The next day, Emma called me and said that her, Mary Margaret, Henry, and David were coming to get me. I got dressed and waited for them. I joined them and we headed to Regina's office. Emma, David, and I went in with our guns drawn and Mary Margaret, and Henry stayed back.
"It's okay. She's not here." Emma said.
Mary Margaret and Henry joined us, but something wasn't right.
"When you find her, you're not gonna hurt her, right?" Henry asked.
"No. We just want the beans she stole from us." I replied.
"I don't get it. Why would Regina leave her office unlocked?" Mary Margaret asked.
"Especially when she's keeping the beans here." David added.
They walked over to a small plant that should have beans growing on it.
"Was keeping them here. They're gone." Mary Margaret said.
"Something's not right. Regina would never leave evidence like this behind." I said.
"Maybe she already used them to portal out of Storybrooke." David said.
"Without Henry? I don't think so." I said.
"What if something bad happened to her?" Henry asked.
"Security system says the last time someone was in the office was around 6:00 this morning. (Emma pressed a key to reveal something none of us saw coming) They used an override code to get in." Emma replied.
"Why would Regina need an override code on her own alarm?" David asked.
"She wouldn't." I replied.
"You think someone else broke in and took the beans?" Mary Margaret asked.
"Well, we haven't found Regina anywhere and haven't heard from her." Emma replied.
"So something bad did happen to her." Henry said.
"We're gonna find her, Henry. I promise." Emma said.
"There's only one person who could overpower Regina." Mary Margaret started.
"Gold." David finished.
"He's too busy with his new/old girlfriend. No, this wasn't Gold. This was Tamara." I said.
"Haven't you already gone down that road?" Mary Margaret asked.
"Maybe not far enough." Emma replied.
"Or, maybe it's time for you to let it go." Mary Margaret said.
"August was attacked the day Tamara came to town. I don't think that was a coincidence." I said.
I'm standing by Emma because even I know that something is off with Tamara, but I also have a feeling that she's not working alone.
"What if your both wrong? If Regina's in trouble, we can't just drop everything else because of a hunch." David said.
"Which is why we're not gonna drop everything else. Go to Gold. I'm sure he has some kind of magic that can help locate Regina." Emma said.
"Where are you going?" Mary Margaret asked.
"Back to Tamara's room." Emma replied.
I followed her because she's gonna need help just in case we're right. Emma knows that I have her back no matter what. I followed Emma in as Neal opened the door.
"We need to search your room for real this time." Emma said.
"You wanna tell me what this about, Sheriff?" Neal asked.
"Where's your fiancé?" I asked.
"She's on a run. What do either of think she did this time?" Neal asked.
"Regina's gone missing." Emma replied.
Emma went to check the closet and I could tell by her face that she found something.
"And you think she… You're still on Tamara? You've got to be kidding me. She came to town to support, her fiancé, she's not a kidnapper." Neal said.
"Where'd she go running?" I asked.
Emma had me come look at what she found.
"The same place she goes every morning- the woods." Neal replied.
"How long had she been gone?" I asked.
"Couple of hours. Does it matter? She's training for a marathon." Neal replied.
"If she runs in the woods, then why'd she track sand in her?" Emma asked.
"Maybe she likes to run along the beach instead. What does that prove?" Neal replied.
"That she lied to you. If she lied about this, you can bet that she's lied about other things too." I replied to Neal's question.
"Maybe she just likes to run on the beach." Neal said.
"One way to find out." Emma said.
The three of us then left and went to the docks. We headed towards the beach and I'm hoping that we find something on Tamara soon.
"So, ah, where do you think she's hiding Regina, in a sandcastle?" Neal asked jokingly.
"They have to be somewhere." Emma replied.
I stayed back because Emma and Neal needed to have a conversation that's been needing to happen for quite some time.
"Emma, you're letting your emotions get in the way of your judgment." Neal said.
"Do you really think this is all about me trying to break up you and Tamara? W-What do you want to hear, Neal? That it killed me that you never came looking for me even once I was locked up?" Emma explained.
"Emma." Neal said.
"That it didn't hurt? That you found Tallahassee with someone else?" Emma continued.
Tamara then jogged up and I knew that this was going to be good.
"Neal?!" Tamara exclaimed.
"Hey!" Neal said.
"Hey. What are you doing down here?" Tamara asked.
Why should it matter why he's anywhere? That right there is a red flag. She's hiding something and she's scared that Neal is going to find out.
"We were, we're just- I thought you go running in the woods?" Neal tried to explain but ended up just asking a question.
"Yeah, I start in the woods but then I run along the beach. Is everything alright?" Tamara explained.
"Regina's missing." I replied.
"Oh my God. That's terrible." Tamara said.
"We thought maybe she was down here but we were wrong." Emma said.
"Well, I'm sure she'll turn up somewhere. Let me know if I can help at all. See you later." Tamara said before kissing Neal and continuing running.
"Emma…" Neal started.
"I think we should go." Emma said.
"I wanted to go to jail for you." Neal said.
"Neal." Emma said.
I gave a look that said shut up because Neal's finally admitting what I know she should've admitted a long time ago.
"It kills me I let August talk me into letting you go." Neal said.
"I don't want to hear it." Emma said.
"Yeah, but I have to say it. I wanted to look for you. I just- I, I was too afraid." Neal said.
"Of what?" Emma asked.
"That you would never forgive me. "Cause I never forgave myself. There hasn't been a day that's gone by that I don't regret having left you. I'm sorry, Emma, for everything." Neal said.
"Me too." Emma said.
"I'm also sorry for leaving you too, Hazelle. You became like a little sister to me, and I abandoned you just like my father did me." Neal said as he looked at me.
"I forgive you, Neal." I said.
I could tell that Neal was relieved that I forgave him. I gave him a hug because I did miss having him around because we did act like brother and sister. All three of us then continued walking and I was happy that we somewhat cleared the air on a few topics.
"So she didn't see anything?" I asked as I was talking to my dad on the phone about what mom went through to help find Regina.
"Uh, not much. She could sense Regina was in pain. It was cold. She was strapped down. She said she could smell sardines." my dad replied.
I glanced at a building and Emma followed my gaze. The building read Storybrooke Cannery, Co. and I knew right then that we're about to beat a bitches ass.
"Get down to the docks right now." I told my dad before hanging up.
"We were right. Tamara was not down here for a run. She was in there, with Regina." Emma told Neal.
We headed inside and I drew my gun, along with Emma.
"You sure you wanna be here?" I asked Neal.
"I'm not gonna leave you guys alone in this place." Neal replied.
"If something does go down with Tamara, I need to know you've got our back." Emma said.
"Emma, if Tamara is hiding Regina here in her evil lair by the docks, yeah, I've got your and Hazelle's back." Neal said.
I'm thankful for that because we're gonna need all the help when we find her because I know she's not working alone, but I have no clue who it could be. We kept going and heard something. Emma and I got ready to shoot but ended up crossing paths with David and Mary Margaret.
"What the hell, guys?" I asked in shock.
Emma, David, and I lowered our guns and David handed Emma a walkie-talkie.
"Here. So that doesn't happen again." David said.
"You and Mary Margaret take the basement. We'll search the main floor. Regina's gotta be here somewhere." Emma said.
We split up and I hope we find Regina soon.
"Emma? Hazelle? You gotta block the exits." David said through the walkie-talkie.
"Already on it. You guys all right?" Emma asked.
"Oh, we're fine. We found Regina… with Mendell. He's coming your way." David replied.
"Greg Mendell." I repeated.
"So I was right. It wasn't Tamara." Neal said.
"Uhh!" Emma said as she hit the ground.
"Actually… it was. I just had some help." Tamara said after she hit Emma.
I cocked my gun because I wasn't playing with this bitch.
"What are you doing, Tamara?" Neal asked.
"I have to keep magic out of this world, Neal. It doesn't belong here. You more than anyone should understand that. It's a poison." Tamara replied.
"You've been lying to me. How long have you been lying to me?" Neal asked.
"This is more important than any…" Tamara went to say.
"How long?!" Neal yelled.
"Just answer his fucking question and quit stalling bitch." I growled.
My only problem is that Neal has me behind him for some reason. I hope he realizes that I can take her out if need be.
"Since the beginning. Since I spilled coffee on you." Tamara finally explained.
"It wasn't an accident. You planned it all. None of it was real." Neal said.
I could tell that his heart is breaking and I wish I could do something about it, but right now, I need to take Tamara out and get us all out of here.
"Neal, you're a good man. I know that. So please try to understand. I had a job to do… an important one, one I think you can agree with." Tamara said.
"You never loved me." Neal said.
"No." Tamara said.
"I can't let you leave here, Tamara." Neal said.
"Neal, please don't make me." Tamara said.
Before I knew it, Tamara shot Neal. I went to shoot her, but Neal gave me a look to hang tight. I huffed because I really want to shoot her, but I'll wait for Neal's signal.
"I'm sorry, Neal." Tamara said.
"You should be." Emma said before attacking.
Emma and Tamara fought before Tamara threw a magic bean that opened a portal.
"Bye." Tamara said as she turned to leave.
I took some shots at Tamara and barely missed her by an inch. I then helped Neal rescue Emma before some of the floor decided to give in. Emma grabbed Neal and I grabbed Emma. I knew that I couldn't hold on to both of them, but I'm gonna do everything I need to do. I was doing good until some of the planks broke a little from the weight.
"You can't hold us both and Hazelle is barely keeping us up!" Neal yelled.
"I'm not letting go of you!" Emma yelled.
"I'm not letting go of either of you damn it!" I yelled.
"You have to." Neal argued.
"No, you're shot! If you fall through that portal, you'll die no matter what world you land in!" Emma argued back.
"No, but, Emma, Henry needs you. He can't lose us both. Don't make him grow up like we did." Neal said.
"Then don't let go. I need you. I love you." Emma said.
"I love you, too." Neal said.
Before I could do anything, Neal let go of Emma's hand.
"No!" Emma cried.
The portal then closed and I hugged Emma as tight as I could. We cried together and sat there for as long as we needed to. We then back to the apartment and I knew that this was going to be hard to explain.
"What happened?" David asked.
"What is it? Where's Neal?" Mary Margaret asked.
"He's gone. She killed him." Emma replied.
David and Mary Margaret glanced over at me and I nodded my head. David, Emma, and I sat on the staircase because we needed to figure things out.
"Emma, I'm so sorry." David said.
"How… am I gonna tell Henry?" Emma asked.
"We'll tell him together." I replied.
Emma gave me a small smile because she knew that I wouldn't let her do anything by herself. David hugged us and we all knew that telling Henry was going to be painful.
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