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Amelia Hunter woke up in a very familiar bed in a very familiar room. She was in Storybrooke. Her hand flew to the other side of the bed but all she was met with was thin air.

Maybe Neal was just making breakfast. She climbed out of bed and began to search the apartment.

Kitchen…no.

Living room…no.

Guest room…no.

Maybe he went for a run, but he would have left a note. Amelia quickly got dressed and headed outside. Maybe he was at Granny's or at the very least someone had seen him.

Granny's… no.

The library…no

The pawn shop…no

The bakery…no

The White Rabbit…no

And to make matters worse, no one had seen him. Everyone was just as confused as she was.

Amelia sat herself down on a bench and tried to think what was the last thing she remembered before waking up.

They had just defeated Pan's curse, it was supposed to send everyone back to the Enchanted Forest. Amelia watched Emma and Henry get into Emma's car and drive anyway. And the curse swept over them.

Wait, weren't they supposed to be in the Enchanted Forest? Why were they back here? Something was very wrong here.

Who could Amelia go to first for answers? There had been Gold in the past, but he had sacrificed himself for them. There was Regina, as a last resort.

Then there was Mary Margret and David, Snow White and Prince Charming. Maybe they would have answers or even a clue to what was going on.

Amelia went to their loft and was greeted by David after she calmly knocked. How she was calm was beyond her. She couldn't find Neal, they were back in Storybrooke and Amelia felt she was missing a lot of things she was supposed to remember.

"Amelia!" David actually hugged her.

"Hi David." She responded, slightly uncomfortable. "Are you and Mary Margret alright?"

"Yes, we are fine." Mary Margret's voice came from inside the loft.

The sight made Amelia question everything. There stood a very pregnant Mary Margret. How long were they gone?


Amelia walked out into the street and just paced. She needed a clear head. Something about that sight made her heart well up with sorrow. Who was she kidding, she knew exactly what it was.

Mary Margret was pregnant. She had said in Neverland she wanted another baby. It appears she got her wish.

Amelia still thought about her lost child daily. She had thought there was time with Neal when they returned but now he was missing and something was very wrong.

"Bernadette, is that you?" A voice came from behind her and all Amelia could do was freeze. No one had called her that in years. And she knew that voice.

She finally turned around. "Robin?"

"Yes, would you mind filling me in on where I am?" The thief of Sherwood forest looked so out of place.

Instead of answering him, she threw herself into his arms. He hugged her back just as tight.

"I never thought I would see you again." He whispered in her ear.

"Same here." She pulled back. "Welcome to Storybrooke."

Robin smiled. "Maybe you and Derek could give me a tour." The sudden sadness that appeared on Amelia's face made him worry. "Bernadette, what happened to Derek?"

Amelia really didn't want to tell him. But she could show him. "There's something you should see." She took his hand and led him down the street.


Amelia and Robin stood in front of Derek's headstone. Robin dropped to his knees and touched it gently. "The Evil Queen did this?" He asked quietly.

"Yes." Amelia couldn't lie, but she had to stand up for Regina. "But she changed a lot since this. I went to Neverland with her to save her son, my step son…"

"You need to fill me in on everything." Robin told her. They had been such good friends way back when, that bond needed to be rekindled.

Amelia smiled and sat down next to him, and launched into her story. First it was Storybrooke and Killian and Neverland. Then her relationship with Neal, that got a shocked look when she told Robin she was engaged to the Dark One's son, and the miscarriage.

Robin, in turn, filled her in on Marian's death, raising their son alone and helping Neal get to Neverland.

"The Merry Men and I have set up a camp on the edge of the town, Roland is with them…"

"Roland, your son?"

"Yes, he's five and very curious. You are more than welcome to come by and visit." Robin told her.

"When I figure things out, I'll stop by."


Amelia made it back to her apartment later that day and spent the rest of it cleaning, maybe there was a clue to what that happened to Neal. But everything she touched was exactly the way she had left it before Pan's curse.

She did eventually walk down to the mayor's house. Regina had to know something.

Ten minutes later and Regina hadn't offered much help.

It was well after dark when her cell phone rang. It was a text from David.

"Emma's here, she's with Hook and Henry. Meet us at the inn."

Emma, the Savior, that had to be good news. And Henry was back here too. And how was Killian with them? So many unanswered questions.


Amelia ran to the inn, but quietly entered it, she did not want to cause a scene. Mary Margret, David, Emma and Killian were in the lobby.

"Emma." This time she did not hold back from hugging her. And Emma didn't stop her. "So what happened?"

"Hook found me in New York City and told me that you all were in trouble."

Amelia sat down the on arm of the couch. "Not trouble per say, more confused than anything else."

"What's the last thing you remember?"

"Holding Neal's hand, watching you and Henry drive off, the curse, then waking up in an empty bed. Which wouldn't be the first time." Amelia avoided looking in Killian's direction.

"Henry and I have been in New York for a year."

"So we have a missing year where we remember nothing?" David asked, shaking his head.

"And this is why I made a deal last time." Amelia said quietly.

"You made a deal with Gold?" Mary Margret looked at her shocked.

"You can't protect someone if you remember nothing." She shrugged. "So, you're here to be Savior again and save us from the big bad villain?"

"If I can." Emma sounded doubtful.

"Of course you can. Where's Henry, I want to say hi."

"He's upstairs. And here's the thing, he doesn't remember any of this. I only remember because Hook had a memory tonic."

"Only one?" Amelia asked. "How did you get that?"

"A bird found me, with a note telling me to find Swan because her family was in trouble and give her the tonic." Killian finally spoke.

"So I can't say hi to my own step son?" Amelia sounded a bit annoyed.

"How's Neal?" Emma asked.

Amelia swallowed hard. "I don't know; I can't find him." Then she suddenly stood up and paced. "I couldn't have done it, there's no reason I would have done it. I wouldn't want to come back here. There's no reason for me…' She muttered under her breath.

"Amelia, do you remember something?" Mary Margaret asked.

"I stopped by Regina to ask her about our situation. We first got here with the Dark Curse, in order for it to work, you have to crush the heart of the person you love the most…" Everyone stared at her confused. Why was no one getting it? "Neal is missing."

"Wait are you saying, you killed Neal?" David asked.

"Well, it wouldn't be the first time." Amelia shrugged then pulled herself together. "No, I didn't do it. He's fine. I have hope. Wow, you guys are rubbing off on me. So where do we go from here with Henry? We made him believe in magic? You were terrible to convince. There was a man turning into wood in front of you and you were still blind." Amelia paused. "Wow, that didn't sound as dirty in my head."

"Just give me a day, I'll figure something out. Don't worry, we will find Neal and figure out what happened." Emma reassured her.

"I'm never worried." Amelia gave a false smile that fooled no one.

The group began to break up, leaving only Amelia and Killian in the room. They finally looked at each other.

"So, you remember the past year?" She asked.

"Aye." That's all he said.

"Did you do anything stupid?"

"Pirate, lass." He gave her a crooked smile with a hint of sadness.

She nodded and turned to leave. But she paused. "Killian…." He met her gaze. "It's good to see you again."

He just nodded and watched her go.

Where is Neal, did she kill him? Seriously, what is going on? No one remembers anything from the past year.

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