Scales and Hearts
Chapter 1
Disclaimers::: I do not own OUAT or it's characters, just my colorful imagination. This is a DragonQueen/ StarSwan story. I wanted to try this on for size. I do love this ship along with SwanQueen. I am currently working on my other stories too so bear with me.
A/N: I am revising this story. I know currently this has 15 chapters but I am not satisfied with this… so you can be looking for newer chapters once I am through updating this story. So sit back and enjoy!
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Regina and Emma were currently in Regina's office going over some paperwork and the budget plan when the Mayor had gotten a very strange call out of the blue.
Cruella and Ursula were now outside the town line, having wanted to be granted permission to enter Storybrooke, but the shield was up, preventing them from getting inside her town. The shield protected the town and its residents from the outside world and vice versa.
Regina shared a look with Emma as they heard what Cruella and Ursula were saying. They were claiming that they had changed, and they pointed out that if they Evil Queen could change, they could too.
Emma shared a look with Regina and they came up with a plan after agreeing to let them in. They would keep a very close eye on the pair of them. They left and went to meet them at the town line, seeing Cruella and Ursula there with Cruella's custom made car.
Regina shared a look with Emma once again before she tossed the small scroll across the barrier that would enable them to enter.
Ursula looked down to see the scroll on the ground and smiled as she shared a look with Cruella. They were happy that Regina had given them permission. They got in the car and then drove across the line, seeing Regina there with the blonde sheriff. Cruella smiled at them as she thanked them as she waved while driving off to town.
Emma and Regina were both oblivious to the fact that Cruella and Ursula had just snuck Rumplestiltskin across the line with them after Belle had banished him from Storybrooke, using the dark one's dagger.
Rumple had taken the two villainous women with him to the library and taken them down to where Emma had "killed" Maleficent. The women wanted to know why they were there, but Rumple told them they needed Maleficent in order to get what they wanted. They waited for the perfect time to make their move.
After the Charmings had seen that Cruella and Ursula were back in town and making plans to revive Maleficent, to bring her back, they had panicked, knowing that should Maleficent be brought back, they would be in a world of trouble with the dragon. The Charmings rushed to the basement of the library, wanting to prevent the others from being able to go through with their plan. Gold/Rumple had already foreseen what they were going to do and had known the Charmings would show up. He knocked them out with his magic and gave Cruella his pocket knife. She then sliced the Charmings' palms and used their blood to bring the dragon back. Since the Charmings had wronged Maleficent, their blood worked like a charm. Cruella and Ursula watched with rapt fascination as Gold brought Maleficent back to her former glory. It was done.
Maleficent took in her surroundings and saw who was there. She strolled towards them, ready for some action. She was more than ready to make certain people pay for what happened. "Finally! Now I can make those people pay!" She made sure the Charmings knew she wasn't finished with them. She would make them suffer for what they had put her through. She and her friends left the basement and headed to town.
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Meanwhile, people were going about, living their lives with no idea that things were about to change soon. Henry was busy with one of his operations. This one being Operation: Mongoose. Regina his adoptive mother was at one time the most feared Evil Queen. And they had discovered that villains did not get their happy endings, only heroes. Emma, who was Henry's biological mother had decided to team up with Henry and Regina to try to change that, and find the author responsible for doing this to Regina. Emma wanted her best friend to have her happy ending and she was going to do whatever it took to make that happen. No matter what. She had seen how hard Regina had worked to turn her life around.
David and Mary Margaret entered and moved over to where their daughter and grandson were. They arrived, looking very worried and unnerved. "You'll never guess who we saw!"
Emma and Regina turned and looked at the Charmings. "Who?" They asked at the same time.
"Maleficent! She's here in Storybrooke." Mary Margaret replied, in panic mode. The Charmings were very nervous and unsure of what to do with this new threat in their lives. They did not know what to tell Emma, fearful that should they tell her too much about what happened, they would lose their daughter for good.
Emma was surprised by their news. "She's alive? I thought I killed her." She frowned with confusion. Seeing the way her parents were acting, it was clear something else had happened with them.
Regina stood up straighter and wondered what her old friend was doing back now. She wondered who had gotten her out of the basement she'd trapped her in a long time ago. At the same time, a part of her couldn't help but to miss her. Her curiosity was piqued. She looked at Emma, knowing that dragons were immortal. She would have to explain it to Emma later. "I wonder if it has to do with the fact Cruella and Ursula are also back in town."
The Charmings' mouths opened and closed in surprise. They had not expected for Emma and Regina to know about them already. "About that, how did they get past the town line?" They wanted to know why Emma and Regina didn't seem all too surprised about the villains being in town.
Emma shared a look with Regina. "We let them in." She shrugged. She was beginning to realize there had to be a connection somewhere.
"Are you out of your mind?! You're crazy! Why would you go and do something like that?! Now no one will be safe!" Mary Margaret exclaimed as she began to panic.
David put his arm around his wife's shoulders, trying to comfort her. At the same time, he was also worried about what this would all mean for them.
Emma narrowed her eyes at her parents. "Did something happen between you and Maleficent?" She had a feeling this had nothing to do with the fact they'd let Cruella or Ursula into their town.
"N-No!" Her mother replied, shaking her head jerkily.
"That does not explain why you are losing your mind over seeing Maleficent." Regina pointed out. She looked at the way the blonde was looking at her parents and had caught onto what Emma was seeing. By now, she knew Emma well enough to know when she didn't believe what someone was saying. Regina was feeling slightly amused about the way Mary Margaret was acting.
It was too late. Emma had seen the way her mother's eyes had widened in fear. Her inner lie detector was already going off. It was very clear her mother was hiding something from her. She hated being lied to and her parents were lying to them right now. She crossed her arms over her chest, looking at them hard. "I cannot help you if you don't tell me the truth."
David looked at their daughter, sighing. He wanted to tell her everything. "We just have some bad history with the dragon.." his wife hit his arm, stopping him from divulging too much information to their daughter. "She needs to know what happened…"
"No David! Not this!" Mary Margaret hissed.
Emma's eyebrows rose at this. She hated it that they were keeping secrets from her. It was like a knife twisting in her guts. "I'm going to say this one more time. If you have an issue with Maleficent, tell me right now. I know you're lying to me right now. You need to tell me why you think Maleficent is coming after you two. Clearly something happened to incur her wrath on you. So until you decide to tell me the truth of what happened, I cannot help you." She left, not understanding why her parents couldn't trust her with the truth.
Regina looked at the Charmings and smiled. "Well, in that case, I might as well go say hello to my old friend." Her eyes twinkled darkly as she left. She'd seen the surprised look in her old nemesis' eyes. She couldn't believe the nerve of that woman… lying to Emma? What had really happened? She hoped Maleficent would tell her what happened.
Mary Margaret looked at her husband. "We can't tell Emma! You know what we did… the dragon will never forgive us! Emma would never look at us the same way if she knew. If She finds out from Maleficent… everything will be ruined! We just got our daughter back. If she knew what we did, she'd hate us. I can't lose her again!" She had tears falling down her cheeks.
David sighed. He had wanted to tell Emma the truth. He figured if Emma knew what was going on, she would be able to get them out of this mess. "But if we don't tell her, how can we be safe? Emma stopped the dragon once before. What if she finds out the truth from someone else? Like you said… what if Maleficent gets to her and tells her what we did? That would destroy her."
Mary Margaret sighed as she thought about their options. "Can't we just wait a little longer? Maybe we wouldn't have to tell her… maybe we can convince Maleficent to forgive us and let go of what happened. Then Emma wouldn't need to know what we did."
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Maleficent had visited Rumplestiltskin and he had just shown her that her daughter was still alive. Rumple revealed the truth to her of what happened. Exactly what had happened when the Charmings had put Emma's darkness inside her daughter and then sent her through the portal. She got to see what Lily looked like as a baby. She gave a little sob as a tear broke free. "My baby is alive. I need to find her." She had hope again and was very determined to be reunited with her daughter. She looked at the baby rattle she had planned to give to her baby when she was born, but she'd never had the chance. Rumple hinted to her that there was a way to get her daughter back. That there was someone who would be able to find Lily for her.
Soon, Regina found Maleficent. She just had to see her. Maleficent looked at Regina, a smile dancing on her lips. It was as if she knew she was coming. "Surprise. I'm back." The dragon purred darkly.
"Maleficent." Regina smiled. The dragon always seemed to have a certain way of affecting her. "I know, I heard. I had to see for myself." She chuckled.
Maleficent chuckled knowingly as she tilted her head. "No doubt the Charmings told you." She smirked.
Regina nodded. "That they did. So what's the deal between you and them?" She asked.
The dragon smiled, looking her up and down. "I have a daughter. Her name is Lily." She murmured.
Regina's eyes widened in surprise. "You're a mother? What does that have to do with what's going on with you and the Charmings?" She asked, curious about where she was going with this.
Maleficent stepped closer to Regina and caressed her cheek. She inhaled deeply, realizing how much she missed her. "Everything. Because for a long time, I thought my daughter was lost to me, that she had died. I wanted to make the people who were responsible for her disappearance pay. I wanted to hurt them, to do very bad things to them." She murmured, her voice thick with emotion. "They stole her from me." She put her hand under Regina's chin. "From us." She said huskily, finally revealing to her exactly who the other parent was.
Regina's eyes widened in shock at what Maleficent was implying. Her heart dropped to her stomach as it hit her hard. "What?" She whispered shakingly. She felt as if the room was starting to spin.
Maleficent nodded as she held Regina in her arms. "Remember when I taught you to shapeshift? How we had fun together just you and me. We made love. Magic happened and it was so beautiful. We did everything together. When we parted ways, you left a part of you with me." She murmured, remembering exactly when that happened.
Surprise turned to shock which then turned to anger as she digested everything Mal told her. "Why didn't you tell me?" Regina tried to grasp what she'd been told. She had a daughter with Maleficent? She had gotten her pregnant with their child?
"Because so much happened. I was very angry and at war with Stefan and Briar Rose and Aurora. But when you came into my life, you basically brought me back. I was in solitude for a long time. I had given up. And then after everything we did together, that fight we had… you stealing the curse from me… you wonder why I didn't fight back harder? That was because I was pregnant. I wanted to tell you, but you were consumed with this need for revenge on Snow White. Next thing I know, Snow White and her Prince Charming were there after I had given birth to our daughter. They ripped her from me. They did more than that! They claimed they were doing it for their baby. I begged them mother to mother not to hurt my baby. I tried to appeal to their goodness…" she replied her voice dripping with sarcasm. "I even begged for mercy. They wouldn't listen. I ended up trapped in my cave. Afterwards while I was still grieving the loss by myself, the Apprentice paid a visit and admitted his part in what happened. He explained how Snow White was afraid of the baby she was carrying. She had a vision of her daughter as a young girl, 12 maybe 13 years old, tearing her heart out of her chest, killing her. She'd seen how evil, how dark her daughter could be. That she had so much darkness inside her. They had been told their daughter would be the Savior. But because of her darkness, I knew it could go the other way. She could grow up to be a villain like us. So they decided they needed a vessel to pour their baby's darkness into, thusly ridding the baby of her darkness… or so they thought. Guess who they chose to be the vessel?" She snarled, her eyes full of fury and rage.
A spark of rage began to grow in Regina's eyes, burning strong. "Our daughter." Her mind was racing with many things she had learned. Not only about their daughter, but also about Emma. She couldn't help but to wonder how Emma could have had darkness inside her, having parents like the Charmings who thought they were pure as snow. Without sin. She realized Emma was as much a victim as their daughter was. They had stolen a part of Emma from her and had used their daughter to contain that darkness. Oh now Regina was very pissed off. She had dark thoughts running in her mind and her heart. She felt as if something had slammed into her and she stumbled back hard.
Maleficent helped Regina and graced herself when she felt something happen to the brunette. She looked at her former lover. "Regina?"
The Mayor stood up straighter and looked down at herself, at what she was wearing. "I am going to have to change my clothes." She looked at Maleficent and laughed as she waved her hands and then her clothes changed to that of the Queen's. The Evil Queen was back inside of Regina. "We will get our daughter back, and I know just the right woman for the job." She smirked darkly, looking forward to telling her friend all about what happened.
Maleficent's eyes were dark as she smiled at the Queen appreciatively. "It's so good to see you back, darling. Let's go see this woman…" she remembered when Rumple told her that one Emma Swan would be able to help her find Lily. She hoped that was who Regina was talking about.
Regina smiled wickedly. "You've met her before. Unfortunately, she's also the same one who "killed" you. She is the Savior that the Apprentice told you about. Yes… Snow White's daughter… Not to worry, once we tell her what her goody two shoes parents did to us… Emma is not going to like it. Not. One. Bit." She chuckled. "She is nothing like her parents. I cannot wait for her to see them for who they really are. She will want to help us find Lily."
Maleficent was intrigued. If what Regina was saying was true, she would be willing to let What the Savior did to her go. She smiled, glad to know this was the Emma that Rumple told her about. At the same time, she was looking forward to seeing what this Emma Swan would do once they told her what her parents had done to her, to Lily. "I trust you." She smiled as they left to find Emma together. It was time to make those Charmings' secrets come out. It was time for Emma to know the whole truth.
