Author's note: Surprise! Here's the next chapter! :) As with the last chapter, I'd like to state that I do not own Once Upon a Time or the characters in it. I do; however, own this idea and the character of Rosaline…

I hope I'm not asking too much of you, but hang in there a little longer. In a just a few more chapters you'll know the deal of what is happening with Elsa and why exactly she believes Regina has wronged her. In the next chapter, we will also get a talk between Regina and Robin that has been a little overdue I think. Anyways; hope you're enjoying this story. Happy reading!

"We go see Rumple. He'll know what must be done."

The television had a little static before it began to display another picture.

Rosaline's Memories

Regina walked up to the castle with her three children. She knocked on the door.

"Rumple! Rumpelstiltskin! I must speak with you at once!"

Belle answered the door and saw their worried faces.

"Regina? What's going on?"

Rumple appeared behind Belle.

"I've been expecting you, dearie."

"You knew that this was going to happen? And you didn't warn us!? My children and I could have been killed!"

"Calm down, your majesty. I didn't know what exactly was going to happen to your family, but I knew something was going to happen. Care to fill me in on what that was? I take it, it was enough to keep your dear husband back at your castle?"

Tears sprang to Regina's eyes once again at the mention of Robin.

"Robin is…."

She never finished her sentence. Henry could see that this was very difficult for his mother, so he tried to help.

"We were attacked a little while ago, by an ice sorceress. And Robin was frozen solid."

"And ice sorceress? What did this woman look like?" Rumple asked.

"She had fair skin, piercing and cold blue eyes, she wore a blue gown, and had a blonde braid that sat on one of her shoulders," Roland supplied.

Rumple had a flash of what looked like shock, then annoyance and his face.

"Elsa," he grumbled.

"You know this witch?" Regina asked.

"I did… At a time."

"Well what does she want from my family?"

"I imagine she remembers what I said to her before I sentenced her into eternal imprisonment in my downstairs vault."

Regina could feel her temper rising. Rumple was the cause of this? Well, then he was damn well going to fix it!

"And what did you tell her?" Regina asked.

"She had come to me looking for her sister, Anna, I think it was. And I told her that if she had entered this world from another land, the person to see about it, would be the queen, you."

"If that's all you said, why does she want my head on a plate?"

"That I do not know, dearie."

"Perhaps I could help with that part?" Belle spoke up for the first time.

Everyone turned to her.

"I know, of this Elsa. She is the queen of a land called Arendelle. She did indeed come here looking for her sister that came a few weeks before her and never returned home."

"How do you know this?" Regina asked.

"Because I met her when she came to see Rumple." She stopped for a second to look at her husband.

"She told me that she was going to see the queen as soon as possible, so I directed her to the castle. She came back a few days later, very distraught and certainly much more angry and deadly than the first time. That's when Rumple imprisoned her into the vase. I assumed she became that way because of something you did or said to her. She kept talking about how a witch was holding her sister captive and denying her release."

"That was not me, I assure you. I have never seen this woman before today." Regina looked to Belle.

"If what you're saying is true, perhaps mama can simply talk to her, see if I can reason with her, as she have done nothing wrong," Rose said.

"Oh, darling. I'm afraid I don't think it will be that simple. This Elsa is too far-gone, blinded by anger and revenge, trust me… I know these things."

"I don't think it can hurt to try. Maybe she'll see that it was just a misunderstanding."

"So… what are we supposed to do in the meantime? Sit around and wait for another deadly attack?" Roland asked.

"No. You three are going to go stay with Snow, Charming, Killian, and Emma for the time being. If it's me she wants, I want you three to be safe, as far away from me as possible."

"But mom-" they all said at once.

"No buts! I am not going to put you three in danger any longer. We are leaving for the other castle right now. Thank you for the assistance Rumple, Belle. You two be careful. If this, Elsa, is truly out for revenge, she might come here too."

"We'll be on guard. Thank you Regina; take your children to safety. And best of luck to you." Belle offered.

"Wait…" Rose spoke up again. "What about my daddy?"

Belle looked down and Rosaline with sadness in her eyes.

"I'm sorry, dear. Elsa has told me of what her magic can do. I'm afraid if your father is already frozen completely solid, there is no way to reverse it."

At this news, Rosaline and Regina both let tears slip from their eyes and Roland and Henry looked down, clearly upset. Regina wiped her tears, determined to be strong for her children.

"Come children. We must go. I promise I'll find a way to save your father. No matter what it takes."

With that, Regina and her three children disappeared in a cloud of purple smoke and reappeared in Snow and Charming's castle. Regina explained the situation to them, then left her children with a tearful goodbye and went off in search of a way to stop Elsa.

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Back to the Present

The memories once again, faded away and everyone looked around the room. They sat in silence for a few seconds before Rose spoke up.

"You must have decided that the only way to stop her and save daddy was to go back in time and stop her sooner. You returned a few days later saying you needed me to be your big girl and do a very important mission. You told me that you tried talking to her; tried offering her help, to teach her how to control her magic. But she refused and was unwilling to listen. I remember you telling Snow that you had no other choice. That this was the only way."

"I suppose that I knew I would die while casting this spell, which is why I didn't go back in time myself." Regina said.

"Yes. I assume you did. But you told me you had faith in me, that I could do it. And I won't let you and daddy down. I'm here to change that future."

Regina smiled at her daughter. She was so young, and so brave. She had hoped that she could protect her children from any kind of stressful experience like this. She knew what it felt like to have a mother who put far too much pressure on her daughter. She never wanted to be that kind of mother.

"I believe we can do this Rosie. I promise I'm going to do all I can to fix the future for you. So you and Henry and Roland don't have to go through this."

Rosie hugged her mother and rested her head on her chest. The room was quiet for what seemed like hours while everyone took everything in.

"Okay? So… Is Elsa already here in Storybrooke? Or are we to find her back in the Enchanted forest?" Snow asked and she bounced her baby in her arms.

"She's already here. She was a stowaway on Killian and Emma's time travel trip." Rose answered. Hook and Emma looked at each other and then back at everyone else in the room.

"Alright, well… This is already easier than the Zelena situation. At least we know who we're looking for," Charming said.

"But the question is… How do we go about finding her? And what must we do to stop her?" Killian asked.

Everyone looked to Regina who was still embracing her daughter.

"Maybe, now that we know she has a hatred for Regina…" Emma started, "We could use that to bring her to us. Maybe if we get Regina as out in the open as possible, she won't be able to resist attacking her, and we'll be able to capture her."

"That's a good idea Emma, except for the fact that Regina would need constant protection and watching over for that plan to work." Robin jumped in.

"And Rosie would need to stay out of sight completely. We must act as if we never saw her; she was never here."

"But mom! I want to help!"

"I know you do dear, but we can't risk Elsa recognizing you as my daughter. She would grow suspicious and we may not have time to stop her."

Rose knew that she was right, but she just wanted to make sure they succeeded. If they didn't, who know what would happen to them in the future.

"It isn't the best plan. But it seems like it'll have to do for now. I'm on board." Regina stated.

"Alright then everyone! Let's work out shifts of who is to keep an eye on Regina and when. We should start first thing tomorrow morning and continue until we find Elsa," Emma declared.

"I'll take first watch," Charming spoke up.

Regina looked over at him with an appreciative look because she knew Robin was probably seconds away from volunteering. She still loved Robin, that was obvious, but she didn't know if she was ready to reconcile just yet.

"Well, then I'll leave the baby with Emma take the next one, tomorrow afternoon." Snow said.

"That will work. When dad gets back, I'll give the baby to him and Hook and I will take the late night shift."

"I guess that leaves me with the early morning?" Robin asked.

"Guess so, and then the next day, we'll start all over again."

"You really think this will work?" Regina asked. "You know I'm capable of taking care of myself."

"Not if you don't see her coming," Hook reminded her.

"Fine. But who is to keep an eye on Rosie?"

"What if we leave her with Blue and Tink, at the convent?" Snow suggested.

Regina thought for a minute. That did sound like a good idea. She had no doubts that her daughter could take care of herself, but from what she saw of her, she was also very valiant and was willing to jump in whenever someone needed help, even when it meant danger for her. Regina kind of liked the idea of Rose being with other people who had magic and where able to protect her if something was to happen.

"Would you be okay with that Rosie? Did you meet the fairies in the future?" Regina asked.

"Oh yes. You and Tinkerbelle are very close friends and she was even a bridesmaid in your wedding." Rose smiled.

"So it's settled then. Tomorrow we start 'operation smoke out,' and we drop Rose off with the fairies."

"I think you're forgetting one thing love." Hook said to Emma. "Even if we do find this snow queen, how exactly are we going to capture her? If she's as powerful as the queen's daughter suggests, it won't be easy."

"Well, I'm open to suggestions."

Emma looked around the room hoping someone would have an idea.

Regina looked deep in thought until her face contorted as if she had an epiphany.

"Wait… Rosie… you said that Rumple trapped her inside his vault, right?"

"Yes."

"Well," Regina continued, perhaps I can go to Rumple, or at the very least, his shop, and find his containment spell. With it, I can place it on any item that will close and we can trap Elsa inside until we can find a safe place to release and question her."

"Then it's settled. Tomorrow, we are a go." Emma said.

Everyone around the room nodded their understanding.