Chapter 47

Regina sat there and just stared. She didn't know what to say. Snow knew that there was something wrong with Neal. They had been keeping the secret for no reason. She tried to meet Snow's eyes to see something, she didn't care what it was, but she needed to see something, anything that would tell her why Snow hadn't already come to them for help.

"How long have you known?" Regina asked her.

"Not that long. Charming found some of Coraline's writings at the library when he was with Belle a few weeks ago trying to help. He noticed that there was a lot about Neal, but none of it was specific. He couldn't make heads or tails of what was written there."

"Then how did you figure it out?"

"I asked the right questions. I either asked Emma or Belle. I knew that if I came to you…"

"That I would help you?"

"I…I wasn't sure. It could have gone either way. I didn't know how to ask, honestly. Could you have honestly stopped trying to help Coraline and help me instead?"

"I…well…I…I don't know," Regina answered truthfully.

"Well, I know that Emma would try to find a way. She was already being pulled into too many directions. I didn't want to add to her problems while I could try to find out information for myself. I didn't get very far, but still, I was trying to help the situation," Snow told her.

"So were we," Regina admitted.

"You knew?"

"Not the specifics, no, but the jest of the problem was that something would kill Neal. Coraline didn't seem to have much knowledge about it and neither did my journals. It seems he got sick when we were…are transported to the Enchanted Forest. Coraline couldn't tell me much about the sickness only that he was sick. She remembered him being a sickly child, but that magic couldn't help him. It seems that we tried."

"But why didn't…"

"She told us that we couldn't. She couldn't risk you knowing too much about the future, but now, it doesn't seem to matter. She doesn't know if what we've done has helped or not. She seems to think that I dosed the town with a memory potion at some party at Granny's. That is why no one remembers her being in here the future."

"Would you do that?" Snow asked her.

"If I knew that it was for the best, yes. We both know too much as it is and Emma has been trying to figure out how to save Neal and the town at the same time. She has already been split. She has been trying to love me and be my lover, as much as that pains you. She's been the Sheriff defending the town with Charming at her side. She has been a bounty hunter looking for Rumple to make sure that he can't hurt us anymore. She's been doing research with Coraline and Belle on how to help Neal, while working with Henry, Red, and I on how to protect the town. She never stops because she doesn't think that she can. She is worried about us all and the bleak future that Coraline has given us."

"I know."

"So, whatever you know, now would be the time to share it," Regina urged.

"I don't know much, but I know I love you both for helping me. We…I've looked everything that I can think of about Neal. I've read medical journals, both from here and the Enchanted Forest, but nothing sticks out. I just know that it is his heart. It has to be. He doesn't have the same fire that Emma did or does. I can't see it in his eyes anymore," Snow told her.

"What do you mean?" Regina asked.

"What do you see when you look into Emma's eyes?" Snow countered.

"Emerald pools of passion, desire, longing, and worry. I see the weight of the Saviour pouring out, but there is also a passion burning there for those she loves. Even when she feels the darkness creeping in, there is this light that radiates inside her. I don't know how to describe it."

"I know what you mean, but Neal doesn't have that anymore. He did when he was a baby, when he was younger. But, now…he seems lethargic and withdrawn. At first I thought it was a phase. I even took him to Whale, but he couldn't find anything wrong with him. He assured me that he was a happy and hale baby boy, but I could tell. Neal has been different."

"For how long?" Regina asked.

"A week or more," Snow replied she watched Regina's mind working.

"So that's why you've been at the library with Belle so much," Regina mused.

"Who told you?"

"Red is my sister, Snow. She may be your friend and Emma's godmother, but she is loyal to her family. She was probably worried about something you said to her. I don't know. She didn't give me specifics. She just told me that you were at the library a lot with Neal and that you had been talking with Belle. Now that all makes sense to me," Regina told her.

"What are we going to do? If your theory is right, then I am the reason that Darkness is unleashed again. Can we do something to me to make sure that I can't do that?"

"We save Neal."

"And, how do we do that?"

"We get him a heart," Regina told her.

"You know who I am, Coraline," the voice told her again.

She knew that she had to be dreaming. There was no way that she was hearing voices. She wasn't crazy. She was hurt. She just didn't know how she kept finding her way into this dark room or wherever she was.

"Don't try to rationalize this, Coraline. You'll only hurt your brain. I am the Swan Wolf and that is all you need to know. I've come to tell that you did succeed in your mission."

"I stopped the Blackness?" she asked the voice.

"You did. It was a miracle and not in a manner that I am sure both houses agree with, but nevertheless, it worked. You have saved the family and the kingdom. You should be proud of that."

"Who are you really?" Coraline asked, not sure if she trusted the words of this unseen voice.

"I cannot tell you my name. Technically, I shouldn't be talking to you. I am part of the miracle you've brought about. Regina and Emma had Henry write down your tale, Coraline. I know that you are confused and you will be because of everything that you've done to help. I would be too, but think about your counterpart in the future. Remy doesn't even know how to process what you've done and you are the same person…but not."

"I am sorry," she replied.

"Don't be. The way they tell the story, it is legend. Will keeps Remy on her toes though and helps her be Coraline. But, without your past, she can't be totally like you. She is still a good shot and a master swordsman. She's learned to hone her magic and use it with Regina and Emma's help. She is still the Survivor. She just didn't have to fight for it the way that you did, Coraline. She is still you in many ways."

"Are we related?" Coraline asked.

Finally the voice knew that Coraline wasn't going to stop pushing. Knowing the outcome ow what was to come, the voice made the decision to appear. Coraline could feel the dream scape altering around her. She no longer felt cold and she could feel the presence of light. Everything was brighter and lighter.

"Open your eyes, Coraline," the voice commanded.

Coraline did. She gasped as she looked around. They were in the shadow of the Winterlands' Castle. It was standing and it was magnificent. The trees were full and green. She could smell the aftermath of a good storm in the air. She spun around. She was home. This was home. This is what she was fighting for. She smiled from ear to ear.

"I told you that you succeeded. Do you believe me now that you can see this? This is what you wanted, is it not, Coraline?" a pale figure asked walking up to her.

"Who-" Coraline started to ask as she looked upon the woman standing before her.

She had dark hair and piercing green eyes. Her chin looked familiar, but Coraline wasn't sure. The more she looked at this woman, the more Coraline thought she should know her. There was a wildness about her that was so damn familiar. She studied what she was wearing. She recognized the joint coat-of-arms, but it was different. There were wolves added to it, but they were flanking the coat-of-arms not actually on it.

"The Swan Wolf?" Coraline asked pointing to the coat-of-arms.

"It's a long story, Dear. And one, we don't have time for. I can only tell you so much. You know that. I can only give so much, no matter how much I want to tell you."

"Well, what can you tell me?" Coraline asked her.

"You are the Survivor because of your sacrifice. You will essentially live forever, Coraline. Your name is legendary amongst the people of the Enchanted Forest. It rests up there with Snow's, Emma's and even Regina's. You are regarded as a hero, even though no one in this timeline will ever know what you've done for all of us. There are those of us that do. We've read the books. We know the tales. We keep the stories alive."

"But…I've become a tale?"

"You are part of the continuation of the Swan Saga."

"The Swan Saga?"

"It is what we call the family history. It is all because of Emma. She refused to be a White or a Charming. The House of' Swan still rules in my day, Coraline."

"Why are you telling me this?"

"Because you needed to know. You want to believe that what you've done has succeeded in stopping the Blackness from taking over the land. It did. I am living proof of that. But, I understand your reluctance to completely believe. I would have as well if I was you."

"You still won't tell me how you are related to me, directly or indirectly, will you?"

"I cannot. It could upset things, but know that what I am about to tell you is the only way to save Neal, Prince of the Summerlands. I do not come to you with this news lightly."

"What do I have to do?" Coraline asked, with no fear in her heart.

"He needs a new heart. His heart isn't whole and he cannot survive here like that. They will try magic but it will not hold. He's death isn't the start of the darkness, but it could be the precursor. We all know what lengths Snow is willing to go to protect her children. You need to find another heart for him. I can't you how or where to go to get it. I can only give you the knowledge. What you do with it is your own doing," she told Coraline.

"I understand."

"Coraline, I don't know how much time you have. The Blackness will still come and to defeat it, they will come here, back to the Enchanted Forest. You are not with them."

"I understand," Coraline tells her as she starts to search her brain for ways to help Neal.

"You will need to make peace with that. You will be born there as Remy and she will never know the pain you suffered. She will be happy."

"Is Wilhelmina the Vulcannonian Knight to the House of Swan there?"

"Coraline, you know that I can't—"

"Give me that, because we both know that I am dead. Tell me that, please. Just tell me that, if nothing else," Coraline demanded.

"Yes, she is here."

"Is she happy?"

"Like I said, Coraline. You are the Survivor. You are eternal for us, through legends and deeds. That is all I can say," she told her.

"Then I will take that," she answered as she started to turn away from the castle and start her way back down the path into the forest.

She figured that it was the way back to reality for her. She didn't know where it would take her, now, but she hoped that she would wake and be back in Storybrooke. She had the answers to save her uncle and in saving him, the entire kingdom from a dark future.

"Coraline?"

She spun around to face the dark hair knight before her. She looked into her eyes a little more closely. The burning green resembled that of Charming's and Emma's. The dark hair was definitely from Regina's or Ruby's side. The chin…it was Snow's. This girl was related to her somehow. She could see it in her face. She was of the House of Swan.

"Are you my child?"

"No," she replied smiling and shaking her head. "I am not directly of your blood, Aunt Remy. I am related though Henry though."

"How?"

"Let's just say that Moms aren't the only ones with magic," she replied.

"I should go back and stop this."

"You are from the House of Swan. You are a Saviour and you are the Survivor. Find the path that works for you, Coraline and take it," she told her.

"I will. Thank you. I'm guessing you are niece of mine."

"You'd be right, Aunt Remy. Now go. They need you. Follow that path into the woods. It will take you home and back to them," she explained pointing to another path.

"Thank you…"

"It's Daniella, Coraline. My name is Daniella Coraline Lucas. I was named after you," she stated, spun around and started running towards the castle.

As Daniella ran away from her, she could see the bright red streaks in her hair. Then, before her eyes, Daniella sprang into the air and fazed into a Wolf with dark brown hair and auburn streaks. Coraline gasped. She was seeing the future in order to protect it.

She woke up with a start, gasping for air, eyes wide. Will was immediately at her side, holding her hand and rubbing her forehead. Her body lurched upwards off the bed and a primal scream tore through her body as more of the gray black smoke poured from her mouth. Her eyes closed like she was in immense pain. She fell back onto the bed before her eyes reopened.

"Water?" she asked for with a rough voice.

Will immediately handed her a small cup as she cupped the back of her head. She supported Coraline while she sipped slowly at the water. When she was finished, she eased her back down on to the pillow and looked over at Tink. Tink understood the look and immediately left the room to get everyone.

"I know what to do."

"You do?" Will asked her.

"I can fix it."

"You can fix what?" Will asked her.

"Neal," she answered and then passed back out.

Emma found herself standing outside the library with Ruby and Belle. She knew that Henry was inside. They were there to find out more on to help Neal. Henry was there writing down the story because he was the author after all. He would record. He wouldn't dictate their lives.

"What's with the face?" Ruby asked her.

"Can I tell you something?" Emma asked them both.

"Sure," Ruby replied, wondering what Emma was hinting at.

"You can tell us anything," Belle told her.

"Regina and I are going to get married," Emma replied.

"That's great," Belle stated.

"So, why do you look afraid to go talk to Henry?" Ruby questioned.

"I want to ask him for Regina's hand. I want to do this right. I want Regina to be happy."

"Have you asked her?" Belle inquired.

"In a round bout way, yes, I did."

"And, what did she say?" Ruby asked.

"She said yes, but I told her I wanted to ask Henry. He'll be the one to walk her down the aisle and all. He is the only man in her life now."

"There is that, but what about Will?" Belle probed.

"Regina mentioned that, too. I don't think that I can ask Will for Regina's hand. I don't know how to ask her. I mean, she is Regina's knight, but does she actually have a say in the matter?"

"Yes, she does. She stands in for anyone that isn't present in Regina's life. It is Vulcannonian Law. Regina will not be able to marry anyone without Will's permission."

"How? That makes no sense. She serves Regina. How can she control her life like that?" Emma asked them both frustrated.

"It was another way to protect their charges. Will will look into your background. She will test you and make sure that you are worthy of Regina's hand. It isn't Henry that I would be afraid of, Emma. It is Will. She is fiercely protective of her. You thought that she was bad about Coraline. You've seen nothing when it comes to what Will can do. She is awesomely monstrous when she needs to be. She is magnificent and deadly. You have no true idea of the great power that she hides inside her. But, that is the beauty of being Vulcannonian."

"Thanks for helping my ego there, Belle," Emma replied sarcastically.

Ruby laughed. Belle just smiled. They could feel how nervous Emma was. Ruby wrapped her arm around her friend and pulled her towards the library door.

"Now or never, Kid. Just go ask him. He's your son. He isn't going to say no to you," Ruby told her as she pushed her inside the building.

Emma stumbled through the door. Henry looked up because he saw the movement. He smiled at his mother and then went back to work on the story. She watched as his pen flowed across the paper. She didn't want to disturb him.

"He's busy. This is a bad time. I should be getting back to the Abbey and to Regina," Emma said, turning around running right into Ruby as Belle stepped around them to go sit with Henry.

"No. You do this now. And, don't look at me like that. You got my sister pregnant. You are going to do right by her and that baby. Do you hear me? I am not going to let you slack off. So, put your big girl panties on and go ask your son for his other mother's hand in marriage."

Emma slowly crossed the room to where Henry was sitting. Her heart was in her throat. She didn't know why she was scared of him. She knew that he didn't care about their relationship. She knew that Henry was actually one of the first ones on their side, but it still felt like she was marching towards the executioner.

"Henry?"

"Hey, Ma, what's up?"

"I need to ask you something."

"Okay, go ahead."

"Well, you see. I need to ask you about your mother. It's kinda important and I want your input on it, okay?" Emma asked, seemingly more nervous the longer she talked.

"Just ask, Ma. I am sure that you just said something that upset her. So, spill it. What's up?"

"I…well…I need to ask your permission to…Damn it!" Emma swore as her cell phone rang. "Hold that thought, Kid. Okay. Just a minute."

Emma pulled out her cell phone. She saw that it was from Will. She glanced at the number before answer the phone. She just nodded as she listened to what Will had to say. Her face fell the longer that Will talked. Emma realized that she wasn't saying much when she looked up into her Godmother and best friend's hazel eyes.

Ruby just watched from across the room. She couldn't help but hear their conversation. She pushed off the wall that she had been leaning on and went to the desk that Henry was writing at.

"Pack up your stuff, Kid," Ruby told Henry.

"Why?"

"We're going to the Abbey. Coraline has woken up. We need to be there for your Moms."

"What aren't you telling him that you heard?" Belle asked as she came up beside them.

"It concerns Neal," Ruby replied.

Belle didn't need to reply. She knew that it wasn't good news by the look that Ruby was carrying. She grabbed Ruby's hand as they all worked their way out the door and into the police cruiser at the curb. Belle leaned on Ruby as they sat in back seat. Henry and Emma were decidedly quiet.

Finally Belle leaned over and whispered into Ruby's ear, "We'll help them through this."

"Yes, we will."

"They are my family now, too," Belle told her.

Ruby squeezed her hand tighter and gave her a quick kiss on the top of her head. Belle scooted as close as she could. They felt Emma's foot hit the accelerator as the car lurched forward.

Emma burst through the door of the small cloister where Coraline was being tended. Regina and Snow were beside each other, both wearing odd looks. Will was right beside the bed, still holding Coraline's hand. Emma could tell that she was willing her to wake up, again.

Emma's eyes met those of her mother. There was an anguish and an understanding there. She raised her eyebrow in question when she realized that Regina had caught her gazing at her mother. Neither her lover nor her mother made a sound to tell her why they were both so worried. She moved around the room until she was beside them both. She gave Regina a kiss and waited for someone to say something.

"Can we have the room?" Blue asked joining them.

"Who needs to leave?" Emma asked, giving her a defying look.

"I need Coraline's mothers and her Love," Blue replied.

Snow walked over to Henry and pulled him into her with a side hug. He looked up at her and could tell that there was something bothering her. He gave her a questioning look.

"Why don't we go get some ice cream, Henry?" she suggested.

Emma tossed her keys to Ruby. She caught them mid-air and nodded at Emma. She understood the silent protect my family look. Ruby and Belle followed them out.

As soon as the door closed, Blue looked up into worried green eyes. Emma felt Regina's hand close around her own and squeeze, hard. She didn't move. She just knew that the news they were about to get was going to be grave and very tragic.

"What's wrong with her, Blue?" Emma asked when no one else said anything.

"Nothing is wrong with Coraline besides the fact that she is in the wrong time period."

"Then what is bothering everyone here?" Emma questioned, looking them each in the eye.

"Emma…"

"No, no…someone better tell me what's going on," Emma demanded.

"I talked with Snow," Regina told her.

"About?"

"Neal," Regina replied.

"She knows that he dies?"

"She does."

"How?"

"That doesn't matter. She knew before I told her. She knows that there is something wrong with him. She's figure out that he doesn't have a whole heart," Regina explained to her.

"How?"

"I don't know exactly, but when it comes to the resourcefulness of your mother, I never doubt her or her ability to get information."

"Okay, so now what?"

"Coraline has figured out how to help him," Will stated.

"Which is?"

"She wants to give him her heart," Will said.

"No, absolutely not. Not going to happen. There has to be another way. She can't do that."

"Emma…" Regina started to say.

"You cannot stand there and tell me that you are entertaining this idea?" Emma screeched.

"Emma…think about …."

"No. NO. NO! She is not giving him her heart. She'd die if she did that."

"She won't die," Blue told them.

"How could she not?"

"I can enchant the heart," Blue said.

"And, what would that accomplish?" Emma demanded.

"She would live as long as Neal did. The price that she would have to pay would be that she would never be able to leave Storybrooke. If for some reason we did get sucked back in a portal to the Enchanted Forest, she wouldn't survive it. She would take his flaws and pay his price."

"No, I will not let her sacrifice herself like this. There has to be another way. What about us giving him one of the hearts from Regina's vault?" Emma asked as tears began to pour down.

"I don't have a heart that will work. Besides, I've given back most of them. My vault is lacking in magical hearts. I kept it that way for a reason, Emma. I can't help him, but Coraline can."

"Why are you being so open about this? Why aren't you fighting harder for her? She's our daughter and you are willing to let her die like this? What's the point? This can't be her fate."

"It isn't," Coraline stated, waking again and looking deeply into her mother's tearful green eyes.

"Coraline?"

"Ma, I know that this is going to hurt you for a while. But, this is a way that I can stop the Darkness and the Black Queen so I can have my family, I am willing to pay it. I am not afraid to die. I never have been. I just hoped that I could make you both proud of the woman I became."

Emma fell to her knees beside the bed and took her daughter's hand. She looked down into her brown eyes and saw the flickering green. She knew that Coraline's emotions were everywhere and that was causing her magic to flare.

"Can we have a moment?" Regina asked both Blue and Will.

Will's deep sapphire eyes met those of the Queen's. They held for a few moments. There was a silent conversation between them. Regina knew that Will was angry with her for asking her to leave, but she understood that this was a family matter. She nodded.

"I'll be right outside the door," Will told them as she looked right at Coraline.

When the door closed and they were alone, Coraline tried to sit up a little more. Regina leaned over and helped her. Once she was set and happy, Regina reached over and moved some of Coraline's hair out of her face.

"Coraline, you can't expect me to let you do this."

"I am not asking for you for permission. I can help him. I have a heart made from True Love. It can heal him and stop the change of events that causes the Blackness to come. I have to do this."

"You can't. Regina, come on. This is wrong and you know it," Emma pleaded.

"I don't like any more than you, Dear, but she has a point. She does bear the heart born of True Love, just like you. Her heart can heal Neal. She can do this if we let her. And, as much as I hate that Blue bug, she can enchant the heart. This means that we can still have her with us. She is just helping save this family."

"Regina!"

"We're pregnant, Emma. We aren't losing her. For us she hasn't been born yet. For her, she's already lived through enough. She is trying to help us keep her alive by using Blue's enchantment. We will still have our daughter. She is still the Survivor."

"I can't do this. I just can't. I'm sorry," Emma told them as she fled the room.

Regina started to go after her, but Coraline reached out for her. She grabbed Regina's hand and pulled her back towards the bed. Her soft brown eyes were pleading with her. She could tell that Coraline didn't want to be alone. She sat back down.

"I need to talk to Will."

"She isn't going to take it any better than Emma did," Regina stated.

"I know."

"I am not that happy with it, but I understand what you are trying to do, Coraline. I've talked with Snow. She knew about Neal. She found out from your journals a few weeks ago. Don't look at me like that. She can read them because she is your grandmother. She just couldn't read about what I've written."

"What else did you talk about?"

"Maps and locations," Regina stated.

"And? What about them? Did you figure you something out?" Coraline asked her.

"We might have, but it will keep, Coraline. I am worried about you. Taking a heart is painful. This is going to hurt."

"No more than what I've already been in and thru. This will be a cake walk."

"Coraline…"

"Mom, we both know that this is the only way. You saw it for yourself when you touched your heart with Emma's. True Love can fix anything. I can help him. He needs my heart."

"I'll talk to Emma," Regina resigned.

"Will you send Will in?"

"Yeah, love, I will. Call me later. I am sure that she'll need me. Make her come to me."

"I will, Mom. I will. But, she might need to know about me being in there," Coraline told her as she pointed as to Regina's stomach. "I love you."

"I love you, too, Mom," Coraline replied.

"You can't really expect me to do that!" Will shouted.

"Why not? It is simple. You take it and give it to him," Coraline stated.

"Because you will die," Regina said.

"But, I won't be dead, Mom. I'll still be alive. I'll just be little."

"That doesn't make it any better," Emma replied.

"Just do it."

"I can't," Will told them.

"I won't," Regina added.

"Coraline, don't ask us to do this."

"It is the only way to save Neal and you both know it. Let me do this. Let me save him. I am still alive and safe. I'll grow up. Just do it," Coraline begged them.

"I can't, Coraline. I am sorry. I am your mother and you are asking me to kill you. I can't do that. I can't take your heart. There has to be another way," Emma told her.

"There isn't. We've tried. This way my heart will protect him."

Coraline paced by his bed. She knew that she could do it herself. She'd read about Henry doing it in Neverland, but she also knew it was because Neverland was a land built on magic. The magic here in the Forest wasn't quite that powerful. She could do it, but she wouldn't have the time to put it into Neal's body. She hadn't enchanted her heart like her mother had. She wouldn't survive without it. She hadn't enchanted it on purpose.

"I can do this for him. If you'll let me. You aren't losing me. I am still alive."

"You can't ask us to let you do this, Coraline. You just can't. I will not lose you."

"But, that is just it, Mom. You aren't losing me. You'll still have me."

"Why can't I have both of you?" Regina asked.

That was the crux of the problem. Coraline was grown up but still their daughter. Remy was the just the baby version of their daughter, but she was also their daughter. There was no other way for them to see it.

"Will, you have to do it," Coraline charged her.

"You can't ask me to do this."

"But, you are the only one who can do it. Don't you see? They can't because they are clouded by emotion. They don't see things like we do. You have to take my heart."

"Coraline…"

"Listen, I know that it is hard for you. I understand that. I appreciate that you don't want me to die, but maybe this is my destiny. Maybe this is what I was supposed to do. Maybe I was supposed to come back to bring you into the equation. Maybe I am supposed to save Neal, because I will still be born and thus still live."

"You can't know that."

"No, I can't. But, what I do know is that I live. I am alive right now as at baby, I am with Grams and Neal right now. If die, I still live. You're a Phoenix. Don't you understand that?"

"But, I can't kill you, Coraline."

"I am not asking you to kill me. I am asking you to give my heart to Neal so he may live. I am not dying because there are two of me. That is what none of you can see. I will not die. I will have fulfilled my destiny. Remy and I cannot exist in the same time line. It will confuse things. My 'death' will ensure Neal's life, but it will also fix the paradox concerning Remy and I."

"But, if I take your heart, it will destroy me as well," Will told her.

"How?" Coraline asked, suddenly concerned.

"You've never told her?" Regina asked.

"No, I didn't. You didn't want me to tell her, so I didn't. I cannot disobey, Majesty. You know that. Spoken or unspoken wishes, it doesn't matter. I cannot go against you."

"Tell her the truth, Wilhelmina. Tell her what it means for you to be Vulcannonian. Tell her what it means to be the last Phoenix."

"Regina?" Emma asked, reaching out for her arm.

"It's called in the Fairy Tongue Liebseelen Praegung."

"What the hell does that mean?" Coraline and Emma both asked.

"Let her explain it," Regina whispered to Emma.

"It means that I am immortal until I find my soul mate."

"What does that mean for me?"

"It means that our souls have intertwined. That is why I was so drawn to you mother when we were younger. I was always meant to be near her, because it would lead me to you. It was the same for Emma. That is why I found her in Boston and helped her. I didn't understand it then and I still don't really."

"What are you trying to tell me?" Coraline asked.

"In your world, in your words, I am your True Love. To destroy you will kill me. I can't do that. I cannot kill you knowing that I will die."

"But, don't you see. You won't die. Yes, I will die, but Remy is still me. I will still full in love with you. My heart and soul exists. It is just younger. You will still get me."

"I can't take that chance. I cannot lose you. Coraline, I simply can't. I wouldn't survive it."

"What do you want me to say?" Will asked as she shoved more clothes into a bag.

"I want you to tell me what you think you are doing," Regina told her.

"Isn't it obvious?" Will quipped, tossing that bag aside and grabbing another one.

"You're leaving?"

"Yes."

"Again…"

"Don't do this. Not now. Not after everything, Regina. I can't. I just can't stay here."

Regina stared at the red head like she had three heads. She understood that she was hurting, but she made a promise to Coraline and to Emma and herself. Now, she was just running from the pain. She couldn't let her run again. They needed each other, all of them.

"So you are going to break your promise again?" Regina asked her, knowing than her words would wound her enough to stop her movements.

"What's the point in staying, Regina? Coraline is dead and by my hand. Why you haven't tried to destroy me is still beyond me? But, there is nothing here for me anymore. What do you want from me?" Will asked completely dejected.

"What about Emma? What about me? You would leave us?" Regina questioned.

Will stopped moving and collapsed on the floor. The weight of everything finally hit her completely. She looked up at Regina with her big blue eyes full of tears, only to find Regina's just as watery. Regina knelt down beside her and did the only thing that she could. She gathered the heap that was Wilhelmina off the floor.

Emma came over to the cloister as soon as she got Regina's text. She was worried about Will's mental health. She couldn't even begin to imagine what she was thinking. She couldn't fathom what she was going through. She'd lost a daughter that day, but Will lost her "Liebselle."

Emma didn't know what she would do if she'd lost Regina. Coraline had told her what Regina did. Now, they had to save Will from herself. They would have to remind her that Coraline would live again. They would be together, she would just have to wait.

She burst into the apartment and found them holding each other. She stalked over to them. She sank down to her knees and the only thought she had was how similar this scene was to the scene she found her mother with Coraline months ago. Regina looked up in time to see her sink down to her knees and join them.

"Will?"

"Emma?"

"You can't leave," she stated quickly.

'Why not?"

"Because I'm pregnant," Regina told her.

Don't kill me. The end is coming and everything will be explained. But, don't worry, there will be an epilogue. Promise.