The streets were quiet, the bars were empty, the only noise that could be heard was the rustling of animals in the woods. This was the perfect time Hades thought to himself as he emerged from a second boat, if the charming clan thought they could leave without Emma giving him what he wanted then he would just have to follow them home and make sure she payed. Slowly he walked down the street trying to find somewhere hidden but comfortable to stay when he found a stroke a luck and saw his old buddy Zelena.
"Charming, Snow, Emma what are we doing here? Is everything okay?" Dr Whale asked them as they walked into the hospital not recognising the fact that Killian was with his when he had died not long ago.
"We need an ultrasound for Emma, whilst in the underworld we learnt that she was pregnant and it hasn't been the easiest of pregnancies so far and we just want to make sure she is okay," Snow explained trying to usher Whale into an exam room.
"I can speak for myself you know mum, we did an ultrasound in the underworld but there was no trained professional there and we just want to check everything is okay," Emma filled him in further following him to the exam room that he had started to show Snow into.
"Well it's always best check don't worry we will have you in and out of here in no time I'm sure it's just a case of a little too much stress in one go," he replied shutting the door behind them and pulling out the ultrasound machine.
"Hopefully, it would be nice for things to settle down a little for a bit, I know I would like a break and not have to deal with any dramas family or otherwise," Emma replied slowly settling herself on the examination table whilst everyone else tried to not get in the way.
"Yeah and I wouldn't have as many people to treat in the hospital, could you lift your top up for me please Emma, and I'm sure you know the gel is going to be cold," Whale said as he finished setting up the machine and once Emma had tucked her top under her bra out the way and lowered her jeans a little Whale squirted the gel onto her stomach.
Silence overtook the room as Whale carefully looked around Emma's uterus, the longer he spent looking the more the tension grew. To the Charming family it felt like hours passed before he lifted the transducer and turned to face then.
"I think it may be best if I speak to Emma and Killian alone," Whale said not letting on what he had found.
"No we are her parents we deserve to know what's going on with our daughter and grandchild," Snow stated instantly taken on the leadership role she was used to in the enchanted forest.
"I think I need to talk to Emma and Killian about this just the two of them, then I will come out and explain everything to you," Whale asked them to leave again even opening the door for them. Still Snow and David stood their ground.
"Snow David please just leave let Whale do his job, I promise everything will be explained to you once Killian and I know what's going on," Emma said trying to hide how nervous she was that something was wrong. Respecting their daughter's wishes they left the room and walked to the waiting room where they saw Robin, Regina and Henry with the two babies.
"What's going on guys, where are Emma and Killian?" Regina asked as she saw them walking in.
"In the examination room, Whale asked us to leave so he could discuss something with Emma, I think there's something wrong," Snow explained clinging onto David trying not to cry as she realised just how serious the situation was.
"I'm sure it's nothing serious, probably just something a little private, why don't you come sit down and relax a little, everything will be okay," Regina tried to reassure them whilst discreetly slipping off the ring that Robin had just given her, now was not the time to be telling everyone their good news. Slowly the gang sat together waiting for news in an awkward silence.
"So Emma, Killian I have found something that anyone who wasn't trained wouldn't be able to spot, Emma has some cysts on her ovaries, you have a few options but I'll explain more about what it is then let you have a think first. So the type of cyst Emma has are called luteal cysts and it would have been formed when her egg was released, it's a hard shell that fills with fluid, they normally go away on their own but could require treatment. It looks like she has a few of them that don't seem to be going away on their own therefore I would suggest treatment as they are causing you some slight pain from what I've been told and could burst. Because of your pregnancy it makes the treatment slightly more difficult, we have three options, first is to leave it, it won't do any harm to baby however it would have to be carefully monitored and they can turn cancerous so this option isn't one I would advise but it is an option, second we can wait until later in the pregnancy and make two small inserts into your stomach and remove the cysts from the ovaries, this would mean that it you would have to be carefully monitored until we removed them, also if they should grow then we would have to operate immediately, this stands for both of those options. Your third and final option is we operate now or tomorrow, as soon as we can, this would be key hole surgery,and hold minimal risk to the fetus and would mean a lower risk pregnancy, the choice is completely up to you and I will respect your decision completely, any questions let me know I'll just be outside so you have a few minutes to discuss and let the news sink in before we can discuss what you think your best choice is," Whale explained to them both before leaving the room and giving them a while to talk everything through.
Emma and Killian both sat in a stunned silence neither one sure what to say to make things better. Killian moved to sit next to Emma on the bed and pulled her into his arms, just having contact with each other made things seem a little better.
"What are you thinking Emma? It's your body and I want to be involved in the decision but I need to know what you're thinking," Killian said rubbing her arm to try keep her from stressing over the decision too much.
"I'm thinking we need to do what is best for the baby, and from the sounds of things that means that I need to have surgery as soon as possible," Emma replied trying to hold back her tears.
"I agree love, don't worry both you and the princess will be fine, do you want me to go get Whale?" Killian reassured her kissing her temple lightly.
"Can we just be us three for a moment longer. A moment of peace to relax before Whale starts explaining the procedure and our brains are filled with medical jargon." Emma said pulling Killian closer, she couldn't bare the thought that she could lose her baby before it was born
Meanwhile the Charming and Mills family had seen Whale exit Emma's room and rushed over instantly bombarding him with questions.
"If you stop asking me questions for just a second then I will be able to explain it to you all, Emma has something called luteal cysts, she has more than one and it looks like they aren't going away on their own, these cysts were what was causing Emma pain, her and Killian have three options of which I'm not going into detail of, once they have decided I'm going to go through whatever plan they deem best. I would like to assure you that Emma's life is in no danger however depending on which option she chooses the next few months could be critical for the health of her baby, please go back to the waiting room and be around to support your daughter, mother and friend in anyway you she wants you to," Whale explained to them looking into the room and seeing that Emma and Killian had made their decision.
Whale walked back into the hospital room as the rest made their way back to the waiting room. He stood patiently to give the couple another minute before he cleared his throat so that they could tell him decision. Killian looked at Emma and she nodded silently confirming their decision and giving him permission to tell Dr Whale.
"Emma and I have decided that it's best for us if we get the operation done now, but first we would like a minute to speak to everyone if that's alright explain what's going on," Killian told him never letting go of Emma for a second.
"That's fine I'll go get everything into place so the surgery can be done today and call your friends and family in." Whale said before leaving to get everyone ready so the surgery could happen as soon as possible.
Sorry I haven't been updating but writing for me is just for fun so school and work has to come first. Hope you enjoy the chapter and sorry for the formatting issues before.