you saw it so clearly

[choosesfate]

Who: Belle + YOU
Where: The docks
When: May 1, early morning
Rating: PG
Summary: There's a new arrival to Wonderland
The Story:

[ At first everything was fine. Physically, anyway, but emotionally things were different. She'd had to say goodbye, lose someone that she was just getting the chance to know again, and know better, and now he was gone. It was for the right reason - to find Henry and to bring him home but it still hurt, having to stay in Storybrooke wondering if Rumple would be alright. She had her task - to protect the town in stead of everyone that had left. Belle would do that - keep everyone safe the best that she could, make sure that nothing happened whilst he was gone.

She gave it a few more seconds of looking out at the water before she closed her eyes, getting herself to turn to head back into town to go to the shop. If she kept staring at the water he didn't feel so far away, but she wouldn't be of any use if she didn't move. It was when Belle opened her eyes again, turned on the spot that she realised that something was different. The town was gone. Instead of the path that they'd been on to come to the docks, the familiar sights of everything around her there was something else. A strange looking path, a large hedge wall and somewhere that she didn't know.

There were only two- three people that Belle knew that could possibly do something like this. One was dead and the other two had been on Hook's ship. No one else in Storybrooke had magic - or the kind of magic needed for this, not that anyone knew of and Rumple would have known. It didn't make sense that she'd be gone either, not with him leaving her something to do - something important. That made this all the more worrying ]

Hello?

[ She didn't see anyone around, not in the immediate vicinity but this wasn't Storybrooke - she didn't know where anyone would be, or who might be there ]

Comments

[madehervows]

[She actually hesitates there. Returning home means accepting the reality that Henry is gone, that she'll be without him forever.

But staying here means living under Wonderland's whims, as well as Pan. Eventually she gives a firm nod.]

Yes, you can. I doubt you'll be able to change anything, but I won't try and stop you.

[She looks away briefly.]

You aren't the only one affected by his sacrifice.

[choosesfate]

There might not have to be a sacrifice.

[ Regina might not have the hope but Belle does. Belle will keep having it - believe that she can make a difference even if it's difficult to try ]

Besides, we have to actually make getting out of here work before you start doubting me.

[ And she was trusting you enough ]

[madehervows]

Even if Wonderland is bending the rules of time travel, you'd still, in a way, be breaking of the laws of magic. It's not possible.

[HA. HA. HA.]

[choosesfate]

How do you know?

[ Maybe it was true because Regina was very knowledgeable about magic but- ]

Everything could be impossible until it's done.

[madehervows]

Even with everything magic can do, there's just some things it can't. You can't bring back the dead, you can't make someone fall in love with you, and you can't change the past.

[ALL OF THOSE HAVE BEEN BROKEN NOW. DAMN IT JAFAR AND EMMA.]

[choosesfate]

I'm still going to try. Maybe there's a reason people think that you can't, because you don't know what could happen- [ Particularly for changing the past ] -but anything could be possible. Just difficult, and advised against.