Reader's POV

You stand there for what seemed like hours before you felt yourself gain a little of your own mobility back. Had Gothel set your heart down somewhere and left it? You glance over at your mother and smirk as you chance the movement to run over to her. You felt your heart leap in your chest as you find you can move on your own. "Mom!" You cry out as you throw yourself into her arms. She wraps her arms as best as she can around you as she says, "It's gonna be okay, we'll get your heart back."

"I'm sorry, I should have waited with you." You start to say as tears fill your eyes.

"You're right you should have," Regina replies as she gently places a kiss upon your forehead.

"So what's the plan?" Emma says making you pull away from your mother and turn to her.

"I think I can free you," You say as you lift up your hands and concentrating your let all your magic fill your body. The metal chains shake before instantly falling to the ground releasing everyone. Regina instantly throws her arms around you as she says, "I will make her pay,"

"No," You say surprising yourself.

"What do you mean?" Regina asks pulling away to look you in the eyes.

"You need to leave," You say as you feel your heart start to clench. Was Gothel getting impatient?

"No (Name) I am not leaving you." Regina says firmly making your eyebrows furrow.

"You have too, she's coming back. I can feel her clenching my heart." You cry out as you feel your legs buckle underneath you. The pain was unbearable. You cry out in agony as you clutch tightly to your chest.

"Come on Regina, we need to think of something." Emma says and you slowly try to glance up at her. You suddenly hear Elliott growl menacingly behind you and you turn to see his eyes focused on your companions.

"Bring it on you giant lizard, I'll roast you like a Christmas ham." Regina growls back at him.

"Stop it!" You cry out as you jump to your feet and place yourself between him and her. "Elliott is a prisoner here just like we are. Everything he did, he did because he had a reason." Regina raises an eyebrow at you and you gulp down a breath of air. "Mom, there is a reason he feels familiar."

"And what reason is that?" Emma asks walking up beside Regina.

"If my father is Merlin, that means I have Dragon blood inside me."

"What?" They all, save for Jefferson who was kneeling in the floor rocking back and forth, said in unison.

"All the books I have read in Belle's library say that Merlin and the Dragon king of old Draco, were spirit brothers. Their souls combined."

"So?" Regina says with a raised eyebrow and you groan in annoyance.

"I think I might have inherited that from him."

"Meaning?" Emma asks with a raised eyebrow.

"I think Elliott and I are connected." You say firmly making everyone's eyes widen. "That's why I felt like I could trust him the moment I met him."

"That is why you seemed familiar," He says making you turn toward him. "You're a Dragon-lord."

"What? No, I'm the daughter of a Dragon-lord." You say as you furrow your brow.

"You are the daughter of the Dragon-lord; I can tell you inherited the title from him."

"Wait, hold up a minute." You say as you hold your hand up to stop him. "If I'm a Dragon-Lord then that means you have to do what I tell you right?"

"That is correct," He replies as he straightens his back proudly.

"That means you can help us defeat Mother Gothel." You say a smile covering your lips.

"Alas, I cannot." He replies his eyes turning sad.

"And why the bloody hell not?!" Killian asks angrily but you instantly shush him as you think about the words Mother Gothel had said about the spell. 'A thread of gold, a dragon egg, and the heart of a child of Merlin.'

"She has your egg." You say as you slowly turn back to the dragon eyes filled with melancholy, "Doesn't she?"

"Yes," He replies his eyes revealing the sadness and regret within him.

"Someone wanna fill me in?" Robin says and you turn toward him with sad eyes.

"Part of the Spell calls for a dragon's egg. She's going to kill his child to ensure her immortality."

"And you're going to let her?" Regina says angrily as she steps passed you and toward the dragon with rage in her eyes. "You're just gonna roll over and let her do what she wants with your child, some dragon you are."

"I am not letting her!" He roars out making the castle shake from the loud boom of his voice. "I have no choice."

"We all have a choice mate," Killian replies raising an eyebrow at the dragon. Elliott narrows his eyes at the pirate before he replies, "I do not."

"Why not?" Emma says as she nears the great dragon.

"I cannot disobey my master."

"Okay hold up a minute," You say folding your arms over your chest. "How in the hell is that old bag your master?" Elliott looks off in the distance for a moment before he suddenly is surrounded in green smoke. When the smoke dissipates all that is left is a tall older man with green eyes and raven hair. He looked to be about mid to late fifties. You stare at him in shock for a moment before he says his voice a deep baritone, "I was in love with her."

"You have got to be shitting me?" You hear yourself say but instantly cover your mouth and give him an apologetic smile.

"As I was saying," He says as he walks closer to us. "Years ago I met a young woman with raven hair and icy eyes and she made my heart race in my chest. She was so sweet and kind that I was instantly attracted to her. However, I was wrong about her. By the time I found out the truth it was too late." He clenches his jaw and you suddenly put two and two together.

"Did you two?"

"Of you are asking if the egg is hers then the answer is no." He quickly says his eyebrows furrowing as tears fill his eyes. "I had a wife at the time, she was pregnant with my egg and after Gothel found out she killed my mate and took her egg. I came to retrieve my child and punish her for her crimes but she fooled me. I fell into her trap becoming one of her collectables." He pulls down his collar to show a brand that was Mother Gothel's Initials burned into his upper chest. "With this brand, I am unable to disobey her, and therefore unable to save my child from its impending fate."

"What if the egg was to hatch?" Jefferson says causing you to jump in shock as you had forgotten he was there.

"If only it was possible, but it would take a great amount of magic to do it."

"We can do it," You say as you look from Elliott to Emma and your mother. "Mom, Emma, and I; Together we can hatch the egg."

"You have magic as well?" Elliott says as he turns toward your mother and Emma.

"Of course I do, I'm the queen."

"Evil queen," Killian says and Emma hits him in the stomach her eyes narrowed at him.

"She's not evil anymore," You say as you fold your arms over your chest.

"And you," Elliott says as he turns to Emma.

"Uh, yeah, I sort of do. I can't exactly control it though."

"That's fine," Elliott says a slight smile covering his lips. "At least you will try and that is more than I can ever ask for." You offer him a soft smile when you feel something touch your arm. You look down and following the hand to its owner see Jefferson standing there his eyes fixed on yours. His bluish orbs were filled with a mixture of regret, sadness, and longing. "Can I talk to you for a second?" He asks and you turn back toward you mother who eyes the two of you before nodding and saying, "Go, we'll come up with the plan." You nod back to her before you let Jefferson lead you over to a corner of the room away from the rest of them. When you two are alone he turns to you and says, "(Name) I am so sorry,"

"Jefferson stop." You say as you furrow your brows at him. "You didn't know what you were doing and neither did Fiona. I don't blame you for any of it. Like a wise person once said, shit happens."

"But because of me you-" You instantly pull the collar of his ridiculously patterned coat making his lips crash against yours. He tenses for a moment before his hand reaches up and gently cups the back of your neck while his other hand wraps tightly around your waist. You smile into his lips the action giving his tongue full access to enter your mouth and dance with your own. This felt right. He felt right. You loved this man and even if he didn't love you, that wasn't going to change how you felt about him. Your mind drifts to the impending future that Mother Gothel held in her grubby little hands and you pour all your emotions into him.

If you were to die tonight you wanted him to know how much you did love him.

After a few minutes he pulls away and resting his forehead against yours and says, "I missed you so much."

"I missed you too, you crazy hatter." A chuckle escapes his lips and right as he goes to kiss you, you feel something move your body on its own and pull you away. Your eyes dart back and forth until you hear the deep menacing laughter of Mother Gothel.

"Shall we begin my pets?"