It really wasn't very easy to describe the person the heroes saw before them, or more accurately, above them. He wasn't very old, but he wasn't very young either. He wasn't very tall, but not very short either. He wasn't beautiful, but he wasn't ugly. He wasn't fat, but he wasn't thin. While all the people on main street were analyzing him, he started falling, but a very calculated fall, allowing him to land gracefully as a king. Before he actually hit the ground, Gold started walking to him, ignoring everyone else. When David saw him walk to the strange man, he took out his sword.

"Who are you and what do you want?" Gold approached him and grabbed him by the shirt trying to sound threatening.

"Is that any way to treat a guest in your town, Rumplestiltskin?" The Man asked, smiling, not surprised at all by his behavior.

"So, you know who I am?" Gold started lowering his voice.

The Man's smile grew. "Of course! Who hasn't heard of the Dark One?" Rumple really wasn't liking this. He usually knows everyone, and he is usually the one with the upper hand when it comes to circumstances such as that one, but he was really clueless to who that man was.

Before Gold could reply again, Regina approached him too, while everyone followed her. "Enough games. Who are you?"

The Man turned to her. "You all really want to know, don't you? Maybe you don't know who I am, but I know who all of you are." He pointed to Regina "The so feared Evil Queen..."

"Not anymore actually" Regina said before he could say anything else.

The Man rolled his eyes before continuing. As he said their identities, he looked them in the eye, one by one. "The Savior. The most Charming of all princes. The most wanted Snow White. The Bookworm, also known as Belle. The very envious Wicked Witch. The famous Captain Hook. And of course, the newest author." He said, giving Henry a special smile.

David was totally not happy with any of this, especially not with the look he gave Henry. He stepped forward and squeezed the sword in his hand a little harder. "Alright, you proved you did your homework on all of us. So, if you want to tell us who you are, just do it. If not, I am sure we will find out soon enough."

The Man raises his eyebrows in surprise. "Charming and brave. I like it. Well, if you really must know, my name is Adda. In fact, I hear you once met a friend of mine." He stopped and when no one said anything he continued "Merlin".

Everyone looked at each other shocked. Merlin? Merlin was the oldest wizard ever, the beginning of all magic. If this Adda knew Merlin, he had to be even older than Rumple himself.

Adda laughed. "I bet he told you that magic started with him, didn't he?" He looked at everyone and realized they were agreeing. "Well, maybe that is what he thought, but that is not true. Magic actually started with me. When we were both escaping from prison, we found the Holy Grail. He was reluctant to try it, so I did first. He assumed I died, but the Gods, or whoever put that cup there, had other plans. I didn't die, my body did. My mind was uploaded everywhere. I became a God myself, but one with no power, one who could only watch. Until I found out I could collect magic. Whenever someone did a powerful spell, or casted a powerful curse, I was able to get a little bit of that magic. That is why this town has been great. Curses after curses after curses. I felt like there was a feast every day. But the amount of magic released in the final battle, well, that was just the last taste I needed to bring myself back. And that is why I know all of you. I was there, in every single moment of your miserable lives."

"What do you want?" Emma asked determined, just wanting to get over with this.

Adda smiled at her. "Well, all I ever wanted was to become myself again, and now that I have, I think I am going to stick around. I hear this town is quite nice."

"Is that really all you want?" Snow was hopeful their fresh happy beginnings were still intact.

"Don't get too hopeful, dearie" Gold said to Snow "He isn't here on vacation."

Adda smiled again. "Rumple, Rumple. Why must you always expect the worse? All I want right now, is a place to stay. Did you have anything else in mind?"

The heroes really became more and more shocked by how the events were unfolding. Should they trust this guy? Of course not, they all knew that. But could he be there just for a fresh start? Maybe, why not? Not everyone is like Rumple, always with a plan on their mind, but then again, not everyone is like Snow White, who usually does the right thing.

"If you don't want anything, then why all the theatrics? Couldn't you just show up?" Rumple was definitely never going to trust that guy, that much was clear by then.

"Well, a man likes to make an entrance. I wanted to get your attention."

"Fine. You want a peaceful stay in Storybrooke, then that is what we offer here. But the minute I don't like this, you are going to go as far away from here as it is humanly possible." Regina said approaching him slowly. She looked him in the eye, with her most menacing look. "Welcome to Storybrooke." The menacing face turned to an almost genuine smile, as she said those last words. She turned around, ready to go home and get some sleep. It really was a long night, and she was extremely tired.

"You can't be serious, Regina." Gold said turning to her. "You're just going to trust he is a nice guy? Just like that?" Gold couldn't believe what he had just heard.

"Well, of course I'm not simply trusting this Adda." She said loud and clear, making sure the Storybrooke newbie was listening. She turned to Adda. "I am going to keep an eye on him." Regina walked away. Everyone looked confused, not sure what to do next. Henry decided to follow Regina, Snow and Charming headed home, Zelena went back to her truck and Emma and Hook followed Emma's parents. Rumple and Belle stayed for a little while longer and Rumple gave Adda one last look, before puffing himself and Belle away.

Adda looked at the people who still stayed, all looking at him, and he turned away, starting to walk the roads of that curious town. They bought it. He knew they would. Of course, they didn't trust him, but he only needed them to stay exactly like that for a short while, giving him enough time to raise an army. And find his first recruit was exactly where he was going to. After all, time is on the essence. So Adda started heading to find his daughter.

(Hope you guys are enjoying the story so far. Thank you all for the positive reviews, and please continue to post more because I would like to know your thoughts about this.

Fact: this Adda person, I didn't make him up, he is a character from the show. A very small one, but still. He was seen once in one of the first few scenes of episode 7 of the fifth season, entitled "Nimue". I made a few changes to this character, since it has been over 1000 years. If you want a reminder of who he is, you can check this wiki entry: wiki/Adda