(It seems that most of the people who reviewed liked Elsa and the Frozen arc, and I did too, which is why Elsa is back. Glad you all like it.
PopPotter777: I did realize most of the people you pointed out are in Storybrooke, but here is a little hint: everyone Regina called for is somewhere else, since the people in Storybrooke know what is happening and she can just go to them.
Fanfics 10: Thank you so much for your great review, it totally made my day. I am really happy that you – and other people also – are enjoying the story. Really means a lot to me. Hope you all continue to like it.
Without further delays, here is another chapter, where you guys will find out another person who happened to find a note from the one and only Queen- or almost!)
Rumple threw a vile of potion to the wall in despair. He had spent all night trying to understand how the shield on Emma worked, so he could destroy it, but it seemed that he was exactly where he started because, as hard as it may seem to believe, he didn't learn anything new about it. That shield just seemed to be impenetrable. He had tried pretty much everything in Regina's vault and he could still feel the magical shield around Emma's curse.
All his life, he usually was the one in charge, the one who people feared and the one controlled them and that fear. Even in Storybrooke, with so many different villains popping up, he had always managed to find a way to make sure that he still had some leverage. But he had nothing on Adda. He didn't know anything about him. Rumple didn't even know he existed until he popped up recently. He didn't know what he had planned for the next step and he didn't even know how to reverse what he had done. Because of all of this, and even though he would never admit, for the first time in forever, he felt helpless and afraid of what might happen to him, to Belle, to Gideon... to everyone. Adda really seemed like a very powerful foe, one Rumple knew he wasn't strong enough to face on his own. And for that, he knew he had to help the heroes, so they would help him if it came to that.
"Rumple, calm down. We will figure this out. We always do. You just need to have a little more hope." Belle approached him and put a hand on his shoulder, hoping her touch would make him feel better. And it actually seemed to have done the trick.
Rumple simply smiled to his wife, but he knew it was more complicated than that. Hope would not defeat Adda, nor bring Emma and Hook back. Hope wouldn't solve their problems. It never had, and it never would. "If we did have a chance to defeating Adda, we don't now. Not without Emma. He is far too powerful for that."
"Well then, I guess it is a good thing we're not alone anymore." The person who had said that went down the stairs and revealed herself to be Regina. And right after her, came Elsa.
"Elsa!" Belle walked to her and hugged her. "We've missed you! How have you been? Where's Anna?" She looked to the stairs, thinking Anna could be coming, but didn't see anyone else.
"She stayed in Arendelle. I managed to convince her to. It wasn't easy, but I reminded her of what happened a certain time we both left the kingdom. She says she misses all of you." Elsa smiled looking around and that was when she saw David.
Ever since Regina left them there, Henry and David hadn't done much. They both tried to help Rumple and Belle the best way they could, but they didn't know much at all about potions, so all they did was fetch them ingredients from Regina's shelves.
Elsa left Belle behind and ran to David, giving him a tight hug. "Regina told me what happened. I'm so sorry!" Behind David was Henry, and Elsa put her hand on his shoulder and squeezed it a bit, trying to say she was felt horrible for their lost.
David hugged Elsa back. It felt good to hug someone, it really did. Elsa and Snow may have not been best friends, but David could tell Elsa meant every word she said. And that somehow made him feel both a little better and a little worse. "Thank you!"
Regina let Henry, David and Elsa catch up, and turned to Rumple. "So, anything new?" She was hopeful Rumple had found something, but the look on his face suggested otherwise. He didn't just look tired, he looked exhausted.
"I'm afraid not." He said, walking to Emma's body. "I didn't find anything new about her curse, I didn't find anything to break it... I have basically just been wasting my time here."
"Rumple, stop saying that. I told, we'll find a way" Belle really hated seeing her husband like that. For once, he was trying to do things the right way. They kept hitting dead ends, but Belle had hope they'd find a way to break the curse. After all, that is what heroes do best.
But Regina didn't hear Belle's latest comment. Short after Rumple started speaking, she started feeling dizzy and hearing an annoying beep which wouldn't stop. She closed her eyes, put her hands on her head, rubbing it, and the headache slowly faded.
After she felt better, she opened her eyes again and saw she was still in her vault, but completely alone. And that was when she realized she hadn't heard any voices ever since she had closed her eyes. She looked around worried, but still didn't see any of the people who had just been next to her.
She started walking to the stairs of the vault, to see if they had gone outside for some reason, and that was when the corner of her eye caught something. She looked into her mirror and saw herself. But not quite, since she understood almost immediately it wasn't really herself. "You really like to make an entrance, don't you?" She said, starting to relax.
"Well, Regina I wanted to talk to you alone. So, can you blame me? But before we get to serious business, how is my better half doing?" The Evil Queen asked, from the other side of the mirror. She had been one of the 'lucky' few who had gotten a note from Regina, asking for her help.
It only took a few minutes for the Regina's other half to be caught up with all the events which had happened in Storybrooke in the past couple days. She took a minute to absorb all the information. In that moment, she hated the fact she couldn't be there for herself, but the Evil Queen had some trouble of her own to take care of. "Snow is... dead? And Robin...!"
Regina nodded sadly. It seemed that all she had done since her death was tell other people about it. Henry, Belle, Elsa. And now the Queen. "David thinks he can force Adda to bring her back." She didn't even want to start talking about Robin, because that would bring back the conversation they had, and that would do nothing but break her heart again.
"And what do you think?" The Queen noticed Regina didn't sound very confident about it. Not to mention that she said David thinks, not talking about herself.
"Maybe. Maybe not." Regina didn't want to say an immediate 'no' because in her head, for some reason, it would be even more impossible to bring back her friend if she said it out loud.
Knowing Regina was lying, the Evil Queen decided to change subject. "Anyway, I'd love to go and put that so called Adda in his place, but I'm afraid I have some business of my own to attend." When she realized Regina was going to start asking questions, she continued. "Don't worry about it. You have your plate full already. This is nothing I can't handle. It will just take time, because apparently I can't just get in there and kill them all. Not anymore." They smiled at each other.
"Turning over a new leaf isn't always easy. But you'll manage. I did, so that proves it."
"Well, let's please move on to happier news." Her eyes suddenly widened, and her smile grew. "And now that I think of it, this may even help you get your Robin back." She made a quick pause and continued when she realized Regina had no idea what she was talking about. "I'm pregnant!"
Regina looked shocked for a few moments, trying to absorb that. That was indeed wonderful news. And then she remembered how impossible that was. "Wait! That's... that's not possible. We took that potion which made us infertile." That was barely Regina's proudest moment and she remembered she regretted it right after she did it. But she just wanted to prove to her mother that she would never control her.
"And that is where the happier news comes in. At first, I thought what you are thinking right now. I thought it was impossible. And then I remembered a certain something which can break any curse. True love's kiss!" The Queen realized that Regina clearly wasn't getting the message she was trying to send. How could she be so stupid sometimes? "The point is that I think we broke the curse while we were still together. While your Robin was still alive. Wake up Regina! This means, not only that you can also have children, but that you can bring him back to you. You can break his curse just like he broke yours."
"You're forgetting one thing. He doesn't love me. Not anymore. He was very specific about that." Regina was happy for her other half, she really was, but she couldn't help but feel jealous of her. She had true love, she had Robin, And now a baby on the way.
"Oh, shut up! You know that's not true. That is just the spell talking. Adda may be powerful as you said he is, but no one will ever be that much powerful. His love for you is still in there. You just need to find it and to make sure he finds it too." The Queen hated every time more that she couldn't be there for Regina. But she at least had to convince her to try.
"I wish it was that simple. I'm afraid the only way his curse will be lifted is when he acts on his hatred and kills me. But then it'll be too late."
"You know, for someone who spends a lot of time around people who talk about hope 24/7, you sure don't have much of it, do you? Tell me something, Regina, what will you lose if you try? Nothing!" She said, not even making a pause, afraid Regina would come up with some more negativism. "If you don't try this, I swear I will go back there and drag you to him until his whole body is covered in kisses." She looked to her side for a second and rolled her eyes to someone. "I have to go now. But I'll be watching you. So, you better do as your told." She smiled and winked at Regina.
Before Regina could even say anything else, the Evil Queen was gone and she was back in her vault where she saw everyone around her and staring at her.
"Mom, are you okay? What happened to you?" Henry was the most concerned of them all and he had been worried ever since she stopped moving and just stood there, with her eyes all blank. In fact, he was the first one to notice something was wrong.
"Don't worry Henry, I'm fine." Regina told them all what happened, having to repeat many times how fine she was, and everyone seemed to relax.
"With Adda ripping us apart, we thought he had done something to you!" David had no idea what he would do to Adda if he did something to Regina. He had taken away both his wife and his daughter and Regina seemed to be the person keeping him sane, keeping him away from the dark side. Without her, He was sure he'd be lost in no time.
"Yes, he is, isn't he? And now I think it is time to start ripping his team apart. To show him we won't settle for this." She said smirking and thinking of what the Evil Queen said. She was definitely right. She needed to at least try.
"What do you mean?"
"I'm going to find his new lair. And I'm going to bring Robin back!"