---------Once upon a enchanted forest---------
Opening her eyes, Lilith looked down at her clothes. She was back into her fairy tale clothes. Her navy blue dress was ending at her feet, which held flat dark blue shoes, her hair was pulled back into a braid and her cloak was around her shoulders. She turned to see Peter standing next to her, his hand holding hers tightly.
As she watched everyone else around her, they were dressed in the same clothes as when they left the enchanted forest. Blood was all over Charming's clothes and even Baelfire was back into his old clothes.
''Snow? What happened?'' As Lilith turned, she watched as Aurora and Philip looked at the group of people who just appeared out of a purple cloud of smoke.
''We're back.'' Snow sighed sadly.
---------Once upon a enchanted forest---------
As Hook sat down in front of Emma, she looked up from her phone. Her face turning into shock as she saw who he was. All she remembered was that this was the man who kissed her last night while she opened the door for him. She no longer knew anything about him anymore.
''You!''
''I can explain.''
''You are a stalker.''
''Don't scream, just hear me out. I don't do this very often so treasure it love, -- I've come to apologize.'' As Emma grabbed her knife from the table, she stared at the man in front of her.
''For trying to kiss me?''
''I was simply trying to jog your memory. Emma, your parents are in great danger. I know that you think that you are an orphan.'' As Emma scoffed at his words, he looked around, leaning closer to her. ''Well, I am here to tell you that everything you've believed is wrong.''
''You don't know me.'' She shook her head, as she still pointed the knife in his direction, ready to defend herself if she needed to.
''Alas, I know you better than you know yourself, I have proof.'' As he took a small paper out of his pocket, he moved it towards Emma with his good hand. ''Take a gander. Here's an address. If you want to know who you really are, who your parents are, go there.''
As he stood up, he turned to her one more time. ''Take a leap of faith, Lily really did a work on you.''
---------Once upon a enchanted forest---------
''How have things been since we left?'' As Snow turned to Charming and Lilith, she turned back to Aurora and Philip. ''The ogres?''
''Oh, defeated.'' Lilith glanced back at Peter, who was currently being fussed over by Belle, looking exceedingly uncomfortable from the attention, as he still hadn't fully recovered from being ripped out of Malcolm.
She sent him a soft, trembling smile before she turned her attention back to the couples in front of her.
"We're restoring our kingdom and our lives." She glanced up at Philip, smiling brilliantly and Snow smiled in return, glancing down at her friends covered belly.
"And, congratulations." Snow nodded at Aurora's cloaked stomach, to the surprise of the other woman. Aurora noticed, giggling nervously while Philip chuckled softly.
"Is it that obvious?" She asked, looking bashful as a smile slid across her pale face.
"You look just like Snow when she found out." Lillian promised while Hook peeked his head over to get a look at the covered stomach, though he clearly couldn't see anything.
"Great, she's pregnant and I'm the one who's sick." Regina muttered, turning around from the gazebo, her face twisted up in disgust.
"We have so much to celebrate. And, know that you and your friends are welcome in our kingdom." Philip promised, a smile lighting up his face. "If you need anything, we're at your service."
"Thank you," Charming rushed out, clearly inpatient to get moving and Lillian winced at the sight of the clothes that he'd almost died in. "But, all we need are horses. We have our own kingdom, our own castle."
"Our castle was destroyed in the Curse." Snow reminded him, laying her hand on his arm while Hook turned his head towards Regina.
"Well played your Majesty, lay waste to everything." Hook drawled, wincing when Lillian reached back and him in the chest.
"Shut it, Killian." she snapped at him, turning back to her cousin.
"Not everything." Aurora spoke, looking between Hook, her eyes wary, and Regina. "Her castle still stands."
"Of course it does." Regina almost sneered, though her tone was dry. "I protected it." She said simply, looking around as she kept her arms crossed over her stomach.
"Well, technically the castle doesn't belong to her it was Snow's before she took it." Charming answered simply, almost smugly.
"Well, to be fair," Regina stepped closer, leaning forward. "I married into it." She shot back cheerily while Snow turned to her. Lillian could just feel the tension between Snow and the queen, her empathy allowing her to feel everything that they felt.
"That you did, and now we're taking it back." She shot at Regina, before moving forward, a smile growing on her lips. "And you are coming with us."
''You can't be serious." Regina chuckled nervously, her face twisted in confusion while Snow moved even closer, lowering her voice.
"Regina, everyone out there is scared and confused, they need hope. What better way to do that then to return united?" She looked down, speaking quickly. "You're coming with us. I know you don't like it, you'll learn to. For our good, and for yours."
"Yay, a sleepover with the Evil Queen." As Lilith turned back to Killian, she laughed.
"I'll bring the fire extinguishers." Lillian turned on her heels, walking towards her boyfriend as he wrapped an arm around her waist.
"Thank you again for the hospitality, we should begin preparations." David reached forward, shaking hands with Philip, who smiled at him, nodding.
"Good luck to all of you." Charming nodded at the other prince, placing his arm on Snow's back and lead her away, Regina and Hook following.
"Well, this should be fun." As Lilith -and Peter- walked over to Belle and Baelfire, she earned a small laugh from Peter and Baelfire. Though the expression sobered when Charming glanced at the couple, his face tight at the sight of Peter's arm around the young girl's waist.
"Grumpy, look at us!" Lily darted a glance over at the dwarves, continuing to tighten the saddle on her horse. "We're back to normal!" Sneezy cheered and the other members of the group turned their heads. ''We're handsome again!" All the dwarves laughed and another chuckle escaped Lily's chest.
"Jiminy? Is that you?" Grumpy smiled at the cricket, laughing in delight when the cricket chirped in response. "Where you been?" Jiminy chirped again, causing Grumpy's brow to furrow. "Really? No kiddin'.'' Grumpy's smile had faded and he was nodding rapidly as Jiminy's chirps increased in number. "Okay." Grumpy repeated, still nodding. "Okay." He turned his attention towards Charming, calling to the prince. "Hey, your Highness, according to Jiminy, fifty more Storybrooke folk landed not two miles from here." He lowered his voice. "They're popping back all over the place."
'Well, that's good." Charming nodded, smiling faintly. "At this rate, we'll have the whole kingdom back in no time." He turned his attention fully on the burly dwarf in front of him. "Grumpy, you and the dwarves spread the word-all new arrivals make haste to the Queen's castle."
"Consider it done." Grumpy agreed smiling, the two men clasping hands and smiling. Charming pulled back, chuckling as Grumpy and his fellow dwarves turned to go as Charming approached Hook.
"That's a lot of supplies you have there, Killian." Lily looked at her cousin as she walked away from Peter, petting the horse Killian was getting his stuff on. ''You're leaving me again?'' Peter came to Lily's side, placing his hand on her shoulder.
"Well, you know what they say about preparation and all that." Hook continued to mess with the bags while Lily looked at him, a disappointing look in her eyes as she was getting closer to her cousin. And now, he was leaving again.
"Aye," Hook sighed deeply. "Listen, Lily. The Enchanted Forest is your home." He looked around as he spoke before looking back at her with a sigh. "The Jolly Roger is mine."
"Well what if you can't find it?" Lilith asked quietly, a small tear escaping her eyes. "What will you do then?" Killian smiled patiently at the girl, reaching out to gently chuck her on the chin, his eyes soft and affectionate, though Lily could see and feel the sadness in them.
"I'll just have to take another one, won't I, lass?" He titled his head before he turned back to the saddle. "That's what pirates do. I tried the hero thing-didn't take." He shook his head, looking around to make sure he had everything, unaware of Snow's approach until she spoke.
"So that's it?" Snow nearly spat, coming to Lily's side as Charming held onto the reigns of the horse. "Emma's gone and you're gonna go back to being a pirate?"
"Back, milady?" Hook repeated, sounding amused. "I've always been a pirate." With that, he turned his horse and nudged it with his heels, heading across the field towards the trees. "Stay well, cousin." She nodded, swallowing with difficulty as Peter's arm sneaked his way around her shoulders.
"Hey." They turned to see Neal approaching. "What Hook said just now, about all that stuff being brought back here-that true?"
"It should be." Neal's attention turned to his adoptive sister. "Rumple-" She realized as she said her mentor's name. She faced both Belle and Neal. "Only glossed over the details of the curse, but since it took our stuff over to Storybrooke, it should have brought it back with us."
"Neal, Lily, I-I know you're hurting but Rumpelstiltskin is gone." The prince explained, looking uncomfortable.
"Maybe, maybe not. And if he's not, maybe he can get me back to Emma."
"Neal, it's not possible." Snow took a step forward, shaking her head, sadness enveloping her at the mention of her once again lost child. "Regina was clear-the price of our return was a complete reset. No more portals."
"We're stuck here, for good." Lily added sadly, already missing Henry Mills. "We cannot cross over without another curse and, I don't know about you, but I don't have the capability to create one. Neither does Regina."
"We have to move on, this is our home now. Now, I know you miss them." Charming lowered his voice, pain leaking through his words. "So do we. But even if there was some way to get them, they wouldn't remembers us. The best thing we can do for Emma and Henry is the only thing we can do-let them be and know we gave them their best chance."
"So, when he went to Neverland and abandoned Rumple there, he turned into Peter Pan?'' As Lily nodded, Belle frowned at her. "So, Peter is not Malcolm?"
"No. Peter was made out of Malcolm's desire for youth. They are two very different people." As Snow approached them, she smiled, placing a hand on the young girl's shoulder. Lilith turned back to Peter, smiling as she nodded to the spot next to her.
Walking to stand beside his girlfriend, putting his hand into hers.
''Good to see you again Robin.'' As Neal placed a hand on the hunter's shoulder, he older man smiled.
''You too Bealfire. And you must be Lilith?'' Lilith gave a nod as she walked beside Neal, letting Peter walk behind them. She glanced back at him, trying to let her empathy take over to feel his emotions, but she couldn't read him at all.
She slowed down her pace, standing next to Peter as she gave him a slight kiss on the cheek. Taking his hand, she walked up to the castle, staring up at it as she saw the shimmer of a protection spell.
''What the hell?'' As she quickly realized who was in the castle, she took a step back. Peter turned to her, moving her hand to her back as her eyes seemed to draw away.
''Lilith? Are you okay?'' When she did not reply, he held her tightly. ''Lilith! Lilith!''
So. Much. Pilith! I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and I can't wait to let their relationship blossom in this new relationship they have. If you did enjoy this chapter, please leave a vote, comment, follow and maybe even a theory/suggestion for my story. I'll see you on Sunday!
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