Chapter 14

Davina and Grace walked into the market. "Mommy can we get chocolate today? Please!?" The little girl begged pointing to her favorite stand in the market. Davina sighed.

"Yes, just let me pay for these fabrics." Davina turned and paid the woman for the fabric she planned for a new dress for Grace. When she turned to take her daughter for a sweet treat she was nowhere to be found. She looked around panicked. She ran to the chocolate stand, she wasn't there either. "Grace! Grace!" She screamed. No one even stopped what they were doing. She ran from stand to stand asking about her daughter, no one had seen her, and until she came to a merchant she had never seen before. She was an old woman with warts and a lazy eye.

"I saw your girl I think. She looked asleep when a woman carried her away. I assumed it was her mother." She cackled out. "But she looked sick, and I assumed she was heading home."

"Why do you assume that?" Davina asked out of breath.

"She had a green tint to her skin, like she was nauseated.

Davina's blood turned cold. "No." She whispered. She ran back to her cottage and found the place door open. "Jefferson! Jefferson!" She yelled. When she came through the door the place had been trashed. She saw near the fire a floating Emerald. Davina walked over to it and touched it. She heard a voice she was certain she would never hear again.

"Hello Davina. I'm sure you are very worried about your dear family. Well you should be. I have them of course." Davina's eyes were wide hearing Elphaba's voice. "But my pretty, don't fret, they won't suffer… much." The emerald disappeared and Elphaba's voice was gone. Davina dropped to the floor and tried to breathe. She couldn't, the air wouldn't fill her lungs. She sat there for a few seconds wondering what to do. "Rumpelstilskin." She whispered and looked up. Within seconds she found herself in a vast castle she knew so well.

"You rang dearie?" Rumpelstilskin was right behind her.

It took her a second to compose herself. "They're gone."

"Who dearie?" He laughed a little.

"You know who Rumple." She glared. "Help me." She begged.

"Now why would I get involved in something like that?"

"Because we have known each other for a very long time." She stated quietly.

"Yet I received no invitation to your wedding, now did I?" He said, not hurt but just stated the fact. "Sorry dearie, but you are on your own." He disappeared and left her alone in his castle. She was stunned. Out of all the people she knew, he was the one she knew could help her.

"No very helpful is he?" Regina's voice filled the air. Davina whirled around and was face to face with the evil queen.

"Regina, did you have something to do with this?!'' Davina screamed.

"Why my dear Davina." She paused. "But of course." She smirked.

"Let my family go, or so help me….!" She threatened.

"You'll what? Sew me a horrible dress?" Regina laughed. "You don't have your powers anymore, remember dear." She smirked again.

"What do you want Regina?" She sighed defeated.

"I want you gone."

"Excuse me?"

"Disappear." Regina said. "I want you to leave your family and never return."

"Why?"

"I have my reasons, but mostly, if I can't have my happy ending, why should you get yours?" She laughed. Davina stared at her stunned. "Fake your death and disappear Davi, or your family dies."

"Why not just kill me?" Davina asked.

"Where is the fun in that?" Regina smiled. "Now Elphaba is waiting for you. Fake your death in front of them and they can live."

"Please Regina, have a heart." Davina's eyes started to water. "Don't make my daughter witness it. Jefferson can handle it, but Grace…" A tear fell. "She's only four." She pleaded.

"Very well, you will fake your death in front of Jefferson." Regina turned to leave.

"Where am I supposed to go Regina?"

"I really don't care." And with that she was gone.

Break

He felt the hot sun on his face. He opened his eyes and noticed he was on a beach. He looked out at the ocean when he saw a splash. "You're really not going to come swimming?" He heard a familiar voice. He looked closer and saw his savior, his Emma. She started towards him. He was shocked by what he saw. She was dressed in what he could only describe as undergarments, even though they were a bright red. He got up quickly took off his jacket and covered her, she laughed. "Seriously? No one else is here."

He gave her a disappointing look. "How do you know?"

She leaned into him, her lips brushing against his ear. "Because I know something you don't." He shivered and waited for her to continue. "This is a dream Killian."

He paused and sat down on the sand disappointed. He looked at her; she was already lying down on a large blanket he hadn't noticed before. She pulled him down next to her and cuddled into his arms. "Why does this have to be a dream? Will this ever be real?"

She giggled. "Yes, you know I'm coming for you." She said lazily as she drifted off in his arms. He smiled a sad smile and drifted off as well. But he was jolted awake by someone screaming.

"KILLIAN KILLIAN wake up!" It took him a second to get his bearings, he was looking at her. She was wet and out of breath but it was her. She had cut his restraints so he cupped her face with his right hand to make sure she was real. Then he heard a voice he hadn't heard in a very long time.

"Emma, we have company!" He looked and saw Davina looking directing into a wall of water.

"Well well well. What have we hear? The infamous Captain Hook, the savior, and oh yes Davi Jones. It's been a long time Davi." A booming voice came from the water.

"Not long enough apparently!" Davina yelled. She looked back at the pair holding each other and smiled. She looked back at the wall of water. "Leave us be Ursula. Whatever you want with her, you won't succeed."

A loud cackle came from the wall. "You think this has to do with a simple love crossed blond? No Davi this goes back deeper than a savior and her drunken pirate!"

"What is it you want so bad, that you were willing to kidnap her True Love then?"

"You still don't get it you poor fool! I didn't kidnap him because he is Her True Love; I took him because he is YOUR Brother!"

Davina lowered her sword and stared at the wall. She weighed her options. "Ok, if I come willingly you have to promise they can leave unharmed and that you will NEVER harm them again." Davina said quietly. There was silence then the wall disappeared and Ursula's true form appeared.

"Very well." She smirked. Emma ran forward and shook Davina.

"There has to be another way. We aren't leaving you here. "Killian walked slowly to her side and looked at Davina. He didn't say anything at first, only stared. Emma looked between them as there stared at each other. "Killian you can't seriously want to leave her here! I know you guys have history but…"

"No Miss Swan, you're wrong he does want to leave me here. He has you now, that's all he needs." She said with a sad smile. She turned to Killian. "I need you to do something for me." He didn't answer, nodded. She lowered her voice to a whisper. "I need you to protect someone. Her name is Grace. Find her, protect her." He nodded again. Emma put the pieces together, but before she could say anything Davina waved her hand and they were gone, back on the Jolly Roger that was waiting above the surface. She looked at Ursula. "Right. Where were we?"