MadArcher💚 [Once Upon A Time]

Chapter 29

"Can't you teleport us there?" Robin whined after hours of walking in the woods. "There's a protection spell around the perimeters, I can't get into the Dark Wood" Regina explained.

"And that is...???"

"Her castle is in the middle of the Dark Woods. There are living some terrible creatures there. We have to be careful"

"But can't you teleport us to the woods?" Robin begged. Her feet hurt so much. "She can sense our magic from far. We don't want to be caught immediately" Zelena answered. Robin knew there was no other way than walking. "We're close" Regina whispered. Robin felt anxiety through her body. They approached the forest and entered. It was - as the name said - dark. They kept each other in sight. "How far till we get to her castle?" Robin whispered. "No one knows" Regina answered and they continued their journey in silence.

"It should be around eleven now" Zelena said after hours. "Is it safe to go to sleep?" Robin felt the anxiety rising. "One should stay awake. I'll go first. I'll wake Zelena after three hours" Regina offered. They made theirselves comfortable and soon the two fell asleep. Regina sighed. She was anxious too. She had no idea what was out here and she didn't know whether she was able to protect the others or not. Instead of hearing owls or birds, she heard horrible sounds in the distance. Regina felt more and more uncomfortable as the minutes passed.

Regina went to sleep feeling a lot more comfortable, because she knew Zelena would keep them safe. It didn't take long for her to fall asleep.

Robin looked around. She kept imagining she saw something. Her heart pounded in her chest and the fear didn't decrease. She didn't know what time it was. Maybe it was already morning. She had to let her mom and aunt sleep for another hour before she could wake them. Suddenly she heard a sound and it startled her. When she thought she was looking into something's eyes she screamed. Both Regina and Zelena were still sleepy and were startled by the sudden noise. "RUN!" Robin yelled as she helped them get up. They started running and didn't look back, because they knew it was following them.

They were getting exhausted. They knew they weren't going to keep this up much longer. Robin didn't notice the glances between her mom and aunt. Then she realized she was running alone. She immediately stopped and turned around. It was too dark to see anything, but she tried to find her way back to her family. Luckily, she was guided by a little fire a hundred meters away from her. She knew it had to be Regina. When she arrived she saw how her mother and Regina were fighting this monster... and losing. Robin couldn't see the thing, but she knew it was strong. She heard a grunt. It had to be her mom who got hit on the ground. And then Regina was cut down. Robin prayed she was only unconscious. But now it was just her left. She heard the thing approach and she hesitated. She knew she just had to act, but how was she going to beat this thing if her mom and aunt couldn't do it. Within a second she grabbed her sword and pointed it towards the growling of the beast. She could hear it walk. She closed her eyes in fear.

The next moment a hand reached out for her. She could see it because someone held a torch nearby. She recognized it and grabbed the hand to stand up. "You should be really careful here, love" Hook smiled as he patted her on the shoulder. With no memory of what happened a few seconds ago she just nodded confused. "Why did you take off without me?" she asked after she calmed down a bit. "I didn't think you'd follow me. Should have known better, though. Look, I'm sorry, I didn't want to put you in danger. Alice would never forgive-"

"Each of us if one of us died here" Robin cut Hook off. He nodded, realizing she was right. "Now we are here, shall we go to the castle?" Zelena asked as she kneeled down next to her sister. She slowly woke up. The pirates agreed and they continued their way to find the castle and the herbs in it.

SORRY FOR NOT UPLOADING! I had a testweek and it was sooo stressful. I've probably all my classes, but it's fine. Have a nice day! I hope you enjoyed this chapter :)