Story: Underworld (Season 5b) Short Stories
Chapter: There is Always Hope
Disclaimer: I do not own OUAT or any of its characters!
A/N: Here is another short snippet after last night's episode 5x14 Devil's Due. Again if you have an ideas or suggestions you would like to see, let me know! I will see what I can do! Also, I wasn't thinking about the loft being in shambles from the three-headed dog when I wrote this!
There is Always Hope
In Mary Margaret's (Snow's) apartment, after coming back from the cemetery where they saw the three graves.
David looks around the loft to see that Emma isn't with them anymore then he hears movement in the bedroom upstairs. He smiles sadly before quietly heading up the stairs. He, at first, doesn't see her, but then his eye catches her golden head of hair just above the bed. She is sitting on the floor, against the bed.
He smiles softly before quietly making his way to her. She looks up when she hears his footsteps with a surprised look, but then relaxes and looks down.
"What are you doing up here?" David asks softly as he sits down beside her and leans against the bed as well.
Emma looks over to him with watery eyes. "I'm sorry."
David frowns. "You don't have anything to be sorry for."
"Your wife is stuck down here because of me…." Emma starts in broken, child-like voice.
David takes her chin between his thumb and forefinger so that she will look at him. "Hey, your mother is stuck here because of Hades. He did this to you three, but that doesn't mean we can't change it. We aren't dead yet and I will be damned if he tries to take any of my family. And Emma that includes you. I won't let him keep you here. You can count on that."
A tear streamed down Emma's face at the strength and courage her father had to get them all home. "But can we win against him?" Emma asks in quiet, fearful voice, hoping that her Dad would give her the hope and courage she needed to keep going.
"With all my heart." David says as he looks into her eyes. "Good always wins, Emma."
Emma gives a teary smile as her Dad lets go of her chin. She then leans over and wraps her arms around her Dad. "Thank you, Dad."
David smiles as he wraps his arms around her. "Anytime, kiddo."
Emma smiles and lets her Dad hold her in his arms. Right now she was safe, even safe from Hades. Not to mention that her Dad gave her hope, the one thing that Hades hates and that made her feel a little better knowing that they were defeating him in that, at least. Hades wouldn't win this fight and they would all go home, together.