This is the original version of Everything Changes. For those of you who did not read this version the first time, I was met with a lot of backlash for the slow-burn and decided to discontinue write this version which has led to the revised story now being posted.

Due to demand I've decided to put this back up.

(Warning: It won't have an ending. This version has been abandoned.)

"Emma!" She froze and the man darted away from them. She cursed under breath. "Emma…are you okay?"

Instead of getting a verbal reply from Emma, Regina watched helplessly as the savior let her anger out on wall ahead of her. Her fist slammed into the cheap plaster and broke it. A white, dust like substance flew out towards them. Emma didn't flinch but Regina took a step back waving her hand in front of her face with a look of disgust.

"I don't even want to know what was in that wall." Regina coughed, scrunching up her nose at the bitter smell. Emma didn't respond with a joke like she expected. "Swan."

"I'm fine." She held her hand, rubbing her throbbing knuckles as she stared into the hole she'd made. "Let's just go."

She walked off, disappearing down the hall faster than Regina thought possible considering she could normally outpace the younger woman in a crisis in four inch heels if she wanted. She turned, throwing another disapproving look to the building and walked after her. She only caught wisps of blonde hair cutting corners until she was out on the street.

Emma was already across the street by the time she step out into the daylight and Regina grimaced at her.

"Miss Swan-" She grunted and stumbled to the side before catching herself. Wondering what had hit her, she looked down to big, brown eyes staring back up at her. A little girl probably no older than six years old if not younger.

Before she could voice anything, a disgruntled shout flew in her direction and she looked up to a fuming man stomping up the practically empty sidewalk. "Hey! Come here you little shit!" The little girl hid behind her, not letting go of her coat for even a moment as she did.

Regina frown at him in his navy blue cargo pants and grease stained white shirt. Her eyes fell away from him, feeling the grip of the tiny hand tightening on her coat. She peered around herself to see her cowering in fear.

Without hesitation, Regina quirked an eyebrow at him. He narrowed his eyes back at her. "Is there something I can help you with?"

"My…uh…daughter there…"

"Your daughter?" Regina's suspicion increased at the way he'd said the word daughter. Like he had to think about it.

"Yeah, lady. My daughter." His response was clipped and laced with annoyance. He looked behind her to the little girl peeking out from behind her. "Get over here. Now."

"No."

His beady, blue eyes snapped to the older woman and lifted the corner of his lips in abhorrence. "You got a problem, lady? I am her father and you're going to give her to me."

"You're not my daddy!" A small voice inserted with a tremble. The man's stance changed and he started to march forward.

Regina defensively took a step back and directed her next question to the child seeking out her protection. "Sweetheart, is he your father?" She received a headshake and a mumbled answer. She couldn't quite make out what was said at first but she was almost certain the girl had said the words 'he hit me' and she immediately refused any thought to release the child to him.

"Don't make an enemy out of me, lady." A distinct wave of vodka overwhelmed Regina's sense. "She has an overactive imagination. Give her to me."

"I don't think so."

"Excuse me?"

"She was running away from you and from what I've seen it was for good reason."

There were very few people out and only a few of them had noticed the scene happening. Only half of them even looked to care.

It wasn't simply just a hyper, misbehaving child running around with her father chasing after her. He looked suspicious enough and just from his appearance no one in their right mind would let him take the little girl. Her reluctance and fear was enough to suggest there was more than just bad parenting going on.

"You really think you can take me?" He breathed into her face and laughed.

"I know I can." Regina knew the voice and internally cringed thinking Emma was holding this much anger in her. She then visibly cringed hearing bone crack against her fist as she blindsided the man, appearing out of nowhere, with a punch.

They tussled until Emma managed to land another punch to his face. He hunched over with a groan, stumbling backwards and holding out a hand in somewhat of a surrender to prevent her from throwing another crippling fist.

"You're not fucking worth this shit." His eyes connected with the child's and he stood up straight holding his bleeding nose. He looked over to Regina and then threw a death glare at Emma. "I see you again…I'm going to beat the shit out of you…fucking dyke." He turned on his heel and stormed away grumbling curses and slurs towards Emma that offended Regina more than it did herself.

"Should we call the authorities…?" Regina exhaled in relief but hated he'd used so much foul language in front of the child.

"No. He'll keep it quiet considering he didn't threaten us with calling the cops. He's into some shady stuff, I'll bet." Regina nodded, accepting the explanation without protest even though she wanted to scold the woman for once again not resisting her urge to put her fist through something - or someone in this case. "Are you alright?"

"Yes, I'm fine." Regina gave a small smile, putting her hand to Emma's upper arm. "Thank you."

She glanced to the younger woman's reddening knuckles. She quickly decided to ask about it later and turned to the little girl looking at Emma with almost a grateful expression. Regina squatted down in front of her and eyed the black shirt with gold stars on it and gray jeans. Her clothes said enough about how the man cared for her. The shirt was visibly worn with a hole torn in the elbow and it looked to be a size too big. Her jeans held rips and tears in them over both the knees and around her calves.

"Are you okay, little one?" Regina asked. Emma just folded her arms watching the interaction.

"I'm not little."

"Okay, then." Both women found themselves amused by the little girl. "What's your name?"

"I'm not a'posed to talk to strangers."

Regina didn't actually know how to respond to that. The child was absolutely right but she had to talk to them so they could help her. "Yes, you're right but you have to talk to me so I can help you."

"How old are you, kid?" Emma questioned. The little brunette held up all the fingers on her right hand and it practically melted Regina. Henry had done that when he was five too. "Regina we have to go after Robin."

Regina hated to admit that she felt slightly less like going after the man, especially since Emma was out here trying to help her. Although, the girl quite literally ran into her and stole all of her attention. "We can't just leave her here, Emma."

"I know that, but-"

Fear flashed in the child's eyes and she grabbed the sleeve of Regina's coat. "Don't leave."

"We're not going to leave you, honey." Regina glanced over to Emma with a knowing look and a raised eyebrow. "Emma?"

"Look, she can come with us, I guess…but later we have to take her somewhere." Emma shook her head as if she didn't want to continue the conversation anymore.

"Fine." Regina sighed and turned back to the little girl. "You're going to come with us until we figure out where you can go, okay?"

"I don't wanna go back there again."

"You won't. I promise."

"Well, keep up then." Emma interrupted, walking over to her car a few feet away. Regina held back her grimace at her uncaring tone. Obviously, her clipped tone was uncalled for but after the incident in the rundown apartment building, learning her friend was gone probably more than likely had her upset and pissed.

"Come along, dear." Regina said and held out her hand for the little brunette to take. After a moment's hesitation, the girl slipped her small hand into hers.

Thirty minutes into the drive, Regina tried to avoid questioning Emma about her hand or her emotions but everything was hard to avoid in pure silence. "You want to talk about what happened back there?"

"Don't know what you mean." Emma said staring straight ahead at the road.

"Back at the apartments? With the tenant and then with that man?"

"No, I don't want to talk about it."

"Emma-"

"Regina. Drop it."

"Will you at least tell me how your hand is? You punched a hole in the wall and practically punched a hole in that man as well."

"It's fine."

Regina eyed the broken skin showing as her hands gripped the steering will tightly. "You're lying."

"Will you just let it go? I don't want to talk about it."

Regina leaned back in her seat, complying with Emma's request. She directed her eyes to the child in the back seat. There was something about her that reminded her of Emma. Maybe it was the defiance that reflected in brown eyes. She didn't want to think about the obvious reason: the girl was a foster child. An orphan even.

There were also many other things that interested her, though her mind had way too much to think about and adding the mystery of the girl wasn't going to help her sort out anything. So instead she just focused on her features. Brown hair and deep hazel eyes that held a heavy dose of uncertainty and mistrust in her surroundings. Her fitted jeans clung to her small frame and not in a good way.

"I need to get an aspirin." Emma announced pulling over to a small diner next to a gas station. Regina blinked back into reality and turned away from the rearview mirror to Emma.

"That's fine with me. I need coffee. It's been a long day already." Regina replied, following her out and helping their new companion out. She stayed silent, surprisingly. No protests. No complaints. She just willingly followed wherever Regina led her and she held onto Regina's hand as they walked inside.

"What can I get you?" The brunette at the counter asked.

"Two packs of aspirin and a coffee." Emma reached for her wallet when a soft hand against her elbow stopped her. She glanced to Regina who directed her eyes to the girl staring intently at an elderly couple eating their food with hushed conversation. She sighed, this time not in annoyance to the child, and turned back to the counter. "Uh, make that three packs of aspirin, a coffee, whatever juice you have, and the biggest sandwich you got."

"To go?"

"For here."

"It'll be out to you in about three minutes. Take a seat wherever you like."

She gave Emma the total and she proceeded to pay while Regina found a place to sit. Emma joined them shortly casting unreadable glances over at the child next to her. Surprisingly, the girl returned the glare. Regina leaned forward. "You don't have to glare at her."

"I can't help it. It's my face, Regina."

"Sure, it is. I know you're face, Miss Swan. That's not it." Regina deadpanned.

"I don't need your shit, Regina."

"Here you are." The waitress said sitting down the coffee and aspirin on the table. Then noticing the way the girl looked at the food on the plate in her hand, she sat the sandwich and the cup of juice in front of her. As she moved her arm across the table Emma could've sworn she'd seen something but shook it off and just reached out for the aspirin.

Regina tilted the tip of the mug to her lips before catching the curious look of the child next to her. "What's wrong?"

"I don't have moneys."

"You don't have to pay for anything."

"Really?"

"Yes, it's all yours."

The girl looked to the sandwich in amazement. It was bigger than her but she still picked up one half and bit into it eagerly. Regina smiled at her softly, going back to her coffee. Emma downed three aspirins before propping her head up in her hand and watching the thirty-pound child devour the half a sandwich and drain the juice in under five minutes. She stopped every moment she felt Regina about to tell her to be neater while she ate.

The girl tugged on Regina's sleeve shortly after and the older woman looked down at her. "Hm?"

"Maddox." The girl said with a mouthful of food.

Regina and Emma looked at her questioningly. The older woman was the first to speak. "What was that dear?"

"My name."

"Maddox?" Emma asked skeptically and received another glare from the little girl.

"I think it's a beautiful name." Regina said, none too nicely kicking Emma under the table. She let out a sharp grunt and clutched her leg, casting a grimace over to the woman across from her.

"More coffee?" The waitress came back holding the pot. Regina nodded shortly and Emma's eyes instantly shot to the woman's wrist. Her eyes stayed glued to the star on her arm and then slowly trailed up to the woman's face. She clenched her jaw as the waitress walked away.

"Regina, it's her."

"Who?" Regina frowned.

"Lily." Emma said watching the woman head for the back. She stood up and started to walk away until a hand latched onto her wrist.

"What are you doing?"

"I'm going to talk to her. Watch the kid."

"What else do you expect me to do…" Regina mumbled, leaning back in her seat and watching Emma exit the building.

"Starla, is it?" Emma questioned walking through the door. The brunette stood up to face her quickly. Emma thought she might have remembered her, even just a little part. Nothing.

"Is something wrong? Did I bring you guys decaf by mistake? I'm so sorry. I always get the pots mixed up."

Emma shook her head. "Starla isn't your name is it? Lily."

"How do you know that?"

"This mark." Emma said cautiously reaching out to turn over her old friend's wrist. "You showed it to me a long time ago outside a crappy Cub Foods in Hopkins, Minnesota."

"Emma?" Lily questioned in shock.

"I thought you were dead. What the hell happened to you?"

"I got into…trouble with some bad people a couple years ago, and I needed a fresh start. But I've been careful. How did you find me?"

"Fate?" Emma responded sounding uncertain.

"What?" Lily frowned.

"I know this is gonna to sound crazy, but remember when we were kids, you used to say you and I were connected? Like something was drawing us together?"

"Yeah, that's something teenage girls say, and then you braid each other's hair and become BFFs."

"What if you were right though? What if there's a reason your life has been on a downswing ever since we met? That all your problems are not your fault, they're…mine?"

"You're right, that sounds crazy."

"It's complicated, but I can explain it if you come with me. I just need you to trust me."

Lily backed away from Emma. "Look, I don't know what kind of 12-step program you're in, but I've moved on. I'm fine."

"You're living in the middle of nowhere under an assumed name. I can help you."

"I don't need your help. And my life is great, thank you very much. I have an awesome daughter and a loving husband. The last thing I need is for you to come into my life and just blow it apart again, so-" They both turned at the sounds of a school bus pulling up. "If you'll excuse me, that's my daughter's bus."

"I-I'm sorry for…well, everything." Emma said weakly.

"You don't need to apologize. We were kids. To be honest, I haven't even thought about you in years."

"Yeah?"

"Yeah." Lily nodded. Emma looked after her skeptically and watched the two interact. Something was up. Though, it was Lily. Not much of a surprise, really.

Regina walked over to her with Maddox quietly holding her hand. Her eyes followed the waitress. "So it was her."

Maddox looked over to the woman and the other girl before looking back over to Emma. She had no clue what they were up to. Hell, she even heard them say something about magic but there was something about them that made her feel safe.

"Well, Emma, looks like you didn't ruin her life after all."

"I'll be right back." Before Regina could ask what she was doing or where she was going, Emma disappeared back into the diner. Regina exchange a look with Maddox holding her hand and the child just smiled at her momentarily before picking at the big gold star in the middle of her shirt that was steadily peeling away.

Regina decided to return to the car and buckled Maddox into the back, silently worrying over just how unsafe it was a to have a five-year-old sitting in the backseat without a car seat. Her mind immediately went to getting Henry's out of the garage since surely the girl wouldn't mind it being Spiderman themed.

Then it suddenly occurred to her that she unconsciously was already preparing to provide a home for the girl. She didn't even ask her what she wanted. She was pretty certain it wasn't legal to just take a child back to Storybrooke even though she had a feeling there wasn't an adult in her life to miss her or even bother to worry what happened. Especially, not her seemingly habitually drunk foster father she had the displeasure of meeting.

Though her thoughts conflicted she wasn't just willing to leave the girl anywhere. Her mind wasn't even suggesting maybe it wasn't the best idea to just up and 'adopt' another child. Henry wouldn't mind, he mentioned the desire to be a big brother a few times.

Her thoughts were instantly interrupted by the slamming of the car door. She turned to her putting her seatbelt on. "Emma, what's going on?"

"I just swiped Starla's timecard. It had her real address."

"But she said she didn't want our help."

"And she was lying."

"You saw her with her child." Regina said as they pulled off.

"A child. You know me. I know when someone's lying, and she was. She always has. Why would she be any different now?" Regina sighed. "Something's wrong. We have to go find her. I'm gonna help her this time. I'm gonna get her back to her mom."

Emma came up with a plan the whole why there and it wasn't the best way to reveal the whole fairy tale thing but there's wasn't much time to ease into it. Meanwhile, Regina had drifted off to wondering about toys for Maddox, completely forgetting she hadn't actually adopted her.

"Maddox." The five year old was asleep, her chin dropped to her chest. She reached back and touched her knee and Maddox woke up with a frown. "I need you to stay here, okay?"

"You're gonna leave me?" Her eyes widened and tears were going to follow fast.

"No, sweetie. We need to go check on a friend. We'll be only five minutes."

"Regina, come on." Emma called, standing at the door already.

"Five minutes." Regina repeated and asked her to watch her bag for reassurance. Maddox nodded obediently.

Just as she stepped up to the trailer door, Emma was already swinging the door open. Regina tried not to sigh at how right Emma was about Lily. Shouldn't have come as a surprise.

"No kid stuff. No husband." Emma said searching around the room before walking down the narrow hall.

"Okay. If you want me to admit you were right…" Regina arched her eyebrow at the living arrangement. "Well, you were right."

"Can't blame her for running off. I was about to tell her she was Maleficent's daughter."

"Definitely would've been hard to swallow."

"Well, you know how long it took me to believe, and that was in Storybrooke. For her, it's not gonna be simple."

Regina was about to agree again when she spotted a particularly interesting and very unsettling sight. "Emma."

"What?"

"It might be simpler than you think."

They stared speechless at the wall, mapping out every clue Lily already found out about the exact thing Emma was there to convince her of. A map with question marks about Storybrooke. Pictures cut from old books. Of all the things she was expecting, this wasn't nearly it.

"Son of a…dammit! She knew. She already fucking knew."

Regina stepped forward at the picture of the very familiar looking girl. Blonde hair, green eyes. Emma Swan. Now wasn't the time ask her about her childhood but the urge sprung up on her. Regina bit her tongue. "She was looking for you."

"No…my parents. She knew everything. She wants revenge." A scream ripped through the air from outside, followed by the sound of a car engine starting. "Really?!" Emma growled heading for the door. "Lily!"

"Maddox is still in the car." Regina started to follow her outside but she hesitated not even for a second and pulled the picture of Emma down from the corkboard before leaving off quickly behind Emma, tucking the picture into her pocket.

They both watch the car pull away with a terrified five-year-old held hostage in the back. Regina clenched her jaw and her fists knowing how many problems for occurred. "Emma, Maddox has my bag. The scroll was inside."

"Lily wanted a way to Storybrooke. She just got one." Emma glanced over to the car still parked nearly the trailer. She marched over the tool box and grabbed a wrench.

Regina frowned finding that she'd been asking her the same question quite often. "What are you doing?"

"That girl destroyed my life with one family I'm not letting her do it again and we obviously need to get the kid back." At the lack of protest Emma proceeded to smash the window in of the souped up Chevelle.

Not too soon after using some skills Regina wasn't sure she wanted to know where her friend learned them, they were both flying after the stolen bug. It felt like seconds and they were already on extremely open road not a single other car in sight except the one they were chasing.

"There she is." Regina said to assure herself. Emma shifted gears and sped forward. It actually surprised Regina how quickly they ended up bumper to bumper. The Chevelle pulled up next to the Bug and Regina's eyes immediately shot to the child cowering in the back seat.

"Regina." Emma stared Lily down from the driver's seat. "If you don't have your seatbelt on, you might want to do that now." Regina didn't question it but kept her eyes trained on the back window of Emma's car.

Though Emma was no stunt driver she tried the only move she knew to stop the chase from going any further. She sped ahead and jerked the wheel completely left, swinging the car around stopping right in front of her Bug that came to an abrupt stop.

Lily emerged from the car and started to walk in the opposite direction with Emma on her heels.

"You know. You know everything. Did you know when we were kids?" Emma questioned.

"Of course not."

"And now?"

"Yeah. I learned it all."

"How?"

"Does it really matter? It doesn't change anything. You screwed me over before we were even born."

"I had no more say in what happened than you did."

Regina kept an eye on the confrontation as she walked over to the car to get Maddox out. She had her hand on the door and pulled it open.

"But your parents did. And the minute I get to Storybrooke-"

"You lay a hand on them, I end you!" Emma shoved Lily back to the ground on her hands.

Regina ducked out of the car after having pulled the seat up. Maddox was curled into herself and hadn't noticed that the car stopped or that Regina had been inches away from her. She turned back to the two women and she knew Emma was about to use her tired hand to punch yet another person. "Emma. Stop."

"Yeah." Lily got to her feet, brushing her palms against her pants. "And how are you gonna do that without you magic, Savior?"

Her fist collided with Emma's jaw and Regina suddenly felt a strong protectiveness come over her. A tingling sensation engulfed her clenched fists and she looked into her palm in confusion. She thought of the possibility of having her magic outside of town. Thunder clapped over them and the shattering of the Bug's headlights, shaking her from her thoughts.

"Your parents are monsters, Emma. They banished me and threw you in a wardrobe. And now here you are, ready to die for them, because you're so perfect. The Savior. Well, they deserve to be punished. And there's only one way to stop me, and you know it."

A short struggle followed the threat and Regina couldn't even blink before Lily was thrown to the ground again with Emma holding a gun over her.

That was the last thing she expected to see from Emma Swan. Ever. Even after what happened to Henry with the turnover. After figuring out that the curse was real, Emma never once had reached this point. This was with the Evil Queen who spent years trying to get rid of her parents. Lily was a former friend and now a gun was pointed at her head. Regina was worrying maybe Gold was actually right about changing Emma.

"Of course it ends this way. This just makes too much sense." Lily said.

"I'm just trying to stop you from doing something you'll regret."

"You can't. Thanks to you, I'm hardwired for bad decisions. So come on…just put me out of my misery. You know the truth. We both know my life isn't worth saving. And if you let me go, I will destroy everything. It's what I do. So come on…be the hero and end this right here before it even starts."

Emma and Regina watched her raise her hands in mock surrender. "Come on, Emma."

"Swan. Put the gun down." Emma shifted her eyes over to Regina before bring them back down to Lily. "If you pull that trigger, you will be the one who ruins your life this time. And Henry's and your parents' and everyone else's."

"I have to protect them." Emma defended, refusing to look at the older woman.

"Then lower the gun. Your parents need a hero, not a murderer."

"I'm already a murderer."

"Cruella was an accident. But if you cross this line, the journey back isn't easy. Trust me…I know. This is what Gold wants you to do. So don't." Emma still hadn't moved and maybe it was safe to say that it was a good that she hadn't put a bullet in anyone. The safest place that gun could be was in its holster or just away from Emma altogether. The woman was just having a terrible day so far.

"Emma-" A body collided with her legs and she stopped talking. Maddox was holding on tightly to her legs like it was key to her survival. Regina stroked her hands through her hair comfortingly. "It's alright, little one."

Emma's eyes fell to the child and her grip on the gun loosened. Regina noticed as she picked up the girl finding her surprisingly lighter than she probably should've been but she still grunted slightly since she hadn't picked up a child in a long time. Emma looked at Maddox and then to Lily and then over to Regina who looked at her with concern and, well, love, that only Regina Mills could show her.

"Emma, you're better than this."

Regina glanced to Emma as she talked with Lily. They were being civil and it was a relief but it didn't mean she wasn't worried about another burst of murderous rage. She turned back to Maddox who had calmed down marginally.

She smiled down at her as she sat in the passenger's seat of Emma's car. "I think you and I should talk."

"Why?"

"I want you to tell me about you."

"I don't wanna." Maddox folded her arms.

"I've kept my promises to you, dear. I think you owe me something."

"Okay…"

"Do you have anywhere you can go?"

"No. I don't wanna go back." Hazel eyes began to look frantic and Regina placed her hand in Maddox's hair. It calmed her earlier and it worked again. Her shoulders slumped and her arms uncrossed but the pout on her lips stayed.

"I'm not taking you back."

"You wanna leave me."

"That's the last thing I want to do, Maddox. Try to listen to me okay?" She nodded meekly, still leaning into Regina's touch. "I want to know if you'd like to come home with me."

"Home?"

"I'd like you to come live me, Maddox. You'll be safe and you won't be alone. I'll take care of you." The five-year-old latched onto her every word and thought about her words for only a minute before she replied in an eager nod with the biggest smile. It was infectious and Regina smiled back down at her. She wanted to talk about Henry and the mansion but her phone rang with a call she didn't want.

Maddox looked after her pacing in a line and then over to the two women talking.

"Why didn't you just kill me when you had the chance?" Lily questioned. "I would have."

"I like to think you wouldn't have."

"Isn't that the whole point of Savior and Anti-Savior?"

"Stop calling yourself that."

"Em-"

"Lily, you're not the worst. I've met people with a bad past and probably not the best future ahead of them. Sometimes being the hero means you have to give them a chance. One of the worst, evil…heartbroken turned out to be the best friend I've ever had." Emma glanced over to Regina on the phone with small smile. Lily looked over and then back to Emma. "You're still my friend and you deserve a second chance."

Regina called over before she could voice a response. "Bad news from home. I just lost my leverage over Gold. We have to get Robin Hood…now." Emma tilted her head at tone in her voice. She didn't sound as willing or determined as she had before they left Storybrooke. Even then she didn't sound like someone who had to save their lover. Far from it actually. More annoyed than anything.

She turned to Lily. "Coming?"

"You still want me to?"

"Yeah. It could be a bad decision but I'm not pushing you away this time."

The three of them stood off to the side as Regina walked to the door. Emma and Maddox were reluctant to be holding hands but per Regina's orders they were stuck together as the older woman definitely didn't trust Lily with a paperclip at this point. Maddox glared up at Emma for calling her the new sass queen before turning to watch Regina.

"Robin?" Regina knocked on the door with a frown etched into her face. "Robin, open up!" The door swung open and the man appeared in the doorway immediately. He looked shocked. It wasn't a pleasant surprise kind of shocked, it was something else but Regina didn't seem to notice.

"Regina? W-what are you doing here?"

Regina pulled him into a half hearted hug but Emma could tell he was being just as half hearted as she was and it made her nervous. Although she didn't protest when he did.

"What's going on? W-why are you here?" He questioned pulling away. Emma and Lily exchanged a look, wondering why he hadn't expressed how much he missed her or something.

"I can explain everything. But first, where's Marian?"

"Marian…" Robin said almost like a question. Emma narrowed her eyes as they followed the pair inside. Robin looked over to Maddox and frowned before turning back to Regina. "She's not here. Why?"

"Good. Then there's time but we have to act fast."

"Wha-What's this about?"

"Marian…we have to leave before she gets back. She is not who she says she is."

"What are you talking about?"

"She's…my sister…Zelena."

"The wicked witch? But she's dead. W-we all saw that."

"Somehow, she tricked us and went back in time. Robin…She went back, and she killed Marian. She took her place to get back at me."

"No. This is madness."

Every bit of his behavior fell into place for Emma. The last thing she wanted to be was right this time. She wanted nothing more than to be wrong for the sake of her friend's happiness.

"Robin, what's going on? And what is she doing here?" Marian questioned appearing in the doorway and walking over to him. Robin visibly relaxed at the sight of her. Obviously Emma wasn't the only one who sensed something wrong as Maddox had a vice grip on her leg now and she was frowning intensely at Marian.

"It's over Zelena." Regina growled. "I told him everything."

"Regina…" Emma inserted in warning.

"Not now, Emma."

"Regina, you're scaring…Marian." Robin frowned.

"Good. Where's the magic? You must have brought something to make this glamour work. Where is it, Zelena? Show me, or I will rip you apart until I find it!"

"Regina, that's enough!" Robin said pulling Marian closer. "Look, I know that this is hard…for all of us. But this is the new reality. I'm with her, I'm with-"

"Regina." Emma tried again.

"What?!" Regina asked in frustration. "What is it?"

"I'm sorry, Regina…" Emma cut her eyes Robin. "He knows. Don't you, Hood?"

"Regina-" He started.

"Don't spare her feelings." Marian, now abruptly Zelena, sneered with the pendant hanging from her fingers.

Regina stepped back, stunned and speechless. Emma felt Maddox tighten her grip on her leg and she put a hand on the girl's shoulder as her other hand formed into a pulsing fist. Robin reached for her hand and jerked away from him, pointing an accusing finger in his direction.

"How long have you known?"

"I…a week after she came back."

"Son of a bitch…" Emma muttered.

"If it makes you feel any better, he wasn't willing at first." Zelena cackled stroking his chest just to piss Regina off. "It took some coaxing…some seducing. He is quite the catch."

"I didn't mean for it to happen, it just did." Robin at least had the decency to look a little bit ashamed.

Regina didn't say anything. She worked her jaw tensely trying to hold down her anger. She ran a hand through her hair before turning on her heel and walking towards the door. She gave one glance back to Robin, a hurt expression flashing across her face before it disappeared behind her mask. Then she left the apartment without a thought. Maddox let go of Emma and went after her.

Robin paused for a moment before moving, as if he was going to go after her. Emma closed her fist tightly, ignoring the burning pain on her knuckles. Regina's flash of pain at this information came into her mind and with her eyes narrowed at the floor, she stepped in Robin's way. She lifted her eyes to his face and grabbed him by the throat forcing him sideways into the wall.

His nose snapped at the force of the punch she let off on him and he let out a cry of pain.

"You broke her heart. She trusted you with everything."

She was about to offer another blow to his face but was engulfed by strong arms pulling her backwards. She glanced over her shoulder to see Lily holding her back. Though she knew this was the best thing to happen now, she didn't let herself be pulled away easily. Emma fought against Lily.

"If I see either one of you again I'm going to put a bullet in your face! You fucking asshole!"