i'll help you stitch up your wounds.

Killian frowned. How was it possible the boy wasn't his son. It would have made perfect sense if he was. "Charlotte you have no idea the power Cora holds, even if she hasn't offered to help me kill Rumpelstiltskin I would have no choice but to agree," he began to explain. "The witch is almost stronger tan the Crocodile."

When Charlotte threatened to call the sheriff he swallowed hard, his emotions and pride breaking. He looked past her at Morgan who was peeking around the corner and then back at her. "I still love you Charlotte please believe that." He walked out of her house and back to his ship, hoping Cora didn't realize he was gone yet.

---

Felicity got to her heart just in time, shoving it back in her chest once she pulled it out of its safe. She placed everything back under the blood seal it was under and walked back into town. The brunette would be safer renting a room at Granny's for a while.

Emma noticed the way her parent's, especially her dad looked at the chick who had showed up out of nowhere. "Do either of you know her?"

Part of Charlotte, somewhere deep down, knew that he was telling the truth. It was hidden beneath the hurt and the anger, but it was still there along with the feelings that she still harbored for him. "It doesn't matter either way. What's done is done." She said coldly. A flicker of something stirred within her as she was visibly able to see his pride break. No, she was doing the right thing. She had every right to act like this after what he'd done. However, nothing could have prepared her for what he said next. She was silent, watching as he left. Somewhere, deep down, she knew that she still loved him too.

---

"Your father knew her better than I did." Snow responded, taking David out of his own thoughts. "Okay...well, who is she then? How does she know Cora and why haven't I seen her around here before?" Emma was firing off questions now, obviously a bit hesitant to trust Felicity. "Her name is Felicity. She's a good person, slightly misunderstood, but still a good person nonetheless. We can trust her, Emma. She wouldn't lie about Cora being here." He was quick to defend the brunette, something that he'd always done, and clearly something that wasn't about to change either.

Killian boarded his ship, surprised by how quiet it was. It made him wonder if Cora was off in Storybrooke herself. He went below deck into cabin, deciding to sleep the rest of his hangover away. He pulled the covers back on his bed, memories of Charlotte and him together coming to his mind as he stared at the sheets. He stared for what seemed like an eternity but was really only a couple minutes before he pulled the sheets off his bed and put them away. He laid on his now bare bed and went to sleep.

---

As Emma was questioning her father about Felicity the brunette walked back into the diner for what seemed like the twentieth time in the last couple hours. She walked straight over to the counter and asked Granny for a room before she placed several large bills on the counter in between them. Granny had her sign the reservation book and have her a key.

"I found her! I found Felicity," Henry exclaimed. "She's in the book with Grandpa."

[I was thinking that Cora could find out that Charlotte's in Storybrooke and try to use that as some sort of leverage over Killian?]

There were very few instances when Killian Jones was willing to talk about his feelings. Charlotte had been surprised the first time he told her that he loved her. It had honestly caught her off guard, she'd been convinced for a while that whatever was going on between them was strictly sex until that very moment. It seemed as though he had a habit of catching her off guard, because she hadn't expected him to pull the he still loved her card out today. She snapped out of her reverie of the past when Morgan walked over to her. "Mom, we're gonna be late." And then she was quickly reminded why she wasn't going to let Killian back into her heart. He'd already hurt her by betraying her, she didn't need him doing the same to her son.

---

"How did you two know each other?" Emma asked, glancing up from Henry's book after looking to see what was in there about the brunette. Whether her father trusted this Felicity or not, she still wasn't entirely convinced herself. "We were old friends." David said simply, punctuating his words with a shrug of his shoulders. "We should find Regina and Gold. We need to warn them about Cora." He stood.

[ I was thinking the same thing myself.]

Killian laid in his bed awake, wallowing in his sadness. His hangover was long gone and now his mind was on Charlotte and her son. He wanted nothing more than to be with her again. He heard the door to his cabin open and knew Cora was in the doorway without even looking.

"So it seems you saw Charlotte," Cora spoke.

Killian's body tensed for a few moments before becoming relaxed and a lie about simply drinking to much and passing out in a library formed on his lips. It wasn't complete lie since he had drank too much the night before. Cora saw through his lie and walked over to the edge of his bed. "You're here for a reason Hook don't make me remind you of that again or I may haBelle pay Charlotte a visit." Before the pirate could respond Cora left the room, leaving him alone to worry about Charlotte's safety.

---

Felicity shoved her key for her room in her pocket and walked back over to the Charming table. "Since you obviously inherited the loud whisperer gene from your father let's set the record straight Savior," Felicity spoke. "I'm Baelfire's sister and because my mother decided to run off with a pirate she sent me to an orphanage right after I was born. That's how I know your father. His mother, your grandmother took me in when they were planning on kicking me out."

The brunette's eyes glanced over at David's and small laugh escaped her lips. "You look so much better with short hair." With that she disappeared in a cloud of smoke, coming back moments later with Regina and Belle. "Explained everything just make sure the don't leave and Rumple will show up soon enough lookin for his little tart." Felicity sat down in an empty booth and ordered a burger and fries from Ruby staying completely quiet after that.

[Great minds think alike, haha. I'm thinking that he goes up to the school to make sure that Cora hasn't gone after her? And Morgan goes to meet her at her classroom like he normally would and she's forced to introduce him to Killian?]

Charlotte tried her hardest to go about her day like she normally would. She tried to not let Killian's words get to her, but it was proving to be more of a challenge than she would have liked. It was frustrating. She hated knowing that he could still have an effect on her after all this time and what he'd done. It shouldn't be, but, as much as she wanted to pretend that he didn't, she knew that she did. She knew that she still had feelings for him, and she hated that more than anything else.

It was the end of the day. She was grading some papers while she waited for Morgan to turn up at her classroom like he always did. She figured she'd take him to Granny's to dinner that night since they'd eaten at home the night before. She liked to change it up every once and a while, keep things interesting.

---

David was surprised when Felicity approached the table. He watched as the brunette put his daughter in her place. Maybe she was still the same woman that he'd known. If she was, he didn't know why she'd never tried to find him here in Storybrooke. The curse had been lifted a while back, but he still hadn't tried to find her. He knew that he had a family, but he'd still always wanted to keep in touch with her. It hadn't happened in the Enchanted Forest, but part of him had hoped that it had, that he hadn't lost contact with her when everything worked out with Snow.

"Like I said before, we can trust Felicity." He said. His mother was a always a good judge of character. He supposed that was why he'd seen the good in Felicity that no one else had, he'd inherited it from his mother he supposed. Her comment sort of surprised him, but before he could say anything, she was gone. "Thank you." He said to her when she came back with Regina and Belle moments later.

[I like that idea a lot! ]

Killian was more bothered by Cora's words than he knew he should be. Charlotte didn't love him anymore in fact she made it very clear she hated him but he still couldn't let her get hurt. The pirate left his ship, glad the old witch wasn't around to say anything to him and made his way towards the school he had seen before. Charlotte would probably be there to pick up her son soon enough. The dark haired man waited in the shade as families began leaving with their children. Only Charlotte and her son seemed to be left and when he saw them he quickly walked over ro her. "I know you don't want to talk to me love but we need to."

---

Henry quietly read his grandfather's story and what it mentioned of Felicity. He tugged his mom's sleeve and pointed to a passage in the book. "She fell in love with Grandpa and his brother," he spoke. "She set him up on the path to meet Grandma anyways."

Felicity heard what Henry said since he was practically screaming it. Her body tensed as she saw Emma look over at her. She slumped futher into the booth as her father stormed into the restaurant. The brunette stood up announcing everyone should leave except the Charmings, Regina and Belle. Since everyone knew who she was they left with no arguments. "Nice to see you love your tart more than you did mom, coward," she hissed at Rumplestilskin.

"What's there to talk about?" Charlotte asked cooly, punctuating her words with a raised eyebrow. If Morgan wasn't there, she probably would have been even less kind. She didn't think that there was anything for them to talk about. She didn't understand why he couldn't just let her be. She wanted absolutely nothing to do with him, and she was pretty sure that she'd made that clear this morning, but apparently that wasn't the case, because he was here right now. "I have nothing to say to you."

---

What Henry said confused David. He hadn't read the book himself, so he didn't know what was in it, but Felicity had loved him? That was news to him too. They had always had a close relationship, but he didn't know. He glanced over to where she was seated, noting how she slumped down in her seat under Emma's scrutinizing gaze. He didn't say anything, his attention quickly focusing on Rumpelstiltskin when he stormed into the restaurant. He could tell that this wasn't going to be good, though he hoped that all differences could be put aside as they all had a common enemy here: Cora.

Killian frowned. "Charlotte you can hate me all you want after Cora leaves Storybrooke," he stated. "Until then I am keeping you sad because that boy's father obviously isn't in his life and I'm not letting him lose you." He grabbed Charlotte's arm, planning on hiding her in the abandoned library he had found. "Boy you come along as well," Killian called. He lead Charlotte with Morgan following to the library and got inside with ease. Once inside he let her arm go and stood in front of the only entrance and exit into the place. "Stay here Charlotte, please," he pleaded.

---

Rumplestilskin glared at the woman, offending by her words but before he could even open his mouth to demand answers she had Henry's book in her hand. The page it was opened to was one with an illustration of Mila and a young babe in her arms. "She abandoned me because she didn't trust you with me. I grew up an orphan because you were a damn coward Dark One."

Felicity stormed out of the diner, knowing her powers were out of control at that very moment because of the intense emotions surging through her. The ground shook underneath her as she slumped to the ground and began to sob. All the pain of being abandoned, losing Charming's mother and him, every negative feeling and emotion coming back at once. The concrete around her cracked and dissolved until there was only the small amount under her intact for the nearest couple yards around her. Her power was linked to her emotions and she had plenty of strong ones.

"You brought Cora here?" Charlotte hissed. She was disliking this situation the more and more she learned about it. It was bad enough having him here in Storybrooke, now she had to worry about Cora as well. Perfect. She was absolutely livid right now. She wanted to ask him who he thought he was. Did he think that he could just try to protect her and Morgan from Cora and that all would be forgiven? Because that certainly wasn't the case at all. She'd been angry this morning, but she was way past angry right now, and he silence made that fairly obvious as he led her to the abandoned library of all places. "I don't know who you think you are, showing up after all of this time passed, and I'm not doing this for you. I'm doing this to keep my son safe."

---

David was quick to follow Felicity out of the diner. He still cared about her, and he hated seeing her upset. He knew that her powers were linked to her emotions. His eyes widened as he took in the scene before him. "Felicity, I need you to calm down." He told her quietly. This was the worst she'd seen it. He wondered if she'd become more powerful over time. The destruction she left in her wake had never been this bad before. He wanted to help her, but he needed her to calm down before someone ended up getting hurt.

"I get it your upset," Killian snapped. He was trying to be patient and understanding with Charlotte but it was running very thin. "I messed up. I left you and you have reminded me of that since the moment I first saw you." He locked the library door, moving a book case in front of it with a bit of a struggle. "Now love will you please stop being stubborn and start blocking the windows with bookshelves." Killian looked over at the boy, feeling sorry for him being dragged into danger's way because of him. He planned on protecting them both from Cora or anyone else who may attempt to hurt them.

The pirate managed to move the bookshelf, bracing himself against it as the ground shook suddenly. His blue eyes widened and he quickly rushed to the nearest window, spotting a girl in the street with rumble all around her. He looked back at Charlotte, pulling his pistol from its place in his belt and handed it to her.

"If that woman comes in here for any reason shoot her," he stated. "Cora seems to have gotten her first victim."

---

Felicity heard David's voice and her whole body physically tensed. She looked up at him, tears still streaming down her face as she got to her feet. The brunette didn't care if she hurt inanimate objects or other villains but she could never forgive herself if she hurt David.

"Please," she whimpered. "Stay back I don't want to hurt you."

Felicity forced herself to her feet, looking at all the destruction around her, swallowing hard as she realized how strong her powers really were. She looked down at her hands, clenching them into fists and held them tight to her body. Felicity was scared of her power and of what she had done.

Charlotte could tell that his patience was wearing thin. He was one at fault here though. He was the one still in the wrong. Yes, she was being stubborn, and yes, she was holding a grudge, but she felt like she had every right to do so. "Of course I'm upset, and there's no reason why I shouldn't be. I'm constantly reminding you because you seem to think that telling me you still have feelings for me will make everything better. Guess what? It doesn't, and it never will." She didn't want to have this argument in front of Morgan, but she was just so angry right now. Not only had he just decided to show up after all this time, but he'd brought Cora of all people along with him, easily putting her son in harm's way because of it.

Wordlessly, she walked off to start covering up some of the windows. When the ground shook, she automatically looked to Morgan. "Sweetheart, are you alright?" She was surprised that he hadn't said anything this entire time. It was unusual for him. "Yeah, I'm fine. Mom, what's going on?" She sighed softly. "I'll explain later, I promise." Moments later, Killian was handing her his pistol. "Do you really think that's going to stop Cora of all people?"

---

David frowned. "You're not going to hurt me." He said, shaking his head. He was one of the few people who saw the good in her, even when she couldn't see it herself. He'd always had faith in and trusted her. She was a good person, whether she realized it herself or not. And he knew that she wasn't going to hurt him. "You need to calm down, Felicity. You know that your emotions are linked to your powers. I can't help you until you calm down." He wasn't going anywhere. He was going to help her. He wasn't afraid of her like he was sure that some people were at this point in time.

Killian shook his head. "The pistol isn't for Cora its for Felicity," he spoke. "She caused what happened outside which means Cora fooled her into doing something that could hurt everyone she cares about." The pirate had taken Felicity on his ship once to a far off land that he couldn't recall the name of. On that journey he discovered how strong her powers were and that she was the baby Mila had given up. From that moment he silently vowed to protect her like he vowed to protect Charlotte. Only when Felicity discovered who he was he almost lost vision in his left eye as a result.

"If Felicity's heart is back in her chest killing her may be the only way to protect you both."

---

Felicity slowly began taking steps backwards away from David. The ground shook underneath them both and thunder started crackling in the distance. Her brown eyes looked into David's, silently pleading him to run away from her. "Please David," she begged. "I could never forgive myself if I hurt you."

Rumplestilskin walked outside Granny's dinner, eyes widening as he saw the damage his daughter had caused. Felicity's eyes met her father's and with no warning he was sent flying against the closest building across from the diner. The brunette unclenched her fists and slumped back down to the ground.

"I'm a monster because of him," she mumbled.

[I don't know if you've seen Jurassic World or not, but I saw it Thursday night, for the second time, and totally realized that the kid who plays Gray, Ty Simpkins, is exactly how I picture Morgan but with shorter, slightly darker hair ]

Charlotte frowned. That didn't surprise her. Cora did things like that all the time. She was a heartless woman if Charlotte had ever seen one. She was only ever looking out for herself, and she didn't care who she hurt or what she had to do in order to get what she wanted. "If it came down to it, you'd let me kill her?" She asked, surprised. She knew that Killian knew that Felicity was Mila's daughter. She knew that he'd always done everything in his power to protect her, she was really one of the only remaining connections to Mila that he had left. Charlotte couldn't believe that he was telling her to kill Felicity if it came down to it.

---

David wasn't going anywhere. He wasn't going to leave her. He might have married Snow, but Felicity still meant a lot to him. She was still extremely important to him. He didn't care if people saw her as a villain, he didn't, and he never would. "You're not going to hurt me." He repeated, shaking his head as he stood his ground. "You're only a monster if you let yourself believe that you are, Felicity. I know that you aren't. You can control this." He had faith in her. He knew that she could do this, that she could get her emotions back into check if she needed to. She could stop this.

Killian nodded. "You matter more to me than Mila ever did." He looked into Charlotte's eyes, hoping she saw how honest he was being in them. Her and the lad's safety meant more to him than a girl who hated him. He looked out the library window that wasn't blocked yet and watched Felicity. The pirate couldn't help but worry about her. He said her as much his responsibility as he did Charlotte and her son.

---

"How can you have so much faith in me," she asked. "I could rip out your heart and kill you." Felicity's jaw clenched as she looked over at where her father was passed out. She walked over to him and kneel down in front of him, making sure he was still alive before she walked over to Charming and stood in front of him. "What would I have to do for you to stop believing in me? Kill him?"

There was a part of Charlotte that truly did believe him, but the part of her that was still guarded, the stubborn part, wasn't willing to admit that fact. When he left her in Wonderland with that thief, she'd lost all respect and trust that she had in him. That wasn't something that a few kind, honest words or a confession of feelings could fix. Not straight away anyway. "If that were true, you wouldn't have left me with the thief." She said simply, walking off to make sure that Morgan was holding up okay. She was being stubborn, she knew that she was, but she wasn't about to make the same mistake she'd made all those years ago.

---

"I always have." David told her. "I know that you won't. You're not a monster, Felicity. You've never been one." He refused to agree with how she saw herself. She wasn't a monster at all. She was a good person, even if she couldn't realize that for herself. "You're not going to kill him, and you certainly aren't going to kill me. There isn't a single thing that you could do that would make me ever stop believing in you."

"I left you with that thief because I didn't want to leave you alone while I was gone," Killian replied. "I've always known you can protect yourself love but loneliness is one thing no one can fight." He leaned against a nearby wall and looked over at Charlotte, a ghost of a smile gracing his lips. Killian had forgotten so much about Charlotte's personality and that she was standing in front of him everything was coming back all at once.

---

Felicity wiped the tears from her face, sniffling as she moved to cup David's face in her hands. "Please don't hate me for this," she pleaded. She held his face still and pressed her lips to his, finding all her emotions instantly calm from the action. She wrapped her arms around his neck, more tears falling down her face before everything when black and she fell unconscious.

Charlotte simply shook her head and continued on over to Morgan. She was done having this conversation. "How're you holding up, kiddo?" She asked quietly, taking a seat next to him on the floor. He was never this quiet, though she figured that he was at least slightly confused by everything that was going on right now. She knew that he didn't remember much of the Fairytale world, he'd been too young to remember much of it, so this was obviously at least a little confusing for him. "No one's getting in here, are they?" He asked. She shook her head. "Of course not, sweetheart. Everything's going to be fine, I promise." She kissed the top of his head.

---

David didn't know what she was talking about. He didn't know why he'd hate her, or what she'd do to make him hate her, but then she was kissing him. And it caught him completely off guard. His eyes widened slightly and he was completely still, not reciprocating the kiss or responding in the slightest. He didn't know what to do. He hadn't been expecting this at all. Then she slumped, falling unconscious, and he wrapped his arms around her before she could hit the ground. "David?" He heard Snow behind him. "We need to get her inside."

"Are you and the lad going to be okay if I leave to get provisions," Killian asked. He knew if they were going to be here a while they needed food, water and supplies fir beds. He looked at the boy and gave him a small smile. "No is going to get you or your mother I swear to you." He looked out the window, chuckling when he saw Felicity kiss Charming and then pass out. At least the girl finally made her move. He looked back at Charlotte, knowing she'd be interested since Felicity never told hem the name of the man she loved.

"It appears Felicity's love is unrequited and its Charming."

---

Rumple, who was slowly regaining consciousness looked at the girl in Charming's arms as he held his head. He got to his feet and walks over to them. "This girl whether you believe it or not is dangerous. My guess is if we take out her heart we'll be slightly safer," he spoke. Before either Snow or Charming could stop him Rumple pulled out his daughter's heart. Felicity let out a loud gasp as her heart was ripped from her chest.

Rumple held the heart in his hand, confused by its color. Normally hearts were red or in his case black depending on the life of the person but Felicity's heart was pink almost white. "I suggest we go inside now," he spoke before he began walking back into Granny's Felicity's heart still in his hand.

"We'll be fine." Charlotte told him, an almost defensive edge to her voice. It was always just her and Morgan, and they got by just fine. She was still sort of annoyed that Killian had even made her come here in the first place. She could protect herself and Morgan without his help. "You don't think you're overreacting in the slightest then? I know that Cora's dangerous, but staying hauled up in the library isn't going to do much of anything." She still didn't know why he'd even brought Cora to Storybrooke in the first place. She kind of wanted an explanation for that, but she also still wanted absolutely nothing to do with Killian.

"David's the one she always spoke of?"

---

David opened his mouth to argue with Gold, not agreeing with a word that he said, but he'd already removed her heart before he could utter a single word. "Why would removing her heart make us slightly safer?" He stood, Felicity still in his arms and carried her into Granny's. He didn't trust Gold, and he certainly didn't trust him with Felicity's heart. He figured it was safer inside her chest, then no one could try to corrupt her, like Gold or Cora, who he still had no idea what she was doing here, though he supposed that he wasn't the only one who didn't know.