Hey. I'm sorry it's been like, what? A month since I updated last? I had internet issues and frankly this chapter was completely rewritten for it was rather poor. I've spent hours on it, so I hope everyone thinks it's pretty okay.

Thank you for those of you who are still reading this after being deserted for so long. Your reviews were appreciated and I loved them! Thanks to- Funk-tastic, plaincrazysuckup, limegreenwordmachine, Scarlet Wolf (most of your questions will be answered in this chapter. Except the Jake one.), Mrs. Puck, KENDRA1212, The Queen of Valencia Torgue.

I tried very hard to make this chapter as least confusing as possible. Again I'm sorry for not updating. Other news we are almost to 50 reviews!

So here is the lon awaited chapter of-

Time to Time

Chapter 7- Shadows, Curses, and why Vegetables Suck

"How's he look?" A woman asked as she crouched next to her friend who was over looking an unconscious man.

"I think he will be alright. What about his brother?" She asked back.

"He is already getting up and helping others."

"Good. We are lucky the Scarlet Hand left when they did. It's probably for the worse but for now it was helpful." The woman with the dark, short hair said to her colleague. Then she slowly stood up as her name was called.

"Have you heard the news?" A very out of breath person asked as he ran up. The woman with the short, dark hair and her friend with the dark, long red hair shared a look.

"Why of course," the red head answered, "Hope has come back from the mission safe and sound."

"Yes, and Desty had gotten hurt but is now fine," the other girl said. "We will be on our way to the Mess tent as soon as we check everyone here. They look fairly well so far."

"No, no. That is not the most important news. The younger versions of Sabrina and Puck are here. I don't know if it's true or possible but that's the rumor. Can you believe it?"

After the man had spoken these words The two women shared a glance, then broke into a fast sprint to the other side of the camp. The dark haired one surged forward based on anger. How could she do this? She thought. We talked about such things but I never thought she would do this sort of crucial thing without further discussion with me! Bringing the younger version of herself and Puck to the future! What could she be thinking? She may have ruined any chance we've got at winning this war.

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Sabrina had practically sleep walked from the medical 'tent' to the mess hall. She was so exhausted that a few times Puck had grabbed her shoulders to spin her in the right direction.

"Are you tired?" she mumbled to him. Somehow Hope was still talking animatedly with Alice, Jack, Xavier, and Sam. She guessed that time traveling was just that exhausting. Or it could've had to do with the unexpected attack they just suffered.

"Yeah," he said with a yawn. "But I'm too hungry to sleep."

Right then Sabrina's stomach growled and Puck laughed.

"Calm the beast" Hope said, walking over. Sabrina gave a smile. Desty laughed and Sabrina momentarily felt sad that the little girl didn't get completely healed.

As was predicted, Desty's ankle was sprained and she couldn't walk. Since she was half fairy she had wings but the nurses said she should stay on ground to be safe. She was too tired to use them anyway so when it was time to go to the food tent older Puck picked her up and walked with his wife, Charming, and Snow White. Sabrina had to admit that older Puck carrying Desty made her feel a little better about him becoming more mature although she didn't know why.

"Is the food here normal?" Sabrina asked as they neared the mess tent. She could already tell that it, much like the medical tent, was in no shape or form tent-like.

"Uh, opposed to what?" Jack asked in a confused voice.

"Uh, opposed to purple steak?" Sabrina answered without thinking. She could smack herself on the head. These future kids must think she's a freak.

"Oh, right granny Relda used to make wacky food. So cool" Hope said as they entered the over large tent filled with tables and chairs. "no our food is boring"

"Boring is normal which is good" Sabrina smiled as she sat down while the adults sat at the end of the table. She was glad that so far she wasn't being treated very different. Hope acted very nonchalant about everything and it seemed as if the rest of the gang followed her lead. It was reassuring to know that not everyone was trying desperately to hide their shock. Sabrina started to feel the tension in her stomach knot up. She felt several pairs of confused, worried, and shocked eyes staring through her back, wondering what on earth had brought her to this wild future. She knew that soon shock and angst would overcome people and they would question her and Puck, looking for thorough answers. She dreaded having to face the people who will look at her with pitying eyes, eyes that made her feel hopeless and like she would never get out of the future.

"Here ya go sweetie" a recognizable voice said. Sabrina looked up to see Farrah the Blue Fairy setting a plate in front of her. Farrah winked at her and walked away. Sabrina smiled knowing at least not everyone here was a complete and total stranger. She quickly dug in to her meal and was happy to taste chicken and mashed potatoes. Puck was finishing serving two by the time she was done with her potatoes and glanced at Sabrina. She met his glance and they both shared the same question- when would the calm façade break and they would be drowned in questions?

"Desty, eat your vegetables," Older Sabrina said from the other end of the table noticing her daughter was picking the carrots and broccoli out. Desty pouted at the order.

"Ha, mom got you this time," Hope taunted with a side of uneaten veggies in a corner of her plate too. Her mother sent her a stern look but after so many years of saying the same to Hope, she simply had given up long ago.

"Desty, you need the strength. It will help your arm and ankle get better," Then older Sabrina turned back to the adult conversation though older Puck watched his youngest daughter from the corner of his eye, a smile playing on his lips.

"Okay mommy" Desty answered with the perfect innocent smile. Then she hummed a few notes and some floating lights appeared. Pixies! She whispered softly to the pixies and they whisked away to follow her orders.

Before Sabrina could ask Desty about the exchange she felt something soft brush against her leg, and then wet and slobbery coat the skin between her pants and socks. She jumped and immediately thought of Elvis but then realized he wasn't in the future. She missed the reassuring thought of it.

Then a huge brown bear appeared next to Desty. It looked like a bear to Sabrina but she quickly realized it was a dog.

"Sh, Ringo! Get down. Get down!" the little girl whispered shoving the dog's massive head under the table. Sabrina remembered seeing the pup and wondered what happened to his family. Before the thought of family enveloped her in a doubtful embrace, Sabrina shoved it out of her head and moved her attention back to the bear slash dog of Elvis' future family.

"Here," the little girl muttered, trying to casually drop her veggies in her lap where his head rested. His tongue lolled above the table and captured her bread that was resting on the edge. "Ugh, fine. Take it but eat all the nasty stuff too." then as an afterthought Desty added. "Try not to poop colors again. It's been making mommy suspicious."

Sabrina had to let a tiny laugh escape her lips, the first one that was truly full of amusement since coming to this time. She noticed older Puck smirk and younger Puck was grinning, undoubtedly thinking of a way to use the colorful dog dodo for his evil tricks. Before Sabrina could stop herself words burst out of her mouth.

"I'm really glad you didn't die Desty," she immediately covered her mouth with her hands.

"Well, duh, she's only your seven year old daughter." Hope replied with an eye roll.

"Yeah but that was a really close call," Sabrina answered earning odd looks across the table.

"Please, Desty screams danger" Xavier snorted.

"Really?" Puck asked while Sabrina looked like she was about to smack the excitement right out of his voice. Hope, Xavier, Sam, and the twins nodded vigorously while Desty looked down shyly.

"I'm not that bad…" She said before immediately voices cut in.

"Yeah you are. The only thing that made this," Sam gestured to her broken arm and sprained ankle, "significant was that the Scarlet Hand did it to you and not you to yourself."

"They've hurt me before…"

"Yeah but this was probably the worse. You could put them to shame with what you somehow get yourself caught up in on your own."

"Like what?" Sabrina asked, unsure if she wanted to hear the answer.

"Well, there was that one time she tripped on the stairs and managed to fall up the whole flight resolving in numerous bruises and tons of tears. I have never seen anyone fall up stairs like that before." Jack said. A strong glare came from Desty who was starting to pout. But of course it looked adorable and made Sabrina's heart ache at the remembrance of Daphne and the only possible reason that she hasn't been seen in the future.

"They were slippery!" Desty cried, coming to her own defense.

"Or the time she made everyone gather around the tallest watch tower we have and stood on top and told everyone to watch her fly. Then when she jumped off she forgot to use her wings and Puck had to catch her before she became a human pancake." Alice said with a slight laugh.

"My wings were malfunctioning!"

"You don't even know what malfunctioning means," Hope said with an eye roll. Then she added before her sister could object, "There was the time she started crying because mom wouldn't let her fight and train with us and she cried so hard she threw up."

"I was getting sick…" Desty trailed off knowing it wasn't true.

"Once when the Scarlet Hand attacked, she was flying 'away' from the battle but instead flew into it. She kept flying and flew straight into Mayor Heart who was all 'off with the head!' on her. It was hilarious until the pick axe came out. Then it got a little tense and we had to make sure she didn't lose any limbs." Xavier said, ruffling Desty's hair. Puck looked excited. A pick axe is one weapon that Granny doesn't keep in her purse or house. What he could do with it was still a mystery.

"That doesn't count!" Desty shook her small fist in Xavier's amused face.

"There was also the time she picked a gun up and was going to shoot a Scarlet Hand soldier but she was holding it backwards. Would've been blown to bits."Sam shook his head but held a smile. "Good thing mom caught you huh, Desty?"

"Stop!" Sabrina suddenly said. She couldn't take it anymore. Everything was so messed up and dangerous in the future. Guns, pick axes, wings, stairs, even not getting your way were now a safety precaution. She was starting to feel claustrophobic, as if the room was closing in and everyone just kept being pushed closer and closer. Why was everything such a joke? It seemed like death and pain were simple inconveniences in this world. And that's where she was too. Not a different time but a different world where there was no promise of safety or of a long life. It was constant danger that Sabrina's future kids couldn't avoid. It sucked.

"Well, in conclusion Desty is fine and stuff that's bunnies and rainbows." Hope answered dully.

"Sabrina?" Sabrina looked down the wood table to where her name came from. Older Puck was staring at her attracting the attention of several others as well.

"Yeah?" She asked hoping he wouldn't start questioning her.

"You're around fourteen, right?" He asked.

"Yeah," she responded, thankful he didn't ask anything more.

"That's good." He turned away to go back to his conversation.

Sabrina nodded but didn't say anything more. Instead she concentrated on the way her older self acted around Puck. They weren't old but were more mature then a person in their twenties although Puck still had his bright green eyes that sparked with mischief. They held hands while they ate and talked with Charming, Snow, and Robin Hood and some of his Merry Men. Sabrina had also caught sight of King Arthur visiting the table a few times. They seemed to look casual but beyond that mask there was tension, nerves, and slight worry. Sabrina knew they were talking about what went wrong and why her and Puck were in the future. She decided she didn't want to know and went back to her food.

While Sabrina ate she notice Hope, Sam, and Desty ate like Puck. They had several servings and never seemed to get full. Sabrina wondered if food magically appeared because it seemed like these kids could empty the camp of its food in a day. Xavier ate the same way and seemed to fit in with everyone with his nonchalant attitude.

Next Sabrina casually glanced at Alice and Jack. The twins seemed to be normal. Except for their weird eye color and sensory skills, they looked like kids that should be in school. They bickered quite a bit but that wasn't beyond the usual. Sabrina let curiosity overtake her and she directed her full attention to them.

"So, why are you in Ferryport Landing?" She asked conversationally.

"Why wouldn't we?" The girl asked with an agreement nod from her brother.

"Well, you look so normal and…" Sabrina paused, thinking of a word to describe their appearance. "well, harmless."

At the word 'harmless' Hope did a spit take with her water and tried to survive her laughing fit that turned into a coughing fit. When she recovered she spoke.

"Harmless?" she asked incredulously, still slightly giggling, "Harmless? Really? Of all words you pick to describe them it's harmless?"

Sabrina's eyebrows shot up along with Puck's. To them the kids looked incredibly harmless. Sabrina would go as far as saying that Alice looked fragile.

"Hope," Sam started before getting interrupted by Jack.

"Why wait to tell them? It's not going to hurt telling them sooner than later. In fact, you will probably be better off." He said with a wave of his hand, dismissing the issue as a problem. Alice fidgeted slightly before agreeing with Jack.

Then they all sat in silence. Sabrina wasn't really sure who was supposed to speak first and looked around. Xavier had a bored look on his face along with Hope. Sam and Alice seemed to be sharing some message through eye contact as if saying how much should we tell? Jack simply looked ahead in that weird way he has –like he's listening but not- and Puck just wore a mask of outer confusion at the situation. Sabrina decided she would start in the beginning and get the easy questions out of the way.

"Um, who's your mom?" Suddenly all eyes were on her and she wondered if she had said the wrong thing. Sabrina looked at Puck but he too saw no problem with the question. She looked back to see Alice looking relieved at the simple start.

"Red," Alice replied. And just that three lettered name –color- was enough to drop Sabrina's mouth in shock and to send Puck flying out of his seat.

"What? That psycho had kids?" He screamed. Sabrina was surprised that Little Red Riding Hood, who was very shy and frankly had a terrifying and demonic past, had kids. Puck on the other hand seemed more endangered about the fact that the once little, sadistic girl who had led her 'pet' (which happened to be a Jabberwocky, one of the most ferocious fairytale creatures) to rip off his wings and leave him vulnerable and starting a whole new adventure for the Grimms in New York had created more possible threats to the Grimms. Although the girl had been supposedly healed he still thought that evil was running in her blood. Puck unconsciously put his hand toward his belt loop, only to find it was empty with no sign of his old wooden sword.

"Our mother is not a psycho." Jack simply stated, as if the conversation was already becoming too boring. He, along with the others, was well aware of the attention that was now being planted on their table. Sabrina noticed a few empty seats that were waiting to be occupied at the end of her table. Only by who?She wondered.

"Puck, sit down." Sabrina ordered, getting exhausted by his immaturity. Of course she didn't like Red much either but they were warming up to having each other around and she started trusting the timid girl. Puck had always seemed fine around Red too. None the less he sat down but still looked suspicious and cautious, as if Alice or Jack might pull a Jabberwocky out of their pants.

"Look, I don't care what you think about Red but what happened isn't her fault. Whether it is her past or her choices in the future it doesn't land on her shoulders and she didn't know. It doesn't matter anyway because no one can change any of it so suck it up." Sabrina stared wide eyed along with Puck at Alice who had leaned across the table to say her menacing words. Though it seemed like the girl had gotten ahead of herself the moment was still frightening. Alice's eyes were a light blue and getting lighter. She wore a scowl that transformed her face into that of a dark threat. Sabrina let out a breath of air that she hadn't realized she was holding when Sam gently tugged Alice back into her seat.

"Alice, you seriously need to work on your anger management. At this point I will never be able to see again." Jack said. Sabrina stared at him in shock when she realized what he said didn't make sense.

"Jack's can't see." Hope said, seeing her younger mother so surprised. "Sometimes."

"Sometimes?" Puck asked, surely Hope can't mean it like that.

"Yeah, not seeing is like a warning for us" Alice said cautiously.

"Warning for what?" Sabrina asked, her patience wearing thin due to how vague they were being.

"Uh, for when we lose control" Jack answered.

"Lose control?" Puck echoed.

"I guess we should start at the beginning…" Alice trailed off obviously wanting her brother to do the talking.

"So our mom, Little Red Riding Hood, was kind of demented at one point in her life." Jack immediately went into the tale. Sabrina tried to ignore Puck's obnoxious comment of 'oh she was very demented.' and kept listening as Jack continued.

"Well she got married to this guy, Atticus, who had also been really bad but apparently was trying to regain trust and become a good person by saying he was over whelmed by the devil. Red naturally felt his pain at not being accepted and made everyone trust him and such. Then they got married and stuff. So when we were born all was sunshine and rainbows until we turned two and he completely turned and kidnapped Alice and I, taking us to the Scarlet Hand's castle where he had been secretly going to share his information on the rebels. Atticus put us in a dungeon and we didn't see him for weeks. We just sat there and the Hand would bring us food and stuff like that but we were just in the dungeon. Like it was a game to them. They treated us pretty badly but we couldn't get out. I'll say one thing for the Scarlet Hand- once they have you; you aren't getting out on your own. I'll save the sob story cause I know Alice will start bawling" at this comment she hit her twin and he shrugged it off lightly with a smile "and frankly it depressing.

"So, we stayed there a while and then when we were eight Puck and Sabrina broke us out. The Scarlet Hand was really mad about that because what showed their weakness more than their fort being easily accessible? For two years though nothing happened, then one day they hit so fast and hard that no one even saw what was happening before it did. They tried to get a grab Alice and me, saying they had finally figured out a way for them to win, but we were too protected."

Jack paused and Sabrina frowned. They sat in silence as she wondered why they were waiting. Maybe it was a more sensitive topic then they made it seem. She looked at Alice and sees a mask of mixed feelings on her face. Anger, betrayal, sadness, all feelings which Sabrina has undoubtedly felt at one time or another. The girl doesn't shed a single tear but her deep turquoise eyes look like waves threatening to capsize the ship. They have returned to their normal color and she seems to be holding onto Sam for support, as though sitting won't keep her up. Sabrina's gaze lands upon Jack. Everything is still confusing but even though he's telling a dark past he seems neutral, only worried for his sister. Hope and Xavier are talking with Desty, trying to distract the little girl from becoming enthralled into the conversation of the tragic past.

Next Sabrina's eyes lay on Puck. He looks intrigued by the story but in the wrong way. As if he thought it was cool and not someone's life. As if he was just reading a stupid comic book. It overwhelmed her in disgust.

"And then?" Puck finally spoke up, breaking the long silence between the five. Jack looked at him quizzically and Alice butted in.

"The Scarlet Hand realized that if they can't make us their weapons the easy way, then it would just happen the hard way. So in one last effort to capture us, they stabbed us with some magic fluid in a syringe and said an enchantment. It cursed us. The magic twisted our rather normal blood and turned us into-"

Suddenly Alice broke off with deep shudders of breaths. Sabrina noted her eyes lightening again and knew that she was trying not to get mad. She calmed considerably when Jack took over again.

"Monsters. We were turned into monsters. Shadow creatures formed inside us. But we still won out. Sure we have problems controlling the shadow animal inside but we still have the upper hand. It was expected that we would be full fledged destructive animals but we learned control. It's hard but as long as we stay in charge its fine." He blew it off like it didn't matter.

" How do you know when your changing?" Puck curiously yet cautiously asked.

"Well, we know when we have dangers of it when Jack suddenly can't see" Alice answered making eyebrows wrinkle. "When we first got the shadow animals we learned control from our mom, who was taught by Mr. Canis. It was more difficult back then though since we weren't used to it. Then whenever the Scarlet Hand attacks it's harder. We don't know why but think it has to do with them being around us, like they are personally calling the shadows to fight harder against us. Its most likely that it's Atticus who calls the shadows. Once when we were amidst a battle –Jack and I in our own inner one- Jack's shadow somehow hacked into Jack's senses and suddenly Jack couldn't see. That was when we lost it. I saw that he was gone and I couldn't control my own. That wasn't the first time the shadows took over but they had gotten more powerful since the others. It was bad. Now every time the Scarlet Hand attacks or we are especially close to fighting the shadows, Jack can't see. Atticus is always lurking close to us. The closer he is the stronger the shadows become. Usually it takes a day or two for Jaack to be bale to see again, right?"

"Usually a day," he answered. Sabrina noticed he didn't look particularly angry, just annoyed and bored. "Usually our eyes will get really light when the shadows are trying to break through and our resistance is thinning. I notice when I'm starting to lose myself and fix it but Alice doesn't normally. Anger management is her down fall, though it has to be already activated by Atticus for it to take effect."

She looked annoyed at him but didn't object. Instead she continued. "We haven't lost control in a while but we come dangerously close sometimes. I have trouble staying in control but usually gaining it back isn't as hard for me as Jack. He can keep it well though which usually helps me too. We are kind of like opposites in that perspective."

Sabrina ran over this information. Alice and Jack have shadow creatures in them, from a curse. After all these years it should have been lifted by now. Then a brilliant idea popped into her head that she was surprised no one else had thought up.

"What about using the North Wind? It worked for Mr. Canis and Red. There's no reason it can't work for you."

"The kazoo?" Jack asked, serving him an eye roll –that he couldn't see- from his twin.

"It won't work. We tried. For our mom and Mr. Canis, it was just shadows that over took them. For us it's not only a shadow spirit but it's also the curse and it's in our blood. The Scarlet Hand can be stupid sometimes but they really made sure they didn't mess this up."

Sabrina pondered Alice's words. Curses can be lifted, can't they? Maybe if they found a way to fix the curse then the North Wind would work. But how would they get it out of their blood? That must be the only drawback.

"So what do you turn into? You said monsters but what do you look like?" Puck questioned. Sabrina wondered the same thing.

"They don't" suddenly Hope's voice chirped into the conversation. "I've only been around them a few times when they aren't themselves but they look the same. Almost. Their eyes get yellow-ish and clear at the same time and they have different voices. Actually their voices just take on a scary quality but are the same. A normal person could never tell the difference. They aren't animals but more like people. They are freakin' strong too. They can tap into that when in control though. Cheaters. They have a sadistic feeling around them and they talk as if they were just playing a game and nothing mattered. It's kind of more freaky then if they turned into different things." Hope shuddered but was still smirking, as if the whole thing was a joke to her.

They were in an uncomfortable silence then. It was thick with unshed emotion and suddenly Sabrina had to lighten the mood.

"So, who's older?" She asked, not knowing the riot she was causing by just wanting to know the older of the twins.

"Me! You? I'm older!" Both twins said at the same time, glaring at one another.

"I was born first," Jack declared.

"No I was!" Alice said pointedly at Sabrina– who looked like a deer in headlights. Puck, Hope, and Xavier were laughing along with Sam. "I'm a way more mature sixteen year older then you."

"Ha! No you aren't. And that doesn't have anything to do with it."

"Jack, dude, I take immaturity as a compliment." Hope said, Jack nodded in agreement before he continued his argument. "They both are sixteen by the way." Hope added to Puck and Sabrina.

"Yeah, I am. And it totally does. Sam's older then Hope and he is more mature." She stuck her chin up in victory while Xavier spoke his agreements loudly.

"So what? Desty is probably more mature then Hope but she's only seven" Jack said. Sabrina wondered if it were true. She is much more grown up then Daphne and they share about the same age difference as Desty and Hope. Hope was her child so she couldn't be that immature. Then Sabrina remembered how Hope was Puck's daughter too and all dreams of responsibility went down the drain.

"Nah, Desty and I are on the same level," Hope said then thought it out. "Actually I take that back. I think I am more mature. Oh my god, I need to pull a prank pronto before my rep gets ruined by my seven year old sister." Then you could practically hear the gears turning in Hope's mind as sighs echoed around the table. Puck looked excited to hear about his daughter's evil tricks. They talked a bit but Sabrina couldn't listen much longer, for suddenly a wave of tiredness overthrew her and she started nodding off, not really paying attention to anyone or the fact that she was at dinner and not in her bed.

"Jeezums, you kids wolfed that meal down fast." Farrah said, ignoring the fact that Sabrina was sleeping. "Well, this is the last serving of mashed patatahs."

"I love mash potatoes." Hope and Puck said at the same time. They smiled at the coincidence.

"I'll have them" they both said again. Now the smiles were becoming more forced.

"Uh, I'll just set it here," and with that Farrah set the large bowl of potatoes between Hope and Puck and left.

They smiled forcefully at each other -not observing the fact that they had an audience- and stared at the bowl. Seeing that neither would give up they let the smiles fall from their faces and turn into a determined look.

As if someone shouted 'go!' they both reached across the table for the sacred mashed potatoes. Puck was quicker and took them, a smirk on his young face.

Now of course the smart thing to do would have been to split the bowl between the two teens, who were also father and daughter in the future. After all there were at least four scoops of it which is plenty for two normal people. But these weren't normal people. They were fairies who burn through calories like cars burn through fuel. So of course it would be better to fight than share.

Puck smirked at Hope and picked up a spoonful of the prize. He slowly raised the spoon to his lips.

"Don't even think about licking that spoon" Hope said in an overly threatening voice considering the situation.

"Wouldn't dare" Puck said. Then too quick for his future daughter he put the spoon down and licked the top of the potatoes that were in the bowl, making the top covered in his saliva.

"NO YOU DIDN'T!" she screamed.

"Oh I totally did" he smirked. Then too quick for him, Hope launched across the table and they both tumbled to the floor.

"Hope!" older Sabrina scolded.

"Are they wrestling?" Jack asked.

"I guess" Sam said. Desty was sitting on Alice's lap and laughing histerically. "She is so immature".

"Puck's gonna win" Jack said. "Guys are stronger."

"Excuse me, you sexist pig? I could kick your butt any day." his twin said. "Hope is going to win".

"You wanna bet?"

"Yeah!"

"Fine! Loser jumps into the Hudson River at midnight!"

Alice hesitated, then smirked, "Get your swim trunks on."

"No. Loser jumps in under wear." He smirked back. Their smirks were like replicas.

"Deal! You better change your Hello Kitty boxers, then." Alice taunted. Then Jack laughed like a maniac.

"Deal!" They shook hands while Puck and Hope continued to wrestle on the floor. The adults were staring in unbelief and Sabrina was starting to come out of her light slumber due to the commotion.

"Oh, mashed potatoes. Yum, I'm hungry for some more." Sabrina then took the abandoned bowl, picked up the spoon, and shoveled a huge helping into her watering mouth. She had gotten hungry since last eating before her short nap.

"Uh oh" Sabrina looked up from her meal to see the twins, Sam, and Desty watching with wide eyes.

"Wha?" Sabrina asked, her mouth half full of the potatoes.

"This should be good" older Puck said with growing amusement.

"NOOOOOOOO!" Puck yelled, staring wide eyed with Hope at the horrible sight in front. Sabrina had eaten all the mash potatoes.

"I licked those for a reason!" Puck yelled at her. "So no one else could eat them!"

"Well-" Sabrina suddenly made sense of the boy's words. "You licked them!" she screamed. Then Hope started laughing and Sabrina spit the gummed mess back into the bowl and started wiping her tongue on a napkin. "You're so gross! Now I'm sick with your disgustingness!"

"Oh mom relax. You're going to be sharing saliva someday anyway" after Hope's wise words everything went silent. Not only the table but the whole room.

Both pairs of Sabrina and Puck turned bright red. The other teens laughed and the adults sighed softly in disapproval. Then older Puck started laughing and soon older Sabrina did, leaving the younger pair straight faced.

"Aw, don't look so serious. I was just joking" Hope said to her younger parents. "It doesn't mean it's not true though."

Sam and Alice snickered and Sabrina couldn't help but laugh too. It was just one of those moments when you laugh at something that you shouldn't but can't stop. She blamed it on being so over tired.

Then she heard the doors to the mess tent burst open but she didn't look. Many people were rustling through and it just so happened that these new comers were late. She guessed they'd be angry about the mash potato shortage.

The footsteps got closer though. The same ones were pounding on the floor in an eagerness to get to Sabrina. Or her table at least. She figured it would be best not to acknowledge them until they do first. Just when the footsteps were right behind her they stopped. Before she could turn around she was pulled out of her seat, turned around, and made to look at the face she was so scared she wouldn't see.

"Daphne!" Sabrina said in joy at seeing the older version of her little sister. She was so happy Daphne had made it into the future and Sabrina turned excitedly to see her sister completely and give her a hug.

Instead Daphne's hands wrapped around her neck.

O.o

Well, was that unexpected or what? Don't worry though, Daphne isn't demented but angry. I had to find a way to bring her in but I needed it to be unexpected. Also, The two woman at the beginning were Red and Daphne.

So, what do you think of Jack and Alice? Quite interesting, huh? It took me a long time to try to explain that in a pretty thorough way but I hope there is not too much confusion.

I have a question for you all. This chapter was rather long and I was wondering if long chapters were better then short. They most certainly will not all be this length but I could take some of the joking around out. It's up to you all :D Your preference will be what determines how long chapter 8's length will be around.

Thanks for reading and I look forward to reading what you thought of this chapter! Till next time (which will be either next Sunday or Sunday after)!