Once Upon A Time ~ Book 1

Chapter 7 - Henry's Castle

Snow White screamed, loudly. She lay in her bed, her head rested against the plump pillows. She kept screaming in pain, Charming stood next to her hos arms around her shoulders.

The evil queens carage came fast through the enchanted forest, pulled by the beautiful black horses, with her dark guards riding them.

Snow kept screaming. "I can't have this baby now!" she let out.
"Doc, do something." Charming said to the drawf on the other side of the bed.
Doc felt Snows forehead with cloth.
"It's gonna be okay." said Charming. "The wardrobe's almost finished. Just hold on."

The queen's dark guards kept riding fast threw the enchanted forest.

Snow let out a scream again, even louder now.
The door opened and Geppetto waked in. "It's ready." he said.
Chasing smiled, happily and Snow let out a moan.
Charming began to lift Snow from her bed.
"It's too late." said Doc. "We can't move her."

The evil queen peered from her carage, a smile grew on her face, as thunder crashed and the dark, blue smoke followed the queens dark gaurds.

"Push." said Charming.........

...........A baby cryed. She lay in Snows arms, wrapped in a white woollen blanket with the name Emma imprinted on it. Charming had his arm around Snows shoulders and he felt the baby's head with his other hand. Snow face was tear stained, but she smiled happily.
Charming leaned forward and kissed Snows forehead and she looked up, delight in her face, but then suddenly her smile faded away.
"The wardrobe." she said. "It only takes one." she looked up at Charming.
The sound of men screaming and swords clashing came from below. Snow and Charming looked up quickly.
"Then our plan has failed.......At least we're together." he said putting his arms around Snow.
"No......You have to take her. Take the baby to the wardrobe." she said looking at Emma.
"Are you out of your mind?"
"It's the only way. You have to send her through."
"No, you don't know what you're saying."
"No, I do. We have to believe that she'll come back for us."
Tears rowled down Charming's face.
"We have to give her her best chance."
Charming leaned forward and kissed Emma's head.
"Goodbye, Emma." said Snow smiling at her beautyful daughter and she slowly kisses her head and passed her, gently into Charming's arms.
Charming leaned forward and kissed Snows lips and Snow held him close. They broke from each other and Charming walked quickly to the door, grabbing his sword on the way, bit before he ran out the door he stopped and smiled and Snow.
Once Charming hand turned the corner, Snow broke into tears and sobbed loudly.

The queens dark nights thrust their swords into the gaurds of Charming and Snows castle and turned suddenly when they heard Charming.
They attacked Charming with Emma in his arms, but he defended himself with his sword. The fought, swords clashed and the men groaned and Charming defeted one. Then the other guard cut Charming's shoulder with the blade his sword and Charming thrust his sword into the man's flesh, leaving him to fall, on the castle floor.
Charming took a breath and then turned and ran, Emma still in his arms. He kicked the door in front of him open and ran towards the wardrobe, opening it quickly with his sword. Then he placed Emma inside and kissed her head once more, breathing heavily.
"Find us." he said and he quickly shut the door and locked them.
Then two guards came into the room and attacked Charming. He defended the wardrobe and fought them. Then as he blocked one sword the other guard thrust his sword into Charming's chest and he dropped his sword and fell slowly to the floor.
One guard turned and went to the wardrobe and unlocked it by banging it the handle with the handle of his sword, bit once he got the doors open, the wardrobe was empty.
Charming lay on the floor motionless, his eyes still open. A small smile came upon his face as he saw the empty wardrobe. Then his eyes slowly closed.

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Emma walked up the small ladder of the playground castle. She walked accross the landing and then sat down beside Henry, his fairytale book in her hands.
"You left this in my car." she said handing him the book.
He took it, but sis nothing.
"Still hasn't moved, huh?" she said looking at Storybrook in the other side of the peer.
"I was hoping that when I brought you back, things would change here. That the final battle would begin." sais Henry, looking off into the distance.
"I'm not fighting any battles, kid."
"Yes, you are. You're here because it's your destiny. You're gonna bring back the happy endings."
"Can you cut out with the book crap?"
"You don't have to be hostile. I know you like me. I can tell." he said smiling. "You're just pushing me away because I make you feel guilty."
Emma looked at Henry.
"It's okay.....I know why you gave me away......You wanted to give me my best chance."
They both sat in silence. The only sound being the sea and the seagulls.
Emma's eyes filled with tears. "How do you know that?" her voice a little cracked.
"It's the same reason Snow White gave you away." he said.
"Listen to me, kid, I'm not on any book. I'm a real person. And I'm no savior. You were right about one thing, though. I wanted you to have your best chance." she said as the tears rowled down her cheeks. "But it's not with me." "Come on let's go." she said and she jumped down from the shelter in the playground.
"Please don't take me back there." said Henry, standing up.
"Just stay with me for one week. That's all I ask." he said ad he climbed down the ladder and over to Emma. "One week, you'll see I'm not crazy."
"I have to get you back to your mom."
"You don't know what it's like with her. My life sucks."
"Oh, you wanna know what sucking is?" said Emma her voice trembling. "Being left abandoned on the side of a freeway. My parents didn't even bother to drop me off at a hospital. I ended up in the foster system. And I had a family until I was three, but then they had their own kid, so they sent me back." Emma sighed and brushed her hair from her face, tears rowling down her cheeks. "Look. Your Mom is trying her best......I know it's hard. And I know sometimes you think she doesn't love you. But at least she wants you."
Tears were now rolling down Henrys cheeks too. "Your parents didn't leave you on the side of the freeway. Thays just were you came through."
"What?"
"The wardrobe. When you went through the wardrobe, you appeared in the street. Your parents were trying to save you from the curse."
"Sure they were." said Emma and she chuckled. "Come on, Henry." she said and she turned and walked. Henry followed and took Emma's hand.