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Mary Margaret took a deep breath as she entered Gold’s shop. The little bell above her head dinged, alerting the owner of her presence. She needed to talk to him about portals. She and Regina had gone over the framework of a plan to deal with the new arrivals, but she had to know if opening a portal back to the enchanted forest was an option.

Mary Margaret approached David, she had made him breakfast, hoping that he would sit with her and talk. She had been thinking about their future in Storybrooke, and what they should do next. “David, have you ever thought about getting married here? I mean...I know we already married in the Enchanted Forest, but sometimes Storybrooke feels so different.” She rested her hand on his, smiling sweetly.

Rapunzel wandered onto the ship in the harbor. It was just like she imagined a pirate ship might look, she had never seen a pirate or a real pirate ship. Honestly, she had thought they might just be stories. And it would be terrifying to meet a real pirate. “It’s so big...so much bigger than I imagined....” She swung onto one of the nets, climbing up the mast. It was much easier than climbing to the rafters in her tower, the net felt so sturdy by comparison.

Rapunzel was exploring, and she noticed a lot of interesting things, and she decided to go inside. The bell jingled sweetly as she walked into the store, it made her smile. She loved that pretty sound. The store was amazing, there were so many beautiful things. She had never seen such treasures before. She drifted through the displays, looking at everything. She touched some of the objects, examining them.

After being in the new place for a few days, Rapunzel was sure that she wasn’t very scared of other girls, she had made a decision that they were probably nice. She wasn’t very cautious or scared about approaching the pretty redheaded woman. She had never seen someone with such pretty hair, it was gorgeous! “Your hair is so pretty...how did you make it that color?”

Rapunzel had seen the man on one of her other walks around the town, but she had never talked to him. Her mother had told her all about men with sharp teeth. But this man always seemed nice when she saw him. Hesitantly, she approached him, keeping her footsteps slow and making sure she had plenty of room to retreat. What she wouldn’t give for a frying pan right now. “E-Excuse me, d-do you have sharp teeth?”

Rapunzel spotted the woman from down the street. She was too excited to stop, she ran up to the woman, eyes alight with excitement. “You’re so beautiful! You must be a princess, right!?” She was eager, she really wanted to know, she had read all about princesses in her books from the tower. She had always wanted to meet a real live princess and never expected to get a chance.

Rapunzel was just wandering the town, trying to keep out of sight, but looking for an adventure. She knew that her mother would go crazy if she let herself get taken by some stranger and used for her power. She did her best to braid her hair so that it was all out of the way, but she also missed how useful it was. She was looking around, trying to see everything all at once. She didn’t realize and ran straight into the man on the sidewalk.