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As soon as the shock of everything thrown at them cleared from her head, Everly's ears filled with Belle's sobs as she sat on her knees on the pavement. The Jones girl just watched the brunette woman for a moment longer before her attention fell on Neal, who was blankly staring at the scroll that was sitting in the spot where his father once stood. Her instincts took over as she took his hand into hers like she used to do when he was stressed on Neverland, causing him to glance over at the young girl next to him as Emma stood on his other side. After moving his attention away from the two blondes, his eyes landed back on the scroll as Regina picked it up from the pavement.

"My father did what he had to do. He saved us," Neal chuckled as he fought back the tears threatening to escape before his small smile faded away, "Regina, don't let him die for nothing."

Neal called her name again when she didn't respond right away before she finally turned her attention back to us. While they continued to discuss the matter at hand, Everly found herself backing away from the adults until she returned to Sam's side. The blond boy slung his arm around her shoulders and pulled her closer to his side as the pair continued to watch the converting group.

"Are you okay?"

"I just found out that Pan not only took Felix and the last thirty years from me but also my birth parents and the first fourteen years of my life. The only life I truly knew outside of Neverland was on the Jolly Roger with Killian," the Jones girl responded before breaking her gaze away from the group of adults and looking up at the taller boy, "I'm not okay now, but I will be. I just need some time."

"Good because I wanna see my little sister smile again."

"I'm only physically younger than you...not mentally."

Before they could continue their conversation, Everly realized that the voices from the group of adults growing quieter, causing her to look away from Sam and back at the group. Her whole body froze when she found all of them staring back at her with concern in their eyes before she felt the blonde boy's grip on her shoulders slightly tighten.

"What are you all staring at me like that?"

"Well, it seems we have a slight problem," Regina told her while the rest watched the former Lost Girl as if she was made of glass before the Evil Queen let out a long sigh, "the Curse...the Curse isn't going to affect you."

"But I was born in the Enchanted Forest," Everly countered before glancing over at David and Mary Margaret, "I was born in the Enchanted Forest, right?"