A/N: Sorry for the delay had to change a few story things but I'm back in full swing now! So much action to come!


Emma was back at Regina's. Snow, David, and Hook were there as well. Where was Regina? She left before them.

"Does the Queen have any food in the kitchen?" Hook asked.

"Regina's a mom. She always has the refrigerator stocked." Snow answered.

"Great. I'm starving. Let's raid the freezer while we wait." Emma said leading the way to the kitchen.

Emma pulled out the ice cream and didn't even bother to get a bowl she just grabbed a spoon and began eating. Snow pulled out some cold cuts and found the bread and began making sandwiches for the others. Once she'd handed them all their food, she sat next to Emma.

"How have you been?" She asked.

Emma furrowed her brow. "Um, okay."

"I mean, have you been happy? Are you and Henry happy? Do you have the life you've always wanted?" Snow asked.

"Oh um. Yeah. Henry's happy. I'm happy. Life is good. Actually, I should call Henry. I promised I would call him later."

Snow sighed in disappointment as Emma stood and walked out of the room. Would she and Emma ever have that easy mother daughter relationship she'd always dreamed of? She put her hand on her stomach. She couldn't help hoping it would be different with the new child. She was tired of everything being so hard.


Zelena watched Regina walk out of the hospital. The Queen did not look good. Zelena smiled. The town hall meeting had brightened her day. She may not have located the book yet, but everything else was going perfectly. The archer was unconscious in the hospital, the town was after Regina, and she hadn't had to do anything but sit back and watch. She frowned. Regina seemed disoriented and unfocused on her surroundings. She was definitely off her game. Zelena cackled.


Regina was lost in thought. Her head hurt. The images from her dreams hadn't stopped when Little John had woken her. They were all there. The Enchanted Forest. Flying monkeys. Rumple. She frowned. He was alive. She hadn't imagined it. So where was he? She was going to have to go find him. She felt something hit her arm. She turned and saw an apple rolling away. She scanned the street and saw a teenage boy who had clearly thrown the apple at her. She sighed. She should get home. Everyone in town still though she'd done this.

She didn't want to go home though. It wasn't really home without Henry. She wanted her son. And if she couldn't have him, she wanted to turn back and stay at the hospital with Robin. With Robin? What was wrong with her? She'd only told him she loved him because she thought they'd never remember. She hadn't meant to say it. She didn't mean it. Did she?

Suddenly she was slammed against the side of the Rabbit Hole. She winced as her head hit the wall. A wave of dizziness came over her. She should have been paying attention to her surroundings. She looked up to see who was attacking her and was met with a strong backhand hit to the face. The dizziness increased and black seeped into her vision as she collapsed.


Snow sat in the kitchen with David.

"It's been too long. What if something happened?" Snow said.

"She has magic Snow. I don't think she's the one we need to worry about." David argued.

"What if whoever cursed us found her?" Snow said.

"Let's just forget about Regina for a minute. You're really upset about Emma." David said.

"I just, I feel like she's so close but I still can't reach her." Snow said.

"I know." David answered. "Give her time. She just remembered again."

"It must be killing Regina to know Henry's so close and she still can't see him." Snow said.

This wasn't accomplishing anything. Where was Regina? They needed to keep working on the plan. He frowned. "Do you think she was telling the truth about Gold?" David asked.

"Why would she lie?" Snow asked.

"It is Regina." David said as if that was answer enough.

"No. I think she was telling the truth." Snow said.

"Maybe we should try to find him. We might need his help." David said.

Snow nodded. "Maybe we should put together a search party in the morning. It's getting a little late for that tonight."

David nodded. "I can make you some tea while we wait for Regina."

Snow smiled. "That would be lovely."

David after filling the teapot with water and putting it on the stove, he walked back to Snow. Standing behind her he began to gently massage her shoulders. She leaned her head back toward him. "It's going to be okay, Snow. We'll figure all this out."


Hook walked over to Emma. "How's the boy?"

Emma looked up from where she was sitting on Regina's couch. "He's okay. He's still mad that I won't let him come join me."

"How long until he tries to run away?" Hook asked.

Emma laughed. "A day maybe. He's running out of patience."

"Well then, we'd better get to work breaking this curse." Hook said.

Emma nodded. "How'd you find me?"

"I remembered New York. Regina told me that was the home she'd given you memories of."

"You could have lost yours. Weren't you worried about crossing the line?" Emma asked.

"I wasn't cursed the first time, so I figured I'd be safe. All I could think about was finding you." Hook said shifting closer to Emma.

She moved away. "Listen. I'm not staying. I'm going to do whatever I can to break this thing, but I have a good life. A real life with Henry. We're happy. I don't want this life here."

"Then I'll go with you and the lad." Hook said.

"I don't think I can mix the two worlds like that." Emma said. "All I want is a happy life with my son. Which I had. Until you came after me."

"Don't you ever get lonely, love?"

Emma stood abruptly. "I'm going to check on my parents."


Regina blinked her eyes open. She instinctively tried to reach for her head, which was pounding, but found her hands had been bound. Where was she?

"Ah, her majesty decided to deign us with her presence."

Jefferson. She really wasn't in the mood for this. She licked her lips and opened her mouth.

"Jefferson. We've been through this so many times. We both know you aren't going to kill me, so why I am here?" Her voice cracked with hoarseness. How long had she been out?

He moved in closer. "You took my daughter away. Again. I can't even find her. I will kill you this time. A man can only take so much. You are going to reunite me with my daughter and send us both back to the Enchanted Forest. Or you will die."

If her head hurt only a fraction less she might have found some irony in the situation, but instead she just forced out the words. "I didn't do anything. I told you all, I didn't curse you this time."

He grabbed her shoulders and slammed her into the wall. Oh, God. Her vision was swimming again. She had to get out of here. She clenched her fists behind her back. Did she have enough strength to send herself home? Maybe. Jefferson was talking again. The man was truly insane. Probably her fault. She ignored him and focused on summoning her magic. Ah. She breathed a sigh of relief as she felt the purple mist start to surround her. Her mind began to drift. She was so hungry. Had she eaten anything?


Regina landed with a thud in front of Granny's. Damn it. She got distracted. She started to stand up and felt a wave of nausea hit. Her legs were shaky. She couldn't go into Granny's like this. Not when they were all out for her head. That town hall meeting had been a stupid idea. Now not only did she have to worry about the one who cursed them, she had to worry about all the angry townspeople who were convinced she did it. She shut her eyes. She could feel her grip on consciousness fading. She had to get out of sight. And rest. She just needed to rest for a minute. Using the fence to help herself, she managed to make it to the alley behind Granny's. She sat down next to the trashcan. That should give her enough cover to rest for a moment. She felt so weak, but before she could try to figure out why, she'd fallen unconscious again.


Snow looked out the window. It was dark. "I think we should go look for her." She said.

"Snow. Regina can take care of herself. She probably just decided she didn't want to deal with us right now." David reasoned.

"I really think something's wrong, David." Snow argued.

"If she's not back in the morning, we'll go look for her and Gold." David said.

"And Neal." Emma added. "You told me Neal was in trouble and I have yet to see him." She said looking at Hook.

"No one has seen him, Emma. But that doesn't mean anything. There are lots of people we haven't seen yet. We were scattered all over Storybrooke. It will take time to find everyone." Snow said, and turned back to David imploringly. "But Regina could be in trouble. We need to look for her tonight."

"I'm not taking my pregnant wife out in the dark in this cold on a wild goose chase." He answered.

"David, I-"

"He's right. Regina is probably just brooding about Henry. Let's give it 'til morning." Hook agreed and turned to Emma. "May I escort you to your room, love?"

"Nice try. I can also take care of myself." Emma said standing.

"I don't want to leave Emma here alone." Snow said as she noticed David getting her coat.

"I'll stay with her." Hook offered. David raised his eyebrow. "Not like that, mate. I'll sleep on the coach and await the Queen's return."

Snow nodded and she and David left.

"Don't get any ideas, pirate." Emma said as she headed toward the stairs.

"Ah, well, can't blame a man for dreaming." Hook grinned. "I'll be on my best behavior."


Roland was bouncing on the bed.

"Roland, stop. Be still. You dad is injured." Mulan said.

"Daddy, can't you get up? I don't like this place. I want to go home." Roland said.

Robin sighed. Everything hurt. He felt like he'd been stomped on by a giant.

"Roland, please settle down. Daddy is tired." Robin requested. Roland stopped bouncing on the bed.

"Can we go visit Regina?" He asked Mulan lifted him off the bed.

Robin frowned. "Who is Regina?"

"She's the n-" Roland began.

"The Evil Queen." Mulan said.

Roland stuck his lip out in a pout. "She's not evil. She helped me go to sleep. She's nice."

"She's dangerous." Mulan said.

"How about we talk about it later, Roland? Daddy needs to get some sleep."

"But you just woke up." Roland said.

"Your dad is hurt, Roland. He needs to rest so he can get better." Mulan said.

"But you'll wake up again right?" Roland said.

"Of course." Robin answered.

"Promise?"

"Promise. Now why don't you go with Mulan for tonight and you can come back in the morning?" Robin said.

"I bet Regina would let me stay with her." Roland said.

"No." "No." Mulan and Robin answered at the same time.


Zelena watched the warrior woman take the little boy away and then waved her hand over the crystal ball. She smiled at Rumple stumbling around in the forest. It warmed her heart. She cackled. Just one last pawn to check on before bed. She waved her hand and Regina appeared. Was that? Yes, the mighty Queen was resting against a trashcan. So much for a worthy opponent. The Queen did not look well. Zelena's smile grew bigger. Well, it shouldn't take much more to break the pathetic little thing.


"No matter what happens, I do love you."

Henry sat up in bed. He'd been dreaming of the brunette woman again. He felt a sense of dread in the pit of his stomach. Something was wrong. He needed to go find his mom. He got out of bed and had his hand on the doorknob when a voice startled him.

"Going somewhere?" Jeff asked.

"I, uh, I was just going to get us some breakfast." Henry said.

"Great. Let's put on some clothes and we'll both go." Jeff said as he climbed out of his bed.

Henry sighed and moved back to the center of the room to get his clothes.


Snow was pacing frantically. "I knew something happened. We should have gone looking for her."

"Snow, calm down. I already sent Leroy to put together a team to find Gold. We'll just tell them to look for Regina as well." David said.

"We'll find her. Regina can survive anything. You should know that by now." Emma said.

"But she's not the same. She's hasn't been herself since we got back. I think she's depressed. I don't think she wants to survive." Snow said.

"Maybe not, but when push comes to shove, her instincts will kick in. She's a fighter." Hook said.

"Do you want someone to stay here with you, Snow? In case Regina comes back?" David asked.

"No. You should all go. The more people looking the better chance we have of finding her."

David nodded. "Let's go then."


Regina hadn't moved. Zelena frowned. If the stupid woman killed herself sleeping outside in the cold there was no fun in defeating her. And she needed to get her book back. That her evil little sister had stolen.

She turned away from the crystal ball and picked up Rumple's dagger. "Go help Regina. She's behind Granny's. Hurry."


Rumple was wandering around aimlessly in the forest. Go help Regina. She's behind Granny's. Hurry. He had to hurry. Regina was in trouble. His limp forgotten he began running toward the town.


Little John and David were at the head of the group.

"I haven't seen anyone in the woods. Are you sure he'd be out here?" Little John asked.

"If he was in town we'd have found him by now." David said.

"Watch out!" yelled Mulan. Two monkeys were flying toward the group. Before they knew what was happening one had picked up Little John and was flying through the air with him. "Little John!" The group raced after the monkeys and Little John. They watched in horror as the monkey tossed Little John back to the ground. Several of the merry men began shooting at the monkeys immediately after they dropped Little John.

David approached Little John and felt for a pulse. He was bleeding and unconscious, but he had a pulse. "We need an ambulance." David said.