The Evil Queen had decided to take herself to another area of the town, which was apparently in front of a structure with the name, "Gold's Pawn Shop".

Out of curiosity more than anything, she had entered it. She was slightly alarmed when she heard a bell, but calmed down immediately after she learned that it wouldn't cause her any harm.

"So what do I owe the pleasure?" Rumplestiltskin said as he appeared from behind the curtain.

"You Imp, I demand that you tell me exactly what is going on here!"

"Well, if it isn't the Evil Queen herself. What, pray tell, are you doing here in my shop?"

"I don't need to answer any of your questions. Why do you look so…"

"Cleaned up? If you must know, Dearie, you're in a completely different timeline than the one you came from."

"And how would know this?"

"I possess knowledge that you can only dream of."

.

"Then tell me where I would find this woman, this Swan."

"Emma Swan? What business do you have with her?"

"The type that doesn't concern you!"

"Oh no, Your Majesty, I need to know whether you intend to harm her. You see Emma Swan and I are close, but not in the romantic sense."

"Is...is Henry here as well?"

"My grandson?"

"Yes."

"Dealing with Emma Swan is entirely different than my grandson."

"He's my son!"

"No, he's Emma's and this world's Regina's son."

"Emma told me that he is a very bright boy."

"Yes, he is and many more things. I can only help you find Emma Swan, Henry is off limits."

"How dare you tell a Queen what to do!"

"You might be a Queen, Your Majesty, but you are only one by title. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to pick up my grandson from school."

•°•°•°•°•°•

The Evil Queen left in a fury and when she slammed the door, she made sure that the glass shattered and the wooden door had a sliver of wood that would cause it to slowly break instead of all at once.

She was making her way through the town and before she left, she saw the outside of Gold's Shop was a map of the town. She knew about the town because of what Emma Swan had told her when she felt so lonely.

She had felt actual guilt over what she had done to Emma, but she couldn't take it back.

•°•°•°•°•°•

Emma was sighing when she took the disgusting green goop with her out of the house. Regina had become a lot stricter with her than before about getting all of her nutrients. She was always kind to her, but she had gone above and beyond for Emma. The blonde woman still wasn't used to being put first.

Regina was walking down the stairs and tried to shoo Emma out the door, who was reluctant to leave the house.

"Can we just stay here, Regina? We can take on the outside later."

"Emma, you haven't left the house in weeks."

Regina looked at Emma and gave her a reassuring smile, "We'll be doing this together."

"Right, together. Not like, together together though, right? I mean, not that I wouldn't like that and all but we're not."

"We aren't, but we should try being friends first."

"Thank you, Regina, for everything."

"No need to thank me, Emma, I did this because I wanted to."

"But you didn't have to."

"I know. Now if you don't take a step outside, then I will find a way to get you over there myself."

"Whatcha gonna do, drop kick me in the ass?"

Regina rolled her eyes, "That's ridiculous! Why would I ruin my good heels?"

"Aren't all your heels your "good heels" though?"

"Yes, fair point."

Regina took Emma's hand, that was shaking from the fear of leaving the house.

"I'm here with you Emma and we can do anything together."

•°•°•°•°•°•

The Evil Queen had spotted a familiar blonde walking out of the giant white mansion's front door with herself, or at least a version of herself. The door was closed as both of them were walking on the entryway.

"My, my, what do we have here?"

Emma was paralyzed on the spot.

Regina didn't have to look at Emma to know that fear was what was keeping her there.

Emma looked up at Regina with a look that shattered her heart into a million pieces all over again, the exact feeling that she had when she lost her father.

"Don't retreat back there, I'm here with you."

The blonde woman just nodded and felt the brunette squeeze her hand to reassure her.

•°•°•°•°•°•

The Evil Queen continued in the direction of the two women with a menacing look until she heard a new voice.

"Hey Ma and Mom, did you know that this green stuff actually tastes kinda good?"

Henry had bumped into his parents and he looked a bit confused. He was tugging on both of their shirts.

"I'm here, you know, so stop being weird."

"Henry, go back inside."

"But Mom, I want to come with you! You can't leave me alone, I just got Ma back."

The Evil Queen stopped as she heard her father's name being said and she couldn't keep that menacing gaze in the presence of a child.

Henry pushed past his parents and felt both of them pull him closer to him. If someone had walked by, then it would look like he was protecting them like a shield.

"Henry?"

Henry saw the Evil Queen standing there.

"Yep, that's my name, don't wear it out."

His parents had heard one of the cruelest women they had ever known actually laugh. It wasn't a cold laugh either.

"Do you know who I am?"

"You're known as the Evil Queen, but I don't think that you're evil though. I mean, I know that you made mistakes just like Mom has, but we forgave her. We can forgive you too. Right, Mom? Right, Ma?"

The two women had a history with the woman standing in front of them. Neither of them wanted to be in her presence, but here she was. It was odd that she was acting kind for once.

"But Henry, she's the Evil Queen!"

"So? Mom, you sound like Grandma."

"That's completely different, Henry."

"How though? I know she's the Evil Queen, but you used to be like her and everyone saw you as that except Ma. Maybe this time, you can be like Emma, Mom."

"If you knew what she had done to Emma…"

"I don't know all the details, but I saw how Ma was hurting a lot. She looked so lost until you found her. If you gave each other a second chance, then why can't she get one too? Please, Mom? Just try."

The Evil Queen quietly watched this exchange and she felt tears well up in her eyes. It was the first time, besides Emma, defending her. Henry was a completely stranger, let alone a little boy, and he still had a way of changing people.

Emma took a deep breath and looked up at the Evil Queen. She didn't see anger in her eyes, she saw remorse, she saw happiness, and she saw peace.

Regina sighed, "Henry, she came here to kill Emma."

"You tried to kill Grandma like a thousand times. How is this any different?"

"Because she will succeed where I failed."

"I won't."

Emma finally spoke, "What?"

"I won't kill you. I did plan to when I came here, but then I saw Henry and…"

Henry seemed victorious when she said, "I told you!"

"How can a callous woman such as yourself feel any emotions after what you had done to Emma?"

"How can you?"

Regina wasn't prepared for anyone, especially the Evil Queen, to ask her that question.

"We're different, obviously."

"Oh, are we?"

"All we have similar is our physical appearances. Other then that, we are nothing alike!"

"We're both drawn towards Emma in one way or another. You've become so protective over her like you should."

The Evil Queen tried to take one step closer, but Regina had her hand have a fireball in it.

"One step closer and I won't hesitate to burn you where you stand."

The other woman waited until the fireball was extinguished.

"I know that apologizing to Emma might mean nothing, but she deserves to hear it nonetheless. I am truly sorry for what I put you through. You didn't deserve it and I never see the after effect of what happens after I do what I do. You're the first person that I have ever seen."

Emma wanted to run back into the house and not looking back. She wanted to bolt the door and never go back out ever again. But the wooden door wouldn't protect her from the Evil Queen.

"You had no right! You stole something from me that I will never get back. You stole everything from me that night and there's nothing you can say or do that will give me cause to forgive you. You don't deserve to be forgiven! You don't deserve to feel love or kindness! And you sure as hell don't have any right to be near my son, Henry.

So you turn around and go back to wherever you're from because you're not welcome here. I don't want you here, Regina doesn't want you here, nor do other people that love and care about me."

"You haven't asked Henry what he wants."

"I want to get to know her. If she's a part of Mom, then I want to. If Ma was able to show her kindness, then is she such a horrible person like you two say she is?"

"You aren't taking one step towards her."

"Fine, I'll talk to her from here, okay?"

He saw his parents nod their head and he took cleared his throat as though he was prepared to make a long speech.

"Hi, I'm Henry, and I'm your son. Well, your sort-of son because technically I'm Ma's. Anyways, the other you has been really nice to me and if she's so nice to me, then I bet you can be nice too. Yeah, you might've done horrible things, especially to my parents, but my Grandma taught me that it's good to forgive. She said that if you don't forgive, then whatever bad feeling you have just grows inside of you and poisons you like the way an apple poisoned her.

If my Mom was able to change, then I don't see why you can't either, you know? You made mistakes, but you can always make them right. You just need someone to understand you and that's where I come in.

With my Mom, all I knew were her stories and I believed that she was truly as evil as they claimed her to be. But then I realized that wasn't who my Mom was anymore. Sure, she still had her dark side within her, but my Ma vanquished them!

So maybe you just need to find your own Emma in your world. Maybe there's a version of me in your world too. Nobody should ever be alone, not even you."

Henry felt a bit embarrassed that he had said so much to a woman that the entire town had feared for years. She could turn him into a pile of dust if she wanted, so he was a bit nervous about that.

"You're right, Henry. Your parents have raised a bright young boy. You see, I don't have what you have here. Not just the advancement that goes beyond a simple horse and carriage. I don't have my own Emma or my own you. It's just me, alone in that castle with guards that only protect me because I threatened them with losing their life."

"Nobody's perfect. My parents and grandparents aren't perfect and I still love them."

"If there were perfect people, then they would be so utterly dull."

"I think you can change, for the better. If Mom did it, then why can't you?"

"Because there are some sins that are unforgivable, no matter how much you want them to be."