Be Careful What You Wish For
Prologue
It was a stormy night at Ever After High as the wind blew, thunder and lightning illuminated the sky, and rain fell down as if they were bullets. The students and staff had just finished their supper and were retiring to their rooms to get some sleep... well most of them were.
Headmaster Grimm was currently in his office looking outside his window as the rain hit the glass panels. He was deep in thought of the 'Rebel' problem as he clenched his fist and gritted his teeth. For hundreds of years the fairytale characters would follow their destinies; so why did the fates throw a twist in his schemes? No one dared question destiny in fear of themselves, their story, and everyone in it disappearing forever.
He'd been saying that for years and not a soul defied him, except for the Brutta and Bella Sister.
A scowl formed on the headmaster's face as he remembered the two sisters the first Rebels before the whole thing started!
All those two had to do was follow their story: The Tale of Two Sisters, a story now forgotten by Grimm himself. Deep inside he knew Bella didn't want to follow her destiny in betraying her sister Brutta, but he never thought the two would run away.
Grimm remembered the panic and uproar the two caused when everyone looked high and low for them from their dorm room, the enchanted forest, the dark forest, and etc, they were nowhere to be found they... Disappeared.
Headmaster Grimm was able to keep up the ruse for many years after using fear and doubt as his weapons! He told anyone who dared to stray that not just them, but everyone else involved in the story will disappear-forever! It was going on so well until the future evil queen, Raven Queen!
The thought of the young witch made his blood boil; she was stubborn, ambitious to her cause, curious of things that shouldn't be messed with, she was an outright REBEL! Just like her mother.
Oh, he should've known something was up when her mother signed the book when she was her age a hundred years ago. (Keep in mind they never did explain the timeline/ageing process too well in franchise so I believe magical beings live longer than the regular ones and the book did say the Evil Queen took over the Dark Fairy's story and cursed Sleeping Beauty, and she and Snow White went to school together, so -yeah).
She was the perfect example of what an evil queen should be; ruthless, uncaring, devious! But, still something was lurking under her surface, which would explain that sinister smile she had on her Legacy day.
Grimm punched the glass window not reacting to the shards of glass that imbedded in his fist.
"Of course she took the real Storybook of Legends." Headmaster Grimm hissed as he turned to the fake one under the glass dome.
"I should be lucky no one has been smart enough to realize they were signing a fake all this time, especially now." Grimm said to himself again.
"Your right; you're lucky these people share the same braincells as Little Bo Peep's sheep, otherwise you'd have an angry mob beating at your mahogany door." A voice said out of nowhere.
"Who said that?" Grimm shouted looking around the room in fright. "Answer me!"
"Don't wet yourself, Grimm, it's only me." The voise hissed as Grimm turned to his mirror.
At first Grimm only saw himself until it faded into the image of the Evil Queen.
"What do you want?" Grimm hissed in horror.
"Oh relax, Grimm!" The Evil Queen spatted. "I want what you want; for Raven to accept her destiny and become the next evil queen."
By Grimm's expression this did peek his interest, then he shook his head.
"No, I know better then to trust you. After everything you've done!" Grimm pointed at the woman in the mirror.
"I was following my DESTINY!" The Evil Queen shrieked causing the floor to shake, the walls crack, and objects float in mid-air. "Unlike the other so called 'villians' I didn't stick to just one bad deed, I went all out. I've conquered lands, destroyed families, I did what a real villain did."
"And look what it got you." Grimm smugly said catching the Evil Queen off guard. " Your in mirror prison for all eternity, the lands you've conquered have been returned to their rightful rulers, and the only people who know you're alive are me, my bother, Baba Yaga, Gepetto, your husband, and your daughter, Raven!"
*CRACK*
The Evil Queen banged her fists on mirror causing Grimm to step back in fear.
"You can't contain evil, evil reigns over all!" The Evil Queen said. "And you can't contain change, Grimm."
"You're wrong, and this conversation is over." Grimm composed himself straightening his hair and suit.
"If I'm not mistaken, and I know I'm not. Even your star student Apple, White, is beginning to accept change." The Evil Queen said with a smirk.
This stopped Grimm in his tracks: it was true! Apple was more than excited to complete her destiny since the first day she stepped foot into the school all she ever talked about was signing the Storybook of Legends. He was so proud to see a student so willing to accept the trials and tribulations of their story, especially one from such a famous and royal story. Then, Raven had to question everything and other fairy tale teens started to follow her example. Grimm saw how stressed this made Apple, without Raven the story of Snow White wouldn't be complete. Grimm flattered Apple by how brave, smart, and clever she was and that she could persuade Raven to do the right-bad thing. Sadly, Raven's will was strong as she wrote over her page and ripped it out and slammed the Storybook of Legends shut! Thus the two parties were formed the Rebels and the Royals. As bitter as it started both sides began to soften, even Apple was beginning to change.
Flashback
Two weeks after the Dragon Games and the Epic Winter events Grimm was in his office doing paperwork until he heard a knock on his door.
"Come in." Headmaster Grimm answered dully.
'Who has the nerve to disturb me while I work?' He thought.
The door opened to reveal Apple white.
"Ah, Ms. White, do come in." Headmaster Grimm perked up. "Take a seat what can I do for you."
"Headmaster Grimm, I need to talk to you about Raven." Apple said as she sat down in the lavish chair.
"What has she done this time?" Headmaster Grimm's tone became dark.
"It's not about what she's done." Apple said Raven's defense. " It's more of what she can't do."
This caught Headmaster Grimm off guard. "What do you mean?"
"Since the beginning of the school year I've been Raven's roommate and over time I've come to realize that Raven isn't evil, she isn't even bad, so it's come to my attention that Raven can't be the future Evil Queen." Apple answered not looking at Headmaster Grimm.
"What?" Headmaster Grimm said quietly which scared Apple more than when he yelled.
" Raven can't be the Evil Queen, no matter what we've done she just can't be swayed." Apple admitted still not looking at her headmaster.
"Oh, Apple, you just need to sway her some more to do the wrong thing." Headmaster Grimm said sweetly hiding his frustration.
"There's another thing I need answers for when Daring kissed my from the poison apple it didn't work. And it was Darling who woke me up." Apple began. "So does that mean she's my-"
"Don't be ridicules dear everyone knows a princess can't have a happily ever after with another princess! Plus it was Faybelle who poisoned you, not Raven so there was a mix up. And besided we all know that the whole Dragons game fiasco was Mira Shards fault." Grimm interrupted Apple.
(A princess can love whoever she wants, Grimm!)
"The Evil Queen." Apple spoke.
"What was that, Ms. White." Now Grimm was slowly losing his patience.
"It was the Evil Queen who caused the Dragon Games fiasco because I let her out of her mirror. Raven got blamed for everything and you made us all agree to not reveal that her mother wasn't really dead. Raven hates her destiny, you might as well give it to Duchess or Faybelle since they actual don't like me. And I'm starting to think maybe I need a new destiny as well." Apple then got up from her seat and out the door.
"Goodbye Headmaster Grimm, I need to get to princessology." Apple said before closing the door.
Headmaster Grimm was left flabbergasted, he was slowly losing control.
End Flashback
Grimm hated to admit it, really hated to admit it but she was right!
"What do you have in mind?" Headmaster Grimm questioned.
"We need a book." The Evil Queen spoke.
"What book do you need I have thousands in the library?" Headmaster Grimm asked.
The Evil Queen gave an evil cackled causing Grimm to shake in fear.
"We need a book from the Vault of Lost Tales." The Evil Queen answered.
Vault of Lost Tales
Candles and glowing mushrooms illuminated the dark corridors of the vault. The vault was narrow, twisted, and sloped with books covering every corner. Books forgotten for a good reason for example 'Growing Evil Cucumbers', 'The History of Spitting', and 'Stinky Spells for Skunks'. Then, he came across a section he thought he never would see again it was dark, freezing, and had an evil aura.
This section was different from the others, while most books on the shelves were molding, fading, and slowly decaying; the books in this section looked brand new, 'the plastic wrapped that covered them was removed new'! In the middle of the section was a book the same size as the Storybook of Legends, but appeared to be paperback instead made of leather and gems. The cover was bleach white with no images or the author/s name/s on it, but it did have a title and the title was 'Be Careful What You Wish For'.
Once Milton Grimm picked up the book he felt a surge of energy rushed through his veins:i t was freezing cold like flesh diving into a frozen water at first then it started to burn like flesh being licked by burning flames, he heard whispers by different voices, volumes, and languages all at once, and his sense heightened he could hear, taste, smell, see, and touch better than before. And in that moment he knew he had what he was looking for.
"Brother, I beckon you!" Milton turned to see his little brother Giles.
Despite being trapped down the Vault of Lost Tales for a year he looked pretty much the same, but now he was drenched in sweat, out of breath, and looked dysfunctional.
"The story which you seek in greed and control, will do nothing but cause doom for all!" Giles shouted.
"I have no time for your Riddlish, I'm trying to do what's right for Ever After!" Milton shouted back.
"Does the king really care for flowers he's planted, or is he uprooting them to make way for weeds?" Giles questioned coldly to his brother.
Milton was taken aback. Never in his life has Giles said anything so coldly to him before. Why couldn't Giles she that following the already written path was the traditional, right, and safe path?
"I'll prove you wrong and then you'll see I was always right!" Milton shouted disappearing in a cloud of smoke.
"The bridges you are burning will not light your way, but will send many others into an inferno." Giles said sadly as he walked to the main room of the vault.
Giles walked towards his mirror to see an image of an apple that slowly started to rot to the core.
"The snakes are coming for the song bird! Will she soar to the sky once more or will she succumb to the poison of the bite?"
Elsewhere
*Thunderclap*
*Gasp*
Raven Queen awoken from her slumber by the sound of thunder and the illumination of lightning. She'd thought she'd be used to thunder and lightning due growing up in Queen's Castle that was perched on top of a cliff by the sea where thunder and lightning struck there the most. Raven looked around her side of the room; Apple did a good job making it look like a future evil queen's dorm room with the spikes on her mirror, headboard, and chair which reminded her of her mother's side of the castle.
"I really should consider redecorating." Raven said to herself as she went back to sleep.
But unknown to Raven something wicked was about to happen to her.
Well, here it is the first chapter, hope you all enjoy!