Author's note: warning for bad languages and well… beatings.

Donkeyskin

Chapter Thirteen:

When she arrived, she saw Doctor Whale pinning Regina against a column. Elise took her weapon and morphed it into a claymore sword and everyone gasped at the sight of it. They parted as she walked, as if she was the plague itself. She pointed her sword toward the man who didn't looked afraid at all.
"Let her go." She said.
"Elise!" Regina exclaimed, relieved and worried about the teenager's faith.
"Did you heard me? Let her go!" She repeated once again.
"Why the hell do you want to save her life, girlie?" The doctor asked, snickering. "Is it your master who sent you? And like an obedient dog you do as he asks."
As Elise rose her sword, someone caught her wrist. She whirled and saw Snow White, who looked quite shocked. David and Emma went toward Regina and Doctor Whale, starting to calm down the people. Once they were done, they took Regina. The older woman sent a worried look to Elise who sighed. Her sword turned into it's original form and people left the spot, leaving her alone.

After a while, she decided to stay in Regina's house. It was her home after all and she didn't want to go where she used to live with Yves. She put on some nice music in the living room and poured herself a glass of Coca-Cola with one ice cube. She sat on the sofa and relaxed a bit. Suddenly, someone banged on the door. The teenage girl took her dagger and hided it behind her back, just in case. She opened the door slowly and frowned when she saw Kendall, along with five men armed.
"You…" She growled.
"Hello sweetheart, been a while." He told her, a smirk on his face. "The king sent me for you. He wants you to come back living with him. And it's an offer you can't refuse."
"Hey! Leave her alone!"
Brad, Heather as well as Chloe were walking toward them. They stopped once they were in front of the small group. Kendall snickered.
"Who the hell are you three?"
"We are members of the Sentry." Chloe answered.
"And we are her friends." Heather added quickly.
"You do not want to cross path with us, Kendall." Brad said to him, seriously. "Don't you remember how we defeated you and your little friends, in our land? You were trespassing and stealing from people."
"Come on, it's the past. Now, all I want is that charming lady over there. My king is awaiting for her to come back."
"I won't come back, idiot." Elise said, picking up her whistle. "And if you don't go away right now, I will blew into this and you know what will happen next."
The men backed when they saw the magical item. Kendall just growled. Him and his men left but not before giving a warning to Elise, that she ignored. When she was about to close the door, Heather approached her, concerned.
"Elise…"
"Listen, I appreciate what you just did for me but you should go back with your brotherhood. Nobody wants to be seen with me." She said to them.
"No, it's false!" Chloe replied. "We know what happened to you Elise, Henry told us. He meant good you know. You don't have to be alone or under his orders anymore. Don't shut us out."
The teenage girl closed her eyes and turned to the three teenagers, probably hopping that she would jump into their arms.
"I'm sorry but once Rumpelstiltskin make a deal, he won't break it."
She closed the heavy door and slid against it. She heard some mumbles and a car, probably Brad's. She sighed and stood up, taking back her seat on the sofa and drank her glass quickly.

A few days had passed, it was nigh time and the teenage girl wasn't able to sleep. Emma and Snow White disappeared in a magical hat, Regina was back into the house and wanted desperately to get back Henry. It was hard to admit but she missed the little boy. Each time she tried to talk to him, someone always interrupted them. Some people even threatened her. She scoffed at the unpleasant memory as she turned into a more comfortable position. She fell asleep and was woken up by something, probably hands, caressing her hair and her face, she didn't move but when the hands stopped, she opened her eyes. She saw the dark figure of a tall being jumping out of her window and vanishing. The morning after, as Regina was preparing breakfast for the both of them, Elise told her what happened.
"It must had been a dream." Regina told her.
"I don't know, it was so real." Elise sighed. "Did you try to talk to Henry?"
"No. Nobody wants me to be with him." The older woman revealed.
"Same. They still think I'm working for Rumpelstiltskin." The teenager murmured.
"Are you?"
"I… It's weird. I feel like at the moment, he doesn't need me but once he will, I guess he will have a way to tell me."
Regina nodded and took her jacket. Elise observed her.
"Where are you going?" She asked.
"I need to do something. If you leave, could you sent me a text? Just wanna make sure where you are going."
"Of course."
After putting the dishes in the dishwasher, the teenage girl went to her bedroom and picked up her outfit for the day. Once she was done with her makeup, she took her whistle and put it around her neck. She considered taking her dagger but she knew there was no real threats in this town without apparently magic. She sent a message to Regina and closed the door. She headed toward the cemetery, bought some flowers and put them on Sheriff Graham's grave. She had worked with the Huntsman at some times in the past. She liked him, he taught some tricks and was like a father to her, just like he was when they were cursed. The teenager put the flowers on the grave and sighed.
"You know… You would have loved it here. I guess people would be angry at you too and cast you out of the society, thinking you are one of the bad ones…" She started. "I would have not been alone if you were here." She sobbed. "I miss you, dear friend…"
"She is here!"
Elise whirled around and was met with a baseball bat who hit her across the face. She tried to stand up but someone restrained her by putting his foot on her stomach. Many people were looking down at her, equipped with various weapons but not as deadly as guns. She grimaced as she tasted a metallic taste in her mouth: it was blood.
"Do you recognize me?" A man asked her, the one whom foot was on her body.
"No, should I?"
"You stole from me, you little shit!" The man stroke her with his feet in her ribs. She let out a pained cry.
"And you killed my husband!" A woman added, hitting her harshly with an iron bar.
Soon, they all started to beat her up and Elise tried to apologize, she knew she wasn't better than Regina or Rumpelstiltskin but she changed, she wasn't this cruel teenager who was doing things the wrong way. She closed her eyes, trying to not to scream and to show them any weaknesses. She didn't want to give them this satisfaction. Somehow she hoped that someone was seeing what was happening and called for David, the new sheriff or even Ruby. She truly hoped.

Elise gasped and a machine beside her started to make loud sounds. She groaned, trying to speak but she couldn't, due to a tube who was inside her throat. She also tried to move but all her body was hurting her. A black haired nurse entered the room hurriedly, Doctor Whale next to her, who seemed relieved and worried for her, which was strange.
"Elise? Do you recognize us?"
She nodded as she watched the nurse moving next to her.
"Okay, try to move some fingers for me, can you do that for me?" He asked her, with a sweet voice.
She did so and her fingers moved but she realised that her hand was bandaged.
"Do you want us to pull out the tube?" The man then asked her.
She nodded eagerly and drooled slightly. The nurse put on her nose and mouth a mask and told Elise to breath in and out.
"What… What happened?" Elise asked the doctor.
"Regina found you beaten up, outside, at the cemetery. She brought you here and well, you were in a coma for a few days. I'm happy you woken up. Many people were worried about you." He answered as he checked her injuries.
"Really? Who?"
"Mary Margaret, David, Regina, Henry, Emma, Ruby, even some dwarves, your friends from the Sentry…" He listed. "And much more. The Blue Fairy is going to come here, in order to heal the rest of your wounds but for your legs, I guess you will need crutches. Once all that will be done, I will drive you at Granny's."
"Okay…"
"And I also have the mission to tell you all what happened since your little coma, missy."

When Elise entered the dinner, she was met with an happy Henry who hugged her tightly. Ruby walked up to her as well and helped her, leading the teenage girl to a chair. Henry sat next to her.
"We are so glad to see you again, Elise." Snow White said to her, a smile on her face.
"Yeah, me too." She admitted, thanking Ruby as the woman put a cup of coffee on the table. "Whale told me I will need the crutches for a few days then I will start physiotherapy." She told them. She took a sip. "Wait… Is Regina here? Why didn't she come?"
After she asked those questions, everyone turned grave. Elise then guessed something must have happened to her.
"We can't find her."
"But they are trying!" Henry quickly added.
"Emma is actually trying to find her." Someone spoke up.
Elise sighed and stared at the young boy, sitting next to her. She smiled at him and ruffled his hair playfully, earning a laugh mixed with some protests from the little boy.
"I'm happy to see again, boy." She grinned.

Author's note: Sorry that this chapter was short! As you can see, the chapter is set before the episode Second Star To The Right and after The Evil Queen. The next chapter will have more actions, I promise you. I know some of you must have guessed who came into Elise's bedroom. Was it a dream like Regina supposed? Or was it real? I hope you liked the chapter, have a nice day or night! ^^