As Puck and Sabrina started to walk back to the remains of Granny Relda's old house, they met up with Daphne and Red, who, to Sabrina's surprise and relief, had managed to find an armful of chicken noodle soup cans, a loaf of bread, and two packages of chocolate cookies. Daphne eyed the skunk Puck triumphantly carried in his arms and twisted her face into a look of disgust.
When they approached the house, Veronica met them and began to look over the food that was gathered. A fire was crackling and all of the Grimm family was gathered around it, as well as the remaining Everafters. Baba Yaga graciously lent the family a pot to cook the soup in, though she admitted that she would rather eat some of Puck's skunk.
After the food was served and everyone had eaten, stories were shared about hopes for the future.
"I hope that we can rebuild this town to make it better than it ever was." Goldilocks said.
"Please, Goldi" Uncle Jake said, in a quiet and somber tone "Do one thing for me. Rebuild Briar's coffee shop. Rebuild it like it was before - the same wooden chairs, the burgundy tables-"
"Don't worry, Jake." Goldi soothed. "I'll do my best."
"That's what Briar would have wanted." Jake got up and started to walk toward the heart of the town. "I'm going for a walk. Don't worry about me, I'll be fine. I just need to be alone."
A look of pain washed over Henry's face, as he seemed to suspect where Jake was going.
Pinocchio was the next person to speak up. "I hope to finally be a good, hardworking person." Tears welled up in his eyes as he remembered the painful death of his father. "I hope to be a joy to Relda, and not a burden."
"You will never be a burden, liebling." Granny Relda said. "I have had to deal with more interesting house guests than you." She chuckled as Puck puffed his chest.
As the rest of the Everafters shared their hopes and dreams to one another, Daphne let out a loud yawn.
"I guess it's time to get some rest." Henry remarked. He set up a sleeping bag and tucked Daphne in it. Elvis lay down beside her.
Slowly, one by one, all the remaining visitors around the campfire began to leave. Many went to their own homes, in the hopes that their beds will be still waiting for them, even after all of the destruction. Baba Yaga was the last to leave, and as she retreated to her house she gave Sabrina a wink. Sabrina's stomach churned. She didn't know if Baby Yaga was trying to be friendly or trying to eat her. She was sure she'd have nightmares after seeing that.
Try as she might, sleep would not come. So, Sabrina got out of her sleeping bag and crept past the remains of the house. She started walking in the direction of the dock, and was surprised to find a small rowboat tied up there. That's funny. She thought. The dock was empty this afternoon. Even though she had only rowed a boat once, in summer camp the summer before her parents were kidnaped, she cautiously stepped into the boat and began to row away from the dock. Once she was in the middle of the bay, she stopped, and stared up at the stars.
Then, she frowned. She spotted a dark mass floating in the sky. She soon realized that this was no strange asteroid or flying spaceship. It was Puck. A smile made it's way across Sabrina's lips. Embarrassed, she tried to cover it up as Puck landed in the boat next to her, but he caught her in the act.
"Somebody's happy to see me." He grinned.
Sabrina blushed. Should she admit her feelings to him? "Oh, um, I, I guess I kinda am." She decided to try to play it cool the best she could.
"Hey, I should probably fess up to something." Puck shifted uncomfortably, which made the boat rock. "You're not going to like it, though."
"Why not?"
"When you first arrived here at Granny Relda's house, I used to spy on you when you were sleeping, contemplating weather I should pull some nasty prank. After all, I was pretty upset that you tore the old lady's attention away from me."
Sabrina could have shoved him out of the boat. "You didn't!"
"Well, I didn't do anything, did I? I felt like I couldn't, for some reason, something held me back. Sure, I've pranked you many times but I never actually did anything to you when you were sleeping. I guess I figured that was mean."
"Well, thanks, I feel honored." Sabrina said sarcastically.
"Listen, I am going to marry you someday, you know that."
Sabrina groaned. "Why, so you can pull pranks on me every single day?"
"No because ... because ... I'll tell you later." And with that he flew away, back towards wherever he had come from.
Sabrina sat there quietly contemplating what Puck had just said. Why did he get embarrassed? What was he going to say? There was only a matter of days before he was leaving with Uncle Jake. She certainly loved him, but - did he love her back? She though of what might happen after she went back to New York. Would he visit her? What if he met some other girl, and totally forgot about her? She cringed at the thought, and tried to push it to the back of her mind. She had been through enough heartache already.
Se began to row back to shore, thinking of all the people she had lost since she came to Ferryport Landing. Briar Rose, Mr. Seven, Gepetto, and many others who had joined her battle to stop Mirror and the Scarlet Hand. Tears welled up in her eyes as she thought of the people who had suffered the loss the most. She shook her head to get rid of the thoughts as she tied up the boat and went back to the house to try to get some sleep.