Regina knew that her magic was nothing compared to gold's so she tried to calm herself down so she could try to understand and question gold. She was so angry but she wanted to be calm. The others in the group stood rather awkwardly not knowing whether to stay or go. Snow wanted to go to Regina and hug her but knew that would only make things worse Regina didn't want her near her and she thought who can blame her… I ruined her life! Snow could see the pain and growing anger in what she had remembered to be the most beautiful, bright brown eyes. The tension was growing quick in the air and then Regina spoke.

"Why did you turn me into the Evil Queen if I am your daughter?"

"Oh I didn't dearie you did that all by yourself. You were the one who slaughtered entire villages to enact your revenge…. not me." Gold was enjoying this.

"you taught me magic… you… you… wanted me to cast the curse… you wanted your son back! You sacrificed my happiness so you could have yours!"

"Yes dearie I did! You had all that anger how could I not use it… you wanted your revenge I wanted my son… it was a win win dearie"

Regina couldn't believe what he was saying. "YOU KNEW I WAS YOUR DAUGHTER AND YET YOU STILL DID IT!"

"wait…Daniel."

"what about him dearie?" gold knew what was coming now and was preparing himself for the magic that would surely come his way.

"Whale brought him back… but he couldn't then… why?"

He didn't say anything.

"WHY? ANSWER ME!"

"Because I told him not to… I needed to make my monster… you!"

Snow was furious at this point she had been the reason that Cora knew about Regina and Daniel but gold had stopped any closure… any chance for a reunion. She also didn't like Regina being called a monster. "SHE'S NOT A MONSTER! how could you do that? How could you live with yourself knowing that you were destroying your own daughter's happiness? How could you make her evil?"

"Well dearie your one to talk! Weren't you the one that destroyed it first? No? Didn't you run to Cora and tell her all about Daniel dearest? Ooh have it hit a nerve?"

Snow was getting angrier now. "Yes I told Cora because I didn't want Regina to lose her mother but I didn't destroy her happiness on purpose! You did!"

"yes dearie! To get what I wanted and I did and then I lost him again!"

"that's not the point you made her evil!"

Gold was enjoying aggravating the princess. "what and you didn't? I recall a young snow saving our queen disguised as a peasant. Am I wrong? You said you would have liked for you and Regina to be a family again you were going to let he back in then… then you saw what she had didn't to those villagers. Again am I wrong you said she was evil and that good doesn't do what she does! Well the said queen decided that day she was the evil queen and you helped make her!"

Regina couldn't understand why snow was defending her. She should hate her for everything she had done yet she always seemed to defend her and save her… she just couldn't understand her. "Leave her alone… this is between you and me gold! Not her! So leave her alone!"

It was snows turn to be shocked. Regina hated her. Why was she defending her?

"oh are we feeling okay dearie? Anyone would thing that the evil queen was going soft! Defending the little princess that killed her twoo love!"

Regina was angry but at the point where she didn't want too argue anymore. "the only reason im not going to kill you is cause we need you to save Henry. If it wasn't for Henry you would be dead!"

"now come on dearie we all know that you cant kill the dark one!"

Charming interjected "I'd say she would give it a damned good go!" only to receive the evil eyes from Gold.

Snow wanted to go to Regina but new that she would need to let her cool off before she went to her. So she watched the broken queen go below deck to her cabin. Rumple returned to the front of the ship and ignored the looks that he was getting from the other four members of the group.

Snow had waited some time contemplating how to approach Regina. How to try and make her see that she truly was sorry for telling Cora about Daniel? How to try to fix things? How to get her Regina… the true Regina back?

she he got up and walked over to the steps...took a deep breath and went below deck...