Hey everyone! Welcome to my first Dragon Queen story, excited. This story popped in my head and I had to get it out. I'm not sure where I'm taking this story yet and if you guys like it I'll set the gears in motion and continue. Hope you like it so let me know hat you think.


Her wings expanded across the tree tops as she sored over the forest. She hadn't taken flight in many weeks due to unexpected bad weather, and Regina forbade her from going out. Breathing in the fresh air the fire lit even brighter behind her eyes. The sky was still a little grey but she enjoyed the soft colors. She could fly around the outside of town all day if she was allowed, and she had already been out for a few hours so it was about time to head home. There was a small clearing just off the road where she took off and landed every time. That's where she laid out her coat, phone, and whatever else she had on her. She really didn't understand the phone or why it was a necessity but Regina had insisted that she carry one. Circling around she glided through the autumn air releasing puffs of smoke through her nostrils. It was safer then breathing fire and she didn't want anything to burn down because she was being reckless. Her scales rippled in the wind and she let her fierce green eyes flutter close just for a moment. In dragon form and being up in the air brought her peace and a since of normalcy. Not that she didn't enjoy her human form but a dragon was her true state, something no one could ever take away from her.

Approaching the clearing she began to descend, but slowly, she wanted it to last as long as possible. Right before she met the tops of the trees the whistle of an arrow shot right past her. Before she could turn her head she let out a loud screech. Quickly stopping she pushed the air down sending her higher. The arrow was embedded in her left wing. Usually she wouldn't feel such an injury but this was different. Her wound was burning, it felt as though her skin was disintegrating. She brought her wing forward and examined the area and noticed gold flecks all of the place. I looked like someone had taken a cup of glitter and dumped it over her. Her eyes widened out of fear, she had to get away just in case the archer was still there. Straightening back out she began to flap her wings but then came another arrow, and then two more. All four arrows shot through her left wing. She couldn't control her screams nor could she stay in the air. Flying was no longer the answer her wing was far too damaged, she was going to fall from the sky. Using her right wing she tried as hard as she could to create a soft landing but it wasn't working. As she fell she ripped through every branch and knocked down a few trees in the process. Once she hit the ground she just kept going until she finally skidded to a stop. She had managed to make it to the clearing but left a great mess in her wake.

Maleficent's breathing was hard as she tried to overcome the pain and exhaustion. She moved to stand but cried out instead. She couldn't push herself up. She had landed on her left arm, crushing it with her weight. Fear over took all her senses. She didn't get a look at who had done this and she had no idea if they would be coming for her. The only way she was going to get out and back into town was with help. She needed to turn human but that would require great energy and strength. Concentrating hard she was engulfed in a large cloud of purple and green smoke. When the air cleared she was still lying on her chest but she was human. But something was wrong. There was a great weight on her back and the pain from the arrows still radiated throughout her entire body. Slowly turning her head she was greeted by her left wing, it was still there. This was not good. A dragon that could not transform back fully was in great danger. She was too injured for the wing to disappear and her human body was not equipped to care for the expenditure.

The skin and scales on her wing where slowly burning away leaving holes. The arrows had been coated in pixie dust, a dragon's greatest weakness. And now here she lay out in the open, exposed for anyone to come and kill. With her arm broken and wing damaged there was nothing she could do. "Regina!" she screamed. She knew Regina wouldn't be able to hear her from all the way in town but she was the only one who could help. If she didn't get help soon there was a strong possibility that she was going to die, whether it be from dragon hunters or natural causes.

Looking up from the ground as the tears streamed down her cheeks she saw her coat. Her phone! She thought. Without thinking she jerked her left arm forward forgetting the broken bones. "Fuck-" she breathed as the tears came down harder. With caution this time she reached her right hand out and her phone appeared in her hand. She didn't have time to get frustrated with the little machine so she prayed hard that she'd use it right. Regina had programed in everyone's number but just trying to find that was a challenge. She remembered that there was a tiny woman in the phone that would speak to her. Pressing the only button the phone beeped. "Call Regain," she ordered. "Calling Regina," the woman spoke back. Resting her head on the ground she held the phone to her ear and waited for her to answer.

"Hello?" Regina answered almost immediately. She waited for someone to respond but no one was there. "Mal is that you?"

"Regina," she gasped.

"Mal what's wrong?" her tone quickly filled with worry.

"Where are you?"

"I'm at the dinner with everyone, we are waiting on you to order dinner. "Where are y-"

"Reinga," she cried cutting her off. "Regina I need you now." She could hear her stand up through the phone and start walking.

"Where are you?"

"In my usual place… I'm hurt bad… bring help," she managed to say through the tears. Hanging up she tossed the phone to the side and gripped a fistful of grass digging her nails in the dirt. Her breathing became rough and much more of a challenge. She had faced her fair share of dragon hunters in the past but she usually managed to get away with no more than a few cuts and bruises. Ever since she came to this strange little town her guard had been down. She never expected there to be people on the hunt. Pixie dust was hard to come by and where these people got it from was a mystery to her.

It felt like hours before Regina and the others arrived, but in reality it had only been twenty minutes. She could hear voices and footsteps quickly approaching. She would call to them but she had weakened significantly since the phone call. Her head was turned the other way so she couldn't see them stumble through the last of trees but she heard them all stop. "Jesus Christ-" Regina gasped throwing a hand over her mouth. She hurried over to Maleficent's side and crouched down so they were eye to eye.

"You came," she breathed weakly.

"Of course I came," she whispered back stroking her hair. Regina was trying to keep it together as best she could and examined her girlfriend's mangled form. "How did this happen?" she asked eagerly.

"Not sure. I was on my way back and the arrows came out of nowhere. Pixie dust," she said softly. "You have to heal me." Regina nodded and places a quick kiss on her forehead. She immediately noticed her skin's change in temperature. Maleficent usually radiated heat due to the fire within but now she was cool and damp. The fire was going out and once it did Maleficent would die. Regina stood and walked back over to the others. Snow and David stood with Henry while Emma and Lily examined Mal's wing. Regina saw the fear in Lily's eyes as she approached. "Mom," Lily said to Regina. "Is she going to be ok?"

"We have to act fast," she said swallowing the lump in her throat. "Emma and David I need you to do a quick walk though of the surrounding area just in case this guy or group is still here, but Emma I'm going to need you soon. Lily I need you to say here just in case she starts shifting back and forth. Snow," she said turning towards her and her son. "Keep Henry back… this could get ugly fairly quickly." Snow nodded and took Henry's hand. They took a few steps back and sat down on the rocks.

Regina quickly rid herself of her coat and rolled up her sleeves. She walked over to the base of Mal's wing and identified the four arrows. They were going to have to be removed before any healing was done. "Mal," she said softly. "Prepare yourself and try to hold still." She motioned for Lily to go stand on the other side so Mal saw a familiar face.

Tightly gripping the end of one of the arrows she scrunched her nose at the smell of burning flesh. Without warning she yanked the arrow out. It came out with more ease then she anticipated but gooey flesh and muscle came with it. Maleficent let our blood curtailing screams no long keeping her wind still. It jerked forward sending Regina a few feet back. Regina quickly recovered from the blow and dropped the arrow in the grass. She was going to have to approach this a different way. She couldn't have Mal attack her ever few minutes. Making sure she was several yards away Regina sent out three magic streams that locked onto the remaining arrows. With a swift tug all three arrows were extracted.

Lily too backed up from her mother's side. This time the sounds that came out of her mouth didn't sound much like screams but more of a strangled roar. Lily's eyes widened as watched talons replace her fingers and her back arch. Her eyes flashed green but quickly returned to the cerulean blue. Tears began to rush down her colorless cheeks and Regina's named squeaked past her cracked lips.

"I'm finished sweetheart I promise. All the arrows are gone," she called from the other side. "I don't mean for this next part to hurt so just hold on if it does." Lily sat down and took her mother's hand in her own. "It's going to be ok," she assured her. "Mom's going to heal you now." Mal nodded and tightly closed her eyes. It was almost over.

Rubbing her hands together and shaking out her shoulders Regina prepared herself for the amount of magic and energy that was about to pour out of her. Holding out her hands two thick waves of blue and white light beamed out of her palms and onto the wing. The blue light washed over the vast area of damaged flesh. She was used to healing Henry's cuts from falling off his stake bored too many times so an injury of this magnitude was challenging her abilities. The areas that had burned away were slowly growing back but the overall process of this healing was going to take time.

Maleficent hummed softly feeling the cold rays of magic wash over her wounds. The magic didn't hurt at all it was in fact refreshing. Other than the pain her broken arm radiated she felt as though she could relax for a moment. She knew that after a while Regina wasn't going to be able to this up so she hoped Ms. Swan could pick up where she leaves off.

Henry felt that it was safe for him to move around now that Maleficent had calmed down. Detaching himself from his grandmother's side he carefully walked over to the pile of bloody arrows. He bent down and picked up the cleanest one and turned it between his fingers. The arrow itself was beautifully carved stone and the wooden body was sleek. Running his finger over the wooden shaft he felt three small notches at the bottom near the fletching. His brow furrowed, he knew these markings. "Mom," he said and walked up next to her. "Look at this," he said holding the arrow up for her to see. She turned her head for a moment and saw what he was holding.

"Henry be careful with that," she said a bit harshly.

"It fine," he assured her. "Do you see these three slashes?""

She squinted for a moment before nodding. "Yes, what about them."

"Well I haven't checked yet but I'm positive that these slashes will be on all of them."

"How do you know this?" she asked confused with her son's sudden knowledge.

"Because I know who these arrows belong to."

"Who?!" she asked jerking head back and forth between him and Mal.

"Robin Hood." He said firmly.

"What? No Robin didn't do this."

"Mom I promise you this is his arrow. Back when you two had a thing he showed me how he would put three notches in all his arrows so he would know they were his when he went hunting. And you know he has that bow and arrow that never misses his target."

Regina didn't know what to say. She wasn't sure if she didn't want to believe it was him or if she couldn't believe he actually did such a thing. Blinking fast she tried to focus on the healing. She couldn't think about who did this right now. Mal needed her full and undivided attention. "Thank you Henry… please go back and sit with Snow."

He bit the inside of his cheek and tossed the arrow back. He understood that Robin had been important to her at one point but Maleficent was who was important now and to be honest she liked her a whole lot better.

"Mal honey how are we doing?" Regina called out.

"She's hanging in there!" Lily shouted back.

"Look who we found!" Emma announced as she and David returned. They each had a firm grip of Robin's shoulders and pushed him out in front for everyone to see. "This fool didn't know to run after attempted murder."