This popped into my head quite unexpectedly a few hours ago, so... Let me know if I should continue :)
Chapter 1: A World Gone Wrong
David sat up with a start. It took him a minute for him to remember where he was and what was going on. He was supposed to tell Snow about Rumpelstiltskin and then she would kiss him and he would wake up. But she hadn't kissed him…
David struggled to remember what had happened after Snow had faded away. The fire had come back fully after she'd disappeared and he'd been searching for a way to climb back out before he was burned. He had no doubt that Snow would come back for him; she'd promised him she would and he had complete faith in her. In the meantime, however, he had more immediate concerns. Unlike Henry, he couldn't wake from his dream state.
Except now – somehow – he was awake.
"Thank god!"
David was pulled from his thoughts by the exclamation, which was accompanied by a fierce hug. Still dazed, he didn't even realize who it was hugging him until she had her arms around him.
"Regina?" he asked, jerking back. What he saw confused him greatly.
The former mayor's makeup was slightly smudged by tears, her breathing was still hitched by the after-effects of crying and her eyes searched his with concern and a warmth he'd only ever seen when she looked at Henry.
"David, what's wrong? Are you okay? Are you hurt?" She grasped his arm gently, turning it over to look for burn marks.
Unable to find words, he watched her actions in a daze. Something was up. Regina was acting strangely and he didn't like it. She was up to something.
Henry suddenly stepped into his line of sight. "David? Did you see Snow?"
"Uhh, yeah. Yeah." Back to something familiar, David found his voice once again. "I told her about the ink and where she could find it. She and Emma should be able to find it and defeat Cora."
"Awesome!" Henry smiled brightly. Face growing serious, he said, "I was really worried. You didn't wake up for a long time. We thought something bad had happened."
David reached out and put his hand on Henry's arm, smiling. "You don't have to worry anymore." Looking between Henry and Regina, he asked the question that had been at the front of his mind since opening his eyes. "How did I wake up? Snow couldn't kiss me there; we passed right through each other."
Regina and Henry gave each other confused looks before Regina turned back to David. "Snow? What does she have to do with waking you up? David, are you feeling okay?"
Trying desperately to figure out what was going on, but noticing how upset both she and Henry were starting to look, he quickly smiled and nodded his head. "Yeah, I'm fine. Just a little disoriented, I guess."
They both seemed to relax at this and Regina smiled. "I'm so glad you're okay."
"So how did I wake up?" David asked again, determined to get an answer.
"Just like we talked about." Regina smiled warmly at him. "Should I remind you?"
"Yes."
The last thing David expected was for her to lean forward and press her lips against his in a passionate kiss. Jumping up off the bed, David took a step away from her. "Regina, what the hell?!"
The expression of hurt that came over her face baffled him. What the hell was going on?! His sworn enemy had just kissed him, and now she was looking at him as if his reaction was unexpected and hurtful? His confusion at the situation only deepened.
"David," Regina said softly. She stood up and took a step forward, reaching out to place a hand on his arm, but he took another step back. She stopped her movement immediately, dropping her arm back to her side. "What is it?"
"You!" He looked at Henry to see what his reaction to all of this was, but Henry was looking at him as if he was the one acting strangely. Dropping his voice to a dangerous tone, he turned his attention back to Regina. "I don't know what you've done, but whatever it is, you can fix it now! You promised Henry you wouldn't use magic anymore, but you're obviously up to something. Henry might be under one of your spells and oblivious to what's going on, but I'm not!" He leaned into Regina's space, bending over her intimidatingly. "What did you do?!"
As she took a scared step backward, Regina surprised him once more when he caught sight of a fresh tear making its way down her cheek. "David," she said in a pained whisper. "What are you talking about? What's going on?"
"What's going on indeed?" Mr. Gold said, stepping into the room. "I heard shouting. David, it's nice to see you awake," he added. "Now, would someone care to fill me in?" He looked around at everyone, waiting for an answer.
Henry was the one to give it and finally, David had his answer as well. "Mom broke the curse with true love's kiss, just like they talked about, and it worked, but something's wrong. He's different."
In his shock, David nearly had to sit down. Something was wrong alright, but it wasn't with him.
"Something's wrong," Henry said, fear evident in his voice. He tore his eyes from the still-prone form of David to look at his mom, repeating his question. "Somethings's wrong, isn't it?"
"I…" Regina didn't want to scare him, but she didn't want to give him false hope, either. "I don't know, Henry."
"You're lying!" His face suddenly twisted in anger. "He's been like this for three hours! If Snow was able break the curse, she would have done it by now and he'd be awake. You knew it wouldn't work; you pretended to help, but you knew he wouldn't be able to wake up. You did this on purpose!" He stepped forward, anger fading into hurt. "Why? Why did you do it?"
Regina leaned down to meet his eyes. "Sweetheart, I promise you; I didn't do anything. I made the sleeping curse exactly as the recipe dictated."
Henry looked over her shoulder at Gold and saw him nod, confirming what his mom was saying. He turned around, returning to his watchful position over David. "Then what's wrong?" he asked quietly. "Why won't he wake up?"
Regina stepped up behind him, placing her hands on his shoulders in an attempt to comfort him. "I don't know, Henry, but we'll try to figure it out, okay?"
Henry didn't take his eyes off of David. "Promise?"
"I promise."