Back in time

Guest1 asked for a oneshot of Snowing through a time portal and seeing Emma (aged 3) in the park with the Swans before they gave her back.

"Can we go over to her?" Charming asked. There could be no denying that little girl was Emma. They would recognise her anywhere, no matter what age she was. The tiny little blonde haired angel giggling in sheer delight as she was pushed on the swings between two adults could be none other than their Emma. Snow leaned against Charming's chest as they watched her. She just looked so…happy. When had it all gone so long for her? This was the childhood they wanted her to have. Happy, filled with joy and laughter at every turn.

"Higher mommy!" Little Emma screamed with joy. Snow and Charming frowned as they watched her. So it wouldn't be long before it all went south for their little girl. She called the woman mommy (which left a bitter taste in Snow's mouth). That meant this was Mrs Swan. How long would it be before she found out she was expecting her own biological child? How long before they tossed their little girl back into the system like something flung off their shoe? Snow and Charming weren't sure that they wanted to know all the answers to their questions. Part of them wanted to freeze the frame and imagine Emma always living like this: happy and carefree. The other part of them wanted to dash over their right that moment and snatch her away. But they knew that would do no good. No, they just had to find a way back to their own time, and their own Emma. No matter how painful it was.