Chapter thirty-four

"What happened?" Snow asked in shock as Henry and Emma each materialised in the apartment. Since Regina had suggested that all four of them didn't need to go, she had been pacing with her husband a few steps behind her.

Charming ran forward without waiting for an answer and hugged his grandson, "I'm sorry Henry."

Henry nodded listlessly, still trying to work through his mother's words, she knew who I am, but she doesn't know I'm her son, he realised.

Emma swallowed hard and finally answered her mother's question, "Cora made Regina drink a potion in exchange for promising not to hurt anyone in town."

"What was the potion?"

"I think it was a memory potion, but that would make no sense," Emma said almost to herself.

"Why would it make no sense?" Snow asked with a furrowed brow.

"Because she knew who we are, but it was like she didn't know her connection to us. Can a potion rewrite someone's memories?" Emma asked.

Snow simply shrugged, and Charming looked down at his phone that had just buzzed, "I think I have someone that may be able to answer that question."

Emma furrowed her brow, and he explained, "Gold's back."

Regina blinked a few times as she tried to get her bearings back, she couldn't help the feeling that something was off, but she couldn't put her finger on it.

"Why were they in my vault?" she asked after a moment.

Cora smiled kindly at her, and answered, "the boy was exploring and his mother simply came to find him."

Regina nodded, from what she remembered of the boy that the saviour had brought to town with her that certainly sounded like something he would do.

Cora walked over to her daughter, and guided her over to the seat that Henry was just tied up to, "you seem disorientated," she noted.

Regina tried blinking again as she took a seat, "I think I may just be tired," she admitted.

Cora waved her hand and brought them to the mansion that she had discovered as her daughter's home on her first walk around this town.

Regina looked around the room a few times, before she scrambled past her mother. She felt an indescribable draw towards one of the rooms across the hall. She took a deep breath, before she opened the door, and she let out a ragged breath as she saw that the room was empty except the spare bed. Cora came up behind her and placed her hands on her shoulders, and began to guide her again.

"I think you may be fatigued my dear girl, come and get some sleep."

Regina just nodded and allowed herself to be walked towards her bedroom.

Emma took a deep breath as she opened the door to the diner. Granny had agreed to allow the reunion to happen on neutral ground, mostly because she had ample alcohol to offer in the aftermath.

Henry clung to her arm, with Charming and Snow not far behind. Meeting his father was not something that he was prepared for, he hadn't exactly had time to think about it. Frankly, he still couldn't help but feel that it wasn't something that they should be focusing on. But then again, if they wanted Gold's help, it was something that he would have to do.

"Emma?" Neal breathed, as he scrambled out of the booth, where he seemed to have been nursing a glass of some clear liquid.

Emma quickly held out her hand before he could touch her, even though it was completely illogical, she felt as if she were betraying Regina by just being near this man.

"I just need to talk to Gold about something, and you can talk to Henry when you're sober."

Neal looked over Emma's shoulder to see the hiding ten-year-old and he swallowed hard, he does look like me, he reasoned.

"Can I have breakfast with the two of you?"

Emma pinched the bridge of her nose. This was not exactly how she had imagined her return from the Enchanted Forest, at least last time she had gotten some rest.

"Maybe," she sighed, she looked at the boy, and quickly added, "only if Henry wants to."

Neal nodded, though Emma noted his clenched jaw. This is not something that I want to deal with yet, she internally sighed.

Emma motioned for her parents to watch Henry, and walked over to the bar where the Dark One was seated.

"How can I help you Miss Swan?" he asked without looking at her.

"Cora is in town," she replied without pretence.

Gold's eyes widened and he turned to look at her, seemingly to make sure that she was being serious.

"What has she done?" he choked out, and the blonde furrowed her brow at how flustered the man seemed to have become.

"She forced Regina to drink this potion, can a potion rewrite memories?"

Gold nodded slowly as he tried to figure out exactly what potion she would have used, "what did she forget?"

"That she adopted Henry."

Gold just smirked, "that is rather brilliant." Emma looked at him angrily, and he added, "not for you of course."

"Is there any way to reverse it?"

Gold pondered this for a moment, and replied, "there is a counter potion, but she would have to take it willingly. Young Henry is the linchpin of her redemption, so that may not be easily done."

Emma sighed in frustration, "just make the potion and let me worry about the second part."

Gold raised his eyebrow and he asked, "and why would I do that?"

"For your grandson, meaning you will expect nothing in return," she replied with clenched fist.

Gold looked over to Henry, who seemed to be making awkward small talk with Neal, and he relented, "very well, you can collect it in the morning. In the meantime I suggest you rest, even the powerful saviour needs her beauty sleep," he chuckled as he stood from his stool and walked towards his son.

There is no way I'm getting any sleep, the blonde thought.

A/N So I decided to post twice as a thank you for all the kind reviews and an apology for my over reaction haha, I hope you guys enjoyed.

Also the competition one-shots are both up now, they're called 'Little Cupid' (for jehc) and 'You Have One New Message' (for polybi) please feel free to check them out if you want to XD

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