Broken
AN: We are going to be jumping to the start of Season 2. Everything that happened in Storybrooke from "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" to "A Land Without Magic" happened just the same as it did on Once Upon a Time. Now on with the show…
Storybrooke
Months Later
Starla, Alex, and Melody were heading to Granny's to have lunch together, when the wave of magic reached them and restored their memories. The three women looked at each other and Fallon, the woman who used to be Alex, "Gwen? What's going on?"
"I think Emma broke the curse," said Gwen, the woman who used to be Starla. "We need to find my brother and Snow."
They were almost to Main Street just in time to see the wall of purple smoke, "Is that another curse?!" asked Tamara, the woman who used to be Melody.
Before they could react, they were engulfed by the smoke and when it dissipated, they found themselves still in Storybrooke. "What was that?" asked Fallon.
"I don't know," said Gwen, "Come on!" She looked and saw her brother and Snow standing in Main Street, hugging Ruby and Granny, "There they are!" The three women rushed over to them, "David!" said Gwen.
David turned and saw Gwen and smiled, "Gwen!" They hugged. Then Gwen moved to Snow and hugged. Tamara and Fallen then hugged the royal couple. Then they heard a male voice say, "Your Highness." They turned and saw the Seven Dwarfs there. Snow walked up to them, and they shared a group hug.
"The curse… It's broken?" asked Grumpy, who was known as Leroy.
"Well, it appears so," said David.
"So, what do we do now?" asked Gwenevere.
"Now? Now I find my daughter," said Snow.
"So, it's true," said a voice.
They turned and saw Emma there with Henry. Mary Margaret slowly approached her daughter. She started to cry and hugged her daughter, "You found us," said Mary Margaret. Then, David wrapped his arms around his wife and daughter. Gwen, Tamara, and Fallon wiped tears from their eyes. Gwen was so proud of her niece.
"Grandpa?" said Henry as he spoke up.
Mary Margaret laughs as they broke the hug and David smiled, "Yeah, kid. I suppose so," then he hugged Henry.
"That's going to take some getting used to," said Gwen.
Then, Leroy stepped forward, "I've got a question. If Emma broke the curse, then why are we still here?"
"That, my friend, is an excellent question," said David.
Mr. Clark sneezed, "And what was that smoke?"
"Who did this?" asked Doc.
"And what was that smoke?" asked Bashful.
"And why?" asked Walter.
"And what was that smoke?" asked Happy.
"Magic," said Mother Superior, as she joined the group, "It's here. I can feel it." Mary Margaret took the woman's hand.
"Magic?" asked Henry, "In Storybrooke? But you're the Blue Fairy. Do something magical."
"It's not quite that simple, Henry. No wand. No Fairy Dust. Matters are complicated now."
Henry looked at the Jewel Riders, "What about your Enchanted Jewels?"
"They disappeared when we came to Storybrooke." said Gwen.
"Well, I think we need to talk to the person responsible for bringing magic to Storybrooke," said Fallon, "the Queen." The dwarves all voiced their approval.
Then Emma spoke up, "No. Wait… It wasn't Regina."
"Who do you think it was?" asked Tamara.
"Gold…"
Emma then started to make her way to Mr. Gold's Pawn Shop. The group followed behind her and as they walked Mary Margaret asked her daughter, "Is there anything that you wanted to ask us? I mean, you must have questions.
"The only questions I have are for Mr. Gold," said Emma, "Why did he double-cross me, and what did he do to this town?"
"Uh... Shouldn't we talk about 'it' first?"
"What?" asked Emma.
"Us. Your life. Everything?" said Mary Margaret.
"Can we do 'everything' maybe later? Like, with a glass of wine. Or... several... bottles."
"I know it's a lot to take in. For all of us," said David.
"And we don't want to push, but we've waited for this moment for so long...," said Mary Margaret.
"Yeah, so have I!" said Emma, as she came to a stop and turned to face her parents, "I've thought about this moment my entire life. I've imagined who you might be. But of all the scenarios that I concocted, my parents being... I-I just need a little time. That's... that's all."
Just then they heard a commotion, "Snow," said David. They looked ahead and saw a group of townspeople led by Dr. Whale running through the streets. "
Then Archie ran up to them, "There you are. Come with me, I need your help. Dr. Whale's whipped everyone into a frenzy. They're going to Regina's house. They're gonna kill her!"
"Great, let's watch," said Leroy.
"No," said Archie, "No, we can't stoop to her level."
Gwen nodded at what her boyfriend said, "Archie is right. No matter who she is or what she's done, killing her is wrong."
Henry looked at Emma, "Please. She's still my mom."
Emma looked at Mary Margaret, "We have to stop them."
"If the Blue Fairy is Right," said David, "Regina could have her powers back. They could be marching into a slaughter." He and Mary Margaret looked at each other and nodded then the group started running down the street.
When they got to Regina's house, the mob surrounded Regina and Dr. Whale had her pinned against one of the columns. Emma pushed her way through the crowd, "Let her go!" said Emma as she reached Dr. Whale, and she grabbed his arm and pulled her off Regina.
"Why should I listen to you?" aside Dr. Whale.
"Because I am still the Sheriff," said Emma.
"Because she saved you. All of you!" said David.
"And because no matter what Regina did, it does not justify this!" said Mary Margaret.
"We are not murderers here," said Emma.
"Well, we're not from this world," said Dr. Whale.
"Yeah, well, you're in it now," said Emma.
Gwen stepped up and put herself between Dr. Whale and Regina, "Okay, Dr. Whale. That's enough…"
"Back off! You're not my Princess," said Dr. Whale.
She looked at the doctor and said, "Who are you, Whale?"
"That's my business."
"Well, my business is making sure this town doesn't go to hell, so whether or not I'm your Princess isn't the issue."
Just then David stepped forward, "We have a lot to figure out. And this isn't the way to do it."
Mary Margaret stepped next to Regina, "And Regina's death won't provide any answers. She needs to be locked up. For her safety, and more importantly, for ours."
Gwen, Tamara, Fallon, Emma, Mary Margaret, and Henry watched as David locked Regina in a cell as the Sheriff's station, "So, I'm a prisoner now?" asked Regina.
"If the curse is broken, why didn't we go back?" asked David.
"Because there's nothing to go back to. That land is gone."
"We should get to Gold," said Mary Margaret. Then, the group walked out of the station.
Gwen, David, and Mary Margaret watched as Emma loaded Henry into Ruby's car. "Keep him safe, Ruby." said Emma then Ruby drove off.
"Don't push it, Snow," said David.
"He's right," said Gwen, "You need to give Emma a little time. This can't be easy for her."
"Don't worry," said Mary Margaret, "I've got this…"
"You guys ready?" asked Emma.
"We need to talk."
Gwen rolled her eyes.
"I- Well, I don't... I just- I don't wanna talk," said Emma.
"But I do, okay? Gold can wait. I can't. You're my daughter. And I wanna talk to you. I know that we have talked. But we didn't know that we were talking. And we talked about things we probably shouldn't have even talked about. One-night stands and the like."
"One-night stands?" asked David.
"Whale," said Mary Margaret.
"Whale?" said David.
"We were cursed. That is neither here nor there. The point is, we did not know that we were mother and daughter. And now we do. And, so, please, let's talk."
"Okay. What do you want to talk about?" said Emma.
"We're together, finally. And I can't help but think you're not happy about it," said Mary Margaret.
"Oh, I am. But see, here's the thing. No matter what the circumstances, for 28 years I only knew one thing, that my parents sent me away."
"We did that to give you your best chance."
"You did it for everyone. Because that's who you are. Leaders, heroes, princes, and princesses. And that's great and amazing, and wonderful, but it doesn't change the fact that for most of my life, I've been alone."
"But if we hadn't sent you away, you would've been cursed, too."
"But we would've been together. Which curse is worse?" There was a pause and Emma said, "Come on. Let's just... Let's go find Gold."
The group headed into Mr. Gold's shop as he was making tea. He looked up and saw Emma, David, Mary Margaret, Gwen, Tamara and, Fallon Walk in, "What can I do for you?" he asked.
"What you can do is tell us what you did," said Gwen.
"I'm sorry, you're gonna have to be more specific."
"You know damn well what we're talking about," said David.
"You double-crossed Emma, you, uh, took your—uh—potion from her," said Mary Margaret.
"And did who-knows-what to this town," said Gwen.
"And worst of all you risked Henry's life," said Emma.
"Well, that is quite a litany of grievances, now, isn't it?" asked Mr. Gold
"Maybe I don't need answers," said Emma, "Maybe I just need to punch you in the face."
"Oh," Mr. Gold laughed, "Really, dearie?" he came around from behind the counter, "Allow me to answer your questions with some of my own, all right?" Gold looked at Emma, "Did your dear boy, Henry, survive?"
"Yeah."
"Is the curse broken? And let's see here, Miss Swan, how long have you been searching for your parents? Looks like you're reunited. Seems like rather a punch in the face, I deserve a thank-you."
"Twist Emma's words all you want, Dark One," said Fallon, "what was the purple smoke?"
"You know," said Mr. Gold, "Magic."
"Why?" asked Tamara.
"Not telling."
Then there was a rumbling and the store shook, "What the hell was that?" asked Emma. David and Mary Margaret looked out the door window. They could hear something wailing and a strong wind blew down the street. Then the streetlights flickered and sparked.
"That is my gift to you," said Mr. Gold, "That is gonna take care of Regina."
"Emma, come on!" said Mary Margaret.
"We need to go take care of this," said David.
"We're not done," said Emma.
"Oh, I know. You still owe me a favor," said Mr. Gold. Then, the group ran out.
When they got to the station, they saw a black creature trying to suck Regina's soul out of her body.
David grabbed a chair and shouted, "Hey!" David tried to hit it with the chair, but the creature sent it flying across the room. David and Fallon then both attempted to attack the creature and, but it just sent them flying. Gwen and Tamara went to check on them, while Mary Margaret and Emma moved forward but the creature moved a desk and they had to step back. The desk then continued toward David and the others who moved out of the way in just the nick of time. Then The creature went back to sucking Regina's soul out of her body.
Mary Margaret grabbed a spray can and a lighter and walked up to the creature, "Over here!" she called as she used the spray can and lighter as a makeshift flamethrower. The creature then crashed through a window and flew away.
Emma went to check on Regina, "What the hell was that thing?" asked Emma.
"A Wraith," said Regina, "A soul sucker."
"Did I-" Mary Margaret started to ask.
"-Kill it? No. It's regenerating. It'll be back. It doesn't stop until it devours its prey." Regina showed them the mark on her hand, "Me."
"So, how do we kill it?" asked Gwen.
"There's no way. Can't kill something that's already dead."
"Then we have a problem," said Tamara.
"No, we don't. Regina does," said David.
"What?" asked Regina.
"David?" asked Mary Margaret.
"You wanna let her die?" asked Gwen.
"Why not? Then it goes away," said David, "Then we're safe."
"That's quite the example you're setting for your daughter, there," said Regina.
"No. You don't get to judge us!"
"Let me ask you something, where do you think that thing came from? Gold."
"I made a promise to Henry," said Emma, "She's not dying."
"If it can't be killed, what do you suggest?" asked Fallon.
"Send it somewhere it can't hurt anyone," said Regina.
Yhe group headed to Town Hall. Regina said she had a hat they could use to send the creature away. David, Mary Margaret, Gwen, Fallon, and Tamara had brooms to use as torches.
"So, how does it work?" asked Mary Margaret, as they walked to the town council chambers.
"It will open a portal to our land," said Regina, as she walked in the room and sat the hat on the floor, "All we have to do is send the Wraith in there."
"Oh, is that all," said Fallon, sarcastically.
"I thought you said our land was gone," said Tamara, as David started lighting the brooms.
"It is," said Regina, "But sending it to a place that no longer exists... Well, that's banishing it to oblivion." She got ready to spin the hat when the lights started to flicker, and they could hear the Wraith's wailing.
"Regina...," said Fallon.
Regina continued to try spinning the hat, "I'm trying." The doors to the main hall blew open and the Wraith entered the main hall. David, Gwen, Fallon, and Tamara were holding torches on one side of a railing. While Regina continued to spin the hat with Emma and Mary Margaret on the other side.
"Regina," said Emma.
"I know," said Regina.
David and the Jewel Riders stepped forward and slashed at the wraith with their brooms. Mary Margaret grabbed a bottle of alcohol and poured alcohol along the railing, "David!"
David pulled the railing together and lit it with his torch, "Hurry!"
"It's not working," said Regina as she continued to spin the hat. David and the Jewel Riders continued to keep the wraith back as best they could.
"What is the problem?" asked Emma.
"Magic. It's different here."
"Now would be the time!" said Gwen.
Emma touched Regina's arm. Then, the hat started to spin, opening a portal. The wraith knocked David, Gwen, Fallon, and Tamara back against the wall and the Wraith headed for Regina who was standing between it and the portal with Emma.
"It's coming!" said David.
"Regina!" said Emma, as she pushed Regina out of the way. The Wraith was sucked into the portal, but as it disappeared it grabbed Emma ankles and pulled her into the portal.
"NO!" shouted Mary Margaret and David.
"I'm not losing her again!" said Mary Margaret.
"Neither am I," said David.
Gwenevere, Tamara and Fallon all looked at each other and nodded. They were going too. David and the Jewel Riders all got to their feet. Mary Margaret jumped into the portal. David and the Jewel Riders jumped over the railing, but it was too late, the portal closed, and David landed on the hat, crushing it.
The four of them got up off the floor and looked at Regina, "Where are they?" asked David.
"I have no idea," said Regina.
They walked up to her, "Are they dead?" asked Gwen.
"The curse, it destroyed all the lands-" Regina started.
"ARE THEY DEAD!?" shouted David.
"I don't know!" said Regina.
"I should've killed you myself!" said David as he stepped closer and shoved Regina.
"Well, then, what's stopping you?" said Regina, she pushed the four of them back against the wall with magic. Vines came out of the wallpaper and held them just off the ground and choked them. Regina looked right at David, "You think you're some heroic Prince? Please. You're nothing but the son of a shepherd. I should've killed you when I could. And now... Now I can."
Just then Henry and Ruby walked in, "Mom?" asked Henry.
"Henry, what are you doing here?" asked Regina.
"What are you doing?"
Regina walked up to Henry, "It's okay. You're safe now."
The vines released David, Gwen, Tamara, and Fallon, then they fell to the floor. Ruby went over to them.
"Wh—where's my mom? Where's-" Henry started to ask.
"They're gone," said Regina, "They fell through a portal. They're... Henry, I'm sorry."
"No, you're not. You really are the Evil Queen. I don't wanna see you again."
"No, don't say that. I love you."
"Then, prove it. Get Emma and Mary Margaret back. And until then, leave me, leave everyone alone."
"Where will you go?"
"With us," said David as himself and Travis stood next to him. Then, David, Gwen, Tamara and Fallon, Henry and Ruby left.
That night, Gwen was asleep in bed. She woke up with a start and looked around her room. She felt strange. She felt something was calling to her. She quickly dressed, got in her car, and started to drive. She didn't know where she was going but something inside her was guiding her. She pulled up to a small house just as two other cars pulled up. She got out of her car and saw Tamara and Fallon get out of their cars. "What are you guys doing here?"
"I don't know," said Fallon, "I woke up and something was just drawing me here."
"Same thing," said Tamara, "Who lives here, Gwen?"
"I don't know," said Gwen, "But the force that's drawing me here is stronger. So, I'm willing to bet whatever it is in that house…"
The three women walked up to the door and Gwen knocked. An old man, wearing a red button up shirt, gray T-shirt and black pants opened the door. The women were surprised, it was the Sorcerer's Apprentice, "Hello, Jewel Riders… I've been waiting for you…"
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