- These chapters have been shorter because of xmas activities.
- I hope they are still entertaining and answer some of the questions.

"SECOND CHANCES"

Ariel had been called to watch over Henry at the Mayoral house as Regina and the rest gathered in the woods, where the magic well was located. The pirate and the fairy were curios about how The Savior had been able to wake Regina from her spell, but they decided to leave details for another time.

They were surprised to learn they were going back to The Enchanted Forest that night without effort. They had been trapped in Storybrooke from the moment Regina cast another curse rebuilding the town.

"Why did you cast it again?" – Emma looked at Regina demanding an answer.

"I did no such thing." - Regina answered calmly.

Everyone looked at each other in confusion. This was not what they remembered happening but they didn't witness most of it either. All they knew was they were back in Storybrooke and Regina was living her former life as Mayor once more.

"It was that wicked black fairy, I'm sure." – Regina broke the silence.

"You've met The Black Fairy?" – Tinker Bell asked looking intently into Regina's eyes.

"Yes, she came to visit me when I was paying my penitence." – The brunette answered.

"She is a fairy no more. She hasn't been one for centuries." – Tinker Bell told them, as anxiety clearly showed in her demeanor.

"That much I gathered already." – Regina said rolling her eyes and wrapping her arms around herself.

"She was exiled after procuring a horrible curse to the family she used to serve." – The fairy continued. "Her wand was very well versed in dark magic."

"The one Mr. Gold used to return Henry's spirit back into his body?" – Emma deducted.

"Exactly." – Tinker Bell answered.

The young blonde started to look very nervous. She was walking the same line back and forth as her brain tried to decipher the master plan behind what had happened up until now, finally deciding to ask Regina about what the Black Fairy had wanted.

Regina told them the black fairy came to her tower when she was locked away, suffering the consequences of her actions. The denizens of the Enchanted Forest had called for her blood to be spilled in payment but Snow reminded them she had changed and deserved a second chance. It was the right thing to do.

The council had agreed to let Regina live under constant surveillance and she was forbidden from ever using magic again. But the former Queen offered instead to spend her days locked away in a tower at Snow's palace. She did it to avoid the hateful eyes from the town that wanted her head on a plate and the new King and Queen accepted the change. They found it best to keep her under their direct watch, for their own protection and Regina's.

"She came to offer me a new beginning." – Regina shared with them. "A way to start over, if I drank a potion that could rid me of the pain I suffered."

"The one that took your memories?" – Emma suggested.

"I presume, but I refused." – Regina was fast to answer.

The brunette explained how she asked the fairy to leave her alone. She had made it clear she would be taking no shortcuts into her redemption. She wanted to do the right thing because she still had hope in her heart to see her son one more time. The fairy had been adamant about it and Regina knew very well she was not to be trusted.

"She tried to rip out my heart." – Regina surprised them with the information.

"Her hand was inside my chest as she ordered me to bring my book of magic to her." – Regina continued telling the story. "She had me under her grip, and I told her the book was in another realm. This."

"And what happened then?" – Emma asked with curiosity.

"We are here, that's what happened." – Regina answered with anger. "I don't remember anything beyond that point, other than my life as Mayor once again."

"And where is this little book of yours?" – The pirate opened his mouth for the first time.

"I don't know." – Regina answered through tight lips as she shot the pirate a dangerous glare.

"Then let's find it." – Emma finished and then looked at each of her love interests in a similar way her eyes used to scold Henry whenever he chose videogames over homework.