Emma and Zelena were at Gold's shop, watching him give Baby Robin a checkup. Upon finishing, he was ready to explain to them what was happening with the baby.
"Well the good news" he began "is there is absolutely nothing wrong with her sleep cycle".
"What are you talking about!" Zelena said angrily "she isn't sleeping the recommended amount".
"Oh but she is" Rumple explained "for a child her age".
Zelena and Emma were both very confused.
"She is aging a little faster than normal" Rumple said matter-of-factly "I used this type of spell on a few of my enemies to make them grow old faster".
Zelena and Emma gave him horrified looks.
Rumple put his hand up to motion for them to stay calm.
"Relax" he said "that won't happen to her. Because she got this while young, it will wear off once she becomes a young woman. She will live a long and healthy life, but her childhood will be complicated. This cannot be cured, only treated. The abnormal bone growth isn't a big deal, I can give you potion to manage that, but she will reach many developmental milestones with less time to have prepared than normal. She will learn some skills later in her development than she should. I am no expert on child development, Hopper and Whale will have to assist you in managing some of that. The effects of this condition, physical, psychological, emotional, and behavioural, will be difficult to predict".
"How did this happen?" Emma asked "did somebody curse her".
"No ordinary magic user did this" Rumple said "this can only be from a dark one". He pointed his finger, accusingly, at Emma "you did this".
"What?!" Exclaimed Emma.
"You with your dark onion rings sped up her pregnancy, did you consider what would happen to the baby?"
During her time as the dark one, the darkness had made Emma less inclined to think through the consequences of her actions. She had been selfishly working towards her goal of covering up the fact that she had turned Hook dark, she had given little thought to any collateral damage. Now her eyes widened in horror, realizing the weight of what she had inflicted on an innocent child.
Zelena was securing the baby inside her carrier. Then she looked at Emma, angrily.
"YOU DID THIS TO US!" She shouted at Emma "I WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU!"
As Zelena slammed the door, Emma winced in shame.
"What a mess you have caused this time" Rumple said to her.
Emma was determined to make this right somehow.