PART I: THE CURSE HAS BROKEN

Even though it was nearly three o'clock in the morning, there was a loud fight occurring on the rooftop of a Manhattan apartment building. Two people were locked in battle while five girls cowered in fright, and were screaming at the top of their lungs.

The girls clung to each other, like they thought they'd die if they let go and stood on their own. "EZRA!" a loud scream rose up above the others as a gunshot went off. "OH, MY GOD!"

Suddenly, the person Ezra Fitz was fighting made a run for it and leapt from the rooftop the five girls and Ezra were on to the very next. "OH, MY GOD!" Emily Fields shrieked.

"That's not your mom!" Spencer Hastings exclaimed. Aria Montgomery walked slowly over to Ezra, who was staring out over the Manhattan skyline.

"Ezra?" she asked in a cautious voice. She knew there was something up with Ezra. He couldn't be okay after a fight that violent.

"It's so... beautiful," Ezra murmured in a dazed kind of voice, as if he didn't exactly know what he was saying. He turned to Aria, who gasped. A profusely bleeding gun wound was impaled in his side.

Ezra suddenly collapsed. Aria was able to catch him in her arms. "Oh, my God!" she exclaimed. "Ezra!" She cried.

The other four girls' attention was suddenly turned to him. It was obvious he was dying. His eyes were slowly drooping closed. "No, you stay with me!" Aria growled. "Don't you dare close your eyes!"

"Aria, we have to find a hospital!" Ali exclaimed. "He can be helped!" But tears were falling down Ali's cheeks, and everyone knew she was doubting her own words.

Aria picked Ezra up in her arms. "We can't go to one here!" she exclaimed. "We have to find one that's somewhere he won't be found by A!"

"Guys, Maine's not a 6-hour drive from here," Spencer said, holding her phone shakily in her hands. "If we keep him breathing, I think we can make it. We've got to try. Anywhere in New York is not safe."

"Spencer's right," said Hanna. "Let's go before he dies."

The five girls ran down the stairs. A fired gunshot caused the girls to scream. A was waiting for them! A low moan came from Hanna. "Fuck," she hissed. She had a leg wound. "It's fine! Just go!"

Hanna slid into the passenger seat, while Emily, Aria, and Ali got into the back with Spencer in the driver's seat.

Spencer, going at the speed limit, was able to get them there in five hours. She was surprised she hadn't been pulled over. There were multiple times where she had gone over the limit.

"Guys, there's a town just up ahead," said Spencer. "Should we check for a hospital?"

"Do it!" Aria exclaimed shakily. "I don't know how much longer Ezra will be able to last."

Spencer drove the car over the town line. What she didn't pay attention to was a sign that said, in bold white letters on a green background, ENTERING STORYBROOKE.