A Change Of Fate

By Rainbowswen

Summary: This will be my first ever fan fiction. So this is part one of a multi part series that has been in my head for a few weeks. Without giving away too much this episode happens after ep. 4x11 and is slight AU. The timeline before (indicated by flashbacks) and after this episode is different and a few new characters will be introduced. I will also attempt to bring more Disney into the story. Mainly I plan to do this via interaction or honorable mention. There is some CaptianSwan, mentions of DrangonQueen (if that's a ship), but eventual SwanQueen of course. There won't be many author notes as I feel they take up valuable story time and space. Rated M for violence, adult themes, and sex.

Disclaimer: I DO NOT own Once Upon A Time or the characters and I AM NOT making money from this. PLEASE DO NOT sue me ABC, Disney, Ed, or Adam! Read, review, comment, and most importantly enjoy!

CHAPTER 1

Stumbling into the foyer of 108 Mifflin Street, Regina opens the closet door, removes her shoes, and deposits her jacket onto a hanger. She turns to her left and looks up at the stairs. Deciding not to make an attempt to climb them, with her signature purple smoke, she is instantly in her bedroom. With unsteady legs she makes her way to the bathroom. She was hopeful that a cool shower would help to sober her up a little. When she agreed to drink with Emma earlier in the evening, she had no idea the blonde could drink as much as her pirate boyfriend! The two of them had nearly drunk up the entire stock of whiskey at Granny's.

She undresses and steps into the shower. The water starts to ease the tension in her body. As her muscles start to relax, her mind does the opposite. Every time she closes her eyes Robin is there. Wetness from the tears she didn't know she shed now covers her cheeks.

For so long she had waited to find the man who was suppose to be her true love. After losing Daniel in the Enchanted Forrest she had went through a very rough grieving period. Now Robin was gone too. There was no way she could love another person. To let anyone into her heart would be nearly impossible. How could she lose not one but two men who she loved? Why was fate being so cruel to her? Had she done so many horrible things as the Evil Queen that she was destined to be lonely forever? Ugh…how could she face the weeks and months to come without what seemed to be developing into a deep relationship with Robin? Maybe this was her life. Maybe having Henry was all her destiny allowed for her.

The water started to turn colder so she stepped out and into her bedroom. The chill from the air was enough to cause her skin to pimple up with goose bumps. With the flick of her wrist she instantly dried herself and was dressed in a silk nightgown. Pulling back the comforter and sheet on her bed she lies down and looks at the clock. It was well after 1am but her mind wouldn't stop running. The day had been so emotionally draining. It devastated her to watch Robin walk away with his family. Seeing her last chance at happiness leave her life for good was the second hardest thing she had the misfortune of witnessing in her life.

But on a lighter note Rumplestiltskin had been banished from town. A small smile curled her lips as she drifted to sleep.

After leaving Granny's Diner, Emma made her way to Hook's ship. She was surprised to find him on the main deck.

"Hello love."

"Hello," she replied back simply. "Permission to come aboard Captain Jones?"

He smiled at her with a shake of his head. "You know you don't need to ask me that love. The Jolly Roger is now as much your ship as it is mine. I consider you my first mate after all."

"I thought I had to actually be part of the crew for that," she stated skeptically.

"Well seeing as how this is my ship, I decide who is part of the crew, and who walks the plank. So what brings you here at this late hour?"

Without a reply Emma walks up to Hook and places a kiss on his lips. As much as she likes him, she hates that he doesn't shave. "Are you ever going to shave this off?"

"What," he asks her.

"Never mind. So how about you show me the Captains Quarters?"

"Are you interested in spending the night my love," he asks in a deep and husky tone.

"Well Henry is with my parents for the night so sure."

Taking her left hand with his right, Hook leads her to his quarters. Stepping into the space she looks around the dark cabin. She had been on the Jolly Roger when they returned from Neverland with Henry, Regina, her parents, Neal, the last of the Lost Boys, and Tinkerbell. But this was the first time she got to see Hook's personal space. It was not as big as she expected the cabin to be.

Hook lit an old style lantern in the corner of the room. A soft golden glow slowly filled the space. A heavy wooden desk sat in the middle and towards the back of the cabin. Taking a few steps into the space, she looked out the window behind the desk. Storybrooke Harbor was usually very beautiful. But on this moonless night it was nothing but a black sky and dark waters.

She felt her breath catch when Hook stepped behind her wrapped his arms around her middle. Maybe it was the alcohol or the lack of sex since leaving Boston, or the closeness of her new boyfriend which caused Emma to feel a tingle on her skin. She turned in his arms and kissed him with greater passion than she had when they were on the main deck. After a few more deep kisses the arousal she felt earlier had returned in full force. Soon she was removing their clothes.

Hours later she lay awake next to Hook unable to sleep. She was slightly more sober than she had been upon her arrival. When she left Granny's after having several drinks and shots with Regina, she sought out the reformed pirate to talk and spend some quality time with him. Her low level arousal and liquor clouded brain got the better of her and they ended up in bed. After three rounds of love making he drifted off to sleep. She on the other hand had not. The sex had been fun but not truly satisfying.

To make matters worse, she still felt guilty about Robin and Regina. If she and Hook had never rescued Marion then Regina would be enjoying her happy ending with her supposed true love. While they had been drinking she tried several times to make another apologize to the mayor. But each time Regina would order two more shots or drinks and toast to the fact that Rumplestiltskin had been banished from town. The thought made Emma happy too but she could see the thinly masked pain on her face.

Dim rays of the early morning sun started to shine into the cabin. Slowly Emma untangled herself from Hook. She dressed quietly in all her clothing but her shoes. Too many awkward starts to a day made her learn that really quickly. Both men and women could be easily woken by the sound of a person wearing shoes. Easing out of the cabin and up the stairs, she made her way back to the main deck and donned her footwear. Walking down the docks and back into town she decided it was pointless to return home.

Instead she made her way to the sheriff's station. Using the back entrance she went to the locker room. One of the advantages to being a small town sheriff was the small size of the force. She knew the new volunteer deputy was out on patrol so she had the place to herself for the time being. Maybe she could ask for her to be hired fulltime when she submitted the next budget request. Opening her locker she quickly undressed and stepped into the first of three shower stalls. A quick wash and rinse of her hair and body left her refreshed and slightly more awake. Pulling out a duffle bag she dressed in a black bra with matching boy shorts, black jeans, with a black tank top, and a grey, red, and black shirt. Letting her damp hair hang she placed her clothing from the previous night into the duffle bag, closed the locker, grabbed her blue and black leather jacket and headed to her office.

Her second order of business was to make her way to Granny's for a quick to go breakfast and coffee. She figured it would be nice to let the volunteer off duty early when she returned from her breakfast run since she was already at the station.

Making the short walk to the diner, she entered and was greeted by the smell of coffee and Ruby's smiling face.

"Hey Emma," the werewolf greeted her cheerfully.

"Hey Ruby."

"How are you?"

"I'm fine. Just had a late night," Emma replied as she sat on a stool at the counter.

"Oh is everything ok," she asked with concern.

"Yeah. Me and Regina just had a little too much to drink. Then I ended up on Killian's ship."

Ruby's now familiar wolfish grin spread across her face. "Tell me everything. Spare no details."

"Maybe later Rubes. Right now I just want two bear claws and coffee."

"Ok," the brunette waitress replied dejectedly. "But come back for lunch or I'll pester you all day until you spill."

Usually Emma didn't share the details of her love life. Not because she was ever embarrassed about sex but because she had always been a private person. However, Killian was her first serious relationship since Neal and she didn't really have anyone else in town to talk with. Mary Margret was her mother, David was her dad, Regina was her boss and they were allies at best, Leroy was the biggest gossip, and most of the other town's people she didn't know very well. Which many of them viewed her as royalty and the savior. They always made her feel uncomfortable.

"Ok. I'll be back for lunch," she huffed.

"Two bear claws and coffee coming right up."

Regina sat at her desk going over the damage reports from the night when the Shattered Sight curse overtook the town. Luckily most of the damage had been minor. Some businesses and homes had been badly vandalized, a few people had injuries suffered from fights, and a small bonfire had been started in the middle of the football field at the high school. That was probably done by the Lost Boys. She'd have Tinkerbell talk with them again about having bonfires within the town limits. Half of Storybrooke didn't need to turn to ash because a group of teenage boys had an infatuation with fire.

There was a knock on her door. Normally she would have allowed a visitor but she was in no mood for company with Henry being the only exception. She looked forward to having him home tonight. Maybe she would leave early and pick him up from school. The knock grabbed her attention again. This time it was sharper and more urgent.

"Go away," she growled sternly.

Her visitor didn't take the hint and knocked again. Rising from her leather office chair, Regina stomped to the door and flung it open.

"What?"

"Is this a bad time," a stunned Tinkerbell asked. Her dark blonde hair was in a messy ponytail. She was dressed in a green button down top, with a darker green skirt, and black flats. Having her show up to town hall saved Regina the trouble of having to make an appointment with her.

"I suppose not since I need to speak with you anyway." She turned on her heels and returned to her seat. Without exchanging pleasantries or engaging in small talk with the fairy, she got straight to the point. "Did the Lost Boys have a bonfire in the middle of the football field last week?"

"I'm glad you read about that already instead of me having to tell you." Tinkerbell took a seat in one of the chairs in front of the mayor's desk. "They came to me about it yesterday. The boys feel bad about it. But in their defense they were under the curse."

"Yes I understand that. But this isn't the first time they have violated the town's fire code."

"Is that what really has you so upset Regina?"

"How could you even ask me such a ridiculous question," she replied. The fairy had caught her off guard but, she did her best to maintain her cool. The last person she wanted to talk to about her personal problems was this gnat. "Of course it is. I take the safety of my town very seriously."

"I heard about what happened with Robin."

"My love life is none of your business."

"Actually," Tinkerbell replied in a slightly higher octave "…it is my business. I lost my wings because of this whole mess."

"I never asked for your help," she snapped. The main reason Regina hated dealing with the fairies was because they insisted on medaling in people's lives. It was beyond annoying to her. She wanted nothing more than to move on from her heartache. But this stupid fairy seemed to want to interfere with Regina's life again. "Do the both of us a favor and stay out of my love life. Actually, stay out of my life unless it concerns official business."

"Fine." Tinkerbell got up from her seat. "And just so you know the boys have made a deal with the principal. The will work with the grounds keeper at the school to re-sod the field and will clean up after the football games and pep rallies next season." Without another word, the fairy was gone.

Pressing the button on her intercom, Regina instructed her assistant to take messages and forward any emergency calls to her cell. Knowing she wouldn't be able to work effectively in her current emotional state, the mayor decided to take the rest of the day off.

It was too early to pick Henry up from school and she had no desire to visit her family crypt. But she could defiantly eat something. The hangover she had been nursing earlier in the day left her with no appetite until now. Standing up from her chair, she shut down her computer, grabbed her purse, and closed up her office. With each step she made towards the diner, she felt slightly better after her run in with that green clad fairy. Her lighter mood didn't last long when she stepped into Granny's.

The sheriff was sitting at the counter chatting with the werewolf and also sitting in Regina's favorite spot. With thinly veiled irritation she walked up to the duo. "You're in my seat Sheriff Swan," she stated matter of flatly.

"Oh…sorry," the blonde said.

"Doesn't matter," she retorted. Emma Swan was not someone she wanted to see at the moment. Robin leaving was partly her fault. She and that scurvy ridden pirate had rescued Robin's wife and brought her back to Storybrooke. They only thing keeping her from ripping her heart out and crushing it was her promise to Henry to be a better person.

Turning her attention to Ruby she ordered a chicken salad and a small tea to go.

"Listen Regina-"

"Whatever it is you have to say to me Miss Swan, I assure you I'm not interested."

"I was going to ask if you wanted to join me, Henry, and my parents for dinner later this week. The kid is taking home economics and wanted to cook for the family."

"Oh," she stammered out. That was a surprise. She had taught Henry some cooking basics but she had no idea he was taking home economics so seriously. "I suppose that I could join in for his first family dinner."

"Here you go Regina," Ruby said placing her order on the counter. The mayor paid for her meal and left the diner with a stunned Ruby in her wake.

"What was that all about," the waitress asked the sheriff.

"She's still upset about Robin leaving town. I don't know how many times I have to try and say sorry. I mean how was I supposed to know who the woman was. It was an honest mistake." Emma really did feel bad for Regina. The last thing she had ever wanted to do was make the woman upset. But at the time she had done what she believed to be the right thing. Being the savior was not as easy as Storybrooke citizens thought it to be. "It would be nice to finally settle this before this family dinner. At least she has stopped poofing away every time I try to talk to her about it."

"See, that's a start," the waitress encouraged.

Making his way off the bus, Mr. Gold walked into a restaurant attached to a gas station and took a seat at a booth in the back. He had been so close to riding himself of that dagger. Unlimited power had been at his fingertips. Not being a slave to that damn dagger would've been a dream come true. But instead he had been careless. How Belle had managed to find that gauntlet, he would never know.

Now he had to come up with a new plan. First he needed money. So when a well dressed man passed him and entered the men's room, Gold followed. When the door closed behind him, he locked it as an extra precaution. No one need to walk in and witness what he was about to do. The man was standing at the urinal behind him and seemed oblivious to his presence. Taking his time to wash his hands at the sink, he waited until the man approached. In one swift move he turned to the man, reached out, stuck his hand into the man's chest, and removed his heart.

He was happy that he kept that one secret from Regina. This world did have magic but in way smaller amounts than the Enchanted Forrest. And once a person used their magic it was gone until they returned to town. Of course bigger, more complicated spells took more magic to use. He had been the Dark One for a long time. So he had lots of fuel in the tank. But he didn't want to draw attention to himself, so he'd hold off on the fancy stuff for now.

Then he took the heart and cast a spell on it. He would need an assistant for what he had in mind.