(PopPotter777: those are some good guesses, but no, I wasn't talking about any of the two. I think Adda could bring Pan back if he wanted to, but Pan was the leader of his group, and if Adda recruited him, he would maybe want to continue to lead, which would bring some trouble inside his little army, and Adda wants unity, he wants team players instead of leaders. Hope this clarifies it. And by the way, thank for writings reviews for pretty much all the chapters so far. Really means a lot to me. Same to . thank you both very much. And of course, thanks to everyone else who spent a few minutes of their lives righting a review for me. Really appreciate it.
In one of the previous parts of the story, I put a little clue to this new recruit's identity. If you noticed it, then congrats, but if you didn't, that's okay because you will find out in this chapter. Hope you guys like it, and without further delays, here I go.)
"Great!"
That was all Henry had time to hear before he found himself in a dark ally. It didn't take long for him to realize that was the place he was, maybe a couple hours before, the place where Lily kidnapped him. He stood there for a few minutes, thinking about what he was going to do, but deep down he always knew the conclusion to which he would arrive: go to his family.
Of course he could try to solve the problem himself, but that would just make him cause more damage than he already had. He was finally starting to understand why his family always kept him away from these kinds of things: because he was a screw up. And if anything was proof of that, was the fact he just pretty much granted Cruella the ability to kill anyone she wanted to. Not to mention, that was maybe what Adda was waiting for to start taking down the heroes. Bottom line: Henry really believed this was all his fault.
After jumping to all these conclusions, real or not, Henry started walking home, realizing for sure there was really nothing he could do. As he was going to Emma's, he felt like every step he took just made him feel more frustrated and useless. There he was: everything he had always tried to prove he wasn't to his family, he then realized he was wrong and they were right. He may not be a villain, but he didn't feel like a hero either. Right then, he only felt like he was what Emma always called him: a "kid".
As he started getting closer to his destination, tears of frustration started falling down his face. He tried his best to stop them, but he only had the same luck as when he tried to stop Adda and Cruella. A few minutes later, he was just outside his mother's house, and it was then he realized he couldn't enter the house like that. He stood outside, cleaned his tears, took a very deep breath, and opened the door.
"Henry!" Hook said to him surprised to see the boy so early. "What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be at school?" He smiled at his step-son, understanding his situation. If it was him, he wouldn't want to go to school either when there was something so big going on. But then again, he also understood Emma's position. In fact, he was partially responsible for her to learn that: even when we are fighting a bad guy, life must go on, because otherwise, they already won.
"Where are my moms?" Henry asked worried and looking around.
It was only then Hook realized there was something else going on. He hadn't just skipped classes, something else had happened. "Why, Henry? What happened?"
"I need to talk to them. Now!" He said sounding more and more worried.
"They're in Regina's vault. I was just about to go there. Come with me." Hook said to Henry, practically starting to run to the door.
Hook stepped outside, and Henry followed him. While on the way, Hook obviously asked Henry what had happened, but Henry didn't answer, he just kept walking pretending not to listen. Hook even made a few attempts of small talk, but the boy was immune to that too. At some point, Hook could swear he saw tears wanting to start falling from his eyes, but he realized it was no good talking about it, so he just overlooked it.
"Hook, you're here!" Emma said right after Hook entered the vault. She ran to him and hugged him. It was only then she saw Henry, who was a little behind, still trying to come out with a way to tell everyone what had happened. "Henry!" Emma was surprised, but ultimately not too much. He was her son after all "Shouldn't you be at school?" She looked at Regina, trying to tell her she had nothing to do with that.
Henry noticed Rumple was also there, but he just looked at Emma and Regina. For a few seconds everyone was quiet, since they were all looking at him, realizing that wasn't rebel teenage Henry they were seeing before them, but rather a very concerned one. "I didn't mean to bail school today, I really didn't, but..." Henry made a little pause, trying to find out how to say what he wanted to say. He continued when he realized there was no soft way to put it. "I was kidnapped."
Everyone looked at him, as surprised as they ever were. "You were what?" "Kidnapped? By who?" Regina and Emma asked at the same time. Hook just stood there, unable to speak. He knew there was something wrong, but he never would have guessed that. Rumple, on the other hand, just stood there. Nothing really surprised him anymore, and he always knew Adda was never there to play a nice game.
It was only when he heard Emma's question that Henry realized that Lily must have been working with Adda too. Even though he didn't see her inside the house, she was the one who kidnapped him. "It was Lily." He said at last. "She must be working for Adda."
"Why am I not surprised?" Rumple said, not missing an opportunity to say he was right.
"Not now, Gold" Emma said trying to stay calm, not wanting him and Regina to start arguing again.
The rain of questions continued, as Henry did his best to provide answers. He told them everything that happened, from when he was walking to school to when Adda puffed him back to where he was. He obviously told them about Cruella and how she could kill, all of that because of him.
"Oh, Henry don't blame yourself. It wasn't your fault." Regina said approaching him and giving him a hug, one Henry did not return. He was in no mood for hugs. "Are you sure you didn't see Zelena there?" Regina asked starting to grow more concerned about her sister. She knew there were probably only two options: either she was being held against her will by Adda or, this one not being as impossible as Regina hoped, she was working for him.
"No mom, I told you. I only saw Cruella and Adda." Henry said, still upset about that situation.
"Ok, Henry that's fine." Regina said still close to him, not wanting to ask him more questions.
"You guys didn't find her yet? What about the locater spell?" Henry asked trying to change the subject.
"It didn't work. We tried everything, but the spell doesn't take us to her. She probably has a spell on her which shields her." Regina was really desperate. She really hoped her sister didn't make the mistake to fall back to her dark side. But she couldn't understand why Adda would need her, because without magic she probably couldn't do much for him.
"And you have no idea where Adda is staying?" Rumple was starting to get agitated.
"None. I was knocked out when they took me there, and then Adda just poofed me back. And there were no windows in the room I was in."
"Well, I guess we will have to settle with some good old tracking. My parents have already started. We should meet them." Emma started walking out of the vault, holding Killian's hook. "Wanna come, kid?"
Henry's eyes widened, and he looked at Emma surprised. Did she just invite him to go with them? A smile stared growing on his lips, one which turned huge, and he started to follow Emma. "Hell yeah!"
After they all got out, Regina walked towards Emma and started speaking to her in a low voice, so Henry couldn't hear. "Are you sure this is a good idea? It can get dangerous if we do find them."
"Did you look at him, Regina? He was devastated. He needs this trust me."
Regina sighed in agreement. She wasn't much of a fan of the idea, but she didn't want to be the one to break it up to him. Plus, being alone was what got Henry in trouble in the first place. While he was with them, he was safe.
Regina called Snow asking her where they were, and started leading the group, heading to the woods. Maybe around 15 minutes after they left the vault, Regina looked back and didn't see anyone. "Henry! Emma!" She started calling, but no one replied. She started walking in the direction she came from, but still didn't see them. But she did see something else: a house, one she had never seen before. It was a huge house, almost like a mansion, and it was all painted in black. As mayor of Storybrooke, she knew that house didn't exist, at least not a week ago, which might mean that was Adda's hiding place.
She called Henry and the others again, but when no one replied, she decided to enter. She had passed that spot a few minutes before and hadn't seen anything, which meant the house must have had some kind of shield around it. She had to make the best of it while she was inside it.
She opened the door and saw a hallway, a big one, full of doors throughout it. She started walking down the hall, and looking inside the other rooms. When she got to what seemed to be the living room, she saw someone sitting on the couch. She was not one for subtlety, so she immediately ignited a fireball in her hand.
"Regina! Come on! There is no need to be hostile." The person on the couch got up and revealed himself to be Adda.
"You! What did you do to my sister?" Regina asked determined, and not showing any kind of fear. Once upon a time, she used to be the one to spread fear, so that was something she knew how to control.
Adda laughed in her face. "Don't worry, Regina. She is not doing anything she doesn't want to do."
"And where are your little associates?" She smirked at him. "That's right, I know about that. You think you can stop us by reuniting a lost girl and a psychopath?" Regina said, trying to change subject. She didn't want to believe was sister was actually working for him, that she had fallen dark again.
"Well, not entirely." Adda replied, still with a smile on his face. "I did recruit Cruella and Lily, but they are not the only ones. Wanna meet my new soldier?"
Regina started walking slowly towards him, still with the fireball burning in her hand. "Who the hell are you talking about?"
"Not another step, Regina." A voice said behind her.
Regina's eyes widened, as she kept looking at Adda. She didn't look at that person, but she knew exactly who he was and also the weapon he was carrying. That was the weapon he was carried. She didn't know how she knew, but she could feel that the person behind her wasn't the Robin from the wish world, the Robin she brought back when she went to Emma' rescue. For some reason, she could feel that was her Robin. The Robin who loved her. And the Robin she loved back.