Madness We Love [Jefferson Hatter || OUAT || Mad Red #4]

Chapter 29

Henry and Blaze were walking in the woods with a copy of Isaac's story, "Many deadly traps were set to protect the forest hideaway, a pit trap under the cedar tree..." They saw a bed of leaves in a random square shape and they walked around it, "A falling log hung just beyond..." They saw a large log and a tripwire and stepped over the tripwire, "And finally, at the centre of the willow forest, there was a rustic version of... Home," Henry read and he saw a tree stump as he closed the book, putting it away and they walked towards it.

"Hello? Is anyone here?" Henry called out.

"Turn around slowly," They turned around and saw Regina pointing an arrow at Henry, "Who are you? What do you want?" Regina asked.

"My name is Henry. And I'm your son," Henry said.

Back at the village, Isaac was walking back to see if Henry and Blaze were dead, "Come on, kids. Please be dead. Please be dead. Please be dead," He saw the two were gone and a dead ogre in front of him, "I should have remembered. I wrote the book. The Ogre Slayer," Isaac said.

Back at the stump, Regina, Blaze and Henry were inside, Henry and Blaze were trying to convince Regina about the alternative universe.

"But we're telling you..." Henry said.

"That we're trapped inside a book?" Regina said.

"Yeah," Blaze and Henry said.

"And I'm supposed to live in a place called Maine? Where I became your," Regina pointed to Henry, "Adopted mother after someone named Emma gave you up?" Regina said.

"Come on, mom. You can remember," Henry said.

"Well, now that I think about it..." She walked to him, "This does make me wonder one thing. Who sent you? Why are you with the wolf?" Regina said as she threatened Blaze with a knife.

"Huh? Now what?" Blaze asked.

"Mom, please. Nobody sent me and Blaze is my..." He sighed, "She's my friend..." Henry said.

"Stop calling me that! Are you working for the Queen? And no one is friends of those who work for the Queen," Regina said.

"I work for the Queen? Who's that?" Blaze asked.

"No. We're trying to help you," Henry said.

"Help me, what?" Regina asked.

"Find your happy ending. In our world, we called it Operation Mongoose," Henry said.

Regina chuckled and put the knife away, Henry pulled Blaze to him and they looked at Regina, "That is a very silly name," Regina said.

"It was your idea," Henry said as he slipped his hand into Blaze's.

"You actually believe this. So you're crazy," Regina said.

"We're not and I can prove it. This is a copy of the book we're trapped in," Henry said as he showed her the book.