User:Walecs/Down in New Orleans

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2019: Henry (Jared Gilmore) has graduated and his graduation party is held. Henry tells his family he wants to see other realms and find his story and learn more about his role as the author, just like "Rumple, Belle and Gideon did two years ago". Emma and Hook try to dissuade him at first because their daughter Hope is only 2 and they don't feel like letting him leave on his own, but Henry says that Regina would come with him and they agree, knowing Regina would take care of him.

Emma, Hook and the Charmings say farewell to Henry and Regina as they are about to jump into a portal created by a magic bean.

Henry and his mother eventually move to a house in the Enchanted Forest and live there. Henry returns to his house and Regina asks how his trip to Camelot went. Henry says everything's been great since Guinevre ruled in place of Arthur, but he himself is disappointed because he couldn't find anything about the author's destiny.

Henry receives a letter from Hook, who suggests Henry should go and find an old friend of his, Jacinda, as she once helped Hook on his path to become a pirate, and she may help Henry as well. Regina approves, and Henry leaves for the Leacane Wetlands.

Present, New Orleans

Lucy arrives at Henry's apartment and together they recall what happened: the curse has been cast by mother Gothel and their family and them have all been transported to New Orleans. Henry explains to Lucy that they have to act carefully and not to raise Gothel suspicions so they can break the curse.

We find out Jacinda, Lucy's mom, is working as a waiter at a restaurant with a cook named Tiana. Henry accompanies Lucy to Jacinda saying the little girl had lost herself. Jacinda thanks Henry and he leaves. He ends up in Rony's bar and befriends her and her co-worker Kelly.

As Jacinda and Lucy return home, the former tells the latter not to make any trouble since she's working hard to pay her rent to miss Belfrey and not to lose her custody. Lucy tells her that she only needs to believe more in her herself, and Jacinda thinks about that.

Henry is about to return home but he finds out his car is missing. Henry goes to the nearby police station, and reports it missing to Officer Rogers.

Jacinda finds Lucy at the wishing well in the community garden and says Lucy's words inspired her and she decides they should escape from Victoria. However, when they arrive at the town line Jacinda's car breaks down and the elevator to the docks has been closed.

At the police station, Victoria interrupts Henry and Rogers to ask the officer to help find Lucy and Jacinda, believing that Henry knows something. Officer Rogers finds the pair, who have decided to stay and fight Victoria's claim. Henry then catches a taxi to return home.

Later that night, Victoria Belfrey (Gothel's cursed identity) visits Roni's with a contract to have Roni sign over the place. Roni changes her mind and tells Victoria that she is not selling out. Roni tells Victoria that she won't be ordered around by her, and this is just the beginning. At the same time, Rogers learns that his new partner is Detective Weaver. Henry is seen studying the situation on a notice board and Jacinda returns to her job. On her way home, Jacinda finds a quarter and uses it to make a wish at the well, causing a hyacinth flower to sprout out of the ground.