The Bombshell

Part 25: Henry's Pov

   I did it. I actually did it. I stumbled to my feet, my gaze shifting from left to right. "Well, congratulations!" Isaac seemed to come from nowhere, but obviously he had opted to follow me into the book.

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   "Thanks, but you wrote the book. Where are we?" I asked. It was a long book and I needed to know at which point within it we were.

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   "And why would I help you?" The Author was being really defensive and it didn't sit right with me. He should be in his element; I mean, not every author gets to experience the world of their own creation first hand. He seemed scared more than anything else.

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   "Because the only way for you to get out of here is to put everything right and give the Heroes back their happy endings." I was right and he knew it, but it was clear he still didn't want to help me. "You don't have to come with me. Just point me in the direction of my Mom; Regina that is." He was probably wondering why it was Regina I wanted to find and not Emma, but it was simple. I had a plan; True love's kiss. If my Mom and Robin Hood kiss, then everything would go back to the way it was.

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   "Okay." That was a little too easy for my liking but I wasn't going to argue. "I'll take you to Regina, but after that, you're on your own kid." I'd take what I could get and since Isaac wasn't known for helping the good guys, I figured I should be grateful that he was helping me at all.

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   "Great, let's go." I gestured for Isaac to lead the way and he did. We made our way through the woods; twists and turns, avoiding the traps set in place by the bandits, or the royals trying to capture the bandits. We passed trip wires, nets and swinging logs and it seemed we would never reach my Mom. "Are we almost there?" I sighed.

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   "Almost. Now if I'm right, Regina should be just about to attack Snow White's Royal carriage." So my mom was the bandit in this version of reality, and Snow White was The Evil Queen. This was going to be one very interesting reunion.