After the confrontational part of the cave was over, the group walked out of the cave with Neal, who was very much alive.
"Thank you," Neal said to the others, hugging his sister.
"Oh, don't thank us yet. We still have to save Henry." David said as Dream looked at them, still wiping her eyes.
"Which we will soon." Dream smiled as they all seemed like they were defeated after telling their secrets, except for Neal.
"We found your star maps. The real question is, do you know how to get off the island?" Hook asked, looking at Neal since he hated seeing Dream look upset.
"If we can find Henry, I can get us home," Neal said to the group.
"Then let's go get Tinker Bell and retrieve the boy." Hook said, looking at Dream before starting to walk off.
Mary Margaret went to follow, then David, when Neal leaned over to his sister.
"Go on... I need to talk to Emma." Neal said as she nodded, following David.
"You all right?" Emma asked Neal.
"Yeah. I'm fine." Neal smiled at her.
"About what I said--" She went to say, but he stopped her.
"Hey, Emma, it's okay." He said, shrugging it off.
"No, it's not. I wish I could change how I feel more than anything, but I can't. I'm sorry." Emma apologized.
"Don't be. After everything I've put you through, you don't ever have to apologize to me about how you feel." Neal said as Emma looked down. "Hey, I'm glad you told me. I have a secret, too, Emma. I'm never going to stop fighting for you. Never." Neal said, walking the way the others did when Dream watched them. "Eavesdropper," Neal smirked at her, seeing as she listened.
"That's my job as your baby sister." Dream smiled, making him laugh.
"You okay?" Neal asked, talking about her puffy eyes from where she was crying.
"Yeah... I'm okay. Let's go get Henry." Dream smiled, walking with Neal.
The group got back to the camp, and they asked Neal how he planned to get them off the island.
"Pan's shadow?" Dream asked her older brother.
"That's your way off the island?" Emma asked, sitting beside Neal on a log.
"Unfortunately, it's the only way." Neal sighed, looking at the others.
"Oh. We thought you learnt how to navigate the stars." David said as Dream noticed Hook pacing to the side.
"I know how to navigate the stars. But I can't fly." Neal said to the others, shrugging
"I'm guessing that's where the shadow comes in." Dream said as Neal nodded at her.
"That's why we have to capture it."
"Capture it? We've never been within 10 feet of Pan unless he wanted us to be. Sneaking up on him to steal his shadow, that sounds insane." Emma said, realizing how hard this sounded.
"Except Pan's shadow is rarely with him. It's an entity unto itself. It can carry out his will from miles away." Hook explained to the group.
"What does that mean for us?" David asked Hook and Neal.
"It means we can get his shadow without having to be anywhere near Pan. As long as we know where to look." Neal explained as Dream looked at him with a raised brow.
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Once Upon a Dream:
Fanfiction***The sequel to Dreams Comes True*** This book occurs after Regina confesses to Gold that she will get revenge for Cora's death. While trying to stop the path of vengeance, another threat comes to Storybrooke in the form of another vengeance plan...
