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Interesting, not a single curse word from Amelia during Shattered Sight, Can she keep that up with someone who truly gets under her skin? Don't hold your breath.
Suddenly Amelia was in the back room of the pawn shop with no pounding headache. She spun around a few times to convince herself was actually there. What was she doing here? She ran to the doorway but was flung backwards.
Confused she picked herself up and carefully touched the… magical barrier. What was going on here? Was she trapped here and if so, why?
Gold appeared on the other side of the barrier. He looked too smug for his own good. And he had to get the first words. "Is ducking still the only thing you can do?"
That got Amelia's undivided attention. She leaned against and gave him an unreadable look. "Want to test that theory? I dare you."
Gold didn't move, he was going to take his chances.
"What the hell? Gold, what are you doing?" She tried to stay calm but she could feel her blood begin to boil.
"Well, to tell the truth, I really enjoyed family time, Miss Hunter. So much in fact that I am going to make it permeant. Myself, Belle, Henry, Neal and you. Though given our history, I was considering leaving you behind but Neal would never forgive me. So you are tagging along on our family trip to New York City." Gold informed her.
What was he going on about? Taking them out of Storybrooke? "Belle won't be happy about that, neither will Emma or Regina if you're planning on taking Henry."
"Miss Swan wouldn't be a problem." Gold replied.
"You're leaving something out. Like about your fake dagger." Amelia spat. He gave her an odd look. "I'm not stupid."
Gold looked at her, slightly confused then realized how she knew that. "That pirate picked up Snow White's habit of not keeping secrets. You just sealed his fate. But if you are so curious about that, I found a way to free myself from the power of the dagger. I have been told that I can't have everything, my family and my power. I am going to prove them all wrong."
"You're playing with fire, Gold!" She yelled. Did he actually hear what was coming out of his mouth? "You're just going to get burned in the end."
"I was hoping that the curse of Shattered Sight would get rid of everyone in the town, but Miss Swan had to be the hero. No matter, my plans wouldn't change. We are leaving for a fresh start. And when I say fresh start, I mean new memories. So we can be a happy family."
New memories? For Amelia, that was the last straw. Her memories were the most important thing to her, she had made a deal with him to keep them only because she had no choice. Amelia banged her fists on the barrier. "You son of a bitch!" Her hand then found a coat rank next to the door and she swung it like a lance. No one and she meant no one was going to take her memories. "You worthless piece of shit! Do you not understand how good you have it?
"Miss Hunter, your language would make our resident pirate blush." Gold was still confident. "And I was under the impression that the curse of shattered sight was broken. I hoped you would be easier to handle."
"I don't need a curse to want to hurt you. Is this why you kept asking if I was pregnant? Wanted to know if you had to set up a nursery?" She screamed. Now she started to throw anything she could get her hands on. Books, plates, boxes, all met the barrier. The vase, on the other hand, bounced back and Amelia had to duck to avoid getting hit. "Coward, you can't even face me without some form of protection!"
Gold's face morphed into complete rage. For a second, Amelia feared for her life. But a moment later, he controlled it. "Don't get too comfortable, we are leaving soon." Then he was gone.
Amelia had to get out and warn Neal and Belle and everyone in town. So much for the Dark On turning over a new leaf. So she started doing the only logical thing, throw her entire body weight at the barrier. Her plan was to weaken it.
Amelia had no idea how long she kept intentionally hurting herself. Her shoulder was on fire. Suddenly the barrier fell and she made very good friends with the floor. So this is how Killian felt most of the time.
Amelia picked herself up and ran out of the shop. She was disoriented and just spun a few times in the middle of the street. Then Neal saw her and ran to her before she fell to the ground.
"Amelia, where were you? What happened?" Neal asked, concern and worry written all over his face.
"Your father went bat shit crazy!" Then she yelped in pain. There was something wrong with her shoulder.
Mary Margret was at her side in an instant. "Amelia, your shoulder is dislocated, I need to pop it back in."
So that's where all the pain came from. "Have you ever done that before?" Amelia's eyes widened in horror.
"No." But that didn't stop Mary Margret from grasping Amelia's shoulder and popping it back into place.
The words that came out of her mouth made Neal let out a sigh. "Life with pirates?" He asked. "Now tell me exactly what happened."
"Gold found a way to free himself from the control of the dagger and he was going to take the family out of Storybrooke for a new life." Amelia still had some control over her emotions.
"Like hell he was." Came a voice behind them. Amelia looked over to see Michael standing there; she had never seen him so protective of her.
"Daddy…" Now she barely had a voice. Michael froze at the word that came out of her mouth. Amelia had never called him that ever in her entire life. He took a step closer and she flung herself into his arms.
Amelia Hunter just needed to be held.
A few moments later, Emma, David and Killian showed up on the street.
"Did you find Gold?" Mary Margret asked anxiously.
"Yeah… Amelia, you okay?" Emma noticed Amelia was silently sobbing into Michael's shoulder.
"I'm going to take her home, just make sure that demon pays for what he did." Michael said. Amelia nodded to reassure Emma.
At least her legs still worked, or she was pretty sure Michael or Neal would have carried her home.
Never come between Amelia and her family. And she can do more than duck? What is going on?
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