The Search part 1
"You know, this place is not as glamorous as I thought," Rachel remarked, as she tripped for the second time in ten minutes.
"Well, most of it was destroyed," Henry pointed out.
"Not happy with the sightseeing?" Ivy teased.
"Teenagers?" Emma questioned, giving them all a look. Or as Henry now called The Look.
"Ooh, we got The Look again," Rachel said, looking down.
"Should we behave for the next twenty minutes now?" Ivy asked. The three of them all exchanged giggles.
"I feel like we just walked into Disney Channel," Emma muttered. "Do you guys mind?"
"Fine," Henry said, shrugging. The three kids fell in line behind the adults, as they went further into the forest.
Suddenly, Emma and Gold stiffened. They both exchanged a glance, serious expressions on their faces.
"What?" Belle asked. "What's wrong." Even the kids expressed nervous expressions.
"What's… what's going on?" Henry asked, glancing around. His question was soon answered. A roar pierced through the trees, actually rumbling the ground. Everyone froze. Another roar ripped through the air, getting even closer. Rachel grabbed onto Henry, as she stumbled.
"You cool?" he asked, as she righted herself.
"Yeah fine," she said, as the group gathered even closer.
"Anyone worried?" Ivy asked, flinching as yet another roar shook the ground. Belle seemed to be the most shaken. Her eyes were wide, and it was like she was paralyzed.
"What is that?" Rachel demanded. "Us kids would really appreciate knowing what you grown-ups do."
"Ogres," Belle whispered, still in her trance. Emma and Gold both nodded in confirmation.
"Why is she so scared?" Ivy asked, motioning to Belle.
"Her mother was killed by an ogre," Gold explained softly.
"Oh," the three of them said in unison.
"So, are we gonna do anything?" Rachel asked. The sounds were rapidly approaching the small group.
"We'll handle this," Emma said, her voice serious. "You guys go and wait over there. Gold and I can handle them." The three of them exchanged a glance, but gave in. They all trudged over to the treeline, on the verge of a meadow.
"Does she know how powerful we can be?" Henry pouted. "I mean, we have the Author, the Savior, and Ivy…" he trailed off, wondering how to describe the brunette.
"Do you have magic?" Rachel asked, turning to the young girl.
"Well, I'm not sure," Ivy admitted. "I mean, I've never tried. But… I have no idea what my family was capable of."
"I'm sure you'll find you capabilities eventually," Henry reassured her. "I mean-"
"Look out!" Rachel yelled, tackling the two others, and pushing them to the ground. Henry was driven to the ground, every bit of breath knocked out of him. Less than a second after, he heard an ear splitting crash, as an enormous oak tree was hurled towards them. Rachel and Henry used each other as shields from the tree.
As soon as the tree crashed they were up again. They were really only a few feet from the tree.
"Wait," Rachel said, looking around rapidly. "Where's Ivy?"
Ivy couldn't move. The last thing she remembered was Rachel half tackling her. Then she'd hit the ground, and must've been knocked out for a few seconds. She tried to move, tried to speak, but nothing worked. She could hear Rachel and Henry both yelling. More thuds seemed to signal more trees being thrown. So the ogres were still coming. Great. And she was stuck in a tree.
Of all the stupid ways to go…
A small part of her brain seemed to reconnect, because now she could feel her hands. She tried pushing up against the bark, trying to force her way out. But it seemed her efforts were futile. Great. Just great.
She was still pushing, her panic rising even higher. She had to get out of there. But, as she was pushing, she felt a tingling go through her body. It was like a warm glow. The only word that could even really explain it was golden. She could feel the new warmth pulsing through her, until her entire body was tingling.
She decided to push again, and give it one last go. But this time, something very different happened. When she pushed, the tree seemed to explode around her. At the same time, she was blinded by the brightest blue light she could imagine.
When her vision finally began to return, her situation was completely different. The tree had disappeared. In it's place, Henry and Rachel's worried faces had appeared.
"What… what…" she could barely speak. Luckily, she didn't really have to. An ogre crashed into the clearing, heading straight for Emma and Gold. They seemed to have a secret conversation, before simultaneously lifting their hands. Emma's magic was white, mixing with the red of Gold's magic. They both blasted the ogre, surrounding it with white and red swirls.
But something was very wrong. The ogre didn't seem to be affected. When Gold and Emma stopped, it just kept coming.
"What's going on?" Henry yelled, struggling to be heard over the approaching horde. Rachel grabbed Ivy's hand, dragging her to the rest of the group.
"The ogres… they must be immune!" Emma yelled, looking to Gold.
He seemed to be as bewildered as the rest of them.
"Gothel," Belle yelled, leading the small group away from the clearing. "This must've been her doing."
"The ogres are immune to magic?" Rachel asked, as the group began running. Ivy had no idea how she could keep up. She must've broken something in the fall. But right now, she wouldn't question it.
"We need to get out of here," Belle panted. "If we can't kill them we need to get somewhere safe." Ivy turned to talk to Rachel, only to find that the young savior was running with her eyes closed.
"What are you doing?" Ivy asked. "Are you crazy." Ivy soon got her answer. The next thing she knew, everyone was being swallowed by a cloud of white.
Emma stumbled to a halt, quickly glancing around at her surroundings. Rachel had transported them to a different part of the forest.
"Good job kid," she said, patting Rachel on the back. "And quick magic as well." but their moment of relief was just that. A moment.
"How come you and Emma couldn't kill the ogres?" Henry asked. "They can't really be immune to all magic can they?"
"No," Gold answered. "But there are spells. Spells that can make something resistant to a certain type of magic."
"Are you saying the ogres are immune to you and Emma?" Rachel asked.
"And you too probably," Emma answered. "I know this was Gothel's doing."
"And I'm afraid I know why," Gold said, looking quite grim. But, who could blame him.
"What?" Emma demanded, her heart beginning to beat even faster.
"I've been encountered with this spell before. And, in order for it to work, you need small samples of a person's magic in order to create the immunity spell. On those ogres back there, I sensed Regina's magic."
"Why would she bother immunizing them to Regina…" Emma trailed off, realization dawning on her. It made her actually want to vomit.
"The ogres are going to Storybrooke. And there's no one there that can stop them."
"That's why Gothel wanted us out here. She going to destroy Storybrooke."
Sorry for lack of updates, I'm really trying.
Next time… Back in Storybrooke, Regina, the Charmings, and Hook face serious problems with the ogres. But help may come from an unlikely source.
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