(First of all, PopPotter777, sorry to disappoint, but, no, it's none of them. Gideon is already in the story, kind of – he is just a baby, so I am probably not going to do much with his character- so he wasn't the person I was talking about.
Fanfics10: Thanks again. I usually do try to see things through each of their perspectives, and it isn't always easy, so I am glad you like it. I do think I might bring Ruby back. I love her and her friendship with Snow, so that is always a possibility. But I don't want to give away too much yet.
Baratta Jennifer: Thanks! I hope you like this chapter as well. This one is actually one of my favorites yet.)
A few minutes after he poofed Belle back to his opponents, Adda remembered something he had to ask Rumple something he had been wondering ever since Regina escaped with Robin. "How did she do it? How was Regina able to absorb my magic and then use it against me?" Adda was a man not so much different from Rumple: he liked to always be at least one step ahead of everyone else, and that moment with Regina refused to escape his mind. He needed to know what they were hiding.
Rumple looked back at Adda, smirking. He didn't really understand how that was possible either. After Regina told him what had happened, he didn't ask too many questions because he knew she didn't understand it either, but that was something he was planning to explore. Until he became Cruella's prisoner of course. "I have no idea."
But that wasn't a good enough answer for Adda. He couldn't continue with his plan until he found out whatever it was they were hiding. He stepped back, signaling Cruella to step forward. "Why don't you stop being a lying bastard, and tell us the truth?" Cruella asked, holding the dagger in front of her body.
Rumple knew he would never tell them anything, even if they used the dagger on him, and simply because he didn't know anything. But even he was surprised with his answer: "True love." As a man who spent a lot of his life without love, for a long time he didn't believe in the power of it. But in the previous years, Rumple had seen love conquer everything, break curses, reunite people... so his perspective definitely changed. And it was in such a smooth way, that he didn't even notice it.
Adda rolled his eyes, not wanting to believe what he had just heard. How could love had beat him? Like Rumple, he did see love do all kinds of things, but he never thought for a second it would be powerful to stop Him. There was only one person he was afraid of, one person who might be powerful enough to defeat him, but that was definitely not Regina. But he didn't even have time to reply, because that was when he heard Regina's voice yelling outside.
...
Just like a couple hours before that, Regina was walking through the streets of Storybrooke, heading to Adda's house. The only difference was that she wasn't alone. They had taken some time to develop a plan, but they knew they couldn't plan the whole thing. No one can ever plot every detail. They just hoped it would be enough to get what they wanted.
They didn't have more of Adda's magical essence to trick the spell and let them in, but they had prepared a different approach. "Hey Adda!" Regina yelled when they got to the house. "Why don't you let us in and face us? Or are you afraid to lose this time?" They all knew they had to kick Adda where it hurt the most and, for people like him, that was his ego. They knew he would have to prove he wasn't afraid of them, and hopefully that would mean he would give them what they wanted without even realizing it.
Adda turned around from Rumple and Cruella and walked to the front door, opening it. "Regina! What a surprise." He looked around her, and the only person he was surprised to see, was Elsa. He didn't know she was in town, but he didn't really care. She didn't scare him. "I see you brought a new friend. I'm sorry to disappoint, but I have no interest in buying ice cream."
"Well then, lucky for you that's not exactly what we are here for. So, are you gonna let us in or what?" Regina gave Adda a soft smile as everyone prepared themselves for battle. Robin grabbed one of his arrows, putting it close to his bow, ready to shoot at any moment; David and Henry grabbed their swords and Elsa let some snowflakes fly around her.
"Why don't we take this outside? I'd hate to destroy my new furniture." Adda may have been hot headed and in need to prove himself and kick their asses, but from Regina's insistence, he could tell she wanted something from inside his house, and that he wouldn't allow. He took a step forward and stopped when he could felt he was outside his shield.
The heroes took a few steps back, giving themselves some space to fight. Adda may think he was being smart by not letting them in, but that was exactly what they were hoping for. After Adda, it didn't take long for Cruella, Rumple and Lily to show up at the door step. "You know, I was actually going to wait a while before I killed the rest of you, but given the circumstances, you give me no choice." Adda stood there, with his helpers right behind him, and ignited a fireball in his hand.
Henry looked at David and did as he had been taught, pointing his sword at the sky. He was obviously not the greatest sword fighter in all the realms, but he could give a few swings, thanks to his grandfather. Plus, of course he would never go to a battle unarmed.
Adda threw the fireball in Regina's direction, but Elsa was able to destroy it, by throwing an ice ball back at it, making that the first blow in both teams. Like in the previous battle, they all started to walk to their opponents, putting Regina face to face with Adda again. "So, here we are again so it seems. Pity this time you have no one to protect you." Adda had no doubts he could take down Regina. After all, he had previously fought both her and Rumple at the same time, and he only didn't kill them because he didn't want to.
"I don't need anyone to protect me. I can take care of myself." Regina of course knew that she could never take down Adda on her own. She just hoped to survive long enough for them to get Belle's heart.
Adda still had no idea how Regina had managed to hurt him before, so he knew he couldn't play around. He had to end Regina once and for all. That was the only way to be sure she would never bother him again. He threw another fireball at her, and when she dodged it, she was in the perfect position for Adda to blast her to the wall. Hurt and with no tricks up her sleeve, Regina could only hope it was already time.
Cruella couldn't help but laugh when a girl in a blue dress started walking to her. She had no idea who that person was, but she clearly didn't have fashion in her vocabulary. "Who the hell are you, darling?" She asked, not taking that smirk off her face.
"I'm Queen Elsa of Arendelle. So you'd be wise to just surrender." Elsa was glad she was helping her friends. After all, that was all she was there to do. And she actually did miss fighting bad guys.
"I don't believe I've ever killed a Queen. I guess there is a first time for everything." With the dagger on her hand, Cruella turned to Rumple, who was right behind her. "Why don't you teach this retched girl some manners? But don't kill her. I want to be the one to finish her off."
With no choice but to obey, Rumple took a few steps forwards. He would have taken a few more, if Elsa hadn't frozen his feet. But unfortunately for all of them, that was nothing Rumple couldn't handle. He destroyed the ice and started dodging and destroying the ice daggers she kept sending his way. Noticing she was starting to grow more tired, Rumple leaned his hand to her. "I'm sorry about this." He threw a magic blast towards her, but surprisingly, Elsa disappeared in a cloud of snowflakes.
Ever since she had gotten back to Arendelle, Elsa had started training magic, in case her kingdom was ever in danger. She had never fought the dark one, but he wasn't so different from some of the sorcerers who were helping her improve her battle skills. She poofed to right behind him, and blasted Rumple to the floor, something she seemed to regret a lot less than she was expecting.
Henry, David and Robin started to walk towards Lily, who didn't seem as happy as the previous time David had seen her. Charming may have hated Adda for the plan he had orchestrated but in the end, Lily was the one who actually did it. And for that, he was trying his best not to give completely into his will for vengeance. He knew that was not what Snow would have wanted. But of course, that's easier said than done.
Regina had instructed them (or more specifically, instructed David) not to kill Lily unless they had no other choice at all. Because Lily's death would ensure that Maleficent would never help them. Or even that she would start helping Adda instead.
They all watched as she ignited a fireball, making David put his previously enchanted sword in front of him to dodge it. After that, Lily pulled out her own sword and smiled at David. "The sword which killed your wife. Wouldn't it be romantic if it killed you too? I'm sure you'd definitely meet again."
David's anger increased as he heard that. He couldn't believe she was teasing him like that. He felt a hand land on his shoulder, looked back and saw Robin, who had an expression on his face which totally said: 'Calm Down'. David took a deep breath, and swung his sword against Lily's.
Henry watched, ready to jump in at any moment. He didn't convince everyone to let him go with them, so that he could just watch them fight. He wanted to help everyone against the bad guys. When he was about to help his grandfather and Robin with Lily, he heard something, so he turned to the sound and saw his mother on the floor and Adda walking to her with a fireball in his hand. Instinctively he ran to them, and stood between his mother and Storybrooke's newest villain.
Regina couldn't believe what her eyes were seeing. Adda had clearly been looking at her, but when Henry put himself in the middle of them both, Adda started looking determined at her son instead. "Henry, get out of here. Run!", she screamed as loud as she could. But Henry either didn't hear it or he was just foolishly brave, just like most of his family, because he didn't even move a muscle.
"I won't let you hurt her!" Henry watched Adda stop a few steps from him, and throw the fireball he was holding at his direction. Like he was taught to, Henry put the sword in front of his body, something which would have had totally worked if Adda's magic wasn't so powerful. Because it was, the sword broke in half, making some of the flying pieces cut Henry's face, and leaving him with just the edge in his hand. Because of the blast the sword was not completely able to absorb, Henry stumbled a little, but he refused to fall. Instead, he just continued to stand in front of his mother.
Adda smiled at the boy's bravery. He had no idea Henry would ever be able to do such a thing. But it didn't matter, because the second blast he'd throw would definitely put an end to the Author. Without saying anything, Adda ignited another fireball.
Henry watched terrified at Adda, not knowing what he should do next. The sword couldn't obviously hold another blast, and he could already feel blood fall down from the multiple wounds in his face. Without any alternative, Henry threw the rest of the sword towards Adda, hoping that would buy him enough time to get out. And in fact, it almost did.
If Adda had thought Henry had already used all his bravery for the day, he was wrong because he really did not expect to be stabbed by half a sword. He screamed in pain as it entered his leg, and immediately pulled it out and threw it aside, watching as the wound started to heal. "Oh, you didn't just do that!" Adda wasn't just pissed anymore, he was blinded by anger. Right then, he couldn't think about anything else but killing Henry because of the embarrassment he was making him go through. How could a little boy even think about going against someone like Adda, let alone actually doing it. When he felt his leg was healed, he got ready to finally kill Henry.
Henry had just spent his last resource and really had nothing else he could use. He looked back at Regina and realized she was still very weak to do anything. And if his mother couldn't protect herself, there was no way Henry would ever step aside. Full of hope it was already time, Henry looked at Adda's door step, realizing everything would be okay. No one would die in that battle. He turned again to Adda and smiled, making him hesitate for one more second, which was more than enough for Zelena to blast her previous 'boss' away. "No one should ever dare to hurt my nephew."
Henry looked at Zelena as she, with Robin in her arms and a small bag in her hand, winked at him, smiling, and poofed all the members of her team to a safe place.