Lost, Then Home: The Third Book in the A Tale of Two Sisters Series

Part One: The Heart of the Truest Believer

The roaring of the portal soon turned into the sound of roaring water. The Jolly Roger broke the water's surface, and fell flat, beginning to sail towards an island.

"Is that it?!" Emma yelled.

"Aye, Neverland," Hook replied.

On the island itself, a young girl emerged from a river, gasping for air as she felt her legs begin to cramp up. She frantically swam towards the shore, trying to make it to land.

"Serenity!"

The brunette smiled as she got out of the water, finding her brother on the shoreline, Greg and Tamara with him. Not caring how wet she was, Serenity ran towards her brother, pulling him into a tight hug.

Tamara sighed, "We made it. Mission accomplished."

Serenity turned to her, "Are you sure about that? Our family is coming to get us."

"You might wanna take a look around, kid," Greg said as he placed a cuff on the thirteen year old's wrist, blocking her magic. "Do you see any clock towers? You're a long way from Storybrooke."

"It doesn't matter," Henry said as his sister began to take in their surroundings, finding themselves to be in the middle of a jungle. "Our family's been to The Enchanted Forest before, and they can get here again."

"This isn't The Enchanted Forest . . ." Serenity said as something howled in the distance.

"This is Neverland," Tamara replied.

"Neverland?" Henry asked with disbelief. "You're here to destroy Neverland?"

"It's the mother load of magic," Tamara said before turning to her partner in crime. "Where's the communicator? We need to signal the home office."

Greg took a backpack off his back and opened it, pulling out a walkie talkie, "Here you go, T."

"An office in the jungle? Who works there?" Serenity crossed her arms.

Greg got in her face, "Who we work for is not your concern, kid. Just know that they take care of us."

"Oh really? Can they tell you how to get back home after you destroy magic?"

"We don't ask questions. We just believe in our cause."

"Greg?" Tamara said as she looked the walkie over.

"Yeah?"

"I'm not getting a status light on this thing."

"Did you check the batteries?" he asked as he took it from her, opening the battery pack, only for sand to fall out of it. "What the hell is this? A toy?"

"It's a good thing you guys don't ask questions," Henry said, earning a look from his sister, telling him to not say anything.

"Let's go," Greg bounded the siblings' hands together with zip ties. "Walk!"

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Reagan stared at the island, memories from her time on it flooding back to her. In her darkest moments, that land was like Heaven to her.

"Why are you slowing down?" Regina asked the pirate, pulling the young Savior out of her thoughts. "In case you didn't know, my children's lives are in danger."

"Oh, I know, my hot-headed queen," he replied. "The plan is to bring us to the far side of the island, link up with the widest part of the river, and . . . Then we sail right through, taken by surprise. The irony . . ."