Author's Note: Firstly in my old story, Find You, I've had some reviews about the story Beauty and the Beast that is OQ styled since its been taken down. I did delete that story but only because I felt it needed a rewrite. However, I will be changing the plot if I do go back to it. As well, Find You sequel will come, I'm working on a plot for it, it'll probably be released when I'm nearly finished this story.
For now, this story will have no regular updates for the month of May and some of June, updates will be irregular for the next six weeks. However, I will set up a regular update for it which will be put on my profile. It'll most likely be once a week on Sundays before I update it to twice a week eventually. Anyways, I do hope you enjoy this story:
About the Story:
This story will mainly center around the Outlaw Queen ship and character Regina with some Snow Queen friendship, Regal Believer (possibly Outlaw Believer Robin + Henry) and canon ships will appear briefly.
~ Chapter One ~
Regina began to stir before her brown eyes fluttered open. She lay there for a few moments; her breathing was deep, with her mouth agape as her eyes looked about the room in confusion. This wasn't the Enchanted Forest, no; it was her bedroom in Storybrooke in her manor. Her mind felt hazy. She vividly remembered, painfully, Emma and Henry in the yellow bug slowly fading away into the distance before she turned to face the incoming purple cloud that soon engulfed them. Then everything went completely black.
Regina sat up slowly trying to comprehend what was happening. They definitely should have been taken to the Enchanted Forest, Regina was fully confident in her spell. And when they reached there, they should have never been able to return to Storybrooke and yet here she was. The barrier between the realms should have prevented their return even if they used magic beans.
She moved to pull back the curtain from her window and peered outside. The whole town was now in front of her in all of its glory. She could make out the outlines of a few people littered about the streets seeming to be walking around in a daze. Those she could spot seemed to be as perplexed as she felt, although she would never admit that.
Going downstairs, Regina saw everything was exactly how she left it before. The rooms were all neatly arranged and tidy with the exception of Henry having left some of his games on the coffee table in the living room. Regina moved to make a cup of coffee, hoping it'd be enough to wake her up so she could think clearly. She needed to get to the bottom of this before no doubt the people of this town, mainly Mary Margret and Charming, show up looking for answers.
It was only when she finally sat down after taking a few sips from her hot drink did she hear the doorbell followed by a loud knock- or more accurately, some banging. She rolled her eyes. There was probably a flash mob already assembled outside her door just waiting. As she made her way to the door, even as Regina gradually made her way to her door, there was more impatient banging.
"Regina," Mary Margret breathed out as soon as her eyes landed on her. Regina's mouth hung slightly opened as she took in the scene in front of her. There before her was the no good Charming and Mary Margret only a very pregnant looking Mary Margret. "We need to talk. Can we come in?" asked Mary Margret.
Regina didn't reply but simply opened the door wider using her hand to gesture them into her house bringing them into the living room. She knew there would be some questions.
"What the hell happened to us?" David demanded to know the minute he sat down. Regina couldn't resist the urge to roll her eyes at how predictable the man was.
"For once I do not know," Regina stated calmly despite the feeling of throwing a fireball at the man. After a brief silent moment, she asked: "what do you remember?" She hoped by collecting enough information she would be able to confidently piece together what happened even with her own suspicions. Especially seeing Mary Margret helped to confirm it.
"Emma and Henry just crossed the town line," said Mary Margret, her voice laced with panic and urgency. "Then it all went dark and the next thing we knew, we woke up in bed together. But clearly some time passed right?" Mary Margret asked, her eyes travelling down to the noticeable bump where he hands rested protectively around it.
Regina nodded her reply. "We should have returned to the Enchanted Forest with no way back to this world, not through a magic bean or portal. But judging by the pregnancy, you are seven months pregnant maybe eight. So at least that amount of time has passed."
"So we did return to the Enchanted Forest?" David questioned looking for clarification. At Regina's simple nod he continued. "Why do we not remember the missing time then?"
"My guess," Regina began, "is somebody over there decided to cast the Dark Curse. It is the only way we could have come back here," she stated. "They must have wiped the last year from our memories but the only question is why we have the memories of who we really are when they had enough power to manipulate us to think we're someone else. Exactly like your curse personas."
"So you didn't curse us?"
Regina didn't say a word but simply sent a glare the man's way. "No, I did not. If I did, believe me I wouldn't be sitting here without Henry."
"Well clearly something happened over there for the person want us all to come here and to wipe our memories of the last year," Mary Margret chimed in before her husband and Regina could carry out with their own conversation. "How do we get our memories of the last year back?"
"Isn't it obvious? We need to break this curse," Regina said exasperated at the woman's ignorance. "However, Rumplestiltskin used your true love and intertwined it into the curse I cast so it was breakable by the product of your love being Emma. We have to remember he wanted the last curse to be broken."
Regina eyed the pair carefully. Both their brows were furrowed as they were in deep thought, considering everything Regina just told him. There was no denying Regina felt she'd to spell out the answer if they didn't catch on. Then again, maybe they had and were only taking the time to process it.
"We need Emma," whispered Mary Margret. "She's the Savior."
"But she doesn't remember who we are, she could be miles away with Henry," said David, not noticing the way Regina flinched slightly at her son's name. "How do we fix this?"
"I'm not entirely sure," Regina said ruefully. "It may be problematic if we try to cross the town line and even if we could, there are many places in the Land Without Magic where Emma could be."
"So… now what do we do?" Mary Margret asked looking around at the two people with worry who didn't attempt to reply.
It was late at night when the yellow bug pulled up Main Street. The streets were deserted as everyone was now safe in their homes with many households retired to bed. Two young adults stepped out from the yellow contraception, a small conversation happening between the two, before the young blonde walked away leaving the man alone outside the car to watch a boy peacefully sleep blissfully unaware of what was in store for him… or who currently watched with interest from the clock tower, a full plan already formulating in her mind. The red haired witch let out a quiet laugh as she couldn't be happier at how easy it was to have her plan to fall into place so simply.
Her blue eyes wondered into the far distance where she could only just make out the outline of the blonde woman. Living in the town for the last few days had certainly been interesting. There'd been a town meeting called soon after everybody woke up in their beds with the same… lost feeling. They'd all spoken highly of a young woman who had long blonde hair and hazel eyes. She'd been described as their savior who'd been powerful enough to break the first curse. The woman grinned. Her sister did cast a curse that she suspected nearly anyone could break it unlike her curse. Unlike her pathetic sister, she didn't have any weaknesses; it would be no problem to take care of the savior with nothing holding her back fully. That was the big difference between her sister and her. Regina adopted her son who was very fond of the woman who would undo everything. Regina couldn't fully kill her without being suspected by her son and losing him.
Zelena however wasn't as weak as her sister. Soon she could take away everything her sister held dear,
With one last look of the quiet town, she waved her hand around herself. The green smoke clouded her vision before she disappeared and the green cloud simply evaporated.