Chapter 7: A Narrow Escape
Miranda carried Faith to a black truck she "burrowed" from a cars dealer a few weeks ago. Opening the door she placed Faith in the passenger side and buckled her in. "Have to keep my pretty safe", Miranda said as she gave an unconscious Faith a loving look. She started up the truck and headed into the woods to a deserted cabin that no one knew about. Putting the truck in park Miranda got out of the car and picked Faith up in her arms. Whatever stuff Miranda had used on her was wearing off for soon Faith was awake. She opened her eyes and elbowed Miranda in the stomach causing her to drop Faith onto the ground. With a burst of speed Faith ran out into the darkened woods. "Faith come back!" Miranda shouted. She jumped in her truck and drove after the girl. Faith knew a lot about these woods for in the future Henry, Bay, Angela, and she would play in the woods very often. But since the woods looked different in the past Faith had trouble remembering how to get back to town. Then she remembered she had to pass the bridge and she remembered the bridge was in the east direction. She turned right as the rain poured down on her shivering body. Some bright headlights blinded her as she saw the black truck race behind her. Faith took a heavy risk and climbed a tree and leapt from branch to branch. Miranda may be able to track her on the ground but it will be hard to spot her in the trees. She climbed to another branch and used a vine to swing over to the other tree. Miranda was still hot on her trail but Faith was not about to lose hope. She climbed faster as she saw the bridge up ahead and all she had to do was cross it and she would be near town. The rain poured harder and harder as the trees got slipperier by the minute. Faith jumped to another tree but slipped and began to fall to the ground. Just then a black thing out of nowhere grabbed Faith and placed her behind it. She realized it was a motorcycle and in the front was Henry.
"Hey sis need a ride home?" Henry asked politely.
"Man Henry am I ever glad to see you", Faith said happily as she held on tight. Miranda saw Faith disappear on a bike and realized she would have to come up with a new plan on getting her pretty back. Henry rode on back to the inn where everyone was waiting. The two siblings got off as Bay engulfed Faith in a bear hug.
"Thank goodness you are safe", he told her as he held her tight.
"I am happy to see you too", Faith said.
"What happened to you?" Angela asked in a concerned tone. They all took her to the diner where Regina and Emma were waiting as well as Gold and Belle. Ruby offered to watch the kids and Sidney came in hopes of getting a good story. Once Faith sat down and was given some hot tea she told them her tale.
"Miranda is the one behind this", Faith said.
"Who is Miranda?" Regina asked.
"She is the daughter of Sidney Glass and Madison Stone (Maleficent)", Faith explained.
"What I have a daughter?" Sidney said in a shocked tone.
"Yes she should be one years old by now but according to what Miranda told me is that she was the product of a one night stand and when her father found out he didn't want no part of her so she doesn't know who her father is", Faith explained. Sidney's face went white for he knew Madison Stone and couldn't believe what would possess him to disown his own child.
"How could I disown my own child?" he asked out loud.
"I don't know but you were never there for her as far as I know", Faith said.
"Wait a minute why do you know so much about Miranda and why does she want you all not to be born?" Sidney asked curiously.
Faith blushed as she said", When I was about 14 or 15 I dated Miranda for a short time but she was so possessive that we broke up and then I started to date Bay and then when I married him. Miranda got insanely jealous and vowed that she would ruin our futures by going back in time and we didn't know if she was serious. So, we soon forgot about her but then things from our time began to change. Bay would disappear or forget who I was or I would forget who I was so we traveled back in time to see what happened. I guess Miranda was being serious".
"So, she doesn't want to kill you all just Bay so she can still have you", Belle stated.
"Sorry to say but yes this is all my fault", Faith said sadly.
"No it isn't Faith and don't you ever think that. Miranda was always a bit disturbed and me loving you makes no difference if this didn't make her mad something else would of", Bay stated.
"It is my fault if I was man enough to be there for her then she might have been better off", Sidney said. "I will find her mother and her and I will be a good father to her", Sidney said firmly.
"In the meantime watch baby Bay like a hawk for Miranda is tricky so we protect him and we can stop her", Faith said.
"Alright then well come on dear we will watch Bay until the morning and we will discuss more of this later", Mr. Gold said as he led his frightened wife home.
"Thanks for saving me bro", Faith told Henry.
"Anytime sis", he said as Angela and he went to bad.
Faith turned to look at Bay and asked", Bay be honest do you ever regret marrying me?"
"No darling I don't you are my best friend, my lover, my everything, I love you. Our love will be difficult but to me I wouldn't change it for the world", Bay said as he held her tight.
"I love you Bay", Faith said as she kissed him on the lips. By a darkened window a furious Miranda watched them as she balled her fists in anger. One way or another Faith will be hers again because if she couldn't have her then no one will.
Author's Note: Hope you enjoy this chapter and please review.