The Story Of Us (OUAT Henry Mills Love Story)

Chapter 29

Henry's POV

"Wait here. I'll be right back," Emma told me, Mia, and Matt. She then ran inside Mr. Gold's Pawn Shop, but not before throwing one more glance in our direction.

"So we really went through all of that?" Mia asked, referring to everything that had happened in Camelot. I looked over at her and sighed, "Yep." "Did you like her?" Mia asked. "No," I answered quickly.

"I love you and only you," I assured her. She smiled and placed her head on my shoulder. "Good, I thought I was going to have to beat up someone," Mia laughed.

Matt whimpered and Mia immediately looked down at him. "Matt, what's wrong?" She asked worriedly. Matt took a step closer to Mia and hid his head in her jacket. Mia gave him a perplexed look. "Matt, what's wrong?" Mia asked again more sternly.

Matt looked up at her with frightened eyes and pointed towards a certain direction. Mia and I looked up to see three hooded people walking towards us. Their black hood hid their faces, so only their glowing eyes showed.

"What are those things?" Mia asked. I stood in front of her and Matt protectively. "I don't know, but I don't think this is going to end well," I told her. The hooded figures stopped only feet away from us. "Um...hi," I said. The hooded figures stood in their spots. "I guess they aren't social," Mia whispered. The hooded figures then started sprinting towards us.

"Mom, help us!" I exclaimed. Emma came running outside and her eyes widened when she saw the figures. "Henry, Mia, Matt, don't move," Emma warned us. The tallest person let out a low chuckle that sent a shiver down my spine.

The person then revealed two hands that pulled down the hood. "Too late for that," the person laughed. "Nimue, don't do this!" Emma exclaimed, but the three hooded people walked towards us. One walked straight through me like a ghost, while the other two did the same thing to Mia and Matt.

Then all three people disappeared. "What were those things?" Mia asked. "Former Dark Ones," Emma told us. "Those are the former Dark Ones?" I asked shocked. Emma nodded.

"Are you three okay?" Emma asked worriedly. "I-I think so," Mia answered. She looked down at Matt who still had his face hidden from view. "Matt Attack, they're gone," Mia assured him. "What if they show up again?" Matt asked. "Then I'll be there to protect you," Mia said. Matt hesitated for a moment before revealing his frightened five year old eyes.

Mary-Margaret, David, Regina, Robin, and the dwarfs all walked up to us. "What just happened to us?!" Mom asked angrily. Someone let out a low chuckle and we all turned to see Mr. Gold.

"I think I may have an answer to that. Check your wrists," Mr. Gold instructed. I pulled back my sleeve and saw a strange mark. "What is that?" Emma asked. I looked up and saw that everyone else had a mark as well.

"That...is the mark of Charon," Mr. Gold said. "Charon? He was a ferryman in the old myths. He navigated a boat...to the Underworld," Mia's eyes widened as the words fell out of her mouth. She glanced nervously over at Matt who was staring at the strange symbol.

"Smart lass. You see, the Dark Ones only have a...a temporary pass into this world, like a tourist visa. The only way for them to stay...is to trade places with living souls," Mr. Gold explained. "Meaning us?" David asked. "Exactly," Mr. Gold sighed.

"But Matt's only a child! He can't go to the Underworld!" Mia exclaimed. "You mean the Underworld with that cool dude from Hercules whose hair turns into blue fire?" Matt asked excitedly. Everyone ignored him.

Mr. Gold pointed towards the moon, "When the moon reaches its peak, the ferry from the underworld will arrive... and drag us down there."

"That doesn't sound good," David said. "Speaking as one who's died and been there, it's not," Mr. Gold told us. "So, how do we stop it?" Mom asked.