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Male Narrator: Previously on Ever After Brave, the practice Ceremony of the day of Destiny has begun for the Second-Year Students, preparing them to sign their legacy within the book of legends.

Female Narrator: But an unlikely visitor, Graphite the Shadow Dragon, has challenged our Waiter of Wonderland's Haberdashery and Tea Shoppe. By taking Rosabella Beauty as the damsel. The battle was fierce, but only to feel defeat. Now the knight has to solve a new puzzle, in order to battle a new victory… or bring doom t-?

Male Narrator: Hold it! I'm telling the story here!

Female Narrator: Oh please, the readers already knew what happened.

Brook Page: Could you at least sugar coat it! He's already beating himself about being slightly weaker and lost.

Male Narrator: Alright, let's continue with the story.

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The morning had risen a new day, from yesterday, a green Dragonoid warrior had challenged the Blue Knight Waiter. A battle in which Rosabella Beauty was taken as both hostage and bait to draw out Kamen Rider Brave and battled against Graphite. It was thought to be a losing battle for the protagonist… but the strange green warrior from before had once again saved him. With a sort of help in gaining a boost with different classes and abilities. But it did have a severe time limit, and again saved by a different Kamen Rider.

Rosabella had stirred and awakened first, sitting up in her borrowed sleeping bag given by Madeline Hatter along with some sleepwear pajamas. A bit too colorful, but hard to refuse to wear lend clothing from a good friend. She remembers how Raven, Maddie, and herself, were taking care of their injured friend and protector. The memories began to flow more as Chris sacrificed his weapons to protect her and her fellow classmates from impending doom as well as selflessly protecting the supposed Daughter of Evil from Graphite's attack. Such a kind soul who would do anything to protect the lives that are worth protecting. She blushed a little thinking Chris being her Knight in shining armor after what happened yesterday. "I need to understand who he is?"

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The very protagonist laid flat on his back as he continued to stare at the orbiting planets of untouched skills within his bubble. "Ok… this is a lot harder than I thought?" In his past as a part-time gamer and a full-time hard worker, his experience in discovering World of Warcraft, Diablo, and Dungeons and Dragons, classes are amazing. A warrior tank or damage per second build, archers and rangers, wizards, and healers… But Taddle Quest… This is a real-life experience as one false move and it is game over for him. A tank class warrior may mitigate damage in the long run, but his speed will decrease dramatically and would not save his friends in different scenarios. A Rogue would lack defense and strategic timing. Same for Sorcerers and require Mana or Arcane to fuel spells at a long range. "If I make a decision, it will be set, one false move and…" the very thought is terrifying, he refuses to even think of it… there has to be a solution?

"Christ~y? Where are you?" Maddie's voice was heard from upstairs.

The very employee shot from where he had laid looking around in fright and in panic, but realized it was the owner's daughter to make him sigh in relief. "The girls-." pausing, he looks at himself to see the tattered clothes from last night. "Well I'm inappropriately dressed." he hears footsteps from the stairs to see Rosabella looking around, finding the only person in the middle of the room inside of a holographic bubble. "Uh… hey." he waves, pressing the button on the Gashat again behind his back for her not to see. The orbiting skill tree dissipates as it is now pocketed.

"Good morning," the Daughter of Beauty and the Beast starts to blush to see Chris's tattered uniform he wore yesterday. Probably from the time he fought against Graphite's dragonic punishment while the blue knight is using himself as a human shield to protect the girls. "Um… do you have a minute?"

"I..." The waiter of the wonderland cafe stummers as he is uncomfortable in his… wardrobe malfunction. "Um… I-I'm going to go change first." he points to the kitchen and quickly dashes away.

Rosabella turned around covering her reddened face with embarrassment. "Deep breaths, he saved your life, that doesn't make you automatically fall in love with him," she processed her thoughts. "His actions may seem selfless, but at least I know he tries to keep himself in moderate hygiene."

Right on time, the purple-haired girl walks down and is next to the daughter of the Beauty and the Beast with a curious look. "Hey… did you find Chris?"

"Y-yeah I did, he is just getting changed," Rosabella said, still covering her reddened face.

"Why are you covering your face Rosabella?"

The blushing girl in the yellow dress and faux boots answered but an uncontrolled volume. "N-No reason!" her tone was swift and raised but caught herself to use her indoor voice. "Um… where's Maddie?"

"She's talking with her dad before we leave," Raven smiles as she walks down to the cafe floor, but when she turns, she sees Chris wearing a new uniform as he freshened himself to make sure he is clean to work for the day here in Wonderland's Haberdashery and Tea Shoppe. Raven blushes at the sight of her knights' new fresh uniform. "... M-morning!"

"Oh morning Raven." Chris lets out a comforting smile, glad the two princesses are safe. "How are you doing?" he said with concern to Rosabella, Raven and Madeline's wellbeing.

"I'm doing fine, thank you." Raven calmly said, starting to be used to his presence as she walks down from the stairs and to the main floor.

"Excuse me." Chris's attention is turned to Rosabella, who seems to calm herself as she stood in front of him. "I would personally like to say, thank you," she gently bows to him. "For saving me and my friends."

The waiter remembers from yesterday… he did try to save her, but he was about to have a game over until the sniper Kamen Rider saved his life. "I… I didn't save you." Chris said honestly with doubt of his abilities. "Even if I did, I don't deserve one to begin with."

"But you risked your life to help me escape from that green dragon man." She walked up to him as Raven stepped back. "You protected us from harm's way," she then reaches up to hold his cheek with her hand. She watches him lightly blush as she too is slightly reddened. She stood on her tiptoes, planting a kiss upon his cheek. Chris's face turned cherry red and steam burst out of his ears as he stood like a statue.

Raven watches from with her cheeks blushing, jealous of herself that she did n- NO! She's his friend! He probably does not feel that way with her being evil… then again… he does not see her harming anyone or anything. But her train of thought stopped when she took notice of Rosabella planting another kiss, this one closer to his lips. "Um… Rosabella."

"Huh?" The princess once in distress returns from reality, remembering where she is but notices how close she is to him. "Oh, s-sorry."

The waiter of the wonderland tea shop did not say anything, only to be in a stunned trance as his left cheek is now printed in two red lip marks. One in the center, another closer to his lips.

"Um, Chris? Are you alright?" Raven said with concern.

Madeline pulls out a warped puzzled key from her hat. "Now come on, we're going to be late for school. See you later Chrisy!" Maddie skipped off to one of the doors as she was dragging Raven and Rosabella with her.

Charlie walked up to his worker and tapped on his shoulder, only for him to fall to the floor. "Whoa, blue knight down?" The outworlder did not say anything as his brain is trying to reboot itself from the kiss from the very princess from yesterday, the owner of the Haberdashery and Tea Shoppe smiled a little seeing Chris on the floor. "Oh the field of love, wish to be youthful again." he then picked him back up and shook him violently. "WAKE UP LAD!"

"GAH!" Chris came back to reality and shook his head. "What happened?"

Before the owner of the madly wonderful tea shop could answer, Charlie stopped, his nose twitching as if a scent was caught… twitching again. "That smell…"

"Huh?"

"That smelly smell?" twitch-twitch the nose uncontrollably fidgets. "That familiar smell… that smelly smell is… smelly…*crack!*" his eyes widened with a blank shock stare. "Paparazzi…"

"Wait what?" Chris was utterly confused, from the start to finish on his boss's episodes… the atmosphere started to grim.

"PAPARAZZI!" The doors burst open, seeing the many princesses with mirror phones, tablets, and actual cameras as they rush to the Blue Knight.

The boss and waiter of Wonderland's Haberdashery and Tea Shoppe, having them run to the countertop in hopes for shelter.

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Just another day.

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"Kya~!" Rosabella covered her face with her hands, blushing wildly as she groaned in embarrassment, for as the girls have exited from the Wonderland door from the Tea Shoppe to one of the halls of Ever After. Lucky for them, it is still early as only a few dozen students are starting their day. "Why did I do that!? I was supposed to hug him, not kiss him!?" The moment she had thanked the Waiter of Wonderland's Haberdashery was supposed to be a friendly hug. Due to her knowledge of Damsel in Distress classes over the years, a hug was turned into a kiss.

"What's the matter, Rosabella?" Maddie said happily as she doesn't know what's happening.

"Um, Maddie, do you know what a Princess gives to the person who saved her?" Raven said to her mad best friend as the same friend giggled madly. "Rosabella gaved Chris a kiss on the check."

She then giggled madly more. "Does that mean I should kiss him too?"

"NO!" Raven and Rosabella shouted, making both of them blush.

"But Rosey gets to kiss him, but me and Raven haven't yet, maybe we should give him one!" that made Raven blush more. "I wonder where I should kiss him?"

"..."

"..."

"Maybe I should have tea with him!" Maddie innocently said while having another giggle fit making Raven and Rosabella sweatdrop.

Raven tried to shake off the blush on her face but failed. "U-um… so…"

"Um… girls?" Rosabella looks left and right as they turn to her, "Why is everyone staring at… us…" some students of Ever After had made glances as a few turned away quickly to avoid eye contact. Whispers were heard but too quiet for their curious ears.

"Is today Stare at Students-Day?" the Wonderlandian said tilting her head a little with her finger on her chin.

"I don't think so Maddie." Raven said, not liking the mood that is being set.

"RAVEN!" Blondie had dashed in front of the three, causing them to startle to see the reporter girl panting. "Finally I was able to meet you in person before someone started making accusations!"

"Me?" Maddie and Rosabella turned to Raven as she pointed to herself, "What I did was try to make a blueberry pie-."

"No, not last year's incident, yesterday's," Blondie held up her tablet, their eyes widened in shock. For Madeline Hatter as a mad giggle, for Rosabella Beauty, as she adjusts her glasses with a raised brow of interest. Raven Queen, however, her face began to change from pale to a new shade of red.

The Mirrorpad's image showed a picture of Brave fighting against Graphite upon yesterday's battle, but this scene was very specific. The blue knight was in the temporary form of a heavy knight, holding the sword in one hand parrying against the bone blade of the antagonist/boss. The other arm had held and cradled Raven Queen, as if she was the damsel in distress and well protected from the sparks coming from the weapons.

"I swear upon the first ancestor I didn't take this!" Blondie stated as she motioned her finger over her heart into an X.

"S-She's right," Rosabella had shaken the thought and pondered. "You were with me in the bone cage…"

"The plot thickens with new mystery and crossword chickens?" Maddie rhymed as she tilted her head a little making more questions pop up from the four girls' heads.

But as they turn to the "evil" princess. She is completely red and starts steaming from the ears while her eyes swirled with information overload then she fell to the floor from overheating as the Pacman game over theme song is heard.

"Raven!?"

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Apple White was not in a good mood, not today, not even yesterday. Raven had rushed out of rehearsals, in panic after hearing her say if someone would not sign the Book of Destiny. Her story would disappear, she would disappear, Raven may disappear… unless…

Upon the scene now, Milton Grim was watching the battle from yesterday, reviewing the blue knight and pressed pause where Brave was punched away. "Hm, hardly a heroic material Miss White," he said to the daughter of Snow White with ill interest. "I have looked at his description, he does not have a place or a title of any story, making him ineligible to attend Ever After."

"W-Well I do agree… but maybe I disagree as well," Apple said as she steps forward to the screen. "Kamen Rider Brave has shown his strength, skills, and honor, protecting our fellow students from a threat capable of taking one large monster," she said and gestures to the blue knight. "He's rough around the edges, but if he were to attend here, he'll be a better hero."

Milton starts to think of this Brave person Apple wants to enroll. "The peasa-,"

"Christian."

"Hm?"

"Um…" Apple looked flustered, "His name is Christian, according to Blondie's reports."

"Right, Christian is a candidate for another hero's story, hmm..." Milton starts to think of anything to back him up, but thinking about what the Daughter of Snow White has the right idea. "Very well Apple, I'll consider him enrolling in Ever After, if he said yes then he'll be welcomed here."

The Daughter of Snow White smiled and nodded happily. "Thank you Headmaster Grimm." then unknowing to him or her in this matter, she made a slight lustful grin. "Ok, the first step is down," Apple started looking at the screen, "If I can't have Raven sign the book… Maybe "he" could convince her?" the thought had made her blush, making sure Headmaster Grimm did not see it. "A win, win situation, Chris will be my Prince Charming, and Raven will have to follow him to sign it!"

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"ACH-MPH!" before Chris would sneeze, his hands were full carrying the trays of tea and treats. But a butterfly fairy quickly tackled his nose with a tissue paper to muzzle him from spraying. "Ah… woah… thanks." The fairy made a thumbs up and flew out. "Okay let's see…" He sweat drops to see the princesses ready for their orders. "... back to work..."

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"ACHOO!" Raven sneezed, forcing her to wake up after her episode. "Oh… my head…"

"The Raven awakes from her slumber!" Maddie shouted happily.

"... Where are we?" The daughter of the Evil Queen rubs her head, looking around to be in an unfamiliar room… actually familiar to say as it is filled with evil knickknacks. "Are we in Baba Yaga's room?"

Right on que, Rosabella came in with a teacup in hand with the very counselor floating next to her. "Yeah, we had to avoid the medical wing, too public and anyone would want to ask questions."

"Oh right." Raven remembers her Episode and the student body whispers about her and her two friends… Chris… her blush began to return and began to feel dizzy once more.

"Raven, deep breaths," Baba Yaga assures her in a calm tone, having to see her prize student take instructions to be at ease. "This is a safe place, no one can hear you." she said as her one big wooden peg is settled on the ground. "Hm, legacy day, then that green brute, and saved like a damsel, my what an eventual week?"

"You got that right," the Daughter of the Evil Queen nodded as she started to recollect her thoughts and shake her head and hold her own head. "It really was an eventful week, and I was in it when the events happened."

"With you turning into a crow, Blondie turned into a bear while a strange copycat of Christy came over, and the green dragon appeared during rehearsal?" Maddie rambles the list while counting her fingers. "... Wowzzy dippsy, and only in three days?" Earl Gray appeared out of her logic defying hat, holding up a sign saying OVERWORKED in agreement.

"Wow." Said the Daughter of the Beauty and the Beast as she turned to the two girls. "You three got yourselves into that in just three days? And when Chris came here?"

"Y-Yeah…"

"The better question is…" Baba Yaga made herself her own cup of tea with magic, sipping it and stares at both Madeline and Raven. "...Where did that boy come from?" both the wonderlandian and the daughter of the evil queen flinched, "Do not try to hide from me, I know magic when I see one."

"Um…."

"Well…."

"Three days ago, the air shifted heavily," the very evil counselor stated for them to listen. "And the magical energy was strangely ancient, as if something awakened from its hundred-year slumber?"

This caught Rosabella's attention, wondering where Chris came from. "Now you mention it, I've been wondering about that too?"

Raven and Maddie are looking at each other, Raven sighed and nodded to her best friend to tell them as there's no way out of this. "... He's from a world where things are doom and gloom in a concrete jungle…. And there is no magic there." Raven said, looking away.

"Really?

"Fascinating?" Baba Yaga said as she scratched her chin while pondering. "There were some thoughts of different worlds with another meaning, such as Miss Hatter would be wearing purple instead of teal blue?"

"This is the top super duper looper secret!" Maddie said, her smile is not revealed she is serious. "If anyone else caught wind of this, it would cause a panic!"

"And more shadows," the daughter of the evil queen said. "We've discovered that they're attracted to negative emotions, like anger, sadness, or grief."

Maddie then pulled out the manual, the same one that Chris had. "It says right here in this manual!"

"Hmm," Madam Baba Yaga thinks about these 'shadows' that her prize student and her best friend was saying. "May I see that 'manual' Madeline?" After receiving the booklet, she began to scan each page, wording, fine print… "... I see, our normal or magical weapons could not even touch it, it would appear these shadows are only linked to a game of sorts?" she said and turned to the next page. "Hmm, and these Kamen Riders are the only ones who can stop them? Tell me Raven, is Brave the only one who can stop these Shadows?"

"... N… Not that I know…" Raven scratches her chin. "... there was another… yesterday, it held a weapon… long-range type…"

"He was a real meanie one at that!" Madeline pouted angrily but cutely. "He almost attacked Christy while he was fighting that Green dragon guy!"

"Graphite's his name." Rosabella grumbled at the memory of being held captive by him.

"A rival?"

"Well…" Raven tried to remember what else happened yesterday.

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Chris struggles in his Rider form to stand, only to be grabbed by the collar and was lifted up by the Green Shooter Rider. "How annoying, you could barely even stand," he stated in spite as his pistol weapon disappears, having the free hand to grab the Taddle Quest Gashat and yanks it off as the Driver's door closes itself.

"GASHUNE!"

The Waiter of Wonderland is soon released to his normal state, panting to reveal his injured state, his clothes having been tattered as well slightly scorched and burnt. This causes the shooter to grunt and drops the waiter and the very Gashat. "The next time you nearly get a Game Over, I'll take that Gashat of yours," he stated and leaves into the forest and disappears.

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"Someone who wants Chris out of the way."

"But why does he want to take his… Gashat?" Rosabella said, remembering what the device was called.

"The key to open his armor?" Madeline riddles. "No Gashat, not Kamen Rider?"

Baba Yaga listens to the girls talking to one another, but discovers a page folding out, raising her curiosity. "What's this?" The page showed the title 'how to gain a party member' but it's all blank to her eyes. "Hmm, this will be a mystery to be solved in the future."

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Daring is practicing his swordsmanship, trying new moves to outshine Chris after what happened yesterday. He felt underpowered after watching the playback against Graphite, it was an utter defeat, but the test of raw power was enough to make the blond charming feel like a mouse compared to actual dragons. After striking his sword on a dummy, he was hit in the head by a blunt weapon, making Daring to flinch in pain "Ow! Who hit me?" He rubs the back of his head, turning to see Arthur who is holding a wooden training sword. "Father? What was that for?"

"You were thinking of challenging that boy again." Daring was shocked to see that he knew what he was thinking. "Don't bother, it's written all over your face…" he turns around and sees his training equipment either broken, cut in half, and smashed. "And this room… gonna have to check the budget."

"But father, as a Charming I must defend my story to become the next prince charming, and some peasant just walked in and started to gain the title like that!" that just earn another whack on the head. "OW!"

"Your mind is in the right place but not in the correct view." The father of a Daring sighs as he rests the training weapon on his shoulder. "Let's take the first step, know your enemy, what do you have that he doesn't?"

"Well, good looks, a winning smile, and…" he starts gibbering all the good qualities that he has'. "Ah and the best sword ever after!"

"Hm," Arthur seems to see hope dwindling from his son and shakes his head. "True, but when you struck him back in the shoppe, he seemed to have tossed you like a rag doll?"

"... I… um…"

"And he walked into battle with a broken blade," Arthur presses on his words to have his son learn. "and used himself as a shield to toss aside his weapons for safety in others."

"Uh…." for once in his life, Daring does not have an answer to counter with.

"A teacher of mine once said, polished armor does not make one instantly a privileged knight, but it is the scars, damage, and rust that makes the sentiment of an experienced warrior." He drew his own sword, poising up for his son to see. "Look closer upon my sword, look what scars it has upon its teeth."

He was in shock, he never got the chance to even take a look at his father's sword, it was filled with battle scratches and deep cuts that almost look like it will break with a single swing.

"Before you were born, there were wars I had to face, more danger then you have ever face." he sheath his sword back in as he walked around the room. "I have fought through that battle with the blood, sweat and tears that I shed for a better future for all of Ever After, when the dangers were over I vowed to teach such skills to future heroes." he then turns to his son once more. "From my assumption and facts about our new guest, he fights not for himself, but the safety of this world and Ever After and the citizens," Arthur places his hand on Daring's shoulder and looks at him in the eyes for a deeper understanding. "He is not blessed with a charming smile or a nobility, but assuming, he feels cursed with a large weight of responsibility upon his shoulder."

"I… understand father…" Daring nods as Arther felt pride for his son maturin-. "But I will be better!" … A sweatdrop fell from the back of the father's head as he watched the future prince charming walking back to the training grounds. "HAVE AT ME CONSTRUCTS, FOR DARING CHARMING WILL BE YOUR REAL HERO!"

"..." Arther sighs as he watches his son battling the knight constructs, shaking his head with a shrug. "... Close enough..."

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Later the day had passed into the afternoon, Raven, Maddie and Rosabella are now residing in the outside tables for lunch. Eating their fill for the day as they are now talking about Chris to cheer him up from yesterday from his gloomy defeat. "I say we should have a Hat-tastic party for Christy!" the Wonderlandian said with glee.

"How?" Rosabella spoke up to the three. "I doubt he's into being self praised, unlike somebody we know."

Raven could think of a few names, but unlike being evil, she rather not say them out loud. "Well we can't have it public, Daring would just challenge him in the middle of the spotlight and Apple will just ramble out some destiny what-not."

"Then we should throw a private party!" Maddie shouted again with glee once more. "That way we can show him our appreciation!"

"That's…. Not a bad idea." the Daughter of the Evil Queen said agreeing to her best friend's idea. "It'll be just a celebration on how hard he worked to protect us."

"Did I hear a party!" a new yet familiar voice burst into the conversation as Briar skidded next to their table. "OH! I got to tell ev-GURK!" Soon a spoon full of butterscotch pudding is shoved in her mouth, silence yet feeding her appetite.

The source of the dessert spoon was from her cousin, Rosabella as she sighs. "Yes, it's a party, but this is a private kind." She stretched the word very carefully.

"Yes, a private party for Christy for protecting us!" Maddie blurted to the newcomer. "Wanna join Briar?'' After hearing Maddies's invitation she nods her face and is excited to get to see her blue knight again.

"Wait a spell." Raven waves her hands. "If this is going to be a private party, it would be too suspicious for you to disappear on Apple frequently."

Briar pulled out her spoon from her mouth to speak. "I'll just tell her that I'm going to an extreme event."

"Well that rules out any interruptions." Rosabella ponders even more. "But we can't have it in the Shoppe, too opened."

"Do you princesses need help finding a private spot to party?"

"GAH!" The girls turned around to see their red hooded classmate, Cerise Hood, having a tray of mutton as well regular refreshments of milk.

"We really gotta be more discreet about our conversations." the daughter of the beauty and the beast pinches the bridge of her nose.

"Oh Cerise, um…" Raven tried to not find an out of the top lie for her. "We… need a private area to…"

"MAKE TEA!" Madeline cackles with glee while Earl Grey from the tiny hat nods furiously.

"Are you making some big tea party for the waiter at the shoppe?"

"..."

"..."

"... No~..." Raven's eyes looked everywhere… She is a terrible liar.

"You are," Cerise smiled knowing that is a lie and set her tray on the table. "I won't tell a soul, as long as I come with, I know a place where no one could even dare to look in the first place."

"... Ok, ok," Briar's hands waved in surrender and looked at the red hooded girl. "You can come too."

"Seeing as we don't have a choice in the matter." Rosabella rolls her eyes.

The Daughter of Red Riding Hood put her hand on her hip and smiled more. "Be lucky that Ceder didn't hear this."

"Now that's just mean," Raven pointed at her, "... but not untrue."

"Okay, we'll meet Christy tonight where the shoppe closes, I'll lead him to the party." Maddie volunteered for this.

Cerise looks at the girls in concern, but her attention is turned to the Daughter of the Evil Queen. "So Raven?"

"Hm?" Raven looks at her while drinking her carton of milk.

"How close are you with Chris?" The red hooded girl tilts her head in curiosity. "You seem to be with him in almost every video Blondie posted?"

This made her face go to a red supernova blush and spit out some of the milk she was drinking, she started to act more shyly than she was with Chris. "Um, w-well n-not that far, I dozed off on him one time, b-but I was tired back then, u-um…"

"..." The girls among the table stopped to look at one another and back at the stummering girl.

"So you made your move on him?" Briar raised her brow, as if there is a slight tease in her tone but more curious at the matter.

"N-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-no!" Raven stuttered more as her face got more red. She starts to touch her fingers as more steam comes out of her head. "I-It's not that I didn't l-like him or anything, we-were just friends that's all!"

"Are you sure?" Briar said with a teasing tone. "Was he comfortable with his arm looping over your shoulders~?" all eyes were turned to the Daughter of Evil as her expression was covered by her hands in an attempt to hide her reddened face.

Rosabella rolls her eyes to see Raven's confidence mask withering to a shy girl's personality. She grabbed her cousin's apple and shoved it gently into the daughter of Sleeping Beauty's mouth to make her stop talking. "Stop teasing her Briar," she crosses her arms as her cousin happly bit down and eats her fruit. "You're going to make Raven go to the Healers ward if you keep this up." she pats the victim in the back while she is calming down.

"Oh come on Rosabella, she's in love with the guy," Briar then made a little smirk, happily munching on the free snack from her cousin... "Don't tell me that you like him too?"

The daughter of the beauty and the beast did not say… However, a certain cotton candy haired girl answered for her. "She kissed him!" Madeline cackles with glee, causing the glasses brown-haired girl to stummer and blushes. "The princess rewards the knight of blue, it turns into a morning blume!"

Rosabella's calm demeanor soon turned to a similar form of Raven Queen's state. Her rosy cheeks reddened to the point her face is blushing a storm. "MADDIE!"

"I knew it!" Briar smiles more as she points to both of them. "You're both in love with him!" The two are now red and steaming out of their heads as Rosabella's glasses fogged up.

"I-It's not like that!" The two princesses shouted in unison as the girls on the table all laughed a little of their embarrassment.

"It is for us!" Briar shouted in her laugh. The two girls continue with their laughs not knowing that Darling was listening to their conversation. "Come on, spill! What do you see in this prince?"

They refuse to say but they show their faces burning red and steam coming out of their heads making them laugh more. "C-come on girls, it's not funny!" Raven said with a still embarrassed reddened face.

Darling is now intrigued to meet this Prince that appeared these past three days. "Hmm, I'm wondering about that myself, this Chris is interesting but his swordsmanship needs work but I think I should pay him a visit at the shoppe," The platinum princess takes her tray and puts it away as she makes her way to the Haberdashery and Tea shoppe while the four princesses are talking about the Blue Knight.

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Back with Daring he is still practicing his skills in order to best Chris, while he is not looking, the cloaked being placed a yellow Gashat with a biker that has a helmet with pink spikes on. "I hope this Gashat will change his ways." Then he places the Gamer Driver in the same place as the Gashat.

As the cloaked figure disappeared, Daring turned to get a towel until he spotted the Yellow Gashat. "what's this?" the Son of Arthur Charming picked the Gashat up to look at it closely then remembering Chris's Gashat but it was blue, this made him smile making his teeth shine. "AT LAST! I WILL OUTSHINE THAT WATER BRINGING PEASANT AND BE THE NUMBER ONE HERO AGAIN!"

"..." Above the rafters, hidden within the ceiling support beams, the green armored rider's eye-like visors are in a flat expression as a sweatdrop falls and rubs his helmet. "... What have I done…"

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At the tea shoppe every princess is all clustered around the only male employee all wanting to marry him or check to see that he is okay. "Now ladies, I understand your worry but I will be fine." but that did not work as all the customers all wanted to ask him out on a date. "Um… please I just…" but his interview ended as he felt nothing below his feet, looking down as a square hole had suddenly appeared where Charlie is. "Oh Jabberwocky dance breaking." That said, he fell in the hole as the floor fixed itself as it was never there before.

"CHRISTIAN!" Charlie shouted with a microphone, right on que, the waiter fell from the ceiling and dropped next to the counter.

"Oh come on!" The outlander rubs his head as his tray fell from the air and was caught by his boss. "One of these days Shoppe, you will answer my questions!" but his response was being hit in the face with a chocolate shaped mackerel fish. "Really?"

The hatter pokes his finger to his employee's nose to gain his attention as the latter raises his brows. "Kiddo, you are called in for a SPECIAL REQUEST!"

This caused Chris's eyes widened as question marks floated over his head. "...A what with a-what, what?"

"It's simple." Charlie grabbed his hand, spinning him in place for his waiter's clothing to look more… fancy with a tuxedo similar to a butler in a mansion.

The human outlander looks at himself, seeing his hands are whitened gloved and down to his shoes to be more fancy and permed. "Eh?"

"You are to serve a very special person!" Charlie rubs his hands together with excitement. "I just added it to the menu."

"Since when?"

"Just now!" The hatter cackles with glee, leaving the waiter to sweatdrop with utter confusion.

"W-who is it that I'm serving?" Chris said in shiver of what is going to happen next. "D-Don't I get a say in this!?" … His answer was he felt like he sunk a bit as gear noises were made below his feet. "I'm standing on a spring trap aren't I?"

"BOMBS AWAY!" Then a spring fired as Chris was launched into the air with limited height nearing the ceiling...upside-down floor...er… ceiling floor?

"WHY~!?" The outlander human flew as gravity does come into place (for once this shoppe does follow logic.) arching him back to ground for Chris to land on his feet… oddly a serving cart is next to him… and before him is his customer. Before him was a girl of his age, a little shorter than him but what amazes him is her platinum hair and light blue eyes, she is wearing a combination of a dress and armor and slippers. What is also odd, is they seem to be alone… he looked over to see the princess trying to meet him, but only to be stopped like an invisible wall… a special room "Oh… Good afternoon, I'll be your special waiter for today, care for some tea?"

"Yes, that would be splendid." She said as Chris poured some tea for his customer as he placed it on the table. "Mmm, it's true that it tastes more exquisite when a cute boy is serving you." she looks up with her eyes with a smile. "Or is it the passion burning in your soul?"

The wonderland waiter blushed a little but managed to compose himself. "I… don't think I find myself this attractive."

"Nonsense, every princess is thinking the same thing, me, I'm just curious," she smiled sweetly as she placed her cup down on the plate. "My name is Darling Charming, it's a real privilege to meet you face to face Mr. Davis."

"Please, Just call me Chris, the formality is not my thing." that earned him a giggle from his customer, Darling, is enjoying her tea and the company of Haberdashery and Tea Shoppe's hottest waiter boy. She paid very close attention to the boy as he prepared a treat for her as well as a small pot of fresh tea. This boy seems to not be from Wonderland, hence not Mad enough, nor did he seem to notice who or what story she herself is a part of. The Mirrorvids she watched his fight is extremely foreign in combat, lacking selfishness, only… protect… Not to mention an average body build apparently. Unlike her older brother Daring, he is a little short and slightly leaner, but charming in his own way. But it is better than being blinded by flashing bleached teeth and extremely blind pride. "So, I have to ask, how did you get Mr. Hatter to order you this… specialty?" he kind of felt uncomfortable, not that he minds to serve a beautiful girl, it is sudden and not prepared for this kind of situation

"Well, I was interested when Raven, Maddie and Rosabella talked all about you and I must try to meet you in person," she said when she takes another sip. "And when I walked in for a table, he said he had a special, so I took that opportunity."

"Figures much from a Wonderlandian and his name is Hatter for a reas-… wait a minute..." Charming… Charming…. Darling Char-*PUMP THE BREAKS!* Realizing as he tries to imagine Daring and Darling, the comparison had just broken into a fatal error. "Y-you wouldn't happen to be related to Daring Charming?"

"Yes," she said with her eyes rolled, half-amused to see him in a shocked state as the latter is flinched by the sudden raised tone. "I'm his younger sister."

Chris cleared his thought after that outburst. Blink… blink… blink… compare… error… error... "I'm sorry, it's just… the resemblance between you two are… different?"

"In my defense, I'm less cocky and prideful than him." The princess of the Charming sips her tea. "As well, my hair is a huge difference."

"I see that, thank the ancestors that you don't have his pride," he then pulled out some pastries that I made himself. "Hors d'oeuvres madam?"

"Why yes, thank you." She picked one of the pastries and started having a bite.

"Is there anything else you would like Miss Charming?"

"Not at the moment…" She then made a smirkbut kept her 'normal' smile on him. "So tell me?" Darling leans on the table with her elbow propped on the surface as her chin rests on the very hand. "What is your interest in Raven Queen?"

The teapot in hand seemed to almost slipped out of his fingers as Chris seemed to slightly fumble but stood in place. "... Huh?"

"I would love to know what's your relationship with Raven Queen," Darling said as she made a teasing smirk and leaned forward a little. "Don't worry, this conversation won't leave this room."

"Uh…" The waiter of the Wonderland themed tea shoppe hesitated. "S-She's… a good friend…" well, he only met her for a few days, only described by Maddie that she is the nicest princess of Book End.

"But you had spent some time with her, correct?"

"Y-yeah…" Chris scratches the back of his head after putting away the tea set. "I… well, a few nights ago, I did serve her tea." he smiled and remembered yesterday. "The day after, she looked stressed and… I thought I would be with her to help her when we're in the forest… She…" he stopped himself as he did not want to go any further.

Darling smiled more, then gave him a nod. "Well then, I believe I know you like her, but I have some other questions that we have the time for you to answer Christian~." that made his spin tingle after hearing that voice.

"Um… ask away." The waiter cursed his policy to be polite… even if he is polite himself.

Cutely she tilted her head, she put her hand to her neck and brushed her platinum hair aside to show more of her beautiful appearance."What do you think of me?"

"... Well…" Chris tries to ponder on what to say… he only met her for about ten… fifteen minutes tops… but the personality and beauty is much alluring. "You're smart… beautiful… exotic," he tries to think of something else. "I… can't say anymore, you seem perfect the way you are."

It did not take long for Darling to process what he had said, of course, other princes who first saw her, instantly asked to marry her. Maybe he could be… "Why thank you," she said, keeping her smile. "It would be wonderful if we can spend time together, alone like this."

"Hm… I'm sure we could, but we only have about 15 minutes before the special order is up." Chris wastes no time and picks up the teapot, luckily it is still warm in good temperature. "More tea m'lady?"

"Oh," she playfully looked disappointed, but instead, raised her empty cup with a smirk. "I'll make every minute count," she hides her devilish smile as she sees the waiter's face all red. "3 minutes already and no marriage proposal. He even thinks I'm perfect the way I am… Sorry girls, but this cute noble waiter is mine."

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The shift has ended and Chris is finishing up and cleaning tables while having a red face after the special request. "Phew, I almost passed out after answering those questions Darling said to me?" he said as his heart rate had calmed down… but every time he thought about Raven… Rosabella… Maddie… Soon his face reddened as steam fluttered over his head, making him shake the very thought to try and calm down. "Oh if I see another girl, I m-."

Then Maddie slam opened the door. "CHRISTY! I need you to come with me!"

"GAH!" he raised a butterknife like a… sword… only to recognize the familiar and unique cotton candy haired girl. "Oh Maddie, it's you, um, what are you doing here?"

"I said come with me, I have something to show you." She grabbed his hand, without hesitation, dragged him across the floor and out the Shoppe.

"Maddie! Wait!" Chris tries to stand up, but the might of the petite girl is too much. "Where are we going?"

"It's a surprise!"

"How are you this strong?"

"I eat my veggies!" Chris was dumbfounded that Maddie is this strong from eating veggies, but he could not seem to argue with that logic even if Maddie is from Wonderland.

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"Ok, everything's in place?"

"As sure it is like five seconds ago you had said it."

"Sorry, I just want everything to be perfect."

"What, perfect for your prince?~"

"HE'S NOT MY PRINCE! HE'S MY FRIEND!"

"How did you find this place Cerise, no one would even think twice to go in here?"

"My mom took me down the dark forest when I was little, I know the best routes to my grandma's house in no time."

"SHH! THEY'RE COMING!"

Maddie is now in a place where cerise said they will be, Chris is still blindfolded and she has her smile. "Okay Christy, are you ready to see your surprise?"

"Ow…" Chris was in barely good condition as he looked like he went through the live experience of Wile Coyote and Roadrunner in Looney Tunes. He stood up, trying to look at the Wonderlandian… but apparently the said girl was behind him. "I think I am… by the time I recover about fourteen lamposts I crashed into?"

"Sorry about that, but this will make it up to you," she skips to wherever she will be leaving the outlander with his blindfold on. "Okay, you can take the blind off!"

He took the blind off to see a little party with balloons, food and cake, Raven, Rosabella, Cerise, Briar and Maddilen were in front of him.

"SURPRISE!"

"..." Chris was in shock seeing that they threw a surprise just for him. "I…. I don't understand… what is all of… this?"

"It's a surprise party, for the times you protected us." Raven said as she walked up to him. "So we thought that we would throw you a private party."

"..." the blue knight looked around, it was well planned out with great effort, not to mention in the middle of the forest. "I… don't know what to say…" he said and looked at each and every princess. "...Okay, okay, you got me, I can't turn down this kind of offer."

"YAY!" the wonderlandian shouted as she pulled a tarp to reveal a mass amount of food and a large cake. "Let's stuff our faces Christy!" Maddie bounces to him and gives Chris a hug. "Let's not stand around Christy, let's get this party started!" Briar got her Mirror Phone, playing an app spell to have a speaker to blow moderate loud music, the party had started and the night had just begun. The girls all watched but not showing their stares at Chris eating like a gentleman, but enjoying his cake which Maddie is with him while giggling madly.

"Like the party?" Briar looped her arm around the waiter's shoulder and gestured to the red hooded girl. "Cerise here is kind enough to find this sweet hideaway."

"That be me," the hooded girl smirks with her hand on her hip. "Cerise Hood, daughter of Red Riding Hood."

"Oh, it's nice to meet you." Chris shakes her hand happily as she returns the smile.

"Nice to meet you too." Cerise happily said as she started asking questions to her favorite… well only blue knight in Bookend.

The Daughter of the Evil Queen turns to Chris who is now with Cerise. "It's nice to finally see him this relaxed." Raven sighs with a smile as she too is eating Madeline's special Wonderlandian cake.

The daughter of sleeping beauty had left the hooded girl and the knight to talk, meeting with the Lavender haired girl. "What's that?" Briar took notice as she looked at Raven with a devious raised brow.

"Huh?" The Daughter of the Evil Queen looked at her friend. "What's what?"

"You were worried about him, weren't you~?" Briar said in a teasing tone.

"Y-yeah of course I was," Raven said averting her eyes with her pale skin showing a low red blush. "It's just… I'm glad he isn't risking his life on a constant dai-."

"Oh? Is there anything else?" Briar puts her hand on her hip with eyes determined for answers. "Raven, we've known each other since we were little, I keep track of everything even in my sleep." she pointed to her head. It is true, in her uncontrollable sleep, she developed an ability to absorb knowledge where she is, by class, or in conversation. Probably a reason she is an honor student, but her sleep spell is what keeps her grounded. "There was Daring, handsome, Dexter, nervous and cute, Hunter, athletic and hot," she stated as Raven crossed her arms, watching her think of the choices, none of them seemed to even phased her. "You had your defenses up for almost thirteen years, now look at you." she gestures to Chris who had Madeline on his shoulders while the latter is hitting a teacup pinata. "Ever since Chris came here, you get flustered whenever his name is said out loud or anywhere near you."

Even upon the name, her pale white face had been dusted in red blush. "I-I do not!"

"Chris is right behind you."

"Kya~!" her blush had grown all over her face, jumping slightly away from her spot… only to see Rosabella with more drinks.

"What, fairyberry punch is that frightening?" Rosabella was confused, but seeing her cousin teasing and her friend blushing madly, enough said.

"Yeah, I rest my case" Briar said as she took a bite from her slice of cake. "Asides teasing our evil overlord," a glare is earned from the lavender haired girl as she retains her composure. "From what you said, he looked pretty beaten up about losing."

Rosabella is sipping her drink, but watches the blue knight conversations with Cerise. "It's not about losing… maybe… he is more worried about losing us…" this had gotten the other two girls's attention. "I mean, when he got here, he has the determination to make sure that we're safe from harm's way, I don't know if he will keep this up."

"... But what can we do?" Briar ponders a moment, taking another bite to try to stimulate the thinking process. "We're princesses, we don't fight… Do we?"

The Daughter of the Evil Queen watches Chris, seeing him speaking kindly to the red hooded girl who seems to blush and smile. "Maybe… Chris should attend Ever After?" She then turns her attention back to her friends. "We should ask one of the teachers to have a private training course, plus he can be on alert on both the school and Book End."

"Are you sure? I mean, Chris is nothing but sweet to us and we need to ask him if he wants to enroll." Rosabella said to the other princesses. "He's already been here three days and he has already done so much for us."

"It's his choice, we can't force him to think he's carrying more weight," the only Royal said in thinking. "Let's just… focus on now, right?"

"Right!" Raven and Rosabella nodded and enjoyed themselves with their secret party for the blue knight.

The very cotton candy haired girl cackles with glee, grabbing an ax over her head… then she brings it down to execute a slice of a cake… for some reason, the table did not break or shake at all? "CAKE TIME!"

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"No Apple, I do not know where Ms. Queen has gone." Baba Yaga groggily said as her sleep was interrupted by the very soon to be Snow White.

"Are you sure Ms. Yaga? I haven't seen her anywhere," Apple said to the teacher. The point being for the princess to show up to her school's counselor was due to the fact Raven Queen, her roommate, has not returned to their dorm. "I need your help convincing her to sign the book?"

"Ms. White, it's really late for this, please return to your dorm and we will discuss this matter in the morning."

"But I need to find her so she can write her chapter so I can have my happily ever after, and she is nowhere to be seen."

"Apple Snow White," The teacher/counselor had used her middle name, the last warning for the student to flinch back. "As much as I can try to help, I am in no position to think properly at this time, now, to your room." She pointed, having the blonde girl to pout sadly and walked back to her dormitory…

However… outside the window, a figure watches with a familiar scared knight's visor. "Hm… not yet…" he said and pulled out a blank Gashat, watching Apple walking down the halls to the girl's dormitory. "... She needs to be determined, but she is now delusional of her dream to see clearly, in time Apple White, you will be ready."

-0-0-0-0-

The party was swell where the guest of honor is feeling better after the whole Graphite event. The girls all turn to Chris with hungry eyes seeing that he is sweet, caring, gentle, and selfless as the girls change their personalities into 180 and look at each other."He will be mine!"

As Cerise is enjoying her time with Chris, she feels the other girl's hungry amber eyes roaming head to toe. "Grr."

"Hm… is something wrong?" Chris said a little worried about what he said.

She turns back to him with an alluring smile. "Oh it's nothing Chris." she said as she brushed her hair aside while making sure her hood was still on. "You know, I heard a celebration under a full moon is a good omen."

"Full moon?" the waiter said with a raised brow.

"Yeah, when you celebrate under a full moon," The red hooded girl pointed up, allowing both eyes to see an actual full moonlighting with the night sky. "Legend says, it will grant you great blessings for the future." her brown eyes fluttered slightly with amber, but hidden well as she turned to the outlander. A sly grin is made, irresistible, she leans to him as she stands on the tiptoes of her high pumps.

*CHU!*

"... Huh?..." Chris was too busy admiring the lighting of the moon and stars… he had not noticed his cheek was kissed by Cerise. The location of her lips is upon his right side, just upon the edge of his lips. "... C-Cerise?"

"Sorry." she said with her hands behind her back and looked innocently. "There was frosting on your face, I didn't want you to have a bug flying in your mouth."

The blue knight's face reddened, "O-oh… t-thanks…" Oblivious yet cute, he did not even notice Raven and Rosabella seem to be flustered. He then looks around the party as it shows how much the girls put care and details to it. "I want to say thank you and the girls for this party, I needed this." Chris then made a smile that made the Daughter of Red Riding Hood blush.

"It's no problem, it's the least we can do," Cerise said as she held her hoodie down trying to hide her blush, this made the girls be less jealous after hearing what Chris said.

Maddie jumped in and gave the Waiter a hug. "How are you liking the party, Christy?"

"... Honestly…" he looks at all the girls, seeing them have eager expressions… "this… is the best party anyone has ever given me."

"I'm glad you like it!" The Daughter of the Mad Hatter giggles madly knowing that her new friend is enjoying his party. "We party until midnight, I hope to see you smiling in the morning again!"

-0-0-0-

Chris is now going through his day nicely after the party last night. The princesses are glad that he is feeling better so they want to have that special request to have some alone time with him… but none seem to have reservations… a first? "Say, Mr. Hatter, I know the special request was added, I just noticed there's no reservations for that particular menu."

The owner of the tea shoppe bounced away to grab some pastries. "I know it's still there, but I am only able to have one or two."

"How does that work?" The waiter of the mad tea shoppe who used a mitten glove to catch a flaming pie. "I mean, it's kind of good for business, but how will I tell who I will be serving?"

"That's half the fun! Not knowing!" Charlie laughed madly as he zips around the shoppe. "Now chop-chop, biscuits, and scones are not going to pour tea themselves unless it's the other way around." he laughed madly again as he dashed away.

"..." Chris just stared off to where his boss went. "Oh, hex." Then he turned to the customers who still have dreamy eyes all over him. "Um… I'll be right with you in a second." After that sentence, the princesses squealed in delight as the waiter covered his ears from the sudden shockwave. "Is this what every prince has to deal with? I feel sorry for them?" he turns around to grab his tray from… an octopus wearing a bartender's suit? "Um… thanks?" he takes his needed items and backs away to the customers.

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Upon the great school of Ever After High, the students of Ever After could not stop talking about a certain Waiter and the heroic deeds he has done for them and the school, after saving Rosabella and witnessing a battle of a lifetime, everyone wants to see him after school and even some of them requested making a club honoring his efforts.

"Heh, what a joke." A rocker boy in green clothing said as his back is strapped with a Guitar as he watches the replay from one of the hallway Mirrors. "He couldn't beat that monster."

"And why do you say that?" a voice from behind him said, making him jump and turn to see Rosabella crossing her arms. "He risks his life to save me and he is human, couldn't you just give him a break Sparrow?"

"Yeah right." he walks with his merry band backing him up. "If I were fighting that green dragon monster, I would have done it already, OOH~!" Sparrow shouted as he started to rock on. As he was playing a furred hand grabbed the guitar, ripping it away from the boy's hand. "Hey what gi-!?" he stopped to see one of the most feared teachers in the entire school.

A large wolf-man tower over the boy, without hesitation, he snaps the instrument in two which causes Sparrow and his merry band to flinch and fear. "No music in the HA-OOOOOOWWWWWWWLLLLLLSSSSS!" with a mighty howl, the boy who believed highly of himself and his group were blown away by his might. He then turns to Rosabella who seems to luckily grab a water fountain to hold her ground. "Honestly, everyone is talking about Brave none stop for two days straight." he walks to her, helping her with her bag. "Miss Beauty, tell me why you are about to pick a fight against that boy?"

"I'm sorry Mr. Bad Wolf," Rosabella grabbed her bag from the Teacher's hands. "It's just, I just don't like people underestimating the efforts of Brave and what he has done to rescue me, he even sacrificed his sword and shield."

"Admirable from what you have spoken," The wolfman turned into a regular person with his arms behind his back. "But you cannot change what people think, let them find out for themselves." he then points over her head. "Now, to class young princesses." she nodded and started to make her way to class leaving the Big Bad Wolf to his thoughts.

Meanwhile, in the other end of Ever After, Apple could not stop thinking about Chris after what he had done to save Rosabella and his sword was badly damaged. "I must ask Headmaster Grimm if Chris will be able to enroll in Ever After High." as she is heading to Milton's Office she heard Daring laughing proudly from a distance. "... anyway, Brave will be my Prince Charming and I'll enroll him in Ever After."

As she started to walk to the headmaster's office, Cerise overheard what Apple said and started to jog after her. "Hey Apple, wait."

That brought the Daughter of Snow White's attention as she turned to Cerise. "Oh hi, Cerise, what is it?"

"Um, I'm not sure that Brave will really fit in," Cerise then tuck down her hoodie. "I mean he'll be chased by every princess in this school leaving you not having any time to spend with him."

After hearing that she starts to think of something else to do to get Chris in Ever After and manage to keep him near her. "Hmm, I think I have an idea, I'll ask him to be my prince then h-"

"But we don't know if he has a story in the book."

"..." for once she was stumped and hadn't thought of that, but she gave out a determined face and nodded. "Nevertheless, I will make Brave my prince charming."

"And how are you going to do that?" Cerise then held her hands on her hips. "You probably don't know where he is."

"He works at the tea shoppe," Apple said as she started to walk as the Daughter of Red Riding Hood followed.

"But you don't know if he is interested." Cerise tried to steer away from her crush from the Royal, but Apple continued to walk past her.

"I'm sure he'll be willing to."

The red hooded girl raises her brow, not looking convinced. "B-but what if he's too busy at the shoppe?"

"Alright, then I'll make a reservation then after school." she continues to make her way to the headmaster's office.

"..." Cerise watches her leave inside the Headmasters office, slapping her own forehead and groans. "What have I done?" she said and walked away… maybe… things will turn out just fine… hopefully...

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Chris is finishing up one of the recent tables after the princesses giggled away and waved goodbye to him as he waved back. As he was going to make his way to the back, the door opened to show the Headmaster of Ever After High; Milton Grimm. The very same person who seemed to be forceful with words against Raven from yesterday. "Welcome to Wonderland's Haberdashery and Tea Shoppe, do you have a reservation?"

"No, but I would like to have a word with you." the headmaster of Ever After said as he makes his way to a table and has his seat.

"... And… you are…"

"My name I-."

"Yeah, I was being sarcastic." Chris folded his arms. "Milton Grimm, Headmaster of Ever After High." the blue knight said as his calm voice shifted into a shield wall.

Milton eyes the boy, what the princess saw was a radiant of kindness and curiosity… now to him… it is more of an angered giant who had just been interrupted by his peaceful slumber. "Ahem…" he cleared his throat and spoke. "I've taken notice of your actions Mr. Christian," he said and adjusted his tie. "By now, you yourself are a self-proclaimed hero." with a grin as the boy did not seem phased. "How would you like to join my scho-."

"I refuse." A quick response from Chris as he did not seem interested at all.

This had stopped Milton's train of thought, shaking his head for clarity. "... I beg your pardon?"

"I refuse," the blue knight waiter said as he sighs. "Look, as much as I would like to attend… I just… don't feel worthy to have a destiny."

"..." The principal seemed offended, but tried to calm down and advance his offer. "I must ask if you can reconsider my offer to join my School, I have overlooked your skill in battle and I believe you've lost your sword and shield correctly?"

"I know," The warrior of the outlandish states, as he remembers his loss to Graphite. "But I can't think of the idea of just signing a book to save one person… everyone here needs to be saved."

"You must understand, you yourself are in danger." The headmaster advances. "You're lacking everything a hero needs, skill, training, and proper equipment which will not break durin-."

"I am aware of my weakness," Chris interrupted Milton while trying to have a kind voice since he's a customer. "But a gold suit or a perfect smile doesn't make me a hero, I'm sorry Mr. Grimm, but for the last time I have to kindly refuse your offer."

Milton just stared at him processing his thoughts about what Chris said, after a few minutes of thought he nodded and stood up from his seat. "Very well, but please think about my offer and feel free to talk about it when you're ready, have a good day." he then walks out of the shoppe and leaves Chris to his thoughts. Upon crossing the bridge, to Ever After, grabbing his Mirrorphone and dialed a number. "Initiate plan B."

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At the Grimmtrack Cerise, Hunter and other classmates are getting ready for track and field as their gym teacher is the gingerbread man. "Alright everyone, it's Track and field time! Okay, get ready everyone!

As the students cheer for them Kitty Cheshire grins wickedly and starts to plan something.

Secretly, her caterpillar friend tied a rope to her ankle which is connected to what appears to be a boat's anchor.

Upon the bleachers sat the very future Evil Queen with Madeline and Rosabella, each holding a little flag and foam fingers with the color red. "Go Cerise!" most of the student body did not sit next to her due to her… mother's reputation.

As the whistle blows the students start to run but with Cerise's speed starting to slow down. "W-what the?!" she looked back to see a large item the size of her. "AN ANCHOR!? This could only mean the work of Wonderlandian magic!"

"Meow~ what's the matter, Cerise?" The Daughter of Cheshire cat girl grinned widely, slowing down. "Feeling down today?"

Cerise tried to pry the rope off, but this knot is a pretty good one, and resorted to chewing the rope. "GRRR COME ON!" She desperately tried to get the rope off of her and win this thing but she missed two laps already with her attempts to even move.

"Coach come on, this isn't fair!" Raven shouted from the sidelines. "Can't you help her?"

"I can't, no fingers." He showed his 'hands' as proof he doesn't have fingers.

"B-But… you're holding a clipboard and a whistle!" The Daughter of the Evil Queen pointed at the coach.

"Even if I want to, that is a very tight knot." the Gingerbread man said as he shrugged.

"You haven't even tried!?"

Then Kitty ran past the finish line claiming her 'victory' "mreow! I won!" but she stopped… wondering what is wrong… this is not an expression of satisfaction, but confusion. "Wait… I won?"

This upsets the Daughter of Red Riding Hood as her blood starts to boil, then she feels an aching pain in her chest and starts to be covered by a black cloud which scares the other students but Raven, Maddie, Rosabella and Daring for that they have more experience in this situation. "I'm calling Chris." she said, grabbing her phone.

The Daughter of the Mad Hatter then picked her best friend ever after and lifted her up. "I'll HELP!"

"MADDIE!? PUT ME DOWN!?" but her words are deft to the wonderlandian as she dashes away to the shoppe as dust is left behind. "THIS IS EMBARRASSING!"

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Chris is finishing up his shift by cleaning the tables and putting the cutlery and dishes to a bathtub full of bubbles and a bear cleaning itself on it. "... I'm not questioning it." he went back to the other tables as he started to think. "Hm, being here in Bookend is rather… uplifting, sure I'm working, but I am having fun, and I have great friends here. Even if they are Fairy tale characters." As the waiter cleaned the tables, Maddie, who was still holding Raven burst through the door. "GAH!? Maddie!? Wait, is th-"

"MADDIE PUT ME DOWN!" Raven shouted while blushing with embarrassment.

"CHRISTY! YOU HAVE TO COME WITH US!" Maddie shouted as she lifted him up with her other hand.

"WHAT THE?!" Chris tried to figure out who Madeline was c- it was Raven… wait a minute… he quickly turned his head away, using his hands to shield his eyes. "I-I SEE NOTHING!"

"KYAH!" Raven squeals as she reaches her hands to try and cover her skirt.

"Maddie what's going on?!" Chris tried to ask but she then dashes out of the shoppe and to the road leading to Ever After High. "GAAAAHH! MADDIE WHY ARE WE GOING TO-"

"NO TIME TO EXPLAIN!" She shouted once more as the Wonderlandion ran faster as her best friend tried to push her skirt down as the wind was running past them.

-0-0-0-

Meanwhile as the Track and field, Cerise is screaming in pain as darkness starts to cover her, as the black mist continues to cover her entire body, everyone starts to be scared and runs away leaving Kitty confused. "Wha-what's going on?!"

Rosabella then grabs Kitty and runs away. "Kitty Chesire, you have to get out of here!"

"Why?"

"This is not a good thing to do Kitty, she's turning into a shadow!"

"Me? How was I supposed to know she's going to turn into that!?" She pointed at the swirling darkness. "I had a timer for my ca- wait… where is my caterpillar?" she looked around… nowhere in sight.

"ARRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!" the dark mist burst out revealing a large timber wolf howling angrily.

"...Oh…" Kitty said as she then disappeared somewhere else.

Maddie makes it with her best friend and best waiter ever in hand, literally. "WE MADE IT!"

Raven who is still red turns to Chris being a little dizzy. "Um, a-are you alright Chris?"

"I'm ok…" Chris groans as he straightens his back. "I think I left my spleen at three bears avenue somewhere."

"Maddie, please put us down," Raven said, still having an enormous red face while still holding her skirt down. As she was let down, she turned to her… only to see her big doll eyes. "... I-I can't stay mad at that…"

"Guys!" Rosabella runs to them with coming relief with Kitty behind her. "Chris, it's Cerise, she's turning."

"And he-?"

"Kitty," Raven marches forward to point her finger at the very other Wonderlandian. "You have some nerv-."

"Raven, let's discuss this later," the waiter of the tea shoppe said in shock to see the shadow wolf, looking around with it's menacing yellow eyes. He nods, pulling out his Driver then placing it to his waist, then he pulls out his Gashat then pressed it.

"TADDLE QUEST!" The world had pulsed for treasure chests to be placed and floating all over the school.

"Good luck Brave." Kitty quickly kisses his cheek, making her signature menacing smile and disappears. Leaving the blushing rider.

"ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?" Raven mentally thought as anger boils as another girl has caught into her FRIEND's candle flame. "JUST HOW MANY GIRLS AM I GOING HA- FRIEND-FRIEND! HE'S MY… friend?!"

Chris shakes his head and focuses. "Rank 1, HENSHIN!" he placed the Gashat onto his slot.

"GASHAATO! LET'S GAME! METCHA GAME! MUCHA GAME! WHAT'S YOUR NAME!?" Chris presses his icon, snapping his fingers for the screen to pass through him to his giant Chibi form."I'M A KAMEN RIDER!"

The level 1 Kamen Rider pulls out his inventory, revealing his sword and shield were not rented anymore. The signature weapons have been fixed and refurbished with a curved sword with three new buttons running across the blade and the slot is on the guard with the handle angled slightly. The shield has taken a new, larger former of a Knight's Heater Shield design to have a horizontal grip. "Alright, game on!"

The shadow beast noticed the Rider and growled and charged at him, it was swiping its claws at him as Brave blocked a few of them but had some damage, then he jumped away to miss the big chomp.

Brave took his stance, only to turn around and shake his behind. "LOOK AT ME~! I'M A GIANT A DELICIOUS CHEW TOY!" The wolf ceased the attack… wagging its tail with a lapping tongue. The hunt is on as Brave runs off away from the civilians and into the forest with the black shadow wolf in hot pursuit.

"What is Chris doing?" Rosabella said, being confused.

"Getting Cerise away from the school grounds," Raven said as Madeline cackles for the humor the blue knight has.

"Christy is really funny!" Maddie giggled happily with a big smile that never left her side.

"I'M HERE! I'M HERE!" Blondie runs to the girls as she holds up a survival sturdy camera in her hands. "I just had to run to the wildlife surveillance club to grab this."

"Really? You're still on about streaming to The Griffin?" Rosabella had her fists on her hips.

"It's a hobby that I love with all my heart," Blondie stated as she hefts it over her shoulder. "Plus, this will give the school more awareness about the Shadows."

Maddie then pulls out a cup of tea and Earl Gray for some more. "With the blonde bear continuing forward to capture the venture of the blue."

-0-0-0-

Chris rolls away from the wolf who is now an overgrown puppy chasing Brave around the forest. "HERE DOGGIE, DOGGIE! I GOT YOUR SCOOBY SNACK!" Brave runs for his life as the chase is in hot pursuit, "So this is what Monster Hunter World feels like?!" he sees a chest, having him sheath his sword into his Treasure Chest. "Oh please be something!" he rolls aside to avoid the snapping jaws, opening to reveal a blue coin.

"ITEM GET! STRETCH UP!"

Then he starts to stretch his arm up to grab a nearby tree branch and pull himself away. "Phew, that was close." he then climbed up and looked down to see the wolf trying to climb up but only clawing it instead. "Dogs can't climb," he said and grabs another branch, but grabs the tree to stretch himself back and looks back at the shadow. "BUT I'M COMIN IN HOT!" his whole entire body turns aflame, slingshotting himself back and tackles the wolf to crash into another tree. Flipping back to a safe distance and drawing his sword. "That oughta slow her down," he said as the wolf was stunned.

Just in time, Raven, Blondie, Rosabella, and Madeline had made it, making sure to not be crossed in their line of sight behind a boulder next to a tree while wearing safety/knight helmets as cranial protection. "Why are we here again?" Rosabella asked worriedly… actually… not minding really but for the safety of others.

"MORAL SUPPORTING CHRI-!" Maddie shouted happily but was muffled by Raven to cover her mouth to give away their cover.

It was the wolf and the knight, hunt or be hunted, it was just the two o-

"HAHA!" Daring shouted as he jumped into the battlefield and turned to Brave and the Wolf Shadow Beast… ok… no longer the two of them. "Now I shall be the hero everyone will admire!" he then pulled out two familiar items, the game driver in his right hand and the Baksho bike Gashat on the left hand. He then placed the driver on his waist and pressed the Gashat.

"BAKUSOU BIKE!"

"Huh?"

"Eh?"

"What!?" the girls shouted seeing that Daring had a driver and a Gashat in his hands.

"Daring's got a Gashat?" Blondie screams as she zooms in.

-0-0-0-0-

Apple spit takes her water, spraying it all over the three pigs as she watches the large screen. "DARING!?"

-0-0-0-0-

"What?" Darling blinks from watching her Mirrorphone to see the adventures of Kamen Rider Brave. "Oh you've got to be kidding me?" she said while massaging the bridge of her nose knowing that she'll have a headache soon.

-0-0-0-0-

"NO WAY!?" a knight in training was fighting a dragon, but the latter blew fire on him.

The large mythical dragon hunches over to see the screen… oddly speaking. "NO WAY!?"

-0-0-0-0-

"First Chris, then Graves, now Daring!?" The orange-haired girl with glass slippers looks at her phone oddly with utter confusion. "How many Kamen Riders are there?!"

"More than you know." Hunter looks at the screen, hiding his burning glare at the blue knight. "You can't hide your weakness from me Brave."

-0-0-0-0-

Daring to hold his Gashat to his face as he made a shining smile. "Henshin!" He then places the Gashat onto his driver.

GashatTO! LET'S A GAME! METCHA GAME! MUTCHA GAME! WACHA NAME?! I'M A KAMEN RIDER!

Daring starts to change into a white armor and his mask is different then Braves, his mask is yellow and black, has blue eyes and has hot pink spikes as a mohawk, he also has handlebars on the sides of his helmet, Daring is also holding two wheels on each hand. "Step off peasant, let a real hero save the day."

"Uh…." Chris just stared at the new rider dumbfounded. "...Wha-What the hex!?" Brave marches at Daring, shoving him back. "No! No way! I'm not allowing you to wear t-."

"Back off! I'm taking the center stage now!"

"I'm not taking any spotlight!" Brave implores, "I'm freaking out that you are-GAH!" distracted from the real objective, he found himself in the jaws of the giant shadow wolf as he was tossed in the air. "AAAAAAAAAAHHHAAAAAAAGH!" caught in her teeth as she happily chews him and shakes around. "BAD DOG! CERISE NO! ROLLED UP NEWSPAPER! FIRE HYDRANT IN FIFTH AVENUE!" She ignores him and continues playing with the chibi Brave. "I DO NOT SQUEAK, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE DOING!?"

"HAH! What a horrific display of heroism Brave!" The new motorbike Kamen Rider scoffs and raises his wheel arms. "Now what a pro hand-OOF!" the paw from the wolf stepped on him down on the ground… adding the insult… she sat on him… "GEM MOOFF!

"OW! *CHEW* OW!* CHEW* OW!" he was then dropped on the ground, paws to keep him grounded until she started to slobber him in kisses. "AH! CERISE! THAT WILL NEVER COME OFF!?"

"WOOF!"

-0-0-0-0-

"PFFFFFTTTTAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!" the green rider was sitting on a tree, laughing to his heart's content as he flailed his legs and held his stomach. "AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! BEST DAY EVER!" He said as he was recording this the entire time. "Oh, this is definitely a day that will never be changed at all!" he calms down as he looks down to see the girls. "I'm going to go talk to them…" he stood up… only to sit back down. "After five more minutes."

-0-0-0-

The girls just stared and tilted their entire body as a japanese drum noise was heard. "... this isn't looking good for… them?" Raven said as she blinked.

Maddie was just confused at the rest of the girls, this is the first from the Wonderlandian to not know something. "Will Christy be okay?"

"..."

"I'm more worried how we'll break this to Cerise in the aftermath?" Blondie said as she was still streaming this.

"..."

"... I'm not even sure we'll be seeing her recover?" Rosabella said not to turn away from it all.

"Oh, now she's digging a hole." Raven cringes as she sees the Wolf quickly digging a hole, deep enough as she drops him said hole. "Um… Blondie, is that still recording?"

"... Yes… live streaming..."

"... Then we're probably not going to see her out of her dorm for about a month?…"

"... Yep…we should try to help her recover when this is over…."

"... Agreed…."

-0-0-0-0-

"AGH!" Brave bursts out of being buried, looking to see the Shadow Wolf tossing the motorbike left and right all over the place. "That was something I didn't see in my life."

"THIS IS NOT HOW A HERO IS TO BE!" Daring screams in his chibi form as instead of being played, he was being mauled left and right. Tree after tree he was slammed by the large paws.

"..." Brave huffs growling as he shakes his head. "Deep breaths man-Dee~eep breaths!" frustration builds up, breathes in deeply and breathes out then was ready okay. "Daring or not, he needs to be away from the Shadow." looking around, seeing another treasure chest to see the item.

"ITEM GET! SPEED UP!"

"Alright!" he was about to charge at the Wolf, but was stopped by a very familiar yet unpleasant face. "You…"

"Miss me?" Graves hefts his swords as his cloak flutters the wind, seeing the fact he is also in Level 1 form. "Cause no one else will miss you." he then flicks his door open to activate his driver. "GACHAN! LEVEL UP!"

"TADDLE MEGARU! TADDLE MEGARU! TADDLE QUE~STTO!"

His level one armor burst to show his 'face' turn to a backpack and Graves' full body was revealed behind it making him turn around. "Now, you're going to be deleted, and you i'll be gone." he then pulled out new swords out ready to slash him to pieces.

"I don't have time for you!" Chris stayed in his level one form, readying his sword and shield. "I have a friend to save!"

"Whatever, just stay still!" As the two mirroring knights charge… Brave's boosted speed is still in effect to jump and hops over the copper knight's head. (insert mario sound effect) *Boing!*

"PSYCH!" His true aim is upon the wolf, bringing his sword up and down. "Cerise! Wake up!"

The wolf just stared at him with those big yellow eyes and was still sitting on Daring. "Get… off… of… me…" however the weight seems to disappear as he sees Cerise falling, only to be caught by Brave. "Fah! Again! Catching the damsel and stealing my spotlight!"

"I'M NOT STEALING ANY FAME!" Chris shouted at the blonde motorbike prince as he was glad the shield was resting on his shoulder as he carried the hooded girl in his arms… but he took notice that the hood was down… "Wolf ears?"

"Uh… it's not over," Rosabella said as everyone saw the shadow beast start to change and turn into a dark mist. "What is it doing?"

"It's making another meany shadow!" Maddie shouted with a hardhat on.

"Cerise!?" Chris sees the shadow taking another form.

It is as if Cerise had a dark turn over, her hood removed and tattered, more skin than leathered armor as her arms and legs are armored with metal claws.

"Oh Chri~s," she sang as she motioned her finger claw in a come here. "Come here and pla~y?"

"...Uh…" is the only thing that Chris could say from this sudden flutter.

-0-0-0-0-

"Um… Raven?" Rosabella asked as she seemed to be somewhat flustered and shocked. "Are these Shadow's this… flirty?"

The Daughter of the Evil Queen was more confused as she remembered what Maddie said to her about her shadow, and she was cruel and Cerise's shadow is…. Flirty. "Well… this is a first?"

"I'm more worried if Cerise finds out about this? She'll never come out of her room?" Blondie stated as she continued streaming the scene.

"Oh! That's my cue!" Madeline hops over to the battlefield as she skips along.

-0-0-0-0-

"That's Cerise!?" Daring looked at the shadow in shock, but saw the other real student he knew in Brave's arms. "Wait, she's there… w-."

"It's complicated!" Brave looks over to see a familiar cotton candy haired girl. "Maddie what-... ok… i'm not even going to ask." he said and handed the red hooded girl in his arms to his wonderlandian friend. "Can you take care of her?"

"YEPBURDIDDY WITH REWARD OF KISSES!"

"Thanks Madd-... ah wait what?" But before he could get an answer, she was long gone. "What is up with every girl here in Ever Aft-GAH!?" he was dropped and kicked by Graves, making him roll to his feet to glare at him. "Ah, you!?"

"Distracted in battle, heh, your worst then that other rider." Graves cracked his neck as he rested one sword on his shoulder and pointed with the other. "Just hurry up and go to level two, I don't care this failed carburetor."

"HEY!" the very bulkie motor themed rider shouted. "Don't ignore me!"

This irritates the blue knight as he clutches his hand into a fist. "Agh, fine," Chris opens up his driver. "RANK UP! TWO!"

"GACHAN! LEVEL UP!"

He let the holographic of Brave's level 2 form as his level 1 armor burst as he came through the doors. "TADDLE MEGURU! TADDLE MEGURU! TADDLE QUEST!"

"Now to level up!" Daring said as he opened his driver. "GACHAN! LEVEL UP!" as a holographic screen went past him making a blinding light. "BAKUSOU DOKUSOU GEKISOU BOUSOU! BAKUSOU BIKE!"

"..."

"..."

"..."

" Ha! Is my new form to you envious pride peasant! Am I the envisionment of a hero?" Daring's vision was stiff and he could only look side to side. "Huh?... What's going on?" then he felt himself falling down to the ground and not getting up. "HUH!? What's happening?! WHY CAN'T I MOVE!?"

…

-0-0-0-0-

"... Oh Daring…" Apple was not showing any signs of swoon or awe… it was more of embarrassment as she covers her eyes with her hand.

-0-0-0-0-

"…" Darling is trying her very hardest not to burst out laughing. Using the stand setting of her Mirrorphone, she held her hand to muffler her mouth as the other held her stomach. "... D-DYING!... OF LAUGHTER!..."

-0-0-0-

"Oh dear, is this what other Kamen Riders ar-... Hunter?" Ashlynn stops looking at her Mirrorphone, turning to see the very Son of the Hunstman curled in a ball on the floor. Failing to contain his laughter.

-0-0-0-

"…"

Brave entire body was still… but slightly shaking as if he was containing what emotion was about to burst from within. "I want to laugh… but the situation is grim with the chance of saving Cerise is diminishing by the second…" Chris said mentaly as he tried not to laugh his armor off.

"What's going on?! Wh-why am I not moving!? And where's my hands?!"

Only the maddest among the area, Madeline Hatter, cackles loudly at his situation. "You're a bike!" Maddie shouted for Daring to 'see' himself and he was a yellow bike as he screamed in anger.

"WHAT!?" Daring shouted in anguish. "HOW CAN I BE A TRUE HERO WHEN I-" Graves slammed his foot at him to let him fly and tumble around. "OW, OW, OW, OW, GAH!" Then he crashed to a bookball pole and fell flat down.

"Pah, he's not even worth putting up an achievement," Graves then looks to Brave as he pulls out two swords. "But you are." he charged at Brave with his two swords.

"HEY!" the future Prince Charming shouted, but still in his motorcycle form as he tries to wiggle himself right side up… but fails back down. "DON'T WALK AWAY FROM ME! I'M RIGHT HERE! FACE ME LIKE A MAN!" Then he was kicked off by Dark Cerise making him fly off the field. "NOT AGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEE!"

Brave blocked the swords with his own blade and arm shield making sparks fly, he pushed them away to lay his own slash but Graves jump away and charges at him again, the wolf shadow beast charges in with anger as it raised its claw at the blue knight to lay a scratch on his chest making sparks. Even with the new upgrades to his former broken weapons, the skill level between the Red and Blue is far from an equal comparison. Brave swung his shield to break Grave's guard, delivering a kick… but was grappled by Cerise who threw him aside to a tree. "Oh… this is so not good…" he said and stood up, tapping the yellow button twice as he prepared.

"ZAP! CRACKLE!" Brave's sword starts to admit electricity ready for Dark Cerise's attack, she smirkes and flicks out her claws.

"Oh Christy, shall we let the 'sparks' of our love up~. I can't wait to have you to myself~." Dark Cerise flirted making a smile which made Chris feel a little uneasy.

"..." he didn't say anything as he charged at her as he pulled his trigger.

"ELECTRIC!" the sword shouted slashing at the shadow of Cerise as an energy slash hit her while shocking her.

"I better hope Cerise doesn't find out about this." Brave said to himself as he turned his attention to his double. "Now for you."

"Hmm, let's see you try this?" He then sticks them to the ground and presses the B button 5 times. Then he picked them up again and started slashing the air as energy slashes were flying at him, a flurry of attacks came with two swords, blocked and parried, even for the knight to duck and swing his leg to trip, rolled away from being impaled by the red knight. "Strength, Dex, Intelligence checked to be boosted," He pulled out his sword he stabbed with then turned to him and put the two swords away and flicked another one out. "But your speed needs wor-." But he then locked weapons at him as they stared dead eyes at one another. "Why's your Charisma overpowering all of your stats?"

"My what?"

Grave pushed his blue counterpart hard to make him stumble. "Good with the girls, dumb as a doornob." he said as he sees Dark Cerise, having all three of them cirlce one another.

"Stay out of this red knight, I'm only facing Brave." the shadow said while growling at Graves.

"Is that all you got?" The mahogany red cloaked knight did not say anything, by flicking his wrists, from right to left, swords blades ignited with fire and vice a verse coated in ice. This causes the knight of blue to ponder and sloutches. "... Why do bad guys get all the cool stuff!?"

"It comes with the ambition we have." Graves said as he swung around his blades. "That's all I have to give if you're this weak to fight me!"

Chris checked the red button on his sword, tapping it three times. "HOT! FIRE! BURNING UP!" Chris quickly turns back to Graves, blocking with his shield as he parrys to lock steel against him.

"New weapons, same old hero just waiting for a game over." Graves said as he pressed forward, crossing his blade with his.

"Then you have no imagination!" Chris grins and pulls the sword ignites in fire and shoots out a huge fireball. Grave's swords explode upon the impact, causing the mahogany red rider to jump back with broken weapons. "It's not just a sword! It's also a GUN!" he then fired some shots at him.

"GGGRRRRAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" he roared and pulled out two more swords and was going to swing as Braves as they started clashing there blages at each other's steel, but then Shadow Cerise came in and slash her claws at Graves making him move away. "GAH! Grr." he turned to the shadow glaring at her. "Aren't you on my side!" Grave roars out at the shadow.

"You're right, I'm on my side." She lickes her own lips to see Brave's readying himself. "And you're all mine."

"I don't know whether I'm grateful, relieved… or terrified?" he mentaly said, shivering a little.

"Come on lil blue knight~, come play with me~~."

That made him sweatdrop and shiver a little. "... I'm going to need to re-evaluate in what is happening to these girls?"

-0-0-0-

Kronos is laughing so hard he nearly fell off his tree branch spot. "Oh … oh god! This is too hilarious to watch!" He is now holding his belly to try to contain his belly bursting laughter. "Oh this timeline is so entertaining I could watch this whole thing for hours, oh wait, I can!" he continued to laugh as he fell off the tree. "OOF! Okay fun's over." he got up and dusted himself while pulling out another Taddle Quest Gashat. "Lets see which one of you is brave enough to step forward ladies?" then he spotted Raven tightening her hand as he saw his answer right before him. "Bingo."

-0-0-0-

Brave slashes and dodges both Grave's swords and Dark Cerise's advances and claws as she tries to kick Graves for interfering with their 'play' time. This has become a full out free for all as Dark Cerise is getting faster and Graves is getting quicker, Brave however is blocking and trying to hit one of them.

This forced the Blue knight to trade his hand position for his sword to grip in reverse and play defense. Huddled his arms as barrages of attacks coming left and right, trying to counter attack the best he could.

"Hmph, you think defence will work with you!?" the other Brave shouted as he slashed at his double hearing Brave's grunts but kept his form. "Lets see how well your defence will break?" he then continues with his assault and with Dark Cerise getting angry that the blue knight is not paying attention to her.

"Don't take him away from me!" she roars out and slashes at the mahogany red knight, for him to block with a set of broken swords.

"0'S AND 1'S! Those ones were my favorites!" he shouted, pulling out another set. "But no matter, I have plenty more where that came from!"

-0-0-0-

Maddie, Raven, Rosabella and Blondie who are recording are watching from afar as Chris is fighting for them. "What are we going to do?!" Raven said with worry. "We can't just sit here and just watch."

"What else can we do?" Rosabella said, gaining Ravens attention. "You can't cast your spells right, I don't want any of the forest critters to get hurt, Maddie's madness can only go so far and Blonde will get crushed or worse, no offense." she said to all the girls who are present and the ones who she listed off.

"No, that's a solid point." the daughter of Goldie Locks as well as the student reporter said fearfully, but Brave enough to record and stream from afar.

Maddie is holding a beam in fear as the beam bends to her fingertips. "Please Christy, please clear this level."

-0-0-0-

"Hmm, impressive, but not impressive enough." Graves said as he slowly grabbed for his Gashat and pulled it out.

GASHUN!

Then he placed onto his hip slot as it glowed a little. Then press the silver button.

GASHAATO! KIMIWAZA!

As energy starts to charge around him 25 swords appear behind him acting like wings, pressing the silver button again as he jumps up and aims his foot at Brave.

TADDLE CRITICAL STRIKE!

The swords start to form a cone in front of Grave and one by one they all shoot at Brave making sparks and finishing the attack was Graves foot at his chest making an explosion making him crash into a tree as Graves landed where the blue knight was. "hmph."

Chris's vision blurred, as he got up, he survived the attack against Grave's ultimate attack… but looking at Cerise's Shadow and his dark mirror self, how will he even the odds. "I… I have t-to keep fighting." He manages to get up on his feet with his shield almost completely shattered. "I'm going to protect them." Brave picks up his sword, as all he has left is 15% of his health and a determined will power.

The daughter of the evil queen watched helplessly from cover, emotions began to build to the point it had rushed out. She must do something… anything! "What am I going to do!? I can't just sit by and just watch!"

-Pause!-

Raven opened her eyes, hearing the echoes of a godly tone… the world had gone into a complete stop, somehow…. She is able to move and start to look around. "W-what has happened? W-why has everything stopped?" she turned around, looking at her Best Forever After Friend and waved her hand to try to gain Maddies attention… nothing… she continued to froze in plain sight.

"Greetings, Miss Queen." She stopped, turning over to a tree where the familiar emerald Rider laid next to a tree, reading what appears to be a supermodel magazine while drinking a tropical smoothie. "Quite a lovely day we're having aren't we?

"Y-you? From the second day?" Raven stood up, cautiously walking to him as a hundred questions flowed through her mind. "Y-you're behind all of this, you're the one making Chris miserab-."

"Now hold on there Princess." the items discarded and put his hands up in defense. "I'm not the one who has the intention of harming Christian, rather, I'm helping him in times of need. But it seems to come to my attention that he needs some help, and Snipe is too arrogant to even help the Blue Knight, so I would like to do the next best thing." he said as his eyes stared at her.

"..." She then looks around, but then realizes what he meant and points to herself. "M-me?"

"Yes, you." He pointed out, as he swung his legs. "Two riders I hand picked are not in a cooperative mood, so, why not make a new one?"

"Why can't you help?" Raven pointed at Chris against the tag team of the shadow and the dark rider. "You helped before, why not now?"

"Girl, I've already broken a lot of rules, I'm… how you say… in probation." The green Kamen Rider hops onto his feet and paces around. "Sadly, I can not, I only gave him a little push, and with the world tree he is nurturing is not even fully grown."

"World Tree?... You mean right now he didn't use it?" Raven realises more and more answers are solved.

"Yes and No, you see, he's stuck in default mode, still rough around the edges… heck… look at him now?'' The green rider gesturing his hand over to Brave being pounded and overwhelmed by the shadow and the red knight. "A solo player like him can't win in this game or he'll have an early game over." he said as he put his hands on his back and walked around. "What he didn't know is that the tree needed not one, not two, but multiple players to nurture it to make it grow larger and more beautiful, which is why I'm counting on you and others to help him grow into a hero this world needs." The time stopping rider said, pulling out two items, a familiar Gashat up a different color as violet purple and titled, TADDLE QUEST! The other is a Driver which is a vertical touch screen device with two buttons in between. It is similar to the green rider's but it did not have the saw like a blade or the blaster settings. It however has a sword and two small arrow pegs sticking out of it. "Would you take up the mental as a kamen rider? Would you help the little knight blue to go beyond anything that throws at him?"

"..." Raven takes a deep breath, memories flowed of her time with Chris, seeing his smile and friendly radiation as well the wrath and rage protecting her friends. Closing her eyes, and looked at him with determination and a clenched fist. "Yes, I want to save my friend."

"Very well, but don't keep that doffis waiting, on a lips~." he chuckled like a little kid as he placed his finger on his mouth mask.

"Eh?" she blinks with a huge blush on her face, but shakes her head. "Wait! What's your name!?"

"Nuh uh," he waved his finger at her and shook his head. "Not yet, not now, that's the one rule I really enjoy, you just have to wait." he then turned into pixels as he pressed the two buttons on his waist. "Have fun little birdy."

-Restart!-

The lavender girl sees the world moving, seeing how close Graves and the Dark Cersie are now, she runs out of cover to Brave's side.

"Raven!?" Rosabella shouted for her attention.

"What are you doing?!" Blondie shouted as well, still recording the events that are happening.

"The lavender crow will get trampled!" Maddie shouted in worry as a cuckoo noise was heard.

As she then places the Driver onto her waist as it wraps itself to her. "Raven? What are you doing?!"

"Going so far to help!" Raven said as she pressed the Gashat key. TADDLE QUEST!blue and purple pixels start to flow around the place as the Daughter of the Evil Queen twirls her Gashat like a gun only to hold it upside down. "Henshin!" She turned the key in reverse, pushing the Gashat diaginaly for it to match with the screen and pressed the lock button. TADDLE QUEST! BUGGLE UP! M-M-MAGIC TIME! then she started to have armor around her body, her jumpsuit is black(obviously) but she has a purple skirt with light pink edges as her armor has black arm sleeves that are purple inside, silver feather shoulder pads, her chest plate is a red heart with wings on the edges in a cover style, her leggings are purple so does her hands, her helmet has purple 'hair' but tied back in a ponytail, topping it off witches hat and has purple and white eyes.

MAGIC GIRL! {WOW!} ON TO THE EXITING QUESTO! COME ON EVERYONE CHANT WITH ME ON TAD-DLE QUEST~O! {WOW!}

"EEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHH!?" Brave shouted in disbelief to see Raven just transformed into this armored warrior and right in front of him nonetheless . "KAMEN RIDERS ARE POPPING OUT EVERYWHERE!?"

"The crow of armor is saving the boy of blue?" Maddie said, tilting her head while Rosabella and Bondie were in shock. "I WANT ONE TOO!"

"..." The now armored girl looks at herself, then clenches her hands and claps them together. "Kamen Rider Magica, the sorceress of Taddle Quest," as she separates her hands, creating a long staff with a purple orb gem and holding the very weapon. "And I have joined Kamen Rider Brave's party!"

GASHACON MAGI-STAFF!

"Oh you've got to be kidding me!" Grave shouted as he charged forward, swords crossed and strikes. "This just got real times 10!"

"Raven!" Chris tries to protect her, but soon she raises her hand and stabs her staff to the ground.

"BARRIER!" Soon the two are protected in a diamond like dome, blocking the attack and pushing Graves away. As the threat was momentarily stopped, she turned around to Brave and raised her staff over her friend as the gem glowed a bright green. "HEAL."

As green dust falls upon Kamen Rider Brave, he soon feels his fatigue recovering his body as well his health bar is raised from 15% to 65%. "H-hey, I'm healed?"

"This is what a team is." Raven said as her eyes emoted to a wink. "Stop fighting all by yourself, it's time to have a team."

"..." Chris just stared at Raven thinking over what she said about not fighting alone. He then looked at her then gave her a nod. "Alright, let's do this together Raven."

"ACHIEVEMENT GAINED! NEVER ALONE! REWARD! Gashat PARTY!"

A random manly voice shouted making the residents look around. Soon the icon swirled with golden chains, linking with Brave and Magica. Both glowed as they are linked with what appears to be a power up with shared strength, skill and speed.

"Think you can hold him off?" Raven said as she waved her Magi-Staff.

Brave nods and hopes on his feet, looking at his recovering dark mirror. "Yeah, make sure Cerise comes back to us."

"Got it." She then twirls her staff and charges at the negative version of Cerise. "Let's get rebellious!"

Grave was about to stop her, only to meet his double's sword as they started to clash onto one another. "It doesn't matter how you get your allies, you're going to have a game over! One way or another!"

"Check your screen!" Chris kicks back and takes up a Karate stance with his shortened sword. "I'm not done until I say I'm done!"

"THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY YOU IDIOT!" he shouted in pure rage as he pulled out two more swords and charged at Brave while shouting.

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Raven dodges left and right, trying her best to keep an eye on the fast blurring version of her friend. "Come on, just stop so we can talk." She aims for her staff, and takes aim to try and predict her shot. "FREEZE!" a crystal ball shot out, on the surface for Dark Cerise to dodge exploded as a surface of snow and ice.

"Is that going to stop me~!" Dark Cerise shouted as she turned back into a blurr. Shot after shot, ice littered the area, soon she leaped from the branch and charged forward. "You're mine!"

"Not quite!" Sorceress said as she started to cast another freeze shot.

"Keep trying, you're just wasting your time!" she dashes again to avoid another shot. "When I'm done with you, Chris will be mine!" she jumped and was about to run again… only to slip on the ice which was littered across the field. "W-What?" she fell and flowed across the ground, soon, unable to stand as she kept slipping from the icy surface.

"I'm sorry." She presses her driver's buttons. "But I'll save you one way or another." Then she pressed the B button on the driver.

"TADDLE CRITICAL SPELL!" Then a magic circle appeared around Dark Cerise and Raven started to run at her then start to float up and fall down to her as the rider's feet start to glow and start to clash onto her chest making the sparks lively.

"Huh… So this is what being a Kamen Rider feels like?" An explosion was made, remembering what they were dealing as she turned to the direction of the blue and dark knights. A familiar object had fallen as a sword stabbed the ground next to her feet."Chris!" she starts to run back to hopefully help him in his fight.

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"Face it!" Graves presses down on Chris's armored gauntlets, pinning him down on the ground as the swords glowed fiery red hot as the smell of burning metal is made. "I'm better than you, stronger!" he picks up his swords and assaults him down.

"KACLANG!" Brave's body turns to pure metal, taking in the hot metal attacks but feels the burns on his arms.

"YOU'RE NOTHING! YOU HEAR ME!" like a drum and drumsticks, he batters down the attack to break through the iron defense. "WHAT THESE GIRLS SEE IN YOU IS FALSE HOPE! JUST LIKE HOW YOU ARE GOING TO BREAK! JUST LIKE YOUR WORLD IS NOW!"

"No, you're the one who sees false hope, I see that I can change people's destinies and paths with my own two hands! I was placed into this world for a second chance! And I'm not going to let you take their future!" he shouted at the fake brave rider, he then pulled out his Gashat and place it onto his kimewaza slot and press the button, at the same time Graves pull out his Gashat and place it onto one of his swords.

GASHAATO! KIMAWAZE! TADDLE CRITICAL STRIKE!/ GASHATTO! KIMAWAZE! TADDLE CRITICAL FINISH!

As Grave tosses his left shield arm becoming extremely hot, gritting underneath his helmet as he peers against the newly formed buster sword of inferno about to sear him well. "Come on! Come on!" he pushes forward, screaming in agony…

…

…

…

FFFFSSSSSSHHHHH-SHINK!

The towering fire sword was moved away, having Brave to see Grave flinching back as his upper left shoulder was frozen in ice. "What!?"

"Chris!" Raven shouted and threw the sword which Chris had lost.

Brave catches the sword and gives it a couple of swings. "Thanks, Raven!" quickly kneeling up to deliver an upper slash upon his red counterpart.

"GGGGGAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!" The red knight shouted in pain as his HP dropped to 45% as he stumbled back and held onto his chest and his broken buster sword. "Grrr, Nice shot…" he sees Chris drawing out his Gashat, quickly the Mahogany red Knight waves his hand to open a portal. "Next time you won't be so lucky."

"Wait!" but the attacking knight had closed the portal. Even if Brave did catch him, he felt the adrenaline fade as pain seared his body with a groan.

The daughter of the evil queen walks up to the outlander as she pulls out her Gashat and turns to normal. "Are you okay Chris?"

GASHUUN!

Brave himself took off his Chris looks around, but remembers what he is to do. "Cerise, how is she?"

"She should be fine." Raven said and took his hand, helping him up. But the blue knight did not notice the blush when his hand touched her palm. "Let's head back, she should be back at the Tea Shoppe."

"Guys," Rosabella rushes to them with Kitty behind her. "This is Kitty Cheshire, she's the cause of Cerise's condition."

"Kitty, why am I not surprised." Raven crosses her arms with a stern expression. "That was not cool of what you did. You just turned Cerise into a shadow and a dark version of herself, you could have killed her!"

"Hey hold up!" the Daughter of the Cheshire cat shouted while backing away to get some space. "Just so you know, I am innocent." Kitty said with her hands up in defense.

"She's right," Rosabella held up a cage caterpillar. "This is her pet, Carrolloo, he was supposed to untie Cerise after the first lap." she said as she handed it to the owner. "I found him behind the bleachers."

"I like mischief, but hurting people is not in my resume," Kitty said as she took the cage and let her pet out. "How did Carrolloo get in a cage like this?"

"The question is… who put him in here?"

The group began to ponder, who is the one who caged Kitty's pet caterpillar? The group of them were unaware that the green rider was on top of the trees reading his magazines but paid attention to the entire fight. A low and quiet whistle was made as he is now impressed. "Not bad, still rough around the edges" The green rider said from afar and talked to himself… or someone. "A Kamen Rider with a female Rider party, now that's what I want to see." he then continued reading his supermodel comic book and smiled under his helmet. "Well kid, one barrier down, but you have a whole lot to smash through." he then jumped off of his tree and started walking to the forest.

-0-0-0-

Cerise breathing easy, showing she still remains in the world of the material as the others are gathered around the Daughter of Little Red Riding Hood waiting for her to wake up.

"Um, Cerise…" Chris said, gaining her attention. "You have… something in your ears?"

"My ears?" Cerise felt her hood… only to see it on the side… this is bad, very very bad! Now everyone knows who her real father really i-.

"I-It's a side effect," Raven spoke up for everyone to have her attention. "S-Shadows are a new phenomenon… so… who knows what crowns have they been altering…" "please believe… Please believe!"

"That… makes sense…" Chris scratches his chin and ponders… shadows are a different variant of many things, this could be one of it… "Maybe… a few more days the effects would wear off?"

"Uh, y-yeah! That's right." Cerise said relieved that Chris/her crush believed that. Even after a few days, her hood will remain on due to traditions… and the hidden secret. "Phew."

"MISTER BRAVE!" oh no, everyone turns to see the one, the grumpy, Milton Grimm.

"Not even my name but moving along…" Chris sighs as he is approached by the very headmaster. "Yes Principle Pomeranian?"

This twitched a nerve, having the older man to calm his breathing as he approached him. "It's Headmaster Grimm, and I would like to have an audience with you in my office right this minute."

"I would…" he pulled out a pocket watch given by his boss. "But I have to head back to the Tea shoppe. It's tea time." he then ran off to make sure to be there on time.

"Now hold it!" that made the waiter make a screeching halt and turn to Milton who is walking up to him. "I would like you to be in my office right now."

"Uh, Headmaster Grimm," Rosabella raised her hand up. "Cerise is hurt, she sh-."

"Miss Beauty, this is between me, and this young man right here."

"First of all, that's rude to interrupt someone, second why would I come with you?" Chris had lost his patience from the principle as he needed to tend to the very student as he held her in his arms in a bridal fashion. "If you excuse me, I have to take care of Cerise now." he said, looking at the cotton candied haired girl who… apparently opened a door upon a tree… better not ask questions about it… he follows Maddies lead as Raven, Rosabella, Blondie and Briar as she enters the door and closed it.

Milton boils in anger, marching head forward at the closing cotton candy-colored door. "I SAID FOR YOU T-!" as he opened the door, he charged forward… only to slam to the hard sturdy oak tree. The principle of the fairy tail school wobbles to show his red and bruised front. "Uh...ho…" he collapses to the ground as he succumbs to darkness.

"Hello? Anyone!?" the camera looked left and right… but nothing… soon the angle zoomed up to see Daring… still in bike form as he is stuck int he branches. "A charming person needs some assistants! Hello? Anyone?!" He tries to move harder but to no avail.

"OY!" the eyes of the motorcycle turned to see a tiny squirrel. "You did it now, two-legger, trespassing sacred tree grounds without permission of the lady forest!" the squirrel is talking… that squirrel is TALKING!?... But some animals can talk in Ever After…. Sometimes.

"Oh, finally!" to the arrogant prince, he rudely spoke to the small forest creature. "Make yourself useful and assist me!"

"Oh… you be one of 'dem ruddy ones, oh I'm going to give you such a doing!"

"Oh yeah, you in what army?!" Then the Squirrel huffs, using his paws to his mouth to let out a whistle. Dozens upon dozens… upon dozens of squirrels upon every branch in the vicinity appeared holding acorns.

"OY!"

"... oh…. That army…" Lazer said now knowing… he's in trouble.

"Ready… FIRE!" the leading Squirrel shouted as all the squirrels threw their acorns on the motorcycle rider and a random big one made him fall down and crash landed. "That'll teach you to mess with The Lady Forest's protector McSquizzy! And that's me!" The army of the Furry Tail clan cheered with victory to see the now fallen motor prince, when he was upside down he started to change back.

GASHUN

Daring is now on the ground after the embarrassment of being beaten by Squirrels of all things, he gets up then another large acorn hits him in the face making him fall to the ground again. "... My... face…"

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The group is now walking through the dark pink and blue striped tunnels, Cerise hid her face onto Chris's neck, hiding the growing blush. "I know this is only temporary, but I can't stop blushing!"

"Thanks for letting us use one of your rooms Maddie," Rosabella said as she opened the door that leads inside of the very mad wonderlandian's room. "I guess we now know how you get to anywhere in Bookend and Ever After."

"There's a lot of things you don't know," Maddie said with a mad giggle. She skipped over to Chris as he put Cerise down on her bed. "Are you feeling alright Cerise?"

"Y-yeah, I'm alright, thank you Chris, for saving me." The Daughter of Little Red Riding Hood said in a shy demure.

"It's not a problem, honest, I just wanted to help out." the wonderland Waiter said with a small smile on his face. "I hope you feel better Cerise."

"O-okay." the red hooded student said still having a red face and hiding it with her hood. The blue knight had set her on a bed, for the red hooded girl to quickly crawl to the pillow as she hugs herself deeper.

"C-Cerise… is ev-?"

"Yes! Everythings fine!" she muffled through the pillow. "I-I just… need some rest…"

"TADA!" The hatter pulled a set of keys from her hat, showing to be the most wonderlandian logical twisted body and teeth locks. "Wonderlandian Keys! Now everyone has one from here, to their, to Chrisy's bathroom, to school to-."

"Wait what?" Chris said hoping he misheard what she said. "Did you say something about my room Maddie?"

"Oh, nothing to worry in that cute head of yours! Oh, that reminds me! REWARD TIME!" She shouted and tackled the blue knight as her arms wrapped around his neck. Her lips smashed upon his cheek which caused him to blush in a new shade of red. Alarms sparked a new level of code red, for his ears spouted in steam from who knows what?... probably Wonderlandian Magic had made him native to this world. Madeline Hatter pulled away as she cackled with glee as she skipped to the door. "Bye Christy! See you soon~!" she waves in a flirty way and slips away.

"MADDIE!"

"Kamen . Failed… SYSTEM CRASH… TEMPERATURE LEVELS CRITICAL… EMERGENCY COOLING SHUTDOWN INITIALIZE!" The waiter froze like a statue with a redden blush face, having to fall back as he now joins the warm dark blanket. "WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE GIRLS AROUND HERE!?"

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With Graves he is starting to lose his balance and getting angry, but he cools off as he notices a figure behind him. "Have you enjoyed the show?"

"Yes. So, everything's going as planned?" said a new voice, one with familiar green eyes as he stood in the corner.

"... Yeah…" Graves stated, looking down at the red Taddle Quest Gashat, watching it crack slightly to reveal the internal wiring and parts. "On to phase 2."

"Yeah, you won't be here for long you know Graves," The green rider said to the red knight. "Did you really have to be that rough?"

"It's necessary for the final battle." Graves said, crossing his arms. "And while we're on it, why are you here?"

"Well, let's just say, I wanted to do a few necessary tweaks to this story." he shrugged a little. "So have you met with the sniper yet?"

"Not yet, but I did meet with the new Lazer," then he gave himself a literal facepalm. "Was he really the best choice?"

"He needs to learn humility, so when I gave it to him, I was satisfied to see that his pride was scratched a little," he said, turning to Graves. "But… I'm going to find the two candidates for Ex-aid and Genmu, this time, I'll find the perfect ones." as he was going to walk away he gave one last look to Graves.

"I think I can handle Genmu," the figure said, the shadow nodded, throwing an object from behind as the former caught it with his middle and index finger with ease.

"Just don't go with your Graves personality or you'll be found out." Then he looked up to the sky. "Nice try you three, but you have to wait a little longer~." then he snapped his fingers as a page was turned.

Bookie: what the?! How did he do that?

Male narrator: I don't know, but he knows us.

Female narrator: *try to turn back the page but nothing* he did something to the story, it's preventing us to go back.

Bookie: well, I guess we'll have to wait for the next chapter then.

-0-0-0- To Be Continued -0-0-0-

Artzilla: looks like Brave Chris is getting more then he cut out for.

Subterra: good grief, he couldn't catch a break.

Artzilla: protagonist magic sub, protagonist magic.

Subterra: good point… it was funny to see Daring freaking out?

Artzilla: hehehe, he thought he'll be a knight, but *make a buzzer noise* wrong~!

Subterra: Tune in one next time on Ever After Brave.

Artzilla: and remember to, stay insane! *jump through the wall making a body shape hole* TO INFINITY AND BEYOND!

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Thank you for your patience everyone, it took a huge amount of time to regain some footing from diverted imagination. It took some time after being busy with everything in the real world. No, I am not dead, Please stop saying I'm alive.