There has been very few times in David's life that he has been honest to god scared. These moments in his life all had one thing in common.

All were when his family were in danger. Now was one of these times.

They had planned an ambush to the island of lost boys. Emma had insisted that Hook and Regina went to find Henry as they were more powerful and capable to look after Henry, whilst herself created a distraction. Her first plan had included David and Snow to go with them. Funny enough they weren't on board with that plan. Gold had to stay on ship because his leg wouldn't allow him the speed if he needed to escape fast. He gave them a bag if tricks that only Rumplestiltskin could offer.

So David, Snow and Emma crept around the front to create a diversion whilst the others try to locate Henry.

This is how they manage to get in their current been discovered too soon, they had been ambushed by some not so little lost boys.

David and Snow acted quicker than Emma, who was then seized. Her arms were being stretched out by 2 of them and the 3rd was holding a knife against her throat.

The one holding the knife had a slimy grin on his face, after seeing both David's and Snow's reaction at him grabbing this one. He knew he had picked the right one to grab. This girl was important.

"Let her go!" Snow bravely yelled at them. She tried to reach round to her bow without being seen.

"One wrong move and the blond one will be in trouble." Emma winced as he pressed the knife little harder into her skin, David's heart stopped at the sight. Emma rarely showed fear but she was showing it now. And that look killed him.

"Alright fine, here." David dropped his sword down in front of him. Snow gave him confused look. One he knew that said "what are doing?"

David just nodded his head. A plan hadn't came to him yet but he would be damned if he was going let these 'boys' hurt Emma. Snow followed lead and threw her bow and arrows. It clattered against Charming's sword.

"Good, glad to see that you are paying attention." The blade eased slightly and David's heart could start beating again, but the fear was still Emma's eyes. She looked at the lost boys that had gathered behind himself and Snow then they flickered to them. David suddenly caught on Emma wasn't scared for herself but for them.

"Hold them make sure they don't get away." Said the one holding the knife he was definitely in charge. Snow was grabbed first "No!" Emma shouted "look you have me let them go."

"Emma. No if you think we are leaving you, you'd better think again."

David was not about to walk away whilst a she was being held against a blade. Emma had rarely heard that tone, it was his strict father tone, that he picked up a little to quickly in her opinion.

Still there was a rebellion teenager in her. She started to talk to the lost boys directly. "Look please let them go and I will come with you wherever you like."

David couldn't believe what he was hearing. They were meant to protect her not the other way around.

"Hmm interesting idea." Knife boy pretend to think about this.

David had had enough this was going to stop and it was going to stop now. He needed to get a message to Emma somehow.

Emma saw her fathers face changing it had this sudden determination. She knew it meant that he had a plan. He gave her a look that looked apologetic. That Emma was not expecting.

This was going to hurt David to do but hoped it help Emma catch on with his plan "she is right you don't need us."

"David!" Snow knew her husband this was not the kind of thing that came out of his mouth in a time like this. He was up to something she just hoped it doesn't include leaving without their daughter.

"Quite the change of heart there. You want to leave whilst we look after your friend here?"

"I know when it's a lost cause I would like my wife safe."

David saw the look that had reached Emma's face he almost broke, she believed him.

Emma had believed what David had said and she didn't blame him. Of course he would want to look after Snow. She was his wife, who was Emma really someone he had known for a few months, she understood and she nodded her head to converse that, she wasn't sure if she could speak. At least they would be safe and would make sure Henry was safe too.

"What are you doing?" Snow's voice was so low David could barely hear it so he knew no one else would. "Bear with me."

"Emma would need magic to get out of this. We all know that, that isn't possible." Please Emma catch on listen to what I said. He thought to himself. David was staring intently at Emma almost waiting, hoping for the lightbulb to switch on. After about 5 seconds it did and David breathed a sigh of relief. That's my girl.

The sadness left Emma's face and it was replaced with determination and concentration. Similar look to her father's earlier.

It took another 20 seconds for light to blast out of Emma's hands. She was still dry new to magic so it didn't do much harm. It did blast the 2 boys who were holding her arms and made the others jump. Giving David and Snow a chance to pick up their weapons.

They managed to get away and reached the ship. Bent in half from running it took them a couple of seconds to get themselves together.

David and Snow recovered slightly quicker than Emma, who was trying to avoid eye contact.

David was about to have a few words with his daughter before Snow got in first "Emma Swan, don't you ever do that again. Do you understand me."

"I just wanted you guys to be safe."

"I don't care, we protect you not the other way around. Do you hear me!"

Now it was David's turn. "And how could you even believe that we would leave you there."

"I didn't..."

"Don't lie to me Emma, I saw your face. You honestly believed it."

"Well yes I did ok. I thought you would have wanted to save Snow, because when the push comes to shove who am I really...I'm just.."

"Do not finish that sentence! You are Emma Swan, our daughter. You come first."

Emma sat on the floor, boy these two knew how to tell you off. "I've never had that ok. People would things like that all the time but then after a few months they would change their minds and I would be in a new home. You two are such great parents you deserve a child, not a messed up 29 year old."

They both sat down either side of her "Emma we love you so much. We aren't those families who took you in." Snow was almost in tears, hating the way her daughter never really believes that she is loved.

"I'm sorry I said what I did, I wanted them to believe it not you. It just I was so scared it was the only thing I could think of. The grin on his face when e realize you were important I had to make him think otherwise.

Emma's head fell on to her father's shoulder her hands being held by her mother

"Your Prince Charming you are never scared." Emma was exhausted and he could hear it in her voice.

"On the contrary Princess, whenever my family are in trouble I am scared, and when I saw that blade... Well he was lucky you were in the way. That reminds me."

David turned slight so he was facing Emma a bit more and gently life's her chin up. At the same time Snow turned to look too. David hissed in when he saw the angry red mark crossing Emma's neck. How he would love 5 minutes with that so called lost boys teach him a lesson about what happened when you harm a man's daughter.

Snow was a little bit more vocal with her anger "that son a.."

"Mom! That isn't how a Queen is meant is meant to express themselves."

"It dam well is when someone hurts my daughter."

Emma was laughing at the look on her parents faces. "Geez I've had worst. Trust me."

This didn't ease the tension from either of their faces if at most she had mad it worse.

Snow very tight lipped said something about going to find so ointment she had brought with her. She was muttering a string of curses under her breath, definitely not Disney approved. Leaving Emma alone with David. Emma was smiling at Snow's colorful language, but when she turned to David to share the joke his face was dead serious.

"What so do you mean you have had worse?" He asked.

"It doesn't matter. Forget I said it."

"It dam well does Emma." He was cross and he didn't mean to take it out in her. It's just she had mentioned a few things about her past before and he knew the stories.

"Dav.. Dad please don't worry about that now, it's not the time. Lets just leave that in the past."

He didn't want to push her, and she was right now wasn't the time. "Ok fine, but when the time is right, I would like to know."

Emma didn't say anything just sat there looking at the floor, until her muttering mother came back and insisted that she put the ointment on Emma's neck, then unbelievable she was being sent to bed.

"You have got to be kidding me!"

"Emma you are tired, we won't hear news about Henry for sometime and we will wake you up as soon as we do. You need to sleep." This was coming from Snow.

Emma looked at Charming to help her "Don't look at me, I don't argue with your mother."

"And neither do you young lady."

"Did you seriously just young lady me?" Emma would laugh if this was anyone else.

"Yes I did. Are you going to bed?"

"Fine, I am only going because I am tired NOT because you are telling me to."

"Good as long as you are going I don't care what the reason is." Snow had the smile on her face which Charming knew as her 'I've just won' smile.

Emma started to walk off. "You mean I get to take myself to bed no tucking in? Bedtime story?"

"No I'm sure you are ok without those. Unless you want them of course?" Snow was enjoying being the boss mother.

"It's ok I'm good. Night guys."

"Night honey." Yep that had been fun Snow should be allowed to do that more often.

"Night Emma." David watch her walk off, just before she reached the door she stopped and turned back round again. Walked back towards them

Then she had done something that she hadn't really done in the past and initiated a hug. Both at the same time had Emma's arms around them, it certainly didn't take long for them to hug her back. "Thank you." She whispered. David wasn't sure for what put he didn't press further. Just places a kiss on her forehead "sweet dreams Princess."

Laughing at her new nickname Emma headed back to the door and down to the cabin.