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CHAPTER 27 – I'LL FIND HER
Regina was feeling bad. Her head was throbbing like hell and she was very uncomfortable. Her back ached, she was feeling nauseous and dizzy. She did not know what time it was, or whether if it was day or night. Her eyes ached and her throat too. After some time, she realized she was in a moving car. Trying her best to focus her vision, she squinted and looked around.
"Who are you?" She asked the unknown man beside her.
The man gave a confused look at the woman.
With Ruby's help, Emma managed to find the place where Regina was kept.
"I'm sure, Emma. She was here." Ruby said.
"But it's an abandoned house. Who would keep her here?" Emma asked.
"I have no idea, I just hope she's okay." Ruby said "I'll try to continue sniffing her scent. Come on, Perdita, let's go."
Emma nodded and was about to speak when her mobile phone started ringing.
"Emma Swan. What? How did she leave town? How do you know that?" Emma asked with wide eyes.
"Who left town? Regina?" Ruby turned when she heard Emma's concerned voice. "We have to find her!"
"I'm coming!" Emma said and hung up.
"Emma, who was it?"
"Gold. He said Regina left town."
"How does he know that? How would she leave? She will lose her memories if she does, won't she?" Ruby started asking a lot of questions, but was interrupted by Emma.
"I don't know, Ruby. I'm going to talk to Gold!"
"I'll go with you!"
"So how do you know that?" Emma asked as she entered the store being followed by David and Ruby.
"I can feel it. About an hour ago I felt it. The city has lost a bit of its magic. There are only three plausible reasons for this. If the city is losing magic, which is not the case, if someone powerful crosses the city line, or if someone who is not part of fairy tales get into the city. I think Regina is the most plausible explanation for this!" Mr. Gold said.
"What happens to her if she leaves? Will she lose her memories?" David asked worriedly.
"No. She will not lose her memories because she has magic. The curse was created in such a way that when a person crosses the boundaries of the city, it loses something. People who don't have magic lose their memories, but those who have magic lose their magic and their memories remain intact." Mr. Gold said.
"So we have to go after her, she is helpless without magic. We have to find out who did it and why!" Ruby said.
Emma was distraught. Damn! She had doubts. Regina no longer had her magic, it means she has lost her memories? That was not good, it could not be good. She had to find Regina as soon as possible.
"I'm going after her!" Emma said, turned her back and started walking toward the door.
"I'll go with you" Ruby offered.
"Me too" David said soon after.
"You can't leave town. You will lose your memories!" Emma almost cried. "I'm going to tell Archie what is happening, he is distressed and worried, but I'll find her."
"I found you on the roadside. You were unconscious. Your hands were tied and your forehead was bleeding. I think someone tried to hurt you, are you okay? Do you remember what happened?" The man asked.
Regina just shook her head. She does not remember anything, her memory was a blur.
"You want to go to the hospital? I think you need a doctor."
And for the first time, she looked down and was startled by what she saw. "I'm pregnant? What is happening? I'm pregnant." She said with wide eyes, confusion bathing her features.
"Don't you remember what happened? You must have hit your head very hard, what's your name?" He asked.
Then the despair seized her. She could not remember her own name. Everything was white, as if they had cleared everything up until the moment she woke up in that car next to that unknown man.
He saw the desperation in her eyes.
"You don't know, do you?" He asked and she nodded slowly. "I'll take you to a hospital."
An awkward silence invaded the atmosphere of the car.
"I'm hungry." she whispered embarrassed.
"We can stop to eat, I think there is a snack bar near here." he replied and smiled at her.
"What is your name?"
The man looked at her, smiled and calmly replied "Greg. My name is Greg Mendel."
"I'm going to look for her, Archie. I promise I'll find her, I'm not coming back until I find her." Emma repeated for what seemed like the thousandth time. Archie was desperate, worried and heartbroken.
"I'll go with you... I have to find her. What if she's hurt? What if something happens to her? What if someone hurt her or my children? They need me, Emma. I can't stay here" he said, tears falling freely down his face.
"I have already explained to you, Archie. You can't go. How will you help me find her, if you don't know who you are?"
"But I can't stay here..."
"I know, but I need you here. You need to help me. People are getting confused and worried. They are going crazy and you will help me. You, David and Snow will take care of the city and reassure people while Regina and I get back, okay?" She asked looking at him intently.
"But-"
"Archie, no 'buts'. I'm going soon. I'll just go home and get some clothes. I'll find her. Now, can you help me? I can count on you while I'm gone?"
The man just nodded.
"Okay. I'm going then." Emma stood up and started walking toward Archie's office door.
"Emma?" The man called and the woman stopped to look at him. "You promise me you'll always let me know? Promise me I'll know everything that's going on, no matter what it is?"
"I promise you, Archie. Of course I promise." She smiled and left.
"I'll go with you, she is my mother!" Henry was shouting angrily through his tears.
"Henry, I already told you that it is dangerous. You're not going with me!" Emma yelled back. She had already decided.
David had already explained to Snow everything that was happening. She was concerned. Not just because of Regina, but also because of her babies. The couple was watching the fight between Henry and Emma. When they were about to stop them, a knock was heard.
Snow ran to open the door and was surprised by who was on the other side.
"Mr. Gold?" Snow asked confused.
Upon hearing the man's name, Emma headed toward the door, staying a few steps behind David and Snow.
"Do you remember that favor you owe me, Miss Swan?" Gold asked.
"Yes" Emma replied hesitantly.
"I'm cashing it in" he said. Emma always waited for this moment. She knew this favor would not be good, but now was a bad time.
"It's not a good-" Emma began, but was interrupted.
"You do honor your agreements, don't you?" Gold questioned.
"Yes... but I need to find Regina, you know that. I'm going out of town-"
"I also need to find someone, so don't worry. Finish packing your bags, then we can leave." Gold said.
"Leave?" Snow asked confused.
"Where?" Henry asked, dragging himself to get behind Emma.
"Wait. Find someone? Who?" Emma asked suspiciously.
"My son. I'll meet you in two hours, be ready." He replied and turned quickly, disappearing down the stairs.
After stopping at a roadside diner, Regina continued her path beside the man she only knew the name of. She was more than tired. Hours just looking at the landscape between cities. Her head was aching and she fell asleep in the car.
A knock on the door is heard and Emma ran to open it.
"Ready to go, Miss Swan?" Gold said on the other side of the door.
"Almost"
"Do you think it will be cold where we're going or warm?" Henry asked as he approached pulling a suitcase.
"I think layers are a good idea"
"I thought that the terms of our agreement were quite clear. You owe me a favor. You alone."
"I'm not leaving Henry alone here, we both go, or we both stay" Emma said decisively. She had changed her mind the moment Gold left the apartment, hours ago. She would not leave Henry alone, she wanted to keep an eye on him all the time and, moreover, the boy could help find his mother.
"We'll have to buy another plane ticket, huh?" Gold said. He knew that if Emma had decided that Henry would go along, the boy would go along.
"Wait. We're flying?" Emma asked.
"Don't worry. I'll pay the expenses even the new ones" Gold says mockingly.
"You're a gentleman, aren't you?" Charming says down the stairs with another suitcase in hand.
"No, wait!" Emma interrupts. "We're not going by plane, we'll drive, we are also looking for Regina, don't forget that. I'm sure she's not walking around in planes" Emma replied a little irritated.
"I don't care, I know where my son is and we're going there. With Regina or not." Gold said, and prepared to leave.
"Gold, you're leaving here with my family. I want to know if anything happens..." David began.
"Or you'll what? Cross the town line? And then David Nolan will hunt me in his animal rescue van?"
"I would be devastated. This is not a threat. It is a request. Take care of them."
"I promise no harm will come to your family. After all... We have a deal." Gold said and left.
"So, where're we going?" Henry asked sitting in the back seat of the car.
"To find my son"
"And Regina. We will stop at each place and ask for her, if necessary. I will not let anything happen to her" Emma said quickly and won an exalted look from Mr. Gold, but he remained silent.
They crossed the city line and a bright blue light enveloped Mr. Gold's body, disappearing seconds later. Emma and Henry looked worried.
"So?" Emma asked, looking intently at Mr. Gold.
"My name is Rumplestilskin." he replied, never taking his eyes off the road and made a face slightly annoyed when he wiggled his fingers and nothing happened. He was without magic. "And we're gonna find my son!"
Emma sighed in relief. Relieved? She still did not know if that was a good or bad thing, but she would find out.
"Hey, wake up!" Greg shook Regina from her sleep. It took a few seconds before the woman began to stir, murmuring sleepily. "Come on, lady. You need to wake up."
"Hum... Hi" She sighed wearily, the bright sunlight invading and momentarily blinding her eyes. "Where am I? Are we not going to the hospital?" She asked a bit confused, looking at the tall apartment buildings beside her.
"Yes" the man quickly replied. "But I need to go home first, my girlfriend is there, you don't want to go with me? She wants to meet you, she can help you too... you know... she is woman, she is better with these things" he said pointing to her belly.
Innocently, Regina nodded and the man helped her out of the car. They made their way into one of the buildings, climbed a few flights of stairs (many, in Regina's opinion) and arrived in front of a door. When the man knocked, a woman opened the door and her smile grew wide when she put her eyes on Regina.
"Tamara" Greg said and wrapped the woman in his arms. "I missed you" He spoke in her ear. Regina just watched the scene.
"She must be the woman you told me about." Tamara said approaching Regina. "I'm Tamara and you?"
"I... I actually don't remember my name." she sighed embarrassed, looking at the floor.
Tamara stared at Greg. How can't she remember her own name? She wasn't like the other citizens of the city. She should not lose her memory, she has magic. Something is wrong.
She recovered quickly from her shock and asked the woman to come into her apartment. Regina gladly accepted and the three made their way into the apartment.
"There!" Emma pointed. "Let's stop there and ask if anyone saw Regina. It's the only snack bar I've seen since we left Storybrooke." she explained.
Mr. Gold snorted a bit, but did as he was told. The three got out of the car and Emma went to the counter. She grabbed her cell phone and showed Regina's photo (taken by Archie a few weeks ago) to one of the waitresses.
"Have you seen this woman? She maybe came today? We're looking for her, she is missing."
The waitress took a good look at the picture and denied having seen the woman, so she called the previous turn waitress and showed the photo.
"She was here a few hours ago... She is pregnant, isn't she?" The waitress asked and Emma nodded hastily.
"Where is she? Was she okay? Who was with her?" Emma started making a lot of questions.
"What happened to her?" The waitress asked, noting the concern in Emma's eyes.
"She was kidnapped. So, can you tell me who was with her? A man or a woman? She was okay?"
"She came here with a man. She had a cut on her forehead and she seemed very confused and frightened. And she was starving." the woman said with a smile that vanished with the desperation in Emma's voice.
"With a man? What does he look like?"
"I don't know if I can help you, I didn't pay much attention to him, but the woman caught my attention. She was totally lost. He was tall, white and had green eyes, I think, or they were blue? Excuse me, I don't remember the color of his eyes."
Emma sighed heavily. She was totally lost. Damn! She must have lost her memory. I have to find her. A million thoughts going through the blonde's mind and suddenly she joined... what if the guy was Greg? He disappeared from town and he is the only one who could get out without losing memories. She grabbed her cell phone and searched desperately for a picture of the man. She found one and showed it to the waitress.
"Is this him? Is this the guy who was with her?"
"Yes! It's him, I remember clearly. I'm sure that it was him."
Emma thanked her and went to the table where Henry and Mr. Gold were sat eating.
"We need to go, she was here. Greg kidnapped her!"
"The guy in the car accident? What would he want with Regina?" Mr. Gold said.
"My mom is okay?" The boy asked worriedly.
"At least when she was here she was fine. And I don't know what he wants with her, Gold, but I don't want to wait to see. The waitress told me something about a snack bar for a few hours here. She heard Greg saying to Regina. Come on, let's not waste time."
"Are you hungry?" Tamara asked the woman who was sitting idly on the couch.
Regina denied although she was hungry, but she did not know the woman and something seemed strange. She did not feel comfortable and much less safe.
"Okay, then. You want a juice, water, something to drink?" She asked again, smiling at the woman.
"Water would be nice, please."
Tamara nodded and soon brought her a glass of water. She sat at the other end of the couch and Greg sat in an armchair in front of the women. They began to talk. Tamara was watching every move, every detail of the powerful woman she had seen in videos. Within minutes, Regina felt weakened, she was feeling sleepy and the darkness was clouding her thoughts, again. Something was wrong. She could hardly keep sitting, she was dizzy.
"What is happening?" Regina asked confused.
"You'll find out soon." Tamara said with a disturbing smile. It was the last image that Regina saw before falling back into the darkness.
"No one saw her." Emma said when she left another roadside diner. It was the third and she still did not know anything about Regina, just that Greg was with her.
"How are we going to find my mom?" Henry asked worriedly.
"I don't know, Henry." Emma said with a small smile "But we'll find her. I promise!"
"I know where my son is. We're going to find him." Mr. Gold says.
"What about Regina? We have to find her first, Gold. You know that!" Emma almost cried.
"Miss Swan, calm down. My son will take us to her." The man replied and continued attention on the road ahead.
"How do you know that?" Emma asked, frowning in confusion.
"Magic."
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In the next: This is going to be so dramatic... I want to warn you, things is not going to be beautiful with Regina and the two bastards, Greg and Tamara. Want to try to guess what is going to happen? I'm all ears.
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Barbara ;)