Rose POV
I was working on my bird feeder in the yard. "Good morning, Rose." I turned to see Regina standing there with a smile.

"Mom, hey, what are you doing here?" I asked with a smile. She laughed a little as she walked around to come over to me, "I've missed you. And I wanted to show you something."

I showed my hands into the pockets of my coat as I watched her pulling out something from her pocket. "Emma and Mary Margaret and David have been keeping this from you, darling. They've been growing magic beans in secret. They want to take you to the Enchanted Forest, without me," She explained.

"Maybe we're all going and they just haven't told you yet?" I suggested. "No, they won't let me help. They don't see the good in me," She replied. "The good you've seen. All they see is the Evil Queen, which they made me. And I don't want to be that any more." She bend down slightly. "This is my chance to go back and start over, for me to be the hero. And you'd like that, right?"

"Yeah, I'd love it," I said with a smile. Regina looked around with her eyes before back at me, "Here's how it will work - there's a fail-safe built into the curse, a trigger."

"Like a self-destruct button. Like you never did it?" I asked. "Yes," She replied with a small nod and a smile. "It's the next best thing to turning back time."

"That's amazing. What happens to Storybrooke?" I asked. Her smile faded to a small sad smile, "It disappears. Forever. But no need to worry, dear. We can get away first, back to the Enchanted Forest, using this." She hold up the magic beans.

"But, what about everyone else?" I asked. "They die," She replied gently. My eyes grew wide, "What?!" I asked. "I don't have any other choice," She said. "As long as there are other people in our lives, you can never fully be mine. You loved me once. With them gone, you'll love me again. And you can see me for what I truly am - a hero."

"Not if you kill everyone. You're a villain," I said. "Me? They're the ones that have been keeping us apart, they're the villains," She said. "How I can I ever love anyone who would do such horrible things? Why would you even tell me this?" I asked.

"Because I don't have anyone else to talk to," She replied. "Well I'm gonna stop you," I said. "Everything I just said will come to pass," She said as she pulled a black book out of her bag. "Never! Why would I let you do any of this?" I asked as she opened the book. "Because you won't remember a thing," She said and waved her hand in front of me.

Suddenly, I blinked and saw I was standing in front of Regina in the yard. "Mom. What are you doing here?" I asked, frowning. She laughed and shrugged, "Just came to say hello. I've missed you." I smiled, "I missed you too," I said.

She placed a hand on my cheek as she smiled, "Why don't you show me that bird feeder," She said. I turned to the feeder and opened the lid. "I'm sure it will make the birds very happy," She said with a smile.

... ...

Later that day, I was at the apartment, listening to Mom and Grandma talking. "I'm telling you, Tamara is the 'she' August was trying to warn us about," Mom insisted.

"Emma! Shh!" Grandma said. "What? Don't 'Emma' me!" Mom said. "Rose is upstairs. Look, I know this has been hard for you," Grandma whispered.

"No. This isn't about me. This is about August. He died trying to warn us about someone. A woman. 'She'. Tamara has a list of people who live here, what their fairytale names are. Doesn't that worry you?" Mom asked.

"There could be a million different explanations for what you saw," Grandma insisted. "We don't know anything about her. And she lied to me. When she said I could trust her, she lied," Mom said.

"Your 'superpower' has been known to be unreliable, Emma. Especially when you're emotional," Grandma said. Grandma and Mom didn't noticed me walking downstairs and walked behind Mom. "For the last time, I do not have feelings for Neal! That was over a decade ago! I'm over it!" Mom said.

Grandma glanced upstairs from her spot in front of the front door before she looked back at Mom, "Well, that may be. But if you tell Rose that you think her dad's fiancée may be up to something, then Rose's gonna think that there's a chance her parents could get back together. So keep it to yourself. Please. Till you know something more." With that, she walked out of the door.

Mom sighed and turned around as I spoke, "So . . . we're back in business? I heard everything," I said with a smile as I crossed my arms.

"I thought you were in the shower," She said, shocked to see me in front of her. "Exactly. Operation Cobra's back on. We're investigating Tamara, right?" I asked with a smile. She looked at me for a moment before speaking, "Get your coat." My smile turned to a grin.

... ...

Mom and I were outside of Granny's, waiting inside Mom's car as we were eating. "Operation Cobra was about breaking the curse. This is about keeping Storybrooke secret. We need a new name," I said.

"Operation Tiger," Mom said. "Why?" I asked, frowning. "I need a why? You never need a why," She stated. "I want something like the town, something that hides in plain sight. Something like a praying mantis," I explained.

Mom gave a small nod. "Oh! Duck," She said and we slid down slightly. "Oh. No, it's not them." We got back up and we continued to eat.

"Stakeouts are fun," I said. "Not usually. But this one?" Mom said and looked at me with a smile, "Yeah, kinda." We both chuckled before looking back at the place.

"I thought by now we'd be having adventures. Over there, you know? Riding horses, shooting bow and arrows. This is cool, too," I admitted.

"Is that still something you want? I mean, if there was a way to . . . go back to the enchanted forest?" She asked. I stared at her for a moment, "Is there?" I asked.

"No, don't be crazy," She said. "There is. A way back. The - a bean or something. The giant brought it, didn't he?" I asked with a smile.

"You are a smart kid," She said. "That's awesome! We could get, like, a castle - you, me, and Neal," I said. "Oh, hey, whoa. No way," Mom said, "That - we're not - that's not -"

"Duck!" I cut her off. We slid down before looking up slightly to see Dad and Tamara leaving the building. I looked at Mom with a smirk, "Operation Praying Mantis is on." Mom shook her head slightly with a smile.

After Dad and Tamara left, Mom and I went into Dad's apartment. Mom did the lock while I was at the look out. "Hang on. I almost got it," Mom said.

"So once we find proof that Tamara's evil, I guess the wedding's off?" I asked. "Rose . . . Neal and I are not getting back together. You know that, right?" She said. "I mean, you know . . . Once he's single, it could happen. Thrown together, moonlight, wine . . ." I listed as I went back to her.

"Listen to me, Rose. I am onto Tamara for other reasons, not because she's with Neal, okay?" She said and whispered, "Go. Go, go, go." I went back to the look out. Then I heard the lock clicks. "Ah! Yes!" Mom whispered.

I went to follow her but she stopped me, "Unh-unh! Unh-unh! You gotta be the lookout." I frowned, "But - but what do I do? Whistle?"

"No, that's too obvious. You gotta hit the door. You know, like, just like . . ." She said and kicked the door. "Like, kick it like you're bored. Like . . . Or, like, stumble into it. Like, oh, I'm . . . you know? Just hit the door, okay?"

I nodded, "Hit the door," I said. "Yeah," She said. "Got it. Now go," I said and she walked inside. I closed the door and stayed to look out. I started to get bored but soon my eyes grew wide when I spotted Dad. I rushed back to the door and kicked it from behind me as Dad saw me, "Uh? Hey, baby. What . . ."

"Uh . . . You know," I said as I continued to kick the door like I was bored. Dad realized something was wrong, "Oh, hell no. I taught her that. Emma!" He walked to the door and opened it, letting us inside.

We saw Mom in the middle of the room. "So you weren't here, and the door was open, and we just . . ." She said. Dad smiled a little, looking at me and then at Mom, "Emma, what's - what's this about?"

"Tamara. I think she's playing you," She admitted. "She's playing me? How?" He asked. "I think she's the 'she' August was trying to warn us about. I didn't wanna tell you until I had proof," She explained.

"Oh," Dad said as he chuckled slightly. "Okay, yeah. Well, as long as you broke into our room to spare my feelings . . . Are you out of your mind?"

"He warned us about a woman," She said. "Yeah, which covers half the world," He said and pointed at me as he looked at Mom. "You roped the kid into this?"

"She lied to me. Remember I had that thing with lies?" She said. "You thought you had a thing with lies. I never bought it," He said. "Yeah, you did," She said. "Listen to me, Neal. She's got a list of fairy tale characters and who they are - whoever she's gonna give that to that could blow this whole town right open."

"Emma, I helped her make that list. It was to help her come to grips with this place. It's not easy, you know? I mean, she's trying to deal with it for me," He said. "Okay, I know what this looks like, but it isn't that. Do I look like a jealous ex? Okay, maybe I'm crazy. But let's find out. There's a floorboard loose. It shouldn't be. So let's look under it. If there's nothing there, fine. I back off," She said.

Dad glanced at me and nodded as I shrugged before he looked back at Mom, "Okay. Yeah, sure. What the hell?" Mom nodded and moved a little before looking at Dad, "A little help?"

"Oh. Right," Dad said and helped Mom to pull up the floorboard. Mom used her hand but she didn't find anything. "Oh."

"Listen," Dad started softly, "I know Tamara being here is a little awkward -"

"Don't," Mom said and then put the floorboard back, "Rose, let's go." We got up and I gave a small pat on Dad's shoulder before leaving the room with Mom.

We went back to the apartment and eat some ice cream. I glanced at Mom, who was in thoughts. "You know," I started and she looked at me. "I believe you about Tamara."

"You should, 'cause I'm right," She said. I smiled, "And when we prove it, we can all go back to the Enchanted Forest."