Once Upon A Stranger Doctor (Remake)

The Next Piece

The Doctor looks around the room and notices the hundreds and hundreds of shelves filled with blank title books.

Doctor:"What is this place?"

Emma:"This was the sorcerer's home."

Doctor:"The sorcerer? You mean Yen Sid or Merlin?"

Bill:"No. They don't have anyone like that here."

Doctor:"Seriously?"

Bill:"There is only the hat and an old man that could have been Yen Sid, but only acts as the apprentice."

Doctor:"You have to be kidding me?"

Nardole then cleared his throat.

Nardole:"The book."

Doctor:"Sorry. Culture shock, ignore it. So, yes. How is Henry even doing this?"

Regina:"He's not. It's the power of being the author. It's... overtaken him somehow."

Doctor:"What?"

Bill:"It's basically like the wands in Harry Potter."

Doctor:"Oh. So, now that Henry is a wizard, the wand is carrying great power. And with every great power, there must be great cost, right?"

Emma:"For the most part, not that much. But..."

Regina:"The last time this happened, the end of the story was coming up and was not gonna be a very happy ending."

The Doctor raises an eyebrow. He looks over Henry's shoulder to see what Henry is writing. And he saw that Henry wrote: '... with confusion, fear, and suspicion overwhelming the Doctor, he decided to look over Henry's shoulder to make sure all of worries were for nothing. He may not look like a man that fears anything, but on the inside, he fears fate the most out of anything that the universe has ever thrown at him.' Bill and Nardole look at the Doctor with concern since he has never been this quiet before.

Bill:"Doctor?"

The Doctor snaps out of his trance and turns to Bill and Nardole.

Doctor:"Huh?"

Hook:"Good. You're back. Now, what do you even do now? Swan? Your majesty?"

Emma:"I... I don't really know."

David:"Don't panic, everyone. We still have time to think this through."

Snow:"That's right."

Rumplestilskin:"Should I even remind everyone about the end of the multiverse that our kids can somehow sense?"

Zelena:"And we don't even know who really wanted to take over all those worlds? And the worst part, they are trying to kill us before we can get anywhere."

Emma:"Doctor, do you have any ideas? You are usually one with a plan."

The Doctor steps back from everyone as an illustration of this moment appears in the book.

Doctor:"I don't know. I'm sorry. I just don't know. None of this is even making sense. And... there's not even any lead or clues. I can't work without... I'm sorry. I need fresh air."

The Doctor speed walks out of the room with frustration in every step he makes.

Bill:"Doctor!"

Bill starts sprinting after him but Regina waves her hand and Bill glows for a bit and stops moving.

Regina:"Let me talk to him."

Bill:"Okay. But... could you..."

Regina nods and she waves her hand again, then Bill stumbles forwards and stops in her tracks. Regina follows the Doctor.