Author's note: I fixed this chapter! I realised I completely forgot to brake everything up and fix it. So I changed it a bit, thank you to the guest reader who told me!
I do not own Once Upon a Time.
Emma was waiting at the back with Neal and Gold. David was at the front to watch for Cora and Regina. Where was Mary-Margret? She didn't think David knew yet. But that didn't worry her at the moment. She was thinking of all the events which had happened in the past few hours. Neal was trying to connect with her again. He was able to get close twice, he was bringing down her walls again, and that was not something that she was going to let happen. But the thing that shocked her the most in the last few minutes was using magic. She was scared of it. She was glad it worked, but it felt good. She was scared because it felt good to use magic. Her thoughts were interrupted when the shop started shaking, like an earthquake. David bursts through the back.
"They're here." He hands her a sword and leads the way through. Neal grabs a sword and they get ready to fight. This was going to be hard. The door slams open as the bell shakes violently. Man that bell was annoying. Maybe trying to talk Regina out of it first might work.
"Regina, think about what your doing. Think about Henry."
"Don't talk to me." Her tone was sharp and cold as she used her magic to pin me to the wall.
"Emma!" Yelled David and Neal in unison. David started charging for Cora but she just threw her out the door and closed it. Things were starting to get blurry as Regina loosely tried to strangle me with her magic. Neal was able to lunge at Cora making her drop the dagger. Regina turned around and I took the chance. I grabbed the small knife which sat on the glass counter and held it to Regina's neck. Neal was in front of the dagger and Cora had to choose. Power, or her daughter. She wasn't really planning on hurting Regina. Henry wouldn't like it.
"Mother." There was desperation in Regina's voice. She tried to struggle out but Emma kept a tight grip on her.
"Choose wisely." Neal said. Cora looked between her daughter and the dagger. She picked up the dagger with magic and so I threw Regina at her. Sorry Henry.
"Neal I've got the chalk!" We ran behind the door and I drew the line. It was a lot simpler than last time to make the barrier. Finally, they needed the brake. Being choked is painful. I held my throat, it hurt. But it's nothing.
"Hey you okay?" Asked Neal.
"I'm fine." I replied.
"How are you doing Gold?" I turned to Gold not wanting to look into Neal's eyes.
"Miss Swan, could you pass me my phone? I want to talk to Belle." Oh Belle. If she ever gets her memories back she will be broken.
"Who's Belle?" Questions Neal as I hand Gold the phone.
"Your father's girlfriend." Neal's eyes widened. He did not see that coming. Was it wrong that she found that a bit amusing? Finding out your father has a girlfriend, is different then walking in on them...
He started to talk to Belle. Emma decided not to look. She faced the wall and left Neal to deal with all the emotions he is going through now. She had to deal with her own. She started to feel a pain. The barrier was weakening.
Neal was now holding his father's hand, he was trying not to cry but Emma knew he wanted to. I guess disliking your father and seeing him die are two different things. She heard her phone ring, it was David.
"Hey are you alright?"
-"Yeah. Are you guys okay?"
"We are at the back of Gold's shop, I put another barrier at the doorway."
-"Is Mary-Margret okay?"
"She's not with you?" She hears a sigh on the other side of the phone.
-"I'll find her." He hangs up and she puts the phone in her pocket. She feels a pain in her stomach. The barrier.
"Neal. The barrier is braking." Emma grabs her sword and so does Neal. They get ready to fight again. Cora walks through the door without Regina, and the dagger in her hand.
"Enough of you two." With a wave of her hand all Emma can see is purple smoke. Before she knows it she is in the woods. She lowers her sword, so does Neal.
"Great, why didn't we see this coming?"