7: A Friend in the Apocalypse

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David and Mr Gold were sneaking out of the bunker. The military were too busy checking over survivors out in the front. Until one distracted them. A family came in and the father appeared to be sick and the soldiers were outrage and ordered him to leave, but the family begged them to not make him leave.

David and Gold then managed to sneak out into the parking lot. Suddenly, they ran into Hook leaned against their suv. "Morning, Ladies. What took you so long?"

"How did you get pass the guards?" David asked.

"I bribed them."

"He's lying. Last time I checked. He's broke," Mr Gold said, "that's why he still can't get his damn hand back."

"Pfft. No," Hook chuckled, "silly, Crocodile."

"Why are you out here then?" David asked.

"Miss Swan sent me to go with you both. Plus the maiden herself."

"Snow?"

"No, Crocodile's."

"Well who are you talking about?" David asked, "surely you don't mean Belle?"

"He does mean Belle. I'm Crocodile, remember?" Gold asked.

"Oh right," David blushed.

"By the way, ladies, I got these. It's the keys to a military truck."

"I'm not even gonna ask how. You won't even tell us how you pass the guards," groaned David.

They snuck in the military truck and soon drove out of the parking lot. They did get out in time without anyone noticing them. Gold was shocked of how easy it was, but maybe it was luck. But now he was worrying Sarah.

"Hey," David got him him back into reality, "We will find her. Don't worry."

"What if...what if she's...gone?" Gold asked, "what if she is one of them?"

"Like Belle would say, don't think like that. She is a strong girl. And smart. You raised a smart girl, Gold."

Gold turned to him. David never noticed Gold cry before. He always seemed serious and never happy, unless Sarah was with him or Belle. But here missing his daughter and worrying about her was breaking his heart.

David didn't know how to comfort him. He knew Gold never like to be hugged unless it was Belle or his daughter.

"Come on, Gold, she will be fine. I-I know she will be. Belle senses it, Henry senses it, everyone back at the base sense it. Even Hook and I."

"I do?" Hook lifted his brow looking back at them as he drove. But he noticed Gold crying, "Oh yeah yeah yeah I do, Crocodile. Now stop with the crocodile tears."

"Not much help, Hook," grunted David through his teeth. He then turned to Gold, "You just have to have faith, Gold. Sarah will be fine once we find her."

Gold lifted his eyes up which were filled with tears. He remembered the day Sarah was about to be born. He just wish he was there to witness it. He was not a good man or husband lately to Belle once he got her back from Regina. And Belle didn't want him near the baby. That's why their child was sent away...for a little while.





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"Will you be her fairy god mother?" Belle asked the nurse.

She was shocked, but nodded, "Of course, Belle."

"Belle, what're you doing?" Emma asked.

Hook and Rev. Hale were even concerned.

"Rumpel, crossed the line on this. I can't have our daughter live in a life where her father could be dangerous."

"But, Mrs Gold, didn't your husband always wanted a daughter?" Rev. Hale asked.

Belle started to cry, "yes...he always wanted a little girl. Just a little girl...but I want her to be safe...please, Blue. Take her somewhere far far away from here...from all this? Until it works out...and Rumpel truly changes."

"How will you know it will happen? It may never happen," Blue the nurse replied.

"It will. If Rumpel truly loves me...it will happen. Now Killian?" Hook came to her and hand her a book labeled Beauty and the Beast. "Would you read this to her? To let her know I really love her...and I won't forget her?"

"Of course, Belle." Blue nodded.

Belle then turned to the little baby girl crying as she told her goodbyes.

"Goodbye, Sarah. I want you to know, that I will always love you, peanut. You are a very brave, smart and very sweet girl. I know you will be. Your father loves you too, but I have to let you go...but I promise, you will come back to me." She kissed the baby girl's head and watch Blue leave the back window with the infant in her arms.

Soon Mr Gold arrived, but he noticed there was no child. He turned to Belle who was giving him a nasty glare. Gold then turned to the window. Pain was in his eyes. His child was taken away by one of the fairies.

"You abandoned our child?" He asked.

"I didn't abandoned her..."

"Her?" Gold froze. A girl? He had a daughter?

"We have a little girl?"

"I had a daughter. Not you. After what you did, I had to do what was best for our daughter, Rumpel."

"Belle—"

"No! Stop. You had your chance. You failed. It's over. You won't see her unless you really change."

"What's her name?"

No one replied.

"What's our daughter's name!?"

"Why? So you can find her? I can't let her live with us, because you're dangerous. You can do whatever with me, but I will never tell you."

"...," Gold looked hurt, "I-I would never hurt you, dearie...but I will find our daughter."





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Gold teared up remembering when his daughter first came into the world. He never got a chance to see her...not until a month later. And now loosing his little princess now reminded him of that day. He truly missed her. He looked out the window still tearing up as he thought of his little girl.

For hours and hours Hook drove from Washington to Storybrook. They should've atleast found Sarah on their way, but they didn't. Almost 11 hours later, they arrived back home.

"Alright, I hate to say this, but let's spilt up and look for her." David said. He hand Hook a gun since he didn't have one. "I will go to the City Hall street, Hook, you take the business and homes area, and Gold, you can take the docks. In one hour we meet back here. No sounds to alert the corpses. I don't see them, but who knows if they are still here." He then head down the street.

Hook turned to Mr Gold and set his hand on his shoulder, "We will find her, Crocodile. Good luck." He then head down the street towards the school.

Gold sighed and went the opposite direction from the others. He was so worried for Sarah that he was slowly getting distracted. He shook his head back into reality and finally came to the docks. He was shocked seeing all the boats were gone. Did the corpses find a way to use them?

He then noticed a tipped over row boat in the water not too far from the docks and begin to worry. He stepped closer to see. Whatever tipped it over must've been a shark or something. He then looked inside the supply sheds hoping to find his shaking and frightened little girl.

Hook walked into Mr Gold and Belle's house and looked around. There was a dead corpse outside that appeared to be dead because it's head was stomped on. He saw no clue of Sarah anywhere so he went into the garage. The car was missing. He jumped once he stepped on something and saw what it was. It was a little rag doll. He picked it up and examined it. It was one of Sarah's. Her Emperor Commodus doll that Belle made for her on her 10th birthday. She would always have him around wherever she went. She must've escaped by taking the car. He then rushed out of the house and went to look for Gold.

Gold was walking back when he noticed Hook running to him. "Crocodile." He then handed him the doll, "She was here. I found it in your garage. She must've escaped using your car."

Gold picked up the doll holding it tightly and then he broke down.

"Hey hey, Crocodile, it means she's alive. And we will find her."

Mr Gold calmed himself down and pulled the doll close to his chest. "Thank you, Hook, for finding this. I have a little hope now."

Hook put his hand on Gold's shoulder, "of course, friend. Come on, let's see if—"

"Guys!" David ran to them, "I found something at the station. The security cameras...it's Sarah. She did come back."

Mr Gold, David, and Hook rushed to the police station. Once inside, Mr Gold rushed to the computers.

"What did you see?" Gold asked eagerly, "was she okay? Did she look well?"

"She came here it looks like and left again, but she wasn't alone the second time coming back. She brought a priest."

"Hale?"

"It didn't look like him. And they found this boy hidden at the docks."

While going through the footage, Gold teared up seeing his little girl coming into town. It appeared she came to the house right away. The same night she ran out as if something scared her and ran out of town. Then the next day she came walking in with a priest like David mentioned, but he definitely didn't look like Rev. Hale. They went to the house and ran out later in the backyard to the woods, then back to the docks. There they grabbed a boat and there was the boy around her age. He came in the same night Sarah ran out of the house and hid under the boat. Then they took the boat and rowed out a little ways to keep away from the corpses.

David then switched the camera to out in the water and showed them out there for a long time when suddenly the boat tipped over and they swam back. Gold teared up when he saw the priest saved his daughter and brought her to shore. For awhile she laid there on the ground, but finally she sat up, but was looking dizzy.

"It appears whatever tipped the boat caught hold of her as well. And she looks injured because they had to carry her to your car and that's the last we see them." David told him.

Gold teared up seeing the footage. His daughter was alive and not alone. Some people was with her and they seemed caring and nice to her. Especially the priest. He literally dived in to save her when the boat tipped over.

"It looks like they head towards the west," David said, this was taken just a day before we got here."

"A day? Then we just missed her." Hook added.

"David, we need to find her and fast." Gold panicked.

"Hey hey hey, Gold, calm down. This atleast shows us, she isn't alone. And that's she's alive and well," David acknowledge him, "but we will find her. Come on, while we are here let's see if we have any ammo behind. We left pretty much in a panic."

They did so, but Gold wasn't much help. He just wanted to go and find her now. Seeing her on the tapes made him excited for once.

David and Hook gathered up what ammo they could find and then finally they all headed out. Gold now felt his hope had been rejuvenated, Sarah was alive and not by herself. And they also had an idea of what direction they had left in.

They all got in the truck and Hook drove them out unaware something was hanging on underneath the truck. It was one of the super corpses, the one that attacked Sarah and Coulmier a day ago.

"We'll just have to keep making stops and looking around," David said, "if we see anywhere they might've stopped to take shelter. We don't want to risk missing them again."

Gold nodded.

Suddenly, Gold froze hearing a voice. It was Wraith.

"Underneath..."

What was he asking about? Suddenly he felt the floor push up slightly. David didn't notice.

Gold swallowed sensing something wasn't right.

"Behind..."

Gold turned and his eyes widened. "HOOK! Breaks!!!"

He slammed on the breaks. Suddenly the corpse smashed his fist in and grabbed Gold by his neck. Gold grabbed the corpse's hand trying to fight it off.

David grabbed his gun and tried to shoot it in the head. It had to take several shots until it let go.

"Has the blasted thing let go?" Hook yelled.

"Y-yes, for now," David replied, as Gold coughed, holding his throat.

"Good! Then let's get out of here!!" Hook quickly hit the gas and sped off as quickly as possible.

The mutant corpse growled watching the military truck disappeared through the mist.

Gold was holding his chest trying to calm down. He threw his head back slowly taking gentle breaths. He finally calmed down and David turned to him.

"That was a close call, Gold. But I'm sure you've survived worse," he pat his shoulder, "you'll be okay. Just keep taking those deep breaths."

"...I-I was seeing her...my daughter." He teared up. "I thought I was gonna die...thank you...David..."

He was not use to saying thank you besides to Belle and Sarah, but David really saved him.

"......"

"Well, looks like he'll just froze over," Hook laughed.

David was surprised too, but he smiled, "you're welcome."

"Oh, Hook, come on, no jokes please," Gold shook his head.

After hours they came to a gas station. Gold used his magic with a dream catcher he brought with. "They were here. They needed first aide kit for Sarah...she was..."

"Infected?" Hook asked, but David punched him.

"No...she had shark bites. Then they left."

"Looks like we are hot in the trail." David said.

Suddenly they heard something. Gold turned around and saw a German Shepherd dog slowly walking up to him.

"Hello there," Gold knelt down and held his hand out for him to sniff him. The dog sniffed him and dropped his head under Gold's hand. He smiled at the dog and pet him.

"Killer!" A man's voice yelled.

Gold stood up and a man rushed in. The man saw him, David, and Hook. He then lift up his shot gun. "Hands up!"

David and Hook immediately lifted their hands up. Gold then did so.

"Who the hell are you?"

"Don't shoot! I lost a hand and don't wanna loose my life!" Hook panicked. "My best friend took it!"

"Stop bringing that up!!!" Gold yelled.

"Ah geesh," David rolled his eyes.

"SHUT THE FUCK UP!" The man shouted and all three of them clammed up, "Who are you!?"

"Sir, I am David Nolan, I am the sheriff of Storybrook, Maine," David replied calmly, "This is my grandson's grandfather, Rumpel Gold, and this is our best friend Killian Hook. Please. We mean no harm. We are just trying to find Mr Gold's daughter."

"You're the military?"

"No, sir, we stole that," Hook smiled.

"We don't have much time," Gold pleaded, "we're trying to follow the trail of my daughter and she's injured. Please. If you just let us be on our way we won't bother you."

"...," the man looked at them and then lowered his shotgun down and the three of them sighed in relief.

"Killer...come here."

The dog listened and came to him, "you have anything that belonged to your daughter?"

"Yes, the doll!" Hook said quickly.

Gold nodded and showed the man Sarah's Commodus doll. "This was one of her favorites."

"Why do you ask?" David added, "can your dog track her scent?"

"He can, I'm Josh btw. Maybe I should go with you. To help...it's just Killer and I...I lost my love...she became one of those hellish things..."

The dog then walked up to Mr Gold and sniffed the doll.

After a while the dog then bolted down the road.

"He's got the scent let's go."

"Dang that dog is fast," Hook said and the four men got in the truck and followed the dog. The dog was faster than the truck which amazed Hook.

Gold sighed looking down at her doll and smiled slightly. "I will find you, princess...I will."

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