I have returned from my much needed vacation and have returned to the daily grind of writing this story (not that I don't enjoy it, mind you). The feedback on this story has been simply amazing, and I am honored to be writing for you wonderful man-sters and ghouls (or whatever you are).
Now onto the answers for your reviews!
Guest – I looked at the flexile sentry, and I gotta say it's not what I'm looking for in a Ben 10 alien. Not only is it quite disturbing (though I suppose that was the point), but it doesn't really have anything unique about it like the other aliens. While the idea you had for it was quite clever, it's not what I'm looking for. As for the knight alien, I'm still not gonna go with that. On to Phantux, I had no idea that there was already an alien by that name (actually taking a look of it on DeviantArt and I find that it's actually a Pokemon). I'll talk to MTC-Studio and see if I can't at least borrow the name; love the smooth talking idea, BTW.
Titanzilla – I figured Apple would want to plot things out first, considering she has no idea who or what the heck Ben is; she'll appear in this chapter, guaranteed.
Kaiju Fan – Thank you. The vacation was enjoyable and much needed.
The Question – Still love that name, BTW. As for your notice, I figured Cerise would be too distracted by the race to notice and would at least remember seeing it in a dream or flashback.
Redrangerlegacy – I actually did a one-shot with Gigi and Whisp, where Whisp was trying to steal Ben from Gigi long enough to make him her boyfriend, of which was written in a Wile E. Coyote style; I was tempted to write the Latin names at one point, but I figured that would be too hard to write. And if you love Looney Tunes, then continue reading this story. There's an alien I think you'd like to meet ;)
Darkness Rissing - (cue the rimshot) Raven and Cerise will both in the harem, and I have to admit that the idea of them being a couple along with Ben sounds nice (although I was originally shooting for RavenxMaddie). As to how the Forever Knights came to Ever After . . . you'll just have to see.
Codecrash – Thank you. Yes, I also view Apple to be the jealous/posessive type when she's not all sugary and sweet like she is; I mean, the one webisode where we find out that she's practically something of a super hero in secret proves that alone.
Isom – As you already know, I love the idea behind Jigsaw; this is going to be fun to write. As to what fairy tale Ben will disguise himself as, well, you'll just have to see.
DracoAngel17 – Yeah, while I like Hunter as much as the next guy (or gal), he's also one of my favorite punching bags, and Briar seemed like just the person to do it. Considering she'll be asleep for a hundred years, she'll probably want to say she beat the Huntsman's butt back in high school when she wakes up.
New Universe Returns – I intend to. I shall never give up! NEVER!
masterart – Don't worry. The ghouls will be far too busy to be worried. Much.
Menatron the Angel of Ideas – Thought you might like that. And thanks for the Wonderland idea.
StrongGuy159 – Thank you, thank you very much (once again, I do not do The King justice).
Cartoonfan10 – That would be telling ;)
Numbervania – I guess the Roadrunner's catch phrase is just used more or just more well known. I myself have not taste froyo in my life, mostly because wherever we go there is no froyo for miles around.
superfanman217 – Do you wish to marry it?XD
spurlinpatricksean2 – Answers to the order you asked them: I know you were not trying to be rude; I was making a joke, if you are referring to Darling Charming, then yes, she will be, most likely, because that would leave Dexter with no one to love and I want to at least make one couple before the story ends like I did with Heath and Abbey in We're All Monsters, there might be a scene like that, but it won't be for a while.
luciayshadow – Glad I'm not alone out there ;) No, I haven't had the chance to see Way to Wonderland, but I'm considering on writing that mess into my story, much like I did with Haunted back in We're All Monsters. Glad you think I'm doing a good job at writing the girls and ghouls.
Stretchy-Rat - Answers in the order asked: maybe, maybe, and yes.
I'm pretty sure you're fed up with me spouting of nonsense as usual, am I right? So before we dive head first into the story, please leave comments about a yuri pairing in this story; I've gotten some feedback, but I need more to make it official. Also, give a round of applause to Codecrash for once again giving me an idea to exploit and work with. You rock, dude!
As always, comment, review, suggest, and request down below. Any ideas you have are welcome!
Onward!
Apple White watched from the balcony of the dorm she shared with Raven, watching with bright blue eyes as the witchling, Fasttrack, and an injured Cerise raced back to the school as fast as they could with what appeared to be a mob of female fairy tales chasing after them with what Apple could only guess to either be insanity, anger, or lust, neither one of which was very viable to the princess.
In her mind, her prince was allowed to talk and hang out with certain girls that he was friends with, even kiss them if they were really good friends, lost a bet, or won a competition, but they weren't allowed to be that close to anyone, especially the future villain of her story. Apple sighed as she stepped away from the window and went to go sit and then lie down on her bed, her blonde curls spread out behind her as she started to think and mull her thoughts over. Nothing seemed to make sense anymore, not since Ben had sudden shoved his way into her life.
All her life, she had been told by her parents and her nannies and her teachers and her servants and basically everyone else in her life that Daring Charming was her prince, and that she would grow up to marry him once her fairy tale was over and produce a child of which she would pass down her legacy to and watch as they repeated the role of the story again before possibly dying at a ripe old age. She was at first oddly okay with the fact that her entire life was and had been written out for her from the moment she had been born and had unquestionably followed and obeyed everything she had been told without question.
And then the day came when Raven disowned her destiny to try and write out her own, much to the anger and cheers of her fellow students; Apple at first had been hurt, how Raven could have been so selfish, but over time she started to see the young witch as more than just the future antagonist of her story. She began to see her as something more of a friend, someone she could share her troubles with and confide her deepest secrets to; she still hoped that Raven would eventually stop with this whole Rebel nonsense and wake up to become the villain she always was. And if not, at least hope that Raven would be kind enough to poison her out of kindness.
But ever since heard the mirror's prophecy and witness Ben transform, she was no longer sure of anything. All her life, she had been raised and told and promised that Daring would grow up to become her prince and awaken her from her poison induced slumber, but now that all logic and reason was thrown out the window, she didn't know what to think. She assumed that Blitzwolfer, Diamondhead, Mindmesser, Fasttrack, and even the bug man Raven had talked about were all Ben in disguise, but this did nothing to calm Apple's nerves; just what was Ben?
Being the Daughter of Snow White and having what was known to be the best destiny of all time, Apple had an extensive knowledge of fairy tales and their histories, but she was utterly clueless as to what Ben was. He couldn't just be a wolf, because she had seen him turn into a cat and then a frog; maybe he was simply a fairy tale with an undetermined destiny to follow, someone who would fill in the missing part of a story? Considering quite a lot of fairy tales involved the death of the villain, it was quite hard for them to produce an heir to carry on their legacy, so this made some sort of sense to her. Maybe he was even some obscure fairy tale even she had never heard about.
Apple found herself starting to daydream about Ben, a small smile coming across her lips as she started to let her mind wander; Maddie said allowing ones mind to wander was both a blessing and a curse, as some minds didn't come back once you let them wander free.
She saw herself lifeless and asleep in a glass coffin in the middle of the woods, surrounded by down trodden and mourning woodland creatures and dwarves as she lay there; she could just barely make out Raven at the edge of the clearing, peering out from behind a grove of trees at the scene; Apple could read her expression, too far away to see whether she was grinning maliciously or mourning as well.
A sudden whinny caught everyone's attention and they all turned to see a large, proud, snow white stallion come trotting through the trees, snorting and shaking its long, luxurious mane as it carried a prince upon its back; he had dark brown hair and vibrant green eyes over a charming smile that could have been mistaken for diamonds. He wore evergreen robes with a black cape clinging to his shoulders and neck, a large sword and shield clipped to his side as a strange, watch-like device sat strapped to his wrist. Apple immediately recognized him as Ben and watched as he climbed off of his trusty horse and dramatically made his way through the crowd of animals and dwarves to the coffin that she resided in. He delicately opened the lid to the coffin and admired her beauty for a few seconds before bending over and planting a sweet kiss on her blood red lips before stepping back to kneel and bow down to her.
At first, nothing happened, and Apple feared that Raven had actually killed her instead of just putting her to sleep; the image of the witch was starting to clear up, and Apple swore she could have seen a smile of sorts on her face. A slight movement caught Apple's attention, and she saw her fingers start to twitch a little before her bright blue eyes slowly fluttered open with a pleasant smile on her face. The dwarves and animals all gave a rambunctious cheer as Ben climbed to his feet and picked her up out of the coffin, his strong arms under her back and legs as her arms wrapped around his neck and shoulders, a long and sweet kiss shared between the two of them that made Apple all warm inside; she could now fully see Raven on the edge of the woods and saw a relieved smile on her face as she retreated backwards into the woods, now unable to return to civilization.
A sudden noise like that of a large bird flying straight into a glass window shook her out of her daydream; she looked around, trying to find the source of the noise, but found nothing and quickly shrugged it off. Now that she went back over the lovely daydream she had moments ago. Now that she realized how wonderful her destiny would be should it play out, she knew she had to make sure that Ben was hers.
When it came to love though, she was utterly clueless as to how to make things work in her favor. She realized that other than the fact that he could change his shape between different fairy tale characters, she didn't know a thing about Ben at all; talking Raven about him would not only expose that she had seen Raven and Ben in the woods, bit also that she was crushing on him as well.
That meant she was down to one final option.
"Cupid! Cupid!"
The young deity yelped fell out of her desk as Apple barged into the dorm she shared with Blondie Locks yelling her name at the top of her lungs; with a grunt, Cupid pulled herself back up to her feet and picked up her chair, glowering at the princess for a split second before softening; she had long, wavy pink hair accentuated with white strands and pale skin, blue eyes, and large, ivory feathered wings. She wore a dress in many shades of pink, white, black, and gold, with a small head band with a heart pierced by an arrow.
"What is it, Apple? I'm kinda busy with my Crownculus homework." Cupid sighed, rubbing her aching temples; she was not very good at math, and Crownculus was the absolute worst of her subjects. It just didn't make sense to her, being too ridged and having to follow all sorts of rules, unlike love..
"I need some advice," Apple said, twiddling her fingers. "About love-"
"Say no more! Crownculus will have to wait!" Cupid exclaimed, cleaning off her desk with one sweep of her arms as she grabbed Apple's hand and led her over to her bed, eagerly sitting down and making Apple quite uncomfortable; perhaps she should have asked someone else for advice?
"What do you want to know?" Cupid asked.
"Well . . . I have this . . . crush on someone." Apple began.
"May I ask who?" Cupid pressed.
Apple gulped, earning a reassuring smile from Cupid. "Whoever it is, Apple, I swear upon Uncle Zeus's lightning bolt that is will remain between the two of us. Doctor's honor."
"You're a doctor?" Apple raised an eyebrow.
"Licensed psychologist." Cupid corrected. "Being the daughter of Eros has its advantages. Now who's the lucky fairy tale?"
"Well . . . it's . . . Blitzwolfer." Apple breathed; she decided to keep Ben's secret safe for the time being. Not only would it be incredibly hard to explain to someone else what she had seen, but Cupid would most likely believe her to be crazy if Apple told her that she had seen the new student change into a human, floating frog, super fast cat, bug man, and diamond man.
"Okay. I'll admit, this is a new one for me, but lets give it a shot." Cupid shrugged, her expression never wavering. "How long have you had these feelings for him?"
"I only really just realized it now." Apple admitted. "And considering he's only been here for a day, that's not a long time."
"True." Cupid tapped her chin. "Maybe you need to start out with trying to become his friend first, find some common ground of sorts." she suggested. "Once you're well acquainted with him, tell him how you feel about him; if he shares the same feelings, try going out on a small date, nothing too serious."
"But what if he doesn't return my feelings for him?" Apple pressed. "Is there some way I could force him to be mine?"
Cupid shook her head. "Only my arrows could do that, but I refuse to let anyone but me use them. The last time that happened, it was a dragon-sized fairy fail." she shuddered at the memory.
"Please?" Apple pleaded.
Cupid shook her head again. "No. My answer is final." Cupid said firmly.
"Alright." Apple conceded. "Before I go, could you help me find my other crown? I think I might have accidentally left it here after out last sleepover."
"Fine." Cupid as she got off her bed and down onto her hand and knees on the floor, crawling about in search of the missing item; Apple followed suit, though she wasn't looking for the supposed missing crown. Against her principles and morals and what her parents, nannies, tutors, and servants had taught her, she had lied about the crown just to buy her enough time to find and make off with Cupid's bow and at least one of her arrows, stealing being something else she was told not to do. But as someone once said, desperate times called for desperate measures, and Apple was, in a word, desperate.
She checked under Cupid's desk first and then began to rummage around in her dresser and closet, claiming the young deity could have accidentally put it away during a cleaning session; considering Cupid roomed with Blondie of all students, this was a very likely prospect, and the search continued on without question. Apple then searched through Blondie's dresser and closet, suspecting that Cupid could have very well put her precious bow and arrows in a place someone wouldn't suspect them to be in; the hunt for the bow however, turned up cold, and Apple then went back to crawling on her hands and knees like Cupid, deciding to look underneath Cupid's bed.
At first, she found nothing but several boxes marked with words such as 'Dexter Photos', 'Extra Clothes', 'Neptune's Trident', and a couple layers of dust and cobwebs. Just when she was about to give up, she noticed something shoved deep under the bed behind a large cardboard box marked 'Lost Ark', something that was sharp and pointed, like that of an arrow. She inhaled a sharp breath, coughing out a lungful of dust, and reached for the object, quietly pulling it out into a clearer view. She sighed with relief upon seeing that it was a quiver full of arrows shaped very much like hearts; a pink bow lay nearby, much to Apple's satisfaction; she quickly slipped the small bow and quiver under her dress and stood up, praying that the quiver and bow would stay still long enough for her to leave the dorm without notice.
"Found it!" Apple declared as she made her way to the door.
"Really?" Cupid's voice came from the bathroom.
"Yep! Thanks for the advice, Cupid!" Apple called over her shoulder as she quickly left the door and walked as fast as she could down the hall towards her own dorm, praying that Raven would not be inside waiting for her; thankfully, the witchling was not, allowing Apple to stash the bow and arrows underneath her bed until she could put it to good use.
A plan was starting to form in her head as she started to rummage through her own closet; in order for it to work, she needed to entice Ben with whatever a wolf might find interesting, considering that seemed to be his most used form. Apple allowed a small smile to form on her face as she pulled several clothes of her closet and examined them to be sure they would attract Ben. By the time she was done, he would be all hers.
Blitzwolfer sighed with content as she walked through the Enchanted Forest on all fours, sampling the sweet smelling air the forest offered him as he walked along. After narrowly avoiding the mob of female fairy tales, he had dropped Cerise and Raven off at the nurse's office so the former could get her ribs and ankle looked at while the later was there to simply provided support and hopefully prevent Cerise's secret from being exposed. In the mean time, he had decided to take Miss Muffet up on her offer and go visit her at her frozen yogurt stand, opting to switch forms so that if he was caught, there wouldn't be much suspicion.
What surprised him was just how eager some of the girls had been upon seeing Fasttrack; now he understood why Rook sometimes hated going out in public on certain days and dealing with the press. Not only was doing an interview with Harangue of all people enough to grate his and most Plumber's nerves, there was the slight issue of fan girls finding him irresistible. Blitzwolfer himself never quite understood how anyone could like someone covered with fur, but then again he was dating a werewolf, so he really had nothing to complain about. It was just that the lengths the girls went to kiss him frightened him; when he stopped by his room, Faybelle had flown right into the window of his room, bouncing off and falling slightly before she managed to pump her wings and fly again.
A sudden humming noise caught his attention, and he twisted his sensitive ears around to locate the source of the sound he heard while sniffing the air with his powerful noise; he followed the sound and scent of what appeared to be bacon, a smell that was making him drool as he walked through the brush, opting to walk now on his hind legs so he could see better. Before long, he made his way towards the central path of the Enchanted Forest and peeked out through the brush to find Apple White skipping merrily along the path.
The Loboan was about to shrug it off as nothing more than just a simple outing when he noticed several things different about her; in addition to the fact that the wonderful scent of bacon seemed to be coming from her, Apple, she was wearing a blood red hood and cloak similar to Cerise's, carrying a picnic basket, and seemed to be wearing gloves that smelled to be made out of deer fur. All that, and the fact that Apple was dressed in nothing more than a red thong and lacy, red bra that showed off her pale legs, arms, midriff, ass, and bust very nicely, much to Blitzwolfer's embarrassment; if one could see under his fur, they would find him blushing furiously.
"I'm just bringing the Three Little Pigs their oh,so delicious lunches!" Apple announced loudly in a monotone voice. "I sure hope I make it there on time!" she added before continuing on down the path.
Blitzwolfer blinked and quietly began to follow after Apple, mostly concerned about her mental health rather than all the enticing things she had brought along to attract him. Well, the bacon smelling was also part of it, but that was more of an added bonus as he followed after Apple, wondering why she dressed and acting in such a manner. Had she accidentally hit her head?
"She's almost as crazy as Maddie." the Loboan muttered under her breath.
"Blitzwolfer?"
The Loboan startled for a moment before he realized that it was just Ashlynn and Hunter coming through a thicket. "What's going on? What are you doing?" Ashlynn wondered.
"Following Apple." he replied, nodding his head towards the central path; Ashlynn and Hunter peered through the thick vegetation and remained there for a few seconds before retreating, both of their faces a beet red while hunter sweated furiously.
"I am ashamed to admit that she is hotter than dragon fire." was all Hunter could say.
"Um . . . are you . . ." Ashlynn asked Blitzwolfer with wide eyes.
The Loboan shook his head. "No, I'm just following her to make sure she's okay." he replied. "I think she might have had too much Wonderland tea or somethin'. And considering she's pretty much trying to use every trick in the book to get me to come to her, I think she's after me."
"No offense, but are you sure?" Hunter cocked an eyebrow. "Unless Apple's been hanging out with the Wonderlandians, this isn't Apple at all. She's all about following her destiny, and her destiny states that her prince is Daring, not you."
"Which makes me all the more concerned." Blitzwolfer growled as he dropped back down to all fours and pushed his way out through the bushes and grass and out onto the main trail. "You comin'?"
"Wouldn't be a better idea to stay hidden?" Ashlynn suggested.
The Loboan shook his head, shaking his gray fur all over the place as his tail wagged back and forth. "She's not even trying to pretend that she doesn't know I'm here. The best option to either try and ask her what's wrong or bring her down and back to the school for a checkup."
"If you say so . . ." Hunter sighed as they followed after Blitzwolfer.
"Trust me, I know I'm doing." Blitzwolfer promised them. "I've done this kind of thing before."
"Just where do you come from that this is a normal thing?" Ashlynn wondered.
"A very crazy place." the Loboan sighed.
Before long, the trio of concerned fairy tales had grown into a sizable group of at least eight; Sparrow Hood and Daring had been talked into coming after Blitzwolfer promised the later that he would at least give him a sporting chance to do better in Heroics 101 while the later came along simply because he was bored and wanted a peek at Apple before things changed. Briar, Maddie, and Dexter had also been managed to come along, the first two because they were concerned for Apple and the later because he hoped it would at least boost up his image with Raven.
"Uh, you sure this is gonna work?" Dexter gulped nervously as he adjusted his glasses.
"As sure as I beat your brother at his own game." Blitzwolfer chuckled; Daring sulked slightly at the mention of his record being broken once more.
"So what's the plan anyways?" Briar asked.
"Yeah, what does Sparrow do if he's not allowed to rock and ROOOOOLLLLL!" Sparrow screamed as he played a loud, obnoxious cord on his guitar, forcing Blitzwolfer to cover his ears until the music had died down to a softer volume.
"We first try to talk some sense into her." the Loboan replied. "And if that doesn't work, we jump her and drag her back to Ever After High. If anyone else has a better idea, I'm all ears." he added when he saw the skeptical looks coming from most of the group; Maddie didn't care either way as she was pouring Earl Grey a pot of tea, the stream of hot liquid flowing upwards into the dormouse's waiting tea cup. How the Hatter did this was beyond Blitzwolfer.
"Shhhh! I think she's stopped." Hunter hissed; the hunting party fell silent as they followed the trained huntsman towards a group of large bushes and shrubs, quietly peeking out through them as stealthily as they possibly could into the clearing Apple had supposedly stopped in.
"Wait, shouldn't there be a scantily clothed princess right now?" Daring wondered. Indeed, the clearing was completely devoid of any sign of Apple, with the exception of the small picnic basket she had been carrying all the way down the trail; the bacon scent Blitzwolfer had smelled earlier was all around the clearing, making it impossible for him to pick out any one scent and pinpoint where the wayward princess was at. Curious, he pushed past the others and stepped out into the clearing, freezing for a moment before slowly making his way towards the picnic basket, the others following warily as he picked up the lid of the picnic basket and slowly lifted it upwards.
"What the- there's nothing in here!" the Loboan pouted. "And I was really hoping for some bacon, too."
"Let me see that." Briar frowned as Blitzwolfer handed her the basket with his claws. While Briar examined the contents of the empty basket, he opened his senses up to the surrounding area, already suspicious about how things were going for them right now. The others were wary now too, though Maddie seemed to be much more relaxed than the others as she sipped her tea and offered Ashlynn and Hunter some as well.
"Something's not right." Blitzwolfer growled, the hairs on the back of his neck standing up as he bristled and growled.
"Yeah! There's no food in this picnic basket! YEEAAAAAAAAAHHHH!" Sparrow howled in an abhorrent tone that was really starting to grate both his and Briar's nerves.
"No, that's not it." the Loboan snarled; he suddenly pricked his ears up and dove to the side just as an arrow sliced through the air and embedded itself deep in Briar's shoulder; the princess screamed with pain for a moment before the arrow evaporated into a cloud of sparkling, pink dust and a dreamy expression crossed Briar's face.
"Hey, Blitzwolfer," she purred in a seductive manner. "Wanna kiss?"
"Whatwiththewhonow!?" Blitzwolfer gaped before another whistling noise caught his attention and he ducked to the ground and rolled as two arrows flew through the hair over his head and jammed themselves deep into Sparrow and Daring's arms and legs, eliciting yelps of surprise from the two boys before their arrows disappeared and similar expressions to Briar's crossed their faces.
"Hello there, handsome." Daring grinned charmingly to Sparrow, for once ignoring his own reflection.
"Sparrow totally agrees! You ain't half bad lookin' either!" Sparrow smiled as he wiggled his eyebrows at the prince charming.
"What the Sphinx!?" Blitzwolfer exclaimed as he launched himself into the air to avoid another arrow that burried itself into Ashlynn's chest just as another arrow fixed itself into Maddie's neck; panicked cries of terror from Ashlynn and hunter filled the air before the two arrows vanished in puffs of sparkling, pink smoke. Hunter watched with horror and a red face as his girlfriend and Maddie set eyes on each other and immediately latched onto the other girl, pressing their lips together and groping each other as they made out.
"Ashlynn? Ashlynn!" Hunter cried. "Come on, what's going on with-OWW!" the Huntsman roared as an another arrow embedded itself in his ankle.
"What's happening!?" Dexter panicked before an arrow thrust itself into the back of his neck and forced him to face plant down on the ground at Hunter's feet as the two arrows vanished in puff's of pink smoke. With a groan, Dexter picked himself up and patted around for his glasses, searching for them as fast and as delicately as he could before he finally found them, his fingers grazing someone else's. He quickly grabbed his glasses and put them back on to stare at the deep, chocolate almonds of Hunter's face, a small smile crossing his own.
"H-Hey, there." he chuckled nervously. "Y-You look gourd- great! I meant great!" he quickly corrected himself.
"You, too." Hunter chuckled, a light blush on his face.
"Okay, this is getting weird, even for me." the Loboan sighed. "Is this getting weird for anyone else!?" he yelled to the heavens as Briar threw herself at him, only to miss as Blitzwolfer ducked to the ground to avoid her.
"Oh, applesauce!" Apple's voice cursed as a rustling noise could be heard from above before a sudden yelp of surprise filled the air, followed by the sounds of snapping and cracking branches as Apple tumbled to the ground and landed on Blitzwolfer's back, breaking her fall; clutched tightly in her hand was a pink bow and strapped to her back was an empty quiver.
"Mind explaining?" the Loboan growled as he held Briar's attempts to kiss him at bay; Maddie had Ashlynn pressed up against a tree as she peppered the princess's neck and cheek with kisses, sucking on a patch of skin on her neck and eliciting a moan from Ashlynn while Daring and Sparrow passionately made out with each other. Hunter and Dexter were thankfully just talking things out for the moment, but with the way their faces were reddening with every passing second, it was only a matter of time before they too joined the madness of love.
"Well . . ." Apple gulped upon noticing Blitzwolfer's stern glare. "I kind of . . . saw you and Raven at the gazebo . . ." she trailed off as the Loboan's eyes widened.
"How much did you see?" she snarled.
"I saw you transform." Apple sighed. "I know you're not really a wolf-"
"Why are all of our friends sudden drowning in love?" the Loboan interrupted.
"M-My magic mirror told me that y-you were my prince, not Daring." Apple flinched. "I want to make sure that happened, so I borrowed Cupid's bow and arrows; I'm a really bad shot as you can guess." she added sheepishly.
"Come on, Blitzwolfer! Give me some sugar!" Briar pleaded.
"At least Briar has something else to cross off her bucket list." Blitzwolfer grumbled as he released her hold on Briar, wincing when she stumbled to the ground and quickly climbed to her feet, suddenly tackling Blitzwolfer to the ground and sending Apple flying as Briar kissed the Loboan on the nose.
"Owie!" Apple whimpered as she pulled herself out of the thorn bush she had landed in; her hood and cloak caught on the sharp thorns and she was forced to abandon it after several fruitless tugs, leaving her to walk about in all of her nearly-nude glory.
Briar paused in mid-kiss and gazed upon Apple, her eyes widening when she caught sight of the princess's smooth curves and plump lips, her jaw dropping opening when she traced her eyes over Apple's breasts and ass before starring deep into those bright blue eyes. Before Apple could react, Briar leaped off of Blitzwolfer and tackled Apple to the ground, hugging her tight as she smashed her lips into Apple's; the scantily clothed princess struggled as Briar began to move her lips steadily, slipping her tongue past Apple's lips and digging her fingers into Apple's blonde locks.
"Oh, for the love of gargoyles." Blitzwolfer grumbled under his breath as he hauled himself to his feet and grabbed Briar's leg, effortlessly tearing her away from Apple and tossed her over his shoulder where she crashed into Ashlynn and Maddie just as the Hatter was reaching underneath the princess's shirt; the three girls bounced off of the tree and tumbled into Daring and Sparrow, ruining their mae out session before all of them tumbled into Dexter and Hunter just as they were about to kiss.
"That was easier than I expected." the Loboan noted happily before turning to Apple. "You alright?"
The princess was unresponsive as she just lay there, gasping for breath as she starred wide eyed at the sky, completely oblivious to Blitzwolfer's yelling; she had just experienced her first kiss by another girl. What it was called, Apple didn't know, but what she did know was that it was extremely uncomfortable to her; she couldn't say the same thing for Maddie or Briar, but she found it utterly repulsive. But then again, the pure passion behind the kiss was something else . . .
"Hello? Earth to Apple?" Blitzwolfer poked her with a claw. "Anyone in there?"
"What just happened?" Apple breathed.
"You mean other than you shooting all of our friends with love arrows and making them fall in love with each other?" the Loboan said with a deadpanned expression. "Oh, and as an added bonus, they all seem to be attracted to one of us now. My bet is that it's on you." he added.
"Are you always this sarcastic?" Apple moaned as she climbed to her feet.
"No, only when I'm in very stressful situations." Blitzwolfer replied. "Now if you value your sanity, lips, and body, you get on my back without complaint and hold on for dear life."
Apple was about to protest when she took notice of the tangle of arms and legs that were her friends as they slowly pulled themselves free from each other, lustful and wanting looks on their faces as they all lunged for Apple as one; the princess gave a startled scream as she raised her hands to protect her face before Blitzwolfer grabbed her by the back of her bra and tossed her onto his back, running away at top speed with their lovestruck friends right behind them.
"Come back, Darling!" Daring cried out.
Appleeeee! I neeeeed you!" Briar moaned.
"The polywog needs its lilypad!" Maddie shouted.
"Geez, how strong are those love arrows?" Blitzwolfer grumbled. "How do we fix this?"
"M-Maybe it wears off after a while?" Apple gulped hopefully.
"Maybe." Blitzwolfer noted. "Where did you get that bow and arrows anyway?"
"I . . . I borrowed them from Cupid." Apple said nervously.
"Borrowed or stole?"
"Does it matter?" Apple asked hopefully; Blitzwolfer glanced over his shoulder to throw her a look before he continued to run.
"The best option we got ta fixin' this mess is ta go ta Cupid herself." the Loboan snarled.
"NO!" Apple yelled, yanking back on part of Blitzwolfer's mane and pulled him to a stop. "We can't let Cupid know about this!"
"Isn't being a princess all about being fair and true and stuff like that?" the Loboan asked. "Then again, you lied to your friend, stole her prized possession that she probably deliberately told you not to steal, and reduced yourself to dressing in something so small that it shouldn't' be considered clothing." he mumbled under his breath; Apple deflated upon hearing the list of felonies she had committed. Was she even to be considered a princess after everything she had done, going against everything she had been taught for her own needs and gain?
"Watch out!" Blitzwolfer cried. Before Apple could comprehend what was happening, she was pulled downwards and pushed roughly against the ground by the Loboan as Maddie sailed overhead and crashed into the oak tree in front of them, seeming to suffer no kind of injury as she peed herself off of the trunk and turned around to face them with a crazier smile than usual.
"Bacon and eggs, peanut butter and jelly, me and sweet applesauce." Maddie purred with that ever mad March hare smile on her lips.
"I have no idea what that means, but I'm pretty sure that it ain't good." Blitzwolfer grumbled.
"What do we do?" Apple whimpered when Maddie slipped off her hat and pulled out a frighteningly large mallet.
The Loboan sighed as he pinched his brow for a second. "You remember when you saw me change forms?"
Y-Yeah?" Apple gulped as Maddie edged forward, patting the blunt end of heavy mallet in her hand while she continued to grin in a demented manner that greatly frightened the princess.
"Well, lets just say that you haven't met the rest of the family." Blitzwolfer said as he slapped the Omnitrix symbol on his collar, swallowing himself in flash of green light as his DNA was scrambled and manipulated into something new. He felt his flesh become slightly squishy and more stretchable, glancing at himself while he turned a dark green in color, parts of his hips, shoulders, wrists, and knees turning black; large, red and yellow thorns ripped out of his shoulders and arms as he grew taller and taller, his head just barely scrapping a low hanging branch at least seven feet off of the ground. His hands turned into yellow claws covered by a dull, orange covered with small spikes on his knuckles as fleshy thorns popped out of his disappearing knee caps and melting toes. His entire skeleton seemed to vanish completely to be replace by something like the stem of a plant. He felt his head become engulfed in a fleshy flap as his ebbing skull became pointed and brightly colored; the flap suddenly split open, forming into a kind of collar as the Omnitrix appeared on his stomach, completing the transformation.
"Wha . . . What are you?" Apple stammered before suddenly gagging horribly. "And what is that awful smell?" she coughed and hacked, falling to the ground behind the Methanosian.
"Uh, yeah. That would be me." Swampfire chuckled sheepishly. "We'll have time for 20 questions later. Right now, we need to get you somewhere safe." he said; he grabbed ahold of Apple's shoulder and hauled her to his feet before raising his hand towards the sky in what seemed to be an overly dramatic fashion until the ground started to tremble and shake like it might during an elephant stampede. Before Apple's very eyes, a ring of tall, thorn, vines sprouted out from the earth and surrounded Maddie in a capsule of plant matter, trapping her in place just as she swung her hammer and was bounced back into the center of her prison.
"There we go." Swampfire sighed with relief. "She's not getting out of there anytime soon. Unless a really hungry beaver comes along." he added as an afterthought. Without a word of warning, the Methanosian then grabbed by her shoulders and effortlessly slung her over his own in a fireman's carry as he ran away, much to Apple's surprise and protest.
"Hey! At least give me a piggyback ride!" Apple protested; Swampfire sighed and allowed the princess to rearrange herself on his shoulders so that her bare legs draped over his chest and her heands rested on his pointed head, hanging on as he resumed running at a brisk pace back through the woods and to Ever After High. All the while, his mind was racing about how he could possibly his identity a secret if he came crashing through the front doors of the school smelling like a sewer and with a barely clothed Apple White on his shoulders with a group of love struck students chasing after them.
His thoughts were shaken from him when Apple suddenly screamed and was lifted off of his shoulders, her legs immediately wrapping around his head until they slipped over his jaw and away from him. Swampfire glanced up to see Sparrow Hood hanging from a high branch by his feet, his hands tightly gripped onto Apple's shoulders as she struggled and kicked to try and get free.
"Let me go! Let go of me!" she shouted.
"Now, come on, pretty Apple! You know you dig Sparrow as much as Sparrow digs you!" he grinned wolfishly.
"Hey! Put 'er down before I turn you into a barbecue!" Swampfire threatened.
"Sparrow's gonna show you up big time! YEEEAAHHHH!" Sparrow howled in response. The Methanosian glowered at the obnoxious boy above him as he effortlessly tossed Apple up into the air and caught her in his arms again. "How 'about giving Sparrow a kiss?" he grinned, wiggling his eyebrows.
"Apple," Swampfire growled. "Hold your breath." he ordered; Apple decided not to disobey him and sucked in a deep breath, her cheeks puffed out to her maximum as she signaled him with a thumbs up; Swampfire then raised a hand up at Sparrow and another down at the tree's roots before a large amount of toxic, green gas poured out from the holes in his palms, covering the air in a noxious smelling fume that would have made most species gag or even pass out from the smell. The large oak tree Sparrow was hanging from started to creak and groan as its branches started to move on their own accord, whipping all over the place as a flexible limb wrapped itself around Sparrow's chest and lifted him up into the air while a second one curled itself around Apple and lowered her to the ground and into Swampfire's arms; several more branches wrapped themselves around the Son of Robin Hood's wrists and ankles, thoroughly restraining him as he struggled and howled and sang off key.
"APPLEEEE! DON'T LEAVE MEEEEEE!" Sparrow sang horribly.
"Sorry, Sparrow!" Apple apologized as the Omnitrix timed out in a flash of green light and returned Ben to the world, startling the princess as she instinctively covered herself up in front of Ben,
"Seriously? You don't bother to do that when I'm Blitzwolfer or Swampfire or for anyone else, and yet when I'm human you get all self conscious?" Ben asked with disbelief.
"Sorry." Apple apologized again as she let her arms drop to her side. "I honestly don't even know what I was thinking when I thought about this whole mess and-"
"We can forgive and forget later," Ben interrupted. "Right now, we need to get to Cupid before this gets out of hand." he said, grabbing her hand and tugging her farther down the trail as Apple blushed slightly and jogged to keep up with him; her princess training didn't exactly cover running for great distances, making their progress slow as Apple tried to run in heels.
"So . . . what exactly are you? I don't think there was any fairy tale with a shape-shifter in it." Apple asked once they had left Sparrow far, far behind, much to Ben's pleasure.
"If you must know, I'm-AAAAGH!" Ben yelled as he was suddenly yanked upwards, his hand slipping out of Apple's grasp and up towards the canopy of the Enchanted Forest, his foot caught tightly in a loop trap that kept him aloft; a rustling noise came from several bushes as Hunter jumped out with a warm grin on his face as he approached Apple with a confident swagger.
"Hey, there, Beautiful. Is it hunting season? Because you just shot me through the heart." he said.
"Oh, come on! That has got to be the worst pick up line I have ever heard!" Ben complained from above as he turned on the Omnitrix and aimlessly cycled through the roster before selecting a random alien and slapping the activation button, encompassing him in a flash of green light. Muscles quickly piled themselves onto Ben's arms and chest as his skin began to blister horribly until short, brown feathers crawled up his arms and legs, turning a lighter shade of brown on his chest and stomach; his mouth and nose melted together like butter, hardening into a yellow, horny beak as teeth lined the inside. The feathers continued to cover his body, racing up over his back and stomach, growing on nearly every inch of his body while Ben's wrists and ankles began to harden as thick scales appeared on them, his fingers crunching and grinding as they molded together into three digits. His fingers grew longer and bigger, becoming curved, black talons as his toes all formed together into two, long, sharp claws while his heel bone ground against his foot and thrust out the back in a third toe tipped with a sharp talon. A white plume appeared on Ben's head, looking something like a Mohawk of sorts as a pair of large, sharp blades thrust out of his elbows, glinting in the low light of the canopy as green wrst and ankle guards materialized on his body; a pair of black briefs and green and white belt appeared on him as well as a green mask covered his face and a green strap vest manifested on his chest, the Omnitrix appearing on the vest hooker.
Kickin' Hawk screeched as he readily curled himself up towards where the rope wrapped around foot and cut clean through it with one swipe of his talons and dropping down to the ground with a grunt. "You," he growled at Hunter. "Are really starting to ruffle my feathers."
"Stand back, Apple! I shall protect thee from this foul fowl!" Hunter declared as he effortlessly tore off his shirt to show off his strong and tough chest; Apple couldn't but feel her face warm up as Kickin' Hawk face palmed himself.
"Really? Again with the shirt tearing?" he said. Hunter's response was to charge straight at the bird-like alien with his fists clenched tightly as he swung twice and missed every time as Kickin' Hawk jumped back and dodged before flipping back onto his hands to swipe out with his legs, striking Hunter in the chest and sending him backwards. Apple flinched and covered her eyes when Kickin' Hawk lunged forward and slugged Hunter across the face before dropping down to rest on his hands and swing his legs forward, kicking Hunter in the gut and sending him flying across the trail where he slammed painfully into the trunk of a tree.
With a grunt, Hunter climbed to his feet and launched himself at Kickin' Hawk, tackling him to the ground as he managed to gain a few punches to the alien's face before Kickin' Hawk kicked him in the gut and sent him flying up into the air where he juggled the huntsman on his feet for several seconds to catch his breath before he thrust his feet upwards and sent Hunter flying higher up; Kickin' Hawk quickly jumped to his feet and nailed Hunter in the gut with a roundhouse kick, sending him flying across the trail again into the same tree as before.
"Ow . . ." he groaned, sliding down the trunk into unconsciousness.
"Wasn't that a bit rough?" Apple winced.
"Says the girl whose practically naked trying to catch my attention." Kickin' Hawk smirked as the Omnitrix timed out and reverted him back to his original form.
"You . . . make a good point." Apple sighed with defeat before she turned to look at Hunter. "Is he going to be okay?"
"He should be," Ben rubbed his chin. "I didn't nail him that hard. Now come." he said, taking hold of Apple's hand again and pulling her farther down the trail as Apple tried harder to keep up with Ben's pace. It might have been just the fact that she was currently in nothing more than her undergarments with someone who was already dressed and a boy of all things, but she found her face warming up once more when his fingers clung tightly to hers like a life line; whenever she held hands with Daring, it always felt cold, clammy, and forced instead of intentional and warm.
"How many more of your friends do I have to battle just to get us back to school?" Ben wondered, cutting through Apple's thoughts like a knife.
"Uh, I don't remember." Apple responded.
"Great." Ben sighed. "I'm gonna be feeling this for a while."
They managed to get farther down the trail and away from where Hunter had ambushed them without running into any more trouble; this only made Ben more wary of where the remaining princes and princesses would pop out. His grip on Apple's hand tightened as the trees started to thin out, leaving them more exposed than they already were.
"We're almost there." he said. "Which means we're probably heading into a trap of some kind." he added.
"How do you know?" Apple asked.
"Lets just say that I have experience with this kind of thing." Ben answered.
"You didn't answer my question back there," Apple continued. "What are you?"
"Short version, I'm a regular, human kid with a watch that lets me turn into hundreds of alien heroes." Ben explained as they ran. "And before you ask, an alien is a being or species from another planet in space; had to explain that to Raven when she first found out."
Apple blinked, not quite sure how to process this new information. "Are you sure you didn't hit your head or something?"
"That's exactly what I thought when I saw you skipping merrily down the trail in your underwear, a hood, and with an empty picnic basket in your arms." Ben shot back with a hint of amusement in his voice. "Why did you do that anyways?"
"Well, I-" Apple started to say before a rustling noise interrupted them; the two of them froze as Briar and Ashlynn leaped out from behind some bushes as Dexter and Daring cut them off from ahead of the path, sinister and loving smiles on their faces as they surrounded Apple and Ben and edged closer; Ben instinctively pulled Apple closer to him as he turned on the Omnitrix, grimacing he cycled steadily through the roster; Apple blushed even further as she hugged Ben's arm and snuggled a little deeper into him, not so much that he would notice but enough that she could feel safe in the current situation.
"Come on, Ben. We just want our sugar apple, Apple." Ashlynn purred seductively as she licked her lips.
"Ooo, I'm just tingling all over! Imagine the nights we'll have together!" Briar shivered with anticipation; Apple paled and hugged Ben a little tighter.
"Not until my handsome self gets to admire her first!" Daring grinned, wiggling his eyebrows as he flashed a charming smile at Apple; her knuckles were whiter than they were before as her nails dug deeper into Ben's arm.
"Y-You will be mine, Apple!" Dexter declared shakily. "I'll do anything for you!"
"We'll see about that." Ben grinned as he selected an alien and slammed a hand down the activation button, a green burst of light washing over him and warping his genetic code. His skinny figure suddenly swelled as hundreds of muscles piled on top of each other, sending his growing form upwards until he was more than twice as tall as his previous self. His fingers pulsed as thick veins appeared on his arms, sending alien blood through them as a second pair of eyes appeared above his own and every last hair on his head disappeared. A short beard appeared on his chin that ran up to his disappearing earlobes as his jaw jutted outwards. Suddenly, a second pair of smaller arms burst out from under his own, still just fresh muscle and bone; Apple felt like she was going to be sick, especially considering that one of the arms was currently wrapped around her protectively. Thankfully, rough, red skin covered them as Ben's toes melded into two large claws while a row of small spikes appeared on his head and shoulders. A black undershirt with a green stripe down the middle as a pair of black pants appeared as two pairs of black fingerless gloves came out of nowhere on his large hands, finishing the transformation.
Apple watched with wide eyes and a slack jaw as Four Arms grinned and cracked all four of his knuckles with a quick clench of his hands, a confident smirk on the Tetramand's face. "You just messed with the wrong Tetramand." he quipped; Briar and Daring eagerly attacked him, latching onto his thick, muscled arms and hanging on for dear life as the Tetramand swung them, but the prince and princess hung on like ticks.
Apple watched As Four Arms grabbed onto Briar and Daring with his extra two arms and threw them a distance away just as Dexter let out a war cry and charged at the Tetramand like a fool, his eyes squeezed shut as he blindly swung his fists as he rammed straight into his opponents iron gut and fruitlessly pummeled him with his fists without any effect; Four Arms drew back his fist and swung it in an underhanded motion, slamming it into the nerdy prince's gut and sending him flying into the treetops where he remained sprawled out across the branches. He whirled around just in time to earn a swift kick to the face from Briar as she flew through the air, grabbing onto a tree branch to swing herself upwards and onto the limb before she jumped back down and tackled the Tetramand to the ground.
"Get off of me!" Four Arms grunted as he grabbed Briar by the shoulders tossed her off of him and into the bushes just as Daring came charging at him while the Tetramand climbed to his feet. With a grunt, he sent Daring back a couple of feet with a lazy swing of his arms before he grabbed an old, rotting log the ground and hefted it up onto his shoulder, waiting for just the right moment when Daring came charging right back at him.
"Fore . . . Arms!" Four Arms joked as he swung the log like a baseball bat and felt it connect with the prince charming, sending him flying through the air and a long distance away as the Tetramand dropped his weapon to the ground to breath.
"See, it wasn't that hard, now was it, Apple?" he grinned confidently. "Apple?"
Looking around, the Tetramand didn't see any sign of the scarcely clad princess and he felt his two hearts beat faster and race with fear before he heard a low moan coming from a cluster of bushes that were rustling suspiciously. Suspicious, Four Arms edged towards the bush and peered through to find Briar, Ashlynn, and Apple lying on the ground together in a heap; Ashlynn's lips were pressed firmly to Apple's as she sloppily kissed her and wiggled her tongue around inside Apple's mouth, moaning louder whenever the princess struggled. Briar meanwhile was softly kissing Apple's neck and gently biting her collar bone and earlobe while massaging one of her breasts, her touch firm and gentle as she worked and Apple struggled to free herself from her two love struck friends.
"If I wasn't trying to protect you, this would so turn me on." Four Arms shook his head with shame as he grabbed Ashlynn and Briar by the backs of their necks and pulled them off of Apple with some effort, holding both princesses in the air for a few seconds as he looked between the two of them, thinking. Finally, he drew both of the girls back as if he were going to smash them together like a pair of symbols, something that made Apple's blood run cold as she watched her two friends come flying right at each other; when she didn't hear any loud yells of pain or foul cursing, she peeked through her fingers to see both Ashlynn and Briar passionately making out with each other in Four Arms' grasp, slipping their tongue's into the others mouths as they ran their hands over each others arms and faces, occasionally veering away to stroke and grope the other's breasts and ass; the Tetramand set them down on the ground and left Ashlynn and Briar on the forest floor to their business.
"How can you just leave them like that?" Apple whispered as she lifted off of the ground by Four Arms and hauled onto his shoulders.
"Better to have them focus on each other than on us, right?" the Tetramand responded as he crouched down to the ground. "Now hang on tight."
"Why should I- AHHHHHHHHH!" Apple screamed as Four Arms launched himself high into the air, bursting through the canopy of the Enchanted Forest in an explosion of leaves and soaring over the trees for almost the length of a block before he finally reached his peak and came crashing back down; branches and leaves slapped at Apple's face and clawed at her pale, white skin as the Tetramand carved a way down to the forest floor with his tough body, landing with a heavy thud!
Before Apple could even scream a second time, the Tetramand had launched himself up into the air once more like a gigantic grasshopper, shooting off like a rocket through the air and easily clearing the canopy before he came crashing back down, the branches and thorns that scrapped against his skin not even bothering him in the slightest; he kept this up for a couple more minutes, quickly leaving the Enchanted Forest behind and making his way back towards the school in the same manner.
By the time he came back down in a grove of trees near the school's entrance, Apple was hanging on with a white knuckled grip, her frail figure trembling and shivering, though whether this was out of fear or cold, Four Arms did not know; multiple scraps and cuts littered her perfect, snow white skin with ugly, red cuts. "Which balcony is Cupid's?" Four Arms asked.
"What?" Apple was shaken out of her fears.
"Which balcony is Cupid's?" Four Arms repeated.
"Uh, three more over." Apple directed; the Tetramand thankfully walked this time instead of jumping, hugging the shadows as he came around to the dorms side and counted off three balconies before stopping at the one that had to be the dorm Cupid shared with Blondie. With a grunt, Four Arms grabbed Apple by the shoulders with two of his meaty hands and brought her down to his chest where he hugged her tightly against him; Apple gulped and buried herself deeper into the Tetramand's thick hide before he jumped right at the window to the dorm.
Cupid had been through a lot ever since she was born.
She never knew her parents, having been abandoned and left at Eros' doorstep without any form of identification before she was taken in by the kind god and raised as his own; upon getting her wings and bow, she was transferred to Monster High where she encountered all manner of creature and monster, everything from werewolves and vampires to centaurs and gargoyles and everything in between. It had been fun for a while, pairing up monsters and helping them with love advice and the likes, but after a while it got kind of boring; monsters were not known for being very romantic or very caring about love in general, which was one reason she transferred to Ever After High in the first place. After that, she found her job to be all the more difficult, as fairy tales would come to her for advice or even attempt to ask her out, but the one boy she actually had a crush on was completely oblivious to her feelings. And it didn't help that she was horrible at math either.
So when a large, burly, red, four armed creature of unknown origin with Apple White dressed in nothing more than her underwear came crashing through her window, she wasn't as surprised or as shocked as most people would have been. Rather, she was simply confused and annoyed at being disturbed when she was trying to catch up on her Crownculus.
"What in the name of the ancestors is going on!?" Cupid yelled as she tumbled out of her chair for the second time that day. "And why are you in your underwear, Apple? And . . . who the hex is that?" she added, gesturing to Four Arms as he set Apple down on the ground and away from the broken shards of glass that dotted the floor. "And what are you doing with my bow!?"
"Long story short I tried to make Blitzwolfer fall in love with me but it turns out that I'm a horrible shot and I made Maddie fall in love with Ashlynn and Hunter fall in love with Dexter and Daring fall in love with Sparrow and Briar fall in love with Briar before they all fell in love with me and Ashlynn and Briar fell in love with each other and I am sooooooo sorry, please don't kill me!" Apple rattled in a loud voice, gasping breath by the time she finished her sentence.
Cupid blinked. "Uh . . . could you that by me one more time?" she asked.
"She stole your arrows, tried to shoot me and missed several times, making everyone else fall in love with her." Four Arms said, folding his two pairs of arms over his chest. "Can you fix it?"
"Why should I help you?" Cupid frowned, attempting to look serious and unforgiving; really, she was still trying to grasp the fact that Dexter had fallen in love with Hunter and then Apple. Even if it was only because one of her arrows, it still hurt, like someone was twisting a knife deeper into her heart.
"Well what the Sphinx do you want us to do!?" Four Arms exclaimed with annoyance.
Cupid blinked as the words tumbled around in her mind. The last time she had heard anyone say that, was back at Monster High. And as far as she knew, there was no one else attending Ever After High that had attended her old school; she made a mental note to ask Four Arms about that later. "I'm kidding," she said as she walked over to Apple and took her bow back from the princess. "I've got just the thing for these kind of messes."
"That's a relief." Apple breathed as Cupid walked over to her closet and pulled out a quiver filled with arrows, their tips shaped like black hearts instead of pink.
"One shot of these should do it." Cupid said. Moments after she slipped the quiver over her shoulder and notched the first arrow, the door to the dormitory came crashing down, completely busted off of its hinges by Maddie as she carelessly tossed aside a large battering ram; Daring, Sparrow, Dexter, Hunter, Briar, and Ashlynn were all behind the Hatter, seductive and loving grins on their faces as they filed into the room and surrounded the three of them, trapping them.
"Voltage." Four Arms cursed as he balled his four hands into four fists and gritted his teeth while he put himself between the love struck fairy tales and Apple; the princess felt her face heat up again as she watched the Tetramand steal a couple of arrows from Cupid's quiver and chuck them right at the fairy tales as they lunged at the trio, missing with the first arrow and successfully hitting Daring right between the eyes. The prince charming slumped to the ground as the arrow disappeared in a puff of sparkling, black smoke as Cupid drew back the string on he bow and shot at Hunter point blank, hitting him right in the chest and wincing as he fell backwards and landed on Daring.
"How good are you at shooting long range?" Four Arms grunted as Maddie threw herself at him and easily tackled him to the floor of the dormitory in a head lock, holding him in a spot where she was just out of reach of his strong fingers.
"Ironically, I can't shoot the side of a barn unless I'm right next to it." Cupid admitted sheepishly.
"Seriously!? You're the Daughter of Eros and you suck at archery!?" Four Arms exclaimed in disbelief as he finally managed to grab Maddie by the shoulders and flip her over onto the floor, slugging her twice in the gut twice before backing up and performing an anvil drop to the Hatter; Maddie seemed to suffer no mortal injury, but stayed down nonetheless as Cupid shot her in the stomach, surrounding the Hatter in a black, sparkling cloud. "Sorry." the Tetramand apologized before Ashlynn threw herself at him.
"Come on, Ashlynn! Don't make me hurt you!" Four Arms cried as he held the princess back with his lower set of arms. His expression of regret turned into one of confusion when Ashlynn started to sing and then into one of panic as hundreds upon thousands of butterflies and birds came swooping in through the broken window, swarming the Tetramand in a flurry of feathers and wings.
"Agh! They're in my eyes!" Four Arms cried as a small flock of butterflies swarmed into his face, blinding him as he stumbled around, hanging on tightly onto Ashlynn.
Cupid gritted her teeth and expertly shot an arrow right at Sparrow, only to have the obnoxious musician block the shot with a swing of his guitar.
"You ain't got nothing on Sparrow! YEEAAAAAAAAAHHHH!" Sparrow howled in triumph as he swung his guitar like a club and forced Cupid to jump back with every swing before she ducked under a particularly wide swing of Sparrow's instrument and giving the young deity a good shot at his armpit; Sparrow fell with a groan onto his back, his guitar playing a sour note as he hit the floor.
"Get 'em off me! Get 'em off me!" Four Arms yelled, swatting mindlessly at the butterflies and birds with three hands while holding onto Ashlynn to the other. Cursing under her breath, Cupid pulled another arrow out of her quill and jumped low across her bed before base sliding between the Tetramand's legs and jamming the arrow into Ashlynn's ankle; Ashlynn dropped limply to the ground just before the butterflies and birds left in a whirl of wings.
"Okay, I think that's everybody." Cupid sighed with relief, wiping her brow.
"Wait, where's Apple?" Four Arms asked worriedly, spitting out a mouthful of feathers. The two of them looked around widely in search of the missing princess as well as Dexter and Briar, having just realized that they were missing as well. It was then they noticed a low slurping noise coming from Blondie's closet; they each grabbed an arrow and warily approached the closet, Four Arms grabbing hold of the door knob and tearing the door clean off of its hinges to find Dexter clinging tightly to Apple as he passionately kissed her on the lips, running his fingers through her blonde locks as Briar sucked on her neck and played her breasts while Apple struggled.
"You ready?" Four Arms asked.
Cupid gave no response as she simply stood there, jaw slack and eyes wide as she watched the boy she loved kiss another girl right in front of her without shame; her pulse began to race as she clenched her teeth and gripped her bow tightly, breaking it in two as she saw red. "RAAAAAAAAAGGGGGH!" she screamed at the top of her lungs, nearly making her Tetramand partner wet himself out of fright as Dexter and Briar snapped their heads to look at her. Apple took the opportunity to pull herself free of her unwanted lovers and take cover behind Four Arms as Cupid charged right at Briar and Dexter like an angry bull, more so aimed at the later than the former.
"You okay?" Four Arms asked as unholy sounds of pain and agony came from the closet.
"Y-Yeah." Apple gulped for breath, hugging herself as she leaned into Four Arms' frame for comfort. "I'm just . . . really weirded out by all this . . ."
"Tell me about it." Four Arms chuckled. "I once had this hormonal affected sea monster friend of mine chasing me all the way through this hidden base fifty years in the future trying to mate with me."
"Um, what?" Apple raised an eyebrow.
"Oh, did I forget to tell you?" the Tetramand wondered. "In addition to being able to turn into aliens, I'm from a parallel where humans, monsters, and aliens live together."
"I think one of us is little crazy. And I think I know who . . ." Apple gave a small smile; Dexter's pained screams echoed through the walls of the dormitory as Briar lay unconscious on the floor of the dorm, a black arrow in her chest as her fingers twitched every now and again.
"Says the girl still in her underwear." Four Arms smirked. "And, hey, if I can turn into aliens with a watch, me being from a parallel universe shouldn't be that fare fetched." he added; Apple turned beet red and grabbed the covers of Cupid's bed, wrapping them around herself to hide herself as Cupid finally came out of the closet with her hand clenched tightly around the wrist of a bruised and unconscious Dexter with an arrow planted square between his eyes.
"Ouch." Four Arms winced as he was suddenly engulfed in a flash of green light as the Omnitrix timed out and returned Ben to the world, startling Cupid.
"Wha . . . What are you?" Cupid gaped, slightly scared of what had just happened.
"Oh, this is just getting redundant." Ben sighed, pinching his brow. "Is it okay if I just explain this all to you tomorrow? Stop by Blitzwolfer's dorm if you want answers."
"I . . . suppose . . ." Cupid agreed. "It has been a rather tiring day." she admitted.
"Ben! Apple!" Cupid! What's going on?" Raven asked as she came skidding into the entrance of the dorm to find Cupid looking as if she had just wrestled a mountain lion, Apple wrapped in a bed sheet in nothing but her underwear, a broken window, several of her unconscious friends, and Ben in the middle of it all.
"Trust me when I say it's a long story." Ben sighed. And you wanna know what the worst part is? I don't even know why Apple did all this."
"Wait, Apple did all this?" Raven parroted, flabbergasted.
The witchling's comment was ignored for the moment as all available eyes trained on Apple as she flushed red and shuffled uncomfortably. "W-Well . . . my magic mirror gave me a prophecy stating that Ben was to be my True Love, not Daring, and after I saw him transform, I knew it was right. I just wanted to make sure we would have a happy ending together because . . . well, I really like you." Apple practically whispered.
"Wait, wait, wait. You mean you shot all our friends with arrows and made Dexter fall in love with Hunter and made me go through all that just because you like me and didn't have the guts to tell me?" Ben summed up. "You do know you could have just asked me out, right?"
Apple was about to argue that that silly idea wouldn't have worked when she realized how simple it was and face palmed herself out of exasperation; Cupid merely rubbed her aching temples when she heard that her Dexter had not only kissed Apple but Hunter, too. "I am so sorry, Ben." Apple apologized. "Can you ever forgive me?"
"Sure." Ben grinned. "I guess I can't really blame you. I mean, I am pretty awesome." he joked; Raven rolled her eyes and smacked Ben upside the head for being an idiot.
"So . . . will you go out with me?" Apple asked hopefully.
"How about we fix the window, return our friends to their dorms, and get a good nights sleep." Ben suggested. "Maybe then I'll consider it. I'm pretty sore right now." he said.
"Fair enough." Apple giggled.
"I am so lost right now." Raven sighed as she picked up Maddie and carried her down the hall towards the Hatter's dorm. "I can't wait to hear about this one."
And there we go!
Once again, I have to give credit to Codecrash for giving me the wonderful idea to this story; you rock dude! And on a side note, this will most likely be the last chapter for the month of August. I'm sorry, but I've become swamped with band camp, upcoming school, and other works and collaborations with other author's that I can't work on this story. I'm not giving up on it anytime soon, but it will be w hile before the next chapter.
As always, comment, review, suggest, and request down below! Remember, there are no bad ieas! And let me know what you think of a yuri paring for this story!
Hasta Luego!