Guardians of Magic

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Present Day

Storybrooke (Regina and Emma's mansion)

Rumplestiltskin watched from across the street as the car rolled out of the mayor's driveway and into the street. He was wearing a dark black coat and sunglasses and carrying a black umbrella to shield himself from the sun. He made sure the car the Savior was driving was completely out of sight before he began slowly walking toward the mansion.

Two weeks ago

Storybrooke (Granny's diner)

The conversations at the party shifted from the engagement to the return of Zelena's magic. Regina was stumped trying to figure out how it happened. Zelena had an idea.

"Could it be that since you two are now the 'guardians of all magic' maybe you had something to do with it?" Zelena wondered. Emma scrunched her face up in that way that Regina found adorable.

"Can we do that? Just pass out magic?" the Savior mused. Regina shook her head.

"I've never heard of anything like this happening before." Regina exhaled "But I suppose that since we have broken all the rules with magic, who knows what's possible now." Zelena smiled brightly.

"Well I don't care how it happened! I'm just glad I have my magic back! It felt like I lost a limb! There were so many times when I would try to cast a spell without thinking and then nothing would happen. It was so frustrating!"

Regina grinned at her sister. "I can imagine. Well whatever the reason, I'm glad you have your magic back." Emma nodded.

"Me too Zelena."

"Thank you both." Zelena suddenly remembered "Oh! I almost forgot! Congratulations you two! I'm so happy that you're finally getting married!" Regina's brows went up.

"Finally?"

Zelena waved her hand in dismissal at her sister. "Oh please, the sexual tension between you two was so thick that you couldn't cut it with Excalibur." Emma blushed and Regina rolled her eyes. Just then Tinkerbell barged into the diner. All eyes turned to her.

"I'm a fairy again!" she yelled. Emma looked at Regina with concern in her eyes.

"I wonder what else we're causing as the 'guardians of magic'." Regina nodded solemnly.

Underbrooke

"My remains were moved to Storybrooke in your realm." Dracula was explaining to Rumplestiltskin. Rumple was motionless as he listened. Part of him knew that he was currently under the thrall of Dracula and was powerless. Try as he might he could only listen.

"Being here in this Underbrooke has been a mixed blessing. Before I was non existent. Nothing, no consciousness, no thought. But when my remains were moved to your realm I appeared here. With all my powers and completely self aware. Wonderful right?" Dracula chuckled. Rumple wished he could shove that laugh down his throat but he could only listen. "The problem is I need to get out of here and back to my home. However there are rules of being a vampire. My remains must be reanimated again in your realm and I cannot do it myself. I can not leave this place because I am not from Storybrooke. A vampire can only go where he has been invited, and that goes for the world he was born into I find. Therefore you must go and do it for me."

"And how do you propose I do that?" Rumple sneered. "I am dead therefore I am stuck here just like you." Dracula gave him a sinister grin.

"Just leave that to me, my servant. My plan is already in motion."