Stanger in a Strange Land by celticank
Summary: First episode of the Once upon a Realm series. Boromir awakens from a coma to find himself in a town called Storybrooke, now Boromir will find old and new friends as he learns to live in this strange new land. Though he may discover that there might be more to the town of Storybrooke than it meets the eye. Set after 'In The Name of the Brother'. Coauthor broken arrow.
Disclaimer: I do not own Once Upon a Time or Lord of the Rings or the characters except the ones that are mine. I hope you be kind to me when you read this and those who had read my stories I hope you love this series as much as it grew on me and my coauthor.
Chapter One
Boromir felt his life slipping away each passing moment as Aragorn attempted to take the arrows out of him. But Boromir wouldn't let him take the arrows out.
"Frodo. Where's Frodo?" Boromir asked.
"I let him go."
Boromir said, "Then you did what I could not. I tried to take the Ring from him." The fact that Boromir tried to take the one Ring from Frodo, was what Boromir regretted the most. Boromir then worried about the White City, his people, his father, and his brother Faramir and how he was never going to see Faramir again. He even feared that Gondor would fall into ruins and so would his people.
When Aragorn assured him that he was never let the White City nor their people fail. Boromir could never felt more hope than he did as Aragorn was never going let Gondor fall. Aragorn handed Boromir his sword as he put it close to his chest.
"I would have followed you my brother, my captain, my King." Those were the last words Boromir said to Aragorn as his life left him and everything went into darkness.
When Boromir opened his eyes, he thought he went to the Valar. Instead he found himself in a strange room, lying on a bed. He saw that it was a white room with windows, there were curtains surrounding his bed, a table that was next to his bed and when raised his hand, Boromir saw that he was connected to these strange machines that had these weird writing that he could not make out.
"Where am I?" Boromir thought to himself. He attempted to sit up however; he felt great pain as he sat himself up on the bed, especially in his shoulder. The last thing that Boromir remembered was that he was shot with three arrows by the Uruk-hai. He remembered he was dying and that he had died. Boromir was so confused and so wrapped up in his own thoughts trying to make sense in what was going on that he didn't even notice the nurse who came in.
"Well you're up apparently." Nurse Rachel said. Boromir looked at the strange woman, wearing strange cloths she was walking close to him.
Boromir confused asked, "My lady where am I?" As he tried to get out his bed, he felt a little pain as he attempted to get out of bed and the nurse managed to stop him.
"Easy sir." Nurse Rachel said, "You in the hospital, now I am going to get Dr. Whale…"
Boromir cut her off, "Hospital? What is a hospital? Is it a healing room?" He grabbed the nurse's arm screaming, "Where am I?! What sorcery is this?!"
Nurse Rachel in a stern voice said, "Sir, I appreciate that you let go of me and claim down." Boromir let go of the woman's arm and she put Boromir with his feet up back in the hospital bed. She said, "Now claim down, I am going to get Dr. Whale and he'll explain everything. Okay? Now I am going to get the Doctor stay put." The nurse left the room leaving Boromir alone and confused.
"What a long night." Dr. Whale well at least Dr. Victor Frankenstein thought to himself. It was a rough night with all that happened, he felt a little tired as he was doing paper work in his office when he heard a knocking on the door.
"Come in." Dr. Whale said.
The office door open, Nurse Rachel came in as Dr. Whale looked at her.
"Dr. Whale, one of the coma patients just woke up." Nurse Rachel said.
Dr. Whale quickly got up from his chair and left the office with Nurse Rachel. As they entered the room they found it empty. They were confused and worried.
Nurse Rachel said, "I don't think he knows about the curse. I mean he was totally confused."
Dr. Whale said, "Well right now we need to call the Sheriff."
Meanwhile Emma Swan, Henry Mills, Mary Margret and David were still exhausted after that happened last night, were trying to have breakfast but there was something that was troubling Henry.
"I was wondering about something." Henry said.
Emma Swan trying to eat some cereal said, "About what kiddo?"
"Maybe the curse brought other stories to Storybrooke." Henry said.
Mary Margret said, "What do you mean sweetie?"
Emma said, "Yeah Henry, I thought the curse only brought the people from the Enchanted Forest?"
Henry said, "Well not just the Enchanted Forest. I think the curse could have brought other stories."
Emma, Mary Margret, and David were looking at each other confused. They were not sure where Henry was going with this.
"Henry where are you going with this?" David asked.
Henry said, "Dr. Whale is Dr. Frankenstein and it's not a fairy tale."
The three of them looked at Henry with 'Okay what is your point' look.
Henry who took his book out of his backpack said, "Jefferson the Mad Hatter was in Wonderland at the time when the curse hit and he in Storybrooke here look." Emma, Mary Margret, and David looked as Henry showed them the picture of Jefferson as the Mad Hatter.
Emma said, "Okay Henry that is a bit of stretch to say that the curse brought other worlds to Storybrooke."
Henry, Mary Margret, and David looked at Emma with the 'are you kidding me' look.
Henry said, "It might be, but it is possible."
The phone started ringing, David got up from the table to answer the phone.
David said, "Hello. Emma it's for you."
Emma got up and took the phone from David, "Hello." She said, "Dr. Whale is something wrong with Greg? No okay so what's wrong? Alright I am on my way." She hung the phone up and grabbed her jacket, as Emma started to head to the door.
Mary Margret asked, "Emma where are you going?" Mary Margret started to get frightened, "Oh my God did something happened to that Greg guy?"
Emma said, "No but apparently someone went missing from the hospital after waking up from a coma."
"Wait a minute someone woke up from a coma?" David who was shock asked.
Henry asked, "Another one like Grandpa?"
Emma said, "From what Dr. Whale told me, the person has no idea about the curse."
Henry realized something, "Wait a minute, the curse is broken that means the person would still have his or her memories."
"Which is why I need to go to the hospital." Emma said as she was ready to leave the apartment.
"Emma wait, should we go with you?" Mary Margret asked.
"No I'll handle this."
Henry said, "Wait I am coming with you."
Emma said, "No you stay right here. Right now we need to make sure to convince Greg that this is still a normal town." She left the apartment.
When Emma Swan reached the hospital, she was approached by Dr. Whale. They went to room where the coma patient was and Nurse Rachel.
"So Dr. Whale what exactly happened?" Emma asked.
"Well you have to ask Nurse Rachel. She was the one who discovered that he woke up." Dr. Whale turned to Nurse Rachel, "Nurse Rachel this Sheriff Swan."
Rachel smiling said, "Hi it's such an honor to meet you." She shakes Emma's hand.
Emma looked at Rachel she had short brown curly hair and she looked like she was about in her early twenties, she looked at Emma with her green eyes with excitement. Apparently Emma's reputation as Savior perceives her considering that someone was happy to meet her.
Emma asked, "What happened?"
Rachel said, "Well I was making my usual rounds and when I came to this room, I found that the patient woke up."
"Okay so what happened next?"
Rachel went on, "He tried to get up but I tried to stop him. Then he grabbed my arm and started screaming at me but he didn't hurt me, I think he was confused."
"Wait a minute he grabbed you?" Emma asked.
"But Sheriff I can assure you he not dangerous just scared and confused."
"That's comforting. Does this guy have a name?"
Dr. Whale grabbed the file that was on the table and handed to Emma.
Emma read the file, "His name is Martin Stewart at least here in Storybrooke." Emma turned to Dr. Whale, "Does this guy have any family that we can contact?" She gave the file back to Dr. Whale.
Dr. Whale said, "He does not have any family that we know of in Storybrooke. However his emergency contact is Carl Lykos."
Emma said, "Do I know him?"
Rachel said, "He is the current Mayor of Storybrooke, and owns one of the businesses in Storybrooke."
"How come I never seen him before?"
Dr. Whale said, "Well he keeps to himself mostly."
Emma felt that this was not going to be easy finding this guy, which means she going to need some help from Ruby in tracking this guy down. That and to contact a Mayor that she had never meet and telling him that the person who might be a friend or a family member not only woke up from a coma but is missing.
Emma thought to herself, "Man is not going to be easy."
Boromir ran through the unfamiliar forest, the forest was different than the ones in Middle-Earth. Considering he didn't know where he was going in unfamiliar territory, he stopped to catch his breath. Not even the robe he was wearing could have kept him from the cold, but he needed to find shelter to get warm and to hide from those strange people who might be the spies of Sauron.
It was too dark to walk through the forest as much as he needed to build a fire for warmth and light, he could not risk being found. There was no telling what could lurk in these woods. Suddenly he heard a sound of a twig snapping, Boromir turned to see where the sound had come from. He saw a light coming towards him, he wasn't sure what to do but he felt fear as the light was coming closer to him. Boromir grabbed the nearest stick and was prepared to strike.
The light was getting closer and closer, as he was about to strike a familiar voice said, "Boromir wait!"
Boromir got a closer look at the figure, as the light got brighter to reveal it was Aragorn. Only Aragorn who was holding a strange light source, looked completely different clean shaved and was wearing strange clothing and a hat yet he still had the necklace that the Elven maiden had gave him. Feeling relief Boromir dropped the stick and hugged Aragorn embracing him like the old friend he hadn't seen in a long time.
"Aragorn, is it really you." Boromir said looking at Aragorn with tears of joy.
"Yes Boromir its' me." Aragorn as he was released from Boromir's hug. "How is that you're alive? I mean you were dead and now you're here." Aragorn was himself shocked to see Boromir alive.
Boromir said, "I was in a place called a hospital and…
Aragorn was dumbfounded, "Wait a minute the patient that missing from the hospital was you?"
"Yes." Boromir was confused, "Aragorn how do you about that?"
Aragorn said, "Because the Sheriff is looking for you, in fact there a search party looking for you out here."
"A search party looking for me?"
Aragorn said, "Now everything will be okay let's get you back to the hospital and…"
Boromir panicked, "NO, NO, NO! I don't want to go back to there! Please don't take me back! What is this place?!"
Aragorn attempted to claim Boromir, "Boromir, please you need to listen me okay? You're in a town called Storybrooke. I will explain everything but right now we need to let Dr. Whale check on you at least. Okay please come with me."
Boromir shake his head in a yes respond in agreement. He and Aragorn with the flashlight started to walk to a trail that Aragorn had found that lead them to the Toll Bridge.
A male voice that seemed familiar was heard close by, "Rex where are you?!"
Aragorn yelled, "Avery I am over here at the Toll Bridge! I found him!"
Boromir thought to himself, "Rex? Why is someone calling Aragorn by another name? Who the devil is Avery?"
Aragorn said to Boromir, "Boromir I want you to stay here, I am going to get the others."
Aragorn used his flashlight to single the others towards them. Boromir saw three people running towards them. He heard footsteps coming close to them, as they were coming closer, Boromir saw Aragorn approaching a man and two women. Boromir leaned on the rail of the Toll Bridge looking out the view of woods waiting for Aragorn.
Boromir turned to see Aragorn and the others coming towards him. When Aragorn and the three people came up the Toll Bridge, he recognized one of the three.
The tall man Avery looked at Boromir and was shocked, "Boromir?! Is that you?"
The man that was called Avery was none other than Legolas of the Woodland realms, only Legolas looked completely human. He did not have his long golden hair instead it was to his shoulders with feathered bangs and his elven ears was gone, he looked human. Boromir was still trying to grasp the fact that Legolas was human. Though Ruby and Emma were still a little confused on what was going on.
Emma being confused asked, "What the hell is going on Rex? Why did Avery call you Aragorn?"
Aragorn said to Emma, "Sheriff Swan I will explain everything. Right now we need to get my friend back to the hospital."
Ruby said to Legolas, "Avery are you okay?"
Legolas looked at Boromir as if he had seen a ghost said, "This is not possible. You're dead. You're, you're…" Before Legolas could say anything else he fainted, causing Ruby, Aragorn and Emma to see if he was alright.
Boromir thought to himself, "This is a strange realm indeed."
Emma then said to herself, "Maybe Henry right."
In case you're confused Once Upon a Realm is a fanfiction series of other worlds being in Storybrooke not just the Enchanted Forest. Me and my coauthor hope that you enjoy the series cause there a lot of surprises.
