At the mansion:
"Mother!" I state.
"Regina." Sha says with a smile. "Id never thought that you would invite the Charmings by choice."
"Believe it or not mother, if I had a say in that they would be in their Loft and talking about how the savior can defeat you and give each other hope speeches but unfortunately that's not the case so can we please get this over with so I can leave town and live in peace?
I can feel eight shocked eyes on me and one annoying smile. I wonder who that is.
Cora looks at me, then at the others and then back at me again. As she looks back at me she starts laughing and as much as I despise her right now I cant help the little girl in me being happy about making her laugh.
"I always liked your humor my Darling. They really think the Savior could defeat me? I wouldve destroyed their beloved town already if you haven't had returned home by now."
I walk up to my mother and look her straight in the eyes.
"Do you really think I consider this town a home any longer? After everything that has happened and theyve put me through."
Now I am the one who has to laugh.
Seems like you don't know me at all mother. I don't care what happens to the town and most certainly don't care about what happens to the savior. What I do care about is my son and since you are still holding him captive I cant leave this place. So enough with the talking, you have something that I want and the other way around. Dont forget that I am still your daughter and therefor know that you are a woman of your word in times where someone has something that you want. So, show me my son!" with that said I let the Dagger appear in my hand and the other slips into my pocket where my mothers heart is careful not to touch it. The uninvited people behind me gasp in shock and I roll my eyes at that. I mean its not like they just discover that I have it for the first time. The Savior wanted to make a huge drama about it a few minutes ago.
Cora looks at the Dagger for a few moments which feels like hours to me. Then finally, she puts a smile on her face and twists her hand so Henry appears in a cloud of smoke right next to her.
"Now, dear Darling, give me my Dagger!" She orders.
I pull my hand with the Dagger in it back as she comes closer to me.
"First untie my son and let him go back to his family."
I raise my eyebrow at her. With another twist of her hand the ropes around Henry disappear and he is free. He runs to me and I go down on my knees to hug him.
"Mom!"
He hugs me real tight and as he says mom I can feel a tear slip down my face. Get a hold of yourself! Its not over yet. I hug him once again before pulling back so I can look into his eyes.
"I love you my little prince, never forget that." I can feel another tear, damn it!
His eyes look at me in confusion and shock.
"Mom? Youre scaring me." He tells me and I can hear his voice quiver.
"Regina?" I can hear Tinks and Snows voice at the same time.
I close my eyes for a minute.
"I am waiting!" I hear my mothers voice.
I open my eyes look at Henry and take a deep breath before giving him a kiss on his forehead and telling him to go back to the Charmings.
"No!" he tells me in a broken voice.
I can hear gasps behind me which reminds me that there are more people here. I turn my head to see shocked faces. I look at Tink and see tears in her eyes. She swallows hard before stepping closer to us to get Henry. She doesn't say a word. She doesn't have to because I know what she thinks.
You promised
"I am sorry." I whisper to her.
I stand up as Tink gets to Henry to pull him away.
"No! Mom! Dont do that! I love you! Please don't leave me!" I can hear him scream and know without looking back that he struggles against Tinks hold on him and that even the Charmings have tears in their eyes. I look at the celling, take another deep breath and blink away the tears before looking back at my mother.