"He's just this way."

Merida said leading Regina and Graham back towards the way they came, relatively in the same area as where they'd been just a while ago. Ruby and Dorothy were waiting back by the trucks with the six kids, much to Ruby's opposition and Regina's insistence, she stayed back to wait.

"They'll be alright, Ruby."

Dorothy placed her hand on the brunette's knee as she sat in the bed of the truck, keeping her ears sharp and her eyes focused on the woods.

"You asked her if she was in the woods earlier."Graham stated as he walked next to Regina, counting their steps. "Why didn't you say anything?"

Regina ignored his question and kept her eyes on the red hair in front of them and kept her jaw tight.

"Regina." Graham pushed.

"Because it was nothing Graham." Regina huffed. "Just some creature running around in the trees."

"You saw it?"

"No."

"So how do you know?!" Graham scoffed. "Why didn't you say something? Tell us you thought someone was out here?!"

"Because I didn't want to cause a panic, Graham!" Regina sneered stopping in her tracks. "Six kids. Three little girls. One of them, my own blood. I didn't want to cause a panic over what could have possibly been nothing! I was against this whole plan weeks ago! I didn't want to bring them out here but here we are and just as I predicted something has happened. Something bad almost happened. And again I was right. I was right, Graham! I didn't want to be right!"

Regina growled and shook her head, sighing she looked ahead finding Merida staring back at them standing uncomfortably, her fingers plucking at the bow string around her chest.

"Ok." Graham nodded understanding. "I understand. Just...communicate with us next time...Please?"

Looking back at the man, Regina frowned, feeling a smidge of guilt at having snapped at the man.

"I will." Regina agreed. "I promise."

Nodding as the mini argument was over, what was done was done, they could move forward. Graham turned and looked at Merida, motioning they were good.

"Let's keep going."

Looking to Regina, Merida received another nod and she turned nodding her own head. Walking about 15 more feet before they stopped near a fallen tree. Merida stepped up to the many leaves of the tree and began to pull back large branches.

"Mer?"

"Yeah, it's me papa."

"Mer."

Pulling the last few branches away, Merida released a deep breath and looked down at her father. Watching as the woman pulled and pulled, until finally a big man with the same red hair and blue eyes was unveiled.

Merida's father looked worse for wear, his skin was pale and his eyes were tired, barely open. There was a gash in the middle of his forehead, cuts and bruises on his hands and arms, and he was taking shaky breaths. Stepping over the leaves, Merida rushed to his side.

"Papa. I'm here." Merida touched his face.

"Where've you been?" The man rasped out.

"I was getting supplies. But I found help!" Merida looked back at them and motioned for them to come over.

The old grey haired man eyed them cautiously and grabbed the large at his side. Putting her hands up as she approached, Regina stopped about 6 feet in front of them getting a better view of the man's face.

"Merida."

"It's ok. They're good. They're not from Camelot."

"They could be working with him. For him." Her father hissed.

"No, Papa. They've never even heard of it."

"Your daughter's right." Regina finally spoke and put her hands on her hips. "This King Arthur character and Camelot...I've never heard of either one. Since this whole shit show, started I've never heard that name. But I understand your situation. At least from the things your daughter shared with us."

Looking Regina up and down, Merida's father moved to sit up but winced and slumped back against the trees.

"You understand my situation?" The man huffed out. "You understand having some sick lunatic kidnapping my wife? My sons? Killing my people?" He winced again.

Watching the man sympathetically, and stepped forward crouching down next to Merida.

"I've dealt with a man similar to him, yes..."

Reaching forward, Regina stopped before she got too close, looking up into the man's silently asking for his permission to look. At his nod, Regina nodded and continued on lifting up a bloody patch at the mans side. Wincing as she assessed his wound, Regina sighed and looked back to Graham beckoning him over.

"My name is Regina, this is Graham." Regina introduced themselves.

"Fergus." He kept it short.

"I'm assuming you guys aren't from the US?" Graham spoke.

"Scotland." Fergus and Merida replied.

"Wow. How'd you wind up here?"

"Why are you helping me?" Fergus glared and winced as Regina poked at his side.

"That's a good question." Graham shrugged, "Considering your daughter was going to steal from us. Why are we helping you?" he looked at Merida and tilted his head.

Merida watched as Regina into the bag and pulled out some gauze and alcohol.

"Cause yer good people?" Merida shrugged.

"You were robbing them?" Fergus questioned.

"I wouldn't use that word." Merida started.

"Thieving." Graham spoke.

"Looting." Regina spoke.

"Attempted burglary?" Graham tried.

"Appropriation." Regina nodded.

"Ok! It doesn't matter what I did or didn't almost do." Merida huffed.

"So did you or did not stalk us all day, to see when would be the best time to make your move?" Graham wondered.

"I did."

"Yeah and how'd that plan work out for you?" Graham chuckled. "Almost getting shot 18 times in front of-"

"What?!" Fergus looked to Merida.

"I almost shot your daughter." Regina stated plainly before pouring the alcohol onto the open wound.

"AAAH!" Fergus shouted then hissed. "What the fuck is wrong you?!"

Fergus seethed and squeezed his eyes shut. Ignoring the man, Regina cleaned the area as best as she could and took out medical tape to wrap a new patch of gauze around the mans belly. Merida watched and cringed at her father's pained expression.

"Is he going to be, alright?" She asked.

"I don't know for sure. He needs to be stitched up. Our doctor back home can treat him properly, sow up that head-lac too." Regina sighed.

Reaching back into the bag, she pulled out two water bottles and handed them to the red heads.

Taking the bottle with a glint in her eye, Merida opened the bottle and drank the cool liquid with animation. Opening Fergus' bottle for him, Regina handed it back and he gulped it down in a matter of seconds.

"More?" Fergus questioned breathing quick.

Sighing Regina reached back into the bag and pulled out two more bottles. Fergus sighed as he took deep breaths looking at the woman who was obviously a leader.

"Where's home?"

"What happened?!"

Stepping quickly over to the hospital bed where the blonde was laying against the pillow and holding their son, Regina felt her fear spread in her chest.

"We're fine." Emma insisted seeing the brunette's panicked gaze.

"Emma-"

"Seriously. Just relax. Take a breath." Emma took her hand.

"Why are you in here?" Regina took a deep breath.

"Looks like you did wind up having an adventure today." Emma deflected looking across the way at the big man and little red head. "Who's the big guy?"

"Emma!" Regina pressed.

"Hi." Emma grinned up at woman.

"Hello. Why are you both in here?"

"I missed you, babe." Emm smiled.

"Emma Marie Swan!" Regina glared and Emma pouted.

" Fine. I-fainted-while-I-was-outside-in-the-sun-clearing-the-fence." Emma rushed out.

"Try again." Regina squinted and flared her nose a bit.

"I fainted." Emma sighed and relented.

"You-. What?!" Regina placed her palm over her cheek.

"I'm fine!"

"What happened?!" Regina pulled herself. "A straight answer this time, Miss Swan."

Emma slightly pouted again and stopped the eye roll that wanted to escape her anytime Regina used that tone with her, her stomach would do a flip as well but this was neither the time nor place. Explaining to Regina everything that's happened since she left that morning, Emma had to keep reassuring the woman she fine as she told her today's events.

"I don't know how I got inside but I wasn't passed out for very long, when I woke up August and Mulan were here with me. And this one too."

Emma looked at the toddler cuddled into her chest, running her fingers through his hair.

"Mulan insisted I stayed in here, she's been coming to check on us. August was in here for a while but I told him to go and do his own thing for a bit." She explained. "You're back now. So hopefully Nurse Mulan will allow me to go back to my cell." she chuckled.

"Emma-"

"I'm fine." Emma insisted.

"You fainted! Why do major incidents keep happening with you when I'm away?" Regina sighed.

"Hey. I'm still here." Emma squeezed her hand. "I'm fine and better than I was. Doc said nausea was to be expected."

"We really should've just stayed here. Just taught the kids what they needed to know here." Regina sighed.

"No, they need the experience remember." Emma poked her arm. "And if you hadn't...you would've never found them I'm guessing."

Emma nodded over to the pair of red heads, and finally got a good look at the newcomers.

"So...Who are they?" She asked.

"That's Merida and her father Fergus." Regina answered, chuckling at the look Emma gave her at their names, she further explained. "They're originally from Scotland."

"Oh." Emma nodded. "You found them out in woods?"

Emma listened as Regina in turn shared the details of her day and some of the information Merida had shared with her about Camelot.

"Have you ever heard of such a place? A safe haven?" Regina asked rubbing her palm along Emma's thigh.

"No." Emma shook her head, "Never. Anyone August and I came across on the road never mentioned anything about a place like that."

Nodding her head and looking back over her shoulder, Regina watched as Merida held her father's large hand and looked at the man adoringly.

"This King Arthur guy..." Emma watched them too. "He took her little brothers?"

"Yes." Regina sighed and turned back around. "Triplets. Only about 12 years old. Their mother too."

"That's terrible." Emma frowned.

"I know." Regina rubbed Henry's back.

"We're going to help them right?"

Looking up into green eyes, Regina hesitated before answering. She could already see that look in the blonde's eyes.

"I have to think about it, Emma." Regina winced.

"Think about what?" Emma scoffed. "You know they won't stay here and sit around while their family is with that loon. They'll go back to this Camelot place."

"Emma-"

"They'll demand to have their family back. Or go back there and risks their life's trying to get them back."

"Emma-"

"They shouldn't do it alone. We could at least help them, Gina."

"Will you let me speak, Miss Swan?" Regina chuckled as she spoke lowly and squeezed the young woman's thigh.

Blushing a smidge, Emma felt her stomach flutter again and took a breath. "Sorry."

"It's alright." Regina nodded and glanced over her shoulder looking back at the pair. "I agree with you. I didn't say no I just said I have to think about it." she turned back. "We have to think it through. All the way through."

"Okay." Nodding her head slowly, Emma accepted that answer and squeezed the woman's hand.

"We all can't just choose to hop on the back of motorcycles with fireworks and put ourselves in immediate danger." Regina teased with the tilt of her head.

"But it's definitely could make the list. Just place in down under Plan B." Emma grinned at Regina's scowl. "Jacques fixed up my helmet."

"Don't even think about it." Regina glared.

Emma chuckled and pulled the brunette in to kiss her sweetly on the lips. Humming against her lips, Regina pecked them again and purred at the kiss Emma left on the side of her jaw.

"I really did miss you today." Emma whispered and smiled at the kiss Regina left on the top of her nose. "I'm glad you're home."

"I missed you too, my love." Regina grinned. "Both of you."

Brushing some of Henry's brown locs away from his face, Regina gently her head against his and sighed feeling Emma's fingers running through her own hair, stopping at the back of her neck. Feeling Henry stir under her, Regina felt his little lashes blink against her skin and pulled back to look into Hazel green eyes.

"Hello, little Prince." Regina said gently.

Regina felt warmth spread in her chest at the smile that spread across the boy's lips and hearing her voice.

"Mommy you back!" Henry rasped out and immediately sat up to wrap his arms around Regina's neck.

Leaning her head down on his, she hugged him back just as tight and kissed his head.

"Regina?"

Hearing her name with an accent, Regina sat back and stood up taking the boy with her. Seeing Merida standing a few feet from the bed, looking tired but grateful, Regina gave her a reassuring grin.

"I'm sorry to interrupt."

"It's alright. What did Doc say?" Regina asked.

"He doesn't think the wound is infected so he's stitching him up and his head too. But he does believe he has a concussion, pretty bad one." Merida nervously tapped her finger against her palm. "He's going to watch him closely though. Suggested I go and find something to eat?"

"That's better than any alternative, I'll bet." Regina nodded. "But yes of course. I can show you where the dining hall is. Merida, this is my girlfriend Emma. And our son, Henry."

"Hi." Merida waved in greeting. "Nice to meet ya."

"It's good to meet you, Merida." Emma was sat up in the bed now. "Regina was just telling me about what happened today, don't know how I feel about you pointing an arrow at her face. I've come to enjoy looking at it."

"Oh yeah." Merida's cheeks got a tint to them. "I wasn't going to actually-. Well to be fair she had a gun pointed at mine."

"Fair point." Emma shrugged and grinned, seeing the woman relax a bit more in her own skin.

"If you want to stay with your father, I can just have someone bring the food on up to you." Regina suggested adjusting the toddler in her arms. "You won't have to leave him alone."

"Really?" Merida asked and Regina nodded. "Yeah that'd be...be really nice. He won't admit it to anyone but big red head men get scared too sometimes."

"I understand completely." Regina chuckled looking down at Emma who had a knowing smirk on her lips. "I'll have someone come up soon, and I'll be back in a bit to check on you both."

"Yeah. No. That sounds good." Merida nodded and stepped back, watching Regina hold her hand out for Emma to take.

"Good?" Regina asked, watching the blonde's every move.

"All Good." Emma nodded. "Come on, let's hurry before Nurse Mulan makes me spend the night that bed." she huffed. "If you see an Asian lady with a sword come back in here, tell her you haven't seen me."

Emma looked at Merida, and made the request of the red head. Only slightly joking.

Regina shook her head and laughed, holding Emma's hand tight in her own.

"Come on, Miss Swan."