"Snow." He panted. "You need to come quickly. Emma's having an outburst." Snow kicked herself for not foreseeing this after Emma had been punished. Like Marali, she was so angry. Of course she would have one of her outbursts.

"Stay here." She ordered Marali, not wanting her to get hurt if things got out of control. Marali chose not to listen to her mom's warning though. She followed behind them, knowing she could protect them if things got really wild. She had before when Emma's outbursts just started. Her little sister's magic was powerful, intensely so. So powerful she couldn't control it. It only came out during extremes of emotion. If she calmed down quick enough, it faded with less side effects for her. If not, she could be out for days.

Marali followed the sound of Emma's screams. She couldn't help it when she was having an outburst. When she was well enough after the first one, she had told her family they were excruciating. Marali peaked through the gap in the door. Waves of magic were pulsing off her little sister, radiating a few feet, getting bigger each time. Her parents were standing back from the waves, trying to calm her down.

"Emma, sweetie." Snow said soothingly. "I know you're mad at us, but I also know how painful this is for you, so why don't you try and calm down and we'll talk about this…"

"It's too late!" Emma screamed. I can't stop it now." Snow and Charming looked at each other desperately. They wanted to help Emma, of course they did, but they knew if Emma said a full outburst was coming, there was nothing to be done except help her through it and look after her until she recovered.

"Ok baby." Charming said. "We're here. You're going to be ok." Marali was about to step in and create a shield to protect the room, and her parents, when someone breezed past her into the room. Marali's face paled. Regina. She didn't know about Emma's outbursts, Marali suspected.

"What is going on here?" Regina snapped. Emma looked at her, and her outburst immediately intensified.

"Emma, it's ok." Snow told her. "Don't make it worse. It'll be over soon." Snow promised her. She looked to her stepmother. "This is Emma's magic." Snow quickly explained. "It's heavily linked to her emotions. When she had a strong emotion, it comes out. She has no control. I'm sorry, Regina, we will of course pay for any damage caused…"

"No need." Regina said simply. With a flick of her wrist, Emma was in some kind of transparent bubble. Although unable to move, Emma looked around her, clearly frightened.

"Regina, what are you doing?!" Charming asked. Get her out of there!

"I am protecting everyone in this castle, so no, I won't let her out until this…episode has passed. That bubble will absorb the magic. I can teach Marali to perform this spell to keep people safe if she really can't control this." Marali already knew this was one spell she didn't want to learn. She may still be angry at her little sister, but she didn't want to trap her inside some magical prison because she couldn't help herself.

"I don't like this." Snow said, clearly not impressed, but she knew she wouldn't change Regina's mind. Instead, her and Charming walked right up to the edge of the bubble. "We're here, baby." Snow promised her. "Let it all out." Emma closed her eyes. It felt like she was being ripped apart. But she knew her parents were right. There was no holding this one back. The sooner she let go, the sooner it would be over. So Emma stopped trying to hold it back. Although it felt like someone had set off explosives on every inch of her, it only lasted a few seconds. Then it was gone. The magic stopped pulsing through her. Emma slumped to the floor, unconscious.

"Regina, let her out." Charming demanded. "It's over. We need to get her upstairs." Regina flicked her wrist again, and the bubble disappeared. Charming and Snow got to their knees beside Emma, assessing the damage. She was definitely out cold, but neither could say how long for. Charming carefully scooped her up in his arms and went to take her up to her room.

"She needs to learn to control that." Regina said calmly. "If George finds out, he'll exploit you all with it." She warned. Charming just nodded before he and Snow left the room. Marali was still behind the door.

"Marali?" Snow asked. "What are you doing down here? I thought you were waiting upstairs."

"I came down in case you needed my help again." Marali explained. She peered at her sister. There was a little blood coming out of her nose. "Will she be ok?" Snow kissed Marali's head.

"This has happened before. We can deal with it." Snow assured her. "You go up to bed. We'll come say goodnight once we have Emma settled. You can go back into your own room." Marali nodded, heading up to her bedroom ahead of her parents. Charming carried Emma into her room. Snow pulled back the covers on her bed before Charming gently got her in and Snow tucked her up. She frowned at the blood on her nose, grabbing her handkerchief and wiping it away. She then felt her forehead.

"She's hot." Snow said. "It's been a while since she's had one that bad." Charming nodded in agreement.

"She's had a lot to deal with since this battle began. Maybe we were too harsh on them both." He relented. He hated seeing Emma in pain like that knowing there was nothing he could do to help. He had just been trying to keep her safe, both of them.

"She'll get through this." Charming said, reassuring Snow. He gently pressed his lips to hers. "I know Regina has a point about trying to get her to control it more, but I'm honestly not sure that she can, Snow. She already tries so hard." Snow nodded in agreement, stroking Emma's cheek. They both knew there was only so much control Emma had over this. They could just remind her that she was safe and loved, then pray the next one wouldn't be so bad.