The sun rose that day in Storybrooke the same way it always did, but something about today was very different. Maybe it was the lack of a saviour or just an absence of memories of the last 6 weeks but something wasn't right, something that woke Mary Margret up with a start.
"I can't do this anymore David; we cannot let our daughter be consumed by the darkness. I can't just keep sitting here waiting for her to take her anger out on us or someone else. I know there is a way to change all of this, there has to be" Mary Margret said waking David up from his sleep and forcing him to listen to her.
"I think there is" Henry said running down the stairs toward their bedroom, "I have been researching all night and I think I've found something to help us get my Mom back".
"Don't you sleep mate" Hook said moving from his position on the couch.
"I was looking through some comics I haven't read in years and I found one called Green Arrow and I remembered hearing something about him on the TV when I was living with my Mom in New York" Henry began.
"Oh great a character was mentioned on TV, how's that's going to help us?" Hook snapped with a flick of his handless arm.
"No you don't understand, it was the news, they were talking about a man who saved hundreds of people who calls himself The Arrow" Henry continued getting the attention of his family. "So I did some research on Oliver Queen the characters alter ego and I found out that he lives in Star City and was convicted last year for vigilantism but because of a trick was released. He's now back fighting justice as The Green Arrow and is dating a woman named Felicity Smoak" He continued
"I fail to see the relevance here" Hook began shaking his head, "Its Emma's life on the line, are we really even talking about this?" He continued.
"I think I get it" David chimed in while flipping through the comic Henry had left on their bed. "In the comics he's with this Black Canary person?" He asked trying to understand
"Yes but in our world he's with Felicity, someone his character has never actually met" Henry said answering the groups puzzled looks, "If he changed that, then maybe he knows how to change the stories without the quill, or maybe he has another. All I know is this is the closest thing we have to a lead, I think we need to find him" He finished looking very proud of what he'd found.
"So what we find him, say hey you are a comic book character, help us. He'll think we're lunatics" Hook snapped in frustration, "I say we find Emma and try and get something out of her" He continued.
"Yes because that worked so well last time, I think Henry's right, this might be our only shot" Mary Margret said with a tone of fear in her voice.
"Fine but I'm going with the kid" Hook began, "Emma wouldn't want anything to happen to him and I refuse to let it" He finished in response to the puzzled looks he was receiving.
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"Right well, Star City here we come" Said David and he, Hook and Henry got in Emma's bug. "Look after Neal, we'll be back soon, I love you" he said placing a kiss on Mary Margret's forehead.
"I love you too, you have the scroll?" She replied
"Got it" David said before getting in the bug and driving over the town line toward Star City.