𝙁𝙪𝙜𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 [𝙋𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙋𝙖𝙣]

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The Trigger
Present day
Storybrooke

The smile soon faded when I thought about Greg and Tamara keeping Regina hostage at the old fish packaging building. Emma and Neal were in danger.

I threw up my hand and black smoke flew around my body. When the smoke cleared, I was on the docks with the fish building in front of me. I rush up to the entrance and quietly sneak around the halls.

Soon enough, I could hear Tamara speaking to Neal, "Neal, please don't make me..."

A gunshot went off and I walked in on the scene. Tamara was kneeling in front of a hurt Neal as Emma laid on the floor in front of me, unconscious.

Tamara points the gun at her fiancé's head, "I'm sorry Neal."

With quick thinking, I run beside Tamara and kick the gun out of her hand, "You should be."

We threw a couple punches at each other before I body slammed her onto the floor. A click sounded out causing us to look in the direction it came from. Emma stood next to Neal as she pointed the gun at Tamara.

"It's over," The blonde says.

"No," Tamara answers out of breath, "it's not."

She then throws something onto the floor and it forms into a familiar portal. I'm thrown back by the wind the portal created as Emma grabs onto a nearby pipe. Tamara runs off leaving us behind.

I look up to Neal and see him staring at me with wide eyes. He hasn't seen me since Neverland, and I just so happened to be dead last time he heard of me. I smile at him and he smiles back.

Just then, the pipe Emma was holding on to bends, lowering her closer to the portal. Neal directs his attention to her and slowly struggles to stand.

Emma lets out a scream as Neal finally gets on his feet. I quickly follow his actions and get up.

Luckily he was able to grab onto her before she could slip. I watched from the other side of the portal as the two talked.

Suddenly, the floor beneath them collapses, causing Neal to fall into the hole. Emma grabs onto his hand, saving him. I look at the situation in front of me, unable to help. 

"Emma!" Neal says as Emma struggles to hold him up, "You can't hold both of us!"

"I'm not letting go of you!" She persists as she tries to crawl to safety, but fails.

He looks down before looking back up at her, "You have to!"

"Neal, you're shot! If you fall through that portal you'll die, no matter what world you land in!" Emma points out, tears in her eyes.

"I know!" Neal nods, "But Emma, Henry needs you! You can't lose both of us! Don't make him grow up like we did!"

"Please don't let go! I need you!" Emma pleads, "I love you!"