Authors note:

This is the end and I want to thank you all who read and liked my story.

I'm currently working in a sequel (the first chapters are already written) and you will know what it will be about at the end of the epilogue. I will keep the suggestion of a one shot out of Killian's point of view in mind!

The bell above Granny's door made a loud rang, as they entered the diner hand in hand. As before she had left it first to be alone, after Killian had slipped the fact that she had planned to go back to New York with Henry, the diner was very crowded and everyone seems to be in a good mood.

She saw Regina with Robin and Roland in one of the booths, smiling the happiest smile she's ever seen on the face of the former evil Queen. Then there is Gold and Belle sitting at the bar drinking a glass of wine. She will talk to him later, because his threat, to kill Killian if she didn't come with him when he claimed his favour had definitely a new meaning since he seems to be aware of their connection in the past. But this has to wait because she feels such a relief when her gaze roams through the diner and meet her parents, her little Babybrother and of course Henry.

She gets to them in one hell of speed, dragging a reluctant pirate with her. Wait, what had happened self-assured and cocky Hook? She looks over her shoulder and as she meets his look she sees that there is a hint of fear in his eyes.

Ok, given the history he doesn't had a good start with her parents but she is sure, as they are the epitome of True Love that they will accept the True Love of her daughter as well, and so she hardens her grip on his hand giving it a reassuring squeeze and pulls him with her to her family's booth.

"Mom, Dad, Henry! I'm so happy to see you again!" They look confused at her unusual behaviour, but her father makes a first move and pulls her in an embrace which she replied with an unknown force. That's then David realizes that there is a pirate attached to his daughter. But it doesn't matter because he's never seen her more happy than in this moment.

Snow still held the baby but stands up as well to hug her daughter.

Henry just observes the strange spectacle in front of his eyes.

Smart as he is , he asks the question which was on his mind the moment his mom so enthusiastically greeted them.

"Why did you say again, Mom"

"Oh Henry, this is a long story, I'm just so glad that I'm back home!"

"Back? Home? Does that mean we stay?"

"Yes Henry, Storybrooke is our home. I should have never considered going back to New York anyway."

Relief is shown on all their faces including Killian's who was just standing there, don't saying a word during the whole welcoming ceremony, just holding Emma's hand with an unknown desperation.

He pulls out the book out of his bag.

"Seems that the book wasn't needed after all" Smiling he sets the book back on the table.

"This curious woman over here" he points at Emma with his hook "don't know when to back off and so she must learned it the hard way by falling through a time portal"

"You did what?!" David and Snow are absolutely shocked at this revelation. "That's why the portal closed? We thought it was because of the end of Zelena's magic"

"No actually it was me. I did receive your message on my way to the barn and Killian tried to warn me, but it was too late. It just sucks us into barn and after losing my grip on Killian's hands I fell through" a pained expression is shown on her face.

"I tried to go after her, but my damned hook was stuck and before I could reach the portal to jump through it was closed"

Emma just smirks at him "Didn't mean you weren't of any use after all"

She can't hold it any more, rises on her toes and gives him a loving kiss on his lips.

A sharp intake is heard and it seems to come from her mother.

"Yeah I think we got some explaining to do, but important things first. Did you already announce the name of the little one here?" with a tender gesture she reaches out for her brother.

"No" her mother shakes her head "we wanted to wait for your return. So shall we announce it now" she looks at her father and as he is still standing he raises his voice "Excuse me, if I could have anyone's attention, just for a moment. This coronation ceremony is something we've looked forward to for a long time. The arrival of our new son has been a cause of great joy for our family and we hope we can share it with us as we named him for a hero, someone who saved every one of us, who we loved and he loved back" David has made an emotional speech and Snow takes over "People of Storybrooke, it is our great joy to introduce you to our son, Prince Neal." She looks over at Emma as to test her reaction. Emma smiles a coy smile back at her. The whole dinner is shaking from the applause to the announcement of the name.

She is overwhelmed by their emotions and stares lovingly at her little baby brother, tears of joy in the corner of her eyes.

They are all sitting together in their "Charming"-booth, Emma, Killian and Henry on the one, David, Snow and Baby Neal on the other side. Her parents have a questioning look on their faces and Emma senses they want to know why there is such a close proximity between her and the pirate.

"Look Mom" Henry exclaims excitedly and points at his storybook. "You're in the book now!"

The book is opened and there is a picture of her and the unicorn at the stream.

"Oh my god, yeah, back in the past I got the chance to meet a real unicorn" her cheeks are flashed now.

"What is the story about?" her parents ask enthusiastically.

"The Princess and the Pirate- a True Love story through time and space"

Henry reads it out loud and her parents gasp in unison.

"You meet him back in the past" David shouts over the table, pointing at Killian, Snow just gently taps his arm to remember him that Neal is sleeping in her arms, but her look says that she disapproves this union perhaps even lesser than her husband.

"Listen" she cuddles even more in Killian's arm to underline her point "If it wasn't for him I didn't stand a chance to come back, actually I spent nearly 3 months with him in the past and we grew very close in this time as he helped to get the wand which should be the key to my way back, and it was our True Love's Kiss that reopens the time portal so I could get back" she points at the picture in the book on which the heartfelt goodbye scene between her and Killian, shortly before she jumps into the portal, is illustrated.

"But why did he left us in Rumple's cell, when he was in love with you" Snow states still a little sceptic.

"That's because Mom chained him on the beanstalk. He lost his hope of her ever being in love with him" Henry interrupts.

Both, Emma and Killian look at him surprised.

"What? It's all at the book. Grandma, he waited 28 years for her, only to be not recognized and then left. What would you have done? And he learnt from his mistakes. Without him you hadn't been able to rescue me from Pan and he saves grandpa as well. He found Mom and me in New York and brought us back. Even saves Mom from a false marriage with a flying monkey who was spying on us in order of the Wicked Witch. By the way, nice move Killian to sell your ship for a magic bean to come back to us.."

"You sold your ship?!" David and Snow interrupt Henry's praising speech which Emma is very confused about. She knew that Killian and Henry had bonded, but she never took Henry for a Captain Swan shipper.

A visible embarrassed Killian nods "Aye that I did"

"See, it's all in the book" Henry is so excited that his other mom is now part of the fairytales as well and as it seems, Captain Hook is going to be his stepfather! His family tree is really weird but this a great addition.

"Thank you" A startled Killian is hugged by Snow, who has given Neal over to his father's arms. "Thank you for everything and welcome to the family" David just nods "Thanks mate but be careful, if you hurt the heart of my little daughter over there, I will cut you in pieces with my sword. And just so you know I slayed a dragon with it so I'm really good at it"

Killian smirks at the prince at the well-known statement, like father like daughter and Emma just rolls her eyes at her overprotective dad but can't comprise the pure joy she's feeling at watching this scenes. Her parents accept him and that will be the start of something great, the start of her very own happy ending.

She doesn't know that Henry didn't tell them all what else is printed in the book, and that he is about to burst of joy as well, because at the end of their story it is written:

"Little does the princess and the pirate know that in the moment their bodies became one and they finally gave in their mutual feelings a new life was created, a child, which will be born as a second generation of True Love."

He is going to be a big brother! Finally!

I hope you liked the end! The sequel will directly follow the timeline, so hold your eyes open for The Princess and the Pirate - a different kind of happy ending