Hey everybody! Haven't written anything in a while so I thought what the hell, I write something today. I've been really frustrated with David lately because he cares more about going home than his own daughter. So this story is basically Emma's reaction with a little Cora and epic magic battle scenes (mainly by Emma) thrown in. But don't worry, I am a huge Father/Daughter fan so there will be that towards the end. Enjoy and Please Review!
Emma slowly makes her way down stairs. She just returned home after finding Gold's son which in fact, is Neal, her first love and Henry's father. With him coming back to Storybrooke, Henry made the decision to spend time with his father. Emma figures she owes him for lying, but wanting to spend the weekend at Gold's house, well, that kinda pushed her limit.
Desperately needing help in figuring this whole situation out, Emma goes to consult with her parents. Before reaching the bottom step, she overhears them talking. Curiosity taking over, Emma decides to sit down and listen, not prepared for what she's about to hear.
"I was talking to Grumpy and Tiny today, the magic beans are coming along great." David says with excitement.
"That's...That's good." Snow nods.
"Just think, we'll be back home in no time. The adventures we had, our castle, we'll finally have it all back!" He turns to his wife and finds her looking away. "Snow, what's wrong?"
"What's wrong!" She snaps at him. "David! What about Emma?"
Behind the curtain, Emma listens to what her parents are saying. David really wants to go back to the Enchanted Forest. He wouldn't leave me. Like he said before, we're a family. Right? Emma shakes that thought out of her mind and scoots closer.
"What about her?" David replies.
"David!" Snow says in shock.
"Think about it Snow, she's a grown women. What makes you think she'll what to come with us. She doesn't need us. She's 28 years old and not our little girl anymore. Besides, she can take care of herself."
Emma covered her mouth to silence the sobs. She jumps to feet, sprints to her room, and slams the door.
Back down stairs, Snow and David jump out of bed. "Emma!" Snow cries.
"What the hell was that?" David follows his wife to the living room.
"That!" She turns and forcefully jabs David with her finger. "Was Emma! She heard us, heard you!"
Both stay in silence until their daughter storm down stairs. Snow can see the tears running down her face. "Emma please, let us explain!"
Emma doesn't say a word as she grabs her red jacket from the couch. David tries to stop her by the door but she aggressively shoves him aside and leaves the apartment.
"Emma wait!" He yells.
He and Snow both grab their coats and follow their daughter outside. They chase her down the street calling her name. Finally, after fast walking for 5 minutes, she turns around.
"Emma listen..." David grabs her arm.
"NO! YOU LISTEN!" She yells. "What happened to, "we're in this together" crap? I thought you wanted to be a family, but all you care about is going back to that stupid forest!"
"Emma..." Snow whispers.
"No!" She cuts her off. "This has nothing to do with you. It's about him." Emma faces her father. "You didn't even bother to ask me if I wanted to go back. You just assumed that I'll stay here, is that it."
"Emma..." David tries to interrupt.
"I would have gone!" She sobs. "Hell, you know Henry wants to go. I have nothing here but horrible memories. But what was I thinking. You don't even know me. Like you said, I'm no longer you 'little' girl. So you're right, I can take care of myself and don't need a father like you!" Emma takes one last glance at her crying mother before she takes off around the corner.
Walking forward, Snow wonders if she should follow her. But when she turns around to face David, she changes her mind. He stands there, head down, arms trembling, his gone. As the tears slide down his cheek, David drops to his knees.
"What have I done?" He asks Snow as she sits beside him. "I had my daughter back, we were finally a family. And I just threw it all away."
"Charming, look, I wasn't happy about what you said, but we didn't know that Emma was listening." She says.
"I'm glad that Emma heard." David turns to his wife. "What she said showed me what a horrible father I am. But that's going to change." He gets up and hugs Snow. "I'm going to find her and ask, no beg, for her forgiveness."
Snow leans forward and gives her husband a kiss. "We'll go together."
The couple walks into town, and find Emma outside Granny's diner talking with Neal and Henry. As they got closer, the ground beneath them began shake violently. On instinct, David wraps his arms around Snow and turns for his daughter, only to find her and Henry safe in Neal's.
"What was that?" Snow asks in panic.
"I don't know." David says as they make their way to the diner. "You guys Ok?" He looks at Emma.
"Ya, we're good." Neal answers. He looks down at his son. "Henry?"
"I'm Ok! Gramps what was that?"
"I don't know kid." He tells the boy, his eyes not leaving Emma's.
The commotion continues as everyone tries to figure out what that shaking was. The dwarfs, including Tiny, search the streets, Red talks with Snow, and David stays close to Emma, much to her protest, and talks with Neal.
The ground shakes again, but this time, Cora appears in the center of the street, along with Hook, Regina and a magical army of undead. The battle had begun.