A/N: Sorry for the delay! Thank you for reading,
"Why isn't it working?" Emma asked.
Rumple frowned. How could he explain it? "When your cell phone battery dies, the phone isn't ruined, but it won't turn on." Emma nodded. "Well, Regina's battery is dead. She's recharging it, but until it's recharged she isn't going to wake up."
"My mom isn't a cell phone!" Henry said angrily.
"No, of course not, I'm just trying to help you understand why I can't wake her." Rumple said.
Henry crawled up on to the bed and put his arms around Regina. "Go away and leave my mom alone."
"Henry, settle down." Emma said.
"The boy's right. Let's leave her be. We'll see if the bandit knows anything. He should be easier to wake."
Zelena was pacing staring into the crystal ball. Her sister was back. But she didn't have the book. The shield being down would make if much easier to penetrate the mansion, but it was not a good omen. It didn't make sense. She needed the book. The book had the words to the spell she wanted. Snow's baby was only part of it. She'd need the book as well. Well, she'd just have to take Regina and find out where it was. She'd planned on just disposing of her nuisance of a sister, but that wasn't going to work until she had the book. Stupid fairies had surprised her, but she'd be ready for them this time. She summoned her broom.
Charming was holding a spoonful of yogurt out in front of Snow. She yanked the spoon from his hand.
"I can feed myself. And I don't like yogurt," she said.
"I just want you to keep your strength up. The witch almost took you and-"
"And she didn't. And I am perfectly fine. I want to go up and check on Regina now." Snow interrupted.
"That won't be necessary. She's not waking up any time soon." Rumple said entering the room. "Where did you move the bandit?" he asked Charming.
"Oh, I think Little John took him to the guest room so he'd be more comfortable." Charming said.
Rumple nodded and disappeared.
Snow leaned over and gave David a quick kiss. "I know you're worried, but I'll feel better if I can check on Regina. Would you like to help me upstairs?"
David pulled her closer. "I'd like to just hold you here and enjoy you."
Snow smiled and let him kiss her again. "I'm fine, David. And so is the baby. I promise."
Mulan and Little John were standing guard outside the guest bedroom door. They moved in front of it to block Rumple.
"Robin's resting," Mulan said. Rumple waved his arm throwing both Little John and Mulan out of the way.
"Rumple!" Belle admonished.
"We don't have time for this," he said as he stormed in to the room. "The witch is coming."
He waved his arm over Robin whose eyes immediately opened. He sat up disoriented. "Where,"
"You're back in Storybrooke. What did you learn in Oz?" Rumple said.
"I…we…" he looked around first seeing his son with his arms wrapped around him. "Roland!" He smiled widely.
"If you want to keep your son safe, tell me how to defeat the witch. Now." Rumple demanded.
"Rumple, please, he just woke up. Give him a minute." Belle soothed.
"There is no time. What did you learn?" Rumple repeated. "Don't make me ask again, or next time I won't be so pleasant."
"I don't know. The Queen said it's the water. Where is she?"
"What water?"
"Where's the Queen?" Robin asked again.
Rumple waved his hand causing Robin to fly from the bed to standing right in front of him. "You are trying my patience. Any water? Is she allergic to it?"
"No. I think it's special water. I didn't really understand, but the Queen said we had to take some water from the stream and then throw it on Zelena." Robin said.
"Where's the water?" Rumple asked as the house shook. Zelena was bringing down the protection spell. Putting up another would be useless. She was quite powerful. He wasn't sure how she's managed to wield magic powerful enough to break his, but she was doing it.
"I…the Queen had it…
Rumple grabbed Robin's arm and the next thing Robin knew they were in Regina's bedroom. He gasped at the sight. She looked so small and pale. Henry had his arms wrapped tightly around her as he cuddled with the unconscious Queen. "Is she…will she…" Robin started to ask, but was cut off immediately.
"Where is the water?" Rumple asked urgently.
The house shook and the window to Regina's bedroom shattered and the witch flew in.
Henry bolted up in bed. Emma raced into the room.
"You didn't really need to send a welcoming party. It's only me." Zelena intoned. "I just stopped by to see how my dear sister was doing. She doesn't look so well."
"And you needed to crash through the window to say hello?" Rumple asked.
"Well, I do like to make an entrance. If only sis here were awake to see all the fuss I went to for her." Zelena replied.
Emma had been moving toward Henry and had finally reached the bed. She grabbed him, shut her eyes and they both disappeared.
"Oh, what a shame. Half my audience gone. Ah well, it's time to be on my way anyway." She waved her hand and as she did Robin dove for the bed to protect Regina. His body covered Regina's just as the witch's spell hit and Regina and Robin disappeared. Rumple had raised his hand, but was too late detecting the spell to get the counter spell out in time. "Well, that was unexpected. Two for the price of one." Zelena cackled. "I really must be going. So nice to see you again. Don't worry, I'll be back to pick up Snow later." She threw another spell at Rumple which he managed to dodge as she turned on her broom and departed.
Robin felt a thud as they landed, but he was still on top of Regina and she'd taken the brunt of the impact with the ground. He moved off of her immediately. She was still out cold.
He looked around. They were in a tower. Was this the clock tower Regina had mentioned? There was a bucket in the corner.
He turned back to Regina. He shook her lightly. "Your majesty, your majesty," he called as he shook.
"That isn't going to work."
Robin turned quickly to see Zelena floating on her broom above them. She gracefully floated to the ground and began walking toward Regina, circling, as though she was stalking her prey. Robin moved closer. Protectively.
"Don't worry, I'll wake her up," Zelena continued.
"You stay away from her," Robin said.
Zelena laughed. "Who's going to make me? You?" Zelena waved her hand and Regina was suddenly hovering in the air. Hanging from invisible ropes. Zelena walked straight up to her and waved her hand over Regina's face. She frowned, frustrated when nothing happened.
Robin blinked. What did it mean if even the witch couldn't wake Regina?
"Foolish woman. Using magic she doesn't understand." The witch whipped around to face Robin letting the spell that was holding Regina go, sending the Queen crashing to the ground. Robin moved to try to catch her, but felt an invisible hand holding him back. He hated magic. "You were with her. Where is my book?"
"I don't know. She kept it with her at all times. Wouldn't let me near it. Some nonsense about it being too dangerous to leave with a half-wit like me."
The witch narrowed her eyes. That did sound like something Regina would say.
"Well, no need to hurry. We have to wait on that silly princess' baby anyway. I'll just go collect her. And see if we can speed along the process. Savor what little time you have left." And with that she was gone on her broom again.
Robin turned immediately to Regina. Her arm was twisted unnaturally under her. He carefully rolled her weight off of it. She didn't react. He'd been hoping for a pain response. Something to indicate she was still with him. As her body rolled away from the arm, the arm remained where it was limp, seemingly disconnected from her body. Was it dislocated? He knew that could be fixed, but he wasn't sure how. Maybe he should just let her rest some more. He moved her, trying to make her more comfortable, finally resting her head on his lap as he leaned against the wall.
He stared down at her face. She was quite beautiful. He wasn't going to let the witch kill her. When did he start to care whether the Queen lived or died? When did he start caring about her and not just about how her death would affect the rest of them? And why couldn't he shake the desire to pull her into his arms and hold her close?
"We have to go after her!" Henry said.
"You're not going anywhere, Henry. I forbid it." Emma said frantically. "Look, this isn't working. Clearly my magic isn't going to help defeat the witch and since Regina's in no condition to do it, the best thing we can do is just get out of here. Gold, can't you just make that potion again so everyone can leave town without losing their memories?"
"No." Snow said entered the room.
"We can't leave my mom with the witch!" Henry said, tears brimming in his eyes. "I already lost my dad."
"I'm your mom, Henry!" Emma yelled.
Snow grabbed Henry and pulled him into her arms. "Don't worry, Henry. No one is abandoning Regina. We're not running away."
"Maybe Emma's right. Maybe you and Henry should go with Emma outside the town line. You'll be safe there." David suggested. "Rumple and I will go after Regina."
"Speak for yourself, dearie. The Queen means nothing to me." Rumple answered.
"I'm not leaving. What if something happens to you?" Snow said to David.
"We need a plan to get my mom back. Like when you guys rescued me in Neverland." Henry said.
"Oh, but this isn't Neverland." The witch said as she appeared. "And I'm no child."
Rumple immediately started dueling with the witch. They were fairly evenly matched. The others were just trying to duck out of the way of the flying objects. Emma shut her eyes and tried again to access her magic. It just wasn't working.
"Haven't taught her much have you, my pet?" Zelena asked Rumple. She whistled and suddenly a flock of flying monkeys flew into Regina's mansion and began attacking. In the chaos, Zelena grabbed Snow and pulled her onto the broom and flew off.