Hey everyone! Thanks for the reviews, follows and favorites for the first chapter of the this story. You guys are awesome. Sorry for the long wait but life had gotten a bit busy. But here's the next chapter! If you like this chapter then go ahead and drop a view!
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David and Mary Margaret knelt on the ground beside the still slumbering girls for a few moments before they both seemed to snap into action. Panic was clear in their eyes as they realized that Emma and Regina were now children. How in the world were they going to change them back? Did they have their memories from before? When were they going to wake up? What in the hell happened? They had so many questions and they knew that standing here in shock wasn't going to answer any of them nor help solve their problem.
"What should we do?"
Mary Margaret tore her gaze from her daughter when she heard her husband's question and she said. "We should get them home. Then contact Blue?" That last part was more of a question than a statement since she was unsure of whom they'd be able to trust with this. Regina would be the first one they came to at a time like this but they couldn't do that. Gold..Mary Margaret really wasn't sure if they would be able to trust Gold. So that left the fairies.
David nods his head. "Get them home. Contact Blue. Try to figure all this out." He slowly reached down and lifted Emma into his arms. His breath caught in his throat as he held his daughter close to his chest. He never thought that he'd be able to see Emma like this. All tiny and adorable and god he couldn't help hold her close to his chest and just breath her in. He could feel tears well in his eyes and he had to take in a slow breath to control himself. He shifted Emma in his arms so that her head was resting on his shoulder.
Mary Margaret knelt beside little Regina but her focus was on her husband and their daughter. Tears were clear in her eyes as she watched how he handled her with such care. She couldn't help but think about what could have been for them. David would have carried little Emma like that back in the White Castle. If they would have gotten the chance to raise her..her thoughts trailed off with all the could have's and might have been's. She knew that she couldn't focus on this right now. Not when they had to deal with whatever was going on. With that thought she gathered little Regina into her arms and stood up. "Whoa. She's so tiny.."
"I was thinking the same thing." David said as he moved closer to look at the little Queen in his wife's arms. He chuckled and gave a nod towards the slight pout on the little girl's face. "Seems she disagrees with you."
Mary Margaret looked down to see what he was talking about and she couldn't help but laugh at the look on the little girl's face. "Seems like she doesn't." She held Regina close as she gave one more look around the office before she gestured for her husband to follow her.
Soon the two of them were walking out of city hall and to their own home. They noticed some of the looks they got from some of the townspeople that were out and about but no one said anything. Which is something the couple were grateful for. They weren't sure how they were going to explain this to anyone. Not until they figured out what happened and how they were going to fix this. Without stopping to talk to anyone they arrived at the apartment building rather quickly. Mary Margaret let them inside of the apartment and gestured towards the couch so they could put the kids down on the couch. She placed Regina down on the couch and tucked her in so she was comfortable before she looked to her husband. "Can I...Can I hold her?"
David tore his gaze away from Emma's face and nods his head with a smile on his face. "Of course." He carefully passed the slumbering girl into her mother's arms. He took a step back so he could have a better look at the two of them together. He couldn't help the watery smile that came to his face as he whispered. "You look beautiful, Snow."
Mary Margaret's focus was entirely on the little girl in her arms. "She's beautiful." she reasoned as she slowly started to rock her in her arms. "How old do you think she is?" She glanced towards Regina. "They are?"
"Four? I wouldn't say older than five." David concluded as he looked towards the slumbering little queen on their couch. "Should I contact Blue?"
Mary Margaret was so engrossed in watching her daughter that she didn't even notice that David was talking to her. She glanced up when she that he was waiting for her to say something. "Hmm?"
David chuckled and leaned in so he could press a soft kiss to the crown of his wife's head. "I asked if I should call Blue so she can come over and see what happened between the two of them of them."
Mary Margaret nods her head with a little smile on her face. "Yes of course. Perhaps I can call Ruby as well. We need some clothes for them since they can't wear what they are currently. Ruby might be able to get them something to wear that will make them feel more comfortable."
"Good idea." David said before he was stepping back and moving over to where his jacket lay on the chair so he could grab his cellphone. As he did this Mary Margaret was putting Emma down on the couch and making the phone call to Ruby. It was an odd request but Ruby took it in stride and promised to bring a few clothes that would fit four year old girls, toys as too, and then bring them to the apartment as soon as she could.
As the couple took their separate phone calls the little girl's on the couch slowly woke up. Both of them clearly confused and frightened about their surroundings.
Emma was the first to react. She glanced towards the scared girl at her side and she leaned in and whispered. "Where are we?"
Regina tore her eyes away from the strange things in this strange room and she looked back to yellow haired girl at her side. "I don't know..I just woke up here.."
"Me too." Emma looked to the adults on the other side of the room and her little face scrunched up as she said. "Is they our foster parents?"
Regina looked towards the couple and then back to Emma. "What are foster parents?"
"Ya know. Our fake mommy and daddy cause we don't have a real one?"
Regina's brown eyes went wide and tears filled in them. "I do have a real mommy and daddy. I was just..I was just at home with them and now I'm here. I don't want to be here. I wanna go home."
Emma realized that she upset the girl and she quickly moved closer and she grabbed her hand and gave it a gentle squeeze. "It's okay. Hey it's okay." She saw how other people would hug people when they got upset and she decided that she was going to do that for this girl. "Don't be sad. I'm sure your mommy and daddy are going to be here soon for you." she hugged her tightly. "I'm Emma."
Regina's eyes went impossibly wide at the hug but she found herself hugging the girl back and whispering. "I'm R-regina."
"R'gina." Emma repeated with a soft lisp to her tone.
"Em-ma." Regina repeated in return as she pulled back and offered her a smile. "It's a pleasure to meet you."
It was then that the adults in the room that the little girl's were up and speaking to one another. Mary Margaret whirled around and stared at the two girls. "Emma.." she breathed out as she looked to the mini version of her daughter.
Little Emma frowned slightly as the woman said her name but she frowned even more as Regina clung tighter to her. "Who are you?"
"I'm Mary Margaret and this is my husband David. We are..honey, we are your parents." Mary Margaret as both her and David stepped closer to where the girl's were settled on the couch.
Emma frowned at that s she said. "My foster parents? Our foster parents?"
David shook his head and he knelt down in front of the two little girls on the couch. "No. We are you're real parents, Emma."
Emma pressed herself back against the couch as David knelt down in front of her and she gripped tightly to Regina's hand. Her real parents? She thought about her real parents coming to get her all the time but she never thought that they would come and get her like this. That she wouldn't remember it. Her face scrunched up as she tried to remember what happened before she woke up in this strange apartment with these people claiming to be her parents. But she couldn't remember anything. It was weird and scary. "I don't believe you."
At this Mary Margaret knelt down as well and placed a hand on Emma's little hand. She noticed how tightly the girl's were holding on to one another and she had to keep herself from grinning at them. "Use your superpower, Emma. You can see that we are telling the truth."
"Superpower?" Regina said softly, finally speaking up though she wasn't entirely sure if she should be speaking.
"Superpower. I can tell when people are lying. It's kinda like magic." Emma explained as she looked towards her new friend.
Regian's eyes went wide and she quickly dropped Emma's hand and scurried back from her and nearly falling off the couch. "M-magic?" Raw fear was clear on the little girl's face.
Before David or Mary Margaret could do anything little Emma was already moving close to the scared girl and holding hands up to show that she wasn't going to hurt her. "Yeah. Like good magic though. I'd never hurt you, R'gina. We friends right?"
"Friends? I've never had a friend before.." The little brunette replied softly. She looked from the blonde's fingers before moving back to her face. She searched her green eyes for a few moments before she slowly nods her head and moved forward. "Friends."
Emma grins brightly as she moved forward and grasped her hand. "Friends." She giggled happily before she remembered that their were two adults in the room that were claiming to be her parents. And she knew they were telling the truth. She could just tell. Her brain was whirling and she couldn't wrap her mind around the fact that her parents were actually here for her. She offered her friend a smile before dropped her hand and moved towards the edge of the couch where her parents were. "So you guys are my mommy and daddy?" Her voice soft as she looked to the both of them.
Mary Margaret grasped David's hand and gave it a tight squeeze as she nods her head. "Yes. We are your parents."
Emma giggled happily at this and she moved forward and wrapped her arms around her father's neck and hugged him tightly. She felt his arms coming around her and she snuggled into him as soon as the warmth settled over her.
Regina felt a little uncomfortable as she watched the way they interacted and lowered her head. She had to focus on her fingers so she didn't start to cry because she was still confused. Where was her mother and her daddy? How come they weren't here? Where was here? She sniffed softly and quickly wiped at her face in hopes of hiding her tears. She knew that her mother didn't appreciate when she cried like this.
Mary Margaret noticed that little Regina was upset and with ease she untangled herself from David and Emma and moved towards Regina. "This must be a bit scary, yes?"
Regina jumped out of her thoughts when she heard Emma's mother speak to her. The little girl looked towards the short haired woman and nods her head. "Yes."
"And I'm sure you must have plenty of questions." Mary Margaret stated. She waited until she got a nod from the little girl before she said. "I will answer any questions that you have. I promise you, Regina. But first how about we have a snack?"
"A snack?"
"Yeah! I snack!" Emma exclaimed as she wiggled from her father's arms and moved towards her friend and quickly grabbed her hand. "C'mon, R'gina. We're gonna have a snack and then play afterwards, Kay?"
"Play.." Regina repeated. She never had anyone to play with before. She offered Emma a smile and she nods her head. "May we play dress up?"
"Sure. Whatever you want, R'gina." Emma promised as she offered her new friend a bright smile. She looked towards her mother and she said. "Snack time!?"
"Snack time." Mary Margaret promised with a grin as she stood up and moved into the kitchen. She was going to make a snack for her daughter and her former step-mother. Who were both now children. It was crazy to wrap her mind around but truthfully she was a little bit excited. She gave a nod to her husband before she went into the kitchen.
They could do this. Well, hopefully up until the fairies would be able to fix the girl's back. If they could change them back.
