Descendants 2 Chapter 11

Episode 6B

Flashback continued: After the dinner, Neal and Lyra talked outside on a swing.

"It was just a prank," Lyra said. "I didn't think about how it might make you feel." She sat down next to him.

"It's okay." Neal said.

"But you're out here. Alone. Again." Lyra said.

"I find natural very calming," Neal said. "Helps me find peace of mind."

"You need a lot of that?"

"Anytime I feel like a disappointment."

"To your parents or to yourself?"

Neal looked at her. "Do you know why Henry is in our class? It's not just to make sure his daughter is safe. He's an assistant teacher. Just for me. He's an aid just for me. I'm that bad."

She paused before talking again. "You know I could help you with magic. I could teach you one-on-one." Lyra offered.

"Really? You would do that for me?"

"We're family. Uncle Neal." She nudged him on the arm.

He rolled his eyes and smiled. "Thank you. When can we start?"

"Tomorrow after magic school by the pond." Lyra said.

Flashback continued: Lyra and Neal practiced magic every day after class. She motivated him and was patient. She gave good examples of what to think of to generate a certain emotion. Neal kept on trying and trying. When he wanted to try a different charm, Lyra wouldn't let him. "You're going to get this." She would say.

At the end of the week, Neal was able to transform into someone else: Alexandra.

Lyra giggled. "Still think you're over her?"

He changed back into himself. "Ouch. What a headache."

"I get that too whenever I transfigured. I can't stand it for more than a couple minutes. It last for as long as you're disguised as the other person." Lyra explained.

"How do others do it for a long period of time?" Neal asked.

"Practice I guess." Lyra said.

"Thank you Lyra," Neal said. "I really appreciate all that you've done to help me."

"I'm glad I could help." Lyra said.

Neal hugged her and she hugged back.

Off in the distance, Hope was lurking near a tree.

Lena got an odd feeling while sitting in her room in Storybrooke. She kept getting images of her brother in her head.

Lena pooffed to the well and made Gideon poof there too.

He smiled at her. "Just the person I wanted to see." He wasn't wearing that cloak for a change.

"Did you do something to make me come here?" Lena asked him.

He smirked, "I tried. I didn't know if it would work. I can seldom do anything without Fiona knowing."

Lena nodded, "Do you have any idea where she might be keeping your heart?"

He shook his head. "I don't even know if she brought it with her to Storybrooke... You know she's our grandma?"

"What!?" Lena said. "Dad never told me that. Ugh, it makes so much sense now!"

Gideon chuckled.

"How do I know she's not listening in now?" Lena said. She stepped closer to him.

"Should we have a safe word?" Gideon asked.

"Yeah. Also in case she's you in disguise," Lena said. "How about Waffles and Fries?"

He giggled and agreed. "You're so sure I'm really me now?" Gideon said.

"You're you. You're my brother." Lena smiled at him.

"What's the future like?" Gideon asked. He leaned against a nearby tree. "Do we defeat the Black Fairy?"

Lena folded her lips. "We do."

Gideon gave a heartfelt grin. "I get freed from her." He said. "I get to see you grow up. I get to read more than one book. I get to live here in Storybrooke-unless we go back to the Enchanted Forest following the final battle."

Lena looked at him and tried to hide the guilty expression on her face. She quickly walked over to him and hugged him. He hugged her back.

Flashback ends: When Neal walked into the village, he was puzzled by a crowd forming. It seemed like the whole village was gathered around the center of the place. Neal maneuvered his way through the crowd and found two people at the center: Red Riding Hood and Mulan.

The two ladies were sharing stories about their adventures since Snow and the others last saw them. Neal took a seat and listened.

Their stories were fascinating and inspiring. Mulan doesn't have any magic and she's the most badass woman he's ever seen, except for maybe Red. The girl who didn't know she was a wolf and learning to control it, rather than fear it. The wolf and the warrior.

"If they can overcome those obstacles, maybe I can too," Neal thought.

Lyra spent a few hours with the Merri Men in the Sherwood Forest, explaining why she was there and what's been going on in Storybrooke. The Merri Men shared their lunch with her.

"Roland has been here for a few months now," one Merri man said, "and I think he belongs with his real family."

"This is no place to raise a boy." Another Merri Man said.

"What do you think Roland?" Little John asked. "Do you want to go back to Storybrooke?"

"You'll live with Regina and Henry and little Hope." Lyra said.

Roland got off the log he was sitting on. "I'll miss everyone here, but I want to see Regina. And Henry. And my sister."

"Problem is there's no way back," a Merri man said.

"How did you get here?" Another man asked Lyra.

"I opened a portal, but it's closed now." Lyra said.

"Wait you care here without a way back?" A Merri man asked. "What if you couldn't find us?"

"I just believed I would..." Lyra said quietly.

Little John pulled something small from his jacket pocket. "I found this a few days ago while hunting. It doesn't work, but if you have magic maybe you can get it to." He opened his hand, revealing a dried up bean.

Lyra picked it up and cupped her hands over it. She focused on Roland and going home. An aura of light surrounded her hands for a few moments. When it ended, she opened her hands and the bean was restored.

The Merri Men said their goodbyes to Roland.

Lyra took Roland's hand and dropped the bean just outside the Merri men's camp. The verbal portal opened, with orange string-like sparks moving in a circular motion. The two walked through the portal together.

Back in Storybrooke, Roland was welcomed with the sound of the clock tower ringing noon. The portal took them to the town square, by the library.

Young Roland looked up at Lyra. "You did it. I'm back."

Lyra however looked weary. She got really dizzy again, and collapsed to the ground.

Meanwhile, over at the docs, Killian, with a few cuts on his face, had just arrived back in town on a small row boat.