Hey! Hope all is well, and everyone is having a good summer. Soon this story will be over, wow. But I'll post more after.
For the two guest reviews who left the comments. It is fine if you didn't like what I did putting Neal in Charming scenes, but I was not trying to be lazy. I was trying to create more bonding scenes for him and Henry.
This chapter may be short, but I like to think good stuff is gonna go down. Enjoy!
Before meeting with the Savior, the two idiots, and captain guy-liner, Regina wanted some time alone with her new hunky arrow man.
As they kissed passionately alone in the hallway when a thought came her mind. "What made you believe me?" She referred to the other night. Telling him that was she was his fiancé was a hard thing to sallow. With no memories, and no other proof than an engraving on a ring, who's to say she wasn't using the thief for pleasure.
"Hopefully what made you believe it was me—faith, a second chance at love." There was such sincerity and kindness in his voice. Not even a moment of questioning. "And I quite enjoy the kissing."
She chuckled slightly at his quip. "Just wait till I actually have my heart back."
His actual curiosity getting the best of him Robin asked, "What is that like?" he never met someone whom had there heart ripped out and lived; let alone engaged to someone. "I mean, can you—"
"Feel?" She knew he was also wondering if their pervious kisses had meant anything. "Yes, I can; just not fully. It's difficult to explain."
"Then don't." He said placing her hand over his chest. "Use mine for the both of us." She didn't need to say thank you, replying with another passionate kiss had said plenty. The moment passed hearing someone's throat clear from behind, turning to be mayor's son (unknown to only him).
"Henry. Good morning." She replied as a teenager being caught by her parents.
"Morning, E-excuse me, madam mayor." He finished awkwardly trying to play it off, as he didn't see anything.
"Are you all right?" Asked her boyfriend.
"No, I'm not all right." She had this new boyfriend and her son just walked away, acting like it meant nothing. They couldn't even explain it Roland entirely yet. The guilt of not being able to tell the boys overridden her system. "But they're waiting for us. We should go." As soon as they defeated her sister, they could get their memories back tell Henry and Roland everything. Before returning to the public eye they pulled each other for one last heated kiss.
"Regina, Robin. If I didn't know any better, I'd say you two look smitten." Belle observed as the couple walked in with herself, Neal, Emma, the Charming's, their newest addition, and Tinkerbell, who smiled slightly to herself loving how right she was.
Scoffing Regina punched right back, "Well, if I didn't know any better, I'd say Haagen-Dazs is smitten with your stomach."
"Shall we get started?" Robin jumped in before any more comments could be made.
"We were waiting for Hook." Emma explained.
"We don't have time to wait for the handless wonder. We have to figure out a way to destroy my sister."
"For once, I agree with Regina. Stopping her plan is the priority."
"There's one thing about this plan that doesn't fit—Regina." Tink said to them.
"I'm the point of it. So she can take my life for herself."
Yes. But why bring you back to Storybrooke? Why bring any of us?" Neal raised a valid question.
"Well, no one's ever succeeded at traveling through time. Perhaps something from this world makes it possible." Belle thought out loud.
"But what's almost as troubling is that she was able to cast the curse to bring us all here in the first place."
"Why is that?"
"To do it, you have to give up the thing you love most. From what I gather, Zelena doesn't love much."
"Neither did you. You managed." Mary Margret reminded causing Regina to give a look.
Robin grabbed her hand in comfort reminding she changed and brought back the topic at hand. "Zelena's smart, strategic. Perhaps we discovered something in the missing year to stop her."
"And then the only way to stop us from interfering was to bring us back here and wipe our memories." David saw where the thief was getting.
"So if we get our memories back, we might already know how to defeat her." Mary Margret finished the entire thought.
"We just need break this curse."
"Well, thank goodness we have a savoir."
Flattered by her parent's faith Emma saw a flaw, "I would love to, but there's one problem. Last time, all it took was me believing in magic and kissing Henry. Since I've been back, I've done both and nothing."
An idea formed in the queen's head. "It's the belief. Henry—he needs to believe. In this new life—he doesn't. We have to get him to believe again."
"So, what? We put on magic show? Neal questioned.
"How did you believe?" Regina asked her son's other mom.
"The book—the storybook."
"That's what started Henry on his original path and what got you to believe—it's the key. In him believing, in him remembering—remembering everything."
Regina had already searched her house, as that was the last place the book was seen, but it was not there. Belle, Neal, Tink, Robin bringing Roland along in the search went to Gold's shop, but to no luck. Eventually the book was found where it all began, Mary Margret's closet by Regina, Emma, David, Mary Margret herself, and the newest little Charming.
When they went to retrieve Henry, he was already gone. They found him near the docks, with Hook, being chased by Zelena's army. As Belle took cover in the car with the children, the others came in rescuing the boy. In matter of seconds after holding his once prized possession, the old Henry came back.
"Mom?" He looked to woman who remembering she gave him life, went away, came back to save him, then was here forever. Then to woman whom had always been there forever, "Mom!" Regina didn't think twice before running and wrapping him in her embrace. "Dad!" Not just the dad he met coming here, the dad he found in New York a year ago. Neal was next line in for hugging. "I remember! I remember!" His life in New York with Emma was great, he loved the last year, but now they weren't alone anymore. He did have a father, and was lucky to have two moms. His adopted mother was right; he did now have more family than he knew what to do with.
"Do it, Emma. Break the curse." Suddenly Henry was gone, and in clutches of Zelena, who was ready to choke the life out of him. "So sorry to interrupt. Now who wants to say goodbye first?"
"Who are you?" If he was going to be killed, he like to know by whom.
"You can call me Auntie Zelena."
"Enough of this." No one was taking her son away again. The queen wasn't fast enough and was knocked off her feet hitting the wooden floor hard. Causing Robin to immensely kneel to her aid.
"Let him go. He had nothing to do with this." Demanded the savior.
"Don't blame me. The captain failed me."
"Damn you Zelena." The pirate didn't care what she said; he had no regrets in not taking Emma's magic away. He knew the hero's needed it.
"Hook, what's she talking about?" Neal asked wondering he did.
"He knew what the price of that failure was—your son's life"
Regina was down for the count, hearing her boy beg help; Emma summoned every bit of magic she could, stopping the wicked witch from destroying the only boy she ever needed. "Enjoy this moment together, cause you don't have many left!"
Getting down with Robin the two worked to get Regina to open her eyes, "Henry, Robin." She groaned getting up as the two gentlemen helped her. She embraced Robin then went for Henry. Finally she had what she craved since waking up here again, and what she knew she craved back in the Enchanted Forest, the love of her child. "I will never let you go away again. I promise. I love you Henry." Pressing a kiss to his forehead a blast of energy came, with a wave memories flooding every one of their minds.
"It wasn't me. It was you."
Well I'll be damned Regina said in her head. But the voice of her long lost fiancé brought her out of it. "Way to go love."
She wrapped her arms around the man she so destined almost feared of never seeing again when this curse cast. "I missed you." Tears began swell in her eyes.
"And I you. But soul mates will always find each other." For that rare blue moon, the queen couldn't agree more with the thief.
"Neal." She didn't forget the anger she had of him rejecting her feelings. After almost loosing him back in their land, and here again, Tinkerbell was simply glad to see the man she loved on two feet.
Balefire grabbed the lady bringing her tight around his arms. "You were right. When you love someone enough you don't have any fear or have any other thoughts about anyone. You just go them. I love Tinkerbell."
He had no idea how much it meant to the fairy to hear her former Neverland friend, now turned lover say that to her. "I love you too." After a year of waiting, they gave themselves a long over due kiss.
Now it was the savior turns to ask questions, "Okay what did I miss in the last year?"
Belle suddenly walked through Roland by her side, and holding the baby in her arms. The Charming's ran to their son, now finally able to remember who he truly was. "Emma," Her mom said taking the baby into her own arms. "I think it's about time we truly introduce your brother… Gabriel."
Her parents told the tale of how Snow and Belle were pregnant at the same time, but she gave birth very early, and Zelena couldn't take her baby brother and wanted to take Belle's. Light fairy magic was not enough; Emma was their only hope.
Regina was finally able to introduce her son to new fiancé Robin. He was thrilled that his mom was able to find happiness without him; it was what he wanted for her. Meeting his soon to be brother was even more exciting.
"You're really the Henry I heard about? My brother?" Roland asked the boy.
Hearing it come off the younger one's mouth it made him feel touched. "Yeah I am."
"I'm glad too finally meet you Henry." He hugged his big brother around the waist.
"Me too. I'm glad we can all be a family." He stated looking to the two adults to join in.
"So am I." The queen and thief almost never believed the day would come, where themselves, and their boys would all finally be together. Nothing tearing their family apart again.
Hook expianed how Zelena cursed his lips and how Zelena threatned Henry and he wanted to protect him. The anger at him over that could be settled later. Right now the thing to settle, was being the message Hook had gotten on his ship was not from the Charming's.
"It was me; I sent the message." Neal explained.
"You?" Emma didn't get it. The man was fused with his father for year how was he able to write a note to Killian?
"I was able to break free for a minute and write the message Zelena had potion she gave to my father to remember; we didn't need it. I knew Hook could get you, and you save us."
A sudden scream from the pregnant woman got everyone's attention.
"Belle!" The savior shouted as she and the others ran to her to help her seeing her almost loose her footing.
"Deep breathes. Take deep breathes." Mary Margret instructed knowing what the woman was starting feel and she knew from experience what to do.
"I'll get my car." Neal ran in a panic with Tink behind him.
"I'm calling the hospital." David ran aside to make sure they heard what was going down.
"I'm going there now to prepare what we need. Robin, boys you come with me." Explained Regina retreating with her family leaving the pirate, Emma and her mother to keep the mother to be calm, and at balance.
"Belle is it-" Emma would've finished her assumption wasn't needed. Belle knew exactly what was happening.
"It's the baby. It's coming."
Well there you have it! Ended with a clifthanger just like the real thing. The ship of Tink and Neal lives on! So hold out hope for captainswan shippers. Sorry for Swanfires. If anyone has name for Tink and Neal feel free to share. I go for Tinkerbae.
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