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Alone in her thoughts was how Regina was spending most of her evenings since Robin's untimely passing. It wasn't the best way to spend her time, but it was all she could bring herself to do. When she wasn't at the office researching the crystal, she was at her home in front of the computer trying to come up with a way to bring Robin back from the untimely fate that Hades had handed him. If she wasn't glued to her computer trying to find a way to help him, then she was thinking about him and the wonderful times that they had shared. Even though thinking about Robin hurt, it made her smile to think about the conversations that they had which brought them together.

Robin: So are you gonna tell me what's in that letter you've been staring at?

Regina: What letter?

Robin: This one? I'm a pickpocket by trade. I spent many years learning hot to rob from magicians.

Regina: You're lucky I'm saving my strength for that witch.

Robin: I think deep down you actually want to talk about what's in here.

Regina: What makes you think you know me so well?

Robin: Well, for one thing, I'd be charred to a crisp by now if you didn't.

Regina: True.

The conversation about the letter from her mother was the first time that Regina had ever been challenged by someone who lived a life completely opposite of her and making that fact very obvious to her, but also someone who was truly looking out for her best interest and safety. The fact that he cared so much without actually knowing her brought a smile to her face. Part of her had always thought that he was far too handsome to burn to a crisp just because he had managed to best her and get ahold of the letter she had been keeping a secret from everyone.

Deep in thought about Robin and their relationship, Regina never heard the front door open and shut as Henry came in to check on how she was doing.

"Hey, Mom!" Henry said happily as he entered the living room where Regina was hiding out for the evening.

"Henry, hi," Regina responded after she regained her composure from the slight scare of her son's unplanned visit, "You scared me half to death. I didn't know you were coming over so early this evening."

"Well after I finished helping Hook, I went and saw Violet a little bit ago, so I thought I'd come home and do some more research on the Olympian crystal for the night, I see you've already started your research."

Regina laughed, "Yeah I have, but I haven't gotten very far. How did it go with Hook?"

Henry sat down beside her, "It went well, I think Emma is really going to love it. Do you mind if I give it a go?"

Regina nodded with a smile and her son took the computer from her lap and typed something into the search bar. Regina wasn't sure what he had typed because she wasn't paying attention to what he was doing because her mind had drifted back to Robin.

No matter what she did, she couldn't take her mind off of Robin. Even though he was completely obliterated by the crystal and they had buried his lifeless body, she still felt his presence everywhere. Some days it felt like he was standing right beside her holding her hand as she walked. She would turn around to look for him some days when it felt like he was right behind her and he was nowhere to be found. Just the essence of his presence.

There was one day when she thought she saw him, but it was just someone who had a similar build and facial features. She had shouted out his name and no one turned around. She just felt like a hand had been placed on her shoulder, but there was no one there.

Little did Regina know that Robin had been there. His body was gone, but his soul never disappeared. When Hades threatened to attack Regina, Robin stepped in between the two which led to his death. Since he had sacrificed his body, it had been buried as though he never existed. However his soul was left to roam aimlessly among the earth. He was not sure how exactly any of this worked and he was hoping that Henry and Regina would be able to find a way to bring him back to life. The only problem was that they both believed him to be completely dead. They had no idea his soul was still around.

Robin was not sure how exactly the whole situation worked either. As soon as the lighting hit him and his body hit the floor, Robin was suddenly looking down at his own body. He was looking at a lifeless body and watching the tears stream down Regina's face as she watched the lightning form of him disappear in a cloud of smoke. His spirit reached out to touch Regina's face, but there was no reaction from her other than tears. She couldn't see him, but he could see her. She couldn't feel him, but he could feel her. He called out to her to let her know that he was still there, but she couldn't hear him. It was a fate worse than death. He could see everything that was going on around him to the people he loved and cared about, but he could not do anything about it and that hurt him.

So far googling the crystal was coming up empty. All Regina and Henry could find was the history of the stupid thing. They found links to articles about people on which it had been used, but nothing about how to reverse its effects.

Henry began to think that maybe their only option would be for him to rewrite Robin Hood's story. He knew that the apprentice had lied to him when he said there was no way to bring someone back from the dead, but he wasn't sure what would happen if he wrote Robin alive again. He didn't know if he wrote Robin back to life, then maybe Hook would disappear again. That would bring him back to where he already was, jus with his other mother.

The words of Mr. Gold floated into his mind, "All magic comes with a price." It was an eerie thought which made him shiver, but at the same time it was the only option that he thought that he had. Unless of course he could talk to Mr. Gold and see what knowledge he had of the crystal and how it worked. Unfortunately, no one had seen or heard from Gold since they returned from New York.

Regina was starting to think that maybe time travel was her only option. She didn't want to dishearten Henry by giving up, but they just hadn't found anything that would work. She knew she needed to talk to Zelena, but she hadn't been seen or heard from since Robin died and she had taken baby girl Robin away with her. With Hades gone, Regina knew the baby was somewhat safe, but for the sake of the baby and her own sanity she needed to find her sister.

Robin sat down beside Regina looking at the computer screen, he wished he could get a message across to them. He wanted them to look into spirits hanging around after their bodies have been buried, so that maybe he could understand what was going on. However he wasn't sure of the strength that he had. Robin decided that after Regina and Henry went to bed, he would try to use the computer himself to try and leave a clue to them as to what to look for or to let them know he was still around. Until then he hoped that no one made any rash decisions on what they were going to do because knowing the two of them, they had some over the top ideas to bring him back to life.

"So how's Violet?" Regina asked curiously while Henry stared intently at the screen. It weird for her to think of her son dating, but he was a growing young man so there wasn't much she could say against it. From what she knew about Violet, Regina thought she made a wonderful first girlfriend for Henry. It was nice to see him so happy. However at the same time, it was hard to think of her little boy growing up and venturing into the dating world.

"She's good. We are going out to dinner tomorrow night," Henry said with a smile on his face. His cheeks blushed just slightly as he talked about his dinner plans with his mother. It was a new feeling that he wasn't quite used to just yet. Although he figured that he better get used to it because he knew that Emma and Snow would have their own questions as well. Also, he figured that Hook and charming would have their questions, too.

Robin sat on the couch beside Regina just listening to her talk with Henry about his love life and couldn't help but smile. He wished he could join in the conversation as well. He knew that Henry was in good hands though. Charming and Hook made wonderful male influences for him, but he just wished he could be one as well. Every young boy should know how to shoot a bow and arrow, although, he knew that Snow could teach him how to do that almost better than Robin could.

"Somehow I need to tell them that I'm here," Robin said to himself. He thought to himself about what he could do to get their attention, but he did not want to scare them. At least if he could communicate with them, then they could start looking into what could have possibly allowed his soul to stay behind and not disappear into the oblivion.

Regina and Henry continued to scroll through the thousands of results that Google came up with about the crystal, but found absolutely nothing helpful. Sure they found information about Hades and Zeus. They even found articles that talked about Zeus threatening Hades with the crystal. They found out how the crystal came to be, but they couldn't find anything that could help them bring Robin back.

"I'm sorry, Mom," Henry whispered softly. He ran his hands over his face and through his hair. He was frustrated with the lack of information that was available on the internet. Surely there should have been more online if only Henry knew where to look. The thought of going back to New York perked his interest. Maybe he could get back there one afternoon soon to look into those books a little bit more.

"Don't apologize, Henry. If we were meant to find something I'm sure we would have found it by now," Regina said with a sigh. She knew how upset Henry was that they hadn't found anything while they were looking, but she also knew that it was getting rather late and they both had a long day ahead of them tomorrow. The town census was scheduled to start at ten am sharp which meant they had to start setting up around eight.

"Alright, I think it's time that we give this research a break and head off to bed. Tomorrow morning is going to come awfully quick," Regina joked with a smile.

Henry nodded in agreement and kissed his mother on the cheek before he headed off to bed.

"Good night, Mom," he said with a smile as he walked upstairs.

"Good night, Henry," she said with one last smile as she watched him head upstairs. She sighed to herself as she slid the computer back onto the table. She just wished that Robin was here to kiss good night and then curl up in bed together.

"Good night, Robin," she whispered hoping that somewhere his spirit heard her voice. Suddenly she felt as though an arm was wrapped around her shoulder to comfort her. She shivered at the sensation.

"I wish you were here," she said absentmindedly as she walked towards her bedroom. The smile slowly faded away from her face.

"Good night, Regina. I wish I could hold you all night long," Robin said even though he couldn't be heard. He glanced down at the table and an idea struck him. He opened up a new document on the computer and proceeded to put his idea into motion.

Written on the screen to be found the next morning: "I'm still here. - RH"

"Now," he thought to himself, "it's only just a matter of time."