After an hour of introducing her family to other guardians, gods, and other magical species, though not always forthcoming with who is who; Emma who is clearly exhausted gets Sarah to watch the group while she slips away. Only ten minutes pass, however until Regina asks Sarah worryingly about Emma's presents.

"She just needs to take it easy to gather some strength, nothing to worry about," Sarah tells Regina hoping she believes her. "If it helps sooth you I will check on her," she nods to a gentleman who has been surveillance them and walks off towards a house size tent not realizing the group is following her.

Walking in the tent they see Emma sitting on the ground against a poll clearly worn out. No one makes a sound wanting to know what they are missing, what no one is telling them. They can hear Emma and Sarah talking and a third voice from behind them, Regina notices it to be Timmy, and Sarah seems upset with both of them so she steps closer trying to hear, to understand.

"I still think this is stupid, Em," Sarah says then looking to Timmy she says, "how can you just stand there? After everything and allow this to carry on?"

"What do you expect me to do? We have a plan, I know it's a difficult one but she's right we must live it out. What would you have me do differently to prove myself?" he says softly.

"Remove that 'thing'" Sarah says with anger pointing towards Emma's neck and Emma gets up slowly, noticing the group she tells them enough and asks Athena who just walked in to escort them back.

"No!" She tells her, "I have to side with Sarah on this one," she looks towards Sarah and nods.

Regina walks closer and looks at Emma waiting for their eyes to meet before she speaks, "what are they talking about Emma? What do they mean by he can remove it?" she asks her softly.

"He can't, we've tried." She says slowly.

Sarah and Athena both stare at Emma bewilder waiting for her to explain though Timmy is the one to, "it's a curse, it may have started out as a 'blood-spell' but during her time with Malcolm it must have evolved. I am sorry but I cannot remove it and it cannot be removed until her 'wings'," he says with a small smirk looking at Emma whom stares at him becoming angry with his statement. He looks at Sarah and continues, "bones are returned." He says struggling with his words, unable to look Emma in the eyes.

"You mean these?" Regina asks handling the bag to Emma.

"Yes, but I don't want them anywhere near me, I can do this just fine," she says a bit breathless.

"No you can't! It seems as though it has been slowly draining you. Please Emma, let us try," Regina says holding out her hand so Emma can takes it. Instead Emma takes a step back and turns towards Sarah asking her to get the council together.

Out of mind, Rumple stares at Timmy until he looks up nervously asking him if he has a problem.

"No problem, dearie, just wondering who you are and why you can touch Swan here without effect."

Timmy walks up to Gold and ask why he doesn't question the queen with the same matter, in which Rumple responds about the heart being the reason for that fortunate situation. "Of course, you believe the Lions about the Swans fate." Timmy says coldly.

"Enough! Who he is is of no concern to you, Gold!" Emma shouts, "now if you excuse me I have a council to get to."

"You really think you are leaving without us," Mary Margret tells her.

"Only two are allowed," Sarah says against Emma's wishes, "the kid should not have to hear some of the things that may present themselves and the dark one is not allow" she says walking out of the tent waiting for Emma.

"I suppose you two will be going then?" Rumple pry's looking at Athena and Timmy.

"Gods are not allowed to join the council of guardians unless invited." Athena tells him.

"And what about you?" Gold ask Timmy.

"I am not a guardian," he says sharply.

"That's enough," Emma says to Rumble then turns to Timmy, "if you reveal anything without being force you would be breaking your sentence, do you understand?"

"Yes, your grace."

Emma nods and walks out of the tent, hands rubbing her wrists, still feeling the chains that bind her during her time held captive by Malcolm. "Hey," Regina utters slightly startling the blonde. "You okay, what's that? Emma, please talk to me."

"It's nothing. Why are you here, Regina? Doing this, any of you? Your true love is Robin; you said you loved him, told me yourself, you choose him. If you're here out of obligation, it won't work, it won't change things."

"Hey, what are you talking about? I told you I was wrong, I choose him because I was scared, but Emma I rather not choose what is safe anymore, not if it means losing you."

"But it's too late for me, Gina, I won't survive this, I don't want to survive this." Emma tells her looking down.

"Don't," Regina says, tears in her eyes, she grabs Emma's chin softly and lifts it so she can meet her eyes, "don't speak like that, please, Emma. How can you just give me your heart then walk into battle and expect me to let you die. You gotta know how I feel now, I know you can feel me, just like I know you're in pain no matter how hard you try to hide it. Please believe what I am feeling to be true, you have to fight."

"I am fighting; but three years have passed while you guys were in the underworld and I rather not dwell on the amount of time spent chained by Malcolm. I am fighting, but there is only so long I will last."

"Then together Emma, we are stronger together, you taught me that." Regina tells her, "as for your time with that monster I am sorry. I am sorry for everything, I understand if I hadn't cast the curse you wouldn't have had to deal with that," she raises her hand to stop Emma from speaking, knowing that Emma has never blamed her though she still feels guilty for she is party responsible. "I can't change that, I know neither of us would want to because of Henry and such but Emma i am here now, we all are, and we are not going to allow you to go through this alone and I am not going to allow you to just die!" she finishes out of breath.

"I will not risk you, besides if Henry losses you he will lose both his mothers, and you wouldn't want that."

"Using Henry is cold, Emma" she pauses deep in thought, "I can give you half. It has come to my understanding that it is our hearts combined, therefore we both can live with half while feeling stronger than we did before." Regina says hopeful.

"No," Emma says with finality, not looking Regina in the eyes.

Sarah walks towards them explaining that Regina and Snow will be joining them, and that in order to save Emma they will need the bones and to bind her with the one she truly loves. "Must bind the body and heart" she says.

"Let's just get this over with," says Emma. They all say their goodbyes, stating that only hours will pass till they return, and then the four vanish from the tent.

"Well dearies, I guess we must work fast then."

"What are you planning Rumple?" David asks.

"Oh nothing of any concern, it'll just came in handle to know who we're fighting with," he says with a smirk.


The four walk through a long hall, the walls are made of marble and in the center lays a black glass table large enough for forty plus people. Snow and Regina take a seat behind the table and grand chairs to stay out of the guardians' way.

"Your grace," a couple of them say looking at Emma, "have you yet discovered when Malcolm will move forth with his plan?" Ask a man standing six feet with dark haired.

"Not yet Phillip, though any moment now the dark one will give Timothy a truth potion, just like you all want, Athena will bring him as soon as it takes affect so as not to reveal anything to Rumpelstiltskin."

"What! You trick Gold into casing a spell? Why not just do it yourself Emma, seems like wither way its a dark path?" Snow says.

"A guardian is not supposed to cast a spell on a god, and vis versa. Though since he is a banished god we can bend that respectful law and use someone who is tempted by power and knowledge to get the answers we need to end this war." Emma tells her while seating facing away from the both of them, having a silent conversation with Sarah and the other guardians. "Have you secured the king the queen?"

"Yes" answers Sarah, "they await further instructions."

Emma nods then explains to everyone to hold their places for Timothy will be transported to them once the spell takes full effect and expects that the dark one has bound the spells surroundings causing it to bring the people around him to the hall as well.