Once Upon a Time: Ever After High (Book 8)

Ch.50 Other master

With her eyes closed, Raven Queen made a wish as she blew out the candle on her cupcake.

"Happy Birthday!" everyone in her palace at Ever After cheered and applauded as she looked up and smiled at everyone.

"Daddy" she smiled at her father who smiled back as he applauded.

"Tell us Raven" Apple White spoke up when the applaud died down "What did you wish for?"

Raven turned to her cupcake with a small sigh.

"Not a thing" she replied with a smile "Everything I could ever want is right here."

And with that the music started playing as she headed onto the ballroom floor with a wondering look.

"Raven" Apple went up to her "What's wrong?"

"I uh- I had this dream last night" Raven explained "That my mother cast her curse, and I was the Savior."

"Yeah but we defeated your mother."

"Yeah but, in my dream, I was in this strange land unlike anything I've ever seen before, and we were all still fighting her. And this place, it had a name called... Storybrooke."

"Well it was only a dream."

"But when I woke up, I found this under my bed."

Raven went up to her throne and pulled out the sword as she showed it to Apple.

"Perhaps the servants must of put it there" Apple suggested "They were cleaning the armory."

But before Raven could say anything, Dexter Charming came running up to her as he panted for air.

"Sorry I was late" he panted "Did I miss it?"

"I'm afraid so" Raven replied.

"Oh man" he whined "I'm really sorry Raven, I was practicing for tomorrow and I lost track of time. Can you forgive me?"

"Of course" she smiled "I want your knighting ceremony to be perfect."

He then spotted the sword.

"That's a nice sword" he commented.

"It's not mine, but you can have it."

"What?" he said surprised.

"You've come a long way from hiding in your brother's shadow to becoming the hero you were born to be, and I think you deserve this."

She handed him the sword as he took it and examined it.

"Thank you" he smiled.

"Now then-" Apple spoke up "I believe we have some celebrating to do, the party has just begun."

And with that she grabbed Raven's hand and pulled her into the dance floor as they joined their friends with smiles and laughter.

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Back in Storybrooke, everyone was panicking and wondering where Elena went.

"Where did she go?" Brooke demanded.

"We have no idea" Terrence sighed with disappointment.

"But we're trying to figure that out right?" Mira said "Because I didn't stay behind for you bozos to screw things up."

"Hey take it easy on us it was the queen" Aidan put in.

"I know it was" she scowled "Maybe you can use some of that defensive energy to figure out where she is."

"Why me?" he scowled back "What about you, you're her mother."

"Yeah but I don't know everything. What about you Olivia?"

"Sorry" Olivia replied sadly.

"Well what about you Terrence" Aidan turned to his brother "You're her boyfriend, does she give you any ideas?"

"If I had an idea don't you think I would've said it by now?" Terrence frowned.

"How are you dating her and you don't know any of her secrets?" Aidan snapped.

"Because we don't talk about what happens when a genie appears!"

"Hey!" Gigi suddenly yelled that made everyone jump "That's enough fighting!"

At that point Mira sighed.

"We're doing exactly what the queen wants" she said "She said we would tear ourselves apart and that's exactly what we're doing."

Everyone stood there with guilt.

"The Evil Queen has thrown a lot of punches today-" she continued "But now, I think I know a way to throw one back."

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Inside the Mayor's office, Aladdin shook up a can of a margarita when the queen went up to him.

"So you were a street rat huh?" she said with a flirty smile "And you married a princess, but I'm a queen you know."

She then started to run her fingers across his chest in a flirty way as he pulled her hand away while Whisp watched in disgust.

"You are too young for me" he said "And I'm married."

"Oh I know, but even though I may look like a teenager, I'm still an adult at heart."

And with that she took her cup of margarita and took a sip just as Mira entered.

"Having fun in David's office?" she asked with sarcasm.

"As a matter of fact-" the queen smirked "I was about to."

She then turned to Aladdin and ran her fingers down his arms with a flirty look.

"Ew" Whisp said disgusted.

"I'm not here for your perversions" Mira frowned "I'm here because you need to tell me where Elena went."

"Oh please" the queen smirked as she sat at the desk "Even if I did tell you, you wouldn't be able to get there. And I'm surprised you don't even know where your own daughter went, we may be the same person, but I'm much more clever."

"I may not know where my own daughter is, but I'm not giving up on finding her."

"Good luck with that" the queen said with sarcasm "Now if you would excuse me, I'm gonna go celebrate with my new genie, and her hot street rat friend."

Mira gave a mad look, but when she turned to Whisp, she suddenly got an idea.

"Before I go-" she said with a sneaky smile "I just wanted to say that you're right, we are the same person. Which means... you're not the only master of the lamp."

At that point the queen's eyes widen as Aladdin and Whisp smiled.

"No" the queen said with shock.

"Yes" Whisp smiled.

"Whisp" Mira said "I wish to be sent to the same place as Elena."

"No" the queen gasped.

"As you wish" Whisp smiled as she granted the wish as Mira disappeared.

"No!" the queen yelled with anger.

With Mira now gone to where Elena was, the queen knew that there was a chance for them to return, and to destroy her plan.