Regina and Evelynn came in the loft of the Charming's. "And, thanks to me, you won't. I'm finished." Regina comment as she had heard them.
David looked at her. "So? Did it work? Were you able to put up a new protection spell?"
Regina nodded. "One that can't be undone by blood magic, which means Zelena won't be able to put her hands on that baby."
Mary Margaret looked at her. "Any idea why she would want to?"
Evelynn shrugged. "I don't know."
"The number of spells involving baby parts would surprise you. That greenie is clearly one twisted witch. But as long as we're in here, we're safe." Regina added.
"That's useless. I think we need to stop playing defence and start taking the fight to her." Emma told them.
"Did you not see how I barely outwitted her yesterday? She has magic... Powerful magic." Regina sighed.
"Yes, I have noticed too." Evelynn muttered.
"I have magic, too. You've seen me use it. I just can't always control it. But if we teamed up, if you... Taught me..." Emma told her.
"Maybe me too?" Evelynn added.
Regina looked at them. "Now, why does this feel so familiar?"
"I'm ready this time." Emma told her.
Regina glanced at her little sister. "Okay. But if we do this, we do this my way. This isn't drinking stale coffee at a stakeout or... Whatever you did as a bail bondsperson. This is a way of life. You have to fully commit to it."
"Not a problem." Emma told her.
"Meet me at my vault in two hours." Regina told to Emma as then she looked at Evelynn. "Evelynn?"
"Yes?" Evelynn asked.
"Come." Regina gestured to her as then they leave the loft.
Evelynn was practising her magic, she was a natural. Regina was pleased. "You are a natural, Evelynn."
"Thank you, Regina." Evelynn comment. Then, she asked. "So, what can you learn me next?"
Regina grabbed potions. "How about potions?"
"Okay." Evelynn replied.
Regina held up a potion, the sleeping curse. "The sleeping curse affect: The victim remains eternally asleep, but the soul is sent to the Netherworld where the person experiences dreams made of his or her own regrets. While under the influence of the curse, the victim's body mimics the appearance of death with no involuntary movement or breathing. The sleeping curse does not work if inflicted by force. A single drop of the sleeping curse, mixed with sea water and toadstool, puts the person in a state of catatonia. curse victims are repeatedly subject to common, horrible nightmares, which feature a red doorless, windowless room, with fiery curtains and engulfing flames. The dreams fade over a prolonged period of time. If a sleeping curse has been cast on someone, that person is immune to the effects of a large-scale sleeping spell. A sleeping curse can also stop one's pregnancy and make someone unable to accelerate it with an aging spell. If a person is under a sleeping spell, it may be dangerous to wake them up with magic. The reason for this is unknown."
"That's many." Evelynn comment.
"It is." Regina agreed. "And for the sleeping curse to break: True love's kiss – The sleeping curse's effects can be lifted with the power of a kiss of true love. Pixie dust – The sleeping curse can theoretically be lifted in the name of "reuniting the true loves" by sprinkling the pixie dust over the victim(s) who also must have a true love. Sharing the curse – Rarely, the sleeping curse's effect can be turned into sleeping spells by creating exactly the same curse and having it taken by lots of people so that its normal effects can be lowered."
"Okay." Evelynn nodded. "Good to know, but I will not ever use it."
"It is and I know you will not use it." Regina told her as she put the potion down.
Later, Emma joined as well and wanted to grab something as Regina shouted. "Don't touch anything."
Emma looked annoyed. "How am I supposed to learn magic if I can't touch anything?"
"Hmm." Evelynn hummed.
Regina looked at Emma. "The same way I did with Rumple. We're going to create a solid foundation first and then build your skills from the ground up." She grabbed something out of Emma's hand. "I said 'don't touch'. So, while we're here, who's looking after Henry? The Un-Charmings?"
"Actually, Hook is." Emma replied.
"Nice." Evelynn muttered, a bit sarcastically.
"Well, those two have been spending a lot of time together lately." Regina remarked.
Emma shrugged. "Hook's good with Henry, and Henry likes him."
Regina looked at her. "He's prone to violence, impulsive, and has a hook for a hand. What about him would a 12-year-old boy not like?"
"I trust him. He brought me back to Storybrooke, and he didn't have to." Emma replied.
"Hmm." Evelynn hummed, again, listening to them talking.
Regina sighed. "Oh. Of course he brought you back."
Emma looked at her. "What's that supposed to mean?"
"Seriously? You're going to pretend everyone doesn't see the yearning looks and doe-y eyes?" Regina asked to her.
Emma glared at her. "I don't yearn."
Regina shrugged. "Well, maybe. But he does. Let's start with roots for incantations." Then she showed Emma her mother's book of magic.
Emma looked at it. "Are you kidding me right now? What language is this... Spanish?"
"We're not making tapas. We're making magic. It's Elvish. Well, half Elvish." Regina replied to her as she opened the book, Evelynn looked at it.
Emma looked at her. "I'm never gonna get this. Is this how Rumple taught you? Just think about your training. What other methods did he use?"
"Rumple was a bully. He didn't suffer fools, and he certainly didn't coddle his students. And if he tried to teach you how to swim and you couldn't learn, you drowned." Regina replied to her.
"Father?" Evelynn asked.
"Drowned?" Emma asked as well.
"That's it." Regina replied.
"That's what?" Emma as Regina used her powers to transport Emma, Evelynn and her on a bridge. "What the hell are you doing?!"
Regina Looked at her. "Teaching you to swim."
"Not me right?" Evelynn asked as Regina shook with her head and they teleported on the side.
"Are you out of your mind?!" Emma exclaimed.
"Every time you've exhibited your power, it's been spurred by your instincts. So today, we're going to push those instincts until you master them." Regina replied.
Emma looked at her with eyes widen. "A little reading doesn't sound so bad now."
"You can stop me." Regina told her. Evelynn looked at them.
Emma frowned. "Stop you from what?"
"This." Regina destroyed the bridge.
"What the hell are you doing?!" Emma exclaimed.
"Making the bridge collapse. You can either stop it... Or die." Regina replied.
"Aah! Regina! Enough! Stop this!" Emma shouted.
Regina looked at her. "No, you stop it. No more hand-holding. You have to do this. Reach into your gut. You know you can do this. It's inside you, Emma. Save the bridge. Save yourself."
"Aaaaah!" Emma fell but she used her powers to build a bridge which brought her to Regina and Evelynn. "Did I... Did I just do that?"
Regina nodded. "Yes. When all I wanted was for you to retie the rope."
"It was like you said... Instinct. Why are you pissed? I did it. Why does it matter how?" Emma asked, looking at them.
Regina looked at her. "You think I'm mad because you didn't listen to me? I'm mad because... Look at all this potential inside of you, and you've been wasting it."
"Heh." Evelynn muttered.
Later, Hook knocked on the Charming Family's door. Emma opened. "Swan? I didn't expect to see you here." Hook comment.
Emma looked at him. "What do you mean? Where's Henry? Is everything all right?"
"He's fine. He's with his grandparents. I thought they might be back here." Hook replied.
Emma looked at him. "We haven't seen them. If you're not with Henry, what have you been doing all day?"
"I was enlisted to help Ariel find her lost prince." Hook replied.
Regina raised an eyebrow. Evelynn stood next to her. "Really? That fish is in Storybrooke?"
Hook looked at her. "She was, yes. And we found a clue in Gold's shop which led us to discover that Eric had been shipwrecked on Hangman's Island, just off the coast of the Enchanted Forest."
"Zelena's curse must not have reached that far." Emma comment, frowning.
"Ariel's on her way there now. She wanted me to say goodbye to Mary Margaret for her." Hook told them.
Regina nodded. "Oh. At the rate mermaids swim, she's probably already there. In fact, let's find out."
"I thought you couldn't use mirror magic to look between worlds." Emma comment.
Regina nodded. "I can't. But after seeing the raw power you possess, I think maybe you can."
"There's no need. I'm sure she's fine. Anyway, it's bad form to spy on such a private affair." Hook told them.
Emma ignored him, looking at Regina. "How do I do it?"
"Well, you've focused. You've let emotions awaken your power. Now you have to look inward." Regina replied.
The saw Ariel and Eric, happy, on the mirror. Emma looked at Hook. "You did this? You brought them together?"
Hook shook with his head. "No. It was Ariel. She never stopped believing."
Emma looked at him. "Modesty? You're just full of surprises today."
Just then, Henry, David and Mary Margaret entered. "Where have you guys been?" Emma asked.
"Only having the best day ever. David let me drive his truck." Henry replied.
Regina looked at David. "You let him what?!" Then saw the face of Henry. "Oh. A... As mayor, I can't let an unlicensed, underage driver on the streets of Storybrooke."
"As mayor, you might want to throw a little money at road repair." David comment.
Regina blinked. "Excuse me?"
"Ha." Evelynn laughed a little.
"Nothing." David replied.
"This is a terrible mistake." Regina remarked.
Emma agreed with Regina. "She's right. Someone could have been seriously hurt."
Mary Margaret looked at them. "Only if you're a mailbox."
"It was so much fun." Henry comment.
"I don't want ever to do that." Evelynn muttered to Regina, who agreed.
David shrugged. "What can I say? I've got a reckless, carefree... Fun side."
Mary Margaret looked at Hook. "Killian? Where's our friend?"
"It turns out her missing..." Hook paused, then continued. "Husband was back home after all."
"It's true. We just checked in on them on... Skype." Emma added.
"Yeah, right." Evelynn muttered.
Hook nodded. "She sends her regards, but she was too excited to wait."
Mary Margaret smiled. "A happy ending. Well, maybe our luck's about to change. Dinner at Granny's?"
"Can I drive?" Henry asked.
"No!" Emma and Regina shouted on the same time.
Hook looked at them. "Well, I guess I'll leave you guys to it."
"You're not coming?" Emma asked.
"Another time, perhaps." Hook replied.
Emma: "Well, if you change your mind, you know where we'll be. And, Killian… Whatever happened this past year, whatever you're not telling me... I don't care. I'm tired of living in the past." Emma told him.
"I know how you feel." Hook leaves.
Then, Evelynn looked at them. "I need to go as well. I told a friend that we are eating dinner at her house." She leaves as well, not waiting for a reply.