The POVs are back. It just works better this way. First we have Emma's, then Reina's and then the most important, in my opinion, Regina's. They are separated by the lines.

Enjoy!

I wake up with a start. There is a strange tingling sensation running through my whole body. I feel like I'm burning but not on fire. I'm scared of that thing inside of me.

Looking around I see an ordinary room. I'm lying on large bed with a lot of pillows. The sheets are green with floral motifs. There is a little chair in front of the bed. I mean like a little, little chair. A tiny chair. One that I won't be able to use for sure. And there is table of the same size. There are windows and the light comes from the many candles scattered around the floor.

My eyes dart to the door. I throw the sheets off of myself and get up slowly. Once my feet hit the ground the door flies open revealing a dwarf woman.

She has a green pointy hat. Much like Peter Pan's, I notice. Blond curls are peaking out underneath it. Her warm blue eyes meet mine.

"Hey, you are awake." A cheery voice reaches my ears. "Good. I brought lunch." She is caring a tray with all sorts of fruit and places it on the little table. "Help yourself."

I'm still standing at the edge of the bed and eyeing the dwarf suspiciously. I take in the rest of the woman. She is dressed in a green dress that reaches the floor and matches her hat. She is a chubby woman with a cherubic face.

"Oh, how rude of me. I haven't introduced myself. I'm Verna. In Latin it means 'springtime' but we don't use that language as we used to so Verna is good." The tiny woman stands before me and offers her hand in greeting.

I look down at her like she has three heads. The woman comes up knee high on me. Strange is understatement. Out of this world is more like it. I blink rapidly and shake my head but the woman is still there. Nevertheless I take the offered hand in mine.

"I'm Emma Swan," I introduce myself.

"Oh, I know who you are. You are True Love embodiment. You are the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming... Oh, I should stop at that." Verna puts a hand on her mouth.

"I am what?" I insist.

"Um... You are lie detector also so I should not lie to you."

"Yeah, that's why I suggest you start answering me. Where and why am I here?" I raise my voice demanding the truth. I went through few rough hours and I have every fucking right to be pissed. Because everyone seem to want me to do something. Regina wanted me to break the fucking curse. Then with her sister they both demanded from me to fight a dragon so they could get their fucking magic portion. And now this woman. Enough is enough.

"You are in the Enchanted Forest. More precisely in the Seers's castle known as Heaven. This is a castle, high up in the mountain and can only be entered when one is called upon. We, I and the other Seers called upon you, Regina and Reina. I, as the Seer of the past will talk to you about the past. I know all that has happened." Verna explains. She is choses her words with caution mindful of my lie detector sense.

"What about the past? And where is Regina?" Idon't know why but I feel worried about Regina. Because she is the only person I know, I tell myself.

"She is with the Seer of the future. She is to gain knowledge of the future. To be warned about certain events that will occur in her life. She has to receive her assignment as well just like you."

I watch the woman closely and detect only truth. Though the words are vague and tell me shit, they are true.

"I wanna go and see her." I leap from the bed and stride towards the door.

But the dwarf woman does something weird and stands in front of me as much as her tiny height lets her. '"No. You can't go there."

I'm pretty sure that there is anger flashing in my eyes and judging by Verna's frightened face. I had just woken up in an unknown place, body containing something new, unfamiliar, and scary for me.

"Get out of my way. I need to see her." I growl but her face falls as soon as I realize what I just said. Need? What the fuck?

Verna only smiles. I suspect she has planned this all along. Because there is something she is trying to hide from me.

"No. I know that you feel this strong urge to protect Regina out of the sudden. I admit it is quite powerful and if you let it, it can consume you."

"What urge? I don't have anything like that towards her. I need to get out and..." I stop suddenly. My throat is dry, my heartbeat speeds up gradually and I can literally sense my blood boiling. Looking down at my finger tips I see them glowing with white light and that tingling sensation is running through my body again, stronger than ever.

"Calm down, Emma." Verna reaches out carefully not to startle me.

"What...the fuck... is this?" I manage to say between pants. There is also a weight on my heart like I'd just run four miles.

"That is your magic."

"My what?" I ask, voiced laced with anger and confusion. I knit my brows.

"You, being the Savior and so much more, have magic. And not just any kind of magic. You have True Love's magic which is the most powerful of all.

"Move," I threaten her but her only response is to smile back at me.

I think that there is no way out. The woman before me is determined to make me stay and talk to her.

But this...

My body feels in a whole new way. Not painful. It's just so strange. It tingles in all the places. I feel hot. Like with high temperature. My head swims in something that is not nausea. Could this be my magic?

"If I sit down and listen to you will you take me to Regina?" My mouth is once again miles in front of my mind. When did I start caring about Regina so much? Sure I want that woman. The two heavy make out session we had engaged in were real but this... Now the desire for Regina is in a whole other dimension. If that's possible.

"Yes." Verna confirms when I look at her. She stares at me. She is following every change on my face. She is studying me. Like I'm her test animal.

"So...um... I will get knowledge of the past?" The answer I receive is a nod. "What's the point? I already know what happened in the past and I don't wanna go back there."

"It's not about what you want. It's about what needs to happen. Besides only through knowing the past you can be prepared for what is coming."

I walk back to the bed. I sit on the edge and wait for Verna to join me.

"And what is coming?"

Verna's face lit up and her lips curl up. "Something very beautiful and tender. But in order to gain it you have to fight for it."

"I'm tired of fighting. I've been fighting all my life." I throw myself back on the bed. Gazing at the wooden ceiling above I wonder why I trust this woman so much. She hasn't lied to me. Not once. I remember that Regina hasn't lied to me since our first kiss. But can I trust her like this woman. Something deep inside of me screams 'Yes' but my mind stops it from emerging.

I prop myself up on my elbows and see the room is filled with white fog.

"Oh my God," Verna's shrieks.

"What the fucking is that?" My eyes widen and around the room.

It is so beautiful. It's not only the white fog anymore. There is also pink in the mix. At some parts of the room you can clearly see the white and the pink but in other parts it is gorgeous mixture of the two. There's something more intense about these parts than the rest. I'm strangely drawn to them.

"That is your magic that has been awakened."

"It sounds like it's a dragon."

"In a way it is. You need to be trained properly so you can reach your full potential."

"Who is going to train me?"

"That's for the Seer of the future to know. I can only tell you things of the past."

"So I can understand what is coming my way." I conclude.

"Precisely."

I chuckle at my success. I have finally understood...well, something. The tingling sensation refuses to go away. It runs through my body but it's not unpleasant. It's almost good.

My stomach growls prompting me that it is time to eat. I walk over to the small table with Verna at my toes. We sit down and I take a banana.

"What will you tell me?" I ask while peeling it.

"I am going to tell you a story."

I take the first bite and murmur, "I'm all ears."

"Once upon a time the magic was called High Power because it was the greatest gift one could be born with. Learning magic without having it naturally was nearly impossible and there weren't many witches that were willing to teach." Verna stops her story when I grab a knife and start pealing grapefruit.

I look at her not very intrigued by what I'm hearing.

"And?"

"One of the witches that was born with the High Power decided she was not powerful enough. She wanted it all. She would not settle for anything less than the highest.But fate often has strange ways. She met powerful wizard who she fell in love with. He taught her more spells. But the hunger for power in her was stronger than anything. In her eyes the love she had in her heart prevented her from reaching her full potential. So she ripped her own heart out."

"That is the logical thing to do of course." I say sarcastically. So far I like the story. Though I suspect that this is more than just a story.

Verna chuckles. "I suppose but it was terrible thing to do. That act caused a chain of ugly events. Because ripping the True Love she has stocked inside of her is considered sin among the witches' world."

"Maybe she got scared from the feelings. Maybe they were too much."

"True Love is the most powerful magic and feeling in the world. It consumes all of you. At some point there are only the feelings for this person."

I open my mouth to say something but my mind freezes the action. I put down the knife and the fruit.

I feel the same way with Regina. These feelings I have are so consuming and suffocating. At some point it is only them. Like I can't think of anything but Regina. I can't feel anything but Regina. I can't feel the beer going down my esophagus. I can't feel my jeans tighten around my legs. I can't feel my own heartbeat. The only thing I can feel is Regina.

Though now it's Regina and this new thing that is supposed to be my magic.

"Well that explains why she did it." I voice my thoughts after a while. "Her heart wanted that man but her mind was power hungry. The mind took over. Maybe it was more appealing. Maybe the feelings she had for that man were too much for her to deal with. Maybe they scared her away and she took the easy way out."

Verna blinks rapidly almost not believing what she is hearing from me.

"After that she was known as the Heartless witch." She continues. "Her betrayal to the witches put a curse upon her offspring. It was already known that she would give birth to twins. The twins did inherit the High Power. And for their mother's actions they were to create a new world born out of their combined power. They were given a chance to start over and not go down the path of their mother."

"They were given a second chance when it wasn't them who blew the first one. Why did the children need to pay for their parents' mistakes?" Anger rose within me again and that scared me.

"It's the fate's way..."

"Well, it's fucked up." I interrupt her. "They had to go into another world and live with some shitty curse... What was their curse?"

"They don't have their hearts in them." Verna says slowly.

"What?" I shriek. I remember that just few hours ago Reina had admitted to me that their hearts were trapped inside of the curse. Like hostages if you like, she said. "These twins...are Regina and Reina, aren't they?"

"Yes."

"And their mother is the Heartless witch?"

"Cora Mills took out her heart and brought the curse upon her daughters."

"Can they get their hearts back?"

"Yes, they can but we are steering away from our goal, Emma."

"What is it?"

"You need to see what Regina has been through."

"Why only Regina? I had to break Reina's curse didn't I?"

"Your role is so much more than just curse breaker."

"More?" I wonder. I stand up abruptly and start pacing around. My blood, calm until now, boils again and I swear I am about to explode any second now.

"So much more."

"What do I have to do?"

"Find a way out of this land with only Regina by your side." She says, head held up high, like she is proud of what she has planned.

I'm pretty sure I'm pawn in whatever plan she has in store for me and Regina. It sickens me but I sense I have no other choice.

"Well, let's pack," I shrug hoping that she will let me see Regina, who might shed some light.

I wake up from the magic running through my body. God, it's been a while since I hadn't felt that good. I inhale and exhale deeply reveling in the sensation.

"So glad you are awake." A harsh voice startles me.

I jump into a sitting position and rub my eyes with the back of my hands. After that I open them slowly scanning my surroundings. I'm in a huge bed with white sheets. The material is nice but nothing impressive. The room is lit only by candles which means...

"I'm in Heaven?" I ask the rhetorical question.

"Yes and you need to start behaving properly." The Grey Seer says.

She's tall, dressed in a long grey robe that falls freely around her body and drags after her on the floor. Her black eyes shine like black diamonds against her white skin. She has this almost dead look.

"That's very welcoming of you."

"Reina..."

"Why am I here?" I slide off the bed and come face to face with the Seer.

"You are where you need to be." Her black eyes stare right back at me.

"I have my heart locked in a vault in Storybrooke. That's where I have to be."

"No." She shakes her head. "You are here because you have to fix the land your curse destroyed."

"I don't care about this land. I think I made it pretty clear when I created the curse."

"I know that. But you can't have your heart back yet."

My eyes widen.

"Yes, you can't have it not until you fix what you broke."

I shake my head at her statement. "So Cora does the most unspeakable thing and I have to fight for my heart. Don't you think it's a bit unfair?" I put my feet down on the marble floor and stare at them.

"It is. But life is..."

"Don't." I yell at her. I'm up on my feet, gazing at her eyes, challenging her. "I'm not some innocent maiden to throw this romantic crap at me. I know that life and fate is what you make it." I point her with my index finger. "There is no cosmic way or fate's wheel or all of that bullshit. It is you. The Seers and the Book of Life which you write."

All my life has been mapped out by them. Every little thing that has happened to me has been manipulated by them. They are going somewhere with all of that but I'm not sure where. Maybe Emma's lie detector could help.

"While all of that is known to be true you still have to do it." The Seer commands with her hands over her chest.

"I don't have a choice?"

"No. Your mother left you... without options."

"Sure, blame the dead."

"Who said she is dead?" Her eyebrow lifts. She is smug.

She knows I hate being left in the loop and uses such to taunt advantage.

"She is..." I gulp.

"Yes. But you need to focus on restoring all the land in our world. Then you'll get a ticket back to Storybrooke and your heart."

"What about Regina?"

"She is with the Seer of the future. She has different assignment than you."

I blink few times still thinking this is some kind of trap. My heart should have been unlocked when the curse broke. Because it was in the curse. They are holding them hostages... But the Seers don't have access to Storybrooke. Or do they?

My heart starts hammering against my chest as I open my eyes. Once the dizziness passes I lift myself to look around.

The room is dimly lit, curtains down, white satin sheets cover me.

"Hi," I hear from some dark corner of the room.

I know this hoarse voice. It's voice of the future.

My eyes wander around the space trying to find Elza.

"Nice welcome. Why I am dizzy?"

"Your magic is combined with someone else's now. It will pass once you get used to it." She finally emerges and I see her in all her glory. Her tall figure often intimidates everyone, but her soft features and her lopsided smile make her approachable to people around her. The red color of her hair shows just how passionate she is.

"With whom?" I sit on the bed inhaling deeply.

"Scratch that brain of yours, Regina."

"Reina..."

"No."

I look at her narrowing my eyes. Elza just smiles at me. If it's not Reina then it's...

"It can't be." I stubbornly refuse to accept it.

"Yes, it is and it will be."

I get up from the bed and my magic is like a child finally set free. It fills the room and I have no control over it. It's not like it's going to do destroy something. It's just... It's like it's alive and wants to be out of me.

"Since when can my magic just be in a room?" I ask, looking directly at Elza's blue eyes.

"Your magic is High Power..."

"I know I'm born with it." I cut the Seer off. "I have accepted it."

"Your magic is High Power and thus needing its other half for balance." She explains further. "The whole nature is created out of balance. And since High Power is natural it does too."

"So you are saying that my magic was considered evil because it was missing it's other half?" I raise my eyebrow.

"Indeed. And now the time for the two pieces of the puzzle to be united has come. Your magic will be even more powerful now that has it's half by its side."

"Why Emma?"

"Because she is your other half."

I swallow hard trying to assimilate what she has just told me. And suddenly it all makes sense. There was something different in the air since the moment I laid my eyes on her. All I wanted was for her to get the hell out of my life but something deep inside of me wanted her fire. Wanted her. I couldn't name it but there was something in her that had always drew me to her. At first I thought it was all about the way she stood up in front to me, challenging me, never giving up. But after the first kiss we shared I realized how much of a fool I was. It wasn't that. After the kiss I realized I had feelings for her.

And now... I know I was right. I have fallen in love with her. Somewhere between the punches, between the harsh words, between the arguments. Somewhere in the middle of all that, my love for her had bloomed and I didn't even notice. But how could I? I was too busy eyeing her figure to notice the butterflies in my stomach.

I look up and Elza is smiling back at me. It's almost like she knows what I am thinking about.

"Now you have to use that love and help her." She says nonchalantly. Like I haven't just realized something so substantial. Like it is something so easily done.

"With what?" I spat.

"With magic and with this love you two have." Elza starts pacing back and forth which means she is going to talk... a lot. "This love, containing High Power in itself, is far more dangerous and addictive than you think. That is why we let Reina lure you into the darkness. So now, when you have been through so much, you can guide Emma and not let her go down the path you had ventured."

"You are saying..."

"Yes." She stops right in front of me and looks down at me. "You have to make her love you. Because right now the magic is taking over her. She won't be able to tell apart the magic from the love. It is all new and tingling for her. That's where you come in."

"That's cruel. I..." The words die in my throat. I cannot fathom why I have to fight for my love again. My eyes water and I glare her. "Why must I have to... why can't she just love me?"

"That's not how it works."

"No! That's just not how you planned it." I cry out with my bottom lip quivering. "There is no fate or destiny and we both know it. It is you and the other Seers that write in the Book of Life what will happen. You plan and scheme because you think it's the right way. But really there is only your way."

"Regina, don't. You know that this is the curse your mother put upon you. To never have love given to you. To always fight. I only made sure it will happen."

"So what? I just have to make her love me? That's it? It is that simple?"

"You have to make her see it. She already loves you. I've made sure that you will stay away from everyone else. You two will be alone for a while."

I close my eyes and take deep breath calming my heart. I see Emma giving me death glares like the ones I love to give her. My own vision startles me and I jump off the bed.

"You and her will leave Heaven and walk around the land until you find a way out of here."

I hear Elza talking somewhere behind me. My mind is too busy reading into my vision to let her words sink in.

"My visions are back." I state ignoring her words.

She looks down at the floor and says "You have always had visions about the future. And now that your magic is back, so are they."

"So what I am seeing is true?" Regina asks fondly.

"You know that vision can be read in so many different ways." Elza says softly. "It is what you want it to be. We have the tendency to interpret them the way we think our future will happen."

"But my visions have always turned out to be exactly the way I read them."

"That is because you have a gift to read them."

I tilt my head to the right and my gaze falls on the door. Now that silence has engulfed the room I want a way out of here. And it's not just out, it's where Emma is. Now that some of the things were said to me I can sense the connections between me and her even stronger. It is the same pull I felt to her in Storybrooke but only much more powerful and magical.

"Where is Emma?"