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I was sitting on a chair made of stone thinking about how on earth is this place a striving economy? Like seriously! You're in the middle of the fucking earth!
"It's not polite to curse even when it is to yourself." The woman said sitting across from me.
"What?" She smiled slightly. The room I was in was lit by the glowing ceiling and walls.
"You didn't have to say anything for me to know you cussed. Let's start with introductions. My name is Regina. Queen Regina. You are most likely thinking that this is impossible but it's not. We have lived here for eons. We are protected by the scolding rock. The people on the surface don't have the right things to see us through the rock." She summed up.
"How do you glow?" She giggled.
"It's paint. When you turn eight you are given the paint. It's not like your paint it doesn't come off." She rubbed her skin showing me that it was in fact not going to come off.
"How the hell did you guys get down here or in here?" I asked confused looking anywhere but her. I had to admit she was attractive.
"Many many years ago it's said that we were forced underground when giants ruled the surface. I believe you people call the dinasaurs?" The way she said it made me giggle slightly.
"Dinosaurs ya. How did you get Henry exactly?" I leaned on the table finally looking at her again.
"I was on the surface when an auto mobile crashed into a tree and the two men inside were dead. He was screaming. I took what I thought the child would need. I also found the papers for adoption." She pulled old paper from off the floor. "I then tried finding you." She smiled. That's when some of her features reminded me of some one.
"How did you find me?" I asked a little freaked out.
"Well I covered myself in a lot of clothing and went into the town near by. A man by the name of Mr. Gold helped me claiming to know of you. I then watched you these past couple years until you fallowed me here." She admitted.
"Mr. Gold new you had him." I whispered not believing what I should have already have known. "He said he couldn't find him." I breathed.
"It's true he couldn't. Because I didn't let him know of his location." There was a knock at the door before it opened.
In walked the red head.
"Regina, Henry would like to come in." Her skin flowed just like the queens.
"Emma this is my younger sister Zelena. Yes let him in." She moved aside and let the brunette boy run in and to his mother.

After spending time talking about the history of her people I was taken to a hut a few sectors away. The building was small and surrounded by grass and flowers. A guard had escorted me.
"Shen lee gua tee." She said before leaving. What the hell did she say? I shrugged it off and opened the small door. I walked in to see a small living room to the right and a small kitchen to the left. There was a door that led to what looked like a bathroom. But in the back was a cot. I sat down and reached into my shirt and pulled out my mothers necklace. It was an apple with my name written across it.
A tear fell down my cheek as I remembered when she gave it to me. Right before she died.
"It's pretty." I looked up to see Regina standing there. I wiped the tears away and stuffed the chain back in my shirt.
"Is there something you need?" I asked working on my shoes to take them off.
"May I see it?" She sat down next to me. When I didn't respond she reached to my neck and grabbed the chain pulling it up. I went to pull away but she grabbed my hand. "I'll be careful." Her innocent eyes made me stop.
She studied the metal before hiding it between her hands. When she opened them a projectile appeared.
"I know this woman." She smiled. "Her name is Snow. She's here." I watched as the figure in the small light turned and looked at me.
I shook my head and placed the necklace back in my shirt.
"Impossible she's dead. Has been for a while." I grunted and leaned against my knees.
"Shall I go get her?" I glared at her.
"Do what ever you want. I'm going back home tomorrow." She giggled before silently leaving. She's a strange woman.
I laid down and starred at the rock ceiling. What the hell am I doing here? Why do I feel like I've found Atlantis?
My eyes closed and I was just drifting to sleep when I was shook awake. Regina's face was literally two inches from mine.
"I like your face when you are sleeping but when you are awake it is most beautiful." She whispered. She stood up letting me sit up. "I found her." I looked at the front door to see a pixie cut woman facing away from me.
"That's not her." The Queen rolled her eyes and pulled me off the bed.
"Snow this is Emma." The woman turned around and looked at me mortified.
"You can't be here." She whispered. I looked into her eyes and let small tears fall. "You can't be here Emma. Your skin hasn't been painted yet you can leave you must leave as soon as you can." She said grabbing my hands.
"How are you here? I thought you were dead!" I cried. She reached up and wiped the tears away.
"I am dead. But you aren't you need to leave now."