Emma's Choice ch 29

Well, last week's episode…. I am so sorry if I got your hopes up about the outcome, it definitely wasn't expected. And I am not optimistic that the situation will be reversed. I will of course continue to write this story so long as I have ideas. Sorry again especially if I got your hopes up.

On a happier note I am planning on bringing in Robin Hood and his son, so there will be plenty of outlaw queen :-P

Carry on, I hope you enjoy the chapter!

"It's a rather long story." Said Armin

"Well I really need to hear it, it could help us figure out what the witch is up to." Said Emma, Armin nodded

"The last thing I remember is tracking a deer when I started to feel sick. I kept going for a while until I could barely move. I tried to get back to camp but I barely made it ten yards before being unable to move at all, I couldn't think logically either. There was only one thought going through my mind while I transformed" began Armin before Felix interrupted him

"And that was 'find the wicked witch?'" he asked, wanting to find out if his initial guess was correct.

"Find Zelena." Corrected Arming before moving on

"I no longer knew who I was, but I somehow knew how to find Zelena, and as soon as I found her she began to send me on missions. The missions would either be to get supplies, find people that she needed, or recruit other people. Eventually she sent me here, with one name on my mind, 'Henry Mills'." Said Armin, Emma interrupted him

"I don't understand, if you weren't scratched then how did you transform?" she asked

"I'm not sure, sorry." Said Armin,

"You didn't see any flying monkeys around?" asked Emma, Armin thought for a minute, trying to remember that day

"No, we were only sent to collect the children once they transformed. You only had to scratch adults, people over eighteen, I don't know why." Said Armin

Emma's phone buzzed in her back pocket, she pulled it out to see a text from Neal

-Hey Ems, about half an hour ago Henry started feeling sick, I tried calling you but it didn't go through. Anyway I locked him in his room with blood magic just in case, now he says he feels better.

Emma looked up from her phone and back to Armin

"Ok after I shot you, sorry about that by the way, and you were brought here. What caused you to transform back?" she asked Armin

"Zelena, right before I changed back into a human I heard 'you are no longer useful to me' I thought she was going to kill me." Said Armin

"And how many of you were assigned to each 'recruit'?" asked Emma

"Just one, if Zelena changed her mind or something then your mind would be wiped of the name and you would immediately turn around and go back to her." Said Armin

"That explains Henry." She said almost to herself

"Henry Mills? The boy I was meant to bring back to Oz?" asked Armin

"Yeah he's my son, he started to go through the same process of getting sick just like you did a little bit ago but all of a sudden he felt better, and that was just around the time you were transformed back into a human. I have to go but I will check in later." Said Emma as she left the room, pulling out her cell phone as she went

-hey Neal, I think Henry's safe but don't let him out just in case, I'll be home in a few minutes and I will try to explain everything.

-ok, see you then replied Neal, Emma got into her bug and dialed David's number

-Emma is everything ok? Asked David when he picked up

"Yeah, the kid had some pretty good information. I think we should call a town meeting tomorrow but for now I'm going home. It's been a long day." Said Emma

-I agree, good night Emma. Be careful.

"You too." Said Emma before hanging up the phone, she got home a minute later, Neal was waiting for her just inside

"Hey." He said, going to kiss her, she let him and they didn't break apart for several minutes

"Mm, I needed that." Said Emma when they did, Neal smiled

"Bad day?" he asked

"Long day." Replied Emma as she went over to the couch and sank into it, Neal plopped down next to her and took her in his arms

"So is Henry safe?" asked Neal after a minute of silence

"I'm not sure, I caught a monkey today who turned back into a human. He told me that he was sent here to get our son but then he was changed back around the same time that Henry was feeling better, so I think he's safe. Maybe we should let him out." Said Emma

"Nah, he's good for the night, he's had dinner and I think he may even be asleep by now How's Red?" asked Neal

"Still fighting. Oh yeah, Hook's gone off to fight the witch." Said Emma

"On his own?" asked Neal, Emma nodded

"Yup, left a message on the machine at the sheriff's office, saying that he couldn't stand to watch Red go through all that pain and he needed to do something." Said Emma

"Wow, brave man." Said Neal

"Or a stupid one." Said Emma before getting up

"I'm beat, I'm gonna get some sleep and pray that the phone wont ring in the middle of the night." Said Emma, Neal chuckled

"Alright Ems, I'll be up in a few." He said

"Ok" said Emma with a soft smile before walking upstairs. By the time Neal followed her she was already fast asleep. Neal got in bed beside her and put his arm around her waist before falling asleep himself

Hook had a small idea of where he was going, mainly because of legends he had heard or read of the Wicked Witch. He wasn't going to lie to himself, he was scared, he was afraid that he would never get to see Red again, and even more afraid of what she would think of him if he didn't make it back to her. Hook hadn't had any run-ins with monkeys yet but he was expecting them at every moment, which was both a good and a bad thing because he jumped at every sound the woods made. Hook heard a twig snap just behind him and he spun around to see…

To be continued

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Important dramatic questions

What will Hook encounter?

Is Henry truly safe?

Or is all this some elaborate plan of our new favorite villain?

Stay tuned for the next installment of Emma's Choice, coming soon