Backup plan
julia23602829 asked for a oneshot of Emma and Neal using TLK to wake their parents in season 6.
Emma couldn't believe everyone was prepared to do this for her parents.
"You're all sure about this?" Emma asked them all one last time. They couldn't even be sure they'd all wake up! It was Emma's parents, she had to try. The rest of them didn't.
"My conscience would never be clear if I didn't, and I think I speak for everyone else here." Jiminy said with conviction, resulting in a murmur of agreement around the room. Emma nodded, giving him- and everyone else- a thankful smile. This was their only shot…or so they thought. Regina watched Emma cradling her little brother. Watched as she gave him a gentle squeeze and lovingly kissed his forehead.
"Of course." She said, a realisation hitting her. Why hadn't she thought of this before?! This would be much easier.
"Of course what?" Emma asked Regina. Was there a hitch in the plan?
"There is no need for anybody else to drink a sleeping curse." Regina announced at large. "Snow and David can be woken the same was as everybody else in their condition: with true love's kiss." Regina informed them all.
"How is that going to work when they are both each other's true loves and their both asleep?" Emma asked.
"Because true love doesn't just come in the form of husband and wife, as you very well know. It comes in the form of parent and child. Two people were placed under this curse, it's going to take two people to break it for them. It just so happens that your parents have two children, does it not?" Regina pointed out. Emma frowned.
"I don't know Regina. We're running out of time as it is. What if this doesn't work?" Emma asked.
"Well then, we revert back to the original plan and hope we don't all end up asleep otherwise the Black Fairy is going to find the final battle tremendously easy." Regina reminded Emma. "It's worth a shot." Emma still didn't like the idea of using Neal. What if something backfired and he ended up cursed? Emma wasn't sure her parents would like this idea, but she couldn't deny that Regina was right. It was less risky than having half the town drink a sleeping potion. Emma took Neal over to their parents bed.
"Give mommy a kiss." She instructed the infant. Neal did just that as Emma kissed her father's forehead. A glowing light shot out from both their parents. Snow and Charming gasped in unison. They sat up, dazed and confused. A cheer spread out around the room. They were back.
"You mean you were gonna make me drink a sleeping curse when all that was needed was THAT?!" Grumpy said angrily. Snow and Charming were confused. Who was going to drink a sleeping curse? They would get the details later. What mattered now was that they were awake. Charming pulled Snow into his arms and kissed her passionately, loving the way she smiled into the kiss. He had been waiting far too long to do that.
