The Princess and The Hatter

Chapter Twenty Six

Once Upon a Right Now in Storybrooke . . . 

The next morning you head down, you Grace, Jefferson and Henry to the Crisis Centre to find out if you can leave and be free. You're surrounded by lots of sad and confused faces when you suddenly see David, well Charming, run towards you. 

"Y/N! Have you seen Blue? Uh, Mother Superior?" He comes to a halt beside you. 

"No. But everyone is looking for you it appears." You motion to the crowed as several people begin harassing David with questions.

"Do we know where Rump- Mr. Gold is?" Ruby begins. 

"Wait! Does the Queen still have power?" Archie asks panicked. 

"Hey, let me ask you something? Are the nuns still nuns? Or can they, you know, date?" You roll your eyes at Dr Whale. 

"Uh, I don't know." Although you're not sure who David is actually answering. 

"Don't say it's me asking. . ."

"Blue!" You say loudly as you spot Mother Superior, calling her over to break up the questions. 

"Could there be a tree on this side? The way we sent Emma through as a baby. Maybe I could go after them that way." David asks about his family. 

"It's possible, but without fairy dust to guide us here. . .No, it's hopeless." She says sadly. 

"You'll find another way. In the book, things always look worse right before there's good news." Henry says happily but just then, Leroy, along with the rest of the group, comes rushing in.

"Terrible news! Terrible news! We were out at the town limits. Tell them who you think you are, Sneezy." You look up at Jefferson with pain in your eyes and he squeezes your hand as you both listen to Sneezy answer the question. 

"Oh, will you stop calling me that. You know who I am. I'm Tom Clark. I own the Pharmacy. What's going on here?"

"If you cross the border, you lose your memory all over again." 

"A-And coming back doesn't fix it?" Archie asks an obvious question but wanted confirmation. 

"If it did, would I have come running in yelling 'terrible news'?! If we leave, our curse selves become our only selves." The crowd begins to panic at Leroy's news.

"No, Jeff we can't . . ." 

"I know. . ." he kisses the top of your head pulling in Grace too his side, you bringing Henry to yours. 

"I wonder if my mom knows?" 

"I imagine she does" you sigh. You watch as David separates himself from the crowd and attempts to leave. 

"Where are you going?" You look at him shocked. 

"Don't worry" he says closer to you before standing to face everyone "People! Everybody! Everybody meet back here in two hours. I'll tell you my plan to fix everything." Everyone scatters into groups to talk. 

"What's the plan?" Jefferson looks at him. 

 "I don't know. But I got two hours to figure it out and then rescue my family" and then with no further explanation he disappears. 

"Granny's?" You look between them all "I think I need a drink." 

"Can we have cake?" Grace asks, her nerves a little shook. 

"Of course!" Jefferson smiles and the four of you head off to Granny's for lunch. 

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