DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN OUAT (THOUGH I WISH I DID) I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE CHARACTERS (THOUGH I WISH I OWNED HOOK ;)) I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING xD

AUTHOR'S NOTE: I WANTED TO SHOW YOU A BIT MORE ABOUT OUR BLACK SMOKE BUT STILL KEEP YOU GUESSING AND I THREW A LIL OF CAPTAIN SWAN BUT NOT TOO MUCH AND I HINTED AT FUTURE RUMBELLE AND SNOWING SCENES COMING

SUMARRY: THERE'S AN UNKNOWN MISTERY HUNTING STORYBROOKE OR MORE SPECIALLY EMMA SINCE THE PEOPLE IT'S TAKING ARE CLOSELY RELATED TO HER. WHAT'S HAPPENING? READ TO FIND OUT. REVIEW PLEASE!

Chapter 2: Living a nightmare

Emma got home ready for another night of lying restless in her bed. She poured herself a bowl of cereal while Henry took a bath and got ready to sleep. Emma was fuming on the couch trying to enjoy her snack. Her mind kept thinking about Hook leaning close to Tinkerbell. Just because she wasn't entirely ready to commit to anything didn't mean he could just go around being his pirate self, seducing women! God she despised him sometimes. Her cereal went soggy as her spoon kept spinning the limb pieces around, her mind elsewhere. She thought of how normal her problems seemed right now. Sleepless nights probably because of stress, indecision between two men and custody arrangements between herself, Neal and Regina. Her mind like most nights before the nightmare plagued her drifted to analyzing every aspect of Hook. His raven black hair, his deep blue soulful eyes, his lips and the memory of their kiss, his scar by the corner of his cheek. She began imagining daring, adventurous ways he could've gotten the scar.

Henry came down stairs and saw his mom lost in thought. He sat at one of the last steps and stared at her. Henry knew his mom hadn't been able to sleep, he heard her wake up screaming sometimes. Though now lost in thought she seemed contempt and that pleased him. Henry wished he could see into her mind because whatever was floating around in her head making her seem relax he wanted his mom to have. "Mom?" Henry called standing from the stairs.

"Yeah?" Emma answered startled. She dropped her spoon to the floor from the shock of her son's sudden interruption.

"I'm going to bed." He smiled. "What were you thinking about?" he asked he was to curious to hold in his nosiness

"Nothing important." Emma shot back quickly. She went over to her son, gave him a kiss on the top of his head and sent him up to his bed for a goodnight's rest.

"I want to know!" Henry shouted from upstairs before closing his door.

Emma grinned by herself. She wondered if Henry would be bothered by her affection towards Hook instead of his father, Neal. She knew that Henry and Hook had become sort of mates during the Wicked Witch battle and her son wasn't stupid he could feel the tension between Killian and her, everyone could. That's why Neal decided to back away from the fight for her heart.

Emma took a quick shower and hopped into her mother's old bed. She had taken possession of the room since Mary-Margaret and David moved out. They claimed to need more space for the new baby. Emma didn't mind she was glad to have the loft for her and Henry she even enjoyed the quiet nights by herself when Henry was with Regina or Neal though those were the nights that threated to drive her into trouble. Her mind would always go towards him and after a few drinks she'd even consider going over to the Jolly Roger.

Emma was surprised to actually feel her eyes falter as she stared at her ceiling fan. Sleep was finally taking her. After a couple minutes she was asleep. For her astonishment she was sleeping soundly dreamless. Her breathing was calm, her muscles relaxed and her mind was at peace for the first time since the Wicked Witch was killed.

Henry was falling asleep like every night he wasn't one to have nightmares regularly even in Neverland under Pan's grasp he still managed to wake up feeling refreshed and rested.

The window in Henry's room burst open with a loud clang. Henry's eyes bugged out and his tiny heart sped up from the scare the sudden noise had given him. He stood and closed the window only to have it open once more. The wind outside was deadly and the cables from the electric poles near the house were shaking violently. One even broke and came straight towards his window. Henry jumped out of the way in time while the cable hanged shooting sparks in a crack by his window. He felt something slip under him dropping him on his behind. Henry stumbled to get up and run toward the door but a shadow crept up the door frame. The dark figure extended his arm with claws towards his small frame. "MOM!" He yelled.

An eerie sounding chuckle escaped from the mysterious shadow as it dove forward consuming Henry in a cloud of black smoke making his body still. Emma burst through the door seconds after being awoken by her son's cry for help. "Henry!" she screamed as she ran towards him but when she reached the smoke it disappeared along with her son. Emma searched hopelessly the room looking for any trace of Henry or what took him. She looked out the window to find in perfectly still. All the cables were where they needed to be and the window was shut tight. Tears escaped her eyes without her consent and fell down her face. "Please let this be another nightmare! Please!" Emma yelled at herself while slapping her cheeks in an attempt to wake up. Emma was desperate so she grabbed her gun, boots and car keys in a matter of minutes and went out the door to her bug. She drove straight towards Snow and Charming's new house everything she felt and sensed was real making her fear even worse. Emma got out of her car and banged on her parent's front door violently. After a few minutes David was opening the door startled to see his daughter so late at night.

"Emma, what's wrong?" Charming asked. The color of his face vanished when he saw Emma's bloodshot eyes and tear stained cheeks.

"Is this real? Cause it took him. It took Henry…I don't know! It took Henry!" Emma tried not to break down while explaining but the pain of losing Henry a second time was too much for her to bear.

"Who took Henry, Emma?" Charming asked trying to shake his daughter out of her desperation spiral.

Snow walked down the stairs and stood next to Charming by the house's threshold. She saw the look of her daughter and hugged her. Mary-Margaret rubbed circles in her back while Emma sobbed uncontrollably. "What happened?" Snow asked David over her shoulder.

"Someone took Henry." David said and entered his home "I'm going to get my gun and sword so we can head out and search." He added

As soon as Emma's father came back she composed herself she needed to find Henry and crying on Snow's shoulder wasn't going to locate him. "We should tell Regina and Neal." Snow mentioned.

"What exactly happened Emma?" Charming asked

"I don't know. I heard Henry scream so I ran to his room and this black fog was surrounding him. I dove to grab him but it disappeared with him." Emma was trying to understand herself the tale she was telling.

"We might need to wake Mr. Gold too he might know what that thing was and how to find it." Charming said in a commanding voice to his wife and daughter.

"I'll go get the other you and Emma head to Gold's house." Snow said. She kissed her husband once and hugged her daughter. "We'll find him Emma." She whispered in her ear before going inside to change and fetch her keys.

"Let's take the truck." Charming said and began heading towards it at a confident pace. Whenever disaster struck David Nolan was lost in his stance, his eyes, his words he transformed into the full fleshed Prince Charming, commanding and leading. Emma didn't mind her father's take charge attitude let her have more moments of panic before she had to fight and be the savior.

They arrived at Rumpelstiltskin's house quickly. Just like Emma before they banged on the door violently and incessantly till he opened the door.

"What?" he hissed

"Something took Henry!" Charming announced

Gold instantly stepped aside to allow them passage inside his home. Belle came down stairs shortly after they had settle down.

"What's wrong?" she asked.

"Henry was taken again my dear Belle." Mr. Gold answered and scooted over to allow her to sit next to him. Her features quickly morphed into worry.

"Oh no!" Belle answered and took Emma's hand.

Emma faltered but accepted the gesture of compassion. "It was a cloud of black smoke." Emma told Rumple.

"Well dearie that doesn't help much because many of us practitioners of dark magic enjoy theatrics. Smoke is our favorite the color although makes me think this is not a spell but a being."

"What do you mean? Like Pan's shadow? Could it be back?" Charming intersected.

"I doubt it. Though we must explore every possibility." Rumple answered

"How do I find my son?" Emma said frustrated. They were wasting time talking when they should be out searching for the kidnapper.

Rumpel opened his mouth when the door burst opening. Regina stepped through followed by an annoyed looking Snow and a worried Neal.

"Who took my son?! How could you let this happen!? Again!" Regina was furious screaming at Emma. Emma stood to confront her but Snow got in the way.

"Hey. This isn't anyone's fault."

"Like hell it is!" Regina screamed at Snow.

Neal took the opportunity and walked to stand beside Emma he put his hand gently on her shoulder and asked "Em, what happened?"

"Something like black smoke surrounded Henry and took him! I couldn't stop it!" Emma yelled her guilt, fear, frustration and anger exploding in that one sentence.

"You couldn't do anything!?" Regina shot back.

Emma gave her a nasty look.

"Where is our vengeful pirate? He might know if it did indeed come from Neverland." Rumplestiltskin added.

"I looked for him at his ship but he wasn't there." Snow said more to Emma than to Mr. Gold.

Emma felt her worry worsen by her mother's words though she didn't know why he was probably off drinking or with Tinkerbell. Her focused had to lie on finding Henry like once before.

"Emma let's organize search parties and you, Mr. Gold and Regina can try to use your magic to find him. We can't lose hope." After Snow's words the windows of the room shattered spilling glass all over the room. The wind blew into the space tumbling furniture pieces to the floor. Everyone cowered from the glass and then took defensive positions waiting for their attacker to appear. Rumple stood in front of Belle holding on of her hands protecting her from harm. Regina had her famous ball of fire ready in front of her. Snow and Charming were back to back. Emma had her gun out stretched while Neal had her sword out stretched. Suddenly Mary-Margaret's face froze and her mouth hung agape. It took time for everyone to notice because the clatter inside the room was deafening. She tried to speak but only low whimpers escaped her throat. Only when Charming felt her completely tense did he turn and see her expression.

"Snow!" Charming was by her side taking her hand. Her eyes were panicked looking into his she couldn't move a muscle. "What's going on?" Charming questioned Rumple.

He looked confused as well as terrified. Suddenly the same black smoke that had taken Hook and Henry seeped through the carpet floor and began to swirl around Mary-Margaret's body. Charming seemed terrified looking at his wife's face he felt useless. Everyone in the room tried to pull her away from the fog but it was no used she was as still as a mountain. Emma and Charming were the last as her side holding on to her arms for dear life. Charming kept repeating "I love you. I'll find you." While Emma gripped her mother so tight her knuckles turned white. And just like that she disappeared leaving everyone in the room breathless and in a state of fear and shock. The room's windows were unbroken once more and every piece of furniture that had fallen was magically back in place. Emma felt crushed, devastated and utterly empty.

****** PLEASE KEEP FOLLOWING AND REVIEWING IT REALLY HELPS TO INSPIRE ME AND GIVES ME THE NEEDED CONFIDENCE BOOTH TO WRITE. DON'T BE AFRAID TO TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK IS GONNA HAPPEN, WHAT YOU WANT TO HAPPEN AND WHAT PAIRINGS YOU WANNA SEE FLUFF IT UP!