Two
Portals of Secrets
Chapter Two
Disclaimers::: I do not own OUAT or its characters. Just my colorful imagination. Ivy definitely unloaded quite a lot of bombshells!!! There are plenty more coming, where that came from!!! Emma is not aware of what is coming her way! She is going to be in for the ride of her life!!! And that's not all… she has some news of her own!
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Regina moved to stand even closer to Emma who was still seated at the table, staring at her in shock.
The brunette sighed deeply. "We have so much to talk about. There are a lot of things that have been brought to my attention. I have all of my memories back. We have lived through many more other curses than we were aware of. So many suppressed moments that have come out into the open. So many missed opportunities…" she murmured, wishing she could be alone with Emma right now.
Killian wasn't happy to be dismissed and spoken to that way. "What do you mean our marriage is invalid?!" His voice rose. He didn't like how familiar the Evil Queen was getting with his Swan.
Ivy scoffed. "Oh don't pretend that you don't know your marriage to her is a big fat lie!" She looked at her blonde mother. "I honestly don't get what you see in him. He's a real bastard. Not just to mama, but to you too and you don't even remember what he did to you, or put you through." She had tears in her eyes.
Emma's jaw dropped as she tried to make heads out of tails over what was happening. She shook her head. "I don't… will someone please tell me what is going on here?"
Regina moved and took Emma's hand into her own. "We have been through a lot together. Ivy, please tell me you brought an extra memory potion for Emma too?"
Ivy nodded. "I did, yes." She took out the potion and gave it to Regina.
Killian was growing desperate. He eyed the potion. "What if it's poison? You have been without Regina and Henry for four, almost five months now. They never even bothered to call you or keep in touch!"
Regina scoffed as she glared at the pirate. "It's because of this curse!" She looked back at Emma. "I lost my memories until I got them back from our daughter, Ivy! Now her twin sister is missing! You gave them to me Emma. They are ours! Yours and mine." Regina took a deep breath. "Don't you want to know more about how that happened? Don't you want to remember? Because I do! I remember all of it! We have lived through a lot of curses thanks to those damned fools who keep trying to separate us and hide the truth from us!!!"
Emma was panting and reeling from the news she had possibly gotten Regina pregnant. As she digested the very possibility that Regina was telling her the truth. She noticed her lie detector had yet to go off. She was very curious to know more about what happened. "But I thought you couldn't have children...how did that happen?" She looked at Ivy and noticed the other brunette looked like Regina. But had her chin, nose, and bone structure. Could it be true?
Regina smiled. "I think you know the answer to that. There's only one way that could be even possible."
Emma gasped as it finally hit her. "A true love's kiss? You mean we actually…" She never thought it would ever happen. But she knew Regina was telling her the truth. She could feel the spark of hope she thought she'd lost, growing bigger inside her.
"This is not happening!!!" Hook grabbed the potion and ran out. He did not want Emma to find out what happened. There was no way in hell he would lose Emma to the Evil Queen again.
Henry ran after Killian, hoping to stop the Pirate.
Emma was thoroughly shocked by his behavior. "Why would he do that?! Why doesn't he want me to remember?"
"I'm not surprised. He was never an honorable man. I found out a lot of things, and when I was getting my memories back, Ivy helped to fill in the missing blanks. You're not going to like what has been happening or knowing how long the two of us have known each other. You also know that your pirate has always hated our friendship, or the fact we've always been close, you and I. And that we share Henry. He has always wanted you for himself, just to spite me."
Emma bit her lip, looking in her lap before looking at the brunette. "You said we have other children together?"
Ivy spoke up then. "Yes, mom. You both have children together save for that one time when that pirate held you hostage and raped you. Unfortunately, that rape resulted in you getting pregnant. But Mama rescued you and he escaped. You had a daughter, but then Cora kidnapped her, bringing her to Wonderland. That is the only child you share with him. She has been missing until now." She watched them thinking that over.
"But you both have other children. Mama knocked you up a few other times. Once before you came to Storybrooke. And twice more when you were in the Enchanted Forest. You also should know, as Mama said, something special happened before you got her pregnant with me and my sister, we are not the only set of twins in our family. Henry was a twin. And so there was another set of twins that were stolen from Mama without her knowing it. Emma also had her babies stolen too. Together, the two of you had 9 children. Mom has given birth to 5 children by you. Two sets were twins and one child and mama, 4 children. Two sets of twins." Ivy chuckled. "Twins do run strongly in your family, mom." She smiled at Emma.
"So… you're saying I have five children?" Emma asked, trying to make things clear.
"No. You gave birth to six. I meant that mama has knocked you up with five children. The other daughter that Hook gave you? She's the other child you have, besides the rest of us that you share with mama." Ivy explained. "When mama rescued you, she raised her as her own for a short time with you until Cora kidnapped her and put a curse upon you both so you wouldn't remember."
Emma looked like she was going to be sick. "What the hell!!!" She got up and threw up in the sink. She threw up again, emptying the contents of her stomach. She was upset and sick of curses. She was seriously tired of it all. She braced herself, feeling Regina come close and start rubbing her back.
Regina spoke gently. "I have a travel-size toothbrush and toothpaste. A mouthwash…" She went and got them for her.
Zelena was completely floored with everything she learned. "I will not let anyone get away with this!" She promised. "If I ever see mother again…" She scowled.
Robyn snuggled with Alice. Her heart broke when she heard what had happened with her aunts and missing cousins.
Missing until now... Wonderland... Cora… Alice was strangely quiet. Normally, she would have things to say, but she had so much on her mind. She remembered all the times Hook had visited with her and promised to help her find her mother. Her eyes grew wide as she wondered if there was a possibility that Emma could be her missing mother. When she heard how she'd been raped and abused, she felt queasy. If Hook had known who she was all along… it meant that he'd lied to her, her whole life. She scoffed.
Regina came back and Emma brushed and rinsed her teeth, using the mouthwash and then cleaned the sink.
Regina couldn't help but worry about Emma. "Are you sure you're okay? You haven't been feeling well since you arrived."
Emma sighed as she rubbed her abdomen. "I'm okay, just... pregnant." She bit her lip when she saw the way Regina's eyes moved lower to rest on her abdomen. She stood up and looked at her, giving her the chance to take a better look.
Regina took a closer look at Emma, seeing what she had not noticed before. Her breath caught when she saw Emma was sporting a small baby bump. She knew the last time they had seen each other was about four, almost five months ago before the curse had separated them. She remembered when Emma had married the pirate. She'd plastered a smile on her face even though she was hurting inside. She did the math in her head. "When did this happen?"
Emma shook her head. "I'm honestly not sure. Killian thinks I'm just getting fat. I haven't told him because I don't remember when this baby was conceived. Hook has been sleeping on the side." She sighed. "Why is he going to all the trouble to stop me from knowing the truth of what happened? Why are people stealing our children? Why do I always feel like I have this huge gaping hole inside me? Why can't I connect with two people who want me to call them mom or dad? Why is this happening to me? To us?" Emma felt frustrated and angry.
All Regina wanted to do, was to hold Emma and kiss her tears away. She felt as helpless as she did. She was angry too. She wanted them to be angry together, to fight back against all the wrongs that had been done to them. She took Emma in her arms and decided kissing her was the answer. She took Emma's face and kissed her with everything that she had.
Emma was surprised but only briefly before she gave in to the kiss. It felt so right! As if she were coming home within Regina's embrace. She allowed herself to give in, and let go. She kissed her back passionately.
A huge light of rainbows burst and moved through them. When that happened, Henry was just entering the bar when they were suddenly moved to another place. Jacinda and Lucy had been getting out of their car when they too had been moved.
The moment they had arrived magically in Storybrooke, Emma was still in Regina's embrace, panting heavily with exhilaration as memories came flooding back. She kissed her wife again for good measure, not wanting this moment to end. "My beautiful Queen."
Regina smiled through happy tears, glad to have her back. "Em-ma." She breathed in deeply. "My Swan. We're here…" She looked down between them, remembering their conversation before.
Emma saw what Regina was looking at and chuckled as she nodded happily.
They both remembered when life was conceived within Emma. "Camelot." They both replied, remembering their time together.
Emma breathed deeply, feeling like all of her senses were coming alive as her memories continued unfolding within her mind. But something was wrong. Not only was she getting her memories of stolen moments in her life, but her senses were also working overtime. She was starting to realize things were not as they seemed. She WAS happy to have Regina back in her life yes. But everything around her kept buzzing... the wind was louder, the scents stronger, clearer, the colors brighter. Even the life growing inside was communicating with her. Her body was thrumming with power and magic. She heard people coming. Regina had a firm grip on her as if she were afraid to lose her again.
"When we get some time alone, I want you to remind me again of what we did in Camelot." Regina murmured in Emma's ear. She was looking forward to getting Emma alone and to have her way with her as much as possible before she could have a long talk with her. She loved the way they were holding each other close, intimately. But she had a feeling Ivy had more to tell them. She saw that Ivy was there with them and sighed with relief, glad their daughter was with them.
Ivy looked around Storybrook, taking in the small-town look. She had caught a glimpse of it once in passing. But now that she had gotten a better look, she recognized some of the people coming out to greet them. She couldn't wait to tell her parents more things they needed to know.
Emma smiled knowingly. "I would be more than happy to." She murmured back. She knew they would need to talk some more and catch up on everything they missed in the absence of each other's lives. She felt Regina move her arm around her waist protectively, pulling her as close as possible. She smiled as she inhaled deeply, committing her intoxicating scent to memory.
Just then, everyone came and surrounded them. They were happy to see them. Henry sighed deeply, he had not realized how much he'd missed this town. He smiled, pulling Jacinda into his arms. Lucy grinned happily as she looked at her parents and hugged them. Ever since her grandparents had their true love kiss, they had gotten their memories back, and she was glad for it.
Zelena sighed. She looked at her daughter and Alice. She was happy her daughter had someone in her life. But at the same time, she was curious to learn more about what Ivy shared with them. She had a feeling they had only scratched the surface. She couldn't help but wonder where Emma and her sister's other children were. She was happy they had found each other. But a part of her hoped she would find someone to share her life with.
Mary Margaret smiled when she saw the Mills sisters there with Emma. "You're back!" She didn't recognize some of the other people who arrived with her daughter. She noticed the way Regina was holding Emma and her smile turned into a confused frown. "What is going on here?" She saw another man and woman and child there. "Who are you?"
Ivy smirked at the woman and saw another man with her. She rolled her eyes, not liking them one bit. The Charmings. "You'd like to know wouldn't you?"
Henry spoke up. "It's me, Henry Mills. I grew up. This is my wife, Jacinda, and our daughter, Lucy."
Mary Margaret stood gaping. "But you were gone just three months ago… how is that possible?"
Henry shrugged. "When I went through the portal to go to college, instead I was taken to another time, another realm where I met Jacinda and fell in love with her. We had Lucy but then one day, during her birthday, another curse struck and we lost our memories until now." He explained.
The Charmings were not used to seeing Henry as a man, and already a father.
A woman pushed her way through the crowd and finally got to where Emma was. She gasped in surprise when she was struck by a very familiar scent that was coming from her. "Emma?"
Emma turned to look at her. "Lily… why do you… I mean… uh, what's going on?"
Using telepathy, Lily called to her mother. Shortly, Maleficent arrived and gasped in surprise. "What is the meaning of this?! Who did this to us?!" She moved closer to a stunned Emma. "Who took you from me…" She then realized something else. Emma and Lily were twins. She saw the look of confusion on Emma's face. "You and Lily are twins… sisters... that means you are both my daughters!"
Ivy sighed, closing her eyes and opening them. She definitely knew she had another story to share with them. She nodded. "I have another story to share with you. It's true. "