Chapter 3- Snow Falls
I finally finish reading the book that I started yesterday and it is 11 in the morning both Henry and Regina have already left, I get up and I go in my walk in wardrobe, I get out my brown leather jacket, dark blue lace floral trim v neck tank top, white straight leg skinny jeans and brown leather small wedge lower than the knee high boots then I come out, I go into the bathroom and I brush my teeth then I do all the other stuff, I come out of the bathroom and I get changed then I do my hair, I grab my phone and keys then I go downstairs, I go out the door and I lock it behind me then I walk up to my motorcycle, I put on my helmet and I get on it, I turn it on and I drive to Granny's. A few minutes later I arrive at Granny's so I park my bike and I go inside, Ruby sees me and she smiles,
"The usual?" She asks
"Yes please." I reply then I sit on my usual seat, Emma enters and she sits next to me,
"Is that your bike outside?" She asks
"How'd you guess?" I ask
"Well you're the only person I haven't seen driving anything." She replies
"True." I say
"So you alright?" She asks
"Yes I'm fine thank you, how about you?" I ask
"Yes I'm fine as I can be, I had to take up residence in my car." She replies
"Aww that's a shame, I would offer you a room at my place but I don't think Regina would be too thrilled." I say
"Yeah but it would be funny to see the look on her face." She says
"Yes it would." I say then Ruby comes over with my cocoa and English breakfast,
"Here you go." She says
"Thank you." I say
"Would you like your usual Emma?" She asks
"Yeah sure." Emma replies then she notices the cinnamon on my cocoa,
"You a cinnamon fan too, huh?" She asks
"Yeah, Henry introduced it to me and now I can't get enough of it." I say as I eat my breakfast,
"Speaking about Henry did you get a cryptic text from him?" She asks
"Yeah I did, I'm assuming it's about Operation Cobra. He must have new information." I reply
"How long has he been obsessed with fairytales and this whole curse thing?" She asks
"Ever since he got the book a few months ago before then he didn't really pay much attention to them." I reply
"What do you think about all this? Don't you think it's crazy?" She asks
"I think it's way of communicating and expressing what he feels about life, he likes to believe that there are happy endings but I think that's what everyone needs. Hope." I reply
"You sound like Archie and Mary Margret." She says then Ruby gives her, her cocoa and she smiles at Ruby,
"Well there right that's what kept me going over the years, there was a point in my life where I nearly died." I say
"Wow." She says
"Yeah and the thing that motivated me to change my life for the better was hope. I wouldn't be here without it." I say
"Wow that was inspiring." She says and we both drink our cocoa,
"Question if you are married to Mr Gold why don't you live with him?" She asks
"Because I have always lived with Regina and I don't want to leave her, sometimes I think that she still needs me even though she doesn't tell, I did try living with him before but to me it didn't feel right because before I married him I kind of disappeared for a couple of years and during that time so much happened while I was gone, when I came back Regina wanted me to never leave again and she made me promise and I have kept that promise to this day." I reply
"Fair enough I just don't know how you stay sane." She says
"Neither do I sometimes." I say then I look at the time,
"Come on we better get going." I say then I leave money on the counter and we exit,
"I'll meet you at the castle. I'm going to pick up Henry." Emma says
"Okay see you there." I say then Emma gets in her car and drives off, I put on my helmet and I get on my motorcycle, I turn it on and I drive to the castle.
We are all here at the castle sitting down,
"I found your father – Prince Charming." Henry says
"Henry…" Emma says
"He's in the hospital, in a coma. See the scar? He has one, too." He says
"So? Lots of people have scars." She says
"In the same place? Don't you see what this means? The curse is keeping them apart with the coma. Now they're stuck without each other. We have to tell Miss Blanchard we found her Prince Charming." He says
"Okay, kid. Telling someone their soulmate is in a coma is probably not helpful. Not having a happy ending is painful enough, but giving someone unrealistic hope is far worse." She says
"But what if I'm right? We know who they are. Now they have to know." He says
"And how do you intend to make that happen?" I ask
"By reminding him. We have to get her to read their story to John Doe. Then, maybe, he'll remember who he is." He replies
"Okay." She says
"Okay?" He asks
"Yeah, we'll do it. But we'll do it my way. Let me ask her." She replies then we go our separate ways, Emma drops off Henry at the house and I drive there on my motorcycle, I get off and me and Henry go inside,
"And where have you two been?" Regina asks
"Out." I reply then Henry runs upstairs, Regina gets a call,
"Yes?" She asks
"What?" She asks
"And who was this volunteer?" She asks then she hangs up the phone,
"What was that about?" I ask
"Don't worry about it." She says then she goes upstairs quickly, after a few minutes she comes back down,
"He says he's going to the arcade. And I'm going out." She says
"Okay see you later." I say
"Bye." She says then she leaves, Henry comes back downstairs and I see him putting one of Regina's shirts in his bag,
"Hey what are you doing with that?" I ask
"It's for Emma because I think she needs it and anyway she won't notice." He replies
"So where are we really going?" I ask
"To Granny's to meet Emma." He replies
"Fine come on." I say then we walk to Granny's. We arrive at Granny's and we see Emma, Henry gives her the shirt and she goes and changes while me and Henry sit down, she comes back a minute later and sits down,
"Thanks for the shirt. Hey, is this your mother's?" She asks
"She'll never notice." He replies
"Where does she think you are, anyway?" She asks
"Playing Whac-A-Mole." He replies
"And she brought that?" She asks
"She wants to believe it, so she does." He replies
"Oh, imagine that." She says then MMB enters,
"She's here." He says
"Hey, don't get your hopes up. We're just getting started, okay?" She asks then MMB sits down,
"He woke up." She says
"What?" Emma asks
"I knew it." Henry replies
"I mean, he didn't 'wake up' wake up, but he grabbed my hand." MMB says
"He's remembering!" Henry shouts
"What did the doctor say?" I ask
"That I imagined it, but I'm not crazy. I know it happened." MMB replies
"We have to go back. You have to read to him again." Henry says
"Let's go." MMB says then Henry runs out,
"Wait, wait what?" Emma asks
"If I got through to him, if we made a connection." MMB replies
"You don't believe…" Emma says
"That he's Prince Charming? Of course not. Somehow, some way, I touched him." MMB says then we all go to the hospital.
We arrive at the hospital and there are a lot of people here at Prince Charming's room,
"You're right – he's waking up." Henry says
"Henry, you should stay back." Graham says
"What's going on? Is it John Doe? Is he okay?" MMB asks
"He's missing." Graham replies then all of us notice Regina in the room and she notices us, she walks over,
"What the hell are you doing here? And you – I thought you were at the arcade. Now you're lying to me?" She asks
"What happened to John Doe? Did someone take him?" MMB asks
"We don't know yet. His IVs were ripped out but there's no sign for sure there's a struggle." Graham replies
"What did you do?" Henry asks
"You think I had something to do with this?" Regina asks
"It is curious that the Mayor is here." Emma replies
"She's here because she's his emergency contact." I say
"You know him?" MMB asks
"I found him. On the side of the road years ago with no ID. I brought him here." Regina replies
"Mayor Mills saved his life." Dr Whale says
"Will he be okay?" MMB asks
"Okay? The man's been on feeding tubes for years on constant supervision. He needs to get back here right away or, quite honestly, 'okay' might be a pipe dream." Dr Whale replies
"Well then, let's quit yapping and start looking." Emma says
"That's what we're doing. Just stay out of this, dear. And since I clearly can't keep you away from my son, I guess I'm just going to have to keep my son away from you. Enjoy my shirt, because that's all you're getting. Sheriff, find John Doe. You heard Dr Whale. Time is precious. Are you coming or staying?" Regina asks
"Staying." I reply and she nods then her and Henry leave,
"Doctor, how long between your rounds since you last saw him?" Graham asks
"Twelve hours or so." Dr Whale replies
"Then that's what we need to account for." Graham says then me, Emma, MMB and Graham go to the security room, we are all here and Walter and Leroy are also here,
"You two were the only employees on the floor last night. And you saw nothing." Graham says
"Not a thing." Walter says
"Did anyone walk by?" Emma asks
"I didn't see nothin'." Leroy replies
"Miss Blanchard, was there anything unusual you saw during your trip with your class?" Graham asks
"I don't think so." MMB replies
"We're looking at the wrong tape. This is the ward where Henry's class put up decorations. If this was really the tape from last night, we'd see the banners the kids hung." Emma says
"Tch, you fell asleep again." Leroy says
"You selling me out?" Walter asks
"I ain't getting fired for this." Leroy replies
"At least I don't drink on the job." Walter says
"Gentlemen, enough. Where's the real tape?" I ask, Walter switches the tape and we watch Prince Charming get up and walk out,
"He walked out alone. He's okay." MMB says
"Four hours ago. Where does this door lead?" Emma asks
"The woods." Leroy replies then we all go to the woods, I like the woods it's fun and mysterious, I loved the Enchanted Forest so much and I miss it.
Me, Emma, MMB and Graham are in the woods looking for Prince Charming,
"What is it?" Emma asks
"The trail runs out here." Graham replies
"You sure? Because I thought tracking was one of your skills." Emma says
"Just give me a second. This my world. I got it." Graham says
"Right. Sorry." Emma says, I bend down and look for a trail but I still pay attention to Emma and Mary Margret,
"What does he mean, 'His world'? Isn't finding people your thing, too?" MMB asks
"Sure. Just, people I find usually run to places like Vegas. Not a lot hit the woods." Emma replies
"That's an interesting job – finding people. How'd you fall into it?" MMB asks
"Looking for people is just what I've done. For as long as I can remember." Emma replies
"What made you start? Your parents? Henry told me that your… Th-that you were from a similar situation to his own. Did you ever find them?" MMB asks
"Depends who you ask." Emma replies then we hear a crack so we all turn around and we see Henry running down the hill,
"Henry!" MMB shouts
"Did you find him yet?" He asks
"No, not yet. You shouldn't be here." I reply
"I can help. I know where he's going." He says
"And where's that?" MMB asks
"He's looking for you." He replies
"You're the one who woke him up. You're the last one he saw. He wants to find you!" Henry shouts
"Henry, it's not about me. I just… I think he's lost and confused. He's been in a coma a long time." MMB says
"But he loves you! You need to stop chasing him, and let him find you." Henry says
"Kid. You need to go home. Where's your mum? She's going to kill me and then you…and then me again." Emma says
"Then me." I say
"She dropped me at the house. Then, went right out." Henry says
"Well, we need to get you back immediately." Emma says
"No!" Henry shouts
"Guys!" Graham shouts, we all look and see John Doe's hospital bracelet covered in blood,
"Is that…" MMB says
"Blood." Emma says
"The trail leads towards the Toll Bridge." Graham says
"Let's go." Emma says and we start walking,
"Do you know how much trouble both of us are gonna be in?" I ask
"Yes but we need to find him." Henry replies, eventually we arrive at the Toll Bridge,
"Where is he? Can you see him?" MMB asks
"The trail dies at the water line." Graham replies then we see Prince Charming lying in the water,
"Oh my god! Oh my god! Oh my god!" MMB says
"I need an ambulance! At the old Toll Bridge, as soon as possible." Graham says into his phone then me, Emma, Graham and Mary Margret drag Prince Charming onto the shore, me and Emma go to Henry,
"No, no, no, no, no! No, no, no! I found you!" MMB shouts
"It's going to be okay." Emma says
"Help's coming." Graham says
"Is he okay?" Henry asks
"Henry…" Emma replies
"Is he going to be okay?" Henry asks
"Henry, don't look. Okay? Don't look." I reply
"Come back to us. Come back to me." MMB says then she starts CPR and when she puts her mouth on his he starts breathing and he coughs up water,
"You saved me." He says
"She did it. She did it! She woke him up." Henry says
"Yeah, kid. She did." Emma says
"Thank you." John Doe says
"Who are you?" MMB asks
"I don't know." John Doe replies
"It's okay. You're going to be okay." MMB says then a few minutes later an ambulance comes and takes Charming back to the hospital, we all go back to the hospital.
Charming is being brought in, me and Henry are sitting down waiting,
"Watch your back. Coming through!" A nurse shouts
"We got it from here." Dr Whale says, we watch as loads of doctors treat Charming then a woman comes bursting in and rushes in the room,
"David! David, is that you?" She asks
"Excuse me, ma'am?" Dr Whale asks
"Oh my god…" The woman replies
"Ma'am, you can't be in here. Please, you can't be here right now." Dr Whale says
"David…" She says
"You can't be here, ma'am. Can you wait over here for a second, okay?" Dr Whale asks
"Who is that?" MMB asks then Regina appears behind them,
"His wife." She replies, later on John Doe and his wife are together his room,
"His name is David Nolan. And that's his wife, Kathryn. And the joy on her face, well, it's put me in quite the forgiving mood. We'll talk about your insubordination later. Do you know what insubordination means?" Regina asks and Henry shakes his head,
"It means you're grounded." Regina says and he groans, I smile thinking that I've been let off the hook,
"Don't look so happy you're grounded too." She says
"You can't ground me, I'm older than you." I say then she looks at me with her death glare which admittedly has always frightened me,
"Alright I'm sorry." I say in a shy voice then Kathryn exits David's room,
"Thank you. Thank you for finding my David." She says
"Um, I-I don't understand. You didn't… You didn't know that he was here in a coma?" MMB asks
"A few years ago, David and I were not getting along. It was my fault, I know that now. I was difficult and unsupportive. I told him if he didn't like things, he could leave. And he did. And I didn't stop him. It was the worst mistake I ever made." Kathryn replies
"You didn't go and look for him?" Emma asks
"I assumed he'd left town all this time. And now I know why I never heard from him. Now I get to do what I've wanted to do forever – say I'm sorry. Now we get a second chance." Kathryn replies
"That's wonderful." MMB says then Dr Whale comes over,
"Well, it's something of a miracle." He says
"He's okay?" Kathryn asks
"Ah, physically, he's on the mend, um, his memory is another issue. It may take time, if at all." Dr Whale replies
"What brought him back?" MMB asks
"That's the thing. There's no explanation. Something just clicked in him." Whale replies
"He just got up and decided to go for a stroll?" Emma asks
"He woke up and he was delirious and his first instinct was to go find something, I guess." Whale replies
"Someone." Henry says
"Can I see him?" Kathryn asks
"Yeah, of course." Whale replies the Kathryn goes back in,
"Henry, Freya, let's go." Regina says and I walk over to her,
"Wait, my backpack." Henry say then he goes back and gets his backpack then whispers something to Mary Margret,
"Henry." Regina says then we leave, Emma catches up with us as we are about to exit,
"Madam Mayor!" She shouts
"Wait by the car." Regina says and me and Henry go to the car,
"See now I'm in trouble." I say
"I know but it was worth it." He says
"Depends on what your mother does." I say, when Regina and Emma have finished talking Regina comes over and we go home.
We arrive home and we go in, Henry runs upstairs while me and Regina go in her study,
"Why didn't you bring Henry back here?" She asks
"Both me and Emma tried but he wasn't having any of it. He was being stubborn. You know how he gets." I reply
"Yes I do but that doesn't excuse that he could of got hurt." She says
"You know I wouldn't let that happen, you know I would sacrifice myself for him in a heartbeat." I say
"I know, I know. I just get really protective of him then there's Emma." She says
"I know and you don't have to worry about Emma she won't take him away from you." I say
"I'm more worried about Henry running away." She says
"He knows he won't get far before you find him, he knows he will always end up back here. Back home." I say as we sit down and I take her hand,
"I know, I know. But I can't lose him Freya. I can't, he is everything." She says as she starts to tear up,
"Hey, hey. You have nothing to worry about you won't ever lose Henry. I promise." I say as I wipe away her tears, she smiles,
"Thank you." She says
"Your welcome. Now come on you better get some sleep." I say and she nods, we go upstairs,
"Question am I still grounded?" I ask
"Yes you are." She replies
"Dammit I thought I'd be off the hook." I say then she laughs,
"Goodnight Freya." She says
"Goodnight Regina." I say then she goes into her room, I go into my room and I close the door behind me, I take out my hair bubble and put it on my dresser then I go into the bathroom, I get undressed then I turn on the shower and I get in it, I wash my hair while in the shower, when I'm finished I turn off the shower then I get out and I wrap up my hair and body in towels, I brush my teeth and I come out of the bathroom, I go into my walk in wardrobe and I get out my long sleeve red cotton shirt and my plain white pyjama pants, I get dressed then I dry my hair, I turn off my light and I get out my journal, I write down the day's events and I draw a picture of David Nolan then I put it in my journal, I put my journal away and then I decide to draw pictures all night since I hardly sleep, the day that Emma came to town was the first time I've slept in about 3 months I don't sleep that often, I draw all different kinds of pictures through the night.
Authors note:
To respond to first review on this story (yay!) by Guestie I have tried to answer your question within the chapter so I hope that it does answer your question.
Also sorry for no flashbacks since this episode was based on Snow and Charming's relationship so all the flashbacks were based around them.