Chapter 1
Regina sat on a tree stump overlooking a river. As she sat there, she thought of her past.
"Thinking?" a voice asked.
Regina turned around to see Seth standing there.
"Or are you just doing nothing?" Seth asked.
"I'm most certainly doing something," Regina replied.
"When I was a Pooh Bear, I sure spent a lot of time doing nothing," Seth said.
"I was thinking about Henry," Regina said. "I miss him."
"It's okay to miss someone," Seth said. "I miss Christopher Robin."
"I don't know if I can go on," Regina said. "I may as well be locked back up. I can't redeem myself."
"The other Regina redeemed herself," Seth said.
"The other Regina has Henry," Regina said. "I have nothing. Everything was taken away from me the moment Emma Swan broke the curse."
"It seems to me that in order to no longer have nothing, you need to go off and find something," Seth said. "That way, you will not have nothing any longer."
"I see becoming a human didn't really effect your personality," Regina said.
"There's a village not too far from here," Seth said. "I'm on my way there."
"Why?" Regina asked.
"There's this girl," Seth replied. "I saved her from some thieves."
"Who is she?" Regina asked.
"I don't know," Seth replied. "She vanished and I want to find her."
"I'll come with you," Regina said. "Maybe I'll find my purpose."
"That's a wonderful idea," Seth said. "Also, I have enough honey for both of us."
"I don't like honey," Regina said.
"Okay," Seth said.
Seth and Regina walked to the village. Once there, they split up. Seth went left and Regina went right.
Seth walked through the forest and heard a scream. He looked to see the very same women he'd saved before being tied and forced into a wagon by a masked man.
"Hey!" Seth screamed.
Seth ran towards them and the masked man ran away. Seth then began to untie the young woman.
"Considering this is the second time I've saved you, I think I deserve some answers," Seth said. "Don't you think?"
Meanwhile, Regina walked through the village and noticed several people going about their daily chores.
"This is where I'll make a fresh start," Regina said out loud to herself.
A man turned around to see Regina.
"It's the Evil Queen!" the man screamed.
Everyone in the village began to run in all directions.
"No!" Regina shouted. "I'm not her anymore!"
Regina soon found herself standing in a deserted village.
"That's not good," Regina said.
A man carrying a bag on his back walked over to her.
"Excuse me?" the man asked.
"Yes?" Regina asked.
"Can you direct me to the nearest trading post?" the man asked.
"Don't you know who I am?" Regina asked.
"You're the Evil Queen," the man replied.
"Was the Evil Queen," Regina said. "Shouldn't you be running in fear?"
"I could," the man replied. "But I tend to see the good in people. Now, about that trading post…"
"I'm not sure where I am," Regina replied. "Perhaps we could look together."
