Chapter Six, Underbrooke

Emma woke up startled looking around frantically as she wasn't where she'd collapsed. She wasn't on the Ferry she was in her bug. "Emma." A voice called to the right of her, a voice she knew all too well a voice there was no way hearing again. "What am I doing here? I need to get to Killian!" Emma said frantically as she looked around trying to find a way to get back to the Ferry. "Emma calm down! Your still on your way to save Killian this is just a vision." Neal tried to calm her down.

Emma looked at him in confusion as she took slow deep breaths to calm down. "It is?" She asked Neal nodded his head. "Are you still down there?"

"No, I've moved on but I had to see you to know if you and Henry are alright. Looks like you are." He said nodding to the rings on her finger and her stomach. Emma looked down at her hand that was rubbing her stomach unconsciously she couldn't believe it's almost been two months since she married the love of her life, now all she had to do was rescue him.

"Yea, Killian and I got married in Camelot it was perfect. We're expecting twins we don't want to know which yet but we decided if it's a boy and girl we'll call them Liam Regan Jones and Airyanna Rea Jones. Henry adores him but Neal Killian isn't trying to replace you as his father." Emma hurried to say when she saw the pain in his eyes.

Neal sighed, "I know he isn't I'm glad Henry has a father figure in his life if I can't be there and I wouldn't chose anyone other than Killian he'll look after the three of you. Way better than I did." Emma didn't know what to say to that. While it was true that he wasn't really there for her that he'd abandoned her when she needed him most but he was always there for Henry and she couldn't fault him for that.

"Emma just promise me something; that you'll tell Henry that I love him and you'll look after yourself down there?" Neal asked Emma nodded her head promising him. "Thanks."Neal smiled as he and the bug started to fade. "Goodbye Emma." Neal said his voice like a whisper as everything turned white.

"Mum! Come on please wake up!" Henry called desperately gently shaking her shoulder they'd nearly arrived and she still hadn't woken up yet and he was really worried about her and his siblings. "She should never have come down here. She's too vulnerable in her current...position." Gold sneered from the front of the boat David glared angrily at the man as he sat with his daughter's head in his lap he was about to make a retort when a familiar voice stopped him.

"Thanks for the vote of confidence Gold but I'm staying." Emma snapped as she slowly sat up with her father's help. "Emma are you alright?" David asked Emma nodded her head as she finally stood up and pulled Henry into a hug surprising him slightly but he soon relaxed and hugged his mum tightly back. "Mum what's wrong?" Henry asked worriedly.

"I saw Neal. It was a vision he wanted to know how we were and for me to tell you that he's moved on and that he loves you.

That he doesn't care you call Killian dad, he's just happy that you have someone to call dad. He loves you so much kid, you know he'll always be with you in here." Emma said as she placed her hand over Henry's heart. "I miss him." Henry said as he hugged Emma again. "But I want Killian back he's my dad. We need him, you need him."

"I know kid, I want him back too and we will get him back, we're not leaving here until we do." Emma promised as she kissed Henry's forehead.

"We're here." Gold called from the front of the boat gathering everyone's attention as he exited the boat. "It looks like..." Snow started shocked as she looked around at what was supposed to be the Underworld but looked more like their home town except that it was shrouded in red. "Storybrooke." Regina finished for her as she too looked around shocked at how the Underworld could look like Storybrooke. "Why the hell does this place look like Storybrooke?" Regina demanded no one in particular with her hands on her hips as she looked around as a familiar black and white car went speeding down the end of the street.

"Is that?" Emma asked as she too spotted the familiar looking car. "Cruella. Yes," Gold said nodding his head. "I'd gather that Hades is the reason why this place looks like Storybrooke. To find Hook we'll need to find his grave and pour a potion over it so we can contact him find out where he is then get the hell out of here. I think there maybe something in the shop." Gold told them.

"Wait, so your shop and everything in it is down here too?" David asked.

"Of course. If you didn't notice everything down here is the exact replica of the original Storybrooke, except nothing grows down here." Gold stated as though it should be obvious.

"We'll go to Granny's or whatever it's called down here and try and figure out if anyone knows anything." Emma said intervening before a fight could break out; all she wanted to do was find Killian and go home. "We'll meet up in an hour at the loft if that's also down here like everything else." She told them before they went their separate ways.

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Emma poured the potion over Killian's grave and waited for him to appear when he did she could hold in the gasp or stop the tears from rolling down her face. His face was all cut and bloody she knew her gut feeling was right someone was torturing him and she would not rest until she found him. "Killian, babe I'm here in the underworld please tell me where you are so I can come find you please." Emma begged as his shade started to flicker she vaguely heard Regina say it wasn't stable but she didn't listen just focused on Killian.

"Baby please tell me where you are."

Killian's one good eye locked on Emma's and all he could get out before he faded was "Mines."

"No! No no Killian!" Emma cried almost falling to her knees in grief if her father hadn't steadied her. "Mines he said mines that must be where they're keeping him. In Storybrooke Regina you kept Maleficent trapped in dragon form what if down here Hades lair is down here and he's keeping people prisoner and torturing them we have to get him." Emma cried desperately.

"That may be Emma but it could also be a bit of a long shot." Regina tried to reason.

"But we have to try. That's why we came down here in the first place is to find Killian and go home." Emma argued she wouldn't give up if no one else was willingly to help she'd find him on her own. "Fine we'll split off and search the different entrances to the mines. Henry you go with Robin, the Charmings can go together and Emma you come with me we'll search the forest. Gold -"

"I'll search for a way to get into Hades lair." Gold interrupted holding up his hand. "Mrs Jones is right the sooner we find the pirate the sooner we can all go home." He said before walking off.

"Alright we meet back here in two hours. If no one's here head straight to the loft and we'll convene there." David ordered before everyone split off.

Almost four hours of searching the forest alone Regina had finally joined Emma searching in the forest after whatever she'd been doing she wasn't going to pry into her friends business. But for the last thirty minutes Regina had been trying to persuade Emma to give up for now and return searching tomorrow as it was already pitch black out as it was the early hours of the morning. But Emma would not give up not until she found at least a clue as to where her husband was.

"Wait Regina there's blood." Emma called Regina back who'd turned back to head back to find the others. "There's a trail." Emma called following the trail she knew Regina would follow her now. Following the trail Emma tried not to get her hopes up as she called for Killian but when the trail ended she knew she'd failed as her hopes came crashing down as noticed not Killian but a scared teenage girl a little older than Henry. Nevertheless she calmly approached the young woman trying not to scare her away.

"Hey I'm not going to hurt you my names Emma I'm looking for my husband." Emma said softly as she crouched down in front of the girl. "I'm Meg. You're looking for Killian. I was a prisoner with him he helped me escape before it got him. He told me to find his wife Emma and to tell you that he loves you and the kids and that he won't stop fighting for you." Meg told them not giving either of them a chance to interrupt her she was panting her breath and holding her side where she was bleeding.

"Where is he? What got him?" Emma asked her heart clenching in pain at the thought of him in pain it was like she could feel what he was going through.

"Hades has him in his lair I don't know what he wants from him." Meg answered terrified her head whipping from side to side as if Hades himself would suddenly materialise. "Yes but what got him?" Regina snapped fed up of the girls half answered questions she just wanted to get the hell out of this place before get mother could manipulate her further she was just glad her daddy had gone on to a better place. Before the girl could answer there was a terrible grow that shook the ground beneath them and it was getting closer as the thing bounded towards them. "Emma we need to run now! I know what that thing is and we don't want to be anywhere near it. Run!!" Regina shouted leading the way back to the loft.

Entering the loft they found it strangely empty as everyone should have been back by now. "I think we lost it." Emma panted leaning against the wall her hand rubbing over her six month baby bump though she looked nine months pregnant and ready to give birth at any minute she supposed that was what she was supposed to look like considering she was carrying twins, in between Camelot and coming here she hasn't had the time to go for a check up. "What was that thing?" Emma asked once she caught her breath.

"It's a Cerberus. One of Hades' pets no doubt meant to stop prisoners from escaping." Regina replied. "Probably wants to take the girl back to the dungeon."

"Well that's not going to happen. She's staying with us." Emma argued glaring at Regina she sat down next to Meg smiling reassuringly at her but just then there was a loud growling coming from above them as the Cerberus came crashing through the ceiling sending rubble flying in every direction.