Chapter Six: The Shepard

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Emma dragged her father to Granny's. "Come on. Everyone's waiting."

David raised his eyebrows. "Who's 'everyone'?"

Emma rolled her eyes and continued to drag him. They walk up the walkway and enter the diner.

Dr. Whale greeted David. "Hey, David. Look, I know this is a lot, but it's good for you. The smallest thing can trigger your memories. Just try and have fun."

David nodded smirking on the inside. "Thank you, Dr. Whale. I'll do my best."

David and Emma joined Killian and Henry.

"Hey. Hook," David nodded to the person mentioned. "Henry." David turned to Emma and Killian. "So you guys and Snow and Regina are working on something? On how to get back?" He asked hopefully.

Emma's smile was fixed. "Well, not exactly," she muttered. "I really don't want to go back."

Killian looked down. "Sorry, love."

"It's not your fault," Emma sighed. "It's mine."

"No," Henry said firmly. "I don't think it's anyone's fault."

David raised his eyebrows. "Do you remember now?"

Henry shook his head. "No, but from what I've been told, it was Mr. Gold's fault. And the dark magic was originally going to go into Zelena, right? So really, it's neither of your faults."

"Okay, kid," David said. He turned to Emma. "Is Snow here?"

"Said she'd stop by in a while," Emma said shrugging. "Probably trying to understand what happened."

"Alright," David said nodding. "But I do have one question. How come the curse hasn't broken?"

Emma paused to think. "Huh. I actually don't know. It should have shouldn't it? I mean, I believe, right?" She froze. "True loves kiss," she whispered. "That's how I broke it last time. When Henry was under the sleeping curse."

"Guess I won't be kissing you any time soon," Killian joked.

Emma looked thoughtful. "We could break the curse early," she suggested. "Couldn't we?"

"No way, Swan," Regina interrupted hastily. "We can't just break the curse early. We need time to prepare and wait for..." Wait for Robin, was what she was going to say. "Everyone to get back," Regina finished.

"That makes sense I guess," Emma decided disappointedly. "What are you gunna do about Belle?" She asked changing topics.

Regina sighed. "Release her soon I guess. I don't know."

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Emma sat at her desk in the station when Graham entered with a box of donuts.

Graham set them down on her desk. "Sometimes, clichés are true."

"You want me to work a night shift," Emma sighed. "Why?"

"I volunteer at an animal shelter, and the supervisor's sick, and someone needs to feed the dogs," Graham explained.

Emma eyed the doughnuts. "Very lucky you bought a bear claw," she said picking up said treat.

Mary Margaret and Henry ran in.

"Emma, can we talk to you for a minute?" Mary Margaret asked rushed.

Graham walked off. "I'll just go patrol the hallways."

Emma nodded at him. "Thanks."

"Something's wrong," Henry said immediately. "I'm back, but I'm not back."

"So sometimes you're fifteen year old Henry and sometimes you're ten year old Henry?" Emma asked incredulously.

"Yep."

Emma sighed. "Well, at least well have another mind who knows things part of the time."

Henry nodded enthusiastically.

"Well, better than you not remembering at all," she decided. "Come on. We'll make plans for finding Robin at Regina's."

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"So Henry's back?" Regina asked hopefully.

"Sometimes," Henry shrugged. "I don't know how you'll get me back completely."

"A curse?" David suggested. "Would that work?"

Emma shook her head. "As far as the time line is concerned, I don't think when we come from exists anymore. We've made too many changes." She though for a moment. "A curse could bring Robin over, but it could also bring Cora."

"Aye," Killian said seriously. "Don't want that woman here. No offense, Regina."

"None taken, Captain Guyliner," Regina replied back sweetly.

"Jefferson's hat!" Emma exclaimed. "Two go in, two go out. We can kill two birds with one stone!"

"Huh?" Mary Margaret asked confused.

"Regina or one of us can go through Jefferson's hat and bring Graham," Emma explained. "He's suppose to die, but since Regina probably isn't going to kill him..."

"Are we sure you're not the Dark One still, Swan?" Regina tried to joke. She frowned. "I could still kill Graham you know."

"No," Emma shook her head. "I don't want Graham to be killed, but I don't really want him to be here, I guess. If he dies here, it's because of us. If he dies in the Enchanted Forest, it's because of his own fault. Sorta."

"Emma!" Mary Margaret gasped.

"We can give him back his memories!" Emma told her mother. "We won't leave him helpless."

"To do that we'd have to break the curse," Regina protested.

"Kidnap him then," Emma suggested. "Put him in the asylum in Belle's place."

"And she'll just automatically assume we're her friends?" Regina asked sarcastically. "I didn't take away her memories! She will know exactly who I am."

"So let us talk to her," Mary Margaret said softly. "Or at least Emma."

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Emma waited patiently in the sheriff station for Graham to arrive so she could kidnap him.

"Sorry about last night," Graham apologize as he rushed into the office. "It won't happen again hopefully."

Emma sung at him with a large binder full of paper. Graham slumped to the ground out cold. "Oh my gosh," she groaned as she tried to lift him up. "Graham, you are so heavy."

In the end, she managed and Graham was limp in her arms. She teleported directly into Belle's room.

"What are you doing here?" Belle's voice was laced with fear.

Emma hauled Graham onto the stone bed. She turned to see Belle cowering in the corner. "Belle," Emma said softly. "My name is Emma."

"Why are you here?"

Emma smiled at the girl. "I'm going to take you away from here, but first I need you to promise me something."

"What?" Belle asked curiously.

"We are going to Regina's house," Emma started. "Don't freak out. She's a changed person now."

"Okay," Belle said shakily. "She won't hurt me?"

"No." Emma held out her hand. "Come on."

Belle took the hand tentatively and Emma teleported them to Regina's house.

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"Belle," Killian nodded when he saw her.

Belle cocked her head. "You're the pirate Rumple talked about," she stated. "The one who stole his wife?"

Killian rolled his eyes. "Actually, Milah ran away to me by her own choice, but enough about that. Welcome back to the land of the living."

Belle smiled slightly, but froze when she saw Regina.

"I'm not going to hurt you," Regina said exasperatedly. "I'm not who you remember me as."

"Hi, Belle," Mary Margaret said softly. "I'm Mary Margaret Blanchard, or Snow White, and this is David Nolan, Prince Charming."

"Pleasure to meet you," Belle said quietly.

"And this is my son, Henry," Emma said pointing at him.

Belle blinked. "I'm sorry, but I'm a little confused about something..."

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A/N: Muahhahaha! Sorry it's such a short chapter, but I didn't have much idea to go on. I'm really debating on whether or not to end the curse early. Oh, and once the new season comes out (of course I'm actually writing this before it has come out, not necessarily publishing it before then) I'll be using nightmares of what would have happened had they not come back in time.

Emma isn't going dark right now with the whole Graham thing. That is me getting him out of the way. ;-) I just can't be bothered to write him in, okay?

Since the next chapter is The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, I will do some scenes in Graham's cell. Then he's gone until they sacrifice him.

Okay, so what is Belle confused about? Even I don't know. I just write what the fingers want me to write.