Mary Margaret, David and Emma entered the diner, looking around at the bustling activity. Merry men were everywhere - reassembling chairs, wiping down tables, sweeping the floors.

Emma stopped Little John as he passed by. "Hey, what happened in here?"

John smiled. "Not to worry. Robin got into a bit of a scuffle with an old acquaintance and there was some collateral damage. But we've fixed it - Granny's looks good as new!" He walked off, directing two of the men on where to place the tables.

Emma turned to face her parents. "Since when does Robin Hood get into fights?"

Mary Margaret looked worried. "Since she took Regina's potion."

"What potion?" David asked."

"The same potion I took when I wanted to forget you," she answered.

David's eyes widened. "You mean the one that made you want to assassinate Regina?"

Mary Margaret nodded. "That's the one."

"Wait, what?" Emma said. "Regina gave Robin an assassin potion?"

Mary Margaret turned to her daughter. "Actually, she wanted to talk to you about it. I completely forgot - she asked that you go see her as soon as possible. You should go to her."

"Now? Can I eat first" Emma asked.

Mary Margaret shook her head. "It's important. She'll explain everything."

Emma grabbed a muffin and coffee and walked out, grumbling something about saviors not getting any time off.

…

Regina opened her front door, muttered "come in" and walked away without checking to see that Emma was behind her. Emma entered the house, closed the door behind her and followed Regina into the living room.

"My mom said I should come over. I'm surprised you wanted to see me," Emma said, looking at Regina, whose back was still facing her.

"Well, I wouldn't use the word wanted." Regina turned around and gestured toward the couch. "Have a seat."

"I'm good," Emma said, not moving.

Regina sighed. "Fine. I need your help with something."

Emma raised her eyebrows. "You're asking for my help."

Regina narrowed her eyes at the blonde. "Well I figure you owe me." Emma crossed her arms but said nothing. Regina walked across the room to the window. "I gave Robin a potion to allow him to save Marian."

"Yes I heard, the assassin potion."

Regina turned to Emma. "Where did you he- oh, your mother," she almost spit the word out. "I told her she has no understanding of magic. It's not an assassin potion, it's a memory potion. It selectively erases memories. If it turned your mother into an assassin, that's her problem, not a problem with the potion."

Seriously? Emma thought. She put her hands on her hips and asked, "so exactly what kind of memories did the potion erase? Because Robin Hood got into a fight last night at Granny's. What did he forget that turned him violent?"

Regina glared. "The fight had nothing to do with the potion. Robin bumped into a man from his past who had betrayed him. I'm sure the man got what he deserved, and Robin promised his merry men would fix up the diner."

"Well, they did, I just came from there. The diner looks great." Regina looked relieved. "But that doesn't answer my question about Robin's memories."

Regina used the same voice she used when she tried to teach Emma how to use her magic. "The potion is designed to make whoever takes it forget the person they love. When your mother took it, she forgot her prince Charming." Her voice got a bit quieter as she said, "when Robin took it, he forgot about me. He doesn't remember ever meeting me, and he was able to wake Marian with True Love's Kiss."

Emma was pretty sure Regina could tell how guilty she felt, and seemed to be happy about it. Before Emma had a chance to speak, Regina continued. "The favor I need from you involves Marian's heart. I removed it, but I didn't think I should be there to return it. Marian doesn't trust me, and Robin doesn't know me. So I thought it would be best if you were to return it."

Now Emma started to feel panicked. "What? I don't know how to return people's hearts. What if I mess it up? What if I - "

Regina cut her off. "Oh relax, you don't actually have to do it. I did it for you." Regina let a tiny smile slip through as she spotted Emma's confusion. "I returned Marian's heart as soon as she woke up, disguised as you." Emma's eyes widened. "Like I said, I didn't think I should be there. So I let them think it was you. I need for you to play along, in case the subject comes up."

"So you want me to pretend I put Marian's heart back, even though you already did it?"

"Yes. Little John got a note from me to bring her heart to the mayor's office. You met them there, got the heart from Robin and put it in Marian's chest." Regina waited until Emma nodded. "Also, as you were leaving, John asked you about Robin's memory lapse, and you explained the potion to him."

Emma looked skeptical. "I did? Because I'm not sure I even understand the potion yet."

Regina sighed. "All right, I'll explain to you exactly what you supposedly told John."

Regina repeated what she had said to John, and Emma made sure she understood the implications of the potion. Finally, Emma agreed to play along with the story, as crazy as it sounded.

Regina tried to rush her out, but first Emma had one more question.

"What's going to happen now, if you see Robin again? Will this be the third first meeting you two have?"

Regina didn't meet her eyes as she said, "I saw him last night. He already knew me by reputation."

"By reputation, what - "

Regina cut her off again. "He knows the Evil Queen. He knows sh- I tried to kill Marian. That's all I am to him now."

Emma wanted to say something else, but Regina was already walking past her to the front door. She opened it, and waited for Emma to leave. As soon as Emma was out the door, it slammed behind her.

Emma shook her head, think over the entire strange conversation. She didn't like lying, but as Regina said, Emma owed her one.

…

When Emma arrived back at the loft, David and Mary Margaret were there waiting. David asked, "how did it go?"

"Okay," Emma said. "She wants me to pretend that I returned Marian's heart when the freezing curse was broken. She doesn't want anyone to know that it was her, disguised as me."

"Did she say anything else about the potion?" Mary Margaret asked.

"Just that it made Robin forget her. And that he might forget other things, so Little John should fill him in."

David noticed Mary Margaret frowning. "What is it?" he asked.

Mary Margaret shrugged. "I think Regina's taking this potion too lightly. You and I know, there are consequences. He might not be okay."

"But what can we do?" David asked. "He's already taken the potion."

Mary Margaret said, "but the memory curse can be broken. You broke it with True Love's Kiss."

David looked down at her. "Do you think Marian could break the curse? Or does it have to be Regina."

"No, Marian couldn't break it, or it would have broken when Robin broke the freezing curse. It'll have to be Regina."

Emma asked, "so if Regina kisses Robin, he'll remember her again?"

Mary Margaret shook her head as David answered. "It's not that simple. After your mother took the potion, I tried kissing her but it didn't work."

"I didn't love him, so it wasn't True Love's Kiss."

"I had to fight for her," David said, smiling down at her. "Get her to fall in love with me again."

"Well I hate to burst your bubble," Emma interrupted, "but I don't think that's going to work this time. Regina said she bumped into Robin. He only knows her as the Evil Queen."

"What?" Henry said, walking into the room, startling Emma.

"Henry," Emma said. "How long have you been listening?" Elsa had brought Henry back to the loft this morning, while Emma, David and Mary Margaret went to grab breakfast at Granny's.

"Why, were you planning on hiding this from me?"

"Henry…" Mary Margaret started.

"Tell me everything, Henry demanded. "Why does Robin think my mom is the Evil Queen?"

Emma didn't want to tell Henry everything, but she would not hide things from him. So she told him about the potion, with Mary Margaret explaining that it was the same one she had taken.

Henry listened to all of it. "So you don't think that my mom could break the memory curse?"

David shrugged. "It's possible, I suppose. But it was hard enough to convince Snow to fall in love with me when I was a stranger. Regina would have to convince Robin to fall in love with the Evil Queen, who tried to kill his wife."

Henry looked worried. Emma hated seeing him like this. "Hey kid, Regina knew what she was doing when she gave Robin the potion. It was the heroic thing to do - you should be proud of her."

Henry said, "she's right, though. Heroes are supposed to get happy endings, but even when she acts like a hero, she still ends up unhappy." He looked at Emma. "Do you think it would be okay if I spent the rest of the day with her? I know you've been through a lot, but -"

Emma said, "no, youre right. I think she needs you more than I do right now. How about you call her and ask you to meet her for lunch? I'll walk you over to Granny's."

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A/N: OMG over 100 followers! I am so overwhelmed! I love you all.

And your reviews are so insightful! They really get me thinking more about the characters and where the story is going next. (I know where it's going to end up, but not necessarily how it will get there.)

I had an idea for the Spell of Shattered Sight, but since Robin's already acting like he's under it, I didn't think it would fit. So I wrote that as a separate story, and for now, the Spell is not happening in this story.