This is after season two episode nine {queen of hearts} and before episode ten {the cricket game} except Cora and hook didn't come through the portal.

Emma, snow, and charming made their way back to Mary Margaret's apartment. Henry was staying the night with Regina since the apartment was small and everyone needed their rest. Charming closed the door and the three adults stood in the little living room. The room was stiff with awkwardness. "I'm going to take a shower," Emma said walking upstairs. Snow looks nervously to charming for backup. "Emma we should talk" charming says. Emma doesn't turn around on the stairs. "I really don't want to talk right now." Charming sighs as Emma exits to the second floor.

"Why didn't you push harder?" Snow exclaims stalking into the kitchen. "Are you serious? You know Emma, you won't get her to do anything she doesn't want to." Snow sighs giving up "I know but there is so much we don't know about her." Charming takes snow gently in his arms. "It will be ok, we are back together and we will learn all about are daughter in time." "I know" snow whimpers, "Now lets get some sleep." Charming guides her to their room.

Emma swings her arm over her eyes to block the light pouring through her window. After tossing and turning she gives up and gets dressed for the day. As she walks down the stairs she hears David and Mary talking. Emma groans she was hoping she could get out before they were up and avoid the awkward attempts at bonding. She rolls her shoulders and walks onto the kitchen. Snow and James stop talking and look over at the blond entering the kitchen. "Guys I'm not an alien" Emma grabs a piece of toast from the toaster and sticks it in her mouth while she raids the fridge. Ignoring the eyes boring holes in her back she pours a glass of milk and leans against the counter. "Why are you up already and dressed?" Snow asks as she is still in her pajamas. Emma shrugs "I need to go to the station and start on the paper work." Snow looks at charming "Emma you don't need to jump right into that." James says, "yeah I do" Emma puts her cup in the sink and walks over to the door to get her shoes. She just wanted to be it of the house and away from the awkwardness." Emma please... We need to talk." Emma sighs and starts lacing her boots. She stands and looks over at her parents. "Why are you so against talking?" Snow exclaims throwing up her hands. Emma closes her eyes and counts trying to stay calm. This women in front of her isn't Mary Margaret, she is stronger and stubborn. She opens her eyes to see them staring at her. "I just don't want to talk right now, let alone give out my life story. I just lost my best friend to an entirely different person who is my mother. My parents are Snow White and Prince Charming. And the town I live in is full of fairy tale people. My son died, I fought a dragon and then got sent to a fairytale land were my heart was almost ripped out right before I jumped into a magic portal." Emma sighs and turns around leaving her parents speechless. Emma grabbed her coat off the hook causing a piece of paper to fall out. She looks at the paper and groans crumbling it up and throwing it as she left the apartment.

"That went well." Charming says drinking his coffee. "How can you joke right now?" Snow says visibly upset. "Honey its Emma it went better then I expected. She isn't going anywhere and she will talk when she's ready." Snow looks up and walks over to the note Emma threw on the floor. She unfolds it "what is it?" James asks "Rumplestilskin" Snow puts the paper on the counter and grabs her shoes and coat. "What are you doing?" James asks "I have to make sure she doesn't make any deals with him." James sighs "Snow she's an adult, she can take care of herself." She ignores him and puts her coat on. "Fine wait up" James grabs his shoes.

Emma swings open the door to Mr. Gold's shop. "Good morning dearie" Emma rolls her eyes "you wanted to see me?" he hobbles around the counter to stand in front of her. "Yes…" the door swings open and Snow busts in. "Emma!" The blond crosses her arms "your fallowing me now?" "Your note…" "Reading my mail!" Emma groans "this is great!" she turns back to Gold. "Where were we?" Gold looks from Emma to Snow, both in the same stance arms crossed with stubborn looks on their faces. Yep they were mother and daughter. Gold points to the parents "just continue, it appears I'm not going to be left alone." She hisses over her shoulder "Emma…" James says in the tone of a father warning a daughter not to cross the invisible line. "It's a delicate matter" Gold says, Emma nods and they walk into the back.

Snow sighs and looks around the shop. "Well you made her mad" James states "but I can totally see you in her." Snow looks at the glass cases; her finger stops over a ring. "Charming come here" snow says without looking away. James stands next to her "do you recognize that?" he looks at it for a minute. "Yeah, it was yours. Why is it here?" snow shakes her head as Emma and Gold come back. "I'll see what I can do Gold." Gold nods "it is much appreciated." Emma walks to the door "I'm leaving if y'all are fallowing Me." snow and James don't move "where did you get this?" snow asks, Gold walks behind the counter and pulls it out. "It belongs to a young lady here in town." He says smiling "but it was mine" snow says holding it. "I'm leaving" Emma says "Emma stay." James says "this is mine how did she get it?" snow asks "I gave it to her" gold says "why?" James asks as Emma becomes impatient. "Because she is your daughter" Emma looks up at Gold. "What?" James says, "She is your daughter" James punches Gold. Emma runs over and pushes James back helping gold up. "Your crazy" gold smiles "that may be but I know she is your daughter." Snow shakes her head "I only had one daughter" "you may have carried only one daughter, but you have two." "I'm done listening to this!" James grabs snow and walks to the door "where are you going?" Emma exclaims, "Home this is crazy!" "This is crazier then anything else that has happened?" Emma asks, "She has a point dearie" they turn and walk back to Gold. "You better start explaining!" James growls. "Her name is Nicole and she is 18." James shakes his head "impossible the curse was set 28 years ago." "Maybe so but its true. I made her from the DNA of the strands of your hair." Gold points to Snow and James. "As a backup plan incase Emma should fail there would be another savior. She was set to be born 10 years after the curse and she was." Emma shakes her head processing the information. "Where is she here?" James asks "she lives with Nathan White" James grabs snow "come on Emma" James and snow leave the shop "does she know?" Gold shakes his head. Emma runs out of the shop after James and snow.

They run down the street. "Emma where are you going?" snow asks, "To the station, you need to know where he is to find him." James nods and they enter the station. Emma sits down at the computer. "Why can't my life be normal?" Emma asks shaking her head. "Because your not normal" snow replies and Emma realizes she said that out loud. "Found it!" Emma prints out the address and jumps up grabbing her gun out of the drawer. "David…James… what ever you go by, get your sword." He nods and grabs it off the hook. "Why do we need those?" snow asks, "Because we don't know who his fairytale character is." Emma explains "come on" they go out to the yellow bug.

They pull up to the massive white mansion. They walk up the path to the door. Emma knocks on the door, a moment later the door opens and man in his mid twenties stands there. "Can I help you?" "Yeah can I talk to Nicole?" he shakes his head "I don't know whom your talking about?" Emma holds out her badge and gun "I'm the sheriff, I would let me in." he steps back "Nicole come here!" he calls Emma glares at him. "Yeah" a dark haired teenager walks up. Emma is shocked by just how much she looks like snow. Emma shakes her head and focuses. "Can I talk to you for a minute?" the girls eyes get wide "what is this about" Nathan asks. "Emma turns and glares at him "I wouldn't be talking to me right now. Your in enough hot water." He shrinks back; Emma turns back to the girl. "Yeah I guess" "can you tell me who your parents are?" the girl looks at the floor "I don't have any." Snow's breath catches behind Emma. "Well this is snow…" "Snow white and prince charming, I know." Emma smiles and nods "yeah well do you know a man named rumplestilskin?" the girl nods "did he ever tell you where you can from?" "No" Emma sighs, "These people…well…they…" "We are your parents" snow blurts out. Emma turns and glares at her. The girl stands there shocked. Snow walks closer "do you want to go to grannies and talk?" Nicole stands there for a minute, then recovers "yeah I guess…um… Nathan can I go?" he nods "sure baby" he kisses her "let me get my stuff and then we can go talk." Nicole goes back inside "at least one daughter will talk." Emma hears snow mutter. "That's not fair!" snow looks up "not fair! You want to know unfair. Being separated from someone for 28 years and them not talking to you!" snow says as James moves in-between them "calm down" the door opens and Nicole walks out. "Lets go" Emma says.

They enter grannies and get a booth. Red walks over "what can I get you?" everyone places their orders of sweet teas. "Get me two of the usual." Snow raises her eyebrow at Emma's drink choice. Just because everyone else isn't drinking doesn't mean I'm not, it's been to crazy, Emma thinks. "So did y'all know about me?" Nicole asks and snow shakes her head "no not till about an hour ago" Nicole looks confused "how do you have a kid and not know?" snow sighs, "because you were made by rumplestilskin." "Why?" red walks over with a trey and passes out everyone's drinks. "Thank you" "no prob" red leaves "because… well the curse was made and Emma was destined to brake it..." "Wait Emma?" Nicole asks, Emma raises her hand "that would be me." "Why you?" Emma downs a drink "because she is the product of true love…are true love." James says, Nicole looks shocked "your their daughter?" Emma nods and downs the second drink. This is going to be a long day. "But Rumplestilskin wanted to make sure it would be broken. So he set it so that you would be made 10 years after the curse. Incase Emma didn't brake it, you could." Nicole nods "she broke it… that means you're my sister." Emma signals Red for more drink. Red walks over with it "thanks" she nods. "Emma lay off its to early to get drunk." Snow chides in a motherly tone, "Contrary to popular belief I'm not a child and can make my own decisions." Emma snaps and snow sighs, "well I have to get back or Nathan will be mad." Nicole says "Nathan's your boyfriend?" snow asks, "Husband actually" "your only 18" Nicole nods "yeah...well... I have to go I'll talk to you later." Snow nods weekly, Emma stares at her cup. After Nicole leaves snow stares at Emma. "She's 18 and married, she's so young." Snow says to James "I guess both of your kids make bad choices." "Emma!" snow says warningly "snow lets go home, your still tired from yesterday." James guides snow out of the booth, knowing if a fight broke out he wouldn't be able to stop it. But not only that the town didn't need to see them fight. "See you at home" he says to Emma. "Don't drive! Walk." Snow says, "Yes ma'am!" Emma replied sarcastically, James and snow leave as Emma finishes her drink. "Hey Emma" she turns and sees Henry. "Hey kid" he smiles "can I sit?" Emma nods "what's going on?" Emma sighs, "well we found out that Snow and Charming had another kid." Henrys eyes get wide "impossible!" "Not really" Emma retells the story to Henry. "So do you know who Nathan white is?" Henry thinks for a moment "yeah."

Henry runs down the street pulling Emma after him. They bust into the apartment to see Snow and Charming kissing in the kitchen. Emma covers Henrys eyes and coughs uncomfortably. Snow and James brake apart and move and few feet away from each other. Emma uncovers henrys eyes "didn't think you would be back for a while" snow says. "And I wouldn't be, but Henry has something to say." James walks over to Henry "what is it kid?" "Nathan white is Prince John" James stares at him for a minute "Prince John?" "Yeah like Robin hood Prince John story" Emma says avoiding eye contact with Snow. James looks at Snow "there is no way my daughter is staying with Prince John!" James runs to the door "James!" Emma says, "What are you going to do." "Get her" Emma sighs "you can't take her from her husband just because he's prince john." "Watch me" Snow walk over to where Emma is standing. "Its illegal" Emma states, "he's evil" James opens the door and sprints out. "Henry stay with Snow!" Emma commands and runs out the door after James.