Chapter Five, The Ferry

Emma and Killian were relaxing in their room, Emma snuggled into Killian's side just enjoying the peace around them though Emma was bored. They'd been helping find away to release Merlin from the tree and Emma had found a way, it was a special potion mixed with a tear of loss and heartbreak as Emma and Regina had found out that Merlin had been turned into a tree by his own tear of sorrow of loss for his love, they might just be able to free him.

But she'd been forced to go rest. She wasn't stupid she knew something was going on, if the sudden stopping of conversation when she entered the room didn't show it then the tense atmosphere certainly did. She was brought out of her thoughts by feeling a flutter in her stomach a frown pulled at her lips as her hands flew to her stomach. "Emma? Love, what's wrong is it the babies?" Killian asked concerned getting off of the lounge and kneeling in front of his wife placing his hand and hook on top of Emma's. "Emma please talk to me." Killian asked his voice ringing with worry and slight panic. Instead of answering Emma placed his hand where she felt one of the babies move.

Killian's frown instantly turned into a delighted grin as he felt one of his children flutter around in his wife's stomach. "Is that one of them?" Killian asked his eyes sparkling with love, admiration and excitement. Emma nodded a smile on her own face as tears sparkled in her eyes. "Yea." Her voice rough with her unshed tears she moved her his hand to the other side of her stomach where she felt the other baby fluttering about. "Hello little loves I'm your Daddy and I love both of you, your mummy and your big brother Henry more than anything and your mummy loves both of you a lot. You're never going to want for anything and you'll always have someone who loves and cares for you and to protect you I promise you that. And I promise I will always be there for you and our family." Killian promised to their children as he stroked her stomach and kissed where he felt their children moving.

Emma couldn't hold the tears at bay anymore as he spoke to their children so lovingly but when he stroked and kissed her stomach and promised he'd never leave her but even though she knew he wouldn't she still couldn't hold in the sob. "What's the matter love?" Killian asked concerned as he wiped Emma's tears away gently. "Did I upset you? I didn't mean to Emma." Killian swore as he pulled Emma down on to his lap holding her as she cried. "No,"'Emma shook her head. "You didn't they're happy tears and it's the stupid hormones. I love you so much Mr Jones, my husband." Killian smiled wiping away the tears as he rested his forehead against hers. "And I love you Mrs Jones my lovely wife more than I could ever tell you. I would go to the end of the world or time for you and I love you just as much."

Smiling at each other they basked in the moment often sharing soft but deep passionate kisses Emma curled up in Killian's lap her head snuggled into the crook of his neck as he whispered sweet words to her and their children. They were soon brought back to earth with a bump as Robin and Regina came barging into their room making Emma jump up from Killian's lap startled and Killian to glare at them for startling her wrapping his arms around her as he tried to soothe her rapidly beating heart as well as his own. "What the bloody hell is going on?" Killian demanded, his voice deep with his anger a stark difference to the gentle hand rubbing her back soothingly.

"Arthur," Regina told them immediately. "He knows Emma is the Dark One."
"How?" Killian asked wrapping Emma protectively in his arms as he pulled her closer to him. "David. He thought he could be trusted and told him we've made a fake dagger, Snow, David and Lancelot are leading him to the Dark One Vault with the dagger to see if he can be trusted or not." Robin explained.
"Obviously he can't. He wants to either trap Emma or kill her he wants to make Excalibur whole again and the dagger is the bottom of that sword." Regina scoffed though you could see the concern in her eyes for her friend.

"What do we do? He's not getting his hands on or anywhere near my wife. I knew there was something off about him from the start!" Killian growled he'll kill that crazy King before he gets anywhere near Emma he'd make sure of that. "Of course he won't." Regina placated. "But everyone has retreated to Granny's I've put up a protection spell around it so he and his Knights won't get anywhere near it but we have to leave now." She told them waving her hand around the room as all of Emma's and Killian's things were transported to Granny's. "Come on let's get out of here." Robin says as peered through the open door. "Coast is clear." He told them as they stealthily made their way out of the castle.

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It's been six weeks and Emma Jones nee Swan was now free of the Darkness but at a cost. She'd lost the love of her life, her husband, her True Love and the father of her children. While she was the Dark One she'd done a lot of things she regretted; one of the things was trying to put all the Darkness into Zelena by speeding up her pregnancy but Killian had stopped her before she could kill her but the thing she regretted most of all was losing Killian. Whilst in Camelot Killian had protected her from Arthur but had ended up getting injured by a flesh wound to the neck from Excalibur she thought she healed it but when she went to forge Excalibur with the flame Killian had collapsed bleeding profusely from his neck.

She'd saved him from bleeding to death by making him the Dark One as well her as she couldn't live without him she couldn't raise the twins by herself especially as she was now six months pregnant. And last night she had to run him through with said sword as he sacrificed himself to save them all from the other Dark Ones. But she was going to the Underworld to save him to get him back, they were going to raise the twins and Henry together. Gold had cheated him out of his sacrifice by becoming the Dark One again, though even if he didn't she would have gone to get him anyway. She will always find him just like he would her and she would go to the end of the world or time for him just like he would and did when they went back in time.

"Emma are you sure about this?" David asked pulling Emma out of her thoughts. Emma looked over at her parents, Robin, Regina, Henry and Gold who all were traveling to the Underworld with her and they couldn't help but cringe at the sight of her there was no life left in Emma it was like when Killian died she did too. There were large purple bags under her sunken eyes from where she hasn't slept since before she became the Dark One, her eyes were blood shot from all the crying she'd been doing since she stabbed Killian the night before and they knew that if it wasn't for them she wouldn't have eaten anything at all, she looked ill really ill and they were extremely worried about her and the twins.

"I'm sure dad. I'm getting Killian back he's my husband, my True Love and Henry and the twins father and there's nothing you can say that will stop me." Emma said firmly looking at pond where they watched the Ferry coming closer. "I think what your father is trying to say Miss Swan is that it could be dangerous going to the Underworld while heavily pregnant you'll be vulnerable." Gold explained dryly. Emma shook her head she didn't want to put her babies or Henry at risk but there was nothing she could do, Henry wouldn't stay behind as his family were going to the Underworld and she was not going to speed up her pregnancy and there was no argument on whether she was getting Killian back she was getting him back end of discussion.

"Not only that Emma. You look really ill you need to look after yourself for the twins, for Henry." Snow tried but Emma just ignored them all and stepped into the pond and made her way to the Ferry. Sighing the others followed her on to the Ferry to the Underworld. "I'm coming Killian. I will always find you." Emma muttered as the Ferryman turned the Ferry around. Feeling a little dizzy Emma sat down only to promptly pass out. "Mum!" Henry shouted dropping down besides Emma shaking her arm trying to wake her but she wouldn't wake.

Authors Note: what should the twins be called. I've decided they're having a boy and a girl. Next chapter or the chapter after they decide on the twins' names.