We still have some things left in Storybrooke before this episode is over, people! I think it's time we check up on Henry and the Charmings, don't you?

Present Time

Storybrooke, Maine

There were two things that had irked David Nolan during the whole day.

One revolved around what Emma had told them that morning, before she left to see Regina. He and Mary Margaret had offered to look after Henry during her training, but she had refused and instead opted to allow Hook to take the boy. The reason; Henry thought that they were boring.

Of course the boy did not know who they really were; he did not remember all of the "cool" things he had discovered about them during the previous curse. He did not know that they were his grandparents and definitely did not know that they had once been Snow White and Prince Charming back in the Enchanted Forest. To him they were the Sheriff of a boring town and a pregnant woman who had scared him with various diseases that newborn children could get during birth. All in all; boring.

When Ariel turned up and David had realized that Hook might be the only one to help her he had immediately plotted out a plan to spend time with Henry. When the pirate and the mermaid, and Wolfgang, had vanished from Granny's Diner he had also sent away Indira, Filipi and Tessa, saying that he and Mary Margaret could manage on their own. He had then suggested, to Henry, that he teach him how to drive a car.

"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Mary Margaret asked when they walked to where his truck was parked. Henry had, excitedly, run ahead and was already sitting behind the steering wheel.

"You said you wanted to take action", David remarked, referring to their previous conversation on the beach before meeting Ariel, "so we're taking action."

"But..."

"Mary Margaret", he said and stopped, looking at her with a smile, "our grandson would rather spend time with a pirate than us, but not after today."

"It's dangerous!" Mary Margaret hissed. "Not to mention illegal!"

David smirked.

"It couldn't be safer, and as far as legality; I'm the sheriff!"

He gave her a kiss on the cheek before moving to jump in next to Henry. In the corner of his eye he saw Mary Margaret sigh and move out of the way. Still grinning he closed the passenger door behind him, meeting the gaze of an excited Henry.

"So, are you sure this is a good idea?" the boy asked.

"Well, if Killian can teach you how to steal a boat, I can teach you how to drive", David responded.

"Technically, we borrowed it", Henry pointed out. David fought the urge to roll his eyes at the pirate's way of defining stealing and borrowing.

"Well", he said and turned the key, starting the engine, "what do you say we see how you can handle a land vessel?"

Henry's face split up in a wide grin and he gripped the steering wheel tighter. The boy's excitement caused David to smile as well. Slowly the car started to roll forward before Henry's foot slammed on the break, causing both of them to jolt forward.

"Sorry, wrong pedal", Henry excused himself.

"Don't worry", David said, smiling reassuringly. "Okay, steady now."

The car started to move forward again, going down the road at a good pace. David grinned.

"There you go", he said. Henry's eyes, though filled with concentration, also sparkled with excitement.

They then took a right turn out onto Main Street and Henry's foot pushed the gas pedal further down, causing the tires to screech as they turned. The speed also caused the narrow turn to be an impossibility and they ended up in the opposite file.

"Watch out!" David yelled and instinctively reached over to grab the wheel, narrowly avoiding a collision with another car. This movement, however, sent the car flying up on the sideway on the right side of the road, knocking over a mail box as they went and sending David jolting sideways. Henry gasped and tried to steer back onto the road again while David tried to get back into position.

When he got up they were out of harm's way, but his eyes stuck on a familiar figure they now passed. Her eyes were wide and her mouth slightly open, staring at the truck as it passed, along with her friends. He felt as if he could not breathe and his mind was racing, going over what had happened the last time they had talked.

That was the second thing that had irked him throughout this day and also through the previous night; the kiss he had shared with Rachel back on the trail through the forest.

It had seemed like a good idea; getting out of the hospital and showing Ella the town they were in. True, there was not much to see, but it did give them something else to think about besides the threat of the Wicked Witch and Jade's habit of constantly reminding them of it. The rain had moved away as the afternoon dragged on and the temperature had been rising, so Doctor Whale had given the former coma-patient permission to take a walk from the hospital to Granny's and back.

They had walked half-way down Main Street when the sound of screeching tires had caused them to stop. The next moment David Nolan's truck had turned around a narrow corner at a speed that caused it to end up in the opposite file, narrowly missing a collision with another car before steering up not far in front of them and hitting a mail box before getting back on track.

"Why is he driving like that?" Miranda said as it passed the group.

"If by he you mean David, he's not the one driving", Toby remarked. "Henry is."

"Henry?" Ella asked, frowning. "You said he was a young boy..."

"Yes, he's twelve or something like that", Toby answered. "Why is David letting him drive his truck?"

"Is Mary Margaret about to give birth?" Miranda asked.

"I don't think so", Rachel responded, pointing at the woman in question who stood close to the failed turn. She looked pale and her gloved hands were covering her mouth in a shocked expression.

"Mary Margaret!" Rachel called and hurried towards her. The woman blinked once, twice, before letting go of the car with her gaze.

"You weren't hurt, were you?" she immediately asked.

"No, we're fine", Miranda assured her, "but can you tell us what's going on?"

"Yes, why is Henry driving David's truck?" Toby filled in. "That's not even legal!"

"I tried to tell him that", Mary Margaret said, before giving a slight yelp as the car swayed up on the sidewalk again.

"Isn't there a way to stop them?" Ella asked. "A spell or..."

"Henry doesn't know about magic", Mary Margaret responded. "Well, he does, or he did, but his memories of that are gone."

"Okay, screw magic; we have to find a way to stop that truck", Rachel said. "So far they've only knocked over a mail box but soon someone could actually get hurt!"

"Please, do tell me how we can stop a careening car driven by a boy of about twelve years who has no idea what he's doing without magic", Toby exclaimed.

"I don't know", Rachel responded, running her hand through her hair. "You tell me."

"We could place obstacles on the road", Miranda suggested. "They'd have to lower the speed to pass them safely."

"If the driver knew what he was doing then yes; that would work", Toby pointed out.

"Why did they even decide to do this?" Ella asked. Mary Margaret gasped as the car they were monitoring made a sudden U-turn, ending up in the opposite file and moving back towards them.

"Henry thought that we were boring and David wanted to prove him wrong", she eventually managed to respond.

"By placing him behind the steering wheel of a truck and letting him destroy the town?" Toby asked. "Why couldn't you have done something safer, like visiting the library?"

"After spending time with Hook I don't think he'd find the library as exciting as we do", Rachel pointed out. Toby looked offended at the mere thought.

"Flat tire", Ella suddenly said.

"What?" the four others asked, turning towards her.

"We can use magic to cause a flat tire", Ella explained. "There won't be a flash of light to hint at magic; the tire will simply deflate itself."

"You seriously know a spell for causing a flat tire?" Miranda asked in surprise.

"Well, I know how to deflate something, like Marge Dursley", Ella answered. "It should work on a tire as well."

As the truck approached again she knelt down as if to tie her shoelaces behind one of the parked cars next to the road, but in fact she was leaning down so that she could see beneath it. When the car appeared in front of them she muttered something twice and flicked her wand, which had been concealed inside her sleeve. A moment later the truck steered to the side and jolted to a halt as Henry pushed the break and the group on the sidewalk could see David pulling the handbrake. The two of them then stepped out of the vehicle, grinning like madmen.

"What did I tell you?" David said as they came over to the group. "Safe and sound. He even caused two flat tires on his first run."

Ella is definitely a good person to bring along if there's a careening car to stop...