Descendants Chapter 21 + Epilogue
Episode 11C
Falling through the portal was like being gently pushed in a horizontal direction. It wasn't like before when they came to Storybrooke. It wasn't like falling down the rabbit hole. They were falling but moving across realms. Lyra's grip on her mother weakened as they were pulled away into different worlds. The portal seemed to split in two was they were being teleported.
Once her mother was out of her view, an image appeared in the portal. It was like a projector showing a scene from a movie:
12 year old Emma dropped into the Enchanted Forest with Will Perry and her side. Two girl, Lena and Hope, saw then from up in their tree and got down.
"This is a forest," Will said.
"My mom's home," Lyra said.
Lena and Hope went up to them and looked at them from head to toe.
"Who are you?" Lena asked.
"I'm Lyra and I'm looking for Emma?" Lyra said.
After a second Will added, "and I'm Will."
Lena looked at Hope who already had a huge smile on her face.
"Do you know where she is? It's very important." Lyra said.
Lena hugged Lyra and then Hope hugged them both. Lyra's arms were held out, completely puzzed but then she hugged them back after several seconds.
"Who are you?" Will asked them.
"We're your family," Hope said to Lyra.
"We've been waiting for this day for so long." Lena said. She looked over to Will. "Traveling between worlds has been impossible for us."
"Will you please take me to her?" Lyra asked.
Hope nodded, smiling. She walked side by side with Lyra asking her all these questions about where she grew up. Lena and Will walked behind them, mostly him talking about his adventures with Lyra. They arrived at a village with many houses the size of regular houses in our world, and walked up to one front yard with a long path to the front door.
"She's in there," Hope said. "If you need anything, I live next door."
"Thank you." Lyra smiled.
Lyra walked up to the front door and took a moment to smile in excitement. This is the moment she's been waiting for, for so long. This is it. She knocked on the door...then knocked again.
"Come around back!" A woman called.
Lyra went over to the back gate and through it. She walked passed the side of the house, revealing a beautiful woman with golden hair, looking at Lyra.
"Emma." Lyra said. "I'm Lyra. I'm your daughter." Lyra smiled. Or at least hat's what she would have said if she could have gotten the words out in time. Emma had already run up and wrapped her arms around Lyra before she could say her name.
"You found us," Emma said, still holding Lyra in her arms.
Word spread about Lyra's arrival quickly. Killian ran into the house and stopped to take a look at his daughter. He missed her so much too. "Is that my-" Lyra asked Emma, who was nodding with a huge grin on her face. Killian walked quickly to Lyra and hugged her. Snow and Charming came over a few minutes later and embraced their long lost grandchild. Finally, Henry entered the household and stood before his sister. He was a lot older than her. Everyone in the room watched and waited for something to happen. Finally Henry hugged her and said, "It was about time you showed up."
Inside the portal, Lyra watched this scene take place. She wasn't remembering it like a new reality, just watching what did happen in their new reality.
Moments after the scene ended, the end of the portal was coming, as indicated by the huge bright light coming closer to her. Lyra shielded her eyes and closed them as she came to the end of the portal.
Many worlds away, Will Scarlet was reunited with his true love, Anastasia in Wonderland, with the help of Maryanne. Will and Ana thanked Maryanne for bringing him back to his home and promised to visit her and her parents very soon. Maryanne found the White Rabbit in his home resting in bed. His wife told Maryanne there wouldn't be much more realm traveling, at least not with him. Maryanne understood and the White Rabbit returned her home, without him.
Alice was planting flowers while Cyrus was coming back to the house on horseback. They both heard the thunderous noise and felt the earth shake at their feet. Alice and Cyrus eyes each other from across the field and ran over to their daughter coming out from the ground several feet away. Alice hugged her daughter to her chest. Cyrus followed and said, "That was the longest you've ever been away."
"It was only supposed to be a few hours – a day at the most," Alice said. "Three weeks is way too long. What happened? Where's rabbit?"
"Mom," Maryanne said, "Dad. Boy do I have a story for you."
Lyra was launched into a new world. Her arms were waving and her legs kicking. She fell to her knees upon landing. She stood up and Lena was right beside her with the baby in her arms. Melody was at her feet. Lyra heard others coming out of their homes. They landed right in the middle of the village. Lyra hid Melody, teleporting her back to her room in the shed.
Several residents of the village came out and surrounded the three of them including Grumpy, Nova, Abigail, Fredrick, Archie (in cricket form), and the other dwarves. When Rumple and Belle came out, Lena looked at them and smiled. Lyra scoped the crowd her for her parents. Snow and David came into the front row of the crowd and looked at Lena and Lyra at the center.
Emma and Killian came to front after what seemed like hours for Lyra. They both looked at her and it was worth everything Lyra had gone through. It only took her a second to see how much they truly loved her. How they didn't have any resentment toward her. It worked; her plan was a success.
Lyra about to say something, but Lena stopped her, extending her arm out. They searched the crowd for her, turning in circles. They found Regina, Robin, Henry (who gave a genuine smile to Lyra), and then...
"Hope!" Lena handed the baby to Lyra and ran over to her best friend. She hugged her warmly and swung her around.
"Woah, what's going on?" Hope asked.
Everyone was looking at Lena and Lyra. Lyra stood up strait and adjusted the baby in her arms. "Operation Falcon is over."
Lena broke away from the hug and stood next to Hope and Lyra stared at her parents. The two girls looked back at each other with incredulous smiles. We did it. We saved the future. We got our happy endings. In those few minutes of complete bliss, nothing could get them down. They were too ecstatic to notice anything off. Every hardship, every struggle, every obstacle was worth it to have this feeling. To have a best friend back and to have parents who love her. To have everything be as it should, for them anyway.
And then Lyra something different. There was a little girl, about eight years old, in the crowd. She had short black hair with curls at the bottom. Most importantly, she was standing next to Killian and Emma. Lyra gasped with delight.
Lena looked over to what Lyra was seeing. "Who is that? She kinda looks like Melody."
"Look at her," Lyra said quietly. "She's my sister."
Lyra joined her family who couldn't wait to hug her.
"So how did it go?" Emma asked.
"Yeah, was Operation Falcon a success?" Killian asked.
Lyra glanced at her aunt who was in the arms of her parents. "It was."
Once the crowd began disperse, Lyra gave the baby back to Lena, who handed him to his father.
"Robin, this is your son," Lena said.
Robin took the infant in his arms. Regina stood next to him along with Hope and Roland.
Lyra called Roland over as she stood a few yards away. He walked over to her and she led them down the path towards their tree and the school.
Robin carried his child into his home with Regina, Hope, and Lena right behind them. Inside the main room, Lena asked, "What are you going to call him?"
Hope smiled as she looked at her half brother in Robin's arms. Regina looked at the baby over Robin's shoulder and gave a small smile. Hope looked over at Lena with a confused look upon her face.
"My dad said he had another son out there. I just thought he would be...older." Hope said.
Lena pursed her lips.
"And how did you find him?" Hope asked.
Lena glanced over Robin. He looked around at his family surrounding him and his baby who was born 17 years ago.
"Jonathan." Robin said. "Like my best friend. Jonathan Hunter Hood."
Regina, Hope and Lena smiled around him. Lena nodded and put her arm around Hope's shoulder.
Lena and Roland stood by the tree at the usual spot. The heat of the sun shines through the tree making sun rays around them. Lyra shuffled her feet and looked up at Roland. He was smiling at her with a hint of confusion as to why they were there. Lyra took his hand and glanced at his lips.
"I'm glad you're back," Roland said.
"We weren't even gone a day," Lyra said.
Roland reached for her other hand but her pulled it away. She placed he hand on the back of his neck and kissed him on the lips. Roland kissed her back and wrapped his arms around her. Lyra's hand went behind his neck on top of her other hand. When their first kid ended, they both had huge smiles on their faces. Lyra gave a small laugh.
The following day Lena, Lyra and Hope sat up in their usual spot up in the tree. Lena spent her morning with her parents talking about her time travel adventure. Lyra spend the night in her new room, or the room she's had for years. It was new for her. She had breakfast with her parents and her sister. Emma and Killian talked with her the night before about her little sister, Faith. They talked about her personality and those relationship. Up in the tree, Hope talked about her new half brother Jonathan.
On their way over to the usual spot, Lyra saw something that made her stop in her track. Faith wasn't the only addition to the Enchanted Forest. There was a new house in the village. Tinkerbell and Victor Frankenstein walked into their home together hand in hand. Lyra smiled at them and waved before moving along.
"He is really loud. He doesn't just cry he screams." Hope said.
Lena said, "He just needs love, from all of his family."
"Speaking of half brothers," Hope said looking over at Lyra, "Roland came home with a grin on his face as if all his dreams came true."
Lena looked at Lyra and nudged, "Ooh."
Lyra laughed to herself. "I actually have other things to do today." She started to scoot over.
"Ah, no no no," Hope said, "Come on, tell us what happened. Don't use some excuse to get out of-"
"I have to take care of the aftermath of Operation Falcon." Lyra said.
"What does that even mean?" Hope asked.
Lena looked down. "Yeah, I have one piece of business left too."
"What is going on? Why did you two go where ever it was without me? And what happened to Melody and Maryanne?" Hope asked.
Lyra and Lena got down from the tree and Hope followed them. Before Hope could ask more questions, Will Perry showed up. Lyra smiled at him and he nodded at her. Hope and Will held hands and walked down the trail together with Lyra and Lena for a few minutes. Lyra headed back to her home and Lena went over to the well in the forest.
Lyra and Killian got on the Jolly Rodger and sailed over to the Coastal Kingdom. They docked the ship went up to the king and queen. It didn't take long to explain to the guards that Killian knew Ariel and Lyra knows that happened to Melody.
Killian and Ariel had an awkward reunion and then he introduced his daughter.
"You have a daughter?" Ariel said.
"I have two actually." Killain said.
"Melody came to our land after Morgana zapped her. Speaking of which, where is she?"
Ariel explained that they defeated Morgana and then asked where her daughter was. Lyra fidgeted as she told them about Melody's visit and how she became really good friends with her. Then Lyra told them about how Melody ended up in the passed. "Melody only wanted to go home." Lyra told them. "And she heard she could find a bean on..."
"It was a accident. A horrible tragic accident." Killian said.
"She couldn't swim," Lyra said. "She was cursed. She was pulled to the bottom of the ocean... She drowned."
Eric held Ariel who almost fell to the floor crying. Killian grabbed Lyra's hand. She looked up at him and he saw the glisten in her eyes from the tears filling them. Lyra gave them Melody's body in a casket so they could bury her in their home.
Meanwhile Lena opened a portal and walked through it. She put on a glamour spell just before entering it.
In this new land, she was wearing common clothing and her hair was a light brown color. She looked younger too. Lena looked at the red sky and nodded slightly. This was the right place. And there she would say for a little while...
A young boy wearing common clothing in the Enchanted Forest sat down by a tree. The other children playing saw him and ran off.
Wearing a common blue dress and a cheap cape, Lena called out, "Bealfire." With her glamour spell, she was unrecognizable. A different person. She took a seat next to him om the tree roots.
"Careful Morraine," He called her, "You don't want to be seen with me. I'm dangerous."
"There just scared of your papa. But I'm not. You won't let him hurt me." Lyra said in disguise.
Bealfire look over at her and gave her a small smile. Lena smiled back at him.
"I don't think he's so bad anyway," Lena said. She looked over at her brother, who had no idea of their relationship or what was about to happen to him. Entirely unaware of his fate.
All the back in present day Storybrooke, the day after Lena and Lyra left, the town was quiet once more. And then the sound of the church bells rang. Leroy and Astrid walked out of the church dressed in ceremonious clothing. Mary Margaret, David, Tinkerbell, the miners, and everyone else came out behind them clapping for them and tossing rise.
The reception continued over at Granny's diner. Everyone was crowded inside. There was a surplus of food and snacks for them. Granny asked Ruby to clean up room 404, since they left town a day ago.
Ruby went up to their room and looked around. The beds were made up all nice. The pillows were fluffed and evenly placed. The room was clean. She opened the closet door and found some clothes left behind. They must have been Lyra and Melody's. Below that, there were shoes in the floor. Ruby moved over to the dresser and opened up each drawer. The first drawer was completely empty. When she opened the second drawer and found the note. She picked it up and read it- or skimmed it.
Ruby ran back to the diner and stood on a stood. "Attention everyone!" She held up the note, "I found a message from...the Descendants."
Everyone looked up at her and payee attention. Many guests were down the hall and came into the main room. The guests outside, like Killian, opened the front door and listened.
Ruby read their note loud and clear. "'Dear Storybrooke,
I'm sure you're all wondering why your memories from the passed two week are gone. During that time, you had four young visitors. Our mission was to bring back the happy endings in the absence of the savior.'"
This was written under the impression they were going to take their memories. "But we do remember then," Leroy said.
"Keep reading," Mary Margaret said.
"'All you need to know is three things. 1) There's no need to send a search party for Will Scarlet. He is no longer in town. He's back in Wonderland with his true love.
"'2) Emma Swan is back in town. She's still the dark one, but you don't need to fear her. We brought her back here and when you see her you'll know why it was so important.'"
"It seems nothing went as planned for them," Leroy said.
Killian and Henry looked down.
"'3) We're sorry for taking your memories. One day you will know the truth. Until then don't go looking for it.
"'4) This is a bonus for you all. Zelena had her child, and no you won't find him on Storybrooke. We did take him but you will get him back. It is just going to take some time. You won't miss a minute of his growing up.
"'I wish we could tell you more about us. I promise you will get your memories back one day. Thank you for all you did for us, even though you don't remember it.
"'Signed,
The Descendants'"
Epilogue:
A sinister calling woke up Lyra in the Enchanted Forest one night. She gasped and sat up in her bed. She was in her own room inside the Jones home. Lyra got out of bed and walked down the hall. She left her home, going after the noise.
As she walked into a cave coming from the right side, Lena entered from the left side.
"You heard it too," Lena said.
"I guess this when we find out our price," Lyra said.
They walked side by side into the cave. They walked about a quarter mile when the cave came to an end. There was a secure box on a skinny table in front of them.
Both girls took a deep breath while looking at the box. They started at the box unmoving. Lyra finally unlocked the box with her magic and went back into place. Lena looked very weary of that box. Lyra noticed and stepped forward. She quickly opens be box and saw what was inside.
Lena and Lyra slowly looked at each other. Inside the box, was the dark one dagger. And the name written across it was Zelena.
***Thank you all so much for reading! I hope you enjoyed this tale as posted during the haitus. Let me know what you thought of The Descendants.