A/N: Thank you all for the awesome feedback on my last chapter. This chapter gets a bit more intense, so if torture bothers you….don't read the last section of the chapter. But it's not graphic, I promise.

For anyone reading my other stories, I'm sorry to say they're suffering from what I'm calling "Potential Move Induced Stress." So hopefully I'll get myself together soon.

Regina was not in her vault. The vault had clearly not been occupied in some time.

Furthermore, no one else in town had seen her. As dawn broke, David, Emma and Robin all accepted the fact that Regina was not simply sitting somewhere in depression to nurse a broken heart.

"But who could have taken her?" David asked as the three sat over coffee in Granny's. "Everyone else in town is accounted for. Someone would have had to have disappeared to take her, and to keep her."

"This town isn't that big." Emma sounded as frustrated as Robin felt. "If she's in town, she's easy to find…..once we know where."

"That is the key, isn't it?" Robin muttered as he sipped his coffee.

"Hey," Emma looked at him, "we're going to find her. Wherever she is….we're going to find her." Robin was silent for a few minutes before he finally spoke.

"I came over last night to tell her I left Marian. Marian and I….we spoke. She told me if I was in love with Regina….to go to her. So I went to the house to tell her I'd left Marian and we could finally be together."

The table fell into silence for a few beats. Finally, Emma broke it.

"Regina's going to be thrilled. When we find her."

***Scene***

Sidney unlocked the door of the cage and entered slowly. He knelt down on the floor in front of his captive and removed the high-heeled stilettos she was wearing. He didn't want her using those as a weapon against him.

Moving up, he pulled the blindfold from her eyes. The dark orbs were filled with a combination of fear…and anger. She glared darkly at him. Sidney smiled.

"I will take off the gag, but you will not scream. Do you understand me?"

She nodded. Sidney moved closer to her. Carefully, he untied the gag and pulled it away.

"What are you doing?" Regina asked him. Sidney made a point of folding the gag and tucking it into his pocket.

"Let's just say I'm tired of being your prisoner. I think it's time we reversed that…don't you?"

"Let me go." Regina growled. Sidney shrugged.

"Maybe. I haven't decided if I want to kill you….or leave you alive in the woods. But I haven't had my fun with you yet."

He saw another flicker of fear across her face. That made him smile. He was calling the shots now, not the Evil Queen.

"This room is magic proof. You can't free yourself with it, or use it against me. It's not sound proof, but I doubt screaming will do you much good down here. And I'm not in the mood to hear your screams-unless of course I'm creating them."

Regina pulled back further against the bars as he stroked her cheek. She was even more disgusted by him. She had never been enticed by the idea of touching him, or being close to him, but this was far more filthy.

Her head ached where it had hit the mirror. Given that she'd been drifting in and out of consciousness for some time now, she suspected she had a concussion. She was dizzy, and tired, and her eyes had trouble focusing. She should have been more afraid in her current predicament, but her biggest worry right now was of an untreated concussion.

"You will never get away with this." Regina assured him. And she believed that. But would he get away with it while she was still alive?

Sidney pulled back, untying the rope around her ankles.

"You're not going anywhere." He smiled. "No need to over restrain…yet."

Regina didn't not like the sound of that. At all.

"I'll be back." He pushed the door closed and locked it. "Get some rest. You'll need your strength later."

***Scene***

Grumpy let himself into the sheriff's station. He was followed closely by Emma, who looked as grim as he did.

"Nothing?" Robin stopped pacing the floor to look back at him. Emma shook her head.

"We questioned everyone in town. No one has seen Regina since she left Granny's the other night. Someone either grabbed her that night at home, or the following day."

"How can you guess that?" Robin was trying not to be frustrated. The others were trying to help, he knew that. But he just wanted to get to Regina soon. He did not like the nagging sense of dread that was tugging at him. Was this the connection soul mates had? When one was in trouble, did the other feel it?

"Her bed is made." Emma explained as she sat down at the desk. "So she either got home and didn't get to sleep in it, or she got up the next morning and made it before they got in."

"How is this even happening?" Robin slumped sadly against the wall. "How can we not find her?"

"Robin, we're going to." Emma assured him firmly. "Someone in this town knows where Regina is."

"But that's the thing," Leroy sat down at one of the desks, "you yourself said no one was lying. Everyone seemed genuinely confused-and concerned. No one could be lying that well." Robin shot Emma a look.

"He's right," the blonde admitted, "it's the most bizarre thing I've seen. No one can get into this town. And Regina wouldn't have crossed the town line. Not without Henry."

"What if she went into the woods?" David offered. "Maybe to get some air, try to clear her head, and she got hurt? We haven't checked there."

"And before she went into the woods-where she got hurt-she trashed her house to look like she was abducted?" Robin glared at him. David shook his head.

"It could be a coincidence. Maybe someone went into the house while she was out to steal something. Regina's got valuable stuff in there. Someone might have wanted some of it. But they can't find what they're looking for, so they get angry and break things."

"I don't believe it." Robin muttered, crossing his arms over his chest as he resumed his pacing.

"It's worth checking the woods," Leroy got up, "I'll get some of the dwarves and we'll go search."

"Stop at the camp and get some of my men to help you." Robin advised. Leroy nodded and headed out of the station. Emma watched him before she turned back to the two men.

"Who in this town hates Regina enough to not forgive her, and might want to hurt her?" She turned to her father. David shook his head.

"Regina's not short on enemies. Hell, there's plenty of people who would say you or I would do it."

"Well we can't blame the Snow Queen." Emma leaned back in her chair. "She's long gone."

"Maybe some sort of residual spell?" Robin was grasping at straws. "Did she leave something behind like the Witch's flying monkeys?"

"Not that I know of…." Emma was thinking. "I think Ingrid was really only out to create her own family. I think she's gone-gone."

"What about you?" David leaned towards her. "Can you think of anyone who might have wanted to hurt Regina? You two have been talking a lot." Emma frowned. Finally, she shook her head.

"No. I mean, a lot of people are still scared of Regina, but no one really hates her. Robin, what about one of your men? Could one of them have made her disappear so you wouldn't leave Marian?"

"No." Robin said firmly. And he meant it. "None of them would ever do such a thing."

"Sometimes people we think we know do strange things," Emma offered gently. Robin shook his head.

"There's something else: ever since Regina returned Marian's heart, the three of us have been in camp. All of the men have been there as well. No one's slipped away. Unless they did it late at night. Which, with your theory, didn't happen because Regina wasn't sleeping."

"True," Emma admitted. "But I didn't talk to your men. I'd still feel more comfortable if I did."

"By all means, do it." Robin told her. "There has to be someone. Someone we're not thinking of. Someone Regina hurt enough to make her furious with them."

"Sidney." Emma suddenly answered. The word came to her, and she was surprised she hadn't thought of it before.

"Who?" Robin asked.

"The Mirror." David's face looked like a light blub had just gone on.

"I'm sorry, who is this character?" Robin thought the two had suddenly gone crazy.

"Sidney Glass was Regina's Magic Mirror in the Enchanted Forest." David explained.

"Here he was kind of her minion." Emma jumped in. "Even took the fall for her a couple of times."

"But he was locked away," David turned to face Emma, "no one's seen him in ages." Emma was silent.

"What do you know?" Robin pressed suspiciously.

"Regina may have….decided….that she….needed him." Emma looked at the desk. "And she may have freed him….and then put him back in the mirror for some….help."

"What kind of help?" Robin didn't like how Emma was acting. He was getting further annoyed. If she knew something-.

"She was going to use him to help her go back in time and kill Marian so I couldn't bring her back." Emma rushed the words as she finally looked back at Robin. "But she stopped herself when Marian was frozen. She never thought of it again….but Sidney betrayed her and helped the Snow Queen."

"Regardless," David raised his hand, "I never pegged Sidney as smart enough, or having enough ambition, to be a kidnapper."

Robin couldn't fault Regina for a slip in her nature. She'd been a villain for so long, he understood it was her natural resort. And besides, all of that had been negated by her actual actions. He wondered if he should have cared more, but he figured they'd discuss it later. Later-when she was safely in his arms and he was not letting go of her once again in his entire life.

"He might have had his fill of her actions." Robin finally spoke. "This time may have been the breaking straw. And if a person is pushed too far, who knows what they'll do."

"He's right." Emma agreed.

"I'm sorry," David pushed himself out of his chair, "but I just can't see Sidney like that. I just can't imagine him switching to kidnapping. It's too complicated a plan to orchestrate."

"He's our only real lead." Robin realized by the tone in his voice that he was pleading. "We have to find out for sure."

"Can you take me to his place?" Emma got up and moved to her father. "We'll see if he's there."

"And if he's not there, we'll just break in the door." Robin muttered.

****Scene****

Sidney entered the basement, a bag in one hand. It was lit by one yellowish blub on the far wall. He could see his prize perfectly. His mind played through the first time he'd seen her. It was glorious to finally have her for his own-even if he had taken a few more serious steps than the King himself.

Regina opened her eyes and looked over at him. She was undeniably uncomfortable. He had no idea when she'd last eaten. He wanted her to have a small amount of strength. Completing his plans with a lethargic body would be no fun.

Not that what he was about to do wouldn't wake her up.

Entering the cage, he knelt in front of her. He laid the bag on the floor beside him. Removing a bottle of cola, he opened it and held it to her lips.

"Drink."

"No." Regina turned her head away. Sidney shook his head at her. He was serious about this-all of this. More serious than he'd been in his entire life. He would force her to drink the bottle if need be.

"You need the fluids. And the calories. And the sugar. Drink. Now." He brought the bottle back to her lips. Regina glared at him. She pulled her head back as far as the bars would let her.

With his free hand, Sidney wrapped one hand around her neck. He pressed it against the bars, squeezing. He watched her begin to choke and struggle for air.

"Do I choke until you're unconscious, or will you drink nicely?" Sidney kept squeezing. "After that head injury, losing oxygen probably isn't a good idea. Is it worth it for a few swigs of soda?"

Regina gave him a faint nod. Satisfied, Sidney let go of her. He brought the bottle back to her lips, and this time she drank. He gave her about a quarter of the bottle before he took it away and put the lid back on.

"Don't want you to have too much," He smiled, pulling locks of dark hair over her shoulders. "Too much sugar is bad for your teeth."

He put the bottle away and selected a plastic case from inside of the bag. Getting up, he moved to the outside of the cage.

"Tell me something," he stroked her hair through the bars, "do you ever think of the pain you caused others?"

"Of course."

"I mean really think about it." Sidney rubbed her shoulders gently. "Not just when it pertains to something you want."

He leaned in and kissed her shoulder through the space. Regina tried hard not to flinch. Fortunately he couldn't see her face.

"You were prepared to cause pain again just to get your thief back." Sidney leaned in close to her ear. "Prepared to go back in time to do it all over again-break up a family. And even then you didn't stop. How long were you fucking him behind his wife's back? Did you think no one would notice?"

He put the case on the floor and opened it. Took one small silver item into his hand.

"No one cares where you are," he breathed against her ear, "no one is looking for you. And still no one will care when they find your body in the forest. So whatever thought you have of your thief coming, it won't happen."

Reaching down, Sidney took one of her cuffed hands. He spread the fingers out, holding it firmly in his larger hand. Carefully, he positioned the straight pin against her finger.

"This is really going to hurt."

A/N: Sidney's going to get worse before he gets better…..