Henry and Lucy stayed with Regina to watch over her. They can hear the sound of the battle happening outside. Young Henry cannot help but felt like he needed to be out there and fight.
"It's okay. They are all out there doing the fighting. We have a job here and that is to watch and protect Grandma", Lucy said to him after noticing his uneasiness.
"I know. I just want to do something to help", he said.
"You are. We are doing something", she replied.
Regina finally opened her eyes and saw the ceiling of Snow's house. She looked at the white ceiling and started hearing the noise outside. She can't determine at first what's the sound is like then she realized it's the sound of the swords colliding with each other. There is a war going on outside. It snapped her and she quickly got up.
"Mom…you're awake. It's okay. We're here", Henry said as he tries to stop his mother from getting out of the bed.
"What is going on? Why am I hearing some fighting outside?" she asked.
"An army from another realm invaded our lands…we don't know where they came from. Everyone is out there fighting", Lucy answered.
She looked at her granddaughter and processed the information. An army from another realm? She couldn't think of any other realm that is not yet in her dominion.
"Your father?" she asked Lucy.
"He's out there too with the others. My mom went back to Hyperion Heights to help Queen Tiana", she answered.
Regina got out of couch and put on her shoes.
"Mom, you can't go out there. They can take care of them", Henry said.
It's not like he's saying his mother couldn't handle the army. He's worried that something bad might happen to her if she uses her magic again.
"Henry, I am the queen of the New United Realms. It is my job to protect my kingdoms and my people. I can't just stay here and do nothing. I'm sure you understand that", Regina explained.
Henry looked at his mother. He understands it perfectly. He grew up in the Wish Realm. He's a prince all his life and a knight. Protecting their land and their people always comes first.
"Alright, Mom…but I'm coming with you", he said.
"I want you to but I need someone who will look after those who cannot protect themselves. Take Lucy to Granny's. I'm sure Snow and Emma have her look after their kids. You guard the diner. Make sure no one will be able to harm the children. If you see any children left out in the open, you take them there for safety", Regna instructed.
That is a task Henry can do and settle for. He nodded and gave his mother a hug then grabbed Lucy.
"Let's go", he said.
Meanwhile, out in the streets the battle is still ongoing. Emma used her magic and destroyed dozen of soldiers in one blow.
"What do you mean this happened because of the earthquake?" she asked to Zelena who is fighting next to her.
"Maleficent said that the earthquake was caused when she let go of her magic and that was a very powerful one considering it made the ground shook. I think that dark magic messed up with the portals around us and opened up another in some place it shouldn't have opened", she answered.
"It would make sense but where did these guys come from?" Snow asked.
Maleficent arrived at the party.
"They're from the Dark Realm. A portal has never been opened in there because there is none until Regina's magic pushed a portal in their realm and let them in our world", she answered Snow's question.
"What are we going to do? How do we stop them?" Emma asked.
"You have to find the portal and closed it or they'll just keep coming and the fight will never end. I'll deal with them here", Maleficent answered with a smile.
She turned to the soldiers and transformed herself into a huge dragon. Zelena smiled upon seeing the majestic creature. She always wanted to see a dragon.
Emma and her mother took off to find the portal that is causing their problem.
Regina appeared in the middle of the street and shock flooded her. She knew a battle is happening but not to the extent she's seeing right now. Her entire kingdoms are at war. She walked casually along the streets and snapped the necks of the soldiers who were trying to get to her. She doesn't know how it all started but she knows one thing. She can't let these people kill her people.
Magic comes out of her hand. She's not holding back anymore. if she wants to protect her people, she'll need her magic. She knows she made a promise to Zelena to abstain from magic for now but the circumstances have changed. It's time to get things done.
The others are fighting their enemies with all they got but their numbers are not going low. As long as the portal is open, the war will not stop. Maleficent is flying over them and blowing fire. Then, they heard the screams of agony not very far from where they are. It is not from Maleficent's dragon fire. Zelena's eyes widened when she saw a purple fire hit one of the soldiers near her. A ray of purple magic crawled on the ground and wrapped around the bodies of the soldiers. It raised them up in the air and crushed their bones until they died.
"Who is this doing this?" Alice asked.
"My sister", Zelena muttered.
They finally saw Regina coming. She has her arms opened as she lets her magic do the work for her. Her eyes are dead cold and there's a smirk on her face.
"Regina", Zelena called.
Regina let go of the six poor soldiers and they fell on the ground lifeless. She turned to her sister and walked towards her.
"Any idea how these guys got here?" she asked her.
Zelena tried to hold it back but she knows Regina already saw it through her that she knows why.
"It's you. You accidentally opened up a portal to the Dark Realm and these guys came through it", she answered.
It surprised Regina. All the mess just because of her. Slowly, emotions are coming back to her again. She feeling a huge amount of guilt. It is all her fault, she thought.
Hook ran towards them to deliver a news.
"They found the portal. It's in the Main Street in front of the clock tower", he intervened.
"Why is that spot always so popular with portals and such?" Zelena muttered.
"…because it is the center of the town and this town is the center of this kingdoms", Regina answered.
Emma is trying to use her magic to close the portal but it is not working. Alice joined her with Drizella and Anastacia but even with their help, the portal won't close.
"What do we do now?" Anastacia asked.
"We have to keep trying or this nightmare will not end", Emma answered.
Henry arrived with David.
"They are coming here. I think they can feel someone is trying to close the portal", David said.
"Let's fight them all", Drizella muttered readying herself to fight.
They saw the army heading towards their direction when Maleficent burned them down. Some survived and continued to run towards them. Zelena arrived and used her magic on them then Regina came in last.
"Regina", Emma muttered.
Regina looked at the portal and studied it for a while.
"Move aside", she said to the witches.
She opened up her hands and let out the magic. She then used her magic to the portal, not to close it, but to destroy it.
"She can take care of the portal. We need to stop them from getting to her", Snow said to Emma and she nodded.
"Let's show them what we got", Emma said to everyone and they joined the fight.
Regina is using a lot of dark magic but it is not hard on her. It is surprisingly easy. It is so natural for her. She can feel the portal cracking. It is not long before it shattered into pieces. She let it all out. Purple magic came out not only through her hands but all over her. She's like inside a purple cocoon of dark magic even her eyes turned purple.
Maleficent came down to the ground and turned herself back to normal and fought with her magic when she saw Regina with the portal.
"I don't like this", she muttered.
"She's the only one who can close it", Emma said to her.
"She's not closing it. She's destroying the portal. That's a lot of dark magic", Maleficent explained.
Emma looked at Regina as well and saw her being surrounded with dark magic. She wanted to stop her but she got no choice. If that portal never closes or destroys, they're risking more to come to Storybrooke.
"What is taking so long?" Zelena asked her sister.
"There are a couple of portal all over the realms. I am trying to destroy them all", she answered.
Then, the portal shattered along with all the portals that have opened across the realms.
Regina succeeded. She turned around and saw that her friends are almost done with finishing off the invading army. A smile appeared on her face. They all came despite their differences with one goal: to protect their homes and their people. Who would've thought that it will happen?
Finally, the war is over. They all cheered upon their victory. Maleficent turned to Regina. Her eyes are still purple but she's still smiling.
"You did it", she said to her.
"No, we did it", Regina corrected and that made her feel calm.
Despite the amount of magic Regina used, she's still herself which is a good news for everyone.
Then, in the middle of their celebration, a wave of magic passed across Regina. She followed it with her eyes to see where it's heading. To her surprise or rather shock, it hit Henry and he fell onto the ground.
"Henry!" she yelled and ran to his side. "Henry…no…no…" she muttered as she tries to keep him awake.
Henry closed his eyes and stopped breathing. Emma couldn't move let alone speak. She is in so much shock. No one saw it coming. Regina cries so hard. She is trying to heal her son but it is not working. Snow pulled her daughter to her arms as she cries herself too. Then, Regina stopped crying. Her eyes fixated onto the space. People are calling her name but she can't hear them anymore. Everything has been muted. She put her hands over Henry's chest. She felt no heartbeat.
"You will live, sweetheart. I promise", she whispered.
Her hands glowed in light magic which surprised everyone. They all thought it has been gone from her but they're wrong. She let the magic flowed from her towards her son. Soon, the light faded then it's gone. Regina looked at her son. She feels empty now. Then, Henry gasped and opened his eyes.
"Mom…" he muttered but Regina didn't respond.