Storybrooke, Maine
Set shortly following OUAT season 4a after Rumple is banished and the Snow Queen has sacrificed herself. Also set after Ra's has apparently killed Oliver Queen…
Regina Mills was sitting in her mansion, combing through Henry's storybook. Suddenly, she heard a knock at the door. She opened it, and much to her surprise it was none other than Katherine Nolan.
"Katherine, what are you doing here?" Regina asked, befuddled.
"I know it's been a long time, Regina, and I haven't seen you since the curse broke," Katherine said, "but my cursed self promised to be your friend, and something tells me you could use a friend right now. I heard about Robin Hood."
"Thank you Katherine," Regina said, "but how do you know so much about what's been happening? Where have you been all this time?"
"Well, I found my true love, Frederick," Kathrine said, "and news travels quickly in this town, ever since we got back here after Pan's curse, I saw flying monkeys and ice monsters, and I wanted to kill Snow, Charming, Frederick, and even you at one point. Not to mention the town was almost destroyed a while ago. I heard you saved us all."
"Yes," Regina said, "I did."
"I want you to know I've forgiven you for all the evil you've done in your past. I can see you've truly changed, Regina." Kathrine said, hugging her.
"Thank you, Katherine." Regina said, "it means a lot. I have to go meet Emma and my son now, but I'd be happy have tea with you some afternoon."
"Sounds great," Katherine said, "See you, around, Regina!"
Meanwhile, Ra's Al Ghul and Jafar appeared once again from within the shadows.
"So," Ra's said, "It appears the Snow Queen has failed. Let's begin phase one of our plan."
"Which is?" Jafar asked.
"Let's prepare for Storybrooke's destruction. With the Dark One banished and the fairies trapped in a hat, they'll be most vulnerable." Ra's said, "It's time we take advantage of that."
"And what do we gain from this?" Jafar asked.
"Once I have destroyed Storybrooke, I will syphon off its magic, and use to purify the world." Ra's said. "And then I'll be able to rid myself of Damien Darhk forever, and you'll be free to do as you wish."
"Excellent," Jafar said, "then let's get started, shall we?" They poofed away.
Later, Emma, Henry, and Regina were in the mysterious mansion, combing through endless books.
"This is useless!" Regina groaned, "We'll never find this author!"
"Don't give up, Regina," Emma said, "We'll find him and get Robin back! I'm gonna make things right again!"
"But first, would you like to grab a bite to eat, Swan?" Hook asked, walking in with Granny's take-out.
"Killian!" Emma exclaimed, "Thanks! I'm famished!"
"I was hoping we could have a picnic lunch aboard my ship, Swan." Killian said.
"That sounds nice, but I have to help Regina. We're trying to find the author." Emma said.
"It can wait," Hook said, "There's no crisis right now; the Dark One's been banished and the Snow Queen's been defeated. No monsters or witches to battle today, so let's make—"
Suddenly, they heard a loud rumble.
"What's that? Earthquake?" Emma asked.
"You just had to say it, didn't you?" Regina snapped, rolling her eyes at Hook.
"We never get a day off in this town!" Emma said.
They went out on Main Street, where Belle and the Charmings joined them. Ra's Al Ghul and Jafar stood atop the clock tower.
"Attention! Citizens of Storybrooke!" Jafar shouted, "I am Jafar!"
"I am known as Ra's Al Ghul!" Ra's shouted, "We have come to this town in order to purify it! In order to do this, lives will be lost and you will all be destroyed!"
"If it's a fight you want, fight me!" Emma yelled, as she zapped them with light magic, but it hit a protective barrier around them.
"As you can see, your light magic is useless to us, Savior!" Jafar bellowed.
"Maybe alone, but together, we can defeat you! Regina, now!" Emma shouted, as she and Regina used all the force they could muster to zap the force field with their combined magical energies.
"It's not working!" Regina called out. They finally were blasted back.
"What do you want?" Emma demanded.
"Your lives!" Ra's said.
"We're not surrendering so easily!" Emma said, "you may have bested us for now, but we will find away to stop you!"
"You have no idea who you're dealing with!" Regina said, as she poofed them all away in a puff of purple smoke.
The heroes arrived back in the library.
"Belle, can you dig up anything on these new villains?" Emma asked. "All I know about Jafar is that he likes snakes and has a twisted beard, and this guy's beard didn't seem very twisted."
"But his mind is probably the part that's twisted." David said. "We need to stop these madmen!"
"How did they get here?" Regina asked, "I thought the barrier the Snow Queen put up prevented anyone else from coming into town?"
"I'll look into it." Belle said, as she turned to go.
"You wanna know about Jafar?" a male voice with a cockney accent asked. Will Scarlet came out from behind a bookshelf. Belle stared at him in amazement.
"Who are you?" she asked, "Do you know him?"
"Will Scarlet's me name," Will said, "I'm with Robin Hood's merry men, but seeing as our fearless leader's abandoned us, I struck out on me own."
"Nice to meet you, Will," Belle said with a smile, "I'm Belle. Let's go over to Mr. Gold's shop and we can talk more."
Later, at a secret underground location, Jafar and Ra's were plotting.
"Mr. Blood?" Ra's said over the phone, "Tell Ubu to send us vials of the Omega virus. Prepare for operation endgame!"
"What's that, Master?" Jafar said, as Ra's ended the call.
"Soon, Jafar, we will rule this town and all life will be snuffed out!" Ra's declared, "Then Regina and Oliver's mothers will be reborn to witness the destruction!"
"Yeah, slight problem with that," came an eerie voice. A mysterious figured lurked in the shadows.
"Who are you?" Ra's demanded.
"Name is Hades, Lord of Underworld. Hi how ya doin'?" Hades said, extending a hand. "Cora likes her new spot down in the Underworld, Moira, not so much. Anyway, nobody leaves without my say-so, alright, and right now, I don't say so!"
"You dare talk down to a genie?" Jafar asked.
"You dare talk down to a god?!" Hades yelled.
"Fine!" Ra's snapped, "Begone, devil! We shall handle this on our own terms!"
"Hey, if your plan works I get more business so, nice talking with you!" Hades said, promptly disappearing in a puff of smoke.
"What now, Master?" Jafar asked.
"Begin phase 2," Ra's said, "Commence operation endgame!"
Meanwhile, back in the library.
"So how are we gonna defeat these guys?" Henry asked, "They seem pretty powerful!"
"Henry, you shouldn't be here," Regina said, "It's too dangerous!"
"But Mom!" Henry whined, "I can help!"
"She's right, Henry," Emma said, "we can't risk something happening to you."
"I'll take home," Granny said, coming forward.
"Thanks Granny." Emma said.
"Guys!" Belle called, panting. "We found out…some information…about Jafar."
"Jafar's an evil sorcerer-now-genie who nearly killed me in Wonderland about a year ago." Will said.
"You!" Emma said, "What are you doing here?"
"I brought him!" Belle said, "He's ok."
"Who's this?" Regina asked.
"His name's Will Scarlet, small-time thief!" Emma said.
"Wait a minute," Regina said, "Wonderland! You were my mother's knave of hearts!"
"That I was!" Will said, "Yer mum did quite a number on me, that she did. I know I don't exactly have the best history with the lot o' ya, but I do have valuable information about Jafar. In Wonderland, Alice and I helped to defeat him by turning him into a genie."
"Doesn't that make him more powerful?" Hook asked.
"Perhaps," Will said, "For a little bit, Jafar broke all the rules of magic and was the most powerful being in all the realms, but once he became a genie, he became confined by the rules of the lamp. rules he can no longer break."
"Who's the other guy?" Mary-Margaret asked.
"That's what took some digging," Belle said, "He goes by Ra's Al Ghul, which translates to 'the Demon's Head' in Arabic. As legend has it, he's been alive for centuries, and restores his youth via a mystical pool called the Lazarus Pit. He can be killed, and once he dies, a new successor takes the title of Ra's Al Ghul."
"Kinda like how the Dark One works," Emma said, as Belle hung her head, and closed her eyes in remembrance of her husband, whom she had just banished not one week before as punishment for his vile deception.
"So what do you think he wants?" Mary-Margaret asked.
"Well, according to my sources, he has a plan to return the earth to a perfect environmental balance." Belle said, "In order to achieve this, however, it requires the death of over half the planet's population."
"He probably has plans to harness this town's magic." Emma said.
"He has to be stopped!" Regina said.
"And we will stop him!" Emma declared, "by any means necessary!"
