Regina does everything in her power to force Emma and Harry out of Storybrooke and out of her and Henry's lives forever. Fortunately, Emma has more allies than Regina realizes.
**A cast's main quote is in this chapter, but it's spread apar. It's fairly easy to find, this is just a warning.**
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Regina approached the class that was sitting in the shade of a big tree, and watched as Mary Margaret taught her class about photosynthesis. Regina cleared her throat and Mary Margaret stood and approached her. "May I speak with my son?" Regina asked.
Mary Margaret looked at her class, then back to Regina. "We're in the middle of a lesson. Is it important?"
Regina narrowed her eyes. "Do you think I'd be here if it wasn't!?" She walked away from Mary Margaret, and Henry followed her away from his classmates. "Henry, sweetie, I have some bad news. The woman who you brought here... she's been arrested. She broke into Dr. Hopper's office and stole his files. She's a con woman. She's trying to learn about us in order to take advantage of us. That's why she's sticking around. I'm sorry, sweetie."
Henry scoffed. "That's a lie! And you're not sorry! You're never sorry!"
Regina sighed. "I know you think otherwise, but all I'm doing is trying to protect you. This is gonna be good for us, you'll see. Things will be better." She looked up as the school bell rang.
Henry shoved past her, eyes on the ground. "I gotta get back to class."
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Emma stared defiantly into the camera as Graham took her mugshots. "You know the shrink is lying, right?"
"To the right, please," Graham gestured, and Emma huffed as she rotated to the side. "Why would he lie?"
"The mayor put him up to this," Emma answered. "She's gotta have something on him. He's terrified of her, like everyone else in this town."
"To the left," Graham pointed, and Emma rolled her eyes as she turned again. "Regina may be a touch intimidating, but I don't think she'd go as far as a frame-job."
"How far would she go?" Emma asked as Graham removed the pictures. "What does she have her hands in?"
"Well . . . she's the mayor," Graham shrugged. "She has her hands in everything."
Emma raised an eyebrow in challenge. "Including the police force?"
Graham narrowed his eyes, but the door to the station suddenly burst open before he could answer. "Mum!" Harry ran inside.
"Harry?" Emma stared, only to balk when Henry barreled after him. "Henry?"
"Henry?" Graham frowned. "What are you doing here?"
"His mother told him what happened," Mary Margaret answered as she entered at a more leisurely pace, visibly more timid than Newt and Queenie. The witch and wizard, in comparison, were glaring at the mugshots Graham had placed on the table nearby.
"Of course, she did," Emma sighed and turned to Henry. "Henry, I don't know what she said - "
"You're a genius!" Henry grinned widely.
Emma's mouth hung open, her previous train of thought now derailed. "What?" she stammered.
"I know what you were up to," Henry beamed. "You were gathering intel." Emma blinked, and Henry whispered quietly, "for Operation Cobra."
Graham frowned. "I'm sorry, I'm a bit lost."
"It's need to know, Sheriff," Henry told him bluntly, making Graham do a double take. "And all you need to know is that Miss Blanchard's gonna bail her out."
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Operation Cobra (Book Two of The Savior Fables)
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