FAIRY TALE WORLD
Elizabeth managed to make her way down the beanstalk. When she jumped down, she found Cora and Hook waiting for her.
"My dear Captain," Cora greeted. "It seems you've been on quite an adventure. The compass, please."
"Yes, that," Elizabeth said with a tight smile. "Well... Matters grew complicated. It's eluded me for the moment. The details of the affair are a bit of a bore."
"Really? Stealing my protection spell and climbing the beanstalk without me might seem like a bore to you. But to me, it's a betrayal."
"I was going to bring it to you. Hook was too. Our agreement remains. We are going to Storybrooke, together. I'll get it back."
"I don't have time for your games. I've crossed through too many worlds to be brought short at the brink of success. Who was it who bested you?"
"The Swan boy - Emmett. Rest assured, it won't happen again."
"No, it won't. You chose him, and the girl, and the consequences of that decision."
"Oh. Are you going to kill me, now? Go ahead. Try."
"So brave. No, I'm not going to kill you. I have something far more satisfying in mind. I'm going to leave you here with your thirst for revenge unquenched, while I complete our journey without you."
"There's no need to be rash," Hook told her. "We can... Discuss this."
"Your pretty faces buy you a lot, but not my time. It's too valuable."
"I can do this," Elizabeth said. "I can get it back. You need us."
"No, I don't. You've had your chance. Now, it's my turn to do this. The right way."
Hook and Elizabeth lunged towards Cora, but she disappeared in a puff of smoke.
"Damn you Swan," Elizabeth muttered.
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Cora reappeared in a hut with several drawers filled with hearts. She took one out of its box and blew on it, causing the rest of the hearts to begin glowing. The drawers slid out, and the hearts were still beating. Still holding the heart, Cora stepped outside where corpses were strewn across the field.
"Rise," Cora instructed.
The corpses began to move, then stood to their feet. They started marching into the woods.
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Emma, Mary Margaret, Aurora, Emmett and Mulan were still in the woods.
Emmett helped up a picture of Henry in front of Aurora's face and asked, "The boy you saw in your dream - is that him?"
"Yes," Aurora replied. "That's Henry."
"That's impossible. It was a dream. How could you dream of my son?"
"I have no idea."
"Maybe it wasn't a dream," Mary Margaret said.
"What?" Emma and Emmett questioned.
"That room... I've been there."
Aurora frowned. "When I told you about it, you didn't say anything."
"You were terrified. I didn't want to make things worse by telling you I thought it might be real."
"A room in a dream is real?" Mulan asked.
"The sleeping curse. It has to be. I went through it, Aurora went through it..."
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New Beginnings
FantasyEmmett and Emma had always just had each other. And then a boy knocks on their apartment door. Their world changes for the better, and in more ways they could have ever imagined. From stories to magic, the Swan twins are about to get more than th...
