. Badwolf announced as he stood in front of the General Villainy Class. A series of soft whispers questioning the identity of the new student, could just be made out from the regular students. He growled at the students and they all went quiet. The new student walked into class, with bright colored hair and a black and white dress.

"Hi, My name is Mira Shards, I'm the daughter of the Magic Mirror Spirit." She announced with a smile. A number of the boys could be seen drooling at their desks. Raven Queen couldn't help but think the girl was familiar. Not to mention she didn't realize the Magic Mirror could have a child. Then again, she didn't know what the Magic Mirror did when not in use either. Her thoughts distracted her enough that the girl was able sneak up to her and sit at the empty desk.

"You must be Raven Queen." She stated excitedly. "Since you're part of my story, I was really hoping I would be able to get to know you." The girl seemed a little overly excited for a Villain's henchperson, but then again, she was use to Maddie and that wasn't much different.

"Hi Mira, It's a pleasure to meet you as well." Raven shook the girl's hand, still thinking she seemed super familiar to her.

"I think this will be the start of a beautiful friendship." Mira replied with a huge, nearly devious smile. Ut-oh, Raven thought.

The End.

Notes:

I started and mostly finished this way back before the Dragon Games Specials came out. I just kept going back to my one big fight scene and worked it and reworked it over and over again. That's the reason Darling was the one to design the Dragon Ridding Gear, unless I went back and changed it and forgot it did. :D

I just wanted to explore one of the possible reasons why the Evil Queen went off Script like she did. Also if I ever get around to finishing and posting a number of my other in the works stories, you'll notice I pretty much use Eva as the name of the Evil Queen in everything. Doesn't make them all the same version, I just think Eva Queen seems like a good name for her.

I have no idea how I lost Control of Apple and Raven once they were in their story. I wrote and wrote and wrote, and when I looked at it afterwards, I was like "What the...". As Far as the Comb Incident goes, I will not be saying anything about it as I was sworn to secrecy.

For the Beauty and the Beast story and the Old Hag Witch. She just cursed the Prince, but never removed a disguise to show she was a beautiful enchantress or fairy. That's the version of the Story I remember being told when I was really little.

As always, I hope you enjoy and feel free to comment.

Take care!