Next chapter will be the last chapter of this fic. Well, one more chapter and an epilogue. Thanks for reading! :)

Slamming the door shut, Emma begins to pace back and forth in her kitchen. She should have never brought Lily to Storybrooke. For once, she should have left things along and stop messing with everyone's fate. This was her fault; Lily never wanted to find her mom in the first place.

"I know what you're thinking, Swan, and this isn't your fault," Hook puts his hand on her shoulder but she brushes it off, too upset to accept comfort.

Stalling for a moment, she flashes her tear streaked face in Hook's direction. "Don't try to convince otherwise, Killian. I never wanted to be the Savior and be responsible for everyone's happy ending. Look how it's backfiring on me!"

Hook clenches his jaw. He knows more than anyone how much Emma has been through her whole life. He thought she'd finally come to terms with being the Savior and accepting her fate. He also knows she's too strong to sit idly by and let Lily take their baby from them. She's hurting, but she should have a clear mind for this.

"You're hurting, and I get that, but you need to relax because we have to defeat this dragon."

Emma runs a hand through her mused hair. "It's just one battle after another. I don't want this for our child."

Hook takes a hesitant step towards her. "Then let's settle this once and for all."

"You really think I can do it?"

He tilts his head at her, not believing her second guessing herself. "Of course I do, love. You're one of the strongest person I know, and I have no doubt that you can rid Storybrooke of any villain and keep our child safe."

She gives him a watery smile, thankful she has him in her life when she never thought she'd love again. "I love you."

"Aye, and I you. Now let's go kick some dragon ass."

"Gold!" Emma screams when she slams his door shut. "Get the hell out here."

Gold comes from behind the curtain with an amused expression on his face. "Nice to see you again."

"Let's cut the crap. Lily wants to take my baby and kill me."

"I thought my son did as well."

Hook rolls his eyes. "Instead of playing who's killing who, let's deal with more pressing issues her. Like Emma facing a crazy dragon."

"For example," Emma presses both hands on the counter, "What are you doing with a memory position that you stole from Blue?"

For once, Gold looks genuinely surprised at the accusation. "The what?"

"Blue said the cabinet to which the potion was stolen had your bloody magic all over it!" Hook says with a locked jaw.

Gideon walks out with Belle in tow, a look of anguish across his face. Hook puts a protective arm in front of Emma. Emma's hand begins to spark with magic. Belle gives a genuine look of concern at Emma and Hook.

"What's going on?" she asks.

"Malificent's daughter, Lily, seems to be after Miss Swan and her child."

Belle's mouth opens slightly. "How come?"

"You tell me," Emma shoots, looking behind Belle to her son. "Want to say anything, Dark One Jr?"

Gideon, for once, looks innocent of doing anything. He points to the cuff on his wrist that Gold had put onto him. "Without my powers, there's not much I can do."

"No, but you could be hiring someone to do your biding," Hook concludes.

"I know how you must view by son, but he's been with me at the library every day this week. He's changing; he wants to be good," Belle quickly defends her son.

Emma knows how honest Belle is, but she wants to see the best in everyone. She believed in Gold when nobody else did and it hardly did her any good. He's still the same villain he was before. No amount of hope from his wife will do him any good. She can't trust her instinct when Gideon was just trying to murder her the other day. Nobody changes that fast.

"Belle, I know how much you want to believe that-" Emma starts but she's cut off.

"She's telling the truth," they all turn around to the sound of Blue's voice. "It wasn't Gold's magic; it was Malificent's."

Hook clenches his fist at his side. Emma leans against the counter, feeling faint. The baby is due in less than two months. Time is ticking away, and she has to defeat Lily before she can do anything with her child.

"How do we defeat them?" Gold asks for Emma, surprised at his desperation in his voice.

"Well," Blue comes towards them, "I have this potion that can send them to the wish realm."

Emma winces at the mention of the wish realm. She'd rather forget about that place if she could. "Then let's do it."

Blue smiles gently at Emma. "Emma, your powers are too hectic to help with this. We need someone else to do it. Maybe Gold or even Regina."

As much as Emma would love to do it herself, she knows Blue's right. She hates putting all her faith in Regina and Gold to get rid of the threats, but she needs to think about her future. "I'll ask Regina."

Hook pauses Emma by grabbing her by the arm. "I think we need to discuss this before we go along with the plan."

"I'm sorry, Killian, but we have to do this. There's nothing to discuss."

With one last look, Emma walks out the door to find Regina. This ends now.