And so the Charmings, Regina, Emma, and their new-found guide Tinkerbell were sitting around in the campfire, resting in their journey in Neverland to try to find Henry, Regina and Emma's shared son. Eventually, conversations led to Tinkerbell's discovery of a clue to Regina's true love.
"I was scared," Regina recounted." I was still mourning Daniel, Tink said she'd find my new true love."
"So...what was the clue" Mary Margaret...aka Snow...inquired.
"It was a tattoo." Tink recalled. "A tattoo of a lion."
For some reason, the color in Emma's body drained.
Charming was concerned with Emma's well-being, especially with his most recent brush with the Grim Reaper. "Are you alright, hon?"
"Fine!" A rather flustered Emma Swan answered, her voice suddenly rising a few octaves she never thought she'd reach.
"Are you sure?" Asked Snow. Now it was evident that she was a bit worried, as was Tinkerbell, and Regina. In fact, Regina seemed more concerned than any one.
"Ok..." Emma's voice returned to normal, and everyone relaxed. Besides, everyone seemed interested in Tinkerbell's story about the Regina's new true love.
"So," Snow asked Regina, "did you ever meet him?"
Regina answered in the negative. As a matter of fact, Regina said that she never even met the the man with the tattoo on his arm.
"Regina..." Tink interjected. "I did say that it was on his arm, but it was also possible that the tattoo may have been on another part of the body..."
"Uh...l-l-l-like where?" Emma asked with a recently developed stutter...
Tinkerbell answered: "I think it was maybe the back."
And while the others were enthralled by all this, Emma decided this was the perfect time to take a walk.
Nervously, Emma stood up. did a rather exaggerated yawn, and nervously announced her departure.
With the others curious about Emma's behavior, they watched as Emma excused herself, turned, and as she was about to take her leave, the map to Peter Pan's enclave dropped to the ground, and Emma bent over to pick up.
At that point, time stopped.
Tinkerbell almost whispered the words: "That's it! That's the one!"
And everyone's jaw dropped. Especially Regina, who did not know whether to be astonished...or thrilled.
For they were all looking at Emma's back, shirt raised, revealing a tattoo, just above the buttock area.
A tattoo of a lion.
And a near-hyperventilating Emma inhaled, fixed her features, then turned to face the astonished throng.
"So what are you guys staring at?" But Emma knew the answer. Especially when it came to a star-struck Regina.
Should I continue this...?
Obviously this is a rewriting of S3E3.
The usual disclaimers...