A/N: ***Trigger Warning: More talk about suicide.***

Chapter 6

Regina blinked her eyes open slowly, her mind registering the cloudy sky above her. She sat up slowly, her head spinning slightly, as she looked around. She was in a cemetery, but not one she was familiar with. Surrounding her were rows and rows of headstones, some standing upright, some laying down. Occasionally there was one cracked in half. She shifted to get a better look around her, when she felt something cold and metallic around her wrists. She discovered the black metal cuffs surrounding her wrists, suddenly feeling very tight. She tried to pull them off, but no matter what she did, the cuffs wouldn't budge. As she struggled with the cuffs on her wrist, she heard a familiar voice off in the distance.

"Regina?" They called, a figure rushing towards her.

"Daddy?" She called out, as her father reached her, kneeling down next to her as she sat on the ground.

"What are you doing here? Please tell me it isn't true." He said, glancing at the headstone behind Regina. The one with the name "Regina Mills" neatly carved into it.

"It's true, Daddy." Regina said, tears falling from her eyes.

"Oh Regina." He said, gently holding her hands, feeling the cuffs around her wrists, his face changing to indicate he knew exactly what the cuffs meant. "Oh Regina, no. That can't be true either." He said, a tear falling from his eye as he gestured towards the cuffs.

"It's true." Regina said, taking a deep breath. "I killed myself, Daddy." Regina cried, as her father pulled her into a tight hug. "Does this mean…" Regina started to ask, as her father simply nodded, already knowing what she was asking.

"Yes. It is your punishment for taking your own life." Her father said, holding her tighter as she cried. "Come, let's get out of this cemetery. Your mother will, no doubt, like to see you." He said, standing and offering Regina help standing up on unsteady feet.

"She's here too?" Regina asked, wiping the tears from her eyes.

"Yes." He said, linking her arm with his. "We actually talk about you often. She's quite different now than she was while she was alive." He explained, as they slowly walked out of the cemetery and onto the familiar looking streets.

The walk to Henry and Cora's home was short, however, it felt like they walked forever before arriving at the front door, the sky an odd shade of yellow and orange.

"Cora, are you home?" He asked, as he led the way into the small cottage home.

"In the kitchen." Cora responded. Regina could see her mother seated at the kitchen table, her attention on the book in her lap, not even looking up when they entered the room, until Regina spoke.

"Hello Mother." Regina said softly, causing Cora's head to snap up suddenly, the book falling from her lap.

"Regina? What? What are you doing here?" She asked, rushing towards Regina, grabbing her hands, as tears welled in her eyes.

"I died, Mother." Regina said.

"How?" Cora whispered, not quite ready to hear it.

"I killed myself." Regina whispered, tears once again falling from her eyes, as she presented the cuffs to Cora, who knew exactly what they meant.

"Oh Regina. Why? Why would you do that to yourself?" Cora asked, tears falling from her eyes.

"I did it for Love." She said, "I did it to protect the ones I Loved from the person I was becoming." She explained. "You were right. Love is weakness." Regina said, her eyes falling to the floor.

"Regina, I couldn't have been more wrong. Love is strength. You taught me that." Cora said, her eyes bright. "It took great strength to sacrifice yourself to protect those whom you love the most." Cora said, hugging Regina tight.

"Thank you, Mother." Regina whispered, as she cried in her mother's arms.

"Now come, have a seat. I'll make you a cup of tea, and you can tell me all about these people whom you Love more than your own life." Cora said, placing a cup of tea on the table in front of Regina.


"Ok, so what do I need to do?" Zelena asked, as the group circled around Emma, a vile of pink liquid in her hand.

"I just need a drop of your blood." Emma said, uncorking the bottle, holding a small needle towards Zelena.

"That's it? Just a drop of blood and we can get to the Underworld?" Zelena asked, her face not quite believing it.

"Yup. Pretty much. Henry and I already did all the work to prepare the potion. We just need your blood to finish it." Emma explained.

"And you're sure this will work?" Zelena asked, taking the needle from Emma.

"Yeah, pretty sure." Emma said. "We're like eighty percent sure this will work."

"So there's still a twenty percent chance this will kill us?" Zelena asked.

"We're prepared to take those odds." Henry said.

"Emma, are you sure about this?" Snow asked behind her.

"I've never been more sure of anything." Emma answered, as she watched Zelena prick her finger, allowing a single drop to fall into the liquid, turning it a deep red color.

"Ok. Once I toss the potion on the ground, we won't have much time before the portal closes again, so if you're going to change your mind, do it now." Emma said, corking the bottle once again.

"We're still in." Snow said, speaking for herself and Charming.

"Zelena, you don't have to go. The return potion doesn't need your blood. You can stay here." Emma said.

"Regina is my sister, even if she only just found out about me recently. We're still family. I'm going." Zelena answered.

"Ok. Well. Here goes nothing." Emma said, tossing the potion on the street in front of the clocktower in the center of town. A large orange and yellow portal appears where the glass shattered against the pavement. Taking a deep breath, she grabbed Henry's hand, as she led the group into the portal, the memory of Regina Mills in the forefront of her mind, guiding them to the Underworld. "We're coming Regina." She whispered as she disappeared into the unknown.


"You would think I would be used to that by now, with all the damn "poofing" I did when I was the Dark One." Emma said, as she tripped out of the portal, her head spinning, holding back the nausea. "Everyone be careful, that first step is a killer." She laughed, looking around to make sure everyone made it through before the portal closed.

"Bloody Hell!" Zelena screamed, as she exited the portal. "Was that a portal or a freight train?" She asked, rubbing her temples.

"Let's hope the trip home is a little smoother." Charming said, laughing to himself.

"Umm, Emma, are you sure you mixed that right?" Zelena asked, as she looked around for the first time. "We never left Storybrooke."

"What? I don't understand. We mixed it perfectly. I measured everything twice to make sure." Emma said, looking around at the familiar town around them.

"Wait. Something is different." Snow said, looking straight ahead at a woman crossing the street. "That woman over there. Her name is Scarlet. She was one of my mother's handmaids. She died of a fever not long before I met Regina." Snow explained.

"Are you sure? That was quite a long time ago. Perhaps they just look similar to the woman." Zelena asked.

"I'm positive. I'll never forget the way she walked, like she always carried a stack of books on her head." Snow explained. "I think this is the Underworld."

"Why does the Underworld look like Storybrooke?"Henry asked, as he noticed the fallen clocktower.

"I think it's more like Storybrooke looks like the Underworld." Zelena said, looking around.

"I think you might be right." Emma said, her face still in shock at the world around her.

"Ok. So now that we've established we're in the Underworld, what do we do now?" Zelena asked.

"Ok, according to our research, everyone who passes through the Underworld has a headstone in the cemetery. Once we find it we'll know if she is still here or if she's moved on." Henry explained.

"And what if we never find it?" Snow asked.

"Then she was never here." Emma said, sadly.

"We better start looking then. I have a feeling there's going to be a lot of headstones to go through." Charming said. Emma nodded in agreement, as she led the group towards the cemetery, assuming it was in the same place as it was in Storybrooke.


Time moves differently in the Underworld. Days felt like they lasted for weeks, nights would fly by in an instant, the sun never quite shining brightly. Creating a daily routine was impossible, as you never know when the sun would set and disappear for a month, or if the night would ever come. Nothing was predictable in the Underworld, and yet somehow, everything was always the same.

"Regina. You mustn't keep coming here. It's not good to keep seeing it." Her father said, after once again finding Regina sitting in front of her headstone, staring at her name engraved on it.

"I can't help it, Daddy." Regina said, her eyes never moving from her name.

"Regina, come. Come back and stay with your mother and I. We're worried about you." Her father said, trying to persuade Regina off the ground.

"There's nothing to worry about, it's not like I'm going to hurt myself." Regina said, laughing dryly.

"Regina please. Let us help you." He said.

"I need to be alone." Regina said, tears falling from her face.

"At least tell us where you're living." He said, sitting next to Regina on the cold ground.

"I would rather not." Regina said, finally looking over at her father.

"Talk to me, Regina." He pleaded. "Let me help you."

"I miss them so much." Regina cried, falling into her father's arms. "Will it ever stop hurting?" She asked.

"Not until you are reunited." Her father whispered, causing Regina to cry even harder, knowing he was right. The pain of losing Emma and Henry would never go away, just another punishment of the Underworld.

"I think I need to be alone, Daddy." Regina said, as she pulled herself away from her father. "I'll find you and Mother when I'm ready." She said.

"Ok. You know where to find us." He said, as he stood up and made his way out of the cemetery.

Regina sat in front of her grave for what felt like an eternity, crying until her throat hurt, leaving only when she heard the faint sound of voices behind her. She wasn't in the mood to deal with other people right now.


"Ok. Spread out. Take it row by row. Inspect every headstone. We can't afford to miss it because we weren't paying attention." Emma instructed, as the faint sound of crying could be heard off in the distance.

"Be sure to be respectful if you encounter anyone. Remember, these people are dead. Who knows what trauma they faced to get here." Snow said, as she started to make her way across the row she picked.

Hours passed, and they still had yet to find Regina's headstone, which worried Emma more and more. "Please be here!" She whispered to herself, as she continued to inspect each headstone she walked past.

"Emma! Henry!" Snow said loudly, stopping suddenly a few rows ahead of Emma. "I think I found it."

Emma and Henry ran towards Snow, with Charming and Zelena shortly behind them. Sure enough, standing in front of them, was Regina's headstone. As soon as Emma saw Regina's name on the headstone, she started to cry, a wide smile across her face. A moment later, Henry arrived next to her, a similar expression spreading across his face when he saw the headstone, as they hugged each other in excitement, jumping up and down like kids.

"Am I missing something?" Zelena asked, as she joined the group, looking over at Emma and Henry.

"She's still here!" Emma said, tears falling down her cheek.

"How can you tell?" Snow asked, her confused look matched everyone else's.

"Her headstone is still standing. If it were tipped over, that means she moved on. It's still upright, which means she's still here." Emma explained, unable to contain her excitement. "Ok! We have split up again. Look everywhere you can think to find her, not just the obvious places. She could be anywhere." Emma said.

"We should pick a meeting place." Snow said, stopping Emma from running off.

"Right. Good idea." Emma said, wracking her brain to figure out an acceptable meeting spot. "Assuming everything is the same from Storybrooke, let's meet at your loft in about an hour."

"Good idea. Be careful everyone, who knows what it's like down here." Charming said, as he and Snow picked a direction and started to make their way out of the cemetery.

"Henry…" Emma said, grabbing Henry's arm before he could walk away. "She's here! We're going to find her!" She said, her excitement showing again.

"I KNOW!" Henry said, his excitement matching Emma's. "If you find her before I do, make sure to tell her that I Love her!"

"If you find her first…" Emma started to say, a tear welling in her eyes. "Tell her I Love her as well."


Emma ran out of the cemetery, knowing exactly where she was going. For the first time since arriving in the Underworld, time seemed to fly by and she suddenly found herself standing in front of the blue house with the white picket fence. The house that no one knew existed back in Storybrooke.

No one except she and Regina.

She unlatched the gate, and slowly made her way up the front path to the front door, her hand shaking as she tried the front door.

She found it unlocked.

"Regina?" She whispered, as she made her way into the house, walking quietly in case the inhabitants were not Regina Mills. "Regina?" She whispered again, making her way around the first floor, something once again catching her eye.

She would recognize those shoes anywhere.

Without a second thought, Emma rushed over to the living room, exhaling a sigh of relief. Regina was laying on the couch in the exact same position that Emma had found her two months earlier, her eyes closed and her face still and calm. Emma's heart stopped for a moment, remembering the horror of finding Regina the last time.

"Regina?" Emma whispered, shaking Regina softly. "Regina, wake up."

"Emma?" Regina whispered, as her eyes fluttered open. She still looked like the Evil Queen, wearing the same clothes as she was when she died, her hair and make up still resembled her evil alter ego. But her eyes were all Regina. Bright and warm, and they were looking right into Emma's eyes.

"Hi!" Emma whispered, holding back the emotions of seeing Regina again after two months.

"Emma? What are you doing here?" Regina asked, sitting straight up on the couch, pulling Emma to sit next to her. "No! No you can't be!" She said, panic washing across her face.

"No! I'm not dead, don't worry." Emma smiled. "We came to find you, and take you home." Emma smiled, the faintest hint of tears forming in her eyes.

"We?" Regina asked, her eyes still locked on Emma's.

"Henry, Zelena, and my parents." Emma explained.

"Your parents? They actually came to help me? After everything we did to them?" Regina asked, shocked.

"They totally understand. They knew it wasn't really us, it was the Darkness that made us do that. They're ok. Zelena healed them." Emma explained. "Now come on, let's go. Let's get you out of this place." Emma said, grabbing Regina's hands, sliding off the couch.

"Emma, wait. There's something I need to tell you." Regina said, pulling Emma back onto the couch.

"What's up?" Emma asked.

"Emma, I can't leave." Regina explained.

"The couch? That's ok, we can take it with us." Emma answered, a silly smile on her face.

"No, Emma. This is serious. I can't leave the Underworld." Regina explained, her tone sad.

"Wait, what do you mean, you can't leave the Underworld?" Emma asked.

"Because of these." Regina said, showing Emma her wrists, the metal cuffs cold against her skin.

"I'll take them off." Emma said, trying to pull the cuffs off, neither budging. "Regina, I don't understand, why wont they come off?"

"Because they're my punishment." Regina explained.

"Punishment for what?" Emma asked, a stray tear falling from her eye.

"My punishment for committing suicide. Because I killed myself, I can never leave the Underworld, which means I can never move on." Regina explained, wiping the tear away from Emma's face.

"Regina…" Emma whispered, as more tears fell from her eyes.

"It's ok, Emma. I'm ok." Regina said, holding Emma's hands.

"It's not ok, Regina." Emma cried.

"I know. But it will be. Go home, Emma. Go home and raise our son. Be with Hook. Build a life with him. And I'll be here, waiting for you when it's your time to leave the world." Regina said, tears running down her cheeks. "Go and live, and be happy."

"How can I be happy, when you're down here for eternity. How can I be happy without you, Regina?" Emma asked, her voice small and weak.

"You can because you have to. Up until two months ago you were content living without me. And eventually you'll feel that way again." Regina said.

"That's not true. I was never content living without you. I only pretended with Hook because it hurt so much to see you with Robin. I've only ever wanted to be with you, Regina. It's always only been you." Emma cried, her tears dripping onto her shirt.

"I'll always be with you, Emma. I'll always live in your heart. And in Henry's heart." Regina said, placing her hand over Emma's heart. "And I'll be watching over both of you, through the looking glasses." Regina said, pointing to the ornate looking glass on the coffee table. "Every time you look in the mirror, I'll be looking back at you."

"I don't want to live the rest of my life without you, Regina. I'm not leaving without you!" Emma said, her eyes fierce.

"You have to, My Love. You can't stay here." Regina said, cupping Emma's face gently.

"Will you at least come say goodbye? Henry is so angry that he never got a chance to say goodbye." Emma asked, sniffing slightly.

"Of course." Regina said, reaching to take Emma's hand, moving to stand.

"Wait!" Emma said, grabbing Regina's arm. "This is the last time I'm ever going to see you. Can we talk a little longer?" Emma asked.

"Of course, My Love." Regina said, sitting back down, shifting closer to Emma.

"I'm sorry." Emma said, looking down at their intertwined fingers. "I'm sorry I didn't find you in time. It took me a few minutes to process everything, then I had to explain what happened to everyone. I should have left the moment you disappeared. It's all my fault. I should have found you sooner." Emma said, tears falling from her eyes.

"No it's not. It's not your fault. You wouldn't have made it in time, no matter what you did. I went pretty fast." Regina said, wiping the tears from Emma's face.

"Did it hurt?" Emma asked, pointing to Regina's wrists.

"At first, yes, quite a lot. But then everything went numb and I just drifted off to sleep." Regina explained, as she watched the pain in Emma's face while she explained dying. "I saw you, when you found me. When you tried to save me." Regina said after a few moments. "I heard what you whispered to me after you stopped CPR." Regina added.

"You did?" Emma asked, tears falling freely.

"Yes. I've watched you quite a bit. But each time I saw you, you were crying. And it broke my heart each time I saw you in such pain, so I stopped. I was going to give you time to grieve and move on before looking again." Regina explained.

"Regina, I will never move on. I will never get over you. You're it for me." Emma said, pulling Regina in for a deep kiss.

"You're it for me too, Emma." Regina said, when their kiss ended, her forehead pressed against Emma's, kissing her again, deep and passionate, her fingers lacing their way through Emma's hair. "Emma. You should go. The longer we wait, the harder it'll be to say goodbye." Regina said after a long time, her heart breaking at her words.

"I don't want to leave you Regina. Please don't make me leave you." Emma pleaded with Regina, holding on to her tightly.

"I don't want you to leave either. But you can't stay here forever. You have to go home." Regina said, holding Emma. "I'll be here, waiting. I promise."

"I can't Regina. I can't without you." Emma cried, her throat raw.

"You can. I know you can." Regina said, her chest hurt. "Let's go see Henry and the rest. The longer we wait, the harder it'll be."

"Ok." Emma said, trying to pull herself together, following Regina out of the house.


"Are you ready?" Emma asked, as they stood in front of the loft door, muffled voices could already be heard from within.

"I don't think I will ever be ready to say goodbye to my son." Regina said, taking a deep breath, motioning to open the door. Emma slowly turned the knob, pushing the door open with a slight shove, peeking her head in before walking through the door.

"Emma?" Snow said, when she saw Emma walk slowly through the door. Snow and Charming were standing in the kitchen, Zelena looking bored as she sat at the table, while Henry paced nervously in front of the kitchen counter. "Any luck finding Regina?" She asked, all eyes suddenly pointed at her.

"I would say so." Emma smiles, stepping to the side, revealing Regina standing behind her.

"MOM!" Henry screamed, running over to Regina, hugging her so tightly he almost knocked her over. "She found you!" He yelled into Regina's chest, his tears falling suddenly.

"I can't believe you're here." Regina said, her tears falling into Henry's hair. "I can't believe any of you are here."

"Of course we are here. Despite what we've been through, we will always be family." Snow said.

"Snow. David. I can't express how sorry I am for everything…" Regina started to say, taking a step towards Snow and Charming.

"It's all in the past." Charming said.

"We know your actions were not your own. It was the Darkness. The pain from your past manifesting itself because of the Darkness." Snow said, hugging Regina. "All is forgiven. Both of you."

"Thank you." Regina said, barely above a whisper.

"Now that we've had this touching family reunion, I suggest we leave this place. I don't want to spend another minute longer here than we need to." Zelena said.

"Yeah…about that…" Emma said, looking at Regina. "There's a slight problem."

"Problem?" Snow asked.

"I can't leave the Underworld." Regina explained, showing the cuffs on her wrists. "These cuffs prevent me from leaving."

"Then we'll find a way to take them off!" Henry said, suddenly hopeful. "We always find a way."

"It's not that simple." Regina said, taking a step towards her son. "These cuffs are my punishment."

"Punishment? Punishment for what?" Henry asked, the tears already forming in his eyes.

"For taking my own life." Regina answered, a single tear falling down her face. Emma was barely holding it together as she heard the bad news all over again.

"No!" Henry cried. "There has to be something we can do."

"There isn't." Regina said softly, reaching for Henry. "There's nothing we can do. I'm so sorry." Regina said, holding Henry again, turning to glance at Emma behind her, her eyes filling with tears.

"Well, this was a waste of time." Zelena huffed, standing and making her way to the door.

"Hey, chill out ok! No one forced you to come here." Emma said, getting into Zelena's face. "We can take a few minutes before we leave Regina forever." She added, anger rising in her voice.

"She's right. You guys shouldn't stay here much longer." Regina said, agreeing with Zelena.

"I don't want to leave you, Mom." Henry cried, holding Regina tight again.

"I know. But you have to. It's not safe for you here." Regina said. "The longer we wait, the harder it'll be." Regina cried, tears once again falling from her eyes.

"It doesn't make it any easier though." Emma whispered to herself, only Regina hearing it.

"Great, let's go." Zelena said, leading the way out of the loft.

Regina clung to Emma and Henry as they slowly walked down the street towards the fallen clock tower in the middle of Main Street, knowing their time was severely limited. It took all her power to contain her emotions as they reached their destination, knowing these were the final moments she will have with her son and True Love, a Love that they never had a chance to experience.

"Can you give me a couple minutes…" Regina started to say, tears already falling from her eyes. "…I want to say goodbye properly." She said, grabbing Zelena, pulling her to the side, out of earshot of the group.

"Zelena. I can't believe I went my entire life without knowing I had a sister. We missed an entire lifetime being sisters, and suddenly it's coming to an end." Regina said, wiping the tears off her face. "I would have really liked to know you, as more than the Wicked Witch. I wish I knew the real Zelena."

"I wish I knew the real Regina, not just the Evil Queen." Zelena agreed, emotions she had never expressed filling her voice.

"Take care of yourself." Regina said, hugging Zelena tight, releasing her back to the group, indicating for Snow and Charming to approach.

"Regina…" Snow started to say, unable to continue whatever sentence she was planning on saying.

"Snow…David…I…I don't know what to say. I can never express how sorry I am for everything that happened between the three of us over the past thirty or so years." She started, taking a deep breath. "My actions have been unforgivable. Completely and utterly unforgivable. And yet, here you both are, risking your lives to save mine. How could I ever repay you?" Regina asked, shifting her eyes between Snow and Charming.

"There's nothing to repay us for. It's all in the past." Charming said, rubbing Regina's arm for comfort. "You've proven you've changed, time and time again."

"And we'll always be family." Snow added, tears falling from her eyes.

"Thank you!" Regina cried, hugging Charming, before sending him back to the group, grabbing Snow's arm before she could walk away. "Snow, can you do something for me?"

"Of course, Regina." Snow said, her voice breaking.

"Keep an eye on Emma for me." Regina said, her voice cracking as she attempted to hold back her emotions. "Please don't let her do anything stupid to get back to me." Regina cried.

"I…promise…" Snow said, in between sobs. "Goodbye Regina."

"Goodbye Snow." Regina cried, hugging Snow once more, before calling Henry over.

"Mom. I can't leave you." Henry cried, as he fell into Regina's arms. "What am I supposed to do without you?"

"You're going to grow up and live your life. Graduate from high school. Go to college. Marry your True Love and live happily ever after." Regina said, kissing Henry's forehead.

"I can't live happily ever after without my mother." Henry cried. "Knowing you're stuck down here forever. Knowing you can never leave this place."

"You can, and you will." Regina said, wiping the tears from her son's eyes. "You'll have Emma. The two of you will need to help each other through this. But I know, you both can and will move on. I'll be fine here. And I'll always be just behind a mirror. I'll keep an eye on you throughout your life." Regina said, tears falling from her eyes.

"I'm going to miss you so much, Mom." Henry cried.

"I'm going to miss you too, My Little Prince." Regina cried, pulling Henry in for a hug. "I will always be with you, in your heart." She added, causing Henry to cry harder.

"I Love You so much, Mommy." Henry cried, his tears falling on Regina's neck. "I Love You so much!"

"I Love You too, Henry. I always have, and I always will. No matter what happens, you will always be My Little Prince. I will always Love You!" Regina said, kissing Henry's forehead again, releasing him as tears fell on her dress. "Please send Emma over." She said, barely holding it together.

"Ok. Goodbye Mom." Henry cried, as he slowly walked away from Regina, fighting the urge to look back.

As soon as Emma made it to her, Regina lost the ability to speak. All she could do was cry. Cry so hard her head hurt. Emma pulled her into her arms, holding her tight, crying equally as hard.

"Regina, I can't do this." Emma whispered into Regina's ear, causing them both to cry even harder. "We never even had a chance to be together." Emma cried, pulling away from Regina, looking deep in her eyes, memorizing every inch of them.

"I know, My Love." Regina cried.

"It's not fair." Emma cried, anger rising in her voice "We finally find each other, and we are torn apart moments later. It's not fair!"

I know, My Love." Regina said, wiping the tears from Emma's cheek.

"Regina…" Emma cried, suddenly unable to speak any longer, her cries the only thing coming out of her mouth.

"Emma…" Regina whispered, pulling Emma closer to her.

"Don't make me leave you. Please. Let me stay here with you." Emma cried, her chest heaving as she struggled to breathe.

"You can't. We both know that." Regina said, stroking Emma's hair, holding her tight. "I'll be here, waiting for you when your time comes, and not a moment sooner. But you have to promise me something. You have to promise me you'll live your life. Move on. Be happy."

"No, I can't. I can't promise you those things." Emma said, pulling away from Regina. "I can't be happy without you, Regina."

"You have to try." Regina said. "If not for me, then for Henry."

"Regina…" Emma said, words escaping her once again.

"Take care of our son." Regina said, her chest tight again, pulling Emma in for a deep, passionate kiss. "I Love you, Emma Swan. I will Love You forever."

"I Love You too, Regina Mills. I will Love You Always." Emma said, kissing Regina one last time, before they turned around and slowly walked towards the silent group, tears streaming down everyone's eyes.

No one said a word, as Emma pulled the vile of liquid out of her coat pocket, the vile that would create the portal back to Storybrooke. Letting go of Regina's hand, she took a deep breath, preparing herself for the task of tossing the vile into the air.

"WAIT! STOP!" Two voices called from behind them, causing everyone to jump.

"Daddy? Mother?" Regina asked, turning around to see her parents rushing towards them.

"There may be a way." Cora said, as they approached the group.

"A way for what?" Regina asked.

"A way for you to go home."

A/N: OOF! That felt like a roundhouse kick to the chest! Even though I wrote it, it still stings to read it. Needless to say, this was a tough chapter to write as well. I hope everyone is doing alright after the last two chapters.

Let me know what you guys think so far.