Chapter 48

Hi everyone! So, I have an idea…what would you think about me doing a one-sot series based on this story? You guys could make requests about additional things you might have wanted to see happen. It would still stick to the same storylines that I've already written, but just extra things…like maybe more on what happened with Hanna and her parents while they were in the Enchanted Forest for that year in season 3? Stuff like that. I have some ideas, but what do you guys think? Would you read it and make requests? And I'll definitely still be continuing with this story. I just thought it might be fun to do something else too! Let me know what you think, and if it seems like you're interested I'll get it posted ASAP! I already have a few things written for it! :)

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Snow and Charming returned to the loft with Emma. They told Henry and Hanna everything that happened. They made a deal with Cruella and Ursula and let them cross the town line.

"We just need to be extra cautious now that they're here," Snow said.

"I know, Mom. We will," Emma assured her. "I'm meeting Killian for dinner at Granny's do you guys want to come?"

"Yeah!" Henry and Hanna said at the same time.

"Mom, Dad?" Emma asked as she turned to her parents.

"You guys go on ahead. We'll meet you there in a little while," David said.

"Okay, come on you two," Emma said as she guided Henry and Hanna out the door.

"Here, I thought maybe you could use this," Hanna said as she sat down at the bar next to Henry and held out a magnifying glass. She found it in the back room, and Granny said they could borrow it.

"Thanks," Henry said, giving her a smile. He brought his book with him and was determined to figure out something about the author. This would definitely help.

Hanna left Henry to search the book and went to sit with Emma and Killian.

"He hasn't found anything yet," Hanna said as she sat down next to her sister.

"If anyone's going to get the author out of the book, it's him." Emma said.

"Hmm…you've become quite the optimist, Swan," Killian told her.

"Have I?" Emma asked.

"You have," Hanna said with a nod of her head.

"Guess I couldn't really help it, between him and my parents…"

"That reminds me. Aren't they suppose to be here?" Killian asked.

"Yeah, where are they?" Hanna added.

"You're right. I wonder what's keeping them?" Emma said as she picked up her phone to call her dad. It rang for awhile, then went to voicemail. "He didn't answer."

"They've been acting so weird tonight," Hanna said with a roll of her eyes.

"What do you mean?" Emma asked.

"I don't know?" Hanna said with a shrug of her shoulders. "It started when they found out Cruella and Ursula were here."

"You know they did try to stop Regina and I from letting them into town," Emma said curiously.

"So that's why they ran off in such a hurry," Hanna said, realizing she was right…them leaving earlier was about Cruella and Ursula.

"What would they have against those two?" Killian asked.

"I don't know," Emma said, furrowing her eyebrows, trying to figure it out.

"It's probably nothing," Hanna said with a shrug of her shoulders. "They were villains in their movies, they probably are in real life too. They're just being overprotective."

"Yeah you're probably right," Emma said, brushing it off. That's probably all it was.

"You know I was suppose to be a villain in my movie as well," Killian said, raising his eyebrows at Hanna.

"Well, you were in real life too," Hanna told him.

"Hanna…" Emma said as she looked over at her sister.

"What…he was," Hanna said with a shrug.

"Well, he's not anymore," Emma said as she turned and gave him a kiss.

"Eww, don't," Hanna said as she covered her eyes.

Emma and Killian just grinned as Snow and David walked in. They apologized for being late. Henry took a break from his book, and they all enjoyed their dinner.

Hanna was sound asleep in her bed when she heard the door to her room open. She looked up and saw her mom walking towards her.

"Mom, what's wrong?" Hanna asked sleepily as she rubbed her eyes.

"Nothing, sweetie. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to wake you," Snow told her.

"It's okay. Are you alright?" Hanna asked as she sat up. "Do you come in here and watch me sleep a lot?"

"I'm fine and only sometimes," Snow told her with a wink. She had a horrible dream tonight though and rushed right up here to check on Hanna.

"That's kinda weird," Hanna told her with a grin.

"It is not," Snow said. "Why don't you lie down and go back to sleep."

"Are you sure you're okay?" Hanna asked.

"Yes," Snow assured her.

"Okay," Hanna said as she laid back down.

"Goodnight," Snow said as she gave Hanna a kiss on her forehead and walked back towards the door.

"Night, Mom," Hanna said as she rolled over and closed her eyes.

As Hanna tried to go back to sleep, she could hear her parents whispering at the bottom of the stairs. She couldn't make out what they were saying though. She still had a feeling they were up to something, but she just decided not to worry about it for now. She was probably reading too much into it anyways.

"Please can we just go have breakfast at Granny's?" Hanna asked her mom and dad the next morning.

"Hanna, we were just there last night," David said.

"So…" Hanna whined.

"We can just make you breakfast here," Snow told her.

"Did you go buy more bacon or milk yet?" Hanna asked. She knew they didn't. They had no milk for cereal and no bacon to go with pancakes. Plus, Hanna was pretty sure all of the chocolate chips were gone too.

"No," David said with a sigh.

"See, we have nothing for breakfast. So, can we go?" Hanna asked with a grin.

David looked over at Snow. "Yeah I guess so," Snow said.

"Yes!" Hanna cheered.

Hanna quickly ran up to her room to change. Her parents had Neal in his carseat ready to go by the time she got back downstairs.

"David…" Snow whispered to her husband as they walked into Granny's.

Hanna glanced over to where her mom was looking. There were two women sitting at the bar. "Is that…" Hanna started to ask.

"Yeah, come on…let's go sit over here," David said as he guided Hana towards the booth.

"Why are you guys acting so nervous around them," Hanna asked as she nodded her head towards Ursula and Cruella.

"We're not," Snow said with a shrug of her shoulders.

"Yeah you are," Hanna told her.

"Hanna, we've dealt with them before. We know what they're like. We're just trying to be careful, that's all," David told her.

"But…" Hanna was going to ask more, but Henry came in with Regina and rushed over to their table to fill Hanna in on Operation Mongoose. He hadn't found anything in the book yet, but he was going over to Regina's office to study it some more.

"Can I go with him?" Hanna asked her mom and dad.

"Hanna, you just begged us to bring you here for breakfast, and we haven't even ordered yet," Snow said.

"I know…but I really want to go with Henry. This is important."

"You need to eat breakfast," David told her.

"My mom is getting me some doughnuts," Henry said.

"See? I can just eat some of those," Hanna said with a smile.

"Alright, you can go," David told her.

"Really?" Hanna asked, surprised they were actually going to let her.

"Yes, but here take this," Snow said as she pulled a banana out of her purse. "Eat it with your doughnuts."

"Okay," Hanna said with a smile as she took it from her mom. "I'll see you guys later."

"Wait," David said as he held onto her arm, stopping her from leaving. "Do you have your phone?"

"Yes," Hanna said as she held it up to show him.

"Is it charged?" he asked with a raise of his eyebrows.

"99%" Hanna said with a smile.

"Okay, make sure you check in with us," David said.

"I will," Hanna promised as she ran out the door with Henry.

"You told her to get chocolate frosted doughnuts, not chocolate doughnuts, right?" Hanna asked Henry as they sat in Regina's office.

"Duh," Henry said as he rolled his eyes at Hanna. What other kind would he have told her?

"Good…hey why don't you let me look for awhile," Hanna said as she held out her hands for the book. He had been sitting at Regina's desk for awhile studying the pages. She thought he could use a break.

Henry hesitated for a second.

"Come on. You read through that thing all last night too. Let a pair of fresh eyes take a look," Hanna told him.

"Okay," Henry said as he handed the book over to her.

Hanna took the book and sat in the chair on the other side of the desk. She looked through the pages, hoping something would stand out to her. After awhile, she heard footsteps coming into the room and looked up to see Regina with a box of doughnuts in her hands.

"Chocolate frosted doughnuts," Regina said with a smile as she set the box onto the desk.

"Yes!" Hanna said as she stood and placed the book back in front of Henry. She reached out to grab a doughnut. She already ate the banana her mom gave her, now she was ready for her real breakfast.

"How are we doing? You find anything?" Regina asked.

"Not yet," Hanna told her, mouth full of doughnut.

"But if the author left clues in the book like Mother Superior said, we'll find them," Henry told her. "How about you, Mom? How are you doing?"

"I'm fine, Henry," Regina said with a shrug of her shoulders.

"You didn't seem fine when we ran into Ursula and Cruella," Henry said with a raise of his eyebrows.

"Well…I suppose that's because they remind me of a time in my life I'd rather forget. A time when I was a true villain. It makes me doubt if my happy ending is even possible," Regina told him.

"You can't think like that," Henry told her.

"I know, but sometimes I wonder if I'll ever be as happy as I was when it was just you, me, Robin Hood, and Roland. That feeling was, uh…the closest I'd ever been to happy. I want to get back to that."

"You will, Mom," Henry assured her.

"Yeah, we're going to find the author, Regina," Hanna told her with a smile.

"And when he rewrites your ending, everything will be the way you want it to be," Henry added as he grabbed a doughnut and took a bite.

"Careful Henry, your getting crumbs all over the book," Regina said as she came around the desk and wiped them off. "That's strange. This paper, it's…it's different than the rest."

"That's because it's Pinocchio's story," Hanna told her.

"Why would that story be different than the others?" Regina asked her.

"Because August added it to the book," Hanna said.

"He wanted Emma to know he was Pinocchio as a boy. He wanted her to believe," Henry told her.

"If August took the book apart, he might know something about it that we don't."

"Too bad he isn't around to ask," Henry said with a shrug of his shoulders.

"August might not be, but Pinocchio is," Regina told Henry with a smile.

Regina and Henry went to find Pinocchio. Hanna had to run home real quick though. She told Henry she'd meet him back at Regina's office in a little bit.

"Hey, we have a new development with finding the author," Hanna told her parents as she walked inside. She saw her dad holding something in his hand, but Hanna couldn't really tell what it was. "What is that?" she asked him.

David quickly put it into his pocket before she could get good a look at it. "Nothing," he told her.

"That's great about the author, sweetie. You can tell us later," Snow said. "We need to run an errand. Can you watch your brother for us?"

"But I was…" Hanna started to tell them that she was suppose to meet Henry back at Regina's office.

"Please, Hanna? It's important," Snow asked her.

"Sure, I'll watch him," Hanna sighed.

"Okay, he'll probably need to eat in an hour or so. You know where everything is, right?" Snow asked as she headed towards the door.

"Yeah…" Hanna told her.

"Thanks princess, we'll see you in a little bit," David said as he gave Hanna a kiss on the top of her head and left.

Hanna pulled out her phone and sent Henry a text letting him know she had to watch Neal again. She told him to let her know what happens with Pinocchio.

"I guess it's just you and me, buddy," Hanna said as she walked over to her little brother who smiled up at her from his bouncy seat. "I don't know what Mommy and Daddy are up to, but they sure are acting strange."

Neal just made a few noises at her and continued to smile at her.

"So you agree with me then?" Hanna asked him. Neal made another little noise. "l'll take that as a yes then," Hanna said as she picked him up and carried him over to the couch to watch some TV.

A little while later, Emma came into the loft. "Don't mind me," she said. "I'm just getting something to eat. Mom and Dad were so amped up about Cruella and Ursula earlier, they wouldn't even let me eat lunch."

"Where are they anyways?" Hanna asked Emma. Her mom sent her a text about a half hour ago to check in, but that was all she had heard from them.

"They told me they were going on a hike," Emma said with a shrug of her shoulders.

"A hike?" Hanna asked. She thought they said they were running errands…maybe she heard them wrong.

"I guess. I don't know. How's little bro doing?" Emma asked as she sat down on the couch next to Hanna, who was still holding Neal.

"He's good," Hanna said. "He just drank his whole bottle."

"That a boy," Emma said as she held onto his little hand.

"So, you said Mom and Dad wouldn't let you eat lunch because of Cruella and Ursula?" Hanna asked.

"They were just convinced those two were up to something earlier, but now they don't seem to think so," Emma told her.

"Don't you think that's kind of weird?" Hanna asked.

"I think it would be more weird if they weren't being overprotective about all of this," Emma said.

"Yeah I guess, but now all of a sudden they're not worried about Cruella and Ursula at all?" Hanna wasn't buying it.

"I don't know, Han. I guess they're just trying to give them a chance," Emma told her.

"Alright," Hanna said, dropping the subject for now. "Oh, did Henry tell you about Regina's idea to talk to Pinocchio?"

"Yeah, I was just over at Regina's office. He doesn't remember anything," Emma said with a sigh.

"I had a feeling he might not. I guess we'll have to keep looking."

"Yeah, we'll figure it out. I have to head back to work now. Are you still good with Neal?" Emma asked as she stood to leave.

"Yeah, I'm good. I'll see you later," Hanna said. She looked down to find Neal fast asleep. Hanna covered them both with a blanket and drifted off to sleep herself.

"I hope they're okay. Hanna hasn't been answering my texts," Snow said as she opened the door to the loft. She and David were gone longer than they expected to be.

"I'm sure they're fine Snow," David said as he followed her inside. "See," he said with a smile as he pointed to Hanna and Neal, who were still sound asleep on the couch.

"Oh look how sweet they are," Snow whispered as she walked towards them. Neal was curled up on Hanna's chest with his little thumb in his mouth. Hanna had her arms protectively around him, and Snow was pretty sure she could hear a light snore coming from Hanna.

"She does a great job with him," David said as he wrapped his arms around his wife.

"She really does," Snow said with a smile. She thought back to how upset Hanna was when she first learned about the baby, but now look at her. She would do anything for her little brother.

Hanna thought she heard voices and slowly opened her eyes. She looked up and saw that her parents were finally home. She sat up and was careful not to wake Neal. "Hey, you're back. How was that hike?"

"Hike…oh it was nice," Snow said. She wasn't sure how Hanna knew about that. Maybe she talked to Emma…Snow didn't think she and Charming told her they were going on a hike.

"Didn't you guys tell me you were just running errands though?" Hanna asked with a raise of her eyebrows. She was pretty sure that's what they told her when they left.

Snow looked over at Charming. Is that what they told her? She was having trouble keeping track of the lies.

"Well, we ran errands to get the stuff for the hike," David told her.

"Oh okay," Hanna said with a shrug of her shoulders. If that's what they said they did, then she guessed she would believe them.

"Was Neal good for you?" Snow asked.

"Yeah, we watched some TV, read some books, he ate his bottle, and then we napped," Hanna told her. She looked down at her baby brother and gave him a kiss on the top of his head just as he started to wake. She enjoyed spending the afternoon with him.

"Thanks for watching him, sweetie," Snow told her with a smile. "Here, why don't I take him. I'm sure he's getting hungry again."

"Okay," Hanna said as she handed him to her mom.

"Thanks again for all your help today kiddo," David said. He sat down on the couch and put his arm around her.

"You know, your other child is also pretty hungry again," Hanna said as she leaned her head on his shoulder and looked up at him.

"Well, what would my princess like for dinner?" David asked her.

"Grilled cheese and onion rings from Granny's," Hanna told him with a grin.

"You and your sister," David said as he shook his head. "You two would eat Granny's for every meal if your mother and I let you."

"So…is that a yes?" Hanna asked, turning on the charm in her eyes.

"Yeah, but you have to come with me. Let's go," David said as he stood up and walked towards the door.

"Thanks, Daddy. You're the best," Hanna said, following behind.

Hanna laid in bed that night, just waiting for Emma to come home. She had to talk to her. Hanna still thought her parents were up to something. They kept whispering to each other all evening, and every time Hanna would come near them they would immediately stop talking. She was pretty certain they were lying to her about what they did today too. She wasn't sure though. Hanna wasn't as good of a lie detector as her sister. Maybe Emma would know more and could settle Hanna's worries. Emma didn't stroll in until about 11:00. Hanna sighed when she heard Emma go into the bathroom and turn on the shower. She was going to be another 30 minutes in there. Finally, Emma was done and in her room. Hanna climbed out of bed and quietly walked across the hall.

Hanna opened the door and peeked her head inside. "Hey…can I talk to you?"

"Sure, what's up," Emma said as she pulled her covers back and sat down on the bed. She scooted over to make room for Hanna.

Hanna sat down on the bed and looked up at Emma. "Do you think Mom and Dad are lying to us?"

"Why do you think they're lying?" Emma asked, she was curious because she had those same thoughts about them today too.

"I don't know…I just had a feeling they were. When they came home I asked them how their hike was and…I just got this feeling that they were lying about it…" Hanna just shrugged her shoulders she didn't know how to explain it, but she had a feeling that they weren't telling the truth.

"Well, they did have hiking stuff in the truck when I saw them earlier," Emma told her.

"So I guess they really went on one. I don't know though ever since Cruella and Ursula came to town…" Hanna started to say. She still had doubts.

"Listen Han, don't think like that. I have the tendency to see the worst in people. It's just because of everything I went through growing up, but I don't want you to start doing that too, okay? Especially with Mom and Dad."

Hanna just looked down and nodded her head.

"Hey," Emma said as she gave her sister a nudge. "They would never lie to us."

Hanna looked up and gave her sister a smile. "You're right. They wouldn't." Hanna knew that deep down. Their parents would never lie to them. Hanna knew she was just being silly.

"Mom and Dad were right about Cruella and Ursula though," Emma told her as she laid down.

"Really? Why? What happened?" Hanna asked as she laid down too and turned on her side to face her sister.

"They resurrected Maleficent," Emma told her.

"Why would they do that?" Hanna asked.

"I don't know? They're villains," Emma said with a shrug of her shoulders. At least that was the reason her mom gave her earlier when she told her. "We'll keep a close eye on them and figure it out though."

Hanna just continued to lie there and think about what Emma told her. Their parents had been right about Cruella and Ursula They were up to something. Why would they want to resurrect Maleficent though? Hanna couldn't figure that one out…

Emma looked over a few minutes later and found Hanna fast asleep. She just smiled and shook her head. She should have known Hanna wasn't going back to her bed tonight. Her sneaky little sister did this occasionally. She would come into Emma's room to talk and then fall asleep. She would claim the next morning that it was an accident, but Emma knew better. The nights she did do this were often nights Henry was staying at Regina's. Emma didn't mind though. She just covered Hanna with her blankets and laid down to go to sleep herself.