Chapter 4
Meanwhile in Neverland Emma and the others are still on the Jolly Roger, but are now in sight of land.
"And that's it then, that's Neverland"
"Aye Miss Swan, that's it" answers Hook.
"Well then what are we waiting for, we have to get there, now and rescue Henry from those people"
"Hold your horses your majesty, we need to sneak up on them, catch them by surprise, I wanted to take us to the other side of the island, that won't expect us to come from there"
"But that's my son they have!"
"No it's not, with respect Regina, Henry is my son and I agree that we should do our best to take whoever it is that has Henry by surprise, it's our best chance"
"But surely Miss Swan you want to get Henry as soon as possible, we can do that if we land on this side" put in Mr Gold/Rumplestiltskin.
"Of course I want Henry back as soon as possible, but our plan to get him must be perfect, and we all need to work together despite all the anger and hatred, I know you all have history with each other but we need to work together if we're ever got Henry back at all, we need everyone's skills, whether they be a Prince, an Evil Queen or Pirate. So, we take them by surprise, okay, Hook, go for it"
"As you wish"
Hook then steers the ship around to the other side of the Island.
Back in Storybrooke, life continues, people are still going through their monotonous, day to day life. A few hours after the Jolly Roger disappeared through the portal Red/Ruby arrives in the library to see Belle, putting books back on the shelf.
"Hey Belle, how are you?"
"You know, I hate it when people don't put books away on the right shelf, it is really annoying having to sort it out myself, like I don't have enough things to do"
"Belle, he'll be fine, he's Rumplestiltskin"
"I know, I just miss him, that's all"
"It's only been a couple of hours, … you really love him don't you?"
"Yes, despite popular belief, he's not the beast he sometimes appears to be"
"What happened between the two of you? How did you meet?"
"My father had requested his help in the Ogre War, he said he'd help if I went with him as his servant, so I went, to protect my Kingdom. He put me straight in a dungeon and I cried for many nights, one day he came in and gave me a pillow, he said it was to stifle my cries and from there we sort of became this odd paring. I'd help him keep his Palace tidy and while he kept being awfully mean to me, he also did the occasional nice thing, like showing me his Library. I eventually fell in love with him, then the Queen captured me after I had run away and locked me away, telling him I was dead"
"Wow, that's quite a story"
"You're telling me"
"Listen Belle, how about I come over to your house tonight and we can have fun, watch a few movies, try to forget all the evil of the last few days"
"That sounds wonderful, I shall cook, I'm quite good you know"
"Cool, what time shall I come over?"
"Say 6:30"
"Deal, see ya then"
Ruby then walks out of the building. With Henry, who is tied up to a tree with Greg and Tamara talking quietly over a campfire in the middle of the jungle clearing.
"What are you gonna do with me?" asks the young boy.
"It's not a matter of what we're going to do, it's a matter of what our boss is going to do"
"My mom will come for me, both of them"
"Have you seen where we are, we're in Neverland, they can't get to you"
"Then you don't know my family, we ALWAYS find each other"
Emma and the others have just rowed up to the shore on the other side of the island in a couple of wooden boats.
"Now what?" asks Snow.
"Now we find somewhere to camp for the night, it's beginning to dark"
"What about Henry?"
"Calm down lady mayor, Henry is resilient, he will be fine"
"You'd better hope so"
End of Chapter