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Chapter 38
Victor came running back down the alley holding a paper bag, Emma still hadn't calmed down despite Killian doing everything in his power to.
"Try this!" Victor said handing the bag to Killian who had kneeled down beside Emma rubbing her back.
"Thanks," Killian said, "Emma," he said as calmly as he could, despite the fact that he was starting to freak out himself, he hated seeing Emma so upset, "breathe into this," he encouraged.
Emma began breathing into the bag, and after a few long agonizing moments for Killian, Victor, Chris and Terry watching her fighting to catch her breath, she finally she calmed down enough to breathe normally.
"Are you OK?" Chris asked kneeling down on the other side of her.
Emma took a few deep breaths, but Killian kept the bag close to her in case she needed it, luckily she didn't. "I'm fine." Emma finally said, but her voice sounded strained.
"Are you sure, love?" Killian asked worriedly, "you still look awfully pail."
"I'm fine!" Emma insisted, "We have to find Henry!"
"She's right," Terry agreed.
"But we have no idea where the hell Tamara and Neal would go." Chris pointed out.
Emma rested her head against the wall, trying to think, even though she hated thinking of Neal right now she really didn't have a choice. Not when Henry's life was in danger.
"Would he leave the country?" Killian asked.
"Doubtful," Emma said, "he probably has girls that he's groomed all over the United States, he wouldn't leave them."
"Unless if he has spies all over the country," Terry said.
"Does he have spies?" Killian asked.
Emma shuddered as she thought of Peter, she did her best to push that night where he had raped her out of her mind, "I only know of one." She said.
"If he has one he has more," Chris said.
Terry nodded his head in agreement, "Tamara is definitely one."
Emma sighed running her fingers through her very knotted hair, "maybe I should just give myself to the cops…"
"Absolutely not." Killian said.
"There's already an amber alert out, and a warrant for my arrest," Emma explained, "if Killian hadn't have knocked those cops out then I'd already be on my way to jail."
"You knocked those cops out?" Terry asked Killian slightly surprised.
Killian ignored his question taking Emma's hand, "you're not going to jail."
Emma's eyes filled with tears as she turned her head looking at him, "Neal wants me, I'm the one who got away, and if he gets me then he might give Henry back."
"Then you'll be back in the hands of a psycho." Chris said.
"It might be the only way to save Henry…" Emma whispered.
"No!" Killian said much louder than he intended to, causing Emma to jump, "I am not letting you go back into the arms of Neal… we'll find Henry without putting your life in danger."
Emma wanted to argue with Killian further but before she got the chance to Chris spoke, "Maybe we should try splitting up to cover more ground?"
"Again warrant for my arrest." Emma reminded them.
"Let's go find her a disguise," Terry said," then we can do your idea Chris."
"We'll be right back!" Victor said.
After the three of them ran out of the alley, Emma turned to Killian, "this is ridiculous…"
"Don't worry we'll stop Neal before he can do anything to Henry."
"Not that."
"Then what?"
Emma sighed, "I already told you, Killian, I'm not worth saving."
"I already told you that you are."
Emma quickly wiped away the tears falling from her eyes, Killian took her hand, "I know he hurt you," he said his voice was soft and soothing, and so were his eyes but Emma could see a bit of anger in them, "but, yes you are worth saving. You deserve to live a long full life," he said leaning in and kissing her once again, "and I'm going to help make sure that you get that chance."
Despite how low Emma was feeling she still managed to smile.
Killian wiped away one of her tears, staring in her beautiful eyes, "I will do whatever it takes to make you safe, I promise." He vowed.
"Thank you, Killian…" she whispered.
Killian smiled leaning in and kissing her once again.
David quickly finished yet another coffee, Regina and the sheriff were organizing another search party for Henry. So he needed as much caffeine as he could get.
"Are you ready?" James asked walking into the diner.
David looked at James and then at his empty cup, how he wished that he had time for another coffee, sighing he stood up, "yep."
By the time the two of them walked to the clock tower, pretty much every resident of Stroybrooke was there. Regina was standing on a stage talking to a couple of cops who were in from out of town.
When James and David walked over to Regina she turned to them with a worried expression, "have you guys seen Mary Margaret?"
"She's not here?" David asked surprised looking around.
"No the last time I saw her she said she was going to go see Regina, but I just spoke to her a few minutes ago, and she said that she hasn't seen her since their little spat earlier."
"And Mary Margaret wouldn't just not show up no matter how mean Regina was." James said.
"She had a good reason," Ruby pointed out.
"I'll go see if she's at home." David said.
"Hurry back," Ruby said turning her head to glance at Regina, who had begun crying yet again, "I don't think Regina will be able to keep her wits about her for much longer… if she thinks that two of her friends have ditched her then that'll probably send her way over the edge."
David nodded his head, and ran off.
Emma quickly threw on the simple black shirt and pair of blue jeans that Chris, Victor, and Terry had gotten for her. A part of her wondered where they had gotten the money to get these clothes, but she decided not to ask any questions. Since they had walked back into the alley, and not ran, she figured that that meant that no one was chasing them, so they probably hadn't stolen the clothes.
Once she put the hat on she walked over to the guys, who surprisingly had not turned around the whole time she has been getting changed.
"OK I'm ready." Emma said.
Killian was the first one to turn to facer her, and to her surprise he smiled, "you look… different."
"Yes I don't think the cops will recognize you." Terry said proudly, clearly he had picked this outfit out.
"OK let's go see if we can find Henry," Chris said.
Emma hated this plan, she still wanted to go off on her own and find Neal, the guys didn't understand how his mind worked… she did. This was more than likely a big game to him now. But she still followed them out of the alley.
"OK are we ready?" Victor whispered.
Everyone nodded their heads, it took of all of Emma's strength not to yell "no."
"OK let's go." Chris said as the five of them walked out of the alley, and began walking down the sidewalk. While they walked a few cops looked at them but didn't pay them any mind.
While they walked everyone kept their eyes open for any sign of Neal, Tamara, or Henry, or any clues as to where they could possibly be.
After walking for a while they stopped outside of a diner.
"So… anyone else have any other plans?" Chris asked.
The others all looked at each other and sighed.
"Maybe we should split up?" Emma suggested.
"Too dangerous," Killian insisted.
"We would cover more ground." Emma pointed out.
"No."
"Killian…" Emma began but Victor interrupted her, "hey look!" He said pointing inside the diner.
Everyone turned and looked inside the window at the T.V, where Neal was being interviewed about the fact that there was a warrant out for Emma's arrest because she had kidnapped a child.
"I'm sure he's loving this…" Emma mumbled.
"Look!" Killian said, "He's at the train station!"
"That probably means that Tamara and Henry are too!" Terry said.
"Let's get over there!" Chris said.
Emma's gut told her something was wrong, this seemed far too easy for Neal, but the thought of finding Henry and having him clear her name sounded too tempting to pass up.
When the five of them made it to the train station, Emma made sure to keep her head down so that someone wouldn't recognize her.
"Where should we look first?" Killian asked looking around.
"Maybe Emma's right," Chris said.
"About splitting up?" Terry asked.
Chris nodded his head.
"I already said no," Killian said.
"I didn't mean individually," Chris said, "I meant the three of us go left and you and Emma go right, cover more ground."
"Not a bad idea." Terry said.
"Alright let's do it," Killian said.
"We'll meet back here in an hour," Terry said.
"Hopefully with Henry." Emma said.
Everyone nodded their heads in agreement, before Chris, Terry and Victor walked off and Killian and Emma walked in the other direction.
While they walked Emma did her best to keep her head down, she was so scared that someone would recognize her. However she continued looking around in hopes that she would find Henry.
After searching for a while the two of them hadn't had any luck.
"It's almost time to head back and meet up with the others." Killian said glancing at the time on the screens.
Emma sighed, "I was so sure that we would find him."
Killian took her hand, "and we will."
Emma wished that she was as confident as Killian, but at the moment she just felt so physically and emotionally defeated.
"Come on," Killian said, "let's head back maybe one of the guys found Henry."
Emma continued keeping her head down as the two of them began walking back, however just then her bladder decided that it needed to be relieved, "oh God…" Emma said.
"What's wrong?" Killian asked concerned.
"I really have to pee…" Emma whispered slightly embarrassed.
"You can't hold it?"
Emma gave Killian the death glare, before looking around, when she spotted a bathroom she made a b-line towards it.
"I'll wait for you here," she heard Killian say, but she didn't stop.
Once Emma had finished doing her business, and walked out of the stall she realized that there were two doors directly across from each other. She knew she had come in from the left side, so she figured that the right door was probably a closet or something.
Walking to the sink Emma washed her hands, and then when she looked at herself in the mirror, her heart stopped when she realized that she wasn't alone.
"Tamara…" She whispered.
Tamara smiled at her, "hello Emma, Neal knew that he saw you walk in."
Emma's eyes bulged out of her head as she realized that Tamara was pointing a gun at her, "you're coming with me."
Tamara covered the gun with her sweater, "turn!" She ordered, Emma obeyed turning towards the door that she had entered from, which gave her a glimmer of hope Killian would recognize Tamara and stop her.
However her hope quickly turned to fear at the next words out of Tamara's mouth, "other way."
Emma obeyed Tamara turning towards the other door, "move!" she ordered.
Taking a deep breath Emma began walking towards the door, when she opened it, her heart sank when she saw that it was another exit.
"Let's go." Tamara said pressing the gun into her back.
David ran all the way to Mary Margaret's, he however walked inside the front door, since he didn't want to draw too much attention to himself.
When he made it to her room he knocked at her door, when there was no answer he knocked again, "Mary Margaret?" He asked, knocking once more. This time when there was no answer he cracked the door open, gasping when he saw her a sleep on her bed.
"Mary Margaret?" David whispered walking over to her, touching her shoulder, she didn't wake up.
Sitting on her bed and taking her hand he squeezed it, "come on, Mary Margaret it's time to wake up," when she didn't wake up David realized that something was seriously wrong.
"Nurse!" David yelled running to the door, "nurse!"
"What's going on?" The head nurse asked running to the room, "is she alright?"
"I don't know," David said beginning to go into hysterics, "she won't wake up!"
The nurse ran over to Mary Margaret and once again tried to wake her up, before taking off her stethoscope. David held his breath waiting for hopefully good news, "she has a heartbeat," the nurse said.
David let out the breath that he hadn't even realized he'd been holding, but his relief didn't last long, "then why won't she wake up?"
"I don't know…" the nurse said, "However let's get her to the hospital!" she said taking out her cellphone and dialing 9-1-1.
End chapter 38
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