Regina is standing right in front of Zelena who is puzzled by what she's asking. The smirk that she has on her face before is gone. Confusion has filled her eyes. "Let me get this straight. You want me to kill you after we fought on the street back there because you don't want to die", Zelena said. Regina didn't answer. She just looked at her. "If this is one of your tricks…" she continued but Regina stopped her. "This is not a trick. I came here so you can do what you've always wanted to do so do it", she said. Zelena went serious. "Fine but it won't be quick", she said. Regina smiled. "Do it however you want it to be", she said which surprised her even more. "Tell me one thing. Why do you want to die all of a sudden?" Zelena finally asked. Regina didn't say anything. "If you want me to do this you have to tell me otherwise I will just think this is a trick", Zelena insisted. "Very well, I used the Resurrection Scroll", Regina answered.
Zelena was shocked when she heard that. "You used what? Are you crazy? Here I thought you are some brilliant witch. Didn't Rumple teach you about the price of that?" she exclaimed. Regina scoffed. "I did it to save my son's life and I will do it all over again if I have to. So now you know, stop asking questions and just do it", she said. The rage in Zelena's eyes suddenly vanished. She started choking Regina and she didn't fight it. She just closed her eyes waiting for death to come to her. Zelena watched her carefully waiting for her to do something but she's not doing anything. Then she dropped her. Regina coughed and gasped for air. "What the hell are you doing?" Regina asked her. Zelena looked at her hand and then to Regina. She turned around looking like she's torn. "All I ever wanted is to have someone to love me for who I am. When I found about you, about our family and how our mother kept you and not me, I was envious. You became the Evil Queen and I thought 'now we're the same. People hate you now just like they hate me' but no, you managed to have a son and friends", she said.
Regina looked at her with pity in her eyes. "You know back then I thought I can get everything I wanted by force, by magic. I created this town to get my revenge but it didn't make me happy. It did for a short period of time but it's not enough. I was miserable in my own curse until I found Henry", she said to her. Zelena turned to her. "What do you suggest? I should get a son too?" she asked. Regina shook her head. "No. Let yourself love and not hate others. I held on to my son before so tight because I don't want to lose him and I ended up losing him because of that, because I didn't know how to love very well. Then I learnt that I should start opening up my heart again, not only to him but to others as well and that means not suffocating my son and letting Emma be with him too", she answered.
"I'm not a martyr like you", Zelena said.
"I'm no martyr. I am trying to redeem myself. I wanted to be worthy as Henry's mother", Regina said.
"Don't you think I don't know why you wanted to die now? You don't want to hurt the people of this town. You're trying to be a hero. You are not a hero, sis. You're always going to be a villain just like me", Zelena said.
"That's true. I am not trying to change that. But even villains do care for people they love, and that's my son and my friends. I don't want to bring them down with me so I'm asking you to kill me", she said.
Zelena is debating in her head whether to do what she always wanted for years or spare her. She tried to choke her but she stopped herself. "No, I'm not going to kill you", she said. Regina frowned. "What? What are you talking about?" she asked. Zelena looked at her. "You said I should try and open up my heart and try to be worthy to be loved. That's what I'm going to do. I am not going to kill you. I am to help you", she answered. Regina got confused. "This is how you're going to help me. Maleficent doesn't want to do it so you're my only choice", Regina said. Zelena shook her head. "No. There could be another way. Have you heard about the Valley of Shadows?" she asked her. Regina stopped. By the look on her face, she knows what that is. "Why do you want to help me? You hate me", Regina asked her. Zelena scoffed. "I said I was envious of you but I didn't say I hate you. What I hate is the things that you have that I never had. But if you managed to be happy and be loved despite of all the horrible things you've done, maybe I can too", she answered. Regina smiled. "Well then, I'll give you a chance to prove it…sis", she said.
The sisters went out of the house and went to the open field. "Can you open it?" Regina asked her. "Nope. That's why you're here with me. If I can open up a portal myself I wouldn't need to enact the dark curse to get here", she answered sarcastically. Regina just rolled her eyes. Zelena asked for her hand and she gave it willingly. Together, they used their magic to open a portal in the middle of the field. The portal looks different from the usual portals. "Regina!" Emma called from behind them. They both turned around and saw her running. "I thought Maleficent was supposed to make sure she's not coming here", Zelena muttered. Regina used her magic to stop her from getting to them. Vines from underground wrapped around Emma's legs. "Regina! Stop! We can find another way. You don't have to go!" Emma pleaded. Regina sighed and then looked at her. "Thanks for trying, Miss Swan", she just said and then together with Zelena, they went inside the portal and then it closed. The vines around Emma's legs disappeared leaving her alone in the middle of the field. "No", she muttered.
Regina and Zelena arrived in another realm that looks far from the Enchanted Forest. Regina looked around getting a different vibe from it. "You've never been here before?" Zelena asked her when she saw the way she looked at the place. "No. I only read about it but Rumple never allowed me to go here", she answered. Zelena shrugged. "Maybe he's not the kind of teacher that allows his student to learn from experience", she commented. "Hmmm…no. He wanted me to focus on growing my hatred deep inside so I can cast his curse for him. That's my only purpose for him. So if you think I was lucky to be chosen, you're wrong. I killed my father for that curse and that's something I can never take back", Regina said. Then they both saw a dark cloud coming their way. "Do you see that?" Regina asked her sister. "Yeah, we better braced ourselves", she answered.
