I do not own Once Upon a Time.
Just put the town back together after strange things happen.
With Regina out of commission, willingly this time, Mary Margret had stepped up as mayor of Storybrooke. And had called a fire side chat with some of the residents at the town hall. Amelia and Neal were among them. She could count on one hand how many times she had been inside the town hall.
Neal and Amelia entered the hall and were greeted by David who was holding a sleeping Luke. Robin and Marian were also there with Roland.
Mary Margret called the chat to order and Amelia sat down in Neal's lap.
"This is hardly the time and place." He whispered in her ear.
"Only trying to make this bearable." She whispered back. It was going to be like the war council from back in the Enchanted Forest all over again. She had wanted to fall asleep during those.
"Okay, first order of business, the recent power failure…" Mary Margret started to say but was interrupted by Leroy.
"What about the ice wall that is keeping us in Storybrooke? What about the person who made it? Shouldn't she be behind bars where she can't hurt anyone? Remember she almost killed me and Sleepy?" Leroy sounded pissed.
"Elsa is a friend; she is trying to control her powers. And she did not create the ice wall." David reassured him.
But Leroy kept going, Mary Margret did not have a strong grip on this leadership thing. Amelia felt tempted to stand up and do it herself. She usually had a commanding power behind her, it had come with the bounty hunter job years ago. And her mother's skill that she had inherited, the one that allowed her to get anything she wanted.
But before Amelia was able to do anything, Robin suddenly shouted as Marian fainted into his arms.
Amelia was at her side immediately. Marian was cold to the touch, almost ice cold. As much as Amelia wanted to believe that Elsa meant no harm, something was not right here.
"Amelia, what do we do?" Robin asked scared.
"Neal, take Roland back to our place. Robin, go get Regina, this is magic." Robin left and David helped Amelia move an unresponsive Marian to a couch. "Mary Margret, send everyone else home."
Neal got a kiss before leaving. "Call me later."
Regina came into the room about ten minutes later along with Henry, Emma, Elsa and Killian.
"I didn't do this, it's not my magic. But the only way to cure a freezing spell is an act of True Love." Elsa informed them all.
Amelia swallowed hard, scared to guess what was going to happen next. Robin nodded and bent down to give Marian a kiss.
Nothing happened. And Amelia knew why but kept it to herself.
"Now what?" Killian asked.
"Dad and I are going to find out who is really behind this. You are going to protect Elsa; the residents are still going to think that she is the enemy." Emma told him before turning to Amelia. "You going to stay here?
"Yes, of course. Call me when you find something." Amelia was going to stay with her friends. It's where she belonged.
Emma and Killian left, along with Elsa.
"Is there anything you can do?" Robin asked Regina.
"Maybe, I have to consult my spell books. Give me a few hours."
Robin nodded and then Regina left to go to her vault.
Robin turned to Amelia, who only pressed her lips together. They both knew but couldn't bear to say it out loud. Robin's didn't work because he wasn't in love with her anymore. Robin Hood was in love with Regina, the Evil Queen.
The two of them sat in silence until Regina returned. She stared at Robin and Amelia, unsure if what she had to say was right for present company.
Amelia noticed this and stood up. "Robin, I'm going to check on Roland. Stop by the apartment when you are done here." She saw herself out of the town hall and went home.
She was happily greeted by Roland and then by Neal. "So what have you two been doing?" She asked Neal.
"We ate some popcorn and watched some cartoons on your laptop. I do think you need a TV set." Neal told her.
"Aunt Mia, how is my mama?" Roland asked.
Amelia bent down to his length. "Your mom isn't feeling great, but Regina is doing all she can to help your mom."
"But she's going to be ok, right?" The child asked, worried.
"Of course she is." But honestly Amelia had no idea. Right now it was all about keeping hope. "How about I read you a story until your Papa comes to get you?"
"Okay, what story?"
Amelia walked to her bookcase and took out her favorite book. Then she sat down on the couch and Roland curled up next to her. "In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort."
A few hours later, Roland had fallen asleep just as the Bilbo met the creature Gollum. Amelia knew she couldn't move without waking him up, so she just continued to sit there, enjoying the moment. And she felt eyes on her and knew exactly whose they were.
"She would be about year." Amelia said quietly. Neal looked at her slightly confused from the doorway. "I subconsciously made our baby a girl."
Neal didn't say anything, just pressed a kiss to Amelia's forehead.
A knock at the door broke the silence. Neal went to answer it and returned with Robin in tow.
"How is Marian?" Amelia asked. When Robin didn't answer right away, Amelia carefully moved Roland off of her and puled Robin into the hallway.
"The cold didn't reach her heart. So until Regna finds a cure, it's safe."
"How is her heart safe?" Amelia asked, almost nervous at where this was going.
"Regina pulled Marian's heart out."
Amelia almost took a step back in complete shock. "And I'm the insult to Derek's memory." She mused.
"It was the only way." Robin quietly said.
"I know"
Is Marian going to be okay?
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