Ben was walking along the field where Family Day was being held when he ran into Evie, Jay, and Carlos.
"Hey Ben," Carlos said.
"Hey guys," Ben said. "Has anyone seen Mal?"
"She's keeping her distance," Evie said. "After last year..."
"Yeah, I don't blame her," Ben interrupted, reflecting back on that day. "That really didn't go so well."
"You can say that again," Jay said. "She'll just be watching from the balcony from time to time."
Ben looked up at the balcony, saw Mal, and waved.
As Mal waved back at Ben, she couldn't help but feeling a little bit left out. After the year before, she didn't exactly like Family Day, but looking down at everyone laughing and chatting, she wished she could be with everyone, especially Ben. They've been so busy lately, with him being king and her being a lady of the court, not to mention the last few months were spent preparing for any scheme Uma might cook up, they haven't had any time for each other lately. Yes, he would consult her about events and stuff like that, but they haven't really had any time to do personal things, such as going out together. As she watched Ben turn back towards their friends, she looked over the crowd. Her eyes caught a figure walking around on the edge of the field. It looked like he was in her grade, but she never saw him before, not even in the hallways. As she peered closer, she saw that he didn't even look like he was from here. She looked back at her friends and boyfriend to see if the had noticed the boy to, but they had already walked off. She decided that she'd go check the boy out for herself, as long as she was careful.
Henry was sitting on his motorcycle right in front of the portal he just created. His adoptive mother, Regina, was anxiously standing to the side.
"Henry, if that's the only bean you have, then getting back here..." Regina started.
"Will be an adventure," Henry finished. "That's why I'm going. I love you, mom."
Regina smiled, walked over, and held his arm. "I love you too."
Henry smiled back. As soon as Regina let go of his arm, he sped off into the portal.
Once he came out the other side, he observed his surroundings. It looked like he was in as forest, but it wasn't the Enchanted Forest. For one thing, this forest had more pine trees and conifers than the Enchanted Forest. But before he could make anymore observations, horses suddenly surrounded by a bunch of men on horses.
