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Summary: Today a little Zelena/Rumple banter, Zelena enlists Lucy's help and more questions about what is Victoria up to...we'll find out soon enough.
Zelena laughs "Sorry to break it to you Rumple but I am not your True Love so I can't break the curse with you." Rumple/Weaver shakes his head "Don't flatter yourself dearie, I need a powerful witch to help me bring magic here similar to how we did in Storybrooke at the well." "Well why wake me up and not Regina?" "Your magic was always stronger than Regina's because your anger was more. You doubt yourself but you can do this. Besides Regina has a much bigger fate at hand." "And what do you mean by that? What about Emma?" "I know you have many questions and all will be answered in time. Regina and Emma can take care of themselves and right now they are safer in the dark. Plus Regina's magic is stronger with Emma and I can't wake up everyone. I need you to help me find a witch. One of the women missing is a powerful witch and I think she can help us."
Rumple passes a photo of a wrist with a symbol on it to Zelena. "The other 2 women missing...they are actually dead and they were found with this symbol. Do you know it?" Zelena studies the symbol "No I don't believe I have seen it but it is definitely a coven symbol but it looks like a mixture of symbols maybe a self made cult." She says as she looks back up to Rumple, who nods and takes back the photo. "That's what I thought. If that is true then we need to find this woman soon, she might be next on the list. Now that I have woken you, do you recognize her from any land?" He passes the photo of Eloise back to Zelena. "She looks familiar but I have not ever seen her that I am aware. Now that I am awake I can get Lucy to work with me on finding out who she is or where she is." "Ok but remember no one can know. Not Regina, not Emma, not Henry or even Robyn. By the way how is Emma even here?" Zelena shakes her head "None of us are sure exactly what happened all Emma can say is she made a wish on her birthday and it brought her here." Rumple holds his chin between his thumb and taps his forefinger to his mouth. "Hmmm." He watches Roni and Emma interacting across the bar. Roni playfully slaps Emma's forearm and Emma snaps her with the bar towel. They are laughing and smiling in a way no one has ever seen them. Rumple sees the glint in their eyes, the brush of Roni's fingertips on Emma's arm, the smile on Emma's face and her wide eyes at whatever Roni is saying.
He snickers to himself and looks at Zelena with a raised eyebrow and waves his hand. "Don't tell me..-" Zelena smiles and laughs "They're in love." "Well that's rich, The Evil Queen and The Savior falling in love." He shakes his head. "Rumple...what will happen to them when we break the curse? I've never seen either of them so happy and it's all because they don't know who they are. What if they don't come back from this when they realize who they are?" "If it's True Love you have nothing to worry about." Zelena sighs and whispers "And if it's not?" Rumple raises his eyebrows "Well I don't know about you but I don't want to find out. Regina may not be the Evil Queen anymore but if another love is taken from her she might never come back from it this time."
As Rumple gets up to leave Zelena catches his wrist. "Wait a tick, how are you awake?" He laughs " Oh Zelena, I'm always awake."
"So you're saying you believe me now?" Lucy asks with a hint of sarcasm not believing that now someone actually believes her. "Yes Lucy, I'm your eh Great Aunt Zelena, the Wicked Witch from your book and I am now awake and I know about the curse and I know Emma shouldn't be here. I don't know the details but Rumple seemed confused as to how she got here." Lucy's face lights up "You do remember!" "Shhh, we can't tell anyone ok? They can go on believing that this is a fantasy of yours but you and I need to get your parents to kiss and break the curse. There's a new villian out there killing witches and we need to stop them but in order to do that we need to break the curse to bring back magic." "Operation True Love is a go." Lucy smiles and high fives Zelena. "Also Lucy is this woman anywhere in your book?" Lucy takes out her book and flips through. She shakes her head "No." "Ok well off you go. Don't forget you still have to call me Kelly." "Got it!" Lucy yells a quick "Bye Roni" and waves as she rushes out the bar to make a plan to get her parents to kiss.
Lucy knew that Henry writes during the day and works for Lyft at night, providing rides from the bar. Weekends are his busiest which are days her mother is busiest with the food truck anyway so her plan is for a tuesday night dinner at the local diner. She texts Henry to meet her there and then she convinces her mom they should have a night out at the diner together. With step one of the mission accomplished she is now back on her way for her weekly visit with Victoria.
"Hi Aunt Ivy. Is Grandma in?" Ivy looks up from her desk to the waiting area and smiles "Hey Lucy! Yes she is in her office. I will let her know you're here." Ivy picks up the phone receiver and pushes the intercom to her mother's office "Mother, Lucy is here." She turns back to Lucy "She'll be right out." "Cool, I'm starving." Ivy laughs with a snort "When are you not?" she says playfully.
After a few minutes Victoria emerges from her office "I am almost done Lucy just a few more minutes." she says with a tight smile as she heads to the elevator. Ivy watches with narrowed eyes. There is no reason for her to be going to the elevator again. Ivy has seen her mother use the elevator more and more each week this month and there's never any reason for it. Her office should have everything she needs and she has no meetings today so there's just no explanation Ivy can come up with. Ivy has been following her for days and come up empty handed, so to speak. All she found was a few strange symbols but she assumes these are drafts for the new icons she needs for her complex's name but tonight everything will change. Tonight Victoria will be out with Lucy so she will come back to the office and do more searching.
"Ivy, please do lock up and let me know when you're done. I am taking Lucy out to dinner just the two of us and I will see you tomorrow." Ivy nods "No problem, have a good dinner. Bye Lucy."she waves to Lucy as they head out the door, Lucy skipping and Victoria scolding her to be careful and walk like a lady.