A oneshot about how I thought the scene should have gone after Zelena escaped from the Dark Ones. I know Regina may seem off but I think she could have seen herself in her sister at that time. And I realize some of this kind of happened later on but I felt Zelena should have immediately gone back to the hospital after revealing the truth to Hook. I also realize Regina promised to care for the baby in Camelot but for this fic she also promised in Storybrooke.

More oneshots to upload later.

Zelena left the two Dark Ones and teleported herself back to the hospital. She found the room she had given birth in empty and looked around in order to spot her daughter. She spotted a nursery and made her way over. Inside she found Robin standing over a bassinet holding the baby. He turned at her entrance and took up a protective stance, hand on his sword.

She laughed, holding her wrist up. "Your blade is no threat to me."

"What do you want, Zelena?" he growled.

She motioned toward the bassinet. "I want to see her. To hold her."

"Do you really think I'd trust you with her? Do you think Regina would?" he asked.

"She's my daughter, not Regina's."

"No, she's my daughter. I will be the one to decide if and when you can see her," he declared. "Right now I don't think you should be around her."

"She is my child. I gave birth to her," she argued.

A small cry drew their attention. Zelena took a step forward but Robin tightened his grip on his sword. She paused, watching as he turned and scooped the baby up, gently soothing her.

"Robin, please." Without her permission, a pleading tone crept into her voice. "Let me have her."

"No." a new voice said. Regina walked past her sister and over to her soulmate. She touched the baby's head.

"She is not your daughter, Regina," Zelena sneered. "You have no say in her life."

"She may not be my daughter but she is Robin's and my niece," she replied. "Right now, Zelena, you are too unstable to be around her. I am not here to control this child but to protect her, like I promised you. Right now I feel that she needs to be protected from you."

"I could just take her. The cuff is gone."

"The fact that you haven't done that tells me you know I'm right. You know deep down that you can't trust yourself with her. You need to leave now. I will let you know when you can see her."

Zelena gazed at the newborn. "Can I hold her? Before I leave?"

Regina turned to Robin and met his eyes. She could see his fear but knew they had to give Zelena a reason to change. She had changed for Henry and hoped her sister would do the same for her daughter. She took one of his hand in hers. "I know this will be difficult but she needs to see the reason to change."

"She'll take off with her. She has her magic." Robin argued.

"I will be right there. She won't get away. I will take the baby back if I think she is going to try anything." Regina assured him. "Trust me."

"I do trust you. It's her I don't trust."

"I don't either but she's been in here for what ten, fifteen minutes and has not tried to take the baby with magic," Regina glanced at her sister, whose gaze was still on the newborn. "She doesn't want to use magic around her, she knows that would be a mistake. All she wants is a moment with the girl. If we don't give her that she may come back later desperate enough to use magic."

Although still not completely convinced, Robin gave a small nod. Regina slowly took the baby from him and approached her sister. "Henry once asked me to change and I failed him. It took losing him to get through to me," she started, slowly rocking the baby in her arms. "Maybe I could have resisted the darkness if I had truly believed Henry was waiting for me."

"What's your point?" Zelena asked but it lacked her usual bite.

"The point is this child, this sweet innocent, perfect little girl does not know what you've done, she does not know what I've done or what Robin has done. All she knows is she is warm, safe, and happy." Regina gazed at the child in her arms before looking at her sister. "Henry struggled to forgive me because he knew the truth. This child, your...daughter does not have that struggle, as long as you better yourself. Redeem yourself for her but more important, redeem yourself for you."

"We'll see." Zelena replied quietly. "Give her to me."

Regina slowly handed the baby over, hearing Robin's sharp intake of air behind her. She turned and gave him a reassuring smile before watching her sister. The redhead turned and took a couple of steps away. She gazed down at her sleeping daughter, unable to speak. Regina took Robin's hand as he came up beside her. She could feel the tension in him as he watched the woman and baby. He was afraid that Zelena would trick them and take off with the child.

"Regina?" Zelena's soft voice broke through the silence.

The former queen moved to her sister's side, alarm filling her at the tone of Zelena's voice. "Yes?"

"Do you really think I can change?" the witch whispered, looking lost.

"I do." she briefly touched the redhead's arm, causing the other woman to look at her. "You watched me for years. You saw how I hunted for Snow White, how I murdered innocent people. Did you think I would ever be here, friends with my enemy?"

Zelena smirked. "No."

"If I was able to change from the monster that I was, then you can do the same. You just have to want it."

"You told me just a few weeks ago that I would be bound by the strictest visitation rights." Zelena brushed a kiss across the baby's forehead. "Is that still the case? After all, you are allowing me to hold my daughter."

"Visitation will be worked out as we go along." Regina knew she couldn't promise her sister would see the child, not without discussing it with Robin first. "I promise that Robin and I will discuss it and when we decide, I will inform you."

Zelena kissed her daughter once more and handed her to Robin. With tears in her eyes, she gave him a nod. "Thank you for allowing me to see her."

Regina caught her sister's hands before she could leave. "I know it won't mean much, especially given our history, but I believe you can change. We have all done things we regret, but we can change our future. I am still working on that and I know you can do it as well."

Without responding, Zelena left in a green cloud.

"Do you really mean what you told her?" Robin asked.

"I do."