You might find in this chapter some similarities to a certain movie called Inception. It wasn't on purpose, but once I wrote it I realized what it looked like, but I don't think I should label the story as a crossover just because of this. We're near the end and thank you for the support and the reviews!
It couldn't be true, not again. He couldn't lose her; he couldn't lose his heart, not again. Emma was unconscious in his arms, her eyes were partly closed and she wasn't breathing. Killian put her on the couch, waiting for some kind of response, but nothing happened. He started to walk around the room, desperately looking at Emma.
"I warned you." He heard a voice coming from the kitchen. "You should have said yes." Cora walked in, smiling maliciously. "You could have helped me, Hook. Nothing like this would have been necessary. But you refused; you said you wouldn't 'betray' her… I had to intervene."
Killian felt every muscle of his body twitching. All he wanted to do was to kill that woman with his own hand. But he knew he couldn't do it. He knew she had magic and would kill him in a heartbeat, so he stood still.
"What did you do to her?"
"Oh, quite simple. I came here and poisoned her food. It was used before, I know, but sometimes simple is all we need."
"How did you… How did you come in?"
"Haven't you noticed anything different about little Henry on the last two days? Too quiet? Less excited about you being a pirate?"
Then Hook realized.
"Where's Henry?" His teeth were clenched.
"Somewhere safe." Cora pointed at his room and disappeared in a dark cloud. Hook ran into the room and found Henry tied up on his bed.
"Are you ok, kid?"
"I've been aboard your ship! I was on my way to school and that woman captured me."
"I know, I'm sorry about this."
"She said she needed me out of the way. She wanted to hurt mom."
"This is my fault. She asked me to help her, I said no and now she's being vindictive."
"Where is she?"
"Somewhere far from here, I hope."
"No, my mom!"
"She's in the living room."
Henry ran to find Emma laying on the couch with her eyes closed.
"What happened to her?"
"I'm not sure."
"Well, kiss her! She'll wake up."
Killian sat on the couch and kissed Emma's lips. When he touched her skin, he saw something. It was like a flash and there was a forest. He saw Emma running from something, but it was all too fast, he couldn't do anything.
"What?" Henry asked.
"Your mom is dreaming. Or whatever that is."
"Dreaming?"
"I saw it. But the kiss didn't work, kid."
"I know someone who can help."
Henry decided to call Regina. They knew that she wasn't Emma's biggest fan, but maybe, as it was Henry asking, she would do something about it. And surprisingly, she did.
"Where is she?" Regina asked, as soon as she passed by the door.
"There." Henry pointed, "Do you know what to do?"
"My mother didn't tell me what she was doing, what her plan was. If I knew it, Henry, I wouldn't have let her do it. I'm sorry."
"I'm fine. It's Emma we have to worry about now. Please, save her."
Hook was sitting on the other side of the room, observing Regina and the old book of spells or witchcraft she had brought with her. All he could think about was Emma running from whatever that was, scared, alone. He had to do something.
Henry was already asleep on the couch when Regina finally said something. "It's not a common sleeping curse. Emma is not exactly sleeping. She's dead, or partly dead, if that makes any sense."
"What do you mean?"
"She is dreaming. But her mind isn't here. It's something much more complicated than the simple sleeping curse we're used to. It's something related to her subconscious. All her fears and problems of any kind are there with her. In my opinion, it's one of the worst curses anyone could ever live through."
"And how do we get her out?" Hook asked.
"You said you saw her in the woods, running."
"Yes."
"I've never done this before, but there's something we can try. If you're positive that you saw her and the place where she is, we can try some hypnosis. You have to think about the place, keep it in your head. And your mind will do the rest."
"And what do I do once I'm there?"
"You have to jump off a cliff."
"I have to what?"
"It's on the book. To wake up from this, the person has to die in the fantasy, there's a cliff in all of those dreams. You have to jump off it."
"Are there any risks?"
"It depends on the depth of the dream. Making it simple, if Emma is too far from here, from the reality, the death there can mean that she won't be able to return. Ever again."
"And how do I know the depth of her dream?"
"You don't."
