AN:Here's part three, I decided to add a third part; as I wanted to dedicate a chapter to Emma's interaction with Hyde, and her actions in the moments afterwards. It will also include the forest scene, as well as some in-between scenes. Read and review please, as it would be greatly appreciated; MysteryFan1997
Disclaimer, I do not own any of the characters from OUAT
Ch11 - The Saviour Pt3
"I was a warden, I know that caged look; that's a look, that doesn't quite fade...So you must know that prisoners respond to carrots and sticks and you brought neither, next time; try a bottle of Syrah and two glasses..."
Ha! Like that was going to happen...
I really need him to tell me about these visions that I'm having; but obviously he's not going to do that.
I spoke.
"You have no idea, how to help me"
I turned to walk away, hoping that it would encourage him to say something; it did, as he spoke.
"I know about the battle, the one taking place in your minds eye..."
Seriously? What's with this guy? First he calls me Savior, knows about my tremors, knows I was in prison and now he knows about my visions?
I turned back, facing him; as he sat on the bed, I spoke.
"What?"
He spoke, from where he sat.
"I'm sorry, I thought you were just leaving..."
That's what I'm trying to do, but I can't; because you have answers and I need them, I stood there watching him. I then walked over, while speaking.
"You're right..." I took a seat beside him, before continuing. "I was in prison, the worst part about it was the loneliness; it sucked, especially for a guy like you who likes to talk so much. So either you can either tell me what you know, or I'll walk out of here and I will not come back with wine...I just won't come back, nobody will"
I moved to stand up, to prove my point; because once I walk out of here, I'm never coming back. I spoke.
"You can just sit here, in silence; and you can rot..."
I turned to face him, as I spoke; he sat there, while speaking.
"So you did come with a stick after all, that's very impressive Saviour except for one small thing..." he stood up, his chains rattling; as he lunged towards me, stopping just short of where I stood.
I gasped, trying to move out of his reach; I could feel my hand shake again, just as he spoke again.
"You are afraid of me, aren't you?"
His hand brushed against my face, as he continued.
"Don't worry, I brought someone who can help fix your problem. If you want to find them, just follow the red bird"
A bird...seriously?
I spoke, scepticism seeping through my tone; as I did.
"The red bird?"
He nodded, before answering.
"The question is, are you truly ready to face your own story; Saviour?"
I flinched as he pulled his chains, making them rattle loudly again; I stared at him, while trying to school my features. I cleared my throat, before walking out; the door locking behind me.
So all I have to do is find the red bird? But how am I going to do that? I made my way back upstairs, and out of the hospital; I made my way back to the loft, where my parents and Killian were sitting at the table.
My mom spoke.
"How'd things go? Did you speak to Archie?"
I smiled, before speaking.
"Yeah, I did; he was helpful, so thanks for that I guess"
She smiled, before handing me a cup of hot cocoa; I smiled in thanks, before sitting down beside Killian. My dad spoke.
"We were thinking of heading into the forest, to try and find some of Hyde's people; they need food and shelter, so once we're finished do you want to head out?"
I nodded, knowing that this might provide me with the opportunity to track down the red bird; I smiled, before answering.
"That sounds like a good idea, maybe we could send them to Granny's?"
My dad nodded, before we finished up; my mom grabbed the flashlights, as it was getting dark. We headed downstairs, and got into the truck; we then made our way to the forest, we got there we decided it would be easier to divide and conquer.
My dad turned to face me, he spoke.
"If we come across Hyde's people, we'll let you know"
I nodded, before we went off our separate ways; I tried to keep my distance from Killian, as we walked through the forest. I spoke, as I walked ahead.
"We should head back to the crash site, just in case Hyde's people have decided to go back there"
He nodded, while keeping his gaze on mine; he didn't say anything, but I knew that he was trying to get a read on me. I schooled my features, as I didn't want to tell him yet; I was scared and I didn't want to worry him, or cause concern.
Which I know I probably am, by not telling him; but I can't, so I created more distance between us. I could feel his gaze on my back, as I walked ahead of him; I wanted to tell him, because I didn't want there to be anymore secrets between us.
But I just didn't know how to tell him, how do you tell your true love that you're having visions? It was crazy right? I mean does this make me crazy?
I opened my mouth to speak, when my dad called me; I answered.
"Hey dad"
He spoke.
"Your mother and I found some of Hyde's people, at the edge of the forest; we told them that there's food and shelter at Granny's, so hopefully they'll listen. See you back at the truck"
I sighed, before thanking him for letting me know; I ended the call, before turning back to face Killian. I spoke.
"My parents, they found some of Hyde's people; sent them to Granny's for food and shelter"
He looked at me, before speaking.
"Wonderful, I could use some food and shelter; right about now"
I barely heard him, as a bird flew past; it was red, I wonder if that's the bird that Hyde was talking about? I felt my hand tremble, as I spoke.
"You go ahead, I'm gonna stay here..."
I heard him speak, concern; laced with mild irritation in his tone.
"Stay? It's pitch black, and it's freezing; are you really that desperate to avoid, talking to me?"
Yeah, he's noticed; ok so I may have been avoiding him, but I didn't think it was obvious. I spoke again.
"I'm not avoiding talking to you, I just...need to be alone"
He spoke, as his gaze dropped.
"Emma...look at your hand..." I glanced down at it, as he continued speaking. "what the hell is going on with you?"
I looked at him, before speaking again.
"Nothing..."
I inadvertently tightened the grip on my hand, as he spoke.
"You can lie to everyone else, but you can't lie to me"
He's right, I know he's right; but I just can't tell him, so I spoke again.
"It's fine! I already asked you once to go..."
I trailed off, as my gaze drifted back to the bird; I heard him speak, in a clipped tone.
"Right. Fine! No need to ask again"
He looked at me, before walking off; and my heart sank, I've hurt him. It wasn't intentional, maybe I should have told him; I'll have to tell him, and I will.
I just need to see this through, so I followed the bird; as it flew off again, and it eventually disappeared from sight. Instead I was facing someone or something else, the person spoke.
"I see you met my pet, Emma"
Ok, how did she know my name? I guess everyone knows it, but seriously; this is getting weird. She turned to face me, as I spoke.
"Who are you? How do you know my name?"
She spoke again.
"I know many things, like why you're here; the visions..."
She knows about that? I spoke again.
"Why the hell are they in my head?"
She smiled softly, before answering.
"Because, these visions Emma; they tell a story, the story of your future..."
My future? Why is this happening? I sighed, before speaking.
"You keep saying, I'm seeing the future; but it feels like a memory, how do you know any of this?"
She walked off, and I followed her; before she spoke again.
"I was once called an Oracle, you'd be wise to trust me; what you saw, was a tiny piece of future time..."
That much was obvious, so I spoke; while sounding exasperated.
"Yeah, tiny; I need to see more"
She warned me.
"Knowing the future, is a heavy burden; the future's always in motion, always changing...but also inevitable"
So...what, I need to know what it holds; so I tried to keep my tone light, as I spoke.
"The visions are coming, whether I want them to or not; let's get this done..."
She produced a staff of some kind, she spoke "Look" so I did, gasping as I was overcome with images; all of a sudden, I'm seeing myself again...I'm in the middle of the street, fighting someone; and I'm holding my own against them, and then I'm knocked back...so I get back up, my family are there watching, I see them standing a few feet away, I defend myself...only to have my sword knocked out of my grip, and when I go to get it; it disappears, I speak to the person under the hood. Telling them that I'm not going to let them hurt my family, and as I say that my hand trembles; and just as I try to control it, I'm run through with the sword...
No! I can't die, I'm the saviour...so if this is true, then these visions are what...predicting my death? I shake my head, as my head clears. I try to keep myself upright, as the Oracle speaks.
"What you saw, was just a small piece; of the end of your story, Saviour"
No, no, no; it can't be! I spoke again.
"There has to be another way..."
There just has to be, I can't leave my parents, Henry...Oh god Killian, I can't leave him; I just got him back, and now I'm going to die? I was freaking out inside, as she spoke once more.
"You can change the path to the destination, but the destination is the same...on the day you saw, in the battle you saw...you will die..."
Seriously? Is she for real? Obviously she is, or else why would Hyde have sent me to talk to her? I turned back towards the bird, before looking back at the Oracle, and was gone...
So I'm going to die...there has to be a way to stop it! I can't die, unless this is all part of being the saviour; that I don't get a happy ending, I definitely can't tell Killian now.
I shook my head, before deciding to head back to the psych ward; I needed to speak to Hyde again, and once I got there I let myself in. I noticed that he seemed to be waiting for me, he spoke.
"I see you found my friend, was she helpful?"
Helpful? She told me, I was going to die; I spoke.
"You knew exactly what the Oracle was gonna show me, so cut the crap! What's coming and how do I stop it?"
He spoke, indignantly.
"Why would I want it to?"
I glared at him, before speaking.
"Whatever's coming, whether you help me or not; I will defeat it..."
He laughed, while speaking.
"That's funny! That's what the saviours always say..."
There's other saviours? Where are they, and why didn't I know about them? I spoke.
"What are you talking about?"
He interrupted me.
"That's right, Emma; you're not the first Saviour I've encountered, wherever there's a saviour...there's always a villain who brings them down, that's how the saviours story always goes..."
He walked away, as I spoke.
"So, who is it?"
He looked at me, before speaking again.
"I don't know who your villain is, maybe they're already here; or maybe they came with me, I'll expect you'll want to help them...as saviours do...but you have to ask yourself, is helping them exactly what causes your story to end?"
So whoever it is, I've either already helped them; or they've arrived with him, I didn't say anything as I left again. Vowing never to return, as my thoughts swirled around in my head; one thought stayed in my head, and it had something to do with Killian.
I needed to see him, apologise; I hurt him, and I didn't mean to. But I still couldn't tell him, so I needed to think of a cover story. I left the hospital, and headed towards Granny's.
I glanced at the tables, my gaze lingered on one in particular; the very one where Killian and I kissed the night we came back from our time travel adventure. My face flushed at the memory, before I took a breath; before heading inside, I opened the door and I spotted him at the counter.
I made my way towards him, he turned to look at me; as he spoke.
"Thought you needed to be alone?"
I sighed internally, as I heard the irritation mixed with hurt in his tone; I sat down, before I answered him.
"Changed my mind, can I have one of those?"
I pointed to the glasses on the counter, he slid one across to me; my hand wrapped around it, before I spoke.
"Thanks..."
He peered at me, before speaking.
"You're in a better mood..."
I smiled softly, before answering him.
"You were right, I just needed to get help; so I went back to Archie, and figured everything out"
He stared at me, before he spoke.
"And your hand?"
I quickly explained.
"It was just stress"
He quickly spoke.
"Are you sure, that's all it was...stress?"
I nodded, leaning in; before speaking again.
"I promise..."
I kissed his cheek, while allowing myself to believe what I had just told him. He looked at me, before he spoke.
"All is forgiven Swan"
I smiled softly, before leaning into him; his arm automatically wrapped around my waist, I leaned my head on his shoulder. We stayed like that, until Granny asked us to help gather blankets.
I smiled, before nodding; we untangled ourselves, before getting up. We made our way upstairs, to one of the closets; I opened it, lifting out several blankets.
I passed a few to Killian, he smiled at me; before we headed back downstairs, where Granny was preparing some food. I smiled when Henry showed up, offering to help us; as we prepared to welcomed our visitors.
My parents walked in, followed by Hyde's people; they all looked disheveled, almost worn out. Killian and I stood side by side, as more and more people filtered in; my heart broke for them.
Because they've left everything they know behind...all because Hyde promised them a better life here, where they didn't know anyone. I couldn't help but wonder, what made them go to the land of untold stories in the first place?
I smiled, as we handed out blankets; I turned slightly, and noticed Killian was looking at me. I smiled at him, as we continued welcoming people...
TBC
Chapter 12 will be published in a couple of days