Author's Note: I have added this after a guest review on Chapter Two. The OC in the story is Female, this is a f/f story with a Regina/OC pairing. Sorry if the description wasn't clear enough.

This is my first fanfiction, reviews are very welcome as I am always trying to improve my writing :)

His heart was pounding in his chest as he ran through the woods. Adrenaline coursed through his body as he saw the flicker of a street lamp up ahead- he was nearly out and back in civilisation. But he knew it wouldn't be long before his stalker hunted him down. He had to make it to the town first. He stumbled out of the woods and started making his way up a road that he hoped led to someone who could help. Half way up, the sheriff's car pulled up beside him.

'You look like you need some help, want to jump in?' David asked.

'You are too kind' he replied, jumping in.

'I don't recognise you. Are you new in town?' David quizzed.

'My name is Van Helsing and your town is in grave danger!'

'Again?' David said dejectedly. 'OK then, let's go to my apartment and you can fill us in.'

After a slight silence David asked 'Van Helsing? As in the vampire hunter?'

'The one and only' he replied with a smile. 'Good to know my reputation precedes me.'

They pulled up outside the Charming residence and headed up to the apartment.

Snow had asked Emma, Henry and Regina over for dinner to keep her and Neil company while David worked the night shift. Henry and Emma were busy playing Mario Kart while Regina helped Snow clear up. Snow smiled at the simplicity of it all, content with the family she had ended up with.

David let himself in and cleared his throat. 'Guys, it seems like we have another situation on our hands. I picked up this gentleman on the outskirts of town. He claims to be Van Helsing'

'The vampire hunter?' Henry asked.

Van Helsing smiled again and nodded.

'Coooool!' Henry and Emma said in unison. Regina chuckled at the behaviour of her son and his other mother.

'He says the town is in grave danger' David interjected.

'What's new?' replied Regina with a raised eyebrow.

'If you're in Storybrooke does that mean you're hunting a vampire?' Henry asked, a little too excitedly for Regina's liking.

'Not just any vampire… Dracula…' Van Helsing sneered the name in disgust. 'It's hunting me. I lost it in the woods, but it won't be long before Dracula finds the town. No one is safe. You need to cut Dracula off at the edge on the town, before everyone is slaughtered. It has been a cat and mouse game for too many years, it ends now.'

David sprung straight into action. 'Snow, stay with Henry and Neil, me and Van Helsing will head back to the woods. Regina, can you take Emma to your vault and see if you have anything that may help? Maybe a locator spell?'

'She has magic?' Van Helsing asked, seeming uneasy.

'They both do- Emma, my daughter is the saviour. Together they wield some of the most powerful magic I have ever seen' David stated proudly. 'Right, everyone ok with the plan?'

Everyone nodded in agreement, Van Helsing seeming less enthusiastic with the plan, but not pushing his luck with the group he had only just met. Regina took Emma's arm and they disappeared in a puff of purple smoke.

They arrived outside the vault and headed down to where Regina kept her books. 'Did you see how uneasy he was when David mentioned magic?' Regina puzzled.

'Maybe he comes from a land without magic?' Emma mused. 'It does take a little getting used to.'

'I don't know… something seemed a little...off' countered Regina. 'How do we know what he is telling us is true?'

'Because all of the films and books in this world tell us that Dracula is the bad guy...' reasoned Emma.

'And what do they say about Evil Queens?' Asked Regina sarcastically.

'Touché' Emma quipped with a smile.

'So, do you want to start with a locator spell?' Emma asked.

'Damn it' Regina muttered, as she realised Van Helsing had not given them anything to use for the locator spell. 'No locator spell will work without something of the person we are trying to locate. Magic 101' Regina rolled her eyes. 'Van Helsing left before giving us anything to use. I told you there's something shifty about him' she said pointedly looking at Emma.

'Looks like we're doing this the non-magic way- I've seen enough Buffy to get us through this. You can be ready with a fireball right?' Emma smiled at Regina with a raised eyebrow.

'I'm still not sure being on the attack is the best way forward' Regina worried. 'We still don't know enough about any of this.'

'Fine!' Emma relented. 'But if you get sized up for dinner, then I'm taking Dracula down!' Emma karate chopped the air with a grin, still quite excited by the prospect of seeing the infamous 'Dracula', Regina just chuckled, rolled her eyes and led them out of the vault.

They headed out into the woods where a fog was starting to settle. Emma started to hum the theme tune to Buffy, much to the annoyance of Regina.

An owl hooted in the distance, causing Regina to jump. 'You really are on edge about all of this, aren't you?' questioned Emma.

'It's just a feeling I have' replied Regina, clenching her hands. Something suddenly moved in the trees and they both froze.

'That way' mouthed Emma while pointing. As they moved closer to the cluster of trees, they saw a hooded figure walk past. The figure bent down to study the twigs; they appeared to be tracking someone. Emma and Regina inched closer, 'That must be Dracula' Emma mouthed to Regina.

Emma shuffled forward a little further, but stepped on a twig with a loud SNAP. The hooded figure turned to face them and Regina instinctively lit a fireball in her hand.

'Count Dracula?' Emma called out to the darkness. The dark figure glided slowly into the moonlight, pulling a black velvet hood down from their face as they did so.

'It's Countess actually…' Dracula replied, reaching behind her head to untie her pinned up hair, causing shiny dark locks to cascade down to perfectly frame her pale face. 'But my friends call me…'

'Sophie?!' Regina interrupted, her mouth open in shock and recognition. 'How...? Why...? Where have you been?'

Sophie froze. She had not heard that voice for so long. Silence filled the air around them.

Emma cleared her throat, her gaze flicking between the two women, 'So you two know each other?'

Sophie turned to face Regina, 'you could say that' she said with a slight smile. Her green eyes finally came up to meet Regina's; both of them instantly felt an intense connection filled with attraction and pain. Regina felt as though her heart had been ripped from her chest.

'I have to go' she managed to mumble as she walked away, leaving Emma and Sophie behind her.

'Wait!' Emma called after Regina. 'Why do I feel like I'm the only one who has no clue what is going on' she said, turning back towards Sophie. She turned to find an empty space- 'who on earth is she?' Emma mused to herself.