It had soon emerged that Hook's ship was definitely unavailable for hire, exactly why Kelly was unable to determine. Everyone was a fount of creative excuses whenever she wanted to know anything significant about the town, like why it wasn't on the map. Fortunately the old lady, Granny, was obliging about a room and about where Kelly could find the nuns. So the next morning Kelly had set out to find them. And she could sense that everyone was, discretely, watching.
The nuns lived on the edge of town. Kelly went into the Church and found them all in a group. Their leader, a short, slim, dark woman, said "I'm sorry, we are a bit busy just now"
Kelly had a feeling that they had been discussing her. Using the direct approach she retorted "I need to see The Mother Superior, urgently. Ok, I know that there is something going on here, well I don't care what it is just as long as I get the protection for Diana that I need. She needs a Blood Magic Shield and we both need Psychic Shields"
The woman looked aghast and seemed to find it hard to say, "Why do you think that we know of such things?"
Kelly sensed that the nun was prevaricating and replied with a truth and a partial bluff "That barrier about the town, I know of some very unpleasant, and powerful, people who would like to know how that was done. And the girl serving at Granny's Diner, she may not be a Blutbad, but she's no human either. Well?" On impulse Kelly got out the photographs and handed them over, "I was told that this creep is after Diana and the other's are his accomplices. Well?" A soon as the nun saw the photos Diana started crying and the entire building began to rumble. Instead of being alarmed, the other nun's all looked at Diana intently.
The nun looked horrified "Why would The Dark One be after your child?" In fact The Blue Fairy could already sense why.
"I'm not her mother, I'm her protector. I was only told that he could tap Diana's powers. I can kill him. It's not him that I'm worried about, it's Prince Victor"
The nun frowned, "And is this Prince Victor a relative of the child?"
"A great uncle or something ... what's that got to do with it?" Kelly had hit home and decided to elaborate "I was told that Victor has got her mother in his dungeon. She's a Hexenbiest, a Witch. Either Victor can use her to get to Diana, or get other Wesen to find where we are. Then The Verat, the Royal killers, will be sent in. I was told that even that barrier of yours might not keep them out. If we can get to Britain The Sidhe might hide us"
"Who told you this?", the Blue Fairy was worried. She had heard about the Sidhe, an assortment of Fey folk, and it wasn't always complementary.
"I don't know who they are ... but, a woman in one of the photo's is their mother" Kelly pointed to the blond's photo.
The Blue Fairy felt somewhat relieved, "Maleficent, ah, I know who you are talking about. They would know, about such things. They let you through the barrier?" From her one encounter in Malificent's fortress nearly 30 years ago, she had sensed that Dragon Lords were of the Fey, magical beings like Mermaids, and had "influence"
"One of them did, so?"
"We will do what we can. The baby has great power. But it will not be easy. Others must help us, we may need certain things" The Blue Fairy realised that they might need Regina to help with the Blood magic and Belle to research psi magic. They might also need help from the baby Dragon Lord who had approached her about locating and freeing Malificent months after the curse was broken. She continued "And you must tell me everything, about everything. I very much doubt that you could harm The Dark One, only the child may have that kind of power unless you are far more than you appear to be"
"Ok, but I need to know about any dangers here" the perplexed Kelly replied.
Diana stooped crying and the trembling stopped.