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

Part One: The New Neverland

It was a rough landing, but The Jolly Roger successfully landed safely onto Storybrooke's waters. As it neared shore, its passengers could see the many people that were waiting for them on the docks.

As soon as they docked, they were all quick to quickly exit and to return home. Henry was the first, to which many on the dock cheered. Behind him were Emma, the Charmings, and his sisters. Once they hit the wood, Emma turned to Henry, "How does it feel to finally be home?"

"Better than I ever imagined." .

Mary Margaret turned to her husband, "How do you feel?"

"Pretty good, actually. I think the water must be working," he replied.

"Aye, it is," Hook said. "Dreamshade overtook my brother the moment we left Neverland."

"Gold will find a cure. You'll be okay," Mary Margaret assured her husband.

"I have to admit, there was a minute there I didn't believe we were all going to make it out of that place," Reagan said.

"Well, we did," David said, putting an arm around the girl he saw as a daughter.

Mary Margaret looked over to see her once sworn enemy standing by herself, "And we owe a lot of it to her. Regina helped save us all."

Regina looked up in shock as the town's citizens started murmuring. Was The Evil Queen becoming one of the heroes?

David looked up at the sail of the ship, which was now black due to something specific being trapped in it, "So what about that shadow?"

"Don't worry, it's trapped," Mr. Gold said. "Just as it was in the candle. The only person that can free it is safely in here." He held out Pandora's Box.

"Hey, Mom, Dad," Henry called from where he stood next to a particular Lost Boy. "What about Felix? He's still free."

The others joined him as Regina said, "Henry's right. We can't just let Felix walk away free."

"Don't worry. We got plenty of cell space for this guy," David said.

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"Once I seal the box in here, no one can break the spell but me," Mr. Gold said as he sealed Pandora's Box underneath a floor board in his shop. Henry's parents, Belle, and the girls watched from behind him.

"You're not going to do that?" Henry asked.

"Believe me, I want Pan trapped as much as you."

"Don't worry, Henry," Emma said.

"He's not getting out of there," Neal said.

"We won't let anything happen to you again. I promise," Regina said.

"She's right," The Dark One said. "You needn't worry. As long as I'm alive, that boy will never see the light of day."

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Reagan sat alone at Granny's as everyone was celebrating around her. Her mind was spiraling with old memories and thoughts that she couldn't get them to be quiet. She was never an overthinker, but now she was starting to be. Now—

"You good?"

She looked up to see her mother and sister sliding into the booth seat across from her, "Yeah, I'm fine. I'm just stressing about school, that's all. I have a lot of Honors Chem stuff that I'm behind on with the homework I had before we left and I can only imagine what I missed."