Chapter 7

Killian got up in frustration and he helped Emma get up.

"Bloody hell. Lily is going to be the death of us. She jumps with Alex in the future to the past and now she's going after him by herself again. Why did she have to get your impulsivity?"

Emma laughed.

"Hey don't blame this on me." She dusted herself off.

"I actually think there's something else there. Y'know besides impulsivity."

"Something else? What do you mean?" Killian was too upset to understand.

"Well back in Gold's shop. I wasn't too awake, but Lily yelling at him is what stopped him right? And then she's so sure he's not going to be hurting me and now she...summoned him and didn't seem scared at all. There's something we're missing here"

Killian raised his eyebrows in horror.

"Are you trying to imply that our daughter is with the crocodile's son?"

Emma shrugged. "I'm just saying that maybe Lily could be hiding something about him."

"Earlier. When I said villains never win. She said something like 'he's not a villain.' Bloody hell."

Emma laughed at how upset Killian seemed.

"It just extends the family tree even more doesn't it?"Emma smirked.

"Stop enjoying this. This isn't the least bit funny."

"Relax. We don't even know for sure. I was just pointing out things, but I have a strong feeling Lily is going to be perfectly fine."

Emma pulled Killian who seemed frozen still. She smiled and hoped that she was right about Lily being okay.

The cloud of smoke quickly disappeared. Lily looked around and noticed a lot of objects all around. They were in the room behind Gold's shop.

"Well I guess I should start first." Alex sat on a chair and propped his legs up on the table.

"Lily, what the hell are you doing here? Why did you follow me?" He asked.

Lily went through the pockets of her jacket and pulled out half a ripped page.

"To stop you from doing this plan."

Alex stared at the page and slowly said, "So you know most of my plan?"

Lily crumbled up the paper and threw it at him.

"Yes. I do. And I heard you muttering your plan to yourself. I told my parents as soon as I found the paper. You were creating the portal when we found you and as soon as you jumped I jumped after you."

Alex stayed silent for a moment and just stared blankly at Lily.

"You shouldn't have done that." He stated.

"What? And let you hurt my parents? No. I came to stop you, but instead of you I found Henry and well I figured my family and I could stop you together."

Alex didn't say anything.

"You stop talking to me for two weeks only for me to find out that you're after my parents. How could you even think of this?"

Lily was angry. She was talking rapidly and staring coldly at Alex.

"Well, I stopped talking to you to save you the trouble of getting hurt. I'd figured you forget about me and stop caring for me. By the time you did find out what I did, I thought it wouldn't be so hard on you."

His voice projected the voice of a boy who didn't care and was confident of every word he spoke, but his eyes shifted nervously. Lily hadn't noticed this.

"Two weeks did not make me stop caring about you. It hurts that you're trying to do this. It hurts a whole lot. So that part of your plan didn't work." Lily tried talking more calmly. After all she wanted to reason with him.

"Well you shouldn't care for me because as you can see I'm seeking revenge." Alex nodded slightly.

Lily got closer to the desk in front of Alex and pleaded.

"Alex, you're my best friend. I'd never stop caring for you. Please stop this madness. Please don't change what we have."

Lily's eyes sparkled with hope. She wanted Alex to stop what he was doing and just go back to who he used to be. Her best friend. The only one she truly trusted besides her family. She didn't want to lose a friend.

Alex avoided looking directly into Lily's eyes.

"I have to." He replied in a low voice.

"No you don't"

This time Alex got up from his chair and started pacing back and forth.

"How can I just let it go Lily? How can I just stop the plan that could fix everything. All my life I get to hear the wonderful story of how your mom and dad did nothing but save each other. They were never selfish all they thought about was each other."

He banged his hand on the desk.

"Do you think I don't know what my father did to people. what he made my mother go through? I hate it. Your parents get the wonderful love story and what do my parents get? Well not anymore. I have finally come to the past and I will change history."

He paused to take a deep breath.

"Power is the only thing my father has that actually means something." He almost whispered.

"Don't be silly, Alex. Your father loves you and you know it. What he did in the past is in the past. He's changed now. He really has. He changed the day he gave up his powers. Sure maybe my parents helped in his decision, but the real reason he gave up his powers was because of you. So that he didn't use them to hurt you like he did in the past with your deceased brother, Neal and like he did with your mother too." Lily placed her hand on his shoulder and smiled slightly.

Alex stared at Lily's hand on his shoulder then let Ike's back up at her.

"Maybe I didn't want him to give up his powers. Maybe I wanted him to teach me how to use mine."

"He still did."

Alex moved his shoulder to get away from Lily's touch.

"You think that was enough? I felt alone with my powers especially when I couldn't control them, but what do you know? You don't have powers."

Lily tried to remained calm.

"Alright. Maybe I don't understand what you've been through but how is what you're doing now good?"

Alex smirked eerily.

"Oh it's good! Just not good for well, your parents. Believe me when I say, I will get the rest of your mother's powers."

"I don't even understand what you're doing. You need my mom's powers to destroy the dagger? Why isn't what you have enough?"

Alex fell back on the chair and laughed.

"Ha! That's just what I told my father. Steal Emma's powers and embrace both dark magic and light and it shall destroy the dagger. Sounds legit doesn't it?"

Confusion spread across Lily's face.

"What?"

"Well you see...my father is the dark one and your mother is the savior. If I want my dad to keep his powers, but make sure my family stays happy then I need light magic. The strongest and the purest to overcome the strong dark magic of my father."

Lily hadn't realized how much Alex had been planning this. He was seriously planning the worse.

"Your whole plan was to steal my mother's powers to destroy and replace your father's powers. And you didn't tell him because he probably wouldn't have agreed."

Alex raised a finger and moved just as the dark one would move.

"Precisely"

"Then why did you mention my dad's name. I heard you when you were planning in your room. I heard you mumbling and I heard you say his name. Why?"

"Let's just say it's a surprise."

Lily's heart started pounding rapidly.

"I can't believe this. You let jealously, ambition and powers take over your heart. You weren't like this...There's evil rooted in you now."

Alex smiled an almost evil smile.

"Actually I'd say it was there the whole time...Must be genetic."

Lily narrowed her eyes.

"No. It wasn't there the whole time. You were good. We had plans to be heroes together. We planned so many things on how to save people. Remember that?"

Alex shook his head.

"Childish thinking. I'm older, smarter and I realize my priorities now."

"You could change. You can let go of this whole plan." Lily didn't want to give up on him, but Alex wasn't in agreement.

"I don't think so." He simply responded.

"Well, good luck with that. And good luck without having a best friend anymore. I don't care about you anymore. My dad was right. You are a villain. And villains never win."

"Remember the part where I said I was going to change history? It's practically happening already."

Tears were falling from Lily's eyes and hands were in fists.

"Shut up! Stay away from me and stay away from my family. I don't even know who you are anymore, but whatever you have planned is not going to work. I'm going to fix this, save my family and take us both home. And when we do get home…I never want to see you again."

Alex rolled his eyes.

"Ah. The hero speech. Of course. Where do you get all this delusion from?"

Lily's face now showed anger and determination and headed towards the door, but before left, she looked back she said,

"It's not a delusion. There's always hope in my heart. Must be genetic." She slammed the door behind her, leaving Alex alone.

As soon as she left Alex let his head fall onto the desk.

He had just lost his only friend. Possibly forever, but he needed to do this. For his family. Even if it meant losing everything else important to him.

Suddenly he heard a knock on the door. Alex quickly lifted up his head and blinked fast to get rid of the wetness in his eyes.

"Alex?"

"Hello, father. I was just sitting here thinking."

"Just wanted to make sure you're okay." Gold smiled.

Alex smiled back.

"Of course. And I'll be even better after we succeed."

Gold patted Alex on the back.

"I hope you're right, son."

Alex sighed. His father didn't know what he was going to do next. It was just up to Alex now.

Poor Lily. What's Alex's next step that he's not telling his father? Stay tuned. The ending is coming soon. :)