The end is just the beginning

We are not our parents we make our own choices

The royals and rebels were out playing croquet for some reason and Lizzie of course is very good. But she's not a very good team player. As the royal captain and the future queen of hearts I command you to beat the rebels. But that was a huge problem. And Briar let her know so.

We're trying but we're not very good at this game. She reminded her. Apple had suggested that she give an inspirational speech but that didn't go very well either. She told her teammates to play better or it would be off with their heads. Ok this is just not right. We quit!

Blondie told her. Because you know that's really not how you treat your teammates or show good sportsmen like behavior then again her mom isn't exactly known for that either she makes her own rules as most Wonderlandians do as well.

All she knew was anger and off with peoples heads when she didn't get her way just like her mother. And like her mother she also had a short temper. And when she hit the ball again it flew mid air and hit Hunter in the head while he and Ashlyn were having a romantic picnic.

And things just got worse from there. At lunch she sat alone cutting off the heads of her broccoli and Briar noticed. You know Lizzie she says coming over to her table. If you wanna have more friends.... She gets cut off when Dexter walks over asking Lizzie to use her salt.

No! She scolds him. Off with the salt! She declares as she tosses it away. Lizzie why do you always have to yell? Briar asked her after she scared poor Dexter away. My mother says its the only way to rule your subjects. But we're not your subject we're your friends!

When was the last time you spoke to your mom? Briar asked her. They go into Lizzie's dorm and she gets out a deck of cards the instructions were written right on the box they wrote "Rule my way I'll be watching." Briar hands her back her cards.

You know Lizzie being a royal doesn't mean you have to do everything exactly the same way as our parents did I think the details were left up to us. My mother did say to always follow her words but didn't tell me which order. True friends not subjects I will rule my way. She tells Briar.

The next time they played again she and Briar and Blondie and Apple were ready to start playing again. For real this time. At first her friends were scared of her but then she apologized telling them that she understood that lately she's been all like off with my friends.

And wanted to know if they would forgive her. And of course Apple was the first to say yes willing forgive and forget as long as it didn't interfere with her own story. Grab a mallet and let's show these rebels whose really wicked. All: off with their heads! They all announced together.