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The Two Truest Believers-Part 49:
Regina had indeed brought the Evil Queen out and she was watching Pan and Cora like a hawk. She was not willing to risk the twins' safety. The problem was after a few days Cora seemed to disappear and without so much as a trace on her.
"Do you think Eva will recognise you?" Pan asked Cora as she looked at herself in the mirror.
"No. There is no way Eva or even Regina will be able to recognise me," Cora said, "everything is different about me," she said.
"Well now we need to come up with a name for you," Pan said, "something that is so far removed from Cora that nobody will be able to link it to your name."
"What about Annabelle? Could say it's French," Cora said, "plus my hair is now blonde. I shall have to do this everyday but I must get Eva to trust me before I can grab her," she said, "and you're going to figure out a way to get your son to give you that bean."
"I was close but then one of those women came in and interrupted me so I couldn't find out if he had one."
"We need it to get that girl to Neverland. Those twins have powers that will change the world and we have to get them away from Regina, Zelena and Emma. I believe we get the girl and Henry will instantly follow because he loves his twin," Cora said, "right lets get this plan rolling."
It was after school and Cora, under her new alias of Annabelle Morris, headed straight for Granny's as she knew Belle would be giving Eva her usual after school lessons. She thought of how to answer any questions before she walked into Granny's and looked around. There Eva was with Belle in her usual table going over some work. She noticed the girl look up at her before she headed to the counter and sat down on one of the stools. Granny took her order and then Eva came over to get another drink.
"I've never seen you around here before," Eva said, "are you new in town?"
"Why yes I am. I'm Annabelle Morris. I was born in France but my parents moved here when I was 2," Cora said, "what's your name little one?"
"Eva Swan. My mum's the deputy sheriff in town," Eva smiled before Granny passed her her milkshake.
"Could you show me around town? You sound like you're the girl to ask."
"Belle will probably have to come with us but that won't be a problem. I just need to finish my work and then we can go," Eva said before returning to Belle and explaining things to her.
Eventually Eva finished so Belle shadowed as Eva walked Cora around the town explaining things and introducing the townsfolk they came across, including Regina. Cora hoped that her disguise wouldn't get discovered and, luckily for her, Regina believed the tale and thanked her for stopping in Storybrooke before speaking to Eva about what she wanted for her tea.
"Well that went well," Cora said as she waved her hand and her appearance changed back, "even have Regina fooled. What did you manage to find out from that son of yours?"
"He does have a magic bean in his shop but I've got to find it and that won't be easy considering everything that he has in that shop. He doesn't know who I am yet but that I'm looking for my son. I changed my face so Henry won't remember me. This is going to be harder to get the bean than to get Eva to trust you."
"With the way I'm going she'll be mine by the end of the week," Cora smirked.
Over the next few days Cora, disguised as Annabelle, began to earn Eva's trust and Regina's and could often be seen having new parts of town pointed out to her by Eva and she smiled and nodded before asking some questions that Belle was able to answer better than Eva.
Eva eventually took Cora up to her's and Henry's Castle. The twins went up there to look through the book and match up the townsfolk. It was really the only time that the two saw eye-to-eye.
"See you can see the harbour and beyond from up here and then the town if you turn around," Eva explained, "Henry and I usually come up here together. It's practically the only place that we can be together and be trusted to be alone together."
"Why is that?" Cora asked.
"Because Regina, Zelena and Mum know where we are," Eva replied, "Henry tends to disobey the rules set out for us whereas I listen so I have to keep Henry in line. I do believe that he would come after me if anything happened to me though."
"So he loves you?"
"Yes and I'm learning to love him," Eva smiled before Emma arrived to take Eva back to the Loft for tea.
Cora headed back to the apartment she had rented with Pan and was relieved to hear that he had collected the bean, undetected, from Gold's shop. They agreed that tomorrow they would put their plan into action and get Eva.
Cora and Pan juts happened to pick the first day that the twins were allowed to wander around Storybrooke as there had been no sightings of Cora or Pan. Regina and Emma thought they'd left town somehow so decided to give the twins some freedom.
Regina, Zelena and Emma were in Granny's talking about their next step when Eva said she was bored so she and Henry were permitted to walk around Storybrooke provided they returned an hour later, to which the twins agreed.
They walked outside Granny's and Eva instantly recognised Annabelle and went over to talk to her and Henry stood by her before Annabelle grabbed Eva and waved her hand to change her appearance back and Henry rushed inside Granny's.
"Cora! She's got Eva! She's still here and she's got Eva!" he gasped before the three women were on their feet and rushed outside just in time to see Pan throw the bean to the floor and a portal opened.
"Cora!" Regina called, "let Eva go. I know it's me and Zelena you want to hurt so just take me instead. Eva has done nothing wrong."
"Oh you have one thing right there daughter. It is you I want to hurt and I have seen that you and Zelena have learnt to love thanks to the Girl Who Loved," Cora said, "she will be going with me because it's the best way that I can hurt you."
"But is it right to hurt Emma? Eva is as much her's as she is mine?" Regina pointed out.
"Emma will just be an innocent victim in all of this," Cora said before she held Eva tightly and jumped into the portal with her as Regina had stepped forwards to try and save Eva.
Henry watched on in horror before he threw his bag at Emma.
"Keep it safe!" he called.
"Kid no!" Emma said but it was too late as Henry jumped into the portal after his sister and seconds later Pan jumped in after Henry and the portal shut.
The three stood there horror struck before they realised that the twins had been taken and they had no idea where or why…
