QUEEN OF DRAGONS ( killian jones )

chapter thirteen.

CHAPTER THIRTEEN —
( I will protect you when the dark closes in. )

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        Luna enjoyed breakfast with her daughters before they went their separate ways for the day. Luna was reopening her clothes shop for the first time since the curse lifted, Aella was heading to the fire station, and Daisy had to go to school despite her protests. She almost convinced her mother when she said, "I'm a dragon. When will I ever use math while flying around?" Luna cherished being open with her girls again, discussing their past in the Enchanted Forest and their new life in Storybrooke. The three of them joked around while eating pancakes, freely sharing their thoughts about whether they missed the Enchanted Forest and their honest opinions about Storybrooke.

But their laughter disappeared when Luna received a call from Gold, who was labelled on her phone as "Snake." Apart from his past self having scaly skin that looked similar to a lizard, snake or crocodile's skin, she knew that she couldn't always trust the man and that he would likely stab her in the back if it benefitted him. She had that name for him on her phone as a reminder before every message and call he'd send her way.

"Hey, Rumple, what is it?" Luna asked, leaning away from the table so Aella and Daisy could continue their conversation over pancakes.

"It's Cora. She's on her way to Storybrooke." 

That was all Luna needed to hear to drop everything and make her way to Gold's pawnshop, where she met up with Gold, Regina, David, and Henry. Since Henry regained consciousness from the sleeping curse, he had been haunted by nightmares of finding himself in a red room covered in fire. However, his latest nightmare was different; while he was in the room, a woman named Aurora informed him that she was with Emma and Snow. This development caught the attention of David and Regina, prompting them to consider speaking with Aurora to convey a message to Emma and Mary Margaret from the dream.

Henry was laying down on a small lounge in the back room with Regina sitting on a chair beside him and Luna behind her. "I brought your blanket from your bedroom back home," Regina smiled at Henry, laying the blanket over him.

"Thanks," Henry smiled. "So, Cora, she's pretty powerful."

Gold nodded as he entered the room. "Yes, but not as powerful as I am."

"Debatable," Regina mumbled.

"Actually, no, it's not."

Luna leant towards Henry. "She's a psycho."

Regina snapped, "That's my mother you're talking about!"

Luna smirked and retorted, "I'm sorry. Have you met your mother?"

David walked up to Henry. "You're sure you're okay to do this, kid?"

Henry nodded. "I was born to do this. I'm done reading about heroes. I want to be one."