Previously –
Belle fishes her keys out of her purse to unlock the door to the library when she notices a little girl stood in the middle of the road. Walking closer to the small child she sees she is clutching a stuffed monkey, she can't be more than 4 years old.
"Hi there sweetheart, what's your name?"
The toddler looks up at Belle in confusion "Maisie" she smiles "This is monkey" she grins holding out the stuffed monkey proudly.
"Well hello Maisie, and monkey" she laughs "My name is…"
"Belle"
"You know my name?" Belle asks dumbfounded
"Yes silly, I saw you yesterday"
"Auntie Em" Emma looks down just in time to see a small brunette run into her legs, arms wrapping tightly around them. Emma looks up at Belle in confusion but the other woman just shrugs her shoulders. "Okay what was that? ... Auntie Em?" she asks, green eyes widening
"Why does she have Roland's monkey?" Mary Margaret asks in confusion as Emma looks up at her, confusion masking her features.
"What?" she asks coming to stand next to her mother
"The stuffed monkey, when we were in the enchanted forest last year a flying monkey came after Roland and Regina turned it into a stuffed monkey… that stuffed monkey"
"Are you sure?" Emma asks, her green eyes raking over the tiny brunette before something clicks, the deep brown eyes, Auntie Em, seeming quite advanced for a 3 year old. Eyes widening at the realization of who this child belongs to. She lets out a gasp turning back to Mary Margaret "She's Regina's"
Chapter 2
"We can't be sure" Mary Margaret comments but looking at the small child she is pretty certain who her mother is
"Mom are you serious? Look at her, aside from hair color she is basically a miniature Regina, I can't believe I didn't see it earlier"
At that moment Henry walks through the door, dumping his school bag by his shoes. He walks over to his mom and grandma to see what they're looking at. He sees a little girl curled up on the couch under his blanket, smiling softly "Who is that?" he whispers
Emma and Mary Margaret jump having not heard him come in "Hey kid"
"She's cute who… hey does Roland know you have his monkey?"
Ignoring the monkey comment Emma and Mary Margaret lead Henry over to the kitchen. He hops up onto the stool and looks at them expectantly.
"We think, well we're pretty sure that she's... well... your sister" Emma sighs eyeing her son carefully
"What?" Henry gapes
"I'll make some hot chocolate" Mary Margaret shuffles around the kitchen whilst Emma sits on the stool, she looks up to Henry looking up at her, eyes wide and curious.
"Okay well we think she's from the future, well no scratch that she is, apparently she saw me and Belle and probably others yesterday, which we…" she gestures between herself, Henry and Mary Margaret "… know didn't happen and she called me Auntie Em"
"Auntie Em?" Henry grins
"Listen kid we can't be 100% sure until she wakes up from her nap and we can ask her more… wait how come you're not at school?" Emma asks
"Half day remember? Teacher conference" Henry shrugs taking a hot chocolate from Mary Margaret
"Where's Regina today?" Mary Margaret asks warming her hands with her own mug of hot chocolate
"At her office, I went there before I came here, she's practically buried under paperwork" Henry sighs
"Maybe we should call her" Mary Margaret shrugs looking over to the sleeping girl with a smile on her face
"And say what? Hey we have your daughter from the future asleep on our couch?" Emma smirks raising an eyebrow at the brunette
As Henry heads upstairs to change out of his school uniform a piercing cry from Neal startles Emma and Mary Margaret, also awakening the small brunette who also lets out a small cry at the sudden awakening. Mary Margaret heads towards Neal's crib as Emma hears a sniffle and a small voice call out.
"Mama?" Emma hurries over to the couch, kneeling down to brush the brown locks out of her eyes
"Hey Maiz, it's Emma" brown eyes meet green and she sees the girl visibly relax. Sitting down on the couch she pulls Maisie into her lap.
"Where's mommy?" she asks leaning back against Emma's chest
"She's working kid, you don't mind hanging out with me a bit longer do you?" Maisie goes to answer when Mary Margaret walks back into the room holding baby Neal
"Aunt Snow" she exclaims, sliding off Emma's lap and running over to the two. Mary Margaret looks over to Emma with a beaming smile before addressing the tiny brunette.
"Hi Maisie"
"Who's that?" Maisie stands on her tip toes in effort to see the now quiet baby, Mary Margaret looks over to Emma eyes wide.
Emma clears her throat "Uh, that's Neal"
Maisie turns to look back towards the couch "Silly Emma, Neal isn't a baby"
"Who isn't a baby?" Henry asks coming down the stairs having only heard the end of the conversation
Maisie looks up with a beaming smile recognizing the voice, her smile soon faltering as her eyes land on Henry. "Henry why you smaller?" Maisie looks over to Emma who can see the little girl is getting upset
"Hey, c'mere" Emma calls softly standing up as Maisie comes running over to her. Taking her hand, she leads her over to the table, lifting her up to sit on one of the chairs before taking a seat next to her. "I know this must seem confusing but I need you to be brave can you do that?" she asks receiving a nod from the tearful girl. Mary Margaret and Henry join them at the table, Neal safely back in his crib.
"What's the last thing you remember? Before seeing Belle this morning?"
"Bedtime, Henry was telling me a bedtime story" Maisie grins up at her brother
"Maiz do you have magic?" he asks watching her nod enthusiastically
"Maisie we think that you have somehow time traveled back to the past, do you know what that means?" Mary Margaret asks
Maisie's eyes widen in surprise "I gone back in time? I haven't been born yet?"
"No you haven't" she smiles softly watching the girl's eyebrows furrow in confusion
"How old is Neal?" Emma asks distracting the girl whilst trying to decipher a time line
"4, his birthday party was yesterday and we had chocolate cake" she grins causing them to laugh
"What's your full name?" Mary Margaret asks smiling
"Like mine is Henry Daniel Mills" Henry smiles noticing the confused look on her face
"Maisie Margaret Locksley"
Hey sorry I know this is short but it was getting so long and I needed to post so next chapter will be longer and will have Regina, Robin and Roland.