I dont own once upon a time or it's characters.

Emma stumbled through the Storybrooke forest, the smell of damp wood and moss was beginning to overpower her slightly, she wasn't used to being so close to nature for so long anyway. As the dusk sunlight fell through the forest canopy onto her face she had to admit that the forest might have well been from a fairytale, she couldn't quite put her finger on what it was but it felt kind of magical to her. Maybe it was just Henry getting into her head or had she just grown used to his frantic ramblings about snow white, and the evil queen. She smiled to herself knowing that Henry would be waiting for her at granny's with her hot coco with a sprinkle of cinnamon ready to talk about their latest "operation cobra" mission. She had grown fond of their secret meetings, even though she was pretty Regina knew all about them. Emma carried on walking for what felt like hours but was most probably only fifteen minutes, she almost jumped right out of her skin when her cell phone started vibrating violently on her belt.

"Emma, get a grip" she huffed to herself under her breathe.

She looked down at the caller ID and saw MM of course meaning Mary Margret, she just let it ring, as much as she wanted to talk to Mary she knew if they started talking, it would get heavy and Emma was not in the mood for another Deep and meaningful conversation. To make up for ignoring the call Emma would pick up some pie while she was a granny's and they could talk face to face in the warmth of their apartment, under the covers like two normal friends. Emma thought for a moment and realised Mary Margret was probably the best friend she had ever had.

It was then Emma noticed how dark it had become, and was getting darker by the second. She looked at the time on her cell phone. 8.00. Crap, she was going to be late for her secret mission meeting. She thought back to the 911 call, trying to decided whether she should carry on looking or turn back.

"Sheriff's office, Emma swan speaking. What's your emergency?"

"I heard... I heard screams and and and gun shot coming from the woods" said a frantic, stuttering voice.

"Okay okay calm down, whats your location?"...

Static as the line went dead. Graham walked over and she filled him.

"Flip you for it." He said in his sexy voice.

She had lost obviously. She pulled her red leather jacket tighter around herself, her white blouse was too thin for a night time hike. She decided to turn back and chalk it all up to a bad day a hoax call. She turned around and stood a little shocked for a moment, she knew it was dark but she could have sworn the trees had moved.

She was getting worried or maybe just paranoid. Whatever had happened freaked her out. She did a full turn on the spot, took a deep breath and walked in the way she thought she had come although it was hard to tell in the pitch black. She picked up her pace but tried to place her feet carefully as not to trip.

Something dark flickered out of the corner of her eye; she snapped her head in the direction and saw nothing. She started to almost jog through the woods convinced she was lost or headed in the complete long direction, trying hard not to panic she stopped and heaved a few painful breathes, in and out.

SNAP, she heard the sound of several twigs snapping, and more and more, closer and louder. She panicked and broke into a full on sprint, terrified of the dark creature stalking her. She ran and ran, she wasn't watching where she was going, she tripped and fell forward, putting her arms out to break her fall, her left wrist snapped back as she smashed here head onto a tree stump. She opened her eyes and felt a daze, the deputy stood up and clutched her wrist in pain, it was then she saw felt the blood running down her face, she felt confused and sick. Down she went and hit floor with a thud. Out cold.