The outsider

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 Once Mom, Dad, and Emma came home they told that Archie's dead. Wow, I wasn't expecting that. 

The next day we were at Archie's funeral and it was really sad. I could see Henry almost crying over the fact is best friend had died. I felt so bad so I gave him a side hug.  

"Some of us knew him as Archie, others as Jiminy, but we all knew him as a true friend. And though he may now be gone he will always live on inside of us, reminding us to be our best selves. To do the right thing, to always fight for what we believe in. So we shouldn't think of today as goodbye, just as a way of saying, Archie we'll be listening." Mom said and Dad hugged her. Marco approached Archie's grave and placed his umbrella by the tombstone.

"I miss you so much, my friend. But at least you're in a better place." Marco said. 

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After the funeral, we all returned to the loft and Henry immediately laid on Mom and Dad's bed. I felt bad about him. I was talking to Marco when I saw Emma holding a plate walking over to him. 

"Hey, kid. You hungry? I managed to wrangle up a Pop Tart." She said extending the plate towards him. 

"No thanks." He says not looking up. 

"Well, that went well." She said as she left the room. 

"Emma, you're doing all you can do." Mom said. 

"That's what makes me feel awful." Emma replied. 

"Ladies. The dwarves have been thinking. We have to ask. When do we go back?" Grumpy, well Leroy now spoke. 

"Back where?" Emma asked. I walked over to them.

"The Enchanted Forest. Our home." Leroy replied.

"You want to go back?" I asked as I approached them. 

"We fought really hard to get here. Emma said. 

"But with what Regina did to Archie, Storybrooke ain't as safe as we thought."  Leroy said. 

"We're going to find her. There's only so many places she can hide." I pointed out.

"We've dealt with her before, we'll do it again." Mom said. 

"But it's not just her. The curse is broken. There's a whole world full of people beyond the town line that don't know who or what we are. Ever think of what might happen if one of them were to come pay us a visit." Leroy explained. 

"He's right. What if they see, you know, magic? Like a girl turning into a wolf, for example. Folks weren't exactly understanding back in our world." Ruby said, stating the obvious. 

"Okay, let's not worry about what-ifs. No one is here." Emma says. 

"Yet. Maybe they come, maybe they don't. But that doesn't change the fact that while we might enjoy things like penicillin, we're a bit homesick." Leroy said. I know what it's like to feel like that. 

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Emma left to get something for Henry a while later but never said what. I was sitting on the sofa having a granola bar when I heard the phone line. 

"Who's he calling?" I asked as I walked over to Mom and Dad. Mom picked up the phone and placed it on speaker. 

"You have reached the office of Archibald Hopper. Sorry if I can't take your call right now. Either I'm with a patient-"

"Or dead," Henry says hanging up from the voicemail. 

"It's okay, buddy. Things'll get better, I promise. You just gotta hang in there." Dad said walking up to him.

"Doesn't feel that way." The door creaks open and Pongo enters. "Pongo!" Henry shouted. 

"How did he get in here?" Mom asked. 

"I brought him. Marco and I had a chat. Archie knew how much Henry loved this dog. We decided he should have him." Emma said as she walked into the loft. "That is, if you're up for taking care of him, Henry." She said looking at him. 

"Yeah, I am!" He yells. That's when I noticed Pongo tracked in mud. I ain't cleaning that. 

"Henry, why don't you take Pongo outside and clean him up?" I said. 

"Okay! Come on, boy!" Henry replied and left with Pongo. 

"Look, I know there's a lot to work out logistically, but-" Emma started saying. 

"No, I think giving Pongo to Henry is a great idea. It's just five people and a Dalmatian, things may get a little..." Mom said cutting her off. 

"Cramped. I know. We'll get creative. I'll gladly take the couch as long as I get a bacon sandwich in the morning." I said looking at Dad and he chuckled.  

"Or.. we could get our own place." Mom said. 

"You wanna do what?" "You wanna move out?" "Oh hell no!" Dad, Emma, and I yelled in unison. 

"Whoa! I-it's just a suggestion." Mom said trying to calm us all down. 

"After twenty-eight years, isn't this what we've all been waiting for? All of us under the same roof?" Emma asked. 

"Yes, I just imagined a bigger roof... with turrets." We all chuckle at the last part. "Being in Storybrooke, we have a chance at a fresh start. Let's take it." Mom said. 

-

Later, I was sitting on the island counter having toast when I looked over at Henry to see him drawing. 

"Plotting your escape from Shawshank, kid?" I asked him. 

"No, they're blueprints. I had some ideas about what to do if Mary Margaret and David move out. Look." He replied showing me his designs. 

"You wanna make Mary Margaret's room an armory?" Emma asked as she walked over. 

"Yeah, you know, for weapons and stuff. To protect us, from Regina." Henry replied, poor kid. 

"She's not gonna hurt you. I'm not gonna let her." Emma said smiling at him. 

"She hurt Archie. What if she wants to take me back?" Henry asked. 

"That's not gonna happen," I say. Then there was a knock on the door and Pongo stood up from next to Henry walked over, and started to whimper. "Pongo?" I say as I walk over and open the door to be greeted by Archie. "Archie," I say. 

"Hi." He says. I was shocked. 

"What happened?" I asked still in shock. 

"It was Cora. She kidnapped me." He says. For God's sake, she's in Storybrooke now. 

"Archie?" Henry asks and I step out of the way. 

"Henry!" Archie said and Henry ran up to him and hugged him. "It's alright. I'm fine." He said. 

"Henry, we were wrong. Regina didn't do it." Emma spoke up as she walked over to us. 

"I knew it! Maybe we should let her know." Henry said. 

"Yeah. Something tells me either way we're gonna pay the price." Emma replied and I nodded. Well, I wasn't there due to hangover problems but yeah Regina is going to kick your ass. 

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A/n-

Hey guys, this was a short chapter but I hope you enjoyed it. Thank you to the people giving me ideas for the story. I will be using them. Thank you for over 450 reads! Love you all. See you at the end of the next chapter. Bye. 

Jen x

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