A/N: Hello! This is my first story in a long time and I am very excited! The main pairing is Anastasia/Will but might include some Cyrus/Alice. There will also be some other characters from Once Upon a Time as the story progresses. Let me know what you think!

A/N: As of October 31, 2014 this story has been reediting to better fit the timeline. As stated in some interviews OUATIW takes place during OUAT season 2, assuming they end at the same time. The story has been reedited to pick up right after OUATIW finale and progress into the start of season 3 of OUAT. These are minor changes throughout chapters 1-6, chapter 7 and on are original written after the editing. I hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to Once Upon a Time or Once Upon a Time in Wonderland.

Chapter 1
Getting the Hell out of Wonderland

Anastasia's body felt heavy as it slowly emerged from the silent darkness. She could feel cool wetness sliding down her throat and even though her eyes felt heavy she forced them to open.

Her vision blurred as light reentered her world and she blinked a few times until a face came into view. It was blurry, but she recognized him immediately. She opened her mouth trying to say his name but suddenly her mouth was dry.

"Hey there, Sleeping Beauty." Her true love smiled running a hand through her hair, his heartbeat calming as their eyes met.

"Will," She managed gaining her voice again and smiling at him as his face came clearly into view, "I thought I was dying."

"It's kind of a long story," He smiled his hands moving to hold hers.

"I reckon I have time now," He laughed lightly and she let her eyes wander, just making out Alice and Cyrus standing happily in the background, "Jafar?" Her eyes snapped back to Will's.

"Is no longer a threat," He brought her hands to his mouth to kiss softly. His newly returned heart soaring at their reunion, "Nothing for you to worry about now."

She smiled, her eyes suddenly growing heavier than she could manage, "I'm tired, Will."

His heart began to pick of speed, "Hey, Ana. He shook her slightly. Try to stay awake for me. You can't leave me again."

"Just need to rest my eyes," her eyes blinked a few times before closing, her mind drifting to darkness, only one not as permanent as before.

"Ana, Ana!" He shook her again before a hand fell on his shoulder, trying to gain his attention.

"She is only sleeping, Will." Alice's voice soothed as Cyrus checked her pulse with a nod, "See?"

Will watched her chest rise slowly with each breathe before nodding, his heartbeat returning to a normal rhythm. The fear he felt was like nothing he had experienced in years, not used to the emotions he lacked when he was heartless.

Cyrus moved to stand by Alice once more as the Knave kept his eyes on Anastasia. They gave him a moment before Alice spoke up, "What's the plan now?"

"Plan?" Will turned from Ana, keeping her hand in his.

"Wonderland hasn't been free of trouble for a while, we need a plan to get things back in order."

Will was silent for a moment, "We should head back to Storybrooke."

"What?" A confused Alice sputtered, "We just fought to get Wonderland back. Anastasia was pretty adamant on staying here to fix it."

"I just lost Ana, only to get her back then lose her and get her back again. Cyrus almost died. I think it would do us all well to get out of the obvious danger zone for a while."

Alice huffed as Cyrus placed a calming hand on her shoulder, "Why Storybrooke?"

"Because," His accented voice said as he turned his gaze back to the sleeping queen, "It has the one person that can make sure Ana is really okay."

"Who?" Alice asked.

"Dr. Whale, he spent years studying resurrections."

"Was he ever successful?"

"Not that I know of, but he is a doctor! Besides, Ana needs to rest and Wonderland isn't good for resting."

"She's the queen, Will. Anastasia wanted to fix Wonderland."

"Nothing good happens here! She left a list of things to be done with Rabbit and she has advisors that can take over. She doesn't need the stress. Nothing good happens in Wonderland!"

Alice didn't flinch when Will raised his voice, knowing him like a sibling. He was scared, having repeatedly lost Anastasia in Wonderland. First to a crown, then to death. She turned Cyrus, conversing silently with their eyes, "If the Rabbit and Tweedledum can handle it then I suppose leaving Wonderland for a while would do us all some good."

Alice and Cyrus left the knave to watch over Anastasia as they went to find the others. They found Cyrus's brothers, Percy and Tweedledum in the tall tower where Jafar had cast his spell.

"Thank you for all of your help," Alice spoke to the group with a smile. "We couldn't have recovered Wonderland without you."

"Does that mean you plan on staying?" The Rabbit asked with a knowing look.

"That's what we wanted to talk about." Alice said facing Percy, "Anastasia needs to recover and Will doesn't think Wonderland is the best place for that. However, Anastasia worked hard to change her ways and wanted to oversee Wonderland's transformation."

"I can take care of that while her majesty recovers," Tweedledum stepped up with an obedient nod. "I have already sent the army out to assess the villages."

"The Red Queen also left a list of tasks to be complete, funds to be sent out and what not. The restoration can go on without her presence for a few months. Where do you wish to go?"

"The place where you found the knave," Alice requested, "Storybrooke."

"We will leave before the hour is up," Rabbit said, leaving everyone some time to prepare for the journey, he himself going to check in on his family.

Cyrus grabbed onto Alice's hand and brought her over to his brothers, "Taj, Rafi, this is my fiancé, Alice."

"It's a pleasure to finally meet you," Alice said and Cyrus smiled as he began to catch up with his brothers.

After a while Alice and Tweedledum left the brothers to talk. The pair headed back down to the dungeon to talk to Will about Anastasia's plans for Wonderland.

They returned to the dungeon to find Will still at his post, looking as though his eyes hadn't left the sleeping queen. His worn leather jacket covered the queen like a makeshift blanket.

"Will," Alice called to gain his attention. "Tweedle and I want to go over Anastasia's plans."

Will nodded and the three of them sat down and went over Anastasia's plans. Tweedle had the most knowledge of the area and proved to be most useful in putting Anastasia's thoughts into planned actions. It was clear that Wonderland would be in good hands while the queen was away resting. Once everything was settled Tweedle left them to gather some of Anastasia's belonging he thought she would need on their journey to Storybrooke.

That left the three of them alone in the quiet dungeon. Alice watched as the knave turned his attention back to Anastasia, remembering his words about there being more than one love story worth fighting for. She still couldn't believe that had made it all out alive.

"Will."

"What?" He asked, turning to look at his old friend.

"We did it."

He smiled, looking between the sleeping queen and Alice, "It looks like we did."

It was just under an hour later when everyone gathered in the dungeon. Cyrus had spent the time talking with his brothers who agreed to stay behind in Wonderland to help with the recovery. Alice said goodbye to Cyrus's brothers before leaving the three alone for a private goodbye.

She joined Will, Rabbit and Tweedle by Anastasia's bedside. Tweedle assuring Will that he would be sure to take care of everything in the queen's absence. Once all the goodbyes were said, Will bent down to pick up Ana as Percy began to dig his hole. The group waved goodbye one last time as the portal opened and they followed the Rabbit through the hole and away from Wonderland.

"Bloody hell, Rabbit!" Will cried as the group hurried out of the middle of the road, "Can't you watch where you dig your hole?"

"A simple 'thank you' would do," Percy dusted off his coat as the group gathered on the sidewalk, "I best get back. Call if you need anything. Don't worry about Wonderland, everything is under control."

"Thank you, Rabbit. For everything," Alice waved to her old friend as he disappeared down another rabbit hole, back to Wonderland.

"Come on," Will said readjusting his hold on the sleeping queen. "Let's get back to my apartment."

Will's apartment was just around the corner from where Rabbit had dropped them off. The group moved quickly in the quiet night. He reluctantly handed Anastasia to a waiting Cyrus so he could fetch the key from the top of the door frame. He retrieved the small object, quickly opening his apartment and leading them inside.

He followed Cyrus to his bedroom as Cyrus laid Anastasia on the unmade bed. Will tucked Anastasia in, checking to see she was breathing before moving into the living area with Cyrus and Alice.

"This place could use a good clean," Alice said as the knave settled on the couch with a tired sigh, kicking one of the many boxes littering the room.

"Maybe tomorrow," He picked up his make-shift dart board drawing of Anastasia off the coffee table where Cyrus and Alice had left it and crumpled it up.

"Yeah, defiantly get rid of that." Alice said as she settled down on the loveseat with Cyrus watch the knave toss the crumpled drawing into the trash can.

"The past is the past," Cyrus said firmly as his arm slipped around Alice's shoulders.

The trio sat in silence for a moment as the past few days caught up with them. It wasn't that late in the night in Storybrooke, but the group was ready to sleep. The couple watched in awe as Will transformed the couch into a pullout bed. He showed them some nonperishable food in the cupboards and the switch to turn off the light before leaving them alone.

The first thing he did when he got to the bedroom was to check her breathing again. He removed her ridiculous long gloves and shoes before changing for bed himself. He slipped under the covers, placing an arm across her chest, feeling each breath she took. He let the reassurance of her chest fall lull him to sleep knowing tomorrow would be a long day, but at least they were safe and together.

A/N: Thanks for giving the story a try! Let me know what you think!