"Are we there yet?" Patch asked.
"We should be pretty soon." Zelda replied.
"Uh..." Cherry blinked as she saw that they were driving pretty slowly. "Can you guys go a little bit faster?"
Zelda looked aghast with wide eyes. "Chery! It's a school zone!" she then defended.
"Uuugggh..." Cherry rolled her eyes with a groan.
"Okay, that's it, I'm taking control." Thor said before using his magic to make the car go faster.
"Thornton!" Hilda and Zelda gasped.
"YEE-HAW!" Thor laughed as they sped down the road at ludicrous speed.
"That boy." Hilda sighed.
"He's going to be part of our family someday." Zelda smirked.
"Hmph." Hilda pouted at that.
"We should be there in no time." Atticus said.
"Who knows what could be happening in City Hall right now?" Cherry asked in concern.
Meanwhile...
A redheaded woman with glasses known as Maven appeared to be hard at work at her desk, typing at her keyboard before a couple of men came to see her.
"Mayor wanted to see us." One man said to the woman.
"Just a moment," Maven said as she answered the phone. "Your Honor, officers Ernst and Laguardia are here for you," she then informed before waiting a few moments for a response. "Right away," she then said before hanging up and led the two men to see the new mayor of town. "Right this way. Mayor Heart will see you now."
Rumplestiltskin was seen drinking something from a glass as Maven and the two police officers were seen walking in.
"Officers Ernst and Laguardia here for you, sir." Maven informed as she walked inside.
"Of course!" Rumplestiltskin smirked as he came to meet them up close. "Boys! Come in, come in... Thank you, Ms. Maven," he then said to the redheaded woman. "Why don't you head home for the evening? Go visit your dear friend, Selina."
Maven felt confused at first.
"Forget what you saw here." Rumplestiltskin then said as his eyes glowed.
Maven's eyes widened before she soon walked away to leave the men alone to talk.
"You boys are supposed to be out there rounding up new recruits," Rumplestiltskin said firmly. "What happened?"
"Well, Your Honor-" Officer Ernst started.
"They said they were looking for Snow White." Officer Laguardia interrupted.
Rumplestiltskin turned sharply. "Who said they're looking for Snow White?" he then asked them sharply.
"There were three of them, female," Officer Ernst informed. "Talked kinda funny. There was a fat guy with them with long hair."
"Where are they?" Rumplestiltskin asked.
The officers seemed quiet for a moment.
Rumplestiltskin merely glared at them impatiently.
"Escaped... Your Honor." Officer Ernst soon finally said.
"It was like they were magic." Officer Laguardia added.
"Like they were magic," Rumplestiltskin imitated him mockingly. "MAGIC!" he then repeated sternly as he grabbed the man by his throat and pinned him against the wall as his eyes glowed before letting him go.
Officer Ernst turned away with a wince as that had to be painful and unpleasant.
"You a family man, Ernst?" Rumplestiltskin asked.
"Wife, sir." Ernst said with a gulp.
Rumplestiltskin nodded at that. "Tell you what... I'm gonna make you a deal," he then began. "Find the princesses and this fat guy, find Snow White and those two orphans and bring them back here so that they don't ruin my plans for this city!" he then finished, very angrily.
Ernst nodded as he tried to hide his fear.
"Do that... And I won't send you home to your wife like that." Rumplestiltskin then said as he held the officer's badge with a glance at Laguardia who was traumatized and injured, seeming to have black marks on his eyes now.
"Now go do your job!" Rumplestiltskin glared. "Put 'em with the others. Go! Now!"
Officer Ernst soon went to do what he was told as he felt scared and obedient.
Back with the others...
Snow White was about to take Drell and the princesses back to where she lived in this world before a car sped down the road and came to stop in front of them. Hilda and Zelda soon got out of the front seats as Atticus, Cherry, Mo, Thor, Patch, and the twins soon got out of the car to see them.
"So much better." Thor said.
"We're lucky the police didn't catch us for going that fast." Hilda glared.
Thor looked bashful.
"Hilda." Drell smiled.
"And us!" Thor then added with a wide smile.
"Yes, and you." Drell rolled his eyes playfully.
"Princess!" Jack and Jill called once they saw Snow White.
"Jack! Jill!" Snow White called back.
The three soon ran into each other and hugged warmly. Drell smiled before yelping as his ear was tugged on.
"You could've told me what was going on, you know," Hilda narrowed her eyes sharply. "I make spaghetti and cheesy breadsticks because the kids decided to come by for a visit and this is how you repay me?!"
"Well, sorry if I wasn't expecting princesses from The Fairy Tale Realm." Drell said.
"Hmm..." Hilda pouted firmly as she put her hands on her hips.
Drell winced a bit as he rubbed his ear as it was very sore right now.
"Come inside with me," Snow White told the others. "I have a new place right now."
"You found a castle here?" Jack and Jill gasped hopefully.
"Well, not exactly." Snow White replied.
Once inside, they saw what Snow White meant.
"Wow, nice place." Thor said.
"Almost reminds me of where I live with Aunt Selina." Cherry added.
"It's not much, but it's home right now." Snow White replied.
They soon walked inside and Snow White told them everything they needed to know about Rumplestiltskin in this world.
"By the time I knew what he was doing, it was too late," Snow White soon said as she sat on her couch. "He controls everything. Police, emergency systems, Press, he never had this much power before... Though he doesn't seem to be able to control The Justice League I've heard about in this town. People here are helpless against him."
"How did we not see that happening?" Mo wondered.
"Because I protected all of you with a special spell after I felt something coming while I was looking for Lionel." Drell informed.
"We have to tell the Justice League about this." Thor said.
"Good luck with that." Drell replied.
"You personally know the Justice League and their little helpers?" Snow White asked.
Atticus chuckled. "Funny story about that." he then said to the black-haired woman.
"You might as well show them." Drell shrugged to his students and nephew.
"You sure, Uncle?" Thor asked.
"I wouldn't recommend it if I wasn't sure." Drell replied.
The group looked at each other before Thor took out a random cloud and soon let the thunder and lightning strike himself and his friends in a non-painful way which turned all of them into their superhero forms.
"...You're the helpers?!" Snow White asked.
"There's another member of us, but he's gone missing." Nature Girl replied.
"And where he's Bat-Mite." Drell said.
"Bat-Mite?" Snow White asked. "I thought he was a bug."
"At least Lionel didn't hear that." Thunder Boy whispered as Lionel hated being called a bug or a mouse due to his smaller size and costume, not to mention the one time that The Joker called him a pig in a Bat costume.
"I'm just glad we've found you," Jill said to Snow White. "Especially after we were brought into this strange different world."
"So how is he building his army?" Drell asked Snow White.
"You mean besides his mind control?" Snow White replied.
"Yes, like, where did all of this start?" Drell explained.
"It's not pretty," Snow White replied. "He started with the police, turned them into his own private task force. They're even more criminal than cop."
Patch cupped his muzzle with his paw as he came beside the group while still in his regular form.
"Or... They conveniently disappear," Snow White then added. "They're taking people one-by-one, turning them into thralls for a new army. Those who oppose him risk more than simple servitude. The mirror complicates things. Hopefully your friend Red understands what she has, if Rumplestiltskin gets to it before we do, there's nothing to stop him from attacking the city with an entire royal army."
"So where is he now?" Hilda asked.
"He's probably in City Hall right now if I had to guess," Snow White replied. "He took over for the previous king of this land."
"Mayor." Drell corrected.
"That too," Snow White replied. "Hiding in plain sight for now, storing his new army in pockets all over the city. When he's ready, he will attack."
"We can't let that happen." Lady Gothika said somberly.
"We can't," Snow White agreed. "We'll never be able to get close to him."
"If the mirror fragment can re-open the portal that means we can go back home, right?" Sleeping Beauty asked.
"We can worry about getting home after we take care of Rumplestiltskin." Snow White replied.
Sleeping Beauty seemed to frown at that.
"We need to find Red before he does." Snow White then added sharply.
Thunder Boy soon took out a communicator, looking ready to call The Justice League for back-up. "We'll need all of the help that we can get." he then said to the others.
Drell looked over before sighing. "All right, but give them a moment if they don't believe you at first." he then said.
"Okay, Uncle!" Thunder Boy beamed as he sent a distress call to the Justice League.
After a short moment, the distress call was answered. The group gathered around while Thunder Boy had a bit of a goofy smile on his face.
"What is it?" Batman's voice asked. "Who's there?"
"Hey, Batman." Lady Gothika said.
"Gothy?" Batman replied. "Catwoman told me you were going to be at a friend's house tonight."
"Uh, yeah, about that..." Lady Gothika said a bit slyly. "My friends and I have made an incredible and unbelievable discovery that you might not believe at first."
"Yeah, but just hear us out." Thunder Boy said.
Batman seemed to sigh sharply. "What is it?"
And so, the group soon shared the information with him and the rest of The Justice League who soon overheard what the younger members had shared with them.
"So, let me get this straight," Green Lantern soon said. "You guys found a group of fairy tale characters who are here because Rumplestiltskin ran them out of town and they're fairy tale princesses with their very own superpowers?"
"Well... Yeah." Superboy shrugged.
Green Lantern and Flash shared a look before they both burst out laughing like that was the silliest thing they had ever heard.
"It's the truth." Thunder Boy glared.
"Right, right, I'm sure," Flash chuckled. "And Superboy is part fish."
"HEY!" Superboy snapped. "Don't make us come over there!"
Flash and Green Lantern just kept on laughing before a cracking of a whip startled them and made them stop.
"I believe Kitten and her friends." Catwoman said sharply as she soon came to see them.
"What?!" Flash and Green Lantern asked.
"The kids would never lie to us or let us down, they're very mature for their ages," Catwoman replied. "Unlike some people I could mention."
Green Lantern and Flash sunk in their chairs from that.
"Though, I have to ask," Catwoman said. "Kitten, do you and your friends have proof?"
"Yes, Auntie," Lady Gothika replied. "We could come meet you at the Hall of Justice."
"Before that though, the others will have to blend in." Snow White told Lady Gothika due to how old-fashioned Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel, Jack, and Jill looked.
"Oh, right; they'll need new looks." Nature Girl said.
"Maybe Superboy can use his crystal powers to make them outfits to blend in?" Thunder Mutt suggested.
"Do you do such a thing?" Snow White asked Superboy.
"Yes, it's complicated to explain, but it's true," Superboy said. "...I'll just need something to look at since I'm a little rusty at making some girl outfits without a reference."
"Sure," Snow White said before taking out some fashion magazines for her friends. "You'll need to blend in if we're going to stop Rumplestiltskin."
"Let's hope this works." Drell said.
Superboy picked up the fashion magazines and began to close his eyes as he transferred his crystal power over to the three fairy tale princesses.
"The last thing we want is to draw attention," Snow White warned. "If they find us, it's over. Can you manage that?" she then asked.
Sleeping Beauty and Rapunzel shared a look with each other.
"No problem." Cinderella reassured.
And so, the three fairy tale princesses soon had clothes to make them fit into the world and neighborhood a lot better.
"Great!" Thunder Boy smiled.
The girls looked a little unsure of their new outfits at first.
"You'll get used to them." Lady Gothika said.
"All right," Superboy said. "I think we should go to the Hall of Justice to straighten this out."
"We should probably head back home," Drell said to the Spellman sisters. "I think our work here is done."
"Wait, what about us?" Jack and Jill asked.
"What about you?" Drell shrugged.
"I guess I should get you guys some outfits too to fit in around here," Superboy said to the twins. "Stand back and don't worry, this won't hurt a bit."
Jack and Jill soon stood straight before they were given average kid outfits which were simple collared shirts with a skirt and pair of shorts with dress shoes with a bow in Jill's hair and a baseball cap on Jack's head.
"Pretty generic." Lady Gothika said to Superboy.
"I did my best," Superboy shrugged. "No one will suspect them."
"Oh, I like this look." Jill smiled.
"Guess it'll do for now." Jack added.
"All right, let's get you guys to the Hall of Justice," Nature Girl advised. "You're fine as long as you stick with us."
"That's comforting to know." Jill smiled.
"Come on, Hilda," Drell soon told his girlfriend. "We're not needed here anymore."
"Aww." Hilda frowned.
"Did you wanna help?" Zelda asked her sister.
"Well... Maybe a little bit." Hilda replied bashfully.
"Of course." Zelda said playfully.
"It couldn't hurt, right?" Hilda asked Drell. "We've helped out a lot in the world of Once Upon a Time."
"That's the Fairy Tale Realm." Zelda told the kids since they didn't know and they nodded at that in response.
"Yes, I suppose we did help out, even if we couldn't save Red's family in time when The Wolf decided to attack them for being notorious animal hunters," Drell said to Hilda. "Also that time when Goldilocks was nearly attacked by those bears."
The group looked nervous and worried about that, especially for Red who had her family killed like that.
"That's scary!" Thunder Boy yelped.
"Thor, don't eavesdrop." Drell scolded his nephew.
"Sorry." Thunder Boy replied innocently.
They soon went back to the cars and went to visit the Hall of Justice. Once in the cars, they drove off to their destination.
"So, this, uh, Wolf guy?" Cherry spoke up. "He killed Little Red Riding Hood's family?"
"Yes." Drell simply said. "They're sworn enemies because of that and Red's grandmother took her in and taught her how to fight on her own and shoot arrows like a professional archer."
"Guess we'll call her Red Arrow then," Cherry smirked. "She'd probably get along well with Green Arrow and Speedy."
"Unless she stays too focused on trying to kill The Wolf." Drell said.
"Sworn enemy, huh?" Cherry asked.
"More or less, yeah," Drell replied. "I swear that man is actually a wolf at times."
"Hence the name." Hilda remarked.
"I hope you kids are careful enough not to meet him." Drell then said to Atticus, Cherry, Mo, Thor, and Patch.
"Well, I'm not afraid of some wolf, no matter what people might think." Patch remarked.
"Besides, we've faced much worse then some guy acting like a wolf." Mo said.
"He can be pretty brutal... He'll hurt or kill anyone who stands in his way..." Drell advised. "Even a child or a woman."
They soon pulled up to the Hall of Justice and since Atticus was the first one out, he took out a key card to open the door to let everybody else inside as the older heroes had a meeting to discuss what the kids told them about.