Chapter 21

Sound of Silence Part I

Emma jumped awake, another vision waking her. She looked over at Killian. "Another one love?" he asked, looking at her. She nodded. "Anything new?" asked Killian. She shook her head. "It's the same one. The one where she stabs me with the sword." Killian sat up on his elbow. "Is there anything I can do?" She shook her head.

"I just have to keep practicing and be ready for when she attacks. I need you to promise me something." Killian looked at her with fear in his eyes. She caressed his cheek. "I just need you to keep the kids safe." Killian took a shaky breath.

"I don't want to think about this. But I know that I have to face it just in case." Emma kissed him. "I know that you don't like it. I don't like to think about it either. But we have to. Just in case." Killian nodded.

Cries filled the house. "Sophia's up. I'll be back." Killian nodded. She walked across the hall to the nursery and picked her up. "Hey, little Princess. What's wrong? Are you hungry?" she asked, cradling her daughter to her.

She fixed a bottle and walked back to the bedroom. She sat on the bed, Killian sitting up and looking at his wife and daughter. Emma looked at Killian and she could see the worry and love in his eyes.

She took his hand, his eyes going from Sophia to her. "Hey, no one is giving up here. I'm not giving up. You can't either." Killian nodded. "Aye, but I still have fears." Emma nodded. "I know you do. But you have to have faith." Killian nodded.

'However, faith and hope is something I am running out of. I have to stay strong for you, but I am getting tired of trying to keep my head high. If I lose you again, I don't think that this time I will be brought back from the darkness.'

Emma put Sophia back in her crib and she walked back to the bedroom. She laid on the bed and looked at Killian. He locked eyes with her and they looked at each other for a few minutes. Emma reached over and pulled Killian to her. He wrapped his arms around her torso and laid his head on her chest, listening to her heartbeat.

Emma could feel the pain, worry, and love in that embrace. She knew that Killian was trying his best to stay strong but this was hard for him. She knew that she had to keep going for him and her kids.

But truth be told, she was tired of fighting. She was tired of being the Savior. She just wanted to be normal and stay with her family. She wanted to watch her kids grow up and grow old with Killian.

But she had to keep it up for one more enemy. And she had to beat this one. Not just for her sake. But for her family's. Emma closed her eyes and she gently ran her finger's through Killian's ebony hair, putting him to sleep.

"You really think that you can beat me? You really think that you can be there for your family? You really think that you are strong enough to beat me? Just because you have my son helping you? Ha! Don't make me laugh, Savior."

"I know that I can beat you. This is what a Savior does. And I am the Savior of Storybrooke and I will not back down so easily. I deserve a happy ending, I won't give that up. I won't give them up!" She yelled, her magic welling in her hands.

The Black Fairy laughed. "We shall see. Now, what magic event is going to happen in your realm soon? Surely you know what that is. That is the time I will be able to escape into your realm." Emma backed away.

"Why are you telling me?" She laughed. "Why I want you to have precious time with your family before I rip you from them. Tell me, will that pirate of yours be able to handle taking care of your children after you're gone? Or will he be too broken?" she said with a cruel smile.

Emma shot magic at the Black Fairy, missing her. She appeared in front of Emma and grabbed her back to the throat again. Emma choked. "You stay away from them." She choked out. The Black Fairy smiled and dropped her. Emma coughed.

She looked up at her. "We'll see. My time to leave her is coming. Good luck, Savior." She said with a laugh.

Emma gasped awake, coughing, touching her throat. Killian picked his head up from her chest. "Emma, are you alright love?" she sat up and took a few deep breaths. She looked at Killian. "She's coming. Soon." Killian shot up.

"You saw something new?" Emma nodded. "Yeah, she said there is some kind of event that will allow her to cross over into this realm." Killian got up and walked out of the room. Emma followed him.

"Henry mentioned something yesterday about some kind of event that only happens only a few hundred years." He said, looking. "Here it is. It's an eclipse." Emma looked at Killian. "The eclipse is tomorrow."

Killian's heart sped up. "She's coming tomorrow?" Emma nodded. "Now we have to prepare. I have to call Gold and Regina and have them spar with me. I have to make sure that I know that spell to banish her too."

Emma called Gold, Regina, and her parents. They all went to the house. Henry and Robin came with Regina. "What is it, Emma? Have you seen something?" asked Mary Margaret. Emma nodded. "It came to me this morning."

"She is going to use the eclipse to come over to this realm. She will be here tomorrow." She said lowly. The whole room went quiet. "So, what do we do?" asked Henry. Emma looked at her son. "I fight. I battle her like I am destined to." Everyone looked at her.

"Is there anything we can do to help you?" asked David. Emma shook her head. "No, this is something that I have to do on my own. She is after me. And I have to be ready." They all nodded. "What do you want us to do?" asked David.

"I want you all to stay safe and don't do anything reckless. She will use whoever she can against me. She is willing to hurt any of you because she knows that you all mean something to me." They all nodded.

Emma looked at Gold and Regina. "If you are willing, please spar with me up until the eclipse happens. I want to make sure that I am ready." They both nodded. Emma nodded and she headed over to her parents and hugged them.

Emma looked at them. "I need you to do something for me." They both nodded. "If this doesn't go my way, I need you to promise that you will help Killian. Watch over him. And maybe help him find love again. I don't want him to wait for me forever."

"And if this doesn't go my way, he will need help. He will need you." They both nodded. They hugged their daughter. Tears in both of their eyes. Emma smiled at her parents. "I love you so much."

They nodded. "We love you too, Emma. So much," said David sadly. She walked over to Henry and hugged him tightly. "I don't want you to do this, mom." he said, fear in his voice. Emma smiled.

"I know, but I have to. I love you so much, Henry." Tears filled his eyes and he hugged her tightly, Emma could feel tears in her shirt. "Please, if something happens," Henry picked up his head.

"Take care of Sophia." Henry nodded. "Always. I will be there for Sophia, to protect her." Emma nodded and she hugged him again. She kissed his head. "I love you, Henry." He nodded. "I love you, Mom." he whispered.

"We will meet you at Regina's vault." said Gold. Emma nodded. "Okay, I'll be there in a bit." They nodded. Mary Margaret, David, Gold, Henry, and Robin all left the house. Emma looked at Killian. "Okay, I have to get ready and head over to Regina's vault."

Killian shook his head. "Please, can we just have a normal day today, put this off a little bit." Emma looked at him. "Killian, we can't. We have to be ready for her. I can't put this off. That puts you all in danger."

"Does it? Because she is after you. Not us." Emma looked at him. "I know that you are scared. But I have to do this. I need to make sure that I am ready. I can't put this off. I have less than a day to make sure that I am ready for this. I have been working on this for weeks. I have to do this. Please." she said.

Killian shook his head and walked back upstairs. Emma sat at the kitchen table. She put her head in her hands and she closed her eyes. She took a few deep breaths and she walked back upstairs.

Killian was standing in the nursery, holding a sleeping Sophia, he was looking out the window. Emma walked into the room and she stood next to Killian. She looked at him. "Please, Killian. I don't want to spend the next few hours fighting."

She looked at Killian. "I want nothing more than to spend the next few hours with you and the kids. But I can't. I don't know what she has planned for you. I have to make sure that you are safe."

Killian looked at her. "Why? Why does all of this have to on you? Why? Why can't we all share the burden?" Emma looked at him with love. "Because I am the Savior. She is coming after me because I am a threat to her. But I am willing to give everything I have to make sure that I come out of this."

"Then just give me a few hours with you. Before you rush off and be the Savior. Please, just be my wife." his voice broke. She looked up into his eyes. "Okay, a few hours." She caressed his cheek. "I am here Killian." Killian nodded. He put their sleeping daughter in her crib and he hugged her tightly. Emma shut her eyes as she hugged the man she loved.

"What do you want to do?" asked Emma. Killian looked at her. "I want to just be with you. Lay in bed with you, just feel you against me." Emma nodded. They walked to the bedroom. Emma and Killian cracked the door shut and they claimed each other's lips. Killian gently kissed down her collarbone, slipping her shirt over her shoulder, kissing it tenderly.

Emma backed away and pulled his dark blue shirt over his head and reclaimed his lips. He slipped her shirt over her head and kissed down her neck, across her chest. Emma and Killian spent an hour exploring each other's bodies. Killian looked at Emma as they became one, remembering every detail of her face.

Emma closed her eyes, remembering every one of Killian's touches. She looked up and locked eyes with cerulean blue ones. They watched each other's faces as they finished. Killian laid his head on her bare chest and he listened to her heartbeat, her fingers feathering through his ebony locks.

He wrapped his arms around her, holding her to him. Emma held him to her just as tightly. Neither one of them wanting to let go. "I love you, Killian." Emma whispered. Killian opened his eyes. "And I love you, my beautiful Swan."

They remained that way for another few hours. Sadly Emma opened her eyes and looked down at her sleeping husband. She kissed his head softly. Killian shifted and opened his eyes. "Killian, I have to go, babe." She said gently.

Killian nodded. "Aye, you do." He separated from her and they looked at each other. "This is not goodbye, Killian." Killian nodded. "Aye, you are right. I will see you tomorrow." Emma nodded. "Yeah, you will." Emma got up and got dressed.

She took one last look at Killian, remembering his blue eyes and his ebony hair. She gave him a weak smile and walked out of the room. Emma walked into Sophia's room. "I love you, little girl." she whispered, kissing her gently on the forehead.

She walked to the front door. She looked around the house and she sighed sadly. This was it. It was almost time for her battle. She closed the door and headed for the beetle. Killian's head bowed as he heard her drive away.

Tears filled his eyes as he listened to the beetle's engine sound get faint. He picked his head up, tears falling down his face. He walked through the quiet house and went to his daughter's room. He picked up the child and she touched her father's face. He kissed her on the head, tears falling on Sophia's face.

Emma made her way to Regina's vault. Fear and sadness entered into her heart. This was it. This was the battle that defined whether or not she lived happily ever after with her family and love. This defined if she was strong enough to beat this enemy and be the hero. Did she really have the strength to defeat her?

Okay, there is one more chapter for this Fic and this one is done too. I was thinking of doing another one. Do you want me to do another one? Let me know, leave a review and I will see you in the next chapter! Bye!