Sound of Surviving

22

"Where's my son?" Regina demanded.

"You did this," Emma said as she grabbed Regina and dragged her to a storage room.

Emma threw her against a storage rack and continued her attack while Regina tried to defend herself. Emma managed to pin Regina to the wall.

"You did this!" Emma yelled.

Regina glared. "What the hell are you doing? Stop this! My son-"

"Is sick because of you! That apple turnover you gave me? He ate it!"

"What? It was meant for you!"

"It's true, isn't it?"

"What are you talking about?"

"It's true, isn't it? All of it."

"Yes."

"I was leaving town. Why couldn't you just leave things alone?"

"Because as long as you're alive, Henry will never be mine!"

"He'll never be anyone's unless you fix this. You wake him up!"

"I can't!"

"Don't you have magic?"

"That was the last of it. It was supposed to put you to sleep!"

Emma released her grip on Regina. "What's it going to do to him?"

"I don't know. Magic here is unpredictable."

"So... So he could..."

"Yes."

"So, what do we do?"

"We need help. There's one other person in this town who knows about this... Knows about magic."

"Mr. Gold."

"Actually, he goes by Rumpelstiltskin."

ENCHANTED FOREST - PAST

The Evil Queen was pacing in her chambers. The Huntsman arrived and the Evil Queen asked, "Where is he? The prisoner!"

"Escaped," the Huntsman replied.

She magically threw the Huntsman into the wall. "A palace full of guards, and you let him escape?"

"I did my best."

"You failed. And do you know what happens to people who fail me, Huntsman?"

"'I'll find him. You needn't worry. Leave him to me."

"That won't be necessary. He's mine." The Evil Queen saw Prince Charming through her mirror. She waved her hand, and Prince Charming was warped through a portal.

---

Prince Charming was transported to a clearing in the middle of a forest. Lost, he began to run in a random direction. The forest he was stuck in was extremely vast. Prince Charming arrived at another clearing, where Rumpelstiltskin was waiting.

"Lost, are we?" Rumpelstiltskin asked.

"What are you doing here?" Prince Charming questioned.

"I'm just here to help."

"Well, no need. I'll be fine."

"No, I don't think so. This is the Infinite Forest. There's no way out. Well, except... My way."

"I want nothing from you."

"Not even this?" Rumpelstiltskin held up a ring.

"My mother's ring. It was just... How did you get it?"