Descendants Chapter 3

((I'm posting this a day early since I won't be able to tomorrow and I am thinking about posting two chapters a week instead of one))

Episode 2A

The four new arrivals of Storybrooke slept soundly in their room at Granny's Bed and Breakfast. That is, all except for Melody. She had a nightmare about downing and woke up startled. The first thing she saw when she woke up was the wall from the room she was in. She was safe, above ground. The next thing Melody noticed as she was still waking up was Maryanne leaving the room.

Maryanne walked down the hall, down the stairs, across the front desk, and outside of the building. She walked down the block and turned the corner. She was wearing her old fashioned clothing most evident with her early 1900s boots. Her long, dark hair was half up in a pony tail, while the rest fell passes her shoulders to her long jacket.
She crossed the street to the library and entered. She looked around quickly, going down every isle of bookshelves.

"Looking for something?" Belle asked her from behind the desk.

Maryanne gasped. "Um, no. Just looking."

"Books in our world are much different from the Enchanted Forest. They can actually help you learn more about this world, if you read the right ones." Belle said.

"Thank you for the advice. I will take a rain-check." Maryanne said, going down the last isle of the library. She sighed and looked back.

Maryanne quietly reentered the room at the motel where she found Lyra and Lena still fast asleep and Melody sitting on her bed, criss-cross, and looking at Maryanne. She looks back with a guilty expression on her face.

***title screen***

Lyra and Lena fought over the bathroom again while Melody and Maryanne waited around the room. After the four girls all got dressed and ready, they gathered around the room in a circle. Lena stood next to Lyra who was next to Melody who was next to Maryanne.

Lena explained, "So for today I think we should split up in groups of 2 and have shifts. So two of us will be out there until like lunchtime, and the next group will be out until supper time. But the second shift doesn't start until we get back."

"So you've already decided to go out first," Melody said.

Lena looked at Melody.

"It really doesn't matter who goes out first. We're all going to get to leave this room," Maryanne said. Melody looked her way when she said that.

After an awkward few seconds, Lyra spoke up, "Melody and Maryanne can take the first shift in town. We'll stay here until you come back."

Lena folded her arms and looked down. Melody smacked her lips. Maryanne nodded and grabbed her satchel. "There's no time to loose."

Maryanne and Melody left their room and walked out of the building. They walked on the sidewalk where they crossed paths with Mary Margaret and Sheriff David Nolan. Mary Margaret was holding their son, Neal. Maryanne glanced at him as they passed by.

"I know you know I know you snuck out this morning. Is that why you go to sleep before all of us?" Melody said, refocusing Maryanne's attention.

"Why didn't you tell on me?" Maryanne asked.

"Without hearing your side of things? So why were you sneaking off? You seemed the least likely to break any rules." Melody said.

"I was...looking for something."

"Is it this item you are all looking for. The thing you are all talking about. You know you could help me out here. I have no idea what's going on."

"We're going to the well," she told Melody.

"Okay."

Maryanne led her into the forest and continued their conversation. "I snuck out to find someone. Someone whom I can help restore their happy ending."

They walked over to the well and stood on opposite ends of it.

"What are we doing here?" Melody asked.

Maryanne opened her satchel and took out a few small glass bottles, small cakes and other trinkets, placing them on the well.

"What are those?"

"Magic." Maryanne started tossing them into the well. She looked at Melody and said, "Can you help me?"

"Oh," Melody helped her toss the magical items in the well one by one.

In the not-so-far off distance, Maryanne heard some laughter and cheering. She looked behind her and saw some men celebrating. It was the Merri men welcoming their new leader, Little John. Will and the others cheered and laughed as they embraced their new leader.

Back in their room, Lyra and Lena sat around waiting for time to pass. Lyra watched some TV, while Lena was leaned against the wall. She sighed and turned off the TV.

"Hey," Lyra said.

"I think it's time we talked about something." Lena said.

"Yeah, I think we need to talk too," Lyra said, "about your he-"

"-About Melody." Lena cut her off.

"What? What about her?"

"She wasn't supposed to come here. Thanks to her we don't have a way back home."

"So why aren't you having this conversation with her?"

"Because I want to know how this happened."

"Like I would know?" Lyra stood up from the couch.

"You were the last one in that room besides our way back. When I jumped through that portal I didn't see any sigm of Melody or anyone. How did she end up going through the portal?"

"You think I did something?"

"I think you want to mess this whole plan up."

"Are you kidding me right now!?"

"You brought your friend here and now we don't have a way back."

Lyra lifted her arm and pointed, "Yet."

"What?" Lena grew annoyed.

"There are like a dozen different ways to get back home. A bean, a hat, a wishing star, a wardrobe-"

"There's aren't any beans, the hat was destroyed, the wishing star was used, and the wardrobe isn't in this land."

"Well there are still other ways."

"A curse?" Lena disapproved.

"If we have to." Lyra said calmly.

"No! We're not killing someone to do this. And the heart of the thing I love most is back home!"

"Why are you getting so mad at me? This was all your plan. You knew the risks."

"I don't even want to back there unless we are successful here..." Lena said quietly.

"Bickering isn't going to help anyone." Lyra said, "Remember why we're here."

"Oh don't give me that." She said, irritated.

"Don't blame me for something I didn't do. And don't act like I never did anything for you."

Lena looked at her.

Maryanne and Melody continued to toss the magic trinkets into the well. Melody picked up a trinket in the shape of a shield with a lion on it.

They looked down the well which started to light up a bright green color.

"What are you doing?"