Emma & Regina
Chapter 1: How Did we Get Here?
It was a normal Saturday afternoon at the Storybrooke National Bank as everyone was trading, selling and loaning money. If anyone had paid attention to detail, they might've noticed that the newly opened break room vault had been accidentally locked for the majority of 5 weeks
"well… it has a few beds, a bathroom, a few fridgerators, a TV, some other stuff" Emma sighed in relief as she sat across from Regina, fanning herself with her fan
"oh that's really good news, dear. So tell me, how exactly DID we get here?" Regina asked concerningly
A few hours earlier…
"oh my goodness, this bank is even lovelier than the original version" Regina said excitedly as she and Emma walked in
"yeah, it's like Wall Street minus Michael Douglas and Charlie what's his name" Emma remarked as Regina applied some lipstick to her lips
"Ooh, ooh! Regina! They opened this really nifty break room! C'mon, let's go see" Emma said excitedly jumping up and down like a hyperactive seven year old
"ok, dear, ok. But let's make haste, remember we have our tickets to see Show Boat at the Opera" Regina reminded as Emma pulled her partner in
"oh my. Well Emma, I'm surprised that the government was able to afford all of this" Regina said in amazement before a loud alarm blared
"what did you do this time?" Regina asked, looking at Emma who was admiring herself in the mirror
"I didn't do anything" Emma replied just as the vault door closed with a loud slam
…
"…seriously? That's how it happened?" Regina asked as Emma snored loudly, drooling on the floor
"maybe I can get phone service in here" Regina assumed, turning her iPhone on and attempted to call Henry, but no such luck
"hmmm. This reminds me of that episode from Family Guy when the dog and that football-headed little boy got stuck in a vault" Emma remarked
"I agree. Oh, if only there was a way we could get out" Regina exhaled before Emma came back with shovels, a drill and some mining gear. Regina couldn't help but giggle at how silly and absurd her wife looked
"Emma, honey, this is the bank, not the Mines of Moria" Regina joked, recalling how Emma tricked her into watching the Lord of the Rings movies last night
"yeah well, let me know if you spot a Balrog or anything else" Emma quipped, striking the wall with her pickaxe, making a small hole
"Hmmm… there's gotta be a quicker way" Emma said in thought, pacing around before she dropped her tools, grabbed an issue of People and headed to the bathroom
"gee, that was really quick" Regina snarked as Emma locked the door
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"you better have a very damn good reason why you're dragging us all the way over to this lousy red tape bureaucratic owned dump" Captain Hook griped as he, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Belle, Henry, Robin Hood and the Blue Fairy entered the bank
"can I help you? Because, uh, the nearest costume convention is miles down the street" the bank manager said
"no, we're not here for a convention. We're looking for our roommates Regina and Emma Mills. Have you seen these two women?" Robin Hood asked, holding photographs of the two in front of the manager
"oh yeah, I did, in fact. I saw those two airheads go into the break room vault just minutes before I decided it was time to close it up" the manager said
"but… but… they're family! They could asyphixiate in there, or-or starve to death, or-or, oh god I'm freaking out. I'm freaking out! WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" Henry screamed hysterically, running around in circles, continuing with the hysterics
"…is he with you?" the manager asked as some of the workers and customers watched Henry have his little meltdown
"...it's complicated" Aurora remarked