Berta ignored the comment while she watches Regina slammed the door. Berta didn't want her to think she's giving up, but she is at the point that she is at peace with herself because she cannot imagine a future without Regina. She accepted her fate and decided to be at peace of her future.
Berta knocked at her door, "Regina, Your Majesty … I'm sorry."
It's getting late and Berta feeling exhausted but refused to give up while still knocking on the door. She opened the door, but no Regina which is impossible to teleport. "Your Majesty?" Berta called out looking around the room.
Berta didn't think Regina would take it seriously while she changed into another pajamas.
A few hours later, the black smoke in the bedroom while coming out of the coin. Regina stood by the bed staring at the sleeping woman. Berta needed her more than Emma does. Regina was deep in thought amazed how much Berta sacrifices throughout the years. If she could find a way to keep her alive and reunited with her daughter then she would do anything. She will not stop trying, so she becomes determined to her another new mission. She changed into her pajamas quietly while smiling towards Berta who always seems to sleep peacefully no matter the problem is. Regina doesn't understand why Berta is resistless against her like the air they breathe is toxic to her, but she kept on.
Regina slid under the covers with her arms over her abdomen felt something different then Berta turns her head getting closer to her. Regina notices she always hums while she sleeps or talks in her sleep, "You're back, Your Majesty."
Regina smiles, "I'm back, yes."
"I'm sorry about what I said before." Berta in a sad tone.
Regina ignored her apology, "You're not sorry about what you said, princess."
Berta laughs that she grows warm to a new nickname, princess which nobody calls her except Good Queen herself then quickly kissed her on her lips before she changes her mind, "I just cannot imagine a future without you in it, so I made my peace with it."
"I haven't …" Regina pulled her closer kissed her back more romantically than ever before.
Berta backed away, "You have to let me go, Your Majesty."
Regina refuses to back down, "I promise I'll find a way, so you can be with your daughter again."
Berta smiles, "You sure that's the only reason, Your Majesty?"
Regina snarls, "You're not giving up! If you ask me to let you go then you don't know me."
Berta sighs, what is with Regina that Berta couldn't shake her off, she thought deeply then looked into her eyes which is all too familiar with, the aggressive side of her then Berta's eyes soften, "Your Majesty, letting me go doesn't mean you get to let me go, it simply means we are at the end of the road that I need to move on. You tried and I appreciate that you will keep trying, but you have to realize in this round, Black Queen won. We both know you will not give me a child anyway, so please let me be at peace."
Regina took that to the heart and got up then Berta's heart sunk, "Where you're going?"
Regina scorned towards her, "Leaving you at serenity just as you asked. I'm going to my office and then go out to take care of some matters."
Berta removed the covers doesn't understand why Regina kept pushing her away, "Your Majesty, why are you making this hard?"
Regina shot back, "Why are you?!"
Berta got up unsure of her conflicted emotions, "I ... I"
Regina stopped her disappointed in Berta, "It doesn't matter. I think I know a way and you'll live."
Berta immediately became confused and alarmed, "What do you mean, Your Majesty?"
Regina flicked her fingers to exchange it into a black dress, "Letting you go … and yes, you'll have a child."
Berta touched her stomach in tears, "I don't want … It's not what I meant … How is that possible? We haven't done anything."
Regina angrily answered, "I felt it, but I dismiss it many times before because I thought it was me and Black Queen, but I was wrong. It seems that Black Queen wants the child of ours and that month we were missing, she already put my genetic markup into yours. All it needs is spark of my magic."
Berta still disorganized into herself then looked up straight ahead, "That is not within your powers, what you mean genetic markup?"
Regina replied, "She's from the future, so she must somehow take mine mixed with yours to become one, but the problem is I don't know what else she has done to you, so it is not safe for you to stay any longer."
Berta questioned, "How do you know this? You didn't know hours before?"
Regina is indignant at everything, talking to Emma was pointless, but wonders was it worth talking to her about it. "Each magical genetic is different individually and feels different, so I felt part of mine inside of yours recently."
Berta yelled without realizing she was loud, "I don't want to go, Your Majesty."
Regina smiles with an evil laugh, "Now you don't?" then Regina stood closer in scorned tone, "you don't have a choice. So pack your clothes and you are only allowed to bring one small suitcase. I'll give you a cheap phone and money to help you to get started."
Berta stood on her ground putting her feet down, "I am … not … going."
Regina ignored her as she left the room, "I do not have time for your tantrums, princess. Pack your suitcase and make sure you have your driver's license, social security card and everything you need. Do not change your pajamas yet. It is an order, Berta."
Berta felt the heat rising inside of her then realizes her mistake in how she spoke towards her earlier, "Your Majesty, I am not going anywhere without my daughter and I do not care if anything happens to me after the child is born. I will be alone out there."
Regina forced to calm herself down, "Berta, I suggest you think twice before you say something you regret. And no you will not be alone. I'm sending you to New York to see Zelena, my sister. She will help you to get settled."
Berta breathes in and out then asked trying to control herself, "My daughter?"
Regina considers her request while trying to decide what to do, "I will try."
Berta notices that she is going to do something to harm herself to make sure everybody is alright. Regina only has one card left to play is to make another deal because it is all she can do currently since she doesn't have her vault and items she needs. Right now, she is banking on Emma Swan to do her part. Regina entered her office then grabbed the book she found back in Black Queen's house. She knows no spells or potions will end Dark Queen's life except Excalibur or the Dark One's dagger because she's from the future, but she is not Dark One anymore. She still tries to get a sense of the book with strange symbols. She has thought about calling the dagger since she's the last person, but she doesn't know if it'll work because she remembered that it worked for Rumple when he wasn't Dark One for awhile. She has to try anyway. She knew Berta would be listening in, so she put a silent spell in her office. She stood in the middle of the office clutching herself to feel the magic rise inside of her while closing her eyes. The dagger can call the previous host if they are alive, so Regina is the last host of the dagger.
She raises her right arm high above, "I command you, Regina Mills, come."
She tries to remember the right inscription to call the dagger feeling the weight of her soul, "the power of the dagger, Regina Mills, I command you to come!"
The black smoke surrounded her right hand when her essence felt so heavy, the same darkness she felt when she was Dark One, but she thought it was strange that has no effect on her. She looked up and was stunned to see the dagger on her hand. She looked on the name on the dagger and she doesn't understand why it has her name when she isn't anymore even she doesn't feel any different. She flicked her hand to undo the silent spell then tested her magic to see if Dark One's or herself. She waved her hand as black smoke covered the middle room then Razi slowly appears sound asleep since Regina put her in deep sleep. She kneeled beside her hovering over her head to restore her true memories. She walked over her desk to grab the book and she smiles because she could finally read it. It is spellbook of the future and there is one symbol, with black hole symbols in writings at 3 corners of the triangle. She conjured a potion of clear white liquid to put the people back where they were with no memories of this place.
She teleported outside of the house then the aura of black magic spreading from her fingers to put protection around the house, so Berta and Razi would be safe from disappearing potion. She stood in the street and broke the potion then with both of her hands stretched out as black aura of magic from her hands all over the town as people started disappearing. There were mixed white smoke and Regina's essence all over the town and everybody went back to their last known place. Regina only has a few hours until Black Queen finds out that everybody has gone.
Regina walked back into the house then to their bedroom then seeing Berta who is still deciding what to bring. Berta felt a strange sensation when Regina walked in then looked up puzzled wondering why she felt cold all of the sudden.
Regina with no emotion nodded, "You ready?"
Berta slowly replied, "Almost."
Reinga conjured $5,000 bills and pay-by-the-minute smartphone then handed it to her, "You can use Zelena's address in New York to help you find a job then she'll help you get an affordable apartment."
Berta got up from packing as she took them studied her, "Thank you … Why are you acting this way?"
Regina shrugged, "It doesn't matter."
Berta didn't want to dismiss her strange feeling that she haven't felt since she was in Enchanted Forest, "Did something happen?"
Regina smiles softly shook her head, "Nothing I couldn't handle. Hurry up and finish packing. You and Razi have to go right now."
Berta stopped her before she left the room touched her abdomen, "this baby would not survive without your magic since your genetic is different. What if something happened out there?"
Regina replied stood at the doorway tilted, "That is why you'll be required to be with Zelena because she will know what to do," Regina remembered Razi who is still in deep sleep in the office, so she waved her hand towards the bed as Razi appears, "your daughter is still in deep sleep and her memories are restored. She will not wake up until you both are out there."
Berta abruptly turns and ran over to her side of the bed stroking her hair then turned to Regina, "Is she ok?"
Regina stopped stoned cold in the hallway, "Yes, Berta. She is perfectly fine." Regina walked back outside then magically drew the triangle symbol on the road with white paint than the other two at two corners of the community. She knows it will take a few minutes or longer to get it activated, so she got started. She teleported back to the front of her house crouched down with her left hand as dark haze drift up from her fingertips as she said an inscription in different languages of the future that rhymes, the great matter packed into a small area of empty space. The white triangle glows bright white as Regina backed away then she hurried inside because now she has no time.
"Berta!" Regina ran upstairs then happy to see that she is finished and waiting for her.
Berta was looking at the photos on her iPhone sadly then looked up when she heard Regina called her, "do you think I could keep this iPhone?"
Regina shakes her head then decided to explain, "This iPhone is tracked by Black Queen, so it will not be safe to take it with you. Why?"
Berta pointed at the photos, "I want to keep the pictures, so to keep the memories of us."
Regina took the iPhone then flicked her fingers to copy all the pictures as the printed photos appears in her hand then she handed the photos to Berta. Berta beamed as she jumped hugging Regina, but Regina didn't hug back. She simply wrapped her arms around her emotionless. Regina pushed her away, "You ready?"
Berta answered, "Yes. What do I do?"
Regina pointed at her side of the bed, "You need to lay down, but keep your clothes on."
Berta walked over to lay down looking terrified bracing herself then looked deep in Regina's eyes but didn't see anything, "What happened to you? Something different from you."
Regina ignored her obvious question removed her top shirt halfway then lowered her pants but not all the way, "this will sting a little, but it will not hurt as much as you think." Regina with both of her hands over her ovaries and abdomen near her vagina then her hands started glowing in black aura flickering. Berta's face stricken in panic, watching Regina then noticed the black essence which is different than originally. Berta finally realizes what Regina has done as she looked back to Regina who is completed focus as her magic going into her belly. Berta felt puncture inside of her abdomen then something was burning inside so she closes her eyes grabbing Regina's hands to stop.
Regina stopped then flicked her hand to change Berta and Razi's clothes in comfortable jeans and a shirt with tennis shoes that will be easy for walking. Berta looked down at her jeans and a black t-shirt then towards Regina who stood back up, "You're Dark One again?"
Regina shakes her head, "No … I'm connected to the Dark One's dagger because I'm the last known host. I wasn't going to use it until it's the last resort," Regina conjured her suitcase and her purse with photos on the bed, "Tell Emma I'm sorry and they are safe to return to Storybrooke if they want to because this place will be desert and full of forest, so there will be no point for Emma to keep looking." Regina felt Black Queen is waking at the dawn of the day then she kissed her forehead, "As for you, stay out there and don't return to Storybrooke unless it is in extreme emergency."
Berta nodded doesn't like where this is going, "What you have done?"
Regina ignored her question again, "Stay safe. Don't come looking for me." Regina stood at the edge of the bed quickly as black aura surrounded Berta and Razi then emerged into black smoke outside in the middle of the road out of the community's town line.
Razi woke up disordered as she looked around, "mama? What happened?"
Berta helped her up, "What do you remember?"
Razi doesn't really recall trying to recollect her memories, "I remember papa and … where are we?"
Regina stood outside as Black Queen yelled, "What have you done?"
Regina replied walking towards her, "What I should have done in the first place."
Black Queen asked because she thought that Regina wouldn't interfere with her mission, "You tricked me!"
The black hole opened like a star that is ten times more massive than the sun squeezing into a tiny sphere causing the gravitational field so strong that nothing, not even light can escape it. The houses, street lights and everything in sight started to be sucked in and into nothingness.
Black Queen backed away from the black hole then eyed Regina, "You shouldn't have done that!"
Regina still stood tall walking towards her as the gravity field does not affect her at all, "You mess with my family then you will pay the price. Everyone knows that my family is off-limits, but you all still keep coming."
Black Queen finally put the missing pieces together, but it was too late, "Emma Swan is your True Love, so you both …"
Regina stood right in front of her mere itches with her hands behind her back conjuring the dagger then whispered, "Make sure everyone knows what happens if they touch one hair on my family's head." Before Black Queen could react, Regina plunged into her stomach then with her other arm around her to force her in. Regina stabbed harder than twisted the dagger in stone cold. The blood came out of her mouth trying to fight against Regina, "Remove the dagger, please."
They both evaporated in the flick of a light that it happens so fast that you didn't notice how that happened. The entire community was wiped out then after they have vanished, the black hole closes. The area was full of forests that you never noticed that there was a town before. Berta and Razi walked on the narrow road quietly chatting.
