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

Season 3: Episode 18: Bleeding Through

"Azalea still isn't picking up her phone." David said as he and Mary walked down the street to Granny's Diner to get Ruby to help them with the search for the missing teen. "Emma and Regina are checking the forest, here is one of her old flower crowns." Leroy said running up to the two and handing it to them. "thanks Leroy." Mary said, worry filling her voice. "Hey sister, this isn't the first time Azalea has gone missing. Don't worry we always find her." The dwarf said before going to join the search party around the town line with the other dwarfs. "Hook said that she left way before Ariel left...I don't understand." Mary said as they made it to Granny's Diner. "Maybe Hook couldn't be trusted like we thought." David said with a frown as Ruby ran out  to meet them. "Don't put this on him, he helped Ariel get back to Eric. What was Azalea thinking, going on her own without telling us!?" Mary said, more panic filling her voice. "Do you have it?" Ruby asked running up to them. Mary nodded and handed the flower crown over to her. "My nose may not be as strong as her locator spells...but I might be able to get a close location on her with this." She said before sniffing the flowers. It was silent for a moment as Ruby sniffed the air. "I got her," She said before taking off down the road. Mary and David ran after her, David getting his phone to call Emma to tell her they got a scent on her. "Don't worry Azalea, were coming for you."

-Azalea Pov/ Enchanted forest-

I was standing in a green mist, and everything around me was covered in the shadows of the night. I was in the Charming's castle. But something was wrong. I looked around me, how did I get here? I was just in Storybrooke. My vision became blurry as I ran down the hallway. I felt a cold wind run over me and I held my flower crown on my head. "I see I will have to try harder then that to get that pesky crown off your head." I turned and saw Zelena frowning at me. I felt my heart beating faster as she advanced me in the castle hallway. This all felt so familiar. "David! Mary!" I shouted as I ran down the hallway, I needed help, what was Zelena going to do to me? The only thing standing between her and I right now was my flower crown. "Help! Anyone Red! Grumpy! Jiminy!" I shouted turning a corner in the hallway to hide from Zelena, but she appeared in front of me with her magic and grabbed my arm. I gasped. Everything felt so real...but this was a nightmare. Something inside my heart told me this wasn't a dream. It was a memory.

"Your not getting away from me." Zelena said pulling me to her chest. "The others can't hear you, they are currently....compromised." She said with a smirk. "Wha-what did you do to them?!" I asked, scared to know the answer. "I just used a bit of magic to make sure they wont bother us. I am about to put my plan into action to take everything Regina took from me. And in order to do that I need to make sure you wont get in the way." She said I tried to kick her away but she simply waved her hand and Mary appeared behind her, she was frozen by magic. Not even aware of what was going on. "Don't touch her." I begged, my eyes falling to her pregnant belly. "Then do as I say." Zelena said before pulling out a knife and holding it to Mary's belly. I nodded, tasting bile at the back of my throat seeing a knife pointed at Mary. She smirked at pointed to the flower crown. "Off," with one word she rendered me powerless. I took it off and she let a wicked smile cover her face. "There we go, now come here and drink this." She pulled a small bottle of green liquid from her jacket and I frowned taking it from her hand. "What is this going to do to me?" I asked, opening the container. "Don't worry about that, it wont kill you. I still need you for my plan...besides you wont ever remember even taking it." She said with a smirk. I looked over at Mary, she was frozen with Zelena's magic and so was everyone else. I didn't have any magical items to fight Zelena with. I felt trapped, and I was. But I had to help Mary, I couldn't let Zelena hurt her. So with tears in my eyes I threw the bottle back and chugged the green liquid. "There you go, good girl." Zelena said as the effects of the magic from the liquid hit me immediately. My eyes felt heavy and I lost control of my body. Zelena caught me before I could hit the ground and lay me on my back, she looked down at me as everything became dark. "Perfect, now I'm one stop closer to getting my happy ending."