Beyond the Call of Duty

Revelations

The motion to move Mary Margaret's trial was granted and relocated to the next jurisdiction from Storybrooke, Portland. Mary Margaret was scheduled to be transported to their prison there by the end of the week, after which no one would ever remember her again.

Well, with two exceptions but Regina could handle those.

First, she would start brewing a memory potion. She had limited ingredients but she hadn't had a need for a potion in a long time so she knew she would be able to make one and then wait. Emma would then likely follow Mary Margaret as one of the two who would remember the woman. Once she was gone, Regina would give the potion to Henry and get him to forget Mary Margaret as well as Emma.

Then everything would go back to normal.

Her only problem would be figuring out how to keep Emma Swan from crossing the town line again but she hoped Gold could help her with that as well.

Who said villains didn't get happy endings?

"Alright, Robin will be here shortly," Regina said, coming down the stairs as she finished putting in a new pair of earrings to go with her outfit. "Will you two be okay?"

Emma nodded, still looking awkward in Regina's house. She wrapped her arm around Henry's shoulder. "We'll be fine. Right, kid?"

"Absolutely," Henry said, smiling for the first time in a long time. "Have fun tonight, Mom."

It broke Regina's heart that Henry was only happy because she had agreed to let Emma babysit him that night. But she reminded herself that she had only done it because soon the pesky Savior would be gone and Henry would forget her. She saw no harm in letting him spend some time with the woman before then.

Forcing a smile to her face, she said: "I will."

"Why don't you head inside while I talk to your mom about a few things before she leaves?" Emma asked, gently pushing Henry toward the dining room. He nodded, heading into the room and leaving the two alone.

Regina raised an eyebrow, wondering what was going on. "Is something wrong, Miss Swan?"

"A lot is wrong," Emma replied, speaking low so Henry couldn't hear her. "We both know Mary Margaret is innocent."

"No, we don't," Regina said, keeping her voice even. "You believe she is innocent. I know she is not."

Emma frowned. "And is that why you are going out on a date? I thought you were so broken up over your friend."

Fire filled Regina's veins. Emma should consider herself lucky there was no magic in this realm or she would've already been incinerated by one of Regina's fireballs. Instead, she stepped closer as she fixed Emma with a cold glare. "I am heartbroken that Kathryn is gone and it pains me that we will never give her a proper funeral because of Mary Margaret. But I am glad that she is going to get justice and I think I can go celebrate that."

"Is it justice if the wrong person is going to prison?" Emma asked, still harping on Mary Margaret's innocence.

Thankfully, the doorbell rang and Regina was able to step back. "I have to get that. And I would ask that you keep your theories about Mary Margaret's innocence to yourself tonight, Miss Swan. The last thing I need is for Henry to believe she has been framed. This is hard enough on him as it is."

"Fine," Emma said, crossing her arms. "But Henry is a smart boy. He knows the truth as much as we do."

Regina didn't respond, crossing to the door. She opened it, relieved to see Robin there with a bouquet of flowers. He smiled, holding them out to her. "For you," he said.