A/N
Sorry I didn't post these last night, but I am posting the rest of the story tonight. These chapters will be pretty long, but they need to happen. Also the last of the chapter is set in the Enchanted Forest but is in regular text and not italics.
:)
Norah walked down the hall, peaking in rooms most of them were empty. The smell from the sardines made her sick to her stomach. If she made it out alive, she vowed to never eat fish again. Norah opened a door to an office, her eyes quickly skimmed through the small room and over to the desk. Paper work, just a bunch of mumbo jumbo that she didn't feel like reading.
Her eyes jumped when she heard screaming from another room that was seen through a window from the office. Regina was strapped down, and just like Hook said, Regina was hooked up to a machine. Then Regina's body jolted, when the man who Norah met outside pressed a button on the machine. Norah quickly ran into the room with Regina. She checked her over from a distance, then as the man went to press the button again. Norah jumped on his back knocking him over. He slipped his foot out causing Norah to trip and she fell to the ground just as quick as he was able to stand.
"What are you doing to my mom?"
"Answer my question first. Where is the boy?"
"He's gone! What ever you want with him, you won't get away with. His mom will kick your ass! Both of them!" She spat as she quickly moved to her feet so she could reach Regina. She tried to release Regina from the straps but was pulled back. Regina turned her head, her head aching and vision blurry. She couldn't make out the faces in the room but could see someone struggling to reach her.
"Let me go asshole!" Norah gritted her teeth pushing him back from her. "Let her go!"
"See, I can't do that. Trust me, your better off with out her." His eyes darkened then turned back to Regina. "She will never hurt anyone again." He smirked then slammed his hand on the button once again. Regina shot upright her body shaking in place.
"Stop it!" Norah screamed then started punching him in the arm repeatedly. He moved his hands quickly grabbing Norah by her arms and pushed her into a wooden palate. Norah felt a sharp pain around her ankle. Her hands immediately went forward to rub out the pain. Norah jumped when a bullet hit the machine. Then she sighed a breath of relief when she heard David's voice. She tried to stand but was knocked backwards when Regina's captor ran through the other door to escape. David following directly him. He stopped and glared at Norah, helping her to her feet. He was about to take off but Mary Margaret called him back. Once Norah saw that someone was there to help Regina, she slipped out the door behind her.
It hurt to run, aside from her tired legs and feet. Her ankle was throbbing, but Norah pushed it past her as she chased after the foot steps not to far in front of her. While running her foot slipped causing her to trip. "Norah!" Henry's voice came from the front of her. He ran towards her, Hook following lightly behind him. "Are you okay?" He asked helping her stand."Yeah... I guess I twisted my ankle some how."
"Good, we have to go, Emma is in trouble and my dad was shot." He said then took off. "Great." Norah rolled her eyes then followed behind him. Norah turned back to see that Hook had disappeared. She shook her head then kept running. Once they reached the corridor Henry stopped. "Over here." He pointed.
"Is that Tamara?" Henry nodded his head yes.
Norah laughed as she watched Emma tackle Tamara then slam her head the wall. "My dad, he's hurt." Henry said ready to step forward but Norah pulled him back by his shoulder.
"Not yet." Norah told him then she rushed in the fight to help Emma when Tamara gained the upper hand. Henry moved again to rush to Neal, but was gently moved to the side by Hook. Who had his former captor held at gun point. Emma pulled Norah away from Tamara quickly guiding her towards Neal. Norah huffed then helped Neal move out of the way. Tamara grabbed Emma once again pulling her in front of her. Emma then spotted Tamara's gun on the ground and quickly flipped Tamara over in a body slam.
"It's over." Emma said once she reached the gun pointing it towards Tamara. Hook smirked then turned his head to Henry. "You should wait outside." Henry nodded his head quickly and then left. He had really seen enough and had no interest in staying there.
Tamara stood up to run but when she turned around Hook stood directly behind her. "I don't think it's in your best interest to leave." He hissed pointing his finger to the gun pushing into her boyfriend's back. Emma took a look back to check on Neal then stepped forward still pointing her gun towards Tamara.
"Greg Mendell." Emma narrowed her eyes then stepped up to his face. "I should have known you were bad news the minute you drove your car in town."
"Who the hell is Greg Mendell?" Norah asked walking towards them.
"He's the man who ran into me that night at the town line." Hook smirked then pressed the gun roughly in Greg's back. "I haven't forgotten about that by the way." He chimed then shot his eyes to Emma. "You need to get him to a hospital." He said nodding towards Neal. "If you would be so kind in cuffing these two, I'd be glad to handle them for you." Emma tilted her head slightly. "Your helping us?" She asked then slapped a cuff on Greg's hand then one on Tamara's.
"You didn't believe me when I said you could trust me, but now you can. Hurry and get Balefire to the hospital. I'll take care of these two." He winked. Emma and Norah helped Neal stand, and walked with him to the exit.
"I hope you have a good plan. The home office will not be happy with you." Tamara chimed after everyone else left.
"I have a plan, but it doesn't involve you." He smirked. "You see, I don't answer to who ever your boss is."
"When they find out, what you did to us. They will kill you." Tamara hissed.
Hook smiled then stepped in front of them. "I will never back down from a challenge, but I am done talking here." He said then pulled something from his pocket. Then dumped a small bag over into his hand, dropping a magical bean in his hand. "Is that what I think it is?" Greg asked.
"A magic bean, yes. I stole it from a hidden crop here in Story Brooke. I had planned on using it to get back to my land after I killed Rumpelstiltskin." Hook paused then stepped to the side of them, still holding his gun in place. "There are more where that came from, so I have a better idea." He smirked then pointed the gun towards Greg's foot and pulled the trigger. Greg immediately fell to the ground in pain pulling Tamara down with him. Hook laughed, then tossed the bean front of them causing a portal to open. "I told you I didn't forget." He laughed then swiftly moved to the exist. Greg fell through the portal pulling Tamara down with him. Once the portal closed, Hook gave small laugh towards the floor where the portal once was then left.
Back at Mary Margaret's apartment. Norah and Henry waited on the couch while Mother Superior was in the room with Regina. Norah took deep breaths, crossing her fingers that Regina would be alright. She looked back every few seconds to check on her. Norah slowly reached over and took Henry's hand for comfort. He was just as scared for Regina as she was, if not more. She turned around again and smiled when she heard Mother Superior tell David and Mary Margaret she would be OK. Norah stood up and gave Mother Superior a hug before she left. "Thank you." Norah whispered then softly walked in the room with Mary Margaret and Regina.
"Why is she still asleep?" Norah asked quietly as Mary Margaret traced a cool towel over Regina's forehead.
"Because she needs her rest, this will help her wake up, but slowly." She answered then smiled when Regina began to stir. "See, she's already starting to feel better." She said as Regina quietly opened her eyes.
"Where are they? Where are Greg and Tamara?" She asked quietly not putting much effort into her voice.
"Well..." Norah huffed a laugh. "Hook kind of sent them through a portal." She smiled. Regina took a slow breath through her nose. "So, they're gone?"
"Yeah, but Hook says that it won't be the last time someone like them comes."
"Regina, they wanted to take Henry." Mary Margaret said quietly.
"I know." She said sitting up slowly. "I heard every detail of their dumb plan." She said then cleared her throat.
"I'll get you some water." Mary Margaret said then left. Norah moved slowly towards Regina and sat on the edge of the bed. "I'm glad your okay." She said smiling softly. "For a minute there, I thought you were a goner."
Regina laughed lightly. "I'm fine, my magic is just weak. That's all." Norah moved out of the way when Mary Margaret returned with the water. Regina sat up slowly moving to the edge of the bed. "Thank you Snow." She smiled taking a sip from the glass.
"Are you okay?" Norah asked taking the glass from Regina.
"I'm fine." She smiled then stood up and walked into the living room. "Henry" She smiled as he ran over to her.
"I'm so glad you are okay." He said squeezing his arms around her. "You should have seen though." He said then let her go. "Tamara and Emma got in a fight, and then Norah jumped in to help Emma..."
"Henry!" Norah said interrupting him. Then stepped behind Mary Margaret when Regina's eyes narrowed in on her.
Oops.
"I think it's time we get going." Regina said looking towards the clock.
"Are you sure your okay to drive?" Mary Margaret asked walking with Regina to the door.
"Yes, I am fine." She smiled then turned to Norah who was still slightly hiding her face. "Norah, lets go." Norah rolled her eyes then said bye to Henry, then followed Regina out of the door.
Enchanted Forest
"Gem dear, it's time to come inside." Sarah Jacobs called to the girl that came to live with them a year before. "I'm coming." Gem smiled and sat down in a chair at the table beside Sarah's husband Phillip. They absolutely loved Gem, and having her in their home brought them peace after their own daughter Julie passed away. Although they did not have much to offer Gem, as they were very poor. Sarah couldn't turn away the girl the night she first came. After placing some rolls in a small dish on the table, Sarah sat down herself. "Gem, Phillip and I have some wonderful news."
"What is that?"
"We'll... today it was confirmed by the doctor. We are expecting a child."
"That's so wonderful. I am so happy for you."
"Also Gem, we don't want you to feel left out." Phillip chimed turning to Gem. "Yes, we love you very much." Sarah smiled and placed a loving hand on Gem's arm. "We want you to stay with us...as our child. You would make a wonderful older sister."
"But you can barely afford things now, you wouldn't be able to keep me and the baby." Gem said softly.
"We will be fine." Phillip said to assure her. "So what do you think? Would you like to stay here as our child?"
"I would love that more than anything." Gem smiled then turned her eyes towards the warm rolls. "Sarah, do you mind if I have a roll now?" She asked after her stomach made a loud growl.
"Of course, and please...call me mother." She said reaching for her husbands hands. Gem smiled. She couldn't believe that she finally found a family, and with a new baby it was just perfect. Or at least she thought. Moments later, a knock came to the door. A neighbor informed the family that Queen Regina was headed towards the village. Gem, being from another kingdom had no clue as to who the woman was, and was never spoken of by Sarah or Phillip.
"Gem, listen to me." Phillip said placing his hands on her shoulders. "I want you to stay inside, and hide in the cupboard. Do not come out, until your mother or I come. Do you understand?"
"Yes, but I don't understand, why should I hide?" Phillip didn't want Gem to worry, but he was afraid that Gem wouldn't stay inside if he didn't scare her. "The Queen is Evil, she takes the hearts of the people that stand in her way and crushes them. Many, many innocent people have died. Please promise me you will stay hidden no matter what."
"But what about you two?"
"We will be fine. I suppose she has only come to collect our money, as she does ever so often." He lied. "Now, please promise me you stay inside."
"I promise." She said quietly letting tears fill her eyes. Her hands shook as she crawled inside the cupboard. Taking one last look at her family before they shut the door on the cupboard. She sat there quietly, it was dark the only light coming from the crack on the door. She let small tears fall from her eyes. Loud clanking of metal soon filled the room followed by voices that Gem didn't recognize. Fear soon overwhelmed her and quietly she shook in place until she was pulled from the cupboard and then outside. Gem screamed silently when she noticed the mountain of bodies of villagers piled on top of each other. Soon her eyes caught a glimpse of a lifeless Sarah be thrown on top of the pile. Gem screamed as she tried to pull herself away from the guards but they held her in place.
"This is the last of them." The guard said forcing Gem to kneel on the ground. She cried out as another guard walked swiftly towards her with an axe in his hand. "Please, please, don't." She begged between sobs. He ignored her plea's and rose the axe in the air, but suddenly a swirl of yellow magic filled over the axe and it disappeared. "You did that?" The guard said to Gem then quickly jerked her upward by the sleeve. Gem shook her head quickly. "No, I did nothing I swear to you."
"You lie." He said then pushed her up against the wall. "I will just cut your heart out instead." He hissed then drew his sword. "Hold still." Gem squeezed her eyes shut, but opened them when she felt a hand tug at her hair. The guard pulled his sword back beside him and stepped away.
"What are you doing? The Queen said no mercy." The other guard said from beside him.
"This I know Marcus." He snapped. "Just take a closer look... it's the girl." He said then turned his back to Gem, so he could talk privately.
"Should we take her to the Queen?"
"No, we are forbidden to even speak of her. We leave her here...alive." He said then walked away. Marcus turned back to Gem then stepped closer to get a better look. Gem stood completely still, almost paralyzed in fear. "Next time you may not be so lucky." He hissed then turned to walk away. Gem's light sigh became a sob as the Guard continued to walk towards the hill, but stopped when his body tilted and fell to the ground.
"Hello dearie." Rumpelstiltskin's sharp voice filled the air causing Gem to jump.
"What do you want!?" Gem asked in a screamed muffled lightly by her teary voice.
He shrugged. "You tell me."
"Well, obviously if you haven't noticed now is not a good time." She hissed.
"Oh yeah, I see that." He said quickly.
"What are you doing here?"
"Ah, you called me remember?" Gem huffed then crossed her arms."I did no such thing, so just go away."
"Just like you said you didn't make the axe disappear?" He asked then put a finger under his chin. Gem shook her head. "I didn't. I don't have magic." She spat. "Actually, yes you do. How do you think your hair became red?" He smirked then stepped closer to her. "It may not be advanced just yet, but you certainly have magic. It's saved you life more than once." He ended in a sing song voice.
"Your relentless." She snapped then turned her back to him. Rumpelstiltskin laughed then popped in front of her. "So sad." He chimed as his eyes skimmed over the bodies. "Sarah was right, you would have made a great sister."
"You did this!" Gem spat while pointing her finger. Rumpelstiltskin tilted his head. "If I recall correctly, my dear. Those were the Queen's guards that caused this massacre."
"You brought me here and I loved them...Now I'm alone, again." Her voice becoming teary once again. "Yeah, but that wasn't supposed to happen." He said quickly, then took a moment to think. "What if you weren't alone?" He asked then began to circle her. "What if I helped your magic become stronger? You could come stay with me, I need a maid." He said smirking.
"I am not going anywhere else with you." She said stomping her foot on the ground. "Oh, then where will you go?"
"I am going to find the Evil Queen." This interested Rumpelstiltskin, he raised a brow then moved in closer.
"And what will you do when you find her?" He asked sightly amused but gritted his teeth.
"I'm going to kill her." Gem said sharply then made her way back inside and slammed the door behind her.
So... I'm not to proud of this chapter, but I really couldn't help but laugh to myself as wrote it. Especially the whole part with Tamara and Greg. I Hope its liked though. :)
