Regina Mills was not the type of person to ask for help even when it was obvious that she needed it but then an infuriating blonde came into town and did just that when a fire was set and she had been trapped, Emma had disappeared only to return and help the mayor to safety the brunette had a feeling that the blonde was a lot like herself and would never admit when she needed help.
Regina had actually caught the blonde in need of help on numerous occasions but Emma just pretended that she was fine so Regina let it go, but she was determined to find a time when Emma would admit that she needed help, of course that would be hard what with Emma being a Scorpio which made her as stubborn as mule.
One day the mayor caught the sheriff eyeing off a drunk Leroy trying to gauge whether or not he would end up running from her, on the bright side he kept her in shape.
Sure enough Leroy bolted and Emma gave chase Regina got in her car and followed just in case Emma needed her help, she followed them to the mines as she got out of her car she heard Emma trying to talk Leroy into coming with her.
"Leroy you're too close to the mineshaft, please come with me I promise I won't lock you up we'll just get a few cups of coffee into you."
As Emma was talking she was walking closer and closer to Leroy, when she was close enough she made a grab for Leroy but he grabbed her arm and pulled her forward and as he moved sideways he let go which sent the blonde falling down the mineshaft.
Regina who had been watching with worry became fearful for the younger woman who the mayor had come to find was not so irritating as she first thought.
Before Regina knew it she was sprinting across to the mineshaft hoping Emma was alright, when she got there she couldn't see Emma at all.
"Sheriff can you hear me?" Regina waited for a reply, upon receiving none she tried again.
"Emma are you alright?"
Again there was silence so Regina used the one name she reserved for when she was angry with the blonde.
"Miss Swan can you hear me? Cough if you can hear me?"
For the third time Regina was met with silence now she was scared that Emma was seriously hurt, she went to her car and got a rope that she sometimes used when her car was stuck.
Finding a strong tree Regina tied one end to the trunk and looped the other around her waist and began her decent down the mineshaft.
As she neared the bottom she saw Emma lying crumpled on the ground unconscious when she reached the ground the brunette went straight the sheriff checking for a pulse and to make sure she was still breathing, thankfully she found both and she let out a sigh of relief.