Hi a third chapter in two days,

I am loving this story so please keep reviewing! You guys give me the motivation to keep going x

I really wanted to address the issue of Emma and her mistakes-I think she does things without thinking about them-I ended the chapter rather light-heartily as the next ones are full of action.

Next Chapter-The Queen Is Dead-Cora is Evil, Gold is poisoned and Hook makes a dramatic entrance.

I did leave out a lot of dialogue and important scenes here I know-but this is nothing compared to the Baelfire reveal and the whole conversation between him and Emma so I am leaving those scenes credit to their brilliant writers...

And I know this chapter jumps around a lot-This was probably the most difficult chapter to write and I'm afraid it shows in more ways than one... I am battling a evil cold though so I hope to be better soon.

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The Pirate's Son

Chapter 10-Manhatten

In which Bealfire is introduced, Emma is caught between the middle and realises the gravity of her mistakes, and Liam is utterly adorable, confused and comforting all at the same time.

After all the fuss the brats (children) Gold mentally corrected himself fell asleep on the plane. The Pirate's brat spent most of the flight curled up on Miss Swan's lap gripping her scarf like his life depended on it until the noise made him fall asleep and Henry (after putting up a rather valiant fight) also gave up as the night progressed.

It would have been sweet and anyone looking at the three of them would have seen a mother and two children on a plane, but Gold was too high strung to worry about anything or anyone other than himself and his son.

He was this close.

Emma was exhausted when they got off the plane in New York in the early hours of the morning. Liam had calmed down on the plane eventually but had crawled onto her lap the second that Emma had unlocked his seatbelt.

He was now asleep and Emma really didn't have the heart to wake him. Liam had been through too much in the last twenty-four hours and he needed to sleep as much as he could.

She woke Henry up who ending up stumbling in a combination of sleep and jet lag and hoisted Liam onto her hip.

"We need a hotel" she said flatly once they had got her overnight bag and Henry and Liam's backpacks. Gold pulled a face but Emma put her foot down "Gold we are not traipsing around New York at one in the morning with two children looking for your son"

Gold looked from Henry who was leaning against Emma's shoulder and barely able to walk to Liam who was still sleeping his face in Emma's shoulder. "Fine" he muttered before limping off leaving Emma with Henry and Liam.

Bastard.

The Hotel was clean and cheap and cheerful and did breakfast in the morning which was some relief. Gold took the room opposite and Emma entered hers still holding Liam and Henry.

Henry managed to get himself undressed and into bed without any help falling asleep instantly. Liam was another problem.

"Liam" Emma said gently as a pair of brown eyes peeked at her. "I need you to get changed ok?" she managed to find what looked like pyjama's in the bag and began to pull Liam's jumper off.

He was mostly compliant-like Henry he was still fast asleep and Emma tucked him into the window bed watching him fall asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow. "Good night Emma" he muttered sleepily and Emma brushed the hair of his face smiling "Good night sweetheart" she said back-he didn't really know the difference anyway.

She gave a long sigh before slipping into the big bed.

And she fell fast asleep.

The next day Emma winced feeling like she'd been hit with something hard. She would have liked to have stayed in bed a bit longer but Gold wasn't one to be deterred now he was this close and he banged on the door till she shouted at him to leave them alone and that they were coming.

Breakfast was a quiet affair. Emma made sure Henry and Liam got a full plate each and she buttered Liam's toast for him watching as he and Henry ate and Gold stared out the window.

The air was crisp and cold when they eventually staggered outside and Emma winced as Liam tugged on her hand his eyes wide. He was wearing his coat but the wind had made his hair even more untameable than before "You ok?" she asked bending down and Liam nodded "When is papa going to come?" he asked and Emma smiled.

"Soon, sweetheart I promise, once we've helped Mr Gold we can go back to Storybrooke and you can tell Papa all about your big adventure" she paused "I bet he'll be really impressed"

Liam nodded gripping tightly to Emma's hand as they were swept down the icy streets of New York following Gold who Emma hoped knew at least where the hell they were going.

She felt her phone buzz in her pocket as they got to a large apartment building and she paused letting Henry take Liam "Mary-Margaret" she answered wondering why she was ringing. "Emma thank God" came her mother's voice over the phone sighing in relief.

"What is it?" she asked shivering against the wind "Is it Regina? Is It Cora?" even over the phone she could feel her mother shake her head "No…it's Hook"

"Hook?" Emma asked keeping her voice lower for the sake of Liam who was watching Henry and Gold poke and prod the apartment building buttons "Why what the hell has Hook done now?"

There was a long pause "He knows you have Liam" was all that was said and Emma gave a long drawn out sigh. Of course he did. "Great" she muttered "Just great"

"Emma" her mom said over the phone "Please be careful" Emma nodded as Henry said something into one of the buzzers "Yeah I will be mom, I gotta go" she hung up but barely had enough time to turn her head before something ran past her nearly knocking her into an irritated Gold.

"Run after him" he instructed and Emma paused staring at him "What?" she snapped really not in the mood to run after Rumplestilkin's son in Manhattan while Captain Hook stalked her for the abduction of his young child.

"Please" Gold said looking perilously close to begging and Emma sighed shooting Henry a look that spoke volumes before giving chase.

The sooner that this was all over the sooner that they could go home.

Henry sighed following the blonde hair that disappeared from view and Liam pressed himself closer his eyes wide as another surge of people came there way and Henry decided to take 'decisive action'

"Err Mr Gold" he said causing the older man to jump "Liam's getting a bit scared of the crowds do you mind if we nip into Starbucks" he pointed at the thankfully free window table behind them and Gold nodded.

Once inside Henry took the ten bucks Mr Gold offered to get him a black coffee, himself a strawberry cream frappe (because they were the stuff of legends) and Liam a hot chocolate, Liam sipped slowly relaxing now the noise had dimmed and Henry turned to staring out the window looking for his mom and Bealfire.

When his mom came in an hour later looking shaken Henry knew she hadn't found him.

That didn't stop Gold breaking into the apartment-really Henry thought once they were inside he wasn't really that bad. Once you got over the whole evil wizard thing.

At his mom's instance (and the ever ending lack of Mr Gold's patience) he had taken Liam into the other room sitting down on the bed with him. He was just about to pull out his headphones when the door crashed open. Leaving Liam colouring on the bed he stood up to peer round the door to see a man with dark hair and dark eyes glinting furiously at Mr Gold.

So this must be Bealfire…

Emma was right when she thought that this whole trip was a train wreak from start to finish. Neal.

God Neal. This was the only man she had ever really loved, who had ever really understood her and he had destroyed her. He had been the reason she had given up Henry in the first place.

And to think that all this time he had been Rumplestilkin's son. To think that all this time he had been in New York.

And now Henry hated her.

She had never told him about Neal that was true. She had never mentioned that there was even a possibility he was still alive. And she knew she had meant it whole-heartedly when she had said that she would have never told him about Henry.

"Don't be sad Emma" came a voice to her left and she looked down to see Liam looking up his eyes brown and wide and adorable and Emma sighed suddenly disgusted with herself. She had ripped this child from everything he had ever known (including his father) in the space of forty-eight hours and had thrust him into the unknown with the sole intention of punishing Hook.

And what was it about that damn pirate that made Emma feel like she had done when she had met Neal all those years ago?

Speak of the devil. He came back in with Henry who was smiling. "I'm not sad Sweetheart" she whispered standing up and smiling a rather forced smile.

"Who's this?" Neal asked looking at Liam "Another child?"

Emma bristled "No" she said irritably "This is Captain Hook's son Liam"

Neal did a double take that would have been comical if it hadn't been a serious situation. "Hook has a son?" he asked his eyes popping and Emma froze "You know Hook?" she all but screeched and Neal winced.

"We go back" he said slowly as if trying to frame the words and Emma shook her head "Are you his mother?" he asked and Emma snorted "No" Henry said coldly "She just abducted him over state lines and now Hook might want to kill her" Neal choked down his laugh.

"Do you still drink that Scotch stuff?" she asked ignoring the pair of them and Neal nodded "Go and get me one" she instructed and Neal grinned-the bastard

"Just like the old times" he muttered and Emma scowled.

So all in all, Gold had been reunited with his son who had knocked Emma up, she had abducted a small child and taken him over state lines (granted Hook probably didn't know what that was but still) and her son hated her.

Yep. She thought hugging Liam onto her hip while Henry followed his father into the kitchen.

This had been a brilliant idea.

I will update as soon as I can x