Beyond Storybrooke
For two days since Henry had come home and destroyed the apartment in a grief stricken rage, the charming family searched high and low for their missing family member. After getting a straight answer from her son Emma had stormed out of the apartment convinced that Regina was playing a cruel game and headed to the mansion for some answers. She didn't want to believe that she had hurt the woman she had been in love with for over a year so bad that she had actually left. It just wasn't like the brunette to give up the fight like that. It just wasn't possible.
She had pounded on the white door for an hour before trying the knob. When it swung open unlocked and silent her hand reached for her hip expecting to find her gun. Panicking when her hand landed on her hip, Emma took a moment to remember that she had left it at home in her little safe. Moving forward with a cautious step Emma called out "REGINA?"
A silent whispering breeze and the soft tapping fluttering shutters the only answer she received. Stepping further into the room she stopped as her eyes caught a white crumpled up piece of paper laying on the floor. Its color standing out like a light in the dark.
She now hated that piece of paper. That tiny scrap of paper that held only two words and what felt like a life time of hurts. She wouldn't give up however and she hasn't. With the help of Ruby, Snow, David, and a reluctant seven dwarves, they scoured the town looking everywhere for the Evil Queen. She had tried to get Henry to help as well in the hopes of it getting him to cheer up. That plan was fatally flawed as he was under the stubborn opinion that it was all her fault that Regina was missing and nothing would bring his mom back.
"Emma, go home" Snow called to her daughter as she walked into the station. Little Neal in her arms taking in the sights as he drew comfort from his mother's heartbeat.
"No, I have to find her" Emma mumbled, marking off on a map places in storybrooke that have already been searched.
"Emma, give it up for now, we can revisit our search bright and early tomorrow with fresh eyes" Snow pleaded worried with how much Emma was throwing herself into the search. It didn't sit right in Snows eyes. While she and Regina had bonded during their year of peace together the young Queen couldn't understand the devotion her daughter was giving to this search for her former stepmother.
"I can't"
"Yes you can sweetie, come on. You don't have to…."
"I said no Snow!"
"Why, Emma!"
"I promised Henry!"
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Moaning softly as a steady beeping noise penetrated her mind, she fought against the heavy fog of sleep. Blinking her eyes open she stared quizzically at a blond blur as her vision focused onto the most beautiful pair of sky blue eyes she had ever seen. It reminded her of the sunrise for some reason. Caramel depths flicked over blond curls that hung heavy and framed a heart shaped lean face with worried sky blues, stopping upon cupid bow lips. Captivated by this woman who was above her she wished she could remember if she knew this woman. She seemed extremely familiar but was still a stranger to her. It took her a moment to realize that the blond was talking to her.
"Can you hear me? Are you in pain?" Her voice was like a sweetened apple, fragrant and smooth, "I'm going to go get the Doctor, just hold on." And then the woman was gone. Confused, drowsy, and alone she took this time to search her surroundings. She guessed from the word doctor and the smell of antiseptic, sick and bleach that she was in a hospital of some kind. How she got here and why she hadn't the faintest idea. Slowly assessing her body being very mindful of the iv's that were connected to her hands and wrists she couldn't help but frown at finding nothing wrong with her. At least nothing painfully wrong.
The door creaked open allowing a balding man in his late 60's to enter, his tennis shoes making a squeak against the linoleum every time he shuffled them forward. "Miss, my name is Dr. Rudenfeld, you are at Mercy Hospital just outside of Boston. There is no need to panic, you are safe and sound here. I am just going to ask you some questions and see if you recall anything that happened to you. Will that be alright?"
She shook her head in the affirmative with a frown, she didn't think anything had happened to her, she couldn't remember anything aside from waking up here in the hospital. Her frown deepened as she saw the worried look exchanged by the blond and the doctor. "Do you think you can tell me your name?"
Opening her mouth to respond she halted as she tried to recall who she was, her thoughts racing as she racked her brain for an answer to what should have been a no brainer of an answer. She could see the panic in the blond and the resigned decision in the doctor's face to mark her as amnesiac and to move on to an explanation of what was going on and had happened to her. Furrowing her brow she breathed a triumphant sigh of relief as a name popped into her head
"Emma, My name is Emma."
"Well Emma, It's very nice to see you awake, you gave this young woman and her brother quite the scare" The doctor smiled at the brunette as a nurse came in to take vitals.
"What happened to me?" Emma asked softly, her timid and innocent demeanor endearing those around her to them, the doctors voice gentled more into a grandfatherly tone as he answered.
"While we can't be too sure, Miss Kelly here and her brother found you prone on the side of the road. They had thought at first that they had injured you with their vehicle. However upon further inspection there was no evidence of that being the cause of your collapse. Do you recall why you were on the 405 highway?"
"No, I'm sorry I don't."
Tbc...
A/N: Hi all, here is another update, this one is a tad short and im sorry to cut it off like this. The next update wont be for a while I am going out of state without a computer for a bit but when I come back I will be sure to have a few chapters ready to update with. Thanks for reading and reviewing.