These past few weeks have been crazy and very dramatic. Emma had threatened Regina to go get custody over Henry. That wasn't even the biggest of their problems at the moment. After Malia had found out about Y/N and Stiles' affair, she decided to leave town and continue her life in Boston. Emma had gotten a call about a car right by the town border saying it looked like something bad happened. Emma ran the plates on the car and it belonged to one person.
Malia.
This case eventually became a missing person's case and quickly evolved into a homicide case when Ruby and Lydia had found a heart with Malia's DNA in a box by the old Toll Bridge. Ruby and Lydia had been helping Emma at the sheriff's station that week. Ruby quickly went back to working for Granny at the diner, but Lydia continued her job at the sheriff's station. Malia's homicide scandalized the small town of Storybrooke. At first all the evidence was pointing towards Stiles. It made no sense though. He had missing time in his memory and his phone records showed he was the last to speak to Malia.
Stiles went to Dr. Hopper, the psychologist, for help. He remembered something. He remembered being in the woods with Y/N and him saying 'Don't kill her.' to Y/N, but this memory was from their time in the Enchanted Forest when Y/N was planning to kill Regina. Stiles went to Emma and told her about his new information and Emma brought Y/N in for questioning. All the logic and new evidence pointed directly to her. The jewelry box Lydia and Ruby had found the heart in belonged to Y/N. Emma did a search of her and Y/N's apartment and found a dagger with Malia's DNA hidden in the heating vent inside of Y/N's bedroom. Emma didn't think Y/N murdered Malia. No, she knew Y/N didn't murder her. But there was no way a jury would believe her.
Y/N was so confused about this whole ordeal. She didn't kill Malia. Even if she had motive. Malia had made her hated by the whole town. Malia came between Y/N and Stiles' relationship, so motive was covered. When Y/N was ready to go to trial, someone showed up in an alley. Ruby had also found this person.
It was Malia.
Emma couldn't figure how the DNA on the heart was Malia's but they no longer had a homicide case. They had a kidnapping. Malia said that her car broke down on the way to Boston and she was gonna walk to a mechanic's shop, for help, but she'd been hit over the head on the way. Malia told Emma she was locked in a basement and was given food and water to stay alive.
A man named Sidney Glass had come forward and said he was the one to kidnap Malia. He didn't do it. It was Regina. Regina had tried framing Y/N for this heinous crime but it didn't fall through. There was no way Emma and Lydia could prove this so it was left alone.
Stiles wasn't exactly the best form of support for Y/N while all this was happening. He didn't think she killed Malia, but he wasn't sure. That hurt Y/N more than anything. All the time they spent with each other, all that he'd learned about her character and he was still unsure if Y/N was responsible. Y/N continued not speaking to Stiles and that hurt them both. Stiles made an effort but Y/N was in no position to speak to him. She couldn't.
Meanwhile, Henry was in the hospital. He'd been poisoned by an apple turnover Regina made. It was meant for Emma though, not Henry. Emma had grabbed Henry's fairy tale book and she began getting flashbacks in her head. Images of Y/N and Stiles holding her when she was born appeared, Stiles fighting the guards on his way to the Magic Wardrobe, Emma's white blanket with her name embroidered in purple which she still had, Y/N kissing Emma's forehead and saying goodbye. Lastly, Stiles placing her in the wardrobe and saying 'Find us' before kissing her head and closing the wardrobe. Emma believed.
The Curse was real. And Emma was going to break it and save Henry. She was going to save them all.
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