Storybrooke Chronicles(editing beware)

Divine Strength

For _OutlawQueen_
"I fought for you, The hardest, it made me the strongest. So tell me your secrets, I just can't stand to see you leaving, But heaven couldn't wait for you, No heaven couldn't wait for you, Heaven couldn't wait for you, No heaven couldn't wait for you, So go on, go home, We laughed at the darkness, So scared that we lost it, We stood on the ceilings, You showed me love was all you needed" -Heaven, Beyoncé

"Will I- I love you." Will Scarlet sits at the bedside of his dying wife. "Don't talk like that Anastasia. I need you... Our daughter Emily needs you." Anastasia shakes her head "Emily means divine strength and she will have that. That's what she'll use that to get through my death."

3 Hours earlier.....

Anastasia is sitting in her daughter rocking chair in her nursery. She is humming a song while rubbing her swollen abdomen. Will walks in and smiles. "Hey Love, what's going through your mind?" Anastasia lets a single tear fall. "I'm not going to get to see her grow up." Will shake his head, "Yes you will darling," Anastasia breaks down. "That's what Robin said to Regina and she died minutes after their Son's birth. It's fates cruel way of punishment. Fate is punishing all of those who were unfit rulers."

Will walks over and stands his huge pregnant wife and pulls her into a hug. "No it's not fate it is blasted old, wrinkled dark one. He cursed all those unfit rulers and just like Regina it wasn't your fault for turning dark." Anastasia nods but not really believing his words. "Plus Emma and Belle are working nonstop to find a cure." Anastasia calms down for her break down and nods. "Okay Will but I need you to promise that you won't let our daughter go dark and that she won't ever live a royal life."

Will tries to make light of the situation and laughs slightly. "You'll be there to make sure that doesn't happen." Anastasia looks him in the eye and says "Willy, promise me." He nods and pulls her into a hug. "Now I think I'm in labor." Will steps back in shocked. "What the bloody hell, Are you serious?!" Anastasia groans and hold her belly for a minute then releases. "Yes baby." Will nods and goes to grab their hospital bag. Anastasia takes deep breaths and rubs her stomach.

Will picks her up and their out the door. As they rush down the streets of Maine, Anastasia can't help some of the tears that fall. Not in pain but in fear. She doesn't want to leave her child but because of how evil she once was in wonderland she must pay the price. The curse set upon her and Evil Rulers is if they are female they will die after they give birth to their first born and for the men they will die before their 26 birthday. They reach the hospital and she's rushed to a room.

"Ok Ms. Scarlet I need to check you." She nods and trust to side in pain of her contraction. Will is putting her hair in a high pony tail. A skill Anastasia taught him because she refused to let her daughter go to school looking a mess because her father can't do hair. "Well Ms. Scarlet you're not dilated enough for medication. You're only 4 and you need to be about 8 centimeters." Anastasia lets out a breath for the relief of her contraction ending.

An hour later Anastasia has made no progress and is in extreme pain. "Argh!! It hurts Will make it stop!" She cries. Will just brushed her hair and encourages her to keep going. The doctor enters with urgency. Without saying a word he sets up the ultrasound machine and squeezes the jelly on. "Ms. Scarlet your baby may be in distress and could be causing you all this pain." When they reach the baby she's indeed in distress. Her heart rate going fast and her blood pressure is a bit lower than the average.

"Your baby is in distress and we're about to perform an emergency C-Section" the doctor call nurses to start transporting Anastasia and a nurse is preparing Will.

Once prepared the start the surgery. Within thirty minutes Emily Faith Scarlet was born in seven pounds and twenty-two inches healthy with her mother's blonde hair and her father's captivating eyes. Her cry was powerful and loud which brought a smile to the parents face. As Anastasia was getting sew up the doctor made a little mistake and he punctured one of her internal organs causing it to bleed continually. "Shoot" he mutters under his breath.

After 30 minutes of nonstop trying he stops. He closes her up and prepares to tell this new mother she's not going to last the rest of the day. Anastasia is resting in her hospital bed memorizing every small feature of her daughter. Her blonde hair a perfect shade and her little dimples. The birth mark on her cheek that looks like a wiggle wazoo that makes you giggle. The doctor walks in her room with sad eyes. "Ms. Scarlet I'm afraid you're dying due to internal bleeding." Anastasia nods while tears run down her face.

He leaves the family to mourn.

The Present....

The nurse walks into room holing baby Emily. Anastasia sits up and hugs her baby close. "I love you my dear. I always have and always will." Anastasia kisses her sleeping infant's head and places her in the incubator. She grabs a piece of paper and start writing a note to her daughter. As she writes Robin enters with his infant son that looks more like Regina than anything. He's still small and new as he's only two weeks old.

Anastasia finishes the note and places it by her now awake baby. "Will I love you so much, Thank you for making me a mother and a wife and best friend. I love you always and I regret the years we didn't spend together." Will rushes to her side and Anastasia kisses her finger tips and places them on Emily's head. "Mommy loves you my darling. You're my divine strength."

The heart monitor flat lines and Emily begins to wail. Will just sits there tears falling and all and Robin is there calming Emily and in a way calming Will.

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Anastasia at the top! I think she's so pretty and I love her so I will be writing her in a lot more!!!! Merry Christmas to all you who celebrate😝☺️☺️