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Chapter 17: EMMA

When Mia took off, Hook sat down on a rock. I am pretty sure I am the only one who noticed it, but Regina was gone. Maybe she went to spy on Mia.

"Hook, it's okay," I said. "We will get her back."

"I don't think so," Hook said.

"Why did she want to leave you?" Mary Margret asked. "I mean, there will be only two people on the island, counting Pan."

"Keep in mind, that she may sometimes act like a boy, but she is a girl."

"Maybe it was one of those 'love at first sight' things," David suggested.

"Yes," I said. "We will just have to convince her that Pan is evil and can't love."

"Good idea," Hook said. He got up. "Now, lets go rescue Neal. I know the way to the Echo caves."

Hook lead us away.

"Here it is," Hook said, stopping at the entrance of the cave.

"If this is a prison," David asked. "Why are there no guards?"

"Because this prison doesn't need guards," Hook said. "I lost have my crew in these caves."

"Why?" Mary Margret asked.

"The thing about this cave is, you have to reveal a secret. And, not just any secret, your deepest, darkest, secret."

Well, this is going to be fun.

We entered the cave. There was a large gap in between the entrance, and something in the center. In the center, there was a cage. Neal.

"Neal," I whispered, feeling the tears in my eyes.

"Even if we had rope, there is nothing to connect it to." David said.

"Well, then only one thing to do. I'll go first," Hook took a breath. "I kissed Emma."

"YOU WHAT?" David shouted.

"David, now is not the time," I turned back to Hook. "I told Mary Margret about it, so it wasn't really a secret."

"It wasn't the kiss," Hook said. "It was what the kiss exposed. My secret is that, is am in love with you."

The ground shook, and a rock appeared.

"It works," Mary Margret said. "I'll go next."

She took a breath. "Ever since the curse broke, and we found our daughter, nothing has made me happier. Our daughter is beautiful, smart, and an amazing young woman."

That made me smile.

"But she is all grown up," My smile fell. "As much as I say I am okay with it, I am not." Mary Margret continued. "What we have with her is unique, but it isn't what I wanted. My biggest secret is that, when this is over, I want another go at it. I want to have another baby."

Another rock appeared.

David smiled. "Nothing could make me happier. You deserve to be happy."

Mary Margret's face fell with David's next sentence. "But it can't be with me."

"What?"

"When Hook took me to find the sextant, he was really taking me to find a cure, a cure for dreamshade."

"The arrow Mia fired," Mary Margret said. "You were…"

"I was hit. My secret is that, because of the cure, I can never leave Neverland."

The last rock appeared. I ran over to Neal.

I tried everything to get the cage open. Nothing worked.

"Emma," Neal said. "You need to reveal the secret."

I took a breath. "I am tired of loosing you. I am tired of loosing and finding you again. My secret is that, I hoped this was a trick, I hoped that Pan lied to us. I hoped you were dead."

The cage disappeared, and Neal was free.