3rd Person's POV

camelot

As Emma sharpens a stick to a point for her dreamcatchers, Scarlett twirls a blade with her hand, still yet to find a hobby. Scarlett's ears perk up as she hears whispering.

" Do you hear it? A sweet sound? A strange sound. Let's go have a look, shall we?", Rumple says, causing Scarlett to put down her blade and follow the sound.

She wonders down the hall to open up a cupboard where her dagger lays.

" So that's where it's coming from-- your dagger. Since Regina left it in her room, I say, uh, finders keepers".

" Emma's the Dark One as well, why can't she hear this?", Scarlett asks.

" Because she doesn't have the same attachment to the darkness as you do. Or rather, she doesn't have a prophecy to fulfill".

"Prophecy? What prophecy?".

" The answer lays within your womb, my dear. Your dagger is calling to its other half. Its calling to the product of great darkness to do what has to be done".

" Get out of my head!", She whimpers.

" Calm down, love. There's no one here. It's just us. You and me", Killian says as he walks into the room, then embraces his wife.

" He's inside my head. I can't get him out. He's here. He's always here", Scarlett whispers, her eyes locked on the imaginary figure of the previous Dark One.

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" What happened to her?", Regina asks as Scarlett lays down in front of them.

" I have no idea. She hasn't said a word", Killian says.

" Maybe I could help", Emma suggests.

" Emma... that's not the best call. She could hurt you", David says.

" Excuse me?", Regina asks.

" Dad, we're connected. She won't hurt me", Emma says as Mary rushes over to him and the two start whispering.

" He's right. We don't know what she's capable of in this state", Grant says.

" I'll be fine", Emma says, then slowly makes her way to Scarlett.

She puts her hand over her head, seeping into her brain. As soon as she sees the things inside of Scarlett's head, she gasps and pulls away.

" What happened? Are you okay?!", Grant asks.

" I'm fine... but she's not. I-I don't understand. We're both the Dark One, why is she going through this?", Emma says.

" She needs rest-- somewhere quiet and away from prying eyes", Regina says.

" I know the perfect place", Henry says.

" Perhaps me and the boy should take her there. Come on, Scar, let's sail away", Killian says as he helps his wife up and out the door.

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" Come on, sis. Keep going. We're almost there", Henry says as he leads the two to a stable, " It's nice here, right? A good place to rest. You'll feel better in no time".

" It's a quiet and isolated little nook", Killian says,"How did you turn up such a refuge, lad?"

" Well... there's this girl", Henry says, causing Scarlett's head to turn in his direction.

" Is there, indeed?", Killian asks, " Well, I like this tale already".

" It's not like that. Her name's Violet. She brought me here. The stable belongs to her family", Henry says.

" So you two are getting close?", Scarlett asks.

" ... O-Okay, maybe a little. Just, please don't tell my moms", He says, making her smirk.

" Hello? Who's in there?", Violet asks from outside.

" That's her. Hide. Hide", Henry whispers, shoving them into a stall.

" Henry. What are you doing here?", Violet asks as she walks in with a pitch fork.

" I was wondering if you'd be interested in taking me riding", Henry says.

" Yeah. I'd love to. Come on, I'll introduce you to Nicodemus".

" That your dad?".

" No. It's my horse. Hope you're ready to get your heart racing", then leads him out of the stables.

"Well... you can hide buried treasure of a winning poker hand, but you can't hide the bloom of first love", Killian says.

" My little brother has a crush. He lied to Emma and she's the Dark One", Scarlett says.

" And his mother", Killian says.

" Which is scarier?", She asks.

" To him? That's up to debate", He says, " Speaking of your Dark One-ness, don't you think it's time you tell me the truth of what happened?".

" It's my father. Or at least something that looks like him. Emma and I have been seeing him in our heads ever since we got here".

" He was there when we first found you, with the flame-haired Scot".

" Emma almost crushed her heart because of his voice... and now it's getting progressively worse for me".

" I've spent many years battling demons in my head, and I was able to purge them on the prow of the Jolly Roger. Riding the ocean's waves. But more importantly... because of you. You were there for me... and I'm going to be here for you".

" Well... since we don't have the Jolly Roger with us, how about we take a more... old fashion approach?", Scarlett asks as she picks up a riding crop.

"I'd say... anything for you, my love", Killian says, then gently pecks his wife on the lips.

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" Beautiful animal, isn't she?", Killian asks as they walk with the horse, " The finest horse in all of Camelot, or at least the finest I could borrow without anyone noticing".

" Killian, you're forgetting I grew up with horses. I know them like an open book", Scarlett says, then goes to pet the horse, but she whinnies and bucks.

"{giggles} Well, I guess the pony's smarter than the pirate. She knows what you are, dearie", Rumple says.

" Go away", She grumbles.

" Luv, stop talking to the demon in your head. Get on the horse", Killian says.

" I knew that marrying you meant I'd have to listen to you, but I didn't know it would mean this much", Scarlett says as she mounts the horse behind her husband.

" Would you rather that stay in the bedroom?", He asks.

" Very much so", She says with a smile then kisses him on the cheek.

Scarlett rides with Killian on the back of the horse, until they arrive at a field of pink flowers. Completely surrounded by nature and simplicity. Killian dismounts first, then helps his wife off of the horse.

" I haven't done that in ages", Scarlett says.

" It's not like you can exactly gallop down Main Street. Now... tell me. What do you see?", Killian asks as he takes her hand.

" Flowers, hon", She says.

" Very good. Now, what don't you see?", He asks as he picks a flower and gives it to her.

So, Scarlett looks around, realizing that one thing that's missing.

" My father. He's gone".

" I hoped he might be. By trusting me with your burden, you've left no room for him in that head of yours".

" Well, now that we're alone... there's something I should tell you", Scarlett says, looking straight up into his eyes, " ... I-I'm pregnant".

Killian's eyes widen. His jaw drops in shock at his wife's words.

" We're gonna have a baby?", He asks, his voice cracking.

" We're gonna have a baby", She says with a big smile, tears now spilling out of her eyes.

Killian pulls his wife into a sweet kiss, both of their salty tears mixing together. The two smile through the kiss, overjoyed with happiness.

But, there's one thing on Scarlett's mind that she just can't shake. The reason why she needs to embrace the darkness.

The prophecy.