Descendants 2 Chapter 4

Episode 2B

As Lyra finished up her breakfast she stared ahead at nothing in particular. Lily passed by and smiled at Lyra, but Lyra didn't see her even though she was looking at Lily. Lyra put another piece of pancake on her fork and dabbled with it. She looked down and her eyes began to water.

"All done here?" Ruby asked.

Lyra gave a small gasp and said, "yeah." A single tear fell slowly from her eyes and she wiped it away.

As Ruby took the plate away, a customer came into the diner that made Lyra react. Her jaw dropped as she looked the him. He sat down at a table by himself and Lyra took her chance.

Lyra sat in the chair across from him. "Hi."

"Hi?" He said.

"We've never met before, but I'm your niece." She said.
Liam Jones #2 looked more closely at her. "I thought you were supposed to be like 2."

Lyra smiled. "Timely Wimey. I'm here now."

"You know you have my bother's nose. I know, because I have to same one. The Jones Nose."

Lyra smiled and shook her head. "How long have you been here? In Storybrooke."

"A few weeks. Would have been shorter but I suffered a horrible injury." Liam said.

Lyra thought for a moment.

"Captain Nemo gets out today, then we'll be off on our next adventure." Liam continued.

"You're leaving today?" Lyra said. She snapped her fingers. "The untold stories. Of course."

Liam gave her a weird look.

"Never mind."

Ruby came over with his order.

"Grapefruit and fish. Just like your brother." Lyra said.
Liam grinned and she giggled.

"What's going on here?" Killian asked. He was standing behind her.

Lyra turned around. "Hey dad. I was just introducing myself to my uncle." She turned back to Liam. "It was good to meet you Uncle Liam."

"Wait outside Lyra," Killian whispered in her ear and kissed head.
Lyra walked out of the diner.

"I didn't know your daughter was in town. Maybe I should stay a little longer and-" Liam said.

"You will get back on your submarine and leave this town. You've never been a part of my life so why start now?" Killian said.

Liam's face tightened and he looked down.

Lena and Hope sat on the bench by the pond in Storybrooke. Lena tossed food to the ducks in the pond.

"I wasn't t going to let him win, but then he was really good. Each arrow hit the bullseye." Hope said. "It got awkward after that so I left. I didn't want to overwhelm him... he's not my dad."

"Do you think there's a chance it was always like this. Maybe the dad you know is that man. It just took a while to get there." Lena said.

"My dad never died," Hope said sternly. "He was always there. For my first steps. First word. Everything. But now that's been tainted."

Lena threw another piece of food for the birds.

Lyra and Killian walked over to his ship on the docs of Storybrooke.

"Now that you're back," Killian said, "what are You're first steps in saving the future. I mean, you and the others seem to be lounging around. I thought this was an urgent mission."

"Wibley Wobbley." Lyra said. "Time travel is a funny thing."

Killian paused as they boarded the ship. "That doesn't answer the question."

"We're getting reacquainted with Storybrooke to begin. Make sure everyone is happening when it should." She said. Lyra looked out at the end to the ship.

"My ship is in the Enchanted Forest isn't it? In your time I mean."

"Yeah. We've gone on many excursions together."

"All three of us or just us two?" He asked.

Lyra picked up the tone of his voice. He seemed nervous to ask the question, as if he was scared of the answer. Lyra rubbed her nails on the wooden railing of the ship. The waves moved the ship up and down in place. "I think that enough questions about the future."

He looked down and face softened. "Perhaps you're right." He lifted his head up. "What do you say we go fishing?"

Lyra was eating her fish lunch below deck on the Jolly Roger. Across from her, Killian still has half a fish left on his plate.

"Are you and mom okay?" Lyra asked.
Killian paused before saying, "A lot has happened in the past 24 hours. You returned to us, as did Emma. We've had a lot to talk about."

"Like what?" Lyra took another bite of her fish.

"Seeing you again has... I'm so glad you're here but I pains me to know that it won't last. And Emma... It's a reminder that you're not here. The real you- I mean- the You that's in our present. You're in the other world being raised by other people. People who aren't even going to treat you well."

Lyra held her stomach. She felt nauseous and ill. "This isn't right." She thought to herself. "It shouldn't be like this."

"I know that. Emma and I should-" Killian began to say before Lyra got up and ran off.

Lyra went to the bathroom on the ship and threw up in the toilet.

Killian followed her and back away from a moment after getting a wif if the smell. He stood there for a minute, considering what to do. "Was the fish that bad?"

Lyra stood up and wiped her mouth. She gave a small giggle. "No... Dad is this my fault?"

"What do you mean sweetheart?"

"You're fighting because I'm here."

"We're not fighting about you. I can assure you, of that." He opened his arms and she embraced him.

Henry walked down the streets of Storybrooke hand in hand with Violet. They stopped at a small house. Violet kissed Henry on the cheek and went inside.
Henry looked to his side and noticed Neal Jr. sitting on a bench with the newspaper.

Henry walked over to him. "I forget we had a town paper. It's been a while since Sydney as fired so I don't know who writes them."

Neal skimmed the paper. "In our village we just post upcoming and current events on the town board. Hand written too."

"There aren't even type writers in your time?" Henry asked.

"A What?" Neal Jr. asked.

Henry smiled and sat down. "Have you ever heard of video games?"

Just after clock tower struck midnight, the four descendants left their homes and head for the forest. They gathered by the well before speaking.

"Alright we've been here for a few days. What have you all learned?" Lena asked.

Hope blurted, "Zelena is living with my mom."

"Roland isn't in Storybrooke." Lyra said. She folded her arms.

Neal scratched his head. "Violet is still here."

"My dad is gone." Hope said.

"We need to change that. All of that." Lyra said.

Several feet away, someone was watching them.

"Operation Sparrow is about 5 things." Lena said.

"1) Bringing back my dad." Hope said.

"2) Bringing Roland home to Storybrooke." Lyra said.

"3) Getting my heart back," Hope said.

"4) Getting to know my brother while we're here." Lena said.

The others looked at her strangely. "Your brother?" Lyra asked.

"For once you don't know about Lena than me." Hope said.

"5) Making sure Zelena becomes the Dark One," Neal Jr. said.

"That doesn't exactly make or Future great." Lyra said.

"But it happened in our time so it needs to happen." Hope said sternly.

"6) We need to break up Violet and Henry." Lyra said.
A few feet away, the moonlight shined on the Figures in the woods watching them: Grace Hatter.

"Tomorrow we begin making these things happen. The longer we stay, the more we risk saying or doing something to jeopardize our future." Lena said.

Across town, Killian left town on a submarine.