Chapter 71: Epic Winter
Hey everyone I'm back. Sorry about the wait. I got into my other stories and lost track of time. I think you'll like what I have planned I put in a lot of twists into this chapter including a sneak peek at potential worlds they will go to I even have a surprise at the end of the chapter. I hope you like it. Please Review and Enjoy.
It was a boiling hot summer day at Ever After High and everyone was struggling to find a way to beat the heat, but up above them in the clouds high above at the Ice palace of the Royal Winter family things were nice and cold.
In the castle there was a large muscular man with blonde hair and a beard and a woman with long blonde hair. These were the Snow King and the Snow Queen, parents of Crystal Winter.
In the throne room the Snow King and Queen were being all romantic while Crystal was nearby with her wand.
"Ew. Save the snuggling for the fireside. Let's play some indoor Ice Hockey." Crystal said changing her wand into an ice hockey stick.
"I'm game. My queen, will you referee?" Snow King asks as the Snow Queen pulls out a whistle. Smiling he skates down to the center and slams his staff into the ground creating a hockey arena in his throne room.
"Crystal, if you're going to rule one day, it's high time you learn to lace your own skates." Snow Queen said.
"But we have pixies for that." Crystal gestures to two snow pixies tying her skates on. "Come on mom, it's game time."
As the two of them skate to the arena. The Snow Queen drops the puck and the game begins.
Little did they all know two figures were not happy at the sight of the game. Up above two people with blue skin and winter clothes were looking in disgust. These were siblings Jackie Frost and Northwind. Shape shifting servants of the Snow King.
"Ugh all those royal penguins make me sick. Northwind where's our secret weapon?" Jackie asks.
"I think the new guy has it." Northwind shrugs.
"What?" Jackie said outraged when a dark corridor opens up and from it a figure in an Organization XIII coat walks out with a black envelope.
"So sorry I'm late." A male voice said handing the envelope to her. Jackie opens the envelope and sees a red light.
"Careful Jackie that's pure evil." Northwind warns.
"I know. All those people down there have the power of winter, but what do they do? Have fun. They deserve to have it stolen." Jackie growls.
"You remember the plan, don't you?" The cloaked man asks.
"Uh one more time?" Northwind asks.
"We make the sweet Snow King sour and when he creates an eternal winter he'll destroy everything. Crystal isn't ready to rule so when we capture the King all of winter will fall to me!" Jackie laughs before looking to her brother. "Uh I mean us."
Little did they know the coated man was grinning. 'Such naïve fools.' He thought.
Down at the game the Snow King whacks the puck sending it towards Crystal's goal. Acting quickly she fires a magic blast making the puck fly towards her goal allowing her to knock it in and win causing the crowds to cheer.
"Well played kiddo." Snow King smirks.
"She can't keep using magic for everything." Snow Queen said skating over.
"Why not? It works for me." He said blowing her a kiss made of clouds in the shape of a heart.
"Mom, Dad cut out the slushy stuff." Crystal smirks.
Later that day Crystal and her parents were at the top of the palace looking over their kingdom.
"You know your mother is right Crystal. It's not all fun and games, one day you will rule Winter." Her father said.
"But I am ready. I've read every magical meteorologist manifesto and every fableous fairy tale ever after." Crystal said.
"Crystal, there's a different between understanding and doing." Her mom said as she and the king combined their ice magic to create a rose made of ice. "Soon my dear you will blossom like this enchanted Winter Rose."
"And become the next Snow Queen." Her father said as Crystal hugged them both.
Little did they know Jackie Frost had opened the envelope and bored a red dust over the Snow King and Queen, but what that dust actually was dust created from the Evil Queen's mirror when Apple destroyed it. When the Organization member saw it, he quickly gathered up as much as he could while the Evil Queen and Xehanort kept everyone distracted.
"Thank you, mom and dad, for this promise I rose. I promise I won't let you…down?" Before Crystal could finish her mother took the rose back.
"You've already let me down with this ingratitude." Snow Queen growled.
"You're acting like a spoiled brat!" The Snow King said.
"What are you saying?" Crystal asks shocked, but in the king's eyes he heard her say. "You are old and frostbitten I could rule winter better with my eyes closed."
"She gets this lack of disrespect from you! She's too silly to rule!" The Snow Queen said as they entered the throne room.
"Silly huh? Then you must think I'm nothing more than a snow goose! I should freeze-tag you right now, so you'll cool down!" The Snow King yells.
"I'd like to see you try snowman!" She taunts resulting in the Snow King blasting her turning his queen into an ice sculpture causing Crystal to gasp.
"Anyone else want to play Freeze-Tag?" The Snow King asks around.
All the servants backed away in fear, but the Snow King saw one taunting him and mocking him. "Look at me I'm the Snow King."
"You should learn to be more sheepish." The Snow King said turning the servant into a ram.
"Dad unfreeze mom right now." Crystal said.
"I would but she's giving me the cold shoulder." The Snow King chuckles.
"If this is a game it's not fun anymore! What's gotten into you?" Crystal asks.
"Playtime is over princess. But your mother was right about one thing, you're too childish to rule." The Snow King said causing Crystal to run away crying.
Running to her room Crystal jumps onto her bed crying. "Who wants to rule winter anyway? I don't, not if it means turning cold hearted one day, like my parents! What's wrong with wanting to have a little fun? Maybe I don't belong here anymore." Crystal looks to her bedside table and sees two pictures one had her with Briar and Ashlynn the other had one of her and Roxas skateboarding at the talent show. "I know a place where they'll be warm to me. In a land not so far away." Crystal said wiping her tears.
With the help of her pixies Crystal left the palace towards Ever After High.
Down below at Ever After High Headmaster Grimm had Faybelle in his office.
"I am fairy, fairy disappointed in you Faybelle. Your involvement with the Evil Queen and Xehanort's takeover has left this school a vile mess." Milton said.
"Oh come on, it's not that bad." Faybelle said as a piece of the ceiling fell on his desk.
"Don't get me wrong. I'm happy you're following your "evil" destiny, but you must be punished so I am charging you with cleaning duties until out school is restored to its pristine glory." He said.
"Clean the whole school by myself? That'll take forever after!" Faybelle gasps.
"Then I suggest you get started." Milton said taking out a sponge and a bucket.
In the hallways Daring and Apple were walking together, but there was an awkward silence between them until Blondie got in front of them with her mirrorpad ready.
"Blonde Lockes here with another relationship rumor cast! Oh, the whole school knows that it was Roxas not Daring's kiss that woke Apple from her enchanted sleep a.k.a he is not her prince of destiny. Awkward! So, is this power couple about to power off? Apple, Daring care to comment?" Blondie asks them.
"Not really." Daring said nervously.
"Nope." Apple said just as nervous.
Blondie sighs disappointed. "And there you have it."
Zooming out we see Briar and Ashlynn were watching it on Ashlynn's Mirrorphone.
"Briar have you noticed that unless it's a mission Blondie's videos become…"
"Not just right. Definitely." Briar agrees. 'And besides Roxas and I are gonna be together.' She thought when a cold breeze passed by them. "Brr. Did you feel that?"
"It's freezing in here. Wait a spell is this… snow?" Ashlynn asks as snow filled the hallways of Ever After High.
"Impossible, it's summer." Briar said.
"Snow yeah!" Sparrow cheers.
"Unless." Briar grins.
"She's here!" Ashlynn smiles.
"Crystal!" Both of them smile as they ran through the halls looking for her.
"I thought I was going to melt in this heat. Ever After High really needs an air conditioner." Crystal said using her wand to create ice sculptures when she noticed Ashlynn and Briar running nearby.
"She must be around here somewhere." Ashlynn said.
"Ashlynn! Briar!" Crystal smiles as she tackles them both into a large pile of snow.
"It's been too long. Crystal, it's so fableous to see you. Ashlynn smiles as students gather to them.
"Hello everyone, snow nice to be back." Crystal waves.
"We're fairy glad to see you, but what are you doing here?" Briar asks.
"Do I need a reason to visit my best friends forever after?" Crystal asks.
"Well, of course not." Briar smiles.
"Well how about we crystalize these old dusty halls?" Crystal takes out what looks like a blaster and loads a snowball into it and fires it into the air.
In his office Headmaster Grimm was trying to continue his work despite the snow. From the opening at the door Duchess, Sparrow, Courtly, Lizzie, Alistair and Bunny were peeking inside.
"Come on. Come on." Duchess said.
"You can do it." Lizzie said.
"Say it." Courtly grins as a large clump of snow falls on his desk.
"Fine! Attention students. Classes are dismissed for Ever After High's first ever Summer Snow day." He announces over the PA causing all the students to cheer.
In the castleteria Crystal had turned the whole room into a winter park with slopes and a frozen lake.
"No need to bundle up, because DJ Melody is gonna warm you up." Melody said starting playing her music.
Poppy, Holly were making snow angels nearby as Hunter carved three wooden snow boards for Sparrow and Roxas.
"No thanks Hunter, I've got my own." Roxas said revealing the ice board Crystal gave him awhile back. Taking the wheels off he turned the skateboard into a snowboard.
"Well then, consider you both challenged to a shred off!" Hunter grins as he runs to the slopes.
"Oh yeah! You're on!" Sparrow said grabbing a board with Roxas right behind them.
Nearby Kitty appears behind Raven and Xion and throws a snowball at them. Reacting quickly Xion summons Sunset by the Sea and whacks the snowball away like a baseball while Raven uses her magic to catch them.
"Nice try, snow cat." Raven chuckles as Raven launches them back at her but Kitty dodges only to be hit from behind by a snowball from Maddie.
On the ice rink Justine was dazzling everyone on the ice while Namine tried to keep up.
"Relax Namine, you got this." Justine said as she danced around her.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa hold the mirrorphone Justine. I'm the best ice dancer around here." Duchess said.
"Do your thing, Duchess. I haven't met a dance I couldn't master." Justine smirks as Duchess joins them on the ice.
Up above Briar, Ashlynn and Crystal were looking at everyone.
"After the year we've had a little winter break is just what we needed." Briar smiles.
"But tell us why you really came here." Ashlynn said reading Crystal's mood.
"It's my parents, they haven't been themselves, especially my dad, he's been so cold." Crystal said.
"Uh isn't that his thing?" Briar smirks.
"No, I mean it's like he's twisting everything to see only bad and my mom has become an ice queen literally. I feel like a darkness has risen out of my home. I feel like I've been cursed." Crystal frowns.
"Well maybe it is a curse." Ashlynn said.
"You think I'm cursed?" Crystal asks.
"Your parents and I know two people who can deal with curses and the darkness." Ashlynn said when Hunter and Sparrow shredded through the air.
"Thanks Crystal!"
"Best Snow Day ever!"
When Roxas jumped into the air Briar sighs as she sees his hair flowing through the air and a smile on his face.
In another part Blondie was getting ready for another mirrorcast. "Hello everyone, time for a weird weather report. Ever After High is one big snow globe, but why? What's the snowy scoop? Is Xehanort or the Evil Queen on the loose? Is it snow global warming? We may never know." Blondie said when Duchess skated by.
"Sure we do, we already know. It's because Crystal Winter is visiting." Duchess said.
"Ever hear of suspense?" Blondie whispers as Duchess skates away. "Breaking news! The cause of the summer snow is due to the arrival of Crystal Winter! Is she the diva the tabloids say she is?"
"Hi, Blondie. I love your show." Crystal said as she, Ashlynn, and Briar walk by.
"But is everyone cool with the chills Crystal has brought?" Blondie asks.
"Crystal is cool." Duchess said.
"Wicked cool!" Jillian said.
Jason nods meaning yes.
"She's the bee's knees!" Sparrow shredded.
"Okay cut! This isn't news, it's fluff. Blondie Lockes, signing off." Blondie said dropping her mic and Cerise walks over to pick it up.
"This just in: Blondie Lockes needs to chill out." Cerise said ending the mirrorcast.
Sitting a bench Cerise walks over to a sulking Blondie. "You alright Blondie you don't seem just right?" Cerise asks.
"Spellebritay gossip and weather reports are so last chapter. I need a real news story, something dangerous and hexciting. The kind that win reporters the Princess and the Peadbody award!" Blondie said excited.
'Is she already forgetting all the missions we go on?' Cerise thought.
Meanwhile at the front of the school Daring was sitting on a bench by himself when Rosabella skated over.
"Daring Charming with a big frown on his face? What's going on?" She asks sitting next to him.
"I'm just so confused about what I'm supposed to do now that…now that I'm not Apple's Prince of Destiny." Daring sniffles.
"Have you ever considered that maybe you're not Apple's Prince of Destiny because you didn't earn it?" Rosabella asks and Daring burst into laughter.
"Earn it?"
"Snow White's Prince Charming was bold, heroic and selfless. Roxas always put other people first and looked out for all of us as our leader. Maybe it would help if you started acting more selfless to other people besides yourself." Rosabella said.
"Oh I'm sorry I got distracted. What was it you were saying? Something about me?" Daring asks looking at his reflection in the ice.
In her office Baba Yaga was carrying multiple ingredients when Briar, Ashlynn and Crystal walk in.
"Madam Yaga, you know a lot about curses, right?" Ashlynn asks.
"Curses where? There are no curses here. You can't prove anything, who sent you?" Baba Yaga said thinking this was about her.
"No, no, no Crystal's dad the Snow King, we think he might be cursed." Briar said as Crystal stepped forward.
"Please Baba Yaga, can you help us?" Crystal begs.
"I'm not sure child, it depends on the curse. Bring your father to me and I'll see what I can do." Baba Yaga said as she poured a potion into a cauldron. "Hot cocoa? It's made with fresh pig's breath."
Instantly all of them cringe at the thought.
"So how are we gonna get one of my parents to come here?" Crystal asks.
"I've got an idea." Briar smiles.
At the Snow King's palace, the cursed King looks to Crystal's empty throne.
"Where is my snow-flaky daughter?" He asks as a servant ran up to him with a letter.
"I believe she went to visit her old friends. She sent you this invitation. You are cordially invited to Ever After High Career Day."
But the curse twisted the words around to say the servant said even a dimwit troll could do his job.
"What did you say?" The Snow King turns the messenger into a penguin. "I'll teach them to mock my royal position. Ready my sleigh. I leave for Ever After High." He said storming out.
"We'll do it your winteri-ness." Jackie said.
"I thought you didn't want to take orders—"
"Keep it down slush-brain. If we follow him we'll get to see him close the chapter on Crystal's story." Jackie said interrupting Northwind.
"Oh I get it. It'll be "the end" of Crystal Winter." Northwind nods as they left the room.
Up above the cloaked figure chuckles. "Those fools are even dumber than their king, taking over this place will so simple." He said.
At Career Day all the parents of the students were making their way in, they even allowed Raven to bring her mom's mirror down.
"It's good to see you both again." Roxas said handing a form to the Queen of Hearts and White Queen on Wonderland.
"Roxas always a pleasure." White Queen smiles as they went to their seats.
Roxas turns to the next person to see Apple with her mom Snow White and instantly the tension rose.
"Roxas." She said narrowing her eyes.
"Snow White." Roxas said mimicking her.
"You're looking well." She said.
"Thanks." He said handing her a form.
"Uh come on mom let's go find some seats." Apple said urging her forward but not before winking at Roxas.
"Thanks for making Career Day happen everyone, this will be a great trap." Crystal said as she, Briar, Ashlynn and Baba Yaga were looking down from the upper levels of the auditorium.
"I am always happy to raise school events…for deception." Baba Yaga cackles.
"So many parents showed up for this, your dad will never suspect we're trying to pull the crown over his eyes." Ashlynn said.
"Are you sure he'll fall for it?" Briar asks.
"He'll be here. He may be cold, but he is full of hot air." Crystal smirks knowing her dad.
Outside Faybelle was scrubbing the castle when she heard a rumbling. Turning around she saw the Snow King making an ice ramp as he rode a sleigh pulled by polar bears down towards Ever After High.
Coming to a stop at the front he spots Daring making a snowman nearby. "You there, boy, come here. My bears need to be watered, fed and stabled."
"Yeah that's not really my job." Daring said ignoring him.
"Boy, I said come here." The Snow King repeats.
"Can't you see I'm busy? I'm trying to cheer me up with a snow me." Daring said hugging the snowman.
"I'll give you one more chance boy, or do I need to spell it out for you?" He asks raising his scepter.
"There we go. Oh, you're still here." Daring said turning to him.
"You beastly young man, you're gonna regret this forever after!" The Snow King said as a blue light emits from his fingers and surrounds Daring for a second.
"Oh, something doesn't feel right." Daring takes off his crown and puts it on the snowman. "There we go." He said unaware of the patch of white hair growing on the back of his neck.
Making his way in the Snow King is greeted by Briar and Ashlynn.
"Greetings your majesty, welcome to Career Day." Briar said.
"It's so good to see you again." Ashlynn said as the Snow King examined the school.
"Oh I get it. You filled the school with snow to show me you think you can do my job better than I can." He accuses.
"What? No…we just thought it would make you feel more at home." Briar said uncomfortably when Baba Yaga floated up next to him.
"Tell me have you recently angered or suffered the wraith of a troll or dark sorcerer?" She asks inspecting him. "Say ahhh."
"Take your hands off me you calloused witch." Snow King said freezing her and storming off.
Briar summons her staff and casts Fira to thaw out Baba Yaga. "Crystal's right he's definitely cursed."
"That's not the Snow King I know." Ashlynn said as Baba Yaga recovers.
"He better be cursed, or he will be when I'm done with him." Baba Yaga growls.
At the front of the school the Snow King's Polar bears were still out front when Leroy walked up to the front two. The one on the left growls at him hoping to scare Leroy away but Leroy lets out a roar scaring the polar bears instead before walking away.
"Yikes what was that thing?" Jackie asks transforming into her human form. "Northwind, come on. Transform."
"Bear with me Jackie." Northwind jokes.
"You say that joke every time you take bear form." Jackie groans.
"Yeah I know. It's that funny." Northwind said transforming. "So what's next?"
"What's next is we make sure the Snow King freezes out Crystal, his only heiress to the throne." Jackie smirks.
Inside everyone was listening to Kitty's mom give a lecture.
"And then you turn invisible, leaving only your grin." The Cheshire Cat said demonstrating causing everyone to clap.
"Thank you, Ms. Cheshire, on that useful lecture on the uh etiquette of invisibility." Milton Grimm said.
"And now please give a warm welcome to the Snow King." Giles Grimm said as the Snow King made his way on stage and everyone clapped for him.
"Hold your applause. There is nothing fun about winter. It is dark and cold and unforgiving like me. And I control it all. Does that chill you to the bone?" He asks as Roxas narrows his eyes in suspicion. "I could turn you all into a waddle of penguins with a flick of my wrist." Causing everyone to gasp.
Baba Yaga floats up behind him and examines him. "Yep, you're cursed. Someone beat me too it." She said making everyone gasp.
The Snow King looks to the audience and sees with his eyes everyone booing him. "Such insolence! You people don't even deserve to be penguins! I should put all of you on ice!" He raises his scepter and snow magic starts to form causing everyone to panic.
"Everyone quick run!" Roxas yells as he got up from his seat when suddenly someone blasted the Snow King's arm with ice.
"That's enough dad!" Looking up they saw Crystal with her wand at the ready before sliding down towards him. "You have to stop, we're trying to help you."
"Betrayed by my own slush and blood." He glares.
"Dad stop! You're not seeing things clearly." Crystal said.
"Oh I am seeing things "crystal" clearly. Betrayer." He fires a blast freezing Crystal's arm. "Daughter, you will never sit on my throne. No ice powers forever after! You. Are. Dis-em-powered!" He said taking Crystal's wand shocking her.
He was about to hold up his staff when suddenly the Bond of Flame Keyblade smashes into him knocking the Snow King to the ground.
"Who dares strike me?!" The Snow King growls standing up.
"Me." He and Crystal looks to see Roxas activating Heat Drive and walking towards the stage with Bond of Flame and Flame of Union in his hands.
"Roxas." Crystal said surprised to see another old friend.
"Fire. I hate fire!" He bellowed raising his staff towards Roxas.
"Well I hate people who mess with my friends and my school." Roxas glares.
From behind the curtains Milton and Giles look to Roxas and see the determined look on his face.
'I wonder.' Milton thought.
"You dare challenge me boy? Prepare to be put on ice." Snow King said readying his scepter.
"Roxas don't! You can't fight him." Crystal said.
"Don't worry Crystal. I'll get your wand back." Roxas said walking up to the stage to face her father.
The Snow King smirks as he turns to face Roxas. "Some would call what you're doing a death sentence."
"Well too bad for you I'm not a very good listener." Roxas said charging towards him as both keyblades surround themselves with flames.
The Snow King raises his scepter to block but Roxas slams both his keyblades into it causing the Snow King to stagger backwards. "My this one has some fight."
Roxas swings Bond of Flame creating a wave of flames, but the Snow King counters with a blast from his staff.
Slamming his staff into the ground the stage turns to ice. Roxas jumps in the air to avoid being frozen but the Snow King smirks as he jumps in the air and swings his scepter knocking Roxas to the ground.
"Roxas!" Briar, Ashlynn and Crystal gasp.
As Roxas gets up Snow King fires a blast freezing his hands in a chunk of ice. "Ha Ha! Looks like you're on your way to being my newest ice sculpture!"
Snow King leaps at him but Roxas side steps and slams his frozen hands into his face knocking Snow King to the ground and shattering the ice around his hands.
"You were saying?" Roxas smirks.
"You're gonna pay for that." Snow King growls.
"Put on my tab you oversized popsicle." Roxas said.
Both of them charge towards each other clash weapons.
Snow King swings his scepter but Roxas blocks it and slashes knocking Snow King to the ground.
Leaping up Roxas slams both his keyblade down but Snow King fires a blast knocking Roxas away allowing him to stand up.
Roxas slowly picks himself up and glares. "Blazing Storm!" Giant pillars of flames erupt around Roxas as he launches them towards the Snow King who tries to make a barrier of ice but the fire melts it dealing tons of damage to the king.
Roxas was about to move in when Crystal got in front of him.
"Roxas please no more." She begs.
"Crystal he's trying to hurt others. I'm not gonna sit back and let him do this." Roxas said.
"I know but trust me this isn't my dad." Crystal said as the Snow King stood up.
"You are a worthy foe too, bad this has to end." The Snow King before charging up a powerful blast and fires it at the both of them. Acting quickly Roxas pushes Crystal out of the way and takes the full blast as the attack turns him into a ice sculpture much to Briar's horror.
"No." Briar said horrified.
"No one shall stand in my way!" The Snow King cackles as he releases a powerful ice attack that creates a powerful snow storm inside the school and across Book End too. "I expect you home by curfew young lady."
"And that dear brother, is what we call Frost twins one step closer to ruling winter." Jackie said.
In the back seats Daring and his snowman saw the whole thing as the Snow King storms out.
"Whoa. Who invited that guy?" Daring scratches the back of his neck and more fur grew on his hand.
"The snow storm of the century is one giant Snow King tantrum! I think I just found my big story. I better make some notes." Blondie said running off.
Up on stage Briar and Ashlynn run to Crystal and the frozen Roxas when the ice started to crack and with a burst of flames Roxas broke free and out of Heat Drive.
"I had chosen to follow my destiny. To be the next Snow Queen, but my future just blew away." Crystal said.
Soon Blondie was reporting the storm on her Mirrorcast.
"Blondie Lockes coming to live where the weather is just so not right! And if the storm outside wasn't bad enough, the storm inside is twice as bad." Looking inside the hallways were covered in snow and all the students were doing whatever they could to stay warm. "If the Snow King wanted to blow us all away with his blizzard powers I say mission accomplished."
Nearby Jackie and Northwind were seeing the whole thing.
"Whoa Jackie our new friend's plan to help us take over Winter is going great." Northwind said.
"I know, the King has turned his Queen into an ice sculpture, turned half his staff into penguins and took away his daughter's wand of power. He's close to a snow blowout. Soon we will rule winter. We just have to keep an eye on the lazy princess." Jackie grins.
In Briar and Ashlynn's dorm room Crystal, Briar, Blondie, Ashlynn and a shivering Roxas were talking.
"Crystal, what are we going to do about this weather?" Ashlynn asks.
"I don't know without my wand of power I can't do anything." Crystal sighs when the door opens to reveal Raven and Nevermore.
"Here comes the fire department." Raven said as Nevermore fired a blast creating a fire in the chimney.
"A fire, good call Raven." Ashlynn smiles.
"Roxas any ideas on how we can help the school?" Raven asks.
"We can't waste our magic because we don't know how long this will last. Round up the others and see if we can find any supplies around the school we can use." Roxas said.
"You got it." Raven said as she and Nevermore left.
"Wow they really look up to you." Crystal said impressed.
"Crystal lot has happened since we last met." Roxas smirks before shivering. "But to be honest I could really use something warm. Does anyone have an extra blanket?"
"No, but this might do." Briar said as she hugged Roxas causing him to blush before the warmth from her hug comes to him.
"Yeah this could work." Roxas smiles.
"Your dad breezed out so fast after his battle with Roxas, has he always been like this?" Blondie asks.
"And why did you stop me?" Roxas asks.
"I'm sorry, he's not like this. He's the exact opposite in fact. At least we know he's been cursed. I wish Baba Yaga had gotten more time to examine him." Crystal said.
"Wish…that gives me an idea." Ashlynn smiles.
Outside the school Faybelle was trying to clean the roofs but the storm was making it difficult for her.
"Headmaster Grimm set me up for a royal fail!" Faybelle groans as she reaches into the bucket, but the cold wing causes her hand to the freeze in the water. "Ugh it'll take forever after to get this place cleaned all by myself. There has to be a way to get it done without actually…working." She shudders before takin out her Mirrorphone. "Let's see castle cleaning…aha! Call 1-900-FAIRY-MOB. The fairy mobfather makes problems disappear.
Meanwhile at the entrance of the school Daring had made a snow crown for his snowman when Rosabella and Leroy walked up to him.
"Hey there Daring. Thought anymore about our chat? You know for the things you need to work on?" Rosabella asks.
"Oh yes! And as soon as my new mirror arrives I am gonna take a long hard look at myself." Daring said when they heard a goose honking. "And here it is now." Daring said as they looked up.
"Incoming!" The Delivery goose said as he crashed into the snow.
"Oh no, disaster. What do I do? Daring Charming to the rescue." Daring said rushing down.
"My hero…oh nah." Rosablle said when she sees Daring went for the mirror instead of the goose.
"The mirror is safe." Daring said as Leroy pulled the goose out of the snow.
"Daring you're supposed to be a hero. On missions you were so helpful. Not just looking down your nose at the uh…little guys." Rosablle said as Daring's nose and mouth area changed to resemble a beast's mouth.
"Ugh." Daring scoffs as he walks inside.
"Whoa." Rosabella said not sure what was going on.
Inside Raven and Whisp were gathering supplies when Daring past by them.
"I don't believe it." Raven said.
"It's huge." Whisp said.
"I know right. Biggest mirror I could find." Daring said oblivious to his change.
In the auditorium Roxas had brought Hopper and Farrah with him for Ashlynn's plan.
"So Crystal was wishing we could turn back the clock, and then I realized there is a way, but we need everyone's help. Especially Farrah." Ashlynn said.
"Roxas when I said I wanted to be more involved with the team I wasn't fully ready for battle." Hopper said.
"Don't worry Hopper with this you don't have to battle." Roxas said leading him to the spot where he faced the Snow King. "Got your wand Farrah?"
"Yep and I've been taking lots of lessons from Amora." Farrah said taking her wand out and turning Hopper into the Snow King and re-enacting the moment when he was about to fight Roxas.
"Alright everyone look for clues." Ashlynn said as they examined the Snow King.
"What does Evil even look like? In our experience it's practically anything." Briar said.
"How long can you keep this transformation?" Blondie asks.
"They last until 12, noon or midnight. Whichever comes first." Farrah smiles.
Crystal examines her father when she noticed a glimmer in his eyes and gasps. "Baba Yaga! Over here!"
Baba Yaga floats over and gasps. "That is the tiniest granule of pure evil I have ever seen. It's made from the Evil Queen's magic mirror. Someone close to the Snow King must've used it on him to only see the bad in the world and your mother must've been infected too." Baba Yaga said as Farrah undid her spell.
"My poor parents! We have to save them, or this wicked winter will last forever." Crystal said.
Outside Jackie and Northwind were admiring the damage.
"Whoa Jackie, the King went full artic on the school. Just like he said." Northwind said.
"That was the plan. He's pushing away everyone that admires him and when he's ice-olated we'll take him down." Jackie said.
"Look Jackie. I'm a Snow worm." Northwind said moving through the snow like a worm.
"You have the brain of a snow worm." Jackie sighs.
Meanwhile in Baba Yaga's office Roxas, Briar, Blondie, Ashlynn, Crystal and Farrah were trying to figure out a cure.
"Isn't there something we can do?" Roxas asks.
"Yeah like some sort of magical eye wash for the king?" Briar asks.
"Intriguing they're might be a counter curse in the library of the elders." Baba Yaga said making more hot cocoa.
"Wasn't that destroyed by the giants of Beanstalk high a thousand years ago when we beat them at book ball?" Ashlynn asks.
"Yes, but anything that has been decimated can be recreated. Can you help us one more time Farrah? Pretty please." Crystal asks.
"I like a challenge. Let's conjure up some answers." Farrah nods.
"Hot Cocoa?" Baba Yaga offers but they all sprint out.
"Sorry Madame Yaga, gotta go!" Briar said as they left.
At Daring's room Rosabella and Leroy walk up to his front door and knock. "Daring, I really need to see you." Rosabella said.
"Rosabella, uh…heh…why? There's nothing new or unusual going on with me." Daring said nervously from the other side of the door.
Rosabella pushes but the door was blocked. "Open the door." She said trying to push again.
When Leroy steps up he pulls so hard the door swings open. "What are you doing?" She narrows her eyes to see Daring covering his face with a book.
"Oh just catching up on homework. Oh look I dropped my quil." Daring jumps behind the bed and pulls the comforter over his face. "See nothing weird at all."
"Daring I can see your hairy toes." Rosabella said pointing to his feet.
"Those are uh…just my new slippers." Daring said nervously.
"Daring put the comforter down." Rosabella said as Leroy yanks it out of his hands to reveal Daring had taken the form of a large white beast creature.
"Don't look at me! I'm hideous!" Daring cries.
"Oh boy." Leroy rolls his eyes.
"No you're not. You're still you." Rosabella said.
"I don't know who I am anymore. Without my looks I'm nothing! Nothing!" Daring sobs.
"It's not the end of the world. I know you want to be a prince, but maybe you're a beast." Rosabella said as Daring gasps.
"No one wants to be a beast!" He said.
"Uh my dad is a beast." Rosabella narrows her eyes as Daring ends up coughing up a hairball. "And that's a hairball."
"Prince Charming does not get hairballs!" Daring said enraged.
"You've put so much focus on the outside that you forget the inside. Maybe all this fur has something to do with your destiny." Rosabella said.
Daring paused and then walks to his mirror. "It's okay. I'm still handsome only in a more furry way. I've got nothing to hide." Daring said as he walked out the door.
"Whoa there are you sure you want to do that?" Rosabella said, but it was too late.
As Daring walked through the halls everyone was shocked at his new appearance. Walking up to Raven, Xion and Maddie he leans against the wall. "Hey girls."
"Whoa." Xion said as the girls were surprised.
"What? No relax it's me Daring, see the face?" He asks.
"That's a face a mama Bandersnatch could love." Maddie said trying to make it sound like a compliment when Apple walked by and gasps.
"Daring, you're a beast." She said in shock.
"It's a phase! You think I'm a joke don't you? Why don't you go find your real prince charming!" Daring said running off leaving Apple stunned.
Outside Faybelle was scrubbing away when a bright light appeared and three small fairies in business suits appeared.
"We got a call from the fairy mobfather saying you need help." One said.
"Fableous, you got my message. Do you do castle restoration?" Faybelle asks.
"You betcha. No mess too big." Another fairy said.
"Then get cracking! I've been working my wings off all day!" Faybelle groans.
"Sure you have doll." One fairy said as he flew up to her. "Here's how it works we do something for you and you owe us, deal?"
"Sure I need a breather." Faybelle said shaking their hands sealing the deal.
The fairies fly up for a few seconds and then fly back down. "Okay."
"Wait, you're done?" Faybelle asks.
"Yeah sorry about the wait." Faybelle looks up to see Ever After High was as good as new. "Here's your bill." He said handing her a piece of paper.
"200 years of service? That's a really long time." Faybelle said with fear in her voice.
"Welcome aboard toots. We give you our time, you give us your time. You agreed to it." The fairies said.
"What exactly would I be doing for the next 200 years?" Faybelle asks.
"Mostly hard labor."
"There must be another way." Faybelle said hoping for a way out.
Meanwhile Roxas, Briar, Ashlynn, Crystal, Blondie and Farrah had made their way to where the library of elders was.
"The Library of elders." Brair said in awe.
Summoning her keyblade Ashlynn taps the lock and opens the door, but when they opened it all was left was a cliff dangling over a drop to certain death.
"Uh Farrah, you're on." Roxas said nervously.
"One conjured library, coming up. Look beyond the library door and what was there before, restore!" Farrah said as she magically restored the destroyed library to its former glory.
"I hope your good fairy magic can hold all our weight." Ashlynn said as she, Roxas, Briar, Crystal and Blondie walked into it.
"You coming Farrah?" Roxas asks.
"I have to stay here to hold the spell, you guys better hurry." Farrah said struggling.
Making their way into the library they look around until they reach the end.
"There's got to be something we're missing." Roxas said as Blonde was knocking against the bookcase and gasps.
"There's a door behind this." Blondie smiles.
"There must be a switch nearby." Ashlynn said as the examined around while Briar sat in the chair in front of where the entrance was.
As they looked around Blondie found a hidden switch under a globe and the door opens causing Briar to fall backwards.
"Oops. Uh I found the switch." Blondie said as Roxas helped her up.
"You okay?" Roxas asks.
"Yeah." Briar said standing up when they noticed the room was full of scrolls.
"The scroll of deep magic, must be hidden in here somewhere." Crystal said as they started reading them.
"The Lazy Mud Prince. Ew. Glad he doesn't go to Ever After High." Briar said reading a scroll.
"The Slipper Slippers. I don't think I'd want a pair of those." Ashlynn said.
Blondie picks up one scroll. "Auradon Prep? Sounds the like the name of another school."
Roxas looks around and noticed a green scroll and opens it. "Maleficent." His eyes widened as he opens it causing a piece of paper to fall out. Looking inside he saw a young woman with long beautiful wings and horns on her head. "Wow she sure looks different from the one I have to deal with, but why does she have wings Maleficent doesn't have wings." Roxas said when he noticed the paper that fell.
Bending down to pick it up he saw that it was the second missing Mary Poppins page. Grinning he took the page and put it in his pocket.
Crystal pulled a scroll off a stack, but the stack collapsed causing Crystal to step back and trip on another scroll, but this one glowed brightly and grew.
"The scroll of deep magic." Crystal said in awe as the contents appeared on it.
"It's saying how the Evil Queen's mirror was made. Magic mirror glass is forged by goblins out of hot-molten evil pixie dust." Briar read.
"Any exposure to particles of the magic mirror can cause kindness blindness. That sounds like what happened to your parents. But what about the cure?" Crystal asks.
"Here it is. Only the bouquet of the 4 royal roses of the seasons has the power to undo the curse." Roxas read.
"An aroma therapy cure." Crystal smiles.
"Talk about a strong perfume." Briar said.
"These aren't just any roses. Each rose is one of a kind, and there's one for each season. They're enchanted. Wait there's a riddle." Crystal said as the scroll expanded.
"Spring's rose stands out all alone. Summer's rose wears a disguise. The rose of fall hides in the crowd and the Winter's rose is found inside." Crystal read.
"But where are we gonna find them?" Roxas asks.
"He has a point, Ever After has lots of royal castles." Crystal said as the scroll starts to glow and pictures of castles appeared.
"Look it's Beast's castle, that's Rosabella's home, and my castle. Look Briar there's your castle." Ashlynn said when suddenly they heard a clock chime meaning noon.
"Hurry! I can't hold this magic for much longer!" Farrah yells as the enchantment starts to fade.
"But we didn't see the fourth castle yet." Crystal said.
"3 out of 4 ain't bad. We gotta get outta here now!" Blondie said as they made a run for it.
"We lost track of time!" Roxas said as they ran up the stairs.
"I can't hold on!" Farrah struggles.
"Come on Farrah you got this!" Roxas yells library started to disappear. As the ground under them started to fade Roxas, Ashlynn, Briar and Blondie jumped to safety.
"Crystal jump!" Ashlynn yells.
"My pixies always helped me when I was in trouble." Crystal said.
"Your pixies aren't here! Jump!" Ashlynn said a second time.
Crystal took a deep breath and jumped as the library had almost completely faded. Luckily Ashlynn grabbed her hand and they pulled her in just before she fell.
"That was close. Farrah you're amazing." Crystal said.
"Aww." Farrah smiles.
In the hallways of Ever After High everyone was struggling to keep warm as Faybelle flew in to see Blondie post a video on the screen.
"Crashing through magic ruins for a death-defying jump that was just right, Crystal and her team are about to embark on an epic quest to find a top secret magical thing and end this wicked winter! Stay tuned and stay toasty." Blondie said.
"Whatever they're after sounds pretty important. I bet it would be worth a lot to the right fairies." Faybelle said flying off.
Outside the school Daring was just below the window to Apple's room. Picking up a chunk of ice he throws it hopping to hit the window but misses and hits the wall. Trying again he throws it, but it lands inside hitting Apple on the head.
"Hey! Do you mind—Daring?" Apple gasps.
"I need a friend." Daring said as he climbed up to her balcony. "Thanks Apple. I know I must be hard to look at in this…furry condition."
"No, I'm sorry, for what I said in the hall. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings." Apple apologizes.
"I'm sure this is just a temporary thing. I'll be gorgeous again." Daring said.
"Or maybe our story is not what you thought it was. When I was in the enchanted sleep, your kiss didn't wake me. There was no magic." Apple said.
"But when Roxas kissed you there was?" Daring asks.
"Well…yes." Apple said shocking him.
"Wha-What?" Daring said not believing this.
"I'm sorry Daring, but I-I love Roxas. My heart is telling me he's the one. I'm sorry." Apple frowns causing Daring to growl softly before sobbing.
At Hocus Latte in Book End Daring was telling Rosabella and Leroy the problem.
"So, that bad huh?" Rosabella said sipping her drink when Leroy tries to get some of her latte only for Rosabella to pull it away. "No Leroy, no caffeine for you."
"I'm a beast. My life is over!" Daring said when the door opens to reveal Roxas, Crystal, Blondie, Ashlynn and Briar.
"What the hex?!" Ashlynn said shocked at what she was seeing.
Daring looks to Roxas and growls. "You!"
"Huh?" Roxas turns his head to see Daring deliver a punch to the face shocking everyone as Roxas is knocked out the door. "You ruined my Happily Ever After!" Daring roars rushing out after him.
"Wait Daring?" Roxas said shocked to see his friend like this.
"What you never seen someone cursed before? Well guess what Roxas? I'm like this because of you!" Daring said charging out and throws another punch, which Roxas dodges.
"What did I do?" Roxas asks grabbing Daring's arm.
"You took everything from me! I had the perfect destiny, the perfect girlfriend and then you came along and ruined everything!" Daring said swatting Roxas away and knocking him to the ground.
"Daring stop!" Rosabella said as the girls rushed out.
Roxas looks to see Daring charging to deliver another fierce attack but noticed the Hocus Latte sign right above him. Jumping up Roxas grabs the meta bar holding the sign and delivers and double kick knocking Daring to the ground. As he tried to pick himself up Roxas had Storm Condor pointed at his head.
"Daring, calm down. You're not thinking straight. I thought we were friends?" Roxas said.
"Oh that's easy for you to say. Look at me Roxas! I'm a beast and have no destiny, no girl, nothing! I don't know what to do." Daring said as tears formed in his eyes.
Roxas pulls his keyblade away and offers a hand. "You've got us Daring and I promise I'll help you find a cure to this curse."
Daring looks to Roxas and saw the smile on his face. Slowly reaching out Daring grabs his hand.
Walking out the front of the school the small team was asking Rosabella for help.
"So, Rosabella, are your folks okay with uninvited house guests?" Briar asks.
"Sure. That's pretty much how they met. I'd love to show you my home, especially if it means finding a rose that cures curses. You should come with us Daring." Rosabella said.
"You had me at cure curses." Daring smiles.
"Just no more fighting with Roxas and try to make yourself useful." Rosabella said.
"Aw man." Daring groans.
Behind a nearby statue Faybelle was talking to the mob fairies on her phone. "Okay here's my proposal. I bring you an hextremely rare magic item and you drop my debt." Faybelle proposes.
"What kind of item?" They asks.
"A cure to one of the eviliest curses Ever After." Faybelle said.
"Alright, you have 3 days to get it or we double your debt." They said hanging up.
"Alright. No pressure." Faybelle gulps.
"I call the front." Daring said sitting in front of an old sled when Faybelle flies in.
"Wait up girls. I'm in." Faybelle said.
"Oh no." Roxas groans.
"Faybelle has a thing about inviting herself. Kinda part of our "Sleeping Beauty" story." Briar whispers to Crystal.
"Oh come on. With Farrah taking a break. This team need a fairy. Don't you want to travel in style?" Faybelle uses her magic on the sled making it bigger and had a long bar in the front for Daring and Leroy to pull.
"Not bad." They said as they made their way towards it.
"Wait a spell. You wouldn't survive a day in this blizzard wearing those rags." Faybelle said as she transformed the girls' clothes into winter clothes.
"Alright team let's get moving." Roxas said climbing into the sleigh.
"When I said I called the front, this is not what I had in mind!" Daring said as he ended up pulling the sleigh with Leroy sitting on Rosabella's lap.
Once they left the two Ice statues up front transformed back into Jackie and Northwind.
"Crystal is trying to fix things herself." Jackie said.
"But Jackie, Crystal never does things for herself. She has us servants." Northwind said.
"Had. Our days of serving are over. Looks like we'll have to close the pages on Crystal's book ourselves." Jackie said as they transformed into Snow Owls and flew after them.
Soon the team pulls up in front of Rosabella's family castle and they walk into the garden.
"Wow this place is beautiful." Ashlynn said.
"You should see it in bloom." Rosabella said.
"What if the Rose of Spring is dead?" Crystal asks.
"It's not dead. It can't be." Rosabella said as Daring walks over to Roxas.
"Hey uh Roxas why are you so willing to give me a second a chance? I mean I attacked you." Daring asks curiously.
"Because I'm all about second chances since I got one, besides whether you still think it or not you're my friend and I don't give up on friends." Roxas said as they entered an area of the garden with only a single rose.
"This is the most special rose here. It's the rose my father, the Beast gave my mother the day she transformed him back into a prince. It's the rose I was named after." Rosabella said as Jackie and Northwind flew in and hid behind some hedges.
Making there way to the rose they saw the frozen plant standing completely alone.
"Spring's rose stands out all alone." Crystal said remembering the riddle.
"But there's no bloom." Ashlynn notices.
"It's not in season." Rosabella explains.
"Wait does that mean we have to wait until Spring?" Roxas asks.
"But Spring isn't coming. We're doomed!" Daring cries out.
"Step aside Daring. Don't get your fur in a knot. I can help with that Farrah isn't the only one with Fairy Magic. Two, Four, Six, Eight. Roses bloom we cannot wait. Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall. Bloom til we can't count them all!" Faybelle chants as the area around them starts to bloom.
"Whoa." Roxas said looking around.
Daring examines a rose that was blooming, but he didn't notice Rosabella looking at it too and the two of them smile nervously as they gaze into each other's eyes.
From the spell the Rose of Spring starts to bloom.
"Boo yah! And that is how fairy magic is done people." Faybelle said.
"Way to flip the script." Ashlynn said.
"Even I'm impressed." Daring said.
"You know Faybelle we could always use someone like you on the team." Roxas said when Faybelle's mirrorphone beeped. Looking at it she saw it was from the mobfairies. Gulping she cancels the call.
Little did they know the Snow King was watching them.
"Who dares stain my perfectly blank landscape with that hideous color?" He examines it to see Crystal grabbing the rose. "Aha! My daughter continues to defy me! But no matter." The Snow King said before laughing sinisterly unaware of the Organization member watching him from the shaodws.
"Laugh while you can your majesty because soon, I'll have the last laugh." He said grinning under his hood.
Back at the castle Rosabella grabs her rose. "I'll guard it with my life."
"One down, three to go." Crystal said as they made their way back to the sleigh.
"According to the scroll of deep magic the summer rose is at Cinderella's castle." Blondie said looking at her mirrorpad.
"Yay! My place! You guys will love it." Ashlynn smiles.
"What are we waiting for? Let's get this snow on the road." Crystal said climbing onto the sleigh before tripping on her laces. "Uh can someone show me how to lace up my boots?"
"Here I'll show you how." Ashlynn said as they climbed onto the sled.
Nearby Jackie and Northwind were watching them.
"How adorable Little Goodie Two Skates is trying to save her parents. Well whatever it is, it won't work." Jackie said.
"Daring Charming's destiny is supposed to be a lowly sled dog? Ugh!" Daring groans grabbing the bar.
"Naga." Leroy said grabbing a whip, but Roxas pulls it away.
"There's no need for that." Roxas said.
"I was supposed to be home by now. But my dad is a danger to us all. I can't go back without a cure." Crystal said as they made their way to Cinderella's castle.
"Hmm. What is our grumpy puppet king doing? Let's see." They call the Snow King who was ordering his servants to shovel snow.
"Jackie Frost and Northwind. Where is my daughter?" As the Snow King babbles on the two look at each other.
"Maybe we should let him tire himself out first." Northwind said.
"Don't worry your majesty, we'll track her down." Jackie said.
"Finally, some servitude, but when you find her tell her she's not only lost her throne. She's grounded!" He roars in anger.
"Let's close the book on whatever Crystal is up to, and then take care of the big guy. And then we rule!" Jackie said as they left.
In the middle of the woods the team was trying figure out which way to go.
"Where are we?" Roxas asks.
"I don't know I can't get a signal. We must be out of range." Crystal said.
"I can't even smell which way to go, my nose is filled with icicles." Daring said.
"The only thing worst than being lost is being lost in the freezing cold." Briar said.
"Crystal, this is your mission. What do we do?" Blondie asks.
"I don't know. I've always had decisions made for me." Crystal said as Northwind and Jackie landed in a nearby tree.
"Two paths to Cinderella's castle. One easy, one hard. Let's help them out." Jackie grins.
"Wait, what? I thought we wanted to stop them?" Northwind asks.
"Duh. Crystal trusts us, we'll trick her and then bam! No more Crystal." Jackie said as they ran into the forest.
"Help!
"Rescue us!"
Crystal gasps. "I know those voices. Jackie Frost and Northwind, they work for my father!" Crystal said climbing out of the sleigh.
"Crystal!" Jackie said running to her. "We were so sacred. We tried to escape."
"You poor things. He's cursed you know, it's not his fault." Crystal said.
"Oh, we know." Northwind said.
"We were trying to seek refuge at Cinderella's castle." Jackie said.
"Fabelous! That's where we're going! Only we're a bit lost." Crystal frowns.
"Don't worry, we know a shortcut." Jackie said as they all smiled except for Leroy who was eyeing them suspiciously.
Leading them through an area between two mountains.
"Move slow Daring, by the looks of those mountains this is avalanche country." Crystal whispers.
"Is that dangerous?" Blondie asks as her echoes causes some snow to drop down.
"I'm gonna guess yes." Roxas said.
"Keep your voices down. Loud noises can trigger them." Crystal warns.
"That's right princess!" Jackie said as she and Northwind jumped in front of them. "You'll never see the winder palace again!"
"Jackie! Northwind! Why?" Crystal asks shocked.
"You're even easier to fool than your dad." Jackie said.
"Surprise! We put the curse on him!" Northwind said high fiving his sister.
"Ooh plot twist." Faybelle said.
"Traitors! You won't get away with this. I'll stop you." Crystal vows.
"You? Little Miss Can't-Even-Lace-Her-Own-Skates? You can't do anything without your servants anymore. Thanks to the help of our new ally we're gonna rule winter and there's nothing you can do to stop us!" Jackie said as she and Northwind transformed into Polar bears and roared causing the avalanche.
"Daring run!" Roxas said as Northwind and Jackie turned into Snow Owls and escaped.
Daring tried to run as fast as he could but the snow came down on all of them leaving the sleigh at the top of the snow pile and everyone on it was buried under the snow.
"Oh, looks like Crystal's story is at "the end"! Come on! Let's go get rid of the King and finish this snow job." Jackie said as they flew away.
At the bottom Roxas bursts out of the snow taking a big breath. "Is everyone alright?"
"Now I know how a popsicle feels." Daring said as they all got up.
"There's snow in my underpants." Faybelle groans.
"We're blocked! What do we do?" Rosabella asks.
"Going around it will take days." Ashlynn said.
"Days we don't have." Briar said.
"How did the sleigh get up there?" Blondie asks.
"Jackie and Northwind are headed to defeat my father and take over winter. We have to stop them." Crystal said.
Roxas looks to the top and was thinking of ideas. 'We could melt the snow with our fire magic, but who knows how long that'll take…wait a minute.'
"Come on." Crystal said climbing the snow wall.
"Uh is she really going to try and climb that thing all by herself?" Daring asks.
"It's called thinking of others Daring. She's worried about her family, about all of Ever After. Hang on Crystal I'm with you!" Rosabella said.
"Well I am not mussing this story, Crystal Winter: Leading by example." Blondie records Crystal climbing the wall, but trips and was about to slide down when Roxas summons his Glider and grabs her arm.
"I've got you!" Roxas said causing Crystal to smile as he flies her to the top where the sleigh was.
"Whoo! Way to go Roxas!" Briar cheers as they all clapped while Daring looked away.
"Roxas, thank you." Crystal smiles.
"Anytime. I'm going back for the others." Roxas said flying back down.
Taking each of them up one at a time Roxas brought them all up to the sleigh. Going down for Daring who was the last of them there was an uncomfortable silence between them.
"You know this beast form isn't that bad actually." Roxas said getting Daring's attention. "I mean think about how much we could accomplish on missions if you had this power."
"Do you think so little of me that you suggest I should be happy about this?" Daring asks.
"Daring I thought you were one of the best." Roxas said surprising him. "You were always cool, confident and everyone loved you. I wasn't any of that. When I asked for help on missions you were the first to sign up. Now I don't know if it was for popularity or because you truly wanted to help, but we've done so many amazing things. After my first Hero Class you said that you and I could make an amazing team and I still believe that. But at the end of the day it's your choice."
Daring looks at Roxas with an astonished look on his face. 'Roxas looked up to me?' He thought.
At the top all of them cheered for Roxas and Crystal's motivation.
"No time to spellabrate. We have to stop Northwind and Jackie." Crystal said as they climbed into the sled.
"Whoa." All of them said as they saw it was a long way down to get to Cinderella's castle.
"But how do we get down?" Briar asks.
"Ooh, ooh I know. This is the fun part." Daring jumps to the back and moves the bar back like it's a rollercoaster ride and pushes causing the sleigh to move down the hill.
All of them cheered as they raced down the mountain, but as they got close to the mountain Leroy started yelling to alert them.
Daring gasps as he jumps down and pulls on the sleigh like an emergency break causing them to slow down just in front of the staircase to the castle.
"Whoo. Quick thinking Daring." Roxas said when Daring pops out of the snow.
"Owie! A splinter in my paw!" Daring whimpers.
"We made it! Cinderella's castle!" Blondie smiles as they climbed out of the sleigh.
Briar looks up to see a long staircase leading up to the castle. "Ugh. It's gonna take forever to climb up there."
"Oh, don't worry. My mom never wanted to lose another shoe on the run again." Ashlynn presses a button and the whole stair case turns into an escalator.
As everyone cheers at how convenient this was Rosabella notices Daring's splinter.
"Oh no you hurt your paw. Let me look at it." Rosabella said but Daring pulls away.
"Don't touch it!" Daring said pulling away.
"Aw don't be such a big cub. We'll find some bandages." Rosabella said.
Reaching the castle they discover Cinderella and her subjects had gotten away before the winter storm had hit them.
"We better find that rose of summer and fast." Roxas said.
"Ashlynn does your mom have a place where she keeps precious things?" Crystal asks.
"Of course! She keeps her glass slipper in her shoe closet. We should check there first." Ashlynn said.
"Aha! Found the kitchen. You guys go on ahead. Daring come with me." Rosabella said leading him inside. "Now where is it.
Looking around Rosabella find the first aid kit and takes out a pair of tweezers.
"No don't touch it." Daring said pulling away.
"Oh, don't be such a scardey beast." Rosabella teases.
"I just know it's gonna hurt." Daring said but Rosabella was able to pull the splinter out easily. "Oh. Hey why are you being so nice to me? I'm not handsome anymore." Daring asks.
"Daring, we've been working together on missions for a long time and don't you know my legacy story? I'm able to see the beauty within. It doesn't matter if you're a handsome prince or a beast. I see what's on the inside." Rosabella said.
"I like your story." Daring smiles reaching out to hold her hand.
In another part of the castle Ashlynn leads them all to her mom's shoe closet and everyone was in awe.
"Welcome to Cinderella's shoe closet." Ashlynn said gesturing to what was probably the biggest closet in the world. "This is where my mom keeps all her most precious objects only it's locked." Ashlynn said revealing a safe behind a painting.
"Another reason to have a keyblade around." Blondie smirks as Roxas summons his keyblade and opens the safe to only find the glass slipper.
"There's the slipper, but no summer rose." Ashlynn said.
"Does your mom have a garden anywhere?" Briar asks.
"No." Ashlynn frowns when Faybelle's phone goes off.
"This is not a good time." Faybelle whispers.
"Your time is running out toots." The Mobfairy said.
"I would be interested in changing my phone service. Unlimited Hexting you say. I better take this." Faybelle said making an excuse and heading out the door.
Ashlynn pauses to think and then comes up with an idea. "I know I'll call Farrah Goodfairy. She knows our story better than anyone."
Taking out her mirrorpad Ashlynn dials Farrah who appears on screen.
"Hi Ashlynn, how's the quest for the cure?" Farrah asks.
"Fairy badly, the summer rose is not in the safe." Ashlynn said.
"Hmm what did the riddles of the seasons say again?" Farrah asks.
"Summer's rose wears a disguise." Crystal said.
"So it could be glamorized to look like something else." Farrah said.
"But then it could be anywhere and look like anything." Crystal said.
Down the hall Faybelle was talking to the Mobfairies.
"Listen toots you owe us for cleaning up Ever After High, so you either deliver the goods or it's 200 years of service." They said.
"I'm working on it." Faybelle said entering the kitchen. "But I can't steal what they haven't found yet." Faybelle then gasps when she sees Daring and Rosbella in the room.
Acting quickly the two of them let go embarrassed.
"Hey what's up?" Rosabella said quickly.
"Ah, nothing. What's up with you?" Faybelle said turning off her phone.
"Nothing." Daring said.
There was an uncomfortable silence in the room until Blondie comes in.
"Breaking news guys, the summer rose may be fairy glamorized. See anything weird or unusual in here?" Blondie asks.
"Uh nope." The three of them said.
"Well keep looking." Blondie said as they searched the castle.
Soon they all met up in a hallway with no results.
"We've looked everywhere." Briar said when Leroy points down the hall.
"Naga!" Leroy said.
"Oh that's the enchanted pumpkin from my…story. But what's it doing here?" Ashlynn asks.
"Maybe the pumpkin is the disguise." Crystal said.
"Yes! One, two, three, four! Fairy glamor hid no more!" Faybelle said zapping the pumpkin to reveal a small green house with the summer rose inside.
"I'll keep the summer rose safe." Ashlynn said picking up the rose.
"Come on team we gotta get to the next one and fast." Roxas said as they left for Sleeping Beauty's castle next. Climbing into the sleigh Roxas sits next to Briar who couldn't help but smile at this.
Meanwhile up in the air Jackie and Northwind were flying after them.
"We've flown halfway across the fairy tale world. I need to switch from wings to legs for a while." Northwind said falling into the snow to rest.
When Jackie lands next to him they got a call from the Snow King.
"My daughter is out past her curfew. You two were supposed to bring her to me, yet I see her running around from castle to castle with her little friends and the brat who dared to strike while you two flutter around a couple of winter pixies!" The Snow King roars before they hang up.
"Agh! But this is impossible! I've underestimated the princess for the last time. No more playing nice." Jackie said.
"You were playing nice?" Northwind asks.
"She can't get another step closer to this so-called cure. We have to beat her at Sleeping Beauty's castle and then…"
"And then what? We tuck her in for a nice long nap?" Northwind asks.
"Northwind, you idiot. You're brilliant! Sleeping Beauty's spindle! Don't you know your fairy tale history? Let's go!" Jackie said as they transformed into owls and flew towards the castle.
With the team they were almost at Sleeping Beauty's castle.
"I can't wait to see your home Briar. I'm a big fan of your story." Crystal said when she noticed the Elixir strapped to her hip. "Hey what's that?"
"Oh this? Roxas gave it to me. It's an Elixir." Briar said showing her.
"What's it do?" Crystal asks.
"It gives her a choice on if she wants her 100-year sleep or not." Roxas said.
"Personally, I think sleeping for 100 years sounds exhausting." Ashlynn said.
"Sleeping Beauty is about more than just sleep. There's magic and romance—"
"And a super sweet villain if I do say so myself." Faybelle interrupts. "Look there's the castle."
But when they got there they all dropped their mouths in shock as roses were covering every inch of the castle.
Leroy lets out a roar of sadness and anger.
"You've got to be kidding me." Roxas said.
"Guess the gardeners took off at the first frost." Briar said.
"This might be hardest one yet." Crystal said as they got off the sleigh.
"What was the riddle for this one again?" Roxas asks.
"Fall's Rose hides in the crowd." Crystal said.
"But there are millions of them. It could be anywhere." Ashlynn said.
"Every season's rose has been tied in some way to the origin story of the castle. Maybe it's in Sleeping Beauty's bedroom, where she slept for 100 years." Crystal suggests.
"No. There's another room that's far more important to our story, isn't there Briar?" Faybelle asks nudging her.
"But it's forbidden. The magic spinning wheel is locked away in the tower." Briar said looking up at the tallest tower in the castle.
"Sounds like that's where we'll find the rose." Crystal said as Daring went to open the door only see it was locked.
Roxas was about to summon his keyblade to unlock the door when Briar steps in front of him. "Don't worry boys. I got this." Briar reaches under a flower pot and pulls out a key to the door.
"Oh." Daring said as Briar unlocks the door.
As everyone walks in Briar stayed where she was.
"Briar, you don't have to come if you're too afraid." Faybelle teases.
Looking over Roxas walks over to Briar and offers a hand surprising her. "Don't worry you're one of the bravest girls I've ever met, and I'll be with you every step of the way."
A smile forms on Briar's face as she takes his hand and they walk into the castle.
Making there way to a staircase they see giant vines frozen to the ground and roses vines blocking the stairs.
"Holy roses. Where's an enchanted weed whacker when you need one?" Daring asks.
"Even with our weapons it would take forever to get through all this to the tower." Ashlynn said.
"Hmm maybe we don't have to get through, we can use these vines as a shortcut to get to the top. Watch." Crystal blasts one of the vines with her snow blaster breaking the ice catapulting Daring and Leroy right to the top.
"Wow! What a rush! You guys have got to try this!" Daring calls from the top.
All of them grin as they ride the vines to the top of the tower. Opening the door they see the only thing inside was the magic spindle.
"Oh porridge, this is the one room that roses aren't in." Blondie said as Briar found herself drawn towards the spindle.
"It's her destiny, touch the spindle go to sleep." Faybelle flies to the other side. "Hey Briar, double dare you to touch it."
Roxas runs to her and grabs Briar's hand just before she did. "Stop!" He yells snapping her out of the trance.
"What I was just kidding." Faybelle said as Crystal picked up the glowing ball of yarn. "The rose at Cinderella's was protected by magic. Maybe this one is too." Crystal said as she placed the yarn on the spindle and it transforms into a yellow rose.
Everyone smiles as Briar takes the fall rose. "This just in we found the rose of fall." Blondie said recording all of it.
"The rose of fall is safe with me." Briar smiles as she looks to Roxas who smiles back at her.
"That was close, Briar. If you had touched that spindle it would have been a 100-year-snooze." Faybelle said.
"That's what you think Faybelle." Looking up they saw Jackie and Northwind fly in and land next to the spindle. "I think it's time all you meddling fools took a nice long nap!" Jackie rips the top off the spindle and the magical sleeping powder spills into the air.
Roxas's eyes widen as he moves in front of everyone. "Aeroga!" He blasts them all out the door with a powerful gust of wind.
Briar being the first to recover looks in horror to see the magic powder covering Roxas causing him to fall asleep. "Roxas!"
"This little trip just gave me the perfect weapon to knock out the king." Jackie said filling a bag of the magic sleep powder.
"But Jackie won't the guy freeze while he's asleep?" Northwind asks.
"That's the best part. If any of them try to save them they'll fall asleep too. Either way we win. Come on Northwind, we have a king to crush." Jackie said as they transform into owls and fly off.
Back at the Snow Palace the Snow King was talking to his frozen Queen.
"I don't know my Queen it's been so quiet. I'm wondering if I'm seeing things clearly." He said when he heard footsteps.
"Don't worry I can help you with that." Looking up he saw the cloaked figure, Jackie and Northwind making their way towards him.
"Hey Mister cool." Jackie smirks.
"Mister? It's sire or your Highness!" He fires a blast of ice at them, but the coated figure summons a large blue shield and blocks the blast, but the shock knocks his hood off to reveal a man with long blonde hair. This was Even.
"Nighty, night your highness." Jackie said blowing the sleep powder into his face causing the king to fall asleep while leaning on his staff.
"This was almost too easy." Even smirks.
"Northwind, go get his staff." Jackie said as Northwind tried to pull it out of his grip, but his grip was too tight. "Ugh it's always something."
'Can these fools do anything right?' Even though as he rolls his eyes.
Back at Sleeping Beauty's castle everyone was watching as Roxas was in a deep enchanted Sleep. Thinking quickly Crystal covers her face with coat and puts the spindle back on the wheel causing the powder to stop flowing.
"Roxas, come on buddy wake up." Daring said shaking Roxas, but it was to no avail. "He's really gone. I never even got to say I was sorry."
"He did it to save us." Crystal said with sadness in her eyes.
"This is so not just right." Blondie sniffles.
"Wait a minute don't a few of the people on your little team know magic and such?" Faybelle asks causing them to perk up.
"I'll call Raven." Daring said.
"I'll call Amora." Rosabella said.
"I'll call Namine and Xion." Blondie said as they ran out of the room to call everyone while Faybellew flew out about to call Farrah.
Briar looks at Roxas sleeping and started to choke on her tears. "You stopped me from falling under my curse just to take it yourself."
"Briar what do we do?" Ashlynn asks when she suddenly gasps to see Briar grab her elixir.
"Can cure any negative spell or potion effect." Briar recalls exactly what Roxas told her when he gave it to her as she opens the bottle.
"But Briar…what about your destiny? Without that bottle you don't know what's in store for your future." Ashlynn warns.
"My future will be fine Ashlynn…because I'll have Roxas in it." Briar said wiping her tears as she pours the golden liquid down his mouth causing Roxas to slowly open his eyes and the first thing he saw was Briar's smiling face.
"B-Briar?" Roxas said causing her to smile. "What happened?"
"Roxas!" Briar smiles as she pulls him into a kiss happy to see he was awake surprising him. When they separate Roxas looks to see the empty elixir bottle and then to Briar.
"You used your Elixir for me?" Roxas said surprised.
"Of course. I couldn't imagine a life without you." Briar smiles.
"Personally, none of us can." Ashlynn said as Briar helps him up just in time to see Crystal, Rosabella, Daring, Leroy, Faybelle and Blondie come back in.
"Roxas? But how?" Crystal asks shocked.
"You can thank Briar for this one." Roxas smiles holding her hand.
Rosabella nudges Daring forward and he takes a deep breath.
"Roxas I-I-I'm sorry. For being so selfish. You were my best friend and I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me." Daring said.
Roxas smiles as he holds out his fist. "Already forgiven…buddy."
Daring smiles widely as the two of them fist bump.
Meanwhile as the Snow King slept his nightmares were becoming a reality as it created a giant snowstorm and a tornado near the castle as the team made their way out.
"We're doomed." Ashlynn said.
"Is this the end?" Brair asks.
"This is news! This is almost as exciting as our missions! My chance to be a real field reporter, Blondie Lockes here reporting live at what seems to be some real twisted weather."
"I have to get to the top of the world fast. I have an idea, but you need to trust me. Everyone get on the sleigh. Roxas I need your genie." Crystal said as they climbed on.
"You got it. Whisp!" Roxas said as Whisp was summoned next to him.
"You called?" Whisp asks as Roxas points to Crystal.
"We need to get to the top of the world." Crystal said.
"I wish we could get there." Roxas said making his third wish.
"As you wish." Whisp said as she zaps the tornado in the distance and gestures for it to move towards them. "You all better hold on tight."
"Wait we're gonna ride a tornado?" Faybelle asks shocked.
"Not the craziest thing we've done, but definitely up there." Roxas said.
"This is not gonna be fun." Daring cringes.
"Everyone hang on. It's time to storm the castle!" Crystal yells as they soared up to the to the top of the world.
At Ever After High everyone was struggling to keep warm as they watched the footage from Blondie's Mirrorcast in hope that the team was spinning around in the tornado.
"Hang on! Not much longer!" Crystal said.
"Yeah, not much longer til I'm sick!" Faybelle snaps.
As they were screaming Briar clung to Roxas for dear life until they shot out of the top and crashed into the snow destroying the sleigh.
"Ugh thanks Whisp." Roxas groans.
"My pleasure I'm going back to help the others." Whisp said transporting back to the school.
"Is everyone okay?" Crystal asks getting out of the snow.
All of them pick themselves up to see the winter palace in the distance.
"There it is. I'm home." Crystal said.
"Now we just have to get there." Daring said.
"And stop Jackie and Northwind." Rosabella said.
"And find the rose of winter." Ashlynn said.
"Remove the curse on your parents." Briar said.
"And save Ever After from an eternal winter." Roxas said.
"That's everything right?" Crystal asks and Leroy nods. "Well what are we waiting for?"
"How about a ride? We'll never get to the palace on that." Faybelle said looking at the broken pieces of the sleigh.
"We'll have to." Crystal said when she steps on a board and almost slips. "I just got an idea."
At the palace Even and Jackie were watching as Northwind was trying to pull the staff from the sleeping king's hands.
"How did you two do manage to do anything before I came here?" Even groaned.
"Hey we're not…I'm not hopeless." Jackie said glaring at him.
"Uh Jackie, you know how you said Crystal and her friends would never make it past Sleeping Beauty's Castle?" Northwind asks looking at the Snow King's scepter to see Crystal and the team.
"Yeah why?" Jackie asks.
"They're here. At the top of the world." Northwind said making both their eyes widen for a second.
"I didn't think she had it in here." Crystal said surprised before brushing it off. "She's still an over privileged princess. We'll deal with her when she gets here. After all who has the power? We do! We control winter! I rule!" Jackie boasts unaware that Crystal's Pixie friends were hiding nearby.
Even looked at them and couldn't help but smirk at their foolishness.
Back with the team Crystal reveals her plan to them and holds out a pair of skis made from the wreckage of the sleigh.
"Cross country skis." She smiles.
"Excellent idea Princess, we'll fly across the snow." Rosabella said.
"Nice idea but keep your skis. I'll just fly." Faybelle said using her wings.
"Can someone help me with this knot? I promise I almost have it." Crystal said gesturing to her shoes.
"Sure." Ashlynn nods as she helps Crystal with her shoes before they all skied towards the palace.
Back at the palace Northwind struggled to get the staff out of the king's grip until finally when the King used the staff to scratch his back Northwind pulled it out of his hand and threw it to Jackie.
"Oh yeah! I am awesome!" Jackie cheers.
"Now you're gonna use it to get rid of that blizzard because if the world below freezes, we won't have anyone to boss around, right?" Northwind asks.
"Right, blizzard begone!" Jackie orders but the staff instead makes snowflakes the size of houses rain down.
Walking out the three ice villains looked down at the wreckage. "Whoa you just doubled it! Snowflakes the size of houses! That was your plan, right? I'm confused." Northwind asks.
"Yeah, of course." Jackie said unconvincingly.
'Hmm clearly it has more power than I thought. No matter I'll let her waste her time trying to use it.' Even thought as Jackie tries to adjust the staff but almost ends up blasting Northwind.
"Just uh testing the range, by the time Crystal gets here I'll be ready." Jackie said.
Across the snow the team was making their way to the palace and were making great progress when Faybelle got another call from the mobfairies.
"Hello? People for the ethical treatment of unicorns? I gotta take this." Faybelle said flying away from the group.
"The fairy Mobfather is thinking that you are avoiding your commitment to two hundred years of hard labor." The Mobfairy said.
"No, no, no. I just need a little more time. What I have to trade is ancient magic." Faybelle said.
"And you have this with you?" The Mobfairy asks.
"Not exactly, but I will." Faybelle said.
"Yes, you will, by five o'clock today or we double your years of service." He said.
"Double?" Faybelle said outraged getting everyone's attention. "Double, uh my donation. Nothing is too good for those sweet, lovely unicorns. Bye."
"I didn't know you liked unicorns." Ashlynn said.
"You know me, Faybelle Thorn. Always full of surprises." Faybelle said nervously as she flew ahead.
As they got closer to the palace one of Rosabella's skis breaks.
"Uh you guys go on ahead. I don't want to slow you down." She said when Daring offers her a hand.
"Rosabella, I could carry you if you'd like?" He offers.
"Are you finally thinking about someone other than yourself?" Rosabella asks as Daring puts her on his shoulder.
"What? No. I just thought you might like to hear some of my most famous exploits." Daring said.
"When will you ever learn?" Rosabella giggles.
As they reached the castles Crystal's Pixies saw them coming and quickly ran to the throne room before Jackie, Even and Northwind made their way to the balcony. Looking down Even was surprised by the sight of Roxas in the group.
'I see, no wonder Xehanort wanted this world destroyed so badly.' Even thought as Jackie and Northwind lined up the staff to blast them.
"Welcome back princess." Jackie said as they staff glowed, but instead of a blast it released a fart like blast causing Northwind to fall to the ground laughing.
"You welcomed her with *fart noise* that's hilarious." He laughs.
Jackie glares at him before coming up with a new idea. "No Northwind, you're the welcoming committee."
"What?" Northwind said surprised.
"Go down there and give the princess and her friends a real welcome. I'll sit on the throne. I mean someone has too." Jackie said.
"But there's so many of them. And they have a beast. I'm just me." Northwind said.
"No, you also have the power of ice." Jackie said giving him some of the staff's power.
"Awesome!" Northwind grins.
"Go down there and show our princess what epic power looks like." Jackie orders.
Little did they know the Pixies had made their way to the sleeping Snow King and managed to take Crystal's wand from his pocket.
At the entrance Daring opens the door to the main hall. "Nice work Daring. Now let's get to the throne room and find that rose of winter." Crystal said as they enter. "But be on the lookout for—"
"Me!" Looking up they saw Northwind land in front of them. "Stop in the name of the new queen of winter, my sister Jackie."
Roxas was about to summon his keyblade when Daring steps in front of him. "I got this. You and what army?" Daring mocks.
Northwind grins as he transforms into an ice giant. "Behold the power of winter!" Northwind said as he reached down and grabbed Daring.
"Not the face! Not the face!" Daring screams.
"Northwind, nobody should get hurt for my sake! Please, we just want to save my parents! Please just put him down!" Crystal said.
"My sister says you just give orders. Pampered Princess." Northwind mocks when a snowball hits him in the face.
"The princess said put him down! That wasn't an order, but more like a strong suggestion." Rosabella said handing one to Crystal who loads it into her shooter.
"Hey Northwind, hope you like frozen fireworks." Crystal said shooting the snowball and it explodes in his face causing Northwind to let go of Daring.
"Rosabella, Ashlynn, Briar, Daring, Leroy! Let's do this!" Roxas said summoning Storm Condor while Rosabella summoned her shield, Ashlynn summoned Stroke of Midknight, Briar summoned Violetta and Daring and Leroy readied their claws.
"Fee Fi Fo Fum. Heh heh heh. Always wanted to say that." Northwind said mimicking a real giant.
"What a story! Will Crystal Winter be able to get to the throne room to find the rose of winter? Will she get her destiny back from the villainous Jackie Frost? Stay tuned and find out." Blondie said pointing her mirrorpad at the battle about to take place.
"You really think you can stop me?" Northwind mocks.
"Dude, we know we can." Roxas said as they charged towards him.
"Wait don't!" Crystal said worried about her friends.
Nortwind roars as he throws a punch hoping to crush them.
"Oh no you don't!" Rosabella said as Leroy rolls into a ball. Whacking him with her shield Leroy soars towards Northwind and smashes into him causing Northwind to stagger backwards.
"Firaga Burst!" Briar summons a giant fireball that shoots multiple mini ones at Northwind causing him to cover his face.
Cupping his hands together Daring boosts Roxas and Ashlynn into the air. When Northwind recovers he looks up in time to see Ashlynn and Roxas bring their keyblades down on him knocking Northwind onto his back.
"Come on! Let's go!" Roxas runs ahead of them only to have the way to the throne room blocked by Even.
"Hello Roxas, long time no see." Even said summoning his shield.
"Why am I not surprised to see you guys had a hand in this?" Roxas growls tightening his fist.
"What better way to destroy your world than by burying it in ice?" Even smirks.
As Northwind picks himself up he turns to Leroy and Rosabella.
Roxas readies Storm Condor and summons Emperor Llama to face Even when a penguin gestures for Crystal to come over. Thinking quickly Crystal, Briar, Ashlynn, Faybelle, Blondie and Daring follow the penguin to what was another hallway.
"Thank you." Crystal said as they made their way ahead but Daring turned back to look at Roxas. Pausing to think Daring knew what he had to do.
Even summons a Nobody symbol on the ground which made its way towards Roxas. Roxas rolls out of the way holds out Emperor Llama as the blade extends towards Even who raises his shield to block it.
Roxas charges towards Even, but the Nobody symbol appeared under him as he ran sticking to him. Even smriks as Roxas slams his keyblades multiple times into Vexen who blocks it with his shield and pushes Roxas backwards.
"Thank you Roxas. You've given me just the data I need." Even said.
"Data? For what?" Roxas said when an Anti-Form version of Roxas appears in front of Even surprising him.
"Let's see how well you do now!" Even said as the Anti-Form Roxas got on all fours and rushed towards Roxas. Jumping out of the way Even strikes Roxas with his shield knocking him backwards as the Anti-Form delivers a series of punches before slamming Roxas into the ground.
Roxas is slow to pick himself up when Even rushes towards him ready to attack when suddenly a figure rams into Even knocking him to the ground.
"Who dares?" Even glares as Roxas turns to see Daring standing next to him.
"Need a hand?" Daring said cracking his knuckles as Roxas nods happy to see him.
The Anti-Form lunges at them but Daring grabs it by the arms. "Get away from my friend you fake!" Daring roars ripping its arms off destroying it.
Roxas looks to Daring with a smile which Daring gladly returns.
"Alright Daring, let's do this." Roxas said as they both took battle stances and rushed towards Even who raises his shield ready for them.
"Aim. Ice!" Jackie fires a blast from the staff and blasts a target she had set up. "All right. Jackie rules!" She cheers when she heard a ringing coming from the staff. "Northwind, is it too much to ask if you and Even have defeated the precious little princess and her pompous pack of minions?"
"Oh, we are totally winning. Except for the part where Crystal and her friends got away and are heading towards you." Northwind said.
"What part of that is winning?" Jackie asks as she hangs up. "Argh. Okay, I'm doing this myself! Crystal wants the rose of winter, she's gonna have to go through me first." Jackie said taking the rose from the frozen Snow Queen.
The penguin leads to them to the throne room from the passage.
"Thank you, you've been a lot of help." Crystal said as they walked up to the throne room to see Jackie, the frozen queen and the sleeping king. "Mom? Dad? Jackie Frost, you better not have hurt them." Crystal said.
"They're fine and I'll do whatever I want. I'm the boss around here, not you." Jackie said.
"But-but this is not your place. You stole it!" Crystal said as Blondie started recording so everyone watching could see.
"Boohoo hoo." Jackie mocks.
"Jackie, the staff of winter? It's too dangerous. The people and creatures of Ever After are being buried by this wicked winter. I know how to use it." Crystal said.
"You don't know anything. You can't do anything. You don't deserve power. You just considered winter your playground. Fun, fun, fun. Some of us were doing all the work!" Jackie said.
"Yes, winter should be fun, and yes, it is work to prepare a good winter. But we should be working together. Each one doing our best." Crystal said making her way towards Jackie.
"You? The next Queen of winter? Ha!" Jackie mocks.
"Because I care. I care about all of the creatures of winter, because I've struggled, because I've climbed ice walls, I quested to find a cure for my parents. I've crossed the world. I risked everything to get back what I had, once upon a time. I understand what a great responsibility this is, and I am ready. Not to rule, but to serve." Crystal said.
"You tell her." Blondie whispers.
"To help make winter fun for everyone. To use my powers to make others better. That means you, your brother, my parents, everyone." Crystal said as the others smiled.
"You want to use the immense power of winter, to help others? Girl, I always thought you were a bit weird." Jackie said.
"Jackie, please give me the staff. I'll use it to heal winter for everyone." Crystal said.
"Jackie's gonna blast freeze Crystal." Faybelle said.
Back in the main hall the two fights were erupting. Rosabella and Leroy vs Northwind and Roxas and Daring vs Even.
Rosabella threw her shield hitting Northwind in the head causing him to hold it in pain.
"Now Leroy!" Rosabella yells.
Leroy grew his extra arms and rushed towards Northwind and grabs him by the leg and starts trying to lift him.
Northwind screams as Leroy lifts him into the air. "What is this thing?!" Northwind panics.
"His name is Leroy." Rosabella grins as Leroy smashes Northwind into the ground multiple times.
With Daring and Roxas, both of them were giving it their all as they fought another Anti-Form Roxas and Even.
"Story Drive: Royal!" Roxas said his out changed to silver and the arm and leg metal bands appeared on him. Roxas roared as a tornado surrounded Storm Condor and he fires a mini tornado at Even who blocks the attack, but the wind knocks his shield away. Rushing towards him Roxas delivers two powerful slashes knocking Even into the wall.
"How did you even do it? How did you convince Jackie and Northwind to do something so horrible?" Roxas asks.
"It was quite easy. Those two fools would believe anything if they thought it meant getting out counting snowflakes. They were so gullible they did everything I said." Even smirks standing up and his shield reappears in his hand. "But like always you kids keep getting in the way."
"It's our specialty." Roxas glares as he charges and slams his keyblade against Even's shield knocking him back a bit.
Daring and Anti-Form Roxas were grappling as they tried to push each other back. Anti-Form does a backflip and kicks Daring in the gut causing him to stagger backwards as it charges and rams into him knocking him backwards.
Even spins his shield and powerful blizzard erupts from it pushing Roxas backwards until Daring yanks him out of the way.
"Thanks." Roxas pants.
"Don't suppose you have a plan on how to stop them?" Daring asks.
"Actually I do, you got back my back?" Roxas asks.
"You know it." Daring said turning to them.
Even and Anti-Form Roxas rush at them when suddenly both Daring and Roxas started to glow. "Heroic Rivals!" They both yelled as Daring received gold arm and leg bands and on his left arm was a gold gauntlet and in Roxas's right arm in place of Emperor Llama was another Gauntlet.
Daring let out a beast like roar as he swings his left arm and punches the Anti-Form Roxas causing a bright light to engulf it before destroying it.
"Impossible!" Even uses the Nobody symbol to try and create another Anti-Form but Roxas jumps above it and punches Even's shield smashing it and knocking Even to the ground.
Looking up Even looks in shock to see Roxas and Daring glaring at him. Pulling their gauntlets back both of them punch Even at the same time knocking him through the doors and onto a balcony.
Even was breathing heavily as he looks to see Roxas and Daring making their way towards him.
"Don't think this is over." Even pants as a dark portal opens behind him and he leaves.
Turning to Rosabella and Leroy they saw Leroy holding Northwind who was back in human form.
"Please I bet this is all apart of Jackie's plan." Northwind said as he started to laugh.
Back in the throne room Crystal was still trying to convince Jackie to give her the staff.
"Jackie, do the right thing. Give me the staff. Give me the rose of winter. You do not have the power to control it. You will only get hurt." Crystal said.
"Pretty words from a pretty useless princess." Jackie smirks.
"A stolen destiny will never give you a happily ever after. Join me." Crystal offers.
"What if I do? I won't. Why should I?" Jackie asks.
"You know I have no powers. My dad took them away. I stand before you humbly asking you to turn back. Join me, and heal the world." Crystal said as Jackie pauses to think.
"Well I'm gonna take it!" Faybelle flies in and swipes the rose of winter from Jackie.
"I knew it was a trick!" Jackie said raising the staff.
"No Jackie!" Crystal said as Jackie blasts Faybelle freezing her.
"You think you're a big deal? Well I can be a big deal too." Jackie slams the staff into the ground and transforms into an ice giant.
Acting quickly the pixies rush to Crystal's side.
"Now it's time to end this story! Starting with your parents!" Jackie said aiming the staff at them.
"No!" Crystal runs to them but trips on her laces as the Pixies stand next to her.
"You want to join her? Then you shall share her fate!" Jackie declares when they pull out Crystal's wand.
"My wand of winter?" Crystal said surprised.
Jackie fires a powerful blast, but Crystal waves her wand deflecting it. "What?" Jackie said shocked as Crystal fires a blast of snow temporarily blinding Jackie as everyone ran for cover and Crystal skated down to face Jackie.
"You want to play? Let's play." Crystal smirks bending down to tie her laces.
"Play? Ha, come back when you can tie your own…Oh." Jackie said surprised to see Crystal had tied the laces herself allowing her shoes to transform into skates.
"I've learned a whole lot on this adventure." Jackie smirks as her wand turns into a hockey stick and changes the field to a hockey stadium.
Jackie tries to blast Crystal, but she skates away with ease dodging all of her attacks.
"Crystal Winter is on fire." Blondie smiles recording it.
"Hey Jackie!" Crystal whacks multiple pucks at Jackie causing her to step backwards.
Creating an ice ramp Crystal races up it and swipes the staff out of Jackie's grip causing her to transform to normal and crash into the hockey goal making everyone cheer.
"And goal! What an upset!" Blondie said they ran to Crystal to congratulate her.
Crystal walks up to Jackie and zaps her so she's in an ice stockcade. "You stay there until you learn to chillax." Crystal said as Faybelle broke free of the ice.
The door opens to reveal Roxas, Daring, Rosabella, Leroy and the still laughing Northwind until Leroy threw him making Northwind land next to Jackie.
"Hi Jackie, is this part of the plan too?" Northwind asks causing Jackie to groan.
"We can finally cure the kindness blindness." Ashlynn said as they held up the 4 roses.
The roses of the season form together to create a bouquet but before they could be used Faybelle swoops in and grabs them.
"Faybelle?" Crystal gasps.
"Sorry, I need this more than you guys." Faybelle said.
"Those are to save my parents." Crystal said.
"Faybelle what did you do this time?" Roxas glares.
"I need these to save me from a fate worse than death. Hard work!" Faybelle said.
"Faybelle! Think of someone else for once! This effects all of us." Daring said.
"Yeah, that's a you problem not a me problem. Bye." Faybelle said flying out the window.
"How will we cure your parents?" Ashlynn asks.
"What do we do?" Briar asks.
"Penguins! Prepare the royal sleigh. We are going to follow that fairy!" Crystal declares.
Back at Ever After High Faybelle flies onto the roof and takes out her phone.
"Okay, I've got the roses of the seasons." Faybelle said.
"We'll meet you at your locker. And yeah we know where it is." The Mobfairy said.
Faybelle flew to her locker and opens to reveal the mobfairies inside.
"This color lipgloss, not really working for you." One mocks.
"Give that! And get out of my stuff! I got the roses of the seasons, old magic like I promised for my freedom." Faybelle said.
"And how do we know these are the real deal?" The Mobfairy asks.
"Faybelle!" Looking down the hall they saw the royal sleigh rush in with everyone glaring at the fairy. "I need those to save my parents!" Crystal said storming towards her with Roxas and the rest of the team coming up from behind.
"Yeah I think these things are legit." The mobfairy said.
"I need them to save myself. I signed a deal with the mobfairies to do all my chores, my detention duty to clean up the school. But I didn't read the fine print! And now I owe them 200 years of service. Unless I give them these." Faybelle sobs.
"Faybelle." Crystal said understanding her.
"Alright let's go. Either we get the roses or 200 years of service." The mobfairy said showing the contract.
"I understand you felt like you didn't have a choice." Crystal said.
"But I do. Faybelle, I choose to take your place." Daring said surprising everyone.
"What?" Faybelle said shocked.
"I will take on your debt to the dark fairies if you give Crystal back the roses." Daring said.
"You'd do that for me?" Faybelle asks.
"If they'll let me." Daring said.
"Makes no difference who's doing the work." They said as a quill appeared in front of Daring.
Daring turns to Roxas and gives him a thumbs up as he signs the contract.
"Congratulations." The mobfairies said as the contract disappeared.
"What happened?" Roxas asks.
"If someone willingly takes on the work, the contract is void. Congrats, kid we don't see stuff like that these days. Fairy Mob out!" They said as the fairies disappeared.
"Well now that that's over with." Daring suddenly starts coughing as he started to glow and turn back into his human form. "Wha-What happened?"
"You finally started acting like a true prince." Rosabella said as Daring hugged her.
Using the power of the roses they undid the curse on the Snow King and Queen, returned all the servants back to normal and as for Jackie and Northwind…well let's just say they have lots of shoveling in their future.
At Ever After High Crystal had used her powers to create another snow day for Ever After High. As everyone celebrated Daring and Roxas sat on a bench.
"Hey Daring, thanks for saving me back there." Roxas said.
"I should be thanking you Roxas and I'm sorry for being so jealous. Apple's lucky to have a guy like you as her Prince Charming." Daring said patting Roxas on the back.
"Thanks and by the way just because you're not Apple's prince doesn't mean you can't be someone elses." Roxas said.
Daring looks out to see Rosabella with Leroy and couldn't help but smile when Faybelle and Crystal walked over.
"Hey Roxas, Daring I want to say thanks for everything." Crystal said.
"Me too. Even after how I treated you guys you didn't hesitate to help me. I don't think I'll ever repay you for this." Faybelle said.
"Think nothing of it." Daring said.
"Well actually I already thought of a way…I want to join the team." Faybelle said surprising them.
"Me too. What you guys did against Northwind was incredible. I want to learn how to fight like that." Crystal smiles.
"What about your parents? Don't they want you to run things while they're away on vacation?" Roxas asks.
"It's only temporary. After that I plan to enroll here and go on missions with you guys." Crystal said.
"Well then. Welcome aboard." Roxas smiles as the two girls cheer.
As Daring takes them away to introduce them to the team Milton Grimm walks up to Roxas.
"Come with me." Milton said walking into the school with Roxas behind him.
"What's going on?" Roxas asks curiously when Milton led him to a room where Giles was waiting in front of.
"Roxas, you are something else. You've really become a hero and a symbol for the students here. When I first met you you were disresctful, a pain and someone I never wanted near my school. Milton said causing Roxas to glare. "However…I've seen how much this place means to you. When we were in trouble you always came to the rescue. You inspire my students to become better versions of themselves, but more than that you care about others before yourself." Milton said opening the door.
"Roxas though that Career day was a fake. It got us thinking. Do you have a plan for a career after graduation?" Giles asks.
"Well…no." Roxas admits as they walk in to see multiple paintings of people including Yen Sid and Headmaster Grimm.
"When Yen Sid gave the title of Headmaster to us he told us to keep an eye out for a special student." Milton said leading Roxas to the Storybook of Legends.
"Roxas we want to give you a choice." Giles said.
"What kind of choice?" Roxas asks.
"We're getting old Roxas. My brother and I can only watch over the stories for so much longer." Milton said.
"Roxas…we would like to train you to become the next Headmaster of Ever After High." Giles smiles causing Roxas's eyes to widen in shock as he was rendered speechless.
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