"Lilly has magic?" Gold asked.
Emma nodded. "Yes. She is the product of true love, just like I am.." She was still squeezing the rings on the chain around her neck.
David wrapped his arms around his daughter. "She'll be safe, Emma. No one is going to let anything hurt her. She's too special to a lot of people." He held her head like he usually did.
"Well, that is a turn of events.. But it does seem that she's your only hope. Does she know how to use her magic yet? I'm assuming you didn't teach her, since you have not been around." Gold replied.
"I helped her a little bit the other day.. It was scaring her, causing nightmares. So I taught her to control it a little," Regina explained. She knew Gold was purposefully pushing Emma's buttons.
"Right. Well, if you don't mind, I'd like to help her. See if I can get her to use her magic to find her father." Gold stated. "I promised I would help you Charmings. But if she is the key. I need to see her. And gage the power of her magic. Which I'm assuming is going to be strong, since she is the product of true love, with one parent the product of true love as well."
Emma looked at Regina, David and Henry. "Would Killian be okay with this? He still has full custody over her and I don't have any right to make a decision like this." She said worriedly.
Henry nodded. "Mom, Killian might not be the biggest fan of this. But I believe that he would ask for Lilly's help to save you, if the situations were reversed. He never stopped loving you. He was hurt, but he moved on from resentment."
Regina and David nodded in agreement. "Yes, Killian would do this for you. We have to do this for him. And you, Regina, Henry and myself will be here the entire time. No one will hurt my granddaughter." David assured her, kissing the top of her head.
Emma nodded. "Then we need to get Lilly. I'm sure she's probably terrified right now because I left her again." She said softly.
Regina nodded. "I'll use my magic to get me to her and bring her back. It'll be quicker this way. And we have no time to waste."
With a wave of her hand Regina was gone, and was back, with Lilly in her arms not five minutes later.
"Mommy!" Lilly whimpered when she saw Emma.
Emma took Lilly into her arms and held her tightly. "I've got you, Baby. I'm here." She whispered to her. "Mr. Gold wants to help you use your magic to help your Daddy. Do you think you can do that for me, for Daddy?" She brushed the curls from her face.
Lilly held onto Emma's shirt tightly. "F-for Papa?" She asked, and Emma nodded. "Okay, Momma. But don't let go?" She asked softly.
"I promise. I won't. I'll be right here with you the whole time. All of us will." She kissed her forehead.
Gold was talking quietly with Regina and David, while Henry came over to them.
"Gold is ready.." he said softly. "Hi, Lil.. You're being such a big girl tonight for Dad.. He'd be so proud of his princess," he tried to comfort his little sister.
She rubbed her eyes. "Papa.. I miss Papa." She said softly.
Emma walked them over to Gold. "So, what does she have to do? Is she going to use a locator spell?" Emma asked. She was all business now.
"Yes, a locator spell of sorts. But since she's so young, there is no way you'll be able to fight this guy using magic. You'll have to rely on your physical fighting skills. Think you can do that?" Gold replied.
Emma nodded and looked at David. "Yes, we can manage that. I'll go get your gun, Emma, and a couple swords, while you guys handle this. Text me where to meet you." He kissed Emma's head before going.
Gold instructed Emma to sit Lilly on the counter. "Do you have anything that belongs to the pirate? Or would you rather me prick your daughter, so I can find her father with her blood?"
"You're not pricking her finger like some fairytale. I have Killian's rings." Emma glared at him, pulling the chain from around her neck. "They should work." She handed it to Gold.
Gold took it, and handed it to Lilly. "Alright, Little One. Hold these in your hands, and close your eyes. Think about your father. Try and picture where he is right this moment. Can you see him?"
Lilly looked at Emma nervously. Emma smiled reassuringly. Lilly nodded and closed her eyes, holding onto it tightly. She tried her best to picture Killian, trying to find him. Emma rubbed her back soothingly the entire time.
Lilly had her eyes squeezed shut for a few minutes. "I see Papa!" She said suddenly.
"Good job, can you describe what you see?" Gold asked gently.
"Um.. It's really dark. And Daddy is in a chair, but I don't think he can move! I see that bad man too. He's watching Daddy." Lilly told them. "I don't like this. Why does the bad man want to hurt Daddy?" She asked with tears in her eyes.
Emma held her daughter close. "I don't know, Baby girl. But he'll be okay. Grampa Dave and Aunt Regina and I are going to save him. With your help." She tried to comfort her.
"Can you tell us anything about the room you saw? Was is big, or small? Could you hear any noises?" Gold asked gently. They needed to know exactly where Killian was being kept.
"Um.. I heard the ocean. And it was a big room. But just Daddy and the man were there." Lilly said thinking about it.
Emma looked down at Lilly's hands holding the rings. "Gold, they're glowing. Did she actually do the locator spell? Will they glow more as we get closer, like what Regina and I tried?"
Gold nodded. "I believe it will work that way. Her magic is very powerful, even untrained. Stronger than you, Miss Swan."
Emma ran her fingers through Lilly's curls and nodded a little. "She's a special little one." She smiled a little. "Lilly, Sweetie. Can you stay with Henry for me? I'm gonna go get your papa and bring him home."
Lilly looked up at her, her big blue eyes full of fear. "Mommy.. Don't leave." She whined.
Henry came over and kissed her cheek. "I promise I'll keep you safe, Lil. You can sleep in my bed with me, and I'll read you a story from my story book." He knew Emma needed him to do this, even if he wanted to be out fighting like a hero.
Lilly looked at him, then Emma. "Fine." She gave Emma a really big hug before reaching for Henry to hold her.
"I'll keep her safe, Mom. Go find Dad." He smiled gently. Emma nodded in response and glanced at Regina who was waiting for her.
Emma took the chain from Lilly, and they left to find Killian. Henry and Lilly went back to Killian's apartment.
Emma and Regina followed the glowing of Killian's rings. "He'll be alright, Emma. He's lived this long, he's not going to die. Not with so much to lose." Regina assured her.
Emma nodded. "I hope you're right. I can't lose him. Lilly definitely can't lose him." She sighed and looked back at the rings. "Wait. Look. It was brighter in front of that building." She pointed to the one they just passed.
"That must be where he is. Text Charming, and we can scope out the place a little. See if there's more than one entrance." Regina told her.
Emma sent a text to her dad with where they were before following Regina to scope out the building. They needed some kind of idea of what they were getting themselves into. Emma was not willing to risk Killian's life, going in unprepared.
As they rounded the back of the building, they heard voices talking. Emma stopped Regina when she recognized Killian's voice. They listened for a moment, before going back around to meet David. They all got their weapons situated, and talked about how to attack.
Inside the building, Killian was sitting tied to a chair, listening to the man taunt and threaten him and his family.
"Bloody hell! I know it's you, Liam!" Killian grunted.
"Why, Big Brother. I'm glad to know you remember our little interaction a while ago." Liam smirked at him.
"I thought we'd made amends. Nemo was alive, you didn't kill me." Killian sighed. "Why do you want to hurt me so badly? I have a family."
Liam chuckled. "Oh, Killian. Nemo may not have been dead, but I was never over what you did to Father. Why would I be? My older brother killed OUR father." He got in Killian's face. "He took away the only family I had left. And now. Now you're going to pay for it. Your wife can't find you. No magic in this town can find you."
"You think you're that bloody powerful?" Killian growled. "The fucking Dark One himself lives in this town."
"Of course I thought of that. I happened to use blood magic to conceal you, and to lead your family somewhere you're not." He grinned maniacally. "Now, now." He paced slightly in front of Killian. "What should I do to you? I could just kill you, but that's no fun."
"Oh! I could rip your heart out like your family is known for and squeeze the life out of you as you watch. Or, I could put you in a sleeping curse. I do like a good sleeping curse." Liam grinned. "Lead your family to you, trick them into thinking they'll save you, and then kill you."
Killian growled. "They'll find me. You won't win, Liam.
I hope y'all liked this chapter! I'm trying to make it move a bit faster, I know it's been kind of slow burning.
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