Has to warn that this can be quite emotional chapter. At least for me writing it was :)
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Sorry that this is un-betad, but needed to get this published before we start learning more about this new baby in show.
Disclaimer: Not my characters, just playing with them.
Emmas take couple days to get to know each other. It´s very sweet to see how easily they interact after initial shock wears off, though there is still little weird factor also. I´m just glad it goes so easily. No matter the fact that our smaller Em thinks that other one is just our friend.
When Emma sends Hook to pick up Henry we are all anxious to see how he will react.
Regina ends up coming with them. "I just wanted to see how things are in here and maybe I can help you find out what to do now." She explains her coming.
Henry´s eyes widen when he sees little Emma in Charming´s arms. "Regina told me what has happened, but this is just so weird." He breathes out.
"Henry watch your words a little." Big Emma warns and points little Emma.
I´m thankful for her, because little Emma certainly is starting to be very observant and I don´t want her in middle of this all. Well she is, but she doesn´t need to know that. I just want to protect my baby and let her enjoy her life as long as I can.
"Let me help you settle down." Charming says to Henry while handing little Emma to me.
After boys and big Emma have left, I turn to Regina. "Do you have any ideas?" I ask her.
"I guess you should consult Blue fairy. Merlin just said to me that Emma must do it herself when I tried to consult him again." Regina sighs.
When we got kids to sleep that night we call Blue to talk.
"Can you give us any hints how we can get Emmas together again?" I ask Blue.
"I have think about this and I think Emma must do it herself." She says sympathetically repeating what we have already heard from Regina.
"And how in the world I would do that?" Emma asks clearly frustrated.
"I think it will come to you when time is right. Just spend time with your little self and you would know when time is right." Blue says in her own cryptic way and flies away.
"She is always so helpful when we need it most." I sigh frustrated.
Charming comes to me and wraps his arm over my shoulders. "You know everything has always worked out at the end, so don´t stress her words too much." He says comfortingly.
"Well I´m stressing. How in the world will I figure this out all by myself?" Emma sighs.
"You're not alone. You have us and we will support you through this." I say to her and go give her a hug.
Next week goes peacefully though I see how much big Emma is stressing now that she knows it´s all up to her. After first shock Henry seems to like playing with little Emma, though it must be little hard for him to see his mom as a toddler.
Then one night our big Emma comes to me before going to bed and asks me to come with her to have some midnight cocoa like we used to do in Storybrooke.
"This is nice. Almost like old times. Though this environment is completely different." Emma sighs sitting down with her mug.
"Actually we have done this here also before." I correct her.
"Well of course with mini me, but that´s not exactly same." Emma says.
"No with you you also." I say to her. "When I was first time pregnant with you, I came here many times at night to have some cocoa when I couldn´t sleep."
"So we can thank you about this habit." Emma laughs.
"Or you. I didn´t use cinnamon in mine before I was pregnant." I comment back at her.
"Well let´s agree it´s a mutual idea." Emma laughs. "I guess that explains why David don´t usually drink it like the rest of us, if all began with your pregnancy cravings."
"I guess so." I say laughing and we both giggle that for a while. "But I love it that this is our own thing. And Henry´s also as it seems to be passing with genes."
"Yeah." Emma sighs smiling and we focus to enjoy our connection and peaceful night for a moment. It´s so good to be like this and feel how close we naturally are.
"I think I may know how to solve our problem." Emma says finally.
"How?" I ask interested.
"When I´m with mini me I feel this certain pull to her. Like part of me tries to melt together with her. So I guess it´s hinting that it could happen if I just let it. I just feel I need some extra magic to pull it off." Emma explains.
"It´s worth to try. We can ask Blue and Regina to give you back up." I say to her. It sounds really possible. I don´t really know how I feel now. Part of me is happy for having solution finally, but part of me is sad to lose one of our Emmas. No matter that they are basically same, they kind of feel now like two different daughters.
"Yeah, do that. I just wonder how old I would be after that." Emma sighs.
"I really don´t know. We can ask Blue." I say to her taking her hand and giving it comforting squeeze over table.
Next morning we call Blue to inform her about Emma´s idea. She thinks it´s possible, but wants to make something sure first so we agree to try it couple days later. Those days seem to go like in fog for us all, thinking what will happen when Emmas become one if we succeed in this.
When agreed day comes big Emma pulls me and Charming away from others before going in conference room where our war council added with Regina and Henry have gathered to support us with this.
"Are you sure about this, because you will lose one of us?" She asks.
"Yes, it has to be done. No matter how sad it is to lose one of you." Charming says to her little sadness audible in his voice.
"Yes Emma. We can´t lose you both. And we still have you after this, just in one piece. Don´t worry." I try to encourage her no matter my own mess up feelings.
"Ok, so let´s do it." Emma says with more determination and we step inside.
I take little Emma from Red to hold her for a while if this is my last chance. "Mommy loves you angel, don´t ever forget that." I say to her and give soft kiss to her forehead. She look me really puzzled, so I try to keep happy face and not let tears fall.
"Daddy loves you also so much." Charming says also little choked while stroking her hair.
"What is?" Little Emma asks starting to overwhelm with situation.
"Nothing just wanted to say it to you honey." I calm her down.
I see that all have watched us sympathetic and Red and Granny have a hard time keeping themselves from crying.
"I will give you a little something." Blue says and puts her hand on little Emma´s forehead where flashes little spark in touch.
"What did you do?" Charming asks.
"You will see, just little something to help this transformation." Blue says. "Emma we will tap into you with Regina just think about what you want to do."
"But what age will I be and will it affect Henry?" She asks worried.
"I guess it´s possible if you stay young, but it´s up to you. Just think what you want to be and it will be. Little Emma is what you should be after all went back to their original state after curses undoing, but because you are savior and we all lived that life too, you have a choice to decide which life you want for yourself as a reward." Blue says to her comfortingly.
Henry seems to get scared after those words. Luckily Neal is here to take care of him while Emma & Regina are focused on this task. Little Emma is also little overwhelmed, but I´m not sure how much she understands. We have tried to keep her out of this all until now.
"Emma you know what to do. So let´s begin." Blue says.
"Will you let me hold you for a while?" Emma asks her little self.
"Yeah." Little Emma says smiling and I give her to big Emma. I´m not able to stop one tear from falling when I feel her leave my arms. Charming comes to me immediately and pulls me in his arms after giving big Emma´s arm fast brush to give her courage to do this. As soon as Emma pulls her little self close to her chest bright white light surrounds them both. After light disappears there is just our adult Emma, just as I predicted her choosing because she wouldn´t ever wish Henry away.
"Mom?" Henry whispers.
"Yeah kid, no reason to worry." Emma says and goes to hug Henry while giving Neal a smile before enveloping Henry in a hug. After they part she turns to us. "Mom, dad."
I´m completely taken of guard with that. Because as an adult she haven´t called us that since that trigger incident in Storybrooke. And then she surprises us even more by coming to give us hug too.
"I remember. I remember all. Thank you." Emma whispers to us.
I can´t understand what she means. "Emma honey what you remember?" I ask her confused when we part.
"All, this last year. Well most are just feelings, but I feel like you really are real parents for me now." She says startled. "How is this possible?" She asks Blue.
"I woke little Emma´s memories in a way that they can be remembered wholly not like usual early memories when I touched her forehead. So that you can really know what has happened and got that experience too with your parents. Though first months would still be mostly just feelings because it´s impossible to make those clearer even with magic." Blue explains.
"Thank you." We all say in unison with single tears falling all of our eyes. This really is a big gift.
"It was the least I could do after that deception with wardrobe." Blue says clearly little guilty.
Later that night I sit with Emma in kitchen hot cocoa mugs in our hands like couple days earlier though everything has changed now.
"I guess you got the do over you wanted." Emma chuckles.
"Yes and I have to admit I´m thankful it was with you. Otherwise it wouldn´t really helped that much, no matter what I thought when I said what I said in that cave." I admit to her.
Emma smiles to that. "I´m happy about this too, because now I really know what it´s like to have real connection with parents."
I take her hand and give her smile. "I love you so much baby."
Emma chuckles softly. "Not so small anymore."
"No matter, you always be my baby." I say to her softly.
"I love you too mom." Emma says and rises to give me a hug.
We may have lost our little Emma, but in a way we haven´t because all her memories and experiences still lives in our big Emma.
About month later I find out that I´m pregnant again. We will have that second child we discussed in Neverland and Storybrooke, but now not to replace missed moments, but rather to extend our family by bringing to it more love and substance. And now that Emma is tightly connected with us, our whole family is waiting this new one excited and happy.
I was surprised to notice that I can´t read this chapter without crying, though I knew since beginning how I will solve this. I guess while reading baby development charts etc. to make this as real as possible little Emma grew on me :)
NEXT: Epilogue