We Are Both
Gwen, Tamera and Fallon sat in the living room of The Sorcerer's Apprentice. They watched as he poured them some tea, "What did you mean you were waiting for us?" asked Fallon.
The Apprentice lightly chuckled, "Well… It wasn't exactly me that was waiting for you," He opened up a large jewelry box that was sitting on the coffee table. Inside were three large jewels. A yellow one shaped like the sun, a blue one shaped like a crescent moon, and a red one shaped like a heart.
The three women were shocked, "The Enchanted Jewels," said Gwen, as they reached for their jewels and took them out of the box.
"How did you end up with them?" asked Tamera.
"When I was caught up in the Dark Curse, I was able to manipulate it slightly," said The Apprentice, "I had the Enchanted Jewels return to me for safe keeping until the curse was broken. When the Dark One brought magic to this land, it reactivated the Jewels and they started to regain their strength. When they were ready, they started to call to you."
The three women stood up and hugged the man, "Thank you, Archimedes," said Gwen.
The Apprentice smiled, "Your welcome, Gwenevere."
The next day, Gwen, Tamera and Fallon were helping step up Crisis Center in front of City Hall. They were carrying some blankets, "If you are looking for a family member, come to the front table," Fallon called out to the group.
"If you need counseling, Dr. Hopper has a signup sheet," said Gwen.
"If the wraith damaged your house, there are cots at the school," said Tamera.
They walked over to Mother Superior who was manning the First Aid tent, "This is getting out of hand," she said as she took the blankets from the Jewel Riders, "People are in a panic. They don't know what to do."
"It's okay," said Tamara, "It'll be fine. We just need everyone to remain calm."
"I have a feeling my brother is working on something right now," said Gwen.
A short time later, they were helping Mother Superior and her nuns hand out bottle water. When they heard David call out, "Blue!" They looked at saw David followed by Archie, Ruby, Henry, Dr. Whale and Marco. He came up to them and he asked her, "Could there be a tree on this side? The way we sent Emma through as a baby. Maybe I could go after them that way."
"It's possible," said Mother Superior, "but without fairy dust to guide us here… No, it's hopeless."
"You'll find another way," said Henry as he spoke up, "In the book, things always look worse right before there's good news."
Just then they heard Leroy call out, "Terrible news! Terrible news!" They looked at saw the Seven Dwarves rush in. When they reached them Leroy said, "We were out at the town limits. Tell them who you think you are, Sneezy."
"Oh, will you stop calling me that," said Sneezy, "You know who I am. I'm Tom Clark. I own the Dark Star Pharmacy. What's going on here?"
"If you cross the border, you lose your memory all over again."
"A-And coming back doesn't fix it?"
"If it did, would I have come running in yelling 'terrible news'?! If we leave, our curse selves become our only selves."
The group started to panic. Everyone was talking over each other. David didn't know what to do. But he needed to think so he started to walk away. The group followed him then he stopped and faced them, "People! Everybody! Everybody meet back here in two hours. I'll tell you my plan to fix everything." Then, David walked away.
Gwen, Fallon, Tamera and Henry walked up to David, "What's the plan?" asked Gwen.
"I don't know. But I got two hours to figure it out." Then, David walked away and Henry followed him.
Two hours later, everyone was waiting for David, in the town counsel chamber. Henry tried to call David and he wasn't having any luck, "Come on, Gramps. Pick up. Come on…" said Henry.
"Please, everyone," said Gwen, as she and the Jewel Riders stood in the middle of the group "Just be patient. I'm sure he's going to be here any second." Granny was wandering around with her crossbow, "Granny, do you really need that?"
"We've got a lawless town, Gwenevere. Damn right I need it," said Granny.
Gwen went up to great nephew, "Try calling him again."
"He's not picking up."
"Just keep trying."
Just then, the doors in the back of the room flew open and Regina stood there with a smirk on her face, "My, what a nice turnout," she said as she walked to the front, "No need for a fuss. It's just little old me."
"Regina. Think about what you're doing," said Archie.
"Bug," said Regina. With a flick of her hand she threw Archie across the room.
"Hey!" said Leroy, as he took a running start at Regina. But, Regina flicked her hand and Leroy flew across the room
Granny fired an arrow at Regina, but Regina simply caught it, "How sweet," said Regina, as she set the arrow on fire, and it transformed into a fireball. She threw it into the crowd and it bounced off the wall and hit the Storybrooke Town Seal behind Regina's head, setting it on fire.
"What do you want?" said Gwen as she Tamera and Fallon stepped up to the front of the crowd. They each took their jewels off of the belts around their waists.
"Me," said Henry, as he stepped forward, "She wants me. Okay, I'll come with you. Just leave them alone."
"That's my boy," said Regina. She put her arm around Henry's shoulder and lead him out.
Gwen, Tamera and Fallon just watched as Regina lead Henry out. They knew Regina's magic was no match for the magic their jewels possessed. They might slow her down but more than likely someone else would get hurt.
Once Regina was gone, Dr. Whale stepped forward. "It's obvious what we have to do. We can't stay here. The Queen can do whatever she wants and we are powerless to stop her. We have to leave." Most of the crowd murmured in agreement.
"You can't leave," said Gwen, "if you cross the line you'll lose your memories… possibly for good."
"We can't stop Regina," said Dr. Whale. Then he turned to the crowd, "If we want a chance to survive we have to leave." Then, everyone started leaving, except for the Jewel Riders.
Fallon looked at Gwen, "What are we going to do, Gwen?"
"We have to find David," said Gwen.
The Jewel Riders started to look for the missing prince. When they got to Granny's, a man almost knocked them over as he ran past. Then David came up to the courtyard and started to run after him. The three women stopped him and Gwen said, "David, stop!"
"Get out of my way!" he shouted.
"Regina has Henry," said Tamera.
"But he has the way!"
"She has Henry!" said Fallon, "She's threatening everyone."
"She has Henry?" he said.
"She showed up at your town meeting," said Gwen, "the one you missed. Her magic's back. Everyone's panicking. They want to leave town… They're going to lose everything."
"Okay. Okay, but I have to go after him first. He's my only hope of finding a way to get Emma and Snow back."
"Back to what? This town is about to come apart. You've got to do something."
David and The Jewel Riders got in David's pick up. Gwen and Tamera sat in the cab, while Fallon got in the back. They found the group of cars that was leaving down. David passed the cars then when he reached the front of the he pulled his truck in front of the line of cars just before they could cross the town line. David got in the back of the truck as Fallon got out and joined Gwen and Tamera outside the truck. The people who wanted to leave town got out of their cars and marched to the blockade, "Get out of the way!" said Dr. Whale, "We have a right to go!"
"Listen to me! Listen!" said David. Everyone stopped talking and listened to David, "If you cross that line, you're going to be lost. Everyone who loves you will lose you. But there's something worse – you'll lose yourself. Look, I get wanting to leave here, I do. And I get that it's easier to let go of bad memories, but… Even bad memories are part of us. David, Storybrooke David, was – is – weak, confused. And he hurt the woman I love. I wouldn't give up being Charming just to be him, but, you know what? I wouldn't make the other trade, either. Because that David reminds me, not only of who I lost, but of who I want to be. My weaknesses, and my strengths. David, and the Prince. I am both – just like you. You are both. The town is both. We are both. Stay here, and every choice is open to you. Live in the woods if you want. Hell, live in a shoe if you want. Or eat frozen burritos and write software. Let's open Granny's and the school. And get back to work. I will protect you. She won't be able to hurt any of us. Not as long as I'm alive. Not as long as we all come together. As we did before. As we shall do again."
Everyone looked at David. Then, everyone headed back to their cars. Gwen smiled, "Great speech, David."
"Thanks," said David, "Now, let's get Henry."
David and the Jewel Riders barged into Regina's house. David was carrying his sword, "I want to see him." He said.
Regina was sitting at the dining room table, she stood up and walked toward them, David brought the sword up to Regina's neck, "Henry, come down!" she called up the stairs. She looked at David, "You won't be using your sword." She looked at the Jewel Riders and saw they had their Jewels out, "or your Jewels," she added.
"Whatever you conjure, we can fight," said Fallon
"I mean, you won't need your sword or Jewels," She gently pushed the sword away. Just then Henry started down the stairs. She met him on the stairs, "Henry, you're going to go home with David."
"Really?" asked Henry.
"Really. I shouldn't have brought you here. I was… I don't know how to love very well. I wasn't capable of it for a very long time, but I know I remember… If you hold onto someone too hard, that doesn't make them love you. I'm sorry I lied to you. And that I made you feel like I didn't know who you are. But I want you to be here, because you want to be here. Not because I forced you, and not because of magic. I want to redeem myself. Go get your things."
Henry ran back upstairs, and David said, "Then prove it."
"How?"
"Answer one question – does it exist?"
"What?"
"The Enchanted Forest – our land. Does it still exist?"
"Yes. But I have no idea how to get back there. I can see I just launched you all on a heroic quest. Just also make sure you take care of my son?"
"That, we can do," said Gwen. Just then, Henry came down the stairs with his things. Then, they left.
That night, David and Henry were having dinner at Granny's siting at the counter, when Gwen, Tamera and Fallon walked up to them. David saw them and said, "Ladies? What can I do for you?"
"Well, David," said Gwen, "we talked about what you said to today to the crowd that wanted to leave and you told them they could do whatever they wanted with their lives here in Storybrooke."
"We talked it over and while we love teaching, we want to help protect people," said Tamera.
"So, we offer our services as your deputies while Emma is gone," said Fallon.
David smiled, "Your all sure about this?" The three women nodded, "Well, I couldn't think of three people I would want more to have as my deputies. Welcome to the Storybrooke Sheriff's Department." The three women smiled.
AN: If you like this story, Favorite and Follow. Also, give me a Review and let me know what you think of this. It gives me motivation to keep going.