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I had  swiftly caught up to the others to tell them that I'm staying behind with Regina and to go on without us

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I had swiftly caught up to the others to tell them that I'm staying behind with Regina and to go on without us. The group tried to protest but I reassured them that we'd catch up to them soon.

Now, me and Regina are sitting on a log together, away from Tinker Bell's hideout. We haven't been here long at all when we hear the rustling of leaves to our right. My breath hitches as I quickly stand up, putting my hand on the hilt of my sword. Regina seems a lot more calm and collected. I realize now that Tinker Bell must have been following us and Regina knew it.

"Let's get this over with, shall we?" Regina calls out. A woman emerges from the overgrown foliage with a glare set on her face. She's quite beautiful, blond hair that's a bit darker than my own, rests in a messy bun atop her head.

"'Complicated history'? That's quite a diplomatic way of describing it." Are the first words out of her mouth, eyes locked on Regina.

"I'm guessing you're Tinker Bell." I say, trying to sound lighthearted, lest this goes south.

"Who are you?" She snaps at me.

"Alice." I reply simply.

"Am I supposed to know that name?" She asks and I shrug nonchalantly.

"No... that's just...my name." I respond lamely. What else was she expecting?

"You look terrible." Regina breathes out and I shoot her an annoyed look.

"Yeah, probably not the best thing to say in this scenario." I mutter so only she can hear me. She waves me off. Tinker Bell does not take the comment well, as is to be expected.

"Are you trying to provoke me?" She asks.

"Come and get me, Tinker Bell." Regina goads, unimpressed. Tinker Bell takes a step or two forward until she's less than a foot away. I glance at her hands, checking for weapons but I can't see any.

"You think you're so smart. But you're gonna fail." Without giving Regina time to respond, she lifts her hand and blows dust right into our faces. My heart rate picks up considerably as I feel the pull of unconsciousness creeping into me. I grab for Regina's arm but it's too late. I fall to the ground, everything going black.

 I fall to the ground, everything going black

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