My first Once upon a time Fanfic. Be gentle, I am not a English native speaker so all language mistakes are mine. I apologize in advance.

Chapter 1

Back in Town

They had returned from Neverland, but it was at great cost. She hadn't made it back. She sacrificed herself so Henry could escape. She had stopped Peter Pan and his shadow from reclaiming Henry once more. She had been able to hold him and the lost boys off long enough for everyone else to escape. She had given all she could and then some. Rumple had been impressed. He hadn't know that his star pupil was this powerful but apparently she was and but never choose to show him.

Henry had held hope that somehow she would make it back but after nearly a year everyone could see he was about to crash. In the beginning he would visit the docks every day hoping she would be there, somehow. Then his visits would stop but once month he still would be there, hoping, praying but still no sign of her. Then one day, a month had passed and he wasn't there, he had given up on her ever coming back.

Emma could see it, he had all but given up and that was taking a toll on him. One morning he crashed and burned, he completely broke. Snow and David had returned from grocery shopping to find Emma trying to console Henry who finally let it all out. He was crying his heart out. He missed his mom, her bedroom in the mansion had been destroyed by Henry who didn't know what to do with his anger and utter grief at leaving him behind without her. His grief turned to anger towards a mother who had given her life so he could have his and Henry felt guilty for doing just that, living.

'Why hasn't she come back, Emma. Why did she have to do what she did, we would have gotten out even if she didn't do what she did' He yelled. 'Why did she have to leave me!' It was a complete breakdown, one that was long overdue. After a view days of staying at home Henry started school again and slowly his family started seeing the old Henry again, he was picking up the pieces of his life. He decided that even if his mom wasn't here anymore he could still live the way she would have wanted him too. Snow , David and Emma saw his upbringing shining through. She had thought him well, it was Henry's way of honoring his mom, even if she wasn't there anymore. Life went on…without her.

Henry had a school trip coming up and he was pretty excited. Emma had packed his camping stuff the day before and now they stood waiting for the bus to arrive.

'You're going to be alright, Henry.' He wasn't even paying attention to her anymore. His friends had arrived and Emma wasn't important anymore.

'great' she muttered. 'really great, that goes to show you how important I am in my son's life.'

The rest of the day was pretty much uneventful in Storybrook but that wasn't really new. Emma went to Granny's Diner in order to have a hot meal on what was turning out to be a boring evening shift at the Sheriff's station. She hadn't even sat down as a loud noise was heard in the distance and a strange glow was seen in the woods around Storybrook.

'What the hell…' Emma knew that was something she was suppose too investigate, so she could kiss her dinner goodbye. David had seen it as well, he called Emma and told her he would swing by and pick her so they could investigate.

They arrived to the area about half an hour after the dark woods had light up like a christmas tree. The area looked normal again but Emma felt it, magic was in the air. It was practically buzzing in her ears. It was so strong, the air seem to spark with magic. She looked at David who didn't seem to feel or notice a thing.

'Dad, there is magic everywhere, stay with me' David nodded. He knew Emma was now comfortable enough with magic that he respected her feelings enough to take her serious. They stayed close together and together they began a search of the area.

'Don't get any closer or I'll attack'

Emma heard a voice she thought she would never hear again.

'Regina !'

'Miss Swan'

'Where are you'

'Over here' Regina's voice became weaker.

Emma conjured up a fireball, she still wasn't very practiced with magic, like Regina had been but a fireball was one of the things Regina had been teaching her while in Neverland and she had gotten pretty good at it.

That's when both David and Emma saw her, Regina was slumped against a tree, breathing heavily as if she was in great deal of pain. Emma rushed towards her, kneeling beside her. An arrow sticking out of her right side, blood everywhere.

'Oh god, it's really you.' Emma touched Regina who recoiled from the touch. Emma quickly stopped touching her afraid of hurting her even more then she already seem to have done.

'David, we have to get her to the hospital'

David was shocked at the sight of Regina sitting against the tree but at the sound of Emma's voice he snapped out the shock he was in and jumped into action.

'Regina, I am going to lift you up and get you to our car, so we can get you to a hospital'

Regina looked at him with empty eyes but David saw the smallest nod indicating that she had understood him. Slowly he moved his arms around and underneath her.

'Ok, here we go' He started gently lifting her. She hissed in pain but David kept moving, knowing the more he hesitated the longer it would take. He and Emma quickly returned to the police car. David was careful with the arrow that was protruding out of Regina's right side.

Emma had gotten onto the backseat holding out her arms in order for David to deposit Regina.

'Be careful, we don't want to hurt her even more' David shook his head. 'She fainted, she won't know' Never the less he carefully laid Regina in Emma's arms and took the wheel, starting the car.

Emma looked at Regina while David drove with sirens and light back to Storybrook. She looked so skinny. Emma could see that Regina had been tortured and had not been fed well and the blood was everywhere but something else was going on, Emma could feel a slight baby bump. What did that bastard do to her.

Snow had gotten word that David and Emma had been called out to the woods and were now in fact on their way back to the hospital. Snow was afraid something had happed to either one of them, so when she saw the police car with full lights on and sirens blaring she feared the worst.

She ran towards the car the moment it stood still in front of the entrance.

'What….' Snow was stunned. Regina, oh god it was Regina.

David had gotten out and had opened the doors, lifting Regina out of the car. Emma freed from Regina's weight was rushing to the hospital in order to get a doctor. David ran with Regina into the hospital. A bunch of nurses and doctors were already waiting. Emma had done her job well.

They took Regina from David and then all of sudden…silence. They had taken her to the ER.

David, Snow and Emma stood there, none of them really knowing what to do. Emma sank towards the floor. 'holy shit' Emma said.

'What, how…'Snow was trying to comprehend what had happened.

'We don't know anything either' David said. 'I was called during Emma's meal break that a lot of people had seen a strange glow in the woods. I picked up Emma from Granny's Dinner and we went to investigate'

'I felt magic in the air when we arrived to the place where people had seen the strange glow and that's where we found Regina. She told us not to move or she'll attack'

'When she knew it was us, she just gave up. She fainted from the pain when David carried her to the car'

The three people became quiet. The magnitude of the situation finally hitting home. Regina was here and she was alive.

Doctor Whale came through the doors.

Emma stood up quickly.

'well'

'She has been taking into surgery. They are going to try and get the arrow out without too much damage'

'How are they doing' Emma demanded. looked at Emma realizing she knew about the baby.

'She is malnourished, dehydrated and her left arm seems to have been burned, it's some kind of burn pattern, so we're treating that as well. The baby is doing fine as far as we can tell and we'll keep a close eye on the baby during the surgery but the rest will have to wait until surgery is over.'

Snow and David were shocked to hear of Regina's pregnancy.

'What...'Snow started to say.

'Not now, Ma, not now' Emma said.

Snow, David and Emma had been waiting in silence for several hours until the moment that doctor Whale announced that Regina was out of surgery and was currently resting in ICU.

Emma was the one to visit. She entered the room where Regina laid. She was hooked up to several machines and looked so small. Emma grabbed a chair and decided to wait. She was grateful that Henry wasn't here to witness this.

Regina wanted to open her eyes but was afraid to, she was afraid it would start again. The pain, the never ending pain of magic being pulled out of you. She waited for it to start again, however nothing happened. Realizing she was having one her dreams again, her eyes flew open, the shadow must have come up with some new ways to torture her, she needed to get up, she needed to get ready, she tried to get up.

TBC….