Sorry to keep everybody waiting! Well here it comes, the sequel to "Lost!" I don't have much to say other than the updates after this week may come a little slow as I am now doing two stories at once (Shock Value if you hadn't heard about it ;) ) Okay, I know that many of you were looking forward to another Addams/Rocky crossover but I promise, the Addams are still in the story! The primary action just happens in the Pushing Daisies universe so don't freak out okay? Now, enough of my endless rambling! You came here for a story so here it is! Enjoy!

"Hello..." City spoke as she cautiously walked down the stairs of the ballroom. A little orange haired boy clung to her remaining arm as if his life depended on it. The crowds backed away from the princess. She looked so different, her hair had fallen slightly and had lost much of it's natural frizzyness. Cosmo looked around the room, his family was frozen, he had to get all these guests out of the ballroom and fast so the family could have a proper reunion.

"Esteemed guests, I'm afraid this party must be cut short. Please leave the castle immediately." Cosmo said to the crowd sternly. The guests fled the castle in a silent panic. All that remained were the Addams and the McKinley's. Nobody moved, they were all in shock that their long lost princess was no longer lost, though clearly part of her still was considering her arm was missing.

"Mother?" Garnet said again, still unsure if she had gone insane or not. "This can't be real...please...wake me up...I feel like I'm dreaming..." Garnet approached cautiously but Stefano rushed past her though, pulling his wife into a tight embrace.

"Winnie...how?" Was all he could say, Stefano then noticed the young boy who still clung to his wife's arm. "Who is this?"

"This is Max...he is our son..." She said weakly, it was clear the long lost princess hadn't slept in a considerable amount of hours. The family let out a barely audible gasp, they were all certain Winnie had reached the age when she would stop having children. Stefano stared at the little boy. His hair was the color of an orange. Stefano knew there was no way the boy that looked up at him could he his son until he saw those eyes. His eyes were a stony shade of grey just like Garnet's, the same as his. He had a second son, his heart broke knowing that he couldn't have been there for his son's earliest years. He was stunned with questioning as to why his wife would have kept their presence so secret for so long.

"We have a brother?" Salem walked up to the Max, who shied away from him.

"He's shy, he has seen a lot in his three years" Winnie explained. "We have been through a lot..." Winnie sighed. "I'm sorry for appearing so suddenly. At this point I'm lucky that we made it home at all..."

"This is your mother? She looks nothing like the portraits I've seen, are you sure it's not an impostor?" File asked, squeezing Garnet's hand slightly.

"It has to be, I can feel it." Garnet assured him. "She has Salem's eyes."

"City...what exactly happened on Bisexual?" Magenta stepped forward, concerned with her daughter's reappearance. She was still unsure if her mind was going or not though at her age it wouldn't have been surprising.

"You told us you were coming for an important visit...but a week later you never showed." Lukas stood next to Magenta, cocking an eyebrow. Lilith rushed up to her father and clung to his arm.

"Winnie...where have you been?" Wednesday's tone reverted back to its former monotone, the same one she had used as a child, she was too shocked to sound any different. Winnie felt as if the world was falling apart on her again, just as it had four years ago.

She felt as if her throat was closing up again. The firm grasp around her neck that left her gasping for air. That voice cackling in the background that made her heart race again. She could hear her own screaming as something sharp plunged into her arm; the other man remained emotionless as he took the appendage as his prize when suddenly a group burst through the door.

Everything went dark as Winnie fell to the floor, landing on the staircase. The family closed in on her, Max refused to leave his mother's side. He cowered next to her. Stefano rushed to her side, examining his wife to make sue she was all right. Nation rushed up to him and held Winnie's head then listened for a heartbeat.

"She just fainted, probably from exhaustion, she doesn't look like she has slept in days. This wound on her arm is still fresh, no more than twelve hours old." Nation said, looking at the nub where her arm was. Stefano looked at his youngest son, who looked as if he were about to cry.

"Hello Max..." Stefano said to his son, offering the young boy his hand. "I'm your father, we are your family...We all couldn't be happier to meet you." Max stared at the man claiming to be his father. He knew something wasn't right; this wasn't the brown-eyed pie maker that had been there his whole life. The poor child couldn't remember the past few hours, the last things he could recall were his Aunts telling him goodbye, then a large bang. Max shook his head, leaning away from Stefano. The family looked heartbroken, though they couldn't blame the boy for his response. He had never known them.

The reappearance of Transsexual's princess and this boy only sparked more questions than answers. Cosmo and Pugsley carried Winnie to her room where she could rest. They wondered how she could have gotten home, where she had been all these years and what had happened to her arm. They knew that it would take time for any answers to arise. Winnie's mind swirled around in circles. It had been four years since she had seen her home. Now, for the first time in four years she could recall exactly what had happened that fateful morning in May of 2016.

She could remember the beach, staring out into the ocean. It was the day she had found out she was pregnant and she needed time to think. Her children were nearly teenagers and here she was at forty-one having her third child. She wasn't certain how to tell her family so she had figured it was easiest to talk it through with her sister, Wednesday. On her way to Wednesday's branch of the family she passed a beach and couldn't help but feel as if she weren't sure what to say to her family anymore. A good long look out at the water made her feel as if it were easier to figure out everything. For a while she walked along the beach and simply thought with the occasional sigh until she saw a man sitting on the beach. He had dark curly hair that was accented by the occasional highlight of blonde and wore heavy makeup and for a second she could have sworn it was Frank. She approached cautiously, still unsure of the man who sat on the beach if he were it's king.

"Hello." He said, smiling like a cat at her.

"Hello?" Winnie said apprehensively. "I'm Winnie, it's a pleasure to meet you."

" I know who you are princess, no need to make up an identity for me." He said knowingly, " Call me Christopher."

"I'm sorry but how do you know who I am? Generally only people of Transsexual know what the royal family looks like. Bisexuals are still adjusting to our rule." Winnie asked

"I have my ways." He grinned that same unsettling grin again. Before Winnie could say anything more she felt a pang to the back of her skull before the world around her went black. The next thing she knew she was staring up at a handsome brown eyed man.

At that moment, the princess woke up in her bed in the palace. Max was sitting next to her and Stefano sat at her other side.

"Winnie, my god I missed you!" He pulled his wife into a tight hug. "We all have! You have been asleep for nearly fifteen hours! We were all starting to worry about you!"

"Really?" Winnie pulled Max into her lap. She looked around, realizing she was in her room in the palace again. It felt so warm all around her, she couldn't help but smile.

"Merry Christmas mommy!" Max smiled, cuddling up close to his mother with the biggest grin on his face that she had seen for days. He was normally a cheery little boy but the past events had left him in in a depressing mood for a child his age.

"Merry Christmas Max!" Winnie kissed the top of his head. "Have you said good morning to the family yet?" The boy looked down, his mood instantly shifted again.

"But...they aren't here?" He looked confused. "What are you talking about?"He cocked his head the the side in confusion.

"I guess you haven't met them yet?" Winnie looked to Stefano.

"He wouldn't leave your side. He is still afraid of us..." Stefano looked at the boy who was now toying with a lock of Winnie's hair absentmindedly.

"I could understand that. We have been in a place so different from here." Winnie moved Max off of her lap and stood up. "Maybe it's better if everybody heard this story." The three walked down the hall to the ballroom. Max still clung to Winnie's remaining hand. Stefano was still in shock that his wife was missing an arm. He longed to hold her hand but the little orange haired boy wouldn't let go of it. When they reached the ballroom, music was playing softly in the background while the entire family had gathered around the Christmas tree. All of them jumped up and stormed the princess, each taking their own turn to hug her except for Garnet and File who sat at the tree together.

"File, could you go get your notepad? I think this stuff could be important someday." Garnet said instinctively. He nodded and left quickly. Winnie took a seat with Max where everybody could see her. The youngest children sat on the floor while the adults all sat in chairs.

"City, I know you just got up and everything but we all agree that we need to know where you have been all this time!" Nation said urgently. Winnie looked down, she wasn't sure where to start.

The past four years had been amazing; she received a second chance at life and lived it to the fullest where before she hadn't. She settled for her life on Transsexual and it left her unhappy. Since she had finally reunited with her family she had stopped striving for something. For the past four years she would wake up each day and rush downstairs to get working for the day. She would see the smiling faces of her customers and she just knew she had accomplished something. For so many years before she hadn't felt so happy to wake up in the morning. Where she was, everything tasted better, the people were kinder, colors were so much more vibrant and her friends! She had only known family before, it was the first time she had friends outside of her family and it felt amazing! Olive, Ned and Charlotte helped her raise Max and each day was an adventure! It was nothing like she had felt before, but of course she knew it wasn't whom she really was. She secretly wished she could have stayed back in that town and live her life out making pies until she died.

She realized that she couldn't live in that world anymore. She had to return to her reality. Winnie took a deep breath and let go of all her past grievances with her old life. She had a story to tell, then she would go on with her life and live it to the fullest just as she had when she was revived. She couldn't settle for each day, she had to make each one worth living. That she could be sure of as she took another breath then she spoke.

"Okay..." Winnie nodded. At that moment File rushed back in with an electronic note pad, ready to take notes. "I suppose that I should just come out with it. Four years ago, I was murdered but I was given a second chance by a pie maker named Ned. We realized I had been murdered and I was afraid to leave his protection because whoever killed me was still out there. They are still out to get us; in fact, I killed their leader, which is how I got here. I stole his ship and that's how we returned but I guess I have to start from the beginning. It all started when I woke up on a beach in an area known as Papen County..."

Well there you go! Come back soon for another chapter and remember to go check out "Shock Value" when you get the chance! R&R please!

Jenny