A/N Just an FYI I have recently changed my pen name to match my tumblr name. I was formerly evilregal108 on here, for those who are following my stories and are maybe confused to get an update from my new name.

So this is it, my first Outlaw Queen fic. This idea popped in my head when I was thinking about what part Regina might play in getting Henry back. I mentioned my thoughts on tumblr and the next thing I knew this story was born!

I have written several chapters ahead and plan to update weekly. Probably every Friday (Although reviews really get me going so you may be able to convince me to update sooner some weeks!)

This fic will eventually go up to an M rating. Anyone who has read my previous stories knows…I can be a bit of a smut junky! It will be a little down the line though. I hope you enjoy!

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It had been decided. They had a plan, now all they had to do was get Henry back and get the hell out.

Tinkerbell had snuck into the camp and came away with two magic beans. She'd also devised a plan that would insure Pan would never be able to travel between worlds again. Rumple had rejoined the group as had Neal.

They'd been shocked when Pan agreed that if Henry chose to leave they could take him. He'd decreed that only one person could be sent in to get Henry. As much as Regina had wanted to go, in the end she'd agreed that it should be Emma. It never failed to break her heart, but there was no doubt in Regina's mind that the blonde woman was Henry's preferred parent.

When Emma had come back empty handed, Regina felt as if she'd been punched in the gut. As much as it hurt to accept the fact that Henry would always prefer Emma to her, she'd still been able to take comfort in the fact that she would at least see him…be near him. Even if she never truly had him again, she would still be able to see his sweet face, maybe even occasionally get to hold him in her arms, something she so rarely had the opportunity to do anymore.

But they had been wrong. Henry didn't go with Emma. Emma said she'd barely recognized him. He'd gone on and on about how she'd left him and he would never forgive her. He'd accused Emma of abandoning him.

Regina had been shocked to hear the things he'd said to her. Even with all the fights she'd had with Emma, she'd never thought of the adoption that way. Emma hadn't abandoned Henry, she'd given him to someone who could care for him and be what she couldn't.

She'd given him to her.

Tinkerbell however hadn't seemed surprised at all. She'd explained that after spending time with Pan children often fell under his spell, the spell that convinced them they were unloved and unwanted. It was when her suspicions were confirmed that she revealed that in this case they had a secret weapon…and ace in the whole if you will.

Regina had felt shock take over her body when the fairy revealed just what, or more accurately who that secret weapon was.

Her.

It hadn't been only her who was shocked at this statement, but the whole group. Regina thought it had been collectively decided that while she may be useful in the search for her son, she certainly wouldn't be the main player in getting him back. She also had no doubt that once they succeeded, custody arrangements would go back to they way they had been before. The Charming's would have Henry, and if she wanted to see him she better be damn well happy with the scraps of time they allowed her. Of course she could see him on the street from afar, watching him play games with his "dad" or having lunch with his "mom." Regina was certainly under no illusions that things would change simply because she'd been willing to give up her life for her little boy.

She continued to walk through the jungle at a steady pace. Now the entire operation rested on her, and if she failed…she may never see her little boy again.

No pressure.

Tink had explained that most of the children who were brought here had felt unloved or unwanted so it was easy for them to fall under Pan's spell. Henry had fallen under it as well because as it was he had felt unwanted by Emma and Neal (even though when he was thinking rationally without the influence of the child demon Peter Pan he knew better.) The advantage they had though was that there was one person in his life who had always wanted him and had always loved him. She'd never left him, and she never would. She'd given him happy childhood memories in a house that until two years ago had been filled with love, fun and laughter.

This was how they were going to get him back.

Tink explained that at night the spell was weaker. This is why Emma had heard the cries of children in the night time. If Regina could get to Henry during this time and make him remember that he's never been alone, he'd never been unloved, they could break the spell over his mind and then he would willingly come with them. The fact that Henry had never been truly abandoned was not something Pan was counting on. After all, how could one understand the love Henry had grown up with when he could not love himself.

She had to succeed.

Regina stopped to lean against a tree to take a deep breath. She felt something like a panic attack coming on. Panic wasn't something she felt often and she hated any form of weakness.

When Emma noticed the brunette was no longer following them she turned back to where she found her leaning against a tree.

"Regina?" When she received no answer, but only heaving breaths she laid her hand on the woman's back. "Regina? What is it?"

Regina took a deep breath and looked into the eyes of her son's other mother. "What if it's not enough?" She asked in almost desperation. "What if I wasn't enough?"

Emma looked into the dark eyes of the other woman and saw fear, probably a look much like the one she would imagine is reflected on her own face. "Regina, it will work…it has to!" The blonde let out a sigh. "Look I know all we have done is fight over which of us Henry belongs with but Regina…" The blonde hesitated for a moment. "You were the one who was there. You were the one who showed him love and helped him with his homework, and kissed his scraped knees. You were the one he ran to when he had nightmares or was feeling afraid." The blonde took Regina by the arms forcing the other woman to look into her eyes. "And you are going to be the one to break this spell on our son. You are his mother and once again you are going to do something for him that I am unable to do." She finished.

Regina took a calming breath and looked back into Emma's eyes before nodding. "Ok." She breathed out.

Emma nodded, pleased to see she had somewhat reassured the woman who was their only hope. "Ok…now lets go get our son."

When the two of them caught back up to the group. Tinkerbell announced it was time to go their separate ways. The plan was for the group to distract Pan while Regina came in from behind to attempt to break the spell on Henry. Once broken, she was to poof them to a safe spot on the island where she would open a portal with one of the magic beans and take Henry safely back to Storybrook. Once Henry was out of Neverland they would go through with the plan to insure Pan would never be able to follow. The entire group had agreed upon this plan in the first attempt to get Henry away from Pan and his Lost Boys only that in that plan it would be Emma to take Henry away. The group had agreed that the number one priority was Henry's safety and they didn't want to take a chance of the spell backfiring while the boy was still on the island.

Now it was up to her. She had to break the spell on Henry, then convince him to come with her, leaving the others behind. Rumple claimed that he could perform the magic to keep Peter locked here forever, but that he would wait until he saw the flash of the portal signifying they had made it to safety. Once it was finished they would use the other magic bean and return to Storybrook on The Jolly Roger.

She watched as the group walked towards the camp and took one more deep breath before moving to sneak in from behind. She heard as Emma announced that she was there for her son. She ignored the taunting of Peter Pan of how they should allow the boy to make his own decisions. She searched through the faces of children that were lit by firelight, each holding a weapon that looked unnatural in the hands of a child. She searched the crowd of faces for her son and her breath caught when she finally laid eyes on him. He was holding a bow and arrow. Even when the other boys began fighting in earnest Henry had sat there, arrow at the ready but still unable to shoot. Perhaps he was conflicted…perhaps the spell wasn't strong enough for him to want to kill his family.

She moved quickly so she could come up behind him.

"Henry?" She said his name firmly as he turned around and pointed his arrow directly at her heart.

She held up her hands signifying she wasn't going to try anything.

"What are you doing?" He asked not sounding like himself, but rather some cloned brainwashed version of Henry Mills.

She smiled a genuine smile hoping to soothe him. "I just wanted to see you sweetheart. I miss you."

Henry furrowed his brow, but continued to point the arrow at her. "I'm not coming back to Storybrook! I'm staying here. I'm one of them now."

Regina nodded. "I'm not trying to get you to come back…I just wanted to see you. These last few weeks without you Henry…I've just been remembering so much from when you were a little boy and it's made me miss you even more. I miss so much about you. I miss how you used to climb into bed with me when you'd had a bad dream. The way you would cuddle up to my side and fall asleep there."

Henry blinked and lowered his bow a bit.

Regina cleared her throat. "You know what all of this camping out in the jungle has made me think of?" She asked not expecting an answer and went on. "Do you remember when you were six and you desperately wanted to go camping, but of course I knew nothing about it?" She took a deep breath and went on. "I read up on camping and how to make fires. I went out and bought us a tent and sleeping bags." She laughed a little. "I had absolutely no desire to camp, but you wanted to go so badly I just couldn't say no."

"The day we were supposed to leave that awful storm blew into town. It was one of the worst I had ever seen and we had to cancel our trip." She stepped a little closer when he lowered his bow more. "You were so disappointed and I felt terrible. You went up to your room so upset and I just wanted to see you smile again. Do you remember what I did Henry?"

Henry simply stood silent, but he'd lowered his bow completely.

Regina smiled. "I pushed back all the furniture and set that tent up in the middle of the living room." she laughed. "I will never forget your face when I called you down for dinner and you saw it. You looked at me like I was half hero and half insane. It turned out to be a fantastic night. We sang camp songs together and roasted marshmallows in the fireplace. Do you remember Henry?" The boy looked at her in almost confusion as if waking up from a dream. "I guess it isn't much compared to Neverland and the adventures with the Lost Boys, but at the time you told me that it was the best camping trip ever because…"

"Because I was with you." the boy interrupted.

Regina smiled as a tear fell down her cheek and she nodded.

Henry blinked "Mom?"

Regina laughed as more tears fell. This…this was her son. "Hi baby."

"Mom!" In the same moment Henry had dropped the bow he was launching himself at Regina. His exclamation caught the attention of Peter who realized that the spell on Henry had been broken.

"Get them!" He yelled to Felix who took off in the direction of Regina and Henry, but he arrived to late. They were gone in a puff of purple smoke.

"Now the real fun begins!" Emma stated with a catch in her throat, thrilled that her son was safely away from this demon. She'd done it! She'd broken the spell! Emma was going to have to give Regina a huge hug when they returned home! She grinned a little picturing the look of horror that would cross the other woman's face when she was hugged by the Savior of all people. She sneered at Peter as she prepared herself for the battle of a lifetime. "Prepare to meet your end Pan!"

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Regina held Henry steady as they landed in Tinkerbell's cave.

Henry glanced around slightly dizzy. "What are we doing? Shouldn't we help the others?

Regina crouched down so she could look her son in the eye. "Henry, Peter wants you here and he will do anything to keep you here. He's very powerful, but we believe we have found a way to stop him from ever leaving the island again." She ran her hands up and down Henry's arms hoping to convince him that this was the right thing to do. "We have two magic beans Henry. I have one and Emma has the other. The plan is to get you out safely because as long as you are here we are all in danger. Once you are out, Rumple will cast the spell to keep Pan here. The others will follow on The Jolly Roger."

"But we shouldn't leave them! I could help! They might need your magic!" Henry protested.

"Rumple is very powerful Henry and so is Emma. We have to go, because they have refused to cast the spell until they see the flash of the portal, they need to know that you are safely out of Neverland. The longer you and I stay here the more danger they are in." She took his face in her hands. "We have to go baby, they will be right behind us."

Henry looked at Regina with pleading eyes. "Do you promise they will be ok?"

Regina took a deep breath, one thing she could never do again was to lie to her little boy. "I can't make that promise Henry, because I don't know what will happen…but I do know that I believe in them. I believe in their ability to fight Pan and win." She wiped a tear from his cheek "I think you believe in them too. The only thing we all agree on is that we want you to be safe." She leaned up and kissed his forehead. "We have to go Henry, so they will cast the spell. It is the best way to keep them safe right now."

Henry looked into the eyes of his mother and saw honesty. He saw her love for him and believed with her that Emma and the others would make it back. He nodded his head slowly. "Ok."

Regina smiled a little. "Ok. Here's the thing about portals Henry, normally it's best to have something that can guide you through…something to direct where you are going. That's the best way because it leaves no room for error, but in our case we don't have that so I'm going to need you to concentrate on home. Think about your room or Granny's, whatever you think about when you think about home. Do you think you can do that?"

Henry nodded slowly. "I think so."

Regina smiled and leaned forward to place a kiss to Henry's head. "That's my boy." She turned and threw the bean and watched as the swirling vortex stood ready to carry them away. "Remember Henry, think about home and do not let go of me." She said loudly.

Henry nodded and wrapped his arms around the waist of his mother. He closed his eyes and thought about his room, he thought about is story book. "I'm ready!" He shouted to her.

Regina turned them both towards the portal and jumped in, holding on to her son for dear life, concentrating on her house…the home she shared with her little boy and hopefully would one day share again. It was the last thought in her mind as the darkness of the portal swallowed them.

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A/N I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. This will not only be Outlaw Queen, but also Some Henry/Regina healing as well. Please review and tell me what you thought!

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