I sat in the Castleteria, eating with Jonas, and Ashlynn and Hunter. We were talking about recent assignments in classes.
"Excuse me?!" Apple called, grabbing my attention. She whistled and everyone was startled. "Excuse me! As editor of the Griff, our beloved school paper, I am pleased to announce I'm doing a special feature! And the theme is, A Time of Wonder! It will feature stories about Wonderland and all the students from Wonderland who are here now."
"I think Apple's idea is awesome!" Faybelle said enthusiastically.
"Thanks, Faybelle. Wait, you—you do?" Apple questioned.
"Sure. 'Cause it'll give you a chance to rehash how these blunderland brats got stuck here in the first place. Thanks to Raven's mom, the Evil Queen!" Faybelle explained.
An evil laugh rang through the air, and Jonas shivered. I grabbed his hand, squeezing it to assure him that nothing bad was going to happen.
"Hey, that's not fair! It's not my mom's fault that Wonderland is sealed off from Ever After. I mean, okay, maybe she poisoned Wonderland's magic, and sure, because of her, Wonderland is even topsy-turvier than ever, and yeah, thanks to her, the Queen of Hearts is a total whacko screwball—oops."
Lizzie sighed as she looked at her locket.
"Hello? Raven just, like totally insulted your mom," Faybelle said, surprised that Lizzie didn't react.
"Sorry, Lizzie. I was just trying to point out if you're gonna look for someone to blame, blame Headmaster Grimm!"
"Oh, no," I mumbled as Headmaster Grimm stood behind her.
"He's standing right behind me, isn't he?" Raven realized.
"Correct. And you may be seated," Headmaster Grimm instructed.
Raven rushed back to her seat across from Dexter. "As for the rest of you, understand this. The Wonderland Curse is dangerous. No one must be allowed to have contact with that world for any reason. It is sealed off for your own good."
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"Finally! I got us to the Study Hall!" Raven cheered.
"You guys came," Apple said, smiling at me.
"Sorry I'm late, Apple. Oh, and sorry I smashed you, Faybelle," Raven apologized. "I'm still getting the hang of this magic spell business."
Bunny transformed, crushing Faybelle again. "Don't worry. You'll get used to it."
"Get off me," Faybelle snapped.
"Oh, sorry," Bunny apologized after she got off.
"Has the meeting started yet?" Alistair asked.
"Of course it hasn't! You can't start a meeting until you've had tea. Oh, but you can't have tea without scones. And you certainly can't eat a scone without jam. Oh, and I would never eat jam without butter! And you can't spread your butter without a-"
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"If my mother is in danger, well, we-"
"Don't worry, Lizzie. We'll figure out a way to help her," Alistair assured her.
"But how, if we can't even get back to Wonderland?" Bunny asked.
"There's gotta be some way. A weak spot, or—or a secret we don't know about," Raven reasoned.
"Maybe we should look at what's been written about Wonderland before. I mean, we're surrounded by old research, aren't we?" Darling suggested.
"Everybody, grab a book. Look for whatever you can find out about Wonderland, or how to get back—Anything!"
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Opposites Attract
Fanfiction(Y/n) Ella, daughter of Cinderella and Prince Charming. She is the youngest of the Ella children, and the only one that will take the role of Cinderella. Shy and introverted, she prefers to stay in her room and be by herself. Even though her sister...
