"Hey,…Where is Henry?" Lena asked after taking another sip of hot cocoa.

After Lena was able to connect with the blue dragon she had found out, with Aero's help, that it was actually a girl dragon, named Saphira. The blue dragon had grown more trusting towards the green one. After an hour or two Saphira even trusted Astrid and Eva enough to stay with them and Aero in the woods for the night. Lena was spending the night at home with her family. Her mothers had begged for her to at least have dinner with them. So after Lasagne and apple turnovers they were all enjoying a warm cup of hot chocolate milk.

"Well, your brother's been studying literature at the Boston University" Regina answered.

"That's amazing!" Lena exclaimed: "Be sure to tell him hello from me when he visits."

"Can't you tell him yourself?" Emma asked: "He's coming home for the weekend."

Lena sighed: "I'm sorry but I need to go back tomorrow morning. I want Saphira safe in the Enchanted Forest as soon as I can."
Emma made sad eye contact with her wife, who shared her sadness. Regina sighed and then turned to her daughter: "Okay, we understand that you have your responsibility's with your protection program but can you at least come visit us once in a while? You do have a dragon that can travel through realms, remember?"

Lena smiled: "I promise." Since they had a small dozen warriors now, Lena saw the possibility of her getting away now and then.

"Hey, did you find out how Saphira got here and where she came from? Can she create portals too, like Aero?" Ruby asked out of the blue. She had definitely been molding that around in her brain for a while.

"No, she can't create them, but she can sense them" Lena explained: "She comes from a world called Alagaësia. It's a hostile world where dragons were hunted down until there was only one left."

"Saphira?" Dorothy said shocked, not really needing an answer.

"She was able to hide a long time with the help of a boy called Eragon. Finally Saphira found a portal that had recently been opened and jumped in, only she had no idea where she was going to. All she wanted was to get away from that awful place."

"And the boy…Eragon?" Snow asked worried.

"He didn't come with her. Eragon wanted to stay in Alagaësia. If there would ever be another dragon he wanted to be there to protect them."

"Wow, that's very brave of him" David stated.

"After we return to the Enchanted Forest I'm planning to go to Alagaësia with Aero and find Eragon."

"Why?" Emma asked: "And isn't that a bit dangerous?"

"Yeah but I just want to tell Eragon that Saphira is okay. I know I would want someone to tell me if I had to send Aero away on his own." Her family and friends nodded in understanding. "And besides maybe we can work together somehow. We could always use more help with protecting the dragons."

Before leaving the next morning, to meet up with the dragons and warriors at the edge of the woods, Lena had already said goodbye to her grandparents, Belle, Zelena, Ruby and Dorothy. Her mothers went with her. They wanted to spent as much time with their daughter as they could so they drove to the forest in Emma's yellow bug. Surprisingly it was still alive. Lena could sense both her moms becoming sadder the closer they got to the woods. She thought she had even heard a single sob coming from Emma.
Astrid, Eva, Aero and Saphira were already waiting under a couple strong oaks. The three women stepped out of the vehicle.

"Good morning everyone" Lena greeted: "How're you doing Saphira?" The blue dragon nodded its head to show she was fine. Lena turned back to her parents, who were standing hand in hand and barely able to hold back their tears. "I promise I'll come and visit as soon as I can" Lena smiled. She knew it was hard for her parents to say goodbye again. She was sad too but she knew it was for the best. She was needed in the Enchanted Forest. Although Storybrooke had her family, the Enchanted Forest had always been and always will be her true home.

Regina and Emma pulled their daughter into a tight hug, tears streaming down their cheeks. "We love you" they spoke together.

Lena chuckled at how synchronized her mothers were and said: "I love you too."

Aero was already opening a portal. When Lena pulled out of the hug it was ready for them to travel back to the Enchanted Forest. Eva and Astrid went first with both a hand on Saphira to guide her, followed by Aero. With one last glance at the two woman she loved, Lena stepped into the emerald green light and disappeared from Storybrooke.

"It's so not fair that you've seen yet another dragon" Henry complained to his mothers while setting the table. He was home for the weekend to celebrate his birthday. He had heard from the adventure on the phone already a couple weeks ago but he was still jealous about not having seen the dragon and of course that he missed a visit from his little sister.

"Come on kid" Emma sighed: "Get over it."

Before Henry could react an emerald green light caught their attention. It appeared to come from outside in the back garden. When they stepped outside, two shapes were forming in the light. Not long after the light disappeared and Lena and Aero were standing in the middle of the garden.

"Surprise!" Lena shouted. She ran to her brother to give him a strong hug and three birthday kisses.

"Lena?" Henry said still trying to take in how grown up his little sister looked.

"Well that's a first" Lena chuckled.

"What?" Regina asked.

"That Henry is at a loss for words." Lena couldn't help but laugh. Her family soon joined her. When the laughter died down Lena pulled out a long sword from the satchel around Aero's neck. "Happy birthday brother" she said, handing the sword over to Henry.

"You got me a sword for my birthday?" Henry asked amazed.

"It's made from dragon iron so it's twice as strong as normal iron."

"Awesome, thanks sis."

"I do have another gift…Well, it's more a gift for all of you…" Lena said a bit uncertain. She knew Henry would love it but she had no idea how her parents would react to her suggestion. "I was thinking you could all come with me to the Enchanted Forest for a couple of days, you know as a family vacation or something…I could show you the protection program we set up the past couple of years and of course meet some dragons."

Henry's eyes grew big with excitement: "I'm definitively in."

Lena smiled brightly at her brother. Then they both turned to their mothers, who had a thoughtful look on their faces. Emma and Regina locked eyes. A whole conversation seemed to take place just by their eye contact. Then they turned back to their son and daughter.

"Let's do this" Emma said, almost as excited as Henry.

"But first let us have diner and celebrate Henry's birthday. I'm sure the lasagna is ready now" Regina said before her wife and kids could get too ecstatic about the vacation. Otherwise, she knew, Henry and Emma would already be packing their bags.

As a family they walked inside. Before Lena closed the back door behind her she glanced back at her friend Aero, who was curled up under the apple tree. Who knew that when she first met Elliot as an orphan years ago that she would ended up with so many friends and family. Lena felt happy and knew that with them in her heart she could do anything, even when they were in different realms.

THE END

As mentioned in my previous chapter, this one is the last.
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