Saturday dawned bright and sunny making Carter smile as he rolled out of bed. It had been a few months since the incident and he had done his best to put it behind him just like everyone else involved.

Carter slid down the hall, hopping over Jade who slept in the doorway of his parent's bedroom. Surprisingly, his mother was already awake, book in hand. She smiled at him, ruffling his already messy hair when he sat down next to her.

"Good morning, Carter," she greeted.

"Morning, Mom. Morning baby," Carter returned the greeting, "When are you and Shaggy going to pick a name?"

"As soon as we narrow down this list. We discussed everything from Avery to Zoe," Christina replied, dropping the journal full of names into her son's lap.

"Was it this hard picking out my name?"

Christina shrugged, "It was no walk in the park,"

…...

Years ago.

Christina laid in her bed, trying not to think too hard about where Draculaura and her friends were headed. She wasn't forbidden from going out but it worried her uncle if she did so she stayed indoors to put his mind at ease. Currently, she was flipping through a book of names. The baby, a boy, was three months along and hadn't decided on a name yet. It was no easy task given there were millions of names in the world, each unique in its own way.

"Oliver, Aiden, Drake. So many names!"

Christina found herself the chapter of C names suddenly. She shrugged, she had looked through this chapter plenty of times but why not try again? She skimmed the page before her.

"Carter, I like that,"

She smiled.

Carter Chase.

Perfect.

…...

"Like, I think we should name the baby after you,"

Now, they were all in the kitchen. Carter and Christina at the table, jade at their feet while Shaggy and Scooby fixed breakfast.

Christina laughed, "That's a good idea. Just imagine the confusion"

"But it's the most beautiful name in the world," Shaggy grinned.

Christina rolled her eyes, "I like Gwen," she declared.

"Sweetie, you like every name," Shaggy argued.

Christina glared, "I warn you I haven't finished my coffee,"

Shaggy gulped.

"Why don't you name her after Grandma?"

Christina looked at her son curiously.

"My mother?" she asked.

"Yeah,"

"Like, she can have your middle name, Christina,"

Christina wrote the name in the journal before her.

Alissa Rose.

"I think we found ourselves a name, boys!"

...

Later that day.

"You haven't told your mom have you, Carter?"

The sudden question caught Carter by surprise. He glanced at Winnie who met his confused gaze with a serious one.

"About what you saw?" Winnie elaborated.

Carter cringed, "No, she would never believe me! I'm not even sure I believe it!"

"Miss Grimwood said she's real, remember?"

"Yeah,"

"I think you should tell your mom,"

"Tell me what?"

Carter jumped to the ceiling. If there was one thing his mother was good at it was unintentionally scaring him to death. Dropping back onto the couch he looked at his mother who stood in the doorway waiting for an explanation.

Winnie nodded encouragingly.

Carter took a deep breath. He was panicking inside. Would his mother even believe him?

"Uuuuh...Mom, what do you know about my great-grandmother?", Carter asked tentatively. "And where Grandma came from?"

"You mean my mom's mom?", she asked.

Carter nodded.

"I don't know much at all Carter. I know your grandmother came from Ever After. She met your grandfather shortly after she arrived but I don't know anything about your great grandmother, why?"

"I might know who she is", he said nervously.

"H-how?", Christina gasped softly. "Wh-who is she? Is she alive?"

"Go on, Carter", Winnie encouraged gently, holding his hand.

"She's alive", he said. "And she's been searching ever since Grandma left Ever After. She's...Maleficent."

Christina's eyes widened. She was speechless with shock. It couldn't be. It just COULDN'T!

"Where did you hear this?!", she demanded when she found her voice again.

"Um...Revolta told me", he stammered. "And showed her to me in her magic mirror,"

"That four-armed hag is EVIL!", Christina hissed. "You can't trust anything she says! She had to be lying!"

"But Mom, I SAW her!" Carter protested, "She looked so sad and alone,"

"Not another word," Christina ordered.

"But, Mom-"

"CARTER CHASE! I SAID NOT ANOTHER WORD!" Christina yelled, magic sparking.

Shaggy came running when he heard Christina yell. Due to her pregnancy, her magic was going nuts, intensifying when she got angry so he had to calm her down quickly. Grabbing her arm, he pulled her to his side, reminding her that stress wasn't good for the baby before asking what happened.

Carter squirmed, he didn't want to repeat himself but he wanted his mother to see he wasn't lying. A memory projection spell could work but he didn't have the best grip on his powers yet.

"Mom, please, you KNOW when I'm lying," Carter pleaded, "Please, you can truth spell me if you wanna. I'm not lying,"

Christina slowly neared her son, quiet, thoughtful, resting her hand on his head.

"christina, I'm not sure you should-" Shaggy faltered.

Christina didn't listen to his concerns. Instead, she closed her eyes and concentrated. Carter's memories, came in short, clear bursts that were undoubtly the real deal. Retracting her hand she stepped back and met her son's eyes.

"I believe you,"

Carter threw his arms around her, making her smile.

"Like, anyone want to fill me in?"

Carter brought Shaggy and Scooby up to speed, watching in surprise as they fainted.

"Oh, boy," Christina sighed.

"You have a magic mirror don't you, Mom?"

"Of course I do, Carter,"

"Then can we please, please contact her? She looked so sad,"

"I'll think about it, okay?"

"Okay,"

…...

Weeks passed and Carter didn't hear anything from his mother. He tried to be good, he tried not to nag but with every day that passed he grew more restless until he couldn't take it. Shortly after Winnie arrived for lunch, he pulled her into his mother's room.

"I'm going to contact her, Winnie"

"A-are you sure you can?"

"I read the spell," Carter replied, putting on a brave face.

Winnie watched curiously as Carter tried to command the mirror. It started to spark, magic skating across the glass as Scooby and Jade entered to announce lunch. Before they could utter a word, however, the magic skating across the glass of the mirror erupted into a vortex.

"MOM!" He yelled.

Christina came flying in, wand at the ready only to be caught up in the vortex with everyone else.

And so, the adventure begins.

Yes, Yes I am posting this now. Since I'm unable to work on Wingless or Monster Mystery Tale I'm adding this to the list of stories I CAN work on.

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