The Past Revealed

Sorry it's been so long since I've written. I have still been dealing with my health issues and other personal things that have either kept me really busy or had left me totally exhausted leaving little time to write. Thank you so much for your understanding and your undying support!

A asked for a one shot where a new villain comes to town and Emma and Snowing go to fight them. The villain casts a spell on Emma that makes her relive her worst childhood memories. Snowing ends up being horrified and extremely over protective.

I feel like this is a no-brainer but mentions of physical and sexual abuse and other abuses to children ahead.

Snow, Emma and Charming woke up on the floor of the station. They looked around confused on what had happened. A new villain had come to town and Emma and Charming had been able to apprehend them and were bringing them to the station but that was the last thing that they could remember. Charming helped Snow up and they both made their way over to Emma who was just coming to.

"Emma! Are you okay?" Snow said coming up behind her to help her sit upright

"No, I'm not" Emma immediately gasped and threw here hand over her mouth "I mean I'm not okay...I mean...ahh..what the heck?"

"Emma? are you hurt anywhere?" David asked giving his daughter a puzzled look

"I'm hurt inside" Emma immediately covered her mouth again. What was going on? It was if she had no control over what she was saying

"What do mean Em?" Snow asked concerned. She thew a look of confusion and fear at Charming. Emma was never open or honest about anything, especially her feelings. For some reason, it was like she couldn't help but be an open door to her parents

"My Past...it all keeps flashing before my eyes and I can't make it stop" Emma said opening and closing her eyes to try and make the flashbacks stop

"Why don't you tell us Em? I can only guess that this has something to do with our new friend in town and the fact that none of us can remember what happened" David said looking at Snow for her approval of where he was directing the conversation which she readily gave.

Emma looked between her parents. The things that were coming to mind were things that she never wanted to think bout again, much less tell her parents about. She knew that they carried an unspoken guilt over giving her up and she really didn't want to add to that

"Mom, dad..."

"Emma, we can handle it. I know that this isn't ideal, but for some reason, this person wants us to know." Snow said moving a piece of Emma's hair behind her ear

"Nothing you say will change how we feel about you Emma" Charming added taking her hand in his

Emma took a deep breath and looked from one parent to the other. She knew that they weren't lying so she took one more breath before she opened her mouth and began to tell her parents about the years of foster care. She had had few good homes but they never outweighed the bad ones. She told them about the one foster home where the father would lock her in the closet when she would cry, sometimes leaving her in their for days at a. time without food. She told them about the one home where the son would come into her room at night and touch her until his mom caught him. She then blamed Emma and said that she was too much of a temptation and sent her back. The stories went on and on and Emma allowed the tears to flow for the very first time. Her parents were crying right along with her. They knew that they couldn't change what happened but it didn't change the guilt they felt that Emma went through that.

They hadn't realized how long they had all been in the station until Regina stormed in looking for them. She quickly realized she had walked in on something that she shouldn't have and made her exit. Snow and Charming allowed Emma to continue to share as long as she needed. They couldn't be there for her then, but they sure as heck would be there for her now