Chapter 66: Jester's Return

Hey everyone I'm back with a new chapter. I'm glad to see everyone liked my latest chapter and don't worry Daring and Roxas will patch things up eventually. In the meantime I'm bringing in a new student to Ever After High. Hope you like it. Please Review and Enjoy.

It had been a week since the attack on Ever After High and like promised Snow White was released from Mirror Prison and while she had agreed to stop trying to make Roxas the bad guy it didn't help when she discovered that the boy she tried to get rid of became her daughter's Prince Charming. To help with security around the school Lea had given some of his Assassin Nobodies to aid the Samurai in keeping the school safe.

As the school day began at Ever After High as students were walking through the halls. Little did they know they were in for a big surprise.

Roxas walks to his locker and was pulling books out of his locker when the PA system turned on.

"Will Roxas please report to Baba Yaga's office?" Headmaster Grimm said over the PA.

"Well at least I know Baba Yaga doesn't call me out for trouble." Roxas sighs as he closes his locker and made his way to her office.

Knocking on the door it opens to reveal Baba Yaga.

"Aw Roxas so glad you could come." Baba Yaga said letting him in.

"Yeah, so what's up?" Roxas said sitting down in a chair.

"Well Roxas, today we have a new student and I was wondering if you could show her around and keep an eye on her." Baba Yaga said making her way to her seat.

"A new student? Isn't that usually what Apple does?" Roxas asks.

"Yes, but this student is very…special." Baba Yaga said.

"Well, where is she?" Roxas asks when a figure drops down in front of him.

"Hello Roxas!" The female voice said making Roxas fall backwards. As he looks up his eyes widen to see Courtly Jester standing in front of him.

"Courtly?!" Roxas said standing up.

"It's been such a long time Roxas, how is everything?" Courtly waves.

"Baba Yaga you can't be serious. This girl tried to steal Lizzie's destiny and take over Wonderland." Roxas said.

"Yes well I know I have made some mistakes in the past." Courtly said.

"Big mistakes." Roxas narrows his eyes.

"But Roxas I am reformed. I've served my time in Wonderland prison the White Queen and the Queen of Hearts believed that coming here would be the best way for me to change my ways." Courtly said.

"And that's where you come in Roxas. Since you got your second chance you've used it to the fullest. I figured you could help Courtly to fit in around the school." Baba Yaga said.

Roxas looks to Courtly who was holding her hands in a begging manner and sighs knowing he couldn't back out of this. "Alright I'll help."

"Yaay! I'm officially a student!" Courtly smiles.

"Courtly I want to follow Roxas until you learn how we do things here." Baba Yaga said.

Walking down the hall Courtly looks to Roxas. "You know I don't think you and I actually talked at all the last time we met." Courtly said.

"That's because while you were with the girls at Wonderland High I was with Alistair dealing that annoying Jabberwocky." Roxas said.

"My oh my so you're the one who slayed it." Courtly said impressed.

"Look Courtly I don't know you very well, but don't think you'll be forgiven easily especially by Lizzie." Roxas said.

"Oh believe me the White Queen told me that many times." Courtly said when she noticed some parts of the school that was destroyed. "Although I have to say, this school doesn't look like all it was cracked up to be."

"Yeah this school basically turned into a battlefield because of me. It's a long story." Roxas said as they entered the castleteria.

Looking over at a table Roxas saw Lizzie and Kitty sitting at a table.

"Hey guys!" Roxas waves.

Lizzie and Kitty look up to see Roxas and was about to wave back when they noticed Courtly walk in behind him and their eyes widen. "Roxas behind you!" Lizzie yells drawing her cards and throwing them.

Reacting quick Courtly pulls out one of her cards and spins it making a mallet appear as she whacks it away. Only to have Lizzie summon a sword sized card and have it pointed at Courtly's face.

"Lizzie so good to see you again." Courtly smiles.

"Lizzie wait stop." Roxas said getting in between them.

"I don't know how you escaped prison Courtly, but you won't take Ever After High so easily. We stopped Xehanort and the Evil Queen, we can easily stop you." Lizzie glares.

"Lizzie you've got it all wrong." Courtly said.

"I'm not falling for that trick." Lizzie glares.

"No Lizzie, she's right." Roxas moves the card down. "Courtly is officially a new student at Ever After High." He said shocking Lizzie and all the other kids from Wonderland.

"Roxas you can't be serious? You're really defending her after what she did to Wonderland?" Kitty asks.

"I know it sounds mad Kitty, but I really am reformed." Courtly said.

"Forgive us if we don't believe you." Kitty narrows her eyes.

"I know it seems unbelievable, but I have proof. I've done community service to make up for my crimes. Look I have proof." Courtly said taking out photos. "I polished the White Knight's armor to the point you could see yourself in it, I was the 3 Billy Goats Gruff personal chef, I even gave Tiny the giant a pedicure." Courtly said making Roxas shudder.

"That's both impressive and disgusting." Roxas said.

"We're watching you Courtly, one step out of line and we won't hesitate to send you right back." Lizzie glares before she and Kitty walk away.

"Well that was a pleasant reunion." Courtly said sarcastically.

"What did you expect? You tried to take her destiny." Roxas said.

"But I'm a Joker, pranks is what I do, uh I mean did. Haven't I been punished enough?" Courtly asks.

Roxas pauses to think. "You know maybe if you made a friend here people would see you really have changed."

Courtly gasps. "Roxas will you be my friend?"

"Uh sure, but I think you'll need more than just me." Roxas said.

"Do you really think anyone would want to be friends with me? When I tried to take someone's destiny for myself." Courtly asks.

Roxas paused to think when a familiar incident came to mind. "You know I think I know someone who you might get along with."


Outside the school Roxas and Courtly were making their way to a lake where Duchess Swan was dancing on the water.

"Meet Duchess Swan, she has no link to Wonderland or what you've done in anyway." Roxas said.

"And you think she'd want to be my friend?" Courtly asks.

"Believe if there's anyone who knows what you're going through it's Duchess." Roxas said.

As Duchess walked towards the shore she sat down on a log.

"Uh hi there." Courtly said walking over.

"Who are you?" Duchess asks looking at her.

"I'm Courtly Jester, I just became a student today." She said.

"Good thing you weren't here last week." Duchess chuckles. "So what are you doing here?"

"Well…people may not be showing it, but I think many of them know about my past. I may have been sort of completely mad." Courtly said.

"People judge me by my past mistakes too. I even ounce tried to take someone else's destiny." Duchess said surprising Courtly.

'Wow, finally someone I can relate to.' She thought. "You don't say?"

"Yeah I tried to blackmail Ashlynn in hopes of getting her destiny. I must sound horrible to you." Duchess frowns.

"Are you kidding? I once tried to steal Lizzie Heart's destiny." Courtly said making Duchess chuckle.

"Wow and yet they let two people like use become students here." Duchess said as the two of them started laughing. "Hey do you want to go get a Hocus Latte?"

"Sure." Courtly said as the two of them walked away as an interesting new friendship had formed.

Roxas looked over to see the two of them walking away. 'Maybe she is trying to change for the better…wonder how good she is in a fight?'