Shattered

A New Land

Eliza

Half of the group was nearly dragging Regina into the castle by the time we arrived. Our clothes were soaking and frigid, causing the group to sniffle and shiver as we entered the cold, abandoned castle.

"BRING ME BLANKETS AND COATS! WHATEVER YOU CAN FIND!" Alena demanded as her stepfather scooped Regina into his arms and rushed her into the other room, her lips turning a deep purple.

"ELIZA- GET SOME HOT WATER READY! HENRY WATCH ROLAND! TERESA COME WITH ME!" She dictated, I nodded and handed the toddler over to my son and rushed out of the room and into the corridor where the bathroom sat.

I barked an order at the servants and twisted the handle to the large porcelain tub, holding my hands over it to warm the water. Seconds later the door burst open and Robin rushed inside with his wife securely wrapped in his arms.

He quickly began to remove articles of clothing until she was in nothing but undergarments. He gently set her inside of the hot water and watched anxiously as she began to warm up.

"Okay they brought more blankets to her chambers, now let me through." Teresa instructed, worming through us to get to a frantic Regina who was delirious.

"Don't let them die! Please don't let them die! I can't let them!" She cried, wiggling inside of the steaming water, the color began to return to her lips but her skin was still covered in goosebumps.

"I won't let them die honey, just let me listen to them." Teresa said calmly, her demeanor leveled compared to everyone's tense expressions. Robin nodded at the medic and rubbed his wife's shoulder, watching as she pulled out a box with a wand on the end of it, covering it in a plastic wrap before placing it in the water onto her stomach.

A loud heartbeat filled the air and silenced Regina, her hand shooting to her husband's, squeezing it in relief as another heartbeat filled the air.

"They're okay, you can relax love." Teresa said with a kind smile, rubbing my other half's chin before standing up. "Now warm up and go lie down, you need to rest." She ordered, getting a nod out of them before walking out.

"Is she alright?! Are the babies okay!" Emma cried as I exited the bathroom, Hook nodded anxiously as he held his trembling wife in his arms, tears covered her face as she awaited the news of the babies and her friend.

"Oh, she's fine, they're all fine, all three of them." I said with a nod, getting a relieved sob out of the savior, I smiled gently and walked off into the room where I heard voices discussing the trip in a hushed tone.

"Come with me, she's going to change then sleep for a while, the trip wore her out." I said mindlessly, opening the door to the large banquet hall.

I took a seat quietly beside Daniel, all of the eyes in the room falling on me as I tried to sneak into the discussion.

"Continue, please." I said taking my fiancé's hand, he squeezed it lovingly and nodded at everyone, but they remained silent until Snow cleared her voice.

"Actually, why don't you share with us what your plan is, and how you're going to cure my daughter?" She said in a sharp tone, her demeanor different with me, I just sighed and figured that I deserved her abruptness after all I had done to her.

"I have the ingredients that will lead us to a plant that has magical healing properties that can cure someone from any ailment, magical or not." I explained, setting the box of ingredients on the round table, only resulting in a skeptical glare from Snow and Charming.