𝓞𝓷𝓬𝓮 𝓤𝓹𝓸𝓷 𝓐 𝓣𝓲𝓶𝓮

3x21 Snow Drifts

SCENE: Boston, Land Without Magic. Past, Eighteen years ago. At Happy Cottage Children's Home, a little girl is handed a stuffed Mickey Mouse toy by her new adoptive parents. She waves goodbye to the other children before going into the couple's car to go to her new home. The woman who runs the home then begins to usher the children back inside.

Woman: All right, everyone. Back inside. It's almost dinnertime. (Last to leave is an eleven-year-old Emma, who continues to stare longingly as the car drives away.) Don't worry, you'll find a home too, Emma.

SCENE: Storybrooke. Present day. At the Blanchard loft, Emma is lost in thought as Mary Margaret and David spend time with their infant son.

David: He's a handsome boy.

Mary Margaret: (Chuckles.) Stop, you're going to spoil him like Logan going to spoil my niece.

David: Emma, you okay?

Emma: What? Oh, yeah, of course. You guys finally gonna tell me the name of my little brother? Or should I just keep on calling him "Hey there"? Same with my little cousin.

David: Well, the thing is, there's this tradition. Back in the Enchanted Forest, whenever a new royal is born or in this case two new royals born, you usually announce the name at a coronation ceremony.

Mary Margaret: We would have done it with you if we could have.

Emma: You and Ruby aren't gonna hold them out in front of the clock tower and present them like Lion King, are you?

David: (Laughs.) Of course not. In fact, we, Logan, and Ruby have decided to forego all pomp and circumstance for a nice potluck at Granny's.

Mary Margaret: The important thing is to mark the occasion. To remind ourselves that after all, we've been through, we're still together. As a family. (Henry and Izzy enter, each carrying a newspaper ad for an apartment.)

Henry: Hey, check it out. I think we found us a place.

Emma: (Surprised and confused.) You're both looking for apartments?

Izzy: What do you think? (She hands her the paper.)

Mary Margaret: Yeah, Emma. What do you think?

Emma: (Still surprised, but then smiles.) I think your grandparents and grand uncle and aunt can't decide what to name your uncle and cousin, and they are using a fairy-tale tradition to try and buy themselves some time. (Henry and Izzy chuckle.)

SCENE: Storybrooke. Present day. In the Mills House, Regina and Robin Hood enjoy a drink together.

Robin: To the return of your heart. (They clink glasses.) So, how does it feel?

Regina: Stronger than ever. (They kiss. Regina pauses.)

Robin: What is it?

Regina: I just never thought I'd have this. (She smiles joyfully.)

Robin: After I lost my wife, I felt like that for a long time. Her death was my fault.

Regina: I'm sorry.

Robin: I would have walked through hell to be with my Marian again. But, when I finally admitted to myself that she was gone and that she was never coming back, I had to let that guilt go.

Regina: My first love Daniel was killed because of me. Because he loved me.

Robin: And that's why you never wanted to open yourself up again.