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CH 8

The ship landed back in the harbor of Storybrooke greeted by everyone in the town. They cheered and ran to embrace them as they showed their joy and excitement at seeing their friends again. Ruby ran and embraced her friends while Bell ran to Rumple. However, Peter was able to fool them all, well all except Adelaide.

"What's your plan now?" Adelaide whispered angrily into 'Henry's' ear.

"So you can stop me? I don't think so, but I would be careful if I were you. The Charmings still don't trust you." Peter grinned. Adelaide narrowed her eyes at him but let him go.

"Fine," She hissed and backed off letting others embrace the fake Henry.

She hid behind the crowd of people and snuck away. Looking back she saw every surrounding Henry even her mother. Toto came up and whimpered as if a question and tilted his head.

"What? I just don't like crowds." She shrugged. Toto groaned and rolled his eyes. "I don't want to go back." Toto playfully growled and tilted his head back in the direction of Regina. "I hate when your right." Adelaide sighed and gave Toto a scratch on the head as he wagged his tail. She turned around and walked into Regina.

"No more wondering off." Regina said as she crossed her arms.

"I thought-"

"We won't get anywhere if you don't talk to me about how your feeling." Regina interrupted as she stuck out her hand. Adelaide accepted her hand. "Good, now let's go home." Adelaide smiled and walked with her Mother home.

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"Peter, what are we going to do about Adelaide?" Felix slyly walked over to Henry.

"Get rid of her." He casually responded.

"We do have an unfinished duel we need to settle."

"Not that way, but if you must do that first then, sure." Pan said.

"Then how?"

"I am Peter Pan, I can do anything." He deviously grinned. "We just need to get her alone." Pulling out some shimmering dust in his pocket he handed it to Felix. "We are sending her back to Oz, but this time she will be asleep long enough for me to get what I want. Thank the ashes of Sleeping Beauty's spinning wheel." He handed the dust to Felix who nodded with a sly gin.

"I can handle the girl." Felix smirked and left, leaving Peter to deal with his plan.

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"Wow, this is a very nice home. I saw the outside but not the inside." Adelaide wondered around the halls and touched almost everything she walked by.

"I can get some pet supplies at the store for Toto." Regina suggested as she watched her daughter explore.

"We would appreciate that very much." Gratefully, Adelaide smiled and hugged her mom.

"Anything for you, sweetheart." Regina returned the hug. "So your room and can be across the hall from mine. That way if you need anything, I'll be right there." She lovingly smiled.

"I've never had my own room before!" Jumping with excitement she ran up the stairs with Toto.

Regina followed but slowly. She felt sad knowing that her daughter never had her own room but was glad she could provide for her now. When she opened the door to Adelaide's room she found her asleep already on the bed with Toto snoring. She must have been extremely tiered to have fallen asleep so quickly.

Quietly, Regina tip toed over to her daughter's resting from. She used her magic to place Adelaide in some pajamas and rose her up so that she was floating in the air while the covers where folded backwards. Gently laying her back down, she walked over and tucked her daughter in. She planted a kiss on her daughter's forehead and stroked the hair out of her face.

"Goodnight, baby girl." Regina whispered and turned out the light slightly cracking the room door and heading off to bed her self.

Adelaide slept through most the night until she woke up with an unbearable pain in her head. She shuttered as the pain ran through her spine.

"Mom!" She yelled in agonizing pain.

Regina appeared by her daughter's bedside instantly while the door was flung open. She scanned the room and saw her restless daughter crying in pain while holding her head. Toto was on the ground covering his pointed ears with his paws.

"Honey, what's wrong?" Regina anxiously asked as she examined her daughter.

"My head," She cried.

Regina placed her hands on her daughters head and a bright illuminating light appeared. For a few minutes it lasted and slowly dimmed away. Regina nervously watched her daughter slowly relax and release the tight grip on her head.

"How do you feel now?" She caressed her daughter's cheek as she awaited an answer. Adelaide tiredly nodded and took a deep breath. Regina sighed in relief. "What happened?"

Adelaide knew what happened. She was dying and when you give your life away it causes symptoms, but how was she to tell this to her mother?

"You need to tell me Adelaide." Regina softly but sternly said.

"I'm dying. These are symptoms." Mumbling she rolled onto her side so that her back was to Regina. Gently slipping into the covers with Adelaide, Regina wrapped her arms around her daughter and rested her head down on the pillow. "What are you doing?" Adelaide asked a little astonished and confused.

"Staying the night with you, I never got to do this when you were little." Regina answered with a loving motherly smile.

"Thanks, I love you mom." Adelaide yawned and was soon sleeping peacefully again while snuggling into Regina.

"I love you too." Regina softly whispered and kissed Adelaide's cheek.

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Adelaide woke up from the sun shinning in her eyes from her curtains. She rubbed her eyes and felt Regina's arms still around her. Slowly she looked over her shoulder and saw a still sleeping Regina, but something felt wrong. She moved her feet around and instantly jumped up.

"What's wrong? Are you ok?" Regina jumped up.

"My slippers, where are my slippers!" She anxiously exclaimed as she began to tear her room apart as she ferociously searched for her ruby slippers.

"Calm down, I put them over there. Apparently they do come off." She picked up the slippers that were instantly snatched out of her hands by Adelaide.

"How is that possible? I have never been able to get them off and neither has that witch." She curiously examined her slippers.

"What witch?" Regina suddenly asked. Adelaide shot up nervously and fearfully.

"Nothing, just some lady who was mean and I use to call her witch. No big deal." Adelaide nervously smiled. Regina arched her eyebrows and crossed her arms. "Really Mom, no big deal. Now let's go get breakfast, I'm starved." She rubbed her stomach dramatically and Toto ran up whimpering.

"Alright, come on. If you get dressed fast enough we can get breakfast at Granny's." Regina started to walk out.

"Last one ready has to pay." Adelaide playfully challenged. Regina mischievously smiled and nodded. "Ready. Set. Go!"

Adelaide ran to her closet While Regina ran across the hall. Adelaide was able to grab a pair of jeans and shirt. She ran to her bead but was stopped by and already dressed Regina.

"You cheated!" Adelaide playfully narrowed her eyes at her mother as she softly laughed.

"There were no rules, dear." Regina giggled at her daughter. Adelaide sighed with a smirk.

"Alright, fine." She slipped into her cloths and grabbed her brush. "Can you braid my hair?" She sat her self down in front of Regina who took the brush.

Regina was a little shocked and excited. She never got to do this for Adelaide when she was little or at anytime. She slowly ran her fingers through her daughter's smooth dark brown hair that looked so much like Daniel's. Gently and carefully she ran the brush through the girl's hair.

"So tell me about Sam? Is he cute?" Regina teased her daughter as she brushed her hair.

"Well, duh," Adelaide giggled causing Regina to smile lovingly at her. "When I ended up in Oz I ran into his barn for shelter with Toto and Sam came in. He hid me in there for a good while until his parents found out. They were very nice to me. Sam and I would play with the scarecrows in the corn fields." She smiled at her memory. "But then I wanted to go meet the Wizard and I ended up meeting the tin man, lion and Sam came along with me. When I met the Wizard I asked for a family so he took me in and started to raise me. It was very nice for a while." She paused then sighed. "I kinda got off the topic of Sam."

"It's alright," Regina finished the braid and moved around to sit in front of her daughter. "I like hearing about you and I'm glad you had someone who took care of you and I'm grateful for those people." Regina moved a strand of hair out of Adelaide's face who smiled in return.

"Thanks, I'm glad I got to tell you about that and Sam." She gratefully smiled at her mom.

"You can talk to me about anything." Regina kissed her forehead. "Now let's go eat." Adelaide and Toto jumped up with excitement.

All three walked together to Granny's as they laughed and talked on the way just like any other normal family would do. Once they made it to Granny's, Adelaide ordered some bacon and sausage and gave it to Toto who waited outside. After he was taken care of she sat down at a table with Regina.

"So what are you going to get?" Regina asked.

"Something with apples I don't really care what." She shrugged and saw a smile on Regina's face and smiled back.

"Good morning you two." Ruby greeted with her notepad in hand.

"Good morning." Adelaide greeted happily. Regina was about to respond but the door rang and she saw Rumple walk in.

"You order, I'll be right back." Regina got up and approached Rumple leaving Adelaide to order.

"Oh well, can we have apple pancakes." Adelaide looked up anxiously and Ruby grinned.

"Absolutely, apple juice too?" She saw Adelaide nodded and took that as a yes. "Be right back."

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"I need to talk to you." Regina sternly ordered.

"I'm a little busy here, dearie." He annoyingly grinned.

"It's about Adelaide, please." She urged.

"Make it quick." He led her outside beside the building.

"Adelaide is going to die on her 16th birthday. Is there a way to change that and get her her life back?" Regina pleaded.

"There will be a price." He deviously grinned.

"I'm willing to pay any price for her." She responded without hesitation.

"Alright, dearie,"

"First, her slippers aren't suppose to come off but they came off when I took them. How?"

"You two are as close as they can get. Mother and child and she loves you and you love her. It's not that complicated." He mocked.

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Adelaide was eating her last pancake when Regina finally returned.

"What took you so long?" Adelaide curiously asked.

"I had some business to take care of, everything is fine." Regina reassuringly smiled and began to cut her pancakes. Adelaide suspiciously watched her mother. "It's rude to stare while someone is eating." Regina informed without even looking up from her pancakes.

"Sorry, Mom," Adelaide smiled which caused Regina to smile. The doors slammed open causing everyone to turn around.

"Adelaide, we have some unfinished business to take care up!" Felix mischievously grinned with his dark eyes fixated on Adelaide. "It's time for a redo duel, but this time to the death."

"I guess I'm done with breakfast." Adelaide sighed in annoyance.


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