Descendants Chapter 4
Episode 2B
Maryanne and Melody quickly turned around from the well where they were tossing trinkets into and looked at who spoke. They looked above them and then slowly lowered their heads. The person who caught them was a child.
"I said, 'what are you doing?'" Roland repeated himself.
"We're just...uh," Maryanne said.
"What's it to you?" Melody asked the boy.
"Melody!" Maryanne whispered. "We're fetching some water."
"There's no pail," Roland said.
"You just can't see it," Melody said.
"We're gonna go now," Maryanne nodded and took Melody's wrist, leaving the well.
"We just wasted everything," Melody said as they power-walked away.
"No, we hid it," Maryanne said.
Inside the Gold home, Belle and Rumple shared an evening meal together. Rumple prepared a pasta meal and Belle made the salad. They sat at their small round table and began their meal. They started talking and the new arrivals were brought up.
"I saw another one in the library today. In the morning. No one ever comes in the library that early." Belle said.
"Did she check out a book?" Mr. Gold asked.
"No, she just said she was looking for something and then checked every isle and then she left." Belle said.
"Take it she didn't find whatever it was she was after." He said. "Is there anything in the library of value, besides your books?"
"Not that I know of. This is the second time they've been lurking around."
Mr. Gold took a drink from his iced tea.
Maryanne and Melody returned to their room at the motel after leaving the well. Lyra and Lena had ordered lunch while they were away for all of them. Lena took some things out of her bag before leaving with Lyra.
The two older arrivals walked out of the bed and breakfast and around to the diner. Sitting on one of the tables outside, Henry Mills saw them coming by and called them.
"Lena!"
Both girls turned around.
"Oh, hi Henry," Lena said.
"Henry!?" Lyra said.
Lena bumped Lyra.
"How are you?" Henry asked Lena.
"I'm good. You?"
"Just fine. Uh, how do you like this town?" Henry asked, nervously.
"It's wonderful. Gosh, we can see everything from our room up on the top floor." Lena said.
"Cool," Henry said. He glanced over at Lyra and noticed she was glaring at him.
"It's hard to believe there's a whole world beyond this town that is unexposed to magic." Lena said.
"Yeah," Henry said, "My life before magic was simpler but boring."
"Simpler? But magic is amazing." Lena said.
"It is. I know that. But magic always comes with-" he said.
"-with a price," Lena rolled her eyes.
Henry looked at her. "Yeah."
Lena looked at Lyra and back to Henry. "I've just heard that so many times. Everyone says that."
"Right," Henry said.
"We really have to go," Lyra grabbed Lena's arm.
"Bye Henry," Lena said as the two girl walked away.
"Bye Lena," he waved back.
Mr. Gold walked into the diner after his meal with his wife. He scoured the room and checked down the hall, leaving through the back door. He walked over to the motel where Granny stood behind the front desk.
"Mr. Gold? I already paid the rent. Hope you're not raising it again." Granny said.
"No no. I'm here for information." He said.
"You?"
"Could you tell what room our new guests are in?"
Granny stared at him. "I can't divulge that information. It's called hotel policy. And privacy."
"Not even for a deduction on rent?"
"No." She said sternly.
"You know I could just use a tracking spell to find them."
"You know I could call the sheriff for harassment." Granny said back.
Mr. Gold smiled and left the motel.
Henry came downstairs and into the kitchen of the Mayor's Mansion. At the dining table, Regina, Robin, Roland, and Henry gathered and sat down in their own chair. There were six chairs at the table but only four of them in use. In the table, there were four plates with lasagna, and a glass of milk each. They all ate their meal quietly for about a minute and then Regina said,
"In a few weeks I'll have to make a bigger batch of Lasagna, unless you want smaller portions?"
"No!" Roland said.
Regina and Robin smiled.
"You like Regina's lasagna?" Robin asked and Roland nodded.
"Why do you have so many chairs?" Roland asked.
"You never know when you might have company." Regina said. "You might have a friend over or host s party. Or have family come by."
"So I could invite my friends from school here?" Roland asked.
"Sure," Regina said, "Of course you can."
"How was school today?" Robin asked.
"Good." Henry shrugged.
"Fun! We got to play with clay." Roland said. "And I saw those new girls at the well."
Regina looked confused. "New girls?"
"The new girls who just came here. I saw them at the well. They had some small things they were putting on the well." Roland said.
Robin and Regina looked at each other.
"What kind of things?" Robin asked.
"I don't know. Little bottles and coins or something. It was the two smaller girls who were there."
"Why were you at the well?" Regina asked.
"The Merri men were initiating their new leader," Robin said. "I told Roland he could go if he wanted to after school."
"Mom," Henry said, "What are you thinking?"
"I don't like that they were at the well. That's where magic-that's where things happen." Regina said.
"But nothing happened." Henry said.
"Because Roland stopped them." Regina said.
"You don't know why they were there mom," Henry said.
"Why else would they be there? They're trying to conjure up some monster or worse." Regina said.
"They could have just been curious," Henry said, "I've talked to them. Or at least one of them. They are still getting used to this town. They were excited about being on the top floor. And besides something would have happened by now if they were up to no good."
Regina considered, "perhaps."
After the sunset in Storybrooke, many residents were indoors. Ruby was cleaning up the empty dinner as an old song played on the jukebox. Several stores were closing. Archie's office was closed. Leroy and the other minors went home. August and Marco walked home together. The nuns were back at the church. And Regina was out for walk, by herself.
Regina entered the motel and went over to the front desk. She noticed Granny wasn't around so she went to ring the bell. Just before her hand hit the bell, she stopped as she looked at all the keys on the wall. For the top floor, there was only one key missing. Room 404.
Regina turned around and walked up the stairs.
The four girls in room 404 sat around their apartment walking. Maryanne held up a small mirror and handed it to Lena.
When there was a knock at the door, Maryanne gasped. Lena grabbed her arm and said, "it's okay," before standing up to get the door.
She unlocked the door and opened the door about one foot. Lena stared at Regina with a sad expression on her face.
Regina looked at her. "You girls are stirring up all kinds of suspicion."
Lena blinked. "What are you talking about?"
Lyra stood up and looked at Regina.
"My son informed me he saw you at the well messing around. I hope your not planning on being anything here." Regina said.
Lena looked at Maryanne and Melody who looked away from her.
"No, nothing like that. Just some foolish children playing." Lena said.
"Well maybe you should watch them." Regina said.
"You're not her mom," Melody said.
Regina gave a sassy look at Melody.
"I want to know why you're all here." Regina said.
The four girls looked at each other.
Finally Lena stepped forward and said, "I'm the new savior."