Once Upon A Time ~ Book 1

Chapter 33 - David's Home

Jiminy walked from the wagon into the moonlight. He stood in front of a fence and gazed up at one, bight star above. "I wish......." he closed his eyes and turned away. "I wish......" he bent his head.
Then his face was light up, a fairy blue fairy flew towards him. "I heard your wish." she said in her kind, self voice. "You don't need to wish it so loudly."
Jiminy smiled, delighted.
"But it is not possible. I cannot bring back the boy's parents." she said.
His smile faded away and he bent his head. "It's my fault. I have to make it right. I...... I would trade my life to make it happen."
"What's done is done. But there may be another way."
"Tell me. Please."
"The little boy, he will grow up to face many challenges. Do you want to help him?"
He turned his gaze to the wagon for a moment then looked back at the fairy. "I can't get away from these people. They're my parents. They're who I am."
"But if you didn't want to be that, what would you like to be?"
Jiminy thought deeply, the sound of chirping crickets around him grew louder and louder. He looked back at the fairy.
She chuckled. "I hear your wish." she waved her want softly and Jiminy disappeared, in his place was a little cricket, balancing on the fence.
The cricket chuckled.
"How do you feel?" the fairy asked the cricket.
The cricket chirped "free."
"Find the boy, Jiminy. You will live as many years as you need to help him. Just find him."
"How will I? I dint even know his name." he chirped.
"His name is Geppetto."

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"It's just..... Who knows where it was from......" Archie talked and laughed with Marco, happily by the mine.
It was early night now. Emma and He ry sat nearby.
"Is that Archies father?" Emma asked Henry.
"No. They're just old friends." replyed Henry.
Emma looked at Henry. She put her hand on his arm. "You really scared me."
"I'm sorry." he said.
Archie and Marco walked towards them.
"Gentlemen." Emma cleared her throat. "Come on. Your mom wants to take you home." she said to Henry.
"Hey! Listen!" said Henry.
They listened to the sound of crickets chirping.
"Crickets." said Archie.
"They're back. Things are changing." Henry said.
Emma looked at Archie, helplessly, and Henry just smiled.

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Mr. Gold walked through his dark, creepy antique shop. Two wooden dolls sitting up right on the counter.

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Mary Margaret walked through the hospital. She walked to the empty counter, holding a letter. She opened it and scanned it one more time.
STORYBROOK GENERAL HOSPITAL
Attn Administration;
Re: Letter of resignation.
Please accept this letter as my official notice of resignation as..........
......I have enjoyed my experience here at Storybrook General Hospital.
She folded the letter again and placed it in the mail box.

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The crowd celebrated by the mine.
Marco offered Emma and Graham a drink.
"Oh, no." said Emma smiling and Graham shook his head.
They chuckled and laughed.
The people in the crowd drank, laughed and talked happily.
Regina stood away from the crowd staring at the air shaft near the grass.
She eyed the crowd for a moment then took from her pocket the piece of glass she found in the mine. She stared at it for a while then dropped it through the shaft.
The piece of glass clanked against the metal and fell down deep, dark mine. After a while it reached the bottom of the mine and clashed next to a shattered mirror that lay on the rocks.

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David and Kathryn stood outside a house. A light green banner hung above the door. The words "Welcome Home David" were written on it.
"You know, you had that same look on your face before we bought it, too." said Kathryn. "You couldn't see past the ugly windmill on the lawn and sais you'd never buy an old lady house." she smiled.
David just stared at the house in front of him.
"Do you remember what made you change your mind?"
"Well, I see the windmill is gone." he guessed.
"Come on everyone's waiting." she took his hand and they walked up to the door.
"Who's everyone?"

People cheered and clapped as David walked into the house with Kathryn. Kathryn smiled happily and David put on a smile and looked around slightly nervously.
"This is Jay." Kathryn introduced him to a man standing near.
"Good to see you." said the man. "David." he shook his hand.
"How are you doing?" said David.
"And this is Ellen, his wife." Kathryn went on.
"Ellen, hi." he shook her hand.
"Pleased to meet you, too." she said.
"Welcome home David." said a man as he walked through the room.
"Hey." he shook his hand.
"Hey." said Dr. Whale.
Kathryn shook his hand. "Dr. Whale."
"Hey, David. " he shook David's hand too.
"Hi."
"Look, I know this is a lot, but it's food for you. The smallest thing could trigger your memories. Just try and have fun."
"Thank you, Dr. Whale." he sighed. "I'll do my best."

Emma and Henry sat on a bench in the hall.
"You know why he doesn't remember? The curse isn't working on him yet." said Henry to Emma.
"Henry, David had amnesia." explained Emma.
"Which is preventing the curse from replacing his fairy tale story with fake memories."
"Right. Because everyone here has fake stories that prevent them from remembering who they really are."
"Right. And now's our chance to help him. We just have to get him to remember that he........"
"He's Prince Charming." Emma finished.
"We just have to jog his memory by getting him and Miss. Blanchard together."
"Didn't we just try that?"
"And it woke him up."
Emma raised her eyebrows.
David walked towards them. "Hey. You're the ones who saved me, right?"
Emma stood up and smiled. "Oh. Yeah, I guess." she chuckled.
"And you're also the only ones I know here."
"You can hide with us."
"Fantastic."
A man walked over and offered them snacks.
David took some food. "Thank you." he said to the man.
"So, you ever use a sword?" Henry asked David.
He chuckled, smiling. "I'm sorry?"
Emma smiled and chuckled a little too.
"Emma, you live with Mary Margaret, right?" he said to her.
Emma nodded.
"You knowing she's coming tonight?"
"No she couldn't make it."

Kathryn stood in the kitchen, preparing some food. Regina stood near by.
"You should go out there." said Regina." she took the bowl of food she held. "There's plenty of food. Go. Be with your husband."
"I lost him once. Now I have him back. But it's like I still don't have him back...... You have no idea how that feels."
"Actually, I do. I lost someone once, too."
Kathryn drew her attention to Regina. "Really?"
"Yes. But the love I lost, there's no bringing him back."
Kathryn nodded.
Regina smiled. "You have a chance here. Go to him."
She nodded again. "You're right." she put the food down and began to walk from the kitchen. "And, Regina, thank you." she turned before leaving. "Thank you for being such a good friend. It's been so lonely, I'm not used to having one."
"Neither am I." she smiled.
"Well, like it or not, you have one now." she chuckled and walked into the room with the guests.
Regina smiled, surprised.
Kathryn walked over to Emma, Henry and Dr. Whale. "Have you seen David?"
Emma looked around. "He......."
She looked at Dr. Whale.
He shook his head. "No."