Hi there! This is the first one shot I wanted to write. I thought about how the scene would have went down in 3x22 when Regina is about to execute Snow. Emma tries to stop Regina and remind her of who she really is. The women she fell in love with back in Storybrooke. :)
Enjoy
Regina raises her hand summoning a fireball that lights up the court.
"Any last words, Snow White?" Regina asks bitterly; a tight smile on her lips.
"Stop!" Emma yells running through the doors of the castle. Regina turns around, her gown swinging with the motion. A guard runs up to stop her but is no match. Emma thrusts her knee up into the guard taking his sword as he bends over. She knocks him out completely and walks straight up to Regina; sword pointed directly at her.
"How dare you!" Regina says angrily.
"Put it out," Emma demands looking at the fireball.
Regina lets out a wicked laugh and says, "And what makes you think I would listen to you?"
"Because I know who you really are," Emma says looking straight into Regina's eyes.
There's something in Emma's eyes that makes Regina reduce the size of her flame but keep a guarded expression on.
"You don't know me," Regina says coldly, eyeing Emma up and down.
"But I do," she says softly. She lowers her sword. "I know you rely on anger and power to hold you together, but I know something else that holds you together better than rage."
"And what might that be?" She says mockingly.
"Love," Emma says with a soft smile. Regina's smile fades as the last of the flame goes out. Emma slowly steps around Regina. When Regina doesn't stop her, Emma runs to Snow White and cuts her down from the post.
Regina turns around scolding herself for hesitating, but when she turns around Emma and Snow are nowhere to be seen.
"Find them!" Regina yells to the guards, stomping back into her castle.
In the distance, two ladybugs fly off towards the forest.
