Four Weeks Later…
It had been four weeks since Emma and David had warned Regina to be on the lookout for a speed in her pregnancy. Thankfully, Regina hadn't noticed anything as of yet, but she would ask Whale at her ultrasound that morning just to be sure. Roland was excited to be able to see his sibling for the first time on the screen and Henry always found comfort in watching the Kiddo move around, happy as could be.
Henry was entertaining Roland as while Regina and Emma both waited for Regina's name to be called, "So I guess we'll find out if you're in danger of what Zelena went through," commented Emma.
Regina looked up at Emma and asked, "Well how did you speed up my sister's pregnancy?" asked Regina, "You know, that way I can avoid making the same mistake."
"Well, granted I don't have any dark magic in me anymore, but I gave her onion rings with dark magic to speed up her pregnancy," said Emma.
"Moral of the story, don't eat anything Rumple gives you no matter how much you're craving it," said Zelena.
"Zelena, what are you doing here?" asked Regina, "And how did you know I was here? And where's Robin?"
"Oh um, I went by your house and noticed the appointment on your calendar," said Zelena, "Robin's with Granny. I wanted to talk to you about, whatever that plan is to protect the baby."
"Operation Kiddo," Henry supplied helpfully.
"What he said," said Zelena pointing to Henry. She sat down next to Regina, "And whether you like it or not, I am this baby's aunt. And I want to be in his or her life."
Regina sighed and smiled slightly, "Yeah you're right."
"Regina Mills," the receptionist called.
Emma took Roland by the hand and said, "Well, this is it buddy."
The group of five went back to the exam room and Whale entered with Blue a few moments later, "Good morning everyone. I see a few more faces have joined us since the last time."
"Uh yeah," chucked Regina looking over at Roland sitting on Henry's lap and Zelena sitting next to Emma.
"Well we'll check to make sure everything is progressing well, your next appointment we'll be able to determine gender if you're interested," said Whale.
Whale squirted the gel onto the probe and put it on Regina's abdomen. At sixteen weeks, it was easy to tell the baby now, "Is that my brother or sister?" asked Roland pointing to the screen.
"Yeah, you see the special probe the Dr. Whale is using?" asked Blue and Roland nodded, "Well that special wand puts a picture of the baby in Gina's tummy and puts it onto the screen."
"Now um, we have a little concern about the possibility about the pregnancy speeding up for a few reasons we don't care to mention. Is Regina or the baby at risk for that?" asked Emma cautiously.
"Well, even if she was, I think this little one could fight back," said Whale.
Everyone looked at each other confused and Henry asked, "How?"
"By the way the baby is responding to certain stimuli, I'd say your little one has inherited your magic, your Majesty," said Whale.
Everyone's eyes widened at Whale's comment, "Are you sure?" asked Regina softly.
"Pretty sure," said Whale, "Like in a few moments, you should be feeling the effects of a calming spell." Suddenly that sense of peace that Regina had been receiving had washing over her. She felt someone grab her hand; she quickly glanced over only it was Henry, not Robin at the moment, "Or like this. I'd like the lights turned out please."
Suddenly the lights turned out, though nobody had flipped the switch and Blue, Emma, and Regina hadn't used any magic. A few seconds later the lights turned on again, "Wow, that explains a lot from the past few weeks," Henry said. a couple times he had come into Regina's room with the lights on and the TV on but Regina had been fast asleep. She kept denying she had fallen asleep with them on but Henry had a tough time believing her. Until now.
"See I told you it wasn't pregnancy brain," said Regina.
"Your Majesty, if there is somehow a concern, there are protection spells that can be used. Someone else would have to perform them though," said Whale.
Emma and Zelena looked at each other and nodded, "I can do it," said Zelena. Regina glared slightly and Zelena shrugged her shoulders.
"Well then in that case, everything is looking great your Majesty. The baby is growing properly and you're gaining the proper amount of weight."
"Even with the morning sickness?" asked Regina, "Because that hasn't gone way yet."
"Even with that," nodded Whale, "Although that might also be because of the baby's magic."
Regina smirked slightly, "Thanks for trying to make me feel better Whale," she commented sarcastically, "But I highly doubt it."
Whale chuckled and printed a copy of the sonogram, "There you go your Majesty."
"Um, can I have a second one?" whispered Regina softly, "It's for someone else."
Whale nodded and handed Regina second copy, "Have good day your Majesty, everyone," acknowledged Whale and left the room.
"Good luck," said Blue patting Regina's knee and following Whale.
Everyone gathered their belongings and Henry handed Regina her purse, "Is the second copy for Robin?" asked Henry
"Yeah," Regina smiled and nodded.
After Regina's appointment, Emma went to work while Henry took Roland to the playground, letting the sisters have alone time, "I don't see why you've been driving everywhere," said Zelena entering Regina's house immediately helping herself to some orange juice.
"The baby doesn't react well," responded Regina, "Well go ahead, do what you have to do. If you even know how to do a protection spell."
"I've done a few in my lifetime," said Zelena laying her hand on Regina's adomen, "Just a warning, this might hurt." A few moments later, a pain shot through her abdomen and Regina hissed as the spell went through her. Finally Zelena pulled her hand away, "Sorry she fought me on it."
"We don't know if it's a she yet Zelena," moaned Regina, rubbing her abdomen to try to sooth the throbbing.
"Oh that's what I've been hearing Emma and Henry say, so I just assumed you already knew," said Zelena.
Regina shook her head and breathed a sigh of relief as the pain went away, "Well, if a protection spell is that bad I don't even want to know what labor is going to be like."
"You'll be fine sis," said Zelena sitting down on the couch.
Regina sat down next to Zelena and said, "Well, what were you here for in the first place?"
Zelena sighed and said, "I, um, wanted to know if you found anymore about Gold's plans."
Regina shook her head, "No, right now all my concentration has gone into protecting the baby, which you might want to cast a protection spell over my niece," said Regina and Zelena nodded her understanding, "Of course on top of that, the rest of my concentration has either gone to Henry and Roland or figuring out how to bring Robin back…"
"Wait a minute sis, did you just say bring back Robin?" Regina bit her lip nervously once she realized what she had said, "As in bring him back from the dead?"
Regina sighed, knowing she now had to tell Zelena, "Zelena, I have to ask you something and you have to promise to answer me truthfully. Have you been disguising yourself as Robin?"
"As in your Robin?" asked Zelena. Regina nodded and Zelena shook her head, "No why?"
Regina twiddled her thumbs anxiously before she finally answered, "because ever since the day I found out I was expecting, I've been…seeing Robin, hearing Robin, feeling Robin. And he sees me too. We can talk, we can hug, we can kiss, we can have…"
"Woah, TMI Regina," said Zelena, "Well that certainly sounds like something I would do, but believe me, even if I had disguised myself as your little woodsy thief, which I didn't, I would've certainly not let you have sex with me."
"Anyway, we've all been trying to find an explanation with no such luck. We're also trying to see if we can bring him back, also with no such luck," said Regina.
"Well has my nephew given it a code yet?" asked Zelena.
Regina smiled and shook her head, "No not yet."
"Well…" started Zelena only for her to be interrupted by a knock at the door.
Regina got up to answer the door, finding Henry, Roland, Killian, Emma, Snow, and David on the other side. Roland ran ahead and up to his room before the rest of the group barged into the house, "Mom, I think we've found a reason…" started Henry, stopping dead in his tracks when he saw his aunt, "Aunt Zelena," he acknowledged her.
"She knows Henry," said Regina putting her hand on her son's shoulder.
"Okay, well this is in regards to Operation True Love,"
"I thought it didn't have a name?" asked Zelena.
"It does now," said David.
"Well, when Zeus brought me back, not long after Hades died, there was brief moment I got trapped in between the real world and the Underworld," said Killian.
"So what are you saying?" asked Regina rubbing her abdomen, as the baby was now sending off spells of hopefulness, "Just like your Aunt Snow huh little one?" thought Regina.
"We think Robin might be trapped between the two worlds," said Emma.
