Hey guys, here is chapter three. As promised, let's end the mystery.
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CHAPTER 3 – SURPRISE!
"She was having a... a miscarriage." Dr. Whale said as calmly as he could so that everyone could understand.
"What? How is that even possible? Oh my, Regina was pregnant? How can she be pregnant?" Snow asked, finding that hard to believe.
"Oh my God… Who's the father?" David asked shocked.
"Is the baby dead?" It was the only thing that Emma could ask and it was no more than a whisper.
"No, it isn't dead, but they aren't doing very well. Regina lost a lot of blood and I had trouble stopping the bleeding when she arrived here. I really don't know what to say. If they can make it through the night, they might be okay but… I really don't know... I... I'm as surprised as you and I-" The doctor was at a loss of words, just as shocked as the rest of them.
"Who is the baby's father? I mean, who would sleep with Regina?" Snow asked. "I haven't been around recently but-"
"Yes, of course! Archie! Archie is the father." David said, interrupting Snow. "I'm sure about it, ask him, Regina spent a lot of time with him for therapy and she really was changing, she was getting better after Daniel was here, she was broken and he-"
"Wait! Daniel?! Daniel, Regina's Daniel was here?! Where is he now?" Snow was even more surprised.
"Who is Daniel?" Emma asked.
"That is a long story and I will explain it to you later, Emma, but Snow, what you need to know is that Daniel was here. Whale brought him back, but he wasn't the Daniel that Regina knew, he was a monster and Regina had to kill him so-" David was cut off by Snow who started yelling.
"What?! Regina killed him? Oh my god! What happened?" Snow asked.
"She had to do it, but what's important is that Archie helped her through it, she was getting better. I'm sure he knows something about this... ask him." David encouraged.
The four went to Archie's room looking for the answers they needed. They didn't want to tell anyone else yet, not until Regina woke up. They got straight to the point and asked Archie if he had slept with Regina and if so, how long had it been going on. At first Archie was afraid to answer, but he knew they must have already figured it out somehow, and that Emma would know if he was lying. He told them all what happened and everyone in the room was surprised.
"She came to me after Daniel's death and told me what happened, she was so sad and broken that it was clear she wasn't the Evil Queen anymore. She was really changing for Henry, she wanted to be a better person, she was even looking for a way to bring you both back from the Enchanted Forest. I don't know how it happened, I just... I only know that it happened and... it will never happen again, I promise. Regina pretended that it never happened, because she was so embarrassed and angry when she woke up in my bed and... I don't know why I'm even telling you this, it's so weird, I-" Archie told his story, but he was cut off by Dr. Whale.
"How long?" Dr. Whale asked.
"What? Why are you even asking me this? I shouldn't have told you about it, Regina will be furious with me, she'll even kill me, I-"
"How long has it been since you slept with her?" Dr. Whale asked now a little more agitated and nervous.
"A little over a month ago, maybe about six weeks, I think, why?" Archie asked.
Snow, David and Emma let out a sigh, they already knew what that meant.
"Well, Regina is six weeks pregnant." Dr. Whale said.
"What? Regina is pregnant... What? Oh my God! She is... with my child? She must hate me right now, where is she? I... I need to see her and talk to her." Archie said nervously.
"She is hospitalized... she was suffering a miscarriage, Archie, and I don't know if the baby will survive until tomorrow, but if it does I think they will both be okay. Regina just got out of surgery and I put her in a room." The doctor explained. "I don't think she knows about the baby yet, so we're all keeping quiet about it but if you want to see her... I can-"
"I do, I do want to see her, I... I just need to see her, she... she... I mean... I'm gonna be a father? I... I never even thought about that and... I don't know what to say... I just..." Archie stammered.
"Come with me, I'll take you there." Dr. Whale said.
Archie was taken to Regina's room and spent the rest of the night there, sitting by Regina's bedside, waiting for her to wake up so maybe they could talk about what happened. He hoped she wouldn't freak out at the sight of him before they got a chance to discuss things.
Emma sat in the hallway outside Regina's room because she didn't want anyone going in there and she still needed to apologize to Regina, everyone needed to. Snow and David were in the waiting room, along with Ruby, Granny, Belle and Henry who was sleeping on one of the couches. The next day would be a very long day, and they all knew they could only rest at least until dawn, because then Cora and Hook would realize that Archie was missing.
It was about 8 am when Regina started to wake up. She was dizzy and as soon as she opened her eyes, a huge light hurt her eyes, forcing to close them again. Gradually, getting used to the glare in her eyes, she finally managed to open them. She didn't know where she was, she didn't remember being there before, but it seemed familiar. Then, she heard a machine that was whistling, like a beep, and she looked around, realizing she was in the hospital. But how was that possible? It took a few more seconds for her to realize someone was holding her hand. She didn't have much time to think. She glanced down and couldn't believe what she was seeing, it was Archie. Archie sat beside her sleeping away, but that was impossible because he was dead. She ignored the pain and began pulling the wires that were glued on her skin. She left the room struggling to do so quietly and walked through the door. She started walking as fast as she could, trying not to show how scared and lost she was.
"Regina? What are you doing here?" Emma asked when she saw Regina, looking as pale as if she had seen a ghost.
"He... he's in there..." Regina whispered, terrified and hardly believing what she was saying.
"What are you talking about, Regina? You shouldn't be out here, you're-"
"Don't you understand?! He's in there, Miss Swan... you said that... he was dead and... he's in there sleeping right next to my bed... how is that possible?" Regina whispered, freaking out as she did.
Finally, Emma realized what Regina was talking about, and she remembered that Regina still didn't know that Archie was alive. She didn't even know that her mother was here, and Archie probably hadn't had the opportunity to speak with her yet. She also noticed Regina was leaning against the wall to keep herself up. She shouldn't even have come out of that bed.
"Regina, Archie isn't dead, we need to talk, something happened, but you need to go back to bed, you're not okay. In fact you shouldn't even be out here, come on, I'll take you back and call Dr. Whale." Emma said as she tried to drag Regina back to her room.
"Are you crazy, Miss Swan? I'm not going back... to that room at all and I'm fine... I just need... I just need a little... air and..." Regina said but she was growing dizzier every second and her legs seemed like lead.
"Regina? Regina, are you okay? You look-"
"Emma, I... I don't feel good... I think I... I think I'll..." Regina couldn't finish the sentence before collapsing.
"Somebody help me, I need help here, someone call Dr. Whale, NOW!" Emma shouted as she desperately tried to keep Regina from falling on the floor.
The hospital couldn't be more busy. Nurses rushed back and forth frantically, trying to keep everything under control. Regina was sedated again. Snow and David heard Emma's screams and rushed to see what was happening, followed by a sleepy Henry. Archie was sent out of Regina's bedroom and banned from going inside until further notice, because his presence had scared Regina earlier.
Cora woke up and went to Regina's house, just as she'd done in the weeks before, but she didn't notice that Archie had escaped because it was Hook who had the task of making him talk. When Hook realized that Archie was missing and Cora wasn't there, he assumed that she had taken him somewhere, so he had no idea what was really happening. As soon as Cora got to Regina's house she could tell something was different, but wasn't sure what exactly it was.
About two hours later, Regina began to wake up again. Dr. Whale and Emma were the only ones who were in the room then. Once Emma realized that Regina was awake and listening to them, she began to explain what was happening.
"Regina, I know you're confused, but we're here to explain everything, okay?" Emma said trying to sound reassuring.
"What's happening? Why am I here? Archie, he isn't dead?" Regina was frantically asking questions, and her eyes began to fill with tears when she spoke about Archie. "You told me he was dead, you said-"
"Regina, I'm sorry, I should have believed you. Last night Archie appeared at my door, he was bruised and nervous, I could hardly believe what I was seeing until he explained what had happened. When I said I had seen you killing Archie, I wasn't lying, it was a set up Regina. Cora is here, in Storybrooke, I don't know how she-"
"What?! Cora is here? In Storybrooke? Oh my God, where's Henry? She'll kill him, we need to save him, how did she get here? Damn-" Regina was going crazy and tried to get out of bed, but was stopped by Emma and Dr. Whale.
"You need to calm down, Regina, this isn't good for you in your situation, you should be resting." The doctor said as he positioned himself beside Regina's bed ready to stop her if she tried getting up again.
"It's ok, Regina, Henry's here in the hospital, Cora won't be able to touch him, he-" Emma said, but then Regina interrupted her.
"What?! What happened to Henry?" Regina asked, terrified for her son.
"Nothing happened, Regina, calm down, he's here because-"
"Don't you dare tell me to be calm! You don't understand, I know my mother and I know what she is capable of, I shouldn't even be here discussing this with you, I should be hiding Henry, I have to protect him-" Regina snapped and tried to get out of bed, but Dr. Whale prevented her again.
"No, Regina, I may not know your mother like you do, but I do know what that bitch is capable of, and I wouldn't be here if Henry wasn't safe. We made a deal with Mr. Gold and he cast a spell on the hospital where nobody with magic can enter or leave, except for me, the Blue Fairy, Mr. Gold and you, of course." Emma quickly said.
"What?! What kind of deal did you make? Mr. Gold is a snake, what is he making you do in return?" Regina asked. She was terrified, because she knew the consequences of making a deal with that man.
"Regina, we can talk about that later, right now you need to tell me… Do you know what happened? Do you remember?" Emma asked.
"I... I don't know, I was at home and... and I went to the bathroom and there was blood, so much blood, I didn't understand what was happening, and then it started hurting and... I don't remember." Regina said, confused.
"You don't remember David and I being there?" Emma asked, but Regina just shook her head no.
"Well, Regina, I don't know what to say. You arrived here at the hospital unconscious and you were bleeding profusely. Everyone though Cora had done something to you, but when I took you to the operating room and I tried to stop the bleeding... well... I realized then that you were having a miscarriage." Dr. Whale explained.
"What? I... I had a miscarriage? But... how is that possible? I don't... I'm not... I mean... I wasn't pregnant, there must be some mistake or something else because I..." Regina couldn't form a complete sentence. Without doubt, she was the most shocked of all.
"There's no mistake. I ran some tests, Regina, and it confirmed what I already suspected, you're six weeks pregnant." Dr. Whale said.
"Am I... Am I pregnant? How is that possible? I-" Regina ran a hand over her belly, but she still couldn't believe what she was hearing. "Who else knows about this?"
"Well, me, Emma, Snow, David and Archie." The doctor informed.
"What? Archie knows about that? Why did you tell him?" Regina asked.
"Well, when we found out you were pregnant, we could barely believe it. We were trying to figure out who the father might be, and David thought it could only be Archie. We asked him and he said he had had a relationship with you, about sex weeks ago. It didn't take much to connect the dots," Whale explained. "And someone needed to take responsibility for the baby while you were unconscious."
"Oh great, it's wonderful to know that my intimate life is public now." Regina said, looking embarrassed and a little upset.
"Regina, you won't be able to hide it for long... I don't know what you want to do now, but I think you need to talk with Archie and Henry too." Emma said. "He's really worried about you. When you came in all covered with blood he-"
"YOU LET HENRY SEE ME IN THIS STATE? WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING?" Regina shouted.
"Regina, that's enough! We don't have time to be discussing this, it's not important... we have to stop fighting, for Henry, and we have to stay on the same side if you want to stop Cora. Once she realizes that Archie is gone and you're not at home, you know she'll be furious!" Emma said.
It was then that Regina realized what a dangerous situation she was in, with her mother in Storybrooke and wanting revenge, Henry was her weakness. And now she was pregnant too. Regina didn't have time to think about what effect that would have on her life or Henry's, she just knew what her mother would do. Damn. She had to stop her mother. Her head was spinning. So many thoughts and ideas were flying through her head at once, she didn't know what to do. Then she remembered, Archie was alive. Her only friend, the only one who trusted her and who she could trust was alive. Maybe this baby could be a new chance for her after all, a new beginning.
In the next you'll see the conversation between Regina and Archie.
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