Emma sat in her car, barely listening to whatever was playing and looked out over Storybrooke. Silently, a small amount of tears rolled down her cheeks. She sat in the near silence, replaying Ingrid's words over in her mind and Snow's as well. She slowly came to the realization that Ingrid is right. Her family will never really understand, and because of that they will never be able to love her. Emma does blame them but not totally. They can't accept her because they fear her. It is Emma's fault that they fear her and she blamed herself.
So thats how it happened. Emma blamed herself and it spiraled downward. It got exceptionally bad when she hurt Henry. Thats when she decided to talk to Gold about it. More like demand for a way out of this horrible reality. The reality in which she was a monster. The only way out was to remove her powers. Gold had a solution, it didn't sound very secure, but desperate times call for desperate measures.
As Emma was driving down the road towards where Rumple directed her, she stomped on the brakes once she noticed the Snow Queen standing in the middle of the road. The car skidded to the side and Emma jumped out and started her way towards Ingrid while yelling.
"What the hell are you doing?!" Emma exclaimed once she reached Ingrid.
"Emma, you're making a mistake. Your powers are what make you special!" Ingrid said calmly, ignoring Emma's question.
Emma stopped to think for a moment. What if this is a bad idea. I mean this is .
"I hurt someone I care about. That doesn't make me special, it makes me dangerous." Emma said while flailing her arms about, trying to get her point across. Her hand went through Ingrid.
"What the hell… You're not actually here."
"No, I'm not. Rumpelstiltskin has me trapped so that he can take your powers from you. So I can't stop you. Emma don't do it, he's tricking you!" Ingrid explained with honesty in her eyes.
Emma hesitated before saying "Well what do you suppose I do then, join you in Go Happy Land with Elsa? It's not going to happen, get it through your head lady!"
Ingrid reached out to Emma, then remembered she wasn't actually there. With a look that seemed like sympathy, Ingrid stepped back.
"Emma, I will love you no matter what. Your family will not. They just don't accept your powers, I encourage them."
Within that moment, something sparked in Emma. The anger towards her parents was almost too much to handle.
The way she looked at me. Snow, it was horrible. It was an accident but they don't see that. They never will. They don't understand.
"You took away a year of my memories. I want them back." Emma said looking at Ingrid fiercely.
"Some memories are too painful too handle." Ingrid said while recalling the memories that broke their bond.
"Give me the memories and I will join you." Emma said in a serious tone. Ingrid eyes shot up to meet Emma's and a small smile spread across her lips.
"I'm in my lair. Come find me, let me out and I will return them to you." Ingrid said the slightest hint of excitement shining in her eyes.
Emma sighed slightly, realizing that this new plan was crazy. She couldn't take it back now. She was going to take on the plan, similar to Ingrid's but the difference being Henry and Regina are sent away. Henry hadn't done anything and someone needs to look after him.
The rest of the town could burn for all she cared, because now everything changed.
"Lets do this."