Wherever You Go

They appeared in the family room of the castle. That felt like a psychedelic trip but now that they were back, home sweet home. Unfortunately, they arrived in the middle of an argument between Regina and Henry. Regina confronted Henry about his secret plan, whatever it was but that clearly wasn't going over very well so Bae, Hope and Emery didn't even have time to regain their energy. Universal travel takes a lot out of them.

"Whoa." Bae uttered then turned to Vella. "This isn't an everyday occurrence." Spent all that time talking about how great his family is and how peaceful his home was and this is what they come back to.

"Give us a moment, please." Emery said to them before he, Bae and Hope walked over to their family.

"What's going on?" Hope asked.

"You're back!" Emma exclaimed happily and hugged the three, so did Snow, David and Neal.

"Henry's just a tad, maybe a lot out of control." Snow informed.

Henry stormed out and Regina stood their shaking her head then turned and saw that the grands were back. She immediately hugged them.

"Welcome home. I'm so glad you're back safely. I can't wait to hear all about your trip but I just need a moment. Okay? I love you." Regina left the room and Maleficent eased off too.

"That was intense but let's focus on the good news. How did it go with Vella?" Emma asked.

"Why don't I let her tell you?" Bae replied then called her over. She came over along with Andy and Astrea.

"Aww! Yay! Welcome to our family!" Emma exclaimed and hugged her. Then she noticed her old best friend. "Astrea? What are you doing here?"

"This was as good a time as any to ease on down the road." Astrea joked.

"Uh, I don't know if that reference made sense or not but just so you know, Oz is an entirely different world. Anyway, I'm so happy you're here! Welcome to the Motherland, embrace it." Emma said then asked a maid to get Lilo so she could join in the reunion.

"Let me introduce everyone." Bae started. "I'm sure you've figured out by now, this is my mom Emma. That's my papa, Neal. My grandpa, David, A.K.A Prince Charming the First and that is my grandma Snow White."

"I speak for all of us when I say, we are here for you, whatever you need. When we say welcome to the family, we really mean it." Snow said.

"Thank you. I'm overwhelmed by the welcome." Vella said.

"I'm sorry, I don't think we've been introduced." Neal said to Andy.

"Astrea, is this your son?" Emma asked.

"No, not my son." Astrea replied then she, Bae, Vella and Emery got out of the mist of that conversation and sat down.

"Mom, papa." Hope began then cleared her throat nervously. "This is my boyfriend, Andy. Surprise!"

Emma and Neal stood there with blank stares.

"Are you pregnant?" Emma asked.

"No! Gosh mom. I am not you." Hope didn't say that with as much conviction as she's used to. She's discovered she's a lot more like her mom than she'd like to admit.

"I'm not ready for this." Neal said.

"What my dear daughter and son mean to say is, welcome to the family sweetheart." Snow stepped in.

"Mom!" Emma exclaimed.

"Need I remind you what you said to me spring 2001 in my Manhattan apartment?" Snow asked.

"No, mother." Emma replied reluctantly.

"He followed her here, nothing says dedicated and committed like that." David said.

"What's your name again?" Emma asked.

"Andy. Andy Davis." He responded nervously.

"Aww man! Toy Story! He's from Toy Story, am I right?"

"Didn't watch that one but sounds about right." Hope said.

"Wait, you're saying I'm the kid in Toy Story?"

"Well Vella, why don't you allow us to show you around? Let us get to know you and bond with the women of the family." Snow suggested.

"Okay…" Vella replied.

"Would you show her to our room afterward?" Bae asked. "I'll see you there. Have fun."

"Meanwhile, the men will stay behind and get to know Mr. Davis here." Neal said.

Andy was super nervous now.

-v-

Regina stood at the mirror in frustration. She took a breath to calm her nerves. What else was there to do with Henry? When she thought it was getting better she was fooled but she should've known better. He is her son after all. Maleficent appeared in her mirror.

"I didn't call for a dragon." Regina said.

"Stop the tough girl act old friend, I know you've gone soft. According to the kids, you're the best great-grandma ever!" Maleficent said.

Regina turned to Maleficent as she walked further into the room.

"What are you doing here?" Regina asked.

"My daughter was finally ready to take the plunge and I was certainly ready to come home so we came back with the kids."

"Welcome back. Thanks for looking out for them." It was obvious Mal was surprised by hearing a genuine welcome and thank you from Regina. "Yes. The words are in my vocabulary."

"Well I owed it to Snow and Emma for getting me back to Astrea. Besides, they're wonderful. They brought a lot of joy to us… I saw you and your son…"

"Do you have any advice, friend?"

"We want our children to be better than we were but to understand them, sometimes we need to understand ourselves. You are the daughter of The Queen of Hearts and The Dark One. Never in history has there been an heir of a Dark One." Maleficent took a seat.

"So?"

"No one is born evil, except maybe a demon but maybe you're more prone to it. You are technically half Dark One, half…" Regina knew that but she never really thought about what that meant.

"Half crazy witch?" Regina finished.

"You said it. You had to choose your own path and you had Henry Sr. to influence you but look how easy it was for you to sway."

"You were a villain too and there's no Dark One in your genes or any other villain for that matter."

"Yes but we didn't all flip a switch the moment some ten year old told our secret."

"What does this have to do with Henry?"

"He has Dark One blood too and getting possessed made it that much harder for him to fight it. You may be rid of The Dark One in this world and in Rumple but there are pieces left behind that you both just have to keep under control. The good news is, there's less in him than there is in you. It's going to have to be jolted out of him in some way. Something will have to influence him that much that he won't want to give into it anymore."

-v-

If anything, the fact that Regina was now on his tail motivated Henry to move faster and frankly, this was a good time to act on it anyway. He went to Rumple's castle and stole some of the gold he spun. Then he snuck into his parents' room and stole his father's bow. Those were a couple of the ingredients he needed to execute his plan. A couple more things and he'd be ready.

-v-

Snow, Emma, Hope and Vella went for a walk around the castle. They were helping her get familiar with her new home while letting her get comfortable with the family.

"It must not have been easy to leave everything behind." Snow said.

"Wasn't as hard as you'd think. Most of what I'd miss I brought in my backpack." Vella replied.

"What was your first date like?" Emma asked.

A smile came across Vella's face. "Technically, for our first date Baelfire took me back to the arcade, a reminder of how we first met. The moment Baelfire walked back into my life was probably one of the best days. I felt butterflies the very moment I saw him. My soul knew he was the one but my brain wasn't ready to believe it. Does that make any sense?"

"Yes." They all answered in unison.

"You raised a great man."

"I didn't do it alone. We all had a hand in it." Emma responded.

"So what do you like to do, Vella?" Snow asked.

"I'm a singer, I was a model. I released some music before I left and spent the past few years modeling. I love fashion but I also wanted to make a difference in some way, that's why I studied ethics in college too. I graduated today."

"Wonderful. You can use all those skills here. That way you can feel involved by doing just what you love." Snow said.

That was nice to hear.

"And I taught her how to fight so she's really ready. Next step is to get you using a bow and arrow." Hope said.

"I'm ready!" Vella was enthused by the idea. It always looked so bad ass on TV.

"We better start planning the wedding or weddings. Do you all mind having one big wedding because four weddings back to back…" Emma asked.

"Four?" Hope questioned.

"Yes. There's Vella and Bae. I assume you and Andy because why else would he follow you here? Emery and Mel. I'm pretty sure Roland's going to propose to Alex soon." Snow explained.

"Em and Mel? They're engaged? Since when?" Hope asked.

"Guess he didn't tell you all yet." Snow said.

"I don't mind the quadruple wedding as long as I'm marrying Baelfire and as long as my fairy tale wedding doesn't involve a fairy tale interruption." Vella said.

"Pretty sure those are behind us. Thankfully." Emma said.

They arrived at Bae's room and now Vella's room as well.

"Here we are. Enjoy your room. It was nice getting to know you a bit." Emma said.

"Don't forget, we're family now. Whatever you need, you can ask. You can talk to us." Snow said as they embraced her.

"I'll remember that. I'm starting to feel at home already. It's even more beautiful than I imagined." Vella opened the door to the room. Then Snow went back the way they came while Emma and Hope kept in the direction they were heading.

As Vella entered her new room she saw Bae gazing out of the large window. Suddenly, Vella was having a strong case of déjà vu.

"Hey love." Vella said then Bae turned to her with glistening eyes. That's when it hit her. "It was you. It's always been you." He smiled but his confusion was apparent. "For as long as I could remember I've had this reoccurring dream where I would walk into this room…" She looked down at her dress. "… Wearing this dress, with my hair just like this and a man would be standing there gazing out the window and before I could see his face I'd always wake up, it never failed but the face was yours. It has always frustrated me that I never saw him but now I have. When I was a kid, I used to tell my mom that I was going to grow up and be a princess because my dream said so. The whole thing was real." She started to cry happy tears and Bae embraced her.

-v-

Emma gave Hope a look.

"I know what you're thinking but you and papa were destined. Is it so crazy that we were too?"

Emma sighed. "No, it isn't."

"I know you probably question my readiness for this. I can't blame you. I can be a brat sometimes, maybe even a big baby but I've matured since I've been gone. You've made your decisions, now it's time I make my own."

"You're right. I guess I know how my mom felt… So he took the whole magic/fairy tale/different world thing well?"

"It was a little difficult at first. He was more afraid than anything. He thought I was dead then I wasn't and I sprung it on him."

"Wait. What?" Emma replied. Hope thought about what she said, she never meant to say that. "Why did he think you were dead?"

"No big deal really. We went ice skating, he told me he loved me, I fell and bust my head open and he took me to the hospital. Bae and Em busted me out so that they could heal me but he was nervous because they stole me from the hospital. See, no big deal."

"You almost died?" Sure, she heard everything else but dead was really the only thing that registered.

"But I'm fine mommy. Look at me."

Emma pulled her into a hug, the thought that she'd never see her again was terrifying. That was the other reason she didn't want her to go in the first place.

-v-

Meanwhile, Neal and David were loading Andy with a bunch of questions. It really wasn't helping his nerves. He finally got the nerve to say what he knew they really wanted to hear.

Andy gulped before her spoke. "I love Hope. I've known that at some point she would leave. Our relationship was supposed to be temporary but when the time came I knew I couldn't spend the rest of my life without her. She makes me happy and I want to spend the rest of my life doing the same for her. I would like your blessing to officially ask for her hand in marriage."

Neal and David looked at each other for a moment.

"That's what we really wanted to hear." Neal said. "This is a shock and a lot for me to take in all at once but I was you once. Just make my daughter happy and love her with all your heart. That's all I ask. You have… my…"

"Neal!" David exclaimed. Say it.

"My blessing." Neal exhaled.

"Thank you sir, your highness." He wasn't sure about the formalities.

"Just call me Neal."

"And you can call me David or grandpa, whatever makes you comfortable."

Emma and Hope entered the room.

"He's still alive." Hope joked to herself. "How's it going?"

"Good…" Andy answered. She could tell he was still a little nervous.

"Let's go for a walk." Hope suggested. Andy was happy to, not only because of his bad nerves but because he wanted to propose. They went for a walk in the beautiful garden. It was quite peaceful. "Are you okay? Regrets yet?"

"I'll never regret choosing you. I'll always choose you." Andy said as he got down on one knee and surprised her with a ring. "Hope, will you marry me?"

"Yes!" She exclaimed. He put the three carat diamond ring on her finger. He decided to splurge since he was leaving his world anyway and left the rest of his savings to his family.

They hugged and kissed. Their whole lives were ahead of them and they were glad that they would be spending it together.

-v-

Back in the jungle, Tarzan and Jane had come a long way over the past months. Tarzan could speak even better and was more inclined to the human ways. Plus, they're love was even stronger and Jane would soon be bringing a little Tarzan or Jane into the world. Though Rumple was being supportive and also protective by staying in the jungle with them he was growing bored. There was only so much he could do but he did manage to gain more inner-peace. Inner-peace or no, even though he wasn't always a people person he did miss his family. The family was so big there was always something going on. It made him wonder why he tended to isolate himself so much. Now that he's totally isolated, he didn't want it anymore. He wondered what Wendy, John, Michael, Neal, Regina and the grandchildren were up to. He could just teleport there but he was ready to go and stay gone.

Up in the tree house where they lived, Jane wanted to talk to Tarzan as they overlooked the jungle.

"Tarzan, would you be okay if we left here and went to my home?" Jane asked.

"This is Jane's home. Don't you like it here?" Tarzan replied.

"I do. It's beautiful but I just miss… people, my family. With the baby coming, I want to share that with them. I want them to have a relationship. I'm going to be a mother for the first time and without my mom around, I'd really value some advice from my sister and the other women in my family. Honestly, I need them. I miss them so much. I know what I'm asking of you, the gorillas are your family but I have a family too and there's so much more of the world for you to see."

Tarzan was torn and it was apparent but at the same time he knew what he needed to do…

-v-

Bae was walking down the hall to Henry's room. No one else was able to get through to him, maybe he could. It was worth a shot. It just so happened that Henry was walking his way.

"Bae! Just the man I was looking for. Glad you're home." Henry said.

"Thanks. I hear you're going to be a father." Bae replied.

Henry didn't want to talk about that. "A lot has happened since you've been gone. I'm sorry I need your help to fix it." Henry put his hand through Bae's chest and took out his heart. "Wow. Your heart is pure… I'm sorry." Henry put the heart in a box and ran off to his room. He was right on time because Goldie was having contractions.

"Henry! The baby's coming. It's not time yet!" Goldie panicked.

"Believe me, it is."

"Get Doc!" She yelled.

"No need. I've been studying how to do this."

"What?"

He took a look for himself and it was time. He grabbed the supplies which he had packed in the closet and delivered his baby.

-v-

Bae was back in his room with Vella and it was time to go downstairs for dinner. She sensed something was a little off. She kissed him.

"What's wrong?" Vella asked, she even felt it in the kiss.

"Nothing." Bae replied but it was if he wasn't fully present.

They went down to the dining room and she watched him all the way there. Something just didn't feel right and she remembered him telling her that anytime something was wrong with her he sensed it and everything was telling her that she was sensing it now. She went over to Hope, Emma, Snow and Regina.

"Mom, this is Vella. Vella this is Regina." Snow introduced.

"Your future step-great grandmother-in-law/aunt-in-law?" Hope laughed.

"Wow. Nice to meet you. I've heard a lot about you."

"Mostly good I hope." Regina said.

"You know we adore you." Hope said.

"I'm glad Bae found you. As the matriarch of the family, let me officially welcome you to the family."

"Thank you. Thanks for encouraging Baelfire to find me. Speaking of Baelfire, I think something's wrong with him."

"What do you mean?" Emma inquired.

"He doesn't seem fully present. His kiss feels like nothing. It's weird."

"That doesn't sound good." Snow said.

"Do you know what it could be?"

"Most likely. I'm going to have to do something that's going to look scary." Regina informed.

"Don't freak out." Hope said.

They went over to Bae and Regina put her hand through his chest and of course his heart wasn't there. Vella passed out, luckily Emma caught her.

"Where is his heart?" Snow questioned.

"I knew we should have put a protection spell on his heart when he was a baby. The only culprit I can think of is Henry, unfortunately." Regina said.

"Henry wouldn't do that to Bae." Robin said.

"Have you met our son lately? I'll find him. What the hell is he up to?" Regina went to Henry's room and to her surprise, Goldie just finished giving birth. Henry had the baby in one hand and the box with the heart in it in the other. He started to teleport out and Regina jumped his teleport.

They ended up in the middle of the forest where he had a circle laid out on the ground with what appeared to be a golden brain and one of Robin's bows at different points on the circled. He waved his hand so the heart and baby would be at two other points.

"You jumped my teleport? Why can't you leave me alone mother?"

"I will never leave you. What are you up to?"

"Whatever it is, you can't stop me." A portal opened in the ground.

"Don't do it Henry!"

"Goodbye mother." Henry jumped in the portal but Regina grabbed his hand and jumped in too...