I am so sorry for the long delays in between chapters. Both Claire and I have been very busy lately. I will try to post multiple chapters in the next few days. Thank you for being such wonderful readers!
-Madison
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX- Storybrooke Hospital
"Hello? Mom? Are you okay?" Henry waved his hand in front of Emma's face.
"What is she like?" Emma said timidly, placing one hand on her swollen stomach.
"For starters, she looks mostly like you, but with Killian's eyes. She is probably closer to his height as well, maybe only an inch or so shorter than him. She also has his accent and talks all pirate-like. Actually, Madison, the girl I brought to the shower was Kendra. She just had some kind of cloaking spell so you wouldn't get suspicious of why she looked so much like you. Not to mention her run in earlier with her grandfather and father. She has magic like you do, but it isn't exactly like yours. Up until she lost control, she was really nice. Extremely scared and confused, but nice nevertheless," Henry smiled.
"Was she just scared because she doesn't know where Colette is?" Emma now just wanted to make sure that she was alright. She believed that Henry was telling the truth about her and she personally wanted to get to her before Regina could.
"Well, that's only half of it. Kendra has never lived in Storybrooke. She's lived in The Enchanted Forest all her life."
"How's that possible? There aren't any more magic beans or any other type of portal opening devices that we know of."
"Kendra's one. I mean, she can open portals. That's how she and Colette got to Storybrooke. According to her, they came to get everyone in town out of Storybrooke and back into The Enchanted Forest before the town is destroyed."
"Where do you think she is?"
"I don't know. The only place I could think of her being is one her ship. She brought it here with her and it's at the docks. I'll have to show you where it is because it is under a protection spell." Henry started to get out of the hospital bed.
"Slow down. Let me see if we can get you out of here and then we will go and see if we can find her or any clues on the ship." Emma stood up, and walked towards the door.
"So you're in on Operation Swan?" Henry beamed.
"Operation Swan?" Emma smirked.
"Yeah. Your maiden name was Swan, Kendra's ship is named The Savior Swan, plus Killian evidently made her middle name Swan, so I'd say it's pretty fitting."
"Perfect. Just wait here and I'll be right back." Emma disappeared down the hall.
Henry threw off the covers and grabbed the stack of clothes Regina had left for him to change into. He quickly put them on, well as quickly as he could with a sling on. Emma returned just as Henry finished getting dressed.
"Someone's ready to go. Whale said take it easy, since you still need surgery, but you can come. Just try and be careful."
Henry rolled his eyes. "Says the person who's six months pregnant with twins."
"Just don't tell Killian, or my mother, or my father. Come on. Let's go find your sister." Emma ushered him out the door.
Emma and Henry arrived at the docks, which were completely quiet. "Thanks to that meeting about the whirlpool slash portal thing, we won't have anyone wondering what we are up to. Right Henry?"
"Yeah, undercover Operation Swan is going great. The ship should be over there." Henry pointed to the dock that Kendra had taken him to yesterday. He grabbed a handful of sand and tossed it towards where the gangplank should be. It scattered across the passageway onto the ship and Henry was the first to step inside of the spell. Emma followed closely behind, gasping when the grand ship was revealed.
"Henry, I get the uneasy feeling that we shouldn't be here." Emma listened carefully for any signs of movement.
"Mom, I don't think she's here…" Henry started climbed up to the helm.
"Henry, get back down here. I really don't think…" Emma swore she could hear something moving somewhere on the ship.
"Welcome aboard The Savior Swan! I'll be your captain for the journey" Henry joked, holding his good arm in a salute.
"I beg to differ, mate."
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