Finding You Always

Survival

Finding You Always

Chapter 21: Survival

As Snow and Emma got closer to the station, Snow became aware of a man following them. Thinking quickly, she tugged Emma into an alleyway and waited for him to pass by. Sure enough he did, intending to follow them into the alley. But Snow was ready and kneed him in the groin. He doubled over in pain and she grabbed Emma's hand, as they started running.

But the exit to the alleyway at the other end was blocked by two more thugs and behind them stood Sidney Glass with a gun.

"Mommy..." Emma whimpered, as Snow pushed her behind her as much as she could.

"What the hell are you doing out of jail?" she spat. He chuckled.

"For a semi-small town, Storybrooke has quite a collection of shady individuals willing to do any job for the right price," he said.

"Regina...she did this," Snow hissed.

"I think you'll actually be surprised to know, Miss Blanchard, that the Mayor knows nothing about this. Someone else has quite the interest in you and little Emma," Sidney said.

"You're not touching Emma..." she growled.

"Then you'll come quietly, unless you wish to see if this bunch is above hitting a woman and child, because I have a feeling they're not," Sidney warned. There were four of them, plus Sidney, who had a gun. It was too risky...even if she didn't have Emma to think about. She knelt down and picked her daughter up.

"Good girl," Sidney goaded, as one of his hired goons roughly grabbed her arm. They were shoved into the back of a van and it sped away, as their captors climbed in.

"He'll find us," Mary Margaret promised. Sidney smirked.

"Oh...I'm counting on it," he goaded.

David was overwhelmed with relief when he spotted Mary Margaret's station wagon parked near the ice cream shop. But his relief was quickly replaced with dread, as he smelled the strong stench of gasoline. He knelt down and looked under the car, finding a cut fuel line. He shot up and scanned the streets, but they were nowhere to be found. If the car wouldn't have started, then Snow would have likely headed to the station in hopes of finding him. But that's when he felt it. He put a hand on the car to brace himself, as a spike of dread filled him. He had felt this before.

"Snow..." he whispered. She was in danger, which meant Emma was too.

"David...are you okay?" Sean asked, as he passed by.

"No...S...Mary Margaret and Emma are in danger," he said.

"How do you know?" Sean asked.

"Someone broke Sidney out of jail last night and the fuel line on her car was deliberately cut," he explained. He couldn't very well tell him that he was feeling it through his unbreakable bond with Snow.

"You think he's gone after them?" Sean asked.

"I have to go!" David cried, as he hurried toward the woods. Sean watched him in confusion for a moment. If it were Ashley in trouble, he knew David would help him, Sheriff or not, so without another thought, Sean hurried after him.

Regina pounded on the mansion door and Jefferson took his sweet time answering.

"Your majesty," he drawled, as she barged inside.

"We need to talk," she barked.

"Do come in," he replied sarcastically.

"You know...I forgave the blunder when you couldn't manage to keep the Charmings here under your thumb, so the way I see it...you owe me," Regina spat. Jefferson rolled his eyes.