A/N: I've never uploaded anything before but after that finale I just had to get something down to settle my mind a bit! I hope anyone who reads this enjoys, and if you want me to continue please leave a comment!
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Emma Swan. The name was written quite clearly on the dagger of the Dark One as David gingerly picked it up off the street.
"Where did she go?" Snow's voice seemed raw and worried; David knew how much it hurt for them to see their daughter disappear from them, after they had just earned her forgiveness.
"The only person who could answer that question is probably dead in his shop." Regina came out of the Robin's embrace to take a closer look at the dagger in David's hands.
"Not the only person, the apprentice might know something." David thought the man had seemed well versed in magic; certainly, if he was powerful enough to release Rumpelstiltskin from the curse of the Dark One then he could just as easily save Emma.
"You want to trust him, after he chose to save Gold and damn Emma to taking his place." Regina took the dagger from his hands and began to turn it around in her hands.
"Can we use the dagger to call her back?" Now Snow came over to see her daughter's name on the dagger in Regina's hands.
"Who knows where she could be or if the call could reach her or if she'd be able to get here? Gold couldn't cross realms as the Dark One and if Emma's left Storybrooke then we'll need much stronger magic to get to her and get her back here."
"Regina's right. I saw Rumpelstiltskin when he was in New York, the magic of the dagger couldn't have touched him out there." Robin came up beside his true love.
"That's assuming she's out there. There are any number of other realms she could be in."
"Well then, what do you suppose we bloody well do Regina?" David looked up to see Hook, no, Killian now, as he finally seemed to get ahold of himself to come join their huddle.
"Regina, you need to get Henry. Tell him what happened, he's the author now, right? Maybe he can do something to help." At least, David had to hope his grandson's new title could do something for them.
Regina nodded and grabbed Robin's hand, "what will you be doing?"
"Snow and I will go back to Gold's shop to get Belle up to speed," he turned to Killian and handed him the dagger, "here. Take this, I think aside from Henry, you're the one Emma would trust most with this. I know you'll protect it, protect her, better than anyone."
"Aye." Killian nodded once at David's remark and gingerly took the dagger from his hands, carefully placing it within the inside pocket of his jacket.
"I'm going to the library. Perhaps I'll be able to find something there that will help us. Will you ask Belle to join me when she's finished?"
Emma Swan woke in light.
The dark one's magic which had swallowed her whole, she could now feel coursing through her veins, it seemed to weigh on her very soul. She opened her eyes slowly, every muscle tingling, every movement she made she tried to decipher if it was somehow different from before.
The room was bright, light bounced through the walls and reflected back into her eyes. She appeared to be in a cave made of diamond or gemstone. The walls were crystal, she could see her own reflection staring back at her, and she gazed around. It reminded her of a carnival hall of mirrors she had once gone through while she was in the care of one her foster families.
The reflective nature of the crystals, though beautiful, made it hard to discern the dimensions of the cave. Like in the hall of mirrors, any movement she made could result in a run in with the wall.
"How did I get here," Emma carefully arranged herself in a sitting position, cautious of her new surroundings, "and is there a way out?"
A quick examination of the space revealed that while she did have some room to walk around in, it wasn't much bigger than the prison cell she had in Portland. Worse, her exploration of her crystal prison also revealed no way of getting out by any passage or opening. She was stuck.
Use magic.
The thought occurred to her that seeing as how her magic capabilities had just greatly increased she ought to be able to poof out the cave, like Rumple or Regina. Emma closed her eyes and concentrated for a moment on where she wanted to be, thinking of Henry, her parents, Killian, of Storybrooke, granny's diner, and…nothing happened. She tried relaxing and focusing on her emotions, still nothing.
"You're not going to get out like that, Dark One." A booming voice came down from above her.
Where the hell am I? Emma wondered to herself, yet again.
"Damn you Swan." Killian muttered to himself as he leafed through one of the numerous texts he had piled on the desk in front of him. Belle had yet to arrive to help him.
"What sort of a woman waits to tell a man she loves him until she's about to disappear? Bloody Emma Swan. That woman will be the death of me." Emma had finally admitted how she felt to him, and not only had she immediately followed that by disappearing into thin air but her disappearance gave Killian no time to tell her he reciprocated the feeling. He was sure Emma knew. She must know. But then, she was Emma and for all his Swan was and intelligent, powerful woman, Killian knew Emma needed to hear him say it too. But first he needed to find her.
And if there was one thing Killian would always do, it was find his Swan.