Chapter Twenty-Two: A Land Without Magic

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At the hospital, Belle was wheeled in on a gurney as Emma followed. Dr. Whale and several nurses attended to Belle.

"Hey," Emma said looking Belle in the eyes. "Hey, you're going to be alright, you understand. I know how it feels now, trust me, I know, but afterwards we can break the curse and it'll be you, Rumple, and your daughter. I promise, you will get through this and we will break this curse."

Belle whimpered as the nurses directed Emma to stop following.

"Only the father of the child and the woman's parents are allowed," one said with a sad look. "Your friend will be okay."

Emma watched as they wheeled Belle around a corner then disappeared. She headed to the hospital entrance when the others rushed in.

"Gold said-" Regina started.

Emma nodded, cutting her off. "Yeah, they just took her back. Parents and the father allowed only. We are going to be able to break this curse soon."

Snow's head bobbed up and down vigorously. "Finally! I feel like it's been an eternity that we've been living this curse again. We'll be able to act like ourselves again. Well, our other selves. The Enchanted Forest versions."

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Enchanted Forest, Many Years into the Future's Past

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"Her siblings have been kidnapped by Jadis?" Snow asked in a hushed voice.

Emma glanced over her shoulder at Lucy who was pacing from wall to wall. "Who is known as the White Witch. So, Narnia is like, an actual place? Or realm?"

Killian nodded. "Aye. I've only been there twice. The first was after Milah..." He trailed off with a glance at Rumplestiltskin. "The second time was just after I left Neverland. The White Witch was in control then. One hundred long years of winter. Nearly wrecked the Jolly that way."

Belle bit her lip. "Narnia's a more secretive realm. They have no humans, or as they call them, sons of Adam and daughters of Eve, just talking animals. Aslan is the lion that leads them. Anything about him is more secretive than anything else about Narnia. I could try to see what I can find, but other than what was written about them in the Land Without Magic, I've no clue. I would say that Lucy is from a few years after the defeat of the White Witch, but before going back through the wardrobe."

"I think we should help," Snow said.

Charming looked worried. "Snow, this would mean breaking the peace we've had for two years now!"

"I know," Snow replied, "but we have to do what's right. We're heroes, Charming! No matter what we will always do what's right."

Henry smiled at his grandmother. "I'll go tell her." He walked over to Lucy. "Hey. Good news, we'll help you find your siblings."

Lucy beamed. "Excellent!" She waved over the others. "I can make a portal to a safe place of Narnia," she told them. That's where we will plan and send for troops. We Narnian's call it Aslan's Country."

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Storybrooke, Present Day

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A wardrobe hidden amidst the trees flung open the door. A small red head girl came barreling out. Lucy leaned on a tree to catch her breath, then dashed to the hospital. Cobra was waiting for her in the unisex bathroom marked out of order.

"I got your message," she said. "So the curse is almost broken? And your mother?"

Cobra smirked. "Doesn't suspect a thing. At least not yet. Hopefully she never needs to. Jadis won't take her down this time. She'll have no time to even think about destroying the happy endings."

Lucy sighed in relief. "Excellent. Right on schedule. And the Author?"

"Isaac or Henry?" Cobra asked. Lucy gave him a stern look. "Right, Henry. My bad. He's still the author. Should Isaac be released from his prison, he'll find that he has been stripped of his powers as Author. Now, if you would excuse me, a baby is about to be born and I must be waiting with the others." He threw her one last charming smile and walked out of the bathroom.

Lucy rolled her eyes. "Oh, dear, Cobra. You do so make me swoon."

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Narnia, Aslan's Country, Many Years into the Future's Past

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Lucy spread her arms wide. "Welcome to Aslan's Country. While you stand on this strip of beautiful white sand, you shall be very well cared for and, most importantly, safe from all harm."

"It is very lovely," Snow said gazing at the glistening sand.

Emma huffed. "Yes, the sand is nice and all, but when do we get to the actual fighting?"

Lucy frowned. "You are eager to fight? I'm very sorry, but I don't think that's possible yet. We must wait for Aslan and any troops that come to our aid. You don't know Jadis and her army like I do."

"Look, kid, your majesty, whatever," Emma yelled exasperatedly. "I do know her like you do. I've seen the movies and read the books about you guys. She has a huge army and she can freeze people with her staff. Well I don't know about you, but three of us have magic, two of us are dead on archers, two of us are good with swords, one of us is good with books and research, and the other one of us is the Author. We've all faced more villains than you can count on hundreds of hands. Evil Queens, dragons, monsters, and evil kids! We've faced a witch with ice powers before too!"

"She's right," Henry said to Lucy. He gave her a charming smile. "I trust my mom, and if she thinks we can win this now, I say we act."

Regina nodded slowly. "I hate to say this, but Miss Swan is right. The odds are so stacked in our favor that we could literally walk into battle blindfolded and still win."

Lucy smiled shyly. "I appreciate that, but I really don't think it's a good idea."

Snow hoisted her bow and arrows. "Well, we appreciate your concern, but we will head off to battle her now. With or without you."

Lucy sighed. "As you wish. Don't say I didn't warn you." She waved her hand, and a wardrobe decorated with ice appeared. The gleaming lion head on it was covered by frost.

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Storybrooke, Present Day

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Cobra opened the door of August's room at the inn.

August looked startled. "What are you doing here, H-"

Cobra shook his head. "Please don't. If you acknowledge it, Emma and the others soon will. My name is Cobra. I gave you the new book. Anyway, I wanted to check up on you. Belle's about to give birth to the baby. Soon the curse will break. Can you last?"

August smiled sadly from his position on the bed. "My legs are wooden, so are my arms. It's almost up to my neck. In a matter of hours, I'll be completely wood."

Cobra sighed. "I'm sorry, August. Once the curse breaks, wait here. I'll get Blue and Geptepto to come here to save you."

"Thanks...Cobra," August said before Cobra left.

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At the hospital, Snow read an excerpt from the book to a moaning Belle.

"And, yes," Snow read, "she was beyond hope. Beyond saving. This was her end. When Prince Charming saw his beloved Snow White in her glass coffin, he knew all that was left was to say goodbye. He had to give her one last kiss. And when he did, true love proved more powerful than any curse. A pulse of pure love shuddered out and engulfed the land, waking up Snow White and bringing light to the darkness." Snow put the book in her lap. "Belle…I know it might seem a little self serving to read that passage about me, but I read this to Henry in the original timeline."

Belle managed a tight lipped smile. "I appreciate it Snow. It's about hope, yeah?" She drew a pale, shaking arm across her sweaty forehead. "And I'm so glad they let you stay with me." She cried out in pain. "And I wanted to ask if you and David would be godparents."

Snow gasped. "Oh, Belle, of course! Thank you, this is an honor!"

Dr. Whale and several nurses entered the room.

"It's time," Dr. Whale said seriously. "Miss Blanchard, I need to ask that you leave now."

Snow squeezed Belle's hand reassuringly and left the room.

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Narnia, Many Years into the Future's Past

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The wardrobe opened into an icy dungeon. Lucy walked out first, followed by Emma, Regina, Rumplestiltskin, Killian, Charming, Robin, Snow, Belle, and Henry.

"Lucy?" A harsh feminine whisper called.

Lucy perked up. "Susan?" She looked at the cell in front of her. "Susan!"

A brunette, Susan, stared out of the cell. "Ed and Peter are in the next cell over," she told Lucy. "Can you free us? Magic won't work on these locks though. Believe us, we've tried."

"Emma and I can pick them the old fashioned way then," Robin volunteered. "I'll get the boys, Emma, you got Susan?"

Emma nodded and went straight to work on the lock on Susan's cell. In no time at all, Susan, Edmund, and Peter had been freed. Regina and Rumplestiltskin used their magic to create armor and weapons for them.

Once they had been armed and protected, Lucy and her siblings set about leading the way to Jadis.

"Remember," Peter said sternly, "code word is Arendelle. Once that's been said, all four of us put all our power into creating a portal back to the White Castle. Make sure no one but us and anyone who came through Lucy's portal from there to here can get through."

"Yes, dad," Edmund grumbled. "You've only reminded us about ten times already."

Susan drew an arrow to be ready to fire. "It doesn't hurt to be careful, Edmund. Besides, Lucy dragged these poor heroes into this mess. The least we can do is keep them safe and alive." Susan nodded at Emma who charged forward and kicked the door open.

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Storybrooke, Present Day

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Snow walked back to the waiting room. "She's going to have the baby soon," she told the group waiting for her.

"Finally," Emma said from her spot in a chair where she sat playing Euchre with Regina, Killian, and Robin. "Ha! Trump you all again! One more point and Killian and I win!"

Gold was pacing while David tried to calm him down. Henry ran in behind Snow.

"Hey, mister," Regina called to Henry, "where have you been?"

Henry shrugged. "Bathroom. For a small town, the hospital bathroom line is super long."

"Yes!" Emma yelled. "Beat, ya!" She high-fived Killian.

Snow huffed and sat down beside Henry. She handed him the book she had been reading to Belle moments before. "Here's your book back."

Henry grinned. "Thanks, grandma."

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Dr. Whale entered the waiting room and flinched in surprise. "Okay, quite a bit more than I expected, but I have good news. Both the mother and the baby are in excellent health. I can let you visit now." He lead them down the halls to Belle's room.

Inside, Belle looked up at the sound of the opening door and smiled. "Hey, guys."

Emma smiled at the little girl in Belle's arms. "Aw, what's her name?"

"Oh," Belle giggled. "I actually went with one of the names you guys suggested. Her name is Dior. Dior French, well, once we break the curse, Dior Gold, but we'll get there once that happens." She caught, Gold's eyes. "Rumple! Do you want to hold her?"

Regina cleared her throat. "I think we should let you three have some time alone, but all of us would like to congratulate you."

"Thank you, Regina," Belle said sincerely. Once everyone but Gold had left, Belle beckoned him over with a jerk of her head. He obeyed, but slowly. "Dior," Belle said softly, "meet Mr. Gold, or Rumplestiltskin. He's your dad." She carefully transferred the tiny girl into Gold's arms. "Remember to support her head, Rumple."

Gold looked at Dior's tiny, peaceful face. "Dior," he whispered. "She's beautiful, Belle." He lightly kissed Dior's forehead before leaning over to kiss Belle. A pulse of magic shot out.

Outside the room, Emma, Regina, Killian, Robin, Snow, David, and Henry stumbled from the force of magic.

"True love's kiss," Emma realized. "It wasn't any of us! It was Dior and her parents! That's why August said it was right in front of me and Belle. Both of us were pregnant which meant that a baby was the missing key!"

Mother Superior paused. She backed away from Regina in fear. "Your majesty?"

Regina sighed. "Can I help you?" She asked sweetly. "There's really no need to fear. This is the Land Without Magic, I'm as powerless as you."

"Well then," Mother Superior said, "I'd find a place to hide if I were you."

"I don't hide from people," Regina snapped. "What I will do, is wait for that door to open so we can confer with Belle and Gold." She put extra emphasis on the 'we' and gestured to the others behind her.

"Snow?" Mother Superior asked astonished. "What have you done to her?" She demanded.

Snow shook her head. "Oh, no! Blue, look. Regina did nothing to any of us. She is very much a changed person, I promise."

Mother Superior sighed. "I will chose to trust you, Snow. In fact, with everyone waking up from this curse, a unified front might do some good."

"So you're saying I'll win them over with the Charming's set of rainbow kisses and unicorn stickers?" Regina asked sarcastically. "Or wait, I let the Charming Softball team and their pirate mascot win a game of catch to prove my loyalty?"

Emma offered a tight smile to Mother Superior. "Sorry about her. I think she woke up on the wrong side of the bed."

Gold opened the door and tossed his cane down the hallway. "I assume I can stop pretending to need that?" He stared evenly at Mother Superior. "The Blue Fairy. What a lovely surprise."

"Rumplestiltskin," Mother Superior replied equally as evenly. She turned on heel and walked down the hallway and out of sight around a corner.

"You all can come in now," Gold said to break the silence that followed the fairy's leave.

"Good, because I need to talk to you all," Emma said.

Belle waved David over. "I already asked Snow, but would you two be godparents?"

David smiled. "Belle, I'd be honored."

Emma cleared her throat. "Okay, so I was thinking about those visions. I've had more, but I just haven't told you yet. I think maybe I should go to New York and lay low for a while. Hopefully that prevents the vision."

"Not alone though, love?" Killian asked eye narrow.

Emma squeezed his hand. "Depends. I could never ask any of you to leave with me."

"I thought we agreed that I would accompany you to New York after the curse was broken," Killian stated. "Besides, Swan, you're nearly eight months pregnant."

Emma rolled here eyes. "I can take care of myself. All nine months I was pregnant with Henry was in jail and he turned out okay. And the fake memories I have from before Zelena's curse are still in my head."

"I'm not abandoning you, Swan," Killian said firmly. "We'll go to New York together or not at all."

"What about me?" Henry asked. "Will get to come with you guys? Or visit?"

Emma ruffled his hair. "That's up to Regina on this one. Someone's gotta make the drive and at least one way it'll be her."

Regina frowned. "I think we could work something out. Maybe not every other week, but maybe every two weeks? It is a pretty long drive there and back."

Emma nodded in agreement. "That's fair. I haven't sold my apartment in Boston yet, so until we find a place in New York, that's where we'll be living."

"Pardon me, but why not just stay in Boston?" Killian asked.

Emma grinned sheepishly. "I was hoping to find Neal sooner. He didn't get to know Henry that well before everything, so I was hoping they could have more time together."

Henry grinned. "Awesome! I can't wait!"

Snow and David hugged Emma. "Be safe, Emma." Snow also hugged Killian, while David shook hands with the pirate.

With that, Emma and Killian left the room to pack and get ready to leave.

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Narnia, Many Years into the Future's Past

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"I've been expecting you." Jadis appeared from behind her throne.

"Cliche much," Emma muttered.

Jadis seemed struck by Emma's appearance. "Emma? Emma Swan?"

Killian, Snow, and Charming glared at the ice witch.

"How the hell do you know my name?" Emma demanded.

Jadis laughed slightly. "You visited me when you were about five years old. Do you remember the wardrobe that lead to the lamppost and a winter forest?"

"Not the first time I've forgotten something like this," Emma said evenly, hands ready to cast her magic. "Surrender, Jadis. You're surrounded and out numbered."

Jadis cast a careless glance about the throne room. "Three archers, three magicians, four sword fighters, and three useless extras who won't do much harm to me. Yes, I see how tragically outnumbered my wolves and I are." Doors all around the room opened to reveal dozens of snarling wolves.

"Susan!" Lucy yelled, tossing her sister a white horn.

Susan gasped and caught it. She raised it to her lips and blew just as the first wolf charged.

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Storybrooke, Present Day

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"I know you're all very confused," Snow said to the town who was gathered in Granny's diner. "We are too, but together we will figure things out."

"What about Regina?" Leroy yelled. "Is she going to pay?"

David held up his hands. "Absolutely not. Look, we're the good guys. We don't seek revenge."

"Exactly," Snow agreed. "David and I along with our daughter, Emma, have spoken with Regina. Um, in fact, Regina's here right now." She pointed at the backdoor where Emma and Killian were escorting Regina into Granny's.

"It's the Evil Queen!"

Regina rolled her eyes and stood besides Snow. "Now that I clearly have your attention," she started. "I'd like to say I'm sorry for casting this curse." That gave the town a pause. The Evil Queen...apologizing? "We all lost something because of it. For Snow and Charming, they lost twenty eight years with Emma. I don't even know what the rest of you lost out on. And for me, I had to kill the last person left who I really truly loved and who loved me back. My father. But somethings I wouldn't take back happened because of this curse. Without this curse, I wouldn't have Henry. Nor would I have seen how much nicer it is to call Snow family instead of enemy." She smiled at Snow. "And I probably never would have met the man with the lion tattoo." Regina grasped Robin's hand. "I don't understand how he got here, and I don't think I ever will, but these few precious moments because of the curse are something I wouldn't trade for my life."

Archie stepped forward and shook Regina's hand. "It's a pleasure to meet this new you, Regina."

Emma cleared her throat. "This is nice and all, but Killian and I need to leave soon. Um, so David and Robin are the new sheriffs until we get back. Until then, please don't kill anyone."

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Narnia, Many Years into the Future's Past

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The wolf leapt towards Peter who instantly sliced his sword across the wolf's gut. This proved to anger the rest of the wolves because they all came racing towards the heroes.

Rumple seemed to be having the most fun with this new development. Anytime a wolf came near him, he snapped his fingers and the wolf became a bug which he instantly squished before giggling madly.

Regina and Emma were doing fairly well. They used their magic to knockout the wolves or snap the wolves' necks. However, they were tiring quickly because of their hurried teleporting of Susan, Robin, and Snow to the balconies so they could shoot easier.

Charming, Hook, Peter, and Edmund were also doing quite well. They knocked down almost half of the wolves.

Meanwhile, Henry, Belle, and Lucy were busy dodging wolves and stabbing any wolf that neared them with a dagger.

Soon enough, the battle ended with all the wolves spread across the icy floor in a sea of red blood.

"Impossible," Jadis gasped.

A green cloud appeared then disappeared to reveal...

"Zelena!" Regina gasped.

Zelena smirked. "Hello, sis. Who're you fighting this time?"

"Jadis," Regina said pointing to said person. "The White Witch."

Zelena clasped her hands together. "Oh, excellent. I do love a good fight. I'm glad you called me here. Regina might be evil, but I'm wicked. And wicked always wins," she said glaring at Jadis.

"Not today," Jadis said sweetly. She raised her staff and banged it against the ground.

"Arendelle!" Lucy gasped. She and her sibling set to work creating wardrobes while Rumple tried to keep the ice at bay. Emma and Regina teleported Snow, Susan, and Robin down from the balcony. Zelena rushed to aid Rumple in the stopping of the wall of ice.

Everyone but Emma, Zelena, and Rumple had made it through or to the wardrobes. Lucy waved them over. "Hurry!"

Emma turned to sprint to the wardrobes, but Zelena yelled her name.

"Emma!" Zelena yelled in panic.

Emma turned just in time to see a small streak of ice flying towards her. It hit her chest and she fell, out cold.

Zelena teleported herself and Emma to the wardrobes followed by Lucy and Rumple. They made it though just before the ice hit the doors.

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Storybrooke, Present Day

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Cobra watched Emma and Killian leave the town for Boston.

"Cobra?"

He turned and smiled at Lucy. "Lucy."

Lucy waved him over to join her in the cover of the trees. Once Cobra did so, Lucy pulled him close and kissed him.

Cobra broke the kiss after a moment. "I missed that. This is harder than it looks. I have to hold up and act at all times."

Lucy giggled. "At least you have me."

Cobra chuckled. "That is a plus." He kissed her forehead. "I've got to go. I promised August I'd send Geptepto to him after the curse broke."

Lucy waved. "Alright. See you later, then. Goodbye...Henry." She disappeared through a wardrobe.

Henry Daniel Mills, a.k.a. Cobra, shook his head and smiled distantly.

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A/N: Yes! Henry is Cobra. Who guessed that before I revealed it? Was it the Cobra or Mongoose line? Was it the startled Henry scene? Tell me! So now I hope my storybook page ex machina makes more sense now? Henry is Cobra and knows what's going on so he knows what pages to show them.

Ah! So sad, but Season One is done. You heard right, Once Upon A Time Travel is officially complete! I need names for a Season Two title. Season Two is Narnia, meeting Neal, baby Captain Swan born and much more!

Do you like the Henry/Lucy pairing? I'm more of a Henry/Violet shipper because that's canon, but they haven't shown Violet in ages ad there isn't much to build off of so I'm calling breakup and setting sail on a new ship for Henry.

And now, without further adu:

THE END...(is only just the beginning)