Once Upon A Time: Goldilocks comes to Storybrooke

Chapter 48

The day after the party Goldilocks, Emma, Regina, David, Mary Margaret, Henry and Dr Hopper were sat around a table at Granny's Diner. Ruby had just come and given them all drinks. Goldilocks had spent the last half an hour explaining about what happened with her real father the previous night. Dr Hopper had stayed silent the whole time, and Regina and Emma were busy sorting through the files of Goldilocks's adoption to Dr Hopper.

"Well, all the files are correct, you are officially adopted by Dr Hopper," Regina said. "But of course, if your real father is here - "

Goldilocks saw Dr Hopper looking down into his empty cup.

"Dad?" Goldilocks reached out her hand and placed it on his arm. He gave a little jump, and slowly slid out of Goldilocks's reach.

"I - err - I'm going to get a refill," he gave a fake smile and motioned to his empty cup, before standing up and walking over to the counter.

"It's just one bad thing after another in this town, isn't it!?" Goldilocks sighed loudly as she threw her head in her hands.

"Believe me, I've been saying the exact same thing for six years," Emma agreed.

Regina sighed sympathetically to both of them. "We're going to have to find your real Dad, and talk to him. Him wanting to take you back is very serious."

"Are you sure there's nothing you can do?" David asked.

"If there was I would have already done it by now," Regina said to David through gritted teeth.

"Well there must be something," Mary Margaret said.

"What about you guys?" Henry looked towards the former Snow White and Prince Charming. "Everyone knows who you are, surely he'd come talk to you."

"Henry, my Da- Rodger - well, all this stuff happened before Regina and I were born, there is a very good chance that Rodger doesn't even know who they are!" Goldilocks nodded to Mary Margaret and David.

"Where did you say your Da- Rodger went? Like, when he never came back, and your mother was told he was dead?" Emma asked.

Goldilocks's eyebrows narrowed thoughtfully as she tried to remember. "It was a complete different realm. Erm-Arendelle? Yes, it was Arendelle!"

"Arendelle?" David repeated.

"Arendelle!?" Emma gasped. "Elsa!"

"I'm sorry, who?" Regina asked.

"Elsa, Anna's sister?" Emma reminded Regina. "Ingrid's nieces."

"Ahh yes, Elsa the human ice maker," Regina nodded.

"Wait, so you've been there?" Goldilocks asked them.

"I have," David said. "I met a man called Kristoff. But it was a very long time ago."

"No, the rest of us haven't. But we know the Queen and Princess that reign there," Henry explained.

"If we can get there through a portal - or get a message to Anna and Elsa they'll be able to confirm Rodgers story." Emma began.

"And how do you think we're going to do that, Swan!?" Regina scoffed. "We have no more magic beans. There is no way for us to create a portal!"

"Unless - do you remember how Elsa, Anna and Kristoff left Storybrooke?" Mary Margaret interjected.

"Through that portal door," Regina raised an eyebrow. "And what use is that going to be to us?"

"Well, we can send someone through there to retrieve Elsa and Anna, and then I'm sure they'll be able to create a portal back..." Mary Margaret shortly began to trail off, realising her plan may not work.

"We could just take Captain Hooks ship," Henry shrugged.

"No, we'd still need a bean," David shook his head. "Where is Anton nowadays?"

(Anton was a giant, who used to be a keeper of the magic beans, before the whole field was destroyed.)

"Even if we asked him for help he probably wouldn't be able to do anything," Regina sighed.

"What if we just try sending Rodger back to Arendelle?" Mary Margaret suggested.

"But how?" Emma asked.

Everyone slumped in their seats. Goldilocks looked over to Dr Hopper, who had taken a seat at the counter.

Suddenly the door next to them opened and in walked Mr Gold. "Perhaps I could be of service?" He suggested.

"And what will you be able to do?" Regina asked sarcastically.

Mr Gold looked at her, an annoyed expression on his face. "My knowledge on magic, maybe?"

David quickly pulled Mr Gold a chair up, and the Dark One sat down. "Well, if there is one thing I know, it is that magic can never be created our destroyed - but only changed from one form to another," Mr Golf explained.

"Get to the point," Regina rolled her eyes.

Mr Gold reached into his inside pocket, and brought out a little bottle half filled with dark dust.

"What's that?" Goldilocks asked.

"This - Dearie - just so happens to be the remaining dust fragments of the magic been you used when you came to Storybrooke," Mr Gold looked Goldilocks straight in the eyes.

"And that will do what?" Goldilocks asked slowly.

"Well, it should be able to work like a magic bean, it should be able to open up a portal to where ever you want," Mr Gold explained. "Of course, the magic will not be as strong."

"Oh wow," Mary Margaret gasped.

"But wouldn't we need two portals? One for us to get to Arendelle with Rodger, and then one for us to come back without him?" David pointed out.

Goldilocks thought for a moment. "We don't need two portals, not if we're only sending Rodger to Arendelle..."