Ben poked his head through the doorway of the hut me and the girls were working in. "Mal, Hadley. You need to escort the prisoners." Ben said. I nodded and put my work down before following Ben towards the top pit entrance. "Be careful." Ben said.

"Ben, I've faced a dragon and survived, I think a few powerless prisoners aren't gonna hurt me." I assured him I quickly pecked Ben on the cheek before he left. Mal and I threw a rope down towards the inmates. My Mother stood beside Mary Margaret.

"Our leader wants to talk." Mal said. Mary Margaret and Emma hauled themselves up out of the pit.

"Why can't you just listen to me?" Mary Margaret asked Emma.

"Why couldn't you have trusted me?" Emma retorted. "I was just trying to find a way to get us home. I could have handled her."

"Cora? Don't be so sure. I lived here Emma. I know this world and it's dangers,"

"Wait here." Mal told the duo before she left.

"Is that why you came through the portal?" Emma asked. "Because you thought I was helpless here?"

"No." Mary Margaret said.

"Portal?" I questioned.

"Yeah, a portal to travel between worlds." Mary Margaret turned to look at Emma. "I came through to be with you." Mary Margaret then looked past Emma to someone behind us. I turned to look at who was behind us. Lancelot walked out of his hut with Mal trailing behind him. "Lancelot?"

"Snow?" The dark skin man inquired. Lancelot walked swiftly up to Mary Margaret and they hugged.

"Snow?" I whispered to Emma, "As in Snow White? I thought her name was Mary Margaret?"

"Yeah, it's both, it's complicated. There was a curse and people of this world got new identities." Emma whispered back. I was in shock. I placed my hands on my mouth and took a step back. I took another step back before I hiked up my skirt and ran back to my hut.

"Hadley!" Mal called. I continued to run back to my hut and once I got in, I slammed the door. I pressed my back to the door and slid down. That was Snow White. That was my birth mother. I peeked out the window to see Mary Margaret and Emma talking with Lancelot. I then heard a knock on the door and I jumped. I opened the door slightly to see Evie standing there before closing the door.

"I'm not coming out!" I shouted.

"You need to eat now come with me, Fernando just finished cooking." Evie said. I then yelped as I was thrown over a shoulder and walked out of the hut. I screeched as I met the familiar snake of my friend.

"JAY YOU PUT ME DOWN NOW!"

"You need to eat." Jay said plainly. He plopped me down in a seat at the table opposite Mary Margaret. She smiled at me but I looked away and started eating come grapes. There weren't mango's...but I've learnt to take what I can get.

"What the hell is that?" Emma asked as Fernando placed a tray of meat in front of us.

"That is Chimera." Lancelot told her as he sat down, "An acquired taste, but all our hunting party could bring back. One part lion, one part serpent, one part goat."

"Like turducken?" Emma asked,

"Well it's not the most disgusting thing we've eaten." Mal muttered. I ripped a piece of it and ate it.

"What do you mean by that?" Ben asked, poking his Chimera.

"Auradon practically gave the Isle it's garbage." Mal explained. "We had to eat rotten apples for breakfast!"

"You ate rotten food?" Mary Margaret asked, horrified.

"Well...yeah." Carlos replied, "Were the kids of-" I kicked Carlos' shin. "-People who lived in the more run-down part of our Kingdom." He corrected.

"Ok, why don't you all introduced yourselves. You know our names but we don't know yours."

"I'm Mal"

"Evie."

"Jay."

"Ben."

"Carlos."

"My name is Hadley." Mary Margaret dropped her chimera.

"What was your name again?"

"Hadley." I repeated. "Why is that such a shock to you?"

"I had a daughter named Hadley. But...I don't know what happened to her." My breath caught in my throat.

"I'm so sorry to hear that." Evie said. Mary Margaret shook herself out and turned to Lancelot,

"We were told this land didn't even exist anymore." She stated. "How did you all escape the curse?"

"It is a mystery." Lancelot said. "The curse struck and when the smoke cleared most of us had been torn from this land. But some of us here, in this particular region, were left behind. We don't know how and we don't know why. Finding this safe haven wasn't easy. It took some spilt blood. But worry not, your safe here. We all are. We have people here who wield magic who can protect us."

"We can't stay. My husband's back there, Emma's son, my grandson-we have to get back to them. Can you help us find a portal?"

"Listen, I don't know what the Enchanted Forest was like when you were here, but it's constant war now." Mal said. "Leaving the safe haven would be suicide. Ogres rule the land out there."

"Ogres?" Emma questioned, "Like as in fee-fi-fo-fum?"

"Those are giants geneious." I told her.

"Hey I'm new here I don't know what creature makes what sound."

"Well you better learn soon or your gonna die pretty quick."

"Don't fight." Mary Margaret told the both of us. I shut my mouth.

"The ogres are far worse." Lancelot interrupted. "That's why we live here, on this island, where it's safe. Please Snow, stay here. There are no more portls left."

"I might know of one."

"You do?" Jay asked.

"Where?" Carlos asked.

"Cora's near." Mary Margaret said, glancing at the pit. "I don't feel comfortable voicing my plans. She's powerful."

"Not anymore. She promised not to use her powers unless her daughter is harmed." Lancelot said. I stared at the table, he was talking about me. "But, given her reputation, she's agreed to be locked up as well."

"Nevertheless, I'm not taking my chances. Just trust me. I may have a way. Let us go."

"I'll allow it, but on one condition, you take my bravest warrior's with you. Allow Mulan, Mal and Hadley to defend you."

"We can defend ourselves." Emma tried to argue.

"Deal." Mary Margaret agreed.

"But if Hadley's going, I'm going with her." Ben said as he stood.

"And there is no way the three of them are going without us." Evie added as she indicated to Jay and Carlos. Lancelot sighed,

"Snow?"

"They can come." Mary Margaret decided. "Thank you Lancelot, for always looking out for me."

"Go prepare." The gang and I nodded before we all stood and made our way to our hut's. The six of us dressed in our usual clothes. Mal, Evie, Jay, Carlos and I dressed in our isle leather while Ben was wearing a yellow t-shirt, jeans, blue hoodie and sneakers. Mal and I had our spell book's in our hands. When Emma and Mary Margaret saw us, their eyes widened.

"How do you have those clothes?" Emma asked.

"Were sorta like you." I started to explain, "We came from another world."

"We can talk about this later, right now we need to find a way for them to get home." Mal said, waving a hand at Mary Margaret and Emma. Mulan the opened a trunk of weapons and stood up.

"Chose wisely." She warned. "We must be vigilant if we hope to survive the journey." Mary Margaret picked out a sword and a bow with a quiver of arrows. Emma picked out a knife while my friends chose swords. I picked up the second bow and slung another quiver of arrows over my shoulder.

"Where's my gun?" Emma asked. "I want it back." Mulan pulled it out of her belt.

"Is it magic?"

"Depends on who's pulling the trigger." Mulan handed the weapon over.

"You use a bow?" Mary Margaret asked me. I flushed in embarrassment, "Don't be embarrassed." She said, nudging me with her shoulder, "I'm sure your amazing."

"Let's walk." Mulan said as she walked off. Ben's hand found mine and I smiled at him. He and I trailed behind Mulan.

"You ok?" He whispered,

"Sort of." I replied in the same hushed tone, "Just...meeting my birth mother shocked me."

"Are you gonna tell them?" I stared at Ben for a second,

"Are you crazy?! I can't just waltz up to them and say, 'Hey! That daughter your missing? I'm her! I've been raised on an island full of villains by the woman you hate!' Do you think she'll accept me then?"

"Didn't you tell me she was the embodiment of good in your book? She won't care." After a bit of walking, we made it to a clearing.

"This will do." Mulan decided. "We'll make camp here for the night. We just need to find water, collect some firewood."

"Uh, if were hiding from Ogres, shouldn't we maybe, i don't know, not start a fire?" Emma asked.

"Ogres are blind." Mary Margaret said, "They hunt by sound alone."

"Right. Because that's something everyone would know about Ogres."

"Look." Mary Margaret started as she approached Emma, "I know your out of you element-"

"I'm fine." Emma interrupted.

"I know. But maybe you should just stay here while we get wood and water, guard the campsite."

"You mean the big empty clearing?"

"It's the safest place, we'll be right back. Mal, Evie you two come with me. Ben, Carlos, Jay, you three go with Mulan." Mary Margaret and Mulan walked off. I blinked as everyone went their separate ways and I was soon left alone with Emma. I sat down on the grass and stared at my hands.

"You know we don't need firewood." I muttered.

"What?" Emma asked. I gave her a small smile as I concentrated on my hands. A spark emitted from them until a fireball appeared in my palms. "Magic?"

"Yeah. Mal and I are the only ones in the safe haven that can use magic. So, if something were to happen to it the damage would be on our shoulders." Emma then looked to where Mary Margaret walked off to.

"Something's wrong." I dispersed my fireball and loaded my bow. I followed Emma as she lead us to where Mary Margaret, Mulan, Mal, Evie, Jay, Carlos and Ben were gathered. Emma shot her gun into the air as I put my arrow back into my quiver. Animals started to howl and whine.

"Emma, what are you doing?" Mary Margaret asked in a whisper.

"Protecting you, drop the weapon."

"Do you know what you've done blondie!?" Mal hissed. There were growls getting closer and closer.

"Ogres?"

"Run!" Mary Margaret shouted. I darted after Mary Margaret, followed closely by Emma. "Split up!" I followed Mary Margaret with Emma beside me. "Over there." She said. I then heard Emma fall. I stopped and turned.

"Emma!" I screamed running back to her. An Ogre appeared through the trees. I knocked an arrow and shot the Ogre in the shoulder. It stumbled and roared at me. I threw my weapons down and summoned a fireball in my hand, "Get away from my sister." I launched the fireball into the Ogre's face. He roared one last time before collapsing. I fell onto my knees, exhausted. "Two fireballs in twenty four hours, I gotta work on that." I took deep breaths.

"Emma! Hadley!" Mary Margaret cried as she ran towards us. She wrapped an arm around each of us. "Are you both ok?" Mary Margaret inspected our faces. I moved away from her and put the quiver on my back.

"Yeah, were good." Emma said, staring at me, "Hadley torched the Ogre." Mary Margaret turned to me.

"Torched?"

"Yeah...I have magic…surprise…" I said sheepishly.

"Well, we can discuss this later. We should get going." I started to follow Mary Margaret but Emma held me back,

"What was that all about?" She asked.

"You heard what Mary Margaret said, we need to get going." I said, avoiding the question. I followed Mary Margaret until we found Mulan again. I ran up to Ben and threw my arms around him.

"Hadley!" He gasped as he wrapped his arms around me, "Are you ok?" I nodded and moved out of his arms looking at all of my friends.

"I killed an Ogre."

"Go Hadley." Mal congratulated. We started to walk again. Mulan had lit a torch and was leading us, followed by Mary Margaret, Emma then me and my friends, then finally Aurora. I think I liked her better back in Auradon.

"Were getting close." Mary Margaret told us.

"Aurora, you've gotta keep up." Mulan said.

"Sorry, but I'm not exactly dressed for the woods." The princess remarked. "It's cold out here."

"Then maybe you should've listened and stayed back." I sighed and pulled off my jacket. I didn't really need it, it went with the outfit. I handed it to Aurora.

"Here you go." I said to her. Aurora took it hesitantly,

"But I tried to kill your friend." She said.

"She's Snow White, I think she can handle herself. And...I've made my fare share of mistakes in my life." I walked off.

"Up here." Mulan called to us. We all gathered around the top of the hill and gazed at the ruined castle in the distance.

"Is that it?" Emma asked.

"Yeah." Mary Margaret confirmed. "That's our home." My breath caught in my throat, that was going to be where I grew up...with my parents and my sister. "What's that on your arm?" I looked down at my dragon mark,

"Nothing." I said quickly. "Just a reminder." We made our way past the sea and towards the castle. We made our way through the ruins, following Mary Margaret. We then stopped at a door that Mary Margaret opened. It revealed what used to be a nursery.

"Oh my god." The wardrobe was in the corner but that wasn't what caught my eye. Two cribs were toppled over and covered in dust, toys were thrown across the room and bookshelves were covered in cobwebs. "I recognize this from Henry's book." Emma walked up the the wardrobe and placed her hand on it.

"Come. We'll stand watch at the gate." Mulan said. I went to follow Mulan but Mal put a hand on my shoulder,

"Stay. We'll keep watch." She told me. I nodded and turned back to Mary Margaret and Emma.

"I never thought I'd see this place again." Mary Margaret admitted. "This room." I turned to look at her. She was holding a teddy bear and was picking the rubble off it's face, "It was you and your sister's nursery."

"We lived here?" Emma asked.

"You our your sister never even got to spend a night. This is the life I wanted you and your sister to have. I was going to teach you both to walk in here, how to talk, how to dress for your first ball. Neither of you got to do any of it. We never got to be a family."

"We have a family, in Storybrooke."

"But not our whole family." Mary Margaret interrupted. I moved over to one of the bookshelves, on the top of it was marked 'Hadley'. I picked up a small rose trinket that was collecting dust and blew it off. The rose was made of glass, with red petals.

"I'm sorry." I said once Mary Margaret and Emma had finished talking. "I should have told you sooner."

"Told us what?"

"Are you finally going to talk about it?" Emma asked me. I nodded. I took a deep breath and turned to Mary Margaret and Emma,

"My name is Hadley Regina Hearts." I started, "The adopted daughter of the Queen of Hearts of Auradon and the biological daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming of the Enchanted Forest." I took a deep breath. Mary Margaret dropped the bear she was holding and slowly moved over to me. She cupped my cheeks and then hugged me,

"You found us…" Mary Margaret sobbed. I slowly wrapped my arms around Mary Margaret,

"Yeah...I guess it runs in the family." I moved away from Mary Margaret. I looked up at Emma, "That's what I meant about sister. And I somehow hate that my twin is older than me. But...let's talk about this later. You need to get to Storybrooke." Mary Margaret wiped her tears before walking over to the wardrobe. She opened it and Emma looked inside,

"Where's the on switch?" She asked,

"It's more complicated then that." Mary Margaret told her, "We'll have to get it back to the island."

"Mal and I could help with getting it to work." I spoke up, "We know magic. We could try to get it to work."

"How are we gonna carry this thing?" Emma questioned.

"With the help of an old friend." A voice said from the doorway. I turned to see Lancelot make his way inside.

"Lancelot." Mary Margaret said, surprised, "What are you doing here?"

"We heard about the Ogre attack and I had to make sure you were all alright."

"Where are Mulan and the others?" I asked.

"I sent them to find food. Tonight we'll make camp. And in the morning we'll head back." Lancelot turned to the wardrobe, "So...this is it, the portal you were after."

"The same one Emma went through." Mary Margaret confirmed, "That's how she escaped the curse."

"Remarkable."

"Geppetto carved it from an enchanted tree but, there's no magic left.

"A portal this powerful, there must be another way to recharge it."

"Why are you so interested in the wardrobe?"

"Well, I just want you to get home to your husband." Lancelot looked to Emma, "And son. Henry." Wait, Emma had a son named Henry? When did she tell Lancelot this? I was with her the whole time. "They must miss you." Mary Margaret drew her sword and pushed Emma and I behind her. She pointed the sword at Lancelot. I loaded my bow and aimed at Lancelot as well, if Mary Margaret is drawing her sword then I better trust her.

"Emma, Hadley, stay away from him. He is not who he says he is."

"What are you talking about?" Emma asked, "Who the hell is he?"

"There is only one person you told Henry's name."

"Cora." Lancelot was covered in purple smoke as he became my Mother. I lowered my bow, the arrow still loaded.

"Clever girl." Mother complimented sarcastically,

"Where's Lancelot?" Mary Margaret asked.

"He's dead, I killed him a long time ago."

"You killed someone?" I asked in a whisper. Mother turned to me and gave me a kind smile,

"I did princess, but I did it for you." I pointed my bow at her again, angry tears running down my face,

"I thought you had changed."

"I have. For you."

"Don't say that!" I shouted at her, "You killed Lancelot and have been posing as him for months...I can't trust you anymore."

"Well, they'd never listen to me. And besides, every kingdom needs a hero, don't you think?" Mary Margaret rushed to slash Mother but she was pushed away by magic. I went to help but Mother waved her hand and I blacked out before I hit the floor.

TIMESKIP

"Hadley! Hadley!" A voice was calling. I slowly opened my eyes to see Ben above me,

"Ben?" I asked sleepily.

"Hadley!" Ben wrapped me in a hug.

"Wa-what happened?"

"Cora happened." Mary Margaret said as she helped me sit up. "You went to attack her but she knocked you out." I stood up with Ben and Mary Margaret's help. "What did she mean by doing things for you?"

"She...I'll explain later."

"Alright. I'm holding you to that."

"What happened to Lancelot?" Carlos asked as he looked around.

"Cora killed him." Emma said, "And then was pretending to be him for six months."

"Lancelot was one of the most noble knights I ever knew." Mary Margaret told us.

"How could I be so blind!" Mulan exclaimed. "How could I not see that it was Cora."

"To be fair she fooled everyone." Evie said.

"What are we going to tell the people on the island?"

"The truth." Mal said, "We tell them that Lancelot was taken out by a powerful villain and that he died an honourable death."

"Cora's still out there. We need to find her. We need to defend what's left of the kingdom."

"Who's going to lead us?" Aurora asked, "You?"

"No." Mulan turned to Mary Margaret, "Her." Mary Margaret looked stunned,

"I'm honoured. But Emma and I still have to find a way back to Storybrooke."

"We'll help you." Jay said, stepping forward. "We'll help you find a way back home. Right?" I nodded,

"I'll help you get back home...and...you can say hi to Charming for me." I said with a small smile,

"Your coming with us." Mary Margaret decided. "I just found you and I'm not letting you go again."

"Can my friends and Ben come with me?"

"Of course."

"Come." Mulan said as she went to leave.

"I'm, uh...Sorry I torched our ride home." Emma said. I stopped and turned to my family. "I couldn't let her get to Henry. I just-"

"You had to put Henry first." Mary Margaret interrupted. I then stepped closer to her and Emma,

"I was angry for so long...wondering how you could chose to let me grow up without you. But then just seeing all this...you gave up everything for me and Hadley." I stepped forward, surprised that Emma mention me. Emma started to cry, "And your still doing that. Sorry, I'm not good at this. I...I guess I just...I'm not-I'm not used to someone putting me first." I walked up to Emma and wrapped her in a hug. Emma hesitantly wrapped her arms around me as well, holding me tight.

"I don't know how you grew up." I said, "But I grew up in a land where we had to look out for ourselves, even if you were kids. And...to be honest...I was upset as well. I have a book that told me what happened...and I was upset that you didn't even try to find a way for both Emma and I to escape the curse, to at least be with each other. And I'm getting used to people putting me first. Being the King's girlfriend has it's perks." Mary Margaret wrapped her arms around the both of us.

"Well get used to it." She stated. We broke from the hug after a second and Mary Margaret wiped our tears. We each laughed slightly before we exited the nursery, Emma and I arm in arm with Mary Margaret behind us.

"We'll look after each other right?" I asked Emma,

"Were sisters." Emma said. "Of course we'll stick together." I smiled at her.