Emma paced around the forest. She had hurt Henry. Her son. He was going to hate her now, that much she was sure of. Not only had she hurt Henry, she had also hurt David when she destroyed part of the sheriff's station.

"What kind of monster am I?" Emma asked herself. She panicked as she felt her fingertips begin to tingle, indicating that her magic was about to act up again.

"Emma," Regina called. She walked slowly into the clearing, holding her hands slightly up in surrender.

"What are you doing here?" Emma asked, quickly backing away. "Stay back! I've already hurt enough people that I love."

"I know," Regina said soothingly. She ignored Emma's request and continued to walk forward.

"Then why are you still coming closer?" Emma asked. She felt the tingling in her hands grow stronger, and panicked. "You need to get out of here."

"I'm not just going to leave you in the forest," Regina said.

"And I'm not going to let you get hurt," Emma said. She clenched her hands tightly, leaving fingernail marks on her palms.

"You just need to calm down," Regina said. "Your emotions are just making it worse."

"How did you even find me?" Emma asked.

"Henry told me what happened and where you were," Regina explained. "I poofed here as quickly as I could."

"Why would you want to help me?" Emma asked, stepping away. "I'm a monster."

"You are not a monster," Regina scolded.

"I hurt our son and my father," Emma argued.

"Your magic hurt our son and your father," Regina countered. "Your magic is just unpredictable right now, that's all."

Emma held out her hands towards Regina. "Can't you just take it from me?"

"No," Regina said. "I don't have that capability, and taking someone's magic usually results in death."

Emma shrugged. "That would work for me. As long as it's gone."

"That's not even remotely funny," Regina said, glaring at Emma. "I am not going to lose you just because your magic is uncontrolled right now."

"I can't do this," Emma said, staring at her sparking hands in defeat.

"Yes you can," Regina said. She knew that if she walked forward, Emma would just back away. So she poofed herself right in front of Emma.

"What are you doing?" Emma asked. Regina was too close. Emma was going to hurt her if she got any closer, and that couldn't happen.

Emma looked down at her hands as the tingling got stronger, and panicked when she saw the white sparks growing brighter.

"Emma, look at me," Regina commanded. Emma looked at her, and Regina almost gasped at the utter look of terror in Emma's eyes. Emma wasn't scared of the magic itself. She was scared of herself.

"Panicking is just making it worse," Regina said. "You need to calm down."

"Just back up," Emma pleaded. "I don't want you to get hurt."

"You're not going to hurt me," Regina said. "You're going to calm down and get your magic back under control."

"I can't," Emma said.

"Yes you can," Regina said. "You magic is a part of you. Take a deep breath, calm down, and accept the magic. Everything is going to be fine."

Emma looked into Regina's eyes, and saw that everything could be fine. She just had to calm herself down.

Emma took a deep breath and let it out slowly. She thought of her parents, and how amazing it was that True Love had given her magic. Magic could be useful, and could even help her save people.

Regina smiled as the sparks on Emma's fingertips died away. "You did it."

"I did?" Emma asked. She looked down at her hands and smiled at the lack of tingling and sparks.

"You did," Regina confirmed. She reached out and grabbed Emma's hand.

Emma felt panic flare up in her again. "Touching me probably isn't safe."

Regina smiled gently and squeezed Emma's hand. "I'm not hurt."

"You're not," Emma said softly. "You're not hurt."

"Magic is a part of you," Regina said. "You just have to embrace it. Which you did now."

"I guess I did," Emma said, still staring at Regina. She looked like she was waiting for Regina to suddenly burst into flame from holding her hand.

"Now you just need to trust yourself," Regina said, noticing the look. "You're not going to hurt me, I promise."

Emma nodded. "It does feel nice to have my magic under control."

Regina smiled. "Now let's go home. Henry is worried about you. So are Snow and David."

"They don't hate me?" Emma asked. "I hurt Henry, and I could have killed David! Plus Snow clearly doesn't trust me anymore."

"They could never hate you," Regina said. "They're your family. And while they may not understand everything that you're going through right now, they will always love you."

"How can you be sure?" Emma asked.

"I'm not," Regina admitted. "But no matter what, I'll always be by your side."

"Always?" Emma asked.

"Always," Regina confirmed, kissing her gently. "Now let's go home."