Soon enough, it was approaching the full moon, and once again restless Katie was walking through the park, rubbing the area of her chest over the half-heart. She had been grumpy all day and luckily it had been at the mines and not with the innocent kids.

"Good day, Miss Nolan." Archie greeted as he walked by with Pongo.

"Archie, Pongo..." Katie nodded in greeting, polite but a bit cold, unlike her usual warm self.

Pongo let out a small whine in concern.

"Erm... Yes..." Archie replied, trying not to feel scared from her tone, though at least it was a bit polite. "The seasons are changing... Better bundle up soon... Heh... Do you hate a set date for your future wedding yet?" he then asked, hating to be a bother, but thought he might as well ask.

"Some time in the Spring, possibly around April so the anniversary can be remembered easier as that's around my birthday..." Katie said thoughtfully to that. "You should know before February is out for definite." she added.

"Ah, yes," Archie nodded with a sheepish chuckle. "Spring... Such a lovely season. I really look forward to it."

"Of course I'm not mean, so I'll make sure you have a month to prepare at least." Katie told him.

"Understood," Archie nodded. "Pongo's excited too, aren't you, boy?"

Pongo just whimpered as he felt scared.

"...Well, he was excited, I guess..." Archie said softly. "I'm sure it'll be fine."

"I'll continue on my way... Oh, and there's something in the air so go home and stay inside~" Katie said, inclining her head, and giving a warning.

"Oh, uh, yes," Archie nodded. "That might be best. I'll see you around then, Miss Nolan," he then said, going to take Pongo away then. "C'mon, Pongo."

Pongo soon followed his human far away from Katie, picking up the pace, but not enough to run away.

Katie smirked just a little and carried on. "Hmm... Check on Edward or Killian first..." She mused to herself.

As though fate was answering her question, Killian's laughter was heard as he appeared to be practicing some sword-fighting, being very careful not to harm himself, though he seemed to be in a bit of a darkened mood right now. Katie smirked and blocked one of his swings with the umbrella she was carrying in case of rain.


Killian glanced over, surprised before he then smirked back. "Ahoy there, luv~... Fancy seeing you here." he then greeted, being charming around her at least.

"Ahoy, Captain~" Katie grinned. "Fancy a spar? Though I'll need to borrow your second sword to work better..." she winked.

"Well, all right then," Killian smirked as he walked off briefly. "It has been a while since my last sparring match."

Katie chuckled as she followed.

"Ignore that..." Killian said as they passed a dartboard which had Pan's face on it with several of the darts aimed at his eyes before he took Katie over to a wooden chest and popped it open to get one of the exta swords for her.

"How about a little wager?" Katie smirked. She did get one of the darts and slammed it into the picture of Pan's forehead.

"Aye?" Killian replied to show that he was listening.

"If I win, you have to switch to wine instead of rum for a week and I decide the bedroom activities for a week too." Katie smirked. She was not heartless to cut off his alcohol completely.

"And if I win?" Killian smirked back, raising an eyebrow.

"What would you want?" Katie asked in return.

"The same bedroom deal... And you have to wear black and leather when you come to visit, something very tight," Killian smirked eagerly and darkly. "And you have to spend the night sometime during the week. I'll let you pick the day."

Katie gave a thoughtful hum then nodded. "You have yourself an accord, Captain~" she grinned.

"Oh?" Killian smirked. "Are you sure?"

Katie nodded. "Aye." she smirked back.

"Hmm... I've heard of Wednesday being 'over the hump' day," Killian smirked back as he winked at her. "Shall we put that weekday to the test?"

Katie nodded with a grin though did blush a little. "Now my sword so we can spar over what happens with your THIRD 'sword'~" she smirked as she took the sword he found for her.

"Spicy," Killian smirked back as he stepped back, letting her take the sword she claimed before he held his out high to begin the clashing. "Shall we duel, my dear?"

Katie raised hers in a salute then nodded. "Let's dance, Captain~" she smirked.

"Ladies first." Killian smirked back as he started off by waving his sword, about to strike down on her which was her cue to start moving if she cared about her health.

Katie brought up her sword to block his stroke, pushing him back and taking a swing herself. "To first blood or yield, Captain~" she smirked.

"Ah, I love this~" Killian smirked back as he clashed his sword against hers, backing up when needed and nearly tried to swipe at her at a couple of points. "Privacy... Music... A warm atmosphere... Hot and bothered tension~"

"Just another perfect date night~" Katie giggled as she dodged when she couldn't block or parry.

"All we need is some dinner to go with this live entertainment show," Killian smirked before he tumbled to the floor and appeared right behind her and held his blade victoriously. "That is... If you have the bravery afterward when it comes to facing against me~" he then added as he looked like he could hack her right there if he wanted to, but of course, he wouldn't do that.

Katie chuckled and turned to try and parry, though she was expecting him to get first blood now.

Killian ducked down at one strike and soon swiped at one point, though that seemed to cut some of her hair off after he lifted his sword in the air again. "Whoops..." he then said, a bit bashful, but kept his smirk.

Katie's mouth dropped open from that and reached up to touch the shorter locks. She used her sword to bat his to the side and used her sudden momentum to knock him down and straddled his waist as she put her sword to his throat, just touching it enough to show him for this second he was in trouble. "You shouldn't have done that, Captain~" she purred.

"Shouldn't I had?" Killian asked, a bit playful as he smirked. "It was an accident after all~"

"No, you shouldn't have, now I'm going to have to cut my hair and you'll have less to play with~" Katie mock sighed. She then smirked. "Do you yield?" she asked.

"Alas... I know when I'm beaten..." Killian sighed in dismay. "I believe you've bested me this time, my dear~"

Katie grinned, lessening the pressure of the sword and leaned down to give him a kiss.

Killian sat up a bit to take in the kiss, though he smirked after a few moments and soon flipped them both around and soon, he was the one on top as he pressed his sword against her neck. "You were saying, dear?" he then asked teasingly.

Katie gasped in surprise at the sudden move and how she was suddenly on the deck, her hands pinned with how she had held the sword. "That was a low blow, Captain~" she huffed. "But I yield~" she pouted as she wasn't strong enough to flip them back over.

Killian chuckled and soon stepped back in victory as he held out his hand to help her back up. "You were a worthy opponent at least." he then said with a sincere, though still sneaky grin on his face.

Katie let him help her up. "And the same can be said of you, Captain~" she smirked.

"Well played, Katie," Killian smirked back as he held her into a standing position. "Now... About our arrangement for our next date night?"

"Wednesday it shall be~" Katie grinned, she then wrapped her arms around him.

"Indeed," Killian smirked and nodded as he held onto her. "I'll be counting the days away~"

Katie grinned. "Though I do think I want a kiss from my Captain~" she told him.

"Cheek? Lips? Or other?" Killian offered with a cheeky smirk.

"Which would My Captain prefer~?" Katie grinned.

"How about on the lips?" Killian smirked then. "Your lips taste sweeter than candy."

Katie grinned and then moved her arms to around his shoulders and pulled herself up and him down slightly to press a kiss to his lips. Killian beamed as he sucked in the kiss, moaning deeply and lustfully. Katie whimpered just a little as the moan made her stomach flutter. She held herself closer to him and even tugged his hair a little.

"I love you..." Killian whispered sincerely, showing a good part of him to her as they shared some "beautiful music together" as he went to move her to go and lie down, but somewhere a lot more comfortable than the wooden deck of the floor.

"I love you too~" Katie promised him, clutching him close.

"Promise me something." Killian whispered before burying her face in kisses.

"Mm... What~?" Katie breathed through the kisses.

"That we'll always be together... No matter what happens?" Killian smirked as he took a quick break as he looked down at her. "And that our babies will be smart and beautiful~"

"Well, I can promise the first, and well, they will be 'cuz they'll take after me." Katie promised and giggled.

"Not everybody can have my rugged good looks," Killian smirked. "I was blessed it seems once I fell from Heaven, though I view you as my angel~"

Katie smiled to him at that then grabbed the front of his jacket and pulled him into a kiss. Killian sucked in that kiss before he soon began to move down from her lips to against her neck, chest, and began to reach his hands underneath her shirt and began to fondle her breasts, being gentle around the nipple area.

"Killian~" Katie moaned softly.

"I'm right here..." Killian whispered as he cuddled into her. "I'm always going to be here~"

Katie purred a little and buried her fingers in his hair.

"This is the only milk I wouldn't mind having a suckle on~" Killian whispered to Katie as he gently stroked her breasts in between the kissing.

Katie blushed and giggled softly. "Be careful or I'll have to borrow a shirt~" she warned him though blushed a bit more after saying that.

"Is that a bad thing, dear?" Killian smirked.

"Looks like I'm going to have to now." Katie giggled a bit shyer as his ministrations seemed to set them off.

"Aww... Do you have to go?~" Killian pouted cutely. "I thought we were getting along so nicely."

"No, I meant borrowing a shirt~" Katie blushed but grinned to show he wasn't getting rid of her that quickly.

"Aww... All right then," Killian then chuckled before he moved off a bit. "Allow me to stand on my deck then... And I said 'DECK' before you get any ideas..." he then said before smirking, emphasizing the word again in case it sounded like something else.

Katie giggled to that. Killian soon allowed her to get up and go borrow a shirt as he bowed to her with a small smirk.

Katie pouted as he got up. "I meant after unless you want me to leave now~" she pouted but gave a grateful smile she was getting to borrow a shirt.

"I must have something on the brain or maybe the Scarecrow took it from me," Killian chuckled, feeling sheepish now. "You don't have to go right now~"

Katie hummed then came over to him, grabbing his belt loops and pulling him closer again.

"So you'll stay, my dear?" Killian whispered with his bad boy smirk.

"Mm... I think I might~" Katie grinned.

"At least for a little while longer?" Killian offered with a smirk.

Katie grinned and pulled him closer, shifting her hands to his butt and kissed his collarbone. Killian chuckled and grinned, squealing slightly in some kisses as he wrapped his arms around her waist.

"Mm~" Katie playfully hummed and squeezed his butt.

Killian soon began to kiss up against her neck, grunting from the squeezing, though in a lustful way and not pained way.

Katie moaned softly. "Captain, take me to your quarters and you can plunder my village." she winked.

"I have to warn you, it'll be torn asunder down South once I get my hands on your village." Killian smirked as he looked her in the eyes to say that.

Katie hummed and shivered in delight. "Promises, Promises~" she grinned.

Killian soon scooped her up a bit to lead her over to his more private quarters as he chuckled eagerly and excited, going as safely and fastly as he could over to where she wanted to go. Katie squeaked as he scooped her up, but giggled almost wickedly at how eager he was. Killian chuckled as he let her lie down on the bed and though he shouldn't have to expect visitors, he decided to lock the door anyway and soon darted around to get ready for some real fun under the covers.


Cherry was taking a bit of a power nap for the past hour or so before she soon woke up and yawned, stretching as she woke up in her bed, smacking her lips as she jumped out of her bed and decided to go to the bathroom to get a glass of water before she would go out to the main room to see the others. Humming was coming from Gold's spinning room, where he had a spare wheel in case he needed it sooner than he could get to the shop.

Cherry soon got her water and sipped down from the glass, carefully and cleanly as she sighed from the refreshment before she tilted her head and heard the humming. She soon looked at the calendar as it was circled on today's date which made her swallow a bit thickly. "Do I dare go check on him? ...Might as well... What's the worst he could do to you, Cher? Keep you prisoner?" she then giggled to herself, though a bit nervous as she decided to go and check on the spare room to see if anything had changed.

When she got there, she would have noticed glinting from the lights reflecting of piles of gold. Rumple was at the wheel, spinning more as he hummed.

"Oh, dear..." Cherry said nervously before she grinned bashfully. "Heh... Heh..." she then went to turn around to give him some privacy as she began to walk away, though she knew he would know she was there anyway. "3... 2... 1."

"And where are you running off to, dearie?" Came right on cue. "You don't need to knock now, but standing in doorways is quite rude~" Rumple tutted.

Cherry sighed before looking over. "Hello, Rumple..." she then greeted, though not as scared as when he did it the first time or especially when she was a child and she was running away from him because she took something from him without asking. "I just remembered I left the oven on, so I'm gonna go and check on it."

"... And now the truth, dearie." Rumple told her as he turned.

"That was the truth!" Cherry's voice squeaked, though she found herself unable to look him in the eyes.

Rumple looked at her, wordlessly to that.

"...Fine," Cherry groaned before sighing. "I'm scared... Everything's changing and I don't know how to stop it. I should've surrendered myself to Facilier and Ursula."

"No, that wouldn't have stopped anything, dearie~" Rumple chuckled as he stood up fluidly.

"Well, I'm glad you think this is funny," Cherry replied, a bit firm, though her tone was mostly oozing in fear and dread. "...I suppose we should have a magic lesson soon since I'm now well-rested?"

"Yes, I think that will be a good idea." Rumple nodded.

"Very well," Cherry replied as she then decided to walk away. "I'll meet you outside... I just hope maybe the shadows will be on my side this time and I can maybe do what Daddy Dear does and maybe even better..." she then added as a crafty smirk seemed to form on her face as she sounded a bit wicked suddenly.

Rumple giggled and clapped just a little. "I'll be waiting, dearie~" he grinned with an impish wink and poofed outside.

Cherry soon looked herself in the mirror of her bedroom as she sighed sharply before shaking her head and finished up her glass of water before putting it away in the sink and washed it up, putting it with the other clean dishes before she soon went to come outside in the yard to meet Rumple. Rumple seemed to be marking out some areas. Cherry soon stepped outside, holding herself as she stared at the ground before looking up into the sky as she came to the usual meeting place for magic lessons ever since she moved in with Gold and Belle after what felt like a lifetime ago at this point.


"Alright, dearie, tonight we're going to practice your aim." Rumple told her.

"Right... Got it..." Cherry nodded. "Do I get a training dummy?"

"To show me how your practice has been going." Rumple nodded. He then conjured up one that looked remarkably like Killian.

Cherry glanced over as she narrowed her eyes and channeled the shadows and her dark magic from within. She soon magicked up a shadowy and wispy ball in her hands and tossed it out like she was throwing a dodgeball and soon hit the dummy, though right in the chest and not in the face. Rumple nodded, refixing it, but with a mark to show where she hit it to see if she could hit it again.

Cherry grunted a bit before glaring as she soon brought out another shadow ball and soon went to throw that next, grunting with effort. "Argh!"

The ball was then thrown and landed on the mark again.

Rumple nodded. "And once more, dearie, just to make sure~" he said as he fixed it once more.

"All right, but you're giving me a real work-out." Cherry said as she panted a bit before yelling out a bit loudly as she made a bigger shadow ball and soon tossed it, throwing it right out like she was trying to fight it out and nearly obliterated the whole dummy as she panted heavily.

Rumple giggled and clapped his hands eagerly. "Very good, dearie~" he praised.

"Heh... It's all in the wrist really..." Cherry smirked, though she blushed a bit from his approval. "The shadows match the darkness I harbor in my heart... Right in the core."

Rumple smirked. "Now would you like to try on a moving target?" he grinned.

"I'm still a little rusty there, so that would be a great help," Cherry replied before she seemed to grin back at me. "Just try me~"

Rumple nodded. Then with a wave of his hand Killian's first mate: William Smee, appeared.

"What?" The man asked as he glanced around.

Cherry raised her eyebrows a bit. "...I don't know this man." she then said, simply in an emotionless tone of voice.

"He tried to help hurt Belle~" Rumple grinned as he leaned in to whisper in her ear.

Smee looked over nervously.

"H-He did...?" Cherry asked, shaking a chill down her spine from the whispering as she glanced over at the man, slowly narrowing her eyes. "How could you?!"

"Yes, he did~" Rumple assured.

"What did I do?!" Smee asked nervously.

"You hurt Belle?!" Cherry glared, sounding firm towards Smee as she began to look dangerous. "I don't know who you think you are or why you did what you did... But you hurt the woman I love! You don't deserve my time of day! You're about to be swallowed by the darkness, so says me!"

Smee yelled out and ran.

"Oh, look, dearie, he's moving~" Rumple grinned sadistically.

"Going somewhere, Mr. Smee?~" Cherry asked in a creepy voice as thunder suddenly boomed and lightning flashed in the sky as it suddenly became dark all around them. She soon waved her hands and made the man's shadow come to life and lift him up in the air at will to prevent him from running away. "You wanna hurt my Belle? Fine... But I won't let your deed go unnoticed..." she then added as her tone got more and more creepy. "This could be seen as petty revenge... But it's far from it..."

Rumple grinned widely.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Smee, but you've brought this out on yourself... Don't worry, the nightmare will be over soon... Whenever I SAY SO!" Cherry grinned darkly as she then dangled Smee by his own shadow before she tossed a fast-moving and nearly fiery shadow ball right at him to wipe him away. "TASTE THE DARKNESS!"

"He's meant to be able to move, dearie~" Rumple had to remind.

"Oh... Fine..." Cherry rolled her eyes as she then made the shadow drop Smee flat on the ground and she soon walked up to him, looking down at him dangerously like Gold could get sometimes, though probably worse as she was often never that harsh or crude. "MOVE! Get out of the way! Get out of the way, Smee!" she then yelled at him, sounding like a bully right now.

Smee got up and ran for his life. Cherry watched him go as a crafty grin formed on her face before she began to giggle that nearly mirrored Rumple's before she grabbed the shadow ball and soon sent it flying from her hands as it fired right at Smee to catch him like in a sick, twisted game. Smee yelped and tried to dodge. The ball soon flew right after him and soon hit him suddenly, knocking him down and he was shrouded by the dark shadows. Cherry soon looked away as she checked her fingernails, blowing on them as she stood there calmly and contently. Rumple danced excitedly on the spot to that. Cherry blushed at his dancing before she gave him a bow in gratitude at her accomplishment.

"Very well done, dearie, I'm very proud~" Rumple grinned.

"Eek~" Cherry squealed a bit, blushing at his approval.

Rumple held out his arms for her. Cherry beamed as she began to look a bit dopey and hopeful as she soon nearly floated to him and went to give him a hug since she was able to, holding out her arms back to him. Rumple hugged her.

"My apple pie was too cold last night?" Regina glared in the background as she made a fireball appear in her hand and soon chased after a dwarf with it, acting a bit like her Evil Queen self. "LET'S TURN UP THE HEAT THEN!"

Cherry beamed in the hug, turning bright pink in her cheeks before she settled down.

"Ooh, I hear more chaos~" Rumple giggled. "Shall we go and see?" he smirked.

"Hm?" Cherry blinked as she looked up at him, looking bashful. "Oh, uh, s-s-sure... Mm-hmm..." she then nodded suddenly like she was as loyal as a lap dog.

Rumple made them appear to where Regina was in smoke.


Cherry coughed from the smoke, but not too much as she crossed arms and stood beside him. The dwarf soon ran and screamed as Regina sent a fireball after him and she smirked from that, seeming to enjoy it very much. Cherry let out a whimpering sound as she nearly bit her fist as her dark side was taking over a bit due to the full moon influencing the villains in Storybrooke.

"Good to see you haven't forgotten, dearie~" Rumple giggled.

"Oh... Hello..." Regina greeted coldly as she turned around to them. "Interesting to see you with your pet."

"I'm not a cat anymore, you don't have to call me his pet." Cherry rolled her eyes.

"Who says you weren't his pet before he turned you into a cat?" Regina retorted with a smirk.

"Ah, Ah, Ah, play nicely now~" Rumple lightly scolded.

Cherry hissed while Regina grinned in her face. "...Fine!" she then firmly pouted and crossed her arms.

"I will if she will." Regina added, though sounding more of an adult over the situation.

Rumple nodded.

"Now kiss and make-up..." Cherry smirked at Regina.

"Don't push it..." Regina narrowed her eyes as she walked off before passing herself in a mirror on display in a window before looking repulsed by her regular business-y attire. "...What the hell am I wearing?" she then complained before using her magic to change into an outfit more suited for The Evil Queen before smirking darkly. "That's better~... Now if you'll excuse me, I have a prince to look after."

"Good luck with your boy, dearie~" Rumple told her as a farewell.

Regina nodded before she soon took off.

"Aw... Spark's gone..." Cherry pouted. "And it was just getting exciting~"

"We could cause a little chaos~" Rumple giggled.

"Oh?" Cherry asked, looking a bit overly eager as a twinkle came into her eye.

"Maybe we could send someone in to annoy Hook-Hand~" Rumple giggled as a first thought. "Maybe round up the Lost Boys and set them loose on pranking all the good widdle good guys~" he smirked.

"Hmm... All right..." Cherry said with a bit of a dark smirk as she put her hands together. "That sounds so crazy it just... Might... WORK..." she then slowly and dramatically emphasized as her eyes seemed to get bigger from each word.

Rumple giggled. "So which first, dearie?" He smirked, as he playfully offered her his arm.

"Well, no doubt that old Captain Codfish is with Katie... So maybe we'll give them some space for now and go see what we can do about those iddle widdle Wost Boys~" Cherry cooed as she leaned forward before she would take his arm.

Rumple gave it a small think and nodded. "Unless something pops up that I just can't pass on~" he giggled.

Cherry giggled with him, slowly drifting away from the slippery slope between sanity and insanity the more time she had spent with him. Rumple hummed a random little tune as they walked. Cherry followed him before grunting as she felt a quick headache before she shook it off and kept following him.

"This is bad..." Henry said as he hid behind the bushes, watching them. "This isn't supposed to happen."


Rumple looked around for signs of the Lost Boys.

"Hey! Kid!" Cherry called out to one of the Lost Boys she recognized who was looking around on his own, though not too far away.

"Uh... Devin..." The brown-haired and freckled face boy replied.

"Yeah, I knew that," Cherry replied before she smirked. "You look like you could use some fun~"

"Why don't you go and get the other boys together and meet us back here~" Rumple suggested with a grin.

"...I-I don't know," Devin said nervously as he backed up. "This seems... Dangerous."

"Not as dangerous as disappointing me," Cherry said as her eyes glowed. "Now... Go..."

Devin looked scared from that and he soon ran off to get the other Lost Boys from where they were all staying until someone would want to adopt them like Katie and Killian had adopted Felix. Rumple looked at Cherry and gave a hum. Cherry watched Devin go away, though once he was gone, she started to look soft, and almost regretful before she felt his gaze and glanced over at him.

"That was very sexy, dearie~" Rumple hummed as he wrapped his arms around her.

"Ooh..." Cherry blushed with wide eyes before she giggled bashfully. "Thank you~"

"But maybe we should save it for when there's no kiddies around~" Rumple grinned.

"Erm... Yes... We shouldn't scar them for life..." Cherry smiled nervously, though tried to hide her nerves, but her lower legs were shaking a bit.

Rumple kissed her cheek.

Cherry giggled, unable to resist it from the cheek kissing as she fumbled below her waist. "My legs are like jelly~..." she whispered softly.

Devin was soon on the way back with some other Lost Boys before stepping back, nervous, disgusted, and scared. "Uh... Miss? ...Miss?" he then called nervously.

"What?" Cherry narrowed her eyes before looking over. "Oh... You came back quickly."

Rumple turned to look at the boys. "Tonight, I want you all to prank the good guys of this widdle town~" he grinned.

"Should we?" Devin asked.

"Yes..." Cherry replied. "Paint the town red... Go nuts... GO! HAVE! FUN!" she then continued with an eager grin on her face.

The Lost Boys all looked at each other.

"Here... I'll show you..." Cherry said as she magicked up a roll of toilet paper. "Rumple, let go for a minute."

Rumple did so. "Just leave MY shop and the library." he warned them.

The Lost Boys nodded, though a bit nervously, but they followed Cherry as she brought them somewhere. Cherry smirked as she held the roll of toilet paper and let loose some sheets to show them what she wanted them to do and soon tossed some toilet paper high in the air and it leaped over, dangling from a tree that was not Regina's apple tree though.

"Whoa... Why'd you do that?" Devin asked.

"It's call TPing the town," Cherry smirked. "I suggest you have fun with it."

"Oh, and boys, avoid the apple trees in Regina's garden." Rumple also had to advise.

Cherry soon gave them all some toilet paper and stepped back with her hands together. Devin and the other Lost Boys looked at each other and soon went running with the toilet paper to cause some chaos in Storybrooke. Rumple giggled to that. Cherry watched this and soon sat down on her knees as she felt something funny going on in her chest. It wasn't a heart attack or anything, but she felt something happening deep down within her heart.


"Her heart is darkening..." Facilier's voice said as he monitored Cherry with Ursula's pearl. "She seems to be forgetting who she once was before coming into Storybrooke."

"And that's good, she's one step closer to being evil~" Ursula smirked.

"Didn't I promise this was going to be a special full moon?" Facilier smirked back.

Ursula smirked.

"After midnight, the others might go back to normal, but she might be experiencing changes that will continue on after the day passes." Facilier then said like he knew something.

Ursula nodded with a smirk.

"She will soon see her true potential..." Facilier said with a small sigh. "Oh, I feel bad to make her live through this torture, but Mama and Papa can make it all better later~"

Ursula nodded. "Though we should plan in case she still refuses to come home~" she smirked.

"We shall..." Facilier smirked back. "Eventually, of course."

Ursula chuckled.


Rumple looked over to Cherry and helped her up. "Are you alright, dearie?" he asked.

"I-I'm fine..." Cherry said softly. "I guess I just got a quick migraine... I-I'll be fine."

"A migraine doesn't happen in your chest, dearie~" Rumple told her.

"Heh... You're so smart..." Cherry grinned bashfully. "You should be a college professor..." She then grunted slightly as she clutched her chest as the shadows surrounded her as Edward stood far in the background as he watched that the Lost Boys were causing trouble even if they were supposed to be reforming with Mother Superior's help.

Rumple put an arm around her then noticed Edward. He couldn't help but grin at the man. Cherry groaned slightly as she closed her eyes while holding her hands over her chest.

"This is chaotic..." Edward remarked as the Lost Boys had the time of their lives, though nowhere near as dangerous or harmful as when they were under Pan's influence.

"Very, isn't it?~" Rumple giggled. "And I'm glad to see you're doing well since ya killed your first love, helped Frankenstein, and came to Storybrooke after Katie killed your other half~" he grinned.

"I'm fine..." Cherry grunted out. "Just too much excitement going on at once. Fugettaboutit."

"Well, I guess we should get you home~" Rumple then said at hearing that but smirked a little. "Katie's most likely with that pirate... Maybe you'd like to help with that, huh, Hyde?" he smirked to Edward.

"I suppose I could do a little something..." Edward replied before he formed his trademark dark and fiendish smile. "Why not? They enjoy my company after all."

"If anything happens to her, I'll make you wish you stayed inside Jekyll..." Cherry warned firmly.

"You have nothing to worry about, Cherry," Edward reassured. "I would never hurt your little big sister and that's a promise."

Rumple giggled. "Send them my wuv~" he quipped, not actually meaning that, then sent Edward there in the usual smoke.

Edward nodded before he blinked and looked around. "Katie? Killian?!" he then called out for both.

Cherry continued to watch as Devin and the other Lost Boys caused chaos around town and began to have fun in doing so which terrorized poor people all around while Henry looked devastated, especially when they tried to get him to join in on their fun. Rumple kept an eye on her, going to take her home if she got any worse. Cherry watched the boys with a demented look on her face as she leaned against him for balance, crossing her arms a bit.

"Such a pretty sight, isn't it, dearie?" Rumple smirked.

"Mm... Like the whole world's been turned upside down," Cherry said with a smirk back, though it was a bit smaller than his as they took in the atmosphere. "Is it always this fun being on the darker side of things?"

Rumple chuckled. "Mostly, though there are times when it is not so fun..." he had to admit.

"Ooh, come along... What's wrong with mingling within the dark side?" Cherry insisted as she smirked at him. "It's in my heritage."

"When the good guys get in the way." Rumple retorted.

"...Yes, that can be bothersome..." Cherry had to admit. "...But we all have a dark side... Even good guys."

Rumple nodded. "However they hide it well at times~" he said.

"They have to... They're the good guys," Cherry smirked. "With their annoying good luck in how they have to bring the bad guys down all the time just because destiny says so... If I was an author, I'd... I'd... I'd make a story where the bad guys win for a change..." she then said, trying to sound confident.

Rumple hummed thoughtfully to that.

"Maybe that's what I'll do... I wanna write my own book..." Cherry smirked as she stepped away, looking thoughtful. "I'll show you, Storybrooke... I'll show the whole world..." she then magicked up a globe of the Earth before grasping it deviously. "You will all be my brainwashed followers and you'll have the fear of me and not God inside of you... Because God won't be able to help you with what I might have planned involving the crushed blood, souls, and bones of my mortal enemies~..."

Rumple cackled to that and wrapped his arms around her again.

"You can be my King." Cherry smirked back at him.

"That sounds wonderful, dearie~" Rumple giggled.

"Yeeees~" Cherry grinned a bit fiendishly as her arms raised. "Nothing will stand in our way~"

People who had their houses TP'd began to come outside and look outraged and annoyed while the Lost Boys had their fun. Rumple then twirled with her a little before focusing on the chaos.

"Ooh!" Cherry gasped from the twirling before flopping into laughter as she watched with him.

Rumple smirked widely.

"Well done, boys." Cherry smirked.

"That was actually kinda fun..." Devin chuckled as he stood with the other Lost Boys.

Rumple grinned to that.

"What do we do now?" Devin then asked.

"I guess you could stop for now..." Cherry shrugged before taking out egg cartons. "Though you could decorate houses with these~"

Rumple smirked. "And these~" he smirked summoning some flour-bombs.

"What're these?" Devin asked as he took one.

Cherry looked curious a bit.

"It's a flour-bomb, dearie~" Rumple smirked.

"Flour bomb?" Devin asked.

"Throw it and see what happens." Cherry suggested.

One of the boys looked at the others and soon tossed the bomb at a nearby fire hydrant. The hydrant was now covered in flour.

"If you do the eggs and then a flour bomb, you get a hard to clean substance~" Rumple giggled.

The Lost Boys all shared a look with each other.

"I guess we could try it, but... Is this legal?" Devin asked.

"Sure it's legal," Cherry smirked. "You're chillin' with the villains now, if anyone tries to catch you, they can just answer to us."

Rumple nodded with a smirk. Devin and the Lost Boys soon went to continue off with their pranking.


"E-Edward~!" Katie gasped in surprise.

"Edward?" Killian added.

"Hello..." Edward smirked as he came to see them. "I hope I'm not interrupting something."

Katie let out a yelp as Killian had just hit a very sensitive spot, blushing and her eyes were wide as, though without her glasses the distance, making him blurry, Edward came to where they were. Though luckily the covers and Killian's own body hid her a bit more from sight. Killian sat up a bit, looking bashful as chuckled sheepishly next to Katie.

"...Well, hello there..." Edward said as he came to see them. "I'd come back later, but I sort of just suddenly got dropped off."

Katie hurriedly put her glasses on and made sure her body was covered as she sat up a little too. Her cheeks grew a darker pink. "Either join and entice us, or leave so we can get dressed... You're lucky we finished." she huffed a little embarrassed but making light of the situation.

"Is there even room for one more?" Edward smirked as he raised an eyebrow.

"Sure... If you're willing..." Killian chuckled bashfully.

Edward smirked a bit, though he decided to leave to let them get dressed, though he decided to actually give them both kisses on the cheek on the way out.

Katie blushed to that and gave a smile. She got out of bed and smirked playfully. "This is my 'stripping in reverse'." she smirked, as she made a show of putting her clothes on, though her borrowed shirt not the one with damp spots on the chest.

"Ooh, yes, darling, do keep it on~" Killian smirked back, playing along with the "reverse stripping" as he began to join her.

Edward stepped out and came over to the bow of the boat and looked out into the sea and the distance until Katie and Killian would come back out and join him.

Katie giggled. "I'll go out and wait with Edward, my Captain... You should finish getting dressed and join us~" she winked before leaving the cabin.

"All right," Killian chuckled. "Don't have too much fun without me."

"No promises~" Katie teased, then went up on deck. She walked over to Edward and stood beside him.

Killian chuckled as he continued to get dressed up.

Edward looked over to Katie and soon wrapped his arm around her with a small smirk.

Katie chuckled. "I keep telling you I'm not a teddy bear~" she mock pouted.

"But you seem to like it whenever I snuggle you, especially at night~" Edward smirked as he looked down at her.

Katie giggled with a smirk. "Very well~" she mock sighed and moved so she was in front of him but facing out at the ocean shifting his arm to so it was like a hug from behind.

Edward chuckled as he held onto her from that. "How cozy..." he then said. "Is it not?"

Katie nodded. "Just don't toss me overboard or you'll have to dive in before I drown." she quipped.

"Would I do something like that?" Edward smirked.

Katie looked up at him, leaning her head right back. "Would you?" she smirked back in return.

"Can you float like a balloon?" Edward challenged at first.

"No," Katie pouted. "In water, I sink like a rock."

"All right," Edward smirked. "I couldn't drown you."

"Maybe you can find your old phone down there." Killian chuckled as he soon came out the door after overhearing the discussion.

Katie pouted more to that. "Hey, you were the one to sea it... You should be the one trying to find it~" she then smirked.

"Why not? The sea loves me." Killian smirked.

Edward playfully rolled his eyes. Katie giggled a little to that.

"What're you thinking about?" Edward soon asked Katie.

"Hmm?" Katie hummed curiously, wondering why he asked that.

"You look thoughtful... Is it about the future?" Edward replied.

"I guess you could say that." Katie said softly with a small smile.

"Anything in particular?" Killian asked as he joined Katie's side before smirking. "And anything I can help with?"

"I'm just thinking on how we can become a big happy family..." Katie said. "But the more immediate future... Can we get something to eat? I'm getting hungry from our... Workout earlier," she winked. "And I'll need fuel if you two decide to help with another~" she smirked.

Killian and Edward both laughed a little from the suggestions.

"Sure, food sounds good," Killian agreed. "Do you know what you're hungry for?"

"Hmm... Something meaty~" Katie said after a think.

"Steak? Chicken?" Edward suggested.

"Mm~ Steak would be nice, but it's a bit expensive..." Katie hummed.

"So chicken?" Killian asked then.

Katie nodded.

"Chicken it is," Killian nodded. "Would that be all right with you, Edward?"

"I eat chicken for breakfast." Edward smirked toughly.

Katie couldn't help, but giggle to that, glad Edward was supporting her or she'd be on the ground giggling to that.

"So chicken it is," Killian replied. "Would you like to eat out?"

"Unless you have some here that we could all cook." Katie grinned.

"Are your parents home?" Edward asked. "I could borrow that kitchen."

"I had a cook once... Made some of my food too dry..." Killian said before smirking. "The sharks enjoyed his company."

Katie hummed thoughtfully, then giggled to Killian's bit. She unhooked Edward's arms then stepped away from the two to call her parents to check.

David was shown to be getting dressed up for something before he glanced over as his phone went off. "Have a happily ever after..." he then said as he answered the phone, trying to sound funny.

"Hi, Dad~" Katie smiled. "How's it going?" she asked.

"Oh, it's going all right," David smiled back softly, though he tried to hide some nervousness because of what was going on in town today. "Your mother and I were just making some meal plans."

"Oh? What sort of meal plans?" Katie grinned.

"Might just go to Granny's," David smiled, though shrugged. "We're kinda open for anything really, especially due to... Today's circumstances."

"Can Killian, Edward, and I use the kitchen?" Katie asked. "And what do you mean 'Today's circumstances'?" she added.

"Uh, what would you like to use the kitchen for?" David asked, avoiding her question.

Killian and Edward grinned from the sides, hoping they could use the kitchen.

"For making food?" Katie laughed with a chuckle.

"...I suppose that's all right then," David said before lowering the phone. "Hold on... Katie and the boys wanna use the kitchen." he then told Mary Margaret to see if that would be fine with her too.

"That's fine with me," Mary Margaret gave a small smile. "Are they not affected like the others?" she had to whisper.

"She sounds a bit sneaky, but she wouldn't hurt us, right?" David rebutted.

"Of course she wouldn't." Mary Margaret agreed.

Katie frowned slightly as she listened.

"All right, you can use the kitchen," David smiled as he picked up the phone again. "...As long as you share some of that food with us too." he then decided to add in.

"Mom and Dad say we can use the kitchen if we share food with them too." Katie told the two men, covering the mouthpiece of the phone to say.

"Very well," Edward nodded. "It'll be a gourmet feast for all... I'll make sure of it."

Katie smiled, then returned to speaking into the phone. "Alright, we'll be there shortly." she told them.

"We look forward to it. See you real soon, Princess." David nodded before hanging up.

Katie smiled though blushed to that. "See you soon, Daddy," she said. She then hung up and blushed more as she looked to the men, even though they weren't judging she had to defend her blush. "I'm not used to the title or that as an endearment~" she said knowing the two men most likely would have heard.

"I like it, it suits you," Killian smirked. "Especially between you and me like the title of some romance novella: The Princess and the Pirate."

"That does sound like a good name." Edward had to admit, luckily not feeling jealous of that sentiment.

Katie giggled. "The Princess and The Pirate Meet the Victorian Rogue~" she grinned, nudging Edward a little.

Edward chuckled. "That's an interesting name."

"I'd read that," Killian smirked. "Nothing beats a good book... Unlike certain other pastimes you people do in this century." he then remarked.

Katie looked confused to what he meant by that.

"Perhaps before you go babysitting Henry again and would like some company, you could teach me how to steer the helm of that... Video box?" Killian whispered to Katie bashfully.

"Ah, yes, I'll help you with modern things too," Katie smiled softly. "Now come on, I'm hungry~" she then playfully ordered as she started to walk off.

Killian beamed before chuckling from her demands.

"Very well," Edward grinned as he offered his arm to Katie. "Remind me the way to your parents' humble abode then."

Katie smiled to them both and slipped her arm through Edward's to take them along. Killian and Edward smiled back as they soon walked along to get to the house to do some cooking and maybe some more "cooking" afterwards. Katie smiled happily as they walked, though was glad for being able to have Edward's arm for support.


"Mm... I need a drink..." Cherry said as she smacked her lips. "All this running around and causing chaos has left me parched."

"What would you like?" Rumple asked.

"Mm... I dunno..." Cherry replied before smirking a bit. "Cream Soda?"

Rumple luckily knew what it was and summoned one.

"Now that's service," Cherry smirked, accepting it before she took a drink and sighed in content and relief. "Ah... Heh... Maybe you could be my little servant boy and I'll be the glamorously dangerous mistress~" she then said with an all too eager smirk.

"I assume, this wouldn't be in public, dearie~?" Rumple smirked.

"Aww... I couldn't walk you around town with a leash and put bows in your hair?" Cherry pouted before she turned away, fake crying and sniffing. "Weh~"

"That won't work on me dearie~" Rumple chuckled at the fake crying, as he knew it was fake.

"You suck," Cherry smirked shamelessly before yelping. "Oof!"

One of the bombs soon accidentally got thrown right at her back and as she sharply turned around, nearly all of the Lost Boys pointed to Devin in blame who looked terrified as he slowly backed up away from the two adults. Rumple tilted his head, then in a way to punish the boy, but not hurt him as it was an accident, he tossed two water balloons at the boy at once. Cherry complained as she rubbed her back and found a mess, narrowing her eyes at Devin as they nearly glowed.

"Ah!" Devin yelped from the balloons. "S-Sorry, Miss Cherry... Mr. Gold... It won't happen again..." he said nervously and shakily.

"You're gonna be sorry..." Cherry replied in a dangerous tone of voice.

Rumple waved his hand and the flour disappeared from Cherry. "Don't hurt the boy, dearie... But maybe he'd like some egg in his hair like he has on his face?" he whispered impishly.

Devin shivered and trembled behind a tree then as he looked at them from afar, feeling scared to death.

"Hmm... Okay..." Cherry said before she soon smirked at him, slowly calming down.

Rumple conjured an egg and handed it to Cherry. Cherry accepted it and tossed it up and down. Devin looked nervous, flinching as she looked like she was about to throw it before she pointed to the ground in front of her, making him walk over that way as he looked up at her, looking like a deer caught in headlights.

"Ker-SPLAT~" Cherry smirked, smushing the egg in his hair, crushing the shell as the yolk oozed over him.

Rumple giggled to that. Devin pouted before he soon walked away as Cherry giggled with Rumple. Some of the other boys teased Devin, but friendly. Devin pouted, looking a bit bashful.

"Boys will be boys, I suppose." Cherry shrugged with a small smirk.

Rumple nodded.

"I grow weary," Cherry soon yawned. "There must be something more exciting going on back home."

"Shall we see?" Rumple asked.

"Mm-hmm~" Cherry nodded before looking at the Lost Boys. "Carry on, dears..."

"Thank you..." Devin said nervously as he backed up to go with the other Lost Boys.

Rumple nodded.

"Carry me..." Cherry whispered before she began to make her body go limp while latching onto him.

Rumple easily scooped her up and walked off with her. Cherry giggled and nuzzled up to him on the way back home. Belle decided to take Aurelia over to Ruby and Dorothy's for the day, feeling today would be too dangerous for the baby girl if she witnessed how heinous and vile the villains could get, even Cherry had fallen under the spell, though that was probably due to having tow villainous parents and viewing herself as evil as well.


At the cabin, Ursula was enjoying some time with Facillier. "Maybe we should use one of her loved ones, not the baby, to convince her to join us~" she mused.

"Hmm... Yes..." Facilier soon thought about it briefly before nodding with a smirk. "And as a matter of fact, I might be able to know who we can use as a pawn."

Ursula looked curious.

"Cherry has this very special friend of hers I've run into a couple of times before we had her and that friend of hers for breakfast," Facilier explained with a grin. "I'm sure that would be a desirable enough pawn for our little plot, my dear~"

"Ah, yes~" Ursula nodded with a smirk.

"We'll need to think of a special way to lure her over of course," Facilier replied. "Unless you'd like to use your lovely singing voice like a Siren?"

"Hmm... I could sing to her~" Ursula agreed with a smirk. "Boost my voice just enough with some of your shadow and it'll be a call to her soul." she said.

"Yes, yes, yes~" Facilier smirked back. "It's time our little fallen angel realizes her true potential... Even if it might cost her a friend. It'll be perfect, my dear."

Ursula glanced, but smirked tonight.

"It'll be a night to remember for centuries." Facilier reassured with a darkened grin, though of course, not dark towards her.

Ursula nodded in agreement and high anticipation of their exciting plans for as early as tomorrow.