Finding You Always

Unhinged

"You were desperate to find your son and if I know Regina like I think I do...I don't think she regrets her life. The curse led her to Robin," she reminded.

"She told me as such. She loves Robin...he's her soul mate, but Facilier doesn't accept that. He feels cheated by me...and he's not exactly wrong. He wanted love and power...he wanted both. We're not so different," he replied.

"That's not true...you are not like him," she admonished. He chuckled.

"Yes...I am. We both know that I have never been able to let go of power, even for love. We both know the lengths I went last time to have both. The things I did...you would have been well within your right to never take me back after the Queens of Darkness fiasco and definitely after I sold Snow and Charming out to Jekyll," he reminded.

"I won't deny that you made a mess with the whole Chernabog situation and that I was extremely angry when you made a deal with Jekyll that almost allowed him to steal Snow away from her family. But in the end, you did the right thing in the Final Battle with your mother. And this time, I have no doubt that you'll do right by us...all of us again," she said confidently.

"I only hope I can live up to such expectations," he replied. She smiled and kissed him tenderly.

"You will," she insisted. Then he realized she was right. Even if his power could be at stake, it was different this time. Allowing Facilier to get a hold of the chalice meant he would turn back time and prevent the curse from being cast. The consequences of that could be catastrophic. He might never find Bae or be with Belle. And Gideon certainly wouldn't exist. Regina wouldn't go on to be with Robin, who was the person she was supposed to be with. Facilier might have made her happy for a while had she agreed to be with him, but she would always feel empty without Robin, Roland, and the Charmings in her life. She may have once hated Snow and Charming, but she loved their children and eventually came to love them as family as well. There was no telling what would happen to them if Facilier was in control. No...his power was no good in a world like that. Balance was necessary and that meant him retaining the dagger and the Charmings remaining in control of the chalice.

"We will stop Facilier. Unfortunately, he is only part of the problem," he said. What they were facing was truly daunting.

"You mean Clayton and Gothel," she replied.

"Yes...the Collector is making quite a name for himself by collecting again, but he won't be satisfied until he re-creates Atlantis. Fortunately...I think I know how to take him out of the equation," he said, as he dialed a number on his cell phone.

"Rogers...I need you to stop by the courthouse. There will be a warrant waiting for you and then arrest Clayton Stavros," he instructed.

"You mean...we finally have enough to get him?" Rogers questioned.

"He tried to kill my...one of my informants. He will probably weasel his way out of it, but not without damage to his reputation. That will make him desperate and then he'll be right where we want him," Weaver said, as he hung up, before dialing David.

"Where are you and Emma?" he asked.

"I was just about to call you...we have a huge problem," David answered.

"We have a lot of huge problems. Be more specific," Weaver retorted.

"I just got a call from our witch killer. He has Henry, Elsa...and my son. He's going for broke," David said.

"Dammit...send me the location. I'm on my way," he said.

"What's going on?" Belle asked.

"Nothing good...but I need you to stay here. We have a serial killer on our hands and he has Henry, Elsa, and Leo. I have to go," he replied. She hugged him tightly.