Captain Swan: Protection

Chapter 9

Emma's POV 

Elsa, Anna, and I went back to town and saw everyone laughing and hugging each other.  I hugged my parents and my son.  When Killian showed up I kissed him passionately. 

"You're alright love?  I was worried." 

"I'm fine.  We all are."  I hugged him and he held me like he never wanted to let go.  I felt the same way. 

Elsa was able to take the wall down, and Henry found a magic bean to send Elsa, Anna, and Kristoff back to Arendelle.  After a sad good bye between me and Elsa, they went through. 

But before stepping through, Elsa said something that made me remember someone.  "Tell Natalie I'm glad I got to meet her.  And thank her for giving me hope that I would find Anna."  Then she was gone. 

"Hey, has anyone seen Natalie?  I haven't seen her since before she hid from the curse."  I looked at my boyfriend and my parents and my son, but none of them had seen her. 

"Maybe she went back to her own time?"  Henry suggested. 

"Yeah, maybe kid."  I said. 

"Well, I say we ask around and see if anyone saw anything."  David said. 

We got to Granny's and started asking people.  No one had seen her, but when Regina and Robin came in, I got a horrible answer. 

"Oh Emma."  Regina put her hand to her mouth and started to get tears in her eyes.  "How could I forget?" 

"What's going on?"  Snow asked as she came up to us, joined my David, Killian, and Henry. 

"When the Snow Queen attacked her and Killian at the docks earlier she got hurt.  When I got out of my vault during the curse I found her.  Because of the curse, I was going to kill her until she said she was already dying.  She said that Ingrid froze her heart, and she had less than a day left."  Regina started crying and Robin tried to comfort her. 

"We need to find her."  David said and we quickly left Granny's.  I went with Killian and saw Natalie's head duck into the woods towards the docks.  We ran after her but didn't call her because she would have run. 

We saw her sitting on a log and I quickly hugged her.  She was freezing!  "Natalie!  We were worried.  Why didn't you tell us Ingrid froze your heart?" 

Natalie looked at me and I saw that part of her hair had turned white.  She started crying a little when she saw me and Killian.  "Because you can't cure it.  Only an act of true love can thaw a frozen heart.  And you don't need to see me die." 

"Emma, Regina's teleporting everyone to the loft."  Killian said as he got off his cell phone and sat beside Natalie, who was now in between us. 

I put my arm around Natalie's shoulders and Killian grabbed my hand.  Then I closed my eyes and concentrated.  The next thing I knew, we were in the loft, sitting on one of the couches in the living room. 

A second later a dark purple cloud appeared and then disappeared, leaving everyone standing in front of us. 

"Natalie!"  Snow said as she came towards us.  Regina quickly started a fire and used magic to cover Natalie with blankets. 

"Thank you, but there's no need."  The teenager said. 

"Only an act of true love can thaw a frozen heart."  Killian said.  Everyone looked heartbroken, but Robin wasn't about to give up. 

"There has to be a way.  Natalie, maybe we should tell your parents."  He suggested. 

"No!  That cannot happen!  My parents would just be heartbroken.  I can't— won't— put them through that.  They can't know about me."  She said determined. 

"But—"  David started. 

"No.  No way, not happening."  Natalie said as she frowned and looked my father in the eye. 

"Can I talk to everyone?  In private?"  I asked as I got up.  "Henry, Natalie, you two stay here." 

Me, Killian, Snow, David, Regina, and Robin went into the back room.  "What is it Emma?"  Snow asked. 

"We have to tell her parents.  Has she said anything to any of you about them?  Or about her real appearance?  If we know what she looks like, we might be able to figure out who she is.  I know she has black hair."  

Everyone said they didn't know anything except Regina, who said nothing.  "Regina?  She's been staying with you.  You know anything?"  I asked and everyone looked at her. 

She thought for a moment, she definitely knows something.  "Regina, what do you know?" 

"I-I know a little.  But I promised I wouldn't tell anyone."  She didn't look happy. 

"She's a child and she's dying.  You have to tell us."  Robin said. 

"I want too, and if she wasn't from the future and going to be reborn in less than a year I gladly would, but—" 

"WHAT!?"  Natalie's voice cut through the air.  We ran out and saw her standing in front of a mirror.  Her hair was black with white streaks, and she was angled so I couldn't see her reflection. 

"The cloaking spell's coming undone."  Regina said quickly.  Natalie waved her hands but nothing happened.  "Your magic's not working properly.  You can't redo the spell."  Regina said. 

Natalie put her hands up and a cloud of dark blue smoke appeared.  When it disappeared Natalie was gone. 

"What happened?"  Killian asked Henry. 

"I-I notice her hair turn black, other than what was white from the frozen heart.  And one of her eyes turned blue.  I said something and she yelled "WHAT!?" and jumped up and ran to the mirror.  Then you guys came in and saw what happened."  His voice shook. 

"Well, now we know she has blue eyes and black hair."  David said. 

"Regina, you need to tell us what you know.  Now."  I said.  Regina looked scared, but nodded. 

"I saw her without her spell one other time." 

"When we saw her at the mill?  The only thing we saw was the back of her head."  Robin asked. 

"After that.  I saw her face and immediately knew who she is, who her parents are."  Her eyes started watering and Robin put his arm around her, encouraging her to go on. 

"Regina you have to tell us."  I said. 

She looked right at me and Killian.  "Emma, Ho-Killian.  You.  You're her parents."