Don't freak out, but this is the second to last chapter!

I don't know if any of you are Whovians, but just in case, here's a fun tidbit: the tracks 'Together or Not At All - The Song of Amy and Rory,' as well as 'Goodbye Pond' from Angels Take Manhattan in series 7 were the inspirations for this particular installment!

Also—you may need tissues for this because I sure did U^_^

Claire and her posse followed Karen's vapor trail into the heart of Hangman's Alley, coming to a stop in front of one of the older, more decrepit houses.

"Claire?" Duke said his fiancée's name carefully when he saw her grow confused.

"I don't see her, but this is definitely where her trail ends." Claire walked up the stoop and tried the front door, but to no avail. "Karen's got the door sealed shut."

"Windows, too." Dave reported after trying the one closest to him. "Should we try to break them open?"

"And get Karen freaked out while her curse is waning?" scoffed Vince. "Are you kidding?"

"Knock it off, you two." Nathan warned.

"Then what do we do?" Duke inquired quickly, also not wanting to hear the two older men squabble. "I wouldn't put it past Karen to soundproof this place."

Claire sat down on the stoop. "Give me a minute!"

"We don't have a minute!" Dwight cried. "My best friend, my wife, is in labor, and she's probably close to having the baby now!"

Dwight's words were not at all far from the truth because Jordan was deep in labor, and incredibly weepy.

"Audrey, she can't come now!" She cried through her tears. "Dwight isn't here!"

"Jordan, I need you to stay with me!" Audrey told her as she checked on the birthing progress. "I can see Zion's head; she's crowning!"

"But why is Karen still here?"

"Never mind Karen right now." Audrey said sternly. "I need you to get ready to push again, and that'll be on my next count—three, two, one, PUSH!

Jordan bore down and pushed as hard as she could, and somewhere in all that pain, she felt Zion's head and shoulders begin sliding out of the birth canal. All Jordan wanted was for Zion to be out because she felt like her body was on fire.

Karen, meanwhile, was a few feet away on the floor, curled up in pain. True, she'd decided that Jordan was her 'Chosen One,' but she had not at all been expecting to be in-tune with her body. True, she'd been stuck as a kindergartner since 1955, and yes, she'd matured in wisdom since then, but she still had the pain threshold of a child, and the pain she was feeling from Jordan's body was crippling.

AJ was transfixed by Karen because she now had less and less control over her ability to turn invisible, and was actually flickering in and out of the visibility spectrum. Being the product of Audrey and Nathan, AJ was filled with compassion for Karen and wanted to do something to fix her misery, even if she'd been a meanie so far.

"Karen, you gotta stop!" She said hotly, getting to her feet after getting rebuffed with a blast of energy. "I wanna help!"

"No, no, no, no!"

"Tell me why!"

Ticked off and in pain, Karen blasted AJ clean through the wall and out into the hallway outside the room, an easy task because the paneling was very old. Out in the hallway, Karen hit AJ with her palm this time and when she got frustrated with AJ for not fighting back, she teleported them further away.

Utterly perplexed, Hanneli barked at the whole in the wall, trying to figure out where the girls had gone to.

Jordan and Audrey saw the scene, too.

"Where the hel—HERE COMES A BIG ONE!"

Jordan's body was hit by a particulary hard contraction and she sobbed and cursed her way through it, only able to think about expelling her extremely stubborn daughter from her body. For some reason, Zion had slowed down, whereas earlier, she'd been in 'hyper-speed' mode and couldn't wait to come out.

"Come on, Jordan." Audrey encouraged, holding out her hand and wiggling her fingers. "Just squeeze as hard as you need to—go on."

Jordan did, and for the next contraction, she bore down for close to a minute. When it was over, Audrey checked on her friend's progress again.

"Jordan, her arms are almost all the way out!" Audrey reported as she worked quickly to clean out Zion's airway and laughing in relief when she heard the baby's wails. "Stubborn or not, Zion is making excellent progr—hey! Stay awake!"

The hour wasn't late, but Jordan was feeling burned out and sleepy. The fact that Hanneli was now curled up against her for support also added to her wanting to drift off.

"Come on, sweetie!" Audrey patted Jordan's cheek. "Stay awake!"

"But I'm so tired!"

"I know you are, but stay strong for Zion! Think of her; she needs you!"

Audrey's words gave Jordan courage, and she sat up straighter, ready to go again.

Outside, Claire was continuing to think of a way to help their friends, but she was really thrown for a loop when AJ and Karen suddenly appeared in front of them on the cobblestones.

"Leave me alone!" Karen yelled, giving AJ another smack. "Just go!"

Unable to feel anything, AJ took the hit and balled her fists up, like she was trying not to retaliate.

"Let me help you!" She tried again. "Let me!"

"You don't know how!"

Karen aimed another blast of energy at AJ, but AJ dodged it gracefully.

"Please?" She asked. "I just want to make mommy and Auntie Jordan and Zion feel better!"

"But then they'll go, and I'll be alone!"

This whole time, Claire, Duke, Nathan, Dwight, Dave, and Vince were watching the girls, almost amused that they were oblivious to them.

"Should we try to break them up?" Claire asked Nathan. "AJ is your kid, after all."

"I'm not sure if we should intervene." The police chief admitted sheepishly. "I think AJ is up to something."

Just as he said that, the ground trembled for a half-second and AJ bravely eased her way towards Karen and helped her up from the ground, where she had fallen.

When Karen didn't push her away, AJ held her face in her hands, reminding them easily of Audrey, when she helped the afflicted.

"I will not hurt you! Trust me!"

Something in Karen's demeanor changed, and she visibly relaxed. "For Jordan, I will."

AJ continued to look at Karen and talk to her like she was the only person in the world. "I wish all of the crazy stuff was gone from Haven, and I wish that all of the broken houses were fixed."

Karen lit up for a second. "It's done."

"Let's go back upstairs, okay?"

Karen just nodded and teleported them back into the house.

Suddenly back to her impatient self, Zion had stopped fighting Jordan and finally made her world debut.

"Jordan," Audrey cried happily as she worked quickly to clean out Zion's airway and wipe all of the birthing matter off her. "She's here, and she's perfect!"

"Really?" Jordan was weary, but wide awake. "Get her warm!"

Acting quickly, Audrey used one of her shoelaces to cut off the umbilical cord since she didn't have a sterilized tool to do it with, and after that, she wrapped the newborn up in a clean blanket she'd found earlier.

"Here she is." Audrey placed Zion in her mother's arms. "Here's your girl, and she's beautiful."

The second Jordan had Zion in her arms, she broke down in joyful tears.

"Hello, my Zion-love. Mommy loves you so much."

Zion had been fussing, as newborns do, but when she registered her mother's voice, she quieted immediately and snuggled against Jordan, her little head making contact with Jordan's chest briefly.

Jordan flinched, afraid that her curse would kick back in since she'd given birth now, but nothing happened.

"Audrey, did you see that?" Jordan asked her in surprise. "I didn't hurt her; do you think my curse is gone for good?"

Hanneli interrupted any kind of response Audrey could've given by standing up and giving Jordan a lick on the cheek. She almost turned her interest to the baby, but her attention got derailed when AJ and Karen teleported back into the room. Jordan immediately curled up, holding Zion close, ready to protect her while Audrey took the reigns.

"AJ, Karen," she spoke with caution. "Where did two go?"

"Outside, mommy," AJ reported dutifully. "And Karen made all of the bad things go because I wished for that!"

"Oh, really?"

AJ nodded. "Yeah, and it's all okay! Did Zion come?"

"Yes, baby girl, and she's over in Auntie Jordan's arms!"

AJ brightened, but didn't say anything right away. Audrey studied her mini-me closely, practically seeing the wheels turning in her head.

"Abigail Jordan, what are you thinking?"

AJ took a deep breath and slowly let it it out. "I'm thinking that I know how to fix this mess, but…"

Audrey raised an eyebrow. "How long have you known something is up?"

"Awhile, but…" The little girl's bottom lip trembled.

"But what, baby?" Audrey wiped her daughter's tears as they fell. "You can tell mommy anything."

"I'm really gonna miss you, and I just love you so much! Daddy and the baby, too!"

Audrey hugged her daughter close, already grieving her loss and the fact that she probably wouldn't remember her when everything was reset. When mother and daughter pulled apart, Audrey took AJ's tiny hands in hers and kissed them.

"I love you, too, and so do daddy and the baby, and nothing will ever change that. Do you understand?"

"Yes, mommy."

Audrey kissed AJ's face and caressed it, wanting to commit it to memory, just in case. When she saw the devastated look on AJ's face, she held a hand over her heart, noticing how her hand took up most of AJ's chest.

"We're going to miss you so much, but you are brave. You are so brave, and that is wonderful."

AJ smiled through her tears and kissed her mother one more time. "I love you, mommy."

"I love you, too, Abigail Jordan. Forever and ever."

It was hard, but AJ parted from her mother and stepped away so Karen could have her say.

The little girl was completely transparent by this point because of her steady decline, but she still had her solidity about her, as Audrey learned when Karen hugged her.

"It's time for everyone to go now, pretty Audrey. Even me." Karen whispered into her ear. "I need to sleep, but I promise I'll be good."

"Okay, sweetheart." Audrey gently ended the embrace. "You go have a good rest, and I will think of you every single day."

"Okay, my pretty Audrey." Karen gave her a real smile, and it was just how she'd smiled in life, when she'd been happy with her parents. "Good bye."

"So long, beautiful girl."

Karen left Audrey and went to Jordan, who had her baby in her arms and her dog at her side.

"Is that Zion?" She asked.

"Uh-huh." Jordan confirmed. "What do you think?"

Zion was wrapped in a pink blanket and fast asleep. (Jordan suspected that her eyes were a copy of hers: brown) The baby's warm skin was already turning a healthy pink hue, and Karen looked on in fascination when Zion tucked a tiny fist under her tiny chin while she sucked on the thumb of her other hand. Zion gave a huge yawn and even they even caught a spill of brown freckles across the bridge of her nose, but one of the things that Jordan found most amusing was that Zion had a head full of dark bushy hair that was already beginning to curl.

"I think that Zion is the prettiest baby in the whole world."

Karen touched a hand to Jordan's cheek and Jordan flinched again, expecting her curse to do its thing, but it didn't.

"I wish you could stay, Jordan." Karen told the woman before her. "I really wish you could, but even I can't, so I'm going to let you go. I'm sorry I kept you here."

"It's okay, Karen. I forgive you."

"Thank you." Karen gave her a look of compassion. "Are you ready?"

"May I have a moment with Zion?"

Karen gave her approval and stepped back, leaving Jordan to gaze down at her precious bundle of joy. She was now going through the same feelings of separation Audrey had been feeling with AJ.

"I love you, my Zion Audrey, and I love that I've been able to hold you and know you, even if it's only for a little bit. The only thing I'm sorry about is that daddy and Lizzie can't be here, but I'll have you know that they love you as much as I do."

Jordan kissed Zion's nose, eliciting a yawn from the little one and it melted Jordan's heart.

"I have to let you go now, but a quick word: look for Elizabeth and Maríposa." Jordan kissed Zion again. "Don't worry, little one. Lizzie and Posey are your sisters, and they are going to love you so much and look after you for me."

Zion gave another yawn and fell asleep listening to her mother's heartbeart. It was with her heart feeling heavy that Jordan looked back to Karen.

"I'm ready now."

Karen approached Jordan and touched a hand to her cheek before looking to AJ, who was right beside her.

"Say it, AJ, before it's too late."

AJ took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. "I wish that mommy and Auntie Jordan could go back to the real way things are supposed to be for them, and I wish that you could be happy with your mommy and daddy."

Karen tilted her head back with her eyes closed and extended her arms out on either side of her body as she began to rise into the air on her own accord and glow a near-blinding white, eventually devolving into a ball of pure energy.

As a final good bye, Karen grazed herself against Jordan's, Audrey's, AJ's, and Zion's cheeks before filling the whole room with warmth and light.