A/N: OMG I love writing this story! Anyway, I don't want to give too much away, so just enjoy reading!

Gold's POV

"Well pirate, are you finally going to break?" I said.

I had beaten up Hook pretty bad. At least half his ribs were broken, he had deep cuts all over, and burns and bruises all over.

"No… I'm not letting you turn Emma's heart dark…" Hook said weekly.

"Well the more hurt you are, the more my confidence grows. Emma will definitely surrender herself to use in exchange for you."

"So what is your plan anyway?"

"A good villain never tells their victim their plans. Those stories never go well."

We paused for a minute to stare at each other.

"So, you think you can endure flesh burning acid?"

Maleficent's POV

"Sooooo…. They probably won't be back in a while. Do you want to…. Talk? About something?" I said trying to spark conversation with my daughter.

"What's there to talk about? You're a villain. You're trying to hurt innocent people!"

"You call Snow and her husband innocent! They are the reason I lost you! The reason I never got to see you grow up!"

She paused at stopped looking at me.

"You don't know what to say back, do you?"

"You killed him, didn't you."

"Who?"

"The boy. Henry."

"I'm pretty sure he's dead. That's what Gold intended."

"He was innocent."

I paused myself. I was taken by my daughter's words.

"People think revenge will make them feel content, but it only hurts the people you don't intend to hurt, and it hurts you too. That's the different between heroes and villains. Heroes choose to move on from their mistakes, and choose to not take revenge. Villains do that. They let their pain consume them, and turn them into something they never intended to become. Every villain still has good in them, and every hero isn't completely good."

We both paused to look at each other.

My heart and entire body filled with rage. I couldn't grasp the true words my daughter spoke. I woke up straight to her and grabbed her chin harshly through the bars.

I formed a spell in my hand, an age reversing spell, and put it upon her.

Lily transformed, into a 14 year old.

"Now we can live the years we missed. At least, most of them."

Emma's POV

"Emma, you're getting a phone call…." Mary Margaret said to me. I was still hovering over Henry's body that was beneath the sheets. I took the cell phone.

"Listen Emma and listen closely. I have your precious Hook. He's here, and I've tortured him. If you want him back, you will trade your life for him. You will surrender yourself to me, and do exactly what I command you. You have an hour, and any later and I'm going to crush his heart."

The phone line went dead. I put in on the table next to me slowly.

"Who was it. What did they say?" David said.

"It's Gold. He has Hook."

"What? What does he want?"

"He wants me. If we want Hook, alive, I have to surrender myself to him."

"No Emma! You, you can't!"

"Well I'm a grown woman, and I don't need you to make my decisions for me. I can do what I want, I'm an adult. I don't think you even still deserve the right to be called that, after lying to me."

I stormed out of the hospital. I know Gold was hiding Hook in the cabin in the woods, so that's where I headed. He met me there halfway.

"Well hello Emma! I decided to spare you the walk and come out here for you!" He said with and evil grin.

"Gold…" I said. I took my pistol out of its holster.

He revealed Hook behind him who was bound and gagged. He looked in bad shape.

"What do you want from me?!" I shouted at Gold.

"You know what I want. The only question is, are you willing to pay the price?"

"What's your price?" I said skeptively.

"You. Trade your life for your boyfriends'."

"He's not my- ok never mind. I'll do it."

Hook started shaking his head and screamed through his gag.

"I'll give you some time alone before we go, before we go to take care of the business."

I walked over to Hook and removed his gag from his mouth.

"Emma, you can't….. Do this….." he said weakly.

"I know, but I can't let you die either….." I said. Tears started flowing freely from my eyes.

We leaned in until our lips touched. I savored the moment. Our last kiss…..

"Goodbye…. Swan….." Hook said. Even tears were streaming down his face.

Gold pulled me by my arms away from Hook. He handcuffed me and turned me around.

"Don't worry. Cruela will deliver your pirate to the Charmings." He whispered in my ear.

Henry's POV

I looked down at Lily. She was now 14, the same age as me, so…..

"She's the same age as you now. Make yourself known to her." Jessa said. Jessa was my "guardian angel" who was supposed to protect me. Apparently when you're dead, you still need protection.

"Come on! I know you like her…" She said with a grin.

"No. It'll freak her out! I don't wanna scare her."

"But she doesn't know you're dead! It'll be fine!" Jessa pushed me down to the ground and put an opaque spell on me. One so only April and Lily could see me, and no one else.

"Henry's you're-" I put a finger to Lily's lips.

"Shhh…. Don't let them hear us."

"How are you-"

"I died. You and April are the only ones who can see me."

"What? You died?!" She tried to put her arms around me for a hug, but her arms just went through me, sending a shiver down my spine.

"See? I'm a ghost, or angel, or whatever."

"Why did you come?"

"So I could see you again."

We both looked at each other with dopey eyes, but knew it wouldn't be right to make out in front of a child.

"What's happening to you! You're fading away!"

"I've been here too long! Just tell my family, I'm ok, and I love them-"

Suddenly I was back in the sky hovering over Lily. She was holding her knees close to her.

"Well that could've gone better-" Jessa said.

"What do you mean! That was-"

"Save your breath. Come on. Let's go back to Oblak Grad and get some food. I'm starving." And with that, Jessa dragged me back up to the heavens.

Regina's POV

"Please….. Stop…." I said weakly. My whole body was sore and ached, and I could hardly retain my consciousness.

"Alright. For now. I'll see you tomorrow…" He said. He left me alone in the dark basement. I collapsed to the floor. I cried myself to sleep.

Maleficent's POV

I sat there, bored out of mind, until I hear the door fly open. Gold came through with Emma and he shoved her body roughly to the ground.

"Emma!" Lily said as soon as she saw her.

"Lily! You're-"

"No time for talk dearie…" Gold said. He picked up Emma and uncuffed her. He attached her to chains hanging out of the wall.

"Wow. Regina has a lot of torture devices in this vault of hers." Cruela said offhandedly.

"Well torture devices do come in handy." Gold said.

"What are gonna do to me?" Emma said.

"Well as I've explained to your boy, in the movies, when the villains explain the plans to their victims, the plan doesn't go very well." Gold said. He took Emma chin in his hand and turned her to look at him.

"Regina is taking quite long. Shall I go check on her?" I said.

"Very well. Track her and tell her time is running out. Give her, a reminder." Gold said with a smirk. I nodded and went outside.

Belle's POV

I was in the middle of kissing Will, when the phone rang. I pulled away.

"Sorry. Let me get that. I'll be right back." I said to him. He nodded.

I went over to get my phone and picked it up. It was Mary Margaret.

"Hello?"

"Belle! You need to get here stat!"

"Why, what happened?" I said in concern. I sat down on a loveseat in the room.

"It's Killian. Emma traded her life for him, and I can see why. He's in really bad shape. And I mean REALLY bad shape. Gold has Emma."

"Well what can I do?"

"We need your help to get her back. Gold plans on darkening her heart."

"Alright. We'll be there right away." I said. I went back to Will.

"Who was it?" He asked.

"Mary Margaret. I can explain on the way, but we need to get there, now."

He nodded and we rushed to the car.

Maleficent's POV

I looked on the GPS and saw that it pointed straight ahead.

"Why would Regina be at Jefferson's house?" I said out loud. I knocked on the door and he answered it.

"Maleficent! Why are you here?" He said, obviously confused.

"Where's Regina?" I said bluntly.

"Regina? I she's not here."

"Yes she is. I tracked her here. Get out of my way." I pushed him out of the way and looked around. Grace was at the table, looking at me, obviously frightened.

"Hey! I can assure you Regina is not here!" Jefferson said running in front of me.

"Yes she is. This GPS said that she's 50 miles below ground exactly in this spot." I said looking at the screen.

"Alright look if you want, but I doubt you'll find anything." Jefferson said sitting back down at the table.

I looked around and spotted a statue of a unicorn. I touched the horn, and suddenly the floor below me flew downwards.

I lost my balance and fell. There was a tunnel and the walls were adorned with torches.

"Are you alright down there!" Jefferson shouted.

"Did you know this was here!?" I shouted.

"No! Don't worry! I'm coming down!" He said. He and Grace jumped down.

"I think this is the secret passageway to where the author and Regina are." Jefferson said.

"Sure, state the obvious why don't you!" I said sarcastically.

"Come on, let's go."

A/N: That chapter's a wrap! Thanks for all the feedback on this. I really appreciate it. Anyway I cleared the problem of Lily being 30 and Henry being (wait for it) 141 He's 14! Not 12 or 13. This story took a big turn from where I originally intended, but I like it. Indigo out!