Snow and Charming for once didn't know what to do, they just saw their daughter get kidnapped by people she tried to warn them about, and they didn't believe her. Thinking that she was a jealous ex girlfriend, who still had feelings for Neal.

Snow started thinking, I wasn't there for her when she needed me for once, I had a job as a mother to Emma and this was just another test I had failed. I should have noticed that she was more quiet withdrawn, and not her normal Emma self. I remember just yesterday when she tried to tell me that Tamara was the she August was trying to warn us about. We had our first moment, she came to me to talk to express her feelings and I just hurried out the door not even bothering myself with her. What kind of mother am I, my mother would have been there for me and always told me to hold goodness in my heart, and that's what Emma's ever done, even though she went through so much growing up with I can't even imagine what it's too horrible.

They pulled up to the apartment from hours and hours of searching for Emma, the only reason why they went home was because we came up empty, but we wouldn't give up on searching. We searched all over town banging and knocking on doors and came up clean as if they disappeared from storybrooke all together, but we know they didn't because Gold said they were still in town but couldn't see anything else.

They stayed in the car for a few minutes in silence. "Snow" Charming said trying to talk "Don't David not now" she sighed looking out the window looking defeated.

"The one time, the one time she needed me and wanted to talk, I just sent her away not even believing her in any way. Just like when I was framed only this time it was worse I knew I was her mother and done it anyway. And now she is I don't even know where with those two horrible people doing god knows what to her and it's all my fault" she looked to him with full-blown tears in her eyes all ready crying.

"Snow you couldn't have known no one would have known or even suspected.."

"But she did and tried to tell us and we weren't listening" snow said reflecting back. They got out of the car and headed for the stairs.

Charming started up again" I should have seen it to snow, the way she looked at us after we didn't believe her, she looked betrayed and lost again. And I feel as if I let her down and just let her go" They opened the door to the loft, it was dead silent and eerie quiet you can hear a pin drop. The walls looked sad as if something was missing, light and happiness, no emma.

They put there coats on the rack and took off their shoes and placed them on the mat. Snow went into the kitchen to make hot coca by force of habit, but stopped herself it wasn't the same without Emma no matter how much cinnamon. She wanted to be near her daughter, she went up the stairs to the spare bedroom. Before she knew it she was at the door she stopped her self and stood there, she heard charming follow her up the stairs. She reached for the handle with shaky hands, her eyes threatening to release tears charming put his hand on her shoulder and she opened the door.

It slowly went open not even making a sound, they looked around the room silently hoping Emma was just on her bed sleeping or writing in her journal. She wasn't which made snow and charming finally cry. They finally walked in, charming went over to Emma's desk Emma still had all her stuff out everywhere her black rimmed glasses lie on top of a folder of some sort which had Emma's name on it. Emma had also had out her journal to an open page. "Charming"

David has caught his daughter writing in it from time to time, he picked up the glasses, folder, and journal in his hands and brought it over to his wife.

Snow went to Emma bed side, on it was a photo of them all together which was taken after they got back from the Enchanted forest at the welcome home party. Emma was in the middle of her parents they were huddled together in the shot, their first family photo ever. Emma looked so happy to be with them she was hesitant to take the photo but henry talked her into it. Once she was in between her parents the little girl came out of her and smiled genuinely for the first time in years, she had found her parents. Snow noticed that it looks as if someone picks it up every night to look at it, because the frame looks worn out, but new. She cries more when she sees the photo knowing Emma puts it next her bed side, she sits on Emma's bed she notices something sticking out from under her pillow.

She reached under it and felt the softest fabric in the world she knew exactly what it was the moment that she touched it. "Charming" David came over to her and sat next to her. Snow pulled the blanket from its hiding place, David recognized it right away which made him silently cry. "She still sleeps with her blanket, after all these years, a piece of us" she said to him through tears. "I found her journal open, she must have written something before she went to the inn" David said holding up the journal , he didn't want to say 'before it happened' it would have made her cry even more. He began to read...

Dear who this may concern,

The other day my protector August kinda died, I wanted to cry so much he was the brother I never had always watching over me over the years believing me in everything I did. After he was turned back into Pinocchio I was kinda happy for him, but thought will I ever get that a childhood or at least happy ending. I went to Gold to ask him if he could tell me, because people say he can see the future. When I left his shop I felt more alone than ever and got more than I bargained for, he told me since I was the product of true-love I don't and cannot have a true love can you believe that, just when I thought my life couldn't get any more worse it does but it didn't stop there. He saw everything about me, The Savior, who the hell chose me for this job must have something big against me, is there a fucking universal rule that Emma Swan aka The Savior not supposed to be happy once in her life, because they seem to make it out that way. Everything bad in my life has always happened because of this stupid ass curse and My duty. I wanted to tell my parents for days, of what was going to take place, what I have to do, to say goodbye I guess, but not even for one minute do they want to talk to me, they have been all over the place. I tried talking to Mary today but, she just left in quick hurry to somewhere I don't even know with David. I didn't even get to say good-bye to them, or even my precious son the only family I have that loves me for me. They said they wanted to talk, I needed time, they needed time , but then it didn't matter I needed to tell them. When they took me to the bean fields, it just reminded me of every time a foster family took me in, an empty promise of a home. When they said my happy ending, I wanted nothing more to go, I started thinking what it could have been to have a real family and a real Home. As a little girl I would lay awake at night day dreaming that one day that my parents would show up at the orphanage with open arms hugging me, and take me home to a big nice house with a white picket fence, damn I didn't care if the place looked like shit or if there wasn't one as long as I had my mommy and Daddy I would be home. Before when I was about to leave Gold shop he said something to me, about the future. "Death is my Gift" he said to me, I asked him what it meant and he said he didn't know, all I know is death is not a gift it's a pain. Now that I think about it what is better knowing or not knowing the future, I wish I didn't know what was coming, it would make it a lot easier, to be surprised.

Sincerely,

Emma Swan

Snow stared at David wide eyes as he finished reading, how could I have not seen it my daughter was trying to tell us something bigger than Tamara, about her and we ignored her. What did 'Death is your Gift' mean. We sat there for what felt like hours, charming held me as I cried my eyes out and so did he, he held nothing in, We fell asleep shortly in each others arms on our daughters bed.

David was in a dream he knew, he saw snow across from him. "Snow, where are we" he asked as he approached her. "Charming how is it possible we are in the same dream'' she asked worried.

"where are we" she took his hand in her hers as she looked around where they were

"In a hallway.." he started

"ssh do you hear that, its people talking" they walked down the hallway toward the noise. They peeked into the room and saw Greg and Tamara talking while fixing some machine with wires. They got up and walked out the door toward snow and David, Greg wheeled the machine right through Davids body and kept walking as if nothing happened. "David they can't see us, I think we are in a memory" snow told him she pointed where Greg and Tamara pushed the machine.

They followed them into a room with surgical light on the ceiling shining onto someone, as they got closer they saw blonde hair, they ran toward the table. Snow ran to her daughter's side tried to undo the restraints and hold Emma's hand, but it was no use her hand went right through it, she wanted to comfort and touch her daughter tell her she was here and she was going to be all right, get her away from these bad people rescue her for once. David did the same thing, he saw snows hand go through Emma's as if they were ghost's and stopped, then Greg went up to Emma. They both knew one thing they couldn't even do anything but watch.

Started slapping Emma's face to wake her up, Emma opened her eyes a little and saw it was Greg Mendel. Charming was growling wanting to beat the crap out of this guy for touching his daughter, but knew it wouldn't change anything.

"Why" she whispered he hushed her and grinned " Because we are ordered to Savior of the Realms" he was looking to get a reaction out of her and he did she raised her eyebrows. "I don't know wha.."

"Oh we know everything about you Savior" she provoked.

"We have tracked you for years Emma, but apparently you moved to much and knew how to cover your tracks very well" Tamara said coming into the room looking pleased. She looked Emma up and down checking the wires to make sure they were on perfectly, "We know, well knew about the Enchanted Forest for a while" the evil she bitch said smugly and then continued. Snow and David just stood astounded, they have been tracking Emma,good thing Emma was good hiding. Snow eyed Tamara wondering what the wire were for.

"Twenty-eight years ago, the government picked a strange signal off the coast of Maine, back then they thought it as satellite interference, but it was you and the curse coming into our world" she said very angry and threating to Emma.

"I am not speaking to you, Tamara if that's your real name at all" Emma said to her defiantly. "You know what since you are going to die anyway might as well tell you what we are going to do, since you will be out of the picture" Emma paled very quickly but tried hard not to show it. "What" her parents both said but no one heard them but themselves and looked at Emma worriedly.

"See this machine Emma, it was designed to suck the magic out of magical creatures ever known, since you have so much of it you have to be drained constantly almost like a battery, so far its prototype worked perfectly on your puppet friend Pinocchio" Tamara said gesturing to the big box on wheels all hooked up to Emma. When Emma heard about August she burst into tears lashing out " I knew you were behind that, You killed my Protector" Tamara was grinning wider than can be Emma saw that and stopped. Snow heard her loud and clear, Emma was right all along about Tamara.

Tamara looked over to Greg who was by the machine setting it up, Greg smiled as well. " After this is all over you and your town will be gone and everyone will die at the hand of your magic including your parents, but before we can do the extracting we need to collect data on you" Tamara explained, Emma shook her head not believing it. Her parents just stood there shocked.

"What do you mean destroyed, what kind of data" Emma asked anxiously she wanted to know to try to save them. "With the magic we suck out of you from your emotions, we will open a sort of opening like a black hole which will expand over time then consume the town and everyone you love will die" Tamara told her with sinister look in her eye which would give even Gold the creeps. "And for the data, lets just say it will be very painful and take about a week, we need it to bring back to the home office when we are done" Greg added. "NO" They screamed they knew something like this would happen, just like Leroy said when Greg crashed into town, they need to find Emma fast.

"See the thing is Emma, you're not going to leave here anytime soon so get comfortable,and just sleep into nothing" Greg said as he pushed Emma's head down on the table. "YOU ARE NOT GOING TO GET AWAY WITH THIS, MARY MARGARET AND DAVID WILL STOP YOU IF I CAN'T, GOOD WILL ALWAYS WIN I KNOW THAT NOW" Emma yelled at them while struggling as they walked into the adjacent room with see through glass. Greg flipped on the microphone " What the parents who didn't even believe you, they probably aren't even searching for you, who could love poor broken orphan Emma Swan". "I don't care if they love me or not all, but i know for a fact that I will always love them" Emma said in tears. Snow and David were crying too, even though they didn't believe her she loved them more than anything and believed in them with all her heart.

"Aww too bad they won't even hear you" She motioned to Greg as if to ask if it was ready." Yes, we are" They screamed.

"Good-Night Emma Swan" and she flipped the machine on.

"NOOOOO" Snow reached for Emma and Charming dove after Greg and Tamara but, it did nothing to prevent it from happening. Emma shook and convulsed on the table, in immense pain. Snow couldn't tear her eyes away as she saw her daughter get the life sucked out of her. Snow and David ran over their daughter to be with her they reached for her hands and gripped them finally touching her, in a flash they saw everything emma was.

"True love must be protected at all cost dearie"

"Have faith in me"

"Miss. Swan"

"Emma, Don't Emma me"

"Were a family and I can't help see you're not happy about that"

"BACK AWAY FROM MY DAUGHTER"

"I'm not used to someone putting me first" "Get used to it"

"Operation Cobra"

"Tallahassee, Tallahassee it is, is this really what you want, no what I really want is you"

"It's my heart Emma, I need to find it"

"I remember, Thank you"

"I stole a Stolen Car"

"Your Father's sword"

"Emma that wall of yours, it may keep out pain, but also ay keep out love"

"Neal Cassidy,Yeah I'm not telling you my name you may be a pervert, I may be a pervert but you're definitely a car thief, Emma, Swan, good name"

"Death is Your Gift, Accept it dearie .A war is coming and you best be ready, your our Hope for a happy ending"

Everyone watched as a bright beam shot through out the sky into the darkness of the sky of once cursed town making it bright bringing thunder clouds and heavy rain down and then stopped all at once retreating where it came from. Emma. Snow and Charming were ripped from Emma's hands waking up.

"EMMA!" They screamed awake, they knew where she was and they were going to rescue their princess. Her family was going to bring her home.