Grey Areas - A Once Upon A Time Fanfiction

Chapter Three: Mim Is Here

"Where could she have gone?" Snow asks as she, David, Killian, Regina and Robin enter Gold's pawnshop.

"What happened?" Belle asks, rising from the floor next to Rumple.

"Emma... sacrificed herself for me." Regina explains, begrudgingly.

"What?"

"Emma is the new Dark One." David clarifies.

"How..."

"I'm going home." Snow says, pushing past everyone and slamming the door behind her.

"Snow!" David calls out, racing after her.

Snow is hysterical before she even walks through the door. David can't even hold her to calm her down.

"What was that?" Regina asks, walking through the partly open door, Robin and Killian entering after.

"What was what?" David asks, kneeling next to Snow, who has collapsed onto the couch.

"We heard someone say, 'parting gift' as we walked through the door." Robin clarifies.

"Parting..." David's eyes widen as Snow slowly falls silent, "gift..."

"David," Snow gasps, eyes bulging as she props herself on her arms, "look."

A small grey, velvet box rests on the table.

"Mim." David and Snow say together.

"Who is Mim?" Regina demands, arms crossed.

"And why is the glass missing from your mirror?" Killian asks, pointing at it.

"Mim is here!" Snow cries, lunging for the box. "She can help Emma!"

"Who is Mim?" Regina insists as Killian touches the mirror.

All lights go out as both the box and the mirror frame glow. Killian quickly jumps back when a holographic woman "walks" out of the mirror.

"Put your hand back on the frame!" Snow shouts, leaping off the couch, almost knocking David over. "Mim is trying to communicate!"

"Who? Is? Mim!?" Regina snaps, blocking Snow's path to the mirror as the lights turn back on.

"We don't have time for this!" Snow yells in Regina's face.

The lights suddenly go out again...