Hello everybody!

Finally I have time to update and I am really sorry for the late update.

Hopefully I can update more often now that I have holidays ;)

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Emma drove as fast as possible outside town to the cave. Emma had never been there before so the first thing she did was to look around. She inspected the entrance curiously. She wasn't a coward, absolutely not. She fetched the flash light out of the glove box of her car and entered the cave. It was so dark that the flashlight didn't help much and could only illuminate her direct surrounding. Suddenly all horror movies she had ever seen popped into her head and she flinched involuntarily. She followed the dark corridor until she had to stop because of a stone wall. The wall looked differently than the rest of the corridor. It was made up out of different stones with different size. Suddenly it hit her. There must have been a hall behind the wall but it broke down. All of a sudden fear crept up Emma's spine she turned around and quickly made her way out of the cave before the corridor would break down as well. When she stood outside again she started thinking. What was she supposed to do now? Where Regina and the others still alive? Tears threatened to spill when she thought about the possibility of Regina being dead. Emma closed her eyes and tried to calm her breath. She tried to listen to her heart. 'She isn't dead, I know it…I just know it. But how do I find out where exactly they are and how do I get them out?'

She sighed heavily and looked around. She didn't know how big the cave was and if there were any holes the little group could have survived in and if there were holes where they were. She pulled out her mobile phone and did something she never expected herself to do. She called her parents for help.

In the cave the mood was really bad. They had been caught in there already for about two hours. Cora was still unconscious; Belle slept her head on Rumpel's shoulder and Regina couldn't make herself stop thinking about their miserable situation.

"Regina, stop blaming yourself" Maleficent sighed heavily and squeezed the brunette's hand reassuringly.

"What if we'll never get out of here?" Regina asked sadly.

"We'll get out of here, Regina. I promise" Rumpel whispered trying not to wake Belle.

"That means nothing. You also promised me you wouldn't leave me and that you'd help me, how did you say…oh yes, to pick up the pieces" Regina hissed, anger bubbling deep within her.

"I know, I broke my promise and I am so sorry, Regina. Belle found out that I've met you and she was so upset because, you know, you locked her up for 28 years and she made me decide between you and her, I've told you that. I know this isn't an excuse and I don't expect you to forgive me because you are my daughter and I should stand by your side. But in this moment I was so afraid to lose Belle. I'm sorry. Maybe we can use the time in here to talk about the whole stuff, all of us" Rumpel explained and before Regina could react to his proposal he started waking Belle gently.

"Mmhh.." she mumbled and slowly opened her eyes. She sat up and looked curiously from Rumpel to Regina and back.

"Belle, we need to talk" Rumpel said seriously "Look. I know that you've problems accepting that Regina is my daughter but it wasn't fair to make me reject her. Everyone should have the right to spend time with his family, even former Evil Queens. Maybe especially them because actually deep inside she quite a nice girl or why do you think she tried to find you. She wanted to show everyone that she's changed and you know what, she has"

Belle looked down at her hands. Suddenly she was thankful for the dim light in the cave otherwise everyone would have seen her blush.

"I…I know. I'm sorry. I know what I did was childish and in the end everything that happened was probably my own fault. Regina, I'm sorry. I promise when we get out I won't stand in your way because Rumpel… I mean your father…is right. Maybe we all could spend some time together because, well, you know we are all family now. But please, just one thing, I don't want to pretend I'm your mother, okay?"

Regina laughed. "Don't worry, you don't have to but I like the thought of us all spending some time together"

"If we ever get out of here" whispered Maleficent too quiet for someone else to hear.

It took Snow and Charming only about 15 minutes to get to the cave.
"So, one second. You say that all of them are in this cave?" Charming asked and raised his eyebrow.

"Yes, exactly. We have to find a way to get them out as fast as possible. We don't know if someone is hurt" Emma explained.

"Okay, but how? We don't know where they are or if they still live and even if we find them it is possible that the rest of the cave breaks down as well if we try to free them"

"They are alive, I know it! Stop talking like that! We cannot just stand by and watch we have to do something!" Emma suddenly felt really furious and turned around and breathed heavily.

"But Emma if they are still alive why didn't they magic themselves out? I mean Rumpel, Maleficent and Regina all three of them have magic!" Charming asked and laid one hand reassuringly on Emma's back.

"Cora. Cora must have enacted a spell that protects her from being caught" Snow said and Emma nodded.

"Okay, but if they don't get out we probably don't get in. What shall we do?"

Emma tilted her head and closed her eyes. There must be a way to get Regina out.

"Jefferson. We have to ask Jefferson. He knows a lot about Portals and maybe this is a way to get them out"

Emma turned around and walked straight towards her car. Snow and James shared a glance and followed their daughter. James got into the back seat and Snow into the passenger seat.

"Okay, Emma I'll never get out of here" Charming groaned and tried to find a comfortable position.

"Stop it, you sound just like Regina" Emma rolled her eyes but the corners of her mouth lifted slightly.

About an hour later they were at the cave again. They had woken Jefferson up and it was an understatement to say that he was not amused but he had told them anyway what they had wanted to know.

"Okay, so we try to get them out with the help of a portal and that works even with an enacted magic barrier?" Charming asked suspiciously.

"Jep. I know that Regina always has a pocket mirror with her whenever she leaves the house, hopefully today is no exception. I'll try to activate my own magic to open the portal between this mirror here and the one that Regina has" Emma explained and held up a beautiful hand mirror.

In the cave suddenly the mood changed. Cora stirred and opened her eyes. She groaned quietly and sat up.

"Where are we?" Cora shook her head to get rid of the dizziness that clouded her mind.

"We are still in the cave, mother, but the cave broke down" Regina crossed her arms in front of her chest.

Cora nodded her memory probably returning.

"How do we get out?"

"Not at all because you enacted a spell that shields us completely from the outside world, thank you Cora" Maleficent hissed.

"This is not my fault, my dear Maleficent. As far as I remember it was Rumpel who used the magic that caused the cave to break down. The only thing I did was to try to find a way to get my daughter back-"Cora tried to legitimate her actions.

"You committed a crime and framed my daughter! That, dearie, is not an appropriate way to get back the love of a child" Rumpel growled and glared angrily at Cora.

"And you know so much about caring for a child. Rumpel, you have no idea! You don't even know her like I do! I saw her growing up, I cared for her and I always wanted the best for her! I maybe was wrong about what's best for her, I admit that and there is no way to justify what I did and I don't want forgiveness because what I did can't be forgiven. What I want is a chance to proof that I've changed, that I can be the mother that you always wanted, Regina. I was literally heartless but now that I have my heart back where it belongs, it makes me realize how much…how much I love you and that love isn't weakness but strength. Please, Regina, I love you and you mean so much to me. Let me proof to you that I'm not the heartless person I used to be"

Regina swallowed. Her throat suddenly was very dry and she didn't know what to say.

"Mother, I-"

In that moment something in her pocket started vibrating. For a brief moment Regina considered it to be her mobile phone but remembered quickly that there was no way she could receive a message down there.

She reached into her pocket and took out her pocket mirror. It was glowing. Deep purple light rays enlightened the small room.

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So that was chapter 11!

We are getting to an ending; I guess just one or two more chapters.

I want to thank everyone who reviewed and/or favorite and/or put this story on alert :D

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