No Sound Without Silence

Chapter 9

She'll be honest. She wasn't too keen on the idea of having anyone else go with Henry and her, but she also didn't have the stomach to drive Henry and herself.

The ride to wherever Henry was planning on leading them to was really stressful. She knew everyone could feel the tension in the air. David and Henry weren't saying anything, yet she wasn't blind. She caught those glances they stole at her every now and then. It was really annoying, but she didn't have any strength to fight anymore, so she let them do whatever they want as she silently watched the small buildings of Storybrooke pass by.

The car stopped and Emma just had to shake her head. Of course. Of course, there was only one person who could have done whatever it was to Killian. "Emma, do you want me..." David asked.

She shook her head and got down from the car. Suddenly, a certain feeling gripped her heart. The feeling she always got when she was standing in front of Gold's shop, thinking about what she could find inside. "Mom." Henry gestured for her as he opened the door with the keys.

"Where did you..." Emma asked.

"Grandma gave it to me." Henry replied as he went straight to the counter where Gold used to stand, smirking at her with that dark face. Nothing much had changed in the shop. A few things, maybe. The windows were opened. She noticed a few of the things were missing. Courtesy of Belle who once tried to return some of the things to the rightful owners. Her eyes fell back on her son who was looking at her. His eyes snapping out of thought when he noticed she was waiting for him. He reached down his pocket and brought out a vial with a violet liquid.

"Drink it, Mom." Henry gave it to her. "I got it from Mom."

Of course, it was from Regina. Henry wouldn't have anywhere else to go to and Emma could feel Regina's magic as she held onto the bottle. With a pop, the bottle opened and she brought it to her lips. One gulp and everything went dark. She must have dropped the bottle because she heard the sound of glass breaking. Then just as fast everything came back and everything was so different. Brighter. Sharper. Clearer.

"It's like an X-Ray vision spell. I didn't understand much but when I tried it worked, so..." Henry pointed to the safe.

And what she saw was something she didn't expect. There were a lot of things in the safe but there was one thing that mattered among the rest. A heart. It was bright red, at the center was darkness. But somehow even with the darkness inside it glowing brightly. She could see it pumping as it sat inside a chest. Of course, it could be anyone else but...

One pulse. It sent a wave towards her and suddenly he was standing in front of her. His hair ruffled as always. His eyes as blue as the sky could be. His lips as soft and as inviting as it could be. She covered her mouth with her hand to mute out her sob. "Killian..." He smiled, and gave her that lopsided grin of his making her chuckle through the tears falling on her cheeks. Then slowly he faded like the wind, starting from the bottom slowly making its way to the top. The grin as gone from his face. He was now looking sternly at her with those blue eyes, blazing as he looked into her eyes.

I trust you.

It was almost as if she could hear his voice. Everything felt so real, but he was fading away. Emma wanted to reach out and grab what was left of him, but she couldn't do that. Because she couldn't move. He completely disappeared with traces of his smile, with all of his body and soul etched in her mind.

He was alive. Very much alive. Tears fell from her eyes as she smiled. It felt good. Amazing. After all this time, she thought he was dead. But where was he? Was he in Storybrooke? He might have crossed the town line. He might have even transported back to the Enchanted Forest or worse, Neverland.