I've only now picked on some shocking spelling mistakes throughout some chapters.
This is due to Microsoft Word not picking up on them for some reason. Even after the spell check has gone through the document.

If you do see any really annoying spelling mistakes, please let me know and I will change them.
But just be aware, I'm Aussie so we use British spelling (colour as opposed to color)

Names would also be spelt a specific way (obviously)

This is also another musical chapter.

Thanks and enjoy the chapter.

R

(Music: Milky Chance – Stolen Dance)

Watcher had woken up later than she'd intended, but figured it was alright all the same, seeing as she didn't have any plans.

She dressed in black, noted that it was very slimming, and pulled a jacket from the closet.
A black one of course, that she had bought from a store when she was still on good terms with Mary-Margaret.

It had a hood that had rabbit ears attached, with red tartan on what would be the inside of the ear and a tartan coloured pocket on the front. It also had a rabbit tail at the back, mitts attached to the sleeve that folded over, made to look like paws, and a large tartan heart on the left shoulder blade.

She remembered the look Mary-Margaret had given her when she'd shown it to her;

"It's certainly...interesting" Mary-Margaret said with a friendly smile.

Watcher put it on to show her and Mary-Margaret couldn't help but think it suited her, personality wise, and that it was cute on.

Watcher threw on the jacket as she entered the kitchen.
She grabbed an apple from the pile and vaguely wondered if her sister worked with other branches of the apple tree, stupid comment intended. Meaning did she use apples other than the Red Delicious. Stating to herself that she preferred the Pink Lady to any other.

She pulled some cash from the wallet Regina had given her, picked up the spare key and exited the house.

She finished the apple and threw the core away as she entered the main town.
She wasn't sure what she was doing there, it was just where her feet had taken her.

She noticed a few people giving her looks.

'They know'

She entered the Diner for unknown reasons and sat down at the end of the counter. The room became silent as people realised it was her. She watched as Granny approached her.

"You're not welcome here" she told Watcher simply, if a little forcefully.

"It's nice to know I won't be judge based on my family heritage" Watcher stated calmly.

"I just want a soda. Is that a major crime?"

She placed some money down in front of the old woman.

"I can't guarantee it won't be spat in" she said casually to Watcher as she walked to the other end of the bar.

"If I pay extra can you guarantee it?" Watcher put some extra down in good faith but was disheartened by Granny's reply.

"Nope"

She looked sadly at the old woman at the other end, who paid no mind to her, before getting up and moving to leave, but not before Leroy had his say.

"Hey! Watcher! Don't go to Sneezy's Pharmacy. You do and you'll be sorry"

Watcher rolled her eyes thinking 'What makes you think I'll listen to you'

The bell dinged as she left. Granny eyed the money left on the bar before picking it up and pocketing it.

Watcher didn't heed Leroy's advice and wandered to The Dark Star Pharmacy.

She caught sight of Archie and Pongo the Dalmatian out for a walk on the other side of the street.
Pongo tried to make his way to her but Archie pulled him back and kept walking, it was saddening to know that even Jiminy Cricket didn't want anything to do with her, and he was supposed to be the voice of reason!

She entered the Pharmacy and grabbed a can and some sweets off their shelves.

She passed the small card section and stopped before she reached the register, backtracking.
She stood back and let her eyes scan the small selection of cards.

"Do you need a hand?"

she looked up to see Sneezy Dwarf.

"Uh, yeah sure, why not. Um...I've recently had a falling out with a friend and some really bad things were said by both of us. So I need something that says 'I'm sorry and I forgive you' and I don't wanna do too much writing, because then I might stuff it up"

He gave a loud sneeze just as she finished.

"Bless you"

"Thank you. Now, I'm not sure I have anything that says exactly that, but..." he too scanned the cards and pulled one forward to show her. It was white with a single yellow flower on the front, opening it up; it simply said 'I'm sorry'.

"Perfect. Thank you"

"You're very welcome, were you getting those as well?"

she nodded and moved to the counter with him, pulling out the remainder of her money.

"Could I borrow a pen? I'll write this up now if it's alright"

He sneezed and placed a pen in front of her as he wrung up her items on the register.

She ended up spending ten minutes in the Pharmacy, and was glad that Sneezy didn't seem to mind as he went about his business.
When she was finished, she lay the card in its envelope and thanked him again before she left, making her way to Mary-Margaret's Loft.

She made her way to the door quietly, holding the card close to her heart as if wanting to imprint her heartbeat into the envelope itself.
Then bending down she slid it under the door and took off running down the stairs.

P.O.V. Change

(20 minutes later)

Regina made her way, determinedly, up the stairs to the Loft.

With a wave of her hand the door unlocked and opened wide.
She made her way in coming to a stop at the base of the stairs when she eyed Mary-Margaret sat in her bed, she looked up to where Regina stood, ready for what was coming to her as Regina removed a glove and made her way to the bed.

"Nice try, dearie" said Rumplestiltskin as he stepped out in front of Regina, making her gasp and stop dead.

"Did you really think it was gonna be that easy?"

Regina shook her head slightly and addressed Mary-Margaret "He can't be your guard dog forever"

Mary-Margaret looked up to her as Gold scoffed and smirked.
With a final look to Rumplestiltskin Regina made her exit, trampling over an envelope lying in near the door.

P.O.V. Change

Watcher was at a loss as to where she should go, she had nowhere to go other than Regina's and she didn't want to be cooped inside all day.
She was standing out front of Mary-Margaret's building debating whether or not she should go back in and this time, knock the door.

She saw her sister walk out and make her way to her car. Watcher thought against going upstairs at that second.

If her sister had just come out of Mary-Margaret's, no doubt something bad would happen to Watcher if she turned up at the door after.
So she decided to do something she'd been meaning to do for a while.

She made her way back to the house to pick up some things and then started toward the Mausoleum.

"Hopefully they'll be safe down here" Watcher told herself.

"but I have to hide them well, Greggson might look for them down here"

She stood at the bottom of the stairs, noting that Regina had thrown a tantrum when she saw boxes open and things from them had been thrown haphazardly to the floor.
Even a dress had been ripped from a hanger and torn to pieces.

"She's takin' things tough then"

Getting back to what she was there for, she looked around her sisters few items for potion making and found a dagger.

Using the dagger she spent a good forty-five minutes loosening a brick from a wall, and then another half hour hollowing out the space behind for storage.
Then emptying a small box, she placed her treasure in the box and the box into the hiding space, and then replaced the brick.

She then turned to the mess that had been left by her sister and herself.
It took her another hour to fix the space.

When she was done she leaned against the wall staring down the hall to the mirror at the other end.

She approached the mirror staring down her reflection. She touched her face lightly letting her fingertips trace her cheek bones and gave a breathy smirk.

"I have mum's bone structure. And Regina and I have the same scar" she laughed lightly.

She straightened up and made her exit.

She was walking down the road back into town when someone ran by her, bumping into her.

She stumbled, but recognized the back of a dark head of hair.

She felt her pockets for her Harb and realised it was gone. Ever since it had gone missing before, it was an automatic pick up on the way out of her room, it never left her.

"Oi! Get back here!" she gave chase, knowing full well who this joker was.

And she'd dealt with worse when she knew the Joker! She skidded into town still giving chase, determined not to lose him.
If she lost him, she lost her Harb and she was duck meat without it.

"I'm gonna kill you Greggson! Give it back!"

He came to a stop in the middle of the street and swung round to greet her.

"Hello Dear Sweetheart. How can I help you?" he said, breathing hard.

"You can stop with the sarcastic sweets and give back what you stole" she hissed through gritted teeth, breathing equally as hard.

He held it up to show her.

"What this? Why not come and take it from me" he dared.

Watcher gave a short laugh "Obviously you don't realise I'm my mother's daughter"

"What's that supposed to mean?" he said unmoved.

Watcher held out her hand flat and watched as her device disappeared from his hands in a puff of smoke and reappeared in hers. She replaced it in her pocket.

"Well, if you could do that, why did you chase me? Still have a soft spot of me eh?"

"I was bored. And as usual, you were the clown that could entertaining me"

He laughed loud and sarcastically, catching the attention of the people around them.

"Well if I'm supposed to entertain you, then let me entertain you!" he pulled up his hand and aimed a gun in her direction, she ducked out of the way behind the bumper of a conveniently parked car. And watched as other people scattered around her.

There were a few gunshots and then Greggson was screaming at her again.

"Have you 'settled' since you 'retired'? Oh, I forgot. You don't retire from being A Watcher, you die on duty"

There were a few more shots before he spoke again, his voice closer than previously.

"Why are you hiding? I've never known you to hide; you were always first into battle and last to leave. Everyone feared you. So, what? Now you fear me?"

"As if!" she shot back.

"Why would I be afraid a worm? By the way, I find worms disgusting"

There were a few more frantic shots.

"There was always one problem with you!" she screamed getting his attention.

"And what was that?" he was right over the top of her now and she looked up to see him.

She stood quickly and stepped onto the sidewalk "You were always too emotional"

(Music Start)

She took off running down the side walk. Glass flew around her and she hoped that people inside the shops weren't getting hurt.

"Come, come Dear Sweet. Let us dance together like we used to!"

"I'm not interested in doing any sort of twisted tango with you!"

She barrel rolled out into the street again and silently prayed for someone she knew who could protect her.
She was tired of fighting, tired of running and hiding in shadows like she had been for years in her job, she did want to settle, she wanted to find somewhere to belong.
She wanted Regina here to help her, or Emma, Mary-Margaret, David heck even Rumplestiltskin! She was not going to run from this place because of Greggson!

She spun and pulled her Nanos into action, spinning her Scythe in time for three of his bullets to ricochet off into the ground.

"Here she is Ladies and Gentlemen! The real Sweetheart! Though I find it interesting that you deflected them. You didn't use to care in which direction they flew" he stated casually.

She advanced on him, which threw him a little but he regained himself quickly and stood his ground.

"I'm sorry if I hurt you Greggson. But you hurt me first"

She spun and swung down bending at the knee, but he'd dodged away and met her weapon with a blade.
She jumped back quickly wide eyed, catching his weapon and tossing it away.

"That's new" she stated.

"You like?" he said with a smirk.

"There's no point in being a flirt, it's not gonna work like before" she kicked him in the mouth to prove her point.

He stumbled back and fell onto his derriere.
She straightened up and stabbed her weapon into the ground.

"You look good from this angle"

He was swiftly pulled, or pushed, away from her a few meters.
She stood on the blunt inside part of the blade of her Scythe, her hand poised against her brow to shield the sun from her eyes.

"I'd say that's a good ten meters. Nicely done"

She looked over her shoulder expecting to see Regina, but was surprised to see Rumplestiltskin standing there, arm and fingers outstretched in Greggson's direction.

She smiled at him "Can you send him any further?"

Rumplestiltskin scoffed "I'm not doing this to entertain you! If you haven't noticed, your friend's shot up half the street!"

"He's not my friend, and you're not the one entertaining me"

Rumplestiltskin changed his hand gesture and Greggson was pulled back toward them quickly.

(End Music)

He was then lifted into the air in front of them.

Rumplestiltskin moved forward to stand beside Watcher.

"Who are you and what are you doing here?"

"That's what you're gonna ask me?" Greggson replied arrogantly

"well I would tell him, but I probably wouldn't be as nice as you're gonna be" she absorbed her Nanos and rematerialised them into a baseball bat.

"You think that's gonna scare me?" he shot with raised brows.

She shrugged and sent the heavy end into his crotch.

He gave a pained cry.

"Not so proud now" she said with a tilt of her head.

"Now, now children. Play nice" Rumplestiltskin told her, though he would never admit to her that he was enjoying the show and that he probably would've been proud to call her his apprentice now, later, or even back in the Enchanted Forest.

"Now" Rumplestiltskin said to Greggson.

"You answer my question, or I let her off her leash" he pointed toward Watcher as he said this, she emulated the feigned offence that Rumplestiltskin had the day they met, which he gave a little laugh at.

Greggson groaned "I'm here because she stole something. And she broke rules"

"Because she stole something?" Rumplestiltskin clarified.

"No" said Greggson.

"She altered stories"

"How?" Rumplestiltskin asked.

"Killed some people I shouldn't have, saved some people I shouldn't have and had some people do things that they shouldn't have" Watcher answered for him.

Rumplestiltskin stared at her in awe "I see the apple doesn't fall far from the tree"

"Actually the people I killed were evil, so technically the people I saved were supposed to be killed by the people I killed"

"Oh. Well from my perspective that doesn't seem all so bad" Rumplestiltskin said turning back to Greggson.

"She's a thief!"

"She seems pretty good to me. So whatever it was she stole, for whatever reason, it seems a valid reason. Watcher dear, what's the best way to keep A Watcher from escaping?"

Watcher shrugged nonchalantly "Kill it"

"Right..."

Greggson looked scared now as he watched Rumplestiltskin's face contort in a sort of twisted glee.

"But Belle wouldn't like that" cut in Watcher.

Rumplestiltskin looked to her, she continued on "And I'm not gonna do it. I may be a Mills and A Watcher, but I've 'retired' from my job and I'm gonna change what you think of my family"

"Then what do you propose we do? He can't be allowed to wander around the town" he all but shouted at her.

She thought for a moment, "The day we met, to get me to Mary-Margaret's Loft you froze me. Is there a way for that to be done permanently?"

He shook his head "Nothing's permanent"

"Well we need to find something. Freeze him for now? While we figure something out?"

Rumplestiltskin stared at her a little longer but in the end nodded to her and dropped the other male.
Greggson fell to his knees gasping for breath as Watcher approached him, kicking him in the chest and onto his back. She fished through his pockets and pulled out his Harb then back away next to Gold.

"What's that?" Rumplestiltskin asked her.

"it's his Harboror. He's harmless now, and he's not going anywhere any time soon...although he might break outta a cell"

Greggson made to get up but Rumplestiltskin waved his hand quickly and Greggson froze in place.

"I'll take it from here dearie" he told her and vanished away with Greggson, leaving Watcher standing in the middle of the street as if nothing had happened.