Sacrifice

Emmafan asked for a oneshot of instead of it being Neal shot in season 2 it's Emma. Her parents see her get shot and moving towards the portal.

Sorry I've been posting less stories a day. Busy time of year for me!

Emma heard the shot, and then felt the sudden blow to her stomach.

"No!" She heard Neal cry faintly. Emma could hear ringing in her ears. One of her hands dropped to her stomach and when she looked at it, it was soaked with her own blood. Emma looked up at Tamara, horrified.

"Why?" She croaked, only able to utter one word.

"Because you have magic. And magic is poison." Tamara snarled. Tamara held the gun up again, aiming it at Emma's head for good measure.

"NO!" Someone yelled. Tamara looked up to see Snow and Charming sprinting into the room. They'd heard the shot. Charming quickly gave Regina to the dwarves who had been in the right place at the right time and sprinted back with Snow.

"Careful!" Neal warned them. He was now gripping onto Emma, stopping her being sucked in. "She opened a portal before she shot Emma." Snow and Charming looked at their daughter. They could see the small puddle her blood was already creating on the floor. Charming looked up, venom in his eyes. He aimed the gun at Tamara, but she saw his move coming and dashed away.

"You coward!" Charming called after her. "We won't let you get away with this!" Charming turned his attention back to Neal and Emma, both he and Snow very aware that Emma was losing a lot of blood and was barely conscious. "How do we stop this? We need to get her to Whale now!"

"There's only one way to stop it. By having someone go in…so you're going to come and get Emma and I'm going to let her go…"

"No." Emma quickly interjected. It was painful to speak, it was painful to do anything, but she couldn't let him do this. "Henry…"

"Needs his mother." Neal told her. "I let you down once before, I'm not doing it again. Find your Tallahassee Emma, even if it isn't with me." Neal could see the tears building in Emma's eyes, it was too much for him to handle. "Tell Henry how much I love him. And wherever I end up, if I can find a way back I'll take it." Neal looked up to Snow and Charming. "Quickly, before I lose my grip. But be careful." Charming wasted no time in moving forward to take hold of Emma. Snow watched with her breath held as Charming and Neal manoeuvred Emma into his hold.

"You're a good man." Charming said, looking Neal in the eye. "I can't ever repay you for this, for my daughter's life."

"You don't need to. I owe Emma, I owe our son. It's time I stepped up and did what was right for them. Emma…I love you." Neal knew if he didn't let go now he never would. So memorizing her face one last time, Neal let go of her hand.

"No!" Emma called out desperately, watching her first love being sucked into the portal. She feebly struggled against her father's hold, but she was too weak to really fight.

"Hey, hey." Charming said, trying to calm her. "Emma, we can talk about Neal later. Right now, we need to get you to Whale." As soon as the portal was gone, Snow rushed over, ripping her cardigan into strips and tying them around Emma's wound.

"Emma…" I'm so sorry." Snow said touching her daughter's cheek. "It's ok, it's all going to be ok. We're going to get you better. That was Neal's last gift to you. Your life. And Emma if we made it back from the Enchanted Forest, it's possible he'll make it back from wherever he lands. Never give up hope. But we can't think about that right now. We need to get you to the hospital." Charming picked Emma up from the ground and he and Snow quickly started to leave the building. But Emma still couldn't focus on herself. Neal was gone. And she didn't think he was ever coming back.