We're All Mad Here (Jefferson x OC)

Chapter Sixty-One

Snow and Charming were pregnant and Regina was still hell-bent on casting a curse that would destroy their world. Terrified about Regina's plans, Snow and Charming went to Rumpelstiltskin, who had been locked up not long before. He informed them that the only thing that could stop the curse was Emma, Snow's baby.

Now, Snow and Charming held a meeting for her court that was made up of the dwarves, Red and Granny, Serena, Geppetto and Pinocchio, Jiminy Cricket, and a few guards. Serena was seated next to Snow, mainly since she was the one who gave Snow the most pregnancy tips.

"I say we fight." Charming's voice boomed as he pounded his hand against the table.

"Fighting is a bad idea." Jiminy shook his head from Charming's side. "Giving into one's dark side never accomplishes anything."

"And how many wars has a clear conscience won?" Charming questioned the small insect. "We need to take the Queen out before she can inflict her curse."

"Can we even trust Rumpelstiltskin?" Doc asked, looking over at Snow.

Charming turned to him as Snow looked annoyed. "I sent Serena to the forest to speak with the Queen's Huntsman. The curse is in fact real."

"She's been planning this for a long time." Serena sighed, leaning back in her chair. "She even sent me and a pirate to kill my mother, so she wouldn't get involved. This is going to happen unless we do something."

"There's no point." Snow told them. "The future is written."

"No, I refuse to believe that." Charming shook his head. "Good can't just lose."

"Maybe it can." Serena could see the lost hope in Snow's eyes as she spoke. Charming was shocked at her response.

"No." He bent down to look her in the eyes. "No. Not as long as we have each other. If you believe him about the curse, then you must believe him about our child. She will be the Savior." Before he could say anything, the door opened and guards walked in with a tree stump. "What the hell is this?"

The Blue Fairy flew over to them. "Our only hope of saving that child."

"A tree? Our fate rests on a tree?" Grumpy asked, turning to Charming. "Let's get back to the fighting thing."

"The tree is enchanted." The Blue Fairy told them.

Serena sighed and muttered under her breath. "Isn't everything?" That earned some glares in her direction, but no one said a word.

"If fashioned into a vessel, it can ward off any curse." The Blue Fairy explained. "Geppetto, can you build such a thing?"

"Me and my boy, we can do it."

The Blue Fairy smiled and turned back to the Prince and Princess. "This will work. We all must have faith." Snow smiled and took Charming's hand. "There is, however, a catch. The enchantment is indeed powerful. But all power has its limits, and this tree can protect only one."

Snow and Charming looked at each other, a look of fear in their eyes. Snow eventually nodded, giving instructions before everyone left. The couple went back to their room and Snow went to the balcony as Charming stayed in the room to think over the plan.

-Storybrooke-

Serena frantically ran into the hospital, Jefferson several steps behind her. He knew that if anyone, mostly Emma, saw him with Serena, she would throw his ass in jail and he would be taken from his wife again.

"Where is he? Where's Henry?" She looked around until she saw Victor, or Dr. Whale technically. "Dr. Whale? Where's Henry? Is he okay?"

"We're not sure." Dr. Whale admitted with a sigh.