Hope

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Grimhilde is on her way to her room to prepare for the big meeting. When she goes in she finds nothing. Her room is totally empty.
-What the..?
-You came into the wrong room! - says Auretta as she stands behind her back.
-What?
Auretta hold her mother's hand, smiles at her and leads her into the main room, her old place.
-This is were you belong!
-No, honey! I know you never used this place in case I come back, but you are the queen now! You deserve this place!
-No mom! This is your room, and the only one who will use it are you! Stop resist and take back your place!
Grimhilde smiles to her daughter and hugs her.
-I love you, sweetheart!
-I love you too, mommy!
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Auretta, Grimhilde and Andrew on their way to the village, to host a meeting. They are ready to make the final movements to defeat Snow. When they arrive there already everyone wait for them.
Grimhilde wars a hood, she will reveal herself when Auretta tells the subjects the truth.
All the three of them stands the middle of the podium, and they ready to begin.
-My dear subjects! I wanted to host this meeting because many years ago Snow White did something horrible what ruined everyone's lives! When my mother died and she became the queen and changed very rule and law for her own good we all lost something. I lost a mother, and you lost a role model, a brilliant leader, a good hearted woman! She was not just my mother, she was your queen who did everything just to make your life easier and nicer. Snow took her from us. But she had a secret! All these years went by and everyone believed that my beloved mother is dead! I thought what all of you did, that she killed her. The truth is far more worse! She didn't kill her, but locked her in a cell in her castle, deep under the ground, locked away from her daughter and subjects, to torture me, and you, all of us! But mostly her for trying teach her manners and make her a good queen. She was down there all time! Living and hoping one day she can get out to find me, her daughter!
-Then let's save her! - yell the crowd.
-that won't be necessary, my dears! You already did! When you went there to her castle to rebel against her, and she ran away to her summer castle, she gave a chance to my mother to escape and find me!
-Then where is she? - asks someone from the crowd.
-Dear subjects! Do you want to meet your queen?
-Yes! - everyone yells back.
-Then here she is! - says as she points and Grimhilde. She takes down her hood and steps forward. The subjects are starting to clap and cheer. They can clearly read down from their faces that they missed and loved Grimhilde and they feel safe near to her.
Everyone is looking surprisingly but they are all happy to see their queen, the one who treated them the best, and gave them everything what is possible.
- It's so nice to be back, and see all these familiar faces, my dears! And my daughter of course! - she says as she smiles at her and holds her hand. Snow took away everything from me, and in case from you too, because I know she tortured all of you in a different way. But fear not! My daughter, Prince Andrew and me going to give you back your freedom too, and we will make every move and effort to give you back your financial stability too! But until then we must fight! One last strike and she will be down! But until then we can't be happy! Because until she lives and free outside she plans. And we all know how dangerous is she when she wants something! We have to stop her, win and you will get back everything what you lost all those years ago! I promise! My daughter will be a great queen, and I will help her learn everything, but in order to reach that situation we need your help one last time! What do you say, are you willing to help us take that women down?
-Any time for you, my queen! - answers someone and the others agree.
-Just bring back our happy endings! - says someone else.
-I can guarantee it! - answers Grimhilde as she smiles at them.
-Don't promise on something what you can't make come true! - says someone from the crowd. Everyone looks the direction of the voice and Snow shows herself. - You chose her side? Really? Happy endings? How pathetic!
-Go away, you viper! - yells a man at her.
-This is your final choice? Their side?
-Yes! - yells the crowd
-Then dears prepare for the most satisfying happy ending (for me), because you all will die. Tomorrow the real fight is happening! Prepare your army sis! Because I will kill each of you! One by one! How is that for a happy ending? I was nothing but nice with you! Did I took some money from you? Possible! But I didn't kill you! What next comes.. will be far more worse then being poor and miserable! You will suffer dearly for standing out for that women! - she finishes as she points at Grimhilde. - so one more time, whose side you are on? - she asks.
The crowd is silent for a moment then they start to cheer together.
-Long live queen Grimhilde, may Snow White perish! Long live Queen Auretta, may Snow White perish! - and they continue the cheering until Snow stops them.
-You fools! You will all die! Prepare for the fight! And for death! Good bye, loosers - she says it to Auretta, then goes away.
The crowd staring to become silence, and this leaves a chance for Auretta to speak.
-Don't worry! All her threats just words! She can't kill you, she can't do anything in fact. She is all alone! Do you know why we going to win? Because we are unity! Don't be afraid of her or anyone else! As long as I'm here I will protect you! I promise! - she says and they leave the crowd to cheer and swim in their happiness for the promise of change.

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