They all wait in the waiting room and watch as Emma paces back and forth, mumbling to herself. Snow looks at David who just shakes his head as they roll into the third hour of surgery. Hook had tried and failed at getting her to sit down. She had to figure out a way to get rid of this man. If he saw Mr. Gold they would all be screwed.
Dr. Whale walks out to them and grins, "He is alive and well. The surgery went great."
Emma smiles, feeling a little bittersweet, "That's great. Is he awake? Can I talk to him?"
Dr. Whale nods, "Yes, I waited an extra hour just in case."
Snow jumps up, "Then let's go question him."
Emma laughs, "Um, all of us?"
Snow's smile vanishes slightly, "Well, yeah. We have been doing all of this together."
Emma shakes her head, "We want this town to seem normal. I am the Sherriff and I am pretty sure it would be weird if I went in with my parents."
David grabs Snow's hand, "She is right. Let her do this alone."
Emma smiles appreciatively and heads towards Greg Mendell's room. She had searched his phone trying to find answers, but nothing important was found except he liked to take pictures of his food, which she found a little strange.
Greg sits up as she walks in, "Hi. What happened?"
Emma sits in the chair beside his bed, "You were in a horrible car accident. You got banged up pretty badly."
Greg sighs and closes his eyes for a second, "Did…did anyone else get hurt."
She shakes her head, "No, no. You were the only one in the car and on that road. I am Emma. The Sherriff. I need to ask you a couple of questions about what happened. What were you doing or what did you see that made you crash?"
He looks down, a little embarrassed, "I- I didn't see anything. I-"He hesitates for a second. Emma smiles reassuringly at him, "I was texting and I just lost control of my car. The last thing I saw was the tree before I hit it."
Emma sighs trying to hide her relief, "Thank you for being honest. I will let you off with a warning since no other damage was done. Be more careful next time."
He nods emphatically, "I will. And thank you so much."
She smiles as she is about to walk out the door, "Rest so you can get home as soon as possible."
She walks out to the waiting room and is ambushed with questions from Ruby, Snow, David, Henry, Neal, Hook, and Leroy. She holds up her hands to quiet them down, "He doesn't remember a thing. We are safe. He just needs to rest and heal and everything should be fine. Then he will go home and this whole thing can be put behind us."
There is a collective sigh as she pulls David aside, "I need you to call a town meeting for tonight. Tell everyone it is mandatory. I can't have something like this happen again."
David nods and gives her a one-armed hug, "You did well, Emma. You should get some rest too. You are looking a little tired."
Emma laughs, "It has been a long morning. Take care of things. I am going to take Henry home."
Regina runs in, "What happened? Is everything ok?"
Emma nods and explains everything that happened and Regina smiles, relieved, "I am so glad."
Emma touches her shoulder, "Do you mind taking Henry for a while? I had a fitful rest and an early morning. Maybe you can invite Neal along so you can get to know him. I figure it's only right that you know someone who might be a big part of Henry's life now."
Regina grins, "I would love that and thank you for…everything. Seriously, if it weren't for you, I don't know what I would do."
Emma yawns, "I owe you. Besides, you are part of our family." She starts to walk out and looks back, "Oh and there is a town meeting tonight. Mandatory. I would like for you to help me out in speaking to everyone. Since you are the mayor and all."
Regina nods, "No problem. We will talk more later. Go. Sleep."
Emma nods and walks out of the hospital.
Hook watches as Emma talks to David and Regina wondering if she was going to come over to him. She looked pretty worn out. He remembers a moment in Neverland after she had left. He thought about the way it had felt like his heart had been yanked out of his chest. He didn't realize until that moment how much he would regret letting her go alone.
He opens his eyes and frowns, "Where did Emma go?"
Ruby points towards the doors, "I think she left. She looked pretty tired to me."
Hook nods and heads for the door, but is stopped by Snow. She pulls him aside and sighs, "Look, I know that there is something between you and Emma."
Hook quirks an eyebrow, "I don't see how that is any of your business."
Snow shakes her head, "I am her mother. Everything that happens in her life is my business. And I don't want to see her get hurt."
Hook had forgotten that the young woman in front of him was Emma's mother. They were both the same age and it just seems laughable. Of course he should know all about not aging considering he spent most of his life in Neverland. But he wasn't a father.
He looks down at her and smiles, "I would never do anything to hurt her. I have loved her since the first second I saw her. She is what my world revolves around."
Snow looks at him with doubt, "I know men like you. They can charm a person into giving their hand away. If you do anything that makes me regret letting you leave this hospital I will take that hook and stab you in the heart with it."
Hook laughs, "Well, I do see where she gets her spirit from. You have my promise that you won't ever have to do that."
She steps aside and he goes out the door.
David walks over to his wife and raises a brow, "What was that about?"
Snow grins up at him, "Just protecting our daughter from the dangers of the world."
He frowns at that, "What do you mean? Hook seems to be watching out for her."
Snow laughs, "Dangers of the heart, Charming, are more dangerous than anything else she will ever face. And Hook has hurt her once before."
David glares at the door, "Emma isn't with Hook. He isn't any good for her. Why would you let him leave?"
Snow laughs, "She isn't the baby that we left in the wardrobe. She grew up. She makes her own decisions. All we can do is stand by and hope that everything works out for the best."
David shakes his head, "You can't honestly think that."
Snow touches his arm, "She loves him, Charming. It isn't up to us to think. We just have to be here if it goes south."
David growls, "You mean when it goes south."
Hook frowns at Emma's door before he knocks. Was she mad at him for something? Why wouldn't she come see him? And since when was he the insecure type? He needed to stop this. He was Captain Hook. A pirate to be feared by all dimensions.
Emma opens the door with tired eyes, "Hook? What are you doing here?"
Hook shrugs, "I was just making sure you were ok. You looked really tired and out of it earlier."
She grins, "I think you had a lot to do with that…considering. Why don't you lie down with me? I could use the company." She pulls him inside and closes the door. "No funny business." She yawns, "I need sleep… Not exercise."
He laughs as she pulls him upstairs. He should have known there was nothing to worry about, "I can't promise anything, love. It is hard to control myself around such beautiful women."
She pushes him on the bed and then lies down, "Well then don't wake me up."
He laughs and shakes his head, "That is one of the things that I love about you. Your sense of humor."
She smiles and pats the pillow next to her. He lies down and puts his arm around her shoulder and she snuggles closer, "Wake me up in a couple hours. We have a meeting to get to."
He frowns at her, "A meeting? For what?" He looks down at her and smiles slightly, "I guess you will tell me later."
He thinks about Neverland after she left. He was looking at the portal that had taken her away from him. He remembered the look on her face. A look of betrayal, anger, and a pain that he never wanted to cause her. He starts to drift off to sleep. His last waking thought was of her last words to him before she jumped. "I hope I never see you again. You are worse than…than him!" He hadn't known what she meant till now.
Neal was sitting at Granny's Inn when his fiancée, Tamara, walks in. He stands up and hugs her, "I didn't think you would make it."
She pulls back and grins, "Of course I did. I couldn't pass up the opportunity to meet your son."
Regina walks back in with Henry close behind. She frowns at the strange woman, "Who is this?"
Neal clears his throat nervously, "Regina, this is my fiancée, Tamara. Tamara this is Regina and Henry."
Regina raises an eyebrow, "Emma didn't mention that you were engaged."
Neal scratches the back of his neck, "She doesn't really know. It has been a hectic week and I haven't really had the chance."
Henry sits down and looks her up and down, "Hi. It is very nice to meet you." He looks over at Regina, "Maybe you should call Emma. Give her a heads up."
Regina laughs, "You sound so grown up. That is a great idea. I will be right back."
She pulls out her cell phone and dials Emma's number. It rings 3 times before someone answers…someone who wasn't Emma, "Hello?"
Regina recognizes the voice, "Hook? What are you doing with Emma's phone?"
Hook frowns, "She is sleeping and I heard it ring. I still don't understand how this thing works."
Regina shakes her head, "Well, wake her up. Neal's fiancé just got into town. I am pretty sure she will want to know."
Hook sits up, "Why would she want to know? It's not like they are together anymore. She has moved on. Why shouldn't he?"
Regina rolls her eyes, "There is no need to be jealous, Hook. It's not like she is interested in him, but they do have a history and it is better to be prepared for these things. No matter how moved on the other person is."
Hook sighs, "Fine. I will tell her when she wakes up. But she needs sleep ri-"He breaks off.
Regina hears thrashing and then an ear piercing scream, "HOOK? What was that?"
All she hears is, "Emma? Are you ok? Emma?! Wake up!"
She hangs up the phone and grabs her coat. Henry looks up, "What is going on? Mom?"
Regina reaches for the door, "I don't know. I have to get to Emma. Something is wrong with her."
Neal and Henry jump up. Neal grabs his coat, "I am going with you."
Regina shakes her head, "You stay here with my son. I will take care of Emma. Henry, stay put, ok?" Before he could answer she rushes out.
Emma was thrashing back and forth as if she were fighting someone. And in her dreams she was. Something was after her. She could feel it. She hears a voice in the distance, "We are coming for him. We will have him. There is nothing you can do to stop us."
Emma screams, "NO! You can't have him! He is my son!"
The voice seems closer, but she still can't see the source, "Don't worry, Emma. He will be better off with us. We have been watching you. You are a bad, bad person. Horrible mother. He deserves better."
Emma spins around and around, trying to find the source of the voice, "You're wrong. Please just leave us alone!"
The voice sounds in her ear, "Oh, Emma, savior of fairy tales, I will never leave you alone. Not when you have the two things I want more than anything. I will get what I want. I will always get what I want. And there is nothing you can do to stop me."
Emma sinks to her knees, "What do you want with him?"
The voice grows deeper and louder, "His heart!"
She screams.
Hook shakes her as she starts to sob. He didn't know what to do. She wouldn't wake up. He hears the door downstairs open and he hears loud footsteps on the stairs. Emma screams again.
Hook puts his hands on her face, "Emma! Wake up!"
Snow and David appear and look at Hook suspiciously. Snow yells, "What the hell is going on? What did you do?"
The door opens again and this time Regina is running up the stairs followed by Neal and Henry. They all stare at him with wide eyed accusation. He puts his hands up, "I didn't do anything. She was sleeping and then she started screaming. She is having a nightmare or something."
Suddenly a red stain appears on the front of Emma's shirt.
In the dream, Emma stands up, "Show yourself. Or are you a coward?"
She hears laughter and watches as a young boy appears out of the trees. "I am no coward, Ms. Swann. I will face you."
Emma walks towards him, "Who are you?"
He smiles, "Peter Pan. I am your worst nightmare."
Emma sneers at him, "I will kill you before you lay a hand on my son."
He throws a sword towards her, "Let's see if that is true. Call it a practice run."
She picks it up and starts swinging. They go on like that for a few minutes when he reaches out and slashed her stomach. It hurt but it wasn't deep enough to kill. He swings again and cuts her face before she can duck out of the way.
Snow gasps, "Oh, God. Her face. What is going on?"
David grabs her hand, "I don't know." He looks over at Regina, "Can't you do something?"
Regina shakes her head, "Get Rumple. He can help. All I can do is look into her dream and show you what is happening."
Neal nods, "Do it. I will call my father."
Regina grabs the mirror that is on the wall and sets it next to Emma. She concentrates and the mirror starts to ripple. They all watch as the Emma appears excellently blocking and thrusting with her sword.
Emma shouts, "You cannot have him!" and stabs forward. The figure slumps and disappears. Emma sits on a nearby rock and closes her eyes.
A voice sounds in the distance, "I get what I want. You may have wounded me here in this dream, but mine will disappear. Yours wont."
Emma looks up with hatred, "I don't care about my wounds. You can hurt me all you want. That won't stop me from killing you. Henry is my son! You will not have him!"
The voice laughs, "My plan is already in place. About to unfold. And there is nothing you can do to stop it. You should tell that to Baelfire, too. He might have been able to escape from here, but that was only so he could meet you."
Emma frowns, "How do you know all of this?"
They voice sounds louder, "We just know. We can sense it."
Emma puts her hands on her face for a second. Then looks up, "You said that I had two things that you wanted. Henry and what?"
They hear another laugh, "You don't have the second one yet, but you will. You are the savior. You have powerful blood in you. And you have created someone magical. A true believer. We aren't the only ones after him."
Emma opens her mouth to respond, but nothing comes out.
Rumpelstiltskin walks up the stairs, "You summoned me."
Neal gestures to Emma, "She isn't waking up and…and this dream she is having is causing her to bleed for real."
Gold smiles, "Ah. It seems the lost boys have found a new way to communicate." He walks over to her and waves his hand above her face.
Emma slowly wakes and looks around, "Well, this is unusual. Did I miss something?"
Snow sits beside her, "Do you remember what you were dreaming about?"
Emma rubs her eyes, "Not really. I think I was lying on the beach drinking a margarita. It was peaceful." She looks at all the concerned faces, "What? Why do you want to know about my dream anyways?"
Hook touches her arm, "You screamed and you were thrashing around like a ship in a storm." He touches her cheek and she gapes at the blood on his fingers, "Plus you are bleeding."
She sits up and winces, "What the hell? I don't understand."
Regina waves a hand over the mirror, "I will show you what we saw in your dream."
She watches in silence and with complete horror. When it ends she stands up, "Was that all of it? The whole dream."
Regina shakes her head, "No, I think we only saw the end of it. There might be something that can help you remember the rest."
Emma shakes her head and looks at the clock, "It will have to wait. We have a meeting to get to."
