Once Upon a Time: The Lost Power
Emma is gone. Regina and the other heroes must fight the villain, deal with their loss, and help Hook with repercussions of losing his love.
This is my first fix dealing around loss and tragedy. Hope you enjoy.
Chapter 1
It had been a peaceful few months since the heroes had defeated their last villain. Everyone fell contently back into their Storybrook roles. Hook and Emma had enjoyed the peaceful time as newlyweds.
Ray Manta, the local music shop owner, watched as people blissfully walked down the streets. He cringed at the sight of it. Regina and Gold the two most prominent citizens of Storybrook had failed at being what he considered evil and now things were peaceful and people liked living here. No one talked of going home to the enchanted forest anymore. Ray balled his fists tightly and growled to himself. He looked around and stormed back into his shop. He figured it was now up to him to remind the citizens of Storybrook how much they disliked it here.
Emma and Hook stood across the road on their way to the station from the diner. "You know that man gives me the creeps." Emma said watching Mr. Manta.
"You mean the music guy? Swan, I think you're looking for trouble." Hook said.
"Maybe you're right, but this is the quietest Storybrook has been since I got here. I feel like something could erupt at anytime." Emma said with a strain in her voice.
"Good morning you two." Snow said in a chipper tone coming up behind the two.
Emma jumped almost dropping her coffee. "Mom! Where did you come from?" Emma said in a startled tone.
Snow became concerned. "Honey, are you ok?"
"She's fine. She's just nervous because it's too quiet." Hook said smiling at Emma.
Emma returned the smile with a sharp glare. "Don't you two feel like somethings going to happen?"
"Of course something is going to happen, but until it does enjoy the quiet and peace while it lasts." Snow said and continued on toward the school.
"Listen to her Emma. She's right." Hook said and started to give Emma a kiss.
Emma ducked away. "I got to get to the station." Hook slumped and watched her walk away.
When Emma walked into the station the first thing she heard was a crash and then David mumbling to himself. Emma ran to where the sound had come from. "Dad?" Emma shouted as she entered the storage closet.
"Oh hey Emma." David said from the floor of the closet."It's been so quiet around here I decided maybe we should do some spring cleaning." David said as he scrambled back to his feet. "What's up?"
"Nothing. Absolutely nothing." Emma grumbled.
David gave Emma a questioning look. "What's wrong with you?"
"I don't know? Maybe Hook and Mom are right. Maybe am looking for something to be wrong. But I got this feeling." Emma said.
"Let me guess. Something is going to happen, but until it does enjoy the quiet and peace." David said.
"Not you too." Emma said
"No I got the same speech this morning. Have you talked to Regina?" David asked.
"Nah, her and Henry are doing some spring cleaning in her vault. She said she is taking advantage of this break." Emma answered. She walked over to her desk and plopped down in her chair and spun around in it staring at the ceiling. Another crash from the closet stopped her. "Dad?"
"I'm good." David shouted from the closet.
Meanwhile in Regina's vault, Regina and Henry had been sorting and cleaning all morning. "Mom, how do you have so much stuff?"
Regina turned and looked at Henry. "Well I have been around for a long… for a while." Regina answered. She looked at Henry searching through some boxes. "Anything that you're not sure what it is just set over here."
Henry took the box he was digging through and set it where she had told him to. Then he started digging through another box. "How is this going to help me learn more about magic?"
"Well if you know what this stuff is for you will have learned more about magic." Regina said and began looking through the drawers of Cora's wardrobe.
"What is this?" Henry asked pulling a chain with a crystal on it.
"Give me that. I have been looking everywhere for this." Regina said taking the crystal from Henry. "This is a Sorbre crystal. They are very rare. It has the ability to store a power and hold it unlimited until it is given another power to hold. This one has some of my power in it. I wish I would have had it during the curse." Regina explained looking down at the crystal that had a slight purple glow to it.
Flashback:
A dark figure lurks deep in the ocean watching the lit up city of Atlantis below. "There he is a voice shouts." The figure turns and the light hits his face revealing its Mr. Manta. He spreads his ray fins and swims away being chased by King Triton and some of his mermen.
They chase him deep into a cavern. "I told you Evil Ray to leave my daughter alone and stay out of my city." King Triton says finally cornering Ray. King Triton raises his Triton, aims his Triton at Ray, and fires a golden beam from it causing the cavern walls to seal Ray into a cave.
In the dark cave Ray coughs and pushes rocks and debris off of him. He looks around but is unable to see anything. Then a small golden light catches his eye. He swims over to it and discovers it is a crystal in the cave wall.
Using another rock he gets the crystal out of the wall and holds it in his hands hypnotized by the glow from it. He looks at the wall of rock trapping him and wishes he had a way to blow it away. Suddenly the crystal begins to glow brighter and a beam like that from the triton comes from the crystal blowing the rocks out of the way.
Present Day:
Regina looked at the crystal again and then at Henry. "You want to try it?"
Henry looked shocked. "What? Uh yeah. Are you for real?"
"I figure the best way to learn about magic is to have some. It's not as easy you think. You'll have to be responsible and have control though." Regina said.
"I will. I promise." Henry said eagerly.
Regina hesitated but handed Henry the crystal. "Maybe we can keep this between us."
Henry nodded taking the crystal, "Sure thing." Henry said and jumped up.
"Where do you think you are going young man?" Regina asked before Henry could get anywhere.
"I thought I could go." Henry started to say, but the harsh glare from Regina stopped him and he sat back down. "I thought I could sit here and help you some more." Regina smiled and nodded.
In town Gold stood in his shop going over his books when the door flung open almost knocking the bell off the door. "Mr. Gold I need my pendant and my box." Mr. Manta snarled out of breath.