"Where...?" Aurora asked stepping near me holding onto my hand rubbing her thumb in my palm, wanting me to calm down. Rumpled smirked at looked at Regina almost sorrowfully, who looked at all of us in return with uncertainty and fear. Then she whispered the anticipated answer, "Neverland."
The whole room seemed to have hushed after Regina's response. "Neverland?" Emma asks a bit humorously, thinking we were all joking about it. "Like, Where the Lost boys, Peter Pan, and Tinkerbell play?" Emma snorted rolling her eyes. Regina looked toward Emma appalled reaching smack her arm to quiet down. "Neverland is no laughing matter, Emma!" Regina glared, then looked back at Aurora and I a bit timidly, "We must get to Neverland before..." Regina stopped her words anxiously rubbing her hands together as she glanced toward Rumple. "Before Peter Pan gets to her...but it seems that He will at any moment have her." Rumple spoke out straight-faced, barely hinting with fear. "But, we will get her back?" Aurora asked clenching my hand. I could feel Aurora shake with tremendous fear. I was afraid too. I had no idea how to get to Neverland, and if we did. What were we to do? Rumple and Regina looked at each other then back at us, "We cannot guarantee-"
"You cannot tell me we will not be able to save my daughter!" Aurora burst out in tears her voice raising in fright. I tried to rub my hand on her back, but she stepped away from me. "If this were Henry you would find any way!" Aurora shouted at Regina almost antagonizing her for help. Regina's brow quivered at Aurora's response, but in my surprise she nodded and sighed in defeat. "If there was a way..." Regina began to speak. Suddenly, the door bell rang from inside the diner and surprise was written on everyone's face. "N...Neal?!" Emma whispered out a bit taken aback. "Is this a bad time?" Neal asked with a crooked grin holding out his hand with something that seemed to have peeked everyone's interest. Especially Regina and Rumple's. "Is that what I think it is?!" Regina asks a bit skeptical. Neal laughed a bit nervously, "I overheard you needed something to get to Neverland. And here it is."
"What is it?" I asked staring at the clear oval-shaped thing that laid in the palm of his hand. "That Deary, is the solution to your problem." Rumple spoke out sneering a bit. "A magic bean." Red spoke out in disbelief. A magic bean...?! "But how?" I asked looking up at Red, then at Neal. "I've had it ever since I crossed worlds, and quite frankly I kept it just in case I ever wanted to go back to the Enchanted Forest..." Neal mumbled a bit, not wanting to have Rumple hear all of this. Rumple looked at Neal a bit hurt, but that was overlooked when Aurora and I stepped closer to inspect the bean. "And this will take us to Neverland?" I asked picking it up, but as I did Neal grasped my hands with both his. "Neverland is an unforgiving place, Mulan. You might sacrifice more than you want if you go their..." He spoke cautiously looking deep into my eyes with worry. "It's for Jane. I will die for her If I need to." I spoke out sternly, knowing my place. He nodded and let go of my hand. Everyone looked toward me now waiting for my words. I clenched the bean and looked at everyone in fear. "I'm not asking for anyone's help, but I would appreciate it..." I told a bit anxiously, I didn't want to endanger anyone who traveled to the next world just for my own problem. But to my surprise Red stepped forward patting my shoulder telling me, "I'm in." As soon as Red offered herself up, everyone stepped forward willing to help. Everyone but Rumple. There was something he was hiding. I mean I knew he wanted Jane at first, but there was something else.