Okay, this one may come off as a bit rushed. As you know, the last three episodes of S3 revolved around Hook and Emma. But seeing as that was because of their pairing and I'm not doing that for this story, I had to make a few tweaks so this will be comprised of all three into one. That being said, I hope you all enjoy like always!
Disclaimer: I do not own OUaT.
As Snow was being brought into the hospital, Zelena loomed over Rumple as he spun his gold in his cage. Once she saw that it had piled up in a lump, she had him stop.
"That's enough. You said it yourself. Spinning clears your mind."
With a wave of her hand, the lump molded together and took on the appearance of a brain made out of solid gold. "Or should I say your brain?" she asked as she put it away with the other ingredients, "There's just one more ingredient to collect."
While David was giving his support to his wife, Emma and Regina were readying a protection spell through the hall and around the room. "You really think this protection spell will be enough to hold off Zelena?"
"It depends if your brand of magic is stronger than hers." Regina replied, "If it is, no one wielding dark magic will be able to get in here."
"That doesn't sound like a vote of confidence." Emma pointed out.
"It isn't. But we're out of options."
As they made their preparations, everyone could hear Leroy shout from outside, "Incoming!"
At the front desk, Robin, his best archers, and Hook had their bows and sword aimed at the front door where they saw Zelena and Rumple approach. "Aim true for Little John!" he shouted before Zelena effortlessly rendered them all unconscious. Up next was surprisingly Belle of all people.
"Oh, didn't you learn your lesson the last time?" Zelena asked as she held the dagger, "This is more powerful than your true love."
"I refuse to believe that."
"Belle, go." Rumple pleaded.
"Listen to him, dear."
"No. You've put him through enough pain!" Belle shouted.
"And I'm not nearly done!" Zelena snarled back before rendering her unconscious in Rumple's arms, "Your taste in women has really gone downhill. Leave her, dearie. Chop-chop!"
Up next to fend off against the witch and her pet were her younger siblings. "Take another step, and we roast you alive." Regina threatened.
"Please." Zelena sneered before waving Regina against the wall knocking her out while Nicholas kept his footing and covered his body in his shield. Rumple then threw a ball of raw magic at him but watched as it just bounced off the Ultimate Shield.
"That's not gonna work this time, imp." Nicholas growled with his voice sounding metallic.
"Keep him occupied." Zelena ordered in a bored tone as she walked past him.
"Let's end this." Nicholas growled.
"With pleasure, slave." Gold snarled as he summoned a sword and continued where they left off.
In the other room, Snow had just given birth to a healthy baby boy. For a brief moment, the family was happy, but Zelena ruined the moment by barging in. "What a charming family." she mocked as she froze David as he tried to ready his sword, "A shame that I have to break it up."
Before Snow could even blink, her newborn vanished from her arms and reappeared in Zelena's. "No. No, no, no, no-"
But as she tried to get to the baby, Zelena froze her like her husband. Gently rocking the baby, the witch softly spoke to him. "So pure and so innocent. And now…mine."
In a puff of smoke, both vanished with Gold following. When Nicholas could no longer smell him, he took down his shield and helped his sister up. As he did, they spotted David storm out of the room with an angry expression and his sword held in a tight grip.
"Where are you going?" Nicholas asked.
"To get my son back." he replied hotly.
"You're gonna get yourself killed." Regina warned, "David, think about this."
"What's there to think about?" he snapped.
"What's going on here?" Emma asked.
"Zelena took your brother."
"We're all still here, we haven't failed yet." Hook reminded.
"He's right. Come on." David nodded.
In an old barn on the outskirts of town, Zelena gently placed the baby in his basket as the other items were placed in specific spots pointing in different directions, north, south, east and west.
"There's nothing more innocent than a newborn babe. And you, my sweet, are the most innocent of all: the product of the truest love." Zelena explained before turning to talk to Rumple, "See, once I change the past, you and I shall meet under different circumstances. And, Rumple, you will choose me. And I will be enough."
"No, you won't." he disagreed, "And no matter where you go in time, I will find a way to kill you."
But Zelena just chuckled as she finally cast the spell she had been striving for for so many years. Each of the ingredients became enveloped in magic and funneled into the center of the circle opening the portal.
"Don't worry, dearie. Once all this is over, you won't remember a thing."
"It isn't over yet, sister dear." Nicholas denied as he and the others approached the barn.
"And who's gonna stop me?" Zelena asked before summoning the magic sealing cuff on Emma rendering her magic gone, "The Savior seems to be out."
"Get the baby." Nicholas whispered to David, "We've got your back."
"And I've got your heart." Robin said to Regina.
"Zelena, stop now. We're not gonna let you succeed." Regina declared.
"Rid me of those pests." she chuckled while knocking David, Hook and Regina against the wall.
"Oh, this gonna be fun." Nicholas smirked as he shielded his arms while Robin readied his crossbow.
"Get the dagger. Then the dark on will be on your side." Gold reminded.
"Easier said than done." Emma remarked.
"Do as I say, or I will destroy you both. I have no choice." he said as he pushed them back.
"Came for another beating, sis?" Zelena asked.
"No. I came here for some jewelry." Regina corrected before being tossed aside again.
"Beautiful one," Zelena called to one of her monkeys, "If you will?"
It then swooped down and sliced David's arm as Robin went over to give him support. "Remember, these creatures are our friends." he reminded the prince.
"Tell them that!" Nicholas shouted as he fought against Gold.
"Unfortunately, that's not an option for me." he remarked as he fought.
"Yeah, and I'm sure you would give me such treatment otherwise." Nicholas dryly said in sarcasm before turning to slam a jump-back kick to the dark one's stomach, "Can't say I would though."
Zelena then slammed everyone against the wall before picking Regina and Nicholas up by their throats with her magic. "Only light magic can harm me and Emma's is out right now." she hissed in spite, "Besides, you're as dark as they come. It was your destiny to be this way. And it will also be your undoing!"
"Don't tell me what I can be!" Regina spat.
"I don't believe in destiny." Nicholas choked.
"I tried to be good once, but it wasn't in the cards. This is who I am, and it's who you are!" Zelena snarled.
"You're wrong, sis." Regina denied. Next thing anyone knew or expected, her hands shined in a bright, magical light.
"What are you doing?" Zelena asked.
"Changing." she grinned before blasting her sister with light magic and knocking the dagger out of her hand.
"How?!" she asked in shock.
"I make my own destiny." Regina smirked as she ripped the pendant off removing Zelena's magic and closing the portal. In a last ditch effort, the monkey tried to finish off David, but just before he could take off its head, it returned to its human form.
"Little John, you're back!" Robin cheered as he helped his friend up. As this happened, David went to check on his son.
"David, the baby. Is he okay?" Emma asked.
"Yeah." he nodded in relief and happiness, "He can handle anything. Just like his big sister."
"Well, big sis, looks like you failed." Nicholas mocked as he and Regina stood over Zelena.
"You're not going anywhere." Regina chuckled.
"I beg to differ." Gold growled as he pulled Zelena over to him across the ground, "I'm gonna make you pay for everything you've done to me."
"What are you waiting for?" Zelena asked while Regina picked up the dagger, "Just do it!"
"With pleasure." he hissed.
"No!" Regina ordered waving the knife, "Enough. This ends now."
"After everything this witch has done you're gonna protect her?" Rumple asked.
"Good magic stopped her. And good magic doesn't exact vengeance."
"She killed my son!" he shouted.
"Funny, I thought you were blaming me for that." Nicholas dryly commented, "Besides, the three of us don't exactly have the cleanest of hands, now, do we?"
"He's right." Regina agreed, "How many lives have we taken trying to get what we want?"
"You can't be serious."
"We are." she replied, "Heroes don't kill."
"So now you're a hero?" Zelena sneered.
"Today, I am." Regina smirked in triumph.
After successfully taking the witch down, Emma had her locked up in the station and left her to wallow in her failure. While everyone else went back to the hospital, the siblings were finally able to have a moment alone.
"Why?" Zelena asked behind the bars, "Why not just kill me and put me out of my misery?"
"Because we know why you did what you did." Regina replied while Nicholas sat on the couch next to the cell and cleaned his pipe, "Our mother ruined you, too."
"We have what you could call a 'family-trait.' We both know what it's like not to have the life you wanted…the life you feel you deserve." Nicholas explained trying to push back his painful memories.
"Oh, boo-hoo. Regina had to be queen." Zelena sneered before grabbing Nicholas by the collar and holding him against the cell looking into his eyes, "Do you have any idea what it's like to go through your life thinking and hearing everyone say that you're worthless and that you don't even exist?!"
Hearing her words sent a twinge through Nicholas's soul. He looked directly into his sister's eyes with his own widened in shock.
"To be spat at and treated worse than dirt instead of feeling kindness and love like all the other children! To know that no matter how hard you tried, they would never see you any differently! Do you have any idea what that feel like?!" she cried as tears formed in her eyes.
Regina looked at them wondering what was going through their minds. Despite having a rough life herself, she never had it as bad as they did. Nicholas, however, looked in Zelena's eyes and saw not only his traumatic life, but her own as well.
He slowly nodded his head and softly said, "As a matter of fact, I do."
As soon as he said this, Zelena's glared softened as she saw there was no lie in his eyes. He really did know what all that pain felt like; he went through it too. Her expression became unreadable, but it was clear that she was no longer angry at her youngest sibling. She then let go of his shirt and kept her eyes on him as he stood by his other sister.
"I was a lot like you, not long ago." Regina said breaking the silence, "I wanted to kill someone who wronged me, and I failed. Had I killed Snow White, I wouldn't be in this world. I wouldn't be with these people, and I wouldn't have my son, Henry. I won't kill you, Zelena. Instead, I'm gonna give you what I got. I'm gonna give you a second chance."
"What if I don't want it?" Zelena asked.
"Well, that would be a mistake, sister dear." she replied clutching the pendant, "Take it. Use it. Evil isn't born. It's made. But so is good. If I were you, I'd consider creating a new destiny. Because if you don't, I'll be right there to take your heart and crush it. Now if you'll excuse me, I should put this somewhere safe."
And that place was none other than one of the heart boxes Cora left in Regina's vault. Not long after they left, Zelena heard someone come back in while she had her back turned.
"I didn't expect to see you two back so soon." she said in irritation.
"Oh, there's just one of me, dearie, and I don't think you expected me at all." Rumple growled.
"What are you doing here?" Zelena asked with a scoff.
"What do you think?" he asked.
"You can't kill me, Rumple. I saw Regina take your dagger."
"She gave it to Belle."
"And she wants me dead." Zelena stated.
"No, of course not." Gold denied.
"Well, then, you'll have to do what she wishes. If she has the dagger, you have no choice."
"Yes." he nodded, "If she has the dagger. But she doesn't."
Seeing him pull it out from behind caused Zelena to rise to her feet in fear. "She only thinks she does. You see, um, my father taught me something, the only useful thing he passed on. A bit of sleight of hand called 'Follow the Lady.' Belle has a fake. This, however, is quite real."
In an instant, he was inside the cell with a murderous look in his eye. "Wait. Wait!" Zelena pleaded in fear, "I'm powerless now. R-Regina's got my pendant. My magic's gone. I can't hurt anyone! I can't. Why?"
"Because I promised my son his death would be avenged. And Rumplestiltskin never breaks a deal." he snarled before jamming the dagger into Zelena and turned her body into porcelain. When he ripped it out, she shattered into fragments before disintegrating into nothing.
In the vault, the box holding the pendant glowed green and began to emit green smoke which traveled across town to the barn and activated the time portal. Surprisingly, nobody realized this happened.
The next, the Charmings decided to throw a potluck at Granny's in celebration for the birth of their son where they would announce his name to the entire town. Everyone was laughing and toasting to the end of Zelena's plan as music filled the background. In their usual booth, Snow sat cradling her precious child while Henry read to him the story of how his parents met.
"Really? I can't hear the kid's name yet but I have to hear this story again?" Emma asked with a smirk.
"Well, my son should know where he comes from." David replied.
"You sure you want the first thing he knows to be that his parents fell in love during an armed robbery?" Nicholas joked.
"I wasn't armed." Snow defended.
"Except with a rock." Ruby reminded.
"I still have the scar." David added.
"Which healed." Snow said before cooing at the baby, "But that's just how we met, it's not how we fell in love."
"Yeah, that was a bit more complicated." David nodded turning the page, "See? There were black knights when I saved your mother's life."
"Oh, and the attack on the troll bridge when I saved his." Snow grinned turning the next page."
"But it wasn't until I saw my mother's ring on her finger that I knew in my heart there was no other woman I would ever love."
"I wish you had told me then. We would have saved so much time." Snow said with love.
"Well, how could I?" he asked, "I had to get to my wedding."
"Sorry. Have I missed something?" Hook asked with his arm around Ariel, "You were previously betrothed, mate?"
"To Kathryn." Ruby nodded, "Though, she was Princess Abigail back then."
"King Midas' daughter? The man who can turn anything into gold? Why would you leave that opportunity?" Hook asked.
"Hey!" Snow said.
"Killy!" Ariel admonished smacking his chest.
"Well, what can I say? My heart was destined for another." David replied.
"You just had to find her first." Ruby grinned, "She ran away and was living on a farm."
"Oh, it sounded like such a peaceful life at the time, leave everyone and everything behind." Snow said in nostalgia.
"Hold on!" Nicholas exclaimed, "Are we all just going to ignore that Hook was called 'Killy' in public and not make fun of him?!"
Everyone just gave the alchemist awkward glances as the music was the only thing that filled the air.
"…Okay." David carried hoping to change the subject, "Now that Nicholas has had his little Chandler Bing moment, back to the actual topic. Whose line is it?"
"Uh, mine, I think." Hook remarked before clearing his throat, "Right, I remember. Like mother, like daughter."
"Hook." Emma snapped.
"What is he talking about?" Henry asked.
"Uh, should we read more stories?" David suggested.
"Actually, I'd like to know what Killy is talking about." Nicholas disagreed.
"So would I." Regina nodded.
"It's nothing." Emma waved off.
"Are you planning on going back to New York with my brother and son?" Regina asked.
"Why would we go back to New York?" Henry asked.
"We're not." Nicholas replied, "Right, honey?"
"Actually, it's complicated." Emma said not looking anyone in the eye.
"Why would we leave? This is our home." Henry said.
"Henry, this isn't the time or place." Emma lectured.
"I think it is." Regina argued.
"No, it's not." Emma snapped.
"How about 30 seconds from now outside?" Nicholas asked narrowing his eyes. Emma just sighed and stepped outside with Nicholas following her, "So is there something you would like to discuss?"
"Not really." she sighed.
"Hmm, too bad." he flatly said, "Talk."
"Fine. Life in New York was good. Okay? There weren't any flying monkeys, wicked witches or fairytale characters going around causing trouble."
"That's what this is about?" Nicholas asked with his arms crossed, "You're against staying here because you think Storybrooke is dangerous; and you're comparing it to New York of all places?!"
"There weren't any evil teenagers out there who wanted to kidnap my son!" she retorted.
"He's in middle school! That's all he was surrounded by!"
"Well, excuse me for thinking the real world is a better place for me to raise Henry!"
"This is the real world, Emma!" Nicholas shot back, "Just because for some crazy reason everyone in this town is considered a fictional character to everyone past the town line doesn't mean that this is some kind of fake place. I don't know where the hell Walt Disney came up with all this, but we are real people and our lives had a lot of crap!"
"Nicholas-"
"I am not done!" he snapped shutting her up, "The world out there is a hell of a lot more dangerous place than Storybrooke and it's filled with more 'villain' than here, too. You just don't want to stay here because you're afraid that you'll finally open up to your parents."
"And what about you, huh?" she asked hotly, "You wanna stay here surrounded by all the people you said 'betrayed' you?"
"I'm trying to move past that and forgive them!" he countered, "This place is my home. My sister and all my friends are here, your family is here, and all of that is the same can be said for Henry on all accounts! You need to make a choice, Em. It's either Storybrooke with me and Henry or New York by yourself."
"You can't be serious." Emma deadpanned.
"Considering how I'm actually Henry's legal guardian and the records documenting that are back with the new curse, I am." he replied before heading back inside, "Let me know when you've made your decision."
"So how'd it go?" Robin asked when Nicholas came back. Nicholas's response was pointing a finger pistol to his head and pretending to shoot himself, "Wonderful."
"She'll come around." Ariel assured, "Hopefully."
"Ariel, Emma Swan is one of the most stubborn woman in all the realms." Nicholas bluntly remarked, "It will take A LOT to change her mind. But there's no other I'd rather be in love with. Uh, no offense, Ruby."
"None taken." she shrugged, "I've moved on."
"Congrats and ouch." he said dryly.
"Killy, why don't you go talk to her?" Ariel suggested, "You're good at this sort of thing."
"Alright." Hook nodded before leaving the diner.
"Wait." Henry stopped holding out the book, "Take this. It might help her remember where she belongs."
"It's gonna be alright." David assured the two boys, "She's just stubborn like her…uh, like all of our family."
"What the hell is that?" Nicholas asked seeing a beam of light shoot into the sky while Gold and Belle entered the diner.
"That is a problem." Gold informed, "That light is from Zelena's time portal. It's open."
"Ugh," Nicholas groaned in frustration, "It's just one thing after ANOTHER!"
Leaving the party, everyone but Henry and Snow went over to the station thinking they would find Zelena. But thanks to Gold, they found an empty cell instead.
"She's gone." David pointed out.
"No. She was here when Nicholas and I left her here." Regina argued.
"But if she escaped, that would explain the portal." Belle pointed out.
"That shouldn't have happened since we took her pendant, she powerless without it." Nicholas reminded, "She shouldn't have been able to escape. I sealed the door with my alchemy, she'd need a welding torch and laser cutter to get halfway through. Unless a certain midget with a vendetta against her did something."
"Well, I'm sorry to disappoint, but no." Rumple lied, "Even if I wanted to, Belle has my dagger. She would certainly curb any homicidal tendencies."
"It's true." she nodded.
"Well, if she escaped, let's find out how." David suggested checking the old security system.
"Wonderful." Gold muttered. As the tape replayed, he discreetly waved his hand and altered the video just before he came up.
"You know, when you guys remade this place, you could have brought it out of the 80s." Nicholas said to David dryly.
"Ah, shut up, Flamel." he muttered as he smacked the T.V., "Okay, here we go."
On the screen, everyone saw Zelena commit suicide and die the same way Gold killed her, only without him actually being there.
"She killed herself?" Nicholas asked as he felt a pain through his stomach.
"It would seem her great escape was of a more permanent nature." Gold remarked, "I won't ask for an apology."
"Don't expect one." Nicholas snapped still looking at the T.V.
"She must have had just enough residual magic to do herself in. And when she did, when she was gone, the magic in her pendant had no tether. It was set free her last wish fulfilled."
"So, how do we unfulfill it?" Robin asked.
"Excellent question. But until we figure it out, no one should go near it." Gold advised, "A trip to the past could have catastrophic repercussions."
"Good idea." Nicholas nodded, "David, you might want to call your daughter and let her know."
"Okay. But why don't you call her?" he asked.
"I am not talking to her until she gives me an answer." the alchemist huffed.
Later when night finally fell, Nicholas was sitting at the counter drinking probably his 23rd mug of beer (one of the many perks of his Stone made where he couldn't get drunk) with a sour look on his face.
"Hit me again, Granny." he said holding up the empty mug. As he waited for his drink, Emma suddenly barged into the diner and ran straight into her parents' arms.
"You never answered your cell, we were worried." David said still surprised.
"I'm fine. I'm home." she said.
"Do you mean that you're not leaving?" Snow asked.
"No, I'm not going anywhere." Emma said gaining both Henry and Nicholas's attention.
"We're staying in Storybrooke?" Henry happily asked.
"Yeah, kid. This is where we belong." Emma nodded hugging him, "This is where our family is. "Mom…Dad, I missed you."
As the family was in the happiest hug they ever had, Nicholas looked at them in fondness. It was moments like this that reminded him what he was fighting for and why he was making the sacrifices he was to protect these people.
"Got one for me?" he asked with a smirk.
"Nicky." Emma said still smiling throwing her arms around him and kissing his face repeatedly.
"Nicky?" David chuckled earning a glare.
"Don't poke the snake, Nolan." he warned.
"Don't you mean bear?" Henry asked.
"Not with my tattoo I don't." he replied, "The only person who can call me that is your mother. Uh, the blonde that's kissing me not the brunette."
As they all sat around the newly altered book (thanks to Hook and Emma's interference in the past) and laughed at how much of a change they made.
"Wait. You're Princess Leia?" Snow asked.
"Nice alias." Henry laughed.
"I was in a pinch." Emma defended smiling.
"Well, there you go. You're officially one of us." David smirked.
"A fairytale princess at last." Snow said smiling even wider than before.
"Yep, you're not just the ugly duckling anymore, Em." Nicholas grinned kissing her temple.
"What?" she asked causing her family to resist the urge to laugh.
"Well, think about it." he chuckled, "You spent your life trying to find your family because you know you didn't belong anywhere else, you felt lonely throughout your childhood, and to top it all off, your last name is Swan."
"He's got a point, Emma." David laughed. Emma could only blush harder than the color of her favorite jacket while Nicholas held her close.
"Boop." he teased tapping her nose and kissing her head.
"…I have nothing to say to that." Emma said trying to keep up her happy mood, "Changing the subject, as my first princess-y request, I would like to know the name of the baby."
"Right, that." David nodded looking at his wife, "Ready?"
"Yep." she nodded.
"Excuse me, if I could have everyone's attention for just a moment." David said to everyone, "This coronation ceremony is something we've looked forward to for a long time. The arrival of our new son has been the cause of great joy for our family. And we hope you can share in it as we name him for a hero. Someone who saved every one of us. Who we loved and he loved back."
"People of Storybrooke, it is our great joy to introduce you to our son, Prince Neal." Snow introduced. Everyone, including Nicholas, applauded for the happy couple and in respect to the man they lost.
"It's so nice to meet you, Neal." Emma said shaking his cute little hand. As the party went on, Nicholas couldn't help but stare at the woman Emma and Hook brought back from the past. He knew he had seen her before but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't place her face.
"You know," Emma said to Nicholas, "I never once saw you back in the past. What were you doing around then, babe?"
"Hmm, well…" Nicholas carried as he recollected what happened.
OUaT
"Die, you sons of bitches!" Nicholas cried as he slashed his sword at an army of orcs at the summit of Mount Doom in Middle Earth while the other League members did the same with the armies of Rohan and Gondor around them.
OUaT
"You know, I can't remember." he lied while looking at the woman, "Honey, who is that you brought back with you?"
"Oh, uh, somebody your sister planned to kill back in the past." she replied, "Why?"
"I know I have seen her before but I can't remember when or where." he said shaking his finger at her.
"Maybe you attended her execution. Who knows?" Emma shrugged while Regina, Robin and Roland came in and took a booth. When this happened, the woman spotted Regina and reacted in fear; and even did the same when she spotted Nicholas as well.
"It's the Evil Queen and her brother." she said in fear.
"It's okay." Emma assured, "They're different now. Regina is not the same person anymore. You'll see. Just stay here."
"This is driving me nuts." Nicholas thought, "Where have I seen this woman?"
"Regina, there's something you should know. I brought someone back from the past. This woman, and she still thinks of you as…"
"Evil." she finished.
"I'm gonna bring her over. I already told her that it's okay, but it's a little delicate. And I feel like if she met you, she'll see-"
"I understand." she nodded.
"I'll bring her over." Emma said hoping it would go well. When she brought her over, she went back over to Nicholas who was still trying to remember her.
"So have you remembered her yet?" she asked leaning against him.
"It's getting there." he replied, "I still can't believe that my sister is dating Robin Hood of Loxley of all people."
"Yeah, just when I thought this place couldn't get any-"
"I remember her." Nicholas said with a look of absolute panic of his face, "Oh, dear God I don't believe in, I remember her."
"You don't sound like this is a good thing." she pointed out.
"Oh, it is not." he said shaking his head, "It is very much not a good thing. Of all the people you could have brought back, that is the worst person imaginable."
"She brought back the mole. She brought back the mole. She brought back the freaking mole!" he screamed in his mind.
"Marian?" they heard Robin ask looking at the woman.
"Oh, damn." Emma cursed putting the pieces together.
"Marian?" he asked rising out of the booth.
"Robin?" she asked.
"I thought you were dead." he said in shock before hugging her tightly, "I thought I'd never see you again."
"And I you." she said happily.
"Mama?" Roland asked cutely while Regina's heart and world began to shatter.
"Roland?" Marian gasped holding him close, "Oh, my baby!"
"You." Regina whispered on the verge of tears glaring at Emma, "You did this."
"I just wanted to save her life." Emma said feeling nothing but guilt.
"You're just like your mother," she spat, "Never thinking of consequences."
"Regina, she couldn't have possibly known." Nicholas defended.
"Of course she couldn't." she growled, "Well, you just better hope to hell you didn't bring anything else back."
At the barn in the center of the circle, a golden urn laid in the dirt from where the portal closed. The lid suddenly popped off and released a cold blue liquid from inside. As it left the urn, it moved on its own and slowly gathered itself while taking on the form of a human.
When it finally came together, a young, beautiful girl with blonde hair dressed in a blue dress removed her gloves and destroyed the urn with a blast of icy magic. With her prison gone, she walked out of the barn and made her way into Storybrooke.
Little did anyone know, winter was coming along with her.
Uh-oh! Things are picking up in Storybrooke! I wonder why Nicholas is so freaked out about Marian ;) Oh, and that whole Mole thing is in no way a racist comment, I'll revel what that's about in the next chapter or two; maybe three.
Until next time!