Once again, I apologize for the delays. Claire and I had been at the beach this past week and failed to get around to positing in the midst of the hectic vacation plans. I will hopefully be posting a couple of chapters in the next few days. We hope you enjoy!

CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT-The Savior Swan

"Whoa, Kendra, when did you make a wardrobe change? Why are there sparks coming from your hands? Were you crying? Did we wake you up?" Henry fired question after question at his sister.

"Henry, you shouldn't be here, and neither should she." Kendra stood in the doorway of her cabin, groggily rubbing the sleep out of her red, puffy eyes. "I can't control it. You are putting yourselves in danger by being here with me. I feel really bad about hurting you, and I don't want to do it again."

"It's okay. We're here to help. I told mom everything. She's in on Operation Swan." Henry took a few steps towards Kendra.

"Henry, I'm serious." Kendra began backing up into her quarters, hands held out in front of her.

"Have you ever lost control of your magic before?" Emma stood back, taking in her future daughter's appearance.

"Many times, but never like this. I've never actually hurt anyone before." Kendra looked down at her hands.

"I don't know if you know this, but I once lost control of my magic. I even hurt Henry, just like you did." Emma started walking towards Kendra, holding out her hand. "You just have to trust yourself."

Kendra hesitantly reached her own hand towards her mother's. "Mom, I don't know if I can."

"It's going to be okay, Kendra. I'm here to help you. I won't leave here until you try."

Kendra placed her hand in Emma's, watching the sparks subside. "See, you're just fine." Emma placed her other hand on Kendra's cheek, looking into her blue eyes.

"Thank you, mother." Kendra gave Emma as much of a hug as she could give her around her stomach. Kendra stepped back, smiling. "Do you think we could get something to eat before we start on Operation Swan? I'm starving."

"Of course we can. Also, I promise we will find out what happened to Colette. You can't lose hope. She may still be alive." Emma put one arm around Kendra and the other around Henry. "Let's get you cleaned up at the house, and we can go pick up Granny's. What do you say?"

"I'd like that." Kendra leaned her head against her mother as they walked towards her parent's seaside house.

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Kendra came out of the bathroom, hair still wet. She had put the clothes she had received from her grandmother and mother back in her time back on. "Whatever the hell that hot rain thing is in there, I love it!"

"The shower?" Henry laughed.

"I guess so," Kendra shrugged. "Don't expect me to know all of your modern conveniences. I grew up in The Enchanted Forest, mate. If I wasn't royalty, I'd be lucky to have hot water for a bath at all."

"Do you want to see where you are, I mean were going to grow up?" Henry asked.

"Can I?" Kendra pleaded.

"It is technically yours isn't it?" Henry led Kendra down the hallway and opened a white door at the end. A calming mixture of navy and white lay about the nursery. A snowy colored crib was on either side of the room. A white letter L was over the crib on the right side of the room and a K to match was over the one on the left side. Various naval themed items adorned the walls and shelves, and Kendra couldn't help but smile at what could have been hers.

"The only things I recognize are the two white letters. Those somehow made it over in the escape from Storybrooke. I still have mine in my room to this day and Liam has his. They are really the only things we have to remind us where we came from," Kendra balled her fists. This is the life I could have had. The life that this mystery person had taken away from everyone that I care about. The person that I am going to make pay for everything that they have done, or rather going to do.

"Do you ever wish you lived in Storybrooke?" Henry questioned, snapping Kendra out of her own thoughts.

"I don't know. I suppose I have thought about it before, but being this is the first time I have ever actually experienced it, I have honestly never really had an opinion on the matter. It would be nice to not have to worry about the overwhelming shadow of a crown on my head," Kendra sighed.

"I can see that," Henry nodded as he and Kendra left the nursery and strolled into the main living space.

"Henry, Kendra, are you ready?" Emma walked into the living room.

"Aye. Just give me a second…" Kendra waved her hands, drying her hair into loose waves like her mother's.

"Come on, mini pirate me. Let's go." Emma ushered both of them out the door.

"What's your brother like?" Emma asked as they walked towards the diner.

"He looks a lot like father, but is more similar to grandpa. Liam doesn't really like the sea. He'd rather be performing his princely duties, or spending time with his girlfriend…" Kendra faded off.

"Who's his girlfriend?" Henry asked.

"Colette. She's actually his fiancée now. They got engaged right before we left." Kendra said solemnly.

"Sorry… Henry said sheepishly.

"It's alright, mate. You didn't know."

"So, how did I turn out?" Henry bumped Kendra in the arm with his good elbow.

"How does married with two kids sound?" Kendra looked over at her brother.

"I'm married? With kids? Boys or girls?" Henry asked quickly.

"Henry! You can ask about that later, but I don't really want to think about you all grown up like that. Kendra has been enough of a surprise for today," Emma sighed.

Kendra leaned over to Henry's ear. "Two little girls."

Henry smiled back at Kendra. "What about you? Do you have a boyfriend?" Emma shot a glare at Henry.

"It's kind of complicated right now. I'd prefer not to talk about it." Kendra looked at her mother, mouthing help me, to get Henry to stop with all of the questions.

"Changing the subject, what do you like to eat? I know you probably aren't very familiar with the food we have here." Emma said as they turned the last corner towards Granny's.

"I'm not terribly picky. I've grown up eating both in the castle and out in the woods catching my own food. Granny has practically been begging me to eat at the diner on my trip for two years now," Kendra smirked.

"Goodness you look like your father when you do that," Emma mumbled.

"Do what?" Kendra raised her eyebrow.

"That. The thing with your eyebrows and smile. Stop it," Emma chuckled.

"Does it bother you that much, mother?" Kendra laughed.

"Just get in the restaurant." Emma practically booted Kendra and Henry inside.

Henry scurried over to a booth, patting the seat next to him for Kendra to sit down. Kendra beamed as she took the spot next to him. Is this what it would be like if we still lived in Storybrooke, minus Henry being younger than me of course?

Ruby trotted over to the table. "Who's this? I've never seen you around before."

"I'm nobody important." Kendra said, avoiding Ruby's gaze.

Ruby sniffed the air and Kendra hoped that her werewolf senses wouldn't be able to pick up on her scent that the Ruby from her time said was like Emma mixed with the sea. "Is it dress like Emma day or something? You look almost exactly like her. Can I get you guys something to drink? My guess is hot chocolate with cinnamon for Henry and Emma, but what about you?"

"I guess I will have one of those too." Kendra muttered, trying to hide her accent.

Emma's phone started to ring, and Kendra nearly jumped out of the booth. "What the bloody hell is that?"

"A phone. You use it to talk to people when you aren't around them." She held up the glowing device. "For instance, your father." Emma answered the phone. "Hi, Killian. Just eating at Granny's. Is the meeting done? Can you meet us here? Um…" Emma looked at Kendra, who shrugged. "I don't see why not. Just make sure Regina doesn't come here too. Because, I have enough problems to deal with right now. Would you just get over here? Love you too. Bye." Emma put up the phone. "Are you ready to meet your father?"

"The question is: is he ready to meet me?"

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