Dark Days

Chapter six

"Not so fast." Zelena is perched outside of grannies standing next to Arthur.
"I thought I put you on mute." States Regina
"Well I was un-muted. Anyway, the flame..." Zelena opens her hand waiting.
"No way."
"Fine" Arthur brings Excalibur from behind his back and just before the break, the name 'Merlin' shines across.
"Merlin I command you take these people to the forest." Merlin disappears taking Regina, Henry, Emma and Killian with him. "How about now?" Asks Arthur laughing. Zelena and Arthur follow Merlin.

"Fine! Take it..." David arrives in the forest to find Regina, Henry, Emma, Killian all tied to trees along with Snow and Robin.
"How do we know it's not a trap?" Asks zelena walking towards David. She takes the box from his hands.
"You don't." She lifts the lid and leather belts fly out strapping her to a tree behind. Regina smiles from behind.
"Awww such a shame, now you force me to do a terrible thing." Teases Arthur. "Merlin, strangle the life out of the young girl, his daughter." Tree vines work their way down towards Emma and wrap around her throat growing tighter and tighter.
"Emma!" Screams Killian. He struggles to move.
"Merlin you can resist this. Merlin listen to me! Focus on me you can break this. your much more powerful." David encourages. Killian slips off his hook which allows him to move his arm from the vines tying him to the tree. He releases his other arm and sneaks round to untie Regina. He runs towards Emma and slashes the vines around her neck with his hook. Regina tries to strangle Arthur with her magic. Killian chucks him his sword. She picks it up and starts to fight Arthur. Arthur swings his sword and as Regina moves back it catches her neck. Merlin breaks free and and tried to hold off Arthur.
"Go I can only hold him for so long!"
"Regina! Your hurt!" Panics David as he runs towards her.
"It's fine, it's just a scratch." She replies.
"I can fix it." He puts his hand on her neck and then slowly moves it away to reveal no cut.
"Thank you." She smiles. "Come on" they run to catch up to the others who are slightly flagging because Killian is carrying Emma.
"You've got to light that flame... Fast!" Informs Killian.
"I know. As soon as we get back, I'll light it." States David.
"Hey? Don't pressure yourself. It's okay if you can't you can try again." Reassures Regina.
"No it's not and its not as easy as trying again. I'll light it and then this will be over. EXCALIBUR?!?!?!"
"Way ahead of you!" Shouts Snow waving it in the air as she leads the group back to grannies.
David takes a deep breath and Regina holds him close.