saving the heroes (pt. 1)
Saving the heroes
Alex opens their eyes, the sun light us the entire room.
They look to their left, the alarm clock says it’s 13:00.
They ten look to their right and see Natasha laying next to them.
Alex smiles, Natasha looks so cute when she’s sleeping.
Natasha slowly opens her eyes and looks sleepy at Alex.
“Good morning.” Alex says, smiling at their girlfriend.
“Where you staring at me?” Natasha asks, smiling back at them.
“N-no, of course not.” Alex says blushing.
“You’re cute.” Natasha says, before passionately kissing Alex.
After they let go of the kiss, Alex steps out of bed at puts on their black-white suit.
“You coming?” Alex asks Natasha.
“Where are we going?”
“It’s our first official day as a couple, I gotta take you out on a date.” Alex tells her.
“I like that.” Natasha says, she then puts on her clothes.
After getting dressed, Alex and Natasha walk out of their room and outside.
They walk around town for a bit at first, Alex decided that Natasha should know a little something about this place.
Alex then brings Natasha to Granny’s, like they did their first date.
Time passes quickly as they talk about everything and nothing.
“Gold. We need to talk.” Alex hears a voice behind them say.
Regina, Alex thinks.
“Do we?” They then hear Rumpelstiltskin say.
Alex slightly turns around, this might be important.
“Folks, I think we may need to close early. Everybody out.” Granny tells everyone.
“No, it's okay. We're civil.” Regina tells Granny.
Alex scoffs, Regina and Rumpelstiltskin civil?
“Yeah, for now.” Rumpelstiltskin says to Regina.
“Belle, you remember the woman who locked you up for 28 years?” Rumpelstiltskin says to Belle.
“Well, I should probably…” Belle trails off, clearly wanting to leave.
“No, no. Please stay where you are. Whatever she has to say won't be a secret from you. Whatever she wants.. she won't get.” Rumpelstiltskin tells Belle.
“I’m actually coming about the one thing that might unite us.” Regina tells him.
“And what on earth can that be?” Rumpelstiltskin asks her.
“Cora. She's coming from our land. I need your help to stop her.” Regina tells him.
“What?!” Alex says, rushing up to Regina.
Their heart just skipped a beat.
Cora can’t come back, she’ll be hellbent on destroying them.
There isn’t a lot in this world that genuinely terrifies Alex, but if there’s anyone who does it’s Cora.
“She was dead. You told me you saw the body.” Rumpelstiltskin says, shaken up by the news as well.
“Apparently you taught her well. She's not, and she's on her way and I don't think I need to remind you how most unpleasant that would be for both of us.” Regina tells Rumpelstiltskin.
“For you. I can handle Cora.” He says.
“That's not how she tells the story.”
“I won in the end.” Rumpelstiltskin says.
Alex sighs, Rumpelstiltskin rather die than admit his loss.
“Maybe. But there's a big difference this time. This time you have someone you care about. This time you have a weakness.” Regina says, nodding to Belle.
“I’m sorry. Who is this woman?” Belle asks.
“Someone you will never meet.” Rumpelstiltskin tells her.
“Where is Cora now?” Alex asks Regina.
“With them.” Regina tells Alex.
Alex looks over to Natasha, who’s still sitting on the table.
Alex sighs and walks over to her.
“I’m sorry. This was supposed to be our day.” Alex tells Natasha.
“It’s okay.” She tells them.
“Is it?” Alex asks.
“Yeah. This is your town, you care about these people, you’re a hero. I get that.” Natasha tells them.
“Thanks.” Alex says with a thankful smile.
“Just promise me one thing.” Natasha tells them.
“Sure. Anything.” Alex says.
“Be careful.”
“Okay, I promise.” Alex says, smiling at their girlfriend.
They then walk back to Regina and Rumpelstiltskin, ready to help them defeat Cora.
On their way to Gold’s shop Regina and Rumpelstiltskin inform Alex on all that they’ve missed.
Because of the sleeping curse Henry was under he, in his sleep, travels to the Netherworld. Aurora apparently was under the same curse, which means that she and Henry can communicate. Snow and Emma are with Mulan and Aurora in the enchanted forest. They’re searching for a way back home but so is Cora, who’s in the enchanted forest as well.
When they walk into Gold’s shop they walk over to the bed Henry lays in, David is standing next to him.
“Alex, hey.” David greets them.
“Hey.” Alex says, greeting him back.
Rumplestiltskin walks over to Henry and sits down next to him.
“I brought your blanket. From your bedroom back home.” Regina says, laying a blanket over Henry.
“Thanks.” Henry says, smiling thankfully to Regina.
“So, Cora.. she's pretty powerful.” Henry says.
“Yes, but not as powerful as I am.” Rumpelstiltskin tells him.
“Debatable.” Alex says.
“Actually — no, it's not.” Rumplestiltskin says, facing Alex.
“You're sure you're okay to do this, kid?” David asks Henry.
“I was born to do this. I'm done reading about heroes. I wanna be one.”
“Sometimes being one is knowing when not to run into the fire.” David tells him.
“I’ll be okay.” Henry tells him.
“Look, whatever he faces in there, it'll be far less dangerous than what he'll face if we fail.” Rumplestiltskin tells David.
“He’s right, David. Trust me.” Alex tells David.
“I can do this.” Henry says.
David sighs, then says: “Get on with it. Fast.”
“All right Henry, just relax and soon you're gonna drift off.” Rumplestiltskin tells Henry.
“What do I tell them?” Henry asks.
“Just listen to my bedtime story and all will be clear.” Rumple tells Henry.
Rumple rests a hand omg Henry’s forehead and starts to tell him a story. “Once upon a time, Snow White and Prince Charming needed to stun a very powerful magician long enough to lock him up in a dark dungeon.”
“That was you. They used Cinderella to trap you with a magic quill.” Henry says.
“Yes, indeed.” Rumple tells him.
Rumpelstiltskin then makes a gesture, stroking over Henry’s face. Henry closes his eyes. “The quill. And yet, it wasn't the quill itself but the ink that captured the Dark One.”
Regina, David and Alex exchange a look.
“Harvested from the rarest species of squid from the bottom of a bottomless ocean - impossible to find, unless you're a mermaid. Or me. I happen to have a private supply.” Rumpelstiltskin says.
He strokes Henry again from his chest up to his face. “In my jail cell - that is where they will find it.”
After a few minutes of waiting Henry wakes up.
“Henry. Everything all right?” David asks him.
“Did you see her? Did you tell her?” Rumple asks him.
“No, I didn't get the chance” He tells them. “Something... something happened. She got sucked outta there.”
He tries to get up, but he struggles. “Argh…”
“Henry?” Regina asks worried.
“Something's--Something's wrong.”
Regina takes Henry’s arm, revealing its burns.
“Henry!” Regina says.
“Here, let me take care of this.” Rumple tells Henry.
He then makes a gesture, healing Henry’s arm by magic.
“What caused this?” Regina asks.
“When you venture deeper into the Netherworld instead of away, there are risks. Someone woke Aurora before her soul was ready to return. The violence of that act tore her away and injured Henry. We're lucky it wasn't worse. He's gonna need some time to recover before he can be sent back.” Rumplestiltskin explains.
”Out of the question.” Regina says.
”Not a chance in hell. No. We'd be monsters to even consider risking his life again.” David says, agreeing with Regina.
“Careful with your tone, Charming.” Rumplestiltskin says, standing up. “I understand your concern for the boy, but I know Cora. Without our help, Snow and Emma will soon be dead. And then..” He looks at Alex and Regina. “A true monster will be on her way to Storybrooke.”
”Aurora is gone.” Regina says. “Why do we have to send Henry back to that fiery inferno with no one there to receive our message?”
”Because someone will be there.” David says.
Alex looks at him, in confusion.
”Who?” Alex asks.
”Snow.” He tells them.
”That's an awfully big assumption.” Regina tells him.
“No. No, it's not. She was there once before. She can go back. She can find a way. She will, I know it. And I'll be waiting.”
”You are going to this Netherworld?” Alex asks him.
“I faced you.” He says, looking at Regina. “How bad could it be?”
“David, I can’t let you do this.” Alex tells him.
“I promise you, I’ll be fine.” David tells them.
“How can you promise that? You’ve never been there before. You’re maybes fried out of everyone in this town and-“
“I know. I know. But when I’m in the netherworld I’ll see Snow. I’ll see Snow and she’ll kiss me and I’ll be fine.”
“We will have to put you under a sleeping curse.” Rumplestiltskin tells him.
“Then put me under one.” He says.
Alex sits next to David, they look at Regina who’s preparing the sleeping curse.
“Go talk to her.” David says.
“What?” Alex asks, turning to David.
“Talk to Regina” David tells them. “I know what she means to you, you can’t just keep avoiding her.”
“Yeah.” Alex says, standing up. “You’re right.”
They then walk over to Regina.
“Hey.” Alex says, greeting Regina.
Regina looks at Alex in disbelief, then scoffs and says: “I thought you didn’t want to see me ever again.”
“I didn’t.” Alex tells her. “But now you’re helping the good guys. You’re helping bringing 2 people back you apparently hate. The old Regina would’ve never done that, maybe I should give you a chance.”
“I’m not doing it for them.” Regina says.
“I know. You’re doing it for the kid. But you’re still doing it.”
Regina turns to Alex with a smile, Alex smiles back at her.
“I saw you in Granny’s. You were with a girl…”
“Natasha.” Alex says.
“Does she make me happy?” Regina asks them.
“Yes, she does.” Alex answers.
“Good. You deserve it.” Regina tells them.
“Thanks.” Alex says smiling.
“What do you mean ‘the old-fashioned way?’” David asks.
“You are about to join a quite distinguished club, Mr. Nolan. Before such innovations as the apple, back when the Sleeping Curse first came to be, a more direct method was required: through blood. By pricking one's finger on the needle of a spinning wheel, one falls under the spell.” Rumple explains to him, he then turns to Regina. “Your Majesty, you did his wife - I'm sure you'd like the honor.”
“It's all yours.” Regina says to David, preparing the needle.
“Good luck.” Henry says, hugging David.
“Hey, you got this.” Alex says to David.
David nods.
“It's gonna be all right.” He tells them.
“How do you know?” Henry asks.
“Well...” David says, sitting down on the bed. “How did you know Emma would save you after you ate the turnover?”
“I believed in her.” Henry says.
“The way Snow and I believed she'd come back to break the Curse. That's the kind of faith that runs in our family.” David says.
“This helps control the flames in the room. It'll keep you safe.” Henry says, giving David the amulet.
“I will guard it with my life.” David tells him.
“When I awake, I'll be in that fiery room?” David then asks, looking at Rumplestiltskin.
“Not exactly. That room is where those who've already awoken from the curse return. You, however, are being put under for the first time.” He explains.
“Then how will I know where to go? How the hell am I supposed to find a room with no door?” David asks.
“And that, dearie, is the conundrum we're all depending on you solving. Now I say this with the utmost sincerity: good luck.”
David then pricks his finger on the needle and falls asleep.
Alex, Regina, Rumplestiltskin and Henry wait for David to wake up for what feels like way too long.
“Come on. Come back. Should he be in there so long?” Henry asks, looking at David.
“I’m sure it's fine. I imagine they're just catching up.” Regina tells him.
Alex looks behind them to face Regina and sees her looking to Gold, who shakes his head.