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Chapter Six, Conclusion

Robin and David lugged Killian's still, motionless body to the Jolly Roger. "It's weird," said Dave, shaking his hand in front of the pirate's face. "The lights are on, but no one's home."

Emma nodded grimly. "Let's do this."

"Emma, honey, are you sure?" asked her mother.

"Look at him! I can't just stand by and watch him fade!"

Mary-Margaret nodded.

"Good luck, Mom," said Henry. "It'll work. I believe in you, Killian too."

Emma smiled and hugged him. Henry looked over at the zombie-like Hook and gave a sad smile then he backed away with the others.

Emma nodded to Dr Whale and the medics. They nodded back.

Emma told the group. "No one can act until Killian does. To make sure it works, you have to let me...um…"

"Drown," said the doctor. He sighed. "I don't like this Emma."

"Me either," said David. Everyone else nodded in agreement.

"I have to try," she said. She looked at Regina. "Do it."

"Do what?" asked Mary-Margaret. "I thought you were the only one acting."

"We think we need some assurance that no one gives in when Emma's...in trouble," said Regina.

Emma nodded. "When it comes down to the last second, your will to help me might be too powerful."

Her parents exchanged uneasy glances.

Regina waved her hands wide. A heavy black mist enveloped everyone but Emma and Hook. Regina walked to it and pushed at it. "No one gets through."

"Uh, can't you undo it?" asked Henry.

She gave Emma a firm look. "I won't."

Emma nodded and looked at Killian. They stood alone in the center of the ship, a safe distance from the others.

"No one can help me," she told his blank stare. "No one will. You have to do it. Only you can. I know you will. I love you. I'd do anything for you," she whispered, caressing his cheek. His cold stare didn't waver. "Come back to me."

She kissed his lips but he didn't respond. She wiped a tear away. "Here we go," she said softly. She cast a spell.

"Not that I want her to," said Robin, "But why isn't she just jumping in?"

"The urge to survive is primal," said Regina. "Emma isn't taking chances. She doesn't want to save herself so she's creating conditions that will make her sink."

Emma finished the spell. A huge wind blew. The pirate ship began to sway violently as the water along the docks churned.

Mary-Margaret gripped David, Regina held onto Henry.

A huge gush of water splashed over the Jolly.

"Everyone hang on!" yelled David.

Emma looked around, waiting for the spell to take her and pull her into the sea.

She heard another large crash of water and a terrified, startled yell.

"Henry!" screamed Regina.

In shock and agony Emma saw him thrashing in the water, struggling to stay afloat.

"Henry!" she screamed, echoed by every single person aboard.

Regina shook her hands at the barrier, but it didn't budge "Come down!" she commanded. "Damn it!"

"What's wrong?" asked Robin.

She shook her head. "It won't dissolve." She stared agonizingly at the water. "Henry!"

Meanwhile, Emma tried to run to the side, but a huge wall of wind slammed into her, knocking her down. Mist stung her eyes.

The others were also thrown about, inside the protective barrier.

Only Killian stood, the waves and wind seemingly having little if any effect on him. He stood unmoving though, cold as stone, as if unaware of Henry's plight or unconcerned by it.

Emma and the others struggled in vain. Suddenly the winds aboard the Jolly swirled. Miniature cyclones formed, picking them all up and blowing them from the ship.

After a moment of weightlessness, Emma crashed painfully onto cement.

She was on the docks, looking at the horrifying sight of her son fighting in a churning, surging sea.

"Henry!" she cried. She ran toward the side of the docks but hit an invisible, airy wall. She couldn't move forward.

A burst of fire exploded not far from her. She turned to see Regina shooting fireballs at her barrier. The barrier looked different. It was no longer pure black mist, but was mixed with translucence..

"Regina, take down the barrier!" screamed Mary-Margaret.

"I can't! I think it's the Apathy Spell! It's controlling the barrier as well as the wind and water!" She glared hatefully at Emma. "I told you!" she yelled angrily. "You can't cheat magic! Now, Henry's going to die!"

Emma hit the invisible wall with her own magic. She screamed like an animal but nothing happened.

They were trapped, unable to help.

Emma screamed. "Henry! Henry!"

David was hitting at the magic with the back side of his gun, too afraid to fire and hit Henry. Robin fired arrows. Mary-Margaret pounded uselessly at it. Even Dr Whale and the medics assaulted the wall.

Emma summoned all of her magic but it was no use.

Then she saw Henry go under. "No!"

She prayed she'd see his head come back up, or a hand, or something. Several agonizing seconds passed with no living sign of the boy.

Regina howled in pain.

Emma screamed.

At that instant, she heard a splash. She couldn't see anything in the chaotic water.

A few moments later Henry broke the surface..

"Henry!" she screamed with relief. Something was wrong though. He didn't move. "Oh, God! No, Henry!"

Regina gave a long painful wail of his name.

Emma barely heard it. She could barely move. It was like she was watching a movie, but in slow motion. She pressed against the magic wall, her eyes filled with tears, focused on her lifeless son.

She was so focused on him that she didn't see the arm around his neck or the other face behind him.

"Hook!" yelled David.

That's when Emma realized that Killian was behind the boy.

He pushed through the water, pulling Henry along. He finally reached the side of the docks and pulled Henry out.

Emma caught her breath, her stomach twisting into knots as she watched him breathe into Henry's mouth.

Everyone was still.

Coughing and sputtering broke the silence as the boy came to life.

"Henry!" shouted several voices in pure joy.

The teenager leaned against Killian's back. After a few moments of coughing followed by some deep, grateful breaths, he slowly smiled. He looked up at the pirate and gave a tired laugh. Killian laughed back, holding the boy up.

Henry looked to his mothers. "I'm OK," he said to them both, but he rattled off a few more coughs and wheezes. They looked a bit doubtful, so he said, "Really."

Emma nearly collapsed with relief.

Regina laughed and whispered, "Henry."

He smiled at them, then turned his head backwards slightly. "Thanks, Killian."

The Captain smiled affectionately at him. "You owe a debt of thanks to the television program I watched about that remarkable kiss of life."

Henry laughed. "It's called mouth-to-mouth resuscitation."

"Whatever, Lad. It did it's job well," he said, ruffling the boy's hair.

The horrible winds had ceased and the sea calmed. The barrier wall shimmered then evaporated. The group ran as one toward the soaking pair.

Both Henry's moms hugged him tightly. Dave patted Hook's shoulder with a proud smile. Mary-Margaret gave him a sideways hug.

"That was not supposed to happen," said Regina.

Emma nodded.

"I regret that the boy went into the drink," said the captain.

Emma looked at him, then hugged him. "You saved him. You saved Henry."

"Aye, but I gather it was my previous...condition...that endangered the boy in the first place." He hung his head with shame and sadness.

Emma shook her head. "It's my fault. All of it: the witch, the hex bag, that awful Apathy Spell."

Killian shook his head and caressed her cheek. "You are not to blame."

She sighed. "I meant to use me in the cure." She looked at Henry. "I'm so sorry, Kid."

"I'm OK. It worked."

Emma smiled sadly at him. "I don't understand why it used you."

Regina shrugged. "I think it's pretty simple. The spell must have figured the best way to destroy you was to take Henry."

Emma sighed and nodded, a final tear escaping.

KIllian wiped it away. ."I am sorry that such action was required," he said solemnly. He looked at Henry. "I would do anything to save your mother, Lad, but do not underestimate the depth of my affection for you."

Henry blushed a little and smiled.

"I think you just proved the depth of your affection," David said with a laugh. Mary-Margaret nodded, smiling proudly at Killian.

"May I examine the boy?" asked Dr. Whale. Both mothers nodded in unison. Whale did a quick check. "He seems OK. His lungs are clear and strong. I'd bring him to the hospital for a complete going over, to be safe."

"We'll be right there," said Regina.

Dr. Whale nodded and he and the medics headed off.

"First, let's get you dried off," Emma said to the shivering boy..

"I have blankets and extra clothes aboard the Jolly," said Killian.

Regina nodded. "Good, then I'm taking him to the doctor."

"You won't get any argument from me," said Emma, hugging her son one more time. "I'll meet you later. I want to stay with Killian for a bit, but you're in good hands."

Henry nodded. "I am. I'll see you soon," he told her, he then turned and gave KIllian a hug.

Regina steered the boy up the gangplank with Mary-Margaret, David and Robin following.

Killian gave a deep regretful sigh. "Emma, my love, how do I begin to apologize…"

She covered his lips with her fingers. "Don't. It wasn't you, Killian. I suppose you're right too, that it wasn't my fault either. It was the witch and that horrible spell. I'm just glad you're back."

Killian shook his head. "At the risk of Henry's life? I am not worth it."

"I told you, it was supposed to me."

"And I told you, that is not any better!"

She smiled bittersweetly at him. "I love you. I couldn't lose you. I had to try. I wouldn't have risked Henry intentionally, you know that, but I'm not sorry that I have you back." She gently caressed his cheek and sweetly kissed him. He sighed, relaxing into her embrace.

"Come on, let's get you changed," she said, pulling him toward the Jolly.

Inside the tight corridors of the ship, the others passed them. Henry smiled, wearing a slightly big sailor's sweater and baggy sailor pants. He gave Hook a little salute and the captain returned it with a laugh.

They watched the group leave. Emma looked at KIllian. "It's just you and me, Pirate." He smiled. "Maybe this time, you'll be more...animated in the shower," she said with a wink.

He laughed. "I do not have one of those magical indoor waterfalls, Love, but you can join me in the tub."

"Oh, I'm definitely joining you," she said, smirking.

"I promise you that I shall be very...animated...indeed," he said with a leer.

"I hope so. I missed my frisky, well-groomed, well dressed, and devilishly handsome pirate."

"I am sure," he said, with a slight smirk. "I shudder to think how I looked."

"Or how you smelled." she said with a teasing grin.

"Stop!" He shuddered. "I do not want to know!"

She laughed. He pulled out a large wooden tub and she grinned as she used her magic to add warm, sudsy water.

He leered more as she cast her clothes on the floor and waded into the tub. He licked his lips and joined her.

He then proved to her that the apathy spell was completely gone.

The End