Hey guys sorry for the wait, I was having problems with the internet
but here is Chapter 21 I really hope you like it
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Chapter 21

Snow changed Emma from the wedding dress into sweatpants and a tank top, she figured that the dress must have been really uncomfortable for her daughter, plus it was full of blood. Then she placed a tender kiss on her forehead. Emma's fever was just getting worse. She thought that the painkillers would have done some effect by now, but nothing had happened. The more time passed the worse she saw Emma, her daughter was drench in sweet, and her body wouldn't stop shivering. She had to find a way to lower the fever before it got worst. Slowly she made her way out of the room and decided to go to the top of the ship to retrieve a bucket of water.

She made her way into the cold; running as fast as she could, it was silly but she didn't want Emma to wake up and think that she had left her. She didn't want Emma to be alone anymore.

Just thinking about her daughter brought shivers down her spine, why was Emma so weak?
She had managed to close the wound and even though the cut was pretty deep, Snow was sure her daughter hadn't lost a lot of blood, so why was she getting worse. Something deep inside told her that they needed to get Emma to Storybrook as soon as possible. Even though the wound on her arm was completely closed, she really didn't know to what extends Peter had actually tortured her daughter, therefore they needed to get Emma to a doctor soon.

Thinking of that brought a new worry to Snow. It had been nearly two hours since Henry had brought Emma and her to the ship, so why weren't Charming and the others back yet. Had something happened to them? Where they in danger? Had their plan gone wrong in some way? In reality, their plan had been perfect so far, which just made Snow think that something might have gone wrong.

Snapping out of her thoughts she filled the bucket with water. She had to stop thinking that something had gone wrong; she had to have faith in Charming and the others. Their plan had to work, it had to. She quickly made her way into the room and dropped the bucket into the ground spilling all the water in the floor. She was staring at an empty bed, Emma was gone.

"Please stop…please…I can't take it anymore" Emma's cried "stay away from them…please don't harm them…it was me, I planed the whole thing…MOOOOOM" she yelled as she opened her eyes

"MOM"

Emma woke up to an empty bed. She looked all over the room for her mother but she was nowhere to be found. She felt her heart betting faster at the thought that her mother might have left her once again. She had promised that she wouldn't leave her alone, so why wasn't she here, had something bad happened to her, had Peter found them and punished her from taking Emma away from him? Did he kill her?

All those thoughts were just making her uncomfortable, so she decided to get out of the bed and look for her mother; if Peter had taken her then she had to find her before he was able to hurt her.

As she made her way out of the bed she felt her body about to collapse, but she had to find her mother, so she channeled all of her strength in getting up. Then she took a look at her sleeping son in the couch, a small smile crept into her mouth, that kid could be in the middle of World War III and still be asleep. She felt a surge of love crawl into her body, Henry was so smart and strong, he had saved her life once again, that kid was by far the best thing that had ever happened to her. With more determination she made her way out of the room and closed the door behind her, that way no one will really know Henry was here with them. Making an enormous effort she made her way up the stairs and into the cold. Her body started to shiver uncontrollably, reminding her of how sick she actually felt. But she didn't care, if her mother was in trouble she had to help her.

"There you are" she heard a cold and familiar voice whisper behind her "to tell you the truth, I thought it was going to be a lot harder to find you princess" the same cold voice said and forced her to face him.

It was that boy who always stood next to Peter, the one that had kicked her father on the face the last time they were in this ship, the one that was in charge of bring her mother to her room every time she finished a session with Peter "Felix" she said in a weak voice

"That's right princess" he smiled deviously "how nice of you to remember my name"

"What do you want" she asked with determination and hatred

"Well isn't it obvious?" he asked "I'm here to take you back were you belong" and with that he pulled a set of handcuffs and a knife "we can do this the hard way if you want" he said and pressed the knife into Emma's skin. She tried to fight him, but her body was really weak and she couldn't find the force to defend herself, so he easily pressed the handcuffs around her hands.

"That's a good girl" he said and slowly leaned Emma into him, it was obvious that she was about to collapse "the captain is going to be really glad to see you. And I'm pretty sure he'll be able to take care of that fever" he smiled "I'm no doctor but I could bet you are more on the side of the dead then the living, darling" he laughed while smoothing her hair. "And it is not on the captain's interest to let you die, so I'll be taking you back"

At the mention of Peter, Emma felt a surge of anger raise through her body and she attempted to pull away from Felix's touch and make a run for it. But before she could even get on her feet he graved her by the hair and whispered on her ear "save you energy for the wedding…now where is your mother" he asked while throwing Emma harshly on the floor.

Snow felt her world shatter into a million pieces, where was Emma? And why the hell wasn't she in her bed? She felt as the fear made its way into her body, what if Peter had manage to bring Emma back with him. How could she be so stupid as to leave Emma alone and unprotected, hadn't she learned anything from her past mistakes. She took a look at Henry and released the kid was in the same place she had left him, which made her feel a little better. If Peter had made his way into the ship and taken Emma, Henry would have notice right? Even if Emma was weak she wouldn't go without a fight, it was Emma.

So she made her way to the bed and retrieved her arrow. Even if Emma had just left the room on her own to find her, she needed to be ready for the worst. She quickly made her way out of the room and closed the door behind her. As she made her way quietly up the stairs, her body froze in fear. She saw her daughter standing down the hallway with her hands tied and her weak body leaning on a man who apparently was holding her in place.

Hatred took over her body as she recognizes the man was not Peter but his loyal servant Felix. Anger filled her body as she thought of all the things that boy had done to her, Charming, but most importantly what he was about to do to her weak daughter. She quietly got herself up the stairs being really careful so that Felix wouldn't notice her presence.

Being now close enough to hear the exchange going on between her daughter and Felix, she heard something about Peter being able to take care of her fever. She saw as her daughters eyes filled with fear and hatred at the mention of his name, which just sent a surge of loathing towards Snow's body. What had that monster done to her daughter, what had he done that it had Emma so terrified.

Her thoughts where once again interrupted when she saw Felix grab Emma by the hair and whisper something on her ear, and before Emma could give him an answer he threw her to the floor. Snow felt a sudden need to kill the man in front of her, she wanted to rip him to pieces for daring to treat her daughter like that, but before she could do anything she heard Emma's weak voice "This is about ME…you leave her the hell alone"

"Oh, you're wrong princess" she heard him say as he slowly made his way towards Emma "you broke your deal with him, which means there is nothing protecting your dear mother anymore" he was now mere inches from Emma's weak body on the floor "I'm going to have some fun with mommy before bringing you back" he said

But when he was about to touch Emma's cheeks, he felt something sharp make its way right into his left hand

"How many times do I have to tell you TO STAY AWAY FROM MY DAUGHTER" yelled Snow as she released another arrow that made its way into Felix's left leg.

Then she ran as fast as she could and made her way towards her weak daughter "are you ok" she asked. Emma gave her a small nod and attempted to get up, but Snow gently held her in place "don't move" she said and turned her attention back to Felix.

He was lying on the floor with a pool of blood surrounding his body, even though Snow's arrows had clearly not killed him, they still managed to do a lot of damage. Snow got on her feet and gave him a strong kick on the face "don't EVER touch her again" she said and kicked him again, Felix fell into unconsciousness "that will give us time to tie him up and take care of those wounds" she said to Emma.

"You want to save his life" Emma said in amazement

"Of course, if we let him die, then we are just as bad as them" Snow said with a smile and made her way to her daughter "how do you feel" she asked

"Like shit" she said with a small smile

"What were you doing out of your bed" Snow asked in what was her motherly tone

"I woke up and didn't see you there, so I got scared" Emma said weakly "I thought something had happened to you and I wanted to save you"

"Oh, Emma" Snow said while smoothing her daughter's hair "you can't be out in this cold…"

"Where did you go" Emma interrupted "you promised you wouldn't leave me again"

"I know" Snow said with tears in her eyes as seeing Emma so weak "your fever was really high so I came for some water to help you cool down" she explained an then turned her attention to Felix "his going to wake up soon… we need to tie him up…let me see if I can free you from does handcuffs" she said while taking Emma's hands into hers

"Allow me" Emma said with a smile as she managed to take a bobby pin out of her hair and quickly open the handcuffs.

"How…" Snow asked in confusion and admiration

"Being in the system, and jail a few times, taught me some tricks" she said with a smile "now tie him before he wakes up"

Snow wanted to ask Emma more about how she managed to do that so easily but figured that would have to wait "your right" she said "think you can make it to the room on your own" she asked in concern

"Yes" Emma nodded as Snow helped her to slowly get up "Where are you taking him" she asked

"I guess we should take him with us to Hook's cabin until everyone comes back" Snow said with a small shrug "I don't think his in any conditions to walk or escape, but I don't want to take my chances" she explained

"Ok" Emma answered quickly; she was feeling weak and needed to lie down.

With that mother and daughter made their way back to the cabin, with Snow pulling an unconscious Felix behind her. But before they could make it Emma felt the hallway spin and collapsed on the floor. The adrenaline of their encounter with Felix wore off, reminding her of how weak she actually felt

"Emma are you alright" Snow asked in a concerned voice, and when no response came from the blond she made her way to her now unconscious daughter. "Emma, honey" she said but again no response "Emma" she said with more strength but nothing "you're really hot, I have to take you out of this cold" she mumbled to herself.

But she knew she couldn't carry the blond all the way to the room, even if she wanted to. So she got up and handcuffed an unconscious Felix to the nearest poll and attempted to carry her daughter, but it was nearly impossible, the blond was too heavy. She cursed herself for not being strong and just hoped that her husband was on his way back, because she didn't know how much of the cold Emma could handle. With that thought in mind she got up and ran to the room to retrieve some blankets. She would have to keep her daughter warm until she woke up and felt better to walk back into the room.

Carefully she leaned Emma's body into hers and placed the covers over her body.

Emma was hot, and as hard as Snow tried there was no way to wake her up. Fear was slowly making its way over her body again; Emma needed to be out of this cold as soon as possible.

"Emma, baby please wake up" she pleaded as she gently smoothed her daughter's hair "I need you to wake up, please honey" but as much as she tried no recognition came from the blond.

She laid there with her daughter for what felt like hours but was probably only a few minutes. The more the time passed the worst Emma was getting, Snow could feel her daughters shallow breath, she could feel as Emma's body was weakening. And frustration took over her because there was nothing she could do to help her.

"Mom" came Emma's weak voice and Snow couldn't help but smile and release a breath she didn't know she was holding

"Yes sweetheart, I'm here"

"I'm cold" Emma said as her body trembled

"I know baby, we have to get you inside" Snow said gently while attempting to get up so that they could make their way back to the room, but Emma held her in place

"Where are you going" she asked weakly

Snow stared at her daughter in confusion "I have to get you back to the cabin Emma, you can't be here"

"No" Emma's weak voice interrupted her "we can't stop the inevitable mom…we both know there is nothing left to do…"

"Emma what are you talking about, we have to get you back to that room now" Snow said with desperation and authority.

Emma gave her a weak smile as she made eye contact with her mother's teary eyes "you were always the faithful one…even as Mary Margaret" she said with a weak smile "but mom, I need you to promise me something"

"Emma stop talking like that" Snow interrupted

But Emma ignored her as she took her hands into hers "I need you to promise me that you'll take care of Henry, please I need to know that…"

"Emma…" Snow interrupted but was quickly cut by Emma's weak voice

"Stop…I… have to finish before it's too late" she said and was interrupted by a cough attack "I need to know that he is going to be ok… I need to know that once I am not here to protect him, you'll take care of him…please" Emma begged as her body started to once again tremble uncontrollably

Snow felt as her tears made their way down from her eyes freely, why was Emma talking like that. Why was she asking her to take care of Henry, what was going down her head "Emma…"

"Just promise" the blond begged

"I promise that WE are going to take care of Henry together" her mother said strongly

And even though it wasn't exactly what Emma wanted to hear, she knew that it was the only thing she was going to get from her mother, so she gave her a grateful look and continued, she knew she was running out of time and there were a lot of things she needed to say.

"Thanks" she mumbled "thank you mom, thank you for believing in me when no one did" she said with a weak smile "thank you for caring for me, for loving me. But most importantly, thank you for wanting me" she made a small pause as she whipped the tears that where coming down from her mother's eyes "My whole life…my whole life I thought I was unwanted, unloved…" she paused as a cough attack took over her body once again "and it fills so good to know that was a lie" she smiled weakly "but it feels even better to know that I have you as my mother, you are everything I could have wished for, you are kind, caring, smart, strong… you are perfect" she paused "thank you for everything you did for me since the moment I walked into your life, you are the best thing that's ever happened to me" she saw Snow about to say something so she placed her hand over her mother's mouth and continued "please… please don't forget me mom" she cried "I am sorry I wasn't good enough for you… I'm sorry I was a disappointment, but I tried… I really tried" she cried.

Snow stared at Emma in confusion, how could she say that she was a disappointment, but worst of all how could she even suggest that she could ever forget her. "Emma…" she tried but again her daughter's weak voice interrupted her

"You know… if someone told me when I came to Storybrook that all of this was going to happen to me…If someone told me that I was going to end like this" she gestured to her dying body "I still would have come… because I got to meet you, and Henry and David… I got to meet my family" she smiled as tears where now coming down from her eyes "and not only that, but I got to spend time you… I got to know you, and love you… I wouldn't change one second spent with YOU… I LOVE YOU MOM… I love you so much" she paused as her eyes started to close "don't ever forget that MOM, I love you, and can only hope… that…you…love…m…" and just lie that Snow felt the pulse leave her daughters weak body.

"Noooooo" Snow screamed in pain "you are not dying on me ok Emma. I forbid it you hear me" she cried "damn it Emma wake up… wake up" she yelled as she roughly moved her body "you stay with me Emma, clear?" she cried "you can't leave me! You can't… I just got you back… I just got you back" she whimpered as she held her daughter's body tightly "I just got you back"

She clung to Emma's body, holding her tight. She even attempted to kiss her awake several times, but apparently true loves kiss was not working, because Emma's body lay still on the ground. If she thought that making Charming take Emma to the wardrobe or watching Emma accept the deal with Pan was the hardest thing she'll ever have to face, this moment proved her wrong. Emma was dead, she was never going to see her smile at her again, or hear her call her mom. Her daughter was gone and there was nothing she could do to bring her back "Emma" she cried uncontrollably "please…please come back to me… I need you, Henry needs you…Emma don't leave me, please don't leave me" she cried while kissing Emma's forehead over and over again "don't leave me, don't…"

"Grandma" she heard Henry's fearful voice from behind her "what's all that noise" the boy asked innocently as he made his way towards his grandmother "mom" he collapsed on the ground "mom" he cried as he saw his mother's motionless body lying on the floor "what happened" he yelled at Snow "why isn't my mom breathing…mom" he paused "mom please wake up" he cried as he held his mother's body for dear life "please don't leave me… not you too…please"

Snows heart broke into a million pieces at the sight of her grandson. She didn't know what to do, how could she attempt to console him when she was so broken. Emma was gone. But she had to be strong because even though she had just lost her daughter, her grandson had lost his mom "Henry" she attempted but couldn't find the strength or will to continue

"She can't be dead, she can't" he yelled "she has to wake up, she has to"

Snow got closer to her grandson and pulled him into a hug "it's ok to cry sweetheart" she mumbled in his ear "I'm right here, get it all out" she said in a weak voice as the tears fell freely from her eyes.

"Snow" she heard her husband's voice behind her "what's going one" he asked as he made his way to her and Henry

"She's gone" she cried as she felt his arms around her "she's gone Charming"

"No" he yelled "she can't be gone, she can't" he cried. Emma couldn't be gone, they just got her back.

"She died in my arms Charming, and there was nothing I could do to stop it. I've failed her again, and this time I won't get a chance to redeem myself" she cried "I am a terrible mother. I sent her to a world where no one loved her, where no one told her how special she was. I sent her to a world that broke her, and when I got her back I just pushed her away. I was to concern with myself that I didn't appreciate the time God was giving me with her. I pushed her away to such an extent that she accepted a deal with that monster instead of trusting me. I lost her… We lost her" she cried and tried to pull herself away from Charming's embrace, but he just held her tighter

Charming wanted to fall and collapse on the floor but he knew he had to be strong for Snow, his wife needed him now more than ever. They had lost their daughter and the worst part was that Snow was blaming herself.

"Let me go" she yelled "let me go Charming, I killed our daughter. It was my fault. I don't deserve your comfort" she cried "I don't deserve your love"

"Snow STOP" he yelled "STOP, you did not kill her, you did…"

"Yes I did David" she interrupted him "I was the reason we were brought into this land, if I would have listen to her if I…"

"Then he would have found another way" he said in defeat "he has planned this for a long…"

"Stop trying to make me feel better David" she yelled as she collapsed on the ground "I killed our daughter, I killed her" she cried while she pulled Emma's body closer to her

"Snow" Charming said sweetly as he tried to pull her away from her daughter's body

"Don't" she yelled "I am NOT letting her go… I am never letting her go" she cried as she pulled Emma closer to her

Regina could not help the tears that were falling from her eyes. She quickly made her way towards her son and pulled him closer to her. Her whole life had been based on causing Snow pain. She had focused all her energy into making the small brunet suffer, but right now she wanted nothing more than to pull her into a hug and take away her pain. Seeing her so broken and in so much pain, broke her heart. This was a pain that no one in the world deserved, no one deserved to have their children die in front of them. Not even the women that had destroyed her life.

Her sons cries brought her back from her thoughts "Henry" she said in his ear. But the boy ignored her as he held her tighter. And even though Regina wanted to console him, even though she wanted to take away his pain she didn't know how. So she opted for pulling him closer to her and allowed him to cry until he was ready to talk.

In the other side of the hallway Rumpelstiltskin stared at the group with a broken heart. They had failed; their plan had failed and all because he forgot that Emma needed her magic to survive. Now that he thought about it, it was the most obvious thing in the world. He knew that when someone was forced into giving away their powers, they were so drained that the only thing that kept them alive was the magic inside them. He had forgotten than most important thing and with that he had failed his son once again. He once again had disappointed Bae.

And it was all because of MAGIC. Magic had once again ruined his life.

Of course Magic he thought and made his way to the group

"Not all hope is gone" he yelled and didn't miss Snow's and Charming's confusing gaze

"What do you mean" yelled Henry from behind as he pulled away from Regina "there is something you can do to save her?" he asked hopefully

"I don't know if it will work " he said "but we can try" he then turned his attention to Snow "remember that night in the dungeon, I told you that I would do anything in my power to save your daughter" he asked strongly and Snow gave him a small nod "then I believe it's time to fulfill that promise Snow" he said and made his way towards Emma "let's hope this saves your daughter" he finished while placing his right hand on Emma's cold body.

Again sorry for the wait and the cliffhanger

I'll try and post sooner,

this was an emotional chapter to write but it had to be done
I hope you don't hate me for killing Emma but like Rumpel said
there is still hope

I would love to hear your opinions and reviews hoped you liked this chapter
as much as I did