"What do you mean by making them speak the truth?" David asked.

"They are not in any regular coma. They are in a vampire-induced coma," I explained. I unplugged the bags of blood hanging by their bedside. "As long as they are not fully recovered, they will be under my control. I can wake them up and make them do anything I want. That's how vampire control their slaves to run daytime errands in the old days."

"Then what are you waiting? Wake them up!" Emma demanded.

"There is no hurry. I need to call my boss and tell him I am not coming in today. I want to go home and take a shower first. I think Regina needs a break too," I said. They all gave me an unbelievable face, "Besides, my magic only works at night."

"The sun is already down!" Emma said.

"The sun just went down. My magic only works when the moon is all the way up. I will be back by midnight. While I am gone, move them to the roof," I wanted to leave and forgot my bike was parked outside the cannery. "Can anyone give me a ride to the cannery?" Nobody cared, so I just walked out.

As soon as I walked out, I felt someone grabbing my arm. "Hey Regina."

"I think I owe you a Thank You," She said.

"You are most certainly welcome," I smiled.

"I will give you a ride," She kindly offered.

"Don't you need to be with your son?" I asked.

"He wanted to be with his birth father," She sounded disappointed.

"Isn't your car parked outside the library?" I asked. The next second, I was teleported.

I was in the library, "Wow, that is so cool."

"Get on the car," She said.

"Can't you just teleport me to the cannery?" I asked.

"Get on. I want to talk," I listened to the former mayor.

"Why did you save me?" She asked, "Do you want anything from me?"

"I don't know," I said as she was driving, "I don't know why I care so much about you. I hadn't fought for a long time. Last time was the fight for Laura."

"We are here," Storybrooke was not that big.

"Thanks. If you continue being so nice to me, I might fall in love with you," I went to get my bike.

"I am nice?" She laughed it off, "Can you go inside with me? I want to look for the trigger myself." I nodded and agreed. She clung onto my arm. It felt good because I felt needed. Re-entering the place must have brought back bad memory.

We went to every room, checked every drawer. It wasn't there. I escorted her outside, "Guess we have to ask them." I grabbed my painting and handed it to Regina, "It's yours."

"Thanks," She put it in the back seat, "I will see you later tonight?"

"Sure," I got on my bike and rode to The Rabbit Hole. After telling my boss I would not be working tonight, I rode home for a shower.

"You are late," Emma complained. By the time I reached the hospital, it was already one minute to one, "We thought you were not coming."

"Sorry, I felt asleep after a nice hot shower," I cracked my neck, "It's been a long day, you know. I haven't slept thirty hours straight."

"Where is Regina?" Emma asked me. I thought she would be the first one here, since she was the one being tortured by the two.

"I don't know, we parted our way after she dropped me off at the cannery," I rolled my shoulders, "Probably home sleeping too. Have you guys moved them to the roof?"

"There is one small issue," As she walked upstairs with me, "It's only Tamara now."

"Wait what?" I narrowed my eyes, "He shouldn't be able to run away."

"He didn't run away. He died," Emma said.

"Died? I swear I didn't kill him," Sh*t, I didn't want to get labeled as a murderer.

"It's not you. It's Gold," Emma said, "You were late. We thought you weren't coming anymore, so Gold decided to make Greg talk, in his own way. Gold took Greg's heart out. However, apparently he was not from the Enchanted Forest. His heart was too weak. He didn't even last for over three seconds." At least Regina could relax now.

Before I got the whole story, we were up on the roof. "Millie, you are finally here! We have been waiting," SnowWhite greeted me. That was a great change in attitude. On the roof, there were SnowWhite, David, Mr. Gold, Emma, the sleeping Tamara and me.

"Ah, Countess Karnstein, I didn't know you were with the group," Mr. Gold said.

"I wasn't aware that there was a group. Besides, I only met these people yesterday," I said, "Let's get started."

I looked up the sky. The midnight moon was still up. I whispered a wake up spell into Tamara's ears. She rose. Even though she was black, her skin went pale when she sat up, "Look into my eyes, Tamara. Listen to me. You hear only my voice. From this moment on, you are my slave and I am your master and you will only speak the truth." Her eyes turned from dark brown to cloud white. It was the indicator.

"Tamara, tell me, where is the trigger?" I asked.

"Master, I don't know what trigger you are talking about," She replied.

"Anyone know what the trigger looks like?" I turned to the group. They turned their head, even Mr. Gold.

"It's a brown diamond," Regina decided to show up. She got home and changed. Now, she was wearing an off-white jacket.

"Tamara, tell me, where is the brown diamond?" I asked.

"It's at the home office, Master," She replied.

"Tamara, where is the home office," I asked.

"It's everywhere. It's here. It's not here. It's there. It's not there. It's nowhere, Master," What kind of answer was that?

"Tamara, do you have the trigger, the brown diamond?" I questioned.

"I did, but not anymore, Master," She said.

"Is it still in Storybrooke?" Regina asked.

"Tamara, is it still in Storybrooke?" I repeated.

"Maybe, or maybe not," I was starting to think maybe she got trained what to talk about when she was hypnotized.

"Tamara, how do you contact the home office?" I asked, "Where can I find them?"

"I don't contact them. I work for them. They contact me," She said.

"Tamara, the home office has the trigger. What are they planning to do with it?" I asked.

"They know what it does. They are going to destroy Storybrooke," She said in her calm voice. SnowWhite grasped and David held her tight.

"Ask her, if she ever loved me," Nobody realized Neal came up to the roof.

"Haven't you guys already had the debate in the factory?" I asked.

"But she could be lying," He said, "I want the truth now."

"Okay," I turned to Tamara, "Tamara, have you ever loved Neal?"

"No, Master. My heart belongs to Greg Mendall," She said without emotions, "I found Neal when I was following August Booth. I never loved and will never love Neal."

"Tamara, did you try to kill August?" Emma asked, but before she got an answer, we heard a snap sound. It was cracking of Tamara's neck. Mr. Gold had killed her.

"Tamara, no," Neal rushed to her side and hugged the corpse, "Why, papa? Why?"

"Bae, she never really loved you," Mr. Gold said, "I will kill anybody who breaks my son's heart." I felt a stare from Mr. Gold to Emma.

"But I loved her," Neal cried. Emma rushed to his side and wrapped her arm around him, and then the SnowWhite couple hugged their daughter too. They formed a really weird corpse-group-hugging circle.

"Now, we lost our only hint," I said.

"We can ask Greg," Regina said. No one had informed her Greg was dead.

"Mr. Gold killed him," I said. She let out a sign, relieved. I wrapped my arms around her shoulders, trying to comfort her.

"The Lesbian Vampire Queen with the Evil Queen, quite an odd couple, isn't it?" Mr. Gold said.

"First, I hate labels. Second, I am not a Queen. I may have a few followers, but that does not make me their queen. Third, Regina and I are not a couple," I added, "yet."

I didn't know where I found the courage to speak up to him. Regina looked at me. Was she aware that I said the word, yet? I knew relationship should be the last thing on her mind, but I really hoped one day, I would get her heart.

"There is nothing I can do now. May I be excused? I need my sleep," The hugging group was too busy cuddling. Mr. Gold wouldn't care.

Regina and I went downstairs. She went to her car, "Where is your bike?"

"Home," Should I tell her I purposely jogged here, in order to get car ride from her?

"I will give you a ride home," Yes!

The ride was quiet because I felt asleep.

= End of Chapter 3 =