Hours later after the feast, Grim and Glory went back to their rooms to sleep while Rapunzel, Eugene, and Cassandra are at the lounge for some reason, but Glory didn't bother as she sees this as a private matter according to Rapunzel. Right after she changed her clothes and Grim fell asleep on her bed from food coma, Glory went to her desk, pull out her journal, and write her twelfth entry.

Dear mom and dad,

Winter break has been hectic. Why? Well for starters, me, Grim, Vivien, and the rest of the Corona gang were held captive in Scarabia for three days by a handsome young version of Jafar known as Jamil Viper. The vice dorm leader of Scarabia who was brainwashing Kalim to get him kicked out so he could take role as dorm leader because of his low status as a servant. Kalim in actuality, is a genuinely nice guy but is quite naive and reckless, but he isn't that bad to talk to. Plus, he's a precious baby ball of sunshine that I need to protect. Luckily, Azul and the Leech brothers were there to help us out since their homeland is covered in glaciers. We even got into a fight with an overblot Jamil, but I managed to get him back to his senses with my unique magic right after Azul and the others got back to Scarabia and Merlin is back from his trip! Jamil is still as exasperated with Kalim as ever and there is no doubt that Azul won't give up on making a deal with him. Heheh classic Azul. However, I'm glad he's back to normal. He may not get the freedom he wants, but at least Kalim is offering him a second chance as equals. Though he still acts like he and Kalim are not friends, and he's a total tsundere like Leona and Jack. But our break went fine at the end. We marched to the oasis where I sang a song from Aladdin, Jamil gave me his phone number, and we all party at the oasis where I learned how to dance thanks to Floyd. Soon after, I danced with Kalim and Jamil. Turns out that both of them are excellent dancers back in the Land of Hot Sands. Which is super cool! Then Cass and I have swimming contest with the Leech brothers and I wasn't surprised how fast they are considering the fact that they are moray eels. Azul didn't swim though as he is still insecure about his form, but I didn't mind and I hung out with him for a couple of minutes. Then it was Ace and Deuce. I even saw Eugene and Rapunzel locking lips together underneath the palm tree. So cute! And I think I saw Merlin taking a picture of them from afar with a camera. Probably cuz he's a fan boy and oh boy the look on Vivi's face gives away that she is done with his shit and has given up on him. Overall, we have a fun holiday and we have an awesome feast tonight. I hope you guys are doing ok over there. Including Zara and Harriet. I really missed you guys. Wish you guys the best of luck.

Love your strong and beautiful daughter, Gloriane Corbett.

Right after she finishes her twelfth journal entry, Glory closes her journal. As soon as she puts her journal away, Glory takes out the letter that Lilia gave her and read it.

Dear Titiania,

This holiday has been dreadful. Once again, I was not invited into special events during a holiday break. At least Lilia, Silver, and Sebek are keeping me company during this depressing holiday. Though Sebek is taking this too seriously...However, I couldn't thank you enough for giving me a rose few nights ago during our night stroll through the abandoned castle. I even love this "selfie" of us together at the meadow. I couldn't stop thinking about our time together. Once again, I'm really pleased to have you strolling beside me that night. I was ecstatic to have you accept my offer. I'm looking forward to meet again after the holiday. I wish you a happy holiday, my lovely and beautiful Titania.

Love, Malleus Draconia. 

Glory soon crept a warm smile from his heartfelt letter until a bleep was heard from her phone when Glory pulls out her phone and takes a look at it to see a text from a peculiar huntsman, Rook Hunt.

Rook: Bonjour my gorgeous Nymphe. 💖😘

Glory giggles at his corny greeting, but smiles nevertheless as she got up from her desk and pushes her chair close. Then she saunters to her bed while texting her strange yet oddly charming huntsman.

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Back at the lounge, Rapunzel, Eugene, and Cassandra are having a private meeting where the brunette queen is sauntering back and forth.

"Ok hon, you've been walking back and forth for ten minutes. Something in your mind?" Eugene asks curiously.

"We've been into this world for a few days now and Merlin is back from his vacation, so I think it's time for us to go back to our world tomorrow after-."

"No." She firmly answers cutting Cassandra off causing both of them to be baffled and shocked by her fast reply.

"What do you mean "no"? Lil munchkin wizard came back from his trip so there's no point of being here." Eugene reassures her, but his wife shakes her head at him.

"No, there is Eugene." Rapunzel reassures as she spun around to her friends.

"There are still plenty of things I wanna do in this world and I won't stop until I covered everything in here in Night Raven until my job is done." She said as she forms a warm smile.

"Besides, I'm starting to like this place and I want to explore more of this world. And, I want to help Glory. Not only because of the sundrop she possessed now, but I want her to grow strong as a strong woman so she could rule Twisted Wonderland in the future." She proclaims causing Pascal to squeal in delight and Cassandra bobs her head with a smile.

"I agree with you." She said as Cassandra stood up from the couch and walks up to her best friend.

"I want to explore the whole campus myself. Sides, we've just know Scarabia's dorm. Now we need to explore more of the other dorms in this place. Moreover, I want to teach Glory some cool skills that I learn back when I was in handmaiden duty." Cassandra expressed gazing at Rapunzel with a grin and turns back to Eugene.

"So I'm down to look more of this campus here." Cassandra said as Owl flies to her shoulder letting out a hoot.

"Heheh. So we're pretty much staying here, huh?" Eugene chuckles.

"Not until we've tracked everything we learned from this campus, we won't." Rapunzel declares.

"What she said." Cassandra chimes and Pascal squeals in glee.

"Eeh. Whatever, I'm quite curious about this world, so I'm in." Eugene nonchalantly said.

"Then it's settled. We're tracking everything single detail until we've covered everything." Rapunzel said.

"But what about your parents and Varian?" Eugene asks curiously, but his wife smiled at him.

"Don't worry, I'll talk to them tonight. For now, all of you have to go to sleep for tomorrow cuz we got firewood duties to do." Rapunzel instructs and both of them nod.

"Right." Cassandra replies.

"Right back at cha, honey." Eugene compiles playfully saluting to her making Rapunzel giggled.

"Sleep well you two." Rapunzel said.

"You two!" They both replied back with smiles on their faces.

~~~~~~~~

While texting back and forth with Rook, Glory let's out a soft giggle when he texted her a love poem.

Rook:
Mon soleil et mes etoiles
Mon doux amour
Ma nymphe du Soliel
Ma Juliette
Oh combien tu me manques si fort
Tu ne gueriras pas le coeur de ce chasseur avec ta belle voix?

Glory: How can I speak when we're texting? Calling you won't be a good idea either since Grim is SLEEPING right next to me.

Rook: Aaaah what a shame! 😭

Rook: Oh well, guess I have to win you over next time! 😁

Glory rolls her eyes with a small grin.

Glory: Good luck with that Rook, but I better get to bed now. I have to do firewood duty tomorrow.

Rook: Very well then I'll leave you be.

Rook: See you then, mon amour.

Rook: 😘💖❤️💕

Once she's done texting Rook, Glory soon heard Grim murmuring in his sleep in front of her.

"Mmmnyaaah...this turkey's mine, ya hear?.." He mumbles before falling back to sleep making her giggle softly at him until a bright glow shines on to Glory causing her to wince her eyes and covers her eyes with her arm.

"Gah!" Glory whimpers and opens one eye to noticed the mirror glowing before her. Curious, Glory carefully slide down from her bed and crept through the room towards the glowing mirror, but accidentally stepped on his tail causing him to flinched.

"Fgya!" He winces.

Crap!

She thought standing there frozen in place as she whips her head to Grim where he groans before falling asleep. Glory let's out a sigh and whips back to the portrait where she cautiously steps forward to the mirror squinting her eyes until she was caught off guard by two light taps from an ominous figure.

"What the-?" Glory mutters until a shadow of two big ears appear before her causing her to widened her eyes.

Wait...I recognized that big eared creature before....

Glory thought with her eyes squinted until a high pitched voice boomed through the mirror.

"Is...someone there?" He asks flinching the ravenette as she slowly took a step back and smacks both of her cheeks.

Omg!...That's Mickey's voice! As in Mickey Mouse! Why is Mickey doing in my mirror!?

She ponders with a dumbfounded expression until her thoughts are cut off by his voice again.

"Hello?...Who are you?" He asks again and Glory shakes her head and march forward to the mirror again.

"...I'm Glory. Gloriane Corbett. ...Are you Mickey Mouse?" Glory guesses earning a gasps from the ominous mouse figure.

"You know my name...!?" He shrieks making Glory averts her eyes and strokes the back of her head.

"Yeah...the voice and the figure gave it away..." She awkwardly stated.

"Oh! Well, I'm glad you recognized me, Gloriane!" He chirps making Glory giggled bashfully and shifts her eye back to Mickey.

"You can call me Glory, Glo, or Glor for short if you want." Glory told him a bit meekly.

"Mmmm...Glory...It sounds mysterious and beautiful..." He complimented making her giggle.

"Thanks." She replied before forming a stern look.

"Regardless. I have one question. Why are you here?" Glory asks curiously. He lays his hands on his hips tilting his head a bit.

"Hmm..I asked myself the same question...Am I dreaming again?" He asks curiously baffling the ravenette.

"Dreaming? What do you mean by "dreaming"?" Glory asks creasing her brows at the mouse as he scratches his head with his finger.

"I'm not sure...This is the first time I've had the same dream. There's always some living cards and a dancing music box...Usually. It's only your voice that I can hear really clearly. I wonder if by chance you aren't a dream? Where are you?" He asks curiously. Glory grips her fists and told him where she is.

"...I'm in Twisted Wonderland." She told him.

"Twisted Wonderland you say?..." He mutters but soon their time was up when the shadow of Mickey vanished before her eyes.

"Wha? Hey wait!" Glory yelps trying to reach him out, but it was too late as he already diminished leaving the ravenette with questions floating above her head.

What the hell just happened...?

~~~~~~~~~~~~

The next day later in the morning, Glory got up early in the morning where she got out of the shower drying herself with a towel.

"Aaah what a lovely morning..." She sighs as she glance at Grim stretching his arms out with a smile.

"Fnaa~ It's been forever since I slept that good, y'know." He yawns marvelously and whips his head to Glory.

"Oh yeah, you. Last night you totally stepped on my tail right! Jeez. You gotta be careful!" Grim chides.

"Sorry Grim, I was getting a glass water and I didn't know." She lied while scratching the back of her head. Then she glance at the mirror where she couldn't stop thinking about Mickey.

I wonder what's on the other side of the mirror?...Could it be that it might be my way back home?...

She ponders curiously until...

"Oi, Glo. You ok? You're acting weird." Grim asks curiously causing her to flinch and whips her head back to waves her hand at him.

"Oh nothing Grim! I was just pondering about last night's feast that's all!" Glory lied with a small grin.

"Meh. Whatever. We've gotta take care of our firewood duties today, y'know. Then let's go over to Scarabia for food!" Grim chirps, but soon the door burst open to see Merlin and Eugene.

"Not until she's done changing." He said.

"Top of the morning, kiddos!" Eugene chirps to them.

"Ffgya!? The old man and the thief!" Grim shrieks.

"Correction. Former thief and currently king of Corona and captain of the guards!" Eugene reassures him.

"Aah, Merlin. What are you doing here?" She asks curiously.

"Simple really. I came to deliver your school uniform." He said causing Glory to curl her brows.

"My uniform?" Glory inquires.

"Yup. Old munchkin here, came to us just now to give you an outfit for your school." Eugene said.

"Indeed. Crowley came up to me and wanted me to give you this gift to you since he's busy this morning. He said about this gift will make you look appropriate for the school. He also wants me to tell you that he's "sorry" for not replying to your calls a few days ago; which I find that hard to believe." Merlin explains curling his bushy brows skeptically.

...Azul definitely blackmailed him for ignoring my calls a few days ago. That's for sure...

Glory thought with a deadpan look.

"He hasn't thought about this until now?" Grim dryly asks with a blank look.

"He should've informed me this sooner." Glory bluntly stated.

"Jeez, this guy need to get his timing right." Eugene snarks rolling his eyes at Crowley's typical behavior.

"Regardless. You oughta changed this before you head for firewood duties and school. Be sure to come by to the infirmary for training after lunch, understood?" Merlin informs handing her the uniform and glory nods.

"Alright. Thanks Merlin. BRB." She said as Glory turn around and heads back to the room.

"Now if you excuse me, I have work to do in my office." Merlin said as he floats out of her room.

"Welp. Better help with my wife with breakfast! Cmon Grim, Raps is making turkey bacon with omelettes for us and grilled tuna for you for breakfast!" Eugene chirps elating the gremlin.

"Aww yeah! I'm starving!" Grim yelps and hops off from the bed where he and Eugene strolled downstairs to the kitchen where Cassandra is sitting at the table chilling while Rapunzel is pouring soup for everyone.

"Morning guys, where's Glory?" She asks curiously.

"Glo's upstairs changing her clothes." Eugene told her pointing his finger up to the ceiling.

"Merlin must've brought something classy for Glo." Cassandra assumes with a grin. Rapunzel giggles.

"I bet. I think it's gonna look perfect on her!" Rapunzel chirps and turns to Pascal.

"What do you think, Pascal?" She asks with a smile as the chameleon squeals in delight.

"How's the garden going?" Eugene asks curiously.

"We're still covering it. It's still snowy outside so we have to wait until the weather gets warm." Rapunzel told him.

"Hmm smart idea." Grim comments as he nibbles on to his tuna and soon his eyes beamed with awe.

"Woooow! This tuna you made is great!!" Grim compliments and starts chowing down.

"Heheh thanks. It just add a bit of salt and pepper on the grill." Rapunzel said.

"So good!! Nom nom nom!" He chomps happily like a kitten.

"Annnd there he goes." Cassandra said with Owl and Pascal hooting and croaking with deadpan looks.

"Yup." Eugene agrees. Soon the ghosts reappears and chuckled.

"Trust girl, Miss Cassandra. When it comes to food, there's no turning back." The chubby ghost stated.

"Wow even after the feast last night, he's still craving for food." The stubby ghost remarks with a surprised look.

"Duh. He's a cat after all. Every animal has cravings of there own." The Skinny ghost points out. Grim perks up and whips his head to the ghosts with a scowl.

"I AM NOT A CAT!!" He retorts with an irked glare.

"Dude! You're a cat deal with it!" Eugene retaliates.

"Again with this?" Glory mumbles scampering downstairs. As soon as they spun their heads, their eyes widened when they saw Glory in her Night Raven college uniform.

"Jeez this is the second time you guys fight when I'm not around. When will you guys ever stop bickering?" Glory grumbles folding her arms with an agitated look. Soon the the ghosts to Glory with awed looks and grins.

"Wow! Glory! You look amazing in that school uniform!" The stubby ghost compliments with a wide grin.

"Aah! Our princess has grown up!" The skinny ghost sighs with glee.

"Heehee! Guess you won't be wearing those clothes you wore everyday." The chubby ghost stated.

"Hehe...Have to give Merlin and Crowley some gratitude for giving me this outfit." Glory timidly admits while scratching the back of her head.

"No doubt! You'll blend in with the crowd for sure!" The skinny ghost assures with a smile.

"And all of the boys would gawk at ya even more!" The chubby ghost jokes.

"Especially one of your boyfriends." Stubby chimes as the three chuckled making Glory roll her eyes.

"Hardy har har. Very funny you guys." She sarcastically snarks.

"Alright, alright. Enough you three." Cassandra ceases coming up to them from behind.

"Yeah, lay off will you. Besides she needs to eat breakfast before heading to school." Rapunzel reassures with a smile and Glory smiles back.

"Cool. What are we eating today?" Glory asks curiously.

"Turkey bacon and omelette at the house, Glo." Eugene told her calmly with a smile causing her grey eyes with sparkle with joy.

"Awww yeah! Love turkey bacon and eggs! Thanks Raps!!!" Glory chirps and Rapunzel giggles softly.

"Anytime, Glory." She replies with a gentle smile as she watched Glory scampering to the table like she's her daughter.

"Today is going to be one heck of a week, huh Pascal?" She mutters with a grin and Pascal croaks with glee.

~~~~~~~~

Soon after the winter vacation came to a close, January has come where Glory and Grim were sauntering through the Main Street until they heard Ace's voice.

"Hey there, Glor. Happy new- WHOA!" He shrieks.

"Glory-san!?" Deuce shrills as both men scuttled to Glory and Grim with grins.

"Nice! You got your own unform!" Ace chirps with a friendly smile as Glory giggles softly.

"Thanks, Merlin told me that Crowley gave this to me." She told them.

"He did?" Deuce asks with a surprised look.

"Yeah. Merlin told me that Crowley wanted me to wear something appropriate." She explained.

"He's doing that right now?" Ace blatantly inquires curling his brows.

"That's what I thought when he said that...." Glory agrees with a blank look.

"Honestly, he's just an irresponsible headmaster..." Grim grumbles shaking his head lightly while clinging on her shoulders.

"I have to agree with you..." Deuce chimes with a sweatdrop. Soon something popped from the bluenette's mind.

"Oh! Glory-san."

Soon Deuce rummages something in his pocket and pulls out a small blue present to Glory.

"I got this for you..." He said as Deuce scratches his left cheek with his finger.

"I'm not really good at these sort of things, but...It's my way of saying thank you for the gift you gave me during break." Deuce explained as he glanced back at Glory with a bashful grin. Touched, Glory grabs the small present gazing it with awe before she smiled back and pulled him into a hug.

"Thank you, Deuce. This is really sweet." Glory said with a sweet smile causing Deuce to blush and smiled timidly before hugging her back.

"T-Thank you, Glory-san. I appreciate your kindness." Deuce stutters with a blush crept from his cheeks earning a jealous glare from the auburn haired troublemaker. Then Glory pulls away from Deuce and beams them with a bright smile.

"You're welcome and Happy New Year, you guys." She said beaming with a smile as Ace smiled a bit.

"Same with you." Ace said with a grin along with Deuce.

"We always spend time together but seeing you today makes me nostalgic for some reason." Deuce stated and Glory nods with a smile.

"Same. It definitely takes us back when we first met." Glory said letting out a giggle.

"Those were the rough but good times." She stated.

"Heh heh. I bet you're just sad you didn't get to see me over vacation." Grim teases, but the fun soon died down when they heard obnoxious murmurs from a few crowd of students.

"Hey don't look now, but Gothel's blood is standing right there." The Pomefiore student whispers.

"Ack! Sh#t!" The other Pomefiore student shrieks.

"She's gonna lock us up in the tower...!" The Ignihyde student mumbles. The A-Deuce duo shoot annoyed daggers at the obnoxious group of students who are bad mouthing about their crush while Glory is unfazed by their whispers.

Of course there are a few people who still see me as Gothel. Great.

She sarcastically thought.

"Yeesh. These guys don't know when to learn!" Grim rants with a frown.

"You guys, stop standing in the middle of the road." Soon Jack came into the street flinching the students when they faced the wolf who is glaring down at them with annoyed gold eyes.

"Ack! We're sorry!"

"Let's get outta here!"

"Don't eat me!!!"

As soon as they fled, Jack saunters towards them where Glory sighs and smiles warmly at the wolf.

"Hi Jack." Glory greets with a gentle smile, but soon widen her eyes when noticing his dark skin tone.

"Oh sh#t, you look different." Glory points out puzzling the wolf.

"Hm? What do you mean?" Jack inquires tiling his head a bit looked baffled.

"Oh, yeah. You're right. Did you get darker by chance?" Ace asks curiously.

"Did I? It's probably because I was skiing for the entire break." Jack assumes while scratching his head.

"Eeeeh, your hometown gets lots of snow?" Ace asks with a intrigued smile.

"What's skiing? I wanna try it too, y'know!" Grim chirps as he drops to his feet and scampers around Deuce's feet.

"Ack! Grim, careful! Don't trip on to their feet!" Glory warns him.

"Woah, Grim! Stop running around our feet!" Deuce yelps annoyed with Grim scattering all over their feet until someone bump into him.

"Eeh!?"

"Hm? Ah." Glory soon recognized the same boy with lavender hair that she healed back at the halls a few weeks ago.

That's the guy I healed a few weeks ago before the Magift Tournament....

Glory thought surprised to see the same fragile boy that she healed. Deuce flinched and bows his head to him.

"Oh my bad!" He apologizes and leans back to the purple haired boy.

"You alright?" He asks curiously, but his answer wasn't a good one as the lavender haired boy grips his hands and Glory noticed him sniffing with tears swelling from his eyes. This shocks the ravenette and with intuition, Glory went over to the fragile boy.

"Epel isn't it? Is there something wrong?" She asks curiously with worried grey eyes gently laying her hand on the boy's back. Epel spun his head and widens his teary eyes to see the same ravenette that healed him at three halls a few weeks ago.

It's her...the girl who healed me....

He thought gazing at her with an awed look.

"Eeh!? Yo-You're crying!?" Deuce shrieks freaking out.

"Teacher, Deuce made a kid from another dorm cry." Ace teases earning a frown from Glory.

"Not helping Ace!" Glory seethes with a tick mark throbbing from her head.

"Agreed! Don't make fun of me, Ace!" Deuce bellows with a glare. Soon Epel wipes the tear from his eyes and Deuce spun back to the weeping lavender haired first year.

"It hurts enough to make you cry, I'm so sorry. I'll take you to the infirmary so use my shoulder as support..." Deuce comforts, but this did not help him at all.

"I'm...over this...!" Epel mutters.

"Eh...Over...?" Deuce utters with confusion in his face, but Glory wasn't surprised as she looks back at Vivien's warning.

Mirror, mirror, on the wall, jealousy will consume the fairest of all.

As she reminisced back, Glory clench her fists knowing what's up.

This must be Vil's doing....

Glory ponders, but soon heard Epel gasps and smacks her hand away as he fled off leaving them baffled except Glory.

"And there he goes." Ace nonchalantly remarks.

"That guy's in the same class as me. I'm pretty sure he's from Pomefiore..." Jack mutters.

"Epel Felmier." Glory said finishing his sentence causing the three of them to twirl their heads to the ravenette.

"Epel from Pomefiore." Deuce mutters tiling his head laying his finger on his chin.

"You know him, Glor?" Ace asks curiously.

"Yeah. I healed him with my sundrop powers at the hall a few weeks ago." She told him as Glory kept her gaze glued to the distressed lavender haired boy.

"And the next adversary that we'll be facing soon..." Glory informs them with a dead serious gaze as her grey orbs glint with determination baffling the trio and deeply frightening the wolf.

Wildcat...what exactly are you planning?

Jack thought with his mind swirling with questions wondering what's going on into that ravenette's head.

~~~~~~~~~~

Later at Pomefiore, Vil is at the ballroom standing with his his arms crossed while feeling patience waning off.

"He ran away..." He grumbles with a frown as he unfolds his arms and turns to the dark corner.

"Rook! Are you there? Rook!" Vil demands and soon footsteps come forward revealing the blonde haired huntsman himself.

"You called, Roi de Poison?" Rook asks curiously.

"Get that boy back here, immediately." Vil orders with an impatient glare amusing the huntsman as he smiled slyly and takes off his hat and bows down to him.

"Oui. If that is what you desire." He complies as he stands up and left the ballroom. Soon Vil's violet eyes gleam with dark determination.

"I'll never let you escape. Everything I do is to obtain true beauty." He proclaims as his ominous plans is just the beginning....