Board Thread:Fanon: Season 8 & Beyond/@comment-25551215-20191204022821/@comment-25551215-20200118000506

Part 2
 * Regina looks in the mirror in her office worriedly at the scarlet brand on her.
 * “What are you…? What do you mean? And more importantly, how do I get rid of you?”
 * Regina comes to the realisation that this may be the Reckoning – a reckoning between her good and evil. Will she revert or will she die?
 * In any case, she doesn’t have any time. Someone knocks on the door.
 * She opens the door, and Romeo is in the doorway.
 * Sabine, Tilly, Margot, and Rogers confront Hyde
 * Cruella is apparently unaware that the Wish Realm exists and is surprised that Hook has not only died again, but traded his leather in for denim.
 * Rogers tells her that he’s from the Wish Realm, but still a real Captain Hook nonetheless
 * Hyde says that he doesn’t know who Chillingworth or the Shadow Raven or Julian are
 * Tilly says he’s lying and demands to know the truth
 * Cruella tells Hyde to give up; he’s dead and the heroes will be trapped down there if they can’t find a way back in any case
 * Hyde agrees; but they can’t just let them go! King Arthur’s in the Underworld, and the heroes will indubitably aid him in fixing the Broken Kingdom.
 * Instead, they’ll send them to the Tower Queen.
 * The Blind Witch banishes our quartet to Zelena’s farmhouse.
 * Back in the past, the Blind Witch is somewhere else.
 * Julian begins trying to free himself from the cage.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">The Blind Witch re-enters, telling Julian not to bother; it’s magically impenetrable unless he has a relic such as Maui’s Fish Hook.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Julian says he’s just trying to get home, trying a different tactic: pleading.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">The Blind Witch has an idea: she’ll free him and give him the power to reunite with Julian, and in return, he’ll retrieve the Evil Queen’s apple.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">“I have a mission for you. You will retrive the Evil Queen’s apple… and in return, I will give you the power to reunite with the boy you love.”
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Julian agrees.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Romeo introduces himself as Duncan to Regina, making up a lie that in a past life, he was someone he didn’t like, so he embraced his cursed persona
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">He notices the Scarlet Letter brand on Regina and asks how she got it
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Regina is tense as she tells him she got it from Chillingworth
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Romeo isn’t surprised, and tells her that he actually came to her for help with a matter concerning our Big Bad
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Romeo wants the Queen’s protection from Chillingworth, who poses a threat to him and his chances of reuniting with his boyfriend Julian, who he hasn’t seen since their days in the Land of Untold Stories
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Regina realizes that he’s the boyfriend of Julian who Sabine had mentioned, and tells him to tell her everything.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Chillingworth confronts the Shadow Raven, angrily demanding to know why he let their game piece go.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">“Remember your place. You may be the face of the Raven, but I am and always will be the Raven,” they say with a disguised voice. Who could it be? Is it Hyde?
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">“I know that,” Chillingworth says, “but think this through. Julian Capulet can easily go back on his word and run away and find his pathetic True Love.”
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">“I’d like to see him try,” the Raven says, laughing.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Chillingworth glares at them as they teleport away.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">In the Underworld, Rogers, Sabine, Tilly, and Margot find themselves locked up in the basement at Zelena’s Underbrooke farmhouse.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Margot recognizes where they are and begins looking for a key, only for the trapdoor to open.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Margot’s eyes widen; she recognises the Tower Queen now.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Victoria Belfrey – the Tower Queen, Rapunzel – steps into the cellar, smiling darkly.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">“Well, well. I’m sure we’re all happy to see each other again.”
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Rogers, Sabine, Tilly, and Margot are alarmed.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Back in flashbacks, the Blind Witch frees Julian and gives him a magical brand – the Scarlet Letter.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">“Be careful not to touch it,” she warns him. “If you touch it, it will be transferred to you, and you will have to take the life of whoever has wronged you the most.”
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">“And how is this going to help me steal the Evil Queen’s apple?”
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">“You will poison her heart with this brand, forcing her to kill whoever has wronged her the most – whether it be her mother, Cora, or Snow White, or the Dark One. But this letter is special! It will rapidly increase the rate at which they will grow weak and die – from years to weeks.”
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">“And what if she gives it back to me?”
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">“That’s the beauty of the Scarlet Letter,” the witch smirks wickedly. “You can never give it back to the person who gave it to you. You only have three choices… kill the person who’s wronged you the most, give it to someone with a darkened heart… or die.”
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">In the present, Julian stalks through Storybrooke in hopes of finding Hester and fulfilling his mission
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Julian encounters Dorian, who has been sent by the Raven to help locate Hester.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Julian is suspicious of Dorian; he’s seen him around the Raven’s lair
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">“I’m merely here to make sure you do the right thing,” Dorian says innocently.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">“And the Shadow Raven doesn’t trust me?”
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">“Having your heart and freedom back puts you at a unique position to spill all of our secrets.”
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">“Fine. Are you going to help me find Prynne? Because I have no idea who to look for to begin with.”
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Dorian smiles wickedly and poofs ashes into Julian’s hands. Dorian waves his hand, turning the ashes into an enchanted knot.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">“What is this for? Choking her to death?”
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">“No, my dear child,” Dorian smiles wickedly. “This is the Forget Me Knot. Little piece of magic from Wonderland. Some bloke burned it, but... I dug it up. This will allow you to view the past of a location. Hopefully, it’ll be able to track our dear target. Now, come along: we have prey to catch.”
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Meanwhile in the Underworld, Victoria, Tilly, Sabine, Rogers, and Margot are gathered around the table in Zelena’s farmhouse.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">“So let me get this right. You reformed, died for Drizella, and now you’re some kind of authority here? In the Underworld?” Sabine asks, not quite trusting Belfrey.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">“Yes. And now, I am in a unique position to help you. Hyde, Cruella, and that awful cannibal witch run this place, but I networked. I know people. And I can send you back home.”
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">“At what price? These things normally come with a price,” Rogers says.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">“Oh yes, that. When you get back home, I want someone to tell Anastasia and Drizella that… I love them and wish them the best.”
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">“Easy enough,” Tilly says. “But we can’t go back home yet. We’re down here for answers about a mysterious raven and a pair named Hester and Chillingworth.”
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">“Luckily for you all, I know someone who can help. He died just yesterday, actually. Albert Spencer.”
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">“Take us to him,” Margot says.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">We close in on Victoria as she nods.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Meanwhile in her office, Regina listens as Romeo tells her about how he met Julian, they got separated, and how he’d ended up caught in the Dark Curse before returning to find Julian in the Land of Untold Stories after the curse was reversed.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">“And you’ve been here since Hyde brought everyone here? Looking for Julian?”
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">“Yes. It’s been so long. I’m just hoping I can find him.”
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">“I actually have a friend who found him. Queen Tiana of the New Enchanted Forest. We can look for him together, but I need you to tell me how everything fits together. Why Chillingworth wants me dead.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">“Well, I don’t know much, but I do know this: the Shadow Raven is trying to gain the lost power of the Dark One. You’re one of the most powerful magic users there is, so… of course they’ll be trying to gain your power too. Also, I’m pretty sure Chillingworth has some unfinished business with you, just based on what Hester told me.”
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">“But how would they gain my power? And what did I ever do to him?”
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">“While I can’t attest to whatever past Chillingworth has with you, I do know this. You could honestly ask anyone in the Land of Untold Stories this and they’d tell you: the Shadow Raven has a powerful painting that can absorb any kind of magic. It would leave you powerless. They want it, but… I don’t know why. But here. Have this. And keep it safe.”
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">He takes a wrapped up piece of a ripped canvas, giving it to her. “It’s a piece of the Raven Painting. Once the Raven gets their hands on the final pieces… it’s game over. Your Reckoning will begin.”
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">“How do you know all this?” Regina says, horrified.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">“One learns a lot when you encounter Hester. She has more answers than me. But you need to hurry and fix this. Your letter will kill you soon. Probably a week’s time. It looks powerful.”