Lying just centimetres apart in the long grass deep in the woods north of Storybroke's town centre, laid David and Mary Margret. They both sat up quickly hearing the echoes of their daughter's voice calling for them, calling for her mum and dad.

"Did you hear that?" David asked standing up so fast he got a head rush.

Mary Margret nodded and without another word they both took off just like the rest of Storybroke's residents they were pulled out of dark parallel plain of existence by Emma. Now they could still feel a tether to her like a life preserver had been thrown to them and now that they had surfaced, they were getting pulled back to her.

They took off running barley able to see the with only the moon to light the way through the trees and rocks in front of them. No idea where they where or how they got here, they only knew they needed to keep moving forward.

The forest became less dense as they came to an open field fenced off by a long black steel gated area that wrapped all the way around, it went on for miles.

"The cemetery" Mary Margret said starting to feel more and more anxious about this.

"Come on, I'll give you a boost" David said trying not to focus on that detail, he could feel them getting closer to Emma he wasn't going to slow down.

Mary Margret came over to the fence and David swiftly boosted her over and she turned to help him up, they worked quickly remaining silent listening for any sign of Emma. They held each other's hands slowly walking around the numerous different gravestones cautious like they new they where close and that someone was there.

They could feel themselves getting closer and closer to Emma the pull was getting stronger more specific to her location. Then they heard rustling feet from behind a gravestone. Quickly now they ran over looking behind the large stone to see a teenage girl alone shivering in the cold.

As they approached, she stood up and started to run but she moved to quickly not looking where she was placing her feet, causing her to trip falling to the ground. Fearing the worst having no idea how she got there and if the people approaching where friend or foe, flight was her only course of action.

"Please don't hurt me" Lily cried out in fear as she lay on the ground her hand out in front of her warding them off.

"It's ok we won't harm you" Mary Margret said backing off slightly.

"What do you want?" Lily asked getting up off the ground while not taking her eyes off them.

"We trying to find someone" David replied.

"Emma?" Lily asked realising they were pulled here for the same reason she was.

They nodded looking at her in the moonlight they realised who it must be. Emma had told them of her long-lost friend how she had been the first victim of the creature that was terrorising Storybrooke.

"How do you know Emma?" Lily asked.

"We are her parents" David replied.

"Oh" Lily said remembering Emma had mentioned she'd found her family, after all this time.

"Have you seen her?" Mary Margret asked her voice cracking desperation taking over.

Lily shock her head still feeling extremely anxious wondering when the next attack would come. A lingering feeling of dreed after everything that had happened to her, she shied away from them not giving much more information.

"Please, if you know anything, that could help" Mary Margret said softly coming closer almost kneeling beside her begging. Noticing the same look in Lily's eyes as Emma's, she knew the best approach was with caution.

"I thought she was over by that mausoleum, but it's empty" Lily said pointing towards it.

They looked over to the direction she was pointing and recognised the name edged in stone on top the roof. It read Mills knowing that surname was no coincidence, their hearts sunk. Hoping that after Emma had saved them, they weren't too late to save her.

"What is she doing in there?" Mary Margret asked knowing he didn't have the answer to what events would lead Emma here.

"You think she's with her" David replied bitterly.

The three of them walk over closer to the building their worst thoughts rushing through their minds. The recent information regarding Regina and Emma's past still fresh bit of pain on their hearts.

"I know its petty but after everything, she got to know her first" Mary Margret said to him hate in her eyes picking up the pace.

"Regina you mean?" David asked thinking the very same thing.

"She knew Emma, she has a relationship with her" Mary Margret gasped out.

David didn't know what to say it was the cruellest of punishments. Looking into the face of their daughter every day and seeing a stranger, it was a torture. To add insult to injury, Regina the person who had cursed them to this fate, got a piece of Emma's life a piece they could never have.

"It's not fair" David replied his anger was rising again.

David turned to Mary Margret all he could do was hold her hand tight as he avoided processing everything while focussing on finding Emma. They entered the mausoleum and found it empty it seemed like not a soul had entered in many years, but Lily was right this was the spot there were being pulled towards.

"I think she's there" Lily Said pointing at the coffin ominously to a resulting silence.

The looked at it closely for a leaver or something that might unlock an entrance. But it was obvious they needed a magic key for this kind of door. That didn't stop David from trying to push it aside not wanting to let this final hurtle come between him and Emma.

"How can we move it?" David said straining to make it budge at all.

Lily shrugged having no idea that's why she left after exhausting all efforts herself, trying to get to Emma. She had long given up, any fight she had in her already exhausted years ago.

"I can do it" Elsa said as she walked through the doorway followed closely by Anna.

The three of them to focused on the task in front of them hadn't heard the sister's approach and Lily jumped back almost a metre. Now they quickly got out of the way, while Elsa's moved into place with a determined expression. Stretching out her arms focussing her energy on moving the stone coffin. The room became cold and the coffin began to crack under the intense pressure, whatever magic was keeping it in place was about to crumple.

The room began to fill with mist, soon none of them could see much around them but nobody moved an inch waiting for the door to open so they could reunite with Emma. As the smog almost completely covered the entrance Killian jumped through the mist into the room his expression tense. He softened his stance realising the cavalry had mostly, already arrived.

"Very gallant of you" Anna said with a giggle.

Killian smirked giving Anna a small nudge as Mulan, Red and Liam appeared behind him completely out of breath they looked over to Killian with impressed expressions as he had outrun them all. They all tried their best to squish into the small space as the coffin finally gave way begrudgingly moving to the left, revealing a small staircase descending to a room below them.

"You're here" Elsa exclaimed with joy looking over to her friends faces.

"We got the same message as you did" Mulan replied reaching for her girlfriends' hand and holding it tight.

Not hearing any sound coming from below was bringing the mood back down though and Killian surged forward not able to contain himself. David put his hand out in front of Killian, stopping him before he did something reckless.

"You kids stay here, until we give the all clear" David announced as he descended the stairs with his sword, followed closely by Mary Margret.

"Emma" David called out desperate, as he reached the bottom step.

Seeing the dimly lit room with wall to ceiling white stone tile a striking contrast to the dark and dusty room above was jarring. Standing in the centre of the room was Regina fireball in her palm ready to strike, her expression changed as she realised who it was entering the vault. Emma was behind her ice pack on her head, eyes wide with joy. Regina dropped her hand with a sigh of relief, to David and Mary Margret's surprise.

"You found me" Emma gasped shocked even after everything, seeing them in front of her, they heard her call for help and came for her. Some small part of Emma deep down inside, who had been calling for her parents to come for her as long as she could remember breathed a sigh of relief. Finally it was sinking in that she had found her family a for now on they would find her.

"Always" Mary Margret replied, embracing her.

Emma collided into them both and they wrapped their arms around her, relieved she was ok not that they didn't notice the smell of blood in her hair.

"I thought you were gone" Emma admitted feeling an overwhelming sense of relief.

No longer able to hold himself back Killian made this way downstairs hearing Emma's voice stirred him forwards and the rest of them quickly followed soon the small chamber was filled with everyone. Regina feeling a bit out of place moved to the corner hoping to not be noticed for the moment.

David kissed Emma's forehead quickly letting go realising that he would need to make room for her other companions looking to reunite with their saviour. Emma hardly noticed their presence still not able to let go of her parents after thinking she had lost them.

"Emma" Killian breathed out relieved to see her standing before him.

Hearing his voice again after begging for its mere hours ago Emma audibly gasped, she reached for him just like she did back at the library when he vanished before her eyes. This time though when she held out her hand, she didn't fall, she grabbed hold of his leather jacket. The feeling of it in her hands brought a smile to her face, she leaned in taking him by surprise with a kiss something she didn't normally do with such an audience.

Sensing the eyes on them she pulled away still holding his hand as she moved over to the rest of her friends. Still so shocked to see them and it finally sunk in, she had done it she had saved them all Emma realised, as she gave them all a quick hug.

"You all came, how did you know where I was?" Emma said a little overwhelmed.

"Well, you kind sent out a beacon, it was hard to miss" Red said from behind coming forward giving Emma hug.

"I what?" Emma frowned confused not realising how powerful her spell had been.

"You got us all out of there, thank you" Liam said from the back only now realising Emma was to his saviour.

"Is that Liam?" Emma asked looking at Killian with awe to which he responded with a nod, his face lit up with a smile.

"It's getting a little crowded in here actually" Regina said from the back of the room.

"Well why don't you explain why where all here then?" David said marching over to her assuming she is the cause for the alarm in the first place. The anger over what they find out causing him to move quickly wondering what Regina was doing with Emma while everyone was missing.

"Wait, wait" Emma said making her way over to Regina and standing in between her and everyone else "She saved me" Emma announced.

Everyone looked over at Regina now, she composed herself pulling her jacket tight around her she gave a small shrug as she was meet with a confused gaze of everyone in the room.

"Thanks, we can take it from here" Mary Margret said coming over in between her family and Regina, gesturing for everyone to head for the exit. Not sure what to make of this information.

Everyone started to head back up the stairs, starting with a very confused Liam having no idea who all these people where and why they were all acting so strange. Everything from Elsa's powers to the reaction they all had to Regina was baffling him.

"Come on let's get you cleaned up" Mary Margret said grabbing Emma's hand taking her upstairs David the last to leave not taking his eyes of Regina still trying to search for an ulterior motive.

As they reached the top of the stairs, they could see Mulan and Elsa standing in the doorway their hands entwined as they looked into each other's eyes with love. Seeing they were no longer alone they parted. Elsa waited in the doorway anxious to hear everything she missed straight from her best friend. Emma started to make her way over when Mary Margret stopped her not letting go of her hand.

"Before you run off, we need to say something" Mary Margret said as David appeared from below.

"Can we talk later" Emma replied still feeling the buzz of being re united with everyone wanting to ignore the overwhelming emotions that brought them all back in the first place.

"No, you need hear this, and really hear it" Mary Margret said trying to get Emma's attention.

"Those documents and case files they don't define you" David continued what Mary Margret was trying to say.

"We know who you are, and we aren't turning away, ever" Mary Margret finished.

Emma nodded she knew what they were trying to say but and even after everything that happened in the last twenty-four hours the idea of unconditional love was still a hard pill to swallow. Realising that this was all the response they were going to get they all left the mausoleum. Still wondering if they would ever hear those words again if Emma would ever be able to refer to them as her Mum and Dad.

"Wait" David said realising someone was missing.

"What is it?" Mary Margret asked.

"Lily, she's gone" David replied looking around outside for her.

"Lily was here?" Emma replied relieved she was able to finally free her.

"She must of ran off" Mary Margret said.

"Maybe, she had somewhere to be" David said thoughtfully.

"I doubt it" Emma replied concerned.

"We'll find her, come on" David said as they started to leave as Regina emerged from below looking over at them and around at this mess made by the rescue party with disgust.

Elsa lingered in the doorway a little while longer having known for a while about Regina's past with Emma, she was waiting for the opportunity to read the situation for herself. Elsa even imagined herself confronting Regina about it, but looking over at her now obviously so lost and alone not knowing what her future held, Elsa changed her mind.

"Could've tried knocking" Regina said sarcastically as Elsa starred at her, referring to the fact that the place had clearly been iced over. Leaving huge chunks of stone broken and cracked.

"Sorry" Elsa replied "We just didn't know" Elsa finished still not sure of Regina's intentions.

"Off-course you didn't" Regina said walking out of the mausoleum leaving Elsa to see the mess she made of a once sacred place, the last safe place Regina had.

Notes: Thanks for the reviews, hope you like what comes next. next chapter party at Granny's