Hello guys! Here we go for another season! It has been awhile, but after the long wait it's finally here! Hope you'll enjoy this season as much as you liked the previous ones, and that you'll keep reading. Oh, and from now, Rosalie shall be often referred by the short name "Rose" (like Alexandra is often called "Alex") and Cecilia by her nickname, "Lia".
Disclamer: I own none of the stories/concepts used. "OUAT" belongs to Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis, and "SM" belongs to Naoko Takeuchi/Toei animation. Non profit fanfiction; respect the official releases.
A new land. The mysterious shadows.
Crystal Forest, a thousand years by then
Queen Selene was holding her infant daughter Emma in her arms, and she was singing a goddess lullaby which she remembered from her time in the Celestial Kingdom. She was singing while walking around in her castle. As the baby was almost asleep, she entered the throne room. What she saw surprised her very much: her guardians were standing there and seemed in pain. This frightened the queen.
"What happened?" - Queen Selene asked worried.
"Some creature, like a shadow, ambushed us." - Sailor Fire answered with a gasp of pain.
"We were caught off guard..." - Sailor Wind added panting.
"And didn't have the chance to fight." - Sailor Aqua pursued.
"Were sorry, Your Majesty." - Sailor Lightning apologized, rubbing her injury.
"Selene!"
Selene turned around and saw her beloved Killian who ran to her.
"Killian...!" - the queen went to her husband and took his hand with anxiety.
Before the couple could exchange a few words, Sailor Rose shouted all of sudden:
"Watch out!"
The couple looked up and they saw the shadow appear. Killian glared at it with anger. He knew too well what creature that was. The shadow was aiming at Killian and Selene as it quickly flew in their direction. But before any of them could be hurt, an unexpected thing happened. A star appeared on princess Emma's forehead and it blasted a powerful light barrier which destroyed the shadow within seconds. Both parents looked down at their daughter with relief and surprise.
"Was that... light magic?" - Killian asked looking at his wife, then at the baby.
"I think so... I never guessed Emma would have it so soon... " - Selene said with worry.
Neverland
The Jolly Roger was sailing through of the portal, as everyone was holding on. Emma was hanging on to Lux T with her other arm. After a few stressing moments, the ship finally surfaced to foreign waters.
"So, thats the place..." - Emily said as she looked forward, seeing an island.
"Guess so..." - Alex added, as she looked around.
"Well, we better be ready for what's in there." - Lia commented.
"Or what's out here." - Rose added, feeling that the dangers could be anywhere.
"She's right... It seems like a very cruel and dangerous place." - Danielle commented, seeing that Neverland had nothing to do with the one described in books.
Danielle didn't notice Emma glaring at her angrily. Rose then walked to Emily and said, as remembering something:
"Oh, Emily. Athena told me to give you this."
She handed her two yellow items: a super computer and VR Visors.
"I wonder what those are for." - Emily said, as she put on the visors and turned on the computer.
"Well, whatever it is, I hope it's useful." - Lia commented.
Meanwhile on the island, Greg and Tamara stared at the boys. They were very surprised, not expecting their "Head House" actually be a group of teenagers. They felt like they got dumbed and used, which obviously was the case. Felix, demanded once more:
"Where is the Eternal Crystal?"
Little Em began to wake up. Tamara answered:
"We don't have it. We don't know where it is."
"Maybe she knows where it is." - Felix said, pointing at Little Em who was now fully awake.
"Where... where are we...?" - the kid asked with fear, as she looked around.
"We are taking the girl." - Felix stated coldly, before facing the kid and saying with a wicked tone - "Welcome to Neverland."
"Neverland...? So, you're the Lost Boys..." - Little Em commented, as she remembered the book Peter and Wendy read to her at home by her dad.
"You are not getting this kid until we get answers." - Greg said firmly - "What about destroying magic?"
"And about our way home." - Tamara added, looking straight into Felix's eyes.
But the Lost Boys had other plans. Suddenly, the shadow arrived and removed Greg's one, killing him. Tamara let go of Little Em. Before she ran away, Tamara quickly removed Athena's collar from her wrist and threw it to Little Em. The collar was kept as a sign of her first victory. But now, seeing that the whole mission was only a trick, Tamara thought pointless to keep it.
"The white cat might want this back... Run!"
Little Em caught the collar and ran, as instructed. The Lost Boys scattered and pursued her. As Tamara attempted to flee too, the shadow grabbed Tamara's own shadow and started to rip it out. The young woman let out a cry of pain. But then, Felix noticed a ship from a far and understood that Little Em's rescuers were coming. So, he quickly cut the shadow in half, thinking that it would be very useful. Tamara fell on the ground unconscious, due to the unbearable pain she went through. Felix used the power of his leader's darkness to corrupt the shadow. Meantime, Little Em was still running in the jungle. Then she suddenly slipped and fell. Another boy helped her up and hid her behind trees. The team of boys ran past them, not noticing them.
"Thank you..." - Little Em breathed out.
"Pan and his team know this island too well. We must be careful." - the boy replied.
"Are you a Lost Boy too?" - Little Em asked.
"Yeah, but I escaped." - the boy answered - "And they're after me too."
"But why?"
"I'll explain later. There's no time for this now."
The two stood up and Little Em allowed the boy to lead her.
Meanwhile on the Jolly Roger, Emma was still silent as she was staring at the island they were slowly sailing to. Without even noticing, she had a very firm grip at Lux T, Little Em's favourite toy. But Emily did notice and so, she walked up to her and attempted to reassure her.
"Emma, don't worry. We will find Little Em and save her from... who knows what."
"None of you will." - Gold suddenly said - "But I will."
Everyone looked up at him, and saw that he was now wearing his Rumplestiltskin outfit.
"We're supposed to be working together." - Emily criticized him.
But the Dark One ignored his daughter's comment. Emma asked him, her tone quite challenging:
"You think I can't do it?"
"Not on your own, and not with the team you're in." - Gold replied boldly - "Your group is the most unlikely team, its members just can't get along. You're the princess of the Heavens, but others might have very different methods. Your friends and you might have faced a couple of dark enemies, but this is Neverland. It's nothing like you ever faced before. It's a place where faith does everything. But do you all have it?"
With those words, Mr Gold disappeared. He had teleported himself away on the island, leaving the others on the ship. Emily shook her head in annoyance of her father's attitude.
"Talk about a neglectful person." - Danielle said.
"Like you should talk." - Emma scolded at her.
Enchanted Forest
Neal awoke in Aurora's Palace, attended by Mulan, Princess Aurora and Prince Phillip. The princess quickly approached the young man with a glass of water.
"Here, drink this. You must be thirsty." - Aurora said as she helped him to drink.
"Where am I...?" - Neal asked.
"You're in our kingdom, in the Enchanted Forest." - Prince Phillip informed him.
"... I'm back..." - Neal said with a shocked expressioN.
"Back? Are you from our world?" - Aurora asked.
"He's lying." - Mulan interjected - "Judging by his clothing, he's from the same world as Emma, Danielle and Rosalie."
Hearing the mention of Emma's name, Neal looked at Mulan, asking with worry:
"Emma Swan? Do you know her...? She's in danger, I must help her...!"
Neal sat up in an attempt to leave. But Prince Phillip protested:
"You're gravely injured and weak."
"True, the gunshot..." - Neal remembered, but it didn't matter to him - "Look, I need to know if Emma and Emily are alright."
"What kind of danger? Are all the guardians involved? Is Rose alright...?" - Aurora asked, her worry growing for her daughter's safety.
"Sadly, it concerns all the guardians. But the last thing I know all the six are ok." - Neal said, which relieved Aurora slightly - "I must think of a way to contact them, to let them know I'm alive and well."
Neverland
"What do you mean by that Emma?" - Danielle asked, not liking how her friend talked to her.
"It's your fault that they took the trigger and kidnapped Little Em!" - Emma scolded.
Danielle felt herself filling with anger at Emma's statement. And like everytime she was angry, short-tempered how she was, she started to argue back not hezitating to rise her voice.
"What?! It's my fault now?!" - she shouted at her friend - "Of course, you'll rather blame me!"
"And who else could I blame?!" - Emma asked, her voice rising too - "You were too... weak! The beans and the trigger were under your responsability!"
"Oh, and like you are never weak?! As if you're perfection!" - Danielle replied in defense.
As the two girls were arguing, everyone was just watching them, very annoyed. David and Snow exchainged a look and shook their heads. They felt that unfortunately this wouldn't end too soon. Hook looked at Regina, and he said as to joke:
"It's a power I have over women. They're always fighting because of me."
"That's not funny." - Regina glared at him - "And I don't approve the fact you kissed my daughter."
"Don't be hypocrite, Regina. You did much worse things when you wanted something." - Hook replied, not impressed by the mother's words.
Regina didn't reply, knowing the pirate had a point. She looked back at Danielle, still in an argument with Emma.
"Come on, Emma! Just tell you're jalous about how I lost the trigger!" - Danielle shouted, referring to her and Hook's kiss.
"That's not about it! How dare you saying that, while my future child is actually lost?!" - Emma shouted back.
Cecilia, Rosalie and Alex were standing a few steps aside. They were debating if they should interfere or not. Emily was sitting, trying to focus on her computer screen. But it wasn't an easy task with her friends' loud shouts. Alex then turned to her friend Rosalie and whispered:
"Are you feeling this...?"
"The rage in the air? Yes, I do." - Rosalie replied.
"No, not that... it's like there's something in water." - Alex shared her worries.
"Something in water...?" - Cecilia asked surprised - "Let's see that."
Rosalie, Alex and Cecilia looked over the board to see if there was something.
"Sorry, I see nothing. Do you, Lia?" - Rose asked to Cecilia.
"No... I don't either." - Cecilia replied.
"Alex is right. There is something." - Emily suddenly said, her eyes not leaving her computer - "I see several points approaching our boat!"
"What are you saying?!" - Hook asked, hearing Emily's words.
"Something's approaching the boat! We must be on our guards...!" - Emily replied, after what she stood up - "Emma, Danielle...! Stop it for once! We have a bigger problem!"
Emma and Danielle stopped their argument, their friend's words catching their attention. Before anyone could say something, they felt as if something was hitting the ship. The waters became more troubling and Killian began to have troubles to have control over the Jolly Roger. David, Mary Margaret, Emma and her friends looked in the water, trying to distinguish the source of the trouble.
"Prepare to battle!" - Hook instructed - "If you need weapons, take them!"
"What's going on exactly?!" - Regina asked, not liking this at all.
"What's in the water?! A shark?! A wale...?!" - Emma asked.
"Or is it a kraken?!" - David tried to guess on his turn.
"It's something worse! Mermaids!" - Hook answered.
As soon as he said those words, the group saw several fish tales emerging from water. Only it didn't belong to animals, but to woman. Emma spoke to her friends:
"You heard Hook, we must battle. Let's transform!"
The girls nodded as they lifted their pens in the air, while Emma rubbed her brooch.
"Light Cosmic Power!"
"Aqua Element Power!"
"Fire Element Power!"
"Wind Element Power!"
"Lightning Element Power!"
"Rose Element Power!"
The six guardians then turned into their sailor forms. So, the battle against the mermaids began. David was shooting at them with cannons. Mary Margaret, with Emma's help, took a net and tried to catch some of them. Regina and Danielle were shooting fire in different directions around the ship, trying to scare the mermaids away. Alex was helping Hook to control the ship, since she thought pointless to attack mermaids with water. Rosalie and Cecilia were doing their best to scare the mermaids away too.
"There's too much of them...!" - Cecilia commented - "How are we supposed to scare them all away?!"
Emily watched around with her visors around, seeing that there was indeed too much mermaids. Suddenly, she got an idea. She turned to Alex and called for her.
"Alex! I'll need your help! Rose, go help the captain instead!"
Rose nodded and quickly replaced Alex on Captain Hook's side. Alex walked over Emily, wondering what was her plan.
"I need you to use your attack, but not on mermaids. Aim the sky." - Emily instructed.
Alex was confused by her friend's strange request but didn't question it and did as she said. She used her Oceanic Purity Ball, aiming the air. Right after, Emily used her own electric attack, sending it straight in the ball of water. The thunder got even more electrizing. Within seconds, the electric sphere fell in the sea, right over the mermaids. There was a powerful but quick flash and the electricity sent a wave through the sea waters, making the Jolly Roger shake a bit. Everyone had to hold into something to not lose balance, but they got relieved to hear the mermaids shout and swim away.
"Of course... electricity is twice as mortal when mixed to water..." - Alex said to Emily with a smile - "Emily, you're a genious!"
"What would we do without your brain?" - Cecilia exclaimed.
"And what shall we do with this one?" - Mary Margaret asked, referring to the single mermaid she and Emma managed to catch.
Without thinking twice, Regina magically teleported the mermaid on the floor of the ship, after what the group surround her. Danielle looked up at Regina, as mentally asking why she teleported her in the ship anyway. Now, the group would have to decide the mermaid's fate.
On the island, Little Em and the other escapee kept running through the jungle as the Lost Boys were looking for them. After some time, they noted that they have lost their pursuers, and so decided to take a rest. The boy then said:
"You're new on the island... I hadn't seen a girl here for ages. Did the Shadow take you away too?"
"No, I was kidnapped by people who worked for Pan." - Little Em answered.
"Well... this means Pan wants you. And if he wants you, he will get you." - the boy claimed.
"Why is Pan after you?" - Little Em asked.
The boy showed a small bottle, containing something which looked like sand or dust. He explained to the girl:
"It's pixie dust. I stole it from Pan, hoping I could use it to fly away. But it didn't work, no matter how hard I tried."
"Don't worry. My family and my guardians are coming for me. You're allowed to leave with us." - Little Em reassured him with a smile.
"You're the first one who believes in family this much..." - the boy commented.
"In my family, we always find each other." - Little Em said, very sure of what she was saying - "And besides, the Sailor Guardians have special magic. They're the Chosen Six, they can face anything."
"Well, that's a bad thing. If they come for you, Pan will rip their shadows into oblivion!" - the boy exclaimed.
"Don't worry, everything will be alright..." - Little Em said as she put her hand on his forearm - "Is there a place where we can hide from the Lost Boys?"
"Yes... there are the Echo Caves... but it's far away."
Just then, sounds of approaching Lost Boys got heard, and so the pair hurried off. On their way to the Echo Caves, one of the Lost Boys cut the pair off with an Arrow. Little Em realized the Lost Ones knew about the caves. So, she and the other escapee ran in a different direction.
Enchanted Forest
The four people tried to think of a way they can make contact with Emma and others. After a moment, Mulan asked Neal how he arrived.
"I fell through a portal. I believed I was dying, so I thought about growing up in the Enchanted Forest. Portals take their user to wherever they think of." - Neal explained.
Mulan got curious about the other world. She had been since she met the three Sailor Guardians, but circumpstances didn't really permit to talk or ask about it. So, she asked Neal:
"The other world... how is it?"
"Well, first of all, people there think the Enchanted Forest is fiction. They think its inhabitants are like characters of stories." - Neal explained.
"Stories, really?" - Mulan asked with a smile.
"Yes, there's even a cool movie about you." - Neal replied.
"What's a movie...?" - Mulan's expression turned into one of confusion.
"Err... Not sure how to explain." - Neal said, and then got an idea - "Anyway, I think I know who can help. He would have left something behind, in case he ever found himself back in the Enchanted Forest. Something that would allow me to contact Emma and Emily. We must go to his castle."
"Who's your father?" - Phillip asked.
"Rumplestiltskin." - Neal replied.
Neverland
Mr Gold was stalking the forest. He arrived at the clearing where Tamara and Greg were left. Greg's body was lying lifeless, as Tamara was crawling along the ground. Tamara had regained consciousness but she didn't feel well. She felt like a piece of herself was missing, and this due to the piece of shadow which was ripped out of her. She stopped to crawl as she saw Mr Gold.
"Where's the girl?" - Gold asked - "Was she killed?"
"I don't thinks so..." - Tamara responded - "I asked her to run, and so she did."
"Where?" - Gold asked, his tone emotionless.
"In the jungle." - Tamara answered - "It's all Pan... he's behind everything. I swear, Mr Gold, I had no idea who I was working for. Forgive me for Neal... I'm so sorry..."
"I know. You're just a pawn." - Gold stated as he knelt to her.
"Yes... Will you forgive me...?"
"No." - the Dark One curtly responded.
After this word, he ripped out her heart and calmly crushes it in his hand, after what Tamara's body fell lifeless to the ground.
On the Jolly Roger, the group was trying to decide what to do with the caught mermaid. Unfortunately, as it could be expected, everyone had different opinions on what they should do.
"Get this thing out of my ship!" - Hook said with disgust.
"I agree with Hook on this one, they tried to drown us." - David commented.
"Well, let's find out why." - Regina said with an evil grin.
"You mean, by torture...?" - Danielle asked, not liking the idea at all.
"Why not?" - Regina replied as it was a natural thing to do.
"We should let her go, who knows what she's capable of!" - Rosalie protested.
"Maybe they're just threated by Pan? If we release her, we'll prove that we're not their enemies." - Mary Margaret suggested.
"But if we release her, she and her friends will drown us down!" - Regina disagreed with her stepdaughter.
"We don't have to." - the mermaid said - "Death shall find you anyway. Release me!"
Then, the group noticed that the sky was darkening even more and that waters turned even more agitated. Everyone exchanged worried looks, realizing a storm was coming. They jumped to the conclusion that the mermaid was doing that. Hook ordered:
"Don't release her! So, we can negotiate!"
David suddenly grabbed his sword and placed it under the mermaid's throat in a threatening way. Regina smiled in delight, while Mary Margaret and Emma stared at him in shok.
"Undo the storm, and we'll release you!" - David ordered to the mermaid, who gave no reaction to his threat.
David grabbed the mermaid even firmly and approached the sword even closer to her neck. Regina knelt next to the mermaid too and she said evilly:
"Go ahead David, cut her into fillet!"
David looked up at his wife and his daughter, whose faces were telling him not to chose violence. He removed the sword from his neck, refusing to hurt the mermaid. Mary Margaret and the guardians were agreeing to let the mermaid go, while Regina was still protesting.
"We're not murderers!" - Mary Margaret stated - "Drop the mermaid in the sea!"
"You can play the hero in the Enchanted Forest, but this is Neverland!" - Regina protested - "You're still the same naïve princess!"
"Guys! Stop it right now!" - Danielle shouted - "I made my decision!"
The guardian of fire firmly grabbed the mermaids arms and within seconds, she threw her above the board of the Jolly Roger. Everyone heard a "splash", indicating that the mermaid regained her natural environment. Alex, Rose, Emily and Cecilia nodded in approval. But Regina yelled at her daughter:
"What have you done?! You want to kill us?!"
"The mermaid was creating trouble between us, I had to get rid of her." - Danielle justified her action.
"Don't think you'll gain esteem from me for that." - Emma commented, her voice not very loud, but loud enough for Danielle to hear, who immediately reacted.
"What..? That's your "thanks" for saving the situation?! Did you want our mothers kill each other?!" - Danielle shouted, disliking how Emma was looking for little things to make snarky remarks towards her.
"Oh no, here we go again..." - Cecilia sighed in annoyance.
Rosalie's attention got caught by something else, not paying much attention to her friends' argument. She could see a couple of lightnings in distance but it wasn't what mainly bothered her. She had a feeling that something wasn't right, as if a danger was approaching. And she couldn't be more right. In the dark sky, she suddenly saw something move.
"Watch out!" - Rose shouted, quickly pushing Emma, Danielle and herself out of the way, as a dark lightning bolt stroke, but fortunately missing them.
"What was that?!" - Lia exclaimed as a monster appeared.
"Thunderray!" - the female monster shouted what seemed her own name, as she continued to strike the ship.
"Looks like they have defenses..." - Emma commented, looking up at the creature.
"Sailor Guardians! Do something before it destroys my ship!" - Hook shouted.
"Or before it destroys us!" - Mary Margaret remarked.
The Sailor Guardians positioned themselves around, ready to attack the moster from different sides. Alexandra was the first one to attack.
"Oceanic Purity Ball!"
Thunderray turned in her direction, ready to destroy the one who just injured her. As she flew to her, Emily was the next to attack.
"Glowing Thunderstorm!"
Thunderray turned around, trying to identify the person who did this to her. She charged her hands, ready to attack everyone at once, but she hadn't enought time, since another attack didn't last to come.
"Aria Breeze!" - Cecilia shouted, sending a wind in the direction of the monster.
"Love Rose Chain!" - Rose joined in, taking profit of the fact that Thunderray was slowed down by the wind, hitting and catching her with her magical belt.
"Flaming Arrow!" - Danielle shot an arrow-like fire on the monster.
The attacks injured Thunderray. After a few moments, she fell onto the ship, very weak but still alive. Emma knew it was her chance to finish her off, and she quickly pulled out the Stellar Rod.
"Cosmic Starshine Attack!" - Emma yelled as its light attacked Thunderray.
"SHINE!" - Thunderray shouted, before she dissolved into nothingness.
Enchanted Forest
Neal and Mulan were travelling to the Dark Castle. After a moment, Mulan decided to ask Neal something.
"You said you want to protect Emma and Emily..." - she started.
"Emily is my half-sister. It's only natural for me to want protect her." - Neal started, then he hesitated - "Concerning Emma, well... I love her."
"If you love Emma, then why did she never mention you during her time in the Enchanted Forest?" - Mulan asked.
"That's because I broke her heart." - Neal stated with sadness, surprising Mulan - "I let her go, so she could fulfill her destiny, break the Dark Curse and battle evil with my sister and other friends... Later, I could have gone after her, to say that I love her... but I was afraid she wouldn't forgive me, and so I just gave up."
"So... the fear of rejection was stronger than love...?" - Mulan asked.
"Yes, sadly. It's my biggest regret." - Neal replied, after what Mulan plunged in her own thoughts.
After some time, Neal and Mulan finally arrived at the ransacked Dark Castle. Mulan believed the castle was abandoned, but Neal, upon inspecting a goblet, realized that someone else was there. Suddenly, an arrow hit a wall, just inches from Neal's face. Mulan drew her sword, as Robin Hood revealed himself.
"Who are you?" - Mulan asked.
"My name's Robin Hood." - Robin introduced himself, before demanding - "So, who are the trespassing in my castle?"
"It's the Dark One's castle." - Mulan corrected him - "You are trespassing."
"He didn't show up since the Dark Curse. If he ever shows up, I'll go away." - Robin Hood said, still pointing his arrow.
"It's alright, you can have it." - Neal reassured him - "I just want to look around."
"Who are you to do such a thing?" - Robin Hood asked.
"Here I was known as Baelfire. I'm his son."
Robin Hood immediately believed this statement, he put his arrow down and, with an apologize, he allowed Neal to look around. Neal got surprised that Robin didn't require further proof, to which Robin replied:
"No one would claim to be Dark One's son who isn't."
He then explained that he and Rumplestiltskin once crossed paths and that the Dark One spared his life. So, he owes him a debt. Neal called upon this debt to solicit Robin Hood's aid in finding something he can use. Robin Hood explained that he did not take up residence in the castle until after the Dark Curse was cast, and the castle had already been ransacked.
"Looters would only take what they could see." - Neal remarked, after what he noticed his father's old walking stick.
He came upon the stick and he picked it up.
"It must have belonged to a looter. It's worthless." - Mulan theorized.
"No, it was my father's." - Neal quickly corrected her - "See the markings? This way, he kept track of my growth."
Neal then twirled the stick, like a staff, after what a painting in the corner of the room disappeared to reveal a large cupboard. Everyone looked at it surprised, and Robin Hood remarked:
"I handled the staff several times, and nothing happened."
"My father enchanted objects with blood magic, making them useful only to him and his bloodline." - Neal explained - "Now, let's see what's in the cupboard."
Neverland
Little Em and her fugitive friend, still running from the Lost Boys, found themselves on the edge of a cliff. Unfortunately, there was no other way to the caves. The escapee then showed the pixie duest and said:
"I'll give them the pixie dust in exchange for our lives..."
"Are you suggesting to give up?" - Little Em asked.
"There's nothing else we can do!" - he protested.
But Little Em disagreed. She suddenly took the pixie dust and, to the boy's surprise, she grabbed his hand and backed away. Worried, the boy asked:
"What... what are you doing...?"
"What is pixie dust for? To fly of course!"
Once more, the boy tried to protest, reminding her that he had tried it countless times before without success. To that, Little Em replied that he must believe in it, what she obviously did. With a running start, she opened the bottle and within seconds, the dust made her and the boy fly off the cliff. They were lucky, because it were only moments before the Lost Boys arrived.
Mr Gold sat down on a rock and then told to an unseen person to come out. Felix emerged from the jungle, after what he greeted Mr Gold:
"Well, hello Rumplestiltskin. Pan says he's glad to see you on the island, and that you're welcome in Neverland for as long as you wish. But with a single condition."
"He always has them." - Gold commented, seemingly not surprised at all.
"If you're after the girl, you'll be Pan's enemy." - Felix announced.
"Nothing has changed."
"If you go against Pan, you won't survive." - Felix responded.
"The question is not whether I'll survive. We both know I won't." - Mr Gold said, not impressed by the warning, as he approached the lost boy and grabbed him by his collar - "No, the question's rather how many of you I'll take down with me."
"In that case, we'll see each other again, in less friendly circumstances." - Felix reaplied calmly.
"I count on it." - Gold replied and let go of Felix.
Before Gold could leave, Felix suddenly tossed a handmade doll onto the ground, informing that Pan wanted him to have it. Mr Gold picked up the object, visibly distraught.
"It's weird, isn't it? The things we haven't thought about in years still have the ability to make us cry." - Felix commented.
After that, the boy left with amusement on his face, while Gold was still sitting on the ground and crying over the doll.
Enchanted Forest
Neal opened his father's secret cupboard. There was a myriad of magical objects inside, and Neal's attention got caught by a crystal ball. Putting his hands over it, he commented on the irony of the situation:
"I spent my life running from magic... and now, I must rely on it."
He then concentrated, hoping the crystal ball to reveal him something. But nothing happened. Frustrated, Neal took the crystal ball out of the cupboard, placing it on a table, exclaiming:
"It doesn't work... Why doesn't it work...?!"
"You musn't think about the place. But about Emma and your feelings towards her." - Mulan suggested.
Utilizing this advice, Neal tried the crystal ball again. He thought about Emma and how he loved her, but it didn't work. "I guess there's too much pain between us..." - Neal thought - "I have better chances if I think about Emily, we got very close the past few days." As he thought about his sister and the good time they spent together, it was a success. The crystal ball revealed a clear image of both Emma and Emily. However, all was not well, Neal's eyes widened in horror.
"What's the matter?" - Robin Hood asked, noticing Neal's expression.
"Aren't they Emma and your sister?" - Mulan asked.
"Yes, they are but... they're not in Storybrooke. They're in Neverland."
Neverland
The guardians, Snow, Charming, Hook and Regina finally got to the shores of Neverland, all wet from the earlier troubling sailing. Emily checked on her new items and was pleasantly surprised to see that despite being wet, it still worked perfectly.
"Gold had a point, you know. Here, everything depends on faith. But we're too busy to fight with each other." - Emma said suddenly - "I was wrong, like everyone else... We must believe in each other."
"Are you asking us to be friends?" - Regina asked with irony - "After everything that happened between us?"
"No, I wouldn't expect that. There's quite a history, and a lot of hate." - Emma stated, giving a quick glare at Danielle, who frowned in return - "We don't have to be friends, but just team up to save Little Em."
"With her? With him?" - David said with a despising tone, referring to Regina and Hook - "You can't mix good with evil."
"But we don't have to." - Rosalie said as she stood next to Emma, supporting her - "Let's just focus on the success."
"Rose's right. We can all remain what we are: a guardian, a hero, a villain, a pirate,..." - Alex joined in the motivation.
"Everyone has his own talent, we can contribute it to each other and it'll make us stronger." - Emily added.
"Keep in mind that it isn't about us, but about Little Em. I'm her mother-to-be, so from now I'm your leader." - Emma stated firmly - "Either you help me find and save her, or get out of my way!"
With those words, Emma turned around and started to walk in the direction of the jungles. Everyone could see she was very determinate. Her parents, Alex, Rose, Cecilia and Emily were the first ones to follow her. The captain Hook smiled to himself, liking how strong and self-confident Emma was now being and started to walk too. Regina and Danielle exchanged a look, feeling that this rescuing would be particularly difficult for both of them, after what they followed the group too.
Elsewhere on the island, Little Em and her erstwhile companion touched down in a clearing. It looked like they were far from danger. The girl noted to herself that flying was a fantastic experience. Excited, Little Em said:
"If one believes, anything is possible."
"You couldn't be more right, Princess Emma of the Crystal Forest." - the boy replied.
Realizing something was wrong, Little Em's face fell as she asked carefully:
"How do you know my name... and about my home of the 30th century...?"
His cover blown, the other boy revealed his true identity, shocking Little Em:
"I am Peter Pan."
After a short silence, Little Em shook her head and asked:
"Why did you tell Greg and Tamara that you wanted to destroy magic...?"
"I needed their help. It's easier to get people to hate something than to believe." - Peter Pan answered with a grin.
"But why did you bring me to Neverland?" - Little Em asked, not understanding why Pan would need her.
"I have been searching for the Heart of the Truest Believer and the Eternal Crystal." - Pan explained - "When you used the pixie dust to fly, you proved that you possess this heart. And now, you and your heart are all mine. All that is left is the Eternal Crystal."
Little Em got scared. If Pan needed the Eternal Crystal, it couldn't mean something good. She prayed, no, she believed that Emma wouldn't let Peter Pan put his hands over it. Pan then called for the Lost Boys, who didn't take long to emerge from the jungle. Seeing them surround her, Little Em understood she would have to be strong until Emma and others would come save her.
"Let's play!" - Pan shouted to his gang with a wicked grin on his face.
A/N: So? What did you think about it? Like I had announced before, there will be "monsters of the day" from now in "Once Upon A Light". For those who didn't understand that, the monster was created out of Tamara's shadow. Reviews are always very welcome.