Captain Swan: Protection

Chapter 14

Natalie's POV

I loved spending time with my parents, both of them.  But I had to return to the future, and I had to fix the timeline, since everyone knew who I was.  At about 1 in the morning, I got up and started my new mission.

I used a memory stone to erase my parents' memories of me, then I teleported to my grandparents' apartment and took everyone's memories of me.  Next I went to Regina's house, then to the Gold's home.  I silently and briefly visited everyone in town and in the woods, quickly taking their memories of me and then going to the next person.

I know they would freak if they knew I was doing this, so that's why I'm doing it now, while they're asleep.  I only took memories of me, I left everything else untouched.  People are gonna be so confused when they wake up, but it's for the best.

I left a little...message...to two people.  A letter to Mr. Gold told him that if he cared about Belle, he should not try and get anyone's memories back.  It was for her safety, according to the letter.  I left him with the knowledge that Belle was in danger to help persuade him, even though it's completely fake.  I left a small piece of paper with a picture of a ring folded over in one of my dad's shoes, along with a ring size (yes, I know my mother's ring size).  Hopefully he'll get the message.  I made sure he'd be more likely to find it instead of Mom.

I used the cloaking spell and dawned the disguise I had used before anyone knew my identity.  I hid in the mill when the sun came up because I couldn't let people see me.  Even though I was disguised, I didn't want people seeing me.  I'd have to wait until night to open the portal to return home if I didn't want to attract attention.

I fell asleep for several hours, and then read the book I had borrowed from the library.  When I finished it, I teleported it and only it back to the library.  I knew I still had to wait a while, but I'd find something to do.

I suddenly felt a burst of electricity shoot through me.  It came from Dad's ring.  He's in danger!  I quickly closed my eyes and concentrated on him.  I teleported and opened my eyes to see him and Mom in the woods.  There was a loud bang and I saw a tree falling towards them!

I ran and quickly pushed them out the way, but then I felt a shooting pain everywhere.  My vision started to get blurry as I started to go numb.

From my place on the ground, I barely saw my parents looking at me and trying to get me out. "Don't."  I whispered.  They looked at me concerned but I waved my hand enough to get the memory stone.

"You're the one who took everyone's memories. Why?"  Mom asked.

"I'm sorry" was all I said before I froze them in place. I quickly took my dad's memories of this moment, and while he was dazed, I unfroze him and teleported him to his apartment.  I did the same thing to Mom, but I sent her to the sheriff's station instead.

Mr. Gold told me that if I died in the past, I would just disappear into a ball of light.  I couldn't breathe anymore, and I used what little strength I had left to destroy the memory stone, so that no one could remember.

Everything went black.