"Emma's going to be picking you up from school today because I'm starting my part of the plan to find out what my sister is up to," Regina told Henry over breakfast. "Is that all right with you?"

"Of course," Henry nodded and buttered his toast. "Do you think you'll be able to get anything out of her?"

"Yes," Regina smiled. "I can do it."

"Dealing with your sister isn't gonna make you evil again, will it?" Henry asked. "Promise me it won't."

"It won't," Regina promised with a smile. "I might have to bring out the dark a little so Zelena doesn't find me out and upend our whole operation, but I won't completely regress."

"All right," Henry nodded. "Good. Good luck."

"Thank you," Regina told him as Emma honked outside. "There's your ride. You want to take some toast with you? Or a piece of fruit? Take an apple with you. Remember, they keep the doctor away."

"All right," Henry nodded and took a red apple from the bowl on the kitchen table. "Goodbye. See you when I see you. Good luck!"

"Thank you!" Regina called and waved to him out the open front door. "Have a good day at school!"

Once he was gone, she closed the door with a sigh, got on her jacket, got in her car, and went to meet Zelena.

"Hello, my queen," said a sudden voice that caused her to nearly crash into a stop sign. "Where are we going? How can I help?"

"Sydney, my god!" Regina cried and hit the steering wheel. "Don't scare me like that!"

"I apologize," Sydney replied and leaned forward. "So…where are we going?"

"To meet my sister," Regina told him irritably. "And I don't need any help."

"Are you sure?" Sydney asked. "Because I can do all sorts of things. Why don't you make a wish? I'm in the mood to grant a wish."

"All right," Regina said. "I wish you would go away and let me handle this on my own. Goodbye, Sydney." She breathed a sigh of relief when he disappeared and she was able to drive to Granny's without any more trouble.

But when she got inside, she saw Granny and Ruby smirking at her from the other side of the counter. "You looking for your sister?" Granny asked at last.

"Yes," Regina nodded. "Is she here? Was she here? Where has she gone?"

"She's back at your house," Ruby replied and gave her a note. "I don't know if she's the type to steal things, but you might want to run home before she has a chance to be there alone for too long."

Swearing, Regina ran back to her car and drove home. She found her front door unlocked and when she got inside, she found both Zelena and Milah lounging on her sofa.

"Well, look who's here?" Zelena drawled. "I wondered how long it would take you to get back, Gina."

"I hope you've enjoyed my house," Regina said, trying to suppress every urge she had to kill her sister. "Why did you ask me to come to Granny's if you were just going to be here?"

"I thought this would be more private," Zelena replied. "Now, why don't we talk about why we're all here?"

"All right," Regina nodded. "Why are we here? Does it have anything to do with Rumplestiltskin?"

"Of course," Zelena nodded. "Our common enemy. Milah here will soon be his ex-wife, you know."

"Oh?" Regina raised an eyebrow. "How nice. What's he done to you?"

"He was a lousy husband," Milah rolled her eyes. "Didn't allow me to do anything I wanted. And his cowardice made me a complete outcast in our village. And that was just the beginning! We finally get to a good place, and I just know he's nosing around the library and paying attention to another woman." She smiled. "That's why Zelena and I took his magic away. He's nothing without it, really." She paused and grinned. "What did he do to you? Anything? I get a sense that he's got his fingers in everything around here."

"He encouraged me to use dark magic," Regina told her. "And used my anger toward my mother to encourage me to cast a curse that would help him find your son."

"Ah." Milah nodded. "I'm sorry."

"Yeah," Regina nodded. "Me too. But at least I managed to retain some measure of control over him after the curse was cast. That was my consolation prize for dealing with him." She paused. "But enough of these sob stories. So…your plan is to take Rumple's magic and everything he holds dear. You've done that. What now? Just watch him squirm and laugh?"

"No, of course we have further plans than that," Zelena told her. "We're not fools. We just need to think what the plans are. That's why we need your help."

"And why should I help you?" Regina asked, crossing her arms. "You expect me to do it out of familial love?"

"Well why wouldn't you help us?" Zelena asked. "Are you saying that you like Rumplestiltskin now?"

"Of course not," Regina said after bursting into laughter. "But you know I'd never do anything for free. So what do I get in return? I'm already queen and mayor."

"Do you want his magic?" Milah asked. "I was going to take it for myself, but if that's what it will take to get you to help us, I'll gladly hand it over."

"All right," Regina nodded. "That seems fair. Nice to do business with you."

Milah and Zelena both smiled when she said this. "All right," Zelena got out. "How do we start?"

"They don't have any further plans than taking Rumple's magic and all his other things?" Emma asked in amazement as Regina shared what she'd heard that night. "Well, that's anticlimactic."

"But the point is that they want me to help them come up with a better plan," Regina said. "And they want to give me Rumple's magic in return for what I tell them."

"And are you planning to give it back to me after all this is over?" Rumple asked, raising an eyebrow and getting to his feet. "You better."

"Of course she is," Henry smiled at him. "She promised she wasn't gonna give into temptation."

"All right," Rumple nodded. "And are we still going to trap Zelena in the lamp? And Milah too? Actually, I would much rather deal with her myself."

"No," Neal said firmly. "No matter how much you want to, you won't kill Mother."

"Oh, come on, Bae," Rumple got out. "Why not? You know what she did to me!"

"And she'll pay for it!" Neal told him. "Once she's trapped in the lamp, she's gonna have to spend the rest of her life in the service of others. Isn't that enough of a punishment?"

"Yes," Rumple snickered. "I suppose it is if I'm not allowed to kill her."

"What are you going to tell them?" Belle asked.

"Give me time to think!" Regina snapped at her. "I was only told about my part in this a few hours ago."

"I think it would be safer if we all came up with the plan together and then you relay it to Milah and Zelena as if you came up with it yourself," Rumple said.

"I like that!" Belle smiled and squeezed his hand. "That's a marvelous idea!"

"Thank you," Rumple smiled. "I'm rather fond of it myself."

They kissed and Regina gagged. "All right, all right," she said. "Enough with the self-congratulations. What are we going to do?"

"If we can't think of anything, we can always ask the genie," Henry suggested.

"Interesting," Neal told him. "He kidnapped you and you still want to associate with him."

"Oh, he didn't hurt me that bad," Henry replied. "And I'm sure that Mom won't let that happen to me again."

"You better believe I won't," Regina nodded.

"All right," Neal said. "Belle, would you get the lamp, please?"

"We don't need to get the lamp," Regina shook her head. "He's not there. He's out and about. All I need to do is give a little whistle and he'll come." She did so and everyone jumped as he appeared quite suddenly behind her shoulder. "Yes?" Sydney asked, leaning very close to her. "You rang?"

"We want to give you the opportunity to meet the people who will be taking your place in the lamp," Regina replied. "It would be nice if you would cause trouble for those two people. Can you do that for me? I really wish you would."

"Of course," Sydney nodded and rolled up his sleeves. "I'll do it right now."

"See?" Regina smiled. "We cause trouble for Zelena and Milah and I don't get my hands dirty and jeopardize my newfound moral sense."

"Clever," Neal nodded. "Now, what are you going to suggest to them when they ask you how you plan to help?"

"Well, I can tell them that I've taken Rumple as a servant in my house," Regina suggested. "It's apparent now that all they want to do is laugh at you being humiliated. That could at least get them on my side and show them that they can trust me. Would you do that?"

"What other choice do I have?" Rumple asked. "It's not like I can stop you."

"I'll come too," Neal offered. "You won't have to do this alone, Papa."

"Thank you," Rumple smiled and took his hand. "And imagine the look that'll put on your mother's face when she's still trying to get you to side with her."

"I'd rather be a servant with you than a son of hers in privilege any day," Neal smiled back at him.

"So…you're moving in with us?" Henry smiled. "Won't that be fun?"

"Yes," Rumple nodded. "That's another bright side, I suppose. Would it be all right for us to move in tonight?"

"Of course," Regina nodded. "It wouldn't even take you that long to get your things out of your room at Granny's, would it?"