Sorry this took so long. Awful writer's block. I'm glad ya'll like this, but I'm really not sure how it's going to turn out cause I have no idea how they are even going to do this story line in the actual show with Emma. I'll try my best!

Also this has Robin and Regina paired up and lots of Emma and Snow friendship.

When the motion sickness subsided, Regina realized she was hunched over and gripping the edge of something. After a few deep breaths she looked down to see her white knuckles latched onto the rim of the well Rumple had used to bring the darkest of magic back into Storybrooke.

Her heart hammered in her chest as she combated the anger that boiled up inside of her. She was angry at the dark one for taking her. Her loved ones for not being able to help her. This town that just can't seem to have a period of peace and rest. Just as she was inching closer to her happy ending, yet another obstacle aligns itself in her path.

She tried to calm herself because in her head she knew this was the Dark One amplifying her anger and using it to consume her, but that didn't make her any less angry.

She tried to think about Henry and how happy he makes her. She tried to remember how she got Robin and Roland back. She now had friends in Emma, Snow, and even David. However, with each of these pleasant thought rose repulsive ones like how Zelena just couldn't let her be happy. She had created yet another impassible obstacle for her only sister. She began to think this newfound happiness would be temporary especially pending the unleashing of the monster inside of her.

Her body trembled. Her face shimmered in a sheen of sweat. She felt as if her body were catching fire from the inside out.

Although it was pitch black outside in the middle of the forest, Regina noticed something illuminating in the well beneath her. Two purple dots seemed to be dancing around in the wobbling water. Upon further inspection, she came to realize they were a reflection of her eyes which were now glowing insanely purple.

The fire inside her body ceased, and she suddenly became cold and empty. Her grip on the edge of the well was lost, and she had trouble staying on her feet. She no longer shook with rage and anger, but with despair and loneliness.

As she opened the palm of her hand and generated fire, she was able to see how her skin had turned into that ugly gold snake like skin that Rumple had sported in the Enchanted Forest. Regina almost gaged at the sight and quickly performed a spell that returned her former skin to her, or at least masked the new skin.

Regina began to wonder what the others must think happened to her. She wanted to transport herself to them, but couldn't find the strength anymore. Instead, she collapsed to the ground and tried to regain her strength.

She began to realize how the Dark One worked. He would only let her feel empowered when she gave into her darkest self. If she didn't tap into her dark side, the Dark One would make sure she felt nothing but emptiness and isolation until depression overwhelmed her and she could feel nothing but anger. The Dark One punishes virtue and feeds on vice. For Rumple it had been power, but for her it was anger.

Back on the other side of town where the streets were lined with light and the voices of others could be heard, five people stood in the middle of the road completely dumbfounded.

"Should we summon her," Robin quietly offered after a long bout of silence and heavy breathing.

"Let's go fill Henry in on what happened first, and then yeah I thinks that's our best option," Emma responded, already dreading this conversation with Henry.

As soon as they stepped foot back in the diner, Henry could tell something was wrong. After eyeing each of them down, he notices who was missing. "Where's Mom?" Then, he looked down at the dagger Robin had in his hand.

Henry's face fell, "No."

After explaining the events of the past hour, Emma took a deep breath and held henry hand. "I'm sorry kid." He just looked down into his lap in the booth. This isn't the first time his family faced evil. It had actually become something to be expected, especially from Regina. "What do we do now?" he asked.

The few remnant people from the earlier gathering had dwindled down until only the six of them were left. In the middle of the empty diner, the six of them prepared to summon the Dark one.

"Who wants to do it?" Emma asked. No one really wanted to refer to Regina as the Dark One. Henry stepped up.

He knew the proper way was to say "Dark One I summon thee" but this was his mom, and that's just too weird. So instead, he held the dagger up and said, "Mom," in a beckoning voice while wishing with all his heart that she would appear in front of him.

Within seconds, Regina appeared in the middle of the almost empty diner. She looked exhausted, like she had just had a battle within her and she barely got out alive. She was pale and still damp with sweat, wearing the same close she had been an hour ago. But something about her looked different.

"Are you alright?" Robin asked urgently. Regina nodded her head, but she was clearly troubled. Emma tried to reassure her, "We're going to figure this out. Tomorrow I'm gonna get Belle and we'll do some research and figure out how to get to Merlin. She's with Gold at the hospital for now. They're waiting for him to wake up."

Regina listened to every word Emma said, but she couldn't find a way to react. She just quietly stared back at her. There was really nothing more to say.

"Why don't I take you back home so you can get some rest?" Robin offered. Regina recalled the conversation they were having before they happened on the Charmings in the middle of the road an hour ago. She had told him she wanted him to live in the mansion with her. He was thrilled to hear this and wanted nothing more than to be a real family.

"Roland is with Little John right now. Would you like me to get him or should I leave him with him?" Regina tried to think. Did she want Roland around her right now? For that matter, Henry? Would it make the situation better or worse? She honestly didn't know.

"Maybe just leave him for tonight, and we can get him tomorrow," Regina decided. Henry got the hint that this applied to him as well. "I'll see you tomorrow Mom," he said as he hugged her and followed Emma out the door.

Snow stopped on her way out and said, "Don't worry we will figure this out. Everything's going to be fine" with an obnoxious smile. There's that hope again. Regina felt a small amount of anger begin to build up, but she quickly realized what was happening. She's already changing. She just prayed she could hold out longer than Rumple could. Long enough to fix this before her son, her lover, and her newfound friends see the monster that's been hiding within her for years, just waiting to be unleashed with insurmountable fervor.