Chapter 40

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Once Hanna made it safely outside, she tried to figure out how exactly she was suppose to use this locator potion Regina had made. She never used it before, but how hard could it be? Hanna set Emma's scarf on the ground, then carefully opened the bottle. She poured the light blue liquid onto the scarf and waited…

"Come on you stupid thing," Hanna said as she gave the scarf a nudge with her foot. For a split second Hanna started to panic. What if I did it wrong? The potion is gone. I can't try again! Crap! Just as Hanna was about to stomp on the stupid scarf, it started to float. "Finally," Hanna said with a sigh of relief. She ran after the the floating object that would lead her to her sister.

The scarf led Hanna to a big house. She had never been here before. She saw Emma's bug parked out front and bright lights coming from inside the house. She knew Emma was here…Hanna just hoped that she wasn't too late.

Hanna followed the scarf to the door, where it promptly stopped floating and fell to the ground. Hanna tried to oped the door, but it was locked. She couldn't get inside. She didn't know what she was going to do. How am I suppose to help Emma now? she thought as she frantically pulled on the door as if it would just magically unlock. She was just about to look for a rock to break the window when she heard a voice from behind.

"Need some help?"

She turned to see Elsa standing there. "What are you doing here?" Hanna asked in a panic. "You can't take me back home. I have to help her."

"I'm not," Elsa assured her. "I understand why you're here. Now, please step aside. I can open the door."

Hanna nodded her head and did what Elsa asked. She watched as Elsa used her ice powers to freeze the door, breaking the lock. She opened the door and allowed Hanna to go in first.

Hanna ran through the door and stopped dead in her tracks when she saw her sister. Emma was clutching her hands close to her, just like she had done in the woods earlier today. She still wasn't in control. The sparks coming from the lights also proved that. Emma was walking towards a set of closed doors…the bright light was coming from inside that room. Hanna didn't know what was in there, but she couldn't let Emma go.

"Emma stop!" Hanna yelled as she ran closer to her sister.

"Hanna…what the hell are you doing here?" Emma asked in a panic. "You have to leave now," she told her as a few more sparks flew from the chandelier above.

"No. I'm not leaving this time," Hanna said as she inched closer to Emma. "I won't let you do this."

"My powers are out of control there's no other way. Please, go now," Emma begged as tears streamed down her face.

"There's always another way, Emma. You don't have to get rid of your magic," Hanna told her.

"I do…I…don't want to hurt you or Henry like that ever again," Emma said as she shook her head.

"Emma, we're both fine. The only thing wrong with us is that we're worried about you."

"Hanna just go. Let me do this and I'll be home soon. I promise," Emma told her.

"No. I'm not going anywhere unless you come with me," Hanna told Emma firmly.

"Hanna please, you'll only make it worse," Emma said desperately as her hands started to shake.

"Don't panic, Emma," Hanna said calmly as she held up her hands.

"You're not safe here," Emma said as she shook her head.

"Emma, I'm not afraid," Hanna said as she continued to walk closer.

"Just get out!" Emma yelled just like she had done earlier today. It worked before, and Emma hoped it would be enough to make Hanna go home again.

"That's not going to work this time," Hanna told her as she shook her head. "You can yell at me all you want. I don't care. I'm not going to let you do this."

"Damn it, Hanna!" Emma shouted as sparks burst from her hands. She quickly pulled them close to her again. "Don't you see? I have to get rid of this," Emma said as the tears continued to fall. Why couldn't her stubborn sister understand?

"You don't have to. We can fix this. You can get control over your powers again," Hanna assured her.

"How?" Emma asked.

"I think I can help," Elsa said as she entered the room. "Giving up your magic is not the answer."

"No…I…I've hurt too many people," Emma said as she shook her head.

"I know how scary it is hurting someone you love, but Hanna is here. She can help you. Anna helped me, but…" Elsa tried to tell Emma.

"Yeah, you told me all about how Anna's love saved you and that's great, but guess what? My version of that didn't work. Not with Hanna or Henry. I hurt them both. This is all I have left," Emma said as she turned towards the door.

"Emma no!" Hanna cried out as tears fell from her eyes.

"I was wrong. It wasn't just Anna's love that saved me," Elsa called out.

"What are you talking about?" Emma asked as she turned back around.

"When I landed in this strange town. I was certain that without Anna I was doomed, but I got control over my powers again without her," Elsa said.

"How?" Emma asked.

"I…didn't really know until today. Until that same thing happened to you and then it finally hit me. It's not only Anna's love or Hanna's that can save us. They accept us for who we are and that's important, but that's not enough. It's on us too. You have to love yourself, Emma. The good and the bad. The only way to ever truly be in control of your powers is to embrace them because this…this is who you are."

"Elsa's right, Emma. You have to accept yourself for who you are. Please…" Hanna said as she reached out her hand towards her sister.

"What are you doing?" Emma asked, holding her hands even closer as more tears fell down her face.

"I'm helping you embrace your powers, just take my hand," Hanna begged.

"No," Emma said as she shook her head. "This could kill you. I already hurt you once. I won't do it again."

"Trust her Emma. Anna was the only one who believed in me. She convinced everyone that I wasn't the monster they thought I was. Even after I froze her heart, she never stopped believing in me. I was only able to believe in myself because I knew she believed in me. Hanna believes in you, just as Anna did me. She hasn't stopped fighting for you since the moment you lost control of your powers. Let her help you through this," Elsa told her.

Emma looked over at her sister. Elsa was right. Emma never once saw Hanna show fear when she lost control, only love. When she set that bottle boiling and their mom pulled Neal away, Emma saw the look on Hanna's face. Her little sister noticed and was hurt by what their mother had done. Emma didn't harbor any hard feelings towards her mom. She understood. Emma was sure Hanna had given their mom an earful when they got home though. Even when Emma had blasted a hole in the wall of the sheriff's station, the only person's eyes she didn't see fear in was Hanna's. Hanna didn't hesitate to run after her and try to convince her that she wasn't going to hurt anyone. In the woods after Emma had hurt Henry…Hanna still tried to stand by her, begging her to come home. Her little sister believed in her, so maybe that was enough…maybe Emma could believe in herself too.

"Han…I…" Emma said as she shook her head. She was still hesitating. What if something bad happened?

"Emma, I believe in you. Now all you have to do is believe in yourself," Hanna said with a smile as she reached out for her sister's hand once more.

Emma slowly reached out her hand and put it in her sister's. There was a burst of light, then all of the flickering stopped. Emma could feel it. She was in control. She didn't know how she knew, but she could tell. She wasn't going to be sending sparks flying from the lights above anymore. She didn't know whether to laugh or cry as she pulled her sister in to her arms.

"I knew you could do it," Hanna said as she looked up as her sister.

"It was all thanks to you," Emma said as she looked down, giving Hanna a smile.

"Swan! Are you alright?…" Hook said as he came running into the room, pulling Emma into his arms.

"She didn't do it…she didn't get take away her magic!" Hanna told him excitedly.

"Wow, I've never seen people so happy about me not doing something," Emma said with a laugh.

"We'll find another way to defeat the Snow Queen…together," Hook said right before kissing her.

Hanna just rolled her eyes and looked away when they practically started making out right in front of her. She noticed Elsa look away as well.

"Easy Tiger, we've got company…" Emma told him.

"Yeah, I don't want to see that," Hanna told Hook with a raise of her eyebrows.

Hook gave Hanna a wink. "Should we head outside then? I think some people are looking for you."

"Emma! Did you do it?" Snow asked in a panic as she pulled Emma into her arms and held her tight.

"I didn't. Thanks to Elsa and Hanna."

"I'm so so glad," Snow said with a sigh of relief. "Please don't change."

"I don't want to," Emma said.

"We love you no matter what," David told her.

"I know…" Emma said as she turned to find her son. "Hey kid! How are you?"

"Just glad you're okay," Henry said as he wrapped his arms around his mom.

"So, your magic…are you in control of it again?" Snow asked.

"Absolutely," Emma said as she rolled up her sleeves. She wiggled her fingers a little bit and lit up the sky with the most beautiful fireworks.

Hanna couldn't help but smile as she watched her sister's light show in the sky. She was proud of Emma. Hanna knew all along that Emma would be able to her get powers under control. Now, Emma knew that too, and Hanna couldn't have been happier. She was kind of hoping this firework display would last forever though…she knew once it was over she'd have to answer to her parents for sneaking out to go find Emma.

"Hanna…" David said once Emma's fireworks were gone.

Hanna sighed and slowly turned around…here it comes. She stuffed her hands in her pockets and just looked down at her shoes.

"Hanna look at us," Snow said.

Hanna couldn't tell by the sounds of their voices if they were upset with her or not. She slowly lifted her head and looked up at them. She still couldn't tell how they were going to react.

"Mom, Dad…don't be to hard on her. If it weren't for Hanna I…" Emma started to tell them. She knew if it wasn't for her sister, things could be very different for her right now. She was grateful for what Hanna did for her and didn't want her getting in trouble for it.

Snow gave her eldest daughter a smile and then turned to her youngest. "Thank you, Hanna."

"What?" Hanna said as she looked up at her mom with confusion?

"Thank you for realizing what took us a little longer to," David told his little girl. "You knew it was wrong for Emma to give up her powers."

"You saved her," Snow said as tears fell from her eyes. She and her husband felt so guilty for even thinking about letting Emma get rid of her magic. Their little girl knew better though. If it weren't for her…well, Snow didn't even want to think about that.

"You were the hero today, Princess," David said as he scooped her up in his arms.

Hanna couldn't help but smile as she hugged her dad tight. She couldn't believe what she was hearing.

"So, I'm really not in trouble?" Hanna asked as she lifted her head and looked at her parents.

"No," David told her with a laugh as he set her back down.

"Although…" Snow said as she put her arm around Hanna. "I'm not too happy about you being out and about when you should have been resting," Snow said in regards to Hanna's head.

"Sorry, Mom," Hanna said as she leaned in an wrapped her arms around her. "I'll rest as soon as we get home, promise."

"Good," Snow said as she kissed the top of her little girl's head.

"Mom, where did you get that?" Hanna heard Henry ask. She looked over to see what he was talking about.

"I don't know," Emma said as she pulled at the yellow ribbon on her wrist.

"Emma, what's happening?" Elsa asked as she too tried to pull the ribbon off without success. "It won't come off."

"Mine wont either."

"It's like it's funneling all my magic away, like it's harnessing it somehow."

"Any idea what this is?" David asked.

"No, but I have a pretty good idea where it came from," Emma said.

The Snow Queen. They knew it was her. This had something to do with the Snow Queen's crazy idea to replace her sisters with Emma and Elsa. Nobody was going to let that happen. Everyone agreed that there wasn't much they could do about it tonight though, the ribbons didn't seem to be harming Elsa or Emma in any way, so they all decided to go home for the night. It was late and everyone had a long couple of days. They would figure out what this Snow Queen was up to tomorrow.

"Here's that hot cocoa you wanted earlier," Snow said with a wink as she handed Emma the mug.

"Thanks, Mom," Emma said with a smile as she took the warm treat.

"Can't I have some?" Hanna asked.

"You promised me you'd be resting once we got home," Snow said as she raised her eyebrows at her daughter, who had been playing on the floor with her little brother for the past half hour. Neal was sitting in his bouncy seat smiling up at his big sister who was making funny faces for him.

"Aw Mom, but look at this cute little face," Hanna said as she pointed towards her baby brother. "I can't resist that."

"Well this cute little prince is going to bed and I think his sister should too," Snow said as she picked the baby up from his seat.

"No, no. I'll rest…on the couch," Hanna said as she quickly scrambled onto the couch next to her sister.

"Hanna…"

"Please, Mommy?" Hanna said as she stuck out her lip.

"Alright," Snow said, giving in to Hanna's request.

"And the hot chocolate?" Hanna asked with a smile.

"There's a mug of it in the kitchen for you," she told Hanna with a wink.

"Yay! Thanks Mom," Hanna said she ran to the kitchen to get her drink.

"Hey, no fair. Where's my hot chocolate?" Henry said as he came into the living room a few minutes later.

"There's some more in the kitchen," Hanna told him with a laugh.

"Yes!" Henry said as he went to get one for himself.

"You kids sure do get excited about your hot cocoa," David said as he walked into the room.

"Not a kid," Emma said as she looked up at her dad.

"You're my kid," David said as he sat down next to his daughter and gave her a kiss on the top of her head. "Plus, you get excited just like those two."

"Yeah, yeah," Emma said as she rolled her eyes at him, but she also couldn't help the smile that spread across her face.

"Anyone need a refill on whipped cream?" Henry asked with a grin as he came back into the room holding the can.

"Me!" Hanna said as she reached out to take it from Henry. She topped her hot chocolate off with some and then handed it to her sister who did the same.

"Let me have some of that," David said as he took it from Emma.

"But Dad you…" Hanna started to say. He didn't even have a mug of hot cocoa.

Hanna, Henry and even Emma started to laugh though when he tipped the can up and sprayed the whipped cream directly into his mouth.

"Don't tell your mother," David said with a mouth full of cream.

"Don't tell your mother what?" Snow asked with a raise of her eyebrows as she came back into the room holding mugs of hot cocoa for her and her husband.

"Nothing," David said as he slyly put the whipped cream behind the pillow.

The kids were trying really hard to contain their laughter.

"Alright," Snow said with a shrug of her shoulders as she sat down next to Hanna and placed the mugs onto the coffee table. "I don't know what's so funny, but can you hand me the whipped cream that you put behind the pillow, David?" Snow asked with a smirk.

"Busted," Henry said as he, Emma, and Hanna burst out laughing.

David sheepishly handed his wife the can of whipped cream. He couldn't get anything past her. Snow topped her and her husband's hot cocoa off with what was left of the whipped cream and sprinkled some cinnamon on top. The family just enjoyed the rest of their evening together. They knew tomorrow would bring a whole new set of worries and struggles as they figured out what the Snow Queen was up to, but for now they had this. They had this moment together and they would cherish it.

Okay everyone, I need your help. Obviously the Snow Queen is going to cast the spell of shattered sight soon, and I can't decide what I want to do with Hanna. I really don't want to do anything where Snow and Charming say mean things to her…I don't even know if they would since she's their child. We didn't get to see how they would have interacted with Emma while they were cursed. I just think that would open up too many wounds for Hanna if they were mean to her and I don't want to go down that road lol I have a few ideas, but could use some of yours! What would you like to see happen? Leave a review or PM me :)