Hello, I'm back! Sorry it's been forever since I actually updated the story, but life has been many things right now. It took awhile to do this chapter due to my busy schedule and the fact the site would sometimes crash on me after write two hours' worth of work! In this chapter we'll see how characters outside of Ever After High (the school) reactted to the televised event. Anyway enjoy!

P.S. Sorry if some parts are wordy or make no sense, it took me forever to write this.

Raven's Reign Through the TV

Ever After High

Students and staff were applying the finishing touches to their outfits before they were to report to the Legacy Plaza where they would witness the return of their classmates.

All throughout the land of Ever After TVs, Mirrorpads, Mirrorphones, and some movie theaters and parks had it on big screens. From the Snow Queendom to the Charming Kingdom all were watching the ceremony no one was going to miss this event or forget it.

The red and purple force field was lifted and many villagers, fans, and paparazzies entered the school grounds at the same time the students were releashed from the gymnasium heading for the Legacy Day Plaza as everyone watched them. They were taking pictures of the students in their fancy outfits and asking them questions as if the whole thing was an awards show.

White Castle

Snow White was doing last check-ups before the event began as her white-as-snow heels clicked on the marble polished floor as dwarf servants followed behind her.

" Are the concession stands up?" Snow White questioned.

"Yes ma'am." A dwarf servant answered.

" A full house?"

"Seats have been sold out for days."

" And the restrooms?"

"Stocked with toilet paper."

"Excellent!" Snow White said. "Have the TV room ready for viewing, I have one last thing to do."

"Yes. ma'am." The dwarf servants answered as they scattered.

as she stopped in front of a mirror to examine herself.

Snow White was wearing a white A-line, sweetheart, floor length dress, with gold embroidery that resembled snowflakes, gold rings on each finger, a dark red sash that went against her chest with a matching cape, and a gold crown with ruby jewels.

"Perfect!" Snow White said as she walked to her location.

"Apple dear, is everything okay in there?" Snow White asked as she knocked on the door.

"Yes, Mother, I'm just resting." 'Apple' answered.

"Oh, would you like me to come in? We can watch the whole event on my mirrorpad." Snow White asked.

"No thank you, mom." 'Apple' answered. "But, I would love a basket of gala apples, a pitcher of apple juice, and some acorns."

"If you say so dear. I'll have the chefs deliver your meal and I'll come back to check on you after the program. I love you." Snow White said as she walked away.

"Acorns?"

Charming Castle

The Charmings were getting settled in the theater room as they sat down in their adjustable plushed leather theatre seats with massage and heat feature. Everyone took thei assigned seat as the servants passed out popcorn, fizzy drinks, and sweets to each Charming. Due to the seating arrangements Dexter was forced- had to sit next to Daring; Daring watched the scowl on Dexter's face as his eyes stared at whatever was on the television screen. Daring knew after the broadcast Dexter would be ruined; this was his last chance to apologize while everyone was distracted.

" Dexter." Daring said in a surprisingly meek voice.

"What?" Dexter practically hissed.

"I'm-"

*Just Right Theme Song*

"Quiet down everyone. The show is about to begin." King Charming commanded as the lights dimmed.

Queen Castle

Everyone was gathered near the big screen TV as they saw everyone entering the school grounds for the ceremony.

"I can't believe so many people are showing up just to see Raven apologize and sign her life away." Cerise sadly sighs.

"It's just like thronecoming all over again." Cedar spoke. "And just like last time I feel like we didn't do enough."

Cerise hung her head down. The girls did question their friend why the change of heart. Raven responded it was something she had to do. After the reveal that it was a trick by their headmaster they blamed themselves for not doing more.

Maddie was back to pacing back and forth on the ceilings while Gennedy did the same on the floors.

"You two need to stop pacing or you'll leave a hole in the floor and ceiling. Let's have some tea." Ruby said carrying a tray of tea and cookies.

Gennedy and Maddie did as instructed but their nerves weren't calm.

" Does anybody have any ideas on how to stop this?" Maddie begged.

"I'm afraid all we can do is watch." Gennedy sadly confirmed as his eyes turned to the screen.

Ever After High

*Just Right Theme Song*

"Hello fairytale world!" Blondie greeted the viewers in her thronecoming outfit. "Todays the day everyone has been waiting for. Last Friday Raven Queen attacked Daring Charming for mysterious reasons. The only witnesses of the event were C.A. Cupid and Ramona Badwolf and they've kept their lips shut. But that ends today because: Apple White, Daring, Dexter, Darling Charming, and Raven Queen will be returning to school so Raven can not only publicly apologize to Daring, but to sign the Real Storybook of Legends. How will things turn out you say? Well just stay tune!"

The time was now 4:00 students, staff, and visitors were at the Legacy Day Plaza stuffed together like sardines in a tiny can. Cameras, mirrorphones, and mirrorpads ready to record the event all that was missing was the guests of honor.

*BOOM*

Fireworks filled the sky in reds and purples as the school's crest appeared into the sky, fanfare played, flower petals and streamers fell from the sky as everyone cheered. Headmaster Grimm stood tall as he walked his way up to the podium, the four giant mirrors showed his face, and spoke into the microphone.

"Good afternoon, everyone." Headmaster Grimm's voice boomed into the microphone. "I for one am pleased to see all of you during this momentous occasion that I can say no one in a hundred years will forget. This school year has been interesting to say the least others might say unusual, disastrous, maybe even rebellious. But I assure you that I have steered things on the right path, the good path, the path that is always and forever never changing."

Cheers were heard throughout the crowd.

"Sadly, I must say I have good news and bad news." Headmaster Grimm began.

The crowd looked up at him in confusion, Headmaster Grimm swallowed the lump in his throat and faked a smile.

"Good news first: Mr. Badwolf has found Raven Queen and she will be here and will sign the Storybook of Legends." Headmaster Grimm said.

The crowds cheer at the good news. The staff however were silent as they thought something 'when was the last time they saw '?

"Bad news-" Headmaster Grimm began. " Apple White and the Charming family will not be attending today's ceremony."

"WHAT?"

The voices shouted into the air which turned into questions and jeers.

"Silence, everyone!" Headmaster Grimm commanded. "Apple White came down with a nasty cold and Daring Charming is still recovering from the scar Raven Queen inflicted on him. They will be back at Ever After High tomorrow."

"But you said they'd be here today!" Everyone turned to see an angry Blondie. "Do you know how many came here to see them?"

Both fans and reports began shouting at the headmaster until it became a frenzy demanding the popular Royals and the Rebel leader. All eyes were on Headmaster Grimm it did not look good.

White Castle

Snow White saw how uncomfortable Headmaster Grimm was as the crowd demanded for the return of her daughter and Daring Charming. It wouldn't belong until they started throwing trash and rotten food at him.

'That'll teach him.' Snow White smirked evilly as she took a ship of her most expensive apple champaine.

Ever After High

Headmaster Grimm could feel his reputation and the funding of the school draining away as he looked out onto the crowd for an anchor of safety. Until the sight a figure in black and purple appeared.

"RAVEN QUEEN!"

All eyes turned to the person Headmaster Grimm was pointing to and there she was, Raven Queen, in the flesh. Greyish-purple skin, amythest eyes, black and purple hair, winged eyeliner, and purple lipstick unlike everyone else Raven wasn't wearing anything fancy just her regular attire of a black tank top, a skirt with many purple layers, silver belt, feather collar, and spiked tiara. The one thing different about her was see was carrying a bag with something heavy in it.

Queen Castle

"Raven!"

Madddie jumped for joy seeing her best friend unharmed.

"She's back." Cerise gasped.

"Oh thank God." Gennedy said as he placed a hand over his heart.

Cedar felt something was off about her friend as she slipped on her revealer rays and found out why. Cedar began to shake like a leaf in a storm.

"That's not, Raven." Cedar whimpered as she shook.

All eyes turned to her as they noticed how unnerved she was.

"What, Cedar?" Maddie said as she stopped jumping.

"That's not our Raven!" Cedar cried out.

Charming Castle

"Raven!"

Dexter jumped out of his seat knocking down his popcorn, candy, and drink.

"Dexterous Charming!" His father shouted.

Dexter didn't hear his father or whatever he said aftwerwards, Dexter just continued to stare at the screen with a love-struck look on his face. But as Daring and Darling continued to watch the screen they noticed something was off about Raven, and they didn't like it.

Back at Ever After High

"Raven!"

Briar, Ashlynn, Blondie, Hunter, Bunny, Alistair, Hopper, Humphery, Ginger, Lizzie, Cupid, and Kitty shouted as they got out of their seats and raced towards their friend. It was a good thing all eyes were on Raven as she made her way to the podium. Only to be trapped in a large bubble.

"Where do you think you're going?" The group turned to see Baba Yaga, Jack B. Nimble, Pied Piper, and Rumpelstiltskin.

"Madam Yaga, you have to listen to us. Raven is in danger." Briar blurted.

"Oh, she's in danger alright." Baba Yaga agreed as she crossed her arms. "In danger of being expelled after all the commotion she started."

"Please, Madam Yaga!" Cupid got in front of everyone. " It's true!"

"You and Mr. Charming are in just as much trouble young lady." Baba Yaga raised an eyebrow.

"I'll explain everything after we help Raven!" Cupid cried out as she pounded on the bubble.

"Please hear us out!" Hunter spoke. "Ever since Headmaster Grimm brought up those apples Raven has gotten sicker."

"And skinner." Bunny added.

"And cranky." Kitty added.

Teachers looked at each other, they couldn't lie there was a shift in Raven's character.

"They're telling the truth." Everyone turned to see Ramona. " Headmaster Grimm said he sent my Uncle Breaker to find Raven, but where is he?"

At that moment Baba Yaga released the teens from the bubble. Without a moment to speak the teens ran towards their friend.

"Jack, Alto, with me!" Baba Yaga commanded. "Rumpelstiltskin make sure all exits work in case of an emergency."

The group ran as fast as they could up the stairs as Raven made it to the podium and spoke into the microphone.

"I am Raven Queen, daughter of the Evil Queen and -" Raven began as she pulled out a giant book from her bag and placed it on the podium. "I pledge to follow my destiny."

The crowd gasped as Raven's key appeared as Raven was about to open the book. The key was gunmetal gray and bruise purple shaped like a raven's skull, as the book began to glow revealing.

"The Storybook of Legends!" Headmaster Grimm gasped. "You brought it back!"

Headmaster Grimm began jumping for joy and doing a stupid victory dance which the audience found embarrassing.

"Finally! Now sign the book!" Headmaster Grimm cheered.

"Raven, stop!"

A voice cried out of nowhere. Everyone looked up to the sky to see-

White Castle

"Apple!"

Snow and King White shrieked as they saw their daughter on the big screen of their TV room. Both parents jumped out of the plush velvet chairs and rushed to Apple's room banging on the door.

"Apple, open this door right now!" Snow White shouted as she banged on the door.

"I'm sorry, mother." Apple's voice was heard. "But I'm sick and need breasting."

"What?" Snow White shouted in both confusion and fury.

"Rest! Peas let me sleaze right meow!" Apple's voice answered.

Snow White kicked the door open to see woodland critters in her daughter's room, piles of dirty plates, and Gala on Apple's laptop. Gala began typing something on the laptop.

"Stupid autocorrect!" The computer said in Apple's voice.

"APPLE!"

"She's gone!" King White gasped as he looked around his daughter's room to see woodland creatures and dozens of empty plates of food.

"Yes, Aubin, I can tell she's bloody gone!" Snapdragon snapped as she gestured around her daughter's room as her face turned red as an apple.

"My Queen-" A servant began to speak until Snow White glared daggers at him.

"Get me my Dragon Games armour, pack some supplies, get the hybrid carriage ready, and get a one of the good silver platters ready- I plan to serve Grimm's head on it." Snow White commanded ready to release all the fires in heck.

Back at Ever After

"You're in danger, you have to come with me!" Apple cried out.

Breabyrn flew as close to the podium as she could as Apple extended her hand to Raven who didn't move an inch. Chatter broke out among the crowd. Where did Apple come from? What was she talking about? And what danger was Raven in.

"Ms. White." Headmaster Grimm nervously chuckled as he walked towards the girl and her glaring dragon who wanted to barbeque the headmaster. "Glad to see you are healthy and back at school."

"Can it, Headmaster Grimm!" Headmaster Grimm turned to see an angry Briar, Ashlynn, Blondie, Hunter, Bunny, Alistair, Hopper, Humphery, Ginger, Lizzie, Cupid, Kitty, and Ramona.

"My dear students." Headmaster Grimm strained. "Plese return to your seats!"

"Absoulutely not!" Lizzie shouted as her face turned red.

"We know what you did to Raven." Hunter said as he clutched his axe in his hands.

"Mr. Huntsman, I hope you're not threatening me." Headmaster Grimm growled at the young man.

"Better him, than us." Headmaster Grimm turned to see Baba Yaga, Pied Piper, and Jack B. Nimble. "Speaking of threats, where's Mr. Badwolf?"

All eyes were on Headmaster Grimm, staff, and teens as they began to bicker which only got louder.

"Enough!" Everyone turned to see a furious Raven. "FREEZE!"

Raven's hands glow with purple magic as it engulfed the entire school and everybody in it. Everyone was frozen solid in place like when Raven first froze time during Legacy Day. Raven clutched the podium as the four mirrors showed her furious face and she glared at the cameras.

"For the peons worrying at home everyone is fine. They're still alive and know what's going on." Raven spat into the microphone.

The cameras zoomed in on the frozen crowd until it looped back to Raven.

"I bet you all were expecting me to apologize and sign my destiny away, well guess what?" Raven took her key and snapped it into two pieces and disappeared.

"I'm not, just because of one tiny accident you all turned against. Well guess what. While I was gone, I found some interesting things about my fellow classmates." Raven said as she pulled out a remote and hit the play button.

Images filled the screens on the big mirrors like: Poppy finding out she was destined to be the next Rapunzel not Holly.

Nanny Nona appeared on Poppy's mirrorpad explaining how she got the birth orders mixed up. Poppy explaining to Holly what happened and deciding to keep it a secret. When Holly and Poppy pretended to be each other when their hairs changed. And how their mother knew about the switch and accepted them.

Then it showed petty things like Gus and Helga eating all the sweets for the cooking class bake sell, Hunter and Ashlynn dates, students hiring doppelgangers to take their places in classes, the things Sparrow stole from both students and staff. Every naughty thing the students and staff had done were broadcasted like: the True Hearts Day dance, Ashylnn's fashion show, Ashlynn and Hunter helping Duchess only for her to take all the credit, just to name a few.

The viewers couldn't believe what they were seeing good characters acting badly and bad characters acting good, what was happening?

"Proof that everyone has a secret even one's to protect the ones they love." Raven clicked the remote button.

Flashback

The Mirrors showed an image of Briar, Apple, Ashlynn, Blondie, Raven, and Ginger in a swamp surrounded by frogs.

"Kiss them all?" Briar cringed. "Seriously?"

"That's going to take forever after," Ashlynn said.

Raven folded her arms. "Is it too late to change my mind and un-volunteer for this quest?"

"It won't be that bad," Ginger said, trying to reassure the princesses. "There are only about fifty frogs in here. Well, maybe more like one hundred. Okay, possibly two hundred… or so. But that's not bad. We can do this."

"We?" Briar snorted. "You don't have to do the kissing, Ginger. You're not a princess."

"Lucky girl," Raven said.

Apple took a tube of charm gloss from her pocket. "Duty calls, ladies. No complaining. We are princesses and turning a frog back into a prince is one of our most important obligations." She glossed her lips. Then she grabbed a net, stepped into the water, caught a frog, and kissed it. Just like that.

"Wait, I wasn't ready." Blondie fumbled with her MirrorPad. "Can you do that again? I want to get a close-up. My viewers are going to love this." She pressed record and started shooting. But Apple had already released the first frog and had caught a new victim. Smooch. Then she grabbed another. Smooch. And another.

"Hey, she's trying to kiss them all herself. She wants to be the one to save Hopper." Briar slogged into the water and rolled up her sleeve. "You're not the only princess around here." She plunged her arm into the muck and pulled out a wiggling frog. Then she cringed, puckered up, and planted a kiss on the top of its head. "Ack," she said. "That was disgusting."

"Oh, don't hurt its feelings," Ashlynn told her as she stepped cautiously into the water. "And be careful, everyone. Step lightly so you don't hurt anything."

Briar, Apple, Ashlynn, and Raven kissed the frogs Ginger caught as Blondie filmed the whole thing.

As it turned out, Ginger's mother had taught her well—her frogging skills were undeniable. She quickly filled one of the nets with frogs and handed it to Raven, who was sitting on a log, rolling up her leggings. "All these are for me? How thoughtful of you."

"I'd help kiss, but I'm not a princess," Ginger said with an apologetic shrug. As she began to fill another net, she listened intently, in case one of the frogs decided to recite poetry or to declare his love for Briar. That would have made things super easy. But no frog spoke any word except for croak or ribbit.

Just as she reached for another frog, a dragonfly flitted in Ginger's face. She swatted at it. But it flew around her head, hovering near her ear. What an annoyance. "Go away," she grumbled. It circled two more times, then landed on a rock, right next to a frog. Either the dragonfly was clueless that frogs eat bugs or…

"Drake?" A shiver ran up Ginger's spine. The dragonfly nodded and blew a tiny flame from his mouth. Ginger almost shouted with joy. Drake the dragonfly was showing her Hopper.

"Can you tell my viewers how you're feeling?" Blondie asked, interviewing the princesses.

"My mouth tastes weird," Ashlynn complained.

"My lips are sticky," Apple said.

"Frog is definitely an acquired taste," Briar said, making a gagging sound.

Raven sighed. "No comment."

Ginger held her breath. The frog's eyes were closed. He didn't seem to know that Ginger was hovering over him. The poor little thing looked so tired after his long journey. Ginger didn't announce that she'd found Hopper. She didn't want to do anything that might startle him. Ever so slowly, with fingers extending, she reached out. The dragonfly watched, his wings vibrating in place. "Gotcha!"

"Oh, not another one," Raven said. "I'm not even done with this batch."

The frog's eyes popped open. He squirmed as Ginger lifted him until he was level with her face. "Hopper?" she whispered.

He kept squirming.

Then Ginger did something, even though there was no rational reason to do it. She wasn't a princess. But at that moment, she was overcome with instinct, pure and simple.

She kissed the top of the frog's headband Hopper appeared.

"What happened? Where am I?" Hopper the boy stood up to his knees in swamp water. Clumps of moss clung to his jacket and his hair was a bit messed up, but those adorable freckles were still in place. Drake the dragonfly flew around his head, then landed on his shoulder.

Hopper looked around, his expression tight with confusion. "Why…?" He gulped. "What…?" He scratched his head. "Where…?"

At first, Ginger didn't smile, because she felt equally confused. "Don't be scared," she said. "It's a long story and—"

"There he is!" Briar exclaimed. She dropped a frog and sloshed through the water until she was standing next to Hopper.

All the princesses spun around. Upon seeing Hopper, they stopped kissing, dropped their frogs, and hurried over. Blondie climbed onto a tree trunk so she could get a better shot with her MirrorPad.

"Welcome back," Raven said to Hopper.

"I did it." Briar beamed proudly. "I broke the spell."

"I'm really sorry to say this, Briar, but what makes you think it was you?" Apple asked. "It could have been my kiss."

"Or mine," Ashlynn said.

"Would somebody please tell me why I'm standing in this…" Hopper looked at the water. "Swamp?"

"I kissed you," Briar informed him. "And you're welcome." Then she took an antislime wipe from her bag and cleaned her crownglasses. "My work here is done. Let's go, girls, or we'll be late for afternoon classes."

"And there you have it, my fellow fairytales." Blondie was talking into her microphone. "Briar Beauty has broken the spell with her princess kiss, and Hopper Croakington is, once again, a boy."

Apple frowned. "I still think it was my kiss." She smiled at Hopper. "Surely you remember who kissed you."

"Kissed me?" Hopper loosened his bow tie. "I don't remember being kissed."

"Ginger was the only girl standing on this side of the swamp," Ashlynn pointed out. "Maybe she saw something. Ginger, did you see Hopper swim over here after being kissed? And did you see who kissed him?"

Ginger knew exactly who had kissed Hopper, and it hadn't been a princess. But that could mean only one thing. Her head was spinning. "I didn't see anything," she lied.

"Then we'll never know who broke the spell," Raven said. "So, there's no use arguing about it."

They quickly emptied water from their galoshes and cleaned slime off their hands. Then the princesses started back down the path. "Wait," Blondie called. "I want to get some post quest interviews." MirrorPad in hand, she hurried after them.

Ginger and Hopper were still standing in the swamp, looking equally dazed.

"Let me get this straight," Hopper said. "Briar… kissed me? She really kissed me?"

Ginger weighed the consequences of telling the truth. If she admitted to the boy she liked that it had been her kiss that had saved his life, she'd be the hero. Hopper would be very grateful; he might even change his feelings toward her. He might even start to like her. But she'd also be admitting that a true love's kiss had saved him. And that was way more than she wanted to admit. She liked Hopper—that was certain—but true love? Besides, he seemed so happy with the notion that Briar had saved him. She wanted him to be happy, after all, and she was glad to have her friend back. Maybe it just wasn't the right time to tell him the truth.

"Uh… yeah, it was Briar. You needed a princess kiss to turn you back." And then she told him the whole story, about how he'd wished to be a frog, how he'd turned into one, and how everyone had joined together to find him.

"Whoa. All I remember is that I was on your show, I went back to my room, and the rest is blank." Then he beamed. "I can't believe they came out here to kiss me." He looked as if he were going to burst from happiness. "Briar kissed me."

The moment was truly bittersweet. "We'd better get back." Ginger waded from the swamp, sat on a log, and emptied her galoshes.

As they started down the path, Drake flew up ahead, leading the way. There was a happy rhythm to Hopper's steps. On Friday morning he'd stood in the kissing booth, completely ignored. Now he knew that several of the fairest princesses at Ever After High had tried to kiss him. Had wanted to kiss him.

Ginger sighed. She was happy to have Hopper back, happy to see him smiling, and happy he didn't know the truth. She just wasn't ready for true love. Not yet.

The mirrors turned black

'It couldn't be.' Thought many viewers as they witness the future Candy Witch from Hansel and Gretal kiss broke the spell of the future Frog Prince.

Everyone knew for months of Ashylnn and Hunter's coming out and excused it as a phase since Ashylnn signed the book already. But, now? If a witch can do the 'true loves kiss' anybody could.

"It's sad, isn't it? Having to keep secrets just to fit some status some secrets the staff keep from us students." Raven said as she pressed the play button.

Flashback

The mirrors showed an image of Mr. Badwolf and Headmaster Grimm near one of the school's favorite fountain where Duchess (in swan mode) was hiding in the tall reeds listening to their conversation.

"I'm getting mirror calls from parents' day and night," the Headmaster Grimm said. "This Rebels nonsense has caused quite a stir. We're supposed to be teaching traditions here, not rebellion."

"We do our best," Mr. Badwolf agreed as his ears flattened in annoyance.

"The Charmings are threatening to send their children elsewhere if we don't get this situation under control. So is the Ella family. If we lose important royal families and their funding, we might have to close the school." Headmaster Grimm's voice filled with panic. "Educating the next Evil Queen is one of our most important duties."

"I'm afraid Raven Queen shows little interest," Mr. Badwolf said.

"Then we must begin to train someone to replace her, just in case. We need to be prepared." Headmaster Grimm stroked his gray mustache. "Do any of the students in your General Villainy class show promise?"

Mr. Badwolf growled. "Unfortunately, they are the most pathetic group I've ever taught. There's evil in their blood—no doubt about that—but they've diluted it with good intentions and... generosity." He coughed, as if the word had choked him. Why did you insist that take the class?"

Duchess got closer to hear the answer?

Headmaster Grimm looked around. Then he cleared his throat and said, "This is highly classified information, Mr. Badwolf. But I believe, as do others, that Duchess Swan has a black swan side that might make her the perfect candidate for Evil Queen status."

"Black swan side?" Mr. Badwolf questioned.

"Yes." Headmaster Grimm turned toward the pond and pointed to the swans that were swimming near the fountain. "The trumpeter is beautiful to behold, graceful and elegant, just like our Ms. Swan. But if you disturb a trumpeter, trespass through its territory, or threaten its nest, it will hiss like a cobra and attack with the viciousness of a wolf. That is the black swan side."

"And Duchess?" questioned as he raised an eyebrow

"She has the instinct within her to do whatever it takes to protect her territory, and, in this case, her territory is her perfect grades. She will not allow herself to fail your challenge, Mr. Badwolf. She will do whatever it takes to succeed. Even if that means becoming a villain." Headmaster Grimm answered as he rubbed his hands together.

"Ah, I see," Mr. Badwolf said as his ears perked up. "But what about her destiny? The swan princess is not a villain. By putting her in my class, are you not going against tradition? Are you not, in a small way, doing exactly what you don't want the students to do—choosing a new destiny?"

Headmaster Grimm snorted. "We are not Rebels, if that's what you're getting at, Mr. Badwolf. We are the upholders of tradition! Our stories depend upon an Evil Queen. And if Raven will not step into her mother's shoes, then someone else must. We cannot let those shoes go empty."

Mr. Badwolf was still not convinced.

"Besides. have you noticed how Ms. Swan looks at the other students who have Happily Ever Afters? Espically, Ms. White, Ella, and Beauty? She wants one desperately. If she passes General Villainy, then she'll move on to Advanced Villainy and begin to learn the dark spells. It wouldn't take her long to realize that by controlling dark magic, she could change the curse that awaits her." Headmaster Grimm continued.

"If she changed the curse, then she wouldn't have to live her life as a bird." Mr. Badwolf nodded. "Now I understand. With that kind of motivation, how could she not want to become the Next Top Villain?"

"And once she has mastered dark magic, she may show the potential to be the next Evil Queen, saving all of us from the end of Ever After as we know it." Headmaster's said as he and Mr. Badwolf walked away.

"So will Duchess still keep her original destiny or-"

"That's a fork in the road we'll deal with when we get there." Headmaster Grimm interrupted.

Once the two were out of sight Duchess transformed into her human formed with a surprised expression on her face.

"I won't have to be a swan forever." Duchess gasped.

The next scenes were of Sparrow winning Next Top Villian. But would return with the two working together bullying their fellow classmates, and Sparrow being a fan of 'My Miniature Donkeys'.

The mirror turned black.

"See Duchess?" Raven appeared in front of the frozen Duchess. "You're nothing more than a prop to be used be everyone around you. I swear if the poisoned apple from my story had a mymirror account it would have more followers than you."

Duchess remained frozen not responding then appeared in front of Sparrow.

"Oh, and Sparrow. I got nothing to say to you except you're talentless hack!"

" Truth be told I don't even know what the worst part in there was; Duchess thinking she would be happier with my destiny even if she could break the curse of being a swan forever, she'd be hated like I was with the destiny of poisoning Apple or that Mr. Badwolf is a hypocrite."

Raven appeared back on the podium and zoomed in on the image of Mr. Badwolf.

"Mr. 'we got follow our stories', my tail feathers!" Raven shouted into the mic. "If he loves following his story so much, he wouldn't have strayed from marrying his mortal enemy!"

Queen Castle

"Oh no!" Cerise said watching the screen as her mother held her tightly.

"NO!" Maddie shouted. "Raven would never out her friends."

"But evil Raven will." Red said sadly.

"You see folks during Yester Day I decided to visit Red Riding Hood only for the Hood and Wolf to try to kill me." Raven began. "Turns out the only thing those two tribes could come together for was to drown me! Only for a certain someone to save me."

The crowd remained frozen.

"Let's watch, shall we?" Raven pressed the remote.

Flashback

The mirrors showed an image of the Hood and Wolf clans. One of the Hood men held a young crying Wolf boy dressed as a sheep, while one of the Wolf men growled demanding the boy's safe return. Soon things escalated until both sides were yelling at each other forgetting about the poor Wolf boy. Raven had enough!

"Hey, stop it!" Raven yelled. She lifted her hands intending just to do a loud pop spell and get their attention, but it backfired. A burst of black air exploded, knocking both the Hoods and the Wolfs onto their rumps and singeing a few eyebrows. The wolf in sheep's clothing fell to the ground and scurried over the bridge to his clan. The Hoods barely noticed. They were all staring at Raven.

"It's… it's her.…"

"The Evil Queen's daughter…"

"Get her."

"Get her!"

"Get her!"

The Hoods jumped to their feet and grabbed Raven, dozens of hands on her arms and legs. Raven couldn't even manage to squirm.

"No! Stop!" Cerise yelled.

"We don't allow witches in Hood Hollow," said a Hood man. "Let one witch in and next thing you know a whole crowd of gingerbread-housed, child-eating, cackling cauldron stirrers move in, taking up space and changing everyone into frogs."

"Or worse, into wolves!" a grandfather shouted.

"But that's not just any ordinary witch!"

"That's her daughter!"

"Get rid of her before she goes off script and destroys Hood Hollow like her mother destroyed Wonderland!"

"The only thing to do is dunk her."

"Yes, toss her in the river. She'll float downstream and become someone else's problem."

"Dunk the witch! Dunk the witch!" the mob began to chant.

"You can't," Cerise yelled. "Raven is good. She's helped me see I can write my own destiny!"

No one paid her any attention. Dozens of hands lifted Raven above the heads of the mob. They carried her onto the bridge.

"No!" said Cerise. "Not Raven. I won't allow it. I won't."

The mob kept chanting, holding Raven up. She could see the stream swirling below her. It looked cold. And a lot deeper than she was expecting. And were those wicked sharp rocks in the depths? Raven writhed, trying to fight her way free. This wasn't a joke. She was about to get seriously hurt. Or worse. She opened her mouth to mutter a spell, too scared now to worry about the spell backfiring. But someone shoved a sock in her mouth.

This is what she got for interfering. She wasn't a leader. She didn't know how to reason with people. She just needed to give up, improve her skulking skills, and hide her way through the rest of her time at school. Any time she attempted to help, it backfired, just like her magic.

"No!" Cerise yelled.

And then she howled. The sound froze Raven's blood and stopped the chant dead in the mob's throats.

Cerise's eyes flashed yellow. "Put her down."

No one moved.

"I said, put her down!" Cerise sprang from the stream bank onto the bridge, an impossibly high leap. The crowds on both sides of the stream gasped in shock. Cerise crouched on the lip of the bridge as if prepped to pounce.

"Down," she said again.

The many hands let Raven slip, and she landed on the bridge's wooden planks.

"Cerise, how are you doing that?" someone asked.

"Raven Queen was right," said Cerise. "We can write our own destiny. And I'm not hiding anymore. I'm proud of both my parents—Red Riding Hood and Big Badwolf."

She stood to her full height and pushed back her hood, revealing her wolf ears.

Almost drowned out by both clans' shouts of fear and rage were Cerise's mother's soft cries.

(Paused Button)

"You know what." Raven thought holding the remote in her hand and pressed the rewind button to the beginning. "Let's start this from the beginning."

(Unpause)

Flashback

Cerise and Raven came out of the wishing well to the Dark Forest was thick and sticky with evergreens. Sunlight sliced through the canopy in slim, cathedral-lighting shafts, lending just enough light for ferns and a few wildflowers to creep out of the dark soil. Ahead was a cottage, and beyond that, a village in a clearing.

"My parents built their house here, so they'd be close to the wishing well," Cerise said as they walked to the cottage. "Dad can come for visits anytime, sneak in the back door, and no one sees."

"So, who does everyone think your dad really is?" Raven asked.

"Oh, Hoods don't ask questions," Cerise said. "We're a very private people. I think most people assume the Huntsman was my dad. That would make more sense to them than the truth."

"But that would make you Hunter's sister!" said Raven. "Besides, you're not Cerise Huntsman—you're Cerise Hood. Hey, are you related to Robin and Sparrow Hood?"

Raven and Cerise entered the cottage.

"Mom?" Cerise called out.

Red Riding Hood emerged from the kitchen wearing a floured apron. She was tall and lean, not as broad-shouldered as her daughter. She and Cerise shared the same straight dark brown hair, but Cerise's had a shock of white at the forehead, and Red didn't cover hers with a hood.

"Cerise!" Red ran forward and swept her daughter up in a hug. "You're here! I've missed you so much. And what perfect timing, because I just finished a batch of mini pecan pies."

"Mom has a business selling pastries," Cerise said to Raven.

"Oh, it's just a hobby, really," said Red.

"A hobby? She shipped twenty thousand fairyberry scones last year alone!"

Red laughed. "You're my biggest fan. Are you here for Yester Day? When I got the text from Headmaster Grimm, I didn't imagine I'd be treated to a visit from my own daughter."

"Mom, this is my friend Raven. She wanted to meet with you especially. You see… she knows."

Red's eyes widened. "She knows?"

"She knows," said Cerise.

Red ran to lock the back door, checked the lock on the front door, and then went from window to window, pulling the drapes shut even tighter.

"I knew this day would come, but I'm not ready."

"It's okay, really, Raven's great at keeping secrets."

"If they knew," Red was saying as she collapsed onto the couch, "if any of them knew, the Hoods or the Wolfs, Cerise would not be welcome home. The ignorant, stubborn fools."

"I don't understand," said Raven. "Cerise didn't do anything wrong."

"It doesn't matter," said Red. "Her father and I went off script. The story says that we're enemies. The Hood and Wolf clans remember that every hour of every day. How Baddy and I forgot long enough to fall in love…"

"Will you tell me the story?" Raven asked, sitting beside her. "I need to know if there's any hope when someone rebels against their destiny."

"Is it really so bad?" said Raven, attempting to cheer herself up as well as the Hoods. "After all, Beauty fell in love with the Beast."

"That was their destiny," said Red. "But even scripted love between a Hood and a Wolf would not go down well in Hood Hollow. The hatred between the clans is old, deep, and illogical, but very, very real."

"Was it worth it?" Raven asked.

"Of course," said Red. "I mean, we have Cerise. And each other. But… but it's hard, too. If our clans knew about Cerise, they'd consider her an abomination! I do sometimes wonder if we were selfish. Falling in love was our choice, but by going off script, we condemned our daughter to a life of secrecy."

"And I'm tired of the secret," said Cerise. "Maybe it's time to take off the hood."

"No," said Red quickly. "No, Cerise, you don't know how serious the consequences would be."

Cerise slumped back against the sofa, her whole face a frown.

"Your destiny wasn't fair," said Raven. "So you rebelled. I know that couldn't have been easy."

"I would do it again," said Red. "But you should know, being a rebel takes a lot more work than going along with the status quo. If you're thinking of trying to change your destiny, Raven, know that it will be much, much harder than you expect."

"Too late," Raven whispered.

"Mom, I don't know if Dad told you already, but Raven didn't sign the Storybook of Legends on Legacy Day," said Cerise.

"What? That was you?"

"She's… well, she's just the bravest person I've ever known. Besides you and Dad. If she can change her destiny, why can't—?" Cerise was cut off.

The mirror turned black.

Queen Castle

Both Red and Gennady on their knees crying.

"Everyone knows our family secret!" Red cried out as Cerise hugged her.

"They tried to kill her, they tried to kill my daughter!" Gennady cried out.

"Raven never told us that." Maddie lamented not believe anyone would hurt her best friend.

"I can't lie." Cedar spoke up as she was shaking. "One of my deepest fears besides termites and saws was someone going after Raven when she refused to pledge."

Ever After High

"This not only proves that Mr. Badwolf and Red strayed away from their story it prove they didn't 'poof' after Cerise was born. She's living proof that the Storybook of Legends is shit!"

Raven's eyes turned towards a frozen Faybelle.

"And how some will follow it for nothing." Raven said as she pressed the play button.

Flashback

Madam Baba Yaga and Faybelle were in the magicology classroom.

"It is apparent to me that you are not fond of Ms. Queen." Baba Yaga spoke to the young dark fairy.

"Well, that's putting it mildly," Faybelle said as she slammed her fists to her desk. "I detest her. Raven is a Rebel, and she ruined her story."

"What makes you believe that Ms. Queen has only one story?" Baba Yaga raised an eyebrow.

"What do you mean?" Faybelle questioned.

"Our stories contain many chapters, Ms. Thorn. Cursing Sleeping Beauty was just one chapter in your mother's life. You, for example, are another chapter. Do you see my point?" Baba Yaga questioned.

"No." Faybelle answered quickly.

Madam Baba Yaga sighed in frustration.

"Ms. Queen is not your rival." Baba Yaga spoke in a matter-of-fact tone.

"She should be," Faybelle said furiously . "She should be doing everything she can to be a villain. But she turned her back on her story. Her mom took my mother's story! I won't do that. I will curse Briar Beauty, and it will be a glorious moment in fairytale history! I'm proud of my story."

"But you want more than your story, don't you? You want to expand your destiny and avenge your mother. That's the real reason why you see Ms. Queen as your rival." Baba Yaga raised an eyebrow.

Faybelle said nothing. It was true the Evil Queen did mess up the Dark Fairy's destiny causing a huge family rivalry between the Queens and Thorns.

"Ms. Queen's refusal to become the next Evil Queen leaves a broken link in a powerful chain," Madam Baba Yaga said. "I am not judging you, Ms. Thorn. It is natural for a villain to want absolute power. You are following your instincts, and that is what we expect."

"If Raven doesn't want to be the next Evil Queen, then someone has to take her place, why not me? I actually want to be evil!" Faybelle spoke.

"Your passion is admirable. There are many at this school who are giving up on their wicked heritage." Baba Yaga took a sip of her coffee "And Ms. Goodfairy. What is your problem with her?"

"Oh, she's just annoying. All that goody-goody stuff, all day long. 'I'll fix this, I'll fix that.' Everyone thinks her magic is so wonderful, but all she does is make things look better. That's not significant magic. It's not even powerful. How can an entire career be built on magic that only lasts until midnight? I don't get it. But everyone loves her." Faybelle cried out in annoyance.

"And you want that love?" Baba Yaga raised an eyebrow.

"No, of course not." Faybelle rolled her eyes. "I'm a villain. I don't need love of any kind."

The next scene was of Faybelle who was reading a book labeled 'Forgotten Fairy Spells' where she found the wilted-wing spell.

The next scene was of Faybelle in lobby outside the where the auditions for Justine's play 'Once Upon a Spell' were being held.

"Wings of beauty soft and bright droop and wilt and bring no flight." Faybelle chanted waving her pom poms as the magic dust filled the auditorium.

The images showed Farrah, the two first year fairies, and her cheerleader fairies. The last thing to show was Faybelle with residue from the wilted-wing spell blasted her magic on the chair in front of her and it ricocheted to her chest making her unable to fly.

The scenes were of classmates pitying Faybelle for something she did to herself, how Baba Yaga gave her a spell to undo what she did, and still won the cheer trophy. The next couple of scenes were Faybelle trapping Ashlynn, Blondie, Cupid, and Poppy in the Dark Forest, imprisoning animals to do her work, bullying her classmates, and the last one was during Epic Winter where Faybelle was about to hand over the roses to the Mob Faries only for Daring in beast form to come to her aid.

The mirrors turned black

Raven appeared in front of the frozen Faybelle.

"You didn't have to hate me, I ignored every hateful thing you said about me, I was even willing to give you my destiny." Raven roared in the fairy's face.

"All you ever did was call me a traitor, but you're a traitor to your own kind." Raven spoke as she pointed to the frozen fairy cheerleaders.

"Also, if I did all that you idiots would've said I deserved it and wouldn't help me at all." Raven said to the frozen audience.

With a snap of Raven's fingers. The mirror tv played the a new scene.

During Parent's Week Dexter had the princely pox, Darling using Dexter's armor to disguise herself and ending up being best in Dexter's classes and getting him in the joust. The worst part was King Charming came for a visit.

"Your mother and I have been worried about you, son. All those years of reading comic books and playing MirrorGames, we were beginning to think you weren't cut from the same cloth as the other Charming men. I'm very proud to hear of your accomplishments today. Tomorrow, two Charmings will joust for the championship."

Darling gasped. She turned to Hunter. "What did my father mean when he said that two Charmings will joust tomorrow?"

"Since Dexter was the best in class, he has to joust the champion."

"Dad, I'm feeling sick. This princely pox is super itchy. I don't think I can joust tomorrow."

"Nonsense! A Charming is never too sick. It is destiny that my sons should be the best. I've never felt prouder."

"However," King Charming said, "it is your brother's destiny to be the champion. You are destined to be second best. If you are as good as Professor Knight claims, and he is usually correct in his observations, then tomorrow you must throw the match."

"Throw the match?" Darling said with surprise. Had she said that aloud? Oops.

(Paused)

" You heard that folks? King Charming the patriarch of Charming Kingdom not only called his second child second best but told him to throw the challenge!" Raven wickedly laughed. "Makes one wonder: how many challenges were thrown so Daring could win? And what other secrets has Darling been hiding? Let's continue."

(Unpaused)

The door suddenly opened. Darling stumbled backward, bumping into Hunter. Her father stepped into the hallway. He scowled at her. "Eavesdropping is not princess-like," he said.

"Sorry," she told him with another curtsy.

"And whatever is the matter with your hair? It looks as if you've been wearing a bowl over your head. And why is your dress all rumpled? Didn't we pay extra for ironing fairies? Make certain that you look appropriate for your brothers' tournament tomorrow." Then he looked at Hunter. "Mr. Huntsman?"

Hunter stepped forward. "Yes, uh, sire?"

"Tomorrow you will make sure that Dexter is out of bed and dressed on time. Two Charmings on the field! It will be quite a glorious day for the Charming family."

As the king strode down the hall and out of the dormitory, Darling dashed back into her brother's room. "Throw the match? That's so unfair."

"What do you mean, it's unfair?" Dexter lay on the bed, staring up at the ceiling. "This whole thing is unfair."

"But I could win," she said with a stomp of her foot. "I know I could. Why should I have to throw the match?"

"You're not throwing the match," Dexter said. "Because there is absolutely, positively, one hundred percent no way I'm letting you wear my armor ever again."

"But—?" She turned. Hunter was standing right next to her. He looked shocked.

"What do you mean you won't let her wear your armor again?" he said.

(Fast Forward)

Hunter escorted her to Damsel-In-Distressing class. "Look, Darling, I know something odd is going on. How could Dexter beat me in jousting when he's so sick that he can barely sit up in bed?" She looked the other way. "And how come he told you that he forbade you to wear his armor… again?" She pretended to get a hext on her MirrorPhone. "Wait a spell." He stopped walking. "If Dexter was sick in bed, and you were wearing his armor, then…" His eyes widened. "Did you…?"

She put her hands on her hips. "Are you asking if I pretended to be Dexter? That would mean that I jousted against you and won." She forced herself to laugh. "Oh, that's so silly, Hunter. That's the silliest thing I've ever heard."

His expression relaxed. Then he laughed. "Yeah. Ridiculous. I must have hit my head during practice." He walked her to the classroom door and left.

As soon as Hunter was a good distance from the damsel-in-distress class he leaned on one of the lockers before he slumped down on the floor, hands clutching his head.

"God, she sucks at lying. Dexter's doom!" Hunter trembled.

(Fast Forward)

"I want to be a hero." Darling had never said those words aloud. Not to anyone, not even Dexter. It was a huge confession. And it felt great. "I want to be the one to come to the rescue. To save the day."

"I think that's a noble goal," Marian said. She pulled a pair of sneakers from her bag. "But just remember, you're not really the hero if the person you're rescuing doesn't want or need to be rescued."

Darling took a long, deep breath of forest air. "You're right," she said as she thought of Dexter lying in bed, covered in blue spots. He hadn't asked for her help. And he certainly didn't need to be rescued. He had the right to write his own story. And so did she.

Marian tied her laces, then stood. "Well, how about we go for that run?"

"Yes!" Darling tossed her cape aside, then pulled her gown off over her head. She zipped up her workout jacket and slipped her feet into her running shoes and she ran.

The Next scenes were when Spring Fairest began and how Raven sent Darling to Wonderland and how obtaining the White Knights armour. Darling saving Ashlynn, Cerise, Darling, Briar, Apple, and others during damsel -in-distress class. Her back in Wonderland this time bring Ginger back and making her promise to never tell anyone where she was. Until, the Dragon Games -

Dragon Games

Apple was choking on the poisoned apple as Darling performed CPR. After giving thirty chest compressions Darling lift Apple's chin and started to breathe into Apple. A light force came from the 'kiss of life' and Apple awoken.

"Did Daring wake me?" Apple questioned.

Only for her friends to remain silent.

The mirrors turned black

"Didn't see that coming." Raven stated. "And speaking of the Charmings how about the male half of the family. And Cupid"

Raven glared at the young goddess and pressed a button showing more things.

Daring's bet with Sparrow to date Lizzie, Cupid's countless drawings of Dexter, The True Hearts Dance. Most of the things showing were of Cupid and Daring.

"But do you want to know what was the straw that broke the camel's back?" Raven gave a rhetorical question to the frozen crowd. "This!"

The mirrors showed an image of Raven in the hallways.

"Raven!" Raven turned to see Daring and Cupid.

"What?" Raven snapped.

"Raven I got great news- are you okay because you look kinda sick?" Daring questioned.

It was true Raven's pale purplish-grey skin was paler, her eyes dark with dark bags under them, she was gaunter than usual, and her hair either stocked to her face or was in loose strands. To be honest Raven looked unhealthy.

"I'm fine." Raven said not making eye contact.

"And you're about to feel so much better with the news I'm about to tell you." Daring was beaming with so much joy it rivaled his bright teeth.

"How so?" Raven asked in a skeptic tone as she raised an eyebrow.

Cupid raised an eyebrow as well. What news could Daring possibly tell- OH GODS HE'S GONNA TELL RAVEN!

"Hey, Dar!" Cupid tugged Daring's arm trying to steer him away from Raven. "I just remembered I need your help to carry some boxes of arrows for me."

"Don't worry Cupid it can wait; Raven needs to hear the good news." Daring beamed again.

" No it can't!" Cupid said through her teeth tugging harder.

"But Raven needs to hear this." Daring practically whined as Cupid (attempted) to drag him away.

"No she doesn't!" Cupid shouted not meaning to.

"Will you two just spit out what's so important." Raven spatted annoyed now at the two.

"Alright here it comes-" Daring began as he released himself from Cupid.

"DARING, NO!" Cupid cried out as she raised her hands.

"Dexter loves you, Raven!" Daring told Raven.

Raven was silent, in fact the empty hallway seemed more silent than it was before, the only sound was the beating of Raven's heart.

"What?" Raven questioned in disbelief.

"I said Dexter loves you; isn't that great?" Daring beamed again.

"No, that can't be." Raven said to herself below a whisper.

"Raven are you okay?" Cupid placed a hand on Raven's shoulder.

"YOU!" Raven gripped Cupid's wrist. "You set him up to this didn't you?"

"You're hurting me." Cupid gasped.

"Raven, stop." Daring grabbed Raven's hand releasing Cupid's wrist.

"Don't think I don't know about you and Dexter!" Raven spatted.

"What we're just friends, Raven." Cupid protested.

"Yeah right. You think I don't know the way you look at him, the sketches in your notebooks, and the way you held his hand during True Hearts Day!" Raven shouted.

"How did- my sketches- True Hearts Day? True Hearts Day!" Cupid remembered he she comforted Dexter that night. "Raven this is a huge misunderstanding."

"Yeah it is, you think you can pull a prank like that on me!" Raven's hands tuned into fist.

"Raven it's the truth Dexter does love you!" Daring said.

SHUT UP!

*SLAP*

Daring was now on the ground clutching his face, Cupid gasped as her hands covered her mouth, and Raven hovered above in fury. Daring slowly sat up revealing his perfect face was scratched and blood running down his face. Raven looked down at her hand to see it was glowing and nails painted with Daring's blood. Raven couldn't believe what she had done, not once in her life had she ever laid her hand on another.

"Daring, it's going to be okay." Cupid knelt down trying to help Daring. "Raven, help, please!"

"I'm sorry!" Raven shouted as she ran off.

"Raven!" Cupid and Daring shouted.

The image disappeared

"Never have I heard such a lie." Raven said. "Speaking of that there's a bunch of things I didn't see coming from Apple or her mother. That's right Ever After the Whites have deceived us all if it weren't for their well know story they wouldn't have gotten away with so much."

The mirrors showed an image of Apple getting an app from Humphery gave her to spy on Raven through mirrors, her attending True Hearts Day Dance, calling Raven selfish for not signing away her life just so Apple could have a happily ever after.

Raven glared up at the frozen Apple and Breabyrn. "And then there's Headmaster Grimm who's been harassing those who decided to Rebel, favoritism towards those with happily ever afters, trying to trick my on numerous occassions, "And you want to know the worst part is after Apple released my mother during the Dragon Games and Snow White was in on it. My mother, the Evil Queen, when she was disguised as, Mira Shards. "and letting my mother walk free, then when ."

The crowd was still frozen.

"That's right Ever After; my mother, the Evil Queen, is alive and in mirror prison. Everything you've heard has been big as fat as Headmaster Grimm himself lies! In fact he's such a hypocrite he'd let someone's destiny disappear for a crime they didn't commit. "

The mirrors showed an images Maddie in chains about to be exiled to Neverland.

"Everyone who was here that night, please look at the skull," said Raven.

She spoke their names, the date and time of the event, and then then words of the incantation, hoping that they were all correct. Her mother had to relay them to her through riddles.

" 'I call down evidence of pure truth,' " she intoned. " 'I call up the spirits of memory. Rewind, replay, speak up, stand out. Through the eye of a monster, let the past dance again!' "

Raven secured the pea on the tip of the hair, drew back the bowstring, and aimed straight. She released. The arrow went through the eye of the empty eye, pink smoke billowed, engulfing the room. When it overtook Raven, she could smell nothing. It was all illusion. The smoke pulled back into a ball spiked like the claws of some amorphous beast. The smoke claws lengthened, pointing at the eyes of Raven, Apple, Maddie, and all the other students. Then the smoke broke into a hundred pieces and took on colors and shapes. And suddenly Sparrow Hood was running into the Treasury.

Raven almost yelled at him to stay back, but then the real Sparrow, who was still standing back by the door, said, "That's one handsome kid!"

Raven was watching a ghost, a memory: It looked like Sparrow, but his colors were slightly washed out, his body a little transparent. He was talking, but no noise came out. His Merry Men followed, and Sparrow began taking items and putting them into his pockets.

It was like watching a silent play or an eerily real three-dimensional movie. The smoky memories of the other students entered the Treasury, shouting silently to one another, romping around.

Kitty appeared suddenly in front of Ashlynn, who was startled and bumped into Hunter. Hunter backed up, the sword in his hand cracking the glass in a display case. Sparrow nocked an arrow, aiming at King Arthur's shield on the wall. Dexter flying on a broomstick wobbled to avoid the arrow and bumped into the helmet of a giant's suit of armor. Sparrow's arrow grazed against the falling helmet, knocking the arrow off course and into the cracked display case, breaking the glass further.

At the same moment, Blondie tripped over the cape she was wearing, knocking into Lizzie, who stumbled into Duchess, who was puppeting Humphrey Dumpty on Pinocchio's strings. Duchess glided out of the way, letting Lizzie bang into the display case. The tiny unicorn inside fell off its pedestal.

The Merry Men had found the instruments, and one played a horn so loudly the sound lengthened the glass break even more, just as Briar and Cedar skipped by. Helga tossed a jug to Gus. It nearly hit Cedar, but Dexter caught it in time. His elbow grazed the case, and the unicorn fell all the way out. Daring moved to heroically help his sister Darling over the broken glass and nudged the unicorn with his foot, sending it across the floor.

Almost every person's foot touched the unicorn as he or she ran around the Treasury, unknowingly knocking it this way and that until it came to rest before the giant helmet just as Maddie entered.

She never even touched the unicorn as she picked a few things off the floor, stuffed them in her pockets, and climbed atop the helmet. She lifted her arms happily. The image froze and disappeared.

For a few moments, everyone was quiet.

"Baba Yaga—?" Headmaster Grimm began.

"It was the real deal," Baba Yaga said, tasting the air. She turned her stony gaze on Raven and raised one gray eyebrow. "An Irrefutable Evidence spell. Impossible to fake."

Headmaster Grimm stared at Raven, too, eyes blazing, as if he didn't know whether to be angry or afraid.

"It seems to me," Mr. Badwolf growled, " -that if you were to banish those responsible for the broken Uni Cairn, you would need to banish nearly every student in this room except Madeline Hatter."

"And all those destinies would be banished with them," said Apple.

Headmaster Grimm's frown was so severe his mustache tilted down with it so that he seemed to have two frowns.

"But... she was clearly stealing items from the Treasury," he said, "and that alone—"

"Um, pardon me, Headmaster Grimm," said Apple, "but perhaps you could ask her why she took those things?"

He blew out his cheeks but nodded and turned to Maddie.

"Why?" Headmaster Grimm said.

"I thought it was the Swappersnatch Gyre, of course!" said Maddie.

"Everyone stealing for fun, and all the hiding and hunting and finding that follows. In Wonderland we do it every spring."

Lizzie Hearts nodded. "I declare Madeline Hatter is correct!"

"It's how we play," Kitty said with a smile just as large as the headmaster's frown.

"In that case—" Headmaster Grimm said.

"Finally!" Baba Yaga interrupted. She pointed a crooked finger at Maddie, and the chains sizzled and fell from her wrists. "I've got better things to do than banish a little girl to that pirate-infested island. My office has been exceedingly grumpy for some reason. Excuse me, I have to go soothe a walking cottage."

Baba Yaga stormed out.

Raven began to thinking of the baby cottage, but the thought was chased from her head by a furious-faced Headmaster Grimm.

"Just how did you manage to cast a level thirty-eight spell?" he asked, his shoulders tense and rising to his ears.

"My mom taught me," she said truthfully. "After all, she wants me to grow up to be just like her."

The headmaster's eyes narrowed, but he'd have to assume her mother taught her the spell years ago. After all, Raven had no access to a mother locked away in a spell-repellent cell.

"Hmph," he said and stalked off.

And suddenly Raven was jounced by a quick and hard hug.

"I knew it!" said Maddie. "I just knew you were still my best friend till The End."

"There were a few times this week I did think it was actually The End," said Raven. "I'm sorry I couldn't tell you. I thought silence was a condition of the spell. I know you must have felt like a pile of giant toenail clippings when I ignored you."

For some reason, Apple shuddered.

"Think no more gloomy fussy gussy thoughts about it." Maddie hugged her again. "Thank you."

Everyone began congratulating Maddie

The mirror turned black.

"See, hypocrite." Raven stated.

The screens showed images of Maddie, Lizzie, Kitty, and human Cedar saving their transformed classmates and Maddie dad from the Jabberwocky.

"After, the Jabberwocky was released Maddie, Cedar, Lizzie, and Kitty were the ones to save all of us!" Raven concluded. " And that was just one of the headmaster's many crimes."

Raven began a slideshow showing Headmaster Grimm trying to exile Maddie from her story, tricking Raven to sign during Thronecoming even if the Storybook of Legends was fake, sabotaging Blondie's show, threatening to expel Ginger, imprisoning his brother in the Vault of Lost Tales speaking Riddlish.

"He told us our stories were important and we had no small roles, he said that if we don't follow our destinies we'd go 'poof', but he tried to expel Maddie, Ginger, and me. He gave special priviliges to the royalty, the ones with happily ever afters, and the Royals. Grimm just wants us to sign the Story Book of Legends to give him power... Power which the book doesn't have because It's fake." Raven pressed the play button.

Flashback

The mirrors showed images of the Thronecoming dance. The music was loud, images of past Thronecomings showed on screen, and students enjoying the dance except for one. Briar the so-called party girl was on the sidelines being a wallflower. Briar poked her finger on the horn of her unicorn mask, during Thronecoming Briar realized how close her destiny was dawning on her. The hundred year sleep she brushed off by living it up, was becoming a nightmare. Briar looked up on the screen to see two girls wearing hoods: one was in front of the picture waving while the other was on the floor lifting up a rug as if she was trying to hide something under it in her

*GASP*

"Madam Yaga?" Briar asked.

"Yes, my dear?" Baba Yaga answered as she put a sock in the punch bowl that poofed into a cloud of smoke.

"That picture...that looks like my dorm room, but who are those people?" Briar questioned.

Baba Yaga put on her glasses to get a better view of the picture.

"Why, that's Little Red Riding Hood and...eh, the Evil Queen." Baba Yaga answered.

Briar gasped and ran off.

" Ms. Beauty!" Baba Yaga called out to the girl.

Only to be distracted by Sparrow Hood's Friends laughing at him for drinking Baba Yaga's nasty punch.

Briar scanned for Cedar in the dancing crowd until she found her. " Cedar, do you have your revealer rays? I need to borrow them!"

Cedar dug into the pockets in her dress and handed them to Briar.

"Thanks!" Briar thanked her friend and went to find Blondie. Blondie was so busy dancing to notice Briar snatched a hair pin. While everyone was busy dancing Briar snuck out to the dorms. Briar walked into her dark room as the fairy in the revealer rays pointed to something under Briar's rug. After, Briar lifted it the fairy pointed to an invisible keyhole, Briar used the hair pin to magically unlock the key hole which opened a secret compartment. Briar reached down in it despite the dirt and cobwebs she picked up a large and heavy book. Briar blew the dust off it as the mirror part began to glow.

"The Storybook of Legends!" Briar gasped not believing she was holding the real deal.

Briar got up and ran out her dorm she had to get rid of it hide it, rip it, burn it, anything so she and no one else could follow their destinies. Before Briar even knew it she was in the Enchanted Forest, she saw a well in the middle of the forest. Briar looked around her to make sure no one was near, took one last look at the Storybook of Legends and dropped it into the well. Lights illuminated the well blinding Briar until they stopped and the well disappeared. Briar tapped her foot where the well once was.

"And that folks was how the Storybook of Legends got lost, again -until Spring Fairest." Raven said as she pressed another button.

Images of Bunny and Alistiar appeared holding the real Storybook of Legends until Kitty's mom took it, a few fast forwards and it was Raven in Wonderland signing the real book as she was engulfed by it's power.

The mirrors turned black

"Ironic, I know." Raven said. "After so many years I'm the first person to sign the real Storybook of Legends. So, what's your opinion?"

Raven snapped her finger an unfroze everyone. It took everyone a few seconds to adjust after that shit hit the fan!

Everyone was yelling, screaming, and pointing at each other, mostly at our main characters.

"Apple White released the Evil Queen!"

"Cerise is Mr. Badwolf 's kid!"

"Briar threw away the real Storybook of Legends!"

"Ashlynn and Hunter are dating?"

"Everyone knew that already."

"What is happening to my world view!"

Along with the shouting, questions, and jeers. Fist and rotten fruit were thrown at each other.

"Everyone, please stop!" Apple cried out into the crowd until rotten food pelted her and Breabyrn.

"Traitor!"

"Liar!"

Many more names were thrown at Apple along with rotten fruit.

"Stop it, what's wrong with you people!?" Briar cried out trying to help her friend.

"You!" Briar turned around to see Duchess with fury in her eyes appeared in front of Briar as she jabbered her finger into her chest. " You threw the real Storybook of Legends away. Acting as Apple's second-in-command when really, you're a nasty closeted Rebel. You don't deserve your happily ever after!"

"You know what, Duchess?" Briar questioned coldly. "You can have my destiny. Heck, you can have mine of Ash's! I actual can't believe you even would be so desperate to want Raven's, you saw the flashback when I went into her story and it was terrible. And you know what it doesn't matter which one of our destinies you steal because either way you'll be all alone."

This dawned on Duchess it was true no matter which path she picked she would end up alone. In her state transformed into swan mode and flew away crying.

"Briar, how could you do this to our story? We're frienemies! I can understand Raven doing this since her mom stole my mom's destiny, but not you!" Faybelle flew towards Briar with a look of betrayal on her face.

"How could I, how you?" Briar began to shout. "You tricked my friends into being lost in the Dark Forest just because you weren't invited to yet another party, you teamed up with the Evil Queen, and you almost let the world freeze just so you wouldn't be in servitude."

All eyes turned to Faybelle, but it was her cheer group that were glaring daggers at her.

"That was you?" Farrah flew up in Faybelle's face. "You tried cast a spell that would wilt my wings all for a school play? And not just me your own teammates?"

Sweat began to run down Faybelle's face; it was the Duchess situation all over again. But she and Farrah aren't friends so she brushed it off.

"So? I'm a Dark Fairy, we do whatever we want." Faybelle boasted with her usual confidence as she crossed her arms.

" Oh, can the Dark Fairy bullshit, Faybelle!" Farrah shouted.

The crowd gasped not once have they ever heard Farrah swear to anyone especially Faybelle. Faybelle was surprised at well, Farrah never cursed or looked ready to smack Faybelle upside her head. Faybelle brushed it up as her face scrunched up.

"Excuse me, do you know who you're talking to?" Faybelle sneered. "Do you remember when we were kids getting our wings fitted in Fairy village and all the fairies looked up to me and my mother."

"Yeah, I remember alright." Farrah answered. " How scared everyone was of you two and went to my mother for comfort."

"Lies!" Faybelle shouted. " There were fairies complimenting us."

"Because those fairies were evil. Everyone else was terrified to see you both and your memories and world view are rose- colored and romanticize to fit your liking." Farrah bellowed.

"S-so? I'm a Dark Fairy, we do whatever we want." Faybelle answered without her usual confidence as she crossed her arms.

" I've had it with you, Faybelle. You look down on others who aren't fairies, look down on me for being a godmother fairy, making fun of me because blues my favorite color. We're both blue you IDIOT! In fact, I can't stand spending another second with you I quit the team!" Farrah then dropped her pom-poms at her feet as she began to flutter away.

Faybelle's jaw dropped.

"And for the record, your fashion sense is trashy." With that Farrah fluttered away.

"Ugh! Can you believe her girls?" Faybelle asked her fellow fairy cheerleaders only to be answered with silence. "Girls?"

The fairy cheerleaders threw their pompoms at Faybelle.

"Ow,ow,ow,ow!" Faybelle yelped.

"You wilted our wings!" A fairy cheerleader shouted.

"We had to walk for a week!" Another fairy cheerleader shouted.

"We cheered for you!" Another fairy cheerleader shouted.

Soon the whole squad were at Faybelle's throat.

"We quit!" The squad shouted as they flew away too.

"OFF WITH ALL OF YOUR HEADS!"

Everyone turned to see an angry Bunny, Kitty, Alistair, and a weeping Lizzie.

"This whole time Darling knew how to get back to Wonderland and she didn't tell us?" Kitty hissed.

"Everyone thought we were lying!" Bunny cried out.

"We didn't get a chance to say goodbye to our families." Alistair whispered.

"Guys I'm so sorry. I didn't know Darling was the White Knight she told me not to tell anyone." Ginger walked up to them as she pleaded.

Lizzie was shaking in place until her fist bawled up, eyes pink and puffy, and face red.

"That's it! For two years stuck in this hellhole that I don't understand and doesn't bother to understand me. Ever After didn't just take my home away from me, it's the home of those who stole from me!" Lizzie cried out as tears ran down her face. "Whenever I get back to Wonderland we're going to war!"

Lizzie then ran away with Kitty, Bunny, and Alistair behind her.

"Lizzie, wait!" Ginger cried out.

"Ginger." Ginger turned to see a blushing Hopper. "Your kiss returned me back to normal."

"No, I mean yes, I mean." Ginger was flustered. " You were so happy thinking it was Briar's kiss that worked, and I do like-like you."

Hopper became tounge tied as he transformed into his frog form and hopped away.

"Hopper, come back!" Ginger chased after him.

Choas engulfed the school it was so horrific if Eris was a schoolteacher, she'd give the project an A++. Grimm watched the scene in front of him all his hard work destroyed all because of -

"RAVEN QUEEN!"

"I should've expelled you the moment I smelled a hint of you wanting to stray from your story. I'll give the role of the evil queen to somebody who wants it, someone who deserves it, like Duchess or Faybelle. You Raven Queen are history! " Headmaster Grimm pulled out a white paperback as his hands began to glow. "And with this spell you will be!"

Raven was engulfed by blue magic as Headmaster put a force feild around the two. The teens and teachers banged on the force field trying to save Raven.

"Headmaster Grimm, no!" Apple cried out as she pounded on the force field.

"Not now, Ms. White." Headmaster Grimm gritted through his teeth and his attention turned to Raven. " As for you!"

Raven looked absolutely terrified as the book began to glow and Headmaster Grimm read from it.

" The spell cast for malice intentions shall be rewarded the same." Headmaster Grimm began to chant. " To undo the wicked spell is to turn to page 669."

Hunter ripped open his shirt revealing his chest as fanfare played, Hunter swung his trusty axe many times at the force field, but it wouldn't budge. Baba Yaga casted spells that reflected back at her. Everyone was doing their part to free Raven from the evil headmaster.

"The only thing to reverse the curse is-" Headmaster Grimm's continued to read as his face went into shock. " There is no cure. The spell once done is undoable, irreversible, permanent. The moral of this spell is: EVIL IS NOT A TOY!"

Everyone was frozen in place at what they just heard.

"Does anybody else feel like something really bad is about to happen?" Sparrow questioned as his voice squeaked.

AHAHAHAHAH!

Raven laughed evilly as she broke free of Headmaster Grimm's spell.

"That was a very dumb thing of you to do, Grimmy." Raven said as she used her magic to engulf him.

"In fact, everyone wanting me to follow my destiny was stupid." Raven sneered. " Do you really want to know why I decided to claim my own destiny, what I saw in the Storybook of Legends, what define who I wanted to be? Here's why!"

RAVEN'S REIGN

The mirrors animated what Raven saw on Legacy Day and what she saw when she signed the Storybook of Legends. They saw Raven gazing into a mirror, nothing so important in the world as her own face, her own singular beauty. As her mother used to do. Fast-forward to a white castle covered in cherry blossoms and apple trees where many people were attending what appeared to be a party - no a wedding between Raven and Apple's dad. Raven had a thousand-yard stare as she wore a white poofy dress that looked uncomfortable with Apple as her maid-in-honor. The next was of the king dying, a weeping Apple, and Raven surrounded by mirrors, and Hunter betraying Raven. Then there were the seven dwarves house, magic spells, a poisoned apple, Apple biting, her face even paler and her lips blue, weeping dwarves, and Raven herself laughing, laughing, as if it were all a hilarious joke. Daring's kiss of true love failing and Raven taking over both queen and kingdom.

Apparently, her destiny was no longer just the Snow White story, because the book showed Raven overreaching, just as her mother had. Raven pushed aside the Faybelle in Sleeping Beauty's story to show her how it's done and for a good measure took her magic and wings away. Buring Briar's hundred sleep her prince arrived unzipped his pants and began to crawl into bed with her, only for the attempted sexual assult to be blocked by Nevermore. Nevermore became a terrifying dragon at her command, and together they attacked the young prince who tried to break into the sleeping castle. The next scene was of A fox and cat both in denim overalls that were covered in stains and patches chasing after Cedar with weapons. Only for Cedar and trip down a rocky path leaving her with scratches until her last trip twisted her neck. The next scene was of the cat and fox paying for their crimes for killing Raven's ally at the gallows. Ashlynn worked as a servant in Raven's castle as her stepsisters supervised her. Ginger was the headcook of Queen castle as Gus and Helga were her servants. Hopper remained a frog, Darling and Poppy were stuck in towers, Dexter got injuried during a rescue, Duchess turned into a swan, SParrow was in jail, the list went rush of power intoxicated Raven as she reached into more stories, trying to destroy more lives, to enslave as many people as she could, so they could hurt as much as she did. If Raven couldn't have freedom, then no one should!

'Yep, that's what I saw." Raven smirked. "But you know graduation is so far away why not start my career now."

Raven smiled wickedly into the crowd until she noticed Faybelle and used a spell to seperate her wings from her.

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

"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 wings began to change 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 headmaster. "I bid you adieu."

With of her fingers Headmaster Grimm disappeared into thin air. Things became too much as many ran around in circles as Raven evilly laughed. Apple never saw this side of Raven before and did the only thing she could think of flew away with Breabyrn.

"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!"

Witches, ogres, monsters, and etc started to listen to Raven 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 evily ,the Raven's reign has begun!

*TV Turning Off *

All throughout the lands viewers were left in disbelief in what they had just witnessed. Those who they looked up to, believed in, and worshipped betrayed them. They lied, cheated, and decived; they were no different than a criminal in jail. Everything they believed in was crashing down and the world was flooding, crumbling, and burning!

Thorn Villa

Darcy Thorn was stunned and speechless after what she just watched. Her daughter, her evil black cloudy on a sunny day, her Faybelle was taking evil lesson from her mortal enemy, The Evil Queen? But why? Was she too hard on Faybelle, was it because she threatened to take cheerleading away from her, was it because the Evil Queen was better than her?

Darcy let out an agonizing cry as the TV recapped The Evil Queen's daughter ripped off Faybelle's wings. Like it wasn't bad enough the Evil Queen stole her destiny now her daughter was not only going tosteal Faybelle's she stole her wings as a bonus.

Not only was she betrayed by her former ex-best friend, but she was also betrayed by her own flesh-and-blood!

Lucille the chambermaid, the fairy driver, and the goblin guard watched what happened from afar.

"I'll get the pint of salted caramel gelato." Lucille said as she flew to the kitchen.

O'Hair Queendom

"How could you not tell me?" King O'Hair cried out.

"The twins wanted to keep it a secret until they were ready, Auburn." Rapunzel protested. "Besides Poppy has no interest in following my story and Holly loves the 'Rapunzel' story."

"But all four of you left me out of this, Violet!" Auburn said as his lips quivered, eyes wet, holding back how upset he was.

" I didn't mean to." Violet admitted. " I just wanted to support out daughters."

"I would've supported them too!" Auburn cried out again.

It was explaining their situation back and forth like a volleyball game that went on for three plus hours.

Beauty Queendom

*PHONE RINGING*

"No, we didn't know she threw the Stoybook of Legends away! "

*PHONE RINGING*

"No, she isn't teaming up with Faybelle of the Queen girl!"

*PHONE RINGING*

"No, I don't want to save 25% on carriage insurance!"

Briar's eight younger brothers watched as their parents and staff were answering calls none stop. They all saw what had happened on the TV; how their big sister threw the legendary Storybook of Legends so she could avoid the hundred-year sleep. In truth her brothers were glad she did so. After years of their grandma telling them how she lost her friends and how she had to be re-introduced into society. Their mother was lucky to avoid the same fate after the Evil Queen cursed her. To make sure the Dark Fairy wouldn't go *POOF*, Headmaster Grimm and Giles put a magic spell on the land ruled by Sleeping Beauty so it was a hundred years inside the queendom and a year outside. The boys didn't want to lose their friends outside of their queendom, parties, or new things that would be missed in their sister's slumber. In their eyes Briar did the right thing.

Swan Queendom

"How Dare Headmaster Grimm use my sweet little Duchess!" Duchess's grandmother screeched.

Like it wasn't bad enough she lost her son and daughter-in-law to the Swan Lake story, the headmaster had devised a plan to make Duchess the villain of the Snow White story. He could've picked any evil student like the Dark Fairy's daughter or any other princess, but he picked her baby girl.

Duchess's grandmother remembered the first day her transformation began and how she came home with tears in her eyes from the endless bullying she endured from the horrid village children. She almost reconsidered making Duchess go to school, but she couldn't stop puberty especially magical puberty. At the end of the week, she braced herself to see her granddaughter's gloomy expression, but instead of tears of sadness they were tears of joy. Duchess showed off her swan transformation which dazzled her and the staff, she was so proud of her little ballerina.

"I want all the royal advisors in the dining hall, now!" Duchess's grandmother commanded as the staff did as they were told.

As she made her way to the dining hall memories flooded of the day Duchess got accepted into Ever After High, and how proud she was. Only to find out how miserable Duchess was she hadn't made a single friend despite being in almost every club, student council, and the Princess Council. How she developed a crush on the Charming boy only for him to be partnered with the daughter of Snow White. How she was rejected during Next Top Villian for a class a princess such as herself should've never been in' was the world just after Duchess?

Duchess's grandmother entered the dining hall to see all of her queendoms advisors.

"All rise, for Queen Nina." A servant announced as all raised.

" You may be seated." Queen Nina commanded. "I call this meeting to find a way to free my granddaughter from Headmaster Grimm's gripe."

Charming Kingdom

Silent.

The room was silent.

Eerily silent.

Everyone's eyes: Charming and staff were glued to the screen until all eyes slowly turned towards Daring, Dexter, and Darling, everyone's eyes were blank except for one. Their father's eyes were filled with rage, but they were only targeted on Dexter.

"It's all my fault!" Daring shouted as he shielded Dexter from their father's path. "It's my fault own fault I got attacked me, not Raven's or Dexter's."

"Daring." Dexter barely spoke in a surprised voice with a hint of sincerity.

"Sit down, Daring." King Charming commanded. "It's obvious that Queen girl has put some sort of wicked spell on both of you. This whole disaster is her doing!"

"Dad!" Darling protested.

"No this explains everything!" King Charming shouted. "Ever since that girl denied her destiny all of Hell has been let loose. Legacy Day, Thronecoming, the fake Storybook of Legends, the Dragon Games, that horrid Epic Winter, she -"

King Charming paused for a second as he looked between Daring and Darling. His expression scared them both it was a cross between despereastion, anger, confusion, and insanity.

"She mixed up your destinies! Daring is Snow White's prince not the Beast. Then there's that Huntsman boy running off with the future Cinderella. The Rebels trying to ruin the traditions of our fair land. Her horrid mother started this and now she's trying to finish it."

The rest of the adult Charmings agreed and began voiced their own opinions about, Raven Queen. The Charming children remain silent, Darling and Daring loooked like they were gonna be sick, and Dexter?

Dexter's face flushed red, eyebrows knitted together, nostrils flared, his hands turned into fist, and his eyes glared hateful at one person his father.

"How dare you!" Dexter protested as all eyes turned to him.

"Dexterous." King Charming said in a warning tone.

"In fact, how dare all of you speak of her that way." Dexter began. "She is the nicest, caring, a supportive person in the world. But all you see is her mother and all the things she's done instead of Raven herself. She's actually helping people and looking out for the little guys, the underdogs, despite being one herself. She supports eveyone having a choice in their destiny: Royal, Rebel, or unknown. She supported Hunter and Ashlynn when they cameout, heck, she went as far as to find someone to take her place so Apple could get her happily ever after. So many voices are being heard because she ripped her page out of that stupid Storybook of Legends. She's amazing and she gives me hope and inspires me to be a better me and doesn't compare me to Daring. And to add salt to injury that poem I said in advanced wooing that you heard while you visited was about Raven!"

Everyone gasped at what they just heard. It couldn't be a prince charming in love with an evil queen.

"So, it's true. You're in love with that witch." King Charming seethed in disgust.

"Her name is Raven!" Dexter barked back at King Charming with the same amount of venom.

Everyone watched as the two stared each other down.

"Everyone to their rooms I need to have a talk with Dexterous." was all King Charming said in a stoic tone.

"Dad-" Daring began.

"That's an order for everyone." King Charming cut Daring off. Something he never did before.

The servants ushered the Charming relatives out of their seats and out of the theatre room. Due to the seriousness of the situation no one spoke, whispered, or made a loud footstep. All was left was a king, a prince, and a glaring tv screen.

Throne Room

King Charming sat on his royal blue and gold throne as he looked down on Dexter. Dexter's expression hadn't changed since he left the theatre room even though the red had faded the furrow eyebrows and scold still remained.

"I hope you realize the situation you are in." King Charming began.

"I do." Dexter answered.

"Your mother and I hoped that you would inherit the Beast role for Beauty in the Beast. I would have even accepted that you had a crush on a scullry maid, but of all the girls in the land of ever after you picked not just a future evil queen, but The Future Evil Queen!" King Charming shouted as he gripped his seat leaving scar marks on the throne.

"Her name is Raven!" Dexter shouted back which his father ignored.

"Is this some sort of joke to you?" King Charming raised his voice. " Because of your little crush you not only disgraced this family, but you've also disgraced your brother!"

"Is that all that matters to you, the family image?" Dexter cried out as he bawled his fist. "It's always Daring this or Daring that. When I was sick with princely pox during parents' week you didn't come to comfort me! You made me to do the joust despite being sick and you instructed me to throw the challenge. You always complain about me not being like Daring, but when I do accomplish something, you complain that I'm supposed to be second best. It doesn't matter what I do you're just so goddamn selfish."

Dexter huffed and puffed as his chest rised, tears running down his cheeks, glaring at his father.

King Charming stood up from his throne stand tall, regal, and threatening.

"Apologize, now. Not only that, but you will act the role of not just a prince charming and my son." King Charming spoke. "Or you can leave and never returned."

"Are you seriously going to disown me?" Dexter cried out in disbelief.

"The choice is yours, Dexterous." King Charming answered coldly.

Dexter had two choices stay and preserve the family name or leave to support the girl he loves. All his life no matter what he did Dexter was always seen as a disappointment, overshadowed, or a second rate-prince-charming. But with Raven she encouraged and believed in him, something no one has ever done to him before. She didn't care if he was a Royal or from the main Charming family. She saw him, Dexter, for who he truly was. Dexter realized who he really was and made his decision. He removed he crown and let it drop from his hands. The crown thudded on the polished marble floor and rolled to King Charming's feet.

"If your not out before I come back out for supper, I'll have the guards drag you out." King Charming swore as he glared at Dexter.

"That's the nicest thing you've ever said to me, King Charming." Dexter sassed as he left the throne room missing the expression of King Charming.

Dexter's Room

The Charming's always had dinner at 7:00 and the time was now 5:45, Dexter rushed to his room as fast as he could making a mental list of everything he needed to have on the run.

'Money, clothes, food, water, toothbrush, toothpaste-' Dexter thought as he opened the door for Mr. Cottonhorn to jump into his arms.

Mr. Cottonhorn whimpered as Dexter held him tight the tv recapped all that had happened.

"Mr. Cottonhorn, I've been disowned." Dexter cried to his friend. "We need to pack up, we're not welcomed here anymore."

Mr. Cottonhorn understood the urgency jumped out of Dexter's arms and helped pack. It was a good thing Dexter packed early, but now he had to shift somethings around. The two settled for his backpack and one of his rolling suitcase. The basics such as: estra pairs of glasses, toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, underwear, and practical clothing. Dexter smashed his piggy bank and whatever couldn't fit in his wallet was put in his coin purse or cosmetic bag. emptied the minifridge that was filled with snacks (most impotantly his) into Dexter's backpack. While Mr. Cottonhorn was doing this Dexter got out of his fancy clothes and put on his regular wear of denim jeans, black t-shirt, infinity scarf and crown. Dexter took one last look at his bedroom before turning off the lights and shutting the door forever.

6:25

The Charming Castle was barren Dexter and Mr. Cottonhorn didn't run into any Charming or Staff to wherever they were going.

"Alright, only one last thing to do." Dexter said as he stood outside a door.

Mr. Cottonhorn looked confused. What were they doing outside the door to the turrent that was Darling's room? Dexter opened the door to reveal a narrow spiral staircase leading up.

" ?" turned to see Dexter giving him a sad smile. "You've mean more to me than being a pet, you're one of my closest friends. You were there to pick me up on my worst days and my best days."

Why was Dexter saying these things? didn't understand.

"I want you to stay with Darling. Dad was already on the fence when I told him you were my pet. The only reason you were allowed to stay was because the Charming Committee of Animal Companions spoke of your intelligence. Once I'm kicked out, he'll probably throw you out. Darling will take great care of you, I promise."

Mr. Cottonhorn began squeaking in protest as Dexter placed his snacks on one of the stairs and removed his infinity scarf.

"Something to remember me by." Dexter said as he placed the scarf around Mr. Cottonhorn.

Mr. Cottonhorn squeaked in protest even louder as he struggled to free himself from the scarf. Dexter gave him one last hug before placing him down.

"I'll miss you." Dexter said fighting back the tears in his eyes as he closed the door.

As Dexter walked away, he could still hear Mr. Cottonhorn's squeaks. Dexter bit his tounge and fought back the tears that threatened to fall.

6:45

Dexter was running out of time, he had only a few minutes before dinner, and he would be kicked out-

OOF!

"Ow!" Dexter exclaimed as he fell on his butt.

"My sincerest apologizes Prince Dexter." Dexter looked up to see Gordon as he held his hand out.

"Gordon!" Dexter exclaimed as Gordon helped him up. "I need a huge favor from you."

"Okay." Gordon answered in a casual tone.

"The girl I have a huge-mega-crush on needs my help and I need to get to Ever After High." Dexter explained.

"Oh, snap!" Gordon answered with a smile.

"Shut up." Dexter chuckled despite his situation. " Also, we need get out of here, like now!"

"No problemo, I know a shortcut to the garage." Gordon hit a random brick on the wall, and it opened up into a staircase.

If not for the situation Dexter would've been impressed.

Garage

Dexter put the last of his luggage in Gordon's carriage van.

"You sure you don't wanna use the limo? It's much spacious and cleaner than my carriage." Gordon answered as he twirled the keys.

"No thanks, I don't want the attention." Dexter answered as he got into the carriage.

"So, who's the mystery girl?" Gordon asked.

"You mean you don't know?" Dexter spattered in disbelief as his face turned red.

"I don't know many girls your age kid." Gordon answered.

"Oh." It then hit Dexter-"Did you watch Raven Queens apology this afternoon?"

"Pfft!" Gordon scoffed. "You hear one celebrity apology you hear them all. Wanna hear some music?"

Gordon asked trying to adjust his radio.

"Do you got any CDs?" Dexter asked. "All the stations are probably gonna be about the apology."

"Good idea! But I gotta warn you my taste in music is jazz, showtunes, and pop ballads." Gordon explained.

"Oh no! Anything but showtunes!" Dexter cried out in mock horror.

"Shut up." Gordon chuckled as he started the car.

'Don't worry, Raven. I'm coming!' Dexter thought as he drove away from Charming Castle. With a brave face and determined look in his eyes.

Yeah, I'm gonna end it here. Hope it was worth the wait. I'll do my best to update as soon as possible. Bye!