If there was one thing Regina was sure, she was going to destroy Snow White's happiness. Her entire world has spun around the most powerful curse of all times, she invested everything in it and no matter the cost it was going to happen. She was finally going to succeed, she was sure of that.

Of course tiny problem made a dent into her plans that she did not predict and she knew the scum of Rumplestiltskin's fault was that. As she was about to enact the curse, after everything, she found out there was a glitch. There was that tiny problem- it had an undoing. And the undoing was that child Snow White had carried. She could not let this happen and the fact that when she was told the child was coming, earlier than they anticipated to go through with their plans, Regina rejoiced. She knew she could not kill the nasty brat due to Rumplestiltskin's smart spins, but if one thing she was to make sure, it will disappear, permanently, this child will suffer like no other and she will enjoy every ounce of it.

As soon as her carriage arrived at the castle, she admired her doing, the curse was crawling upon them like a thunder and it was about to take them somewhere horrible, very soon, there was no stopping now. Regina smiled to herself feeling power and satisfaction overcome any doubt she'd ever had. She entered the castle following her guards who had already done their job and she was going for one single purpose now.

"The child?" she demanded overlooking Charming bleeding on the floor. She was hoping he was dead, but even so, it didn't bother her either way, he's never ever going to be with Snow White again.

"It's here" the guard announced picking a little bundle from the enchanted tree. Regina grinned. Perfect, just in time.

"No! You can't do this, give me Emma back!" she heard a scream behind and turned to face her biggest enemy ever. Oh how much she enjoyed this. Perfect sight for her eyes, weak, pale Snow White, about to lose everything.

"Well, my dear Snow, you should probably thank me now for these last few seconds to say goodbye to your child and husband because you'll never see them again"

Snow clutched Charming trying to wake him, crying desperate tears that filled Regina with so much joy and content she wished nearly this moment would last forever.

"Please, Regina, please, I know there's still some goodness in you, somewhere, don't harm Emma, don't do anything to her, please, let her be, do anything you want to me, but don't harm Emma"

"Emma" Regina raised eyebrow. So the brat was a girl, disgusting girl as her mother. "will be taken care of. Do not fret, Snow White, she's going to pay for everything you've done to me"

And it was those last seconds that newborn's piercing cry reverberated through the walls, the entire land, as to predict what was about to happen and the last sight Regina got to enjoy was the fear and desperation in Snow's face as she stared at Emma with her eyes filled with tears.

And then it all went black.


Regina sat in silence clutching a glass of cider. For some weirdest reason her hand was trembling. She stared at it as some alien subject.

It was everything all she ever wished for. She was an owner and in charge of everyone, she could do as she pleased. She could kill Snow White if she wanted, Mary Margaret actually – Regina grinned at the idea. The lovely prince was in coma without any prospects and the best part of all? No one knew anything, no one knew her, they were all creation of her imagination and the way she manipulated it.

It was satisfying to reminiscence indeed.

There was that tiny problem.

Very tiny.

The child. Child was in her spare room, soundly asleep and Regina couldn't figure out what to do.

In extreme desperation moment she thought of asking Rumplestilskin, but hey, he didn't remember anything at all. A smile spread against Regina's features again before going back to the original problem.

She could of course to have the child for torturing and make sure it has the utmost horrible life to ever have, this would surely give her satisfaction, what if she placed it next to Belle? The child would most definitely go insane. She'd love to put it under sleeping curse but the thing was too small yet.

Most of all she would love just to kill it.

Regina rolled eyes placing her glass on the table, she felt such an anger boiling inside of her. Her entire existence consisted of darkness, no feelings at all, but contempt. Which is what was overcoming everything right now.

How in the world this stupid thing is already putting foot in her perfect plans?

Regina shoved the knife from her apple pie, running blade over her fingers, squeezing just tiny bit of blood. Oh how she loved the sight of red. Red, as bright as apples, as bright as blood. Her smile was more wicked now, she had not calmed one bit, she had to actually physically restrain herself from not going straight to the room and killing that thing.

So she didn't. She walked slowly, still unaccustomed to the electricity, therefore maintaining the darkness in the house, because it actually reflected all she felt inside.

She walked over to the room, barely lit by the sun, unaware of anything unordinary, as if this world has been all this entire city has known, this same sun, same moon. Child was still asleep, undisturbed by it, with no sign of what previously happened.

Regina stood next to the bed, with her knife still in hand and paused for a second. She tilted her head taking everything in for a second.

The child, barely day old, had a tiny mop of blonde hair, no sign of ebony dark as its disgusting mother. Face still void of any distinguishing features, skin fair, smooth. So tiny.

Regina was leaning to look closer as she was suddenly taken aback with eyes fluttering open.

Her face changed into horrified expression expecting something… but definitely not a smile. And, added with a newborn cooing. Little clenched wrists wriggling in the air.

Oh the horror.

Regina stared at the creature as if she's seen a newborn for the first time in her life. Which she did.

She blinked few times, realizing how still her body has became, knife slipping from her hand and thumping on the floor waking her from her trance.

She realized the little girl with her tiny hands was reaching, or pointing at her.

She blinked few times more.

All determination, all anger, all disgust…nothing was there. Regina tried to summon it, focus on Snow White and nothing was happening. It was all changed by baby cooing.

Ever so carefully, Regina extended her hands, picking the little girl, as if trying not to break her. She was so tiny it seemed surreal. As soon as Regina raised her from the bed and stared in front of, she saw girl's hands try reaching for her even harder. With all extreme caution, without any further thought Regina neared her to her chest and the girl placed her head next to Regina's neck, all content.

Regina felt as if electrified. She's never in her life felt filled with so much warmth, ever. Her entire body felt as if shaking accepting this ice breaking feeling. It scared her to core. She immediately removed the girl from her, placing her back on bed, terrified of herself, of what was happening and it scared the child immensely. The child started wailing.

Regina's eyes filled with tears.

What the hell was happening to her? She came here, almost with an intention to killing her and now the mere thought of this child crying in desperation was suffocating her. She didn't like it, it was stronger than her.

"No. Stop" Regina begged. Feeling weak and she hated it. Hated herself, hated entire damn plan, curse, everything but this goddamn child.

She paced from one side of the room to another trying to control her emotions which she was unaware she still had. And it was as if the night when Daniel was killed. Her entire world was spinning again.

And the child cried.

Regina wiped tears immediately running over to bed and picking the girl up, with no hesitation whatsoever placing her next to her chest. Her heart. Her goddamn beating heart.

And the child calmed.

"Well, hi Emma" Regina murmured, her deep voice gone. "I guess now we both need to figure this out?"


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