I was still holding Henry's limp body when my parents and Hook arrived at Skull Rock.
Regina and Neal had been hunting through the caves to find anything that could help him. Finding on the glowing hourglass and Pandora's Box, there was no sign on Rumplestiltskin.
Looking at the only good thing in my life, lay there, unmoving, growing colder by the minute, I couldn't move. I was more broken then when I was in prison holding the positive pregnancy test.
This amazing miracle, called Henry, had swooped into my lonely life, opening it up to a world of endless possibilities. Bringing the orphan a family, dysfunctional as it may be.
Now he was gone. I was still holding the tears at bay, not really ready to except it. Needing to take some action, but no action presented itself. So I just sat there holding him.
As soon as Snow saw me, she ran to me, putting her arms around me. Both men looked stricken, but as clueless as to how to help as I did.
Neal walked back into the cave's main chamber after searching the shoreline for some clue as to where Pan would go next. I could tell by his anger that he hadn't.
"How did this happen? I mean I left Storybrooke with Henry safe and sound. As soon as I leave, you all loose him." He was pacing and fuming. I'd seem him like this before when he'd been angry that I hadn't done what he wanted fast or well enough.
"Hell, I made it from Storybrooke to the Enchanted Forest to Neverland in the time it took you to get your head out of your ass long enough to get lost in a forest. I was just a kid last time I was here, but I at least didn't let anyone get killed. What were you thinking? You idiot? You actually had the balls to say I wasn't a fit enough parent to know about Henry and you go off and get him killed!" He started to walk toward me. "You call yourself a mother…" *Thunk**Thunk*
"That's enough of that." Said David.
"Yay, you need to cool your head before you speak again. That was no way to speak to a lady." Added Hook.
Neal was on the ground from the double punch he'd received from David and Hook.
The two shared an understanding nod before Hook took Neal by the arm and took him away.
David knelt by me. "Emma this wasn't your fault. You did everything you could. Parents can't always protect their kids, all we can do is the best we can and pray for the rest."
Out of my brokenness, a small voice inside me responded "Thanks dad" as I let him envelope me in a hug.