"The boy you saw in your dream, is that him?" Emma asked, showing Aurora a picture of a young boy. Aurora took it gently,

"Yes. That's Henry." She responded. Last night, Aurora had woken up screaming, claiming that a boy named Henry was in her nightmare.

"That's impossible. It was a dream. How could you dream of my son?"

"I have no idea."

"Mary Margaret." I spoke up. She looked over at me, "I read my Storybook cover to cover, I know it wasn't just a dream."

"What?" Emma questioned as she and Aurora stood.

"Hadley's right. I've been in that room before." Mary Margaret announced.

"When I told you about it you didn't say anything." Aurora accused.

"You were terrified. I didn't want to make things worse by telling you I thought it might be real."

"A room in a dream is real?" Mulan asked.

"Is this because of Mummy's sleeping curse?" Evie questioned.

"Yes. It has to be." Mary Margaret decided, "I went through it, Aurora went through it-"

"Henry's been through it because I wouldn't believe him." Emma interrupted.

"Emma…"

"What else have you lied about?" Aurora asked.

"I was-I wasn't lying. I was protecting you." Emma then turned to Aurora.

"What did he say, Henry, in the-in the dream?" She asked the princess.

"He just said his name." Aurora told us. "And then I woke up and it was over."

"Emma." Mary Margaret spoke up, causing the blonde to turn to our mother, "It's going to be ok."

"If you didn't realise Mary Margaret, we are so far from 'ok'.' Mal interrupted.

"We have a way home now."

"We only have the compass." Jay added. "I don't see how that could take us across worlds."

"Not to mention that Cora still has the ashes from the Wardrobe." Carlos reminded us.

"Any attempt to steal from her would be suicide." Mulan said.

"Not anymore." Mary Margaret argued. "We can stop her."

"How are we going to stop her?" I asked, crossing my arms and covering my mark.

"I don't know. But I know someone who does. Rumpelstiltskin. He'll know a way."

"Henry." Emma realised, "We can talk to him. Now we can communicate."

"Wait, wait." Aurora interrupted. Emma turned to her,

"Oh yeah Princess, you're going back to sleep."

TIMESKIP

We were all trudging through the woods, trying to find a new spot to set up camp. "Are we close yet?" Evie whined, "My feet hurt."

"This isn't Auradon E, you need to adapt." Mal told her.

"Henry could already be waiting in that netherworld." Emma added.

"No, we planned to meet back there in two hours." Aurora stated.

"You're not going to leave him waiting." Mary Margaret said.

"Yeah, but what if he's-" Emma started.

"No, he was fine." Aurora assured.

"Why don't we stop up there?" Ben asked, pointing to a spot a little ahead of us, "It's safe high ground. We can set up camp there. Aurora can settle in and meet up with Henry and see if he has the information we need from this...Rumpelstiltskin."

"Since when do you know so much about outdoor survival." I asked as we moved ahead.

"Dad wanted me to make sure I knew how to survive if I was ever lost in the woods or something, away from the Castle."

"We need to do this fast." Mary Margaret told us, "In and out. It's still dangerous out here." Mal scoffed.

"You have two magic users on your side, you'll be fine." She said. When we had made it to the spot. I watched as Mal lifted her hands and started to cast a protection spell. I stood a little away from the group, tracing the dragon mark on my arm. I felt a presence approach me. I looked to my side and saw Evie looking at me with sad eyes.

"Are you ok?" She asked softly. I nodded.

"Yeah...just the fact that I'm going up my adoptive mother alongside my twenty-eight-year-old twin sister and my birth mother that is just as young as well as trying to keep a secret from everyone that is not from Auradon that the woman we are fighting against is my adoptive mother." I told her. "Other than that I'm fine."

"That's a lot to take in when you put it together like that." I nodded. Evie wrapped her arm around my shoulders and pulled me into a tight hug. I responded with as much strength. I heard a snap of branches and Evie and I separated. I pulled my bow off my shoulder and notched an arrow, raising it as I scanned the area. I let my arrow fly when the first person I saw. I felt Evie press herself against my back as she drew her sword.

"How do we kill these things?" Ben asked.

"No ideas here!" Jay shouted,

"Mal!" I called. "Freeze spell!"

"Everyone out of the way!" Mal ordered. I slung my bow back over my shoulder and lifted my arms.

"Grakius!" Mal and shouted. From our hands, ice appeared and latched onto each of the people. The ice spread, causing each of the people to freeze in place, coated in ice. Mal and I took deep breaths.

"Where's Mulan?" Mary Margaret asked.

"We gotta go before more of those things show up." Carlos commented.

"I couldn't agree with you more." Emma said. The eight of us then grabbed our things and ran off. We soon stopped to catch our breath. "We all still in one piece?"

"Yeah, pretty much." Mary Margaret announced.

"We're good too." Mal agreed. We heard something in the bushes. I quickly notched another arrow and pointed it to the noise. Mulan appeared from the green, causing me to let out a sigh of relief, lowering my bow.

"They took her." Mulan told us. "Aurora's gone"

TIMESKIP

We walked through the forest, Ben held his hand out to me to help me over a log. I took it gratefully. I paused as a raven landed on my shoulder. Mulan pulled a dagger out and turned, pointing it at the animal. "Wait a second." I said.

"Bring the compass to Cora by sundown!" The bird cawed, "She'll kill Aurora if you don't!" The crow nuzzled my cheek before flying off.

"What the hell was that?" Emma asked.

"That was a messenger from Cora." I sighed, "She said that if we don't bring her the compass by sundown she'll kill Aurora."

"Since when can you talk to birds?" Carlos asked. I gave him a look. Emma took the compass from her pocket and examined it.

"Give it to me." Mulan demanded.

"Hold up." Mal said, "We need to take a minute to think this through."

"There's nothing to think through. A compass is not worth Aurora's life."

"We need to make a plan." Ben said, stepping forward, "So we can get Aurora back and keep the compass."

"My vow to Phillip was to protect Aurora. That promise is all that is left of him so it shall be done." Emma and Mulan started to wrestle for the compass.

"I climbed a beanstalk for this." Emma grunted, "You go get your own."

"Hey!" Jay shouted, pushing between the two. "At least give us a few hours."

"If Cora hasn't been defeated in that time, then you can have the compass?" Carlos asked, looking back at Mary Margaret who nodded.

"You can't hope to defeat her." Mulan argued. "We no longer have access to the Dark One's assistance."

"Yes, we do." Mary Margaret stated.

"How? Aurora's gone."

"Aurora isn't the only one who's been under a sleeping curse. I can go back to that Netherworld."

"But you said yourself that the door to the Netherworld was closed." Evie said,

"There may be a way. A way for me to back into a deep slumber, one that can let me access it again."

"Another sleeping curse?" Emma asked,

"No, not another curse. I don't need one, I've been under already. I need to go into a sleep where my natural defences slip away, where my mind stops protecting me."

"How?"

"Your sleeping powder." Mary Margaret said, looking at Mulan, "If I inhale it I will fall into a deep enough sleep that I should be able to do this."

"I used the last of it on the giant." Mulan explained.

"Then make some more."

"I didn't make it."

"We did." Mal said as she stepped up beside me, "Making that powder takes not only the Poppy seeds but a hint of Magic to make it work."

"The Poppy Plant itself is really rare in this world." I added, "But we know where a bit may grow. From here...it's a bit of a journey though."

"Can we make it by sundown?" Ben asked.

"If we're fast." Mary Margaret nodded. Mulan gestured for us to follow as we made a detour from Rumpelstiltskin's cell.

TIMESKIP

"Once we crest this ridge, we'll be near the Woods of the Dead." Mulan explained, "The last poppies in this realm have taken seed there." Mulan continued to slash the foliage before her. Evie and Mal held up a conversation behind her, with Carlos, Ben and Jay behind them. I hung back to walk with Emma and Mary Margaret.

"You ok?" Emma asked our mother.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Mary Margaret said.

"I don't think so." I argued. "I grew up learning to read people and you look nervous." The three of us paused, "I only read about the Netherworld, how horrible is it?"

"What's it like?" Emma questioned,

"It's like you're...um...lost." Mary Margaret started to explain, "Drifting in the dark, no one to talk to, nothing to do except think of all the people that you love and how you'll never see them again."

"Henry was lost in that dark too, because of me."

"What happened?" I asked softly, "If you don't mind me asking."

"Regina...the Evil Queen almost tricked me into eating an apple turnover that had the Sleeping Curse in it. Henry tried to convince me that it was cursed but I didn't believe it. He…"

"He ate the turnover instead?"

"I broke the Sleeping Curse...but it broke the Curse over Storybrooke." I nodded slowly.

"It's not your fault that he was Cursed." Mary Margaret argued.

"He tried so hard to convince me I was the Savior."

"Stop it. Nobody would have believed Henry's stories."

"But his mother should have."

"You want to play the blame game? If I hadn't told Cora about Regina's True Love, Cora never would have killed him, Regina wouldn't want revenge, the Curse never would have happened. We could spend all day trying to figure out why each of us should feel guilty, but it will not help us get home."

"Do you really think that the eight of us are able to get back to Storybrooke?" I asked timidly,

"If there's one thing your father's taught me, it's not to give up." I smiled softly, "Now, it's time for me to go back to sleep." Mary Margaret started to walk away.

"Regina." Emma stated.

"What?"

"Regina. That's who we should blame."

TIMESKIP

We soon came across a glowing red flower. "It's beautiful." Mary Margaret whispered.

"But it's very deadly." Mal muttered. I waved my hands and a mortar and pestle appeared in them.

"We're doing this the old fashioned way." I stated. Evie gently picked the Poppy from its stem. She sat next to me and carefully pulled the seeds out of the plant. When they were all in the mortar, I started to crush them, making sure each seed was crushed. "This is almost done, Mary Margaret."

"How long will the effects last?" Mary Margaret asked as she settled against a tree, her scarf wrapped around her.

"It'll last maybe an hour, less, It's hard to say."

"Well, I shouldn't need much time. As long as Henry's in there when I am."

"You wanna finish this off?" I asked, pressing the mortar into Mal's hands. She nodded and continued to crush the seeds, whispering a spell under her breath as she did so.

"I'll be right here." Emma said, resting her hand on Mary Margaret's knee. Mary Margaret took the hand as I scooted closer to my family. Mary Margaret reached over and took my hand as well. "Say hi to my son for me."

"And tell him about me." I requested softly, "So he can tell David." Mary Margaret nodded. Mal then approached, her hand clenched. I turned my head as she leant close to Mary Margaret, opening her hand and blowing the powder into Mary Margaret's face, causing her to fall into a deep sleep. I turned back and watched her carefully, making sure that she was ok. Ben took a seat next to me, taking my free hand in his. I rested my head on his shoulder as Mal, Evie, Jay and Carlos sat down around us.

TIMESKIP

Mary Margaret soon woke up. "Hey…" Emma greeted softly, "Are you ok?" Mary Margaret then jumped up, letting go of our hands. She lept to the mortar, inspecting it. "What are you doing?"

"I'm looking for more Powder." Mary Margaret explained hurriedly.

"I-I'm sorry but that was the last of it." I apologised. "But, what happened in the Netherworld?"

"No, I have to go back in, he's all alone!"

"Henry?" Emma questioned, "Is he ok?"

"No, it's David!" My breath caught in my throat. "He went under a sleeping spell so he could see me. He thought that my kiss would wake him, but how he's trapped."

"Ok, slow down. David's trapped in there?"

"I have to get back. There's only one way to help him."

"True Loves Kiss?" Evie said dreamily.

"Barf." Mal groaned.

"True Love's Kiss won't work in the Netherworld." I said sadly, "It's only your conscience that's present there."

"We have to go back." Mary Margaret rushed, grabbing mine and Emma's arms, "If we don't…"

"We will, we will." Emma soothed.

"Now your so sure?"

"Yes, you told me to have faith and now I'm telling you, we will make it back. Ok?"

"Did David tell you what we needed to know?" I asked softly.

"It's Rumpelstiltskin." Mary Margaret told us. "He said the key to stopping her is in his jail cell."

"Then let's get it." Jay said, "And sooner rather than later."

"Let's get our stuff." Ben suggested, "And we can get to Storybrooke." I helped Mary Margaret stand as all of us started to pack. I seathed my sword and slung my bow over my shoulder. I strapped my quiver onto my hip and turned to Emma who was searching her jacket frantically.

"No…" Emma trailed off.

"What?" Mary Margaret asked.

"The Compass is gone." Emma revealed. Carlos looked around,

"Hey, guys...Mulan is gone too." Carlos spoke up.

"She won't be missing for long." I growled. Mal and I looked at each other and nodded. We closed our eyes and took a deep breath, searching for Mulan's scent in the air. When I caught the trail, my eyes snapped open. "Found her." I started to run in the direction of the scent, Mal close behind. We soon caught up to Mulan. Mary Margaret lifted her bow and shot an arrow into a tree Mulan was passing. She stopped and glared at the arrow. "That was a warning shot." Mary Margaret told her,

"Try to run and I promise the next one won't be."

"How did you find me?" Mulan asked.

"Hadley and I have a knack for tracking." Mal stated.

"All we want is the compass." Emma added. Mulan slowly turned to us.

"Very well." She said. Mulan went to draw her sword but Mary Margaret threw her bow to Emma before she tackled Mulan to the ground, pressing an arrowhead into Mulan's neck.

"Give. Me. The compass." Mary Margaret demanded.

"And seal Aurora's fate?"

"We learned how to overpower Cora. Once we get what we need, we will defeat her and Aurora will be free."

"Another journey, just as I predicted there would be. Our best chance to save Aurora is to make that trade now."

"Not gonna happen. Without that compass, we can't get home."

"Then I hope you're prepared to use that arrow." Mary Margaret hesitated before raising her arm. My eyes went wide, what is she thinking!

"Stop!" A voice shouted. I looked over to see...Aurora?

"Don't take this the wrong way, but how on earth did you get here?" Evie asked.

"Let Mulan go." Aurora approached us, "I said let her go!" The princess barked at Mary Margaret who scrambled off Mulan. Mulan got up,

"Were you followed?" She questioned.

"I-I don't think so. Cora may know I'm gone, but she didn't see me escape."

"How did you escape?" Carlos inquired,

"It was Hook. He let me go."

"Why?" Jay asked.

"Because of you." Aurora said, looking at Emma, "He said that he wanted to prove to you that you should have trusted him. That if you had trusted him, we could have defeated Cora together. That the two of you could have gotten the remains of the wardrobe. Without him, you'll have to go up against her all by yourself. He only wants to help. I…think he might care for you." Mulan took out the compass and handed it to Emma.

"Did you find a way to stop Cora?" Aurora questioned.

"Yes." Emma replied,

"Where are we going?"

"Rumpelstiltskin's cell."

"Great. Lead the way." We all then turned and followed Mary Margaret who started to lead us.