Next chapter will be my last chapter. An epilogue! Thanks to all that have read, commented, faved, etc. I do this for fun, but still means lots!
"You've defeated her before, and I need you to do it again," Emma demands of Regina.
Regina shoos Henry off to his room for this discussion. "You have the potion with you? And where is the pirate?"
Emma leans against the counter, the exertion from today wearing down on her. The baby bump is also getting in the way. If she wasn't so damned pregnant she would do this herself, but Blue told her it'd be best for the baby if she didn't use her magic. However, she didn't say anything about going with as a form of distraction.
"Killian's…somewhere," she frowns, wondering why he didn't follow her to Regina's. He knew she was coming here.
Regina arches an eyebrow at her. "Let me tell Henry to go to Mary Margaret and David's house while we send some dragons through a portal."
"Sounds like a great plan," Emma says in acknowledgment.
As the two women walk out of the house, they feel the ground start to shake. It feels like an earthquake, but those aren't all too common in Maine. Emma glances at Regina with panic as they both say "what the hell?"
Regina and Emma get into the car, sporadically pausing as the ground beneath starts to shake again. They get to the main street where they see Mal and Lily in their dragon forms. And in front of them: Killian and Gold. Emma's out of the car before Regina even has a chance to put it in park, yelling after her. Pregnant belly or not, Killian's in great danger. She curses him in her head, wondering what the hell he was thinking. She was the one with the potion. How did he think he would defeat the two dragons? Just then Emma pats around furiously in her jacket for the potion, but to no avail, doesn't find it.
"Emma!" Killian calls to her, panic resonating in his voice. "Get out of here; it's not safe for you or the baby!"
Emma stands back as Lily swoops in to knock Killian off his feet. He lands hard against the road, but Gold raises his hand and is able to freeze her in place. Mal comes over to Emma, morphing back into her human form.
"Hello, Savior," she smiles menacingly.
Regina is running, shooting Mal with her magic. She flies back, landing near to where Killian is still on the ground.
"Regina!" Gold calls across the road. "I need your help to keep Lily at bay."
She rushes over to Gold as Emma makes her way to Killian's side. She kneels down beside him, brushing the hair from his eyes. His breathing is slow, and he has a gash on the side of his head. Feeling the rush of tears coming up, Emma leans her head against his chest.
"Don't leave me!" she sobs into him. "You can't, Killian. Our future. Our child. Please."
"Love," he manages to say between his pain. "You need this," he hands her the potion. Just as she takes it, she's hit over the head and the world goes dark.
Xoxoxox
Awaking with the sounds of beeping in the distance, Emma blinks her eyes a few times. Killian is beside her with a relieved smile on her face. His gash has a large bandage over it, but other than that, he seems to be in good condition.
"How long have I been out?" she blinks rapidly against the brightness of the lights. Reaching up, she feels the large bump on her head from whatever Mal knocked her out with. Thankfully all she's rocking right now is a headache and nothing more severe. Though, she feels like she may have been unconscious for quite some time.
"A few hours, but I knew nothing is powerful enough to keep the Savior down. Whale says the baby is doing well too," he kisses her lightly on her head and she closes her eyes.
"What…" she swallows, "happened?" She doesn't mean with her hospitalization, but with the two villains trying to take her baby.
"Well love," he smirks down at her. "You ca n't keep a pirate down after a dragon bashes his love over the head with a rock. Had to teach them a lesson."
Emma can't help but laugh at him wagging her eyebrows at him. "I love you."
"I know, Swan and I love you. Listen," he pulls a black box from the back of his jeans. "I know I already knocked you up, and this isn't how a man should propose to a princess but…"
Sitting up in bed, Emma smiles so hard that her face might break. "I don't care where or how you propose."
"I will never understand why you took a chance on me and let me into your life, but I am so glad you did. Because each day, I fall more in love with you. I want to spend every moment with you making you happy. So, will you, Emma Swan, do me the honor of being my wife?"
Sticking her hand out to him, she nods her head with tears gathering in her eyes. "Yes, Killian, yes!"
Pulling her to him, she kisses him with as much love as she can muster. The door opens and her mother rushes over to her first, taking her hand in hers. She gapes at the engagement ring on her hand pulls Emma in for a hug. David pats Hook on the back, beaming down at his daughter.
"I'm impressed," Henry observes the ring on his mother's ring. "Who knew Captain Hook had it in him to pick out a wedding ring?"
"Ah, you underestimate me, mate."
Snow is rambling on about the wedding, asking Emma where she thinks she wants to have the wedding. All Emma can think about at the moment is giving birth to their child and then contemplating which kind of place settings she wants.
"Mom, I think I want to wait until after the baby is born," she confesses.
Snow looks taken a back but quickly regains her composure and smiles at her daughter. "Doesn't matter when. All that matters is that you found a man who loves you and will do anything for you."
"We want to thank you, Hook," David says. "For putting those dragons through the portal. Without you, we may never have been able to see Emma give birth to your child."
Hook looks surprised at the thank you. "That means a lot, mate."
"You're still not off the hook for getting my daughter pregnant before you two got married."
"Dad!" Emma gasps out, heating emanating her face.
He raises his hands in mock surrender. "Hey, I'm just being a father. Give me some slack; I didn't get to scare off any of your boyfriends when you were a teenager."
"And thank God for that," Emma mutters, throwing her legs off the bed. She can't stand to stay another minute in this bed. Not exactly how she planned to spend the night when she just got engaged.
"How about we all go to Grannys for a celebration dinner?" Henry suggests.
"Good idea, lad. I could use a bite to eat," Hook reaches out to take Emma's hand in his.
Emma clasps his hand in hers, thankful for all the things he's done for her. She has to admit, she knew when they climbed the beanstalk that he was more than a villain hell-bent on revenge. She had hoped for him to prove her wrong, and he did.
"Maybe we can celebrate alone later," she suggests on their way out, earning a glare from her father who she didn't know was in earshot of her comment. "Sorry…"