Flashback is in italic.

"This place is creepy," Emma said, looking around Regina's crypt.

"Considering it was made when I was more in an Evil Queen mindset, it was meant to be creepy," Regina said. "Creepy keeps people away."

"Not everybody," Emma said with a wink.

Regina rolled her eyes affectionately. "You're an exception."

"What's this?" Emma asked, picking up an object. It was a needle in a vial, but clearly it had some other kind of purpose.

"Don't touch that!" Regina exclaimed, quickly grabbing the vial.

"What is it?" Emma asked. "And why's it so dangerous to touch?"

"This needle has a sleeping curse on it," Regina explained. "I put the needle in the vial so I had someplace to put it that I wouldn't accidentally prick myself."

"Sleeping curse huh?" Emma asked.

"Don't even think about it," Regina scolded. "This is a last resort kind of thing. Now close your eyes while I hide it."


Emma walked down the stairs to Regina's crypt. Henry was at school and Regina was at work, so she didn't have to worry about them. Her parents probably didn't even care where she was, so her only problem was Hook. She'd told him that she would meet him for lunch, but clearly didn't plan on it.

If only things hadn't come to this. Everything had been fine, but then Hook had started to come onto her. Her parents looked so excited that she would finally get her happy ending, that she didn't have the heart to tell them that she wasn't in love with Hook.

She was in love with Regina Mills.

Emma had freaked out when she had realized her feelings for the brunette who had slowly become her best friend. But then she realized that it made sense. They spent so much time together, and they even shared a son. They were basically in a relationship.

But Emma didn't know if Regina felt the same way, and she didn't want to ruin their friendship by making a move. Now that Hook was making a move on her, Emma felt that she needed to take action. She had a strong feeling that she knew who her True Love was. And she was about to prove it to everyone.

Back when Emma had found the needle with the sleeping curse on it, she hadn't really closed her eyes when Regina had hidden it from her. She knew that there might be a time when it would come in handy.

Emma walked straight to the room full of beating hearts. This room creeped her out more than anything, which was probably why Regina had hidden it here. Shuddering, Emma pulled out the box that was meant for her mother's heart. Opening it, Emma smiled at the vial inside before pulling it out. She took the cap off of the vial and took out the needle. Taking a deep breath, she pricked her finger.

After a few seconds, Emma Swan collapsed to the floor, fast asleep.


Regina looked up as the door to her office slammed open. "Do you normally come barging into rooms like this?"

"Only right now," Hook said, panting. "I need your help."

"Me? Help you?" Regina asked.

"It's for Emma," Hook said. "She was supposed to have lunch with me, but she never showed. Now I can't find her."

"You sure that she isn't just avoiding you?" Regina asked, smirking. She was secretly delighted that Emma hadn't showed for her date with Hook. Maybe that could give her a chance.

"I've looked everywhere," Hook said. "Snow and David are walking around town searching for her. But you seem to know her the best, so I thought that I'd ask for your help."

Regina jumped as her phone rang. "Hello?"

"You need to come to your crypt right away," Snow said. "We found Emma."


"Why were you even searching here?" Regina asked, walking into the crypt.

"She spends so much time with you, and this is a great hiding place," David said. "It just seemed to make sense."

Regina gasped as she saw Emma lying on the floor. "How did this happen?"

Snow held up a needle. "We found this next to her. I'm guessing that it had a sleeping curse on it?"

"It did," Regina agreed. "I don't know how she found it. I hid it in here."

"Well she found it," Hook said. "So what do we do?"

"True Love's kiss," Snow said, smiling at Hook. "It's the only thing that breaks a sleeping curse."

David nodded before moving out of the way so that Hook could reach Emma. Hook walked over and knelt down at Emma's side. Leaning down, he gently pressed his lips against Emma's.

Pulling away, Hook looked hopefully at Emma. Nothing happened.

"Why isn't she waking up?" Hook asked, looking at Snow and David.

"You're not her True Love," Snow whispered. "How are you not her True Love?"

"She loves someone else," David said, looking at Regina. "Someone who is her True Love."

Regina's eyes widened. "You're joking, right? I'm not Emma's True Love!"

"Only one way to find out," Hook said, standing up. He gestured to Emma. "Your turn Your Majesty."

Cliffhanger :) See you tomorrow!