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"…You know this, Evil Queen. My name is Vanessa."
"Vanessa? I don't know a Vanessa." I replied.
"Yes you do!" She laughed, "But you don't know me by that."
"Then who are you?!" I yelled.
"Remember that mermaid? The one that you gave her legs, then she gave them back because she was putting her…little friend in harm's way?"
I nodded slowly, "That was a long time ago" I replied.
She looked around, "Actually, it just happened a few minutes ago. We're back to where you took her voice."
My neck began to sting, I rubbed it with an open palm.
"Oh yeah, this is where she stuck a fork in your neck. You're done, Regina."
"Done? What do you mean?"
She waved her hand, "You're going to forget all of your memories when you wake up, except these ones."
"But why?!"
"I need you to forget your sons, your husband, even your baby. Though, when you wake up, you will still be with child, you won't remember who the father is."
"Why are you doing this?"
"For vengeance, of course." She replied.
"Against whom?"
"Against that mermaid, she keeps popping back up like a bad…well, like a bad penny."
"What did she do that I need to pay for it? I did nothing."
"You're my enemy, Regina. I need two things you love, then I can cast a curse. A curse that will make everyone forget their memories, then I can take over and become the rightful ruler. Rightful ruler of all, including under the sea."
"King Triton will never let that happen." I replied.
"Oh, but he'll forget too. Must I repeat? Everyone will forget who they are."
My body quivered. "So you're going to cheat?"
She nodded, "Exactly." She paused and walked to the edge of the dock, then turned back to me, "Now, you're going to wake up soon, and you won't remember anything. Soon, your beloved husband and sons will forget all about you, you'll forget who is going to take your baby, and you'll forget how to stop me." She laughed.
"No!" I shouted.
She laughed again, "Yes, you poor, unfortunate soul." She said, then waved her hand in a half circle.
I woke up, breathing heavy. I looked around the room, I didn't know where I was. My head throbbed and my neck stung, I didn't know what had just happened. I stood up, but almost fell back down. I looked for what was obstructing me, then realized that I was pregnant. I looked down at my stomach, "How did that…" My voice trailed off. I looked cautiously around the room, seeing the tray that was by my feet now. It had fish on it, a potent smell was coming from it as well.
The door opened and slammed against the wall, heels clicked against the floor. "Hello." A woman's voice said.
"Hi?" I replied, confused as to where I was or who she was.
"What is your name?" She asked.
"My name? I…I…"
"Your name." She repeated.
"I don't know."
She smiled, "Good."
I flinched at this, who was this woman? What did she want?
"Who are you?!" I asked.
"Someone you know, someone you've met." She paused, "My name is Vanessa."
"From my dream?"
She smiled and walked toward me. She laid her hand on my shoulder, "Yes, I'm here to help you." She replied.
"What's the shell say, Emma?" Robin asked.
"It starts with a 'V', I just can't read the rest."
"Here," He extended his arm, "Let me try."
He took the shell and brought it closer to his eyes, he squinted trying to read the letters. "Vanessa…" He said.
"Vanessa? Do we know a Vanessa?" Emma asked.
Tink shook her head, "Not that I can think of."
"We're going to know her soon, because we're going to find out where this is from." Robin said.
"Hand it to me, Regina taught me how to put tracking spells on things." Emma said.
Robin handed her the necklace. Emma waved placed it in her palm and waved her other hand above it, "Let's see if this works…" She said quietly. The shell began to glow, it lifted off of her hand.
"It's working!" Emma said happily.
It hovered above her hand momentarily, then fell back onto her hand. It stopped glowing.
"What happened?" Robin asked.
"I-I don't know…it's supposed to work!" Emma shouted. "Let me try again." She added. She tried it again and it did the same thing, then fell on her hand.
"It's not working." Tink said.
"We're going to have to find her the regular way." Emma said, still looking at the shell in her hand.
"Quickly!" Robin said, looking over the harbor.
"Quickly? I think we already knew…" Emma's voice trailed off as she looked where Robin was watching. "What…is…"
They all three looked at the purple smoke rising from the woods across the water. "What is that?" Tink asked.
"It looks like a curse?" Emma said, confused.
"That means we need to get this done quick." Robin replied, "Quicker than before."
"What do I need help with?" I asked.
"You'll need help with this baby, of course. But see, I don't think you're ready for this one to come. Good thing you're giving it up anyway."
"Giving it up?! No…I don't even know what happened…" I replied.
"You were attacked." She said softly. "I didn't want to tell you, but you have to know how it happened."
"Attacked? By who? Who did this?"
"A thief, his name is Robinhood. He is the father of this child." She replied reluctantly.
"A thief? How…how did this happen?" I shook my head. I was so confused, I didn't remember any of that happening.
"Well, I think you know how it happens." She chuckled, "But the thief, he broke into your house. When you caught him, that's when he attacked you."
"How long ago was this?"
"About five months ago."
"I'm five months pregnant? Why didn't I just get rid of it? I know I wouldn't keep a baby…I can't be a mother?" I replied.
"You are five months pregnant. You didn't get rid of it because you're giving it for adoption, you see."
"Who's taking it, then?"
"Me, actually." She replied.
"You? You want a child?"
She nodded slowly, then began to walk a slow circle around me, "Yes, I do. I always have."
I tilted my head slightly to the side, "Uh, okay." I replied, still obviously confused.
"When the baby is born, I'll take it as my own and raise it." She added.
"That's good. I guess since I'm giving it up, it should go to someone who wants it." I said.
She nodded and smiled slightly, "Yes. I want it so bad." She said. She smiled at me and nodded, "Now, I need to be going. Tell me if you need anything." She said, walking out of the door.
She walked down the hall and into another room. She closed the door behind her, "Sam, Jet, bring the boy back in. She remembers nothing." She said.
"She doesn't remember anything?"
"No."
"Does she remember the evil queen part?"
She turned around and looked at them, "She better. I haven't asked her yet."
"Why not?"
"Why are you two asking so many questions? Get on with your job!" She ordered.
They scattered from the room and grabbed Roland. They brought him to the stone room, then threw him in.
"Oh my goodness…are you okay?" I asked him as he fell onto the floor.
"Mommy…"
"Mommy?" I replied, "I'm not your mother." I said, shaking my head.
"Mommy? You…"
"I am not your mother. Who are you?" I asked.
"My name is Roland! You know that! Daddy said that you were my new mommy." He replied.
"Who is your dad?"
"Robin!"
"Robin?!" I scattered and sat up against the wall. I was scared. This was my attackers son, why was he here?
He nodded, "I'm your son, mom. Why don't you remember me?"
I shook my head confusedly, "I don't have a son."
"Yes you do! You have two!"
"I don't, Roland! Now, please, go somewhere else!" I yelled out of fear.
He looked at me with sad eyes, then went to another corner of the room. He sat against the wall and slid down it. He put his face into his knees and began to cry a little. It made me feel sad, but I didn't know this boy. I didn't know why he was here or why he was calling me mom. I was most certainly not his mother.
"We need to find Gold and ask him what's going on. He knows how dark magic works, he'll know what's going on." Emma said.
They ran to his shop, "Gold, we need your help." Robin said.
"I know, dearie. I know exactly why you've come to me."
"What's going on? Who cast this curse?" Emma asked.
"The same person who took Regina, I can assure you. The curse isn't at it's full capacity, though. I can feel it. It's missing an ingredient, that's why it hasn't spread across the whole town yet."
"What's it going to do?" Emma asked.
"It's going to take everyone's memories. That means when it hits, none of us will remember Regina, let alone that she needs to be saved." Gold replied.
"Well isn't there some way we can avoid it?" Robin asked.
He shook his head, "The only way we can 'avoid it' is to stop it from happening. To stop her from getting the last ingredients."
"Can you tell what's missing?" Tink asked.
He nodded, "I can. But I have to be closer."
"Well, let's go then. Where is it?" Emma asked.
"Where all the magic is usually started- the well." Gold said.
They hurried to the woods and trekked into them, finding the well that was shooting up purple smoke.
Gold put his hands up in front of him, closing his eyes and wiggling his fingers. Some of the smoke evaporated into his hands, and he began to shake.
"Gold?" Emma asked.
"Sh." He said.
They all stayed silent. Gold's whole body was shaking vigorously, then he fell back onto the ground. He quickly got up and brushed himself off.
"Well?" Robin asked.
"The two ingredients that are missing are the things her enemy loves the most." Gold replied.
"Who is it? And who is her enemy?"
"I'm guessing whoever this is, Regina is her enemy. Seeing as how we can't find her."
"And Regina loves Roland. But what's the other thing?" Robin asked.
Gold raised his brow and took a deep breath, "What's her other thing? The one that she's currently still carrying around."
Robin put his hand to his neck, "Great…why does she want them?"
"Have you been listening?" Gold said, "She wants to enact this curse."
"But why? Why does she want everyone to forget?" Emma asked frantically.
"I don't know, dearie. We all have our reasons." He replied.
"Where are they, then? We need to find them before she enacts the curse." Tink said.
"I know we do. Otherwise, we won't be able to even know who they are. But, the curse is already partially working, I can feel it." Gold said, staring into the purple smoke.
"It's partially working? So that means our memories are already being worked on?" Emma asked.
He nodded, "Yes. Soon, we'll completely forget everything."
Tink looked at them confusedly, "What are you talking about?" She asked.
They all looked at her concerned, "Tink…?" Emma said.
"Who's Tink?" She asked.
They all exchanged worried looks. It was already happening.
"We need to get out of here." Emma said.
"It won't matter. We can't escape it." Gold stated.
"Escape what? What are you talking about?" Tink asked, still clearly confused.
"Escape the…the…" Emma stuttered and blinked her eyes, "What are we escaping?"
Robin and Gold looked at each other, more worried than before. "We need to leave. Being so close to it is effecting their memories worse than it normally would." Gold said.
Robin grabbed Emma and Tink by the shoulder, "Come. We need to leave." He said, now running with them to get out of there quick.
They got to Emma's car. Gold hopped in the driver's seat and drove back to the cannery where they had stopped searching. They got out and helped Emma and Tink out.
"Whoa, what happened?" Emma asked.
"You got too close to the curse. You were about to be wiped of all of your memories." Gold replied.
Tink rubbed her head, "Wow."
"We need to check in here, maybe she dropped the necklace out her accidentally." Emma said.
They all agreed and Emma led the way inside. She had her gun pointed in front of her, searching the place. Robin had his bow in his hand, arrows were ready on his back. They searched a few rooms, each step echoed throughout the building.
Robin suddenly stopped and looked at the rest of the group confusedly, "Who are you?" He asked.
They stopped and turned around, "Robin? Come on…you remember us!" Emma said. She walked up to him close and shook him.
He shook his head and stepped away from her, "I don't know who you are!" He said frantically, clearly confused.
Emma turned to Gold, "Now what?"
He moved his hand up in the air and snapped his fingers. Robin's body convulsed once, "Whoa…"
"Yeah whoa. We need to get this done quick so we can stop the curse without losing our memories." Emma said.
They ran down the hall, now, all in one horizontal line, side by side. "Here, check here." Tink said, opening a door.
They all walked to the door as it creaked open, their paces slowed down into a soft, cautious walk. They searched the small, dungy room for any signs of Regina or Roland.
"Check in there." Gold said, pointing to a separate room.
Before anyone went over there, the door opened. A woman walked from it with a smiling face. "Hello, I didn't know we had any visitors." She said.
"Who are you?" Emma asked, gun drawn.
"Please, put that down. My name is Vanessa, I'm temporarily homeless."
"Temporarily?" Emma asked.
"Yes, my house got destroyed in a recent storm. But I didn't know the cannery was still in use…"
"It isn't." Emma said, putting her gun down.
"Do you know this woman? Or have you seen her?" Robin asked, holding a picture of Regina up.
Vanessa studied the picture, then shook her head with a frown on her face. "No, I'm sorry. I can't say that I do. Who is she?"
"Her name is Regina, she's my wife. She was taken by someone earlier." He said. He pulled out a picture of Roland, "What about him?"
She shook her head, frowning again, "Sorry…"
Robin sighed and began pacing a small area of the room.
Emma looked back sympathetically at him, then back to Vanessa. "Can we look through here?"
"Well…I…"
"Actually, she doesn't have a say in that. She doesn't own this, and if we wanted to we could turn her in for staying on property that isn't hers." Gold said, leaning against his cane.
Vanessa tilted her face upwards, crossing her arms. Her eyes stared down at the group, "Fine."
Emma nodded and walked past the woman, now holding her gun up in front of her again. The rest of the group followed her, Robin walked up to the front beside Emma. They opened the door that Vanessa had come out of, it creaked like all the other ones did. They went into the other cold, dark room. Each room smelled like old fish, and they all had a sound of water dripping in them.
"There! There's a hole right there in the wall." Emma stated.
They rushed over to it and Tink looked in it, "I can't really see anything, it's too dark."
"We need to get in there." Emma said.
They all looked for another door, but there weren't any.
"Step back." Gold said.
Robin looked at him confusedly, "What are you-"
Gold put his hand up and the wall burst open, crashing all of the stones onto the other side. "Problem solved." He said.
He walked in, and the others followed. It was dark, still. Gold lit a light in his hand, making the whole room glow.
"Hello?" A voice called out.
"Roland?" Robin replied.
"Daddy?" Roland got up and ran to the voice he heard, "Daddy is it you?"
Robin hugged his son tightly in his arms, "Roland! Oh my…I'm so glad you're alive." He said, squeezing him tight.
"Daddy, mommy isn't okay."
"What? What do you mean?" He asked. Robin's head was spinning, he felt very dizzy.
"She doesn't remember me." He replied sadly.
"Regina…she doesn't…s-she doesn't…" Robin put his hand to his head, trying to stop spinning.
"Daddy?"
"Who…who are you?" Robin asked the boy that was still in his arms. He pulled away from him, "Why are you calling me that?"
"Dad! Daddy…please remember me!" Roland cried.
Emma rushed over to the young boy and took him in her arms, knowing what was happening to Robin. "Come here, Roland. We'll need to explain this to you, but not right now. We need to find your mom, okay?" She said softly.
He nodded slowly, "What's going on?"
"I don't know, kid. But we're going to find out soon. Do you know where Regina is?"
He nodded again, "She's over there. She told me to come over here."
Emma looked up into the other corner at the shadowy figure sitting on the floor. "There she is." She whispered.
"Regina?" Emma called out.
I turned to the sound of that voice, "W-who's there?" I asked.
"Regina! Is that you?" Emma shouted.
"Who's Regina?" I replied.
Emma walked to me, I scooted up against the wall even closer. "I don't know you…"
"My name is Emma, I'm with Robin, we're trying to save-"
"Robin! No!" I said, jumping up to my feet as quick as possible. "Get away from me!"
She laid her hand on my shoulder, I pushed it off, "Regina, what's going on?"
"Get away from me!" I shouted again, pushing her away from me. "He's already attacked me once, he can't do it again!"
"Attacked you?" She replied.
"Why do you think I'm pregnant? I didn't do this by choice!"
"He's your husband!"
"He's not my husband! I'm not married. I'm a widow, the king is dead."
She laid her hand on me again, and I thrust it off, "Get off of me!" I yelled, "I'm the evil queen! You have no right to touch me!"
"You're not the evil queen anymore, Regina." Emma said sternly, "You're a mother and a wife, you just don't remember it."
"I'm most certainly not! I am mothering this child, but not by choice. The woman that is taking care of me is going to take the child as her own, she's helping me."
"Oh she's helping you alright! She's helping you get rid of your child! Regina, your memory is gone!" Emma shouted.
"I know what I'm thinking! I am perfectly fine!" I shouted back.
Emma turned to Gold and looked at him worriedly, "What do we do now?"
He shook his head, "True loves kiss, it can break any curse." He turned to Robin.
"True love? I don't know this woman, how can she possibly be my true love?" Robin asked.
"She is, please, just trust us. Your memory has been wiped, this is your child that she has right now inside of her. You have to trust us." Emma said.
"Daddy, please. Please kiss her." Roland said, looking up at his father.
He looked down at Roland, still confused. "I'm not your dad…"
"Yes you are. And you're this baby's dad too, you have to believe us!" Emma said, holding me against the wall as I was trying to fight back.
"Let me go!" I shouted at the blonde.
"Robin! Please! You have to kiss her and bring her memory back!"
"Nobody is kissing anybody." A woman's voice said from behind them.
They looked back at the woman, Vanessa. "What are you doing here?" Emma asked.
She raised her hand, it began to glow purple. "Since you're all ruining my plans, I'm going to ruin yours." She said. She waved her hand in a circle, and everyone in the room gasped for air.
Robin opened his mouth to speak, but nothing came out. Emma flailed as she tried to speak, but her voice was gone.
"Now, I have your voices. You can't make her remember you." She said deviously.
Emma flailed again, trying to speak once more.
"Daddy…" Roland whispered to his father. He was the only one that could speak.
"Don't listen to him, he's just a kid. What does he know?" Vanessa said.
Robin looked down at the boy, trying to decide what was true and what wasn't. He felt as if he should know him, but he didn't. He didn't know who he was or why he kept calling him dad.
"Please, dad! You have to listen to me. You love that lady right there," He said, pointing to me, "You love her so much."
Robin walked over to me slowly, curious as to if he really loved me or not. I opened my mouth and tried to yell for him to get away from me, but I couldn't say anything. He was my attacker, I didn't want him near me. I moved my arms, trying to push him away, but he didn't move.
He looked into my eyes, still curious. He walked closer and closer to me, until I was backed all the way against the wall with only an inch between us. He leaned into my face with his brow furrowed and his mouth open. I pushed him away again, but he still stayed close to me. He didn't try to come closer, but he didn't go away, either.
"Kiss her! Please!" Roland shouted.
TO BE CONTINUED
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Don't know how soon the next chapter will be, depends on how sick I am tomorrow :/ at the moment, i can't stop sneezing and sniffling. ugh. :(
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G.