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"Okay, guys, let's sum up." I started with a little sight. "Aside from the apprentice's wand, to cross realms we can use… Dorothy's slippers."

"Which are in Oz with my dear and loving sister." Regina added, looking like she was about to lose her patience.

"… Magic beans."

"… Which don't exist anymore, in Storybrooke anyway."

"… Jefferson's hat."

"Which we can't find anywhere."

"Do you plan on ruining every damn idea I have?" I asked, raising my eyebrow, a bit annoyed by these constant interruptions.

"It's not my fault if we don't have anything else that this freaking wand to cross realms or open a portal!"

"Well, search for a solution with me, then, instead of pissing me off!" I shouted, rolling my eyes.

"Don't worry." My mom intervened, looking at the wizards, who seemed a bit desperate by of our argument, because it meant we didn't really have a solution to send them home yet. "We're going to find something. I promise."

Sitting at Regina's table, I was absent-mindlessly pecking in a bowl of peanuts laying in the middle of the table. My friends had put it there, knowing that I was craving this food all the time, and it was actually managing to make me a little bit more focused. My brows together, I was trying to think without getting mad or frustrated. Empty pizza boxes were piled up on a corner of the table, proof of our meal that had ended a while ago already. We were there for several hours now, but no one had found an alternative choice to send the wizards back to their world, and Killian and I hadn't managed to find the right moment and tell everyone about my pregnancy. All of this was making me really nervous, I had to admit it, and I was anxiously tearing a poor piece of paper that I was holding in my hands and where I was normally supposed to write our ideas down. Between this dead-end situation and our secret we had to finally reveal, I didn't know what to do anymore. I really wanted to tell everyone about the new baby, now. Hiding my pregnancy was starting to get really heavy, and I knew I would feel so much better when my friends would finally know what was happening.

"We absolutely have to find this wand, we don't have another choice." Regina barked, driving me away from my thoughts.

"God, Regina, we're trying to find it for months!" I replied, trying to stay calm even if my tone was telling everyone that I was getting a bit mad. "We're going in circles right now! We need to find another way, and you know it. I have magic, you too. We're going to find a fucking solution, it's not that complicated!"

"Talk a bit lower, guys, you're going to wake the kids up." My dad tempered, looking up at the ceiling with a bit of worry.

I knew he was right, and I shut up, taking my face in my hands. Liam, Roland, Neal and Robyn were sleeping upstairs, as the reunion was lasting longer than expected. We couldn't wake them up, it was way easier to talk when we didn't have to watch them at the same time. And I really didn't want them to be in the room with us, because the air was literally crackling with nervousness. We couldn't take it anymore, any of us, and we were all about to implode from the stress of the situation.

I sighted and tried to keep calm by gently massaging my temples. I was beginning to get a headache from all this stress, and closed my eyes for a few seconds to relax a little bit. I then started talking in a softer tone again to reassure the wizards :

"I'm so sorry, honestly. We've promised you we would send you home the quicker possible, and we've failed. But we'll do it. It will take time, but we won't give up on you. I promise."

"We know you're all doing everything you can." Harry answered with a sad smile. "You're here every single day trying to help us. You all have kids, and you're often sick, Emma… We could never thank you enough for everything you're doing for us."

"Talking about Emma being sick..." Killian intervened, seeing an opening to finally tell everyone about my pregnancy.

He looked at me, quietly telling me that it was about time for us to finally talk about this. I took a deep breath as he was placing his hand on my thigh to comfort me, because if I wanted to tell everything to the wizards, I was really nervous about their reaction as well, and he was aware of it. I really didn't want to be rude by telling them I was pregnant, but we didn't have a choice anymore. I started talking after a few more seconds spent at trying to gather my strength and finally tell them the truth :

"Yeah, we have something to tell you."

My parents, Henry, Robin and Regina seemed all very focused all at once. They knew what was going to happen, and they stared at me, looking a bit worried as they knew it was a big deal for me to reveal my secret. I took another breath, trying to give myself the courage I was lacking :

Come on, girl, it can't be that hard. You've faced much worse. You'll feel better when they'll know everything, you'll see.

"Okay, you've probably noticed some things seem off about me. I'm sick, and I'm nervous, and there's a really good reason for all of this..."

"Mommy! Mommy!"

The kids' screams cut me off, but I didn't even pay attention to the fact I had missed the perfect opportunity to finally divulge my pregnancy. The children seemed utterly scared, and it made my heart skip a beat. They had yelled all at the same time, and I glanced at Regina before jumping out of my chair to go see what was going on, followed by the others.

We arrived in the room where the kids were sleeping pretty quickly. They were all sitting on their air mattresses, their eyes widened in terror, panting. Liam was crying, and I knelt on the floor in front of him to take him into my arms and comfort him, heartbroken by his tears. He wrapped his arms around me and I gently stroked his back, utterly distressed because of his panic.

"It's all right, baby, mommy's here..."

"What happened?" My mom asked, looking all around her to try and find an explanation for all this mess.

"Where is Robyn?" Regina suddenly asked in a worried voice.

I carefully looked around the room, perplexed by these words. I hadn't noticed the little girl's absence, too busy trying to comfort my own son. Something was wrong, and I felt a little pinch in my chest, guessing something bad was going to be revealed. What the hell was happening in this town again?

"Something was in the room." Roland explained, looking panicked and stuttering because of his terror. "It took Robyn!"

"What?!" Robin shouted, not looking like he was realizing what was really going on because of the shock.

"It went through the window." He explained, pointing toward the open glass and the curtains floating around the frame, lifted up by the wind and giving a threatening atmosphere to the room.

Roland hadn't even finished his sentence yet that Regina and Robin rushed toward the window, trying to understand what was happening, their fingers woven together to comfort each other as their world was falling apart. I pulled away from my son, who had calmed down a little bit, to go look outside behind their shoulders. The little girl's disappearance was panicking me, and I couldn't even imagine how Robin and Regina were feeling. I stared at the street, trying to see something through the darkness of the night. And after a few seconds, I ended up noticing a figure standing in the middle of the road.

We didn't even need to confer to know what to do. Regina, Robin, my dad, Killian and I rushed into the stairs while the others were staying in the room to comfort the kids. We got out in the street, and Regina and I used our magic at the exact same time, aiming at the dark figure, who was holding a crying Robyn in its arm. I didn't even think about Whale telling me to use my magic only for emergencies. I had employed my power in an impulse, and the situation was pretty urgent. We needed to protect the little girl. No one could attack a child, it was impossible. The mysterious figure had probably heard us coming, because it amenably jumped on the side to avoid our magic, and the red and white lights disappeared into the darkness without hitting anything.

Everything went really quickly. My eyes first met the wand the figure was holding in its hand. This same wand we were searching for months to send the wizards back home, the apprentice's wand. It was there all along. The stranger had obviously planned to use it to cross realms with Robyn, but it didn't have the time to open a portal because we had noticed the little girl's absence quicker than expected.

I then realized that the hood the figure was wearing on its head had fallen when it had jumped to avoid our magic, and I stayed speechless by what I was seeing. The figure was a woman with red hair, and her face was stiffed in madness.

"Zelena?!" Regina cried out, answering everyone's thoughts.

Robin, Killian and my dad had already run toward Zelena to try and stop her, and we quickly joined them. She was surrounded, but she could disappear at any moment by using her magic. But I could read in her eyes she was scared to hurt Robyn by doing so. She was trying to kidnap her, sure, but she was also her daughter. She didn't want to hurt her.

The little girl didn't wait any longer. Seeing Regina and Robin, she started to kick her biological mother with her little legs. Her attempts were so violent Zelena had to let her go, and she ran toward Regina, crying as her adoptive mother was holding her tight. The Wicked Witch glanced at us, gestured to use her magic but stopped before doing anything, seeing her daughter in Regina's arms. I understood at her expression that she was scared to hurt her again. She finally started talking in a voice distorted by the anger :

"This isn't over."

And she disappeared in a puff of green smoke, the apprentice's wand still squeezed in her hand, leaving us perplexed in the middle of the road.

"How have we not thought about this sooner?!" Regina got mad, shaking her head while rocking Robyn against her.

The little girl had calmed down after a long while, and she was half asleep in her adoptive mother's arms. We had wondered if it wasn't best for her to erase her memories so she wouldn't be traumatized by the recent events, but we had decided not to do anything for now, as Zelena was still out there. If the witch was coming back, Robyn could recognize her and warn us before anything bad could happen. It was better that way. We couldn't risk for the little girl to be taken by the witch. We had to fight against it.

The other kids had been pretty shocked as well, and none of them had accepted to go back to their room. Neal was cuddled in my mother's arms, Roland in Robin's, and Liam was asleep against Killian, his thumb in his mouth, finally looking peaceful.

As for me, I was leaning forward, my elbows on my knees, trying to process the information we had just received. We had looked for the wand for months without knowing it was there the all time. It was all Zelena's fault. And I was so scared now. Robyn was in danger, but it wasn't all. Because of what I had done as a Dark One, Henry, Liam and my baby weren't safe anymore. Zelena would want to retaliate against me for speeding up her pregnancy all those years ago. And I knew it was going to make my children suffer, I was feeling it in my bones. My stomach was hurting so much because of the stress I was feeling like I could start yelling any time. I was mad because we hadn't thought about this possibility before, and I was so scared to see another person I loved disappear. I hadn't talked in a long time, too busy trying not to start crying in front of my family and the three wizards, who were looking completely lost. But my hormones were making me more sensitive than usual, and swallowing my sobs was getting harder by the second.

"So it means the wand isn't lost somewhere?" Hermione started talking, driving me away from my dark thoughts.

"That was my sister, the all time it was her." Regina whispered, looking so mad at herself for thinking Zelena was gone for good and would never come back. "It's the key to send you home. Defeat Zelena. It's probably her who brought you here, if we think about it. You said you've been transported by a green tornado, right?" She asked as the wizards were quietly nodding.

"I don't get it." My mom intervened, looking a bit lost by this statement. "It's obvious Zelena has stolen the wand to go back to Oz with Robyn. But why bring strangers in Storybrooke? What was she trying to do?"

"I think I know." Regina said, her stare a bit blank as she was lost in her thoughts. "She probably tried to draw the attention away from her for a while by creating another problem in the town. We were so focused about sending you guys back home that we didn't pay attention to what was happening around us. I'm sure we would have noticed Zelena was here way sooner if we hadn't been busy trying to help you."

"But why has she waited for so long before trying to take Robyn?" My dad asked, frowning.

"The kids are always watched by Henry or a grown-up." Killian relevantly answered. "It's the first time in forever that the children were left in a room with no one to take care of them. And if she had tried something during the night, you would have heard someone was coming into your house right away. The moment was perfect for her. We were making too much noise to hear someone coming in. But she had probably thought the other kids would be sleeping and they wouldn't warn us."

"That's my sister." Regina mumbled, pulling Robyn a little bit closer to her. "She's smart, but she's always underestimating her enemies."

"Come on." My mom said to Harry, Ron and Hermione. "I'm going to walk you back to Granny's, you need some sleep. The good news is that we have a way to send you back home, now..."

"The bad one is that we'll have to fight Zelena for that." Regina added with a sight.

My mom nodded, looking deeply concerned, and got up to follow the wizards. They disappeared and we heard them coming out of the house, talking in a low voice.

"Mom, are you okay?" Henry suddenly asked, and I looked up, a bit surprised.

"Yeah, Swan, you haven't talked for a while." Killian stated, carefully looking at me to make sure I was okay. "Is everything all right?"

I felt tears forming in my eyes seeing all these people I loved and who were now in danger because of my mistake. I should never have sped up Zelena's pregnancy. I had acted under the Dark One's curse, and my plan had seemed so clever and perfect back then. I had been careful so the baby would be safe, but the witch was going to take revenge on me, it was obvious. And if I talked about my pregnancy, my baby, Henry, Liam and Killian would be the firsts in line she would hurt, because the witch knew my family was my everything.

Feeling tears threatening to stream down my face and not wanting to show my family how distraught I was, I got up, trying to find an excuse to be alone for a while and cry because I really needed it. I said in a husky and somewhat broken voice, fighting hard against my feelings :

"Yeah, I'm fine. I'll make myself some hot cocoa with cinnamon. Do you guys want something?"

"You can make some for everyone." Regina answered. "We all need something to make us feel better after what's happened."

"Do you need a hand?" My dad offered as I was walking away, probably guessing that something was off about me by hearing my voice.

"It's okay, I get it." I said in a low tone before walking out of the living room.

Once in the kitchen, I leaned against the counter, trying to pull myself together. Dozens of horrible scenarios where people I loved were getting hurt were crashing inside my brain. The only solution for Zelena to stay away from me was not to talk about my pregnancy. But she was going to learn about it sooner or later. My stomach was starting to get noticeable, and I couldn't wear sweaters or coats anymore. The weather was becoming very summery, and it was looking like a scorching summer was awaiting for us out there.

Unable to stay calm, I finally started crying, trying to stifle my sobs by placing my hand against my mouth in order not to alarm my family. I couldn't believe I was putting all my loved ones in danger again. Why was I always hurting my close ones? If something happened to the kids or to Killian, it would be my fault and I would never forgive myself. How would I be able to get out of this situation? Why was I never able to protect those I loved?

"Need some help?"

My dad's voice startled me. I was back to the kitchen's door, and I hadn't heard him coming in. He had probably wondered why I wasn't coming back to the living room. I didn't turn to face him, unable to stop crying. The fear was too strong, it was crushing my guts, and I couldn't believe what was happening once again. It was like we could never be truly happy.

"Emma, are you okay?" He added as I was letting go of a husky sob. "Are you crying?"

I finally moved to face David, trying to wipe the tears off my face, but it wasn't really useful as I was still crying. My dad immediately approached me to take me into his arms, looking deeply worried about my behavior. I placed my head on his shoulder, unable to explain what was wrong because my sobs were too violent. He ran his hand through my hair and said in a gentle voice :

"Calm down, it's all right. Stop crying, sweetheart, I'm here, everything's okay..."

He continued to whisperer comforting words to my ear as I was holding him close, incapable of calming down. After a little while, I heard several people walking into the room, and Killian's voice rang into my ear as I was still violently sobbing :

"We've put the children to bed, Robin is watching them. They needed to rest… Swan?"

He had noticed I was crying, and his voice was sounding so appalled. I didn't answer, unable to say anything as I was choking in my own tears, and he talked again in a broken voice :

"Emma, darling, what's wrong?"

My dad moved a little bit, and Killian wrapped his arms around me to hold me tight. I buried my face into the crook of his neck, breathing him and trying to calm down. I knew my panic wasn't good for the baby. He gently rocked me against his chest for a long while, kissing my temple several times and looking deeply sad because of my reaction. Sensing him next to me managed to make me feel better, and Killian asked to my father when I had finally settled down a bit :

"Do you know what's happening?"

"No, she didn't tell me anything. I found her like that."

"Em'" Killian gently resumed, pressing a kiss on the top of my head to comfort me. "Could you tell us what's bothering you? We can't help you if we don't know what's happening."

I pulled away from him, trying to wipe the tears off my drenched cheeks. I saw Regina and Henry looking at each other with concern behind Killian's back. He was himself staring at me, frowning and looking completely panicked by my sadness. I took a deep breath and tried to calm my sobs down to finally start talking, because I knew I had to explain them what was wrong with me :

"Now that Zelena is here… You're all in danger again." I panted, completely desperate.

"Emma, we've been there before..." Regina started, her brows together in concern.

"No, you don't understand!" I cut her off with another sob. "I sped up Zelena's pregnancy when I was the Dark One. She'll retaliate against me. Not only Liam and Henry are now in danger because of that, because she's going to go after my children..."

"I can defend myself, mom!" My son said, shaking his head.

"And we will protect them, Emma, as we always do." Killian answered, looking quite confident about his words.

"… But it's nothing compared to what's going to happen when she'll learn I'm pregnant!" I started without paying attention to their words.

A surprised quiet filled in the room for a second. Regina and my father glanced at each other, and Killian seemed like petrified. It was obvious they hadn't thought the baby could be in danger as well, and they all seemed so scared about this idea.

"She's going to attack the baby to show me how she felt like when I sped up her pregnancy." I resumed, still crying. "Except I've been careful so Robyn would be safe. But her… She doesn't care a bit. If something happens, it's my fault. It's because of one of my mistakes again..."

"Don't say that, love." Killian said, pulling me closer to his chest again to run his fingers up and down my spine and comfort me. "We'll find a solution. We'll hide your pregnancy until we defeat Zelena if we have to. But we will all be safe at the end. I won't let anything happen to Liam, Henry, or the little one. We will protect them, you hear me? Come on, baby, stop crying. It's going to be okay, I promise..."

I could hear he was as distraught as I was, but he didn't want to show me how scared he was in order not to worsen my own fear. I grabbed the back of his jacket to pull him closer to me, forcing myself to stop crying. We would survive this. We were always managing to, and this time wouldn't be different. It was just another crisis. I wouldn't let the witch hurt my children, and I knew my family was thinking the same thing. We would protect them, no matter what. Killian was right. We would defeat Zelena and send the wizards back home. And everything would fall into place again.

PLOT TWIST! I hope you liked the fact that the plot has just changed a bit! It was made so no one could guess the witch was back sooner, and I really do hope you like Zelena's return. The few chapters that are coming are going to be a little bit calmer, but there's a bit of drama coming your way. See you monday for more! :)