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Henry opened the door to Granny's and was welcomed with the familiar smell of grilled cheese and burnt coffee. Henry gazed around the room and burst into an ear splitting grin when he saw Violet sitting at their usual booth. Violet had her head bent over a book and her face was scrunched up in thought. She glanced up at the sound of the door shutting and gave a shy smile when she locked eyes with Henry. Henry plonked himself opposite Violet.

"What are you reading?" he said.

"Harry Potter... I don't know why I didn't read it earlier. Do you think Harry Potter really does live in England? I'd like to meet him one day" replied Violet.

Henry laughed and shrugged his shoulders. "If there is one thing I've learnt in Storybrooke it's that anything is possible. Are you ready to go?" he said.

Violet closed her book and slid out of the booth.

"Let's go" Violet said as she took a hold of Henry's hand.

Henry and Violet waved goodbye to Granny and headed out the door. Henry and Violet strolled down Main Street. They exchanged greetings with Belle as she headed to the library with Gideon and smiled at Grumpy as he brushed passed them on the way to the mines. After walking for almost 20 minutes Henry and Violet arrived at one of the many entrances to the forest. The trees towered over them and mist still clung to the forest floor. Birds chirped from their nests and squirrels played tag on the moss covered tree trunks. The forest was peaceful, and most importantly, free from all relatives.

Henry and Violet walked in silence until they were deep within the forest. Violet stopped and glanced around.

"So…have you worked out a way to tell them?" she asked.

Henry suddenly looked troubled.

"No clue. How am I supposed to tell my Moms that I'm leaving Storybrooke to go to college?"

Violet gave him a sharp look.

"That we are leaving Storybrooke" Henry hastily amended. "My moms will probably slam their emotional walls back up and pretend they are fine with it. I know them. It'll be a disaster."

"You've got to tell them sometime. My father almost told Mary Margret that we were leaving! I had to make up an excuse about forgetting to feed the horse and drag father away".

Violet gave Henry's hand a squeeze. "You know as well as I do," Violet said. "If your moms hear that you're moving back to New York from somebody else, they'll be furious. I already know what happens when one mom is angry. I'd really rather not see them both angry if I can help it."

Henry grimaced and kicked at the ground. There was a moment of silence.

"I'll do it tonight. Grandma and Grandpa invited us all over for dinner. That way I only need to tell them once."

"Who would have thought…Henry Mills scared to confront his family" Violet said with a smile.

"Me? Scared? Never. I'm always saving the day" Henry replied with a grin.

Henry suddenly tugged on Violet's arm and pulled her towards him. He looked down at her and slowly lowered his face. Out of the corner of his eye Henry saw a burst of orange light in the distance. Henry instinctively yanked Violet to the ground and placed his body protectively around her. Henry watched as the orange light expanded and shot into the air with a crack. The light morphed into a spinning vortex and the air began to crackle around them. Orange sparks shot out, striking nearby trees in half and turning rocks to dust. The ground quaked beneath their feet for a second and then it was over. The forest was eerily silent.

"Are you alright?" Henry asked as he helped Violet up.

"I'm fine. What was that?" she replied.

Henry shrugged his shoulders and said "Let's go find out."

"Henry, wait! Let's call your Mom. She's sheriff. She can sort this out. You don't know what that was! It could be dangerous!" Violet said as she bit her lip in worry.

"It looked like a portal, Violet. It could be Ruby back from Oz or Aladdin. Who knows? But I need to check. Someone could be hurt."

Violet stared at Henry for a second and then gave a sigh of defeat.

"Fine. But I'm coming with you. And you are going to call your mom for back up."

Henry pulled out his phone just as it began to ring.

"Henry? Where are you?" yelled a frantic Regina Mills through the phone.

"Hi Mom. Violet and I are in the forest…" Henry replied casually.

"What!" screeched Regina. "Are you alright? Stay where you are! I'll be right there!"

"Mom we're fine," replied Henry exasperatedly. "I'm almost 18. I can look after myself."

"Henry you know more than anyone how dangerous magic can be," Regina said firmly. "I only want to keep you safe."

Henry let out a huff of frustration and kicked at the ground. Even as the author magic was one thing that Henry could never really control.

"Fine. We are near the troll bridge" Henry muttered and hanged up the phone.

Purple smoke instantly appeared, and with it, Henry's mom. Regina Mills wore a black pencil skirt with a royal blue silk shirt. She looked immaculate as she briskly walked towards Henry and pulled him into a fierce hug.

"Henry!" Regina said.

"Mom. I told you I was fine" Henry muttered as he tried to slide out of his mom's iron grip.

"Doesn't look that way to me. You're covered in dirt" Regina muttered as she began to brush debris off Henry with her hand.

"It's nothing. Shouldn't we get going?"

Regina looked like she was going to argue when Violet suddenly pointed into the distance.

"Look! It's your mom, Henry! And Killian is with her too. I can see that yellow car she drives."

Henry and Regina turned around just as Violet began to wave furiously. Emma Swan, or Emma Jones as she was now more commonly referred, pulled up in front of them and gracefully stepped out of her car. Killian slid out the other side and stood next to his open car door.

"Regina? What's going on? We saw the flash in the sky and came straight here to investigate. The air feels sticky with magic. Do you have any idea what it was?" Emma said as came over and pulled Henry into a hug.

Emma looked up at Henry and smiled. "Hey Kid, what are you doing out here? We dropped you off at Granny's not that long ago."

Henry blushed under his mother's gaze.

"We decided to go for a walk and then we saw the light. I think it's a portal Mom. We need to go check it out."

"There is no we Henry" Regina said firmly. "You and Violet will go back into town while your mother, Hook and I go search the forest for any more signs of magic."

"I don't see why the lad can't tag along" Killian said as he leaned against the bug.

Regina turned to look at him and huffed.

"Of course you don't, Killian. You're a pirate!" Regina exclaimed.

"Sheriff actually" Killian said with a smirk as he used his hook to point to his shiny new badge.

"Regina let Henry tag along" Emma piped up.

"Emma…" Regina started to argue before Emma stopped her.

"If Henry comes with us we know where he is at all times. If we send him back to Storybrooke he'll find another way to go looking. I'd rather he did it with us, wouldn't you?"

Regina looked at Henry.

"Fine" Regina said. "But you don't leave my sight for a second."