So you probably all realized that there was no update last night. This may become a more frequent thing, I have so much on atm it's crazy so I will apologise (yes, this is how I normally spell it, we us an s not a z lol) in advance. I also apologise if there are mistakes in this, I am REALLY tired.
Will the craziness end?
Let's find out
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Enjoy
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"Come on, come on, come on" Emma muttered pacing back and forth next to the police cruiser.
"Calm down Emma, she'll be here in a minute" Mary-Margaret whispered glancing back at the gates just as Regina emerged "See"
Emma rolled her eyes before jogging over to meet Regina "You find it?"
"Here" Regina answered holding up a vial of red potion "A few drops each will have you invisible for about half an hour... the more you drop the longer you stay invisible, so don't get carried away otherwise you'll regret it later,"
"Thanks" Emma said taking the vial and jamming it in her pocket "Watch over them for me"
"You know that I have a pocket full of potions that will help if I need them right?" Regina replied tapping her pocket "They'll be fine Emma, I promise"
Regina turned on her heals and marched back towards the pool house calling over her shoulder "A few drops remember... no more"
Emma gave a smirk as she turned and headed back to the others "Get in, we're good to go"
They were all just climbing into the cruiser when Emma's cell rang, she pulled it out to see that it was her Dad, what had happened? Her heart was instantly racing in her chest as she answered and rammed the phone to her ear.
"Dad, what's wrong?"
"Nothing... well apart from the fact that Hook's quartz stone thing is glowing. Emma, Devin must be near by and I just had a thought. You could use this thing to track him down. Take it with you and you'll know if he is near by. He can't get in here so we are safe, this way I know that you will be too. Hey... Regina's just got back, stay there, I'll bring it out"
"Thanks Dad" she sighed out in relief hanging up
"What's going on?" Mary-Margaret asked with a questioning look
"Dad's bringing out Hook's quartz, it's glowing and he thought we could maybe use it to track Devin down."
"Good idea" her Mom replied
But Rufio suddenly lent forward between the seats "Maybe we should split up? I still think that Tiger Lily and I should head out to the cave through the mines but maybe you should see what Devin is doing in town, maybe he is going to meet up with the Dark One... which we all know would NOT be a good thing"
Emma gave a heavy sigh "You're right, hang on"
She rummaged beneath her seat and pulled out and empty water bottle before uncorking the potion and carefully tipping half of it into it. "Be careful with it, Regina said that you only need a couple of drops for a good half hour invisibility"
"We'll take my truck out to the bay and head in that way, the tide is in our favor for the moment, we shall come back through the mines if you can take me back to collect my truck later"
"Yeah, no problem" Emma said with a nod "Just be careful, reconnaissance only remember and if you find anything that we need to know use this radio, you won't get a cell reception down there"
She handed over one of the radios from the glove compartment and they all climbed back out of the car just as David arrived. Rufio and Tiger Lily headed off and a few seconds later the horn of his truck sounded as he passed them.
"Here" David said handing over the quartz "It's still glowing, he can't be far away"
"Thanks Dad. I have a feeling if we head towards Main Street he's probably hanging about looking for food... well I hope that's what he's after and not a meeting with Gold"
"Stay positive Emma, he's not handed it over yet maybe he still hasn't. You know Devin, if he thinks that there is something else in it for him he'll try and find a way to use the gem as leverage maybe Gold will get annoyed and deal with him saving us the trouble of doing it"
"Maybe but I'd rather know one way or another"
"I agree, we NEED to know what we're up against" Mary-Margaret added with a nod
"Just be careful you two" David said stepping forward and hugging them both
"We will" Emma said with a smile
Then they were moving, they jogged up towards Main Street before Emma pulled out the potion. She dropped some onto her Mom's hand then some on to her own and was pleasantly surprised when she looked up and could still see her Mom "OK, this makes things easier, I thought we were going to be invisible to each other"
"So did I" Mary-Margaret agreed holding her hand out in front of her frowning "Are you sure this is working?"
"One way to find out" Emma shrugged then headed over to Granny's where Ruby was clearing the tables outside. She walked straight over to her friend and stopped right in front of her, Ruby showed no sign of seeing her but suddenly gave a sniff and looked round wildly.
"Emma?" she asked cautiously
Emma laughed, she should have known that Ruby would smell her "Hey Ruby, we don't have time to explain right now but don't make a scene, we are invisible for a reason but do me a favor if any food goes missing in the next while give me a call, we're looking for Devin"
Ruby gave a wide toothy grin "Sure, no problem. Good luck"
They moved on knowing that the potion was working, Emma looked at the quartz in her hand as they carried on down the street and it was gradually getting brighter and suddenly her Mom's arm came across her front essentially stopping her in her tracks. Emma looked up and there he was sitting on the hood of Gold's Cadillac.
"I bet Gold doesn't know he's doing that" Emma whispered but then a sudden thought hit her and she turned to her Mom and hissed "he must be invisible Mom, he would never sit there if he wasn't. We can see him because we are invisible too, damn it, that means that he'll be able to see us too"
She jammed the quartz into her pocket no longer needing it.
"So what do we do now?" Mary-Margaret hissed back
Emma raised a brow high on her head and grinned "Divide and concur"
With that she started walking quickly towards Gold's shop with her Mom was suddenly running to catch up "Do you want to fill me in on your plan or is it a secret?"
"He doesn't know we're invisible" Emma grinned "He will see us and think that we don't know that he's there, I want to plant some seeds of doubt in his head, just play along"
Her Mom gave a wide smile "Smart Girl, OK, let's go"
They walked towards Gold's shop and as they came to the front they both slowed to a stop, Emma glanced up and down the street acting nervous then peered through the window to look between the blinds.
"As soon as I get the evidence I need Gold is going down, I swear Mom he's killed his last person in this town, I don't care if he's the Dark One or not he just can't go around killing people" she turned so that she facing her Mom and could see a now very interested looking Devin sliding off the hood of the car and narrowing his eyes.
"I know, poor Tootles. Do you know why he did it yet?"
Devin suddenly looked really baffled and a frown appeared on his face as he took a step forward so Emma carried on.
"Maybe it's to do with that gem that Devin stole, do you think that they're working together?" Emma gasped looking around to make it look like she was checking if anyone could hear
"I hadn't thought of that" Mary-Margaret whispered then gave a very dramatic sigh and peered through the window again "Poor Belle, she believes in him so much"
"I know but he'll never change Mom, he is literally evil personified. He is only out to look after himself and no one else, if he is working with Devin that Lost One is about to find that when he's done whatever Gold has got him working on he'll end up just like Tootles and being honest I'm beyond caring, I've had enough of that kid"
"I know what you mean, maybe we should just leave them to it, I mean that gem is useless after the Blue Fairy removed it's magic so I hope that if that's what Gold was after Devin just hands it over, he'll be in for a shock when Gold finds out that it is useless"
Emma gave a wide grin, her Mom was good. "Oh what I'd do to see that"
Devin was suddenly digging in his pocket and Emma had to fight the urge to jump forward and wrestle him to the ground when the kid suddenly held up the gem to the sun before narrowing his eyes and looking at Gold's shop with trepidation. He was suddenly backing away with a look of fear on his face but Emma couldn't care, Devin had the gem, Gold didn't know about it and they had just stopped it being handed over, all in all things could not have gone better. Devin took off running but they didn't follow, they had bought themselves some time.
"Come on" Emma said with a smile "Let's head back to Regina's. I want to hear what Blue had to say"
They started heading back down Main Street when Emma had another sudden thought, she ground to a halt and gasped "Rufio and Tiger Lily"
"What about them?" Mary-Margaret asked looking really confused
"They've gone to the cave... what if Devin has headed back there? We have to warn them, they won't be invisible if he still is"
With that she pulled out her cell and tried that but they must have already been in the passageway so she grabbed her radio instead.
"Rufio come in, over"
"Emma, what's up?" his low voice came over the air waves
"Just a heads up... Devin may be heading your way and if he is invisible when he arrives he WILL be able to see you guys so be careful."
"Understood, thanks for the warning. Over and out"
Emma clipped the radio back onto her belt and they were once again heading back to the pool house, they had been gone less than an hour but already the knot of worry in her gut was almost too much to bear so when she came through the glass doors to find Junior sitting on the edge of the bed next to Rapha smiling up at her she couldn't help the wide grin that appeared on her face... she must be visible again.
"Hey Kid" she whispered pulling him up into her arms and hugging him tightly "How are you feeling?"
"Good" he whispered in her ear but when he sat back in her arms he wore a frown on his face
"What's up?" she asked giving him a little bounce
"Killian was frightened" was all he said looking towards the bed
"I know buddy but he'll be fine when he wakes up you know that right?"
He gave a little nod "Did you find the bad boy?"
"We did better than that kid" Emma grinned "We found him and we tricked him, he won't be causing any trouble for a while, I can almost guarantee it"
The kid grinned at her "You truly are a wonder Momma Swan"
He sounded so like Hook that she laughed then asked "Where's Henry?"
Junior pointed to the laundry room "He went to get my boat, Grandpa says that I can have a bath and Henry and Rapha were going to play with me"
"You'll turn into a fish the amount of time you spend in water"
He just grinned wider before looking at Mary-Margaret who was busy having a whispered conversation with David in the kitchen. Emma glanced over at the couch and could see the Mother Superior still sitting there deep in conversation with Regina, the wooden box lay on the table empty, it would seem that Blue finally had her heart back.
Henry came back in just then, the minute he saw her he smiled and rushed over hugging her tightly "Hey Mom, that was quick"
"Yeah well that's cause we are super awesome" she replied ruffling his hair "Now are you three needing my help or is Grandpa on bath duty?"
She looked at her Dad who gave a soft smile "I'll do it, I still need to get revenge for that last time when you splashed me and I think Rapha might just help me"
Junior gave a little squeal as her Dad suddenly rushed around the counter and pulled him from Emma's arms tickling him furiously "You better get ready for the tickle monster, I have a feeling he may strike a few times while you are in that bath"
With that they were off and Emma shook her head as the laughter carried out from the bathroom, her Dad really was the best with her boys. She sighed when her eyes fell back on the couch. Drawing in a huge breath she made her way over.
"Emma" Blue greeted trying to stand up but Emma just shook her head
"Don't get up. How are you doing?"
"I am fine... now... thanks to all of you. I had no idea what was going on and now I fear that we may be too late to stop the Dark One's plans"
"Nope..." Emma said throwing herself down onto the couch "Devin still has the second gem, he's not handed it over PLUS you now have your heart back so even if Gold gets it he can't use it without losing his magic, I think we may just have the upper hand here"
Blue gave an unsure smile before suddenly standing "In that case I should leave, I have a place out of town where I will be safe from the Dark One, he will not be able to find me and even if he does he will still not be able to get to me, very much like this pool house it is protected and he will not be able to enter. I will be safe there and after what has happened it will give me time to reflect."
They bid her farewell and the minute she was gone Emma turned to Regina "Well? Did she know anything of use?"
"Not really, she can't remember anything. Gold must have seen to it that she wouldn't which is frustrating but she did find the source of "my" magic" She held up the necklace that she now clutched in her hand "It looks like Gold allowed some magic to reside in this but not enough for me to be able to achieve anything major but guess what? Blue just super charged it so as long as I'm careful I should have enough magic to help us defeat that imp, I swear he will pay for this Swan"
Mary-Margaret sat forward "I think he'll have enough to deal with when Belle get's hold of that dagger..."
"Yeah well nothing he doesn't deserve" Emma said around a yawn "Man I'm beat, I think I'm gonna catch a nap while I can, God knows when this thing is going to kick off again"
"OK Honey" Mary-Margaret replied with a smile before seemingly remembering something, she glanced at the bathroom door then whispered "By the way Henry had decided that Junior's Birthday is the day after tomorrow. We have already arranged a pool party, lots of people are coming and Granny has kindly offered to do all the food free of charge as a welcome to town kind of thing"
"WOW Mom when the hell did you manage to arrange all that?"
Mary-Margaret beamed "I have ways"
Emma smiled but then groaned "God... this means I need to go out again, I haven't got anything to give him"
"Yes you do" her Mom grinned "You bought him a bike, it's up at Regina's"
Emma raised an eyebrow and looked at Regina who grinned widely "You have impeccable taste Miss Swan, he's going to love it"
Emma just chuckled "Thanks guys, what would I do without you?"
"Buy horrid gifts" Regina laughed
"Probably" Emma laughed back pulling herself to her feet and stretching "Wake me when Rufio gets back, I want to know what he found out"
"OK Honey" Mary-Margaret stood and gave her a quick hug "I'll get the boys to keep down the noise, Killian needs his sleep"
Emma's eyes traveled back to the bed to she her Pirate still sleeping soundly "Yeah but after Whale pumped him full of drugs I don't think that's going to be an issue right now"
She gave them one last smile then headed over to the bed, kicked off her shoes, shimmied out of her jeans and crawled beneath the sheet next to Hook. He stirred slightly as she cuddled into his side but all he did was pull his arm around her back and give a contented sigh against her hair. She gave a little smile before finally closing her eyes, he was fine, they were all fine and they had stopped Devin and Gold... for now.