So a quick summary to what I'm going to do exactly. I opened it as a series because of the main theme, so instead of writing three different stories aside, I've decided to put all in one. Anyway, so as you guessed it's a series regarding alternate universes (I know it can sound silly but tbh because of Henry's immortality the show itself is already kind of fantastic so yeah, plus it's just fiction so, and in most shows when someone has a special condition or power they always end up traveling through other dimensions in one way or another, lol). There will be three of them (for now, maybe I would be adding more later but right now, it will be three). Since I can't make anything short, most of them will have multiple chapters story. So that's it. Not spoiling anything ;) I'll let you read to discover.

Hope you'll enjoy.

The other side of the mirror

Henry was just finishing brushing his teeth and washing his face off. It has been a long day at work but quite nice. They solved the case they have been working on for a while now and they all ended up at McSorley to have a drink before Jo dropped him home and wished him good night with one of the brightest smiles he ever saw.

He sighed. Maybe it was about time to ask her out for a date and come clean with her. They've been dancing around each other long enough now.

He switched off the lights from the main bathroom and walked to his bedroom and crossed paths with Abe, apparently not ready to go to bed. He raised a brow.

- Abraham! Where are you going so late at night?

Abe scratched the back of his head and awkwardly smiled

- Hi Pops! Erm. Jerry and Co invited me over a for a poker evening… Do you mind if I go?

Henry smiled. His son was obviously having more fun than he was. Then he saw the time in the living-room clock and frowned.

- Oh… I haven't realized it wasn't even 10 pm yet – he brushed his face – I must be exhausted.

Abe softly scoffed

- Well, it's not exactly a surprise. You and your bunch of friends had quite a tough case. So, don't wait up Pops. I'll be home late and in case I'm not coming home until late tomorrow morning, could you open the shop, please? I know you have to go to the OCME but since…

Henry raised a hand, still smiling

- It's quite alright Abe! You can go, I'll take care of everything if you're not back by later tomorrow. I can show up later for work, they won't mind and I'll give a call to Jo and Lucas if needed.

They shared a hug and wished each other a good night. Henry watched his son leave and headed for his bedroom. Somehow, he was still worried about his 70 years old son. Couldn't help it. He was still his father.

He crashed himself on his bed and let out a breath he didn't know he was holding.

Tough week, indeed. He removed his watch from his pocket and dropped it on his nightstand, next to one of Abigail's picture and one from Jo as well. A pic he had taken with his old Polaroid, while she was having dinner with them one of these days and she was just simply gorgeous. She was the one who told him to keep the picture and he just added it to Abigail's frame and couldn't help but grin every time he was looking at two of the most important women in his very long life.

Exhaustion got the best of him and he quickly drifted off to sleep.

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He abruptly woke up when he realized he slept through his alarm, which never happened in the 200 years he has been immortal. He quickly got up to use the bathroom he had in his room but he bumped into a wall. He rubbed his forehead and looked at the wall in front of him.

- What the?

He looked all over him. Was he that tired last night he forgot his bed wasn't standing at the same side it always was? When did he move all the furniture in the room anyway?

He shook his head, he didn't have time to think about it, and bumping into a wall wasn't exactly the best way to wake up.

He crossed the room and was ready to take a shower when something else was off. Both the shower and toilets were standing on the opposite side he was used to.

- Why is everything so strange this morning?

He still didn't mind it and stepped into lukewarm water, just enough to wake him up so maybe he would be able to think clearer.

He put his clothes on and made his way downstairs. It was awfully quiet. Abe had warned him he probably wouldn't get home until later that morning so he just went ahead to open the shop but remained dumbfounded when he stepped in… Something else was off. So much dust all over the antiques, so much he was ready to pass out. What the hell was all that? Did someone break in and pranked them?

He walked to the phone to give a call to Jo but the phone was completely off the hook. Henry put it back on it and plugged it but when he tried, there was no tone. Nothing at all, blank.

Their landline seemed like it has been cut. Someone was definitely tricking them. Could it be Adam? But it wasn't possible, Henry knew it wasn't. The last time he had visited Bellevue, they had told him he wasn't going to wake up anytime soon or showing signs indicating he would be. No one knew for how long he was going to remain in that state and the more it was going, the less they were giving him chances to wake up from it.

Henry sighed and tried to remake the events from last night. Jo had dropped him home, he had dinner with Abe, they did the dishes and he went upstairs to wash his face and brush his teeth. Abe had told him he would come home late, he went to bed and this morning, everything seemed completely different, like he went through a mirror.

He had to pinch himself to check if he wasn't dreaming but it appeared it was all real.

He wanted to eat breakfast but there was absolutely nothing left on the fridge and he was pretty sure they did the groceries like a few days ago. Something happened but he wasn't sure what exactly.

Maybe going to work would help clean his mind off all this weirdness that morning.

He exited the shop and closed it after dropping a note to Abe, telling him he needed to check with the NYPD if somebody has been reported breaking in some places to prank people. He also added not to worry that he would sort out everything and all should get back to normal anytime soon.

When he stepped out, he stared at the very much empty street in front of him. Just a few cars were passing by. The day was already crappy, the sky was cloudy and judging by the look of it, NYC would be getting some rain today. Not what he saw on the forecast when reading the newspaper, the day before.

But everything was very much quieter. Even the Barbershop next to their home was close. Henry frowned. In the past 30 years, he has been living in the neighborhood, he never saw that barbershop being one day closed except during Christmas and when the owner was visiting his family in Cuba in July.

What was happening today?

He tried to spot a cab but none of them stopped for him even though they had no passenger.

He sighed. Walking to the precinct it was then. He was lucky to live nearby but getting to work by car was a very different thing than walking up there… It would take him like 25 minutes to get there, against around 10 by car.

It wasn't cold but it wasn't hot either. He shoved his hands down his coat tightening his scarf around his neck and started walking.

He felt like for the lack of people he was crossing paths with were all staring at him or mostly avoiding him. He knew people in NYC liked their own private space but this was a bit too far this morning. Did he have something on his face? Was he wearing too much aftershave?

He looked at his reflection in a window nearby and saw nothing wrong with him. A little girl stared at him the same way people have been when he was walking in the street, she called over her mom and pointed at him. Her mom got the same frightening face. Sensing as he could be in troubles, he quickened his pace to get away from the coffee shop where the little girl and her mom were.

His stomach was grumbling. There was no food left in the shop, and it seemed like he couldn't get in any coffee shop without being stared at or pointed out.

- I wonder who walked on their porridge this morning. Americans can be bizarre, but this is new, even to me.

Since people were grumpy this morning, he just decided to take a shortcut by the park, maybe he could walk in a quieter peace.

The park was as empty as the streets and again the few people walking on it were whispering every time he was walking past them. He caught a few of them saying.

"What is he doing here?" "I thought he was long gone" "we can't risk having him around" "they'll get to him soon, he can't walk freely."

Henry had no idea if they were really talking about him but seemed like it with the way everyone has been staring at him and purposely avoiding him.

He didn't remember the last time people were being so much on their guards. After 9/11 maybe? But it has been unfortunately mostly toward the Muslim community.

He bowed his head down and moved his scarf a bit above his mouth so perhaps people would stop staring at him.

But he couldn't stop watching his back, fearing a police officer or someone from the law would get behind him for a reason that was still unknown to him. This was probably a joke, somebody was tricking him and dragged along the whole city with him. Once he'd be at work, he should be able to get some explanation about the how and why.

With his way of walking almost backward to check if somebody was behind him, he bumped hard into someone and both of them nearly lost their balance.

He quickly caught the person before she reached the ground

- My apologies. I should have been careful, I wasn't watch…

He stopped mid-sentence when he realized who he was holding and it was no one else than Jo, staring at him with a confused look all over her face like she didn't get why he was in that park.

He slowly removed his hands from her waist and settled his coat.

- Jo! Thank God! Finally, a familiar face, people have been acting extremely weird this morning.

Jo blinked and once the surprise was gone, she dragged him by the arm in a corner, where nobody could see them. She sighed

- What the hell are you even doing here?

Henry opened his mouth but closed it not knowing what to say

- Excuse me?

She rolled her eyes

- Henry! Stop playing! We don't have time for your bullshit! What the hell? You're not supposed to be here! Why did you come back? Do you want them to lock you up for good? Oh, my God, I can't believe you can be so stupid.

What the what? What was she even talking about? Nothing made sense today and he considered going back to sleep hopefully when he'd be up, everything would be normal again.

He tried

- I… I'm not sure where you're heading with this, Jo.

She frowned

- Are you kidding me? Henry, you've been gone for 4 months and you were hiding so well I had no idea where you've been. But we all did that to protect you, why did you come back and ruin it all? You're going to get yourself in troubles, what the hell is wrong with you!? Ugh!

Henry remained silent. The only things on his mind were, how, why, when and where? If he has been gone for 4 months, he would have remembered and in a night, like 4 months could have flown by? And why would he be running away anyway? Unless… He gulped. He looked around and spotted some people staring again. He remembered the little girl and her mother. His eyes fell on Jo and he carefully asked.

- What happened? Why did I flee 4 months ago?

Jo looked at him. He seemed completely oblivious to his own state. Did an accident happen while on the run and he couldn't remember the past few weeks now?

No, it was something else. She knew him, he wouldn't play like this. She walked closer and stared at his face. She observed every angle of it. She looked at his clothes. They were the same he was always wearing. His hair was somehow… curlier and he looked in better shape than he was a few months ago when she last saw him… When they… She bit on her lips and inhaled.

- Who are you?

Alright, this was definitely a joke or a nightmare, or both? He wasn't sure exactly.

- What do you mean who am I? I'm the same Henry Morgan you've known for a year now.

- I'm not saying you're not… You are Henry Morgan… But… Not the right one.

- What are…

She looked in her purse and removed a wanted poster with his face all over it. He was a track down criminal! How the hell did that happen?

- What the hell?

- I don't know either but come with me. We can't stay here, we're both gonna get in troubles.

She dragged him to her car. Wasn't her car is supposed to be grey? Because it's surely wasn't anymore with a simple white color but same brand. But apparently, he wasn't really in his own world. This sounded so wrong in his mind but after all, he was immortal, who knew what his condition could bring?

While he climbed into her car, he thought that being immortal should come with instruction to at least know what to expect in cases like that.

They drove to Washington Heights and she let him in and double locked behind them. Her place wasn't much different from the one he knew. She motioned him to the couch in the living room and sat in the coffee table in front of him.

- So, what happened for me to be a tracked down criminal?

Jo wasn't exactly sure where to start and if this was worth telling him. Before replying to his question, she asked some herself.

- Before I go there! You need to tell me exactly if you're still Henry… - she inhaled – were you born September 19, 1779, and died in the Empress of Africa, which made you immortal as far as we can tell?

Henry's eyes grew wide. He has never told Jo about his condition, not even in a drunk state (not that he has been drunk with her, it was more like the opposite).

His brain couldn't process. In what universe did she know his secret? He stood up and started pacing. Jo looked at him and let him do. If he wasn't the one she knew, well it was an understatement he looked surprised that she knew about him.

That was it, he was in another dimension. The how was a mystery and he had no logical explanation.

He slowly sat down and looked at her straight in the eyes, before nodding

- Yes… I am immortal.

Jo weakly smiled

- Good then! Now tell me what happened for you to get here? Are you able to travel through time or something?

Henry shrugged

- To be honest with you Jo, I have no idea what's happening right now. The last thing I know is, last night I went to bed and I woke up with nobody in the shop, no sound outside and people sending me deaths glare, so I have to say, I'm a bit lost here.

A chill ran down his spine when he realized the fate Abe could be in if the shop was covered with dust. He swallowed and didn't know whether he should ask Jo or not.

She saw the worry in his eyes and rubbed her hand on his wrist

- Abe's fine if you're wondering! He's safe, in Abigail's house, in Tarrytown. We agreed that he would hide there by the time we tried to solve all of this and try to find you.

He raised his eyes to meet hers and she knew it was story time.

- Since I don't know what I need to do to get back to my world if this isn't mine, well I would like to be enlightened on what happened here for people to fear me that way?

She took a deep breath

- Fine! The whole city knows about you because 5 months ago, your secret has been terribly exposed and somebody framed you as a dangerous criminal, killing people over people in the city and since you're immortal, they said you come back to take revenge and everyone would end up dead if they weren't doing something to stop you.

Henry never heard such a dumbest thing in his life. Why would somebody kill all the people in NYC and having fun killing himself all over again just because he could? He rolled his eyes. Only one person could be as insane and he was probably very much alive and healthy in that world.

- So, law enforcement is behind you. They all wanted to lock you up but you had the 11th to protect you and Reece wasn't going to let them go anywhere near you. So we came to a conclusion, you needed to flee America so you could be protected and we could try and conduct our research to find out who's framing you but in order to do so and avoid any suspicion, we had to split.

Henry wasn't following

- Split?

- Yes! Reece, Mike, and Lucas, they all had to move to another station. Reece went to one in Jersey, Mike is in LA with Karen and the boys as for Lucas, he attended the OCME in Orlando. Abe and I we had to stay in New York because we're the closest to you and running away from it would have been way too suspicious. So, Abe closed the shop and went to Tarrytown, we visit each other every weekend, and we take a turn to who is going where. And we've been desperately trying to find you with no success so far.

She sighed. He felt sorry, first, his secret must have been a burden for her to carry but having to protect his ass must have been another and doing so she was also endangering herself.

- Huh… How did I've been exposed?

- I don't know Henry, no one does. We suspect someone saw something and decided to threaten you with it. I have no idea. If this didn't go south, only Lucas and I along with Abe were the only ones to know.

At least she knew before he has been exposed to the rest of the world. Just the fact Jo told him people were trying to lock him, reminded him of Nora and Charring Cross and this wasn't to his liking. Couldn't blame his doppelganger if he ran away somewhere he couldn't be found at all. He would have done the same.

Jo looked at her fingertips, nervously chewing on her lips. Henry could see how much tired she was. She must have been exhausted conducting the research with no luck.

The thought of Adam crossed his mind and he asked

- Jo! I don't know about here but in my world, someone named Adam who's immortal as well has been playing along with me for a year. I put him down in a locked-up syndrome but not sure about his story over here...

Jo frowned and seemed surprised of his statement

- Adam? Really?

- Yes! Why?

- Because if he's a threat over there, he's not here…

Henry felt a headache coming in. What did that even mean? Jo explained

- He tried to help. He's the one who covered your tracks when you flew from New York. Since you couldn't flee by plane in the state of America, he picked you up near the East River – she grinned – you two have been discussing a lot and he's been a good friend to you. He helped you flee to cross the border and get in Canada. You… I mean the other Henry, probably took a plane from there.

Henry knew he maybe had a slight hope if he was speaking with Adam

- Well, then, maybe he can help some more. Do you know where I can find him?

Jo shook her head

- I'm sorry! They arrested him the moment he drove back to town. And I have no idea what they've been doing to him ever since.

Henry swallowed. He kind of feel bad for Adam. All he has done was in order to protect him. He realized everyone was putting himself in jeopardy to actually protect him. What was he going to do to get things back to the way they were supposed to be and leave that terrible fate that was waiting for him in a world that wasn't his?

Jo stood up and gave him a few letters

- Your doppelganger sent me a couple of letters but he never signed them and there are no addresses on them, of course. Abe and I, we tried to point out every country where he could have fled but it's like finding a needle in a haystack. There are too many possibilities and it appears you never really discussed with him what you would choose in cases like this.

This was true! He never really thought about a specific country to run except England. He could go anywhere but this time his doppelganger must have gotten sure he wouldn't be found.

Jo cleared her throat, her cheeks warming up

- Also… I'm the one who insisted on his... Your departure. You refused to leave but I persuaded you to go and that I…

Henry noticed the blush on her cheeks and started to feel the moisture on his own hands. So, they were as close as they were in his own world.

- I've been planning to join you and to drag Abe along with me. The reason we've been searching where you fled. Honestly, I have no hope of finding the one who could have framed you because it could be anyone in the city and we have no clue and no one wants to hear it anyway. We're all doomed, so I had no intention to remain here. I made a promise I would join but that he needed to keep it shut to where he was and I would try to dig myself.

Henry carefully read the letters. Maybe the answer was on them. It was still him after all, he could read between his own lines and maybe he would be able to help them join his doppelganger no matter where he was in the world.

Henry shook his head. There he was thinking about having a quiet day. If he knew he would wake up in a parallel dimension, he would have refrained the urge to go to bed. He pinched the bridge of his nose, not knowing where to start.

- is there a reason most shops are closed? Because of me?

Jo nodded

- some people didn't want to take any risk and rather closed their shops instead of living with the fear of getting attacked - she rolled her eyes - this is so much bullshit. Also, the City Hall put a curfew and you can't walk on the streets from a certain hour... But to be honest, people aren't very much outside anymore.

A knock at the door startled them both. Jo took his arm and motioned him to go upstairs.

- Go hide! People probably saw us together and reported it. I'll find something.

- Jo... I

- Go!

He quickly ran upstairs and once Jo made sure he was out of sight, opened the door to reveal two FBI's agents

- Detective Martinez!

- Yeah! What do you want again?

- Some people reported us having to see Henry Morgan walking down the streets earlier today. You don't happen to know anything about that, do you?

Jo crossed her arms against her chest and raised a brow

- Does it look like I know where Henry is? I haven't heard about him for months. Thanks to you and all your team tearing him away from me so no, I don't know anything about that and I'm pretty sure Henry isn't here at all.

The look on her face was challenging them to try and come in to search her place. They tried

- Could we take a look around? If you have nothing to hide you won't mind, this won't take long and if there's no Morgan, well then, you're fine and we won't be bothering again.

Jo shook her head

- You know what, I'm within the law enforcement myself and you can't come in without a warrant so no I won't let you step in.

- Why? Do you have anything to hide detective Martinez?

- I've got nothing to hide but there's no way I will let you come again in my home. The first time you did without my permission, you put everything upside down hoping you would find him. Did you?

The two FBI agents shared a look and sighed

- Right! But trust me, detective Martinez, if we find out he's back and you helped him, there will be consequences for you.

- Keep your fucking threats for somebody else, I'm not your puppet!

On that, she slammed the door in their faces. She leaned on it and checked until they left her doorstep and disappeared in their car.

They would have to walk over her before she was giving Henry to any of them.

She walked to the stairs and whispered

- Henry! You can come down now, they're gone.

She heard a loud thud and some swearing she wasn't used to hearing from Henry's mouth, she bit her lips and watched him go down and she refrained a laugh.

- Let me guess… You were hiding in my closet?

- Yes… I know, a bit cliché but I was hoping they wouldn't go up.

- Well, I wouldn't even let them cross the hall. But give me my bra back, please.

Henry's cheeks warmed up when Jo removed one of her bras from his shoulder. Obviously, it just stayed hanged with his scarf as he got off the closet and hadn't noticed.

She mumbled

- Not like you would mind seeing me without anything on my back.

Henry stared at her as she turned bright red. She put her underwear away and guided him to the kitchen to serve him a hot chocolate.

- There's something else I haven't told you about us… I mean your doppelganger and me…

She looked at him straight in the eyes and Henry felt like something must have happened between them and something deep apparently.

She took a seat in front of him, sipping on her own cup

- I really need to… To find him, it's kind of an emergency now and I don't want to be alone in that.

Henry wasn't following.

- What do you mean? Are you sick?

Jo smiled

- Not really! I mean not in the way you would think of it. – she took a deep breath – a few weeks ago I went to a doctor's appointment in Tarrytown while visiting Abe because I have been feeling sick all weekend long. We both thought I had just flu or something with the food but turns out it wasn't any of that.

She raised her eyes and knew he probably has guessed. Henry felt his heart stirred… Was he the…

- Before you left… We… We spent a night together. A hot wild night, we wanted to enjoy every bit of each other until dawn because we knew we wouldn't see each other for a while, maybe for years so we did what two silly people with their feelings would do…

She let herself drawn with the memory, a pleasant one

4 months ago

It was one day before Henry's departure to his lonely fugitive life. So, Abe told him to enjoy every moment with Jo and to show her how much he loved her.

He walked to her apartment and they sat on her couch and talked.

- You know I don't like that idea of yours of me running away and leaving you all here? – he said while his fingers were caressing her shoulders to her waist.

Her head was resting on his chest and she was absently stroking his scar

- I know you don't Henry but we don't really have the choice. It's the only way or God knows what they could do to you. You don't want to go to what you went through once, right?

Henry nodded. Nora has done it and it was more than enough.

- I don't but this doesn't change the fact I'm not very happy about the outcome of this.

- Me neither but we'll find a way.

They remained silent for a long while until Jo said

- I will join you, Henry.

She felt his body tensed, she removed herself from his embrace to face him. She cupped his chin.

- Henry! Do not mind about my career or anything else. At that point, nothing can be worse than being without you. I will take Abe with me but you're not going to tell us where you're heading. We'll do our best to try and find where you could be hiding and that's when we join, not before and I don't want any clue regarding your hidden place, are we clear?

Henry wasn't even able to say anything, so he just nodded. He moved one hand to her cheek and slowly let his fingers enjoy her warm skin, she closed her eyes and entwined her hand with his and when she opened them she saw lust and desire in Henry's eyes and her own desire were being reciprocated in hers.

She took his hand to rest it on her breast and she moved to his lap and whispered on his lips

- We don't know when we're going to see each other ever again

- No.. – Henry's voice was awfully quiet and dry, he cleared his throat – we don't…

- I'm here now Henry, I'm here.

He looked at her straight in the eyes, he looked at his hand on her breast and her body quivering on his lap, making his desire to become more obvious.

He didn't really know if he should or not so Jo just completely removed her own shirt and tossed it to the floor. When he saw her with her lacy black bra, it seemed like nothing else matter than her. She was here, in that very moment and he was going to make it a night she would always remember.

He crashed his lips on hers and his body found its way on top of hers and clothes were quickly discarded to the floor.

First, they made love for two straight hours on her couch, the only sound that could be heard was the friction of two bodies becoming one along with their moans and the sweet agonizing ballet they were getting lost in.

They rested for a couple of minutes, on the couch, naked and entangled in their romantic embrace. Jo was on top of him, drawing lines on his scar. She then whispered, with a finger on his lip, her eyes were still full of lust.

- I want to enjoy every bit of your body tonight. I don't want this to end here or now…

She kissed his chest and rested her chin on it. Henry entangled one hand on her messy hair and kissed her forehead.

- Then let's enjoy each other as long as we can until we can't take it anymore.

She stood up and held up a hand for him so they would finish that night in her bed. They did, they never let each other go, they were taking small breaks in between but they never stopped until dawn, when they were both breathless, sweaty but happy, happy to have shared this moment together, happy because they loved each other and they knew it and they would find their way to each other again, it wasn't a fantasy, it was a promise. That night, Jo snuggled against Henry and they slept the few hours left entangled like it was their last day on Earth.

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Henry felt his heart beating down his throat.

- Are you…

She nodded and removed that huge sweater she has been wearing ever since they stepped in and it couldn't be mistaken, a small bump was already there.

- I'm 15 weeks pregnant!

Henry stood up, his whole body was shaking but he was happy for his doppelganger, he was giving him hope, even though none of them in that world were probably living the best life to raise a child. He slowly moved his hands to rest them on her stomach and she let him do. She whispered, trying not to break down in tears. Damn hormones

- That's why I need to get back to you… Him. I don't want to raise that child on my own even though Abe told me I could count on him, I know this but he also knows we both need to get back to our Henry.

Henry noticed she was also hiding it

- You've been hiding it ever since you found out?

She nodded

- Yes! I know it's on an early stage but as you can see, the bump is already there and it won't be taking long before everyone starts noticing and I don't want any of these crazy people out there figuring out I'm carrying a child I conceived with a man who's immortal. Who knows what kind of experiment they could perform on that child? I won't let them hurt that part of him...; you...; and me.

Henry couldn't agree more. He always feared what could happen to any biological children he would have…

He looked at Jo and knew his own self deserved happiness too here and she deserved it as well. She seemed all broken even though she wasn't showing any sign of it. He pulled her toward him and gave her a warm hug, his hands protecting her like his doppelganger would for her and their future child.

- I'm going to read these letters again and hopefully, I can help you find out where he is. I know myself so it shouldn't take long before I can detect it.

Jo smiled

- I'm going to call Abe, he'll be happy to hear that. He's probably going to be surprised knowing another Henry Morgan traveled from another universe but if it all it takes to find your doppelganger, then be it.

They had a lot to take care of but hopefully, they would find a way through this dark time.