It was the middle of the night when the machines started wailing. All of the electronic devices sounded off in sporadic, high-pitched tones. David had gone home, and it was just Regina in the room. She levitated out of her chair when Emma's breathing started to slow down.
The frightened woman ran towards the door, ripped it open and shouted at the top of her lungs, "HELP!" In mere seconds, nurses and Dr. Whale came sprinting down the long hallway towing a crash cart. Regina pushed her way through the buzzing staff and stood her ground next to Emma. Everything around her was white noise. "Emma! Don't leave me!"
"Uh, Neal, he's got a gun," Emma remarked blandly.
"Yeah, I see that." Neal put himself in front of Emma, ready to protect her.
King George curled his finger around the shiny, black pistol and used the silence to his advantage. It was almost as though he thought it was a game. "I may not have gotten my revenge on your father, but I can certainly get with you."
"The hell you are!" Emma snarled.
"Oh, so quick with the sarcasm," George shook his head. "I swear to you, this is a much better way to go. Your family needn't watch you suffer, and you'll all be together soon enough. You'll find one another in a world similar to this."
"Stay away from my family!" Emma asserted. She shoved Neal aside, she was not going to hide an behind anyone.
"I told you, child, this is out of my control. Orders are orders," George smiled. He took two steps further, the gun still aimed for Emma.
"I don't give a flying fuck what's in your control. You are not getting anywhere near my family! I won't let you!" A fresh surge of adrenaline entered Emma's system and she felt as though she could move mountains. "Neal, you said I'm here for a reason. I think I just found it." A gallant Emma approached King George until they were less than five feet away from each other. Neal was not far behind. "I'm gonna go home, and I'm gonna get everyone ready for whatever you've got planned," she seethed. "If you even think you can stand against us, you're insane."
King George cackled sadistically, "Who said I'm doing anything? I'm dead, remember?"
Regina couldn't hold in the tears that rushed down her cheeks as the beeping continued. She held onto her wife as Whale and the nurses scrambled to found out what was wrong. It was complete and utter chaos in the tiny room and there was no escaping it. Regina rocked Emma slowly in her arms, "Stay with me! Please!"
As the standoff continued, the ground suddenly shook beneath their feet. Emma grabbed onto Neal for support as a gaping, green hole opened on Emma's front yard. King George even lost his footing and toppled backwards.
"What is that?" Emma yelled over the loud whooshing noise.
Neal held onto the blonde, "You're way home. Emma, you gotta go! I'll take care of him!"
"What? I can't leave you with that guy!" Emma protested.
"But you can't stay here either! Regina needs you! Your kids need you!" Emma watched King George regain his strength. "There's not much time! It'll close soon! You have to go!"
Emma wasn't able to think quick enough, as King George advanced on the two of them. Before she knew it, Neal had tackled the old man to the ground and they wrestled over the gun. It was as though it were happening in slow motion. Emma knew she had to get home, and with a preparatory inhale, she jumped through the green sink hole. The last thing she heard was a gunshot echoing through the air.
At some point, the beeping stopped. Whale and the nurses all backed away from the hospital bed. Whale was panting from the using the paddles on Emma, and the nurse that had been holding Regina back let her go. The desperate woman clung to her wife as agonizing cries erupted from her throat.
"EMMA! Please!" Regina sobbed. Her tears stained Emma's hospital gown as she cradled her cold lover. "You promised! Emma!" She tried to catch her breath and all that came out was a shaky, "Come back to me!" Regina didn't care that Emma's body temperature had dropped, or that she looked as pale as the winter's snow, their lips crashed into each other like waves onto the rocks. She held Emma with all of her strength as she kissed her deceased wife. "Come back to me," she repeated softly.
Then, just a minute after Emma flatlined, the blonde woman's body shook violently as she gasped for air. Her eyes shot open and the color returned to her face instantly. The entire medical staff was in awe and Whale rattled of new orders to his team. Regina thought she was dreaming, that it was all a farse. Was Emma really back?
Emma's throat felt like sand paper as she swallowed hard. She looked up at Regina and saw the grieving the woman had already experienced. With the largest amount of energy she could muster, Emma grazed Regina's cheek with her finger and said in a hoarse voice, "I promised you I'd never leave you."
A/N - I have a love/hate relationship with this site, haha. I can't believe I keep missing/uploading the wrong chapters. I am SOOOOO incredibly sorry! Especially when I leave out major story events! I promise I'm working on it!