𝓞𝓷𝓬𝓮 𝓤𝓹𝓸𝓷 𝓐 𝓣𝓲𝓶𝓮

3x19 A Curious Thing

SCENE: Enchanted Forest. Past, one year ago. A rider hurriedly gallops through the forest.

SCENE: The Enchanted Forest. Past, one year ago. The Evil Queen's palace. Prince Charming and Snow White along with Rafael and Red have an argument with the Evil Queen. Aurora and Prince Phillip are present.

Evil Queen: You've gathered the entire kingdom for this? There's a Wicked Witch and Warlock out there, just waiting to pounce. And pretending otherwise would be dangerous.

Prince Charming: There's nothing dangerous about rallying our people.

Evil Queen: You're announcing you're both pregnant. It's not like you invented the wheel. (The rider enters.)

Rafael: What's this? (The rider pulls back her hood showing her face.)

Snow White: (joyfully) Belle!

Prince Charming: Are you okay? When you, Olivia, and Neal disappeared, we feared the worst.

Belle: We went off to see if we could revive the Dark One.

Evil Queen: What happened?

Belle: Neal and Olivia were able to resurrect him. (sighs) At the cost of their own life.

Evil Queen: (pleased) Rumple's alive.

Red: (shocked) Neal and Olivia are dead.

Belle: I think so.

Evil Queen: (to Belle) To which?

Belle: Both. You see when Rumple saw that Neal and Olivia were dying— (gestures descriptively) —he absorbed them, and Zelena and Loki got ahold of the dagger. Now, she controls Rumple. (Aurora gives Prince Phillip a worried look.)

Aurora: Maybe, now isn't the time to announce the pregnancy. Regina is right. It's too dangerous.

Snow White: No, if we don't, we give into fear. But, if we do, we give the kingdom what they need: Hope.

Prince Charming: We don't even know what this Wicked Witch and Warlock want.

Aurora: Actually, we do. They want both of your babies.

Prince Phillip: They came to us when you were gone. Threatened us and our unborn child, unless we told them when you arrived in our land.

Aurora: They think both of your babies could be important. I'm so sorry. They said they'd hurt us.

(Startled by a gush of wind all them turn around. Flying in the Wicked Witch and Warlock descends on them.)

Wicked Witch of the West: And I make good on my promises. (Aurora and Phillip back away in fear. She engulfs both of them in green smoke transforming them into flying monkeys. Shrieking both monkeys take wing.)

Red: (to Wicked Witch and Warlock) What do you want with both of our babies?

Wicked Warlock of the West: Calm down, sweetie. You don't want to go into early labor. (The Wicked Warlock stuns Red in place as The Wicked Witch did the same to Snow White.)

Rafael: (draws his sword along with Prince Charming) Stay away from our wives. (Turning the Wicked Warlock freezes them in place as well.)

Wicked Witch of the West: Oh, someone's testy.

Evil Queen: Enough, sis. You too, brother. This is between you and me. (The Evil Queen raises a hand intending to magically strangle the Wicked Witch. Quickly, The Wicked Witch stuns her in place. Then they walk up to Snow White and Red.)