Last chapter! Hope you enjoyed the story and have a great day/evening/night. :)

Regular Story line: Woods

Killian dashes through the forest rapidly making his way back to the camp site. His heart is racing as he reaches the campsite and smiles to see everyone is still awake. Killian catches his breath as David walks towards him and places his hand on Killian's back.

"She…she was there." Killian mutters as he lifts his head to meet David's eyes.

"Emma?" David questions with a shocked expression on his face.

"Aye, but she vanished again." Killian confesses as he stands up straight.

"What did she say?" Mary Margaret ask as she worries about the answer

"She said let's see who gets to the castle first." Killian answers as he remembers her white skin how becoming green like a crocodile.

"This isn't going to end well." Regina states as she wearily glances at the group

"She said she will start moving in the morning." Killian says as David sighs

"We'll move first thing in the morning." David announces but Killian doesn't agree

"We should start moving to get a head start." Killian argues

"We don't know how close or how far she is to the castle. There's no point in rushing this now." Robin reassures as Killian stay quiet. Although the group went to sleep, Killian still has lingering thoughts about Emma and hopes that they make it in time before Emma makes her move.

Morning

Regular story line

As the morning sun rises, the group wakes up immediately and pick on fresh berries from a nearby bush. Once they finished eating, they begin to dash across the forest to find Merlin's castle. The trip is tiresome as they dodge incoming branches, cross deep streams, and steep hills. However, in two hours they encounter a large gray castle a few feet away from them. They notice that the guards are standing stiffly in front of a closed wooden door.

"Seems like Emma didn't reach them yet." David states as he watches the guard vigilantly.

"How should we proceed?" Robin ask as Mary Margaret gets a sick feeling in her stomach.

That's actually a good question." David says as he starts to formulate a plan.

" something isn't right." Regina adds as Mary Margaret moves towards the castle to catch a better glimpse.

"They're not moving…." Mary Margaret mutters as they proceed towards the guards to notice that they have a blank gaze.

"She's here!" David shouts as Regina shoots a fireball at the door causing it to break instantly.

"I was aiming for a quieter approach." David quips as they enter the castle to see many guards on the floor and various disarmed traps.

A distant shriek guides the group to see a shock dark skin male with deep brown eyes looking at Emma with fear. However, his composure seems to relax when he sees the group inside the room with them.

"Emma, is that you?" David ask as he walks closer to his daughter with caution.

"Emma, please look at me?" David begs as he is now face to face with his daughter. Mary Margaret walks towards her husband and daughter feeling elated to see her daughter is here.

"Sweetie, we're here to help you. Please don't do this." Mary Margaret pleads

"No, it's all a lie. You just want to kill me like I'm sort of monster." Emma retorts

"That's not true, we took you here to help you. You're my child and I want to get rid of the one thing that keeping you from finding your happiness." Mary Margaret argues with a gentle tone. Emma remains speechless as she looks back at the young man. He is a tall black man with a fit built. He has dark brown eyes and clean shaven.

"This isn't who you are Emma." The Man lectures

"You don't know that." Emma barks

"I do and it's time for you to stop and fight the darkness out." The Man says

"Who are you exactly?" Regina ask as the man looks at her then smiles.

You pick an interesting time to ask that question. I'm Merlin, the one Emma was trying to you know, eliminate." Merlin says as he stares at Emma.

"You hesitated when you saw them come in. You can handle the guards or anyone else so why hesitate now?" Merlin states as he walks closer to Emma but Emma places her hand in front of her. Killian races to her then places his hand on her arm.

"Please, don't do this." Killian begs as he slowly removes her hood then looks into her eyes and smiles.

"I can't fight it anymore." Emma cries as tears form in her eyes.

"You're stubborn like me so when has that stopped you. You never back down from a fight and I know there's some light inside you." Killian reassures as he brushes away a loose strand of her hair.

"Killian…." Emma whispers as Henry walks towards them and hugs his mother tight.

"I've missed you so much. You have to come back with us, please?" Henry whispers as his Emma hesitantly hugs Henry back.

"You have a lot of fight in you, baby. You have to use all you have and beat the darkness out." Mary Margaret encourages as the light inside Emma suddenly starts to grow larger and stronger by the second.

The love she is feeling from her loved one is weakening the darkness. Merlin sense a dark vibe from Emma as starts to grab a small navy blue box with odd encryptions on the lid. Emma bends her knees from feeling lightheaded.

"Emma, love, speak to me?" Killian beg as he worries that she might end up like the clone she set up in the room.

"Stand back." Merlin orders as the group reluctantly walks away from Emma.

Her green color slowly fades to her normal skin tone. However, she looks pale as a dark figure leaves Emma through her mouth. As it escapes from her, her complexions starts turning back to normal. Once the darkness escapes, it looms over the group until Merlin opens the small box and absorbs the darkness inside.

Emma collapse on the ground with her eyes wide open. She hears footsteps racing towards her then a strong hand positions her to sitting position. Her eyes stare blankly at the wall as she hears people calling. She blinks then looks around the room then at her skin to see it is back to normal.

"Is it gone?" Emma says as she looks at Merlin

"Yes and locked away for good this time." Merlin reassures as David and Killian help Emma stand up. Emma clasp the ring around her neck as Killian smiles knowing it has provide her comfort.

"Are you alright?" Killian ask as Emma nods her head slowly

"Now that we locked that away, I believe you would want to go home?" Merlin ask as the group nods their head fervently.

"You're lucky I still have another one of this." Merlin says as he tosses a magic bean that Henry catches easily.

"Now if you excuse me, I need to clean up this place." Merlin says as he watches Henry throw the magic bean on the ground. The group fall through it then the hole vanishes in front of Merlin.

Regular story line: Storybrooke

The town is quiet as people casually walk to their homes or walking along the sidewalk enjoying the clear blue sky. A green hole appears in the sky as the people start to stop in their tracks from fear then see a group falling from the hole unto the ground. The townspeople relax once they see its Emma and her friends, but they sense something is different. As Emma gets up from the ground they notice a pleasant presence with her.

"Is everyone okay?" Emma ask as she helps Henry from the ground.

"Yeah, just a bit shaken." Henry answers as Emma gives him a warm smile.

"Welcome back home." Killian whispers as he hugs her from behind.

"I'm sorry for all the trouble I caused." Emma apologizes as her mother and father walk up to her. Killian retract from his hug as her parent hug Emma tightly.

"We're just glad you're okay now." David whispers as he places his hand on the back of his daughter's head.

"We love you, Emma." Mary Margaret whispers

"I love you too." Emma says as she returns the hug.