An Enchanting Tale

Stark Raven Mad

We open in Muse-ic Class with Professor Pied Piper. The large classroom is crowded with many different students, including Raven Queen, Iris Evermore, and Kitty Cheshire, daughter of the Cheshire Cat.

"Excuse me, Professor Piper," asks Kitty as she raises her hand. "Can you show us that melody again?" The Professor excitedly lifts up his strange horn.

"Of course, my dear," he replies while smiling. Raven and Iris quickly side-eye Kitty after they hear her request.

"Kitty, you know what happens when-" Raven is then cut off by the Professor blowing his horn to play the requested song. As quickly as the first note was played, dozens of rats appeared out of thin air.

"Oh, rats. I forgot," Kitty giggled as she used her Cheshire magic to disappear leaving only her wide smile behind. All Iris could do was roll her eyes in response to her friend's actions. 

"Raven Queen and Iris Evermore: please report to Baba Yaga's office," a voice said over the school's loud-speaker. the pair's eyes widened.

"Us?" they said at the same time.

"Yes, you two," said the voice in response, as if it had heard them speak. Both girls narrowed their eyes as they got up from their seats and walked out of the classroom.

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"Um, Madam Yaga is everything-" Raven began to say but was cut off by her own shock. Both girls made it to the entrance of Madam Baba Yaga's office only to see four of their friends sitting in large chairs chatting with each other. Madam Yaga was sitting on her floating stool while talking with Headmaster Grimm who was standing behind all of the gathered students.

"Okay?" finished Iris in just as much confusion and shock. Both girls just stood at the entrance, still too confused to move.

"Raven, Iris, take a seat," said Baba Yaga as she motioned to two large armchairs in front of her. "As a faculty advisor, it's my job to meet with the...uh..."

"Troubled...students," finished Headmaster Grimm. 

"What? We're not troubled," Iris exclaimed as she gripped the back of one of the armchairs.

"We're here to get you both back on the right path," Baba Yaga explained as she received a stern look from Headmaster Grimm. "Er, the wrong path! I'll let your friends explain."

Apple, who was sitting furthest to the left, began, "Raven, I adore you, but like the other day you spilled that everlasting black ink all over my new ballgown." Raven quickly raised her hand to cut her off.

"Uh, that was an accident," she began to explain. "I felt really bad and said I was sorry like a hundred times."

"You're not supposed to apologize! You're evil," Apple exclaimed in response. Raven rolled her eyes at Apple.

"Ugh, but what if I don't want to-" Raven was yet again cut off by Headmaster Grimm.

"Raven, you are here to listen. You should pay attention as well, Ms. Evermore." Raven and Iris both grumpily sat down in the two armchairs they were standing by. 

"Briar, would you like to go next?" asked Baba Yaga as Briar was typing something on her MirrorPhone. Briar quickly stood up and stared straight ahead.

"Everyone," she began. "I set up a bungee jumping platform on the east turret." Baba Yaga narrowed her eyes in response.

"Briar! Hocus focus!" she yelled. "Maddie?"

"I think Raven is wicked awesome just the way she is! And you didn't tell me we were here to behassle her. You said we were gonna have a tea party! And why did you call Iris here, too? She didn't do anything wrong!" Maddie said to Headmaster Grimm.

"Yes, I lied. And I just thought Ms. Evermore could benefit from hearing this conversation, as well," he said while walking past Maddie. "We haven't heard from Lizzie Hearts." Lizzie was sitting in the chair on the far right, playing with a deck of black and white cards, most likely from her mother, the Queen of Hearts. She looked straight at the two girls ahead of her.

"Off with their heads!" she yelled while magically chopping a card in half. Raven and Iris both looked at each other bitterly as everyone in the room began to bicker with each other. As Raven's anger boiled, her purple magic grew around her. She swiftly stood up, not knowing she had her hands out to cast a spell.

"Everyone stop!" she yelled as a spell shot out in front of her, hitting Headmaster Grimm. He disappeared in a cloud of purple smoke only to reappear as a chicken with his human head.

"Now that's what we're looking for from an Evil Queen!" he happily exclaimed as the seated students began to chuckle. Raven rolled her eyes and stomped out of the office and Iris sat and smirked at the Headmaster's current state. "I think we've made real progress here, but uh how do I change back? I don't want to be a chicken man!" 

The headmaster's small body was then seen chasing Raven out of the room as Baba Yaga and the seated students chuckled.

"Iris, why don't you help him," suggested Baba Yaga. Iris then narrowed her eyes at her teacher.

"I know hexactly why he wanted me here for this conversation, and I personally think he should just wait until the spell wears off. It should give him time to think. Now if you'll excuse me, I was learning a new song from Professor Pied Piper before I was so rudely interrupted by a meaningless meeting," she responded sternly as she stomped out of the room, most likely following Raven.