A/N: I can say that this one was kinda a struggle. Hopefully it will be a good one. Have fun and leave some reviews :)
David and Emma were startled by the drastic change on the weather. They met with Robin at the beginning of the trail of ice at the edge of the forest.
"Seriously?! Do we ever get a break? Or is the whole Happily Ever After Thing really an illusion?" Emma's expression is a mixture of disbelief and shock.
"Do you think this could be her sister, Zelena? I thought she was dead..." Robin is stepping on the thin icy track that by it's perfect size and form, one can clearly assume was made by magic. The simple thought of Zelena being back makes him worry about Regina's well being.
"She is dead. Plus, if she were alive and free she would've come for Regina already... This... This is something else, I fear. Let's try to track down the end of this ice path..." David looks at his daughter with a little of uncertainty of what they might find. Robin went back to his camp to get his bow and arrow and met with the Charming squad while they were on their way following the track.
At this point, Emma learned to sense the presence of magic. Actually, she learned how to discern that the weird feeling she has sometimes is either the excessive presence or the complete lack of magic. It is as if the air around her either filling up her lungs to the top or she can't breath at all. Right now, her nostrils are being filled with magical air and even though her magic was taken by Zelena, she never forgot the sensation, and she hopes it will come back to her. She wishes that Regina were here with her; somehow the woman brings her confidence. But then, she would probably want to kill her, after Emma destroyed her happy ending. She thinks out loud,
"Maybe it would be wise to call Regina… or Gold." She says Regina's name and notices how Robin's face fall at the sound.
"Let's find out the source of it first... We will need them later regardless." David also noticed how tense Robin became. With the usual subtlety that resides on the Charming family tree, he points at the ice structure in the center of the forest surrounded by trees turning their attention to the white landscape in front of them.
"What the heck is this?" Emma asks. The structure was beautifully built and although it was not the biggest construction the ice and snow on it made it look like it was made out of glass and clouds.
David is the one to give the command to retrocede. "Let's go back. There's something strange about this and I'm sure Gold can bring some light to the situation.
They were leaving, but Robin stopped quickly to take a last glance at the ice structure. He starred at a window at the top of it…
"Is that a…"
Emma turns around and says, "Did you say anything?"
He is sure he saw a blond woman starring back at him. But he thinks that perhaps he should be quiet by now. So, he just looks quickly at the window again and answers Emma.
"No. I was just thinking out loud, Sheriff. We should get out of here before the sunrise."
They decided to head to Gold's shop. Later, Emma would figure out a way to approach Regina. It was clear, though that her help would be needed.
She wakes up feeling cold and she can see the hair on her arm rising by the cold weather. She did not expect this at this time of the year. Henry is tugged on her arms and she moves really slowly to get out of bed without waking him up. The clock is marking 5:15am, she's not ready to wake up, and she just needs to put the heater on… Her feet land smoothly at the carpet by her bed and she looks at the window where she can see the few inches of snow accumulated. She wraps herself on her silk robe and exits the room.
The whole house feels so cold. She walks to the heater box on the corridor and changes the temperature. When she comes back to the bedroom she stops at the door and just looks at Henry. Her little prince is definitely becoming a man now. Looking at him is one of the most soothing feelings she's known. There's no anger, no disappointment or expectations. There is just the honesty of a love that was conquered.
There's a deep quietness in the morning that makes her pensive. She breathes in and out as she's consciously calming herself, when she senses it. It is an uncanny sensation, really. She knows it's here and she knows it is not hers. She can discern that it is also a different kind of it. It's not manipulated magic, this is raw… and powerful. She looks through the window one more time and she realizes that the sensation is coming from the snow… Curiosity is aroused on her and she ponders if she should check this… Maybe it will be a distraction from everything… It can also be a risk she's not sure she's willing to take now that she has her son by her side…
She's brought back from her thoughts by a hoarse voice,
"Mom?"
A sleepy Henry with a misbehaved hair calls her, as he is getting into a sitting position and also rubbing his eyes. So much for an attempt to make himself wake up… one that clearly failed as he looks like he's sleep talking.
"Oh, sweetheart! I'm sorry, I didn't mean to wake you up."
Henry had been observing his mother starring at the window with a cryptic look and he knew something came up. She pretends like nothing was crossing her mind… He knows better. He knows that, actually, she turns 100% of her attention to him whenever he calls her, and she really leaves everything behind. That is why he knows she's not lying when he asks if there's something wrong and she says a half smiling "Of course, not."
"Why are you up so early?"
"Oh I was just… I was cold and I got up to fix the heater. I guess I got distracted by the change in the weather." She smiles at him and adds, "But you should go back to sleep. I'm gonna make some coffee for me."
"You sure you're ok?"
She just smiles and walks towards the bed. She places a kiss on his forehead, which reminds him all over again of when she broke the curse, and she whispers, "I love you, Henry." She pulls up the blankets on him as if he's 10 years old again and leaves the room.
She drinks her coffee and uses her magic to change, because she's sure Henry will wake up if she goes in there. At last, she decides to go. Go and check where the magic is coming from. She leaves a note to Henry,
Good Morning honey,
I'm going to take a walk; maybe the fresh air will help me to get better soon. I should be back around 9am. There's cereal and an apple strudel that I left on the counter. Thank you for staying with me, and don't worry, everything is okay. I'm just walking around.
Love you,
Mom
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The magic is almost calling her and in a strange way, she knows exactly where she should go. She's still slightly weak and that worries her that maybe she can't handle a long walk… search, right now. But, she will be prepared. As she's walking she thinks… thinks about everything. And she catches herself repeating, "Love is weakness". She unconsciously believes it and tries to fight this lie. But the evidences in her life tell her otherwise… except for Henry. Without much effort she's already planning revenge. But, again, she has to remind herself what it brought to her and that now she knows it is not a good option.
She was right, she could never have that. A family. And he said it was all about timing. How naïve was she that she believed it.
She's walking without paying attention, although, it seems her feet know precisely where to go. She stumbles when she gets to the edge of the forest, she's surprised that she was brought here and she thinks that maybe the magic is coming form the well. She walks in, cautiously aware that from that point on she could meet Robin anytime. The forest was his home. She does it anyway. She sees the ice track that is very suspicious, but she follows it.
The further she goes on the ice track the colder to gets. When she reaches the ice structure in the center of the forest, she's shivering. And she's not sure why she's doing this. She notices that there are couple of pairs of footsteps on the ice. One of them, reminds her of Robin's boot. She's observing the complexity of the structure, which reminds her of her castle. She feels q cold wind blow around her, and her whole body shivers. Then, there's a firm and cautious voice that talks to her,
"Who are you?"
The voice startles Regina, and her first reaction is to open her hand to a fire ball (one that she regrets not thinking about it before, she could certainly use it to keep the warmth of her body). Her move also surprised the source of the voice and it all happens in a wink of an eye. Regina spots a shadow behind one of the ice pillars and she shows herself. A beautiful woman with a long dress and her eyes are of a light blue. The woman moves quickly and throws what looks like snow but it turns into frost, then ice and it hits the fireball, freezing it and right after it slightly touches Regina's arm opening a deep cut. Regina's winces and takes her left hand to where the blood is freely flowing on her right arm. As soon as she raises her head again thinking about the next move, she's suddenly face to face with the other woman. She's only inches away from Regina, and there's snow flowing around them. Regina looks into her eyes and sees anger and revenge, the lack of love, feelings she's known too well and that she also saw in Zelena's eyes. She blames her weakness for her slow thinking process. But there's q lot of blood coming out of her and because she's not completely recovered yet she feels the dizziness coming to her. The ice lady raises a hand up and she's motioning towards Regina's arm when Regina gives her one last look and asks:
"Who are you "
"I'm the Queen"
Before she can touch Regina, the brunette waves her hand and is covered on purple smoke. The next thing she feels is a tiny hand touching her. The warm touch and the shaky voice startle her. She's at Robin's camp. She lost way too much blood and she was probably too weak to notice when Roland saw her sitting on the ground when her knees buckled on her. And then, there's the next voice she listens,
"Roland? Roland, where are you my boy?"
"Papa? I'm here. Regina is here too."
She listens as the voice gets closer, although she can't see him yet. He's is staring to say,
"Roland, we talked about Regina and you have to stop..." The sentence is broken by the sight of the brunette sitting lying against the tree. She's pale and he can see blood everywhere on her right side. Roland is holding her hand. His heart skips a beat and in a second he's calling her,
"Regina? Can you hear me?"
She mumbles, "I'm fine. Just call Emma and ask her to take me home. I'm just weak."
"You have blood everywhere." He's running his hands on her side looking for the injure. "I'll clean you up and I'll call Emma"
"Is she alright, papa?"
"She will be son. Go fetch little John."
"Robin, please. Just call someone to take me away from here."
So what did you guys think? What are your expectation for how Elsa will be portrayed in the TV show?
