A Potter In Storybrooke

Chapter 55 - Second Star to the Right

"It's okay. She's not here."

Henry and Mary Margaret inside Regina's office to find it void of her presence, only Emma and David standing inside. Apparently, the magical portal beans that the dwarves were growing were all destroyed or stolen or whatever, and everyone believed it was the work of the Evil Queen.

But in the office was also an expensive case holding a stalk that still grew beans, or did, anyway. The beans were missing. "When you find her, you're not gonna hurt her, are you?" Henry asked worriedly.

"No. We just want the beans she stole from us."

"I don't get it." Mary Margaret spoke up, "Why would Regina leave her office unlocked?"

"Especially when she's keeping the beans here." David added.

"She wouldn't." Hope stated. "And, David, the beans that were on that plant aren't there anymore. She wouldn't leave with Henry and if she did do this, she wouldn't just leave everything behind like this." The three adults in the room stared for a moment while Henry's face morphed to one of total worry.

"What if something bad happened to her?"

"Security system says the last time someone was in the office was around 6:00 this morning." Emma informed us, "They used an override code to get in."

"Why would Regina need an override code on her own alarm?" David asked confusedly.

"She wouldn't. Somebody else would, and I'm guessing they took the beans, and destroyed the ones in the field." Hope explained.

"You think someone else took the beans?" Mary Margaret questioned her.

"Well we haven't seen or heard from her." Emma agreed with a small shrug.

"Did something bad happen to her?"

"We're gonna find her, Henry. I promise." She responded determinedly.

"There's only one person who could overpower Regina." Mary Margaret realized.

"Gold."

"He's too busy with his new/old girlfriend." Emma argued, "No, this wasn't Gold. This was Tamara."

"Haven't you already gone down that road?" Mary Margaret asked hesitantly.

"Maybe not far enough."

"Or maybe it's time for you to let it go."

"August was attacked the day Tamara came to town. I don't think that was a coincidence." Emma argued, frustration seeping into her words.

"What if you're wrong?" David asked cautiously, "If Regina's in trouble, we can't just drop everything else because of a hunch."

"Which is why we're not gonna drop anything else. Go to Gold." She continued, "I'm sure he has some kind of magic that can help locate Regina."

Mary Margaret nodded, "Where are you going?"

"Back to Tamara's room."