Chapter 32
Everything happened so fast. Everybody rushed out of the house and to the hospital. This baby was coming, and it was coming now. Regina came with them, and she called Robin on the way. They needed all the help they could get to protect that baby. Once they made it to the hospital, Emma decided that she was going to take the fight to Zelena. She wasn't going to just sit around and wait for her to come to them. Hanna couldn't help but laugh when her dad made Hook go with her. Emma was not too thrilled with that arrangement. Even though Hanna was still not very happy with her sister, she was still worried about Emma. She was the savior and was the only one who could defeat Zelena, but that witch was powerful. Hanna hoped Emma would be alright.
While her parents were in a room somewhere having the baby, Emma and Hook were off to find the witch, and everyone else was on guard around the hospital, Hanna and Henry sat in the waiting room with Dr. Hopper.
"Henry what are you doing?" Hanna asked curiously as she watched Henry pick up a newspaper and start to read.
"I-I'm looking at the classifieds," Henry told her.
"Uh…why? Trying to find a job or something?" Hanna asked with a laugh.
"I'm actually looking for apartments," Henry said, avoiding eye contact. He knew Hanna wasn't going to like the idea.
"What? Why?" Hanna asked. Now that he had his memories back, him and Emma could just move back into the loft and live there like they use to. Henry didn't need to be looking for an apartment.
"The loft will be crowded after the baby, and I'll be back and forth from Regina's. But Emma, she—she can't sleep in her car."
"Henry, there's plenty of room. You guys can move back in with us. A baby doesn't take up that much space," Hanna told him.
"I just want to look," Henry said with a shrug of his shoulders.
"There's probably nothing good even in here," Hanna said as she swiped the newspaper from Henry's hands.
"Hanna, give it back," Henry said as he reached out to take it back from her.
"No, just let me look," Hanna said as she moved the paper out of his reach.
Henry just sat back and sighed in frustration. He fixed his eyes on the clock. He was going to give her exactly one minute to look before he took it back.
"See, there's nothing," Hanna said as she looked over the apartment listings. "This one only has one bedroom, this one is huge…you do not need a place this big for just the two of you, and this one doesn't even have a kitchen. You're better off just staying with us." Hanna said with a smile as she closed the paper and looked over at Henry.
"I think you skipped over a few," Henry told her with a raise of his eyebrows. There was definitely a few in there that would be perfect for them.
"No, I didn't," Hanna told him.
"Let me see it then," Henry said as he went to grab the newspaper.
"No, don't waste your time. I'll just throw it away for you," Hanna said as she started to get up.
"Hanna stop," Henry said as he held onto her arm so she couldn't move. "What's going on with you?"
Hanna hesitated for a moment before answering. "I…I don't want you to leave me again," Hanna said quietly as she slumped her shoulders and sat back in her chair.
"Hanna, I'm not leaving you," Henry said with a sigh. "I'm still going to see you everyday."
"It won't be the same," Hanna told him.
"Come on, it's not like I'm moving back to New York or something,"
"You better not be," Hanna said as she nudged him with her elbow. Now that Henry had his memories back Hanna knew Emma would never take him back there. She did have concerns that Emma was planning to do that when she didn't want him to have his memories, but he had them now and Emma wouldn't take him away from his family.
I'm not going…" Henry started to say before hearing a loud noise. "What was that?"
Hanna heard it too. She got this really bad feeling in the pit of her stomach. "Zelena. What if it's Zelena?"
"Henry!" Regina yelled as she ran towards them.
Henry, Hanna, and Dr. Hopper stood up and went to her, wondering what was going on.
"It's Zelena. She's here. You kids go with Dr. Hopper, find a closet, and lock yourselves inside. You don't want to see this. It won't be pretty," Regina told them.
"No. Where are my parents? What about the baby?" Hanna asked in a panic.
"I'll stop her. I won't let her touch the baby," Regina assured her.
"No, I have to go find them," Hanna said as she looked around trying to figure out the best way to get to them. She didn't know which room they were in. She had to find them though. She had to do something. She wasn't going to just go hide in a closet.
"Hanna, no. You go with Henry and Dr. Hopper," Regina told her, hoping she would listen. Regina saw that look in Hanna's eyes though, the same look Snow got when she was determined to do something. That looked that meant she wasn't going to be stopped.
"Regina, I-I have to go," Hanna said as she tried to get past her.
"Hanna we don't have time for this," Regina said as she closed her eyes and took a deep breath, trying to keep her patience. Why couldn't this child just do what she was told for once?
"I don't care. I'm going to find them," Hanna said as she turned and ran the other way.
"Hanna it's not safe…" Regina started to say as she watched Hanna run off. She rolled her eyes, this girl was just as stubborn as her mother.
Hanna could hear Regina and Henry calling after her, but she didn't pay attention. She had to find her mom and dad. She had to make sure the baby was alright. She knew they were on this floor somewhere.
Finally, Hanna saw her dad coming out of a room.
"Dad, what happened?" Hanna asked as she ran up to him, she could tell by the look on his face that something was wrong.
"Zelena took the baby," Charming said as he looked past Hanna, his eyes fixed on his destination. He had to go find that witch. After a second though, he shook his head and looked down, realizing that it was Hanna standing in front of him. He wondered what she was even doing here. She was suppose to be with Henry and Archie, but he didn't have time to worry about that. He had to go find his son. "Just go in there and stay with your mother," he told her before leaving to go after Zelena.
Hanna just nodded her head and walked towards the room where her mom was. She was almost afraid to go inside. She peeked through the window. Her mom looked so devastated. She felt so bad for her, and she didn't know what to do. What could she do? Her mom just had her baby ripped from her arms. What could anyone possibly do to make someone feel better after that? Hanna knew she had to go in there though. First of all, her dad told her to and second of all, Hanna wanted to be there for her mom. Her mom had been there for her through so much, now it was Hanna's turn. Hanna slowly opened the door and walked into the room.
"Mommy…" Hanna said quietly as she walked over to the bed.
Snow turned when she heard Hanna's voice. "Come here, baby," Snow said as she reached out her arms for her little girl. Nothing would make her feel better until she had her son back in her arms again, but holding one of her other babies would definitely help keep her calm for now.
Hanna climbed into the bed with her mom and snuggled close to her. Her mom wrapped her arms around her and kissed the top of her head. Hanna really didn't know what to say. Should she say anything? Her mom literally just had the baby and it was taken away…just like that. Hanna felt guilty. She should have done more. She should have been in here with them instead of in the waiting room with Henry. Maybe she could have stopped Zelena somehow. Hanna had magic inside of her…if only she had learned how to use it. Regina offered once to teach her during the year they were in the Enchanted Forest, but Hanna didn't want to. She was so sad about losing Emma and Henry that she didn't care about her magic anymore. Now she wished she had though. She could have helped to stop that witch from taking the baby. She could have done something, anything…
"Mom, I'm sorry. I should have been here. I should have done…" Hanna started to say in a panic as she sat up and looked at her mom.
"Hanna, there was nothing you could have done. Zelena is too powerful, sweetie," Snow told her.
"But if I would have just learned how to use my magic, then maybe…"
"Hanna, no. Don't think like that. I wouldn't want you anywhere near that witch, even if you did know how to use your magic."
"But…" Hanna started.
"Hey, don't you want to know if the baby was a boy or a girl?" Snow asked, trying to change the subject.
Hanna sighed. She knew what her mom was trying to do. She really did want to know what the baby was though. "Yeah, I do," Hanna told her with a grin.
"Well…you have a new baby brother," Snow said as her eyes lit up thinking about her sweet baby boy.
"Really? It's a boy?" Hanna asked with excitement. She was kind of hoping it would be a boy. She already had a sister, so she really wanted a brother.
"Mhmm…he looks just like you and Emma did. He's just so beautiful, " Snow said as tears began to well up in her eyes. She pulled Hanna close to her again. She didn't want Hanna to know she was starting to cry.
As Hanna laid her head down, she could hear the quiet sobs coming from her mom. Hanna knew her mom was trying really hard not to cry in front of her, but it wasn't working. Hanna had to say something to make her feel better. She knew nothing she said would help, but she had to try.
"Mom…Dad will get him back," Hanna said as she lifted her head and gave her mom a small smile. "Our family always finds each other."
Snow just nodded her head as she pushed some of the hair out of Hanna's face and tried to give her a smile in return.
"It's going to be okay," Hanna said as she wiped the tears from her mom's eyes. She didn't like seeing her mom cry like this, it made her feel so sad.
Hanna laid her head down again. Her mom just needed some comfort right now, so that's what Hanna was going to give her. She knew her dad would be back soon with the baby. Emma, Regina, and her dad would come up with some way to defeat that witch. They would stop her. She just knew it. Hanna knew her dad would be walking through that door any minute now with her baby brother.
And Hanna was right. It took more than a few minutes, but her dad came back. Hanna looked up when she heard someone at the door. She thought maybe it was Dr. Whale coming back again, but it wasn't. In the doorway stood her dad, holding the baby in his arms.
"Mom look," Hanna said as she sat up and gently nudged her arm. Snow hadn't noticed that anyone entered the room. "They're back," Hanna told her with a smile.
Snow quickly sat up and was overjoyed at the sight she saw. She was at a loss for words. She honestly didn't know if she would ever see her baby boy again. After what happened when she had Emma and Hanna, she was having a hard time holding onto the hope of seeing him again. She reached out her arms and took the baby from her husband.
Hanna got off of the bed and went to her father. "Dad, are you okay?" she asked as she ran towards him and gave him a hug. She was really worried about him.
"I'm fine," David said as he wrapped his arms around her.
"What about Emma? And Regina? Where's Zelena?" Hanna asked in a panic as she looked up at him.
"Everyone is fine and Zelena is in a jail cell. Don't worry," David told her.
Hanna nodded her head as she leaned back into her dad again. She was relieved to hear that everyone was safe and that witch was behind bars. She wouldn't be hurting anyone anymore. Everyone was safe and everything was going to be alright.
"Why don't you take a look at your little brother," David said as he turned Hanna around.
Hanna turned and smiled at the sight in front of her. Her little brother was perfect. He was absolutely adorable. She couldn't believe that she had once been jealous of this little baby and didn't want him to come. Hanna didn't feel that way at all now. She loved this little man so much. He was her baby brother, and she knew she would do anything for him. Hanna looked up at her mom and saw the tears flowing from her eyes again, but this time they didn't make Hanna feel sad. They were happy tears and Hanna was glad to see them.
"He's so little," Hanna said with a smile as she reached out to touch him. Tears started falling from her own eyes. His first few moments in this world were rough that's for sure, but now he was here and he was safe.
After a few minutes, Emma and Henry came in to join the party and see the newest member of their family. They were just as happy as everyone else to meet the new little prince. They all just stood together and admired the little miracle in front of them.
"Are you guys gonna finally tell me the name of my little brother or should I just keep calling him 'Hey There?'" Hanna heard Emma ask as she came into the room.
"Yeah, come on it's been long enough. Haven't you guys come up with something yet?" Hanna asked. They had been home from the hospital for a few days and still haven't named her little brother.
"Well there's sort of this…tradition. Back in the Enchanted Forest when a royal is born you usually announce the name at a coronation ceremony," David told them
"We would have done it with the both of you if we could have," Snow said with a sad expression on her face. That was just one of the many things she didn't get to do with her girls.
"You're not gonna hold him out in front of the clock tower and present him like The Lion King are you?" Emma asked.
"Uh yeah, that would be really weird," Hanna told them.
"Of course not," David said with a laugh. "In fact, we've decided to forego all pomp and circumstance for a nice pot luck at Granny's."
"The important thing is to mark the occasion, remind ourselves that after all we've been through, we're still together…as a family," Snow said.
Hanna smiled at what her mom said and looked over at her sister. She thought maybe she should stop being mad at her, but then noticed the weird look on Emma's face and wondered what she was thinking.
"Hey check it out. I think I've found us a place," Henry said as he came into the room, not giving Hanna a chance to ask Emma about her reaction to what their mom just said.
"You're looking for apartments?" Emma asked.
"Ugh…how did you find the paper? I hid it this morning," Hanna said. She was doing anything she could think of to keep Henry from apartment hunting.
"You hid the paper?" David asked as he looked at his daughter and raised his eyebrows.
"Maybe…" Hanna said with a shrug of her shoulders as she looked down.
"Well next time let me read it first…then I'll help you hide it," he whispered to Hanna, giving her a wink. He didn't want Henry and Emma to move out either.
"Deal," Hanna said with a grin.
"Too late, I already found a good one," Henry said as he pointed to the paper. "What do you think?" he asked as he turned to Emma.
"Yeah, Emma. What do you think?" Snow asked.
"I think your grandparents can't decide what to name your uncle, and they are using a fairytale tradition to try to buy themselves some time," Emma said as she raised her eyebrows at her parents.
Hanna noticed what Emma was doing. She was changing the subject, but why? Didn't she want to get her own place here in Storybrooke? Despite what Hanna told Henry the other day, the loft was a little crowded. Hanna didn't mind though, she liked them all being together. Did Emma want to stay here in the loft or was it something else? Hanna wasn't really sure, but she knew her sister was up to something, and she was going to find out what it was eventually.
The time finally came for her parents to reveal the baby's name. They were all at Granny's waiting for the big announcement. Hanna had run out to the car real quick to get the baby's blanket for her mom. Snow insisted that it was too cold in the diner for the baby and he needed it. Hanna offered to go get it for her. She came back inside just in time to hear Henry ask Emma a very important question.
"Why would we go back to New York?"
"You're not. Right, Miss Swan?" Regina asked as she looked over at Emma.
"It's complicated," Emma told her.
"What do you mean it's complicated?" Hanna asked as she glared at her sister.
"Crap," Emma said when she noticed Hanna had come back in and heard everything. She didn't want Hanna to find out this way. "Nothing. I just…"
"No, either you're moving back to New York or you're not, it's not a complicated question," Hanna said.
"Hanna, I'm don't want to talk about this right now. Let's just enjoy the party, okay?" Emma asked, hoping Hanna would just drop it.
"No, you can't just…" Hanna didn't know what to say. Emma was going to leave her. Her sister was going to leave and take her best friend with her. Hanna didn't want them to go. She could feel the tears welling up in her eyes, and she was not going to cry in front of everyone here. "Here, just give the blanket to the baby," Hanna said as she shoved it into her sister's hands and rushed out the door.
Hanna didn't really know where she was going, she just took off. She knew someone would probably follow her, so she figured she probably wouldn't get into any trouble. She didn't sneak off this time, she ran out in front of everybody. Besides, Zelena was gone, so there wasn't really anymore dangers around. Hanna just ran until she couldn't anymore, the tears continued to stream down her face. She found a bench to sit on and just thought about what her sister was planning on doing. She couldn't believe Emma would do this. How could she just take Henry, move back to New York, and leave everyone behind? How could she leave her family? Hanna didn't understand it. She pulled her knees to her chest and laid her head down as she tried to think of a way to convince Emma to stay in Storybrooke.
"Hey…" Emma said as she sat down on the bench next to Hanna a few minutes later.
"What you want?" Hanna sighed as she looked up to see Emma sitting next to her.
"Han, we need to talk about this," Emma told her.
"Why do you want to leave us?" Hanna asked as a tear fell from her eye. She quickly wiped it away and willed the rest of her tears to stay in her eyes. She had just gotten her crying under control…she was not about to start up again.
"I'm not leaving you, I'm just going back to New York. It's not like you'll never see me again."
"But this is your home. This is Henry's home. Your whole family is here."
"New York is our home too. Our life there was good. It…" Emma started to explain.
"Ugh…that wasn't even real!" Hanna said as she threw her arms up in frustration. She was getting annoyed. Emma was trying to hold onto a life that didn't even happen. "Those were fake memories, Emma."
"The last year of it was real," Emma told her.
"But your life here is real…all of it! How could you just give it up?"
"I'm not. I just…"
"No! You are!" Hanna said as she stood up and yelled at Emma.
"Hanna you just don't understand," Emma said back. She was trying not to yell at her little sister, but it was becoming a struggle. She was going to lose her cool in a minute.
"I do understand. You're…"
"Why are we fighting loves?" Hook asked as he came upon the arguing sisters.
"What are you doing here?" Hanna asked with a roll of her eyes. She was still mad at him for trying to send Henry and her off on a boat to New York with that Mr. Smee.
"I came to help," Hook told her with a grin. He knew the child didn't like him very much, and he found it amusing.
"We don't need your help!" Hanna shouted at him.
"Hanna, stop it," Emma told her.
"No! Don't tell me what to do," Hanna said back.
Emma opened her mouth to say something back…more like yell something back. Her patience was gone. Hook interrupted her though.
"Henry wanted me to bring you this. The lad thought it would help you," Hook said as he handed the storybook to Emma. He could see that the fight was about to resume, and he wanted to put a stop to it.
"Of course he would," Emma said with a smile as she took the book from Hook.
"He thought it might remind you of what you're leaving behind—your family," Hook told her.
"But I don't see my family in here," Emma said as she flipped through the pages. "I see…fairy tales. I see stories of princes and princesses. It's not me. I was never apart of any of this."
"Yes you were Emma. You still are. You can't just run away. It's your home," Hanna said desperately. She may not have been in the book, except for the pages at the very end, but she was still a big part of this…they both were. This was their family…their history.
"It's not though. I learned a long time ago. Home is the place when you leave you just miss it. So, yeah, I'm gonna keep running until I feel that," Emma told her.
"So you're just going to leave us all behind? Mom, Dad, the baby, and…me?" Hanna asked. As much as she was mad at Emma right now, she was hurt, and she didn't want her to leave. She loved having a big sister. Didn't Emma like having a sister too?
"Don't you care about any of them or anyone in this town?" Hook asked her. The hurt was apparent on his face too.
"Of course I care. I just…" Emma started to say as she looked up and saw a bright light shooting up towards the sky. "What the hell is that?"
"I have no idea," Hook said.
"I'm checking this out. Han stay here," Emma said as ran off towards the light.
"Swan, wait," Hook said as he ran after her, taking the storybook with him.
Hanna stood there and watched them run off. Yeah right, I'm not staying here, Hanna thought as she took off after her sister and the pirate. Why would she even listen to Emma anyways? Emma didn't care about her, so Hanna didn't care to listen.
"It's Zelena's time portal. David just left a message," Hanna heard Emma say to Hook as she came up behind them.
"How did she even get that thing activated?" Hanna asked as she walked towards the door.
"Hanna, what the hell are you doing here?" Emma asked in frustration. Couldn't this kid ever listen?
"I wanted to see…" Hanna started to say before she let out a scream when the door blew open and the time portal started sucking her in.
"Hanna!" Emma yelled as she held onto her sister's hand.
"Emma, get us out of here!" Hanna shouted as she dangled in midair. She looked down and saw the black nothingness below her. She looked up and Emma was practically all the way into the portal too. There was no way they were getting out of this.
"Hold on!" Hanna heard Hook yell.
"I can't!" was the last thing Hanna heard Emma say before she felt herself falling down. She kept falling and falling until she finally hit the ground with a thud.
Hanna let out a groan and looked up. She saw Emma fall to the ground right beside her. Then Hook fell right next to Emma. Hanna looked all around her. She recognized this place. The tall trees and thick forest. She knew exactly where they were.
"No." Emma said as she looked around. She knew just where they had landed as well.
"Emma, we're in…" Hanna started to say.
"The Enchanted Forest, I know," Emma said with a sigh.
