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(A/N) In this story, Emma will be darker, Emma will kill in the future, and she will have a different childhood and different experiences. In the future and in the past. She and Regina will get along, eventually. And she won't like the charming's much at least in the future. Emma will kill in the future, and this fic will be sort of different from other gamer fics, at least system wise. This fic will also, later on, branch off from the show. Things won't be the same.
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Emma took a deep breath and stared at the mirror. She was in her bathroom trying to calm her breathing, as the boy she had given up a decade before had shown up at her door.
"You can do this, Emma." She said to herself.
As she spoke a blue screen appeared in front of her. "What the hell!" yelled Emma as she jumped back in shock, the blue screen following her as she moved. Taking a look around the room, Emma made sure she was alone.
"Are you okay, Emma," yelled Henry from the other side of the door.
Emma paused to look over at the door. "Y-Yeah, I'm fine kid," she replied as she turned to read the floating blue screen.
[Welcome to... The Gamer!]
Emma paused, "What is this." she muttered.
[Hello Emma Swan or should I say... me. I have created this system for us and sent it into the past. I read a web novel and liked the idea I, of course, changed somethings. But, the majority is the same.]
[No doubt you are shocked and confused. Let's just say that we made many many mistakes and were far too weak... Then imprisoned for a VERY long time!]
Emma stopped reading for a second to collect her thoughts. Was this even possible? Or was she in some sort of drunk hallucination? Shaking her head, Emma continued to read.
[Rules: By thinking status, it will open. By thinking to save, it will happen. By thinking about any skill or your inventory it will open.]
[That's all I will say on the matter. Now for the changes/add-ons that I made.]
[Save/load: You can load you're save when you die effectively making you immortal]
[Observe: Now you would have had a skill called observe that would tell you details about anything you used it on. And that's... boring! So I changed it. Now you don't exactly have that skill. Instead, you will see a beings name/title along with level floating above there head when you wish too. This will make your fights much more interesting, and when you become OP. There will still be an element of danger involved. After all, a level 100 being can have all their stat points in strength and kill you. (You still have the skill for objects!)]
[Gamer mind/body: Now you do have the gamer's mind and body. The mind will allow you to stay calm in most situations. The gamer's body will enable you not to need sleep unless you want to get back health and mana quickly but, it was changed slightly, it will now show the damage done to you. Other than that it was kept the same.]
[Dungeons: Normally, you would have a skill called ID create that creates dungeons for you to fight monsters in. I decided to change those dungeons... INTO WORLDS! Why fight in a small dungeon when you can fight large armies in different worlds. Certain worlds only unlock when your level is high enough.]
[Stats: You will gain + 3 free stat points per level and 1 VIT stat per level up. Now here is a list of stat descriptions.]
STR - Your unarmed and armed melee damage.
VIT - How much health you have, Get + 3 health per point in vitality and 0.1 regen per point.
DEX - Determines how agile you are.
INT - How much mana you have, + 9 MP per point in Intelligence.
WIS - Determines your magic regeneration and magic resistance, 0.2 mana regen per point.
LUK - Your luck determines the rarity of your items that drop and how much events go in your favor.
[Rank: Each item/skill you have/discover will now have a rank. The rank determines the rarity, among other things. The rankings from lowest to highest. F, E, D, C, B, A, S, Z. There are, of course, plus and minus ranks items. Along with SSS items. But you won't be seeing those for a very long time.]
[Appearence: You may change your look, clothing, accessories, and everyone that has seen you will believe that is how you have always looked.]
[Magic: Finally, not everyone has magic. Those that do are rare(Depending on the world.) Choose whether you want to have magic and what alignment. If so click the Y. If not click the N. ]
[Remember... All magic comes with a price!]
This is overwhelming was all Emma could think as she finished reading. Magic was real. Not only that something apparently happened in the future that had her imprisoned. It was thus forcing future Emma to send this back to the past.
Shaking her head, Emma glanced at the screen. "Why not," she said, then clicked the Y.
The air itself seemed to pause. Then a black and white colored magic started to circle around Emma. After another moment, there was a pause, then the magic vanished.
[Choose your alignment]
[Dark] - More damage oriented magic, but you will be hated by almost all who discover your magic alignment.
[Light] - More healing based magic and special true love category magic.
[Each individual has a unique magic signature. You will discover the color of your magic when you first use it.]
Emma grimaced as she read the two options. Neither was really good, but the dark alignment looked slightly better than the light one. Who cares if she was despised. All she had to do was hide it, and no one would know. That and she was going to need damage more than healing.
As for light, healing was nice and all. But if traveling to different worlds instead of dungeons were true. Emma was going to need dark instead of light.
Taking a deep breath, Emma chose dark. She paused and waited. After a minute with nothing happening, Emma continued to the next window.
[Change your appearance.]
Emma stared at those words. Truthfully all that she would think of changing were her eyes and clothes — scrolling through the options Emma chose Green eyes and changed her clothes.
Closing the window, Emma checked herself out in the mirror. Emma had blonde hair, fair white skin, and green eyes. She was dressed in skinny black jeans. A white tank top, and black boots.
All in all, she looked pretty good. Smiling, Emma spun in a circle while watching the mirror. After a few seconds, she came to a stop and chuckled. She could have sworn her hair had looked white for a second.
Shrugging Emma opened the door to the bathroom. As she walked out, the world seemed to spin for a moment. Placing her hand on the door frame, she steadied herself. A blue window popped up in her vision.
[For choosing to have magic, you must pay the consequences.]
[You have chosen Nightmare difficulty! You will only have one life. So don't DIE!]
Emma's blood froze as she read the text. Why, why had she chosen to have magic. Looking up from the window, she saw Henry staring at her with an odd look on his face.
"Are you alright," asked Henry.
"Fine," said Emma quickly. "Just fine." Status thought Emma.
Character Status
Name: Emma Swan
Lvl. 1 - Exp: 0/10
Title: The Bounty Hunter
Alignment: Dark
HP: 100/100 - Regen: 1 per min
MP: 100/100 - Regen: 0.2 per min
STR: 0
VIT: 0
DEX: 0
INT: 0
WIS: 1
LUC: 5
Points: 0
Money: 0$
[As this is the first time you are opening your status. Your skill list will also be shown]
[Gamer Mind] - Passive -
Description: Allows the user to calmly and logically think through things clearly. Allows a peaceful state of mind — immunity to psychological and mental status effects.
[Gamer Body] - Passive -
Description: Grant's a body that allows the user to live the real world like a game. Pain from damage does not last longer than a few seconds(But is still shown). Sleeping restores HP, MP and removes all temporary effects.
[Observe] - Rank S - Lvl. 1/50 - Exp: 0% - MP cost: 1
Description: This skill allows you to observe only objects and other items. The higher the skill, the more information gained.
[ID Create] - Rank S - Lvl. 1/100 - Exp: 0% - MP cost: 50
Description: A skill to create an instant world. (No worlds currently available)
[ID Escape] - Rank S - Lvl. 1/100 - Exp: 0% - MP cost: 25
Description: No description needed.
*Sigh* It would have been cool to see all the different worlds available. Although how was she able to do anything in her life with these stats was beyond her. Emma was broken from her thoughts when Henry spoke.
"You know, We should probably get going," said Henry.
"Going where?" asked Emma.
"I want you to come home with me," replied Henry smiling.
"Okay kid. I'm cal-" Emma was stopped from replying when a blue window appeared.
Quest Alert!
Return Henry to Storybrooke!
Reward + 100 Exp, 500$
The Mayor will be neutral
Failure - The Mayor will dislike you.
"Hey kid, where's home?" asked Emma wanting to confirm what the system said.
"Storybrooke, Maine," replied Henry.
"Storybrooke, seriously," said Emma while staring at Henry. Not only was this place called Storybrooke, but the system was also right.
"Mm-hmm." Hummed Henry.
"Alrighty then. Let's get you back to Storybrooke," said Emma as she grabbed her keys from the counter, ignoring the screen that popped up.
You have made a wise decision, and as a result, your wisdom has increased by 1
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The car was silent as they drove from the city. Henry stared at Emma while she stared at the road. Glancing back at him every now and them.
Henry broke the silence. "I'm hungry. Do you want to stop somewhere?"
"This is not a road trip. We're not stopping for snacks," said Emma
"Why not?" questioned Henry.
"Quit complaining, kid. I could have put your butt on a bus." Emma paused for a split second. "I still could."
"You know, I have a name. It's Henry." said kid.
*sigh* Emma glanced at the kid. "What's that?" she asked, noticing the book he held.
"I'm not sure your ready," said Henry as he opened the book.
"Ready for some fairy tales?" asked Emma glancing at him quizzically.
"They're not fairy tales." Started Henry. "There true. Every story in this book actually happened."
"Of course it did," replied Emma. Then she froze for a second. Who was she to say fairy tales didn't exist. She had some sort of edited system from a book of all things.
"Use your superpower. See if I'm lying," stated Henry.
"Just because you believe something doesn't make it true," said Emma. Though she was surprised to see, he believed in those story's so much.
"That's exactly what makes it true." Henry shot back. "You should know more than anyone."
What was with this kid. "Why is that? Questioned Emma a little nervous. This kid didn't know about the system, did he?
"Because you're in this book." he finished.
"Oh, kid. You've got problems," said Emma though she was relieved to know her secret about the system was safe.
"Yep, and you're gonna fix 'em," replied Henry.
Emma turned her head to glance at him. She was just dropping him off, right?
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After a couple of hours on the road. Emma and Henry arrived at the town of Storybrooke. Okay, kid. How about an address? Asked Emma. At least this trip was going to finally over with.
"44 I'm-not-telling-you street," replied Henry quickly.
Emma slammed the brakes to the car, then stepped out frustrated. Why won't this kid just tell me? "Look, it's been a long night, and it's almost..." Emma glanced at the large clock tower in the town, "8:15?"
"That clock hasn't moved my whole life," said Henry from the other side the car. "Time's frozen here."
"Excuse me?" questioned Emma. If time was frozen, how come this kid has aged.
"The evil queen did it with her curse. She sent everyone from the enchanted forest here," explained Henry.
"Hang on," said Emma. "An Evil queen sent a bunch of fairy tale characters here?
"Yeah, and now they're trapped," Henry replied.
"Frozen in time and stuck in Storybrooke, Maine. That's what you're going with? Asked Emma.
"It's true," exclaimed Henry.
"Then why doesn't everybody leave?" asked Emma, confused and annoyed.
"They can't. If they try, bad things happen," explained Henry.
"Henry." yelled a man from the sidewalk. He was holding an umbrella as he walked his dog. "What are you doing here." asked the man. "Is everything alright."
"I'm fine, Archie," replied Henry while rubbing the head of the dog.
"Who is this," questioned Archie, looking towards Emma.
"Just someone trying to give him a ride home," said Emma with her arms crossed. This was all really ticking her off. All that she was supposed to do was drop the kid off and then get the rewards for the quest. Not talk to someone on an empty street.
"Oh, she's my mom, Archie," said Henry.
"Oh. I see," replied Archie.
"Do you know where he lives?" asked Emma.
"Uh, yeah, sure. Just, uh, right up on Mifflin street. The Mayor's house is the biggest on the block. Replied Archie to Emma's question.
"You're the Mayor's kid," stated Emma surprised.
"Uh, maybe," muttered Henry.
"Hey, where were you today, Henry? asked Archie. "Cause you missed our session."
"Oh, well, I forgot to tell you, I went on a field trip," said Henry.
"Henry..." Started Archie. "What did I tell you about lying? giving in to one's dark side never accomplishes anything."
What? One's dark side? Was he serious? Emma sighed. At this rate, she was not going to make it back to Boston by tonight. "Okay," interrupted Emma. "Well, I really should be getting him home."
"Yeah, sure," said Archie. "Well, listen, um, have a good night, and uh, you be good, Henry."
Emma turned to Henry as Archie walked away. "So that's your shrink?"
"I'm not crazy," replied Henry.
"Didn't say that," said Emma, "Just... He doesn't seem cursed to me. Maybe he's just trying to help you."
"He's the one who needs help because he doesn't know," said Henry attempting to convince Emma again. That all the people in Storybrooke were fairy tale characters.
"That he's a fairy tale character?" asked Emma, was she hearing this right.
"None of them do," replied Henry. " They don't remember who they are."
"Convenient," said Emma nodding her head. "All right. I'll olay. Who's he supposed to be?"
"Jiminy cricket," replied Henry as he got into the car.
"Right. The lying thing," said Emma as she got into the driver's seat. " I thought your nose grew a little bit."
"I'm not Pinocchio," exclaimed Henry.
Emma smiled. "Of course your not, cause that would be ridiculous" Then started the car preparing to drive to the Mayor's house.
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"Please don't take me back there!" begged Henry, as they walked down Mayor's walkway to the front door.
"I have to. I'm sure your parents are worried sick about you," said Emma while thinking. That and you will finally be out of my hair.
"I don't have parents, just a mom, and she's evil," said Henry.
"Evil? asked Emma. "That's a bit extreme, isn't it?"
"She is. She doesn't love me. She only pretends to." said Henry softly while looking up at Emma.
"I'm sure that's not true." Emma paused. What else could she say? Emma turned her head as the front door opened, and a woman called out.
"Henry." said the woman, then she ran towards him. "Oh, Henry." The woman hugged him. "Ohh. Are you okay?" she asked, "where have you been?! exclaimed the woman. Who Emma was now reasonably sure was Henry's mom, the Mayor.
"What happened?" asked the Mayor.
"I found my real mom!" shouted Henry as he ran into the house.
This was not going to end well, was all Emma could think as the Mayor turned to look at her.
"Y-you're Henry's birth, mother?" asked Regina.
*Sigh* "Hi." said Emma, as she was standing there awkwardly, a blue window popped up.
Quest Completed!
Reward + 100 Exp, + 500$
The Mayor will now be neutral towards you.
You have leveled up by one!
You have leveled up by one!
Emma was about to check out her status when the Mayor spoke.
"How would you like a glass of the best apple cider you ever tasted?" offered the Mayor.
"Got anything stronger?" asked Emma, a minute later, and Emma was standing in the Mayor's house as the Mayor prepared some apple cider. "How did he find me?" asked Emma breaking the silence.
"No idea." replied the Mayor. "When I adopted him, he was only three weeks old. The records were sealed." The Mayor grabbed a glass. "I was told the birth mother didn't want to have any contact."
"You were told right," replied Emma, now more than ever. She had to explore this system.
"And the father?" asked the Mayor.
"There was one," said Emma, taking a look around the house.
"Do I need to be worried about him?" the Mayor questioned.
"Nope. He doesn't even know," replied Emma.
"Do I need to be worried about you, Ms. Swan?" asked the Mayor, as she walked over with glasses of cider.
"Absolutely not," said Emma taking a glass from the Mayor. "The only reason I came here was to return the kid." that and the quest, thought Emma.
"Madame Mayor, you can relax." said a man with a sheriff's badge coming down the stairs. "Other than being a tired little boy, Henry's fine."
Must have missed him when I was reading the quest, thought Emma.
"Thank you, Sheriff." said the Mayor. The sheriff glanced at Emma for a moment, then left.
"I'm sorry he dragged you out of your life." said the Mayor, sounding much more relaxed than when Emma first arrived. "I really don't know what's gotten into him."
"Kid's having a rough time. It happens," said Emma, following the mayor into the den.
"You have to understand, Ever since I became Mayor, balancing things has been tricky." said the mayor walking towards the fireplace. "You have a job, I assume?"
Emma was about to open her mouth to reply, then closed it. Her job was quite different from other people. "Uh, I'm more of a bounty hunter but, yeah."
"The mayor raised an eyebrow at that for a moment before continuing. "Imagine having another one on top of it." the mayor said as she sat down. "That's being a single mom, so I push for order." the mayor smiled, "Am I strict? I suppose, but I do it for his own good. I want Henry to excel in life." The mayor took a deep breath. "I don't think that makes me evil, do you?"
Emma was about to speak when she remembered about her skills and what they could do. Looking above the Mayor's head, she thought about seeing the level and name.
The Evil Queen/Regina Mills Lvl.28
"I'm sure he's just saying that." started Emma keeping the shock off her face. The kid was telling the truth. "You know how kids are as they get older." Emma was going to mention the book but seeing who this was. It wouldn't be a very good idea.
You have made a wise decision, and as a result, your wisdom has increased by 1
The now named Regina smiled, "You know there's a bed and breakfast a couple of blocks from here. Why don't you stay there for the night before heading back? It is fairly late, after all."
Emma paused for a moment reading the text while waiting for a quest alert, nothing happened. Nodded her head, Emma agreed. "Sure I'll do that." That's odd Emma thought, shouldn't there have been a quest like with the kid.
Optional Quest Alert!
Befriend Regina Mills!
Reward + 100,000 Exp, 15,000$
You will be friends
Failure - The Mayor will hate you
Yes/No
Okay, there it was, though it was not what I was expecting. Tearing her eyes from the screen, Emma prepared to leave. "Well, thank you for your hospitality. I know you must feel odd having the person who gave birth to your son here." No better time to start this quest, thought Emma as she got up from the sofa.
"It's fine," said Regina, her smile now a little more genuine than before.
As she was leaving the house, Emma felt someone staring at her. Taking a glance back behind her, she saw Henry staring at her from his window. Seeing he was caught, he quickly closed the curtain.
Shrugging Emma got in her car and prepared to find the bed and breakfast. After a couple of minutes of driving around the town, Emma found it.
Walking inside, Emma found the place to have a nice homey feeling to the place. There at the counter was an older woman with glasses looking half-asleep. "Hello," Emma said, trying to get her attention. "Hello," yelled Emma a little louder.
The woman woke up, then stared at her for a couple of moments before speaking. "H-hello there, welcome to granny's bed and breakfast."
"Could I get a room for the night?" asked Emma, there was something odd with this person. It was as if she never had a customer here before.
"Yes, yes. Here's your key." said the old woman as she handed over a key with a room number on it. "That will be 30$."
*Sigh* Reaching into her pocket Emma thought of her inventory and grabbed the money. "Here you go." Good to know that it works.
Smiling at her, the woman led her to a room upstairs. "Just leave the key at the front desk tomorrow when you are ready to leave."
Shrugging Emma nodded her head and went inside. The room was okay, not the nicest, but alright. It had a single bed, a dresser, and a desk with a chair.
Walking over to the bed, Emma fell into it. She stared at the ceiling as a giddy feeling rose up. Status she thought.
Name: Emma Swan
Lvl. 3 - Exp: 40/90
Title: The Bounty Hunter
Alignment: Dark
HP: 106/106 - Regen: 1.2 per min
MP: 100/100 - Regen: 1.5 per min
STR: 0
VIT: 2
DEX: 0
INT: 0
WIS: 3
LUC: 5
Points: 6
Money: 570$
Looking at her points, Emma decided to save them. After all, if she could get Wisdom from making good decisions, then Emma should be able to get other stats similarly.
Closing her eyes, Emma planned to test out everything she could tomorrow. As she was falling asleep, she thought back to what future Emma said. Wasn't there some sort of web novel about this system.
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Emma was woken from someone knocking at her door. "What? Where a-" the words got caught in Emma's throat. All the memories from last night came rushing in. Hearing another knock, Emma got off the bed, yelling, "I'm up, I'm up."
Opening the door, Emma saw Madame Mayor herself standing there with a worried look in her eyes. "Is Henry here." she started before Emma could even think.
"No.," replied Emma, confused. "what's going on?" asked Emma.
Regina stared at her for a moment seeming to fight a battle inside before saying. "Henry's gone missing."
Emma paused, then said. "Would you want me to help look for him," Emma smirked a little, "Finding peopled is what I do." among other things, though Emma kept that to herself.
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"Smart kid. He cleared his inbox." Emma sighed, "I'm smart, too. A little hard disk recovery utility I like to use."
"I'm a bit more old-fashioned in my techniques. Pounding the pavement, knocking on doors, that sort of thing," said Sheriff Graham. They were currently at the Mayor's house searching Henry's computer for any clues.
"You're on salary," said Emma. "I get paid for delivery. Pounding the pavement is not a luxury that I get." Emma pulled up Henry's history. "Huh. There's a receipt for a web site . It's expensive. He has a credit card?"
"He's 10," said Regina bluntly.
"Well, he used one," replied Emma. "Let's pull up a transaction record." Emma read the name that came up. "Mary Margaret Blanchard. Who's Mary Margaret Blanchard?" asked Emma.
"Henry's teacher," said Regina in an unpleasant voice.
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20 min. Later they arrived at the school. Mary Margaret was a short black haired woman with white skin and hazel colored eyes.
"Where's my son," demanded Regina as soon as they entered the classroom.
"Henry? I assumed he was home sick with you," said Mary.
"You think I'd be here if he was?" asked Regina. "Did you give him your credit card so he can find Ms. Swan here," asked Regina while motioning to Emma.
"I'm sorry. Who are you?" asked Mary, confused.
"I'm..." Emma paused. "I was brought to help find Henry, that's all."
"She's the woman who gave him up for adoption," said Regina.
Emma raised a brow at the Mayor. Was that really necessary?
Regina shrugged then said, "she'll find out when she checks the history on her credit card."
Nodding her head, Emma turned to look at Mary, who was digging in her purse searching for the missing credit card.
"You don't know anything about this do you?" asked Emma as Mary opened up her wallet.
"No, unfortunately not." Mary opened the slot where the credit card was supposed to be. "Clever boy." Mary shook her head, "I should have never given him that book."
"What book?" asked Regina, frustrated.
"Just some old stories I gave him," replied Mary quickly. "As you well know, Henry is a special boy, so smart, so creative, and as you might be aware... lonely. He needed it." finished Mary.
"What he needs is a dose of reality," said Regina. Emma had to cover her mouth to prevent herself from laughing. The evil queen telling Henry about reality. "This is a waste of my time," said Regina as she began to walk away, knocking over some books in her path.
As Regina came closer to Emma, she stopped and opened her mouth to say something then closed it. "I'll find him," said Emma, before Regina could think of anything to say. Regina looked at her for a moment, then nodded her head and left.
Walking forward Emma helped Mary pick up the books. "Sorry to bother you." started Emma while looking at the name and level above her head.
Snow White/Mary Margaret Blanchard Lvl. 10
Why was everyone a higher level than her? Was it because she was on nightmare difficulty.
"No, it's... It's okay. I fear this is partially my fault." said Mary.
"How's a book supposed to help?" asked Emma, How did someone who according to Henry, lost their memories. Give a fairy tale book to him.
"What do you think stories are for?" questioned Mary while smiling. "These stories... The classics? There's a reason we all know them. They're a way for us to deal with the world, a world that doesn't always make sense." said Mary as they walked out of the classroom. Right, thought Emma, because that makes total sense.
"See, Henry hasn't had the easiest life," said Mary.
"Because of Regina?" asked Emma, curious, what was the lady she was trying to become friends with like.
"No, it's more than her. He's like any adopted child. He wrestles with the most basic question they all inevitably face, why would anyone give me away?"
Emma paused for a second, looking away from Mary. Ouch, Did this woman have no filter?
Mary turned suddenly remembering who she was talking to. "I am so sorry. I'm so sorry. I didn't mean in any way to judge you."
"It's okay," muttered Emma, wanting to get out of here as soon as possible.
"Look, I gave the book to him because I wanted Henry to have the most important thing anyone can have... hope," explained Mary. "Believing in even the possibility of a happy ending is a very powerful thing."
"You know where he is, don't you?" said Emma.
"You might want to check his castle," said Mary
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"You left this in my car," said Emma as she sat down next to Henry. They were sitting on a small wooden platform with four pillars at each corner, forming a castle.
"Still haven't moved, huh," said Emma looking towards the clock tower as Henry was silent.
"I was hoping that when I brought you back, things would change around here, that the final battle would begin," said Henry, now speaking again.
"I'm not fighting any battles, kid," said Emma while looking at the ocean. However, on the inside, Emma's mind was in chaos. What did this kid expect me to do? I mean come on, I'M LEVEL 3. Even if there was a battle to fight, I would lose.
"Yes, you are. You're here because it's your destiny. Said, Henry. "You're gonna bring back the happy endings."
"Can you cut it with the book crap?" demanded Emma, she did not want to hear any more of that.
"You don't have to be hostile. I know you like me. I can tell." said Henry. "You're just pushing me away because I make you feel guilty. It's okay. I know why you gave me away." Henry paused, then continued. "You wanted to give me my best chance."
What was going on here? All Emma wanted was for him to stop talking about the book... Then again, the kid was right in a way. She did want to give him his best chance. "How do you know that?" asked Emma.
"It's the same reason Snow White gave you away," said Henry. Emma's brain froze, what?
"Listen, kid," Emma forced out, she would think about all of this later. "I am not in any book. I'm a real person, and I'm no savior," said Emma. "You were right about one thing, though. I wanted you to have your best chance. But it's not with me." Emma glanced at the sea again. "Come on, let's go."
"Please don't take me back there. Just stay with me for one week; that's all I ask," begged Henry. "one week, and you'll see, I'm not crazy."
"I have to get you back to your mom," replied Emma.
"You don't know what it's like with her. My life sucks," said Henry with a couple of tears running down his face.
"Oh, you want to know what life sucking is, being left abandoned on the die of a freeway. My parents didn't even bother to drop me off at a hospital. I ended up in the foster care system, and I had a family till I was three. But then they had there own kid, so they sent me back." said Emma.
Emma sighed, calming herself down. "Look... your mom is trying her best. I know it's hard, and I know sometimes you think she doesn't love you, but at least she wants you." finished Emma.
"Your parents didn't leave you on the side of the freeway. That's just where you came through," said Henry drying his tears.
"What?" said Emma, did this kid hear nothing of what she just said. Did all he really miss her whole speech.
"The Wardrobe. When you went through the wardrobe, you appeared in the street. Your parents were trying to save you from the curse." explained Henry urgently.
"Sure they were," said Emma giving in chucking a bit. He better not be telling the truth about her parents, though if he was. It would kind of explain why future me sent back a system. This was insane. "Come on, Henry," said Emma. Grabbing his hand, they prepared to walk back to the Mayor's place.
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Regina opened the door as they walked up. Ignoring her, Henry ran through the open door towards his room.
"Thank you," started Regina.
"No problem," replied Emma.
"He seems to have taken quite a shine to you," said Regina.
" Yeah, I guess." chuckled Emma. "You know what's kinda funny, with all his talk of an evil mom, I was expecting something very different," said Emma. "But you were very welcoming... Anyway, I'll be going back to Boston now."
Quest Alert!
Stay in Storybrooke!
No reward
Emma frowned as she read the window. She couldn't refuse, and there was no reward.
"Ms, Swan, why don't you stay here in Storybrooke for a bit?" asked Regina. "After all, if you leave now, Henry might try and run away again," explained Regina.
What? Emma was clearly going to leave, yet once this quest was issued. Regina suggested she stay. Emma glanced at the blue screen once more. Was it because of this? Or was the possibility of Henry running away really the reason.
Looking back at Regina, Emma smiled, this was getting rather interesting. "Sure, why not,"
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(A/N) What world should Emma visit first? Remember she will be fighting people/monsters/beings from whichever world chosen!
Edit: Thinking of having Emma fight zombies in TWD. What do all you reading think?