Pain. That was all that was felt between both Emma and Regina over the course of the next few days. Emma had gone back to isolating herself in her bedroom, and Regina had cried her eyes out way too many times; she wasn't even talking to Zelena.
Henry knew that something was up with his mothers, but they wouldn't tell him everything. All he knew was that Emma was pregnant, and that they weren't talking anymore. He assumed something didn't go well with Hook, seeing as he had seemed down too at their book meetings.
Knowing that there wasn't much for him to do at home, he decided to head to his meeting early.
"Mom!" He called to Emma, who was sulking. "I'm going to grandpa's shop!"
She replied, but it was muffled so Henry couldn't hear. He only hoped that she had said okay and agreed.
With that, he walked out the door and made his way to the main part of town. Since he was early for the meeting, he decided to stop at Granny's.
"Hey, Henry!" Ruby greeted him, getting him his usual ready.
He smiled, then saw Tinker Bell sitting alone. He decided to join her,
"Mind if I sit here?" He asked.
"Go ahead," she replied.
He smiled, sitting down. Ruby then put his hot chocolate with cinnamon in front of him.
"How's it going for you?" He asked.
"Pretty good, it's definitely nice to have my wings and magic back here," she said. "How is it for you?"
"I'm fine, but my moms aren't,"
"Oh no, what happened?"
"Emma's pregnant with Hook's baby, and I think they broke up after that. They aren't talking at all,"
"Did she go back with Hook?"
"No, he's still sad and doesn't want to talk about her at our book meetings,"
"That pirate joined a book club?"
"Long story, but yeah,"
"So do you want your moms to get back together?"
"Definitely. I mean, they weren't even together for very long, but they made each other happy. I can see it in their eyes, that they love each other,"
Tink pondered for a moment,
"Do you think that they know that the other loves them?"
He shook his head no,
"I don't think so, or else they wouldn't be so sad,"
She leaned in close,
"I think there's a way you can help them then,"
"How?" He asked, intrigued.
"Well, I know that The Dark One always keeps some sort of wand, or magical object with him. There's something that I've seen him use, that show him whatever he wants to see. Say you wanted to see a specific person, or someone who had some contact with them, you'd just have to say it. You could say, 'show me Emma Swan's true love' and then it'll show you Regina. And do the same thing with her. Although, I'd suggest you test it out by something more simple. Like, 'show me the father of Emma's child' or something more concrete like that,"
"That sounds great! But I don't have magic, unless you count my Author powers. Even with those, it's not like I can cast spells like my moms,"
"You don't have to, with those objects, anyone can use them."
"Alright, I think I'll try it out. Thanks, Tink!"
She nodded in response.
He finished his drink, put some money down on the table, then exited.
With a smile on his face, he entered through the doors of his grandfather's shop.
"Henry, hi!" She said. "Killian isn't going to be here today, he called. So we'll just have to discuss our current book next week,"
"That's okay, I actually wanted to talk with you about something," he told her. "Is grandpa here?"
"No, he should be back in around an hour. Why do you ask?"
"I'm looking for some sort of magical thing, that can show me anyone by asking a question. Is there something like that here?"
"I think Rumple might have something like that, what do you need it for?"
"I'm gonna try to use it to get my moms back together,"
"Okay, let's check the back,"
With that, she lead him to the other room where her husband had kept his magic stuff.
"Are you sure this is safe, Henry?"
"Yes, I'm sure... probably. I mean, I don't think Tinker Bell would've told me about it if it wasn't."
"Alright," she said. "Is it like some sort of crystal ball thing?"
"Only one way to find out," he said optimistically.
She reached up to one of the top shelves, and grabbed some sort of crystal thing. She handed it to him, and set it down on the table.
"How exactly are you going to use it to get them back together?"
"I'm going to use it to show them that they still love each other. I need to ask it to show me Emma's true love, then I need it to show me Regina's true love. If all goes according to plan, it'll get them back together,"
"Okay,"
He stared at the crystal, thinking intensely. He remembered what Tink had told him.
"Show me the father of Emma Swan's child," he said.
After a few moments of the smoke moving, it showed a gravestone with the name 'Neal Cassidy' written on it. He sighed,
"Okay, show me Emma Swan's true love," he said. It took less time this time, but it showed where Regina currently was; which was in her room crying.
"Show me Regina Mills' true love," he said to it. It immediately showed Emma, who was sleeping in her bedroom.
"It worked!" He said triumphantly. Belle grinned.
"Just to make sure, I'm gonna ask it something else," he said, she gave an encouraging nod.
"Show me the father of Emma Swan's second child," he demanded. This time, it didn't show anything. "Show me the mother of my half sibling,"
Much to his surprise, it showed both Emma and Regina at the same time.
"What?" He said aloud. He looked to Belle for advice, but she simply shrugged.
"Show me the mother of my half-sibling," he demanded again. Just like before, it showed both Emma and Regina. He sighed, "It must not work,"
Appearing out of thin air, Rumplestiltskin put his object away.
"I can assure you, my boy," he started. "That crystal works very well. I'm not sure how it happened, they must have used some sort of spell. Nonetheless, it would appear that both Emma and Regina are the natural parents of this child."
