Howdy everybody. So how are all of you? I'm good. So our secret big bad is revealed in this chapter. Thanksgiving is a week away got any turkey day plans? Let's get this show on the road... Screen... You know what I mean.
As the week wore on henry was still stuck on conjuring he could take things that were already there but he still couldn't pull something out of thin air. "C'mon c'mon." Henry urged himself willing an apple to appear in his hand. But the same thing that happened every time happened again. The almost transparent form of an apple was in his hand but it fizzled out and disappeared. "Whew" henry sighed. "I'm pretty beat mom can we call it a day?" Henry asked. "Sure we can sweetie we can grab some ice-cream." The queen offered trying to console her son. Henry was feeling a little down he was doing so good for a beginner and then he hit his first wall.
That was always a damper on the spirits but she knew he would overcome this he just needed the proper motivation. They entered the shop ordered a triple banana split and took a table. As they ate the queen could see some of the frustration and tension ease out of her son. By the end of their treat they were both full and smiling as they left the shop for home. "Oh I'm gonna have to spend an hour on the treadmill after that." Regina said rubbing her belly. "You look fine mom." Henry insisted. "Thank you honey, but when you get to be my age you can't eat things like that and not exercise or your hips pay the ultimate price." She replied in mock seriousness. This got her son to laugh for the first time that week. "So what's on the agenda for school tomorrow?" Regina asked determined to keep Henrys mind off of his magical stalemate.
"Not much, we're playing dodge ball in gym tomorrow." He informed. "Well that sounds like fun." Regina commented. "Not when the entire school hates you and aims all the balls at you. Even the guys on your team." Henry said in a sour tone. "Level the playing field." Regina suggested. "What?" Henry asked dumbfounded. "Use your powers to even the odds. Don't let them victimize you when you can do something about it." The queen said as they entered the house. "I don't know mom that sounds like cheating." Henry said his sense of right and wrong fighting over this one.
"look I know it sounds wrong but it's not. Those kids tease you and bully you because of me and now you have a gift you can use to protect yourself. I'm not saying exact revenge but use it if you need to." The queen advised. "Okay." Henry said the explanation sounded reasonable.
The next day.
The school day wore on fairly normally no accidental magic, Henry still tried to conjure things and failed then came his dreaded gym class he went to the locker room to change out but there were five of the meanest kids in the school who looked suspiciously like they were waiting for him. Brad being among them guess he didn't learn his lesson the first time. They didn't do anything just went about their business changing, but when henry couldn't find his clothes in his locker brad finally spoke up. "Looking for something?" "Yes and I would like them back." Henry answered in an even tone. "Well then you'll have to take them from us." Brad challenged with an evil smile. "Fine." Henry said without a flinch. At this point the five kids were laughing like what the young sorcerer said was preposterous which to an outside observer it would be given the weight class difference. But as the five oafs laughed on Henry simply snapped his fingers and in a swirl of blue smoke his gym outfit left Brads hands and appeared on his body. They stared at him dumbfounded and slightly amazed.
"boo!" Henry shouted. Tho they would never admit it this was enough to send the gang running and screaming out of the locker room leaving Henry smirking victoriously.
More of the guys were entering the locker room so he left them to change and went to the gym when he arrived Brad and his idiots were huddled together looking at Henry with hate in their eyes. The rest of the class entered and lined up along the wall as the teacher approached. She blew her whistle and everyone quieted down. "Alright everyone we're playing dodge ball today. Stagger Jackson front and center!" The coach barked. "You two are the captains now pick your players." She ordered. They picked players doing their best to make sure the other got stuck with Henry.
But in the end Brad got got the last pick and it was in fact Henry. The coach blew her whistle and everyone rushed for a ball and the balls started flying. Now ya see henry was actually good at dodge ball his thin and nimble frame made it easy to dodge and David had trained him to improve his aim. He grabbed a ball and struck a kid out while dodging two that came his way then one of his own team threw a ball at him. He saw it coming and held up a hand the ball stopped in mid air and went flying back at the other kids face the kid fell on his butt dumbfounded and a little angry while Henry continued to throw and dodge balls smirking.
While henry was having some much needed fun Regina was in her vault getting out supplies for Henrys next lesson. She figured that they would take a break from conjuring
and start diving into potions. "Well hello old friend." A familiar voice greeted her from behind. When regina turned around what the queen saw almost gave her a heart attack.
"Maleficent!" Regina gasped. "Miss me dearie?" The evil witch asked and cackled. The queen readied herself to attack but before she could Maleficent raised a hand and said "cysgu" and Regina fell unconscious. The evil witch waved her and and in cloud of green smoke they were gone.
the game was over and Henry threw the winning ball. His team stopped throwing balls at him after the second person who tried was on their ass with a red forehead, and by the end of the game his team looked like they hated him just a little less. The school day was over and he was off to his next magic lesson he magically changed his clothes leaving his classmates gawking at him. When he left the building Regina's car wasn't there waiting for him. "Maybe she wants me to poof over there." Henry thought to himself so he thought about the vault and in a second he was there. But the place was empty.
Regina had defiantly been there the small cauldron and various potions made that perfectly clear but the vault was empty save for Henry. He then decided to look for his mother at home but when he teleported there Henry really got worried her car was in the driveway but the house like the vault was completely abandoned. "So mom's missing time to round up the Cavalry" The young sorcerer said to himself. At Marry-Margaret's apartment she, David, and Emma were sitting at the island in the kitchen when Henry appeared in a blue cloud of smoke. "Oh good god Henry!" Snow white cried in surprise. "Listen we have a problem my mom is missing and I've looked every possible place she could be and zilch." Henry explained frantically. "What do you suppose we do?" Emma asked. "Before I took a locater potion from her vault. All we need to do is use this on something she owns and let it lead us to her then we go to wherever she is and take her back."
"Well that was actually very well thought out." Marry-Margaret said after a few seconds of stunned silence. "And what do you suggest we do about the person or thing that took her?" His other mother interjected. "We destroy the bastard before they can launch some horrid plan that's going to devastate the town again." Henry replied angrily. They all just stared at him shocked and a little frightened. "Thats a little dark isn't it kid? David asked. "Do you really wanna stop another evil plan?" Henry asked flatly. This had the prince subdued "Everyone gear up." David said heading for the chest full of weapons.
Well to be continued sorry for the wait got swamped with school work. Anyway I promise to do my best to update way sooner than that next time stay charming ;)