I come to I'm lying on the ground and someone is shaking my shoulders,"Hey wake up,you need to wake up".
It's definitely a man's voice,but I don't recognize it.
I slowly open my eyes and when things come into view I look around,I'm in a cage,almost like what they keep dogs in,it's about six feet by six feet,and it looks to be about six feet high,in some sort of basement,cluttered with old junk,no windows,the only out is a door at the top of a flight of stairs.
My head is cloudy,I try on my surroundings to focus,but it's hard.
I look at the man in there with me,he's in his late thirties to early forties,wearing jeans and a dark blue t-shirt covered in what I hope is dirt,he's in need of a shave,and he looks at me with big blue eyes,familiar blue eyes.
"Good your awake,can you tell me your name"he asks he helps me sit up against the cage wall.
"Sarah"I say my mouth tasting like cotton.
"Nice to meet you Sarah I'm Neal"he says sticking out his hand,but I don't take it.
So Pan wasn't lying,he was alive,and I was staring him right in eye.
"I know your son"I say after an awkward moment of silence.
"You know Henry,is he alright"asks Neal.
"He fell through a portal two months ago"I say watching his face drain of colour.
"A portal,to where"asks Neal shocked.
"The enchanted forest"I say looking around more.
"Was he alone"Neal asks looking down at the concrete ground.
"No,Emma and David are with him"I say my mouth even more dry.
"That's better than nothing,I'm sorry do you want some water"asks Neal handing me a metal water bottle.
I drink so fast I almost choke,but it's the best thing I've ever drunk so I don't care,I hand Neal the now empty water bottle."I really should have offered you a drink sooner"he laughs,and then sits down against the opposite wall of the cage,"So how do you know Henry".
"He's my boyfriend"I say with a smile.
"Well I've pictured meeting my son's first girlfriend,this is not what I pictured"Neal laughs again like he forgets where we are.
"We're all looking for you back in Storybrooke"I say rubbing my neck,where that crazy lady stabbed me.
"I know Pan told me"says Neal looking at the door at the far end of the room.
"How long have you been here"I ask also looking at the door in cause someone comes through it.
"I'm not sure,I remember walking up here and time passes differently when your in a cage,but I have a few fuzzy memories before that"says Neal scratching his head.
"Like what"I ask looking right at him.
"Me running,I don't know what from but I'm scared,then everything goes black and I hear Pan say you'll never save him now"says Neal wringing his hands.
"Could he be talking about Henry"I ask even though I knew the answer.
"He had to be"says Neal as the door opens and footsteps follow.
Pan and Zelena enter the room with the woman who had drugged me,she looks right at Neal,"Hello Neal,comfy".
"What did I ever see in you Tamara"Neal asks looking at her,so her name is Tamara,to bad I was liking calling her crazy lady.
"Sarah your awake that's wonderful"says Zelena walking closer to the cage.
"Why did you bring me here"I ask looking from her to Pan to Tamara for some kind of clue.
"We made a deal with someone,that if we brought you here,they'd help us"says Pan as another pair of footsteps are heard on the stairs.
"Who"I say as my mother enters the room,holy shit,"Mom".
Neal looks back at me,at then at my mom,"Well this is awkward".
"I'm sorry Sarah,but they said they could fix things between us"mom says looking at Zelena who nods in return.
"Mom listen to me,everything they've told you is a lie,that's what they do they manipulate people"I say standing up and going to the front off the cage and look her right in the eye.
"Don't listen to her Natalie"says Zelena playing with her amulet.
"What about you Zelena,Henry told me all about your plan and it's ruined,David and Mary Margaret's baby,is six years old,you can't use him,and Pan you wanted Henry's heart,look around he's not here"I say looking at each of them in turn.
"Plans change all the time,and as for Henry we'll get his heart soon enough"Pan looks right at Neal when he says that.
"Stay the hell away from my boy"says Neal standing up and going right across from Pan looking like he could kill him.
"You know Bae you're more like your father than you choose to believe,you both failed to protect your son"says Pan as he is an inch away from Neal.
"Do you know where we get it from,you"says Neal as I see the confusion on my mothers face,guess no one told her that Pan is really a centuries old man trapped in the body of a young boy,wonder what else they didn't tell her.
"Yes I suppose that's true but the difference is it's haunted the two of you for years but me didn't have to think about it twice"says Pan,"Natalie take care of the prisoners for us make sure they don't try anything".
"Alright"says Mom unsure of herself.
"Listen to me,you won't win,you'll never win"I say.
"But we've already won"says Zelena going up the stairs.
Pan is just about to leave when he turns to Neal,"I'll be sure to bring Henry by,so you have a chance to say goodbye".
"I'll kill you,let me out of this cage and I'll kill you"Neal yells to Pan as he climbs the stairs.
Only mom and Tamara remain behind,"Neal you haven't changed a bit"she says cold as stone.
"This is all your fault,if I never brought you here,this never would have happened"Neal says right to her,with that look in his eyes.
"It would have happened Neal,just later"says Tamara completely emotionless.
"What are you getting out of this"I ask looking at Neal.
"The same thing she was getting seven years ago,the distraction of magic"says Neal.
"No,I'm getting revenge against the people who took my life away,well I must be going,bye Neal"says Tamara as she walks up the stairs.
"Did you date her"I ask Neal.
"We were engaged"says Neal embarrassed.
I turn to my mother,"How could you do this".
"They said that there was a way for use to be happy again"says mom looking around.
"Mom do you think they care about us,they don't,their just using you"I say wrapping my fingers against the wires of the cage.
"You need to stop assuming the worst of people Sarah,beside the cage thing they seem very nice"says mom doubting the words that come out of her mouth.
"Were you not just listening,their planing on killing my nineteen year old son"says Neal coming up beside me.
"I doubt that's what their doing"says mom not looking at Neal but at me.
"No Pan is going to tear out his heart and use it to live forever,I've seen him do it before"says Neal gloomily,Henry never really talked about it but he still suffered from the effects of it.
"You need to let us our of here we stop this"I say.
"I can't"says mom looking at the ground.
"How did they tell you they would fix your relationship with Sarah"asks Neal thinking about something.
"They said that there was a spell-"says mom before Neal interrupts her.
"I know the spell your talking about and it was destroyed years ago"says Neal shaking his head.
"Your lying it must not have destroyed and how would you know"ask my mom.
"Because I was there,it was incinerated"says Neal leaning against the wall.
"You need to let us out of here,Neal,he has a family looking for him,it's only a matter off time before they find us"I say unsure,I don't even know where we are,how would they.
"I can't Sarah"says mom as she does and sits down on the fold up chair on the other side of the room.
"Look we're a lot alike,we both want to protect our children,and we can't do that from here"says Neal looking right at my mom.
I feel something in my cowboy boot,I look it's my phone,I remember after I called Henry I stuck it into my boot out of habit,and no one had bothered to check.
Neal is still trying to convince my mom to let us go,he sees my phone but turns away and I turn slightly so she wouldn't see it and turn it on,please god let there be bars.
My prayers are answered and I have three bars and send a message to Regina,Been kidnapped,Pan and Zelena are behind it,with Neal,mom tardier,that last line was painful to write.
I send it and hope she can trace it or contact us back.
I slip my phone back into my boot and go back over to Neal.
"When did you agree to this"I ask my mom,who I shocked that I ask that.
"Two months ago,they contacted me and said they could help"says mom.
"Two months that's when Henry,Emma and David fell through the portal"I whisper to Neal.
"Why did you agree to it"Neal asks.
"Because I didn't know where my daughter was,I'd lost a year and a half I didn't want to lose any more time with her"mom says standing up.
"Because of your friends do you know how much time I've lost with my son,seven years I'll never get back please don't let me lose any more time"asks Neal appealing to the parent in her.
"I can't I'm sorry"says mom as she goes up the stairs and disappears.
Neal watches her go and then turns to me,"I see why you left".
"I just hope that message went through"I say taking out my phone again and cradling it in my hands and sitting down.
"You managed to get a signal"Neal asks moving so he is now across from me.
"By some miracle yeah"I say looking at the door in cause someone decides to come through it.
"Who'd you sent it to"asks Neal as he sits down.
"Regina,I'd text your dad but I don't know his number"I say as Neal pulls a piece of paper out of his pocket,"What's that".
"Pan gave this to me after I woke up,probably just to mess with my head but it helps"says Neal handing it to me.
Its of both him and Henry,Henry is about eleven and they look happy.
"I've lost so much time,it's probably already to late to be the dad I wanted to be to him"says Neal as I hand it back.
"My dad left before I was born,I've never met him,but if he were to walk through that door I would give him a second chance,it's never to late"I say twisting my ring as I spoke.
"If he walked through that door and let us out of this cage you'd have no choice"says Neal and we laugh for a second.
"I suppose your right"I say trying to wipe the smile off my face.
"Do you really think we could start over"asks Neal still looking at the photo.
"Henry really misses you,he'll be thrilled to know your back"I say as my phone starts to vibrate,Regina is calling me.
I pick up,"Regina"I say completely relived.
"Sarah I got your text are you alright"says Regina at a mile a minute.
"Yes I'm fine"I say looking at Neal.
"Hang on hon I'm putting you on speaker"she says,"Alright Sarah your on".
"Are you alright"asks Mary Margaret a second later.
"Yes,yes I'm fine"I say again.
"Do you know where you are"asks Hook sounding concerned.
"No I'm in some sort of basement in a cage"I say looking around again.
"The farm house"says Hook to everyone on the other side of the phone.
"Sit tight kid we're on our way"says Robin as I hear Gold talking in the background but I can't make out what he's saying.
"Miss Dashwood"he says when he comes on the phone.
"Gold"I say as Neal's eyes widen when I say his fathers name.
"What did you mean in your message when you said you were with my son"asks Gold.
"That he's sitting across from me"I say looking at Neal again.
"Is he alright"asks Gold as he takes the phone off of speaker phone.
"Ask him yourself"I say as I stick the phone out to Neal,"Talk to your dad".
Neal takes the phone from me,"Hello,Papa"he says smiling,"No no I'm fine,I'm fine just get here soon,alright see you then,okay,I love you too"he hangs up.
"Well"I ask as he hands me my phone back.
"They'll be here soon,but they may be a while"he says as I play with my necklace,my necklace.
"I'm not waiting that long"I say as I take it off and change it into the key.
"What are you doing"Neal asks confused.
"I can't believe I didn't think of this sooner"I say as I go over to the door of the cage.
Neal walks over to me,"What are you doing".
"My father sent this to me a year and a half ago"I say as I try to fit it into the lock.
"So"asks Neal confused.
"So he said it was of great importance,and he was right"I say as I open the door.
We walk out and I spot my gun on a nearby table and pick it up,it's empty,crap.
"This is to easy"says Neal picking up a baseball bat.
"How do you mean"I ask looking for the carthage.
"They left your phone in your boot,and basically a key to get out,something's up"says Neal swinging the bat.
"I'm with you about the phone,but when it's around my neck,that's what it looks like a necklace"I say reattaching it around my neck.
"I guess your right"says Neal.
"Now what"I say as I find a rife with enough bullets in it to get us out of here.
"We get outside,and we run like hell"says Neal as I cock the gun.
"Works for me"I say as we head up the stars.