And here is the chapter 10, which was originally making one with the chapter 9. But like I said, it was too long, so split in two.

Disclamer: OUAT goes to Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis; SM goes to Naoko Takeuchi/Toei.

Hope reborn. The Nebula Wand.

Storybrooke

Regina was nervously pacing in Gold's pawnshop. Since the moment the contact between her and Danielle broke, she had no news of the Guardians. She really started to expect the worse possibilities. If everything was okay, Danielle would have contacted her, to reassure her. But it has been hours, and nothing. Mr Gold suddenly said:

"Don't forget it's your mother they're dealing with."

"I know. That's why I can stop but wonder if…" – Regina didn't dare finish the sentence.

"Since we don't know where they are in their quest, I suggest we take some means. We must consider the possibility that Cora could be the one to cross the portal."

"That's something nobody wants to happen…" – Regina commented.

"To prevent that, we must destroy the portal." – Gold announced – "We both have enough power to do this."

This idea horrified Regina. Sure thing, seeing her mother in Storybrooke (and in possession of the Eternal Crystal) was the last thing she wanted, but at the same time, Danielle could be the one to pass the portal. Regina asked:

"But what if we're wrong? What if it won't be Cora, but Danielle and her friends?"

"I highly doubt that." – Gold replied – "Cora won't stop at any obstacle. If she really wants to arrive here, she will. And if she wants the Eternal Crystal, she'll get it. You know her too well, to think that I'm wrong."

"Yes, but I also know Danielle…" – Regina stated – "She is powerful too. She has less experience than Cora does, but you saw what she was capable of! She managed to defeat Queen Exitumia, or should I say the Dark Goddess."

"She defeated her?" – the Dark One asked – "Don't forget, she was with Emma, and all the others on her side. And even then, they needed the faith of everyone in the town to succeed. This time, it won't work this way. Her chances against Cora are reduced."

Regina sighed, almost in despair. Mr Gold was so right about this… Danielle was most likely defenseless against Cora. True, Emma, or the Princess of Heavens, was on her side. But she lacked in experience too, and there were moments she wasn't very confident. This wasn't good. The best scenario Regina could see for the three guardians was that they were alive, but blocked in the Enchanted Forest. At least, with Cora gone, they probably could find another way to reach Storybrooke. Regina nodded, agreeing to follow Mr Gold's plan. Then, they went to the mines, in order to get the magic of the diamonds the dwarves found. Mr Gold used the wand of an evil fairy (died long ago) to concentrate all the magic of the diamonds inside it. After that, Regina and he left.

Enchanted Forest, present day

Mulan, Aurora, Rosalie, Emma and Danielle arrived at the dungeon. They searched everywhere for the ink. Seeing it nowhere, they almost lost hope, as suddenly, Rosalie exclaimed:

"Hey! I believe this is it!"

She was holding a small bottle, containing the ink. Her friends grinned in excitement. They were about to leave, but suddenly, Aurora grabbed the bottle, launched it against a wall! They gasped in shock, and a moment after, Aurora closed the bars of the cell, making the five of them prisoners.

"Aurora, what are you doing?!" – Rosalie exclaimed, not believing what her mother did.

"She is helping me." – Cora said, approaching the closed cell, along with Hook.

Then, waving her hand, she made the compass teleport from Rosalie's hand into her own. Emma tried to open the bars in despair, even though it was a waste of time, because after all, even the Dark One couldn't go out of there.

"Thank you, Aurora. Without you, we couldn't do it." – Cora said.

"Why did you do this?" – Rosalie asked.

"How could you?!" – Danielle yelled in a blaming way.

"Oh, don't blame her." – Cora said, picking Aurora's heart out of her bag – "She was only doing what I ordered her."

The three girls got shocked, seeing that Aurora's heart was ripped away. Rosalie even brought her hand to her mouth in horror. Emma said:

"You took her heart…"

"Actually, I did." – Hook corrected her.

Then, Cora grabbed Emma's brooch and opened it, revealing the Eternal Crystal. She looked, an evil grin spreading through her face. She took the legendary object out of the locket brooch, which she threw back at Emma.

"No…!" – Emma shouted.

"Now, if you excuse us, Storybrooke is waiting for us." – Cora said, before she and Hook started to walk away.

"Hook, wait…!" – Emma called for him – "Our families and friends are in Storybrooke. They need us."

"You should have thought about that before you abandoned me at the top of the beanstalk." – Hook replied coldly, before he pulled out the dead bean and asked – "Do you know what it is, Emma?"

"It's the giant's bean!" – she exclaimed, trying to grab it.

"Yes, it is." – Hook said, not letting her get it – "A pirate always keeps a reminder of his victories. But this… this is more than that. It's a symbol, of something which used to be full of magic and hope… and now look. It's dry, dead, and useless. Just like you."

Emma looked down, feeling hurt by this statement. He was sort of right. First, she lost her Star Wand, and now Cora took the Eternal Crystal. It was unfair. Now, they would just die here, while Cora takes over Storybrooke. A moment after, Cora and Hook left the dungeon, leaving the five women hopeless.

Cora and Captain Hook arrived at the dried lake Nostos, where Cora created a pool of water, which would permit them open a portal.

Storybrooke

Ruby and Cecilia arrived in the mines, where they found Leroy and the two cats distressed. Ruby asked:

"What happened? What's the emergency?"

"It's gone…" – Leroy said, indicating at the place where the diamonds normally should be, which was not the case now.

"What..?" – Ruby gasped – "Who could have done this…?"

"No other than the Dark One…" – Cecilia said.

"I have the feeling he was not alone…" – Lux added, to which Athena just nodded.

Ruby, Cecilia and the cats hurried to the library, where they were sure to find Emily. Their friend was sitting at a table, having a nice conversation about some books with her mother, Belle. They felt a bit bad to interrupt a good moment between the two, as they approached them. Emily saw that her friend was upset. She stood up and asked:

"Cecilia… something's wrong..?"

"Emily, the diamonds… we think Gold stole it, in order to prevent the portal to open."

"What? But why would he do this…?" – she asked, shocked.

"Well, we know he sort of had an unpleasant history with Cora, just like Regina." – Athena said – "It's really not in his interests if she goes through the portal."

"You must make him change his mind, Emily." – Cecilia added – "It's our only chance to stop his plans."

Emily nodded, and they all went outside, searching for Mr Gold. Meanwhile, Gold and Regina walked in the woods, straight to the well. They saw a portal beginning to open inside it. They both used their dark magic, to block the exit of the portal. Anyone who passed it would die.

Enchanted Forest

Cora and Hook were watching as the purple cloud of the Dark Curse was approaching. Cora used her magic to put an area of the Enchanted Forest under a dome, so it wouldn't be affected by the curse. After a moment, Captain Hook asked:

"Wasn't it easier to make up with her, before her curse would destroy the world?"

"Regina doesn't need me." – Cora stated – "Not yet, not as long she thinks she's winning. But there's still a place for me in her heart. And the curse won't last forever. Fourteen years later, the Chosen Six will break it."

"Fourteen years?!" – Hook asked in disbelief.

"You won't even notice years pass." – Cora reassured him – "You'll be frozen, like everything else in this area. But as soon as the curse breaks, Regina will lose everything, and she'll need me. Then, we'll travel to that world. You'll have your revenge, while I… will help her start her life over."

Enchanted Forest, present day

Emma was trying to break the bars with a sword, which was no use. Danielle and Rosalie tried their different attacks too, but it did nothing. After a while, she sat on the ground, feeling defeated. Aurora said:

"This is my fault…"

"No, it's mine." – Mulan said – "Cora took your heart, because I couldn't protect you."

"If there's someone to blame, it's me." – Rosalie protested – "With my powers, I should have saved Aurora… I should have been stronger… It's like a curse. When I have someone I care about, something happens to them."

"Rosalie, there's no curse…" – Emma said – "It's my entire fault, from the beginning. If my Star Wand wasn't broken, I would have defeated the enemies easier, and Aurora wouldn't have been kidnapped. I'm supposed to be the protector of the realms and its people, but… seems like something's wrong with accomplishing this."

Danielle sat next to Emma, saying:

"We will win this battle, Emma. The Light defeats everything."

"You're too optimistic." – Emma commented.

"Remember how I got separated from Regina, long ago? Cora abandoned me alone in the woods. Normally, I would have died here. But my red crystal protected me. I slept inside it, during long years, before the right time came. And now, I'm here, a Sailor Guardian, protector of the realms."

"What makes you think that's what we are?" – Emma asked – "True, we defeated Exitumia and broke the Dark Curse… but maybe our role ends here? We were reborn to finish what we started in our past lives."

Emma then took her broken Star Wand out of their bag. As she looked at it, tears formed in her eyes. She thought in her head: "If only it still worked… I need its help more than ever… what must I do now…?" As soon as this thought crossed her mind, she closed her eyes, before everything in her mind went black.

Emma looked around, and recognized her former castle of the Celestial Kingdom. She also noticed that she was wearing her Princess Selene outfit. On the other side of the throne room, she saw a very familiar figure. She ran to the person, yelling:

"Queen Serenita…!"

The former queen turned to her daughter and said with a peaceful smile, which characterized her so much:

"Hello, my princess. It seems like you still need me, thank you for this."

"Queen… Am I on the Heavens? I don't understand… I was in the Dark One's cell, moments ago…"

"Not really. We are in your mind." – Queen Serenita replied.

"I see…" – Emma mumbled, before she said in an urgent tone – "Queen…! My friends and I are prisoners, and Cora is about to reach our home with the Eternal Crystal! I must stop her, before it's too late!"

"Give me your Star Wand, Selene." – the queen said.

The princess gave her the broken Star Wand, and a moment after, the object began to glow. Selene looked at her mother and the queen pursued:

"The Star Wand isn't just an object, princess. It's not like any other weapon. It has soul, it's meant to be your partner in fight. The wand and its owner coexist, they make each other stronger. Just like you, the Star Wand has a great potential and future."

Emma then saw that her weapon was revived and it looked a bit different from before. She took it in her hands, examining it. She smiled, glad that it wasn't destroyed forever. Queen Serenita said:

"That's why you must take good care of it. Now, it has enough power to help you and your friends escape from the cell. From now, it's called Nebula Wand."

"Thank you, very much, Queen Serenita…" – Emma said, as she took her mother's hand for a few moments, before everything around her vanished away.

Emma opened her eyes, and she saw Rosalie and Danielle looking at her with worried expressions. She smiled to them, to reassure that she was okay, and she showed her upgraded wand. Everybody looked surprised but Emma said that she would explain later. She took her brooch and yelled:

"Light Crystal Power!"

Once transformed into Sailor Light, she grabbed the Nebula Wand, pointed it to the bars of the Dark One's prison, and shouted:

"Heavens Princess Kiss!"

The light emitted by the precious weapon was so powerful, that the prison didn't take long before breaking. Danielle exclaimed:

"You did it, Emma!"

"Now, let's deal with Cora!" – Rosalie said, enthousiast.

They were about to go after Cora and Hook, as suddenly, Aurora said:

"Wait…! I can't go with you, you must tie me up! You can't trust me, as long as Cora has my heart."

"I will give it back to you." – Mulan promised to her friend.

Then, Aurora looked at Rosalie, and said, feeling tears forming in her eyes:

"Rosalie… we planned that I would go with you…"

"It's okay…" – Rosalie said, before she hugged her – "I hope that someday, we'll see each other again… I will miss you."

Then, they broke apart and the Guardians, with Mulan on their side, went after the witch and the pirate.

Meantime, Hook versed the magic aches in the water, making a portal open in it. The two villains then grabbed the compass. They were about to jump into the portal, as suddenly Danielle's flaming arrow hit their hands and made the compass fall. Cora was surprised to see them free from the cell, and more to this, that Emma was in her Sailor form.

"How is that possible?!" – Cora gasped – "I have the Eternal Crystal, why are you transformed?!"

"It's not the Eternal Crystal which gives me the ability to transform!" – Sailor Light answered, with a grin – "It's my brooch!"

Cora mentally cursed herself, for not have kept the brooch too. How could she commit that stupid mistake?

"Emma, take the compass!" – Danielle said, to what Emma nodded and went searching for it in the sand.

"Find it first." – Cora ordered to Hook – "I'll take care of them."

The battle between the heroines and the villains began. Emma and Rosalie were fighting against Hook, while Mulan and Danielle were against Cora. But during that agitated fight, something happened. Rosalie saw as the bag containing Aurora's heart flew on the air, and it was about to fall into the portal! She couldn't let this happen! She began to glow in a pink-purple light, feeling a new power to awake inside her.

"Love Roses Chain!"

A long pink glowing chain formed in her hand and she launched it in the direction of the bag, grabbing it just in time. A little more, and it could have fallen into the portal. Sailor Rose gave the bag to Mulan, saying:

"Go, give Aurora her heart back! And tell her… that I wish her a good farewell."

Mulan nodded and went away, in the direction of the cell. The fight continued between the others. As Cora got distracted, Danielle used her "Blaze Destruction" attack, after what the witch lost the Eternal Crystal she was holding, and Rosalie used her chain once again, to grab it. As she stopped use her new attack, the girl noticed it took the form of a belt, attached around her waist. Emma was fighting Captain Hook, who managed to make her fall on the ground. He blocked her in that position and commented:

"Usually, I prefer more pleasant activities, when a woman lies on her back."

Would have the circumstances be other that the current ones, Emma would have blushed at the pirate's words. Killian added:

"But my life is at stake, and you don't let me the choice. When I'll point the sword inside you, you will feel this. Maybe you should give up."

As he was speaking, Emma felt something under her hand. It was the compass!

"Why, since I'm winning?" – Sailor Light said, showing him the compass.

The surprise took over the captain, and it gave the opportunity for Emma to push him away from her and regain her staying position. She then used her tiara to make Hook lose his sword and then, Emma punched him on the face. After that, the pirate collapsed, while Emma and Danielle exchanged a content look. Even though they both had a crush on him, he did wrong doings to them and it felt good to see how he lost against them.

Storybrooke

As Regina and Gold were watching how their spell activated, they got surprised to hear from behind them:

"Mayor Mills…? What are you doing?!"

The turned around, and saw the three Sailor Guardians. Sailor Aqua pursued:

"I don't understand… Why are you blocking the portal? It will kill your daughter!"

"We can't let Cora pass through the portal!" – Regina replied – "You have no idea what awaits us, if she does pass!"

"But it's about Emma, Danielle and Rosalie!" – Cecilia protested – "We can't let them die like this! Regina, I thought you believed in your daughter!"

"Girls, Regina is right. It will be Cora." – Mr Gold kept insisting.

"No, it won't be!" – Emily protested – "They're on the service of the Light, they will win!"

"You have no idea how powerful Cora is!" – Regina said – "If she arrives there, with the Eternal Crystal, it's the end for all of us, for the whole Storybrooke!"

"Do you even hear yourself?" – Alex exclaimed in disbelief – "You are saying that Cora is more powerful than Danielle?"

"I saw her doing horrible thing, you can't understand!" – Regina talked back.

"If you don't remove the spell, once again you'll lose Danielle! And once again, it will be because of Cora! You don't want give her that satisfaction, do you?" – Alex argued.

Regina didn't know what to reply on this one. Sailor Aqua pursued:

"Remember, Cora already thought she could get rid of her! But remember what Lux said, that wasn't that easy, because she was protected by the great power she had inside, by her crystal!"

Regina didn't reply. She really didn't know what she could say back, because she realized that Alexandra was actually right. The Mayor felt ashamed of herself, because she almost lost faith in her girl. She looked at Gold, making him know that she changed her mind.

Enchanted Forest, present day

Sailor Light, Sailor Fire and Sailor Rose ran to the portal, but they got magically pushed away by Cora. Danielle was the first to stand up, as her evil grandmother approached her. Cora said:

"I'll finish you, in the way I should have done, years ago: by crushing your heart!"

Before Cora could put her hand in Danielle's chest, Emma pushed her friend away. Cora laughed, as she grabbed the girl's brooch.

"You stupid girl! Don't you know? Love is weakness!"

"No!" – Emma protested, with a stern voice – "It's strength!"

The brooch began to glow, and the power of the Eternal Crystal (which Emma replaced inside her brooch after she knocked Hook out) pushed Cora away, making her lose consciousness. After that, the three girls grabbed the compass, and after exchanging a friendly smile, they jumped in the portal.

Storybrooke

"What?" – Gold asked to Regina – "I don't believe you! We started this together, and now, you say we must give a backup?"

"I was wrong…" – Regina said quietly, before she added – "We must undo the spell!"

"No! Maybe you want face Cora's rage once she appears here, but I don't!"

"But why are you stubbornly convinced it will be Cora?" – Emily asked, approaching him – "Is it your… cowardice again?"

"No, I just want to be sure she doesn't harm you, or Belle!" – Mr Gold said – "You don't know what she's capable of! How can you be so sure it will be your friends?"

"Because I believe in them! I know them, more than anyone in this world!" – Emily replied – "We fought side by side during two lifetimes! They are powerful, and all of us have the bonds of a strong friendship!"

Mr Gold wanted to protest, but Emily looked into his eyes, her own were pleading-like. She said, her voice lower:

"Gold, please… undo the spell… You once said that you believed in my strength, in my power... in me. Now, show me I can do the same, that I can believe you too. Show me that Belle is right to see the good in you. Please, Gold… don't let them die…"

After a moment, Mr Gold nodded in agreement and walked to the well, followed by Regina. The three guardians joined them too, deciding to help them in this hard task. They held their pens above, as convoking the power of the light. After a while, the five of them succeeded to remove the spell. At first, nobody came out, and they thought that they acted too late. But a second after, they saw a hand coming out the well. It was Sailor Light, followed by Sailor Fire and Sailor Rose!

"You're back! You are back!" – Alex exclaimed, her eyes teary.

The six friends hugged each other in happiness; they were finally reunited. Then, Danielle went to Regina and they hugged each other, not without tears.

"I missed you, Regina…" – Danielle whispered.

"I missed you too." – Regina replied, stroking her daughter's hair.

Emily approached Mr Gold, and said him with a smile:

"Thank you… for saving them."

Mr Gold only nodded to his daughter, in a "you're welcome" manner. Then, they all walked back to the town. They had to inform all the others about the guardians' return.

Enchanted Forest, present day

Mulan walked to Aurora, her heart in her hand. A moment after, she put it back into the princess' chest, as gently as possible. Aurora felt very relieved, and after a moment, Mulan said:

"Rosalie… she asked me to wish you a good farewell."

Aurora nodded in sadness. Her daughter was gone, once again. Mulan noticed her expression and put a hand on her shoulder.

"What now…?" – the warrior asked – "I'm so sorry, you lost your girl twice…"

"But at least, we could…" – Aurora said, a bit hesitatingly – "Cora said me that when the Wraith sucks out the soul, it's not lost forever. You can join it with the body."

"Do you think we can save Philip?"

"I think we can try." – Aurora suggested.

"Let's try, then." – Mulan agreed.

Meanwhile, Cora was contemplating the water, and after a while, she said:

"We lost."

"Seriously, Cora?" – Hook said, approaching her – "Why after all we went through, you still doubt me?"

At those words, he showed her the bean he got from Anton, the giant. Cora commented:

"The bean is dry, it's useless."

"True, but those waters have reviving properties." – Hook pointed out.

Storybrooke

David and Mary Margaret, as they saw their daughter, ran to her and took her in their arms. Emma felt a bit awkward at first, but then she smiled and put her own arms around them. When they broke apart, Mary Margaret asked:

"Emma… is your distress gone?"

"My distress…?" – Emma asked in confusion – "What are you talking about?"

"A bit earlier, I felt like you were in distress… as if you really needed help." – Mary Margaret answered.

Emma then remembered how she felt, when she thought they would just die in the cell forever, and how she regretted having lost her Star Wand. And then, Queen Serenita appeared and revived her Star Wand. The queen of Heavens and Mary Margaret maybe still had a little connection, after all. Emma looked at Mary Margaret, and she recognized that peaceful smile. Her mother physically changed at some points, but this was one of those things which remained. She hugged her parents once more. She missed the old times, when they lived as a family, in peace. But after the fall of the Celestial Kingdom, they were constantly losing each other. Emma lived apart, going through very hard challenges in her life, all alone. She couldn't blame them for sending her away, the same thing was done with her friends; it was a necessary mean. But those long years apart, was something she, as Princess Selene, would have never imagined for her family. Sometimes, she just wished bring the happy days back.

As everybody walked back to their homes, or friends, no one noticed that far away, on the horizon, there was a boat. It was none other boat than the Jolly Roger. Captain Hook and Cora were looking at the town from afar.

"Here it is…" – Hook said.

"Storybrooke… finally." – Cora added, grinning in anticipation.

A/N: Yay! Emma, Danielle and Rosalie finally made it to their home! But the dangers are unfortunately followed them...

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