We were almost in Storybrooke. Just ten meters before we passed the town line, I let the cab stop.

"Why would you want me to stop here? It's like… in the middle of nowhere."

The driver said.

"That's right."

I said and paid the driver. I got out of the cab and so did Emma. The two girls just frowned at me like I just asked them the hardest science question in the world.

"Girls, you need to get out."

I said, hoping for no questions.

"We're going to have to walk a long walk, don't we?"

The brunette asked and I laughed.

"Yeah, you may be right about that. Now, are you coming or…"

"We are coming."

The blonde one said got out of the car, and the brunette immediately followed, because she was holding her hand.

"Thank you!"

Emma called before she closed the door of the cab. It drove away.

"What now?"

The brunette asked.

"Well… let's walk."

Emma said.

"Wait."

I said. I was scared. Usually when someone crossed the town line, bad things happened. Now Emma and I came in Lima without having crossed it, so it isn't a miracle that nothing happened. But now we will have to cross it…

"Are you sure nothing bad will happen, Em?"

Emma frowned.

"You don't think-"

I interrupted her.

"I do. I actually do."

"What are you talking about?""

The blonde asked.

"Yeah, she's right. You're acting really creepy."

The brunette said and I sighed.

"Nothing. Let's go."

I walked forwards, but stopped just before the town line.

"Just cross it."

Emma said. I kept staring at the board saying 'Storybrooke'.

"Cross what?"

The brunette asked. Then she looked at me.

"Where are you staring at?"

"At that board."

The blonde said and pointed at it.

"I don't get it, what's so special about it? What's going on?"

The brunette asked and crossed the town line.

"Look, there's really nothing's going on… Shall we?"

I looked at Emma. She probably thought the same. Things had changed. Strangers can go in and out the town now too… I closed my eyes and found the strength to cross the town line. Nothing happened. Then Emma and the blonde girl followed.

"See."

Emma said and raised a shoulder.

"Yeah yeah you were right, let's go."

/

"Finally."

The brunette said when buildings appeared.

"Now let's go to Britt's dad so she can meet him and we can leave again, cuz this place already creeps me out."

"I'm sorry, but I'll have to disappoint you…"

"What the hell, I've come here to-"

"I know, I know, err… Santana, right?"

I said and Santana nodded.

"But we got family too. We wanna see how things have went when we were away and if they are doing fine."

"But that not- wait. Who's that?"

"Who?"

Santana pointed at Henry, who was running our way.

"Henry!"

Emma yelled and ran toward him. I followed.

"Henry! Hey!"

"Mom! Mary Margaret!"

He yelled and when we were close we hugged him. The blonde girl, Brittany, and the brunette, Santana, came slowly closer to us.

"Who are they?"

Henry asked and let of us.

"Two girls we met along the way. One of them is Mr. Gold's daughter, the other one's her friend."

"What? Where have you been, then? Haven't you been to the Enchanted Forest?"

"No, we haven't… but how did you know we were back?"

Emma asked and suddenly Henry looked dead serious.

"Henry?"

"It's… it's the town line…"

"Seriously, what is up with that line?"

Santana said and looked at Brittany.

"Britt, I don't like it here. We better go with your dad ourselves and then get the hell outta here."

Brittany grabbed her hand and they walked further.

"No! Stop! You can't!"

Henry screamed and the two of them stood still and turned around.

"Henry? What's going on?"

I asked, worrying.

"I knew when you crossed the town line, because… everybody lost their memories again. No one can remember who they are, well, except my mom, but-"

"What? But she is your mom."

Brittany said and pointed at Emma.

"Britt, I think they're lesbians."

Santana said and shrugged.

"No! It's… complicated."

Emma said. I turned to Henry.

"Everybody?"

He nodded.

"What can we do about it?"

"I don't know… That's why I came here. Everybody is confused… It's just a mess."

I thought deeply.

"This happened when we crossed the line… but what if we cross back? What if I cross back? I mean, I'm the only one who isn't from this world."

"No! You can't do that! Something will happen to you!"

Henry said. I sighed.

"I can't let the whole town suffer because of this… because of me…"

Emma looked at me.

"No, it's not your fault and you're not doing it. I'd rather ask Regina for help."

"You got to be kidding me."

I crossed my arms.

"No! No, that's a good idea! She can help! She isn't as bad as you think!"

Henry said and I frowned.

"Yes she is, and you were the one who wanted to convince everybody she really was that bad, remember? She also casted a curse on our people. God knows what else she's got in mind."

"At least we can ask. We can try. You shouldn't let your people down. If you're gonna sacrifice yourself, they maybe won't have a leader, a queen, anymore. And I don't think it will get better if that happens, do you?"

Emma crossed her arms.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, fine, you win. Let's go, we're wasting our time."

"Finally."

Santana said and together we walked our way to Regina's.

/

"Regina! Regina, please open the door!"

Emma yelled and knocked at the door.

"Emma, screaming won't help. She might think we're here to-"

I started, but Regina already opened the door.

"What?!"

"Hey Regina, we-"

Regina cut me off.

"Who are they?"

She pointed at Santana and Brittany.

"They're just here to find someone. They don't got bad intentions. We are here to ask you if-"

She cut me off again.

"No, I'm not doing anything for you. I don't owe you. Go away."

She wanted to close the door, but Emma stopped it from happening.

"Actually, you do owe us. Just hear out what Mary Margaret has to say."

"It looks like the same curse you caused, caught all the civilians again. Well, except us then… But-"

Regina was so nice to interrupt me again.

"Well, I haven't broke that one, so why would I be able to break it now?"

"Mom? Please try… try to make a potion or something… Do it for me. Please?"

Henry asked, very smartly. Everybody knew she only cared about him.

"You know what? Fine. I'll try to make a potion. And then? Give it to every single person in this town? How about, that's not possible?"

"Regina. Please let us in before we're going to discuss this further."

Emma said.

"Discuss? Well, maybe, I don't have time to discuss. I got other things to do."

"Like what?"

"Don't talk to me like that. I'm your madam mayor. And by the way, it's none of your concern. You're allowed to come in, but, I'm only doing this for Henry."

"Of course."

While the five of them kept talking and walked into Regina's house, I decided to turn around and go the other way, but then Regina called after me

"You don't wanna come in?"

"No, I… I'm gonna check… err… the people… how bad things are…you know… how they're doing…"

"Fine then. Have fun."

Regina said and closed the door. That was a close one. Now it was time to run.

/

Meanwhile, at Regina's…

"So, what exactly do you expect me to do?"

"I expect you to help us. Don't do it for the people, for us or even for Henry… but, you know, do it for yourself, because you got a big fat bad reputation here now."

Regina raided her eyebrows.

"Who says that's true and who says I want to get lost of it?"

"Of course it's true, and if you want to get lost of it or not… that's up to you. But people will blame you when something happens in this town, Regina."

Emma said.

"Like I care."

Regina said and sighed.

"I don't want to interrupt your oh-so useful conversation-"

Regina cut Santana off.

"Then don't."

Santana crossed her arms.

"I just noticed that the woman with the black, short hair and skin as white as milk is gone, but since you don't care-"

Emma cut Santana off.

"No… no, where is she? When did she leave? How couldn't I have noticed?"

"Calm your tits down. She said she was going to check the civilians."

"Omg, how could you have let that happen! We have to find her, now!"

"What's going on?"

Brittany asked.

"She's going back to the town line."

Henry said.

"Seriously, is that line cursed or something? What the hell?"

Santana yelled and let herself fall on the couch.

"Yeah, it kind of is. Let's go, we gotta save my… mom."

Emma said and went towards the door. Everyone but Regina followed.

"Regina?"

"Yeah what? Just go. I'm not coming. I am not the savior."

Emma sighed.

"Neither are these two girls here, but they are coming along too."

"That's only because we don't have anywhere else to go."

Santana said, causing Emma to scowl at her.

"See, they don't want to save people. If you stay here, girls, you can ask me whatever you want to know about Storybrooke."

"Please Regina, don't do this."

Regina shrugged.

"Thank you for your offer, but we'll go with her. We know where to find you if we need you."

Brittany said and nodded.

"What are you doing? This was our shot to escape and meet your dad!"

Santana whispered to Brittany.

"Oh."

"Bye Regina. I hope you'll have fun on your own."

Emma said and left, together with the rest.

/

There I stood. In front of the town line. This could save the whole town. It could also do nothing good. The chance something would happen to me was big. But, it was a risk I was willing to take. Just before I wanted to cross the line, I heard people coming my way, calling my name. I turned around and saw it were my daughter, grandson and the two girls. I turned back, closed my eyes, wished for luck and crossed the line. Then everything around me faded away and I slowly fell down onto the ground. All I saw was black. Only black.

/

"Snow! Snow, wake up!"

"Snow, you were right! You saved your people! Please wake up!"

I heard people say things like that for five minutes now. I opened my eyes.

"Thank god, you're alive."

A man I didn't know said.

"I'm sorry for doubting you, I shouldn't have."

A blonde woman I also didn't know said.

"You lied to me. You said you were going to check your people. How could you? I thought you were on the 'good'-side."

A woman with dark hair said. I didn't know her either.

"Regina."

The blonde woman said, scowling at her.

"What?"

"I'm sorry, but what happened, why am I in a hospital and who's Snow?"

I said and frowned. Then they all gave each other looks.

"It's okay, you don't remember… Don't worry, it's gonna be fine."

The man said.

"I don't remember? I don't remember what? I wanna know! I wanna know why I'm here! I wanna leave!"

I said and sat straight up.

"Please, lay down and stay calm. I know it's hard, but… We'll figure it out. I will find you."

The man said and I laid back, but frowned even deeper.

"Find me? I'm right here!"

I said, deeply wanting to know what was going on.

"Wait a second. Where are Santana and Brittany?"

The blonde woman asked and looked around her.

"The two teenage girls you brought along? I took them to Gold. I still don't have a clue why they could want to meet him, but-"

The blonde woman interrupted the one with dark hair.

"Gold is Brittany –the blonde one-`s dad. Believe it or not, Gold has a daughter."

"Well, to be honest, I didn't see that coming. If you'd said he created a magical – I don't know – cupboard or something I would have believed it immediately, but this just… wow…"

The man said and kept looking at me. It was working on my nerves.

"Wait. Magic? And hey, stop staring at me! It's insane! Creep."

The man laughed and looked away.

"How can we get her memories back?"

The blonde woman asked.

"Well, it's a curse. And as always, a curse can be broken by-"

The man cut the woman with the dark hair off."

"True love's kiss."

"And there's only one who can do that."

The blonde woman said and that creepy man smiled.

"Me."

He said and came closer to me.

"What? No, go away! I don't know you! Don't touch me!"

I said and widened my eyes. He ignored me and kept getting closer. What did I have to do? I felt like I was stuck between two options. One, being the obvious, but rude one: slap him and tell him to go away and never show up again. And two, being: just going to with it and just kissing him… Not that he wasn't handsome, but I just didn't want to kiss someone randomly, but the first option wasn't me either, so I thought really hard and found myself a third option.

"Wait!"

The man stopped moving closer.

"I owe an explanation before you… do whatever you think you need to do!"

The man smiled slightly and started speaking.

"You don't remember any of us, but we're actually your friends and family-"

The woman with the dark hair interrupted him.

"I'm not."

He smiled again.

"Anyway, we want you to get your memories back, so you can live happily further."

"What… what if I don't want my memories back? Because I can't tell if you speak the truth…"

"Then… that's your choice, but you'll have – sorry that I say it – nothing to live for. You can make new friends, of course, but you'll always keep wondering if you've made the right decision. You'll ask yourself: why again did I say no? Because there are moments when you need family and if you don't have any-"

He got cut off by my lips. I had to do this. I didn't only needed to do it for them, but I felt like I mostly did it for myself. One can't live without memories.

A/N: Okay, so, that was it. No more chapters to come. I loved writing this story and I even have started writing a second OUAT story. Sorry if I have disappointed you at the end, but, you know, we all know how it would have gone. It would really mean a lot if you reviewed