S**t is about to go down!
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Zila's POV

The next morning I woke to what felt like contractions. Immediately Rumple had Gabriel pay a house call and now Gabriel was in the middle of examining me and mind you I was still in my night clothes. Dakota stood at the doorway looking concerned as she watched her uncle.

"You had false contractions, but I wouldn't doubt you'll go into labor within the next twenty-four hours" Gabriel said as he finished with me.

At the same time he said this I suddenly saw Dakota fall to the floor and panic filled me. I pulled my underwear back on and put my nightgown back down as Rumple and I hurried over to our adult daughter.

"Easy my jewel" Rumple said as he helped her up.

"My time here in this world is nearing its end" Dakota said weakly.

"You can't mean" I said. But Dakota nodded.

"I will die just as you go into labor, mother that's the price of traveling back here" Dakota said. "But I still have strength left within me, but you two should be prepared to say goodbye to me soon"
Rumple then hugged our daughter and he had a few tears slide down his face. Dakota chuckled before she wiped them away.

"You've been so brave my jewel"

It was then Rumple and I decided to spend this last day with our child in the pawnshop. After Gabriel left Rumple made us breakfast before we left the house. Today I wore black maternity shirt with blue jeans, I wore my boots and had my hair in a braid. Dakota chose to wear a purple hunting dress with black leggings underneath and black boots, she let her hair hang loose. At the shop our daughter was getting weaker and Rumple made her lay down on the bed. We both kept a close eye on her as we started to work. An hour later after the shop opened Neal came into the shop.

"How is she Papa?" Bae asked his father.

Rumple had called his son and let him know about his sister's condition.

"She's stable for now but as Zila gets closer to going into labor, the weaker she gets" Rumple said sadly. Neal then looked over at me.

"Zila are you feeling alright I know this is an upsetting situation for you"

"You're sweet Neal, but I'm fine, Dakota was willing to make this sacrifice to save your father's life"

"Which she has my gratitude for may I go see her?" Bae asked us.

"Of course son" Rumple said.

Neal nodded and he hurried into the back office to see his sister just as the store opened and in came Snow and David.

"We need your help Gold" Snow said to us.

"What is it you need?" Rumple asked as Bae came from the back office.

"Neal you look upset" David said taking notice of Rumple's son.

"It's Dakota she's dying" Neal said.

"Which means" Snow began.

"That I'm closet to giving birth" I finished placing a hand onto my stomach. We were all quiet before I said.

"What's going on you two looked pretty worried"

"Regina has gone missing and we were wondering if your husband might be able to help" David answered looking to Rumple.

"You said you would owe me a favor if you protected my wife"

"And that I did" Rumple agreed. He then turned around and into the back office and returned with a box.

"Why do the Charmings want to help the evil queen?" Rumple asked David and Snow.

"She's Henry's mother and if something were to happen to her he would be devastated"

"She's got a point Rumple" I agreed.

Rumple nodded in agreement as he placed a box on the counter, he opened it and we all saw a glass vial. It contained something inside it.

"Inside this vial is a single tear that belongs to Regina however it acquired another tear for it to work" Rumple said removing what looked like an eyedropper.

"You need mine" Snow stated.

"Indeed" Rumple agreed. He then limped over to her and held the vial underneath her right eye.

"Just think of a dark moment, something bleak and hopeless"

Snow nodded and she thought hard for a single memory. Then a tear slid down from her eye and Rumple collected it.

"Perfect" Rumple said. "Now when you drop this into your eyes you will be connected with Regina, wherever she is"

"Thank you" Snow said as she took the vial from Rumple. Neal's cell phone suddenly wrung and he answered it. We all looked as he argued with whoever it was before hanging up.

"Who was that son?" Rumple asked.

"Emma she thinks Tamara is up to no good and she plans on confronting her"

"Which isn't smart I'll go with you to find her" I said to Neal. I then summoned Masamune into my grasp.

"Be careful love" Rumple said as he placed a kiss against my forehead before Neal and I headed out the front door. The two of us met Emma outside at an old abandoned factory by the docks. I held Masamune tightly as Neal, Emma and I cautiously entered the building. Emma had her gun out ready to use it. The whole damn place was dark as hell.

"You sure you want to be here?" Emma asked us.

"I'm not leaving you two alone in this place" Neal answered us.

"So if things do go down with Tamara I need to know you have our backs" Emma said.

"Emma if Tamara is hiding Regina here in her evil lair by the docks yeah I got both of your backa" Neal said.

The two of us suddenly heard something and slowly raised Masamune. Emma then made us get behind a boiler or whatever it was, before she rushed forward us following her. A second later Snow and David found us.

"What the hell guys?" Emma asked her parents putting her gun down.

"Regina is here" David answered.

"You and Mary Margaret take the basement, we'll search the main floor, Regina has to be here somewhere"

Emma's parents nodded before they headed towards the basement while Emma, Neal, and I continued our search. The two of us were in a hallway when David said through the walkie talkie that they found Regina, but it wasn't Tamara that had fled. Emma then turned to us and said.

"Mendel" she said to us.

"So I was right it wasn't Tamara" Neal said. A second later Emma grunted and she fell to the floor and Neal and I saw Tamara standing over her unconscious body.

"Actually it was" Tamara said bending down and picking up Emma's gun and she pointed at me. Neal then made me get behind him.

"Get out of the way Neal, that thing she carries inside her is the offspring of your father and its evil"

"I can't let you do that Tamara" Neal said. "What are you doing?"

"I have to keep magic out of this world Neal it doesn't belong here, you more than anyone should understand that, it's a poison"

"You've been lying to me" Neal said and I felt his heart break, I guess he really loved Tamara and she just broke his heart. "How long have you been lying to me?"

"This is more important than any" Tamara said but Neal interrupted her.

"How long?!"

"Since the beginning, since I spilled coffee on you"

"So it wasn't an accident, you planned it all" Neal said back to Tamara simply.

"Neal you're a good man, I know that so please try to understand, I have a job to do and that is to dispatch of that thing growing inside your step-mother"

"Don't you dare refer to my sister like that and I'm not going to let you near Zila" Neal hissed. "You never even loved me"

"No, move aside"

"I'm not going to do that, and I can't leave you here Tamara"

"Neal please don't make me" Neal then moved with me behind him before he pushed me backwards and the gun went off. Neal grunted and he fell down.

"Neal!" I shouted at my step-son. I walked forward but Tamara pointed the gun at me, more directly at my stomach.

"You're next Zila" she hissed. But before she could do anything Emma suddenly rushed forward and kicked the gun away from me and Neal. I strapped Masamune back into its scabbard which hung around my torso, the scabbard lay on my back. I helped Neal up as Emma and Tamara fought. Emma finally managed to throw Tamara down and the blonde hurried over to us and retrieved her gun. She then pointed it at Tamara.

"It's over" Emma said.

"No it's not" Tamara said before she threw an object onto the floor.

"S**T!" I swore as I realized it was a magical bean. A green vortex then opened and Neal made me back up and Emma hung onto a pipe so she wouldn't be sucked down into the portal. Tamara walked away and Emma was quickly losing strength to hold onto the pipe, as she fell towards the vortex Neal caught her.

"I got you" Neal said to the blonde.

"We gotta get you to the hospital" Emma said but the ground beneath suddenly gave way. Neal had pushed me backwards and I screamed as I saw him being sucked into the portal. I hurried to where Emma was and she was holding onto Neal for dear life.

"Emma it can't hold the both of us and Zila can't come through the portal!" Neal shouted.

"I'm not letting you go" Emma said back to Neal.

"You have to" Neal said to Emma.

"No you're shot! If you fall through that portal you'll die in whatever world you land in!" Emma protested.

"No, but Henry needs you he can't lose the both of us, don't make him grow up the way we did"

"Then don't let go, I need you, I love you" Emma said and she meant it.

"I love you too" Neal said before he looked to me.

"Zila thank you for entering my father's life if he hadn't met you, he wouldn't have changed"

"Don't you dare f***king let go Neal Cassidy!" I shouted at him. Neal only smiled at the two of us before he let go and Emma and I screamed as he was sucked away into the portal. I clung onto Emma as hard as I could before the portal beneath us finally disappeared taking Neal along with it. I was the first to cry and Emma was doing the same, and the two of us clung onto one another not letting go.

T.T
I hated that cliffhanger with Neal being sucked into the portal. Thankfully he doesn't die just yet. For those who are wondering if he will die in Season 3 you just have to wait. Dakota's fate was be addressed next chapter. Please review!