Finding You Always

Desperate Souls, Pt 1

Chapter 112: Desperate Souls, Pt. 1

Snow paced in the living room of their home with a fussy baby, as she tried to calm him. It wasn't easy, because she knew he was picking up on her own uneasiness. She swallowed thickly, as she watched Robin and Regina hold and cuddle Roland and Summer and felt tears prick her eyes. She felt her husband behind her.

"Charming...what if we can't stop this?" she whispered. He pulled her into his arms and kissed her hair, before kissing the baby's head.

"We'll find a way, my darling. We always do. We're not letting anyone go without a fight," he assured. Snow looked around and saw Eva in Paul's arms, as she held onto him for dear life, frightened that she was going to lose him. Snow knew that feeling and it was something she didn't want for her children. She had felt that so many times with Charming and she wished she could will all this danger away. Emma and Killian held each other as well, speaking softly to each other, while Leo stayed close to Red.

"I think we may have something," Belle stated, grabbing everyone's attention.

"Really?" Snow asked, with hope in her voice.

"This is one of the oldest books on dark magic in existence," Rumple added.

"What language is that?" Regina asked curiously.

"A forgotten one...even older and deader than Latin. It was spoken very long ago by a dead race known as the Lunarians. One half of the first truest love ever was a Lunarian princess," Rumple explained.

"Does anyone still know this language?" David asked.

"Not really...but I was able to make out some words. Enough I think to help us," Rumple replied.

"What do we need to do?" Emma asked.

"Do you still have the compass?" Belle asked. Snow nodded.

"It's in my vault for safekeeping," Regina answered.

"Good...we'll need that and a portal," Rumple replied.

"A portal?" Leo asked.

"If I've grasped enough from these texts, if we can push all the Dark Ones back into a portal aimed at the Underworld, there will be no reason for Charon to return and the marks will be removed," Rumple explained.

"Then we close the portal...and Storybrooke is safe," David said, as he shared a hopeful gaze with Snow.

"This could work," she said, gazing back at him.

"It could, though pushing over a dozen Dark Ones into a portal won't be easy. They'll put up a hell of a fight," Regina warned.

"But there are many of us and we have a lot of magic on our side," Robin added, as he gave her a half smile.

"And the darkness must still be extracted from Nimue with Excalibur and returned to me or she will still be a problem," he said.

"I'll handle her," Emma chimed in.

"Honey...we won't let you do this alone," Snow insisted.

"I know you and dad will be right there with me, but I'm the Savior; the lightest light and she's the darkest dark. This is one battle I'm meant to fight and I'm okay with that," she said bravely, as they hugged her between them, with David cradling her head.

"We'll get the compass," Regina said, as she poofed her and Robin away, just as Granny arrived with her crossbow. Snow kissed her baby boy's head tenderly.

"Okay, my little one. You're going to stay here with Granny," she cooed to him, as she handed him over. The elder woman smiled gently.

"The little ones will be fine with Granny until you get back," she assured.