Descendants 7
Chapter 7
Episode 4a
Henry came downstairs from the two story loft and joined his grandparents for breakfast a the counter. David made scrabbled eggs and sausages. August was at the counter too, enjoying his free breakfast.
Henry sat at the counter and Mary Margaret gave him his plate. The adults were talking about the new arrivals in Storybrooke. August hadn't mentioned Maryanne's break in.
"I really haven't had much contanct with them." Mary Margaret said.
"Neither have I." David said.
"But I do believe we can trust them." Mary Margaret said.
"Why is everyone still talking about them?" August asked.
"They're the only news around here," Mary Margaret said.
"I wonder if they can help us get my mom back," Henry said.
Everyone looked at him when he said that.
David said, "They don't know any of us. I doubt they could be of assistance. It's not like they have magic."
"But Belle doesn't have magic either or Hook." Henry said. "and they've been helpful to us over the years."
"I feel like they'd be way in over their heads," Mary Margaret said.
David looked at Henry. "Is this about something else? Are you looking for a way to spend time with them?"
Henry looked down. He took another bite of his breakfast.
"Henry has a crush," Mary Margaret smiled.
"Which lovely young lady has caught your eye?" David asked.
Henry paused for a moment. "If I tell you, you're just going to embarrass me."
"Of course we are," David smiled.
Henry sighed and whined. He plate was empty. "I think I'll go to the sorcerer's mansion again after school."
"Is that where you're meeting her?" Mary Margaret asked.
Henry rolled his eyes and got up. When he grabbed his backpack, August went over to him and said, "Be careful."
"What?" Henry asked.
"Around them. They are in a very complicated situation. They may not want you around so closely." August said.
Henry looked at August, waiting for him to say more, but he didn't.
*title scene*
The four girls in room 404 ate their breakfast at the diner for a change that morning.
"What happened to one of us has to be in the room?" Maryanne asked.
"The townsfolk need to see us all out in public, or they'll start to think we're vampires," Lena said.
"Or fairies," Melody said.
"What?" Lena asked.
"You know. Thumbelina. like in the movie." Melody said.
"Oh please, that movie was incredibly inaccurate." Lena said.
"So we're just going to hang out here until the big day?" Lyra asked.
"Yep. Eight more days. And while we 'hang' we need to find a way back." Lena said.
"You see is this a conversation we should be having behind closed doors," Lyra said.
"We have nothing to hide," Lena played.
Maryanne looked down at her plate.
Melody sat back, looking defeated. Lyra nodded at her in assurance.
"We need clothes," Maryanne said.
The others looked at her.
"You see what everyone else is wearing? We need to blend in." Maryanne said.
"And that hair doesn't help," Lyra teased Lena.
The four girls started walking down the sidewalk towards a clothing store.
"I heard Mr. Gold would have some woman's clothes too," Lyra said.
"Shut up," Lena said.
"What?" Lyra said.
"We're going to a real clothing store." Lena said.
Melody and Maryanne walked side by side two steps behind Lena and Lyra.
Melody said, "I think we should find a way out of this."
"What are on about now?" Maryanne asked.
"You and I both know we're here for different reasons than they are." Melody said.
Maryanne looked at her and stooped walking.
Lena turned back, "What are you doing?"
Maryanne stared at the cement. "I think I know where we can find a portal."
"Where?" Lena asked.
"In the woods. I saw a well. And it was glowing at the bottom." Maryanne said.
Melody looked guilty as Lena smiled, "Yes that's it. We can go look after we're done shopping."
"Or I can go," Maryanne said, "And you can go shopping."
"I can't let you go out alone," Lena said.
"Then I'll go with her," Melody jumped in.
Lyra looked at Melody. "You need clothes that fit you."
"I've gotten used to wearing yours," Melody said. She went over to Maryanne and put her hand on her shoulder.
"Okay. I'll meet you back at the room." Lena said.
Lyra and Lena walked into the clothing store together when a thought occurred to Lyra. "How do you know where this store is?"
"We've been scoping this town for the passed six days," Lena said.
"You remember," Lyra said. "You remember being her before."
"Shush," Lena warned as an employee came towards them. It was Lily.
"You work here?" Lyra asked.
"Yeah. I had to get s job somewhere if I was going to live here." Lily said.
Lena and Lyra smiled at her casually.
Maryanne and Melody ran across the street to a corner where they separated, going in opposite directions.
Melody went over to the school and heard some laughter. She entered the Storybrooke elementary school, which connected to the middle and high school.
In the clothing store, Lena and Lyra tried on various clothes in the changing rooms that resembled bathroom stalls. Lena had a few dresses on the rack whereas Lyra had jeans and cool shirts.
"Are we still getting clothes for Melody and Mary?" Lena asked.
"I think we should," Lyra said.
Lena looked at a dress she was trying on. It was light green and made of cotton with thin straps. She turned around and looked at from the back. A scar on her shoulder was visible.
"Do you think Mr. Gold might have a green ring? Or is it yellow?" Lyra asked from the other stall beside hers.
"What?" Lena asked. She tried on another outfit.
"The ring that takes you to 'the wood between turn world's?'" Lyra dramatically said.
"How do you know about that place?" Lena asked.
"Maryanne told me."
"The rings wouldn't get us home."
"Are you sure?"
"What about a portal to get to our portal?" Lena said.
"Huh?"
"Or portal, the one we used to get here, it's-"
"Back in our land." Lyra said.
"Not necessarily. He could have gone back."
"Still we don't have any means of realm jumping, unless you want to try the rings?" Lyra played.
"What is with you wanting to go see him?"
"I thought you might want to have a dear old visit with the man who-""
"Don't you dare! Are you trying to get us caught?"
"Caught for what?" Lyra laughed.
"You know what I mean." Lena said, annoyed.
Lyra smiled and grabbed another shirt off the rack in the dressing room.
Maryanne went to the library and cracked the door open. When she heard a lot of talking, she paused. She peeked inside to see a group of people sitting around a table with books. Mary Margaret, David, Regina, and Belle were among the group, along with a man who had a hook for a hand.
"We've been looking in these blasted books for months and we're not any closer to bringing Emma home," Killian said.
"We need to be patient," Belle said.
"No!" Killian said. "Every second we're here she's out there alone fighting the darkness."
Maryanne closed the door before she could be seen, thinking of another plan.
Meanwhile, Melody was inside the school looking around. She say the playground through the windows, looking longingly at it. There were money bars, swings, a few beams, and a slide.
Down the halls, she heard laughter and giggling from the children in their classroom. She saw student invested in learning, through the windows.
She saw one room that was smaller than the classrooms. There was a desk and two people inside the room. The door said, "Principal Nolan." A woman with blond hair was inside along with a handsome man carrying basketballs.
When Melody looked away she found someone watching her a few yards away. The Sheriff's wife.
Lena and Lyra paid for their clothes using Enchanted Forest money, which the cashier accepted. The two grabbed their bags, heading for the door, when they noticed the customer in the store; A certain green fairy.
After leaving the store, Lena said, "That's Tinkerbelle."
"Really?" Lyra asked.
"She was at the hospital when I volunteered."
"Is she okay?"
"That's the thing, she had a minor injury but wanted to stay there."
"To be around that Doctor." Lyra blurted in realization.
"What?"
"Doctor Franken-who ever. Him! Trust me, he likes her too." Lyra said.
"How could you know that?"
"Because I've met him before."
"Then why aren't they together?" Lena asked as they walked down the hall of the motel and entered their room. They dropped their bags and Lena grabbed an outfit to put on. It was a casual flowery dress. She had matching flats to go with it.
"Fairy rule?" Lyra asked.
"But Grumpy and Nova, I mean Leroy and what's her name here?" Lena asked.
"I don't know."
"Astrid. That's it. They're together..." Lena's face flushed.
"What?"
"I saw them the other day. They weren't together."
"Okay?"
"They're supposed to be."
"Then they will, give them time."
"Time! They're supposed to be together but they're not because...of us." Lena out her hand on her forehead.
"What?"
"They were supposed to be dating by now but since we came, Leroy has been obsessed with their latest gossip, us. We distracted him." Lena said.
"But we can fix that. When we leave, they will go back to as they were." Lyra said.
"You don't know that."
Lyra placed her hands on Lena's arms. "Alright. We have time to work this out. Now let's go back out there and help two people fall in love."
Meanwhile, Maryanne was standing outside a mansion that wasn't Regina's.
Henry saw Lena at the diner when he entered, and sat down across from her. Sitting next to her, Lyra lifted her eyebrow at him.
"Can I help you?" Lyra said.
"Hi Lena," Henry said, oblivious.
Lyra blinked, looking at how Henry was looking at Lena.
"Hey Henry," Lena said. "How are you?"
"Great." He smiled.
Lena waited for him to say more but he didn't. "Okay," she said as it got awkward.
"Storybrooke is great too," Henry said. "Uh, have you seen the Internet?"
"No." Lena said. "This is Lyra. I'm not sure if I introduced you two before."
Henry noticed Lyra sitting next to Lena. "Hi Lyra. I'm Henry."
"Yeah," Lyra said. She sat up strait, eyeing Henry. "You're about our age."
"Yes, I'm 15," he said.
Lyra smiled. "This is too good."
"What?" Henry asked. Lena looked at her too.
"Oh nothing. I tell you it's moments like these that I just love magic." Lyra said.
"Magic?" Henry asked.
"You know, how we got here to Storybrooke." Lyra said. She lit up as she spoke, "Oh my gosh, you don't know magic. You haven't been taught yet."
Lena looked at her, very seriously.
"What do you mean 'yet'?" Henry asked.
"Well you haven't yet, have you?" Lena quickly said. "I mean, you could learn magic if you wanted to but you haven't."
Henry nodded slowly.
"Lyra," Lena said, "I think you should go check up on Mary and Melody."
"Sure," Lyra stood up and looked at Lena and Henry. She laughed as she left the room and put her hands up as if praising the lord.
Across the diner, at the counter, Leroy saw the exchange. He looked over at Henry and Lena and narrowed his eyes.
Maryanne enter the mansion through the window, nearly falling over as she came inside. She stood strait and scoped out the room. There was a wooden desk, several shelves with books and binders, a rug, and a few portraits hung up.
Maryanne slowly opened the door and peeked through. Down the hall, she didn't see or hear anything, so she crept out and walked down the hall to the first room and quickly closed the door behind her.
When she turned around, she found herself surrounded by hats. There were hats in the shelves all across the wall. There were supplies to make hats too. Maryanne went up to the closest hat to her and picked it up.
"That won't work," A voice said.
Maryanne gasped and dropped the hat.
She looked up at the doorway where she saw a man with one hand on the door and a pair of scissors in the other.