Hey there guys! Thank you so much for reading my story I hope you like reading it as much as I love writing it. As you can see this chapter is longer...
So as usual I unfortunately don't own OUAT neither RED QUEEN but any other characters I made are my own as well are my mistakes… Enjoy!
Previously on Silver Queen
"We believe in you Henry" Neal spoke.
"Because we love you" Emma said.
"More than anything." Regina finished.
"I love you too. But I have to save magic" Henry said.
"No, no, no, no!" Neal Neal said worriedly.
"I'm sorry." Henry apologized, turned towards Pan and put his own heart in Pan's chest, he instantly fell to the ground unconscious.
"No!" The three adults called and run to Henry.
"Henry!" Regina cried out as she fell next to him
Emma and Regina are persistently trying to shake Henry awake, but he remained motionless. Near was standing near the pair worried expression on his face.
"Oh god, is he unconscious?" Emma asked Regina.
"Henry, can you hear us?" Regina didn't answer to the blonde and was constantly trying to wake Henry up.
"He passed out as soon as his heart went into Pan." Neal stated.
"Is he breathing?"
"I don't know." Neal admitted. From the air, Pan descended down at the adults with smug expression on his face. His plan worked! Now he'll be immortal and powerful and of course, unstoppable.
"What the hell did you do to him?" Emma asked Pan angrily.
"Oh, I didn't do anything, Emma. It was Henry. He offered me his heart of his own free will." Pan smirked.
"I'm gonna take it back from you." Emma said as she unsheathes her sword towards Pan. As she lunges forward, Pan disappears out of thin air. He reappeared behind them and grabbed Pandora's Box from a rock.
"I don't think you have it in you." Pan said and Emma turned around in surprise. "Rumpelstiltskin didn't." Pan Tossed the box around in his hands. "Why should you?"
"Where is he?" Emma asked her sword still pointed at Pan.
"What did you do? " Neal asked with worry.
"Oh, he's right in this box. Safe and sound. And out of the way. Unfortunately for you, he can't hurt me anymore. And neither can you."
"Really?" Emma asked she took a hit at him. Her sword cut his arm. "How did that feel?"
"Like a tickle." Pan replied he Flew into the air and retreated. He flew out of the Skull Rock to the black night. Emma knelt down next to Henry.
"How is he?" Emma asked Regina.
"You're going to be all right, Henry. We're gonna get you home." Regina said not answering Emma's question as she rubbed Henry's chest. Then she casted a preservation spell on Henry's body. Neal was pacing around near them trying to think of what to do.
"This preservation spell can keep him in this condition for a while longer. Buy us time to get to Pan." Regina told the other adults.
"You were a Lost Boy. Any idea where he went?" Emma said as she paced Neal.
"Well, I, I know where he lived. Where his compound..."
"That's idiotic. We all know that. Think he's stupid enough to go back? Please." Regina had had enough she was tired and angry and felt helpless and all she wanted to do was to save Henry and go home.
"Enough." Emma didn't want to fight and it certainly wasn't the time to do so.
"Don't tell me what's enough. My son is dying!" Regina said trying to block her emotions.
"Our son. So, yes, I know how you feel." Emma corrected her.
"You have no idea what I feel. You have your parents. You have this—" Regina gestures at Neal "—person; a pirate who pines for you. You have everything and yet you claim to know what I feel?" Now her voice was breaking. "All I have is Henry and I'm not about to lose him because he is everything." She turned her gaze from Emma and looked back at Henry again. But was it true? She now had Rumple and maybe Neal didn't she? No, even if she did it would take time. She hasn't forgiven Rumple yet. Emma knelt down near her and locked her eyes on hers.
"You're right. I don't know what you feel. So what do you want to do? You want to run the show? Run it. How do we save Henry?" Emma said her voice full of nothing but sincerity.
"I don't know." Regina said quietly and Emma noticed unshed tears in the queen's eyes and her heart ached.
"Even if we can find Pan, he was probably powerful before without Henry's heart. I-I don't know if we can hurt him." Neal came closer to the trio.
"Yes, we can. Look." Regina pointed to the blood on Emma's sword and looked at the blond woman "You nicked him. He can bleed. We can hurt him. And if we can hurt him, we can kill him. And we will." Regina said determinedly.
Regina transported them to Pan's Lost Boy camp. And they put Henry's body lying on a bed cot.
"Gold is in a box. And David can never leave the island."
"Mary Margaret, that doesn't matter. I've already made peace with that. What matters is Henry." He turned to Regina and asked "How much time do we have left?"
Before Regina could answer Emma interrupted the queen a frown on her face.
"I thought Gold said Regina has the antidote." Emma said looking at Regina who frowned.
"An antidote?" Regina questioned.
"To the dreamshade poison" David replied.
"What exactly did Rumple said?" Regina wasn't sure what Rumple was referring to but she had an idea. Was he referring to her silver blood? Silver blood was uncommon but it was known for its healing abilities.
"He said, 'Regina is the cure' " David said with confusion. Regina understood. Rumple was indeed referring to her blood.
"I- " Regina started to protest but she saw the look on Emma's face, she couldn't do this to her she already took her parents from her and now she had the chance to give them to her. At that moment she knew she would do it. For Emma and Henry.
"Yes" Regina nodded her head. "I have it but let's go all of us to a place a little more private. Shall we?" Regina began to walk away from Pan's Lost Boys' camp as The two Charmings along with Emma followed. As they were far enough but not too far from the camp Regina turned to face the trio.
"Where is your wound?" She asked David. The man lifted his shirt and reviled his wounded waist there was a cut that was where the black poison began to spread inside his veins. Regina's eyes widen at the sight of his wound.
"That bad huh?" Emma said asked with bitter laugh and Snow walked towards her daughter and put a hand her shoulder comfortably.
"Okay the thing is that I can heal you but only if you wish to." Regina said eyeing each of them.
"How?" Snow asked. Regina magiced a little knife and David looked at her worriedly.
"Relax charming I have no intention to hurt you. My blood is what can cure you" They eyed her suspiciously. Regina sighed and with the blade she was holding she made a cut in her left hand. The blood instantly rushed out from the cut and to the Charmings surprise it wasn't red but silver.
"What the hell?" Emma asked wide eyed. Snow and David looked disbelieved.
"I have silver blood and one of its benefits is that it can cure almost every ill or wound." Regina explained.
"I've never seen anything like it before!" Snow exhaled. But she never saw Regina bleed so how could she know? Except for one time. The one time she got close enough and cut Regina's cheek when Regina was The Evil Queen and wanted Snow to give up her right to the throne.
"But back in the enchanted forest, long age after I woke from the sleeping curse, I cut you in the cheek and you bled. Your blood was red, how is that possible?" Snow asked with a frown.
"That because my mother thought me from very young age to conceal it with special enchantment, the enchantment is quite simple and need to be put once in a month but it takes large amount of energy so usually whenever I put the spell I would take a day to regain my energy. Cora said it was dangerous to us for people to know. Never to tell nor show anyone of our difference. And I stayed with it always since."
"What changed now?" Emma asked.
"Henry. We had to rescue him, we still do, and I couldn't take the chance I would be powerless to face Pan. So I didn't put the spell." Regina explained.
"How come we've never heard of this type of blood?" David asked questioningly.
"Because I believe that my mother and I are the only ones with this kind of blood in the Enchanted Forest. Even Rumple didn't know about ones like us."
"And now Cora's gone… You are the only one left." Snow stated.
"Well I do intend to find others" Regina shrugged "But that's none of your business and we really have to hurry to save Henry"
"Yes, yes" Snow snapped and focused.
"How would you heal it?" David asked and Regina took the blade that had blood on it from the cut she previously performed in her left hand.
"I'm going to put two drops on the source of your wound and it will heal in few minutes." Regina said and David nodded. Regina took the knife and moved it closer to David's wound she waited to his approval. David looked at Snow and Emma and they both nodded in encouragement. Then David nodded to Regina and she approached the bloodied blade to David's wound. She let two drops exactly to fall and then magiced the blade away. Her cut in her left hand already healed. Slowly they all saw how David's wound become light and bright to look at, they had to close their eyes. In a moment the brightness disappeared and they saw how every black vein inside of David was becoming silver and then red again. The Charming all looked amused and gasped.
"I suggest you take a few moments to rest and then you can continue with your stupidly heroic actions." Regina chuckled and smiled to them kindly. Then her face grew serious. "We need to save Henry" she turned and started to walk towards the camp.
"Regina!" Snow called after her and Regina stopped and looked back to Snow.
"Thank you" Snow said with unshed tears. Regina nodded and went back to the camp.
As Regina approached the others with Emma and the Charming closely behind, Neal looked at her.
"How much time do we have left?" Neal asked.
"Maybe an hour before the preservation spell wears off." Regina said guessingly. She couldn't know for sure.
"If he's airborne, he can be anywhere on the island." Neal sighed their chances are dropping by the minute.
"Now is just as much time I suggest we get started looking." Hook said reasonably. Regina ignored Hook's suggestion and stomped over to Felix "Where is he?!" she asked with rage as she grasped his shirt.
"Gone. There's nothing you can do. He's already won. Pan never fails." Felix replied mockingly.
"You won't talk? How about I make you talk?" Regina moved to rip out his heart, but was stopped by Emma.
"Regina, wait." Emma said with a calm voice and Regina had no idea how she was able to be so calm with Henry's life at the stake.
"There's no time!" Regina pleaded.
"I don't think torture is our best move here. Look at these kids. They've been to hell and back. We need to try something else." Emma moved to look at each one of the boys.
"Yeah, we tried the cute and cuddly They don't respond to reason. What else do you have to offer?"
"What every kid wants. A mother." Emma looked at Snow.
"Guys, listen to me." Emma turned to the Lost boys "We are not going to hurt you. I know you're loyal to Pan and I get that, but you are making a terrible mistake. For a long time, I thought I was never gonna find my family. I was an orphan like all of you. A lost girl. And I was reminded today that I am not alone." She looked to her parents "That I have a lot of people who love me." David and Mary Margaret smiled at each other. "And I never thought that was gonna happen. If that can happen to me, it can happen to you."
"Pan is the only family we need." Felix snored.
"No, family doesn't do what he did. Pan lied to you and made you do terrible things. He lied to Henry and convinced him to give up his own heart!" Emma said firmly.
"To save the island." One of the lost boys said.
"No, to save himself." Emma clarified.
"Don't listen to her. Pan cares about all of us." Felix tried to convince the lost boys desperately.
"No, he doesn't. We care about you. And we can save you. We can take you home with us. To our land. There's no reason to fear Pan anymore. Until he absorbs the power from Henry's heart, he can be stopped." Emma reassured.
"You just have to tell us where he is." Snow stepped into the conversation.
"Leave now while Pan still allows you to breathe." Felix stood up and said but Hook forced him back down with his hook hand. "That's the only hope you'll get."
"Where is Pan?" Emma turned to Felix.
"Not. Telling." Felix replied annoyingly.
"Can you really bring us home?" One of the lost boys asked innocently.
"Shut your mouth!" Felix shouted at him. Emma Knelt in front of the lost boy.
"Yes, with your help." She said.
"His thinking tree." The lost boy said quietly.
Felix turned to the lost boy horrified "NOOO!"
"Yes, his thinking tree." Another lost boy said.
"STOP IT ALL OF YOU!" Felix shouted.
"What is that?" Emma turn to the lost boy questioningly.
"That's where he goes when he wants to be alone." The lost boy explained.
"You can find him there. It's not far." The other lost boy reviled.
"No, don't trust her!" Felix called with nothing but desperation.
"Can you tell us where that is?" Emma asked the lost boy.
"But you have to swear... swear that you'll take us with you."
"I promise. We are going home." Emma promised tearfully.
Wendy placed a rag on Henry's forehead. Neal briefly looked before he went to regroup with the rest of his party members as a conversation is ongoing.
"The Pixie Woods? That's where he is?" Regina asked the lost boy.
"It's just north of here. It's where the pixie dust used to grow." The lost boy directed.
"You know where that is?" Emma stood up and turned to Hook.
"Aye. The whole region is deserted now. No one but Pan has set foot in those woods in centuries." Hook confirmed.
"Then let's make history." Neal said.
"We're gonna need you here. Once we get Henry's heart, it's a race back. We need help on both ends." Emma turned to Neal.
"Okay." Neal agreed.
"What do you need from us?" David asked his daughter and Neal.
"Let's gather up the Lost Boys and get them aboard the Jolly Roger." The lost boys grinned excitedly at each other. "Prepare the ship to fly." Neal replied to David.
"Let's hope you have a Pegasus sail. Or we're at the mercy of the trade winds." Hook said.
Neal Held up coconut "Pan's shadow is in here. It will get us home, if your ship holds together."
"As long as your plan holds together, she will." Hook debated and walked away from the two.
"Henry's gonna be with me the entire time. Nothing is gonna happen while you two are away." Neal said to Emma.
"You mean three." Snow said and Emma and Neal turned to look at her. "I may not be trapped on this island for the rest of eternity, but if you think I'm not going to help my daughter save my grandson, you're crazy."
"Okay. Let's do it." Emma nodded
Emma, Snow and Regina treaded towards the thinking tree in Pixie Woods. Regina Saw Pandora's Box sitting on a rock
"Look." Regina pointed at the Pandora's box. Emma took out her sword as they all approached the tree. Snow sets aside her bag of arrow shafted on the ground and moved to take the box.
"Careful." Regina warned her and Snow stopped. "Pan wouldn't have just left it behind for no reason."
"We have to get Gold, we can't just leave him here" Snow tried to grab the box, but vines ensnared her from behind.
"Mary Margaret!" Emma called for her. Snow flung against the tree and was tied in place by the vines. Emma and Regina were dealt the same fate right after her. In the process, Emma dropped her sword. They all struggles against the vines, but it does nothing. Pan walked out from behind the tree.
"You're still at it. Don't you know— " Pan picked up Emma's sword "—Peter Pan never fails? I didn't expect you to find me. Then again, I shouldn't be surprised. You're mothers. Quite tenacious about your offspring. Believe it or not, I understand that. But if you're looking to see Henry again, I have to tell you there's only one place you'll be reunited—in death." Angered, Regina glared at him and hassled against the tightly bound vines.
"Having trouble moving? Can't be surprised given where you are. Do you see what is hastening your demise is your regret?" Pan said to the trio pointing Emma's sword at them.
"What are you talking about?" Emma asked.
"This tree is the site of a very important event for me. I abandoned my boy here." Pan admitted. He knew who Regina was to him even if she didn't. he knew she was his granddaughter.
"You have a son?" Regina asked with razed eyebrow.
"I'm older than I look."
"If you have a child, you must regret losing him, too." Emma stated.
"But I don't. Quite the opposite, actually." Pan took the box "See, I have him all boxed up so I don't lose him again." Pan smirked.
"Rumpelstiltskin is your son?" Regina asked disbelieve. This means that Pan is her grandfather. Great. So much for screwed up family tree.
"That he is." Pan confirmed.
"How's that possible? You're—" Snow looked at Pan questioningly but he interrupted her.
"Younger than him? " Pan smiled "Not really. Just like you and your daughter."
"You're a fraud. Your magic is weakened. You can't even hurt us; let alone Rumpelstiltskin." Regina said, she believed Rumple was stronger than Pan.
"You're right. But that's why I'm here. This tree will protect me till my power's restored. And then, well... then I get to have some real fun. Then I won't ever have to worry about my child again. Something we will all soon have in common."
Emma lunged at him, but failed due to the vines that were tagging her to the tree. "There has to be another way." She said breathing heavily.
"You're not going to get to me. See, this tree attacks the regret inside anyone who comes here, and you, you've got plenty." Pan pointed at Emma
"I regret not taking a better shot at you when I had the chance." She growled at Pan
"That's not all, is it, savior? No. I have your son's heart inside me. I can feel just how much you let him down time and time again."
"Leave her alone." Snow told him.
"Perhaps I should." Pan said to Snow "After all, what chance did you have of being a good mother? Look at the example you set. Abandoning her for twenty-eight years."
"Are you finished?" Regina asked impatiently.
"Last words from the Queen. Perhaps a deathbed confession from the one who has the most regrets of all." Pan turned to Regina.
"Yeah, there's one problem with that. I did cast a curse that devastated an entire population. I have tortured and murdered. I've done some terrible things. I should be overflowing with regret, but, I'm not." Regina said firmly. She pulled herself, as well as Emma and Snow, free from the vines. "Because it got me my son." She ripped out Henry's heart from Pan's chest and Pan collapsed on the ground and reached for the box, but Regina picked it up before he could reach it.
"Now let's go save Henry" Regina said to Snow and Emma with a determined look. Suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her chest and an intense pain in her head. She exhaled in surprise from the sudden pain. Snow and Emma watched her worriedly.
"Are you okay?" Snow asked Regina with worry in her voice.
"Yeah I'm fine. I just- " Regina was confused of what happened. The pain she felt was quickly gone and she had no idea what caused it in the first place. Although she couldn't feel the pain anymore, she felt like something missing. Taken away from her but she couldn't know what it was for sure.
Out of the sudden Pan laughed. He was leaning against the tree they were tied to moments ago and breathed heavily.
"No you're not" Pan said mockingly. Regina turned around to face him and glared at him.
"The heart must be taken willingly" Pan smirked.
"Pardon me?" Regina raised an eye brow.
"Why do you think I put so much effort in convincing Henry to give me his heart?"
Regina never actually put much of a thought to that. But now, when she realized what that could possibly mean, she paled.
"What are you talking about?" Emma saw Regina's reaction and asked Pan firmly.
"Our dear queen didn't play by the rules and well, everyone knows cheaters pays the consequences" Pan said and put on a thoughtful expression on his face.
"What are the consequences?" Regina wasn't sure if she really wants to know the answer. she had a feeling it would be bad.
"Your magic" Pan smirked at her shocked reaction. You could tell she wasn't expecting that.
"You're lying!" Regina said angrily. But deep down she knew it made sense. She knew he was telling the truth bad she didn't want to believe it. She tried to summon her magic to make a fire ball but non came. It was like she didn't have magic at all. Well now, thanks to her recklessness, she was powerless and she knew her magic was gone for good. She felt emptiness inside of her. She didn't want to believe. She couldn't lose her magic! But the truth was like a slap to the face. Her magic was gone forever.
"Am I?" Pan asked. He knew Regina believed him. He knew she knew he was right.
"Let's go" Regina said and turned away from Pan. The three hurried to Hook's ship. They climbed up to the deck and pulled out Pandora's box.
"Henry's over here!" David hurried towards them. Regina turned to Snow and Emma.
"Pan was telling the truth. We have to release Rumple first so he could return Henry his heart back" Regina said to them with sincerity.
"But if you don't have magic anymore how do we suppose to free Gold out of the Pandora's box?" Emma asked.
Regina took Pandora's box and put it on the ground. She then took a step back and waved her hand over it – making the box open.
As she did, Neal came and looked confuse "Pandora's box can be open only by blood magic" it wasn't a question.
"You said Pan wasn't lying and you lost your magic!" Snow was astounded.
"I did lose my magic" Regina confirmed and then she looked at Neal "But Pandora's box can be open only by blood magic" Regina received socked and confused looks from the others.
"Wait a minute, doesn't it means that Rumpelstiltskin is your father?" Hook asked and Regina nodded in confirmation.
The Box's opening was starting to spin and open. Red smoke was swirling around it and growing larger at each moment. Then a moment later Rumple was standing there instead of the smoke a little confused to see where he was standing. He could feel immediately that something was missing and he looked to Regina questioningly but Regina slightly shook her head.
"We have to save Henry. You have to return him his heart" Emma said in a rush. Then Regina handed to Rumple Henry's heart and everyone hurried over to Henry. Tinkerbell was near him keeping an eye on him. Rumple knelt next to Henry and put his heart back in his chest. Rumple waved his hand over Henry's heart and mumbled a spell they couldn't hear, then he stepped back. Emma and Regina hurried to take Rumple's place and knelt near Henry.
Henry didn't move. "Henry!" Emma called to him but he didn't respond. she looked at Regina with worried face "We're too late?"
"Henry. Honey!" Regina called to Henry she didn't want to give up on him. She couldn't. Then suddenly Henry gasped for air, taking a deep breath and opened his eyes. He was alive.
Emma laughed in relive. And Regina let out a breath she didn't knew she was holding. Henry got up from lying down and settled into his mothers' embrace. He put his arms out to hug both of his worried mothers. Henry breathed heavily still exhausted from all the surrounding events.
"Whoa, whoa, easy buddy" Neal said with a relived smile on his face.
"I'm sorry" Henry apologized "I wanted to save magic"
"It's okay, it's okay" Emma reassured him.
"I wanted to be a hero" Henry explained.
"There's plenty of time for that" David promised and smiled to his grandson.
"And now it's time to rest" Snow said with a smile.
"Welcome back young sir" Hook said "Only the best for our guest of honor don't you think? Captain's quarters"
"Come on, I'll tuck you in" Regina said to Henry and he smiled happy to be with his family again.
Minutes later Henry was tucked in the bed with Regina sitting near him.
"Oh I know that look" Regina said with a smile "That's five hours of space paranoids and too much pizza"
"Pizza's good" Henry said smiling to his mother and Regina laughed.
She waved her hand over Henry's heart feeling the magic. She could recognize it was Rumple's.
"it's stings. What's that for?" Henry asked his mother.
"Well I only checked" Regina reassured but Henry looked confuse "When Rumple returned you your heart he made another spell and as I guessed he put a protection spell around your heart so no one could ever take it again"
"Why couldn't you give me my heart back?" Henry knew his mother surly wanted to do it herself rather than let someone else do it.
"I lost my magic" Regina replied. She decided it would be better to tell the truth "When I took your heart back from Pan – it made me lose my magic"
"I'm sorry mom" Henry felt bad for his mother. He knew that magic was part of her and important to her. He also felt a little guilty.
"It's okay Henry" Regina reassured him "It's not your fault. Pan tricked me, but I'm fine"
Henry took her hand and squeezed it a little to comfort her.
"I have something to tell you and I want you to hear it from me first" Regina said and looked him in the eyes "When we were looking for you I teamed up with Gold and he revealed to me that he's my father" Regina waited and watched Henry's expression.
"Wait. You mean that Rumpelstiltskin is your father?" Regina nodded "And that's makes you my dad's sister which means you're biologically, my aunt" Henry said confused well he had one hell of complicated family tree.
"I guess it does" Regina chuckled nervously.
"That's so cool mom!" Henry said and Regina was surprised "We are biologically related!"
"So you're okay with that?" Regina asked him. Not that there was a way to change things but she wanted to make sure her son was comfortable with this whole mess.
"Yeah of course! You deserve to get to know your biological father and have a relationship. And look at that now you're my dad's little sister" Henry smirked and Regina laughed.
"That your right buddy" Regina and Henry turned their attention to Neal who was on the doorstep. He chuckled and came closer to the two.
"Who would believe that the great Evil Queen is my little sister" Neal smirked and Regina rolled her eyes but laughed anyway. It felt nice to have a big brother though she knew him for only a few days.
Regina got up from her sit next to Henry but then leaned forward to him and kissed him on his forehead.
"We'll be home soon. My little prince" She smiled and walk towards the door. Neal turned off the light and follow closely behind.
The two went up to the deck and Rumple looked from afar at his son and daughter talking together and getting to know each other. He smiled. Maybe he can have a fresh start with them. Then he felt it. Pan's presence. He knew exactly what would Pan be after and he went quickly to the Captain's quarters. He got there just in time although he didn't notice Regina's and Neal's staring as he passed near them. With the Pandora's box in his hands he opened the box. He saw Pan attempting to reap Henry's shadow.
"Blood magic works both ways father" Pan looked at the Pandora's box in Rumple's hands and then looked back at Henry. Rumple opened the Pandora's box and captured Pan. He couldn't see the exchange between Pan and Henry because them both were with their back turned to him.
"No!" Pan called and released his grip on Henry's shadow. Soon Pan was trapped inside the box. And Rumple sealed the box.
"Henry!" Regina called worriedly she came to see what was going on. "Henry! No" Regina saw Henry breathing heavily on the bed and feared the most. She run her hands over him looking for injuries but saw non. "Henry!"
"It's okay" Henry breathed "I'm okay" Henry reassured to his worried mother.
"Are you sure?" Regina wasn't convinced and still look with her eyes for injuries.
"He's a strong boy Regina" Rumple told her "You raised him well"
Regina still was with her face on Henry and she had a small smile to that. she tucked Henry to bed again and turned off the light. She walked toward Rumple.
"We need to get the hell off this island" Regina said looking at him "Neal has Pan's shadow. We only need to trap the shadow on the sails and we can go back to Storybrooke"
"What happened to your magic?" Rumple asked and to her surprise she heard worry in his voice.
"Pan tricked me and now it's gone" Regina said quietly "It won't come back right?"
Although she knew it is permanent she had to ask him so he will confirm it. Rumple nodded.
Hour passed and they arrived to Storybrook. As the ship's walkway was pulled down to allow the passengers to descend down to the dock, the cheering voices from the townspeople can be heard. Henry stepped onto the walkway first, pausing as he took in everything, and then proceed to get off the ship. Behind him, Emma, Snow and David followed suit. Bashful, Doc, Dopey, Happy, Leroy, Mr. Clark, Walter, Mother Superior, Archie and Granny are some of the familiar faces who welcome their return. Granny gives Henry a hug. Leroy does the same as Granny takes Emma into her arms. Next to leave the ship is Regina, then Mr. Gold, who catches Belle's gaze. At the dock, Snow is pleasantly surprised to see Ariel. They share a hug. Snow beams at the sight of Eric. Nearby, Regina stands alone with a dejected expression on her face.
"How does it feel to finally be home?" Emma asked Henry with a smile.
"Better than I ever imagined." Henry said excitedly. Felix and the other Lost Boys descend the ship. Belle and Gold have an affectionate embrace.
"I told you I'd see you again." Belle said lovingly to Rumple.
"That's the last time I don't listen to you." Rumple replied with a smile.
"Hey." Neal said to Belle.
"Hey." She pats his shoulder. "Welcome back."
"Thank you. I, uh—" Neal showed them Rumple's cane. "—I found this below deck. Thought you might need it."
"Thank you, Bae, I do." He took the cane from Neal. "As a reminder of the man I was, which shall no longer be." The three of them huddled together happily and then Neal turned to Regina and walked towards her.
"How are you?" Neal asked with a smile.
"Fine, thank you though I think I'll head home get some rest." Regina replied.
"Are you sure?" Neal studied him little sister. Although he knew her just for several hours he already felt all protective brother mode on her. Regina nodded with a smile he could see she was exhausted. So he just pulled her into a hug a she cuddled in his arms happily. She was surprised of herself but it felt good to have someone who cares for you. The Lost Boys continued to leave the ship. In the crowd, John and Michael Darling anxiously await their sister. From the ship walkway, Wendy is the last to step off. Her eyes search the crowd, not seeing her brothers, though they spot her immediately.
"Wendy!" The siblings rush to regroup with their sister.
"Michael!" They hugged. "John!" Wendy and John hugged as well. "Is it really you?" "You have no idea how long we've been waiting to see you." Neal approached them with Regina next to him.
"Do you remember Baelfire?" The foursome hugged and Regina smiled next to them.
"So, now what?" Neal asked them with a smile.
"I think it's time for the Darlings to go home. All of us." John replied.
David and Snow stood one next to each other with the rest of the townspeople surrounds them.
"How do you feel?" Snow asked David.
"Pretty good, actually. I think the silver blood worked" David replied and looked at Regina's direction.
"I have to admit, there was a minute there I didn't believe we were all going to make it out of that place." Emma confessed but her in her tone she was relived.
"Well, we did." David smiled at her. Snow noticed Regina, standing with Neal and the Darlings.
"And we owe a lot of it to her. Regina helped save us all." Snow said loudly for everyone to hear. The townspeople murmured in astonishment. Regina looked equally surprised at Snow's open praise. And they both smiled to each other. Sincerely.
I hope you liked this chapter! Please comment! And i also have a question: What do you think of this story as a SwanQueen fanfic?