Daggers

Chapter 14 Daughters

Regina's plan to speed her pregnancy was to have Killian come back to the light. She figured that he could hold the infant and true love would break the curse of being the dark one. As much as Killian loved Regina, he hadn't been ready to let go of the darkness, until his daughter was in his arm. Gold had reminded her that True love could break any curse, but for the dark one, they have to want it. 

Killian smiled at the infant, as the light around them faded, Regina looks in his eyes, he realizes the weight lifted off him. "It's gone," he breathes. They look over at the sword resting on the chair, and his name, vanishes from it. "I knew that would do it," Regina smiles. He nods, "Why didn't work with us?" he asks. "You weren't ready to let go," Regina said. "True," he agrees. "She's.... I don't want to be like him," Killian said.

Regina looks at him curiously, "Gold?" She asks, "Either of them, my father too. I want to be me, for her," he says. The baby softly coos in his hand, "So, her name?" Regina asks, "I think you were on the right track with the Sea," he said. 

"Regina, you guys ok?" Mary M asks, rushing in with David, "We're fine, the curse broke around him, he's not the dark one," Regina smiles. "Well, guess there's a new one," David sighed, "Old one you mean," Mary M adds. "What?" Killian asks, and they look over at the sword, "Rumplestiltskin," Killian reads, with a heavy sigh. 

"How is that possible?" Killian asks, he looks at Regina, she guiltily looks down, "You made a deal with him, please Regina, tell me you didn't?" Killian asks, "He helped me have the baby quicker, and he helped me put a spell on the sword, that if you let go and broke it yourself, the power would go back to him," Regina said. Killian sighs, and looks at his daughter, "Are you angry?" Regina asks, "No actually, it's as it should be," he said. 

David and Mary M took a moment to smile at each other and Regina. "Mom, they're back," Henry pokes his head in. "Who?" Killian asks, "Uhhh, Merlin, and my sister, and..." She takes a moment, "Yours," she nods at Killian. "What?" Killian asks. "We know about your sister Killian," Regina said. 

He sighs, and focuses on the baby, a moment, "Why didn't you tell me?" Regina asks. "Well it's bad enough one of us already has a deranged sister," he said. "Because I left the child an orphan, I made her exactly what I was," He said. "It was a different time, and it was a tough situation, and it technically was my fault," Regina said. "No," he disagrees. "I had the choice to let my father leave with her, behind your back, I didn't," He said. 

"You're forgetting the part where she's ... Rapunzel," David said. "What?" Killian asks, "She was taken after you killed your father, by a witch, apparently she already had magical hair, the witch took her," he explained. "So my sister is Rapunzel? Trapped in some bloody tower?" Killian asks. 

"Not anymore," Zelena shuffles through the door. Merlin, Emma, and Belle follow behind, and of course Rapunzel. Her hair is shortened, to shoulder length and is a reddish color. Killian stares at her, "I'll take my niece," Zelena gently takes the infant as Killian stares at the woman. 

"Hello," Killian said. "Hello," Rapunzel replies. "You don't look much older," She says. "No, I ummm... was under curses, similar to you, I expect," he said. "I was captive, different," She says. Killian breathes, guiltily, "I think I owe you an explanation," Killian says. He gestures towards the door, and Rapunzel heads out with him. 

"So you freed her?" Regina asks, "Yes, cut her hair easily, witch didn't show up," Zelena said. "Are we sure she won't come looking for her?" Regina asks. "Well we can seal the town again," Merlin said. "What's this?" Emma asks, looking at the sword, "Uhh, Killian isn't the dark one now, Rumple is again," Regina said. "Guess the baby broke the spell," Mary M says. 

Outside

"I... don't know how to make it up to you, I've no idea what you went through," he said. "I have no idea what you went through either," She said. "He clearly was staying with you though, and I took him from you," he said. "I think we both know that witch would have taken me eventually, whether you killed him or not, she probably would have," Rapunzel said. "You were always magical?" he asks. "Well my hair was, it was a legend, it was enchanted, some of the healing potion my mother kept feeding to ... OUR.. father, during his sleeping curse, was transmitted to me," she explained. 

"The witch knew when I reached 10 years of age, that my hair would grow, and produce the fountain of youth in a way," she said. "She was not cruel to me, but I was a prisoner, and I remembered him," she said. Killian nods, "Did ... he ever speak of me? Or Liam?" he asks. Rapunzel looks up to him, "He did," she nods sincerely. "He said he hoped you would grow to be great men," she said. "Well..." he sighs. "May I ask, where we are?" She asks. "Well it's Storybrooke, that's a long story actually, which I'm happy to explain," he said. "Storybrooke, curious name," she shrugs. He smiles. 

Gold, paces around his shop, and the bell to the door rings. He looks up, to see Killian. "Thought you would like your tether," Killian carries the sword to the counter. Gold nods, Killian breathes, "You just can't let go of it, can you?" Killian asks. "You said so yourself, it's as it should be," Gold said. "Aye," Killian nods. "I never thought I would say this, but... thank you, for what you did to help Regina," Killian says. 

"We've got quite the history, but you're welcome Captain," Gold said. "I presume you won't want to kill me now?" he asks. "I think we've had our fill of that," Killian said. "I'm going to be a father to my daughter, get to know my sister," Killian said. Gold nods, the two men have finally reached peace with each other, as Killian heads to leave, "Perhaps you need something else, for this new you," Gold suggests, "What is that?" Killian asks.