Fight The Darkness Or Give In?

Out of your mind

"It's Zelena."
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"Are you out of your mind?!" David asks in disbelief. "You are insane if you think we would ever let Zelena out of there. And you must be even more insane to think that we will take her to hurt Regina or vice versa. Regina has come too far for that witch to be the cause of more pain and darkness." David says, breathing heavily.

"I understand that." Rumple says calmly. "But if we don't open a portal we'll never be able to get to Regina before is too late."

"He has a point, David." Snow says and looks at her husband with pleading eyes. "We need to do this for Regina and for Henry. He misses her. I miss her too. She saved our daughter, it's time we save her too."

David sighed. "Fine, but how is she going to open a portal? Her magic isn't strong enough now."

Before Rumple could answer a panting Robin bursted in. Everyone looked at him worriedly.

"What is it?" Emma asked cautiously. Robin looked up and straight to her eyes.

"The dagger, it's gone." He said out of breath.

Everyone went silent, Snow ran a hand through her short hair and started to pace around the room muttering to herself angrily.

"Great. Just great. First we are cursed to an alternative universe. Then we come back to find out that Rumple was nearly dying. Then the damn Dark One tries to take Regina and then Emma tries to save her but Regina doesn't let her. And now we have only one option and that is to get Zelena to open a damn portal while Regina is somewhere in the Enchanted Forest trying to fight a darkness that is so strong. And now you tell us that the dagger is gone?! Well this is getting better and better!" Snow says glaring at Robin. "I knew it was a bad idea to let YOU of all people keep the dagger."

"What is that supposed to mean?! I care about her! I LOVE HER!!" He screamed.

"Well apparently not enough!!" Snow yelled back. Emma stepped in front of them.

"Okay. Okay. Let's not go far. Fighting isn't going to help Regina. We have to find her and to save her. Stop fighting." Emma said as calmly as she could.

Snow walked outside the apartment and slammed the door angrily. Once outside her tears fell. Regina had worked so hard to be good to not be seen as The Evil Queen and here they are now, trying to find a way to save her from the darkness once again. Except that this time Regina didn't really have a chance to choose.

She heard the door open behind her and she quickly wiped away her tears. Snow turns around and finds Henry standing there looking sad and a bit scared.

Snow opens her arms and Henry runs to them, wrapping his arms tightly around her waist.

"I just want her to be okay." Henry whispers as tears fall from his tightly shut eyes. Snow runs her hand through his hair in a soothing motion.

"And she will be," Snow reassures even though her voice cracks a little. "She's the strongest woman we know. She fought, and won, against the darkness even after it consumed her... She will win again and this time she'll have all of us by her side."

"Really?" Henry asks as he pulls away and stares hopefully into Snow's eyes.

"Really, kid." Emma says from behind them with a small smile on her face. "I told you, kid, I will bring back all the happy endings and that includes saving Regina." She nods her head firmly.

"Then let's go find ourselves a Wicked Witch." Snow says with a determined gleam in her eyes.

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Zelena is sitting on the very uncomfortable bed, staring at the wall with her heart racing. She can still feel Regina's hand inside her chest and can still feel the sting of the massive pain she felt when her sister had squeezed the heart.

She wants nothing to do with a Dark Queen on the loose probably out for her blood. She's pulled away from her thoughts by the door opening and The Charmings, Emma, Henry, Robin, Hook, and Rumple standing with serious expressions.

"Ooh, visitors!" She says in mock happiness. "What a 'pleasant' surprise! Is there something you need?" She asks in mock hospitality.

"Cut the crap, Zelena!" Gold says as forcefully as he can. "We need your help."

Zelena chuckles. "You must be desperate if you're here."

"You're right, we are desperate but luckily for us you have no choice but to listen to what we have to say." Emma says firmly.

"What do you want?" Zelena asks in a bored and annoyed tone.

"We need you to use the apprentice's wand to take us to Regina." Robin says.

Zelena chuckles. "You think I will actually help?" Zelena says sarcastically and looks at each serious face. "Oh wow, you are serious about this none sense."

"Of course we are!" David says annoyed. "Why on earth would you think we would be kidding?!"

Snow places a hand on his shoulder, trying to calm him down. "Zelena, this isn't the time for your acts or sarcasm. We need your help and we wouldn't be here if it weren't serious. So, are you going to do it?"

"Not like you have a choice." Emma mumbles. "It's either do it or we'll find a way to make you do it."

Zelena thinks this over. Does she want to help? Hell no. Does she have a choice? Of course not. But on the other hand as much as she wants Regina as far away as possible after her little 'visit' she would rather have her annoying I-will-let-you-have-a-second-chance-sister than the I will kill you in a heartbeat sister. With a long sigh she finally reaches fir the wand.

"...Fine... But I'm going to need one of you to take this beautiful cuff off." She says and points to her wrist.

Gold takes a step closer to her and looks into her eyes. "No funny business." He warns. "One try to get away and I'll do what Regina didn't want me to do, kill you." He says venomously as he takes the cuff off.