Descendants 5

Chapter 5

Episode 3a

"'I'm the new savior,'" Lyra quoted Lena. "What were you thinking?"

The four girls were in their room at the motel that night. Regina had just left a few minutes ago.

"We had to tell her something." Lena said.

"So you told her that?" Melody said. "You couldn't think of anything better?"

"I feel like we're already walking on eggshells here," Maryanne said.

"They don't suspect anything," Lena said.

"They're treating us like we're guilty of something." Melody said.

"I took care of Regina. She left." Lena said.

"Doesn't mean she believes you," Lyra said.

"Well you could have stepped in and said something." Lena said.

"Oh but you're the leader," Melody said, "You control everything."

"Shut up Melody. You don't know what's-" Lena said.

"Don't talk to her like that!" Lyra said.

"Stop it!" Maryanne screamed. The three continued to bicker. She stood on the coffee table and shouted something but it was hard to articulate over the noise.
The three girls quieted and Lyra asked, "What did you say?"

Maryanne looked at her friends to make sure they were done arguing and said, "The reason we are all here." She put her hand out and the other girls looked at her. She gestured them to follow and they did. Lena and Lyra reached their arm out, their hands at the center.

"Mel," Lyra whispered and she joined them.

They all looked at each other and nodded. Their hands bounced up and down twice and then they lifted them up as they said the name of the reason they were all there in unison: "Operation Falcon."

*title scene*

The bright and early morning cued the start of a new day in Storybrooke, Maine. A few customers were inside the diner having their breakfast. Over at the docs, Killian Jones emerged from his ship, exposing himself to the sunlight and fresh air.

As Ruby served a few of the minors, Leroy asked her, "Any news on those drop ins? They haven't caused any trouble have they?"

"No," Ruby said, "They've been fine. They're just kids."

"So? Kids can be devious too," Leroy said.

Ruby shook her head and smiled. She went over to her other customers, who were sitting at a booth together. "What can I get you this morning?"

"Pancakes," Lily said.

"An omelet," August said.

"Okay, I'll have that for you in moment," Ruby smiled and left them alone.

August filed his menu and said to Lily, "I almost missed my alarm going off."

"I know it's early but we can't go out while my mom is awake. She just got me. She's not ready for me to be dating anyone." Lily said.

"You can't live with her forever. She has to know that." August said.

"Not forever, just like 10 years."

August reached for her hand and grabbed it. Lily looked at her hand and gave a small smile to August.

Maryanne woke up early again and snuck out of their room before the others woke up.

Lena woke up before the alarm that day and noticed Maryanne wasn't there. She clapped her hands and said, "Hey, hey." She shook Lyra and Melody awake.

"What?" Lyra whined.

"Where's Maryanne?" Lena asked.

Melody was suddenly wide awake and turned over to Lena.

Lena was pacing the room and Lyra was still waking up. Melody tried to think of an excuse and after about 10 seconds blurted, "She's in the laundry room."

Lena looked at Melody and stopped pacing. "What?"

"She spilled chocolate milk on her outfit. So she's cleaning it." Melody said.

Lena sighed, "Oh. Okay." She was too releived to question it.

Lyra got up and went to the dresser. There were three drawers so they all had to share a drawer partially. She pulled out the second drawer where some of her clothes were and to the right she saw Maryanne's outfit. She glanced back at Melody. She pulled out her outfit for the day and closed the drawer.

As Maryanne walked back to the motel, she saw Leroy and Astrid on opposite sides of the street.

When Maryanne came back into their room, Melody pulled her aside and said, "I told them you were at the laundromat. Cleaning your outfit."
Maryanne nodded, "Thank you."

The girls changed their shifts for this day. Lena and Melody were out first. When they walked over to the hospital and saw Henry and Roland on bikes across the street. Henry waved at them and Lena waved back.

As they walked through the entrance of the hospital, Melody asked, "Why can't Lyra and I have a shift together?"

Lena laughed, "like I would trust you two alone."

Lena reached her arm out, stopping Melody form going farther. She leaned over to Melody and said, "Here's the plan. 0620."

Lena walked over to a doctor and introduced herself. "Hi doctor."

He turned around and faced her. He wore a doctor's coat and had bleached hair. "Hello young lady. Are you here to visit someone?"

"I was wondering if I could have a tour of this facility." Lena asked.

"We don't do that here. You can volunteer if you'd like." the doctor said. His name tag said Whale.

"Sure," Lena agreed.

She glanced over at Melody who was sneaking around the hospital. She saw a door with an electric lock and a code. She typed 0626 and the door unlocked.

Dr. Whale got her a volunteer badge and told her what to do. "There are fresh flowers outside you can water and pick to replace the older flowers in the rooms. Most rooms here are empty. No serious illnesses, just some broken bones."

"Got it," Lena said.

Regina Mills sat in her grand office tending to her work, and then thought of her visit at the motel. Lena said she was the new savior...

Lyra and Maryanne sat around their room, bored. Maryanne flipped through a wide book while Lyra ate a sundae. When she finished, she asked, "Mary, do you want to get out of here?"

"We can't leave this room." She said.

"Oh come on. We're not suspicious enough for them to search our rooms. We've haven't done anything yet." Lyra said.

"We have to follow the rules." Maryanne said.

Lyra folded her arms and smiled, "Like you follow the rules?"

"Yes."

"A liar too." Lyra played.

"What are you on about?"

"You weren't at the laundromat. Your clothes were in the drawer. Where were you really? And why is Mel covering for you?"

Maryanne closed her book and stood up. "It's not anything bad, I swear. It's for Operation Falcon."

Lyra nodded, "If you don't want to tell me that's fine. But I'll tell Lena unless you want to ditch this place for a few hours."

"They'll be back-"

"We have luck on our side," Lyra showed her a potion with a four leaf clover printed on it.

"Where did you get that?"

"Like I would come her empty handed."

"I'm not sure about this."

"Operation Falcon," Lyra reminded her.

Maryanne sighed and Lyra drank the potion.

Meanwhile at Granny's Diner, Lily and August met in the hallway of the diner.

"I got your text," Lily said, "But my mom's right there in the diner. We only have a minute before she checks up on me."

"I want to ask her permission to date you. Maybe that will help warm her up to the idea." August said.

"You drive a motor cycle. That's the first thing she'll use against you."

"I wear a helmet-" He covered his mouth.

"What?"

"I wasn't wearing one earlier because I left it at the Charming's loft. I was helping them look for Emma."

"It's been months and still nothing," Lily worried.

"I'll have to pick it up later." He said.

Maleficent came into the hallway and saw them. "Is everything okay Lily?"

"Yeah, we were just talking about Emma." Lily said.

"Oh. Yes, it's such a shame what happened. She's your friend. Both of your friends." Maleficent said.

"We'll find her. One day," Lily said. She went with her mom back to the diner and August watched her leave.

Back at the hospital, Lena went around the hospital replacing dead flowers with fresh ones and greeting the patients. One was a boy with a broken arm. He fell the top of the playground. It was a dare he quickly agreed to. Another patient had a sprained ankle from playing with his sons. One patient she visited had blonde hair and wore green. She had a lovely accent too. She tore a muscle in her arm and wore an arm brace.

"Your injury doesn't seem that bad. I think you can go home," Lena said.

"Thank you for your concern but I'm fine here." Tinkerbelle said.

Lena looked around. "It's a hospital. Not very inviting."

"I actually like it here. The doctors are very nice. And the volunteers. I like the people here." Tink said.

Lena looked confused. "Are you avoiding the other fairies?"

"No," she laughed.

Lena left the room puzzled by her visit.

Across the small town, Maryanne was following Lyra across the street. "Where are we going?"

"Shhh," Lyra said. They walked into an apartment building and climbed up to the familiar top floor. Lyra knocked on the door and smiled when no one answered. Lyra took out a paper clip from inside her pocket and unfolded it. She put each end into the lock and twisted the lock. Lyra opened the door and entered the loft.

"Who lives here?" Maryanne asked.

"Look around. You'll figure it out." Lyra said. "We need to search the place for you know what."

Maryanne lifted her head and started looking around.

Meanwhile Melody was in the basement of the hospital and had come across Nurse Ratchet. She looked down the hall she knew she couldn't reach without being caught. She looked back up the stairs and shook her head.

Henry Mills and Roland Hood parked their bikes in their backyard. Then Roland asked, "What can we do now? I want to visit the Merri men."

"Again? How about we play Mario Kart in my room?" Henry asked with enthusiasm.

Roland gasped with excitement. "Yay!"

Henry smiled and went into the house. They played the video game in his room. Robin and Regina we're glad Henry was distracting Roland but really it was distracting Henry. He couldn't stop thinking about one of the new residents.

Lena went back to the front room of the hospital looking at the basement door. She prepared to Melody to walk out any second.

Inside the loft, Lyra and Maryanne searched the place, moving pillows, books, and furniture around, putting everything back after checking it.

Maryanne looked in the crib and stopped. There was a blue baby blanket, a stuffed white rabbit and a mobile with cloth fishes. Lyra saw it too and looked sad.

Lyra turned around and went upstairs. When she reached the top she sat in the bed and looked around. She saw something that drew her attention. She stood up and went over to it. She was looking a frame with a picture of Emma and Henry inside it. She held the frame and stared at it.

Lyra snapped out of it when she noticed a flashing in her face. She went over to the balcony and looked at Maryanne who was holding a mirror up to the light.

"What?" Lyra mouthed.
She pointed to the door and gestured Lyra to come down. Lyra did so and Maryanne told her, "Someone's coming. We need to hide."

Lyra looked at the door. Maryanne pulled her, "Hide." Maryanne hid under a table by the front door and Lyra hid behind the curtains just as the door nob turned.

August Booth stepped inside the loft and looked at the door. He looked around the apartment with his eyes and then went over to the counter where his helmet was.

Lyra breathed slowly from behind the curtain while Maryanne held her breath from under the table, not taking her eyes of August. Her heart raced as she watched him grab his helmet and around. "Please don't see me. Please don't see me." She thought to herself. She was almost crying.

August turned around and talked back towards the front door. He turned to the nob and opened it. That's when his eyes noticed something amiss.

He was looking right at Maryanne.