The Base of the Beanstalk

This one is set during season 3B in the Enchanted Forest. I love writing these ones! I got this idea from another request, Ch. 6 Never Gave Up, when Snow told Emma that one time Hanna even tried to find a magic bean to get back to them. I think it's great when new ideas sprout from your requests! So, keep them coming :) This one is about Hanna trying to go get that bean!

She made it. Hanna successfully got herself out of the castle walls. She nudged her horse once again to make him go faster. She was riding through the forest to where she saw the beanstalk. She was out on a ride with her parents the other day when she spotted it. She knew what was at the top of a beanstalk…magic beans. And a magic bean meant a portal, and a portal meant a way back to Emma and Henry. After seeing the beanstalk, Hanna scoured the maps in the castle library, hoping one would show her how to find it again. She found the one she needed and planned her escape. It took her awhile, and she had to stop a few times to look at the map, but she finally found it.

Hanna got down from her horse and stood at the base of the beanstalk. She looked up as far as she could, and still wasn't able to see the top. The beanstalk rose past the clouds and way into the sky. Hanna was just grateful that she wasn't afraid of heights. Hanna stepped forward and began to climb.

She barely made it three feet off of the ground before she heard a horse approaching. Hers was still tied to the tree where she left him, but she saw another horse emerge from the trees. Hanna's stomach dropped when she saw her parents atop the horse.

"No, no, no," Hanna said to herself as she started to climb faster. She didn't know how they found her. She thought she covered all of her bases when she planned her escape. If she could just get high enough out of their reach then…Hanna felt her dad's arms wrap around her waist and pull her down.

"Daddy, no! No, please! I have to get them!" Hanna shouted as she tried to wiggle free from his grasp.

"Hanna, stop," David said as he tightened his grip on her. Once he successfully got her off of the beanstalk, he placed her on the ground and put his hands on her shoulders to prevent her from going anywhere.

"No! Just let me try, please!" Hanna begged as she tried to push his hands off of her.

"Hanna…" David started.

"Just let me go!" Hanna said as she shook her head and continued to try and get back to the beanstalk. She had to get a bean. Why wouldn't he listen to her?

"Hanna that is enough," Snow said as she held her daughter's head in her hands, forcing her to look at her. Hanna abruptly stopped what she was doing and looked up at her mom. "You need to calm down," Snow said a little more softly once she had her attention.

"But I…" Hanna just closed her eye's and dropped her head in defeat.

"What were you thinking?" David asked her.

"Do you have any idea how dangerous this is?" Snow said.

"I know, but if I could just…" Hanna started to say as she turned back to the beanstalk once more.

David sighed. Hanna had been searching for a way back to Emma and Henry since the moment they arrived here. They let her up until now, but this was the last straw. They weren't going to allow her to put herself in danger.

"Hanna listen to me," David said as he turned her back around. He looked directly into her eyes. "There are no beans up there. There are no portals, no spells, nothing. They're all gone. There is no way. You have to stop this."

"But Dad, I…" Hanna just collapsed into his arms and began to sob. She didn't want to believe it…she couldn't. There had to be a way. Deep down she knew there wasn't though and that devastated her.

"It's okay, it's okay. Come here. I've got you," David said as he lifted Hanna into his arms and held her close.

"Everything's going to be alright, Hanna," Snow said, trying to soothe her daughter.

Snow and Charming would stay here at the base of the beanstalk and comfort their daughter for as long as she needed them. They knew it was finally starting to sink in that she would never see Emma or Henry again. They understood how painful this was for her and would help her through this no matter how long it took.