Hey everyone! This is first Once Upon A Time fic so I hope you all like it :)
Disclaimer: I do not own Once Upon A Time
"You sure this is your stop?" the bus driver asked.
"Yeah, I'm sure," the girl confirmed.
"I hope," she muttered under her breath.
The bus driver opened the doors and the girl stepped outside. She stared blankly at the empty road leading into the forest as the bus drove away.
It was a nice day for a walk, but she didn't know how far this "Storybrooke" was. She reached into her side bag and pulled out her cellphone.
The phone rang and rang until it reached voicemail. "Again?" she complained.
Putting her phone back in the bag, she walked along the paved road.
30 minutes went by and the scenery was unchanged: trees, bushes, and the same carless road. All of a sudden she felt this surge of energy and she noticed a sign that was surely not there before. It read, Welcome to Storybrooke.
She pulled out her phone again and when no one answered, she decided to send a text.
Hey Dad. Made it to Storybrooke. Where do we meet?
She sent the text and continued walking for about another half an hour before seeing civilization again. It was a welcoming city, and it had that happy feeling. Growls came from her stomach and she needed some food in her system, stat. Up ahead she could see a group of men walking together with pick axes over their shoulders and whistling to the tune of Heigh Ho. She approached the group and their whistling dropped as soon as they saw her.
"Hi there, I don't mean to bother you, but I just spent five hours on a bus and another hour walking here. Do you know where I can get something to eat?"
"Of course! Granny's is a wonderful diner down the street," the man, surprisingly shorter than her, said gleefully.
"Thanks!" The girl smiled and headed down the street.
"Do you know who that was?" Happy asked.
"I don't think I've ever seen her in my life," Grumpy stated.
"Or any of my lives for the matter," he added and all the other dwarves agreed.
"She said she took a bus and walked here. I thought Belle's spell cloaked Storybrooke and repelled people from the outside," Doc mentioned.
"That's what I thought too," Grumpy said.
"What do you-" Sneezy said before sneezing, "suppose we do?"
"Inform Mother Superior. Then we're going to grab a bite to eat."
"Are you planning on going somewhere?" Henry asked.
"Yes, actually," Pan replied as he continued to pack his backpack.
"Are you going to tell me where?"
"I don't recall you ever being so interested in my travels before."
"Every time you leave camp you never have a backpack with you," Henry pointed out.
"Just some business I need to take care of," Pan said as he closed his bag. "Let's just say I'm going to visit a friend."
Pan swung the bag over his shoulders and walked away from Henry, ending their conversation. He met up with Felix who was patiently waiting on the outskirts of the camp.
"You know what to do?" Pan asked Felix, who nodded.
"Just make sure nothing goes wrong while I'm gone and don't be afraid to play a few games yourself with our guests. And if it gets that bad you know where I'll be."
The two boys dispersed and headed in opposite directions.
Felix and his group of Lost Boys went on a little excursion and happened to run into Emma and co.
"Fancy running into you all," Felix greeted nonchalantly.
"Can't say the same to you," Neal said.
"What do you want?" Charming asked, sword automatically raised at the boys.
"I know we've had some... past encounters, but that doesn't mean we always want something. We don't want any trouble. We're teenagers. We need to get out and about."
"Pan always seems to, playing his little game," Hook spat.
"Where is Pan?" Snow asked, carefully inspecting the boys.
"He's not with us right now," Felix said, trying to be careful of his wording.
"What, do you mean he's dead?" Neal asked.
"We can't be too lucky now can we Bae," Hook said sarcastically, Neal a little annoyed from being called Bae.
"That still doesn't answer our question," Emma piped in.
"He's currently on the other side of the island visiting a friend," Felix half lied as he had short stare-down with Emma.
"Then if it's all the same to you, we'll be on our way," Hook said politely.
"See ya around." And with that the Lost Boys disappeared.
"That wasn't suspicious at all," Hook said sarcastically.
"Emma, don't suppose your super power could tell if Felix was lying," Snow hoped.
"He wasn't lying," Emma said sadly. "But he's also not telling the truth. The way he said it made it sound as if he was cautious in what he said."
"I don't think Pan is here," Emma concluded.
"And you're positive about that," Neal asked.
"Yeah, and if I'm wrong, we still have to take that chance."
"I'm with Emma," Charming supported. "Let's go get Henry."
Pan reached his destination and breathed in the morning air.
"Ah, Storybrooke," he said to himself as he walked through the streets and took in the sight of the town.
Across the street from where he was standing was Granny's diner and an evil smile grew on his smug face as he watched his old friend enter through the doors.