once upon a time: pilot s1:e1

chapter 10

The yellow bug rolls over storybrookes town limits. It's a rainy night and Emma finally reaches downtown. She pulls to a stop outside the clocktower, the centre of storybrooke and the closed down library. With wooden boards nailed to the windows. It looked like it had been collecting dust for a long time.

SCENE: Storybrooke town limits. Present. Emma's Car. She is driving Henry into town on a rainy night. The scene then transitions to Emma driving through downtown Storybrooke.

Emma realised she had no idea where she was going and asks Henry if her had an adress for her. Okay, kid, how about an address? Henry replies "forty-four, not-telling-you street."

Emma stops the car and gets out "Look, it's been a long night, and it's almost eight-fifteen?" she says looking up at the clocktower shielding her eyes so no rain would get in her eyes.
Henry gets out too and looks at the same place Emma was looking. "That clock hasn't moved my whole life. Time's frozen here."

Emma was truly confused now. She had to get this kid home. " excuse me?"
Henry made sure the window was rolled up so his book couldn't get round amd he adjusts the red and grey scarf around his small neck." The Evil Queen did it with her curse. She sent everyone from the Enchanted Forest here."
Emma Looks at him and pulls her red leather jacket closer. " hang on. The Evil Queen sent a bunch of fairytale characters here?" she says in disbelief.
Henry responded more serious to Emma, knowing that he would just think he was playing a game with her! " Yeah. And now they're trapped."
Emma nods and pouts a little. Her arms folded over her chest "Frozen in time, stuck in Storybrooke, Maine. That's what you're going with?" she asks cocking her head to the side just like Henry had done before. " It's true!"Henry protests.

Emma, deciding that she would go along with the game bends down to his level, resting her arms on her thighs." Then why doesn't everybody just leave?"
Henry whined again. There was so much she didn't know and it's not like she could just read the storybook either. " They can't. If they try, bad things happen."

Archie then arrives onto the scene with Pongo by his side, his black and white dalmatian. He also held a black umbrella in his other hand. Opened out. Protecting him from the wind. His round glasses were pushed up to the bridge of how nose and only had a few rain droplets on the lens. Other than that they loomed brand new.

"Henry! What are you doing here? Is everything all right?"
Henry rolls his eyes and puts his hands in his pockets " I'm fine, Archie." he takes one hand out and pets Pongo.
Archie looks up at the blonde and then back at Henry interested. "Who's this?" he asks him.
Emma also had her hands in her pickets as she answered archies questions even though it was directed at Henry. "Just someone trying to give him a ride home."

Henry just cut straight to the chase. He needed people to know she was the saviour. She's my mom, Archie.
Archie nods "Oh.. I see." he then looks at Emma and looks her over.
Emma was fed up of being in the cold and felt like she was being judged by people. "You know where he lives?" she asks hoping for a yes.
Archie smiles "Oh. Yeah, sure, just uh, right up on Mifflin Street; the Mayor's house is the biggest one on the block." he smiles a bit more hesitantly.

Emma looks down at the floor slightly nodding towards archie to let him know that that was her way of saying thank you to him. At least for now.
Emma then turns to Henry in disbelief and looks at him. "You're the mayor's kid?"
Henry looked down. He hadn't wanted Emma to know this soon. Introducing Emma to everyone's cursed identity wasnt good as it would slow down the overall goal "Uh. Maybe?"

Archie looks at the kid and calls his dog back over putting him on the lead. "Hey. Where were you today, Henry, because you missed our session."
Henry grins and lies " Oh, I forgot to tell you. I went on a field trip."
Archie Crouches to get face-to-face with Henry. "Henry, what'd I tell you about lying? Giving in to one's dark side never accomplishes anything."

Emma found this moment extremely awkward and puts her hands on henrys shoulders " O-kay! Well, I really should be getting him home."
Archie nods and gives a toothy grinned smile. "Yeah. Sure. Well, listen-have a good night, and uh, you be good, Henry. " he then Walks away.

Emma nods and has a quick conversation with the kid outside the car. "So that's your shrink."
Henry looks up. He was upset about people bullying him over this and being called crazy i'm not crazy!" he states.
Emma holds up her hands in defense "Didn't say that. Just-he doesn't seem cursed to me. Maybe he's just trying to help you." she suggests.
Henry sighs and just shakes his head sadly. "He's the one who needs help. Because he doesn't know."
Emma catches on quickly and know he was referring to the curse and not a real life problem "That he's a fairytale character."
Henry looks up into her eyes " none of them do. They don't remember who they are." he sighs lousy, clearly frustrated.
Emma nods her head to the side. beginning this could start to get really interesting. People have always told her that she was meant for greater things. But she never knew what. Maybe this was the start... "Convenient. All right. I'll play. Who's he supposed to be?" she asks Henry getting back into the car.

" Jiminy Cricket!" he says smiling.
Emma smiles too " Right. The lying thing. Thought your nose grew a little bit." she said
Henry turned slightly serious amd sounded a small bit offended " I'm not Pinocchio!" he challenges.
Emma nods her head and then shrugs to herself "Course you're not. 'Cause that would be ridiculous." They drive off to the mayors house