I couldn't figure out how to put Hiccup and Toothless into this, so I'm gonna make this one just a brief summary of the chapter with Sideny and Emma's detective work and a bit on Sidney's past as the Genie/magic mirror. And I'll make it up with a real chapter today so get ready for two chapters today. Also, Happy Father's Day
The skies over Storybrooke seemed heavier than usual. In the wake of emotional tension and a brewing storm, Emma Swan remained determined to protect the people she'd come to care about—even if it meant turning on those she once thought she could trust. When Henry's cherished play fort was suddenly destroyed under Regina's orders, Emma sensed there was more to it than just clearing town land. That same day, Sidney Glass—disgraced former editor of the Storybrooke Daily Mirror—approached Emma with claims of corruption. He told her Regina had embezzled $50,000 from town funds, using it to build something in secret.
Emma, skeptical but curious, agreed to work with him. Harry Jones, concerned about Emma's safety, offered to help, though he and Toothless kept to the background. Toothless's instincts flared when Emma nearly lost control of her car following Regina through the storm-lashed woods—a brake failure that wasn't just a coincidence. Harry later inspected the car with her, and though he couldn't prove it, they both knew someone had tampered with it. As Emma and Sidney dug deeper, they uncovered blueprints and surveillance photos suggesting Regina had been spying on key people in town.
Fueled by what they believed was damning evidence, they confronted Regina at a town council meeting. But Regina, ever calculating, flipped the situation with chilling ease, revealing the secret project was a new public playground and branding Emma's actions as political slander. It worked. The town applauded her generosity. Emma was left humiliated. But not all truths are revealed at once. Behind Emma's back, Sidney secretly returned to Regina's side, reporting everything back to her. His loyalty, it turned out, had never shifted. He remained her pawn—her magic mirror—willing to deceive and sabotage if it meant staying in her good graces.
Elsewhere, Emma's day-long investigation meant time away from home. Mary Margaret, quietly struggling with heartbreak, was left to care for Henry alone. Harry and Toothless spent most of their time at the house, trying to keep the peace while Emma pursued justice. Henry, still mourning his treehouse, found comfort lying beside Toothless, who refused to let him feel alone. As night fell, Emma realized the sting of betrayal came not only from Regina, but from someone she had trusted to stand beside her. The seeds had been planted. Now, the poisonous roots of manipulation were spreading underfoot.
Parallel in the Enchanted Forest, long ago, King Leopold frees and gifts his final wish to a genie in a lamp—this genie being the man who becomes the Magic Mirror. The genie gives the Queen a magical mirror to reflect her beauty, but jealousy and betrayal lead him to ruin. In an act of guilt and love, he releases venomous snakes in the king's bed, killing him at the Queen's request. As punishment, his final wish condemns him to be trapped in the mirror, forever bound to Regina.
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