I didn't do the Christmas theme, so in this case I'll be using similar to Christmas Carol story.

The dark full of stars blanket over the town of Storybrooke as Emma walked around the town still holding her marriage license deep in thought. Without thinking, she walked towards Mills Mausoleum and when she walked pass the mansion then watched from afar for few minutes how happily the girls helped Regina bringing in Christmas supplies from the storage outside. When she arrived at the vault and saw that Regina didn't closed her hidden vault that Henry spoke of. She couldn't believe of two swans statue becoming more tangled and twisted emotions, so she sat staring that license while being brooded.

Hours later, black aura smoke appeared front of Emma as she looked up who it was. The tall muscular man smiled, "Emma Swan."

Emma stood up baffled, "Do we know each other?"

The man shook her hands to introduce himself, "My name is John and I am here to save you again."

Emma slowly shook his hands not know what he is talking about, "What?"

John smiled warmly, "I helped Regina once to save you from Evil Snow and I owe it to you both after you saved me. I am here per request from Emma Swan to show you the ghost of your past." John held out his hands for Emma to hold him.

Emma mistrusting him staring at his hand refusing, "I am not sure I am understanding you."

John nodded, "You told me you would be like this because you do not trust people easily since a lot of people betrayed you while you were growing up, so it is understandable. In this case, you can trust me and you have all of my attention alone. I know that you have been depressed since you have found out about your marriage to Regina Mills because you had good marriage with Hook so you do not want to give that up. You gave your life and soul into the marriage with Hook so it is alright to doubt yourself. Hook was a huge part of your life and it is not right for anybody to ask you to throw it away. It was real to you and the only memory you have. That is what I am here for to help you to clear things up by showing you your past and to save you and Regina."

Emma was glad to know at least one person who understands the conflict she feels and she was curious what will she show her so she complied to his wish, so she held her hands. They disappeared in cloud of black smoke when Regina walked downstairs to check on Emma after call from her paranoid parents and Hope because Emma didn't call them back.

"Emma?" Regina disappointed looked around and saw it was empty.

The cloud of bright white smoke appeared that looks like Emma Swan with red leather jacket but, "You look like Emma Swan but you certainly are not our Emma Swan."

Emma smiled affectionately walking closer but carefully not to cross the line, "I am from the past and I saw the future in this day when I was Dark Swan, so I am here to make sure Emma makes the right decision. I am not letting her take away our happy ending."

Regina looked up and down as Emma walked around her, "What did you see?"

Emma simply smiled, "That is not important but I am here to remind you that you're wrong."

Regina was puzzled at that statement, "What exactly I am wrong about?"

Emma stopped stood front of her with her hands on her back mere inches from Regina's face, "You do deserve a second chance of love. Do not give up on Emma yet. That is what I am here for to help you. Don't give up hope."

Regina doesn't understand how Emma could read her so easily while gazing deep into her eyes.

Emma kiss on her cheek softly smiling whispered in her ears, "Wear the ring."

Regina picked up her marriage license that was on the floor when Emma left in white cloud smoke.

John and Emma stood few feet away in the Grand Hall of King Leopold's castle which is now occupy by Snow White. Emma stood and about to ask what's going on, but John silent her, "Just watch."

Snow White stood chatting with David's twin brother about her pregnancy and what she wants to do.

"How can I keep this baby, James?" had her hands on her belly teary, "She'll be constant reminder of him."

James sadden by his brother passing, "Keeping this baby will honor him, Dear Snow."

Snow waved miserably, "Just go, James. I wish to be alone."

James bowed and left the court.

Bandit Regina was hiding behind the pillar waiting for the right moment with her flaming sword. Snow sat until she couldn't be here anymore without David, so she walked and decided she needs to leave this castle during her pregnancy. Too much memories, she thought. Regina walked around without Snow seeing her walking and out of the Grand Hall. Regina with her flaming sword walked quiet as a mouth then had her sword on Snow's throat, but the fire will only hurt when the skin is cut. Snow turns with straight face, "You come to finish the job?"

Regina replied innocently, "You kept sending assassins after me, Snow."

Snow smiles, "You deserve it after you killed my David."

Regina had her sword still on her throat, "I didn't kill David. I didn't mean to put him in harm's way."

Snow sneered, "You took my happy ending and I will be forever until I crush your heart in my hands."

Regina curses herself, "Why must more blood to be shed?

Snow kneeled this time in tears, "I cannot bear to be without my David, so at least you could do is finish the job."

Regina threw her flaming sword about to cut her head off and wants to be free of her and when Snow looked up while touching her belly smiling in tears. Regina angrily stopped at her neck and noticed her belly is touched by Snow, "you're pregnant?"

Snow answered, "You left her without a father so kill us both then she will never know what you've done."

Regina put down her sword and growls at her closely, "She'll hate you even more, Snow because you will never tell her until she is of age."

Snow stood up cried and yelled at her, "You don't deserve to live, Regina. You'll be the most hated person in entire realm."

Regina doesn't want to kill a mother who is with a child so she put her flaming sword on the ground, "My life is in your child's hand, so if anything happens to me and your child will know death. And that is a promise, Snow."

Snow picked up her flaming sword towards her, "I'll find way!" Regina teleported out when Snow threw the sword and it hit the wall then broke into pieces. Snow walked opposite direction out of Grand Hall with life mission to terminate Bandit Regina.

Emma ran to the middle of Grand Hall, "Regina put curse on me? What just happened here?"

John walked slowly, "Actually, she saved you from Snow's suicide. She was planning to give herself poison at her second vacation home at distance land. Now because Regina did that, it gave Snow's life purpose. Regina didn't curse you, and she wanted Snow to refocus on Regina instead of you."

Emma recounted what he said, "So you're saying if Regina didn't show up and I will never existed?" It bought her more questions, why was she born in Enchanted Forest? Why is Regina Bandit in this realm? and list of questions filled her mind annoyed with John.

John watches her then patted her back, "Ready for next one?"

Emma angrily turns, "No! I want to know what the hell is going on?!"

John nodded, "All of your questions will be answered, but for now just hold my hand and enjoy the show."

Emma has no choice because she needs to back to her time. They teleported in cloud of black smoke and appeared in the middle of the forest between Eva's castle and King Leopold. John explained before Emma could ask where they are, "there are two stories that were not written in Storybook, this one and I'll show you next one."

There was 5 people standing in the circle in the middle of the fire; one large hairy giant man who doesn't wear proper clothes, one midget man with black leather and coned hat, two witches dressed in blue and black who seems the most beautiful of all the lands and last the meanest man who has two heads with hands of fire with pair of black tight pants, but no shirt since it shows muscular and perfectly bare. They all stood around the fire excited what is happening next.

Regina is tied up to tree trying to free herself with magic but the rope is especially made, "You do not want to do this, Snow."

Snow shrugged, "You won't remember" then faced all 5 of them in the circle, "thank you for coming and I need your piece of your hairs for this curse to take an effect and small piece of your heart.

They all nodded and pulled string of their hair while Evil Snow walked around with bag for them to put in then Regina struggles and still fighting to break free, "Snow, you'll regret doing this. This will not bring back David."

They all took their heart out at the same time to show Evil Snow for her to cut off one-fifth of their heart then she put it all in the same bag with their hairs. As soon Evil Snow threw the bag into the fire facing Regina, "I am not doing this to bring back David nor do I want him back. I want to torture you so you will know my pain of losing David."

Regina screamed in tears, "No!" when Evil Snow threw the bag into the fire when a large black smoke threw up in the sky and covered in entire Enchanted Forest.

Emma watched as the black smoke covered as it started to dissolved, "What just happened?"

John explained, "This is how Snow's curse was shaped; it not only had stopped aging, but it also rewritten back in time. In this case, Snow is using James instead of David because she took his heart, so he cannot die."

Emma questioned, "What do you mean back in time? Where is Regina?"

John teleported front of Royal Manor pointing at Regina who is horse riding laughing with Henry, but Emma doesn't understand, "What is the point of this curse?"

John sighed, "Evil Snow was trying to break Regina by making her experience pain, so this will be third time by going through all of this over again. It gives Evil Snow time to cast her original plan is Dark Curse is to make her suffer."

Emma couldn't believe how someone can be that cruel.

John teleported them at the exact location front of Royal Manor, but this time it is when Emma was young teen, so John to hide both of them behind brushes then pointed at young Emma sitting on the top of the tree branches. Emma looked up and saw young Emma staring at Regina smiling. Emma thought, pervert, but it makes no difference because she has done the same thing, so she rolled her eyes.

Regina was riding being taught by Daniel as they flirted with each other at nighttime which is the only time they can have open communication while Cora and Henry are retired in their bedroom.

"Remember, you care for the horse then horse will care for you," Daniel patted softly on the brown horse smiles at her.

Regina nodded, "Should you be cleaning the barn?" Regina got off the horse to kiss Daniel affectionately, "Daniel, one day you'll get me into trouble."

Daniel laughed, "Never, Princess."

Young Emma frowned after long years searching for Regina and her heart started to break when she saw them kissing. She jumped down from the tree then Emma started to follow her few feet behind to see what will happen, but John stayed behind.

Regina and Daniel kissing exploring their mouths while Regina laughs between kisses then Daniel stopped, "I have something, Princess. I will be right back."

Regina nodded then Daniel ran out of the barn in hurry then young Emma showed up in stall, "Why are you with him?!"

Regina shocked, "How did you find me?"

Young Emma replied, "I told you I'll always find you."

Regina rolled her eyes, "You need go home. It is not safe for you to be here."

Young Emma crossed her arms, "Not until you answer my question."

Regina pushed her out of the barn, "Go home or your mom will have my hide if she sees you're here with me."

Young Emma stubbornly refusing to give up while not budging.

Regina growls at her then pushes her hard on the ground, "Go home, Emma! Your mother will take my life for I am not allowed to be seen with you for any reason."

Young Emma cried on the ground, so determinedly stood up and ran jumped on Regina kissed her aggressively, but Regina didn't kiss her back in tears, "Emma please. You have to forget me."

Young Emma ran into the forest then roared, "We will be together! I'll always find you!"

Emma stood behind the barn, but none of them saw her then John showed up beside her. "Why am I here in Enchanted Forest?"

John explained, "This is different realm timeline and one of many possibilities how the story is written."

"but she ... and Regina …" Emma pointed at both of them

John nodded, "This Emma Swan fought hard for Regina. She is restless and most strongminded I have ever met."

Emma disagreed, "That Emma Swan is not me! I didn't grow up in Enchanted Forest and she did!"

John smiled, "You do both have different upbringing, but you're wrong. You both are much alike then you think. I'll show you."

John teleported both of them at Regina's vault then Emma knew what is going on, "One mistake! One time!"

John laughs, "Are you sure it is mistake because every time you're around Regina, your heart beats a little faster. You always check her mansion when you are patrolling before you go bed and other times you would watch her working on her desk. You're telling me that Emma Swan and you are different?"

Emma doesn't want to answer to that and she doesn't want to see this part, "Let's go."

John smiles, "No. Let's see what happens. Use this as refreshing course." Emma stood by John watching the show forcedly, not enjoying a moment of this.

Emma sat playing with her ball depressed and angry at Hook for make suggestion about making a year round trip with Hope and her son to teach them. Emma doesn't want to go because a yearlong without Henry and her parents and that is not what she is ready for.

Regina called out, "Emma? Are you down here?"

Emma nodded, "I am here Regina."

Regina sat opposite facing Emma, "Want talk about it?"

Emma frowned, "Hook wants to take all of us to his Jolly Ranger for whole year. He wants to teach Hope and Colin, something to pass on; which I understand."

Regina listened, "I see. You do not want to go."

Emma angrily, "A year long, Regina!"

Regina sighs tries to give something to look forward to, "I am sure Hook wants to show you all the islands and the world. Besides Henry will be fine."

Emma shrugged, "Henry is not the person I am worried about."

Regina was taken aback at that response, "Whatever you mean?"

Emma replied growls at herself, "What if something happens to you while I am gone? You won't be protected and …"

Regina eyes crossed, "You're worried about me? Why is that?"

Emma rolled her eyes, "You know why. You worked hard to be Good Queen and I want to make sure it stays that way."

Regina doesn't believe her answer, so she stood up with her arms crossed, "That's not it. Why are you so worried about my well-being?"

Emma with straight face doesn't want to look at her.

Regina tries again pressuring her, "Why are you worried about me, Emma?"

Emma stood up staring deep in her eyes, and unexpectedly deeply kissed her pushed against the wall. Regina couldn't believe her reaction but couldn't speak, but she kissed back. Emma softly kissed her that is so intense while her heart is beating hard beating against her ears, "I don't want to be far from you. I don't know what I'll do if anything happens to you."

Regina was surprised at her admission voiced softly, "I'll be okay, Emma."

Emma put her head on Regina's shoulder hugging her so Regina hugs her while rubbing her back, "I'll be alright. Nothing will happen to me while you're gone."

Emma spoke up besides John, "That is when I almost told her I love her, but I didn't."

John shushes her, "Just wait."

Emma walked upstairs without a word then Regina kneeled down hugging her legs bawling.

Emma voiced kneeling front of her, "Regina cried … for me?" Emma tries to touch her to reassure her, but nothing. Emma never known how badly she felt, "I had no idea." Emma tries again to touch her again, but again it was unsuccessful. Emma sadly, "I am sorry, Regina. I didn't mean to do that to you." Emma's heart broke for her. Emma wants so badly to hug her and tell her she loves her right there and then.

Emma doesn't want to do this anymore. None of those stories are good and everything seems turn for worse, "I want to go home." She didn't realize how much Emma and Regina fought hard to be together.

John told her, "There are few more to show you, but we almost done."

John teleported to Emma and Regina's castle by the shore when Regina is giving birth to Regma, "This is a different timeline where you became Dark One to change the past. This is what happened."

Emma doesn't like this, so she backed away refusing to enter the room, but John pushed her in, "Go in."

Emma walked in seeing Regina on bed trying to push the baby out as she stood from afar seeing Emma ran out of the room to get cloth and hot water. Evil Snow appears in cloud of black aura, then Regina sneers at her while bearing the pain, "Stay away from my daughter."

Evil Snow grabs her hair, "I told you if you ever decide to be with my daughter, it's your life."

Regina growls, "She'll find me no matter what you do."

Evil Snow shrugged, "She will never find out because she'll be alone in another world unaware."

Regina eyes wide, "What have you done?"

Evil Snow looked up then Regina saw a huge black smoke and all over the Enchanted Forest through the window. Evil Snow cast a spell on Regina's heart that it will look like she dies giving birth to Regma. Evil Snow teleported as soon Emma arrived with bowl of hot water and cloth, "I'm here babe."

Regina still pushing while there is blood all over the bed as she looked down in tears then Emma kissed her on her forehead reassuring her that it'll be ok. Emma heard the glass broke as time started to slow down then saw the thick black clouds started to surround the castle. As soon she finally pushes Regma out when her heart gave out about to be knocked out. Emma smiles as she picked up the baby wrapping around the cloth then saw Regina about to closes her eyes. Emma's hand are blooded as she walked over putting down Regma on small bed then picked Regina up in sobbing and moaning, "Please babe. Don't leave me." Emma kisses on her lips and softly slapping her face to wake her up, "Come on babe. I need you." Emma still held her crying hard and shaking her to wake her up when black smoke covered them, "I'll come back for you babe." Regina died in her arms as Emma tries to protect her from Dark Curse.

John sat while he conjured Emma back into his cave by the castle, "Come. Sit. You need tea."

Emma sat deep in thought when she sat drinking hot honey lemon tea, "How did she become Dark One if the other timeline never broke?"

John understood her question so he replied, "Neal was Dark One in that timeline, so when Evil Snow cast the Dark Curse and he showed her the dream catcher afterwards to give her true memories. Neal and Emma are enemies, so she killed her with dagger to become Dark One after years of searching to bring Regina back alive."

Emma wonders what next, but John stood up, "You will be visited by two ghosts."

Emma looked up, "Who?"

John with right hand out and magically pushed her through the portal and Emma screaming, "ahhh …" when she flew through the dark portal. She landed hard face down on the hard ground, "Give me some heads up, at least." Emma cracked her neck and her back then got up wondering where she is. She looked at the empty street front of the mansion, but is she really back or is this ghost realm. A large tall skinny man with long thin black robe with no hair at all appears few feet away. Emma looked around again, but the whole area seems dark and gloomy. Emma started to walk slowly towards the mansion feeling creepy all of the sudden, but it wouldn't open, so she called out knocking hard, "Regina?"

"Regina?" Emma still trying to open even with unlocking spell, but still won't open. What's going on, Emma thought. Emma walked around to see through Regina's office window, then saw her sitting on the couch talking with Regma who is 7 years old. She knocked the window beginning to be terrified. More questions filled her mind such as why are they alone, where is Emma if Regma is her daughter and so on. She saw the tall creepy man front of the house, yelling after him, "Who are you?" The tall creepy man started to walk down the street, so Emma followed him still asking more questions but he has not uttered a word. Emma became frustrated and begins to hate him even more, but she still follows with him. They arrived in the middle of the town square then man pointed at the top of the building that is Snow and David's loft. Emma watches Snow and David walking out that seems like they were on date, "mom? David?" Emma still tries calling, but they didn't hear her. Emma doesn't know what to do next, so she looked back at the creepy man to see if he changed direction, but he still pointed towards loft.

"You want me to go up there?" Emma asked. Emma growls at herself then walked into building then she was amazed with herself. Inside of the building, there is no walls and you can see through walls since it is like she's in television for she can see everything top and bottom. She touched the walls to see and her hands touch hard surface when she knocked. Eerie, she thought, and disturbing. She felt like she was falling, but she is literally walking upstairs to the loft. Panic rises within her having fear to fall see through floors and walls. Hook is playing with young Neal and Emma is cooking dinner while Emma is outside watching them.

"Good thing mom cooked half of it so Neal should be well fed and shouldn't be hard for me." Emma smiles watching them playing wooden swords.

Hook snorted, "We could have order pizza instead and now that would be a party you would love."

Emma laughs, "I don't think mom and David wants Neal to experience love of wasted food like I do."

Emma watches them smiling behind the wall started to miss Hook for hours. After they put Neal to bed, they started their romantic in her room on the second floor. What is so important this night, Emma wonders. Emma watches below the first floor, but still empty then saw Regma at the end of the door. Emma eyes crossed, "Regma? What are you doing here?"

Regma ran upstairs crying and knocking.

Emma was puzzled, "Regma? Do you see me?"

Emma still kissing Hook doing foreplay, so she didn't hear the knock.

Emma watches Regma knocking hard and sniffing, "Regma! I am here!" trying to shake her but no luck.

The red aura smoke as Regina kneels front of Regma, "You need to stop running out of the window, Regma."

Regma frowns snuffling, "I want Ma to come back."

Regina hugs, "I know, baby, so do I, but we cannot ask her to choose."

Regma asked, "Why not? You think she will choose us?"

Regina nodded, "That is what I am afraid of. If we ask her to choose then it'll be out of obligation and out of duty. As a result, it would not be real."

Regma doesn't understand, "What is obligation?"

Regina hugged affectionately, "True Love is not a feeling even not motivation nor inspiration. Love is an act. There is difference between choosing and decision. Love is deliberate. It's doing. Choices are a multitude of options while the decision is the result. We are not choices. We deserve more than that."

Regma listens seriously sadly, "Like ice cream?"

Regina laughs, "Different flavors of ice cream represent choices, yes."

Regma eyes started to dry up, "I don't understand. I just want Ma back. I hate to see you sad."

Regina sighs as she brushes her long wavy blonde hair away from her face, "I know. I am sorry, baby. I will not be sad anymore." Regina hugs her tightly feeling dejected for Regma while staring at the door. Regma hugs her back with her head on her shoulder. "She will come back to us one day, I promise." Regina picked Regma up and started to walk downstairs.

Emma was lost for words how Regina spoke and wonders when this did happen.

Emma opened the door, "Sorry, I …" Emma closed the door going back upstairs, "It's nobody."

Emma followed Regina and Regma out hoping they will hear her. She stubbornly tries again and again.

Regma fell asleep on Regina's shoulder while walking back to the mansion. They walked pass Snow and David, Snow stopped, "Are you both alright? Did something happened?"

Regina kindly smiled, "No. Everything is alright. Regma just had a bad dream. Everytime she has bad dream and she runs out of the window."

Snow nodded understood, "Kids run everywhere."

Regina laughs staring at the top of the loft then Emma noticed that she was looking up towards the loft while rubbing on Regma's back to console her, "Have a good night."

Emma yelled after Regina, "I didn't mean to make you feel like you're an option. You're not, but it is so hard." Emma growls at herself realizing she is talking to herself, "I hate this!" She screamed at the top of her lungs towards the gods extremely wrathful with herself and everything she has seen and learned. Part of herself still wants to choose Hook, but after seeing four events makes her realize how much Regina sacrifice herself for her. Nobody has done that for her, not even Hook.

Within a second, she stood in the cave without realizing she's back in John's cave.

"Emma, it's ok. You're back here," John carefully tapped her shoulder.

Emma saw John and grabs him to hit him on the face, but John blocked and put her down on the floor hard. Emma fought back but John held her down, "Calm down, Emma. Calm down!"

After few minutes of pigheadedness, she finally calms herself down and nodded trying to breathe again.

"I was never there for Regma, was I?" Emma sadly asked.

John frowned, "No, you rejected Regina when she tries to tell you she's pregnant in Storybrooke. Evil Snow merge both identities when she cast Dark Curse, so the memories of her being pregnant at Storybrooke. You wouldn't hear of it."

Emma started to have heat rises within here, "Why didn't she fight for me instead? Why do I have to be the one to do this?!"

John with his arms crossed, "Emma ..."

Emma with her arms up, "I know … I am sorry," she sat on chair, "I let her down. She never gave up hope and that what makes everything worse."

John curiously asked, "How so?"

Emma with her head on the table with tears in her eyes, "She was waiting … She didn't force my hand, so she …" waving her hand trying to find words, "I don't know anymore."

Emma heave a heavy sigh starting to have headaches. She wishes she has moment of rest, but another person appears that looks like Santa Claus, but modern looking with red suit and pants with combed beard and short white hair. "Ho, Ho, Ho?" Emma studied him.

He laughs, "I don't do Ho, Ho, Ho. That's the myth. I'm Enchanted Forest Saint Claus."

Emma asked, "What you going to make me do? Delivery presents for you around the world in one night?"

Saint Claus teasing her, "That smart mouth of yours is going to get you into trouble one day. Come on, Swan."

Emma frowned getting up from the chair, "Can you least tell me this time will be good?"

Saint Claus remained silent, led her to his red beautiful sled proudly smiling.

Emma with mouth open, "We are going to ride this?"

Saint Claus nodded, "I don't have powers, but my sled does. It goes faster than speed of light, it time travels and it jump starts too from one location to another within seconds. It's my special machine of my own design. I'm Santa Claus for a reason."

Emma sat next to Saint Claus pointing front of the sled, "No deers?"

Saint Claus, "No, that is just for the show, but never needed them."

Saint Claus pushes the button and spin the wheel according to time and location, "I am going to show you two stories, both of them will be during Christmas. Enchanted Forest doesn't do Christmas because it is part of pagan festival but they do celebrate Yule or the winter solstice."

In blink of light, they arrived above the castle in the sky, the home of Regina and Emma's, "Jump."

Emma shocked looking miles down, "You're crazy!"

Saint Claus forcedly pushed Emma out of the sled then she screams thinking she will die as all of memories of her family and Henry filled her mind then she closed her eyes, but she landed perfectly on her feet. She opened her eyes bewilder wondering how did she go through ceiling walls without hurting herself. She looked around and saw goldish bedspread with 4 black bedpost, she thought, the bed can fit 4 people at least. She studied the room and how homey it is, it has brown clothes closet. One side is messier than other side as she wonders who lives here. On the other side, she saw the mirror desk that is similar to Regina, so she sat looking at each of them.

Emma is walking backward in her brown leather royal suit with her arms around Regina waist laughing and kissing in long red beautiful dress with bow on the side. Emma teases and play kisses all over her face, Regina scowls, but laughs lightly, "I was beginning to worry about you."

Emma still hugging her tightly ignores her worries kissing down on her neck, "I was just taking care of some business."

Regina stopped, "What did you do, Charmine?"

Emma frowns, "Nothing, babe, I promise."

Regina sighs kissed on her lips, "You know that doesn't work on me anymore. You want to try again?" Regina still kissing on her collarbone after traveling down on her neck while Emma moans.

Emma gave in, "I bought something, a really cool crossbow arrows."

Regina eyes wide, "You bought yourself crossbow? Why do you even need one?"

Emma sighs, "Come on Regina. I am just using as a booty trap for protection."

Regina rolled her eyes smiles, "My Savior, we are two powerful magical being, so it is not needed. I am not having crossbow arrows in my castle!" Regina doesn't like so many weapons around the castle, "We already have so many and you keep adding more, Emma."

Emma wrapped around her waist, "I want to make sure you're ok, babe. What if someday I am not here and you're attacked. This booty trap will set itself off and there will be no surprises if there's a boat or any people sneaking in. It is just precautious, babe."

Regina rolled her eyes, "I cannot believe you bought yourself toys. Did you get something for me while you were traveling?"

Emma smiles kisses her, "It's a surprise and you'll have to wait until the morning."

Regina hugs back felt better, Emma kissed her deeply this time, and "I could never forget you, my love."

Saint Claus stood beside Emma slapped her back, "Enjoying yourself?"

Emma smiles nodding, "It's sweet, but funny."

Saint Claus wrapped around Emma then his hands in the air clicked a button then they were teleported through the ceiling back on the sled, Emma growls unexpectedly back on sled, "How many times I have to tell you people, give me heads up!"

Saint Claus ignored her while pushing button and spinning the wheel back to Emma's time, but seven days later since Emma has been missing from town of Storybrooke ever since she disappeared with John. Hook is nowhere to be seen for he is drunk and depressed since he found out that his marriage is a fake and married to Regina instead. Saint Claus didn't push her this time because he landed front of the mansion, but it looks like a normal car.

Saint Claus pointed at the front door, "Go on, but be warned they will still cannot see you."

Emma threw a fit, "When will this be over? I got the point! I get the picture, Santa. I'm asshole and a jerk. I'm stubborn and hardheaded."

Saint Claus laughed, "Regina knows that, but she loves you anyway. Sometimes I wonder where she get that strength to love you, I mean it's you."

Emma hit him on the shoulder smiling, "Seriously, is this last one?"

Saint Claus looked at her in straight face, "There will be one more ghost, it'll be someone you know in the past, but remember he means you no harm. He is only person who has access to show you what Dark Swan wants you to see. I don't approve, but Dark Swan want you to see what she saw."

Emma nodded at his vague answer while getting out of the sled then thanked him. She walked and opened the front door saw everybody laughing and decorating Christmas tree. Regina and Regma dancing in the middle of the living room listening to Christmas songs, Amari jumping up and down saying, "my turn, my turn, my turn!" Hope and Colin helping decorating the tree and that is when Emma is surprised, "Hope! Colin!" Emma ran towards them to get their attention, but remembered they still cannot see or hear her. Emma didn't know Colin is back from university in New York. Emma wonders why they are here and not with Hook, so she started to worry what have Hook done.

Henry walked in with food from Granny's, then everybody ran after setting up in the dining room. It was like every other December evening. Emma follows them to the dining room where Hope grabs the game of Clue and Amari is on the same team with Regina. Regina decided to be Miss Scarlett, Henry is Mr. Green; whereas Hope is Mrs. Peacock. Finally sadly Regma is Professor Plum; which she is not happy, so Regina traded her character for Professor Plum for Regma then changed to Mrs. White. They all sat eating burgers while Regina feeding Amari food that she cooked previously, not wanting to feed that godawful burger to kid.

It warms Emma's heart to see all of her family gathered together than she wishes she is there with them, chatting and laughing. She would tease Regina and drive her crazy, but she knows that Regina will loves it secretly. Emma would the one who would set up lights outside if she would living here with Regina. Regina always goes all out during Christmas for Henry then along the way she added more festival in her home for Regma. Emma became sad how much she misses out, the life with Regina.

Hades appears besides her crossing his arms, "Beautiful family."

Emma eyes wide about to hit, but Hades stopped her with his arms up, "I'm good now, I mean no harm. I am not even King of Underworld anymore. King Arthur is, remember?"

Emma hates Hades more than all, "What you're doing here, Hades? You killed Robin, tortured Hook and a lot of people."

Hades nodded, "I know, but I'm not here about me. Right now, per request from Dark Swan from the past is to show you the future. Since I was King of Underworld, so I saved the last magic potion I have for special occasion. Dark Swan traded a soul for me to show you in this time."

Emma backed, "Why do I get the feeling that what you planning to show me will not be good."

Hades sadly nodded, "I don't approve her methods, but a request I must honor."

Hades grabbed her arms then they both turns to liquid down to underworld to the future in the graveyard. Hades pointed, "Welcome to the future, this graves are all of your family who died peacefully, except one."

Emma puzzled studied each of her family; Henry Mills, her parents, Daniel Colten, Hook, Hope and Colin and every single family has no broken stones, but she doesn't see Regina Mills anywhere. "Where is Regina?" Emma asked while walking back to Hades.

Hades sighs then walked four rows down, "This area is where King and Queens are buried. There are sections of areas around the graveyard according to their status."

Emma nodded not know where this is going, but saw a lot of stones are broken, "Why almost half of them are broken in half?"

Hades shrugged, "you know how king and queens are and speaking for myself, if it wasn't for Zelena then I'll never be in Paradise. I'll be forever grateful for her."

Emma understood then started to search for Regina Mills gravestone, "Where is Regina?"

Hades walked few feet down because last name M, then stood front of her broken stone pointing without a word.

Emma ran then kneeled touched the stoned broken in half angrily, "She fought hard to be Good Queen and she did everything. So why is her stone broken?"

Hades kneeled beside her explained sighs heavily, "She is four stories down torturing herself because she felt unworthy even after she became Good Queen. There were small tiny part of her that she feels she doesn't deserve to be somebody's. She felt like she need to pay for her sins of her past."

Emma pushes Hades onto the ground, "You're wrong! She doesn't deserve this!"

Hades gave her potion for her to drink for her to go back, "Here drink this. You're free to go."

Emma took the potion, but kept staring at the stone touching, "I don't understand. She has been torturing herself long enough. She doesn't need this."

Hades replied, "True Love and all …" then Hades disappeared before Emma could ask more questions. Emma doesn't know how to choose either out of duty or love. Regina did above and beyond for her. Emma knows Regina did it out of love even if she overreacted or made a wrong choice at the moment but everything she done is because of love. That's one of thing she admires about her is her inexorable heart.