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Chapter 15

Emma and Henry were returning home from New York. Snow, David, and Hanna were on their way to meet them. They were told to come to the docks. Apparently, they had commandeered Captain Hook's ship and were sailing it back to Storybrooke. Mr. Gold had been poisoned by the hook of the captain, and they needed a way to get back fast in order to save him. The group was just coming off of the ship when David, Snow, and Hanna pulled up in the truck.

"Are you okay?" Snow asked as she ran to Emma.

"Yeah, we're alright," Emma assured her.

"I drove a ship!" Henry said proudly.

"Did you now?" David asked as he helped another man get Gold to the truck.

"Yeah my dad taught me."

"That's me," the man said as David eyed him up suspiciously. This was the man that had gotten his teenage daughter pregnant and left her.

"Henry!" Hanna exclaimed as she ran up to her best friend and gave him a hug. "I'm glad you're back. I have so much to tell you!"

"Me too! New York was awesome!" Henry told her.

"Hey Emma!" Hanna said as she smiled up at her sister.

"Hey Han," Emma said as she pulled her sister in for a hug. She had missed her other little partner in crime. "Stay out of trouble while we were away?"

"Mostly," Hanna said with a shrug of her shoulders. She didn't want to mention to Emma the fact the she had gotten herself grounded while they were away. Emma just grinned and led the kids over to the truck. They came up just in time to hear the end of a conversation between David and Mary Margaret.

"…and that's who you're gonna stay," David told her. Hanna didn't miss what her father said and wondered what they were talking about. Something was going on with her mom, but she wasn't sure what it was.

"You okay?" Emma asked Mr. Gold.

"I'm beginning to feel a bit stronger. Take me back to my shop. There's magic there that can protect us," he replied.

"Let me guess, we get to go hang out with Ruby," Henry chimed in.

"You got it kid," Emma said.

Henry and Hanna looked at each other and rolled their eyes. They had the drill down pat by now. Maybe one day they would actually get to come along.

"I'll keep them out of the crossfire," Ruby assured the other adults.

"Thank you," Snow told her. She then turned to her youngest daughter and firmly grasped her shoulders, looking at her directly in the eyes. "Do not step one foot outside of Granny's, understood?"

"Yes," Hanna said quickly. The look in her mom's eyes scared her a little bit. She wasn't going to cross her today. Especially with Cora and Regina out and about with the dagger. She didn't want to get caught up with them again. She was going to do exactly what her mother had asked.

Snow looked into her daughter's eyes searching for any sign that she wasn't going to do what she was told. She was satisfied with Hanna's answer. "Good," Snow told her as she pulled her in for a hug. "We'll see you later." said with a smile. David came up and gave her a quick kiss on the forehead, telling her to be good.

Hanna watched as they set off for Gold's shop, then turned to Henry. "As you can see nothing's changed since you've been gone. No adventures for us."

"Oh, I have something adventurous for you two to do. Don't you worry," Ruby said with a grin. Henry and Hanna just looked at each other and raised their eyebrows in confusion. They had no idea what Ruby had planned. From the grin on Ruby's face, they weren't sure they wanted to find out either.

Turns out Ruby's "adventure" included delivering the food to customers and washing dishes. She was tired of them sneaking out on her, so she thought of a way to stop that. She put them to work. They were so busy with plates full of food and sinks full of soapy water that they didn't have time for anything else.

"I'm pretty sure my fingers are going to stay this way forever," Henry said as he sat down in the booth across from Hanna and looked at his wrinkled hands that had been cleaning the dishes all night. He never wanted to see another dirty dish again.

"I sure hope these stains will come out," Hanna said as she looked down at her sweater. "You should see how grumpy that dwarf really gets when you drop his tomato soup on the ground…twice," Hanna wasn't the best at food delivery. She had a few mishaps. Two of which involved dropping Grumpy's bowl of tomato soup and having it splatter all over her.

"I don't like Ruby's idea of an adventure," Henry said.

"Me either," Hanna agreed as she propped her head up with her hand.

"Here you go guys," Ruby said as she placed two hot fudge sundaes in front of them."Thanks for all your help tonight."

"Thanks Ruby!" the kids said excitedly as the smiled up at her. Maybe this so called adventure had its perks after all. They dug right into their desserts. Ruby had really loaded them up. Chocolate and vanilla ice cream. Hot fudge and carmel. Extra whipped cream and two cherries each. They didn't think they had ever had a sundae that tasted this good.

"So…that guy, he's your dad, huh?" Hanna asked Henry. She had been wanting to ask him about it ever since he had gotten back, but she didn't know how to bring it up, so she just decided to ask straight out.

"Yeah…Emma lied to me. She told me my father was dead," Henry said as he looked down. Hanna could tell he was hurt by what Emma had done.

"Henry, I don't think she was trying to hurt you. She probably thought she was doing the right thing," Hanna told him.

"Hanna she lied. Regina lied to me all the time. And I…I just never thought Emma would. I thought I could trust her."

"You can Henry. She loves you. She just made a mistake."

"Yeah I guess," Henry replied with a shrug of his shoulders.

Hanna sat there for a few minutes, not knowing what to say. "So…tell me about him. Your dad," Hanna tried, hoping he would answer.

"Uh…I don't really know much about him. His name is Neal. It was Baelfire in the Enchanted Forest. And he knows how to sail a ship," Henry told her.

"Sounds pretty cool," Hanna told him.

"So what happened while I was away. What did I miss?" Henry asked, wanting to change the subject.

Hanna filled him in on everything that had happened while he was in New York. She told him about how she had gotten to go to work with David and finally got to ride her horse. Henry was jealous about the horse. He still hadn't gotten to ride his yet. He made a mental note to have his grandpa take him to the stables the first chance he got. Hanna continued to tell him about the whole incident with Cora and Regina, being careful when it came to Regina because she knew how much that would upset him. He did seem a little down after she got done telling him what Regina and her mother had done. He really wanted Regina to redeem herself and become the person he knew she could be.

"Oh and I got myself grounded," Hanna said, trying to lift Henry's spirits a little.

"What? Okay, let me get this straight," Henry said as he burst out laughing. "Snow White and Prince Charming grounded you?" Apparently the thought of that was hilarious to him.

"Ha ha yeah it's so funny," Hanna said sarcastically.

"How long are you in for" Henry asked her.

"I don't know. They didn't tell me how long," Hanna said grumpily.

"Well you kind of deserve it," Henry said with a raise of his eyebrows.

"Oh yeah, like you don't sneak off anytime you want. You just wait. You'll have your turn one of these days," Hanna told him.

Henry just shrugged his shoulders and smirked. He knew she was right. Emma hadn't grounded him yet, but it was bound to happen sooner or later. Hanna and Henry continued to talk and catch up. They both had missed the other's company over the last several days.

"Hey Ruby. How were they?" Emma asked as she walked into the diner.

"Great! I think I wore them out," she said as she looked over to the booth where both kids had laid their heads down and fallen fast asleep.

"I guess you did," Emma said with a laugh and walked over to the booth to wake the kids up. Henry woke right up without any problem, but it took a while to coax Hanna awake. Even when they did manage to get her up, she had a very grumpy look on her face.

"Where's mom and dad?" she asked Emma with a yawn.

"There uh…at home. Come on, let's go," Emma said.

Hanna looked at Emma suspiciously. She could tell by the sound of her voice that something had happened, but she was too tired to ask her about it right now. She just followed Emma outside and into the backseat of her yellow bug. She buckled herself up and went right back to sleep.

"Where's Hanna?" David asked when he saw Emma and Henry walk into the loft.

"Your grouchy daughter is sleeping and refuses to get out of the car," Emma told him.

"I'll go get her," David said with a grin as he shook his head. He knew Hanna was hard to deal with when she was tired. He managed to get Hanna out of the car. He ended up carrying her into the loft and up to her bed. He removed her coat and shoes and covered her up. She had stayed asleep through the whole thing, which was probably best for everyone.

Emma, Hanna, and Henry sat at the counter and watched as David came out of his bedroom with a plate full of food.

"Anything?" Emma asked.

"She won't eat a bite," David sighed.

"Is she okay?"Hanna asked looking towards the bedroom. Her mom was just laying in bed, not doing anything. She would usually have been up and ready for the day by now. Something had happened, but Hanna didn't know what.

"What's wrong with her?" Henry asked.

"Nothing. She's fine. She's just a little sick," Emma told them.

"You guys are lying to us, aren't you?" Henry asked. He could tell by the looks on their faces that they were.

"Dad?" Hanna said as she looked to her father for an answer.

"No ones lying," Emma told him.

"You are," Henry said as he glared at his mother. "Just like you did about my dad."

"Henry I…" Emma started to say as she put her hand on his shoulder. Henry pulled away. "They're right," Emma continued, looking over at David. "No more lying."

"Emma…" David started.

"They deserve to know," Emma told him, then turned to face Henry and Hanna. "Here's the thing, Cora's death…Mary Margaret was partially responsible for it, and that's why she's so upset."

"What?" Hanna asked in disbelief. Her mom wouldn't do that. She wouldn't kill anyone. Would she?

"No. She couldn't," Henry started to say as they heard a knock on door.

"She was trying to protect us," Emma said as David went to see who was at the door.

"But she's Snow White. She wouldn't hurt anybody," Henry said.

"Get out!" they heard David yell. They turned to see who it was that had gotten Prince Charming so riled up.

"I think you're going to want to hear what I have to say," Mr. Gold started, "for her sake," he said as he nodded his head toward Snow.

"What are you talking about?" Emma asked him.

"Regina, she's planning to strike back against your mother."

"What is she gonna do to her?" Henry asked, starting to get worried.

"Well she didn't say," Gold told him.

"Dad?" Hanna said as she walked up next to her father. She was also becoming afraid of what Regina might do. If her mom really had played a part in killing Cora, there's no telling what Regina would do.

David put his arm around Hanna, reassuring her that he would handle this. "No, you don't get to come in here and just drop a bomb like that," he told Gold. "You're gonna figure this out and you're gonna help us."

"And why should I?"

"Because aside from us being family now, Mary Margaret saved your life. Now you owe her a debt and you always pay your debts, don't you? You're gonna help us stop Regina."

Mr. Gold eventually agreed to help and left with David. They were going to figure out what Regina was up to. Henry and Hanna stayed back with Emma, hoping that they would come back soon with an answer.

Henry and Hanna were upstairs when they heard David and Gold return. Henry jumped up the minute he heard them and ran to the top of the stairs. He was anxious to hear what they had found out.

"Wait a minute Henry," Hanna whispered as she grabbed his arm, preventing him from going down the stairs. "Let's stay here and listen," she told him. She had a feeling that the adults might reveal more information about what was going on if she and Henry weren't in the room. Henry nodded his head in agreement. They both stood quietly at the top of the stairs and waited to hear what David and Gold had to say.

"It's the curse of the empty hearted," Mr Gold started to say.

"What the hell does that do?" Emma asked.

"In theory, it has the power to make someone love you."

"Doesn't that break magic laws? You can't bring someone back life. You can't force someone to love you."

"This particular spell can make someone think that they love you, and if you're as desperate for love as Regina appears to be you might just believe it."

Hanna looked over at Henry after she figured out exactly who Regina planned on cursing. By the look on his face, she could tell that he had also put two and two together and realized just who that curse was meant for. "Henry…they'll stop her. They will…" Hanna started to say as Henry pushed past her and headed down the stairs. "Henry, wait," Hanna said as she followed him.

"She's gonna use it on me isn't she?" Henry asked when he stopped the bottom of the stairs, waiting for someone to answer him.

"Hey buddy, why don't you go back upstairs. Let us handle this," David said as he walked over and stood in front of Henry.

"No," Henry exclaimed as he pushed past him and walked over to Emma. "Emma, you said you weren't going to lie to me. Now, why is Regina using this curse?"

"Because its the only way she can get everything she wants. That she can get you," Gold chimed in before Emma could respond.

"But how does the curse do that?" David asked. He knew Regina wanted Henry, but she also wanted revenged for her mother's death. He didn't know how the curse was going to do both.

"Because the thing she needs to enact the curse is the heart of the person she hates most."

"You have to do something," Hanna said, her voice filled with worry. They couldn't let Regina do this.

"You've got to stop her," Emma said as she looked at Gold.

"Oh, I don't have to do anything. On the contrary, I believe warning you fulfills my debt."

Hanna and Henry stood by and listened to David and Emma argue with Mr. Gold about whether or not he should be helping. He claims the only way to stop this is by killing Regina. Henry and Hanna didn't think it odd that he would suggest that. He is the dark one after all. What really caught them by surprise was David and Emma actually seemed to be considering this as an option. Henry and Hanna just looked at each other. They couldn't believe what they were hearing. There had to be another way.

"Stop!" Hanna said as she walked into the middle of the three of them. "Listen to yourselves."

"You're talking about killing my mom. You use to be heroes…what happened to you?" Henry said before running out the door.

"See what you've done!" Hanna said as she looked up at them.

"No matter how this plays out, we need to keep this as far away from him as possible," Emma said as she followed Henry out the door.

Hanna looked up at her dad who reassured her that everything would be okay and that they would figure something out. Hanna nodded her head, letting him know that she heard what he was saying. She then made her way over to the couch. She plopped herself down and went to reach for the remote. She needed something to occupy her mind for the moment. There was so much going on.

"What are you doing?" David asked her, eyebrows raised.

"Watching TV…" Hanna said with a shrug of her shoulders. She wasn't sure why he was giving her that look.

"You're grounded, remember? No TV."

"Dad come on," Hanna whined. "I didn't think that meant TV too."

"Well it does" he told her. "You're just going to have to find something else to do."

"Dad, please I just…" Hanna started to protest.

"Hanna, no." David said a little more sternly this time.

Hanna rolled her eyes and crossed her arms. She leaned against the back of the couch and tried to think of something else to do. She really just wanted to watch TV, but she could tell by the tone of her dad's voice that there was no point in arguing anymore. After a few minutes, she went and got one of her books. She sat down at the table and started to read. She had made it through one chapter when she heard the front door opening slowly. She looked up to see Henry peek his head around. He put his finger to his lips to tell her to be quiet and motioned for her to come with him. Hanna looked around to make sure her father would't notice her leaving. He was in the bedroom trying to coax Mary Margaret out of bed. Hanna quietly got up from the table, grabbed her jacket, and slipped out the door with Henry. They ran down the stairs and out the front door of the building. They continued to run so they could put some distance between them and the apartment.

"Henry, wait. What are we doing? What's going on?" Hanna asked. She had no idea what Henry had planned. She just knew by the look on his face that he needed her, so she went without hesitation. It also helped that she was bored out of her mind sitting in that loft. She was happy to have an excuse to leave. She would worry about the repercussions of her actions later.

"We're going to destroy magic," he stopped to tell her, then continued walking.

"Henry! What do you mean destroy magic?" Hanna asked as she chased after him.

"Magic is ruining everything. We're gonna blow it up," Henry told her.

"Well, what are we doing here?" Hanna asked when she noticed that they were heading into the mines.

"We need dynamite."

As they went into the mines in search of the dynamite, Henry told Hanna all about his plan to blow up the well. That is where the magic came from and he thought if they blew it up, then all of the magic would be gone from Storybrooke. They grabbed some dynamite, put it in Henry's backpack and made a run for the well. They ran as fast as they could. They needed to get the job done before anyone found them. Someone was bound to notice they were gone by now. They were getting close when they ran right into someone, knocking them both onto the ground.

"Woah! Hey, kids. You alright?" The man asked as he helped the kids back up.

"Yeah, we're fine," Henry told him.

"What are you two doing out here all by yourselves?"

"Boy scout, trying to get a merit badge. She's helping me out," Henry lied quickly.

"What are you doing out here?" Hanna asked him, eyeing him up suspiciously.

"I'm hiking," he told her.

"Well, the hiking trail is that way," Hanna said with a raise of her eyebrows. She had a bad feeling about this guy.

"Okay, thanks," he said as he picked up Henry's backpack and handed it to him. "Is it Henry?" Henry nodded in response. "Well good luck with your merit badge," he told them and they continued to make their way to the well.

"Do you know who that guy was?" Hanna asked as she turned to watch the man walk away. "I've never seen him before."

"I don't know. Come on let's go," Henry said as grabbed her arm and pulled her along. He wasn't concerned with him. He just wanted to get to that well.

When they finally made it to their destination, Henry pulled the dynamite out of his backpack and placed it on the edge of the well. He had just grabbed his box of matches when a voice from behind made them both jump.

"Henry, what are you doing?" Regina asked as she held her hands up, showing them that she didn't mean any harm.

"I'm getting rid of magic and you can't stop me," Henry said.

"All thats gonna do is get you killed," she told him.

"You just say that because you need magic, so you can cast that curse on me," Henry said as he went to light the fuse.

With a wave of her hand, Regina made the dynamite disappear. "I cant lose you, Henry," Regina said as she began walking closer to him. "You mean too much to me."

"Regina please, the curse isn't going to make him love you for real. Don't do this," Hanna begged.

Regina didn't even acknowledge what Hanna said. She kept her eyes on Henry and continued telling him why she had to cast the curse. While Henry tried to convince her not to.

"Hey! Regina! Get away from my son." they heard Emma shout.

"He's not yours he's mine and after I cast this you'll never see him again," Regina shouted back.

The argument continued and ended up with Regina holding a fire ball in her hand, ready to throw and David with his gun pointed at Regina, ready to shoot. That's when Henry jumped in between them. Hanna immediately followed Henry into the crossfire. The adults urged the kids to move out of the way, but they refused. They weren't going to move until the fighting stopped. Henry went to Regina and asked her one more time to stop all of this and help him destroy magic. She told him that she couldn't do that, but that there was something else she could do. She took the curse out of her pocket and placed it in the fireball she held in her hand. Hanna was shocked at what Regina had just done. The curse was gone and she wouldn't be able to cast it. Henry was grateful for what she had done and ran back to Emma. Hanna slowly walked over to her dad, knowing full well that there was trouble ahead.

"Hi," she said innocently as she looked up at him. The scowl on his face made her quickly look down.

"Let's go," was all he said, but the look on his face told Hanna all she needed to know. She was definitely in for it when she got home.