Chapter 17: On The Run

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"Ah, what a beauty. And nobody's getting through that."August said, now having a secured lock on Mary Margeret and Emma's home door.

"Woah. When are you installing the torcher chamber?"

Mary Margeret shrugged, "I don't care what it looks like. As long as it keeps Regina and her skeleton keys out."

"This is pretty handy for a writer; how'd you learn to do all this?"Emma questioned.

"Eh, just a classic woodshop. 8th grade."August said.

"Oh, speaking of. I need to get going."

Mary Margeret began to gather her stuff as Emma questioned," Are you sure you're ready to be going back?"

"After all that unnecessary time behind bars, how tough can a room full of fourth-graders be? Besides, aren't you the one we ought to be worried about?"

"Me? Why?"

"Well."August began, shuffling about with his assortment of things on the table. "You did threaten to take Henry away from Regina."

Emma turned her attention to August, and shaking her head, she laughed too."Oh no, wrong there, new guy. That wasn't a threat. I'm hiring Mr. Gold to help file a case against her."She then turned her gaze back to Mary Margeret." I mean, the woman is a nut case. She just tried to frame you for murder."

"But, you do know what happens if you win? And you're ready for that? To be a mother? "

"Well, yeah. I mean, I've been doing it for a couple of months now. I may not have been ready then, but I am now. I missed ten years of his life, and I'm not about to miss any more. And I'm willing to fight Regina to the very ends of this earth and back to make sure of that. He needs me, and I'm not going anywhere."

Mary Margeret smiled and slid out behind August. Emma had thought of heading to the station too, but no sooner did she think of heading out did Henry rang in on their walkie-talkie.

"Code red. Code red."

"Hey, what's going on?"Emma asked.

"Meet at Granny's. It's an Operation Cobra emergency!"

"On my way," Emma said, and no sooner did that walkie turn off, than August was behind her again. "You heard him, Operation Cobra calls!"

"I didn't think you believed any of that," August said.

Emma shrugged. "Oh, I don't. Sometimes it's just the only way of getting through to Hope and Henry."

"You know, a custody battle against Regina, it isn't going to accomplish anything." August began," Nope; You, Emma Swan, you need to start looking at the bigger picture. That's the only way you're going to understand what you're up against. That's the only way you will beat Regina."

Emma went on," OK, Buster. I'll play along. How do you figure that?"

"Take the day off."August said," Come with me, and I'll show you."

"And where exactly would we go on this magical mystery tour?"

"If I told you, you wouldn't come."He admitted," But come anyway; take a leap of faith. Come with me, and I promise you'll find exactly what you're looking for."

"Mom duty calls. Look, he needs me, and I don't have any time for faith." Emma concluded. Being rid of August, she slid into Granny's and the booth across from the duo. "Hey! So, what's the emergency?"

"Shh!" Henry exclaimed as Emma slid further into the booth. "This is sensitive."

"It is. Then why are we at Granny's of all spots? Out here in the open?"Emma asked.

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