(In Storybrooke)

Emma woke up on a bed in a jail cell in Storybrooke. She heard someone whistling in the next cell beside her. She turned around to see a short man in the other jail cell. "What are you looking at, sister?" he asked while being a grouch.

Harry was working on a case file when he heard what the short man said to Emma. "Come now, Leroy. If I'm gonna let you out, you have to behave." Harry said and grabbed the keys and let him go, "put on a smile, and stay out of trouble."

Leroy just faked a smile and left the cell while whistling a tune. Emma looked at him with disbelief that he let this man, Leroy out instead of her. "Let me guess, Regain's drinks? A little stronger than we thought. Graham found you passed out in your car and well, though you were drunk." Harry explained.

"I wasn't drunk. Two wolves were standing in the middle of the road." Emma tried to explain.

Harry didn't even believe Emma's story for a second but suddenly, Regina came running in looking for Graham. Harry told her that Graham went out on patrol for a bit so he'll help her. Henry ran away again and she couldn't find him, she saw Emma in the cell. Regina asked Emma where Henry was but she hadn't seen him since last night. Emma offered to help them find Henry so she could go home.

They headed back to Regina's house and went into Henry's room. Emma looked at his computer but Henry was smart, he cleaned out his inbox. Emma knew a trick to get everything back up on his hard drive. She looked through the many websites that Henry has until she found a receipt for a website called, which explained how he found Emma. But that website was expensive but somehow he paid with a credit card. "How did he get a credit card? He's only 10," said Harry. Emma pulled out a transaction record for the card and the name Mary Margaret Blanchard appeared.

"Who's Mary Margaret Blanchard?" Emma asked.

"Henry's teacher," Regina spoke with a hint of anger in her voice.

They headed to the school and saw Mary Margaret's students leave as she was cleaning the classroom. She looked a little shocked to see Regina because she thought Henry was home sick with her. But when Regina asked Mary Margaret if she gave Henry to find Emma. She was confused about what Regina was asking so she opened up her purse and started digging for her wallet. "You don't know anything about this, did you?" Emma asked.

"No, unfortunately not." She answered. She opened her wallet and found her credit card missing. "Clever boy. I never should have given him that book."

Regina asked about the book that she kept hearing about. Mary Margaret explained that she gave Henry an old book with the classic fairy tales that everyone knows. Henry is a special boy, smart, and creative but he's also lonely. So Mary Margaret gave Henry the storybook to help him, she said that Henry needed it. "What he needs is a dose of reality. This is a waste of time. Have a nice trip back to Boston, Miss Swan." Regina said, cruelly. She left in anger and knocked down some textbooks on the floor.

Emma and Harry went to help Mary Margaret pick up the books. Emma tried to apologize to Mary Margaret for bothering her but she was fine with it. Something kind of made Mary Margaret remember something but it went away in an instant. "It's okay, I fear this is partially my fault." Mary Margaret stated.

"Ms. Blanchard, it's not your fault. You're trying to help Henry just like me." Harry reassured.

"How's a book supposed to help?" Emma asked.

"What do you think stories are for? These stories, the classics, there's a reason we all know them. They're a way for us to deal with our world. A world that doesn't always make sense." Mary Margaret answered.

They headed out of the classroom and continued their chat. As they chatted, Emma learned that Henry wanted to know why she gave him up. That and mostly Regina, but Harry told Emma that it's just have she was. "Look, I gave the book to him because I wanted Henry to have the most important thing anyone can have. Hope. Believing in even the possibility of a happy ending is a very powerful thing." Mary Margaret spoke.

"You know where he is, don't you?" Emma asked.

"You might want to check his castle." Mary Margaret answered.

(In the Enchanted Forest)

Back inside Snow and Charming's castle, Snow was screaming in pain and was in labor. The curse was getting closer to the castle and so was the Evil Queen. She was trying to stop the baby from coming but it's not working. Charming was trying to keep his wife calm while Doc was helping with the birth. "The wardrobe's almost finished. Just hold on." Charming spoke in a calm voice. The Queen and her black knight were getting closer to the castle.

Snow White was screaming in more and more pain. Geppetto came into their room to tell them that the wardrobe was ready but they couldn't move Snow to it, she had to give birth to their daughter. Without warning, Toothless came running into their room. He could hear Snow's painful screams, so he went to grab the blanket with Emma's name on it and gave it to Doc to use. "Smart dragon. I can see why the masked dragon rider has a fondness for them." Charming stated.

In the enchanted forest, The Evil Queen and her black knights were riding towards the castle as the curse crept closer. The Queen plans to make sure that the child never leaves the enchanted forest before the curse hits all of them.

Inside the castle, Snow's screams were stopped and replaced with the cries of a newborn child. Emma was now born, she was wrapped in her blanket and held by Snow White. She then realized that the wardrobe can only protect one so their plan failed. They could hear the sounds of their men battling the Queen's black knights. "At least we're together," said Charming.

Snow didn't want to risk it, they had to get Emma away from the curse. "You have to take her. Take the baby to the wardrobe," she said to Charming.

"Are you out of your mind?" Charming questioned his wife.

"It's the only way. You have to send her through. We have to believe that she'll come back for us. We have to give her her best chance." Snow explained while tears were dripping down her eyes.

With that said, Charming kissed Emma on her forehead then just as Snow said goodbye to her, Charming took Emma from her arms. Toothless grabbed a sword in his mouth and gave it to Charming. He takes the sword and has Toothless follow him to the wardrobe. Snow White was crying and sobbing in her bed, not just from the pain from the birth but also from her heartbreak for sending Emma away.

The black knights have already taken out most of the guards, they saw Charming with Toothless beside him and Emma in his right arm. Charming began to fight his way to the wardrobe, he kept on blocking the attacks but one of the knights' swords slashed his arm. Toothless shot a plasma blast at the black knight which sent the knight flying. They both make it to the wardrobe, Toothless stands guard while Charming opens the wardrobe and places Emma inside it. He gave her one last kiss and whispered the words find us as tears fell. Just as Charming closed the wardrobe, he heard Toothless's roar as a sign that the black knights were calling.

Charming tries to fight them off but one of the knights stabs him in the side, making him fall to the floor. Toothless was growling protectively around to where Charming was lying on the ground. The black knights broke down the doors to the wardrobe to get Emma but it was too late, she was already gone. Charming smiled a little, knowing that his daughter was safe and would break the curse. Toothless groaned and purred at Charming, trying to keep him awake.

"It's ok. I'll be fine. Just make sure Emma finds us." Charming spoke softly to Toothless.

Those were his last words before his world became black.

(In Storybrooke)

Henry was down by the shore of the beach, sitting in the wooden castle that he and Harry found when Henry was only nine. Emma and Harry found him and sat down beside him. Emma handed him back the book and they stared out at the clock tower. "Still hasn't moved, huh?" Emma said.

"I was hoping that when I brought you back, things would change here. That the final battle would begin," Henry explained.

"Henry, this is just a story. Emma isn't fighting any battles." Harry spoke.

"Yes, she is. She's here because it's her destiny. She's gonna bring back the happy endings." Henry argued.

"Can you cut it with the book?" Emma asked in a sappy tone.

"You don't have to be hostile. I know you like me. I can tell. You're just pushing me away because I make you feel guilty. It's ok. I know why you gave me away. You wanted to give me my best chance."

"How do you know that?"

"It's the same reason Snow White gave you away."

"Henry, this isn't a fairytale," Harry stated.

"I know, Harry. But your dad did the same thing when he went after the Evil Queen." Henry argued.

"Henry. you know that I don't even have parents. I'm not in your book and neither is Emma." Harry assured.

"Listen, kid, your friend is right." Emma said, "We're not in any book. I'm a real person. And I'm no savior You were right about one thing, though. I wanted you to have your best chance. But it's not with me."

"Please don't take me back there. Just stay with me for one week. That's all I ask. One week, you'll see I'm not crazy." Henry begged.

"I have to get you back to your mom."

"You don't know what it's like with her. My life sucks."

"Oh, you wanna know what sucking is? Being left abandoned on the side of a freeway. My parents didn't even bother to drop me off at a hospital. I ended up in the foster system. And I had a family until I was three, but then they had their own kid, so they sent me back. But at least she wants you."

"Emma, your parents didn't leave you on the side of the freeway. That's just where you came through."

"What?"

"The wardrobe. When you went through the wardrobe, you appeared in the street. Your parents were trying to save you from the curse."

"Sure they were. Come on, Henry."

(In The Enchanted Forest)

Snow White got out of her bed but she was still weak from the birth of Emma but she didn't care, she wanted to see her husband. She groaned and moaned with each step until she reached the nursery. However, she saw Toothless with a sad look on his face as she looked down at Charming who was 'dead'. She was sobbing and kneeled to him and tried to wake him up with a kiss but nothing worked. Toothless nudged Snow's arm "Thank you." she whispered, softly.

"Oh, don't worry, dear." someone spoke. The Evil Queen had walked into the room and she was smiling at the loss of Charming. "In a few moments, you won't remember you knew him, let alone loved him."

Toothless growled and bared his teeth at her. Snow White asked why Regina was doing this but all she said was that this was her happy ending. Tears streamed down Snow's face, and two of the Queen's black knights told the Queen that the child was gone. The Queen looked back at Snow with a scowl on her face, asking where the child was.

"She got away. You're going to lose." Snow said with confidence, "I know that now. Good will always win."

The Queen just smirked, she let out an evil laugh as the room began to shake. Walls started to crack and break away as the curse seeped in. "Where are we going?" Snow asked the Queen.

"Somehow horrible. Absolutely horrible. A place where the only happy ending will be mine." she spoke as the curse took them away.

(Storybrooke)

Emma and Harry took Henry back to Regina, he ran up the stairs and into the house. Regina thanked Emma for finding Henry. Emma told Regina that it was her birthday yesterday, she made a wish not to be alone and then Henry came. "I hope there's no misunderstanding here," said Regina.

Emma looked confused until Regina explained "Don't mistake all this as an invitation back into his life. Ms. Swan, you made a decision 10 years ago. And in the last decade, while you've been... Well, who knows what you've been doing? I've changed every diaper, soothed every fever, and endured every tantrum. You may have given birth to him, but he's my son."

Harry tried to speak "Ms. Mills, if you let her..."

"Quiet! You don't get to speak for her. You don't get to do anything." Regina spoke harshly to Harry as she turned to Emma, "Ms. Swan, you gave up every right to him when you tossed him away. Do you know what a closed adoption is? It's what you asked for. You have no legal right to Henry. And you're gonna be held to that. So I suggest you get in your car, and you leave this town. Because if you don't, I will destroy you if it is the last thing I do. Goodbye, Ms. Swan."

Regina retreated to her house but Emma asked her if she loved Henry. Regina thought it was offensive but she just said that she does love him. Emma didn't believe it for one second but she decided to stay in town for a bit. She asked Harry if there was somewhere she could stay "You can stay at Granny's Inn. She has plenty of room." he suggested.

And so Emma stayed in Storybrooke, little did she know, the old clock tower started up again.