A Potter In Storybrooke

Chapter 44 - Manhattan: Part 2

After a while longer, Hope, Luna, Mary, Henry and Gold went back inside the building again and sat on the bench.

Henry watched Gold who is twisting the ring around his finger "Why are you so nervous? When I found my mom, I was excited."

"Because I have the benefit of a little more life experience. I know that things don't always happen the way we want them to." He replied.

"Sure. But in my book, it says that you could see the future." Henry said "why can't you just look and see what's gonna happened?"

Gold took a deep breath "Well, that ability is complicated. I didn't always have it. And then, when I did, well, it's maybe not the gift one would expect. Seeing the inevitable can be the terrible price."

"But you wouldn't have to worry about that stuff. You'd just know."

Gold chucked "But that's the great trap. The future is like a puzzle. With missing pieces. Difficult to read. And never, never what you think."

Emma came by and opened the door "Hey."

They immediately stood up "Did you find him?"

"I'm sorry. Your son got away."

Hope glanced at Gold, who is now pressing every button "Gold, wait. What are you doing?" Mary asked.

"I'm finding my son."

"He's gone."

"But he lives here. He'll be back. And I'll be waiting." He went inside and Hope, Luna, Mary, Emma and Henry chased after him, going inside

"Stop. You can't just break in." Emma said as they reached the floor Baelfire was on.

"Yeah, well, actually, that's something I'm quite adept at."

"He might not come back."

"Look, finding people is what you do, Ms. Swan. I'm simply going to assist you. There may be information in here. Who he is. What he does. Who he loves."

"No, don't do this. There are things called laws."

Luna, Mary and Henry exchanged glances and said in unison "We'll be look out."

"No..." But too late, they were already in the hallway "You could get arrested."

"Then my son will have to testify against me and we'll be reunited." The locked click opened and he pushed the door open and they went inside.

"Gold, come on, please, we really shouldn't be here." Emma pleaded but Gold wasn't listening.

Hope just give Emma a small smile "Try all you want Emma, but he's not going to listen."

Emma just sighed and closed the door shut.

Luna and Mary opened locker after locker, looking inside but there's nothing useful.

Emma found a Native American dream catcher and stared at it with such emotion until Gold snapped her out of it.

"You find something dearie?"

"Nothing. It just looks like a dream catcher."

"Yeah? Well, if it's nothing? Why are you still holding it?"

Emma look like a deer caught in the headlights and pulled the dream catcher closer.

"You're lying to me."

"Just get back to searching, okay?" Emma put the dream catcher back to the window.

"No, no, no, you saw something. Tell me."

"You don't know what you're-"

"Tell me!" Gold demanded angrily.

"Henry, Hope, Luna, Mary, go to the bathroom." Emma said quickly as she turned to them. Hope narrowed her eyes at her. What was so secret?

"But I can help-"

"Henry, go!"

Hope grabbed Henry's hand as they went to the bathroom, waiting in silence as the yelling continued and it quieted for a moment.

Hope shook her head "Let's go."

They walked out of the bathroom just in time Gold yelled "How do you two know each other?"

"Mom? What's going on?"

Hope, Luna, Mary and Henry stand in the corner. A angry gold, nervous Emma and a stranger.

The stranger approached Emma who grabbed his shoulders.

"Hey..."