Hey, I'm Back (kinda)! This is the end! (Pause for dramatic effect) of the 'If Only' arc, afterwards the story will progress (sometime next year), enjoy!

If Only 4

Ramona

"That's suicide; at least let me help fight them off. "Ramona protested at Hunter's plan.

" I need you to protect them, who knows how many other spies Raven has done here. Can I count on you Ramona?" Hunter asked as he gave her shoulder a soft squeeze.

As much of a lone wolf Ramona was, she disagreed with Hunter's plan. Sure, he could take down a couple goons, but a whole army? Heck no! On the other hand: if she stayed to fight alongside Hunter the only person capable of defending the others was Jillian. It was a lose/lose situation, but Ramona knew the others needed her more than Hunter.

"No Problem." Ramona answered with a determined smile as she squeezed his hand back.

"No, I won't leave you! "Ashlynn cried out as she wrapped her arms around Hunter's torso.

"It's okay, Ashlynn." Hunter gently released his girlfriend. "I'll be fine, our friends need you."

Ashlynn wanted to protest, but she knew what had to be done. Hunter unhooked his silver pendant of leaves and feather from his belt and gently placed it in Ashlynn's hand.

"Take this." Hunter spoke gently as he gently strokes Ashlynn's cheek. "You'll need it to remind you that you're brave."

Ashlynn nodded as she crashed her lips onto Hunter's giving him one last kiss until they would meet again.

"Come back for me." Ashlynn said.

"I will." Hunter answered her.

Ramona would normally gag at romantic situations like this, but seeing the situation they were in she let it pass.

Everyone watched as Hunter went back further away from his friends until he was out of sight.

"Alright, follow me." Ramona said leading the teens through the sewers to the girls' dorm room manhole.

The teens trudged through the sewer staying close together and doing their best not to gag from the smells. Ramona never thought in a million years she'd be in this type of situation- weak and powerless- no, she'd always knew she'd be in this situation because of her destiny. It didn't hit her until now that she's most likely die at the end of her story or live and be traumatized forever.

"It's gonna be okay." Ramona felt a hand on her shoulder and turned to see Ashlynn with a sad smile on her face.

"I already know that!" Ramona flinched away, but her expression softens. "How did you do it?"

"How did I do what?" Ashlynn questioned.

"Stay so upbeat." Ramona clarified. " You knew your whole life all you had to do was clean up after your step-cousins, go to a ball, and wear glass slippers. Then you fell in love with Hunter and dealt with the backlash, but you signed already, aren't you afraid?"

"Of course, I'm afraid." Ashlynn answered as she began to shake. "During Parents' Weekend I was relieved Hunter's and my parents were too busy fussing over us to run into each other, I'm worried about the day my mom dies, if my dad dies or ignores the abuse I'll endure, and now I'm worried about Hunter. Truth be told I'm just putting on a brave face for Hunter and Raven's sake. I'm scared, Ramona."

Ramona was shocked to see Ashlyn so down the last time the future Cinderella was down in the dumps was when after she dumped Hunter during True Hearts Day. Ramona gave Ashlynn's shoulder a tight squeeze.

"Things will work out?" Ramona didn't really sound confident at all, she was trying to cheer up Ashlynn, but who was she fooling?

Ramona felt her hand being squeezed and saw a smiling Ashlynn.

"Thanks, Ramona." Ashlynn said with a nod.

Ramona would usually scoff or say something sarcastic, but instead nodded as well.

"We're here." Humphery said as they stood in front of a ladder leading to a manhole.

"I got it!" Ramona said as she began to climb the ladder and began pushing the manhole with all her strength.

Once popped open Ashlynn crawled out into a dark place. Ramona tried to move around only to bump into things and wherever she was smelled of mold and bleach. Ramona felt something thin hit her forehead as she swatted it away the lights turned on. The dark room was lightly light as the blub above kept flickering, there were cleaning products on shelves ranging from bleach to Lady of the Lake shower cleaner; Ramona was in a cleaning supply closet. Ramona opened the door in front of her only to be welcomed by the screams of her fellow students running all over the place.

"You gotta be fuckin' kidding me." Ramona groaned as she shut the door and went down the ladder.

"What's up their Ramona?" Justine asked.

"Were in the girls' doom supply closet." Ramona answered dryly.

Everyone blinked in confusion.

"How?" Briar questioned.

"Well, you got me." Humpery answered as he pulled out his mirrorpad showing the layout of the school showing different manhole locations and the steps they took to get to the girls' dorm. "By all accounts, it doesn't make sense."

"Oh, well. Back to business." Ramona shrugged as she was about to climb back up, until she heard something.

"Which way did they go?"

"Hold on, I smell something!"

"We're in a stinkin' sewer, genius!"

"No, I smell something too, smells like flowers, expensive perfume, porridge with honey, and dragon's breathe body spray."

"Crap, they're gaining on us!" Ramona cursed. " Alright, everyone hand over their perfumes."

The girls handed over mini perfumes and Humphery handed over his dragon's breathe body spray to Ramona.

"What are you going to do with them?" Jillian questioned.

"I'm going to spray them throughout the sewer to throw them off our track." Ramona answered as she started to shake the perfumes and body spray.

"But you might get lost in the sewers, let me come with you." Humphery raised his hand volunteering.

"I'll go too." Jillian said pulling out some beans from her pocket. "I can use some of my beans to block the way."

"Me three." Rosabelle stepped forward "I want to help as much as possible."

"But guys-" Blondie began.

"No buts!" Ramona said. "Get up there and find a way out, let's agree once we escape, we'll meet somewhere in the Enchanted Forest. Deal?"

"DEAL!" Everyone agreed.

"We'll see you guys soon." Briar said as she hugged Rosabelle.

Ashlynn was the first up the ladder then Briar, Blondie, Holly, Poppy, and Justine; as soon as the manhole lid was closed Ramona, Rosabelle, Humphery, and Jillian began their plan.

"Jillian, Humphery, head to the entrance. Me and Rosabelle will meet you there." Ramona instructed as she gave half the perfume bottles to Jillian and Humphery.

Humphery and Jillian did as instruct and headed to where they entered. Ramona and Rosabelle were a good distance away from the girls' dorm manhole and were surrounded by different sewer entrances.

"What now?" Rosabelle asked.

"This!" Ramona unscrewed one of the bottles and dropped it as all the perfume drained out and the bottle swam downstream.

"Hey, that's polluting!" Rosabelle roared at Ramona's insensitiveness.

"It's a distraction!" Ramona roared back. " The scents will throw them off."

"Not by dropping perfume bottles!" Rosabelle roared again causing the walls to shake. "A poor baby whale might choke on the glass."

"Fine just spray the stuff and if I volunteer to pick trash will you keep it down?" Ramona hissed.

"Deal." Rosabelle said as she started to spray some of the perfume in the other sewer entrances.

Once, done the two headed to where Jillian and Humphery were. The only reason Ramona could tell where they were was because she could smell Humphery's dragon's breathe body spray (with a hint of fried eggs).

"There you are!" Jillian exclaimed.

"We sprayed as much as we could at the entrances we passed, but we're running low." Humphery said holding his body spray and two half-empty perfume bottles.

"That's fine we just need enough to cover our tracks now; Jillian block the entrance." Ramona said.

Jillian threw beans that grew into thick beanstalks blocking the way of the girls' dorm sewer entrance.

"Once they hack through the beanstalks they'll be running in circles by the scents." Jillian nodded.

"Good, we should start heading to *shudder* boys' bathroom." Rosebella shuddered in disgust.

"Even I don't wanna go in there." Humphery groaned as Ramona and Jillian gagged.

The four trudged through the sewage spray perfume at different sewer entrances and dropping magic beans every three entrances they passed. Ramona gagged as her nostrils were filled with the scent of piss, sweat, and dragon's breathe body spray and Rosabelle sensed the aura of masculinity both positive and negative- they were near the boys' bathroom.

"We're here- unfortunately." Humphery said as he turned off his mirrorpad and started to climb the ladder.

Once inside Humphery closed the manhole and the four teens saw they were surrounded by thier peers in the boys' bathroom.

"AHH! Girls in the boys' room!" One of the boys screamed as the other boys joined in.

"Shut up!" A banshee girl screeched.

"Yeah, we've suffered being in this piss scented room for almost an hour!" One of the girls from Rosebella's Beast Training & Care said as she gestured to herself and nine other girls in the room.

"Keep it down." Ramona hissed causing everyone to go into silence. "Anyone know the way out of here?"

"The way out?" A senior pirate repeated. "Are ye mad lass?"

" Yeah, Raven's soldiers are out their collecting everyone who hasn't joined her." A junior milkmaid said.

"But there's gotta be a way out!" Jillian said.

" Well, we can't use the sewers again." Rosebella said.

"Wait, what sewers?" The four teens turned to see all eyes on them.

"That's how we came in- through the sewers." Humphery answered as he pulled out his mirrorpad with the map of the sewers.

"Wait, you have a map to get outta here?" A troll stepped in front of everyone and towered over Humphery..

" Kinda?" Humphery squeaked.

The troll grabbed Humphery by his collar and raised him up as the other students began chanting 'GET US OUT'.

"Hey, put him down!" Rosebelle demanded as she and Jillian tried to pull Humphery down.

"Hey, that's Darling Charming's roommate!" One of the girls shouted.

"She probably knew how to get to Wonderland!" Another student screeched.

Soon students were surrounding the four teens demanding for a way out screaming and shouting.

"Everyone shut the fuck up before we get caught!" Ramona shouted silencing the room.

*BANG. BANG .BANG*

"Open the door!" A squeaky voice said on the other end of the door.

" Yeah, we know you're in there!" A gruff voice said.

"Surrender now or prepare - to suffer in Queen Raven's dungeon!" A suave voice said.

"We gotta get out of here!" A gnome freshman screamed.

"We can go through the sewer." Humphery suggested holding his mirrorpad as the troll dropped him on his ass.

"Humphery!" Jillian cried out as she, Ramona, and Jillian rushed to his aid. "Are you okay?"

" I'll be better once we go this route, it'll connect us to the Village of Bookend sewer, and we can exit outside The Red Shoes Dance Club." Humphery answered holding his mirrorpad with the map on it.

Only for it to be snatched by a borrower.

"This way to freedom!" The borrower student yelled as they jumped into the manhole with five students following them until the troll's big butt blocked the manhole.

Everyone was screaming and yelling again with many crying for mercy. This was how they were going to die an undignified death by the hands of an evil army in the icky boys' bathroom.

*BOOM*

The door broke open revealing an evil army.

"That's it!" Jillian said as she threw some beans on the ground and began to grow into thin (yet strong) beanstalks that broke through the windows. "Hold on, everyone!"

Jillian, Humphery, Ramona, Rosabella, and a few lucky students grabbed onto the thin beanstalks and were whisked outside to see the carnage. Friends and peers being captured by Queen Raven's army, everything on fire, and the sky was turning a dark shade of purple and black. Many stopped to stare and gawk at the sight before them. The thin beanstalk stretched out as much as it could only to reach the edge on the Dark Forest. As soon as the beanstalk snapped the hitchhikers ran in different directions leaving the four alone.

"Nice work, Jillian." Ramona complimented Jillian.

"Thanks." Jillian nodded.

"Hate to break up a moment, but -LOOK!" Rosabelle pointed to a large group of evil students heading their way.

"Hold on!" Ramona said as she gathered Rosebella, Humphery, and Jillian in her arms went wolf-mode and ran full speed into the Dark Forest before the army could reach them.

"Should we go after them?" A student ask.

"Nah." One answered. " Their souls are at the mercy of the Dark Forest, let's get back before we lose our magic."

As the army returned to the school Ramona had her friends deep into The Dark Forest.

Faybelle

Faybelle screamed in agony as her wings were viciously ripped off of her back by Raven's spell.

"MY WINGS, MY WINGS!" Faybelle cried out as she jumped at her wings that hovered above her as tears streamed down her cheek.

"You know what? I think your wings will look better on me." Raven said as she snapped her fingers.

Faybelle's wings attached themselves to Raven's back lifting the girl up a few inches. Faybelle's beautiful wings began to transform from their icy blue color to a shade of dark purple, the wings grew twice their size, and the dragonfly design they once had turned into feathers.

"And as for you." Raven glared at the frightened headmaster. "I bid you adieu."

With the snap of her fingers Headmaster Grimm disappeared into thin air. Things became too much as many ran around in circles as Raven evilly laughed.

"Attention all!" Raven spoke into the microphone. "I mark today a new era: The Era of the Evil Queen. For those who are ogres, witches, have claws, fur, and a bad ending, our time is now!"

All eyes were on Raven; witches, ogres, monsters, and etc. started to listen to her, not just students or children, but adults as well.

"No longer will we be discriminated because of our looks, powers, or destiny. Once I retrieve the Storybook of Legends and receive my full power and release the evil queen the world will be ours to control. And nobody in Ever After, no headmaster that is or was, is ever gonna bring us down!"

Cheers ranged throughout the school as Raven laughed evilly, the Raven's reign has begun!

"Now my minions you have the choice to join me and be immortalized in the greatness- No! Wickedness of my legacy or fade away in the dungeon. So what will it be?"

"All hail the queen!" Voices began to chant and it grew louder.

It wasn't just trolls and ogres chanting it was fairies, knights, even princesses with happily ever after's were chanting. Faybelle wasn't foolish, yes, she's done foolish things, but she knew things weren't looking good.

"2,4,6,8 Get me out of here fast!" Fabelle began to cheer "1,3,5,7 so that I may save my ass!"

Faybelle was now transported out of the school and was hanging from a limb of a huge oak tree about a good four stories up.

"Why the fuck am I in a tree!" Faybelle shouted scaring a few birds. "Whatever."

*Crack*

Faybelle plummeted off the limb only to fall onto the limb blow knocking the air out of her gut. Faybelle clung to the limb for dear life and scooted towards the trunk of the large tree. If she had her wings she would've flew before hitting the ground, but now she was wingless.

" I don't believe this." Faybelle said to herself. " Raven out eviled me!"

Irony; in the past Faybelle hated Raven for what the Evil Queen did to sabotage her mother all those years ago, she hated Raven for starting the Rebel movement causing many of villainess destinies to change, and now this Raven was the perfect example of pure evil and Faybelle feared her.

Faybelle took out her mirrorphone to call her mom when it hit her - she couldn't call her after being revealed that she had been taken evil lessons behind her back by Raven's mom! Faybelle was picturing it her mother sobbing wondering where she went wrong, her trophies burning in the fireplace, and the Thorn name being ruined. Faybelle continued to scroll through her phone of people she knew:

Duchess - Hated her!

Faybelle couldn't lie she didn't like Duchess in her evil class at first and when she sabotaged her in Next Top Villian. Afterwards she found a kindred spirit in the mean girl from sabotaging those goody-goody princesses to being a fellow Royal who respected tradition. Now, Duchess must hate her.

Farrah - Hated her!

Ever since her mother told her that fairy godmothers were not just lesser than dark fairies but were the peons of fairy kind Faybelle looked down at Farrah. She hated how Farrah got attention, got invited to parties, and was loved by everyone despite her magic having a time limit. Faybelle assumed Farrah would turned the other cheek, but after revealing she was the cause of her and the others' wings wilting fat chance that was gonna happen.

Bunny - Hated her!

Faybelle was not thrilled to gain a roommate. Especially a messy one who left carrot tops thrown around the room. Bunny was too cutsey and nice for Faybelle's taste. After, yet another fire alarm in their room Bunny made it clear she hated her.

Poppy & Holly & Ashlynn - Neutral.

Faybelle was surprised the three princesses forgave her after the Forest Fest and almost freezing the world, how much can you forgive a person until you stop?

Her cheer squad - Hated her!

Faybelle knew the only reason they worshipped the air she floated on was because of their story and feared her. They almost quit the squad because of her bossy attitude, she only won them over after her talk with Briar, n ow that they knew she wilted their wings, there was no turning back.

Member's of her Villians Club - Hard to tell.

They probably viewed her now as a hypocrite for helping the 'heroes' and working with the Evil Queen.

Hocus Latte - Closed for the apocalypse.

In one day Faybelle lost her cheer squad, her reputation, her friends, and her wings. Now all she had was her greatest fear: being alone and unloved.

Hunter

" Ugh! My head!"

Hunter moaned in pain as he felt bruised, cold, and starving. His vision was blurry as he adjusted his eyes he realized he couldn't open his right eye and it hurt! As his left it adjusted he realized he was somewhere dark, cold, and moist with the only source of light was the glowing mushrooms on the walls and ground and bars blocking his escape.

*CREAK*

"Look who's up fellas, the princess-kisser." A guard mocked Hunter as two other guards laughed at the joke.

' I heard worse.' Hunter thought, he wish he could say it but his throat was dry and it would be best not to make his situation worse.

"You sure we can't punch him again." One of the guards said.

"No!" The main guard answered. " You heard what Queen Raven said."

"Not even a noogie?" The third guard answered.

"No, you idiots!" The main guard shouted.

"What's with all that racket?" Everyone turned to see Raven.

"Forgive us your majesty." The main guard said with a bow as the other two followed.

" Just give him his dinner and meds and let's get out of here I have an important task for you three." Raven snapped at the guards.

"Yes, ma'am." The guards answered.

The main guard opened the door as the two other guards rolled in a trolly with a clouche, a glowing potion that Hunter assumed was for healing his wounds, and many silk blankets. The guards exited the prison and followed Raven.

"Raven, don't do this!" Hunter grabbed the bars. "Headmaster Grimm has poisoned you, we can help you. Just let us, please."

Raven walked close to the bar not too close, but close enough to be eye-to-eye.

"Oh, Hunter." Raven said in a sympathetic voice. "If only, I believed you, if only."

Hunter felt defeated as he sank to his feet.

"Pleasent dreams, Hunter." Raven said as she snapped her fingers giving Hunter's prison a makeover.

The prison was no longer frigid but comfy temperature, a canopy bed with forest green curtains with leaf patterns on it, and a small bathroom with working toilet, shower, and sink with soaps made out of fresh flowers.

"Rest up, Huntsman." The main guard said. "You'll need it."

With that Raven and the guards left Hunter alone.

Hunter didn't have many options he needed to preserve what little strength he had left and do his best to convince Raven that he could help her. Hunter drunk the potion making him feel better, but not 100%, he still had bruises and he still couldn't open his eye. He guessed Raven did this on purpose so he wouldn't do anything to piss her off.

Hunter wrapped the many warm silk blankets around himself to warmup as he dined on his vegan dinner of roasted veggies, coconut curry and rice, a cucumber salad, and a thronecake. Hunter prayed that his friends were safe especially Ashlynn.

Bonus: Brooke

Above the Pages

"But they need our help! Brooke shouted at her parents.

"No they don't, Brooke." Her mother said in a stern tone.

"They'll figure it out on their own." Her father said in an equally stern tone.

"I don't accept this!" Brooke cried out.

How could her parents be so indifferent. They always bicker over who is right whether it's the Royals/Rebels or who's turn it is to do dishes, but they can't use their narrator powers to help. Brooke didn't accept this, she wouldn't accept this, she was going to do something about this! She wouldn't let Maddie, Raven, Apple, or the others suffer the cruel hand fate had tossed them, she was going to help!

Suddenly, a vortex appeared behind Brooke sucking her in as Brooke's parents cried out and tried to grab her. Sadly, their grip wasn't strong enough and was sucked in. Brooke was falling as colors and voices surrounded her as she continued to fall.

*AAAHHH*

Brooke continued to scream until-

*SPLAT*

She fell in the mud.

"Ugh, my dress!" Brooke cried out as her black dress was covered in mud.

Brooke was stuck in the mud as she crawled out on to realize her boot got caught and had to pull it out too. Once Brooke was free she looked around to see she was in a swamp.

"Mom? Dad? Where are you guys?" Brooke shouted.

But, they didn't answer back.

"Come on guys this isn't funny!" Brooke cried out.

Still, no answer.

"Okay, so I somehow ended up transported in a swamp." Brooke said to herself. " Things couldn't possibly get any worse, right?"

Cue the rain.

Brooke fell to her knees and screamed into the sky.

Auther's Notes

Okay, I hate doing this and I mean really hate doing this, but - the site deleted everything I wrote (AGAIN), so - Brooke gets kidnap by the goblin king and his servants. Brooke gets super depressed about her situation, so she stays in the background like her parents always told her and she observes everything in front of her.

Apple, Breabyrn, Dexter, and Gordon (and Brooke) were together in the cell waiting for the goblins to return.

"Well, that went swimmingly." Apple said bitterly as she rummaged through her bag.

"Apple, did you just use sarcasm?" Dexter and Brooke were shocked at what she said.

"First time for everything." Apple didn't look up to face Dexter as she handed him some bandages.

Gordon was leaning against Breabyrn as her tail wrapped around him for warmth and safety as his left leg was propped up against a large boulder. Brooke felt bad for Gorbon she wish she could us her narrator powers to heal him and get them out, but she couldn't she was useless.

"How's your leg Mr. Gordon?" Apple asked as she and Dexter began bandaging it.

"Please, don't ask." Gordon winced in pain as his leg was being wrapped.

"Gordon," Dexter looked into Gordon's eyes. "I'm so sorry about -"

"Don't apologize for this, ain't your fault." Gordon grunted in pain.

"So, the mystery girl you have a crush on is Raven Queen?" Gordon questioned despite how much pain he was in.

"Yes, the girl that I love is Raven Queen." Dexter answered with a hint of guilt in his voice.

"I'm surprised myself." Apple said in disbelief. "How did I not see that coming? I mean your face turns red around her, you get tounge tied, your hands get really sweaty, and you get a puppy dog look in your eyes -wow!"

"Hey!" Dexter protested earning a couple of chuckles from Gordon and Breabyrn.

"How did that happened?" Gordon asked between chuckles.

"How did what happened?" Dexter question back finishing wrapping Gordon's leg.

"You and Raven. When did you fall in love with her?" Gordon questioned.

Brooke perked up this was her chance to find out how Dexterous Charming, Son of King Charming, of The Charming Family, fell in love with the future not-so-evil Evil Queen, Raven Queen.

"Well, it all started Freedom Year -"

Brooke edge towards closer, but not to close that she was far away from the shadows that hid her.

*SLAM*

The door to the cave opened revealing a small goblin with a white chef's hat on and two beefy goblins carrying five bowls of food.

"Soup's on!" The tiny chef goblin shouted as the two goblins dropped the stone bowls near the entrance of the bars.

What was in the bowl resembled what if someone put all the green crayons, spinach, a fish bone, and brown chunks into a blender and poured it out. The sight was enough to make Brooke gag.

"Oh, what kind of soup is this?" Apple asked trying to smile politely.

"Catfish and cattail stew with swamp water for flavoring." The chef answered as Apple and Dexter cringed.

"The swamp water gives it flavor." Gordon said almost done with his bowl as Breabyrn and him continued to eat.

"What's with the fifth bowl?" Dexter asked earning snickers from the two beefy goblins.

"Are your glasses making ya blind or something?" The chef goblin hissed pointing at the back corner of the cave. "There's a girl in the corner over there."

Brooke froze as the three goblins left the four looked at the corner to see nothing. Gordon began to sniff the air and adjusted his eyes, Brooke knew she was spotted.

"Wait! We're you there this whole time?!" Gordon shouted at the corner.

Breabyrn used her fire breathe to show Brooke's outline. Brooke was curled up in the corner even further, shivering as she hugged her knees to her chest trying to make herself smaller.

Dexter took the fifth bowl and walked closer to her as Apple followed second.

"Hi, I'm Dexter." Dexter said. "If you're hungry the soup isn't that bad."

"Yeah, the catfish is a nasty aftertaste, but we shouldn't complain about being feed." Apple extended her hand. "I'm Apple."

Brooke was freaking out on the inside she was in the presence of her favorite Royals. But she needed to keep cool and not scare them.

Brooke took Apple's hand as she helped her up. As Brooke came closer into the light her features showed she was about the same age as Apple and Dexter, with long black wavy hair that curled at the bottom that covered her left eye, wearing a long black dress.

"Hi Apple, Dexter, Gordon, & Breabyrn. I'm Brooke." Brooke greeted them with a smile.

Okay, done! I just want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, Happy Kwanza, or whatever Winter Holiday you celebrate!