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Regina nodded and reached up and stroked some hair from Emma’s face, “I wanted you to come over because I wanted to see you,” Regina admitted, “be that happy, sad, angry, depressed, panic attack or crying. I’m worried about you, Emma. I want to help you, I think I can help you.”

“I don’t want to be a burden,” Emma said and her lip wobbled with unshed tears.

“It may come as a surprise to you,” Regina said seriously, “but I don’t care about many people in this, or my own world. But for some unknown reason, try as I might to not, I do care about you.”

A few tears fell down Emma’s face and Regina wiped them away with her thumb, “besides,” Regina smiled, “I’m saving your life so you absolutely owe me. You’re probably going to have to do everything I tell you for.. well.. the rest of your life, to be anywhere near even.”

Emma laughed, “oh really?”

“Yes, so the next time I call about a cannibal I expect sirens and screeching tyres,” Regina laughed.

Emma laughed and shivered and Regina’s smile faltered, she may have repaired the damage to the blonde’s neck but that didn’t mean Emma was out of danger yet. She’d been sitting in cold temperatures all night and there were probably other injuries that Regina didn’t know about, she knew she had to get them out of there sooner rather than later.

“Emma,” Regina started.

“I know that tone.. nothing good comes from that tone,” Emma looked at her with sad eyes.

“I’m going to magic us to the surface,” Regina announced.

“Are you ready to do that?” Emma asked.

“No,” Regina replied honestly.

“Then don’t, we can wait,” Emma implored her.

“I don’t think we can,” Regina said.

“Regina, there has to be another way,” Emma said.

“You’re getting colder and colder and you need to be out of here and in hospital sooner rather than later, my magic is going to take a long time to properly restore itself, longer than we have,” Regina reasoned.

“Again, this tone..” Emma started.

“Because we’re a way from the entrance I’m going to have to guess where to magic us to,” Regina continued, “which uses more magic, but I can do it.”

“But?” Emma asked.

“But,” Regina took a deep breath, “I’ll lose consciousness when we materialise, you’ll need to get Gold to revive me.”

“What?” Emma tried to sit up and Regina again held her in place, “what if he won’t help? What will the price be? Can’t someone else..”

“Emma,” Regina said sternly, “you must calm down.”

Emma stopped fighting Regina and nodded and Regina continued, “he will help you, there will be no deals made, trust me. But it will take a while to revive me, I need to know that you will look out for Grace..”

“Regina.. I.. I can’t look after a baby,” Emma looked at her with a slow shake of the head, “I know nothing..”

“Your mother has her at the moment, just.. ensure she doesn’t send her to another realm in a wardrobe and she’ll be fine,” Regina said with a half smile.

“How long will it take?” Emma asked, “to revive you?”

“I don’t know,” Regina admitted, “I’ve never used this much of my magic before.”

Emma nodded her understanding, “it’s like the Bug, I always used to drive it with the gas light on, but every time I drove a little bit longer, trying to test it to see how far I could push it.”

Regina blinked, “yes, well, thank you for the endearing comparison of myself and that clapped out old heap.”

“I’m trying to lighten the situation,” Emma replied.

“Remember, you shouldn’t move for at least an hour,” Regina told her again.

“I promise,” Emma nodded seriously.

Regina licked her dry lips and stood up as she took a deep breath and waved her hand causing a cloud of purple mist surrounded them. When the cloud dissipated Emma felt the sun on her face and the grass on her back as she lay in the same position she had been in while in the cavern, even her soft pillow was cushioning her head.

Her relief lasted all of a second until she saw Regina’s limp form crash towards the ground right in front of her.

Chapter 35

Emma came around with a start and immediately sat up and looked around in confusion and surprise. Ruby had been standing by her bed and instantly jumped back in shock at the blonde’s sudden alertness before smiling widely, “Emma!”

The blonde rested back on her arms as she sat up and looked at Ruby and her infectious smile and smiled back but it was clear she was confused and struggling to piece events together.

“The paramedics brought you in, they had to sedate you because you’d said something about having to remain still,” Ruby explained in reply to Emma’s confused look, “they said they had to give you enough sedative to fell a horse because you wouldn’t stay still, you kept trying to see..”

“Regina!” Emma cried and flung the blankets off of her body to reveal a flowery hospital gown, she looked at it in shock and some revulsion for a split second before attempting to get off the bed. Her right leg gave way underneath her as she stood and she began to fall but luckily Ruby used her quick reactions to step forward and hold her upright.

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