After I calmed down a little I went back to Neal's cave. Looking around more I found his makeshift bed. There was something behind it and I needed to see what it was. Hook helped me move the bed away and it revised tally marks. "He counted down the days until he got off the island?" Mary Margaret had hope in her voice but I was about to destroy that.

"No. He counted down the days until he lost hope. He was on the island longer than that." I let out a deep sigh. I knew what he went through because I did the same when I was in foster homes.

"You got all of that from scribbles on the wall?" Regina came up and stood beside me.

"No. Neal counted the days until he lost home. I did the same which means Henry is mentally doing it too. We need to get a message to Henry. We need to tell him we're fighting to get him back before he gives up hope and becomes a lost boy."

"And how exactly are we going to do that with lost boys out to kill us?"

"I have a plan." For once Mary Margaret came in handy. She said we should build a net out of vines and set a trap. Grab one of the boys and get him to relay the message. Regina and I were skeptical of the plan but would go along with it. Her plan was worth a shot.

"We need more vine. Can you and David go get some?" Hook agreed and they went off into the jungle. "Regina, how exactly are we going to get one of the boys to help us?"

"I'm not sure yet but I know we'll figure it out. Get him to trust us and use that to our advantage. I'm sure you've done quite a few cons in your day." It wasn't long until David and Hook came back.

"You're right; you need to get a message to Henry. There's something on the island that will help us but I need David's help retrieving it. You catch a boy and get him to help you while we do our job."

"Be good and listen to your mother while I'm gone. And when you give Henry a message, tell him Grandpa loves him." David kissed Mary Margaret and they got all lovey dovey right there. It was making me sick and I knew it was doing the same to Regina. We waited for a lost boy to come and when he stepped on the mark Mary Margaret released the net and it trapped him.

"Are you trying to start a war with Pan?" He struggled to get free from the net.

"Pan started the war when he took my son. Now you're going to help us get a message to Henry." I kept my sword drawn but lowered.

"But that doesn't mean that you're our enemy." Regina poofed a candy bar into her hand and held it out to the boy.

"What's that?" He looked at Regina skeptically. It seemed like he knew exactly what that was.

"Chocolate. I thought you may want something sweet." Her voice was calm and nurturing. I had never heard it like that before. She looked beautiful in a mothering role.

"We won't hurt you. We need to get a message to Henry." I lowered my sword. The boy looked back at Regina and took the candy bar.

"Why help you?" He brought it to his nose and inhaled deeply. Before he gave into the temptation he turned and threw it away.

"We can help you get home. We can take you back to your parents and off this island. Pan isn't a good person. Look what he's done to you." The boy snickered and shook his head.

"I'm here because I want to be. That's why all of us are here. Pan didn't do this to me. Henry did." I rushed the boy and held him against a tree. My blood started to boil as he tried to talk. "Henry's already a lost boy. He's the most violent one we've had in ages."

"Emma!" Mary Margaret pulled me off of him. "Don't let him get to you." I heard the boy coughing for air.

"Out of my way." It seemed Regina and I were working as a team to get this boy to listen but our plans have failed each time. I had a feeling I knew what she was going to do.

"Why?" But Mary Margaret was clueless.

"So I can rip his heart out so he'll do what we want." Panic covered Mary Margaret's face.

"No. Regina, that's not how we do things." She was right but this wasn't working.

"What do you think Emma?" I knew the look in Regina's eyes. It was the same one in mine. We were going to do anything to get our son back.

"I think we need to talk to our son. Do it." Mary Margaret tried to fight me but I over powered her. "Do it Regina!" Regina turned to do what she had to. "I'm sorry." We both heard the boy cry out as Regina ripped his heart out. I felt bad but it had to be done.

"Having second thoughts?" Regina walked up behind me with that sultry tone of hers. Shivers went down my spine.

"No. Let's get him that message." Regina gave me a devilish smile. "What?"

"We're going to do better than that." She took out a compact mirror from her pocket. "We're going to see him." She turned to the boy and handed it to him. It didn't take long until; somehow, she knew the lost boy was near Henry. "Your family is here trying to find you." Henry must have thought this was a joke; I'm not sure how Regina knew what to say. "No, I'm not making it up. See?" The boy handed the mirror to Henry and Regina came up behind me. We saw Henry and for once I smiled.

"Henry, can you see me?" He looked into the mirror and saw us.

"Can you hear me?" Regina's voice was exactly like mine. We were so relieved to see Henry safe.

"I'm here too!" Mary Margaret tried to push her way in front of the mirror but I made sure to keep it between Regina and I.

"This is a trick." He had the right to be skeptical. Henry kept an eye out for others who could come near him.

"No kid this isn't a trick. This is real. It's operation Cobra Rescue. Or, as Regina likes to call it, operation Henry." Regina elbowed me in the side but I didn't move. "We're coming to get you."

"Something's coming." He looked away and then back. "It's Pan. I've gotta go."

"We love you!" Those were Regina's last words before Henry dropped the mirror. I was relieved to see Henry safe. We gave him the hope he was close to losing.

"Thank you." Before I realized it I had wrapped my arms around Regina in a hug. I'm not sure if it was out of reflex or shock but for a split second she hugged me back. I jumped back with horror clearly on my face. "I'm sorry."

"It's okay Emma." The smile Regina had relaxed me. "I'm glad we got to see our son." She said our son. I loved the sound of that. We walked back to where we had camp set. Sadly Regina was behind Mary Margaret. I wanted her near me.

"You think he's okay?" I cleared branches away as I walked.

"Yes he's fine." We needed to get back with Hook and David soon.

"How do you know this?" Regina's voice was annoyed.

"Because he's our son and he's a survivor. He knows we're coming and we won't let him down. He won't give up."

"I'm sorry I doubted you. I know how easy it is to give into the darkness. I just didn't want…"

"She didn't. I did. That's what I'm here for. To reunite our happy family." When Regina said our happy family she glanced at me from the corner of her eye. Before she could say anything else, we heard rustling in the woods. Mary Margaret aimed her bow, I unsheathed my sword, and Regina had a fireball handy.

"Stand down, it's us." David and Hook came out of the woods. David went straight for Mary Margaret and kissed her deeply. I could feel myself getting sick.

"I'm not complaining but…"

"I'm complaining." I had to look away. Regina was as disgusted as I was.

"What I wouldn't give for another sleeping curse." David told us how Hook saved him from a lost boy but I could tell he was lying. David passed around Hooks flask of rum but when it got to Regina she turned her nose up at it.

"I don't do rum." She walked away and I wanted to follow. She drank rum when I gave it to her. Everyone eventually went away and Hook was left.

"So, did you really save him?" We walked away so no one could see or hear us.

"Does it really surprise you?" He was acting odd.

"Well you and David aren't exactly friends."

"That doesn't mean that your father deserves to die on this island."

"Thank you." I was thankful but when Hook took a few steps towards me I knew where this was going.

"I believe some gratitude is in order." He didn't take his eyes off me.

"That's what thank you is for." I couldn't believe he was actually going to do this.

"Is that all his life is worth to you?" God he is going to do this.

"You couldn't handle it."

"Maybe it's you who couldn't handle it." Now he made it a challenge and I couldn't lose a challenge. Without warning I pulled him towards me and laid a hard kiss on him. I didn't like it at all. The scruff on his face was horrible. I wanted the smoothness of Regina's face. When I pulled back he was breathless. "What was that?"

"A onetime thing. Wait and bring fire wood or something." I walked away before he could say anything. When I got back to camp I saw Regina near the fire. "Hey." She didn't look at me; she just kept staring into the fire. "Can I ask you something?"

"I don't know Miss. Swan. Can you?" Yeah she was pissed at me again. Oh joy.

"When I hugged you earlier…did you feel…anything…between us?" She was quiet a moment but still never looked at me.

"The spark you felt was our magic. Magic is made from pure and raw emotion. Both of us being so emotional over finding and saving Henry our bodies don't know how to get rid of it. Therefore, when we touched the magic shot through us. Now go take a bath or something. You smell like that damn pirate." She uncrossed her arms and walked away. She knew I kissed him. Damn it.