Heya. More of Gabriel's persona shines through in this chapter (he's still the somewhat detatched smart alec introduced in Parallels) Gonna start destroying the good name of another character too. Let me know how you like the direction of the story guys. Here's State of Emergency by Pillar.

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"What did you do to us this time? Where's Henry?" Shouted Emma. Last thing she remembered was being on the beach with the dwarves after they arrived back. Then screaming...

Now she stood in the apartment she shared with Mary Margaret. Everyone else looking equally confused. Actually Pan and Felix looked rather blank as if this was no big deal to them.

Probably wasn't.

Gabriel, on the other hand, looked like a parent sick of their kids' crap.

"Okay. First of all I didn't do anything. Your fighting freaked the kid out so his powers reacted by STOPPING TIME so he could get a grip. A rather uncommon ability I highly doubt he could duplicate on purpose. Gave us a chance to chat though. Then I sent him to lie down for a while. Nothing nefarious. " Gabriel snorted.

"Time out!" Mary Margaret grimaced at her choice of words. "How can he do something like that? How is he suddenly so powerful?"

"Accidental magic is instinctive, not related to skill. Emma demonstrated that on the island." Regina frowned. "But it doesn't explain the strength."

"It really has to be spelled out for you guys?" Neale rolled his eyes. "Henry is literally Pan's heart. Who happens to be an ancient, manipulative bastard of a voodoo puppet created by a guy who pulls the threads of reality. I wouldn't be surprised if Henry could destroy this Destane fuck on his own if the guy scared him."

"I suppose I should be flattered Bae but is the language necessary?" Pan taunted.

"I vaguely remember the last argument starting like this." David groaned. "But I'm not nearly as fucked up as I was then. Pretty sure the constant pot shots are doing very little to keep the peace."

"Very true. You nitwits need to get your shit together and establish a few ground rules should we like to avoid the impending apocalypse." The moon deity sighed.

Children! The lot of them!

"Didn't we do enough psychologically damaging bonding in the Echo Caves?" David slumped in his seat.

"Obviously not. Look this is hard I get it, I really do. But we can't fight Destane if we're to busy going for each other's throats."

"With all due respect, your lordship, you did pick the worst possible team. Every one of us has a legitimate reason for wanting someone else in the room dead." Gold tapped his cane softly. The word lordship dripping with sarcasm.

"Well, suck it up. You banded together to save the kiddo. Something you failed spectacularly at but proved in a pinch you could be trusted not to slaughter each other. This time the stakes are way higher. End of the world if you screw up, higher."

"That's the rudest backhanded compliment I've ever heard." Mary Margaret grumbled.

"In other news Angel...noticed anyone missing? " Gabriel yawned.

"..." Pan blinked at the sudden change of topic. "Well I suppose my Shadow. But I let him do as he pleases. You know that."

"I should have considered you'd be a little too preoccupied to hold onto him very long once we got here. Fine. Think real hard given where we are. About who else is here and why that just might be an issue. Hint: you were making fun of said person before we got here."

"Who could he possibly-" The brunette paused on his thought. "Oh. Well that is a bit of a problem. I suppose the hugfest will have to wait."

"He? Your shadow is more than just a shade?" Rumple leaned on the counter. "Interesting."

"Shadow Casters." The eternal boy pointed to himself and his blonde lover. "Of course our shadows are special. Mine in particular might be a bit of an issue though..."

"Hate to ask. I really do, but what do you define as a bit of an issue?" Neal sighed.

"Aside from Peter's terrible memory?" The indignant squawk went unheeded. "Let's just say you might be a fairy short by sundown." Felix deadpanned.

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The sound of boots on the floor wasn't too out of place but still uncommon. Mother Superior assumed it was one of the dwarves come to discuss the mining of fairy dust. Filing away the book she'd been reading she turned to face her guest.

"The survey is complete so soo- oh!" She pressed herself flush with the book cabinet. "Impossible!"

Black leather, red feathers and tanned skin stood just a few feet away.

No. This couldn't be. He was gone long before she became a high fairy. Who would torment her this way? After all the good she's done...

Her greatest mistake looked back at her from a past she dare not speak of.

"Nothing is impossible when you wish upon a star. Isn't that what you always told me?" Her nightmare moved closer. The deep raspy voice made this visitor even more jarring.

"No..." she shook her head as of that would cause the phantom to evaporate. She didn't see him become a blur before slamming her into the bookcase. It's contents thrown to the floor by the force, display glass shattering under the stress. The deceptively strong arm across her throat made more distressing by the six inches between her feet and the tile.

"Aw, not happy to see me? I'm hurt." A malicious smile graced the punk boy's face. His eyes flashed while as a dark aura flared around him. "I've missed you mother."

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Dun dun dun...

I have another reason for the shadow going after Blue than the show. At the same time it answers a question I never understood: why is Blue 'guarding' the wand of a supposedly dead/banished fairy?

Felix's crack about Peter's memory is actually cannon from the JM Barrie books. Things that really interest him (to the point of obsession) he retains. Pretty much everything else he forgets very readily and without a reason to focus, he's easily distracted . If he thinks it has no bearing on his master plan, fuck it. Not sure how bad I'll make it in this story but this also explains why Peter got his ass handed to him by Tiger Lily. She had stayed out of his sights and played helpless so long, he forgot she was a potential threat.

The next chapter will either be Down with the Sickness by Disturbed; Nowhere Kids by Smile Empty Soul; For You by Staind; Figure. 09 or From the Inside by Linkin Park. Having a tough time choosing.

Whatever could those songs have in common? n_n

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