Homeward Bound
Chapter 1
The wave of purple clouds were coming towards the last remaining people of Storybrook as it had the first time when Emma had given the residents of the Enchanted Forest their memories back. But this time, the only people left were Emma, Snow, David, Regina, Red, Granny, and Henry. Emma had been able to send everyone else back using her magic to create a portal. They had left the town two weeks ago. They had all promised that they would rebuild Snow and David's castle when they got there. Now Little Red Hood, her grandmother, the Evil Queen, her step daughter, Snow, and Prince Charming were all going back. The only difference to going back this time was that Emma and Henry were coming with them. 'This is how it should have been two years ago", thought Emma as she looked at her companions. Since she and Henry had come back and Henry's memories had come back, she and Regina had been sharing Henry and the 12 year old boy hadn't been happier then when everyone had apologized to him for not believing him the first time. A grin Emma hadn't seen since they had begun working on Operation Cobra graced his lips. Hook had returned to Neverland to days after everyone had been sent through the portal. Baby Neal been 5 when the final battle had begun and one of the highest princesses was having him killed. It was said that Snow could only bring one child back to the Enchanted Forest with her. She kept saying that it was because Emma was the savior but she knew the real reason was that she knew only parts of Emma's childhood but she knew that she couldn't leave her baby girl now, after all she had been put through. And Snow knew that having Emma there when Neal had learned to walk had hit her like a ton of bricks because her eyes filled with tears and she had run to her room. Snow had come up and reassured her that no matter what, she and Charming would always love her and would be proud of her. But baby Neal was dead now. And adult Neal had gone back to the forest with everyone else but not after a fight with Emma that might have involved her father's sword. In the end, Neal had gone back with Rumplestilskin with a long scar on his side. Rumple had yelled her but her father had given her a pat on the back and a big "That's my girl!" Snow on the other hand had been less than pleased, but after Emma had reminded her that if she hadn't put her in the wardrobe in the first place, she wouldn't have had to cut him. It was cold and very low to use the wardrobe excuse but it had her mother thinking it over and in the end, father and daughter had mom on their side as well. When Henry asked her why she had not let (big) Neal stay behind with them, she had told him that she needed more time with her family. When he reminded her that Neal was family too, Emma had had to bite back a curse. Emma then did what Emma did best which was avoid the rest of the conversation. Emma style, of course because no way in hell was the man who had abandoned her family. Now, Emma stood on the main road of Storybrook, watching the cloud roll closer and closer. Henry was holding her hand and on the other side of him was Regina who stared ahead; a determined look on her face.