Red Shoes & the 7 Dwarfs

Chapter 13: Snow White Captured

Snow White felt like she was on the brink of tears as she recalled all the memories she had had with Merlin. She gazed at her reflection in the water and threw a rock at it as she continued walking again. How could she have been so wrong about someone? How could loving someone hurt so badly? Then she looked up and noticed Merlin leaning against a tree.

"The shoes, you're wearing them." He walked up to her.

"I though you'd left."

"You should take them off again." He gestured at her shoes as she looked down.

"I can't." She tried, but the shoes refused to come off.

"Ugh, you always have to make things so difficult." He rolled his eyes as Red Shoes felt her heart throb in pain.

"Maybe this will help. Eat the apple and they'll slide right off." He handed her an apple.

"Where, where did you get that?" She asked in confusion.

"I want to help you Snow White. Please." He begged as she picked up the apple and nearly bit into it, when she had noticed in the corner of her eye another figure emerged.

"Merlin? Merlin?" She looked back and forth between the two and was utterly perplexed.

"Ugh, what terrible timing you have." The Merlin who had handed Red Shoes the apple slowly morphed into Regina.

"Regina?" Red Shoes was in total shock.

"Ah, such a touching family reunion. Too bad we can't stay." She twirled her coat around Red Shoes as the two disappeared.

"Red Shoes!" Prince Merlin lunged at them, but it was too late.

"Come on, let's go long ears!" Prince Merlin hopped onto the wooden bunny's back.

"Wait, what do we do?" The three wooden bears asked.

"How about you go back and get the others. And make lots and lots of copies of this." Prince Merlin handed them a paper talisman as the three wooden bears nodded and went to find the other six dwarfs.

"Let's go!" Prince Merlin ordered as he and the wooden bunny were off. They managed to find a secret passage as Prince Merlin had to go off on his own to rescue Snow White.