Once Upon a Time: Ever After High (Book 13)

Ch.6 Arrived

Still in the diner since Elena and Olivia left, Mira stayed by the counter with her chin resting in her palm and lots of thoughts in her head just as a young handsome guy took the seat next to her. When she turned to face him, he gave her a small smile as she smiled back at the guy who was also the young duplicate of Elena's father, also known as her husband David, the Good King and former mayor of Storybrooke.

"Where have you been?" she asked.

"Around" he replied in a slight shrug "I heard that Elena and Olivia went out to find that last item to break the curse."

"They did, now all we gotta do is hope that they come back alive and with the last piece. I can't even imagine what would happen if they fail to bring it."

"Well-" he sighed "I can't imagine either."

She took a deep breath while resting her forehead in her palm.

"You know what?" she suddenly spoke when a thought came to her "We need to find a way to communicate to the people at Ever After, in case this plan fails, we gotta have some way to allow everyone to talk to their loved ones in the Fairytale world, because it's not right for them to just live their lives without talking to their parents."

"Well, how exactly are we suppose to do that?"

"I don't know, but I do know how I'm going to talk to."

"Well I just walked pass his shop, he's closed right now."

"Great" she grunted "He's always closed at the worse times."

"He'll probably be open late this evening."

"And if not then I'm gonna have to look for him, because this needs to be done as soon as possible."

"I feel you" he breathed.

They both sat there in silence for a moment until David spoke up.

"Hey um-" he began "When are we gonna tell Elena about, well, you know?"

Mira faced him with a hint of fright in her eyes, but calmed down while biting her lip.

"I don't know" she mumbled "I've been trying not to think about that."

"You know that if we do manage to break this curse, we're gonna have to go whether we want to or not."

"I know David" she breathed while looking down as her clasped hands "And just thinking about it scares me. I know I'm just a younger duplicate of myself but, I've never felt so close to our daughter before, I've been wanting this kind of relationship since she was born, but we never had that because of who I was. But now, I'm one of her best friends, and the thought of us not being able to see her again when we leave-"

She hesitated as she bit her lip again while feeling her eyes began to water.

"I just wish it didn't have to be like this" she mumbled "I mean I know my original self will be there to care for her but, I wanna be there too, I wanna be there when she grows up, even when I can't grow up."

"Hey" David reached over and took her hand "I know how you feel, I'm scared too. But unlike you, my original self is gone, he's not coming back, he wont be there by her mother's side."

"I know" she sniffed while wiping away an incoming tear "And that's what kills me the most. It was so hard for us when the real you died, and we were so happy when you came along. But if we do break this curse, Elena might not see you again, she's not gonna see her father again. You were the only person who actually showed that you loved her ever since she was young, you stood by her and watched her grow up while I was being the most unfaithful mother ever. You were the first person she was ever close to, and soon she might not see you again."

She gave another sniff while wiping another tear away.

"I just don't wanna see her hurt again."

David continued to hold onto her hand as she tried to calm herself, knowing the pain she was feeling of not being able to see their daughter by the time they leave due to them being just duplicates, and duplicates can't stay around forever.

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By the time Brooke had arrived back in Storybrooke, it was getting close to evening time, knowing it was time to tell everyone about Lydia and the apocalypse. So after grabbing her purse, she headed downstairs and out the door of her house. But as she started to walk off, she suddenly heard someone call out to her.

"Well if it isn't Brooke Page" she turned to see a young guy she's never seen before.

"The rebellious Narrator" he remarked in a smirk as he walked up to her.

"Um..." she replied confused "Do I know you?"

"Maybe you do, maybe you don't. Allow me to introduce myself, I'm Noah, and I've been looking for you."

"Well um, I don't know who you are Noah, but uh, what do you need me for?"

"I just wanna know if you've heard the news."

"What news?"

"Didn't Destiny tell you? Oh wait, she can't, she's too weak now."

"What are you saying?" she asked with a concerned look "What's going on?"

"Before I get to that" he suddenly sneered "I'd like to you meet someone, someone you already know. Turn around."

She turned around to see a female figure dressed in a beige long dress and a light brown hood that covered her face. And when she took her hood off to reveal her face, Brooke felt her chest tightening in fear.

"Meet my sister Lydia" Noah introduced as Brooke felt her whole body weaken.

"H- h- how?" she stammered.

"How else?" Lydia sneered when Brooke realized it.

"No" she gasped in horror.

"I'm afraid so Miss Page. I'm finally back, and now I'm unstoppable."

Brooke felt her heart racing in fear that she couldn't get her words out.

"Oh please stop that" Lydia ordered in a smirk "You'll have a heart attack, you need some rest."

And with that she held her hand up as Brooke felt herself lose consciousness as she collapsed to the ground.

"You know where to put her" Lydia told her brother as he nodded "Now that I'm here, things are gonna change."