The Enchanted Forest. The Pit

Regina stares her mother as she is feeling a mixture of sadness and anger. She thinks about helping her mother redeem herself and maybe save her from death then again it's going to be hard since this woman in front her is the power-hungry version, not the one who had been forgiven and moved on to the afterlife.

"Oh, Regina I've missed you so much." Cora said as she steps closer to Regina who slowly backs away.

"I thought you were dead?" Regina said as she remembers hiring Hook to kill her then finds out later the pirate decided to help the older woman instead.

"You can't get rid of me my darling I'll always be by your side."

Regina feels a bit disgusted realizing how Henry must have felt about her in the original timeline when he ran away to find Emma.

Emma steps in staring at Regina. "Wait? You tried to kill your mother."

Regina realizes that she had forgotten about Emma and Derek. "Uh, it's a long story I was very angry with her at the time…" Stares at Derek for a moment. "Anyways we need to figure out how to get out of here."

"Well, I looked around there's no way out unless we convince these knuckleheads to let us go." Derek said as he stands next to both Regina and Emma

"Maybe I can help." Cora said as she waves her hand making her and Regina disappear in a cloud of purple smoke.

Emma's eyes widen in fear. "REGINA!"

Derek looks around. "Where'd the hell did they go?"

"I don't know...I have a bad feeling about this."

Meanwhile, Graham and Henry are heading towards the bus stop. "Do I have to go to school?" Henry said as he stops walking.

"Henry, we have been through this already you need to be at school while I work that way I know you'll be safe."

"I'm not safe anywhere...Why can't I stay and help?"

"You can't... Your mom will never forgive me if something happens to you."

Henry thinks for a moment. "Okay."

Graham smiles then ruffles Henry's hair. "Good boy."

The school bus arrives while Graham leaves, Henry pretends to go in then turns to make sure Graham isn't looking he then runs off to another direction.

The Enchanted Forest. Snow White's Castle

Cora and Regina appear in the middle of a room, Regina looks around recognizing the area then she glares at her mother.

"What did you do!"

"I saved you from those commoners…"

"No, they imprisoned my friends please take us back to save them."

Cora scoffs. "Friends? Those people aren't your friends Regina we only have each other."

"You can't do this."

"Regina, please hear me out I want us to start over, I want to be the mother you truly deserve."

Regina stares at her in disbelief knowing full well the older woman is pretty much lying through her teeth. "If you want us to start over then help me save my friends, help us get back home."

"Why do you care so much about these people."

Regina thinks for a moment as she doesn't want to explain about her connection to Emma which is Henry then there's Derek. "I just do."

"Well forget about them because I have plans just for the two of us."

The Enchanted Forest. The Pit

Emma is sitting on floor thinking while Derek is pacing around trying to figure out how to escape out of this imprisonment.

Suddenly a rope drops down from the opening a soldier climbs down to face both Derek and Emma then realizes Cora and Regina are missing. "Where's the other two."

Emma shrugs. "They just disappeared."

"I must warn Mulan." The soldier said as he is about to climb Derek quickly hits him with a rock knocking him out unconscious.

"Let's go." Derek said as they both climb up to the surface then they head to a nearby table to grab their belongings.

Emma looks around noticing the camp is empty. "Uh, where is everybody?"

Derek grabs his sword then puts in the sheath. "Who cares, we need to go find Regina."

"We don't know where to start she could be anywhere."

"There's an abandoned castle just a few miles from here I have a feeling she might be there."

"How would you know?"

Derek takes a blood red amulet attached to a gold chain out from his pocket to show Emma. "With this."

"What the hell is that?"

"A special amulet that was given to me by an old friend, it alerts me when a magic user is nearby...It also protects me from magical attacks."

Storybrooke Town Hall

Dark Regina is sitting at Regina's desk looking through some spell books meanwhile David and Mary Margaret enter.

"We need to talk!" David said approaching the desk with a sword in his hand while Mary Margaret is by his side.

Dark Regina rolls her eyes and takes a deep breath even though she's over wanting revenge against Snow and Charming she hated for the fact that she has to deal with them again. "What do you want?"

"We want you out of this town immediately!" David said as he is about ready to strike in case she tries to attack.

Dark Regina scoffs. "Seriously? You, idiots, think I'm going to get up and leave...Your sadly mistaken."

Mary Margaret steps in. "We are giving you a chance Regina to walk away and never return."

Dark Regina rolls her eyes and wonders if she can put a sleeping curse them just like she did in the original timeline. "I'm trying to get your daughter and Regina back."

David shakes his head. "No, we have blue working on it, we don't need your dark magic."

Suddenly the office phone rings then Dark Regina goes to answer it. "Yes. What do you mean he's not there…"

David walks closer to her. "We're not done talking Regina!"

Dark Regina sighs in frustration. "Go away!" She waves her hand making both David and Mary Margaret disappear. "Oh, no not you...I was trying to get rid of some pests anyways I'll have Sheriff Graham help me look for him thanks."

Regina's Vault

Henry enters then starts to look around until he hears a hissing sound so, he follows the noise which leads him towards a box. As he goes to open it, two Agrabah Vipers springs out of the box making Henry jump backward to the ground as the Vipers are about to attack, Dark Regina appears then throws a fireball which kills the Vipers.

Dark Regina quickly approaches him. "Henry! You okay."

Henry stares at her with a confused look. "I think so, how'd you know I was here?"

"I had a feeling you be here… Henry what were you thinking you could have gotten hurt or worse."

"I just want my mom back."

"I know, I'm trying my best to find a way it's just magic is difficult in this world."

"This should've never happened I wished we never broke the stupid curse I hate being here without her!" Henry said in an angry tone then tears start forming in his hazel colored eyes.

Dark Regina feels her heartbreaking seeing him like this since it was partially her fault in the first place. "Hey, it's going to be okay I promise...You can trust me, Henry." She takes out her hand at first Henry seems hesitant then finally he takes it. "Come, on I'll take you home."

The Enchanted Forest. Snow White's Castle

Regina is sitting on the floor staring at a piece of wood attempting to light it on fire. "Come on." Nothing seems to happen which makes her frustrated. So she takes a deep breath and starts to think about Henry suddenly the wood bursts into flames then Regina gets up and forms a fireball on the palm of her hand.

"Seems like you have you magic back."

Regina makes the fire disappear then turns to see Cora who had been watching her the whole time. "What do you want?"

"Like I've said before I want us to be together now that you have your magic back we can use it to recharge this wardrobe." She points towards the old wardrobe that had sent Emma to the land without magic when she was a baby.

Regina studies the old wardrobe then stares at her mother. "We can't this wardrobe was created by good magic it's no use for us." Regina thinks about the fact that she has good magic which she doesn't plan on telling her mother.

"Then I guess we'll just have to find a way."

Regina thinks as she's been playing on her mother's best interest at the same time trying to find a way to save her friends. "Maybe we should find someone like the Savior."

"Excuse me?"

"The Savior who happens to be the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming, she was with me when we were in the pit."

Cora scoffs. "Are you telling me that you are friends with the spawn of your enemies? I'm surprised you haven't killed her yet."

"I've changed and so can you."

Cora smiles. "I've changed you just don't want to see it."

Regina stares at her in disbelief. "Then prove it...Tell me why are you so desperate to leave."

Cora pauses for a moment. "That's my business."

"Then you haven't changed."

Cora glares at her. "I don't like that tone you are giving me."

"What are you going to do? Torture me until I beg for you to stop... I'm not afraid of you."

Cora smirks. "We'll see about that!" As she is about to use her magic, Regina quickly stops her by telekinetically throwing her across the room knocking the older woman unconscious."

"I'm sorry mother but I can't let you hurt the people that I care about." Suddenly she hears someone trying to enter the room, so, she forms a fireball in case of an attack.

Emma and Derek enter to see Regina in a defensive stance with a fireball in her hand and an unconscious Cora lying on the floor.

Regina quickly makes the fireball disappear. " Emma. Derek. How did you two escape?"

"Well, Derek knocked a soldier out cold then the camp was empty for some reason." Emma said as she walks near Regina

"Cora must have done something." Regina said hoping no one had got hurt.

Derek stares at Cora then to Regina. "What happened here?"

Regina stares at him. "She threatened me I knocked her out it's a long story...We better get out of here before she wakes."

Later the trio are walking through the forest they are stopped by Mulan and a woman who looks frightened.

"Stop right there!" Mulan said pointing her sword towards them.

Derek steps towards her. "What is your problem!"

Mulan glares at him. "My problem! My men have fallen into a trap which I believe the Evil Queen had something to do it!"

Emma rolls her eyes. "Seriously, she hasn't done nothing it's her mother you should be worried about!"

Regina steps in. "She's right my mother must of set a trap for you."

"Why should I believe you!" Mulan said in an angry tone.

"You don't I'm just trying to get home to my son who's all alone…" Her voice starts to break. "Probably scared because I'm not there." Regina tries to hold back her tears since she misses Henry then wonders what he's doing or who he's with and it scares her.

Emma stares at Regina feeling concerned for her friend also worried about Henry as well then she turns to Mulan. "Look, whatever Regina had done in the past is over, she's changed I've seen it, long ago I gave up my son to give him his best chance. A few months ago his adoptive mother who happens to be Regina came to me for help in breaking her curse. Now tell me, would an evil queen do that, she could have hurt or neglected my son or worse kill me which she didn't.

Mulan pauses for a moment she stares at her friend who doesn't say anything then turns to Emma. "I...Don't know what to say?"

"You can trust us…" Emma said both Derek and Regina nod in agreement.

Mulan turns to her friend. "What do you think Aurora?"

"I don't know...We still need to find Philip." Aurora said still hiding behind Mulan for protection.

Derek stares at the two women. "Maybe we can help each other out...Who knows you might find him along the way."

Both Mulan and Aurora nod so, the group travels through the forest to find a way back home also to find a lost friend but what they don't know if there might be danger lurking among them.