*Emma's POV*
I tried not to show how scared I really was. I tried to hide the hesitance of my steps, the quiver of my lips. But Regina must have known how scared I was. She spent what felt like hours leading me through a winding maze of tunnels beneath the castle ruins, and laughed as she poked and prodded me only to have me flinch away from her. That was over now. I stood on the stone altar looking out upon those in the town sided with the evil enchantress at my side, my mind reliving Graham's death. My heart constricted in loss at the thought, and I was thankful that I could see him again soon.
"My minions, my friends, today is the day that we forever beat true love, fate, and happily ever afters. Today we prove that love always has a price. And today, today that price is the ultimate price, life. So rejoice with me as we take away the most precious thing Snow White has, the living ray of hope for those mindless zombies of love!" Regina said raising the knife over her head.
I closed my eyes and held my breathe as I sat on my knees waiting for the blow, but a scream stopped the knife's downward path, and made my eyes snap open. "No! Regina stop! Please! Regina just let her go!" Mary-Margaret's voice cut through the cheering, through the sound of my pounding heart.
"Ah,ah,ah. The girl is rightfully mine. I signed a contract with our dear Rumpelstiltskin. The contract is as legal as can be. And binding. Leave me to my business Mary-Margaret, the girl is not your concern." Regina snarled in response to the interruption.
To my amazement Mary-Margaret didn't back down. "Regina, that girl is my daughter and I want you to let. Her. Go." the look on Mary-Margaret's face made my heart constrict with hope that I'd live through this.
"Oh look who's got their memory back. Too bad it's so awfully late in the game Snow." and it was with that, that Regina pressed the knife into my neck and jerked. Blood spurted from my neck as I fell forward, my eyes locked on my mother's. The darkness swirled around me and Graham's face came into my vision right before my eyes closed forever.
MPOV:
"Emma! No! Emma no! Hold on, we're getting help, please hold on. Emma!" I screamed shoving past Regina to get to Emma. I picked her up and cradled her as best I could. She fell out of consciousness but slipped back in.
"Mo...m. I... Sorr...y." she gasped, blood spurting everywhere in the process. She tried to say something else but choked as she coughed up blood.
"Shhh... Shhh... It's okay. You don't have to apologize. You're going to be okay." I said, tears streaming down my face in rivers as I tried to soothe her. She cried too, blood tinged tears as she coughed up more blood, and I couldn't do anything but smooth her hair down and pray that help would be here in time. Her eyes fluttered erratically as she tried to focus on me, but she coughed more blood onto me and herself before her breathing slowed. Tears poured down my face and onto her as she finally let go.
