They all stared at the little blonde girl, who had just revealed that she was Emma. The Emma that went missing since they arrived in Neverland, some how she was the same Emma they had lost.
The little girl stared at them annoyed not knowing that the people who were holding her in place in front of her were her birth parent's. Emma huffed out a sigh waiting for them to stop staring and say something, she wondered why her name had such an effect on them.
Emma knew she had to get back to the hideout or Tinkerbell would be worried, then she crossed out that idea knowing that Tinkerbell was probably already worrying.
"Why did you chase me...can you let me go?" Emma whispered to Mary Margaret and everyone else, who was gazing at her. Her words seemed to break everyone's thoughts as she soon heard a reply from the other man in black clothing dressed like a pirate with a Hook for a hand.
"Well that depends, were looking for someone named Tinkerbell. Me and her are old acquaintance's and we request her help"
"Why didn't you just ask me in the first place, you didn't need to catch me. Of course...I can take you straight there, its nearby" Emma shook her head, as she put on a friendly smile. David and Mary Margaret were a little reluctant to let her go, but eventually did after Regina and Hook pried their arms away from the little confused girl trying not to give Mary Margaret and David an annoyed look.
Emma took lead of the group after they had packed up their camp and thing's to journey to the hideout following Emma as she navigated through the forest trying to find the hideout. Mary Margaret and David stayed very close to their little girl making Emma eye them curiously, trying t keep a certain amount of distance between her and the group.
Emma stole glances on the trip towards Mary Margaret, she was the only one who she was introduced to. Emma knew this woman would never harm her in any way, it was like a gut feeling she couldn't explain.
They soon reached a narrow passage between two tree's in the forest, Emma started to run towards it with an increasing smile. They all ran after her going between the two tree's, once they came through on the other side. They all found themselves in a massive clearing where in one part snow was slowly raining down beautifully with a small frozen lake and the rest was all sunshine, trees and forest. They saw a massive tree and high up in tree's was a big wooden platform that contained hut's.
As they looked around the clearing, Emma said nothing to them only grinning their way at their expressions remembering the other day she reacted the same way, she went to the middle of the clearing and did one thing.
She whistled very loudly spreading through out the clearing getting the attention of everyone and everything. Soon the group heard one pair of footstep, sounding as if someone was running above.
Then a boy wearing an old cap a person would find in London, England appeared at the top of the huge platform that supported the huts in the tree's high up leaning on the wooden railing catching sight of Emma.
They saw the boy instantly smiled brightly before shouting gleefully "EMMA'S BACK!" and ran over to a bell ringing it loudly getting the attention of all the lost boys. This brought more sounds and feet stomping on wood above, they instantly saw boys running around climbing down ladders, swinging down on rope to the clearing floor in different ways. They were all were laughing, cheering, crowing, doing tricks such as cartwheels and flips of all sorts.
Most of the boys surrounded Emma in a circle with smiles on their faces, they all patted her on the shoulder welcoming her back showing they all missed her. Mary Margaret, David, and Regina stayed in the clearing while Hook walked off towards the tree hideout that he knew Tinkerbell lived in. Hook went in and spoke to the fairy explaining everything that has happened, and she easily agreed to help with a smile.
Emma was smiling again at the boys around her, she was so happy that they cared about her and hadn't forgotten her. The boys noticed the adults after greeting Emma back, most took out weapons at the sight of them such as swords in defense positions thinking these grown ups worked for Pan. Most of the boys moved Emma behind the whole group protecting their sister, from the grown up knowing grown ups usually brought death and trouble.
Mary Margaret, David and Regina took caution as the boys took out weapons upon seeing them, they all stood ready in case they struck.
When the boys were about to approach the grown ups, Tinkerbell flew out of the hideout to see the lost boys with their weapons out, she noticed Mary Margaret, David, and Regina of which Hook told her about.
She flew over to the group of adult's with Hook following behind on foot, he stood with his companions.
Tinkerbell grew big and put away her wings, she put her hands up in front of the boys speaking with a polite smile. "Lost boys it's alright, they do not work with Pan. They request our help, so show them your manners and kindness"
One of the big lost boys named 'Laughs' shouted out playfully "What manners?" causing every one of the boys to laugh including Emma. Then one of the little lost boys spoke out "Who are they Tink?"
"This is Mary Margaret, David, Regina, and Hook. Say hello"
Every child put away their weapons, and put on smiles before shouting as a group cheerfully "Hello" some of them even waved smiling at them, other's took off their hats and bowed to them. Emma started to slowly walk away from the group and hide in the hideout tree trying to stay out of Tinkerbell's sight not wanting the fairy to hate her now and hurt her like all other people who looked out for her in the past had done.
David and Mary Margaret noticed Tinkerbell looking for someone through out the crowd of lost boys, they soon noticed who she was looking for searching for the same girl. They all noticed to have not seen her, until Tinkerbell shouted out "Emma!, there you are" they followed the fairy's gaze to see Emma trying to sneak off away from the group.
They watched curiously as the Fairy flew towards Emma who was frozen to the spot, the fairy surprised her by bringing Emma into a hug. Emma flinched at being hugged, she thought she was going to get it hit. Emma didn't hug back but she did accept the hug.
Emma was shocked that Tinkerbell cared so much about her, the fairy sparked up with concern. "What happened, Hook told me that they found you in the forest" the fairy checked every inch of Emma she could in search of a non- existent injury, she soon stopped noticing she was fine.
Emma stood in front of Tinkerbell as the fairy had her hands on Emma's arms, Emma bowed her head in shame thinking Tinkerbell would be disappointed and mad, she muttered quietly "I got lost"Emma waited for the hand to strike her, but it never came.
"It happens to everyone...the main thing is that I am not mad nor will I ever be, I was just so worried the Lost Ones or Pan had gotten you but now you are safe and home again...now what do you want to do today?"
"I miss ice skating, one time a foster family took me ice skating because they couldn't leave at their house because the cat lady down the block who watched me got sick so they took me with them. It was amazing, the whole time I skated I felt like I was flying"
"Then you shall do as such, we have ice skates here. The lost boys will show where they are..." Emma began to run towards the lake and the boys who were grinning at her knowing she was now joining them. Tinkerbell looked sadly at Mary Margaret and David as they watched a happy Emma run over to the boys, she knew what she had to do.
"Emma" Tinkerbell called out to the little blonde smiling girl, Emma stopped and spun around confused, still smiling. "Yeah, Tink?"
Tinkerbell smiled at the girl then looked to Mary Margaret and David "Why don't you take Mary Margaret and David with you" Emma quickly looked to the couple who seemed to look surprised and happy at the same time.
Emma ran over to Mary Margaret and David quickly and took Mary Margaret's hand with a smile whose hand was connected to David's dragging them both cutely towards the frozen lake and boys.
Regina and Hook stood there with Tinkerbell, she then gestured them both to the tree hideout to discuss thing with them while the small family rekindled with each other.
Mary Margaret and David smiled at Emma the whole time, they reached the lake where the giggling smiling boys were. They had given them all figure skates to use, they sat on a fallen log near the lake to put them on.
Emma had put her's on but stopped knowing she wouldn't be able to tie the laces because when she went to that place with her foster family a man who worked there did it for her.
Mary Margaret and David had finished putting on their skates, they both saw Emma's skates weren't tied. David stood up and kneeled in front of Emma with a friendly smile, he knew this was his chance for Emma to get to know him.
David looked Emma in the eyes while speaking "Hey, I thought you wanted to ice skate Princess" Emma looked to him shyly and sad thinking that she wouldn't be able to ice skate because her laces weren't tied.
Emma whispered out sighing "Can't, I don't know how to tie the laces" Emma looked out at the boys skating on the ice smiling at her waiting for her.
David didn't even hold his breath before he started tying the laces, Emma's eyes shot to her feet then to David she finally spilled a smile towards him. David's face melted and brighten at the same time at that smile his daughter was giving him.
As soon as he was done, Emma quickly stood up excited to ice skate. Emma raced to the lake and started to skate, she looked so happy grinning genuinely excited. Mary Margaret and David stood in their skates at the edge of the frozen lake watching her skate they were both smiling at their daughter, seeing her as a child was something thing they never thought they would see ever. Now it was most definitely possible, they stared at each other smiling knowing they were thinking the same thing.
They felt a tugging on each of their hands and looked to see a smiling red-cheeked Emma pulling them onto the ice, they let her happily.
They went onto the ice together, David and Mary Margaret split from each to her for a second putting Emma between them so they could skate together. Emma held both of their hands happily smiling, they skated together for a while until they let go.
David had some trouble skating as he lost his balance trying not to fall, he saw Emma and Mary Margaret giggling at him. David made sure he was stable before skating over to Emma and scooping her up as she giggled at him, he held her at his side with one arm giggling up a storm.
David soon put her down as she smiled at him with rosy cheeks from the cold, David got distracted looking at his daughter he lost his balance once more. Emma giggled and laughed at him, Mary Margaret came up behind Emma and wrapped her in her arms smiling at David.
Emma felt so warm in this woman's arms like she was meant to be there, she felt safe and the happiest she felt in a long time. Emma watched David stumble on the ice trying to get up off the ground, she couldn't help herself she started laughing.
David soon fell to the ice on his bottom, but he didn't care. David watched the two,David started to laugh along with his girls.
"You think this funny, huh" Emma just nodded at him smiling cutely, David smiled even more at her thinking of doing something. "Oh Yeah, yeah" David got up from the ice quickly to get Emma, Emma giggled noticed what he planed to do. Emma skated away laughing and giggling the whole time, David cashed her playing with her with Mary Margaret by his side. They chased her around for a while until they finally caught up to her, David scooped her up from the ice into his arms tickling her.
Emma moved in David's arms getting tickled making her raise her voice with giggles, Mary Margaret soon joined David in the tickle fest.
The lost boys who had been watching and who were on the ice started laughing at the three full of giggles.
Emma hasn't felt like this since she was with her first foster family who raised her until she was three, she liked these people very much.
David held Emma in his arms and soon after seeing the little girl shaking, they went towards the log to take off their skates but Emma was falling asleep from the cold and for the fact that it was turning quickly into night. David placed her so she was leaning against him sitting down, Mary Margaret would glance at her little girl as she took of her skates as did David.
They haven't taken off Emma's skates trying not to stir her, she looked so peaceful in her sleep. They deemed her too adorable to wake up, David picked a sleeping Emma up once more bringing her into the warm tree hideout where a fire was going and so she could sleep.
David carried Emma in the tree entrance, Regina, Hook, and Tinkerbell were in there talking. Emma didn't mind being carried, in fact she snuggled into David bringing to near tears of joy.
The three noticed the small family come in, all of their faces softened when they saw an adorable sleeping Emma. Tinkerbell quickly stood up to help them, she gestured them to Emma's bed where she had slept the other night.
Tinkerbell soon went to continue speaking with Regina and Hook after receiving looks from the parents that they had everything covered.
David carefully placed her on the platform bed where Tinkerbell had led them, as soon as they laid her down they started to finally take of the figure skates. Emma stirred a bit but not enough to awaken, Mary Margaret and David smiled softly at her. Mary Margaret then took one of the blankets on the bed and covered Emma, tucking her in so she was warm.
David went over to where Hook brought in their stuff and found Mary Margaret's back pack which contained someone's baby blanket. He brought it over to Mary Margaret who smiled at it before putting it close to Emma's shoulder next to her.
In the next seconds, almost as if sensing it was there Emma turned into the blanket clinging on to it not letting go. Mary Margaret soon sat down in the wooden chair next to Emma's bed and watched her little girl sleep, while David went to join the conversation.
Mary Margaret couldn't help not touching her daughter, she started to move Emma's hair so it was not in her face and started to tread her fingers through it making Emma smile and lean into her touch in her sleep.
David would glance over from time to time to check on Emma, as if to make sure she was still there and safe with them.
Mary Margaret stared at her little girl sadly knowing that her little girl might not know she is her mama, but she knew for a fact that was all going to change because she is never ever leaving her baby girl again. Mary Margaret fell asleep in the wooden chair not caring if she would wake up uncomfortable, she needed to be close to her Emma and make sure she is never taken from her again.
Just outside the hidden hideout, lost one's stared in on something that didn't appear to be there. Peter watched and waited for an opportunity for his lost girl to come out, just long enough for him to take her.
And if she didn't come out soon, then he was coming in with his lost boys and take her himself.
Peter Pan stayed in the shadow's after dismissing the lost boys back to their lair, he stayed up in a tree high up watching for his precious lost girl to appear and for her to join his collection of the lost with Henry.
He will have his lost girl, and he will kill anyone who stands in his way...