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Stranger chapter 1

With Cora's hand in Emma's chest, a stunned Cora realizes that she is unable to take the savior a heart as she had originally planed so she does the next best thing. Even though unable to take Emma's heart she wraps her hand around the organ and places a curse so that all dark magic will be absorbed and will slowly corrupt the beloved savior. Not only will she get her daughter back but she will have to savior out of the way and doing her bidding.

"Dear don't you know, love is weakness." Cora states deviously knowing that Emma has known idea what she doing. "No it's not. It's strength." The force pushed Cora away from Emma dislodging her from her chest. She watches Emma run to snow and they jump through the portal. Though the force was unexpected and the attempt to take Emma's heart was a failure she still has the upper hand and this puts a vicious smile on her face.

After blasting Cora away with her magic, Emma and snow ran to the portal and jumped through. "Let's go home!" Emma jumping in first she saw that the scenery was changing from baby blue to and electric green. Emma felt that she was in danger and grabbed snow hand and pulled her behind her. Seeing what looked like a green swirling wall of death with black lightning she went through it, unaware that she is going through and obscene amount of dark magic.

The pain was excruciating. And the green was absorbing into her body. She felt that she was about to implode, but knowing matte how much it hurt she kept pushing through. No matter what she was going to get home.

Feeling a bit of peace from the pain she sees a slick brick wall. Feeling incredibly weak and heavy from absorbing the dark magic. Snow tells her to get up and hoists her up. She grabs the top of the well and pulls herself up.

Getting herself up and over she hears a voice. "Ma!" She looks up and sees Henry running to her. "Henry!" Henry crashes into her giving her a bone crushing hug. "Mom saved you. She absorbed magic to get you back home. She has changed." He looks to Regina and smiles. Emma looks to Regina as well and gives a weak smile. "Thank you."

"Welcome back." Regina says genuinely leaning on a tree. Henry dislodges from Emma and walks over to Regina and wraps his arms around her. He turns around in her arm and leans on her. She isn't use to henry being this affectionate, but she would never complain. Not realizing Emma was next to her "your mom is a piece of work, ya know?"

"Indeed I do" Regina leans off the tree and for the first time studies Emma. Something is wrong but she can't figure it out. Her skin color is duller then it used to be as if she was sick. And there is a strange web like mark coming from her chest to her neck. She wonders why no one else has mentioned it. Can they even see it? She thinks

now very curious she asks. "Is everything thing alright, dear?" Watching closely Emma nods her head. "I hurt and I feel heavy. I pretty sure I'm just exhausted. Going through the green wall hurt like a bitch."

Wait what. Regina thought. I absorbed the magic. How is it possible for her to go through it? "Green wall?"

"yea. Green wall that look like it had black lightning coming out of it. I used myself as a shield from snow and walked through it. Hurt like hell. I felt I was going to implode on myself. At first it was on full force then it stared to dissipate. Next thing I know I'm in a well." She shrugs her shoulders.

Hmm... That's odd. She must have gone through while I was absorbing it. She should have died from that though. They both should have. I need to have a talk with gold an out this.

Snow walks to them with a smile on her face." We are going to Granny's for a welcome back party. Everyone will be there. Come on Emma lets go."

"I don't want to go. I'm tired, I hurt so in going home and sleeping. You have fun but I'm not going."

"Oh come on Em. Don't you want to see everyone again? I'm sure you can hold out a little-"

"Dammit, I said no! now leave me alone!" She shouts in a random flare of anger. This surprised herself and everyone else. "Sorry I didn't mean to yell. I don't know where that came from. You guys go have fun. No worries here."

Still watching Emma intensely, Regina noticed that right when Emma shouted; Emma's eyes change from green to purple then back to green when she blinked. Something is very wrong.

"Come on Henry lets go home." Regina insist. Henry turned around with enthusiasm. "Can you come with us? We can watch a movie!"

"Sorry kid but as I said, I would like to go home and sleep. We can hang tomorrow, okay?" His pleading puppy dog eyes were hard to resist but she really did want to sleep.

"Okay. See you tomorrow." With that he starts to turn to walk to the car. Regina follows behind with Emma behind her. "Thank you Regina. I mean it."

"try not to get pulled into any more portals. I don't think the town can handle that again."

Emma nods and starts to walk to the apartment. She gets there and no know is home. Thank god. She thought. Kicking her boots off She lies down and try's to sleep as much as she can. Knowing tomorrow is going to suck.

okay okay let me just say Henry, i hate the idea of him running to Emma and calling her mom. that is Regina so i said ma instead of mom. it makes me feel better. the things Regina is seeing only she can see. that will be explained in a later chapter. sorry for any mistakes. anyways Review PLEASE! i need to know whether to keep going or not.