Grandpa and I were back at Grandma's apartment, Grandpa was practiced a speech in front of the mirror while I watched. "People of Storybrooke. I know we're trapped together again, and things look bleak. But . . . They're not."

"No, keep going. You were on to something," I said as I got up from the chair. "No, I wasn't. I did the fighting, Snow did the talking," Grandpa said as he walked out of the bedroom and I followed.

Grandpa pulled the hat out of his bag. "Can I see that?" I asked. "Yeah," Grandpa said and he handed the hat to me. "I think I know what this is," I said and I flip through the pages in the book until I find the story about the Mad Hatter. Grandpa walked over to me. "It's the Mad Hatter's hat. It's a portal between worlds," I said. "The Mad Matter . . ."

"You've heard of him?" I asked. "No. I-I mean, yeah. I mean, the prince me doesn't know him, but David had memories of reading Alice in Wonderland in school. I need to get it to work again. Who is he? I-I mean, who is he here?" Grandpa asked. "I don't know. Maybe he'll check in at the Crisis Center. You could check after the thing," I said.

"What thing?" Grandpa asked. "The meeting? Where you tell us about your plan, remember? The speech you were doing?" I said. "Right," Grandpa said and he grabbed the hat and his jacket. "I'll be back for that."

Grandpa leaves while I tried to come with him. "Gramps, you got to use me. Come on! The curse was broken cause of me. Let me help!" I begged but I heard the door shut. "Or . . . not." I went inside.

... ...

Later, the entire town was gathered at the town hall for the meeting. Grandpa was still didn't arrived, so I was attempting to call him. "Come on, Gramps. Pick up. Come on . . ."

"Please, everyone. Just be patient. I'm sure he's going to be here any second," Ruby said. Granny was wandering around with her crossbow. "Granny, do you really need that?" Ruby asked. "We've got a lawless town, Ruby," Granny said, "Damn right I need it."

Ruby walked over to me, "Try calling him again," She said. "He's not picking up," I said. "Just keep trying," She said. Then the doors burs open and it was Regina, "My, what a nice turnout."

She walked casually to the front, "No need for a fuss. It's just little old me," She said. "Regina. Think about what you're doing," Archie said. "Bug," Regina said and she magically throw Archie across the room. "Hey!" Leroy called and she did the same to him.

Granny then fired an arrow at Regina, but Regina simply caught it. "How sweet," Regina said as she set the arrow on fire, transforming it into a fireball. She fling it into the crowd, ultimately catching part of the wall on fire.

Ruby stepped out. "What do you want?" She asked. "Me," I said and I stepped forward. "She wants me. Okay, I'll come with you. Just leave them alone," I said. Regina smiled softly and put her hand gently under my chin. "That's my girl." She put her arm around my shoulder and lead me out.

As soon Regina and I arrived home, the first thing I did was ran upstairs. "Now, I don't want you to think that things are just going to go back to how they used to be. Rose!" Regina said.

I ran to my room. I pulled out a prepared rope made of blankets and throw it out the window. I didn't get very far until Regina stooped me with magical vines. "Don't fight it, sweetie. You'll get a splinter."

I got back through my window and Regina and I sat on my bed. "How long am I in prison? Till I grow up?" I asked. "Rose, I rescued you because I love you," Regina said. "So, I'm a prisoner because you love me. That's not fair," I said. "You know where I come from. That was really not fair. Of all the places I've seen, this is the fairest of them all," She said.

"You ruined lives. You sent away Mary Margaret and Emma," I said. "That was an accident," She said. "The way you treated me wasn't an accident. You made it so no one believed me. You made me feel like I was crazy," I pointed out.

"But that's all going to change, now. Rose, you can know all the secrets. You can live in a house with magic. Look what I could do," Regina said and she magically conjures a giant cupcake. "And I can teach you. You can do this and so much more. You can have all the friends you want come over any time, and you can show them everything in your book."

"I don't need to," I said. "What do you mean?" She asked. "I . . . I have powers," I said. "Rose, that's great," Regina said with a smile. "But, I don't know how to control them. And anyway, no one's going to want to come over here. They're scared of you," I said. "You can make them not be scared. You can make them love you," She said. "I don't want that. I don't want to be you," I said and walked out of the room.

... ...

Third Person POV
Regina was sitting on the chair, looking at the cover of the magic book. Suddenly, David barged into the house, equipped with his sword. "I want to see her," David demanded. Regina stood up and walked in front of him and David brings the sword up to her neck. "Rose, honey, come down!" Regina called. "You won't be using your sword."

"Whatever you conjure, I can fight," David said. "I mean, you won't need your sword," Regina said and she moved gently pushes the blade away. Rose come down the stairs and Regina walked up to her.

"Rose, you're going to go home with David," Regina said. Rose looked at David and then back at Regina. "Really?" She asked.

"Really. I shouldn't have brought you here. I was . . . I don't know how to love very well. I wasn't capable of it for a very long time, but I know I remember . . . If you hold onto someone too hard, that doesn't make them love you. I'm sorry I lied to you. And that I made you feel like I didn't know who you are. But I want you to be here, because you want to be here. Not because I forced you, and not because of magic. I want to redeem myself. Go get your things," Regina said.

Rose ran back upstairs, leaving Regina and David alone. "Then prove it," David said. Regina turned to look at him. "How?" She asked. "Answer one question; does it exist?" David asked. "What?" Regina asked. "The Enchanted Forest - our land. Does it still exist?" David asked.

Regina walked down the stairs and stood in front of him. "Yes," She replied. "But I have no idea how to get back there. I can see I just launched you on a heroic quest. Just also make sure you take care of my daughter?"

David gave a small nod, "That, I can do," He promised. Rose got back with her backpack and David and her left the house, going to David's truck.

... ...

Rose POV
Me and Grandpa got to Granny's, I saw Marco sitting at a table having coffee. I walked over to him and whispered in Marco's ear where is August and that he is Pinocchio. Marco thanked me and left.

I walked to Grandpa and sat next to him at the counter. We eat and I stared at my book. "Hey," Grandpa said and I looked up at him. "It exists, Rose. The Enchanted Forest is still out there."

"And . . . So are they," I said. "Yeah," Grandpa said. "But, how do we know they survived the trip there?" I asked. He leaned a little. "Because I can feel it," He said quietly. I smiled and he smiled as well as he pat me on the back.