Once Upon a Time (TV Series)

Leaving Storybrooke (2018)

Lana Parrilla: Regina Mills, Roni

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• [series last lines] 

  Regina Mills : I thought my story came to an end a long time ago, and then new people came into my life; people who gave me a second chance. I can't wait to see what's in store for me next. Well, for everyone. I refuse to believe there won't be more adventures... more love... more family. And yes, there will be more loss, because that's just a part of life. And in the end, we can get past it all, with hope.

• Regina Mills : My own son wants me dead. Or, at least, a version of him does. He doesn't... see me as his mother.

  Robin Hood : Like when we met? And I thought of you as a villain?

  Regina Mills : I was a villain.

  Robin Hood : You were, betwixt and between. But I knew that you could, and would, move to the light.

  Regina Mills : You were the one who got me there.

  Robin Hood : No. No, I only helped. You did the work. And Henry must, too. You can help him, too. You can show him it's possible. Your life is proof that no one's path is set.

  Regina Mills : It's not fair, Robin. Our story was so short.

  Robin Hood : Doesn't make it any less epic.

• [while stuck in a prison cell, Regina sees a physical manifestation of Robin] 

  Regina Mills : Is this a dream?

  Robin Hood : Well, if it is, it's an excellent one.

  Regina Mills : I thought you were gone.

  Robin Hood : I am. But I'm also in here.

  [puts his hand on her heart] 

  Robin Hood : I'm always in here.

• Regina Mills : [learning Gold sacrificed himself]  Thank you for one last lesson: that darkness can always find the light. And thank you for one last gift. You saved us, and I know you thought that that would make your dreams be in vain. But I refuse to believe that. If anyone deserves peace, it is you. I will miss you. But you deserve your happy ending. Now go find it.

• Wish Realm Henry Mills : Turning yourself in? Or are you gonna mother me some more?

  Regina Mills : I know you might find this hard to believe. But there are people out there - a good, kind version of your family - that can help you heal, just as they helped me.

  Wish Realm Henry Mills : The only way I'm going to heal is by killing you.

• Wish Realm Henry Mills : You knew I wouldn't listen to you, so why did you come here?

  Regina Mills : I had to.

  Wish Realm Henry Mills : No, you didn't! What do you want from me?

  Regina Mills : I just want you to know that you weren't alone. Because I know what that's like, too.

  Wish Realm Henry Mills : You deserve to be alone, and that's how you're going to die.

  Regina Mills : I know you think I'm a villain whose life isn't worth saving. But yours means everything to me - all versions of it. So if this is how I have to go out, showing you that there are people in the world that love you, no matter what you do - oh, then... that's a worthy end for me.

• Henry Mills : They, uh... well, we want to know... what's next?

  Regina Mills : There's a lot to figure out. But we all do need to go home. And... I found something here I think might be able to help us.

  [she holds up a vial] 

  Regina Mills : I need to cast one more curse.

  Henry Mills : You can't be serious.

• Regina Mills : The Dark Curse is the blueprint for something wonderful. What if instead of crushing the heart of the thing I love most... everyone I love and who loves me gifted a small piece of their own? And then maybe, just maybe, instead of separating everyone, this magic brings them together.

  [a thought strikes her] 

  Regina Mills : What if I could bring all the realms to Storybrooke? There would be no more separartion. For once, we can... all be together. All the realms of story, secretly tucked away in a forgotten corner in Maine.

  Henry Mills : [sharing a look with his Wish Realm self]  Operation We Are Both is a go.

• Regina Mills : All right, Zelena, what is going on? I mean, obviously this isn't a meeting about state affairs.

  Henry Mills : Oh, she catches on quick.

  Zelena : Shush, Henry. Remember Operation Keep Your Trap Closed?

• Regina Mills : What is this?

  Mary Margaret Blanchard : This is for you. All the realms have been united, and now, we need someone to lead us.

  David Nolan : The people have decided. Your Majesty -...

  [David pulls out a box containing a tiara] 

  Mary Margaret Blanchard : They want it to be you, Regina.

• Mary Margaret Blanchard : Do you, Regina Mills, accept the role of the first elected ruler of the newly united realms?

  Regina Mills : I do.

  David Nolan : Excellent. So, if you please.

  [she kneels down] 

  Mary Margaret Blanchard : I now crown you...

  Emma Swan : [bursting in, with Hook behind her]  Sorry. I'm late.

  Regina Mills : Emma.

  Emma Swan : You didn't think I was gonna miss this, did you?

• Wish Realm Henry Mills : Tell me, was revenge everything you'd hoped it would be?

  Regina Mills : I didn't mean to kill you grandparents. It was a mistake.

  [she moves towards him, but his guards block her way with their swords] 

  Wish Realm Henry Mills : [waving them down]  Don't mind them. They're just here to make sure you don't make any more... "mistakes".

• Regina Mills : [looking around]  Uh... is *everyone* here?

  Mary Margaret Blanchard : I think the baby was fussy.

• Emma Swan : This is it. It's your happy ending.

  Regina Mills : Mm, no, Ms. Swan, not even close. This isn't an ending. I hate endings. Because then your story is done. And everyone here... well, their stories are far from over.

  Emma Swan : Well... a happy beginning, then.

  Regina Mills : I like to call it... a second chance.