Epilogue
Five years later
Killian and Emma did, in fact, have the twins help with the baby's name, but they didn't expect seven years old to come up with a name full of meaning. They asked the twins a few months before the baby was born.
Five years ago, Emma and Killian decided it was time to ask the twins about possible baby names. They found the twins in the library reading a fairytale book; one of which was more of a history book of the realm (Killian and Emma along with Cygnus have their very own chapter in the book).
"Henry, Amelia. Have the two of you thought of any names for your future sibling?" Killian asked.
The twins looked at each other and then nodded.
"So, don't leave us waiting," Emma said her arm resting on her pregnant belly.
"We want to share our middle names. So for a boy, their middle name would be Liam." Amelia started.
"And for a girl, their middle name would be Hope." Henry finished. Emma was touched that the twins wanted to share their name with their sibling, she could also see the awed expression on Killian's face.
"Amelia and I only came up with a name for a girl, since we know that we are going to have a little sister."
"Younger" Both Amelia and Killian said at the same time; which made Emma smile and Henry shake his head.
"We are going to have a Younger sister." Henry continued.
"So what is the name you two little pirates picked out?" Killian asked.
"Alice Hope Jones." The twins said at the same time. The name left Killian and Emma speechless. The name was beautiful.
"That was my mother's name," Killian said to which the twins nodded.
"We know. It says your mother's name was Alice in the book..." Amelia started.
"...So we figured that would be a great name for our younger sister." Henry finished.
"Aye. It's a great name. My love, what do you think?" Killian asked with glassy eyes.
"It's perfect. If they are a girl, they will be Alice Hope Jones. But what about a boy?" Emma asked. The twins both shook their heads.
"No need. We know you are having a girl." Amelia said.
"We will see," Emma said.
The twins were of course right in their assessment that Emma would be giving birth to a girl. In the late summer, Alice Hope Jones was born.
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It was a simple birthday party for the young royal; well simple as a royal affair could be. All rulers of the Enchanted Forest attended the birthday of the youngest princess of Cygnus. They were all celebrating Alice's fourth birthday, but they also were able to observe the growth of the Enchanted Forest.
Emma learned that Cinderella was pregnant before the curse was cast and with time being frozen so was her pregnancy. Cinderella gave birth to her daughter a few weeks after the welcome home ball. Alice was born in the summer. Soon Anna and Kristoff welcomed a daughter while Phillip and Aurora welcomed a son. But the best new addition aside from Alice was the birth of Emma's brother Leo. Leo was born two years after Alice. Emma stills remember when her parents accidentally told her about her brother when they were fighting about his name.
Emma was visiting her parents with Amelia and Alice while Killian and Henry had a father-son weekend. Emma woke up early and she ends up walking into a disagreement between her parents. They were so wrapped up in the discussion that they asked her opinion.
"I could hear you two down the hall. What's up?" Emma said picking up a glass of tea before sitting down at the table.
"I like the name Leopold, but your father doesn't." Snow said. Emma could tell they were now discussing names for a future child, one of which Emma was hoping was on its way.
"Like after your father?" Snow nodded.
"Exactly. I think it is a good way to honor those before us. I mean, you and Killian named Alice after his mother." Emma laughed, and she shook her head; that action caused her parents to look at her confused.
"Killian and I didn't name Alice. That was all the twins. We asked them what they wanted to name their sibling and they found out that their grandmother's name was Alice. They were so cute when they told us the name the picked out."
"That sounds great, Emma. It's just... The name Leopold is so...outdated" David said, and Snow scoffed.
"You know that their sibling might be able to help. You might want to ask them. I will see you too later." Emma said as her parents looked at her with the realization about what they were talking about. "Actually... The name Leo sounds nice. You two should let me know later what you decide on." Emma said smiling as she left the room.
A few hours later, Snow and David found Emma. They looked embarrassed which made Emma almost laugh.
"What's with the look? You both look like your parents scolded you." Emma said.
"We..." Snow started.
"I am happy for you both. I think being an older sister will be great. Plus, I think you two were cute with your little disagreement. But, I still stand by my earlier statement that Leo is a good name." Emma said smiling as her parents looked at her in disbelief.
"So I guess we screwed up telling you about being an older sister?" David said smiling.
"I wouldn't say screwed up. I quite like the way I found out. So when will I find out the little guy's name?" That caused her parents to scoff and laugh.
Nine months later, Leo Ian Nolan was born. Emma smiled when the name was announced. Snow and David took Emma's suggestion and went with Leo; they also picked the name Ian in honor of Killian helping their daughter when they couldn't. Emma was now an older sister to Leo Ian Nolan.
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In the last five years, the Enchanted Forest was quiet. There were disagreements between the kingdoms but nothing that couldn't be solved. Ingrid found her own family with Elsa and Anna. Emma was sad to see her old foster mother go, but Ingrid simply said she would have to visit Arendelle more. That made Emma laugh and agree.
The quiet times weren't entirely dull, to say the least. A few villains and evils poked their heads out, but they didn't cause trouble; except for the Wicked Witch- Zelena and King Arthur from Camelot.
Both of their quests couldn't be solved by attacking the Enchanted Forest. They wanted to acquire things that resided in the Land Without Magic. Lancelot was able to send Arthur away without much fight.
Zelena - Regina's half-sister - was upset that Regina got everything; Emma was able to explain to her that both Regina and Cora were in another realm. Zelena came back a few times in the last five years, but over that time, Emma could see Zelena was trying to change. Emma could see that Zelena was alone; because of that Emma offered to send Zelena to the other realm if she wanted to mend her relationship with her mother and sister. The first attempt at that Emma received the classic Wicked Witch cackle. A few tries later, Zelena accepted, and Emma took her to the Apprentice. Emma gave her memories of the new realm and the older man opened a door letting Zelena start over. On Zelena's way through she thanked Emma, to which Emma nodded in response.
So, the five years were quiet, but things happened. Other than all the children that are being born and the few villains; Emma was forming a relationship with her parents. They understood she was uncomfortable mostly because they were too. Killian was able to help Emma see that they loved her no matter what.
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Her parents asked to stay in the castle a few weeks before Alice was born. Snow and David told Emma that they wanted to be there for her; she was hesitant but gave in. Emma decided that it would be nice to have her parents around for the birth of her and Killian's third child and their grandchild. Jules along with the Blue Fairy was able to confirm that there was in fact only one baby this time around.
Most women had food craving when they were pregnant; which Emma had, but she also craved playing chess. It was weird, she never played before but one day Killian suggested playing a game of chess and Emma agreed. That was the day that Alice kicked for the first time, which made Emma feel closer to her child, throughout the rest of her pregnancy she played against everyone in the castle multiple times.
The day that Alice was born, Emma was in the middle of a chess match with her mother. Right as Emma was about to say 'checkmate' she felt a sharp pain, having gone through labor once before she knew precisely what it meant: Alice was coming. Emma and Killian were in love with the name the twins came up with; they never found out the sex of the baby but, after the twins told them the name Alice they too had a feeling that the baby would be a girl. Snow and Aurora were on the side of a girl whereas, the rest of the Council and David believed it would be a boy. In the end, the Jones family, Snow, and Aurora were correct.
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Many things changed in five years, happy endings were returned, families were created, the few 'evils' that came were taken care of, and most of all, Emma had a relationship with her parents. Emma Swan, who now is Emma Jones had a family. Emma was no longer the orphan that landed in the Enchanted Forest over fifteen years ago; she wasn't alone anymore. Emma never expected to her life to turn out this way, but it did. Emma has a family, one that is twice as big as she thought she would ever have. Emma is the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming; she is the sister of Leo Nolan; Emma is the wife of Killian Jones; Emma is the mother of Henry, Amelia, and Alice; she is also the Queen to the people of Cygnus. Along with her family and the kingdom, Emma had some great friends in Robin, Roland, Aurora, Phillip, Mulan, Lancelot, Johanna, Elsa, Anna, and Ingrid. Emma wasn't sure where they fit in her family tree, but she had the seven dwarfs, Red, and her grandmother.
Emma spent seventeen years alone. Those years sucked for many reasons, but if that was the price to pay for the life, she received it was well worth it. Over fifteen years ago Emma felt that she had the word orphan tattooed on her forehead; it no longer says 'orphan' it now says 'loved.' More than anything she was loved; Emma had the love of her parents, she had True Love with Killian, and she had unconditional love with Henry, Amelia, and Alice.
Emma had looked back on the day when she decided to go to where she was found and was proud of herself for going. It was hard to get off the bus and face her abandonment head on, but she did it. Emma got off the bus and walked through the small forest. She is proud of her seventeen-year-old-self trying to comprehend what it meant to be in an entirely new realm. Emma has told her story many times to many people, and one thing her story did was inspire hope.
There were many fairytales out there sleeping princess being woken by true love's kiss, mermaids who fell in love with humans, women who were treated horribly by a step-mother, but none of the classic fairy tales compared to the story of the Light Queen of the Cygnus Kingdom and the woman who is Emma Jones.
Though her story is ending, for now, she is continuing on her Happy Beginning, because when one chapter of your life ends another one begins. Emma Jones will be happy and loved for the rest of her life with her family and friends. Struggles will come and go, but Emma has the strength of love and love is the most powerful magic of all.
This is story does not have a happy ending because life isn't that simple even for the lives of fairy tales. Fairy tales are more complex than a simple beginning and end because they aren't just stories they are the life of real people. The story always continues after the ending...