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[ when the video comes up, it'll probably be a little too close to mary margaret's face. her eyes are currently looking just about everywhere except for the camera. she's obviously panicked, obviously very panicked. but she's trying to keep it together- meaning that she's breathing a little heavy and biting at her lower lip.

there are tear stains on her face, but they look a little dried. like she'd been crying, but for another reason entirely.

when she sees something on the journal, maybe a light or maybe a sign or something, but she noticed the camera is on and going and she jumps a little, like she hadn't expected that to work. ]

I'm not...sure where I am. But I need to go. Someone- someone very special is in danger back home and if I don't get back... [ she bites her lower lip with a little more intent, this time. like she is holding back on saying what will actually happen. after a moment she takes a breath, calms down just enough to keep talking. ] If anyone here knows Emma, Emma Swan. I need to find her.

[ henry, he's dying. emma we have to get back those are the things she wants to say, right after, right out on wherever this message is going to whoever it's going to, but she can't. emma wouldn't appreciate it and she doesn't think she could bring herself to say it aloud.

so instead she wipes her face, another pull yourself together sort of movements. emma would tell her to stay calm in this situation, emma would tell her not to panic. ]

Tell her Mary Margaret is looking for her.

[ and then it cuts. ]

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You're here! I'll get her right away but where are you, are you okay?

[Henry has a rush of questions, but the phone jostles as he runs with it. He has to find Emma, now.] Who is in danger? Don't worry. We'll come find you!

H-Henry?

[ do we want to talk about things that don't make sense? because this is one of them. a very big one, that's filed under a bunch of other stuff that has happened to mary margaret since emma came around.

but this is something entirely different, because she saw the way the doctor's reacted when that machine was beeping. she heard them talk when she was being pushed out of the hospital. mary margaret shakes her head. ]

No, no you're in the hospital. You're in a coma and you're- [ her hands come up to cover her mouth, covering up a sob that comes with the dying. a moment or two later she's able to breathe again, her jaw tighter when she drops her hands. ] Henry, what's going on?

That was ages ago. I'll catch you up on all the details. If you're that far back you must have missed on a lot. It's okay. I'm fine, see?

[He holds the phone at a distance so she can see he isn't injured. Perfectly okay and a dog barking in the background. Small, puppy barks.

He tries to figure out where she is, but she's too close to the phone.]

Emma saved me. Listen, hold it out further so I can figure out where you are and we'll come explain everything. Promise!

Ages-? Henry, I was just with you. In the hospital. There's no way-

[ but she cuts herself off when henry's camera zooms out. she can't deny the fact he does seem okay. healthy, alive, walking around. but mary margaret knows what she saw, knows what she remembers and knows what she knows. and with everything happening as quickly as it is, she's not even sure where to start. ]

She saved you? When? [ because that...makes sense. ] Oh! Okay, just...give me a minute... [ there's a moment or two of fumbling before she pulls the camera away from her, looking up at it for a moment before shifting it around to show off the area around her.

she's off near the tree-line, behind the maze, if henry's been out there recently. ]

Was that okay? [ she pulls the camera back closer to her, still looking a little pale. ]

Yes, that's perfect, I know exactly where you are!

[Wasn't he supposed to be grabbing Emma, first? Right, well. He was a bit too distracted by needing to help Mary Margaret, and he was out the door without another thought, Lucky close at his heels.]

Stay right there, I'll be right there.

Though it does, in actuality, take the boy a few minutes to get across wonderland's gardens. When he reaches her, he's out of breathe, his phone away, and he stops with his hands on his legs, breathing in and out rapidly to catch his breath. A dalmatian pup bounding up after him.]

I'm [Breathing. Breathing is important] Here, see!

No, Henry, don't-

[ don't put yourself in danger, don't come looking for me, don't leave without emma. so many things that mary margaret doesn't have the time to say because suddenly he's out the door and the video off. even if mary margaret shakes her phone a little, trying to get it to come back, nothing.

thankfully she has all the other responses to distract her, at least until henry shows up. and when he does the phone goes into her coat pocket and she's down on one knee, her hands on each of his upper arms. just for long enough that she can see him, see he's okay, actually okay, and then she's pulling him in for a hug. ]

Henry! Oh thank god. [ the hug lasts for a few moments, before she breaks it, pulling him far enough away to look at him again. ] How?

I told you. [Henry beams a little, at the memory. Even if where he thinks she is coming from was a while ago, it's still a happy memory.]

Emma saved me! There's no magic more powerful than true love.

[He is definitely Snow White and Prince Charming's Grandson and more. His unflinching faith in the fact that the good guys will win, that true love is always stronger. That family will always, always find each other again. Isn't this even more proof of that?]

I'm really glad you're okay.

[He's hugging her again, arms wrapped tight around her for another hug. He missed her. He missed both of them. Even if he'd rather they all escape, having more of their family here... at least they're together.]

[ true love? mary margaret frowns a little, confused, but it doesn't last for very long. she'd been so worried, sitting by his hospital bed and reading him that fairy tale book. the story of snow white and prince charming, of true love. but henry is happy and okay and the frown doesn't stay around for too long, breaking into a smile as she reaches up and tucks a little bit of his hair off his forehead.

and then she laughs a little, in that sort of way that almost threatens tears. happy tears, at this point, relieved and grateful and so very, very happy. ]

I'm okay? You were the one in the hospital. [ but she's still smiling even as she says it, and when henry hugs her again she lets him. wraps her arms around him as well and hugs him tight. he's okay. ]

Now, mind telling me what's going on?

[Sorry, MM, things are only going to get more confusing from here. Henry waits for her to ask again, because there's a lot she's going to have to process now, and he'll try to go slow, but that will last all of a few moments before the mile a minute run down begins.]

You're in Wonderland. My moms are here, too. [Because he's getting used to referring to both of them that way, and it's honestly more confusing for other people than it is for Henry.]

I let Emma know you were here, and she's coming, too, but we're stuck here. We've been trying to find a portal to get home, and Lucky and James and I are working on a map so we can no where we've looked and where everything is. Time is broken here, though, just like it was in Storybrooke before Emma came, and it doesn't actually move and sometimes people who show up here come from different points in time than everyone else, like for you I am still in Storybrooke, in the hospital, but it's been a long while since that for me, and even longer for others. When I showed up here, Emma already broke the curse but there is other stuff going on. I'll tell you about that, later though. Because this is Wonderland and it's more dangerous than it looks, and crazy things are always happening. Oh, and the closets are magic and you can get all kinds of things out of them and-

[BREATHE HENRY.

He stops, going quiet for a moment, suddenly looking a little upset and worried all at once.]

If you're from when I'm still in the hospital... then Emma hasn't broken the curse for you, yet...

You don't know who you are.

[It's a sudden realization and Henry is so sad about that. But maybe it's a good thing... If Prince Charming isn't here? No. She should know who she is. It's not fair that the people in Storybrooke don't remember their lives, and if she doesn't know who she is then... then she doesn't know that Emma is her daughter and Henry is her grandson...]

[ if there was ever a moment for mary margaret to look wide-eyed and confused, it would be now. wonderland, okay. she can take that. she's heard that name and while it's an interesting name for a place, their town was called storybrooke so she can't really judge. henry's moms...that would be emma and regina. she's seen regina on the network, and she's heard about emma, so that makes sense too. for now, she's not doing too badly on this 'keeping up with the kid and his over-active imagination' game.

and then everything just spirals and henry starts talking faster and mary margaret just listens.

letting emma know- okay. but then henry says portal and mentions a james and a map and broken time. that's about where mary margaret loses her concentration, because she hears different points in time and it's been a long time and there's the curse. broke the curse. mary margaret's forehead creases a little from the effort of trying to keep up, but it's not really working. thank god henry needed the moment to breathe, too, because mary margaret is pretty sure she's getting dizzy from the explanation. ]

Henry- [ she recognizes the expression, though. that mixture of hurt and upset, the way he used to get whenever they talked about the curse. she rubs her hands up and down henry's arm for a moment, trying to be reassuring, before giving him a small smile and standing. ]

I know who I am. You know who I am.

You're Snow White.

[Yes we're back to this argument again. And the fact that she no longer remembers...Hasn't gotten to the point where she remembers yet, but in Henry's head the time discrepancies start to get confusing to reconcile. How can she not remember. Emma broke the curse. This isn't how it's supposed to be.]

Emma broke the curse, and you remembered. Everyone remembered.

[He sounds so upset, he just wanted things to go right. He wanted them to be happy. To find their happy ending.

He shakes his head and takes her hand in his.]

We have to find Emma. She'll explain it. She'll tell you that I'm telling the truth.

Henry. [ she doesn't sigh, she most certainly doesn't sigh, but there's an exhaustion in her voice that has been perfected by her years of being a fourth grade school teacher. and while she knows how much this means to him, and knows how emma feels about supporting his delusion (or not supporting it, or whatever her idea is for today), now is not the time.

but even now she doesn't have the heart to tell him. just looks at him a little sad and a little sorry. ]

Of course she did. [ and mary margaret feels even worse the more she doesn't believe him. just hearing him sound like that, say that. she wishes so much that it could be true.

but then he takes her hand, and she squeezes it just out of habit more than anything. finding emma, though, that is definitely a good idea. ]

Do you know where she is?

[It's alright, Snow. Frustrating as it is, he understands why she doesn't believe him. He really does. But he has to find a way to fix things, because she won't understand even more what is happening if she doesn't remember who she is.]

I'll take you to her, come on.

[This way, Mary Margaret. Back to the daunting mansion and towards Emma's room. Emma will know what to do.]

[ you mean more than she already doesn't understand? oh good, perfect. she's already in over her head and everything is going to keep getting confusing. ]

Henry- [ but she follows, only checking over her shoulder once before following after him. she doesn't like the looks of the mansion, but she keeps going anyway. ] Where are we going? What is this place?

It's wonderland. We're all stuck here until we find a portal or some other way back home. Emma and Regina are both here, too and sometimes a few others from home but they keep disappearing and coming back. I haven't figured out how yet.

We've been living in the mansion, but don't worry. Emma and I will find a way to get you back home so you can be there when she breaks the curse. I think we all have to go back to the times we came from and for you it still hasn't been broken so we have to get you back so you can remember. It's really important.

I've talked to Regina. [ and she doesn't sound happy about it, but what else is new? ] And Dr. Whale, as well as a few others who said they knew Emma.

[ and then henry is talking about remembering, and the curse, and while mary margaret has head so many similar things from dr. whale and regina she also can't help the way she has to bite at her lower lip to keep herself from continuing to argue. emma said she would explain everything. once they got to emma, everything would make sense. ]

Has everyone been living in that same mansion? [ which, alright, the closer they get the bigger it looks, but she still sounds doubtful. ] And why would I go back home and leave you and Emma here? We all should go back.

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