No one dared move an inch as a chill began to set in. All of them were still in shock following the night's events. Finally, Regina stepped out of Robin's embrace and walked towards where the dagger lay on the road.
"How could she be so stupid?"
"Regina!" David yelled as he held Mary Margaret close, attempting to soothe her tears.
Regina turned and glared at the Charmings. "Well, there had to be another way."
"There wasn't," Mary Margaret replied. "That thing was going to kill you. She saved your life."
"Don't you think I know that?" Regina sighed as she turned back to look at the dagger. The sound of footsteps running over to them caused them all to turn, and they saw the Professor coming to stand beside them.
"And now she's the Dark One," the Professor commented, seeing the dagger on the road, reading Emma's name engraved on the side of it.
"Now she's a problem for all of us," Regina said.
The Professor shook his head. "No. She doesn't have to be."
Regina sighed. "It's not like she rode off on a unicorn. She got sucked up by a vortex of evil," she said as she felt Robin come to stand beside her.
"We have to get to her before the Darkness corrupts her," the Professor said.
"How do you suppose we do that?" Robin asked. "Do you know where she is? Where'd she go?"
"It doesn't bloody well matter." Hook shook his head and walked over to the dagger.
Robin stepped in front of him and grabbed Hook's arm. "Mate, don't…."
Hook shrugged his hand off. "Get out of my way." He walked forward and picked up the dagger. He was holding it aloft. "If I can't find her, I can damn well bring her to me. Dark One, with this dagger, I command thee. Return!"
At Hook's words, everyone looked around, looking for any sign of Emma. Regina placed her arm around Henry's shoulders as she felt him lean into her. She could feel his worry for Emma practically radiating off of him.
"Dark one, appear!" Hook yelled.
Regina scoffed as she looked over at Hook. "Put that thing down before you hurt yourself, Guyliner."
"You've spent years hunting down Rumplestiltskin," the Professor said to Hook. "Thought you would have understood their rules by now."
Hook glared at the Professor. "Aye. And with it, I can summon the Dark One from any corner of the world."
"Well, there's your answer," Regina pointed out. "She's not in this world."
At Regina's words, Mary Margaret tightened her grip on David, who pressed a kiss to her temple. Hook seemed to deflate right before their eyes, his hope for getting Emma back disappearing almost instantly. Regina shared a look with Robin, and both sighed, knowing it would be a long night. However, they noticed that Hook's grip tightened on the dagger. Finally, he turned on his heel and started to walk in the direction of Mr Gold's shop.