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A/N: So No flashback chapter.. I drew a blank.. so you guys get an extra long realworld chapter!
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When Avery and Archie got home she practically pushed him into the bedroom, kissing him savagely. Archie's body tensed and he was nervous in the placement of his hands or the motions of his tongue in her mouth. When Avery broke apart for air he stuttered.
"Avery.. I.. I.." he said, signaling to his lack of experience.
"Its alright.. Neither have I." She kissed him again, he pulled back a little shocked.
"Truly? Never?" He asked, then he blushed when he realized how the question sounded.
"Yes. You know our world's values.. and although I was raised by The Dark One, I still was raised by those values. I was never married.. and in this world, I have had many offers, but the man I wanted was you, and you refused me for 28 years." She smiled Archie slowly kissed her, obviously a little more comfortable with her inexperience as well. Avery took his vest and shirt off. He then looked her in the eyes when reached for her dress' zipper. She nodded and giggled as he zipped it down and slid her dress down. He blushed looking at Avery in he bra and panties. Her phone went off somewhere but Avery growled and used magic to shut her ringer off. She pushed Archie on the bed and they both laughed against each other's lips. Surprising to Avery, Archie rolled on top of her. Then she heard Emma's voice in her head. 'Avery! There was an accident at the town line.. Belle is hurt and your dad is going nuts. Also someone drove into town Hospital, hurry.' Avery sat bolt straight up.
"Oh no!" she said.
"I'm sorry." Archie apologized, assuming he was the cause of the stopping of the passionate session.
"No.. Archie.. We are needed at the hospital. Apparently something crazy happened at the town line. Belle was involved, my dad is going nuts... also.. someone drove into town." She looked at him.
"Oh.. good." He sighed, then his eyes widened. "I mean that it wasn't me.. not that.. We should go." he nodded. Avery giggled slightly then magicked them dressed, then to the hospital.
"Still haven't gotten used to that feeling." Archie whispered.
"Sorry.. It seemed urgent." Avery whispered. Before Archie got to respond he, a familiar shouting was distant.
"Belle! Belle! Where is Belle?" it was her father, yelling at Charming. Both of them walked to Charming.
"Charming what happened?" Avery asked, but he was busy with her father. Avery looked at Archie.
"Gold." Archie said softly. Gold looked at Archie with Avery then back at Charming.
"Where is Emma?" Avery asked.
"That closet over there." He said, watching Archie lead Gold, presumably for coffee.
"Got it." Avery said, She head towards the room to Emma. She walked in and saw her talking to a man she didn't recognize. He was dressed like he was from their world, so he wasn't the outsider. He had needles in him and obviously in pain, but on pain killers by the looks of the IVs. He was handcuffed to the bed as well. Also, he looked at Avery like he had seen her before.. Like he has seen a ghost.
"Milah?" He whispered squinting at her. Avery's eyes grew wide.
"N-no.." she said, breathing faster. "Emma." trying to regain he composure after being called her mother's name. Emma walked out with her after giving one last glare to the man in the bed.
"You're the spitting image of your mother... Averianna." she heard him weakly call out after her.
"Avery.." Emma started.
"Archie is with my Dad. But we need to know what happened, what are we up against, and all about the outsider." Avery went straight to business.
"Right.. Well that man, Hook, is from your world, apparently he has history with your family-"
"Apparently. He said my mother's name, continue." Avery gruffed, by the look on Emma's face, it was another one of those times Avery resembled her father.
"Right. Well.. he shot Belle.. and she fell over the town line. Then this car came barreling into town, he hit Hook giving him those injuries. I am not sure about our stranger but Belle is fine. Your father healed her. She just.."Emma trailed off.
"She's lost her memories." Avery shut her eyes. She didn't have any more tears to cry, even if she wanted to. She knew that. She just took a deep breath and massaged the bridge of her nose with her forefinger and thumb. This damn town. "Alright. Archie and I will play up social worker and Therapist to Belle.. normalities. Let me know about our stranger, and we will do the same. Him.." She pointed to the closed door. "If you need him alive, keep him away from my father."
"You don't know him.. do you?" Emma asked, looking at her expression.
"Except for knowing the Captain Hook was in Peter Pan and that he knows both of my parents.. no. But since it has something to do with my mother, I was probably too young to remember him if he ever was in my life." Avery said walking away, desperate to find Archie. Instead she found Ruby, Snow, Charming and Leroy standing together.
"Hey, we heard Archie is alive and here with you." Leroy started, then he snickered. "By your hair, we seemed to have interrupted his welcome home." Avery realized that her carefully sculpted bun was not so sculpted anymore, she forgot to fix her hair, which meant Archie's looked tossed too from their make-out session.
"Not now." She growled. "James?"
"He wrangled your father somewhere." Charming said.
"Totally shocked that he has the gull to rope your beast of a dad-" Avery interrupted him.
"Grumpy you have always been my favorite dwarf, but I have had little sleep, been to the man I love's funeral, the only woman who has ever cared for me as a mother has lost her memories, and I have actually been mistakenly called my biological mother's name tonight. And to top it all off I have a stranger in town, and a lunatic father. Do not add over compensating, Napoleon syndromatic miner to my list because you are the easiest to esponge off of it." she shot a glare it him. He nodded. Avery looked to everyone else. "I'm going to go look for Archie.. We need to do the welcome wagon for Belle. Someone please keep me in the loop?"
"Of course.. Avery breathe.." Snow said taking hold of her shoulders and whispering. "Who called you by your mother's name?"
"That man.. Hook.." she whispered back. "I don't even know him.. I've never seen him before. I mean I know there is a story about Captain Hook here in this world.. but I don't know him." Avery whispered back frantically. "Its freaking me out Snow."
"I can understand." Charming said, putting a hand over his wife's and on Avery's shoulder. "Look there's Archie." he gestured. Avery went over to him.
"Where is dad?" She asked.
"Avery.. Are you okay?" Archie asked.
"Yeah we'll talk when we get home... Dad?"
"He is going to see Belle. We should go too." he said. "We'll be in Belle's room." He told the group. They walked down the hallway of the hospital. Avery was fidgeting with a ring on her finger. "You sure you're alright?" Archie asked.
"Yeah.. just so frazzled with the past few days." she smiled, then looked down. "Emma and I found.. well your body." She said silently. "Its quite an image."
"Oh.. I understand." he said, putting an arm around her.
"Now this.. its just.. I need a drink." She laughed slightly.
"We'll get one later." He kissed her temple, then they heard a woman scream. Avery knew it was Belle. Both Avery and Archie got to the room and saw her father standing there shocked muttering "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Avery took her father by the shoulders.
"Dad.. Dad.. Go. Just go." She pushed him out.
"I.. True love. Supposed to turn her back." he said incoherently.
"Daddy. Don't worry. James and I got her.. I know.. I know.." She said. Leading him out. When she turned around Archie was soothing Belle, Avery cleared her throat and walked over there, trying to act business-like.
"Hello Belle.. Are you alright?" Avery asked.
"Belle? Who's Belle? Why does everyone keep calling me Belle?" She asked still a bit shaken.
"My apologies. I thought that was your name." Avery said quietly. "What would you rather me call you?" she smiled.
"Umm.. I don't know.. I mean.. I'm not sure." Belle said.
"How about this.. Hospitals have generic names for those who aren't sure who they are.. May we use that?" Archie said.
"W-what is it?" Belle asked.
"Its Jane Doe." He said softly. "Just a generic name. We will only use it until we can figure things out.. Alright?" he smiled. Avery stood proudly in how wonderful Archie was.
"Y-yes. That will be fine." She said meekly.
"Great." Avery said sweetly. "Ms. Doe. My name is Averianna Gold, I am the town social worker. This is my fiancee Dr. Hopper." she gestured to Archie.
"N-nice to meet you.. W-what is a social worker Ms. Gold?" Belle asked, Avery cringed at Ms. Gold.
"Please. Call me Avery." Avery smiled. "And I am here to help you. As is Dr. Hopper. We work together to help people who need help in the town. In your case, to find out who you are, and to maybe find a bit of normalcy." she smiled.
"W-who was that man?" Belle asked frightened. "He kissed me!"
"He.." Avery started and looked at Archie. She didn't want to mess Belle's mind up.
"He was someone from your life before." He stated softly. "You are suffering from what we call amnesia. A memory laps if you will."
"Oh.. I guess that makes sense.. I don't remember remember him though.." she said.
"Yes.. But don't worry. You'll stay here in the hospital for a while."Archie said. "Amnesia is tricky. The brain in a tricky thing." Archie pulled out a card from his wallet, and Avery did the same. "Call us if you need anything. Or if you start remembering anything." Archie smiled.
"We're almost always with each other, and our cell phone numbers are on there." Avery added.
"Y-yes. Of course." Belle said taking the cards.
"The calming substance they gave you make you sleepy. We'll go to let you rest dear. Just call." Avery smiled. They both left, while Avery was leaving she heard Belle say,
"Ms. Gol- Avery.." Avery turned around. "Dr. Hopper is a lovely man, you two are a perfect match." Then Belle slipped off to sleep. Avery smiled and whispered.
"I love you mom." and went back to the group. as the walked down the hall Archie smiled and whispered to her.
"Fiancee?" he said, smiling wider. Avery blushed.
"It uh... just slipped out. It seemed ore normal."
"Uh huh." Archie said, playfully not believing her. They finally rejoined the group but They all looked on edge.
"Avery! There you are! Can you do surgery." Snow asked, Avery was taken aback.
"Umm.. No." She said.
"Wait.. Archie is a Doctor." Leroy said.
"Wrong kind of Doctor." Archie defended.
"What the hell is wrong with you guys?" Avery asked.
"The stranger is bleeding out and we can't find Whale. He was supposed to be in OR." Emma said. Avery stood shocked.
"Wait what?" Avery said.
"Yeah.. He's been drunk. And he's gone." Emma said. Avery was cursing inside her head so bad she would probably even make Emma blush. "And your Dad just turned us down to help."
"Alright. Just.. keep things in order here. Ruby, lets get Victor and bring him back here-" Avery started.
"We can let him die. The stranger I mean." Leroy said. Avery stopped.
"We can't let him die." Emma said.
"Emma's right.. We can't." Snow stood with her daughter.
"It could be easy. Just not find Whale. I mean.. he is from the real world. He drove INTO town." Leroy defended.
"Leroy has a point, my instincts tell me that's a bad thing." Charming said.
"Enough." Avery said sternly, she was getting a little sickened by the conversation. "We aren't killers. Ruby and I are going to find the Doctor. We are going to save this man. Then when he is better. Emma and I are going to play normal happy small town, if he saw something strange I will wipe his memory and send him on his merry way." she huffed, she looked at a white jacket in Emma's hand. "That Victor's?" She asked.
"Yes." Emma said, smiling a little bit at Avery taking charge.
"Ruby.. if you don't mind." Avery said, Ruby took it and took a long sniff. Her and the wolf left the hospital quickly. Behind her, she heard Leroy said. "I guess you loose all the arguments don't you Hopper?" then she heard Archie "We don't fight." That made Avery smile.
"That was amazing Avery.. how you stood your ground back there." Ruby said, leading the way.
"Thank you... But honestly I see the fear that Leroy has.. I mean I use magic.. and the real world... its strange for them. But I mean I wouldn't let anything happen to any of you guys.' She smiled at Ruby. "Especially not you Red."
"On my god.. the pier.. He's going to jump." Ruby said, pointing to the blonde hair figure on the edge of a pier. "WHALE DON'T" Ruby screamed, he stepped forward again, Avery grabbed Ruby, Magicked to the edge of the pier and both Ruby and Avery caught him by his shirt and hoisted him up.
"Victor what the hell are you doing?" Avery chasted him, both girls were a little out of breath hauling up a grown man.
"Just let me go!" he said, a little helplessly. "I can't help that man.. I can't help anyone." Victor panted back.
"Victor-" Avery started.
"NO! Its your fault I'm here! In this world!" He screamed at Avery. "You used me! You used me! You KNEW! You always knew!"
"Always known what?" Ruby asked. Victor began to sob.
"That it wouldn't work! THAT it would never work!"
"That's not true Victor.." She put a hand on his shoulder.
"YOU WERE THERE THE NIGHT HE DIED!" Victor said back to her. "You were in the pub right after my father shut me down.. and I know I saw you in the graveyard when he was shot! This was all you! You wanted me to die! You knew I'd fail!"
"He who?" Ruby was stuff confused, but even through his hysteric, drunken ramblings Avery knew exactly what he was talking about.
"Gerhardt." Avery said.
"My baby brother.." Victor added, Avery put a hand on his shoulder again,he shuddered.
"That's not true.. I didn't want him to die.. I liked Gerhardt. He was handsome and charming and very sweet. He didn't deserve to die. It was me who asked Daddy to fund your work.. yes.." Avery took a deep breath. "But not for you to fail." she looked at him dead in the eyes, tears forming. "I wanted you to succeed.. I knew you would.. I needed you to."
"Why?" he asked quietly.
"My best friend is dead.. She was practically my sister... Her and my father were all I had in the entire world. If you could bring back the dead.. She could be alive again..." Avery ducked her head.
"Y-you... didn't know?" Victor said calmly.
"No.. Like I said. I liked Gerhardt." that seemed to calm down a lot. He sat down with the two ladies and began to talk calmly. Luckily for Avery's reputation, he said nothing about Avery wanting to break Regina.
"I wanted my name to stand for life." he said. "Now everyone thinks its the name of a monster.. I guess they were right." He chuckled darkly. "Avery you and your father live by 'Magic always has a price'. But from where I am standing.. so does science." He finished to the women. Avery looked at Ruby to speak, she felt as though her and her father had done enough to this poor man.
"Yea.. You're Frankenstein.. and I'm a werewolf.." Ruby shuddered a breath. "I ate my boyfriend." Both Victor and Avery looked at Ruby.. Avery didn't know that. "Regina thought she was punishing by making us forget who we were.. but she underestimated how much crap we have been through." Ruby said.
"Victor.. you need to go back." Avery coaxed.
"That man in that hospital.. someone keeps calling for him.. maybe a wife..Maybe there is still a stuff you can fix." Ruby said.
"A life you can bring back.. A life you can save." Avery put her arm around him.
"Lets go." Victor said. Avery magicked the three of them to the door of the hospital and the three of them walked in. Charming, Snow, Leroy, Archie and Emma were all in a row in the waiting room chairs.
"You're back!" Snow said standing.
"Finally." Emma said.
"Just needed to stretch my legs. Now I am here and ready to do this thing." Victor started walking to the OR then he turned.
"And Gold?" Avery turned. "I regret the day I ever met you and your father.. You two didn't pay me enough gold for this." Avery shouted back to his frame walking away.
"It was a bottomless satchel. Suck it up Frankenstein!" she heard him laugh at the door closed.
"Frankenstein? As in Doctor Frankenstein?" Emma said, Leroy and Snow looked just as shocked.
"Charming didn't tell you guys how he brought Regina's old boyfriend Daniel back from the dead?" Avery looked at Charming.
"And got his arm ripped off in the process." Charming added.
"Cool." Leroy said.
"What happened while we were gone?" Snow asked.
"So that's why he's here.. He did business with you and your dad." Emma said.
"Not true.. Not everyone is here. Regina chose who she wanted. We had no choice in the matter." Avery said. "And for the record.. I rarely participated with my father. But after I was no longer needed as adviser to the queen.. the family business seemed more lucrative." she shrugged. "So.. Belle is still sedated, Victor is where he belongs, and that man?" she pointed to his 'room'.
"Still there." Emma said.
"Good.. need caffeine." Avery said robotic. Archie had a cup of tea waiting for her. "You're a good man. I love you." she leaned into him, they all waited for news on the man's surgery, Avery stared off into space at the man's makeshift hospital room's had called her by her mother's name.
You're the spitting image of your mother.
She wasn't sure if that was an insult or not. She only saw her in a stolen memory once. The one where her mother was saying she wished her own child had died during birth. And her father ripped out her mother's heart. Then Avery remembered.. that man was there too! She never watched the full memory.. watching what unfolded was enough.. but she was sure she saw him there. She would go after him for answers. She needed them, her father never spoke of her mother,ever. Even before the magic. She didn't break eye contact with the door until Ruby ran in front of her vision. That's when she noticed only Archie and Avery were left in the waiting room.
"You did it!" She heard Ruby say. The group came back and met Victor and Ruby in the room, Archie nudged Avery to move and joined the group.
"He's got some recuperating to do.. but he'll live."
"Good I have some questions to ask him." Emma said.
"He's waking up."
"Already?" Red asked.
"I waited a couple of hours before telling you just in case, but he hasn't keeled over yet."
"We'll go with you Emma." Snow said.
"No.. we aren't a group Sheriff." Emma said.
"But.. we've been doing this together." Snow said, kind of hurt.
"I know.. but we are trying to convince this guy that this place is normal. In a normal town, the sheriff goes in and asks a few questions... She doesn't bring her parents in with her." Emma said.
"That's true." Charming said.
"Alright.. I'm going to. Just in case I have to wipe a mind." Avery said.
"Avery-" but she cut Emma off.
"I am the social worker to both the town and the hospital Emma.. my job to.' Avery smiled. Then her phone went off. The caller ID was a hospital number, it was Belle. "James.. The hospital is calling too."
"Why?" Charming asked her.
"Because James is going to go grab my father by the lapels of his designer suit and shake him." Avery said Archie shook his head.
"I got it.. Go wipe minds." he chuckled and went to Belle. Avery went with Emma. As they entered the room, there was a beat up man in a bed, Avery felt sorry for him.
"Wow he was hurt bad." She said softly.
"Oh yeah. It was a bad crash." Emma said.
"Nurse?" He said weakly.
"Sheriff actually. Sheriff Swan." Emma said. "I Have your personal effect.. I'll just place the here." she said. "This is our social worker Averianna Gold." Avery nodded to him and smiled.
"H-hello." he said.
"Mr. Mendell. I need to talk to you about the accident." Emma said professionally.
"Oh my god.. did I hit somebody?" He asked truly remorseful. Emma and Avery looked at each other, Avery really didn't know the answer to his question. "Oh my god." he croaked sorrowfully. "Is he ok?"
"Stop worrying about him." Emma said, then covered herself. "The damage is minimal. He'll be ok."
"Oh good." he said.
"Now.. Mr. Mendell.. don't strain yourself." Avery said softly. "Everything is fine. Sheriff needs to know your version of events.
Then you need to take it easy. You're banged up pretty bad."
"I need to know what you did.. what you saw." Emma said.
"I didn't see anything.." he started.
"You were driving." Emma said.
"Well.. I saw the road.."
"I just figure I, as a social worker, would put your mind at ease.. maybe an explanation of what you saw." Avery said, but the man cut her off.
"I was texting." he admitted, Avery and Emma took a deep breath.
"Oh.." Emma said.
"I looked down.. for just a second. When I looked up.. he was too close to avoid. I know its not legal." he was emotional, and genuine.
"Its ok Mr. Mendell." Avery put a comforting hand over his.
"I'm just glad you were honest with me." Emma said looking in his eyes.
"So.. no charges?" he asked.
"No no charges. I'll let you go with a warning this time." Emma smiled.
"So.. Ms. Gold. When can I go home?"
"As soon as the Doctor clears you. I just want you to know Mr. Mendell.. That man is fine. Everyone is fine." Avery smiled.
"But sometimes pain medication gives nightmares. So here is my card." Avery held out the slip of card stock. She wrote a number on the back. "Here is the number of my finance is a psychologist. Its his office number. But if he doesn't answer you can call my cell which is also on the card. I'll get him for you ASAP. Alright?" Avery said.
"O-oh.. Thank you." he said.
"I just don't want you to remember Storybrook so traumatically.. its bad for tourism." Avery smiled wonderfully. "Now.. rest." She said sweetly and her and Emma left the room. As they walked down the hallway Emma gave a little chuckle.
"Ms. Gold." she smirked.
" I know.. I know." Avery laughed back. "Averianna Rose Gold." She made a scrunched face.
"You know what's going to be worse?" Emma laughed, Avery lifted an eye brow. "Averianna Rose Hopper."
"Hyphenated maybe even worse." They both chuckled, feeling the relief of not having their magical town outed. When they entered the waiting room.
"Did he see anything?" Charming asked.
"We're clear." Emma said,
"Told you guys not to worry." Avery said.
"Hey! If you were wrong, I was going to offer you up for dissection first." Leroy said.
"I would be fine with that." Avery said smiling, then turned to Victor. "Good going Doctor." she pushed him and went home with Archie.
How was that?!
A little spicey in the beginning, wasn't it?
They never get a break though..
The Hook/Avery thing.. it gets better.. her gears are turning now... Spiting image of her mother! :D
Next chapter is Name of the Brother flashback chapter.. and we found out why Rumple was so "Interested in his work."
Hope you guys enjoyed this.
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