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Chapter Twenty-five

Alone

"Why does Gold have one of Emma's tears?" David asked.

Regina shrugged. "I don't know. How did he have one of my tears?"

Fair point.

"But how are we even going to get it from him? He's locked up and dangerous," David explained.

"He can tell me where it is," Regina said.

"I don't know…"

"Come on, Gramps," Henry said.

David nodded. "Alright, but I'm coming with you."
"No!" Regina yelled. "I, uh, I mean, no. Emma wouldn't want that. You remember last time when Hook brought us down there?"

David nodded reluctantly, knowing she was right. "Alright, fine; but Henry and I will be in the library."

Killian froze. The air escaped his lungs. His heart stopped.

Harper was… gone? No. That couldn't be true.

"... impossible to explain," Killian heard the doctor say when he came back to reality. "Mr. Jones? Mr. Jones, are you alright?"

Killian shook his head. Of course he wasn't alright! His wife was taken and now his daughter? He was most certainly not okay.

"M-maybe she's still in there," Killian suggested. He did not want to wrap his mind around the thought that Harper was missing.

The doctor shook his head sadly. "No, she's not. You're welcome to look. I don't know what happened. I should call the authorities…"

Killian didn't think twice. He rushed past the doctor and ran to where Harper was when he left her. He opened the door and ran towards the bed. He threw the sheets and pillows off of it. He looked under the bed. He threw down chairs. Finally, he sunk to his knees, finally giving in to his pain.

Killian had been there for maybe a minute when he felt a hand go on his shoulder. He immediately recognized the touch. He looked up and his breath caught in his throat. "Emma?"

Emma smiled at him. "Yeah, it's me; but I'm not really here."

Killian stood up and went to hug Emma, but he just went right through her. He turned around and looked at Emma.

She had a pained look on her face. "I'm using my magic to do this."

"Harper, she's gone," Killian said.

Emma nodded. "I know. She's with me."

Killian's eyes widened. "She is? Is she okay?"

Emma nodded. "Yeah, she's still in a little pain and she's tired, but other than that, she's fine."

"Are you okay?"

Emma nodded. "I'm fine, but, Dr. Facilier, he locked me in-" Emma stopped suddenly.

"Emma, what's wrong?" Killian asked. "Where are you?"

Emma had a panicked look on her face. "He's coming." She looked at him. "I love you, Killian. Find us."

"I love you, too, Swan." And with that, she disappeared.

Emma held Harper close to her. "What do you want?"

"Aw, look. Mother and daughter reunited," Dr. Facilier said.

Emma looked down at Harper and couldn't help but smile. She remembered when Dr. Facilier came in with Harper…

Emma yanked at the bars again right before a cloud of purple smoke appeared in front of her. When the smoke cleared, Dr. Facilier was standing there, holding Harper's hand.

Emma's eyes widened. "Harper!" Harper's face was wet with tears and she kept trying to yank away from the strange man that held her hand.

"Mommy!" Harper cried.

Dr. Facilier released Harper and she ran to Emma, only stopping when she almost ran into the bars.

Emma did her best to hug Harper through the bars. Emma kissed Harper's head. "Oh, Harper."

"Mommy!" Harper said happily.

Dr. Facilier rolled his eyes and waved his hand. Harper disappeared in another cloud of smoke.

"Harper!" Emma yelled. She looked at Dr. Facilier. "What did you do?"

"Look behind you," he said simply.

Emma slowly turned around and then her face grew into a smile. Harper was sitting on the ground in the back of the cage. "Harper!" Emma stood up and ran over to her.

Harper looked up and smiled. She ran over to Emma and they met in the middle. Emma picked Harper up and hugged her. She held on tight, never wanting to let go again.

"Well, at least you get to be with one of your children," Dr. Facilier said.

Emma's smile faded and she turned around to look at the villain, holding Harper even closer. "What do you want?"

Dr. Facilier shrugged. "Well, the only hope your pirate had was Harper, well, at the moment. He knew that if Harper was okay, that he would be okay. He knew that he couldn't lose another family member. So, I took that hope away."

Emma glared at him. Her husband was all alone. He was losing hope.

Dr. Facilier laughed and disappeared in a cloud of smoke.

Emma sighed and looked down at her daughter. She kissed her head and smiled.

"Mommy?" Harper's voice brought Emma out of her thoughts.

"Yes?" Emma asked.

Harper pointed outside the cell.

Emma sighed, remembering that Dr. Facilier was here. She looked over at him. "What are you doing here?"

Dr. Facilier shrugged. "I just wanted to let you know that by the end of the day tomorrow, you won't be with child anymore." Dr. Facilier laughed at the pained and terrified looked on Emma's face. He disappeared.

Emma looked at Harper and hugged her.

"What's wrong, Mommy?" Harper asked, pulling away.

Emma shook her head. "Nothing."

"Not uh. You sad," Harper said.

Smart kid, was all Emma thought. "Just know that I love you so much."

Harper smiled. "I love you, too, Mommy."

"I know you're there, Regina. No need to hide," Gold stated.

Regina stepped out of the shadows and into the light. "Where do you keep Emma's tear?"

"Why should I tell you? After all, you helped put me in this prison," Gold said, distaste in his voice.

Regina rolled her eyes. "Fine. Don't talk to me."

Another figure appeared and walked into the light.

Gold smiled. "Belle."

Belle nodded. "Please tell us where Emma's tear is."

Gold's smile faded. He glared at Regina. "This is how you force me to tell you? By turning my wife against me?" Gold yelled.

"Rumple!" Belle shouted and then calmed her voice. "She didn't turn me against you. I'm not against you. I'm just… I'm disappointed."

Gold looked at her. "I'm sorry, Belle."
"Where is the tear?" Belle asked.

Gold sighed. "It's in the cabinet in the back of the shop. It's in the case with all my potions, well, some. You'll know it when you see it."

Regina nodded. "Thanks," she said distastefully. She turned to Belle. "Do you want to come with me?"

Belle nodded and turned away from her husband. "Yeah, I'll come."

Killian threw open his closet doors. He went through each bin and threw everything in them out, but he still couldn't find that bottle.

Killian sighed in frustration and started going through the the cabinets in the master bathroom. Killian felt a glass bottle and pulled it out. It was filled with what looked like perfume.

Killian smiled a little to himself. "Swan."

He set the perfume bottle down carefully and continued looking. The bottle wasn't in the bathroom.

Killian shook his head and stood up. He tried to remember any other places he might've put it in the missing year. Then, he remembered putting a box in the attic when they first got here at the start of the curse five years ago.

Killian went straight to where the attic was and pulled down on the string that released the wooden stairs. He made sure the stairs were sturdy, then he climbed up the stairs.

He walked into the small attic and looked around. They hadn't put much stuff up here when they lived there, but there was still quite a few boxes. Killian went to the farthest end of the attic where he was sure he put the box. There was a small cardboard box labeled, "Odds and Ends." He smiled and opened the box.

There were papers and pens inside the box. He pushed them aside and felt his hand hit something smooth and cold. He smiled and pulled it out.

It was a glass bottle with nothing in it.

"There you are," Killian said. He jumped up and rushed out to the bug.

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