So I just had this idea in my head and I just went with it! This is my first fanfiction. Hope you all enjoy!

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Chapter 1

(1x1)

"Hey! What are you doing at my castle?" A voice loudly protested from behind.

Henry turned to face a chocolate skinned, thin girl about the same age as him. Her frizzy hair was wild and looked like it hadn't been comb in a few days. She didn't have on the same school uniform he had, so he assumed she either didn't go to school or she skipped like he did. The young stranger had long jeans that had a hole forming in one of the knees, a striped shirt, and a thing, light pink jacket. She slowly approached him. Her entire demeanor changed when she notice he had been crying.

"Oh. Hey. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you cry. You can play here if you want. I don't mind." The stranger spoke as she sat next to Henry on the edge of the castle. Henry studied the young girl curiously. He'd never seen her around town before. She seemed different, though he wasn't sure if it was a good different yet. He lowered his head and sighed. Nothing was making any sense.

"She was supposed to bring back the happy endings." Henry mumbled. If the world around them hadn't been so quiet she would have missed it.

"Who?"

"The Savior."

Before the dark stranger could reply heavy footsteps sounded from close behind. Emma stopped when she noticed Henry wasn't alone. She cleared her throat and awkwardly continued to approach the two children.

"Hey kid, you left this in my car." Emma kneeled behind Henry as she handed him his book. Emma looked to the child sitting next to him. The young stranger looked as if she were ready to run.

"Goodbye. I should go." The thing girl attempted to jump of the castle, but her jacket got hooked on a loose nail causing her to loose her momentum. Instead of landing on her feet, she fell flat on her face and landed in the dirt and rocks that awaited below. Henry and Emma stared at the girl, waiting to see if she were okay. The young girl quickly hopped up, brushed the debris off of her skin and clothing, bashfully turned around before she waved goodbye. The two cautiously watched the strange girl walk off.

"Who's that?" Emma asked Henry.

"I have no idea."

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(1x5)

As few weeks had past since Emma had arrived in Storybrooke. Henry was determined to prove to Emma and everyone else in the town that his mom was the Evil Queen and they were all cursed. He was currently in the mines trying to do just that. The tunnels were dark and smelled old. The air was dry and dust easily filled his lungs. Henry didn't mind though. Heroes had to take chances and make sacrifices to save the ones they loved. It didn't mean the mines didn't creep him out just a bit. Henry suddenly stopped when something reflected off of the light of his flashlight. He reached for the odd piece of glass wedged in between the rock wall.

"Don't touch that!" A voice from his left yelled.

Henry screamed and flashed his light in the direction of the intruder. Then the intruder screamed in response. When they were both finished yelling in each other's faces Henry was able to recognize the intruder. It was the same young stranger from the castle. Her clothes were the same, maybe a bit dirtier than before, but the same. She had her wild hair pulled up into a ponytail or was it a bun? He couldn't tell. Suddenly the ground began to shake and the rock wall they standing next to began to tumble. Henry and the young stranger sprinted through the tunnels and far away from the sudden avalanche. Henry stopped when he realized his companion was no longer following him. He turned to see where she ended up. She was sitting from the ground. She must have tripped. Henry shook his head. This was the clumsiest person he'd ever met.

"I'm stuck! Go on without me young soldier!" She dramatically sighed.

Henry rolled his eyes and walked over to help free her Converse from the tracks that were embedded in the mine's floor. As they work to free her foot they heard faint calls of another person not far in another tunnel.

"Henry?" The voice cried. "Henry?" It called louder.

"Archie?" The boy whispered. "Archie!!" Henry yelled as he popped around the corner, leaving his fallen friend behind.

"Henry!?!" The ginger haired man yelled as he shielded his eyes from the bright light.

"You're here to help me!"

"No, Henry listen. We got to get out of here, okay." Archie spoke gently.

"You don't believe me? You'll see! You'll see!"

"Henry! Henry! Come back!"

The young stranger lifted her head from her spot on the ground when she heard the boy run around the corner. "You're back! Did you get help?"

"No. Archie won't help us. Come on. We have to keep looking." Henry began to move further into the tunnel.

"Hey! I'm still stuck!" The young girl panicked.

Henry sheepishly smiled as he came towards her. "Oh yeah. Sorry."

"It's ok. Just help me out." The girl encouraged. Together they worked to free her foot from the track and ventured further into the mines.

"So….. what are we looking for exactly?" The stranger spoke.

"We're looking for proof that the curse exist." Henry spoke confidently.

"Ok. What's the curse?"

"This." He gestured around the area around them. "Is the curse."

"The mines?"

"No. The whole town!"

The girl stopped walking and deeply frowned. "I don't understand."

Henry sighed then stop as well. "None of us are supposed to be here. Everyone in this town was cursed from a Fairytale Land to this town and now no one remembers who they are!"

"WOW. Are you for real or are we playing?"

"I'm serious!"

"Ok, so what do we do?" She spoke with the new found conviction.

"We need to get the savior to believe."

"Ok…. And how do we do that?"

Henry rolled his eyes. Having to explain this was getting exhausting. "We get proof that the curse is real. So she can believe in magic. So that she can break the curse. That's why we're here. In the mines."

"Oh! Ok. So what exactly are we looking for?" The Stranger continue to question.

"I don't know something that proves that the curse is real. Look for anything that doesn't belong."

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They continued to look through the mines, but couldn't find anything. Not long after Archie found them and told them that they were trapped inside the mines. Archie lead them to an old shafts or an elevator of sorts when he heard Pongo's barking. The group was currently stuck in the makeshift elevator.

"Hey guys?" Everyone looked towards the dark-skinned girl. "I have a confession to make."

"Well if there's anything you need to get off your chest, I'm here to listen." The Ginger haired man with the round glasses spoke calmly.

"I used to eat lotion when I was a baby. And I cheated on a spelling test once, even though I knew all the words. And I'm afraid of the dark. Like, really scared." The girl confessed.

"What's your name?" Henry suddenly asked.

"Penelope Jean. Most people just call me Penny Jean. I'm guessing you're Henry and you're Archie?" They both nodded. "Are you his dad?"

"I don't have a dad. Archie is just my friend." Henry replied.

"Wait. Henry, you don't know this girl?" Archie looked confused.

"No. I found her in here." The young brunette stated. "I'm really, really, really sorry. I just wanted to find proof."

"It's ok." Archie sadly smiled. "I'm sorry too. I'm not the man I thought I could be."

"I think you can be him. I mean, you're Jimmy Cricket." Henry smiled.

"Wait. You're the Jimmy Cricket!? Like the one from Pinocchio? The one with funny hat and umbrella?" Penny finally speaks up. She notices the umbrella Archie is holding and her eyes grow two sizes. "OH MY GOODNESS, GRACIOUS MERCY!! He has the umbrella! You have the umbrella! HENRY!!" She begins shaking the boy next to her. "He's Jimmy Cricket! The curse…. I'm a fairytale character… who am I? Henry who am I?" The ten year olds beamed at each other before looking at Archie.

"Wait.. I don't think-". Archie wasn't able to finish speaking before the elevator shaft shook again. Archie sighed and decided to choose his battles. "Why do you think it's so important for all of this to be real?" He asked Henry.

Henry thought for a moment before he spoke. "Because this can't be all there is I thought if I found proof... but I didn't find anything…"

"I was lost; you found me." Archie encouraged.

"You found me too! I can feel it in my heart! I know you're right. Don't give up hope. Archie thought he was a looser before you told him how cool and kind Jimmy Cricket was." Penny Jean pushed against Henry's shoulder with her own and smiled at him.

"You know, I…. Um I wouldn't.. say l-looser." Archie mumbled.

Suddenly there was a light that shined from above. No one in the enclosed space wanted to look up, there were rocks that kept falling from above.

"What's that?" Henry gasped.

"I think it's a rescue." Archie responded.

"Hey! You guys ok?" Emma smiled down at them.

"Hallelujah! Thank you Jesus! We are saved!!" Penny left from her spot on the ground and pulled Henry up with her. She waved the half eaten Apollo candy bar Henry had give earlier.

"Who… Who's that?" Emma was confused. She could have swore Henry and Archie were the only ones in the mines.

"I'm Penny Jean! Henry's new friend! Are you hear to save us? Please say 'yes'! I'm scared of the dark and I don't like small places, they make me feel funny."

"Umm. Sure. Yeah. I mean, I can help all of you. I'm going to take the children up first, then I'll come back for you Archie. Ok?" Emma spoke. Everyone nodded in agreement.

Once Emma happened the children situated and secure some kind of way around her, the elevator began to shake and slide down. Emma and the two children screamed when they thought Archie had fallen with the elevator. Luck would have it, Archie's umbrella saved his life. He hung onto a metal piece connected to it Emma's safety belt. The crowd's cheers became deadly silent when the saw the second child emerge mines. Emma watched as Regina pulled Henry from her arms and off to the paramedics. The second child she had been holding, sprinted from her arms and began to sing and shouted to the top of her lungs. "FREEDOM! FREEDOM! I'M FREE!" The poor girl wasn't looking where her footing was and tumbled down the dusty crater that led to the original entrance to the mines. A distant "I'm ok!" was shouted from where she fell. Where on earth had this child come from?

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Ok. I hope you all enjoined! I promise this will become more of a crack as the story progresses. Any story I add myself in would become a crack. Lol. Let me know if I should continue. ~SD!