Emma liked to think of herself as accepting. After the initial shock of Regina's words wore off, Emma knew she had to take action. People would be coming after Regina.

"I need you to be 100% honest with me." Emma says to her girlfriend. "Whatever you say, we'll work through, but I need the truth. Did you know?"

Regina shakes her head tearfully. Emma believes her without any reservation. Despite her reputation as the Evil Queen, Regina looked scared to death. Emma doesn't know much about the uncursed town, but she's almost certain they're going to be out for blood. She has to get Regina to safety.

"We've got to find get out of here. Where's Henry?" Emma begins to get out of the hospital bed. "Regina, I know you're in shock, but we have to move."

"Henry...he...he's in the lobby." Regina's shaky voice manages. "Emma, they're going to hurt you if you stay with me."

"Stop." Emma says grabbing Regina's hand. "I'm not leaving you. We're in this together. Now let's get our son and get the Hell out of Storybrooke."

Regina squeezes Emma's hand and together they hurry out of the room. Dr. Whale notices the two leaving and starts shouting threats toward Regina. Henry looks up and smiles when he sees that Emma is all right. He knows the curse is broken, so he wonders why Emma is holding onto Regina's hand. Does she still love his adoptive mother even if she is the Evil Queen?

"Henry, come one we're leaving." Emma instructs.

"Leaving to where?" Henry asks as he follows his two mothers toward the red exit sign.

"We're getting out of this town." Emma states.

Henry's mouth drops and he stops walking. Emma sighs in frustration. She didn't have time to try and explain things to the kid. They needed to get Regina to safety, and escape this madness. Curse or no curse, Emma had no desire to be surrounded by a bunch of fairytale characters, Regina being the exception of course.

"We can't leave!" Henry exclaims. "We have to go find your family!"

"My family is right here." Emma sighs. "You and your mother are the only people I need."

"Emma?" They trio turn to see Mary Margaret and David. "Emma!"

Before Emma can think she is being pulled into the arms of Mary Margaret. The two had been close from the time Emma arrived. Henry's teacher had even been supportive when Emma came to her about her relationship with Regina.

"Our daughter." Snow cries.

"I can't believe it's you." Charming adds, joining the hug.

Emma manages to pull away. She isn't sure what she should say to them. They seem so happy to be reunited, but if it came down to it, Emma would chose to save Regina. Snow and Charming suddenly seem to remember their enemy because David moves to grab her, just before Emma jumps in between them.

"Don't touch her!" Emma growls.

"Emma, she's the Evil Queen, she used you!" Charming replies. "She had us all fooled!"

"No!" Emma exclaims in a warning tone. "She didn't have her memories either. She's scared, and confused; I won't let you hurt her."

"Emma." Regina's quiet voice says.

Emma turns to see what Regina is looking at. An angry mob is coming for them, or Regina, more specifically. Curse words run through Emma's brain as she tries to come up with a plan. Getting out of here no longer looked like an option, unless they were going to run straight through the mob.

"What do we do?" Emma asks Regina.

"You go. I can handle this, really Emma, I can't put you and Henry in danger." Regina insists.

"Regina, for the last time, I'm not leaving you." Emma replies firmly. "Ruby!"

The wolf looks up from the crowd in surprise. She had been trying to stop Dr. Whale from leading these people on a rampage. When she hears Emma call her name, she stops fighting the doctor and goes to aid her friend.

"What do you need?"

"Take Henry some place safe." Emma instructs.

"What? No!" Henry argues. "I want to stay with you."

"Now is not the time to fight with me, kid. I need to know you're with someone who will keep you safe." Emma explains. "Your mom and I will be with you soon."

Henry nods, knowing there is no point in trying to argue. Emma's mind was clearly made up. The ten year old follows Ruby to her car with a slight frown on his face. Emma knew he wanted to be here and to see what would happen, but her focus needed to be on Regina right now.

"As for the rest." Emma addresses the crowd. "You will not harm Regina in anyway. That's an order as your sheriff."

"She's the Evil Queen!" Someone yells.

"We must kill her!" Whale encourages.

"No!" Emma shouts. "She's not the Evil Queen anymore. She's just Regina. David, would the Evil Queen volunteer once a week at the animal shelter? Or Mother Superior, would the Evil Queen donate to the nuns out of every paycheck? Would she make sure that the schools always have a enough funding? Would she have lunch with Snow White every Friday? No, she wouldn't. Yes, Regina made mistakes in the past, but that's who she was, not who she is. I know that it's going to take time for you all to accept that, but I know Regina, I love her. She wants to start fresh, which is why she brought you all here. I think most of you can agree your lives have improved greatly since leaving the enchanted forest."

"But she took you away from us!" Snow exclaims.

"No, you did that al on your own." Emma replies cooly. "Don't forget, I read Henry's book. I know you placed me in that wardrobe without a second thought, but I forgive you. If you hadn't, I never would have found my True Love, as cliche as that sounds."

"So, you want us to just let her go?" Charming asks. "Forgive her for all her wrongdoings?"

"The Evil Queen did that!" Emma exclaims. "Stop trying to see Regina and the Evil Queen the same person, they're different. If we aren't holding your marriage against you or Mary Margaret's one night stand with Dr. Whale, then we should let Regina chose her own path too!"

The crowd starts whispering to one another. Snow and David look shocked that their own daughter has taken the side of their enemy. Obviously, they'd expected different when they had decided to give Emma her best chance.

"I think Emma has a point." Granny finally speaks up. "I know Regina, and I knew the Evil Queen. I know that there are things that can never be forgiven, but I think Regina has changed."

"Thank you." Regina replies shyly.

"I agree!" Archie calls out. "This is not the same women who terrorized us. This is the mayor, a mother, a friend, and someone who deserves another chance."

"Let's put it to a vote." Whale challenges. "All in favor of letting the Evil Queen go say 'I'."

Regina is shocked by how many people answer. She didn't realize how many friends she'd come to make, even if it was under the curse. Only Whale, David and Snow keep quiet. Others seemed much more forgiving and willing to accept her.

"Then that's it." Emma says. "Now, I think we have other things we need to work on. This town isn't going to run itself, and I don't think I've seen Mr. Gold since the curse broke."

Emma barely finishes her sentence when someone screams. The all turn to see where the person is pointing too and are met with a magenta colored smoke. Emma reaches out instinctively for Regina. The two hold onto one another as the smoke takes over for a moment.

"What is that?" Emma whispers to Regina.

"Someone has brought magic to Storybrooke."