Emma awoke and her parents rushed to her side. Regina still lay unconscious next to her.
"Is she…?" Snow didn't know how to ask the question.
Emma just shook her head 'no'. "I thought… I thought I could save her… for Henry."
Charming gave his daughter's arm a reassuring squeeze knowing that sometimes words were not enough.
"We need to go. I'm not losing anyone else today." Emma stood her face now full of determination and began walking to the door. "No matter what it takes, we will rescue my son."
"He's my son." A voice brought the Charming family attention back to the bed where Regina was no longer unconscious.
"Regina!" Emma gasped and had to stop herself from running to embrace the other woman.
"Did you really think I'd trust you to rescue Henry on your own Miss Swan?"
Emma's inclination to hug Regina disappeared and as the two began to bicker about Henry, which is what they did best, Snow looked at her husband.
"She found her." Snow whispered allowing the briefest of smiles to pass across her face.
"Did you doubt she would?" Charming asked.
"No," Snow surprised herself with her answer.
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"Well, it seems we're going to have some company." Cora watched through a hand mirror, magic crackling at her fingertips.
Through the mirror she saw Snow and Charming rallying others to attack. What fools she thought, magic could only be defeated by magic and those two had none. All they had was love, and love was weakness.
She turned to her guard. "Keep the boy busy."
Walking out of Henry's line of sight Cora pulled out the vial of wardrobe ash and let some of the flakes fall to the ground. With the addition of some magic a portal was created. Dozens of minions each one more hideous than the one before it began to come forth.
"What would you have us do mistress?" One who looked like a boar shoved into a suit of armor asked.
She could see her daughter with the blonde arguing about something each in the other's personal space. Really, she thought. If Regina had any since she'd just rip the other woman's heart out and be done with it. But it mattered little to her now. Regina had become a liability the sleeping curse was meant to be merciful but Regina still continued to defy her.
"Kill them all."
The boar beast nodded and lead the others to do their mistress's bidding.
"Henry," Cora called sweetly as she walked back over to her grandson. "How are you enjoying your lesson?"
"This is awesome!" Henry replied as he trotted around on his horse. "Can I learn sword fighting next?"
"Yes, I think that would be a perfect thing to start on."
"Cool." Henry smiled as Cora waved her hand and they were engulfed in purple smoke.
A/N Ok so I realize this is the shortest chapter ever but I thought you guys deserved an update after that last chapter. Also this was the last one I had completely written so you may have to wait till Tuesday for the next update. Thanks again for reading and Happy Once Upon a Time Day!
