The next day, Emma contacted Elsa to let her know that she and Regina would be coming to Arendelle to discuss what had taken place in Atlantis. Emma had questioned whether it was really necessary for them to travel but Regina said it looked more official to go. She'd also said that it would be easier to discuss in person than over the phone or via letter. Plus, not that she'd mentioned it to her wife, she'd always wanted to visit Arendelle since she'd heard stories about it from her father's adventures, but she'd never been able to go.

Therefore, not long after lunch, they were dropping Hope off at Henry's as Snow and Charming were at work. Despite it being the school holidays, Snow was still doing her mayoral duties. Neal was also at Henry's, but he was already in the living room on the Xbox and too deep in a game to pause it and greet his sister and former crush. Yes, Neal's crush on Regina had finally diminished and Emma was very grateful of that.

Emma and Regina walked up to the front door and walked straight in. Despite Henry living there for a while now, it still felt odd for Emma to walk through the front door to her old house and not own it. Well, she technically still held the deed but that didn't matter. Upon hearing the door open, Henry walked into the entrance.

"Hello, Hope!" He cooed as he lifted his sister out of his brunette mother's arms. "How is my favourite sister?"

"Heen!" She babbled ever saying more words.

"She won't be your favourite sister soon," Regina said as she watched her two children cuddle. She rested her hand absentmindedly on her belly as she often did these days.

"Yes, that's true," Henry replied and smiled. He'd taken the news that he was getting another sister in his stride. In all honestly, he was rather glad it was a little girl as she would be being raised at the same time as his son and he dreaded the chaos that could have been if there were two male Charming descendants running around together. Neal was enough on his own. Then again, he knew his mother was a handful and he had an inkling that Hope was going to be just as cheeky as he had been so really, the baby being a girl could create even more chaos, but time would tell. "But for now, she's my favourite."

"Where are you going today?" Lucy asked as she headed over to her grandmothers, changing the subject. She hugged both of them tightly, making sure to be careful of Regina's belly. She was so excited to be getting another auntie just as much as she was with getting a brother though she wasn't looking forward to being kept up all night.

"We're going to Arendelle," Emma replied after she kissed Lucy's forehead. "Queen business," she added when Lucy went to ask why they were going. The Queens had already discussed that they shouldn't tell Lucy what was going on. The prospect of war would most likely frighten her. It was true that she was mature for her age, she'd had to be, but worrying her with a war that would definitely never happen wasn't worth it. Emma glanced up at her son who looked confused, but she shook her head slightly as to not worry him.

"We'd better get going," Regina said slowly after she quickly glanced at her watch. They'd told Elsa to expect them at two and getting close. Emma nodded. They hugged their family again and both kissed Lucy's head. "I don't know how long we'll be."

"Hope is more than welcome to stay here tonight," Henry said. "How about we say that's the plan and you can get her tomorrow. If you're back earlier, just come round whenever."

Emma nodded knowing that would be easier. "Thanks."

"Bye-bye, my darling," Regina murmured as she pecked Hope's forehead.

"Baba mamama!" Hope said making the others smile.

Emma then kissed Hope's head too before they left the house. Regina took her wife's hand as they walked around the corner.

"Are you ready?" Regina asked, making sure her wife was prepared before she poofed them. Emma nodded and slightly held tighter onto Regina's hand. Regina flicked her wrist and the two were engulfed in Regina's signature purple smoke.

Once the smoke cleared, they saw they were outside a beautiful large castle but what confused them was the weather. They had left bright, dazzling sunshine and entered a blizzard. The snow was billowing around them and the wind shook them. Emma quickly flicked her wrists and both Queens were wearing thick parker coats and they rushed towards the door.

"I would have thought all the Realms would have had the same climate no they're joined," Emma murmured as they approached.

"They do," Regina replied which confirmed what the blonde was thinking. Elsa must be so stressed and frightened that she was accidentally cooking up a storm outside. She reached up and knocked on the door which was soon opened by two guards.

Upon entering the castle, they expected to be greeted with guards like in Atlantis, but they were both happy to see Kristoff and Mulan waiting. Kristoff headed forward and took their coats from them with an unreadable look.

"What's going on?" Emma asked.

"I'm so glad you're here," Mulan said instead of replying. "Things have gotten worse."

Emma and Regina looked to each other in panic.

"Lead the way," Regina insisted.

Mulan and Kristoff led them through many corridors. The further they got into the castle, the colder it became and Emma was tempted to ask for their coats back. She was wearing denim shorts and a tank top and sandals, so the cold was biting her skin. Just as she opened her mouth, she felt a sudden warmth spread through her body counteracting the cold.

Glancing at her wife, she saw Regina smile and she realised quite quickly that she had cast a charm so they wouldn't feel the cold. Regina herself was wearing a dress that finished above her knee and a thin cardigan around her shoulders, so she would be feeling just as cold.

Emma was about to ask how much longer it was going to be when Kristoff finally led them to two heavy oak doors. He nodded to two guards stood outside.

"Please announce that the Queens have arrived," he instructed. The guards nodded and opened the doors and announced their arrival.

Emma and Regina stepped into the room and saw Elsa sitting rigidly on a sofa. Anna was sat beside her with a small boy on her lap. He started tugging on Anna's dress and pointed to the new arrivals.

"Mama, who are they?" He asked.

"They're the Queens of the United Realms," Anna replied. "Hello, your Majesties," she greeted. She stood and picked up her son before walking over to them.

"Hello, Anna," Regina greeted before turning to the little blonde boy. "And who are you?"

"I'm Prince Sven," he said quietly, hiding in his mother neck.

Emma raised her eyebrow in confusion. "You named your son after the reindeer?"

"Who else better than my best friend?" Kristoff asked rhetorically.

"Kristoff, can you please take Sven out the room?" Elsa requested speaking for the first time. Emma looked up and saw the Frozen Queen looked even paler and more tired than she had two days before.

Kristoff made his way over to his son and picked him up. Anna watched her husband and son leave the room and looked like she was tempted to join them, but she returned to her sister's side. Emma hadn't noticed that Mulan had walked straight up to sit beside her wife. Her arm was wrapped around Elsa's shoulder and she was stroking her arm, trying to relax her, but it didn't seem to be working.

Once Kristoff and Sven had left, Emma and Regina headed over and sat opposite the others.

"Elsa, what's happened?" Emma asked gently.

"Atlantis has sent a threat," she replied. "If I don't trade with them, they'll ensure that no one else will. Kida wants to starve us out."

"What?!" Emma cried. "We won't let that happen."

Regina nodded in agreement. "I don't think she has enough power, but we won't allow that," she assured the other Queen. Mulan smiled and so did Anna, but Elsa didn't. Her lips remained turned down. "I think it's time to hold a council to address the matter and enforce the laws. I thought we could trust everyone to keep ruling how they were but clearly it's not working."

"Where would we hold it?" Emma asked. "Kida and Killian are not welcome in Storybrooke."

"In your parents' castle," Regina replied. "I'll write and invite everyone to attend in a couple of weeks."

"That might be too far away, your Majesties," Mulan said. "Surely sooner would be rather than later."

Emma looked at her wife and nodded to Mulan's words. "She's right, honey, we don't really have that luxury if Kida is going to continue being a bitch."

"Em," Regina chastised but she was smiling to show that she wasn't too annoyed at her choice of words. "Fine, a week but that's as soon as I can make it. I need a rest before anything else intense happening."

The Light Queen stroked her wife's thigh reassuringly.

"Congratulations by the way," Elsa said suddenly, nodding towards Regina's stomach where Regina's hand was naturally resting. "I meant to say it the other day when we saw you. Do you know what you're having yet?"

Regina smiled. "A girl."

"So, we'll be blessed with another little princess," Mulan mused.

Emma then saw Mulan's eyes lower to Elsa and the pale skin and dark eyes made sense. Yes, she was tense and worried about what was going on but there was clearly more to the story.

"You're pregnant?" Emma asked excitedly.

And for the first time since the Queens had arrived, Elsa smiled and nodded. Mulan was also grinning brightly.

"We were speaking to Ruby at your coronation and she told us about how Poppy was conceived," Mulan revealed. Emma had forgotten than the warrior and the wolf were friends. "So, we found the potion and now Elsa is just starting her second trimester. We don't know what we're having yet but I'm pretty sure it's going to be a girl."

With that said, three Queens, the princess and the warrior started discussing pregnancies and babies which seemed to calm the moment down. The room also started to warm as Elsa relaxed and felt the love for her wife and her baby grow.

The Light Queen and the Good Queen ended up staying for dinner and made it back to Storybrooke rather late in the evening. They knew, well hoped, that Henry would have put Hope in bed by now, so Emma quickly sent her son a text saying that they were back but wouldn't be picking up the baby. Henry had replied confirmed that she was already asleep in bed anyway.

With that out of the way, the two retired to bed, both completely exhausted and fell asleep almost immediately.

oOoOo

When Emma woke up the next morning, she reached out to cuddle her wife close as usual but found the bed was empty and the sheets were cold. She blinked a couple of times as she came round and realised that she was in bed alone. She stretched and yawned before sitting up. It wasn't unusual to wake up alone, but it happened very infrequently.

Slightly worried, she slipped out of bed, put on her night gown and headed out the room. She made her way downstairs and popped her head into the kitchen, but there was no sign of Regina. She peeked into the living room but there was also nothing. Finally, she headed into Regina's study and found what she was looking for.

Regina was sitting at her desk with her laptop in front of her. Her brows were furrowed in deep concentration and she was even wearing her glasses which meant that she had a small headache forming. She was so into whatever she was doing that she hadn't realised Emma was in the doorway, leaning against the frame.

Emma stood there for a few moments, just watching her wife, wondering if she was going to register her presence, but it quickly became apparent that she had no clue the blonde was there. She then stood from the frame and quietly crossed the room.

"Hey, you," she greeted quiet and finally Regina looked up from her desk.

"Hello," she replied and slipped off her glasses. "How long have you been awake?"

"Not long, I was confused when you weren't there," Emma revealed as she perched on the edge of the desk.

Regina pulled away so she could look at her wife. "Sorry, I just wanted to draft the letter to the leaders sooner rather than later so they were more prepared and willing to turn up."

Emma reached forward and tucked a loose strand of Regina's hair behind her ear and caressed her face. "They're being summoned to a council by the Queens. They know they'll be in more bother if they don't turn up," Emma said. "What have you written?"

She stood from where she was perching and turned Regina's screen towards her. She picked up her wife's glasses and slid them on as she hadn't put her own contacts in yet. They didn't have the same prescription, but it was better than nothing.

Dear …

It has come to our attention that some leaders are not following the laws set by the Queens of the United Realms, this must be rectified. Therefore, there will be a council at the palace of Snow White and Prince Charming on the morning of August the twentieth at ten o'clock and your presence is non-negotiable.

Until then,

The Good Queen and the Light Queen.

"I mean, it's to the point," Emma said slowly, "and it doesn't say what the issue is, so no one can start rumours. Who are you sending it to?"

"Everyone," Regina said with a shrug. "Well all the leaders." She took a deep breath. "I think it would be best to announce the pregnancy then too so that all the leaders are informed at the same time. I mean, I know Elsa already knows, but she's your friend so that's different."

"Are you sure?" Emma asked. "I mean, Killian will be there."

"Everyone needs to be informed that there is a princess on the way," Regina replied as she caressed her belly. "It will also make meetings easier if I don't have to hide it. It's getting harder every day."

"If that's what you want then you know I'll support you a hundred percent, my love." Emma kissed her wife's cheek. "Now, shall I whip up some breakfast before we go pick up Hope?"

"Definitely."

The two headed into the kitchen and Emma began to get the equipment necessary to make an omelette. Regina offered to help but Emma simply put her on cheese grating duty instead. Fifteen minutes later, Emma placed two plates of ham, tomato and cheese omelettes on the table with a glass of orange juice each and a mug of tea.

"This looks perfect, darling, thank you," Regina complimented before digging in. She'd barely managed two bites before her phones started to ring. Upon seeing the who it was on the caller ID, she quickly swallowed and answered the phone. "Hello sister dear," she greeted.

Emma looked up intrigued at what Zelena could want at this time in the morning. After a few moments listening to Regina's side of the conversation, it wasn't difficult to make out what it was; the redhead was inviting them over for dinner. The blonde nodded in answer to Regina's silent question.

"We'll head over at around seven," she confirmed before bidding her sister goodbye and hanging up.

oOoOo

A few hours later, the two had picked up Hope and were making their way over to Zelena's. It had been a while since Zelena had hosted a family meal. Robin and Alice had moved out and were now living in a small cottage about a mile away from Zelena's farm house and slightly closer to town and the two of them were getting used to living together. They had plans to go travelling again, this time to more countries in the land without magic, but they had wanted to move first.

As they approached the farm house, Emma smiled upon seeing her bug. It seemed that the two blondes were still using the car. She missed it, she always would, but she would never regret giving it to her niece.

Regina didn't bother knocking on the door and just stepped over the threshold, holding the door opened for Emma to walk through with Hope's pram.

"We're here!" She called and Zelena stepped into the hallway.

The redhead hugged her sister and sister in law and caressed her niece's face. As she took a step back, she took in her sister's face. "You look tired, what's up?" She asked, her voice thick with concern.

Just as Regina went to reply, her phone started to ring once more. Upon seeing the caller ID, she answered in confusion. "Mal? What's going on?"

"Gina, I need your help."