Once Upon A Time: Goldilocks comes to Storybrooke

Chapter 56

Goldilocks ran to the ward, but stopped suddenly outside. Dr Hoppers leg injury had been attended too, and his wrist was in a thin fabric cast.

"Dad?" She knocked on the door, even though it was wide open. Dr Hopper turned his head and smiled.

"Goldilocks," he sat up.

Goldilocks walked over to the bed, doing her best not to look at his leg, covered in white cotton and dried up blood. "How are you feeling?" She asked.

"I'm alright," Dr Hopper looked at his wrist wrapped up in fabric. "I'll be able to take this off tomorrow, Dr Whale said I just have to keep the injuries clean so they don't get infected."

Goldilocks nodded, looking at the fabric cast. "Dad - " she began.

"You don't have to call me that Goldilocks," he said seriously. "Your real dad is Rodger. And I understand if you choose to go back to Arendelle with him."

"Why on earth would I want to go anywhere with him?" Goldilocks asked. "I'm staying here in Storybrooke with you."

"You are?" Dr Hopper asked, a small smile appearing on his face.

"Yeah, me and my mother thought Rodger was dead, he had fifteen years to come and find me before I accidentally went to Neverland - " Goldilocks suddenly stopped, her head rushing with images and memories of her and Peter Pan.

She took a look at the bracelet (that used to be the necklace Peter gave her) on her wrist before continuing. " - and even then he could have tried to find me."

"You'd rather stay here with me, then go with your real father?" Dr Hopper asked again, slightly quieter.

"He had so much time to come and find me, but he's chosen to come now? He's had so long, but he didn't come back to me, and our first meeting a few days ago didn't exactly help him make a good impression. You haven't been my adopted dad for that long, but in these past few weeks, you've been more of a Dad to me then Rodger could ever be in a life time."

"Goldilocks - " Dr Hopper reached out his hand and took hold of Goldilocks's. "You honestly don't know how happy that makes me."

Goldilocks smiled. "You just need to get yourself better, okay?"

Dr Hopper nodded. "I will, and thank you so much, Goldilocks."

Goldilocks have him one last smile before leaving the ward.

"Is your Dad okay?" Regina asked.

"Which one?" Goldilocks tilted her head.

"... Both?" Regina suggested.

"They're both okay," Goldilocks smiled and nodded.

"Have you picked which one you're going with?" Henry asked, taking hold of Goldilocks's hand.

"There wasn't exactly a whole lot to chose from: a man who really cares about me, or a man that just shows up and tries to kidnap me!" Goldilocks replied.

"So now all we have to do is figure out how to use the magic bean's dust to get rid of Rodger," Emma came up to them, her arms folded.

"And how do you think we should do that?" David came forwards.

"Well, it will have to be in the forest, so no one else will get caught up in the magic and whisked away to Arendelle," Henry commented.

"And not many people should be there...we need as little people as possible - " Emma said. "So that would be me, Regina - "

"Guys" Goldilocks stopped them. "This is really kind of you, but I think I have to do this on my own."

"...You're not serious, are you?" Regina asked.

"Goldilocks, your can't do this by yourself, it's too dangerous. He's too dangerous," David said.

"Dangerous or not, Rodger is still my biological father, so I must be the one to get rid of him," Goldilocks said.

"How are you going to do that?" Emma asked.

"I don't know - but I'll figure something out. I have enough time until he is released from hospital," Goldilocks told them.

"I wouldn't be so sure," Henry said, looking in the other direction.

Everyone followed his gaze, to find Rodger was in the doorway, staring right at them, hatred in his eyes.