The Modern Fairy Tale Town Book 2: The Price of Magic

Chapter 22: Tiny

"That's right! Run!" Anton's voice was soon heard.

"That doesn't sound very good." Doug said out of concern.

Suddenly, a car was thrown out, but luckily, it didn't hit anyone on the ground and the only thing badly hurt was probably the car if cars had feelings.

"RUN!" Anton yelled out then.

"Ohh!" Mary Margaret moaned as the car landed right behind her, David, Doug, and Evie.

Anton then walked off and continued to cause havoc for the poor residents of Storybrooke and they were panicking in the streets.

"Head to the town hall! Bring anyone you find on the way," David told the residents before he looked thoughtful. "Somebody get Leroy."

"I'm on it." Doug decided before he ran off suddenly.

"Be careful, Doug!" Evie called out.

"I'll try!" Doug called back as he ran to find his grumpy uncle.

"Guess we found our giant," Mary Margaret remarked. "I just didn't think he would be so..."

"...Giant?" David guessed.

"My mistake." Mary Margaret replied.

"Ever stop one before?" Evie asked the woman.

"Nope." Mary Margaret simply stated.

"Well... Here's to new firsts and Evie, you wanted to help out here, so no turning back, alright?" David soon replied.

"Yes, sir." Evie said softly.

"Good girl," David nodded before he soon called out to the giant. "Wait!"

Anton soon heard him and turned around.

"You don't have to do this!" Evie soon added.

"Yeah, I do. You destroyed everything in my life," Anton glared and retorted. "Now you're gonna know what that feels like."

"The man who hurt you; that wasn't me. That was my twin brother James," David soon tried to explain to Anton as Leroy and Nova ran up beside Mary Margaret as Doug had luckily come back with him. "We were separated at birth. He was raised by a-a ruthless king."

"We know how far-fetched that kinda sounds, but Mr. Nolan would never lie!" Evie soon added.

"You're not James?" Anton asked the man who he was previously mad at.

"No!" David replied.

"Then where is he?" Anton then demanded.

"He paid the ultimate price for his arrogance. He's dead!" David replied. "There is nothing more you can do to him."

"We're on your side, Anton!" Evie called out as Doug nodded. "We're good!"

"Evie wouldn't lie either!" Mary Margaret added. "We're here because of you. You know our daughter Emma. You gave her the magic compass."

"Emma?" Anton asked softly before he looked like he was going to back down. "Let me talk to her. She says you're okay, then I'll stop." he then requested.

"...Uh-oh." Doug and Evie gulped nervously.

Mary Margaret hesitated, but decided to be honest. "...She's kinda out of town!"

"Really?" Anton soon asked skeptically.

"But when she gets back, we're sure that she'll really wanna talk to you!" Nova soon piped up with a nervous smile.

Anton soon looked a bit nasty again. "How convenient. Everyone I'm looking for isn't around!" he then scoffed. "All you humans do is lie and cheat and kill, and I'm sick of it!" he then said before he started running toward Mary Margaret, Doug, Evie, Leroy, Nova, and David.