
chapter 23 - An Untold Story
From 5.22 "Only You", in Gold's shop, the teens were gathered.
Freya/Priscilla: (voice over) "Previously on Worlds Colliding (Once Upon a Time)."
Grace and Rose nodded, using their combined power with Henry's to make the Olympian crystal appear in front of them, which was in Henry's hand.
Henry: (voice over from 5.22 Only You) "So if we got the crystal from Grandpa, then maybe we could stop him from using his magic to steal the magic from the town, including all of yours. We could do what Aunt Freya and Uncle Jefferson tried to do and destroy the Dark One magic forever."
Cyrus nodded to Lisa and Blake. "So we have to find it and after we get the magic back, we have to help them bring it back to the safety of the Olympus."
Blake nodded. "So , yes, recovering our family crystal that could be a weapon of mass destruction is second task as the Divine Pair."
From 5.22 "Only You", on Main Street, Zelena tried to use the wand to make the portal disappear, but the water center of the portal started to spread outward. "It must have something to do with magic being tied to that bloody crystal."
The watery portal sucked Emma, Snow, David, Killian and Zelena through the portal, before the door slammed closed and disappeared.
From 5.22 "Only You", in the Land of Untold Stories, Emma, Snow, David, Killian and Zelena were thrown into this world, falling hard to the ground.
Emma: (voice over from 5.22 Only You) "Well, we're not in Storybrooke anymore."
From 5.22 "Only You", in Land of Untold Stories, in the cages, Emma, Snow, David, Killian and Zelena were locked up.
Hyde backed away from the cages. "In my experience, if you really don't want to worry about something, you lock it into a cage. A strong cage, like this one."
From 5.22 "Only You", in the hospital lab, Jekyll screamed in pain, groaning, slamming into things, making them all fall. In waves of blue and red magic, he transformed from Dr. Jekyll to Mr. Hyde.
Hyde: (voice over from 5.22 Only You) "It's when you unlock the cage... that's when the trouble starts."
From 5.22 "Only You", in Neal's apartment, Freya, Jefferson, Alcina, Regina, Ella, Tori and Mathias were talking.
Alcina looked down sadly. "The Dark Sorceress is inside me, trying to get out, especially after Robin. After what happened with Robin, all I want to do is scream and lash out and try and find a way to get rid of this darkness inside me. I can't give into the darkness again, not when I have Locksley and Ronald now. I have to be good and I have to take care of them. I can't hurt them, or Regina, Freya, Jefferson and Grace, or Henry and Rose, because if I do, I would not be able to live with myself."
Freya looked at Jefferson. "We're constantly at war with darkness and madness fighting for control. This force inside me makes me want to hurt everyone."
"We can't always control what it makes us think, or feel, or do," Jefferson told them.
"You two were talking in the Underworld about getting rid of the madness so that it can't make you hurt anyone else ever again," Mathias told them.
Regina sighed. "Much as I want to give in to evil, I don't. The Evil Queen can't return. There's no redemption for me, there's only suffering because now I have a curse, the curse of knowing the difference between good and evil, and I'm caught between them. Freya, Jefferson, Alcina and I'll never be at peace with ourselves."
From 5.22 "Only You", in the library, Gold used magic to get into Grace's head. Grace could no longer keep control, her magic lashing out, causing an intense, out of control wind to blow through the room and knock everyone down as the library shook from Grace's power in an earthquake. Once Grace was forced to drop the crystal, Gold caught it, casting a spell to control all of the magic inside the crystal, taking away the magic of everyone.
Tori: (voice over from 5.22 Only You) "You're saying whatever madness that Freya and Jefferson might have passed onto Grace just woke up? Because of all the Divine magic? All the trauma? Because of what she did to handle Blake's darkness, and getting burned by Hades's magic?"
Later in the library, Grace looked at her parents. "I don't have to be that bad. I promise."
"Well, we'll just have to make sure that it won't be that bad," Alcina told her. "But for Freya and Jefferson, it's nearly impossible for them to control anymore."
From 5.22 "Only You", in Gold's hotel room, the portal opened up on the bed underneath Pandora's box, with Belle still inside it, making it fall through the portal.
Gold ran closer, but was too late, as the portal closed. "Belle!"
From 5.22 "Only You", in the hospital lab, Hyde held Pandora's box. "If the Dark One ever wishes to see his wife again, he'll have to do exactly as I say."
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Land of Untold Stories
Same Day - Same Scene
Day - Hospital Lab
Dr. Jekyll woke up in a straight jacket, exhaling deeply, struggling, seeing a note on the table in front of him, leaning closer to read.
Hyde: (voice over) "You almost got free. Sorry it didn't work out."
Jekyll noticed Poole was asleep in his chair, spotting a shaving knife on the table a few steps away from him, walking over to it. "That's the thing about you, Hyde. You're never half as clever as you think."
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Cages
Emma, Snow, David, Killian and Zelena were still locked away. Since no one had anything to pick the lock with, Killian was trying to pick it with his hook, failing.
"Did you get into your own rum?" Zelena asked. "You believe that's going to work when my and Emma's magic can't?"
"Well, I suppose I could just do nothing," Killian told her sarcastically. "But then again, that's your job."
Zelena walked up to Killian angrily. "If you really want to get out of here, I can arrange a trip right back to the Underworld."
"Stop it!" David scolded them both. "Now, we need to be patient. The groundsman promised to fix the wand and bring it back to us."
Jekyll walked in. "Unfortunately, I was only able to keep half my promise."
"What do you mean?" Emma asked. "Where's the wand?"
"I repaired it, but then the warden took it from me," Jekyll explained. "I didn't come empty handed, though. Seems the orderly, he enjoyed a little bit too much whiskey today."
Jekyll held up the key to the cell.
Snow sighed in relief. "We need to get the wand back from that warden. Do you know where he is?"
Jekyll shook his head nervously. "Eh, no, uh, but first things first, before we find him, we must have a way to defeat him. He's quite powerful. Now, I might have a way, but it is dangerous."
Jekyll unlocked the door, opening it.
Emma smirked. "Hasn't stopped us before."
The five heroes walked out of the cell.
Killian looked at Jekyll. "We just went to Hell and back. We're not afraid of your warden."
Jekyll nodded in understanding. "Then follow me."
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Streets
Jekyll led the group through the weird streets of the weird land.
Killian looked around in shock. "Bloody hell."
They looked around. Everyone looked like they were from a different realm rather than just all from one place.
"Where are we?" David asked.
"It's like all the realms all at once," Snow told them.
Jekyll nodded. "You're closer than you think. This land is a refuge filled with outcasts from all over. Each forced to flee their problems, each finding safe haven here."
"Forced to flee?" Emma repeated. "From what?"
"Well, the reasons are as varied as the populace, and everyone has their own tale," Jekyll explained. "That's why this place has come to be known as 'The Land of Untold Stories'."
"It's a tad ironic of a name, no, given that this land is seemingly filled with stories?" Killian pointed out.
"Perhaps, but there's only one story we need to worry about right now," Jekyll told them. "That's our own."
"Right," Emma told him. "And that story better end with us getting back to our world."
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Land Without Magic
New York City, New York
Street
Lisa, Henry, Rose, Grace, Saphira, Derek, Cyrus and Axel were making their way through the streets, looking for Blake and Faye. Grace was annoyed with the others because they told Freya and Jefferson about her own mentality state when she had wanted to wait until she knew that they weren't going to lose it when they found out.
Axel followed her when the others stayed back, knowing she was irritated with them. "Grace... Grace. Will you stop? I'm sorry about what went down in the library."
"I'm used to my grandfather getting into my head and making me lose control like that, Axel," Grace told him. "I'm not used to my friends and family telling my parents about a certain madness inside my head that might have woken up, risking them losing their minds completely."
Axel took her hand in his to calm her down. "Grace. I know you're scared, and I know you're angry. But we're just trying to help you. And anything you need, I will help you."
Grace sighed, nodding. "I know. Thank you, Axel."
The others walked up to them.
"Axel?" Cyrus asked. "You got her calmed down? Good. New York would not be able to handle the Illusionist losing control of magic and madness."
"But it's not complete madness, right?" Rose asked. "I mean, everything that happened to Grace, it just sparked some inside of her."
Cyrus nodded. "Exactly. Like Freya, Jefferson and Alcina said, we can try and make sure that it doesn't get worse than that."
"Well, right now, we need to find Faye and Blake," Henry told them. "Where could they be?"
"Where are they?" Derek asked.
"Just look for anything shiny," Grace told them. "Faye and Blake have a thing for things that glow."
Lisa rolled her eyes. "Yeah, they like to say that they feel sorry for them because nothing can glow more than them."
Henry frowned in confusion. "I thought that was for dark things?"
"Oh, no, Faye and Blake have a thing for those, too," Saphira answered. "But with those, they like to say they're inferior beside them because Faye has so much darkness thanks to being a Matthews, also because of what Snow and David did to our family. And because, obviously, Blake is the actual Dark Being."
"They really do that?" Cyrus asked.
"Yep," Grace answered.
Axel shook his head. "I wish I could say that I'm surprised. But I'm honestly not."
Rose chuckled. "Me neither, Axel. Guys, look. Is that them?"
Blake and Faye were walking in what seemed to be slow motion with shopping bags in hand, wearing new expensive looking outfits.
"Seriously?" Lisa asked.
"We're currently at the middle of an important quest, and you decided to go shopping?" Grace asked dubiously. "We don't have time."
Blake smirked. "Oh, please, little Grace, remember this, 'you should always waste time when you don't have any, time is not the boss of you', and allow me to say that since my and Lisa's great great grandpa was the god of time, so..."
"Are those new Gucci jackets?" Rose asked.
Faye smirked, shrugging. "I'm not saying they're the new season, very expensive ones, and I'm not saying they're not."
Derek rolled his eyes. "We're supposed to be looking for Gold."
"We were," Faye told them.
"Where?" Rose asked. "In Forever 21?"
"Well, we were looking for him, but then we came upon this Gucci store and saw these jackets and they were just screaming at us to buy, and well, you know, we never refuse to help innocents," Blake told them.
"I used to, but not anymore," Faye pointed out.
Cyrus rolled his eyes sarcastically. "Such modesty."
Blake pretended not to notice the sarcasm. "I know, right? Thank you, stone boy." Cyrus gave him a look for calling him that again, so Blake corrected himself. "Cyrus."
"Got a good one there, Faye," Saphira told her.
"Hilarious, Saphira," Faye replied sarcastically. "At least Blake is a celestial being, while your boyfriend Derek is a thief."
"Reformed thief," Derek corrected. "Still an archer. Remember that I once took you down in Oz."
Faye nodded in acknowledgement.
Rose noticed the shoes Faye and Blake were wearing. "And what about those new Louis Vuitton high heels for Faye and high top sneakers for Blake?"
"Are those the limited editions ones?" Henry asked.
"Well, yes, they are," Blake answered. "I'm surprised you know that, Henry. You always wear the same outfit, honestly."
Henry was a little offended. "Hey."
Faye covered her mouth to keep from laughing.
Lisa crossed her arms. "And let me guess. You just had to buy the matching Louis Vuitton jeans or skirt?"
"Well, technically, they're Chanel," Faye corrected. "And I wasn't about to walk around with not matching, and we're both matching, too. Let's be honest, pretties. One icon is gonna dress like another icon. Duh."
"What do you even have in those bags?" Saphira asked.
"Nothing," Blake lied.
Saphira gave them a look, taking the bags. "Liars."
They went through the bags.
Derek held two jackets. "Are you kidding me? You actually bought more jackets?"
"This is New York," Blake told them. "We could get sick, and we don't wanna catch fevers. I just returned from almost dead, and with the amount of fire that Faye breathes, I'm surprised her lungs aren't as damaged as a smoker, and same with Saphira and Mathias. Can't imagine when Tori is gonna start breathing fire once the little Matthews is developed enough as a Siren/Dragon inside her. You were right before, Faye, Matthews are always burning things to the ground."
Faye turned her head to give Blake an amused look.
Saphira was holding a receipt, giving Faye a look. "Really, Tiffany's? You actually went to Tiffany's in a moment like this?"
"And you spent 50 thousand dollars on all this stuff?" Rose asked.
"Breakfast at Tiffany's is an iconic movie," Faye told them. "Hello, I'm surprised you thought I would come to New York for a second and not actually go to Tiffany's."
"Where did you even get the money?" Lisa asked.
"And where are your other clothes?" Axel added.
"Well, we were walking, and some of these homeless brain dead kids were spreading lies, and we just had to tell them up and give them some clothes," Faye told them.
"How did you know they were homeless?" Axel asked.
"And how were they brainless and spreading lies?" Derek asked.
"Well, the girl was in battered up and filthy clothes inspired by sleeping beauty, and the guy was wearing just ratty old clothes," Faye answered. "The girl said sleeping beauty is the best and Maleficent sucks, and I was like, 'Girl, is your brain worse than than your fashion sense', or something like that, so I gave her my clothes, but let's be honest, not even such a style like mine can cure brain damage."
Derek sighed, closing his eyes. "Faye, please tell me that you did not tell that girl that you and Saphira are Maleficent's granddaughters and that's why you were so offended by that."
Faye pressed her lips together, looking down sheepishly.
"Faye?" Saphira asked.
Blake chuckled. "She did say that, and now those people think lollipop's more crazy than we do." Faye smiled sarcastically. "But we just had to tell them to get some real taste and we gave them our old clothes, so we're praying that some of our good taste sticks on them."
Saphira was so beyond done with this, rolling her eyes, crossing her arms. "Wow. That was the most self centered egomaniac and condescending and vain thing that I have ever heard. And that's a surprise because I live with Faye."
Faye smirked sarcastically, tilting her head. "Your love is touching, Sister Saphira."
"Where did you get the money to buy all this?" Cyrus asked.
"I might or might not have stolen Freya's credit card," Blake answered, showing them the card.
Grace took it from him.
"You did what?" Lisa asked.
"Hey, don't judge," Blake told her. "I can remember a clear vision when you did the same, sister, so..."
"That was so that I could help Henry and Rose find Ella and Emma, Blake," Lisa told him.
"Yeah," Henry agreed.
"And then we later found out that Aunt Freya let Lisa steal the card," Rose added. "So that was for a good cause."
Blake shrugged. "So was this."
"What was your cause, Blake?" Henry asked.
"The cause was I just almost died a couple of hours ago, and Faye has been so exhausted in helping Derek take care of Baby Robin, and we deserved new things," Blake told them.
"If that was true, why didn't you two think to buy something for Grace, Rose, Cyrus and me since we almost died, too?" Lisa asked.
Faye smiled, teasing her. "Oh, my God, Lisa, we can't just spend other people's money. That's wrong."
Lisa rolled her eyes.
"And you spent 50 thousand dollars for your 'cause'," Grace told them.
"We're rich, we live in a mansion, so Freya and Jefferson are not gonna notice," Blake told them. "Plus, it's not that we need much money in Storybrooke."
Lisa shook her head incredulously, but was somewhat amused by the thought of Blake getting in trouble. "Oh, you're dead, Blake."
Saphira pointed at her sister. "So are you, Faye, if Mama and Papa find out about this."
"Yeah, my Mama and Papa are gonna be pissed," Grace added. "Tori and Mathias might be a bit more lenient considering they used to be pirates, but still."
Axel smirked. "You're both grounded for like life, guys."
"Mama Tori and Papa Mathias can't ground me," Faye told them smugly. "I'm a Dragon/Siren that can fly freely. Plus I have my own kid with Derek already, and it's not like Freya and Jefferson can ground Blake since he's a celestial being."
"One who can't use Blake's powers right now," Cyrus replied. "Remember?"
"And remember that Freya is the Dark Witch," Derek told them. "Jefferson is the Mad Hatter. And the madness inside both of them is nearly uncontrollable now."
Blake realized they were right. "Oh, God, I'm dead."
The others nodded.
"We need to find Gold," Lisa told them.
"Well, I hope you guys have a good plan," Henry told them. "Because Grandpa took your guys' magic. And we have no idea where he is."
Cyrus pointed behind them. "Actually, I think I do."
The others followed his gaze, seeing a purple thunder cloud over Gold's hotel building.
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Hotel - Hallway
(Song:) Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
A waiter was in the middle of delivering room service, listening to music through his earbuds, walking out of the elevator toward Gold's room. He paused when he saw a bright white light shining from Gold's hotel room, taking out his earbuds.
(Song Ends)
The waiter walked closer to the room, hesitantly knocking, backing away.
Gold opened the door. "Well, don't just stand there."
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Gold's Hotel Room
The waiter wheeled in the food, seeing that Gold had things on the table set up for a ritual-looking spell, along with the crystal. "Here is your dinner, sir. The spaghetti bolognese." He took the cover off the tray, but it wasn't the right food, revealing it was a steak and vegetables. "Uh, I'm so sorry. The kitchen must have made a mistake. I'll get it fixed right away."
Gold stopped him. "No need. The meal is irrelevant." He picked up the silver tray. "This is sterling silver?"
"Yes," the waiter answered.
Gold nodded. "You can leave." The waiter nodded nervously, quickly walking toward the door. "Actually, there is one more thing." The waiter stopped, even more nervous. Gold gave him a 100 dollar bill. "Things might get messy here, especially if my family gets here soon."
The waiter left the room. Gold closed the door, putting up the "Do not disturb" sign.
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Outside
Ella, Regina, Alcina, Freya, Jefferson, Mathias and Tori were across the street from the hotel, seeing the purple cloud over it.
"Gold might have magic on his side," Regina told them. "But he sure isn't subtle."
"If we know Henry, Rose, Lisa, Grace, Blake, Faye, Saphira, Derek, Cyrus and Axel?" Ella asked, taking out her phone. "They've already seen this. And they would already be on their way. We should call and tell them to stay put."
"Remember that Freya torched Henry and Rose's phones, Ella," Regina told her. Freya sighed, looking down, nodding in acknowledgement, a little shamed. Ella sighed, lowering her phone. "Ally, Freya, Jefferson, call Lisa, Grace or Blake. Tori, Mathias, call Saphira, Faye or Derek. Cyrus and Axel don't have phones."
Freya pulled out her phone. "Actually, Grace got Axel a phone when he first got to Storybrooke. I'm not sure if Rose got a phone for Cyrus or not."
Jefferson looked at his phone. "What the hell?"
"What's wrong?" Tori asked.
"It's Granny," Jefferson answered. "Something's happened in Storybrooke. Snow, David, Hook, Emma and Zelena were pulled through some kind of portal."
The others reacted in surprise, worry and exasperation.
Mathias rolled his eyes. "Bloody hell. Again? To where this time?"
"Granny is an expert on lasagna, Mathias, not magic," Jefferson told him. "All she says is that they vanished with the Apprentice's wand and never came back."
Getting angry, Freya and Jefferson glared up at the hotel, starting to walk toward it. The others sighed, following.
Alcina tried to calm them down. "Cilla. Jefferson. Hey."
"They might all be in danger," Ella told them. "We have to bring them home."
"Well, the only way to do that is to get our magic back from Gold," Alcina pointed out.
"What are you doing?" Tori asked. "We need a plan. Not only to get Snow, David, Hook, Emma and Zelena back. To get Belle back, too."
Jefferson held up his fist. "I have a plan. I still have a fist. Gold still has a nose."
"Freya, Jefferson, I know you're angry at Gold for what he did to Grace at the library after finding out that she could have madness now," Ella told them. "And because he hurt Lisa and Blake after they're still healing from killing Hades. Not to mention hurting Henry and Rose, even Cyrus and Axel. We get it. So am I, and Regina and Alcina. Tori and Mathias are angry at him for hurting Saphira, Faye and Derek and keeping Belle away from them. I wanna help my parents, Killian and Emma more than anything."
"But we have to be smart about this," Regina told them. "Ella's right about that."
Tori, Mathias, Freya, Jefferson and Alcina exchanged a look, looking at Regina and Ella.
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Gold's Hotel Room
Gold heard a knock at the door, opening it to see Alcina, Freya, Jefferson, Tori and Mathias. "Usually seeing the five of you like this leads to more family drama, especially after something like earlier."
They walked in.
"We need to talk," Alcina told him. "Regina and Ella don't know we're here."
"We're not here to fight," Tori told him. "The storm clouds outside tell us you haven't been able to wake Belle yet." She saw the supplies on the table. "And apparently, it's not from a lack of trying. Seems to me like you can use the help of your daughters, son-in-law, sister-in-law and her husband."
"So all of you want to help me now?" Gold asked. "What's changed?"
"Snow, David, Emma, Hook and Zelena," Mathias answered. "They're in trouble. Zelena used the Apprentice's wand, and now they're trapped in another realm."
Gold looked between them. "You're not fooling me. You may want to help your friends, but I know why Tori and Mathias are really here. You two want Belle back and so you can try and wake her up when even I'm failing at everything I'm doing. Priscilla, Jefferson, Alcina, I can only assume you're here for one reason. Grace."
Freya was struggling not to be angry at him, having to look away so she wouldn't be overcome. "You got into her head again like you did with me, Jefferson and Grace when you made Lisa and Blake lose control. But this time, Grace has actual madness inside her head. You helped me with my madness when Jefferson was dead, Papa. I need you to help us with Grace's."
"Please, Gold," Alcina told him. "Please help me, Freya and Jefferson help Grace. Let us, Tori and Mathias help you wake Belle. I can't lose one more person I love. Not after what happened to Robin Hood."
Gold looked between them, nodding. "Well, perhaps you're right, Ally. Perhaps we can help each other. And it looks like Cilla and Jefferson are struggling more than ever even when they're together. The madness has really gotten that bad for all of you."
"No thanks to you," Jefferson told him.
Gold sighed. "That may be true, Jefferson. If you help me, I'd be willing to make up for it." He held up a hand to perform the same spell that helped Freya with her madness before when Jefferson had been dead. "May I?" They nodded. Gold used the spell to ease the madness in their heads briefly. Freya and Jefferson sighed in relief when they didn't feel the madness crushing them for a moment. Alcina, Tori and Mathias looked at them in concern and worry. "As I'm sure you all know, that spell won't last forever, and the madness will come back stronger. For Cilla, Jefferson, and for Grace. Let's talk about making sure it doesn't consume her like it consumed both of you. Then Alcina, Tori, Mathias and I can talk about finding a way to wake Belle."
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Land of Untold Stories
Jekyll's Home
Jekyll led the group of five here, turning on the lights. "Yes, this is where I lived when I was still a doctor at the hospital."
Zelena ran her finger through the top of the dusty fireplace. "So, not many maids with untold stories, then."
Jekyll sighed, picking up a vial with blue liquid inside.
"What's that?" Snow asked.
"A serum I created, designed to separate the good from the evil in someone," Jekyll answered. "It's what we're going to use to defeat the warden."
"Well, how?" Killian asked. "I didn't exactly see any good in him."
Jekyll forced a smile. "Uh, it--it's there, and the good has been fighting to get out for a long time, but it never could, till now."
Jekyll took out a flower from his pocket.
"The flower," David told him. "It's from the vine you were trimming back in the garden."
"Yes, the final ingredient," Jekyll answered, cutting the tip of the flower, making the sap fall into the vial. The liquid quickly turned red. "If only he knew I was growing it right under his nose."
Poole walked in with an electric prod. "Actually, he did. Back off!"
Jekyll was stunned. "I don't understand. You--you were passed out drunk."
"I let you get away so you could finish your serum," Poole explained, grabbing Jekyll. "Now let's show the warden what you've done."
Pool took out the blue serum, making Jekyll drink it.
Jekyll groaned, yelling in pain. "Get away!"
"What did you do to him?" David asked.
"You have to run!" Jekyll yelled in pain.
In a wave of blue and red magic surging underneath his skin, Jekyll started to change into Hyde, ripping his clothes.
Snow looked at her husband and daughter in shock. "David. Emma. I think I know what story our good doctor is from."
Emma nodded in agreement. "Dr. Jekyll. Which means he's..."
"Mr. Hyde," David finished.
"The warden?" Killian asked. "Mr. who? Who's Mr. Hyde?"
"You know what I say?" Zelena asked. "Shoot first, ask questions later."
Zelena shot a green fireball at Hyde, but he instantly absorbed it. Emma shot gold magic at Hyde, but he was immune to that as well, absorbing the magic, only becoming stronger, causing the heroes to be horrified and worried.
"Jekyll was right," Snow told them. "Run!"
David guided the others. "Run."
Everyone took off running. Poole started to run after them.
Hyde stopped him. "No."
Hyde picked up the serum that Jekyll had made, smiling.
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Land Without Magic
New York City
Hotel - Hallway
Ella and Regina were sneaking up to the hotel room. Ella was using her phone and a hotel key car to hack into the lock on the door.
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Gold's Hotel Room
Gold was getting drinks for the others, his back turned to the door as Ella and Regina snuck in. "To helping one another once again."
Gold, Freya, Alcina, Jefferson and Mathias clinked their glasses, drinking.
Tori rolled her eyes, laying her hand over her pregnant belly. "You guys suck." They chuckled. "Now that we're 'helping each other once again', are you gonna tell me where Belle is?"
Gold sighed, knowing Tori and Mathias were going to be angry. "She was taken. Or rather, Pandora's box was taken with her in it."
Ella and Regina were sneaking around the other room, searching for the crystal.
Mathias looked at Gold, clearly angry but trying to control it. "How?"
"I didn't know how till you arrived," Gold admitted. "It was the Apprentice's wand. Zelena, Snow, David, Emma and Hook must be trapped because someone's taken it from them, which means they're all in the same realm, and you... well, you're gonna help me find it." Ella found the crystal in Gold's bag, but she couldn't touch it. Gold held out his hand, using magic to make the crystal appear in his palm. "Help yourself to a drink, Ella. You as well, Regina."
Everyone sighed, annoyed at having been caught. Ella and Regina walked into the room.
"I think I'll pass," Ella told them.
Freya looked at Gold. "You knew."
"Of course I knew," Gold answered, sighing. "I know that no matter how much you need my help, Cilla, I'm the last person you and Jefferson would come to unless you were trying to trick me because of the madness inside your heads hating me so much. You've said it before yourselves. You're not the ones that hate me. The madness is. I'm afraid that after today, I may not even be able to help you keep that insanity at bay. For better or worse, this is now you completely."
"Jefferson and I know that this is us," Freya told him. "But it's not Grace. You started to make it possible for madness to wake up inside her. If you ever want my forgiveness, please, help us make sure that it won't consume her like it did to me and Jefferson."
Gold stood, taking a piece of hair from Tori. "I will do what I can." He looked at Freya, Alcina, Jefferson, Tori and Mathias. "I let you in because I did want to help undo the damage I did on all of you and Grace, and because I needed this from Tori."
Gold held up the strand of hair.
Tori sighed. "Something connected to Belle so you can find her."
"Indeed," Gold answered. "And now that I have it... even I'm not daft enough to kill Tori and Mathias, considering who they are to my wife, and of course I'm not going to kill Cilla, Ally and Jefferson. If I hurt Regina, I would surely lose Alcina forever, but you, Ella..."
Gold made a fireball in his hand.
Alcina stood. "Gold!"
The door opened. The teens ran inside.
"Stop!" Lisa told them.
"Kids, get out of here," Mathias told them. "There's nothing you can do."
"Yes, there is," Rose told them.
Henry quickly took out the Grail from the library, sucking the fireball into it.
Gold was stunned. "No."
Henry tried to use the Grail to destroy the darkness inside the crystal. Gold used his power to try and stop him, but the struggle between Gold and the Grail made the crystal release the magic as it was all sucked into the Grail, to everyone's shock, even Henry's.
Regina could only speak after a moment. "Henry. Gold. What have you done?"
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Land of Untold Stories
Jekyll's Home
Hyde took a syringe, taking in the serum that Jekyll had made, putting it into the syringe. "Now, Poole, you might want to go into the other room." Poole did as told, leaving the room. Hyde injected himself with the red serum that Jekyll had just made. In a few seconds, Hyde was glowing blue and red again. Jekyll started to come out of his chest. They were splitting up, becoming two separate people. A few moments later, they were separated painfully, no longer tethered together. Jekyll fell to the floor, looking up at Hyde in shock. "So nice to finally meet you, doctor."
Jekyll was just in complete shock. "Hyde."
Hyde walked closer. "I've heard so much about you." He helped Jekyll to his feet, walking around him. "You're even more disappointing in person. So weak, so pathetic. I was actually impressed that you had the courage to try to finish that serum of yours in secret."
"I had no choice," Jekyll told him. "Being with you was destroying me."
"But do you see the irony?" Hyde asked. "Being separate is what's going to destroy you."
Hyde started to strangle Jekyll. The heroes came running in.
Killian stabbed Hyde in the back with his hook. "I don't think so, mate!"
Poole ran inside.
Emma sent a blast of her gold magic at Poole, making him fly back into the wall, knocking him out, making him fall to the floor, sighing. "I've been waiting to do that."
Hyde shoved Killian aside.
David ran to help Jekyll up. "Doctor!"
"I told you all to run," Jekyll told them.
"No," David told him. "You risked everything to save us. We had to do the same."
"To be clear, I was fine running," Zelena told them.
Hyde turned to face them angrily. "Now I'm going to kill you all."
Snow walked in with Poole's weapon, using it on Hyde, shocking him, making him fly across the room and making him fall unconscious.
Jekyll started grabbing things from the table. "Leave it. It's of no use to use now, and we don't want to be here when he wakes up."
They all quickly ran out of the room.
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Land Without Magic
New York City
Gold's Hotel Room
Gold was standing in front of everyone, facing Henry. "Have you any idea what you've just done?"
"Stopped you from hurting my mom and anybody else," Henry answered.
"You stopped us from rescuing Belle, not to mention your family, and they're trapped in the same realm with her," Gold told him angrily.
The teens reacted in shock.
"What?" Lisa asked.
"What's he talking about?" Grace asked.
Jefferson sighed. "Snow, David, Hook, Emma and Zelena are in another realm right now."
Gold looked at Henry. "And thanks to you, we have no way of helping them get back."
"Henry was just trying to destroy the darkness," Lisa told him. "You're the one that destroyed it all. This isn't on Henry. It's on you."
Faye, Henry and Rose left in a hurry, all overwhelmed with the thought of some of their family being gone and not being able to get them back.
Cyrus sighed. "Rose. Henry. Faye."
"We need to make sure they're okay," Derek told them. "That they don't go far."
Cyrus, Blake and Lisa left the hotel room to follow Faye, Henry and Rose.
Alcina looked at Gold. "Storybrooke. You and Henry rid it of its magic. What happened to it?"
"Storybrooke survived for 28 years without magic, Ally," Freya told her. I'm sure it can manage a few more."
Regina frowned in confusion, looking at Gold. "But he said it would be destroyed."
Gold nodded. "Yes, when I had to motivate all of you to find the wayward teenagers."
Jefferson looked around, holding his head. "What should we do?"
Saphira pointed at Gold. "Call the police. See how he does without his powers in a real prison."
"That's an excellent idea," Tori told her.
"Not if you want my help finding the one person who may help make sure that Grace, Rose, Cyrus, Lisa and Blake still have magic," Gold told them.
"What are you talking about?" Ella asked. "You guys said this was a land without magic."
Gold shrugged. "It is, and it isn't."
"Enough with the riddles," Mathias told him. "Who has magic?"
"Well, for that answer, it looks like we're just gonna have to learn to work together now," Gold told them.
Freya, Jefferson, Grace and Alcina scoffed.
Axel sighed. "All right. Freya, Jefferson, Grace, Alcina, Regina and I'll go with Gold and make sure he keeps his hands off this crystal. Ella, you might wanna go find Henry and Rose. Derek, Tori, Saphira, Mathias, you might wanna find Faye."
Derek nodded. "Yeah. Axel's right."
They nodded, leaving to find them.
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Park
Henry and Rose were sitting down. Faye was pacing. Lisa, Cyrus and Blake were trying to be there for them, but also giving them their space. Tori, Saphira and Mathias walked up to Faye and Blake.
Tori looked at Blake. "Hey. Can we have a second?"
Blake nodded. "Of course."
Blake walked away.
Faye sighed, turning to face her family. "How'd you know where to find us? Blake, Lisa, Cyrus and I followed Henry and Rose here."
"Because when Ella, Henry and Rose lived in New York, they came here a lot, apparently," Mathias answered. "Ella knew that Henry and Rose would lead you guys here."
"Faye, we're gonna get them back," Saphira told her. "And I mean all of them. Snow, David, Hook, Emma, Aunt Belle. Zelena."
Faye chuckled without humor. "You know, after everything my mother's done to everyone, and even me, what she did to make me and Derek have Baby Robin, I never thought I would be able to forgive her, but now..."
"You miss her," Tori finished. "We know, Faye. And it's okay to miss her. We're gonna get her back."
Mathias sighed. "I know that we might not have the best history with Zelena. And that's the understatement of the bloody year." The four Matthews managed to chuckle. "But Tori, Saphira and I are willing to put up with her just for you, Faye. All for you."
"Not saying that she's not a difficult person to try and play nice with," Saphira told her.
Faye smiled.
"But Mathias is right," Tori told her. "We will play nice for you."
"And we're gonna get her back for you," Saphira added.
"Okay?" Mathias asked.
Faye smiled, nodding.
Derek walked up to them, carrying Baby Robin. "Hey. There you guys are. Robin's been fussy. Pretty sure she wants her mother. Maybe she can sense something off. She is a baby Siren/Dragon like Saphira and Faye, like Tori and Mathias's future baby, so... she can sense it, right?"
"Yeah, pretty sure she can sense it, Derek," Saphira answered.
Faye chuckled, taking Baby Robin to hold, doting on her, and she clearly felt better after having the talk with her family about Zelena, and being able to hold her baby.
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Elsewhere
Henry, Rose and Ella were sitting on the fountain.
"Remember when we lived here, and this is where we came when you two were upset?" Ella asked. "I'd give you each a penny and tell you to wish your problems away. What do you say? Want to give it a try?"
Ella held out two pennies toward either of them.
Henry sighed. "I'm sorry, Mom, but that's not gonna make me feel better now. Me, Rose, Lisa, Grace, Blake, Saphira, Derek, Faye, Cyrus and Axel set out on this mission to destroy the darkness like Aunt Freya and Uncle Jefferson tried to do, but because of me and Grandpa, all of that magic is gone, and now we can't get our grandparents, Aunt Emma, Zelena and Hook back."
"And now because of us, we'll never even see half our family again," Rose told her. "And Aunt Ally, our other mom and Faye lost Zelena again. And you lost Hook, Aunt Emma, Grandma, Grandpa again. Aunt Freya and Uncle Jefferson lost heir best friends. Mathias, Tori and Saphira lost Hook again. And you know that even though the Matthews try to downplay their friendship with Hook, he's their best friend." Henry and Ella chuckled in amusement, nodding. "But now because of us, they're all gone."
"That may not be true," Ella told them. "Freya, Jefferson, Grace, Alcina, Regina and Axel are with Gold to try and find a way to bring Emma, Mom, Dad, Killian and Zelena back."
Rose nodded in understanding. "Should we see if they had any luck?"
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Chinatown
Freya, Jefferson, Grace, Alcina, Regina, Gold and Axel were walking together.
Axel looked at Gold skeptically. "So you're really gonna lead us to a guy that can help Grace, Rose and Cyrus tap into whatever powers they have using their Divine connection? Since Lisa and Blake can't use their powers without being more hurt than before?"
"You sound so skeptic, Axel," Gold remarked.
"Well, you did get into Grace's head and make her take out all of us just to try to get the crystal," Axel replied.
"He's doing that to try and save Belle, even if it's in the worst way," Alcina explained. "And he said that he would help Grace with whatever madness that had woken up inside her, Axel."
"Only Papa can't do that right now since he tried to stop Henry from destroying the darkness, making all of the magic disappear, Ally," Freya pointed out.
Gold couldn't help a small chuckle that sounded more like a scoff. "And you and Jefferson are doing all you can to stay sane for Grace, Lisa and Blake, while you can't do that for much longer because the madness being stronger than ever, Cilla, and Alcina and Regina are hoping they finally managed to bury the Dark Sorceress and Evil Queen deep enough inside that Ally wouldn't fall back into the darkness and accidentally hurt all of you, Henry, Rose, Regina, Locksley, Ronald, Derek and Roland, and so that Regina didn't revert back to her evil ways. How do you think Saphira, Tori, Mathias and Faye feel when they're fighting their inner darkness when they have Mathias, Tori, Saphira, Faye and Ella's combined within them? When they can't even be around Mathias's sister Lily because she has Emma's darkness on top of her own and it makes them lose control when they're together. How do you think Faye and Derek's baby will feel when she's older? Or Tori and Mathias's? Or if Saphira and Derek, or Faye and Blake have one? The price of being a Matthews, I'm afraid. It would be especially worse for a potential child of Faye and Blake's considering her insanity and darkness and Blake being the Dark Being."
Jefferson nodded sarcastically. "You were eavesdropping on us at Neal's apartment, weren't you? That's how you knew where to find Grace, Lisa, Blake, Henry, Rose, Saphira, Faye, Derek, Cyrus and Axel. You heard me, Cilla, Alcina, Regina, Ella, Tori and Mathias talking about it."
"Don't try to psychoanalyze us," Regina told him.
"Look, let me give you a friendly piece of advice, from family to family, or extended family since Regina is the half sister to my daughter Alcina," Gold told them. "Partitioning the darkness or madness inside will not help any of you become the people you want to be."
"It worked so far," Regina told him.
"Has it?" Gold asked. "You know, I once thought I could contain the darkness to one tiny corner of my soul, first for Baelfire and Priscilla, then for Belle, later on even for Ally, Jefferson and Grace, and I always failed, and I always ended up hurting the people I loved. Do you want to know why?"
"Because you like the darkness," Grace answered.
Gold nodded. "I do, so why can't either of you seem to grasp it's not either/or for darkness?"
"Because we're not like you," Grace answered. "We don't like the darkness."
"Regina and Alcina used to, but deep down, the Evil Queen and Dark Sorceress are part of them," Gold pointed out. "The madness inside Priscilla and Jefferson is a different story, because it's magical, mystical madness that is not supposed to be part of them, or of you, Grace, and not only are the three of you fighting madness, you're also fighting darkness. And the more you keep that darkness and madness locked away inside, the more you're all gonna suffer."
Grace looked away nervously. "I'm not as bad as Mama and Papa are. I don't have as much trouble as they do."
"Well, hopefully we can make sure that it doesn't get that bad for you," Alcina told her. "We're gonna have to find a way to get Freya and Jefferson free from the madness."
"Even if you do find a way to free Cilla and Jefferson, Ally, I'm not so sure you will be able to free Grace," Gold told her.
Jefferson gave him a look. "And why the hell not?"
"Because you've seen what happens when she uses this Divine magic connection, or if she gets too angry, or if someone gets inside her head," Gold told them. "What do you think will happen if something managed to reach inside her to try and rip whatever bud of madness that started to plant inside her mind?"
Freya realized what he was saying, and knowing he was right, sighing worriedly. "The same thing that happened to me and Jefferson when I tried to destroy the darkness the first time. When it broke our minds and Jefferson turned into the Dark One."
"Indeed," Gold answered. "I'm sure none of you want to see what happens if something like that shatters the mind of the Illusionist, who could bring this world to its knees if she became as consumed with madness as you and Jefferson were, Priscilla. If you thought you two were bad as Dark Ones with madness, you don't want to see what Grace could be capable of."
Grace became very worried, nervous and horrified, scared of what could happen. Axel reached out to take her hand and calm her down. Grace looked at him in relief, though was still scared.
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Dragon's Shop
The group walked in.
"What the hell is his place?" Jefferson asked.
The Dragon that August and Tamara had spoken to, who Tamara had supposedly killed in 2.18, faced them. "Greetings. What brings you to my humble shop?"
"Well, we're in the market for something a little more powerful than what you have on display," Gold told him.
"If you mean narcotics, I'm just a simple herbalist," the Dragon told them.
"I don't think so," Gold told him. "The Dragon, meet my daughters, Priscilla and Alcina, son-in-law Jefferson, granddaughter Grace, and her boyfriend Axel, along with Alcina's other sister Regina. Good to see you're breathing again. I hear one of my father's minions paid you a visit."
Freya realized who this was. "Oh, wait. This is the guy that Tamara had killed?"
"Nearly," Gold answered.
"Peter Pan was powerful, but I'm resilient," the Dragon told them. "I assume you're here because you want something, but I'm afraid I'm not in the business of helping hearts filled with such darkness as yours, Rumplestiltskin."
"Guys, this is a waste of time," Regina told them.
The Dragon faced the three Hatters, Regina, Alcina and Axel. "But you, you I will help. I see noble battles deep inside the souls and minds of Priscilla, Jefferson, Grace, Alcina and Regina, between light and dark, sanity and madness, and a past tainted with pain and heartache of what happened to your family, Axel. And for all of you, I will do my best to aid you. It is imperative you win, for all of us."
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In the back of the shop, the others had met up with the small group, all standing in the large backroom, watching as the Dragon was preparing a spell for them, with the help of Grace, Rose and Cyrus. When they completed the spell, they were able to see the Land of Untold Stories in a bowl, and they saw Emma, Snow, David, Killian and Zelena.
"There," Cyrus told them. "Look. Where the hell is that?"
"Wherever it is, they're in trouble," Jefferson told them.
"We need to get through so we can help them," Lisa told them.
Rose, Cyrus and Grace tried to open a portal, but failed, exhausted. Grace was holding her head in pain, to the concern of everyone else.
"Grace?" Freya asked. "Grace, are you okay?"
"Hey," Jefferson told her. "Come on. Talk to us."
Grace breathed heavily, nodding. "I'm fine."
"I'm afraid opening a portal to that realm will take all of their power from the connection to Divine magic," the Dragon told them.
"But if Grace uses all of it, she could go completely out of her mind," Henry told them. "No. We can't do that to her."
"Well, we can't give up, Henry," Grace replied. "Belle, Snow, David, Emma, Hook and Zelena are in trouble."
"They're not gonna want you to sacrifice your sanity to save them," Rose pointed out. "We'll find another way, Grace."
Grace sighed. "Rose--"
"Cyrus, back me and Henry up here," Rose told him.
Cyrus nodded. "Rose's right. So is Henry."
Grace sighed. "Whatever."
"We may not need to open up this connection," Cyrus told them. "Just because you destroyed Storybrooke's magic doesn't mean there isn't any in this world."
"Oh, really?" Regina asked. "Because I think there's a reason they call this place the Land Without Magic."
Cyrus nodded in agreement. "Yes, because that's how it appears. There's magic everywhere if you're willing to see it."
"That sounds an awful lot like something a friend told me and Emma a long time ago," Ella told them.
"August?" the Dragon asked. "Yes, I know who you are, Savior. If you want to find magic, remember what he taught you and your sister."
Ella sighed. "You have to believe."
"So, how do you suggest we do that?" Alcina asked. "After all, saying you believe doesn't make it so."
Lisa got an idea. "I know how."
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Park
With the group in the park, everyone was standing in front of a fountain.
"How is that going to help us?" Blake asked.
"Because there's magic in it," Lisa answered. "Every time someone makes a wish."
"I don't think throwing a coin in a fountain is what Cyrus was talking about," Gold told her.
Henry rolled his eyes. "All due respect, Grandpa, but I think that was exactly what he was talking about." He turned to face Ella. "Mom, when we were living in New York, do you remember the last time you took me an Rose here?"
"Yeah," Ella answered. "I don't know. You two were upset about something. Maybe something at school?"
Rose shook her head. "It was because of you. Henry and I could tell you were lonely, so we wished our family would be complete, and do you know what happened a few days later?"
"Killian came to New York, and he brought us back to Storybrooke and we were reunited with our family," Ella answered.
Axel was curious. "So there was magic. It was right here. You just didn't know it."
"Don't you see?" Cyrus asked. "We just need to wish they were back."
Faye sighed, nodding. "All right, I'll go with this." She walked over to the fountain. "I wish we were reunited with our families."
Faye threw a coin into the fountain.
"Come on," Saphira told them. "It can't just be Faye."
"Saphira's right," Tori agreed. "Everybody make a wish. If Saphira, Faye, Axel, Lisa, Henry, Rose and Cyrus believe this will work, so do I. Come on."
Mathias chuckled. "Okay. Tori."
Everyone got a coin, all making a wish, throwing them into a fountain. The crystal started flickering as it started glowing.
Freya held up the crystal in shock. "Hey, did you see that?"
Gold smirked. "Sometimes those kids surprise me."
Gold threw his coin into the fountain. The crystal was still flickering as it was trying to light.
"We just need more," Derek told them. "Where do we get more?"
Lisa looked around, running up the steps of the library behind the fountain. The others watched her go in confusion.
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Land Of Untold Stories
Market Place
Emma, Snow, David, Killian, Zelena and Jekyll were walking.
"We can blend in here," Snow told them. "But so can Hyde. He could be anywhere."
David looked at Jekyll. "Is there a reason your evil alter ego doesn't look anything like you?"
"And is 10 times as strong?" Emma added.
Jekyll sighed. "Everyone sees their worst self differently. Some as a mirror image, others as a literal monster. However the mind conjures it."
"Well, perhaps next time, try an aggressive bunny rabbit," Killian told him.
David looked around. "All right. We got to find a way out. Over here."
They walked out of the market place, into an alley.
"Hurry," Snow told them. "This way."
They stopped dead in their tracks when they realized they were at a dead end.
Zelena sighed in annoyance. "Seriously?"
"Come on," Emma told them.
They turned to run the other way, only to come face to face with Hyde.
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Land Without Magic
New York City
Park
Lisa was standing on the stairs next to a lion statue. "People of New York City! My name is Lisa, and I need your help. My family and friends over there, the people we care about are in danger, but we can save them with magic."
The crowd laughed.
Rose, feeling bad for the crowd laughing at Lisa, walked up to help her. "I know how crazy it sounds, but magic is real. It's all around us. You just have to be willing to see it. You have to be willing to believe."
Henry walked closer. "I know how hard that is, but we need magic. It can make the world a better place. I know it seems impossible, but think about it. At some point in your life every one of you was once a believer. And at some point, you left that part of you behind, but you can go back to it. If you believe."
Grace smiled slightly, walking closer, standing beside her cousins and her adoptive sister. "So what do you say? Will you make a wish for us? Will you help us return magic to this world?" They ran toward the fountain. "We just have to make a wish!"
Cyrus waved everyone over. "Come on! Let's go!"
Everyone followed them toward the fountain, starting to throw coins into it as they made their wishes. Alcina took a deep breath, throwing another coin into the fountain.
Freya looked at the crystal in her hands, which was flickering. "They're actually restoring magic."
"Well, are you surprised?" Axel asked. "If anyone can do it, it's Lisa, Henry, Rose, Grace and Cyrus. The Light Bringer, Truest Believer, Enchantress, Illusionist and Cyrus is the oldest warlock in all the realms, but never had the chance to grow up because he was trapped in stone."
Blake smiled. "True that, Jacob."
Axel rolled his eyes. "Will you stop calling me Jacob?"
Lisa looked at the others, smiling. "See? I told you."
The crystal started to glow.
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Land of Untold Stories
Alley
The group was facing off with Hyde. Coins started falling down at their feet.
David picked up a coin. "Pennies."
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Land Without Magic
New York City
Park
Water shot up out of the fountain as a portal started to open.
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Land of Untold Stories
Alley
A portal opened behind the group.
"Not pennies, David," Snow told him. "Wishes."
"I don't care who's making them," Zelena told them. "Let's get out of here!"
They all quickly ran toward the portal, jumping in. Hyde tried to catch up, but the portal closed before he could get to it.
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Land Without Magic
New York City
Park
The five heroes and Jekyll appeared in the fountain. All of the water had drained when they landed.
Ella ran closer to embrace her family. "Emma! Dad! Mom!"
Henry and Rose ran up to hug them. "Aunt Emma! Grandpa! Grandma."
Snow, David and Emma smiled. "Ella. Henry. Rose."
Faye walked up to embrace Zelena. "Mama."
Zelena smiled in relief to have this reaction from Faye, returning the embrace. Regina and Alcina walked closer to see if she was okay. Zelena nodded in answer. Derek, Tori, Saphira and Mathias nodded to Zelena, to which she nodded in return.
Freya embraced her best friend. "Snow."
Snow smiled. "Hey. Freya."
Emma smiled in relief when she saw Regina, as the two embraced. "Regina."
"You always seem to find your way back, Emma," Regina pointed out.
Ella smiled. "Killian."
Killian walked up to Ella, so the two embraced happily in relief. "I knew you'd find us, Ella. You. Freya. Jefferson. Alcina. Tori, Saphira, Mathias and Faye always do."
Jefferson chuckled. "It wasn't us this time. It was all Henry, Lisa, Rose, Grace and Cyrus."
The Matthews each ha an embrace with Killian. "Hook."
Killian chuckled. "Never have I been more relieved to see you Matthews."
The crowd behind them all cheered and applauded. Knowing that they didn't believe what had just happened was real, Lisa looked down sadly.
Blake walked closer to his sister. "Lisa?"
"They think it was all an act, Blake," Lisa told him. "That none of it was real."
"It's okay, Lisa," Saphira told her. "This is the only way they can understand."
Mathias chuckled. "But for a moment, they believed. For a moment, you, Henry, Rose, Grace and Cyrus did the impossible. You made the world believe."
Tori smiled at them in proud awe. "Congratulations for that."
Lisa, Henry, Rose, Grace and Cyrus smile softly.
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Land of Untold Stories
Hospital Lab
Hyde was destroying everything in his lab in a fit of rage.
Gold appeared. "Still battling against your better half, I see. And failing."
Hyde sighed. "So, you made it through the portal."
"I'm never one to miss an opportunity," Gold told him.
"Of course not," Hyde agreed. "And now that you're finally here, Rumplestiltskin, you're going to help me win that battle, because if you ever wish to see your wife or your child-to-be again, you'll do as I ask."
Gold raised his hand, magically strangling Hyde. "The only deal I'm gonna make with you is the one where you return that box to me, and then, I suppose you get to live."
Hyde struggled to speak. "I can help you... wake Belle."
Gold released Hyde, making him fall. "What did you just say?"
Hyde gasped for breath. "I know that she's under a sleeping curse. I can provide you with the information to wake her."
Gold looked at him skeptically. "You're lying, thinking it'll save your skin."
"Am I now?" Hyde asked sarcastically. "I've been the warden here to many from all distant lands. I've learned much. There is one place that has the answer you seek."
"Where?" Gold asked.
Hyde looked up, smirking. "I think it's time that we talk about a deal."
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Land Without Magic
New York City
Night - Neal's Apartment
Jekyll was looking at a page in a book with a picture of Hyde, looking at the others. "I'll never be able to thank you enough for coming back to save me. Now that I'm separated from that monster, I can make a fresh start of my life in your Storybrooke."
"Still missing a crocodile," Killian told them.
"Gold wasn't in the park?" Snow asked.
"No," David answered. "In all the commotion, he must have slipped through the portal."
"He's going to find Belle," Tori told them. "I would have gone with him if the portal hadn't already closed."
"Of course you would have, Tori," Mathias told her. "And you know that Saphira, Faye and I would have followed right behind you."
"Damn right," Saphira agreed. "I want Aunt Belle back."
Faye nodded. "Me too. Too long without that Aunt Belle that I barely got the chance to know as my aunt."
Derek was putting Baby Robin to sleep, looking up. "Saphira. Faye. Tori. Mathias." They looked at him. "We will find Belle and Gold. Promise."
"How about you worry about yourself for the night, Derek?" Saphira asked. "You need a break."
Derek chuckled without humor. "You're telling me."
"Where're Freya, Jefferson, Grace, Alcina and Regina?" Cyrus asked. "Weren't they out there looking with you?"
"No," Killian answered. "They said they wanted to be alone. But they wouldn't say why."
"Ella, they're not still pissed at me about putting everyone in time out, are they?" Emma asked.
"No," Ella answered. "I know what this is, Emma, and it's something bigger."
"Then what is it about?" Snow asked.
Axel sighed. "You guys were here when we realized that Grace is starting to show signs of having madness like Freya and Jefferson. Back in Storybrooke. But now we know that it's not just signs."
"Grace is actually starting to have madness," Rose told them.
Emma, Snow, David, Killian and Zelena looked at them in shock. "What?"
"Someone as powerful as she is?" Snow asked. "With the already chaotic power she has? This is not good."
"You think?" Faye asked.
"And we can't even try to take whatever new madness is starting to grow inside her," Henry told them. "Not without her losing control. Remember the time we tried to destroy the darkness and madness inside Aunt Freya and Uncle Jefferson?"
"We're pretty sure the same thing would happen to Grace's mind if we tried to get the madness out of her head," Tori explained.
"Hold up," David told them. "I don't get it. Why is Grace suddenly having madness now?"
"It's not sudden," Mathias answered. "And it's not for no reason."
"Everything Gold put her through?" Cyrus asked. "Everything she saw during the time Freya and Jefferson were the Dark Ones?"
"Going down to the Underworld and everything Hades did to all of us," Rose added. "Then we had to leave Uncle Jefferson down there and Aunt Freya and Grace were both losing control."
"All of that plus the Divine magic burning into her head, Hades nearly killed her when she was helping Rose and Cyrus handle Blake's darkness and it tainted her and woke up the madness inside her head," Tori explained. "It's just a little madness."
Mathias raised an eyebrow. "Tori..."
David scoffed. "Oh. A little."
"Someone with madness and magic like Grace does should not be referred to as 'just a little', Tori," Snow told her. "She could lose it and destroy everything."
"She won't," Axel told them in annoyance. "Freya, Jefferson, Alcina, Gold, Rose and Cyrus are gonna help her."
"They can help her handle it," Henry told them. "I promise."
Snow sighed. "We better hope so."
"What about Regina and Alcina?" David asked.
Derek sighed, looking at Emma. "You might wanna go talk to Regina about that. Alcina's with her now. They're talking with Freya, Jefferson and Grace."
Emma frowned in confusion.
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Rooftop
Regina and Alcina were sitting, talking with Freya, Jefferson and Grace. Emma and Snow walked outside.
Emma hesitated. "Hey. I wanted to apologize about what I said back in Storybrooke."
Jefferson sighed. "Don't worry about it. The fight seems like nothing now."
Emma nodded. "Yeah, I can tell. Ella, Lisa, Henry, Rose, Grace, Saphira, Tori, Mathias, Faye, Derek, Blake, Cyrus and Axel told me, my parents, Hook and Zelena what's going on with you guys. You don't have to go through this alone."
"Well, I'm afraid that we do, Emma," Regina told her. "If Alcina and I want to keep the Evil Queen and Dark Sorceress at bay, we have to open ourselves up to a life of pain and suffering. And if we don't keep them at bay..."
Alcina sighed. "Gina's right. But that's just me and Regina. You have no idea what Cilla, Jefferson and Grace are going through right now. And even if we find a way to help Freya and Jefferson, we can't with Grace because it could destroy her."
"And all of you," Grace told them. "I'm not taking that chance."
"So all of you have to suffer?" Emma asked. "No, that's just not an option. There has to be something we can do."
"There isn't," Freya told them. "Trust us."
"I even made a second wish at the fountain," Alcina told them. "I wished the Evil Queen, Dark Sorceress, Mad Hatter and Dark Witch away so we can be free from the darkness and madness. And so that Grace could be."
Regina sighed, shaking her head. "I wished we could be free of everything they did. We did."
"We forgive you, you know," Snow told them.
"The problem is, as long as they're inside us, that doesn't matter, Snow," Freya told her. "The madness and the darkness will always find a way to take control. Just another useless wish."
Emma and Snow were thinking, exchanging a look.
"You are right about us not being able to help Grace get free from whatever madness that started up in her head as of this moment," Emma told them. "But maybe that wish can come true for you, Regina, and Alcina, Freya and Jefferson after all."
Jefferson looked at them in confusion. "How?"
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Later
Moments later, the Hatters, Matthews, Cyrus, Rose, Snow, Ella, Emma, Regina and Alcina were gathered.
"Jekyll said he didn't know how to thank us but he found away," Snow told them. "He made a serum before back in the Land of Untold Stories. With Cyrus's help, he found all the ingredients here to make more."
"And you think this will work on us?" Regina asked.
"Not on Grace," Cyrus answered. "This serum divides the good half from the bad half, but the thing is to be the Illusionist, the sweetest girl with the deadliest power, it comes hand in hand. It's not good, it's not bad."
"It's both," Grace finished. "Even if I used this on me, we would not be able to stop an evil version of me. I mean, you guys can barely keep me from losing control even when I want to stop. What if there was another version of me that didn't want to stop and did want to destroy everything? We would never be able to defeat her before she destroyed everything."
"That's very true," Freya agreed. "That's why you're not the one taking this serum, Grace."
"You're sure this could work for Cilla, Alcina, Regina and me?" Jefferson asked.
"We believe that this could be the end of the darkness and madness inside of all of you," Lisa told them. "As long as you're sure that's what you want."
"Freya and Jefferson don't have a choice," Alcina told them. "Not with the way they're losing control."
"And Ally wants the Dark Sorceress gone so she can take care of and raise Locksley and Ronald and Roland without fear of hurting them," Regina added. "I want the Evil Queen gone so I can never become her again. Alcina has to get rid of the Dark Sorceress, too. Freya and Jefferson have to get rid of the Dark Witch and Mad Hatter."
"Then let's get rid of them," Blake told them. "Let's be the family we were always meant to be."
Lisa nodded in agreement. "All of us."
Regina took a deep breath. "Go downstairs."
Tori shook her head. "Jekyll said there will be a moment of disorientation when your evil selves won't have their magic. Cyrus thinks that because the madness inside Freya and Jefferson is literally mystical, magical madness, that both evil versions of them will have magic since they are the madness."
"You only have one chance," Mathias told them. "You cannot hesitate."
Alcina nodded. "Understood. Now please leave us."
Emma shook her head. "I'm staying."
"I'm not leaving either," Saphira told them.
"None of us are," Faye told them.
"I was there when the Evil Queen and Dark Sorceress were born," Snow told them. "I kind of helped bring them into the world, and I've seen what the madness has done to Freya and Jefferson since before the Curse, all our lives. I want to see all of you end them."
Regina looked at Snow. "Get ready to stand back, because I have a feeling we're about to meet a very angry Queen and Sorceress, and they didn't like you on a good day."
"What we've seen from me and Freya?" Jefferson asked. "That was with the madness caged up behind our minds. Making us lash out at everything. I have a feeling that seeing the actual form of madness, even if it looks like us, is gonna be a lot worse."
Freya was mentally preparing herself, knowing that they needed the best ones with magic to help them, while knowing that Lisa and Blake couldn't use magic while they were still healing. "Grace. Rose. Cyrus."
Rose nodded. "We're ready."
Emma helped inject Regina herself with the serum. Freya and Jefferson helped inject each other. Ella helped Alcina inject herself. All four of them were in pain, groaning and shaking, starting to glow in red and blue, as the Evil Queen, Dark Sorceress, Dark Witch and Mad Hatter separated themselves from Regina, Alcina, Freya and Jefferson, with their faces. The Evil Queen and Dark Sorceress were wearing their signature Enchanted Forest attire. Dark Witch and Mad Hatter looked exactly like Freya and Jefferson had when they had been the Dark Ones. Dark Witch had white stripes in her hair, wearing black leather attire. Mad Hatter was in the red and black Dark Mad Hatter attire he had chosen to wear as the Dark One. Everyone was in shock to see all of this.
Evil Queen looked at Regina with disgust. "Look at what you've become."
Dark Sorceress looked at Alcina, amused but angry. "You were always afraid of becoming the darkest parts of you. You always held yourself back, never let yourself become fully like Regina did. That's why everyone called Gina the evil one, and why they only called you the dark."
Dark Witch looked around in awe, laughing with insane delight. "I can't tell you how good it feels to finally be free."
Mad Hatter looked at Freya and Jefferson. "You two always thought that we were forces that were beyond your control. You never stopped to think why we latched ourselves to you. Because you already had darkness inside you even as children."
Faye, Cyrus, Rose and Grace used magic to conjure chains around the four evil halves. Saphira, Mathias, Emma and Ella used magic to keep them still.
"Freya, Jefferson, now's your chance," Emma told them. "Destroy them."
Mad Hatter cackled insanely, making everyone jump in surprise. "You destroy us? You don't have what it takes."
Emma stepped closer. "Regina. Alcina."
Ella held Emma back. "Emma. Wait."
Evil Queen looked at Regina and Alcina. "You're weak. No matter what you do, you can't destroy our darkness. No more than Freya and Jefferson can destroy their madness/darkness."
"Deep down inside, you know the truth," Dark Sorceress told them. "You need us."
"No," Regina disagreed. "We don't."
Regina ripped the heart out of Evil Queen, while Alcina ripped the heart out of Dark Sorceress. Freya was nervous about ripping out the hearts of Dark Witch and Mad Hatter.
Jefferson nodded. "It's okay, Cilla."
"What's the matter, Cilla?" Mad Hatter taunted. "Still nervous about ripping out hearts because of what your father did to your mother in front of you?"
"You may have ripped out the heart of Merida, the only one, but you've never crushed one," Dark Witch pointed out. "You don't have what it takes to crush a heart."
Freya ripped out both their hearts in a burst of anger, but it was normal anger she could control. "You're wrong. I'll be happy to crush your hearts as the first ones I do."
Jefferson took the Mad Hatter's heart. "Let me do this one."
Alcina looked at the four evil halves. "I'm sorry."
Dark Witch waved either of her hands. Regina, Alcina, Freya and Jefferson crushed the hearts in their hands. Their evil selves evaporated into dust. Everyone was in shock, breathing heavily from what they had just seen Regina, Alcina, Freya and Jefferson do, who were in more shock than anyone, relieved to finally be free from their inner demons.
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Day Two
Storybrooke
Morning - Street
In their cars, everyone was arriving back home.
Saphira sighed. "Home sweet home."
Axel chuckled. "And in one piece."
Jekyll looked around. "It's even lovelier than you described."
"Well, follow us," David told him. "We'll show you around. First stop is Granny's."
"Now Cyrus, Rose and Grace can release the magic from the crystal and give it back to the town," Killian told them. "Then Lisa and Blake can take it to Olympus. However the bloody hell you two are supposed to get there. I learned not to ask questions when it comes to families here in Storybrooke. It tends to get messy."
Everyone smiled in agreement.
"You ready?" David asked.
"Yep," Rose answered. "Let's let this magic out."
"Remember--" Lisa started.
Grace, Rose and Cyrus nodded, rolling their eyes, speaking together because they knew what Lisa would say since she had said it before, apparently more than once. "Be careful when you're using your Divine magic connection. It could kill you if you use too much."
"We know," Grace told her.
"And Grace has to be extra careful because of the sparking start of madness," Cyrus added.
Lisa smiled sheepishly. "Oh. Okay."
Blake and Faye laughed. Everyone else smiled a bit in amusement. Blake and Lisa held out the crystal. Grace made her hand glow light purple, putting it on top of the crystal. Rose made her hand glow rose red, putting her hand over Grace's on top of the crystal. Cyrus let his hand glow metallic silver, putting his hand over Rose and Grace's on top of the crystal, his hand farthest from the crystal since he couldn't touch it directly. All the magic left the crystal, freed.
"All right, then, let's get this to Grandpa Zeus," Blake told them.
"How are you gonna do that?" David asked. "How exactly?"
"Like this," Lisa answered, raising her hand, putting two fingers to her mouth, whistling to the sky.
Blake waved his hand, making sunglasses appear for them.
"What's this for?" Henry asked.
"You should put them on for what's coming next," Blake answered. "Trust us."
They put them on.
Freya was patting her jacket pockets. "That's weird. I can't find my wallet."
Blake and Faye exchanged a look, knowing they were in trouble. "Oh, no."
Jefferson got an alert on his phone. "Uh, Freya? Why did I just get an alert that reminds us that you spent 50 thousand dollars in New York?"
"What?" Freya asked.
Derek smirked sarcastically. "That's weird. Blake, Faye, know anything about that?"
Jefferson turned to look at them in confusion. "Blake? Faye?"
"Well, you know, this funny thing happened," Blake told them.
Faye smiled. "Yeah, super funny."
"I hope it's 50 thousand times funny," Jefferson told them.
The teens were smirking in amusement at Blake and Faye getting in trouble.
"Well, you see--" Blake started, getting interrupted when two lightning strikes hit the ground, starting to circle around Blake and Lisa. "Finally. Thank you so much, Grandpa Zeus."
"We'll be back later," Lisa told them.
Henry caught Lisa by the hand. "Hey. Lisa. Wait."
"Yeah?" Lisa asked. "Henry? What is it?"
"I just wanted to know if you knew when you were gonna come back," Henry answered. "And if you were gonna be okay."
Lisa nodded. "I'll be fine. Blake and I'll get to see our father and mother and the rest of our deceased family. At least we're two of the lucky ones that get to see our loved ones even after they're gone."
"I meant about the healing and not being able to use your powers until you get better," Henry clarified. "Are you gonna be okay with that?"
Lisa nodded, smiling slightly. "I know what you meant. And yes. I will be fine."
Lisa gave Henry a sweet and passionate goodbye kiss for now. They embraced, before Lisa backed away, getting ready to leave.
Blake waved. "See you soon, lollipop. Don't get too much trouble without me."
Faye smirked. "Never."
Faye and Blake kissed for the short goodbye. Blake backed away next to Lisa. A beam of light landed on the ground, taking Lisa and Blake away to Olympus.
Freya called out in a funny way after them. "This isn't over, Blake. We'll talk about this later."
Jefferson chuckled. "And they're gone."
Tori smirked. "Faye? Got anything to say?"
Faye looked around for an excuse to leave. "Um... Not really, Mama Tori."
Axel noticed Grace was distracted. "Grace? You okay?"
Grace nodded. "I'm fine, Axel."
Axel tiled his head, unconvinced.
Roland ran closer from down the street at Granny's. "Uncle Derek! Alcina! Saphira!"
Derek smiled slightly, kneeling down to meet Roland with a hug. "Hey, Roland. I told you we would be back soon, didn't I?"
Roland smiled, nodding. "Yes, Uncle Derek. Alcina?"
Alcina knelt in front of Roland. "Hey, there. You okay, Roland?" Roland nodded. The two embraced. "Where're Locksley and Ronald?"
"Granny has them," Roland answered.
Granny walked closer to give the twins to Alcina. "There you go."
Alcina stood, taking her babies in relief, sad but reassured that she wasn't going to go dark again and that she wasn't going to hurt anyone. "Oh, thank God. Hey, Locksley. Hey, Ronald."
"Alcina," Saphira told her. "Derek. Faye. Hey." They looked at her. "You're gonna handle everything fine. You're not gonna have to do anything alone. You have all of us to help you."
Mathias nodded in agreement. "Of course you do. You're family. You have babies you may need help taking care of. You got it from me. Tori and Saphira. Don't worry. Okay?" They nodded. "Okay."
Freya walked closer to her sister. "And, Ally, since I'm no longer filled with madness and I know I'm not gonna hurt anyone, I would love to help you with anything you need when it comes to Locksley and Ronald."
"Me too," Regina agreed. "Like Saphira said. You have all of us."
Alcina managed a small smile, wrapping an arm around either of her sisters. "Gina. Cilla. Thank you."
Tori looked at her belly. "Well, you won't be the only ones dealing with babies. In a few months, I'll be having my and Mathias's own. Belle would be a little bit behind me on the pregnancy time line. You know, if she hadn't put herself to sleep. But since Belle did put herself to sleep and froze the pregnancy, she would have just begun with that process."
"Well, don't worry, Mama Tori," Faye told her. "We'll find Aunt Belle. We'll wake her up. And we'll all be able to take care of everyone."
Saphira chuckled. "I sure hope so, Faye."
Derek nodded. "Me too, Saphira. Me too. Come on."
Faye reached for Baby Robin. "Let me see her, Derek."
They chuckled, walking along. Cyrus and Rose were walking alone together.
"So after all of us going through Hell..." Rose trailed off. "Quite literally." Cyrus chuckled. "After a lot of heartbreak and loss, it looks like things can start to look up, Cyrus. I mean, with Aunt Freya and Uncle Jefferson no longer being held back by madness and darkness, with Mom and Aunt Ally no longer having to fight against their own inner darkness so they can be the women they want to be for their family... yeah, Grace still might have some issues with her own inner... whatever, but we can help her."
Cyrus nodded. "I believe so. I mean, Grace was right last night. If we had used the serum on her, then the Illusionist would have probably killed us all. There wouldn't be any stopping her like we could with the others."
Rose nodded. "Right."
"It'll be okay, Rose," Cyrus told her. "Whatever happens, we can deal with it together."
Rose smiled. "Like always."
Cyrus smiled, nodding. "Like always."
After a moment of looking at each other, Rose finally got tired of waiting, leaning closer to kiss Cyrus, surprising him, but he kissed back. They both smiled happily. What they didn't know was that they were being watched by Rose's family both from her adoptive Mills and blood Charming/Hatters, all of them smiling at the fact they finally kissed. Cyrus chuckled when he saw that they were being watched.
Rose followed his gaze to the others. "Really?"
Henry smirked. "So I'm guessing Operation Mixtape was a success in more ways than one?"
Rose tilted her head at her twin. "Henry. Come on."
"It's payback from all the times you messed with me about Lisa, Rose," Henry replied.
Regina and Ella smiled.
Grace sighed, shaking her head. "It's about time Cyrus and Rose kissed, though."
"Ha ha, cousin," Rose told her sarcastically.
Jefferson chuckled. "Grace."
"I'm going," Grace told them, turning to walk away.
Jefferson caught her arm. "That's not what I mean. Like Rose and Cyrus said, you were right last night about you taking the serum, but I promise you we will find a way to help you, okay?"
Grace nodded. "You don't have to worry about me. I promise."
Grace walked away.
Axel watched her go for a moment, following. "Grace."
"Axel," Grace replied.
"Are you sure about you being okay?" Axel asked. "That you can have it under control? I mean, I know that whatever you're feeling isn't anywhere near as bad as it was for Freya and Jefferson. But what if it can get that bad for you?"
"It won't, Axel," Grace told him.
"How can you be sure of that?" Axel asked. "No one is sure of anything anymore."
"Because I have people that can help me," Grace answered. "I have my family, and I have you, Axel."
Axel smiled slightly at this, nodding in agreement. "Yeah. You do."
Grace and Axel smiled, embracing, and after a moment of looking at each other, they kissed passionately.
Jefferson walked closer to Freya. "Well, Rose and Grace are gonna be happy with Cyrus and Axel. Lisa with Henry and Blake with Faye."
"Our family's kids are just getting older by the day," Freya told him.
Freya and Jefferson chuckled, embracing each other close, holding each other, looking at the other, smiling slightly, kissing.
Ella walked up to Killian quickly, embracing him. "Killian."
Killian chuckled in surprise, returning the embrace. "Ella. What is it, love?"
"Just after everything we've been through..." Ella trailed off. "Hades, being separated by realms... I just wanted to say something when we're not in the middle of a big battle or one of us is facing danger, when things are just normal."
"And what's that, Swan?" Killian asked knowingly.
"I love you," Ella answered.
Killian smiled, leaning in to kiss Ella. They continued to kiss passionately in each other's arms.
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Elsewhere
Regina and Emma were walking together.
"Well, you did it, Regina," Emma told her. "You destroyed the Evil Queen. Alcina destroyed the Dark Sorceress. Freya and Jefferson finally destroyed their madness. How do you feel?"
Regina smiled. "Free. You know, Emma, when I heard that you were in another realm, I was worried that I was never gonna see you again, and that the last time I saw you was the time that we all had a fight because of what you said to everyone. That scared me more than the Evil Queen inside me ever did."
Emma sighed, smiling slightly at the admission. "Well, I was scared that I was never gonna get the chance to apologize to you, or to anyone else. Freya, Jefferson, Grace, Lisa, Blake, Derek, Alcina, Faye, Tori, Saphira, Mathias. I mean, I told them to stay out of something that I had no right to."
"You were just trying to help, Emma," Regina told her.
"Doesn't excuse the things I said," Emma replied. "It led to them and Cyrus and Axel splitting from the team, all because I was trying to control everything. It's something I don't wanna do again."
Regina chuckled. "Well, I am glad to hear that. I'm sure everyone else will be too."
Emma turned to face Regina. "There was something else I was afraid of not being able to tell you again while I was over there. Not just 'I'm sorry', but... I love you."
Regina was relieved to hear that, smiling, nodding. "I love you, too."
They smiled, kissing with an embrace.
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Main Street
The four Matthews, Alcina and Derek were walking with the babies.
Hyde walked closer. "I'm glad the Divine twins did that." They turned to face him. "I'd hate to be trapped in this town without magic. That would be truly barbaric. Much like the barbarics of Tori, Saphira, Mathias and Faye Matthews in the form of monsters and whatever other monster Tori and Mathias are cooking up as we speak."
Mathias rolled his eyes. "Mr. Hyde. How did you get here?"
"Gold," Tori realized. "He made a deal with you, didn't he?"
"Yes, that he did," Hyde answered. "I provided him with some information in exchange for Storybrooke."
"Excuse me?" Saphira asked.
"Storybrooke is mine now," Hyde told them. "And I brought some friends. You know, I've been looking for a place like this for quite some time. A land where all the world's lost and forgotten stories could play themselves out, and now that I have brought them here, that is exactly what they're going to do."
"Let me tell you something, 'Mr. Hyde'," Derek told him mockingly. "We know how your story ends. You lose."
"I wouldn't bet on it, Derek," Hyde replied. They were surprised he knew Derek's name. He glanced at Alcina. "Despite what you may think, darkness is not as easy to snuff out as you might believe. And it is nearly impossible to be rid of madness."
"And what the hell does that supposed to mean?" Faye asked.
"What do you know?" Alcina asked.
Hyde just smirked at them before walking away.
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New York City
Night - Rooftop
Ash was flying through the town, landing on the rooftop, taking form in the four different evil halves.
Evil Queen looked at Dark Witch in surprise. "You saved us. I mean, that wouldn't have killed us, but you saved us from being locked away or worse."
Dark Witch smirked, shrugging. "Oh, it was just to make sure the game plays out. Regina, Alcina, Freya and Jefferson never should have let us out to play."
"What are we doing now?" Dark Sorceress asked.
"We need to set the record straight," Mad Hatter told them. "There is a battle raging inside Regina and Alcina's souls. Inside Freya and Jefferson's minds. And they may have won the fight, but this? It's war. And it's just begun."
Evil Queen smiled evilly, laughing. "The Queen and Sorceress are back, more evil and dark than ever."
Dark Sorceress laughed happily. "And now we have two more people to play. And everyone is fair game."
They all smiled evilly, while Mad Hatter and Dark Witch laughed with insanity and gleeful madness.
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