On her walk Emma didn't notice it had gotten so late and when she reached her destination she saw Storybrook Regina. She was about to smile, but as she got closer she noticed her blood shot eyes. What have I done? Emma knew logically it wasn't her fault for making Regina cry. She just couldn't help feeling like it was her fault.

"Regina I'm sorry"

"For what?"

"I don't know. Everything. Nothing. I'm just sorry you have to go through all of this again."

Regina couldn't help but laugh. Leave it to Emma Swan the self-sacrifice savior to think about her instead of her own death. With that thought her eyes went wide.

"Emma, do you know how Daniel died?"

"Yea Cora ripped out his heart right in front of you the day she accepted your proposal for you."

Regina wasn't sure how to explain that Emma was about to die. Taking Emma's hands she tried though.

"Emma…"

Emma knew this wasn't good and there was only one reason she could think of that would make Regina hold her hands. "Tonight's the night isn't it?"

Regina looked into Emma's green eyes and for the first time she noticed that they were Daniel's. She didn't know why she never noticed in Storybrook and she certainly didn't understand why they were still in the past. One thing she did know was that she loved Emma and didn't want her to die; in the past no less.

Crying and clinging to Emma like nothing else mattered Regina spoke. "I'm so so sorry."

"Regina it's alright."

Regina was stunned. In what universe was it alright for her to lose the love of her life twice?

"After you left the woods I got to thinking that there had to be a logical explanation for why where here and why I'm Daniel. If what you said was true and that for some odd reason I'm doing and saying things that Daniel did then it only leave me with on answer. I AM in fact Daniel. I don't know why I'm Daniel at this point in time and not from the beginning from his; or my life, but I figured I don't really care. It's seems that fate is cruel."

Looking into Emma's eyes Regina saw more love and magic in them then she ever remembered looking into Daniel's eyes. "What do you mean by fate?"

Emma smiled. "I meant it when I said that what we have together is true love. It appears that the magic behind true love was able to have Daniel reborn to be me. The only way for us to have our happy ending is for me to die and then be brought back to you. Fate my love really is cruel. I'm just sorry that you have to witness my death again."

"Emma I can't lose you again. Please, you don't have to do this."

Having Regina beg broke Emma's heart, but she knew what had to be done.

"I'm sorry but I have to. If I don't die then you never become the Evil Queen, you don't enact the curse, I don't have Henry, and we don't meet again. We were sent here for a reason and maybe this is it; for us to fall in love again and get our happy ending."

Regina looked so distraught Emma couldn't help herself but pull her into a searing kiss.

"Besides, face it. If we weren't sent here then you would have hated me for the rest of your life and I never would have known what was really in your heart."

With that Regina smiled, but it was short lived when the other Regina came barging into the stables. Leaving the stall Emma went to meet a very distressed Regina.

Still waiting in the stall Storybrook Regina wasn't sure what she was going to do. Did she was to stay and watch Emma die or did she want to say goodbye and pray that she would wake up in her own bed in Maine? She didn't have time to think about to do when Emma came back. All Regina knew was that this was the night she lost her heart.

Crying Regina flung herself at Emma and never wanted to let go.

"Regina you went to go pack and will be back any minute."

"No, I won't let you do this."

"I have to. You'll see, it'll be over before you have time to say 'I will always find you'."

"That's not funny."

"Maybe just a little." Emma smirked.

Emma didn't want to die either but knew it was the only way for either of them to get back to Henry.

"I'll see you soon." With one final peck on the forehead Emma turned to leave when Regina pulled her wrist to stop her.

"Emma! Know that I love you. I always have and I always will."

Emma cupped Regina's cheek and leaned down to kiss her. "I know. You did become the Evil Queen and enacted the most vicious curse ever to get me back."

Regina smiled. "You died and that couldn't even stop you. But did it have to be Snow White and Prince Charming's family to be reborn into."

Emma had to laugh when Regina's annoyance tone came back. "Sorry, had no choice in the matter."

With one final hug they both prayed that this night would end quickly with them both back in Storybrook.