He is not supposed to be here. He is dead. I saw him got obliterated by Hades. I thought that he's alive somewhere when I found the Robin Hood from the Wish Realm but he's not him. But the one standing in front of me right now, I know it's him. I can see it in his eyes. "Regina, this is not who you are", he said. It is really him. I noticed something about him. He is glowing which means he's not really alive. "You're not really back, are you?" I asked him. He looked at me in my eyes and then shook his head. "So the Olympian gods sent you here to stop me", I muttered. He didn't need to answer. I already know. I can feel Gothel's power. She's telling me to proceed with the plan. I was about too when something hit me hard.
I fell down breaking the circle. "No!" Gothel yelled. I tried to get up but they all went towards me and pinned me down. "Gold, where is it?" Emma asked him. I saw him handed her the bracelet that binds witches powers. "No, don't put that thing on me. Emma!" I struggled to break free but I failed. Emma put it on my wrist and now I can't do anything. "You think you all can stop us? It's going to take more than you", Gothel exclaimed. Though I cannot use my powers anymore, I can still feel the connection between me and the coven. Fireballs started flying around. Snow pulled me to the side. "Are you alright?" she asked me. I looked at her in surprise. "I don't know what you mean", I said and she gave me a confused look. "What are you saying you don't know?" she asked again. "I…I can't feel anything anymore", I answered.
Battle continues on the streets of Hyperion Heights as the witches of the coven joined the fight. Emma and Rumple got their hands full as well as Zelena. Robin and his daughter joined forces and do what they do best fighting Facilier. The two Hooks, David, and Henry are fighting the creature of evil. I can see Gothel fighting someone wearing a black coat. I focused my sight to see who it is. "Mother", I muttered. She's back. She's the one who knocked me out of the circle. The Olympian gods sent her back too. I watched her battle Gothel. She may be a powerful witch but Mother is a force to be reckoned with. Even Rumple fears her. Zelena managed to hit one of our members and it freaking hurts. I screamed in pain. "Regina, are you okay? What's happening?" Snow asked in panic.
I can feel my skin burning but there's no fire or any wound. "It hurts", I answered. I felt an arrow pierced through my shoulder but nothing has hit me. Snow observed what's happening and finally she figured it out. "You're connected with them, all of them", she muttered. I screamed again. I looked at them and saw Rumple killing one of ours and I can feel everything he's doing to her. "Stop…please…" I muttered in pain. Snow got up and went to them. "Everyone stop!" she yelled and they all followed. The witches retreated to Gothel's side. "You can't kill them", Snow said. They all looked at her confusingly except Gothel. She knew. "If you do, Regina will die with them", she added. "They are all link", Rumple muttered. "Kill one and you kill all", Mother said. I can't move my left arm. "Now that you know about that, I suppose you will think about your next move more carefully. We shall see each other soon", Gothel said and then disappeared along with the coven. They all went towards me. I tried to look at them but everything's starting to blur. "Regina, darling…it's me", Mother said but her voice is getting so distant. Then, I passed out.
I woke up and saw the ceiling of the room. It wasn't my room. I don't know where I am. I tried to get up but then I saw my hands are tied on the bedposts. "What?" I muttered. "It's for your safety, my dear", Mother said. I tried to break free but I saw the bracelet is still around my wrist. "Are you kidding me right now?" I exclaimed. Rage is brewing inside me which I can't explain why. "You are still connected with the coven, Regina. We need to figure out how to cut that link but until then you cannot use magic", she said. This is ridiculous. "So what? I'm grounded?" I asked her and then just like that something snapped inside of me. "You are not going to keep me in here, you miserable whore! I will find a way to free myself and when I do, I will come first for your throat", I exclaimed. I stopped after that. We looked into each other's eyes. "Mother…I'm sorry. I didn't know why I said that", I apologized after realizing everything I just said. "It's alright, dear. I understand. I'll come back to check on you later", she said and then left.
I know I hurt her feelings. She doesn't like others seeing her expressing emotions. I guess I got that from her. We tend to cry in private. I have no idea how long I'm going to be like this. Mother said they will find a way to cut the link between me and the coven. I don't care if they do. Like I said, I can't feel anything anymore, well, aside from the sudden rage early on that is now gone. The door went open and I saw Robin came in with a tray of food. Pity is all over his eyes when he saw me tied up. "If you're going to come in here and feed me, you can at least keep that pity to yourself", I said which caught him off guard. "I apologize. I am just not used to seeing you like this", he apologized. That's right. He knew me as the Evil Queen turned hero before he died. "A lot has changed since you're here", I replied coldly.
"Are you sure? Or is it the darkness in you talking?" he asked.
"Is that what you learn by living with the gods? You suddenly became a philosopher", I asked him back.
"They are concern about you, Regina", he said.
"Oh really? Since when? 'Cause the last time I checked, they managed to keep things away from me. They brought back Hook as a reward for helping defeat Hades when it was Zelena who killed him in the first place after he killed you and yet, they didn't bother to bring you back", I exclaimed.
"Regina, it wasn't their fault", he said.
"What are you talking about?" I asked.
"I was the one who refused to return", he answered. I frowned at him. "I was the one who didn't want to come back", he added.