The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, with gold crowns on each of his seven heads, fought with their swords and just as the Mouse King was about to win the battle, Marie hit him in the head from behind with one of her slippers. He turned in surprise and approached her with his sword raised. But before the Mouse King could reach her the Nutcracker got up and ran him through with his sword as marie collapsed onto the bed. the nutcracker took the Mouse King's crown and held it triumphantly in the air as the sad mice slowly dragged away the body of their King.