Mary Margret was visibly shaken by the bombshell just dropped on her not only had Regina known Emma as a child, but they both kept it a secret and all this connected back to the people now attacking their town. Just thinking of this woman out there the only person Emma has known and trusted for most of her life. Plotting to do god knows what to her and her loved ones, no wonder Emma was so closed off.
"Seems even though you ruined the tracking spell, we still found our mark" Regina said grinning happy to do something reckless.
They looked in through the window it was dirty and hard to see. There was clearly three people inside and they were standing over a table that had what they were after, just like how Belle described it the totem was placed in the centre.
"There's the women who made sure your daughter was without a home for the last fifteen years" Regina said pointing at Emily.
Mary Margret moved forward abruptly ready about to stop pulling her punches with Regina so unbelievably hurt by all this, like Regina was kicking her while she was down. Mary Margret grabbed a nearby crowbar not in the mood to wait for backup anymore. Their security measures seemed to not be in place as there was no sign of any traps. Not that it mattered at this stage she just needed something to swing at. Mary Margret was visibly shaking her emotions overwhelming her.
"What's the matter hit a nerve?" Regina said looking at her expression noticing Mary Margret had armed herself.
"We'll need some fire in you, if where going to get out alive" Regina responded.
"These people aren't messing around; we are going to need more information" Mary Margret responded confused, three on two wasn't great odds.
"Ok, I'm going in" Regina replied looking around for an entry point.
"We should at least just listen a bit, there getting louder" Mary Margret responded breathing heavy trying to resist the urge to swing at Regina knowing it wouldn't help. That was always her story making the sacrifice play, burying her emotions and doing the right thing. Never having hesitated to make that choice until this moment.
There weren't many people around town today it was especially quiet, so the voices of the three-mystery tourist carried through the alleyway clearly as Regina and Mary Margret listened.
"If you think I'm jeopardising this mission, do you not recall how we got into this mess, using the creature to chase the people around the woods drawing attention to us" Emily yelled frustrated.
"We need to know what they're capable of, and we got some great stuff" A man voice answered with a chuckle at the end.
"We also lost our only refuge, now it won't be long until they find us" Emily shot back.
"Come on these people are fiction come to life, the way those men moved amongst the tress never missing a shot, you couldn't train soldiers to do that" A female voice added excited.
"Imagine the possibilities" The man's voice chimed in once more matching the excitement.
"A team of soldiers whose weapons don't abide by the laws of physics" The women said with a smile.
"Off course weapons, you two aren't thinking outside the box" Emily replied frustrated.
"Well, what are you imagining" The women's voice shot back offended.
"I'm imagining our whole plan going to shit" Emily said frustrated about to leave.
"You mean, your plan" The man replied frustrated.
"I am the one who came to you with this in the first place" Emily yelled at them feeling completely overwhelmed that these people who would know nothing of this town. The magic it holds if it wasn't for her, now they were questioning her methods.
"What is, with your obsession with the girl anyway?" The women voice replied with a chuckle.
"Even with this creature alone we are unmatched in power" The man said getting cocky now not concerned that their leader was about to leave without them.
Mary Margret was ready to charge in now, no longer concerned with planning, thinking of the attack first find out later method. She'd heard about enough and they started to make a move to come around the back exit of the building. She gestured to Regina to follow her around to the front door.
"They actually think they have control of this monster" Regina said with a laugh, realising that what they suspected was true.
"By girl do you think they mean Emma?" Mary Margret asked but she already knew the answer.
"I'm sure they are" Regina replied also standing up from there hiding spot.
They both looked at each other nodding in agreement they burst through the door knocking it off its hinges surprising everyone in the room. It seemed although they were prepared to bug out of there campsite they had nowhere to go and where running out of resources now.
"Alright games over" Regina said as the three of them looked over to them shocked realising who had barged in on them, interrupting their conversation.
Regina attempted to create a fireball in her hand, but it came out more like a candlelight. The little flame wouldn't scare off a mouse and Regina looked down at it as it flickered out more frustrated than ever.
"Seriously, when your magic could actually help it stops working" Mary Margret said rolling her eyes and holding up the crowbar she found outside.
"I Just need to focus" Regina said flicking her hands like a gymnast trying to warm up.
"Make it fast" Mary Margret encouraged as the man picked up a gun and came closer.
"That will do it" Regina said her anger rising at Mary Margret's comments.
"Well one thing for sure they aren't very smart, sent the evil queen and Snow White after us, you two don't exactly make a good team" The man chuckled cocking his gun at them.
"You know, who we are?" Regina answered surprised.
"We can read" The women in the corner said sarcastically pointing at a pile of storybooks they had stolen.
"Well, if you know our story then you know what you've done to us" Mary Margret said raising the crowbar in anger reading to strike at the armed man who seemed to be hesitating to pull the trigger, his first mistake.
"Huh, you are not even real, you're a 'princess'" The women in the corner said coming over to the doorway, with a chuckle like she was about to fight a helpless damsel.
"Did that feel real" Mary Margret said smacking her across her ribs with the crowbar in one swift movement completely catching the women by surprise.
"You need to catch up on your reading" Emily laughed watching as her now winded college stumbled backwards.
Mary Margret continued forward ready to take out the man with the gun as he hesitated to take the shot surprised when she stopped in her tracks stunned looking at a photo of Emma. She must have been seven or eight most notably she was standing next to Emily arms around each other with the biggest smile on her face. Mary Margret had never seen Emma that happy, the whole time she'd known her.
"Oh yeah, that one of my favourites "Emily said a cold smile on her face as she realised what Mary Margret was looking at.
"You stay away from her" Regina said finally able to produce a fireball she aimed it towards the unnamed man with the gun sending it flying out of his hand. Mary Margret took notice of this response from Regina making her more frustrated and upset.
"What you two think you can protect her; you think she even cares after you both abandoned her" Emily said still as confident as ever, even as Regina proved she had her power back.
"Enough games" The man said in agony looking at Emily to do something, holding is burnt hand up the skin already blistering.
"I fortunately have done more than my fair share of reading fairy tales" Emily said grabbing hold of a necklace she was wearing. Her eyes went white and the room went dark in an instant.
Realising, what was happening with terrifying fear Mary Margret started swinging the crowbar randomly in the pitch-black darkness her anger taking over hoping to hit something anything. Emily however who had complete control of the beast and force her will upon it, making it do whatever she pleased. About to make a grave miscalculation sending the creature after Mary Margret first assuming Regina in an attempt of self-preservation would simply flee. However, she having already spotted the alter with many ornaments on top including the totem used to control the beast. Quite obvious in plain sight, probably would have been hidden better if not for the fact that they had to continuously relocate as the Sheriff was hot on their trail.
With a quick leap into the darkness and a forceful shove Regina flipped the table over, vials of blood and whatever else shattered to the floor with a loud crash and the room became quiet. Still clouded in blinding darkness, as everyone realised with terror what had just happened and what this meant for them.
"No" Emily gasped out frustrated.
"Shouldn't mess with things, not from your world" Regina said picking herself up off the floor.
"No, not me no take her" The unknown women yelled starring into the dark abyss as the creature took her in one quick swoop.
"What have you done?" The tall man yelled hopeless and regretful. Knowing his fate was sealed the room went completely dark like it was the dead of night for a moment.
When the light returned to the room Regina and Mary Margret where standing alone the others and the creature vanished. It was finally free, taking its revenge on the people that had keep it captive all this time. They knew that it wouldn't be long before it took the rest of them free now to consume all the light in the world.
"This is what you where after" Regina said handing Mary Margret the centrepiece of the binding ritual, knowing full well Mary Margret came for more than just an old piece of wood with strange symbols carved into it. As Regina looked at her distained expression this small victory meaning nothing to Mary Margret with the truth out and with the challenges ahead.
"Why are you helping?" Mary Margret asked as she took it from Regina feeling confused.
"I live in this town as well, you know" Regina answered bitterly.
"You could have let it take me" Mary Margret said questioning her intentions.
"We don't have time for this, whoever these people are there here for one thing in particular" Regina said trying to change the subject.
"What is that?" Mary Margret asked with a frown.
"Emma" Regina said "That women she has been following Emma almost her whole life, somehow she knows that Emma is special" Regina finished remembering how weird she was around Emma even back then, so possessive.
Regina pointed behind Mary Margret now that those people where gone, and the light had returned you could see the whole room. It was filled with surveillance and all sorts of notes and documents about Emma everything that has happened since coming to Storybrooke. Also, everything that happened before, Emma's life all there in front of her, alphabetised with detailed case notes everything Mary Margret wanted to know everything that Emma wouldn't tell her.
Mary Margret got lost in this moment looking through as much as she could knowing there was no time for this, but there never seemed like there would be. It was the first time she had ever seen a baby photo of Emma she stared at it, as a tear rolled down her check. It was then she noticed the newspaper article about baby found at the side of the road. Mary Margret gasped thinking of how Emma must have felt all this time thinking her parents, just dumped her. As he read through it, she didn't even notice she was weeping until the paper was wet with tears it was finally sinking in how abandoned Emma would have felt. Mary Margret looked up suddenly realising Regina had left, sneaking away quietly and ashamed at what she had done for the first time in her life. Mary Margret knew it wouldn't be long until she saw Regina again, to concerned with all this new information Mary Margret needed to tell David talk to Emma. Find out why she kept this from them.