So, this is it. The end of Season Two. And this does, technically, create spoilors for the Season Finale. But I hope you all will read and review, because I really do want to know what you think. Thank you all for reading. God bless and GO EVIL REGALS.


At the End

Chapter One

Somehow, Regina knew it would come to this. It was a small hunch, but all along, back when Rumple had first given her the Dark Curse, she had somehow known, deep in her bones, that it would fail. That it would fail and bring her down to her knees in the process. She'd just been too insistent and pig headed to actually consider that her little hunch was right. She'd wanted it to be wrong so badly, to finally get revenge and happiness, that she'd ignored it except on deep, dark nights after she'd already cast it, with Graham sleeping beside her. Sometimes she would even consider waking him and telling him everything, going to Rumple and command everything be undone. At least she was in another world where she could run and hide. But then she'd grow angry with herself and her weakness- running and hiding was no way for a queen to act.

"So when you were saying goodbye to Henry you were really saying goodbye."

"He knows I love him, that's all that matters now. That and keeping this under control for as long as possible."

"Regina-"

"I told you what you needed to know. I'm going to slow it down for as long as I can and maybe that'll be enough time for the rest of you to figure something out. All I ask is that you make sure Henry's safe."

They looked at each other for a moment and finally admitted what neither wanted to believe. Regina was his mother. And so was Emma.

"Maybe there's another-" But as Emma spoke the words, Regina shot her magic into the rotating crystal and condemned her fate. She studied her once-archenemy's face for a moment and watched the tear slide down her cheek before she made it still to focus on the job at hand. And that was the last time she saw Regina Mills.