Once Upon A Time: Second Chances

Platforms

Platforms above the ocean, noon

Micah looked around frantically. He ran up to Sera and grabbed her arm. "Sera!" he whisper-hissed. Sera looked just as frantic as he did. "We have to tell the others." she said. The two of them ran up to Emma, who they knew could announce it to everyone. "What is it?" Emma asked. "It's Violet-Marie." Micah said. "She can't swim!" Emma stared at them. "Oh my god." she said. Emma looks up at her parent's platform which was hovering above the town's platform. "Mom! Dad!" she yelled. "Don't worry Emma!" David yelled. "We've got this!" Emma walked to the edge of the platform and tried to reach her hand out. But all she hit was magic. The magic pushed her back, but thankfully Killian caught her. "You okay, love?" he asked. Emma was holding her hand. "Yeah, but my magic isn't working." Killian grabbed Emma's hand and saw a burn. "Swan!" he gasped. Aimee laughed up above. "Did I tell you that I've trapped you all with magic, and the magic is a bit explosive?" Snow and David looked at the town, then they looked at Violet-Marie who was shooting magic at the barricade, trying to break loose. 

Violet-Marie kept trying to break free, but the magic kept rebounding at her, and almost hitting her. "MOTHER!!" she yelled. "LET ME OUT!!" Aimee floated down by her daughter. "Let me think about that," she said. "I think, no." with that she floated back up above the crowds. Violet-Marie sighed and looked at her outfit. Was it really necessary to change me into this?  she wondered, fingering the fabric of her floor-length skirt and silk blouse. She shook her head and continued blasting the barrier with her magic. 

Snow and David looked at the crowds. "This is a really easy decision." David said, "Save the town and our kingdom, and Violet-Marie will most likely be saved by her mother." "So?" Aimee asked. "You're almost out of time!" she laughed. "What's your choice?" Snow and David looked at each other. "The town." they said in unison. Aimee nodded. "I thought you would choose them!" she said, waving her hand. Snow and David suddenly found themselves standing on the same platform as their family. Aimee turned to Violet-Marie. "Well, child. I guess it's a real shame that you don't know how to swim!" then, Aimee waved her hand once again and Violet-Marie was sent falling into the sea. Violet-Marie screamed and tried to use her magic, but it was no use, and she vanished under the waves. Snow and David cried out. That was not what they hoped would happen. Aimee waved her hand again and the barrier around the platform vanished. "Now, you have to get back home yourselves! Oh, and thanks. I've been looking for an excuse to kill my worthless daughter for a while now." with that, Aimee vanished, leaving the entire town/kingdom/realm behind. 

Snow and David looked around at their fellow platform-mates. "What are we going to do?" they asked. Micah ran up with Sera, both of them looking terrified. "We need to get Violet-Marie out of there." Sera said. Emma nodded. "Okay, while you do that, Regina and I can try to find a way for everyone to get off this damn platform." Micah nodded. "How long has she been down there?" he asked. "About three minutes." Killian replied. "How long can she hold her breath?" he asked. Micah looked at Sera. "About four minutes using her magic, but for all we know, she's unconscious." Micah replied. Killian turned to Emma. Emma nodded. "Let me help you." Killian said. "I spent almost three hundred years as a pirate. Let me help you put that to good use." Micah nodded. "Love, pull me up when I have her." Killian told Emma. "Alright." Emma said reluctantly. Killian took off his heavy jacket and jumped into the churning black water below. 

Hope ran up to Emma and hugged her waist, waiting for Killian to resurface. Regina and Zelena began to send people back to the mainland. Under the water, Killian was searching for Violet-Marie. He frantically searched for the young girl. Soon, he saw a form floating deep under water. Killian swam down and hooked his arm around Violet-Marie's waist, then he frantically swam up. When his head broke the surface, he hear cheers from the platform. Emma waved her hand and Killian and Violet-Marie were pulled out of the water. Micah and Sera ran over to Violet-Marie. "She's not breathing." Micah gasped. "Let me see." Emma said. She put her fingers to Violet-Marie's pulse point. "It's there, but barely." Emma looked up at Regina. "We have to get her back to Storybrooke." Regina nodded, Violet-Marie, Micah, Emma, Killian, Snow, David and Sera were all sent back at the same time. Killian placed Violet-Marie down on the ground, just in time for her to begin coughing up water. Micah sighed with relief and grabbed her hand. Emma looked at her parents. "There were some people who weren't on the platforms." she said. Snow and David nodded. "We'll go make sure they're alright." she said. Emma nodded. "Killian, Hope and I will take Violet-Marie, Micah and Sera back to our house." "It's a plan." 

The Swan-Jones House (finally, a location change...)

Emma opened the door for Killian, who was carrying Violet-Marie, to walk in. Micah and Sera followed, worried. Emma's motherly instincts kicked in and she slipped into worried-mom-mode. Hope pulled Micah and Sera into the living room. "My mom is the savior, and she's a mother, and a grandmother to Lucy, although that confuses all of us, and Lucy calls her Auntie. But now she's an actual aunt, so Violet-Marie is in the best hands." Micah nodded and sat down. 

Meanwhile, Emma and Killian had taken Violet-Marie up to her old room, tucking her into bed. "Make sure she is warm." Emma said. "We don't want her freezing to death" Killian nodded. "Is she okay?" Micah asked from the doorway. "She's fine." Emma responded. "She just needs to rest." Micah nodded. "May I stay here with her?" Emma nodded and smiled. "Of course." Micah smiled and walked over to Violet-Marie's bed. He leaned down towards Violet-Marie. "You'll be okay, you're safe now." he whispered. "We're all here for you." 

Yay!! Another chapter done!! I hope I did okay XD I would love to know your thoughts! And we are really getting close to the end!! I hope you enjoyed, and I will see you later!

~Ana/Red 💜