Chapter three

The street silently shook as the all looked around, stunned by what they were seeing. For three years they had been peace in Storybrooke pretty much, there was nothing as bad as what had happened before. Life was good, their lives were thriving, they were happy then they had even been. The town was calm, there were all friends and they had all spent time with each other, they had their own families of course. This was their home and now it was no longer at peace again.

Hook, Snow, David, Belle Gold and Jack all looked across to each other in shock, while Regina, Emma and Ella stepped forward and disappeared one after the other. The three women so in sync that they knew they were the only ones who could go a see what had happened now.

"Coming in for some scotch? Think we might all need it." Robin asked as he watched his soulmate, his daughter, and his friend all disappear.

"What was that Gold?" Snow asked as she held on tight to David's hand as they walked back into the house where Robin stood, all the children still sleeping soundly upstairs.

"I have no idea, my dear… But let's go back in and wait for your daughter, your stepmother and your stepsister to return."

A purple cloud descended in front Granny's diner as Regina appeared in front of it, turning to see if she could catch sight of the other two, who she had clocked following her example.

"Ella …" Emma appeared beside her in her own cloud of white, searching for the other woman who once stood beside her. She turned to spot Regina calling out Ella's name in panic.

"Where is Ella?" Regina asked as she pulled away toward the alleyway beside Grannies' diner that led to the bed and breakfast.

"I thought she was with you.." Emma told the brunette as they heard a loud thump just ahead of them, as Ella appeared in her own cloud of purple smoke, spotting the others quickly. As she slowly pulled herself up and out of the table that she had managed to land in.

"Ouch…. Well that hurt. I didn't know one glass of red one could make my transporting go that off course. You never told me that." Ella moaned as she pulled the table out from under her. The pain never even once passed her mind as she freed herself. As her mother stared aware that the one glass was a lie, and that the dark heart of Ella's was what was stopping the majority of the pain she should be feeling.

"Well done Ella. We are about to take on our next problem and you've been drinking." Regina yelled at her daughter, magically pulling her towards where the other two were stood.

"I didn't know I was going to be expected to transport into a beam of light did I? My Dad who was laying in your vault has just up and left, I think I am entitled to one drink for the shock. Anyway you shouldn't have had it in the house if it wasn't for drinking." Ella sighed trying to changing her mother's stern expression. Fully aware that she wasn't just going to have a headache in the morning, but a very difficult magical conversation from her Mom, which would probably lead to more discussion of why Ella should stay living with her and how she could "protect her."

"shh.. what was that?" Emma distracted the pair from their argument, to listen out to the sound of cracking from the bright light.

"Only one way to find out… Saviour and the Evil queen can save the day again?" Ella said as she pulled away from the others and began to walk towards the light. Emma followed the younger Brunette, well aware that they couldn't let her go it alone, because if anyone was going to get pulled into the strange looking light, it would be the one with blackest soul.

"If I am the evil queen, what does that make you?" Regina asked as she stood to the opposite of Ella. Who took hold of her mother's leather glove and smiled in defiance.

"Cold," Ella told her as she winked playfully, aware that what Robin had said was very much the truth. Ella was part of the team the magical team to save Storybrooke.

"I think Regina, Your daughter needs a title of her own…." The light was getting brighter as they approached. They all broke away from each other lifting their arms in the air, aware of what they needed to do next, unsure if it would work.

"When I get to three…. One… Two.. Three…." The light transcended from all three hands as they lifted their hands higher.

"I think I should just stick to being the Evil queen's darkest daughter.," Ella replied as she felt her body start to shake under the pressure of the magic that the three were using.

"Emma, this isn't working.." Just then a shape appeared from the light, Ella's hands dropped back to her side as she rushed to stop her mother and the blonde from using their magic any longer.

"Stop, there is something there.." Ella pulled her mother's arms down, pushing all three back to the floor.

"What is that?" Emma asked as the three regained their composure and stood again.

"It's nothing. Why did you stop us, Ella?" Regina asked as she raised her arms again, as the shape began to turn into a figure, Causing Regina to step back of her own accord, aware of the figure staring straight through her.

"Mom stop. I think it's a shadow. Could that be one of the bodies…" Ella replied as she walks towards the figure as Emma pulled the girl back.

"Ella we don't know what it is. We can't just run towards it. Regina, what do we do?" Emma turned to Regina, who was stood transfixed by the figure.

"Mom. What is it?" Ella asked as her concern grew, she had only seen her mother like this once, the day that they had met.

"Regina…" Emma called once more as they both grabbed hold of the woman's arms and managed to transport her away to where they had once stood, in the alley beside grannies. Regina was still transfixed as Emma tried to get her attention.

"Mom… Talk to us… Come on we need your help. I need my mom, you're the only one out of the three of us who understands magic. Who can control it… Mom… Come on.. … " Ella yelled at her mother, with no reply and no expression on Regina's face.

"Regina come back to us…." Emma called out as Ella stepped away, catching a flick of green smoke out of the corner of her eye.

"Imogen…" Ella called as she left Regina in the care of Emma who still hadn't responded.

Ella ran towards the blonde, who seemed to have yet again transported herself in her sleep, dressed in her Frozen Nightie. Ella focused on the little girl as she closed her eyes and a coat appeared on the girl's shoulders. The little girl who her mom had promised could no longer transport herself to anywhere her subconscious took her. She couldn't believe that right now the only person who possibly could help her was transfixed on whatever it was coming out of the light, and that she had been left to deal with her baby sister yet again. Ella scooped the little girl up and headed back to her mother and Emma.

"Regina?" A voice called, tapping on the shoulder causing Ella to jump dropping Imogen in the process, causing the little girl to wake. Emma swiped her hand, moving the little girl out of the voice's grasp, hoping that Ella would do the same and transport herself back to them.

"Who wants to know?" As Ella turned to be faced with a man she didn't recognize.

"Your husband…"