The Girl With a Rose on Her Forehead -Once Upon a Time Fanfiction-

Season 3: Episode 14: The Tower

-Enchanted Forest-

Charming shot up in the bed, gasping for breath. The dream- No, the nightmare he had woken up from...it felt so real. He has been dancing with Emma in her old nursery room. She was nervous about her first ball. But then she had been pulled through the wardrobe, taken away from him again.

"You failed me Daddy...don't fail the next one."

She had said that to him before he woke up...what did that mean? What next one? "Your awake." he heard Azalea call out, he looked up from the bed and saw Azalea and Snow sitting out on the balcony of the royals castle. Charming got out of bed and walked over to them. "Yes, I am." He said, noting the flowers that Azalea had sitting in front of her. "What is going on?" He asked looking over to Snow. "Charming...I have wonderful news." Snow said standing up and taking his hands into hers. "Were pregnant." She whispered, as if she couldn't believe the words she were saying herself. "I knew I was...I could just feel it. But I got Azalea to check using her magic anyway like we did with Emma and it's real. I'm going to have another baby!" Charming was shocked. He and Snow were going to have another child...his dream. "Are you not happy?" Snow asked, and Charming noticed that he was frowning. "No, no I'm not - I'm thrilled." He said, pulling her into his arms. Snow sighed in relief and hugged him tightly. He rested his chin on her shoulder and though back to his dream. "Don't fail the next one."

-David's Pov, Storybrooke-

"So now that we know who we are dealing with how do we stop this wicked witch?" I asked as the group stood in a circle. "Might I suggest we start asking the people if they have seen a woman with green skin running around?" Hook said with a smirk leaning on the kitchen table. "Were cursed in Storybrooke, she will look like any of us." Regina reminded the pirate. "Then we will start the places that we know she has been - Regina's office." Emma said looking over to her. "I went over my office with a fine toothed comb. She left no trace." Regina said. "But you were looking for magic. Maybe there is physical evidence that you missed?" Emma suggested. "Good Idea, we can track her." I said. "If you want to waste your time looking around like a bunch of  Nancy Drew's then be my guest, but we can't let Henry walk around here by himself  with that witch and flying monkeys everywhere." Regina said. "Yea, especially when one of those flying monkeys could be his father." Hook said. Emma sighed. There was still no sign of Neal. "Point being, someone needs to be looking out for Henry. He doesn't even know what is going on around here." Regina said. Her first priority clearly her sons safety. "How about you do it then? Get to spend some time with him? Even if you are just the mayor right now."  Emma suggested. Regina agreed. "I can use my magic to try and track the witch." Azalea suggested. "No, not with what has been going on with your magic." Regina said firmly. "Wait- what has been happening?" I asked, looking at the teen in concern. Azalea bit her lip as she gave a look to Regain. The woman shrugged her shoulders, showing no guilt as Emma sighed. "There has been something happening to Azalea sometimes when she tries to use magic." Emma explained. "What?" Snow asked, her hand on her tummy looking at the teen concerned. Azalea sighed and pulled her top down enough for us to see her red marks from the last time she tried to use magic. I heard Snow gasp and I stepped around her to take a closer look. "What the bloody hell? I have never seen anything able to stop her magic before, she was even able to leave Storybrooke to get Emma without being affected." Hook said. "I had used the same potion Mr.Gold used. That wasn't difficult " the teen said covering the red marks again. I rubbed my hand over my face, why did it always seem like something was targeting my girl? "Okay, new rule. You are to be with one of us at all times, and don't use magic. Not until we figure this out." I said looking at her. "But Davi-" I interrupted her. "I mean it."  She frowned. I knew that she wouldn't put up a fight with me about the issue with everyone still here. Instead she turned around, grabbed her bag, and angry stomped out of the apartment, shutting the door behind her...it was awkwardly silent as we listened to her open the door to her old apartment and slam it shut. "You made the right call...we don't have a year of our memories." Regina said as a form of comfort to the injured parents before leaving to find Henry. Emma and Hook left as well. Snow sighed and I sat beside her. "Who knew being parents to a flower enchantress would be so difficult sometimes?" She asked me in humor. "She wants to help, she gets that from you." I said smiling to her. "I hope she isn't to mad at us...I don't want to move back to her lonely apartment for good."  Snow said. "She just needs time. This is the first time she has gotten punished for something, and then told to not use magic by her parents...she's getting used to all of this just like we are." I said. "We're all stressed, you made the right call." Mary said comforting me.