Author's note: I know it's a shorter ch sorry
Chapter 27
"So will you help us?" Graham asked Jefferson. They'd managed to track him down through his daughter Grace, and cornered him.
To their surprise, Jefferson nodded readily. "Sure."
"Well that was easy." Snow was surprised. "Why?"
"Let's just say that Regina's ruined many more lives including mine." He said bitterly. "So what exactly do you want?"
~The New Normal~
It was a simple, yet brilliant plan. Except for the fact that it required Henry's cooperation, which would be the hard part.
They decided to approach Henry and explain the plan as gently as possible. If he agreed, then they could proceed. But if he didn't, then, well, there really was no alternative. Worst case possible, Regina would get her magic back and unleash all hell on them.
"Henry? Can we talk to you?" Snow asked one day. It was after school, and because Emma had recently been released from the hospital, Henry was home. To ensure that Emma wouldn't overhear, Graham had taken her out to Granny's.
"Sure. What's up?" He crossed the room to where his grandparents were sitting on the couch.
"It's about Regina." James said nervously.
At the mention of is adoptive mother's name, Henry seemed to step back in fear. "What's wrong? Did she do something to Emma again?"
"No, honey, of course not." Snow rubbed her grandson's arm soothingly. "But we need to talk." She patted the chair next to her, and Henry sat obediently.
"We came up with a plan." James began.
"What kind of plan?" Henry asked tentatively.
"A plan to ensure that she won't hurt anyone again."
Henry shot up in alarm. "You're not gonna try to kill her, are you? You can't! I know she tried to kill Emma, but you can't kill her. It'll make you as evil as her!"
"We're not going to kill her." Snow reassured him. "We're going to, how do we put this, transport her somewhere."
"Huh?" Henry was confused.
Patiently, Snow and James explained their plan to Henry, whose eyes grew wider and wider. When they were done, they were relieved to see their grandson nod in agreement.
"That's a good idea." He frowned in concentration. "But how can we make sure that she doesn't come back?"
They explained everything Rumple and Jefferson had told them, how Regina didn't have magic anymore and Jefferson was willing to burn his hat afterwards to further ensure that Regina stayed gone.
"Are you sure that you're ok with this?" Snow asked.
"She's your mom, whether you like it or not. So if you're not comfortable with this, we can find a different way." James added.
Henry shook his head vehemently. "No. She's not my mom. Emma's my mom." He stood up to go. "She stopped being my mom the second she tried to kill Emma."
Author's note: Yep, not killing Regina. After the most recent Once episode I realized it would be terribly out of character for Snow to agree to kill her.