Once Upon a Time: Ever After High (Book 3)

Ch.58 The Door

"Soon" he mouthed.

Darling and Chase hoped he would do it, and if not, they would have to spill it.

Sparrow ran as fast as he could back to the Merry Men camp.

"Guys!" he called as he ran to them.

"Sparrow what's wrong?" Marian asked.

"Hold on" Sparrow said as he tried to catch his breath.

He was then able to calm himself.

"Okay" he said "Dad's gone."

"What do you mean he's gone?"

"After we gather the water, I had to go after a squirrel that took my hat, but when I came back, dad was gone and I saw trail marks left by a carriage. I think he's been captured."

"What?!" Marian gasped.

"See for yourself."

Everyone followed Sparrow to the place where he last saw Robin, they all saw the water can that had been left behind along with the carriage trail marks.

"I think you may be right Sparrow" Marian said with a worried look.

"Well what do we do?" Duchess asked.

"We're gonna get him back that's what."

"Does that mean we're gonna have to fight?" Melody asked.

"Well that depends, can you fight?"

"I think."

"Well I don't wanna risk your guy's lives, if you can't fight then just let us do it."

"I agree with that" Sparrow said.

"Sparrow" Poppy said "Don't you wanna at least try to save your dad?"

"But I'm not that good of a fighter."

"Hey you're pretty handy with arrows" Little John said "Maybe you can use that."

"I don't know" Sparrow sighed.

"Oh come on" Poppy urged "We'll all help."

He gave another sigh "Well it does sound kinda exciting."

"It is actually" Will said "It's like an adventure, with swords and blood, but over all it's pretty interesting."

"Well alright" Sparrow said "Let's go do some saving."

Right after school, Mira went over to Mr. Gold's shop and went in to see him looking at some swords.

"Ah Mira" he said "What can I help you with?"

"Well since Raven is still not gonna follow in my footsteps, I figured out another way that could make her evil."

"What is it?"

"Do you remember that urn that contained, well...Darkness?"

"How could I forget?"

"Well I was wondering if you have it."

"Sorry, but I haven't seen it since the curse, for all I know, the last time I saw it was when we put it in Bald Mountain."

"Bald Mountain" she said with disappointment "Oh man, is there a way I can get there?"

"Well..." Mr. Gold said as he started to think "I think there is, there's a certain door in this mansion that can lead to the fairytale world."

"Really?" she gasped.

"But I don't know if it still works, we can try."

"Well where is this mansion?"

They soon drove through the woods until they came upon a mansion.

"Well this is a nice place" Mira said as they walked to the door.

Mr. Gold then pulled out a key and unlocked the door.

"You have the key to this place?" she asked.

"I pretty much have the key to anything" he said as they went in.

"But doesn't somebody live here?"

"Not anymore."

"Okay then, well where's this door?"

"Well uh" he said as they looked around.

But they turned to their side, they were surprised to see the door standing there.

"Whoa" Mira said amused.

"Ah here it is" Mr. Gold said as he went up to it and opened it.

Mira was amazed by what was inside the door, there was a portal to the Enchanted Forest at Ever After.

"One step through this and you'll be back at Ever After" Mr. Gold said.

"Sweet" she smiled as she went towards it.

"But remember" he warned "There is a guardian of the mountain that feeds off of Darkness."

"I think I can handle it. Well, here I go."

She then took a step into the portal and went in.