The Business Office, Woodland Luxury Apartments, Bullfinch Street, Upper West Side Manhattan, New York City, America, June 14, 1986.

I woke up, got up, and was taking a much needed shower to get ready for work, thinking about how I was going to tell Bigby and Snow about who I am.

"How do I tell them? How do I do it without sounding like I'm crazy?" I thought to myself while I was getting out of the shower, feeling refreshed for the first time in days.

After Bigby and I handed the Crooked Man off to Greenleaf, she told us that the process was going to take all night. So, Bigby and I met up with Snow, who told us to take the rest of the night off, and Bigby and I headed to our apartments. Once I entered my apartment, I took off my duty belt, my tactical vest, my ammo belt, put my shotgun, the tactical vest, and the ammo belt in my armory, kicked off my boots and headed to my bed, passing out asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow.

I conjured up a new Deputy shirt, blue jeans, and work boots on me as I was putting on my duty belt, and I left the room and met up with Bigby, who was dragging on his smoke. The two of us greeting each other by nodding.

"Dad, you look like hammered shit," Bigby pointed out when he saw me.

"Oh, thanks Son. Like you look any better," I remarked sarcastically.

We chuckled as we headed to the office. We spotted Greenleaf and Flycatcher turning around a corner and walking to us. I saw Greenleaf was holding a birdcage that had a crow inside it, and I smirked when I caught the Crooked Man's scent coming off the bird.

"Not what we were expecting. Morning, Crooked Man," I greeted the crow mockingly and the bird cawed angrily at me, making me add, "Yeah, yeah, fuck you too."

"Dad, you can understand what he is saying in that form?" Bigby asked in slight astonishment.

"Perk of shape-shifting into practically anything and more, you can understand animal languages," I explained, causing Bigby to look at me in awe.

"He's got a sharp tongue, I thought it would be better for everyone if he parted with it," Greenleaf stated with a mischievous grin.

"Thanks, Greenleaf," Bigby said as we started walking past her and Flycatcher.

"Work is work, I guess," Greenleaf mumbled, causing us to turn around and look at her sympathetically as she pushed the button on the elevator.

"Hey Sheriff, Deputy. You two gonna come see the truck off? We're leaving for The Farm in a few...thought you two might want to, I don't know..." Flycatcher offered.

"Don't worry Fly, we'll be down in a minute," I reassured Flycatcher as he and Greenleaf entered the elevator.

"Okay, great," Fly said as the doors closed, and Bigby and I headed to the office.

As Bigby and I turned around the corner, we saw a line of Fables at the door to the office who smiled and started whispering to each other when they saw us coming.

"This fuckin' line," Gren grumbled in irritation, and he gave us a nod of respect while we passed him. Suddenly, Snow rushed out of the office with files in her arms, and stopped when she saw us.

"Oh...Mr. Wolf, Mr. Pierce! Flycatcher left his keys..." Snow informed us as she dropped the keys in Bigby's hands, and the phone in the office started ringing.

"Snow, if you have free time later, I need to speak to you and Bigby about something important," I said seriously.

"I'm...I'm really sorry Deputy, I need to take this, but I'll make sure to clear my schedule for lunch. We'll talk later, okay?" Snow said as she was walking back into the office.

Then, Bluebeard nodded at us as he walked past us and entered the office, greeting Snow as the door closed shut. Bigby and I walked to the elevator and took it down to the lobby, then left the building and headed to Flycatcher's truck, where Toad, T.J., and Colin stood while Flycatcher was loading up the back of the truck.

"Fly, you forgot these," Bigby announced and tossed the keys to Flycatcher, who caught them.

"Oh, thank you. It's, uh, been pretty busy around here," Flycatcher thanked us as Colin walked over to us.

"Pretty extreme way to keep me off your sofa, Bigby," Colin remarked as Bigby held up a paper bag full of Huff and Puff smokes and a bottle of liquor.

"Yeah, well...my Deputy and I were hoping this would maybe ease the transition a little, Colin," Bigby offered as he put the bag down of the sidewalk, and Colin looked in it.

"What's this, bread and circuses? Pander to the masses so they don't rise up?" Colin questioned sarcastically.

"For fuck's sake Colin, we're just trying to be nice," I said in exasperation, throwing my arms up in irritation.

"Try being honest instead and admit that more than anyone else, you two belong at The Farm," Colin stated bitterly.

"Look Colin. Even though the non-human Fables allow my Deputy on The Farm, you know I'm not welcome there," Bigby argued.

"Yeah, and what a huge fucking mystery that is, said the bacon platter," Colin insulted.

"You know what, screw you pig!" Bigby retorted while he flipped off Colin with both hands.

"My sentiments exactly, Sheriff," Colin said as he grudgingly picked up the peace offering and headed to the back of the truck as Toad approached us.

"I keep reassuring T.J. that things will be better where we're going...but damn it all fellas, he knows when his old man's lying. Animals like us...I guess we get what we deserve," Toad said sorrowfully while looked at T.J., who was trying hard not to cry.

"Toad, you don't have to worry. I've been to The Farm plenty of times whenever I want to get away from the big city, and the place is alright. Weyland Smith, the owner, he's a good man who'll take good care of you and your son. You have my word," I reassured.

"I hope you are right, Deputy," Toad said as he climbed up into the back of the truck, and Flycatcher drove off with Toad, T.J., and Colin.

After I was done waving, I looked at Bigby and said, "C'mon Son, let's go see if Snow has any free time."

Bigby nodded as we walked back into the building and headed to the office. Knocking on the door, I heard Snow telling us to come in and Bigby and I entered the office to see Snow working at her desk.

"Bigby, Nathan, is there something you two want?" Snow asked us.

"Sorry to bother you like this, but do you have some free time so we can have that talk?" I asked.

"Let me check," Snow said and she looked through her schedule, then said, "I've checked and I have a little free time. So, what did you want to talk to me and Bigby about?"

"Okay, here I go," I thought nervously, hoping that my decision wasn't going to bite me in the ass later.

"Alright, listen, what I'm about to say to you two is going to sound unbelievable, but please keep an open mind," I said, and my son and Snow looked at each other in confusion.

"Dad, what are you talking about?" Bigby asked in concern.

"After everything we've been through, I decided that it's time to explain my entire past to you two, so listen carefully," I said seriously, and Bigby and Snow paid attention.

I told them everything, about how I used to be a Mundy that was born and raised here in Manhattan, lost my father when I was 14, and my mother and I moved to Glendive, Montana. I told them that I entered the police academy and once I graduated, I was transferred to Hope County and did my job well for 3 months. I told Bigby and Snow about the cult, Project At Eden's Gate, and how everything went to hell when a raid that was conducted by me, Deputy Joey Hudson, Deputy Staci Pratt, Sheriff Earl Whitehorse, and U.S. Marshal Cameron Burke went horribly wrong and my coworkers, along with Burke were kidnapped while I was rescued by Dutch. I told them about how the cult had invaded the County, dragging people out of their homes and killing anyone who tried to resist and had eventually taken over all of Hope County. I explained my experiences of forming a resistance and fighting for two hellish months and how I witnessed Burke kill a leader of a faction in the resistance before turning the gun on himself while under the influence of the drug called Bliss. I also didn't leave out that Jacob Seed captured me a few times and tortured me physically and mentally until he brainwashed me to kill a friend of mine. Then I talked about John Seed and how he was the one who gave me the 'Wrath' tattoo on my chest. I kept explaining how I killed Joseph Seed's three family members in brutal ways until my co-workers, members of the Resistance, and I stormed Joseph's compound and fought him until we overpowered him. Then I told Snow and Bigby of the nuclear warheads falling and hitting in and around Hope County, and how everyone had tried to escape the carnage, and how I was knocked unconscious when I crashed the truck I was driving and woke up in the Homelands in the form of a 8 foot tall gray timberwolf.

"And that's when I met your mother, Bigby," I finished.

Bigby and Snow just looked at me in shock and disbelief, not knowing what to say until Bigby started to speak.

"You're not lying. I can tell from your scent that you are not lying. How the fuck is this possible, and why did you keep this to yourself?" Bigby questioned, looking hurt.

"It was not my intention to keep this from you and Snow, I just didn't how to explain it without sounding like I was crazy. And as for how it is possible, I don't know," I admitted.

"Wait, you have no idea how this happened to you? And when did the world end?" Snow questioned.

"For your first question Snow, I truly still have no idea how or why I was dragged centuries into the past and transformed into an entity that can shape-shift and control one of the elements. As for your second question, it all ended decades from now, in the year 2018," I explained, causing Snow to cover her mouth in horror.

"Oh God...that's 32 years from now. How did it happen? Why did it happen?" Snow questioned.

"How it happened...it was caused by World War 3 breaking out and nuclear war heads started dropping into this country. As for the why, my guess is that the Mundies had backed each other into a corner, decided that enough was enough, and they killed each other out of sheer desperation. The state of the world and it's political climate was past its breaking point from what I could understand on the radios I heard," I explained.

"Jesus...what'll we do when It happens? During my time in the second world war, I heard of the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. There wasn't anything left," Bigby mumbled in shock.

"We do what we Fables have always done when it does happens. We survive," I stated seriously.

Bigby and Snow nodded, but I could still tell that they were greatly disturbed by what they had learned. Nobody ever expects or is willing to believe that everything they know is going to be destroyed in a flash of light and a massive explosion. All we could do was prepare for the inevitable and pray that we could survive it.

A few weeks later.

After I told Bigby and Snow everything about my past, we all decided to continue living our lives as normally as possible and quietly prepare for the end of the world. A few weeks later, Bigby and I got a call from Nerissa who told us that she was waiting outside, wanting to speak to us. So, Bigby and I left the building and walked over to Nerissa, who was standing across the street with an umbrella that she was using to cover herself from the pouring rain.

"Thanks for meeting me," Nerissa greeted with a smile when she saw us approaching.

"It's no problem Nerissa, but are you sure you wouldn't rather do this in our office? You're gonna catch your death out here, standing around in the rain like this," I offered in concern.

"I don't mind the water. Former mermaid, remember? And besides, if death was gonna catch me, I'd have been six feet under a long time ago," Nerissa pointed out while she was holding out her palm and letting the raindrops hit it.

"Good point. We see you're still wearing the ribbon," Bigby said.

"Old habits, I guess. It's just...it's very important to me. There's something important I need to tell you two," Nerissa said hesitantly.

"Yeah? What is it?" I questioned in concern.

"It's about what happened to the girls, Lily and...Faith. God, I don't even know where to start. The three of us, we had this plan, leave the Pudding 'N Pie for good. Start fresh. But Faith decided to get some leverage, so she stole a picture of Crane and Lily together. And the minute she nicked that photo, we had dirt on one of the Crooked Man's people. It was terrifying, having that physical evidence, guys. Wondering what they might do to suppress it. I thought if I came clean to Georgie, maybe he could get the Crooked Man to leave us alone. I begged for mercy, for all of us. But Georgie didn't do mercy. Georgie said he'd smooth things over with the Crooked Man...but when he came back to the club that night, things weren't smooth...at all. He said he had to make an example of one of us...and then he just reached out and grabbed Faith's ribbon...and that was the end of her. That night...I did the only thing I could think to do. I left Faith's head at your doorstep," Nerissa confessed.

"Of course! That night, I theorized that someone left Faith's head on the front steps to send a message. It was you...you left Faith's head on our doorstep as a cry for help," I said in realization.

"All I did was just...point you two in the right direction," Nerissa stated.

"But at the trial...you said you were there when the Crooked Man ordered Faith and Lily's execution," Bigby said in confusion.

"I said what I had to, I wanted to see him punished. People like us...we get forgotten all the time. When we suffer, we do it in silence. Our lips are sealed, and that's the way the world prefers it. We just...fade away like we never existed in the first place. But I knew you two wouldn't let that happen. I knew you two would make things right. Sheriff, Deputy, Fabletown needs you two, needs both of you and Snow. You look out for each other, and you look out for the rest of us, too. You listened when no one else would. You protected those who couldn't protect themselves, you brought law and order to this fucked up town. And that's why I left Faith on your doorstep, because I knew deep down, Sheriff Wolf...you're not as bad as everyone says you are. Well, see you around..." Nerissa said as she turned and walked away from us.

My eyes narrowed because what Nerissa had said and how she had acted at that moment reminded me very much of Faith when we first met her. And as I wracked my brain about the similarities between them, my eyes widened as it hit me and I smiled when I realized who the woman walking away from us really was.

"So, you survived after all...Faith. I know you'll find what you're looking for," I thought happily.

I saw that Bigby was about to go after her, but I grabbed his shoulder and shook my head. Bigby nodded, knowing that Faith had been through enough hell in life and that she needed peace. As we walked back to the Woodland, I smiled, feeling like big things were coming, and only time would tell where the future would take us.

A/n I'm finally done. So, what did you think about this story, because Nathan Pierce's story isn't done. That's right, I'm making a sequel that continues into the Fables storyline. So, let me know what you think about chapter one of Nate's story by putting down your thoughts in the reviews.