Seth found me in the living room with a glass of wine. He looked disappointed right away. "I thought I told you I don't like you in that color", he muttered. I scoffed. "…and I thought you knew I don't like being told what to do", I snapped back. He smiled. "There's that fire I always love. Come on. We have something to do", he said. I frowned. "What are you talking about?" I asked. He walked towards me and took the glass out of my hand. "You'll see", he answered. He took me near the Dark Forest. "Do you know how many villages are there around the Dark Forest?" he asked. I think for a second. "Four…no, five…there are five villages", I answered and he smiled. "That should do", he muttered. I looked at him. "What do you mean? Why are we here?" I asked him. He looked back at me. "Do you remember our original plan, my love? It's time to execute it", he answered.
This is bad. I remembered his most precious plot in conquering Olympus. I am not well-versed in mythologies but somehow a god from Egypt has a long feud with the gods of Olympus. I looked down. "You dragged me out of Storybrooke", I muttered. I started to remember the talk my friends had in Emma's house. "Yes, so we can be together", he said. I shook my head. "No. You knew I will go back here in the Enchanted Forest. You knew exactly what I would do. You wanted me here. You wanted me to be here in this moment", I said. Another set of memories flashed back in me. I was walking in the hallway of his castle when someone showed up. "You must be Regina", he said. I was about to roast him when he took the fireball off my hand. "Who are you?" I asked him but he didn't answer. "He doesn't love you. He only needs your power to fulfill his plans which I am pretty sure you already knew", he said. I frowned. "How do you know about his plans?" I asked.
"They wouldn't call me a god for nothing", he answered with a smile. Lightning bolts surrounded his hands.
"You're Zeus", I muttered.
"That's right. Heed my warning, Regina. You have a great future ahead of you but if you take this path with him. You're never going to get what you truly wanted", he said.
"What do you want?" I asked.
"Tell us where he's keeping the stone", he answered.
"You're not going to get it. It's inside his vault", I said.
"…but you can. Take the stone and keep it safe. We'll do the rest", he said.
I went down to the vault and stole the stone. I have no idea where to hide it so I put it inside the pendant of my necklace. "Someone stole it!" Seth yelled in rage. Then they came, the gods. "They're here", I said and everything happened the way I remembered it. I took the stone and put it in my necklace that I always wore without even knowing it all those years. "You're going to make another stone", I muttered then looked at Seth. He smiled. "I don't have a lot of resources in this realm but I heard the people of the Enchanted Forest have a spark of magic in them, love", he said. I know what he's going to do. "You're going to kill all of them as a sacrifice", I said. Then he shook his head. "No my love…you're going to kill them for me", he replied.
I stepped back. "No, I will not do it", I said. I can feel his temper rising. "You've gone soft. That's too bad. Don't worry I can do something about it. We can take that sense of being a hero out of your system", he said. I readied myself. I am not going to massacre villages again. I know this is going to be a fight. He attacked first and I deflected. "Light magic? That's new", he muttered. We continued fighting. I am much stronger than the last time he saw me. I am not sure if it's enough to take him but I am going to try. Then there's that one attack I didn't see coming. It sure will hit if it's not for someone who blocked it. I opened my eyes and saw Facilier. "I thought your office is back in Storybrooke", he said to me with a smile and continued the fight for me.
I got up and joined him. I know he can't take him on his own. "I see. You have fallen in love. That is sweet but soon you'll see that you need me. You have always needed me", Seth said. I felt a sudden rush of rage inside me and I attacked him with dark magic. He fell on his back. "I think there's a lot of things we need to catch up on, yeah?" Facilier said while looking at me. I know it's my eyes again. Seth got up and laughed. He's pissed and I can tell. He's attack was interrupted when a portal opened. I shot of white light hit him and he flew away and hit a tree. Emma got out of the portal. "Regina, come on!" she called. Facilier took my hand and we ran to the portal. We arrived at the town line with Rumple waiting for me. "Welcome back, Your Majesty", he said and then tied me up.
They took me in Gold's shop and tied me on a chair. "Can somebody tell me what's this for?" I asked. Even Facilier looks confused. "We just need to make sure he didn't get in your head", Emma answered. I frowned. "You've got to be kidding me…if he got into my head I am probably killing people in five villages right now and make them as sacrifice", I said. They all went quiet. Zelena removed the rope. "Thank you", I said. Rumple tied me up pretty tight. "What do you mean as a sacrifice?" Rumple asked. I told them about the lost memories that I have that Seth returned. I also told them about my forgotten encounter with Zeus. "At the time I thought it was my revenge he was pertaining to by not getting something I truly wanted but now I understand. He has foreseen my future and it is what I have right now, love and family. If I have taken that path with Seth, I wouldn't have any of these", I said. That god is one clever god.
"So the stone, you said you hid it…where is it now?" Zelena asked. I took it out of my dress.
"…with me. I've been wearing it this whole time and I didn't even know it", I answered.
"He thought that's lost and he needs to make another. Why does it have to be you? Why can't he kill them by himself?" Henry asked. I looked at the necklace.
"…because it was me who did it the first time. I murdered his entire council", I answered.
