*Flashback*
Me and Regina enter Snow White and Prince Charming's wedding,
"Sorry we're late." Regina says then we go towards the couple, two guards try to stop us but Regina just uses her magic to push them away,
"It's the Queen. Run!" Someone shouts, Snow draws Charming's sword and points it at us,
"She's not a Queen anymore. She's nothing more than an evil witch." She says
"No, no, no. Don't stoop to their level. There's no need." Charming says as he takes the sword off of Snow,
"You're wasting your time. You've already lost. And I will not let either of you ruin this wedding." He says
"Oh, we haven't come to ruin anything. On the contrary, dear, we've come to give you a gift." I say
"We want nothing from you." Snow says
"But you shall have it! Our gift to you is this happy, happy day. But tomorrow, our real work beings. You've made your vows, now we make ours. Soon, everything you love, everything all of you love, will be taken from you. Forever. And out of your suffering, will rise our victory. We shall destroy your happiness, if it is the last thing we do." Regina says then we turn to the door and we start walking,
"Hey!" Charming shouts, we turn around and he throws his sword at us but we just disappear into thin air before it reaches us.
*Present day*
Regina paces back and forth,
"Where could he be?" She asks
"Regina calm down I'm sure Henry is fine." I reply
"You're the Sheriff why aren't you doing anything?" Regina asks which is pointed at Graham the Sheriff of Storybrooke, I look out the window and a car pulls up in front of the house which isn't owned by anyone in town, a woman with blonde hair and Henry exit the car,
"He's back." I say then Regina opens the front door and runs towards Henry and this mystery woman,
"Henry! Henry… Are you okay? Where have you been?" She asks
"I found my real mum." He replies then he runs into the house and goes upstairs to his room,
"Y-you're Henry's birth mother?" Regina asks
"Hi…" The woman replies
"I'll just go...check on the lad. Make sure he's alright." Graham says then he goes upstairs,
"How would you like a glass of the best cider you've ever tasted?" Regina asks
"Got anything stronger?" The woman asks
"What's your name?" Regina asks
"Emma Swan." Emma replies
"My name is Regina Mills I am the mayor." Regina says, they come in and I go upstairs to Henry's room. Graham comes out of Henry's room and walks past me, I go into Henry's room and I see him sitting on his bed, I close the door and I sit on his bed,
"So you found her, huh?" I ask
"Yeah and my mum doesn't aspect a thing?" He asks
"Nope not at all. She doesn't know that I am the one who gave you the website and then help you sneak out." I reply
"You are the best aunt ever." He says
"Well thank you. Where's your book?" I ask
"I may have left it in Emma's car." He replies then he smiles,
"Clever. Now you should go to sleep I bet you will have a thrilling day tomorrow." I say
"Ok goodnight." He says
"Goodnight Henry." I say then I kiss his forehead, I go out of his room and I go downstairs, I go into the study where Regina is,
"Where's Emma?" I ask
"She left." She replies, I go over and I pour myself some apple cider, I sit down,
"Did you have something to do with this?" She asks
"With what?" I ask
"Henry finding her." She replies
"No why would I do that?" I ask as I take a sip of my drink,
"I don't know." She replies
"What are we going to do about her?" I ask
"Nothing she's leaving town." She replies
"My question is how did she see the town?" I ask
"I don't know." She replies
"Well it's obvious she is a fairytale character, does that mean she's the one?" I ask
"Well it doesn't matter now since she's left." She replies
"Yeah." I say then I drink the rest of my drink,
"I'm going to bed goodnight." I say then I kiss her on her forehead,
"Everything will be fine." I say
"I know. Goodnight." She says then I go upstairs and I go to my room, I close the door behind me and I get out my phone, I dial Mr Gold's number and I press the ring button, he answers straight away,
"Hello Freya what have you got for me?" He asks
"She's here." I reply
"Is she staying in town?" He asks
"No but she can't leave either, it's her destiny to be here. Trust me fate will keep her here." I reply
"Good. Now how are you on this pleasant evening?" He asks
"I am fine, how are you?" I ask
"I am much better than I am usually." He replies
"Good I'm glad." I say
"So what are you doing now?" He asks
"I am about to get ready to go to bed and go to sleep but I wanted to tell you that first." I reply
"Well I hope you have a nice sleep Mrs Gold." He says
"Well thank you Mr Gold." I say
"Will I see you tomorrow?" He asks
"Of course." I reply
"Okay goodnight Freya." He says
"Goodnight Rumple." I say then we end the call, I get out my striped PJ tee and shorts set and I get dressed, I put my clothes in the wash and I brush my teeth, I turn off the light and I get in bed then I get out my latest journal and write down what happened today and I draw a picture of Emma then I put it in my journal, I turn off my lamp and I go to sleep.
I wake up and Regina is shaking me,
"Freya wake up." She says
"Why what is it?" I ask
"Henry is missing again." She replies
"What?" I ask then I sit up,
"Henry wasn't in his bed this morning." She replies
"How do you know?" I ask them she looks at me,
"Right stupid question." I say then I stand up and I go into my walk in wardrobe, I get out my black leather jacket, cream coloured lace ruffle tiered tank top, blue skinny jeans and my dark leather classic platform pumps, I get dressed and I go into the bathroom, I brush my teeth then I come out of the bathroom and I do my hair quickly then we go to the Sheriff's station.
We enter the Sheriff's station,
"Graham! Henry's run away again. We have to…" Then we see Emma in a jail cell "What is she doing here? Do you know where he is?" She asks
"Honey, I haven't seen him since I dropped him at your house. And, I have a pretty good alibi." Emma replies
"Yeah, well, he wasn't in his room this morning." Regina says
"Did you try his friends?" Emma asks
"He doesn't really have any. He's kind of a loner." Regina replies
"Every kid has friends. Did you check his computer? If he's close to someone, he'd be emailing them." Emma says
"And you know this how?" Regina asks
"Finding people is what I do. Here's an idea. How about you guys let me out and I'll help you find him." Emma replies
"Let her out Graham." I say then he unlocks the door of the cell and Emma exits,
"Who are you?" Emma asks
"I'm Freya, I'm Regina's twin and Henry's aunt." I reply
"Oh. Anyway let's go." She says then we go back to the house.
We all go up to Henry's room and we enter, Emma starts searching through his computer,
"Smart kid- cleared his inbox. I'm smart too. A little hard disk recovery utility I like to use…" Emma says then she inserts a usb stick into the computer,
"I'm a bit more old fashioned in my techniques. Pounding the pavement, knocking on doors, that sort of thing." Graham says
"You're on salary. I get paid for delivery. Pounding on the pavement is not a luxury that I get. Huh. His receipt for a website- who' . It's expensive. He has a credit card?" Emma asks
"He's ten." Regina replies
"Well, he used one. Let's pull up a transaction record. Mary Margret Blanchard… Who's Mary Margret Blanchard?" Emma asks
"Henry's teacher." Regina replies then we go to Henry's school.
The bell rings and loads of kids come running out of the classroom, Regina and I push through the children while Emma trails behind,
"Miss Mills. What are you doing here?" MMB asks, my nickname for her since it is much easier than saying her whole name,
"Where's my son?" Regina asks
"Henry, I assumed he was home sick with both of you." MMB replies
"You think I'd be here if he was? Did you give him your credit card so he can find her?" Regina asks while motioning toward Emma,
"I'm sorry, who are you?" MMB asks
"I'm his… I'm his…" Emma replies
"The woman who gave him up for adoption." Regina says
"You don't know anything about this do you?" Emma asks
"No, unfortunately not." MMB replies, she looks through her wallet and notices that her credit card is missing,
"Clever boy… I should have never given him that book." She says
"What in the hell is this book I keep hearing about?" Regina asks
"Just some old stories I gave him. As you well know, Henry is a special boy. So smart, so creative, and as you might be aware, lonely. He needed it." MMB replies
"What he needs is a dose of reality. This is a waste of time." Regina says then she turns to leave while knocking over a stack of books,
"Have a nice trip back to Boston." Regina says then she leaves,
"Sorry to bother you." Emma says
"No it's…it's okay. I hear this is partially my fault." MMB says
"How's the book supposed to help?" Emma asks
"What do you think stories are for? These stories are classics. There's a reason we all know them. They're a way for us to deal with our world. A world that doesn't always make sense. See, Henry hasn't had the easiest life." MMB replies
"Yeah, she's kind of a hardass." Emma says as they talk I pick up the books that knocked on the floor,
"No, it's more than her. He's like any adopted child. He wrestles with that most basic question they all inevitably face- why would anyone give me away? …I am so sorry. I'm so sorry. I didn't mean in any way to judge you." MMB says
"It's okay." Emma says
"Look, I gave the book to him because I wanted Henry to have the most important thing about anyone can have. Hope. Believing in even the possibility of a happy ending is a powerful thing." MMB says
"You know where he is, don't you?" Emma asks
"You might want to check his castle." MMB replies
"I know where that is." I say
"Thank you." Emma says
"Thanks Mary Margret." I say
"Your welcome." MMB says then me and Emma go into her car and start driving to the beach where Henry's castle is located. We are driving to the beach,
"Why are you so quiet?" Emma asks
"I like to observe. I want to see what you are like around people, around Henry." I reply
"Why?" She asks
"I don't know I've always been like that I like to see what people are like, how they act." I reply
"You knew all along where Henry was, didn't you?" She asks
"Yes I did, I know my nephew very well and I kind of guessed that he would do this." I reply
"Why would he?" She asks
"To get your attention, don't tell Regina this because if you do she will kill me then I'll kill you." I reply
"I won't tell her." She says
"Thank you. I was the one who gave the website to Henry so he could find you and I am the one who helped him sneak out yesterday." I say
"Why would you do that?" She asks
"Because he wanted to find you and I would do anything to find him." I reply
"He must adore you since you do everything for him." She says
"He does and I adore him." I say
"So why would Mary Margret tell you where Henry is but not Regina?" She asks
"She trusts me so does most people where everyone fears Regina." I reply
"No offence but how do you put up with her?" She asks
"I do it because she is my younger sister she wasn't always like this, she used to be kind, compassionate." I reply
"What happened to her?" She asks
"Life mostly but our mother also had a part in it. Our mother wasn't the nicest woman in the world." I reply
"I'm sorry." Emma says
"Thank you." I say, I pick up Henry's book and I start reading the different stories including mine,
"So who are you meant to be?" She asks
"The Evil Queen's sister but according to this I was much, much worse." I reply
"So why doesn't Henry think you're evil?" She asks
"Because he knows that he can trust me and he should know that he can also trust Regina, she does have his best interest at heart." I reply
"Do you think I should stay?" She asks
"I think you should do what's best for Henry, he wants you to stay but you don't have to. If you choose to go I can make sure that Henry can stay in contact with you, if that's what you want." I reply
"Thank you, why are you so nice to me? Your sister isn't." She says
"Because you are Henry's biological mother and he wants you in his life. Why would I be rude to you I have no right and Regina she's complicated she doesn't like people inferring but eventually she is going to deal with the fact that there is always a possibility that you will be in Henry's life." I say then the rest of the journey is quiet.
We arrive at the beach and Henry is sitting in his castle, I give Emma the book,
"Here go on." I say
"Aren't you coming?" She asks
"No I think I'll give you two some time alone." I reply then Emma gets out the car and walks over to Henry, she gives Henry the book then they talk for 5 minutes then they walk back to the car, they both get in,
"Hey aunt Freya what brings you here?" He asks
"Just picking you up so we can take you back to your mum." I reply and he sighs then we leave and drive back home.
*Flashback*
We walk to where Snow and a nearly dead Prince Charming are in their castle, we see Snow kissing Charming twice in order to attempt to revive him and we enter the room,
"Oh, don't worry dear. In a few moments, you won't remember you knew him, let alone loved him." I say
"Why did you do this?" Snow asks
"Because this is our happy ending." Regina replies then two guards enter,
"The child?" I ask
"Gone. It was in the wardrobe, and then it was gone. It's nowhere to be found." One of them reply, I hate them referring the child as an it,
"Where is she?" Regina asks
"She got away.. You're going to lose. I know that now. Good will always win." Snow replies
"We'll see about that." I say then the ceiling breaks apart and a twister starts to form in the room,
"Where are we going?" Snow asks
"Somewhere horrible. Absolutely horrible. A place where the only happy ending will be ours." Regina replies then the Windows shatter and dark smoke fills the room and whisks us away to the new land.
*Present day*
We arrive back home and Regina comes out, Henry runs in the house and goes upstairs,
"Thank you." Regina says
"No problem." Emma says
"He's seemed to taken quite a shine to you." Regina says
"You know what's kind of crazy? Yesterday was my birthday and when I blew out the candle on this cupcake I brought myself, I actually made a wish. That I didn't have to be alone on my birthday. And then, Henry showed up." Emma says
"I hope there's no misunderstanding here." Regina says
"I'm sorry?" Emma asks
"Don't mistake all this as invitation back into his life." Regina replies
"Oh…" Emma says
"Miss Swan, you made a decision ten years ago. And in the last decade, while you've been… Well, who knows what you've been doing. I've changed every diaper. Soothed every fever. Endured every tantrum. You may have given birth to him, but he is my son." Regina says
"I was not…" Emma was saying but she is cut off by Regina,
"No! You don't get to speak. You don't get to do anything. You gave up that right when you tossed him away. Do you know what a closed adoption is? It's what you asked for. You have no legal right to Henry and you're going to be held to that. So, I suggest you get in your car, and you leave this town. Because if you don't, I will destroy you if it is the last thing I do." Regina says
"Regina!" I shout and she looks at me angry,
"That's enough." I say
"Goodbye, Miss Swan." Regina says then she heads back towards the house,
"Do you love him?" Emma shouts after her,
"Excuse me?" Regina asks
"Henry. Do you love him?" Emma asks
"Of course I love him." Regina replies then she goes in the house and she looks at me, I shake my head then she shuts the door, me and Emma walk back to her car,
"I am so sorry about Regina." I say
"It's fine really. Do you know anywhere I could stay?" She asks then I smile,
"So you have chosen to stay. For Henry?" I ask and she nods,
"Yeah there is a place it's called Granny's it's a B&B and also a diner, I'll show you where it is." I say
"Thank you." She says then we get in the car and I direct her to Granny's. We arrive and we get out of the car,
"There you go." I say
"Thank you again and I hope to see you around." She says
"You too bye." I say
"Bye." She says then she goes in, I see Mr Gold walking up and I go to him, he spots me then he stops,
"Hi." I say
"Hi." He says then we kiss, he pulls away,
"Hold on one minute I'll just go and get the rent and I'll be right back." He says
"Ok." I say then he goes in, a few minutes he comes back out and we start walking back to his pawnshop while holding hands,
"I just met Emma." He says
"I thought you would." I say
"So you've talked to her?" He asks
"More than that I defended her against Regina earlier." I reply
"My, you have been busy today. Soon she'll trust you." He says
"It will take a little while considering how she grew up, she doesn't trust easily but her and Henry connected today." I say
"That's good." He says
"Yes it is, in the end I think it will be Henry that gets her to break the curse." I say
"Yes I believe so too. So how angry do you reckon Regina is at you?" He asks
"A lot probably but I have to explain to her if she is going to stay in town then I need her to trust me." I reply
"Just don't reveal our plan." He says
"I won't but one day she will find out and she will be very angry at me but she'll eventually get over it." I say as we arrive at the pawnshop and he opens the door for me, I smile and I walk through it,
"Thank you." I say
"Your welcome. And the sooner the curse breaks, the sooner I can find Bae." He says as he walks in and we go and sit in the back,
"Yes, you and your son can be reunited and we can have a nice little family." I say
"Exactly." He says then he looks sad,
"What's the matter?" I ask
"What if Bae doesn't want to see me? What if he is so angry he won't let me explain?" He asks then I place my hands on his face,
"Rumple listen to me, yes Bae is going to be angry with you but that is to be expected, however I think he will let you have a chance to explain yourself and once he does I think he will see how much you have changed and how much time and energy you have spent to find him again." I reply
"But how can you know?" He asks
"I just do, trust me I know this stuff." I reply, he puts his hand on my cheek and he places our foreheads together,
"You always know what to say in these situations why did I ever let you go before?" He asks
"Now let's not talk about that." I reply
"I'm sorry I know you don't like talking about it I don't either." He says
"It doesn't matter. So what do you want to do?" I ask
"I want to give you something." He replies then he gets up,
"What is it?" I ask then he gets a box out of one of the cabinets and he comes back and sits down, he gives me the box and I open it, inside is a locket and I gasp,
"Oh Rumple you didn't have to get me anything." I say
"I know but I wanted to show how much I love you and appreciate everything you do for me." He says
"Oh Rumple us being together is payment enough." I say
"I know but I wanted to get you something. May I?" He asks, I smile at him,
"Of course." I reply then Rumple puts the locket on me which goes underneath my other necklace that I never take off since a very close friend gave it to me, I wonder what he's doing right now, I turn around and I kiss him softly, eventually after a while we stop,
"Haven't you got to get going soon?" He asks then I look at the time it is half 8 and my curfew set by Regina, which makes me laugh since I am older, is at 9, I sigh
"Yeah I better get going. I'll see you soon." I say
"Love you." He says
"I love you too." I say
"Bye." He says
"Bye." I say then I kiss him quickly on the lips and I leave, I walk back home. I go in and I look into Regina's study, she is looking through Henry's book,
"Did you know we are all in here?" She asks
"Yes." I reply
"Did you know everything that has ever happened in our lives and other people's is in here?" She asks
"Yes." I reply
"Why didn't you tell me about this book?" She asks
"What is the problem? They are just stories." I reply
"The problem is that Henry thinks I'm evil." She says
"At the moment but eventually he'll realise that they are just stories, which they are." I say
"But they're not." She says then I sit down,
"He doesn't know that and he doesn't need to know that. Okay?" I ask
"Okay." She replies
"Why did you stick up for Emma earlier? Why did you take her side?" She asks
"Well for starters I was stopping you before you went too far and before you'd do something stupid." I reply, she nods in understanding,
"And I need her to trust me, she is staying in town and the more you threaten her the more she going to want to stay, and for however long she staying here I need to gain her trust. Do you understand?" I ask and she nods, I stand up,
"Now come here." I say as open up my arms, she stands up and hugs me, I hug her back,
"Look I'm sorry but you need to know with the things I am doing I am not trying to hurt you, I am just trying to do what is best for all of us, okay? And sometimes that means I am going to have to defend her." I say
"Okay I understand and I need to get rid of this book." She says
"No you don't just let Henry keep it. Okay?" I ask and she nods,
"Are you coming up to bed now or are you going to read the book some more?" I ask
"I'm going to read the book some more." She replies
"Ok goodnight." I say
"Goodnight." She says then I go upstairs and I go into my room, I take my hair bubble out since I always have my hair up and I put it on my dresser, I go in the bathroom and I get undressed, I turn on the shower and I get in it, after 20 minutes I finally get out and I wrap a towel around me, I brush my teeth and I dry my hair, I come out of the bathroom and I go into my walk in wardrobe, I get out my grey camisole and red checkered pyjama pants, I get dressed and I put my clothes in the wash, I turn off my light and I get into bed, I get out my journal and write down today's events I also draw a picture of Henry and Emma in Henry's castle then I put it in my journal, I hear a knock on the door,
"Come in." I say then Henry opens the door and comes in, he shuts the door behind him and sits on the bed,
"Hey what's up?" I ask as I put my journal away,
"I think we need to come up with a plan to break the curse and we should include Emma." He replies
"Right okay. Question why do you think you can trust me? Since I am supposed to be worse than Regina." I say
"We'll because you have spent the last 28 years trying to make up for what you did." He says
"Right so what are we going to call this plan?" I ask
"How about… Operation Cobra?" He asks
"Yeah I like it and it's not obvious. It's good." I reply and he smiles,
"Come on and look at the town clock, it's moving." He says then he runs out of my room and into his room, I follow him into his room,
"But it hasn't moved in 28 years." I say then I look out of the window and I see that the clock has moved, I gasp,
"What? But that's impossible." I say
"It's starter, the final battle has started." He says, it's true it really has, all of mine and Regina's work will be destroyed and when the curse breaks everyone will get their memories back then they'll want to kill Regina but I won't let that happen, yes I want the curse to break so Rumple can find his son but I also don't because of what they'll do and Regina is powerless here since there is no magic,
"I'm worried about what will happen Henry, when the curse has been broken." I say
"Why what do you mean?" He asks
"Well in the Enchanted Forest Regina caused a lot of damage, a lot of hurt to everyone, didn't she?" I ask and he nods,
"Well when the curse breaks everyone will get their memories back and they'll want to hurt Regina and even possibly kill her." I say
"It's okay I understand we will make sure that no harm will come to her, you have my word." He says
"Thank you, Henry." I say then I hug him and he hugs me back,
"Now you better get some sleep." I say
"Okay can you tell me a story?" He asks
"Of course do you want me to read from the book or make one up?" I ask
"Could you read from the book please?" He asks
"Of course let me go and get it." I reply then I go downstairs to the study, I go in,
"Can I have the book please? Henry wants me to read him a story." I say
"But I'm not finished." Regina says
"I'll bring it back when he has fallen asleep, I promise." I say
"Okay." She says then she gives me the book,
"You should get some sleep." I say as I take the book,
"I can't I have too much on my mind." She says so I go over to her and I kiss her on the forehead,
"You think too much but I will help you read through the book when I'm done with Henry if you want." I say
"Yes please." She says
"Alright let me go and read a story to Henry." I say and she nods, I go back upstairs and I go into Henry's room, I close the door and I sit on the chair next to his bed,
"Are we laying down comfortably?" I ask
"Yes." He replies
"What story would you like?" I ask
"The one where Snow and Charming meet." He replies
"Okay." I say then I start reading from book. Eventually he falls asleep so I close the book and kiss Henry on the forehead,
"Goodnight Henry. I love you." I whisper quietly then I go out of his room and close his door quietly, I go downstairs and I give Regina the book, she opens it and carries on reading,
"I wonder why the two years you went missing isn't in here? You disappear from the book for a time and then you return." She says
"I haven't read what happened in the two years I was gone because it would just remind me of what I missed." I say
"Do you want to read it now?" She asks
"No I don't." I reply
"Will you ever tell me what happened?" She asks
"Maybe one day." I reply then I start tearing up but I wipe it away,
"Come on let's find what you're looking for." I say and she nods then we spend all night reading.