To The Man Who Let Her Go

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"What the hell was that?" Emma said grabbing Regina's hand.

"No..." Regina gasped as she looked at their conjoined hands, "I was only being safe, but it's true..."

"What are you talking about? What's true?"

"Emma you told me you loved me and I love you too. I need you to remember that when everyone comes looking for me," Regina said as tears started to pool in her eyes.

"Looking for you? Regina what happened? What was that?" Emma questioned as people started banging on the door, "Why are they doing that?"

"Open up Regina!" Dr. Whale yelled from outside.

"Your majesty I'd find a place to hide if I were you," someone else added.

"The Evil Queen! She's here!"

Regina let go of Emma's hand and brushed her hair behind her ears as she cupped her face, "Listen Em, we don't have much time before that door is kicked down with people demanding my head. Everything Henry told you was true. Snow White and Mary Margaret. David and Charming. Me and the Evil Queen... All of it is real and I think true loves kiss just broke the curse I cast nearly 3 decades ago. The fact that WE broke my curse shows me that part of you believed Henry all along. When I casted that curse, never in a million years did I think I would fall in love with the very Savior prophesied to break it. Emma Swan I love you, and no matter what you're about to hear please don't ever forget it."

With the wave of her hand Regina disappeared and the door to the room flew wide open.

"Where is she Emma?" Dr. Whale yelled as he charged in.

Emma shook her head as she looked around the room, "She was right here! I don't kno- Is this really happening?"

"Oh it's happening sister, and you better buckle up for a crazy ride because the Enchanted Forest has come to Storybrooke," Grumpy said as he and the others who barged in left to find Regina.

Emma took a seat as she shook her head, if it's all true than my parents are, she thought to herself.

"Emma..." David/Charming let out lowly but happily as he and Mary Margaret/Snow ran to the door.

Emma looked up from her position to her parents who smiled at her longingly. They rushed over and hugged her as tears ran down their cheeks.

"You found us," her mother cried out as she stroked her daughters hair.

"Mom? Dad?" She said through shaky breaths as she hugged them back, "It's all true? You? Archie? Regina? Henry was right?"

They nodded as they separated from their daughter, "It's all true, and you've broken the curse and saved us all," David replied.

Snow wiped the tears from her eyes and smiled,"Where's Henry? I'd love to officially meet my grandson."

"Uh- he's um at the house. Regina's house," she answered.

"Where did my evil step mother go anyway," Snow White said with the roll of her eyes.

"Gross," Emma said with that thought, "Lets just go get Henry."

"Emma are you ok? Aren't you happy?" David asked.

"It's been a long day David- I mean dad. Sorry. It's just a lot to take in. I'm not even sure this is real," she said through a laugh, "I'm like 90% sure I'm dreaming."

Snow smiled at the sentence and David joined in on the laughter, "The life of the Charmings does feel like that. Come on lets go meet the prince."

"He's already here," Henry said as he peeped his head in.

"Henry I told you to wait at home," Emma said jumping up to hug him.

"You know me mom. I was never gonna wait at home," he said as he hugged her back, "From that pulsating surge and everyone rioting I'd assume that true loves kiss worked?"

Emma smiled and hugged him harder, "You were right kid. Sorry I ever doubted you."

"True loves kiss? Emma who did you meet?" Snow asked with a smile on her face, "You never mentioned anyone after Regin-no."

"You didn't get back with her did you Emma?" David asked as he held Mary Margaret close to him.

"It's complicated," she told them as she separated from her son, "But yes Henry I guess it did."

Snows face scrunched up in disdain, "If this is true Emma you can't trust her. Regina sent us all here. She's the reason we had to let you go. She wanted to kill you then and I'm sure she wants to do it now. You cannot trust her."

"It's not black and white Mary Margaret, she loves me and I love her. Whoever she was back then isn't the woman I know today," she told her parents.

"She's right! My mom was once the Evil Queen but she's different now," Henry chimed in.

"I know you want to believe that Henry and I believed it to once too, but she refuses to change," Snow tried to argue.

"You're wrong. She wouldn't try to kill me. Not now, not after all we've been through," Emma retorted, "I need to find her. She left because she was afraid of what you would do to her. I need to make sure she's safe."

Her parents groaned in annoyance, "Fine. We trust you Emma," David assured her.

"Good, let's check the house," she said turning her son, "I'd hope she wouldn't go to the first place the townspeople would check but I wouldn't put it past her."

Henry laughed, "Me either."

They traveled to the mayor's house and sure enough there were mobs of people screaming for her head.

Emma turned to her parents, "I need you to create a distraction. Long enough for me to sneak inside."

"Emma we can't-" David started to say.

"Please," Emma begged.

Snow and Charming exchanged looks and nodded their heads, "Fine."

Emma watched as her parents ran out to the mob.

"Hey," Charming yelled gaining everyone's attention, "We hear your concerns. We have a plan to give Regina what she deserves but we must reconvene at town hall. We have no idea what magic or beasts she brought with her. We have to be logical about this."

The crowd mumbled in agreement as they followed their king and queen to town hall. Allowing Emma and Henry to sneak inside.