"Oh, and what is it that we would need to talk about, dearie?" Mr. Gold soon asked the girl.

"Uh... Well... You have stuff from the Enchanted Forest... Do you have stuff from Cartoon Network that could help people remember who they are around here?" Cherry asked.

"I'd have to check to see, why don't you help me out?" Gold smirked, putting a heavy box in her arms.

"I don't have time for games," Cherry narrowed her eyes as she set the box down and crossed her arms. "Either yes or no."

"I'm busy today," Gold smirked. "Besides... We should catch up... Have some dinner together... Belle and I have missed you."

"...There's no way out of this until I say yes, is there?" Cherry groaned. "Fine... I'll come to your house and see you for dinner tonight, but you better remember my question."

"Of course, I'll remember," Gold smirked slightly. "I'll see you soon, dearie~"

"Of course you will..." Cherry grumbled.

"You sure you don't want a drink first?" Gold asked. "We haven't had a drink together in a long time."

"Because last time I had a drink with you, I was told I was going to have a baby..." Cherry mumbled as she walked off.

Gold watched her go before opening the box to show many items inside such as the old Cartoon Theater plaque, a Fancy Anvil Award, and an old disc that said Cartoon Cartoon Fridays on it.


"Ugh... I'm hungry..." Cherry groaned as she held her stomach. "I wonder if Granny's serving lunch yet?"

"She makes the best food." Cathleen nodded in agreement.

They soon decided to get going to Granny's diner.

"Oh, Cherry?" Gold called as he opened the door to his shop. "I do hope you'll come over for dinner."

"...Uh, Granny's?" Cherry asked.

"We can order something in," Gold said with a small smile. "You can bring your friend too. Belle would love to have you."

"I'll work that into my schedule..." Cherry said as she took Cathleen to get going with her.

Gold watched them go before he went back into his shop and hid away the secret Cartoon Network stuff in his backroom behind his spinning wheel so that no one would see it whenever they would come into the shop.


They soon came into Granny's just in time for lunch to be served as some other people also came into the diner.

"Hey, Cherry," The young woman that Cathleen saw last night said as she soon came by, wearing a red jacket as she sat down in a booth as the two came in. "I'm taking my own lunch break so I can see you and meet your friend."

"Hey, Ruby." Cherry nodded her head.

"Who's this?" Ruby asked, seeing an unfamiliar face beside the perky goth.

"This is Cathleen Ross," Cherry replied. "She's a werewolf."

"Cherry..." Cathleen complained.

"Hey, she was gonna know about that anyway." Cherry defended.

"I thought I smelled something familiar," Ruby said to Cathleen. "I have a nose for details and so does my granny."

"Don't worry; I'm not one of those evil werewolves," Cathleen then told Ruby. "I'm one of the good ones."

"Then I'll just have to keep my eye on you." Ruby smirked.

Cathleen just grinned sheepishly to that.

"I can already tell," Ruby said to Cathleen. "At least you're not like my mother."

"What happened to her?" Cathleen asked.

"Long story," Ruby sighed and shook her head. "Back when I was Red Riding Hood in The Enchanted Forest, she found me and told me about how important it was that I keep up my wolf legacy, but I learned how to control it and I don't really like to eat anyone unless they piss me off too much."

"Which is hard because Ruby gets angry easily, but not as much as her granny especially when she makes that inedible meatloaf." Cherry smirked.

"I know just how you feel." Cathleen said to her fellow werewolf.

"Ruby... Have you seen anyone suspicious?" Cherry asked.

Ruby glanced at her before glancing out the window to the pawnshop with a shrug.

"Besides him!" Cherry rolled her eyes.

"Oh... Well, no, not really," Ruby replied. "Aside from these people who just suddenly showed up from Cartoon Network. Granny and I have been looking after the Powerpuff Girls since they don't know about their superpowers."

"We saw Bubbles and Buttercup in the diner, but not Blossom." Cathleen said.

"Blossom isn't in the Work-Study program, she's usually in school all day and sometimes she helps Belle out at the library after school." Ruby said.

"Work-Study?" Cathleen asked.

"Yeah, you know, sometimes in schools, you can leave to do a job during school or you can stay and study," Ruby replied. "Bubbles and Buttercup signed up and Granny let them be waitresses so they don't end up as 'Two Broke Powerpuff Girls' if you know what I mean."

"Yeah, I get that." Cathleen said.

"Blossom's just more successful than her sisters right now," Ruby said to them. "I don't know what we're going to do."

"Well, I guess there's always another option," Cherry shrugged. "We go to the library."

"Maybe you ought to do that," Ruby suggested. "Storybrooke's library has a lot of unique and magical books on special shelves. Belle told me about that."

"Yeah, I've found some too back when I lived here for a year before I ran away." Cherry nodded.

"Well, what are we waiting for?" Cathleen replied, about to get up from her seat.

"I thought you were gonna eat lunch first?" Cherry reminded.

"Oh, right." Cathleen said as her stomach began to growl which made her blush.

Granny came by to see them.

"I'll just take the fish and chips with cola and they'll have the steak specials." Cherry said to the old woman without looking.

Granny glanced over at her granddaughter.

"Yeah, steak is good, Granny," Ruby replied. "Anything but that meatloaf."

Granny rolled her eyes before she walked off again.

"So I guess after lunch, we'll check out the library," Cherry said. "I used to work there when I lived here."

"Okay, sounds good," Cathleen nodded. "I'm so hungry... I could go for some steak or maybe even meatloaf."

"Don't eat the meatloaf." Cherry and Ruby warned.

"Why not?" Cathleen asked.

"Trust me, you will regret it, be thankful Cherry ordered steak for you," Ruby warned. "And I should know, I'd been eating Granny's cooking all my life."

"Well, okay, if you say so." Cathleen shrugged.

Granny came back with their drinks and walked off again.

"At least that mayor lady seemed nice." Cathleen said.

"Yeah, lucky for you and Cherry, you didn't get to see Regina back when she was still acting like The Evil Queen." Ruby said to her.

"Even though she and a lot of other people thought I did stuff I didn't do..." Cherry narrowed her eyes. "So, Ruby... Do you have any thoughts about this Cartoon Network situation?"

Ruby just shrugged. "Aliens... We haven't faced aliens before." she then suggested.

"I've met aliens before," Cherry remarked. "...You don't wanna know."

"That's just my guess," Ruby replied. "I'm not sure because I doubt my mother's pack would be back after what happened with me and Peter."

"I haven't met your mother, but based on what Granny's told me, I don't want to," Cherry rolled her eyes. "Plus I sorta doubt that this is aliens."

"Maybe your boyfriend's turning evil again." Ruby said.

"...He wouldn't do that," Cherry narrowed her eyes. "Richard doesn't do those sort of things anymore."

"Even though he's a little bit creepy." Cathleen commented.

"That's how Cherry likes it." Ruby smirked.

"Shut up." Cherry rolled her eyes.

Their food soon came and they all began to eat up.

"So, Ruby, since you're a Lycan, do you go out every night?" Cathleen asked.

"I don't need to around here, usually my nights going out are getting drinks with Mary Margaret and friends," Ruby said. "We usually have to look out for villains from other lands like when Regina's mother The Queen of Hearts came here."

"I have to, especially during the full moon." Cathleen replied.

"What a stereotype..." Ruby rolled her eyes.

"I guess it's because her family's old-fashioned," Cherry shrugged. "Hopefully the library has an answer because I won't be able to concentrate on dinner if we don't get to the bottom of this mystery."

"So... You're going with them to dinner..." Ruby said. "Belle's really looking forward to that."

"I'm sure she is," Cherry said with a sigh. "I'm not one to break promises with those I love and care about."

"And what am I supposed to do while you have dinner with them?" Cathleen asked.

"Maybe you could hang out with me?" Ruby offered. "Maybe you'd like to get to know each other a little better?"

"I would like that." Cathleen smiled.

"Watch it, Ruby!" Granny warned from the kitchen.

"I'm just being social, Granny!" Ruby defended. "I'm not gonna be a tease!"

"She says now, but when I'm not around and hanging around Muriel Bagge and Martha Foster, that's another story." Granny grumbled to herself.

Ruby rolled her eyes and shook her head.

"I see some things haven't changed much." Cherry smirked at Ruby.

"Nope, not at all." Ruby giggled not-so-innocently.

"So... After lunch, we'll go to the library, then after that... I dunno..." Cherry shrugged.

"I just can't believe that you have a daughter." Cathleen said to Cherry.

"You do too apparently." Cherry rolled her eyes.

"Yeah, that's another weird thing," Ruby said. "These kids are being looked after by Mother Superior and the other nuns and they look a lot like these Cartoon Network people. I guess they're from the future."

"I don't suppose you've seen those three missing kids we were told about, have you, Ruby?" Cherry soon asked.

"I couldn't tell ya." Ruby replied.

"Great..." Cherry rolled her eyes.

"I'm sorry," Ruby said. "I'm sure you'll figure something out though eventually."

"I hope so because this is driving me crazy," Cherry complained as she sat back in her seat. "I've had enough chaos and misfortune in Wonderland, thank you very much."

Granny then came back to give the girls their lunch. The girls then began to eat their lunch before they would do anything else outside of the diner.

"I'm sure you'll find out what's going on soon," Ruby said to them. "I'd say either aliens or someone really dumb and selfish... Who do we know who's dumb and selfish?"

"Stuart Snyder?" Cathleen shrugged as she ate her steak.

"Be realistic." Ruby smirked.

"Whale..." Cherry narrowed her eyes.

"Whale?" Cathleen asked.

"Dr. Whale... Also known as Dr. Frankenstein..." Cherry glared as she shook her fists. "I hate that bug-eyed freak... He makes me sick just looking at him..." she then smirked. "Though it's always fun whenever something bad happens to him... I think I'll go talk to him after we go to the library."


The girls then got up after eating and sitting for a little while.

"Hey, Ruby?" Granny called. "You wanna help your poor old grandmother with some dishes?"

"Uh, thanks, Granny, but I sorta promised Cherry and Cathleen I'd hang out with them," Ruby grinned innocently as she hugged both girls with separate arms. "Right, guys?"

"Uh, yeah, I guess." Cathleen said.

"Spoilsport," Granny rolled her eyes. "But you gotta help wash them in the dinner shift."

"Sure, Granny, I'll do that." Ruby smirked as she left the diner with the younger two.

"Kids these days." Granny sighed sharply.

"I'm in my 20's!" Ruby reminded her grandmother.

"My point still stands!" Granny called back.


Cherry soon led the way to the library, though she glared at the ground as she looked very annoyed.

"Cherry, slow down," Cathleen said as she and Ruby followed after. "We can't keep up with you."

"Then catch up," Cherry replied firmly. "I just wanna get to the bottom of this mystery and maybe return to my old life if you don't mind."

"Cherry, there's no need to be rude..." Ruby said.

Cherry heaved a sharp sigh. "I'm sorry, Ruby, I'm just a little stressed," she then said. "I can't count the reasons why I should stay in Storybrooke, this is why I went back to Greendale when I had the chance and had my memories erased."

"Even if you left your new family?" Ruby asked.

Cherry then suddenly stopped in her tracks as she glanced away.

"I know it was rough for you," Ruby said as she came beside the perky goth, cupping her face with both hands as they looked into each other's eyes. "But you can still help out around here. We'll really miss you after you solve the mystery of Cartoon Network, but I'm sure it'll be okay. We're all family here, you know that."

"Yeah..." Cherry narrowed her eyes. "Except for Whale."

"Yes, Cherry, we all understand how you feel about him," Ruby smirked. "I think you might get your chance to scare him straight very soon."

"I'd love to send him to the hospital, but he's the only doctor in town, so I guess if he got terribly injured, he'd be screwed." Cherry smirked back.

The two shared a light laugh on that while Cathleen just stood in the background.


Eventually, the trio came into the library.

"So, Velma, do you have any plans tonight?" Belle asked her book stocking partner as she organized a couple of shelves with a certain smart girl from Mystery Inc.

"Oh, I don't know," Velma shrugged as she helped out. "I was working on a special formula for a few weeks, but I just can't get a certain ingredient right. I don't suppose you could help me, do you?"

"Oh, I would, but I don't think I'm smart enough," Belle replied. "What's the ingredient?"

"It's the velocity of some mulscultion; I can't get it just right," Velma explained. "Do you think you could help?"

Belle grinned nervously. "...Gee, Velma, I'd love to, but I'm afraid I have no idea what you just said and I read in both English and French." she then politely declined.

"Oh... That's all right, Belle, at least you tried," Velma sighed. "I suppose I could spend some extra time in the research lab. It's a very important experiment I'm working on for Mr. Bravo."

"I think you fancy him." Belle smirked playfully.

"I-I do not!" Velma blushed suddenly.

Belle giggled as she kept stocking up the books that were supposed to go in certain places. Eventually, the two smart girls saw that they had some company.

"Ruby, hello," Belle smiled. "And hello, Cherry and Cathleen. Good to see you two again."

"Hey, guys," Cherry said as Cathleen looked wide-eyed at Velma like a fangirl. "I don't suppose we could hang out here and do a little research for... A special project?"

"Of course not, go on ahead," Velma smiled before seeing Cathleen. "Um... Hi?"

"Wow! I can't believe I'm actually meeting Velma Dinkley from the Mystery Inc!" Cathleen beamed. "This is such an honor!"

Cherry then slit her throat with her finger as though to warn Cathleen not to mention that for obvious reasons.

"Mystery... Inc?" Velma asked Cathleen. "I'm sorry, I'm afraid I don't follow... Have we met?"

"Oh... Uh... Well... Um..." Cathleen stammered nervously.

"I told them about you when I was with Richard earlier," Belle covered up for the sake of the girls. "I told them that you help out at the library. Cherry and Cathleen are visitors in Storybrooke City."

"Oh... Okay then," Velma replied. "Well, welcome to the library. I'm Velma, as you know obviously, and this is Belle."

"We've met, yes," Cherry nodded. "We're also here with Ruby."

"Sup?" Ruby waved with a small smirk.

"Well, have a good visit," Velma said to Cherry and Cathleen. "If you need anything, you can just ask me or Belle."

"Thanks." The girls replied as Velma walked away.

"Sorry... I guess I forgot about the memory thing... Kinda ironic, huh?" Cathleen spoke up.

"That's okay, Cathleen," Belle replied. "I'm sure it was frustrating for the others too, especially for Rumple when I thought I was a hardcore partying girl named Lacey."

"But it was funny how Whale whistled at you and Rumple made him fall to the ground and was about to step on his face." Cherry smirked, looking a bit mischievous and sadistic.

"Cherry!" Cathleen gasped. "I thought you hated it when innocent people got tortured."

"Innocent? Whale?" Cherry scoffed as she rolled her eyes. "Please... As long as that guy is suffering from some sort of horrible, funny situation, I'm fine. He's a real jerk."

"Is he really that bad?" Cathleen asked.

"I could tell you a lot of reasons why and how, but I don't have a whole lot of time to get into all of that," Cherry replied before smirking. "Though, I'm a fair punching bag owner... If Whale ever comes along and I feel like messing around with him, I give him a bit of a warning... Kinda like in the Disney version of Peter Pan when the crocodile comes by and you hear the 'tick-tock, tick-tock' sound."

Cathleen just felt disturbed to see this side of her friend.

"Yeah... Though I dated him once," Ruby remarked. "So, Cherry, what are you trying to look for in the library exactly?"

"Hopefully and maybe a history of Cartoon Network," Cherry explained as she adjusted her glasses. "Henry had a book that had stories based on what happened in the Enchanted Forest before Emma was sent away, perhaps I can find a book like that to see what happened to the characters and how they ended up here with you guys."

"...That might be crazy enough to work." Cathleen said thoughtfully.

"Nice idea, Cherry." Ruby added, sounding impressed.

"Thanks," Cherry nodded at them. "Now, let's try to see if we can find such a book."

Ruby and Cathleen nodded in agreement and they soon took off to look around for a certain book. Belle and Velma continued to work as Belle looked thoughtful and hopeful for Cherry and Cathleen's efforts while Velma just worked obliviously. For a while, the girls were looking through various selections, unable to find the specific book they were looking for and Cherry soon felt distracted as something else suddenly came up.


"Ah, Mrs. Gold, Miss Dinkley, how are you this afternoon?" A certain man smirked as he arrived.

"Who's the weirdo with the bad haircut?" Cathleen asked.

"That would be Dr. Victor Whale," Ruby replied. "The only doctor in all of Storybrooke."

"And where did Cherry go?" Cathleen then asked, seeing the seat next to her was suddenly empty.

"I think she's about to have some fun." Ruby said knowingly.

"Dr. Whale," Belle greeted softly. "Can we help you with anything?"

"I just thought I'd come say hello," Whale stated innocently and calmly. "Slow business day, isn't it, girls?"

"Uh, yeah, I guess so." Velma said nervously.

"I was just wondering if anyone would like to join me for a night at the new theater?" Whale offered. "I'll pay for snacks provided I have some company."

"I'm sorry, Dr. Whale, but I'm very busy tonight with my family." Belle said, emphasizing the word 'family' so that he would take the hint.

"Uh, yeah, and I'm doing a research project for Mr. Bravo." Velma added with a nod.

"Oh... That's too bad..." Whale frowned before tutting. "I was hoping we could just have... Some... Fun... And..." his words then began to falter as he heard the sound of what sounded like 'tick-tock' as someone began to approach him from behind before he chuckled nervously. "No, no, that's silly. I must be hearing things."

"What do you mean?" Belle asked.

"I just thought I heard a certain song," Whale chuckled sheepishly. "But I couldn't have... Our special friend from outside of Storybrooke couldn't be around here... Could she?"

Belle and Velma glanced at each other, though Belle seemed to smirk a little bit.

"W-What...?" Whale asked them weakly and nervously. "What's funny? What's going on and why do I smell honeysuckle lotion?"

"Over here~" A voice greeted from behind.

Whale looked wide-eyed and pale in the face before he slowly turned around and faced Cherry who looked up at him due to his higher height.

"Hello, Icky Vicky~" Cherry greeted as she flashed him a toothy grin.

"Cherry... L-Long time no see... I-I was just leaving..." Whale grinned nervously before he bolted right out the door, panicking as he dashed off as quickly as possible.

"They always run..." Cherry smirked as she kicked the library door open and went to chase him.

"My God!" Cathleen gasped as she ran to the door with Ruby and faced the other girl. "I don't think I've ever seen her act like this way before."

"I should've just eaten him like my last boyfriend." Ruby grumbled.

"Wait, what?" Cathleen asked.


Whale kept running as fast as his legs could carry as he looked scared to death and too terrified to even look back or where he was going. He pushed and shoved some people out of the way, quickly apologizing as he kept trying to look for places to hide. He soon skidded on his feet before he soon turned one wrong way and ended up in a dark alley and panted heavily. "Shit! ...Dead end... I'm a goner..." he then groaned. "What did I do this time?"

"Icky Vicky... Storybrooke's only doctor... Also known as Dr. Frankenstein..." Cherry greeted as she came into the dark alley as her shadow came to life and snuck over behind Whale and got down on its hands and knees right behind him as she approached him, stepping forward.

Whale whimpered and stepped back nervously before he suddenly tripped over from the shadow. Cherry's shadow then grabbed him by his shoulders and lifted him high up and off of the ground, restraining him strongly so that he couldn't escape from her.

"Mind if I ask you a few questions, old friend?" Cherry smirked.

"Look, if this is about what happened before you left town, it won't happen again!" Whale told her, sounding scared to death while glaring at her as bravely as possible.

"No, no, it's not about that," Cherry replied sinisterly as he was brought to her face briefly before she stroked his face with a finger, making him shudder slightly. "It's about... Cartoon Network~"