OUAT Season 5, Episode 12

Ok, so, I actually got a lot more responses than I thought I would on my episode 11 and truthfully, I would have written an episode 12 anyway so, without any further ado….

Scene 1: Emma, Mary Margaret, David and Henry all emerge in the Underworld, which looks like a dystopian Storybrooke, they're at outside the library, the clocktower has fallen down, its hands pointed to 8:15, Everybody is still weeping, Emma glances back through the portal, taking one last look at Regina's still body before the portal closes. Mary Margaret gently rests a hand on her shoulder, smiling sadly at her.

MM: Don't worry Emma, we'll find her!

Emma: How can you be so sure?

David: We're Charmings remember, it's what we do.

Emma: (Nodding her head) I know, I know. (Looking to Henry) C'mon Kid, let's find our Regina. (Forcing a smile) Also, we're going to need a code name…

Henry: (Beaming) How about….

He gets interrupted as a loud growl pierces everyone's ears, and a giant black dog with three heads comes charging towards them, its mouths foaming, as it bares its teeth. The heroes bare there weapons.

Emma: (Shouting over the noise) What the hell is that thing?

MM: It's Cerberus!

Emma: (Incredulous) Seriously!

Cerberus swipes a huge paw at Emma, she dodges it, but its claw skimmed her stomach, leaving a scratch.

Henry: Ma! You ok?

Emma: Yeah kid, just a scratch. Fight now, ask later right?

Cerberus swipes another hug paw at her which she dodges, and Mary Margaret plunges her sword into it, pinning it to the kerb, and causing the dog to howl.

MM: (Growling, in her adrenalin pumped state) Right!

David makes quick work of pinning the other forepaw to the kerb with his sword, drawing another ear-splitting howl from the creature, then Emma freezes the dog's heads with her magic whilst Henry rushes its torso, plunging his sword into its chest. The dog falls onto its side, defeated.

Emma and Henry embrace.

Henry: (Laughing and breathless) Operation Hercules…I think we should call it… Operation Hercules.

Scene 2: Regina awakens in what seems like her bed, and tries to sit up, wincing at the pain in her stomach and she slowly remembers her sacrifice. She hears familiar voices arguing downstairs and she listens to them intently, trying to figure out who they belong to.

Voice 1: (Hysterical) What on earth was she thinking? Playing hero to those- those heroes?!

Regina: (Gasping) Mother?

Cora: And after they all turned on her, after Snow White herself had the gall to kill me!

Voice 2: Now now, we always knew that our little girl was meant for greatness, and you were the one that turned them against her, trying to break her, just as you always have!

Regina: (A sad smile gracing her lips) Daddy.

Cora: I had to, she wouldn't have wanted me otherwise, and she already tried killing me, twice!

Henry Sr.: And you have questions as to why that is? I only ever wanted her to be happy, but you wreaked that happiness for your own social gain!

Regina had heard enough, so she got out of bed, and changed into her best pantsuit and descended the stairs all whilst listening to excuses of 'I didn't have a heart' and 'well she actually DID kill me' from Cora and Henry Sr. respectively. And she enters the study…

Regina: (Commanding, in her best evil queen voice.) Enough!

Cora and Henry Sr. look to their daughter. They are stood quite close together, heads almost touching and both smiling. Those smiles fade into worry and their shoulders slump in shame as Regina stalks towards them, and the fire in her eyes makes them part and stand back as she brushes past them, reaching for the decanter of whiskey in its usual place. She pours herself a glass and takes a long, slow sip, her eyes closed as she drinks, still facing the wall instead of her parents. Finally she turns back round, her teeth bared as she acknowledges her parents.

Regina: (upset) Isn't it enough that I died, never having my happy ending, without you here to remind me why?!

Cora: Regina, I…

Regina: Oh, save it mother!

Henry Sr.: (Softly) Regina... (Steps cautiously towards his daughter and gently puts a hand on her shoulder. She turns into him and he hugs her tightly, cupping her head with one hand whilst his other gently rubs her back and she sobs into his chest.) I know sweetheart, I know. It hurts, but its ok to cry now, you are so strong.

Cora stands there, astounded at how well Henry comforts their daughter, and saddened by the fact her daughter will never need her that way.

Regina: (Sobbing) I'm so sorry daddy!.. I thought I had to… I'm so so sorry.

Henry: Hush child, its ok, its ok.

Regina: I just wanted to find my happiness.

Scene 3: The heroes are sat, nursing there wounds from the battle with Cerberus and trying to come up with a plan.

Emma: Ok, so where do we look first? This place looks a lot like Storybrooke so we should search everywhere where Regina would usually be right?

MM: Right, so, where is that exactly?

Henry: Home, The loft, Granny's and The Town Hall… And, the book room in the sorcerer's mansion?

David: Also, maybe we should search the lake first, since that's the last place we saw her.

MM: Good thinking, ok so I'll go with David to the mansion and Emma and Henry go to the lake.

Emma: No, we aren't splitting up. We've already been attacked once, and I won't lose another member of my family.

MM nods, understanding completely now the feelings that Emma has for Regina.

Emma: Ok then, let's go to the lake.

Scene 4: The heroes arrive at the lake, and search every inch of the area surrounding it, going through shrubbery, searching the woods and rocks, calling Regina's name. They all return to the meeting point, Henry, David and MM still look hopeful but Emma is feeling deflated.

Emma: She isn't here.

MM: There are still a few places she could be Emma. It's important that we don't lose hope.

Emma: I know, it's just hard when the woman who I… (She pauses, realising her almost slip) owe so much, is out there and we have no idea where, or even if we can take her back to Storybrooke with us once we do find her!

MM: You can't think like that. We can do this Emma, YOU can do this.

Henry: Yeah, Ma, come on, we'll find her, and then, we're going to bring her home, just like you did with me in Neverland, and we did with you in the Enchanted Forest when you turned into the dark one.

Emma: Ok, let's keep looking. The mansion?

Scene 5: Regina doesn't know what happened, only that one minute she was standing with her parents, and the next minute they were lying on the floor, seemingly fast asleep, so now she was rushing around her home, trying desperately to concoct some antidote, because obviously she already tried to kiss them awake. But then came a knock at her door. She approached it cautiously, not knowing who could be there. She opened the door, and stood there was a man with flaming hair, a pale complexion, and dark clothes with a fire in his eyes.

Regina: What the hell are you supposed to be?

Hades: (Nasally voice, smarmy) Regina, baby! I'm Hades, lord of the underworld, king of darkness. And apparently I owe a lot of my customers to your handiwork, it's a pleasure to finally meet you!

He forcefully grabs her hand and kisses it sloppily, waggling his eyebrows. She wipes the hand on her blouse, a disgusted scowl on her face.

Regina: Would you mind explaining to me then, WHY, my parents are asleep on the floor of my study?

Hades: Well, you see, I wanted to see about making a deal with you, and I don't like doing my deals in public so I had to have them put to sleep, don't worry though, they'll wake up as soon as you either agree to the deal or disagree. Alright tuts?

Regina: That all depends on the deal.

Hades: Straight to the chase, I always liked that about you Queeny, you always want to get straight to the point. Its admirable, really it is, I always thought that…

Regina: (Interrupting and snapping) Get on with it!

Hades: Alright, alright, so there's a certain individual in the Overworld, goes by the name of Meg, not important, what is important is that she got stolen from me by an athlete no less, and they got married, had kids and lived the business years ago. You agree to slip him this potion, which will kill him and all the males in his line, and I'll let you go back there, no questions asked.

Regina: (Smirking knowingly, sarcastically) Oh,so all I have to do to go back to Storybrooke is slip him this potion? And there is absolutely no other way of getting back to that world?

Hades: Unless you got a true love that would literally walk through hell for you, not a chance.

Regina: Well then…

Scene 6: All the heroes are stood outside the door of 108 Mifflin street and Have been listening to what was going on inside. Emma bursts through the door, sword drawn in one hand, a fireball in the other, Henry followed behind with his sword, then Mary Margaret with bow and arrow and David with a sword. Regina and Hades both look to them astounded.

Emma: Sorry to speak on Regina's behalf, but she does NOT accept your deal.

Regina: Emma..?

Emma: (Beaming at Regina, sarcastically) Sorry we took so long, there was a traffic jam on the River Styx. We've come to take you home.

Hades: If you're so good at eavesdropping you would've heard that only her true love can take her home.

Regina: Emma..?

Emma: (Sincerely. Taking Regina's hands) Regina… I'm not good at saying this, I haven't had a lot of people to say it to. But I've literally been through hell for you. Twice. And, just in case actions don't actually speak louder than words, I love you, and I've come to take you home.

Regina: (Incredulous) You love me? (Turning to David and Mary Margaret.) And you're ok with this?

MM: I know, it's a lot to take in, and there's a lot of history there, but if you can sacrifice yourself for my daughter, I'd say you were more than worthy of her love.

Regina: (Turning back to Emma) You actually love me?

Emma: (Grinning) Crazy, right?

Regina kisses Emma and a bright light emits from them, Hades flies into a fit of rage as Cora and Henry Sr. wake up.

Emma: (Gasping) Wow!

Henry Jr. rushes to his mothers hugging them both tightly.

Cora: (Looking at Regina) So, the saviour is your true love?

Henry Sr.: (Seeing his daughter's smile) It appears so, (Smiling at Henry Jr.) and who might this young man be?

Henry Jr.: My name is Henry Mills, I'm your grandson!

Hades: (Ruining the moment, hes turned red and is flaming so much it doesn't seem like he's going to calm down he screeches) Enough!

Everybody, startled, turns to the man.

Hades: I've had it with all this Happy Sappy crap. Time for a bit of blood and gore in my opinion, if you want to get back home to your happily ever after, you have to defeat ME!