Summary: All Regina wants to do is forget. That's when she remembers that leaving her town is the best way to accomplish that. Eventual Swan Queen because that's my thing!
Disclaimer: I don't own these characters or show. Wouldn't it be awesome if I did?
It was all too much for her. Finally defeating Cora but at the same time losing her mother and having Henry leave her as soon as Emma and that wretched Mary Margaret came back. But worst of all was having no one, not a single person to turn to. She wished she could just forget everything and find a way to finally be happy.
She remembered someone telling her about what happened to one of Snow's minions, Sleepy. All he did was step outside the town lines and BAM, no more fairy tale memories. That's all it took for Regina to take that one step. But things did not go exactly to plan.
"Mom? Are you alright?"
A young boy's voice that sounded familiar had woken Regina up. Her mind was unfocused and nothing seemed to make sense.
"Regina?"
This time it was a woman. All Regina could think was, 'What is going on?' The woman started speaking again.
"Open your eyes Regina. Do you remember who you are?"
The voice sounded urgent, so she did as it asked. It was harder than she had expected to pry them open. The harsh lights in the room took a while to adjust to. When she did, her gaze was met with two pairs of concerned eyes. The little boy had wide brown eyes that she was sure she had seen before. The other pair was green and bright. Their faces looked expectantly at her, waiting for something.
"Who are you?"
Her voice came out hoarse and croaky. To Regina's surprise, both eyes widened even further. She was sure if they didn't stop staring soon; their eyeballs would pop right out. The silent stares were broken by the woman's yell.
" !"
A tall blonde man walked in. He started talking to the blonde female in hushed tones. The little boy took this opportunity to walk over beside Regina's hospital bed. He gently lifted her hand up and held it.
"Do you really not remember mommy?"
This boy was around ten but when he asked that question he seemed to become so much younger. The term mommy was foreign to Regina but she felt a sense of rightness around it. The only thing the woman felt she could do was shake her head. When the woman turned back around again she had a serious face on.
"Henry, I need to talk to your mom for a few minutes. Can you go with please?"
The little boy scampered off and instantly Regina missed him. It was strange how much of an effect the little boy had on her even after a few minutes.
"Regina, please tell me this isn't another one of your stupid schemes. I am sick and tired of all your games and you cannot put Henry through this."
The boy's name was Henry, Regina like it. The blonde woman seemed angry which just further confused her.
"I don't understand."
It was the only thing that she could think of in the moment. The words came out in a slight whisper. Emma could see the sincerity in Regina's eyes.
"I never thought you would give up so easily."
This was the last straw. The more the woman spoke, the more frustrated Regina became.
"Please tell me what happened and where I am?"
This seemed to take Emma aback. To be honest Emma was not entirely sure. She didn't know how to answer the woman's question so she gave one of her own.
"What exactly do you remember?"
Finally Regina let herself think. No matter how hard she tried, the one thing that came to mind was her own name, Regina. Everything else was covered with a haze that she couldn't see through. Suddenly the panic set in. Whatever she did her thoughts remained veiled. She knew that she needed to know. The question was what. Her breathing started getting deeper and more frantic.
"Help me."
Was all she said before everything went dark.
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