Emma Swan got out of her police cruiser and walked to the police station's main entrance, things in Storybrooke had grown, it had become a secret place for people with magic all over the world. It was no longer a small town, it was growing and it was becoming quite the small city, There was a supermarket now, they even had more restaurants. All sorts of creatures lived here, ranging from vampires to magic users, Storybrooke taught people how to harness and use their powers, at the College, Storybrooke College taught people from all over how to use these things and still be able to interact with human beings.

That's what everyone wanted after they came back from neverland they wanted Storybrooke to be a place people could come to if they needed help, it had been four years since they began creating this new Storybrooke. Regina and Emma didn't hate each other but their situation was complicated, both women had had previous sexual engagements with each other. It was a complicated situation and everyone in town knew, they had stopped having sex when Henry began to catch on. They called it off immediately, it was nothing more than sex and now they were back to their usual bantery sass, Regina and Emma they were, it was complicated.

As for Storybrooke itself it was no longer a quiet town, there was crime all over, nothing too terrible but things were starting to get out of hand and the captain of the police department Miranda Levrai was hiring new recruits. Emma and Sydney worked for the police department along with David and Graham whom were partners on the force both Sydney and Emma worked alone, they sometimes teamed up on cases but they prefered to do their work alone. And unfortunately for them each of them were to be taking on a new partner, as told by their boss, Miranda.

There was a train station to bring people in and out of the growing city, there were running buses and there was even a coach bus that went back and forth from Boston on Saturday morning and went back to Boston the following Friday. So if you came down to Storybrooke by train you'd have to visit for at least a week. They had just finished building an Olive Garden and were now hiring, Henry had an upcoming interview, he was seventeen now and was looking for a job to preoccupy him, he was just finishing his eleventh year and was heading into grade twelve after the summer holiday, which had just begun.

Emma entered the moderate sized Police station, they had expanded and had built a second floor, there were more offices now and the basement had been made into a jail to confine all types of misfits, Regina had put a spell on the basement and anybody that shouldn't be getting out didn't get out. She sighed and walked up the stairs to her office, she had her own office, not everyone was so lucky, only Emma and Miranda had their own placed the box of donuts she had bought for the office on a table just outside her office for everyone to grab one if they wanted.

Emma walked into her office and was greeted by Miranda who was sitting on the blonde's desk waiting for her to get in. Miranda was the sheriff and everyone else was her hired deputy's. Emma hadn't been that keen on keeping the title sheriff, Miranda had come to storybrooke an ex police chief, she found storybrooke and had become very good friends with Emma over the years and eventually she earned herself the title Sheriff, Emma didn't fight over that though, she was okay with just being a deputy. Miranda had nothing to do with magic, but she most certainly knew about it know, she had been skeptical at first but didn't care too much when she found out.

"Morning Swan," Miranda smiled, she was tossing a stress ball back and forth in her hands, it was Emma's minion stress ball, she loved to squeeze that thing, Emma loved the minions from Despicable Me as well, she thought they were hilarious.

She loved talking to Regina about that movie, Regina hated the minions, she found them childish and whenever Emma brought them up it annoyed the hell out of Regina. The two weren't best friends but they certainly were good friends, they sometimes talked and got personal, Emma was beyond in love with Regina who just never stopped sassing the hell out of her, but that's just how it was for the two woman. They drove each other insane, but Emma liked the entertainment in her life and Regina didn't mind the blonde's company, it broke her heart whenever Regina came to tell her about her new conquest that she was fucking.

Miranda's hair was as long as Emma's and red as a cherry apple was tied back in a pony tail. Her ethnic background was Filipino, she wasn't from the philippines but she definitely had the traits, she was very tall and strong, she was built a lot like Emma but slightly larger. She was very kind and had a good heart, she knew how to run things and though there was crime as should be expected when something continued to grow bigger, she dealt with all the shit thrown at her very well.

"Morning captain," Emma smiled, the two were good friends outside of work but they were always fairly serious, at least when they had a case, everyone in the office was a bunch of goons who all loved to play pranks on each other, Miranda was very laid back.

"Ready for the new employees I've hired?" Miranda smiled, it was a wicked smile and Emma contemplated what the hell that could mean.

"Depends on who it is," Emma said slowly.

Miranda laughed, it was a soft chuckle, she tossed the ball at Emma who had very good reflexes, she caught it without a problem. Miranda grabbed one of the donuts that Emma had brought with her, she had left them on the table outside her office. Miranda mumbled through the food in her mouth that once she had put on her uniform to meet her near the front entrance where the two new employees were waiting.

Emma did as she was told and threw on her Storybrooke police jacket, she grabbed a bear claw and made her way downstairs to where everyone was waiting, David had joined her and greeted his daughter with a warm smile. He took a sip from his coffee and stood beside Emma who had stopped a few feet behind the captain, she mumbled to David about how the mayor must be so pleased about the new budget and money she would have to be throwing out. He laughed and took another drink from his coffee, little did they know, Regina was right there, she entered the doorway with Robin beside her.

"Does the mayor really need to be here for this?" Emma rolled her eyes, Miranda shot her a look of disapproval at the rude comment, which shut Emma up immediately, Regina made eye contact with the blonde who narrowed her eyes and Emma chuckled knowing she'd get called out on that one later.

"Technically I'm not the mayor in here," Regina smiled, she was looking forward to this, she was getting far too bored in her office.

"Yes that's correct Regina and Robin are our new employees, with extensive interviews and training from you guys these two will make a fine addition to our team," Miranda smiled, "And since Sydney and Emma don't have partners, you now do, Sydney you with Robin and Emma you are partners with Regina, show them the ropes." David choked on his coffee and let out a snort of laughter, while Emma just opened her mouth in objection.

"Oh n-n-no, no, you can not be serious" Emma frowned, she wagged her finger back and forth trying to be serious but Regina just laughed at Emma's attempt to get out of this. Emma was nowhere near hating the mayor but that didn't mean she wanted to see her at work and outside of work as well.

"Well, Yes I am," Miranda said smiling, she walked to her office which was just across the hall and closed the door, "And no this isn't a joke."

"Show me the ropes," Regina smiled, she nudged Emma's arm and looked her the eyes before she gave the blonde a wicked smile, "Partner."

Emma rolled her eyes and walked behind Regina who headed up the stairs, Emma pointed her in the right direction.

David and Graham grabbed their belts and keys to the police cruiser and headed out for the door to check on the town, it was their turn to drive around town. Someone had been messing about, there was a recent break in the flower shop, nobody was harmed and the shopkeeper, whom happened to be away for the week, so David and Graham were going to check that out as well, they had just gotten a call by someone who had been out walking their dog. The windows were broken and there was graffiti, poor Mr. Jhodes would have to be called home from his vacation early to deal with this now annoying situation.

"Good luck," Graham called to Emma who was just walking up the steps, they all knew how it was working with Regina, she wasn't evil or horrible but boy was she ever a hardass.

"Fuck you!" Emma yelled back, just as Regina and her made it to the top of the stairs.

"Ahh," Regina sighed, she glared a bit at the blonde, she didn't like working with Emma either, them working together was truly a joke,"It's good to see you to Emma."

"Everyday to," Emma mumbled as she took a bite out of a second bearclaw, "Yippee."

"Swan!" Miranda hollered as she walked quickly down the hall towards Emma's office, Emma was slightly bitter, she had just gotten teamed up on by Regina and Sidney on her excessive eating of bear claws, she didn't actually care but she liked playing victim and both the officers knew it wouldn't actually upset Emma. But she pouted nonetheless.

"What?" Emma yelled as Miranda entered the small room, Regina was sitting at the desk and Emma was hovering over her showing how to work with the records and how to use the computer.

"Got something for you to look into, some teenager stumbled across a solid ice set of stairs and there was something about a giant ice monster, he didn't know where it was so it's somewhere in the forest," Miranda told them, she handed them the report and the phone call with the teenager in case they needed to talk to him about further information.

"Let's go," Emma said as she patted Regina's shoulder.

"I know you don't want me here but I was bored in the office and I wanted to get out and do something," Regina said, she shrugged her shoulders in a false attempt of apology, "But I'll have you know I'm not sorry."

"I didn't think you would," Emma pursed her lips and shook her head, she couldn't help but laugh at the brunette's honesty.

"Mmm good to see you understand me," Regina rolled her eyes, Sydney was looking things up on the computer with Robin, he seemed to be doing well to fit in. Sydney overheard their conversation and laughed, which earned him a glare from Emma.

"Let's go," Emma said as she put a hand on Regina's back, she physically shoved the brunette towards the stairs, She got a nasty glare for that move, but Emma just chuckled with laughter.

Emma and Regina got into the police cruiser and Emma let out a sigh, she buckled up as Regina did the same, Regina pulled out lipstick from her purse and looked at herself in the mirror, Emma slammed on the gas pedal and shot forward causing Regina to get lipstick all over her face.

"Really?!" Regina groaned in frustration, she glared at the car, not really blaming Emma until she laughed a bit, then her glare went to Emma who just shot up her arms in defence, "So what the hell are we exactly doing? Something about the forest, because I am not dressed for that," Regina laughed as she nodded to the pumps that she was currently wearing.

"Why the hell would you wear those?" Emma asked, she shook her head as she drove towards the forest, "y'know it's not just walking around all sexy like and dancing in the office, who actually do solve crime here."

"Oh and here I just thought you sat around eating bear claws all day," Regina huffed.

"I have abs," Emma pointed at Regina in defence, "and they're damn awesome."

"For now," Regina smiled wickedly.

"Obviously we shouldn't step on it till we know it's safe," Emma said as the two women walked towards the ice set of stairs.

Regina stepped up the stairs, completely ignoring the blonde.

"Hey!" Emma said and gave Regina an annoyed look.

"ou were saying," Regina rolled her eyes, "come on savior."

Emma rolled her eyes and followed the brunette woman, she would be the reason she was going to get killed in the near future. They followed an icy path towards what they figured would be the ice monster, but there was nothing there, Regina continued to grumble about the footing of the forest.

A/N: WOW A new story, yeah I said fuck The Hanging Tree, I wasn't liking it, I decided I am going to make that one except instead of oneshots it's going to just be a really depressing story. So if you were reading that stay tuned for that, i just have to figure out what the hell I'm doing, let me know what you think of this story? I'm curious to know your opinions, I value all your opinions.

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