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There is no prompt for this. Just my mind wandering in a different direction. This idea came up in conversation with BMontgomery and we decided that it was something that needed to be written down. So here it is. Written to follow after 3x08. It skips around a bit so it just gets to the point. I didn't want to spend a lot of time writing the little things that were not really that important to the story.

Henry had been taken to the ship in order to go back home with his parents. All three of them. Yes, three of them. Regina, Emma, and Neal. Henry was holding on but without his heart, he was definitely struggling to stay alive. But without any hesitation, his parents were taking him back home, following the infamous Peter Pan, who just so happens to be his great grandfather.

"Henry, if you can hear me, we are headed back to Storybrooke. We are going to help you, Henry, so stay strong for us, okay?" Regina had told him. She was really the only one staying level-headed in this whole ordeal. Neal was internally freaking out and really just stayed close but not close enough to be in the way. Emma was mimicking Regina except for the occasional hair swipe or gentle kiss to the forehead. She was really hoping that True Love's Kiss could cure this too, but when you're missing your heart, it really doesn't help that much.

"Regina, we need to help him. There must be something that we can do." Emma said.

"You don't think that I might already be doing as much as I possibly can for him? Our son's life is at stake and there is nothing for me to do for him right now. How do you think that makes me feel when hearts are what I specialize in? THERE IS NOTHING THAT I CAN DO!" Regina was slowly losing her cool. Emma wasn't always one to be on Regina's good side, but in this case, they were definitely on the same team.

"Okay, Regina, I didn't mean to get you upset. I'm just not used to the world of magic. I haven't had the chance to study magic like you have. I don't know what is out there." The brunette was taken aback by the blonde's response; realizing that this was not the time to get snippy with her.

"You're right, I'm sorry. I just… I just can't lose him!" Regina turned away from Emma and Neal. She didn't want them to see the tears forming in her eyes. A moment later, she felt a hand on her shoulder. To her surprise, it was Neal's.

"We know, Regina. We can't lose him either." Neal paused for a moment to allow the words to sink in. Regina's gaze slowly turned back to Neal. "Let's get him home okay. We need to find that bastard, Pan, and make him realize who he's pissed off." It was just like Neal to break the somewhat nice moment they were having because the conversation was getting too serious.

The crew had finally arrived at their destination. Storybrooke. None of them really knew why Pan needed to go to Storybrooke after he already had Henry's heart. All that they could hope for was that they weren't too late.

Neal carried Henry off the ship and into the Charming's truck. Neal drove, Emma sat shotgun holding Henry, Regina and Hook rode in the back. Regina wasn't too happy about the arrangement but she was willing to go with it, for Henry's sake.

It hadn't been very long before they pulled up right in front of Gold's shop. Neal had gone here because it was the only place in which he thought they could be successful in saving Henry's life. Not knowing exactly what brought him here, he went inside, ahead of everyone else, to make sure everything was okay. When he reappeared outside, he picked Henry up from Emma's lap and carried him into the back room of the pawn shop.

"Neal, why did we bring Henry here?" Emma asked. Regina was also wondering the same question but was too occupied by comforting her son to actually ask the question.

"Because there is definitely a connection between Pan and my father. If Pan came back to Storybrooke, then this is the most likely place. We can either prevent him from leaving by being exactly where he wants to be or we will end up confronting him after he has sought us out."

"Okay, Neal, whatever you say. I think I'll go with you on this one. It doesn't really matter where Henry is, he's still fighting for his life and we need to save him." Emma responded but was looking at Regina the whole time she spoke. Something in the brunette's eyes made Emma question whether she had all of the information or not. "Regina, do you know what we need to do?"

"No. I don't know what we need to do, but I do know what I need to do. I know what Pan is after. I know why he came back to Storybrooke." Regina glanced at Emma, down to her son, and then back at Emma. Her eyes were sending apologetic looks to the blonde, hoping that she would understand what she was about to do. Before anything else was said, Regina ran out of the pawn shop and to her trusty mausoleum.

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Regina practically ran all the way to her lair; if you could call it that. But what she didn't notice was the blonde that was keeping up with her. At least, not until she was in the doorway of her family mausoleum.

"Emma, what are you doing here?" Regina spun around quickly to glare at Emma.

"I need to do something. And I thought if I followed you that I could help you. It's just… with Henry… I can't just sit there and do nothing. Especially with my parents who finally caught up with us at Gold's shop."

"You can't help, Emma. I know you feel like you need to, but this time you can't. This, I have to do myself."

"But Regina…"

"No, Emma. This is going to take a lot of magic. So much that it could probably take my life, but I need to do this for Henry. For his family."

"But Regina, you're his family too. He would never forgive any of us if we let you do this."

"He won't be able to forgive anyone ever again if someone doesn't do something soon. Trust me, Emma, it has to be like this."

Regina and Emma had a minor stare down until the brunette broke the connection and turned to go down the hidden stairwell. She left the blonde almost dumbfounded. Emma continued to stand there until she saw a small movement out of the corner of her eye. She quickly turned and noticed another person standing off to the side. The first thought that came to her mind was how much of that argument had he seen?

"Umm… can I help you?" Emma asked.

"I think you can. I mean, I don't know why I'm here. But uh, can I ask you who that was that you were talking to? She looked really familiar and I feel like I need to talk to her." A scraggly looking man walked over to the blonde sheriff, hoping that he could get some answers to his uncertainty.

"That was Mayor Regina Mills. Or the queen. Depending on where you're from. And as for talking to her, you might not get the chance any time soon. We're trying to save our son. Well, she's trying to save our son. She's not telling me what she is doing. Anyway, who are you?"

"Oh sorry. I must've left my manors back in the Enchanted Forest. I'm Robin Hood. You can just call me Robin though. I'm fairly uncertain of how I got here and I have my own son that I have to get back to, but I just feel like there is something about her that is making want to help." Robin looked towards the mausoleum entrance. Emma could see the debate in his eyes of whether or not to go after the former queen.

"It's nice to meet you, Robin. I wish it had been under better circumstances but I really have to get back to saving my son." The blonde turned and entered the mausoleum.

"Well, I'm coming with you. I'm sure I could be of some use." Without any hesitation, he followed the blonde down the stairwell and into the former queen's lair.

Emma found Regina looking through boxes upon boxes. Not caring what or who was watching her, she was throwing the unwanted items away from her. If Emma and Robin weren't careful, they would be hit with empty boxes or the contents of those boxes.

"Regina, this is Robin. He's here to help. He doesn't really know why, he just felt that it was something he needed to do. For you, actually."

At the blonde's words, Robin blushed a little as Regina turned around quickly to glance at him. In the quick moment that the brunette was turned around to face him, Robin thought he had just seen the most beautiful women that he had ever seen.

"I don't have time for this, Emma. We need to help Henry."

"Maybe I can help? Tell me what you're looking for. I can search too." Robin's words left his mouth in a very calm and soothing tone, at least to Regina. Emma didn't seem fazed by it at all. The brunette stared at him for a moment. Looking at his hair, his face, his eyes… His eyes held nothing but the honest truth. Something Regina had longed to see in a man's eyes for a very long time now. In fact, since Daniel passed, she hadn't seen it anywhere.

"Uh… yeah. I'm looking for a vial. It's going to look like it's empty to the natural eye. Emma, you might be able to see what is inside it. It's going to be a deep blue color mist. Robin, just look for any vials at all. It's been so long since I've dug around in here that I just don't remember where anything is." Regina seemed to be a bit frantic in her search for the blue potion that she had brought with her in case the curse didn't work like it was supposed to.

After several long minutes of searching, Emma finally found the vial in question in a box near Regina's mother's things. Slowly, Regina took the vial from Emma and wrapped it in an old white cloth.

"Okay. Now that we have this, I need to get Rumple's dagger. That's what Pan is after." No further explanation was needed as the three of them left the dusky, dirty basement of the mausoleum and headed back to the pawn shop to reunite with the rest of the group.

When Regina, Robin and Emma arrived at the pawn shop, Charming and Snow were quite surprised by the addition to their entourage. Regina stormed right up to Henry's bed to check on his vitals. Emma was right behind her, but even there the blonde had a difficult time hearing what the brunette was saying to their son.

"Henry, darling. I'm going to help get your heart back, okay? I just wanted to tell you that I love you and I have always loved since the first day I held you in my arms. I never want you to forget that. You brought the good back to my heart, Henry. I love you. More than anything else in this world." A small tear fell down the brunette's cheek and Emma heard a little sniffle come from the mayor as she retreated from beside the bed. "Emma, I need you to come with me. And please don't ask questions until we get to where we are going."

"Okay, let's go."

Emma and Regina left quickly but not without glances to Snow, Charming and Robin. The brunette felt a strong pull towards the latter and she couldn't figure out why. Although, he did look oddly familiar. So familiar that he didn't leave Regina's mind until she had led Emma to their destination. The street corner in front of the clock tower. Where they happened across a certain lost boy.

"Well, if it isn't the delightful Evil Queen and her blonde minion."

"That is no way to speak to a royal, Peter Pan." Regina replied.

"But I thought you didn't want to be a royal any more, Regina. I believe that is why we are currently in this predicament." Peter's sly look did not go unnoticed by either of the women. Emma was beginning to be fed up with this playful side of the lost boy.

"Oh, well, I believe you mistook my meaning. I was speaking of the royal beside me. Emma is more of a royal than I will ever be. She was born a royal. But you do realize we're not here to discuss the royal family drama. I'm here to retrieve my son's heart. And there is only one way this is going to end."

"Yes, there is. And you won't ever know the outcome of what you've started."

"Oh, you think so? Why do you think I've brought Henry's other mother with me? The one and only person who can't be bothered by any curses you may have in mind. The product of True Love. Together we're going to defeat you, Peter. There is no other way!" Regina really had no plan of attack, but she had an idea of what she had to do. Hence, the potion that she had brought with her. It will lessen any attack that Peter gives. She plans on being the one to sacrifice herself because Henry needs his mother. His biological mother.

"Then why do I have this?" Peter responded as he held up a sharp object towards the sky. "The Dark One's dagger. With this, I can control him and destroy your precious little town and everyone in it."

"You wouldn't do no such thing."

"Yes, I would." With that, Peter took the dagger and raised it higher into the sky, muttering a few things under his breath. Regina took this opportunity to drink the small vial of potion. She turned to Emma to give her the final instructions.

"Emma, you need to stay on the outside of this fight. No matter what happens, you need to get that heart from him and get it back to Henry. I know you can do it, Emma. Just believe in yourself. I will get him to where he needs to be for you to get the heart. You can do this, Emma." The blonde's face was panic stricken.

"No, Regina. You can't do this. I can't do this. We were supposed to help him together." A small smile appeared on the brunette's face.

"That's exactly it, my dear. We are doing that. We are here, together, despite everything that has happened between us. We are here saving Henry." No more words could come from either of them as they nodded to each other. They knew what they needed to do.

Emma stayed away from the initial fight between Peter and Regina, watching the green and purple magic mists mix together. Regina finally got the dagger from the lost boy and used it against him. In the next few seconds, Peter had fallen to the ground in defeat without a heart. Emma held Henry's heart in her hand as she watched Regina remove the dagger from the fallen body. As the very end of the dagger was pulled, a grayish green mist formed and surrounded the brunette. The dagger fell from her hand as she lost all control of her body. Her vision started to get blurry but the last thing she saw was a blonde blur racing towards her.

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Emma sprinted to pawn shop where her son lay, waiting for his heart to be returned. She had left the brunette lying next to her enemy but only because she knew that Regina would want her to save Henry before they worried about her.

Not stopping until she was kneeling next to Henry's bed, she pushed the heart into his chest. A sharp intake of breath came from the small boy and his eyes opened wide. Everyone rejoiced over the return of the young boy. Henry looked to Emma after their hug.

"Emma, where is my mom?" The blonde looked deeply into her son's eyes and saw that he was genuinely concerned of his other mothers' whereabouts.

"Henry, ummm…" Emma looked up to Snow and Charming. She received a small nod from Snow to continue her explanation. "She saved your from Peter Pan. And when she did, she just wasn't able to come with me, okay?"

"But where is she? You can save her. I know you can."

"No, Henry, I can't. She's already gone." Tears were forming in the blonde's eyes. She didn't know how she was going to handle this when Henry understood that his brunette mother was no longer around.

"What if she isn't?" A random voice from behind the small Charming family spoke up. "What if she isn't gone, but simply cursed as her sacrifice for her only son? I would take that if that was my only choice."

"Who are you?" Henry asked.

"I am Robin Hood. I don't know why I'm here but I've been helping your family to save you." Robin stood patiently, allowing Henry a few moments to comprehend how this affects him.

"You're Robin Hood? And you don't know how you got here?" Henry glanced to Snow, then Charming, and then to his blonde mother. "I know what happened now! You're here to save my mom because she saved me. She redeemed herself by saving me and that's why you were sent here. To save her. Emma, come on, we have to get my mom."

Emma didn't dare defy the kid. He always seemed to know what was going on way before anybody else did.

Sure enough, when the group arrived back on the street corner where Regina's body was lying, there was a deep blue mist that seemed to be floating around her. Not knowing what exactly was happening, Robin continued walking straight to the brunette. He felt like there was some sort of a magnetic force field around him, pulling him towards her. Unbeknownst to him, he also had a sort of blue mist around him.

Robin knelt down beside Regina and looked down at her face and body. She seemed so small and fragile yet so strong and powerful.

The Charming family stood in awe behind the couple. Emma noticed that Pan's body had somehow evaporated and left only his clothing that he had been wearing surrounded by what looked like sand. Henry wanted to get close to Regina as well, but was held back by Charming. He seemed to be the only one of the bunch that understood what was going on.

A force of nature, that was unknown to many of them, was bringing Robin closer to the brunette who was lying on the ground. In fact, bringing his lips closer to hers. What this was going to accomplish, he did not know, but he knew it had to be done. Finally, their lips met and a wave of power burst from the union. Regina drew in air sharply and slowly opened her eyes to see a familiar face. One that she knew meant something to her before. It was comforting and she wanted to know why.

"How… what just… how did…?" Regina tried ask. This was probably one of the only times that the Charming family would ever see her stumble over words.

"How did I save you?" Regina shook her head. "I just knew. Something was pulling me towards you and I just couldn't resist."

"Thank you for saving me." The brunette then remembered that there was another pressing matter that she needed to tend to. She began to sit up but was abruptly pushed back down. "I need to get to Henry. I need to-"

"He's fine. Henry is fine. Look. He's standing right over there." Robin pointed to the boy and Regina's gaze followed. He then beckoned the boy to come closer to him and his mother, which Henry did without question.

"Mom, I'm so glad you're okay." Henry leaned down to give his mother a hug. Regina held him like he had once been lost, but now is found.

"Me too, Henry, but I'm so much more pleased to know that you are okay. I thought I was losing you."

"You didn't lose me, Mom. I'm right here. You do know that Robin saved you though, right? He's your True Love, Mom. Or else he wouldn't have been able to break the curse. You can be happy now. We all can be together."

At this, Regina couldn't have been happier. She would admit to being slightly confused but the universe did always have a way of surprising her.

"Hey Regina. Are you alright? Would you be up for a trip to Granny's?" Emma asked, feeling slightly intrusive for stepping in on the moment that Regina was having with Henry and Robin.

"Yes, Emma, I believe I am. I might even be up for an ice cream sundae. What do you think, Henry?"

"Yes. Yes. Yes. Please, Mom. Let's go!" Henry bounced away towards Granny's diner with Emma, Snow and Charming on his tail. Robin helped Regina up off the ground and onto her feet. The brunette swayed slightly but was caught by strong arms around her waist. Another familiarity that she just couldn't place.

"Whoa there. Don't get too carried away now. You were just knocked out for a while." Robin said.

"Yeah, I think I'm good now." Regina turned slightly to look into Robin's eyes. "Now that you're here."

Robin glanced at Regina's lips and was drawn in. The brunette's eyes closed as her lips met his. A little spark of gold mist came from the union, but neither one of them noticed. They were pulled apart by a small voice that they heard hollering at them.

"Come on, Mom. We have to celebrate." Henry's voice traveled over to them.

"Yeah, come on, Mom. We have to go celebrate now." Robin tried his best to imitate Henry.

"Yes, let's go celebrate." Regina replied. The couple's hands found each other while they walked towards the familiar diner. The brunette was still amazed that this wasn't a dream.

Her happy ending had finally found her.

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If it gets a good enough response, there will be more! Little Roland would be coming into the story! :)