Chapter 1 Part 1
Black Chevrolet Impala 1969 drove down the road and soon passed a sign that read: «Welcome to Storybrooke.»
Behind the wheel was a young man of about thirty, with green eyes and black unruly hair. Having passed the sign, he smiled as he realized that he was close to his goal.
It was already dark when he arrived in town. Now he needed the city sheriff. He asked a passerby where he could find him, and he was told that they saw her walking to the mayor's office. Having received the address, he went there.
Approaching the city hall, he noticed interruptions in lighting, and then the light went out altogether. He got out of the car and began to approach the city hall. Suddenly he felt dark magic. Having prepared, he entered the building and saw how some creature resembling a Dementor was sucked into the abyss in the floor, and it grabbed the blonde in a red jacket and a brunette with short hair by the legs and pulled them down.
Without thinking twice, he ran to this abyss and managed to grab the blonde by the hand, he did not even pay attention to the fact that there were still people in the room.
The blonde looked up and saw the man who caught her.
«Dad?!» - she asked in surprise.
«Hold on Emma, I'll get you out!» - shouted the man whom Emma called father. He did his best, but the demon kept pulling her down. Soon the portal began to get smaller, and very quickly.
Emma noticed it too.
«Let me go!» - she shouted.
«No! I have already done this once.» - answered the man. Then the portal closed abruptly, cutting off the man's arm above the elbow.
«No! No!» - the man shouted. Then he got up from the floor and looked at the remaining two people. – «Where does this portal lead to?»
«We do not know.» - answered the man. – «Who are you? And why did my daughter call you daddy?»
«I need someone who knows. And my name is Harry Evans. Emma is my daughter. And yes, I know about magic.» - Harry replied. Then he turned to the woman who was looking at them in silence. He went up to her, gently took her hand and kissed it. – «Miss, ...»
«Regina Mills. And no, I don't know where they got to.» - Regina replied in a stern voice. – «I'm more interested in your hand now. You don't feel pain.»
«Hand?» - Harry asked in surprise, and then looked at what was left of his right hand. – «You mean that. It's okay - it will grow back.»
Harry began to focus on his hand and everyone watched as it began to grow back and after a couple of minutes Harry had a new hand.
«How?» - asked the man Harry had interrogated first.
«All later. First you need to save Emma and the other one.» - answered Harry, for him it was not more important to save his daughter.
At the same moment, a woman with black hair and a child entered the building. The child sounded familiar to Harry.
«What's going on here?» - the child asked.
«It's okay, Henry. The danger is over.» - answered Regina, going up to the child. – «Where is my mom?»
«Disappeared.» - answered Regina. Harry looked at Henry like a miracle.
«And who is this?» Henry asked.
«Hi, I'm Harry. And I am your mother's father.» - Harry replied, shocking Henry and the woman who had brought him. – «As I understand it, we have a lot to discuss. Any suggestions where you can do this?»
They went to David's apartment as he introduced himself to Harry. The woman's name was Ruby, and she was a waitress in a cafe. They sat down at the table and Harry told his story.
«So you voluntarily passed through the Veil and gave up your life there?» - David asked, it was hard for him to believe that someone could do that.
«I could not do otherwise. Either spend your whole life on the run or in Azkaban. The Ministry of Magic considered me a threat since I was able to defeat Voldemort. I could hide with friends, but then I would put them in danger.» - Harry replied.
«And you decided to write books about yourself?» - Henry asked.
«Yes. But there is also Emma's fault. She loved to hear stories about my life. I had to embellish them a little. Because in reality everything was much darker. I wrote them down. Then I met a writer, and they read my books. And we made an agreement. All the glory and part of the money to her, and to me only money and peace.» - Harry replied. Regina wanted to ask a few questions too, but said nothing.
Then David also told his story.
«I have too many questions. But part of it will wait until we find Emma and Mary-Margaret.» - Harry said. It was hard to believe that the characters of all fairy tales are in this city. Then he looked at Regina. - "Are you really the Evil Queen?"
«Yes, Mr. Evans. Do you have anything against it?» - Regina asked, crossing her arms under her chest, which made her look bigger. It's good that the buttons on her shirt were buttoned up. Otherwise, Harry couldn't look at her. She was an incredibly beautiful woman.
«I can imagine how hard it is for Emma because of your confrontation.» - Harry replied. – «The Evil Queen is her favorite character in fairy tales.»
«WHAT?!» - shouted David, Henry and Regina at the same time.
«And so she didn't tell you? She always liked negative characters in fairy tales. She even dressed up appropriately for Halloween. Maleficent, Snow Queen, Cruella. But the Evil Queen came first.» - Harry replied. Everyone sat with their mouths open and couldn't believe it. Soon there was an unkind grin on Regina's face. Harry looked at his watch. – «Well, I propose to disperse for today, as tired we still won't do anything.»
And so they did. Henry and David went to their rooms, Regina to their home. She wanted to take Henry, but he stayed with his grandfather. Harry went to the hotel and took a room. Going into the room, he lay down on the bed and fell asleep, hoping to quickly find his daughter.