Hi a couple things. I am looking for a beta reader for this story and my story Dynamite, I haven't been using one but I think it would help. So if you are interested in beta reading either one let me know.

Also I will probably not be as good as updating stories, I have already gotten slow. The semester is starting on Tuesday and so school will soon take over my life.

Also like I said before the last chapter picked up in 2x12 so a reminder on what is happening. The whole Hook/Owen/Belle accident happened a couple episodes ago. When Cora came back she saw Mr. Gold before going to Regina and gave him a magical globe to save his son. Belle lost her memories in the accident and Mr. Gold asked Cora if she knew anyway to reverse the affects. She didn't know. Also Mr. Gold is trading in his favor and leaving for Manhattan with Emma to find his son. And now for the continuation of Danielle:

Also as always, please review. It is nice to hear what people think about my story. What you like what you don't like. I am writing this as I go so if there is anything you love or hate let me know so I can continue doing said thing or stop. You can also always PM me because I am a friendly person who enjoys discussing Once and fanfiction. Now for the feature presentation:


They drove in the night towards Mary Margaret's apartment where now David, Emma, and Henry all resided. And they would finally know the truth. Very few words had been exchanged between Cora and Regina during the drive, they both just stared ahead until Regina broke the silence.

"Nervous?"

"Not about owning up to what I've done, it's just these carriages are strange, and something is irritating me." Cora said as she reached down and pulled out a painted block of plaster with a small child's hand imprinted on it. She had decided along the drive that convincing Regina of Danielle was useless, and Henry was the way into her heart for now. In time she would bring her granddaughter back into her family as well.

"Oh for mommy" Cora said as she read the plaster in an almost taunting tone, "oh that used to be you."

"When were you in my house" Regina asked, obviously not amused.

"I haven't had the pleasure" Cora responded.

"That was in my house, you think I don't know where that was, it is one of my most treasured possessions." Regina replied, trying to stay unemotional around her mother, it was becoming more and more difficult.

"Let's be honest, taking me to be pilloried by the town might gain you some points but as long as Emma and her parents are here, he's not really yours, not like when he made things for his one and only Mommy. You've been too bad for too long and now they see you as a snake."

Regina continued to drive, still fighting to keep a straight face. But she knew that her mother's words were true she had been thinking them herself for the past months. She tried to come up with a comeback, but had nothing.

"You don't want their love at all, what do you want?" Cora asked.

"My son back" Regina replied, and pulled over the car before the sudden storm of emotions made it dangerous to drive.

"And I want my daughter back" Cora said turning to Regina, "I meant everything I said earlier. I am so sorry, I can do better. I won't push you away again, let me into your heart, together we can get him back again."

Regina laid down on her mother's chest and held her arms out for an embrace. As much as she had hated her mother growing up she still had some comforting memories, and just wanted her mother's acceptance.

"How?" Regina asked.

"Oh I have a few thoughts." Cora replied.

After a moment Regina collected herself and turned the car around, headed back to 108 Mifflin Street. Tomorrow she would go and once again try to explain her innocence, and talk to Henry at the very least. If the Charmings knew about Cora then she could act as if she was protecting him from her mother, be the hero. And if that didn't work, then greater plans could be put into place.


Regina found herself in the castle that was her home for the many years of her unhappy marriage, as if she was floating through it. With an anxious feeling as if something was lost. As she turned the corner she saw a younger version of herself as if she was watching her life as a movie. Her younger self acted as anxious as Regina felt as she walked down the hallway checking in the adjacent rooms. A woman who was obviously a servant rushed by her stopped for a moment to speak.
"I'm so sorry your majesty. I don't know how she got away I just turned for one moment."

"Bridget, I don't blame you, now get a hold of yourself you are not useful in this state. With the two of us looking I am sure that we will find Danielle in no time." The woman nodded and scurried away again.

Regina watched as she continued to open up doors until after finally coming across one that was open a crack. After pushing it open and glancing inside she ran inside. Suddenly Regina felt the feeling of anxiousness disappear as she continued floating alongside her younger self, watching as an observer.

A young girl, around three years sat on the floor inside. Fascinated by a bucket at she seemed to find. The girl turned around as Regina barged in.

"Danielle, I was so worried, I didn't know where you went. Don't run away like that again you really scared me."

"I just wanted to play" the girl said, tears forming in her eyes.

Regina walked over to the girl and scooper her up in her arms, "I know darling, but tell someone where you go ok, don't scare mommy like that."

"Ok" the girl said and she held on to Regina as she walked out of the room.

All of a sudden Regina awoke with a start covered with a thin layer of sweat. She got out of bed and got in the shower trying to comprehend what had just happened. The girl looked so familiar somehow, and when the cold water hit her Regina realized that the young girl from the dream she had just had looked almost like a younger version of her dream girl. With the dark hair and piercing eyes; she tried to push the thought out of her mind again. Today was not about dream girl, today was about seeing Henry and piecing her family back together again.

Regina walked downstairs and found a note from her mother on her kitchen table.

Decided to go for a walk, why don't you go and talk to the Charmings, talk to you later.

Regina grabbed her coat and headed out the door. She made her way across town with surprisingly no challenge, no angry mob approached her demanding her head for Dr. Hopper's life. When she reached the door of her final destination she composed herself before she raised her hand to knock but found the door open before her fist could even make contact with the wood.

"Apparently not that hard" David said before Regina could even say a word.

"Regina, you're back?" Mary Margaret said.

"I know you think I'm responsible for poor Dr. Hopper's death." Regina started

"He's alive" David interrupted.

"What?" Regina asked.

"You were framed" Mary Margaret tried to explain.

"Who would do that?" Regina asked

"Your mother, she's here."

"That's not possible"

"When we found a way back so did she, we were wrong, and we're so sorry." Mary Margaret said.

"I know, but if Cora is here then we are all in danger, please you have to let me see my son, I can protect him." Regina said.

"He's not here." Mary Margaret replied.

"What?" Regina asked for the second time in the conversation. Although her part of the exchange was partly all a lie, she hated being surprised and it was starting to get on her nerves.

"Mr. Gold asked Emma to help him find his son, they left town about an hour ago with Henry." David explained.

"And no one informed me?" Regina asked, done with the protect Henry from Cora act.

"We didn't know where you were, and to be honest, I don't think Emma has to run anything by you." Mary Margaret answered.

"No I suppose she doesn't" Regina responded before turning around and heading back home. It was time for a new plan


Cora walked into Mr. Gold's shop early in the morning. Because of the globe that she had given him last night, before going to see Regina she knew that it wasn't long before he left Storybrooke, and she had some new questions for him.

Mr. Gold walked out from the back room carrying a suitcase, "so you are back."

"I had a granddaughter" Cora simply responded.

"Yes I remember, what was her name…Danielle?"

"Yes" Cora replied.

"Regina must have named her after the stable boy of her's." Mr. Gold replied.

"I told her it was ridiculous but she didn't listen…except there is one problem. My daughter doesn't remember having a child."

"Oh and that disrupts your plans, you were just going to come here, tell Regina that her daughter had been alive the whole time, reunite mother and daughter and then be welcomed into the newly reunited family, because it was all thanks to you."

"Something like that, but now I have had to change my plans" Cora responded.

"Well you always were good at thinking on your feet, let me guess you are now trying to reunite mother and son?"

"That is none of your business, why does my daughter not remember her own child?" Cora asked again.

"I might have given her the potion to forget a person, never saw her drink it, but the symptoms do suggest…"

"So it was your doing?" Cora asked.

"It was just a gift to a grieving parent. It was Regina's own doing to drink it."

"Well undo it then, or I'll make that globe of your's useless."

"First of all, you can't, or more so you wouldn't. I know you, you would never hurt a device with that much magic. And second, don't you remember just yesterday me asking you about a spell to return memories. You see it seems you and I are in a similar situation."

"But mine is due to your potion" Cora countered.

"And mine is due to a curse your daughter cast." Mr. Gold countered back.

"And I would help you if I could, you know for the sake of the good old days, but I can't, and I have a trip I must make so if you don't mind." Mr. Gold said gesturing towards the door.

Cora took a deep breath, deciding to bide her time and waved her arms, disappearing in a cloud of purple smoke.


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