Chapter 47

Hi everyone! So, I know this chapter came a lot quicker than the ones before and it is a lot shorter, but I had something I needed to say. I received some not so nice reviews from my last chapter (which were deleted by the way.) Now…I can absolutely take constructive criticism, I like it actually. I think it helps me see my mistakes, fix them, and make the story better! However, there is no need to be rude. I really don't appreciate it. I just write this story for fun, so there's no need for any of that. Let's just all be nice, okay? :) That being said, I do want to thank all of my other reviewers out there who were being nice! I got so many great reviews from the last chapter! You guys are awesome, and I am so grateful for you all! Truly! I enjoy writing this story so much, and I keep it going for all of you. There were a few times I wanted to quit, but I continued because of your wonderful reviews! Anyways, I hope you like this chapter! Enjoy :)

"Good morning, princess," David said as Hanna came down the stairs.

"Morning," Hanna told him with a smile. She sat down at the table for breakfast. "Did Mom leave already?"

"Yeah, she wanted to go in early and get everything ready for her first day back. I'll drop you off at school on my way to work," David told her.

"Okay," Hanna said with a shrug of her shoulders. "What's for breakfast?"

"I thought I'd make waffles today."

"Yes!" Emma said as she sat down next to Hanna. "Did you put chocolate chips in them?"

"Of course I did," David said with a wink as he brought his daughters their breakfast.

Hanna and Emma looked at each other and grinned. They loved it when their dad made them breakfast, especially when he added chocolate. After breakfast, Granny arrived to watch Neal, and David took Hanna to school.

"Hanna, I'm telling you. We have a new teacher," Henry told Hanna as they walked to second period.

"Henry, why would they replace her though? She was a good teacher," Hanna said.

"I guess she was just a substitute until they could find a replacement. I don't know. I just heard the other kids talking about it."

"I wonder who it is," Hanna said, trying to figure out who it might be. Then she had a thought. "Henry you don't think…"

"Grandma!" Henry said as he walked into the classroom and saw Snow standing there with a bird on her finger.

"Mom?" Hanna just assumed her mom would go back to teaching fourth grade like she did during the curse.

"Surprise!" Snow said with a smile.

"Why didn't you tell me?" Hanna said as she gave her mom a hug.

"That's the whole point of a surprise," Snow said as she gave her a kiss on the top of her head.

"This is going to be awesome," Henry cheered.

"Well, I'm glad you think so," Snow said with a laugh. The rest of the students started to arrive. "Okay, why don't you two go take your seats now."

Henry and Hanna took their normal seats and waited for the lesson to start.

"Now, who can tell me what the study of birds is called?" Snow asked the class.

Henry's hand shot right up, and he answered the question. Hanna couldn't stop smiling. She was so excited that her mom was going to be her teacher again. Miss Blanchard was her very favorite teacher, even before she found out she was actually her mom. Now she got to have her all over again. This was going to be great. At least Hanna hoped so. Hanna might have known Miss Blanchard was her mother for most of fourth grade, but by the time the curse broke so much stuff happened that Snow never got to be Hanna's teacher again until now. Hanna hoped this wouldn't cause any problems. Hanna just shook her head and pushed that thought away. Her mom being her teacher was going to be just fine.

One good thing about her mom being a teacher again was that Hanna and Henry didn't need to ride the bus anymore after school. Snow could just take them home with her. She just dropped them off at the loft today though. She had to run out for a bit. Emma called and said they had found a way to release the fairies from the Sorcerer's hat. Apparently, that was another thing Gold made Hook do while he had his heart. It was part of his plan to free himself from control of the dagger. Hook and Belle had been working for weeks to figure out just how to free them. They found a spell and were finally able to translate it. They just needed Regina to cast it. Snow promised to call as soon as it was done.

"Hey Dad," Hanna said as she walked inside.

"Hey you two," David said to the kids.

"I'm assuming Mom called you and filled you in on everything?" Hanna asked.

"She did. Why don't you two get started on your homework until she calls us back," David told them.

"I don't have any tonight," Hanna said.

"Hanna…" David said, raising his eyebrows at her. The last time she told him that it turned into her getting failing grades and not doing her homework for almost a whole week.

"Dad, I swear," Hanna told him. She understood why he didn't believe her. "Ask Henry."

"It's true Gramps. We don't have homework tonight," Henry told him.

"Okay," David said with a shrug of his shoulders. He still couldn't tell if they were being truthful, but he decided to trust them.

It didn't take to long for Snow to call and tell them they had been successful in releasing the fairies from the hat and of course they all went over to Granny's to celebrate.

"Look, there she is," Hanna said to Regina when she spotted the Blue Fairy sitting in the booth. They were still trying to help Regina figure out who the author was so she could get her happy ending. They thought Blue might know something.

"Go on, Mom. Ask," Henry said as he gave her a nudge.

Regina walked towards her, clutching Henry's book in her hands. "Excuse me, may I ask you something?"

"What can I do for you?" Blue asked.

Regina put the book down in front of her "Do you know what this is?"

Emma walked over and gave Hanna a questioning look. "We're hoping she knows something about the book," Hanna whispered to her sister.

Blue's eyes went wide as she looked at the book in front of her. "Where did you get this?"

"The Sorcerer's Mansion. Henry found dozens of these blank books there," Emma told her.

"The Sorcerer is here?" Blue asked.

"Well his house is," Henry told her.

"But we haven't found him yet," Hanna added.

"You're looking for him?" Blue asked.

"Well, I was hoping he could write me a happy ending," Regina told her. "That book seems to have great power."

"Oh, it does," Blue said.

"So, I thought if he rewrote it…I know it sounds crazy," Regina said.

"It's not crazy at all," Blue told her. "But you're looking for the wrong person. Although the Sorcerer is a very powerful wizard, you should be looking for the author."

"Aren't they the same person?" Emma asked.

"Why would the Sorcerer have the author's books?" Regina wanted to know.

"That is a quite perplexing question, and I'm afraid I do not know. But I do know they are two very different people," Blue told them.

"So…you know who the author is?" Regina asked.

"No. But I do know he exists. If he is a he. I've never actually seen him. In fact no one has. Not for many years."

"So, this is where hope has gotten me," Regina said as she looked up at Emma.

"We'll find him, Regina," Emma assured her. "It's not like he just vanished. Blue, do you have any idea why he might have disappeared?"

"Sadly no, but there are whispers that he left hidden clues in some of his works."

"You mean like Henry's book?" Hanna asked just as the ground started to rumble and loud shrieks came from outside.

"What the hell was that?" Emma asked.

"I suppose we should go out and see what's killing property values this time." Regina said.

Hanna rushed to the door along with everyone else. She wanted to know just what was out there.

"Hanna, no stay here," David said as he put his arm up to stop her.

"Dad…" Hanna complained.

"Honey, it's too dangerous. We don't know what's out there," David told her.

"Here, will you watch your brother for me?" Snow said as she came up to Hanna with the baby in her arms.

Hanna nodded her head and took Neal.

"We'll be right back. We love you," David said, giving her a kiss on the top of her head before rushing out the door.

Hanna plopped herself into the booth across from Henry. "They stopped you too?"

"Yeah," Henry said with a roll of his eyes.

The kids just sat and waited for everyone else to come back.

"It's gone for now," Snow told Hanna and Henry as she and David came back inside.

"What was it?" Henry asked.

"We're not sure. It came out of the hat after the fairies," David told him. "Emma and Regina stunned it, and they are going to figure out a way to stop it for good.

"You two come on home with us," Snow said as she guided the kids out of the booth.

Awhile later, Snow finally received a call from Emma.

"What? Okay. Be careful," Snow said right before hanging up the phone.

"What's going on?" Hanna asked. She couldn't hear what Emma was saying on the other end.

"They found a way to stop the beast," Snow said as she looked up at David.

"Great. Why aren't you smiling?" he asked.

"Because Cruella and Ursula are here," she told him.

"Is that bad?" Hanna asked them.

They didn't answer right away. Hanna just looked back and forth between them trying to decide what the looks on their faces meant. She knew Ursula and Cruella were villains in their movies…maybe that would explain her parents' worried looks. She had a feeling there's more to it than that though.

"David…" Snow said as she gave her husband a look.

"Right…" David said as he turned to Hanna. "Hanna, can you stay here and watch your brother?"

"Sure…" Hanna said. She was still trying to figure out what was going on with them.

"Good, we'll be right back. He'll probably just sleep the whole time we're gone. There's a bottle in the fridge if you need it," Snow said right before rushing out the door.

Hanna just looked over at Henry. "What was that all about?" Henry asked, obviously noticing the something was off just like Hanna did.

"I don't know, but if they're leaving me home alone and with Neal, then it must be pretty big," Hanna said as she looked over at her little brother who was sleeping peacefully in his bassinet. It's not that they didn't trust her to take care of him. She knew how to warm up a bottle, change him, and get him to go to sleep when he was tired. It was no big deal. They have even left her home alone a few times…not very often or for very long though. They were so over protective. But this was the first time they left her alone with Neal. They were definitely up to something and Hanna was sure it had everything to do with Ursula and Cruella.