*Duchess flies in her swan form until she reaches Sparrow's house that's deep within the forest by following the sound of his muse-ic...if you could even call it that*
*she arrives at the front and turns back into a human*
Duchess: *calls out* Hello?!
*Sparrow was standing on a small stage playing his loud guitar rifts*
*Duchess throws a pillow at him causing him to stop*
Sparrow: *glares* Hey! I was practicing! What gives!
Duchess: *crosses her arms* The White Queen sent me to tell you to stop playing. You're scaring the horses.
Sparrow: *arches eyebrow* And what do I care about some horses for. *smirks* I'm practicing my art.
Duchess: *rolls eyes* Sure...your art. *sees an envelope and picks it up* It's from Headmaster Grimm.
Sparrow: *unamused* So?
Duchess: *serious* You should read it!
Sparrow: *groans and snatches the letter from her* *annoyed* Blah, blah, blah...he wants us to become villains because our fairytale lives need villains...yadda yadda yadda... *balls up the paper and throws it away* *smirks* Why'd you come here? Anyone could've told me that my muse-ic is too loud.
Duchess: *admits* I came to talk to you.
Sparrow: *smirks wickedly* About?
Duchess: *taken aback by his expression* *regains her composure* About our Thronework assignment. About this Next Top Villain thing. About us working together...maybe working together. I still need to think about it.
Sparrow: *smirks* What's there to think about? You want the grade and title. I just want the treasure from Badwolf's vault. If I knew how to crack security passwords I would've been in that vault already. Those golden arrows would be mine in a heartbeat.
*Duchess looks around and tells Sparrow quietly*
Duchess: *admits* I heard the headmaster talking to Mr. BadWolf. He puts me in the class because he thinks I have a black swan side.
Sparrow: *arches eyebrow* And that surprised you?
Duchess: *serious* Don't you get it. He thinks that I have the potential to take Raven's place. *hopeful* All I would have to do is pass this assignment with an A and pass General Villainy, then I would be able to move onto Advanced Villainy and then I would be able to learn magic.
Sparrow: *nods* Right, and with magic you could change your cruddy destiny.
*Duchess lightly blinked as tears welled up in her eyes*
Sparrow: *notices her expression* *cringes* Ok, I didn't mean cruddy destiny...took it too far. *clears his throat* But if I were you and I had to choose between being a duck the rest of my life or being human, I'd choose human since humans can play the guitar.
Duchess: *glares* Swan.
Sparrow: Whatever. Point is, we need to win this thing so that you remain a girl and I get that treasure. *looks at her* So, what's the plan?
Duchess: *thinks* Raven, Faybelle, and Noctus are our biggest competition because they have evil their blood and have dark magic. Oh, and Ginger is going to put sandman powder in the cinnamon trolls tomorrow.
Sparrow: *curious* How do you know all of this?
Duchess: I heard her talking.
Sparrow: Did she see you?
Duchess: *shakes her head* No, I was swimming with the other swans.
Sparrow: *smiles* There you go. That's your advantage. You can turn into a swan and eavesdrop because no one knows it's you. Then you can find out what everyone is planning and sabotage it.
Duchess: *arches eyebrow* And your advantage is?
Sparrow: *smirks* My laziness. I won't do anything. *admits* I don't care if I fairy-fail, and sabotaging sounds like too much work.
Duchess: *confused* I thought you wanted to work together on this?
Sparrow: *calmly* Relax, we will be working together. I won't do the thronework, that way you're down one competitor. Increased chance by...
Duchess: *unamused* One-sixth.
Sparrow: *nods* Exactly, and when you win, my reward will be in the treasure vault.
*Duchess crosses her arms while glaring at Sparrow*
Duchess: *glares* This isn't a partnership. It's me doing all the work, and you getting the credit. You weren't going to do the thronework anyway.
Sparrow: *to her* Actually, it is a partnership because before you didn't have a plan...and now you do, thanks to me.
Duchess: *arches eyebrow* So, my rotten and nasty plan is to ruin everyone else' plans?
Sparrow: *smirks* Exactly. Sharp as an arrow's quiver.
Duchess: *admits* Will that really be enough?
Sparrow: *smirks* Eavesdropping and sabotage are evil. And don't forget you'll have to double cross a friend.
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Ever After High: Next Top Villain
AdventureDuchess Swan and Lizzie Hearts are roommates at Ever After High. While their personalities are very different, they bond over not quite fitting in with the other Royals. Lizzie, however has one thing that Duchess doesn't : a happily-ever-after at th...
