Chapter 19

Waking Up The Children

Mr Gold drove up to Zelena who was holding a pair of roses when he got out of the car she was surprised to see Neal get out from the front passenger seat. "Roses, how lovely" Gold said as he walked to the trunk and opened it revealing Hook.

Zelena said "quick question, why was he in the front seat"?

Gold said "after I stuffed Hook in the trunk I let him get on the car on his own".

Hook commented "that's called favouritism. And we're in Storybrooke, ever heard of a telephone".

Zelena asked "why haven't either of you taken away Emma's magic"?

Neal answered "it rather hard to betray the woman you love".

Hook added "and a fella likes to courted".

Zelena said "this is no joke. I need to have her magic removed, If Snow's baby is born before your kiss I'll have no other option, I'm going to have to start killing people, people Emma loves, now shall I start with the youngest, or maybe the truest believer"?

Neal angrily said "you leave my kids alone".

Zelena replied "so get on with it and remove her magic", she threw a rose at both of them "or the next roses will be to put on her brats graves".

Neal yelled "you touch either of them and I'll..."

Zelena interrupted "you'll what, you forget I have magic, control over the dark one, and several minion's, you have nothing. If you want to threaten me, go ahead but it won't save your children. Choose your next move wisely".

Neal and Hook got back to Granny's diner as the others were deciding to check Mary-Margaret's closet for the book. Regina said "if we find the book hopefully Henry will believe and then we can use true loves kiss to break the curse".

Hook said "maybe".

Neal said "but I've been thinking, Zelena could strike at any time, maybe Storybrooke isn't the safest place for him or Tally. I think maybe we should send them back to New York with one of our friends".

Emma replied "I want to agree, but when I chose to come here it was because of Henry. If he had his memory back he'd come here in a heartbeat".

Regina said "and we need to break the curse and you know I love Henry more than anything".

Neal said "very well".

As they left the room Hook asked "so Plan B"?

Neal said "yeah, no matter what Emma's says I can't let Zelena hurt my children".

As they went through the diner Emma told Henry and Tally "kids we need to go and check on a lead, so I need you stay here a while longer and be good".

Neal gave both his children a hug and said "we'll be back soon".

Henry could see a hint of sadness and love in Neal's eyes and couldn't understand it.

As soon as they were out the door Henry followed them and Tally followed him. "Where are you really going"? Henry asked.

Emma said "I told you I'm following a lead. It's my job, it complicated".

Henry said "tell me what's really going on".

Neal replied "we can't".

Emma added "it'll be easier once it's all solved, Henry"

Henry said "the both of you have been lying to us ever since we got here. There are all of these old friends you've never mentioned before. People have been tip-toeing around me and Tally like they're hiding something and I deserve to know everything".

Emma scolded "no, you don't, I'm your mother and I know best. So you'll just have to deal with it. Understand"?

A little scared Tally answered "yes mommy".

Emma's eyes went over to Tally she smiled and said "good girl".

Henry said "I think I do"

As they were about to leave he said "wait, I need your keys. I left mine in the room and if I'm going to be a prisoner I'd like to have my gameboy".

Emma said "sure" and gave him her keys.

As they left Neal said "remember we love you and we just want you to be safe".

Henry went through the diner and in their room with Tally tight behind him. Tally got his gameboy and said "here it is Henry".

Henry was looking around and said "I didn't come back in to get my gameboy".

Tally confused replied "but you told mommy..."

"Got them" Henry said grabbing the keys to the car"

Tally said "those are mommy and daddy's car keys".

Henry replied "I need them so I can go home".

Tally followed him as he walked outside and to the car "but mommy and daddy wouldn't like it".

Henry said "I don't care anymore".

Hook appeared behind them and said "where you off to there, mate"?

Henry answered "nowhere".

Hook said "you're sure in a rush to go nowhere"

Tally said "he wants to go home, back to New York".

Henry whispered "tattle-tale".

Hook asked "you're planning on driving all the way back to New York. One lesson and you think you think you're ready for that".

Henry answered "no, just to the nearest bus station".

Hook said "I'm afraid I can't let you do that, it's too dangerous"

Henry opened the car door saying "I don't care what you think"?

Hook closed it and replied ""well you should, because I've got a better way".

When Emma, Neal, Mary-Margaret, David and Regina got back to the diner with the book Emma checked the room, "they're missing, and my keys are gone, my car keys".

Regina said "give me something of theirs, I'll try a locator spell". Before Emma could say anything Regina saw Neal's face. "Wait, Neal you know".

Emma asked "do you" Neal didn't say anything but the look on his face said yes "if you knew where they are tell us".

Neal said "they're my children, I needed to protect them. Whether you agree or not".

Emma asked in a more demanding tone "where are they"?

Neal lowered his head and then mumbled "the docks".

Emma had heard Neal mumble enough to recognise what he said when he mumbled and repeated "the docks".

At the docks Hook introduced the kids to Mr Smee who he'd called to meet them there. By the time they got there it was snowing. "Kids this is a friend of mine Mr Smee".

Henry asked "like from Peter Pan"?

Mr Smee asked "you remember"?

Henry answered "I saw the film at a friend's house once".

Tally said "I haven't seen it yet, daddy says it scares him".

Hook replied "Smee is a common name in the seafaring world. As luck would have it he sailing to New York and would be glad of the company".

Mr Smee asked "I am" and seeing the look on Hook's face agreed "I mean I am".

Henry asked "where's your ship"?

Mr Smee turned around and said "there it is".

Tally asked "really, you don't sound sure".

Henry explained "that's because they're stealing it" he looked at Hook "right"?

Hook asked "you want to go to New York or not"?

Henry asked "why are you helping us"?

Hook said "trust me you, your father and I want the same thing: you and your sister back in New York".

Henry asked "why"?

Before Hook could answer Mr Smee and asked "Captain"?

They saw a dark figure approaching, "Mr Smee we need to get the kids to the boathouse".

"What, why" Henry looked where they were looking and seeing a winged dark figure asked "Killian, what is that"?

Tally started screaming as they ran to the boathouse. When Hook slammed the door shut he said "Mr Smee take the kids to the far exit, find a new boat. I'll stay here to deal with our winged friends. You two go with Smee and don't turn back no matter what you hear". As the kids ran after Mr Smee two monkeys came in the opening. Tally stared at them in fear, when Henry noticed he grabbed her hand and ran. Hook shot two of the winged monkeys. Suddenly Henry tripped over a rope, and a winged monkey was over them, Hook was out of bullets and Tally started screaming.

At that moment something shot at the monkeys. It was Emma, Neal, Mary-Margaret, David and Regina. They fought off the monkeys Emma used her gun, David used his sword and Regina used fireballs while Mary-Margaret and Neal stood back. Once the monkeys were gone Henry stood up and their parents ran up to him and Tally. Neal swept Tally up into her arms, she cried "they were scary, I was so scared".

Neal said "it's alright Sugar Plum they're gone now, are you two alright"?

Henry asked "yeah, but what were those things"? Seeing David sheathing his sword "why does he have a sword"?

Emma said "it's all going to make sense really soon. I'm sorry I've been hiding things from you, you were right, you deserve to know the truth".

She held out Henry's book but he didn't recognise it "about fairy tales, I don't understand".

Emma asked "do you trust me"?

Henry said "yeah, of course I do".

Emma said "before we came here I asked if you believe in magic and you said you did. I need you to believe now".

Henry asked "from a book"?

Neal said "once upon a time that book made you a believer and gave you hope, we need you to become that person again".

Henry said "this doesn't make any sense".

Emma asked "do believe in us"?

Henry answered "yeah".

Tally said "me too".

Emma said "then take it, all you need to do it hold it".

Henry took it and Tally placed a hand on it and their memories came flooding back. Henry said "mom" then he looked over at Regina and repeated "mom" Regina rushed over "I remember, I remember".

Tally said "me too".

After hugging Henry Regina said "Emma do it, break the curse".

Before Emma could kiss him he and Tally disappeared and reappeared in Zelena's arms. "So sorry to interrupt, now who wants to say goodbye first"?

Henry asked "who are you"?

Zelena answered "you can call me auntie Zelena".

Regina tried to stop her "enough of this" but Zelena threw her back.

Emma said "let them go, they have nothing to do this".

Zelena replied "don't blame me, the captain and your husband failed me".

Emma asked "Neal, Hook what is she talking about".

Neal said "Zelena forced an ultimatum on us, one we tried to fix".

Zelena said "they both knew what the price of that failure was, your brats lives".

She wrapped her fingers around their necks. Emma summoned all the light she could which seemed to burn Zelena making her let go of the children. Henry and Tally ran back to their parents Zelena yelled "enjoy your moment together, cause you don't have many left" and with that she vanished.

Emma said "are you two okay"?

Tally whimpered while nodding and Henry said "yeah" but then he went over to Regina. "Mom, mom, mom!"

Regina came to groaning softly "Henry"

"Mom"

"Henry, oh Henry" she said getting up. "Henry, I will never let you go away again. I promise, I love you Henry". Regina kissed Henry and a pulse of magic swept over them.

Emma said "it wasn't me, it was you".

Turning to Mary-Margaret and David Emma asked "did it work, do you remember the missing year"?

David said "yeah".

Emma asked "how did she do it, how she cast the curse"?

Mary-Margaret replied "She didn't Emma we did"?

Emma confused asked "you cursed yourselves"?

Mary Margaret explained "we learnt her weakness is light magic. It's clear know more than ever you are the only one that can defeat her. She knew we'd find out and knew we would cast the curse since she couldn't. After we enacted it she poured a forgetting potion inside so we wouldn't recognize her, or know her weakness".

Emma asked "to cast the curse you need to give up the heart of the thing you love most. If one of you cast it, how are you both still here"?

Regina said "oh your Mary-Margaret had a creative thought"?

Mary-Margaret replied "with Zelena's addition to the potion I couldn't bear the thought of David's sacrifice being in vain. I asked Regina to pull out my heart and split it in two so we could both have half".

Back in the Enchanted Forest before the curse came over them Zelena made a memory potion to keep hers in tact when they got to Storybrooke. What she didn't know was while she'd been in the dark castle Belle had been sneaking around spying on her. When she saw Zelena make the memory potion she memorized to recipe. Once Zelena left Belle quickly made another vial and wrote a small message: A new curse is coming, get to Emma and Neal. Give them the memory potion attached.

She called a dove and attached the message and memory potion to its leg "find Killian Jones on the Jolly Roger, find Captain Hook".

It was at that moment Zelena came through the door Belle said "go and quickly threw the dove out the window and saw it fly away. Zelena said "so you think your little plan has changed anything. I have actually been looking for you, I should thank you for saving the trouble of having to go after you in the other land". Belle tried to run away but with a wave of her hand she chaged Belle into a bird already in a cage. "And since you like doves so much, why not be one".

Back in the boathouse taking advantage to Emma's distraction Neal and Hook tried to sneak away with Tally. "Do you think I don't see you" Emma called.

Hook muttered "does the wench has eyes in the back of her head".

They turned around and Emma gestured for them to come up to her. "What did Zelena mean"?

"Nothing" Hook lied.

Emma said "she said you failed her".

Neal suggested "mind game".

Emma said "Neal remember my super power".

Hook confessed "the witch backed us into a corner, we tried everything we could to resist her plans".

Emma asked "and whose idea was it to stick Henry and Tally on a boat back to New York".

Neal lifted his hand and when Emma glared at him "listen, when Zelena threatened our children I thought the best way to save them was to send them back to New York, I'm sorry".

Emma asked "New York where Walsh came after us".

Neal said "ah, didn't think of that"

Emma asked "why did she threaten them"?

Hook said "she cursed us".

Neal added "specifically our lips, so when we kissed you next your magic would be taken away".

Emma said "which is why you haven't kissed me lately. I get why she cursed your lips, but why Hook's"?

Hook answered "extra chance of it working. She knows what we all know, that you can defeat her".

Emma said "you should of told me".

Neal answered "she also threatened them if you told you".

Tally commented "daddy was trying to save us".

Emma said "I know sweetheart but whether Zelena forced their hand or not, how can I trust either of them now".

David came over "your right not to trust Hook, he's lied about more than just this".

Mary-Margaret said to Hook "you said you brought Emma to Storybrooke because you received a message from us".

"What of it"? Hook asked.

David answered "we didn't send you any message".

Hook said "well I got one. Someone sent me the message".

*The Enchanted Forest*

Since coming back Belle had been staying in the dark castle but when Zelena moved in Belle had to hide. When the curse was approaching Belle watched Zelena make the memory potion in the great hall then leave to make further preparations. Belle came out of her hiding place and quickly remade the potion. She wrote down small message: New curse has arrived. Find Emma and Neal, give them memory potion and bring them back to Storybrooke.

She called for a dove and tied the message and bottle to its leg "now go find Killian Jones on the Jolly Roger".

At that moment Zelena came in Belle threw the bird out the window "go".

Zelena ran to the window knocking Belle over but she couldn't even see the dove anymore. She turned to Belle on the floor "so you like doves" she waved her hand and Belle was suddenly in a cage with feathers and a beak. "Maybe you should be one".

Suddenly Mary-Margaret cried out and said "it's time, the baby's coming".