"Killian?"
"Yes, Milah?"
"It-it's coming. The baby"
"It is?"
"Yes"
"Um... so, what should I do?"
Milah sighed. "Just... stand over there."
I can't even begin to describe what it's like watching yourself be born. I'm just going to skip to twenty minutes later.
"It's a girl."
"Yes. Elizabeth."
"She's beautiful. She looks just like you."
Milah smiled. "Thank you. So... how do we raise her?"
"I don't know! Having her was your idea!"
"I guess she'll be a pirate girl."
"I guess she will."
I'd been spending nearly all my time sleeping, trying to find the vision that would tell me why my Papa didn't remember me. And why he only had one hand. I vaguely wanted to know that too. Suddenely, a strange noise came through the woods. I looked. It was Pan.
"Hello, Peter", I said.
"Elizabeth", he replied.
"What are you doing here? You promised I could live here undisturbed. Why break an almost century long vow?"
"Elizabeth, do you know what's going on in Neverland right now?"
"Well, no, but the fact that I saw my father makes me think it's pretty complicated."
"Elizabeth, I'm dying."
"Good riddance."
"There is a way to save me."
"Not interested."
"I need the heart of the truest believer. His name is Henry."
"Henry?"
"Yes. He's my great-grandson."
"What?"
"My son. Did I tell you about him?"
"Vaguely. Rumpelstiltskin, right?"
"Yes. His son had a son, who is Henry."
"And who is Rumpelstiltskin's son?"
"Baelfire." I'd heard the name - Wendy had told me all about Bae, and how he came to Neverland to save her and her brothers. Pretty similar to what I did for Charlotte, actually.
"Bae? He's alive?"
"He is. Henry's mother, Emma, is the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming. His adoptive mother is Regina. The four of them, along with my son, are in Neverland looking for Henry. They want to save him."
"And my father... he's with them?"
"Yes."
"Great. Why doesn't he remember me?"
"No idea."
"Where's my mother?"
"Elizabeth, there's something you should know about Milah."
"What?"
"Before she ran away to be with your father, she was married. To Rumpelstiltskin. And... she's Baelfire's mother."
"What?"
"She's Bae's mother."
"Wow."
"Yes. But that's all beside the point. The point is, I need Henry's heart to absorb all the magic in Neverland. It will save me. I will be immortal."
"And Henry?"
"Oh, he will die", Pan said, as though this was a trivial little detail.
"You are truly evil. What do you need me for?"
"I need you to sing, Elizabeth."
"Sing?" My voice was enchanted, and drew people from miles around. I rarely sung, because I didn't want to draw attention to myself.
"Elizabeth, you are not only a beautiful singer, but a beautiful girl. Your beauty will make Henry listen."
"Trying flattery now, are we?"
"Elizabeth. Once he comes, convince him to give me his heart. Leave out the part about him dying."
"Why would I do that?"
"Because I will let you off this island." Pan knew me. He knew what I wanted more than almost anything else in the world - to leave Neverland. But I wasn't going to kill my Mama's grandson. Or anyone, for that matter.
"I will never help you", I said, determined.
"Fine", he said, "Then you'll be stuck here forever."