Nick wrestled with the staff as it pulled him toward the swirling light. He knew it must be a portal to somewhere, but what he didn't know.
He had hoped to use the staff to bring back the people he loved, but at the moment it seemed to have a will of its own.
Just before he was pulled through, he saw the scared face of Trubel. And on Diana's face was a peaceful and knowing smile.
Grimm
When Nick got his bearings, he realized he was in the bedroom of the house he once shared with Juliet. His old phone was on his nightstand. Checking the date, he realized it was three months before he first came into his grimm abilities. Three months before he first saw Adalind.
He still held the staff in his hand so he knew the past six years had to have happened.
Thinking it over, he realized that the day was when he told Hank his plan to propose to Juliet and went to the jewelry store to pick out her ring.
The staff seemed to be giving him a second chance.
Nick realized he could still try for the life he originally planned. He could tell Juliet about being a grimm. He could avoid everything that went wrong between them.
But thinking back on it, Juliet hadn't really been happy. It was why she became so dangerous as a hexenbiest. All that anger she kept hidden. She had even said she didn't want him to get his powers back when Adalind took them. She wanted them to have a normal life.
Maybe she just didn't like being human when surrounded by powerful beings. Though it never seemed to bother Hank. It bothered Juliet.
It was only because Monroe and Rosalee were threatened by the wesen hate group that Juliet realized Nick needed his abilities.
Nick also knew that he was different from the man he used to be. So much had happened and he remembered all of it.
He had wanted a life with Juliet before he became a grimm. But life as a grimm changed everything.
And the truth was, he no longer wanted a life with Juliet. He was no longer in love with her. What he felt for her was an obligation to her because of the life they had shared and the love they once had. Guilt was also a major factor because he couldn't help thinking it was his fault that things turned out the way they did.
Now, he was given a chance to avoid all that. Juliet could have a normal safe life. And Nick could stop feeling guilty and focus on being a grimm.
He also needed to find a way to make a certain blonde hexenbiest fall in love with him again.
Grimm
Ending things with Juliet was easier than he expected.
It just so happened that the reason Nick had decided to propose to Juliet in the first place was because she was starting to feel insecure about their relationship. She had accused him of not being serious about them as a couple. Looking back, he should have seen it as a sign that she was dealing with things that no amount of effort or sweet words from him would ever fix.
She had questioned if he was actually being called to a crime scene or if it was to go see another woman. Even though the screen of his phone did show it was Hank calling, Juliet just accused Hank of helping Nick cheat.
The first time they had had that fight, Nick had kept his voice calm and soothing, took her in his arms and told her she was the only woman he could ever love and betraying her was impossible for him to do.
The second time they had that fight, Nick told Juliet she needed to get help, that no matter what he said or did, she was never going to trust him. And maybe the truth was that she really didn't love him and was trying to push him away.
She had cursed him out, thrown a lamp at him, then packed her things and told him not to call her as she stormed out of the house.
Nick started packing up his things. He had made an appointment to look at apartments shortly after arriving through the time travel wormhole.
It wasn't long before the house was sold and Nick had moved into an apartment.
Hank was sympathetic, he had had his share of failed relationships.
Nick did his best to look like he was in mourning for love gone wrong, he was able to do it by thinking about Adalind.
He missed her and could not wait to find a way to have her back in his arms.
Grimm
The Staff seemed to have an energy all on it's own. It gave Nick knowledge that there were some things he would not be able to change. That he was only allowed to change events that directly affected his life. It also seemed to make him forget things just so he wouldn't try to change an event.
He wrapped The Staff in an old ugly rug and rented a storage unit to keep it secret and safe.
Grimm
Aunt Marie was surprised when he emailed her to let her know the changes that had happened.
She came to visit him early. He didn't pretend to be surprised to see that she had cancer.
He told her about the staff and what it had done. She was amazed to hear everything he had encountered.
Knowing that she had little time, he didn't want to interrogate her about all of the secrets that she kept.
They stored the trailer in the storage lot he had first put it in when he first became a grimm.
Nick enjoyed his time with his aunt, learning straight from her about his grimm heritage until the reaper came and she ended up in the hospital.
Grimm
Hank had been suspicious why Nick wanted to start getting coffee from a specific coffee shop.
Since it would only make him look like a crazy stalker, Nick had said nothing.
Call him sentimental, but he wanted Adalind to still be the first wesen he saw woge.
Luckily, the coffee and pastries were good.
Nick would walk into the shop, order two coffees and whatever baked good he and Hank wanted and look for Adalind.
He saw her a few times, looking beautiful and out of his league. Sometimes she was just walking into the shop as he was walking out. Other times he saw her sitting at a table and chatting with some women he guessed were her coworkers.
And then it happened.
Just as Nick was handing Hank his coffee, Adalind came out of the shop, laughing and saying goodbye to her friend. Just as she was walking across the street, her eyes met Nick's and she woged.
Nick knew where he was bound to see her next and came up with a plan to change things again.
Grimm
Nick waited just at the side of the doorway. The moment Adalind stepped through wearing the labcoat, he grabbed her and spoke commandingly in her ear, "Adalind, stop! Sean Renard doesn't love you! He's only using you!"
It did what he knew it would. The hexenbiest dropped the syringe in shock. He loosened his grip on her so she could turn around and look at him.
"How do you know…"
She trailed off, but the implication was clear. How did he know her name? How did he know about Sean Renard and her being in love with him?
"It's a long story and I'm not sure you would believe me." Nick explained. He wanted to tell her everything. Especially about their life together. It had felt so right and wonderful having her in his arms again, but Nick was certain Adalind would think he was some psycho. So instead he kept it to things that she knew or would suspect.
"Sean Renard is my boss. He's the bastard son of a king who is one of seven royal families. He essentially rules the Portland wesen underworld. He's also sleeping with your mother."
Rage covered her beautiful face and she woged. But there was also a look as though Nick had confirmed what she already suspected.
Grimm
Nick sent Adalind flowers, first making it look like he just wanted to console her after telling her that her mother and her boyfriend were sleeping together and manipulating her. He waited three days then sent her another bouquet. This time under the guise of hoping they could work together.
She agreed to help him. Being betrayed made her realize she was being used and she wanted to show Renard and her mother that they had made a huge mistake in treating her like a pawn.
They agreed to keep it a secret that Nick knew about Renard. They knew it would give them an upper hand.
He never bothered to hide his attraction or admiration, especially when she started talking about things she knew that few others did.
When she caught the way he was looking at her while she was talking about the hunting rituals of various cultures, it obviously took her off guard and she asked "what?"
"How do you know all this?" He asked with clear awe.
"Homeschooling" she replied, ignoring the romantic tension between them and Nick's eyes following her as she pretended to search for more information.
Knowing that he had to hold back or risk scaring her away, he kept things light and said "You're cute when you're embarrassed. And sexy when you're being nerdy."