'Missing Signals

When Emma helps two orphaned children find their father she starts to wonder about her own, even more after an interesting conversation with Mary Margaret.

NOTE: THIS STORY STARTS FROM EPISODE 9! I DON'T OWN THE SHOW.

A/N: Thanks to all the ones supporting this! :D you guys are awesome!

A/N: SPOILERS UP TO 1X20-I LOVED IT SO MUCH! AWW MY BOY AUGUST... DO I NEED TO SAY MORE?

A/N: THIS CHAPTER HAS A LOT OF INTERACTION FROM ALL CHARACTERS... HOPE YOU DON'T GET ALL DIZZY! ENJOY!

A/N: NEED A NICE SNOWING SCENE.. AND EMMA... WITH HER PARENTS...I AM ONLY HUMAN SO BEAR WITH ME?

MY FAVORITE EP HAPPENED TO BE 1X21... ONLY FOUR MORE DAYS! CAN I CRY? SPOILERS UP TO THAT EP!

Chapter 35:

"August" James called the stranger calmly "May I have a word?" Emma looked at Henry biting her lip.

"Of course" August said cooly placing his hands on his pockets.

"I prefer if we were alone" James told Emma and Henry. The two of them turned to walk away "Best make sure there is food, you do mind calling Red and asking her to bring something for dinner?"

"Okay.." Emma said "Come on Henry..." Snow had now joined them.

"What is happening?" Snow questioned James "Charming I certainly do hope that you are not torturing the boy" August smiled at Snow gratefully.

"It's nothing like that" James assured her "I just need to talk to him... man to man...I hope he can understand..."

"It's fine" August said "Really" Snow nodded "I think you better call Red Emma"

"Oh" Emma said "Right"

"Should we go upstairs then...I would like to take a look into the book once more..."

"Yeah" Henry said "Nothing better than being prepared"

"I would tell you to sit" James said "But that would be being too kind" August could sense the coldness in his voice "I want some answers"

August nodded "I am not sure if I can give what you want Your Majesty, but I will certainly try"

"I wouldn't expect nothing less" James said standing with his back to the wall and crossing his arms across his chest "I want to know the truth..."

"There is a wide definition of truth" August said "You want to know about the book"

"Why did you change it?" James asked huskily "Who told you to do so?"

"Nobody" August let out tensing "It was part of my plan to make Emma believe"

"Well" James told him "Took you long enough... thankfully I did that" The fire in the eyes of the prince reminded August of the day when he had been ruler with Snow by his side "She came back to us without your help"

"Yes" August said "I should have been there for her" James nodded "I was just too weak..."

"I realize that you were only a boy" James told him harshly "But you did leave her there, when it was your job in the first place to guide her... protect her... You left my baby to defend herself..." August felt tears forming on his eyes but he looked away from James.

"I..." August said hurt "You don't know how much I have blamed myself... I lost myself and then it was too late to fix things..."

"Now you have a way" James told him "By telling me all you can about the book so I can save my daughter..."

"So you know" August said "What must be done to return home"

"There is no way I would allow that to happen!" James spat at him "So help me god I would rather give my own life..."

"My thoughts exactly..." August held his breath and waited for James to continue.

"Please" James pleaded "I just got her back... her mother has her back... I can't lose her" James's voice broke.

"There is only one that can give you what you seek"August said "He told me about...He had been helping me to reach out for Emma... so that the curse could be broken... and there wouldn't be so much pain.. so that both Emma and the baby the princes is carying can be saved... He is been fighting for the breaking of the curse since the beginning..."

"Who?" James ceased an eyebrow "People have just begun to remember who they are"

"Not really" August bowed "There was one besides the Queen who was aware of Emma's role in this world"

"How is that possible?" James asked " Who..."

"The one who designed it all" August said "The one who gave the Queen the curse... the one that spoke to you about it in the first place"

"Rum..." James gasped "That is...He was locked up"

"Yes" August said "But that happened before you imprisoned him... he designed the curse and as so... He designed it so that the Queen could never harm the savior... if she does.. the curse will be instantly broken..."

"He wants the curse broken?" James asked shocked "Why?"

"Not sure" August said limping "He is very hard to read... He only shows you what you need from him and nothing more.."

"So we must break him" James said huskily.

"With all due respect sir" August told James "You might have your memory back... but this is not home..."

"And so he doesn't have magic" James countered but August let out a frustrated groan.

"You are not sure" August said "You can't risk not knowing..."

"I would risk everything to protect those I love...my life means nothing..."

"Are you sure about that?" August inquired "What would that mean for Snow.. and Emma, little Henry...And your son? Trust me sir, there is nothing more painful than losing your parent"

"I would rather they lost me" James said collapsing on the couch "Than let Emma lose her life... For the greater good..."

"What?..." Came Snow's faded voice from behind them "It can't be..." James watched his wife fade away from him.

"SNOW!" Came a husband's desperate cry as he crashed next to her and August froze. "No... Please come back... Snow.. please wake up!"

"What the hell?" Emma shot as she joined her father on the ground. Henry's screams were the only sound heard "No! What happened?" She inquired at the two men "What did you do?"

"She heard us talking.." August watched as Emma's tears and shaky hands did their best to wake her mother up "It..."

"Please wake up!" Henry sobbed "Don't give up!" Emma's face was full of fear as she looked at her father who noticed something else was terribly wrong... there was blood on the ground

"Charming" They heard Snow gasp "Please save him..."

"Mom! Emma touched her mother's cheek "It's okay... you are both okay..."

The door burst opened in that moment to reveal the dwarfs and Red. Their eyes full of fear...

The last thing Snow saw before all went black was James's blue eyes. The eyes she imagined her baby would have...

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