𝓦𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝓘𝙩 𝓑𝙪𝙧𝙣, 𝗔𝗡 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗔𝗙𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗟𝗬 𝗙𝗜𝗖

𝓒𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝓔𝙡𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣

Lyric Seabrooke's POV

Standing outside of EAH, Lyric looked up at the moon. It was distorted, covered by the inky black sky that Nik had described. "How in the world are we going to get to the Top of the World?" she asked Winter before remembering he was mute. "Never mind."

He pointed at a location on the map that Raven held in her hands. "I think he's trying to say that near this location is where it's cold enough for that blizzard that Winter mentioned," Raven translated. "Then it's smooth sailing to the Snow Queen's palace. Well, hopefully."

"How will we get to that location though?" Luka asked, squinting at the map. Lyric disliked Luka, he was just so... bleh. Constantly getting into his mischievous pranks and cheating on exams—which Lyric considered an academic crime—was enough for Lyric to hate him. Plus, who the hex starts a riot in the boys washroom? Lyric had a whole string of last year's tales that involved Luka. What happens in Ever After High stays in Ever After High.

Just above them were two ravens fittingly enough, perched on a streetlamp. Luka rolled his eyes, jerking a thumb towards the birds. "I don't suppose you can pull a Cinderella and turn those birds into a carriage, huh?"

Raven gasped. "Luka, you're a genius!" Stretching out her hand, she muttered enchantments under her breath, and the ravens started to grow in size. Lyric's jaw dropped as the ravens flew to the ground, the size of a car.

Furthermore, they started to talk....?

"Corbin, you're finally taller than ya cousin," the first bird spoke teasingly, flapping its black-feathered wings. Lyric and Luka exchanged glances of disbelief. So Raven really did pull a Cinderella... Well, more like Fairy Godmother, but same thing.

"Aye, shut up, Crowley," the other raven, Corbin, replied. "This is why I'm mum's fav."

"Oh, you little son of a bird—"

"Ahem, excuse me," Raven piped up, gaining both of the ravens' attention. Raven clasped her hands awkwardly, clearing her throat. "My friends and I are in need of a ride to this area." She stepped forward and pointed at the blizzard location on the worn map. "Do you think you could assist us?"

"What's in it for us?" Corbin asked suspiciously.

"You don't get to be a bastard, that's one," Luka snorted.

"Hey! Watch your mouth, buddy," the bird barked back. "You don't seem like a saint either."

I can't believe Luka's actually fighting with a freaking bird, Lyric thought as if it was above her. Lyric stepped between them before either of them could slit each others' throats. "Look, we don't mean any trouble. Here's a deal, if you fly us to wherever we want, then Raven can keep you in your current state. I mean, don't you want to be taller than your cousin?" she asked pointedly.

Crowley laughed. "She got you there."

Cobin scowled. "Fine, hop on, kids." Winter and Raven climbed onto Cobin's back while Lyric looked uncertainly at Crowley. Finally, she relented and climbed onto Crowley, nested on her feathery back whilst Luka joined her. How do you drive a bird? That was a question that Lyric thought she'd have to ask herself. Without warning, Crowley took off, making Lyric lurch forward. She was fish out of the water; not out of the sky for Grimm's sake. The sudden change of air pressure squeezed Lyric's lunges as they soared higher and higher. "Maybe you should slow down!" she shouted.

"What?" Crowley's voice echoed. "I can't hear you—"

"Slow down!"

"You don't have to scream so loudly, you know?" Luka said from behind her, annoyed.