Emma Swan couldn't deny that she felt sorry for locking Regina up. Not because she liked Regina, but because she had seen the devastation on Claire's face. Even if what the young girl was saying seemed sketchy, Emma didn't want her to be alone. She was a kid. So the Charmings had done what they always do, took pity. They all but forced Claire to stay with them. If things had been normal Claire would have loved to spend time with them, but things weren't normal and she didn't want this. She just wanted to fix things. If only her father was here, maybe he'd be able to help.
"Do you want some soup?" Snow asks sitting beside Claire on the sofa. Claire shakes her head. After a moment of silence, Snow speaks again. "Did Regina and I really make amends?"
"You did." Claire answers shortly.
"Tell me." Snow presses in a begging tone. Claire looks at her step sister, looking for any sign that Snow was getting her memories back, but there was none. Maybe this was what she had to do, she had to GIVE them their memories.
"I don't know all the details," Claire admits. "But after Henry started coming around, you all did too. She saved you all on numerous occasions and I think deep down, you both just wanted a loving family. When Regina and Robin found me, I wanted nothing to do with them at first. I hurt my mother deeply. After a while I called and asked for another chance, which they quickly gave. My mother came to you and apologized for everything that had happened. I found out some of what my mother did in her past and I ran. To you. You helped me realize that she may have made mistakes but she was trying to make up for them and turning away from her was not the answer. Snow….you and my mother got to be close again. You had the relationship you always wanted." Snow stares at the young girl, knowing she wasn't lying or trying to manipulate her.
"I wish I remembered." Snow says sadly. Yeah, me too. Claire thinks to herself.
It was about midnight when Claire wakes up screaming, knowing something was wrong. She had to get to Regina. She could feel it in her gut...the same feeling she felt before the curse. Emma and the Charmings come running in to see what happened and Claire begs them to take her to the station. Despite the hesitation, none of them could calm the teen. They all knew taking her to see Regina would be the only way. They'd show her that everything was okay and that Regina was not in any sort of danger. Unfortunately for them...they were wrong. Gold had marked her. The wraith would be coming after her. Once they decide to send it through the portal they attempt to send Henry and Claire to Ruby but Claire flat out refused.
"I'm staying here." She'd said with such authority that no one dare argued. When the figure came the managed to force it into the portal, but not before it pulled Claire in too. Regina screams as she watches her daughter be pulled into another realm. She wasn't letting her go alone.
"Regina no!" Emma commands. "Think about Henry."
"Take care of him." Regina replies before jumping in after her daughter.
They land with a thud. Surprisingly though, they were both okay. Claire looks around at the unfamiliar place before realizing, she's in the Enchanted Forest, which was where her father was. She wasn't sure if that made her hopeful or terrified or maybe both. Her parents were destined to be together but that didn't mean it was going to be easy and it didn't mean either of them would listen to her.
"Are you okay?" Regina asks pulling Claire from her thoughts.
"I think so." Claire answers with a small smile. "We should get a move on though, find somewhere safe." Regina nods and they rise to their feet. They start making their way through the woods, Claire assumed they were going to Regina's palace. Would people recognize her as the Evil Queen? Claire prayed that they wouldn't and that they could get back to Storybrooke. Then she realized, maybe no one wanted them back. No one would be fighting for them like they had when it was Emma and Snow that went through. Henry had told Claire, that Regina had helped save them.
"STOP!" A voice calls. Claire and Regina turn to see a man with an arrow. A merry man who Claire didn't know. "You're coming with me." Claire turns to Regina and silently tells her that they should listen to him. Claire knew Regina's first instinct would be to use magic and turn this archer to ash but Claire knew better. Besides, if her hunch was right, this man would lead the two to Robin and Roland. Regina looks at her daughter's pleading face and sighs in agreement, mentally noting that she was going soft.
They walk for quite some time before they arrive at a camp. The man tells them in a threatening voice to stay put. They do as they're told even though Claire knows how much it pisses her mother off. After what feels like forever the man comes back and behind him was…
"Claire! Regina!"
"Dad!" Claire exclaims rushing forward and throwing herself into her father's arms before bursting into tears. He remembered, he knew who she was. She wasn't alone anymore.
"Oh my darling, what happned?" He asks stroking her hair as he hugs her tightly.
"Some sort of time curse. No one in Storybrooke remembers, they think the first curse just broke." Claire explains pulling out of the hug and turning to her mother. "Mom, she didn't know who I was."
"Wait...you're Claire's father?" Regina asks, everything about this man seemed so familiar to her and yet….she didn't know him.
"Regina…." Robin says in shock. Before he can say anything else a small shape runs past him and wraps himself around Regina's legs.
"Mama!" Roland exclaims happily. Regina looks down and tries to reamin calm. Claire's heart breaks when she sees her mother had no idea who this boy is.
"Roland...uhm….Mama is….well…" Robin attempts to explain.
"You don't know me?" The youngin asks sadly. Claire steps in and picks her brother up.
"It's okay Ro, we're going to fix this." She says, this time with much more hope than before.
"Yes," Regina says suddenly. She wants this, she wants her family, she wants to remember. "We will."
