"We've been walking for a while. We have to be getting close to the end of this cave," Emma groaned as she and the rest of the group continued to walk through the dark, damp cave.

"This is the Underworld, not some amusement park funhouse," Regina snapped. "There's not automatically a clear exit."

"I'm just saying that we've been walking for a while," Emma replied defensively. "There's no need to snap at me."

"Let's just stop fighting and stay focused on finding Scarlett," Robin interjected, trying to calm the tension between the two women. "Is there any kind of spell that either of you can do to help us find our way out of here?" Emma and Regina glanced between one another.

"I can't think of anything," Emma replied.

"Neither can I," Regina agreed. "We'll just have to keep walking."

"Well, I can navigate a forest, so I should be able to navigate this cave," Robin said as he started running his fingers against the cave wall. "It's damp," he added. "There must be water somewhere in this cave. Water always flows somewhere." Robin continued to run his hand along the cold cave wall. He led the group further through the cave and eventually, they started to hear the sound of running water.

"You were right. It's a river," Henry said.

"If I can tell which way the water is following, I should be able to tell which way the exit is," Robin said. He leaned down closer to the rushing waters and placed his hand into the water. Almost instantly, Robin felt his eyelids begin to grow heavy and he felt dizzy.

"Robin!" Regina exclaimed as his body began to topple forward. Luckily, Henry and Emma were able to grab onto him before his body plunged into the dark water. "What just happened?" Regina exclaimed as she knelt down by Robin's unconscious body. "Robin! Robin! Wake up!" Being the only one with medical training, Lizzie rushed over and felt for a pulse on Robin.

"He has a pulse. I think that he's asleep," she said, trying to calm Regina down.

"That actually makes sense," Henry interjected. "We learned about the rivers of the Underworld. There are five. This one must be the Lethe, which is the river of forgetfulness and oblivion. It's said that mortals had to drink from this river to forget their lives on earth," he explained.

"So, are you telling me that the water just wiped his entire memory?" Regina asked, her eyes wide in a panic.

"I don't know," Henry replied honestly. "He didn't drink the water so there's a chance that it could have just put him to sleep. I don't know how long he'll be out for thought."

"Well regardless, we can't keep going with him unconscious like this. We'll have to stay here for the night," Emma interjected. The rest of the group seemed to agree with her, so they settled in a little nook in the cave. Emma and Henry helped move Robin against the cave wall. Regina followed close behind and took a seat on the ground next to Robin's body and pulled his head into her lap. After they were settled, Henry wandered over to the other side of the cave and took a seat next to Lizzie.

"Are you alright, Regina?" Emma asked. "Do you need anything?"

"Just for my husband to wake up and remember me," Regina replied softly.

"He's gonna be alright," Emma told her as she placed her hand on top of Regina's hand.

"How do you know that?" Regina asked. "If I've learned anything in my lifetime, it's that this world doesn't like me to be happy. I find out I'm pregnant and then my daughter goes missing in the Underworld. We find out it's twins and then my husband touches some magical river and possibly forgets everything about the ones he loves. Seems pretty fitting, don't you think?"

"Just give it time," Emma told her. "I have faith that everything is going to be okay."

"How do you and your mother do that?" Regina asked.

"Do what?"

"Keep pushing through life with this sense of hope that everything is going to be alright?"
"It's better than going through life always waiting for the other shoe to drop," Emma told her. "My life surely hasn't been perfect. I've learned that sometimes life honestly sucks and it'll keep hitting you even when you think you've hit your lowest point."

"You know your mother is much better at giving hope speeches," Regina interjected.

"Just let me finish," Emma replied with a smirk. "Even though there have been a lot of tough times in my life, I've always gotten through them. I'm a survivor and so are you, Regina. We keep fighting until the very end for the people that we love. Even if Robin's memories are wiped, we'll figure out a way to get them back."

"Alright…that was a little bit better," Regina replied with a smirk.

"I know it's hard not to think the worst, but just try and be patient. We won't know anything until Robin wakes up, so you should try and get some rest yourself. You're still recovering."

"I'm fine," Regina replied, brushing off Emma's comment.

"I'm serious, Regina," Emma interjected. "I know your style is to pretend like your problems don't exist and ignore them, but you have two little lives depending on you." Regina was about to fight back but she knew Emma was right. She did tend to ignore her problems.

"I'll try and rest."

"Good," Emma replied as she settled in on the floor next to Regina.

Across the cave, Henry and Lizzie were still sitting next to one another. As time ticked by, the two teenagers were getting more and more tired. Lizzie was fading fast. It was becoming virtually impossible for her to keep her eyelids open. Occasionally, her head would loll forward as sleep threatened to overtake her, but then she'd jerk herself awake at the last moment.

"You can rest your head on my shoulder…" Henry said quietly.

"What?" Lizzie asked her mind still a bit fuzzy.

"You look tired," Henry repeated. "You can lay your head on my shoulder so you're a little more comfortable."

"That's alright. I wouldn't want to make you uncomfortable," Lizzie replied. "Really, I'm alright. I'm not tired." Her statement was punctuated by a yawn and Henry shot her a look. "Alright, maybe I am a bit tired," she conceded. She laid her head against Henry's shoulder and nestled into his side. Henry cuddled the girl into his side and smiled. Ever since he met Lizzie, Henry felt that he hadn't stopped smiling. Every time that he looked into Lizzie's crystal blue eyes, Henry could feel his heart begin to flutter. There was something special about her that he just couldn't place his finger on. All that Henry knew was that he wanted to stick around and find out more about her. He hadn't felt this way about someone since he first met Violet.

Emma, who hadn't managed to fall asleep, looked over at her son and the young blonde girl currently nestled into his side. Though they were both asleep, smiles were still plastered on their faces. Emma had also noticed the flirty demeanor between the two earlier in the day. It was clear as day. Henry had a crush.

"Hey Regina…are you awake?" she asked softly.

"I am now," The older woman grumbled, her eyes slowly opening. "What?"

"Henry and Lizzie seem to have hit it off," Emma commented as she pointed over at the two teenagers.

"He's just being a gentleman," Regina replied. "That's how I raised him to act towards a woman."

"You don't think there might be something more between them?"

"He's still a child," Regina retorted

"He's eighteen," Emma replied with a laugh. "You know I had Henry when I was eighteen, right?"

"Well, you and Henry are vastly different," Regina quipped. "Now, if you'll excuse, I'm going back to sleep. You were the one who insisted I rest after all." Emma could see that Regina didn't want to talk, so she let the conversation end. Deep down, Emma knew that Regina saw what she saw. Henry was crushing on Lizzie and he was crushing hard. She just wasn't willing to admit it to herself.

The next morning, Regina was the first to wake up. Not surprisingly, it was due to the overwhelming feeling of nausea. Damn morning sickness. She gently slid Robin's head off of her lap and stumbled over to the River, hoping not to wake up everyone else. When she couldn't hold it in any longer, Regina doubled over and threw up into the water. If Henry was right about mortals having to drink from this river as they entered the Underworld, she felt pretty bad for them now. Though her early morning vomiting sessions were pretty normal for her now, there was one thing that was different. Regina ran her hand down over her stomach and there was a noticeable bump under her shirt, which was strange considering last night her stomach was as flat as it had always been.

"You okay?" Regina heard from behind her. It was Emma who still looked pretty tired.

"I'm fine," Regina replied. "Nothing I'm not used to."

"Regina…your belly. You popped overnight." Emma said.

"Yeah, I know," Regina agreed. "Seeing it is…kind of crazy." Before Emma could say another word, they heard groaning coming from where they had been sleeping. Robin was beginning to wake up. Regina rushed over to him and knelt down by his side. "Robin, honey? It's me. It's Regina."

"Mmmmm…" The man groaned as his eyes opened.

"Robin, honey, what's my name?" Regina asked, trying to see if his memories were still intact.

"What long was I asleep? You already have a bump," He mumbled as he reached out and gently placed a hand on Regina's slightly swollen belly.

"You remember?" Regina exclaimed.

"How could I ever forget you, my love," Robin replied. "Now, but in all seriousness, how long was I asleep?"

"It's only been a night," Emma replied.

"I felt which way the water was flowing before I fell asleep," Robin added. "I think I know how to get us out of here."

"Guess we should wake up the kids then," Emma added.

"Yeah, the sooner we find Scarlett, the better." Regina agreed. Once everyone was awake, they started to make their way out of the cave. With Robin's help, they finally made it. They walked out of the dark, damp cave and into the familiar Underworld version of Storybrooke. However, this time, the place seemed virtually abandoned.

"Where is everyone?" Henry asked.

"I don't know…" Regina replied. "However, if we're going to find people anywhere, there's only one place that I can think of to look." She didn't even have to say the name of the place that she was thinking. Everyone in the group looked across the street and saw Granny's sitting there. They walked across the street and opened the door to the diner. There were a few people sitting in booths and at tables. Behind the counter was none other than the blind witch.

"Well look who's back?" The witch said as she sniffed and took in a big breath.

"Child muncher…" Regina said.

"What can I do for you? A slice of toddler filled pie? Or make a slice of cake with children filling."

"Yeah, I'll pass," Regina retorted. "We're looking for someone. Little girl, red hair, green eyes. Her name is Scarlett."

"Haven't seen her," The witch replied. "But she sounds delicious."

"So who's in charge down here these days?" Emma asked.

"In charge? No one. Not since Hades was killed." The witch replied.

"I find that hard to believe," Regina retorted. "You're all leeches for power down here. What about Cruella?

"Haven't seen her."

"Well, clearly you're full of answers and a lot of help," Regina snapped. "Come on, let's go." The five of them left Granny's and stood outside.

"Well, what do we do now?" Robin asked.

"I still have that locator potion." Emma offered. "It could work. I know magic is unstable down here, but it's worth a shot." Emma pulled the potion from her pocket and poured it on the necklace that they had used earlier. The silver necklace began to glow and then it started to float off into the distance. The group followed the necklace as it led them into a dark and misty forest.

"I don't remember this part of the Underworld…" Regina said tentatively.

"Yeah, I don't think we've made it to this part of town last time we were down here," Emma agreed. "Are we sure that this potion is working?"

"I'm not sure," Regina confessed. "I'm kind of hoping it's not because if Scarlett's in here…" Just as she was saying that they started to hear noises all around them. "What was that?"

"I don't know,"

"Is anyone there?" Robin called. There was no reply. Suddenly, they all heard a scream. They turned around and saw Lizzie being attacked by six little gnome creatures. She struggled against their grasp as they tried to pull her deeper into the forest.

"Lizzie!" Henry exclaimed as he tried to fight the gnomes off. As they began to look around, more gnomes started to appear and surrounded the group.

"There's too many of them!" Robin yelled. Emma started to blast the gnomes with her magic but it didn't seem to be doing much to contain them. Regina tried to help. She fired up her magic in her palm and almost instantly felt a stabbing pain in her abdomen.

"Regina! No! You have to think about the babies!" Emma yelled. With Regina's hands virtually tied behind her back, the situation was pretty bleak. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a girl ran into the forest with a torch of fire.

"Get out of here you little freaks!" she screamed as she jutted the fire towards the gnomes. Clearly freaked out by fire, the gnomes retreated into the forest. Lizzie collapsed on the ground, breathing heavily and Henry ran to her side to help her up.

"Thank you," Emma said to the girl as she got her bearings back.

"I saw you guys heading into the forest from Granny's. You're clearly not supposed to be here because everyone knows not to go to the dark forest when it's misty. Those little gnomes prey on anything that moves." the girl replied.

"How did you know the fire would scare them off?" Robin asked.

"Let's just say I've been here a while," The girl replied. "I'm Lillie."

"I'm Emma," she began. "and this is Robin, Henry, Lizzie, and Regina." As she motioned to Regina, Lillie's eyes got wider.

"Regina? As in the Evil Queen?" she asked.

"I like to think I've changed. I haven't been the Evil Queen for a while." Regina replied. "For the record, if I did something to you on Earth, I apologize."

"No…no, It's not that. I think that you all should come with me." Lillie replied.

"In all due respect, but we just met you and we have to find someone so no thanks," Regina replied. "Come on guys." Not wanting to go against Regina, Emma, Robin, Henry, and Lizzie started following behind Regina.

"Wait! Wait! Please, just listen to me." Lillie called. "I know where you can find Elijah!" Regina felt her heart stop. He couldn't be down here…could he?