Cora has brought Frederick back that very night when they found Snow White; however, what did not prepare Cora is Abigail, a very dear friend of Regina has returned from university for business. It turns out that few years ago, Frederick left his wife because they weren't getting along. It was neither of their fault when they knew that now. They decided to remain friends.
Frederick fell in love with Abigail at first sight as if he knew her from somewhere.
As for Henry, Regina leaned over to him and was disappointed that he escaped the night to help Emma, "we will talk about your insubordination later."
Henry doesn't know what that word means, and Regina questioned, "do you know what insubordination means?" Henry shook his head and absolutely has no idea, but he knows it is not good at all.
Regina was still disappointed but could help with inner laugh that she finds him cute at the moment, "it means you're grounded."
David was still unsure about Snow White when he watches her in the hospital room, Henry has forgotten his backpack, "I forgot my backpack," he ran back then looked up to David, "don't believe what the doctor said about Snow. You were the one that she was looking for."
David doesn't understand how this happened or understand the point of her waking up, so he doesn't believe … yet, "Henry…"
"She was going to the Troll Bridge. It's like the end of the story."
Magnus heard him and didn't know what to do at the moment to show it doesn't mean anything and David replied, "Henry, she was going there because it's the last thing I read to her."
"No! You both belong together!"
Regina interrupted Henry for trying to save their love story, but neither of them is ready, "Henry." Regina does want to help them in a small way, but Cora has shown she's to be powerful than she has thought.
Magnus chased after her when they walked down the hall, Regina lightly tapped Henry, "wait by the car," when he called her out, "Madam Mayor!"
Regina put on her smirked smile when she noticed her determination, the same determination in Emma, "don't press it."
"I'm sorry but Mr. Frederick? It sounded like Snow White and Frederick's story could be a load of crap," he shrugged a little and trying to understand, but did Regina try to tear them apart or what is her input in this reason. "I mean, all this time, she lying around in a coma and nobody puts it in the news? Nobody goes looking? Something is not right here."
He doesn't believe Henry yet and I understand because this is whole new world for him and he has no memories and what …, "what else would make sense to you?" I did try looking for him, and I looked everywhere. "Why would they lie?" Regina misses the conversation with Emma then slightly laughed, "do you think I put spell on her?"
"I think it's rather strange that you have been her emergency contact and your mother found her all those years, and you only found him now."
I didn't bring him back that's for sure and the only answer I can give, "this town is bigger than you remember, Magnus. It is entirely possible to get lost here and lose something that we hold dear. It's entirely possible for bad things to happen."
Magnus felt like she's giving him a clue about losing something, did she lose someone or would this explain about my memories, I don't know. "Just when it's convenient, you manage to solve the mystery."
Regina didn't want this to happen, but she knew it would, the trust, with her arms crossed, "the tape you found was a stroke of genius. My mother has ordered the staff to look back the tape and saw that she was talking in her sleep, Frederick. It wasn't that hard for her to put the pieces together." I had no choice but to lie to her, much to my dismay. Only one part of this is true is my mother. She brought him back, but I brought Abigail back because I remembered the story between those two. Unfortunately, I know there's no way he's pleased with us anyways. She thought carefully, "True Love will always win, Magnus." Magnus sighed undefended while listening to Regina, "this reminded me something important – how grateful I am to have Henry because not having someone is worst curse imaginable." At least with Henry, I have a part of Emma and a small piece of her heart in Henry that reminds me that we will find True Love again.
The bell tolling in the small town of Maine as Magnus and Henry enjoying their morning together in a cool weather, but Henry was worried, "you sure we can be out in the open?"
"If your mom has a problem with me walking you to a school bus, I am more than happy to have that chat."
Henry knew that meant he ready to take Regina head-on but she knows mom has no problem and been wanting to find a way to reach dad, "you're brave. We'll need that for Operation Cobra." Henry remembered something, "speaking of, should we be thinking of code names?"
"Isn't "Cobra" our code name?"
"That's the mission. I mean us. I need something to call you."
Magnus didn't know what to make of that, then shrugged, "umm … you could just call me Magnus for now."
"Okay. Well, then, I'll see you later, Magnus."
When he was walking towards the diner, Graham stopped him and offered him permanent job as a deputy and gave him his business card. "I thought the queen bitch forbidden you to hire me?"
Sheriff Graham didn't answer and "call me when you're ready," then drove away.
Regina took the opportunity to reach out to Magnus when she smiled at him reading newspaper and drinking hot cocoa, "how's your walk with Henry?" Magnus was about to say something, but she continued, "relax, I don't mind."
"You don't?"
"No."
"You no longer worry me and what I found out was quite something. It all comes down to number seven."
"Seven?"
"In order to grow, it needs roots, and you have no idea what roots you have," seven times we made love, from the first time we did in the cabin and last few days when King Leopold was with Cora, was five times. Magnus has roots, maybe in this way I can make him angrier and more curious. I know him, he not going to give up until he has answers to his past, "they only fool themselves in believing they can seek roots."
"Fucking bitch, you don't know me."
"No, but I do."
"All I ask is you think of Henry and what's best for him before you think of doing what you are thinking. Maybe consider a clean break," he needs to own it and stop with all the women then man up, "It's going to happen anyway." Magnus was turning red and about run out to chase her, but his coca was tripped over and all over his shirt. "Fucking shit."
He doesn't know how to wash clothes when Ruby come up to hand him towel, "someone to wash this shirt?"
Ruby kindly smiled, "Mmmh-hmmm."
Ashley was sobbing and washing her clothes because the sheets are pink then Magnus looked down and surprised to see she's pregnant, I mean fucking huge, "he took off his shirt and threw it in the washing machine, whispering, "what the fuck am I doing? How does this fucking works?" Ashley noticed he wasn't sure, "let me help," she grabbed the soap, poured in the washing machine then turned it on.
Magnus nods, "thanks ma'am." Magnus stopped for a moment when he hears her sniffing and rubbing her large belly, "last night, I felt contractions and the doctor said that the baby could come any day now."
"That's great?" Magnus puzzled, whats the fuck is contractions.
"It's just that when the baby comes, no one thinks that I can do this. No one thinks I can do anything," Ashley started folding the sheets, "maybe they are right."
Magnus crossed his arms, "fucking screw them, lady."
"What?!"
"Fucking screw them!" Magnus wanted her to know that she can do this no matter what people says, people say shit all the time. "How old are you?"
"Nineteen."
"I was like sixteen years old with no fucking no memories. I know what's like when people tells you what you can and cannot do especially with a kid, but ultimately, whatever you're considering doing, the choice is yours."
"It's not what you think it is."
"It never is, lady. People is going to fucking tell who you are your whole life. You just gotta punch back and say, "No, this is who I am!" Her sniffing slowly comes softer when he continued, "you want people to look at you differently? Make them. You want to change things. You're going have to go out there and change them yourself because there is no fucking fairy godmothers in this world."
Ashley was sneaking into Mr. Gold's shop to find something to change her life in the dark of the night meanwhile Regina snuck into the shop when he's in the hospital to steal something of value to Mr. Gold to force him to talk and help her.
Snow White was cooking breakfast for David when Magnus was sorting through his clothes with no shirt and drinking beer as usual. Snow heard a knock, so she opened, and Mr. Gold immediately started in a rush, "Is Mr. Magnus here?" Snow looked over to Magnus when he stood up to see what's up then Mr. Gold extended his arm to shake, "Hi, my name is Mr. Gold. We met briefly on your arrival." He shook his hand, but still doesn't trust him, "I remember."
"I have a proposition for you, Mr. Magnus. I need your help. I am looking for someone."
"Really?" Magnus curiously looked at Snow with her arms crossed, "umm." They both nod at her to excuse her so they can have privacy. Snow realizes what they wanted, "you know what, I'm going to jump in the bath."
"I have a photo," showing him the photo of Ashley, the same woman he saw earlier in the morning, "her name is Ashley Boyd and she's taken something quite valuable of mine."
"Why don't you just go to the police?"
"She's a confused young woman, she's pregnant, alone and scared. I do not want to ruin this young girl's life, but I just want my property returned."
"What is it?"
"Well, one of the advantages of you not being the police is discretion. Let's say it's a precious object and leave it at that."
"When did you see her last?"
"Last night," showing him the scar on the forehead, "that's how I got this. It was unlike her." His eyes crossed and not understanding how she's changed so quickly overnight, "rambling on and on about changing her life."
Magnus knew what gotten into her then he continued, "I have no idea what got into her." Mr. Gold pointed at the photo, "Mr. Magnus, please help me find her. My only other choice is the police, and I don't think anyone wants to see that baby born in jail, now do they?"
"No, of course not."
"So you'll help me then?"
"I will help her," fucking not him.
"Grand," Mr. Gold was happy to hear that he's willingly to help.
Henry opened the door, "hey, Magnus, I was thinking we …"
"Hey, Henry. How are you?" Mr. Gold greeted the young boy, but Henry swallowed his throat and remember the warning from mom, "okay…"
"Good," Mr. Gold walking out of the door, "give my regards to your mother," then tilted to Magnus, "good luck, Mr. Magnus."
Henry asked Magnus, "do you know who that is?"
"Yeah, of course I do."
"Who? 'Cause I'm still trying to figure this out."
"I meant in reality."
Henry followed him upstairs to his loft and puzzled that he doesn't have anything except clothes, "is that all you brought?"
Magnus heavily sighs and in no mood for Henry, "Henry, what's the fuck are you doing here?"
"My mother is gone until 5. I thought we could hang out."
"Kid, I wish I could, but there's something I gotta do."
Magnus started his search for Ashley and Henry was stubbornly begging, "please. Please, Charlie. Let me help!"
"No, it could be dangerous."
"The pregnant maid is dangerous?"
"She assaulted Mr. Gold."
"Cool!" They still walking down the sidewalk and around the corner to the his car and Magnus disagreed, "this isn't fucking a game. She's desperate and that makes her dangerous."
"How do you know?"
"Because I know."
"Let's find her," refusing to give up because all Henry wants is to spend time with him and gets to know him.
"Oh, no, no, no. there is no 'let's.' You cannot come with me."
"Then I'll look for her myself."
"I'll find you and I'll bring you back home."
"Then you wouldn't be helping the maid!"
"This isn't fucking fair," as Henry determined to go along with him and got into the car. Henry sat in the car as he spoke while Magnus roared the yellow beetle to life, "the maid, what's her story?"
The tow was lowering the red car at the front of the diner when Magnus and Henry inquired Ruby outside, "so this boyfriend of hers, you don't think he was involved in her disappearance?"
"That would mean he was involved with her at all, which he isn't. He left her in the lurch right after they found out they were expecting. Hasn't spoken to her since. Like I said, he's a …" Ruby was distracted for a moment when Billy slammed her car and also broke her wolf, "hey, hey, Billy! Be careful!" Ruby ran to warm Billy when he stopped for a moment, puzzled why this woman is making a big deal, "you almost shattered my wolf thing, Billy. It's good luck." Billy looked at the red wolf hanging from review mirror, "I'm sorry, Ruby, but look it's fine."
Magnus come up from behind after Ruby was nearly flirting with Billy, "Ruby, what about her family?"
"Oh! Um… She's got a stepmom and two stepsisters that she doesn't talk to."
Henry recognized who she was, "wait, stepmom and stepsisters? And she's a maid?"
"Henry, not now."
Ruby continued before Henry interrupted, "Look, I do not know what you've heard, but it's wrong. Everyone thinks she's not ready to have this kid, but she's trying. Taking night classes, trying to be better herself, trying to get her life together. Can you understand that?"
Magnus carefully listen with a small smile then nods, "I do."
"Then maybe you should just stay out of it. She's been through enough already."
"I may not know about life with pregnancy, but I can help her. Believe me when I say this, I do understand about trying to get life together and start over."
"Then try her ex."
"Where can I find him?"
"He lives with his dad."
Sean opened the door, politely questioned Magnus, "Can I help you?"
"Sean?!" What's the fuck?! "This Ashley hottie is what you been raving about?!"
"Just leave me alone!"
Magnus realizes that he's back in his father's house, means he's scared again, "you're back here?"
"It's complicated, bro," whispering as he leans closer.
"What's complicated? The woman who you love is in trouble and you're hiding in your daddy's fucking place?!" His father walked up the stairs, "my son do not have anything to do with this girl anymore," he briefly looked at Sean then back to Magnus, "whatever trouble she is in, I am sorry for, but there's nothing we can do to help you."
Magnus knows the only reason why he's not fighting for her, "you're the fucking reason he broke up with her!"
"Absolutely," the father answered proudly, "I am not going to let my son throw away his entire life over a mistake."
"So, you told him just leave her?"
Henry watches and listens closely from the car as the father replied, "what are they going to do? Raise the child in the backset?" Father ignored him and walked inside in the house, "I am not letting that happen to my son."
Sean wanted to look for his girlfriend, "dad … maybe, we should help him?"
"It's a waste, Sean."
Magnus carefully whispered to him, "you need fucking man up. Stop letting people making decisions for you and controlling you. The girl you were fawning over needs you, the baby needs you."
"Wait," Sean wasn't sure he heard it right, "she's running away with the baby?"
"Yes."
Father didn't want Sean talk to Magnus any longer, "Sean. Inside. Now!" His father crossed his arms at the doorway, "If I knew where she was I would tell you. I went through a lot a trouble to make that deal with Mr. Gold."
"What deal? What the fuck are you talking about?"
"Ashley agreed to give up the child and she's being paid very well to do so."
Magnus' eyes widen in surprise, "she sold the baby?!"
"You make it sound so crass. I found a good family and proper home to raise that child."
Whose the fuck he think he is, controlling Ashley's destiny? "Who are you to judge Ashley whether she's capable of providing that?"
"How is she to know how to be a mother? Look at her!"
"Maybe she's changing her life," Magnus groans and disappointed in himself, the baby is what Mr. Gold wants, not Ashley. I should have seen it sooner.
Magnus wanted to be the first one to break the deal with Mr. Gold, but right now he's focusing on going back to Ruby to ask why she didn't tell him about the baby.
"I didn't think it was important," Ruby shrugged, acting like she doesn't care.
The baby is the reason she ran away, but why didn't she tell him. Ruby was loyal to Ashley, and she didn't want anyone to judge her for who she is and what she wants. Magnus noticed the same wolf that was supposed to be in the car then looked outside of the window, no car then he realizes that Ruby was giving her a head start and stalling him. Fuckers, "you sent me there to give her an head start."
"I am trying to help her!"
"So am I," believe it or not, I am actually on her side, Sean is my friend and I know he'll want me to look for her, "she's in a lot more trouble than you think, Ruby."
"She's going to make a fucking deal with Mr. Gold and my aim is to stop her."
Ruby didn't want to speak front of Henry, "he's Mayor's kid."
"Oh come on, I'm on your side," Henry knows that they can trust him and mom is on their side too, why can't they see it as well. Magnus thought carefully then crouched down front of him at the eye level, "you need to go home, kid. I have to find her. She's not going to tell me anything as long you're around."
"Okay."
"Thank you."
They both heavily sighs as Ruby walked back from waitressing and Magnus refocused on Ruby, "she left town. She's planning to go to Boston."
"How long did she leave?"
"About half an hour."
Henry hid in the back of the car as in many times Emma hid behind the carriages and beneath, giving him a heart attack, "Henry! What's the fuck?" He's planning to drive to Boston and doesn't want Henry to go with him.
"You can't go to Boston! She can't leave! Bad things happens to anyone who tries to leave."
"I do not have the time to argue you about the curse!" I have to fucking find her before Mr. Gold takes her. "I am taking you home!"
"We have to stop her before she gets hurt," Henry wanted to help, but at the same time, he wants to spend as much as he can with dad. "If you drop me off first, you'll never catch up with her!"
"Henry…"
"Mr. Gold will call the police and she'll be in jail."
Magnus silently grumbled and knew he was right, whispering to himself, "Ashley, fuckers, what did yourself into?" He drove as fast as he could towards the town line and Henry spotted the red car first, pointing at it, "I told you, look!" Ruby's car was crashed on the sideway and Magnus quickly pulled over and ran with Henry to find Ashley. Magnus shouted, "Ashley?"
Magnus and Henry searched inside the car until they heard Ashley moaning in pain few inches down from the car, "the baby. It's coming!"
Ashley screamed top of her lungs, trying to hold before going to the hospital but pushing the baby out at the same time. Magnus looked at Ashley, "don't worry, the hospital isn't far."
"No, no, No! Take me to Boston. I am not going back there!"
"No, we don't have fucking four hours, Ashley."
Ashley burst into tears, worried for her unborn child, "please, he's gonna take my baby."
"I won't let that happen," I really don't know about the baby or being a mom, but "are you sure you are ready?"
"Yes. I want my baby!"
"You know you're only one who can," Henry sit with wonder while Magnus pacing back and forth for Ashley's health in the hospital. Magnus knows he's only one who can break the curse, but Henry looked up, "No, leave. You're only one who can leave Storybrooke."
"What about the other students?"
"You're the first student who come into Storybrooke, but everyone else tries to go, bad things happen."
Everyone here in Storybrooke grew up here except me? "Anyone except me?"
"You're the Savior. You can do anything you want," Henry frowns and looks down, "you can go." Magnus kneeled down but the doctor come up to them to announce the health baby and Ashley is perfectly fine. Magnus has never been happier for them until Mr. Gold walked into the room, "what lovely news."
Magnus controlled her anger when he continued, "thank you for bringing me my merchandise."
While Mr. Gold is getting coffee from the machine, Magnus questioned, "why didn't you tell me the baby is your merchandise?"
"You didn't need to know."
"You thought I wouldn't take the job?"
"I thought it'll be more effective if you found out yourself," pointing at Ashley in the another room with coffee in his hand, "Seeing Ashley living a hard life, I thought it would make sense to you."
"You're not getting the kid!" Mr. Gold couldn't break the agreement even he tried but he doesn't want to, "my agreements are always honored. If not, then I will be forced to involved with the police then the baby will end up in the system."
Whatever Mr. Gold tried to do, it didn't work on Magnus, fully confidence in himself and Mr. Gold admired him, "It's not gonna happen."
"All I have to do is press charges. She did, after all, break into my shop."
"Let me guess, to steal the contract," Mr. Gold acted like he doesn't know anything and shrugged. There's no fucking jury in the world will put a woman with baby in jail, this I know and all of this was because she wanted to keep her child. There's nothing wrong with that. I bet the contract of him doesn't stand up at all, convincing him, "not to mention what will come out about you in the process. I suspect there's more to you than simple pawnbroker."
"I like you, Magnus," Mr. Gold smiles, he's isn't afraid of anything, not even himself, "either way, I am glad to have you on my side."
I am no fucking on his side, "you'll let her keep the baby?"
"Not just yet," Mr. Gold started walking in the other direction, "there's still the matter to discuss about our agreement."
"Tear it up."
He refuses to tear it up, it's not his style, "contracts and deals, they are the very foundation of all civilized existence." He walked into circle then close to Magnus, "if you want Ashley to keep her baby, are you willingly to make an deal with me?"
"What do you want?"
He doesn't know yet at the moment, so he answered, "let's just say you owe me."
Magnus reached out his arms and agreed, "deal."
Ashley thanked him for helping her with the baby and allowing her to keep. Magnus thought of talking to Sean tonight, but looked at the time on Henry's waist, "shit, it's almost 5."
On the other side of the town, Regina was in her vault with Graham, as promised she will try to help him first before killing him. She has to try for Emma, and for her family. She used special potion to shield her vault from her mother and to keep Graham safe. If her mother tried to listen into their conversation, it wouldn't work.
"I have to go. I promised Henry, I'll be home by 5," reorganizing her spell book and potions.
Graham wanted to be finished and have his heart back, "do you think it'll work?"
Regina honesty doesn't know, "I will not give up, that I can promise."
"Where do we find my heart?"
"In her vault, normally she hides it beneath the fireplace. You can easily hear the heartbeats when you're close."
"I get myself invited to her house?"
Regina knew it's a big risk and her mother could already know. One good thing out of this, no one can read minds, only to control and listen voices. Regina kissed his cheek for good luck, "I'll see you soon."
He thought of a code name in honor of Cinderella, pumpkin, but Henry shook his head, "no."
"You know a better one?"
"You're not ready yet."
Magnus did have a good day with Henry as Henry walked out of the car when he parked front of his house, "Henry." Henry looked back with a smile and thought of something to say about leaving this town but changed his mind, "I'll see you tomorrow."
What Emma doesn't know is Regina knew that he was with Magnus. He ran inside as soon Regina pulled up in the driveway and looked out the window dining room then back to the front, "mom!"
"Henry," Regina kisses on the top of the head, "did you have fun with Magnus?"
"It was awesome with dad. He helped Cinderella!"
"That must be his first time?"
"He saved her and the baby!" Henry excitement to tell mom all about what happened today. Regina began cooking for dinner while listen until she angered when he heard that he made deal with Mr. Gold, "he did what?!"
Henry understood her concern for dad, "he made a deal with Mr. Gold to let Cinderella to keep her baby."
Regina heavily sighed for a moment then resume cooking, "Mom … do you think he somehow knows about you and me?" Regina was saddened for a moment when he asked if Magnus have memories or any inkling of Henry or even remembers the pregnancy. I truly wish he does; Regina turned to Henry and gently lifted his head when he had a small drop of tear in his eye, "one day, he will, I promise, my prince," she tightly embraces him.
"Graham," Magnus calling him about the job offer, "I was thinking, maybe some roots aren't so bad. Is deputy still open?"
"Absolutely."
"I'm in," he thought of Regina and doesn't want to upset her, "is Regina going to be okay with this?"
"I don't care. It's my department. I'll see you Monday morning," Graham hanged up the call and braces himself to leave Regina's vault and to be under Cora's control again.
