The hooded figure was closing in, like it does every time, they swung their sword hard and knocked Emma's sword from her hand. She see's her family and Hook standing behind the figure. Her parents are running towards her but the hooded figure stabs her before they can reach her.
Emma wakes up, sweating and shaking from the nightmare like vision of her future and her possible death. She looks at her hand and it's shaking. She holds it and tries to make it stop. There's a slight knock on the door, and Regina peaks her head is.
"Everything okay?" She asks as she looks at Emma who is visibly shaken
"Yeah, I'm fine" Emma says hurriedly and tries to get up and get out of bed but the minute she's upright her hand starts shaking with a higher intensity. She tries to cover it up but Regina had already noticed it.
"Let me take a look at it." Regina says as she walks up to the bed and sits beside Emma.
"It's nothing" Emma says as she tries to place her hand under the blanket.
"Emma" Regina looks her in the eyes "please"
Emma gives in and holds her shaky hand out to Regina, and loos down at her lap. Regina holds Emma's shaky hand which makes Emma look up at Regina's eyes.
"It's still happening huh? Why can't you just tell us what's happening in your head?" Regina asks in a soft tone
"It's because..." Emma keeps looking at Regina's eyes and she wants to pour out all her worries and struggles to her but decides against it "I don't want to worry you or my parents"
Regina sighs "Okay" and decides to change the subject "want to come down for breakfast? Or should we go to Granny's?"
"It's up to you and Henry, I'm okay with both" Emma says and smiles "Thank you for letting me stay last night."
"Well, you were intoxicated" Regina says with a smile
"Come on, my house is a five minute drive from here. And who's gonna stop me anyway? I'm the sheriff" Emma as she broadens her shoulders
"Yes a sheriff with a lot of overdue paper work." Regina says
"Good thing I'm friends with the mayor" Emma winks at her.
"You're not gonna get away with the paperwork Swan" Regina tilts her head
"But Regina! There's so much paperwork that it made may hand all shaky!" Nice, Emma thought. If she keeps making a joke out of it maybe Regina and her parents will stop worrying.
"Actually it stopped shaking a long time ago, Swan. So, come up with a better excuse" Regina say as she holds up the hand holding Emma's previously shaky hand. Emma looks at their hands and gets lost for a second but immediately snaps out of it. She looks at Regina's eyes again and they're twinkling, her face is glowing and her smile is bright which only causes Emma to smile wider.
"Okay, you got me." She says as she keeps looking at Regina. She keeps admiring the brunette in front of her and that's when her stomach decides to growl. Regina bursts out laughing at this and Emma gives an embarrassed smile.
"Looks like someone's hungry" Regina says she gets up "Come on, let's go have breakfast." She says as she tugs at Emma's hand, the one she's still holding.
"I'll be down in 5" Emma says at which Regina nods and slowly lets go of her hand. Once Regina is out of the room Emma looks at her hand, it wasn't shaking anymore but it felt a little cold. It felt like something was missing.
At Granny's
Emma, Regina and Henry walk into the diner and are first spot by Snow, Charming and baby Neal. After loads of hugs and 'good morning' they went to sit in the booth next to Emma's parents. All of them were happy throughout breakfast, Henry told them the stories of what had happened when he spent time with his baby uncle and when he spent time with Violet.
"Sssoooooooo, how is Violet?" Emma asked in a teasing manner "Or would you prefer for her to be called, your giirrllllfriend?" Emma smiles as she teases and is immediately backed up by Charming, at which both Snow and Regina shake their head while Henry keeps getting redder and redder.
"Oh stop it you two. My little prince is too young for girlfriends" Regina says as she cups Henry's face only to embarrass him further to which he just groans. The whole family is laughing at his antics and they were having a good time.
Which was interrupted by the ring of the bell at the door of the diner. Leroy had just run in and was still gasping for air. He comes up to them and says "It's Hyde, he got away."
Across the town
"If we're going to help each other, I want you to meet another ally" The Evil Queen says
"Who might that be, your majesty?" Hook asks sarcastically
"My dear sister of course" She says and Hook looks at Zelena
"I thought you were finally making things right with Regina, what are you doing here?" He asks
"I thought you were with Emma and a part of the heroes, what are you doing here?" She asks as a way to mock him.
"I was never a hero, never will be one."
"That's not what I heard when you 'sacrificed' yourself"
"Enough bickering, let's get started with our plan."