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Emma snapped her head around and told Gold, “she’s not my girlfriend..”

Gold raised an eyebrow, “what’s that expression about protesting..”

Emma opened her mouth to reply and Gold just shook his head, “whatever you two lovebirds wish to identify as she is important to you, is she not?”

“Lovebirds?!” Emma spluttered.

“Too soon?” Gold smirked.

“Let’s get back to Sidney,” Emma suggested.

“The items he stole contain magical properties,” Gold informed her, “they came into being through magic and then were brought to this world. I would guess that he is using them to siphon off magic which would suggest that he doesn’t have enough magic himself.”

“How does he have magic at all?” Emma asked.

“He was the Genie,” Gold shrugged, “he performed magic, albeit through the lamp, but he must have had some ability. You have magic.”

“No,” Emma quickly denied, “no, I don’t.”

“Yes, you do, Miss Swan,” Gold told her patiently, “you just haven’t had the need to discover it yet.”

“I.. but..” Emma stuttered.

“Finding Sidney sooner rather than later would be advisable, he also stole a number of ingredients for potions and dusts and due to the volume I’m yet to ascertain what he intends to do with them,” Gold sighed as he looked out of the window, “and once he realises that the mirrors are covered he will know that you’re onto him.”

Emma nodded, “and you’re sure he’s after Regina?”

“What else does he have?” Gold asked with a laugh, “he doesn’t want his reporting job back, does he?”

“You say I have magic?” Emma asked as she pulled up outside his shop, “can I use that magic to protect Regina?”

“I don’t know,” Gold shrugged, “you tell me.”

“No, you tell me,” Emma told him angrily, “I’m sick of all these games!”

Gold leered, “imagine Sidney, in Regina’s house,” he leaned forward, “maybe in Regina’s bed..”

“You sick bastard,” Emma looked at him with disdain.

“Don’t focus on me, Dearie, focus on him,” he opened the car door, “and then you’ll have your answer.”

He got out of the car and slammed the door behind him and Emma involuntarily shuddered at the lingering thoughts. Gold disappeared into the shop without a glance back to her and felt the sick feeling in her stomach begin to quell.

She got her mobile phone and called David when he answered she tried to sound as professional as possible, “hey, we have a problem..”

“What’s up?” David asked and she could see his worried face in her mind and she smiled at the overly expressive man.

“Sidney Glass, he broke into Gold’s shop and knocked out Belle, she’s fine but he took a lot of things. He has magic and now he’s in hiding,” she summarised as best she could.

“Sidney has magic?” David seemed confused.

“Yeah, he was the Genie in the lamp,” Emma explained and gave a small shake of her head at the weird conversation she was having.

“Oh,” David sounded unsure and Emma remembered that not all the fairy tale characters knew of each other.

“He’s the magic mirror,” Emma added and put her head in her hand at the ridiculous statement.

“Oh, him!” David seemed to register that one.

“Yeah, apparently he was obsessed with Regina,” Emma said, “still is..” she drifted off.

“Okay,” David took the lead, “Sean and I will start a search for him and you go and check on Regina.”

“But..” Emma started. She wanted to be out there and being proactive not babysitting someone who had an abundance of magic and could defend herself.

“Maybe Regina knows something about what he might be planning, or where he is hiding out,” David told her, “and there’s Henry and Grace to think about.”

Emma looked up in surprise, “Grace..”

“What about her?” David asked.

“If Sidney has been locked up all this time then he probably doesn’t know about Grace,” Emma explained.

“Better keep it that way,” David told her.

“I’ll get over there now, call me if you find anything at all,” Emma instructed as she hung up and quickly threw the car into drive.

Chapter 86

Emma rushed through the door of Regina’s house in something registering just one step below blind panic and looked around to see if she could detect anything out of place.

Regina had heard the door open and walked into the hallway with a frown, “Emma?”

Emma turned to look at her and examined her, “are you okay? Is everything okay?”

“Everything is fine,” Regina said casually.

“Did you cover the mirrors?” Emma asked quickly.

“Yes,” Regina sighed, “I covered the mirrors, what’s wrong?”

“What’s wrong?!” Emma stared at her incredulously, “Sidney is on the loose, he has magic and he’s probably coming after you!”

Regina shrugged and turned as she returned to the kitchen, “you’re forgetting that I also have magic,” she said as Emma followed her, “Sidney is hardly an enemy worth worrying about.”

Emma looked around the kitchen at the ingredients and baking equipment, “are you.. are you making a cake?”

“Yes,” Regina said, “is there a problem?”

Emma stared at Regina, “you’re really not worried about Sidney are you?”

Regina let out a small laugh, “why would I be worried about Sidney?”