"Does Ursula know she's a grandmother yet or have you not told her yet?" Edward asked Cherry.

"...Yes." Cherry shrugged.

"She does." Katie nodded softly.

"I see," Edward replied. "Maybe you could let Aurelia spend some time with her."

"We'll see, Edward," Cherry said to him. "I'm still trying to adjust, but... So far I like Mama a lot better than Papa."

Katie rubbed her upper arm a little. Ruby came to take their orders. Edward decided to have a fish sandwich after being warned to avoid the meatloaf at all costs. Cherry ordered some Chicken Parm while Belle had half a sandwich with some chicken soup. Katie chose a plain cheeseburger, with fries.

"Thanks again, Ruby." Cherry nodded her head at the waitress.

Ruby smiled and went off to fetch the food.

"She seems nice." Edward commented.

Katie gave a small smile. Edward sipped his tea, feeling a little nervous and awkward to make conversation as he wasn't fully sure how to despite his big, tough, and broody appearance, he seemed a bit shy and scared on the inside like a young boy on a first date.

Katie sipped her own hot chocolate. "So, lovely day today, right?" she asked softly.

"Ah, yes, very lovely," Edward nodded. "I enjoy days like this... Especially sitting outside under a tree with a notebook... Helps inspire me for some original poetry."

Katie gave a small smile to that. "Do you have a good notebook and pen?" she asked him softly.

"Heh... I don't think it's that good if I'm writing the poetry, but yes..." Edward chuckled bashfully. "Yes, I do."

Katie gave a small smile to that and nodded.

"You can read some of them if you'd like, but I have to admit, they're not very good." Edward smiled bashfully.

"I'd love it, maybe we could go and sit in the park after lunch and you could read a couple to me?" Katie suggested with a warm smile.

"Hmm... All right... I'd just need to visit my cabin first," Edward then nodded, looking bashful still. "Deal?"

Katie nodded with a warm smile. "Sounds good." she told him.

"Do you have poems yourself?" Edward then asked curiously.

"Of my own? Not really, though I do have a few I like." Katie admitted warmly.

"Then maybe you could share those too while I share you my poems." Edward offered.

Katie gave a nod. "Sounds like a date." she winked.

"Sounds great by me," Edward beamed then. "I'm so excited~"

Katie smiled warmly, her cheeks flushing. Edward smiled back as they had a strong connection together and it looked like this was going to be a happy ending, but not before it would end up as a happy beginning of course. Katie took one of his hands in her one and squeezed it warmly.

Edward smiled fondly as he looked her in the eye. "I'm glad that we found each other, Katie." he then said softly and warmly sincere.

"While it may not have been under the best circumstances I am glad we found each other too, Edward." Katie assured him softly with a smile.


A week passed and Gold had managed to make a potion to heal Katie's wounds so they wouldn't have to be bandaged anymore and had even given her a pretty eyepatch to cover her eyeless eye. The whole main group was informed of Hades' forced deal upon Katie. Katie herself was sitting, looking thoughtfully into the distance as she held a book she had borrowed from the library though found herself unable to concentrate on it. Edward beamed before giving her a peck on the cheek as they shared smiles with each other. Felix was getting settled, it took him a while to adjust to Katie's new makeover which was brought on against her own free will and he soon got used to it, though he just wished he could've helped make things to the way they were before. Katie shook her head clear and stood up, tucking the book into her bag.

She then decided to see if she could spend some time with Cherry for maybe an hour, then she would go and see Felix. Cherry was a little distracted too, though mostly concerned with what was going on with Katie as she was looking after Aurelia and had Ursula come by to help out and get to know her new granddaughter better while getting to know her better too since Ursula missed her life up until this point. Aurelia was just oblivious as she was just playing with her new doll, never letting it out of her sight and was blissfully unaware of the threats and dangers surrounding her or her new family. Katie shook her head clear and stood up, tucking the book into her bag. She then decided to see if she could spend some time with Cherry for maybe an hour, then she would go and see Felix. Ursula had come over to visit and maybe take Aurelia for an hour or two to spend some time with her granddaughter.

"You sure you don't mind, Urs-Uh... Hmm...?" Cherry asked Ursula, still trying to get used to calling her some sort of maternal nicknaming as it was hard to adjust to, but decided it would be better than calling her own mother by her first name, even if Emma assured her the same thing used to happen to her.

Aurelia was shown to be crawling around a bit on the floor, but there were pillows everywhere on the walls and tables placed by Cherry in case she would run and hit her head.

"You can call me Ursula until you're used to calling me 'Mama' or anything," Ursula said. "And yes, I'm sure, Aurelia and I will have lots of fun~" she smiled.

Katie soon got to Gold's manor and knocked on the door to see if anyone was in.

Cherry nodded to the suggestion before looking over. "I... I better get that..." she then said as she heard the door. "Excuse me."

Aurelia soon rammed her head right into a pillow and giggled as she fell back a little.

"Be careful, little one~" Ursula softly warned Aurelia, after nodding to Cherry.

Katie waited patiently for Cherry to come to the door.

Cherry bit her fist nervously as she saw what Aurelia did and soon took a deep breath and opened the door. "Hello..." she then greeted softly.

Aurelia soon looked up at her grandmother, then looked up on the coffee table, seeing her doll and began to try to reach for her while sitting on the floor, grunting a little. Ursula watched carefully a moment to see what Aurelia would do.

"Hi, Nee-Bear." Katie smiled a little.

"Hey, Kat," Cherry replied. "Feels like we never really see each other anymore... You've got Edward and Killian and now I have a baby."

"And you have Mr. Gold and Belle too..." Katie chuckled a little. "I was wondering if you'd maybe like to come and grab a drink or something, if you're free." she told her.

"Gee... Drinks... At this hour?" Cherry asked as she looked at the time. "...Heh, I suppose I could spare a few minutes. Lemme just tell the family first."

"Non-Alcoholic." Katie assured her, but nodded.

"Oh!" Cherry replied before smiling bashfully. "Still, it sounds great... Excuse me."

Katie nodded and waited.


Aurelia was trying to help herself up off of the floor, grunting as she reached for her doll, though kept falling on her butt.

"You can do it, Seashell~" Ursula smiled a little.

Aurelia grunted as she wiggled herself, going to try again then, wiggling and shaking in her legs as she kept trying to get her doll back. Ursula decided to let her try once more then would fetch it if she didn't get it this next time. Aurelia grunted and squealed as she nearly had the doll and soon grabbed Milah instantly and fell back again, though she had the doll in her hand that time and looked excited for herself.

"Well done, Seashell~" Ursula praised her.

Aurelia looked up at her as she shook her doll in her hand.

"Katie wants to get a drink," Cherry said to Ursula and Aurelia. "We'll be back later. If Aurelia cries for any reason, I have a list," she then said, taking out a rather lengthy list of paper that reached and spread to the ground. "She shouldn't need too much."

Ursula chuckled and nodded. "Off you go." she told her daughter.

"All right... Have fun..." Cherry nodded. "...Mother will be right back," she then told Aurelia. "Okay? Mother will be back..."

Aurelia seemed to ignore her as she nibbled on the doll.

"I might be gone for a real long time, okay?!" Cherry said to her. "...Oh, look, Aurelia. A wolf just chewed off my ankle..." she then began to feel frustrated as Aurelia ignored her. "Aurie?!"

"She's a baby, she can't really answer you yet." Ursula said softly, as she had read up on that.

"...I knew that... Well... I'm gonna go then..." Cherry said as she backed up to the door. "See ya..." she then added, grabbing her wallet and soon went out the door with Katie.

Ursula waved. Katie was waiting for Cherry. Aurelia soon looked up at Ursula then as she drooled all over Milah.


"All right, let's go," Cherry said to Katie as she wiped her weary eyes. "...Do I look tired?"

"A bit, we'll go grab a warm drink and just relax some." Katie smiled softly as she led Cherry along.

"All right," Cherry nodded as she walked on out with Katie. "I guess I just need to get out of the house for a bit. Seems like it's been a while since it was just you and me."

Katie nodded. "Yeah, it has been." she said as she walked beside Cherry.

Cherry gave a small smile as they walked off into town together. "So, how's Felix?" she then asked, trying to make conversation. "Did you guys officially adopt him yet?"

"Yes, and just this morning the official proof of adoption was delivered," Katie smiled. "He's been ours for a long time now, but now we have the physical proof so no one can claim otherwise."

"Oh, good," Cherry replied. "I was unsure about the Lost Boys coming back into Storybrooke with us, but... I'm glad you did now," she then said. "I suppose next time I see Felix though, he'll be calling me 'Aunt Cherry'?"

Katie nodded with a small smile. "At least I hope he does, as you might not be my sister by blood, you are my sister." she told her.

"I try anyway~..." Cherry replied.

Katie smiled softly and soon they were at Granny's. "Shall we sit in or grab the drinks and head to the park?" she asked her.

"Hmm... Maybe we could sit inside for a little bit," Cherry replied. "Relax with the drinks... Then probably head over to the park afterward."

Katie gave a nod. "Alright." she smiled. She then opened the door so they could both go inside.

Cherry smiled back as she went inside.

"Hello there, girls," Granny greeted. "Can I interest you in some lasagna?"

"No thanks, Granny, we're just here for a couple of drinks." Katie said softly with a small smile.

"All right, what would you like to drink?" Granny asked then.

"Eh... I think I'll take a white hot chocolate," Cherry decided. "It's pretty good and relaxing, especially on a day like today."

"I'll take a one of those too please." Katie smiled.

"All right, just give me a few minutes." Granny nodded as she soon went off to fill out those orders.

"Thanks." Cherry said as she went to sit and wait with Katie.

Katie sat down too, giving a small smile.

"...I like your eyepatch." Cherry said politely.

"Thanks, it's the one Mr. Gold got me," Katie said with a small smile. "I wanted to show his appreciation for letting you both adopt Aurelia."

"Maybe we should do something special with the guys to help them become friends..." Cherry said bashfully as she pushed back her glasses. "Rumbelle and I are doing movie nights if you're ever interested and Edward can come too if you would desire."

"A movie night with some of my favorite people? Count me in~" Katie gave a small smile.

"We'll talk about some movies then," Cherry nodded and clapped her hands. "Also... Aurelia may or may not join us... I know Ruby and Dorothy are great babysitters and I don't mind it when she's gone for a while, but... I also miss her a lot whenever we're separated... I suppose that's natural though as a mother, right?" she then asked, hoping that she didn't sound selfish.

Katie nodded. "Yeah," she said softly. "I'm so glad you managed to bond with her." she added with a soft smile.

"I'm pretty impressed with myself too," Cherry nodded. "Usually you're the one who wants to be a mama," she then smirked. "Though I guess you will be pretty soon."

Granny soon came back with their cups, smiling warmly as she walked off to let them enjoy it.

"Thank you, Granny," Katie smiled to the woman. She then nodded to Cherry with a small smile. "Hopefully twice more at least." she whispered with a small smile.

"Thanks," Cherry added as Granny left them to it before she looked back at Katie playfully. "You wanna have Killian/Edward babies?" she then smirked.

Katie blushed but her smile gave away the affirmative answer which she tried to hide behind taking a sip of her drink. "Hot, hot..." she muttered, having forgotten to blow on the liquid to cool it a little, fanning her lips a second after carefully putting her cup down.

Cherry couldn't help but chuckle playfully as she lifted up her own mug and began to blow a bit before she took a sip, burying her face a bit in whipped cream. "You might wanna try to blow on that first, Kat~" she then teased.

"You distracted me~" Katie huffed playfully, though did blow on the drink before taking another sip carefully. "And you might need a napkin." she smirked.

Cherry stuck her tongue out and rolled her eyes playfully from the "distraction" excuse before glancing over. "Oh?" she then asked before she touched her face and gasped before she giggled sheepishly and wiped down her face with a napkin. "Yeah, well... You're a Jabberwocky." she then playfully bantered.

"You're a Bandersnatch." Katie retorted a little with a quiet giggle.

"Oh, how dare you?" Cherry playfully gasped before smirking. "Spindle Shanks."

Katie gave a smirk to that, but continued to sip at her hot chocolate.

"Ah... I feel lke I needed this hot chocolate for a long time," Cherry sighed and chuckled. "I wish I could replace my blood with it."

"I'll call the doctor for you." Granny teased.

Katie gave a small chuckle to that. Granny smirked as she went into her kitchen as they bonded together.

"So, whenever it's good with you, Killian, and maybe Edward, I'd like to come by for dinner and maybe bond with Felix a little," Cherry said. "He seems like a sweet kid after you took him in as your son."

"He is a sweet boy." Katie nodded with a warm smile.

"Mama's Boy?" Cherry guessed. "Should be with you in charge."

Katie blushed a little to that. "I guess you could say that~" she smiled a little though.

"Just remember, if I ever have to babysit, I'll try my best," Cherry replied. "I'm already managing the best I can with Aurelia... But Grand-Octomama is watching her right now."

Katie nodded and chuckled a little. "'Grand-Octomama'~" she smiled in amusement.

"I feel bad for calling her by her name and not 'Mama' sometimes when we talk... Maybe I will later on, but... I just don't think I'm used to that yet," Cherry shrugged as she took another sip of her hot chocolate. "Emma said that the same thing used to happen with her and your parents after she first met and found them before we came around."

"Well, she'll understand, you're not used to calling her 'Mama' and so she won't expect you to until you're ready to." Katie assured her.

"I'm hoping that we can become friends," Cherry nodded. "Even if she and 'Papa Facilier' got me in deep trouble a couple of times with Rumbelle."

Katie hid a small shiver and finished off her hot chocolate. "I'm sure you'll be good friends with her too." she smiled softly.

"Yeah... Maybe we'll visit The Three Bears Day Spa owned by Ms. Goldie Locksley," Cherry nodded before rolling her eyes. "Wow. That's hardly even subtle... Whatever," she then shrugged with a small smile as she took one final sip and beamed in excitement. "But yeah, I hope it's a good one."

"A nice spa trip would be good to bond over." Katie smiled softly.

"I haven't had a manicure in a while," Cherry nodded in agreement as she set her mug aside and wiped her mouth a little. "I'd ask you to join us, but... Maybe another time? It'll give me more of a chance to bond with her since I didn't get to grow up with her, curse or no curse."

Granny soon went to collect the girls' mugs as they talked.

"It's alright, I understand," Katie nodded with an understanding smile. "Just you spend time with her."

"Oh, good," Cherry gave a small smile back, glad that Katie understood. "Maybe some other time, if we go together, then you can bring Mary Margaret and Emma with you. We'll have a little Girl's Night Out if they're not busy like at The Rabbit Hole."

Katie nodded. "Just us daughters and our mothers." she agreed with a chuckle.

"Perfect," Cherry agreed before looking over. "Thanks again, Granny."

"My pleasure," Granny nodded. "Now, was hot chocolate all you wanted today then?"

"Yes, thank you, unless Cherry wants something else." Katie smiled.

"Oh, uh, could I bring home some muffins?" Cherry then asked. "Two blueberry and one banana nut?"

"All right, just give me a few minutes." Granny nodded then as she took off again.

Katie chuckled and pulled out her purse and pulled out the money for both the drinks and the muffins.

"I want pickles, pickles, and pickles." Cherry smirked playfully to Katie once she saw the money.

"Stuff your pickles, I don't like the smell." Katie smirked to Cherry.

"Poor loser." Cherry smirked back.


Belle soon came to the house to check on Ursula and Aurelia before she would take Aurelia to where she and Gold were for the day. "Having fun?" she then asked the woman warmly.

Aurelia appeared to be fast asleep right now, hugging and drooling over her doll after a busy day with her grandmother.

Ursula nodded. "I had a lot of fun... It makes me regret even more that I didn't raise Cherry, but I thought I was doing the best for her..." she said softly.

"You did what you had to do, and there's no shame in that," Belle reassured warmly. "I didn't get to grow up with my mother much either, but I'm sure she's not mad or blames you."

Ursula looked to Belle, softly. "You think so?" she asked quietly.

"I'm sure," Belle smiled warmly. "I'm also sure you two can at least make up for lost time now. She might've gotten mad at you for following her at The Blind Witch's in The Underworld, but you made up after when you dealt with Gaston for her..." she then smirked playfully. "Looking back, I sort of wish you could've done that for me when I was still engaged to him before Rumple brought me to his castle."

"I do owe you an apology, even if we needed it I shouldn't have hurt you." Ursula apologized.

"You are forgiven," Belle reassured. "You're family now. Would you like anything?" she then offered. "Maybe a hot beverage?"

"A cup of tea would be nice." Ursula gave a small smile.

"All right," Belle smiled back as she walked off to the kitchen. "Let's see if I can get you some. Rumple might use fantastical magic, but you could say that I'm a magician too when it comes to a nice cup of tea."

Ursula smiled, but looked thoughtful after Belle walked off. Belle smiled warmly as she hummed to herself while getting the tea ready and prepared perfectly for Ursula. Aurelia let out a tiny sneeze before she smiled, snuggling into her pillow and doll as she continued to sleep soundly. Ursula watched over Aurelia carefully, then decided she would talk to Gold when he came by.

Belle smiled as she eventually came back, giving the cup of tea to Ursula. "Here you are," she then told the other woman. "It has a splash of honey in it. I hope that that's all right~"

"Thank you, that is wonderful." Ursula smiled, blowing on the hot liquid to cool it a little before taking a sip.

"Glad you like it," Belle smiled back warmly as her phone soon rang. "Oh, excuse me..." she then said as she went to leave the room to take the call.

After a few moments, Gold came into the room and lightly smiled as he checked on Aurelia and soon looked over to Ursula. "And how are you today, Ursula?" he then asked as nicely as he could.

"I'm well, thank you, yourself?" Ursula asked first before she would ask anything else, to be polite.

"It's a lovely day," Gold said with a small, warm smile. "I'm doing very well, thank you. I just love days when I can relax with Belle or Cherry or both and not worry about the shop for a while."

Ursula gave a small smile. "That's good to hear..." she told him warmly. She then gave a soft sigh as she steeled her nerves to ask. "I was wondering if we could arrange something for a few days at least." she said softly, not wanting to upset him.

Gold soon waved his hand to make Aurelia's baby mobile hover and move above her crib with light lullaby music so that she wouldn't stir or be disturbed in her slumber. "An arrangement?" he soon asked her. "And what would this arrangement be, dearie?"

"Looking after Aurelia has made me realize how much I messed up with not keeping Cherry with me," Ursula told him quietly. "I wanted to know if you had a way to turn Cherry into a child just for a few days, so I can try to make up a little for missing her childhood..."

"I don't know much about your and Facilier's lives of bringing up and having Cherry, but I don't believe you messed up," Gold said, softly, but also firm as he listened fully to what she had to say, seeing it was an emotional and tender subject for her. "...You want her to be a child though... You realize it would be temporary?" he then reminded just to make sure she was sure of this plan.

Ursula nodded. "Just for a few days," she agreed softly. "I just want to give her the love I should have given her as a child AS a child." she added softly.

Gold glanced at her before sighing sharply. "...I might have something," he then said. "I'll just need a signature, but don't worry. It won't be like my old contracts and I hope you make the most of this... Even if she might get agitated from it at first."

Ursula nodded a little. "What would you want in return?" she asked him, not expecting him to give it her for free.

"Well, I'd need something to make this little concoction," Gold replied before he made a vial appear out of magic and held it out to her. "Either a drop of blood or a teardrop to help get started. Unless you'd like to part with your soul to get a job from me." he then added, though he smirked a bit as he tried to make that into a joke.

"I rather like my soul where it is, Rumple," Ursula playfully scowled. "Do you have a pin?" she asked him then.

Gold chuckled a bit and he soon brought out a pin for her and held out the vial in place. "Just a little drop," he then said. "Then you should have this before nightfall tonight. I have my ways~"

"Thank you, Rumple." Ursula told him and pricked her finger and put a drop of blood in the vial.

"You're welcome, Ursula..." Gold nodded as he soon went off to the basement to do a little work as he accepted the vial back.

Ursula stuck her finger in her mouth to help stop the bleeding.


Back out with Cherry, Katie looked to her best friend and sister. "Do you want me to walk you home?" she smiled to her.

"Hmm... All right," Cherry nodded. "Thanks for taking me out though. I feel like I needed that."

Katie smiled warmly. "I had a nice time too." she told her.

"I'll pay for next time," Cherry decided with a small nod. "Felt a lot like old times when it was just you and me~"

Katie gave a warm smile and nod. "That sounds like a plan." she said softly, as they were heading towards Gold's manor.

"Maybe we could get sandwiches or something... Depending on how we feel that day," Cherry replied. "I also think I might wanna learn how to dance... Besides doing the moonwalk of course."

"Ballroom dancing?" Katie smiled.

"...Maybe." Cherry blushed as she turned away from Katie briefly before looking back up with cute, big eyes as she smiled sheepishly.

"I love that type of dancing." Katie smiled warmly.

"I bet you do, Princess," Cherry smirked playfully before rubbing her arm bashfully. "But yeah... I just thought since I live with an old-fashioned couple that it might be good for me."

"Well, I know my parents know how to do it, maybe you could get lessons from them?" Katie suggested.

"Oh, um, hmm... I suppose I could, yes," Cherry nodded. "Ask them if they can spare some time then, huh? I watched a movie about ballroom dancing... It just looked so... Enchanting and grown-up... Like living in your very own fairy tale."

Katie smiled warmly. "I will." she promised her.

Cherry smiled back before facing the door and glancing back at Katie. "Well, this is me," she then said. "Good night. Sweet dreams," she then whispered with a small smirk. "About pirates and rogues~"

Katie laughed quietly. "Just in case I can't say it later, yes good night sleep sweet, and you have great dreams of your Imp and Bookworm," she whispered back. "Loves you, Sis." she added, giving Cherry a quick hug before turning around and walking off back towards town.

"Night, Kat~" Cherry beamed as she hugged Katie back and soon opened the door to step inside. "Hello? I'm home!" she then called out to everyone.

"Welcome back." Ursula smiled softly. to Cherry.

"Oh... Hey," Cherry blinked, surprised, but not in a bad way. "I hope you were able to keep busy today."

"I had a nice time with Aurelia." Ursula smiled softly.

"Oh, good, she wasn't too much trouble..." Cherry said as she soon came to see Aurelia who was fast asleep. "Aw... Look at her... So peaceful... Would you like a muffin?" she then asked Ursula, looking at her then.

"What kind?" Ursula had to ask with a smile.

"Blueberry and banana nut." Cherry replied.

"Hmm... Banana nut?" Ursula asked.

Cherry soon reached into the bag and gave her the banana nut muffin. "Here ya go," she said with a small smile. "Heh, if you don't like it, I could always get something else, but I wasn't sure if you'd still be here when I got back or not since Belle and Rumple said they'd be home in time for dinner."

"Well, I didn't want to leave before you got back." Ursula told her with a small smile.

"Oh... Well... Thanks," Cherry replied as she zipped up the bag for right now. "So, how do you like being a grandmama?"

"Oh, it's wonderful." Ursula told her softly as she took a bite of the muffin.

"I just find it funny," Cherry said bashfully. "Katie's usually the one who wants to have a baby... I guess Storybrooke just changed me somehow."

Ursula smiled a little.

"I don't think we'll have too big of a dinner tonight," Cherry said. "Kind of a lazy afternoon. Maybe we should make ourselves some sandwiches."

"Sounds good." Ursula smiled a little.

"Cherry, don't go to bed early tonight," Belle advised as she poked her head in. "Rumple wants to have a toast for welcoming Ursula into the family."

"Huh? Oh, okay, Belle," Cherry nodded. "I just might go to bed right after."

Ursula gave a small smile to that. Belle beamed as Cherry gave a small smile before yawning as she felt a bit more tired than usual, though she did manage to stay awake as she made filling sandwiches for herself to eat for dinner.


Katie hummed softly as she walked towards town, calmly. Edward seemed to be in town as he was on his way into Grimm's Convenience.

"Edward~" Katie called out, waving.

Edward soon looked over and smiled a bit with a light chuckle. "Hello there," he then said as he approached her. "Did you have a nice day?"

"Yes, thank you, did you?" Katie smiled warmly as she approached him too.

"I missed you, but I managed to have some fun," Edward smiled back. "I was just collecting some things for dinner."

"Do you want a little company before I go and spend some time with Felix?" Katie asked him.

"Hmm... All right," Edward nodded. "If you don't mind a little shopping."

Katie smiled. "I like shopping." she assured him.

"All right, you can at least be my little helper." Edward smiled back as they stepped into the shop together.

The brothers who owned the store smiled and nodded, greeting Edward and Katie as they stepped inside.

Katie waved. "I can replenish my Skittles stash while we're here." she chuckled.

"Ah, yes, we always have to keep plenty of Skittles in stock for Miss Katie." Giles chuckled.

"Yes, you could do that, do you have Skittles money?" Edward then asked Katie.

Katie giggled and nodded, holding up her purse. "I do, Edward." she promised him.

"Very good then," Edward gave a small smile and chuckle. "So, do you want to come with me or do you want to split up so you can get what you need and meet back up front?"

"Which would you prefer?" Katie asked with a smile.

"Either way is fine," Edward replied. "This might take me a while though with my own grocery shopping."

"Well, I could go grab my Skittles, then come back and help you collect your shopping?" Katie offered with a warm smile.

"All right," Edward nodded. "Just don't get lost."

Katie nodded with a chuckle.


Some time had passed as Cherry and Belle were alone in the former's room for a few moments to talk and Gold soon came out at the right time and had a glowing vial in his hand to give to Ursula, knowing she would be alone by now before they would have one last drink together before turning in for the evening.

"How long does this stay usable for?" Ursula asked quietly.

"As customary for many potions, curses, and spells that are locked away in my shop and other places, it'll expire at midnight," Gold informed her. "She'll need to drink it and she should be experiencing the side-effect of de-aging while in her sleep. So the sooner, the better. It might tickle a little, but otherwise, it won't hurt her."

"Alright," Ursula nodded, relieved it wouldn't hurt Cherry. "Which drink will be hers?" she asked quietly.

"Usually when we have drinks, she likes to drink from this glass," Gold said, taking out a glass that had a black heart on it with a white, curvy C on it. "We bought this for her a month after she moved in as a special housewarming gift."

Ursula nodded and looked to him for permission for definite as she held the vial over the glass. Gold soon nodded at her, allowing her to do what she would wish. Ursula poured the potion into the glass, ready for Cherry. Gold then brought out a bottle of sparkling cider for them all to drink, though let Ursula pour in the potion first and it would luckily blend well without contaiminating the potion or drink for when she would eventually take a sip.

"Thank you for this." Ursula said softly.

"You're welcome," Gold nodded to her. "Now, shall we have an evening drink before your 'little girl' falls asleep, dearie?~"

Ursula nodded. "You better let Belle know when you're both in bed." she suggested quietly.

"Of course." Gold nodded to her as he went to pop open the bottle so that they could have their drinks.


Katie had helped Edward with his shopping too and had even spent some time with Felix before having to make her way home for dinner as it was another parents' place night.

"I'm a little nervous about school..." Felix said to Katie before she left. "I thought I'd be too old."

"No one is too old to learn stuff and you'll make good friends at school too." Katie smiled softly as she gently and soothingly stroked his cheek.

"...Okay," Felix said softly. "...Even if I'm a little dumb."

"You are not dumb," Katie said, loving but firm. "You might not be Einstein smart, but you are very smart nonetheless... And no one will expect you to know everything of this world yet, even now." she told him.

"They won't?" Felix asked softly.

"No, they won't, however, if some teacher is mean to you for not knowing then you tell me and I will sort them out for you." Katie told him, with a loving motherly smile.

"You would do that?" Felix asked softly.

Katie nodded. "I might not have birthed you, but you are my son... And I will protect you from anything." she told him.

Felix then took in another hug, lying his head down as a lone tear rolled down his cheek, though he didn't fully cry. Katie held him warmly, closing her eye as she held him the best she could, wiping the tear away with her sleeve.

"...See ya later." Felix then said with a small smile.

"Love you, son." Katie smiled softly, kissing his cheek in a motherly way before she left.

Felix smiled back as he soon went back inside as she took off.


David was now setting the table while Mary Margaret took care of dinner. Katie hummed contently as she headed towards home.

"She should be here any minute." David said after he finished setting up the table.

Mary Margaret nodded with a warm, but slightly worried smile. Katie made her way up the stairs and opened the door, finally comfortable enough to do that.

David looked concerned over her worries before looking over and smiled a bit. "Ah... Katie!" he then greeted. "Welcome home."

"I'm home." Katie smiled warmly and hung up her jacket and slipped out of her shoes.

"I hope you're hungry." David smiled back.

"Oh, I am." Katie assured as she came over.

"Well, you're just in time." Mary Margaret smiled as she came over with the serving plates.

"Let's get some grub in you." David added.

Katie nodded warmly. "I'm looking forward to it." she smiled warmly.

"At least you didn't have to smell it all day long." David chuckled.

"Hey. you weren't the only one." Mary Margaret chuckled as she helped serve up the food.

David smirked as he soon went to get his helping before he would sit down. "What would you like to drink?" he then asked Katie.

"Soda, please." Katie requested.

Mary Margaret helped by cutting up the things Katie would need cut while the girl was distracted. David nodded and went to get Katie a fresh clean glass of soda to go with her dinner, though he hoped he wasn't being too intrusive with helping Katie out. Katie gave a warm understanding smile. While she was still rather independent she let them occasionally 'baby' her as they had missed out on her childhood.

"Do you need a straw too?" David asked, just to check.

"If you have any." Katie smiled.

David smiled back as he soon went to get out a straw and soon put in her glass and sat down as they all had a plate of dinner. "Well, everybdy, let's dig in." he then suggested, looking rather hungry and eager himself.

Katie nodded and started to eat. David smiled all around as he soon helped himself to eating dinner with his family.


Eventually, Cherry sat on the couch, playing on her phone a bit by herself for a little while. Ursula came in carrying her glass and Cherry's glass, and handed it to her. Gold came in with his and Belle's glasses. Cherry then set her phone down and sat up, accepting the glass with a small yawn, though she smiled at the company of her family.

"This is nice." Belle smiled as she soon came back into the room.

"Yes, it is." Ursula agreed as she sat beside Cherry.

"A toast, to family." Gold led the toast before anyone sipped.

"To family." Belle smiled warmly.

"For friendship." Cherry added as she raised her glass with everyone else.

"And for familial love." Ursula smiled.

"Cheers..." Cherry said before yawning a bit as she clinked glasses with everyone and went to take a drink. "...Is filmed before a live-studio audience." she then added.

Ursula sipped her drink with a small chuckle. Gold sipped his drink too.

There was a shimmer and sparkle from within Cherry's drink as she sipped before she popped her lips and soon, all of the drink was gone. "Mm... Tingly..." she then giggled after she finished her sip.

"Such a lovely sentiment." Belle commented.

Ursula nodded.

Cherry soon yawned and stretched as she set her glass down. "Forgive me, all of you, but I'm just so tired right now," she then said. "I don't know why..."

"I guess you and Katie had a lot of fun today." Belle suggested.

"We did," Cherry nodded. "...Hot chocolate and a visit to the park..." she then yawned a bit. "It was just like old times."

Ursula smiled. "Maybe you should head to bed." she suggested warmly.

"Mm-hmm..." Cherry nodded. "I'll see you all after I stare at the inside of my eyelids for a few hours."

"Come along then." Belle smiled, deciding to help Cherry get to bed as the younger woman looked very exhausted.

Ursula decided to let Belle do this. Cherry managed to walk her way to the bathroom and her bedroom, though Belle stood around just in case due to how sleepy and worn out the younger woman was tonight, unaware that she was going to through a major change by sunrise. Ursula gave a small smile.

"The potion will activate in her sleep," Gold told Ursula as he took the glasses to wash in the sink. "By sunrise, she'll become a whole new person. We can just hope she doesn't overreact, though she has a tendency to, especially when she doesn't understand what's going on."

"Should we have warned her?" Ursula asked, concerned to that.

"You can always try again after tomorrow morning." Gold suggested.

Ursula looked at him to that.

"Well, I have some dishes to wash." Gold smirked as he walked off to the kitchen.

Ursula shook her head. "He could have warned me." she muttered and headed off to her guest room.


It was a rather sleepy evening in the Gold house that night as Belle was soon sitting in her bedroom with a book until she would get sleepy enough to go to bed that night. Gold entered his and Belle's room and smiled at his wife, watching her quietly a little.

"Almost done with this chapter." Belle told him as she continued to read without skipping a beat.

"Very well." Gold smirked and went to change, knowing she wouldn't really listen while in the world of books.

Belle continued to read as much as she could before she would drift off to sleep and started yawning once she felt sleepy enough.

"I think you should put the book down, dearie." Gold told his wife as he reached out to extract it from her hands.

"Aww..." Belle pouted as she soon shut the book and gave it up before yawning. "I suppose that's enough for one day then."

Gold put the book aside. "Oh, yes, just before you go to sleep I helped Ursula with something." he told her.

"Mm-hmm...?" Belle asked as she bundled down, creeping under the covers a bit more as she yawned. "Something good, I hope."

"Cherry is going to be a child, just for a few days, so Ursula can make some memories with Cherry." Gold told her.

"You... You turned Cherry into a child...?" Belle repeated before she thought about the intention. "...Well, I suppose that's fair enough and they'll have fun. Does Cherry know about this?"

"It's late, dearie, you should sleep~" Gold said quietly, then started to stroke her hair.

"Sleep..." Belle replied softly, lightly purring from the hair stroking as she smiled, sinking further under the covers. "Oh, Rumple~..."

Gold smiled a little, as he continued to stroke her hair.

"Rumple... I think you're trying to seduce me~..." Belle giggled a bit sleepily.

"I'm trying to soothe you to sleep, love." Gold corrected with a soft chuckle.

Belle giggled softly before she yawned and drifted off into a deep sleep. Gold soon settled to at least watch her rest. Belle drifted off to sleep, snuggling into him a bit once she dropped. Gold smiled adoringly.


Katie finished her meal, then decided to shower before bed. After coming out, she smiled warmly and almost sleepily to her parents.

"Looks like someone's ready for bed." David teased Katie.

"Mm-hmm~" Katie nodded in agreement, then playfully smirked. "Mama did last time, do you want to tuck me in, Papa?" she grinned.

"Of course, dear," David nodded as he agreed to help Katie to bed. "Just promise me you'll go straight to sleep." he then added, sounding like a typical father to his daughter, though if she was a much younger age of course.

Mary Margaret giggled a little.

Katie playfully pouted. "But I want some soda, and a story, and some bedtime cookies, and-and-and...~" she playfully whined.

"You can have a glass of water or milk when you go to sleep and maybe a story." David chuckled.

Katie playfully stuck her tongue out at him. She did go to bed though. "Some juice would be nice to have in case I need something to drink, Dad," she did say truthfully too as she let him tuck her in. "And if you want to tell me a story, I'd love to hear how you and Mom met." she said softly.

"Juice... Right..." David nodded before smiling warmly. "I'd love to tell you that story. What kind of juice would you like? Orange?" he then guseed.

"Yes, please." Katie smiled softly. She then shifted so she would be facing him when he sat beside her to tell her the story.

David soon went to get her some juice and once he came back, he soon sat down and decided to tell her the story. "Here's your juice and here comes your story," he then said with a small smile. "I just want you to know, this was a very long time ago and things were very different back then, especially with the circumstances and I hope that you take them lightly."

"Yeah, the realm of knights, princesses and dragons." Katie smiled softly. She cuddled into her pillow a little and looked up at him.

"Right," David chuckled warmly. "Once upon a time, the brave, handsome, and fearless man known as The Prince was going to fall in love and marry... Someone else," he then began to tell her since she was an adult now and would probably hopefully understand. "It was a bit of a long journey with the daughter of King Midas, Princess Abigail. A tree was blocking their path and stopped the carriage instantly before they could go any further, so the handsome and charming prince went to take care of the obstacle until suddenly, a thief found a package in the carriage and took it away!"

Katie giggled softly. "Mom." she, rightfully, assumed. She did start to fall asleep during the story.

"Yes, your mother..." David nodded with a chuckle as he continued to tell her most of the story, nearly going to when Snow White was fast asleep in a glass coffin, much to the sadness of the dwarves until he brought her to life with true love's kiss.

"True... Love... Does wonders... For... This... Fam... I... Ly~" Katie murmured as she fell asleep.

"Good night, Katie... We love you." David whispered softly before kissing Katie paternally on her forehead and tucked her in further, walking away to let her get some rest.

Katie smiled as she felt the love and settled into a deeper sleep herself.

"Nice girl." David smiled as he stepped away to get some sleep with Mary Margaret.

"Mm-hmm, a nice mixture of us, and of course Emma is too." Mary Margaret smiled, joining her husband.

"Very right," David smiled back before he yawned on the way to bed. "Good night, my Snow White~"

"Good night, my Prince Charming," Mary Margaret smiled.

David kissed her on the lips and soon turned over to get some sleep with her that evening.


The next morning soon came for everyone. Cherry woke up first as she yawned and stretched, stumbling out of bed and slipped into her slippers, going to the bathroom to get a quick drink and do what else she needed to do to start the day. She soon noticed that everything seemed three times its size this morning which confused her and she soon brushed her teeth after moving a turned down laundry basket, thinking maybe she was dreaming before she looked in the mirror with her toothbrush in her mouth with wide eyes as she looked in her reflection. She then touched her face and touched the glass, seeing she had aged down several years and soon let out a startled scream that rang throughout the house.