Emma could remember the feeling of being carried and then she had fallen completely asleep. The dreams she had were so mixed and jumbled and strange. When she awoke and looked around to find herself somewhere unfamiliar she starts to panic.

Felix walks out of the shadows, "You look a little…lost."

Emma sighs, "What do you want, Felix?"

Felix shrugs, "I want to see you die, but nobody seems to care about that. So I will stick with the shadows plans."

She shudders, "And what are those?"

He smiles maliciously, "Oh you will see." He motions to the door with his head, "Come. I will show you what is in store for you."

Emma slowly gets up and follows him. It appeared as if they were in an underground set of tunnels wit doorways every few feet. She would have been impressed if the situation were different. The path starts to veer up until they exit the hideout and Emma sees Henry.

Henry looks up, "Mom?"

Emma walks forward, "Henry? Are you ok?"

Henry runs into her arms and they both start crying, "I am so scared."

Emma kneels down and outs her hands on each side of his face, "I know, kid, but I am here. Everything is going to be ok."

Felix laughs, "I wouldn't be so sure about that. We now have you both. It is time for the ritual. It can take days by the way."

Emma stands up and hides Henry behind her, "You will not touch him."

Felix laughs again, "We shall see about that."

Someone comes out of the forest. She didn't know who it was, but she could feel the magic coming off him in waves. He puts his hand out towards her and she feels blackness engulf her.

Hook couldn't hear anything. It was like everything and everyone had been shut off in his mind. Emma was gone. Missing. He had to find her. He would kill whoever got in his way to do so. He didn't care. All he could see was red. Emma would not die. His baby would not die.

Snow puts a hand on his arm, "Hook? Hook! KILLIAN!"

He finally looks at her, "Let's go. We aren't stopping. We aren't sleeping. We aren't resting. We are going to kill them all."

Snow frowns, "We will be no good to her without rest. We need to save our strength."

The look on Hook's face has Snow taking a step back. He glares, "NO! We have to get to her now! Who knows what they are doing to her. They don't want her alive. Can't you see that? The longer we wait the less chance she has." He starts to break down, "I can't lose her. I can't."

Snow puts her arms around him as he starts to cry, "We will not lose her. But we won't lose our heads in the process."

David puts a hand on the pirates shoulder, "We will do this together. We will find her and Henry. We always find each other."

Regina smiles, "For once, I can agree with the Charming's. They do always find their family. It used to be infuriating, but now it comes in handy."

Hook pulls back, "Fine. We will sleep, but only for a couple hours. I will not let them have her longer than necessary."

They all nod and watch as he walks to his bedroll. Neal sighs, "This is going to get worse before it gets better. Hook isn't known to give up his revenge so easily. It is a miracle that he hasn't killed my father yet."

Gold snorts, "He would never risk Emma that way. She is what changed him. And if we don't get her back soon he will kill whoever gets in his way. That includes any of us."

Snow bites her lip, "Then we have to make sure not to get in his way. Emma would want the pirate in him to come out right? That is more than just finding his way through a forest."

Regina looks at her impressed, "You are finally getting it. And it is time for the evil queen to come out and play."

Neal frowns, "So your solution is to be ruthless and uncaring?"

Regina smiles, "That is as Emma wants it. She is the one that said there are no rules, not here."

Gold nods, "Yes, yes, it seems we have all finally come to accept it. We are less dysfunctional now."

David takes Snow's hand, "We have become the team that Emma wanted."

After a couple hours of sleep, they continue their journey. They had been desperate before, but now there were more lives on the line. Regina and Gold could sense the dark magic being used, which only caused them to move faster.

By late afternoon they reach the natives and Hook points, "The leader should be just over there. As much as I hate to stop, they might be able to help us."

A young girl walks over to them, "Hello, my name is Tiger Lily. Is there a reason you are here?"

Hook quirks a brow, "Tiger Lily? Do you remember me?"

She looks up at him and grins, "Captain Hook! You and that beautiful blonde girl saved me from the clutches of the Lost Boys. I think her name was…Emma? Is she here?"

Hook's face saddens, "She is, but she is in trouble. The lost boys have her and her son. We need your help."

Tiger Lily puts a hand to her mouth, "Oh no. That is terrible. I offer my services. I owe her my life." She takes his hand, "And you as well. Let me take you to my father. Maybe he can send more to help."

They follow and David whispers, "Who is her father?"

Hook answers simply, "The chief."

They approach a throne like chair that sits upon a small stage. Tiger Lily step up, "Father, you remember Captain Hook?"

The Indian Chief nods, "I do. You and that Emma saved my daughter's life. I owe you for that."

Hook nods, "And I plan to collect. The lost boys have taken Emma and her son. We need help finding and saving them."

The chief frowns, "That may be harder than it sounds for it is not only the lost boys that you have to worry about."

Hook looks up at him, confused, "What do you mean?"

Tiger Lily steps forward, "This forest has become a dark and dangerous place. We avoid it because it can change those of us from here. Some of us have magic. It is part of our culture. We only use it for good. Like to heal and tell stories with images in the fire. Nothing more unless necessary. A while back, we were ambushed and they took the strongest of our shamans, as we call them. He is now with them. Using dark magicks. We only know of one way to save and stop him. The Savior."

Snow gasps, "Emma is the savior."

Tiger Lily smiles, "I knew she had greatness in her. She was so wonderful to me."

The Indian Chief speaks again, "Yes she was and I am afraid if we do not hurry her life will be no more. The way the shadow and the Shaman get their power is by absorbing the power of others. But it has to be good magic and not from fairy dust. A number of our other Shamans have died because of this."

David takes a deep breath, "How long do we have?"

Tiger Lily frowns, "The Savior is said to have the strongest magic. Pure. It will take days before the ritual is complete. And they need the heart of a true believer when it comes to her. That is why they had to let her go."

Regina gasps, "Henry." She looks around, "What is the quickest way to their hideout from here? I don't care what I have to fight or how dangerous. We have to save them. Now!"

Hook glares at her, "If only we had skipped that sleep you so insisted upon, your majesty!"

Gold breaks in before an argument can start, "Will you help us? We need numbers and we need them now."

Tiger Lily looks at her father, "I already offered to help. I won't fall under the influence as long as I am not in there for too long. It usually takes weeks."

The chief nods, "Yes. We will help you. It is the least we can do."

Henry watches as his mother falls to the ground. What were they going to do to her? He had heard them talking. They had argued constantly about whether they should wait for her to arrive or if they should snatch her before. Apparently they had chosen the latter.

Henry looks up, "What have you done?"

Felix sighs, "Well we were originally going to torture her with you not wanting to ever see her again, but your heart is too true. So now we are just going to get straight to the point. We are going to take her magic."

Before Henry can respond, a pixie like blonde lands softly next to him "Let her go."

Felix scoffs, "Your pixie dust doesn't work here, Tinker Bell."

Tinker Bell nods, "I know. But I will not let any harm come to her. Or to the boy."

Felix grins, "You know what will be fun, boys? Torturing a pixie."

She tries to fly up to avoid them but is too late. Two lost boys grab her and hold her back. She tries to struggle, but they are too strong, "You will not get away with this, Lost Boys!"

Henry cries out when they hit her and push her to the ground, "Stop this! What is wrong with all of you?"

They ignore him and the Shaman puts his hands over Emma and she starts to float up until she is at his waist. Henry watches the white light leaving Emma and flowing towards the magic man.

He starts to run forward but Felix holds him back, "Uh uh. You are going to watch as the life is sucked out of your mother."

Neal sits on the beach while the natives prepare their men. He had fought so hard to get here. To see Emma. He knew she was having a fling or whatever with Hook, but he had been positive he could win her back. Especially after she said she needed him. Now, he knew that was impossible. Whether she lived or died.

Regina sits next to him, "Are you ready to save our son?"

Neal gives her a puzzled look, "Our son? This situation is so strange. I just want them both to be alright. How did everything go to hell so fast?"

Regina laughs, "I don't know. I do know that Emma is stronger than any of us and so is Henry. They will find a way to survive."

Neal watches the waves, "I did love her. All those years ago. When I let her go to jail for a crime I committed, I thought I was doing the right thing. So she can save the fairy tales."

Regina touches his shoulder, "I don't think she is mad anymore. She has found her happiness with Hook. Once someone finds that everything else is forgotten."

Neal shrugs, "What if I don't want to be forgotten?"

Regina smiles kindly, "You still love her. It will fade. You will find someone who loves you back and everything will get better. Let her be happy, Neal."

Neal laughs, "I don't think it is me in the way of that right now." He looks into her eyes, "We have to save her. I may not be the one that gets her, but I can't imagine life without her. And I just found my son."

Regina touches his hand, "I will not let any harm come to either one of them."

David walks over, "We are ready. Let's save my daughter and grandson."

It was dark by the time they reached the entrance to the lost boys' hideout except for a bright light that seemed to be emanating off of…

Snow gasps, "Emma!"

David puts his hand over her mouth, "Shhh."

Hook steps closer, but still out of view. Emma was floating in the air above the ground and Henry was screaming at them to let his mom go. Tiger Lily points to a petite blonde, "That is Tinker Bell. It looks like they have tortured her."

Regina peaks around with tears in her eyes, "So what is the plan?"

The Indian Chief points towards the shaman, "Kill him and the ritual will stop. I hate to see one of our own die, but he is too far gone to be saved."

Hook doesn't hesitate, "Hey! Lost Boys! Do you want to play a game? It's called 'prepare to die'"

Emma was floating in a world of darkness. She couldn't see anything or anyone, but she could feel the light leaving her. She sees something in the distance. Something golden that gave her an odd sense of hope. She starts to run towards and recognizes the figure.

She kneels down, "Tinker Bell!"

The pixie looks up weakly, "Emma. You can stop this. You are stronger than this shaman."

Emma frowns at the bruises and blood on Tink's face, "What did they do to you?"

She shakes her head, "It doesn't matter! You have to save them! You have to save everyone. Don't let him have all your power."

Emma sniffles, "But how?"

Tink looks up, "Concentrate. Make it look like he has won. Like all the life is drained out of you. Even in this state you can use your magic."

Emma closes her eyes and breathes. She imagines the faces of everyone she loves. She feels the power start to radiate of her body and through it.

The fight with the Lost Boys was brutal. No one was going to be able to walk away without cuts and bruises and some injuries more serious. But no one was giving up either. Henry was next to Tinker Bell, trying to help her up, but she had fallen unconscious.

Suddenly a bright light flashes and all of them are thrown to the ground. The shaman grins evilly, "I did it. She is gone and I have all her power."

Felix frowns as everyone stands up, "I thought it would take weeks."

The Shaman shrugs, "Maybe she was weaker than we thought. All I need is the heart of the boy."

Emma's lifeless body falls to the ground and Hook falls to his knees beside her. He touches her face and bends over her with sobs wracking his body. Henry falls into Regina's side as they both fall to the ground in despair. Snow and David scream as they watch their daughter fall. Neal covers his face, unable to look at the scene in front of him and Mr. Gold is surprised to find his face wet and his heart breaking at her death.

Hook whispers, "I love you, Emma Swan. I am so sorry that I failed to save you." He kisses her one last time on the lips and turns towards the lost boys, "You will all pay with your lives!"

The Lost Boys back up, but not because of Hook. Emma rises to her feet and smiles, "You really think death would stop me?" She turns towards the Shaman and throws him against a tree with her magic, "Looks like you are weaker than they thought."

She puts her hand through his chest and rips it out. She throws it to Gold who catches it and squeezes it into dust, "Well, dearie, you have surprised me."

Emma smiles, but says nothing. They had one more danger to face. The shadow. She turns to Felix, "Where is the shadow?"

For the first time since they met, there was terror in his eyes, "I-I don't know. He goes wherever he wants. He never tells us what he is doing."

Emma looks at all the boy around her, "Do you want to know who killed Peter?" They all look up in surprise, "It wasn't me. It was the shadow. Do you really want to work for him?"

Felix shakes his head, "No. That isn't true. The shadow protects us from people like you who want to destroy us."

Emma frowns, "I don't want to destroy you. I want to save you. Peter wanted me to save you. That is why he came to me."

She could see them doubting everything for the first time so she turns to her family and grins, "I'm alive."

Henry jumps into her arms and hugs her, "Don't ever do that again, Mom."

She laughs, "I won't, kid. I could never leave you."

He kisses her cheek and steps back just as Regina does pretty much the same thing, "God, Emma, you do love the dramatic, don't you?"

Emma shakes her head, "It was the only way. Someone had to save your asses…again."

Regina rolls her eyes, "When we get home I am going to bake you a damn pie."

Snow and David walk to her with tears of joy in their eyes. David grabs her and pulls her close, "I have never felt so lost in my life when I saw you fall."

Snow joins them, "I am just glad you are ok."

Emma hugs her parents and sighs, "Me too."

Neal and Mr. Gold walk up to her and Gold sighs, "I think this family will work out, dearie."

Neal nods, "Especially since none of us know how to die."

Emma laughs and touches their shoulders, "I am surprised anybody still messes with us."

They walk off and she turns to her pirate. She sees the flood of emotions in his eyes. She runs to him and wraps her arms around his neck. He lifts her off the ground and spins her around. She feels his tears on her neck, "Killian, don't cry. We are ok."

He puts his hand on her cheek, "If you ever do that to me again, I will never forgive you!" He crushes his mouth to hers and they both sigh with relief at the contact. It was desperate and loving at the same time.

Henry makes gagging sounds, "Hello, your son is standing right here!"

They break apart laughing and look at the people crowded around them. Felix steps forward, "We don't believe you."

Emma smiles, "You will."

Felix shakes his head, "No we won't." And with that the battle continues.

A/N: So they are all getting closer to the battle with the shadow. The Lost Boys seem a little confused, but unwilling to believe her. How will Emma save them if they keep fighting? And how much power does she have? And once all this is over, if ever, how will they get back to their home?

So, I think i am going to make the next chapter about what is happening in Stroybrooke while they are away. :)

Keep reading and enjoying. And keep up the reviews. I love reading them.

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