The usual disclaimers.

Previously

Emma Swan kissed Regina Mills. Hard. In front of Tinkerbell. And her mom, Snow White.

When the kiss broke, Emma expected a myriad of things from her mother. Crying. Screaming, Blind anger. But this was something she did not expect.

"Well...it's about time!"

Chapter 4

Regina Mills did not know what to believe less. The fact that the daughter of the woman that Regina held responsible for the demise of her true love just laid the most magnificent kiss ever or her lips...or the woman Regina held responsible for the demise of her true love cheering it on.

Emma Swan was non-plussed as well. It isn't everyday a girl hears those three little words. Especially when those words came from someone she regarded not too long ago as enemy.

"Say. That. Again." Regina truly wanted to know if she really did hear those words of encouragement from Snow White.

"It's... about...time !" Snow re-delivered those words.

Both the Evil Queen and the Saviour were about to comment on why a woman who supposedly hated the former happy as hell to see her deep kissing the latter. But before words from either came from their lips, Snow spoke out.

"Look, Regina, we may not be...well...close. And we may never be. And I know our history and I'm not going to rehash it. And, Emma, you know I loved you even before I knew I was your mother...and you were and are, outside of Red, my closest friend. Besides, we all know why we are here, and we ARE going to save Henry. But for the sake of the gods, you would have to be BLIND to not figure out what was going on!"

Tinkerbell stood with an oddly knowing smile while Snow continued: "I've seen the way you look at each other, the way you circle each other...I mean./..when you guy fight it's like...me and Charming! When we first got together we were bickering all...the ...time!...

"But, we loved each other...it just took time. It's the same you guys...you yell so much that you didn't realized how much you cared for each other...

And the White Queen went on: "I saw you in that mine when you killed the trigger...I mean , when you both put your powers to kill the trigger, it formed a heart...a heart! There are signs, guys! Not to mention the look two had when you were done..."

Emma remembered; the look on Regina's face...in her eyes.. when she told the Queen that they did it...Regina exclaimed "Yes we did!" It was pure joy. Emma had never seen such joy on any face for any reason. One had to wonder if Tamara and Greg didn't take Henry, what type of family reunion could have occurred..

Then then we moved closer to the astonished pair, and Snow placed her hands on Regina's and looked in to the former mayor's eyes: "Believe it or not...I wanted our war to end. Maybe it has. Maybe this thing that has happened has brought us together...and maybe to our senses. I want you to be happy." Then she said the exact words to her daughter. And then she stepped away.

Tinkerbell was simply beaming at this. "I told you Reggie...the tattoo...that kiss...it all fits..."

It was all Regina could take at that point. She held up her hands and said "Hold it! Look...I don't know what this is. I'm...I'm..."

"Scared, Reggie?" Tink had never seen a movie, but if she did, she had seen this one before. And the fairy definitely wanted this one to end differently. "I know...we're both scared, girl...but maybe this is the time for all of us to stop running. Maybe..." Tink then grabbed hold of the clasped hands of Regina and Emma. "...maybe this time...is the time..." Then the fairy softly kissed, first, Regina, then Emma, softly on the lips and stepped away.

"You do know that if a fairy kisses you...you have been blessed," Snow offered. And the Sheriff and the Mayor sat on that log and contemplated what they had heard.

"We need to concentrate on Henry," Emma told Regina, "..then when we rescue him, and we all return to Storybrooke, and we tuck him in his own bed and say goodnight, then we can start to figure this out."

Regina Mills was never this humble. "That would be a good thing, Emma.

And so the pair got off the log and the four made their way back to camp, where David and Killian were waiting...and probably trying to kill each other.

Emma and Regina led the way, not noticing Snow and Tink behind...looking at each other with smirks of knowledge.

The next few days we those of preparation, marked by a poisoned-tipped arrow that found it's way to David. The would-be king did his best to hide the situation, but he was dying and he knew it. But it was the pirate, of all people who saved the king's life.

Emma was very grateful to Hook for what he did...grateful enough that she gave the Captain a very passionate kiss...almost as passionate as the one she gave Regina earlier. David smirked, Regina just looked without emotion. And Snow and Tink both seemed...concerned.

Later, the women captured one of the Lost Boys. Regina wanted to rip the boy's heart out...but not to kill him. Possessing a heart controls it's owner. And there was something Regina wanted that boy to do. Snow warned that if they did that, Emma would be crossing the line between good and evil, but Emma pointed when it came to Henry, that line does not exist. Regina echoed that sentiment, and with that, the Evil Queen did an extreme cardio bypass on a Lost Boy.

Later, almost robotically, the boy returned to Pan's camp and gave a half of a mirror to a dejected Henry. However, dejection turned into jubilation when that mirror showed both his moms, on a united front. And when he saw his mom mouth the words "We...love...you.,"

Henry's heart soared. And not a moment too soon...Henry's discouragement almost allowed Pan to have the boy's soul. But now, his moms were coming to save him.

His two badass moms.

Back at the compound of Operation Save Henry, unknown to the two mothers communicating to their son with the other half of the mirror, was a pixie-ish blonde in a green-leaf dress, looking upon two women with the broadest smiles. As they smiled, the blonde pixie smiled as well...especially when the dark-haired woman mouthed "We love you" into the compact. At that, Tinkerbell literally skipped back to the main camp...she could not fly...at least right now...but she was happy that, for once, she may have actually done the right thing.

TBC

Yes I did slip a bit of 3x5 in there, though it may not have played exactly as I wrote it down...but we're getting ready for the payoff.

The word that marked the last chapters reviews was "unexpected." I hope that part of that was answered in this chapter, but the real answer will be given in the final chapter...and that is coming up soon.

Also keep those reviews coming, especially the detailed ones.

Be seeing you.