This is my own fix-it to EQ being separated from Henry.


Henry knew deep down that this other version of Robin Hood could very well be his mother's version of a happy ending, but it wasn't going to be him alone. He couldn't very well leave his other mothers, but as the author, he could give her something just as good. He knew now that there were many versions of reality, which meant he could create a new one…

Regina came through the portal, doing a double take as she looked around. Henry had told her he was giving her a new happy ending, but she didn't quite understand what that….

"Regina." The familiar accented voice interrupted her thoughts and she spun around, finding Robin standing there. A small smile went across her face. "There you are, we've been looking everywhere for you."

"Huh?"

"Dinner's ready."

She walked through the woods, reaching a small cottage. She almost couldn't believe it, it was one she had dreamed of growing up. The castle had always been far too large and stuffy for her taste. Especially after meeting Daniel, she just pictured running away and building a place such as that. Robin opened the door and she could see Henry and Roland chasing each other about with wooden swords. A small smile went across her face, how were they there? Before she could ask any questions, she heard some fussing.

"That must be Bryony," Robin chirped.

"I…I'll get her," Regina said, crossing through the small sitting room to the bassinet. Picking up the baby, she expected for her to be a version of Baby Robin. Instead, while she saw Robin's blue eyes, the infant had her raven hair. Her heart skipped a beat and she noticed a note laying under her.

Regina picked up and quickly scanned it. It was a note from Henry, explaining everything. In this version of events, Robin and Regina had met after Marian was murdered. They adopted Henry and Roland respectively, going on to have little Bryony. There was never a curse nor any pain. Yet, she hadn't lost anything.

Suddenly, it all came flooding back in her brain, as if she had been there for it all. Meeting Robin in the tavern, the two falling in love. Their beautiful wedding surrounded by the Merry Men. Going to the orphanage and adopting the boys, later finding out that she was pregnant with the miracle baby they didn't think possible. From first steps to first words with the boys, to labor with her little girl, it was all there. Her life as the Evil Queen was a distant memory, almost as if it had been a nightmare.

Her new life, a new story, a second chance to start fresh.

"Mama," Roland's voice interrupted her reading and she spun around. "Papa made your favorite stew."

A smile spread across Regina's lips. "Well then," she said, taking his tiny hand. "Let's go eat."

Robin kept an eye on his wife throughout dinner and as they got the children ready for bed. There seemed to be something off. As they climbed into their bed and she snuggled up into his side, he pushed the hair out of her face.

"Are you alright?" He asked.

"Perfectly fine, why?"

"You just…seem different."

She let out a sigh. "Do you…do you remember a life outside this one? The person you were before all this?"

"I was a thief when we met in that tavern. The only thing that's changed is that we own it now."

Regina nodded, smiling once again. She pecked his lip and cuddled into his side.

Henry flipped open the book and saw their story. Once the queen of Misthaven, turned to a bandit who ran from her castle and met a lonely thief. And they lived, happily ever after.