David awoke in Mary Margarets apartment, his head throbbing. He felt as if he had awoken from a long dream. "He's awake. He's awake!" Excited words fell from Henry's lips. David groaned and grimaced as he slowly sat himself up. His muscles cramped and twitched.

He found himself surrounded by his 'wife' and Emma, his child and grandson Henry. His head was finding it hard to wrap itself around the concept. In honesty he spent more of the last two years as Nolan than Charming. His brain still fried at the time difference between the two lands. Two years to two weeks. Different experiences lived. How can he discount two years lived. How can he just simply forget and put it behind him. The simple answer was he couldn't. In those two years lived Regina went from enemy, to uneasy alliance to eventually someone he could earnestly call a friend. He needed to get her back and fast.


He jumped up quickly from his place. A plan in mind. Well not really but it was more than nothing. Gold was his answer. If anyone new how to get back it was that imp, but at what price? At this point in time David didn't care. He hurriedly shoved his shoes on not giving a second glance to those around him; that was until Mary Margaret grabbed him by the arm.

"David wait" she pleaded "can't we talk?"

David just glanced at her. Too much to explain and too little time to do so.

"Where are you going?" She asked

"Finding a way to get Regina back"

"How?"

He shrugged her off from his arm "I'll explain later"

"David wait" she reached out for him again. Henry and Emma just stood back stunned from David's behaviour. "What exactly happened in the enchanted forest?"